001David Garcia, Jacob Perez >> present, >> Delos Alenas >> here, >> and Joseph Reese here. Let the record show that there is a quorum of board members present at this meeting and has been posted in accordance with government code chapter 551, State of Texas Open Meetings Act. The Kingsville ISD board of trustees um has conducted or will conduct the hearing to discuss the following 2425 uh Texas academic performance report the t report at um >> Dr. Welsh. >> Well, President, if I may make a point of clarification, we are presenting again the taper report to the board and the community uh due to a um disconnect between the dates that we were required to post the public announcement on the paper. And so that's why we're presenting this information. Again, it's the same information we
002presented at our last board meeting. Thank you, Dr. Walsh. >> Thank you. Uh, Dr. Martinez. Uh, good evening, board president Ruiz, board members, Dr. Martinez, and our h families and and community that are here with us today. Um, I'm going to briefly review the taper report for 24.5. In the taper report, it's going to talk it's first I want to tell it's lagging data. So, it's going to be a year behind. Uh, in most cases, we'll get to a point where it's two to three years behind. But we're going to talk about uh star data. We're also going to talk about other information such as dropout rate, college, and career military readiness and also annual report on the district's accreditation or campus performance uh and uh other specific information related to the demographics of our
003students. First, here's the legal posting and notice of the hearing requirements for the hearing. As Dr. Martinez stated earlier we we had met all the legal requirements for the posting and the presentation. Again, this is being the second or third time that we presented this information and we will talk we'll talk a little bit about financial district in this table report. Um here one of the big things we'll talk about and what you see here is there are four levels of accreditation and we are currently accredited warn and what gets you there those are the four possible reasons for um four things that are looked at for your accreditation and ours is academic accountability rating which has gotten us there. Next, these are our accountability ratings of our campuses. And also, you notice at the
004bottom, special education determination status for us is needs substantial improvement. All all of our campuses are on either a turnaround action plan or a targeted improvement plan. They were all submitted in the fall and just recently we were all all of them have been approved by TEA. This is looking at our our star data. Um all grades for school year 2425. You can see that we have from 24 to 25. We have uh went backwards a little bit. These are all students by subject. uh starting with uh English language arts and reading um math, science, social studies. Again, we've uh either no change or went backwards in all areas with the exception of science which you can see in the three categories which are approaches, meets and masters, we did improve in approaches and meets
005and science. And now I'm going to go through uh individual grades. So looking at grades three reading and math as you can see in reading we did uh improve in all three categories in math uh improvement in approaches but went backwards in meets and masters. Grade four again reading and math. No change um or an improvement in math in reading. Uh two of the three categories you do see that we improved has went back slightly in in meet masters excuse me for reading. Grade five will be reading, math and science. And again in math and reading we we went backwards but in science we had gains or no change. Grade six, reading and math. Uh there was either no change or improvement in all categories. Grade seven uh reading you can see that uh in
006masters we went down but we approaches went up and no change for meats and in math we went backwards in all three categories. Grade eight of reading, science, math, and social studies. These are results. >> These are our ELC's intercourse exams, which are the uh tests that are taken at the high school level, which is English one, English two, algebra one, biology, US history. Uh English one, no change or went backwards. English two also went went down. Algebra one went down. Uh US history as well went down but biology you can see that we we went up in scores in biology. This is information outside of our um academics. This is our attendance between 20 and this is where I referenced earlier that the data will be lagging by two years two to three years.
007So as you can see though between uh 2022 and 203 24 uh attendance did improve our chronic absenteeism uh went down and annual dropout rate um and um 7th through 8th and 9th through 12th went up. Career college military readiness went up. The other the other categories you can see went down. I'm sorry. College career college ready graduates actually went up by 2.7. I'm sorry that was I think that was a mistake there. We put in the wrong color. These are our graduation rates for the five six year cohorts. Meaning when these students all came in and when they would graduate, you can see that the dropout rate increases the the further away they were from their original graduated cohort of graduation. And this is a college associated or or military associated uh data. You
008can see that we did all areas. This is our IBC which are industrialbased certifications in armed forces. Our IBC's increased dramatically and we went down slightly and US force enlistments and graduate graduate with completed IEPs and workforce readiness. Our again more college related information. our advanced dual credit course completion. As you can see, we went up in all areas with the exception of science. Uh student by instruction. These are the different areas that our students are in. You can see those numbers and also our economically disadvantaged and at risk students percent population percentages on the bottom. And also tape report also tell us about our discipline uh areas. And this is uh the report and the information that we track with our discipline. And this is how we how we um process discipline issues and
009respond to to those. This link you can find on our web page which uh gives you access to the glossery for the table report. And again it is is on the KISS website for anyone that wants to look look at it. Any questions? >> Do we have any questions from the board? Are there any questions from the public that they would like to ask? >> Thank you, Dr. Rush. If not, >> this hearing is adjourned at 5:26 p.m. Yes, It is 5:32 on Wednesday, March the 25th, 2026. I call this regular meeting of the Kingsville Independent School District to order. We will have roll call. Joe Midles here. Brian Kufall >> here. Martin Chapa here, David Garcia here, Jacob Perez, Delma Selenas, and Joseph Reese here. Let the record show that there is a form
010of board members present and this meeting has been hosted in accordance with the government code chapter 551 state of Texas Open Meetings Act. We move to a moment of silence followed by the pledge of allegiance and the Texas pledge. 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. Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. We now move on to item number four, public participation. Do we have anyone who wishes to address the board? Okay, moving on to item number five, communication of administration. Uh, Coastal Band Regional Science Fair results, Miss Jennifer Flowers. >> Good evening, board president, Superintendent Martinez, and members of the board.
011Tonight we are proud to recognize three outstanding students who represented Kingsville ISD through their participation in both the district science fair and the regional science fair. These students demonstrated exceptional dedication, critical thinking, and a commitment to scientific inquiry. First, we would like to recognize Christian Benz, a second grader from Pettz Elementary, who earned first place at the district level with a project titled robot hand, and went on to earn second place at the regional competition. Congratulations, Christian, on your hard work and achievement. Next, we recognize Celestino Ibanz, second grader from Harvey Elementary, who earned second place as a district science fair. with the project erosion uh and continue that success by earning second place at the regional level. We are very proud of your accomplish accomplishments, Celestino. And finally, we recognize Sergio Ivanz, a fifth
012grader from Harvey Elementary. He placed first place at the district science fair with the project gravity assist and also earned second place at the regional science fair. Congratulations Sergio on this impressive achievement. These accomplishments reflect not only the students dedication but also the support of their teachers, families and campuses. Participation and success at this level require perseverance, curiosity, and a strong foundation in science education. >> Graduating these students representing Kingsville, >> best part of board meeting, celebrating our students. Awesome. >> Um, we move on to item number 5B. University Intercolastic League UIL academic competition recognition, Dr. Gila Arnold. >> Good evening, board president Ree, Superintendent Dr. Martinez, and board of trustees. Kingsville ISD is proud to recognize our outstanding students who represented our district in the University Intercolastic League UL A+ academics competition. This prestigious
013academic event provides elementary students with the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and skills across a variety of rigorous academic contests, promoting excellence, confidence, and a love of learning. Our students demonstrated exceptional dedication, perseverance, and academic talent throughout this competition, and we celebrate their hard work and achievements. Their success is a reflection of their commitment, the support of their families, and the guidance of our incredible educators. We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to our dedicated coordinators and coaches for their leadership and support. Our coordinators are Ursula Alanise Harvey Elementary, Melissa Gonzalez Perez Elementary, Melissa Perez, Estrella, Harold Elementary. Please join us in congratulating our students, coordinators, and coaches for representing Kingsville ISD with pride and excellence. Can we please have Ursula Lenise from Harvey come join us at the podium? Hello. Good afternoon.
