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1) TABSB policy updates and local policy FMH(local)
Motion: Approve policy additions, revisions or deletions as offered by TASB Policy Service (update 01/2025) and approve local update FMH(local) as recommended by the superintendent.
Mover/Second: Motion made by Mr. Jones; second by Miss Marshall (as announced in the meeting).
Outcome: Approved, vote recorded 5–0.

2) Designate delegate and alternate to Texas Association of School Boards (Texas EdCon)
Action: Nomination and approval of Margaret Pruitt as the primary delegate and Mickey (last name not specified in the transcript) as alternate to represent the district at the September Texas EdCon conference (George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston).
Mover/Second: Nominations were made and seconded in open session.
Outcome: Approved, vote recorded 5–0 (noted as subject to the primary’s agreement to serve).

3) Resolution to opt out of allowing non-enrolled (homeschool) students to participate in UIL and related activities (Senate Bill 401 implementation)
Motion: Adopt a resolution to opt out of allowing participation in University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities by non-enrolled students.
Mover/Second: Motion made and seconded in open session (movers not explicitly identified in the transcript excerpt).
Outcome: Approved, vote recorded 4–1 (motion passed).

4) Reversion of approximately 9.837 acres known as William Wood Elementary School to Prosperity Bank and Michael J. Brown
Motion: Approve reversion via quitclaim deed, authorize board president to execute deed, delegate authority to superintendent to negotiate and finalize any other necessary documents.
Mover/Second: Motion made and seconded; second was recorded as Miss Nelson.
Outcome: Approved, vote recorded 5–0.

5) Employment and administrator appointments (approved in closed session, actions announced in open session)
Actions: The board approved several administrative hires as recommended by district administration including but not limited to: Caitlin Johnston (associate social emotional behavioral support specialist), Shelby Norwood (social emotional behavioral support specialist), Falyn Neach (associate principal at Victoria West High), and Rhianna Valdez (principal at Patty Welder Middle School). These appointments were moved and seconded and announced in open session.
Outcome: Approved, vote recorded 5–0 on the reported employment motions.

Notes: Where the transcript did not record explicit mover/second names for a motion, this summary leaves those fields blank rather than attribute statements to the wrong person. Vote tallies shown match the roll calls recorded aloud during the meeting. The board recorded motions and seconds publicly and declared results for each item above.

The board took no additional formal votes on informational items (budget workshop, attendance playbook, bond committee report, American Heart Association presentation) at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Victoria ISD, TX - School Board Meetings - Jul 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Victoria ISD Board of Trustees approved several business and personnel items at the meeting, including policy updates, delegation of a TASB delegate and alternate, a property reversion, employment appointments, and a resolution to opt out of allowing homeschool students to participate in UIL activities.","taxTitle","VICTORIA ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14341,"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},6654951,"American Heart Association recognizes students, donates CPR kits and offers cardiac emergency plan to Victoria ISD",506,208000,714000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5429394-6776127c7c5d54a46e0bf91c45183892&start=208&end=714","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5429394-6776127c7c5d54a46e0bf91c45183892/thumbnail_208000.jpg","/articles/6654951/Texas/American-Heart-Association-recognizes-students-donates-CPR-kits-and-offers-cardiac-emergency-plan-to-Victoria-ISD","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6654951-e703381912d092bbbe5da710316c3f01/orig.mp4?Expires=1771057510&Signature=AQtohdgbYRLK~~0TtIlp52pqvth9dR17qMuoWnPTWdXq0v~ZogDItkNtxJI7qmGViInZBgTfReDcKHOt5RKDXeiZKXEmU9FAS60dATEKji4HvyXPThDEEUD42pp10qBT3UJ2du2f1wizQe87FakTFQGQOlbymaGEOvqbzuugh6zmE2O71f6wHa9R8fgSaj-BE1FR83IKoHUEzqQtVeULwFv7yVpN~~pGY1Z~VhTlIK~m-h6coYaYrB3mhF8cBetQBIGR2gZwxqWzFmnOLVwdve3VQ77MFXzVVWQ3CQuOmeT1mm8V29LfFEKTwrzdThVxKVfYvFT0NJhZAWJxBhrtfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives from the American Heart Association recognized student fundraising and donated hands-only CPR practice kits to Victoria ISD during the meeting, and offered the association’s cardiac emergency response plan template to help schools comply with recent state law.

