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Votes at a glance: Santa Fe ISD board approves budgets, bond defeasance, contracts and depository
Summary
At its June 16 regular meeting the Santa Fe ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2025-26 budgets and a series of routine contracts and financial actions, including a defeasance of 2017 bonds, selection of Texas First Bank as depository, athletic trainer services and several contracted student services.
At its June 16 meeting the Santa Fe ISD Board of Trustees approved a set of financial and contracting items after the public hearing and regular session. Below are the actions taken in open session; each motion passed unanimously as recorded in the meeting minutes.
- Budget adoption: The board approved the 2025-26 general fund, nutrition services and debt service budgets as presented during the public hearing earlier in the meeting (see separate article).
- Defeasance of 2017 bonds: The board authorized an order to defease and redeem a portion of the district's outstanding unlimited tax school building bonds, series 2017, in an amount not to exceed $4,918,650. District staff said the defeasance would save the district future interest and was scheduled for February 2026.
- Bank depository: The board ratified Texas First Bank as the district's depository institution for the renewal term presented to the board.
- Athletic trainer services: The board approved a five-year athletic-trainer services contract with Methodist (Methodist entity named in bid) after the procurement committee recommended the vendor; staff said Methodist was the lone bidder this cycle and the contract includes an annual price increase cap.
- Harris County Department of Education: The board approved contracted student-placement services with Harris County Department of Education Academic Behavior School East not to exceed $149,750 for the 2025-26 school year.
- Special-education contracted services: The board approved contracted services for part-time physical-therapy services and specialized assessment services (dyslexia and bilingual evaluations) not to exceed $95,000 for 2025-26.
Why it matters: The package of approvals implements the district's operating plan for the coming fiscal year and addresses specialized student services, athletic medical coverage and a debt-management step intended to lower long-term interest costs.
Provenance for votes and details: motions and amounts were read in open session and recorded in the meeting file; the board cast votes and each item passed unanimously.
