REVISION 1 September 23, 2014

Board Meeting Agenda and Notice
Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. Board Room or the Ada L. Williams Auditorium 3700 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204

The Board shall govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the District. Education Code 11.151(b) Vision: Dallas ISD seeks to be a premier urban school district Mission: Educating All Students for Success

Accomplishments
• The Dallas Independent School District is home to two of the top 10 schools in the United States. • The Dallas Independent School District's most recent four year graduation rate is 81.3%, up from 62.5% in 2007. 1.
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MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Miguel Solis, President, District 8

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ACCOLADES, AND INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS
Recognition of Elected/Public Officials Recognition of Students, Schools, and Staff

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PRESENTATION OF BOARD RECOGNITIONS PUBLIC FORUM (SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS)

Persons desiring to address the Board may register prior to the Board Meeting by calling the Board Services Office at (972) 925-3720 during regular business hours. The deadline for registering to address the Board is 5 p.m., the day preceding the Board Meeting. Speakers on Board Briefing Day are limited to specific agenda items. [See BE(LOCAL)] Persons who have not addressed the Board on Board Briefing Day, but who are properly registered, may address the regular Board Meeting as to agenda items, policies, or matters of public concern. At all other times during Board Meetings, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board. No presentation shall exceed three minutes. Ref: Board Policy BED(LOCAL). Delegations consisting of two or more persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board.

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REPORTS
Superintendent's Report Individual Board Trustee District Reports

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes Submitted for Approval

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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

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Consent Agenda Items 1. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Amendments to Board Policy AB (Local) District Name and Approve Waiving the Portion of BE (Local) Board Meetings Requiring Policies to be Submitted in a Given Month for Discussion Only (Sponsored by Deno Harris, Administrative Services) 2. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Amendments to Board Policy BBD (Local) Board Members Training and Orientation and Approve Waiving the Portion of BE (Local) Board Meetings Requiring Policies to be Submitted in a Given Month for Discussion Only (Sponsored by Deno Harris, Administrative Services) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Amendments to Board Policy BBD (Exhibit) Board Members Training and Orientation and Approve Waiving the Portion of BE (Local) Board Meetings Requiring Policies to be Submitted in a Given Month for Discussion Only (Sponsored by Deno Harris, Administrative Services) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Amendments to Board Policy BP (Local) Administrative Regulations and Approve Waiving the Portion of BE (Local) Board Meetings Requiring Policies to be Submitted in a Given Month for Discussion Only (Sponsored by Deno Harris, Administrative Services) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Amendment to Board Policy DGB (Local) Employee Rights and Privileges Personnel-Management Relations (No Financial Impact) (Sponsored by Trustee Miguel Solis) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Amendments to Board Policy EHDC (Local) Alternative Methods for Earning Credit and Credit by Examination without Prior Instruction and Approve Waiving the Portion of BE (Local) Board Meetings Requiring Policies to be Submitted in a Given Month for Discussion Only (Sponsored by Ann Smisko, Deputy Superintendent) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Budget Amendments for September 25, 2014 Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Monthly Financial Reports and the Monthly Tax Report for the Period Ending July 31, 2014 Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify the Amount of Bills, Claims and Accounts for July 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014 Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with CZOT - MGS LLC to Add an Addition to George W. Truett Elementary School in Conjunction with the Bond Program (Not to Exceed $11,475,893.00 Bond Funds) Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with CZOT - MGS LLC to Renovate T.W. Browne Middle School In Conjunction with the Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program, During the Legally Permitted Period for Maintenance Note Expenditures (Not to Exceed $1,489,941.00 Limited Maintenance Tax Qualified School Construction Notes, Taxable Series 2013 Program, During the Legally Permitted Period for Maintenance Note Expenditures) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Increase to the Contracts for Commercial HVAC Preventive Maintenance and Repair Services Districtwide (Not to Exceed an Increase of $5,000,000/$15,000,000 Aggregate Through February 2015/General Operating Funds/Bond Funds/Special Revenue Funds) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Increase to the Contracts with Carrier Corporation and Trane U.S. Incorporated for Comprehensive HVAC Solutions & Services Districtwide (Not to Exceed an Increase of $2,000,000/$4,000,000 Annually/General Operating Funds/Bond Funds/Special Revenue Funds) -2-

