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Board approves student code of conduct and policy updates, posts tax rate; consent agenda passes
Summary
The Waxahachie ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2025–26 student code of conduct, adopted policy updates FD(Funds)/FM(Local) and posted proposed tax rates. Several routine items were approved unanimously; one notable vote (staff compensation) carried 5–1.
Waxahachie Independent School District trustees voted on several agenda items during their meeting, approving the student code of conduct and multiple local policy updates, posting proposed tax rates and passing the consent agenda.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (items a–d): motion carried 6–0. (Mover: Mister Scofield; second: Mister Pitts.) - Action item A — Approve 2025–26 WISD student code of conduct: approved 6–0. (Mover: Miss Timberman; second: Miss Kruegel.) - Action item B — Adopt policy update 125 and local policies FD (funds) and FM (food services/local): approved 6–0. (Mover: Mister Scofield; second: Miss Timmerman.) - Action item C — Post proposed M&O and I&S tax rates for 2025–26 (proposed M&O $0.7552, I&S $0.4129; total $1.1681): approved 6–0. (Mover: Mister Pitts; second: Mister Cooper.) - Action item (compensation plan) — Approve 2025–26 WISD staff compensation plan: approved 5–1. (Mover: Mister Autry; second: Miss Schofield.)
Student code of conduct District staff summarized multiple legislative changes that affect the student code of conduct, including amendments to Chapter 37 disciplinary procedures, requirements related to vaping/nicotine-delivery devices, updated review processes for students placed in in-school suspension (ISS) and changes that require districts to consider virtual or hybrid options for students removed from campus-based programs if county or regional juvenile-justice alternative education (JJ) capacity is insufficient. The board approved the code 6–0.
Tax rate posting District staff said certified values from the appraisal district and proposed homestead-exemption changes allowed the district to post the same combined tax rate as last year. Staff presented the posting as a ceiling that could only be reduced when final numbers are confirmed; trustees approved posting the M&O and I&S rates as presented 6–0.
Procedural notes Several approvals were unanimous (6–0). The compensation plan vote was the only split decision (5–1); the transcript does not record individual roll-call votes for each trustee on every item, so tallies are reported as announced in meeting.
Ending: The board concluded by adjourning after the final vote; district staff scheduled a follow-up workshop Aug. 11 to finalize budget and tax-rate details.
