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Summers told trustees the physician partnership would allow Dr. Beason to issue standing orders so school nurses could legally administer common over‑the‑counter medicines and emergency epinephrine “in compliance with the Texas Board of Nursing and Nursing Regulations, along with our Nursing Practice Act.” She said the standing orders would reduce unnecessary student absences and trips home for minor complaints such as headaches, stomachaches or allergic reactions.

“We also have orders on here for like Benadryl, Tums, triple antibiotics, stuff that we use in our offices regularly,” Summers said, adding that standing orders “protect our nursing licenses.” She said Dr. Beason would also consult on district health issues, participate on the SHAC committee, interpret public‑health law and assist with emergency care planning.

Summers described the Asthma 4:11 program as a no‑cost public‑health initiative that provides districts with rescue albuterol inhalers, spacers for emergency campus use, training and family‑connection resources. “It keeps kids in class, supports academic performance, and ensures we’re taking protective steps to safeguard our student health,” she said.

Board members asked procedural questions about the partnership. One trustee asked whether Dr. Beason would serve via telehealth; Summers replied Dr. Beason would be an on‑call medical partner and consultant rather than a telemedicine provider, and that Cook Children’s telehealth is available separately for direct clinical consults. The board also clarified that standing orders would allow nurses to give dose‑specific medications (for example, Tylenol) with prior parental consent so students could remain in class while a parent travels to campus.

Summers identified the anticipated costs: the physician partner would cost the district $1,000 per year and Asthma 4:11 is offered free to districts. Trustees asked whether the fee covered the whole district or per campus; Summers confirmed the $1,000 is “just for the whole district.”

No formal vote was taken at the meeting. Summers confirmed to the board that the item will be brought back for a formal vote at the next board meeting.

If trustees approve at the next meeting, the district would add Dr. Beason’s standing orders and receive emergency albuterol inhalers and staff training through Asthma 4:11. The board did not set an implementation date during the discussion.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","July 21, 2025 Venus ISD School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Melissa Summers, the district nurse for Venus ISD, asked the board to authorize a paid district physician partner and free enrollment in Asthma 4:11 to allow nurses to use standing medical orders and to keep students in class.","taxTitle","VENUS ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",39484,"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},6584615,"Venus ISD board approves multiple policy and personnel items, authorizes stipend and budget amendment; several procurement items tabled",123,6155000,6278000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5444613-dff8470c68016ca1cc418ed4ebbb05c4&start=6155&end=6278","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5444613-dff8470c68016ca1cc418ed4ebbb05c4/thumbnail_6155000.jpg","/articles/6584615/Texas/Venus-ISD-board-approves-multiple-policy-and-personnel-items-authorizes-stipend-and-budget-amendment-several-procurement-items-tabled","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584615-a7e57b07fd79d10c874abecd71cdcb62/orig.mp4?Expires=1770229572&Signature=i0OfoYLKDmgZeryQTCdbbD3~x3YeI5I1R3fsRg16XH7ILSAocpqDf7rmPvc5TLaOp~hZeTxW6d-wnDHOF5KTqlE~ZvvVF0pyjhrU-H44ZyJNuZ8RKLw8Skzq5Qnsg6zgpONOBd9hc6Ycv25AKmcwXluS6--zksJAplZMnf2E5pTqSFylaSt5b1izOLOzevq7~KwYCYjz5ATrVzc63-6gMMkD1JgjSd--BsKOYB3hNi-5mFUVwkiwE8heZKwQH~YSZRumUtvosIhPhJciM417gJncFhe1X4fSVJTjAHUTHeC-~au~KPJMZT8Ph1xvCPs7IYu8-6eQnMXhkpk9vBV0Bw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Venus ISD Board of Trustees voted on a package of policy, personnel and purchasing items at its recent meeting, approving several contracts, policy updates, training providers and a one‑time employee retention stipend while tabling selected transportation procurement items for further review.

Trustees approved a set of local policy updates (Policy Update 125), which included clarifying changes to board organization and governance language and an update to discipline and attendance language. The board also approved the employee handbook for the 2025–26 school year; that handbook incorporates changes required by recent statutes and Senate Bill 571 reporting requirements for misconduct and reporting timelines.

On personnel and pay matters the board adopted a teacher salary schedule that incorporates the state’s House Bill 2 teacher retention allotment and added local funds to provide additional increases for steps 0–2 and a separate scale for librarians and nurses. Trustees also approved a one‑time retention stipend: $1,000 for full‑time employees and $500 for part‑time employees to be paid August 1 to employees employed during the prior school year; the board approved a budget amendment to pay the stipend from fund balance.

The board approved multiple vendor contracts and purchasing authorizations: Candor Consulting for school psychologist and speech‑language services; Superior Pediatrics for occupational and physical therapy services; instructional materials for middle‑school social studies; and a number of purchasing cooperative memberships intended to expedite procurement and obtain cooperative pricing (Allied States Purchasing Co‑op, CTPA, EPIC6, SETX). Trustees also approved Public Funds Investment Act training providers for fiscal 2025–26.

Trustees approved the VHS band trip to Branson, Missouri for spring 2026; the presenter said the cost per student would be about $1,029 (quad occupancy) and that the district and boosters are working to ensure cost does not prevent participation. The board approved the T‑TESS appraisers list for the 2025–26 school year.

The board approved prevailing wage rates for district construction projects and authorized other routine motions appearing on the consent agenda. The board tabled the Transfinder routing system and related CDW hardware purchases pending additional vendor quotes, clarified ridership and parent‑app adoption figures, and details about card readers and installation labor.

Motions were typically moved and seconded from the board dais; where individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript, minutes show motions carried by voice vote or consensus.","At its July meeting Venus ISD trustees approved local policy changes, the 2025–26 employee handbook, numerous contracts and co‑op memberships, a teacher salary schedule and a one‑time retention stipend; the board tabled Transfinder and the related CDW hardware purchase pending additional quotes and data.",{"_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},6584620,"Venus ISD transportation director seeks Transfinder routing system; board tables purchase after debate about cost and trade‑off with bus purchase",1756,6320000,8076000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5444613-dff8470c68016ca1cc418ed4ebbb05c4&start=6320&end=8076","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5444613-dff8470c68016ca1cc418ed4ebbb05c4/thumbnail_6320000.jpg","/articles/6584620/Texas/Venus-ISD-transportation-director-seeks-Transfinder-routing-system-board-tables-purchase-after-debate-about-cost-and-tradeoff-with-bus-purchase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584620-82519c51378c3ee867eb9117b5ddb7d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770229572&Signature=asJY7Qu~EZedDsVodhLoQY9A1uDB91jR11dsqUMQdgpDlKtVnJyVM2JzpG4Zw5yhjg3ZYV4GsrbNFzI53JpIgcmUajaI7q4rekT90ZdVgHWdXxH6ejf5O2J8Q8FvBDX6h4V-mWRPv5oACGVqvNPU-UFiQM-ldgXOM6bBM9Oo-T4bp3U8AUN2KPdHifGFYCj3xzvEyjIriZa5tfTxbIqq-OEPhJf1-F5EPJX5LGjRYtF~MhESpFNCwsWoAnj0Fb6fb2hrVpmmeQZk3QsbzgyyvZLkKC1LTs1lcuIJwrLxnsFwOmUi76flC6~NrTgBV3JW0EvmviMakSNSlwqqdeM~5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The district’s transportation staff proposed that Venus ISD adopt the Transfinder routing and parent‑communication system and replace aging bus tablets, arguing the cloud‑based software would improve route planning, reduce driver workload and provide parents with real‑time ETA and boarding notifications.

The presenter said the Transfinder first‑year price for software and startup services is $47,001.70 and the recommended hardware quote through CDW is $30,395. She said the second‑year recurring software cost would drop to about $24,009.50. Transportation staff contrasted those figures with a roughly $163,000 cost for a new bus and said the district could fund Transfinder by reallocating money previously earmarked for one bus purchase.

“...the parents will get an ETA when the bus will arrive. They’ll get notified when their child scans,” the presenter said, describing the parent app and tablet features. She said the new tablets would move from Android 9 to Android 12 and that photographs of assigned riders will appear on the driver’s tablet for easy check‑in.

Trustees and staff pressed for implementation details and procurement consistency. Questions from trustees covered whether card‑reader installation was included (the presenter said card readers must be ordered from Transfinder but that the district’s wiring is already in place and local staff could swap readers), the expected life and update path of the tablets, how many students ride the buses versus how many parents currently use the parent app, and whether the district had solicited competing quotes. The presenter said around 1,700 students are routed to buses and that roughly “just over 200” parents had used the prior tracking app; she acknowledged parents’ adoption would require district outreach and training.

Board members expressed concern about repeatedly changing transportation vendors and about sacrificing a planned bus purchase to fund software. “If it’s a need and we needed a bus, I needed a bus,” one trustee said, noting prior board budgeting for bus replacement. Transportation staff said the district maintains backup buses and that no routes were operating beyond seat capacity in the prior school year; they also said one combined route had been split to avoid crowding.

Trustees asked for additional procurement information. One trustee asked whether three quotes were required; staff said three quotes are preferred but not required in this case, and agreed to obtain additional quotes to maintain procedural consistency. Another trustee asked for clarified ridership counts and parental app usage before the board votes.

After extended discussion, a motion to table the Transfinder purchase was made and seconded; the board voted to table the item pending further information and additional vendor quotes. The related CDW hardware purchase was tabled separately.

The transportation staff will return with supplemental bids, clarified ridership and parent‑app registration counts and a plan for parent outreach and device installation. The board did not approve the Transfinder software or the related hardware at this meeting.","Transportation staff recommended buying Transfinder routing software and new tablets; the board discussed costs, parent app adoption, card readers, and whether to forgo purchasing a new bus to fund the system. Trustees voted to table both the Transfinder software and the related CDW hardware purchase pending additional quotes and ridership data.","actionData","errors"]

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Venus ISD nurse asks board to approve district physician partner and join Asthma 4:11 program

Venus ISD board approves multiple policy and personnel items, authorizes stipend and budget amendment; several procurement items tabled

Venus ISD transportation director seeks Transfinder routing system; board tables purchase after debate about cost and trade‑off with bus purchase