April 17, 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 April 17, 2024, to give your name and topic you wish to comment on.   

4. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

4.a. Eureka Math

4.b. Monthly Walk Through Data Report

4.c. Lone Star Governance Board Quarterly Self Evaluation-(Kara Belew)

4.d. Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings

5. INFORMATION ITEM:

5.a. E3 Entregal Presentation

5.b. 2024-2025 Professional Contracts and Letter of Reasonable Assurances will be distributed using Frontline Central.

5.c. EEISD Board Policy Review by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for the 2024-2025 year. 

6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

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

6.a.1. Regular Board Meeting-March 18, 2024

6.a.2. District Safety and Security Committee Meeting-March 20, 2024

6.a.3. Board Workshop-March 25, 2024

6.b. BUSINESS AND FINANCE:

6.b.1. Approval of Budget Amendments

6.b.2. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report 1st Quarter (Jan-March)

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

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

6.b.5. EEISD Financial Report

6.b.6. Approval of Payment Application #21 to E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc.

6.b.7. Request approval to renew Frontline Education Renewal Notice. 

6.b.8. Request for approval to send cafeteria dining room furniture to Bonds & Bonds Auction House 

6.b.9. Request to approve vendor for RFP 2024-018 Fencing at Carlos F. Truan Jr. High School

6.b.10. Request to approve vendor for RFP 2024-019 Fencing at RCR Elementary

6.b.11. Request to approve the purchase of Teachtown Licenses for the students who require a functional curriculum

6.b.12. Request to extend contracts for the following Contracted Services:
Roberto Huerta, Orientation & Mobility
Believe N Care, Occupational Therapy
Gloria Rich, VI Services
Kid Care Therapies, Physical Therapy Services

6.b.13. Possible action to approve a request by the City of Edcouch to place a sanitary sewer line along the east property line of HCAD Tract IDs 326131 (Ag Farm Property) and 512330 (Performing Arts Property) owned by EEISD within an easement. 

6.c. HUMAN RESOURCES:

6.c.1. Approval to update the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar for the months of July 2024, August 2024 and June 2025 to add district closure dates of July 12th, July 19th, July 26th, August 2nd of 2024, and June 6th, June 13th, June 20th of 2025.

6.c.2. Approval to increase Summer School Rate for Administrators from $50.00 per hour to flat rate of $5000 for elementary and middle school, $7,000 for Jorge R. Gutierrez Early Childhood Center, and $9000 for Edcouch-Elsa High School.

6.d. TEACHING & LEARNING:

6.d.1. Accept HB3 Reading (Feb 2024) and HB3 Math (March 2024) report (s).

6.d.2. Review Edcouch-Elsa ISD 2024 Summer Learning Programming

6.d.3. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Edcouch-Elsa ISD and The County of Hidalgo, Texas (Juvenile Board)

6.e. CONTRACTS:

6.e.1. Approval of Interlocal Cooperation Contract to send one migrant student to attend the Migrant Summer One-Week Day Camp at UTRGV in Edinburg, Texas. 

6.e.2. Approval of the Memorandum Of Understanding between Edcouch-Elsa ISD and Rio Grand Valley Linking Economic and Academic Development (RGV Lead)

6.f. STUDENT TRAVEL:

6.f.1. Ratification of travel for the EEHS FFA Poultry CDE Team & school sponsor to Sinton, Texas for the Area Contest & State Qualifications on April 10, 2024. The school sponsor includes AJ Garza. 

6.f.2. Ratification of travel for EEHS Boys & Girls Track team & school sponsors to San Antonio, Texas for the Region IV Track & Field Championships from April 18-20, 2024. The school sponsors include Juan Aguinaga, Arianna Tanguma, Victor Cardenas, Estella Sandoval and Julio Smith.

6.f.3. Approval of travel for the EEHS/rootED/Gear Up students and school sponsors to Texas A&M University on April 23, 2024 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school sponsors include Bianca Aguinanga, Cynthia Ramirez and Elijah Jones. 

