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Meeting Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Recognition
II.A. Valedictorians and Salutatorians
II.A.1. PSJA Early College High School
II.A.2. PSJA Memorial Early College High School
II.A.3. PSJA North Early College High School
II.A.4. PSJA Southwest Early College High School
II.A.5. PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School
II.B. Five PSJA Seniors named 2017 Dell Scholars
II.C. Two PSJA Memorial Early College High School Seniors awarded Terry Scholarships
II.D. Athletic Programs
II.D.1. PSJA Memorial EC High School  and PSJA North EC High School Tennis
II.D.2. PSJA North EC High School Golf
II.D.3. PSJA Southwest EC High School Track & Field
II.E. Sorensen Elementary Student cast in Hollywood movie starring actor Eugenio Derbez
III. Consent Agenda Items
III.A. Minutes
III.A.1. Minutes of March 28, 2017
III.A.2. Minutes of March 29, 2017
III.B. Deputy Superintendent for Administration
III.B.1. Out of State travel request for Norma Washington, PSJA ECHS HOSA Sponsor, Mark Ramirez, PSJA ECHS Teacher and 6 students to represent Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD at the HOSA 40th Annual International Leadership Conference on June 20-25, 2017 in Orlando, Florida (travel expenses will be paid by Career & Technology Funds)
III.B.2. Out-of-State travel request for 41 high school students and 4 sponsors to attend the Texas Graduate Center Summer University Tours being held June 2017 and July 2017.  (all expenses for trip #1 will be paid by the Texas Graduate Center; trip #2 by Advanced Academics Department; and trip #3 by the Texas Graduate Center)
III.B.3. Out-of-State travel request for PSJA Southwest Early College High School student Daniel Ortiz who received 2nd place in the Gulf Coast National Speech and Debate Tournament and Carlos Palacios, teacher/sponsor.  Daniel Ortiz qualifies to compete at the Nationals in Birmingham, Alabama  June 18-23, 2017 (travel will be paid by PSJA SW UIL Funds)
III.B.4. Out-of-State travel request for Sulema Flores, Director of Health Services to attend the National Association of School Nurses' 2017 Annual Conference June 29-July 3, 2017 in San Diego, California (travel will be paid by Medicaid Administrative Claims)
III.B.5. Out-of-State travel request for PSJA Early College High School teacher Gene Hernandez and Damian Luna, student; PSJA Memorial Early College High School teacher Rogelio Gonzalez and Alexis Martinez, Student to attend the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky June 19-24, 2017 (travel to be paid by Career & Technology Funds)
III.C. Finance
III.C.1. Functional Budget Amendments
III.C.2. Bids, contracts and/or proposals to be awarded
III.C.2.a. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and Teaching and Mentoring Communities Migrant Seasonal Head Start Program effective June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2019
III.C.2.b. Vouchers for Exams and Practice Tests for Business and Information Technology Industry Certification/$95,040.70
III.C.2.c. Authorization to proceed with the purchase of APEX Learning software for TSI Learning Tutorials/$153,680.00
III.C.2.d. Authorization to proceed with the purchase of Spring Board Curriculum for English Language Arts for all high school students/$127,649.45
III.C.2.e. Award bids for replacement furniture for PSJA North Early College High School/$192,688.61
III.D. Human Resources
III.D.1. Re-Election of Professional Personnel on One-Year Contracts
III.E. Support Services
III.E.1. Out-of-State travel request for Imelda Palacios, Child Nutrition Director and  staff members Anna Erika Rivas, Elia Esparza, Sandra Gamez, Cynthia Espinoza and Sylvia Pacheco, to attend the School Nutrition Association National Conference July 8-13, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia (travel will be paid by Child Nutrition and School Nutrition Association funds)
III.E.2. Out-of-State travel request for Johnathan Landeros, Swimming and Diving Head Coach and Gerardo Lopez, District's Project Manager, to travel to Uniondale, New York to attend the USA Swimming Build & Program a Pool Conference June 15-17,2017 (travel will be paid from local funds)
III.F. Reports
III.F.1. Disbursements for the month of April 2017
III.G. Superintendent of Schools
III.G.1. Ratify the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Holdsworth Center and the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District for training and leadership development to public school administrators
III.H. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
IV. Finance
IV.A. Report on Donations to the District
IV.A.1. PSJA Buell Central-DAEP High School
IV.A.1.a. City of Pharr/$1,245.00 to be used for Second Chance Initiative
IV.A.2. PSJA Early Head Start Program
IV.A.2.a. Target/$40.00; Wal-Mart/$25.00; to be used for Teacher Appreciation Week
IV.A.2.b. HEB/$40.00 to be used for the week of the young child
IV.A.3. PSJA Dual Language Department
IV.A.3.a. Fernando Perez/$300.00 to be used for banquet
IV.A.4. PSJA Early College High School
IV.A.4.a. Maria Mora/$50.00; PSJA Memorial EC HS/$200.00; to be used for Track of Hope 
IV.A.5. PSJA Memorial Early College High School
IV.A.5.a. Bert Ogden Motors Inc./$2,880.00 for staff incentives
IV.A.6. PSJA North Early College High School
IV.A.6.a. Texas Health Care Mobile Imaging LLC/$200.00; Texas Pain Clinic/$200.00; Selvino Padilla/$300.00; La Cabana Pollos Asados/$150.00; to be used for softball equipment
IV.A.6.b. Denise Guerra/$100.00; Pablo Tagle/$150.00 for boys track
IV.A.7. Parental Involvement Office
IV.A.7.a. Improved Order of Red Men Omaha Tribe #25/$1,000.00 to be used for office beautification
IV.B. Proposed contract extension on Request for Proposal for Employee Group Dental Insurance
V. Deputy Superintendent for Administration
V.A. Approve the Early Start Charter Program
V.B. Approve the Tri-City Leadership Program serving the Pharr, San Juan and Alamo communities for the 2017-18 school year
VI. Superintendent of Schools
VI.A. Appointment of Delegate and Alternate to the Texas Association of School Boards 2017 Delegate Assembly
VII. Human Resources
VII.A. Employment of Instructional and Non-Teaching Professional Personnel
VII.B. Discussion and possible action on termination of probationary contract employee
VII.C. Possible action on Extending the Superintendent's Contract
VIII. Executive Session
VIII.A. Government Code 551.071 through 551.084
VIII.A.1. Consultation with Attorney
VIII.A.2. Personnel Matters
VIII.A.2.a. Employment of Instructional and Non-Teaching Professional Personnel
VIII.A.2.b. Discussion on termination of probationary contract employee
VIII.A.2.c. Possible Action on Extending the Superintendent's Contract
IX. Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: May 15, 2017 at 6:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting
Subject:
I. Call to Order
Subject:
II. Recognition
Subject:
II.A. Valedictorians and Salutatorians
Subject:
II.A.1. PSJA Early College High School
Subject:
II.A.2. PSJA Memorial Early College High School
Subject:
II.A.3. PSJA North Early College High School
Subject:
II.A.4. PSJA Southwest Early College High School
Subject:
II.A.5. PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School
Subject:
II.B. Five PSJA Seniors named 2017 Dell Scholars
Subject:
II.C. Two PSJA Memorial Early College High School Seniors awarded Terry Scholarships
Subject:
II.D. Athletic Programs
Subject:
II.D.1. PSJA Memorial EC High School  and PSJA North EC High School Tennis
Subject:
II.D.2. PSJA North EC High School Golf
Subject:
II.D.3. PSJA Southwest EC High School Track & Field
Subject:
II.E. Sorensen Elementary Student cast in Hollywood movie starring actor Eugenio Derbez
Subject:
III. Consent Agenda Items
Subject:
III.A. Minutes
Subject:
III.A.1. Minutes of March 28, 2017
Subject:
III.A.2. Minutes of March 29, 2017
Subject:
III.B. Deputy Superintendent for Administration
Subject:
III.B.1. Out of State travel request for Norma Washington, PSJA ECHS HOSA Sponsor, Mark Ramirez, PSJA ECHS Teacher and 6 students to represent Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD at the HOSA 40th Annual International Leadership Conference on June 20-25, 2017 in Orlando, Florida (travel expenses will be paid by Career & Technology Funds)
Subject:
III.B.2. Out-of-State travel request for 41 high school students and 4 sponsors to attend the Texas Graduate Center Summer University Tours being held June 2017 and July 2017.  (all expenses for trip #1 will be paid by the Texas Graduate Center; trip #2 by Advanced Academics Department; and trip #3 by the Texas Graduate Center)
Subject:
III.B.3. Out-of-State travel request for PSJA Southwest Early College High School student Daniel Ortiz who received 2nd place in the Gulf Coast National Speech and Debate Tournament and Carlos Palacios, teacher/sponsor.  Daniel Ortiz qualifies to compete at the Nationals in Birmingham, Alabama  June 18-23, 2017 (travel will be paid by PSJA SW UIL Funds)
Subject:
III.B.4. Out-of-State travel request for Sulema Flores, Director of Health Services to attend the National Association of School Nurses' 2017 Annual Conference June 29-July 3, 2017 in San Diego, California (travel will be paid by Medicaid Administrative Claims)
Subject:
III.B.5. Out-of-State travel request for PSJA Early College High School teacher Gene Hernandez and Damian Luna, student; PSJA Memorial Early College High School teacher Rogelio Gonzalez and Alexis Martinez, Student to attend the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky June 19-24, 2017 (travel to be paid by Career & Technology Funds)
