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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a training session for the Board of Trustees of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall be held on November 20, 2008 beginning at 4:00pm in the Superintendent’s Conference Room, Building 500, 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Texas. 

If, during the course of the meetings, 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 20, 2008 Meeting
4:00pm

1. Call to Order
2. Training on Evaluating the Superintendent and Developing Performance Goals – Dr. Bill Rutherford, Texas Association of School Boards
3. Adjournment

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 21, 2008 beginning at 10:00am in the Conference Center, Building 549, 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Texas. 

If, during the course of the meetings, 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 21, 2008 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 25 and 26, 2008 Board Meetings
6. Report from the Finance and Audit Committee    
   1. Report from the Internal Auditor
   2. Consideration of initiating Internal Auditor’s performance appraisal
   3. Consideration of approval of board policies:
      • CDA         Ethics:  Conflict of Interest Other Revenues:  Investments
      • CFCA       Internal Audit Charter
   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
   9. Review of budget reports
7. Management of the Margaret Broday Charitable Trust fbo of the American Heart Association and the Texas School for the Blind
8. Report from the Program Committee
   1. Reports from Special Programs Principal
      • Consideration of approval of 2009 summer programs and calendar
      • Transition activities for Short-term Programs
   2. Report from Outreach Director
   • Report on distance education presentations
   3. Report from Comprehensive Program Principal
   • Career education update
   • Update on Parent Weekend
9. Employment Grievance:  Josue Sela Cavazos
10. Consideration of 2007-08 Superintendent’s Summative Appraisal Results
11. Report from the Internal Auditor
    1. Status of prior year audit recommendations
    2. Status of the Reciprocal Peer Review
12. Report on Achievement of Objectives for 2007-2008 from the Agency Strategic Plan and the Annual Improvement Plan
13. Discussion of Policy Requiring TSBVI Teachers to Take All Coursework for VI Certification and Not Test Out
14. Report on Staff Accessibility Issues
15. Report from the Superintendent
    1. Update on campus construction
    2. Legislative update
    3. Superintendent's travel
    4. Campus visitors and activities
    5. Enrollment update          
    6. Progress report on procedures required in policy   
    7. Use of facilities by outside groups
    8. Efforts to seek external funding
16. Presentation of Draft TSBVI Brochure
17. Report of Completion of Board Member Training Requirements for the Past Year 
18. Report of Consultants' Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal To or Less Than $10,000
19. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics
20. Announcements
21. Administration of the Oath of Office for New Board Members
22. Consideration of Approval of Board President’s Recommendations Concerning Membership in Board Committees and Nomination of Committee Members
23. Adjournment