Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
The board approved an amendment to board policy EIF (local) to require students entering high school in 2026–27 and later to meet a College, Career and Military Readiness (CCMR) indicator for graduation, with campus committees allowed to consider extenuating circumstances.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
Administration presented certification that Scott Shortner (District 6) and Mason P. Howard (District 7) were unopposed; the board accepted the certification, ordered the May elections canceled for those districts and declared the candidates elected.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
CFO Louie Gansino told the Brazosport ISD board that enrollment declines and lower attendance are driving projected multi‑million‑dollar deficits. Administration proposed campus consolidations, program reductions and other savings to narrow a forecast gap that could reach negative fund balances by 2030–31.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
The board approved administration’s recommendation to accept local and targeted improvement plans for Freeport Intermediate School, Lighthouse Learning Center, DAEP and other intermediate campuses after a presentation by assistant superintendent Ron Redden and a brief Q&A.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
Brazosport ISD reported 221 teacher designations and $3,079,038 distributed through the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA); TEA changes will expand designation categories and the district plans to designate a larger share of eligible teachers going forward.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
The district reported 2,028 students (about 19% of enrollment) receiving special education services, reviewed eligibility categories and state-driven changes (including dyslexia integration), and described training and family‑partnership initiatives to maintain compliance and quality services.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
Trustees approved the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee's proposed reallocations for the 2019 bond program after a presentation of current balances, projected needs and recommended use of interest earnings and contingency reductions.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
Board approved an amendment to the 2025–26 Student Code of Conduct to restore the prior local discipline‑appeals process so families have a defined appeals pathway up to the Board of Trustees rather than only the TASB grievance model.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
District staff reported overall enrollment is running about 2.4% behind last year and described a 10-year decline (transcript cites 12.6% since 2017) driven by population loss, housing shortages and homeschooling; trustees asked about homeschool documentation and students returning to district schools.
Texas / School Districts / BRAZOSPORT ISD
Administration explained Texas Education Agency identifiers (CSI/TSI/ATS) during a public hearing and named Freeport Intermediate School as a Comprehensive Support and Improvement campus based on closing‑the‑gap scores; district outlined diagnostic steps and improvement plans.