014Um, today we have second grade and we have Manuel Compost, chess puzzle. Autumn, music, memory, and storytelling. Garza, music, memory, ninth place. F. Lejo, music memory. Fourth place in creative writing. Marty Sol Rodriguez, music memory. Kenzie Rodriguez, music memory. Os Rodriguez, chest. Three, two, one. Third grade we had Ezra Inosa, spelling and storytelling. Mia, music memory. Sophia, music memory. Juliana, ready writing. Liam chess puzzle third place overall Lopez spelling Rodriguez chess puzzle storytelling and readyw writing spelling 10th place please place a dollar check puzzle ninth place place. And our third grade spelling team placed second overall, which was Ezra, Ethan, and >> 3. Thank you. Fourth grade, Diana, ready writing. Oral reading. Giovanni Longoria, chess puzzle, fifth place. Gabriella Mola, oral reading. Karina Rodriguez spelling and rice arts eighth place and number three. Fifth grade,
015Alina Garciano, oral reading and dictionary skills. Sophia Sophia Chelato oral reading line and chest puzzle spelling harbor all reading Scott spelling Ivana maps charts and graphs and chess Kira Lopez music memory place overall and Elmer spelling and ready writing. And our fifth grade news memory got second place overall. What? And last but not least, our UIL coaches, Mr. Graciano, chess puzzle, math charts, and graphs and numbers. music memory and oral reading spelling creative writing dictionary skills and Vanessa board. Three, two, one. Thank you, Miss Alan. If we can please have Miss Melissa Gonzalez from Paris Elementary join us at the podium. Okay. Second grade, Christian Benz, storytelling. Jade Cruz, creative writing. Emma Esau, creative writing. Riley Garcia, storytelling. Adriana Gonzalez, chess puzzle. Estella Perez, creative writing. Raina Rodriguez, storytelling. and Ryota Wardell story. Those are
016all of our go. Third grade, Oscar Gambo's chess puzzle. Second grade, uh, second place, I'm sorry, in chess puzzle. Andre Castiano's chess puzzle and spelling Hussein's spelling 10th place. and Samari Ortiz Davis. All right. Fourth grade, Lucas Gumble's numbers. Mia Alban, Oral Reading. Dean Ernnandez, chess puzzle. Mila Ernnandez, Oral Reading. Melanie Infante, ready writing and spelling. Abigail Legal, Oral Reading, Chess Puzzle. Damian Kintania, number sense. Nani Rivera, music memory. And Maverick Gates, number sense. and fifth grade, Kaani Campbell, social studies. Xavier Garcia, chess puzzle, maths, charts, and graphs. Monique Garza, ready writing. Adriana Gonzalez, ready writing. Liam Ernnandez, chess puzzle. Are Lopez, Arts Smart, Ready Writing and Oral Reading. Darcy Marichalad, Arts Smart. Eliza Mendes, Arts Smart, dictionary skills and spelling. Lincoln Moreno, spelling and music memory, first place in music memory. Mia Na oral
017reading Alina Artsmart and Ken Schustster Arsmart wait. and our UIL coaches um at Veter Elementary, Deina Karubia's Art, Smart, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. I POST READY WRITING. Dorothy Harris, creative writing and storytelling. Daniela Longia, oral reading and number sense. Sylvia Menddees, dictionary skills, maths and math. Nela retending Teresa Rio's music memory and Angela Gabel. >> Oh. Three, two, one. >> If we can please have Melissa Perez Estrella from Harold Elementary, please come up to the podium. Good evening board members and Dr. Martinez. Um I'm the coordinator for Herrell Elementary School. I'm going to start with second grade. Zakyli Cubet Morgan storytelling storytelling Raven creative writing 10th place chess puzzle. second place and creative writing. If I can get Miss Neto and Miss Ben Garcia up here as well to take a picture since they were the
018amazing coaches, please. Three, two, one. Third grade, I have Bria Lopez, chess puzzle, ready writing and spelling, chess puzzle. Iana, ready writing and Casey Vera, ready writing. If I can get Miss Dto, Miss Vara Garcia, and Miss Gonzalez up here to take the picture as well. Miss Gonzalez, Miss and Miss Garcia, please come take the picture since you were the amazing coaches. 3. >> Thank you. Good job. Fourth grade, Dominic Ramirez, music memory. Ivan Ramirez, oral reading and chess puzzle. Marinas, oral reading. Janessa Torres, music memory. And Tobias Drevinho, ready writing. Fifth grade, Liam Adams, chess puzzle and listening skills. Zazang, ready writing. David Gosour, chess puzzle. Maya Cortez, number sense. Zaniah Cub Andrews, music, memory, and ready writing. Erin de la Rosa, ready writing. Osiris Dwarte, maths, charts, and graphs. Adeline Garcia, ready writing.
