Agenda and minutes
Special called meeting, 8 May 2026
Friday 8 May 2026, 6:00 p.m. to 8:19 p.m.
The board accepted the resignation of its president and, in the same sitting, elected a new president, a new vice-president and a new secretary — four recorded votes, all 6–0, in front of anybody who came.
- Where
- Manuel Guerra Building, Roma ISD Administration, 608 North Garcia Street, Roma, Texas 78584
- Presiding
- Vice-President Yadira A. Barrera presiding
- Quorum
- Vice-President Barrera determined that a quorum was present, that the meeting had been duly called, and that notice of the agenda had been legally posted under Chapter 551.
- Recorded votes
- 6
- Signed
- Mary Lou G. Cruz, President · Karina Mascorro, Secretary
Where this came from
This is the district's own record, not a reconstruction. The agenda was read as text from the district's BoardBook posting; the minutes are published only as a scan of paper with no text in it, so they were recovered by character recognition and then read against the image line by line. Both of the district's own documents are linked at the foot of this page.
Notice
Posted Monday 4 May 2026 at 4:30 p.m. — 97 hours and 30 minutes before the meeting. Texas Government Code § 551.043 requires at least 72 hours.
Where it was posted
- The district's BoardBook page, where the notice, the agenda and later the minutes were posted.
- Posting online is voluntary here: the § 551.056 internet mandate reaches districts of 10,000 students or more, and Roma ISD is 5,917.
How the evening ran
- 6:00 p.m. — called to order
- 6:01 p.m. — convened in closed session
- 8:07 p.m. — returned to open session
- 8:19 p.m. — adjourned
Who was there
| Trustee | Attendance | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Yadira A. Barrera | Present | Presided as vice-president. |
| Mary Lou G. Cruz | Present | Elected president during this meeting. |
| Karina Mascorro | Present | Elected secretary during this meeting. |
| Jaime Escobar | Present | — |
| Iv Garza, Jr. | Present | — |
| Jesus Rios, Jr. | Present | — |
| Ricardo A. Perez | Absent | President. His resignation was accepted at this meeting. |
The agenda, item by item
1 Roll call and establishment of a quorum
Six trustees present, one absent. Vice-President Yadira A. Barrera determined that a quorum was present, that the meeting had been duly called, and that notice of the agenda had been legally posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551.
Transcribed from the district's own minutes, which are published only as a scan of paper with no text in it. The scan is linked at the foot of this page; this text was read against it.
2 Public comment
None. The minutes record the item and record that nobody spoke — which is itself worth publishing, because it is the difference between a public that declined to speak and a public that was never given the chance.
3 Closed session under Texas Government Code § 551.074
In plain language
The board went behind closed doors to discuss two personnel matters. It is allowed to do that. It is not allowed to decide anything there, and it did not.
A) Discussion regarding the resignation of Ricardo Perez from the Roma ISD School Board of Trustees. B) Discussion regarding the reorganisation of board officers. The minutes record, for each: “No Action Taken in close session.” The board convened in closed session at 6:01 p.m. and returned to open session at 8:07 p.m.
4 Acceptance of the resignation of Board President Ricardo A. Perez
Taken in open session after the board returned at 8:07 p.m.
Main motion · Carried
To accept the resignation of Board President Mr. Ricardo A. Perez from the Roma ISD School Board of Trustees.
Moved by Mary Lou G. Cruz · seconded by Karina Mascorro
Unanimous · Roll call at 20:07
Vote to accept the resignation of the board president Trustee Office Vote Mary Lou G. Cruz President Yes Yadira A. Barrera Vice-President Yes Karina Mascorro Secretary Yes Jaime Escobar Trustee Yes Iv Garza, Jr. Trustee Yes Jesus Rios, Jr. Trustee Yes Abel Villarreal, Jr. Place 2 Seat vacant Result All seats Motion carried 6–0. 5 Reorganisation of board officers
In plain language
With the president's seat empty, the board elected all three of its officers again, one at a time, from the floor.
Vice-President Barrera opened the floor for nominations for president. Trustee Jesus Rios, Jr. nominated Mary Lou G. Cruz. Once elected, President Cruz opened the floor for vice-president, and Trustee Karina Mascorro nominated Yadira A. Barrera. President Cruz then opened the floor for secretary, and Vice-President Barrera nominated Karina Mascorro.
