August 17, 2020 at 5:45 PM - Board Business Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.A. Meeting Called to Order

1.A.1. Roll Call of Board Members Present and Declaration of Quorum Present______ Absent______

1.A.1.a. Mrs. Patti Radle

1.A.1.b. Mr. Arthur Valdez

1.A.1.c. Ms. Debra A. Guerrero

1.A.1.d. Mr. Ed Garza

1.A.1.e. Mr. Steve Lecholop

1.A.1.f. Mrs. Christina Martinez

1.A.1.g. Mrs. Alicia M. Perry 

1.A.2. Recording of Superintendent Present

1.A.2.a. Mr. Pedro Martinez

1.A.3. Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. Flag

1.A.4. Salute to the Texas Flag - "Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."

1.B. Citizens' Presentations - 60-minute total time limit for this item

2. Recognitions

2.A. Recognition of Great Employees Modeling our Standards (G.E.M.S.) Employee of the Year Awards

3. Governance

3.A. Acceptance of Bexar Appraisal District’s Certified Appraisal Roll for Tax Year 2020

3.B. Acceptance of the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate and Voter-Approval Tax Rate for Tax Year 2020 

3.C. Approval of Ordinance and Order Adopting Tax Rate for School Year 2020-2021

3.D. Presentation of Recommendations by the Blue Ribbon Task Force 

3.E. Approval of an Order Calling a Bond Election for November 3, 2020, Making Provision for the Conduct of the Election, and Resolving Other Matters Incident and Related to Such Election

3.F. Approval of the Joint Election Agreement between the District, Bexar County, and other Governmental Entities to Participate Jointly in the November 3, 2020, Elections Applicable to Registered Voters in the San Antonio Independent School District

3.G. Update on SAISD’s Plan to Safely Reopen Schools and the Request for Approval of the SAISD Reopening Plan for the 2020 – 2021 School Year

3.H. Approval of the Wellness and Leave Program

3.I. Approval of the Nomination for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Director Positions

3.J. Acceptance of the Charter Schools Compliance & Accountability Draft Audit Report as Recommended by the Finance and Audit Committee

3.K. Acceptance of the Draft Report for the Prior Year Follow Up – Facility and Athletic Rentals Audit as Recommended by the Finance and Audit Committee

3.L. SAISD Board of Trustee Committee Reports

4. Consent Agenda

4.A. Approval of the Contract between SAISD and College Board for SAT School Day and PSAT/NMSQT for the 2020-2021 School Year

4.B. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SAISD and Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

4.C. Approval of the Renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding between SAISD and Alamo Colleges  District, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA) for the College Preparatory Mathematics and English Language Arts Courses

4.D. Approval of the Renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SAISD and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to Implement a Master’s in Education Degree in Educational Leadership Program

4.E. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SAISD and Arizona State University for Dual Enrollment in the Harvard National Education Equity Lab Courses

4.F. Approval of the Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Arizona State University for Verizon Innovative Learning Lab at Rhodes Middle School

4.G. Approval of the Amendment to the University Health System (UHS) License Agreement for Use of District Property

4.H. Approval of Commitment Forms for Education Service Center, Region 20 (ESC-20) Services for 2020-2021

4.I. Approval of Request for Waiver of Penalty and Interest

4.J. Approval of Minor General Contractor for the Innovative Outdoor Playground at Huppertz Elementary School

4.K. Approval of the First Amendment to the Occupancy Agreement between SAISD and Broadway SA Investors GP, LLC

4.L. Approval of Procurement Services’ Recommendations for Bids, Proposals, and Awards 

4.M. Approval of the Memorandum of Agreement between San Antonio Independent School District and Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc. 

4.N. Approval of Minutes for the following meetings:

4.N.1. July 7, Special Board Meeting

4.N.2. July 20, 2020 Board Business Meeting

4.N.3. July 30, 2020 Special Board Meeting

5. Closed Session

5.A. The Board will convene in Closed Session as authorized by the Texas Government Code Chapter 551, et. Seq. (TGC 551.071, TGC 551.072, and TGC 551.074)

5.A.1. Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate, including legal issues on the acquisition process. (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.072)

5.A.2. Deliberation regarding personnel matters, including but not limited to employment, duties, discipline, reassignment, resignation, retirement, reclassification and dismissal of an employee.  (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

5.A.3. Consultation with Superintendent and discussion regarding the Superintendent’s recommendation of the candidate to be hired for the position of Deputy Superintendent - Academics & Student Services. (TGC 551.074)

5.A.4. Consultation with Superintendent and discussion regarding the Superintendent’s recommendation of the candidate to be hired for the position of Associate Superintendent - Strategy and Innovation (TGC 551.074)

5.A.5. Consultation with Superintendent and discussion regarding the Superintendent’s recommendation of the candidate to be hired for the position of Chief Communications Officer. (TGC 551.074)

5.A.6. Deliberation and consultation with attorney regarding request for unpaid leave of absence by employee under Board Policy DGB (LOCAL). (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

5.A.7. Consultation with Superintendent and discussion regarding the Superintendent’s recommendation of the candidate to be hired for the position of Chief of Staff & Diversity Officer. (TGC 551.074)

5.B. The Board will reconvene in Open Session and take appropriate action on items discussed in Closed Session.

6. Adjournment

6.A. Adjournment