019Coral, listening skills. Michael's spelling and chess puzzle and Emma Martinez dictionary skills second place and listening skills third place. Once again, Miss Neto, Missosa, Miss Longoria, and I'm missing somebody. Maybe there three, two, one. and my amazing colleagues and coaches this year, Miss Gonzalez with spelling, Miss Inohosa, dictionary skills and maths, charts, and graphs. Miss Loria, number sense, and music memory. Miss Nato listening skills and chess puzzle. I coach storytelling. Mrs. Ramirez for oral reading. Mrs. for ready writing and Mrs. Garcia for creative writing. If we can please give all of our students, coaches, and coordinators another round of applause. Thank you so much. We now move on to item 5C, the CTE competition results of Skills USA DECA and FFA, Miss Debbie Winslow. >> Thank you so much, board president. Uh yeah, board president
020and school board members and the community. At this time, we're recognizing all the students that have gone to competition so far and not all of them are here due to the fact that we have sports. Our kids are very involved in everything. So for Skills USA, we have Christina Gonzalez. Hi. Um, so we had several students compete at Skills USA District 12 competition and our results were for mobile robotics technology. Elizabeth Love Lady and Satie Cortez placed second and advanced to state. >> Evelyn Love Lady and Aya ORADY PLACED THIRD. AND ROBOTICS URBAN SEARCH and rescue. We had Sat Guieres and Michael Ays place second in uh our engineering job exhibit competition. We had Aaron Abundes get blue ribbon and qualify for states. We had Jaylen, an electronic design job exhibit, blue ribbons also advanced
021the state. We had architectural model exhibit competition. Um, Delila Train, she received a red ribbon of excellence. And then I think I forgot to mention that uh Robotics Urban Search and Rescue, they got they advanced the state as well. And did I say? >> No, it's Elizabeth Lovely and Satie Cortez. I got two Sadies. I'm sorry. >> We wish him the best of luck next week in competition. lady. Go in the back. Yes, >> at this time we have skills uh Texas District 12 competition results by Mr. Baron. Okay, this is uh our AV group and uh we this is our third year that we go to the competition and uh this is our third year that we advanced to state. 12 kids that participated uh are going to stay. Okay. In video production, I
022have Alexia district. Okay. Madison Spirit and Anthony could not be here tonight. They're working. Okay. Video production. And I have father and Elon. I have they got second in district and advanc. Okay. And uh I forgot to mention uh Eli, they got second in district and also the state. Okay. In audio production, I have two kids that are not here, but audio production, they got first in district and advanced state. That's Craig Guerrero and Arian Macaroni. Okay. And my two photographers, Castillo got first in district and the estate district. Congratulations to all the skills USA look at state next week. >> Three, two, one. At this time we have Clay for Kennedy County Junior Livestock Show and um and the Queen contest and the Area X leadership development events given by Miss Vendetta Katie Pony
023and Raymond Gonzalez are on child care duty today. So, Miss Bett has taken her first. >> So, we had several students who competed at the Kenny Lab Kennedy County Junior live show. Um, we had in our rabbit division Jason Trovin who was reserved grand champion. We had Madison who second place in her CLASSES who is also second place in her class. We have several students that are in sports. Um, in add mechanics, we have Jason Rollinsson who was also first place in his division and grand champion who second grand champion. In the slime division, we had Noi, who was also top four in senior showmanship. In the outdoor horse show, we had Raina Brier, our president, who was also in And our queen's contestants, we had Absid Ma and Alexa Rodriguez who represented us. Our
024students also competed the area 10 leadership development events and the following teams made it on were first or second places in their classes and events and participated and moved on to area 10. So in public relations we had uh Alexa Rodriguez, Adrienne Wa and David Flores. Um in our also in our livestock show we had our homemaking division we had Frankie month who got red rhythm and >> our senior skills team Gabby Esel abs and Madison were part of the advance and our green hand which is the first year student Spanish creed speaker Ramas was first place at DISTRICT >> thank you very much and I know that they're getting ready for livestock judging and does this competition itions that are coming up. So, we greatly appreciate everything that y'all do and the long hours
025y'all put in. >> At this time, we have the DECA students of the high school. They competed in that gallon and their um sponsors are Diana Kario and Lisia Mloria. Good evening everybody. Um I'm Lisa Lingodia and uh today the de students are here with me and u we'd like to recognize them obviously. um they wrote a paper or took a test and did a presentation in front of judges. Um so the first is a community giving project and um Antonio Castillo is the person who WANT he used project management process to collect donations for a local cause. Uh next I have Satie Cortez. Her project was on hospitality and tourism professional selling. She assumed the role of a director for sales uh for social media influencer company. Next we have Audrey Fort meer and
026their projects. Um they each had a project in this category actually. Um the title is innovation plan and so they that involved idea generation and opportunity recognition and introduced a new business. Thank you. The next project is community awareness project. That's Raina Gomez and Jeremiah Marino. They use their project management skills to raise awareness for a community cause. Next is integrated marketing campaign. Uh we have Aiden Martinez is also their partner. So this was a team project and they developed a campaign for a pageant for kids with special needs promoting sensitivity. And the last project is on hospitality and tourism operations research. And we have uh Nila Best and they developed a strategic plan and that was based on research study that they did on a local uh hotel. Thank you so much. The DECA
027uh club has already organization has already ended. They do have a regional uh or district officer regional district state but they do have a district officer. So we will be introducing her later on. at this time. Do I go to the next one? >> So, we move on to item seven, I mean 5D. National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. Uh, highest certification. Again, Miss Winsow. We are proud to recognize Isabelle Asabetto, a junior, a junior at 18 King Early College High School. For an outstanding achievement, Isabelle has successfully passed all 10 exams prescribed by the NATIONAL SHE'S STILL STAY UP THERE. WE HAVE a lot more to say. uh she's exams prescribed by the National Institution for Automotive Service Excellence ASC in the following areas. At this time, I also want to introduce her instructor,
028Mr. Garza. The following areas are automo automatic transmission, automotive service technology, brakes, electrical and uh systems, engine performance, engine repair, health, uh heating and air conditions, maintenance and light uh repairs, manual drive training and axles, suspension and steering. Those are the 10 exams that she was given because she passed all 10 exams and she earned a level u an ASC entry level automotive certification and it's a professional G1 automotive maintenance light and light repair certification for that will be good for five years. She also will have to work uh before she can claim her certification. She has to work uh either six months with the dealership or um one year half time. Ryan Yoder, owner of Posi Ford, called me today and said, "Debbie, we want her. I will be getting the parents permission uh
029to give her number and information to uh Ryan Yoder so that they can start working. They want her to start this summer. This is a historic accomplishment as no student at HM King Early College High School has ever achieved this milestone before. Congratulations. Congratulations Isabella Aso and on the remarkable achievements. We are incredibly proud of you. And Miss uh Moore, would you like to come up and take a situation, PLEASE? This is a tool box that was donated by one of our amazing sponsors. Thank you. And can I say the name? >> Our sponsor, Dr. Welch. Thank you so much. And I'm going to tell you that we're all been so jumping over the hula hoops because of this because this is something that has never been accomplished. And this is a great honor. So
030this tool box is being given to you because of the work that you did and congratulations Three, two, one. PERFECT. Thank you for your support to all of my CT teachers. I could not have done it without y'all. And also because of the board members, I greatly appreciate you. I have an amazing uh uh administrator. Thank you so much uh Dr. Martinez and Dr. Welch for supporting all my CT endures and I know I have a lot and thank you Miss Moore. I appreciate it. Thank you. >> We now move on to item 5e. Fine arts recognitions. Mr. Foridio Mendes. Good evening everybody. My name is Portugu Mendes Jr. I am the director of mine arts head director. Uh I want to thank you uh members of the board uh of administration uh the many
031stakeholders here in all the accolades that we do have and there are uh many people to thank and I do want to thank of course um everybody that makes and uh runs the schools that runs the community the parents uh stakeholders um Miss Moore our principal uh Dr. our principal at Gillette. Um, everybody, all the administrators, you know, from top to bottom, uh, the people that are behind the scenes, the people that do all the work in the, uh, the IT department, uh, the the ground crews, the administration, uh, the unsung heroes, uh, the custodians that keep our rooms clean, our restrooms filled, uh, and all those. There are so many pieces to the puzzles that many times people do not get the recognitions that they deserve. And none of any of the stuff that
032you've heard or seen tonight would be possible without many of these people. So for all the individuals from A to Z, the unsung heroes, assistant principles, uh principles of the elementaryaries, assistant principles of the elementarymentaries, everybody, everybody and anybody that you can go and click on that tab that says staff to all of them in KISSD. There are wonderful things going on in the school district and I could care less what anybody or anybody says about OUR SCHOOL. THE people that have gone before me and the students that you have seen are positive of that. Not everything. Negativity sells. Unfortun Unfortunately, that's the nature of the beast in the world. Positivity has to be told. Negativity goes on on its own. And unfortunately, that's the world we live in. That's why we do the best
033that we can with all and everybody that is a stakeholder. So without further ado, here are the fine arts recognitions. I would like to begin with uh HM King when I play and again there are going to be many students that are not here because they are doing everything. They're in sports. They're in other rehearsals. They're in other practices, community events and everything. But we will acknowledge by name and those that are here we will acknowledge obviously in person. So I want to begin with for the first time I want to thank Mr. Vasquez uh Edgar Edgar Vasquez for uh taking one I play theater arts back to uh actual competition the first time in two years AND so the one act play although they did not advance they had a an admirable performance it
034was great after two years coming back and seeing them perform and so they did come back with some accolades Um, one of the individuals was for outstanding technician was Nell. Honorable mention allstar cast was Ariselia Bundes, >> Scarlet Mendula. Allstar cast we have one member Skyler Salaz. So again, we want to thank Mr. Vasquez or his work with these with these individuals. When I play this right here, >> the camera behind you. >> Okay, wait. many of our work in preparation back into these into these activities. Next, we want to uh present the Asian King High School art studio and the submissions for art. Um we have uh Miss Jennifer Ber and Mr. Josh Fergens, one of our art teachers. So the some of the submissions that we have, we had Adriana Ronaldo. She was
035the first place winner in 9th through 12 level category for the tides of tomorrow art contest which is hosted by the coastal band bays estuary program. Her art is actually being featured there in the program's uh yearly calendar. Students who participated in this art contest for the art museum of South Texas and Corpus are Ian Wheeler Alex the 2025 26 engineer Pollinator Art Show award winners were first place Jana Rodriguez 9th grade. First place Mazone 10th grade second place Evelyn Love Lady 10th grade. Fifth place, Noah Espro, 10th grade. Second place, Ayla Oradi, 11th grade. Second place, Aelia Mundes, 12th grade. Fifth place, Sadi, 12th grade. Muertos Art Competition at the Ford in Kingsville. First place winner, Noah Bradlin. Second place winner, Vette Delan. First place winner, Adrien Ma. 2025 Veterans Day Art Competition, first
036place winner, Jed Beltran. Second place winner, Vilaris Aa. third place here, Julia Solis. And those are our competition uh individuals from all those competitions. And again, thank you, Miss Boyer and Mr. Perkins for your help and support with these endeavors in New York. Three, two, one. >> Next going on to the musical categories with middle school. Um, at any time if I didn't forget anybody. Yeah, at any time if there's somebody we missed, we didn't do it on purpose, of course, because thanks to God, there's a lot a lot of accolades. And if we miss somebody and you're here, we'll we'll call you by name. Come on up, tap me on the shoulder. I don't mind. Okay. So, uh, middle school, Gillette, all region jazz members, uh, they, uh, same thing, audition process. They go
037and they submit recordings of all, uh, their their their songs. They get adjudicated and then they are told you know whether they make the group or not and then they collect themselves together and they end up performing an all region concert with the best of all the best kids in middle school and middle school or region jazz members we had no Rodriguez Christina, garden, Sophia, and Mason Curry. Music. >> We want to get a picture of that. This is Mr. Victor Garza, our um head director of jazz uh participation studies. You're going to see these gentlemen up here a lot because they all now is the Gillette Middle School. All region members. Same thing with these individuals. They go, they audition. They go into a room um all by themselves with music with judges facing.
038All they can see is their backs or they can't see anything but a panel. They go in and they have to play their songs. There's nothing more unnerving than having total silence and then you got to go play by yourself in front of people that you know are going to be judging you. So, middle school all region students are Ariana Goodwin, San Nina Rosales, Austin Galindo, Adriana Ferinho, Christina Buris, Elena Dar, Mason Curry, Siara Munos, Jason Spicer, and William Love Lady. >> Also under the direction of Mr. Victor Garza, Marcos, Robert Alvarez, and Mark Salivar. Put my hand to see you. two and several of these. Now, in the middle schools, we're going to go on to solo ensemble, the regional solo ensemble. Um, we ended up with 32 students with superior ratings on their
039solo and 11 excellent ratings. So, I'm going to rattle off their names and see which ones are here. Um, but again, that in itself speaks volumes. 32 superior ratings and 11 excellent ratings on students that have to play in front of a judge with a either a piano accompanist or a basically what you would consider a karaoke track as they play their solo. So I'm going to rattle off the names because there's quite a few. We have Alyssa Dear Rosa, Jus Zavala, Alana Lopez, Priscilla Benedia Garcia, Ela Welker, Christina Burus, Manni Ramos, Ava Ruiz, Jose Sa, William Love, Sebastian Rivera, Priscilla Ivanz, Christina doantes, Ariana Moreno, Desmos Munos, Ariana Trevinoho, Kendall Garza, Kiara Munos, Mason Spicer, Sophia Aargo, Joseph Perinho, Lily Mareno, Risel Early, Molina Rosales, Noah Rodriguez, Eddie, Chloe Marcalo, >> Shelley Java, Elena
040Garza, Naa Ernandez, Maya Zuniga, Ariana Rodriguez, Ariana Goodwin, Abigail Castillo, Hime San Miguel, Austin Dalindo, Jesse Gomez, Mason Curry, Max Karuas, Scarlett Nunes, Dominic Nunes, 32 superior and 11 excellent radiance for the world. Mr. Mr. Saliv Mr. Three, two, one. >> Again, going down with the sone ensemble. We had some um we had a trombone trio. We can receive the superior ratings, Mason Curry, and Elena Garza. We have the school percussion ensemble superior rating, Sophia Gallardo, William Love, Lady, Scarlett Nunes, Sebastian Rivera, and Maya Zuniga. The Gillette Middle School jazz band also with many of those names that we have mentioned members also received uh a superior rating for their performance at the UI solo ensemble contest. >> So going to the accolades now for the high school. I'll get through. I'll try to get
041through these as quickly as possible. Thanks to God, there's a lot of them and that's a great thing. The uh Ancient King High School marching band of course received superior ratings all throughout multiple performances where they earned superior in percussion, color guard, ensemble. Um straight superior ratings at UIL region 14 marching contest. Advanced and qualified for the area marching contest where we also received their superior ratings. You didn't advance to the finals, but I would rather go 12 rounds with the champion than not be in the championship at all. >> One of the individual accolades, we had uh FTO Castillo make the high school all region mariachi on male vocals. We had all region jazz members, same thing. uh they prepare songs, they go perform, record and uh get adjudicated and then they perform and
042have a contest or concert with the uh the highest of individuals within the region. So, our region jazz members were Joe Matthew Garza, Zyron Gomez, Gabriel Garcia, Roman, Joseph Pab, Leon Diaz, Garrison Garza, Omar Pettis, Audrey Fort Meyer, Camille, Aaron, Abigail, Marcado, Sophia and Sophia all under the direction of Mr. Garza and of course those that lead all the sections of course the rest of the staff also Mr. and Mr. Salivan but is our head jazz director 3 2 1 advanced uh to the all area jazz um which is one step away from the all state jazz uh qualification. So all area means they really qualify to audition for all state. So the all area jazz members were Leon Diaz, Gabriel Garcia, Joseph Pabone, and Roman Perez. Individually again, we had these were members of
043the all region group. Same thing, prepare songs for perform in front of uh well in front of but can't be seen. Three judges. Um and these are the all region members. We have Isabella Mendes, April, Delilah, Takari Mazone, Joseph Vilchis, Roman Ferrer, Mia Torres, Joseph Aon, Zara Maz, Sophia Ria, Mali Joshua and Zyron Gomez. >> Okay. Under the direction of Mr. Mr. Mr. Saliv and Mr. >> I help a little. Okay. All area members, these are the individuals that advanced to the next level throughout the region. Um, and he made it today on Isabella Mendes, Takari Mazone, Roman Ferrer, Mazone, and Joshua Lasso. These were all state qualifying auditiones. And um, I will say honorable mention to uh, Zomara who missed it all state by one chair. was the alternate. Joshua Lasso who missed it
044by one chair was the all state alternate. And then the highest accolades that any individual can get are the all state bank. I always do. Once I had kids, it was okay. We had two members make all state and they were Isabella Mendes And this is the absolute highest accolation that you can get or reach from an individual standpoint. Uh I introduced them by by name a couple of uh a couple of weeks ago when we knew they qualified and uh again it is Mr. Garza, Mr. Mr. and Mr. that take a big integral part for these. On a caveat also, I do want to say that Dari Mazone uh was the first chair on bass clarinet, Isabella on Bflat clarinet, and Micari Mazone was first chair in meaning that he was the state champion
045bass clarinet player in 4A. >> That is the prop. You cannot make anything any higher on the individual basis. We're very proud of those students. Very proud of the directors that work with them. Everybody puts a piece in to give them a lesson at some point. Work with them. Doesn't matter if you're the percussion special, this that they all get a little bit of help from everybody to take them hopefully to that next level. And it's it's worked out so far and it did very well for them. Now to the solar ensemble with the high school individuals. These are first division gold medal soloists for superior radians and excellent radians. MALACHI ALONG VASQUEZ, Sophia Perez, Gabriel Garcia, Alberto, Audrey Brooker, Vonda, Azo Joseph and Elizabeth Love Lady. Jazz and I'll just I'll rattle off the
046names and those that are here please come on up. Jazz Band 2 first division superior rating that's solar ensemble members uh Jade Abanda Castillo, Joshua Lasso, Mark Barrett, Roman Ferrer, Leslie LMA, Basadur, Eico Garcia, Thomas Martinez, Jaden Canal, Garrison Garza, Camille Oreon, Suago, Daniel Sedra, Megan Vasquez, OLIVIA has instructor of course Mr. Garza but of course under the direction of all the directors. Jazz man what same first superior ratings across the board. Um members Erica Mundesia, Isabella Mendes, Joey, Roman, Joe, Matthew Garza, Abigail, Delila >> Audrey Michael Leon Diaz Gabriel Garcia Elizabeth Love Lady Joseph Jazz Band one under the direction of Mr. Bara all directors in Taylor putting their input first division ensemble they're going to get ready to the have a couple of festivals Haren welcome uh so you a hear nothing yet
047Three, two, one. We have our three here. Now, we have the individual conser certified for the state solo ensemble contest coming up here in Austin in May. The solo ensemble contest for solos is one of the most also difficult because you have to perform a grade one solo which sometimes is two, three, four, five pages long and it has to be done memorized. You cannot get certified if it is not done by memory and that is a daunting task within itself. So certified for the UI Spain solar and ensemble contest on solos are Malagai ELAM We're here TODAY AND ELIZABETH in the direction of Mr. Roberts, Mr. Malibar and Mr. We have two ensembles certified for stage uh solar ensemble also in Austin. Raswin Jet, Gabriel Garcia, Omar Perez, Leslie Lerma, Abigail Marcado, AND JOSEPH
048We have also certified for UI states or ensemble. uh Isabella Mendes and work with Mr. >> Almost done. Almost done. I promise. Our varsity winner guard off the names. Evelyn love lady ugly MEN Abigail and I want to give a special kudos to this group of individuals at the beginning of the year when they were put together as a winter guard group um under the direction of Mr. uh Salibar they um they were doing so well they got advanced they got moved up to a division um they they call us Scholastic Regional A meaning that they're a two classes above where we normally would be as a for okay but they were doing so well and scoring so high that the Texas Educational Color Guard Association promoted them to the higher level which Yeah. Steal
049the opportunity for you to maybe win a championship, but the educational purpose is to move you and push you into another boundary and make you better. And that's what the educational part of that association does. So, we moved them up. Well, they stepped up to the challenge. Many times they came back with silver medals at many of their contests. They went off stepped up. They uh qualified for the state meet this past Saturday. And when I tell you we compete in 4A, uh many of our groups there is no division one or division two. When we compete in 4A, it is 4A. Small, big, doesn't make a difference. There is no division. This group in particular along with even our percussion in Scholastic A, they compete against 5A, 6A's. There is no discrimination. you're in
050that in that category and it doesn't matter your demographic. That's what you compete against in that division. They're going against groups like uh Macallen, Sherland, uh Edinburgh, um Larredo, Laredo, Alexander, you know, 6A schools and they ended up coming back with the out of 11 groups that qualified and Texas Educational Coard Association is not a small group. It spans from Del Rio up through past Bronvilles all the way the Galveston area all the way down through South Texas. It is a big chunk probably a third of the southern part of Texas. They went and had a heck of a performance this past Saturday. They came back with outstanding visual design and performance and they got the third place bronze medal overall for this year. CONGRATULATIONS. That's a head OF >> last but not least also
051our varsity winter profession ensemble the Texas Education Club Association. uh they advanced to the state level also under the direction of Mr. Robert Alvarez. I'll rattle rattle off their names which by the way we are going to be hosting that here in Kingsville. We're going to be hosting the uh the the Educational Color Guard Association finals uh here in two weeks. Uh so that's a big accolade for us even that's going to put us on the map, give us a lot of exposure. There's going to be a ton of people here. Ton of people. We've done this in the past and you're you're talking about having to empty out the gym probably two or three times over the course of the day. So, there's going to be a major amount of crowd coming in uh
052to see our school, our facilities uh and us. That's going to be a real positive thing. The Winterguard Percussion Ensemble members uh again have advanced, have not competed yet, but made and squalified to the state uh ensemble is ERON BUNDES. GABRIEL Quesan Audrey Meyer Stean Selenas Delila Elizabeth Lady Martinez Camille Roman career Raymond Per, Kayla Ramas, Jeffrey Cooper, Ala Sazzle, Malachi, and Madison. Gentlemen, I'm not two. >> I know this taking a while and I apologize, but I don't apologize at the same time. These are your kids, your community members, the kids from KD that are being taught by all these people. And I'd like to bring up of course my assistant band director, Mr. Victor Garza, Mark, Mark, my our teachers, our art our teachers, Jennifer Ber, Josh Perkins is still here, and Mr.
