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Venus Independent School District board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

2 h 44 min

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 39:46Reading and test scores ▶ 39:33

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Venus ISD board approves '26-'27 tax rate that staff said is lower than last year 59:22

  • Campus administrators from the primary, elementary, middle and high schools presented reports on student data, interventions, attendance and enrollment. 39:46
  • The board approved a '26-'27 tax rate with a total of 1.23710, which a district staff member said is not a tax increase and is lower than last year's rate. 59:37
  • The board also approved the Superior Pediatric contract for fiscal year 26⁠-⁠27 and an HVAC unit purchase. 2:33:00
  • The board approved a certification of compliance with Texas Education Code 39.008 as required by Senate Bill 12. 2:36:28
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening 21:48
    • Board member Tasha Gore opened the meeting on September 21st, 2026 at 6 PM, said a quorum was present and led the invocation and pledge. 21:48
  2. Recognitions 23:25
    • District staff recognized Students of the Month, Teachers of the Month and Support Staff of the Month from each campus. 23:25
    • A speaker recognized students who placed on stage at a national competition, saying the number was triple what the district had before. 36:18
    • A staff member recognized the school chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators for achievements at the Educators Rising National Competition in Portland, Oregon. 37:44
  3. Public comment 39:29
    • Tasha Gore asked whether anybody had signed up to speak, and no speakers were indicated. 39:29
  4. Campus reports 39:33
    • The primary campus reported enrollment up to 370 from 356, and the high school reported enrollment of 674. 40:50
    • The high school report listed 128 students failing 1 class, 30 failing 2 classes and 5 failing 3 classes or more. 50:53
    • Tasha Gore asked how the failure numbers compared to last year, and the staff member said the figures would have to be looked up. 58:06
  5. District tax rate 59:22
    • A district staff member presented a maintenance and operations rate of 0.7310 and an I&S rate of 0.5 for a total of 1.23710, and said it is lower than last year's rate. 59:37
    • Amber Crafton made a motion to set the tax rate for '26-'27. 1:00:08
    • Tasha Gore announced that the motion carried. 1:00:18
  6. Hill College tax rate 1:00:18
    • A district staff member said Hill College, Venus ISD, is proposing a maintenance and operations tax of 0.046471. 1:00:44
    • Amber Crafton made a motion to set the tax rate for Hill College. 1:01:06
    • Tasha Gore announced that the motion carried. 1:01:12
  7. Executive session 1:01:12
    • Tasha Gore said the board went into executive session at 6:40 and reconvened at 8:07 p.m. 1:01:12
  8. Counseling and special education services contract 2:27:32
    • A district staff member said the Kander Consulting contract covers counseling and special education contracted services, with adaptive PE at $67 an hour compared to $71 to $76 and $85 from other providers. 2:27:48
    • Asked how many students would need adaptive PE, a staff member said potentially it could be 15 students. 2:28:57
    • Staff members said hours are allocated based on a PO and that the contract has a clause allowing 30 days' notice if none of the students evaluated qualify. 2:30:44
    • Tasha Gore announced that the motion carried. 2:32:44
  9. Therapy services contract 2:32:44
    • A district staff member said Superior Pediatrics would be the occupational and physical therapy provider and had the cheapest rate among the providers compared. 2:33:04
    • Tasha Gore announced that the motion carried. 2:33:40
  10. HVAC unit purchase 2:33:40
    • A district staff member said the lowest quote, from Insko Distributing, was $11,600 for a 10-ton unit and $15,000 for a 12.5-ton unit, for a total of $26,000. 2:33:59
    • Tasha Gore asked about the warranty, and the staff member said it is a standard manufacturer's warranty, possibly 5-year. 2:34:55
    • Tasha Gore announced that the motion carried. 2:36:07
  11. Item 2:36:07
    • A district staff member said vendors the district employs are prohibited from DEI practices. 2:37:05
    • Another staff member said the vendor packet was updated and about 300 vendors were emailed about the policy. 2:37:24
    • Amber Crafton made a motion to approve the certification of compliance. 2:37:50
    • Tasha Gore announced that the motion carried. 2:37:54
  12. Personnel and administrative reports 2:37:54
    • Tasha Gore said the board had nothing on the personnel item. 2:37:54
    • A district staff member reported district enrollment around 2,154 and said the new high school is on track. 2:38:45
    • Another staff member said community meetings on the draft TAP are set for the 29th for Venus Elementary School and the 30th for Venus Middle School. 2:40:52
  13. Adjournment 2:43:47
    • Tasha Gore said the next regular board meeting is October 19th and adjourned the meeting at 8:24 PM. 2:43:47

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