Joaquin ISD Minutes of Board of Trustees - February 19, 2010
Submitted by Jennifer McCann

Notice of School District Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees – Joaquin Independent School District

Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd day of February 2010 the Board of Trustees of the Joaquin School District will hold a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m., at the Administration building, Joaquin, Texas.

The subjects to be discussed are listed on the agenda 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 session of the Board of Trustees is required, then such closed session as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.001 et seq., Texas Education Code, will be held by the School Board at the date, may conveniently meet in such closed 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 the 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 representative to follow, in
consultation with representative of employee groups.
551.084 Excluding witnesses from a hearing.
551.086 Economic development negotiations.

Education Code 39.030

39.030 Discuss or adopt individual assessment instruments or assessment instrument items.
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 session, then the final vote shall be either:
(a) in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or
(b) at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof; as the School Board shall determine.

Agenda

1 Roll call, establishment of quorum, call to order
2 Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance
3 Audience Participation – Please, each participant is requested to limit his/her presentation to three to five minutes
4 Report/Information items:
4.1 Review Monthly Financial Reports – Joel McSwain
4.2 Announce Board Training Hours and Attendance
4.3 Update on construction, improvement and bond sale
4.4 School Finance – Planning for 2010 and beyond
4.5 Correspondence
5 Agenda Items for consider and possible action:
5.1 Minutes from previous month’s meeting
5.2 Call a school board election for the two board members whose term expires May 2010
5.3 Student Transfer Agreement Policy
5.4 Construction and Improvement Plans
5.5 Local Board of Trustees Certification Form, 2010 Textbook adoption
5.6 Adoption of Texas Association of School Board Policy Update 87
5.7 Highway 7 Right-Of-Way Agreement
6 Personnel enter Closed Session
6.1 Resignations, hiring and Contracts – Texas Government Code Section 551.074
a. Assistant Jr. High/High School Principal
b. Assistant Elementary Principal
c. Special Education Director
d. Athletic Director
e. Retirements and/or Resignations
7 Return to Open Session
7.1 Resignations, hiring and Contracts – Texas Government Code Section 551.074
a. Assistant Jr. High/High School Principal
b. Assistant Elementary Principal
c. Special Education Director
d. Athletic Director
e. Retirements and/or Resignations
8 Recommendations for items to be placed on agenda for next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Joaquin ISD
9 Designation of date and time of next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Joaquin ISD – March 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
10 Adjournment

On this 19th day of February 2010, this Notice was mailed to news media that had previously requested such Notice and an original copy was posted on the bulletin board outside the School District Administration Building at 1:00 p.m. on said date.