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Consent agenda
- Motion: Approve current consent agenda.
- Mover: Trustee Dansinger. Second: Secretary Welch.
- Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as \"Aye; none opposed\").

Elementary School 37 location and contracting
- Motion: Select Option 3 — relocate Elementary School 37 to Tamarind West and retain $10,000,000 for Peak/Beach Nut land development.
- Mover: Secretary Welch. Second: Trustee Box.
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

- Motion: Approve rankings from competitive proposal 042025 for Elementary School 37 and authorize superintendent or designee to negotiate and execute the construction contract.
- Mover: Trustee Danziger. Second: Vice President Hassell.
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

Post–closed session actions (returned to open session Mar. 18 at 8:45 p.m.)
- Motion: Approve superintendent's amended employment contract as discussed in closed session.
- Mover: Trustee Bronzell. Second: Trustee Danziger.
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

- Motion: Approve employment of the professional personnel as discussed in closed session.
- Mover: Vice President Hassell. Second: Secretary Welch.
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

- Motion: Approve purchase of the elementary school site in Foster Farms and authorize superintendent or designee to negotiate and execute the contract.
- Mover: not specified in open transcript; Second: Trustee Box.
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

These items were recorded in open session minutes. Where a mover or second was not unambiguously stated in the audio transcript, the summary lists the information as \"not specified.\" No recorded roll-call tallies were read aloud; votes were taken by voice with the chair announcing that the motions carried.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lamar CISD Board Meeting - March 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A concise list of formal motions and outcomes recorded at the March 18, 2025 Lamar CISD Board of Trustees meeting, including consent agenda approval, site decisions, personnel and property actions approved after closed session.","taxTitle","LAMAR CISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14328,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6116918,"Lamar CISD outlines phased plan to implement Texas teacher incentive allotment",785,3372000,4157000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731586-d9f9ab018decfe0ed114649fa5187c1d&start=3372&end=4157","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731586-d9f9ab018decfe0ed114649fa5187c1d/thumbnail_3372000.jpg","/articles/6116918/Texas/Lamar-CISD-outlines-phased-plan-to-implement-Texas-teacher-incentive-allotment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116918-d0d83700eafac501a40782b9e84e3e4e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149550&Signature=gVtMx-X-cKP-ylJ524gvLcw9C8xh7fz6PxU40aVOAy9iK8EXKfD96QE7HRV1C9DIML5D1v2ja9LGXrlUyyDi0YVal6cP6cbx2kAp1Uoy92WUHtQFZ1VExraAlNUFzH3wiX6vOzofQKUTNvCjIhZUD3QPVBfJLQzkB9TYpS9VfsMD~5YRfjVscDxFb0INr-O1M0w11RCRyYC7LuSOEJuxruI4ztKUosG~ny-3aROtzdqD8OIsfHO4RU78dZCnYeYMho1xnLin37q5pb3iAhFITLiTS25dkx1imsRYgXBCExGftjvnbTnNRNshxEcjcUi~uG2EFyQuYWrmp32Bnbt1KQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lamar Consolidated ISD instructional leaders presented a district plan March 18 to apply for the Texas Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) and phase in designation eligibility across three years, using state-approved assessments for student-growth measures and district observation systems for teacher evaluation.

The TIA matters because it is a state funding program that provides additional allotments to districts for designated teachers; Lamar CISD staff said the program can give high-performing teachers a path to significantly larger compensation and is designed to retain classroom teachers.

Chief Learning Officer Ms. Cottengame told trustees the district will submit an application during the 2024–25 year (application year), capture data in 2025–26 (data capture year), and submit data for validation in 2026–27 when teachers could receive designations and monetary awards. The district’s phased approach would initially include pre-K (Circle), kindergarten (TXKEA), and selected grades/subjects using MAP assessments; year two would add remaining STAAR and EOC teachers, special education and AP (excluding fine arts); year three would add remaining teaching areas that require development of pre- and post-tests and growth measures.

Under the proposed allocation the district would give 90% of funds generated by a teacher’s designation to that teacher and retain 10% at the district level for implementation support. The TIA plan presented sets component weights at 60% student growth and 40% teacher observation; TEA validates only the required components (growth and observation), though districts may add optional data aligned to local goals. Ms. Cottengame said campuses’ allotment values vary by census block group and cited sample top-earning potentials for the 2024–25 school year: Fulshear ($12,814), Randall High ($16,237) and Lamar Consolidated High School ($19,484), figures she described as illustrative of how campus census makeup affects allotment value.

Trustees asked about eligibility, appeals and calibration. Staff said teachers are eligible immediately (upon employment) based on the service code defined by state rules; observations will use the district observation system and the district will pursue calibration across instructional leaders to ensure consistency. Staff also said data validation is part of TEA’s process and that the district’s application must document calibration plans. Trustees and staff discussed transparency, timeline and that designation awards last five years and can be renewed.

No board vote was required; staff said the only board-approved element of the plan is the spending plan that will be included in the budget year funds are generated. Staff recommended continued committee work to finalize assessments, growth measures and the district application to TEA.","District instructional leaders described a three-year, phased Teacher Incentive Allotment plan that would allocate 90% of generated funds to teachers, use approved assessments for growth measures and weight components 60% student growth / 40% observation.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6116923,"Lamar CISD police outline RFP timeline for AI weapons-detection demonstrations",102,1834000,1936000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731586-d9f9ab018decfe0ed114649fa5187c1d&start=1834&end=1936","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731586-d9f9ab018decfe0ed114649fa5187c1d/thumbnail_1834000.jpg","/articles/6116923/Texas/Lamar-CISD-police-outline-RFP-timeline-for-AI-weapons-detection-demonstrations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116923-b7039ff0ad2e09cd00d7000b86c92f4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149550&Signature=d-Z7-Omqq5NPnEaLeXz869MnkS7pBd8XOD3a2ytoxWMdNMLen5FRTmNeNxLY-hu72~f2j6f9lVDdZIhOAeaWksFkU3VRnhjQhUp0IlZNewdmKssGb-k6z6lXjmDOImo1PFBCcUei8-Pp7AIxuuHnZ~0WPG~JiVg7XS5kE9pGH8QqDR1ZqWi~r7rYVPVY37y4i2IZd5vS2FsgnB5I3HYtGzbK1r~LX4GaQBm-gN0c70~~FPQGMWH3-Nz72D3iOOV08PLPItdFBTV~XAMambbH5t4CzEyfLtRgyHzj9fxXC7Qptglzz~QMtxtennyBSPqHP5HemL5lTPZqJigFYAqWRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Garcia and district safety staff presented the district’s request-for-proposal process March 18 for artificial-intelligence based weapons-detection systems and outlined a multi-step timeline for advertising, vendor Q&A, on-site demonstrations, and a potential board presentation in May.

The presentation matters because the district intends to evaluate AI-based detection systems as part of its school safety protocols; the RFP aims to let staff see vendor equipment and demonstrations in K–12 environments already using similar systems.

Chief Garcia said the RFP will allow the safety and security coordinator and committee to evaluate candidate systems firsthand and to contact vendors who have deployed such systems in Texas K–12 settings. He said the district was not providing technical details about the technology in open session to avoid infracting procurement policy. The evaluation approach will follow Lamar CISD Board policy CH Local (purchasing and acquisition).

Key dates provided by the chief were: initial advertisement on Feb. 11 with a second advertisement on Feb. 18; vendor questions due March 4; pre-proposal meeting Feb. 27; addendum deadline March 26; proposals due to purchasing by 2 p.m. March 27; committee evaluation the week of April 1–4; top-rated proposers notified April 4 and offered two weeks’ notice for on-site demonstrations; on-site demos and evaluations scheduled April 22–25; and the district’s goal of bringing recommended vendors to the board for consideration beyond the May 20 meeting.

Chief Garcia said the RFP’s purpose is to “enhance the school safety protocols and integrate advanced real time weapon detection technology in our current existing security protocols and hardware.” He noted the evaluation criteria are governed by district purchasing policy and that the RFP provides an opportunity to observe systems already deployed in K–12 settings.

