February 22, 2021 at 5:00 PM - Special Called Board Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order.

II. Moment of Silence.

III. Pledge of Allegiance.

IV. Roll Call:

V. Recommend approving  the agenda of the Special Called Board Meeting of Monday, February 22, 2021, with any corrections/deletions.

VI. PUBLIC COMMENT: Persons wanting to address the Board during Public Comment shall before the beginning of the meeting print their names and the subject matter on the sign-in sheet provided at the entrance of the Board Room. As per Policy BED (Local) all Board Meetings, Public Comment shall be limited to items on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. The Board allots 30 minutes for Public Comment. Speakers shall limit comments to a maximum of 5 minutes or the allotted time, depending on the number of speakers that have signed up. Complaints or grievances on the following subjects; employee complaints, personnel matters, student complaints, removal of alternative education program, complaints against individual Board Members, and expulsions, shall be directed to the appropriate policy for attempted resolution before bringing the matter before the Board. The Board President shall determine if the topic shall be redirected to the appropriate policy or redirected to Administration. Comments on issues shall be constructive and courteous.

The Board may deliberate or take action regarding the following agenda items Board policy BE (Local) and Roberts Rules limits debate to two opportunities. A Trustee may debate a motion for two minutes on the first speaking opportunity and one minute on the second opportunity.
 

VII. Recommend approving the Consent Agenda. The Board has agreed to discuss the following items. All of the items below that are not called out will be approved by consent.
 
                                            (All presentations limited to five (5) minutes)

VIII. Consent Agenda:

VIII.A. COVID 19 Pandemic:

VIII.A.1. Recommend approval regarding Resolution #026/2020-2021 authorizing the Superintendent to allocate District resources and staff to address the Corona Virus/COVID 19 Pandemic.

VIII.A.2. Recommend approval to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between Brownsville Independent School District and the City of Brownsville to assist in the efforts to conduct mass vaccinations and authorizing the Superintendent to allocate District resources and staff to address the Corona Virus/COVID 19 Pandemic.

VIII.B. Recommend approval of the following Contract(s)/Agreement(s):

VIII.B.1. Recommend approval to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between Brownsville Independent School District and the City of Brownsville for the purpose of establishing and achieving various goals and objectives relating to the establishment of services to aid in the safe re-unification of migrant families in our community, at not cost to the District.

VIII.B.2. Recommend approval to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between the Brownsville Independent School District and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Counseling to provide practicum/internship sites on BISD school campuses for students pursing a graduate degree in Guidance and Counseling for the 2020-2021 school year.  No cost the District.

IX. Announcement(s):

X. Adjournment.