June 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1) Call to order Open Session in the Board Room of the Lovenberg Administration Building, 3904 Avenue T, Galveston, Texas.

2) Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the Texas flag.

3) Citizen's Request to Address the Board on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items.  Please complete sign-up sheets available in the lobby prior to the start of the meeting.

4) Declaration of Conflicts of Interest.

5) District Reports

5)A) Superintendent's Report

5)A)1) Athletics and Fine Arts report

5)A)2) Rosenberg Update and Timeline

5)A)3) Cell phone policy

5)B) Board Committee Reports

5)B)1) Curriculum Committee Chair- Ms. Ann Masel

5)B)2) Facilities/Finance Committee Chair- Mr. Johnny Smecca

6) Financial Reports and Budget Update

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss and consider approval for the recommended CMA Company for the renovation of the Libby Shearn Moody Performing Arts Center, related fine arts areas, and the remaining refurbishing of existing portions of Ball High School related to the Bond 2022 Construction Project
 

7)B) Discuss and consider approval of the 2025-2026 Salary Plan.

7)C) Discuss and consider leasing a portion of parking lot across from Central Middle School to property owner with adjacent property located at 3112 Broadway Ave.

8) The Board may recess into Closed Executive Session in the Library as permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act Government Code Sections 551.071- 551.090 Subchapter D and E. 

Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed meeting then the final action, final decision, or final vote shall be either:
    A) in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or
    B) at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof; as the School Board shall determine.

8)A) Consultation with Attorney (Tex. Govt. Code Section 551.071) - Consultation with attorney regarding pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or matters in which the duty of the attorney to the school district under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the state’s open meetings laws.

8)B) Personnel Matters  (Tex. Govt. Code Section 551.074) – Discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, dismissal or resignation of an employee or employees, including the Superintendent.

8)C) Real Property (Tex. Govt Code Section 551.072) – Discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate in which the discussion in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the ability of the school district to negotiate with a third party.

8)D) Prospective Gifts or Donations (Tex. Govt Code Section 551.073) – Discuss prospective gifts or donations to the Galveston Independent School District and/or individual campuses, programs or facilities.

8)E) Network Security, Security Devices and Security Audits (Tex. Govt Code Sections 551.076 and 551.089) – Discuss Network security information; a security audit; the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices; or security assessment or deployments related to information resources technology.

9) Reestablish the open meeting of the Galveston ISD Board of Trustees.

10) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

10)A) Consider approval of the minutes from the May 21, 2025, Regular School Board Meeting and the June 4, 2025 Special Meeting.

10)B) Consider approval of personnel resignations and recommendations with contracts.

10)C) Discuss and consider approval of payment of attorney fees.

10)D) Consider approval of Budget Amendments

10)E) Discuss and consider accepting donations in accordance with Board Policy CDC Local.

10)F) Discuss and consider the approval of entering into an agreement with the Teen Health Center, Inc. to provide services using Stronger Connections Grant funds, in an amount not to exceed $130,000.

10)G) Discuss and consider approval of the 2025-2026 Juvenile Justice Alternative Educational Program (JJAEP), Funding Parameters and Interlocal Cooperation Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

10)H) Discuss and consider approval of the 2025-2026 Resolution sanctioning the Galveston County 4-H Organization as an extracurricular program and approval of adjunct faculty agreement to recognize Galveston County Cooperative Extension Agents as adjunct faculty members for the 2025-2026 school year.

10)I) Discuss and Consider Approval of Agreement with Communities in Schools for Dropout Prevention Program

10)J) Discuss and Consider Approval of Proposed Change Order for Broome Welding for the Courville Stadium and Press Box Project.  Near Final Project Work

10)K) Discuss and Consider Approval of Annual Renewal for Frontline HR software
 

10)L) Discuss and consider approval of Welding Machines for CTE Program

10)M) Discuss and consider approval to purchase touchscreen Chromebooks for the Dyslexia program using Moody Grant funds through the Galveston Dyslexia Initiative for an amount not to exceed $80,000.

10)N) Discuss and consider the use of IMTA funds to purchase Edgenuity on-line instruction for credit recovery and academic acceleration for Ball High School and AIM College and Career Prep for the amount of $134,510.

10)O) Discuss and consider the approval of the Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials Survey 2025-26, allowing Galveston ISD to use IMTA funds through EMAT during the 2025-2026 school year.

10)P) Discuss and Consider Approval of MOU for Houston Audubon Society for A Nature Trail at Crenshaw Elementary and Middle School

10)Q) Discuss and consider the approval to use Galveston Career-Connect grant funds for tuition and expenses for high school students attending Galveston College courses in the 2025-2026 school year, for an amount not to exceed $550,000.

10)R) Discuss and consider approval for the purchase of NWEA testing software for the 2025-2026 school year using IMTA funds for an amount not to exceed $80,000.

10)S) Discuss and consider approval to purchase year 3 of the 3-year agreement with Instructure for the Canvas Learning Management System software, using IMTA funding for the amount of $66,941.

11) Suggested Future Agenda Items

12) COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.0415, Trustees may report on any of the following items: 
1. Expressions of thanks, gratitude, and condolences 
2. Information regarding holiday schedules
3. Honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen
4. Reminders regarding GISD events
5. Reminders regarding community events
6. Health and safety announcements

13) Adjournment