June 17, 2014 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call Meeting to Order for June 17, 2014.  

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

2. Presentation(s):

2.A. Overview of Edgewood ISD Bilingual/ESL Department

2.B. Budget Workshop

3. Time for Public Comment:

4. Motion to go into Closed Session:

4.A. [Section 551.071, Texas Government Code - Consultation with Attorney:] For a private consultation with the Board's attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers, and/or on matters where the attorney's duty to the Board, under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the open government provisions of Chapter 551 of the Government Code, to wit:

4.A.1. Legal issues associated with agenda items brought into Closed Session.

4.B. [Section 551.072, Texas Government Code - Real Property:] To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the Board in negotiation with a third party, to wit:

4.B.1. Real estate the subject of the Board's previous action of February 18, 2014, authorizing the Superintendent to enter into negotiations for a possible purchase, subject to final Board approval for any proposed purchase.

4.C. [Section 551.074, Texas Government Code - Personnel Matters:] To deliberate the, appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to wit:

4.C.1. Hearing on proposed nonrenewal of employment contract of Mariruth M. Pleak.

4.C.2. Proposed rescission of Board action of May 20, 2014, proposing the nonrenewal of the employment contract of Mariruth Pleak.

4.C.3. Change in Contract Status for Assignments by Superintendent to Fill the Following Positions:

4.C.3.a. Elementary Assistant Principal - Certified Administrator Position at anticipated Pay Grade range of AP4 - AP4, subject to reassignment by the Superintendent.

4.C.3.b. Instructional Curriculum Coordinator - Non-Chapter 21 Employee Position at anticipated Pay Grade range of AP4 - AP5, subject to reassignment by the Superintendent.

4.C.3.c. Grants Administrator - Non-Chapter 21 Employee Position at anticipated Pay Grade range of AM1 - AM4, subject to reassignment by the Superintendent.

4.C.4. New Hires for Assignments by Superintendent to Fill the Following Positions:

4.C.4.a. High School Counselor - Certified Administrator Position at anticipated Pay Grade range of AP3 - AP4, subject to reassignment by the Superintendent.

4.C.4.b. Assistant Director of Athletics/Physical Education - Non-Chapter 21 Employee Position with anticipated Pay Grade range of AP4 - AP5, subject to reassignment by the Superintendent.

4.C.4.c. Special Education Director - Certified Administrator Position at anticipated Pay Grade range of AP4 - AP8, subject to reassignment by the Superintendent.

4.C.4.d. Software Support Specialist - Non-Chapter 21 Employee Position at anticipated Pay Grade range of IT3 - IT5, subject to reassignment by the Superintendent.

4.C.5. Other appointments, employments, assignments and/or reassignments of persons mentioned in the Superintendent's Personnel Report - Agenda item VI (3).

5. Discussion/Action on matters taken up in Closed Session and/or matters listed in Section IV, whether or not items listed therein were taken into Closed Session; and matters listed under Sections VI and/or VII, if any, taken into Closed Session under Section IV. The board may also go into Closed Session at this time or any time during the meeting on any agenda item listed in this Notice of Regular Meeting, as may be authorized by law.

6. Consent Agenda Items:

6.A. Approval of minutes for board meetings:  Regular Board Meeting on May 20, 2014.   

6.B. Approval of Budget Amendments for the period ending June 2, 2014.

6.C. Approval of promotions, transfers, new hires, resignations, retirements and reassignments for professional contract personnel where Board Action is required.  [Note: Board action on this item, if any, is limited to those personnel items that require Board action; otherwise, the item is for information only, whether or not the Board approves a motion to approve this item; and, in any event, the Board does not approve transfers, resignations previously approved by the Superintendent, retirements and reassignments.]

6.D. Approval of the 3rd Quarterly Investment Report for the period of March 2014 through May 2014.

6.E. Approval of the 2014-2015 school year Board Meeting Schedule.

6.F. Amendment to Policy EIF (Local) - Submitted for 1st Reading.

7. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

7.A. Proposed Order Calling for General Election of Trustees in the Edgewood ISD.

7.B. Proposed agreement with Bexar County through the Bexar County Elections Administrator and other governmental authorities, as appropriate, to hold joint elections with the District's general election of Trustees.

7.C. Approval of a pilot program to recruit and retain certified Speech Language Pathologists with payment of a $5,000.00 signing bonus for each first time District-employed Speech Language Pathologist not already under contract with the District; and a $5,000.00, retention bonus for each District-employed Speech Language Pathologist not already under a binding contract with District for an ensuring contract year, upon renewal and execution of a binding employment contract for the ensuing contract year.

7.D. Approval to purchase licenses and professional development for Achieve 3000 for the 6th Grade Academy and two high schools at a cost  of $11,587.50, to be funded by Gear Up, and $200,000.00 to be funded by State Compensatory Education and Title I, Part A of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Educations Act.

7.E. Approval of purchase order to AT&T Inc., not to exceed $730,000.00, for the first year of a three year contract for E-Rate and Non E-rate Eligible Telecommunication Services, under E-rate 17, July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

7.F. Approval of purchase order to Great South West Texas Corporation, D/B/A Computer Solutions, not to exceed $152,100.00, for the first year of a three year maintenance and basic technical support contract for E-rate and Non E-rate eligible services under E-rate 17, July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

7.G. School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Activity Annual Board Report, approve SHAC recommendations to the Edgewood ISD Board of Trustees for appointment of new officers and members to the SHAC, approve SHAC meeting dates for school year 2014-2016.

7.H. Proposed authority for Superintendent to authorize the payment of earnest money and option fee in an amount not to exceed $6,100.00, in conjunction with the proposed purchase of real property as discussed in Closed Session.

8. Information:

8.A. Human Resources Report

8.B. Consultant Monthly Report

8.C. Overtime Report

8.D. Financial Statements

8.E. Tax Reports

8.F. Report of purchases made in the amount of $50,000.00 or more.

8.G. Campus Discipline Summery for April 2014.

8.H. Bexar Appraisal District Formal Audit of the 2013 Fiscal Year

8.I. Bexar Appraisal District - Appraisal District Proposed Budget for 2015

9. New Business:

10. Announcement(s):

11. Adjournment: