May 18, 2016 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

RECOGNITION

1. Recognition of Salvador Vazquez, 4th grade bilingual student at Price Elementary, for excellence in art as demonstrated in "Este es mi Mexico" Art Contest.

2. Recognition of the Top 5% seniors for their exemplar GPA and student achievement.

3. Recognition of the Shepard Middle School Boys Track Team Member, Derek Garcia, for placing 1st and earning Zone Championship in Pole Vault and recognizing his efforts and commitment to excellence.

4. Recognition of the Kazen Middle School 7th Grade Girls Soccer Team on winning the Soccer Zone Championship for 2016 and recognizing the team's efforts and commitment to excellence.  

5. Recognition of the Kazen Middle School 8th Grade Boys Soccer Team on winning the Soccer Zone Championship for 2016 and recognizing the team's efforts and commitment to excellence.

6. Recognition of the Zamora Middle School 8th Grade Girls Basketball "A" Team for being Back to Back Zone Champions and Big 16 Conference Champions with a 13-0 record and recognizing the team's efforts and commitment to excellence.

7. Recognition of the Zamora Middle School 7th Grade Volleyball "A" Team for being Zone Champions with a record of 11 wins and 0 losses and recognizing the team's efforts and commitments to excellence.

8. Recognition of the Zamora Middle School 8th Grade Volleyball "A" Team for being Zone Champions with a record of 11 - 0 and recognizing the team's efforts and commitments to excellence.

9. Recognition of the Zamora Middle School Boys Track Team Members for placing 1st and earning the Zone Championship and recognizing the team's effort and commitment to excellence.

10. Recognition of the South San High School Softball Team members who received 28-6A All District honors and recognizing their efforts and commitment to excellence.

11. Recognition of the South San High School Softball Team for qualifying for District 28-6A playoffs and recognizing the team's efforts and commitment to excellence.

12. Recognition of the South San High School Baseball Team members who made the 28-6A All District Second Team and recognizing their efforts and commitment to excellence.

13. Recognition of the South San High School Track Team "Area" Qualifiers and recognizing the individual student's efforts and commitment to excellence.

14. Recognition of the South San Band Colorguard, The Main Event, for their superb rating and 3rd place award at the Texas Educational Colorguard State Championships. 

15. Recognition of the South San Dancin' Cats for outstanding achievement at Alamo Sr. Dance Classic and HTE Dance Nationals Competitions. 

16. Recognition of the South San Ballet Folklorico for outstanding achievement at the Academa de La Danza Amalia Hernandez (ACADEZ) Dance Competition.

17. Recognition of Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) students for achieving excellence and an understanding of the value of their education at the 2nd Annual South San Antonio High School HVAC Student Competition.  

18. Recognition of the PBIS Teams for 1st year implementation and setting the foundation for student's success at participating campuses and classrooms.

CITIZENS TO BE HEARD

SUPERINTENDENT'S REMARKS (NO ACTION / REPORT ONLY)

PRESENTATIONS / REPORTS 

1. Report on letter received from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) concerning the school district's annual financial and compliance report (AFR) for the year ended August 31, 2015.

2. Overview of the School Climate Transformation Grant/PBIS and campus implementation to support and meet academic and safety needs of the students.

DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE ACTION

1. Discussion and possible action to approve the District's Records Retention Management Schedule, Procedures, and designation of Records Management Officer in accordance with the Texas Education Agency's Corrective Action Plan requirements in order to assure that the District records of students and employees are accurately updated, maintained and archived.

2. Discussion and possible action concerning adoption, for the 2016-17 school year, of stipend schedule for teachers with master’s degrees who were employed by the District on or before June 21, 2006.

3. Discussion and possible action concerning readoption of early exit incentive program for teachers with master’s degrees who were employed by the District on or before June 21, 2006.

4. Discussion and possible action to approve the professional services of Belt Harris Pechecek, LLP for the 2015 - 2016 Annual Financial Audit, with the option to renew for three (3) additional years, in one (1) year increments, with Board Approval.  These services are for the purpose of understanding the information contained within financial statements to ensure the district can continue to provide a quality academic program to each child in the district. 

5. Discussion and possible action to award competitive sealed proposal #2016-4 to Port Enterprises, LTD, for the Five Palms Elementary roof renovation in the amount of $639,490.00 utilizing capital improvement funds.  The roof renovation Five Palms Elementary is necessary to provide students and teachers with a safe and conducive learning environment.  

6. Approve student device purchase to support and facilitate student learning and inquiry at the secondary level to enhance digital skills:

6.A. High School 1:1 iPad Initiative - Year 2

6.B. Middle School Instructional Technology Chromebook Initiative

CONSENT

1. Approve an increase to the Beyond Speech and Sound contract to improve student learning and meet the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) needs of our special education students.

2. Approve an increase to the Deaf Interpreter Services contract to improve student learning and to meet the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) of our special education students.

3. Approve an increase to the Educating Diverse Learners contract to enhance classroom instruction and to meet the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) of our special education students.  

4. Approve the city awarded SPARK park grant for Five Palms Elementary School to develop a playground that will be available to students and the community outside of school hours. This grant will improve available playground equipment and provide a safe environment for students and the community to utilize.

5. Approve the art design for the Middle School Cafeterias from the Edu-Source Cooperation.  The proposed artwork will enhance the aesthetics of the cafeterias and improve the eating environment for students by adding colorful nutrition and health related messages. 

6. Approve the purchase of a dish machine at Kindred Elementary from Mission Restaurant supply utilizing the Region 20 Cooperative Bid #2120.  The new dish machine will allow for a higher quality permanent tray to be used by students.

7. Approve the purchase of large kitchen equipment at various campuses int he amount of $175, 569.46 from Mission Restaurant Supply utilizing the Region 20 Cooperative Bid #2120.  The purchase of new equipment will enhance food preparation and appeal to student meals.  

8. Approve the purchase and installation of a walk in cooler/freezer combination unit at Five Palms Elementary.  The new unit will ensure proper temperature and storage of sold foods and will maintain the food safety program set in place for meals served to students.

9. Approve the purchase of two (2) 20 ton units for Five Palms Elementary from Trane in the amount of $63,720.37 utilizing the TASB Buyboard cooperative contract #20-2060461, Trane #458-14.  This equipment will ensure our elementary campus environment will be comfortable and provide a conducive learning environment.  

10. Approve the purchase of technology devices (tablets) for special education students to enhance and scaffold student learning.

11. Approve the purchase of technology devices (Desk Top Computers) to provide access to high quality reading and math interventions for special education students.

12. Approve the purchase of Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading Kits to improve student learning in reading comprehension.

13. Approve Board Meeting Minutes:

13.A. April 20, 2016 Regular Called Meeting

13.B. May 2, 2016 Special Called Meeting

CLOSED / EXECUTIVE SESSION

NOTICE:  The Board of Trustees may elect to go into Closed Meeting any time during the meeting to discuss matters listed on the Agenda when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.  In the event the Board of Trustees elects to go into Closed Meeting regarding an Agenda Item, the Board of Trustees will hold a Closed Meeting to discuss individual personnel matters including termination, litigation and other matters the Board deems necessary.  Upon completion of Closed Meeting, the Board of Trustees may, in the open session, take such action as appropriate on items discussed in a Closed Meeting.  If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any item listed on the agenda should be held in Closed Meeting, the Board will convene in such Closed Meeting in accordance with Texas Government Code Sections 551.001 - 551.088. The Board members may take action in the open portion of the meeting on items discussed in the Closed Meeting but no action will be taken in closed session.  

The Board will return to open session and take appropriate action, if any, on items discussed in closed session.  No Action will be taken in closed session.  Further, Board Members are reminded that all items discussed in closed session must remain confidential so as to avoid liability to the district. The Board will consider and discuss, the following items:

Closed Meeting pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code §§ 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076, 551.082, and 551.0821

1. Discussion concerning personnel matters pursuant to Texas Government Code §§ 551.074.

2. Report on Federal Programs Investigation by REM Consulting.  Texas Government Code §§ 551.074 and 551.082.

3. Consultation with the Board's attorney regarding Board Operating Procedures and Board/Superintendent Relations.  Texas Government Code §§ 551.071.

ADJOURNMENT