The Aledo Ledger Saturday, September 5, 2026

Aledo ISD Board of Trustees, 2020

20 meetings on the record

What the Aledo ISD Board of Trustees did in 2020, meeting by meeting, from the minutes. Each entry links to the minutes and agenda it rests on.

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Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board names the 2019 bond campuses: Annetta Elementary, Charles McAnally Middle School, Jewell Elaine Vandagriff Elementary and the Early Childhood Academy

Three residents spoke against the district's COVID-19 protocols. The board also approved the McAnally Intermediate renovation design, chartered the 2021 Attendance Zone Committee and adjusted the 2020-2021 calendar, each 6-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Dec. 14, 2020 meeting, as attached to the Jan. 19, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Dec. 14, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board adopts its 87th Legislature priorities, reviews the facility-naming policy and the attendance-zone process, and hears four residents on mask rules

Interlocal agreements with the Town of Annetta and the City of Hudson Oaks passed on consent, 7-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 16, 2020 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 14, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 16, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board authorizes taxable refunding bonds, Series 2020-A, adopts the 2020-2021 improvement plans and 13 policy changes, and marks Tim Buchanan's 300th game

Trustee Jennifer Loftin presided. A resident asked that a new campus be named for a former district employee.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Oct. 19, 2020 meeting, as attached to the Nov. 16, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Oct. 19, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

Board reviews the COVID-19 dashboard and the bond timeline: Elementary School No. 6 held to an August 2021 opening, middle school bids due in December and January

A developer's agreement with the Town of Annetta for the new elementary's utilities and roadway was reviewed. A closed session ran from 7 to 10:25 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 14, 2020 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 21, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 14, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

In a July workshop, each department of the superintendent's cabinet walks the board through 2020-2021 school year planning under COVID-19

Secretary Forrest Collins presided; the session ran from 6:01 to 9:56 p.m. with a closed session at the end. No action was taken.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the July 9, 2020 meeting, as attached to the July 20, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, July 9, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

A June workshop on reopening schools in the fall, 2020-2021 staffing and the budget while the district waits on state guidance

The superintendent said the commissioner's return-to-school guidelines were expected the following week.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 11, 2020 meeting, as attached to the July 20, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 11, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

School board approves Huckabee's schematic designs for Middle School No. 2 and the Aledo Middle School renovation, and hears the district plans to offer families an in-person or virtual choice

Six action items passed 7-0, including phase 2 elementary furniture, cheer and dance uniforms and the engagement of Sneed, Vine & Perry. The publisher of The Community News spoke about the paper's 25-year partnership with the district.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 8, 2020 meeting, as attached to the July 20, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 8, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

By video conference

Meeting by video, the board signs a Tarleton State partnership, buys $183,180 in band uniforms, hears the bond sale went well, and re-elects its officers after a split vote on vice president

Julie Turner and Hoyt Harris were sworn in for Places 6 and 7. Kirk & Richardson was engaged for the 2019-2020 audit, and Templeton Demographics presented COVID-19's effect on projections.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 18, 2020 meeting, as attached to the June 8, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 18, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

By video conference

With buildings closed for the rest of the year, the board approves a Stuard serving line, a Vandagriff gym roof and an agreement with the Parker County Economic Development Council

Every vote was 7-0. The bond projects were in design development and schematic design, and Policy Update 114's 18 policies were previewed.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 20, 2020 meeting, as attached to the May 18, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 20, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Aledo ISD Administration Building, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road

As the pandemic closes schools, the board adds 49 positions for 2020-2021, cancels the May election after candidates go unopposed, and sets the emergency resolution for a Friday vote

Lone Star Furnishings' proposal for Coder, McCall and Stuard furniture passed 7-0 under the 2019 bond. Trustees thanked staff for their handling of the circumstances over spring break.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 23, 2020 meeting, as attached to the April 9, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook