001Okay, it is 539 and we are starting the regular board meeting Again, we'll do the roll call. Dr. Ariel Cruz Vela present Crystal Hernandez present Israel Villarreal Rudy Corona Gomez Orlando Lopez Alex Reyna Alfredo Perez present Tony Torres We will move on to agenda item 1.2 and 1.3 the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags and the invocation The Pledge of Allegiance will be set by miss Evelyn Emily Leos from San Miro High School Principal miss Manuela Lopez Evelyn Emily Leos is a San Miro High School senior known for her strong work ethic leadership and positive attitude She's a proud daughter of Eduardo Leos and Corey Sanchez Leos who have supported her every step of the way Her favorite subject is math. She excels and enjoys solving challenging problems Evelyn's hobbies include
002singing playing video games and baking outside the classroom Activities that reflect her creativity and joyful spirit Evelyn is actively involved in campus life and currently serves as a district officer for skills USA and As an officer in the National Honor Society showcasing her dedication to leadership and service with her drive talent and determination Evelyn is well prepared for a bright future beyond San Miro High School She is a standout student and a proud representative of the San Miro High School community Our invocation will be set by miss Joanna Davila also from San Miro High School Joanna Davila is a San Miro High School senior known for her strong work ethic positive attitude and commitment to academic excellence She consistently demonstrates leadership in the classroom and is respected by her peers and teachers Joanna is always
003willing to lend a helping hand showing kindness and empathy in everything she does Outside of school. She enjoys reading a good book or painting Reflecting her creative and thoughtful nature She is a proud daughter of Juan and Laura Davila who continue to support and encourage her success With a bright future ahead Joanna continues to set high goals for herself and works hard to achieve them Her determination talent and character make her a standout student and a valued San Miro High School community member If everybody can please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and remain standing for the invocation. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God Indivisible with liberty and justice for all Honored the Texas flag I pledge
004allegiance to thee Texas one state under God one and indivisible Heavenly Father we come before you today with hearts full of gratitude We thank you for each member of this board for our staff and for all those who support our schools We ask that you bless each one of us with your wisdom and clarity as we deliberate and make decisions that impact the lives of our students families and community Lord grant is a discernment to make choices that honor you that promote truth and that serve the best interest of all Guidance with your strength to lead with integrity and compassion We pray for your presence to be felt in every conversation and is decision today My hearts remain open to your direction and may we be instruments of peace justice and love in our school
005community in Jesus name We pray amen Ladies, if you can come into the front, we'll take a picture and then if I can have both parents stand to be recognized Thank you at this time we'll begin my favorite part of our board meetings our special recognitions mr. Gonzalez Good evening, everyone. Everyone join us online and here in public again President dr. Ariel Cruz Vela our members of the board of trustees and superintendent of schools. Mr. Fred bettis We begin the best part of the meeting I think is a recognition of our students and staff and the achievements we've had for this past month And so we want to go ahead and get started We'll start with one student that we have recognizing today from Riverside Middle School. This was submitted by principal. Mr. Rudy Ramirez
006Eighth grade student Romeo Patino has earned a spot with the South Texas you us youth soccer Olympic development program the US youth soccer Olympic development program identifies and offers opportunities for high potential players Supports their development and introduces them to the next level of their chosen pathway. So at this time we want to recognize Romeo Patino eighth grade student at Riverside Middle School for getting this honor This Ramirez if you can join us in the picture as well at this time if we have the parents of this outstanding student Please stand to be recognized for your support of his very dedicated work. Hopefully we'll get to see him in the Olympics Thank you. Congratulations. Once again, good luck The next recognition we have is from our middle school program our gear a program that is
007housed at Bertha Gavassa Middle School Collegian Academy Miller Jordan Middle School and Riverside Middle School This recognizes national gear up week that will take place later in September and there's a proclamation I'll read but first I would like for our students to be recognized that as part of the leadership team of our gear a program here in San Nino, and then we'll I'll I'll read the proclamation that will honor this outstanding achievement this outstanding program that we have for our students So at this time I'll go ahead with introductions of our students We have William Kramer who is eighth grade at Bertha Gavassa Middle School Next we have Christian J. Garcia eighth grade Bertha Gavassa Middle School Alini Mendoza eighth grade Collegian Academy Damien Ramirez eighth grade Collegian Academy Addison Medrano eighth grade Miller Jordan
