Board of Trustees

Slocum Independent School District

February 21, 2008

Notice of Regular Meeting

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Slocum Independent School District will be held on January 21, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Slocum Independent School District at 5765 E. State Hwy 294, Elkhart, Texas.

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 order as shown on this meeting notice.

1.        Open Meeting

a.        Establish Quorum

1)       Members Present

2)       Members Absent

b.        School Officials Present

c.        Pledge

d.        Prayer

2.        Recognition of Students and/or Employees

3.        Public Comments/Audience Participation

4.        Approval of the Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

5.        Area Reports and Recommendations

a.        Business Manager

1)       Budget

2)       Budget Amendments

3)       Accounts Payable

4)       Tax Collection

b.        Principal

1)       Calendar

2)       Enrollment and Attendance

3)       Student Accomplishments

4)       Class Schedules

c.        Superintendent

1)       Summer Leadership Institute

2)       Superintendent’s Goals

6.        Annual Report Public Hearing

7.        TASB Policy Update 82

8.        Bus Purchase

9.        Athletic Fields

10.     Agriculture Science Facility

11.     Playground

12.     Textbook Adoption

13.     Personnel (Closed Session Gov’t Code 551.074)

a.        Resignation(s)

b.        Employ Substitute Personnel

c.        Administrative Contracts

14.     Adjourn

If during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, and Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code section 418.183(f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Acts authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting. [See BEC (Legal)]

This notice was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act at

3:00 p.m. February 18, 2008.