June 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation

III. Recognition

III.A. Track and Field Program

III.A.1. PSJA Early College High School - Bears

III.A.2. PSJA Memorial Early College High School - Wolverines
 

III.A.3. PSJA North Early College High School - Raiders

III.A.4. PSJA Southwest Early College High School - Lady Javelinas

III.B. Baseball Program

III.B.1. PSJA Early College High School  - Bears

III.C. University of Interscholastic League (UIL) State Academic Meet

III.C.1. PSJA Early College High School

III.D. UIL State Solo & Ensemble Gold Medal Winners

III.E. UIL State Champion Theatre Team - PSJA North Early College High School

III.F. Softball Program

III.F.1. PSJA North Early College High School - Lady Raiders

III.G. Dual Credit Program Enhanced Support for Dual Credit Partners - Dr. Ricardo Solis, President, South Texas College

IV. Tabled Item

IV.A. Nominate a Board Member to fill a position on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors for Region I Position A

V. Public Comments

VI. Consent Agenda Items

VI.A. Minutes of School Board Meetings and/or Workshops

VI.A.1. Regular School Board Meeting Minutes of April 22, 2024

VI.B. Curriculum & Instruction

VI.B.1. Approve Proclamation 2024-K-12 Science Adoption for the 2025-2032 school years

VI.B.2. Approve the Texas Curriculum Management Program Cooperative (TCMPC) 2024-2025 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Resource System/$112,792

VI.B.3. Approve the out-of-State travel request for 72 students from PSJA North Early College High School Band and 4 sponsors to travel to Los Angeles, CA June 9-13, 2025

VI.C. Finance

VI.C.1. Functional Budget Amendments

VI.C.2. Bids, Proposals, Contracts, Agreements and/or Memorandum of Understanding to be awarded

VI.C.2.a. Approve awarding a proposal to replace exterior doors district-wide/$1,524,826.40

VI.C.2.b. Approve awarding a proposal for Instructional and Curriculum Consultant Services to Carnegie Learning, Inc. to assist in the implementation of a new middle school Mathematics curriculum/$301,500.00

VII. Student Services

VII.A. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District and the County of Hidalgo to operate a Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) for the 2024-2025 school year

VIII. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

IX. APPOINTMENT:

IX.A. Appointment of Board Member to fill vacancy in Place 6

IX.B. Swearing in of appointed Board Member in Place 6

X. Superintendent of Schools

X.A. Discuss and consider board approval of a delegate and alternate to the 2024 Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Delegate Assembly

X.B. Discussion and action to authorize the Superintendent of Schools to hire contractual employees during the months of June 2024 to September 2024

XI. School Operations

XI.A. Approve Change Order No. 2 for an additional 274 days with a new substantial completion date of August 13, 2024 for the Reed & Mock Elementary School and Cantu Elementary School Outdoor Learning Spaces

XII. Student Services

XII.A. Presentation for approval of the Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)

XIII. Executive Session

XIII.A. Government Code 551.071 through 551.084

XIII.A.1. If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any items on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code Session 418.183(f).  Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting.  All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting *See PSJA ISD Board Policy BEC (Local).

XIII.A.2. Consultation with Attorney

XIII.A.2.a. Discussion of risks and benefits and consideration of the settlement offer related to the arbitration of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Hurricane Hanna claims

XIII.A.3. Personnel Matters

XIII.A.3.a. Employment of Instructional Professional Personnel

XIII.A.3.b. Employment of Teaching and Non-Teaching Professional Personnel on one-year contracts for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.A.3.c. Re-Election of Professional Personnel on two-year contracts for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.A.3.d. Recommendation of Professional Personnel on Administrator Contracts for the 2024-2025 school year

XIII.A.3.e. Review of grievance record for Level III Grievance of MAR pursuant to PSJA ISD Board Policy DGBA (Local)

XIII.A.4. Purchase and/or sale of real estate and/or easement

XIV. Human Resources

XIV.A. Employment of Instructional Professional Personnel

XIV.B. Employment of Teaching and Non-Teaching Professional Personnel on one-year contracts for the 2024-2025 school year

XIV.C. Re-Election of Professional Personnel on two-year contracts for the 2024-2025 school year

XIV.D. Recommendation of Professional Personnel on Administrator contracts for the 2024-2025 school year

XIV.E. Discussion and action regarding Level III Grievance of MAR pursuant to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Board Policy DGBA (Local).

XV. Litigation

XV.A. Discussion and action to approve settlement offer related to arbitration of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Hurricane Hanna Claims

XVI. Adjourn