September 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

A.1. Pledge of Allegiance

A.2. Prayer

A.3. Roll Call

A.4. Public Audience 

A.5. Approval of School Board Meeting Minutes

A.5.a. Regular School Board Meeting Minutes of August 19, 2024

B. TAX RATE

B.1.  Discussion and action to approve a resolution for the setting of the maintenance & operations and debt service tax rates pursuant to the Governor's disaster declarations resulting from severe thunderstorms, large hail, and damaging wind.

B.2. Discussion and Action on the Adoption of the La Villa ISD Proposed Tax Rate for the 2024-2025 School Year.

C. CONSENT AGENDA
Policy BE (Local) states that the consent agenda shall include items of routine and/or recurring nature grouped together under one action item. All such items shall be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion, unless a Board Member requests that an item be withdrawn for individual consideration. The remaining items shall be adopted under a single motion and vote. 

C.1. District Expense Report For the Month of August 2024

C.2. Comparison of Revenues to Budget Report-Information Item Only

C.3. Tax Report for the month of August 2024

C.4. Approval of Functional Budget Amendment

D. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
     INFORMATION ITEMS:

D.1. City of La Villa Scholarships presentation.

D.2. Projected funding for 2023 CCMR Outcomes Bonus

E. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Discussion and action on the following:

E.1. Discussion and possible action to approve mentor stipends.

E.2. Discussion and possible action to approve La Villa ISD Education Foundation donation for specific purpose.

E.3. Discussion and possible action to approve adoption of Technology Applications Curriculum for grades K-8th -Proclamation 2024

E.4. Discussion and possible action to approve the MOU agreement with Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership Rio Grande Valley Collaborative Alliance for Rural Education and Employment Resources (RGV CAREER) through Region One ESC. 

E.5. Discussion and possible action to approve nomination for the RGV CAREER Advisory Board. 

E.6. Discussion and possible action to approve payment to Edcouch-Elsa ISD Special Education Coop. over $10,000.

E.7. Consider and take action to authorize the Superintendent to enter into any election agreements with the Hidalgo County Elections Administrator necessary for the provision of election services, including but not limited to leasing electronic voting equipment for the 2024 Board of Trustees Elections to be held on November 5, 2024.

E.8. Discussion and possible action to approve of innovative courses.

E.9. Discussion and possible action to approve second certified appraisers for T-TESS.

F. EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED TO PUBLIC)
Adjournment to closed or executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.075, 551.076, 551.082, 551.083, 551.084, 551.087 and the Texas Open Meetings Act.

F.1. Personnel Matters

G. RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING
Should any final action, final decision or final vote be required in the opinion of the Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed/executive session, then such final action, final decision or final vote shall be at the open meeting covered by this notice upon the reconvening of this public meeting.

G.1. Personnel Matters

H. ADJOURNMENT