The Aledo Learning Center on the record

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

The Early Childhood Academy and Aledo Learning Center presented, and the board commended the high school's Pre-AP Geometry team, the month's Bearcats of Character, four Circle of Greatness honorees, the colorguard's North Texas Colorguard Association silver medal, a UIL theatrical design state qualifier, four students admitted to service academies, a student with K-12 perfect attendance, state qualifiers in golf, track and field and tennis, academic all-state honorees, two new leadership team members, and Derek Vierling for establishing the district's soccer program and 25 years of service. Members of the public spoke during public comment.

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

School board approves Coder Elementary kitchen replacements, the 2024-2025 improvement plans and a technology equipment policy

Stuard Elementary and the Aledo Learning Center presented, the learning center reporting growth in graduation numbers and credits earned. The board commended the month's Bearcats of Character, three AP Capstone diploma recipients, five National Merit commended scholars, a National Merit semifinalist and Coder Elementary's fourth-grade team. No one spoke during public comment. Lear left the meeting at 7:01 p.m. and rejoined at 7:04 p.m.; the consent agenda, including a resolution to join the Houston-Galveston Area Council cooperative purchasing program, passed 5-0 in his absence.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Oct. 21, 2024 meeting, as attached to the Nov. 18, 2024 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Oct. 21, 2024 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board approves the district improvement plan, bond-funded security cameras and playgrounds, and the charge for the committee that will redraw attendance zones

Annetta Elementary and the Aledo Learning Center presented. The board commended the Bearcat Regiment and visual ensemble as UIL Class 5A state marching qualifiers, the band program's Earl D. Irons Program of Distinction and Foundation for Music Education awards for the high school wind ensemble, symphonic band and both middle school bands, the girls cross country team as state silver medalists and the boys team's 10th-place state finish, four Circle of Greatness honorees and Vandagriff Elementary's first-grade team. Community members spoke during public comment.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Nov. 13, 2023 meeting, as attached to the Dec. 18, 2023 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Nov. 13, 2023 (BoardBook); Aledo ISD meetings on BoardBook

School board buys Chromebooks, performing arts equipment and activity buses, and awards the bid to convert Vandagriff Elementary into the Early Childhood Academy

Annetta Elementary and the Aledo Learning Center presented. The board marked School Board Recognition Month and commended the PTO's donation to the district, FFA state qualifiers, a CTENT teacher of the year, academic all-state honorees and an AVCA All-American volleyball player. No public comments were given. The consent agenda passed 7-0 and included class size exception waivers, remote homebound attendance waivers, missed school day waivers and a resolution on wage payments during emergency school closings.

Sources: Aledo ISD: minutes of the Feb. 28, 2022 meeting, as attached to the March 21, 2022 agenda (BoardBook); Aledo ISD: agenda, Feb. 28, 2022 (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 board approved Deputy Superintendent Lynn McKinney's 2018-2019 staffing projections, 21 new teachers, a special education specialist, a part-time diagnostician, a speech therapist, a part-time special education counselor, a part-time ABA therapist, an assistant principal at Walsh Elementary, three police officers, a district-wide intervention counselor, a facilities and operations position, an attendance clerk, two child nutrition staff and a general maintenance worker, 6-0, and furniture for the Aledo Learning Center expansion, 6-0. After an executive session from 9:18 to 10:44 p.m. that included the Elementary School No. 6 site contract, the meeting adjourned at 10:50 p.m.

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

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 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

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met Jan. 23, 2017, with all seven trustees present. The Aledo Learning Center presented. Superintendent Derek Citty reported on the A-F resolution and an extended timeline for hiring the Elementary No. 5 principal, and drew ten teachers for $250 attendance awards. The board honored coach Steve Wood and the seniors of the 2016 Bearcat state champion football team and retiring Transportation Director Steve Bond for 43 years of service, and marked School Board Recognition Month. President Jay Stringer set the superintendent evaluation for a Feb. 7 special meeting, and Citty presented proposed 2017 goals. Bobby J. Rigues reported the 85th session's hot topics: appropriations, vouchers and the A-F system. The local educators' association president thanked trustees, and a resident spoke on the strategic plan and teacher salaries.

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

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 Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met May 16, 2016, with six trustees present at the start. The retiring Aledo Learning Center principal reflected on 17 years in the district. The board approved the official election results, Forrest Collins winning Place 4 with 883 votes and Bobby J. Rigues winning Place 5 with 1,199 votes, 6-0, and both took the oath, Collins taking his seat. The board recognized a National Merit finalist, the girls state golf team, state track and UIL students and a state history paper qualifier.

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 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 Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met May 18, 2015, with all seven trustees present. The Aledo Learning Center's principal presented its programs. The board canvassed the May 9 trustee election, Jay Stringer in Place 1, Jennifer Loftin in Place 2 and David Tillman in Place 3, and the May 9 bond election, which passed, each 6-0 before Loftin was sworn in; the board secretary then swore in all three. The board recognized state visual arts students, the varsity color guard, the horse judging team and McCall Elementary as a Title I high-progress school. After a closed session on officer qualifications, it elected Stringer president, David Davis vice president and Steve Bartley secretary, each 7-0.

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

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 Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met May 19, 2014, with six trustees present. The Learning Center's principal presented. Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfeld read the May 10 election returns, and the board secretary swore in David Davis for Place 6 and Hoyt Harris for Place 7. The board commended VASE and track state qualifiers, the state tennis doubles team, girls golf and coach Tim Buchanan as the National Football Foundation's Gridiron Coach of the Year, and gave Bobby J. Rigues a plaque for ten years on the board. After a closed session on reorganization, it elected Jay Stringer president, Davis vice president and Johnny Campbell secretary, each 6-0. Superintendent Derek Citty updated the 2025 Committee. There were no public comments.

The consent agenda passed 6-0. Husfeld and Citty reported summer construction: the Learning Center, the McAnally traffic loop, the auxiliary building, the Bearcat storefront, the high school security entrance, HVAC and exterior lighting. The School Health Advisory Council gave its end-of-year report.

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

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

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