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Board approves minutes, mascot, calendar, procurement steps and several contracts; water-rights purchase also approved
Summary
Medina Valley ISD trustees voted unanimously Jan. 27 on minutes, school branding for Creek View High School, the 2025—26 academic calendar, a procurement method for the Ag/JROTC building, a materials-testing change order at Creek View and the purchase of 121.7 acre-feet of water rights.
Medina Valley ISD trustees voted unanimously on a slate of motions Jan. 27, 2025 covering meeting minutes, school branding, the academic calendar, procurement methods, a materials-testing change order and the purchase of water rights.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes: The board approved minutes from the Dec. 19, 2024 regular meeting and the Jan. 23, 2025 special meeting. Motion: Matt Casaloni (mover); Jason Bonney (second). Vote: all board members voted in favor.
- Creek View High School mascot, colors and logo: The board approved the mascot "Cougars," a light/"baby" blue Pantone reference shown in the presentation (Pantone 2169 C cited in staff presentation) and the presented logo. Motion: Jason Monning (mover); Blaine Nash (second). Vote: unanimous.
- Weather-related closure resolution (employees): The board adopted a resolution relieving employees from making up a weather-related closure day because the district remains above required annual instructional minutes; trustees approved a resolution to grant staff the day off. Motion: Matt Casaloni (mover); Joe Biediger (second). Vote: unanimous.
- 2025—26 academic calendar: The board approved Calendar A for the 2025—26 academic year following district advisory and stakeholder input. Motion: Jason Bonney (mover); Blaine Nash (second). Vote: unanimous.
- Procurement method for Ag/JROTC building (RFCSP): The board approved use of a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposal (RFP/Competitive-Sealed-Proposal) procurement method for the Medina Valley High School Agricultural and JROTC building. Motion: Blaine Nash (mover); Matt Caslione (second). Vote: unanimous.
- Change order for materials testing at Creek View High School: The board approved change order No. 1 to increase the materials-testing contract with Raba Kisner from $553,876.20 by roughly $200,000 to $753,876.20 to cover increased testing needs; presenters said the original construction-phase allowance for materials testing was still below prior budgeted estimates. Motion: Joe Biediger (mover); Matt Caslione (second). Vote: unanimous.
- Orders calling elections: The board called the May 3, 2025 general election for trustees in single-member Districts 3 and 4 and also called a special trustee election for the unexpired District 1 term to be held May 3, 2025. Motion for Districts 3 and 4 order: Matt Castiglione (mover); Joe Biediger (second). Motion for District 1 special election: Joe Biediger (mover); Julie Campbell (second). Vote: unanimous on both.
- Purchase of water rights: Following closed-session consideration, the board approved the purchase of 121.7 acre-feet of water rights. Motion: Matt Castelloni (mover); Joe Biediger (second). Vote: unanimous.
Other votes recorded on the meeting agenda (all motions carried unanimously): approval of the mascot logo artwork variations; bidding and procurement recommendations; and routine consent items.
Ending: The board completed votes quickly and without recorded opposition; several agenda items (notably the appraisal-district presentation and construction site proposals) were informational and will return with documents or bids for future action.
