September 17, 2018 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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CALL TO ORDER
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by Taylor Elementary Students:
American Flag - Jayden Cruz Texas Flag -Isaiah Banda INVOCATION by Trustee Mrs. Sandoval |
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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A. Special Recognition
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B. Presentations:
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B.1. Mercedes High School Students - Texas A&M LabRats Program
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B.2. E3 Entegral Solutions Presentation
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OPEN FORUM
Description:
At regular meetings the Board shall
allot a
maximum of 30 minutes
to hear persons who desire to make comments to the Board. Persons who wish to participate in this
portion of the meeting shall sign up with the presiding officer or designee
before the meeting begins and shall indicate the topic about which they wish to
speak.
Persons addressing the Board shall
refrain from commenting directly on any individual employee or public official
by name but may refer to a specific employment area, job title, or the Board as
a whole. Any attack on an individual
shall be considered as a disruption of the meeting.
Presentations shall be informative
and shall pertain to school-related issues.
Should the speaker drift from the stated subject or become disruptive or
abusive, he or she shall be given one warning; if a second warning is required,
the speaker shall forfeit the remaining time allotment.
No
presentation shall exceed five minutes. Delegations of more than five persons shall
appoint one person to present their views before the Board. [MISD Board Policy
BED(Local)]
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ACTION AGENDA
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A. Business Office
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A.1. Discussion and possible action to approve
contract with Hidalgo County for election services for school
board elections on November 6, 2018
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B. Curriculum & Instruction
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B.1. Discussion and possible
action to approve revisions to 2018-2019 Instructional Calendar
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C. Human Resource
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C.1. Discussion and possible
action on approval of Agreement between Mercedes ISD and ESS Midwest, Inc. formally known as Professional
Contract Management, Inc. for Substitute Teacher Services for the
2018-2019 school year
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CONSENT AGENDA
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A. Curriculum & Instruction
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A.1. Discussion and possible action on approval of consulting agreements under $10,000
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A.2. Discussion and possible action on Renewal of Software
License agreement between Mercedes ISD and Region 1 Education Service Center
for DMAC (Data Management for Assessment & Curriculum) for 2018-2019 SY
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A.3. Discussion and possible action on renewing Plan4Learning
District Improvement Planning Web-Base Software for 2018-19 SY
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B. Governance
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B.1. Discussion and possible action on approval of
Minutes for the following meeting:
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B.1.a. Regular Board Meeting, August 20, 2018
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B.1.b. Special Board Meeting, August 27, 2018
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B.1.c. Special Board Meeting, August 29, 2018
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B.2. Discussion and possible action on TASB Policy Update 111 (Final Reading) affecting local policies:
BBD(LOCAL): BOARD MEMBERS - TRAINING AND ORIENTATION CAA(LOCAL): FISCAL MANAGEMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - FINANCIAL ETHICS CJA(LOCAL): CONTRACTED SERVICES - CRIMINAL HISTORY DEA(LOCAL): COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS - COMPENSATION PLAN DHE(LOCAL): EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT - SEARCHES AND ALCOHOL/DRUG TESTING DI(LOCAL): EMPLOYEE WELFARE FEA(LOCAL): ATTENDANCE - COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
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B.3. Discussion and possible action on approving the revisions to Policy DEC
(LOCAL) Compensation and Benefits Leaves and Absences (Final Reading)
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B.4. Discussion and
possible action on approval of Renewing the Mexican American School Boards Association (MASBA) Membership to the for 2018-2019
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C. Business Office
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C.1. Discussion and possible action on Check Payments for August 2018
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C.2. Discussion and possible action on Tax Collections Report for July 2018
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C.3. Discussion
and possible action on Revenue & Expenditure Report for July 2018
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C.4. Discussion and possible action on Investment
Report ending July 2018
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C.5. Report and possible discussion on Cooperative Program Management Fees
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D. Facilities
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D.1. Discussion and possible action on Requests for Use of Facilities/Equipment
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E. Human Resources
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E.1. Discussion and possible action on approval of the Texas Teacher
Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) Appraisers for 2018-2019 SY
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E.2. Discussion and possible action on Employee Appraisal Timeline
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F. Safe Schools
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F.1. Discussion and possible action on Student out of
Valley Trip Requests
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F.2. Discussion and possible action on 2018-2019 Student Transfer Requests
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F.3. Discussion and possible action on approval of Student Uniform Exemption Request for 2018-2019
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F.4. Discussion and possible action on Consulting Agreement between Mercedes
ISD and the Valley K9 Detection Services for canine services
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F.5. Discussion and possible action on Interlocal Agreement between Mercedes
ISD and the Community Development Institute Head Start for health
preparedness and response
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F.6. Discussion and possible action on acceptance of donation:
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F.6.a. Channel 5 Teach the Children - 450 Packets of School Supplies to be given to first grade students
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F.6.b. Employee Retirement Services - 50 backpacks
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F.6.c. Company A - 25 yards of concrete for the baseball batting cages
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F.6.d. Company B - 25 yards of concrete for the softball batting cages
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G. Special Education
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G.1. Discussion and possible action on Child Find/Child Serve Agreement between Mercedes ISD and Region One ECS
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H. Superintendent
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H.1. Report and discussion on the Attendance/Enrollment Report
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H.2. Discussion and possible action on approving Employee Out of State Travel
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H.3. Discussion and possible action on approval of MOU between Mercedes ISD and Texas Graduate Center Master's Degree Program for Mathematics Teaching - Harvard University (3 yr) and Biology Teaching - Washington University St. Louis (2) Cohort 2019
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
Description:
If, during the course of this meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Sub-chapters D and E. The Board may consult with legal counsel on a matter discussed in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code.
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A. Personnel,
pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code and Attorney
consultation pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code
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A.1. Resignations,
terminations, appointments, evaluations, reassignments, duties, and discipline
of Professional, Paraprofessional and Non-Contract Employees; Teacher
Substitutes and Substitutes for Maintenance, Transportation, and Cafeteria
Department
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B. Consideration of C.G. litigation agreement/resolution
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RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
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A. Discussion
and possible action on items discussed in Executive Session
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INFORMATION AGENDA
(5 minutes maximum for all items, inclusive) Reminder... October Regular Board Meeting |
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ADJOURNMENT
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
(May be reconvened, if necessary) |
