Wichita Falls ISD trustees approve TEA waivers, bond-refunding parameters, transportation contract and property sales

The Wichita Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a slate of administrative and financial actions during a regular meeting that included two TEA waiver submissions allowing remote homebound instruction, authorization of parameters for refinancing 2015 unlimited tax school building bonds, an award of the student transportation services contract, and resolutions to place two former elementary properties on the market.

Why it matters: The waivers allow the district to seek Texas Education Agency permission to count remote homebound instruction toward state attendance funding for students whose medical treatment compromises immunity. The bond-refunding parameters give staff authority to pursue refinancing intended to reduce taxpayer debt service; district staff estimated potential savings of roughly $2.4 million over 10 years based on market conditions. The transportation contract represents a vendor change after an 18-year relationship with the incumbent operator, and the property sales reduce district liability costs for unused buildings.

Votes at a glance

- Waiver request — remote homebound instruction (special education student): Motion to submit a waiver to the Texas Education Agency so remote instruction delivered through Google Meet may be counted for state funding for one special-education student receiving homebound services. Action: Approved (motion and second recorded). Vote: recorded…