January 22, 2007 at 7:00 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for January 22, 2007.

1.A. Roll Call

2. Presentation: Subject to availability, Mary Rauch of Mary E. Rauch Communications will be asked to present a brief presentation regarding the upcoming Board member retreat.

3. Time for Citizens. In the event that a quorum of the Board is not present to open the meeting, the Monday session shall thereby be cancelled after a reasonable time in the opinion of the Board members present or, if there is no Board member present, the Superintendent or designee, and agenda items II through IV shall be moved to Tuesday, January 23, 2007, immediately following Section V on the Agenda.

4. Motion to go into Closed Session.

4.A. [Section 551.071, Government Code - Consultation with Attorney:] For a private consultation with the Board’s attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers, and/or on matters where the attorney’s duty to the Board, under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with the open government provisions of Chapter 551 of the Government Code, to wit:

4.A.1. Elimination of Policy BEC (Local) wherein the policy conflicts with Policy BE (Local).

4.A.2. Amendment of Policy BED (Local) - for first reading.

4.A.3. Amendment of Policy DEC (Local) - for 2nd reading and adoption.

4.A.4. Court decision in Cavazos v. EISD et al and District options.

4.A.5. Proposed lease agreement with Bexar County (Sheriff) for Guerra Development Center.

4.B. [Section 551.072 Texas Government Code - Real Property:] To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the Board in negotiation with a third party, to wit:

4.B.1. Guerra Development Center and other facilities at 1930 Herbert Lane.

4.C. [Section 551.074, Texas Government Code - Personnel Matters:] To deliberate the, appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to wit:

4.C.1. Level IV appeal to the Board: Rachel Morales, per Board Policy DGBA (Local)

4.C.2. Offer of employment to David G. Strahan, for possible assignment to Construction Project Manager position, subject to assignment and reassignment by Superintendent.

4.C.3. To deliberate the duties of a public officer, to wit: individual EISD Board members.

5. Call Meeting to Order for January 23, 2007, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Edgewood Academy, Recital Hall, 607 S.W. 34th Street, San Antonio, Texas.

5.A. Roll Call

5.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

5.C. Academic Spotlight for Hosting Campus: Coronado-Escobar Elementary

6. Presentation(s):

6.A. Citibank

7. Discussion/Action on matters taken up in Closed Session and/or matters listed on Section IV whether or not taken into Closed Session; and matters listed under Sections IX and X, if any, taken into Closed Session under Section IV. The Board may also go into Closed Session at this time on any matter on any agenda item listed in either or both sessions as may be authorized by law.

8. Administrative/Product Reports

8.A. Budget/Finance/Campus and Pupil Services

8.A.1. Tax Report (November 2006 and December 2006)

9. Consent Agenda Items

9.A. Minutes: Regular...November 28-29, 2006; Special...December 18, 2006.

9.B. Approval of the Budget Amendments for January 2007.

9.C. Approval of the Law Firm of Escamilla & Poneck, Inc. for Professional Services Rendered.

9.D. Approval to proclaim February 5-9, 2007, as National School Counseling Week in the Edgewood Independent School District.

9.E. Approval to proclaim February 2007 as African-American History Month in the Edgewood Independent School District.

9.F. Approval to accept Anti-Voucher Resolution in the Edgewood Independent School District.

10. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval

10.A. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report (September 1 - November 30, 2006).

10.B. Approval to accept Grant from TEA Title I Comprehensive School Reform Grant for Truman Middle School.

10.C. Approval of promotions, transfers, new hires, resignations, retirements and re-assignments for professional contract personnel where Board Action required. [Note: Board action on this item, if any, is limited to those personnel items that require Board action; otherwise, the item is for information only, whether or not the Board approves a motion to approve this item; and, in any event, the Board does not approve transfers, resignations previously approved by the Superintendent, retirements and reassignments.]

10.D. Approval to accept Grant from the Citigroup Foundation as part of their Higher Education and Workforce Development Initiative.

10.E. Approval of the FIRST Robotics Team to participate in the FIRST Robotics Regional Competition in Houston, Texas on March 28, 2007 through March 31, 2007 for a total sum of $10,969.67 funded by Title I and local funds.

10.F. Approval of the FIRST Robotics Team to participate in the FIRST Robotics National Competition in Atlanta, Georgia on April 10, 2007 through April 15, 2007 for a total sum of $20,237.68 funded locally.

10.G. Approval to submit the Standard Application System (SAS-A 101-01) Amendment #01 to fund Special Education Programs to Texas Education Agency.

10.H. Approval of Edgewood I.S.D. students' and teachers' participation in the 2007 PREP (PreFreshman Engineering) Program.

10.I. Approval to lease the University of Texas at San Antonio Convocation Center for the 2006-2007 High School Commencement Exercises for a total of $12,750 funded locally.

10.J. Approval to accept TEA's NCLB Title I School Improvement Grant to benefit Memorial High School.

10.K. Approval for Edgewood ISD to continue participation in the Parent/Child Incorporated (PCI) Memorandum of Understanding with the Special Education Department from February 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008.

10.L. Approval of amendment VII to the contract with Zapata & Associates, Inc. to provide Architectural/Engineering Services for Miscellaneous Projects throughout the School District.

10.M. Establishment of date for evaluation of Superintendent.

10.N. Retreat for Board Members - clarification.

11. Information

11.A. Human Resources Report

11.B. Consultant Monthly Report

11.C. Overtime Report

11.D. Financial Statements

11.E. Active Investment Report

11.F. Vandalism Report

12. New Business

13. Announcement(s)

14. Adjournment