February 19, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

II. Pledge of Allegiance

II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

III. Public Comments:
Comments shall be limited to current Board agenda items, student recognitions, or charitable causes.  Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students. Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (Local). Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.

IV. Recognitions

IV.A. WEBB COUNTY SHERIFF MARTIN CUELLAR - PUBLIC SAFETY ASSISTANCE RECOGNITION

IV.B. TRAUTMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS - FIRST LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS COMPETITION QUALIFIER - 1ST PLACE - ADVANCE TO REGIONALS

IV.C. UNITED SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS - AUSTIN CAPITAL CUP WINTER NATIONALS - 1ST PLACE DIVISION GRAND CHAMPIONS

IV.D. LYNDON B. JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS - NCA HS NATIONALS - 1ST PLACE INTERMEDIATE NON TUMBLING

IV.E. MIDDLE SCHOOL REGION MUSICIANS
     Trautmann Middle School
     United Middle School
     Washington Middle School
     Los Obispos Middle School
     Raul Perales Middle School
     Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School
     Gonzalez Middle School
     Clark Middle School
     United South Middle School

IV.F. LYNDON B. JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BAND - AREA MEMBERS

IV.G. 2020 TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION AREA MUSICIANS - ALL STATE MUSICIANS
     J.B. Alexander High School
     United South High School
     United High School

IV.H. UIL CONGRESS - 2020 STATE QUALIFIERS
     Lyndon B. Johnson High School

IV.I. UIL CROSS EXAMINATION DEBATE - 2020 STATE QUALIFIERS
     J.B. Alexander High School
     United High School

V. Consent Agenda Items

V.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

V.B. Approval of Budget Amendments

V.C. Approval to Adopt Resolution regarding Review of Investment Policy and Strategies

V.D. Approval of Property Tax Refunds for the month of January 2020

V.E. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

V.F. Approval of Additional Appraisers for the 2019-2020 School Year

V.G. First and Final Reading of Policy DHE (LOCAL) Employee Standards of Conduct Searches and Alcohol/Drug Testing

V.H. Approval of CTE Innovative State Course - Occupational Safety & Environmental Technology I

V.I. Approval of Additional Class Size Waivers for the 2019-2020 School Year

V.J. Approval of Expedited State Waiver in the Area of Staff Development

V.K. Approval of Application for Expedited State Waiver for Accelerated Instruction after Third STAAR Administration for Student Success Initiative

V.L. Approval of Expedited State Waiver for Teacher Data Portal of the Texas Assessment Management System

VI. Items for Individual Consideration

VI.A. Approval of Donations

VI.B. Approval of Board Minutes for the Months of December 2019 and January 2020

VI.C. Approval Requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

VI.D. PUBLIC HEARING:  Full Day Pre-Kindergarten Exemption Waiver

VI.E. Approval of Full Day Pre-Kindergarten Exemption Waiver

VII. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

VII.A. TGC 551.071  Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting

VII.A.1. Discussion Re: Superintendent's Duties and Responsibilities

VII.B. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting

VII.B.1. Discussion, including Consultation with Legal Counsel regarding Right of Entry Letter for Survey and Site Assessment (ROE-S) received from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and matters incident thereto

VII.C. TGC 551.071  Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.076  Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits; Closed Meeting

VII.C.1. Student Activity Fund Audits:  Elementary Schools - Ruiz, Killam, Muller, Prada, Fasken, DeLlano, Cuellar, Veterans, Salinas

VII.C.2. Student Activity Fund Audits:  Middle and High Schools - United High, United High 9th Grade, Perales Middle, Los Obispos Middle, Cherish Center

VII.C.3. Investments (PFIA) Audit

VII.C.4. Surplus Sale Audit

VII.C.5. Status of On-going Audits

VIII. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session

VIII.A. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Right of Entry letter for Survey and Site Assessment (ROE-S) received from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Authorizing the Superintendent to execute the required documents related to same

IX. Adjournment