June 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Public Hearing and Regular School Board Meeting

1. Call Public Hearing to order: Verify quorum and meeting posted as required by law

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Hearing to discuss the budget and proposed tax rate for the 2026-2027 school year.

4. Closing of Public Hearing

5. Call the Meeting to order: Establish a quorum, Moment of Silence

6. Public Comments

The next items on the agenda is Public Comment and Public Audience, which is the time for members of the audience to address the Board of trustees through either public comment or public audience, if applicable.Before we begin, I will remind our audience members of the Board’s procedures for handling public comments. The public comment portion of our Regular Board meeting is available to members of the public who wish to address agenda and non-agenda item to be considered by the Board.

 

Anyone who wants to speak during public comment must sign up prior to the start of the meeting and list the agenda item or non-agenda subject they want to discuss. Each public comment speaker will be allowed a maximum of ___ minutes to address the Board. Any public testimony speaker who is speaking through a translator, will receive up to ___ minutes to address the Board.

 

The public addressing tonight’s agenda items allows all speakers who have signed up before the start of the meeting to address the Board regarding an item on tonight’s agenda.

 

Please keep your comments or criticisms civil and courteous. Please also avoid using profanity and refrain from making personal attacks on others during your opportunity to speak. Last, we ask that you not discuss students who are not your own child. Yelling, inappropriate, uncivil or discriminatory comments will not be permitted.

 

If you are speaking on items that are not on tonight’s agenda, then the following applies to those speakers. If a group of people want to be heard on the same topic, the Board asks that they designate a spokesperson to avoid needless repetition. The Board shall allot no more than 30 minutes for speakers on items not on tonight’s agenda. The Board has adopted rules to preclude the abuse of open forum by, for example, anyone uselessly repeating the same comment or complaint meeting after meeting.

 

All comments by persons speaking on either agenda or non agenda items will be limited to __ minutes per speaker.

 

I also caution you that your public comments should not complain about individual school employees by name or position or, other than your own child, identify

students, pursuant to Tex. Gov’t Code 551.074, 551.0821 and 551.082 As presiding officer, I am obligated to determine whether a person addressing the Board has attempted to administratively resolve any complaints or grievances about which they want to address the Board that involve District officers or employees. In the event your comment, in the judgment of the presiding officer, constitutes a complaint or charge against an employee or officer, it may be necessary for me to interrupt and ask you to stop and direct you to proceed with the school district’s formal grievance procedures or to have the item heard in Executive Session depending on the nature of the complaint.

 

If a speaker is seeking Board resolution of a specific complaint, that concern should be addressed through the District’s grievance process which can be found online and include Policies DGBA, FNG and GF. Grievance forms can be obtained at any campus administration office, or in the central administration offices.

Thank you

7. Approval of Consent Agenda 
In order to promote efficient meetings, the Board may act upon more than one item by single vote through the use of the consent agenda.  Consent items shall be items placed on the Agenda for which no Board discussion is anticipated and for which the Superintendent recommends approval.  Prior to the meeting, at the request of any member of the Board of Trustees, any item on the consent agenda shall be removed and given individual consideration.  Requests for individual consideration are made prior to Board meetings and requests must be directed to either the Board President or the Superintendent.

7.A. Minutes

7.B. Monthly Financial Report

7.C. Budget Amendments and Expenditures Report

7.D. Tax Levy Adjustments and Collections Report

8. Policy Update 127

8.A. (LEGAL) Policies - to be reviewed but not subject to adoption

8.B. Discussion and possible action to add, revise, or delete (LOCAL) policies as offered by TASB Policy Service for consideration and according to the Instruction Sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 127.
 

9. Consideration and Approval of the Lasara ISD Compensation Plan for 2026-2027 

10. Discussion and Approval of the Lasara ISD 2026-2027 Budget

11. Discussion and Possible Action on continuing contract with Auditor Raul Hernandez, CPA,  (2026 Audit Engagement Letter & Peer Review)

12. Discussion and possible action to approve LIFT Grant budget

13. Discussion and possible action to approve JET grant expenditure structure

14. Discussion and possible action to approve expenditure structure for Summer CTE grant

15. Discussion and Possible Action on MOU with Children's Advocacy Centers of Cameron and Willacy Counties

16. Discussion and possible action to approve TEA low attendance waivers

1/2/26 Inclement Weather
1/26/26 Inclement Weather
3/6/26 Community Power Outage
4/17/26 Low Attendance

17. Discussion and possible action to approve 2026-2027 staff workday calendars

18. Superintendent's Report

19. Closed Session or Meeting as authorized by Section 551.001 et seq of the Texas Government Code (The Open Meetings Act), under the following provisions:

Section 551.071 – Consultation with School Attorney on matters in which the duty of the Attorney to the Governmental Body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.

Section 551.072 – To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.

Section 551.074 – For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee.

19.A. Discussion on Hiring of Contracted Personnel 
High School Teachers
Elementary Teacher
Director of Safety and Security
 

19.B. Discussion on appointment of athletic coordinator (internal hire)

19.C. Discussion on assignment of LIFT Administrator 

19.D. Discussion on the hiring of the Licensed Professional Counselor position for 2026-2027 school year. 

20. Open Session

20.A. Discussion and Possible Action on Hiring of Contracted Personnel
High School Teachers
Elementary Teacher
Director of Safety and Security

20.B. Discussion and possible action on appointment of athletic coordinator (internal hire)

20.C. Discussion and possible action on assignment of LIFT Administrator 

20.D. Discussion and possible action on the hiring of the Licensed Professional Counselor position for 2026-2027 school year. 

21. Adjournment