December 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG, AND INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT
As a result of a state proclamation declaring a Temporary Suspension of Open Meetings Laws issued on March 16, 2020, designed to advance the public health goal of limiting face-to-face meetings (also called "social distancing"), this FSHISD Board Meeting will be conducted via videoconferencing, which will be audible to the Board and public and allow for two-way communication.

The Board President, presiding officer or trustees may not be physically present at one location but a quorum will be required for the meeting. The public may access this meeting via the FSHISD Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FSHISD. An electronic copy of the agenda packet may be viewed on the district’s website, located at www.fshisd.net.

A recording of the meeting will be available for viewing on the District’s website. Public comments should have been emailed to boardmeeting@fshisd.org prior to the beginning of the meeting by any member of the public wishing to address the Board of Trustees on an agenda item.

2. QUORUM

3. PUBLIC ADDRESS
Board Policy BED(LOCAL) sets out the requirements for Public Comments and Public Address portions of a meeting.  The Public Comment Portion of a meeting, involving non-agenda items, is only available at Regular Board Meetings, while the Public Address Portion involving posted open meeting agenda items, will be available at every Board Meeting.

There will be separate sign-in sheets for both types of public participation at Regular Meetings, and both must be filled out by no later than five (5) minutes before the scheduled start of a meeting.  If a person does not do so, they will not be permitted to participate.  Both types of sign-in sheets will be placed on a podium in the Professional Development Center located at 1908 Winans Road, San Antonio, Texas 78234.

At Special or Called Board Meetings, there will only be a sign-up sheet for addressing the Board about open meeting Agenda items, and this must be filled out by no later than five (5) minutes before the scheduled start of a meeting if a person wishes to address the Board on an open meeting Agenda item.

4. MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF NOVEMBER 19, 2020
The Superintendent recommends approving the minutes from the Regular Business Meeting of the Board of Trustees on November 19, 2020, as submitted.

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
A.  Teaching and Learning
B.  Principals' Reports
C.  Special Education Co-op
D.  Finance and Operations
E.  Technology
F.   Athletics
G.  COVID-19 Update

6. BOARD OF TRUSTEES' COMMENTS
A.  District, Local, and State Events
B.  Review of Conferences and Training Attended
C.  Student, Staff, and Trustee Achievements and Special Recognition

7. BOARD PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS' CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS COMPLETED / DEFICIENT
Report Only - No Action Needed

8. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2020
The Superintendent recommends adopting the Financial Report for November 2020 as submitted.

9. QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 9/1/20 TO 11/30/20 
The Superintendent recommends approving the Quarterly Investment Report for the period 9/1/20 to 11/30/20 as submitted.

10. FINANCIAL AUDITING FIRM FOR THE 2020- 2021 FISCAL YEAR
The Superintendent recommends approving the Financial Auditing Firm for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year as submitted.

11. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM STANTEC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FENCE AT THE ROBERT G. COLE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
The Superintendent recommends approving the selection of the architectural firm Stantec as the most highly qualified provider of architectural services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications for the construction of a new fence at the Robert G. Cole Middle/High School and authorizing the Superintendent to negotiate a contract at a fair and reasonable price on behalf of the District.

12. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO DETERMINE THE METHOD OF PROCUREMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES OF A NEW FENCE AT THE ROBERT G. COLE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL AND DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PROCEED WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY LAW
The Superintendent recommends approving the Competitive Sealed Proposal method of procurement as providing the best value for the District, delegate to the Superintendent the authority to establish and publish selection criteria for bidders, prepare proposals for bidders, receive and publicly open proposals, appoint a committee to evaluate and rank the proposals, oversee the ranking of proposals and bring such final rankings back to the Board for approval of the rankings and authorization to negotiate and enter a contract as set out in Texas Government Code, Chapter 2267.

13. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE PREVAILING WAGE RATES PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DAVIS-BACON ACT (40 U.S.C. SECTION 267A ET SEQ.), AND ITS SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FENCE AT THE ROBERT G. COLE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
The Superintendent recommends adopting the prevailing wage rates published by the United States Department of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Section 267A et seq.), and its subsequent amendment, in connection with the construction of a new fence at the Robert G. Cole Middle/High School.

14. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION GRANTING THE SUPERINTENDENT THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND AND ADMINISTER ADDITIONAL COVID LEAVE
The Superintendent recommends approving the Resolution Granting the Superintendent the authority to extend and administer additional COVID Leave.

15. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FORT SAM HOUSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FSHES) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE WAIVER REQUEST FOR SELECTED CLASSES
The Superintendent recommends approving the submission of a Maximum Class Size Waiver to the Texas Education Agency for selected Kindergarten through Fourth Grade Classes at FSHES as submitted.

16. AMENDED 2020 SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION INSTRUMENT
The Superintendent recommends approving the amended  2020 Superintendent's Evaluation Instrument to address actions impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as reviewed and discussed during the Closed Session held on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

17. PUBLIC COMMENTS

18. CLOSED MEETING AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS
A.  Hiring / Issuing of Contracts - Information Only
B.  Personnel Issues - Information Only
     1.  Resignations
     2.  Retirements
     3.  Terminations
     4.  Reassignments
C. Other Personnel Issues

19. ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED MEETING
A.  No Action Needed - Information Only
B.  No Action Needed - Information Only
C.  No Action Needed

20. ADJOURNMENT