The Littlefield Independent School District’s Board of Trustees met in Regular Session on Monday, October 20th in the Board Room of the Jerry Blakely Administration Building.
The meeting was called to order by Board President Reese Rogers. There was nobody present for Public Forum and the minutes from the previous meeting were approved by general consent.
Item four on the agenda was Administrative Reports. Principals and SPED Director Brette Southard and Athletic Director Bo Bryant gave updates on their campuses/ departments.
The next order of business was to deliberate and take possible action to approve a waiver for a modified schedule for state assessment testing days.
“ When we get to the spring we apply for this waiver, so that when we have these tests we don’t have any other distractions in the building. On these days, it gives our other kids and everyone else in the building a waiver so that they don’t have to show until after lunch, and we’re not punished for that,” Superintendent Mitch McNeese said. “The dates are: April 9th, April 14th, April 16th, April 21st and April 23rd.”
The motion was made by Sal Acevedo and seconded by Hervey Valdez to approve the waiver for a modified schedule for state assessment testing days. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action to approve House Bill 3 Goals. “These are all five-year goals, and I did not move them, I left them as they were,” Assistant Superintendent Amber Hays said. “On five of them we either made small gains or stayed about the same. On four of them we went down. If you’re looking at the areas where we had small declines, you’re looking at one area of reading from 7th to 10th grade. I left the goals the same, we just have to figure out how to meet them.”
The motion was made by Garry Ozbirn and seconded by Johnny Castillo to approve the House Bill 3 Goals. The motion carried.
Item seven on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action to approve District and Campus Improvement Plans for 20252026 School Year.
“We made some adjustments to the safety and security,” Asst. Supt. Hays said. “We completed the Carpet Gym and the Striping at the Football Parking Lot, so we added a goal to update the Raptor system, which will allow a little Kiosk area for staff to check in easily through the front doors of all of the buildings if we ever do have a true evacuation or lock down, we know who is supposed to be on that campus.”
The motion was made by Acevedo and seconded by Shawna Hastings to approve the District and Campus Improvement Plans for the 2025-2026 School Year. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action to approve SHAC Requirements for the 2025-2026 School Year.
“Jenna Ozbirn does a great job of heading this up,” Asst. Supt. Hays said. “I wanted to highlight some of the great things that they have planned for this year: we have our flu shot clinic, which is going on right now, SHAC also organizes all of the Stop the Bleed training’s, Fentanyl and opioids overdose presentations, the Wellness bus that comes in and checks all of our staff’s blood work if you choose to sign up for that. They also do our annual blood donation for our seniors and staff.”
The motion was made by Will Williams and seconded by Castillo to approve the SHAC Requirements for the 2025-2026 School Year. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to deliberate and take possible action to approve ESL Evaluation for the 2025-2026 School Year.
Asst. Supt. Hays went over some charts with the board regarding the ESL Program.
“What you’re hoping to see is that over the progression of every year, they’re showing the same trend,” Asst. Supt. Hays said. The one thing to remember, especially in high school is that you have kids coming in and going out. Once they hit that advanced high, they’re exited from the program and you have kids coming in who are more beginning and you’re we’re trying to move them through that. This does show the trend that our kids are progressing through our program and being exited, which is the goal.”
The motion was made by Castillo and seconded by Valdez to approve the English as a Second Language Evaluation. The motion carried.
Item 10 on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action to approve TIPS Resolution.
No Action Necessary The next order of business was to deliberate and take possible action to approve Buy Board Resolution.
“These are just interlocal purchasing agreements,” Bryan Gregory said. “When we spend state and federal money, we have to followed certain procurement rules depending on how much we’re spending, how many quotes we have to get and just how we go about all of that. Using an Interlocal Purchasing Agreement sometimes gives us the opportunity to buy through one of those purchasing co-ops and we don’t have to jump through all the hoops. That the advantage of the co-op, is that they do all of that front-end work for you to make sure you’re getting a legitimate price and are not getting gouged. Once we enter into that agreement, we stay engaged until one of us backs out, which could be five years, 10 years or indefinitely.”
No Action Necessary Item 12 on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action to approve Head Start Agreement.
“ Each year we sign agreement with Head Start that binds us with them,” Supt. McNeese stated. “Right now we have 76 seats, and I recommend that we approve this agreement.”
The motion was made by Ozbirn and seconded by Williams to approve the Head Start Agreement. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to discuss the Facilities and Maintenance Priorities Plan.
“The Junior High is continuing to progress,” Gregory said. “All of the furniture has been delivered as of Monday morning. They’re still working on wall coverings and flooring. They’re working on science rooms and locker rooms and the infield area and there are a lot of small details that have to be taken care of. They’re here everyday and working hard.”
He added, “We’re working on getting heaters put up in the Auto Tech building before the cold sets in. The Auditorium, which wasn’t really part of the Bond program, we’re doing that all on our own. We need to get the walls painted and need to be completely through in their by early January, so our One Act Play folks can get in there and start practicing.”
No Action Necessary The next item on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action to approve Financial and Investment Review and Report.
Destiny Chavarria gave the Financial and Investment Review and Report.
The motion was made by Valdez and seconded by Acevedo to approve the Financial and Investment Review and Report. The motion carried.
Item 15 on the agenda was Personnel Matters Including the Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, Dismissal and/or Compensation of Individual District Empolyees: a) Certified Personnel b) At-Will Personnel – Marcello Bosquez (Primary Custodian).
Supt. McNeese informed the board of training opportunities.
With there being no further business to discuss, Board President Rogers declared the meeting adjourned at 7:44 p.m.