August 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Budget & Tax Rate Adoption
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1. Call to Order
Presenter:
Board President
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1.A. Roll Call
Presenter:
Board President
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1.B. Invocation:
Presenter:
Josie Smith-Wright
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1.C. Pledge:
Presenter:
Ross Hendershot, Board Vice President
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1.D. Mission Statement:
Presenter:
Ashley Molina, Board Secretary
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2. Public Comments
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3. New Business/Action Items
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3.A. Discuss and Consider Action to Approve the purchase of additional Chromebooks to complete the 1:1 replacement cycle process
Presenter:
Chema Chavez, Director of Technology; Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools
Description:
Gonzales ISD Technology will purchase 600 Chromebooks. The devices will be utilized to complete the inventory required for the replacement cycle process. This will ensure that grades 6th, 9th, and 10th receive a new Chromebook. Chromebooks remain in circulation for the district with a warranty for four years. The purchase of the Chromebooks and cases will be $307,248.
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3.B. Discuss and Consider Action on Budget Amendments
Presenter:
Amanda Smith, Chief Financial Officer; Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools
Description:
Enclosed, please find the year-end budget amendment.
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3.C. Discuss and Consider Action on Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits (Option 3 Agreement) and to Delegate Contractual Authority to the Superintendent
Presenter:
Amanda Smith, Chief Financial Officer; Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools
Description:
The district has received preliminary notification that its local
revenue will exceed its entitlement for the 2025-26 school year (previously referred to as a "Chapter 41 district"). At this time, we are obligated to inform the Texas Education Agency (TEA) how we intend to reduce our local revenue. Due to the district’s Chapter 48 state funding exceeding its Chapter 49 recapture costs, the administration recommends offsetting/reducing state aid by the amount owed for recapture in lieu of making payments to the state. The contract submission process is now completed electronically through a module on TEA’s website. Therefore, contractual authority must be granted to the superintendent so that she can submit the data through the TEA module on behalf of the district. |
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3.D. Discuss and Consider Action to Adopt the 2025-26 Budget
Presenter:
Amanda Smith, Chief Financial Officer; Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools
Description:
No later than August 31st, the Board must legally adopt the annual budgets for the General Fund (Fund 199), the Food Service Fund
(Fund 240), and the Debt Service Fund (Fund 599). Each of the three budgets must be adopted separately. |
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3.E. Discuss and Consider Action to Approve the Ordinance to Set the Tax Rate for Tax Year 2025
Presenter:
Amanda Smith, Chief Financial Officer; Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools
Description:
The required notice was published in the newspaper on August 14, 2025.
The Tax Code requires the tax rate be set by an ordinance, resolution, or order. The ordinance must be read, and a record vote must be taken in the meeting minutes. |
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4. Reports
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4.A. Bond Workshop
Presenter:
Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools
Description:
The district’s bond program manager, architect, and CMAR will be present to facilitate a workshop to discuss prioritization of the district’s remaining project requests and bond budget.
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5. Adjourn to Closed session: Under Texas Government Code Chapter 551, The board will recess this open session and convene in a closed meeting to discuss items on the agenda. The board may conveniently meet in such a closed or executive session or meeting, concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Texas government code chapter 551:
Presenter:
Board President
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5.A. Personnel
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5.B. Consultation with attorney regarding a pending matter involving a special education student.
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6. Recovene to Open Meeting: The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session
Presenter:
Board President
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6.A. Discuss and Consider Potential Action on a resolution of matter involving a special education student
Presenter:
Dr. Valerie Ibeji, Superintendent of Schools; Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools
Description:
Consider potential action on resolution of a matter involving a special education student.
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7. Adjourn
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