Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road
Principals report on the 2017 accountability ratings as the superintendent lists the bond presentations to come and the CFO weighs what to do with leftover 2008 and 2015 bond money
Four class size waivers at Stuard passed 6-0. The district's Hurricane Harvey donations went to West Orange-Cove ISD.
The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Sept. 18, 2017, with six trustees present once Jennifer Loftin and Dr. David Tillman arrived. In a work session, Executive Director of Professional Development and Accountability Denise Dugger gave an overview of the 2017 accountability system, and each principal discussed their campus's strengths, challenges and plans. Stuard Elementary presented. Superintendent Derek Citty discussed the Morningstar and Walsh developments and a draft list of bond presentations and town halls. Loftin reported $2,000 in September fast cash grants; Tillman reported the Community Partners had given more than $6,000 in gift certificates to new teachers; Bobby J. Rigues reported on legislative charges after Hurricane Harvey; and Citty showed the supplies the district's campuses had collected for West Orange-Cove ISD. There were no public comments.
The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included policy BED(Local), the 2017-2018 School Health Advisory Council members, a remote-instruction-via-robot waiver and a 2017-2018 budget amendment. Dugger reported 213 students in summer school and gave the annual ESL report, with students speaking eleven languages served. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reviewed the remaining money in the 2008 and 2015 bond programs, the status of their projects and options for spending the balance, to return for possible action.
The board approved four maximum class size waivers in fourth grade at Stuard Elementary, 6-0. After an executive session from 9:17 to 9:52 p.m. on the locations of Elementary No. 6 and Middle School No. 2 with no action, trustees asked about the attendance zone policy, follow-up after reports, and a November discussion of the superintendent's contract requested by Hoyt Harris and Forrest Collins. The meeting adjourned at 10:08 p.m.
Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 18, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 16, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 18, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook
How this was sourced: Primary documents: the minutes of the Sept. 18, 2017 meeting as posted on BoardBook with the Oct. 16, 2017 agenda, and the meeting agenda. Every vote, number and name above appears in those documents; the Ledger did not review the meeting video. Students, employees who are not administrators, and public commenters are not named. Written Sept- 5- 2026, for the archive.