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Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Purchase of K-12 Curriculum Program from Project Lead the Way for the College and Career Readiness Department (Not to Exceed $900,000 Over Two Years/General/Special Revenue Funds) Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Various Vendors for Student Perception Survey for the Evaluation and Assessment Department (Not to Exceed $1,000,000 Over Two Years with One (1) Year Renewable Option/General/Special Revenue Funds) Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize, Negotiate and Enter Into a Contract with Big Thought for Arts Enrichment Educational Project (Not to Exceed $1,100,000 Over One Year with One Year Renewable Option/General Funds) Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Completion of Work for the Contract with Big Sky - JQM JV for the Renovation of Pegasus Complex; Approve Change Order #1 ($25,938.67 Credit); and Authorize Final Payment in Conjunction with the Bond Program ($6,853.37 Bond Funds) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve a One-Year Lease Agreement with Frazier Revitalization, Inc. for the use of the Gymnasium at Julia C. Frazier Elementary School Located at 4600 Spring Avenue, Dallas, Texas; and Approval of the Waiver of Section 7 of Board Policy GKD (Local) to Waive the Fee Associated with the Use of the Facility Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize the County of Dallas to Represent the Dallas Independent School District in the Matter of Tax Foreclosure Sales by Public Sealed Bid or Private Sale (No Funding Required) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Renovation of the Dr. H. B. Bell Student Support Service Center Located At 2909 N. Buckner Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75228 (Not To Exceed $34,023.00 General Operating/Special Revenue) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Renovation of the Administration Building Located at 3700 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204 (Not to Exceed $50,036.00 General Operating/Special Revenue) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Renovation of the Administration Building Located at 3700 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204 (Not to Exceed $47,134.00 General Operating/Special Revenue) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify Services Provided by Carahsoft Technology Corporation for a Stakeholder, Volunteer, and Partner Management System with Hosting Services (Not to Exceed $225,000 Over One Year/General Operating) Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Donation from the Dallas Holocaust Museum Center of Transportation and Cost-Free Visits (Up to $32,000 Value / Gifts and Donations) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify the Acceptance of School Uniforms from the Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities to all Students of Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School ($40,000 Value/ Gifts and Donations) Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Partnership Agreement with Communities in Schools for Educational Enrichment and Support for Twelve Schools (Up to $360,000 Value/ Gifts and Donations) Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Partnership with Everfi and Accept the Donation of K-12 Critical Life Skills Programming (Up to $972,000 Value over Three Years) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify the Acceptance of a Donation from Marmico -3-

