April 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. 5:30 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER

2. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

2.A. Personnel Matters (§ 551.074)
Appointments, Discipline, Dismissals, Duties, Employment, Employment Contracts, Evaluations, Extensions, Leaves of Absence, Nonrenewals, Proposals for Nonrenewals, Renewals, Reassignments, Retirements, Job Abandonment, Terminations, Proposed Terminations, Requests for Leave of Absence, Requests for Extended Leave Without Pay, Proposed Suspension Without Pay, Resignations, and Settlements.

2.A.1. Chapter 21 Contract Recommendations for 2024-2025

2.A.2. Proposed Termination of Probationary Contract(s) at the End of the Contract Term 

2.A.3. Proposed Nonrenewal of Term Contract(s) at the End of the Contract Term 

2.A.4. Superintendent Search

2.B. Deliberation Regarding Real Property (§ 551.072)

2.C. School Children; School District Employees; Disciplinary Matter or Complaint (§ 551.082)

2.D. Consultation with Attorney (§ 551.071)
Consultation with the attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and matters where the attorney's duty to the district, pursuant to the code of professional responsibility of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, or on a matter which the attorney determines should be confidential, including but not limited to, contract negotiations in accordance with the Texas Government Code §§ 551.071, 551.082, 551.0821, 551.087.

2.E. Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits (§§ 551.076; .089).
The deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices; or a security audit.

2.E.1. Intruder Detection Audit

3. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

4. INVOCATION

5. PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG

6. RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

6.A. Performance: Treble Choir

6.B. South Grand Prairie High School Varsity Girls' Basketball

6.C. Grand Prairie HS/South Grand Prairie HS Wrestling Teams 

6.D. HEB - Book Vending Machine 

6.E. Students of Character

6.F. TMEA All-State Musicians

6.G. CTE Gold Medal Winners 

6.H. 2024 BEAM Bilingual Teacher of the Year - Juliana Quezada, Eisenhower

6.I. GPISD Spotlight: District Teachers of the Year 

7. OPEN FORUM FOR AGENDA ITEMS

7.A. Persons attending the meeting may request an Open Forum Sign-Up Card. The card must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board President or designee by 7:00 p.m. The first Open Forum is limited to agenda items other than personnel, public officers, and individual/specific students. Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.  When more than one individual wishes to address the same agenda item, the President may ask the group to appoint one spokesperson.

8. ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION

9. SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE

9.A. Announcement of Board Hours 

10. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

10.A. Minutes

10.A.1. Minutes 3.21.24

10.B. Personnel: Routine Action

10.B.1. Employment, Retirement(s), Termination(s)/Proposed Termination(s), Proposed Nonrenewal(s), Request(s) for Leave of Absence, Request(s) for Extended Leave Without Pay, Resignation(s), Reassignment(s), Request(s) for Temporary Disability, Job Abandonment, Proposed Extension of Probationary Contract(s), Proposed Suspension Without Pay, Administrator Contract Recommendations, Non-Administrator Contract Recommendations

10.B.2. Personnel Report 

10.B.2.a. Personnel Report

10.C. Regular Reports of the Superintendent

10.C.1. Contract Listing 

10.C.1.a. Board Agenda Contracts 

10.C.2. Property Tax Collection Report 

10.C.2.a. Tax Report

10.C.3. Revenue and Expenditure

10.C.3.a. Revenue and Expenditure Report 

10.C.3.b. Revenue and Expenditure - $16 Million Donation 

10.C.4. Budget Transfers and Amendments 

10.C.4.a. Budget Transfers and Amendments - General Fund #8

10.D. Quarterly Investment Report  

11. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ACTION AGENDA ITEMS

11.A. Out-of-State Travel - 2024 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference 

11.B. Out-of-State Travel - 2024 DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, CA

11.C. Out-of-State Travel - 2024 TAFE Educators Rising National Conference 

11.D. Construction for Installation of Food-Service Equipment at Various Campuses

11.E. Hector P. Garcia HVAC Replacement

12. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS

12.A. Weight-Room Equipment Upgrades at Grand Prairie High School and South Grand Prairie High School 

12.B. Elementary Shade Structures

12.C. South Grand Prairie High School Theatre Stucco Walls 

12.D. Adams ADA Exterior Parking Lot and Sidewalks

12.E. Student Device Refresh 

12.F. Review of Board Agenda Calendar

13. OPEN FORUM FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS

13.A. Persons attending the meeting may request an Open Forum Sign-Up Card. The card must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board President or designee by 7:00 p.m. This second Open Forum allows individuals to address the Board on any subject, except personnel and individual/specific students.  Any personnel concern should be brought directly to the attention of the Superintendent prior to the meeting.  Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.  When more than one individual wishes to address the same topic, the Board President may ask the group to appoint one spokesperson.

14. COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

14.A. Board of Trustees' expressions of thanks, congratulations, and condolences.

15. ADJOURNMENT