Board Agenda 02-04-99

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting
Thursday February 4, 1999
6:00 P.M.
Agenda Summary

The Board of Trustees of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District will convene in a committee-of-the-whole session on Thursday, February 4, 1999, in the Board Room of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Instructional Support Center, 10300 Jones Road, Houston, Texas at 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of reviewing that portion of the February 8, 1999, school board agenda designated as Action Items and to hear designated reports and recognitions. No action will be taken at this meeting. The meeting is open to all who wish to attend and hear the matters discussed.

The items on this agenda do not necessarily have to be handled in the order listed on this notice.

If, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item included in this notice, then such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Section 551.001 et seq. Of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the Board at that date, hour and place given in this notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this notice as the Board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.071 – 551.084, inclusive, of the Open Meetings Act.

The presiding officer will present the following agenda:

Reports

	George Hobson, Roy Sprague		Page 23
10.	The administration will report on the progress of the design of Elementary School #33.

	The following written reports have been transmitted to the Board:	Page 31
14.	The administration will report on legislative, State Board of Education, and Texas School Alliance activities.

Action Items

Proposed Consensus Items
	Rick Berry		Page 33
15.	The Board will consider approving the 1999-2000 Official Board Meeting Calendar.

	Pam Wells	Page 35
16.	The Board will consider approving the non-optional holidays for 250-day contract personnel and 12-month hourly personnel.

	Carolyn Spillane	Page 37
17.	The Board will consider offering the following courses as Honors and Advanced Courses for 1999-2000: European History AP, Comparative Government and Politics AP, Economics AP, Social Studies Advanced Studies K., Art IV AP General, Ind. Study AP – Algorithms, and Ind. Study AP – Languages.

	Peggy Duryea	Page 39
18.	The Board will consider approving changes to the principal appraisal process for 1998-99.

	George Hobson	Page 53
19.	The Board will consider approving annual contracts for the recommended vendors as follows: #99-01-4482R Swimming pool repair

	George Hobson	Page 55
20.	The Board will consider approving bids for the recommended vendors as follows: #98-10-4437RCP Request for competitive proposal substitute teacher calling system #99-01-4478 Memory Upgrades #99-01-4483 Microcomputer peripherals #99-02-4601FP 1999 Summer re-roofing and miscellaneous repairs

	David Sanders	Page 63
21.	The Board will consider approving tax refunds of $500 or greater for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and/or Harris County Education District.

	Sheri Stice	Page 65
22.	The Board will consider approving the list of students for Off-Campus Physical Education, Category I, for the school years 1998-99 through 2000-01.

	Bill Carpenter	Page 69
23.	The Board will consider approving a resolution regarding "Take Our Child to Work Day."
	Bill Carpenter	Page 71
24.	The Board will consider approving an Election Order calling for a board trustee election on Saturday, May 1, 1999, for trustee position numbers 3 and 4.

	Bill Carpenter	Page 77
25.	The Board will consider the hiring of an election consultant to manage the 1999 Board of Trustees election to be held in May.

	Bill Carpenter	Page 79
26.	The administration will consider approving on second reading the amendments to the following policies regarding bonfires: FM (Local) Student Activities GE (Local) Relations with Parents or Parents’ Organizations GKA (Local) Community Relations: Conduct on School Premises

Proposed Non-Consensus Items
	Cindy Wright	Page 83
27.	The Board will consider approving the minutes of the January 19, 1999, regular meeting.

	George Hobson, Roy Sprague	Page 103
28.	The Board will consider approving Gilbane Building Company as the Construction Manager per recommendation of the selection committee for the Cy-Fair High School renovation and additions.

	Richard Swain	Page 105
29.	The Board will consider approving personnel recommendations, inclusive of employments, resignations, retirements, promotions, terminations, discharges and leaves of absence. [This item may be discussed in executive session pursuant to Section 551.074.]





	Richard Swain	Page 113
30.	The Board will consider and act on the Superintendent’s recommendations for administrators to 1) renew term contracts; 2) issue one-year term and probationary contracts; 3) extend existing multi-year term contracts to a second and final year; 4) nonrenew term and probationary contracts; 5) reclassify current administrators under contract; and 6) accept the resignations of administrators from contracts as presented in the Staff Recommendation Book (February 1999), and the Superintendent’s memorandum of February 8, 1999. [This item may be discussed in executive session pursuant to Section 551.074.]

	Richard Swain	Page 115
31.	The Board will consider and act on the Superintendent’s recommendations for support staff to 1) renew term contracts; 2) issue one-year term probationary contracts; 3) issue one-year (annual) contracts; 4) extend existing multi-year term contracts to second and final year; 5) nonrenew probationary, term and one-year (annual) contracts; 6) reclassify current support staff under contract; and 7) accept the resignations of support personnel from contracts as presented in the Staff Recommendation Book (February 1999), and the Superintendent’s memorandum of February 8, 1999. [This item may be discussed in executive session pursuant to Section 551.074.]

Board Discussion

	Board Members	Page 117
32.	The Board will consider the purchase of potential sites for schools and other district facilities. [This item may be discussed in executive session pursuant to Section 551.072.]

Executive Session

	Rick Berry		Page 119
33.	There will be an executive session in accordance with Government Code Section 551.001 et. seq.
	Section 551.071	For the purpose of a private consultation with the Board’s attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law.
	Section 551.072	For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.

	Section 551.073	For the purpose of considering a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation.
	Section 551.074	For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee.
	Section 551.075	To receive information from employees or to ask questions of employees.
	Section 551.076	To consider the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices.
	Section 551.082	For the purpose of considering discipline of a public school child or children or to hear a complaint by an employee against another employee if the complaint or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.
	Section 551.083	For the purpose of considering the standards, guidelines, terms or conditions the Board will follow, or instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of employee groups in connection with consultation agreements provided for by section 13.901 of the Texas Education Code.
	Section 551.084	For the purpose of excluding witness or witnesses from a hearing during examination of another witness.

On this 1st day of February, 1999, this notice was mailed or faxed to news media, who previously requested such notice, was broadcast on Warner Cable channel 16; and a copy was posted on the window in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Instructional Support Center at 4:00 p.m.


	Richard E. Berry, Superintendent