Tyler ISD School Board Workshop August 13th, 2026

Tyler ISD Board of Trustees workshop (metadata date: August 18, 2026; the meeting title identifies August 13) addressed compliance with Texas Senate Bill 12, compensatory education funding, and the proposed district budget. The board approved a resolution certifying compliance with the new requirements by a 6–1 vote. Staff said employees and contractors must receive relevant notices, and the district is adding expectations to vendor contracts; violations could provide grounds to end a contractual relationship. The certification is expected to recur annually. The board also reviewed state compensatory education spending, including staffing and student-support programs; staff estimated the DAEP budget at just under $1.5 million and referenced roughly $9 million in compensatory education funding.

The budget update projected a $9.65 million increase in revenue, including approximately $8.8 million in state formula revenue. The proposed M&O tax rate was described as decreasing from 65 cents to 64.03 cents, while generating about $214,000 more in property-tax revenue under the district’s estimates. Trustees discussed whether to increase preventive-maintenance funding for future roof, HVAC, and other facility needs, but made no spending decision on that topic. The board approved agenda item A following discussion of the attendance-credit strategy and set August 24 as the date to consider the proposed budget and tax rate; the transcript does not indicate that the budget itself was adopted at this workshop.