The Aledo Ledger Saturday, September 5, 2026

Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

After the Fast Growth Coalition, the board rethinks its bond committee and starts an attendance-zone policy

Trustees heard that other districts had the same bond-planning difficulties and that committees should include skeptics. No action was taken.

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session March 7, 2018, with all seven trustees present. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and Trustee Forrest Collins reported on the Fast Growth Coalition meeting and on a session Superintendent Derek Citty arranged with three superintendents, an architect and a lawyer on bond committee planning; they found most districts had the same difficulties, that committee makeup mattered and should not be too large, and that skeptics should be included so they know what is going on. Citty said he would bring a synopsis to a March 19 work session and an action item in April, with a suggestion to rename the committee the Facility Advisory Committee. Executive Director of Curriculum Kathy Allen had trustees prioritize value and process statements toward a draft attendance-zone policy for April. The meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 7, 2018 meeting, as attached to the April 17, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 7, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

How this was sourced: Primary documents: the minutes of the March 7, 2018 meeting as posted on BoardBook with the April 17, 2018 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.

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LedgerAt a glance
Bond committee
Restructuring proposed after the Fast Growth Coalition
Attendance zones
Draft policy for April

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Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 18, 2026 meeting, as attached to the June 15, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 18, 2026 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook