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, February 21, 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 January regular board meeting held on

January 17, 2008.

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

3. Maintenance Report.

B. New Business

1. Discuss/Approve Non-Certified Employee Fingerprinting Procedure.

2. Discuss/Approve Call Board of Trustees Election for May 10, 2008.

3. Discuss/Approve 2008-2009 School Calendar.

4. Distribute Board Policy Update 82.

5. Discuss/Approve Principal Contract.

6. Discuss/Approve Counselor Contract

7. Discuss/Approve Appointment of Judges and Clerks for May 10, 2008 Board of Trustees Election.

8. Discuss/Approve Energy Reduction Plan.

9. Discuss/Approve Budget Amendments.

10. Discuss/Approve Amendment to 2007-2008 Student Code of Conduct Regarding Student Possession of Pocket Knives.

11. Discuss/Approve Transfer Students.

VI. Superintendent’s Report- enrollment and financial report.

VII. Future Business

A. Approval of the date and time for the March 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 February 18, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.