Perit inci et, vel utpatum um sandio commy my nit lore digna con eugueri eri ureros essi si ea facil delismodiat, di vel et augait ut wismod mod eliscilismod il ism tion velis eugait augiat. a Ut lut eraestrud mod molorercing orerc rc ea consendre e estrud. Agenda Highlights Regular held January 21, 2014 at Edgewood Fine Arts Academy Recital Hall Board approves new band hall at Kennedy HS Trustees approved the Administration s recommendation that the design-build method will provide the best value to Edgewood ISD and authorized the Superintendent to prepare a request for qualifications and advertise for services required for the construction of a new band hall at Kennedy HS. The growth of the Kennedy Band program necessitates the construction of a new band hall adjacent to the main school building. This facility would incorporate large rehearsal rooms, large ensemble rooms, instrument/uniform storage, individual practice rooms, and restrooms. Teachers offices would allow for the instruction team to conduct rehearsals. Board Policy CV (Local) states that for construction projects that have been budgeted by the Board or have been otherwise authorized by the Board, the method by which the District will award a construction contract valued at $50,000 or more shall be by competitive bidding, unless otherwise ordered by Board resolution in accordance with applicable state purchasing requirements. Piano for Fine Arts Theatre approved The Board approved the purchase of a Steinway Piano for the Edgewood Fine Arts Theatre. A District committee met December 18 to discuss the purchase. The approved purchase is a Steinway Piano, Model D from the If the District considers a construction contract using a method other than competitive bidding, the District is required to select the method of procurement that provides the best value for the district. Administration believes that competitive bidding limits the District s ability to negotiate on the foregoing projects. For example, if the lowest responsible bidder is higher than the District s budget, the District cannot negotiate for a change in scope of work and price. In order to seek a lower price, the District would have to reject all bids, revise the construction documents, and re-bid the project - a costly and time-consuming process. The designbuild method, therefore, is considered the best value to the District. Under the design-build method, a single entity provides both the design and the construction services. This single contract approach reduces administrative costs as it requires the monitoring of one contract rather than the multiple contracts required in traditional procurement methods. factory in New York. Steinway pianos are not stocked locally. The piano is expected to arrive this spring.
2 Trustees approve personnel recommendations Trustees approved the hiring and assignments of new professional staff, teachers, auxiliary, and classified personnel. NEW HIRES: PROFESSIONAL Alejandro Juarez, Athletic Trainer, Athletics Department. NEW HIRES: TEACHERS Monica Henriquez, 4th grade Dual, Las Palmas ES; Enriqueta Oyervides, Teacher Pool, as needed; Michelle Sullivan, English, Memorial HS. PROMOTIONS Armando Ontiveros, currently Apple Technician in Technology, to Finance & Operations Applications Analyst in Technology. NEW HIRES: PARA-PROFESSIONALS Jose Campa, Access Control/Security Alarm Technician, Technology Department; Elaine Cantu, Attendance Clerk, Gus Garcia MS; La Tanya Chamberlain, Special Ed Aide/ BD Unit, Brentwood MS; Michelle Garcia, Special Ed Aide/BD Unit, Memorial HS; Emili Gonzalez, Head Start Aide, Cardenas ECC; Guadalupe Rodriguez, Special Ed Aide/ Life, L.B. Johnson ES; Norma Sanchez, Head Start Aide, Cardenas ECC; JoAnn Torres, In-School Suspension Monitor, Kennedy HS; Debra Williams, Special Ed Aide, L.B. Johnson ES. PARA-PROFESSIONAL PROMOTIONS Gloria Davila, currently Bilingual Ed Aide at Roosevelt ES, to Special Ed Support Facilitator Aide at Roosevelt ES; Audrey Gonzales, currently Attendance Clerk at Gus Garcia MS, to Data Clerk at Perales ES; Joel Guillen, currently Senior Systems Technician in Technology, to Help Desk Technician in Technology; Maria Perez, currently Bookkeeper in Athletics, to Bookkeeper/ Inventory Specialist in Athletics; Dora Ramos, currently Head Start Aide at Burleson ECC, to Special Ed Aide/BD Unit at Perales ES. PARA-PROFESSIONAL RETIREMENT Carlos Acuña, System Technician, Technology; Mary Ortiz, Pre-K Ed Aide 4, Loma Park ES. AUXILIARY NEW HIRES Manuela Alfaro, Child Nutrition Specialist, Brentwood MS; Luz Almaguer, Head Start Custodian, Stafford ECC; Mateo Diaz, Bus Driver, Transportation; Grace Garcia, Child Nutrition Specialist, Gardendale ES; Arlene Gomez, Child Nutrition Specialist, Stafford ECC; Maria Gonzalez, Child Nutrition Specialist, Memorial HS; Nicole Herring, Police Officer, Police Department; Maria Juarez, Head Start Custodian, Stafford ECC/ Cardenas ECC; Ruby Mann, Child Nutrition Specialist, Memorial HS; Maria Saldaña Macias, Head Start Custodian, Cardenas ECC; Andres Saldivar, Police Dispatcher, Police Department; Lizeth Serrata, Child Nutrition Specialist, Gardendale ES; Mary Lou Vasquez, Child Nutrition Specialist, Kennedy HS. AUXILIARY RETIREMENT Betty De Luna, Child Nutrition Manager, Brentwood MS; Laura Prado, Child Nutrition Manager, Cardenas ECC; Sam Talamantez, Police Sergeant, Police Department. is a synopsis of the Board meeting and not the official minutes. The official Board meeting minutes are kept in the Board of Trustees Office.
3 School Board Recognition Month Board members (left to right) Velma Peña, John Morales, Mary Lou Mendoza, Sonia Elizondo, Tina Morales, Joseph Guerra, and Johnny Perez, and Superintendent Dr. José A. Cervantes stand next to the School Board Recognition Month cake. Trustees approve purchase of computer-based reading, assessment program for PK-2nd The Board approved the purchase of istation, a Pre-K through 2nd grade computer-based reading and assessment program available in English and Spanish. The program includes teacher-directed resources and training. It is an interactive reading intervention program for at-risk and ESL students that individualizes instruction for each child. istation accelerates students performing on or above grade level. It provides skills required to become a fluent reader. The purchase includes professional development for teachers. This purchase is aligned with the product available to 3rd through 8th grade students. School Health Advisory Council members approved for 2 years Trustees approved the recommendations for appointment to the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) for a two-year term. Top photo: The Board of Trustees and Superintendent Dr. José A. Cervantes conduct the meeting under the School Board Recognition Month logo created by Don Nuñez, Dance Aide at Edgewood Fine Arts Academy, and Robert Ramos, Theatre Manager. Left photo: Robert Sabo, Orchestra Teacher at Edgewood Fine Arts Academy, leads the string ensemble before the start of the meeting. Claudia Casso (far right), Theatre Arts Director at Edgewood Fine Arts Academy, interacts with students from the Academy, Brentwood MS, Las Palmas ES, and Stafford ECC who performed a skit for the Board of Trustees. The skit included items approved by the Board in recent months. The Education Code states that the board of trustees shall point at least five members to the local SHAC. A majority of the members must be persons who are parents of students enrolled in the district and who are not employed by the district. SHAC members are Mary Lou Campos, Las Palmas ES; H. Laura Luna, Roosevelt ES; Stella Casares, Las Palmas ES; Jessica Puente, L.B. Johnson ES; Rosa Martinez, Wrenn MS; Ciria Venegas, H.B. Gonzalez ES; Sandra Torres, Loma Park ES. Officers are Norma Haro (parent), Chairperson; Rosa M. Escobar (community), Secretary; Mike Espinoza (parent), Corresponding Secretary. Other officers are Melissa Y. Botello (parent), Domingo Fernandez (parent), Albert Garza (parent), Margaret Moreno (community), Irene B. Villarreal (parent), Sylvia Contreras (parent), Julissa De La Garza (parent), Michele Maxwell (community), and Velma Peña (Board member). Michele N. Flores, Director of Health Services and Wellness, is the SHAC Facilitator.