6.f.4. Approval of travel for the EEHS UIL Academics to San Antonio, Texas for the UIL Academic Regional Meet from April 25-27, 2024. The school sponsors include Joaquin Jasso, Marissa Marmolejo, Ronnie Garza, Alondra Velasquez, Belinda Rubio, Ben Ozuna and Melissa Cantu.

6.f.5. Approval of travel for the EEHS Boys & Girls Track team & school sponsors to Austin, Texas for the Track & Field State Championships from May 2-3, 2024. The school sponsors include Juan Aguinaga, Victor Cardenas, Estella Sandoval and Julio Smith.

6.f.6. Approval of travel for the EEHS Upward Bound students to attend the College Exploration at Texas A&M from May 17-1, 2024.

6.f.7. Approval of travel for the CFT 7th grade students and school sponsors in San Antonio, Texas for the End of the Year trip to Six Flags on May 17, 2024. The school sponsors include Ms. Hinojosa and Ms. Gonzalez.

6.f.8. Approval of travel for PFC David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy/Stuco students and school sponsors to San Antonio, Texas for a trip to Six Flags on May 22, 2024. The school sponsors include Erick Hurtado and Cynthia Briseno.

6.f.9. Approval of travel for CFT/STEM Academy students and school sponsors to San Antonio, Texas for a trip to Six Flags on May 22, 2024. The school sponsors include K. Miller and P Ramirez. 

6.f.10. Approval of travel for the IBC students and teachers to South Padre Island, Texas for an IBC Senior Trip on May 24, 2024. The school sponsors include IBC teachers.

6.f.11. Approval of travel for the EEHS Band and school sponsors to Austin, Texas for the UIL State Solo-Ensemble on May 26-27, 2024. The school sponsors include Joel Cazares, Adrian Garcia and Saul Torres. 

6.f.12. Approval of state travel for EEHS Mariachi students and school sponsors to New York City for Carnegie Hall performance from June 16-20, 2024. The school sponsors include Marcos Garcia, Michael Sital, Velma Salas-Garcia, Amanda Martinez and Luis Canales. 

6.g. STAFF TRAVEL:

6.g.1. Approval of travel for Elizabeth Rivera to attend the TELPAS Review from May 13-17, 2024 in Austin, Texas. 

6.g.2. Approval of travel for Leonel Casanova to attend the 2024 Technology Conference from May 14-16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. 

6.g.3. Approval of travel for Hermenegildo Gonzalez and Janie Herrera to attend the 2024 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Clinic (TABC) from May 16-18, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas. 

6.g.4. Approval of travel for Richard Nunez, Alexis Martinez and Lizandra Molina, EEHS Athletic Trainers to attend the Valley Athletic Trainers Association-SPATS from June 7-9, 2024 in South Padre Island, Texas. 

6.g.5. Approval of travel for Jose Raul Valdez, Jozabad Palacios and Monica Kasprzynski to attend the TASSP Law Conference from June 11-14, 2024 in Austin, Texas. 

6.g.6. Approval for Candelario Cerda to attend the TASSP Conference from June 12-14, 2024 in Austin, Texas. 

6.g.7. Approval for Yvette Lopez, Savannah Rodriguez and Iris Lopez to attend the TIVA Summer Conference from July 14-19, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.
 

6.g.9. Approval of travel for Frances Rocha to attend the Superintendent Summer Conference from June 5-7, 2024 in South Padre Island, Texas. 

7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

7.a. Discussion and Action to accept the HB 3-CCMR Monitoring Report and accepting the report.

7.b. Discussion and Action to approve the Lone Star Governance: School Board Quarterly Self-Evaluation.

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 proposed non-renewals and terminations of Chapter 21 contracts.

8.d. Discussion on terminations of chapter 21 probationary contracts.

8.e. Discussion on renewals of contracts.

8.f. Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings

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. Action to propose non-renewals of Chapter 21 contracts.

9.d. Action to terminate Chapter 21 probationary contracts.

9.e. Action for renewals of contracts. 

10. ADJOURNMENT: