NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

GORDON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Gordon Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet in a regular session on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the school library at 112 Rusk Street, Gordon, Texas 76453. Items to be discussed are as follows:

I. Call to Order and Announcement of Quorum Present by the President

A. Members Present/ Members Absent

B. Guests

II. Invocation

III .Open Forum

IV. Exemplary Students Report

V. Recommended Action

A. Routine Business

1. Approval of the minutes for the July regular board meeting held on

July 16, 2009 and the July called board meeting held on July 31, 2009.

2. Approval of the fund status report, bills, and accounts.

3. Maintenance Report.

B. New Business

1. Public Hearing to Discuss the 2009-2010 Budget and Tax Rate.

2. Discuss/Approve 2009-2010 Budget.

3. Discuss/Approve Ordinance to Set 2009-2010 Tax Rate.

4. Discuss/Approve Contract Agreement for Financial Consulting Services with Doug Karr.

5. Discuss/Approve Board Policy DEC (LOCAL) regarding employee leave and absences.

6. Discuss/Approve Transfer Students.

7. Discuss/Approve Budget Amendment(s).

VI. Superintendent’s Report- financial report.

VII. Future Business

A. Approval of the date and time for the September regular board meeting.

VIII. Adjourn

Jon Hartgraves, Superintendent

For the Gordon ISD Board of Trustees

* Agenda items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice.

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, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. 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 17, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.