VIDOR ISD trustees voted 7-0 Aug. 25 to uphold a campus trespass issued after concluding a parent’s level‑1 through level‑3 grievances were filed outside the district’s timelines. The board cited timeliness under board policy and said administrators had already reviewed multiple grievances and made limited accommodations.
The Vidor ISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 19 adopted a package of policy changes to implement new state requirements, including expanded parental grievance rights, a policy prohibiting employees from assisting in social transitioning, restrictions on DEI duties and protocols for controversial topics and public comments.
District bond projects advanced across campuses, with Byron Middle and Oak Forest showing foundation progress, Vidor Elementary receiving a notice to proceed, and Pine Forest plans expanded to add a retention pond and a fire-water tank for sprinkler capacity.
The board approved a $0.25 increase in adult lunch prices to $5.25 to comply with USDA and Texas Department of Agriculture cost-recovery guidelines; adult breakfast remains $3.50.
The Vidor Independent School District board approved a $48 million budget for 2025–26, kept the maintenance-and-operations tax rate unchanged and adopted a total tax rate of 1.061962 after trustees heard staff analysis of a statewide homestead-exemption increase set for a November ballot.
Vidor Independent School District trustees voted 4–3 on Aug. 11 to adopt a resolution prohibiting non‑enrolled students (including homeschooled students) from participating in district extracurricular or UIL activities for the 2025–26 school year.
The Vidor ISD Board of Trustees recorded a series of routine and substantive votes Aug. 11, 2025. The board approved consent items, budget transfers, personnel and program items, purchases and policy first readings; most motions passed unanimously, while the non‑enrolled student participation resolution passed 4–3.
The Vidor ISD board approved the issuance of $48.325 million in Series 2025A unlimited‑tax school building bonds and closed the bond sale plan for August, with proceeds directed to ongoing construction projects and capitalized interest.
After a district scoring committee reviewed proposals, the Vidor ISD board approved ranking Next Level Urgent Care as the chosen provider for a proposed employee supplemental health plan and delegated authority to the superintendent to negotiate the contract if it is feasible within the budget.