March 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Meeting of the St. Mary's Academy Charter School Board of Directors

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS

V. CONSENT AGENDA: 
12/15/25 was previously tabled
1/22/26 

VI. INFORMATION/ DISCUSSION ITEMS

VI.A. Financial Report presented by CSS, Contract CFO. 

VI.B. Superintendent's Report Presented by Stan Simonson

VI.C. Assistant Superintendent Jeanene Jones updates and/or
Director of HR/ Board Secretary Betty Hinkle updates
 

VI.C.1. 25-26 Board training due date
26-27 Board training due date

VI.C.2. Discussion about Auditing service 

VI.C.3. Texas Charter School Conference — Sept 28-30, 2026 Dallas, TX.
Early bird registration ends 3/31/26.
Must register before booking hotel rooms. 
Conference rooms fill up extremely quickly. 

VI.D. Principals Report presented by Marissa Esquivel

VI.D.1. SMACS graduation dates will be:
pre-k May 20th @ 10am
kinder May 20th @ 2pm
5th grade May 21st @ 10am
6th grade MAy 21 @ 5pm

VI.E. Special Education Report presented by Mari Salinas

VI.F. ACE programming update presented by Hirma Elizondo

VI.G. Facilities Update presented by Patty Johnson

VI.G.1. 3/5/26 TEA Walk through audit with Brian Tullis 
3/18/26 Safety Committee met
3/23/26 TEA- Brian follow up on audit corrections

VII. OLD BUSINESS/ ACTION ITEMS

VIII. NEW BUSINESS/ ACTION ITEMS

VIII.A. Discussion and possible action of reviewing funding to compensate Patty Johnson — asking $6000, same as last year, as a student recruitment stipend.
This will require a budget amendment.  
Contact vendor to run bill board by Walgreens
contact newspaper to run banner
contact the vendor about yard signs
Possible movie night

VIII.B. Discussion and possible action of 2025-2026 budget amendment.
Speech services
Counseling services
student recruitment stipend
 

VIII.C. Discussion and possible action of closing the Capital Campaign account ending in 2055. 
Account has $2470.43. Earns .51 to .52 cents a month interest. 
Account was opened when we started rallying for a multi-million dollar cafetorium many years ago. 
Approval to deposit into our ___________  account. 
 

VIII.D. Discussion and possible action of
Board Resolution- Education Code Section 12.1058 
No administrator, officer, employee, or governing body derives any personal financial benefit from a real estate transaction with the school. 


 

VIII.E. Discussion and possible action regarding SB 11:
Texas Senate Bill 11 (89th Legislature, 2025) allows school boards to establish a daily, voluntary period for prayer and religious text reading, for boards to vote on adoption. It requires parental consent, prohibits loudspeaker broadcasts of these activities, and allows non-participants to leave the room.

VIII.F. Discussion and possible action of property insurance renewal and workers' comp coverage renewing April 2026.
 

VIII.G. Discussion and possible action of summer days/hours work schedule.
SMACS student last day is early release 5/21/26. Staff work 5/22/26.
Starting May 29th- July 31st employees may work (4) 10-hour days  Monday - Thursday and be closed to public on Fridays. 

VIII.H. Discuss possible action relating to the 2026-2027 School Calendar

VIII.I. Discussion and possible action regarding district closure due to inclement weather 1/26/26. 
Discussion and possible action related to a resolution under PG 4.38
(LEAVE DISASTERS) regarding employee pay and procurement during the school closure on January 26,2026, due to inclement weather. 

IX. CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

XII. CALENDAR ITEMS:
Next Board Meeting will be _________________.

XIII. ADJOURNMENT