November 16, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Academic Success/Instruction 
Background: Administration is highlighting the 3rd grade Collaborative Team Cycle (CTC) at Startzville Elementary School. This team is building collective teacher efficacy through their commitment to intentionally design rigorous lessons based on standards, effective questioning on the best way to instruct students and discussion on strategies to scaffold the instruction to meet student needs. As a result, the teachers are continuing to achieve increased student growth scores and students are engaged in becoming problem solvers.   

Description:  Facilities/Growth and Planning 
Background: Since Sept. 6, the BMS attendance boundary committee has met four times to develop a recommendation for the school’s boundaries. Tonight, the committee will provide its recommendation for the BMS boundaries. Tonight’s presentation is for information purposes as the administration will be bringing this back to the Board in December for possible action.

Description:  Facilities/Growth and Planning 
Background: Various vendors from the Comal ISD approved pool of professional service providers will provide required services for Bond 2021, Bond 2023 and capital projects. On September 24, 2015, District staff presented a process to help expedite design work related to Bond and other approved capital projects. Under the approval, administration was delegated the authority to execute agreements ranging from $50,000 to $350,000 with Board ratification at the next regularly scheduled meeting. 

Description:  Academic Success/Instruction 
Background: Administration presents the policy, process and guidelines followed with selecting titles for the Comal ISD Reserved Titles list through the Literature Review Committee.  

Description:  Academic Success/Instruction 
Background: Administration presents the results of the Financial Integrity Rating of Texas (FIRST) administered by the Texas Education Agency. The state's school financial accountability rating system ensures that Texas public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices and that they improve these practices. The system is designed to encourage Texas public schools to better manage their financial resources to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes. These results are from the 2021 - 2022 fiscal year. 

Description:  Quarterly Investment Report for the Period Ending September 30, 2023 
Background: Per Board Policy CDA and Public Investment Act of Texas, Governmental Code 2256.023, the Quarterly Investment Report is being presented to the Board of Trustees for review and consideration of approval. 

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the quarterly investment report as presented. 

Description:  CHMS Donation from the CHMS PTSA 
Background: The Church Hill Middle School PTSA is proposing to donate fund in the amount of $10,754.67 to support various teacher request for student and teacher supplies, materials, field trips, transportation fees and other campus needs.  

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the donation to Church Hill Middle School in the amount of $10,754.67 from the CHMS PTSA as presented.   

Description:  Facilities/Growth and Planning 
This project includes HVAC DDC controller replacements at Smithson Valley HS. These replacements were approved in the 2021 Bond, and this is the first of four packages to be addressed. The contractor ranking for the evaluated proposals is submitted for consideration for District staff to enter negotiations with the top ranked contractor. 

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the ranking of firms as presented and authorize district staff to enter negotiations according to approved rankings and execute any documents necessary and advisable to finalize any subsequent agreement related to RFCSP 24-04. 

Description:  Academic Success/Instruction
Background: As provided by Texas Education Code Chapter 11, the board shall adopt a vision statement and comprehensive goals for the district. Texas Education Code Sec 11.185 and 11.186 was amended by House Bill 3 (HB3) from the 2019 Legislature to include a requirement for local boards of trustees to adopt early childhood literacy and math as well as college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) goals. On August 24, 2023, the board adopted the 2023-2028 Collaborative Vision plan which includes the district motto, mission, vision, and priorities and objectives. Tonight, administration presents a recommendation to approve Board of Trustees Student Outcome Goals for the next 5 years, in alignment with the 2023-2028 Comal ISD Collaborative Vision.

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the Board of Trustees Student Outcome Goals as presented. 

Description:  Superintendent Evalution 

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the Superintendent Evaluation as presented.

Description:  Background: Every two years, appraisal districts hold Board of Director elections. Comal ISD works with five different appraisal districts and votes for the allocation of votes for the Comal, Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays and Kendal Appraisal District Board of Directors. 

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees vote on the allocation of votes as required. 

Description:  Background: Three tax sale properties that have been struck off to the County of Comal that are being maintained by the City of New Braunfels for the health and safety of the public. It is unlikely that these properties will ever be resold to a private entity because they consist of a drainage detention easement, a utility easement, and a private street. The City has since stepped in to assume maintenance on these properties but in order for the City to take ownership of the properties, resolutions will need to be passed by the County, City and School Board. 

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the resolution as presented.

Description:  Safety and Student Support  
Background: The administration presented proposed updates to Board Policy CKE (Local) and DH (Local) on October 26, 2023. The proposed policy updates will put in place the guidelines for a Commissioned Armed Security staff and Contracted Commissioned Armed Security staff if the school district in partnership with law enforcement agencies is unable to meet the requirement of an armed security officer on each campus during school hours. 

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the updates to CKE (Local) and DH (Local) as presented.

Description:  Facilities/Growth and Planning  
Background: Network security implementation will address vulnerabilities in the District’s network infrastructure. The purchase will be made through the Department of Information Resources (DIR) purchasing cooperative.   

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the network security solution as presented.