Magnolia ISD trustees recognized students of the month from Williams and Bear Branch, named Cassandra Glover district teacher of the month and celebrated Magnolia High School’s football team after a 9–2 season and District 15‑6A championship.
At its meeting the Magnolia ISD board approved consent agenda items a–g by unanimous voice, heard district event and early‑release announcements from Dr. Buck, and recessed into a closed executive session to discuss intrusion‑detection audit findings, real property and personnel under Texas Government Code §551.
Trustees certified Montgomery County’s Nov. 4 bond returns showing narrow losses on propositions; parents and a facilities‑committee co-chair urged the board to call another election (suggesting May 2026) and to boost parental turnout after Prop A lost by about 126 votes.
Trustees used the meeting to recognize the district’s students and teachers of the month, and district staff read dozens of College Board and National Merit recognitions for Magnolia High and Magnolia West.
District staff outlined the district improvement plan (DEIC process and timeline) and summarized Local Policy Update 1.26, which implements numerous changes from the 89th Texas Legislature including grievance-timeline revisions, limits on DEI instruction and new board-meeting notice rules.
At a Magnolia ISD workshop, staff and community partners described a planned 10-week employee wellness pilot that would use body-composition scans and continuous glucose monitors; the district will hold an information session Dec. 2 and accept applications through Dec. 5 for about 105 initial slots, with a district subsidy and modest payroll deductions for some staff.
District staff reported high audit/financial indicator ratings and reviewed STAAR and TELPAS outcomes, noting strengths in several grade spans and exit-monitor gains; trustees and staff emphasized bilingual teacher shortages and professional learning initiatives.
Trustees authorized the construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) delivery method for proposed 2025 bond projects and approved Stewart Builders and BNC Constructors as CMAR firms contingent on bond passage; approvals were based on qualifications and a cited government code.
The Magnolia Independent School District Board approved a $4 hourly increase for bus drivers and food-service technicians, funded from higher-than-expected local revenue tied to enrollment growth; the change is effective as presented and was adopted by voice vote.
District officials said the MAGNOLIA ISD uses the BRAVUS silent panic‑alert app but its contract will end 'at the end of the semester'; staff will accept proposals from other vendors and evaluate options.