August 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Administration is presenting the proposed 2026-2027 Gonzales ISD Compensation Plan for Board approval. The plan includes the District's salary schedules, stipends, and other compensation components for the 2026-2027 school year.  Approval of the compensation plan will authorize the District to implement employee compensation as presented.

Description:  Each year, school districts participating in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs are required to set minimum student and adult meal pricing. Since all of our students receive FREE breakfast and lunch under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), the district is only required to update the adult meal prices.

Adult meal prices are calculated by adding the free reimbursement rate for student meals, any additional severe need reimbursement, additional performance-based supplement (lunch only) and the per-meal commodity value received. Since we use USDA commodities at breakfast and lunch, the commodity value is included in both calculations.

USDA’s intention of districts reviewing and updating adult meal price (as necessary) is to ensure districts charge enough for adult meals so that they are not subsidized by funds received for student meals. This year the base breakfast and lunch reimbursement rate reset to the inflation adjusted rate after a couple of years of temporary legislative increases. We have included the pricing worksheet the district is required to use to calculate the required minimum adult meal pricing.

In order to stay compliant with the minimum adult meal pricing, for 2026-2027 administration recommends increasing the adult breakfast price from $3.40 to $3.55 and adult lunch price from $5.15 to $5.35.
 

Description:  Texas Education Code Chapter 37 mandates that school districts adopt a student code of conduct prior to the beginning of the school year.

The attached document is a draft of Gonzales ISD Code of Conduct for 2026-27; this includes an update to regulations regarding cell phones and other electronic devices.
 

Description:  The district has received preliminary notification that its local revenue will exceed its entitlement for the 2026-27 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.

Description:  Administration has received the renewal proposal for insurance from LaVernia Agency.  Both Insurance packages are currently with Texas Policital Subdivisions (TPS) and administration recommends the renewals be approved.

A comparison between the current year and next year's property and casualty insurance deductibles and premiums  has been included in the attachments.

The renewal for workers comp coverage through TPS (our current provider) was also received at an annual premium of $87,749 (last year: $87,907).

Per CH (Local), the Board retains the authority to approve any single expenditure over $75,000.

Description:  Mid-Coast Family Services is a non-profit organization housed in Victoria, Texas that works to provide youth services and family violence prevention programs in Gonzales and surrounding counties.  Services, which would be free of charge, would be designed with GISD staff in order to meet the specific needs of GISD students and would include a variety of topics such as, but not limited to, drug prevention, healthy relationships, and vaping education.

Description:  As shared at the regular June board meeting, in order to adopt the budget and tax rates on August 31, 2026, administration recommends the Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate be published in The Gonzales Inquirer on August 13, 2026.  The notice must be legally published no less than ten (10) days an no greater than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting.

Description:  GISD School Board Policy DNA (Legal) requires that the Board annuyally adopt a calendar that designates dates for teacher observation used for the teacher appraisal process.  Attached is the Appraisers Calendar and Appraiser list for the 2026-2027 school year which needs board approval.

Description:  Policy Update 127: 
(LEGAL) policies
(LOCAL) policies (see attached list of codes)

(LEGAL) policies:  Although (LEGAL) policies are not adopted by the board, TASB recommends that the board review them. Since review of the (LEGAL) policies may result in discussion, the agenda should, at a minimum, reference '(LEGAL) policies." lf board members plan on discussing specific (LEGAL) policy changes, the relevant policy codes, titles, and subtitles should be listed on the agenda.

(LOCAL) policies: Board action on the (LOCAL) policies included in the update must occur within a properly posted, open meeting of the board.

The (LOCAL) policy changes — each addition, deletion, or replacement should be listed in alphabetical order by policy code, title, and subtitle. The list on the following page is our compilation of that information, which may be copied and pasted into your meeting notice, staff communications of board action, and board meeting minutes.

Description:  The Texas Education Agency will release state accountability ratings privately to districts on August 12, 2026 and publicly on Friday, August 14, 2026.  We will share predictions for these ratings based on complete data sets shared by TEA at the end of July.