Aledo ISD budget, bonds and tax rate: what the board adopted and when

In a June workshop the board reviews end-of-year student data, the 2026-2027 instructional focus, and budget and staffing

After a recess from 7:34 to 7:43 p.m., Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld discussed the 2026-2027 budget and Deputy Superintendent Kim Raymond discussed staffing for 2026-2027. The board met in closed session from 8:33 to 9:24 p.m. on personnel, consultation with its attorney, real property and a student matter. No action is recorded.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 22, 2026 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 17, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 22, 2026 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves kitchen HVAC and gym lighting upgrades and a class-ranking policy change as the high school wins the 5A Texas Cup

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met June 15, 2026, with Trustees Forrest Collins, Laura Pace, Jeremy Pruett, Jim Scott, Lynn Morgan and David Lear present; Zachary Tarrant joined at 6:49 p.m. Collins announced the subcommittee assignments for the coming year: legislative, Lear, Collins and Scott; board operating procedures, Pace, Tarrant and Collins; bond progress and planning, Pruett, Lear and Tarrant; community relations, Morgan, Pruett and Tarrant; safety audit committee representatives, Collins and Morgan; strategic partners representatives, Pace, Morgan and Pruett; and budget, Lear, Morgan and Scott. Superintendent Susan Bohn urged families to register students and announced that Aledo High School and the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus won the 5A Texas Cup and finished runner-up for the 5A UIL Lone Star Cup for 2025-2026.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 15, 2026 meeting (draft), as attached to the Aug. 17, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 15, 2026 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Tarrant and Pace are sworn in, Harris leaves after 15 years, and the board authorizes Series 2026 refunding bonds and names Vierling Field

The board approved, each 7-0: purchases of IXL Learning language arts and math, Really Great Reading products and NWEA's MAP Growth assessments; the Teague Nall and Perkins contract for the Aledo Middle School and Early Childhood Academy parking and drives; one-year contract extensions with McLemore Building Maintenance for custodial services and Lawn Patrol for grounds; a Viva Railings proposal to upgrade and repair the Aledo Middle School cafeteria railing; new staffing positions for 2026-2027; an order authorizing the issuance of Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2026, and delegating authority for their sale and delivery, presented by Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and Josh McLaughlin of BOK Financial; Request for Qualifications 2604-05 engaging Patillo, Brown & Hill for the 2025-2026 audit; and naming the turf field at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus Vierling Field on the retirement of the soccer coach. The consent agenda, also 7-0, included a renewal of the delivered-pizza proposal for child nutrition and an interlocal agreement with the Town of Annetta on use of a utility vehicle.

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

Five trustees continue the 2026-2027 budget discussion in a workshop

Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld discussed the 2026-2027 budget. The board met in executive session from 7:22 to 7:57 p.m. on personnel, consultation with its attorney, real property and a student matter, and adjourned at 7:57 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 27, 2026 meeting, as attached to the May 18, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 27, 2026 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Growth committee unveils concepts for a college and career academy and a second high school; board adopts a math curriculum and 2026-27 staffing

In communication items, Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey shared Cycle 3 professional learning community ratings; Summerhill discussed purchases of IXL Learning language arts and math, Really Great Reading products and NWEA's MAP Growth; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld introduced a TASB pay study specialist who presented the 2025-2026 pay systems review, gave a transportation update regarding Senate Bill 546, and reviewed the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 general fund budgets; and Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Caleb Bell discussed a Teague Nall and Perkins contract for evaluation, design and construction documents for the Aledo Middle School and Early Childhood Academy parking and drives, a one-year custodial extension with McLemore Building Maintenance and a one-year grounds extension with Lawn Patrol. The board recessed from 8:35 to 8:43 p.m. and met in executive session from 9:12 to 9:57 p.m. on the superintendent's performance update, consultation with its attorney, real property and a student matter.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 20, 2026 meeting (draft), as attached to the May 18, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 20, 2026 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Four trustees open the 2026-2027 general fund budget discussion in a workshop

Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld led a discussion of the 2026-2027 general fund budget. The board did not convene in executive session, and the workshop adjourned at 7:26 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 23, 2026 meeting, as attached to the March 23, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 23, 2026 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves a student device purchase, pays staff for bad-weather days, and previews a land donation and drainage easement to Parker County

Collins opened a public hearing on the 2024-2025 Texas Academic Performance Report, presented by Director of Assessment and Accountability Candace Summerhill; no member of the public commented. Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and Summerhill shared middle-of-year screener data; Moore discussed a potential iPad purchase for teachers; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2026-2027 budget development process and calendar and a report of cooperative purchasing management fees and rebates; and Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Caleb Bell discussed two resolutions for March, one authorizing the donation of real property from the district to Parker County and one authorizing a drainage easement for highway purposes to the county. The board met in executive session from 7:38 to 8:29 p.m. on the superintendent's performance update, consultation with its attorney, real property and a student matter, and adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 16, 2026 meeting, as attached to the March 23, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 16, 2026 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2026-2027 calendar, accepts a clean audit, calls the May 2 trustee election and approves radio and computer upgrades

The board approved, each 6-0: the 2026-2027 district instructional calendar, presented by Director of Assessment and Accountability Candace Summerhill; wide area repeater system upgrades to improve district radio operability, presented by Chief of Police David Stevens; the purchase of staff computer upgrades, presented by Chief Technology Officer Brooks Moore; calling the May 2, 2026, Board of Trustees election; and the annual financial audit for the year ended Aug. 31, 2025, after Kent Willis of Patillo Brown & Hill reviewed the results and reported an unqualified opinion.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 20, 2026 meeting (draft), as attached to the Feb. 16, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 20, 2026 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board buys the Skyward system and police radios, adopts 27 local policies, and celebrates an A in the state's financial integrity rating

The board approved, each 7-0: the purchase of the Skyward student information and enterprise resource planning system, presented by Chief Technology Officer Brooks Moore; the purchase of a distributed antenna system and county-access police radios using Safe-Cycle grant funds, presented by Chief of Police David Stevens; Board Policy Update 126, the 27 local policies previewed in November; and an amendment to the 2025-2026 general fund budget.

In communication items, Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey shared daily impact walk data and reading and language arts staff gave an update; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the School FIRST rating report and a general fund budget update; Director of Assessment and Accountability Candace Summerhill discussed the draft 2026-2027 instructional calendar; Stevens discussed wide area repeater system upgrades for radio operability; and Moore discussed a purchase of staff computers. The board met in executive session from 8:17 p.m. on the superintendent's performance update and evaluation instrument, consultation with its attorney, real property and a student matter, and adjourned at 9:08 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Dec. 16, 2025 meeting, as attached to the Jan. 20, 2026 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Dec. 16, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves the Annetta Flock camera agreement, fiber upgrades, school buses from 2023 bond funds and easements for Old Weatherford Road

Walsh Elementary presented, and the board commended the Aledo High School Spanish II team, the month's Bearcats of Character, a National Merit semifinalist, five National Merit commended scholars, three AP Capstone diploma recipients and a new executive director of special programs. No one spoke during public comment. The consent agenda, approved 5-0, included an amendment to the T-TESS appraiser list, 2025-2026 general fund budget amendments and a new staffing recommendation.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Oct. 21, 2025 meeting (draft), as attached to the Nov. 17, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Oct. 21, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2025-2026 budget and tax rate, calls part of its 2016 refunding bonds early, and seats the Aledo Growth Committee

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 25, 2025, with all seven trustees present: Forrest Collins, Zachary Tarrant, Harris, Jeremy Pruett, Scott, Lynn Morgan and David Lear. Collins opened the annual public hearing on the 2025-2026 budget and proposed tax rate; no member of the public participated.

On items presented by Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld, the board adopted the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget, adopted the 2025-2026 tax rate, approved the final amended budgets for 2024-2025, and approved a resolution calling a portion of the district's Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016, for redemption before maturity. Each passed 7-0. The minutes do not state the adopted rate or the budget amounts; those are in the district's budget documents.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 25, 2025 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 15, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A budget workshop bracketed by two closed sessions on the superintendent's contract

Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld discussed the 2025-2026 budget, which the board adopted two weeks later. The board met in executive session twice, from 6:01 to 7:22 p.m. and from 8:20 to 8:43 p.m., on the superintendent's contract, consultation with its attorney, real property and a student matter. No action is recorded.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 11, 2025 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 18, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 11, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board honors the 2025 state champion baseball team and authorizes the negotiation and sale of real property

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met June 16, 2025, with Trustees Forrest Collins, Zachary Tarrant, Jeremy Pruett, Jim Scott, Lynn Morgan and David Lear present. Two Aledo High School graduates headed to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy led the pledges. Collins discussed subcommittee assignments for 2025-2026, including a new board budget subcommittee and expanding the strategic partners subcommittee to community involvement as a whole. Superintendent Susan Bohn marked the end of the school year, and Vice President David Lear reported on the impacts of the recently concluded 89th Legislative Session.

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey shared Cycle 4 professional learning community data; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld discussed the 2024-2025 general fund and the draft 2025-2026 budget and a potential addendum to the Public Workers' Compensation Program agreement; and Chief Technology Officer Brooks Moore discussed annual technology license and warranty renewals. The board met in closed session from 7:55 p.m. on the superintendent's performance update, consultation with its attorney, real property and a student matter.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 16, 2025 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 18, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 16, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Four trustees review the 2024-2025 general fund and the draft 2025-2026 budget in a workshop

Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld discussed the 2024-2025 general fund budget and the draft 2025-2026 general fund budget. The board went into executive session at 7:54 p.m. on personnel, consultation with its attorney, real property and a student matter. No action is recorded.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 9, 2025 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 18, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 9, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Collins and Morgan are sworn in, Jennifer Taylor is honored, and the board approves three curriculum purchases and 2025-2026 staffing

The consent agenda passed 7-0 and included the audit firm engagement letter for the 2024-2025 audit, cheerleader and dance uniform purchases for the high school and both middle schools, a McCall Elementary Ed-Flex Title I schoolwide waiver and a foreign exchange student waiver. The board then approved, each 7-0, the purchase of Really Great Reading products, NWEA's MAP Growth and IXL Learning language arts, math and real-time diagnostic, presented by Director of Assessment and Accountability Candace Summerhill, and additional staff positions for 2025-2026, presented by Deputy Superintendent Kim Raymond.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 19, 2025 meeting, as attached to the June 16, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 19, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves Aledo Middle School turf replacement, Chromebooks and a high school auditorium audio upgrade

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met March 17, 2025, with Trustees Forrest Collins, Zachary Tarrant, Jim Scott, Jennifer Taylor and David Lear present; Hoyt Harris joined at 6:03 p.m. Collins thanked Superintendent Susan Bohn for her leadership and discussed the district's budget work. Bohn previewed the end of the year for seniors, thanked the community for accommodating staff planning days, and encouraged residents to join the SilverCats program. Lear reported on the 89th Legislative Session and the education bills being discussed and their possible effect on the budget, and Tarrant reported on the ag barn addition and the Steve Wood Complex from the 2023 bond.

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included a resolution on wage payments during emergency school closings. The board approved, each 6-0, the replacement of the Aledo Middle School stadium turf, presented by Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell, and the purchase of Chromebooks and an audio system upgrade for the Aledo High School auditorium, presented by Chief Technology Officer Brooks Moore.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 17, 2025 meeting, as attached to the April 21, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 17, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2025-2026 calendar as the ag barn nears completion, land is acquired for future facilities, and trustees head to Austin

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Feb. 17, 2025, with Trustees Forrest Collins, Zachary Tarrant, Jeremy Pruett, David Lear, Jennifer Taylor and Jim Scott present. Superintendent Susan Bohn thanked the leadership team for its work even with budget cuts due to state funding shortfalls. Vice President David Lear reported on the 89th Legislative Session and said Bohn and several trustees would travel to Austin the next day to share the district's priorities and concerns about public education funding with area legislators. Trustee Zachary Tarrant said construction on the ag barn would be complete soon, with students and programs moving in the following week, and discussed the district's recent land acquisitions for future facilities.

