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Northside ISD board approves window security film items on 6⁠-⁠1 vote 1:11:30

  • The board unanimously approved the consent agenda without items G, H and I after a speaker at public comment said there were procurement errors in those three items. 45:13
  • The board unanimously approved a final budget amendment and a fund balance commitment resolution. 1:23:32
  • Trustees discussed a proposed local policy on lactation, and a staff member said the administration would move forward with a regulation. 1:26:33

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening 0:27
    • Dr. Karla Duran led the invocation. 0:27
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:05. 1:06
  2. Superintendent report 3:00
    • The interim superintendent said the district has 475 new teachers. 3:00
    • The interim superintendent said the new magnet school at Stinson Middle School, which specializes in exercise science and sports medicine, has 140 students enrolled. 3:00
  3. Board member reports 6:04
    • Carol Harle, Ph.D. said the Innovation Grant, for up to $5,000, closes next week and a Team Grant is due in December. 6:18
    • Robert Blount, Jr. described several efforts in support of public education, including planned rallies and a countywide coalition. 11:52
    • Karen Freeman said about 95,000 kids got into classrooms on the first day of school. 14:32
  4. Introduction of new leaders 20:11
    • A staff member said the district had about 85 leaders to introduce, some new to their positions and some changing campuses. 20:20
    • The new leaders introduced themselves and stated their former and current positions. 20:20
  5. Citizens to be heard 38:31
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about boundaries between a union and the district and asked the district to review the role and access of a union president. 41:30
  6. Consent agenda 44:35
    • A speaker at public comment representing a bidder said there were procurement errors in consent items G, H and I and asked the board to remove them and rebid. 45:13
    • David Salcido said there was a question at the building committee about whether the recommended bidder could do the work. 53:20
    • A staff member said staff reviewed all proposals using the evaluation matrix in the specifications. 55:19
    • The board unanimously approved the consent agenda without items G, H and I. 55:51
  7. Contractor bid scoring and grievance process 56:16
    • A staff member said the lowest bid received the full 35 points on the proposal portion and bids far above it received 0 points. 59:40
    • A staff member said bidders have a bid bond of 5% of the total value that the district can pull if they fail to follow through. 1:01:23
    • One board member said they would vote against the items because of concern about the bidder's opportunity to use the grievance process. 1:05:32
  8. Public comment on district spending 1:11:50
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to review spending priorities, citing pay of approximately $364,000 for the former superintendent and approximately $274,000 for the interim superintendent. 1:12:29
    • The speaker also asked how many campuses have inadequate air conditioning and what is being done about it. 1:13:29
  9. Final budget amendment 1:14:53
    • A staff member said the largest general fund change was $4.3 million for the TRS on-behalf calculation. 1:15:38
    • A staff member said the child nutrition fund had a net deficit of $676,000 and the general fund would end the year with a $42.7 million deficit, 4% of expenditures. 1:17:55
    • Robert Blount, Jr. said the board never intended either superintendent position to last a full year. 1:22:13
    • The board unanimously approved the final budget amendment. 1:23:07
  10. Fund balance commitment resolution 1:23:32
    • A staff member said the beginning instructional continuity fund balance was $90,179,231 and would be reduced by the audited deficit. 1:23:50
    • The board unanimously approved the resolution. 1:25:49
  11. Proposed lactation policy 1:25:49
    • A staff member said TASB Legal did not recommend putting the topic in local policy and recommended a regulation instead. 1:26:34
    • One board member said the proper place for the topic is an administrative regulation, while another board member said putting it in writing and in policy says a lot. 1:40:40
    • A staff member said the administration would move forward with a lactation regulation and had noted 4 recommendations from the board. 2:01:06
  12. Board retreat planning 2:02:32
    • Robert Blount, Jr. listed possible retreat topics including board superintendent goals and the superintendent search. 2:03:00
    • One board member added board operating procedures and said they would be open to a TASB facilitator. 2:03:47
  13. Enrollment update 2:06:55
    • A staff member said enrollment was 95,543 students, 82 above projection. 2:08:20
    • The staff member said there were 5,535 kindergarten-age students, about 384 fewer than on the same day last year. 2:10:28
  14. Future agenda items 2:18:05
    • A staff member said the September 29th meeting would include a public hearing on TIP and TAP schools and several recognitions. 2:18:13
  15. Closed session and administrative appointments 2:19:49
    • The board went into closed session at 8:24 PM and reconvened at 9:28 PM. 2:19:49
    • A motion was made to approve administrative appointments under items 11A through 11C. 2:21:32
    • The motion passed unanimously. 2:21:51

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Video: posted by the district as “NISD Board Meeting 8-25-2026”