THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICIAL AGENDA AND MEETING NOTICE

JULY 18, 2013 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT 8:00 A.M.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY 2013, AT 8:00 A.M. IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM OF THE HATTIE MAE WHITE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER, 4400 WEST 18th STREET AND SUCH MEETING IS A SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT.
A CITIZEN WISHING TO SPEAK TO A BOARD MEETING AGENDA ITEM MAY DO SO BY REGISTERING TO SPEAK WITH THE BOARD SERVICES OFFICE BY 12:00 P.M. THE DAY BEFORE THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING. ANY ITEM THAT ESTABLISHES, MODIFIES, OR DELETES BOARD POLICY MAY, AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION, BE PASSED AND BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FIRST READING. THE ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA MAY BE TAKEN IN ANY ORDER. NO AGENDA OR DISTRICT BUSINESS ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED EXCEPT AS NOTICED BELOW (ROOM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC). 8:00 a.m. - CALL TO ORDER - SPECIAL BOARD MEETING CONVENES IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM - SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS - BUSINESS AGENDA - ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE/CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES LISTED UNDER ITEM C - STRATEGIC PLANNING: UPDATE ON CURRENT DISTRICT PERFORMANCE; STRATEGY DISCUSSIONS TO ADDRESS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS A-1. A. B. SUPERINTENDENTS INFORMATION ITEMS SUPERINTENDENT'S PRIORITY ITEMS BOARD OF EDUCATION

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ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED OR EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.004, 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, and 551.083, CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: C. 1. 2. CLOSED SESSION (CLOSED TO PUBLIC) Private consultation with the boards attorney on matters posted or as authorized by law Personnel a) Deliberate the duties of the superintendent of schools, assistant superintendents, principals, employees, and board members; superintendents evaluation, consideration of compensation and contractual provisions. b) Consider and approve proposed appointments, reassignments, proposed terminations, terminations/suspensions, contract lengths, proposed nonrenewals, renewals, and resignations/retirements of personnel including teachers, assistant principals, principals, assistant superintendents, and other administrators, and, if necessary, approve waiver and release and compromise agreements. c) Hear complaints against and deliberate the duties of public officers or employees and resolution of same Legal Matters a) Matters on which the district's attorney's duty to the district under the Code of Professional Responsibility clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Law b) Pending or contemplated litigation matters and status report c) Consultation And Advice From Counsel Regarding The Commissioner Of Educations Ruling To Annex North Forest Independent School District Into The Houston Independent School District d) Consideration And Approval Of Possible Action In The Matter Of The Gil Ramirez Group, LLC v. Houston Independent School District, Et Al.; In The U. S. District Court For The Southern District Of Texas, Houston Division; Civil Action No. H-10-04872 e) Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Matter Of Houston Independent School District v. Marva Aston; Before The Texas Education Agency; TEA Docket No. 097-LH-05-2013 f) Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Matter Of Houston Independent School District v. Wendell Whitfield; Before The Texas Education Agency; TEA Docket No. 092-LH-05-2013 g) Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Matter Of Houston Independent School District v. Shiella Fort-David; Before The Texas Education Agency; TEA Docket No. 090-LH-05-2013 h) Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Matter Of Houston Independent School District v. Kanithia Hills; Before The Texas Education Agency; TEA Docket No. 113-LH-05-2013 i) Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Matter Of Houston Independent School District v. Antionette Captain; Before The Texas Education Agency; TEA Docket No. 102-LH-05-2013 j) Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Matter Of Houston Independent School District v. Carmelita Anderson; Before The Texas Education Agency; TEA Docket No. 094-LH-05-2013 k) Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Matter Of Houston Independent School District v. Marilyn Williams; Before The Texas Education Agency; TEA Docket No. 091-LH-05-2013

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Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Matter Of Houston Independent School District v. Lori Richardson; Before The Texas Education Agency; TEA Docket No. 066-LH-05-2013 m) Consideration And Approval Of The Resignation And Release Agreement In The Personnel Matter Of Frank D. Bissell n) Consideration and Approval of the Resignation and Release Agreement in the Matter of Houston Independent School District v. Kristie Christopher, Before the Texas Education Agency, TEA Docket No. 087-LH-05-2013