Reading language arts staff gave a curriculum update and Summerhill shared middle-of-year assessment data; Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell updated the 2023 bond projects and previewed replacing the Aledo Middle School stadium turf; and Chief Technology Officer Brooks Moore previewed purchases of Chromebooks, air conditioning units for technology networking closets, an auditorium audio upgrade and uninterrupted power supplies. An executive session on the superintendent's performance update was posted.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 17, 2025 meeting, as attached to the March 17, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 17, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board accepts the audit for the year ended Aug. 31, 2024, and calls the May 3, 2025, trustee election

The board approved, each 6-0, the annual financial audit for the year ended Aug. 31, 2024, after its presentation by Kent Willis of Pattillo, Brown & Hill, and the calling of the May 3, 2025, Board of Trustees election, both presented by Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 21, 2025 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 17, 2025 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 21, 2025 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2024-2025 budget and tax rate and calls part of its 2016 refunding bonds for early redemption

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 26, 2024, with Trustees Forrest Collins, Hoyt Harris, Zachary Tarrant, Jeremy Pruett, Jim Scott and David Lear present. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reviewed the proposed 2024-2025 budget and tax rate, and Collins opened a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. that drew no speakers and closed at 6:37 p.m.

The board adopted the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget, approved a resolution calling a portion of the district's Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016, for redemption before maturity, adopted the 2024-2025 tax rate, and approved the final amended budgets for 2023-2024, each 6-0. The minutes do not state the adopted rate or the budget amounts. Husfeld also discussed upcoming changes to the Tarrant Appraisal District's appraisal process. Executive session items were posted, and the meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 26, 2024 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 17, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 26, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board opens 2024-2025 with McKinney Elementary and the high school renovations complete, and adopts 19 policy changes

The board approved, each 7-0: technology annual license and warranty renewals, presented by Executive Director of Technology Brooks Moore; safety improvements to the Aledo High School lab and a custodial contract amendment for Lynn McKinney Elementary, presented by Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell; Board Policy Update 123, 13 local policies covering board training, conflict-of-interest disclosures, emergency plans, commissioned peace officers, contracts, leaves, employee and student grievances, homebound instruction, instructional and library materials, and public complaints; the 2024 summer board policy review of six policies including the annual operating budget, graduation, transfers and nonschool use of facilities; and vendor lists for multiple requests for proposal.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 19, 2024 meeting (draft), as attached to the Sept. 17, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 19, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A two-hour August budget workshop ahead of the 2024-2025 adoption

Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the board on the 2024-2025 budget, which was adopted Aug. 26. An executive session was posted, and the workshop adjourned at 8:37 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 12, 2024 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 19, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 12, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A May workshop on the NWEA MAP assessment, the 2024-2025 budget and the summer policy update

Director of Assessment and Accountability Candace Summerhill and Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey discussed the district's use of the NWEA MAP assessment; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld discussed the 2024-2025 budget; and Deputy Superintendent Kim Raymond discussed the summer board policy update. No action is recorded.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 29, 2024 meeting, as attached to the June 17, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 29, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Lear, Scott and Pruett are sworn in, Loftin and Brown are honored, and the board orders 13 buses and a slate of 2023 bond safety projects

The consent agenda, approved 5-0, included cheerleader and dance uniforms for the high school and both middle schools and the 2024-2025 staffing positions. The board then approved, each 5-0: science equipment to meet updated state curriculum standards; the purchase of 13 school buses with 2023 bond program funds; district playground shade structures and McCall playfield improvements with 2023 bond funds; improvements to the South Transportation Facility bus parking area; interior security doors, public address systems and access control upgrades for the 2023 bond safety and security project; and the audit firm engagement letter for the 2023-2024 audit.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 20, 2024 meeting, as attached to the June 17, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 20, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

An April budget workshop, the fourth of the spring, with Vice President Brown presiding after Collins leaves

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a workshop April 16, 2024, with Trustees Forrest Collins, Zachary Tarrant, Jessica Brown, Jennifer Taylor, Jennifer Loftin and David Lear present. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the board, and the board and staff discussed planning for the 2024-2025 budget.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 16, 2024 meeting, as attached to the May 20, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 16, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board buys Chromebooks with emergency connectivity funds, security video servers, McKinney Elementary materials and an ag program vehicle

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and instructional specialists shared instructional rounds and PLC Cycle 3 data; Bohn and Husfeld reviewed the 2024-2025 budget; Husfeld and a TASB representative presented the annual pay systems review and the 2022-2023 fund balance report; and Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell and Moore previewed the school bus order, playground shade structures, McCall playfield improvements, bus parking improvements, interior security doors, public address systems and access control upgrades that the board voted on May 20. Trustees marked Brown's and Loftin's final full regular meeting.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 15, 2024 meeting, as attached to the May 20, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 15, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts new elementary and middle school attendance zones, approves the second guaranteed maximum price for the high school project, and cancels the May 4 election

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met March 18, 2024, with Trustees Forrest Collins, Zachary Tarrant, Jessica Brown, Jennifer Loftin, Jennifer Taylor and David Lear present. Collins discussed the budget process; Superintendent Susan Bohn thanked the community for supporting the instructional calendar's staff work days, asked residents to review and respond to the district's budget communications, and thanked the 2024 Attendance Zone Committee members present. Lear reported the results of the state primary election, and Brown updated the 2023 bond projects.

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey shared look-for data and social studies staff gave an update; Campbell updated the bond projects; Executive Director of Technology Brooks Moore previewed security camera servers and Chromebooks; Director of Assessment and Accountability Candace Summerhill previewed the science and CTE curriculum adoption; and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the 2023-2024 general fund and the 2024-2025 budget. An executive session on the superintendent's performance update was posted.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 18, 2024 meeting, as attached to the April 15, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 18, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A March workshop on the 2024-2025 budget planning process

The board and administration discussed the 2024-2025 budget planning process with Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld. No action is recorded.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 4, 2024 meeting, as attached to the March 18, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 4, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

As the superintendent describes a severe budget situation, the board sees draft attendance zones and the high school construction plan, and renews the District of Innovation plan

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Feb. 19, 2024, with Trustees Forrest Collins, Zachary Tarrant, Jessica Brown, Jennifer Loftin and Jennifer Taylor present. Collins discussed the difficult budget decisions ahead. Superintendent Susan Bohn reiterated the severity of the budget situation following the state's inaction on public school funding and how it would affect student experiences, acknowledged the 2024 Attendance Zone Committee members present, and celebrated Heather Street as the incoming principal of Lynn McKinney Elementary, with Lynn McKinney in attendance as the school's namesake. Brown urged voting in the coming election and updated the bond projects.

Reading language arts staff gave an update and Director of Assessment and Accountability Candace Summerhill presented middle-of-year screener data; Attendance Zone Committee co-chairs Aaron Valencia and Lauren Edwards presented the committee's draft elementary and middle school maps for board and community feedback; Josh Cogburn of Huckabee Architects presented the construction plan for the Aledo High School renovations and additions under the 2023 bond; Saxton previewed library and media center materials for McKinney Elementary; Campbell updated the bond projects; and Bohn and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld led a 2024-2025 budget discussion. An executive session on the superintendent's performance update was posted.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 19, 2024 meeting (draft), as attached to the March 18, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 19, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A second February budget workshop runs more than two and a half hours

The board and administration discussed and planned the 2024-2025 budget process with Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld. An executive session was posted, and the workshop adjourned at 8:42 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 12, 2024 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 19, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 12, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

The board opens 2024-2025 budget planning in the first of four spring workshops

The board and administration discussed and planned the 2024-2025 budget process with Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld. No action is recorded.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 31, 2024 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 19, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 31, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board honors the 2023 state football champions, sets the 2024-2025 calendar, approves bond furniture and the high school's guaranteed maximum price, accepts the audit and calls the May 4 election

The board approved, each 6-0: the 2024-2025 district instructional calendar, presented by Director of Assessment and Accountability Candace Summerhill; furniture replacement for the high school and ninth grade campus, furniture for Lynn McKinney Elementary and furniture for the Steve Wood Complex, all from the 2023 bond, and the guaranteed maximum price for the Aledo High School renovations and additions, all presented by Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell; Board Policy Update 122, ten local policies covering cybersecurity, facility safety and security, employment practices, special and compensatory programs, accelerated instruction, compulsory attendance, medical treatment, crisis intervention and student records; policy EIC(Local) on class ranking, presented by Deputy Superintendent Kim Raymond; the annual financial audit for the year ended Aug. 31, 2023, after Kent Willis of Patillo, Brown & Hill presented the findings; and the calling of the May 4, 2024, trustee election.

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and instructional specialists shared PLC data; Summerhill presented the 2022-2023 Texas Academic Performance Report at a public hearing; Campbell updated the bond projects and previewed high school rooftop unit replacements; Executive Director of Technology Brooks Moore previewed technology for McKinney Elementary and student Chromebooks; Bohn and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reviewed the 2024-2025 budget process; and Assistant Superintendent Ingia Saxton previewed the District of Innovation plan renewal. An executive session on the superintendent's performance update was posted.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 16, 2024 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 19, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 16, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board hires a construction manager at risk for the high school project, tables the improvement plan and reviews the intruder detection audit

In communication items, career and technical education and agriculture staff reported on the growth of their programs; Campbell updated the bond projects and previewed acoustical panels for the Vandagriff gym and playground equipment for McKinney and Stuard elementaries; Director of Technology Brooks Moore previewed bond-funded security cameras and reported on the student information and enterprise resource systems planning committee; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld shared the cooperative purchasing fees and rebates report; Bohn outlined the 2024 Attendance Zone Committee process for McKinney Elementary's opening; and Chief of Police Fred Collie and Deputy Superintendent Kim Raymond discussed the district's intruder detection audit report. Executive session items included the superintendent's performance update and evaluation instrument and, under the security provisions of the Open Meetings Act, security devices and safety audits.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Oct. 23, 2023 meeting, as attached to the Nov. 13, 2023 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Oct. 23, 2023 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts a resolution on vouchers and school funding, hears Parker County's transportation bond pitch, and approves changes to the superintendent's contract

The board approved, each 6-0: Resolution 09192023-1 regarding vouchers and school funding, presented by Bohn and the legislative subcommittee of Brown, Lear and Collins; Delta T as HVAC test and balancing consultant for Lynn McKinney Elementary and Huckabee Architects as furniture consultant for the high school and ninth grade furniture replacement, both 2023 bond items presented by Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell; Board Policy Update 121, ten local policies covering inventories, security personnel and commissioned peace officers, maintenance, unemployment insurance, competitive bidding and sealed proposals, the compensation plan, admissions and freedom from bullying; a public address system replacement for Stuard Elementary, presented by Director of Technology Brooks Moore; the 2023-2024 School Health Advisory Council appointees; and amendments to the 2023-2024 general fund budget.

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey reviewed the 2023-2024 instructional focus and Director of Advanced Academics and CTE Angie Wilkinson gave a college, career and military readiness update; Assistant Superintendent Ingia Saxton discussed the district improvement plan goals; Campbell updated the bond projects; and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld gave public notice of the 2023-2024 federal grant applications. After an executive session on the superintendent's performance update, contract and evaluation instrument, and on security devices and safety audits, the board approved changes to the superintendent's contract, 6-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 19, 2023 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 23, 2023 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 19, 2023 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves the schematic design for the high school renovations, a development agreement with FG Aledo, and a slate of bond consultants as the budget tightens

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Aug. 21, 2023, with all seven trustees present: Forrest Collins, Hoyt Harris, Zachary Tarrant, Jessica Brown, Jennifer Loftin, Jennifer Taylor and David Lear. Collins and Superintendent Susan Bohn each discussed the budget constraints following the most recent legislative session, and Lear discussed the district's communication to the community about them. The board commended four new members of the Bearcat Leadership Team. The consent agenda passed 7-0 and included the 2023-2024 appraisers and appraisal calendar, 4-H resolutions for Tarrant and Parker counties, off-campus PE sites and Public Information Act non-business days.

Joshua Cogburn of Huckabee Architects presented the proposed schematic design for the Aledo High School renovations and addition under the 2023 bond, which the board approved 7-0. The board also approved, each 7-0: Alpha Testing as materials testing consultant for Lynn McKinney Elementary; Teague Nall and Perkins as civil engineering consultant for the high school and agriculture barn expansion; a fire alarm replacement at McCall Elementary; re-keying of the district's interior and exterior doors; authority for the superintendent to execute a development agreement with FG Aledo; technology license and warranty renewals; district network equipment purchased with 2023 bond funds, presented by Director of Technology Brooks Moore; an extension of the bank depository contract with First Financial Bank; the agreement to purchase attendance credit under the state's recapture provisions, with authority delegated to the superintendent under Texas Education Code Section 11.1511(c)(4); an update to policy CE(Local) on the annual operating budget; and the 2023-2024 regular meeting dates.

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey discussed the 2023-2024 instructional focus; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the potential 2023-2024 tax rate and budget and discussed an interlocal agreement with the Property Casualty Alliance of Texas; Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell updated the bond projects and previewed Delta T and Huckabee as consultants; Deputy Superintendent Kim Raymond previewed Policy Update 121; and Moore previewed a Stuard Elementary public address system. An executive session on the superintendent's evaluation instrument and contract was posted.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 21, 2023 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 19, 2023 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 21, 2023 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board marks a 20th straight Superior financial rating, authorizes advertising a sale or exchange of property on Old Weatherford Road, and closes out the 2019 bond updates

The board approved, each 6-0: hiring Heat Transfer Solutions, Inc. for rooftop air conditioning unit replacements at the Aledo High School auditorium; hiring John Cook & Associates for rooftop unit replacements at the Early Childhood Academy; and a resolution authorizing the advertisement of the sale or exchange of real property on Old Weatherford Road, presented by Bohn and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld.

In communication items, Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell said all 2019 bond projects were completed or nearing completion and that this would be the last recurring 2019 bond update; Assistant Superintendent Kim Raymond reviewed the draft 2023-2024 calendar and, with Executive Director of Student Services Scott Kessel, the district safety audit summary and intruder detection audit reports; Husfeld said the district earned a Superior School FIRST rating for the 20th year in a row and updated the general fund; and staff previewed network equipment upgrades at Coder, McCall and Stuard elementaries with ESSER funds, the Early Childhood Academy's south roof replacement and classroom carpet at the three elementaries. Executive session items included the superintendent's performance update, Cause No. CV22-1776 in the 415th District Court of Parker County, and security audits. The meeting adjourned at 10:12 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Dec. 12, 2022 meeting, as attached to the Jan. 17, 2023 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Dec. 12, 2022 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts its priorities for the 88th Legislature as the growth committee reports and the 2019 bond turns three

McAnally Middle School presented on its eight houses built around the Positivity Project. The board commended FFA national finalists, cross country state qualifiers, Circle of Greatness honorees and McCall Elementary's third-grade team. No one spoke during public comment. The consent agenda passed 6-0 and included 2022-2023 class size exception waivers, the purchase of a police vehicle and a 2022-2023 general fund budget amendment.

The board approved the district's 88th Legislative Session priorities as presented, 7-0. Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and early literacy specialists shared instructional data; Chief Facilities and Construction Officer Chris Campbell updated the 2019 bond and previewed rooftop air conditioning units for the high school auditorium and the Early Childhood Academy; and Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney previewed a change to policy COA(Local). The board met in executive session at 8 p.m. on the superintendent's performance update and adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 14, 2022 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 12, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 14, 2022 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board finishes Policy Update 119 and its policy review, renews the education foundation agreement, and grants a Fort Worth sewer easement and a Quail Valley construction easement

Annetta Elementary presented on its ten houses. The board commended the month's Bearcats of Character and welcomed Christopher Campbell as chief facilities and construction officer. No one spoke during public comment. The consent agenda, approved 5-0, included an interlocal agreement with the Town of Annetta on use of a utility vehicle and a 2022-2023 general fund budget amendment.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 19, 2022 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 18, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 19, 2022 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2022-2023 budget and tax rate after a hearing with no speakers, and calls part of its 2016 refunding bonds early

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 29, 2022, with President Hoyt Harris and Trustees Turner, Jessica Brown, Jennifer Loftin, Jennifer Taylor and David Lear present. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2022-2023 budget and proposed tax rate, and a public hearing that began at 6:21 p.m. drew no participants.

The board adopted the 2022-2023 fiscal year budget, approved a resolution calling a portion of the district's Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016, for redemption before maturity, adopted the 2022-2023 tax rate, and approved the final amended budgets for 2021-2022, each 6-0. The minutes do not state the adopted rate or the budget amounts.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 29, 2022 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 19, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 29, 2022 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board seats the 2022-2023 Aledo Growth Committee as the bond committee gives its last report, and approves a Hudson Oaks interlocal, a bus and contract extensions

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey presented the 2022-2023 instructional focus; Director of Facilities and Construction Tyler Boswell gave an in-depth 2019 bond update; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld discussed calling part of the Series 2016 refunding bonds; and Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney previewed Policy Update 119 and the policy review recommendations. An executive session on the superintendent's contract and evaluation instrument was posted.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 22, 2022 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 19, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 22, 2022 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2022-2023 compensation plan and Health I curriculum, buys Chromebooks, and hears that a citizens committee on growth will form in the fall

Superintendent Susan Bohn updated the board on district safety and security; Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey on the instructional focus; Director of Facilities and Construction Tyler Boswell on the 2019 bond; Kessel gave the School Health Advisory Council's annual report; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld previewed extensions of the custodial and grounds contracts; and Lear and Bohn discussed the district's fast growth and said a citizens committee would be organized in the fall of 2022 to make recommendations to the board. Executive session items included the superintendent's performance update and security audits.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 20, 2022 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 22, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 20, 2022 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Collins and Taylor are sworn in for new terms, the board authorizes the superintendent to settle construction claims, and re-elects its officers

The board approved, each 6-0: the engagement letter naming Pattillo Brown and Hill as audit firm for 2021-2022; a change order for the 2019 bond Early Childhood Academy project; and participation in the TASB Energy Cooperative fixed-rate fuel program. After an executive session that included contemplated litigation and settlement offers and board officer qualifications, the board voted 6-0 to authorize the superintendent to negotiate final terms of a possible settlement of construction claims and execute the required documents, then elected Harris president, Brown vice president and Collins secretary, each 6-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 17, 2022 meeting, as attached to the June 20, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 17, 2022 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

On a shortened agenda during a COVID-19 staffing crunch, the board accepts the 2021 audit, hires Population and Survey Analysts, calls the May 7 election and extends COVID-19 leave

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included an interlocal agreement to join the Region 10 Education Service Center multi-region purchasing cooperative. The board approved, each 6-0: the annual financial audit for the year ended Aug. 31, 2021; TASB Board Policy Update 118; playground equipment for the new Vandagriff Elementary School; authority for the superintendent to extend and administer additional COVID-19 leave; an agreement with Population and Survey Analysts (PASA); and the calling of the May 7, 2022, Board of Trustees election.

Bohn presented the instructional focus on behalf of Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey; Director of Facilities and Construction Tyler Boswell updated the 2019 bond; Director of Technology Brooks Moore discussed a student device purchase; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2022-2023 budget development process and calendar; and staff previewed performing arts equipment for the middle schools. An executive session on the superintendent's performance update was posted.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 18, 2022 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 28, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 18, 2022 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board names a long-range facility planning subcommittee, marks a 19th straight Superior financial rating, and buys furniture and technology for the new middle school and elementary

McCall Elementary presented on project-based learning. The board commended the district's Superior rating in the School FIRST financial accountability system, an Aledo Education Foundation grant presentation, the principal of Charles McAnally Middle School, and a recognition of Superintendent Susan Bohn by the Texas Association of Community Schools. The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included class size exception waivers, a general fund budget amendment and the memorandum of understanding with the Aledo Education Foundation.

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey reviewed monthly instructional data and Annetta Elementary's kindergarten team was featured; Director of Facilities and Construction Tyler Boswell reviewed each 2019 bond project; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney previewed Policy Update 118; and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reported a Superior School FIRST rating for the 19th year in a row, updated the 2021-2022 budget against its enrollment and tax-collection assumptions, and previewed the Region 10 purchasing cooperative and playground equipment for the new Vandagriff Elementary. An executive session on the superintendent's performance update and evaluation instrument was posted.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Dec. 13, 2021 meeting, as attached to the Jan. 18, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Dec. 13, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves the Early Childhood Academy's schematic design and casts its appraisal-district votes for Sterling Naron

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and intervention and curriculum specialists reviewed instructional data and tier 3 intervention, McAnally's social studies team was featured, Boswell updated the 2019 bond, and staff previewed furniture and technology purchases for December. Executive session items included the superintendent's performance update and evaluation instrument and security audits.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 15, 2021 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 13, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 15, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts extended COVID-19 leave for staff, buys network equipment for two middle schools and the new elementary, and postpones the superintendent's contract

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Sept. 21, 2021, with Vice President Jessica Brown presiding and Trustees Forrest Collins, Julie Turner, Jennifer Loftin, Jennifer Taylor and David Lear present. Superintendent Susan Bohn reported on Start With Hello Week, COVID-19 case numbers and the district's construction projects. Collins reported on the close of the second special legislative session and the start of the third. Three members of the community spoke on non-agenda items. The consent agenda, including a general fund budget amendment, passed 6-0.

After an executive session that began at 8:23 p.m. on the superintendent's performance update and contract, the board postponed discussion and action on the superintendent's contract. Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and Director of Special Programs Rebecca Faulkner reported on the instructional focus and special education, Director of Construction and Facilities Tyler Boswell and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reviewed the 2019 bond projects and budget, Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney outlined the improvement-plan timeline, and Husfeld gave public notice of the 2021-2022 federal grant applications. The meeting adjourned at 11:27 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 21, 2021 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 18, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 21, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

An August workshop on community-based accountability criteria, the instructional focus and the 2021-2022 budget

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a workshop Aug. 9, 2021, with all seven trustees present. President Hoyt Harris and Superintendent Susan Bohn discussed the draft 2021-2022 community-based accountability reporting criteria, Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey reviewed the 2021-2022 instructional focus, and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the 2021-2022 budget. Executive session items included the superintendent's performance update and, under the economic development provisions of the Open Meetings Act, a project at the location listed as I-20 South and Aledo Iona Road North. No action is recorded.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 9, 2021 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 16, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 9, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves synthetic turf for the baseball and softball fields, engages Pattillo, Brown & Hill, and buys Annetta Elementary's curriculum

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included the district's contracts with the Region 11 Education Service Center. The board then approved, each 6-0: Really Great Reading products; turf conversions and replacements for the Aledo High School and Daniel Ninth Grade fields, presented with Athletic Director Steve Wood; 2020-2021 general fund and debt service fund budget amendments; cafeteria furniture for Aledo High School; the engagement of Pattillo, Brown & Hill LLC for the 2020-2021 audit; math and English language arts and reading curriculum materials for Annetta Elementary; a cost increase for certified material testing by CMJ Engineering on the Annetta Elementary project; an Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC easement and right of way for the Aledo Middle School project; and 2021-2022 staffing adjustments.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 21, 2021 meeting, as attached to the July 19, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 21, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A June workshop on the 2021-2022 budget, instructional models and community-based accountability