4 Board approves purchase of projectors, screens for all kindergarten to 2nd grade classrooms The Board approved the purchase of Epson projectors, mounts, screens, and installations for all kindergarten to 2nd grade classrooms. Consultants Stephanie Harvey, Dr. Julie Jackson bringing support to EISD teachers Trustees approved contracts with consultants Stephanie Harvey and Dr. Julie Jackson for ongoing professional development. Harvey will provide in-class support to language arts teachers at the elementary and middle schools and training for social studies teachers at Gus Garcia MS in reading strategies for expository text. Dr. Jackson will provide direct teacher support through professional development, lesson planning with interactive word walls, model lessons, and guidance in required STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Capstone projects. Harvey s services bring ongoing professional development for campus kindergarten to 8th grade literacy teams and administrators to study a specific aspect of literacy, delving deeply into content, and implementing new practices in their classrooms. Dr. Jackson supports Edgewood ISD science teachers at the elementary grade levels of 3rd through 5th grade, all middle school science teachers, and high school biology teachers. A few classrooms in secondary grades will receive a new projector so it can be compatible with an Apple TV. Teachers will be able to teach by walking around their classrooms using their ipad to demonstrate the lessons on the projector. Football stadium renamed Edgewood Veterans Stadium The Board approved a name change for Edgewood ISD s varsity football complex. Frank Mata Memorial Stadium and the Kennedy HS Field House are now called Edgewood Veterans Stadium. The name change was made in conformity with state law and District policy. School Board meeting all decked out The Fine Arts Academy Recital Hall was decorated for School Board Recognition Month. Don Nuñez, Dance Aide at the Fine Arts Academy, and Robert Ramos, Theatre Manager, created the illuminated banner displayed over the Board table (top photo). The bottom photo shows children s silhouettes and hearts created by Nuñez. The decorations were placed in front of the Board table. Additional services by Dr. Jackson include the support of Toltech T-STEM Academy in the completion of Capstone Project.
5 Briefs Approval for proclamation to recognize African-American History Month in Edgewood ISD during the month of February 2014: Recognition of black history originated in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week. It was later celebrated as Black History Month. Woodson chose the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of two Americans who greatly influenced the lives and social condition of African-Americans - former President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass. Approval of proclamation to recognize Career and Technical Education Month in Edgewood ISD during the month of February 2014: Career and technical education provides Americans with a school-to-careers connection and is the backbone of a strong, well-educated workforce. Career and technical education gives high school students experience in practical, meaningful applications of skills such as reading, writing and mathematics. Approval of proclamation to recognize National School Counseling Week in Edgewood ISD, February 3-7, 2014: School Counseling Week focuses public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems. The weeklong observance highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. Briefs Approval to purchase two 2014 Chevrolet Suburbans: The Board approved the purchase of two 2014 Chevrolet Suburbans. The District demand for school vehicles has increased and necessitates the need for the additional vehicles. All employees traveling on school business are required to travel in a school vehicle. Exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis. The additional Suburbans can accommodate groups of employees traveling to conferences, workshops and meetings. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Joseph M. Guerra, President Tina Morales, Vice President Johnny R. Perez, Secretary Sonia Elizondo, Trustee Mary Lou Mendoza, Trustee John A. Morales, Trustee Velma Peña, Trustee SUPERINTENDENT Dr. José A. Cervantes is prepared by the Office of Communications & Public Relations 5358 W. Commerce St. San Antonio, Texas 78237 Phone: 210-444-7955 Fax: 210-444-7962 www.eisd.net Next Regular Board meeting: Feb. 18, Guerra Development Center Edgewood ISD provides a solid foundation with a World-Class Education. is a synopsis of the Board meeting and not the official minutes. The official Board meeting minutes are kept in the Board of Trustees Office.