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The district-wide rating remained near a low D. Staff said six of nine elementary campuses improved their overall numeric score and three elementary campuses moved from F toward D-range scores; at the secondary level four of five campuses improved, and Manor New Tech High School moved from C to B. Staff identified five elementary campuses and two secondary campuses that previously had F ratings and reported that each of those listed campuses showed numeric-score growth (for example, Decker Middle School grew 10 percentage points; Manor Middle School grew 7 percentage points).

Staff told trustees that sanctions for consecutive F ratings are suspended for this year and next because of an \"1882 partnership with Third Future Schools\" (as described in the presentation) but cautioned that campuses must reach a C rating to \"hit reset\" and avoid resumption of sanction timelines. For campuses requiring intervention, staff said the district must submit turnaround plans (TAPs) by Nov. 14; administrators said they will bring specific plans to the board for consideration and hold a public hearing at the Oct. 27 meeting.

Trustees asked about root-cause analysis and campus-specific diagnostics; staff said they will use campus needs assessments, iStation and iReady data (with caution), discipline and attendance metrics, and a campus-leadership scorecard to focus interventions. Staff emphasized instructional leadership, coaching, calibrated classroom observations and mentor programs (including a partnership with UT’s Thrive program) as key strategies. District leaders said they will use federal-program levers where possible to compensate mentors and support turnaround work.

No formal board action was taken on accountability items at the meeting; staff will return with TAPs and associated documents for board review and public comment in October and November.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Manor ISD Regular Board Meeting 08/18/25","oneSentenceSummary","District staff reported mixed campus accountability results, several F-rated campuses showed numeric-score growth, and the district must submit turnaround plans by Nov. 14 for campuses with required interventions; staff will bring detailed plans for board consideration and a public hearing on Oct. 27.","taxTitle","MANOR ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",38224,"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},6485665,"Superintendent reports weapons-detection systems, fencing projects and bond planning for safety upgrades",73,3388000,3461000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5597492-136f3c7956453f3d0b0aaa0d1afe2483&start=3388&end=3461","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5597492-136f3c7956453f3d0b0aaa0d1afe2483/thumbnail_3388000.jpg","/articles/6485665/Texas/Superintendent-reports-weapons-detection-systems-fencing-projects-and-bond-planning-for-safety-upgrades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6485665-2f4d888d83497c0e05eef1fff9e439e3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160110&Signature=oCOuaf3wDRDyqyMG6eRSXBReeH6g6qUigd8Wtx2TW8EXW8OKGBsAPdX64K-ApqG8zvTpPgIJNyOU0j2aZdj9-kKakZNbX7KCZ376lwoyFxKds3X~gVitrnQetnbZD5rrrLJd7edLNcAwS0D3BmZ36zpX7Kgqijv2bumkZS~z3lI2fPwS6AFHQhnl3fFiOzEDL1c7nU2Nis0Sbax0gkcn~lLcoxETNKgxzTN-QpYuxGaP8b42yqJMei0IE2HOsMZgAUA3PnYRchNaX38CsJs354V2jYtkumbqmtF0YufJzc3rtTVnBp0XM9S5-kA~23z7qaphO4BMl5N4sdDfe9Sr4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Sarmani reported at the Aug. 18 board meeting that weapons-detection systems had been installed at Manor ISD high schools and that the district is studying system upgrades for middle schools.

She said three fencing projects are planned at the Manor High School complex to create secure walkways between campuses and athletic facilities; one of the fencing projects was starting immediately to create a secured passage between the early college campus and the senior high. Dr. Sarmani emphasized that the current safety upgrades are being funded from the safety-and-security portion of the 2019 bond and that a 2025 bond proposal under consideration would include additional safety upgrades and, she said, would not raise taxes.

The superintendent also said there is a plan to upgrade cameras at elementary schools, but that 2019 bond funds currently being used to upgrade middle-school cameras will be exhausted before elementary camera projects would begin, so another funding source would be needed.

