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• Consent agenda (items 10.1–10.4 and 10.6): The board approved the consent agenda after item 10.5 (budget amendment) was pulled for separate consideration. The consent motion passed (vote recorded as unanimous for the items considered at that time).

• Item 10.5 — Budget amendment for general operating funds and child nutrition (supplemental request and later emergency amendment): The board approved the budget amendment as described in the agenda and, later in the meeting, ratified an additional emergency allocation related to stadium water‑main repairs. The initial consent/adoption and the later supplemental amendment passed; final ratification of additional emergency funding is recorded as a separate motion (see emergency repair below).

• Emergency repairs / fund-balance authorization (ratification in open session): The board authorized the superintendent to use up to $1,000,000 from fund balance for emergency repairs; the final ratified motion allocated $750,000 to Function 51 and $250,000 to Function 53. The motion passed 6–1 on the ratification vote.

• Approval of CTE offerings (action item 11.1): The board approved the district’s proposed CTE innovative course offerings. The motion carried unanimously.

• Resolution to reduce contracted service days (related to the 2025–26 calendar): The board approved a resolution reducing certain contracted employee service days from 187 to 180 for 2025–26 (to align with the proposed calendar). Trustees approved the resolution; the motion carried unanimously.

• Adoption of the 2025–26 academic calendar: After the resolution vote the board approved the 2025–26 academic calendar as amended; the vote carried unanimously.

• TASB policy update 01/2024 (local policy revisions): The board considered and approved revisions recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards. The motion passed 6–1 (one board member voted no).

• Changes to the Lancaster ISD certified-agenda form for executive sessions (board governance item): The board approved updates to the certified-agenda/closed-meeting form; the motion passed with a 6–1 vote.

• Change of the March work session/governance workshop date: The board approved moving the March work session/governance workshop to March 27 at 5 p.m.; the motion carried unanimously.

• Lone Star governance quarterly tracker: The board approved the quarterly tracker documenting progress on vision and goals; the motion passed with six votes in favor and one abstention.

Ending

Board minutes show the board completed votes on the items above during the Feb. 25 meeting; several votes were unanimous while others recorded 6–1 margins or a single abstention. Detailed vote records and supporting documents are part of the district’s public packet.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Board Meeting, Thursday, February 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Lancaster ISD board voted on consent items, a budget amendment and emergency repairs, CTE offerings, the 2025–26 academic calendar and a change to executive-session reporting; detailed motions and vote tallies are listed below.","taxTitle","LANCASTER ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",38449,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":46,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6660019,"Lancaster ISD finance update: December tax receipts reported; board authorizes $1 million emergency repair from fund balance",4742,11705000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438232-12f9a56ecd2ef1c48c5c53693a814258&start=11705&end=16447","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438232-12f9a56ecd2ef1c48c5c53693a814258/thumbnail_11705000.jpg","/articles/6660019/Texas/Lancaster-ISD-finance-update-December-tax-receipts-reported-board-authorizes-1-million-emergency-repair-from-fund-balance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6660019-360f5661a4076d849626ec563d617b64/orig.mp4?Expires=1775220145&Signature=ob0ZExdrYTsJjRqutUDOcgk3Yl5LSdt3KUVIFDqamiQvG8Zg2KBI3fEL5Q7kSboXGJMcdXufcfGN124dznUWPoodbOUwFcOmtll-qBky1XdyyhVwNCjXX5~kYgMqmYCfmd8QNM62XR-08xY8HtU7aABxJ-1pzsOEfFAexI-m6cpTmOcHF-LjOxPozXH0xf41hSiDW73QFlWyl5oMcJLpjEGXKT~k3Cus9pMVb3nVbKojJ3FPXfTDuL3e4iz~zYI5EDpFTLxOSb6Iho9wFtjBiB3HTTEoOhFQjDvYw49oR1z9OWk2O0UCe94geisrN4H4e~3cGYXfuNxQ24yKr8L-7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lancaster ISD staff presented the district’s December 2024 financial update and the board approved an emergency use of fund balance to cover unplanned repairs.

