BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
District-wide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC)
2014-2015
AGENDA
Monday, May 18, 2015 Unofficial Minutes
5:30 pm
BISD Boardroom
SR# 9191505608
Facilitators:
Bea Garcia, Administrator for Elementary Curriculum and Instruction
Sylvia Senteno, Administrator for Secondary Curriculum and Instruction
Berta Peña, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
I.
Welcome
Dr. Esperanza Zendejas, Interim Superintendent, gave the welcome. She shared
the following topics with the DEIC: 3% staff raises, schools with academic
challenges, building the Rivera High School weight room, receiving additional
monies for students from the legislature, open enrollment for the elementary
campuses, middle school UIL requirements, and elementary campuses that will
be open until 5:30 pm.
II.
Meeting Called to Order
Mr. Harold Emerson, DEIC president, called the meeting to order.
III.
Roll Call
The following committee members were not in attendance:
Imelda Vega – Pullman Elementary
Nancy Reyna – Sharp Elementary
Leticia Diaz-Mendez – Yturria Elementary
Laura Villarreal – Garcia Middle School
Sabrina Brashear – Manzano Middle School
Jaime Lopez- Martinez – Perkins Middle School
Jaime Trevino – Stell Middle School
Steven Kahn – Stillman Middle School
BISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or genetic information in employment or provision of services, programs or
activities.
BISD no discrimina a base de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, religión, edad, discapacidad o información genética en el empleo o en la provisión de servicios, programas o
actividades.
IV.
Recommend approval of minutes of Monday, April 27, 2015 DEIC
Meeting
Harold Emerson, DEIC president, called for a motion to approve the minutes.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Cynthia Castro, Egly
Elementary representative. The second to the motion was made by Eleazar
Contreras, Aiken Elementary representative. The minutes passed unanimously.
V.
Presentations
A. Monitoring the 2014 -2015 District Improvement Plan
The monitoring of the current district improvement plan’s
strategies was presented to the DEIC by the following staff:
Goal One – Oscar Cantu, Jr., ELA Specialist
Goal Two – Sandra Garcia, ELA Specialist; Sandra Powers,
Assistant Administrator for Athletics; Susan Galvan, Science
Specialist; and Juan Mendoza, Social Studies Specialist
Goal Three – Rachel Ayala, St Comp Administrator
Goal Four and Five – Randy Park, Pupil Services Administrator
Goal Six – Rosalva Larrasquitu, Parental Involvement
Coordinator
Goal Seven – Benilda Cervantes, Migrant Coordinator
Goal Eight - Robert Gonzales and David Mitchell, Instructional
Technology Administrators
The presenters identified the strategies that were accomplished, in
progress or pending completion by the end of June 2015.
B. 2015-2016 Draft District Improvement Plan
The draft district improvement plan for the 2015-2016 school year
was presented to the DEIC.
VI.
Action Items
A. Request for Approval for Teacher Pull-out Days
The following departments requested approval for teacher professional
development pull-out days during the 2015-2016 school year:
1. Julie Salinas, Dyslexia/504 Administrator, requested three
Dyslexia teacher training requests.
BISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or genetic information in employment or provision of services, programs or
activities.
BISD no discrimina a base de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, religión, edad, discapacidad o información genética en el empleo o en la provisión de servicios, programas o
actividades.
2. Felipe Reyes, Library Services, requested nine trainings for the
elementary, middle school and high school library media
specialists.
3. Maria V. Gonzales, TLI Grant Administrator, requested four
professional development sessions for identified teachers.
4. Juan Mendoza, Social Studies, requested one professional
development training for Social Studies teachers in grade 5, 8,
and 11.
5. Oscar Cantu, ELA Specialist, requested Writing sessions for
English Language Arts teachers. Mr. Cantu requested middle
and high school reading and writing trainings.
6. Susan Galvan, Science Specialist, requested professional
development sessions for Elementary, Middle School and High
School Science teachers.
7. Lolita Emerson, Special Services Administrator, requested
training sessions for the Special Services teachers.
Harold Emerson, DEIC president, called for a motion to approve the requested teacher
professional development days for the 2015 – 2016 year.
Eleazar Castro motioned to approve all of the professional development requests. Louie
Leal, Keller Elementary representative, seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
VII. Announcements
Mr. Hugh Emerson, DEIC president, thanked the DEIC committee for their
attendance at the DEIC meetings throughout the year.
VIII. Adjournment
Harold Emerson, DEIC president, called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Eleazar Contreras, Aiken Elementary representative, made the motion to
adjourn the meeting. Marcos Gonzalez, Cummings Middle School
representative, seconded the motion. The DEIC unanimously approved the
motion.
BISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or genetic information in employment or provision of services, programs or
activities.
BISD no discrimina a base de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, religión, edad, discapacidad o información genética en el empleo o en la provisión de servicios, programas o
actividades.