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Votes at a glance: Stafford MSD board approves travel, contracts, policies and nominations
Summary
At its April 22 meeting, the Stafford Municipal School District Board of Trustees approved international travel, several vendor contract increases, policy updates and a resolution nominating the superintendent for TASB Superintendent of the Year.
The Stafford Municipal School District Board of Trustees recorded the following actions at its April 22 regular meeting. Times below reference the meeting transcript excerpts where the motions and votes were recorded.
- International student travel (Agenda item 7a): Motion to approve international travel to Italy, France and Spain for middle- and high-school students in March 2026. Mover: Vice President Hammarani. Seconder: Trustee Sanchez. Vote: 7-0 (motion carries). (Transcript evidence: presentation by Tim Wood and motion recorded at 00:37:77–00:37:98.)
- Policy updates (Agenda item 7b): Motion to adopt policy updates received from TASB and district staff "as presented." Mover: (recorded) board member. Vote recorded as 6-0 in favor (motion carries). Trustees noted staff review of TASB options and that staff would return if amendments were needed.
- Resolution nominating superintendent for TASB Superintendent of the Year (Agenda item 7c): Motion to adopt a resolution nominating Dr. Bostic (superintendent) for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Superintendent of the Year. Mover: Vice President Hammarani. Seconder recorded. Vote: unanimously approved.
- Contract increases and awards (Agenda items 7e–7g): Trustees approved the following contract actions related to special-education services: (1) Increase with Providence Treatment Center (through Goose Creek ISD RFP 24-010) from $49,400 to $115,000 to fund extended services (motion carried 7-0); (2) Approval of contract with Emerge Educational Staffing (TIPS contract 230703) in the amount of $105,600 for speech-language and psychological services (funded by IDEA-B) (motion carried 7-0); and (3) Increase with EPIC Special Education Staffing (RFP 25-001) from $48,632 to $113,217 to add a speech-language pathologist and cover summer services (motion carried 7-0).
- Consent agenda: Trustees approved routine consent items, including credit card statements and donations, after pulling credit-card and donations items for brief questions; the consent motions carried 7-0.
Process notes: Several motions were seconded and passed without recorded roll-call vote-by-name; where the transcript recorded a numerical tally, that tally is reported. The meeting included a closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code §551.071–.076) before returning to action items.
Provenance: Each vote is recorded in the public meeting transcript at the times noted; supporting presentations and staff reports preceded motions.
