October 20, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call meeting to order, roll call, establishment of a quorum and Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Invocation.

3. OPEN FORUM:  Comments from the public. Citizen Communications: (Limit of 3 minutes per speaker/group) Public Audience: Public comments for   this meeting will be held as follows: Members of the public, if you wish to comment before the Board you must email comments@eeisd.org by 6:00 p.m. on October 20, 2021 to give your name and topic you wish to comment on.   Individuals must send in their comments or question in the body of the email.

4. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS:

4.a. National Principals' Month Recognition

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

5.a. Update on ACE Afterschool Programming

5.b. Update on EEISD Virtual Learning Academy

5.c. Review of 2021-2022 Program Plans and Budgets-Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

6.a. Approval of previous Board Meeting(s) Minutes:

6.a.1. Regular Board Meeting - 09/15/2021

6.a.2. Board Workshop Meeting - 10/02/2021

6.b. Approval of Budget Amendments

6.c. Discussion and approval on Payment of Current Bills - September 2021

6.d. Discussion and approval of EEISD Financial Report - September 2021

6.e. Approval of Overtime/Substitute Pay for Month of September 2021

6.f. Discussion and approval of Extra Duty Pay analysis for September 2021

6.g. Discussion and approval of Tax Collection Report - September 2021

6.h. Approval of Resolution for the required Annual Review of the District's Investment Policies and Strategies for 2021-2022 

6.i. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report

6.j. Approval of Texas SmartBuy Membership Program

6.k. Approval of Education Service Center-Region 19 Allied States Cooperative Interlocal Agreement 

6.l. Approval of software for Menu Planning Services for Child Nutrition Program

6.m. Approval of Adding Representative to First Public Lone Star Investment Pool Account

6.n. Approval of Purchase of Desks for Carlos F. Truan Junior High

6.o. Approval of payment to Hellas Construction, Inc.

6.p. Approval for Migrant Dept staff to attend AMET Conference in San Marcos, Texas

6.q. Approval for Out of Valley Trip for Cross Country Boys to attend Regional Championship in Corpus Christi 

6.r. Approval of Agreement for the McAllen Regional Day School Program for the Deaf

6.s. Approval for Five Star Electrical to remove and install 10-39 ft metal poles which includes replacing 13-200W light fixtures @ JRG Early Childhood

6.t. Approval for STX Flag & Flagpole to Install Flag Pole at Delta Mercado

6.u. Approval for Vangela Churchill, EEHS Assistant Principal, to attend Texas Assessment Conference in Austin, Texas 

6.v. Approval for ACE Afterschool staff to attend the National Afterschool Association (NAA) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2022

6.w. Approval of the new PK-4 Adoption-Proclamation 2021

6.x. Approval of State Compensatory Education-At Risk Local Criteria (1)- students identified for dyslexic services for SY 2021-2022

6.y. Approval of SY 2021-2022 Staff Development Waiver to the Texas Education Agency to provide for a maximum of 2,100 total waiver minutes to use for professional development for districts and charter schools that provide operational and instructional minutes

6.z. Approval of 2021-2022 Bilingual Exception and Waiver Application to be sent to the Texas Education Agency

6.aa. Approval of SY 2021-2022 Grade 7 Reading Instrument Waiver to the Texas Education Agency and request to use NWEA Map Growth-Beginning of Year Diagnostic as proposed instrument

6.ab. Approval of Measuring Up Curriculum for HB4545 Tutoring for All Campuses

6.ac. 2020-2021 Annual Bilingual Report

6.ad. Approval of 2021-2022 District Improvement and Campus Improvement Plan-Performance Objectives

6.ae. State Compensatory Education Evaluation and Use of Funds

7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

7.a. Discussion and Action to Approve Superintendent's Evaluation Instrument 

8. CLOSED SESSION:  The superintendent requests that the Board of Trustees convene in closed meeting as authorized by the provisions of the Open Meeting Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.  This executive session is in accordance with the Texas Government Code Section:

8.a. 551.074 for the purpose of discussing personnel, considering appointment, employment, resignation, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

8.b. Consultation with legal counsel regarding a.)  pending or contemplated litigation b.)  settlement offer; or c.)  matter in which the duty of the attorney to Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (TX.Gov't. Code 551.071)

8.c. Discussion on letter received from TDEM

9. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

9.a. 551.074 Discussion and action regarding personnel, considering appointment, employment, resignation, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

9.b. Discussion and action regarding consultation with legal counsel regarding a.)  pending or contemplated litigation b.)  settlement offer; or c.)  matter in which the duty of the attorney to Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (TX.Gov't. Code 551.071)

9.c. Discussion on action regarding letter from TDEM

10. ADJOURNMENT: