Roswell ISD board approves AVID senior trip, districtwide student‑engagement software, tutoring contracts, grants and curriculum; superintendent contract short‑

The Roswell Independent School District Board of Education on Oct. 14 approved a set of motions that included travel for Roswell High School AVID seniors, a districtwide purchase of the SOAR student‑engagement platform, a tutoring contract for a private provider used by non‑district partner schools, a $60,000 wellness‑room grant for Mountain View Middle School, and adoption of the TeachTown special‑education curriculum for ILC classrooms. The board also approved routine items including minutes and the consent agenda, and, after an executive session, voted to extend the superintendent’s contract through June 30, 2026, with salary to include mandated legislative increases.

The actions combined classroom supports, procurement and personnel decisions. Board members said the items were intended to support student attendance, assignment completion and school wellness while the superintendent and staff said the purchases and grants align with Title I and other funding streams.

Votes at a glance - AVID senior travel to Los Angeles (June 2028): Motion to approve made by Rosa Sanchez, seconded by James Edwards; voice vote, ayes carried. The board approved a plan for AVID seniors to travel to UCLA and USC and to participate in college visits and a leadership program; the price cited in the presentation was about $2,059 per student and fundraisers are planned to offset costs. The packet…