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The Lamar CISD board approved zoning plans for Slivinski and Cantu (Option 1/1B) and for Becerra and Adams (Option 2/2B) with a fourth‑grade legacy option; the Becerra/Adams vote was 5–1. Parents from Simonton urged keeping children at Morgan Elementary citing much longer commutes to the new campus.
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Superintendent Roosevelt Nevins spoke at Colville Elementary to announce enrollment for Bright Futures Academy for students with autism (applications open through March 20), highlight staff awards and celebrate student success in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art contests.
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Trustees voted to adopt a districtwide restriction on student phone use during the school day (K–12) as presented and tabled further student discipline updates tied to recently proposed state bills, including vaping-related changes, pending a follow-up workshop.
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The Lamar Consolidated ISD board adopted the 2025–26 general, debt service and child nutrition budgets and approved a compensation distribution plan (Option 3) that relies on new state retention allotments and local budget authority.
Texas / School Districts / LAMAR CISD
At its June 17 meeting the Lamar CISD board approved several action items (designs, land purchases, MOUs), tabled the logo redesign and some discipline updates, and set direction for a public bond survey and outreach.
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Trustees discussed repairing or replacing Trailer Stadium after several public votes rejected prior stadium propositions; staff outlined costs and code issues and will return with phased and scaled options.
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District staff presented a proposed $2 billion bond with new schools, additions and a facilities repair backlog the presentation lists at about $1 billion; trustees asked for more detail and staff will return with revisions.
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The district's technology presentation proposed $54.8 million for device refresh, a 1-to-1 laptop option and graphic‑arts equipment; trustees questioned classroom impact and ballot placement of the 1‑to‑1 item.
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Trustees approved placing two respondents to an RFQ—Alpha Premier Command Academy and the YMCA—on a prequalified list as potential partners for district schools of choice; board members clarified the action does not commit the district to a formal partnership.
Texas / School Districts / LAMAR CISD
Chief Financial Officer presented a proposed published tax rate of $1.1337 (M&O 0.6537; I&S 0.48), set June 17 as the public meeting date for budget and tax-rate discussion, and staff proposed a 10-cent daily school lunch price increase for 2025–26.