Premont Independent School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board approves STAAR goal progress and attendance reports, pulls seat belt resolution 55:33

  • The board heard a report on its goal to raise the share of students at meets or above on STAAR grades 3 through 8 and end of course from 42% as of August 2023 to 52% by August of 2028, with progress measures focused on special education students. 4:01
  • District staff answered questions submitted by trustees, including about a cohort of 6th graders whose decline a staff member attributed to early educational disruption, teacher turnover and a lack of systems. 18:01
  • The board approved the STAAR goal progress report and the GPM 5.1 attendance report. ~55:33
  • The board voted to pull an item on a resolution related to seat belt requirements in school buses for discussion in closed meeting, then approved the remaining consent agenda items. 1:06:56
Item by item (6)
  1. Opening and board vision 0:03
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM with a quorum present, followed by the pledges and a prayer. 0:03
    • No student recognitions were presented at the request of administration, and the board's vision and theory of action were read. 2:09
  2. STAAR goal progress measures report 0:03
    • A presenter said special education students in grades 3 through 5 met the middle of the year goal of 7% and were on track to reach the target of 11%. 4:01
    • A staff member said the decline in the 6th grade cohort was due to early educational disruption, inconsistent teachers and a lack of systems, and described an RTI period for students not successful on the previous year's STAAR. 18:01
  3. Attendance guardrail report 56:12
    • A presenter said the goal is to raise average daily attendance from 91.94% as of June 2025 to 93% as of June 2026, and that the district was at 91.5 for week 30 and not on track to reach 93%. 56:31
    • The presenter said staff plan to develop a proactive yearlong attendance plan this summer around breaks and other known dips. 57:23
    • A speaker asked whether truancy letters help, and a staff member said they are mailed and emailed and that staff call families daily and pick up students. 1:02:09
    • The motion to approve the attendance report passed. 1:05:12
  4. Financial information reports 1:05:12
    • The board received the comparison of revenue to budget, cash flow report and quarterly investment report, and no questions were raised. 1:05:40
  5. Consent agenda 1:05:12
    • The consent agenda included minutes, the 2026⁠-⁠2027 certification of provision of instructional materials, a resolution on 3-point seat belt requirements in school buses and budget amendments designating fund balance. 1:06:07
    • The motion to pull item 4C for closed meeting discussion passed, and the motion to approve the remaining consent items passed. 1:07:11
  6. Closed meeting 1:08:25
    • The board convened in closed meeting at 7:39, and the chair said no voting would take place in closed meeting. 1:08:55

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Video: posted by the district as “Premont ISD Regular School Board Meeting - 4.20.26 Part 1”