008Middle School Jimena Trujillo eighth grade Miller Jordan Middle School Elliot Casio Perales eighth grade Miller Riverside Middle School and Alex Balmintel eighth grade Riverside Middle School We'd like to introduce the gear of coordinators from the campuses across the district. We have miss Alyssa Hernandez Medrano Diana Zuniga and Irma I. Perez I'm gonna go ahead and read the proclamation It begins with Whereas the gain gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs Which is otherwise known as gear up is a federally funded program Competitive grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in post-secondary education Whereas gear up serves low-income minority and disadvantaged students and their families from underserved communities who might be the first in their family to go to college and Whereas gear up provides
009six to seven year grants to states or partnerships to deliver support and resources to students and their families Starting no later than seventh grade which is in middle school through high school and onward to fulfill their dreams of attaining a post-secondary education and Whereas gear up includes interventions such as to tutoring mentoring rigorous academic preparations financial education and college scholarships to improve access to higher education for low-income Minority and disadvantaged students who may be first-generation students and their families and Whereas gear up is built around public private partnerships enlisting the for formidable resources of government business and community groups to support low-income students as they prepare and enter to succeed college and Whereas the chosen college changing lives is a partnership with region one education service center and Whereas San Benito CISD gear up serves
010646 students in eighth grade and Whereas during the week of September 22nd to the 26th 2025 has been declared as national gear up week and Whereas San Benito CISD is committed to providing a quality education for all students Helping them to achieve their highest potential and later on on Action item number 9.1. The board will review this Proclamation and at that time that's when we'll I'll mention this now. Therefore. I dr. Ariel Cruz Vela Board of trustees president for San Benito CISD do hereby proclaim the week of September 22nd to the 26th 2025 as National gear up week in San Benito CISD and I urge all school community To join to join me in this Special observation it'll be signed today and approved by our board president and board of trustees as well So again,
011let's give a round of applause for our student out students dad students and our very committed and dedicated Coordinators who are going to support our students for the next seven years. So again, thank you. And this is a one of those programs that benefits are Uncertainable and so they they really will Benefit from this program when we look forward to the the many advantages they're gonna have So again, we will celebrate their week next week the 22nd to the 26th 2025 is national gear up week. Thank you If we can have if we can have the parents of these fine students Please stand to be recognized for supporting their efforts in post-secondary preparation At this time we can also have our middle school principals Please join us as we do take pictures with our students
012and with our board of trustees Thank you very much and we'll be posting on our social media and we're sharing through our district email information about our national Europe week next week and what activities they have so that way we can share those with our community So again, thank you very much for that We're now going to move on to the portion of the recognitions where we recognize the outstanding staff members We have here at San Pedro CISD we're gonna begin with dr. Raul Garza jr. Steam Academy and this and you may seen on our social media this teacher was featured in the national people magazine and Bianca Pesina is a fourth grade teacher at dr. Raul Garza jr. Steam Academy and was featured in people magazine on August 8th 2025 in the article her
013classroom was highlighted for its unique and inviting atmosphere enhanced with vibrant colors that fosters a positive learning environment and Supports student center instruction. So and this was submitted by principal Victor Montreal and so at this time, let's give a big round of applause for the recognition received by miss Pesina It wasn't just it wasn't just local. It was a state. It was national on people magazine. I think mr. Montreal is with the campus Awards. Oh Okay, mr. Montreal. You want to join us? Congratulations We'll once again share that article again for our community that we get to see the beautiful setup that miss Pesina has had Created for her students our next student teacher that we that was recognized is from Sullivan environmental science academy And this is the I heart radio campaign in partnership
014with donors choose Bianca Rizola is a first grade teacher at Sullivan environmental science academy The I heart radio ran its thank-you teacher campaign in partnership with donors choose for the 2025 back-to-school season nominations opened on July 15 2025 and ran through August 29th 2025 this campaign recognizes the dedication of educators and Aims to highlight the urgent need for better funding in schools across the United States Bianca the first grade teacher at Sullivan environmental science academy was nominated as a teacher who goes Above and beyond for her students Five nominated teachers will be randomly selected in September 2025 to receive a $5,000 donor choose gift card to help fund classroom projects and supplies This was submitted by principal dr. Cynthia Claiborne And so we want to recognize miss Bianca Rizola first grade teacher at Sullivan environmental
