San Antonio Independent School District Packet Summary — 2026-08-17
Meeting: Board Meeting (Combined A&B) Aug 17, 2026
San Antonio Independent School District’s August 17 agenda includes a 5:30 p.m. public hearing on the 2026–2027 budget and proposed tax rate, followed by the combined Board Business Meeting A&B at 5:45 p.m. The business agenda centers on the district’s 2026 tax rate, possible November elections, accountability and college-readiness results, governance matters, an internal audit plan, and several consent items.
Budget, Tax Rate, and Possible November Election
Public Hearing on the 2026–2027 Budget and Proposed Tax Rate
A public hearing is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. for the district’s 2026–2027 budget and proposed tax rate. Citizens’ presentations during the public hearing are limited to items on the posted agenda.
2026 Tax Rate Actions
During the business meeting, the Board is scheduled to consider several related tax matters. The agenda includes:
- Acceptance of the Bexar Appraisal District’s Certified Appraisal Roll for Tax Year 2026.
- Acceptance of the No-New-Revenue (NNR) Tax Rate, Voter-Approval Tax Rate (VATR), and the rate needed to maintain the same level of maintenance-and-operations revenue and pay debt service.
- Approval of an ordinance and order adopting the district’s tax rate for the 2026–2027 school year.
The packet identifies these as separate governance actions, with the appraisal roll and calculated rates preceding consideration of the tax-rate adoption.
Possible Tax-Rate Election
The Board is also scheduled to consider possible adoption of an order calling a districtwide election for November 3, 2026, under Section 26.08 of the Texas Tax Code. The proposed election would ask registered district voters whether to approve the adopted tax rate.
Possible Bond Election
The agenda separately calls for consideration and possible adoption of an order calling a November 3, 2026 bond election. The stated purposes are capital improvements and technology acquisition.
The Board is also scheduled to consider a Joint Election Agreement with Bexar County and other governmental entities for elections applicable to registered San Antonio Independent School District voters on November 3.
2026 Accountability Results
The governance agenda includes a presentation or review of the district’s 2026 Accountability Results. The packet agenda does not provide additional detail about individual campus or district ratings.
Graduation and College, Career, and Military Readiness
The Board is also scheduled to receive 2026 Graduation and College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Results, together with an update on Board Goal 3. The agenda identifies these results as a distinct governance item but does not provide further performance figures in the extracted packet text.
Governance and Internal Audit
New Way Forward Ad Hoc Committee
The Board is scheduled to consider approval of the revised charter for the New Way Forward Ad Hoc Committee. The extracted agenda does not describe the specific revisions to the charter.
2026–2027 Internal Audit Plan
The agenda includes proposed approval of the SAISD 2026–2027 Internal Audit Plan.
Related matters are also listed for closed session, including discussion of the creation of a new position in the District’s Internal Audit Department and consultation with legal counsel concerning the audit plan, audit charters, and related audit matters.
Consent Agenda
The consent agenda includes several leases, instructional services, financial reports, procurement recommendations, and prior meeting minutes:
- Renewal of a parking lot lease between SAISD and the Discalced Carmelite Fathers of San Antonio for the Advanced Learning Academy at Nelson.
- Renewal of a parking lot lease between SAISD and the Archdiocese of San Antonio, on behalf of St. Gerard Catholic Church, for Smith Elementary School.
- Approval of a Seventh Amendment to the lease agreement for Early College High School at St. Philip’s College, 1801 M.L. King Drive.
- Approval to purchase contracted services from Papaya Tutoring Services, Inc. for literacy and math support.
- Approval of August 2026 monthly budget reports and amendments.
- Approval of Procurement Services’ recommendations for bids, proposals, and awards.
- Approval of minutes from the July 20, 2026 Board Business Meeting A&B.
Closed Session
The agenda provides for a closed session under applicable provisions of Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. Listed subjects include:
- Real-estate acquisition matters and associated legal issues.
- Personnel matters.
- Creation of a new Internal Audit Department position.
- Legal consultation concerning the audit plan, audit charters, and related audit matters.
- Legal consultation and discussion concerning possible sanctions against educators who have abandoned their contracts under Texas Education Code §21.210 and 19 TAC §249.14.
- Legal consultation concerning campus staff and student security and safety.
- Legal consultation concerning potential student-safety issues and confidential Intruder Detection Audits.
The agenda states that the Board may reconvene in open session and take appropriate action on items discussed during closed session.
Public Participation
The 5:30 p.m. public hearing includes citizens’ presentations with a 30-minute total time limit, with comments limited to items on that posted agenda.
The 5:45 p.m. combined business meeting separately includes citizens’ presentations with a 60-minute total time limit.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The most consequential scheduled decisions are concentrated around the district’s finances and possible November elections. The Board is expected to move through the certified appraisal roll and tax-rate calculations before considering adoption of the 2026–2027 tax rate and a possible election asking voters whether to approve that rate.
A separate decision could place a bond election for capital improvements and technology acquisition before voters on the same November 3, 2026 election date. The agenda also pairs those financial decisions with new academic-performance information, including 2026 accountability, graduation, and CCMR results, while governance items include the revised New Way Forward Ad Hoc Committee charter and the proposed 2026–2027 Internal Audit Plan.