053Edgar Vasquez. A big shout out to our program coordinator who still helps us uh and again all the unsung heroes all the principal assistant principles Dr. Martinez Dr. Welch. Many people today, if I left anybody out, I wasn't done inadvertently. Uh I no no no no no offense intended to anybody. You know who you are. Parents especially, mornings, nights, afternoons, pick up at 4:00 in the morning, drop off at 6:00 in the afternoon, pick up at 9:00 at night. You name it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All of the staff, you can please come on up. many times put in 60 70 80 hours a week. Everything that you've seen, all the accolades are because they put in that time and that work. It's all year round that these gentlemen do it. All the
054things that you've seen, all of those, including myself, do the work. OKAY. YEAH. All right, one more time. Thank you very much for your patience. I apologize for the length, but then again I don't because those are fantastic to be exposing to all of us. Thank you so much and to all them and the gentleman and people in the works again and all the people around board. Thank you all administration. Thank you very much. We really appreciate >> you. God bless. Good night. Thank you so much. We now move on to item 5, elementary and secondary campus teachers of the year and district uh elementary and secondary teachers of the year Dr. Susan Holtz members and community members. how inspiring and ideas would be motivated to see all the successes of the students that were
055here. We have to be reminded behind each of these students and their hard work on their own individual talents as well as their team efforts are strong teachers putting in those hours motivating the students and supporting them in every way with their personal academic or so tonight we are here to honor some teachers only a few out of the very many that we have present in our community in our district. Tonight we are recognizing the KD campus teachers of the year. Teachers of the year candidates are nominating based on the following. Exceptional dedication, knowledge and skill as a teacher. Inspiration to students. We saw that tonight. Of all backgrounds and abilities to learn. Respect and admiration of students, parents and colleagues alike. poised, articulate, energetic, and engaging professionals of our classrooms and our community. Principles,
056as I call the name of your campus, please come forward and introduce your campus teacher of the year. And teachers, please remain for pictures with the board and the superintendent. So, our first campus, Herald Elementary. Good evening, board. The teacher of the year at Herrell Elementary is an educator who exemplifies excellence in every aspect of her work. She holds high expectations for her students and has demonstrated remarkable growth in fourth grade reading achievement. Her commitment to professional growth is evident in her willingness to take on new challenges, include moving grade levels and mastering new curriculum. She is deeply dedicated to meeting the needs of her students, especially through intentional planning, small group instruction, and a strong focus on writing. Though still relatively new to profess profession, she serves as a model teacher supporting both on
057and off campus whenever needed. And most importantly, her passion for student success is at the heart of everything she does. Congratulations, Mrs. RAMULA. One more. One more. One more. One more. Our next camp is Harvey. Good evening. I would like to introduce our teacher of the year, Miss Astred Lea. Miss Astred Lea. Even though I um recently just started at Harvey and I have a short time here in Kingsville ISD. As soon as I got to Harvey, it was easy to see why she is our Harvey teacher of the year. This is an amazing educator that works with our special education students and she puts her heart and soul into everything that she does. We are so proud of her and not only does she lead um and and help our students in the classroom,
058but she's also very involved in our PTO and she is always doing and going above and beyond for all of our students, not just our special education students. So, please help me honor Astra Lea as Harvey's teacher OF THE YEAR. WAIT, WAIT. EARL. >> Good evening, board president. Mr. Three, superintendent Dr. Martinez and board members. Uh this evening gives me honor and it's a great privilege to introduce the 2020 26 Jesus Arz Elementary teacher of the year who is an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher who is committed to inspiring the love of learning in every student with a passion for innovation and the talent of creating an inclusive and engaging learning environment. She goes above and beyond to support academic, social, emotional development in every student. She is known for her positive attitude, willingness to support
059her colleagues and for strong relationships that she buil she builds with her students, her parents and her colleagues. She has served in the capacity of classroom teacher and is currently serving as our dyslexia teacher on our campus. It is an honor and great pleasure to introduce Jesus AR elementary teacher of the year Miss Joan. >> Mrs. Mimosa Don't go. Gillette. Good evening. Thank you board. Thank you Dr. Martinez. Today we are proud to recognize Gillette Middle School teacher of the year. This individual exemplifies dedication to students and an unwavering commitment to the mission of our district. She consistently goes above and beyond to create a supportive, engaging, and inspiring learning environment where every student has the opportunity to succeed. Her pos, her passion for education, leadership among her peers, and genuine care for others makes
060a lasting impression on our school community. We're incredibly for incredibly fortunate to have her as part of our team. Please join us in congratulating this year's teacher of the year for Gillette Middle School, Rebecca Perkins. It is truly an honor to stand before you today to recognize excellent dedication and a profound impact that one outstanding educator has made on our school community. Teaching is more than a profession. It is a calling. It requires patience, resilience, compassion, and an unwavering belief in the potential of every student in that classroom. The individual we honor today is exemplies all of these qualities and more. The teacher consistently goes above and beyond to create a classroom environment where students feel valued, supported, and inspired to succeed. HMK's teacher of the year is Bridget Bedari. Tonight we are also introducing
061for the first time to every everyone. President, the KD district elementary and secondary teachers of the year. This honor selection process begins with written essays where they pour their soul out of why they chose this career passionately to be an educator. After that, they uh come before us for interviews. I'd like to thank the interview committee tonight of 24 25 teacher district teacher of the YEAR our 2425 secondary district teacher of the year Miss Aydah Nava our executive director of support Paris, Joya Hamilton Garcia, our director of special education and Evan who is everywhere but also on our educational foundation. The interview consists of written and moral scores by the teacher of the year committees. This year, I'm proud to present the district elementary teacher of the year, Mara Aramula. You're also very excited to
062hear For the first time, the district secondary teacher of the year, BRIT, SORRY. The district teachers of the year winners will be recognized awards banquet in May. They will also have the opportunity to move forward at regional and state level competition recognized tonight. Principles please principles >> Dr. Mr. Cooper, please. Miss Alina looking to Miss Winslow, please. And some of you guys go on this side over here. Everybody >> three, two, one. >> Just as good pictures. Sorry, >> don't be Face my fears. Wait, we're missing Dr. Walsh. Can you go on the other side, please? Wonderful. >> Three, two, one. >> Congratulations. Yes, I'm sorry. You wanted to take your I'll take your face. Thank you everyone. Yeah, definitely that's the best part recognizing our students and our staff. Great job everyone. We now
063move on to item 5G, superintendence update. Dr. Luffy, >> good evening board president, board members, members of the whole public as well. Um, first of all, let me start by congratulating all the teachers of the year and needless to say, it's a testament to the work that is happening in our classrooms. We have great teachers that honor your students by being prepared and by ensuring that they provide high quality instruction every day in every classroom. So, thank you to our teachers uh for that effort. We really really appreciate you. Uh and I want to thank you thank also Dr. Holt and the committee for all their work in selecting the teacher of the year. Thank you so much for that. As you know, star testing is slowly but surely approaching us and we will start
064testing on the 4th of April and we'll continue testing at different grade levels and different subjects until the 30th of April. Um teachers have been trained, principles have been trained on procedures and protocols. And uh we remind parents to continue to help and encourage their students to come prepared to the classroom to test on their designated testing day and um to please attend continue to attend school. Uh there's so much at stake with this testing that is coming up not just for the accountability of the school and the district. uh also for the accredititation and uh needless to say uh the school and the district in general. So we appreciate the efforts that our teachers are making every day to ensure that their students get the high quality uh education and we look forward to
065a successful testing uh season. Um I hope everyone had a restful spring break. It seemed like in one week was not enough but we have another break coming up uh next week and so uh you'll get a little bit of relaxation but this is the last stretch and this is where we uh continue to hold steady and ensure that even after star testing we continue strong instruction because we don't have a minute to lose. uh and it's not about the test, it's about learning, it's about preparing for the future. And so we must continue that that strength uh and focus on instruction. Our teachers had the opportunity to participate in a PT day on Monday the 23rd and it was very successful. I want to thank the high school for hosting us and uh technology
066for all the preparations and of course the wonderful office staff who made sure that teachers had um coffee and snacks and things of that nature so that they will be happy. Um that is all that I have for now. Thank you sir. >> Thank you Dr. Martinez. We now move on to item 5H, budget recap report and check register for January 2026. Dr. Peter Bids, who's got five minutes. >> I'll do it for Sarah. Thank you very much, President Ruiz, Dr. Martinez, members of the board. I'm just going to point to a couple of items at the top of the check register then I'll take questions. Due west they were the construction firm that did the high school drainage project project. We are at substantial completion. That means that almost everything is done right now.
