MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Miguel Solis, President, District 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ACCOLADES, AND INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS A. Recognition of Elected/Public Officials B. Recognition of Students, Schools, and Staff
PRESENTATION OF BOARD RECOGNITIONS A. Texas Instrument Innovations in STEM Teaching Award
PUBLIC FORUM (SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS) Persons desiring to address the Board may register prior to the Board Meeting by calling the Board Services Office at (972) 925-3720 during regular business hours. The deadline for registering to address the Board is 5 p.m., the day preceding the Board Meeting. Speakers on Board Briefing Day are limited to specific agenda items. [See BE(LOCAL)] Persons who have not addressed the Board on Board Briefing Day, but who are properly registered, may address the regular Board Meeting as to agenda items, policies, or matters of public concern. At all other times during Board Meetings, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board. No presentation shall exceed three minutes. Ref: Board Policy BED(LOCAL). Delegations consisting of two or more persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board.
REPORTS A. Superintendent's Report B. Individual Board Trustee District Reports C. Board of Trustee Committee Reports
APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes Submitted for Approval
Consent Agenda Items 1. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Budget Amendments for October 22, 2014 2. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify the Amount of Bills, Claims and Accounts for August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 3. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Monthly Financial Reports and the Monthly Tax Report for the Period Ending August 31, 2014 4. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Big Sky - JQM JV to Renovate John B. Hood Middle School in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $3,500,000.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 5. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Joe Funk Construction, Inc. to Renovate Bryan Adams High School, Renovate W.H. Gaston Middle School & Renovate J.L. Long Middle School in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $8,946,801.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 6. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Big Sky - JQM JV to Renovate Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Renovate Thomas J. Rusk Middle School & Renovate Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $2,743,569.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 7. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Big Sky - JQM JV to Renovate Seagoville Middle School & Renovate Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $1,182,326.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 8. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Phillips/May Corporation to Renovate Stevens Park Elementary School in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $1,989,919.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 9. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with LEMCO Construction Services, LP to Renovate L.V. Stockard Middle School & Renovate L.K. Hall Elementary School in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $2,074,026.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 10. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter Into Contracts with Recommended Vendors for the Purchase of Bulk Fuel (Not to Exceed $4,200,000 Over Three Years/General Operating Funds) 11. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter into Term Agreements for the Purchase of Copy Paper (Non-Custodial) for the Service Center for Districtwide Use (Up to $3,875,000 Annually for Two Years General Operating/Grant/Bond/Special Revenue Funds) 12. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter Into Contract with R&H Parts and Service, Inc. for Custodial Equipment Repair Services (Not to Exceed $225,000 Over Three Years/General Operating Funds) 13. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter into Agreements for Plants, Horticulture and Supplies for Districtwide Use ( Not to Exceed $300,000 Over Three Years/General Operating Funds) 14. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter Into Agreements to Repair Running Tracks, Tennis Courts, and Athletic Fields for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $1,000,000 for the Remaining Term of the Buyboard Contract Expiring February 28, 2015/General Operating Funds) 15. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter into a Contract with Convergint Technologies, LLC, for Video Surveillance Systems for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $10,000,000 for Thirty Five Months with Two (2) One (1) Year Renewal Options/General Operating/Bond/Special Revenue Funds) 16. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter Into Term Agreements for the Purchase of Library Media (Print & Non-Print Products & Services) for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $24,000,000 Over Four (4) Years / General / Special Revenue Funds) 17. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Various Recommended Vendors for College & Career Readiness Programs and Services (HB5) (Not to Exceed $10,000,000 Over Three Years for Districtwide Use) (One Year with Two Renewable Options/General/Special Revenue Funds) 18. Consider and Take Possible Action to authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Cooperative Contract with AT&T Mobility for the Acquisition of Cell Phone Services for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $850,000 Over Seventeen Months (Five Months with One (1) One Year Renewal Option) / General Operating / Special Revenue Funds) 19. Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Completion of Work for the Contract with Gilbert May, Inc. dba Phillips/May Corporation for the Addition of Woodrow Wilson High School; Approve Change Order #2 ($73,796.15 Credit); and Authorize Final Payment in Conjunction with the Bond Program ($22,868.01 Bond Funds) 20. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize the City of Dallas to Represent the Dallas Independent School District in the Matter of Tax Foreclosure Sales by Public Sealed Bid or Private Sale (No Funding Required NA NA) 21. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Increase to the Contracts for Elevator Maintenance and Repair Services for the Maintenance and Facility Services Department (Not to Exceed an Increase of $1,000,000 Aggregate Through September 2017/General Operating Funds) 22. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify and Approve Payments to Horizon Software International for Services Provided to Food and Child Nutrition Services (Not to Exceed $16,425 Special Revenue Funds) 23. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Maximum Class Size Waiver Application Waiving EEB (LEGAL) to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for Fall 2014 (No Financial Impact) 24. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify and Approve Expenditures for Bureau of Education & Research, Inc., Love and Logic Institute, Inc., Empowering Writers, LLC., and Lead4ward LLC for Services (Not to Exceed $24,601/Grant Funds) 25. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the 84th Texas Legislative Agenda (No Financial Impact) 26. Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Donation from Target of Funding for the IREAD Backpack Program ($50,000/Gifts and Donations) 27. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify the Acceptance of the Donation of a Solar Array to Stonewall Jackson Elementary School from Green Mountain Energy (Valued at $20,000 / Gifts and Donations) 28. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Interlocal Agreement Between the Dallas Independent School District and the United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service to Provide a Program for Student Problem Identification and Resolution of Issues Together (SPIRIT) (No Financial Impact/Gifts and Donations) 29. Consider and take Possible Action to Accept the Partnership Agreement with Real School Gardens for Implementation of Outdoor Learning Programs; Some Funding Required for Teacher Training for Selected Elementary Schools During 2014-15 School Year (Up to $416,500 Value / Gifts and Donations) 30. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize the Memorandum of Understanding in Partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters for Mentoring Programs Over Three Years (No Financial Impact) 31. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Investment Policy, and Investment Strategy and Annual Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 32. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Investment Training Providers for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 33. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Securities Broker/Dealers for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 34. Consider and Take Possible Action to Amend the Contract for the Purchase of Attendance Credits for 2014-2015 and Related Documents Due to Dallas' Chapter 41 Status 35. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Amendment to Correct a Typographical Error Made in Conjunction with Board Action Dated March 20, 2014 (Board Document 61786) Which Allowed for Cooperative Contracts for the Acquisition Via Lease or Purchase of Student and Staff Technology Devices (No Additional Funding Required) 36. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Interlocal Agreement Between Dallas Independent School District and City of Dallas for the Use of the Cotton Bowl for the UIL Football Game Between Lincoln High School and Madison High School November 7, 2014 (Not to Exceed $13,000/General Operating Funds) 37. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify and Approve the Interlocal Agreement Between the University of Texas at Austin and Dallas ISD for the ChemBridge Program (Not To Exceed $15,000 Annually)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Budget Amendments for October 22,2014
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Monthly Financial Reports and the Monthly Tax Report for the Period Ending August 31, 2014
Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter Into Agreements to Repair Running Tracks, Tennis Courts, and Athletic Fields for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $1,000,000 for the Remaining Term of the Buyboard Contract Expiring February 28, 2015/General Operating Funds)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Various Recommended Vendors for College & Career Readiness Programs and Services (HB5) (Not to Exceed $10,000,000 Over Three Years for Districtwide Use) (One Year with Two Renewable Options/General/Special Revenue Funds)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Maximum Class Size Waiver Application Waiving EEB (LEGAL) to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for Fall 2014 (No Financial Impact)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the 84th Texas Legislative Agenda (No Financial Impact)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Investment Training Providers for Fiscal Year 2014-2015
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Interlocal Agreement Between Dallas Independent School District and City of Dallas for the Use of the Cotton Bowl for the UIL Football Game Between Lincoln High School and Madison High School November 7, 2014 (Not to Exceed $13,000/General Operating Funds)
PRESIDENT'S CLOSING REMARKS
MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Miguel Solis, President, District 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ACCOLADES, AND INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS A. Recognition of Elected/Public Officials B. Recognition of Students, Schools, and Staff
PRESENTATION OF BOARD RECOGNITIONS A. Texas Instrument Innovations in STEM Teaching Award
PUBLIC FORUM (SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS) Persons desiring to address the Board may register prior to the Board Meeting by calling the Board Services Office at (972) 925-3720 during regular business hours. The deadline for registering to address the Board is 5 p.m., the day preceding the Board Meeting. Speakers on Board Briefing Day are limited to specific agenda items. [See BE(LOCAL)] Persons who have not addressed the Board on Board Briefing Day, but who are properly registered, may address the regular Board Meeting as to agenda items, policies, or matters of public concern. At all other times during Board Meetings, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board. No presentation shall exceed three minutes. Ref: Board Policy BED(LOCAL). Delegations consisting of two or more persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board.
