October 22, 2007 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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

1.A. Roll Call

2. 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 III shall be moved to Tuesday, October 23, 2007, immediately following Section V on the Agenda.

3. Motion to go into Closed Session.

3.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:

3.A.1. Amendment to Policy BBB (Local) in accordance with State Law and Board resolution on changing general election date and terms of Office.

3.A.2. Proposed contract with Zapata & Associates, Inc. to provide Professional Services for Miscellaneous Projects of Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite quantity.

3.A.3. Legal issues dealing with other agenda items brought into Closed Session.

3.B. 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:

3.B.1. Goals and Objectives for the Superintendent.

3.B.2. David Strahan, Project Manager

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

4.A. Roll Call

4.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

4.C. Academic Spotlight for Hosting Campus: Las Palmas Elementary School

5. Presentation(s):

5.A. Fulbright Administrator Exchange

5.B. Field of Dreams Video Presentation

5.C. Gloria Valle Presentation on St. Phillips & Palo Alto College

5.D. Dr. Jo B. Tucker Presentation on Westside Education Training Center

5.E. Soliloquy Program - H.B. Gonzalez

6. Discussion/Action on matters taken up in Closed Session and/or matters listed in Section III, whether or not items listed therein were taken into Closed Session; and matters listed under Sections IX and X, if any, taken into Closed Session under Section III. 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.

7. Bond Construction Projects Update - Project Management

7.A. Bond Projects Financial Update and Change Order Log

8. Administrative/Product Reports

8.A. Budget/Finance

8.A.1. Tax Report

9. Consent Agenda Items

9.A. Minutes: Special...September 17, 2007; Regular...September 24-25, 2007; Special...October 10, 2007.

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

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

9.D. Proposed Policy EC (Local) - 2nd Reading.

9.E. Approval to proclaim November 11-17, 2007, as American Education Week in Edgewood Independent School District.

9.F. Approval to proclaim November 11-17, 2007, as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2007 using the theme "Bringing America Home."

10. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval

10.A. Approval of proposed agreement with Positive Beginnings, Inc. After School Program for the 2007-2008 school year at Coronado-Escobar, H.B. Gonzalez, Las Palmas, Loma Park, Perales, Roosevelt, and Stafford Elementary.

10.B. Approval to enter into a contract with Brooks Aerospace Foundation, Inc. to have Edgewood ISD sixth grade students participate in the Challenger Learning Center of San Antonio's Space Mission Simulation Program for a total of $1,800.00 funded by Title I.

10.C. Approval to collaborate with Camerata San Antonio to hold two community concerts at the Edgewood Academy and to have musicians mentor orchestra students at the Academy, teach master classes and perform for students.

10.D. Approval to renew the Collaboration Agreement between Edgewood ISD and the Rape Crisis Center for Children and Adults to provide awareness and preventive programs to Elementary, Middle and High School students and parents for the 2007-2008 school year; and to exercise referrals to the Rape Crisis Center and to other health agencies, subject to the requirements of Texas Education Code Section 38.010.

10.E. Approval of promotions, transfers, new hires, resignations, retirements and re-assignments for professional contract personnel where Board Action is 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.F. Approval to extension of professional service contract with Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., for professional services in the investigation, claims adjustment and settlement of workers' compensation claims, via Addendum to Administrative Service Agreement with CMI Barron Risk Management.

10.G. Approval of contract for teacher orientation and preparation program between Education Service Center, Region 20 and Edgewood ISD in the amount of $30,000 from general fund.

10.H. Approval of the $7,200.00 San Antonio Arts Education TASK Force Grant for Arts Education with Scholarships-In-The-Arts for High School Students.

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

11.G. Procedures for Emergency Closing of Schools

12. New Business

13. Announcement(s)

14. Adjournment