February 12, 2024 at 5:45 PM - Board Business Meeting

1. Meeting Called to Order

1.A. Roll Call of Board Members Present and Declaration of Quorum Present______ Absent______

1.A.1. Mrs. Christina Martinez

1.A.2. Ms. Alicia Sebastian

1.A.3. Mr. Arthur Valdez

1.A.4. Mr. Ed Garza

1.A.5. Ms. Leticia Ozuna 

1.A.6. Mrs. Sarah Sorensen

1.A.7. Mrs. Stephanie Torres 

1.B. Recording of Superintendent Present

1.B.1. Dr. Jaime Aquino

1.C. Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. Flag

1.D. Salute to the Texas Flag - "Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."

1.E. Citizens' Presentations - 60-minute total time limit for this item 

2. Presentations

2.A. Board Goal Progress Monitoring for Interim Goals 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

2.B. Update on the Implementation of Rightsizing Transition Plan

2.C. Update on the SAISD Budget

2.D. Creation of a Board Committee and appointment of committee members by the Board President pursuant to local policy BDB on matters related to severe weather conditions, the condition of facilities and administrative preparedness.

2.E. Report on the Winter 2024 Executive Committee of the Council of the Report on the Winter 2024 Executive Committee of the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) and the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) Midwinter Conference 

3. Closed Session

3.A. The Board will convene in Closed Session as authorized by the Texas Government Code Chapter 551, et. Seq. (TGC 551.071, TGC 551.072, TGC 551.074, and TGC 551.076)

3.A.1. Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate, including legal issues on the acquisition process. (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.072)

3.A.2. Consultation with legal counsel for possible action, if any, regarding a billing and overcharging dispute, mediation issues, settlement, and tolling agreement with AT&T (TGC 551.071)

3.A.3. Consultation with legal counsel regarding legal issues under section 551 of the Texas government code and related matters. (TGC 551.071)

3.A.4. Consultation with Superintendent and discussion regarding the ratification of the hiring of the candidate for the position of Interim Chief Operations Officer subject to the Superintendent’s authority to reassign. (TGC 551.074)

3.A.5. Consultation with Superintendent and discussion regarding the ratification of the hiring of the candidate for the position of Interim Senior Executive Director, Child Nutrition Services, subject to the Superintendent's authority to reassign. (TGC 551.074)

3.A.6. Deliberation regarding personnel matters, including but not limited to employment, duties, discipline, reassignment, resignation, retirement, reclassification, and dismissal of an employee. (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

3.A.7. Proposal to terminate non-Chapter 21 contract employee(s) for convenience or good cause (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

3.A.8. Consultation with legal counsel and discussion regarding pursuing sanctions against educators who have abandoned their contract pursuant to TEC 21.210 and 19 TAC 249.14. (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

3.A.9. Consultation with legal counsel regarding pending litigation related to face covering and vaccination requirements. (TGC 551.071)

3.A.10. Consultation with legal counsel regarding contractual and legal issues related to 1882 partnerships. (TGC 551.071)

3.A.11. Consider extending the time to reconvene consideration of the Level III Grievance of Brianna Christian until June 30, 2024 and consult with attorney on matter (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

3.B. The Board will reconvene in Open Session and take appropriate action on items discussed in Closed Session.

4. Adjournment

4.A. Adjournment

5. Trustees Q&A