December 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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                                        Public Comment on Agenda Items                 | 
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                                        Members of the public who wish to address the board on an agenda item will have a five minute time limit to address the board.                 | 
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                                        Information Agenda                 | 
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                                        Contracted Services Report for November 2021                 
        Presenter: 
Sandra C. Martinez, Finance Director     
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                                        Series 2021 Refunding Bonds Final Pricing Results                 
        Presenter: 
Sandra C. Martinez, Finance Director     
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                                        Consent Agenda                 | 
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                                        Consider and approve the minutes for the Regular Board Meeting of November 8, 2021.                 | 
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                                        Action Agenda                 | 
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                                        Public Hearing:  FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) Indicator Results for the 2019-2020 school-year.                 
        Presenter: 
Sandra C. Martinez, Finance Director     
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                                        Discussion and action to vote for Hidalgo County Appraisal District Board of Directors.                 | 
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                                        Consider and take action to approve the SpyGlass Snapshot Audit Agreement.                 
        Presenter: 
Sandra C. Martinez, Finance Director     
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                                        Consider and take action to approve the curriculum writing pay rates for personnel for 2021-2022 school-year.                 
        Presenter: 
Aaron Larraga, Interim HR Director     
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                                        Consider and take action to approve the proposed policy FFA (LOCAL) for Student Welfare Wellness and Health Services.                 
        Presenter: 
Nancy Montemayor, Interim Asst. Superintendent     
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                                        Consider and take action to approve the TEA (Texas Education Agency) Maximum Class Size Waiver for Wilbur E. Lucas Elementary and Valley View North Elementary.                 
        Presenter: 
Sandra L. Rodriguez, Data Management Director     
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                                        Discuss and take action to approve the following 2021 Tax Roll Resolution adopting the appraisal roll totaling $1,097,203,746 with the amount of tax levy due totaling $10,182,717.01.                 
        Presenter: 
Sandra C. Martinez, Finance Director     
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                                        Consider and take action to approve the following expenses over $10,000:                 | 
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                                        Technology                 | 
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                                        IXL Learning program site licenses for the amount of $42,376.00                 
        Presenter: 
Monica Luna, Assistant Superintendent     
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                                        ManagedMethods yearly renewal for the amount of $11,000.00                 
        Presenter: 
Jorge Martinez, Technology Director     
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                                        Purchase of student headphones from GovConnecion for the amount of $38,847.00                 
        Presenter: 
Jorge Martinez, Technology Director     
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                                        New virtual infrastructure equipment by Insight Public Sector for the amount of $144,238.33                 
        Presenter: 
Jorge Martinez, Technology Director     
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                                        Installation of (218) LCD 75" TVs by NCS (Network Cabling) for the amount of $20,717.00                 
        Presenter: 
Jorge Martinez, Technology Director     
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                                        Purchase of (3) LCD 75" TVs and associated materials from NCS (Network Cabling Services) for the amount of $11,402.66                 
        Presenter: 
Jorge Martinez, Technology Director     
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                                        District Operations                 | 
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                                        2022 TASB Membership yearly renewal for the amount of $10,873.53                 
        Presenter: 
Silvia Ibarra, Superintendent     
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                                        Purchase of two school buses for the approximate amount of $222,700.00                 
        Presenter: 
Efrain Matamoros, Interim Executive Director for District Operations     
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                                        HVAC equipment replacement from Trane for various campuses in the amount of $185,878.33                 
        Presenter: 
Efrain Matamoros, Interim Executive Director for District Operations     
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                                        HVAC equipment replacement from Carrier for various campuses in the amount of $2,774,622.00                 
        Presenter: 
Efrain Matamoros, Interim Executive Director for District Operations     
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                                        Consider and take action to approve the following staff development trips:                 | 
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                                        Marytza Perez, CTE Teacher - 2022 FCSTAT (Family and Consumer Science Teachers Association of Texas) Midwinter Conference at San Antonio, TX, January 13-15, 2022.                 
        Presenter: 
Ramiro Balderas, CTE Director     
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                                        Vanessa Contreras and Daniela Rios, Dance Teachers - TDEA (Texas Dance Educators Association) Convention at Houston, TX, January 5-9, 2022.                 
        Presenter: 
Manuel Rodriguez, Fine Arts Director     
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                                        Discuss and take action to approve the following student trip: 1. VVHS Band - TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) Area Competition at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, January 7-8, 2022. 
        Presenter: 
Manuel Rodriguez, Fine Arts Director     
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                                        Executive Session                 | 
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                                        Texas Government Code Section: 551.074-Personnel                 | 
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                                        Discuss and consider staff resignations.                 | 
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                                        Discuss and consider staff recommendations.                 | 
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                                        Open Session                 | 
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                                        Texas Government Code Section: 551.074-Personnel                 | 
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                                        Consider and take appropriate action on the request to approve staff resignations as recommended by the administration.                 | 
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                                        Consider and take appropriate action on the request to approve staff recommendations as recommended by the administration.                 | 
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                                        Adjournment                 | 