015science academy Thank you again and Congratulations, hopefully you'll get the $5,000 our next staff recognition comes from San Pedro high school, and this is with the CTE program Paul had not this a teacher at San Pedro high school was elected this summer to the Texas industrial vocational association and association for career and technology education board He will officially represent district 13 and the entire Rio Grande Valley as a board member He plans to spotlight San Pedro schools and Tiva a CTE's District wide communications and events offering recognition and collaborate collaborative opportunities Further read the following is a summary of the duties of mr. Paul had none this that he will undertake as the Texas industrial vocational association and a CTE board member for district 13 District 13 encompasses the entire Rio Grande Valley as a
016board member of the Texas industrial vocational association a CTE mr. Hernandez is committed to attending the Tiva board meetings and actively participating in discussions and decision-making processes He will serve and contribute to its initiatives that align with the goals of various committees Additionally, he will represent Tiva a CTE at local educational events in within district 13 and surrounding areas promoting Tiva a CTE submission and fostering relationships within the education sector He will he will officially represent district 13 and the entire Rio Grande Valley on the Tiva a CTE board of directors Which will allow him to highlight San Benito schools statewide in the community with communication events Thus offering recognition and collaborative opportunities. So at this time we can have mr. Paul had not this please join us in the front Congratulations, this was submitted
017by principal miss Manuela Lopez And then we also want to recognize our director for career and technical education. Mr. Allen Mr. Alde, would you like to join us here in the in our picture, please? There's open house going on Samuel high school, so Miss Lopez was not able to join us here today Good luck. Mr. Hernandez The next outstanding achievement is for our San Benito schools business office the financial integrity rating system of Texas which is otherwise known as first Recently awarded this award to San Benito San Benito schools is thrilled to announce that it recently received a perfect score of 100 earning in a rating in the finance financial integrity rating system of Texas otherwise known as first analysis Congratulations to the entire finance department staff for their unwavering commitment to cook compliance and
018outstanding financial management resulting in this impressive achievement Their hard work has solidified San Benito schools well-deserved a rating status The first rating is based on various financial indicators in accordance with 19 Texas administrative codes under 109.1 001 the rating for the 2024 2025 period reflects an analysis of the finance data For the fiscal year 2024 which concluded on June 30th, 2024 At this time I want to introduce the members of the pair of the finance department We'll begin with our payroll department that includes Sandra Lial a payroll clerk Julissa Rangel payroll clerk Amanda Rodriguez payroll specialist Brenda be Aleman payroll coordinator In our finance department we have Cynthia Cavazos our accounting specialist Irma Corkill accounts payable clerk Edith Guerra accounts payable clerk Veronica Martinez our chief of financial officer secretary Beatrice Ramirez our district clerk
019Lisa Rodriguez accounts payable clerk Indira Arias our business office accountant Christopher Lee Cortez who is our accounting director, but currently serving as interim Chief assistant superintendent for finance and operations Mr. Cortez and Soon to be joining our finance team will be Vicky Perez our newly named assistant superintendent for finance and operations And she'll begin her duties this coming May this coming Monday So again, let's give a big round of applause for a 100% score and an a rating in our finances big big accomplishments Congratulations to all of our team Congratulations, that's an outstanding achievement. It's hard to receive a perfect score of 100 at this time We have a very special recognition that's going to be provided by our assistant superintendent for academic services, Ms. Delia Cornett Good evening. We were very excited to acknowledge
020the accomplishments of our campuses from the last school year So last year from 2425 Samuel schools Increased the total number of a and b rated campuses from 5 to 12 Which is a hundred and forty percent increase furthermore and notably and highly encouraging development is a substantial increase in academic distinctions Which rose from twelve that were earned in twenty three twenty four for a total of forty for the twenty four twenty five school year representing a two hundred and thirty three percent increase and so at this time I would like to recognize the individual campuses Who have earned these and we would like to begin with recognizing dr. Garza jr. Steam Academy led by principal mr. Victor Montreal and assistant principal miss Courtney Leal. They received a B rating Next we have Fred Booth global
021leadership academy led by principal Gabrielle Okumaras and Assistant principal miss Larissa de Basilio. They went from a D rating to a B rating and earned one distinction Congratulations, they earned a distinction in 20 top 25 percent comparative academic growth Next we have Rangerville elementary led by principal miss Julia Aguilera Her campus increased from a C rating to a B overall with two distinctions one in post-secondary readiness and top 25% comparative closing the gaps We are very proud of all of our campuses But we want to recognize the accomplishment of Frank Roberts elementary Led by principal Lupita Montezuma is an assistant principal Victoria Lopez They grew from an F rating to a B rating with two of six distinction designations Our next campus also showed tremendous growth La Paloma elementary led by principal dr. Lucas Gomez
022and assistant principal is any Dina Sanchez went from an F rating to a B rating With one distinction earned in top 25 percent comparative closing the gaps We want to recognize our middle school Riverside Middle School led by principal Rudy Ramirez assistant principal Patty Rodriguez assistant principal Lorena Valdez And Dean Crystal de la Fuente They grew from a D rating to a B rating One distinction earned top 25 percent comparative closing the gaps. All right now we're going to our a campuses The first one we're going to recognize is collegiate Academy led by principal Kendra Turner They went from a B rating to an A rating with five distinctions Academic achievement in reading language arts academic achievement in mathematics academic achievement in science post-secondary readiness and top 25 percent in closing the gaps Next we
023have dr. Cash elementary led by principal Siquiel Rodriguez and assistant principal miss Virginia Romero assistant principal Mrs. Saul Ibarra, they went from a B rating to an A rating with five distinctions Academic achievement in reading language arts academic achievement in science top 25 percent comparative academic growth post-secondary readiness and top 25 percent in closing the gaps Next we have Ed downs five arts Academy led by principal Ashley Camacho Garza and assistant principal Erica Longoria They went from a B rating to an A rating with five distinctions Academic achievement in reading language arts academic achievement in math top 25 percent in academic growth post-secondary readiness and top 25 percent in closing the gaps Our next campus is like on Tata elementary led by principal miss Sylvia Garcia and assistant principal miss Joyce Cortez This campus also
024grew from a B rating to an A rating with five distinction designations Academic achievement in reading language arts academic achievement in science top 25 percent in academic growth post-secondary readiness and top 25 percent in closing the gaps Again, we are very proud of our campuses, but we want to have a special recognition for these first next couple of campuses Angela g leal elementary led by principal Diane Hawkes and assistant principal miss ugly Jacqueline Casaneda they went from a B rating to an A rating first time for Angela g leal and five distinction designations academic achievement in math academic achievement in science top 25 percent in growth top 25 percent in closing the gaps and post-secondary readiness and our final campus Sullivan environmental science Academy led by dr. Principal dr. Cynthia Claiborne and assistant principal Jennifer
025and Brian led us they went from a D rating for the first a rated and five distinction designations Academic achievement in reading language arts academic academic achievement in science top 25 percent in academic growth post-secondary readiness and top 25 in closing the gaps Thank you very much. We know that this is just the beginning of many more achievements to come. Have a good evening president Ariel Cruz Bella Superintendent Perez this concludes our recognitions for our students and staff for this month Thank you so much moving on to agenda item three public comment Next item on the agenda is public comment But before we begin I will remind our audience members of the board's procedures for handling public comments The public comment portion of our meeting is available to members of the public according to the
026following at regular board meetings The board shall permit public comment regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting At all other board meetings public comment shall be limited to items on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting I know he'll like to speak during a public comment must sign any prior to the start of the meeting and list the topic same one to discuss an Individual public comments to the board should not exceed five minutes per meeting Please keep your comments or criticism civil and courteous Please avoid using profound and refrain for making personal attacks on others during your opportunity to speak Be asked that you do not discuss students who are not your own children In addition the participating individuals shall adhere to the
027following state their full name and will Organization or group if any is being represented indicate the topic about which they wish to speak Shall refrain from commenting directly on the individual employee or public official by name but may refer to a specific employment area job title or the board as a whole and Shall refrain from attacks on individual Lastly if after at least one warning from the presiding officer Any individuals continue to disrupt the meeting by his or her words or actions? The presiding officer may request assistance from law enforcement officials to have the individual removed from the meeting If a speaker is seeking board resolution of a specific complaint that should be addressed through the district agreements process District policy DGBA has been established for addressing employee complaints Policy FNG is the avenue for
028filing pairing complaints and policy GF addresses committee member complaints The uniforms can be obtained at any campus administration office or at the district central administration offices Our first speaker is mr. And I eat a go as a brew Good evening, madam president madam vice president Trustees and superintendent. I want to bring attention to a serious issue that has been affecting there at the high school there's been rat sightings across several buildings such as F Hall G Hall L Hall D Hall cafeteria and other parts of the campus and All have been reported with rats with multiple sightings by both students and staff Most recently mr. Delgado and D Hall has encountered a rat in his classroom And now there is a lingering older of a dead rat in the area So that's not just an
029inconvenience, but it's also a health and safety concern. In fact, some teachers without naming names They have to have to buy their own traps to deal with this problem themselves This situation is unacceptable It's especially troubling considering that the students are being served food While rat droppings and urine are present in various parts of the campus Including places where students are sitting eating and studying Under Texas penal codes. It is a criminal offense to allow the public to be exposed to unsanitary conditions Which could lead to contamination or spread of diseases? allowing rats to infest public buildings could fall under the statue and Could lead to criminal liability Also the Texas Health and Safety Code title five subtitle a chapter three four one It mandates that the public and the private institutions maintain sanitary environments
030Particularly those who that serve food or are frequently occupied by the public specifically section three four one point zero three nine states that it is unlawful for any establishment to be unsanitary or Unsuitable for public use and failure to address rat infestations in areas like our cafeterias and classrooms may violate those codes The health of every student staff member is at risk and we deserve a campus where we can learn and work without the tree Without the threat of disease or unsanitary conditions This problem must be addressed with urgency So it's parts the question what has been done to address the problem and what solutions have been brought up our mission statement states That are that San Benito CISD is to provide a premier education to all students through a positive and safe learning environment
031Lately the district has also brought a campaign saying that you belong here, but do we really belong in an unsafe? Classroom environment that is all on board. I hope you take this into consideration. Thank you Thank You, Mr. Our next speaker is mr. Pita I'm ready. I want to thank the community and the board members lady president Assistant president. I have some great news. I heard about the stars and that's why I'm here I've been here for a couple of years saying you know what we can do better and we did You know, and this is one of the things it says especially here in San Benito That met and excel the standards of the star test This is incredibly in college accomplishment and is just the results of students efforts But in the unity
032work of the entire school district, we would like to I would like to extend a heart Appreciation to the departments who made it successful Which would be the teachers aides, of course your support in the classroom helps reinforce Lessons and give students the extra help they thrive teachers You are the backbone of education Your passion and hard work in teaching The core subjects have helped our students reach their milestones counselors Thank you for always being ready to support students academically emotionally and socially System principles you ensure that the teachers have tools resources that they need to teach Effectively and make it make a difference principles your leadership Sets the tone for the entire school you never take you never take anything from granted and always have a excellence I'm always doing the best for our
033students you did it your hard work determination and Resilience made it an achievement possible to our parents and families Thank you for trusting us with your children education and always supporting them in the school Together we show once again that someone is a best shining example for a positive when a community comes together for our children And I do want to say thank you for I know all the schools. They did great They did awesome and I really want to you know Send something really good, especially my Frank Roberts I know it's been hard, but they did it from an F for a couple of years now. She's it a B congratulations And of course everybody that went up that's great, you know, and especially of course miss Hawkins a But a anybody can catch
034up to anybody y'all need to put yourselves on that. Okay So like I said that is great that is great news to always see but also the ones that didn't excel maybe the board can go back and see what wasn't done that it can happen and You know, no student or teacher is going to be left behind Okay, that's one of the things that's that's one of our models The other thing I also want to reach out is about it came to a concern as well about The police officers It's it's it's brought to my attention in the crucial world of our schools police officers and bus drivers players a daily life and Often are the first and the last people that the students see at the end of the day This presence ensures our
035kids safety and well-being at school However, I hear that some of them of course are leaving the district Where there where there is a payer high and the support is stronger that deeply is concerning when we lose these staff remember weird risk a delayed bus route transportation issues and Every and even compromised school safety. I Understand budgets are complicated and priorities must be balanced but I strongly believe investing in these who protect and And transfer our students should be non-negotiable Retaining experienced officers and drivers not just about wages It's about people who make our school a safe and smooth run the Please consider to take this and also ask the superintendent here We can check the pay scales and see what we can come because let me tell you There's no safety on price. There's
036no price. I'm safety. I'm sorry Especially when I'm here right now We're all safe, right? And who do we have there a police officer? That he will protect not just me but everybody here So we need to make that a priority and another thing also a shout out to the maintenance I know they've been working digitally and also this summer they went and helped out at the sunny Brazil with our Five minutes. All right. Thank you Our next speaker is miss Mary Maney Good evening again, madam president superintendent board members and our community We got a good start going on for the year, it's very fast So we've got a lot of people and as miss Lapita said, you know we've got tremendous people with our maintenance and our Security that are coming in and
037helping us and our custodials and you know All the background people that don't often get a recognition and a thank you So that's a good thing that we have got a pretty good strong foundation and she is right We are losing some really good people and we're starting to age our population out So, you know, we need to start Figuring out how we're going to get those Replacement people of the same caliber of what we have. So it's a kind of a scary thought think about the future Our stipends are been been in the compensation plan for a few things and You know, we've had due to the the legislation that went through You know where we got teachers got raises, but not everybody else got the same sort of stuff there's been some concern
038expressed because our Librarians were actually dropped down a pay grade which you know considering they have to have masters is a thing but they were not part of the five thousand on the The thing but it's still one of those that they lump librarians and nurses in with the teachers When they talk about them the three kind of go together But you know, that's kind of a concerning thing when you know They don't know about it until it actually had already gone into pass I was looking at the compensation plan revision for this time and It looked a little strange because the backup support was Brownsville's and Harlingen's pages out of their compensation plan and I couldn't tell but I was Hoping it was saying that the middle school Theater coach was actually going to
039get fifteen hundred or what was the fifteen hundred that was just kind of floating out there It was it was just a little distracting on trying to figure out what was going on with it Also, I am going to put in my thing about the the Christmas Five hundred dollars at Christmas our videos went up to 23. That's eight hundred and six minutes over 13 hours Outside of school time to have to process these and even more disturbing was that it was about last week or so That they added to into it, which is another two hours Which included two hours and 15 minutes if you got through it on the first time But nobody ever notified us The reason it was discovered was by some was they went back to check to verify they
040had actually finished all of them and Surprise You know at least they gave us to the 1030, but could we do something about making sure we're notified on something like that? Because that is a major consideration for us Also in your agenda, you have the stop-loss threshold which goes back to our insurance and all that and Yes, I do understand the part of the reason for it because we have Critical illnesses that come in and all that but when I was looking at it No, where did it say what the threshold was going to be that it actually kicked in? Did it kick in last year when we went from five to ten on that major critical thing? So how much is that actually going to help us or hinder us on that? The other
041thing thank you for you know, as I said on the the tax rate Including for disasters because while we may not have what's considered major disasters Thankful and like I wouldn't keep going We do occasionally have to do where we have to close out and you guys are very proactive on making sure that our hourly employees are paid Teachers are paid and without having to pay for the school fees Teachers are paid and without having to come in and trying to make up all that time Suggesting closing what I would like to say is please on the stipend and please no more videos If you are, please increase the stipend, you know, because when I came in 2014 That was what the stipend was about was because we had completed the videos and we do
042need some sort of incentive You know 23 come on guys, all right. Thank you very much and may have a good night Thank you. Miss maine Agenda item four will be the board report. I just want to on behalf of the board Thank all of the principals that are here in the room. Um I know that it's been a lot of work to get to where you guys are and it's just it's a It's rewarding to see All of the accomplishments that you've made, I know we've expected a lot from you and It just is rewarding to see all of that hard work pay off. I know that your staff your teachers Your support staff everybody on that campus is working hard for our students at samu co cisd So I just want to thank
043you on behalf of the entire board These results they can only go up right? So We're excited. We were at a conference for school board last week And people are really like, oh, how did your star scores go and we're like, oh well, we went up eight points No, I what y'all went up eight points and we're just like, yes So it's really rewarding to hear that from other colleagues from around the state and i'm excited to see what we have for this year I know that like miss maine said earlier this year has started and it's just Roaring by it's already september. We have homecoming this week It's so exciting to see all of the kids and all of the different homecoming activities this week And I just want to thank you. I know
044that you're putting in a lot of hours There's a lot of after-school time this week So thank you for that and thank you for always keeping our students first and foremost when it comes to your hard work and your dedication Do any of the other board members want to add anything? So thank you guys and let's get get it going on this year and good luck hounds this friday night Mr bettas for this agenda item five superintendent's report I guess before I get to the update on the performing arts center I just do want to thank the public comments. There's a couple of things I will just say right off the bat We do know about the problem that we have at the high school with with the rodents And we are on it just
045to let everybody know it's it's it's been a nightmare those things Reproduced very quickly So but no we are on that. I do want to thank the entire district. I want to thank miss lupita actually For acknowledging My thing has always been that this is a team This is a family and for the entire district to move the way we did it took everybody And I appreciate every department that put a hand in this so We have a couple of campuses that we're focusing on. We all know that Everybody kind of grew and and that's exciting. There's still room to grow even for our a campuses We know that there's room to grow. So and we're going to work hard again There's a lot to do and we're going to continue to work on that
046So an update on the performing arts center So we have met with our architects. We have met with the builder We will have another meeting in a couple of weeks. We have our fine arts director was part of the meeting with a couple of our Theater arts director and some of the music directors, so we've kind of got a rough Draft of what it might look like over thirty thousand dollar thirty thousand square foot building And we're looking at a nine hundred to a thousand seating So I'm thinking in the next month. We should be able to present to the public We will probably start with our sat committee presenting Actual renderings of what the building is going to look like and then still get some input from everybody The site will be at veterans
047memorial academy And we're probably looking at breaking ground sometime in december even as we might have a a Kind of a ceremony for an opening But that should come around december, but we are very excited to know that we are moving forward with it So that's really all I have Okay moving on to agenda item The consent agenda agenda item six academic services In order to promote efficient meetings the board may act upon more than one item by a single vote through the use of consent agenda Consent items placed on the agenda shall be marked with an asterisk Consent items are items for which no board discussion is anticipated and for which the superintendent recommends approval Prior to the time which approval of consent agenda is had At the request of any member of the
048board of trustees any item on the consent agenda shall be removed and given individual consideration agenda item 6.1 request for approval of the memorandum of understanding between sam new cisd and behavioral health solutions for the 2526 school year any questions consent Agenda item 6.2 request for approval of the memorandum of understanding between sam new cisd and region one education service center child find child serve agreement for the 2526 school year questions consent agenda item 6.3 request for approval of the memorandum of understanding between sam new to cisd and region one education service center health and Human services commission early childhood intervention services for the 2526 school year any questions consent Agenda item 6.4 request for approval of the memorandum of understanding between sam new cisd and texas state technical college student recruitment program for the
04925 through 2030 school years questions consent agenda item 6.5 request for approval of the memorandum of understanding between sam new cisd and the stars college network for college advisory program partnership with sam newdo high school for the 25 through 28 school years questions consent Agenda item 6.6 request for approval of the memorandum of agreement between sam new cisd and region one education service center Omnitrack professional development system for the 2025 2026 school year questions consent Agenda item 6.7 request for approval of the memorandum of agreement between sam new cisd and region one education service center Omnitrack professional development subscription for the 2526 school year Miss corrent, is that just repeated? No, ma'am. Those are two completely different one is for the one is for the software program and the networking and the other one is
050for the licenses of the For conferencing Okay any questions consent Agenda item 6.8 request for approval of the shared services agreement between sam new cisd and brownsville ISD for the brownsville regional school day program for the deaf for the 2526 school year questions consent Agenda item 6.9 request for approval of the travel grant agreement between sam new cisd and the charles butt foundation texas reeds texas leads travel grant for the 2528 school years questions consent Agenda item 6.10 request for approval of the contract between sam new cisd and region one education service center strung foundations implementation grant cycle c for the 2025 2026 school year question consent Agenda item 6.11 request for approval of the at-risk handbook for the 2526 school year questions consent Consent agenda business and finance agenda item 7.1 request for approval
