August 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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I. Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Call to Order
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
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III. Public Comments:
Comment shall be limited to current agenda items. Public Comment forms must be submitted to the Board Secretary no later than 10 minutes before the scheduled start time of the meeting by the person who will be providing public comment. Only one public comment form may be submitted per person. The public comment must be related to current agenda items, and the public comment form must be fully completed to be considered. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students. Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (Local). Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public regarding an item that is not listed on this agenda, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.
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IV. Items for Information Only
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IV.A. Superintendent's Report
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V. Consent Agenda Items
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V.A. Budget Amendments
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V.B. Monthly Disbursements
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V.C. Awarding Bids, Proposals, Qualifications, and Extensions
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V.D. Submission of Appraisal Roll to the Governing Body
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V.E. Submission of the 2025 Certified Excess Debt Taxes Collected and the 2026 Anticipated Collection Rate
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V.F. Additions/Revisions/Deletions of Local Policies resulting from the Policy Review Session conducted on June 23–24, 2026, with drafts prepared by TASB Policy Service
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V.G. List of Proposed Library Books for Acquisition
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V.H. Overview and possible approval of the Laredo College and United ISD Dual Enrollment MOU (2026-2031)
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V.I. Consideration and possible action to rename United High School's Technical School to Andy Rosas School of Diesel Technology
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VI. PUBLIC HEARING: The Board will take appropriate comments regarding 2026-2027 Budget and Proposed 2026 Tax Rate
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VII. Items for Individual Consideration
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VII.A. Adoption of Official Budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year
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VII.B. Resolution to Adopt 2026 Tax Rate
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VII.C. Consider the approval for the 2026-2027 school year to delegate contractual authority to obligate the District under Texas Education Code (TEC) 11.1511 (c)(4) to the Superintendent, solely for the purpose of obligating the District under TEC 48.257 and TEC, Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and the rules adopted by the Commissioner of Education as authorized under TEC 49.006 and approval of the agreement for the purchase of attendance credit
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VII.D. Approval of Board Minutes for the Month of July 2026
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VII.E. Approval of Donations
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VIII. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act
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VIII.A. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
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VIII.A.1. Superintendent's Duties and Responsibilities
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VIII.B. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.074 Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting |
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VIII.B.1. Discussion regarding the appointment of Director of Alternative Education Program
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VIII.B.2. Conduct Superintendent's annual evaluation with discussion regarding Superintendent's employment contract and matters incidental thereto
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VIII.C. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.072 Deliberation regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting |
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VIII.C.1. Legal Consultation and report on the status of the offer for sale of unimproved real property pursuant to BID Number 2026-014 Las Tiendas 165 Acre Tract as part of a sealed bid process pursuant to Section 11.154 of the Texas Education Code, and Section 272.001 of the Texas Local Government Code, and terms thereof, provided by the Board of Trustees of the United Independent School District, for the sale of two tracts of UISD real property totaling approximately 165.00 acres of land and easements appurtenant to such land located at the corner of Las Tiendas Road and Rancho Peñitas Road, 2.5 miles north of Mines Road and 7.5 miles north-west of Loop 20
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VIII.C.2. Legal consultation and report on the status of the offer for sale of unimproved real property pursuant to BID Number 2026-015 Las Blancas 20.0647 Acre Tract as part of a sealed bid process under Section 11.154 of the Texas Education Code, and Section 272.001 of the Texas Local Government Code, the terms thereof, provided by the Board of Trustees of the United Independent School District, for the offer for sale of Lot Number TWO-A (2A), in Block Number ONE (1), Las Blancas Subdivision, Unit 2, and surrounding 16.87 Acre Tract in Las Blancas Subdivision
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VIII.C.3. Legal Consultation and report regarding the possible issuance of a resolution by the Board of Trustees to initiate the process to offer for sale the surface only of Lots 1A and 2A, in Block Number One (1), in the James Haynes Industrial Park, Unit 1, a subdivision situated in the City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas as per Replat recorded in Volume 28, page 65, Webb County Plat records as well as an appurtenant sign lease
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VIII.C.4. Legal consultation and report with respect to the process of selling improved real property by the United Independent School District
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VIII.D. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
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VIII.D.1. Discussion regarding the annual review of the District Multi-hazard Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
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VIII.D.2. Discussion regarding the Safety and Security Audit Final Report and the District Audit Survey, Audit Cycle 2023-2026
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IX. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session
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IX.A. Possible action regarding Superintendent's evaluation and modification to Superintendent's employment contract
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IX.B. Possible action regarding the appointment of Director of Alternative Education Program
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IX.C. Possible action with respect to the offer for sale of unimproved real property pursuant to BID Number 2026.014 Las Tiendas 165 Acre Tract as part of a sealed bid process pursuant to Section 11.1542 of the Texas Education Code, and Section 272.001 of the Texas Local Government Code, and the terms thereof, provided by the Board of Trustees of the United Independent School District, for the sale of two tracks of UISD property totaling approximately 165.00 acres of land and easements appurtenant thereto, located at the corner of Las Tiendas Road and Rancho Peñitas Road, 2.5 miles north of Mines Road and 7.5 miles north-west of Loop 20, more particularly described in deed files of record in Vol. 3121, page 193 and deed filed in Vol. 3121, page 174 of the Official Public Records of Webb County, Texas
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IX.D. Possible action with respect to the offer for sale of unimproved real property pursuant to BID Number 2026-015 Las Blancas 20.0647 Acre Tract as part of a sealed bid process under Section 11.1542 of the Texas Education Code, and Section 272.001 of the Texas Local Government Code under terms provided by the Board of Trustees of the United Independent School District for the offer for sale of Lot Number TWO-A (2A) in Block Number One (1), Las Blancas Subdivision, Unit 2, and surrounding 16.87 Acre Tract in the Las Blancas Subdivision
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IX.E. Possible action with respect to issuing a resolution to initiate the process to offer for sale the surface only of Lots 1A and 2A, in Block Number One (1), in the James Haynes Industrial Park, Unit 1, a subdivision situated in the City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas as per Replat recorded in Volume 28, page 65, Webb County Plat Records as well as an appurtenant sign lease
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IX.F. Discussion and possible action regarding the annual review of the District Multi-hazard Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
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IX.G. Discussion and possible action regarding the Safety and Security Audit Final Report and the District Audit Survey, Audit Cycle 2023-2026
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X. Adjournment
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