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Bay City Independent School District board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

1 h 12 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Bay City ISD board approves 2026 District Improvement Plan 32:34

  • The district's director of curriculum, instruction and accountability presented the 2026 District Improvement Plan and the state's accountability scoring for the district's campuses. 11:12
  • The board approved the District Improvement Plan after the presentation. 32:34
  • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to delegate contractual authority to the superintendent under the Texas Education Code and voted 5 to 0 to approve the consent agenda. 35:56
  • After a closed session, the board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to approve hiring contractual personnel. 36:25
Item by item (9)
  1. Call to order and invocation 3:49
    • The meeting was called to order at 6 PM with a quorum present. 3:49
    • James Scardami gave the invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 3:49
  2. Good news and student recognition 5:20
    • Speakers shared good news about the start of the school year, including a football win. 5:27
    • The high school recognized 29 students who passed the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam in May, including 2 students who earned a perfect score of 5. 6:18
    • The chair said there was no audience with patrons at the meeting. 9:54
  3. District Improvement Plan presentation 11:12
    • The director of curriculum, instruction and accountability said the plan starts with the district mission and vision, followed by a comprehensive needs assessment, and contains 6 goals, each with performance objectives. 11:16
    • The director said the goals cover parent and community engagement, school culture and safety, technology, student achievement, and recruiting and retaining staff. 11:16
    • The director said the plan was reviewed by a committee made of staff members and is key in developing school improvement plans. 11:16
  4. State accountability ratings 20:42
    • The director said the district's score used its Domain 2B score of 82 for 70% and its closing the gaps score of 73 for 30%, producing a district score of about 79. 21:31
    • The director said about 28% of district students test as ready for kindergarten compared with 47% in the region, and the district's CCMR number is 99 compared with a regional average of 88%. 25:31
    • Asked whether there would be a focus plan for closing the gaps at the junior high, a staff member said it is part of the plan, that campuses are focusing on identified subpopulations including special education, and described a Closing the Gap Tracker that TEA introduced this year. 28:27
  5. Approval of District Improvement Plan 32:34
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve the District Improvement Plan. 32:53
    • The chair announced the motion passed. 32:59
  6. Delegation of contractual authority to superintendent 32:59
    • The item delegated contractual authority to the superintendent solely for obligating the district under TEC 48.257 and TEC Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D. 33:26
    • The motion covered the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year and included approval of the agreement for the purchase of attendance credit. 34:37
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 35:56
  7. Consent agenda 35:56
    • No items were removed from the consent agenda before a motion and second. 35:56
    • The motion passed 5 to 0. 36:25
  8. Closed session and personnel 36:25
    • The board went into closed session at 6:33 to discuss personnel matters and reconvened in open session at 7:07. 36:25
    • A motion was made and seconded to hire contractual personnel as presented. 1:11:03
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 1:11:16
  9. Budget workshop notice and adjournment 1:11:07
    • The chair reminded board members of a budget workshop on October 5th from 5 to 7 in the boardroom. 1:11:31
    • The chair announced the motion to adjourn passed. 1:11:07

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