May 23, 2007
Regular School Board Meeting
by Linda Saldivar
May 18, 2007
LA VILLA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
OFFICIAL AGENDA AND MEETING NOTICE
Regular School Board Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the La Villa I.S.D. Board of
Trustees will be held on May 23, 2007, 6:00 P.M., at the La Villa
Multi-Purpose Center, located at 500 E. 9th Street. If at anytime
during the course of the meeting the board determines that a need
to convene in executive session becomes necessary, the board shall
do so.
A. Call meeting to order
A-1 Pledge of Allegiance
A-2 Prayer
A-3 Canvass Election Returns of May 12, 2007, Board of Trustee
Election, and Declare winners
A-4 Newly elected board members take Oath of Office
A-5 Reorganization of the school board
A-6 Approval to pay all election expenses
A-7 Public Audience
A-8 Student Recognition
A-9 Approval of school board minutes:
a) Regular School Board Meeting Minutes of April 18, 2007
b) Special School Board Meeting Minutes of May 1, 2007
B. Superintendent’s Report
Review and take appropriate action on the following:
B-1 Update on Preliminary 2006-07 TAKS Results
B-2 Approval of Inter-Local Cooperation Contract with UT-Pan
American TexPREP
B-3 Approval of Inter-Local Cooperation Contract with Texas State
Technical College TexPREP
B-4 Approval of the 2007 Employee Summer Work Schedule
B-5 Approval of Inter-Local Cooperation Contract with UT-Pan
American Rising 12th Grade Bridge College Readiness Academy
Program
B-6 Approval of the Summer School Staff and Summer
B-7 Approval of the Region One KIOSK Information Solutions
Inter-Local Agreement
B-8 Approval of the Dyslexia Stipend for 2006-07
B-9 Approval of the Summer Gifted and Talented Pilot
Entrepreneurship Project
B-10 Approval of the Middle School Migrant trip to San Antonio and
Austin Texas
B-11 Approval of Curriculum Assistant Job Description for Project
Lead Candidates
B-12 Approval of the Advertising on the Surplus Property Sealed Bid
Auction
C. Support Services – No Items Presented
D. Instruction and Curriculum
D-1 Instructional Report - Information Item Only
a) Report on Elementary School
b) Report on Middle School
c) Report on High School
E. Student Services – No Items Presented
F. Finance – Budget
Review and take appropriate action on the following:
F-1 District expense report for the month of April 2007
F-2 Comparison of Revenues to Budget Report – Information Item
Only
F-3 Investments by Fund Report – Information Item Only
F-4 Tax report for month of March 2007–Information Item Only
F-5 Functional Budget Amendments
F-6 Approval of Inter-Local Cooperation Agreement for Tax
Assessment and Collection with the County of Hidalgo-The Office of
Tax Assessor
F-7 Approval of Medicaid Administration Agreement between Texas
State Billing (TSBS) and La Villa ISD
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F-8 Approval of La Villa ISD (MAC) Operating Plan
F-9 Approval of InterAgency Agreement & Business Associate
Agreement
F-10 Approval of Purchase of Copier for Administration Office
F-11 Authorization of Issuance of a Request for Qualifications for
the Services of an Architect to provide services for the District’s
Project, which includes all facility concerns that were addressed
in the 2006 Bond Election, as follows: Roof Repair at all campuses;
Parking Lots throughout the District; Air Conditioning, Heating
& Boiler System; Middle School Front Entrance from Hwy. 107;
New Bus Barn and Inventory Building; New Football Stadium; New
Girls’ Softball Field; New Roof at Administration Office; and
miscellaneous Renovations, which include Flooring, Gym Floor,
Sidewalks, Water Draining and Fencing, so that the District may
select the most highly qualified provider of services pursuant to
Texas Government Code Section 2254.004.
G. Executive Session (Closed to Public)
Adjournment to closed or executive session pursuant to Texas
Government Code Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074,
551.075, 551.076, 551.082, 551.083, 551,084, and the Texas Open
Meetings Act.
1) Approval of Proposed Appointments, Terminations, Leaves,
Resignations, Re-assignments of Personnel
a) Hiring of Administrative/Professional Personnel – Instructional
and Non-Instructional
b) Hiring of Non-Professional Personnel – Clerical/Technical and
Auxiliary
c) La Villa ISD staff Reassignments/Terminations
d) La Villa ISD staff leave of absences and resignations
e) La Villa ISD Organizational Chart
2) Legal Matters - None
H. Reconvene in Open Meeting
Should any final action, final decision or final vote be required
in the opinion of the Board with regard to any matter considered in
such closed/executive session, then such final action, final
decision or final vote shall be at the open meeting covered by this
notice upon the reconvening of this public meeting.
I. Adjournment
CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE
On this 18th day of May 2007, at 4:00 P.M., this notice was posted
on a bulletin board located at a place convenient to the public in
the central administrative office of the La Villa I.S.D., 500 E.
9th Street, La Villa, Texas, and readily accessible to the general
public at all times.
______________________________
Dr. Norma Linda Salaiz
Superintendent
If any accommodations for a person with a disability are required, please notify the superintendent's office at (956) 262-4755 twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
