December 14, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call meeting to order, roll call, establishment of a quorum and Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Invocation.

3. OPEN FORUM:  Comments from the public. Citizen Communications: (Limit of 3 minutes per speaker/group) Public Audience: Public comments for   this meeting will be held as follows: Members of the public, if you wish to comment before the Board, you must email comments@eeisd.org by 6:00 p.m. on December 14, 2022 to give your name and topic you wish to comment on. Individuals must send in their comments or questions to the body of the email.

4. RECOGNITIONS:

4.a. Recognition of Fall 2022 Semester Individual Student Accomplishments

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

5.a. Presentation on Parent Family Engagement

6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

6.a. Approval of previous Board Meeting(s) Minutes:

6.a.1. Special Board Meeting - 11/17/2022

6.a.2. Public Hearing Meeting 11/30/2022

6.a.3. Regular Board Meeting - 11/30/2022

6.b. Discussion and action on Payment of Current Bills 

6.c. Approval of EEISD Financial Report 

6.d. Approval of Overtime/Substitute Pay for the month of November 2022

6.e. Approval of Extra Duty Pay Analysis as of November 2022

6.f. Approval of Tax Collection Report for October 2022

6.g. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report

6.h. Approval of expenditures over $25,000

6.i. Approval of Adding Representative to First Public Lone Star Investment Pool Account

6.j. Approval to solicit RFQ for engineer services. 

6.k. Aproval to solicit RFQ for architectural services.

6.l. Approval to solicit RFQ for audit services.

6.m. Discussion and action to engage Jones Galligan Key and Lozano for special education CO-OP. 

6.n. Approval of installation of cameras and network Video Recorder for SAIL Academy.

6.o. Approval for Frances Rocha to attend the TASA Midwinter Conference in Austin, Texas from January 29-February 1, 2023.

6.p. Approval for the following staff to attend the CTAT Winter Conference in Galveston, Texas from January 30-February 1, 2023. Lydia Gonzalez, Elyssha Enriquez and Catherine Lara.

6.q. Approval of Payment #5 for E3 Entregal Solutions, Inc.

6.r. Approval for Dr. Darren Cole-Ochoa to attend the Texas Association of School Administrators Midwinter Conference in Austin, TX from January 29-February 1, 2023.

6.s. Approval for the following staff to attend the Effective Implementation Convening in San Diego, CA from January 29-February 1, 2023 as part of the Middle School Math Grant provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Nehemias Cantu, Maria Gonzales, Maricela Olivarez, Beatrice Martinez and Naima Nino.

6.t. Approval for Itza Flores to attend the TCASE Conference from February 5-8, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

6.u. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Edcouch-Elsa ISD and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Father-Son Program (FSP)

6.v. Approval to change Texas National Bank signature cards for new Board President, Rolando Lozano.

7. CLOSED SESSION:  The superintendent requests that the Board of Trustees convene in closed meeting as authorized by the provisions of the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.  This executive session is in accordance with the Texas Government Code Section:

7.a. 551.074 for the purpose of discussing personnel, considering appointment, employment, resignation, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

7.b. Consultation with legal counsel regarding a.)  pending or contemplated litigation b.)  settlement offer; or c.)  matter in which the duty of the attorney to Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (TX.Gov't. Code 551.071)

8. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

8.a. 551.074 Discussion and action regarding personnel, considering appointment, employment, resignation, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

8.b. Discussion and action regarding consultation with legal counsel regarding a.)  pending or contemplated litigation b.)  settlement offer; or c.)  matter in which the duty of the attorney to Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (TX.Gov't. Code 551.071)

9. ADJOURNMENT: