001A special board meeting of the board of trustees of the Macau Independent School District will be held Tuesday, May 13, 2025, beginning at 5:00 PM at the Utrgv Macau ISD Collegiate Academy, 801 East Lake View Drive, Macau, Texas, 78501. Items listed on this agenda may be taken in any order other than shown on this agenda unless removed from the consent agenda. Items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time. At this meeting, there will be discussion and action by the board on on the items and subjects listed as follows. Item number one, call the meeting to order. I have done so at 6:02 p.m. Item number two, moment of silence. Item number three, pledge of allegiance. And Mr. President, we have a special surprise. We have two students, Emma and Aayita,
002who are both second graders from Gonzalez, who will give us our pledge of allegiance. I aliance 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. Thank you. You guys did a great job. Let's have a round of applause. Item number four, we have public comments. I believe we have two signed up for public comments. If you would give us a second, I think they're going to read something. Yes, sir. That's correct. And individuals who wish to participate during the portion of the meeting designated for public comment shall sign up at macauistd.org at least one hour prior to the start of the scheduled meeting. An individual's comments to the board shall not exceed two minutes per meeting.
003The board shall not tolerate disruption of the meeting by members of the audience. Thank you. Okay. Um, our first speaker is Miss Beverly Aila. Miss Aila, you will have two minutes and we will not interrupt you. With school choice available to our community, we need to protect one of our greatest marketing assets, our fine arts department. I want to thank the administration and past and current school board for their continued support in staffing and scheduling to provide our students with a truly outstanding music education program. As many of you know, every Mckllen Fine Arts program is known to win awards at the highest level. This includes band, choir, orchestra, mariachi, and theater. Why is Mckllen so successful? because the groundwork is laid with outstanding elementary music specialists in K through five. When the middle school
004teachers receive them as sixth graders, they already have a strong music foundation. Mckllen realizes and has consistently recognized the value of strong and experienced middle school specialists. We are so blessed that our students are not pulled to choose between a plethora of electives, but instead are allowed the time to focus for three years on band, choir, orchestra, art, or drama while being taught by specialists in those specific areas. Our middle school groups are award-winning at every school. In choir alone, 47% of the all region 15 choir was composed of Mckllen students. In UIL concert and site readading contest, Mckllen's six middle schools entered 18 choirs with 15 of them receiving sweep stakes awards. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of the specialized instruction at the middle school age that enables our students to be be
005prepared to thrive in a variety of programs at the high school level which rank among the best in the state. At high school UIL concert and site reading contest, our three high schools entered 12 choirs with nine of them receiving sweep stakes. All high school fine arts have many students who make the all region groups and always have a number of students from all areas make the all state groups. I request that the district keep this foundation as it is without changes to staffing. We are highly successful because of our vertical team teaching and staffing that enables students to receive the individualized instruction that is necessary to achieve that level of success. That is what attracts and keeps the best teachers. Let's keep it that way. As announced today, our Mckllen Music Department has received
006the best communities for music education, a national award for 13 consecutive years. Thank you, Miss Thank you. Thank you. Up next, we have Miss Reina Canu. Is Miss Reina Canu here? Okay, we'll give her some time. circle back if she come and all righty. Okay. Item number five, instructional services. Uh 5A, instructional services, instructional leadership items. 5A1, discussion and possible action to adopt the proclamation regarding mental health awareness month. Uh Dr. Gutierrez. Yes. Uh Melanis proclaims the month of May as mental health awareness month. Mr. Dr. Mark May, director of marketing and communications will introduce our guest and trustee Erica Deagarsa Lopez will read the proclamation. Administration is recommending action on this item. Second. I have a motion by trustee Dea Garca Lopez and a second by trustee Sophia Mercer Pñena. Um, all those in
007favor? I. All those opposed? Item passes 70. Oh, sorry. Still learning. Um, okay. All right. And of our board members and superintendent, we'll come up to the front now. Introduce the uh the students and attendees here. And we'll start with Chanel DeLeon from Junior Shrink Box Scholarship recipient from McAllen High [Applause] School. Daniela Sophia Oondo also from Junior Shrink Box scholarship recipient from Utrgv Collegiate Academy at her home school memorial. And Norma Cabretta, director for college career and counseling. and Adrienne Gara, family treatment program [Music] manager from the state of Texas, County of Vidalgo, Macau Independent School District. Whereas every citizen in the community can make a difference in helping end the silence and stigma that has surrounded mental illness and discouraged people from getting help. And whereas through public education and civic activities, Macau
008ISD remains engaged in the promise to address the challenges people with mental illness face by increasing access to mental health services. And whereas mental health awareness month is an opportunity to increase public understanding of the importance of mental health. Now therefore, I, Erica de la Garcia Lopez, member of the trustees of Macau Independent School District, do hereby proclaim that the month of May 2025 be observed as mental health awareness month and witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and cause the seal of the Macana Independent School District to be affixed on this 13th day of May, 2025, attested by school board uh member of uh board of trustees Sophia M. [Music] Been let's Thank you. [Applause] Okay. Six. Item number six. Next page. Okay. We're going to move on to item number 5B.
009There is nothing. Item F 5 C. There is nothing. Uh item number six, recess to close session. Board of trustees may go into close session pursuant to sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076, and 551.089 Texas Government Code to discuss the following. 6 A, human resource recommendations for school year 2024 2025. 6B, discussion of human resources, employee resignations, and retirees for school year 2024 2025. 6 C, discussion of superintendent's recommendation concerning the renewal of 2024 2025 employee contracts of teachers and other professional personnel for the 202526 school year, policy DC, legal. Item 6D, discussion of superintendent's recommendation concerning the non-renewal of probationary contracts of employees at the end of the year. Policy DFAB legal. 6E, discussion of superintendent's recommendation concerning the non-renewal of 2024 25 employee term contracts of teachers and other professional personnel for the 2526
010school year. Policy DC legal and policy DFBB local. Uh item 6F, discussion regarding school safety and security. 6G, pending and potential litigation. 6H, possible real estate acquisition. At 6:13 we are in close session. Okay, it is 6:44 p.m. and we are back from executive session. Um, moving forward, item number eight, action on items in close section session. Uh 88 discussion and possible action of human resources recommendations for school year 2024 2025. Dr. Gutierz, human resources submitted a list of recommendations for the 2425 school year under a separate cover for discussion during close session. Administration is recommending action on this item to approve. Second. I have a motion by trustee regal, second by trustee deaga. All in favor? I. All opposed? Motion passes 70. Item 8B, discussion of human resources employee resignations and retirees for school
011year 2024 2025. Dr. Gutierz, human resources submitted a list of resignations and retirees for the 24-25 school year under a separate cover for discussion during close session. This item is for information purposes only. Thank you. 8 C. Discussion and possible action of superintendent's recommendation concerning the renewal of 2024 2025 employee contracts of teachers and other professional personnel for the 2526 school year policy DC legal. Dr. Guters as per DC legal uh superintendent has sole authority to make recommendations to a board regarding the selection of all personnel. A board may accept or reject a superintendent's recommendation regarding the selection of district personnel. The list being provided by Dr. Canales, chief human resources officer to the board. Are those current contract employees being recommended to receive a term or provisionary contract for the 2526 school year? Administration
012is recommending action on this item. I have a motion by trustee, second by trustee dear Lopez. All in favor? All opposed? Motion passes 70 8. Discussion and possible action of superintendent's recommendation concerning the non-renewal of probationary contracts of employees at end of year policy DFAB legal. Dr. Gutz, as per DFAB legal, board may non-renewal a probationary contract at the end of the contract period if in the board's judgment such termination will serve the best interest of the district. The board's decision to non-renew a probationary contract at the end of a contract period is final and may not be appealed. We didn't have anybody. So there is no action on this item. There was 8E discussion and possible action of superintendent recommendation concerning the non-renewal of 2425 employee term contracts of teachers and other professional personnel
013for the 20 2526 school year policy DC legal and policy DFBB local. Dr. Gutierz as per DFBB local a recommendation for proposed non-renewal shall be supported by any relevant documentation the final decision on the administrative recommendation to the board on each employees contract rest with the superintendent the list being provided by Dr. Canales, chief human resources officer to the board. Are those current term contract employees being recommended for non-renewal for the 2526 school year? We did not have anyone on that list either. So there's no action required. Okay. 8F discussion regarding school safety and security. It was already we reported in close. 8G pending and potential litigation. Mr. Paul 8H possible real estate acquisition. Okay. Number nine, schedule meetings. 9A, regular board meeting, May 27th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Item number 10, adjournment. Do I
014have a motion? Move to second. Okay, I have a motion by trustee Pñena and a second by trustee KDman. All in favor signify by saying I. I. All opposed. Motion passes 70. We are adjourned at 6:48 p.m. Thank you all.