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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall be held on April 2, 2009, beginning at 4:00pm in the TSBVI Superintendent’s Conference Room of the Administration Building, 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Texas.

If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed session, the Board shall convene in such closed session in accordance with Texas Government Code, Sec. 551.001, et seq.  Before any such session is convened, the presiding officer shall publicly identify the section or sections of the Code authorizing the closed session.  All final votes, actions, or decisions shall be taken in open session.

The subjects to be discussed or considered, or upon which any formal action may be taken, are as follows (items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice):

BOARD AGENDA

April 2, 2009 Meeting
4:00pm-7:00pm

Meeting   

1. Call to Order
2. Training Session on the Budget Process
3. Adjournment

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall be held on April 3, 2009, beginning at 10:00am in the TSBVI Conference Center, 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Texas.

If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed session, the Board shall convene in such closed session in accordance with Texas Government Code, Sec. 551.001, et seq.  Before any such session is convened, the presiding officer shall publicly identify the section or sections of the Code authorizing the closed session.  All final votes, actions, or decisions shall be taken in open session.

The subjects to be discussed or considered, or upon which any formal action may be taken, are as follows (items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice):

BOARD AGENDA
for April 3, 2009 Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Audience
3. Public Comments/Open Forum
4. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of January 23, 2009 Board Meetings
5. Report from the Finance and Audit Committee
   1. Report from the Internal Auditor
   2. Consideration of approval of board policies: 
      • CBB   State and Federal Revenue Sources:  Federal (Review),
      • CDB   Other Revenues:  Sale, Exchange, or Lease of School-Owned Property (Review),
      • CDC   Other Revenues:  Grants from Private Sources (Review),
      • CS      Facility Standards (Review),
      • CV      Facilities Construction (Review),
      • CV-E  Purchasing and Acquisition:  Competitive Bidding (Delete),
   3. Report from Wells Fargo on Broday Trust
   4. Review of budget reports,
   5. Consideration of approval of Investment Report,
   6. Approval of receipt of gifts and donations of over $500,
   7. Approval of request for expenditure of gifts and donations,
   8. Report on book sales,
6. Consideration of approval of Construction Planning and Oversight Processes and Controls Audit
7. Status Report on Achievement of Recommendations Made in the 2005 State Auditor’s Office Audit of TSBVI’s Financial Systems
8. Report from the Program Committee
   1. Consideration of approval of board polices: 
      • BBA    Board Members:  Appointments/Qualifications (Review),
      • BBC   Board Members:  Vacancies (Amend),
      • BBD   Board Members:  Training and Orientation (Review),
      • GA     Access to Programs, Services, and Activities (Amend),
   2. Consideration of approval of the School’s calendar for 2009-2010,
   3. Reports from Instructional Program Directors
      1. Comprehensive Programs
         • Experiences in Transition (EXIT) program,
      2. Outreach
         • Family training activities
      3. Special Programs
         • Report on summer program applications
9. Report from the Personnel Committee
   1. Consideration of approval of board policies: 
      • BJ      School Superintendent (Review),
      • BJA    Superintendent:  Qualifications and Duties (Amend),
      • CRD   Insurance and Annuities Management:  Health and Life Insurance (Amend),
      • DBAA Employment Requirements and Restrictions:  Criminal History and Credit Reports (Amend),
   2. Consideration of approval of proposed renewals and nonrenewals of staff contracts,
   3. Consideration of reclassification for Internal Auditor
10. Consideration of Reclassification for Internal Auditor
11. Consideration of Establishment of TSBVI Board Committees
12. Lunch with the TSBVI Student Council
13. Tour of the Elementary Residential Complex
14. Consideration of Approval of a Lease with GIRLING CHILDRENS PARTNERSHIP, LTD of the Property Located at 4902 Grover, Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78756,
15. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Authorize Participation in the ESC Region 10 403(b) Third Party Administration Services
16. Discussion of Proposed Goals, Needs Assessments, Objectives and a List of Action Plans for the 2009-2010 Annual Improvement Plan
17. Discussion of Accessibility Issues of TSBVI Staff
18. Discussion of TSBVI Equal Employment Opportunity Report, Minority Hiring Practices Report, and a Report on Participation Levels of African Americans in the Profession of Blindness Services
19. Report from the Superintendent: 
    1. Update on campus construction
    2. Legislative update
    3. Superintendent's travel
    4. Campus visitors and activities
    5. Enrollment update
    6. Use of facilities by outside group
20. Review of Consultants’ Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than 600 and Equal To or Less than $10,000
21. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics
22. Award of Appreciation to Board Members Donna Clopton and Jamie Wheeler for Years of Service
23. Announcements
24. Adjournment