skip to main content
Meeting Agenda
I. Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Call to Order
II. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to Order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
III. Pledge of Allegiance
III.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
IV. Recognitions:
IV.A. LICENSED SPECIALIST IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS (LSSP's) RECOGNITION
IV.A.1. Marilyn Brice, Thelma Cavazos, Dr. Linda Garza, Brandy Medina, Ileana Moreno and Claudia Hemosillo featured in "Focusing on Mental Health" in the Texas Association of School Boards Lone Star Publication for September / October 2022
IV.A.2. Dr. Linda Garza, Licensed Specialist in School Psychologist - Outstanding School Psychologist Award - Doctoral Level 2022
IV.B. 2022 - 2023 AP SCHOLARS
* Lyndon B. Johnson High School
* United High School 
* John B. Alexander High School
* United South High School 
 
IV.C. HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS
IV.C.1. United South High School Marching Band - 3rd Place Laredo ISD Marching Contest, 1st Division UIL Region Marching Band Contest, Area Qualifier UIL Area G Marching Contest
IV.C.2. Lyndon B. Johnson High School - 3rd Place Conference 6A, United ISD Marching Contest, 2nd Place - Laredo ISD Marching Contest, 1st Division UIL Region Marching Band Contest
IV.C.3. United High School Marching Band - 2nd Place - United ISD Marching Contest Finalists - Bands of America South Texas Regionals - 1st Place Laredo ISD Marching Contest - 1st Place Division UIL Region Marching Contest
IV.C.4. John B. Alexander High School Marching Band - 1st Place United ISD Marching Contest, Finalists Bands of America South Texas Regionals, Grand Champion - Band of America South Texas Regionals, Finalists Texas Marching Classic
V. Public Comments:
Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students. Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (Local). Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public regarding an item that is not listed on this agenda, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.
VI. Consent Agenda Items
VI.A. First and final reading of policy EIC (LOCAL) - Academic Achievement: Class Ranking regarding Grade Equivalence for Advanced Placement (AP) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
VI.B. Approval of Low Attendance Day Waiver - Remote Conferencing
VI.C. Approval of Monthly Disbursements
VI.D. Approval of Additional Appraiser for the 2022-2023 School Year
VI.E. Approval of awarding bids, proposals and qualifications
VII. Public Hearing on Amendment No. 1 to agreement for Limitation on Appraisal Value between the District and Siete Wind, LLC, Texas Comptroller Application Number 1656, pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code 
VIII. Items for Individual Consideration
VIII.A. Discussion and possible action on Amendment No. 1 to agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value between the District and Siete Wind, LLC, Texas Comptroller Application Number 1656, pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code
VIII.B. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of proposed fee rate increase for the solid waste pickup services in the district under "RFP 2020-046 Garbage Collection Services"
VIII.C. Discussion and possible action to rescind award of Section 1 & 8 to Telepro on RFP 2022-057 District Wide Surveillance Cameras, Servers and Installation and award said sections to M1 Networks. This RFP was approved on November 16, 2022 at the Regular Board Meeting
VIII.D. Approval of adoption of Academic Calendar for 2023-2024
VIII.E. Discussion and possible action by resolution of the United Independent School District's Board of Trustees to call for the recall of the United Independent School District's member on the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors and to cast all of United Independent School District's 1,065 votes to recall Juan Roberto Ramirez, the United Independent School District's member on the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors, as per 6.033 of the Texas Property Tax Code
VIII.F. Discussion and possible action by resolution of the United Independent School District's Board of Trustees to nominate a candidate for the Webb County Appraisal District's Board of Directors as a result of the recall of the United Independent School District's member and to cast all of United Independent School's District's 1,065 votes for United Independent School District's new member to the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors for the remainder of the 2022-2023 term as per section 6.033 of the Texas Property Tax Code 
VIII.G. Approval of requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Campuses
VIII.H. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of Interlocal Agreement between UISD and Communities in Schools Laredo, Inc.
VIII.I. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of UISD Board Operating Procedures
IX. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act
IX.A. TGC 551.071  Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.074 Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting
IX.A.1. Superintendent's Duties and Responsibilities
IX.A.2. Discussion, including consultation with legal counsel, regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Chief of Police
IX.A.3. Discussion, including consultation with legal counsel, regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Operations Administrators
IX.A.4. Discussion regarding appointment of Associate Superintendent for Administration Operation Services
IX.A.5. Discussion regarding appointment of Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Policies
IX.A.6. Discussion regarding appointment of Director of Accounting
IX.B. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting
IX.B.1. Legal consultation and report on Potential Holdings, LLC regarding a possible agreement pertaining to Santa Claudia Street and Santa Monica Street, pursuant to which access from Santa Claudia Street would be prohibited and access through Santa Monica Street would be facilitated to property owned by Potential Holdings, LLC located adjacent to the United Independent School District Student Activity Center on Highway 359. The agreement would resolve all pending issues. 
IX.B.2. Legal Consultation and report on the status of the execution of the proposed Purchase and Sale Agreement regarding the acquisition of a tract of land of approximately 10.77 acres out of a 53.40-acre tract of land, which itself is out of a tract of land, described in the Deed recorded in Volume 1089, Pages 586-587, Official Public Records of Webb County, Texas. The tract is situated in Porcion 28, E. Martinez, Abstract 241, Webb County, Texas, such property being in the vicinity of the intersection of Saunders Blvd. and Loop 20 in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. The acreage is owned by L91 BC Properties, LLC.
IX.C. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.076 Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits
IX.C.1. Student Activity Fund Audits
IX.C.1.a. Elementary Schools - Fasken, Freedom, Ruiz and Zaffirini
IX.C.1.b. Middle Schools - Clark, Herrera, LB Vergara, Trautmann, United South and United
IX.C.1.c. High Schools - Alexander, Johnson, United and United South
IX.C.2. Department / Other Audits
IX.C.2.a. After School Adventures Program Audit
IX.C.2.b. Special Education Student Eligibility
IX.C.2.c. UCAN Program Follow-up
IX.C.3. Status of Ongoing Audits
IX.C.4. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
X. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session
X.A. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
X.B. Possible action regarding appointment of Associate Superintendent for Administration Operations Services 
X.C. Possible action regarding appointment of Assistant Superintendent for Administration Operation and Policies
X.D. Possible action regarding appointment of Director of Accounting
X.E. Possible action regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Operation Administrators
X.F. Possible action regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Chief of Police
X.G. Possible action with respect to the possible agreement resolving all issues with Potential Holdings, LLC including issues pertaining to prohibiting access through Santa Claudia Street, and facilitating access through Santa Monica Street, to real property owned by Potential Holdings, LLC located adjacent to the United Independent School District Student Activity Center on Highway 359. The agreement would resolve all issues with Potential Holdings, LLC.
XI. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: December 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
Subject:
I. Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Call to Order
Subject:
II. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to Order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
Subject:
III. Pledge of Allegiance
Subject:
III.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
Subject:
IV. Recognitions:
Subject:
IV.A. LICENSED SPECIALIST IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS (LSSP's) RECOGNITION
Subject:
IV.A.1. Marilyn Brice, Thelma Cavazos, Dr. Linda Garza, Brandy Medina, Ileana Moreno and Claudia Hemosillo featured in "Focusing on Mental Health" in the Texas Association of School Boards Lone Star Publication for September / October 2022
Subject:
IV.A.2. Dr. Linda Garza, Licensed Specialist in School Psychologist - Outstanding School Psychologist Award - Doctoral Level 2022
Subject:
IV.B. 2022 - 2023 AP SCHOLARS
* Lyndon B. Johnson High School
* United High School 
* John B. Alexander High School
* United South High School 
 
Subject:
IV.C. HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS
Subject:
IV.C.1. United South High School Marching Band - 3rd Place Laredo ISD Marching Contest, 1st Division UIL Region Marching Band Contest, Area Qualifier UIL Area G Marching Contest
Subject:
IV.C.2. Lyndon B. Johnson High School - 3rd Place Conference 6A, United ISD Marching Contest, 2nd Place - Laredo ISD Marching Contest, 1st Division UIL Region Marching Band Contest
Subject:
IV.C.3. United High School Marching Band - 2nd Place - United ISD Marching Contest Finalists - Bands of America South Texas Regionals - 1st Place Laredo ISD Marching Contest - 1st Place Division UIL Region Marching Contest
Subject:
IV.C.4. John B. Alexander High School Marching Band - 1st Place United ISD Marching Contest, Finalists Bands of America South Texas Regionals, Grand Champion - Band of America South Texas Regionals, Finalists Texas Marching Classic
Subject:
V. Public Comments:
Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students. Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (Local). Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public regarding an item that is not listed on this agenda, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.
