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, July 28, 2011 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 June regular board meeting held on

June 16, 2011.

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

3. Maintenance Report.

B. New Business

1. Discuss/Approve Acceptance of Justin Scrivner’s Resignation From the Gordon ISD Board of Trustees.

2. Discuss/Approve Appointment of Ed DeMichele as Gordon ISD Board of Trustees Member.

3. Administer the Oath of Office to Appointed Board Member.

4. Discuss/Accept Resignation of Brandon Young.

5. Discuss/Approve Hiring Junior High Teacher.

6. Discuss/Approve Advertising for Bids for Used A/C Units.

7. Discuss/Approve Hiring Elementary Teacher.

8. Discuss/Approve STAAR Policy.

9. Discuss/Approve Contracting with Palo Pinto County Appraisal District to Collect School Taxes for Properties Located in Palo Pinto County.

10. Discuss/Approve Budget Amendment #3 for 2010-2011 School Year.

11. Discuss/Approve Proposed Tax Rate for the 2011-2012 School Year.

12. Discuss/Approve Public Meeting to be Held in Conjunction with the August 18 Regular Board Meeting to Discuss and Adopt the Budget and Tax Rate for the 2011-2012 School Year.

13. Discuss Proposed Softball Program.

14. Discuss/Approve Tax Exemption for Property Owned by Thurber Historical Association, Inc.

15. Discuss/Approve the 2011-2012 Student and Employee Handbooks.

16. Discuss/Approve Bids Received for Fuel Products, Athletic Supplies, Cafeteria Products and Student/Athletic Insurance.

17. Discuss/Approve Resolution Committing Fund Balances in Accordance With GASB 54 Requirements Including Designations Thereto.

18. Discuss/Approve Transfer Students.

VI. Superintendent’s Report- financial report, progress of track work.

VII. Future Business

A. Approval of the date and time for the August 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 July 25, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.