She framed these measures as part of an overall safety-and-security program and noted that some projects would require new bond funding. Trustees acknowledged the work and thanked transportation and grounds staff for their efforts supporting the opening of the school year.","Superintendent Dr. Sarmani said weapons-detection systems are installed at the high schools, fencing projects are underway at the Manor High complex paid with 2019 bond safety funds, and a 2025 bond proposal would fund additional safety and camera upgrades without raising taxes.",{"_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},6485670,"Manor ISD teacher urges board to increase classroom printing funds",170,3027000,3197000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5597492-136f3c7956453f3d0b0aaa0d1afe2483&start=3027&end=3197","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5597492-136f3c7956453f3d0b0aaa0d1afe2483/thumbnail_3027000.jpg","/articles/6485670/Texas/Manor-ISD-teacher-urges-board-to-increase-classroom-printing-funds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6485670-3d98454123dc2bc0cf769e5cc2f6d990/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160110&Signature=YS9gaXbLMX2vqc1qSXMx8m97br0raBi9frI8aXvUTxiHSXwUgcsWSgYc4uugygpORTZn7kmc3lgzRmIFworgCUeGbw2g3lVQjZ6gBfO1rEdptfdkF5McTrWTke55OJpves~R~ZcrKesOdRqK5g4Gf1iki2FoyrobjSzeseq4b0dpXQ6NA8aHaZhhEmYcHrrQ-InSqc3MIKi9EuST3wdwJ6qxd9X3~OcnMxg0mveqMOoaMCqEo6JrbTe4LCb7F6rVmwzIOv5sjYvgFxA9EY3YYjv6dG8TZ4CBDMqtjrsVLe9P35mBwcMk6o2lethA5oz0dGiTUbi7Xyyq4HX~2CKd5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Michelle Ponish, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Decker Middle School, used the board’s public forum to describe classroom needs and ask for budget changes that would allow teachers to print maps, primary-source excerpts and differentiated reading passages.

Ponish said teachers were initially given $2 per month for printing at the start of the school year; she reported being told that the allotment was increased the morning of the meeting but said that, for many teachers, the sum still falls short of what they need for daily instruction. She described reliance on teacher-created materials because textbooks are “poorly organized and somewhat outdated,” and said physical paper-and-pencil activities remain essential for many students’ mastery of grade-level skills.

The board heard the comment during the public comment period; trustees did not take action on the request that evening but the superintendent earlier discussed budget pressures and the district’s compensation decisions in subsequent agenda items.","A Decker Middle School teacher told the board that a $2-per-month printing allowance is insufficient to support student learning and differentiated instruction.",{"_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},6485675,"Manor ISD keeps total tax rate at $1.0814; board approves budget amendment, new FTEs and 1% raises",102,6531000,6633000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5597492-136f3c7956453f3d0b0aaa0d1afe2483&start=6531&end=6633","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5597492-136f3c7956453f3d0b0aaa0d1afe2483/thumbnail_6531000.jpg","/articles/6485675/Texas/Manor-ISD-keeps-total-tax-rate-at-10814-board-approves-budget-amendment-new-FTEs-and-1-raises","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6485675-50d4954517a9a5d7045c59cc5ccdb0ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160110&Signature=UoXW9A0tx4q66s0jG6n6Us6HmyKiSEsRKpUqPGLkLYGxS6uvUBc~UxdgimI4qS9jYpdZ6qAeetx1eNvZBA76GxJQN2FxlpjkpV9M7h5HY97Q9DLoNqfL8mrtgfQcSeDc4hGxVMAszhx8KoI7I7LUjSjcqhY40WM5zqJ-f0mzz7pcX6O29~XjdSH2D3f4PU1lzKDeaShFYyNkH40oYeA2IbUKVt4TNsh9J9bpkChjsh1IF3dvZI2CJ1V8u-wVQCQvgKDgweuXup7Htfs4HKLsk9dUCfJqhedR678hEaCOHpb7YPe~wTYk6YHJL1a-MtZiknWndZNeVRG7Kae44rsv7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Manor Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 18 adopted a total property tax rate of $1.0814 per $100 valuation (maintenance and operations 0.7113; interest and sinking 0.3701) and approved several budget and personnel actions, each by recorded voice vote of 7-0.

District finance staff presented the tax proposal and revenue projections during the statutorily required property tax public hearing. Moises Santiago summarized certified and taxable values, noting a 2.38% decline in certified value for 2025 after the homestead exemption grew from $100,000 to $140,000. Santiago said the district projects a net taxable value of about $11.2 billion, a total tax levy near $122 million and is assuming a 98.5% collection rate. He told the board the proposed tax rate would raise less maintenance-and-operations revenue than last year and estimated the typical homeowner would pay about $240 less than the prior year under the unchanged rate.