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a workshop June 7, 2021, with President Hoyt Harris and Trustees Jessica Brown, Julie Turner, Jennifer Loftin, Jennifer Taylor and David Lear present. Superintendent Susan Bohn had no COVID-19 update to report. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the 2021-2022 budget, Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey reviewed the instructional models planned for 2021-2022, and Bohn and the board discussed community-based accountability planning for the year. No action is recorded.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 7, 2021 meeting, as attached to the June 21, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 7, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Lear, Loftin and Brown are sworn in, the board awards the bid to convert McAnally Intermediate into the new Vandagriff Elementary, and rescinds its COVID-19 emergency resolution

Bond Progress Committee member Jeff Streetman and Director of Facilities and Construction Tyler Boswell updated the 2019 bond; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the 2020-2021 budget and previewed the audit request for proposals, Region 11 contracts, cafeteria furniture and, with Athletic Director Steve Wood, replacing aging athletic surfaces and converting the baseball and softball fields to synthetic turf; and Bohn and Husfeld reviewed possible uses of ESSER funds. The board returned from executive session at 11:48 p.m. to consider board officer nominees.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 18, 2021 meeting, as attached to the June 21, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 18, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board honors the 2020 state champion football team, drops a proposed Latin reduction in force, buys Annetta Elementary furniture and playground, and nominates the superintendent for a state award

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and early literacy specialists reviewed instructional growth and the reading academy plan, Director of Construction and Facilities Tyler Boswell updated the bond scope and budget with progress photos, and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the general operating fund balance report.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 22, 2021 meeting, as attached to the April 19, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 22, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the citizens committee's attendance zone maps and a Fort Worth interlocal for the new McAnally Middle School

The board approved, each 7-0: the final elementary and middle school attendance zone maps recommended by the citizens Attendance Zone Committee, presented by co-chairs Peter Healey and Cynthia Llewellyn; an interlocal agreement with the City of Fort Worth for the construction of community facilities with city participation, related to the new McAnally Middle School; and a Tri-County Electric Cooperative electric line easement and right of way for McAnally Middle School. A workshop on staffing, the budget and the McAnally Intermediate conversion followed at 7 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 11, 2021 meeting, as attached to the April 19, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 11, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board accepts the audit for the year ended Aug. 31, 2020, seats the 2021 Attendance Zone Committee and calls the May 1 election

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included agreements to join the Central Texas Purchasing Alliance, Choice Partners and Sourcewell cooperatives, a Tri-County Electric Cooperative easement and a sanitary sewer facility easement with the City of Fort Worth. The board approved, each 6-0: the members of the 2021 Attendance Zone Committee; the annual financial audit for the year ended Aug. 31, 2020, presented by Kirk and Richardson; and the calling of the May 1, 2021, trustee election for three seats.

Instructional specialists presented second-nine-weeks professional learning community ratings; Director of Construction and Facilities Tyler Boswell reviewed the Annetta Elementary, Aledo Middle, McAnally Middle, Early Childhood Academy and new Vandagriff Elementary projects; Trent Smith of Templeton Demographics presented the fall 2020 demographic update and projections; Director of Technology Brooks Moore presented student device deployment; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney previewed Policy Update 116; and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld outlined the 2021-2022 budget process. After an executive session at 9:17 p.m., the meeting adjourned at 10:06 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 19, 2021 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 22, 2021 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 19, 2021 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

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

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included class size waivers and a Coronavirus Relief Fund interlocal cooperation agreement with the City of Aledo. Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey reviewed instructional data and new-teacher instructional rounds; Director of Construction and Facilities Tyler Boswell updated the bond projects; and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2019-2020 School FIRST report, a Superior rating for the 18th year in a row, and compared enrollment and attendance to budgeted revenue. After an executive session at 9:06 p.m., the meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.

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

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

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included TASB Policy Update 115, 13 local policies from board policies and vacations to admissions, attendance accounting, child abuse reporting, complaints and grievances, and a 2020-2021 general fund budget amendment. The board approved, each 6-0, the 2020-2021 district and campus improvement plans and an order authorizing the issuance and sale of Aledo ISD Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2020-A, and delegating authority for their sale and delivery.

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

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

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a workshop June 11, 2020, with President Hoyt Harris, Secretary Forrest Collins and Trustees Julie Turner, Jessica Brown and David Lear present; Jennifer Loftin joined at 6:14 p.m. Superintendent Susan Bohn said the district hoped to hear from the Commissioner of Education the following week with guidelines for returning to school in the fall, and each cabinet department presented its 2020-2021 plans. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld gave a budget update and, with Executive Director of Human Resources Sherry Taylor and Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney, a presentation on 2020-2021 staffing. The workshop adjourned at 8:58 p.m.

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

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

Superintendent Susan Bohn reported that the district was planning for the fall and wanted to give parents the choice of in-person or virtual return, that the administration building remained closed, and that athletics and band were practicing under UIL guidelines. The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included Region 11 contracts, missed school day, instructional materials inventory and low attendance day waivers, and a 2019-2020 general fund budget amendment.

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

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

The board approved, each 7-0: the engagement of Kirk & Richardson, P.C. for the audit of the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2020; the E-Rate resolution for 2020-2021 with Netsync Network Solutions' proposal; and Fred J. Miller, Inc.'s quote for new Aledo High School band uniforms in the amount of $183,180. Bohn said a June 11 workshop would take up fall reopening; Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and specialists reviewed professional learning community progress and the inaugural i3 cohort; Kessel gave the School Health Advisory Council's annual report; Trent Smith of Templeton Demographics presented the spring 2020 demographic update and COVID-19's effect on projections; and Kessel and Crissey presented a shared-space plan for Aledo Middle School and McAnally Intermediate.

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

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

Cabinet members gave operational updates on the building closure; Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey presented instructional data through March 13 and Coder Elementary's kindergarten team; Director of Facilities and Construction Tyler Boswell reported Elementary School No. 6 in design development and the Aledo Middle School, Middle School No. 2, McAnally conversion and Vandagriff early childhood projects in schematic design; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reported on COVID-19's potential effect on the 2020-2021 budget and presented the fund balance report; and Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney previewed the 18 policies in Board Policy Update 114. After a recess and an executive session from 8:55 to 10:17 p.m., the meeting adjourned at 10:19 p.m.

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

Meeting remotely, the board approves PBK's schematic design for Elementary School No. 6

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session remotely via Webex on March 30, 2020, at 6 p.m. with all seven trustees present. Director of Construction and Facilities Tyler Boswell said PBK had met with staff, students and the community to shape the design, and that the schematic design phase accounts for 15% of PBK's work for the district. Lee Osborne and Sean Pantin of PBK presented the design, and Mike Trammel of Buford Thompson Construction reported on very preliminary budget matters. On Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld's recommendation, the board approved the schematic design for new Elementary School No. 6, 7-0, on a motion by Secretary Forrest Collins seconded by David Lear. Cabinet members updated the board on the COVID-19 building closure, and the meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 30, 2020 meeting, as attached to the April 9, 2020 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 30, 2020 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2019-2020 budget and a $1.4933 tax rate, a ten-cent cut the state's required motion language calls a 4.04% increase, and calls 2007 and 2012 bonds early to save $488,775

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 27, 2019, with all seven trustees present. A public hearing on the 2019-2020 budget and proposed tax rate ran from 6:03 to 7:35 p.m.; four residents spoke, on the appraisal process, a request to lower the M&O rate, the teacher and staff raises and the board's legislative advocacy, and a request for a stand-alone handwriting program.

The board adopted the 2019-2020 revenues and appropriations budgets for the general fund, child nutrition fund and debt service fund, 7-0. It approved a resolution calling a portion of the district's Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2007 and Series 2012, for redemption before maturity, which Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld said would save the district and its taxpayers $488,775 in future interest costs, 7-0.

Husfeld explained that despite the language state law requires in the motion, the proposed rate was not an increase but a ten-cent decrease. On a motion by Secretary Forrest Collins seconded by David Lear, the board voted 7-0 to adopt a 2019 total tax rate of $1.4933 per $100 of valuation, $1.0683 for the general fund and $0.4250 for debt service, under a motion worded as an effective 4.04 percent increase in the tax rate. It also approved the final amended budgets for 2018-2019, 7-0. After an executive session from 8:15 to 9:42 p.m. on the superintendent's annual evaluation with no action, the meeting adjourned.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 27, 2019 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 16, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 27, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board accepts the Bearcat Growth Committee's bond recommendation and calls a bond election for Nov. 5, 2019

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Aug. 19, 2019, with all seven trustees present. The board recognized three Boys and Girls State participants. Forrest Collins reminded trustees of new training required by House Bill 403 on sexual abuse, human trafficking and other maltreatment of children. Three residents spoke, two on tax rates and one on the district's successes.

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey reviewed the instructional focus and the district's state accountability ratings; Husfeld previewed the refunding of the 2007 and 2012 bonds; and Executive Director of Student Services Scott Kessel explained the wider range of student groups to be included in random drug testing. After an executive session from 7:43 to 8:26 p.m. on the superintendent's performance update, board duties and real property, the meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 19, 2019 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 16, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 19, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

An August workshop on the 2019-2020 instructional focus, staffing and budget, and agricultural facility improvements

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a workshop Aug. 12, 2019, with all seven trustees present. Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey presented the 2019-2020 instructional focus; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented a detailed budget update and, with Executive Director of Human Resources Sherry Taylor and Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney, 2019-2020 staffing; and Director of Construction and Facilities Tyler Boswell presented agricultural facility improvements. The workshop adjourned at 8:47 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 12, 2019 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 19, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 12, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves roof repairs at 13 facilities with 2015 bond funds, district-wide fencing, meal price increases and up to $90,000 in reading products, and denies a grievance

Superintendent Susan Bohn reported that the Bearcat Growth Committee was awaiting certified values before assembling a bond package, with community meetings July 18 and 23 at Vandagriff Elementary, a final committee meeting Aug. 1, a presentation to the board Aug. 8 and an expected recommendation Aug. 19. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld led the board through House Bill 3's implications for the budget and tax rate and reviewed 2015 bond expenditures; Trent Smith of Templeton Demographics presented the summer 2019 demographic report; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney presented the 2018-2019 improvement plan evaluation, previewed Update 113, described the district's anti-vaping plan and its intent to extend random drug testing to all UIL and some other extracurricular activities; and Husfeld explained a proposed Lexia purchase for grades K-8.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the July 15, 2019 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 19, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, July 15, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board engages Kirk & Richardson for the 2018-2019 audit, extends First Financial Bank as depository through 2021, and buys code-compliance accessibility work with 2015 bond funds

The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included the policy revision to BBF(Local) on board member ethics and revisions under Update 112. The board approved, each 7-0: the engagement letter with Kirk & Richardson, P.C. for the audit of the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2019; a resolution extending the bank depository contract with First Financial Bank for the 2019-2021 biennium; and Tri-Lam Roofing & Waterproofing Inc.'s proposal for code-compliance-level accessibility points at Vandagriff, Stuard and Coder elementaries, Aledo Middle School, the learning center and the high school with 2015 bond funds.

