November 27, 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 November 27, 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 Teacher Attendance Rate for the Month of October 

4.b. Recognition of Campus with the Highest Attendance Rate for the 2nd Six Week's 

4.c. Recognition of Johnny Salinas from the Salinas Funeral Home for contributions made to Edcouch-Elsa ISD students

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

5.a. Presentation on 2nd Six Week's Enrollment and Attendance

5.b. Intruder Detection Audit Findings 

5.c. Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant Award: $3,253,575

5.d. ERate Update 

5.e. EEISD Math Instructional Update 

6. LONE STAR GOVERNANCE PRESENTATION

1. TENET Leadership Training with LSG Coach, Ms. Kara Belew

7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:
All items listed below are considered routine by the Board of Directors and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a Board Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.

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

7.a.1. Regular Board Meeting-October 18, 2023

7.a.2. Special Board Meeting-October 30, 2023

7.a.3. Special Board Meeting-November 13, 2023

7.b. BUSINESS AND FINANCE:

7.b.1. Approval of Expenditures over $25,000

7.b.2. Discussion and approval of Tax Collection Report - September 2023

7.b.3. Approval of payment application #16 to E3 Entegral Solution, Inc.

7.b.4. Request for Approval to purchase vehicle for Superintendent.

7.b.5. Information Item: Coaching staff to attend Region One ESC Certification Program to provide transportation to Competitions-Small Teams

7.c. STUDENT SERVICES:

7.c.1. Request to approve the donations of Salinas Funeral Home for bicycles for each six weeks for perfect attendance for the 2023-2024 school year.

7.d. TEACHING & LEARNING:

7.d.1. Request to approve Health and Human Service Commission Early Childhood Intervention Services Local Memorandum of Understanding Fiscal Year 2023-2024

7.d.2. Request to approve payment for the 2023-2024 tuition billing statement to the McAllen Regional Day School Program for the Deaf

7.d.3. Request to approve the purchase of the Practical Assessment Exploration System for the Special Education Champs Program

7.d.4. Request to approve the purchase of the Money Manager Program for the Special Education CHAMPS Program

7.d.5. Approval of the 2023-2024 Memorandum of Understanding: South Texas ISD-Half Day Programs and Edcouch-Elsa ISD Special Education

7.d.6. Approval of the 2024-2025 Partnership with the University of Texas at Austin Fellowship Using the Science of Engagement (FUSE) and EEISD

7.e. STAFF TRAVEL:

7.e.1. Approval of travel for Varsity Baseball Coaches to attend the Texas High School Baseball Coaching Association from January 11-13, 2024 in Round Rock, Texas. The Varsity Baseball Coaches are: Ryan Garza, Paul Medeles, Jr., Anthony Gomez and Carlos Salinas. 

7.e.2. Approval of travel for Maricela Olivarez, Laura Sanchez, Beatrice Rodriguez and Abraham Romero  to attend the Effective Implementation Cohort 2024 Annual Convening from January 22-24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. 

7.e.3. Approval of travel for Dr. Darren A. Cole-Ochoa to attend the Texas Association of School Administrators Midwinter Conference from January 28-31, 2024 in Austin, Texas

7.e.4. Ratification of approval of travel for Alector Cardenas to attend the TASCO Fall Convention from November 15-18, 2023 in Galveston, Texas

7.e.5. Approval of travel for Executive Director Dr. Antonio Layton Jr. to attend the TASA Midwinter Conference January 28-31, 2024 in Austin, Texas

7.e.6. Approval of travel for Benefits/HR Coordinator Robert Elizondo to attend the TASBO 2024 Engage Conference on February 18-20, 2024 in Houston, Texas. 

7.f. STUDENT TRAVEL:

7.f.1. Approval of travel for the Edcouch-Elsa Boys/Girls Wrestling team & sponsors to attend the Wrestling Tournament January 13, 2024 in Corpus Christi, Texas. 

7.f.2. Approval of travel for the E-E Girls Soccer team & sponsors to attend the Border Olympic Tournament from January 4-6, 2024 in Laredo, Texas. The sponsors are: Juan Romero, Alector Cardenas, Lori Ayala, Cristina Cisneros, Madeline Acevedo & Christian Navarro.

8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

8.a. Discussion and Action to cast a vote in the election for the 2024-2025 Hidalgo County Appraisal District Board of Directors

8.b. Discussion and Action for approval to adopt the TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 122

8.c. Discussion and possible action to accept the Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2022-2023

8.d. Discussion and possible action for the Dissolution of the Mid-Valley Co-op Agreement with the Member Districts-Monte Alto ISD and La Villa ISD

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.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.c. Discussion on Intruder Detection Audit Findings

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.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: