ANTHONY, N.M. — At its meeting Wednesday, the Gadsden ISD Board of Trustees approved routine agenda business, adopted policy advisories on a second reading and authorized the disposal of approximately one acre of district land following a closed session.

Key votes at a glance:
- Modification of the agenda — approved. A motion to accept the agenda passed without recorded opposition.
- Approval of regular board minutes for March 6, 2025 — approved.
- Consent agenda (routine financial and personnel items) — approved.
- Action item 13A: New Mexico School Boards Association (NMSBA) Policy Advisory 2-46, second reading — approved. The advisory concerns return-to-work employee requirements and documentation tied to the State Educational Retirement Board.
- Action item 13B: NMSBA Policy Advisories 2-47 through 2-60, second reading — approved. The set reorganizes and consolidates district policy language addressing prohibited items such as tobacco, drugs and alcohol into a stand-alone policy and updates policy submission procedures to the MSBA policy service.
- Action items 18A & 18B: After the board entered closed session under the Open Meetings Act to discuss the acquisition/disposal of real property, trustees approved terms of a proposed purchase agreement and authorized the superintendent or designee to execute documents necessary to effectuate disposal of approximately one acre in the José Manuel Sánchez Baca grant, pending State Board of Finance approval.

Notes and context: The board used a motion to enter closed session under Section 10-15-1(H)(7) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act to discuss the proposed disposal. After returning to open session, trustees made two separate approvals tied to the property transaction and delegated authority to the superintendent to finalize documents subject to state approval.

Ending: All recorded actions passed during the meeting; staff will proceed with the property transaction steps and follow up on policy uploads to the MSBA policy service.