Sonia Marinas of the American Heart Association presented a trophy to student Blake Harris, who raised $3,274 for the group’s Kids Heart Challenge, and recognized teacher Stephanie Daniels and principal Miss Mills for supporting the program at the campus level. Marinas said the program teaches students CPR steps, stroke recognition and habits for heart health that can be introduced at elementary ages.

Marinas also announced a gift of hands-only CPR practice kits, funded by Citizens Bank, that include a feedback panel to confirm proper compression placement and force. \"It's kind of like learning to drive. You can read a book, but you have to practice so that it comes muscle memory,\" Marinas said.

Marinas’ colleague Melissa told trustees the association has developed a cardiac emergency response plan template and offered it to the district at no cost. The presenters referenced Senate Bill 865 (referred to in the meeting as the Lannon Payton Act), a law that requires each school to have a cardiac emergency response plan. Melissa said the association’s template includes required elements such as having AEDs on campus, creating a cardiac emergency response team with clear roles (who retrieves the AED, who calls 911) and other evidence-based procedures.

Board members and staff accepted the donation and said they would work with the association on implementation. The presentation was informational; no board action was required.","American Heart Association representatives presented trophies and hands-only CPR training kits funded by Citizens Bank, recognized a student fundraiser, and offered a model cardiac emergency response plan aligned with a recently enacted state law.",{"_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},6654953,"Bond action committee recommends $30–$32 million initial capital-improvement bond and more facilities assessments",399,4165000,4564000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5429394-6776127c7c5d54a46e0bf91c45183892&start=4165&end=4564","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5429394-6776127c7c5d54a46e0bf91c45183892/thumbnail_4165000.jpg","/articles/6654953/Texas/Bond-action-committee-recommends-3032-million-initial-capital-improvement-bond-and-more-facilities-assessments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6654953-51a758155dfda713ada5acf36a69b3e8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771057510&Signature=KO2I97ALqMP3S6uBfnqQGvr~TvD7ZkRFgjfi6oJgk8e9DYtPZdlfPifIvm24gCP~~yKHjwmlfmW7s56CJ3InKYZgfwgdtOsa69TGEtOuoWt3fnFH0nUFN82Xn9nBnDTo5XKUv-0CdH34~MxQj5YVPlv0AhZwg8Gq6R9xYNhN5sAUi8Djxuw4MXBa7vF73yc4yDPPKSqgts~RiN19QAIV6F4HjuYZtb1EIyiPcOvIwBkpmdYDwCyXOpm2om1vCVVVjCwSOqnR6PSOl1OqNA-PqiT~vnXAqvApXV9832QdbqDTo9lhEVxBlHzfSiGA8ugfSltKuw6NJE-9tk3eq5fnxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A bond action committee convened by the Victoria ISD Board of Trustees recommended an initial capital-improvement bond ask of roughly $30 million to $32 million as a first phase of a longer-term facilities strategy, and urged the board to commission updated engineering and architectural assessments for selected campuses.

Colonel Richard Ayasas (committee member reporting on behalf of the group) told trustees the committee toured multiple campuses and found the district needs updated cost data because prior estimates predated inflation and the pandemic. \"We require more data, mostly due to the fact that the figures that were done from the last, pre COVID and inflation numbers,\" Ayasas said, adding that patchwork repairs over many years have increased the scale of deferred maintenance.

Committee recommendations presented to the board included: target a May bond election for a first-phase capital improvements ask of about $30–$32 million; hire an architect and engineer for a full facilities assessment of both Patty Welder Middle School and the STEM campus (referred to in materials as STEM Bridal School); ensure any campus-focused work is done comprehensively to last 15–20 years; await recommendations from the attendance, boundaries and rezoning task force before making elementary-school improvement recommendations; and reconvene the committee after assessments and task-force recommendations, with a planned session June 7 (the committee set Oct. 7 as the next session date to continue work).

