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At a glance: key votes from the Seguin ISD board meeting

Seguin Independent School District Board of Trustees · February 25, 2026

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Summary

Summary of formal board actions: consent agenda (approved 7–0); library purchase and challenge outcomes; delay application for HB2 teacher-certification (7–0); school calendar approved (7–0); board declined to adopt SB11 prayer resolution (7–0); budget committee appointed and meeting schedule set.

The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees took several formal actions during the public meeting. Below are the principal votes and outcomes:

• Consent agenda (minutes, tax reports, budget amendments, donations, policy updates): approved 7–0.

• Purchase of district library books (February list under SB 13 procedures): approved 7–0.

• Library material challenge committee recommendations (action item 10b): board approved an amended committee recommendation to remove Bag of Bones and Push from the high‑school catalog and to retain Tilt; vote 7–0. Committee reports and recordings are available on the district website.

• Resolution to establish a Seguin ISD Police Department: board approved proceeding to apply for TCOLE certification and related planning steps; motion passed 6–1. Administrators will return with detailed budgets, policy drafts and procurement items before implementation.

• Delay application for teacher certification requirements (HB 2): board approved district submission of a TEA delay application to allow uncertified foundational teachers time to enter certification programs; vote 7–0.

• School calendar for 2026–27 (170 instructional days, staff days 187): approved 7–0.

• Senate Bill 11 / Prayer in Schools resolution (TEC §25.0823): board voted 7–0 to decline adopting the optional resolution; administration outlined operational burdens including parental consent and required physical/auditory separation for participants.

• Budget committee appointments: Trustees Joshua Bright, Lisa Burns and Denise Crittendon were appointed to the 2026 budget committee (monthly meetings, committee dissolves after budget adoption); vote 7–0.

These votes formalize committee findings, planning steps, and informational approvals; several items require follow‑up board actions (detailed budgets, policies and procurement approvals) before operational changes take effect.