4.A • Action ItemsHITCHCOCK ISD (Galveston County)

Consideration and possible approval of Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits and to Delegate Contractual Authority to the Superintendent Attachments: ( 3 ) Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits and to Delegate Contractual Authority to the Superintendent 8/26/2026 at 3:57 PM TEA - Local Revenue Level in Excess of Entitlement for School Year 2026-2027 8/26/2026 at 3:29 PM Agree

Presented in: HITCHCOCK ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-31

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Action on Consideration and possible approval of Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits and to Delegate Contractual Authority to the Superintendent Attachments: ( 3 ) Agreement for the Purchase of Att”

John Massa

Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Shirley Price

Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Ted Robinson, Jr

Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)

YES

Monica Cantrell

Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Chad Allen

Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Tom Ivey

Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Tony Combs

Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

4.A. Consideration and possible approval of Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits and to Delegate Contractual Authority to the Superintendent Attachments: ( 3 ) Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits and to Delegate Contractual Authority to the Superintendent 8/26/2026 at 3:57 PM TEA - Local Revenue Level in Excess of Entitlement for School Year 2026-2027 8/26/2026 at 3:29 PM Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit -Netting Chapter 48 Funding 8/26/2026 at 3:15 PM

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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.