001meeting of the South San Antonio board South San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees will now come to order. The date is Monday, May 4th and the time is 6:00 p.m. Ms. Martinez, can you please conduct the roll call? Yes, sir. Raymond Djerena. Here. Carla Gomez Sanchez. Present. Daryl Balderama. Here. Avelina Prado. Here. Jesus Rendon III. Here. Adrian Guerra. Here. Dr. Murgia. Here. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. 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. Texas pledge. Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. Please bow your head in prayer. Heavenly Father, as we gather today, we thank you for
002the opportunity to serve this community. We seek your wisdom and guidance in our decision-making so we always do what's right for the students of South San. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. We now move into citizens to be heard. No citizens to be heard today. Going to take remarks. Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for having me. It's an honor and a blessing to be serving alongside you. I do want to just make a very brief remarks. I I do know that it's Teacher Appreciation Week and teachers are the backbone of what happens in a school district. They're on the front lines. They deliver high-quality Well, we expect them to deliver high-quality instruction day-to-day. We all know that the research says that teachers have the greatest impact on a student's learning experience, which is
003why it's so paramount for us as educators and as school leaders to make sure that every classroom has a high-quality teacher delivering high-quality instruction every day. So, I want to congratulate teachers for their hard work during this Teacher Appreciation Week, but I also want to applaud you as the Board of Managers and the Superintendent for ensuring that the decisions that you're making are increasing the likelihood that the South San Antonio ISD students and families are educated with the finest educators in the state of Texas. So, thank you so much for your hard work and for the difficult decisions that you have to make to ensure that those teachers are in the classroom teaching kids with high-quality instruction. Thank you so much. Thank you. We have no superintendent remarks today or board president remarks. We will
004now go into close session. The board will return to an open session and take appropriate action, if any, on items discussed in close session. No action will be taken in close session. Further, board members are reminded that all items discussed in close session must remain confidential so as to avoid any liability to the district. The board will consider and discuss the following items. Personnel 551.074 deliberation on the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of personnel including recommendations of contract renewals, staffing issues, campus principals, and district administrators. Number two, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 and 551.071, discussion and possible consultation with attorney regarding the proposed non-renewal of term contract employee Valerie Rios. Number three, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 and 551.071, discussion and possible consultation with attorney regarding the possible
005termination of probationary contract employee Jessica Cifuentes. The board will now move into close session. The time is 6:04. >> Mhm. >> We are now back in open session. The time is 7:04. Uh we are going to vote on some items that we discussed in closed session. Uh the first will be the discussion and possible action regarding the proposed uh non-renewal of contract employee Valerie Rios. Um the chair will now entertain any motion regarding this item. I move that we propose the non-renewal of term contract employee Valerie Rios and authorize the district to provide notice of this in accordance with district policy. Thank you. Can I get a second? I second. Thank you, Ms. Gomez Sanchez. Can I get a um Ms. Archuleta, can you get a roll call, please? Yes, sir. Remedios Medina? Yes. Carla
006Gomez Sanchez? >> Yes. Daryl Balderrama? Yes. Aurelina Prado? Yes. Jesus Rendon the III? Yes. Adrian Guerra? Yes. Dr. Kelly Murgia? Yes. Thank you. Motion passes. The next item up is a discussion and possible action regarding the termination of probationary contract of employee Jessica Cifuentes. Can I get a motion? Yes, I move that we terminate the probationary contract of district employee Jessica Cifuentes and authorize the district to provide notice in accordance with district policy. Thank you, Ms. Prado. Can I get a second? I second. Thank you, Dr. Murgia. Uh Ms. Martinez, can you can you conduct a roll call, please? Yes, sir. Remedios Medina? Yes. Carla Gomez Sanchez? >> Yes. Daryl Balderrama? Yes. Aurelina Prado? Yes. Jesus Rendon the III? Yes. Adrian Guerra? Yes. Yes. Dr. Kelly Murgia? Yes. Motion passes. Thank you. Uh the chair
007will now entertain a motion uh to adjourn the meeting. I make a motion to adjourn the meeting. Thank you, Dr. Murgia. Can I get a second? Second. Thank you, uh Mr. Rendon. Uh all in favor? I. >> I. I. Any opposed?