July 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Agenda of Briefing Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT (AGENDA ITEMS ONLY)
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4. BOARD BRIEFING
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4.A. Administrative Services Department
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4.A.1. Request(s) for the Use of School Facilities
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4.A.1.a. Legends Baseball and Softball Academy for the use of Americas High School Baseball Field
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4.B. Curriculum and Instruction Department
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4.B.1. Academic Services
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4.B.1.a. Awarding of Bid(s)
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4.B.1.a.1. Special Education Professional Specialist Services - RFP No. E2636
Description:
INFO: **For professional services in the area of Special Education that will be eligible and authorized to engage with the District under a non-exclusive contract as needed district wide. (Maximum $500,000.00 - Budgeted General Fund and Federal Funds)
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4.B.1.b. Contract(s)
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4.B.1.b.1. El Paso Regional Day School for Program for the Deaf, Interlocal El Paso ISD Regional Day School Program (EPISD RDSPD)
Description:
INFO: **Socorro ISD is able to provide for the efficient delivery of legally required special education and related services to eligible students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. (Maximum $215,000.00 - Budgeted General Funds)
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4.B.1.c. Purchasing Cooperative(s) and Purchase(s) Over $100,000
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4.B.1.c.1. Frontline Technologies Group, LLC - Medicaid Billing Management (SHARS), Coop Region 19 #24-7490
Description:
INFO: **To renew the contract for the purchase of Medicaid Billing Management Services. This initiative supports operational transparency and equity. (Maximum $161,148.05 - Budgeted General Funds)
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4.B.1.c.2. ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative #24-7474 - Core Curriculum, Everway Holdco LLC
Description:
INFO: **Everway provides standards-aligned, core curriculum designed for students in special education from Pre-K to transition stages. (Maximum $200,606.90 - Budgeted Federal Funds)
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4.B.1.c.3. ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative #24-7474, Solution Tree
Description:
INFO: **To continue the partnership for Behavior Solutions Training Campus teams and district leadership to participate in trainings that will focus on providing tools and strategies to support student behavior. (Maximum $147,743.00 - Budgeted Federal Funds)
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4.B.1.c.4. ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative - Commitment Form, TEKS Resource System
Description:
INFO: **A curriculum support system for K-12 designed to provide common language, process and structure for curriculum development. The administrative fee is $6.50 per student with a PEIMS enrollment of 43,080. The base fee equals $280,000.00 plus the annual Technology fee of $10,620.00 and a Regional fee of $5,000.00. (Maximum $295,640.00 - Budgeted General Funds)
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4.B.1.d. 2026-2027 Professional Development Plan
Description:
INFO: **This plan details the annual professional development plan as outlined by DMA Local, the professional development clearinghouse State Board of Certification, and guided by the Texas Association of School Board's School District Training Chart. Changes to the previously approved plan have been made by applicable departments and all changes are highlighted. (Cost to the District: Departments Costs as Needed and Required by the State)
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4.B.2. Elemementary Education
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4.B.2.a. Contract(s)
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4.B.2.a.1. Ground Facilities Lease Agreement - Region 19 ESC for Head Start Center Facilities
Description:
INFO: **The Board of Trustees approved a lease agreement for the Head Start Land at H.D. Hilley Elementary School and Options High School Facilities on November 19, 2025. This modified lease agreement is to include two additional campuses: Benito Martinez Elementary School Facilities and Sierra Vista STEAM Academy Facilities. (Region 19 will incur all associated costs.)
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4.B.3. Secondary Education
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4.B.3.a. Contract(s)
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4.B.3.a.1. Amendment - BibliU YISD #221022 RFP
Description:
INFO: **This year's cost exceeded the previous year's, which requires a request to increase the original PO by $160,000.00 for the 2025-2026 school year. (Maximum $460,000.00 - Budgeted General Funds)
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4.B.3.a.2. Renewal - BibliU YISD #221022 RFP
Description:
INFO: **This agreement is to purchase Dual Credit textbooks for a variety of courses required by EPCC, as per our Dual Credit MOU. (Maximum $550,000.00 - Budgeted General Funds)
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4.B.3.b. Revisions to Local Policy
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4.B.3.b.1. EHBB (Local) - Special Programs: Gifted and Talented Students
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4.B.3.c. TEA Innovative Courses
Description:
INFO: **TEA approved 2026-2027 Innovative Course offerings in support of instruction by linking to identical EPCC college courses, and for transcriptions of like courses for those students who enroll in SISD from out of state or out of country. (No budget impact)
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4.C. Financial Services Department
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4.C.1. Revision to Local Policy
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4.C.1.a. CAA - Fiscal Management Goals and Objectives: Financial Ethics
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4.C.2. Financial Report as of May 31, 2026
Description:
INFO: **Each month, financial statements are prepared to provide the Board of Trustees a summary of the District's financial position.
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4.C.3. Financial Planning and Debt Management Update - Presentation
Description:
INFO: **The Board of Trustees will receive an informational presentation from the District's Financial Advisors regarding the District's current debt portfolio, debt management strategies, and potential financial opportunities.
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4.D. Human Resources Department
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4.D.1. Purchasing Cooperative(s) and Purchase(s) Over $100,000
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4.D.1.a. BuyBoard Contract #716-23 - Records Consultants, Inc. (RCI)
Description:
INFO: **The purpose is to meet the guidelines of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC). RCI will review, prepare, and amend, as required, a Records Retention Control Schedule, based on a listing of all records, whether active or inactive, maintained by all departments and locations in the district. (Maximum $201,235.00 - Budgeted General Funds)
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4.D.2. 2026-2027 Compensation Plan Update
Description:
INFO: **Administration will present updates for the 2026-2027 Compensation Plan.
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4.E. Office of the Superintendent
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4.E.1. Revisions to Local Policy
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4.E.1.a. AE - Educational Philosophy
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4.E.1.b. BBD - Board Member Training and Orientation
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4.E.1.c. BBE - Board Member Authority
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4.E.1.d. BBFA - Conflicts of Interest Disclosures
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4.E.1.e. BDB - Board Internal Organization Committees
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4.E.1.f. BE - Board Meetings
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4.E.1.g. BF - Board Policies
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4.E.1.h. BJA - Superintendent Qualifications and Duties
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4.E.1.i. BJCD - Superintendent Evaluation
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4.E.2. Socorro ISD Board Operating Procedures
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4.E.3. Socorro ISD Quarter 1 Self-Evaluation
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4.E.4. Socorro ISD Monitoring Calendar
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4.E.5. Board Self-Constraints
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4.E.6. Community Engagement for SY27
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4.E.7. Board Self-Evaluation Q2 2026
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5. ADJOURN
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