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Valley View ISD document delegates waiver-request authority to superintendent
Summary
A signed Valley View Independent School District resolution delegates authority to the superintendent to submit waiver requests to the Texas Education Agency under Texas Education Code 7.056, including waivers for class sizes and low-attendance days; the Board will ratify any requests later.
Valley View Independent School District included a signed resolution delegating to the superintendent the authority to pursue waiver requests with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under Texas Education Code 7.056. The resolution text states the delegation “includes but not limited to waivers regarding class sizes and low attendance days” and instructs the Board to ratify any waiver requests at a subsequent meeting. The document includes a resolved date of Dec. 10, 2025 and a page header dated 12.02.2025.
District materials cite legal authority for the step, referencing Texas Education Code 11.151 for the Board’s governance duties and section 7.056 as the mechanism for commissioner waivers. The agenda report asks trustees to “consider and take appropriate action” to approve the resolution; budgetary, legal-review and administrative-consideration fields in the report are marked “NA.” The resolution says the delegation will remain in effect until the Board specifies otherwise or takes further action.
The resolution is signed/attested by Ms. Claudia Coronado, President of the Board of Trustees, and Mr. Juan Viveros, Secretary. The document identifies staff contacts but leaves the contact name and office fields blank. The report notes TEA guidance that a superintendent may submit waivers when the Board delegates authority and that TEA recommends subsequent ratification at a future Board meeting to ensure compliance with Chapter 11 and section 7.056 of the Education Code.
Practical implications outlined in the resolution include the district’s ability to seek waivers that could affect class-size calculations and attendance-day requirements; the resolution does not detail specific waiver applications or give any implementation timeline. The agenda packet lists the item under Goal 4: District Operations and recommends the Board consider approving the resolution so staff may proceed under the delegated authority.
Next steps reported in the document: the Board is expected to consider the resolution (the agenda language reads “Consider and take appropriate action”), and the resolution text itself requires the Board to ratify any waiver requests submitted by the superintendent at a future Board meeting. The report does not record a vote tally or specify who moved or seconded the resolution in a public meeting record.