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey presented end-of-year implementation data; Superintendent Susan Bohn said Bearcat Growth Committee community meetings would be held July 18 and 23 at Vandagriff Elementary; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reviewed the budget workshop; and Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney explained proposed policy revisions. After an executive session from 7:35 to 8:05 p.m., the meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 17, 2019 meeting, as attached to the July 15, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 17, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A June workshop on House Bill 3's effect on revenue and tax rates, 2019-2020 staffing and the remaining 2015 bond funds, with a McAnally assistant principal hired

Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld led a discussion of the new school finance bill, House Bill 3, and its potential effect on the district's revenues, tax rates and budget; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney led a discussion of 2019-2020 staffing; Husfeld and Director of Construction and Facilities Tyler Boswell reviewed the remaining 2015 bond funds and planned projects; and Bohn explained plans for the 2019-2020 instructional focus. The workshop adjourned at 8:37 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 12, 2019 meeting, as attached to the June 17, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 12, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts a vision statement, authorizes Series 2019 refunding bonds, adopts K-8 reading materials and fire alarms, and hires a Walsh principal and an assessment director

The board approved, each 5-0: the Aledo ISD vision statement, Growing greatness through exceptional experiences that empower learners for life; an order authorizing the issuance and sale of Aledo ISD Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2019, and delegating authority for their sale; adoption under Proclamation 2019 of Texas myView Literacy from Pearson for grades K-5 and SpringBoard English Language Arts from the College Board for grades 6-8; and Firetrol Protection Systems' proposals for fire alarm systems at the high school, its ag building, Bearcat Stadium, Stuard Elementary and the auxiliary services building.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 15, 2019 meeting, as attached to the May 21, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 15, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves 2019-2020 staffing, cancels the May 4 election after candidates go unopposed, and hears a debt-capacity analysis as the growth committee tours campuses

Bohn reported the Bearcat Growth Committee had toured Walsh Elementary and would tour Aledo Middle School and Vandagriff Elementary on March 28; Josh McLaughlin of BOK Financial Securities presented the district's debt position, bond capacity analysis and the conversion of variable rate bonds; Crissey presented the K-8 reading materials the adoption committee recommended; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and Director of Facilities and Construction Tyler Boswell updated 2015 bond expenditures; Director of Technology Brooks Moore discussed a firewall upgrade; and Executive Director Scott Kessel outlined the GPA and class rank policy review. After an executive session from 8:45 to 9:35 p.m., the meeting adjourned.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 18, 2019 meeting, as attached to the April 15, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 18, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A late-night February workshop on 2019-2020 staffing and budget, Future Ready Aledo, agricultural facilities and 2015 bond spending

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a workshop Feb. 28, 2019, with President Hoyt Harris, Vice President Jennifer Loftin, Secretary Forrest Collins and Trustees David Lear, Bobby J. Rigues and Jessica Brown present. The board met in executive session on the superintendent's mid-year evaluation from 6:04 to 7:41 p.m.; Harris left at 7:15 p.m. and Loftin presided thereafter. Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney discussed 2019-2020 staffing projections and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld the draft budget; Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey, instructional technology specialist Melissa Quisenberry and Director of Technology Brooks Moore discussed Future Ready Aledo; and Husfeld, Director of Construction and Facilities Tyler Boswell and Moore discussed agricultural facilities and 2015 bond expenditures. The workshop adjourned at 11:39 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 28, 2019 meeting, as attached to the March 18, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 28, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board hires Steve Wood as athletic director, accepts the 2018 audit, orders the May 4 election, and sends 124 staff to a PLC conference for about $83,000

Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey and two principals reported on the instructional focus and response-to-intervention training; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney and committee members presented the draft District of Innovation plan and its policy changes; McKinney and Crissey presented the proposed 2019-2020 calendar; and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the budget calendar, noting certified values would not arrive until July 25. After an executive session from 9:48 to 11:16 p.m., the meeting adjourned at 11:17 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 22, 2019 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 19, 2019 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 22, 2019 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

With the president absent, the board adopts a School Priority Month resolution, a credit-by-exam audit process and the superintendent's evaluation instrument, and hears the case for District of Innovation status

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included the School Health Advisory Council appointments, the memorandum of understanding with the Aledo Education Foundation, the T-TESS appraiser list, and an out-of-state trip for students participating in the varsity football game in Shreveport, Louisiana. The board approved a School Priority Month resolution, with a school visit set for Oct. 24, and a resolution on the board-approved credit-by-examination audit process, each 6-0, and after an executive session from 8:41 to 10:04 p.m. approved the superintendent's evaluation instrument, 6-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 17, 2018 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 15, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 17, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2018-2019 budget and tax rate, makes the instructional focus the district's foundation in place of the strategic plan, buys NWEA's MAP, and calls part of the 2007 bonds

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 27, 2018, with all seven trustees present. A public hearing on the 2018-2019 budget and proposed tax rate ran from 7:03 to 7:27 p.m.; one resident spoke about the budget, taxes and a bond, and applauded the budget as presented. Superintendent Susan Bohn reported a successful first day of school.

The board approved, each 7-0: discontinuing the 2018-2019 extension of the district strategic plan and adopting the 2018-2019 instructional focus as the foundation of the district's work for the year, on Bohn's recommendation; two new positions, a trainer at Aledo Middle School and an administrative assistant; NWEA's proposal for MAP Growth K-2, MAP Growth in math, reading and language, and MAP Skills; adoption of the 2018-2019 revenues and appropriations budgets for the general, child nutrition and debt service funds; a resolution calling a portion of the Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2007, for redemption before maturity; the 2018-2019 tax rate, whose amount the minutes do not state; and the final amended budget for 2017-2018.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 27, 2018 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 17, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 27, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board forms legislative and operating-procedures subcommittees, hears a safety and security update, and takes no action on a TASB board endorsement

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Aug. 20, 2018, with all seven trustees present. Executive Director of Accountability Denise Dugger presented the district's 2017-2018 state accountability ratings at a public hearing. President Hoyt Harris summarized the coming XG training, five sessions beginning Sept. 4. Julie Turner reported the education foundation's golf tournament raised $49,000 and previewed a Bearcat Alley at homecoming. A resident spoke about the budget, finances and salaries.

The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included the supplies vendor list, the appraiser calendar, a band trip to Florida, an agriscience team trip to the FFA national convention in Indiana and a Tarrant County 4-H resolution. Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey presented the 2018-2019 instructional focus; Director of Student Services and Safety Scott Kessel and Chief Fred Collie presented school safety and security upgrades; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney reported the 2017-2018 parent and teacher survey results; and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2018-2019 budget, a resolution to prepay part of the 2007 bond series and the tax rate, all for votes the following week.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 20, 2018 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 17, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 20, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A second budget workshop, with the state accountability system and the new instructional focus

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a workshop Aug. 13, 2018, with President Hoyt Harris, Vice President Jennifer Loftin and Trustees Forrest Collins, Julie Turner, Jessica Brown and Bobby J. Rigues present. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2018-2019 budget, Executive Director of Accountability and Professional Development Denise Dugger gave an overview of the state accountability system, and Assistant Superintendent Amber Crissey presented the district's instructional focus for the coming year. The workshop adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 13, 2018 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 20, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 13, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Growing faster than the demographer predicted, the district adds 7.5 teaching positions before school starts

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 10, 2018, at 8:35 a.m. with President Hoyt Harris, Secretary Forrest Collins and Trustees Julie Turner and Bobby J. Rigues present; Vice President Jennifer Loftin joined at 8:40 a.m. Superintendent Susan Bohn said the fast-growth district was exceeding the demographer's predictions at certain campuses and grade levels more than in the past, that 4.5 of the five emergency positions in the budget had been used, and that three more teachers were needed. The board approved the addition of 7.5 full-time teachers to the 2018-2019 budget, 5-0, and adjourned at 8:54 a.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 10, 2018 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 20, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 10, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A July budget workshop on the 2018-2019 budget and staffing

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session July 30, 2018, with all seven trustees present for a 2018-2019 budget workshop. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld led the workshop and Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney gave a staffing overview. The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the July 30, 2018 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 20, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, July 30, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

The board welcomes Superintendent Susan Bohn, honors former trustees Tillman and Stringer, joins two purchasing cooperatives and hires three assistant principals

The board approved, each 7-0: a resolution and interlocal agreement to join the Educational Purchasing Cooperative of North Texas, and an updated interlocal agreement with the Region 8 Education Service Center for The Interlocal Purchasing System cooperative. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld gave a budget update, with workshops set for late July and early August.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 18, 2018 meeting, as attached to the July 16, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 18, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

At Superintendent Derek Citty's last meeting, the board elects Harris, Loftin and Collins, awards custodial and grounds contracts, exits the Dallas County Schools transportation contract, and grants the city an emergency-siren easement

After an executive session from 8:02 to 8:20 p.m., the board elected Hoyt Harris president, Loftin vice president and Forrest Collins secretary, each 7-0. The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included the audit firm engagement letter and Region 11 contracts. Two parent representatives gave the School Health Advisory Council's annual report, Husfeld updated the budget, and Husfeld said the portable classroom at McAnally Intermediate would be moved over the summer and that Vandagriff Elementary did not need another.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 21, 2018 meeting, as attached to the June 18, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 21, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A four-hour closed session of superintendent interviews, after a general fund budget amendment on consent

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session April 4, 2018, at 6:01 p.m. with six trustees present and Vice President Hoyt Harris joining at 6:09. The board approved a 2017-2018 general fund budget amendment, 6-0, then met in executive session from 6:03 to 10:19 p.m. to interview and discuss superintendent applicants, took no action and adjourned.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 4, 2018 meeting, as attached to the May 21, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 4, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

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

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.

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

School board adopts a Cultural Inclusiveness Plan, 6-1, and after the Florida shooting hears a plan for four more police officers and a trustee's call to hire them immediately

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Feb. 20, 2018, with all seven trustees present. The Aledo Learning Center presented. Superintendent Derek Citty offered condolences to those affected by the school shooting in Florida and said a plan was in place to hire four more police officers in the next school year; Forrest Collins said he would rather see it done immediately than wait for the next fiscal year, and the item was added to the next agenda. Citty also reported declining influenza numbers. The board commended TMEA all-state band and choir students, a child nutrition award, a stock show sculpture winner and the Gatorade Texas boys cross country runner of the year. President Jay Stringer reminded trustees of the Senate Bill 1566 training deadline of Sept. 1, 2018. Two residents spoke, on the budget and bond and on the cultural diversity plan.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 20, 2018 meeting, as attached to the March 19, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 20, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board hears bond survey results and the demographic report, accepts the audit, approves a fiber project, calls the May election and amends the Elementary School No. 6 site contract

The consent agenda, approved 5-0, included innovative courses, the 2018-19 calendar, and postponement of the strategic planning process and the District of Innovation committee. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reported a Superior School FIRST rating for 2016-17 and the budget calendar; Director of Student Services and Safety Scott Kessel presented the 2017 district drug survey.

The board approved, each 5-0: the annual external audit report; the district fiber project; and the calling of the May 2018 trustee election. After an executive session from 9:03 to 9:51 p.m., it approved the amended contract for the Elementary School Site No. 6, 5-0, and voted 5-0 to enter discussions only regarding Middle School No. 2. The meeting adjourned at 9:57 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 25, 2018 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 20, 2018 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 25, 2018 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Superintendent Derek Citty announces his retirement effective June 30, 2018, as the board approves $170,290 in Walsh playground equipment and casts 950 appraisal-district votes for Gary Aguillard

The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included opposition to the Lead International Academy charter school and the education foundation memorandum of understanding. Husfeld presented the final dispositions of the 2008 and 2015 bonds. The board postponed the bond canvass, 7-0; approved $170,290.00 in playground equipment for Walsh Elementary, 7-0; postponed the Culture of Voting resolution to Dec. 18, 7-0; and cast the district's 950 votes for Gary Aguillard for the Parker County Appraisal District board, 7-0, with no motion made for the Tarrant Appraisal District.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 13, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 18, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 13, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Principals report on the 2017 accountability ratings as the superintendent lists the bond presentations to come and the CFO weighs what to do with leftover 2008 and 2015 bond money

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included policy BED(Local), the 2017-2018 School Health Advisory Council members, a remote-instruction-via-robot waiver and a 2017-2018 budget amendment. Dugger reported 213 students in summer school and gave the annual ESL report, with students speaking eleven languages served. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reviewed the remaining money in the 2008 and 2015 bond programs, the status of their projects and options for spending the balance, to return for possible action.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 18, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 16, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 18, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2017-2018 budget over one dissent, adopts the tax rate, and calls part of the 2007 refunding bonds early

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 28, 2017, with six trustees present. A public hearing on the 2017-2018 budget and proposed tax rate ran from 7:04 to 7:12 p.m., with one resident speaking about the budget, taxes and the bond.

The board adopted the 2017-2018 budget, 5-1, with Bobby J. Rigues voting against; approved a resolution calling a portion of the Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2007, for redemption before maturity, 6-0; adopted the 2017-2018 tax rate as presented in an attachment the minutes reference but do not reproduce, 6-0; and approved the final amended budget for 2016-2017, 6-0.

In their comments, trustees said the meeting's actions approved a 3% salary increase for teachers and employees, paid off $1.27 million in bonds to save the district $550,000, kept the tax rate unchanged, added $1.5 million to fund balance, and turned a $600,000 deficit in the 2016-2017 budget into a balanced one, and praised Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld. The meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 28, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 18, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 28, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board calls a $72,950,000 bond election for Nov. 7, 2017, in two propositions, after defeating a $1 million cut and moving turf money to contingency

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Aug. 21, 2017, with all seven trustees present once Vice President Hoyt Harris arrived at 6:08 p.m. The board opened with an executive session from 6:07 to 7:08 p.m. on the locations of Middle School No. 2 and Elementary No. 6, with no action. Superintendent Derek Citty reported on convocation, Executive Director Denise Dugger previewed the accountability ratings released Aug. 15, and the board welcomed three new specialists and recognized a middle school science teacher as a state finalist for the Presidential Award. Education foundation executive director Shawn Callaway said the foundation gave $265,000 to the district in the past year with a goal of $289,000 for the next. Eight residents spoke, on the budget, the M&O tax rate, the bond proposition language, the superintendent's contract, the bond and test scores, property taxes and options for the growing student population.

The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included the attendance credits agreement, the supplies vendor list, 2017-2018 hazardous routes, a Tarrant County 4-H resolution, two waivers and adult meal prices. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and Buford-Thompson Construction reported Walsh Elementary's completion; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney presented the 2016-2017 parent and teacher survey; and Husfeld reviewed the 2017-2018 budget with a hiring schedule and proposed pay plans using TASB Model 3.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 21, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 18, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 21, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Trustees review adjusted bond costs for the second middle school, McAnally renovations and CTE additions, and the teacher salary plan

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 14, 2017, with Vice President Hoyt Harris presiding and Secretary Jennifer Loftin and Trustees Bobby J. Rigues, Julie Turner, Forrest Collins and Dr. David Tillman present. Superintendent Derek Citty introduced the new McCall assistant principal. Citty, Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and Ross Rivers of VLK Architects led a discussion of the 2017 Bond Steering Committee's recommendation with adjusted costs for Middle School No. 2, the McAnally renovations and the CTE additions, and shared bond capacity and 2015 bond expenditure information. Husfeld discussed the 2017-2018 budget and the teacher salary plan. After an executive session from 8:58 to 9:10 p.m. with no action, trustees asked that future agendas always list trustee comments, and the meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 14, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 18, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 14, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2017-2018 code of conduct, buys recording equipment for its meetings, and directs a project-by-project vote on the bond package

Citty apologized to the press and community that notice of a date change for the bond steering committee's SWOT meeting had not been sent. Leesa Vardeman of VLK Architects explained the meeting's intent and said that because the consultant VLK brought in had veered off topic and not followed instructions, VLK had ended her services. The board reviewed probable-cost worksheets for Middle School No. 2, the CTE additions and the McAnally renovations, discussed deferring the McAnally capital projects, and directed the administration to bring each project's cost back separately for a round-robin vote and to return with geothermal versus rooftop unit information. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented 2017-2018 budget projections and the TASB pay systems maintenance report. After an executive session from 9:24 to 10 p.m., the board approved Rebecca Faulkner as McCall Elementary assistant principal, 6-0, and adjourned.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 7, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 18, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 7, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts its operating procedures manual and Policy Update 108, approves contracts for 20 acres for a new elementary school, and hires a McCall principal

The board pulled the scoreboard lease from the consent agenda, discussed sponsorships and approved it, 6-0; the rest of the consent agenda passed 6-0. Athletic Director Tim Buchanan reported on the athletic program and coaching changes; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and Buford Thompson Construction updated Walsh Elementary; and Husfeld presented the budget process and the TASB pay systems maintenance study.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the July 17, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 21, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, July 17, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board hears the spring demographic update, honors nine-year trustee David Davis, and hires a communications director on a 5-1 vote

The board honored the golf teams, Texas History Day students and a science teaching award winner, recognized Bearcat Academy graduates, and gave outgoing trustee David Davis an award for nine years of service. Citty reviewed his 2017 goals and read a letter to McCall families about the resignation of the campus's principal. Jennifer Loftin reported the foundation's golf tournament grossed more than $60,000, and Rigues reported the 85th session's close and a special session with 19 issues. Six residents spoke, on the budget and teacher salaries, the cultural inclusiveness plan, the McCall resignation, policy BED(Local), the superintendent's goals and personnel.

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included 2017-2018 lunchroom prices, E-Rate and a technology purchase. The CTE coordinator presented a needs assessment, Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented budget projections, and Husfeld and Buford Thompson Construction updated Walsh Elementary. The board approved, each 6-0, additional Daniel Ninth Grade Campus parking lot lights, summer maintenance projects and policy FFA(Local). After an executive session from 9:40 to 11:18 p.m. that included the safety audit report, it approved Rick Herrin as director of communications, 5-1, with Rigues voting against, and adjourned at 11:19 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 19, 2017 meeting, as attached to the July 17, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 19, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Turner and Harris are seated, Loftin wins a split vote for secretary, the 2017 Bond Steering Committee is approved, and the cultural inclusiveness plan dies for lack of a second

The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included the audit firm engagement letter, an extension of the bank depository contract, Region 11 contracts and Walsh Elementary library materials and firewall equipment. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reported the preliminary tax roll showed an 11.69% change, down from the 15% anticipated, and updated Walsh Elementary with Buford Thompson Construction; the School Health Advisory Council gave its end-of-year report.

Director of Student Services and Safety Scott Kessel presented the Cultural Inclusiveness Plan; a motion by Rigues to approve it died for lack of a second, and no direction was given when Citty asked for one. The board approved, each 7-0: the IMA and TEKS certifications; the 2017 Bond Steering Committee; conveyance of easements adjacent to Coder Elementary; a budget amendment for the district's $50,850 share of a 50-50 split with Parker County of additional work on Vernon Road; and nominations of two Community News journalists and a Weatherford Democrat journalist to the TASB Media Honor Roll. After an executive session on the Elementary No. 6 location, it approved two curriculum specialists and renewal contracts, 7-0, and adjourned at 11:10 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 15, 2017 meeting, as attached to the June 19, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 15, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves 2017-2018 staffing projections and Policy Update 107, sends robotics out of state, and hires Sheri Coll as Walsh Elementary's first principal

The consent agenda passed 6-0. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented budget projections and, with Buford Thompson Construction, the Walsh Elementary schedule; PTO president Jennifer Taylor reported 541 member families and more than $260,000 given to the district; and CTE coordinator Mary Smith followed up on the TAPR report.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the March 20, 2017 meeting, as attached to the April 18, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, March 20, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2017-2018 calendar over one dissent, opposes the state's A-F system, postpones naming the new elementary, bars candidates from using the district logo, and honors the 2016 state champion football team

Tim Fleet and Kim Gill of Morningstar Development reported on lots, construction, the amenities center and pools; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and Buford Thompson Construction updated Elementary No. 5 and presented the budget calendar; Executive Director Denise Dugger reported the district's accreditation status as Met Standard; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney presented the first-year evaluation of the 2015-2018 strategic plan; Director of Student Services and Safety Scott Kessel updated the School Health Advisory Council's cultural awareness plan; and the board decided that no candidate may use the district's Bearcat logo in a board election.

The board approved the 2017-2018 school calendar, 5-1, with Dr. David Tillman against; the 2015-2016 audit report, 6-0; a resolution opposing the A-F system, 5-0 with Jennifer Loftin abstaining; postponement of naming Elementary No. 5 as Walsh Elementary, 5-1, with Stringer against; a resolution for sidewalks, 7-0, before David Davis left; and policies DCB(Local) and DCE(Local), 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:46 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 23, 2017 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 20, 2017 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 23, 2017 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

At the second town hall on elementary attendance zones, 25 speakers raise moves, commutes, volunteers, special needs and grandfathering

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held its second special town hall meeting on proposed elementary boundaries Nov. 9, 2016, at the Aledo High School auditorium with six trustees present and Vice President David Davis presiding. Superintendent Derek Citty briefly presented the district's history, projected enrollment and the next bond program, then opened the floor.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 9, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 15, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 9, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

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

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a special town hall meeting Nov. 7, 2016, at the Aledo High School auditorium with six trustees present once Dr. David Tillman arrived. Superintendent Derek Citty presented the district's history, projected enrollment and the next bond program, and Rocky Gardiner of Templeton Demographics presented the fall 2016 demographic update with the proposed elementary boundaries.

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

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

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included the education foundation memorandum of understanding, the School Health Advisory Committee members and a 2016-2017 budget amendment. Executive Director Denise Dugger gave the summer school and ESL reports; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld, Ross Rivers of VLK Architects and Mike Trammell of Buford Thompson reported the Coder project 99% complete and the technology upgrade 95% complete, and updated Elementary No. 5.

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

School board adopts the 2016-2017 budget with a 1% general pay increase and the tax rate

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 29, 2016, with six trustees present once David Davis arrived. At a public hearing from 7:04 to 7:28 p.m., Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2016-2017 budget with a general pay increase of one percent of the midpoint range, and one resident spoke about teacher and staff salaries.

The board adopted the 2016-2017 budget, 6-0, and the 2016-2017 tax rate, 6-0, each as presented in an attachment the minutes reference but do not reproduce, and approved the final amended budget for 2015-2016, 5-0, with Dr. David Tillman out of the room. Trustees praised Husfeld, and the meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 29, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 19, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 29, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Trustees accept a 1% pay increase and ask the CFO for $100,000 more in cuts

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 23, 2016, with all seven trustees present. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the proposed 2016-2017 budget. Trustees accepted the recommendation for a one percent pay increase and asked Husfeld to make an additional $100,000 in budget cuts, and canceled the Aug. 25 meeting. The session adjourned at 9:14 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 23, 2016 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 19, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 23, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A pre-meeting budget session sets two more budget meetings and an Aug. 29 adoption date

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 15, 2016, at 6:04 p.m. with five trustees present and two arriving at 6:58. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented a 2016-2017 budget update. The board set further budget meetings for Aug. 23 and 25 at 6:15 p.m., asked for information on teacher insurance premiums, and set Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. to adopt the budget and tax rate. The session adjourned at 7:09 p.m.

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

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 Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met July 18, 2016, with five trustees present, opening with an executive session from 6:03 to 7:03 p.m. on safety and security and personnel. Gary Aguillard recognized former trustee Steve Bartley, and trustees praised his financial knowledge and advocacy for children. President Jay Stringer assigned board committees: Dr. David Tillman to Community Partners, Hoyt Harris and Forrest Collins to communication and events, Jennifer Loftin to the education foundation and Bobby J. Rigues to legislative. Rigues reported stirrings in Austin over budget cuts. There were no public comments. The consent agenda, approved 5-0, included 4-H resolutions.

