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, March 8, 2009 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.

Action Items:

4.         Discussion and action to approve Update 87 of the Cotton Center ISD Policy Manual.

5.         Discussion and action to Hire auditor for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, year ending August 31, 2010.

6.         Discussion and action to approve appointments to the School Health Advisory Council, (SHAC) Committee.

7.         Discussion and action to approve an insurance proposal from TASB Risk Management for Property, Casualty, liability and Automobile insurance.

8.         Discussion and action to approve revision of the approved Substitute list.

INFORMATION ITEMS:

9.         Review Items / Various Reports.

                        a.         Principal’s report

                                                Activities for the month

                                                Enrollment figures

                        b.         Superintendent’s report

                                                Discussion concerning Board member workshop participation

                                                Maintenance

Personnel Actions

10.       Possible Closed Session

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

                        a.         Personnel- Discussion concerning the hiring of Teaching Staff for 2010-2011 school year. (TGCS 551.074)

                        b.         Exit Closed session

11.       Vote concerning the Superintendent’s recommendation regarding the employment of Certified Teachers for the 2010-2011 school year..

12.       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 5^th day of March, 2010 at 5:00 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.