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Fredericksburg ISD trustees approve consent agenda, adopt wage-payment resolution and discontinue retiree rehire surcharge
Summary
At their Feb. 18 meeting, the Fredericksburg ISD Board of Trustees approved the consent agenda, adopted a resolution on wage payments during emergency school closings and voted to discontinue payment of the retiree rehire surcharge effective the 2026–27 school year; votes were unanimous.
The Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees met on Feb. 18, 2026, at the FISD Central Administration office in Fredericksburg and approved a set of routine business items, adopted a resolution on wage payments during emergency school closings and voted to discontinue payment of the retiree rehire surcharge effective the 2026–27 school year, according to the board minutes.
The board approved its Consent Agenda, which included minutes of prior meetings, statements of revenues and expenditures for the General Fund and other funds, budget amendments and the quarterly investment report. Taylor Ward moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; Keri Hensley seconded. The motion passed unanimously (Yea: 7, Against: 0).
On a separate item, the board considered a resolution concerning wage payments during emergency school closings. Brian Lehne moved to approve the resolution as presented; Gayle Schoessow seconded. The motion passed unanimously (Yea: 7, Against: 0), as recorded in the minutes.
Following a closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the board took action on personnel-related matters. Keri Hensley moved to discontinue paying the retiree rehire surcharge effective the 2026–27 school year; Taylor Ward seconded. The motion carried unanimously (Yea: 7, Against: 0). The minutes do not provide additional detail about the financial amount or administrative implementation of that change.
The board also approved the winners of the District Seal Competition. Brian Lehne moved to approve contestants #2, #5 and #4, in that order, as winners; Taylor Ward seconded. The motion passed unanimously (Yea: 7, Against: 0).
Earlier on the agenda the board listed recognitions — including student attendance and staff attendance awards, District Seal contest recognitions and San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Western Art winners — and scheduled district reports (a Superintendent update, a student update and a middle school campus update). The provided minutes list those presenters (including Lori Maxcey, Jill Minshew, Amanda Elliott, Scott Duncan, Alicia Elrod, Dr. Ann Dixon, Miss Ellie Tatsch and Dalen Kirchner) but do not include content from those reports in the supplied segments.
The meeting convened in closed session to discuss student-identifiable information related to the District Seal contestants, personnel matters (including surcharge for rehired retirees and staffing recommendations for 2026–27), consultation with the board’s attorney on social media litigation status, and employee contracts. After reconvening, the board acted on the items noted above. The meeting was then adjourned; the minutes are signed by President Matt Seidenberger and Secretary Taylor Ward.
No dollar amounts, staffing counts, or implementation timelines for the retiree-surcharge change or the wage-payment resolution are specified in the provided minutes. The minutes record unanimous votes on the formal motions.
