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, October 17, 2006, 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, October 17, 2006

7:00 PM

AGENDA

*If you have any questions regarding an agenda item, please contact Barbara Wilson, 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV.

Recognition

 

1

 

 

 

Lonesome Dove 4-H Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V.

Consent Agenda

 

 

006-120

 

A.

Minutes

·         Public Hearing to present the Hitchcock ISD’s State Financial Accountability Rating Pursuant to the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) and Regular meeting of September 19, 2006

·         Special Called meeting of September 24, 2006

 

2

006-120

 

B.

Monthly Financial Report for month ending September 30, 2006

 

3

006-120

 

C.

Monthly Tax Collection Report for month ending September 30, 2006

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.

Reports/Information from the Superintendent

 

 

 

 

A.

Kids First Head Start Monthly Report and Monthly Financial Report for month ending September 30, 2006

 

5

 

 

B.

Health Services Report

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

First TAKS Checkpoints Report

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII.

Action

 

 

006-121

 

A.

Consider and take action on the Resolution regarding changes in trustee elections, including (1) authorizing joint elections with the City of Hitchcock beginning with the May 12, 2007 election and (2) authorizing the Superintendent to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements and submit changes to the U. S. Department of Justice of Preclearance.

 

8

006-122

 

B.

Consider approval of the KFHS Refunding Application

 

9

006-123

 

C.

Consider approval of Off-Campus Physical Education Substitution

 

10

006-124

 

D.

Consider approval of Flood Insurance for the 2006-2007 school year

 

11

006-125

 

E.

Consider approval to purchase CompassLearning Odyssey Software and Corrective Reading materials

 

12

006-126

 

F.

Consider approval of gifts of an awning and a green house for the Stewart Elementary School campus from the C.A.R.E. Club

 

13

006-127

 

G.

Consider approval of the purchase of a van for the IT Department

 

14

006-128

 

H.

Consider approval of bus purchase

 

15

006-129

 

I.

Consider approval to rescind previous board action of July 27, 2006 to purchase modular buildings located at Stewart Elementary

 

16

006-130

 

J.

Consider approval of Incentive Pay Addendum—Governor’s Educator Excellence Award

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII.

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

Set dates for Board Workshops

  • Golf Stipend
  • Local Policy FMG:  Commencement
  • Restrooms at Girls’ Softball Field
  • Eckard Land & Acquisition—Land Survey
  • Magellan K-12 Demography Update—based on anticipated growth
  • Location of proposed Transportation Facility

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IX.

Closed Session for the purposes permitted as authorized by the Texas Open Meeting Act; Texas Government Code Section

·         551.074 Personnel:  Discuss and possible action regarding the employment of a new professional for the 2006-2007 school year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XI.

Suggested Future Agenda Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII.

Announcements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIII.

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 13th day of October 2006.

 

 

 

                                                                                   

Barbara Wilson, Superintendent