October 14, 2025 Immediately following Public Hearing - Regular Board Meeting

Description:  LSG

Description:  See Exhibits: Accounts Payable for the month of September 2025.

Description:  See Exhibits: Financial Statements for General Fund, Child Nutrition, Debt Service, Health Insurance, Workers Compensation, and Capital Projects.

Description:  See Exhibits: Monthly Tax Collections on Current and Delinquent Taxes.

Description:  See Exhibits: Accept Annual Tax Collection Report from Pablo "Paul" Villarreal Jr., RTA Tax Assessor-Collector for the period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025.

Description:  See Exhibits: Balance of Investments for 4th Quarter ending August 2025.

Description:  See Exhibits: Fiscal Year ending August 2025.

Description:  The Public Funds Investment Act requires the investment policy and strategies of the district to be reviewed annually.  It also requires the Board of Trustees to adopt a written instrument stating that it has reviewed the investment policy and strategies.

Description:  Donna ISD issued a request for proposals for the Preventative Maintenance for Chillers.  The award contract is for one (1) year with the option to extend for two (2) additional years in one (1) year increments.

Description:  Surplus is to be taken to auction monthly.

Description:  The FCC awarded Donna ISD $542,885.00 to implement cybersecurity measures to protect the district's network from bad actors. The FCC funding covers three years of service. Out of the amount awarded, the FCC will pay 90 cents on the dollar, and Donna ISD will pay 10 cents on the dollar. To test the Dark Trace solution, the district's Technology department selected our current anti-virus systems, our own internal security measures, NetSync, and their Offensive Security service, which will attempt to penetrate our cybersecurity defenses. We will receive an extensive report on how our systems are performing and any suggestions for improving our defenses. The total cost of this service is $53,587.04. The district will pay $5,358.70.

Description:  The FCC awarded Donna ISD $542,885.00 to implement cybersecurity measures to protect the district's network from bad actors. The FCC funding covers three years of service. Out of the amount awarded, the FCC will pay 90 cents on the dollar, and Donna ISD will pay 10 cents on the dollar. To implement cybersecurity measures, the technology department selected the vendor Insight Public Sector and the Dark Trace solution. Dark Trace will perform the following network services: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, AI email filtering, and Identity Protection services for district employees. The total cost of this system is $363,957.57. The district will pay $36,395.76.

Description:  Apptegy is a software platform that helps schools and school districts create and manage their digital communication. It simplifies how schools share news, updates, schedules, and important information in a user-friendly, engaging way. It enables everyone, from teachers to students, parents, and administrators, to communicate effectively just using one app and not many different communication apps. Apptegy will build a Donna ISD-branded mobile app for the district. Within the Donna ISD mobile app, there will be a public-facing side that allows us to continue reaching non-Donna ISD families, such as Grandparents, aunts/uncles, and other community members. It will also enable safe and secure classroom communications between teachers and parents, as well as teachers and students, all in one single space branded for Donna ISD. This will allow parents to remove a majority of the mobile apps on their phone that are branded for some third-party vendor and bring everyone back to the Donna ISD brand. In addition to making this a very user-friendly platform for parents, administrators will also have the ability to update the mobile app, website, social media, and send out emergency texts/calls/emails from one single platform. McAllen ISD, Brownsville ISD, La Joya ISD and over 300 districts in Texas are partnering with Apptegy for their online presence and communication.

Description:  The Spectrum phone system is to update the school district's current phone system, meet FCC regulations, bring down the cost of existing phone and fax services, and to enable teachers to call parents via softphones keeping their personal information private.

Description:  Approve the Indeco furniture proposal to furnish the new Early Childhood wings at Donna ISD. This purchase will be funded through Bond Funds allocated specifically for this purpose. The total purchase amount should not exceed $321,664.

Description:  NASP Convention will provide an opportunity for a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP) to learn and collaborate with school psychologists nation wide in the current trends in student and classroom behaviors as well as Special Education eligibility in the areas of Emotional Disturbance and Autism. 

Description:  Building partnerships between after School Programs and Community enriches the program for students by expanding opportunities making real world connections and providing information on their specialized expertise. It also is a way to provide a stronger support for families to engage them and provide information on necessary resources.

Description:  Provide participants including students and parents/guardians with soft skills training to include but not limited to Resume Writing, Job Search, and Financial Literacy to better prepare for a successful career in the future. Provide youth participants with Career Exploration information empowering youth to make informed decisions for their desired career paths. Provide parent participants with training and education opportunities available through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The availability of training and education opportunities is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements and the availability of funding.

Description:  We are offering employees $50.00 compensation for every new student that they recruit to Donna ISD between September 15, 2025-October 31, 2025. The students must remain in Donna ISD through October 31, 2025.

Description:  This part-time assignment is scheduled from 6:00 PM -  8:00 PM so that is does not conflict with Mr. Garcia's daily responsibilities s an assistant principal.  In this role, he will also support parents in our community in learning and improving their English and other essential skills that promote access to better employment and career opportunities.

Description:  2025-2026 TEA Waiver Resolution.