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Board authorizes bids for Intermediate School concrete-slab repair; facilities chief warns of impending bus-seatbelt costs
Summary
Giddings ISD authorized seeking bids to repair a concrete slab at the Intermediate School and heard a facilities report outlining a favorable TDA audit, a behavioral threat assessment response, turf wear concerns, and the potential cost to comply with Senate Bill 529 requiring three-point seat belts on buses by 2029.
The Giddings ISD Board on Nov. 20 authorized the district to solicit bids to repair a deteriorating concrete slab at Giddings Intermediate School and heard a comprehensive facilities update from Assistant Superintendent Andy Masek.
During the facilities report Masek said the Texas Department of Agriculture audit of the Intermediate campus "came down to the wire" but praised staff work and said auditors "raved about Lisa and Chartwells and our staff here and our facility there." He also told trustees the district recently convened a behavioral threat assessment team to address a student-related safety concern and that another assessment is scheduled at the elementary campus.
On transportation, Masek highlighted Senate Bill 529, which requires three-point seat belts on buses by 2029. He said vendors quoted about "$1,346 per seat" to retrofit buses and estimated that converting the district's current fleet would cost roughly "$515,000 to renovate or convert our buses." Masek said the district is tracking the requirement and may consider bond financing or fleet replacement depending on state support and future legislative action.
Trustees voted to authorize the solicitation and acceptance of bids for the Intermediate School concrete work in a motion by Trustee Spencer Schneider, seconded by Trustee Pat Jackson; the motion passed with six votes in favor and one absence.
Masek also raised maintenance concerns about an eight-year-old synthetic turf that is showing wear and asked the board to consider options for replacement timing. He asked trustees whether to return an agenda item in December with options for controlling use of new LED tennis-court lights (timed scheduling or locked controls) to balance community requests and facility preservation.
The board did not take immediate action on bus financing, turf replacement or tennis-court lighting; those matters were discussed for future consideration and possible agenda placement.
