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Venus ISD board approves Region 11 contract, Skyward system and budget amendment 3:12:16

  • The Venus ISD board heard a presentation of state assessment results and school ratings, including a district overall rating of 73, up from 69 the prior year. 48:34
  • Board members Kirby Sansom and Greg Hoffman asked about the high school's improvement and the gap between middle school and high school social studies results. 1:04:04
  • The board approved a Region 11 service contract of $99,000, and a staff member said the Skyward student information system contract came in at $26,000. 3:11:37
  • A motion to approve budget amendment number 1 carried, and Tasha Gore said the meeting would adjourn at 9:09 PM. 3:14:01
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and student recognitions 14:33
    • Tasha Gore called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM and said a quorum was present. 14:33
    • A staff member recognized three students who earned academic honors from the College Board's Advanced Placement program. 15:45
  2. Campus reports 18:17
    • The high school reported a total enrollment of about 679, and the middle school reported enrollment of 505 that a staff member said was likely about 515. 18:36
    • An elementary staff member reported enrollment of 592 and said the campus was fully staffed with all certified teachers, while the primary campus reported 365 students. 27:12
    • Asked how buses went the first week, a staff member said the first week was a challenge but it was running smoothly now. 34:53
  3. Proposed Hill College tax rate 36:03
    • A staff member said Hill College was requesting a rate of 0.46471 for maintenance and operations and that there was no action that night, with formal approval to come next month. 36:08
  4. Delinquent property tax turnover report 37:00
    • A presenter said the firm filed 85 lawsuits totaling $246,652 over the past year and collected $512,431 for Venus ISD over the past 12 months. 40:25
    • The presenter reported a 5-year average collection percentage of 99.82 and a 2025 percentage of 99.13. 43:10
  5. State assessment results and school ratings 48:34
    • A staff member reported a current accountability rating of 68 for Venus Elementary School, the same as last year, and said the district had 30 days from when it got the scores to file any appeal. 49:08
    • Kirby Sansom asked what the high school had done to show its improvement and said the district needed to focus on what could be done in classrooms. 1:04:04
    • Greg Hoffman asked about the social studies differential, and a staff member said 8th grade social studies was at 35% approaches and higher compared with a state percentage of 57%. 1:21:28
  6. Executive session and consent agenda 1:46:25
    • The board went into executive session at 7:32. 1:46:25
    • A speaker asked to pull the communication system agreement, and a staff member said it could come back next month while a pricing dispute was settled. 3:10:53
    • Tasha Gore announced that the motion carried. 3:11:05
  7. Region 11 service contract 3:11:05
    • A staff member said the contract total was $99,000, up from $83,000 last year, because the district added the Texas Curriculum Management Program, and said the amount was budgeted. 3:11:37
    • The motion to approve carried. 3:12:16
  8. Student information system renewal 3:12:16
    • A staff member said the Skyward contract amount was $26,000 and budgeted, and described it as a renewal. 3:12:37
    • Tasha Gore announced that the motion carried. 3:13:05
  9. Budget amendment for gas line repairs 3:13:05
    • A staff member requested $116,000 out of fund balance to offset emergency repairs to a leaking gas line. 3:13:19
    • The motion carried. ~3:14:04
  10. Superintendent and staff reports 3:14:15
    • The superintendent said construction of a new high school was on schedule, with groundbreaking on track for December. 3:14:22
    • A staff member said the district's TIA application was approved, and another said bonuses could reach over $30,000 if teachers hit all metrics. 3:17:58
    • Tasha Gore said the next meeting was September 21st and adjourned the meeting at 9:09 PM. 3:23:26

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Because if we're continuously passing students on, right? I mean, we're asking somebody else to do more with what we didn't do.Kirby Sansom · SECRETARY1:34:10
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Video: posted by the district as “August 17, 2026 Venus ISD Board Meeting”