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Meeting Agenda
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE
IV. AWARDS & RECOGNITION
IV.A. Texas Citizen Bee - Eduardo Castro
IV.B. HECHS UIL Academics Students
IV.C. HECHS Boys and Girls Soccer Team
IV.D. HECHS Girls Basketball
IV.E. Break for Refreshments
V. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
V.A. Announcements
VI. ACTION TAKEN ON CONSENT ITEMS:
VI.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meetings:
VI.B. Tax Collector's Report:
VI.B.1. Hidalgo County Tax Office Tax Collections for March 2017
VI.C. Advertisement of Bids/Quotes/Proposals:                  None
VI.D. Consideration of Bids/Quotes/Proposals:                  None
VI.E. Other:                                                                      
VI.E.1. Donation
VI.E.2. Financial Reports for the month of March 2017
VI.E.3. Review TASB's Update 106 (Legal Policies) and Possible Action on the Following Local Policies:
             *EHBAF
VI.E.4. Consider and Take Action on request for Students to travel out-of-town/overnight:
VI.E.4.a. HECHS is requesting permission for Mr. Ganno, sponsor, and Eduardo Castro to travel out of town to  Austin, Texas on April 28 and returning April 29, 2017.  Eduardo Castro earned 1st place at the Texas Citizen Bee and advance to the State Level.
VI.E.4.b. HECHS is requesting permission for the following students to travel overnight to go compete at the UIL State Academic Meet at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas on April 20, 2017 and returning April 23, 2017.
VI.E.5. Memorandum of Understanding between Hidalgo ISD and the Hidalgo County Head Start Program 2017-2018
VII. ACTION TAKEN ON INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT:
VII.A. Senior Class Field Trip Update
VIII. ACTION TAKEN ON FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES & OPERATIONS:
VIII.A. Hidalgo Elementary HVAC Preventative Maintenance Contract #16-17-18
VIII.B. District Organizational Chart
VIII.C. Update on District Consultants
IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS
X. CLOSED SESSION:
X.A. Consultation with School attorney to receive legal advice
X.B. Personnel Matters:
X.B.1. Discussion of Superintendent Recommendations concerning Employment, Resignations, Reassignments, Retirements, Renewals, Non-Renewals, Terminations, Staffing Status, discipline or to hearing complaints or charges regarding personnel.
X.B.2. Discussion on Superintendent Recommendation concerning approval/extension of professional/administrative contracts:
X.B.3. Discussion on Employment For:
X.B.4. Review of Superintendent Applicants 
XI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION:
XII. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:
XII.A. Personnel Matters:
XII.A.1. Discussion of Superintendent Recommendations concerning Employment, Resignations, Reassignments, Retirements, Renewals, Non-Renewals, Terminations, Staffing Status, discipline or to hearing complaints or charges regarding personnel
XII.A.2. Discussion and Possible Action on Superintendent recommendation concerning approval/extension of professional/administrative contracts
XII.A.3. Consideration of and possible action regarding:
XIII. CONSIDER ACTION ON:
XIII.A. Discussion and possible action regarding Superintendent Applicants.
XIV. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: April 18, 2017 at 6:30 PM - Rescheduled Regular Board Meeting
Subject:
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Subject:
II. ROLL CALL
Description:
__ Benjamin Arjona, President         __ Rodolfo Franz!, Vice-President
__ Blanca Lara, Secretary                 __ Rafael Garza, Treasurer
__ Raymundo Martinez, Member     __ Norma Garza-Torres, Member
 __ Luis Trejo, Jr. Member                 __Edward Blaha, Superintendent
 __Ben Castillo,  School Board Attorney
Subject:
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE
Subject:
IV. AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Subject:
IV.A. Texas Citizen Bee - Eduardo Castro
Subject:
IV.B. HECHS UIL Academics Students
Subject:
IV.C. HECHS Boys and Girls Soccer Team
Subject:
IV.D. HECHS Girls Basketball
Subject:
IV.E. Break for Refreshments
Subject:
V. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Subject:
V.A. Announcements
Subject:
VI. ACTION TAKEN ON CONSENT ITEMS:
Subject:
VI.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meetings:
Subject:
VI.B. Tax Collector's Report:
Subject:
VI.B.1. Hidalgo County Tax Office Tax Collections for March 2017
Subject:
VI.C. Advertisement of Bids/Quotes/Proposals:                  None
Subject:
VI.D. Consideration of Bids/Quotes/Proposals:                  None
Subject:
VI.E. Other:                                                                      
Subject:
VI.E.1. Donation
Subject:
VI.E.2. Financial Reports for the month of March 2017
Subject:
VI.E.3. Review TASB's Update 106 (Legal Policies) and Possible Action on the Following Local Policies:
             *EHBAF
Subject:
VI.E.4. Consider and Take Action on request for Students to travel out-of-town/overnight:
Subject:
VI.E.4.a. HECHS is requesting permission for Mr. Ganno, sponsor, and Eduardo Castro to travel out of town to  Austin, Texas on April 28 and returning April 29, 2017.  Eduardo Castro earned 1st place at the Texas Citizen Bee and advance to the State Level.
