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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 September 24, 2009 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 September 24, 2009 Meeting
4:00pm

1. Call to Order
2. Governance Team (Board and Superintendent) Team Building and Self-Assessment – Rita Gibbs, Texas Association of School Boards
3. Adjournment

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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 25, 2009 beginning at 10:00am 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 September 25, 2009 Meeting     

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Audience   
3. Public Comments/Open Forum
4. Recognition of Students Achieving Commended Status on the TAKS Test
5. Tour of New Duplexes
6. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of July 30 & 31, 2009 Board Meetings    
7. Report from the Finance and Audit
   1. Report on election of Committee Chairperson
   2. Report from the Internal Auditor
   3. Consideration of approval to allow the Superintendent to transfer Up to 12.5% between appropriation items
   4. Consideration of approval of Investment Report
   5. Approval of receipt of gifts and donations of over $500
   6. Approval of request for expenditure of gifts and donations
   7. Review of budget reports
   8. Report on Public Funds Investment Act training received by Investment Officer
   9. Report on book sales
8. Report from Wells Fargo on the Bert E. Broday Trust Fund
9. Report from Internal Auditor
   1. Consideration of approval of Sanitation Report
   2. Review of fiscal year 2010 risk assessment and consideration of approval of 2010 Internal Audit Plan
   3. Consideration of approval of Annual Internal Audit Report
10. Report from the Program Committee
    1. Report on Election of Committee Chairperson
    2. Consideration of approval of Board policies
       • DBAA     Employment Requirements and Restrictions:  Criminal History and Credit Reports, (amend)
       • FL Student Records (amend
    3. Report from Comprehensive Program Principal
       • English as a Second Language annual evaluation report
       • Report on TAKS results and methods for improving the TAKS program and promoting academic excellence for all students
       • TSBVI Performance Indicator results
       • Consideration of approval of a School Health Advisory Council,
       • Consideration of approval of Student Code of Conduct
       • Consideration of approval of appointment of a Textbook Committee
    4. Report from Special Programs Principal
       • Report on summer school attendance
       • Structure and timelines for developing Short-term and Summer Programs
    5. Report from Outreach Director
       • How TSBVI partners with Hadley School for the Blind
11. Consideration of Approval of TSBVI Organizational Chart
12. Consideration of Amending TSBVI Board Policy DEG:  Retirement Program, Including Provisions Related to Rehiring Retirees and Provisions of HB 2559
13. Consideration of Board’s Involvement in Strategic Planning During the Year
14. Report from TSBVI’s Workforce Diversity Task Force Including Conference Updates
15. Report on Passing Grades and Passing Rates for Teacher Certification
16. Report on Cost of University Personnel Prep
17. Report on Workers’ Comp Claims and Strategies for Reducing Injuries
18. Final Update on Completion of Action Plans in the 2008-2009 Annual Improvement Plan
19. Report from the Superintendent
    1. Update on campus construction
    2. Campus activities
    3. Enrollment update
    4. Consideration of increasing funds to Theater Arts Program
20. Report from All Blind Children of Texas
21. Report of Consultants' Contracts Approved at the Administrative Level – Contracts Greater than $600 and Equal To or Less Than $10,000
22. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics
23. Announcements
24. Adjournment