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Votes at a glance: Montgomery ISD board approves 2025–26 budget, compensation plan and several district purchases
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Montgomery ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2025–26 general operating, child nutrition and debt service budgets; a districtwide compensation plan; and multiple purchases including student athletic insurance, silent panic hardware, a donation of right-of-way and tennis court shade structures.
The Montgomery Independent School District Board of Trustees voted on a number of formal items on June 24. Below is a consolidated summary of each recorded action, the outcome and the relevant context.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda A–E: Approved (motion recorded and carried). The board approved routine consent items as presented. - Right-of-way donation deed for Bear Cub Drive (Lone Star Elementary driveway): Approved. The district will deed the lane to Montgomery County per the preexisting agreement tied to earlier property development; county acceptance and prior coring work were discussed. - Student athletic and school accident insurance policy (districtwide): Approved. The board approved an all-school accident policy covering pre-K through grade 12, UIL athletics and school activities; the purchase was recommended by district staff and the agent discussed claims filing and provider networks. - Purchase of tennis court shade structures at Lake Creek High School: Approved. The structures will be paid from remaining bond funds tied to Lake Creek renovations and provide shaded areas for athletes as UIL heat-index guidance applies. - Purchase of Silent Panic Alert hardware (final phase): Approved. This purchase extends the district's panic-alarm system to auxiliary sites such as stadiums, athletic fields, transportation and adds devices for substitutes and additional staff; final cost exceeded the original estimate by about $48,000. - Budget amendment No. 2 (FY 2024–25): Approved. The amendment moves appropriations to cover purchases and get functional categories to required levels for fiscal close-out. - 2025–26 budgets (general operating, child nutrition, debt service): Approved. The board adopted a balanced budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year; the district said revenues and expenditures are in balance after adjustments and state aid changes. - 2025–26 compensation plan: Approved. The board adopted a comprehensive plan that supplements state-funded raises and includes increases for nonteaching staff, higher district health contributions and a one-time all-staff stipend.
Motions, seconds and recorded outcomes were entered into the minutes for each item. Where a motion's mover or seconder is not explicitly named in the transcript excerpt, the minutes record the motion as made and seconded and announce whether the motion carried.
