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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 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 May 24, 2006 Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Audience
3. Public Comments/Open Forum
4. Award of Certificates of Appreciation (Frankie Swift)
5. Presentation of Donation by Dark Horse Riders (Gloria Bennett)
6. Introduction of TSBVI’s New Information Resources Manager, Mike Wolszon (Phil Hatlen)
7. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of March 24, 2006 Board Meeting (Frankie Swift), pages 3-13
8. Report from the Finance and Audit Committee (Toby Galindo)
   1. Report from the Internal Auditor (Russell Gregorczyk)
   • Consideration of approval of Weekends Home Audit, page 14
   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 Wells Fargo presentation on a diversification plan for the Bert E. Broday Jr. Trust
   6. Discussion of the development of an investment philosophy with respect to the assets of the Trust of Bert E. Broday, Jr.
   7. Discussion of petition to modify the Trust of Bert E. Broday, Jr.
9. Report of Status of Recommendations in Fraud Prevention Program and Fiscal Year 2005 Fraud Risk Assessment Audit (Phil Hatlen)
10. Tour of TSBVI School Bus (James Lambert)
11. Consideration of Retrofitting School Buses with Restrooms (James Lambert)
12. Report from the Personnel Committee (Donna Clopton)
    1. Consideration of options for superintendent performance appraisal training
    2. Consideration of approval of new contract staff
13. Report from the Program Committee (Debbie Louder)
    1. Consideration of approval of TSBVI Annual Improvement Plan for 2006-2007, page 15
    2. Consideration of approval of 2007-2011 Agency Strategic Plan, page 16
    3. Report on waiver request for 2006-2007 school calendar
    4. Reports from Instructional Program Directors
14. Consideration of Approval of Campus Housing Agreement (Barney Schulz), pages 17-25
15. Consideration of Approval of Appraisers for the Teacher Appraisal Process (Phil Hatlen), page 26
16. Report on Facility Master Plan (Phil Hatlen & Halff Associates)
17. Consideration of Approval of Dates for 2006-2007 Board Meetings and Discussion of Summer 2006 Board Meeting (Frankie Swift), page 27
18. Report on All Blind Children of Texas Charity (Mary Sue Welch)
19. 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. Response from board to report on status of 2005-2006 action plans
20. Discussion of Graduation Activities (Miles Fain)
21. Review of Consultants’ Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal to or Less than $10,000 (Phil Hatlen), pages 28-29
22. Consideration of Future Board Meeting Topics (Frankie Swift)
23. Announcements
24. Adjournment