Public Meeting Agenda: September 20, 2022 at 5:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

3. INVOCATION

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/TEXAS PLEDGE

5. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

6. PROCLAMATIONS

6.A. National Suicide Prevention Month (September)

6.B. National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (September)

6.C. Dyslexia Awareness Month (October)

6.D. School Custodian Appreciation Day, October 2, 2022

6.E. Texas Education Human Resources Day, October 13, 2022

6.F. Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31, 2022

7. PUBLIC COMMENTS

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

Speaker(s): Superintendent

9. CONSENT AGENDA

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

9.A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of August 16, 2022

9.A.1. Minutes - August 16, 2022 Regular Board Meeting

9.A.2. Minutes - August 31, 2022 Special Meeting

9.B. Approval of Out-of-Valley Trips

9.B.1. Central Middle School Thespian Society - Broadway Tour Performance - San Antonio, Texas

9.B.2. WEHS Boys Cross Country - UIL Region 4 - Corpus Christi, Texas

9.B.3. WEHS Girls Cross Country Team - UIL Region 4 Meet - Corpus Christi, Texas

9.B.4. WEHS Swimming Team - La Copa Invitational Meet - Laredo, Texas

9.B.5. WHS Varsity Football Team - Game against United South High School - Laredo, Texas

9.B.6. WHS Boys Cross Country Team - UIL 6A Region IV Championship - Corpus Christi, Texas

9.B.7. WHS Girls Cross Country Team - Regional Cross Country Meet - Corpus Christi, Texas

9.B.8. WHS JV Cheerleaders - Attend Football Game in Laredo, Texas

9.B.9. WHS Band, Dreamettes, and Student Council - Perform at Laredo Game in Laredo, Texas

9.B.10. WHS Gear Up Students - College Trip - San Antonio, Texas

9.B.11. WHS Swimming Team - La Copa Invitational - Laredo, Texas

9.B.12. WHS & WEHS Students - Junior Livestock Show Events - Dallas, Texas

9.B.13. Weslaco ISD Theatre Students - Texas Thespian Society State Festival - San Antonio, Texas

9.C. Approval to Accept Donations from Varrios Sponsors to Purchase Backpacks for the Back-to-School Bash:

9.C.1. $500.00 from SJ Hospice

9.C.2. $300.00 from Commissioner Leo Muniz

9.C.3. $250.00 from First Care EMS

9.C.4. $250.00 from Texas National Bank

9.C.5. Backpacks (Value of $500.00) from Commissioner David Fuentes, Precinct 1

9.D. Approval to Accept Donation in the Amount of $5,000.00 from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries for the PFC Mario Ybarra Elementary School Library

9.E. Approval to Accept Donations in the Amount of $550.00 from Various Sponsors for Mary Hoge Middle School Teachers:

9.E.1. $250.00 from Weslaco Vision Source

9.E.2. $200.00 from American Bookkeeping & Tax Services LLC

9.E.3. $100.00 from Woodmen of the World

9.F. Approval of Membership Renewal Fee to Participate in the Mexican American School Boards Association (MASBA) for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year

9.G. Approval of Membership Renewal Fee to Participate in the South Texas Association of Schools for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year

9.H. Approval of Agreement with Region One ESC to Provide Bilingual Instructional Coaching for Middle School and High School Teachers for the 2022-2023 School Year

9.I. Approval of Agreement with ZTASTIC Solutions to Provide Training for Teachers who are Under the Bilingual Education Exception or ESL Waiver Serving Emergent Bilingual Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools for the 2022-2023 School Year

9.J. Approval of the Consultant Contract with Sharon Wells Mathematics Curriculum Inc. for Professional Development Training Services for Math Teachers at Nine (9) Elementary Schools for the 2022-2023 School Year

9.K. Approval of Renewal of Subscription for Unique Learning System and NEWS2YOU, Two On-Line Resources Designed to Be Used with Special Education Self-Contained Classes for the 2022-2023 School Year

9.L. Approval of Interlocal Agreement Between Weslaco Independent School District and the City of Weslaco Parks and Recreation for the 2022 School Year

9.M. Approval of Interlocal Agreement Between Weslaco Independent School District and the City of Weslaco for the Use of Communications Equipment Under the COPS Office School Violence Protection Program

9.N. Approval of Renewal Purchase of Eduphoria Software Maintenance and Support for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year

9.O. Approval to Provide Superintendent or Their Designee the Authority for the Approval and Submission of Individual Student Waivers for Remote Conferencing and Remote Homebound Instruction

9.P. Approval of Revisions to the 2022-2023 WISD Student Handbook

9.Q. Approval of Revisions to the 2022-2023 WISD Student Code of Conduct

9.R. Approval for Weslaco ISD to Submit Waiver Requests to TEA for:

9.R.1. Class Size Limit Exemption Waiver

9.R.2. Emergency Certification Waiver

9.S. Approval to Adopt the District's Update Emergency Operation Plan

9.T. Approval of Agreement for Contracted Services Between Weslaco Independent School District and TEA Vetted Technical Assistance Provider, ED Direction, for the Strong Foundations Literacy Framework Development Grant

9.U. Approval of Extension of Proposal Award for Letterman Jackets (Proposal #21-09-04)

9.V. Approval of Proposal Awards:

9.V.1. Automotive & Bus: Parts & Supplies (Proposal #23-09-12)

9.V.2. HVAC Filters (Proposal #23-09-13)

9.V.3. Demographic Services (Proposal #23-09-15)

9.W. Approval of Budget Amendments

9.X. Approval of Monthly Tax Adjustments for July 2022 and August 2022

10. DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Speaker(s): Superintendent

10.A. First Reading of Revisions to Policy DC (Local): Employment Practices

10.B. First Reading of Revisions to Policy DK (Local): Assignment and Schedules

10.C. Interim Financial Report for the Two Months Ended August 31, 2022

10.D. Acknowledgement of Hidalgo County Tax Office Collection Report for July 2022 and August 2022: Current Taxes and Delinquent Taxes

10.E. Presentation of Annual Tax Collection Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 (September 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022) by the Hidalgo County Tax Office

10.F. Discussion Regarding the Weslaco ISD Spending Plan for the Teacher Incentive Allotment Stipends for Cohort E 2022-2023 Data Capture Year

10.G. Update on Training, Conferences, Events, and Consider Future Agenda Item Requests by Board Members

11. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS:

Speaker(s): Superintendent

11.A. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Consider Approval to Change the Regular Board Meeting Scheduled on December 20, 2022

11.B. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Consider Approval of Modifications of the November 8, 2022 Election Order to Reflect Updated Polling Locations and Early Voting Dates

11.C. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Consider Approval of Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Between the City of Weslaco and the Weslaco Independent School District to Share Joint Polling Location for the November 8, 2022 Election

11.D. Discussion and Possible Action to Contract with the Hidalgo County Elections Administration to Conduct the November 8, 2022 Weslaco ISD School Board Election

11.E. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve a Resolution to Designate Authorized Administrators to Initiate Banking Transactions with Texas National Bank

11.F. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve a Resolution to Designate Authorized Investment Officers

11.G. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Adopt a Resolution to Consider the Designation for the Weslaco Independent School District to Become a District of Innovation (DOI)

11.H. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Consider Approval of the Second Reading to Board Policy FDB (Local): Admissions-Intradistrict Transfers and Classroom Assignments

11.I. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Consider Approval of the Second Reading to Board Policy Update 119

11.J. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Consider Approval of Updates to the 2022-2023 Weslaco ISD Compensation Plan

11.K. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Consider Approval of a Procurement Method of Construction for the Installation of a Scoreboard at the Weslaco East High School Stadium and the Repairs of the District Billboard

11.K.1. Board Determination of a Procurement Method of Construction that Would Provide the Best Value to the District for the Project

11.K.2. Board Determination to Retain the Authority to Rank the Proposals to be Received for This Project, or Board Delegation of Their Authority to the Administration to Rank the Proposals to Be Received, and

11.K.3. Approval of Criteria and Points to Be Used for Ranking the Proposals

11.L. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Consider Approval to Hire the Services of a Structural Engineering Firm for the Installation of a Scoreboard at the Weslaco East High School Stadium and the Repairs of the District Billboard

11.M. Discussion and Possible Action for the Board to Approve a Retroactive Amendment to the Resolution Regarding Extension of Leave for COVID-19

12. CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS:

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

12.A. PERSONNEL MATTERS (TEX. GOV'T CODE 551.074)

12.A.1. DISCUSSION REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION ON CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

12.A.2. DISCUSSION REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION ON RESIGNATION ON RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENTS OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

12.A.3. DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE (TEX. GOV'T CODE 551.074 AND 551.071)

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

12.A.3.A. Discussion Regarding Superintendent’s Recommendation for Termination of the 2022-2023 Probationary Contract of Employee

12.B. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING: A) PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION: B) A SETTLEMENT OFFER: OR C) A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE WESLACO ISD UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (TEX. GOV'T. CODE 551.071)

13. RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING:

Speaker(s): Presiding Officer

13.A. POSSIBLE ACTION, IF NECESSARY, ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED MEETING

13.A.1.

Discussion Regarding Superintendent’s Recommendation for Termination of the 2022-2023 Probationary Contract of Employee

13.A.2. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Superintendent’s Recommendation on Resignations/Retirements of Certified Professional Personnel

13.A.3. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Superintendent’s Recommendation for Termination of the 2022-2023 Probationary Contract of Employee

14. ADJOURNMENT

September 20, 2022 at 5:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

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