The Galena Park Independent School District Board of Trustees welcomes you. We hope you will find this meeting informative. Here, you will see your Board in action as it makes policy for public education in Galena Park ISD.
The Board sets the direction your schools will take in educating your children, deciding which subjects schools should offer and which extracurricular activities they will provide. The Superintendent of Schools is responsible for seeing that those policies are implemented.
Our community exercises final approval because it elects the Board, and each member must stand for election every three years.
You are urged to join us at our meetings, to become involved with your schools and to help ensure that we provide quality education for your children and for all learners. Open lines of communication make Galena Park ISD a leader in quality education. Together, our commitment to educational excellence will benefit the entire community.
If you have a concern, the best place to begin is with those directly involved and responsible, usually at the specific school -- with the teacher and/or principal. Most problems or concerns can be quickly resolved at the campus level.
However, there are matters, which should be brought to the Board of Trustees and the Superintendent. And, as representatives of your community, we are available to hear your concerns. If you wish to appear before the Board, please contact the Superintendent's Office (832-386-1202) at least two weeks prior to the scheduled Board meeting. The issue will be considered for agenda inclusion.
If you wish to appear before the Board of Trustees to address a specific topic, please keep in mind that an individual address the board may not use the name of, or address the character of any student, staff or Board member. An individual addressing the Board may not address complaints and concerns that are covered by other policies. The address may not exceed three minutes. It is also important to realize that the Board may not take any action on items presented under the Citizen Participation portion of the meeting agenda. The purpose of the public participation portion of the meeting is to offer the public an opportunity to share varying views with the Board.
An individual addressing Board should also be aware that groups of more than three persons shall appoint an individual to present their view before the Board. The Board president or his/her designee reserves the right to deny an individual's request to speak before the Board if the president or his/her designee determines that the individual has exhausted the topic during previous Board meetings.
Please remember that we welcome and value your ideas, questions and suggestions. For more information, please contact Criag Eichhorn in the department of School/Community Relations. With your help we can achieve our goal of providing all students an exemplary education.
• Call to Order: A quorum of four members is necessary to transact business.
• Invocation/Pledge
• Approval of Minutes: The official minute book is maintained for public inspection in the Superintendent's office.
• Student/Staff Recognition: Student achievers and new personnel are recognized.
• Academic Spotlight: Overviews of various district programs are presented.
• Audience Items: Visitors are recognized and persons making a written request have the opportunity to speak.
• Action Items: These items are presented as a motion by a Trustee or a recommendation from the Superintendent.
• Discussion Items: These may become action items at a later meeting but are presented initially to give members an opportunity to study the issue prior to final vote.
• Information Items: These are reports from the Superintendent, administrative staff or trustees may or may not require eventual action. Non-agenda items may not be voted on nor discussed.
• Executive Session: State law allows Trustees to adjourn to closed session to discuss topics regarding personnel, legal counsel, and site acquisition or sale.
As the official governing body for your schools, your School Board is responsible, under Texas law, to:
• Establish policy. The administration implements policy and supervises school operations.
• Employ and evaluate the school Superintendent. Your School Board is responsible for hiring, then evaluating, the chief administrator who oversees all operations of the Galena Park ISD.
• Approve the appointment of teachers and staff members upon the Superintendent's recommendation.
• Authorize development/revision of curriculum.
• Secure money to operate the schools. This includes authorizing expenditures and building programs.
• Work with the Superintendent in determining the district's educational standards and goals.
• Interpret the needs of the community regarding educational programs.
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