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, February 18, 2008 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 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.         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:

 4.         Consideration of and action concerning the election of Members to the Board of Directors to the Education Service Center.

 5.         Discussion concerning Facility needs and methods to finance proposed projects..

 6.         Consideration of and action to approve Board of Trustees Belief Statements

 7.         Consideration of and action to adopt Board of Trustees Parameters Statements.

 8.         Consideration of and action to a Board resolution on a “Commitment to the Students of Cotton Center”.

 9.         Discussion concerning the District Mission Statement.

10.       Consideration of and action to approve revisions to the Substitute List

11.       Consideration of and action to adopt additions, revisions & deletions to the School District Policy Manual according to recommendations of TASB Update 82

12.       Discussion concerning a merit pay system to reward teachers who have a dramatic affect on student achievement. Discussion will include sources to fund the program.

INFORMATION ITEMS:

13.       Review Items / Various Reports.

                        a.         Principal’s report of activities.

                        b.         Enrollment figures

                        c.         TASB Board Briefs

                        d.         Change of policy concerning Valedictorian and Salutatorian and highest ranking student

                        e.         Board Training

                        f.         Superintendent’s report.

PERSONNEL ACTION ITEMS(S):

14.       Possible Executive Session

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

                        a.         Personnel (TGCS 551.074)

                        b.         Discussion concerning the extension of the Principal’s Contract for an additional year.(TGCS 551.074)

                        c.         Discussion concerning the extension of the Superintendent’s Contract for an additional year.(TGCS 551.074)

                        d.         Exit executive session

15.       Action to extend the contract for Craig Setliff for an additional year as Principal.

16.       Action to extend the contract for Rocky J. Stone for an additional year as Superintendent.

17.       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 15^th day of February, 2008 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, sub-chapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the act.