Cameron ISD board adopts 2026–27 budget in unanimous vote

Chair Alan Patterson called the Cameron Independent School District Board of Trustees to order at 6:00 p.m. on Aug. 31 and opened a public hearing on the proposed 2026–27 budget at 6:05 p.m. Dr. Mistie Dakroub provided an overview of the budget proposal and answered trustees' questions during the hearing, which Patterson closed at 6:15 p.m.

Trustee John Anderle moved and Trustee Holly Gommert seconded a motion to adopt the 2026–27 budget "as presented." The board approved the motion unanimously, 7–0 (Alan Patterson, Annisha Williams, Isaiah Logan, Holly Gommert, Mike Denio, John Anderle, Linda Richter voting Yes). The meeting record does not specify line-item details in the transcript excerpt provided.

The board did not receive public testimony on the budget during the hearing. Dr. Dakroub also reviewed campus accountability ratings and the district's strategy for addressing them earlier in the meeting; trustees discussed those ratings during the budget hearing but no separate action on ratings was taken.