7.B • Action ItemsSHEPHERD ISD (San jacinto County)

Consider applying for a low attendance waiver due to attendance on the day of May 11, 2026, due to a regional power outage. Presenter: Drew Escamilla, Assistant Superintendent of HR and Student Services Description: On May 11, 2026, there was a regional power outage that affected Shepherd ISD. Since Shepherd Independent School District (ISD) chose to have a delayed start on this date, we may be el

Presented in: SHEPHERD ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-06-25

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“Action on Consider applying for a low attendance waiver due to attendance on the day of May 11, 2026, due to a regional power outage. Presenter: Drew Escamilla, Assistant Superintendent of HR and Student Servic”

Andy Reeves

Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Yvonne Johnson

Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Melodee Arrendell

Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

John Few

Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Richard Irwin

Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

7.B. Consider applying for a low attendance waiver due to attendance on the day of May 11, 2026, due to a regional power outage. Presenter: Drew Escamilla, Assistant Superintendent of HR and Student Services Description: On May 11, 2026, there was a regional power outage that affected Shepherd ISD. Since Shepherd Independent School District (ISD) chose to have a delayed start on this date, we may be eligible for a waiver as our attendance for that day was at least 10% lower than the attendance recorded for the same day last year.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.