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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 March 24, 2006, 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 March 24, 2006 Meeting   

Introduction of Audience

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Audience
3. Public Comments/Open Forum
4. Award of Certification of Appreciation to Outstanding TSBVI Staff (Frankie Swift)
5. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of January 27 and January 28, 2006 Board Meetings (Frankie Swift)
6. Report from the Finance and Audit Committee (Toby Galindo)
   1. Report from the Internal Auditor (Russell Gregorczk)
   • Report on the audit of the Weekends Home Program
   2. Consideration of approval of Investment Report
   3. Approval of receipt of gifts and donations of over $500
   4. Approval of request for expenditure of gifts and donations
   5. Discussion of diversification philosophy in regards to assets of the Bert E. Broday Jr. Trust
   6. Update on Roscoe Wind Farm proposal
   7. Update on the management response to the State Auditor's Office Audit on Financial Systems.
   8. Report on book sales
7. Report from the Personnel Committee (Donna Clopton)
   1. Consideration of approval of human resources policies
      DFE Termination of Contract:  Resignation
   2. Discussion of superintendent’s performance appraisal process and performance appraisal training
   3. Consideration of approval of proposed renewals and nonrenewals of staff contracts
   4. Follow-up on Board concerns about internal vs. external posting of teacher vacancies
8. Report from the Program Committee (Debra Louder)
   1. Consideration of approval of the School’s calendar for 2006-2007
   2. Consideration of approval of goals, objectives, strategies and performance measures for the 2007-2111 Agency Strategic Plan
   3. Discussion of development of the Annual Improvement Plan for 2006-2007
   4. Reports from Instructional Program Directors
      • Outreach Director Cyral Miller
      • Special Programs Principal Lauren Newton
        • Status report on Summer 2006 Programs
      • Comprehensive Programs Principal Miles Fain
9. Lunch with the TSBVI Student Council in Dorm K (11:30am-1:00pm)
10. Presentation from Architectural Firm for the Bond Projects (James Lambert)
11. Consideration of Approval of Emergency Operations Plan (Miles Fain)
12. Report on Status of Completion of Action Plans in the 2005-2006 School Year (Phil Hatlen)
13. Report on Status of Internal Audit Recommendations (Phil Hatlen)
14. Status of All Blind Children of Texas Charity (Mary Sue Welch)
15. 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
16. Review of Consultants’ Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal To or Less than $10,000 (Phil Hatlen)
17. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics (Frankie Swift)
18. Announcements
19. Adjournment