Approval of 2013-14 Instructional School Calendar Revisions (To Revise Testing Dates as per TEA)
First Option to Extend Reading Assessment and Intervention Services RFP #12-063 to Liberty Source LP (State Funds - $124,820.00) (To Assess Students’ Reading Needs at the Elementary Level)
First Option to Extend Special Education Services & Dyslexia Staff Development Training & Material RFP #12-149 to Wilson Language Training Corporation ($75,000.00) and HighScope Foundation ($75,000.00) (Local and Federal Funds – Not to Exceed $150,000.00)
First Option to Extend Student Assessment Management System and Curriculum Management Software RFP #13-004, to Eduphoria, Inc. (State and Federal Funds - $116,196.00)
Additional Expenditures to William Marsh Rice University for STEMscopes Curriculum for Curriculum and Instruction Utilizing Web-Based Supplemental Science Curriculum RFP #13-035 (State and Federal Funds - $123,690.00) (To Provide Grades K-8 Supplemental Science Curriculum for the Entire 2013-2014 School Year)
Additional Expenditures to Mentoring Minds under Math Intervention Resources and Materials RFP #13-015 (State Funds - $128,508.04) (To Provide Tier II and Tier III Materials for the 2013-2014 School Year)
Credit by Examination Materials from Texas Tech University ($80,000.00) and The University of Texas at Austin ($30,000.00) (the Two State Approved Vendors) (Local Funds - $110,000.00)
Expenditures from Xerox and Canon Utilizing the State of Texas Photocopier Lease & Rental Contract #985-L2 (Local, State, and Federal Funds - $1,031,000.00)
Approval of Expenditures of Job Order Contracts for Minor Construction Trades & Services CSP #13-128, Project No. 14.439 to 21 Vendors (199 Operating Fund and 240 Operating Fund - $1,800,000.00)
E-17 Elementary School, RFQ No. 13-102, Project No. 09.957 (Administration Recommendation: Carl Daniel Architects) (2007 Bond Fund – $835,974.00)
Approval of Purchasing Items Utilizing Cooperative Agreements A. Approval of Custodial Products and Supplies Utilizing Region 19 Purchasing Cooperative Contracts RFP #11-6698, RFP #11-6699, RFP #12-6717, RFP #12-6728 and RFP #12-6797 (Local Funds - $257,796.09) B. Approval of Expenditures from Scholastic Magazines for Curriculum and Instruction Utilizing Region 19 ESC RFP #12-6789 (Title I Funds – Not to Exceed $150,000.00) C. Approval of Expenditures from Grounds for Play, Inc. ($25,000.00); Magnified Vision ($50,000.00); Pearson Education, Inc. ($30,000.00); Rifton Equipment ($30,000.00); and Riverside Publishing ($40,000.00), for Special Education Supplies, Materials & Equipment Utilizing Approved Cooperative Agreements (Federal Funds (IDEA) - $175,000.00)
Approval to Add Schuster Elementary School to Early Childhood Education and Parental Education Support/Outreach Program RFP #12-130 for an Additional Amount of $91,466.00 under the Texas Literacy Initiative (TLI) Continuation Grant and Approval of the Memorandums of Understanding Between EPISD and Region 19 Head Start; EPISD and Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Bliss Child Development Centers; and EPISD and AVANCE-El Paso, for the Period September 1, 2013, through August 31, 2014 (Texas Literacy Initiative - $91,466.00)
Approval of Waiver of Board Policy GKD (Local), Community Relations: Nonschool Use of School Facilities, for Use of the Fine Arts Classroom at Jefferson High School and the Fine Arts Theater at Bowie High School by the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras (Operating Fund - $72,218.08
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Board Policies A. DCB (Local), Employment Practices: Term Contracts B. DCC (Local), Employment Practices: Continuing Contracts
14. Meeting to be Closed under Sections 551.071 and 551.074 of the Texas Government Code as Follows: A. Consultation with Legal Counsel Concerning Legal Issues Relating To: 1. James P. Marshall, Plaintiff vs. El Paso Independent School District, Defendant; In the County Court at Law No. Six, El Paso County, Texas; Cause No. 2012-DCV-05860 2. Michelle B. Kirkland, Plaintiff vs. El Paso Independent School District, Defendant; In the County Court at Law No. 5, El Paso County, Texas; Cause No. 2012-DCV-05750 3. Inquiries/Investigations by Outside Agencies B. Proposed Termination of Continuing Employment Contracts 1. Teacher, Guillen Middle School 2. Teacher, Andress High School ** C. Grievance Hearing Appeals 1. Victor Dominguez, Campus Patrol, Brown Middle School 2. Mary Martinez, Nurse, Henderson Middle School 3. Larry Olsen, Counselor, Collins Elementary School ** D. Internal Auditor’s Formative Evaluation Any final action as a result of this discussion will be taken at the re-opening of this meeting, later during the Open Session or at a subsequent meeting. 15. Adjournment
Aug 20, 2013 Board of Trustees
Approval of 2013-14 Instructional School Calendar Revisions (To Revise Testing Dates as per TEA)
First Option to Extend Reading Assessment and Intervention Services RFP #12-063 to Liberty Source LP (State Funds - $124,820.00) (To Assess Students’ Reading Needs at the Elementary Level)
First Option to Extend Special Education Services & Dyslexia Staff Development Training & Material RFP #12-149 to Wilson Language Training Corporation ($75,000.00) and HighScope Foundation ($75,000.00) (Local and Federal Funds – Not to Exceed $150,000.00)
First Option to Extend Student Assessment Management System and Curriculum Management Software RFP #13-004, to Eduphoria, Inc. (State and Federal Funds - $116,196.00)
Additional Expenditures to William Marsh Rice University for STEMscopes Curriculum for Curriculum and Instruction Utilizing Web-Based Supplemental Science Curriculum RFP #13-035 (State and Federal Funds - $123,690.00) (To Provide Grades K-8 Supplemental Science Curriculum for the Entire 2013-2014 School Year)
Additional Expenditures to Mentoring Minds under Math Intervention Resources and Materials RFP #13-015 (State Funds - $128,508.04) (To Provide Tier II and Tier III Materials for the 2013-2014 School Year)
Credit by Examination Materials from Texas Tech University ($80,000.00) and The University of Texas at Austin ($30,000.00) (the Two State Approved Vendors) (Local Funds - $110,000.00)
Expenditures from Xerox and Canon Utilizing the State of Texas Photocopier Lease & Rental Contract #985-L2 (Local, State, and Federal Funds - $1,031,000.00)
Approval of Expenditures of Job Order Contracts for Minor Construction Trades & Services CSP #13-128, Project No. 14.439 to 21 Vendors (199 Operating Fund and 240 Operating Fund - $1,800,000.00)
E-17 Elementary School, RFQ No. 13-102, Project No. 09.957 (Administration Recommendation: Carl Daniel Architects) (2007 Bond Fund – $835,974.00)
Approval of Purchasing Items Utilizing Cooperative Agreements A. Approval of Custodial Products and Supplies Utilizing Region 19 Purchasing Cooperative Contracts RFP #11-6698, RFP #11-6699, RFP #12-6717, RFP #12-6728 and RFP #12-6797 (Local Funds - $257,796.09) B. Approval of Expenditures from Scholastic Magazines for Curriculum and Instruction Utilizing Region 19 ESC RFP #12-6789 (Title I Funds – Not to Exceed $150,000.00) C. Approval of Expenditures from Grounds for Play, Inc. ($25,000.00); Magnified Vision ($50,000.00); Pearson Education, Inc. ($30,000.00); Rifton Equipment ($30,000.00); and Riverside Publishing ($40,000.00), for Special Education Supplies, Materials & Equipment Utilizing Approved Cooperative Agreements (Federal Funds (IDEA) - $175,000.00)
Approval to Add Schuster Elementary School to Early Childhood Education and Parental Education Support/Outreach Program RFP #12-130 for an Additional Amount of $91,466.00 under the Texas Literacy Initiative (TLI) Continuation Grant and Approval of the Memorandums of Understanding Between EPISD and Region 19 Head Start; EPISD and Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Bliss Child Development Centers; and EPISD and AVANCE-El Paso, for the Period September 1, 2013, through August 31, 2014 (Texas Literacy Initiative - $91,466.00)
Approval of Waiver of Board Policy GKD (Local), Community Relations: Nonschool Use of School Facilities, for Use of the Fine Arts Classroom at Jefferson High School and the Fine Arts Theater at Bowie High School by the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras (Operating Fund - $72,218.08
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Board Policies A. DCB (Local), Employment Practices: Term Contracts B. DCC (Local), Employment Practices: Continuing Contracts
14. Meeting to be Closed under Sections 551.071 and 551.074 of the Texas Government Code as Follows: A. Consultation with Legal Counsel Concerning Legal Issues Relating To: 1. James P. Marshall, Plaintiff vs. El Paso Independent School District, Defendant; In the County Court at Law No. Six, El Paso County, Texas; Cause No. 2012-DCV-05860 2. Michelle B. Kirkland, Plaintiff vs. El Paso Independent School District, Defendant; In the County Court at Law No. 5, El Paso County, Texas; Cause No. 2012-DCV-05750 3. Inquiries/Investigations by Outside Agencies B. Proposed Termination of Continuing Employment Contracts 1. Teacher, Guillen Middle School 2. Teacher, Andress High School ** C. Grievance Hearing Appeals 1. Victor Dominguez, Campus Patrol, Brown Middle School 2. Mary Martinez, Nurse, Henderson Middle School 3. Larry Olsen, Counselor, Collins Elementary School ** D. Internal Auditor’s Formative Evaluation Any final action as a result of this discussion will be taken at the re-opening of this meeting, later during the Open Session or at a subsequent meeting. 15. Adjournment