Public Meeting Agenda: September 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Rescheduled Regular Board Meeting

I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

Description: __ Benjamin Arjona, President __ Martin Carrasco, Vice-President
__ Rafael Garza, Secretary __ Norma Torres, Treasurer
__ Raymundo Martinez, Member __ Luis Trejo Jr., Member
__ Yesenia Ayala, Member __Xavier Salinas, Superintendent
__Eden Ramirez, School Board Attorney

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, TEXAS PLEDGE AND OPENING PRAYER

IV. AWARDS & RECOGNITION

IV.A. National Latino Behavior Health Presentation

IV.B. FIRST Report

IV.C. TNTP "Daft" National Report

V. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

V.A. Announcements

V.A.1. Points of Pride Presentation

V.A.2. Support Services Update

V.A.3. 2025 Teacher Incentive Allotment Payout

V.A.4. Security Update

V.A.5. Principal's 2024-2025 Beginning of School Year Update

V.A.6. District wide Student Counts

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VII. ACTION TAKEN ON CONSENT ITEMS:

VII.A. Approve minutes of Board Meetings: None

VII.B. Tax Collector's Report:

VII.B.1. Hidalgo County Tax Office Tax Collection Report for July 2024

VII.C. Advertisement of Bids/Quotes/Proposals: None

VII.D. Consideration of Bids/Quotes/Proposals:

VII.E. Other:

VII.E.1. 2024-2025 Hidalgo ISD Employee Handbook

VII.E.2. Innovative Course - Clinical Ethics

VII.E.3. Review TASB's Update 123 (Legal Policies) and Possible Action on the following Local Polices:
*BBD    *BBFA *CKC    *CKEC *CKED
*CQC    *DGBA *EEH    *EF *EFA
*EFB *FNG    *GF

VII.E.4. Consider and take action on request for student to travel out-of-town/overnight:

VII.E.4.a. The Boys Cross Country Team is requesting permission to travel out-of-town to compete in two cross-country meets. The first competition will be held on September 13, 2024, at Texas A&M College Station Invitational in College Station, Tx. The second competition will be held September 21, 2024, at Round Rock McNeil Invitational in Round Rock, Tx.

VII.E.5. Financial Report for the month of July 2024

VII.E.6. 2024-2025 Renewal for Renaissance Learning

VII.E.7. Proclamation 2024-Science Textbook Adoption (K-12) 4 year contract

VII.E.8. TNTP Dual Language Contract

VII.E.9. Resolution #2024-06 for Delegation of Authority to the Superintendent for Waiver Requests in the Interest of District Operations

VII.E.10. R.E.A.L. MOU SY2024-2025

VII.E.11. Donation

VII.E.11.a. Law Office of Rogelio Solis - $500 (Lady Pirate Basketball)

VIII. ACTION, REPORT, AND/OR UPDATE TAKEN ON INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT:

VIII.A. Discussion and possible action to approve the Child Find/Child Service Agreement 2024-2025 School Year

VIII.B. SY 2024-2025 Grade 7 Reading Diagnostic Instrument and Window

VIII.C. Discussion and possible action to approve the MOU with Easter Seals Rio Grande Valley

IX. ACTION, REPORT, AND/OR UPDATE TAKEN ON FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES & OPERATIONS:

IX.A. Discussion and possible action to renew Unemployment Compensation with TASB Risk Management for the year 2024-2025

IX.B. Discussion and possible action to renew one year extension on Bid #22-23-20 Rental of Support Services Uniforms and Supplies for the year 2024-2025

IX.C. Discussion and possible action to recommend CSP #23-24-22 Gas & Diesel Fuel

X. CLOSED SESSION:

Description: The Board may convene in Closed Session in accordance with the provisions of Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 and 551.074

X.A. Consultation with School attorney to receive legal advice

Description: (Section 551.071, Texas Government Code)

X.B. Personnel Matters:

Description: (Section 551.074, Texas Government Code)

X.B.1. Discussion of Superintendent Recommendations concerning Employment, Resignations, Reassignments, Retirements, Renewals, Non-Renewals, Terminations, Staffing Status, discipline or to hear complaints or charges regarding personnel

XI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION:

XII. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

XII.A. Personnel Matter:

Description: (Section 551.071, Texas Government Code)

XII.A.1. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding Superintendent's Recommendations Concerning Employment, Resignations, Reassignments, Retirements, Non-Renewals, and Terminations, Staffing Status, discipline or to hear complaints or charges regarding personnel

XIII. CONSIDER ACTION ON:

XIV. ADJOURNMENT:

Description: Agenda items may be considered, deliberated and/or acted upon in a different order than numbered above. The Board of Trustees of The Hidalgo ISD reserves the right to adjourn into Executive (Closed) Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the items listed on this agenda as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act. No final action will be taken in Executive Session.
Public Input Policy: “During the meeting, the Hidalgo ISD will allow for an open public forum/ comment period. This comment period shall not exceed one-half hour (1/2) hour in length and each speaker will be allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes to speak. All individuals desiring to address the Hidalgo ISD must sign up to do so, prior to the open comment period. The purpose of this comment period is to provide the public an opportunity to address issues or topics that are under the jurisdiction of the Hidalgo ISD. For issues or topics which are not otherwise part of the posted agenda for the meeting, members may direct staff to investigate the issue or topic further. No action or discussion shall be taken on the issues or topics which are not part of the posted agenda for the meeting. Members of the public may be recognized on posted agenda items deemed appropriate by the President as the items are considered, and the same time limitations five (5) minutes applies.”

September 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Rescheduled Regular Board Meeting

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