March 21, 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 March 21, 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:

• Campus with the Highest Student Attendance Rate for the Month of February
• Campus with the Highest Teacher Attendance Rate for the Month of February
• South Texas College December Graduate Yanissa Edlyn Ybarra
• Mariachi Azteca Juvenil
• One Act Play
• EEISD Diagnosticians, Licensed Specialist in School Psychology and Social Workers

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

5.a. EEISD 2022-2203 Enrollment and Attendance Report

5.b. Students' Math Performance and Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities Grant (LASO)

5.c. Mental Health Supports for Students and Staff

5.d. Upcoming Events

• College Fair for Staff
• EEISD FAFSA Day for Seniors in Partnership with Rio Grande Valley Leadership Class No. 8

6. PRESENTATIONS:

• Early College High School-Mary Garza
• Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjacket Football Program update. "The Building of a Champion", Believe, Achieve, Succeed.-Victor Cardenas

7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

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

1. Public Hearing Meeting-02/20/202
2. Regular Board Meeting-02/20/202
3. Special Board Meeting-03/06/2023

7.b. Approval of Budget Amendments

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

7.d. Discussion and approval of Tax Collection Report-January 2023

7.e. Approval for EEHS Staff to attend the Texas Computer Cooperative Conference from June 27-29, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas.

7.f. Approval for payment for November 8, 2022 General Election & Local Entities Elections

7.g. Approval for EEHS Staff to attend the TASSP Law Conference from June 13-16, 2023 in Austin, Texas. 

7.h. Approval for High School Boys to attend the State Powerlifting Meet from March 23-25, 2023 in Abilene, Texas. 

7.i. Approval for Maria Hilda Ayala and Jennifer Tanguma to attend the ASCENDER 2023 First Annual User Conference from June 27-29, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. 

7.j. Ratification of Out of Valley travel for HS Girls Powerlifting to attend the State Meet from March 16-19, 2023 in Frisco, Texas. 

7.k. Approval for EEHS Cosmetology, Nail Tech, Esthetics & Culinary students and staff  to attend the Skills USA State Leadership & Skills Conference from March 30-April 1, 2023 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

7.l. Approval for Child Nutrition Staff to attend the TASN Conference from June 10-13, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

7.m. Approval for Cynthia S. Flores and Elena Garza to attend the MegaCon Conference from May 9-11, 2023 in Austin, Texas. 

7.n. Approval for Cynthia S. Flores to attend the Annual National Conference from July 9-11, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.

7.o. Approval of 20 EEISD ACE staff to attend the 2023 Osti-Con Afterschool Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas to be held at the Omni Hotel from May 31st-June 2, 2023.

7.p. Approval of Texas Parks & Wildlife Community Outreach & Outdoor Program Grant Agreement and proposed student trips as outlined in the approved TPW COOP grant application

7.q. Approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Hidalgo County Head Start Program and the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District to collaborate in a partnership for full-day, full-school year early care ((PK3 & PK4) and education services for income-eligible who need services offered collectively by HCHSP and EEISD.

7.r. Renewal of 2023-2024 Amplify Reading HQIM curriculum (including all digital access) for Reading/Language Arts teachers grades Kindergarten through 8th (English & Spanish materials).

7.s. Approval of MOU between Tropical Texas Behavioral Health (TTBH), a community center organized under the provisions of the Texas Health & Safety Code, Chapter 534, and a government unit of the State of Texas, and the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District

7.t. Approval of the purchase of Raptor Emergency Management Suite Software, including Raptor Alert, Raptor Link, Drill Manager, and Raptor Accountability and Reunification. This cost will also include all professional learning services to support the implementation, adoption and usage o the Raptor Emergency Management Suite.

7.u. Approval for HS Mariachi to attend the TAME State Contest from April 13-15, 2023 in Bryan, Texas

7.v. Approval for EEHS Mariachi to attend the Mariachi USA Invitation in Los Angeles, CA

7.w. Approval for Yesenia Arce to attend the ASCENDER 2023 first conference in San Antonio, Texas from June 27-29,2023

7.x. Approval for Norma V. Layton, Myra Padilla, Adelita Gonzalez, Maria Perez and Aminta Silva to attend Frog Street Press Splash 2023 Conference in Grapevine, Texas from July 20-22, 2013

7.y. Approval of Payment #5 for South Texas BuildCon, LLC 

7.z. Approval for Benita Morales and Gena Padilla to attend ASCENDER 2023 First Annual Conference from June 27-29, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. 

7.aa. Approval for EE Special Athletes & School Sponsors to attend the Special Olympics Summer Games from May 18-22, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. 

7.ab. Approval of Payment #8 for E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc. 

8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

8.a. Region One Education Service Center 2023 Elections of Board of Directors

8.b. Discussion and possible action to approve the purchase of 12 Samsung Interactive TVs for Ybarra Fine Arts Academy from Connection Public Sector Solutions.

8.c. Approval of Agreement on installation of bus shelters

9. 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:

9.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.

9.a.1. Discussion of Superintendent's recommendations for: proposed nonrenewal of term contracts; renewal of term contracts; initial offers of term contracts; renewal of probationary contracts; initial offers of probationary contracts; and termination of probationary contracts, of librarians, counselors, nurses, educational diagnosticians, classroom teachers, and other certified educators who are entitled to Chapter 21 contracts. 

9.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)

9.b.1. Discussion on proposed non-renewals and terminations of chapter 21 contracts. 

9.b.2. Discussion on terminations of chapter 21 probationary contracts.

9.b.3. Discussion of renewals of contracts.

10. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

10.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.

10.a.1. Action to propose non-renewals of chapter 21 contracts.

10.a.2. Action to terminate chapter 21 probationary contracts. 

10.a.3. Action to renew chapter 21 contracts and nonchapter 21 professional contracts. 

10.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)

11. ADJOURNMENT: