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Gatesville ISD trustees approve budget workshop date, dual-enrollment agreements, technology and facility contracts
Summary
In a single meeting the Gatesville ISD Board of Trustees approved the consent agenda, set budget and tax-rate hearings, renewed a bank depository arrangement, awarded a fence contract, approved classroom technology upgrades, and accepted an interlocal agreement and a cost-savings review MOU.
The Gatesville ISD Board of Trustees approved a series of routine and operational items at its meeting, including dates for budget hearings, several vendor contracts and interlocal agreements.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Trustees approved the consent agenda, which included minutes of the April 28 meeting, financial statements as of April 30, bills and payrolls for April 25, and year-to-date budget amendments.
- Bluebonnet IMA certification: Trustees certified instructional materials to include Bluebonnet Learning and authorized submission to the Texas Education Agency (see separate article).
- OnRamps/UT Austin interlocal agreement: The board approved an interlocal agreement with the University of Texas at Austin to continue OnRamps dual-enrollment courses for the 2025-26 school year. Staff projected about 88 students in UT dual-enrolled courses and about 43 students in dual-credit courses through Angelo State.
- Budget and tax-rate schedule: Trustees set a proposed budget and tax-rate workshop for Aug. 5 (5:30 p.m.) and a public hearing/meeting to adopt the budget and tax rate for Aug. 26, meeting state-notice requirements.
- Bank depository extension: The board approved extending the district's depository agreement with Cadence Bank for the available two-year extension period; staff said the current contract ends Aug. 30.
- Perimeter fence award: After a competitive sealed-bid process (10 companies responded), trustees awarded the perimeter fence project for the primary and elementary campuses to Encore Fencing. Staff said the bid complied with RFP requirements and was within budget; the project required formal bidding because the cost exceeded $50,000.
- Classroom technology upgrade: Trustees approved purchasing flat-panel classroom displays (smart TVs) to replace aging projectors in intermediate classrooms. Staff said leftover IMA funds for technology total about $80,000 and the Synergy Technology quote to replace projectors districtwide was approximately $67,000.
- Waste/utility cost-savings MOU: The board accepted a memorandum of understanding with a third-party company that will audit utilities and telecom accounts for potential savings; the firm is paid only from a share of verified savings and provided references in the packet. Staff said the firm would focus primarily on waste-management accounts but could review other utilities.
Procedural notes
Most votes were recorded as unanimous 'all in favor' during roll call; the meeting transcript records motions, seconders and the chair asking for a vote but does not provide a roll-call tally with individual aye/nay votes for each item. Where staff provided figures they were included in the board packet or cited during presentations.
The board also heard several informational items, including preliminary property-taxable values from Coryell and Bell counties, a report that the district joined the TASB fuel pool and locked diesel and unleaded fuel prices ($2.42 diesel, $2.21 unleaded as reported), and details about the summer feeding program (June 2'July 31) and cafeteria staffing changes.
