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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 November 16, 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 November 16, 2007 Meeting   

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Audience
3. Public Comments/Open Forum
4. Award of Certificates of Appreciation
5. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of September 28, 2007 Board Meeting
6. Report from the Finance and Audit Committee (Michelle Goodwin)
   1. Report from the Internal Auditor (Jaye Stepp)
      • Consideration of approval of Internal Audit of Compliance with the Public Funds Investment Act and compliance with the TSVBI investment policy
   2. Consideration of approval of board policies:
      • CDA            Ethics:  Conflict of Interest-Other Revenues:  Investments
      • CE            Annual Operating Budget
      • CH            Purchasing and Acquisition
      • CHF            Purchasing and Acquisition, Payment Procedures
      • CPC            Office Management:  Records Management Program
   3. Report from Wells Fargo on the Bert E. Broday Trust Fund
   4. Consideration of approval of renewal of Nolan County farm contracts
   5. Report on maintenance, annual inspection, and results of annual property inventory of the campus residence
   6. Consideration of approval of Investment Report
   7. Approval of receipt of gifts and donations of over $500
   8. Approval of request for expenditure of gifts and donations
7. Report from the Personnel Committee (Donna Clopton)
   1. Consideration of approval of board policies:
      • DEC            Compensation and Benefits:  Leaves and Absences
      • DG            Employee Rights and Privileges
      • DGBA            Personnel-Management Relations:  Employee Complaints
   2. Review of Policy DKA and DKAA regarding alternative work sites for staff, including policy compliance
8. Report from the Program Committee
   1. Consideration of approval of board policies:
      • BA            School Board Legal Status
      • BAA            Board Legal Status:  Powers and Duties
      • CMD            Equipment and Supplies Management:  Instructional Materials Care and Accounting
      • EB            School Year
      • EF            Instructional Resources
      • EFAA            Instructional Materials Selection and Adoption:  Textbook Selection and Adoption
      • EGA            Curriculum Development:  Experimental Projects/Magnet Programs
      • EHAA            Basic Instructional Program:  Required Instruction (All Levels)
      • EHAB            Basic Instructional Program:  Required Instruction (Elementary)
      • EHAC            Basic Instructional Program:  Required Instruction (Secondary)
      • EHBJ            Special Programs:  Dual Language Program
      • EIF            Academic Achievement:  Graduation
      • FB            Equal Educational Opportunity
      • FFG            Student Welfare:  Child Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, and Improper Care
      • FFI            Student Welfare:  Weekends Home
   2. Reports from Special Programs Principal
      • Consideration of approval of 2008 summer programs and calendar,
   3. Report from Outreach Director
   4. Report from Comprehensive Program Principal
      • Update on Parent Weekend
      • Update on after school programs including the Rowing Club
9. Report on Achievement of Objectives for 2006-2007 from the Agency Strategic Plan and the Annual Improvement Plan
10. Discussion of Critical Issues Facing the School and Resources Needed in the Next Two Biennia
11. Report on the Provision of Transportation Money for Short-term Programs
12. Discussion of External Study on Organizational Structure and Staff
13. Status of All Blind Children of Texas Charity
14. Report of Consultants' Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal To or Less Than $10,000
15. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics
16. Announcements
17. Recess

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting to provide training on Texas Education Code to members of the Board of Trustees of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall be held on November 16, 2007, beginning at 3:00pm in the Superintendent’s Conference Room of the Administration Building, 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Texas. 

Board Agenda

1. Update on Texas Education Code - Joe Thedford, Region XIII Education Service Center
2. Adjournment