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Northside ISD board meeting, Jul 7, 2026

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Northside ISD board approves FICA alternative plan for substitutes and temporary employees 4:25

  • The Northside ISD Board of Trustees approved a FICA alternative plan after a district staff member answered questions about which employees it would cover and how it would work. 4:25
  • A district staff member presented budget planning work, including bond capacity scenarios of $450 million, $600 million, $765 million and $915 million, and the item was for discussion only. 10:29
  • The presiding officer said the interim superintendent position had been posted and the board planned to interview selected candidates on Sunday, July 19th. 39:46

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Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and closed session 0:02
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:03 PM, and the presiding officer said there would be no citizens to be heard portion because it was a called meeting. 0:02
    • A staff member said no one had signed up for public comment. ~1:06
    • The board went into closed session at 6:04 PM and returned to open session at 8:12 PM. 1:24
  2. FICA alternative plan 3:38
    • A district staff member said approximately 161 districts participate in the program and that about 772 temporary employees, in addition to substitutes, would be subject to the plan. 4:25
    • The staff member said employees would pay into a 457 plan instead of Social Security, that the plan is all or none, and that the district would roll it out in August for the school year if approved. 6:30
    • David Salcido asked about the average tenure of a part-time employee, and Laura Zapata asked whether the plan would start immediately with the new school year. 7:32
    • The presiding officer announced that the motion carried. 10:06
  3. Budget planning update 10:06
    • The staff member said the general fund covers $32.3 million of the $35 million compensation plan and that substitute pay rates would remain unchanged for next year. 10:29
    • A district staff member said property tax values were due July 25th and the district needed to get its maximum compressed tax rate back from the Texas Education Agency by August 5th before the August 11th adoption. 11:08
    • The staff member presented bond capacity scenarios of $450 million, $600 million, $765 million or $915 million and said the $450 million scenario would have no tax rate increase. 13:15
    • The presiding officer said the item was for discussion only and no action would be taken. 16:17
  4. First reading of TASB Update 127 16:17
    • A district staff member said the update adds language allowing nonrenewal of a superintendent contract for hiring anybody or a contractor to do DEI duties, and recommends deleting the local policy on employee recognition and awards. 16:33
    • The staff member said a new counselor policy would let the superintendent bring a recommendation to the board for counselors to do additional duties. 17:51
    • Carol Harle, Ph.D., asked whether the board could approve the update that night, and a staff member said board policy requires a second reading unless the board deems it time essential. 23:10
  5. TASB board of directors item 23:59
    • A district staff member presented the item and said it had a time suspense of August 21st. 24:07
    • One board member said this was one item on which they could not make a decision if the board had to. ~27:43
    • The presiding officer said no motion was made. 27:55
  6. Future agenda items and meeting timeline 28:01
    • A district staff member said the July 28th meeting would include a quarterly investment report, the efficiency audit, budgets, proposed tax rates and the second reading of TASB Update 127. 28:15
    • One board member said they were concerned the board may need another meeting to discuss more of the CBC recommendations. 31:50
    • A staff member said the proposed tax rate was needed on July 28th for a newspaper notice on July 31st ahead of the August 11th meeting, and another staff member recommended scheduling a couple of meetings that could be canceled if not needed. 32:04
  7. Closed session and administrative appointments 38:06
    • The board went into closed session at 8:55 and reconvened in open session at 10:04 PM. 38:46
    • The presiding officer said the interim superintendent position had been posted, the board would review applicants on Wednesday, July 15th, and the goal was a leadership transition by August 1st. 39:46
    • A motion to approve the administrative appointments as discussed in closed session carried. 39:15

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