Gatesville ISD trustees approve a slate of routine policy and procurement items; hear insurance, grant and vaping updates

At its June meeting, the Gatesville Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a series of routine fiscal, procurement and program items and heard staff reports on insurance cost increases, planned federal grant applications and student vaping discipline.

Board members unanimously approved changes to local purchasing and asset policies, accepted a contractor bid for baseball field netting, renewed memoranda of understanding for student services and dual‑credit coursework, and approved salary adjustments for staff who begin work in July. Trustees also discussed a planned application for a COPS School Violence Prevention Program grant and an increase in health insurance premiums passed through by the Teacher Retirement System plan.

The changes the board approved are intended to reduce administrative bottlenecks and update local policy to match new federal and state guidance. The board voted to:

- Increase the district—apitalization threshold from $5,000 to $10,000 in its CFB (local) policy, reducing the number of small items that must remain on the district—ooks.

- Set the district nnual micro‑purchase threshold at $25,000…