Exhibit ILD Page 1 CONSIDER EMERGENCY APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF REVISED LOCAL POLICY EIA Due to recently enacted legislation, Administration submits for Board consideration emergency approval and adoption of revised Local Board Policy EIA entitled Academic Achievement: Grading/Progress Reports to Parents. ‘August, 2009Exhibit 1-D Page 2 RESOLUTION NO. 08-09-193 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IRVING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, APPROVING BOARD POLICY EIA (LOCAL), AS REVISED, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER WHEREAS, the 81" Session of the Texas Legislative enacted SB-2033 adding Section 28.0216 to the Tex Educ Code related to grading policies and student grades; and WHEREAS, SB-2033, as enacted, made the Act effective with the 2009-2010 school year; and WHEREAS, the District's Administration and the Board’s Policy Review Committee have reviewed Policy EIA, the enacted legislation, and have proposed and recommend Policy EIA (LOCAL) be amended and approved substantially in the form attached to this Resolution as Exhibit “A”; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees, desires to accept the recommendations, and adopt Policy EIA (LOCAL) as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE IRVING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT: n 1: The above and foregoing recitals be, and are hereby, found to be true and correct, and are incorporated into the body of this Resolution verbatim. Section 2: Board Policy EIA (LOCAL) issued December 2, 2002, amended April 16, 2007, and is hereby, revised or amended substantially in the form attached to this Resolution as Exhibit “ and is hereby approved and adopted, as revised. Section 3: The enumerated Policy EIA (LOCAL), as revised, shall take effect with the 2009- 2010 school year. Section 4: Due to the urgency of implementing the Policy EIA by the 2009-2010 school year, the Board of Trustees hereby waives the requirements to adopt Board Policies only after second reading n 5: It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Resolution was considered was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting was given and posted, all as required by Chapter 551, Tex Gov't Code, as amended. Section 6: Whereas, an emergency is apparent for the immediate preservation of order, health, safety, and general welfare of the public that requires this Resolution to become effective immediately; therefore, it shall be effective from and after the date of its passage, and itis so enacted. IT IS SO ORDERED. Resolution No. 08-09-193 Page | of 2 ‘August 3, 2008Exhibit ILD Page 4 EIA (LOCAL) ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: GRADING/PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS Recently enacted legislation included SB 2033 which amended Chapter 28 of the Education Code adding a new section, 28.0216 entitled District Grading Policy. As a result, Administration's review of Board Policy EIA (Local) requires the deletion noted on page 3 of 3 within the policy section entitled Recording Failing Grades. As per SB 2033, establishing a numeric grade threshold ie. 50, is no longer enforceable. Also, found on page 1 of 3 are two new policy sections entitled Purpose of Grades and Grading Philosophy which are intended to articulate the District's beliefs in regards to the assignment of grades as part of student learning, Presently, TASB Policy Services is reviewing all policies impacted by the 81* Regular Legislative Session and additional revisions to EIA (Local) are expected. However, due to the upcoming teacher in-service during the month of August and the September 1* effective date, a sense of urgency is associated with this policy. Therefore, Administration recommends an emergency adoption in lieu of the customary review and approval process used when considering changes to a district policy. duly 29, 2009 Policy Review Committoe: At PURPOSE OF GRADES, “measure and* added for clarity; at GRADING PHILOSOPHY, last bullet, substituted "be informed’ for clarity; at ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, deleted reference to “grade penalties on assignments or tests," revised policy section ttle by deleting "FAILING" and “teacher” revised to “teacher's.” ‘August 3, 2009 Page 1 of 7