051of cash account for the august 2025 questions Consent request a 7.2 request for approval of comparison of revenue and expenditures to budget for august 2025 questions consent Agenda item 7.3 request for approval of tax collection report for august 2025 questions consent Agenda item 7.4 request for approval of check disbursements report for august 2025 questions Tencent agenda item 7.5 request for approval of gifts slash b quests for the 2526 school year question consent agenda item 7.6 request for approval of budget amendments questions consent Agenda i'm 7.7 request for approval of purchases over $50,000 questions consent agenda item 7.8 request for approval to award bid proposals for Rf c sp 0 7 25 er cpp cyber security pilot program for fcc form 4 70 application application questions Okay consent agenda item 7.9 request for approval to extend
052bid rfp 0 7 24 mc sd meals catering services district wide questions consent agenda item 7.10 request for approval to extend bid rfp 0 8 23 rsd recycling services district wide questions consent Agenda item 7.11 request for approval of the resolution to adopt disaster relief pennies questions consent Agenda item 7.12 request for approval of resolution to set the maintenance and operations tax rate questions consent Agenda item 7.13 request for approval of resolution to set the interest and sinking tax rate questions consent Agenda item 7.14 request for approval of resolution for tax payment discounts questions consent consent agenda for administration Agenda item 8.1 request for approval of the 2025 2026 t-test appraiser list questions consent Agenda item 8.2 request for approval of revisions to the 2025 2026 t-pest appraiser list questions consent Agenda item 8.3 request
053for approval of revisions to the 25 26 compensation plan questions consent Agenda item 8.4 request for approval of the agreement between sam newes dsd and the university of texas ut rgv teacher preparation program questions consent Agenda item 8.5 request for approval of the service agreement between sam newes cisd and texas association of school board's pay systems review questions consent Agenda item 8.6 request for approval to award bid proposals for rf csp 0 8 2 5 s li stop loss insurance questions consent Agenda item 8.7 Request for approval of revisions to board policy e fb local questions consent Agenda item 8.8 request for approval of board minutes July 16 2025 regular board meeting july 31st 2025 special board meeting and august 13th 2025 regular board meeting questions Consent at this time. I'd like a motion to
054approve all items on the consent agenda I've got a motion by mr. Coronan and second by ms. Hernandez all those in favor All consent agenda items are approved moving on to agenda action agenda 9.1 discussion impossible approval for board proclamation for the national gear of week. Mr. Perez Yes, this was the proclamation that louise read during the national gear of presentation So if you all would like to approve the proclamation of gear of week Fumbled I've got a motion by mr. Hernandez and a second by mr. Coroner all those in favor motion approved Agenda item 9.2 discussion impossible approval of the interlocal agreement between sam new casd And the university of texas at austin on ramps program for the 25 26 school year Mr. Perez, so if we do have an interlocal agreement with the
055university of texas We're bringing on the on ramps program back to our district. Miss cornet I'm gonna give a little bit of detail on that. Yes. This is an opportunity to provide through ut of texas Dual enrollment opportunities to some of our students Our teachers that are supporting this program went to training through ut during the summer And so we do have currently students that are going to be participating in this it's approved any questions There are no questions at this time. I like a motion to approve the interlocal agreement between sam new casd and the university of texas at austin on ramps program I've got a motion by mr. Coroner and a second by mr. Villarreal all those in favor Motion passes in accordance with texas government code open meetings act the board may
056move into closed session for the following reasons Section 551.071 for the purpose of a private consultation with the board's attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law section 551.074 for the purpose of considering the appointment employment evaluation reassignment duties discipline or dismissal of a public officer or Employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee It is 647 and we're moving into closed session. Thank you Okay, it's 9 33 and we're going to reconvene into open session On agenda, we're going to reconvene into open session and possible action on matters considered in closed session If necessary on 11.1 employment resignation retirements and terminations. Mr. Perez I guess ask that the board approve as discussed in executive session the employment resignations retirements and terminations Somal I've got a motion
057by miss Hernandez and a second by mr. Reina all those in favor motion approved Agenda item 10.2 discussion and consideration of superintendent employment agreement At this time, I'd like a motion to approve the contract as discussed in closed session Somal I've got a motion by miss Hernandez and a second by mr. Reina all those in favor motion approved agenda item 11.3 Discussion and possible action regarding 2025 dcl 00268 sbc isd versus davila at all At this time, I'd like a motion to approve as discussed in closed session Somal I've got a motion by miss Hernandez and a second by mr. Reina all those in favor Motion approved at this time. It's 9 34 p.m. And if there's no Dissent i'd like to adjourn the meeting Meeting adjourned