Board actions: consent items, contracts, grants and calendar approved unanimously
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Summary
At its regular meeting the Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees approved a slate of motions by unanimous vote, including the Uvalde High School Targeted Improvement Plan submission, the 2025–26 academic calendar and engagement of the district auditor.
At its regular meeting the Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees approved a slate of motions by unanimous vote. The transcript records motions, seconds and "motion carries unanimously" language for each item listed below.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (minutes; maintenance/operations; transportation; food service; January investment, credit‑card and revenue/expenditure reports; tax collection activity; accounts payable checks; federal programs; student attendance and discipline items). Motion: approve consent agenda. Mover: Trustee Flores. Seconder: Trustee Suarez. Outcome: approved unanimously. Notes: Trustee Rizzo requested to pull some items for questions prior to approval; consent motion then passed.
- Uvalde High School Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) — Motion to approve TIP for submission to Texas Education Agency. Mover: Trustee Suarez. Seconder: Trustee Flores. Outcome: approved unanimously. Notes: TIP cites Texas Education Code requirements for targeted improvement; the campus will pursue TEA instructional‑leadership grant (primary strategy) with Region 20 HQIM support as backup.
- 2025–26 Academic Calendar — Motion to approve the 2025–26 academic calendar (staff‑preferred option “C”). Mover: Trustee Suarez. Seconder: Trustee Flores. Outcome: approved unanimously. Notes: Calendar meets state minimum minutes (House bill referenced in meeting); staff reported teacher/staff vote favored this option and outlined Friday professional development/credit‑recovery scheduling.
- Engagement letter: Garza Gonzalez & Associates as external auditor for year ending 08/31/2025 — Motion to approve engagement letter. Mover: Trustee Flores. Seconder: Trustee Quinones. Outcome: approved unanimously. Estimated fiscal impact noted in packet: $58,650.
- Donations — Motion to accept two donations: Logos Soccer fundraiser ($6,659.50) and a Safer Schools Foundation donation of a four‑sided rack system for ROTC ($19,500). Mover: Trustee Suarez. Seconder: Trustee Quinones. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Vendor list additions for 2024–25 — Motion to approve additions to the list of vendors from whom the district anticipates purchasing at >$50,000 during the year. Mover: Trustee Warpers (as recorded). Seconder: Trustee Suarez. Outcome: approved unanimously. Notes: Packet lists vendors for curriculum, bus vendors, architecture/vestibule contractors and software subscriptions.
- Change of April board meeting date — Motion to move the April regular meeting from April 21 to April 14. Mover: Trustee Suarez. Seconder: Trustee Flores. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Personnel actions (employment, assignment, suspensions, terminations) — Motion to approve personnel actions discussed in closed session. Mover: Trustee Flores. Seconder: Trustee Rizzo. Outcome: approved unanimously.
How the board voted: the transcript records each motion, a second and that the motion "passes/motion carries unanimously." The meeting did not record individual roll‑call vote tallies in the public record; items above are reported as "approved unanimously" per the transcript.
Why it matters: approvals include instructional improvement strategy (TIP), calendar and third‑party auditors and preserve grant and procurement timelines; donations add equipment and funding for extracurriculars and ROTC; vendor approvals enable planned contracting and spending for ongoing projects (including vestibule construction described in the superintendent report).
Provenance: each action above is referenced in the public meeting transcript; staff will publish minutes and supporting documents on the district website.
