February 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call meeting to order, roll call, establishment of a quorum and Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Invocation.

3. OPEN FORUM:  Comments from the public. Citizen Communications: (Limit of 3 minutes per speaker/group) Public Audience: Public comments for this meeting will be held as follows: Members of the public, if you wish to comment before the Board, you must email comments@eeisd.org by 6:00 p.m. on February 20, 2023 to give your name and topic you wish to comment on.   Individuals must send in their comments or questions to the body of the email.

4. RECOGNITIONS:

4.a. Recognition of Campus with the Highest Student Attendance Rate for the Month of January

4.b. Recognition of Campus with the Highest Teacher Attendance Rate for the Month of January

4.c. Recognition of Counselors

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

5.a. EEISD 2022-2023 Enrollment and Attendance Report

5.b. Budget Timeline Fiscal Year 23-24

5.c. EEISD Facility Rental Agreement 

5.d. EEISD Texas Public School Week Schedule

6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

6.a. Approval of previous Board Meeting(s) Minutes:

6.a.1. Regular Board Meeting - 01/18/2023

6.a.2. Special Board Meeting - 01/25/2023

6.b. Approval of Tax Collection Report - December 2022

6.c. Approval of expenditures over $25,000

6.d. Approval of the Audit Firm for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year

6.e. Approval of Payment App#7 for E3 Entregal Solutions, Inc.

6.f. Approval for the elementary & sixth grade campus principals to attend the TEPSA Summer Conference in Round Rock, Texas from June 7-9, 2023

6.g. Approval for Alejandro Cavazos-EEHS/CTE to attend Fire Fighter Academy Workshop in Corpus Christi, Texas from April 12-15, 2023

6.h. Approval for Mariachi to attend the UIL State Contest in Seguin, Texas from February 24-25, 2023

6.i. Approval for Varsity Baseball Coaches and Athletes to attend the Varsity Baseball Tournament (Mira's Baseball Classic) from March 2-4, 2023 in Corpus Christi, Texas

6.j. 2023-2024 EEISD Academic Calendar Adoption 

6.k. Approval for EEHS Tennis to attend the Laredo Border Olympics Tennis tournament in Laredo, Texas from February 23-25, 2023

6.l. Approval to add bank authorized signer Dr. Alda T. Benavides and Amanda Najar and to remove Dr. Gregory Rodriguez

6.m. Approval for Celina Silva to attend the 2023 Leadership Symposium in Austin, Texas from February 20-22, 2023

6.n. Approval of MOU between Texas State University, an institution of higher education, and Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D.

6.o. Approval of MOU between Behavioral Health Solutions of South Texas (BHSST), a non-profit center for integrated prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery, & research, and Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D.

6.p. Approval for CTE/DECA to attend the DECA State Competition from March 9-11, 2023 in Dallas, Texas

6.q. Approval for Leonel Hinojosa to attend the Texas School Guardian Program from March 5-7 2023 in Marble Falls, Texas

6.r. Approval of Payment #1 final payment for Demo-Con, Inc. 

6.s. Approval for Lydia Gonzalez and Chrissy Moreno to attend the ASCENDER 2023 First Annual User Conference in San Antonio, Texas from June 27-29, 2023

6.t. Approval for Xavier Rios and Mirayda Cerda to attend the 2023 State Career Development Conference in Dallas, Texas from March 9-11, 2023

6.u. Approval of EEISD ACE Archery teams (JFK, CFT & EEHS) to compete at the NASP State Archery Tournament in Belton, Texas on Wednesday, March 22, 2023

6.v. Approval for the purchase of nineteen (19) different STEM kits from PCS Edventures! for use with ACE program schools, to include JFK, RCR, LBJ, SG, DYAA, and Carlos F. Truan Junior High

7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

7.a. Discussion and Action on approval of Campus Chromebook Purchase

7.b. Discussion and Action on approval of High School Campus Chromebook Purchase

7.c. Discussion and Action on approval of 2022-2023 EEISD Sick Leave Bank Handbook and Guidelines

8. CLOSED SESSION:  The superintendent requests that the Board of Trustees convene in closed meeting as authorized by the provisions of the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.  This executive session is in accordance with the Texas Government Code Section:

8.a. 551.074 for the purpose of discussing personnel, considering appointment, employment, resignation, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

8.b. Consultation with legal counsel regarding a.)  pending or contemplated litigation b.)  settlement offer; or c.)  matter in which the duty of the attorney to Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (TX.Gov't. Code 551.071)

8.c. Discussion on matters related to the Interim Head Football Coach position and stipend.

9. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

9.a. 551.074 Discussion and action regarding personnel, considering appointment, employment, resignation, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

9.b. Discussion and action regarding consultation with legal counsel regarding a.)  pending or contemplated litigation b.)  settlement offer; or c.)  matter in which the duty of the attorney to Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (TX.Gov't. Code 551.071)

9.c. Discussion and Action on matters related to the Interim Head Football Coach position and stipend.

10. ADJOURNMENT: