Board Brief and News

The Edgewood Independent School District Board of Trustees met for a regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Under the direction of Major Short we had students present colors:

Cadet Captain Evelyn Kelly

Cadet Captain Kathryn Esquivel

Cadet First Sgt Octavious Rincon

Cadet Corporal Jeremy Orozco

Chief of Staff Theresa Salinas shares recognitions and achievements throughout EISD that align with our EISD District Strategic Goals

To view the PowerPoint - Recognitions

Congratulations to Dr. Monica Munoz and her campus for becoming the first ALL-GIRLS IB World School in Texas.

Edgewood ISD has a new website. Stay on the look out for training videos for our staff and community.

Memorial HS and Kennedy HS students attended the "Fish Camp" that was led by our 9th graders!

SAVE THE DATE

Salsa Bowl is Friday, September 13th. Stay tuned to Edgewood ISD website and social media for updates.

Superintendent Dr. Hernandez shares his report.

To view the PowerPoint - Superintendent Report

Superintendent thanks everyone for the warm messages from all during his medical recovery.

• Items for consideration this evening has been discussed at the board workshop. Trustees meeting at the workshop from anywhere between 2-3 hours to review these items
• Trustees are able to request a meeting with the Superintendent to review and question the items in more depth
• Trustees also receive board newsletters every Friday reviewing the board agenda items along with other district updates
• Thank you to the School Board who were able to attend the First Day of School - Trustee Valdez, Trustee Guerra, and Trustee Gomez
• Thank you President Castilla for the work you do in our community to include the work you do with the mujeres west group
• Thank you Trustee Santoyo for your donation of art work to our Edgewood Fine Arts Academy along with other items during the years to John F. Kennedy HS
• This year's convocation theme is Convocation. Superintendent shares a story from employee Sandra Lomas, her parents are graduates of the district, worked in the district, and Sandra attended the district schools. She then came back to work here. Superintendent invites staff/community to share their story with him so he can also tell the story/legacy.
• Core Values
• Professionalism
• Accountability
• Communication
• People of Edgewood
• Thank you to Mr. Javier Uribe, CTE Director for staying in touch with students who graduated from Edgewood 4 years ago. They each have received their degrees and wrote back to Mr. Uribe contributed him and the district for all they have done.
• Thank you George Garnica, Director of Family Engagement, for work with our community and helping with the set up for community meetings regarding safety.
• Students of Edgewood
• Congratulations to our students who received 2024 National Recognition Program Awards by College Board, we have a total of 6 students this year.
• Congratulations to Araceli Ramos from Memorial HS for being recognized by the San Antonio Express-News as the 2024 volleyball season player to watch
• Starting this year at the workshops, we will be bringing in the principals to report data from their campuses. September 3rd, we will hear from JFK, MHS, and EFAA
• Judge in Texas blocks TEA from releasing ratings

School Board approves the following Consent Agenda Items

1. Approval of the Lone Star Governance Monthly Monitoring Report for August 2024: Constraint Progress Measure (CMP) 1.1: The number of STAAR accountable campuses rated "A" or "B" will increase from four (4) campuses in 2022 to sixteen (16) campuses by June 2028 (Baseline measure June 2022)
2. Approval of the Lone Star Governance 2024-2025 Summary of Goals
3. Approval of the second and final reading of policies as recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Policy Service for Policy Update 123
4. Approval of the 2024-2025 San Antonio Educational Partnership (SAEP) Agreement for Kennedy High School, Memorial High School, and Edgewood Fine Arts STEAM Academy in the amount of $58,000.00
5. Approval of the Quarterly Investment Reports for the period of April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024
6. Approval of the Edgewood Independent School District Resolution authorizing Edgewood Independent School District's Assistant Superintendent of Business Operations as the individual to calculate the no-new-revenue tax rate, the voter-approval tax rate, and other truth-in-taxation requirements
7. Approval to adopt Great Minds, Request for Proposal (RFP) 2112-450-275, Belton Independent School District
8. Approval to adopt Zearn, Request for Proposal (RFP) 23-020 (AS), San Antonio Independent School District
9. Approval of the adoption of the Edgewood Independent School District School Board Resolution regarding Hazardous Bus Routes for the 2024-2025 school year
10. Approval of the Board Meeting Minutes:

• Regular Board Meeting, July 29, 2024

School Board takes action on the following items:

1. Approval to authorize Superintendent to send notice to term employee and probationary employees and written complaint to the State Board of Educator Certification that there was no good cause for a break in contract
2. Approval of the revisions to the SHAC bylaws
3. Approval of selecting Trustee Luis Gomez as the TASB Delegate and Dr. James Hernandez as the Alternate to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)

• One person spoke regarding the Student Health Advisory Council
• One person spoke regarding the Superintendent Evaluation

• September 2 - Labor Day - District Closed
  
• September 3 - Board Workshop
• September 13 - SALSA BOWL
• September 17 - Regular Board Meeting

The Edgewood ISD Board of Trustees welcomes public comment at Board meetings. In order to provide an efficient process at the Board meetings, we ask that individuals complete the Public Comment Form and submit it no later than 5 p.m. on the date of the meeting. The Agenda is posted 72 hours in advance of the Board meeting.

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