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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 January 26, 2007, beginning at 10:00am in the Superintendent’s Conference Room of the Administration Building, 1100 West 45 th 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 January 26, 2007

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Audience
3. Public Comments/Open Forum
4. Presentation by Goodwill of Austin
5. Award of Certificates of Appreciation (Frankie Swift)
6. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of November 17, 2006 Board Meeting (Frankie Swift), pages 5-14
7. Report from the Finance and Audit Committee (Toby Galindo)
   1. Report from the Internal Auditor (Russell Gregorczyk)
   2. Consideration of Internal Auditor’s performance appraisal
   3. Consideration of approval of board policies, pages 15-20:
      • CDA Ethics: Conflict of Interest Other Revenues: Investments (Review), pages 33-39
   4. Consideration of adoption of a resolution regarding the review of the investment policy and strategies of TSBVI, pages 183-184
   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 from the Personnel Committee (Donna Clopton)
   1. Consideration of approval of board policies, pages 15-20:
      • CRD Insurance and Annuities Management: Health and Life Insurance (Review), pages 40-41
      • DBA Employment Requirements and Restrictions: Credentials and Records (Amend), pages 42-51
      • DBD Employment Requirements and Restrictions: Conflict of Interest (Amend), pages 52-56
   2. Consideration of Superintendent’s resignation
   3. Consideration of recruitment for and selection of Superintendent
   4. Review of training session on superintendent appraisal
9. Report from the Program Committee (Debbie Louder)
   1. Consideration of approval of board policies, pages 15-20:
      • BBFB Ethics: Prohibited Acts (Adopt), pages 21-24
      • BE Board Meetings (Amend), pages 25-32
      • EHBA Special Programs: Special Education Students (Amend), pages 57-60
      • EI Academic Achievement (Amend), pages 61-62
      • EIF Academic Achievement: Graduation (Amend), pages 63-74
      • EIF-E Academic Achievement: Graduation (Amend), pages 75-97
      • EKB Testing Programs: Assessment Program (Amend), pages 98-109
      • FEA Admissions and Attendance: Compulsory Attendance (Amend), pages 110-115
      • FFA Student Welfare: Wellness and Health Services (Amend), pages 116-118
      • FFG Student Welfare: Child Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, and Improper Child Care Practice (Amend), pages 119-125
      • FFH Student Welfare: Freedom from harassment (Adopt), pages 126-130
      • FNC Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student Conduct (Amend), page 131
      • FNCF Student Conduct: Alcohol and Drug Use (Amend), pages 132-134
      • FNCF-E Student Activities: Contests and Competitions (Amend – Recoded from FMF-E), page 135
      • FNCJ Student Rights and Responsibilities: Sexual Harassment/Sexual Abuse (Delete), pages 136-138
      • FND Student Rights and Responsibilities: Married Students (Amend), page 139
      • FNE Student Rights and Responsibilities: Pregnant Student (Amend), page 140
      • GBA Public Information Program: Access to Public Information (Amend), pages 141-160
      • GBAA Information Access: Requests for Information (Adopt), pages 161-173
      • GF Public Complaints (Amend), pages 174-181
      • GF-E Complaints: Members of the General Public (Adopt), page 182
   2. Report from Comprehensive Program Principal
      • Report on TAKS-Alt Pilot
   3. Report from Special Programs Principal
   4. Report from Outreach Director
10. Consideration of Nomination of a Board Liaison to the Instructional Planning Council (Ken Miller)
11. Public Discussion of TSBVI’s 2005-2006 Annual Report (Frankie Swift)
12. Discussion of Texas Administrative Code Related to Requirements for Local School Districts When Referring Students to TSBVI Comprehensive Programs (Phil Hatlen)
13. Management of Bert E. Broday, Jr. Trust (Carol Vaughan)
14. Facilities Master Plan Update (John Daude)
15. Status Report on Action Plans in the 2006-2007 School Improvement Plan (Phil Hatlen)
16. Report on All Blind Children of Texas Charity (Mary Sue Welch)
17. Report from the Superintendent:
    1. Superintendent's travel
    2. Campus visitors and activities
    3. Enrollment update
    4. Progress report on procedures required in policy
    5. Use of facilities by outside groups
    6. Monthly reports of web site visitors
    7. g. Efforts to seek external funding
       • Consideration of submitting a grant proposal to fund a campus challenge course
18. Report of Consultants' Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal To or Less Than $10,000 (Phil Hatlen), pages 186-188
19. Report of Completion of Board Member Training Requirements for the Past Year (Frankie Swift), page 189
20. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics (Frankie Swift)
21. Announcements
22. Recess

BOARD AGENDA for January 27, 2007 Meeting

8:30am-3:00pm

Working Lunch

1. Call to Order
2. Training Session on Appraising the Superintendent (Rita Gibbs – Texas Association of School Boards)
3. Adjournment