December 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting
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1. Call meeting to order, roll call, establishment of a quorum and Pledge of Allegiance.
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2. Invocation.
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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 December 18, 2023, to give your name and topic you wish to comment on.
Presenter:
Ben Castillo, Attorney for EEISD
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4. RECOGNITIONS:
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4.a. Recognition of Cristal Labra Monroy, a 12th grade Edcouch-Elsa High School student who earned an Associate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and passed the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulations State Board Cosmetology Written Exam
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4.b. Recognition of Campus with the Highest Teacher Attendance Rate for the Month of November
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5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:
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5.a. Lone Star Governance-Student Outcomes Presentation
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5.b. S.A.F.E. Grant Summary Expenditures
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6. 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 will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence. |
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6.a. Approval of previous Board Meeting(s) Minutes:
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6.a.1. Regular Board Meeting-November 27, 2023
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6.a.2. District Safety and Security Committee Meeting-December 4, 2023
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6.a.3. Regular Board meeting-December 8, 2023
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6.b. BUSINESS AND FINANCE:
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6.b.1. Approval of Budget Amendments
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6.b.2. Approval of Expenditures over $25,000
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6.b.3. Discussion and approval of Tax Collection Report - October 2023
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6.b.4. Request for approval to extend the Independent Auditor Services agreement for Juarez CPA Firm PLLC, RFQ 2023-001, for the fiscal year 2023-2024
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6.b.5. Request for approval to purchase vehicle for Director of Security
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6.b.6. Approval of payment application #17 to E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc.
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6.b.7. Approval of Café & Dining decor for High School South
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6.b.8. Approval of the 2024 TASB Membership Renewal
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6.b.9. Request for approval to extend Real Estate Broker Agreement between EEISD and HCH Realty-RFP 2022-012
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6.c. HUMAN SERVICES:
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6.c.1. Discussion and action for approval to adopt revision to DH(LOCAL).
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6.c.2. Discussion and action for approval to add CKED(LOCAL)
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6.c.3. Discussion and action for approval to remove CKE(LOCAL) from Board Policy.
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6.d. STUDENT SERVICES:
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6.d.1. Approval to accept a donation from Irma Rodriguez, Agency/Owner of Employee Retirement Services LLC.
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6.e. TEACHING & LEARNING:
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6.e.1. Approval of SY 23-24 Staff Development Waiver to the Texas Education Agency to provide for a maximum of 2,100 total waiver minutes to use for professional development for districts and charter schools that provide operational and instructional minutes.
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6.e.2. State Compensatory Education Evaluation and Use of Funds for 2022-2023
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6.e.3. To approve the purchase of desktop computers for the Early College computer lab
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6.e.4. Approval of the 2023-2024 Memorandum of Understanding: Teach for America: Ignite Fellowship and Edcouch-Elsa
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6.e.5. Discussion and possible action to approve Class Size Waiver 2023-2024 as of December 2023
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6.e.6. Approval of the 2024-2029 Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D. House Bill 3 Goals
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6.f. STAFF TRAVEL:
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6.f.1. Request to approve travel to the 2024 TCASE Conference for Itza Flores and Virginio Gonzalez from February 5-7, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
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6.f.2. Approval of travel for Sylvia Hernandez to attend the TELPAS Writing Grade 2 Rangefinding meeting from January 15-19, 2024 in Round Rock, Texas.
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6.f.3. Approval of travel for Robert Larios to attend the Texas Educators Dance Association from January 9-13, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
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6.g. STUDENT TRAVEL:
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6.g.1. Approval of travel for the EEHS Boys & Girls Wrestling team and sponsors to attend the JV District Wrestling Tournament on January 27, 2024 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The sponsors are Caesar Salinas, Miguel Tinajero, Rosalie Tinajero and Leroy Rodriguez.
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6.g.2. Approval of travel for EE Wrestling team and sponsors to attend the District Tournament from January 30-February 1, 2024 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The sponsors are Caesar Salinas, Miguel Tinjero, Rosalie Tinajero and Leroy Rodriguez.
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6.g.3. Approval of travel for the EEHS Boys/Girls Wrestling team & sponsors to attend the Regional Wrestling Tournament from February 8-10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. The sponsors are Caesar Salinas, Miguel Tinajero, Rosalie Tinajero and Leroy Rodriguez.
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6.g.4. Approval of travel for EEHS Boys/Girls Wrestling team & sponsors to attend the State Wrestling Tournament from February 15-17, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The sponsors are Caesar Salinas, Miguel Tinajero, Rosalie Tinajero and Leroy Rodriguez.
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6.g.5. Approval for EEHS Band to participate in the TMEA Area Contest on January 6, 2024 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:
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7.a. Discussion and action to adopt the Resolution of the Board of Trustees Designating Non-Business Days for Public Information request during the 2023 and 2024 Calendar Year.
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7.b. Discussion and possible action to approve ADT Commercial for products and installation of new fire alarm systems at Santiago Garcia Elementary, Truan Jr. High School and SAIL Academy.
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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: |
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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.
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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)
Presenter:
Ben Castillo, Attorney for EEISD
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9. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:
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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.
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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)
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10. ADJOURNMENT:
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