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DBA Miller and Associates of Kitchen Equipment for the Culinary Arts Program at Skyline High School (Up to $40,000 Value) 29. Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Donation from Junior League of Dallas' Grants for Innovative Teaching to Dallas ISD Educators (Funding in the Amount of $109,079.80 / Gifts and Donations) Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Donation from the Dallas Education Foundation of the Texas Instruments STEM Awards ($70,000 Funding/ Gifts and Donations) Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept a Donation from the Dallas Education Foundation for Imagine 2020 In-School Tutoring ($737,530.00 Funding/ Gifts and Donations) Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept the Donation of College Banners from the College Football Playoff Foundation (Up to $75,000 Value / Gifts and Donations) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Amendment to Board Action Dated June 26, 2014 Per Board File Number 61954 for City Year for Youth Development Services for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $1,600,000 Over Four Years) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify a Payment for Ruth Mardock (Not to Exceed $19,000/General Operating Funds) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Service Agreement Between the Dallas Independent School District and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas, Inc. (No Financial Impact) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Application for an Expedited State Waiver of Participation in the Teacher Portal Component of the Texas Assessment Management System (TAMS) (No Financial Impact) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Agreement with the Children's Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science at Houston to Provide Early Childhood Teachers with Free Access to Professional Development and Progress Monitoring Tools Through the CLI Engage Integrated Web-based Platform, 2014-2015 School Year (No Financial Impact) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve a Waiver of Board Policy CH (Local) as it Relates to Submitting a Separate Competitive Procurement, Regarding Board Action Dated May 22, 2014 (Board Document 61896) which Increased the Contract with Tel West Network Services Corporation for Internet Access Services (No Additional Funding Required) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify Expenditures, Approve an Increase to the Contract for Insight Public Sector for Network Electronics and Services for Various Departments Districtwide, and Waive of Board Policy CH (Local) as it Relates to Submitting a Separate Competitive Procurement (Not to Exceed $19,845,693 of which $8,945,693 is for Ratification of Past Expenditures and $10,900,000 Additional/General Operating Funds/Bond Funds/E-Rate Eligible) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify and Approve Expenditures for Tel West Network Services Corporation for Telecommunication Carrier Services Districtwide Between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013 (Not to Exceed $765,394.93/General Operating Funds) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify Expenditures in the Amount of $3,594,539.99 on the Contract for AT&T Global Services for Districtwide Telecommunication Carrier Services, and Waive Board Policy CH (Local) as it Relates to Submitting a Separate Competitive Procurement Regarding the $21,000,000 Increase Approved by Board File -4-

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ITEMS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE
Items Pulled for a Separate Vote Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Budget Amendments for September 1. 25, 2014 (Consent Item #7, Pulled by Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall) 2. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify the Amount of Bills, Claims and Accounts for July 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014 (Consent Item #9, Pulled by Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Increase to the Contracts for Commercial HVAC Preventive Maintenance and Repair Services Districtwide (Not to Exceed an Increase of $5,000,000/$15,000,000 Aggregate Through February 2015/General Operating Funds/Bond Funds/Special Revenue Funds) (Consent Item #12, Pulled by Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Increase to the Contracts with Carrier Corporation and Trane U.S. Incorporated for Comprehensive HVAC Solutions & Services Districtwide (Not to Exceed an Increase of $2,000,000/$4,000,000 Annually/General Operating Funds/Bond Funds/Special Revenue Funds) (Consent Item #13, Pulled by Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall) Consider and Take Possible Action to Authorize Negotiate and Enter into a Contract with Various Vendors for Student Perception Survey for the Evaluation and Assessment Department (Not to Exceed $1,000,000 Over Two Years with One (1) Year Renewable Option/General/Special Revenue Funds) (Consent Item #15, Pulled by Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve a One-Year Lease Agreement with Frazier Revitalization, Inc. for the use of the Gymnasium at Julia C. Frazier Elementary School Located at 4600 Spring Avenue, Dallas, Texas; and Approval of the Waiver of Section 7 of Board Policy GKD (Local) to Waive the Fee Associated with the Use of the Facility (Consent Item #18, Pulled by Administration) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify Services Provided by Carahsoft Technology Corporation for a Stakeholder, Volunteer, and Partner Management System with Hosting Services (Not to Exceed $225,000 Over One Year/General Operating) (Consent Item #23, Pulled by Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall) Consider and Take Possible Action to Accept a Donation from the Dallas Education Foundation for Imagine 2020 In-School Tutoring ($737,530.00 Funding/ Gifts and Donations) (Consent Item #31, Pulled by Trustees Bernadette Nutall and Joyce Foreman) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Amendment to Board Action Dated June 26, 2014 Per Board File Number 61954 for City Year for Youth Development Services for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $1,600,000 Over Four Years) (Consent Item #33, Pulled by Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify a Payment for Ruth Mardock (Not to Exceed $19,000/General Operating Funds) (Consent Item #34, Pulled by Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall) Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve a Waiver of Board Policy CH (Local) as it Relates to Submitting a Separate Competitive Procurement, Regarding Board Action Dated May 22, 2014 (Board Document 61896) which Increased the Contract with Tel West Network Services Corporation for Internet Access Services (No Additional Funding Required) (Consent Item #38, Pulled by Trustees Bernadette Nutall and Joyce Foreman) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify Expenditures, Approve an Increase to the -5-

