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Votes at a glance: Willis ISD board approves grants, contracts, policies and personnel actions (7–0 on recorded items)
Summary
At its July 9 meeting the Willis ISD Board of Trustees approved multiple items — including the superintendent contract extension, Strong Foundations grant acceptance, out‑of‑state choir trip, Blue Cross renewal, the compensation plan, capital contracts and policy updates — with recorded votes listed below.
Summary of formal board actions taken July 9 (all recorded votes were 7–0 unless noted):
- Superintendent contract extension: The board approved an amended contract extending the superintendent’s employment through July 31, 2028. Motion by Mister Williams, second by Miss Traylor; vote 7–0.
- Strong Foundations (Part C) grant acceptance: The board accepted LASSO/LASO cycle 3 Strong Foundations awards the district will accept for implementation this school year. Motion by Mister Carson, second by Mister Jones; vote 7–0. (District staff noted some RLA awards were denied and that the district expects to accept slightly over $1,000,000 of the most recent awards.)
- Willis High School out‑of‑state choir trip: Trustees approved the Willis High choir request to attend MusicUSA at Universal Orlando in March 2026 (about 40 students; cost listed as $1,886 per student; no cost to district). Motion by Miss Traylor, second by Mister Carson; vote 7–0.
- Health‑insurance renewal (Blue Cross Blue Shield): Motion by Mister Carson, second by Miss Lagway to accept the superintendent’s recommendation and approve Blue Cross and the proposed monthly funding levels for plan year Sept. 1, 2025–Aug. 31, 2026; vote 7–0.
- 2025–26 compensation plan: Motion by Miss Schroeder, second by Miss Coach Ferriero to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to approve the 2025–26 salary scales, pay grades and steps; vote 7–0. (Presenter said package adds about $2.69 million to the budget; state funds are expected to cover a majority of teacher supplements.)
- Roar playground equipment purchase: Approved purchase from Playgrounds of Texas in the amount stated in the packet ($46,417.80). Motion by Mister Jones, second by Mister Carson; vote 7–0.
- Architecture firm for Cannon Elementary expansion: Board approved Huckabee and Associates (managing principal referenced) under a negotiated flat fee of $400,000 for design services. Motion by Mister Jones, second by Miss Latway; vote 7–0.
- Geotechnical and material testing for Cannon expansion: Approved not‑to‑exceed hourly testing and materials testing contract; motion language recorded as not to exceed $45,000 during the meeting. Motion by Mister Carson, second by Mister Traylor; vote 7–0.
- Hazardous‑route resolution for 2025–26: Board adopted the resolution identifying hazardous walking routes (to qualify for a 10% transportation allotment increase for eligible students). Motion by Mister Jones, second by Coach Gary; vote 7–0.
- Board policy updates (FD Local/FM Local and TASB Local Update 125): Board adopted changes to local policies to address UIL participation for non‑enrolled students and to accept TASB’s localized policy updates as presented. Motions carried 7–0.
- Consent agenda and adjournment motions: The consent agenda was approved earlier in the meeting (motion by Mister Williams, second by Mister Parsons); several adjournment motions were recorded during the meeting with affirmed votes.
Notes on votes and process: All recorded motions in open session carried unanimously (7–0). Where a mover and seconder were recorded in the transcript, those names and the motion text above follow the meeting record. A closed‑session action to approve the superintendent’s amended contract was taken after executive session and announced in open session with the board’s vote recorded as 7–0.
Provenance: The motions and vote calls are recorded in the meeting transcript at the times specified in the meeting packet; full motion wording and packet exhibits (contracts, grant award notices, policy text) are included in the district’s official board materials.
