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“I move to adopt the annual superintendent evaluations presented,” Secretary Guadion said when offering the motion; Trustee Burton seconded. The motion passed by a voice/show-of-hands vote, recorded as 7–0 in favor.

Board members said the tool was developed by an evaluation committee that met multiple times and that the instrument is tied to the superintendent’s entry plan. “We created a new document based on his 120 day, the 100 day entry plan... Did he do it? Did he meet it? Did he exceed it? And go from there,” one committee member summarized.

After adopting the instrument the board entered closed session under the Texas Government Code provisions cited on the record: consultation with legal counsel (TGC 551.071) and discussion of personnel (TGC 551.074), and for the superintendent evaluation and contract. The board announced in open session that it had ended executive session at 10:34 p.m., that no further action would be taken that evening, and then adjourned on a 7–0 voice vote.

The board chair and staff said a hard copy of the instrument would be provided to trustees in connection with the closed-session evaluation process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Del Valle ISD, TX - Special Board Meetings - Jun 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Del Valle ISD Board of Trustees voted 7–0 to adopt a new superintendent evaluation instrument and proceeded into closed session to conduct the superintendent evaluation and related personnel consultations; board announced no further actions that evening.","taxTitle","DEL VALLE ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",38708,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526677,"Del Valle ISD considers Optional Flexible School Day and Graduation Alliance partnership to reengage students",1405,1239000,2644000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3769446-475a1f7ea38cee072ddd9d99d079915f&start=1239&end=2644","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3769446-475a1f7ea38cee072ddd9d99d079915f/thumbnail_1239000.jpg","/articles/6526677/Texas/Del-Valle-ISD-considers-Optional-Flexible-School-Day-and-Graduation-Alliance-partnership-to-reengage-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526677-45271fbe262889ac2e2804728056f58e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775192408&Signature=oxYUONfrsw5gYK0OILeTs677gSj19~Mldk9nF1PkNWefzUeVH0Ke-eM2HnmDGWyopNtH6vkDQBS87LHMAYnXzm4Egpo9ff0BuZGJDpPyS-boF3jXyP2qV4iK4btDwNlOJsNjeA2Fu3SG0oGNLUODsz6cLosGtf30cX-l~oRbrckoMoFpDllyxi38-6BJZ0JcNBAb16iLgkIAPUfT81Ll6l9EQdTi~Zrsr-L4pI5gxYbgdJPRwMTjT9Ag5Qi2pOmuav1XggQogL-TLALJyFpW0GTc-QgtnlOAhkAqlI0TuZygvHhgva39DkS0RlYzViwTNmHAgwcIhaIWG-wTytGOig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Del Valle ISD administrators presented an information item on the Optional Flexible School Day (OFSD) program and a proposed partnership with Graduation Alliance, saying the two items are linked and staff will request board approval to apply to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) next week.

“[OFSD] is designated for students in grades who are at risk of dropping out. It provides a flexible schedule for them,” Dr. Mark Kent said, explaining the program’s purpose: to remove barriers for students who are behind on credits, work, or face medical or behavioral challenges while preserving funding and pathways to graduation. “This is about helping our students stay in school.”

Kent and others said the district receives full average daily attendance (ADA) funding for students enrolled in OFSD when TEA’s requirements are met, which makes the model financially viable for the district while enabling flexible scheduling for a small subset of students. “This provides that chance, while still being in a traditional campus,” Kent said, noting the option can also be used at the Opportunity Center and district alternative education program (DAEP).

Board members asked a range of questions about eligibility, oversight, staffing and scale. Trustee Pantoja asked how many students might benefit; staff said a reasonable initial estimate could be about 10% of high-school students who need an alternative pathway. “Typically, I would say about 10% of our students that really need an alternative,” Dr. Kent said.

Trustees sought guarantees that OFSD would not be used merely to boost ADA without improving student outcomes. Vice President Lodesma Woody asked, “What does the outcome look like that, hey, this was a successful program for us?” Kent said graduation on-time or maintaining cohort status would be the primary success metric. “Our measure is always we want to ensure that this student stays on cohort,” he said, and described changes such as assigning a consistent counselor from freshman through senior year to improve continuity.

The Graduation Alliance representative described a pay-for-performance, course-completion model used to reengage older students (up to age 26 under funding rules) who have dropped out or are not enrolled. “We are a program within the district. We are not a school… these are students of the district and their sole goal is to get a diploma from Del Valle ISD,” a Graduation Alliance speaker said, describing a model that provides laptops, hotspots and an academic coach/advocate who supports students locally and virtually. Staff emphasized the district controls the list of students who would be offered the program and that the Graduation Alliance conducts outreach and re-enrollment with district approval.

Trustees asked operational questions: whether teachers would be reassigned, whether counseling or athletics would be available to reengaged students, whether students could walk with a cohort at graduation, and how enrollment and continual eligibility would work. Staff said current district teachers and counselors would be employed for OFSD cases where appropriate and that Graduation Alliance students receive virtual instructional and support services; local internship or extracurricular eligibility would depend on district policy and the student’s enrollment status.

Staff noted OFSD requires a TEA-approved application; the district intends to submit the OFSD application and present both items for board approval the following week, so the Graduation Alliance partnership could operate under the OFSD designation. No formal vote was taken during the special meeting.

Trustees asked staff to return with clear eligibility criteria, success metrics (graduation/cohort status), and details on staffing, outreach and safeguards to prevent inappropriate referrals.

“Before they are enrolled in the Opportunity Center, maybe a pathway for them,” Dr. Kent said, describing OFSD as a targeted, last-resort pathway intended for a small percentage of students who have exhausted other interventions.","District staff presented the Optional Flexible School Day (OFSD) application and a proposed Graduation Alliance partnership aimed at reengaging students who have dropped out or are severely disengaged; trustees asked about eligibility, staffing, outcomes and oversight before staff returns for board action.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526681,"Del Valle ISD to recommend Petroleum Traders for fuel RFP; item set for June 17 adoption",70,1140000,1210000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3769446-475a1f7ea38cee072ddd9d99d079915f&start=1140&end=1210","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3769446-475a1f7ea38cee072ddd9d99d079915f/thumbnail_1140000.jpg","/articles/6526681/Texas/Del-Valle-ISD-to-recommend-Petroleum-Traders-for-fuel-RFP-item-set-for-June-17-adoption","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526681-521efe54cb62988b096deb4cbbaa5d70/orig.mp4?Expires=1775192408&Signature=MCeOpNTDRy65g5Dg6L1ZKPy49sG0cf79zJ1KRS-SmokjFcl3JIyX-CNx~EtW9vaD-Etiy1jnnnUfbJK9YjuTYaLB7NwouSXE5AQdITWMFKL~Z8eERrOWhkhhXojE~rZb2NiKAsYREWK0ul1ON56r7jX5RVYMsy929MVyXA0avxTezSeMF5Q0aPGP-U2i8KbJpc7Zk2Dc2dNCQiAs3oId4w9xx45kGLztoclbsmHGSefA8nwDCWn-mXu1ImK3xLLwklg086gOvdoEG1G86jgcbfNOAVbnJ1g13klrjMzTBSjJuzTCzHIpKnFWNHfoF0YjjbuaYr~1iJwXtadKNfcSkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Del Valle ISD staff presented information about a request for proposals for bulk unleaded and diesel fuel for the 2025–26 school year and said they will recommend Petroleum Traders, the district’s current supplier, for board approval at the June 17 meeting.

“On May 2 the district issued an RFP for bulk unleaded and diesel fuel for the 2025–26 school year… we had eight vendors responding with proposals,” Ms. Dina Edgar said. She told trustees that proposals and the scoring rubric were included in the board packet and that Petroleum Traders is the vendor staff plans to recommend at the June meeting.

Trustees asked how long Petroleum Traders has been the vendor; staff said this is their second year. The presentation was informational; formal adoption will be on the June 17 consent or action agenda.

No board action was taken at the special meeting.","District staff said eight vendors responded to the RFP for bulk unleaded and diesel fuel and will recommend extending the current vendor, Petroleum Traders, at the June 17 board meeting.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526686,"Del Valle ISD staff recommend Sodexo after food-service RFP; board raises questions about pricing-focused scoring",272,96000,368000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3769446-475a1f7ea38cee072ddd9d99d079915f&start=96&end=368","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3769446-475a1f7ea38cee072ddd9d99d079915f/thumbnail_96000.jpg","/articles/6526686/Texas/Del-Valle-ISD-staff-recommend-Sodexo-after-food-service-RFP-board-raises-questions-about-pricing-focused-scoring","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526686-2e3a02ffbc0eb5b1790fe846984fb248/orig.mp4?Expires=1775192408&Signature=M6WBowtYmnBliOZLGsUfZGQl4lY5SCk9ww5SF8s1GilWqbbwnIuxe4~oFKDOdkfsH5IotOPpQXAEtIWurS64EnGRG7k0jOTAHWY0PZmehwaum87ZOWSCixfUXXqkZ1~ZvSIyTRUt~SprvkJ25gEzIkkr-RTxjfSm8Db-ZiY42I7wJ8QNaK2nbjWmG7JXGE7~yZuTSWSNdPzjPkJ6tIjGVQs0X9RFi6ewTJpjMEADQb2b1ZWxg99AL8dpxcSjWfq12CJMGob-SPbzD5~Y5l1BIMjpVpB4T1s8WSYf0poSGWfelarOaNbxQTgLhvL78JsbH9MCmXR4EiMiEjoSHKC8mQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Del Valle ISD staff told trustees during a special board meeting in June 2025 that six companies submitted proposals for the district’s food-service management contract and that staff will recommend Sodexo for approval at the June 17 board meeting.

“Twenty-two food service management companies were included in the RFP and we received proposals up until May 21; we had six vendor responses — Sodexo, Southwest Food Service Excellence, Aramark, Chartwells, Tahir, and Whitsons,” Ms. Dina Edgar said, summarizing the request-for-proposals process and the evaluation timeline. “We will bring the recommendation, of Sodexo operations for approval at the June 17 board meeting.”

Trustees said they did not object to hearing the information but pressed staff for more context about why Sodexo led the scoring. “I’m trying to understand why we overall picked — it looks like they got 25 out of 25 in the cost perspective, but everything else, they were kind of the same,” Trustee Cisneros said. “I’m just trying to understand, from the committee standpoint, what stood them out other than the 40 points?”

Edgar said the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) scoring rubric places heavy weight on pricing. “The three items that are listed within the rubric is where the majority of the points come from... Years of experience, if they have at least 10 years of experience or more, they get 10 points regardless. And then cost, whoever provides the lowest cost gets the highest points,” she said. “So right away you’re starting with 40 points right there that's going to the lowest vendor.”

Board members pressed for committee feedback beyond the numeric scores — for example, whether taste testing, menu quality, or student surveys influenced the evaluation. Edgar and a procurement staffer said committee members must be district employees per TDA guidelines and that the menu and TDA-required menus are reviewed by staff and submitted to TDA for approval. “The menu options are provided by students. Yeah, the menu is something that is reviewed by our staff,” Edgar said.

Several trustees said they have heard complaints about food quality and wanted opportunities for further discussion before the June 17 adoption. “Just because it’s cheaper doesn’t mean that’s what we should be using,” Trustee Pantoja said. Board members discussed options such as student taste-testing, stronger student engagement with menu decisions and returning with more detailed committee feedback prior to the formal vote.

Staff noted a firm deadline: the board’s June 17 action is needed because the district will not have a food-service vendor on July 1 if a new contract is not adopted. Edgar said the RFP release and evaluation were delayed this year by the TDA approval process, which prevented earlier vendor solicitation.

The item was presented as informational; staff said the formal recommendation and contract will be on the June 17 agenda for adoption.

A vote on the food-service contract was not taken at the special meeting.","District staff reported that six vendors responded to the Del Valle ISD food-service RFP and that a scoring committee ranked Sodexo highest largely on cost; trustees asked for more detail on quality, reviewer comments and the process before the board’s approval vote.","actionData","errors"]

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