Lamar Consolidated Independent School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet
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Lamar CISD trustees approve consent agenda and architect contract 38:09
- The board approved the consent agenda. ~38:09
- Trustees also heard presentations on designs for a new Terry High School, Senate Bill 12 certification requirements and 2026 STAAR scores and accountability ratings. 38:39
- A district staff member presented a proposed tax rate of $1.1390, down from $1.1469 last year, and said the rate will come back for action. 44:49
- The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Stantec Architects for the design of a future CTE site development project using the competitive sealed proposal procurement method. 1:11:15
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Item by item (12)
- Opening and pledges 9:01
- Recognitions 12:38
- A presenter announced that the district was named a 25-26 Texas Art Education Association District of Distinction, one of only 109 districts statewide out of more than 1,200 eligible districts. 13:07
- The presenter also recognized 46 seniors who crossed the stage at Tomas High School during summer graduation. 15:40
- Board and superintendent reports 16:18
- Speakers during the reports thanked officers who helped with traffic at the start of school. 22:19
- One board member said it felt like one of the best starts to the year the district had ever had. 25:53
- A district staff member said the staff member visited 59 of the district's 61 campuses last week. 26:54
- Public comment 28:45
- Consent agenda 37:43
- New Terry High School design 38:35
- A district staff member showed three design options for the new Terry High School and said a design committee will rank them at a meeting on August 26th before bringing them back next month. 38:39
- Jon Welch asked that the board be polled on whether to hold a discussion about moving the names of current Red Track buildings to the new buildings, and said Jon Welch was not expressing an opinion either way. 40:21
- A staff member said a traffic impact study is being conducted on the sites with TxDOT and the City of Rosenberg. 43:34
- 2026 tax year rate proposal 44:42
- A district staff member proposed a total tax rate of $1.1390, including a 2-cent increase in the I&S rate that would raise I&S revenue by $6.2 million, and said the average homeowner would see a yearly decrease of $22.44. 44:49
- The staff member said the tax rate must be adopted by September the 30th and will be taken up in September. 46:41
- A staff member said it costs roughly $2.7 million to open an elementary school. 53:29
- Senate Bill 12 compliance certification 55:34
- A district staff member said Senate Bill 12 requires districts to annually certify compliance to the Texas Education Agency by September 30th following board approval. 55:41
- The staff member said employees and contractors were notified by email on August 17th and that the certification will come before the board at the September 15th meeting. 1:00:41
- Asked whether any programs, procedures or trainings were changed beyond board policy, the staff member said no and that the district is in compliance. 1:02:24
- Architect for CTE annex project 1:02:54
- A district staff member asked the board to approve an architect contract and procurement method for a future CTE annex on 80 acres in Kendallton. 1:03:07
- Jacci Hotzel asked whether horses could be used at the site as a therapeutic tool. 1:08:48
- The staff member said the project would use savings from the CTE center bond proposition, and that design takes 12 to 18 months with the facility opening within the next 2 to 2 and a half years. 1:09:50
- Jacci Hotzel announced that the motion to approve Stantec Architects for the project passed. 1:11:15
- Demographic projections 1:12:00
- A district staff member said current enrollment as of that morning was 49,849 and that the district is projected to add between 1,600 and 1,900 new students annually. 1:12:10
- The staff member said the district is forecast to have more than 57,600 students by the 2030-31 school year and to exceed 66,200 students by the 2035-36 school year. 1:22:52
- Jacci Hotzel asked whether the district was on track with the projections used for the budget, and the staff member said it was. 1:26:17
- STAAR scores and accountability ratings 1:27:57
- A district staff member said the district received an overall score of 87, a B rating, a drop of 1 point from last year, and had no F-rated campuses. 1:32:20
- Monica Henderson asked what the district is doing about academic growth, and a staff member said the goal this year is zero droppers. 1:43:39
- One board member said they were proud of Terry High School and recognized Randall High School for improving. 1:45:22
- Future agenda and closed session 1:53:06
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Video: posted by the district as “Lamar CISD Live Board Meeting | 08-18-26”