AGENDA

ABBOTT ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETING -- SCHOOL CAFETERIA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

 

 

1.         Call to order.

 

2.         Establish quorum.

 

3.         Comments from visitors.

 

4.         Consider request of Junior/Senior Prom to be held off campus.

 

5.         Consideration of approval of consent agenda.

a.  Minutes from previous meetings. 

 

6.         Review financial statements and paid bills.

 

7.         Discuss/Action:  Employment, resignation, reassignment.  Deliberation may be in executive session as authorized by Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.074.  Action, if any, will be held in open session.

 

8.         Review TASB Policy Service Update 81 (Legal).

 

9.         Consideration of adoption of Local Policies, as follows:

BDAE-Officers and Officials; Duties and Requirements of Depository

DC-Employment Practices

DGBA-Personnel-Management Relations; Employee Complaints/Grievances

FD-Admissions

FEA-Compulsory Attendance

FEC-Attendance for Credit

FFH-Student Welfare; Freedom from Harassment

FNA-Student Rights and Responsibilities; Student Expression

GKC-Community Relations; Visitors to the Schools

GKG-Community Relations; School Volunteer Program

           

10.       Consider superintendent recommendation of acquiring Schwartz & Eichelbaum as legal representatives for the 2007-2008 school year with a telephone consultation agreement.

 

11.       Consider request by Hill County to accept three adjunct faculty members.

 

12.       Discussion items.

a.  Board training

1.  August board training-review

2.  Future board training sessions

b.  FIRST rating

 

13.       Other items for discussion.

 

14.       Adjourn.


NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE

ABBOTT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

            Notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of September, 2007, the Board of Trustees of the Abbott Independent School District will hold a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m., at the school cafeteria, 219 S. 1st St., Abbott TX  76621.  The subjects to be discussed are listed on the agenda which is attached to and made a part of this Notice.

 

            If during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the Board of Trustees is required, then such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq., will be held by the School Board at the date, hour, and place given in this Notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this Notice as the School Board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including, but not limited to the following sections and purposes:

 

Texas Government Code Section:

551.071            Private consultation with the board’s attorney.

551.072            Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.

551.073            Discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations.

551.074            Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel.

551.076            Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices.

551.082            Considering discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against personnel.

551.083            Considering the standards, guidelines, terms, or conditions the board will follow, or will instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of employee groups.

551.084            Excluding witnesses from a hearing.

 

            Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed or executive meeting or session, then the final action, final decision, or final vote shall be either:

(a)        in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening or the public meeting; or

(b)        at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof; as the School Board shall determine.

 

            On this 7th day of September, 2007, this Notice was mailed to news media who had previously requested such Notice and an original copy was posted on the bulletin board in the School District Administration Building at 4:00 p.m. on said date.

 

 

            __________________________

            Bill Tarleton, Superintendent