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La Porte ISD trustees hear presentation on voter-approval tax rate election
Summary
La Porte Independent School District trustees met June 16 for a special workshop and received a presentation on a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) from Ronna Johnson of EdVantage Strategy Group. The board convened at 12:02 PM, heard no public comment, and took no action on closed-session items before adjourning at 1:19 PM.
La Porte Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a special workshop on June 16, 2026, and received a presentation on a possible Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) from Ronna Johnson, chief executive officer of EdVantage Strategy Group. Board President Jeff Martin called the meeting to order at 12:02 PM in the district administration building; the meeting was livestreamed by the district and adjourned at 1:19 PM.
The minutes state only that the board and administration "discussed a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE)" and that the trustees "received a presentation from Ronna Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, EdVantage Strategy Group." The transcript does not include substantive detail about the presentation's recommendations, estimated tax-rate changes, projected revenue, or a proposed timeline for a potential election, and no public commenters addressed the item.
No votes or formal actions were recorded on the VATRE item in the minutes. The board also noted that no action was taken on closed-session items. The meeting attendance list included Superintendent Dr. Walter Jackson, deputies Julie Abram and Dr. Bobby Martinez, and Chief Financial Officer Stacey McDowell; Trustee Melissa Crutcher was noted as arriving shortly and Trustee Danny Hanks was listed as not in attendance.
The district did not record additional specifics about next steps, such as staff directives, requested follow-up reports, or a scheduled date for further consideration of a VATRE in the publicly available minutes. Any plans for a formal election, staff analysis, or timeline were not specified in the meeting record.
