The agreement, which will highlight a fairly routine board meeting, allows for a law enforcement presence on BSISD campuses, Interim Superintendent Michael Stevens said.

The district currently employs Marc Couch, former Howard County sheriff's deputy, as the truant officer for BSISD. Also, he teaches a law enforcement class at the high school.

Couch has performed his truant officer responsibilities for four years, while this marks the first year he has taught the law enforcement class, Chief Financial Officer Sandra Waggoner said.

The overall cost to the district is about $57,000, she added.

Also Thursday, trustees will hear a report on the status of the district's Accelerated Reading Instruction and Accelerated Mathematics Instruction programs.

Funds for these programs, Stevens noted, are provided by the state for early reading and math intervention for students having trouble with portions of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.

BSISD began implementing the programs in September 2005. Teachers in kindergarten, first and second grades concentrate on reading intervention, while instructors in grades 3-8 target mathematics intervention.

Officials said that $188,834 has been allocated to BSISD from the state this school year for the programs. Those funds will pay for 30 part-time aides to help with reading and math intervention, officials said.