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Staff said overall attendance rose by 0.3% year-over-year, but acknowledged the metric varied by grade and cohort; student-discipline reports fell 30.5% after data cleaning and recoding, yet incidents coded as fighting and vaping increased at several campuses, and Morales campus showed a notable uptick.

Why it matters: Trustees tied student experience, teacher retention and the district’s academic goals to classroom environment. Several trustees pressed for clear, enforceable protocols so teachers have consistent administrative backup when incidents occur.

Interventions and training
District leaders described a multi-tiered approach. They said the district has written an MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support) handbook and will train principals and staff on tier definitions and the referral process. The handbook, staff said, will clarify Tier 1 (classroom-managed) behaviors, Tier 2 (targeted interventions) and Tier 3 (specialist referral) and will include protocols for when administrators must intervene.

The district plans to bring several outside partners into campuses next year: Emergent Tree will work on behavior planning and building positive culture; NIET — funded by a grant — will provide coaching for principals to improve instructional leadership and PLCs; and the district intends to train teachers on classroom-management techniques that focus on reinforcing expected behavior.

Trustee concerns and teacher support
Trustees repeatedly said teachers need visible administrative backup during incidents, not only documentation. They also asked for plans that give teachers concrete classroom-management tools and a support response when students repeatedly disrupt instruction. Trustees urged staff to ensure consistency of discipline across campuses so students and families see equitable enforcement of the code of conduct.

Ending and next steps
Staff said MTSS training and outside coaching are scheduled for the coming year and will include an emphasis on classroom-management coaching, teacher professional development and clearer campus escalation procedures. Trustees asked that staff return with implementation timelines and metrics showing how MTSS and coaching reduce classroom disruption and improve attendance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Uvalde CISD - Workshop - July 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","UVALDE — Trustees at the July 10 UVALDE CISD meeting discussed student attendance, classroom disruption and behavior supports after staff presented mixed data on attendance and discipline.","taxTitle","UVALDE CISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",60057,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":76,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":77,"_40":78,"_42":79,"_44":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6173788,"UVALDE CISD trustees review draft 2025–26 goals, press staff on uncertified-teacher plan",4138,534000,4672000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5378141-b9259620c14937fe0c2c5f5ff076d342&start=534&end=4672","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5378141-b9259620c14937fe0c2c5f5ff076d342/thumbnail_534000.jpg","/articles/6173788/Texas/UVALDE-CISD-trustees-review-draft-202526-goals-press-staff-on-uncertified-teacher-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6173788-3df1b1cf6bf4739b7adcdb688a2c1b96/orig.mp4?Expires=1770092972&Signature=bBGN9NaQGrTVn-Kwl9u-zXlzA6nSPZDr7IPDVydAmboT~ZJ9MMzhoyeIotyy9QcNar2O9zQ8m9wzTMwN5tXhS4t5ljd-Tx4TisuW5L~dJukOWNjxM3ak1-CtJ3Nu2JRSrXA78GuySYL6~xW2BPC8dOexSOXg--pQ7OWZKpnIwi2ZVkJkwwXKBO3yPN-DhC6gWuhywgowqEG8SXljfct7dJSH~K6DWLkdwWkbA6Klg9uGJnC5u81LMHY03Ui-gX-eWwCr8~m5xea6v6iaYbZxJhw8wEK~1hpN9SW8NsueGHsTd5DXszAbm4cPxs4QB-7GhLCoRk72JZakZokp9AWY7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","UVALDE — The UVALDE CISD Board of Trustees on July 10 reviewed draft board goals for the 2025–26 school year and pressed staff for clearer timelines and supports to get uncertified teachers certified under new state requirements.

District staff told trustees that college, career and military readiness (CCMR) projections show an 18% increase for 2025 toward a board goal of a 20% improvement by September 2027. Staff also said many tested subject areas recorded modest gains in “meets” and “approaches” performance categories, driven in part by tighter testing systems and efforts to get students to testing sites.

Why it matters: Trustees linked the district’s strategic goals — high-quality curriculum and effective instruction, well-supported staff, and positive school culture — to classroom staffing and certification. State rules require faster certification timelines for core-subject teachers; staff said the district has about 56 uncertified teachers and that 7% of those became certified this year after district supports.

District supports and limits
Staff described a multi-pronged approach to help uncertified teachers: free online tutoring, monthly check-ins with principals and HR, and milestone tracking. Trustees were told that outcomes vary: some candidates have not tried the certification test, others need to retake it, and still others are not far enough along in their preparation programs.

Staff also told the board the district pays for study materials for candidates and is exploring additional supports such as sponsored test fees, scheduling targeted work time on professional-development Fridays and partnership programs to create time for certificant preparation.

Trustees asked for clearer, individual action plans and for staff to pull direct feedback from the 56 uncertified teachers to identify the practical barriers — time, cost, program access or personal hardship — that prevented certification this year. Staff said HR and campus principals currently monitor progress but agreed to tighten milestone tracking and provide a monthly progress report to trustees.

Leadership pipeline and retention
Trustees discussed promoting from within and establishing a formal leadership pipeline to retain staff and reduce hiring costs. Staff reported the district has been opening many positions to internal candidates first this year and is planning a leadership-development cohort with Texas A&M University–San Antonio that will include time allowances (one day per semester) for employees enrolled in advanced coursework.

Board action and next steps
No action was taken; trustees asked staff to revise the draft goals and circulate updates by email before a planned July 17 special meeting that will include candidate interviews and a proposed adoption vote on the goals.

