Santa Rosa ISD trustees approve Region One ESC partnership and SB 1882 contracts for Jo Nelson Middle School

The Santa Rosa Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 6-0 on Dec. 5 to approve a Subchapter C charter partnership with Region One Education Service Center and a set of SB 1882-related agreements for Jo Nelson Middle School.

Board President Kelly R. Ballin opened the special meeting at approximately 6:05 p.m. at the Santa Rosa High School library and noted that public comment submissions for the agenda produced no speakers. The board moved the four consent items together and approved them without discussion.

The consent package approved by the board included: approval of an application for a Subchapter C charter partnership with Region One ESC to begin in the 2025-26 school year for the operation of Jo Nelson Middle School; approval of the Region One Education Service Center Local Campus Partner application for one middle school campus; approval of an SB 1882 Performance Contract for one middle school campus; and approval of Santa Rosa ISD's Texas Partnerships Benefits Application for SB 1882 partnerships covering one middle school campus. "MOTION Mark Chairez SECOND Juan M. Perez VOTE: Motion Carries 6-0," the minutes record.

The agenda and meeting record show the approvals apply to a single middle school campus and are intended to take effect in the 2025-26 school year; the transcript does not specify financial terms, duration of the performance contract, or other operational details. The board recorded a 6-0 vote; Alissa Perez is listed as absent on the roll call.

The special meeting lasted about two minutes after roll call and the consent vote: Kelly R. Ballin adjourned the meeting at approximately 6:07 p.m. No formal public comments were heard and no additional motions or requests for staff follow-up appear in the meeting record.