PUBLIC NOTICE HITCHCOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 8117 HIGHWAY 6 HITCHCOCK, TEXAS 77563
Notice is hereby given of a Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Hitchcock Independent School District of Galveston County to be held at the Hitchcock ISD Boardroom/Conference Facility located at 8004 North Railroad, Hitchcock, Texas on Tuesday, May 15, 2007, commencing at 7:00 PM. The subjects to be discussed or considered, or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below. (Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on the meeting notice.)
Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 15, 2007 7:00 PM AGENDA
*If you have any questions regarding an agenda item, please contact Dr. Michael Bergman, Superintendent.
Item Number				Page No.
	I.	Call to Order
			Announcement by the president as to the presence of a quorum, that the meeting has been duly called, and that the notice of the meeting has been posted in the manner prescribed by law.
			Board members, staff, and patrons are requested to turn off all cell phones. The purpose of this meeting is for the Board of Trustees to conduct the business of the school district. Patrons may only be recognized when Public Participation is an agenda item, and only after having duly registered with the meeting’s recording secretary.
	II.	Pledge of Allegiance
		A.	United States Flag
		B.	Texas Flag “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible.”
	III.	Recognitions
		A.	Kindergarten Readers
		B.	UIL Recognition
		C.	KBR—Crosby Middle School
	IV.	Public Participation
		Student Participation per HB1225
007-028	V.	Consent Agenda
		A.	Minutes of the Regular meeting of April 10, 2007	1
		B.	Investment Report for period January—March 2007	2
		C.	Monthly Financial and Investment Report for month ending April 30, 2007	3
		D.	Tax Collection Report for month ending April 30, 2007	4
		E.	Letter of Engagement with Null-Lairson, P.C. for external auditing services for the 2007-2008 school year	5
	IV.	Reports/Information from the Superintendent
		A.	Presentation on progress of Joe Moore Park	6
		B.	Kids First Head Start Financial Report and Monthly Report for month ending April 30, 2007	7
		C.	Greater Gulf Coast Cooperative/SHARS Financial Report and Quarterly Check Register	8
		D.	Spring TAKS Results	9
			· TAKS Math Report—5^th grade
			· TAKS Exit Level Re-test Results
		E.	Oil and Gas Lease—American Energy Partners	10
		F.	TASB/TASA Convention, September 2007	11
	V.	Action
007-029		A.	Consider approval of Interjurisdictional Mutual Aid Agreement	12
007-030		B.	Consider approval of Depository Pledge Contract effective September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2009	13
007-031		C.	Consider approval for Request for Proposals: Summer Construction Projects, 2007-2008	14
007-032		E.	Consider approval to attend the KFHS Training Conference, Las Vegas, NV—Business Official	15
007-033		F.	Consider approval to attend the TASB Summer Leadership Institute Conference, June 2007	16
	VI.	Discussion with possible action
007-034			Discuss and consider approval of changes to local policy FNCA: Student Conduct: Dress Code	17
	VII.	Discussion
		A.	Update on the softball field concession stand	18
		B.	Update on the donation of land for an elementary school by Frey Development	19
		C.	Discuss future construction projects	20
		D.	Discuss the collection of Delinquent Property Taxes	21
	VIII.	Closed Session for the purposes permitted as authorized by the Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government Code Section
			551.074 Personnel: Discuss the employment of new professionals for the 2007-2008 school year
			551.072 Discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property
	IX.	Reconvene from Closed Session for action from Closed Session, if any.
			551.074 Personnel
			Offer Probationary One-Year Contract—Teacher for new professionals for the 2007-2008 school year
			Offer a Term Contract—Administrator for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school year
			551.072 Purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property
	X.	Suggested Future Agenda Items
	XI.	Announcements
	XII.	Adjourn

If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Sub-chapters D and E.

Witness by hand and the official seal of the District this 11^th day of May 2007.

Michael F. Bergman, Ed.D., Superintendent