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Votes at a glance: Laredo ISD board approves budget amendments, MOUs, personnel hires and facility items on Sept. 18
Summary
At the Sept. 18 regular meeting the Laredo ISD board approved multiple budget amendments, memoranda of understanding, policy updates, personnel hires, and several facility-related projects; most items were approved by voice vote.
At its Sept. 18 regular meeting the Laredo Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a slate of consent and action items covering budget amendments, memoranda of understanding, personnel recommendations and various facility projects. Most votes were taken by voice and recorded in the meeting transcript as "Aye" with the board chair calling the question.
Key actions recorded in the meeting transcript (motions approved unless otherwise noted):
- Budget amendments (Items 3 and 10, and subitems): multiple general-fund and food-service fund amendments were approved, including a $1,294,016 amendment to appropriate remaining E-rate balance and a $1,300,000 amendment for central-warehouse freezer replacement and cafeteria equipment contingent on Texas Department of Agriculture approval. The board also approved House Bill 2-related appropriation adjustments and compensation-plan-related amendments.
- Memoranda of Understanding: Trustees approved an MOU between Laredo ISD and SCAN for the Guidance and Counseling Department and an MOU with Texas A&M International University to provide dual-credit courses for grades 9'12 at Garcia Early College High School. The TAMIU MOU specifies a 16-week course length and that university scheduling governs course meeting times.
- TASB Local Policy Update 125: The board adopted recommended local-policy language updates (multiple policy codes presented) including language on wellness and health services and reclassification/equity adjustments requiring board approval in DEA local.
- Martin High School JROTC construction (Item 12): After a presentation on options including a rooftop greenhouse (which staff estimated could raise the project cost from about $8.4 million to $13.6 million), trustees voted to proceed with the original plan (not to include the rooftop greenhouse). The transcript records trustees discussed alternative, lower-cost locations to provide greenhouse or agricultural instruction.
- Accessible ramp at Milton Elementary (Item 13): The board approved construction of an ADA-accessible concrete ramp on the northeast side of Milton Elementary with a projected cost of $25,000.
- Contracted services to review Don Jose Gallego Elementary wall (Item 15): Trustees approved hiring contracted services to assess the condition of a wall on the northwest side of the campus.
- Naming Don Jose Gallego Elementary School library (Item 17): Trustees approved naming the library after former principal Guadalupe "Lupita" Cortez.
- Personnel and executive-session outcomes (Items 19 and 20): In executive session the board rescinded a prior notice of nonrenewal for an employee and accepted that employee's resignation in lieu of nonrenewal. The board also approved hiring three professional positions recommended in closed session: Juan Gonzales as facilities supervisor, Michael Sanchez as network administrator (IT), and Jose Luna as telecommunications manager.
Why it matters: The approved budget amendments and personnel hires update the district's fiscal and operational plans for the 2025'26 school year. Facility approvals and the JROTC decision affect campus layouts and program locations.
How the votes were taken: Most actions were approved by voice vote; the transcript records "Aye" and "Motion passes" for the listed items. The record does not include detailed roll-call tallies for these approvals.
