Alice ISD board approves property purchases, contracts, personnel actions and superintendent extension

The Alice Independent School District Board of Trustees on June 30 approved a slate of consent items and separate action motions covering real estate purchases, contract renewals, program agreements and personnel matters, concluding with a one-year extension and a 3% raise for the superintendent.

The votes were taken after a short recess and an executive session. Board President Jennifer Barrera presided; motions were made and seconded from the dais and most items passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tally in the public record.

Among the items approved: - Approval of minutes for the May 12, 2025 regular meeting. (Motion passed.) - Sale/purchase of tax-sale property (Suit No. 21-07-17527-B) at 804 N. Abram Street; bid amount $12,200; district to receive $6,406.21 if approved. (Motion passed.) - Agreement with Education Service Center Region 2 for leadership and instructional support under a grant cycle to support Alice High School classroom practice. (Motion passed.) - Renewal/continuation of workers’ compensation administrative services (year 4 of 5 under the current arrangement); board discussion included selecting the correct contract option to avoid automatic re-enrollment in a new multi‑year plan. (Motion passed.) - Approval of the district’s 2025–26 professional development plan to meet statutory training requirements. (Motion passed.) - Cost-sharing agreement with Education to Employment Partners (E2E) to continue the Post‑Secondary Success program at Alice High School; E2E will cover 51% of three adviser salaries and the district will pay 49% (district share about $85,000). The board approved adding a third adviser. (Motion passed.) - Routine local policy review (policy 5125) updates prompted by new state legislation. (Motion passed.) - Approval of the Optional Flexible School Day Program application (capacity numbers were listed by campus). (Motion passed.) - Adoption of a revised written resolution authorizing purchase of real property at 1300 E. Main Street, Alice, and authorizing the superintendent to negotiate and close. (Motion passed.) - Revisions to board policy BED (local) on public comment procedures. (Motion passed.) - Renewal of non‑Chapter 21 and administrator contracts for the 2025–26 school year. (Motion passed.) - Superintendent evaluation accepted; board approved a one-year contract extension and a 3% salary increase as discussed in closed session. (Motion passed.) - Amendments to board operating procedures as discussed in closed session. (Motion passed.) - Acceptance of Trustee Albert Molina’s resignation and opening the trustee vacancy for letters of interest. (Motion passed.)

Several items were handled in closed session and returned for action; where the board voted after closed session the public motion references the closed-session discussion (for example, new hires and the 1300 E. Main Street acquisition). The meeting record shows voice votes (“Aye”) and the chair declaring motions passed; the transcript does not include a roll‑call breakdown of yes/no votes for each item.

Board members present and recorded in the meeting opening were Jennifer Barrera (board president), Herman Arellano (trustee), Adrian Pena (trustee), Sierra Samora (trustee), Debbie Guerra (trustee) and Lee Fremont (trustee).

The board set procedures to solicit letters of interest to fill the trustee vacancy created by the accepted resignation and directed the superintendent to proceed with negotiations and any closing steps for approved real estate transactions as authorized.

Votes at a glance provide the official motion text and outcome as recorded in the public minutes; for details beyond what was read into the record the board referred to staff and legal counsel and items discussed in executive session.