Duncanville ISD board accepts clean audit, hires principal and greenlights CTE furniture talks
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Summary
At its November meeting the board accepted an unmodified audit opinion for fiscal year 2024–25, approved a one‑year principal contract for Caesar Quintero, authorized negotiations for $1M+ in CTE furniture and cast the district—s 20 DCAD votes for Cassandra Phillips.
The Duncanville Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to accept the district—s annual financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, approve a recommended principal hire and authorize several procurement and ballot actions.
Vice President Janet Veracruz called for the vote to accept the superintendent—s recommendation to hire Caesar Quintero as a principal under a one‑year contract; the motion passed on an electronic roll call, five‑zero. The board also approved its consent agenda by the same margin.
Darla Moss introduced the annual audit and thanked district financial staff and Whitley Penn auditors. Roger Tovar, audit partner with Whitley Penn, said the firm issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the district—s financial statements and unmodified compliance opinions on four major federal programs (IDEA, Title I, Title II and ESSER III). Tovar reported no internal control findings and no compliance findings; he described the audit as risk‑based and noted single‑audit work on major federal programs would be finalized once federal compliance guidance is issued. Financial highlights presented included total assets and deferred outflows of roughly $494 million, liabilities and deferred inflows near $472 million, an ending net position of about $22 million, general fund revenues of ~$125 million and general fund expenditures of ~$133 million. The board voted to accept the annual financial report, motion passed 5‑0.
On taxation governance, the board adopted a resolution to cast the district—s 20 allotted Dallas Central Appraisal District votes for Cassandra Phillips; the president was authorized to submit the official ballot before DCAD—s Dec. 15, 2025 deadline. The motion passed 5‑0.
The board also authorized district staff to enter negotiations with A & G Consultants for CTE furniture and equipment tied to the 2023 bond CTE addition. Presenter Mari Zamora said the proposal exceeds $1,000,000 (including a 15% contingency) and will be funded from the Bond 2023 CTE budget; the motion to negotiate carried 5‑0.
The board concluded these action items and moved on to other agenda business.
