San Antonio ISD meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

SAISD agendas take up Bond 2020 projects, campus improvement plans and a gymnasium naming; no minutes posted yet

The San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees met three times in the past two weeks: a board retreat on Oct. 13, and on Oct. 19 a combined business meeting and a separate public hearing. Agendas for all three have been posted, but minutes have not, so none of the items below is confirmed as decided. The records supplied contain no vote tallies and no dollar amounts.

Bond 2020 construction at two campuses

The Oct. 19 business meeting agenda listed approval of Bond 2020 construction projects for Davis MS and M.L. King Academy. The agenda summary does not state a contract value, project budget or scope of work for either campus.

2026-2027 Campus Improvement Plans

The same agenda listed approval of the 2026-2027 Campus Improvement Plans. Campus Improvement Plans are the documents that set out a school's goals and strategies for the year. The summary does not describe the contents of any individual campus plan.

Naming the Highlands High School gymnasium

Trustees were scheduled to consider naming the Highlands High School primary gymnasium the "Rufus Lott Jr. Gymnasium." The agenda summary does not include background on the naming or any cost associated with it.

Travel and monthly budget items

Two other items appeared on the Oct. 19 agenda: approval of international travel for CAST schools and UTSA partnership schools, and approval of October 2026 monthly budget reports and amendments. The summary does not identify destinations, dates, travelers or the amounts involved in the budget amendments.

Public hearing on the TEA Schools FIRST report

A separate public hearing on Oct. 19 was listed to discuss the results of the Texas Education Agency's 2026 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (Schools FIRST) report, which covers the 2024-2025 school year. The item was listed as a discussion, not as an action item. The agenda summary does not include the district's rating or the findings in the report.

Board retreat and citizens' presentations

The Oct. 13 meeting was a board retreat on Team of 8 Training. The agenda also set aside time for citizens' presentations, with a 30-minute total time limit. The summary does not describe the training content or any outcome from the retreat.

What the record does not show

Because minutes from these meetings have not been published, this roundup cannot report what trustees approved, rejected, tabled or amended, or how any member voted. An item appearing on an agenda is not evidence that it passed. Missing minutes do not establish that nothing happened; they mean the outcome is not yet documented in the material available.

Coming up

No upcoming San Antonio ISD meetings are listed in the records supplied for the next 14 days. Residents who want to attend or speak should check the district's posted agendas and meeting notices for dates, times, locations and any sign-up rules for citizens' presentations.

All items above trace to the posted agendas for the Oct. 13 and Oct. 19 meetings. Readers should consult those official documents, and the minutes once published, for the authoritative record.

SAISD roundup: no decisions recorded in recent minutes; Bond 2020 projects and campus plans set for Oct. 19

San Antonio ISD held three meetings in the past two weeks, but the records supplied for them contain no substantive decisions. The only document labeled as official minutes — the October 4 Board Workshop — records no agenda items, votes or actions. The other two meetings are represented by agendas only, with minutes not yet published. The next scheduled opportunity for board action is October 19.

Recent meetings: updates and agendas, no recorded votes

September 29 — District Advisory Council. The agenda is informational and procedural. Listed items are approval of the May 19, 2026 minutes, a review of the VATRE/Bond update, a current enrollment update, a District Improvement Plan overview, and discussion of the Insight Survey. No votes on specific items are listed beyond approving the May 19, 2026 minutes. Minutes for this meeting have not been published.

October 4 — Board Workshop. The supplied minutes consist only of the BoardBook page shell, navigation and system notices. No agenda items, votes or actions are recorded in the text provided, so no substantive decisions can be reported from this document.

October 6 — Board Internal Audit Committee. The committee met at 12:00 PM. The agenda lists approval of minutes from September 8, 2026; progress monitoring on the FY27 audit plan; an audit report on FY26 follow-up regulatory compliance for facilities (AU2026-003); a principal interviews study and next steps; and audit team updates. The agenda also lists a possible closed session to deliberate real estate purchase, exchange, lease or value and personnel matters under Texas Government Code sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.074 and 551.076, before reconvening in open session. This is an agenda only; minutes have not been published.

October 19: Bond 2020 construction and campus improvement plans

The Board Business Meeting A&B Combined on October 19 lists the following items for consideration:

• Approval of Bond 2020 construction projects for Davis MS and M.L. King Academy
• Approval of 2026-2027 Campus Improvement Plans (CIP)
• Naming the Highlands High School primary gymnasium as "Rufus Lott Jr. Gymnasium"
• Approval of international travel for CAST schools and UTSA partnership schools
• Approval of October 2026 monthly budget reports and amendments

The same meeting includes reviews of college readiness for students with disabilities and priority school reports. These are agenda items. The supplied records do not establish that any of them has been decided.

Public hearing on the TEA financial report

Also on October 19, the Board of Trustees will hold a public meeting to discuss the results of the Texas Education Agency's 2026 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (Schools FIRST) report. That report covers the 2024-2025 school year.

Coming up

• **October 13 — Team of 8 Training.** A board retreat on Team of 8 Training, with a designated time for citizens' presentations under a 30-minute total time limit.
• **October 19 — Board Business Meeting A&B Combined.** Bond 2020 construction projects for Davis MS and M.L. King Academy, 2026-2027 Campus Improvement Plans, the gymnasium naming item, international travel approvals, and October 2026 budget reports and amendments are listed for consideration.
• **October 19 — Public Hearing.** Discussion of the 2026 TEA Schools FIRST report for the 2024-2025 school year.

A note on what this roundup can and cannot say: where minutes have not been published, or where the supplied minutes contain no recorded actions, this report cannot state what was decided. Missing minutes are not evidence that no action was taken — only that the outcome is not established by the records available here.

SAISD board to weigh tax rate, bond election at Aug. 17 meeting

The San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees is scheduled to consider adopting the 2026-27 tax rate and calling a bond election and a tax-rate ratification election for Nov. 3 at its Aug. 17 business meeting. The board also held a public hearing on the budget and tax rate that same day, and its internal audit committee met Aug. 11. No decisions have been published yet; minutes for all three meetings are pending.

Tax rate and bond election on the table

The Aug. 17 business meeting agenda includes an ordinance adopting the tax rate for school year 2026-27, an order calling a bond election for capital improvements and IT, and an order calling an election to approve the adopted tax rate. Both elections would be held Nov. 3, 2026. The board also will consider accepting the certified appraisal roll and the no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates.

Other items on the agenda include approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 2 for ML King Academy from the 2020 Bond, and a seventh amendment to the lease agreement for the Early College High School at St. Philip's College, located at 1801 M.L. King Drive. No vote tallies or dollar amounts were listed in the agenda.

Public hearing on budget and tax rate

Also on Aug. 17, the board held a public hearing to discuss the proposed 2026-27 budget and tax rate. The hearing included a 30-minute public comment period limited to agenda items. No decisions were made; it was a discussion item only. Board members listed on the roll call were Ms. Alicia Sebastian, Mrs. Christina Martinez, Mr. Jacob Ramos, Mr. Ed Garza, Mrs. Stephanie Torres, Mr. Arthur Valdez, and Dr. Mike Villarreal. Superintendent Dr. Adrian Bustillos was recorded as present.

Internal audit committee review

On Aug. 11, the board's internal audit committee met to act on routine minutes, review the proposed 2026-27 internal audit plan, receive a follow-up on the 2020 bond program, and hear a 30-day update from the chief internal auditor. The only listed action was approval of minutes from the April 22, 2026 meeting; no other substantive decisions were noted.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed within the next 14 days.