April 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation

III. Recognition

III.A. Powerlifting Program

III.A.1. PSJA Early College High School

III.A.2. PSJA North Early College High School

III.A.3. PSJA Memorial Early College High School

III.A.4. PSJA Southwest Early College High School

III.B. United Way of South Texas Golden Apple Award

IV. Public Comments

V. Consent Agenda Items

V.A. Minutes of School Board Meetings and/or Workshops

V.A.1. Regular School Board Meeting Minutes of March 25, 2024

V.B. Human Resources

V.B.1. Approve amending School Board Policy CDA (Local):  Other Revenues - Investments

V.B.2. Approve amending School Board Policy DEC (Local): Compensation and Benefits - Leaves and Absences

V.B.3. Approve amending School Board Policy BBG (Local) - Board Members Compensation and Expenses

V.C. Finance

V.C.1. Bids, Proposals, Contracts, Agreements and/or Memorandum of Understanding to be awarded

V.C.1.a. Approve the third (3rd) year renewal of the proposal awarded for Excess Worker's Compensation Insurance/$200,747.00

V.C.1.b. Approve the Data Sharing Agreement between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District and Teach for America, Inc., to recruit, select, train and provide ongoing professional development to individuals committed to closing the achievement gap

V.C.1.c. Continuous Solicitation - Equipment, Services and Supplies

V.C.1.c.(1) Approve awarding bids for T-shirts, Screen Printing & Embroidery

V.C.1.c.(2) Approve awarding bids for instructional materials and office equipment

V.D. Curriculum and Instruction

V.D.1. Approve the Instructional Materials Technology Allotment (IMTA) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Certification for the 2024-2025 school year

V.D.2. Approve out-of-State travel request for five (5) PSJA Collegiate School of Health Professions students and 2 sponsors to attend the Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2024 National Leadership Conference in Chicago, Illinois on May 9-14, 2024

V.D.3. Approve Out-of-State travel request for two (2) PSJA North Early College High School students and 2 sponsors to attend the Texas Association of Future Educators "Educators Rising National Conference 2024" in Washington, DC on June 27 - July 1, 2024

VI. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

VII. Student Services

VII.A. Discussion of District-Wide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings

VIII. School Operations

VIII.A. Approve Change Order No. 3 for an additional 90 days with a new substantial completion date of May 11, 2024, for the PSJA Memorial Early College High School HVAC Upgrades Project

IX. Curriculum & Instruction

IX.A. Presentation on the 2023-2024 Benchmark 2 results

X. Executive Session

X.A. Government Code 551.071 through 551.084

X.A.1. If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any items on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code Session 418.183(f).  Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting.  All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting *See PSJA ISD Board Policy BEC (Local).

X.A.2. Consultation with Attorney

X.A.3. Personnel Matters

X.A.3.a. Employment of Instructional Professional Personnel

X.A.3.b. Employment of Non-Teaching Professional Personnel

X.A.4. Purchase and/or sale of real estate and/or easement

XI. Human Resources

XI.A. Employment of Instructional Professional Personnel

XI.B. Employment of Non-Teaching Professional Personnel

XII. Superintendent of Schools

XII.A. Approve the purchase of real estate

XIII. Adjourn