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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 25, 2008 beginning at 10:00am in the Superintendent’s Conference Room of the Administration Building, 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Texas and on January 26, 2008 beginning at 8:30am in the 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
January 25, 2008 Meeting   

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Audience
3. Public Comments/Open Forum
4. Presentation of Check to TSBVI from Point Ventures Lions Club
5. Award of Certificates of Appreciation
6. Update on SCASB Wrestling, Cheerleading and Performing Arts Championships Hosted by TSBVI, January 18 &19)
7. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of November 16, 2007
8. Board Report from the Finance and Audit Committee    
   1. Report from the Internal Auditor
   2. Consideration of adoption of a resolution regarding the review of the investment policy and strategies of TSBVI,
   3. Consideration of approval of board policies,
      • CL          Building, Grounds, and Equipment Management (Amend
      • CLA        Building, Grounds, and Equipment Management:  Security (Amend),
      • CLB        Building, Grounds, and Equipment Management:  Maintenance (Amend),
      • CNA       Transportation Management:  Student Transportation (Amend),
   4. Consideration of approval of investment report
   5. Approval of receipt of gifts and donations of over $500
   6. Approval of request for expenditure of gifts and donations
9. Report from the Personnel Committee
   1. Consideration of approval of board policies
      • DBA      Employment Requirements and Restrictions:  Credentials and Records (Amend),
      • DBE      Employment Requirements and Restrictions:  Nepotism (Amend),
   2. Review of policies and practices pertaining to rehiring retirees
   3. Report on Survey of Organizational Excellence
10. Report from the Program Committee
    1. Consideration of approval of board policies,
       • BF        Board Policies (Amend),
       • BR        Reports (Review),
       • FD        Admissions and Attendance (Amend),
       • FFI        Student Welfare:  Weekends Home,
    2. Report from Comprehensive Program Principal
    • Update on EXIT Program class activities
    3. Report from Special Programs Principal
    4. Report from Outreach Director
11. Public Discussion of TSBVI’s 2006-2007 Annual Report (Frankie Swift),
12. Consideration of Approval of TSBVI’s Vision, Mission and Philosophy Statements
13. Consideration of Organizational Structure Study (Frankie Swift)
14. Consideration of Approval of Request from the Superintendent to Travel to Nigeria to Conduct Educational Leadership Training for the Hope for the Blind Foundation
15. Discussion of Survey of Special Education Directors and Teachers of the Visually Impaired on the Benefits of Assistance with Transportation Costs to Short-term Programs
16. Discussion of Accessibility Issues of TSBVI Staff
17. Facilities Master Plan Update
18. Status Report on Action Plans in the 2007-2008 School Improvement Plan
19. Report on All Blind Children of Texas Charity (Gloria Bennett)
20. 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
21. Report of Consultants' Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal To or Less Than $10,000
22. Report of Completion of Board Member Training Requirements for the Past Year 
23. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics
24. Discussion of the January 26 Board Meeting
25. Election of Board Officers
26. Consideration of Approval of Incoming Board President’s Recommendations Concerning Board Committees and Nomination of Committee Members (New Board President),
27. Announcements  
28. Recess