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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 September 22, 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 September 22, 2006 Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Audience
3. Public Comments/Open Forum
4. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of July 28, 2006 Board Meeting (Frankie Swift), pages 4-9
5. Report from the Finance and Audit Committee (Toby Galindo)
   1. Report from the Internal Auditor (Russell Gregorczyk)
      • Discussion and approval of the Internal Audit of the School and Student Services Division, page 10
      • Discussion and approval of the Report on the Status of Implementing FY 2005 Internal Audit Recommendations, page 11
      • Discussion and approval of the FY 2007 Internal Audit Plan, page 12
      • Discussion of the Quality Review of the TSBVI Internal Audit Program (Report provided by Richard Tarr), page 13
   2. Report on Broday Trust Diversification
   3. Consideration of approval of Investment Report
   4. Approval of receipt of gifts and donations of over $500
   5. Approval of request for expenditure of gifts and donations
   6. Report on book sales
6. Report from the Program Committee (Debbie Louder)
   1. Consideration of approval of board policies, pages 14-52:
      • BBA Board Members: Appointments/Qualifications, pages 17-18
      • BBC Board Members: Vacancies, page 19
      • BBD Board Members: Training and Orientation, pages 20-23
      • BBFA Ethics: Conflict of Interest, pages 24-27
      • BDF Board Member Internal Organization: Citizen Advisory Committees,
        page 28
      • EHAA Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction (All Levels), pages 29-33
      • EHAB Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction (Elementary), pages 34-35
      • EHAC Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction (Secondary),
        pages 36-38
      • EHBAD Special Education: Transition Services, pages 39-40
      • EHBAE Special Education Students: Procedural Requirements, pages 41-47
      • EHBC Special Programs: Compensatory/Accelerated Services, pages 48-50
      • FDB Admissions: Intradistrict Transfers, page 51
      • FDD Admissions: School Safety Transfers, page 52
   2. Report from Comprehensive Program Principal
      • Discussion on TAKS, SDAA, and LDAA program
      • Annual report on Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students
      • Consideration of approval of appointment of a Textbook Committee, page 53
      • Consideration of approval of a School Health Advisory Council, page 54
   3. Report from Special Programs Principal
   4. Report from Outreach Director
7. Report from the Personnel Committee (Donna Clopton)
   1. Consideration of approval of new contract staff, page 55
   2. Consideration of initiating 2005-06 summative appraisal of superintendent
   3. Discussion of scheduled training session on appraising the superintendent
8. Consideration of Nomination of a Board Liaison to the Instructional Planning Council (Ken Miller)
9. Consideration of Approval of TSBVI Organizational Chart (Phil Hatlen), pages 56-57
10. Status of All Blind Children of Texas Charity (Mary Sue Welch)
11. Report from the Superintendent:
    1. Report on Legislative Appropriations Request hearings
    2. Report on campus lighting
    3. Report on Sesquicentennial events
    4. Superintendent's travel
    5. Campus visitors and activities
    6. Enrollment update
    7. Progress report on procedures required in policy
    8. Use of facilities by outside groups
    9. Monthly reports of web site visitors
12. Report of Consultants' Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal To or Less Than $10,000 (Phil Hatlen), pages 58-60
13. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics (Frankie Swift)
14. Announcements
15. Recess

BOARD AGENDA for September 23, 2006 Meeting

8:30am-3:00pm
Working Lunch

1. Call to Order
2. Training Session on Appraising the Superintendent (Rita Gibbs – Texas Association of School Boards)
3. Adjournment