The Aledo Ledger Sunday, September 6, 2026

Aledo ISD Board of Trustees, 2015

33 meetings on the record

What the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees did in 2015, meeting by meeting, from the minutes. Each entry links to the minutes and agenda it rests on.

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Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board awards the $1,693,300 Coder Elementary controlled-entry project to Buford Thompson, receives $75,000 from the PTO and $159,325.78 from the education foundation

The superintendent goals were tabled to January, a communications audit was presented, and the 2016 election timeline was set for Places 4 and 5. Every vote was 7-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Dec. 14, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Jan. 11, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Dec. 14, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board hires Buford Thompson as construction manager at risk for Elementary No. 5, hears the Walsh development, and marks a 13th straight top financial rating

Nine action items passed, eight of them 7-0; the board opposed the Athlos Academy charter application and cast all 895 appraisal-district votes for Gary Aguillard. Every playground will get a wheelchair swing.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 16, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 14, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 16, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board adopts the campus improvement plans, votes to end the district's part in the transfer station lawsuit, and authorizes a property purchase unrelated to Elementary No. 5

Volleyball coach Kathy Goings was honored for her 600th win. Every vote was 6-0; the public-comment procedures were postponed to November.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Oct. 19, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Nov. 16, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Oct. 19, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Walsh and Louden Rooms, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

Templeton Demographics presents the fall 2015 report and hypothetical boundaries for Elementary No. 5, and the architect asks for a site decision by Nov. 1

The demographer said a data mismatch in the report would be corrected and reposted. No action was taken.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Oct. 5, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 19, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Oct. 5, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board sets construction manager at risk for Elementary No. 5 and sealed proposals for the rest of the 2015 bond, as the superintendent reports enrollment running above forecast

Two residents spoke, on the tax increase and teacher pay and on math scores and the waste transfer station. Every vote was 7-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 21, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 19, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 21, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board adopts the 2015-2016 tax rate, 6-0, after six residents speak on taxes and communication

Trustees called it one of the most difficult decisions the board had made. The rate is in an attachment the minutes reference but do not reproduce.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 15, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 19, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 15, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board adopts the 2015-2016 budget after a hearing with ten speakers and a superintendent's statement on the 2010 tax election, and sets the rate vote for Sept. 15

The superintendent said the board had three options: raise the debt rate, use fund balance, or cut the maintenance rate. Adult meal prices rose to $3.50. Every vote passed without dissent.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 31, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 21, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 31, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board approves the attendance-credit purchase, raises the foreign exchange student cap to seven, and hears the Elementary No. 5 site search continues north and south

Every vote was 6-0. The band's state honor and the baseball team's state trip were recognized, and five residents spoke.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 17, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 21, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 17, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

Four trustees authorize the Series 2015A bonds, award the controlled-entry contracts, approve the Coder design and a Morningstar water and sewer easement, in a meeting that ran past midnight

The superintendent laid out the choice for Elementary No. 5: north would change attendance zones, south would cost more in utilities. Every vote was 4-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the July 20, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 17, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, July 20, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board hires VLK as the 2015 bond's architect, approves security entrance designs for four campuses, creates an employee crisis fund and honors Johnny Campbell's ten years

Eleven action items passed 6-0, including the E-Rate resolution, a reimbursement statement for bond costs and a new high school assistant principal.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 15, 2015 meeting, as attached to the July 20, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 15, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board canvasses the May 9 election and the bond that passed, seats Stringer, Loftin and Tillman, re-elects its officers, and adopts the 2015-2018 strategic plan

Portable classrooms for McAnally Intermediate and the 2014-2015 audit engagement passed 7-0; the consent agenda drew one dissent.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 18, 2015 meeting, as attached to the June 15, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 18, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board gives McAnally's departing principal a standing ovation, hears Morningstar's developers, reviews the 2015 refunding savings and approves the superintendent's contract

The education foundation's gala raised $175,000. Every vote was 7-0; a Morningstar resolution was discussed with no motion.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 20, 2015 meeting, as attached to the May 18, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 20, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board approves 2015-2016 staffing, sends a negative-impact letter on the Athlos charter application, and extends the superintendent's contract over one dissent

The 2014 state champion football team and coach Steve Wood's LaDainian Tomlinson Award were honored, and the new police chief was introduced. The minutes' heading misdates the meeting as Feb. 16.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 16, 2015 meeting, as attached to the April 20, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 16, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Walsh Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board calls the May 2015 bond election: $28,800,000 in Proposition 1 and $24,400,000 in Proposition 2

The vote was 7-0 after the 2025 Committee's presentation on safety, technology and capital projects. A new air-conditioned bus costs $95,000 to $100,000, the superintendent said.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 25, 2015 meeting, as attached to the March 16, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 25, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

The 2025 Committee presents its bond recommendation to nine speakers, the board calls the May 9 trustee election, authorizes Series 2015 refunding bonds, and hires Fred Collie as police chief

Every vote was 5-0. The superintendent corrected a rumor about the foundation director's salary, stating it as $95,000.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 16, 2015 meeting, as attached to the March 16, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 16, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board accepts the 2013-2014 audit, adopts Policy Update 101, receives $53,200 from the PTO and honors a retiring police chief

Decisions on the REAL Essentials curriculum and the Athlos charter application were postponed. Every vote was 5-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 19, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 16, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 19, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook