The Aledo Ledger Saturday, September 5, 2026

Aledo ISD Board of Trustees, 2016

29 meetings on the record

What the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees did in 2016, 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

After 22 residents speak, the board postpones the elementary attendance zones on a 5-2 vote when a motion for Plan 10 finds no second

The education foundation gave $181,000 for teacher grants and the PTO $80,000; the district reported an A-Superior financial rating; and a change order for Elementary No. 5 passed 7-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Dec. 15, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Jan. 23, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Dec. 15, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

Trustees weigh what they heard at two town halls on attendance zones, order stage-two buses, and split 5-1 on a high school boiler from 2008 bond funds

Three trustees said Sanctuary Oaks and Bella Vista should stay at Stuard. Republic Property Group said Walsh's grand opening would be April 2017.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 14, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 15, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 14, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo High School Auditorium

At the first town hall on elementary attendance zones, Templeton Demographics presents the fall update and 23 speakers respond

Speakers asked to keep Sanctuary Oaks and Bella Vista at Stuard, questioned why the new school went north, and proposed a hybrid keeping fifth graders at McAnally. No action was taken.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 7, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 15, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 7, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board adopts the 2016-2017 campus improvement plans as the attendance-zone calendar is set and a testing irregularity delays the TAPR

The vote was 6-0. The Community Partners gave $3,000 to the AdvoCats and $2,500 to the education foundation, and 62 teacher grant applications came in.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Oct. 17, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Nov. 14, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Oct. 17, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board approves 23 class size waivers over one dissent, adopts Policy Update 106, and hears the Coder project is 99% complete

Two National Merit semifinalists and a national band honor were recognized. The education foundation's grant applications went online.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 19, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 17, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 19, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

The education foundation reports $636,000 given to the district as the board sets its calendar, adopts Policy Update 105 and signs a Crime Stoppers agreement

Every vote was 7-0. Elementary No. 5's groundbreaking was set for Sept. 7 with a time-lapse camera on the site, and parents answered the annual survey at 17.12%.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 15, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 19, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 15, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

Five trustees honor former trustee Steve Bartley, adopt an operating procedures manual, approve the Elementary No. 5 earthwork price and a slate of purchases, and set the attendance-zone calendar

The iPads for instructional staff passed 4-0 with one abstention. The district endorsed an addition to the Parker County Appraisal District building and hired a middle school assistant principal.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the July 18, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 15, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, July 18, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board revises the Elementary No. 5 schematic design at Walsh Development's request on a 3-2 vote, adopts the 2016-2017 code of conduct and four policies, and nominates Bobby Rigues to TASB's board

Rigues and Collins voted against the design change. Mandy Musselwhite was recognized as the new Aledo Middle School principal.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 20, 2016 meeting, as attached to the July 18, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 20, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Walsh and Louden Rooms, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

Collins and Rigues are seated, Stringer keeps the presidency 5-2, and the superintendent states the district's restroom policy as nine residents speak on it

Enrollment stood at 5,172, eight short of the demographer's projection. The board approved rooftop units for McAnally, security camera servers, the audit engagement and a bond-refunding budget amendment, and hired the learning center's principal.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 16, 2016 meeting, as attached to the June 20, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 16, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board approves the final design of Elementary No. 5 as the CFO reports the 2016 refunding saved more than $12 million

The projected fund balance was $13,042,879, 31.65% of expenditures. The education foundation's gala raised more than $248,000 plus $20,000 for Calm Cats rooms. Every vote was 5-0 after one trustee left.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 18, 2016 meeting, as attached to the May 16, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 18, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board approves 2016-2017 staffing with a hiring freeze until appraisals arrive, Technology Package 2, the school calendar and Policy Update 104

Every vote was 7-0. The board opposed a charter application on consent and saw the Promethean classroom system coming to classrooms.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 21, 2016 meeting, as attached to the April 18, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 21, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

With five residents pressing on where to build Elementary No. 5, the board tables the location, authorizes Series 2016 refunding bonds, limits Dallas County Schools to transportation, and calls the May election

Every vote was 6-0. The Feb. 1 minutes were corrected to state a $191,000 superintendent compensation package, and a trustee suggested meeting twice a month after a session that ran to 11:52 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 15, 2016 meeting, as attached to the March 21, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 15, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board accepts the 2014-2015 audit and the superintendent's goals, then sits in closed session past midnight

The education foundation awarded almost $160,000 in teacher grants, the middle school STEM team won the Bell Helicopter challenge, and the Dallas County Schools contracts came up for review.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 11, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 15, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 11, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook