A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Pearsall ISD will be held Wednesday, November 19, 2025, beginning at 6:30 PM in the Board Room, 318 Berry Ranch Rd, Pearsall, Texas 78061.
The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are as listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the order shown on this meeting notice.
Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
II. INVOCATION
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Pearsall Junior High
IV. RECOGNITIONS
Student of the Month for each campus
Employee of the Month for each campus
Employee of the Month for the district
6 Weeks Attendance Winner
Athletic Coaches Day - November 6
HS Band
HS Cross Country
JH Cross Country
JH Football Team
Campus Principals and Sponsors:
Recognizing outstanding behavior, effort, citizenship, and all the character traits that make Mavericks great is important. Each month we will recognize outstanding students and employees from our campuses and district.
V. PUBLIC COMMENT
VI. PRESENTATIONS
A. Fall Sports Report
Ruben De Leon
Athletic Director Ruben De Leon will present a report on Pearsall ISD Fall sports.
B. Early Childhood Literacy and Numeracy
Cordelia Gonzales
Our District Improvement Plan and Ted Flores Elementary Campus Improvement Plan include the following Performance Objectives for Goal I:
Performance Objective 2: Increase the number of students who leave PreK identified as Kindergarten ready from 53.5% to 90% by 2029.
Performance Objective 3: Increase the number of students in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade who show a year or more growth in literacy to 90% by 2029.
Performance Objective 4: Increase the number of students in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade who show a year or more growth in numeracy to 90% by 2029.
Literacy and numeracy data will be presented to show historical performance and current status.
C. Goal 1: Student Performance and Growth
Adam Martinez
This presentation provides an update on student performance on 6 weeks assessments in STAAR/EOC tested grades and classes. This data is used to measure progress towards Performance Objective 1 of Goal 1 of the District Improvement Plan:
Performance Objective 1: Increase the number of students who achieve academic success on STAAR/EOC exams (Approaches Grade Level or Above) from 58% to 80% by 2029.
D. Facilities Status Update
Leroy San Miguel
Facilities status update:
Review of Maintenance and Custodial Departments
Track Project
Traffic at the High School
Miscellaneous Projects
Soccer Field
E. Monthly Financial Report
1. Quarterly Investment Report
Lisa Fernandez
As part of the fiduciary duties of the school board to oversee financial stewardship, investment reports are presented to ensure the safety of public funds, transparency, maintaining accountability, and legal requirement compliance.
2. October Monthly Financial Presentation
Lisa Fernandez
This will ensure effective governance, oversight, inform budgeting and decision-making, strategic planning, and risk management.
F. Superintendent's Report
Dr. Jodi Spoor
Regularly Monthly update on district activities.
VII. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approve/correct Board Minutes
B. Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)
Adam Martinez
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) allows districts to participate in the Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP) to provide alternative instructional arrangements for students who need flexible scheduling to meet graduation requirements. This program targets students who are at risk of dropping out, have excessive absences, or need credit recovery opportunities.
Pearsall ISD seeks board approval to submit an application to TEA for participation in the OFSDP. The program will allow the district to offer flexible hours and instructional methods to support student success and improve attendance and graduation rates. Participation in the OFSDP will not require additional local funds and will enable the district to receive state funding based on students’ documented instructional hours.
C. Procurement Method
Dr. Jodi Spoor
Board policy CV LEGAL requires that all district contracts valued more than $100,000 must be approved by the Board of Trustees prior to advertisement of the project. The district staff and MTR Engineers have reviewed theMax Laxson Stadium track and field improvements project and recommend a competitive sealed proposal procurement method for this project as the best value for the district.
A recommendation for the selection of contractor will subsequently be submitted to the Board of Trustees after the project is bid.
D. Bilingual Waiver
Dr. Jodi Spoor
Districts are required to identify and serve emergent bilingual (EB) students through bilingual education, per Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §89.1205. If the district does not have the appropriately certified educators for their required bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) program, they will file the applicable bilingual exception or ESL waiver for the teachers and students impacted, per 19 TAC §89.1207. As presented in our Annual Report to the Board in October, Pearsall ISD is requesting 1 Bilingual waiver and 5 ESL waivers for the 2025-2026 school year. Included in the waiver application is the District’s plan for professional development to support the impacted teachers.
VIII. ACTION ITEMS:
A. District Energy Contract
Dr. Jodi Spoor
The current energy contract for Pearsall ISD expires in June, 2026. Our consultant will present an overview of the current market conditions along with suppliers’ forward market perspectives. The District can lock into a future agreement well in advance of the current contract's expiration. The new agreement would not disturb the existing contract and would start when the current contract expires. We are seeking approval to execute with a best value supplier if a target price is available for a term decided by the Board.
B. Retention Incentive
Michelle Deleon
Over the past several years, Pearsall ISD has implemented an incentive pay program to support recruitment, retention, attendance, and overall performance in alignment with district goals. For the 2025-2026 school year, Pearsall ISD proposes to continue this program with a focus on employee retention.
C. Purchase Student Chromebooks
Daniel Garza
The current student Chromebook inventory was manufactured from 2018-2021 with approximately 86% being manufactured prior to 2021. The duty life cycle for Chromebooks is 3 to 5 years. Our Chromebooks are approximately 5+ years old and show signs of wear and tear especially at Pearsall Junior High.
D. District of Innovation Amendment
Adam Martinez
The Pearsall ISD District of Innovation (DOI) Plan is being amended by:
•Removing the School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) exemption that is no longer allowed by the state.
•Adding the exemption for Grievance Policies (DGBA(LEGAL) FNG(LEGAL) GF(LEGAL) TEC §§ 26.011, 26A.001, 26A.002, 26A.003) allowing Pearsall ISD to maintain its current grievance forms, processes and procedures for all grievants including employees, students, parents and the public.
E. TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 126
Update 126 includes revisions to legal framework documents based in large part on changes resulting from the 89th Regular Legislative Session.
IX. CLOSED SESSION
The Pearsall ISD Board of Trustees will convene in closed meeting as authorized by Section 551.001 et seq. of the Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Act), under the following Provision(s): 551.074
A. Pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074 - Deliberation regarding matters related to employment, appointments, resignations, terminations, retirements, and reassignments.
1. HR Report
2. Formative Supt. Evaluation
B. Gov't. Code §551.072-For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange, lease or value of property.
X. RECONVENE/ACTION AFTER CLOSED SESSION
A. Consider action, if any, regarding items discussed in closed session.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.
The notice for this meeting was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meeting Act on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 5:45 pm.
Dr. Jodi Spoor
For the Board of Trustees