Medina Valley ISD trustees approve consent items, budget amendment, professional development and principal hire

Medina Valley ISD trustees met May 27, 2025, and approved a slate of routine and substantive items including a consent agenda that contained a policy revision to transition from a school resource officer model to a district police department, a budget amendment that adjusted revenue and expenses, multiple procurement selections for engineering and architecture services, authorization for district staff to attend a professional learning conference, and the superintendent's recommendation to hire a principal for Creekview High School.

The board approved the consent agenda by motion of Ben Juarez, seconded by Joe Biederger; the chair announced the motion carried with all board members voting in favor. The consent packet included minutes, purchase of cafeteria tables, and revisions to board policy CKE Local related to district policing and SRO transition.

Trustees also approved a budget amendment that increases the district's revenue budget by $3,975,000 and increases the expense budget by $1,606,466.06 to reflect updated enrollment and planned summer projects, and to address personnel cost adjustments in transportation and maintenance. The motion to approve the budget amendment was made by Joe Biederger and seconded by Ivan (surname not specified); the board voted in favor.

On procurement and professional services, trustees approved: placing six firms into a mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) engineering services pool in response to RFQ 25-003; authorizing Huckabee Architects as the designer for Elementary No. 7 and authorizing the superintendent to negotiate and execute a contract; and approving district staff attendance at the Solution Tree PLC (Professional Learning Communities) conference. Motions and seconds were recorded for each item and each carried with unanimous approval by the board members present.

Following a closed session conducted under sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076 and 551.089 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, the board reconvened and approved the superintendent's recommendation to hire the principal for Creekview High School; the motion to approve the hire was made by Jason Bonney and seconded by Ivan.

The meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.; the board scheduled a budget workshop for June 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. and the next regular meeting for June 23, 2025, at 6 p.m.

Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (minutes; cafeteria table purchase; policy revision CKE Local — SRO to district police): mover Ben Juarez; seconder Joe Biederger; outcome: approved (unanimous of board members present). - PLC Solution Tree conference attendance and related expenses: mover Jason Bonney; seconder Ivan; outcome: approved (unanimous of board members present). - RFQ 25-003 MEP engineering services pool (6 firms recommended): mover Joe Biederger; seconder Ivan; outcome: approved (unanimous of board members present). - Selection of Huckabee Architects for Elementary No. 7 design and authorization to negotiate/execute contract: mover Joe Biederger; seconder Jason Bonney; outcome: approved (unanimous of board members present). - Budget amendment (increase revenue $3,975,000; increase expenses $1,606,466.06): mover Joe Biederger; seconder Ivan; outcome: approved (unanimous of board members present). - Superintendent recommendation to hire principal for Creekview High School (personnel): mover Jason Bonney; seconder Ivan; outcome: approved (unanimous of board members present).

All motions referenced above were recorded in the meeting minutes and announced by the chair as carried by all board members voting in favor at the time each vote was taken.