Canton ISD Board of Trustees held public hearings on the district's 2025-26 school budget and the proposed tax rate on Aug. 18, 2025, at the Canton ISD Administration Office, where Business Director Lianna Reid gave brief presentations on each item. The meeting opened at 5:50 p.m. and adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

The presentations covered the 2025-26 Canton ISD budget and the proposed tax rate that would fund that budget. Mrs. Lianna Reid, Canton ISD business director, presented both items in a brief format; the transcript records no budget totals, tax-rate numbers, or public comments on the record. The Board did not vote on either item during the hearing.

The public hearing format provided an opportunity for public input on the budget and tax rate; the minutes do not record any speakers offering comment during the hearing. The hearing was held after the board president confirmed a quorum and that the meeting notice had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

Board members present were President Kenneth Pruitt, Vice President Josh Wilkerson, Secretary Julie Stern, Matt Dunn, Dr. Leslea Evans and Jack Thelen. Superintendent Dr. Brian Nichols was present; Board Member Catherine Irwin was absent. The minutes list several guests in attendance but do not indicate that any of them addressed the board during the hearing.

Because the minutes record only brief presentations and no vote or directive, the items remain at the public-hearing stage; the record does not specify next steps, deadlines, or whether the budget and tax-rate proposals will return for formal action at a future meeting.