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The motion to hire Massey was made and seconded after the board reconvened in open session; the board voted by voice and the motion passed. Trustees also received informational updates on retirements and resignations and were briefed about ongoing personnel investigations; no board action on retirements or investigations was taken at the meeting.

The board entered executive session under the sections of the Texas Government Code cited on the agenda for personnel matters and legal consultation. After returning to open session, trustees took the single personnel action to approve the hire as presented in closed session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","AISD Workshop 8/29/25","oneSentenceSummary","After an executive session, the Alice ISD board on Aug. 29 approved the hiring of Samira Massey as principal at Newton Elementary and received informational updates on retirements, resignations and ongoing personnel investigations.","taxTitle","ALICE ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",60727,"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},6479304,"Alice ISD board renews District of Innovation plan; staff outline certification support for teachers",448,1298000,1746000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5701660-cdc679fab16dc17b293164cf21c67117&start=1298&end=1746","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5701660-cdc679fab16dc17b293164cf21c67117/thumbnail_1298000.jpg","/articles/6479304/Texas/Alice-ISD-board-renews-District-of-Innovation-plan-staff-outline-certification-support-for-teachers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479304-3da5110ad2bd8f13051812e8e4a871eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916410&Signature=kmVAM8ERCHrNkpdMIfi9TaX7rmCNXfOX~OPXEUF3Pgsd6CrZ9AnGPzdzDBxkD-aiS6HYUneRQQSrbMVf6rqd3tp6fMy0P9Pxa99nCpxV7MJGbLEpO6drUsYm7O~IkDHH67aLhrGHf1Pn6XZYhF38zBrgnvFZYyC-rKTjQU~QJoU3gNEL6hwEwHiPQERDF-v~L6RxQbCz8KCojEJcLrQqy4y9MVNNqZeCCLPCfGENQMLSICKEieFLBKP5AdHL0dQZdybb0j2J4ILbs-jwosNe5rRhUozTYyIXjpYEa321e0DO10zlkZuYogF513gPnQjG~qOjMwPou17Rx6tEJJpyRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alice Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Aug. 29 to approve the district's District of Innovation (DOI) renewal plan for 2025\u0000\u0000–26.

Staff told trustees the DOI revisions remove a local certification exemption that the state legislature eliminated and add supports to help teachers obtain required certifications. \"We are asking to try to get everyone as certified and then we are here to help them and support them to get themselves certified,\" a staff presenter said, describing district plans for testing, tutoring software and computer lab access at Alice High School where teachers can work together to prepare for certification tests.

Board materials and a staff presentation referenced a state requirement change that affects teachers currently operating under the DOI. Staff said they plan to purchase about 60 licenses for a software program to support teacher certification and to provide computer-lab time on Mondays and Wednesdays at the high school; teachers can also access the resources remotely. The district identified 69 teachers on the DOI list; staff said not all are required to test in subject areas that the new requirement covers.

Trustees moved, seconded and passed the DOI renewal plan by voice vote. Staff noted collaboration with an attorney and DOI committee members to revise the plan and said the change aligns district procedures with new state legislative requirements.","The board approved the district\u0000\u0000's District of Innovation renewal plan for 2025\u0000\u0000–26 and staff described training, software licenses and testing support to help teachers meet new statewide certification expectations.",{"_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},6479309,"Alice ISD board approves revised 2025–26 stipend list, adds plumbing support stipends",119,1197000,1316000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5701660-cdc679fab16dc17b293164cf21c67117&start=1197&end=1316","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5701660-cdc679fab16dc17b293164cf21c67117/thumbnail_1197000.jpg","/articles/6479309/Texas/Alice-ISD-board-approves-revised-202526-stipend-list-adds-plumbing-support-stipends","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479309-dd83754ac50c971693d970615810187c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916410&Signature=ZaL~eK3l8m3pWBjjR1i8YEo2R~hieCvj4C4E2IrB~pewiMCUas2c0-6kUXcnqg~inWwJQCcqV3-NttPtJt1y3gFgKx9gUOC4F7KbQDc1IEOjZfpvon-BvYI45FB4ESMm2JBRUjfSNjviEYVbMJ2PDBnmO1ycFK9OHa5SxZ50ZNiuxYkxkfkuX8~tdXRLJyFHK~4TtRbpiGELgmbxYbUr1z~dlvEsFNjiM1gKgiYxEmv-7KxbSMGs~gTsCVKH4Gtnrw2tKMD4OW~vMspteGyPkgcI8HXRRUMaOhQj3EzwGTNYm8zo21X1RXCXQnZyvJ-S2fCzswBog-3qI-VnILB8gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alice Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a revised 2025\u0000\u0000–26 stipend list on Aug. 29 that included plumbing support stipends and an increased stipend for the head cheer sponsor.

Board staff said the plumbing-support stipends were added because the district lost its licensed plumber; trustees were told Eddie De Leon and a staff member named King will provide plumbing support. The board also approved a recommendation from a committee to raise the head cheer sponsor stipend to $5,000 to reflect duties covering cheer activities across football, basketball, volleyball and other events.

