January 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

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

2. Invocation. (Other)

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 January 15, 2025, to give your name and topic you wish to comment on. (EXEMPT)

4. RECOGNITIONS:

4.a. Recognition of the Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D. Elementary/Secondary campus with the highest student attendance rate for the third six weeks (Other)

4.b. Recognition of the Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D. Board of Trustees (Other)

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

5.a. 3rd six weeks student enrollment and attendance (Other)

5.b. UTRGV/Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District Early Headstart Partnership Update (Other)

5.c. Presentation by the City of Edcouch on the Detention Pond Project (Other)

6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:(Other)

6.a.1. Safety & Security Meeting-December 16, 2024

6.a.2. Public Hearing-December 18, 2024

6.a.3. Regular Board Meeting-December 18, 2024

6.a.4. Board Workshop-December 19, 2024

6.b. BUSINESS AND FINANCE:

6.b.1. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report 4th Quarter (Oct-Dec)

6.b.2. Approval of Expenditures over $25,000

6.b.3. EEISD Financial Report-Information Item

6.c. STUDENT TRAVEL:

6.c.1. Ratification of travel for the EEHS Wrestling team and school sponsors to attend the 2025 Craig T. Grace Wresting Tournament from January 2-4, 2025 in Austin, Texas.

6.c.2. Approval of travel for the EEHS rootEd Alliance students and school sponsors to attend the Texas A&M International University Preview Day on February 1, 2025 in Laredo, Texas. 

6.c.3. Approval of travel for the EEHS Softball team and school sponsors to attend the 3rd Annual 2025 Lady Angel Classic Softball Tournament from February 20-22, 2025 in Corpus Christi, Texas.  

6.c.4. Approval of travel for the EEISD Migrant and McKinney Vento students and school sponsors to attend the Texas A&M Kingsville Campus Tour on February 20, 2025 in Kingsville, Texas. 

6.d. STAFF TRAVEL:

6.d.1. Approval of travel for AJ Garza to attend the Area X FFA Advisory Committee Meeting on January 27, 2025 in Robstown, Texas.

6.d.2. Approval of travel for Jose L. Rodriguez to attend the 2025 Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) from January 31-February 4, 2025 in Austin, Texas.

6.d.3. Approval of travel for Norma V. Layton to attend the 20th Annual Professional School Counselor Conference from February 2-5, 2025 in Galveston, Texas.

6.d.4. Approval of travel for the E-E High School Mariachi Teachers to attend the Texas Music Educators Association Conference from February 12-15, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.

6.d.5. Approval of travel for Beatrice Martinez to attend the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals from March 2-4, 2025 in Austin, Texas.

7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

7.a. Discussion and Action to approve HB 3: Edcouch-Elsa High School College and Career Military Readiness Progress Monitoring. (Progress & Accountability)

8. 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:

8.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.

8.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)

9. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

9.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.

9.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)

10. ADJOURNMENT: