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3 h 38 min · 11 public speakers

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North East ISD board approves right-of-way agreement for Morgan's Inclusion Tunnel 3:30:44

  • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to keep their schools open or delay its vote, and raised questions about transportation, Title I schools and data on savings from past closures. 1:14:18
  • The board heard an efficiency update on consolidating three elementary schools, and David Beyer said no action was being taken on it at the meeting. 1:33:50
  • A district staff member gave a rough estimate of about $4 million in savings each year from the consolidations. 1:50:03
  • The board approved the updated board operating procedures 6 to 0. 3:31:25

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening, executive session and pledge 5:36
    • David Beyer called the meeting to order, and the board went into executive session at 5:31 PM and returned to open session at 6:16 PM. 5:36
    • Two students from Tex Hill Middle School led the invocation and pledges. 52:46
  2. Recognitions and calendar events 57:18
    • David Beyer noted that October 19th through the 23rd is National School Bus Safety Week and November 3rd through November 7th is National School Psychology Week. 58:40
  3. Administrative appointment from executive session 57:18
    • The board considered a personnel action for an executive director of finance and accounting. 1:00:10
  4. Intruder detection audit 1:00:50
    • A district staff member said there were 7 audits in the past month with 2 findings, one an unlocked door and one a broken door put in for repair. 1:01:01
    • David Beyer reminded volunteers to shut doors behind them when entering schools. 1:01:44
  5. Public comment on school consolidation 1:01:44
    • Several speakers at public comment spoke about Delview and Montgomery and asked the board to delay its vote. 1:04:04
    • Speakers raised questions about class sizes, staff placement, rezoning and transportation. 1:10:56
    • A speaker asked the district to publish data on how much money past school closures saved. 1:26:42
  6. Efficiency committee consolidation presentation 1:33:50
    • A district staff member said Montgomery students would move to Windcrest, Oak Grove students to Regency Place and Dellview students to Colonial Hills. 1:41:10
    • The staff member gave a rough estimate of about $4 million in savings each year and said the first round of consolidations saved over $6 million. 1:50:03
    • The staff member said boundaries and recommendations might come to the board in November, and that the district is not planning to eliminate current staff. 1:50:57
  7. Board questions on consolidation 1:56:10
    • Tracie Shelton asked what typical turnover would allow the savings without job losses, and a staff member said roughly 400 teachers leave a teaching position each year. 1:57:28
    • Terri Chidgey said moving Oak Grove students to Regency Place appeared to leave 66 spots before capacity, and a staff member said it is the tightest of the 3 campuses but there are ways to create space. 2:04:53
    • A staff member said records from the comptroller's office show 887 students from district schools were awarded vouchers. 2:16:42
  8. Bilingual and ESL program evaluation 2:19:33
    • A district staff member said the district served 12,385 students in its bilingual program in the 2025⁠-⁠26 school year. 2:21:13
    • The staff member said ESL certification attainment among teachers on waivers rose from 14.5% to 24.6%. 2:22:57
    • Tracie Shelton asked why yearly progress scores drop 20 points in 4th grade, and a staff member said the assessment shifts to a higher level of academic vocabulary. 2:39:35
  9. Bond 2025 progress update 2:44:08
    • A district staff member said 42 of the 94 bond projects are active and 5 have been completed, with $150.5 million of the $482 million program in motion. 2:44:35
    • A staff member said the district received a half a million dollar grant for cybersecurity-related projects, and a related bond project was pushed back to 2029. 2:51:58
    • Melinda Cox asked about a middle school sewer project, and a staff member said the goal is to complete it in August of 2027. 2:53:02
  10. Superintendent comments 2:53:56
    • A district staff member said nearly 800 donors raised more than $61,000 for campuses through the Big Give. 2:54:04
    • The staff member said the Peanut Butter Bowl collected 9,000 jars against a goal of 5,000 jars and also spoke about the P-TECH program. 2:54:04
  11. School board conference recap 3:00:57
    • Lisa Thompson said one session covered statewide enrollment decline and ways districts repurposed facilities. 3:02:11
    • Terri Chidgey said TASB delegates voted on legislative priorities. 3:02:56
    • One board member said they want the board to put together a newsletter for communities. 3:09:18
  12. Virtual homebound instruction waiver 3:12:06
    • A district staff member requested annual approval of the TEA virtual homebound waiver and said the district currently has 3 such students and 4 homebound teachers. 3:13:31
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 3:14:21
  13. Annual investment program review 3:14:21
    • A district staff member said the district is limited by the Public Funds Investment Act in what it can invest in and that most funds are in pools. 3:14:35
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 3:16:58
  14. Right-of-way agreement for tunnel 3:16:58
    • A district staff member said the agreement covers underground access on a parcel of less than an acre at Heroes Stadium, and the district keeps its right to the surface. 3:17:08
    • A speaker asked about indemnification and whether a performance bond would cover filling in the tunnel if it were abandoned. 3:19:48
    • Tracie Shelton asked what would happen to the tunnel if the board said no. 3:26:08
    • The motion passed 4 to 1 with 1 abstention. 3:31:19
  15. Board operating procedures 3:31:25
    • David Beyer said the board operating procedures had gone through a review and had been checked to make sure they were in line with applicable law. 3:32:04
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 3:33:48

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Video: posted by the district as “Efficiency Update & Bond 2025 Progress Update | NEISD Board Meeting - 10.19.2026 (Live Str”