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Votes at a glance: Key Eustace ISD board actions, Feb. 23, 2026

Eustace Independent School District Board of Trustees · February 23, 2026
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Summary

The Board approved the 2024–2025 audit, renewed the District of Innovation Plan, extended the superintendent's contract through June 30, 2029, authorized purchase of five buses, approved budget amendments, personnel actions, employee pay for Jan. 26–28 storm days, an employee buyback plan, and an out-of-state band trip.

At its Feb. 23, 2026 meeting the Eustace ISD Board recorded the following formal actions in open session:

- Approved 2024/2025 audit report (moved: Jeff Lawson; second: Blake Ward) — motion carried unanimously. - Approved Consent Agenda (moved: Katie McCallister; second: Jeff Lawson) — motion carried unanimously. - Upheld a Level 3 grievance heard in closed session (moved: Katie McCallister; second: Blake Ward) — motion carried unanimously. - Extended Superintendent Brandi Dyer’s contract by one year, creating a term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029 (moved: Joe Gomez; second: Katie McCallister) — motion carried unanimously. - Approved personnel as presented (moved: Katie McCallister; second: Jeff Lawson) — motion carried unanimously. - Approved high school band out-of-state trip March 8–12, 2026 (moved: Blake Ward; second: Jeff Lawson) — motion carried unanimously. - Approved payment to employees for days missed due to the winter storm Jan. 26–28, 2026 (moved: Joe Gomez; second: Blake Ward) — motion carried unanimously. - Approved employee buyback plan (moved: Blake Ward; second: Jeff Lawson) — motion carried unanimously. - Approved renewal of the District of Innovation Plan (moved: Katie McCallister; second: Joe Gomez) — motion carried unanimously. - Approved purchase of five buses from Longhorn Bus Sales (moved: Joe Gomez; second: Shane Carter) — motion carried unanimously. - Approved budget amendments as presented (moved: Katie McCallister; second: Blake Ward) — motion carried unanimously.

All motions recorded in the open-session transcript show the listed movers, seconders and unanimous in-favor votes by President Scot Bonner and Trustees Katie McCallister, Jeff Lawson, Joe Gomez, Shane Carter and Blake Ward. The transcript does not record any dissenting votes or abstentions on these items; Trustee Ben Lane was absent.