Seguin ISD board approves targeted improvement plan, bond orders and a slate of policy and personnel items

Seguin ISD trustees on Feb. 24 approved a package of measures including a targeted improvement plan for Global Elementary, authorization to sell the district’s remaining $46 million in voter‑approved school construction bonds and a separate refinancing of roughly $32 million in outstanding debt expected to save roughly $1.4 million net.

The board met for more than four hours and voted unanimously on the major items. Trustees also approved TASB policy updates, a local policy revision (FFI), a child‑nutrition equipment purchase, hiring recommendations, two budget amendments and two trustee committee appointments.

Why it matters: The bond approvals allow the district to access the last phase of voter‑authorized construction funds without increasing the districtʼs debt tax rate, officials said. The refinancing is intended to lower interest costs and reduce the…