November 17, 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 November 17, 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 2nd six weeks

4.b. Recognition of the campus classroom with the highest student attendance % rate for the 2nd six weeks

4.c. Student Advisory Committee Presentation-Mentor Program

4.d. Recognition of the JV District Football Champions

4.e. Recognition of Xiomara Cabrera Buzz The Bee All American Mascot

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:

5.a. EEISD Enrollment and Attendance Report

5.b. Assessment Results

5.c. 2024-2025 Annual Bilingual/ESL Report

5.d. Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings

5.e. Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjacket Legacy Foundation Check 

5.f. Study Abroad Program 

6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

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

6.a.1. Special Board Meeting-October 20, 2025

6.a.2. Regular Board Meeting-October 27, 2025

6.b. BUSINESS AND FINANCE:

6.b.1. Approval of the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjacket Legacy Foundation Donations

6.b.2. Approval of the Coca-Cola Company vendor contract

6.b.3. Approval to Adopt the Correction Action Plans for the Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings

6.b.4. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report 3rd Quarter 2025 (July-Sep)

6.b.5. Approval of Expenditures over $25,000

6.b.6. EEISD Financial Report-Information Item

6.b.7. Approval of Tax Collection Report-October 2025

6.b.8. Approval of Xerox Lease Payments for 2025-2026 school year

6.b.9. Approval of the 2025 Certified Tax Roll for Edcouch-Elsa ISD

6.b.10. Approve to pay Frontline Inv#INVUS230078

6.b.11. Approval to dispose of technology equipment by declaring it to have no market value and authorizing the Administration to recycle it using services from STS Electronic Recycling Company

6.b.12. Booster Club Guidelines 

6.c. TEACHING AND LEARNING:

6.c.1. Approval of the Study Abroad Program

6.c.2. Approve to pay Region One for preparation services for SB 1882 partnership campuses: John F. Kennedy Fine Arts Academy, Ruben C. Rodriguez STEM Academy, Santiago Garcia Health & Science Academy August 2025-October 2025

6.c.3. Approve to pay Region One for support services to SB 1882 campuses, John F. Kennedy Fine Arts Academy, Ruben C. Rodriguez STEM Academy, Santiago Garcia Health & Science Academy

6.c.4. Accept the Phone Free School Grant Program funds in the amount of $29,877.00

6.c.5. Approval of TTESS Appraiser Veronica Gonzalez

6.c.6. Approval of early termination of the UTRGV Teacher Residency Program

6.d. STUDENT TRAVEL:

6.d.1. Ratification of travel for the Edcouch-Elsa High School CTE-Human Services students and the school sponsors to attend the Youth Transportation Safety Summit on November 14, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas

6.d.2. Approval for the EEHS Gold Brigade and the school sponsors to attend the Showtime International Moody Gardens Nationals Competition in Galveston, Texas on March 27, 2026

6.d.3. Approval for the Varsity Soccer Girls and the school sponsors to attend the annual Girls Varsity Soccer Tournament in Laredo, Texas from January 1-3, 2026

6.d.4. Approval for the Boys/Girls Varsity Wrestling team and school sponsors to attend the Pin-a-Palooza Tournament December 12-13, 2025 in Cedar Park, Texas. 

6.e. STAFF TRAVEL:

6.e.1. Approval for Chief Leonel Hinojosa to attend the Basic Crime Stoppers Course in Zapata, Texas from December 7–9, 2025. (Local Funded)

6.e.2. Approval for Cynthia Flores to attend the TASN 2026 Partnership Collaboration Summit in Galveston, Texas from February 2-4, 2026 (Federal Funded)

6.e.3. Approval for Sylvia Garza to attend the TASBO Engage Conference 2025 in Grapevine, Texas from February 22-26, 2026

7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS:

7.a. Discussion and Action to cast a vote in the election for the 2026–2029 Hidalgo County Appraisal District Board of Directors. 

7.b. Discussion and Action of re-organization of the board. 

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.a.1. Discussion regarding Level III DGBA Grievance of employee S.H.

8.a.2. Discussion regarding Level III DGBA Grievance of employee C.G.

8.a.3. Discussion regarding Level III DGBA Grievance of employee N.T.

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 Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings

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.a.1. Discussion and possible action regarding Level III DGBA Grievance of employee S.H.

9.a.2. Discussion and possible action regarding Level III DGBA Grievance of employee C.G.

9.a.3. Discussion and possible action regarding Level III DGBA Grievance of employee N.T.

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)

10. ADJOURNMENT: