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Votes at a glance: Del Valle ISD board actions from May meeting

May 13, 2025 | DEL VALLE ISD, School Districts, Texas


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Votes at a glance: Del Valle ISD board actions from May meeting
The following is a concise list of formal actions the Del Valle ISD Board of Trustees took during the May meeting. Where a mover or seconder was recorded in the transcript, it is noted; vote tallies are reported as announced at the meeting.

- Call meeting for public budget hearing and possible adoption: Motion read to call a meeting for "06:15PM on June 2025" at the Edward A. Neal Administration Center Boardroom for discussion and possible adoption of the 2025–26 budget and tax rate. Motion by President Wagner; second by Vice President Ladesma Woody. Motion passed 6-0.

- Low attendance waivers (information and action): Board approved filing low-attendance waiver requests for Del Valle High School, the Opportunity Center, Del Valle Middle School campuses for Sept. 18–19 (social-media threats) and district-wide for Feb. 2 (student safety concerns). Motion by Vice President Ladesma Woody; second by Secretary Guadagnolo. Motion passed 5-0 (as recorded in the minutes).

- LASO Cycle 3 (grant acceptance/implementation): The board approved acceptance and implementation of LASO Cycle 3 funds to support mathematics implementation and possible partnership with Carnegie Learning; motion by Vice President Ladesma Woody; second by Secretary Guadagnolo. Motion carried 5-0.

- Communities In Schools contract: The board approved a two-year CIS contract to transition the social work model, $615,000 per year, with implementation oversight to be provided by administration. Motion by Vice President Ladesma Woody; second by Secretary Guadagnolo. Motion passed 5-1 (Trustee Franco voted no).

- Del Valle Elementary performance agreement (draft acceptance to continue work with TEA): Motion to accept draft performance agreement and authorize the superintendent to continue work and file with the Texas Education Agency. Motion by Secretary Guadagnolo; second by Trustee Burton. Motion passed 6-0.

- Personnel and hires (superintendent recommendations approved): The board approved several superintendent-recommended hires announced after closed session:
- Megan Medrano, Del Valle Elementary School principal. Motion by Secretary Guadagnolo; second by Trustee Burton. Vote: 6-0.
- Catherine L. Kolber, Del Valle High School associate of academics. Motion by Secretary Guadagnolo; second by Trustee Burton. Vote: 6-0.
- Katherine Humphrey, Director of Visual and Performing Arts. Motion by Secretary Guadagnolo; second by Trustee Burton. Vote: 6-0.

- Board vacancy process: The board approved using the same process previously used to fill the Single Member District 5 (SMD 5) vacancy. Motion by Trustee Burton; second by Trustee Cisneros. Motion passed as recorded in the meeting.

- Employment resignations and terminations (professional staff): The board approved resignations and terminations of professional staff as presented. Motion by Secretary Guadagnolo; second by Trustee Cisneros. Vote: 6-0.

All actions listed above reflect the motions and vote tallies as announced in open session of the meeting transcript. Where the transcript did not provide full legal identifiers (contract numbers, ordinance numbers, etc.), the entry lists that information as not specified.

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