Main motion · Carried
To nominate Mrs. Mary Lou G. Cruz for Board President.
Moved by Jesus Rios, Jr. · seconded by
Unanimous · Roll call at 20:12
Vote on the nomination of Mary Lou G. Cruz for president Trustee Office Vote Mary Lou G. Cruz President Yes Yadira A. Barrera Vice-President Yes Karina Mascorro Secretary Yes Jaime Escobar Trustee Yes Iv Garza, Jr. Trustee Yes Jesus Rios, Jr. Trustee Yes Abel Villarreal, Jr. Place 2 Seat vacant Result All seats Motion carried 6–0. Main motion · Carried
To nominate Mrs. Yadira A. Barrera for Vice-President.
Moved by Karina Mascorro · seconded by
Unanimous · Roll call at 20:14
Vote on the nomination of Yadira A. Barrera for vice-president Trustee Office Vote Mary Lou G. Cruz President Yes Yadira A. Barrera Vice-President Yes Karina Mascorro Secretary Yes Jaime Escobar Trustee Yes Iv Garza, Jr. Trustee Yes Jesus Rios, Jr. Trustee Yes Abel Villarreal, Jr. Place 2 Seat vacant Result All seats Motion carried 6–0. Main motion · Carried
To nominate Mrs. Karina Mascorro for Board Secretary.
Moved by Yadira A. Barrera · seconded by
Unanimous · Roll call at 20:16
Vote on the nomination of Karina Mascorro for secretary Trustee Office Vote Mary Lou G. Cruz President Yes Yadira A. Barrera Vice-President Yes Karina Mascorro Secretary Yes Jaime Escobar Trustee Yes Iv Garza, Jr. Trustee Yes Jesus Rios, Jr. Trustee Yes Abel Villarreal, Jr. Place 2 Seat vacant Result All seats Motion carried 6–0. 6 Employment and resignation of professionals and paraprofessionals
Presented by Superintendent Mr. Carlos M. Gonzalez, Jr., as listed on BoardBook. No employee is named on this page: the board acts on a list, and a list of people's jobs is not a thing to republish because it can be published.
Main motion · Carried
To approve the employment and resignation of professionals and paraprofessionals as presented by Mr. Gonzalez.
Moved by Jaime Escobar · seconded by Jesus Rios, Jr.
Unanimous · Roll call at 20:17
Vote on employment and resignations Trustee Office Vote Mary Lou G. Cruz President Yes Yadira A. Barrera Vice-President Yes Karina Mascorro Secretary Yes Jaime Escobar Trustee Yes Iv Garza, Jr. Trustee Yes Jesus Rios, Jr. Trustee Yes Abel Villarreal, Jr. Place 2 Seat vacant Result All seats Motion carried 6–0. 7 Adjournment
There being no further business. The meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
Main motion · Carried
To adjourn the meeting.
Moved by Yadira A. Barrera · seconded by Iv Garza, Jr.
Unanimous · Roll call at 20:19
Vote to adjourn Trustee Office Vote Mary Lou G. Cruz President Yes Yadira A. Barrera Vice-President Yes Karina Mascorro Secretary Yes Jaime Escobar Trustee Yes Iv Garza, Jr. Trustee Yes Jesus Rios, Jr. Trustee Yes Abel Villarreal, Jr. Place 2 Seat vacant Result All seats Motion carried 6–0.
Check this against the district's own record
Nothing here should be taken on trust. These two links open the district's own documents for this meeting on BoardBook. The agenda is text. The minutes are a scan — open them and try to select a word.
- The district's agenda for this meeting (BoardBook, opens in a new site)
- The district's minutes for this meeting (BoardBook, a scan of paper)
The other meetings published in full
- Regular meeting · 29 July 2026Nineteen items, eleven recorded votes, and one of them tabled
- Regular meeting · 25 June 2026A seat filled, an oath taken, and a conflict declared
How each trustee voted
Texas law requires the minutes to indicate each vote. It does not require the district to record how each individual trustee voted. Roma ISD records the roll call on every motion anyway — that is the district's own choice, and it is a stronger commitment than the statute asks for.