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Key votes and outcomes

- Select construction delivery method (two-step CMAR): Trustees voted to select a two-step construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) procurement as the preferred delivery method for potential 2025 bond projects. The board authorized the superintendent and assistant district counsel to prepare processes and RFQs so procurement work can proceed promptly if a bond is approved by voters. The motion passed.

- Issue RFQ for architectural/engineering design and construction administration: The board authorized staff to issue requests for qualifications (RFQs) for architectural and engineering design and construction administration services for the District 2025 projects, to establish an evaluation process and committee, and to rank proposals. The motion passed.

- Adopt Davis‑Bacon prevailing wage rates: Trustees moved to adopt the prevailing wage rates published by the U.S. Department of Labor in accordance with the Davis‑Bacon Act (excluding fringe benefits) for construction connected with the 2025 bond projects. The motion passed.

- Consent agenda approval: The board approved the consent agenda (routine items grouped together) by unanimous vote.

- Declare 05/13/2025 board election unopposed: The board declared three positions (Position 3 incumbent, Position 4 Clayton Ryan, and Position 5 incumbent/replacement) elected unopposed, obviating the need for an election for those seats. The motion passed.

- Early-resignation/professional contracts amendment: Trustees agreed to amend prior language to ensure early resignations for professional-contract employees (not limited to Chapter 21 contracts) are recognized retroactively where appropriate; the motion passed.

The board’s series of votes set procurement processes in motion but did not commit district funds or select specific firms. Board members and staff emphasized that RFQs and qualifications solicitations create a pool of firms ready to respond if voters approve the bond; if a bond does not pass, no financial commitments were made by the district at this time.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 26 2025 School Board Meetings","oneSentenceSummary","The El Campo ISD Board of Trustees on March 6 approved a package of procurement and governance motions to prepare for potential 2025 bond projects and finalized routine administrative items; each motion passed in open session.","taxTitle","EL CAMPO ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",46570,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6621840,"El Campo ISD updates emergency operations plan, reports clean door audits and ongoing guardian training",254,70000,324000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2794391-1c8287aa4f7f824105925ee5255b5d71&start=70&end=324","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2794391-1c8287aa4f7f824105925ee5255b5d71/thumbnail_70000.jpg","/articles/6621840/Texas/El-Campo-ISD-updates-emergency-operations-plan-reports-clean-door-audits-and-ongoing-guardian-training","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6621840-9cb2eb23e9633764413db755e08ebd9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135231&Signature=Cu8PyJ7QEKG0~SmRavxDbs9in0TNxOKapAGF~jX8vR18kavXz2Z9upgyf9kRuTiZiYaMAMYlZjopG~ODR9LpIVQZ7rPHbgmjp9N7SCfRo~ISC5JHJ-MqlcAKIokNsr-HlUfSsFCx4TEZVJOxFQVcJIcjKrXT6oUCVK0N9Mvoc1cnZAMr1-vdFAsDURAJG-4vgp4gcSLK06TANE~EobvBlxWtpOWWqLyFPWWK9IQzULSTXLtrHzu-pb-MqUIA7H9ZhEMhB5QaUvSI~jQSxat8XCjkC70ddppJjIW-xo13dY-F2~vjmzUoc2otfd8NGFHg7BCaLK8lIyfAdmSpMzOAuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a special meeting on March 6, a district staff member identified in the record as Mr. Wells updated trustees on revisions to the El Campo Independent School District emergency operations plan and other school-safety measures.

Wells told the board staff corrected a clerical compliance issue in the emergency operations plan (signatures on split pages) and updated role assignments so that single individuals are not assigned multiple safety roles where the plan requires separate role holders. He said the district replaced generic references such as \"local law enforcement\" with specific agency names, including the El Campo Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the El Campo Volunteer Fire Department.

Wells said Region 3 conducted door audits at four campuses and reported \"no findings,\" which the district interprets to mean exterior doors were locked and secured. He added that one campus (Ms. Cooley's) had not yet undergone its door audit but expected to be scheduled during a testing window to avoid classroom disruption. Maintenance staff are installing exterior door labeling to ensure each exterior door is uniquely identified from the street and interior for response personnel.

Wells described the TEA vulnerability assessment as a separate review that the state may conduct (a new process since Uvalde); he said the district could be selected for a TEA on-site vulnerability assessment. He also said the guardian program continues — present guardians have completed required training at the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority facility — and that the district plans further guardian training sessions.