067We are waiting for the light poles which they damaged. Um uh we are holding out the final payment until that time. So there will be one more final payment. Um, we are going to end up $26,000 under budget. >> Scott Electric Company, uh, they we had an air conditioner that went out over at Edis Elementary School that affected the library there and six classrooms that were without air. So, that's uh, the reason for that uh, amount for Scott Electric. If you look at education service center, several things there. one, uh, we purchased our, uh, filtering software there that makes sure that students don't engage with harmful content. And you may ask why from the service center. Um, if they purchase the software and we have several districts that kind of band together for more licenses
068and that has extra purchasing power, we can get a lower rate by purchasing it in bulk through the service center. And then, of course, training that we have there and and co-ops. uh every time we're part of a co-op, we get um free or reduced training. So, it does save us uh in the long run to be part of a co-op for the the trains that we're going to use frequently at the service center. Uh if you look at um the let's go down to Rabless Construction, most of that was for the automatic gate installation at Harvey and at the high school and and the largest part of that was covered by the safe cycle one grant. Uh, two more things I just want to point out. If you look at uh, Mansfield oil, so
069right now, as you've noticed with the pump, fuel pump fuel prices are really high, but that doesn't affect us. We're still paying $2.20 for unleted and $241 for diesel right now. Every year we we uh go through the TASBY co-op and they go out through bids for the different companies to see where we can get uh the the best prices for diesel and for unleted. So right now we're we're okay. The the fuel co-op uh the amount of uh gas that we purchase will last us probably through July. So we're okay through that time. Usually in April or May, we we start looking at uh getting in the co-op and as we go out goes out for bids for the next year, but obviously that may be delayed a little bit this year because of
070the conflict. Uh if you look at the LA Clayber County Treasurer, so um the residents of Kingsville do not pay their taxes to us. say to Clayber County because then at the same time Clayber County can collect the the county taxes, the city c taxes, the school district taxes, the water district taxes. So they pay them all there and then at the end of the year we pay them that amount for collecting the taxes for us for 2025. I'll take any questions the board has. >> No questions from the board. Thank you, Dr. Pits. Yes, sir. >> We now move on to item six, uh, new business. Item 6A, by comic consent, the board agrees to consider as one action item the following. The approval of the special meeting minutes of March 10th, 2026. Do
071we do I hear a motion? Amoot. Motion made by Jake Perez. Is there a second? >> Second by Delma Salenas. By roll call vote. >> Joe Mirez, >> yes. >> Brian Kufall, >> yes. >> Martin Chapa, yes. David Garcia, >> yes. >> Jacob Pedes, >> yes. >> Selenas, >> yes. >> And Joseph Reese, yes. Motion carries 70. Item 6B, discussion and possible action regarding the National Library Week Proclamation. Dr. Ela Arnold. >> Good evening, board president re superintendent Dr. Martinez and board of trustees. National Library Week 2026 proclamation reads as the following. Whereas libraries spark creativity, full imagination, and inspire lifelong learning, offering a space where individuals of all ages can find joy through exploration and discovery. Whereas libraries serve as vibrant community hubs, connecting people with knowledge, technology, and resources while fostering civic engagement,
072critical thinking, and c cultural environment. Whereas libraries provide free and equitable access to books, digital tools, and innovative programming, ensuring that all individuals, regardless of background, have the support they need to learn, connect, and thrive. Whereas libraries partner with schools, businesses, and organizations to maximize resources, increase efficiency, and expand access to essential services, strengthening the entire community. Whereas libraries empower job seekers, entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners by providing access to resources, training, and opportunities that support career growth and economic success. Whereas libraries nurture young minds through story time, STEAM programs, and literacy initiatives, fostering curiosity, and a love of learning that lasts a lifetime. Whereas libraries protect the right to read, think, and explore without censorship, standing as champions of intellectual freedom and free expression. Whereas dedicated librarians and library workers provide welcoming spaces that inspire
073discovery, collaboration, and creativity for all. Whereas librarians, libraries, and library workers across the country are joining together to celebrate National Library Week under the theme find your joy. Now therefore, be it resolved that Kingsville ISD proclaim April 19th through the 25th, 2026 as National Library Week. During this week, I encourage all residents to visit their library, explore its resources, and celebrate all the ways that the library helps our community find joy. Administration recommends that the board of trustees approve the National Library Week proclamation and proclaim the week of April 19th through the 25th, 2026 as National Library Week. Do we have a motion to accept administration's recommendation? >> Motion made by Delma Salas. >> Second by Joel. >> Ro callo. Join. >> Yes. >> Ryan Kufall. >> Yes. >> Martin Chapa. >> Yes. David Garcia.
074>> Yes. J Perez. >> Yes. >> Demo. >> Yes. >> And Joseph Gre. Yes. Motion carries 70. >> Thank you. Thank you. We now move on to 6C. Discussion possible action regarding the interlocal student transfer and tuition agreement between Kingsville Independent School District and Ricardo Independent School District for the 2026 2027 school year. Dr. Joseph Welch. >> Again, good evening boards, board members, Martinez, and community members. Uh again, this is an action item for the inter student transfer and transfer uh tuition agreement between Kingsville Inter School District and Ricardo and the school district. Uh just background information, Kingsville ISD will accept students from Ricardo and the school district grades K through 8. Uh Ricardo does not have a high school. Students attending KISSD schools will generate uh foundation uh school program funds for KISSD. The
075tuition is to cover loss tax revenue from students not living in our district borders. Item addresses the inter excuse me interlocal student transfer and tuition agreement between Kingsville Independent School District and Ricardo Independent School District for school year 2026 through 2027. And the recommendation is that administration recommends that the board of trustees approve the inter interlocal student transfer and tuition agreement between Kingsville Independent School District and Ricardo Independent School District for school year 2026 2027. Do >> I hear a motion to accept administration's recommendation? So motion made by Martin Chapa. >> Second by Delma Selenas. >> Roll call. Joe Mirez, yes. >> Ryan Kufall, yes. >> Chapa, yes. Derek Garcia, Jacob Perez, >> yes. >> Delma Selenas, >> yes. >> And Joseph Reese, yes. Motion carries 70. We now move on to item 6, discussion
076of possible action regarding the Coastal Bin College dual credit program memorandum of understanding for the 2627 academic year. Dr. Welch. >> Thank you sir for having me. Um this is again an action item background information. The purpose of thisou is to outline the roles and responsibilities of the college and the participating school district in the dual credit program. Thisou supersedes all other existing dual credits. Thisou is the agreement that encompasses all programs and initiatives under the dual credit programs at um as required by the Texas higher education coordinating board. Uh additionalou is required by the Texas education agency for early college high school uh tim schools. The item addresses Coastal B also known as CDC dual credit program memorandum of understanding for school year 2026 2027 academic year. Um within this I wanted to bring
077to your attention there are seven uh updates to it and all seven of the updates simply deal with modifying the one credit that they typically put at the coastal bid credit to a 0.5 credit for high school because they are one semester loan courses which align with what our credit system is here. But the recommendation is that administration recommends that the board of trustees approve the coastal ben aka CDC dual credit program memorandum of understanding for the 2026 2027 academic school year as presented. >> Is there a motion to accept administration's recommendation? >> Motion made by Jake Pedes. >> Second by Delma Selenas. My roll call. Joe Mirez, >> yes. >> Frank Kubal, >> yes. >> Martin Chapa, yes. David Garcia, >> yes. >> Jacob Perez, Selenas, >> yes. >> And Joseph Reese, yes. Motion
078carries 70. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you, Dr. Rush. We move on to now item 6E, discussion and possible action regarding the school year 2026 2027 instructional calendar. Miss Tanya Williams. Good evening board president uh Ruiz, superintendent Dr. Martinez, members of the board uh community um who is watching and who is here. Um the we will be reviewing the instructional calendar data and making a recommendation for the 2026 2027 instructional calendar. So the process that we did follow was Kingsville ISD was notified that our DOI status um was revoked effective July of 2026. Due to our DOI status being revoked um the KISSD has to start school on the 4th Monday of August which falls on August the 24th next year. Those proposed changes were taken to DEIC. We drafted three um instructional calendars.
