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, December 12, 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, December 12, 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.	Consent Agenda
006-152		A.	Minutes · Special Called meeting of November 2, 2006 · Special Called meeting and Board Workshop of November 4, 2006 · Special Called meeting of November 7, 2006 · Regular meeting of November 14, 2006	1
006-152		B.	Monthly Financial Report for month ending November 30, 2006 and Monthly Cash Reconciliation report for month ending October 31, 2006	2
006-152		C.	Monthly Tax Collection Report for month ending October 31, 2006	3
	V.	Reports/Information from the Superintendent
		A.	Kids First Head Start Monthly Report for month ending November 30, 2006	4
		B.	NCLB “Highly Qualified” Teacher Recruitment and Retention Plan, 2006-2007	5
		C.	Benchmark test results	6
		D.	October TAKS Exit Level test results	7
	VI.	Report/ Discussion with Possible Action
106-153			Commencement Plan	8
	VII.	Action
106-154		A.	Consider approval of Annual Financial Audit for period ending August 31, 2006	9
106-155		B.	Consider approval of the 2007-2008 School Calendar	10
106-156		C.	Consider approval of contract for Greater Gulf Coast Cooperative Special Education for Educational Diagnostician	11
106-157		D.	Consider approval of Signatories—Hitchcock ISD Financial Accounts, Grants, and TEA passwords	12
	VIII.	Closed Session for the purposes permitted as authorized by the Texas Open Meeting Act; Texas Government Code Section · 551.082: Discipline of a public school child—Level III Grievance—Appeal to the Board by Richard Knee
	IX.	Reconvene from Closed Session for action, if any, from Closed Session
	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 8^th day of December 2006.

Barbara Wilson, Superintendent