February 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Facilities/Growth & Planning
Background: In alignment with Strategic Goal #6: Facilities / Growth and Planning, Comal ISD continues to execute a broad range of capital projects aimed at addressing student enrollment growth, enhancing educational spaces, and maintaining district infrastructure. Regular updates are provided to ensure transparency and alignment with the Board’s oversight role.

Description:  Library Materials Purchase Approval
Background: Senate Bill 13 requires school boards to approve all new or donated library materials in a public meeting after a 30-day public review period.

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the list of library materials as presented.

Description:  Every fall TASB honors an outstanding superintendent in the state with its Superintendent of the Year (SOTY) award program, established in 1984 to recognize achievement and excellence in public school administration.  
Those considered for this prestigious honor must display:  

1. Exemplary and visionary leadership toward improving student performance 
2. Strong leadership skills 
3. Dedication to improving the quality of education in their districts 
4. Commitment to public support and involvement in education

The selection of a Superintendent of the Year is the culmination of a nine-month process that begins in January when member school boards from across the state start to prepare their superintendent nomination, which must be approved by resolution. 

Recommended superintendents are then interviewed by regional selection committees, with finalists from each Texas education service center (ESC) region that submits a nominee being announced in June. Each ESC finalist is then brought forward to be interviewed by the state selection committee, which narrows the pool to five state finalists announced in late summer. 

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the resolution of the TASB Superintendent of the Year (SOTY) Award Program as presented.

Description:  The Board of Trustees called the general election of trustees in January 2026 for elections in Single-Member Districts (SMDs) 3 and 4 in accordance with state law and Board policy. Following the statutory deadlines for a person to be a candidate in the election, it was determined that candidate Victor Rocky Reyna was the only person who applied for a place on the ballot from SMD 3 and Russ Garner was the only person who applied for a place on the ballot from SMD 4. As a result, in accordance with Section 2.052 of the Election Code, Board Secretary David Krawczynski delivered to the Board his certification that the two candidates are unopposed. Having received and accepted the certification, the Board may now approve the Order canceling the May 2, 2026, election and declaring the unopposed candidates elected to office in accordance with Section 2.053 of the Election Code. A copy of the Order will be posted on Election Day at each polling place used or that would have been used in the election. Under Section 2.053 of the Texas Election Code, this cancellation process is mandatory rather than discretionary.

Recommendation:  It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the Order of Cancellation and Declaring Unopposed Candidates Victor Rocky Reyna (in Single-Member District 3) and Russ Garner (in Single-Member District 4) elected, as presented.

Description:  Strategic Priority #6: Facilities/Growth and Planning
Background:
Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the GMP-4 as presented.

Description:  Strategic Priority #6: Facilities/Growth and Planning
Background: In alignment with Board goals and procedures, the Board of Trustees must accept all construction projects before final payments are made. The following project has been reviewed by our design/engineering teams and internal teams, closeout materials have been provided to the District and the new Mayfair ES project is ready to be closed.

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the construction project closeout as presented.

Description:  Senate Bill 11 from the 89th Legislative Session adds Texas Education Code section 25.0823, which allows school boards to designate time each school day at every campus for students and employees to pray and read the Bible and other religious texts. The bill requires the board take a record vote by March 1, 2026, on either establishing daily prayer time and reading religious texts by adopting the resolution set out in the new statute, or to decline to establish the daily prayer time.

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees adopt/decline to pass the resolution establishing daily prayer time.   

Description:  The District must purchase buses to accommodate enrollment growth, and aging buses within the fleet.  This will allow the District to increase the number of buses fitted with air conditioning and seat belts, which has become the standard across central Texas.  Parents and guardians have an expectation that climate control be provided to their children not only in the classroom, but on the school bus as well.  TXSB546 has expanded language to include all school buses owned to be fitted with 3-point seatbelts, to include buses older than 2017.  

The District issued a request for quotes for the buses in accordance with prescribed requirements specifically of Texas Education Code Section 44.031 Purchasing Contracts.

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve the purchase of 17 school buses from Longhorn Bus Sales at a total cost of $2,853,808 as presented.

Description:  Texas Water Company has requested a permanent waterline easement across Comal ISD property located at 14001 State Highway 46 West, affecting approximately 0.120 acres, along with a temporary 10-foot construction easement. The easement is located across an existing entrance drive and would allow the utility to install, operate, and maintain water infrastructure and related appurtenances.

Recommendation: It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees approve and adopt the resolution authorizing the execution and conveyance of a permanent water easement to the Texas Water Company as presented.