Votes at a glance: Canutillo ISD board actions on Feb. 24, 2026
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The Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees recorded votes Feb. 24 on multiple items: the board declined to adopt a policy implementing SB 11, approved six electric buses (lease with EPA grant support), approved an MOU with Solros State University for dual‑enrollment access, approved multiple budget amendments and investment strategy changes, and appointed two elementary principals.
The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees took several formal votes during its Feb. 24 meeting. Below are the actions approved by the board, the recorded outcomes where available, and brief context.
1) SB 11 statutory consideration (agenda item 6.a) - Action: Motion to not adopt a policy to create a daily, district‑led period for voluntary prayer/reading under Tex. Educ. Code §25.0823 (Senate Bill 11). - Outcome: Motion passed; recorded yes votes: Barnes, Borrego, Maldonado, Martinez, Ortega, Rodriguez; absent: Zuniga. Context: Student public commenters urged the board not to adopt local policy, and trustees cited instructional‑time and constitutional concerns.
2) Purchase/lease of six electric buses (agenda item 6.b) - Action: Approve acquisition of six electric buses under a 10‑year all‑inclusive lease; EPA grant to cover a portion of the cost. - Outcome: Motion passed; recorded votes: Barnes yes; Borrego yes; Maldonado yes; Martinez yes; Ortega no; Rodriguez yes. Context: Administration estimated district out‑of‑pocket at about $12,000 per bus per year over 10 years; administration will execute procurement and pursue further grants.
3) Consent agenda highlights (items pulled for clarification and then approved): - Budget amendments (7.a.3) — approved after trustee questions; examples included transportation allocations for School of Music travel and co‑curricular needs. - Investment strategy (7.a.7) — approved transition recommendation from active management to investment pools; trustees asked for bond interest accounting in upcoming packet. - Memorandum of Understanding between Canutillo High School and Solros State University (7.a.8) — approved; MOU provides additional online dual‑enrollment options at district cost for textbooks; Solros scholarship support noted. Recorded vote: unanimous for present trustees.
4) Personnel (item 9.a) - Action: Appointment recommendations after executive session. - Outcome: Alma Ramos approved as principal for Canutillo Elementary School; Virginia Bernal approved as principal for Carolina Reyes Elementary. Votes recorded in the affirmative by trustees present.
5) Real‑estate/authorization (item 9.b) - Action: Authorize superintendent, board president and legal counsel to receive and review a developer proposal for ponding improvements and donated soccer fields at 7700 Cap Carter Road (Vinton), and to proceed if village approval is obtained. - Outcome: Motion passed; board authorized review and negotiation.
These votes conclude the board's main business for the meeting. Administration committed to follow‑up materials and additional detail in forthcoming board packets about TAPR data, grant opportunities and financial implications of fleet decisions.