September 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call meeting to order, roll call, establishment of a quorum and Pledge of Allegiance. (OTHER)

2. Invocation.(OTHER)

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 September 18, 2024 to give your name and topic you wish to comment on. (EXEMPT)  

4. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT: (OTHER)

4.a. 2023-2024 STAAR District Test Results

4.b. Texas Board of Nursing Guidance on Administering Over the Counter Medications in Schools

4.c. Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings 

5. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: (OTHER)

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

5.a.1. Regular Board Meeting-August 19, 2024

5.b. BUSINESS AND FINANCE:

5.b.1. EEISD Financial Report-Information Item

5.b.2. Approval of Budget Amendments

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

5.b.4. Approval of Tax Collection Report - July 2024

5.b.5. Approval of Payment Application #26 to E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc.

5.b.6. Approval of 3Sixty Integrated quote for Open Eye Video Surveillance System

5.b.7. Approval of quote for iamGIS Proposal and Contract for software package

5.b.8. Approval of a donation for the EEHS JROTC Program

5.b.9. Approval of donations for the E-E High School Gold Brigade Dance Team

5.b.10. Approval to accept the certified appraisal roll for tax year 2024 for the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District

5.b.11. Approval to appoint the District's Executive Director of Finance and Operations as the designated officer responsible for calculating and reporting the no-new revenue tax rate and the voter approval tax rate as determined by state law

5.b.12. Approval to solicit RFP for district wide photography services. 

5.b.13. Approval of Tax Collection Report-August 2024

5.c. CONTRACTS:

5.c.1. Approval of an MOU between Edcouch-Elsa ISD and STC. South Texas College Continuing Education will issue Continuing Education Certificates of Completion to E-E High School students who successfully complete CE Workforce Continuing Education courses.

5.d. HUMAN RESOURCES:

5.d.1. Approval of Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) Appraisers

5.d.2. Approval of emergency permit to be issued for Culinary Arts teacher

5.d.3. Approval of UTRGV education program affiliation agreement

5.d.4. Approval of extra days from 187 to 226 for K9 handler to compensate for summer duties

5.d.5. Approval of 2024-2025 Superintendent Performance Evaluation Instrument 

5.e. SOCIAL SERVICES:

5.e.1. Approval of the 2024-2025 Physician's Standing Orders for Edcouch-Elsa ISD

5.f. TEACHING AND LEARNING:

5.f.1. Consider and approve Edcouch-Elsa's ISD's resolution to apply for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Community Outdoor Outreach Program  (COOP) grant funds for the amount of $100,000

5.f.2. Approval to purchase 110 Acer Chromebooks for the after-school enrichment program at JFK Elementary, LBJ Elementary, RCR Elementary and Santiago Garcia Elementary

5.f.3. Ratification of payment of 83 laptops for McKinney Vento Students

5.f.4. Consider and approve the purchase of 1,250 IXL reading and math licenses

5.g. STUDENT TRAVEL:

5.g.1. Approval of travel for EEHS Upward Bound students and Erika Victory, Upward Bound Facilitator to attend the Universal Technical Institute on September 27, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

5.g.2. Approval of travel for the EEHS/CTE Cosmetology and Barber students to attend the Houston Image Expo from October 27-28, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The CTE school sponsors include Yvette Lopez, Savannah Rodriguez and Iris Lopez.

5.h. STAFF TRAVEL:

5.h.1. Approval of travel for JJ Garza and AJ Garza, EEHS-FFA staff to travel to Duncan, Oklahoma from October 7-13, 2024 to purchase swine for the 2024-2025 swine exhibitors.

5.h.2. Approval of travel for Robert Larios, Drill Team Teacher, to attend the 2025 Texas Dance Educators Association Convention from January 8-11, 2025 in Houston, Texas. 

5.h.3. Approval of travel for Mari Olivarez to attend the Fall 2024 ACET Conference from October 29-31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. 

5.h.4. Approval of travel for Monica Vela, Migrant and Parental Director to attend the 2024 Parent & Family Engagement Conference from October 15-18, 2024 in Houston, Texas. 

5.h.5. Approval of travel for JJ Garza and AJ Garza, Agriculture Science Teachers to purchase swine for the 2024-2025 swine exhibitors on October 6, 2024 in Colorado City, Texas.

5.h.6. Approval of travel for Gabriela Palomo to attend the Texas Assessment Conference from November 4-6, 2024 in Round Rock, Texas.

6. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

6.a. Discussion and possible action to adopt Disaster Relief Resolution

6.b. Discussion and action to consider an order authorizing the defeasance and redemption of a portion of the District's outstanding unlimited tax bonds and approving all other instruments and procedures related thereto.

6.c. Discussion and action to adopt the No-New-Revenue-Tax Rate and Voter Approval Tax Rate for Tax Year 2024 for the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District.  

6.d. Discussion and possible action of approval of Professional Development Plan. 

6.e. Discussion and action to approve 2024-2025 Tax Rate.

7. 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: (EXEMPT)

7.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.

7.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)

7.c. Discussion on Superintendent's Evaluation.

7.d. Discussion on Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings.

8. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION: (OTHER)

8.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.

8.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)

8.c. Approval of Superintendent's Evaluation.

9. ADJOURNMENT: (OTHER)