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NOTICE OF MEETING

BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS

TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Program Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall be held on January 26, 2007, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Room 123 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 Committee on Programs 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):

1. Call to Order
2. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of the September 22, 2006 Meeting
3. Consideration of Approval of Board Policies:
   • BBFB Ethics: Prohibited Acts (Adopt)
   • BE Board Meetings (Amend)
   • EHBA Special Programs: Special Education Students (Amend)
   • EI Academic Achievement (Amend)
   • EIF Academic Achievement: Graduation (Amend)
   • EIF-E Academic Achievement: Graduation (Amend)
   • EKB Testing Programs: Assessment Program (Amend)
   • FEA Admissions and Attendance: Compulsory Attendance (Amend)
   • FFA Student Welfare: Wellness and Health Services (Amend)
   • FFG Student Welfare: Child Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, and Improper Child Care Practice (Amend)
   • FFH Student Welfare: Freedom from Harassment (Adopt)
   • FNC Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student Conduct (Amend)
   • FNCF Student Conduct: Alcohol and Drug Use (Amend)
   • FNCF-E Student Activities: Contests and Competitions (Amend – Recoded from FMF-E)
   • FNCJ Student Rights and Responsibilities: Sexual Harassment/Sexual Abuse (Delete)
   • FND Student Rights and Responsibilities: Married Students (Amend)
   • FNE Student Rights and Responsibilities: Pregnant Student (Amend)
   • GBA Public Information Program: Access to Public Information (Amend)
   • GBAA Information Access: Requests for Information (Adopt)
   • GF Public Complaints (Amend)
   • GF-E Complaints: Members of the General Public (Adopt)
4. Report from Comprehensive Program Principal Miles Fain
   1. Report on TAKS-Alt Pilot
5. Reports from Special Programs Principal, Dr. Lauren Newton
6. Report from Outreach Director, Cyral Miller
7. Adjournment