Ropes ISD board adopts order to issue Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2026

The Ropes Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on March 23 to adopt an order authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2026, and to levy an ad valorem tax to pay the bonds.

Trustee Keila Ketchersid moved that the board adopt the order and Trustee Blake Thrash seconded; the motion passed 7–0. The motion language recorded in the transcript reads: "I move that the Board of Trustees adopt the Order authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of Ropes Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2026, which is before the Board." The transcript does not include a principal amount, proposed tax rate, or an expected timetable for sale.

District leaders listed several construction projects elsewhere on the agenda — including band hall expansion and classroom additions — that the board later authorized contracts to design and build. The board’s action authorizes the district to proceed with bond issuance steps that are typical prerequisites to contracting and project execution; the transcript contains no detail about final financing terms or voter approval because the board framed the item as an order to issue bonds.

Next steps recorded in the meeting transcript: the order was adopted in open session and the district will proceed with administrative steps required to issue the bonds. The transcript does not specify a closing date, interest assumptions, or any deadlines tied to the issuance.