079The survey was opened on February the 23rd. On March the 3, um there were some changes to those calendars where we rearranged um some of the professional development days and the teacher work days. And then the survey closed March 23rd. Final survey results um and recommendation is being brought to you tonight. So our final survey data, we had 149 responses to our survey. For option one, it was at 8.7% with 13 responses. Option two was 83.9% or a total of 125 responses. And option three was 7.4% with 11 responses. And on the corner right there is a snapshot of the survey itself. This um is another side by side of the differences within the calendars and district administration does recommend that the board approve the 2026 2027 instructional calendar option two. Are there any questions
080from the board at this time? >> Questions? So, is there a motion to accept the administration's recommendation? >> So, moved. >> Motion made by Delma Salenas. >> Second by Jake Perez. By roll call vote, Joe, >> yes. >> Ryan Kal, >> yes. >> Martin Chaba, >> yes. >> David Garcia, >> yes. >> Jacob Perez, >> yes. >> Delma Selenas, >> yes. >> And Joseph Reese, yes. Motion carries 70. >> Thank you. >> Now move on to item 6. Discussion of possible action regarding the purchases of over $50,000. Dr. Pittz We have three purchasers. is over 50,000 for the board. The first one is the lift grant provider. Uh approximately $629,900. This is a requirement for uh the the lift grant. 70% of the lift grant needs to go to the provider. Uh and for the
081lift add-on, it is 50%. Um so um again, that is uh a requirement of the grant. The remainder of the funds are um are available for the district to uh put in other buckets. The Limeberger Gagen Blair and Samson that is our property value protest. So every year again there's that disconnect between the compular values and the Clayberg County values. We you lose money every year. You look at that amount, 125,000, you think that's a lot of money, but we pay them 7.5% of the additional aid that they g give us. If we did not employ them this year, then we would have not gotten the 1.7 million extra dollars of revenue that came to the district. So, but but again, usually the district loses quite a bit more than that. We meet somewhere in
082the middle. So, again, that's still a longstanding issue. We try to as much as we can um project that ahead of time, but uh I try to always be conservative. I I didn't budget nearly that 1.7 million because you can't count on it. So that that was a major reason why we ended up in a good spot in our audit this last year. Um and then the last one, CDW, that is for the student Chromebooks as usual. Again, we go out for uh bids from several different vendors. This was the best bid. This uh mainly will be used for uh Chromebooks for student testing. I'll take any questions that the board has. Any questions from the board? So, do I hear a motion to accept administration's recommendation for the purchases of over $50,000? Motion made
083by Delas. Second by Brian Kuall. By roll call vote, Joe Mirez, yes. >> Brian Kal, yes. Martin Chapa, yes. David Garcia, >> yes. Jacob Perez, yes. >> Delma Senzas, >> yes. >> And Joseph Reese, >> yes. Motion carries 70. Thank you, Dr. Kits. We now move on to um item 6G discussion and possible action regarding the elementary teacher and administrator stipen which grant funded Dr. L. Martinez. >> Yes. Good evening board members. Again, um the proposed action is for the board to consider allowing us to establish a salary schedule uh involving stipens. This is grant funded. So it is not from uh local funding. It is the other portion the 30 port 30 30% portion from the grants that we want to put back into the teachers and the administrators of the campus uh that
084are impacted by the grants. And so we are requesting for elementary teachers uh not to exceed $7500 and for principles not to exceed $10,000. This will be in direct correlation of their implementation of their blue bonnet um high quality instructional materials for math and for uh English language arts. >> Any questions from the board regarding stipens? >> Just for clarification, the the grant funds that these are coming out of, is that a one-year grant? It's a three-year grant. Yes, sir. >> Any more questions? >> But we're providing a stipen just for this year. If we decide the next year to do stipens, we come back and take another vote or >> correct. So, the only guarantee is for this year and then next year we will re-evaluate and decide what that will look like. >>
085Another quick question. When you say built into the salary schedule, are you saying the salary schedule based on years of experience? >> No sir. This will be directly correlated with the assignments of their implementation of the blue bonnet, RLA and MAP uh and the PLC's that the grant provides for. There's some stipulations within the grant that allow us to provide stipens for different areas of the grant implementation. >> Yeah. So it will be in addition to whatever salary scale they they will form into. This is additional just like any other stipend that we have. Any more questions from the board? Okay. Do I have a motion to accept administration's recommendation for the stipen for elementary teachers and administrators? >> Move. >> Motion made by David Garcia. >> Second. Second by Demo Selenas by roll call.
086Joe Melz, >> yes. >> Brian Kal, >> yes. >> Martin Chapa, >> yes. >> David Garcia, >> yes. >> Jacob Perez, >> yes. >> Delma Selenas, >> yes. >> And Joseph Reese, yes. Motion carries 70. We now move on to item seven, close session. The board will enter into close session in accordance with Texas uh Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.071 071 and 551.074. To deliberate and consider the following item 7A, deliberation regarding the proposed non-renewal of term contracts for certified professional employees for the 2627 school year pursuant to chapter 21 of the Texas Education Code. Item 7B, consultation regarding the approval of a fourth probationary contract gear for certain employees pursuant to Texas Education Code uh 21.12. And then item 7C, consultation with legal counsel regarding legal matters. No action will be taken
087until we return to open session. We are entering into close session at 7:39 and return to open session um and take necessary action on matters which support the board may discuss in open session and upon which action may be taken. We are returning to opening uh to open session at 8:52 p.m. On item 8A, um there there will be no action taken. Uh on item 8 B, uh no action taken. And item 8 C, no action. Um so therefore is being there no further action. I do hear a motion to adjurnn the meeting. >> D Are we supposed to the probationary? >> No. >> Okay. Sorry. So, is there a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> Motion made by Delma Selena. >> Second by Joe Melles. All those in favor say I. I. turn at
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