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Eagle Pass ISD board approves District of Innovation renewal, disposal of instructional materials and vendor contract renewals
Summary
At its regular meeting the Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a five-year District of Innovation plan renewal limited to an early-start school calendar, authorized the recycling/disposal of out-of-adoption instructional materials and renewed charter-bus vendor contracts. All motions passed during the public meeting.
The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees approved three routine action items at its regular meeting: renewal of the district's District of Innovation plan, authorization to recycle out-of-adoption instructional materials, and renewal of charter-bus vendor contracts.
The board voted to approve the District of Innovation plan renewal after the districtwide committee's unanimous recommendation. Superintendent Samuel Mijares described the renewal as a routine five-year process and said the plan "is only the early start to the school year," which the committee approved. Trustee Hilda P. Martinez moved the motion to approve the renewal; Trustee Tom Gonzales seconded. The motion passed.
The board then approved a request to recycle and dispose of adopted instructional materials. Superintendent Mijares said the district intends to send trailers to remove materials no longer needed; Mr. Chaitis was present to answer questions. Trustee Levson moved the motion and Trustee Victor Perry seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
On consent, the board approved a renewal of the district's charter-bus contracting process used for athletic and activity transportation. Board discussion noted the district solicits bids earlier in the year to secure vendors before other districts commit their fleets. The superintendent said charter-bus prices this year were "pretty much the same prices that we had last year" after review with the purchasing director. A motion to accept the consent items was made and seconded; the consent motion passed unanimously.
The board announced it would convene a closed session "as authorized by the Texas government code chapter 5." No votes or public actions from that closed session were recorded in the public portion of the transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Approve District of Innovation plan renewal (early-start provision only): Motion by Trustee Hilda P. Martinez; second by Trustee Tom Gonzales; outcome: approved. - Authorize recycling/disposal of out-of-adoption instructional materials: Motion by Trustee Levson; second by Trustee Victor Perry; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Renew charter-bus vendor contracting process (consent item): Motion to accept consent items (mover not specified in transcript excerpt); second by Trustee Hillard; outcome: approved (unanimous).
The meeting moved to closed session after the public actions above.