The board also considered the district’s monthly financial report and a recommendation on borrowing and debt management. Santiago reported year-end fund balance pressure: fiscal 2024–25 revenues collected were about $94.1 million against expenditures that reduced the fund balance by about $23 million; cash operations at the June close were about $13.7 million and the district had drawn about $30 million in loan proceeds in June. He said the district may need to borrow again in the fall and that the district’s financial advisers had identified interest savings from recent refinancing and defeasance activity; staff included a $29 million defeasance line in bond planning to remove old principal from the books.

Votes at a glance

- Executive-session item 7.2: motion that the board \"make a finding that there is not good cause to support Victor Moreno's resignation from his position at Manor ISD.\" Moved: Trustee Patterson. Second: Trustee Rodriguez Barnett. Outcome: approved, 7-0.

- Consent agenda (items 10.1–10.1): Motion to approve as presented. Moved: Trustee Rodriguez Barnett. Second: Trustee Martinez. Outcome: approved, 7-0.

- Action 11.1: Approve new FTEs for 2025–26 as submitted. Moved: Trustee Howard. Second: Trustee Lowery. Outcome: approved, 7-0.

- Action 11.2: Adopt 2025–26 budget amendment No. 1 as presented. Moved: Trustee Lowery. Second: Trustee Thomas. Outcome: approved, 7-0.

- Action 11.3: Adopt 2025 property tax rate (total $1.0814 per $100 valuation; M&O 0.7113; I&S 0.3701). Motion (resolution referencing Texas Education Code §11.184 and Texas Tax Code §26.08(a)): mover not specified on the record; second: Trustee Howard. Outcome: approved, 7-0.

- Action 11.4: Approve updates to the 2025–26 compensation plan — a 1% increase and a 1% midpoint raise for other employees; allow administration to make necessary adjustments. Moved: Trustee Rodriguez Barnett. Second: Trustee Lowery. Outcome: approved, 7-0. District staff said pay adjustments will be paid retroactively (effective Sept. 30) and applied to all employees.

Why this matters

Keeping the total tax rate unchanged shifts some tax burden from local revenue to state funding because the larger homestead exemption reduced certified local values; staff told the board that House Bill changes moved revenue sources between local and state funds. At the same time the district faces tighter cash flow and reduced fund balance, which drove staff recommendations to use short-term loan proceeds and to include debt defeasance planning in the bonding strategy.

Supporting details and next steps

Santiago told the board the district’s calculated maximum compressed rate for the year is $0.63 and explained components of maintenance-and-operations and the “golden penny” without recapture. He presented comparative scenarios for homeowners at different market values showing estimated decreases in local tax bills. On cash flow, he said July operations produced roughly $1.2 million in revenues and $8.2 million in expenditures and that the district earned about $80,000 in interest on loan proceeds.

On debt management, staff reported about $164 million of refinancing over five years and estimated more interest savings may be achievable if market conditions remain similar; staff included an estimated $29 million in planned defeasance in the bond proposal to remove older principal and create capacity for new projects. The board approved the budget amendment and FTE changes the same night and directed administration to proceed with the adopted rates and plans.

Quotes from the meeting

\"We are proposing a dollar 8,\" Moises Santiago said when summarizing the proposed total tax rate and the board’s presentation during the public hearing.

\"This is great for our employees,\" Superintendent Dr. Sarmani said after the board approved the compensation update, noting the retroactive pay and that the district used some state HB2 funding plus local funds to cover the increases.

Ending

The board approved the package of fiscal and personnel actions by unanimous voice vote and confirmed its next regular meeting for Sept. 15. Some budget and debt actions (including possible additional borrowing and definitive defeasance decisions) will return to the board for later consideration as staff finalizes cash-flow timing and bond planning.","At its Aug. 18 meeting the Manor Independent School District board adopted a $1.0814 total property tax rate (M&O 0.7113; I&S 0.3701), approved a budget amendment and new FTEs, and authorized a 1% compensation increase and 1% midpoint adjustment for employees; all motions passed on voice votes, 7-0.","actionData","errors"]

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