AGENDA

ABBOTT ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETING -- SCHOOL CAFETERIA

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007 -- 7:00 P.M.

 

 

 

1.         Call to order.

 

2.         Establish quorum.

 

3.         Comments from visitors.

 

4.         Review financial statements and paid bills.

 

5.         Consider parent request to make change in Student Handbook.

 

6.         Construction Workshop.

 

7.         Canvass Votes from September 29 Tax Rollback Election.

 

8.         Consideration of approval of consent agenda.

a. Minutes from previous meetings. 

 

9.         Consider setting date for Public Meeting on District’s Financial Management Report, Including the FIRST Accountability Rating System.

 

10.       Discuss/Action:  Recent Resignation of  Employee.  Other 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.

 

11.       Reports.

a. Roof repairs.

b. Other property repairs.

c.  Board Training-Consider setting date for Team Building/Goal Setting

d.  Update on Electricity Usage Contract

e.  Information item on board member term length

 

12.       Other items for discussion.

 

13.       Adjourn.


NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE

ABBOTT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

            Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of October, 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 5th day of October, 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