Subject:
VI. Consent Agenda Items
Subject:
VI.A. First and final reading of policy EIC (LOCAL) - Academic Achievement: Class Ranking regarding Grade Equivalence for Advanced Placement (AP) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.B. Approval of Low Attendance Day Waiver - Remote Conferencing
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.C. Approval of Monthly Disbursements
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.D. Approval of Additional Appraiser for the 2022-2023 School Year
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.E. Approval of awarding bids, proposals and qualifications
Attachments:
Subject:
VII. Public Hearing on Amendment No. 1 to agreement for Limitation on Appraisal Value between the District and Siete Wind, LLC, Texas Comptroller Application Number 1656, pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code 
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII. Items for Individual Consideration
Subject:
VIII.A. Discussion and possible action on Amendment No. 1 to agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value between the District and Siete Wind, LLC, Texas Comptroller Application Number 1656, pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.B. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of proposed fee rate increase for the solid waste pickup services in the district under "RFP 2020-046 Garbage Collection Services"
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.C. Discussion and possible action to rescind award of Section 1 & 8 to Telepro on RFP 2022-057 District Wide Surveillance Cameras, Servers and Installation and award said sections to M1 Networks. This RFP was approved on November 16, 2022 at the Regular Board Meeting
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.D. Approval of adoption of Academic Calendar for 2023-2024
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.E. Discussion and possible action by resolution of the United Independent School District's Board of Trustees to call for the recall of the United Independent School District's member on the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors and to cast all of United Independent School District's 1,065 votes to recall Juan Roberto Ramirez, the United Independent School District's member on the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors, as per 6.033 of the Texas Property Tax Code
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.F. Discussion and possible action by resolution of the United Independent School District's Board of Trustees to nominate a candidate for the Webb County Appraisal District's Board of Directors as a result of the recall of the United Independent School District's member and to cast all of United Independent School's District's 1,065 votes for United Independent School District's new member to the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors for the remainder of the 2022-2023 term as per section 6.033 of the Texas Property Tax Code 
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.G. Approval of requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Campuses
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.H. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of Interlocal Agreement between UISD and Communities in Schools Laredo, Inc.
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.I. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of UISD Board Operating Procedures
Attachments:
Subject:
IX. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act
Subject:
IX.A. TGC 551.071  Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.074 Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting
Subject:
IX.A.1. Superintendent's Duties and Responsibilities
Subject:
IX.A.2. Discussion, including consultation with legal counsel, regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Chief of Police
Subject:
IX.A.3. Discussion, including consultation with legal counsel, regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Operations Administrators
Subject:
IX.A.4. Discussion regarding appointment of Associate Superintendent for Administration Operation Services
Subject:
IX.A.5. Discussion regarding appointment of Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Policies
Subject:
IX.A.6. Discussion regarding appointment of Director of Accounting
Subject:
IX.B. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting
Subject:
IX.B.1. Legal consultation and report on Potential Holdings, LLC regarding a possible agreement pertaining to Santa Claudia Street and Santa Monica Street, pursuant to which access from Santa Claudia Street would be prohibited and access through Santa Monica Street would be facilitated to property owned by Potential Holdings, LLC located adjacent to the United Independent School District Student Activity Center on Highway 359. The agreement would resolve all pending issues. 
Subject:
IX.B.2. Legal Consultation and report on the status of the execution of the proposed Purchase and Sale Agreement regarding the acquisition of a tract of land of approximately 10.77 acres out of a 53.40-acre tract of land, which itself is out of a tract of land, described in the Deed recorded in Volume 1089, Pages 586-587, Official Public Records of Webb County, Texas. The tract is situated in Porcion 28, E. Martinez, Abstract 241, Webb County, Texas, such property being in the vicinity of the intersection of Saunders Blvd. and Loop 20 in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. The acreage is owned by L91 BC Properties, LLC.
Subject:
IX.C. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.076 Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits
Subject:
IX.C.1. Student Activity Fund Audits
Subject:
IX.C.1.a. Elementary Schools - Fasken, Freedom, Ruiz and Zaffirini
Subject:
IX.C.1.b. Middle Schools - Clark, Herrera, LB Vergara, Trautmann, United South and United
Subject:
IX.C.1.c. High Schools - Alexander, Johnson, United and United South
Subject:
IX.C.2. Department / Other Audits
Subject:
IX.C.2.a. After School Adventures Program Audit
Subject:
IX.C.2.b. Special Education Student Eligibility
Subject:
IX.C.2.c. UCAN Program Follow-up
Subject:
IX.C.3. Status of Ongoing Audits
Subject:
IX.C.4. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
Subject:
X. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session
Subject:
X.A. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
Attachments:
Subject:
X.B. Possible action regarding appointment of Associate Superintendent for Administration Operations Services 
Attachments:
Subject:
X.C. Possible action regarding appointment of Assistant Superintendent for Administration Operation and Policies
Attachments:
Subject:
X.D. Possible action regarding appointment of Director of Accounting
Attachments:
Subject:
X.E. Possible action regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Operation Administrators
Attachments:
Subject:
X.F. Possible action regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Chief of Police
Attachments:
Subject:
X.G. Possible action with respect to the possible agreement resolving all issues with Potential Holdings, LLC including issues pertaining to prohibiting access through Santa Claudia Street, and facilitating access through Santa Monica Street, to real property owned by Potential Holdings, LLC located adjacent to the United Independent School District Student Activity Center on Highway 359. The agreement would resolve all issues with Potential Holdings, LLC.
Attachments:
Subject:
XI. Adjournment

Web Viewer