At the meeting present board members were able to meet and talk to 10 of the 12 new leadership members across the district.
Some of the new members were already with Aledo ISD and were given different positions, while some were new to the district.
The new members are:
The members were able to come up and shake hands with the board as well as take pictures with their families under the Aledo ISD sign in the board room.
“We really think that it’s important for them to be on our leadership team so they can be in the room, and we can all be together working on things for the district,” Aledo ISD Superintendent Susan Bohn said.
At the meeting a presentation about the instructional focus objectives for the new school year was given to the board by Amber Crissey, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.
Crissey said that the overall plan is the same as previous years with some minor additions and changes.
They aim to raise the bar for the collaborative teams results in the categories of focusing on learning, collaborative culture, and focusing on results.
There is also an addition of three new monthly reported goals along with lesson frame, critical thinking and classroom discussion. The new categories are evidence of clear classroom expectations, student driven learning, and instructional rounds data.
“We will also look forward to sharing that data with you as well as our teachers continue to look forward to getting to visit other classrooms in different campuses,” Crissey said.
Another communication item was about forming an agreement with Huckabee Architects for beginning the conceptual designs for future high school facilities. According to Caleb Bell, chief facilities and construction officer, Huckabee will work with the district’s Aledo Growth Committee as the committee gathers community feedback about what facilities could be needed.
The item will be brought up for approval at the next meeting and the funding for these services totaling at $1,500,000 would be paid out of the 2023 bond funds.
Along with the new members being introduced the board also passed all action items, including:
The purchase of technology annual license and warranty renewals for $453,234.91;
An addendum to an interlocal agreement with the public worker’s compensation program to get a five-year interest rate freeze on the agreement with Aledo ISD; and
The authorization for the superintendent to negotiate and execute an electricity contract for the district due to rising rates.
According to Chief Financial Officer Earl Husfield, he received rates for electricity close to six cents per kilowatt hour which is double than the price the district is paying right now. He said that by allowing the superintendent to negotiate it’ll be to lock in rates with how volatile electricity rate pricing is.
“It’s much like pricing bonds when you sell bonds,” he said. “You don’t know what the interest rates are, so if you give the superintendent authorization to close the deal, this is very similar to that.”
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