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Waller Independent School District board meeting, Oct 8, 2026

1 h 40 min · 1 public speaker

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Waller ISD board approves 2026⁠-⁠2027 improvement plan and foreign exchange enrollment waiver 40:03

  • A district staff member presented the 2026⁠-⁠2027 District Improvement Plan, built around nine initiatives with measurable objectives, and the board approved it after questions from trustees. 19:23
  • The board also approved the School Health Advisory Council membership and the naming of elementary school number 9. 42:44
  • Trustees heard informational reports on the bilingual ESL program, 6 teacher certification waivers and the annual update on House Bill 3 board goals. 1:00:28
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, prayer and pledges 0:25
    • William Warren called the meeting to order at 5 o'clock and said all board members were present with one exception. 0:25
    • Maria Herrera gave the prayer and Jeff Flukinger led the pledges. 0:25
    • The superintendent read the district's mission, vision and core values. 2:05
  2. Public comment 3:04
    • William Warren read the board's public comment rules, including a limit of up to 3 minutes per speaker and a bar on naming district employees. 3:04
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about Islam and requested that the board work with the PTO to fund shade for the Turlington Elementary playground. 6:45
    • The speaker also said the speaker personally loved the new reading language arts curriculum. 7:22
  3. Closed session 7:48
    • The board recessed to closed session at 5:09 and William Warren called the meeting back to order at 6:31. 7:48
  4. Sheriff's office deputy recognition 7:48
    • A presenter recognized a Harris County Sheriff's Office school resource officer as Teammate of the Week after a community member submitted the deputy for recognition. 11:45
    • The presenter also thanked the Harris and Waller County Sheriff's Office school resource officers serving across the district. 11:45
  5. Consent agenda 13:50
    • David Kaminski noted that item 8G, a cell phone policy, requires an annual report to the board and asked that it be added to the board calendar. 14:10
    • Jeff Flukinger moved to approve the consent agenda as amended. 14:48
    • The motion passed. ~14:55
  6. District improvement plan 14:55
    • A district staff member said the district earned a B in the state accountability system and presented nine initiatives, including raising the attendance rate from 93.7% to 94.7%. 15:40
    • David Kaminski asked how the 5-year strategic plan would be rolled out and whether chronic absenteeism is handled separately, and a staff member said a committee is addressing both chronic and day-to-day absenteeism. 31:17
    • Asked where the district would land on accountability if goals are met, a staff member said between an 84 and an 85. 35:19
    • The board approved the 2026⁠-⁠2027 District Improvement Plan. 40:03
  7. School health advisory council membership 40:28
    • A district staff member said the council is made up of 9 staff members, 32 parents and 3 community members. 40:44
    • The staff member said board policy requires a parental majority and a non-employee parent as chair or co-chair. 41:01
    • The board approved the council membership. 42:44
  8. Naming of Elementary Number 9 42:53
    • The presenter said the school will open in August 2027 in the Cypress Green development. 43:35
    • The board approved the naming recommendation. 48:56
  9. Foreign exchange student enrollment waiver 49:05
    • A district staff member said the waiver would limit foreign exchange student enrollment to 5 students per high school per school year for the 26⁠-⁠27, 27⁠-⁠28 and 28⁠-⁠29 school years, citing enrollment growth. 49:59
    • Maria Herrera asked how many foreign exchange students high schools get, and a staff member said Waller High School has 27 enrolled this school year. 52:39
    • The motion passed. ~53:47
  10. Bilingual ESL program evaluation 1:00:28
    • A district staff member said about 30% of the student population are emerging bilingual students. 1:00:42
    • David Kaminski asked how long students are exempt from STAAR accountability, and the staff member said students are exempt in the first year. 1:09:26
    • Jeff Flukinger asked what tools help students who speak languages other than Spanish, and the staff member described visuals, partner talk and technology such as Google Translator. 1:15:35
  11. Multilingual teacher waivers 1:17:53
    • A district staff member recommended 6 waivers for reading language arts teachers who still need ESL certification. 1:18:03
    • William Warren said the item was informational and the board would take no action on it. 1:20:02
  12. House Bill 3 board goals update 1:20:23
    • A district staff member said 58% of 3rd grade students scored meets or above on STAAR reading against a target of 51%, while the college, career and military readiness rate came in at 69% against a 73% target. 1:20:42
    • Jeff Flukinger said having 8th graders make decisions affecting readiness data was bonkers. 1:33:00
    • David Kaminski asked about offering associate's degrees, and a staff member said the district does not currently offer enough courses to align to that. 1:34:07
  13. Future items, dates and adjournment 1:37:40
    • William Warren listed items for next month, including campus improvement plans, a library book list and a construction update. 1:37:40
    • A district staff member said the next regular board meeting would be November 12th. 1:39:02
    • William Warren adjourned the meeting at 7:59. 1:39:25

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Video: posted by the district as “Regular Board Meeting - October 8, 2026”