Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Board Votes Summary topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Roswell school board approves MLK Day resolution, adopts student‑removal policy; consent agenda passes
Summary
At its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting the Roswell Independent School District board approved a Martin Luther King Jr. Day resolution and a revised student‑removal policy (J4890), approved the consent agenda, and approved minutes and agenda. A pending update to the random drug testing policy (J4450) was tabled for further study.
The Roswell Independent School District Board took several formal actions at its Jan. 13, 2025 regular meeting. Key votes included approval of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day resolution, adoption of a revised student‑removal policy for school‑sponsored activities, and passage of the consent agenda. The board also tabled further consideration of policy J4450 (drug and alcohol random testing).
The board approved a Martin Luther King Jr. Day resolution recognizing Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 as a day of civic and community service. Board members announced a district event at Eastern New Mexico University‑Roswell (ITC Commons, room 155) on Jan. 20 from 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. that will feature keynote speaker Barbara Lynch (formerly Barbara Norford) and a student presentation from Mountain View Middle School. The motion to approve the resolution was made by Ms. Sanchez and seconded by Mr. Edwards; the motion carried by voice vote.
The board also approved policy J4890 (JKDA — removal of students from school‑sponsored activities) at second reading. Staff clarified the change: the policy distinguishes between immediate removal from a single event and removing a student from an ongoing activity (for example, student government or band), and ensures parents are given notice when board/staff action will remove a student from an activity. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the motion carried by voice vote.
The consent agenda — including approval of December bills, authorization of January bills and approval of January BARs (budget adjustment requests) — was approved. Board members discussed locating a specific BAR reference (00990154) within the consent materials; staff (Mr. Sexton) agreed to follow up with individual board members after the meeting. Approval of earlier minutes (Dec. 10, 2024 regular meeting) and adoption of the meeting agenda occurred by voice vote earlier in the meeting.
Action summary (as recorded at the meeting): - Agenda adoption — motion carried by voice vote (mover: Mr. Edwards; second: Ms. Sanchez). - Approval of minutes (Dec. 10, 2024) — motion carried by voice vote (mover: Ms. Sanchez; second: Mr. Edwards). - Consent agenda (December disbursements, January bills, January BARs) — motion carried by voice vote (mover: Ms. Sanchez; second: board president; staff to provide clarification on specific BARs after meeting). - Martin Luther King Jr. Day resolution (observe Jan. 20, 2025; community learning day event at ENMU‑Roswell) — approved (mover: Ms. Sanchez; second: Mr. Edwards). - Policy J4450 (random drug/alcohol testing) — motion to table carried by voice vote (mover: James Edwards; second: not specified). - Policy J4890 (removal of students from school‑sponsored activities) — approved at second reading (mover: not specified; second: Ms. Sanchez).
Votes at the meeting were taken by voice; the transcript records that motions carried but does not provide roll‑call tallies for these items. Staff committed to follow up with board members on specific consent‑agenda items and to reconvene policy committee work on J4450.
