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 17, 2008 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 May regular board meeting held on

June 19, 2008 and the canvassing meeting held on May 15, 2008.

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

3. Maintenance Report.

B. New Business

1. Discuss/Approve Energy for Schools Shared Services Arrangement.

2. Discuss/Approve Bids or Bid Quotations for Fuel Products, Athletic Supplies, Cafeteria Products, and Student/Athletic Insurance.

3. Discuss/Approve Purchase of Real Property; 107 Mineola, Gordon, Texas.

4. Discuss/Approve Bids for Roof Repairs.

5. Discuss/Approve 2008-2009 Student Handbook

6. Discuss/Approve Bids for Used School Bus.

7. Discuss/Approve Budget Amendment(s).

8. Discuss/Approve 2008-2009 Faculty Handbook.

9. Discuss/Approve Board Policy Update 83 affecting LOCAL policies.

VI. Superintendent’s Report- financial report.

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 14, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.