September 8, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Rescheduled Regular Board Meeting

I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL
__Rafael Garza, President                      __Raymundo Martinez, Vice-President
__Benjamin Arjona, Secretary                 __Luis Trejo Jr., Treasurer
__Yesenia Ayala, Member                      __Carlos Cardoza Sr., Member
__Norma Torres, Member                       __Xavier Salinas, Superintendent
__Eden Ramirez, School Board Attorney

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, TEXAS PLEDGE AND PRAYER

IV. AWARDS & RECOGNITION

IV.A. 2021 Advanced Placement Scholars

V. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

V.A. Announcements

V.A.1. Report on the Financing Plan for the new administration building

V.A.2. Safety Plan Update

V.A.3. COVID-19 Dash Board

V.A.4. COVID -19 Protocol

V.A.5. District wide Student Counts

V.A.6. Legislative Updates

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS:

VII. ACTION TAKEN ON CONSENT ITEMS:

VII.A. Approve minutes of Board Meetings: May 3, 2021, June 21, 2021, August 9, 12 & 23, 2021

VII.B. Tax Collector's Report:                                  None

VII.C. Advertisement of Bids/Quotes/Proposals:         None

VII.D. Consideration of Bids/Quotes/Proposals:      None

VII.E. Other:

VII.E.1. UTRGV School of Social Work Program Agreement & Education Experience Affiliation Agreement

VII.E.2. 2021-2022 Distance Learning Consortium (DLC) Membership

VII.E.3. Request for waiver for Homebound Remote Instruction (Special Education)

VII.E.4. SCOC Amendment Mandatory Mask

VIII. ACTION TAKEN ON INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT:

VIII.A. 2021 State Accountability Rating Results

VIII.B. District Professional Development Update: August 2021 Leaders of Learning Professional Development

VIII.C. 2021-2022 Remote Conferencing Program Implementation

VIII.D. 87th Legislative Update - SB 15 Summary Report

VIII.E. Summer School Update

VIII.F. SY 2021-2022 Grade 7 Reading Diagnostic Instrument

VIII.G. Child Find

IX. ACTION TAKEN ON FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES & OPERATIONS:

IX.A. Discussion and action to approve Resolution # 2021-07, awarding
additional local days to vaccinated employees to use as COVID-19 leave

IX.B. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution #2021-08 approving
Contingent Fee Legal Services Contract, including Findings Needed
for Submission of Contingent Fee Legal Services Agreement and
Request for Expedited Review by the Texas Attorney General.

IX.C. Consideration and Approval of Contingent Fee Legal Services Agreement with
Flores & Pelaez Prada and  O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, P.C.

IX.D. Consideration and adoption of notice of Public Meeting and
Notice of Proposed Legal Services Contract

IX.E. Consideration and approval of a resolution approving an engagement
agreement for bond counsel and disclosure counsel legal services with
Locke Lord LLP; and other matters in connection therewith #2021-09

IX.F. Consideration and approval of a resolution approving the District’s plan of finance pertaining to the contemplated issuance of obligations to be designated as “Hidalgo Independent School District Limited Maintenance Tax Notes, Series 2021” and “Hidalgo Independent School District Time Warrants, Series 2021”; authorizing the District’s staff and the District’s financial advisors and bond counsel to proceed with this plan of finance; and authorizing other matters related to the foregoing #2021-10

IX.G. Consideration and approval of a resolution establishing the Hidalgo
Independent School District’s intention to reimburse itself for the prior
lawful expenditure of funds relating to constructing and equipping various
school district improvements from the proceeds of one or more series of
tax-exempt obligations to be issued by the District for authorized purposes;
authorizing other matters incident and related thereto; and providing an effective
date #2021-11

X. CLOSED SESSION:

X.A. Consultation with School attorney to receive legal advice

X.A.1. Discussion with legal counsel on Board Policies: BBG, BBFB, and BBH.

X.B. Personnel Matters:

XI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION:

XII. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION:

XII.A. Personnel Matters:

XII.A.1. Consideration of and Possible Action Regarding Superintendent's Recommendations Concerning Employment, Resignations, Reassignments, Retirements, Non-Renewals, and Terminations

XIII. CONSIDER ACTION ON:

XIII.A. Discussion and possible action to renew and amend legal services agreement with O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo

XIV. ADJOURNMENT:
Agenda items may be considered, deliberated and/or acted upon in a different order than numbered above.  The Board of Trustees of The Hidalgo ISD reserves the right to adjourn into Executive (Closed) Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the items listed on this agenda as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act.  No final action will be taken in Executive Session.

Public Input Policy: "During the meeting, the Hidalgo ISD will allow for an open public forum/ comment period. This comment period shall not exceed one-half hour (1/2) hour in length and each speaker will be allowed a maximum of three (3) minutes to speak.  All individuals desiring to address the Hidalgo ISD must sign up to do so, prior to the open comment period.  The purpose of this comment period is to provide the public an opportunity to address issues or topics that are under the jurisdiction of the Hidalgo ISD.  For issues or topics which are not otherwise part of the posted agenda for the meeting, members may direct staff to investigate the issue or topic further.  No action or discussion shall be taken on the issues or topics which are not part of the posted agenda for the meeting.  Members of the public may be recognized on posted agenda items deemed appropriate by the President as the items are considered, and the same time limitations three (3) minutes applies."