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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 May 23, 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 May 23, 2007 Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Introduction of Audience

3. Public Comments/Open Forum

4. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of March 23, 2007 and April 21, 2007 Board Meetings (Frankie Swift), pages 4-18

5. Report from the Finance and Audit Committee (Frankie Swift)

a. Report from the Internal Auditor (Russell Gregorczk), page 19

• Approval of Internal Audit Report on Accounting System and Accounting Internal Controls
• Approval of Internal Audit Report on Grant and Contract Revenues
• Approval of Follow-up Report on the Status of Prior Years’ Internal Audits
• Approval of Proposed FY 2008 Internal Audit Plan

b. Consideration of the vacancy of the position of Internal Auditor

c. Consideration of approval of Investment Report

d. Approval of receipt of gifts and donations of over $500

e. Approval of request for expenditure of gifts and donations

6. Report from the Program Committee (Debra Louder)

a. Consideration of amendment to the School’s calendar for 2007-2008 and report on TEA waiver request, pages 20-21

b. Consideration of approval of action plans for the 2007-2008 Annual Improvement Plan, page 22

c. Reports from Instructional Program Directors

• Outreach Director Cyral Miller
• Special Programs Principal Lauren Newton
• Comprehensive Programs Principal Miles Fain

7. Report from the Personnel Committee (Donna Clopton)

a. Report on hiring the new TSBVI Superintendent

b. Consideration of approval of human resources policies, pages 23-39:

• DFD Termination of Contract: Hearings Before Hearing Examiner (Amend)
• DGBA Personnel-Management Relations: Employee Complaints (Review)
• DIA Employee Welfare: Freedom from Harassment (Amend)

c. Consideration of approval of new contract staff

8. Consideration of Extending Superintendent’s Employment Through August 17, 2007 (Frankie Swift)

9. Consideration of Approval of Medicaid Administrative Claiming Project (MAC) Documents (Ken Miller), pages 40-41

10. Consideration of Approval of Appraisers for the Teacher Appraisal Process (Phil Hatlen), page 42

11. Consideration of Approval of Dates for 2007-2008 Board Meetings and Discussion of Summer 2007 Board Meeting (Frankie Swift), page 43

12. Report on Texas Administrative Code Related to Requirements for Local School Districts When Referring Students to TSBVI Comprehensive Programs (Phil Hatlen)

13. Status Report on Action Plans in the 2006-2007 Annual Improvement Plan (Phil Hatlen)

14. Facilities Master Plan Update (John Daude)

15. Status of All Blind Children of Texas Charity (Gloria Bennett)

16. Report from the Superintendent:

a. Legislative update

b. Superintendent's travel

c. Campus visitors and activities

d. Enrollment update

e. Progress report on procedures required in policy

f. Use of facilities by outside groups

g. Efforts to seek external funding

17. Review of Consultants’ Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal To or Less than $10,000 (Phil Hatlen), pages 44-45

18. Discussion of Graduation Activities (Miles Fain)

19. Consideration of Selection of Chairperson for the Finance/Audit Committee (Frankie Swift)

20. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics (Frankie Swift)

21. Report on Plans for TSBVI Reception Honoring Retiring Superintendent Dr. Phil Hatlen (Susan Houghtling)

22. Consideration of Board Party for Retiring Superintendent Dr. Phil Hatlen and Former Board Member Mary Sue Welch (Frankie Swift)

23. Announcements

24. Adjournment