Trustees did not take action at the meeting; the presentation served to inform the board of the procurement timeline and next steps for demonstrations and vendor evaluations.","The district’s police chief described an RFP process for artificial-intelligence weapons-detection systems and a timeline for vendor demonstrations; the presentation cited Board policy CH Local and withheld specific technology details pending procurement rules.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6116927,"Lamar CISD trustees approve moving Elementary School 37 to Tamarind West, keep $10 million for Peak/Beach Nut site work",944,1977000,2921000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731586-d9f9ab018decfe0ed114649fa5187c1d&start=1977&end=2921","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731586-d9f9ab018decfe0ed114649fa5187c1d/thumbnail_1977000.jpg","/articles/6116927/Texas/Lamar-CISD-trustees-approve-moving-Elementary-School-37-to-Tamarind-West-keep-10-million-for-PeakBeach-Nut-site-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116927-9e226a2a36de64339ac8f298e654016e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149550&Signature=NrVlCqivY5oI9Aw1~CcFEdVqR2PxVxMCt-2~8F2GCbeIv-~azjOOENbkL~pdF0VJfzRiTwJhZXgYoZq2y6BvwEYRGV14vQ~GMci3Cg9Ze6Me5DsD5mNYEzHK35XifZsYOa6iXSZcSRGb~RpHLNoLgMiNcBa8a6npYQ1yP06-GlYce9kWxEMjlki5vyWEWIhU08LXaOx0QhzW9DqfnIq6~7zq7Mi4IgBxrGOP1xOc6SG7J7xKg6G4gMpt1aEevjfbI669iDmLcFJFiriCqAfgtsTsKDIqkDflxmukngKIOp2ZprWA5cHN~2EvOTXtMtEfdQJb5PS5QUqphx5HmF5lCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously March 18 to relocate Elementary School 37 to the Tamarind West neighborhood and to retain $10 million of the district’s funds for land development at the Peak and Beech Nut site.

The decision matters because the district has faced rapid enrollment growth in several neighborhoods and options under consideration balanced near-term capacity needs, site infrastructure constraints and long-term community development. Trustees were deciding whether to delay the Peak and Beech Nut school, keep the school there but add portables at nearby campuses, or move the building to an already-served neighborhood where roads and utilities are in place.

District staff presented three options. Option 1 would keep School 37 at Peak and Beech Nut and add portables at Melton, Haygood and Randall elementary campuses at an estimated cost of $4.5 million from 2020 bond available savings. Option 2 would keep the school at Peak and Beach Nut and manage overflow with caps and portable buildings. Option 3 would relocate School 37 to Tamarind West and allocate $10 million to continue utilities, roads and drainage work at Peak and Beech Nut.

School staff said drainage and existing pipelines on the Peak and Beech Nut site prevent immediate construction there. Staff told the board that drainage approvals and pipeline coordination with developers and utilities were nearly complete but that the site requires 2–3 feet of fill and drainage work. That work was estimated to be complete by February 2026; because of that timeline, a Peak/Beach Nut school could not open until fall 2027 without delaying required site work.

Trustee concerns during public discussion included the potential to cluster multiple elementary schools close together and the long-term risk of aging neighborhoods producing excess capacity. Trustee Regan asked whether building more schools in the same general area could produce too many campuses if neighborhood growth slows in later years. District staff said demographer projections show continued growth in the area, with an estimated 4,500–6,000 additional homes planned in nearby tracts and the likelihood of future additional elementary needs.

After discussion Trustee Secretary Welch moved to proceed with option 3; Trustee Box seconded the motion. The board voted in favor with no opposition. Following that vote, trustees approved rankings from a competitive proposal process for the Elementary School 37 construction contract and authorized the superintendent or designee to negotiate and execute a contract based on those rankings; that motion also carried unanimously.

The district said Tamarind West would allow an earlier opening (fall 2026) because roads and utilities already exist there. The Peak and Beech Nut site would retain funding for roads, utilities and drainage work; the district said it lacks current construction funding to build the campus there but can continue land development until a future bond provides building funds.

The board’s action included two formal approvals: (1) selection of option 3 to relocate Elementary School 37 to Tamarind West, and (2) approval of contractor rankings and authorization to negotiate a construction contract for the relocated school. Both measures passed with no recorded opposition. The board also noted prior public forums on the topic and said staff would continue work on enrollment zones and site development.

Trustees and staff said the district will continue monitoring enrollment projections and drainage/pipeline coordination for the Peak and Beech Nut property; a bond would still be required to fund final construction on that original site. The board did not set an exact construction start date in open session beyond confirming that, for the Tamarind West site, a notice to proceed could be issued promptly because bidding was already completed.","After months of discussion and public forums, the Lamar Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to relocate Elementary School 37 to the Tamarind West neighborhood, hold $10 million for land development at the Peak and Beech Nut site, and authorize contract negotiations for construction.","actionData","errors"]

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