Subject:
III.C. Finance
Subject:
III.C.1. Functional Budget Amendments
Subject:
III.C.2. Bids, contracts and/or proposals to be awarded
Subject:
III.C.2.a. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and Teaching and Mentoring Communities Migrant Seasonal Head Start Program effective June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2019
Subject:
III.C.2.b. Vouchers for Exams and Practice Tests for Business and Information Technology Industry Certification/$95,040.70
Subject:
III.C.2.c. Authorization to proceed with the purchase of APEX Learning software for TSI Learning Tutorials/$153,680.00
Subject:
III.C.2.d. Authorization to proceed with the purchase of Spring Board Curriculum for English Language Arts for all high school students/$127,649.45
Subject:
III.C.2.e. Award bids for replacement furniture for PSJA North Early College High School/$192,688.61
Subject:
III.D. Human Resources
Subject:
III.D.1. Re-Election of Professional Personnel on One-Year Contracts
Subject:
III.E. Support Services
Subject:
III.E.1. Out-of-State travel request for Imelda Palacios, Child Nutrition Director and  staff members Anna Erika Rivas, Elia Esparza, Sandra Gamez, Cynthia Espinoza and Sylvia Pacheco, to attend the School Nutrition Association National Conference July 8-13, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia (travel will be paid by Child Nutrition and School Nutrition Association funds)
Subject:
III.E.2. Out-of-State travel request for Johnathan Landeros, Swimming and Diving Head Coach and Gerardo Lopez, District's Project Manager, to travel to Uniondale, New York to attend the USA Swimming Build & Program a Pool Conference June 15-17,2017 (travel will be paid from local funds)
Subject:
III.F. Reports
Subject:
III.F.1. Disbursements for the month of April 2017
Subject:
III.G. Superintendent of Schools
Subject:
III.G.1. Ratify the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Holdsworth Center and the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District for training and leadership development to public school administrators
Subject:
III.H. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
Subject:
IV. Finance
Subject:
IV.A. Report on Donations to the District
Subject:
IV.A.1. PSJA Buell Central-DAEP High School
Subject:
IV.A.1.a. City of Pharr/$1,245.00 to be used for Second Chance Initiative
Subject:
IV.A.2. PSJA Early Head Start Program
Subject:
IV.A.2.a. Target/$40.00; Wal-Mart/$25.00; to be used for Teacher Appreciation Week
Subject:
IV.A.2.b. HEB/$40.00 to be used for the week of the young child
Subject:
IV.A.3. PSJA Dual Language Department
Subject:
IV.A.3.a. Fernando Perez/$300.00 to be used for banquet
Subject:
IV.A.4. PSJA Early College High School
Subject:
IV.A.4.a. Maria Mora/$50.00; PSJA Memorial EC HS/$200.00; to be used for Track of Hope 
Subject:
IV.A.5. PSJA Memorial Early College High School
Subject:
IV.A.5.a. Bert Ogden Motors Inc./$2,880.00 for staff incentives
Subject:
IV.A.6. PSJA North Early College High School
Subject:
IV.A.6.a. Texas Health Care Mobile Imaging LLC/$200.00; Texas Pain Clinic/$200.00; Selvino Padilla/$300.00; La Cabana Pollos Asados/$150.00; to be used for softball equipment
Subject:
IV.A.6.b. Denise Guerra/$100.00; Pablo Tagle/$150.00 for boys track
Subject:
IV.A.7. Parental Involvement Office
Subject:
IV.A.7.a. Improved Order of Red Men Omaha Tribe #25/$1,000.00 to be used for office beautification
Subject:
IV.B. Proposed contract extension on Request for Proposal for Employee Group Dental Insurance
Subject:
V. Deputy Superintendent for Administration
Subject:
V.A. Approve the Early Start Charter Program
Subject:
V.B. Approve the Tri-City Leadership Program serving the Pharr, San Juan and Alamo communities for the 2017-18 school year
Subject:
VI. Superintendent of Schools
Subject:
VI.A. Appointment of Delegate and Alternate to the Texas Association of School Boards 2017 Delegate Assembly
Subject:
VII. Human Resources
Subject:
VII.A. Employment of Instructional and Non-Teaching Professional Personnel
Subject:
VII.B. Discussion and possible action on termination of probationary contract employee
Subject:
VII.C. Possible action on Extending the Superintendent's Contract
Subject:
VIII. Executive Session
Subject:
VIII.A. Government Code 551.071 through 551.084
Subject:
VIII.A.1. Consultation with Attorney
Subject:
VIII.A.2. Personnel Matters
Subject:
VIII.A.2.a. Employment of Instructional and Non-Teaching Professional Personnel
Subject:
VIII.A.2.b. Discussion on termination of probationary contract employee
Subject:
VIII.A.2.c. Possible Action on Extending the Superintendent's Contract
Subject:
IX. Adjourn

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