July 30, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Special Meeting

Description:  The Board President, or designee, will call the meeting to order.

Description:  The Board President, or designee, will call the roll of members.

Description:  Citizens wishing to address the Board of Trustees have so indicated by listing their name on the Communications from the Public sign-in sheet located on the table at the entrance to the boardroom if the meeting is done in person, or at the link provided on the published board agenda if conducted remotely. Those signing have given a brief indication of the topics to be addressed.
Comments to the Board of Trustees under this provision will be limited to three minutes.
The members of the Board of Trustees will listen to citizen presentations during this portion of a regularly scheduled meeting, but they will not comment or participate in a discussion of the topic. 

Description:  Texas Education Agency guidance authorizes school districts to develop local policy that would exclude students who are receiving all-remote instruction from participating in extracurricular activities and elective courses open only to students in a particular University Interscholastic League (UIL) activity.  The UIL has clarified that students participating in remote learning  offered by their school district, whether synchronous or asynchronous, may participate in UIL activities if they meet all other UIL eligibility requirements in accordance with the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules but that districts may develop local policies with additional requirements for participation. 

Option 1: Addresses extracurricular activities only
[A student or an interdistrict transfer student] who is voluntarily participating in an all-remote instructional method, whether synchronous or asynchronous, shall not be permitted to participate in any extracurricular activity, practice, or performance for the grading period in which the student is receiving all-remote instruction.

Note: By taking no action on this resolution, students will be allowed to participate in any extracurricular activity, practice, or performance for the grading period in which the student is receiving all-remote instruction.

Description:  Operation Connectivity is a joint effot among Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Legislature, and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to connect Texas's 5.5 million public school students with a device and reliable internet connection.  On July 17, 2020, the Governor announced the allocation of $200 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to TEA for the purchase of eLearning devices and home internet solutions to enable remote learning duting the COVID-19 pandemic for Texas students who lack connectivity.  The program will provide matching funds for districts to facilitate purchases of necessary devices and hotspots.  TEA, through Region 4 Education Service Center, has worked with vendors to secure reduced prices and timely delivery to Texas school districts through a bulk order program.  Matching funds will be based on the number of economically disadvantage students in a district.  Districts may purchase necessary devices and hotspots through a new interlocal agreement with Region 4.  More information about Operation Connectivity is available on the TEA Website.