Key votes and outcomes from the Vidor Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting on Aug. 11, 2025, presented in summary form. Items are listed with the board’s recorded outcome and key details.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda: Approved (motion carried 7–0). The consent agenda included standard approvals listed in the board book; no roll‑call names were recorded on the floor beyond the chair’s announcement.

- Budget amendments and transfers (July close‑out): Approved (7–0). Trustees approved internal transfers to close out the prior fiscal year; the formal budget hearing and final vote on the 2025–26 budget were scheduled for Aug. 19.

- Rider High School Choir out‑of‑state trip (March 17, 2026 to Orlando: Disney + Universal Studios workshop): Approved (7–0). Estimated cost to families about $1,025 per student with booster club covering transportation to departure point; participation is voluntary and fundraising offsets were noted.

- Proposed stipends list (2025–26): Approved (7–0). Notable changes: life skills/early childhood stipends increased to $5,000 annually (paid $2,500 per semester); 0‑hour classes stipends increased to $2,500 per semester ($5,000 per year). The board discussed future pay‑scale shifts that will roll some stipends into salary lines as state law changed classifications for certain staff roles.

- Unemployment compensation plan with TASB: Approved (7–0). The district renewed participation; projected contribution for the district was reported as $5,000 less than last year.

- Resolution prohibiting non‑enrolled student participation in extracurricular or UIL activities: Approved (4–3). Motion by Trustee Camp; second by Trustee Long. The board adopted the resolution and directed administration to submit the amended FM local policy and the resolution to UIL and TASB by the stated deadline.

- Used equipment sale: Approved (7–0). Trustees accepted bids that met minimums as shown in the board book.

- 2025–26 T‑TES appraiser list: Approved (7–0). The list names campus administrators and district leaders as appraisers, with alternates named for coverage as needed.

- Purchase of security cameras and electronic door access at Vidor High School (vendor via Region 5 cooperative): Approved (7–0). The package exceeded $25,000 and trustees approved the purchase to add cameras and access control on specified doors; equipment is intended to be repurposed when campuses change buildings.

- Student and transportation drug‑testing agreement with DISA (2025–26): Approved (7–0). District will move to oral‑swab primary collection with urine as an alternate when needed; administration adjusted the number of monthly tests to keep costs similar to prior years while researching alternatives for future contracts.

- Student code of conduct updates (required statutory editing): Approved (7–0). Trustees approved revised language to reflect recent legislative changes that require more explicit consequences be listed in the code.

- First reading: Personal communication devices (cell phones and similar); board approved first reading (7–0). Second reading and final adoption scheduled per policy timeline.

- Jefferson County JJAEP agreement (purchase of four seats for 2025–26): Approved (7–0). District to provide transportation; trustees noted possible additional seat purchases if placements occur.

- First reading: Policy EFB local (library and classroom library acquisition and challenge procedures): Approved first reading (7–0). The policy requires public posting for new acquisitions and a formal challenge committee procedure.

- Personnel resolution allowing junior high assistant principal Amy Crew to continue adjunct teaching at Lamar State College Orange: Approved (7–0). Motion approved and resolution read into record authorizing continued external employment in compliance with Texas Education Code 11.006 as presented.

What passed unanimously vs. split decisions

Most operational and housekeeping items passed without recorded opposition. The notable split vote was the resolution on non‑enrolled student participation (opt‑out), which the board adopted 4–3 after extended public comment and debate.

How to read the record

Where the on‑the‑record minutes cited a motion and a roll call or show‑of‑hands, this summary records the motion text, the mover or seconder if stated on the record, and the recorded tally. When the transcript recorded only a tally and not individual member votes, this summary reports the board‑announced count and the stated mover/second where available. If a motion lacked a named mover in the transcript, the summary indicates the outcome without inventing an attribution.

Ending note

Trustees repeatedly asked administration to monitor implementation and to gather additional legal and peer‑district guidance for items with continuing ambiguity (notably the non‑enrolled participation policy). The district said it will report back to the board with updates and comparisons from other districts as UIL and state guidance evolve.