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NOTICE OF MEETING

BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS

TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Program Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall be held on September 22, 2006, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Room 123 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 Committee on Programs 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):

1. Call to Order
2. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of the May 24, 2006 Meeting
3. Consideration of approval of board policies:
   • BBA Board Members: Appointments/Qualifications (Amend)
   • BBC Board Members: Vacancies (Review)
   • BBD Board Members: Training and Orientation (Amend)
   • BBFA Ethics: Conflict of Interest (Amend)
   • BDF Board Member Internal Organization: Citizen Advisory Committees (Amend)
   • EHAA Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction (All Levels) (Amend)
   • EHAB Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction (Elementary) (Amend)
   • EHAC Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction (Secondary) (Amend)
   • EHBAD Special Education: Transition Services (Adopt)
   • EHBAE Special Education Students: Procedural Requirements (Amend)
   • EHBC Special Programs: Compensatory/Accelerated Services (Amend)
   • FDB Admissions: Intradistrict Transfers (Adopt)
   • FDD Admissions: School Safety Transfers (Adopt)
4. Report from Comprehensive Program Principal Miles Fain
   1. Discussion on TAKS, SDAA, and LDAA program
   2. Annual report on Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students
   3. Consideration of approval of appointment of a Textbook Committee
   4. Consideration of approval of a School Health Advisory Council
5. Reports from Special Programs Principal, Dr. Lauren Newton
6. Report from Outreach Director, Cyral Miller
7. Adjournment