April 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 5:00p.m.
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1. Regular Board Meeting Called to Order
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2. Roll Call/Establish Quorum
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2.A. An announcement that this meeting of the Alice Independent School District has been duly called and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code.
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3. Pledge to the United States Flag and Texas Flag. Moment of Silence. Presented by Ricky Pena and Riley Pena Saenz Elementary Students
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4. Recommend Approving the Board Meeting Minutes
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4.A. Minutes: Regular Board Meeting - March 16, 2026
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4.B. Minutes: Special Called March 27, 2026
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5. Public Comment: Audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to the portion of the meeting designated to receive public comment in accordance with board policy BED(Local). At all other times during a Board meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board, unless requested by the presiding officer. If the speaker is seeking Board resolution of a specific complaint, that concern should be addressed through the District’s grievance policy. At regular Board meetings, the Board shall permit public comment, regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. Public comment shall occur at the beginning of the meeting. Individuals who wish to participate during the portion of the meeting designated for public comment shall sign up with the presiding officer or designee before the meeting begins as specified in the Board’s procedures on public comment and shall indicate the agenda item or topic on which they wish to address the Board. Except as permitted by Board policy BED(Local) and the Board’s procedures on public comment, an individual’s comments to the Board shall not exceed three minutes per meeting. When necessary for effective meeting management or to accommodate large numbers of individuals wishing to address the Board, the presiding officer may adjust public comment procedures in accordance with BED(Local), including establishing an overall time limit for public comment and adjusting the time allotted to each speaker. However, no individual shall be given less than one minute to make comments.
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6. Superintendent's Report
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6.A. Presentation(s) and Information Miscellaneous
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6.A.1. Recognition: Destination Imagination Regional and State Qualifier
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6.A.2. Recognition: Science Fair Regional and State Qualifier
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6.A.3. Recognition: AHS 2025-2026 Regional /State Powerlifters
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6.A.4. Recognition: Communication Department
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6.A.5. Informational Item: 2026 Summer Programs Update
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6.A.6. Informational Item: Abbreviated Summer Administration Work Schedule for the weeks of June 1 - July 2, 2026 and closing of Administration Offices for the weeks of July 6 - July 17, 2026
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6.A.7. Pavers Update: Deadline May 8, 2026
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6.B. Presentation(s) and Academic Updates
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6.B.1. April Academic Update - Saenz Elementary
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6.C. Presentation(s) Student Services
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6.C.1. Student Services Presentation - April Update
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6.D. Presentation(s) on School Safety
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6.E. Presentation(s) and Business Update
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6.E.1. 2024 Bond Project Budget Update to Include Invoices
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6.E.2. Report on Interest Earnings from Bond Proceeds
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6.E.3. Business Report Budget Revenues & Expenditures through 03-31-2026
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6.F. Presentation(s) and Update(s) Regarding Ongoing Facilities Projects
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6.F.1. Update on Alice Memorial Stadium (Bond 2024)
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6.G. Presentation(s)and Fine Arts Update
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6.H. Presentation(s) and Athletic Update
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6.I. Recess
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7. Consent Agenda: All items under the Consent Agenda are acted upon by one motion. Upon a Board Member's request, any item on the Consent Agenda shall be moved to the Action portion of the regular agenda.