Finance director Kimberly Peters told trustees the district received $12.5 million in maintenance-and-operations (M&O) property tax collections and $6.9 million in interest-and-sinking (I&S) collections in December, for a district total of about $19.4 million that month. Through December of the fiscal year, Peters reported roughly $30.2 million in general‑fund revenues and $30.4 million in expenditures; itemized top revenue sources included local property taxes and the Foundation School Program. The district also reported receiving $8.4 million in debt‑service revenues through December and noted it has prepaid approximately $27.3 million in existing bonds since 2021; materials provided to the board include the district’s detailed refunding and savings calculations.

During the meeting the district said an emergency water‑main break at the stadium required immediate repairs. The board considered and later ratified a motion authorizing the superintendent to use fund balance for emergency repairs in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. In the final motion ratified in open session the board authorized up to $1,000,000 from fund balance, with $750,000 allocated to Function 51 and $250,000 to Function 53 for emergency repairs. The motion passed 6–1 on the final ratification vote.

Ending

District staff said bond‑refinancing and routine budget work (including 0‑based budgeting reviews) are ongoing and that classroom positions will be the last area considered for cuts if future budget adjustments become necessary. The board asked staff to continue regular financial reporting and to provide full documentation of the emergency repair expenditures.","The district reported December tax collections and year-to-date revenues; trustees voted to use up to $1 million from fund balance for emergency stadium/water-main repairs, splitting the amount among district function codes as recorded in the final ratified motion.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6660025,"Lancaster ISD expands CTE and STEAM pathways; students win regional competitions",435,6611000,7046000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438232-12f9a56ecd2ef1c48c5c53693a814258&start=6611&end=7046","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438232-12f9a56ecd2ef1c48c5c53693a814258/thumbnail_6611000.jpg","/articles/6660025/Texas/Lancaster-ISD-expands-CTE-and-STEAM-pathways-students-win-regional-competitions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6660025-f767eebd83acbb17d1c6e07e72f6e8c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1775220145&Signature=bjNdiRGrIU3wymK6KWbZWoZJjW0xJvo2mVeosYJEBHcosYEhTRKk5h2g6lgVXayfDyU4DJY91OpIjG10g3TK5PwVPkUsqr9mpyT58A~BDfIfOUWJIScs-lzIphrPRQHmzy7NCNl9VKVvtdk3WBzaMUbGJBcnjRn9WeazBhCW3u3vqDBLMrlbLQplixvT2Z2UjS2UXP6KDADjqh2UUqhk4ua-6~dgpzBm9mIwIlXH8q3VdsEq0Rp-TBmoShDgP3YCz1qpoJc-dqNn5vNj8ONN0vcwkKTjjrEVqMAXWyzM0KsT0s1aZh6KxVDLJ7EriszpS0FpHpR6xc8wJhpJRvVTUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lancaster ISD presented updates to the board on CTE (career and technical education) and STEAM programming on Feb. 25, noting new programs, industry partnerships and recent competition results.

District staff said the district received 54 students accepted into new P‑TECH pathways that will begin in the fall, with initial degree pathways in patient care technician and early childhood education (pre-K through sixth). Presenters said the district is phasing out an electrical pathway while refocusing engineering instruction around electrical engineering and adding music engineering in partnership with the fine arts department.

Staff listed district CTE experiences this year, including culinary competitions (three teams advanced to state), regional SkillsUSA placements (first and second places in natural-hair weaving, first places in barbering, 3‑D nail art and welding, and first and second in early-childhood education), industry showcases such as the Aurora self‑driving truck visit, and a manufacturing simulation event.

The presenters said CTE dual-credit opportunities have resumed, with students earning college credit in business and culinary courses, and that the district received a spotlight award for robotics and automation along with a $500 industry donation.

Trustees and district leaders credited partnerships with local businesses, higher-education partners and nonprofits and highlighted STEAM events such as the district’s STEM Fest outings and the culinary food truck kickoff.

Ending

Board members thanked staff and business partners and asked staff to continue developing vertical alignment across elementary, middle and high school CTE programming; no formal action other than later CTE-offerings approval was required beyond the update.","District staff reported new P‑TECH cohorts, expanded STEAM/CTE offerings and multiple regional competition wins; board members praised career pathway growth and partnerships with industry and higher education.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6660028,"Commit Partnership: Lancaster ISD shows early-grade gains but gaps remain",644,8563000,9207000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438232-12f9a56ecd2ef1c48c5c53693a814258&start=8563&end=9207","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438232-12f9a56ecd2ef1c48c5c53693a814258/thumbnail_8563000.jpg","/articles/6660028/Texas/Commit-Partnership-Lancaster-ISD-shows-early-grade-gains-but-gaps-remain","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6660028-00b176acab95351a23b694d8ea936693/orig.mp4?Expires=1775220145&Signature=MN1zuaoUW4vBCB7a7UTz0-jb8e79yTsHSaOWgNL11BaL1ICRRx4qONl7OBPl-xQ1m8jGR5gD1zPYVcRcl2r~owyiCIWtEza2uEZXbANPkyFJmFwp9S4C2QL30NnKEsTJhU0c2FOXBysfMdZX950YaNCx6U~8XRi1z~D6kHkW8PGJE~8dy0gVNdjmX2Fg5hwg3vDlVBPpEUFXfaVC3OYzE7vUw1zm2zjvBu~wsiYdA4bn2sP9wETEdPHl78oHy6yY2JQ5zDkC28sKF1mPZZ-LYD2axoqUbJ2GP8LkFJFrmOLaw1dvXJzeEskDEXoLAWzzNsAYMLynvLTXVL4rlPiVEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amber Shields, managing director of early learning at the Commit Partnership, told the Lancaster ISD Board of Trustees on Feb. 25 that the district is showing measurable early-grade gains while still facing achievement gaps compared with some Dallas County peers.

Shields said a midyear look at NWEA MAP scores across kindergarten through third grade found 40.6% of Lancaster students scoring above the 60th percentile — a benchmark the presenter said is correlated with the Texas STAAR “meets” level. She reported growth from the beginning to the middle of the year in every early grade and highlighted that more than half of Lancaster kindergarten students now score above the 60th percentile.

“Kindergarten showed eight percentage points of growth since the beginning of the year,” Shields said. She also said about one-third of third graders were above the 60th percentile at midyear and that a cohort currently in second grade has recovered from last year’s dip and sits at roughly 42% above that same benchmark.

Shields and board members attributed the progress to district systems that target pre-K–2 literacy, use of high-quality instructional materials, and two years of implementation support at three campuses — Rolling Hills, Houston Elementary and Pleasant Run — through Instruction Partners and Commit’s Best Southwest Literacy Learning Network.

Shields added that observations using Instruction Partners’ foundational-skills instructional planning rubric show growth in teacher practice across the rubric’s categories between fall 2023 and fall 2024, and that teacher coaching and campus-level structures (an early-childhood leader overseeing K–2 literacy) are contributing factors.

Board members asked about a dip observed in first-grade MAP results in the broader sample of districts. Shields said the dip appeared across multiple districts in the Commit sample and noted potential causes discussed with peers included the number of first-grade standards and post‑COVID staffing placement patterns; she recommended further local analysis for Lancaster.

Superintendent Dr. Pereira and trustees expressed praise for the work and asked Commit and district staff to continue monitoring the cohort and teacher-placement data. Shields and the district said they will keep the board updated as additional analysis is completed.

Ending

The presentation concluded with campus principals and teachers recognized for participation in the Best Southwest Literacy Learning Network. Commit Partnership representatives said the district is positioned to continue momentum but emphasized that sustained investment in K–2 instruction and coaching will be required to translate gains into long-term third-grade proficiency.","The Commit Partnership presented district MAP assessment results showing year-over-year growth in kindergarten through third grade in Lancaster ISD and improvement on teacher instructional measures; presenters said continued focus on K–2 foundations and implementation support will be needed to sustain gains.","actionData","errors"]

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