Subject:
VI.E.4.b. HECHS is requesting permission for the following students to travel overnight to go compete at the UIL State Academic Meet at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas on April 20, 2017 and returning April 23, 2017.
Subject:
VI.E.5. Memorandum of Understanding between Hidalgo ISD and the Hidalgo County Head Start Program 2017-2018
Subject:
VII. ACTION TAKEN ON INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT:
Subject:
VII.A. Senior Class Field Trip Update
Subject:
VIII. ACTION TAKEN ON FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES & OPERATIONS:
Subject:
VIII.A. Hidalgo Elementary HVAC Preventative Maintenance Contract #16-17-18
Subject:
VIII.B. District Organizational Chart
Subject:
VIII.C. Update on District Consultants
Subject:
IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Subject:
X. CLOSED SESSION:
Description:
The Board may convene in Closed Session in accordance with the provisions of Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071, 551 and 551.074
Subject:
X.A. Consultation with School attorney to receive legal advice
Description:
(Section 551.071, Texas Government Code)
Subject:
X.B. Personnel Matters:
Description:
(Section 551.074, Texas Government Code)
Subject:
X.B.1. Discussion of Superintendent Recommendations concerning Employment, Resignations, Reassignments, Retirements, Renewals, Non-Renewals, Terminations, Staffing Status, discipline or to hearing complaints or charges regarding personnel.
Description:
(Section 551.074, Texas Government Code)
Subject:
X.B.2. Discussion on Superintendent Recommendation concerning approval/extension of professional/administrative contracts:
Description:
(Section 551.074, Texas Government Code)
Subject:
X.B.3. Discussion on Employment For:
Subject:
X.B.4. Review of Superintendent Applicants 
Subject:
XI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION:
Subject:
XII. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:
Subject:
XII.A. Personnel Matters:
Description:
(Section 551.074, Texas Government Code)
Subject:
XII.A.1. Discussion of Superintendent Recommendations concerning Employment, Resignations, Reassignments, Retirements, Renewals, Non-Renewals, Terminations, Staffing Status, discipline or to hearing complaints or charges regarding personnel
Subject:
XII.A.2. Discussion and Possible Action on Superintendent recommendation concerning approval/extension of professional/administrative contracts
Subject:
XII.A.3. Consideration of and possible action regarding:
Subject:
XIII. CONSIDER ACTION ON:
Subject:
XIII.A. Discussion and possible action regarding Superintendent Applicants.
Subject:
XIV. ADJOURNMENT
Description:
Agenda items may be considered, deliberated and/or acted upon in a different order than numbered above.  The Board of Trustees of The Hidalgo ISD reserves the right to adjourn into Executive (Closed) Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the items listed on this agenda as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act.  No final action will be taken in Executive Session.

Public Input Policy: “During the meeting, the Hidalgo ISD will allow for an open public forum/ comment period.  This comment period shall not exceed one-half hour (1/2) hour in length and each speaker will be allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes to speak.  All individuals desiring to address the Hidalgo ISD must sign up to do so, prior to the open comment period.  The purpose of this comment period is to provide the public an opportunity to address issues or topics that are under the jurisdiction of the Hidalgo ISD.  For issues or topics which are not otherwise part of the posted agenda for the meeting, members may direct staff to investigate the issue or topic further.  No action or discussion shall be taken on the issues or topics which are not part of the posted agenda for the meeting.  Members of the public may be recognized on posted agenda items deemed appropriate by the President as the items are considered, and the same time limitations five (5) minutes applies.”

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