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Votes at a glance: Willis ISD board actions, June 9, 2025
Summary
The Willis ISD board approved a range of items June 9, including a strategic plan, design development for a ninth-grade center, joining multi-district social-media litigation, bond order language to allow issuance of remaining bond authorization, and multiple facilities procurement and contracting authorizations.
At its June 9 meeting the Willis ISD board recorded the following actions (motions, seconders and outcomes are taken from the public meeting record):
1) Adopt strategic plan - Motion: "Accept the superintendent's recommendation to improve the Willis ISD strategic plan as presented by Engage to Learn." - Mover: Miss Treither; Second: Scott Carson - Outcome: Approved, motion carries 7–0 - Notes: Plan adopted; staff to provide year-one action plan and metrics.
2) Approve design-development concept for ninth-grade center - Motion: "Approve design development concept for ninth-grade center and move into construction documents." - Mover: Chad Jones; Second: Coach Gary - Outcome: Approved, motion carries 7–0 - Notes: Construction documents to start; GMP expected in November 2025.
3) Join multi-district litigation against social media platforms - Motion: "Approve Willis ISD joining multi-district litigation to hold social-media companies accountable for harms to youth and seek financial recovery for school districts." - Mover: Chad Jones; Second: Cliff Williams - Outcome: Approved, motion carries 7–0 - Notes: Legal representation on contingency; no cost to district to join.
4) Adopt order authorizing issuance and sale of unlimited-tax bonds (updated order) - Motion: "Adopt order authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of Willis ISD unlimited taxable bonds for one or more series." - Mover: (record shows) Mr. Riggs; Second: Nikita Lagway - Outcome: Approved, motion carries 6–0 in the public record - Notes: Order gives flexibility to issue the remaining $87.7 million of voter-approved bonds this summer; district maintains discretion on final issuance size.
5) Purchase bleachers for Yates Stadium - Motion: Approve purchase of six portable bleacher sets from Outdoor Aluminum - Mover: Ms. Jones; Second: Ms. Traylor - Outcome: Approved, motion carries 7–0 - Notes: Sets are 26x10 and movable by small tractors; available August 1.
6) Select architect and delegate negotiation for Cannon and Turner elementary expansions - Motion: Authorize superintendent to negotiate with selected architectural firms for 10,000-sq-ft expansions - Mover: Chad Jones; Second: Scott Carson - Outcome: Approved, motion carries 7–0 - Notes: Preliminary construction budget estimate $4,000,000 per campus; CMAR approach discussed.
7) Approve expansion scope for Elementary #7 (add ~10,000 sq ft) - Motion: Approve scope and change order to incorporate future 10,000-sq-ft expansion in current design - Mover: (recorded in meeting) Scott Carson (mover language noted as superintendent's recommendation) - Outcome: Approved, motion carries 7–0 - Notes: Addition expected to take 2–3 months to design; substantial completion estimated late in the calendar year for the addition.
8) Consent agenda and personnel/closed-session motions - Consent agenda approved (motions recorded in public minutes): Motion by Scott Carson, second by Paulette Traylor. Outcome: Approved, motion carries 7–0. - Closed-session motion (after private consultation): Cliff Williams moved to accept the superintendent's recommendation and to direct the superintendent and district legal counsel; second by Scott Carson. Outcome: Approved, motion carries 7–0. The public record contains the motion; closed-session minutes govern details subject to statute.
9) Other routine items - TASB delegate: Scott Carson named official delegate; Charles Perry alternate. Motion approved. - Willis High School international culinary trip to Italy (March 4–11, 2026): Approved by motion; details in consent/travel request.
Ending
Where the meeting record shows only partial wording for a motion, the article reproduces the motion as recorded publicly. Details of closed-session deliberations and any attorney-client privileged material were not disclosed in open session.