Committee chair Amy Mundy was unavailable; committee vice chairs and board liaisons (trustees Castella, Bell and Patton were among members) participated in the field work and meetings. Staff noted the committee’s work is an initial, foundational step; board direction and additional, updated cost analyses will be necessary before the board sets a final bond proposal and election date.

No formal board action was taken on the committee’s report at the meeting; trustees said they would take the recommendations under advisement and await the requested assessments and task-force results.","A citizen bond action committee recommended the board target a first-phase capital improvements bond in May, asked for updated facility assessments and proposed reconvening after assessments and boundary recommendations are complete.",{"_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},6654955,"Victoria ISD rolls out attendance playbook after year of improving ADA and reduced chronic absenteeism",1208,2892000,4100000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5429394-6776127c7c5d54a46e0bf91c45183892&start=2892&end=4100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5429394-6776127c7c5d54a46e0bf91c45183892/thumbnail_2892000.jpg","/articles/6654955/Texas/Victoria-ISD-rolls-out-attendance-playbook-after-year-of-improving-ADA-and-reduced-chronic-absenteeism","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6654955-47e038a0528aaaf0097ad1a4af14d7ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1771057510&Signature=FLpX-uIhkbbUU6zggQRhiAlMzr~Rz7cY74IWEk0uN5VkhmNUzhMAJl7X9MM7tIzJRKFq2e6vTD1SjWS072s8WWHkxPVn8GimcXQtHQUrqbZQlWMt2D3MYdzxdZiEVEfhh-dEyCHbYn729ZU95MoCsPHowieCp8y1APCd2TFqFljAxsQHcDLDi8BlEwfe3uR2dog6TfNFOoGLTqzEvCNkRHAY-pl0UM2ZzHLFU-OSHNsMSrcqi5m2H5df5WHoIeu4iuibzQb~FFADUP4HWuoSLf1hm9woKcIAGFm-e~sy~aN7~Ofeoi4nQDmdrBpEDvBTaGUx~AHhl~g-zl8IqXcXZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Victoria Independent School District officials presented a new attendance playbook and parent-facing materials during a meeting that framed attendance as central to student achievement and district performance.

Dawn Maroney, who led the presentation, told trustees the district showed improved attendance across grade levels last year, including gains in average daily attendance and 500 more students meeting compulsory-attendance requirements. “If we were to look at all of those students and find a common thread to those students that showed those huge gains and that growth, you would see all of those students were present,” Maroney said.

Maroney described a three-part public-facing effort to sustain and grow the gains: a short “Showing up for excellence” pamphlet for families, an attendance playbook for campus staff that contains templates and procedures, and a districtwide commitment form that students, parents, campus staff, and district leadership will sign to create consistent expectations. The playbook includes guidance on data review, tiered interventions, home-visit safety protocols for truancy work, and community resource referrals; staff said it will be a living document updated monthly.

Data included in the materials show districtwide attendance trending upward over the last four years, chronic absenteeism trending down, and 96% of campuses showing ADA growth year over year. Maroney said the district now has an electronic attendance submission form for parents and expects clearer, consistent communication this year to help families reduce unexcused absences.

Board members asked questions about how the playbook will be implemented on different campuses; Maroney said principals will retain site-level flexibility but that district policy and communications will be consistent. She emphasized the district’s dual aim: reduce absences and increase student connection to school, saying, “we want kids here not to be counted, but to be connected.”

