THURSDAY
January 20, 2011
1 p.m.
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES - Room 1-111
Members: Bob Craig, Chair; Mavis B. Knight, Vice Chair; Mary Helen Berlanga; Pat Hardy; and Thomas Ratliff. A quorum of the State Board of Education may attend the committee meeting and discuss items on the committee agenda.
Public Testimony - Individual testimony will be taken at the time the related item comes up for committee discussion or action. The procedures for registering and taking public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=3958.
1. Election of Chair
(no agenda exhibit)
State Board of Education (SBOE) operating rules call for each committee to elect a chair from among its members. This item provides an opportunity for each of the SBOE standing committees to elect a chair in the event that the SBOE elects to retain the existing committee structure. The chair may appoint a vice chair. If the board changes the committee structure, the committee may elect a member to preside over the January meeting only. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code, §7.107.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - NO ACTION
2. Recommendation for Appointment to the Lackland Independent School District Board of Trustees
This item provides an opportunity for board consideration of one appointment to the board of trustees of the Lackland Independent School District. The appointment is necessary due to the expiration of the term of office for one board member. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352, and 19 TAC §61.2.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT
3. Recommendation for Appointment to the Boys Ranch Independent School District Board of Trustees
This item provides an opportunity for board consideration of one appointment to the board of trustees of the Boys Ranch Independent School District. The appointment is necessary due to the expiration of the term of office for one board member. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT