October 26, 2020 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

2. PUBLIC COMMENT(S)

3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION: Board of Trustees may go into Closed Session pursuant to Section(s) 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074 Texas Government Code, to discuss the following:

3.A) Human Resources Recommendation(s) for School Year 2020-2021 

3.B) Human Resources Employee Resignation(s) for School Year 2020-2021

3.C) Pending and/or Potential Litigation

3.D) Possible Real Estate Acquisition

4. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

5. INVOCATION

6. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

7. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT(S)   National School Bus Safety Week

8. RECOGNITION(S)

8.A) National Procurement Institute's Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award
Item Submitted: Cynthia Medrano Richards, Assistant Superintendent Business Operations

9. PROCLAMATION(S)

10. DONATION(S)

11. BOARD MEMBER(S), BOARD COMMITTEE(S) AND DISTRICT REPORT(S)

11.A) Board Committee Reports

11.A)1. Instructional Services Briefing - Chair - Sam Saldivar, Jr.

11.A)2. Human Resources Briefing - Chair - Tony Forina

11.A)3. District Operations Briefing - Chair - Debbie Crane Aliseda

11.A)4. Business Operations Briefing - Chair - Danny Vela

11.B) District Reports

11.B)1. Report Regarding the Sale of Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A and the Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds Taxable Series 2020B
Item Submitted: Cynthia Medrano Richards, Assistant Superintendent Business Operations

11.B)2. Report Regarding Fees for Interlocal Agreement No. 2021-149 Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with UT Health RGV Clinical Laboratory
Item Submitted: Todd Miller, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources

11.B)3. Report Regarding Facilities, Maintenance and Operations Projects
Item Submitted: Arely Benavides, Assistant Superintendent District Operations

11.B)4. Report Regarding the Monthly Financial and Investment Report for August 2020
Item Submitted: Cynthia Medrano Richards, Assistant Superintendent Business Operations

11.B)5. Report Regarding Taxes Collected for September 2020
Item Submitted: Cynthia Medrano Richards, Assistant Superintendent Business Operations

12. ACTION ON ITEM(S) IN CLOSED SESSION

12.A) Approval of Human Resources Recommendation(s) for School Year 2020-2021 
Item Submitted: Todd Miller, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources

12.B) Human Resources Employee Resignation(s) for School Year 2020-2021
Item Submitted: Todd Miller, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources

12.C) Pending and/or Potential Litigation

12.D) Possible Real Estate Acquisition

13. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

13.A) Approval of Request For Proposal No. 2021-124 Band Uniforms for McAllen High School
Item Submitted: Dr. Silvia Ibarra, Assistant Superintendent Instructional Services 

13.B) Approval of Request for Cooperative Quotes ("RFCQ") No. 2021-064 Tennis Court Improvements Resurfacing Project at Memorial High School
Item Submitted: Arely Benavides, Assistant Superintendent District Operations

13.C) Approval of Final Payment to D. Wilson Construction Company on Competitive Sealed Proposal No. 2020-209 Dorothea W. Brown Middle School HVAC Improvements
Item Submitted: Arely Benavides, Assistant Superintendent Disrict Operations

13.D) Approval of Final Payment to American Contracting USA, Inc. on Competitive Sealed Proposal No. 2018-229 Achieve Early College Re-Roof and HVAC Upgrades
Item Submitted: Arely Benavides, Assistant Superintendent District Operations

13.E) Approval of Interlocal Cooperative Agreement No. 2021-159 Equalis Group Purchasing Cooperative
Item Submitted: Cynthia Medrano Richards, Assistant Superintendent Business Operations

13.F) Approval of Request For Proposal No. 2021-099 Travel Agent Services
Item Submitted: Cynthia Medrano Richards, Assistant Superintendent Business Operations

14. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RESOURCES, DISTRICT OPERATIONS, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ITEMS

14.A) Instructional Services Item(s) (Dr. Silvia Ibarra) Instructional Leadership Item(s) (Bridgette Vieh)

14.B) Human Resources Item(s) (Todd Miller)

14.C) District Operations Item(s) (Arely Benavides)

14.C)1. Approval of Competitive Sealed Proposal ("CSP") No. 2021-021 Intercom Upgrade(s)
Project 1 -Alvarez Elementary, Brown Middle School, Wilson Elementary Project 2 - Fossum Middle School, Hendricks Elementary, Perez Elementary Project 3 - Gonzalez Elementary, Garza Elementary, Fields Elementary 
Item Submitted: Arely Benavides, Assistant Superintendent District Operations

14.C)2. Approval of Request For Cooperative Quotes No. 2021-138 Achieve Early College Culinary Arts Lab Renovations through 2020-002 Texas Association of School Board Buyboard Cooperative
Item Submitted: Arely Benavides, Assistant Superintendent District Operations

14.D) Business Operations Item(s) (Cynthia Medrano Richards)

14.E) Board of Trustees Item(s)

14.E)1. Approval of Board of Education Meeting Minutes

14.E)1.a) Special Board Meeting - October 5, 2020 - 5:30 P.M.

14.E)1.b) Regular Board Meeting - October 13, 2020 - 5:00 P.M.

15. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS

15.A) Regular Board Meeting - November 9, 2020 -  5:00 P.M. - McAllen High School Auditorium

15.B) Special Board Meeting - December 7, 2020 -  5:00 P.M. - McAllen High School Auditorium

15.C) Regular Board Meeting - December 14, 2020 -  5:00 P.M. - McAllen High School Auditorium

16. CLOSED SESSION: The Board of Trustees may reconvene in Closed Session for further discussion regarding the agenda item(s) listed.

17. OPEN SESSION: The Board of Trustees may reconvene into Open Session for discussion regarding the agenda item(s) listed.

18. ADJOURNMENT