March 17, 2020 at 12:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

II. Pledge of Allegiance

II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

III. Public Comments:
Comments shall be limited to current Board agenda items, student recognitions, or charitable causes.  Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students. Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (Local). Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.

IV. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

IV.A. TGC 551.071  Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.074  Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting

IV.A.1. Superintendent's Duties and Responsibilities

IV.A.2. Discussion of Resolution for Payment of Employees Due to Possible School Closure caused by COVID-19 Pandemic

V. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session

V.A. Approval of Resolution for Payment of Employees Due to Possible School Closure caused by COVID-19 Pandemic

VI. Consent Agenda Items

VI.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

VI.B. Approval of Budget Amendment

VI.C. Approval of Property Tax Refunds for the month of February 2020

VI.D. Approval of an Order Authorizing the Issuance of United Independent School District Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2020B; Entering into an Escrow Agreement , A Bond Purchase Agreement, and a  Paying Agent/Register Agreement; Delegating to certain District Administrative Staff and Officials the Authority to Approve all Final Terms of the Bonds; and Other Matters Related Thereto

VI.E. Approval of a Resolution in support of Governor's Criminal Justice Division "Interoperable Radios (SERVICES) for United ISD Police" Grant Application

VI.F. Approval of Resolution in support of the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office "Rifle Resistant Body Armor" Grant Application

VI.G. Approval of JOC 2020-002 8800 McPherson Rd. SLC Classroom HVAC System Replacement

VI.H. Approval of JOC 2020-003 Former Salinas Elementary School HVAC RTU's Relocation

VI.I. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

VI.J. Approval of Employment Contracts, Addendums, Letters of Assurance for 2020-2021 School/Work Year

VI.K. Approval of 2020-2021 District Goals

VI.L. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between the United Independent School District and U.S. Consulate General in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

VI.M. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for Disasters and Community-Wide Emergencies

VII. Items for Individual Consideration

VII.A. Approval of Donations

VII.B. Approval of Requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

VII.C. Proposed Boundary Changes for Various Campuses Effective 2020-2021 School Year

VII.D. Approval of First and Final Reading of Revised Policy DEC (LOCAL)

VII.E. Consideration and possible action to approve and adopt resolution supporting the cancellation of school trips as a strategy to minimize risk to students and staff to public health disease known as COVID-19 and authorizing Superintendent to execute documents related to same and any other matter incident thereto

VII.F. Discussion Regarding District's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

VIII. Adjournment