COTTON CENTER ISD

P.O. Box 350

Cotton Center, Texas 79021

Board of Trustees Agenda

Cotton Center ISD hereby gives notice that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Cotton Center ISD will be held on Monday, August 13, 2007 beginning at 8:00 P.M. in the Cotton Center ISD Administration/Board Conference Room. The Administration/School Board Conference Room is located at 2345 F.M. 179, Cotton Center, Texas 79021.

The subjects to be discussed, consented and / or have formal action taken on are as follows: (Items do nothave to be taken in the same order as shown on the meeting notice.)

1.         Call to order, Invocation and declare a quorum.

2.         Public participation-- Public participation is encouraged as long as the guidelines as described in school board policy, BED are followed.

3.         Lisa Masters citizen complaint appeal according to board policy GF(LOCAL).

Closed Session(optional to Ms. Koelder)

Board President call the board to enter closed session to discuss the following

a.         Complaint concerning a member of the Board (TGCS 551.074)

b.         Exit Closed session

c.Possible action of the board regarding complaint by Ms. Masters.

4.         CONSENT ITEMS:

All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at a board meeting, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

a.         Approval of Minutes for previous Board meeting(s).

b.         Approval of Payment of Bills.

c.         Approval of Monthly Finance Reports.

d.         Approval of Tax Reports.

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

5.         Discussion and action to Approve extension of depository agreement with Security Bank.

6.         Discussion and action to consider a resolution concerning a change in tax law dealing with tangible Personal Property in Transit.

7.         Discussion and action concerning contracts with Hale County Juvenile Probation program.

This is the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program(JJAEP).

8.         Discussion and possible action to consider a proposed budget recommended by the Superintendent.

9.         Discussion and possible action to consider a proposed tax rate as recommended by the Superintendent.

10.

       Discussion and possible action to consider the setting of a public hearing on the proposed budget and the proposed tax rate.

11.       Discussion and possible action to consider updates to the Student handbook and Student code of conduct.

12.       Discussion and possible action to approve Substitute Teachers List.

13.       Discussion and possible action to approve Meal Program Agreement for 2007-2008.

14.       Discussion and possible action to adopt a revision of Board policy concerning pets in the district owned houses.

INFORMATION ITEMS:

15.       Review Items / Various Reports.

a.         Principal’s report of activities.

b.         Report concerning school housing.

c.         Report on campus summer projects.

d.         Status of at will employee hiring.

e.         Accountability rating

16.       Future Meetings or Agenda Items:

a.         TASB Convention

b.         Board member training

c.         Other

17.       Adjourn or recess to the following day(s) for the completion of agenda items.

I the undersigned authority, hereby certifythat the above Notice of Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Cotton Center Independent School District is a correct copy of the Notice and that I posted the Notice on the posting area for public notices in the district’s administration office located at Cotton Center ISD in Cotton Center, Texas on _Friday___, the 10^th day of August, 2007 at 7:30 pm

Cotton Center ISD Superintendent

If during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the act.