May 16, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Agenda of Regular Meeting

Description:  INFO: **An Intruder Detection Audit was conducted in the district by Region 19 ESC. Findings will be shared with the District School Safety and Security Committee, and the Board of Trustees. A plan of action is in place and will be shared with the Board of Trustees.

Description:  INFO: **A presentation of the 2017 Bond Program projects will be provided for the Board of Trustees.

Description:  INFO: **A presentation of the quarterly investment report will be provided for the Board of Trustees.

Description:  INFO: **A presentation on Student Information System Implementation will be provided for the Board of Trustees.

Description:  INFO: **Hazardous routes that were designated for Col. John Ensor Middle School will now fall under Eastlake Middle School due to the boundary changes.

Description:  INFO: **To purchase electrical installation services as needed district wide. (Maximum $525,000-General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **To purchase at local retail stores and online stores to support campuses and departments with items such as: arts & crafts, floral arrangements and supplies, grocery items, housewares, furnishing, tools, hardware, electronics, books, and other items as needed district wide. (Maximum $850,000-General Fund Budget, Federal Fund Budget, and Special Revenue)

Description:  INFO: **Administration is requesting approval to extend RFP No. E2116 for an additional year, through March 23, 2024, which is the second possible extension. (Maximum $130,000-General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **Administration is requesting approval to extend RFP No. E2247 for an additional 1-year, through June 19, 2024, which is the first and last possible extension. (Maximum $300,000 per year-General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **Administration is requesting approval to extend RFP No. E2261 for an additional 1-year, through June 21, 2024, which is the first possible extension. (Maximum $2,500,000 per year-General Fund Budget and Federal Funds)

Description:  INFO: **Administration is requesting approval to extend RFP No. E2016 for an additional 1-year, through June 30, 2024, which is the first possible extension. (Maximum $350,000 per year-General Fund Budget, Federal Fund Budget, and Special Revenue)

Description:  INFO: **Administration is requesting approval to extend RFP No. E2234 for an additional 1-year, through June 30, 2024, which is the first possible extension. (Maximum $1,200,000 per year-General Fund Budget and Federal Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **Administration is requesting approval to extend RFP No. E2058 for an additional 1-year, through June 30, 2024, which is the second possible extension. (No cost to the District)

Description:  INFO: **Administration is recommending approval to increase the total annual awarded amount by $300,000.00 to accommodate legal services district wide. (Maximum $300,000-General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **Administration is recommending approval to increase the annual awarded amount by $570,000.00 to accommodate the Maintenance and Operations Department (M&O) and Child Nutrition Services (CNS). (Maximum $570,000-General Fund Budget and National School Lunch Program)

Description:  INFO: **Ongoing agreement to continue with the Scope of Work with TTU under the Prime Award Principal Residency Grant which involves an approved collaborative effort. TTU has agreed to continue with the use of its personnel, facilities, and reasonable efforts in the performance of the work. SISD will have the overall responsibility of the technical, scientific, and programmatic aspects of the project.

Description:  INFO: **The following notice is provided pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2254.1036: The District is pursuing the issuance and sale of taxable and tax-exempt obligations and obtaining legal advice services related to outstanding obligations, and such matters are the subject of the proposed Contract with McCall, Parkhurst & Horton, LLP ("Outside Counsel"). In this regard, the District requires the representation of Outside Counsel for the purpose of providing legal representation to the District in the areas of Texas law relating to the issuance, sale, delivery, defeasance, and redemption of public securities and for achieving an efficient and lawful issuance, sale, delivery, defeasance and redemption of such municipal securities. Outside Counsel is a well-qualified law firm with more than 100 years of experience and has represented numerous entities similar to the District in matters relevant to the Contract.  Apart from obligations issued prior to 2010, the District has not engaged Outside Counsel for previous matters. The engagement of Outside Counsel is to commence upon the District’s execution of the engagement. The District cannot adequately perform the legal services with its in-house attorneys, if any, and supporting personnel of the District due to the state law complexity of which the District’s in-house attorneys and supporting personnel do not possess. The District has found that the attorneys or law firms in private practice with experience in the matters relevant to the Contract normally do not perform their legal services on an hourly basis; rather, such attorneys and law firms are engaged and are only paid to the extent such attorney or law firm successfully completes the matters relevant to the Contract on behalf of the District. It is in the best interest of the District to engage Outside Counsel on a contingency basis because the District wishes to preserve its right to forego the matters described in the Contract for any reason (financial, political or otherwise) at no expense to the District.

