The Aledo Ledger Saturday, September 5, 2026

Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board approves 2018-2019 staffing projections, including 21 teachers and three police officers, and hears a proposal for a 37-member bond planning committee

Both votes were 6-0. Two more charter applications were opposed on consent, and the custodial contract was expected to cost more regardless of vendor.

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met March 19, 2018, with President Jay Stringer and Trustees Bobby J. Rigues, Jennifer Loftin, Forrest Collins and Julie Turner present; Dr. David Tillman arrived at 6:07 p.m. In a work session, Superintendent Derek Citty proposed a long-range bond planning committee of 37 members, two representatives from each campus, two parents from each school, three members of the original 2025 committee, staff representatives from each grade level and 13 community appointees, on a staggered rotation, for a vote in April. McAnally Intermediate's student council presented, the board commended a state swimming medalist and qualifier, and a resident spoke about school safety.

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included the instructional materials allotment certification, Heinemann purchases and opposition to the Chapel Hill Academy and IDEA Public Schools charter applications. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the fund balance report and a preliminary budget calendar, and said custodial service proposals under review were expected to raise prices regardless of the vendor selected.

The board approved Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney's 2018-2019 staffing projections, 21 new teachers, a special education specialist, a part-time diagnostician, a speech therapist, a part-time special education counselor, a part-time ABA therapist, an assistant principal at Walsh Elementary, three police officers, a district-wide intervention counselor, a facilities and operations position, an attendance clerk, two child nutrition staff and a general maintenance worker, 6-0, and furniture for the Aledo Learning Center expansion, 6-0. After an executive session from 9:18 to 10:44 p.m. that included the Elementary School No. 6 site contract, the meeting adjourned at 10:50 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 19, 2018 meeting, as attached to the April 17, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 19, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

How this was sourced: Primary documents: the minutes of the March 19, 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.

Filed under Aledo ISD Board of Trustees ยท Topics: What has the Aledo ISD board decided on the budget, bonds and tax rate?

LedgerAt a glance
2018-2019 staffing
21 teachers, three police officers and other positions approved, 6-0
Bond planning committee
37-member structure proposed for an April vote
Charter applications
Opposition to Chapel Hill Academy and IDEA Public Schools

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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