A trustee asked whether the prior stipend for the cheer sponsor had been $3,500; meeting materials confirmed the previously listed amount. Trustees moved and seconded the item and approved it by voice vote.

The revised stipend list was presented as a correction and update to the previously approved budget documents; board members said the change had been discussed in earlier workshops and that the action aligns stipends with current duties.","Trustees approved updates to the 2025–26 stipend list, adding stipends for plumbing support and increasing the head cheerleader stipend to $5,000, district staff said.",{"_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},6479314,"Alice ISD board adopts balanced 2025–26 budget, sets tax rate at 1.1722",556,81000,637000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5701660-cdc679fab16dc17b293164cf21c67117&start=81&end=637","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5701660-cdc679fab16dc17b293164cf21c67117/thumbnail_81000.jpg","/articles/6479314/Texas/Alice-ISD-board-adopts-balanced-202526-budget-sets-tax-rate-at-11722","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479314-910e2ea739e4cfe065d43a48618d9f81/orig.mp4?Expires=1770916410&Signature=fgITuAKyQtzKEJpNtQvitT9XpC0nfzWC-jdxB2tpVLXR7FFtbVmj7YBBkfKPqrjlymzoCSZ9hUhI-SPRi7Fz0iwjgCCsLnE2lV1EdQgfgXqqhBljHQ~M2t9dGIPhJ0pUu16gAuLg5wk7-ImaDOhnNvF4Lhmdbx2tAwAiDIpebaSbz8nOVO2AyLmzIGlIpSAHO86iwbTB3fbEmSDb4PyBlcai9IvIosf4ymO2Q3jZ8xygFFGE-DDxD0eWKn61upyi-GzJ4gJoDIoKuKwue1UY9wrODheYeZVNhJ~MKoDPP9QnvUhTn32Ip5l9kD~JJNSXYTYjTXQ9pOFyTUTQRu5j9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alice Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Aug. 29 to accept the district\u0000\u0000's certified 2025 appraisal tax roll, adopt a balanced 2025\u0000\u0000–26 budget and pass an ordinance setting the district\u0000\u0000's tax rate at 1.1722.

Melissa Sanchez, the district\u0000\u0000's chief financial officer, told the board the budget keeps total fund totals unchanged while moving some amounts between functions. \"We prepared it with salary increments of $0.75 an hour for paraprofessionals and auxiliary staff,\" Sanchez said, and outlined teacher pay increases tied to state funding: $2,000 for teachers with one to two years of experience, $4,000 for those with three to four years, and $8,000 for teachers with five or more years. She also said new teachers will start at $56,400 and that professional and administrative positions were budgeted for a 3% midpoint increase.

Sanchez said the district set campus budgets by expected average daily attendance (ADA): $170 per ADA for Alice High School, $140 per ADA at the middle school and $115 per ADA at elementary campuses. The budget assumes a 91% attendance rate. She reported the district\u0000\u0000's three major funds as balanced: general fund revenues and expenses of $48,040,596; child nutrition at $4,662,006; and debt service at $5,530,500.

Sanchez explained the district\u0000\u0000's assessed taxable value for 2025 is $1,233,000,000, a 1.52% decline from the prior year. She attributed the change in large part to the homestead exemption increasing from $100,000 to $140,000; she said that exemption change \"still has to be voted on in November.\" Board materials and Sanchez\u0000\u0000's presentation showed the proposed maintenance-and-operations (M&O) rate at 0.7252 and the interest-and-sinking (I&S) rate at 0.447, producing the total rate of 1.1722.

Sanchez said the district received additional state funding for teacher pay under recent legislation but still faces local cost pressures for safety mandates, maintenance and rising prices. \"The proposed rate will ensure that we have timely debt payments. We complete our capital projects that we've kind of had on hold for a little bit and, just let us continue with the services that we're currently providing our students,\" she said.

Board action came in three recorded steps: trustees accepted the certified 2025 appraisal tax roll, voted to approve the 2025\u0000\u0000–26 budget as presented during the public hearing and adopted an ordinance setting the 2025\u0000\u0000–26 tax rate at 1.1722. Each motion passed on voice votes. Trustees who moved, seconded and verbally voted on those items were recorded at the meeting; the board\u0000\u0000's minutes list motions and the results.

The board noted a comparison for an example homeowner: using an average market value from 2024\u0000\u0000–25, Sanchez said the prior taxable value and tax payment produced $91.55 in taxes paid. Under the new exemption and proposed rate, Sanchez said the same example household would show a $0 taxable value and pay $91.55 less than the prior year, reflecting the changed exemption and assessed values.

The board\u0000\u0000's votes complete budget and tax-rate actions required for the start of the school year; trustees indicated they will monitor implementation and capital projects through the fiscal year.","The Alice Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 29 approved a balanced 2025–26 budget, a proposed tax rate of 1.1722 and accepted the certified 2025 appraisal tax roll; officials said the rate supports salary increases and capital needs amid a homestead exemption change.","actionData","errors"]

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