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Reagan County ISD board unanimously approves 2025–2026 bilingual ESL waiver
Summary
At a special Oct. 30 meeting, the Reagan County ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2025–2026 Bilingual Exception ESL Waiver. The motion was made by Trustee Ruben Martinez and seconded by Trustee Jose Yanez; no absences were recorded.
The Reagan County Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Oct. 30, 2025, to approve the district's 2025–2026 Bilingual Exception ESL Waiver during a special meeting that began at 5:00 p.m. Trustee Ruben Martinez moved to approve the waiver and Trustee Jose Yanez seconded; the clerk recorded that the motion "carried unanimously."
The board's attendance list recorded in the meeting minutes names Aaron Gunnels as president, JJ Weatherby as vice president, Billy Hodge as secretary, and trustees Ruben Martinez, Freddy Acevedo, Felix Sanchez and Jose Yanez as present. Superintendent Eric Hallmark was also listed as present. The transcript does not include staff presentations or explanatory details about the waiver's substance in this segment.
Board action was limited to the formal motion and vote. The clerk recorded the motion text as: "Motion was made by Ruben Martinez and seconded by Jose Yanez to approve 2025-2026 Bilingual Exception ESL Waiver. Motion carried unanimously." No additional discussion, public comment, or material explanation of the waiver's provisions appears in the provided segment.
Following the vote, Vice President JJ Weatherby moved to adjourn; Ruben Martinez seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The special meeting concluded with no further recorded business in the supplied transcript.
Note on names and spelling: the meeting transcript contains inconsistent spellings of several names in different places. This article follows the names as listed in the meeting's opening attendance (Aaron Gunnels; JJ Weatherby; Billy Hodge; Ruben Martinez; Freddy Acevedo; Felix Sanchez; Jose Yanez) and cites the recorded motion as transcribed in the minutes.
