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, December 10, 2007 beginning at 6:30 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 not have 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.         Presentation of Audit report for 2006-2007 school year.

 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.         Consideration of and action to approve a revised approved substitute list.

 6.         Consideration of and action to declare Ford Van as Surplus and Authorize the Superintendent to advertise and accept and award bids on surplus property.

INFORMATION ITEMS:

 7.         Review Items / Various Reports.

                        a.         Principal’s report of activities.

                        b.         Enrollment figures

                        c.         Superintendent’s report.

 8.         Board Training-David Backus to provide 3 hour board training session.

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

I the undersigned authority, hereby certify that 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 7^th day of December, 2007 at 3:30 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.

Summary of December 10, 2007 Board Meeting

1.         Call to order, Declare that there is a quorum at _____________ p.m..

2.         Public Participation Section

According to the policy, an individual wanting to address the board shall sign-up prior to the meeting and indicate the subject that they want to address the board.

3.         Auditor Presentation

4.         Consent agenda

All items can be approved with a single motion and vote. Should anyone item be a concern to any board member, the board member can request that it be considered separately.

            Recommendation:      Motion to approve items A-D of the Consent agenda.

5.         Substitute list

            Recommendation:    Motion to approve a revised substitute list.

6.         The old ford van needs to be removed from the site. It has been fixed but needs to find a different home.

            Recommendation:    Motion to declare the ford van as surplus property and allow the Superintendent to dispose of the surplus property by accepting and awarding to the highest bidder.

7.         A.        Principal’s report

            B.        Enrollment report

            C.        Superintendent’s Report

8.         This is the training that we have talked about during the Grievance hearing.

9.         Adjournment

            Recommendation:    Motion to adjourn the meeting at ____________ p.m.