The board approved, each 5-0: the Board Operating Procedure Manual; Collins as TASA/TASB delegate with Stringer as alternate; moving the board calendar to August; a School Priority Month resolution; 2016-2017 meal prices; an agreement with Dr Pepper Snapple Group; technology HVAC upgrades; Aledo High School auditorium stage equipment and rigging; a resolution supporting construction of an addition to the Parker County Appraisal District's building, presented by Chief Appraiser Larry Hammonds; and the guaranteed maximum price for the phase 1 earthwork package for Elementary No. 5. The iPads for instructional staff passed 4-0 with Tillman abstaining. No endorsement was needed for the TASB board because Rigues was the only Region 11 candidate. The board approved Alyssa Seay as middle school assistant principal, 5-0, and adjourned at 10:14 p.m.

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

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

Jennifer Loftin pulled the Region 11 contracts for questions, and they passed 5-0; the rest of the consent agenda, including three charter school considerations, hazardous routes and the E-Rate resolution, passed 5-0. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the budget calendar and a tax value analysis, Citty reviewed his six goals, and Rigues presented a resolution to make every other October a School Priority Month.

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

Board hires Mandy Musselwhite as Aledo Middle School principal and drafts five goal areas for itself

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session June 9, 2016, at 6:18 p.m. with six trustees present. After an executive session from 6:19 to 6:58 p.m., the board approved Mandy Musselwhite as principal of Aledo Middle School, 6-0, and the purchase of dry erase boards including installation, 6-0. President Jay Stringer then led trustees in developing board goals in five areas: communication and advocacy; growth; curriculum and House Bill 5; budget; and Team of Eight, superintendent evaluation and framework, with goal statements to follow for review. The meeting adjourned at 8:36 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 9, 2016 meeting, as attached to the July 18, 2016 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 9, 2016 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

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

The consent agenda passed 7-0. The School Health Advisory Council gave its end-of-year report, Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reported the 2016-2017 budget on schedule with certified values due at the end of July, and Ross Rivers of VLK Architects gave a bond snapshot. The board approved, each 7-0: the 2015-2016 audit firm engagement letter; a budget amendment related to bond refunding; rooftop units for McAnally Intermediate; and servers to store security camera footage. After an executive session from 10:34 to 11:22 p.m., it approved teacher contracts and Cheryl Jones as Aledo Learning Center principal, each 7-0. Trustees welcomed Collins and voiced appreciation for Citty's restroom statement, and the meeting adjourned at 11:26 p.m.

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

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

The consent agenda passed 6-0. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and a TASB representative presented the pay systems review; Husfeld reported three commendations from the Texas Department of Agriculture's child nutrition audit; Superintendent Derek Citty and Director of Student Services and Safety Scott Kessel outlined the School Health Advisory Council's cultural inclusiveness process; Husfeld projected a general operating fund balance of $13,042,879 at Aug. 31, 2016, 31.65% of annual expenditures, and reported that the Series 2016 refunding bonds sold April 7 to refund the Series 2008 bonds at a lower rate saved the district more than twelve million dollars, with twenty-four million saved since 2012; and Ross Rivers of VLK Architects updated the Coder renovation, controlled entries and technology packages.

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

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

The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included the instructional materials allotment certification and opposition to the Texas Leadership Charter Academy application. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2016-2017 budget calendar, projections and assumptions, and instructional technology specialist April Riley demonstrated the Promethean classroom presentation system.

The board approved, each 7-0: Technology Package 2; the 2016-2017 staffing projections with a hiring freeze until appraisals are received and the budget evaluated; the 2016-2017 school calendar; and Policy Update 104. No executive session was needed, and the meeting adjourned at 9:28 p.m.

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

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

The board approved, each 6-0: the Too Good for Drugs program; an order authorizing Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2016, with sale parameters, a bond purchase contract and escrow agreement; Technology Package 1; a report to TEA that the Treetops Charter School would have a negative impact on the district; the Dallas County Schools contract for transportation services only; the calling of the trustee election for Places 4 and 5; and tabling the location of Elementary No. 5. After an executive session from 10:10 to 11:48 p.m., it approved administrator contracts and an interdistrict transfer petition with a policy waiver through 2016-2017, each 6-0. A trustee suggested meeting twice a month, Citty said talks with Walsh Development on a memorandum of understanding would continue, and the meeting adjourned at 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

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

The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included corrected December minutes. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2016-2017 budget calendar, reviewed facility rental policy GKA, said the Dallas County Schools transportation and technology contracts were up for review with a recommendation due in February, and with Ross Rivers of VLK Architects updated the controlled entries, Coder renovation, Elementary No. 5, technology and playground projects.

The board approved the 2014-2015 audit report and the 2015-2016 superintendent goals, each 7-0. It met in executive session on real property, personnel and safety and security from 8:36 p.m. until 12:05 a.m. on Jan. 12, took no action, and adjourned at 12:07 a.m.

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

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

Pavlik and Associates presented a communications audit and plan; Executive Director of Professional Development and Accountability Denise Dugger presented the Texas Academic Performance Report; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney reported the final evaluation of the 2014-2015 strategic plan and a 12th consecutive year of 100% highly qualified status; and Citty summarized his 2014-2015 goals.

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

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

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Sept. 15, 2015, with six trustees present. Six residents spoke, four about taxes, one about taxes and better communication, and one about the maintenance budget. On a motion by Hoyt Harris seconded by Dr. David Tillman, the board adopted the 2015-2016 tax rate as presented, 6-0; the rate is in an attachment the minutes reference but do not reproduce. Trustees thanked the community for speaking and said it was one of the most difficult decisions the board had made. The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.

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

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 Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 31, 2015, with all seven trustees present, for a hearing on the 2015-2016 budget and proposed tax rate. Superintendent Derek Citty addressed what he called misinformation in the community about the 2010 tax ratification election and said the board had three options: raise the interest and sinking rate to meet the shortfall, shift fund balance to cover it, or cut the maintenance and operations rate. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the budget. Ten residents spoke, on the 2010 election, teacher salaries, the tax increase for and against, the budget and the bond proceeds, and a statement from two more was read.

The board adopted the 2015-2016 budget, 7-0, agreed to a special meeting Sept. 15 to set the tax rate, approved adult meal prices amended to $3.50, 6-0 with Dr. David Tillman out of the room, and approved the final amended 2014-2015 budget, 7-0. In their comments trustees thanked the community for participating, said teachers should enjoy the raise, and said the board would put a plan in print on transparency, accountability and teacher salaries at the Sept. 15 meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:49 p.m.

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

Nine residents speak on the tax increase and teacher pay as the CFO lays out salary schedules and the homeowner impact

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 25, 2015, with all seven trustees present once Hoyt Harris and Dr. David Tillman arrived. Nine residents spoke, seven about the tax increase and two about teacher salaries. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2015-2016 budget update: the development calendar, projections and assumptions, several teacher salary schedules, the general fund's historical budget, the projected interest and sinking rate increase, and the tax rate changes with their impact on homeowners. The board met in executive session with its attorney and on personnel and real property from 7:58 to 9:02 p.m., took no action and adjourned at 9:03 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 25, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 21, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 25, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

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

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Aug. 17, 2015, with Vice President David Davis presiding and six trustees present once Dr. David Tillman arrived. Boy Scout Troop 1099 led the pledge. Superintendent Derek Citty proposed an Aug. 24 budget meeting, reported more than 500 participants at Bearcat Nation 101, and introduced the new Aledo Middle School assistant principal. The board recognized band director Joey Paul for the Texas Music Educators Association Class 5A honor band championship and coach Chad Barry and the baseball team for qualifying for the state tournament. Hoyt Harris reported a $3,500 foundation donation for convocation. Five residents spoke, three on the foreign exchange cap, one on the tax rate and one on the budget and teacher salaries.

The consent agenda, approved 6-0, included the supplies vendor list and the appraiser list and calendar. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld compared area districts' 2014-2015 tax rates and the district's historical rate changes with their impact on homeowners, and Citty and Husfeld said the district was still looking at Elementary No. 5 locations on the north and south sides with a recommendation due in September or early October.

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

School board adopts the 2015-2016 code of conduct and meal prices and reviews salary and tax-rate comparisons

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 3, 2015, with six trustees present once Hoyt Harris and Dr. David Tillman arrived. The board approved the 2015-2016 Student Code of Conduct and the 2015-2016 child nutrition meal prices, each 5-0. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented a budget update with the development calendar, projections and assumptions, a teacher salary plan comparison and a tax rate comparison. No executive session was needed, and the meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 3, 2015 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 21, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 3, 2015 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

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 board approved the June 15 and 16 minutes, 4-0, and the June 3 minutes with the vote on Vandagriff's assistant principal corrected to 5-0, 4-0. Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney reported parent survey participation of 21% and teacher participation of 89%; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld set a budget workshop for Aug. 3 and adoption for Aug. 24; and Citty said building Elementary No. 5 in the north would affect attendance zones while building south would add utility costs, with Leesa Vardeman of VLK Architects presenting the Coder Elementary controlled-entry schematic design.

After a recess, the board approved, each 4-0: localized Policy Update 102; the order authorizing Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2015A, with sale parameters, a bond purchase contract and an official statement; the best-value proposal for controlled entries at Vandagriff Elementary, Stuard Elementary, McAnally Intermediate and Aledo Middle School; the Coder schematic design; Rigues as TASA/TASB delegate with Tillman as alternate; storage area network equipment; and the nomination of Dr. Ann Calahan to the TASB board's Region 11 Position D. After an executive session from 10:30 p.m. to 12:38 a.m. on July 21, it authorized the superintendent to proceed as discussed on the Morningstar development's water and sewer easement request, 4-0, and approved Jake Bean as Aledo Middle School assistant principal, 4-0. The meeting adjourned at 12:39 a.m.

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

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

The consent agenda passed 6-0. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented a budget update with projected enrollment, preliminary 2015 tax values and collections. The board approved, each 6-0: the district and foundation employee crisis fund; the architectural contract with VLK; an extension of the First Financial Bank depository contract; the 2015-2016 transportation hazardous zones; competitive sealed proposals as the procurement method for the four security entrances and the Coder renovation; instructional materials; the 2015-2016 E-Rate resolution; a statement of intent to reimburse costs from 2015 bond funds; and the design for security entrances at Aledo Middle School, McAnally Intermediate, Stuard Elementary and Vandagriff Elementary. After an executive session from 10:11 to 10:43 p.m., it approved David Stubbs as Aledo High School assistant principal, 6-0. Trustees suggested a workshop on board goals, and the meeting adjourned at 10:47 p.m.

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

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

The consent agenda, including a budget amendment related to bond refunding and Region 11 contracts, passed 7-1 as the minutes record it. The School Health Advisory Council gave its annual report. The board approved, each 7-0, the 2015-2018 strategic plan, the purchase or lease of portable classrooms for McAnally Intermediate, and the 2014-2015 audit engagement letter, and after an executive session approved a term contract, 7-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

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

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 consent agenda passed 7-0. Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney reported on the teacher and parent surveys; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the fund balance report, a Fitch rating on the 2015 refunding, and the refunding's savings as prepared by BOSC, Inc. A Morningstar Development 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

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 consent agenda passed 7-0. Denise Dugger reviewed the state accountability timeline and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reported the 2015-2016 budget on schedule. The board approved, each 7-0: the 2015-2016 staffing projections; Proclamation 2015 instructional materials; the investment officer resolution under policy CDA(Local); and a negative-impact letter on the Athlos Academy charter school. After an executive session from 9:01 to 11:03 p.m., it voted 6-1 to extend and amend the superintendent's contract, with Rigues against. The meeting adjourned at 11:05 p.m.

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

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

The board approved, each 5-0: calling the May 9 election for Places 1, 2 and 3; the REAL Essentials program; an order authorizing Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, with sale parameters, a bond purchase contract and an escrow agreement; and replacement of the softball and baseball scoreboards. After an executive session from 9:48 to 10:52 p.m., it approved administrator contracts and the hiring of Fred Collie as Aledo ISD police chief, each 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:54 p.m.

