The Joshua Independent School District board approved a slate of routine and project‑related items by unanimous voice vote during its Dec. 12 meeting.

Consent and procurement: The board approved the consent agenda including previous meeting minutes and purchases over $50,000 tied to bond projects (traffic signal and elementary school concrete work with JBS contractors). The motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Cody Lee and seconded by Kevin Lee; vote recorded 5‑0.

Financial and construction requirements: Trustees adopted the U.S. Department of Labor 2025 prevailing wage rates for Johnson County to be included in bid documents for district construction projects, following staff advice that state procurement code requires the wage scale for those projects.

Policy and innovation plan: The board adopted TASB Update 1‑26 to align local policies with recent legislation and approved amendments to the Joshua ISD District of Innovation Plan (2022–2027), including removal of the suspension of third‑grade retention, updated teacher certification criteria, and timeline adjustments tied to legislative changes.

Data sharing and operations: Trustees approved a data‑sharing agreement using the Soma Global platform to allow Joshua ISD Police Department reports to be shared with Johnson County law enforcement agencies.

Compensation and construction management: The board approved a revision to the 2025‑26 compensation plan to centralize certain elementary team secretary positions at central office and approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) summary revision that replaces Niles Specialties with AIS for specified metal work and assigns additional metal panel work to Duralast; staff said the overall GMP amount would not change.

Meeting schedule and personnel: Trustees moved the January 2026 board meeting date from Jan. 12 to Jan. 14 to accommodate revised agenda posting timelines required by recent legislation. Following a closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code sections 551.001–551.084), the board voted to hire Dr. R as Executive Director of Special Education.

All recorded votes on these items were announced as 5‑0 in the transcript. The meeting record contains minor transcription inconsistencies in some proper names and numeric figures referenced for the GMP revision, which are noted in clarifying details below.