Venus ISD trustees approve calendar, contracts, purchases and substitute services
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The Venus Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a slate of routine and operational items at its April meeting, including the 2025–26 academic calendar, teacher and staff contracts, a substitute-services contract with ESS, several technology and equipment purchases, and administrative policy updates.
Venus ISD trustees on April 21 approved the district’s 2025–26 academic calendar and a string of personnel, purchasing and contractual items, including a contract with ESS for substitute staffing and several technology and facilities purchases.
The board adopted the calendar recommended by the district’s calendar committee, setting the first day of school for Aug. 6 and the last day for May 21. Trustees also approved renewals or new contracts for personnel and vendors and moved several purchases forward that the district said are tied to classrooms and maintenance.
The meeting opened with routine business and a consent agenda. “A motion by Amber, seconded by Greg. All in favor? Motion passes,” the board recorded when approving the consent agenda. Subsequent motions that passed included approval of teacher and staff contracts for the 2025–26 school year, the ESS substitute-services contract for 2025–26, the district’s instructional calendar, and local policy updates required by legal changes.
The board also approved several purchases and contracts the administration recommended, including: - A Canon copier lease and service contract (renewal). - Purchase of 22 interactive classroom displays to complete campus rollouts (grant and campus funds were cited as funding sources). - Purchase of 500 refurbished Acer Chromebooks to replace older student devices, budgeted at up to $95,500. - Purchase of two 72-inch commercial zero-turn lawn mowers for grounds maintenance, quoted at $29,019.12.
Trustees voted to change the district fiscal-year start date to July 1 beginning with the 2025–26 fiscal year and to join the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative for technology purchasing.
Board members also certified unopposed candidates and approved the order of cancellation for the May 3, 2025, trustee election because the candidates ran unopposed. The trustees appointed an election judge for the May 3 election and approved multiple personnel actions (resignations, hires and contract amendments) as presented on the agenda.
The board recorded motions and seconders for each action; where tally details were not read into the record, the minutes note motions, seconders and that each motion passed.
The meeting concluded after reports from district staff and campus leaders and a standing schedule of follow-up items to be handled by the administration.
Ending: Trustees scheduled their next regular meeting for April 21 and said staff will circulate supporting materials in advance to help board members prepare further questions.