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Contract for Insight Public Sector for Network Electronics and Services for Various Departments Districtwide, and Waive of Board Policy CH (Local) as it Relates to Submitting a Separate Competitive Procurement (Not to Exceed $19,845,693 of which $8,945,693 is for Ratification of Past Expenditures and $10,900,000 Additional/General Operating Funds/Bond Funds/E-Rate Eligible) (Consent Item #39, Pulled by Trustees Bernadette Nutall and Joyce Foreman) 13. Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify and Approve Expenditures for Tel West Network Services Corporation for Telecommunication Carrier Services Districtwide Between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013 (Not to Exceed $765,394.93/General Operating Funds) (Consent Item #40, Pulled by Trustees Bernadette Nutall and Joyce Foreman) Consider and Take Possible Action to Ratify Expenditures in the Amount of $3,594,539.99 on the Contract for AT&T Global Services for Districtwide Telecommunication Carrier Services, and Waive Board Policy CH (Local) as it Relates to Submitting a Separate Competitive Procurement Regarding the $21,000,000 Increase Approved by Board File 59890 (General Operating Funds/Bond Funds/E-Rate Eligible) (Consent Item #41, Pulled by Trustees Bernadette Nutall and Joyce Foreman)

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SPEAKERS TO NON-AGENDA ITEMS PRESIDENT'S CLOSING REMARKS ADJOURNMENT

If, during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed meeting or session of the Board of Trustees is required, then such closed executive meeting or session as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq., will be held by the School Board at the date, hour, and place given in this Notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this Notice as the School Board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including, but not limited to the following sections and purposes: Texas Government Code Section: 551.071 551.072 551.073 551.074 551.076 551.082 551.083 551.084 Private consultation with Board’s attorney. Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. Discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations. Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel. Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices. Considering discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against personnel. Considering the standards, guidelines, terms, or conditions the Board will follow, or will instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of employee groups. Excluding witnesses from a hearing.

Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed or executive meeting or session, then the final action, final decision, or final vote shall be either: (a) (b) in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof, as the School Board shall determine.

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Authorized and Approved by ___________________________________ on _____________ Board President or Designee Date Authorized and Approved by ___________________________________ on _____________ Superintendent of Schools or Designee Date
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS In keeping with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Sign language interpreters are available for this meeting upon twenty-four hour notice to the Board Services Office, (972) 925-3720. The Board of Trustees of the Dallas Independent School District reserves the right to waive any of its policies and/or a part of this agenda, pursuant to policy BF (Local). Meetings are televised live on Time Warner Cable System on Cable Channels 98, 491, and 492 and on AT&T Uverse Channel 99 (select- Dallas, -Channel 98). INTÉRPRETES DE LENGUAJE DE SEÑAS Para cumplir con la ley de los estadounidenses con discapacidades, los intérpretes de lenguaje de señas están disponibles para esta reunión solicitándolos con 24 horas de anticipación a la oficina de servicios de la Junta Escolar, al teléfono (972) 925-3720. La Junta Escolar del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas se reserva el derecho de prescindir de cualquiera de sus normas y/o una parte de la presente orden del día, según la norma BF (Local). Las reuniones son televisadas en vivo por el sistema de cable Time Warner en los canales 98, 491 y 492 y en AT&T Uverse canal 99 (Seleccione-Dallas, -canal 98).

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