Trustees of the Prairie Valley Independent School District handled multiple routine items of business in their June and August meetings preparing for the new school year.
This included the 2025-26 budgets for the Montague County Tax Appraisal District, the Region 9 Education Service Center agreement and the Texas Association of School Board update 125.
The 2024-25 Public Education Information Management System Discipline Report and the School Health Advisory Council report also were accepted, along with student transfers.
The board met on Aug. 4 and set public hearings for the 2025-26 budget and the 2025 tax rate. A proposed tax rate of .6822 cents per $100 is offered for 2025 down slightly from the 2024 rate of .73550 cents.
At this session the board approved the Home School University Interscholastic League participation for students with two exception: The home school student was not enrolled the previous year at Prairie Valley and the student did not drop out during the current year and still wants to participate. All school districts must decided to opt in or out per Legislative directive.
Approval also went to the school lunch program pricing, pre-K self-assessment, the teacher and student handbooks, code of conduct and athletic policy.
Superintendent Tim West added the new six-man football program is creating excitement in the district. While all the games will be played away, he believes they will be able to have some home games in 2026.