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Contentious vote on 2026–27 calendar fails after multiple motions; item declared dead
Summary
Trustees debated calendar options and multiple procedural motions Feb. 24; an initial motion to approve Option C failed on a 3–4 vote, follow-up motions to table or schedule a special meeting failed or were rescinded, and a later motion to approve Version A received no second. The board declared the calendar item dead.
The Natalia ISD board engaged in extended debate Feb. 24 over the proposed 2026–27 school-year calendar. Trustee Jaime Gomez moved to approve Option C and Trustee Paul Almendarez seconded. The first recorded roll call on that motion showed Gomez, Almendarez and Danielle Alderete voting in favor while Elvia Loza, Tiffany Brown, Eric Smith and Fernando Garza voted against; the chair declared the motion failed after the vote.
Trustees then discussed tabling the item; Danielle Alderete moved to table and Tiffany Brown seconded, and Alderete later rescinded the tabling motion. Board President Eric Smith attempted to schedule a special meeting the following Monday and sought a second multiple times; Tiffany Brown did second at one point but the motion failed on a 3–4 vote. A final motion from Trustee Fernando Garza to approve Version A received no second. With no further motions, Eric Smith declared the calendar item dead. The transcript does not specify what additional information trustees expect to receive at a later meeting, only that staff will follow up with additional outreach and that the calendar committee may hold more engagement.
