Waelder ISD Board schedules public hearing Dec. 15 to review 20242025 ratings and F.I.R.S.T. score

The Waelder Independent School District Board of Trustees posted a notice that it "will hold a PUBLIC HEARING, Monday, December 15, 2025, at 6:00 PM at WISD Student Center (Old Cafeteria), 109 N Ave C, Waelder, TX 78959," the notice says. The hearing will include an overview and public hearing on the districts 20242025 ratings based on school year 20232024 data and the districts Financial Integrity Rating Systems of Texas (F.I.R.S.T.) rating.

The notice, issued by the Board of Trustees, lists standard opening procedures including a call to order, a welcome to guests and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American and Texas flags. It also sets a public-comment period for non-agenda items with a total limit of 30 minutes. The document states that a closed meeting "may be required as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.," and enumerates the statutory bases that could justify a closed session, including consultation with the Boards attorney, discussion of real estate matters, personnel and student-discipline topics, security matters, and other statutory exceptions.

The notice includes a compliance statement that the agenda "may or may not be taken in numerical order" and that the posting was made in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. The notice is signed with a Superintendent of Schools designation at the end of the document.

Members of the public who wish to attend should come to the WISD Student Center (Old Cafeteria), 109 N Ave C, Waelder, TX 78959, at 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 15. The notice does not include specific ratings values, vote counts or staff reports; those materials, if prepared, would typically be available at or before the hearing and were not specified in the posted text.