May 22, 2023 at 3:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL-Establishment of Quorum

3. INVOCATION-Ms. Leanne Libby

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE-Smith ES

5. CLOSED SESSION

5.A. Matters which the Board may Discuss in Closed Session and upon which Action may be taken in Open Session:

5.A.1. Legal Matters: [Government Code, Section 551.071]

5.A.1.a. Receive legal advice related to any listed agenda item.

5.A.1.b. Receive legal advice related to communications, oral or written, received by the Superintendent, a Board Member, and/or another District employee or officer containing allegations which, if true, might subject the District to legal risk.

5.A.1.c. Receive legal advice related to status of pending or contemplated litigation and other legal proceedings.

5.A.1.d. Receive legal advice related to board policies and board operating procedures, including board member request for information about District procedures protected by attorney client privilege.

5.A.2. Personnel Matters: [Government Code, Section 551.074]

5.A.2.a. Matters relating to the evaluation, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of various central office personnel and/or a public officer, including a school district trustee.

5.A.2.b. Matters relating to the evaluation, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of various field personnel.

5.A.2.c. Matters relating to a charge or complaint brought against a District employee or public officer, including a school district trustee.

5.A.2.d. Consider proposed settlement of and possible action to rescind proposed termination of Term Contract Teacher

6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT(S)

6.A. Lone Star Governance Board Goal 4, Progress Measure 1-Discipline

6.B. Lone Star Governance Board Goals 3.2 and 3.4-Dual Credit and Texas Success Initiative

7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S)

7.A. Consent Agenda

7.A.2. Approval of First Award Extension and Renewal of Contractual Agreement with Sirius Education Solutions, LLC for Sirius Online Full Resource Library-ESSER III ($277,446 budgeted)

7.A.3. Approval of First Award Extension and Renewal of Contractual Agreement with Imagine Learning for Supplemental Mathematics Curriculum-ESSER III ($170,500 budgeted)

7.A.4. Approval of Award for Districtwide Printing Services for Curriculum and Instructional Materials for the 2023-2024 School Year-ESSER III ($668,280 budgeted)

7.A.5. Approval of Renewal with 806 Technologies for Improvement Planning Software and Web-Based Tool for Title I Documentation-Title I ($29,150 budgeted), General Fund ($56,650 budgeted)

7.A.6. Approval of Renewal of Contractual Agreement with Learning A-Z, LLC for Reading A-Z Licenses-Title I ($76,409 budgeted)

7.A.7. Approval of Renewal of Contractual Agreement with ExploreLearning, LLC for Science Gizmos Online Simulations to Support Laboratory Inquiry-General Fund ($56,712 budgeted)

7.A.8. Approval of Renewal of Contractual Agreement with Social Studies School Service for Active Classroom Supplement Curriculum-Title I ($108,730 budgeted)

7.A.9. Approval of Renewal for Purchase of Elementary English Language Arts Handwriting Curriculum with Learning Without Tears-Title I ($76,476 budgeted)

7.A.10. Approval of Second and Final Award Extension and Renewal with Education to Employment Partners (E2E) for College, Career and Military Readiness Advisory Services for High Schools Districtwide (ESSER III ($363,500 budgeted)

7.A.11. Approval of Contractual Agreement with Summit K12 for English Language Proficiency Assessments-General Fund ($106,110 budgeted)

7.A.12. Approval of Renewal of Contractual Agreement with Curriculum Associates, LLC (ELLevation)-State Compensatory Education ($68,826 budgeted)

7.A.13. Approval of Renewal and Second Amendment to the Affiliation Agreement with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) for the Early Childhood Development Center for 2023-2024 School Year-General Fund ($55,437 budgeted)

7.A.14. Approval of Renewal of Contractual Agreement with Edmentum, Inc., for Apex Learning District Licenses and Professional Development Training-State Compensatory Education ($110,132 budgeted), ESSER III ($131,001 budgeted)

7.A.15. Approval of Renewal and Contractual Agreement with SchoolMint, Inc.-ESSER III ($195,694 budgeted)

7.A.16. Ratification of Approval for Early Bird Registration for Carnegie Live Math Training-Title II ($99,000 budgeted)

7.A.17. Approval of Renewal and Contractual Agreement for Professional Development Services with Lead4ward, LLC for the 2023-2024 School Year-Title II-Part A ($225,500 budgeted)

7.A.18. Approval of Renewal with Eduphoria for the Instructional Management System-ESSER III ($42,480 budgeted), General Fund ($135,365 budgeted), OAA ($19,500 budgeted)

7.A.19. Approval of First Award Extension and Renewal of Contractual Agreement with Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) for Map Growth Assessments-ESSER III ($448,591 budgeted)

7.A.20. Approval of First Award Extension and Renewal of Contractual Agreement with NCS Pearson, Inc., for District Assessment Licenses-IDEA-B Federal ($70,924 budgeted)

7.A.21. Approval of Renewal of Contractual Agreement with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center for Sign Language Interpreting Services-General Fund ($1,750 budgeted), Discretionary Deaf ($69,600 budgeted), State Deaf ($160,850 budgeted)

7.A.22. Approval of First Award Extension and Renewal of Contractual Agreement with National Nursing & Rehab-SA Pediatrics D/B/A Kids First Pediatric Homecare for Special Education Private Duty Nursing Services-224 IDEA Part-B Formula ($160,000 budgeted), 225 IDEA Part-B Preschool ($10,000 budgeted)

7.A.23. BUSINESS ITEMS-Approval of Change Order to Reduce Construction Costs by Unused Balances for HVAC Upgrades at Metro E, Jones and Allen Elementary Schools-ESSER II Fund ($7,501 decrease)

7.A.25. Approval of Second and Final Award Extension for Student Accident and Athletic Insurance-General Fund ($148,279 budgeted)

7.A.26. Approval of Bid Award for the Purchase of Districtwide Custodial Supplies-General Fund (The District anticipates spending at or about the same amount as last year ($1,134,900) depending on the need.)

7.A.27. Approval of Renewal of Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection License-General Fund ($108,485 budgeted)

7.A.28. Approval of Contractual Agreement with Prime Systems for the Removal of Technology Assets at Six (6) Elementary Schools Districtwide-Bond 2020 ($60,001 budgeted), Bond 2022 ($13,605 budgeted) General Fund ($18,256 budgeted)

7.A.29. Approval of Purchase of Twelve (12) School Buses-General Fund ($1,699,821 budgeted)

7.B. Approval of Minutes

7.B.1. May 8, 2023: Regular Board Meeting

7.C. Approval of 2022-2023 Budget Amendments

8. ACTION ITEM(S)

8.A. Approval and Termination of the Joint Library Operation at Kaffie Middle School

8.B. Approval to Submit the Optional Flexible School Day Program Application

8.C. Approval of Name Change for the Band Hall at Veterans Memorial HS to Ram Chavez Band Hall and the Library at Garcia ES to the Norma DeLeon Library.

9. SPECIAL RECOGNITION(S)-This portion of the meeting is typically held at 5:00 p.m., but may occur earlier or later depending on the time spent on other portions of the agenda.

9.A. Board Recognitions

9.A.1. Recognize Valedictorians and Salutatorians

9.A.2. Recognize Above the Line winners for April

9.A.3. Recognize National Board Pathway to Teacher Incentive Allotment Recipients

9.A.4. Recognize National Merit Scholars

9.A.5. Recognize HEB Excellence in Education Semifinalists

9.A.6. Recognize Academic All-State Basketball

9.A.7. Recognize Academic All-State Tennis

10. CALENDAR-This item has been added to the agenda to provide an opportunity to set dates for student and/or teacher hearings or to bring to the Board's attention other special dates.  

10.A. May 24, 2023: 23rd Annual Retirement Celebration at 6:00 p.m., Carroll HS Arena

10.B. May 25, 2023: Special Called Board Meeting-Budget Workshop at 9:00 a.m., in the Board Room

10.C. May 29, 2023: Memorial Day Holiday, Districtwide

10.D. May 31, 2023: Last Day of School

10.E. June 2, 2023: Miller HS Graduation Ceremony at 10:00 a.m.

10.F. June 2, 2023: Moody HS Graduation Ceremony at 2:00 p.m.

10.G. June 2, 2023: Ray HS Graduation Ceremony at 6:00 p.m.

10.H. June 3, 2023: Carroll HS Graduation Ceremony at 10:00 a.m.

10.I. June 3, 2023: King HS Graduation Ceremony at 2:00 pm.

10.J. June 3, 2023: Veterans Memorial HS Graduation Ceremony at 6:00 p.m.

10.K. June 5, 2023: Rescheduled Fiscal Management Committee Meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the Board Room

10.L. June 5, 2023: Rescheduled Regular Board Meeting at 3:30 p.m., in the Board Room

10.M. June 8, 2023: Coles HS Graduation Ceremony at 6:00 p.m., VMHS Auditorium

11. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION-This portion of the meeting is typically held at 6:00 p.m., but may occur earlier or later depending on the time spent on other portions of the meeting.

12. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT REMARKS-Limited to expressions of thanks, congratulations, condolences and attendance at District events.

13. ADJOURNMENT