Southside ISD board approves calendar, contracts, budget amendments and principal appointment
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The Southside Independent School District Board of Trustees approved multiple items at its Feb. 27 meeting including Calendar C, a kitchen equipment contract, two budget amendments and the appointment of a Gallardo Elementary principal.
The Southside Independent School District Board of Trustees approved multiple items during its Feb. 27 regular meeting, including an academic calendar, a procurement for kitchen equipment, two budget amendments, cancellation of an uncontested board election and the hiring of a principal following a closed-session recommendation.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (items A–K): Approved. Motion to approve made by Mrs. Salazar and seconded by Miss Solivares; the motion carried. - Academic calendar (Calendar C) and addition of Presidents Day as a student holiday/staff work day (Feb. 16, 2026): Approved. Motion to adopt Calendar C and add Feb. 16, 2026, as a student holiday/staff development day carried after a motion by Mrs. Salazar and a second; recorded votes were affirmative and the motion carried. - Contract award — Reliance Air and Refrigeration: Approved. The board authorized executing an agreement with Reliance Air and Refrigeration for commercial reach-in coolers and warmers at ACES, Heritage Elementary and LaSoya Middle School in the amount of $188,308 following a request-for-proposal evaluation; motion made by Mrs. Salazar and seconded by Miss Solivares; motion carried. - Budget amendments 1 and 2: Approved. Amendment No. 1 (one-time employee payment) was listed at $263,002.21. Amendment No. 2 set aside funding for replacement of the high school track (presented figures: base estimate $242,455 plus a contingency of roughly $61,000, for a combined contingency-funded estimate of about $303,455). The board approved both amendments after a motion by Mrs. Salazar and a second; motion carried. - Cancellation of May 3, 2025 board election for positions 3, 4 and 5: Approved. The board adopted an order cancelling the election because the positions were uncontested. - Appointment — Gallardo Elementary principal: Approved. After closed session the board voted to approve Claudia Rios Wright as principal at Gallardo Elementary; the motion was made by Mrs. Salazar and seconded; the motion carried.
What trustees said and procedural notes Board members asked routine clarification questions on several items before voting. On the budget amendments trustees discussed the rationale for separating the contingency and the one-time pay into distinct amendments so the board could consider each allocation transparently. Regarding the track replacement, staff explained the request-for-proposal process was underway and the amendments allocate funding up front so purchase orders or contracts will not be delayed once the vendor selection and contract negotiations are complete.
Legal and procedural authorities cited The meeting opened and was conducted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act (Government Code, chapter 551). The board recessed into and returned from closed session under cited open-meeting exceptions including Texas Government Code sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076, 551.0821 and 551.129 for attorney consultation, personnel matters and discussion of real property.
Ending All items described above carried as presented during the meeting and were recorded in the official minutes. No motions failed on the items covered in this summary.
