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San Angelo ISD board approves $113 million guaranteed maximum price for Central High School 1:17:49
- The board began its discussion of student transfer guidelines tied to new elementary attendance zones, and a district administrator said draft guidelines would come to the board in October with adoption planned for November. 35:17
- The board voted 5-0 to approve a guaranteed maximum price of $113 million with Lee Lewis Construction for the Bond 2025 Central High School projects. 1:21:02
- The board also voted 5-0 to adopt the 2026 City of San Angelo and Tom Green County Hazard Mitigation Plan. 1:32:25
- Trustees approved a 3-year contract with TCS for Zoom phone service by a 5-0 vote. 1:39:53
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Item by item (14)
- Opening and pledges 0:06
- Recognition of school supply nonprofit 3:58
- Public comment 7:06
- A speaker at public comment asked for more transparency on proposed transfer policy changes and said the proposals were hard to find on the district website. 7:32
- A speaker at public comment said public records showed payments of $6,000 per month, for a running total of $66,000, to a company owned by a board member, and asked the board to pause future payments and start an independent review. 10:42
- Other speakers at public comment raised school safety concerns and asked how the district would improve a struggling elementary school without relying on redistributing students. 13:49
- Closed session and grievances 18:54
- Dr. Taylor Kingman said the board would meet in closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071, 551.074 and 551.082. 18:54
- Bond construction update 21:44
- A presenter from the architecture firm said Crockett received a certificate of occupancy for its dining and kitchen area and was addressing punch list items. 23:12
- Asked about construction traffic next to the McGill playground, the presenter said that area should be finished around a January, February timeframe, with the overall project in June of 2027. 25:38
- Asked about the start of work at Glenn, a staff member said the contractors could not get too far along until the building permits were completely processed. 27:53
- Student transfer guidelines discussion 35:17
- A district administrator said the district will reset elementary boundaries from 14 to 12 next school year and that transfers outside special programs generally would not be allowed, apart from exceptional cases such as military and law enforcement families. 35:56
- The administrator said non-GT siblings of GT transfer students could be kept together at the same campus as capacity allows, and that most staff lean toward grandfathering 5th grade only. 45:24
- One board member said, as a personal opinion, that students allowed onto a campus as siblings should be able to finish there, and asked for capacity figures for the October meeting. 56:46
- Consent items 1:07:44
- Finance and audit committee report 1:09:51
- Bill Dendle reported a committed fund balance of $4,892,209 and an unassigned fund balance of $41,215,170. 1:10:03
- Bill Dendle said revenues were coming in at 95.9% and expenditures at 95.1%, and annual investment earnings were $18,520,809.70. 1:10:03
- Bill Dendle reported tax collections of 99.35% for 2024 and 98.91% for 2025. 1:13:53
- Financial statements and investment reports 1:14:43
- Central High School guaranteed maximum price 1:17:37
- A district staff member said the guaranteed maximum price with Lee Lewis Construction came in on budget at $113 million. 1:17:49
- Asked by Dr. Taylor Kingman about earlier water line work, the staff member said the $2.8 million was included in the bond amount approved for Central. 1:19:20
- The board approved the $113 million guaranteed maximum price 5-0. 1:21:02
- Right-of-way abandonment at Central 1:21:42
- A district staff member said the city calculated a total of $3,358 for 0.328 acres of right-of-way and that owning the land would protect parking and landscaping. 1:21:55
- Bill Dendle moved to approve the resolution covering 5 tracts along Mesquite, Hickory, San Antonio and Cottonwood streets, stating the district would pay the city $3,387 including recording fees. 1:24:59
- The motion passed 5-0. 1:26:04
- Hazard mitigation plan adoption 1:26:03
- A district staff member said inclusion in a FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan allows the district to pursue certain FEMA mitigation funding. 1:26:21
- The staff member said the district identified 14 possible mitigation actions, including emergency power, weather radios and drainage improvements. 1:29:35
- The board adopted the plan 5-0. 1:32:25
- Phone service contract 1:32:16
- A district staff member recommended a 3-year contract with TCS using a pro license model and said upgrading 7 remaining sites within 12 months would save $25,000. 1:34:40
- Asked by Dr. Taylor Kingman about Glenn, the staff member said the phones are network-based and can be moved to a new campus. 1:36:50
- The board approved the contract 5-0. 1:39:53
- Announcements 1:39:57
- Dr. Taylor Kingman announced a pre-agenda workshop on October 12th and a regular board meeting on October 19th. 1:39:57
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