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Votes at a glance: Del Valle ISD board approves recurring contracts, Region 13 MOU, hazardous‑route designations and personnel items (Aug. 5, 2025)
Summary
The Del Valle ISD board approved a set of recurring contracts, an MOU with ESC Region 13 to implement HB 3372 guidance, hazardous-route transportation designations and several personnel actions at its Aug. 5 meeting; all recorded votes were unanimous (8–0).
At its Aug. 5 meeting the Del Valle ISD Board of Trustees voted on several action items. The motions and results are summarized below.
1) Recurring contracts exceeding $50,000 for fiscal year 2025–26 - Motion: Approve the recurring contracts list as presented (contracts and recurring services that may exceed $50,000 annually). - Mover/Seconder: Secretary Elvio Guadion moved; Trustee Cisneros seconded. - Vote: 8–0 in favor. - Notes: Administration presented a list of contracts by department and identified several contracts under review for possible reduction next year (examples included HVAC service and other operational contracts). The board approved the contracts as required for the fiscal year.
2) Memorandum of understanding with Education Service Center (ESC) Region 13 under House Bill 3372 (HB 3372) - Motion: Approve the MOU allowing certain employees (executive director level and below) to contract with the ESC while ensuring superintendents/assistant superintendents do not receive external compensation per the new law. - Mover/Seconder: Vice President Lodesma Woody moved; Secretary Elvio Guadion seconded. - Vote: 8–0 in favor. - Notes: Administration said the MOU allows district employees below executive level to provide trainings through ESC Region 13 with funds routed through the district.
3) TASA/TASB annual convention delegate designation - Motion: Appoint Trustee Cisneros as delegate and Trustee Pantoja as alternate to the TASA/TASB annual convention in Houston. - Mover/Seconder: Motion made and seconded; Trustee Shontay Wright seconded. - Vote: 8–0 in favor.
4) Hazardous routes designation for transportation reimbursement - Motion: Approve hazardous-route designations as submitted (routes meeting TEA criteria for hazardous traffic or high-risk conditions within two miles of campuses). - Mover/Seconder: Trustee Pantoja moved; Trustee Wright Haywood seconded. - Vote: 8–0 in favor. - Notes: Transportation staff told the board the designations allow the district to apply for additional TEA transportation allotment related to hazardous-route reimbursement.
5) Personnel actions: resignations/terminations and hiring - Motion: Approve employment resignations and terminations of professional staff as presented. - Mover/Seconder: Secretary Elvio Guadion moved; Trustee Wright Haywood seconded. - Vote: 8–0 in favor.
- Motion: Approve superintendent’s recommendation to hire Annette Almendarez as Del Valle Middle School assistant principal. - Mover/Seconder: Secretary Elvio Guadion moved; Trustee Cisneros seconded. - Vote: 8–0 in favor.
Why it matters: The votes clear recurring contract commitments for the fiscal year, enable limited outside service arrangements under a new state law, ensure transportation reimbursement opportunities are preserved, and finalize several personnel transactions that affect school leadership and staffing.
Speakers and motions are recorded as shown in the meeting transcript. The board took additional informational actions and heard a number of policy and operational presentations that will return to the board for action on Aug. 19.