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Real Estate a) Sale 1) Authorization To Terminate A Lease With Brays Oaks Management District And Declaration Of Unimproved Property Located Adjacent To Louie Welch Middle School As Surplus And Authorization Of Sales Procedures 2) Declaration Of Sites As Surplus And Authority To Obtain Appraisals And Surveys, Initiate Sales Procedures, And Demolish Facilities 3) Approval Of Sale Of Surplus Property At 4701 Dickson And Authorization To Initiate Legal Proceedings To Acquire Gap Property Through A Declaratory Judgment Action For Adverse Possession b) Acquisition c) Trade d) Other ACADEMIC SERVICES Approval Of Current And Anticipated Donations For Districtwide And School-Specific Programs And Authorization To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend Necessary Contracts Associated With These Donations Acceptance Of Grant Funds In Support Of Districtwide And School-Specific Programs And Authorization To Negotiate And Execute Contracts Required Under The Grants SCHOOL SUPPORT Approval To Name, Establish Organizational Entities, And Create Attendance Boundaries For Fonwood Early Childhood Center, Shadydale Elementary School, Asa Grant Hilliard Elementary School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, And Bennie Carl Elmore Elementary School, And To Make Adjustments To The Attendance Boundaries Of Kashmere Gardens Elementary School, Felix Cook Elementary School, Ernest McGowen Elementary School, And Rod Paige Elementary School Approval To Name, Establish An Organizational Entity, And Create An Attendance Boundary For Forest Brook Middle School, And To Adjust The Attendance Boundary For Francis Scott Key Middle School Approval To Name, Establish An Organizational Entity, And Create An Attendance Boundary For North Forest High School, And To Make Attendance Boundary Adjustments For Kashmere High School

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HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS OPERATIONS Approval Of Adjustment In The Construction Contingency Allowance And Authority To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend All Necessary Contracts For The Charles Atherton Elementary School Authority To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend Contracts With Construction Manager-AtRisk Firms For Selected 2012 Facilities Capital Program Projects Approval Of An Adjustment In Design Contingency Allowance For Carter Woodson K-8 School And Authority To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend All Related Contracts Establishment Of A Budget For Campus Renovations For The Young Women's College Preparatory Academy And Authority To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend All Necessary Contracts Authorization To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend A Lease Agreement With Yes Prep Public Schools, Inc., For Use Of 6602 Winfield Road, Houston, Texas FINANCE Approval Of Consultant And Professional-Service Contracts Approval Of Vendor Awards For Purchases Over $100,000 And Ratification Of Vendor Awards For Purchases Under $100,000 Approval Of Amendment Of 2013-2014 Budget Approval Of Resolution Designating Officers And Administrators Authorized To Act On Behalf Of The Houston Independent School District In All Matters In Connection With The Transition Of North Forest Independent School District Account Relationships With Capital Bank OTHER Approval To Adopt The Texas State Library And Archive Commission's Local Government Records Retention Schedules POLICY Proposed Revisions To Board Policy EFAA(LOCAL), Instructional Materials: Selection And AdoptionSecond Reading [WITHDRAWN] Proposed Revisions To Board Policy FEB(LOCAL), AccountingSecond Reading [WITHDRAWN] Attendance: Attendance

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Proposed Revisions To Board Policy EIE(LOCAL), Academic Achievement: Retention And PromotionSecond Reading [WITHDRAWN] Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DGB(LOCAL), Employee Rights And Privileges: Personnel-Management RelationsSecond Reading [WITHDRAWN]

CLOSED SESSION AUTHORIZATION DURING MEETING 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, then such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the board at the date, hour, and place given in this notice or as soon as the commencement of the meeting covered by this notice as the board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Section 551.071 through Section 551.084 inclusive of said Open Meetings Act including, but not limited to: Section 551.071 Section 551.072 Section 551.073 Section 551.074 For the purpose of a private consultation with the board's attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized; For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property; For the purpose of discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations to the District; 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; To consider the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices; For the purpose of considering discipline of a public school child or children, or to hear a complaint or charge brought against a school district employee by another school district employee; For the purpose of deliberating a matter regarding a public school student if personally identifiable information about the student will necessarily be revealed by the deliberation; 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 and/or Section 11.151(b) of the Texas Education Code; and For the purpose of excluding any witness or witnesses from a hearing during the examination of another witness.

Section 551.076 Section 551.082 Section 551.0821 Section 551.083

Section 551.084

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Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the board with regard to any matter considered in such closed or executive session, then such final action, final decision, or final vote shall be at either: a. b. the open meeting covered by this notice upon the reconvening of this public meeting; or a subsequent public meeting of the board upon notice thereof, as the board shall determine.

SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS ADJOURN

CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE On this 15th day of July 2013 at 8:00 a.m., this notice was posted on a bulletin board located at a place convenient to the public in the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center of the Houston Independent School District, the address of which is 4400 West 18th Street, Houston, Texas, and on the district's public Web portal.

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