Board of Trustees

Slocum Independent School District

 August 23, 2007

Notice of Regular Meeting

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Slocum Independent School District will be held on August 23, 2007, beginning at 7:00 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 same order as shown on this meeting notice.

1.                  Open Meeting

a.                  Establish Quorum

1)                  Members Present

                        2)         Members Absent

b.                  School Officials Present

                        c.          Prayer

            2.          Recognition of Students and/or Employees

J.                   Area Reports and Recommendations

a.                  Business Manager

1)                  Budget

2)                  Budget Amendments

3)                  Accounts Payable

                        4)         Tax Collections

4.                  Budget Hearing

5.                  Tax Rate Hearing

6.                  Adopt Budget

7.                  Adopt Tax Rate

8.                  Incentive Pay Plan Hearing

            9.         Incentive Pay Plan

10.              NCLB Adequately Yearly Progress

11.              Accountability Rating

12.              Special Education Cooperative Budget

13.              Special Education Cooperative Vendor List

14.              Supply Bids

15.              Student Expression Policy

16.             Personnel (Closed Session Gov't Code 551.074)

a.                  Employ Teachers

b.                  Employ Substitute Personnel

            c.         Personnel Report

17.              Adjourn

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 or Government Code Section 418.183 (f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act 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 on August 20, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.