REPORTS A. Superintendent's Report B. Individual Board Trustee District Reports C. Board of Trustee Committee Reports
APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes Submitted for Approval
Consent Agenda Items 1. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Budget Amendments for October 22, 2014 2. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify the Amount of Bills, Claims and Accounts for August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 3. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Monthly Financial Reports and the Monthly Tax Report for the Period Ending August 31, 2014 4. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Big Sky - JQM JV to Renovate John B. Hood Middle School in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $3,500,000.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 5. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Joe Funk Construction, Inc. to Renovate Bryan Adams High School, Renovate W.H. Gaston Middle School & Renovate J.L. Long Middle School in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $8,946,801.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 6. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Big Sky - JQM JV to Renovate Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Renovate Thomas J. Rusk Middle School & Renovate Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $2,743,569.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 7. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Big Sky - JQM JV to Renovate Seagoville Middle School & Renovate Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $1,182,326.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 8. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Phillips/May Corporation to Renovate Stevens Park Elementary School in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $1,989,919.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 9. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with LEMCO Construction Services, LP to Renovate L.V. Stockard Middle School & Renovate L.K. Hall Elementary School in Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program (Not to Exceed $2,074,026.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes) 10. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter Into Contracts with Recommended Vendors for the Purchase of Bulk Fuel (Not to Exceed $4,200,000 Over Three Years/General Operating Funds) 11. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter into Term Agreements for the Purchase of Copy Paper (Non-Custodial) for the Service Center for Districtwide Use (Up to $3,875,000 Annually for Two Years General Operating/Grant/Bond/Special Revenue Funds) 12. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter Into Contract with R&H Parts and Service, Inc. for Custodial Equipment Repair Services (Not to Exceed $225,000 Over Three Years/General Operating Funds) 13. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter into Agreements for Plants, Horticulture and Supplies for Districtwide Use ( Not to Exceed $300,000 Over Three Years/General Operating Funds) 14. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter Into Agreements to Repair Running Tracks, Tennis Courts, and Athletic Fields for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $1,000,000 for the Remaining Term of the Buyboard Contract Expiring February 28, 2015/General Operating Funds) 15. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter into a Contract with Convergint Technologies, LLC, for Video Surveillance Systems for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $10,000,000 for Thirty Five Months with Two (2) One (1) Year Renewal Options/General Operating/Bond/Special Revenue Funds) 16. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter Into Term Agreements for the Purchase of Library Media (Print & Non-Print Products & Services) for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $24,000,000 Over Four (4) Years / General / Special Revenue Funds) 17. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Various Recommended Vendors for College & Career Readiness Programs and Services (HB5) (Not to Exceed $10,000,000 Over Three Years for Districtwide Use) (One Year with Two Renewable Options/General/Special Revenue Funds) 18. Consider and Take Possible Action to authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Cooperative Contract with AT&T Mobility for the Acquisition of Cell Phone Services for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $850,000 Over Seventeen Months (Five Months with One (1) One Year Renewal Option) / General Operating / Special Revenue Funds) 19. Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Completion of Work for the Contract with Gilbert May, Inc. dba Phillips/May Corporation for the Addition of Woodrow Wilson High School; Approve Change Order #2 ($73,796.15 Credit); and Authorize Final Payment in Conjunction with the Bond Program ($22,868.01 Bond Funds) 20. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize the City of Dallas to Represent the Dallas Independent School District in the Matter of Tax Foreclosure Sales by Public Sealed Bid or Private Sale (No Funding Required NA NA) 21. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Increase to the Contracts for Elevator Maintenance and Repair Services for the Maintenance and Facility Services Department (Not to Exceed an Increase of $1,000,000 Aggregate Through September 2017/General Operating Funds) 22. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify and Approve Payments to Horizon Software International for Services Provided to Food and Child Nutrition Services (Not to Exceed $16,425 Special Revenue Funds) 23. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Maximum Class Size Waiver Application Waiving EEB (LEGAL) to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for Fall 2014 (No Financial Impact) 24. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify and Approve Expenditures for Bureau of Education & Research, Inc., Love and Logic Institute, Inc., Empowering Writers, LLC., and Lead4ward LLC for Services (Not to Exceed $24,601/Grant Funds) 25. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the 84th Texas Legislative Agenda (No Financial Impact) 26. Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Donation from Target of Funding for the IREAD Backpack Program ($50,000/Gifts and Donations) 27. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify the Acceptance of the Donation of a Solar Array to Stonewall Jackson Elementary School from Green Mountain Energy (Valued at $20,000 / Gifts and Donations) 28. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Interlocal Agreement Between the Dallas Independent School District and the United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service to Provide a Program for Student Problem Identification and Resolution of Issues Together (SPIRIT) (No Financial Impact/Gifts and Donations) 29. Consider and take Possible Action to Accept the Partnership Agreement with Real School Gardens for Implementation of Outdoor Learning Programs; Some Funding Required for Teacher Training for Selected Elementary Schools During 2014-15 School Year (Up to $416,500 Value / Gifts and Donations) 30. Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize the Memorandum of Understanding in Partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters for Mentoring Programs Over Three Years (No Financial Impact) 31. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Investment Policy, and Investment Strategy and Annual Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 32. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Investment Training Providers for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 33. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Securities Broker/Dealers for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 34. Consider and Take Possible Action to Amend the Contract for the Purchase of Attendance Credits for 2014-2015 and Related Documents Due to Dallas' Chapter 41 Status 35. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Amendment to Correct a Typographical Error Made in Conjunction with Board Action Dated March 20, 2014 (Board Document 61786) Which Allowed for Cooperative Contracts for the Acquisition Via Lease or Purchase of Student and Staff Technology Devices (No Additional Funding Required) 36. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Interlocal Agreement Between Dallas Independent School District and City of Dallas for the Use of the Cotton Bowl for the UIL Football Game Between Lincoln High School and Madison High School November 7, 2014 (Not to Exceed $13,000/General Operating Funds) 37. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify and Approve the Interlocal Agreement Between the University of Texas at Austin and Dallas ISD for the ChemBridge Program (Not To Exceed $15,000 Annually)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Budget Amendments for October 22,2014
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Monthly Financial Reports and the Monthly Tax Report for the Period Ending August 31, 2014
Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate, and Enter Into Agreements to Repair Running Tracks, Tennis Courts, and Athletic Fields for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $1,000,000 for the Remaining Term of the Buyboard Contract Expiring February 28, 2015/General Operating Funds)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Various Recommended Vendors for College & Career Readiness Programs and Services (HB5) (Not to Exceed $10,000,000 Over Three Years for Districtwide Use) (One Year with Two Renewable Options/General/Special Revenue Funds)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Maximum Class Size Waiver Application Waiving EEB (LEGAL) to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for Fall 2014 (No Financial Impact)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the 84th Texas Legislative Agenda (No Financial Impact)
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Investment Training Providers for Fiscal Year 2014-2015
Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Interlocal Agreement Between Dallas Independent School District and City of Dallas for the Use of the Cotton Bowl for the UIL Football Game Between Lincoln High School and Madison High School November 7, 2014 (Not to Exceed $13,000/General Operating Funds)
PRESIDENT'S CLOSING REMARKS