The Littlefield Independent School District’s Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, November 20th in the Board Room of the Jerry Blakely Administration Building.
The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by Board President Reese Rogers and there was nobody present to speak during public forum. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved by general consent.
Item four on the agenda was Administrative Reports. Principals and directors were on hand to talk about their respective campuses/ departments.
The Safety and Security Meeting was discussed. No action was necessary.
The next order of business was to deliberate and take possible action to approve West Texas Food Service Cooperative Agreement: Superintendent Mitch McNeese, stated, “ This COOP was established and is maintained to provide school districts with access to the lowest possible costs for food items that meet federal and state standards for schools. I recommend that we continue our membership and participation in the COOP.”
This item was tabled until the April 2026 meeting.
Item seven on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action to approve School FIRST Rating.
“This is an annual rating that needs board approval,” Supt. McNeese stated. “LISD scored a 94 on the School FIRST Rating which garners ‘Superior Achievement.’ This is a way that public schools are held accountable for their quality of financial management. It’s designed to help schools to better manage their financial resources to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes. I recommend its approval.”
The motion was made by Shawna Hastings and seconded by Johnny Castillo to approve Littlefield ISD’s School FIRST Rating. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to deliberate and take possible action to approve Targeted Improvement Plan.
“A TIP is a plan developed for campuses that have been identified for Targeted Support and Imp rovement (TSI) or Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) by the TEA,: Supt. McNeese said. “It is required by state law and focuses on identifying, implementing, and evaluating specific strategies to close achievement gaps and improve student performance, especially for consistently underperforming student groups.”
The motion was made by Will Williams and seconded by Hervey Valdez to approve the Targeted Improvement Plan. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action to approve Policy Update 126: (Local) Policies: BE, BED, CJ, CJA, CLE, CQB, CQD, CSA, CV, DBD, DEC, DFBB, DGBA, DH, EEP, EFA, EHBAF, EIA, FA, FEF, FFAC, FFB, FFF, FFG, FNG, FO, GF, GKA.
The motion was made by Valdez and seconded by Castillo to approve Policy Update 126. The motion carried.
Item 10 on the agenda was to deliberation and take possible action to approve Financial and Investment Review/Report.
The Financial and Investment Review and Report was presented by Destiny Chavarria.
The motion was made by Castillo and seconded by Williams to approve Financial and Investment Review and Report. The motion carried.
The next order of business was a discussion of Facilities and Maintenance Priorities Plan.
Bryan Gregory gave an updated on the facilities and maintenance priority plan.
No action was necessary. Item 12 on the agenda was Personnel Matters Including the Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, Dis-missal and/or Compensation of Individual District Empolyees: a) Certified Personnel b) At-Will Personnel No Action Necessary Supt. McNeese informed the board of training hours.
With there being no further business, Board President Rogers declared the meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m.