May 18, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call meeting to order, roll call, establishment of a quorum and Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Invocation.

3. OPEN FORUM:  Comments from the public. Citizen Communications: (Limit of 3 minutes per speaker/group) Public Audience: Public comments for   this meeting will be held as follows: Members of the public, if you wish to comment before the Board, you must email comments@eeisd.org by 6:00 p.m. on  May 18, 2022 to give your name and topic you wish to comment on.   Individuals must send in their comments or questions to the body of the email.

4. RECOGNITIONS:

4.a. School Nurses

4.b. Child Nutrition

4.c. Custodial 

4.d. Maintenance 

4.e. Technology 

4.f. Transportation 

4.g. Security 

4.h. Warehouse 

5. PRESENTATION ITEM:

5.a. Delinquent Tax Collection Report, Linebarger Attorneys at Law

6. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

6.a. One Team, One Goal: EEISD Team Achievements Through the Lens of the Ten Functions of the Superintendency
 

6.b. District Sick Leave Bank Policy & Procedure

7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

7.a. Approval of previous Board Meeting(s) Minutes:

7.a.1. Regular Board Meeting - 04/20/2022

7.a.2. Board Workshop - 04/27/2022

7.a.3. Special Board Meeting minutes-05/04/2022

7.a.4. Board Workshop: Insurance-05/04/2022

7.b. Approval of Budget Amendments

7.c. Discussion and approval on Payment of Current Bills - April/May 2022

7.d. Discussion and approval of Financial Report - May 2022

7.e. Approval of Overtime/Substitute Pay for the Month of April 2022

7.f. Discussion and approval of Extra Duty Pay analysis for April 2022

7.g. Discussion and approval of Tax Collection Report - April 2022

7.h. Discussion and approval of expenditures over $25,000.

7.i. Discussion and possible action to renew or authorize administration to solicit proposals for employees paid voluntary insurance: Disability Insurance, Supplemental Cancer, Dental Insurance, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Vision, Hospital Indemnity, Life Insurance, and Section 125 administration for the plan year 2022-2023.

7.j. Approval to advertise for Local Bid Vendors for the 2022-2023 school year for the following products:

• Athletic Supplies
• Electrical Supplies
• Plumbling Supplies
• Air Conditioning Filters & Supplies
• Paint and Paint Supplies
• Classroom Instructional Supplies/Furniture
• Janitorial Supplies
• Fire Extinguishers
• Fuel and Oil Supplies
• Office Supplies
• Audio/Visual Supplies
• Library Books
• Ambulance Service
• Magazine Periodicals

7.k. Close and merge the following Texas National Bank student activity bank accounts and update the signature cards:

• Edcouch-Elsa ISD Student Activity Account
• Edcouch-Elsa Carlos F. Truan Jr. High
• Edcouch-Elsa Ybarra Fine Arts Academy
• Edcouch-Elsa Santiago Garcia Elementary
• Edcouch-Elsa JFK Elementary School
• Edcouch-Elsa Ruben C. Rodriguez Elementary School
• Edcouch-Elsa LBJ Elementary School Fund
• Edcouch-Elsa Jorge R. Gutierrez Early Childhood
• Edcouch-Elsa Special Ed Athletics Fund

7.l. Close and merge the following Texas National Bank bank accounts and update the signature cards:

• Edcouch-Elsa ISD Cafeteria Fund
• Edcouch-Elsa ISD Computer Fund
• Edcouch-Elsa ISD General Fund

7.m. Approval of Payment for South Texas BuildCon.

7.n. Approval of Change Order for South Texas BuildCon, High School Gymnasium Roof Repair & Renovation.

7.o. Approval of Texas School Medicaid Direct Service Agreement

7.p. Approval for Mirayda Cerda CTE Staff to attend 2022 FCSTAT Summer Professional Development Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

7.q. Approval for Jose L. Rodriguez CTE Staff to attend 2022 Certified Educator Conference in Grapevine, Texas.

7.r. Approval of LBJ 5th grade GT students to attend a trip to the Space Center in Houston, Texas.

7.s. Approval for Cosmetology, Barber & Esthetics to attend TIVA Summer Conference in Houston, Texas 

7.t. Approval of Culinary Arts to attend TIVA Summer Conference in Houston, Texas.

7.u. Approval for High School Band to attend U.I.L. Solo and Ensemble Contest in Austin, Texas.

7.v. Approval of the 2022-2023 Allotment & TEKS Certification Form

7.w. Approval for CFT Staff to attend Harvard School Turnaround Leadership at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts from June 6-10, 2022.

7.x. Approval for Dr. Marisol Rocha to attend the Harvard School Turnaround Leadership in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

7.y. Approval for Grace Baranowski, T&L to attend TEKS Resource System District Advisory Group from June 7-9, 2022 in Richardson, Texas.

7.z. Approval for Dr. Marisol Rocha to attend Superintendent Leadership Conference from June1-3 2022 at South Padre Island, Texas.

7.aa. Approval for Mrs. Frances Rocha to attend Superintendent Leadership Conference from June 1-3, 2022 at South Padre Island, Texas.

7.ab. Request to approve Houston ISD a third party billing company, for MAC Medicaid Administrative Claiming.

7.ac. Approval to purchase a renewal license of Barracuda cloud archiving and backup server cloud storage from Insight Public Sector through OMNIA Cooperative contract.

7.ad. Approval for Athletic Staff to attend THSCA Convention in San Antonio, Texas in July 17-19, 2022.

7.ae. Approval to pay Region One Staff Development proposals for Carlos F. Truan Jr. High for ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies Training.

7.af. Approval of contract for Aqua Partners CTE and SAIL.

8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

8.a. Discussion and action to approve dress code.

8.b. Discussion and action authorizing the law firm of O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo to conduct a district-wide climate survey.

8.c. Discussion and Action to consider an Order canvassing returns and declaring the results of Bond Election.

8.d. Discussion and possible action to approve a board resolution adopting an incentive for early notification of employee separation from employment to eligible district employees during the 2021-2022 school year.

9. CLOSED SESSION:  The superintendent requests that the Board of Trustees convene in closed meeting as authorized by the provisions of the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.  This executive session is in accordance with the Texas Government Code Section:

9.a. 551.074 for the purpose of discussing personnel, considering appointment, employment, resignation, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

9.a.1. Deliberation on proposed termination of Chapter 21 term contract employee.

9.b. Consultation with legal counsel regarding a.)  pending or contemplated litigation b.)  settlement offer; or c.)  matter in which the duty of the attorney to Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (TX.Gov't. Code 551.071)

10. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

10.a. 551.074 Discussion and action regarding personnel, considering appointment, employment, resignation, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

10.a.1. Discussion and action to propose the termination of Chapter 21 term contract employee.

10.b. Discussion and action regarding consultation with legal counsel regarding a.)  pending or contemplated litigation b.)  settlement offer; or c.)  matter in which the duty of the attorney to Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (TX.Gov't. Code 551.071)

11. ADJOURNMENT: