East Central ISD board adopts 2026–27 calendar; routine procurement and consent items approved

The East Central Independent School District board voted to adopt the recommended 2026–27 district calendar and approved several routine action items during the regular meeting.

Trustee David Santos moved to approve the calendar; Trustee Gerhardt seconded the motion. The board chair called for those in favor and announced, "motion carries." The approved calendar adds four more student instructional days (raising the total from 171 to 175), starts the school year on Monday the 10th under the preferred option, and moves a staff development day to the Monday after winter break so staff return before students.

Superintendent‑level staff said the chosen calendar reflects stakeholder feedback: about 68% of staff who voted supported the recommended option and a similar share of parents participated (roughly 1,000 parent votes). Staff noted that adopting a 175‑day calendar will enable the district to draw additional state funding to support summer programming; "we will receive additional funding that we believe will help fund the lion's share, if not all, of our summer programs," the superintendent said.

On other action items the board accepted the procurement list for library materials for December 2025 (motion moved and seconded; chair announced the motion carries) and approved the consent agenda as presented. The transcript shows motions and chair announcements for these items but does not record individual roll‑call tallies by name in the provided excerpt.

The district also presented its fiscal audit for 2024–25 and the auditor (Dustin) gave a short summary of the comprehensive report; the superintendent recommended board approval of the audit as presented in the packet. The transcript excerpt includes the superintendent’s recommendation but does not contain an explicit recorded vote on the audit in the provided segments.