March 18, 2024 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 18, 2024, 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 4th Six Weeks

4.b. Recognition of Campus with the Highest Teacher Attendance Rate for the Months of January and February

4.c. Recognition of Edcouch-Elsa Gold Brigade placing Runner Up-Contemporary Sweepstakes for scoring 90 and above on all 3 dances at the American Dance/Drill Team Competition.

4.d. Recognition of the Edcouch-Elsa Mariachi UIL State Competition at Seguin, TX. They received a Superior Rating and the entire Mariachi received outstanding performance medals. 

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

5.a. House Bill 3 Math Goal Progress

5.b. Monthly Walkthrough Data Report

5.c. Presentation on 4th six weeks Enrollment, Attendance and Average Daily Attendance

5.d. Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings

5.e. Lone Star Governance Board Monitoring Calendar

6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

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

6.a.1. Regular Board Meeting -February 21, 2024

6.a.2. Special Board Meeting-February 27, 2024

6.b. BUSINESS AND FINANCE:

6.b.1. Approval of Budget Amendments

6.b.2. EEISD Financial Report-Information Item

6.b.3. Approval of Expenditures over $25,000

6.b.4. Discussion and approval of Tax Collection Report - January 2024

6.b.5. Request for approval to rescind previous board approved vendor for RFP 2023-015

6.b.6. Request for approval to award vendor for RFP 2023-015

6.b.7. Approval of payment #20 to E3 Entregal Inc. 

6.b.8. Approval to purchase Meraki Renewal License through Texas DIR Cooperative Contract DIR-TSO-4167

6.b.9. Request for approval of audio and video upgrade for the EEISD board room by D-Tronics Home & Business

6.c. STUDENT SERVICES:

6.c.1. Approval to accept a donation from Joseph Conde of the Serenity Funeral Chapels

6.d. TEACHING & LEARNING:

6.d.1. 2024-2025 EEISD Lone Star Governance Board Monitoring Calendar Adoption

6.e. STUDENT TRAVEL:

6.e.1. Request to approve travel for the EEHS Boys & Girls Track team and school sponsors to Austin, Texas for the Texas Relays Track & Field from March 29-30, 2024. The school sponsors include Juan Aguinaga, Arianna Tanguma and Victor Cardenas.

6.e.2. Request to approve travel for the JFK Elementary Cheer team & sponsors to San Antonio, Texas to perform at Sea World on April 19, 2024. The school sponsors include Delfina Rodriguez and Belinda Guajardo. 

6.e.3. Request to approve travel for the Edcouch-Elsa Mariachi and school sponsors to Somerset, Texas for the TAME Mariachi Competition from April 12-13, 2024. The school sponsors include Marcos Garcia, Michael Sital, Velma Salas-Garcia, Amanda Martinez, Dr. Luis Canales and Merary Nava.

6.f. STAFF TRAVEL:

6.f.1. Request to approve travel for Cynthia S. Flores and Elena Garza from Child Nutrition Department to Austin, Texas for the Megacon 2024 Conference from May 13-16, 2024.

6.f.2. Request to approve travel for Raul Gonzalez to San Antonio, Texas for the 2024 Texas School Safety Conference from June 23-27, 2024.

6.f.3. Request to approve travel for Jorge Flores and Juan Elissetche from the Technology Department to South Padre Island, Texas for the 2024 Technology Conference from May 14-16, 2024. 

6.f.4. Request to approve travel for Grace Baranowski to Austin, Texas for the MTSS Behavior Conference Exchange 2024 from June 4-5, 2024. 

6.f.5. Request to approve travel for the Migrant Department staff to Houston, Texas for the Texas Network of Youth Services from June 4-7, 2024. The staff includes Leticia Hernandez, Erlinda Rios, Monica Vela, Tracie Villarreal and Beatrice Quintero. 

6.f.6. Request to approve travel for the EEISD Social Workers to San Marcos, Texas for the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) 2024 from April 28-May 1, 2024. The social workers include Candace Guerra, Nerayda Montemayor, Jessica Hernandez, Alexandra Alvarado, Gabriel Hernandez, Florinda Elizondo, Cyndi Briseno, Gloria Arismendi, Elvira Perez and Erica Tanguma.

7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

7.a. Discussion and Action to elect the Board of Directors of the 2024 Board of Region One Education Service Center. 

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)

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)

10. ADJOURNMENT: