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SOMERVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Notice of Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees
Somerville Independent School District
March 11, 2015
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Somerville Independent School District will be
held on March 11, 2015, beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the Somerville ISD
Administration Building at 625 8th Street in Somerville, Texas.
The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below.
Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice.
Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at
one time.
I.
Call to Order - President of Board
A.
Prayer
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
II.
Welcome Guests and Visitors
A.
Hearings of Patrons and Delegations
(1.) Public Forum
(2.) Special Recognition of Carl Idlebird, Recipient of a 2014 UIL Sponsor
Excellence Award
III.
Consent Agenda
A.
Superintendent’s Agenda
B.
Minutes of Previous Meeting – Regular Meeting of February 11, 2015
C.
Payment of Bills
IV.
Business – Items for Action
A.
Consider Impact of Adding Charter School – Premier High Schools in the
Bryan/College Station Area
B.
Consider and Act upon Region 6 Education Service Center’s Board of Directors
Election Ballot
C.
Consider Instructional Materials Allotment and TEKS Certification for 2015-2016
D.
Consider Interquest Agreement for Canine Detection Services for 2015-2016
E.
Acceptance of Certification of Unopposed Candidates for May 9, 2015 School
Board Election
F.
Adopt Order Declaring Unopposed Candidates Elected to Office and Cancel
May 9, 2015 School Board Election
G.
Consider Acceptance of Land Donation
H.
Consider Salary Schedules and Payscales
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SOMERVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Agenda, March 11, 2015
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V.
Business - Discussion Items **
A.
Presentation: Goodwin- Lasiter, Inc. Architects
B.
Summer Leadership Institute Scheduled for June 11-13, 2015
VI.
Administrative Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
Summary of Unpaid Tax Report(s)
Comparison of Revenue and Expenditures to Official Budget Reports
Cash Position Report
Enrollment Report
VII.
Information and Announcements
VIII.
Closed Session Pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.072 and §551.074 of the
Texas Open Meetings Act; and 39.030(a) of the Education Code for the following
purposes:
A.
Personnel
(1.) Consider Resignations and Employment
(2.) Receive and Act Upon Superintendent’s Recommendation for Proposed
Renewal of Professional Contracts
(3.) Other Personnel
B.
Property
IX.
Reconvene into Open Session
A.
Action on Items Discussed in Closed Session
X.
Adjournment
** Any of these items where appropriate may become action items at the Board’s discretion.
This notice was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act on Friday, March 6,
2015 at 3:00 p. m.
Carol Brinkman
For the Board of Trustees
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ADA Coordinator at 979/596-2153.
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SOMERVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of March, 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Somerville
Independent School District will hold a Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the
Somerville ISD Administration Building located at 625 8th Street in Somerville, Texas 77879. The
subjects to be discussed are listed on the agenda which is attached to and made a part of this notice.
If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed
meeting, the Board shall convene in such closed meeting in accordance with the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551, of the Government Code and Education Code 39.030(a). Before any such meeting is
convened, the presiding officer shall publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the
closed meeting.
Government Code Section:
418.183(f)
Deliberating information confidential to Homeland Security.
551.071
Private consultation with the Board’s attorney.
551.072
Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.
551.073
Discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations.
551.074
Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel.
Note: For purposes of the closed meeting exception for personnel matters, an independent
contractor, such as an engineering, architectural, or consultant firm, is not an employee.
Atty. Gen. Op. MW-129 (1980).
551.076
Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security
personnel or devices; or a security audit.
551.082
Considering discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against
personnel.
551.083
Considering the standards, guidelines, terms, or conditions the Board will follow,
or will instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of
employee groups.
551.087
Discussion regarding economic development negotiations.
Education Code:
39.030(a)
The Board shall conduct a closed meeting to discuss or adopt individual
assessment instruments or assessment instrument items.
A final action, decision, or vote on a matter deliberated in a closed meeting shall be made only in an open
meeting for which proper notice has been given. Gov’t Code 551.102
This Notice was posted and filed in compliance with the Open Meetings Act on March 6, 2015 at 3:00 p. m.
Carol Brinkman
For the Board of Trustees
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P. O. Box 997
Somerville, Texas 77879
979/596-2153