February 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. OPENING PRAYER

II. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE

III. CALL TO ORDER

IV. DETERMINATION THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT

V. CITIZEN'S COMMENTS

VI. ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION:

VI.A. Newman Middle School UIL Recognition 

VI.B. Approve the minutes for January 2025 (Regular)

VI.C. A Public Hearing to discuss the 2023-2024 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)

VI.D. Consideration and possible action to publish notice of District’s intent to lease Property for the purposes of investigating, exploring, prospecting, drilling, mining and operating for and producing oil, gas and other minerals from the Property without grant of any surface rights in the Property and accept bids for same on the following tracts of real property:

Tract 1: That certain tract or parcel of land containing 10.00 acres, more or less, out of Survey 12, Abstract 1051, lying and being situated in the Town of Cotulla, located between Mustang Creek and Block Nos One (1, 2, 3 & 4) of the Garden Homes Subdivision No. 1 and known as the old Cotulla Football field area. Being further described in that certain Warranty Deed dated August 31, 1972, by and between The Board of Trustees of the Cotulla Independent School District as Grantor and Lola Gonzalez, as Grantee, recorded in Vol. 201, page 26 of the deed records of Clerk of Court, LaSalle County, Texas.

Tract 2: That certain tract or parcel of land containing 1.3223 acres out of Survey 12, Abstract 1051. Said tract described as being all of Block 1, (Lots 1-12), Town of La Salle Addition of the Town of Cotulla, a plat of which is recorded in Vol.12, Page 538 of the Deed Records of La Salle County, Texas.

Tract 3: That certain tract or parcel of land containing 0.09180 acres out of Survey 12, being all of Lot Number Three (3), in Block Number One (1), of Jay's Addition to the City of Cotulla, Texas, according to map or plat recorded in Volume F2, Page 621, of the Deed Records of La Salle County, Texas; and being the same land described in a deed from Ernestina Garcia to Cotulla Independent School District dated May 12, 1967 and recorded in Document No. 17550, Volume 143, Page 307, in the Deed Records of La Salle County, Texas.

 

VI.E. Superintendent's Report

VI.F. Safety and Security Update

VI.F.I. K-12 District Facility Safety and Security Audit

VI.G. Appraisal District Report

VI.H. Delinquent Tax Collections Report for the month of January 2025

VI.I. Update on Construction Projects

VI.J. Child Nutrition Report for January 2025

VI.K. Student Enrollment Report for January 2025

VI.L. Financial Reports for the month of January 2025

VI.L.I. Revenues and Expenditures by Object and Function

VI.L.II. Disbursement Report

VI.L.III. Tax Office Report

VI.L.IV. Tax Refunds

VI.L.V. Investment Report

VI.L.VI. Cash Flow Report

VI.L.VII. Combined Funds Report

VI.M. Curriculum & Instruction Report

VI.M.I. District Testing & Federal Programs Update

VI.M.II. Elementary Instructional Report

VI.M.III. Secondary Instructional Report

VI.M.IV. Campus Reports

VI.N. Consideration to approve a resolution to pay employees due to inclement weather 

VI.O. Consideration to approve new Special Education positions 

VI.O.I. School Psychologist

VI.O.II. Licensed Specialist in School Psychology

VI.O.III. Director of Special Education and Student Support Services

VI.O.IV. Diagnostician

VI.O.V. Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant

VI.O.VI. Speech Language Pathologist

VI.P. Consideration to approve a cafeteria worker position for Ramirez/Burks Elementary

VI.Q. Consideration to approve the 2025-26 District Academic Calendar 

VI.R. Purchases over $25,000

VI.R.I. Comprehensive Training Center

VI.R.II. Tech-Lab 

VI.R.III. Zspace 

VI.R.IV. Pocket Nurse 

VI.S. Consideration to approve an MOU with Texas A&M International University for the implementation of the ElevateU Gear Up Program

VI.T. Discussion related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in schools

VII. CLOSED SESSION

VII.A. Discussion on the Personnel Report-Appointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Terminations and/or Retirements

VIII. OPEN SESSION

VIII.A. Consideration to approve the Personnel Report-Appointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Terminations and/or Retirements

IX. ADJOURN