The materials will be distributed to campuses and families; staff said attendance data and playbook updates will be added monthly to guide campus-level interventions.","District staff presented a multi-part attendance playbook and communications materials aimed at raising district attendance toward a 94% goal after reporting gains — including improved ADA and fewer chronically absent students — during the previous year.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6654957,"Victoria ISD presents two pay-increase options as payroll makes up 82% of operating budget",1454,792000,2246000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5429394-6776127c7c5d54a46e0bf91c45183892&start=792&end=2246","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5429394-6776127c7c5d54a46e0bf91c45183892/thumbnail_792000.jpg","/articles/6654957/Texas/Victoria-ISD-presents-two-pay-increase-options-as-payroll-makes-up-82-of-operating-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6654957-40810f15bc90acc0af032a57696650db/orig.mp4?Expires=1771057510&Signature=dcknGigcCl7WCucO7-UbVlNyuR6wKXEsxeCY6TA4geHxvHOxeYUq4OYI2hx9f8KiGkrpsSXDrYe5glna4v1wPUvl4icJnDWuvneQQfacgRZXGn8~2vamH2pamHegYkTuQJAqREqPsLVB6cPCqNq6RIgbH5rTSHJURT2t0Fw3aisYvItbYeTlp5ri-lGD3eDWp5LJg~aBE6-uAIMaYjz6YHhCU2GklynEbI0KJ~vISQJukRt9HvD3wmjQDzyjwN6pOJ1VQpu2S7vmJVWT865ctCABHgRXycbeAyyOlcnGXJ6882OKel5LcD8mKRnP6fW6MdwHiNEHCXIK9sFDQZlB5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Victoria Independent School District trustees heard details of two proposed compensation packages and early revenue estimates at a July budget workshop, where staff emphasized that payroll consumes the bulk of the local maintenance and operations budget.

Finance presenter Miss Yates told the board that the district currently spends about 82% of its maintenance and operations budget on payroll and that state and local funding changes are driving this year’s planning. “This year we are spending about 82% of our budget on payroll,” Yates said.

The workshop centered on how the district will apply new state funding streams and local dollars to staff pay. Under the state’s teacher-retention allotment as described to the board, classroom teachers with five or more years’ experience would receive $5,000; teachers with three to four years would receive $2,500; and the district proposed stepped supplements for teachers with zero to two years’ experience so starting pay would reach about $50,000 for new teachers. Yates cautioned that the allotment definitions are set by the Legislature and that some employees (nurses, librarians, instructional coaches) do not meet the state definition of “classroom teacher” and therefore will not be covered by that particular state allotment.

For non-teacher classifications the district outlined two local options. In the presentation those choices were labeled “red” (lower local supplement) and “blue” (higher local supplement). The two options would both produce a balanced budget in preliminary estimates; the local difference across all classifications is about $422,000 — roughly 0.3% of an estimated $136 million overall budget. Yates said the lower-cost option would add to fund balance while the higher option would increase raises districtwide but carry more local risk.

Key revenue and budget figures presented to the board included an estimated maintenance-and-operations (M&O) revenue base of about $136,000,000 (which includes state pass-throughs for teacher-related allotments); an ADA-funded student count of about 11,440 (the district’s enrollment ended the year around 12,579 but funding is based on average daily attendance); projected payroll expenditures near $111,000,000 and about $25,000,000 for nonpayroll items. Debt-service timing was also noted: the district typically pays principal and interest in mid-February; staff estimated a year-end debt-service fund balance of roughly $6.4 million against a roughly $8 million principal payment due in February.

Yates and other staff emphasized the timing: the board will receive the proposed budget and compensation plan for consideration on Aug. 7, with final budget and tax-rate adoption scheduled for Aug. 28. Staff repeatedly described the figures as preliminary while awaiting certified property values and additional TEA guidance on the new allotments.

Board members asked staff to model downside scenarios — for example, lower-than-projected attendance or enrollment declines — and to return with final numbers in August. No formal vote was required or taken on the workshop presentation; the item was informational and intended to produce a board recommendation at the August meeting.

Victoria ISD staff said they will continue refining numbers with the tax office and TEA and will return Aug. 7 with a proposed budget, tax-rate recommendation and a recommended compensation plan for board action.","District finance staff outlined two compensation options for 2025–26 during a budget workshop, describing state allotments for teachers and two local funding scenarios that differ by roughly $422,000 in local cost. Board will consider a proposed budget Aug. 7 and adopt budgets and tax rates Aug. 28.","actionData","errors"]

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