Votes at a glance: Laredo ISD special call meeting — Jan. 25, 2024
January 26, 2024 | LAREDO ISD, School Districts, Texas
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LAREDO, Texas — At its Jan. 25 special call meeting, the Laredo ISD Board of Trustees approved multiple agenda items and recorded several routine announcements.
Votes and outcomes
- Procurement method for Martin High School improvements (vocational shop and guard shack): Approved. The superintendent said purchases will come from appropriations in the adopted amended budget; a trustee moved to approve the procurement method and the motion carried by voice vote (Item 1).
- Resolution to submit a proposal to the Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Program (RFP dated Nov. 27, 2023): Approved. Trustees voted to authorize submission of a proposal in collaboration with the Rio Grande International Study Center (Item 2).
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Rio Grande International Study Center: Authorized. Trustees approved giving the superintendent and legal counsel authority to negotiate and enter an MOU to prepare the grant response and delineate implementation responsibilities (Item 3).
- 2024–25 scholastic calendar: Option 1 approved. Dr. Rios reported Option 1 received 1,566 online responses and 1,973 total responses; trustees approved Option 1 by voice vote (Item 4).
- Personnel approvals: Approved. Following a closed session (Texas Gov’t Code §551.074), trustees approved three professional hires by voice vote: Jamie Vargas for elementary principal (Dovalina); Noemi Garcia for staff development coordinator; and Pedro Lopez Jr. for tax office specialist (Item 5). The board stated no actions had been taken during the closed session itself.
Procedural notes
The board entered executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074 and returned to open session with the statement that no action was taken during the closed session. The meeting concluded with announcements of upcoming events and committee meeting dates and then adjourned.
Provenance: Procurement item intro and vote: SEG 045–SEG 077. Resolution and vote: SEG 078–SEG 181. MOU authorization: SEG 185–SEG 206. Calendar discussion and vote: SEG 235–SEG 283. Executive session entry/return: SEG 286–SEG 316. Personnel approvals: SEG 318–SEG 368. Adjournment: SEG 427–SEG 452.
Votes and outcomes
- Procurement method for Martin High School improvements (vocational shop and guard shack): Approved. The superintendent said purchases will come from appropriations in the adopted amended budget; a trustee moved to approve the procurement method and the motion carried by voice vote (Item 1).
- Resolution to submit a proposal to the Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Program (RFP dated Nov. 27, 2023): Approved. Trustees voted to authorize submission of a proposal in collaboration with the Rio Grande International Study Center (Item 2).
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Rio Grande International Study Center: Authorized. Trustees approved giving the superintendent and legal counsel authority to negotiate and enter an MOU to prepare the grant response and delineate implementation responsibilities (Item 3).
- 2024–25 scholastic calendar: Option 1 approved. Dr. Rios reported Option 1 received 1,566 online responses and 1,973 total responses; trustees approved Option 1 by voice vote (Item 4).
- Personnel approvals: Approved. Following a closed session (Texas Gov’t Code §551.074), trustees approved three professional hires by voice vote: Jamie Vargas for elementary principal (Dovalina); Noemi Garcia for staff development coordinator; and Pedro Lopez Jr. for tax office specialist (Item 5). The board stated no actions had been taken during the closed session itself.
Procedural notes
The board entered executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074 and returned to open session with the statement that no action was taken during the closed session. The meeting concluded with announcements of upcoming events and committee meeting dates and then adjourned.
Provenance: Procurement item intro and vote: SEG 045–SEG 077. Resolution and vote: SEG 078–SEG 181. MOU authorization: SEG 185–SEG 206. Calendar discussion and vote: SEG 235–SEG 283. Executive session entry/return: SEG 286–SEG 316. Personnel approvals: SEG 318–SEG 368. Adjournment: SEG 427–SEG 452.
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