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La Porte ISD board adopts 2026⁠-⁠27 budget after public hearing on budget and tax rate 33:08

  • Staff members also gave updates on preliminary state assessment results and on special programs. 0:00
  • A district staff member presented the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget and tax rate at a public hearing, projecting a $12.2 million general fund deficit and a fund balance of right around $39 million. 33:08
  • The board approved its consent items unanimously and voted unanimously to table item S. 50:44
  • The board later voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal year 2026⁠-⁠27 annual budget for general fund, debt service and food services. 58:50
Item by item (11)
  1. State assessment results and changes 0:00
    • A staff member said that in the '27-'28 school year the state will switch to a through-year testing model called the Student Success Tool, with assessments at the beginning, middle and end of the year. 1:36
    • The staff member said the new model will no longer include the English 2 EOC, and it will not be required for graduation beginning with the '27-'28 school year. 2:30
    • Asked about plans for English, a staff member said this is the last year of the RLA adoption and the district will follow the same review process it used for math. 6:29
  2. Special programs update 10:09
    • A staff member said special programs ended the year at 1,350 students, compared with 1,354 the year before. 12:25
    • The staff member said state funding will now be based on services and needs rather than service location, and the department will work under 2 funding models this year. 24:22
    • The staff member said the district now receives $1,000 for every initial evaluation, and with 202 done this year that is $202,000. 27:31
  3. Public hearing on budget and tax rate 32:44
    • A staff member presented a maintenance and operations rate of 0.6754 and a debt service rate of 0.2719, for a total tax rate of 0.9473. 33:39
    • The staff member said the proposed general fund budget would bring a $12.2 million deficit and a fund balance of right around $39 million. 39:38
    • Asked about free breakfast and lunch, the staff member said the district will have it for the next 2 years. 46:34
    • A staff member closed the public hearing. ~47:42
  4. Consent agenda 47:52
    • Jeff Martin read the consent agenda items, including minutes, principals' reports, financial reports, contracts and purchases. 47:52
    • Melissa Crutcher read back the items for consent, which left out items P, R, S and X. ~50:30
    • The consent items carried unanimously, and item P carried unanimously with one abstention. 50:44
  5. Network security agreement purchase 50:44
    • A speaker asked whether the district had a contract in place for the services, and a speaker responded that it was a renewal of the one done 3 years ago. 51:37
    • A speaker said the package covers email, web edge filtering and DNS and integrates with the district's mostly Cisco-based hardware. 51:57
    • The motion carried unanimously. 53:03
  6. Motion to table item S 53:03
    • Mason Peres moved to table the item until the next regular board meeting. 53:32
    • The motion to table carried unanimously. 54:06
  7. Investment policy and strategies 54:14
    • A speaker asked whether the district should consider a more aggressive investment strategy and whether the state sets the parameters. 54:16
    • A staff member said the state has parameters districts must follow and the district is pursuing an RFQ to find an investment consultant. 54:46
    • The motion carried. ~58:23
  8. Annual budget adoption 58:23
    • Jeff Martin asked whether board members had questions outside of the public hearing before the motion. 58:50
    • The motion to adopt the fiscal year 2026⁠-⁠27 annual budget for general fund, debt service and food service carried unanimously. 58:50
  9. Delegation of contractual authority 59:16
    • The item delegated contractual authority to the superintendent for the purpose of agreements for the purchase of attendance credit. 59:16
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:00:04
  10. Board officer selection 1:00:04
    • The superintendent oversaw the selection of board officers for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year using a roll call method. 1:00:04
    • Single nominees were declared to the offices of board secretary and vice president. 1:01:50
    • Jeff Martin was declared board president and thanked the board for its vote of confidence. 1:03:01
  11. Closing comments 1:03:21
    • Melissa Crutcher thanked staff for the work behind the preliminary results and said the district has seen progress in some areas. 1:04:12
    • Jeff Martin said the board has big things coming up in the coming year. 1:06:03

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Video: posted by the district as “La Porte ISD Board Meeting 6/23/2026”