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7.A. Recommend Approval of the Following Donation(s) to Alice ISD
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7.A.1. Donation(s): Alice High School for Softball Outfield Banner
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7.A.1.a. Donation: Monster's Smoke House Monetary $75.00
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7.A.1.b. Donation: Nutrition Zone Monetary $75.00
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7.A.1.c. Donation: Linda's Charming Crafts Monetary $75.00
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7.A.1.d. Donation: Texas Brick Oven Monetary $75.00 |
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7.A.1.e. Donation: Lady Coyote Dugout Alliance Members 10 Banners value $750.00
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7.A.1.f. Donation: Mr.Connor Lopez Monetary $20.00
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7.A.1.g. Donation: Ms. Diana Gonzalez Monetary $20.00
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7.A.2. Donation(s): Alice ISD PAC/SHAC/ACE
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7.A.2.a. Donation:Starbucks Property Coffee Cups, Sugar, and Stirrers for 50 attendees
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7.A.2.b. Donation: Stripes property 50 Tacos and Salsa
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7.A.2.c. Donation: Sutherland's property 18-6 pack Flower Seeding, Soil, two Gloves, 75- Starter Pods, 10-Paint Markers
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7.B. Recommend Approval of the Following General Function Item(s)
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7.B.1. Requisition over $30,000.00: Skyward Business & Student Management Annual Fee $71,577.00 for the 2026-2027 school year (General Funds)
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7.B.2. Requisitions over $30,000.00: Renew Amplify Curriculum and Digital Software for English Language and Reading $298,719.25 for the 2026-2027 school year (IMA Funds)
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7.B.3. Requisitions over $30,000.00: Renewal of Curriculum and Associates i-Ready Teacher Toolbox for Reading, Math, and Science grades K-8, $40,160 for the 2026-2027 school year (General Funds)
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7.B.4. Requisitions over $30,000.00: TANGO Software $121,137.60 for the 2026-2027 school year (General Funds)
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7.B.5. Requisitions over $30,000.00: ByteSpeed - Staff Laptops $168,480.00 for the 2026-2027 school year (General Funds)
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7.C. Recommend Approval of the Following Federal Funds Item(s)
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7.C.1. Requisition over 30,000.00: Request to Purchase of Laptop computers from Dell for Students to use at ECHS for a cost of $39,000.00 for the 2026-2027 school year (Title IV Funds)
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8. Action Items
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8.A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the 2026-2027 Alice ISD Secondary Grading Guidelines
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8.B. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the 2026-2027 Alice ISD Elementary Grading Guidelines
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8.C. Consideration and Possible Action on Approval of Budget Amendment #26-02 to align expenditures by function and respond to operational needs of the district for Security & Monitoring and Student Transportation.
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8.D. Consideration and Possible Action on the Awards of RFP #26-009 Medical Insurance Healthcare Highways/Cigna with Marpai Based on Committee's Recommendation
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8.E. Consideration and Possible Action of Application for Low Attendance Waiver at Noonan Elementary due to a high number of health-related absences on February 2nd - 4th, 2026
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8.F. Consideration and Possible Action of 2026-2027 Student Dress Code
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8.G. Consideration and Possible Action on Updates to Wellness Policy: FFA Regulations as Reviewed and Approved by the SHAC/ PAC Committee
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9. Closed or executive meeting or session called in accordance with the following provisions set forth in the Texas Government Code:
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9.A. Texas Gov't Code Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters
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9.A.1. Presentation and Discussion of New Hire(s)
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9.A.2. Presentation and Discussion of Retirement(s)
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9.A.3. Presentation and Discussion of Resignation(s)
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9.A.4. Personnel Update Regarding Investigation(s)
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9.B. Texas Gov't Code Section 551.071-Legal Matters/Board Attorney Advice and 551.074 Personnel
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9.C. Texas Gov't Code Section 551.076 Review and Discussion of District-Wide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
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9.D. Pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.071, consultation with attorney and discussion regarding legal issues involved in Alice Independent School District v. Property Casualty Alliance of Texas, Cause No. 21-04-61041-CV
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10. Board to reconvene in open meeting or session to consider and take action as necessary on items discussed in closed or executive session.
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11. Announcement(s)/Action Item(s):
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11.A. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding New Hire(s)
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11.B. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding Retirement(s)
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11.C. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding Resignation(s)
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11.D. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Ongoing Investigation(s)
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11.E. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding District-Wide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
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11.F. Discussion and Possible Action regarding legal issues involved in Alice Independent School District v. Property Casualty Alliance of Texas, Cause No. 21-04-61041-CV.
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12. Adjourn
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