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Southwest ISD board approves track replacement project for two high school stadiums 1:11:37

  • The board held a public hearing on the district's Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas report, where a district staff member said the district received a 98 out of 100. 0:07
  • A district staff member presented the bilingual and ESL program evaluation, reporting 2,830 students coded emerging bilinguals as of May 2026. 40:43
  • The board approved revisions to board policies FNG Local, DGBA Local and GF Local. 1:02:01
  • The board approved construction documents and the procurement method for a Building 800 HVAC replacement and a Big Country Elementary freezer addition. 1:05:04
Item by item (15)
  1. Public hearing on financial integrity rating 0:07
    • A district staff member said the district received a 98 out of 100 on the 21 base indicators of the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas. 1:00
    • The staff member said there were none disclosed for outside compensation to the superintendent, gifts valued at $250 or more or business transactions with board members. 4:55
    • Another staff member said the Superior rating was the district's 23rd year in a row. 5:47
  2. Call to order and opening 6:18
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. called the meeting to order at 6 o'clock and said 6 of 7 members were present. 6:18
    • The meeting included an invocation and the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags. ~7:13
  3. Recognitions 8:28
    • A district staff member recognized the Unified swimming team, which brought home 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal from the state competition, and said its mixed 100-meter freestyle unified relay took 1st place. 9:15
    • Presenters from Special Olympics Texas recognized Southwest Legacy and Southwest High School with awards. 12:21
    • District staff recognized campuses for their 25⁠-⁠26 state accountability ratings and distinction designations and three statewide honors from the Mexican American School Board Association. 29:03
  4. Public comment, consent agenda and reports 38:38
    • No one signed up for public comment. ~38:38
    • A district staff member said tax collections ended where they are every year at the end of the year. 39:48
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. announced that the motion to approve the consent agenda passed. 39:16
  5. Bilingual program evaluation 40:02
    • A district staff member said the district identified 2,830 students coded emerging bilinguals as of May 2026. 41:19
    • The staff member said grade 8 English reading meets increased from 29% to 55%, while grade 4 Spanish reading approaches fell from 75% to 51%. 42:44
    • The staff member said the district submitted 96 ESL waivers in 2024⁠-⁠2025 and a total of 71 in 2025⁠-⁠26, with a projection of around 55 ESL waivers before the November 1st deadline. 54:33
  6. Intruder detection audit findings 57:22
    • A district staff member said there were 2 intruder detection audit findings at 2 campuses, which were presented to the Safety and Security Committee earlier that day and would be discussed in closed session. 57:50
  7. Complaint and grievance policy revisions 58:15
    • A district staff member presented revisions to policies FNG Local, DGBA Local and GF Local covering students and parents, employees and the community. 58:52
    • The staff member said the time limit to file a complaint changed from 90 days to 15 days after the person knows about the incident, and response time moved from 20 calendar days to 10 business days. 1:00:15
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. announced that the motion passed. 1:02:37
  8. Compensation plan amendment 1:03:14
    • A district staff member said administration recommended adding the T-TEST 2.0 grant model classroom stipend for $1,000, paid with funds from the T-TEST pilot grant. 1:03:32
    • The motion passed, according to the presiding speaker. 1:03:53
  9. Final budget amendment 1:03:53
    • A district staff member said the amendment decreases function 11, 13, 31 and increases function 34 and 35 of the 2026 general fund budget with no change in the overall budget. 1:04:17
    • The motion passed, according to a speaker at the meeting. 1:04:45
  10. Building 800 HVAC and fire alarm project 1:04:52
    • A district staff member said the project includes HVAC replacement, a full building lighting retrofit and a new fire alarm, and that the last HVAC job was done in 2006. 1:05:04
    • The staff member said staff recommended the CMAR procurement method with a $5.5 million budget from the 2023 bond funds. 1:05:04
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. announced that the motion passed. 1:07:27
  11. Elementary freezer addition 1:07:27
    • A district staff member said the project budget is $483,000, with $306,000 plus or minus from the Child Nutrition Fund balance and the remaining $115,000 or so from the 2023 bond funds. 1:08:50
    • The staff member said the district would use a request for competitive sealed proposals for the project. 1:09:18
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. announced that the motion passed. 1:09:45
  12. High school track replacement 1:09:45
    • A district staff member said the athletic department needs to replace the track surfaces at the Spring Complex and the Southwest Legacy High School stadium because of safety concerns from deterioration. 1:10:02
    • The staff member said the Spring Complex track would be torn out and rebuilt, the Legacy track would be resurfaced, and the recommended budget of approximately $1,027,376 would come from district funds, not bonds. 1:11:37
    • A speaker asked whether a mill and cap allowance was anticipated at Legacy, and the staff member said the full track there would not be removed. 1:16:14
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. announced that the motion passed. 1:17:22
  13. Campus performance objectives 1:17:22
    • A district staff member said the Texas Education Code requires campus performance objectives to be brought to the board, and the objectives support 3 targeted areas. 1:17:45
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. announced that the motion passed. 1:20:15
  14. Staff announcements 1:20:24
    • A district staff member announced the Southwest Education Foundation golf tournament on Friday and the Southwest High School homecoming football game that night. 1:20:24
  15. Closed session and personnel 1:21:24
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. announced the board would go into closed session at 7:15 and reopened the meeting at 746. 1:21:24
    • A motion was made to approve the superintendent's recommendation on personnel. 1:22:13
    • Sylvester Vasquez Jr. announced that the motion passed and adjourned the meeting at 7:46. 1:22:19

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