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Southwest Independent School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Southwest ISD board sets Aug. 27 hearing and meeting on budget and tax rate 25:14

  • A district staff member previewed the budget, saying projected revenue was about $184 million and the draft showed about a $3.2 million deficit budget while keeping 4 months of fund balance. 10:32
  • A staff member said middle school football and soccer seasons would be flipped, citing heat and lower participation. 15:54
  • The board approved holding a public hearing on the budget and tax rate at 5:30 PM on August 27th, 2026. 25:14
  • The board also approved an amendment to the compensation manual, the certified appraisal roll and property, casualty and liability insurance. 27:51
Item by item (15)
  1. Call to order and opening 0:14
    • The meeting was called to order at 6 o'clock, followed by roll call, an invocation and the pledges. 0:14
  2. Friends of Southwest recognitions 2:00
    • The district recognized 2 people as Friends of Southwest for supporting the district, its schools and the community. 2:32
    • The board took a short break with refreshments to celebrate the honorees. 6:31
  3. Consent agenda 6:07
    • The board voted on the consent agenda after a motion and a second. 6:58
    • The consent agenda passed unanimously. 6:07
  4. Construction update 6:07
    • A staff member said the district would have certificates to occupy buildings and that Elm Creek would be the only existing construction project going until December. 8:05
    • A speaker said the remaining Elm Creek work involved former first grade and kindergarten rooms and that everyone should be able to move inside the building by Christmas. 8:34
  5. Tax, investment and enrollment reports 9:04
    • A staff member said tax collections were trending at 98%, the same as last year, with the district hoping to reach about 99.5%. 9:14
    • A staff member said enrollment was up about 700 students from last year, at 14,871, and could change with late registrations and no-shows. 9:46
  6. Budget and tax rate update 10:09
    • A staff member said projected revenue was about $184 million and the draft showed about a $3.2 million deficit budget, with 84% of the budget going to payroll. 10:32
    • Asked about required reserves, the staff member said the district needs 3 months on reserve, about $45 million. 12:19
    • The staff member said the district would ask the board to keep the I&S rate at 0.4381 and that the recommended total tax rate would be $1.15. 12:24
  7. Middle school sports schedule change 15:20
    • A staff member said the district would flip middle school football and soccer seasons because of heat limits on practice and a dip in participation. 15:54
    • The staff member said girls sports would not change and 8th grade football games would move to the district's 2 stadiums. 15:54
    • The staff member said boys soccer practice would start on the first day of school. 21:08
  8. Student and parent handbook 21:26
    • A staff member said the handbook had few updates because this was not a legislative year. 21:53
    • Changes included a new private spaces section, the approved dress code as an appendix and attendance car giveaway tickets based on days missed. 23:34
  9. Public hearing date on budget 24:58
    • A staff member asked the board to approve August 27th, 2026 at 5:30 PM for a public hearing on the budget and tax rate. 25:14
    • The motion passed. ~25:25
  10. Date to adopt budget and tax rate 25:25
    • A staff member said a special meeting at 6 PM on August 27th, 2026 would consider the final budget amendment and adoption of the budget and tax rate. 26:04
    • The item passed. ~26:23
  11. Compensation manual amendment 26:23
    • A staff member said the amendment added a fine arts assistant dance stipend of $4,000 and a social worker summer rate of $33 an hour. 26:39
    • Asked whether the changes were in the budget, a staff member said most were grants and the others had been included. 27:42
    • The amendment passed. ~27:51
  12. Certified appraisal roll 27:51
    • A staff member said certified values were $7.1 billion compared with about $6.8 billion last year. 28:09
    • The motion passed. ~28:35
  13. Property, casualty and liability insurance 28:35
    • A staff member said the expiring premium was $2.4 million and asked the board to approve Frost Insurance for $2.3 million for the '26-'27 school year. 29:00
    • The staff member corrected the savings figure to $75,000 and said automobile insurance had gone up. 29:00
    • The motion passed. ~29:55
  14. Item 29:55
    • A staff member announced convocation starting at 8:30, the first day of school on August 24th and a ribbon cutting on September 4th at 9:30. 30:23
  15. Closed session and action items 31:30
    • The board went into closed session at 6:42 and returned to open session at 7:29. 31:30
    • Motions were made to approve the superintendent's recommendation on personnel and to certify the district's 3-year safety and security audit. 31:30
    • Both motions passed, and the meeting adjourned at 7:30. 32:09

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Video: posted by the district as “Regular Board Meeting - August 18, 2026”