October 12, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.A. Establish Quorum

1.B. Announcement that this meeting of the Alice Independent School District has been duly called and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code.

1.C. Pledge to the United States Flag and Texas Flag. Moment of Silence.

2. Public Participation: Audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to the portion of the meeting designated to receive public comment in accordance with board policy BED(Local). At all other times during a Board meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board, unless requested by the presiding officer.  If the speaker is seeking Board resolution of a specific complaint, that concern should be addressed through the District’s grievance policy. At regular Board meetings, the Board shall permit public comment, regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. Public comment shall occur at the beginning of the meeting. Individuals who wish to participate during the portion of the meeting designated for public comment shall sign up with the presiding officer or designee before the meeting begins as specified in the Board’s procedures on public comment and shall indicate the agenda item or topic on which they wish to address the Board. Except as permitted by Board policy BED(Local) and the Board’s procedures on public comment, an individual’s comments to the Board shall not exceed five minutes per meeting. When necessary for effective meeting management or to accommodate large numbers of individuals wishing to address the Board, the presiding officer may adjust public comment procedures in accordance with BED(Local), including establishing an overall time limit for public comment and adjusting the time allotted to each speaker. However, no individual shall be given less than one minute to make comments.

3. Alice ISD Spotlight

3.A. Recognition of Principals

4. Informational Items

4.A. Athletic Update

4.B. Fine Arts Update

4.C. Alice ISD Business Report

4.C.1. Budget Revenue and Expenses

4.C.2. 2020-2021 4th Quarter Investment Report

4.D. Alice ISD Maintenance & Operations Report

4.D.1. Facilities

4.D.2. Construction Update

4.E. Academic Update

4.E.1. Professional Development

4.E.2. Beginning of Year K-8 Reading and Math

4.E.3. Bilingual/ESL Public Presentation/Meeting

4.F. Child Nutrition Services

5. Consent Agenda:All items under the Consent Agenda are acted upon by one motion. Upon a Board Member's request, any item on the Consent Agenda shall be moved to the Action portion of the regular agenda.

5.A. Board Minutes

5.A.1. August 16, 2021 Special Meeting - Public Hearing

5.A.2. August 16, 2021 Regular Meeting

5.A.3. August 23, 2021 Public Hearing

5.A.4. August 23, 2021 Special Meeting

5.A.5. September 14, 2021 Special Meeting

5.A.6. September 14, 2021 Regular Meeting

5.B. Donations to Alice I.S.D September 2021

5.C. Bond 2019 Capital Projects Requisitions

5.C.1. Owners Building Resource, LLC $10,441.25

5.C.2. Teal Construction Co. $31,778.11

5.C.3. TDR Commercial Roofing $160,463.10

5.D. Non-Bond Requisitions Alice High School Construction Improvements

5.D.1. Marshall Co. $106,951.20

5.E. Requisitions Over $30,000

5.E.1. Munters Corporation $32,500.00

5.E.2. GTS Technology Solutions $40,465.57

5.E.3. Dreambox Learning Inc $46,000.00

5.E.4. APEX Learning Inc. $49,004.66

5.E.5. Insight Public Sector Inc. $60,285.18

5.E.6. Longhorn Locker Company, LLC $79,428.23

5.E.7. A. Bargas & Associates, LLC $81,208.24

5.E.8. Ray & Wood $183,357.00

5.F. Texas Teachers Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) Appraisers

5.G. Tax Refunds

5.G.1. Thomas M Jr Est/Hortencia M Cadena $1,611.79

5.G.2. Thomas M Jr Est/Hortencia M Cadena $1,744.97

6. Action Items

6.A. Consideration and Possible Action of Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP) as the preferred delivery method for vestibule improvements at Noonan, Saenz, and Schallert Elementaries under the 2019 Bond Program

6.B. Consideration and Possible Action on RFQ 21-08 Real Estate Appraiser Services

6.C. Consideration and Possible Action on Extension to District Wide Construction Management Contracts with Owners Building Resource, LLC 

6.D. Consideration and Possible Action on YMCA Contract Renewal

6.E. Consideration and Possible Action of Resolution Submitting Nominations of Candidates for the Jim Wells Appraisal District Board of Directors for 2022-2023 Year Term

6.F. Consideration and Possible Action on Memorandum of Understanding between the Alice ISD Education Foundation and the Alice Independent School District

7. Closed or executive meeting or session called in accordance with the following provisions set forth in the Texas Government Code:

7.A. Texas Gov't Code Section 551.074 - Personnel

7.A.1. to include New Hires

7.A.2. to include Resignation(s)/Release of Contract(s)

7.A.3. to include consultation with attorney and discussion regarding the termination of probationary contract teacher, at the end of the contract term, in the best interest of the District as provided by Texas Education Code section 21.103.  (Texas Government Code section 551.071 and 551.074)

7.B. Texas Gov't Code Section 551.071-Legal Matters/Advice

7.C. Texas Gov't Code Section 551.072-Deliberations about Real Property

8. Board to reconvene in open meeting or session to consider and take action as necessary on items discussed in closed or executive session.

8.A. Consideration and Possible Action on New Hires

8.B. Consideration and Possible Action on Resignations/Release of Contracts

8.C. Consideration and Possible Action regarding the termination of probationary contract teacher, at the end of the contract term, in the best interest of the District as provided by the Texas Education Code section 21.103.

9. Adjourn