October 27, 2025 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 27, 2025, to give your name and topic you wish to comment on.  

4. RECOGNITIONS:

4.a. Recognition of the elementary/secondary campus with the highest student attendance % rate for the 1st six weeks

4.b. Recognition of Campus Classroom with the Highest Student Attendance Percentage Rate for the 1st six weeks

4.c. Recognition of the Edcouch and Elsa Fire Volunteer Departments

5. PRESENTATION:

5.a. South Texas College

5.b. Early Head Start

6. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

6.a. EEISD Enrollment and Attendance Report

6.b. First Six Weeks Exam Results 

6.c. Mental Health Dog Support Service 

7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

7.a. Approval of Board Meeting(s) Minutes:
 

7.a.1. Regular Board Meeting-August 25, 2025

7.a.2. Special Board Meeting—September 22, 2025

7.a.3. Regular Board Meeting-September 22, 2025

7.b. BUSINESS AND FINANCE:

7.b.1. Approval of Policy Update to DEC Local

7.b.2. Approval of Expenditures over $25,000

7.b.3. Approval of Investment Policy Review Resolution for 2025-2026

7.b.4. Approval of Tax Collection Report—September 2025

7.b.5. EEISD Financial Report-Information Item 

7.b.6. Approval of Budget Amendments

7.b.7. Request to approve the Shared Services arrangement with McAllen Regional Day School Program for the Deaf

7.b.8. Approval of High Cross Country/Track & Field Booster Club

7.c. CONTRACTS:

7.c.1. Approval of MOU between Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D. and PossAble Dream Adult High School.

7.c.2. Approval of the Interlocal Lease and Facility Use Agreement between Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District and South Texas College.

7.c.3. Request to approve a contract from October 30, 2025, to January 3, 2026, up to $39,000 for Dr. Noe Ramos, Physical Therapy Services

7.d. HUMAN RESOURCES:

7.d.1. Approval of the EEISD Employee Handbook

7.e. TEACHING AND LEARNING:

7.e.1. Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Early College) and South Texas College

7.e.2. Approval of class size waiver for 2025-2026 school year

7.e.3. Approval to purchase 2,950 IXL Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies licenses

7.e.4. Approval of Sirius Educational Solutions, an online full resource library + STAAR Formative Assessment Bank + Summative Assessment bank for 3rd-12th grade

7.e.5. Approval of renewal with RGV LEAD

7.e.6. Approval of the 2025-2026 District Improvement Plan and Campus Improvement Plan

7.e.7. Approval of Sandra C Garza Math Consulting Services for 6th, 7th and 8th grade

7.e.8. Approval to create AI Committee

7.f. STUDENT TRAVEL:

7.f.1. Ratification of travel for the EEHS JROTC and school instructors to attend the US Army National Raider Challenge from October 22-26, 2025 in Fort Knox, KY.

7.f.2. Ratification of travel for the EEHS Cross Country Boys and school sponsors to attend the Region IV-5A Championships from October 19-20, 2025 in Corpus Christi, Texas

7.f.3. Approval of travel for the rootEd Advisory students to tour UTSA and Texas A&M on October 29, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas

7.g. STAFF TRAVEL:

7.g.1. Approval of travel for Monica Vela to attend the 2025 State Conference from November 17-20, 2025 in Baytown, Texas 

7.g.2. Approval of travel for Sandra Cervantes and Leticia Hernandez to attend the 2025 State Conference from November 17–20, 2025 in Baytown, Texas

8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

8.a. Discussion and Action to approve the Turnaround Plan for John F. Kennedy Fine Arts Academy

8.b. Discussion and possible action to approve a finance contract resolution for the purpose of leasing buses for the 2025-2026 school year.

9. CLOSED SESSION:  The superintendent requests that the Board of Trustees convene in a 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:

9.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.

9.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)

10. ACTION ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

10.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.

10.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)

11. ADJOURNMENT: