December 10, 2018 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

I.A. Prayer - Michael Martinez

I.B. Pledges of Allegiance

I.B.1. United States of America Flag

I.B.2. State of Texas Flag

II. Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

II.A. November 12, 2018

II.B. November 15, 2018

III. Pride Recognition

III.A. Special Olympics

IV. Open Forum

IV.A. The Board shall allot 30 minutes to hear persons who desire to make comments to the Board. Persons shall sign up as they arrive, indicating the topic upon which they wish to speak. No presentation shall exceed five minutes. Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board. As provided by Board Policy, GF(Local), complaints or charges about an employee will be heard by the Board in closed meeting unless the employee complained about request it to be public. Complaints about an employee shall be directed first through provided resolution procedures before addressing the Board.

V. Information Item

V.A. Superintendent Performance Goal 4, Activity 3:  College and Career Readiness

V.B. La Feria I-Station Reports

V.C. La Feria Benchmark Results

V.D. La Feria High School Technology Initiatives

VI. Consent Agenda

VI.A. Monthly Tax Report

VI.B. Quarterly Investment Report

VI.C. ERATE Application

VII. Items to Consider and Possible Action

VII.A. Board Policy Update

VII.A.1. DEA (Local)

VII.A.2. DEAB (Local)

VII.A.3. DEE (Local)

VII.A.4. DEC (Local)

VII.B. Election of Board Officers

VII.C. District Standing Committees

VII.D. Declaration of Surplus Buses

VIII. Closed Meeting Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section: 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.082, 551.084 and 551.001.

VIII.A. Personnel Matters (Tex. Gov. Code 551.074)

VIII.A.1. Resignations/Retirements

VIII.A.2. Employment of Personnel

VIII.A.2.a. New to District

VIII.A.2.b. Contracts for Professional Personnel

VIII.B. Consultation with Attorney regarding threatened and pending litigation:

VIII.B.1. Consultation with Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle P.C. regarding a.) pending or contemplated litigation b.) settlement offer; or c) a matter in which the duty of the attorney to La Feria 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):

VIII.B.1.a. Discussion and consideration regarding Civil Action No.: 1:18-cv-00071; Evelyn Flores a/n/f J.G., Stacy Montelongo a/n/f I.J., and Tonya Peables a/n/f A.P.P. vs. La Feria Independent School District, and Raymundo Villarreal, Jr. School Superintendent and Jonathan Flores, both Individually; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division

VIII.C. Deliberation regarding Real Estate Property.  A governmental body may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person. (Tex. Gov't Code 551.072)

VIII.C.1. Agricultural property with legal description: Block No. 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, BYRNES SUBDIVISION, out of the La Feria Grant, Cameron County, Texas, as the same is set forth upon the official map thereof recorded in Volume 4, Page 41, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas

VIII.D. Consultation with attorney regarding: a) pending or contemplated litigation; b) a settlement offer; or c) a matter in which the duty of the attorney to La Feria 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. (Tex. Gov't Code 551.071)

VIII.D.1. Discussion and consideration on legal issues regarding Resolution for Agricultural property with legal description: Block No. 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, BYRNES SUBDIVISION, out of the La Feria Grant, Cameron County, Texas, as the same is set forth upon the official map thereof recorded in Volume 4, Page 41, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas

IX. Reconvene in Open Meeting

IX.A. Action on any Item Deliberated in Closed Meeting

IX.B. Discussion, consideration and possible action on Resolution for Agricultural property with legal description: Block No. 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, BYRNES SUBDIVISION, out of the La Feria Grant, Cameron County, Texas, as the same is set forth upon the official map thereof recorded in Volume 4, Page 41, Map Records, Cameron County, Texas

X. District Announcements

XI. Adjourn