Closing note: Trustees repeatedly linked certification progress to classroom stability, saying they expect the district to present concrete, measurable steps — including milestone lists, cost supports, and an updated timeline tied to the state’s certification window — at the next meeting.","Trustees reviewed draft district goals for 2025–26 and discussed progress on academic measures and a district program to move uncertified teachers to certification. Staff reported modest academic gains this year, 56 uncertified teachers still on the roster and a 7% certification success rate among those participants.",{"_32":88,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":89,"_40":90,"_42":91,"_44":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6173778,"UVALDE CISD budget workshop: federal grant delays, projected deficit shrink and trustees’ ADA debate",1401,4688000,6089000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5378141-b9259620c14937fe0c2c5f5ff076d342&start=4688&end=6089","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5378141-b9259620c14937fe0c2c5f5ff076d342/thumbnail_4688000.jpg","/articles/6173778/Texas/UVALDE-CISD-budget-workshop-federal-grant-delays-projected-deficit-shrink-and-trustees-ADA-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6173778-453dad9c3331d059783306bb0cbe4df5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770092972&Signature=b8TjDBfmtQhCbPV0NnqIZsnkWfcdCFebD2t2zWQ62UwpoZfmRTJC2jigbpcC~sh3UM2gH26YFxzwas4l7Ahalovr9F9QJN9G6T-r4GchyS1PwVkF0x9n88UBvjsfkEBNNWCbMG9DpoaaENPFAmAfZ64URZ78ShB58xM0lYc6WNktwWXG9troBqXsl2f9b17cst8adGYvnj9iNIWJwyaIFuhB854SF6JYy3Cxq7oXMnUMQTWkzkzxaWVTxxqEyf4JwG0BrdfYaiE90OPmdOcLDivM4LHEgGKgvaryXkW4Yi86GBo-eoI~SBOonJQBGLhiqEymGXhyQXzcSvhw3JFdKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","UVALDE — District finance staff presented a preliminary 2025–26 budget at the July 10 UVALDE CISD board meeting and asked trustees to set a refined-ADA target to finalize revenue projections.

“This is a budget workshop, and we're gonna go over kinda some preliminary numbers, but, of course, you know, we're still working through legislative updates,” finance staff member Miss Federle told the board.

Federal grants and timing
Staff reported a delay in U.S. Department of Education allocations routed through the Texas Education Agency that put several federal programs on temporary hold. Impacted programs named in the presentation include Title I (Part A and Part C/migrant), Title II Part A, Title III (English learner support), Title IV and the 21st Century Community Learning Centers aftercare grant; the TEA has extended the 21st Century spending deadline this year to Sept. 30. The district said it can draw on current carryover to cover payroll in the short term but warned that protracted grant delays could affect positions supported by those grants.

Revenue, projections and the ADA question
Staff presented a conservative revenue forecast and said local property-tax revenue is expected to decline modestly because of changes to homestead exemptions in recent legislation. The district’s working template showed overall revenues down roughly $300,000 from the current year. Staff also said they have reduced projected salaries by about $2.5 million from the revised budget to the proposed budget, which they attributed primarily to scheduling changes, fewer class sections with very small enrollments, and other vacancy-driven savings.

A central disagreement among trustees and staff concerned the refined average daily attendance (refined ADA) to use in the budget template. Staff recommended a conservative figure (a 90% factor on current refined ADA) to reflect historical declines; trustees pushed back, noting that last year’s state projection undercounted the district and that modest improvements in attendance and program changes could raise ADA. The choice of refined ADA changes state allotment estimates by hundreds of thousands to more than $2 million.

Compensation and fringe costs
Trustees were briefed on state-required teacher compensation increases: the state’s $4,000–$8,000 teacher salary changes generate additional fringe costs (benefits) that the state does not fully fund. Staff told the board that, as a rule of thumb, each $1,000 increase in payroll costs roughly $100 more in benefits for the district, creating a budget pressure beyond the base pay increase.

Other items
• Staff reported an estimated $180,000 in new insurance cost to cover a forthcoming new campus (insurance is roughly $3,000 per $1 million of building value) but said carriers also expect some savings elsewhere.
• The district is monitoring delinquent tax collections and will ask the appraisals office to present certified values after July 25.
• The finance team asked for trustee guidance on a target number so it can publish the legally required budget notice (staff said the newspaper notice deadline is Aug. 4) and prepare the adoption resolution.

Board direction and next steps
Trustees asked staff to aim for a balanced budget but did not adopt final assumptions. Several trustees said they will press for an updated truancy and attendance-enforcement policy (to increase ADA) and requested more frequent, more detailed budget projections to track encumbrances and unspent allotments. Staff said they will return with updated figures after the appraisal district’s certified values and asked trustees to provide a target refined-ADA number before the next meeting so staff can prepare the public notice and final documents.

Vote at a glance
• Adjournment motion — Motion to adjourn made by Trustee Suarez; second by Trustee Flores. Chair declared the motion carried unanimously (recorded as “All in favor”); roll-call tally not read aloud.

No budget adoption took place at the workshop; trustees are scheduled to consider adoption after staff incorporates the appraisal district’s certified values and any adjustments the board requests.","At a budget workshop trustees heard staff say federal grants (Title programs and 21st Century) are delayed, that the district has reduced a projected $2.5 million deficit to about $300,000 through staffing and scheduling changes, and that trustees must decide what refined ADA projection to budget against for 2025–26.","actionData","errors"]

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