The board did not take formal action on the emergency operations plan update during the public portion of the meeting; staff said they had already implemented audit recommendations and remain in ongoing coordination with the El Campo Police Department and the Wharton County Sheriff's Office.","Staff reported corrections to the district emergency operations plan (signatures and role assignments), four campus door audits passed with no findings, exterior door numbering installation is underway, and the district continues guardian program training; TEA vulnerability assessments may be forthcoming.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6621844,"El Campo ISD recognizes students advancing to state competitions and powerlifting team records",852,620000,1472000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2794391-1c8287aa4f7f824105925ee5255b5d71&start=620&end=1472","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2794391-1c8287aa4f7f824105925ee5255b5d71/thumbnail_620000.jpg","/articles/6621844/Texas/El-Campo-ISD-recognizes-students-advancing-to-state-competitions-and-powerlifting-team-records","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6621844-387853f8f172e612b6298c6e8d429b92/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135231&Signature=lhKnfVTpZgKI~3LXUAOwNzo9tXVUKJsNEH0w~IKm7g5gP2X0G5wDzVQ8Y2HYPx3JB5VHEn8rdlavzDlvNHEZTJq12piMAFeh3Ip-NlieyfLyIx4chdcP8mX1VgL22eaUmStyvV1QDfeWRzXSfdQBDmNPcAYQuAmBKsFuldlt9F6r7AY3zRMB~ibnL8QdVfBmf1eUW6aN6p8OzYx90E7ypEgsFQ1MGlS-RGJUNKOFgAVgxRC-x6tecdUi0NnJov7Kp8QQVcCdWAklgDeS5qkZGK9biR2tEfDM4V-pEbtpPyRBK~gwx9h-EzupBYFexK7iF85qK-K0MQAyZ4iumd~z2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The El Campo Independent School District board recognized students and coaches at its March 6 meeting for recent competitive achievements in technology, athletics and powerlifting.

Holly Guthrie, a teacher who sponsors the middle-school Technology Student Association (TSA), introduced roughly 10 students who advanced from regional contests to state-level competitions in several events. Guthrie named students including Eric and Morgan Frater (challenging technology/speech, third place at regionals), Vivian Daniel, Noah Santiago (coding, first at regionals), Caden Baldwin and Liam Vasquez (electrical applications, first at regionals), Vivian Daniel and Emery Lemons (forensics, second at regionals), and AB York (career prep, advanced to state). Guthrie said about 10 students advanced from the February regional competition.

The board also recognized the high-school powerlifting team. Coach Matthew Vacaress summarized the season: the girls placed second as a team at regionals, with several athletes placing at state (names recorded in the board packet include Alice Periqueta, Adrienne Rodriguez, Bethany Huggins and Scarlett Martin). On the boys’ side the team placed third at regionals; individual regional and state placers include Dallas Zaldula (bench record 310 pounds at regional competition; re-broke bench at state), Isaac Mendez, Andy Garcia and Cameron Phillips. Vacaress described multiple individual lift records set during the season, including a 700-pound squat by a senior competitor at state and several personal-best increases across the roster.

Board members and staff took photos and congratulated students and parents. No formal board action was required for the recognitions.","The board recognized middle- and high-school students who advanced to state-level Technology Student Association contests and honored powerlifting teams that set regional records and placed at state.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6621849,"El Campo ISD says Capturing Kids' Hearts training widespread; five campuses earn national showcase nominations",944,1676000,2620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2794391-1c8287aa4f7f824105925ee5255b5d71&start=1676&end=2620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2794391-1c8287aa4f7f824105925ee5255b5d71/thumbnail_1676000.jpg","/articles/6621849/Texas/El-Campo-ISD-says-Capturing-Kids-Hearts-training-widespread-five-campuses-earn-national-showcase-nominations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6621849-407f61519a385e6a008f3ce1ce639a8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135231&Signature=eCUDR803TandvpLCydrbcLgyAHH2COqOYy~GUuClATQICuPxKwO5CBIxGSrHL2dWmFrcmwDJ4-NZfH~OkxA8uNvaFWHfa3qpnlTiUKo1xY-wqw7OsOjGKXFTx4SwBqWjftWQUSO6-IEVtnkYVzrpNFjtO3norlviNq0pALWHYgUg~nr5TWV3KCw3xwwN9R7WMzYKqbTIQK78teM5UTehhUxsxQ1equmVcDSVEO2WfW5E-LuOK5A32eilAZUiYf4i9UDnxnFDthP5Dp8kSn-OD4z95HqDmLSC1VibvODFX3UOt4d5QiGUEIuMCU0-q4jesKfKCC2qShVBM4KK~Jhl7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Superintendent Alicia Starry described districtwide implementation of the Capturing Kids' Hearts (CKH) program at the El Campo Independent School District board meeting on March 6, saying more than 80% of professional staff have received training and that all five campuses have been nominated for National Showcase School status.

Starry said the CKH model (Greet, Explore, Communicate, Empower, Launch) emphasizes relationship-building, social contracts, and student leadership. \"We follow an Excel model across the district,\" she said, and described campus practices such as greeting students at drop-off, principal leadership courts, Bird Bucks currency at the middle school, and social-contract lessons embedded at all grade levels.

Sandy, a district staff member who presented discipline-related data at a prior summer workshop, told the board the district has seen measurable reductions in disciplinary referrals. \"We presented that at 2024 summer workshop for principals,\" Sandy said, and cited reductions including roughly 16% fewer DAEP placements and a 26% reduction in teacher referrals at campuses using CKH long enough to measure. Sandy said the data were part of materials submitted for national showcase nomination.

Principals and campus leaders in the audience described classroom practices that give students ownership of expectations and use campus currencies and monthly events as positive reinforcement. Starry said training will continue (a summer session is planned for new hires and staff not yet trained) and that the district plans to move from annual training to a biennial refresh once implementation stabilizes.

Board members asked for discipline metrics to be provided to the board. Starry and staff said they can supply year-over-year referral and suspension numbers to document impact. The board did not take formal action on CKH at the meeting.","Assistant Superintendent Alicia Starry told trustees more than 80% of professional staff have been trained in Capturing Kids' Hearts; two campuses are already National Showcase Schools and the district reports declines in discipline measures after implementation.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6621853,"El Campo ISD to review Bluebonnet K–5 ELA curriculum over religious references; timeline set",849,2839000,3688000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2794391-1c8287aa4f7f824105925ee5255b5d71&start=2839&end=3688","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2794391-1c8287aa4f7f824105925ee5255b5d71/thumbnail_2839000.jpg","/articles/6621853/Texas/El-Campo-ISD-to-review-Bluebonnet-K5-ELA-curriculum-over-religious-references-timeline-set","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6621853-a94e88ad9badaf44f5c8399c85995e62/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135231&Signature=aCm016MSW9UrwQzvBclEi5bs1F3if1DP9~WHIIPDSzDrv2-pkzcEvfvu6qJVM0dvw1iN2fQRDAbDTx~0CNiC5RpTU4bG-~2HDJxzAvRxVpp1R60NDKpfxTMKCddJ9dA6S2HObxrkheaifVUIWHSdhYNL2BzYjFt0d4JJkZCqiUsN3etBvdyYHRPkbnJMkdmsCQT3j3oOihBQIMjsN3sIEzJexrJX-89MG2Iexu00OphgvmcivLF9axsZo~6s6hOFogShKWAQT-MqndVIz56DY3~RjBAGm2HkhbK0M2O0UUFnh99LxCR3BZjrWonpYMfZvTwsez~DV5LNNmz1tmY6Bw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","El Campo Independent School District Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Alicia Starry told the board on March 6 that the district will review K–5 Bluebonnet (Amplify) English language arts materials for passages that reference religion and proceed with redactions or lesson changes where appropriate.

Starry said the district expects to receive the physical instructional materials in May and plans to convene teacher leaders during the summer so the review will not pull teachers from classrooms during the school year. She told trustees she would return in July with a blackline summary of recommended edits and said the goal is to have at least the first semester ready by the start of next school year, with the entire year revised if possible.

Starry described the review process as a grade-by-grade, unit-by-unit internalization: teacher leaders — identified as content experts — will mark lessons or cards with religious references, then a district team will decide whether to remove the text, redact teacher-only background, replace a single card or, rarely, drop an entire lesson if it is irrelevant to the TEKS (state learning standards). \"A lot of this is just unnecessary text,\" Starry said. \"It'll say something, and then there's a blurb in there that is just referencing Christianity in some way and it's not necessary to what's being taught.\"

Board members asked whether Region 3 and the Texas Education Agency would assist. Starry said Region 3 is providing support and confirmed the materials are the State Board–approved Bluebonnet (Amplify) version that the State Board of Education adopted in November. She said the district will also scan math and other materials for completeness but that the main concerns have appeared in ELA units that integrate history or science topics.

Sandy, a district staff member who has presented discipline and implementation data in past workshops, told trustees the district will collect and provide metrics the board requests once the review team has completed its initial pass. Starry said the review team will prioritize not disrupting instruction and will seek to return a clear, redlined plan to the board in July.

The board did not take a formal vote on the curriculum review itself; Starry presented the proposed review timeline and described the staff and teacher roles the district intends to use.","Assistant Superintendent Alicia Starry told the board the district expects Bluebonnet (Amplify) K–5 ELA materials by May and plans a teacher-led review over the summer, with a July report-back and at least the first semester revised by then.","actionData","errors"]

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