Description:  INFO: **This is to provide supportive guidance, educational enhancement, health and human services, parental involvement, employment/pre-employment enrichment for the students at Socorro ISD for the 2023-2024 school year. Ongoing agreement begins July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The total cost for the 35 participating campuses is $1,435,000.00; payment shall be divided into 12 equal monthly installments. (Maximum $1,435,000-23/24 General Fund (SCE) Budget and Title I-A)

Description:  INFO: **The purpose of the Program is to recruit and retain high-quality teachers from within the SISD who are prepared in close partnership with the UTEP Educator Preparation Program. Socorro ISD agrees to recruit and select at least one (1) yet no more than twenty (20) paraprofessionals per year who will earn a bachelor’s degree and/or teacher certification within two (2) years. UTEP agrees to provide the appropriate scholarship for tuition and fees up to the amount of $4,500.00 per academic program semester for up to four (4) semesters for up to twelve (12) SISD candidates selected to receive the scholarship.

Description:  INFO: **Texas Teachers recruits, prepares and supports qualified candidates who wish to enter the teaching profession. SISD and Texas Teachers mutually desire to associate under the terms and conditions set forth in this Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to increase the pipeline of qualified teacher candidates.

Description:  INFO: **An Amendment to the utilization of an interlocal agreement with Clint ISD using CSP 2021-031-00 Athletics Administrative Fee awarded to DB Enterprises in the amount not to exceed $465,000.00 for the administrative services working with the state of Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) and each specific local association for each sport to develop estimated costs, monitor officials and make payments to individual officials. (General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **For ongoing professional development training, coaching and support services for administrators, teachers and staff to develop safe, self-managing, high-performing classroom cultures. The training series provides a brain science-supported, research-based, comprehensive approach providing powerful transformation in the following areas: Leadership Development; Social, Emotional Learning; Culture and Climate Development; Strategic and Organizational Planning; Response to Intervention, Classroom and Behavioral Management; and student achievement. The program includes a character trail to focus on for the month and provides four 30-minute lessons to use with students, per character trait. (Maximum $366,400-ESSER III Funds)

Description:  INFO: **To procure services for the Academy projects (Ernesto Serna, Vista Del Sol, Sierra Vista, and O'Shea Keleher Academies) in the amount up to $1,401,119.00 as needed for the 22-23 and 23-24 school years. (General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **To rebrand and reface Marquee Signs and purchase LED Displays. (Maximum $597,895-General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **To purchase furniture for Eastlake Middle School in the amount of $162,982.29 for the 22-23 school year. (Bond Funds)

Description:  INFO: **To purchase electrical supplies in the amount up to $400,000.00 as needed district wide for the 23-24 school year. (General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **To purchase irrigation supplies in the amount of up to $300,000.00 as needed district wide for the 23-24 school year. (General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **To purchase plumbing supplies in the amount of up to $300,000.00 as needed district wide for the 23-24 school year. (General Fund Budget)

Description:  INFO: **Renewal for year two. During the 2022-2023 school year, SISD used Rethink Ed as the district comprehensive SEL/Mental Health program.  Rethink Ed encompasses all grades level PK-12 and includes classroom lessons for mandated state and local requirements to include suicide prevention, dating violence, human trafficking, cyber safety, trauma-informed care and bullying.  Rethink Ed is an SEL/Mental Health Program that includes the mandated state and local programs that align with the mandated Texas Positive Character Traits.  It also includes a wellness component that can be used by students, parents, faculty and staff.  The program is video based and can be integrated with Clever. It also contains a Parent and Caregiver Portal.  It is recommended that the program be implemented on all SISD campuses during the 2023-2024 school year. (ESSER III Funds)

Description:  INFO: **Renewal for mental health care coordination services in the amount of $190,400.00 to assist families with finding the most appropriate care available for the specific concern. (ESSER III Funds)

Description:  INFO: **Comprehensive high schools would transition from a part-time campus testing coordinator to a full-time testing coordinator due to the continued increase of student enrollment. Campus will not add an additional FTE to fill this position.

Description:  INFO: **School districts and charter schools are required to certify annually to the State Board of Education and the commissioner that, for each subject in the required curriculum other than physical education, students have access to instructional materials that cover all the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). It is important to note that districts and charters will be unable to order instructional materials through EMAT until the certification has been received by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Description:  INFO: **TEA Low Attendance Waiver: Safety Related on April 6, 2023 at Sun Ridge Middle School.

Description:  INFO: **Administration recommends consideration and approval of the contract recommendations for teachers, librarians, nurses, counselors, speech therapists and education diagnosticians as presented. 

Description:  INFO: **Auxiliary Gymnasium Improvements for Helen Ball, Loma Verde, Myrtle Cooper, O'Shea Keleher, and Vista Del Sol Elementary Schools

Description:  INFO: **Auxiliary Gymnasium Improvements for Campestre, Escontrias, H.D. Hilley, Hueco, Robert R. Rojas and Horizon Heights Elementary Schools.

Description:  INFO: ** Administration recommends consideration and approval of the item as presented.

Description:  INFO: **A TASB Director represents his or her region on the Board, guiding the organization in fulfilling its mission to provide advocacy, visionary leadership, and high-quality services to you, our members.