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

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

The consent agenda passed 5-0. Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney presented the second-year evaluation of the 2012-2015 strategic plan and the timeline for the 2015-2018 plan, and Husfeld the 2015-2016 budget calendar. The board approved the 2013-2014 audit report, policy EIC(Local) and Policy Update 101, and postponed the REAL Essentials curriculum and a decision on the Athlos Academy charter school, each 5-0. No executive session was needed, and the meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.

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

School board hears the ten-year demographic report, accepts $179,544.22 in teacher grants, adopts the 2015-2016 calendar and extends the 2025 Committee as the Bearcats head to the state title game

The board approved, each 7-0: accepting $179,544.22 from the Aledo Education Foundation for 41 teacher grants; the 2015-2016 school calendar; policy CE(Local) on fund balance and the annual operating budget; postponing the REAL Essentials School Health Advisory Council program; the Siemens Industry fire alarm maintenance agreement; and an extension of the AISD 2025 Committee. After an executive session from 9:10 to 10:43 p.m., it approved policy CKE(Local), 7-0, and adjourned at 10:45 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Dec. 15, 2014 meeting, as attached to the Jan. 19, 2015 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Dec. 15, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2014-2015 budget and tax rate after a hearing with four speakers, and approves the attendance-credit purchase

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 25, 2014, with all seven trustees present once David Davis arrived. At a public hearing from 7:01 to 8:03 p.m., three audience members spoke about the budget and one about teacher salaries, and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the budget highlights. The board adopted the 2014-2015 budget and the tax rate, the rate in an attachment the minutes reference but do not reproduce, approved the agreement to purchase attendance credits, the final amended 2013-2014 budget and the state waivers, each 7-0. Denise Dugger presented assessment data. Trustees thanked the audience, said teacher salaries would continue to be looked at, and President Jay Stringer noted the board had met 27 times in the past year. The meeting adjourned at 8:33 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 25, 2014 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 15, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 25, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board calls a November 2014 bond election and adopts Policy Update 100 as enrollment is projected at 5,061

The consent agenda, approved 7-0, included 4-H adjunct professors, the appraisal calendar and appraisers, and the supplies vendor list. Citty presented his draft 2014-2015 goals; Denise Dugger presented assessment data and reported 2,600 parent volunteers district-wide, with principals describing community engagement on each campus; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the budget.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 18, 2014 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 15, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 18, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Trustees weigh cloud against on-premise technology, the number of bond propositions and polling places, and the 2014-2015 budget

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 11, 2014, with five trustees present once Dr. David Tillman arrived. True Consulting Group compared hosted or cloud devices with on-premise devices. The board discussed the number of propositions and polling places for a possible 2014 bond election, and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld updated the budget calendar, the general fund and the debt service fund. A motion to approve policy DEC(Local) was made and seconded; the minutes record no vote count. No executive session was needed, and the meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 11, 2014 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 18, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 11, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board honors state champion softball and baseball teams, adopts the 2014-2015 code of conduct and five policies, one over a dissent, and hears McAnally's construction at 95%

Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney presented the 2013-2014 parent and teacher surveys; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld the budget calendar, general fund projections and debt service history; and Citty the Bearcat Academy, about 30 members meeting monthly to learn the district's functions.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the July 21, 2014 meeting, as attached to the Aug. 18, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, July 21, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board leases replacement staff computers, sets 2014-2015 hazardous zones and meal prices, and hires two assistant principals

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met June 16, 2014, with six trustees present. Superintendent Derek Citty set a June 30 special meeting for the 2025 Committee's report, said the 2014-2015 calendar would be reviewed for Memorial Day absenteeism, and announced twenty teachers' $250 attendance awards. The board commended UIL academic winners. Hoyt Harris reported the foundation's golf tournament raised $40,000. There were no public comments. The consent agenda, including a budget amendment related to bond refunding, passed 6-0.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the June 16, 2014 meeting, as attached to the July 21, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, June 16, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A pre-meeting 2014-2015 budget update

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session May 19, 2014, with six trustees present once Dr. David Tillman arrived. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld gave a 2014-2015 budget update, and the meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 19, 2014 meeting, as attached to the June 16, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 19, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Davis and Harris are sworn in, the officers are re-elected, Bobby Rigues is honored for ten years, and the board asks Fort Worth to weigh its concerns on the Morningstar development agreement

The board approved, each 6-0: Kirk, Richardson & Poole, P.C. as auditor for the Aug. 31, 2014 audit; AUI Special Projects Group, LLC for site improvements at McAnally Intermediate; a network cabling and electronics contract for the Aledo Learning Center; and a letter from the superintendent to the Fort Worth City Council asking consideration of the district's concerns with the Morningstar development agreement. After an executive session from 9:35 to 11:07 p.m., it approved a math specialist, 6-0, and adjourned at 11:09 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the May 19, 2014 meeting, as attached to the June 16, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, May 19, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves the McAnally traffic loop, a Bell Helicopter partnership through Weatherford, Policy Update 99 and the E-Rate resolution, and postpones staff computers over one dissent

Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld and Buford Thompson reported on the high school vestibule and Learning Center additions; Executive Director of Curriculum Kathy Allen reported House Bill 5 graduation changes; Denise Dugger and McKinney explained the community and student engagement self-evaluation; Dugger presented the federal report card; and Husfeld reported the Series 2014 refunding bonds sold April 1 to refund part of the Series 2005-A bonds at a lower rate.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the April 21, 2014 meeting, as attached to the May 19, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, April 21, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board authorizes Series 2014 refunding bonds, extends the 2006-A standby agreement, hires VLK as the 2025 Committee's consultant, adopts suicide-prevention and Second Step programs and calls the May election

The board approved, each 6-0: the TASB Media Honor Roll resolution; an extension and amendment of the standby bond purchase agreement for the variable rate Series 2006-A school building bonds; an order authorizing Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2014, with sale parameters, a purchase contract and an escrow agreement; VLK as architect consultant to the 2025 Committee; the Second Step program; the Lifeline suicide prevention program; the Aledo ISD police memorandum of understanding; calling the May trustee election; the board operating procedure manual presented by Rigues; distance learning equipment for the high school; and amendments for the Life School and Texas Leadership charters. After an executive session from 8:58 to 9:33 p.m., it approved administrative contracts, 6-0, and adjourned at 9:37 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 17, 2014 meeting, as attached to the March 17, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 17, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board reconfigures the elementaries to kindergarten through fourth grade and McAnally Intermediate to fifth and sixth, 5-1, and seats the 2025 Committee

Athletic Director Tim Buchanan reported Aledo tied for third in the Lone Star Cup; Denise Dugger reported the district above state on the annual measurable achievement objectives and presented the Texas Academic Performance Report, which replaces the AEIS report; Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney presented the 2012-2013 strategic plan evaluation; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld the 2014-2015 budget calendar; and Dugger a House Bill 5 update.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Jan. 20, 2014 meeting, as attached to the Feb. 17, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Jan. 20, 2014 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board accepts the 2012-2013 audit, $60,000 from the PTO and $90,585.88 from the education foundation, adopts the 2014-2015 calendar and hears capacity projections through 2023-24

Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney reported a 10th straight year of 100% highly qualified status; Citty presented his superintendent entry report; Denise Dugger presented House Bill 5's community-engagement timeline; Director of Special Programs Cheryl Wooten reported the district meets requirements in special education; Citty presented K-5 capacity projections from 2012-13 to 2023-24 and said he would recommend a long-range planning committee in January; and Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld advised delaying any refinancing of the Series 2005-A bonds until the standby purchase agreement information arrives in March 2014.

The board approved, each 5-0: the Aledo ISD Education Foundation's donation of $90,585.88, presented by foundation president Shawn Callaway; the 2014-2015 school calendar; and the 2012-2013 audit report. After an executive session on the superintendent's evaluation from 8:58 to 9:26 p.m. with no action, Stringer set a Jan. 15, 2014 policy meeting with TASB's consultant, and the meeting adjourned at 9:31 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Dec. 16, 2013 meeting, as attached to the Jan. 20, 2014 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Dec. 16, 2013 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

The superintendent lays out a timeline for moving fifth grade to McAnally as the board funds the school-finance coalition, resurfaces the stadium track and buys police vehicles

A Region 11 consultant reported the service center's services; Executive Director of Curriculum Kathy Allen, student services coordinator Scott Kessel and Police Chief Chawn Gilliland reported on FEMA school safety training in Maryland and a coalition with Parker County; Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld reported work beginning at the Learning Center and the high school vestibule over Thanksgiving and a possible bank-qualified refinancing of the Series 2005-A bonds; and Allen previewed Update 98's 91 policies.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 18, 2013 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 16, 2013 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 18, 2013 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2013-2014 campus plans and the guaranteed maximum price for the high school and Learning Center projects, hears a perfect 70 on School FIRST, and makes a contract-abandonment finding against a teacher

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Oct. 21, 2013, with all seven trustees present. Vandagriff Elementary presented its student leadership program. Superintendent Derek Citty noted the governor's designation of Oct. 12 as Public School Human Resources Appreciation Day and thanked the district's principals during Texas principals' month. The board commended a National Achievement Program participant and eight National Merit commended students and semifinalists. Dr. David Tillman reported the Community Partners' membership had doubled; Hoyt Harris reported the foundation was setting gift levels; Bobby J. Rigues reported on the TASA/TASB convention. A resident spoke about the budget. The consent agenda passed 7-0.

After a recess, the board approved, each 7-0: the 2013-2014 campus plans; the guaranteed maximum price on the high school and Learning Center projects; the School Health Advisory Committee; a budget amendment; changes to the board operating procedure manual; and a high school band trip to Colorado. After an executive session from 9:07 to 9:30 p.m., it voted 7-0 to find under Education Code Section 21.210(c)(2) that good cause did not exist for a term-contract teacher's abandonment of her contract, and 7-0 to authorize the president to notify the State Board for Educator Certification and seek sanctions; the Ledger does not name employees who are the subject of personnel action. The meeting adjourned at 9:43 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Oct. 21, 2013 meeting, as attached to the Nov. 18, 2013 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Oct. 21, 2013 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

Thirteen speakers address the board at a town hall on the proposed tax rate

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees held a special town hall meeting Sept. 10, 2013, with six trustees present. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented an overview of the proposed tax rate. Four speakers addressed the board before a recess and nine after it. Trustees thanked Husfeld and the community and encouraged residents to attend regular meetings. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Sept. 10, 2013 meeting, as attached to the Oct. 21, 2013 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Sept. 10, 2013 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board adopts the 2013-2014 budget and the attendance-credit agreement and calls a town hall on the tax rate

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 26, 2013, at 7 p.m. with all seven trustees present, after a 6 p.m. session at which Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the general, child nutrition and debt service budgets. Personnel recommendations passed on consent, 7-0. A public hearing on the 2013-2014 budget and proposed tax rate ran from 7:03 to 7:41 p.m. The board adopted the 2013-2014 budget, the agreement to purchase attendance credits and the final amended 2012-2013 budget, each 7-0, and set a Sept. 10 town hall on the proposed tax rate. Trustees thanked the community for its input, and the meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 26, 2013 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 16, 2013 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 26, 2013 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

A pre-hearing session on the 2013-2014 general, child nutrition and debt service budgets

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Aug. 26, 2013, at 6 p.m. with all seven trustees present once Dr. David Tillman arrived. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld presented the 2013-2014 revenue and expenditure budgets for the general fund, the child nutrition fund and the debt service fund and answered questions. The session adjourned at 6:50 p.m.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Aug. 26, 2013 meeting, as attached to the Sept. 16, 2013 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Aug. 26, 2013 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook