At a Jan. 8 workshop, district staff reviewed a community advisory committee package totaling about $255 million and outlined a district bond capacity of roughly $295 million. Board members pushed four priorities — a junior‑high refresh, PA and sound systems, and secure vestibules/parking — and set a timeline for voter education if the board calls an election.
At its December meeting the SCUC ISD board approved several routine and fiscal items by unanimous votes including the hiring of a high school principal, Budget Amendment No. 2, the 2026–27 instructional calendar, the 2025 tax roll, and an interlocal agreement with the City of Schertz.
Superintendent Maloney told trustees the district was named with other districts in a class action tied to Senate Bill 10 and outlined plans under SB8 and SB13; the December book list required by SB13 will be posted for 30 days and returned for board action in January.
After Proposition A failed, the district reported a revenue reduction of about $13.2 million and appropriations reductions of $5.9 million; the administration proposed an Operational Sustainability Committee to develop multi‑year recommendations to close a projected deficit and address urgent safety and health cost pressures.
District special education officials said the number of students served has increased to 3,096, in part due to dyslexia policy changes; staff reported full compliance in recent TEA audit but warned that state and federal dollars do not fully cover expenditures and that staffing shortages persist.
A district community advisory committee presented prioritized facility and program needs totaling roughly $255 million—part of nearly $750 million identified—within the district's $295 million bond capacity, emphasizing safety, aging infrastructure, instructional spaces, transportation, fine arts, CTE and athletics.
District staff said they will submit a paper application in spring for the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), beginning with a limited set of grade/content areas to improve chances of data validation; full funding to teachers would arrive after a multi‑year process and data validation.
Trustees voted unanimously to amend the district’s District of Innovation (DOI) plan to remove Chapter 37 exemptions tied to House Bill 6 changes; the board also discussed seeking an exemption from Senate Bill 12 grievance‑timeline changes and will post further DOI amendment language for public comment.
School district librarians presented the district’s process for complying with Senate Bill 13 on school library materials, including a 30‑day public review and a board action step planned for November; staff described new annual review requirements, opt‑out and challenge procedures, and use of AI as a review aid.
District staff described a timeline to form a teacher‑led adoption committee for high school math instructional materials (9–12), with community and online previews in February and a board recommendation expected in March.
