Board roundup: key votes March 31 — reading materials, staffing, calendar and contracts approved

This summary lists the board’s formal actions and outcomes from the March 31 Eagle Mountain‑Saginaw ISD Board of Trustees meeting. Items below are taken from the meeting’s official action sequence and reflect the motions recorded on the meeting record.

Votes at a glance

- Contingent‑fee legal services agreement (youth social‑media usage litigation): Board authorized contingent‑fee counsel and petitioned the attorney general for expedited review; final approval of the contract package was recorded as carried (vote recorded in transcript as 6–1). The agreement is a contingent‑fee arrangement; district obligations occur only if the litigation is successful.

- Fiscal year timing resolution: Board approved a resolution changing the district’s fiscal‑year timing to address summer payroll and cash‑flow timing (motion carried 7–0).

- Joint election agreement with Tarrant County Elections Administrator (May trustee election): Board approved contracting with the county to run the district’s May election (estimated cost just under $40,000) (motion carried 7–0).

- Special meeting to canvass May election: Board set a special meeting for canvass on May 13, 2025 (motion carried 7–0).

- Class‑size waivers (pre‑K through 4): Board approved submission of required class‑size waivers to the Texas Education Agency where needed (motion carried 7–0).

- Additional staffing for 2025–26 (including 33 elementary FTEs and 7 positions to finish Eagle Mountain HS): Board approved the staffing package (motion carried 7–0). Staff said funding for the 33 elementary FTEs is estimated at approximately $2.607 million; the positions were previously board‑approved but not funded.

- K–5 reading instructional materials (2025–2028): Board approved K–5 reading instructional materials (motion carried 7–0). Staff described bilingual materials, professional learning plans and multi‑year funding approaches.

- Award playground resurfacing contracts (multiple campuses): Board awarded turf/playground resurfacing contracts to Grand Landscapes and SYNLawn across listed campuses; total contracted amount not to exceed $2,211,935.53 (motion carried 7–0).

- Instructional calendar amendment (2025–26): Board approved converting four scheduled student half‑days to full student holidays to be used for PLCs, teacher planning and professional learning (motion carried 7–0).

Other routine consent and procurement actions were approved on the consent agenda, including approval of region contracts and procurement items as listed in the board packet.

Ending: For detailed motion language, implementation steps, contract amounts and follow‑up tasks see the district’s posted agenda packet and the full meeting minutes. The board directed staff to proceed with implementation steps tied to each approval and to return with updates as needed.