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Board approves SHAC membership and establishes SB 11-supported threat assessment teams
Summary
Trustees approved the 2025–26 School Health Advisory Council membership and reviewed materials related to Senate Bill 11 and Texas Education Code 37.115 threat-assessment and safe-supportive school teams; a motion to approve consent items passed on a recorded motion by Trustee Cisneros with a second by Trustee Cody.
During the consent portion of the meeting trustees approved several routine items, including minutes from August meetings and committee listings. The board voted to approve the 2025–26 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) membership, a roster the presenter said is nominated by campuses and central office and requires annual board approval.
The presentation also covered the district's obligations under Senate Bill 11 and Texas Education Code section 37.115 to establish threat-assessment and safe-supportive school teams at each campus and to adopt related policies and procedures. The presenter told the board this material and team lists were included in the meeting booklet and that the district had previously granted the superintendent temporary authority to allow a project to commence (referenced as prior authorization).
A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Trustee Cisneros and seconded by Trustee Cody; the chair called for the vote and the motion carried on an “aye” vote as recorded in the meeting transcript. No roll-call tally was provided in the transcript excerpt.
Why it matters: approval of SHAC membership and the district policies implementing SB 11 are routine but required steps under state law and district practice; the actions authorize the district to maintain advisory and safety teams that guide student health programming and campus threat assessment procedures.
The board did not take separate, additional policy votes on threat-assessment protocols in the excerpted portion of the meeting; materials were presented for approval as part of the consent agenda.
