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, July 17, 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, July 17, 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.

Public Participation

Student Participation per HB 1225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV.

Consent Agenda

 

 

007-052

 

A.

Minutes

 

1

 

 

 

·         Special Called/Board Training Workshop of June 7, 2007

·         Regular meeting of June 19, 2007

 

 

 

007-052

 

B.

Monthly Financial and Investment Report for month ending June 30, 2007

 

 

2

007-052

 

C.

Monthly Tax Collection Report for month ending June 30, 2007

 

 

3

007-052

 

D.

Contract between UTMB and Hitchcock ISD for medical services for the 2007-2008 school year

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V.

Reports/Information from the Superintendent

 

 

 

 

A.

Kids First Head Start Financial Report for month ending May 31, 2007

 

 

5

 

 

B.

Greater Gulf Coast Cooperative/SHARS Financial Report and monthly Check Register

 

 

6

 

 

C.

Achieve Texas College and Career Redesign Grant

 

 

7

 

 

D

At-Risk Evaluation (State Compensatory Education)

 

 

8

 

 

E.

Technology Report

 

 

9

 

 

F.

Update on Contract Agreement with the City of Hitchcock for Police Officers

 

 

10

 

 

G.

Architect Report—Joiner Partners

 

 

11

 

 

H.

Summer School 2007

 

 

12

 

 

I.

Demographer Update

 

 

13

 

 

J.

Business Manager Report on CE (LEGAL)

 

 

14

 

 

K.

2007-2008 Employee Handbook

 

 

15

 

 

L.

2007-2008 Student Handbook

 

 

16

 

 

M.

2007-2008 Emergency Checklist

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.

Discussion/Possible Action

 

 

007-053

 

 

Pay for Volunteer Bus Drivers in Evacuation

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII.

Action

 

 

007-054

 

A.

Consider approval of One-Year Extension of contract with Professional Janitorial Services for the 2007-2008 school year

 

 

19

007-055

 

B.

Consider approval of One-Year Extension of Transportation Services Contract for the 2007-2008 school year

 

 

20

007-056

 

C.

Consider approval of the 2007-2008 Student Code of Conduct

 

 

21

007-057

 

D.

Consider approval of the 2007-2008 State Compensatory Education Policies and Procedures

 

 

22

007-058

 

E.

Consider annual appointment of Board Members to the Audit committee for the 2007-2008 school year

 

 

23

007-059

 

F.

Consider endorsement of TASB candidates—TASB State Board of Trustees

 

 

24

007-060

 

G.

Consider and take action to approve a rule which determines local areas of acute teacher shortage in the District in accordance with board policy DC (LEGAL)

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII.

Discussion

 

 

 

 

A.

One-way street in front of Stewart Elementary School during pick-up and delivery of students

 

 

26

 

 

B.

Teacher pay Plan 2007-2008

 

 

27

 

 

C.

Drug Screening services

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IX.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X.

Reconvene from Closed Session for action, if any, from Closed Session

 

 

 

 

 

551.074 Personnel

 

 

 

 

 

Offer employment contracts for new professionals for the 2007-2008 school year

 

 

 

 

 

551.072 Purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XI.

Suggested Future Agenda Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII.

Announcements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIII.

Adjournment

 

 

 

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 12th day of July 2007.

 

 

 

                                                                                   

Michael F. Bergman, Ed.D., Superintendent