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Perryton ISD trustees approve routine personnel, technology and property actions
Summary
The Perryton ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a package of routine operational items at its regular meeting, including student transfers, an attendance-waiver application, purchase of replacement Chromebooks and authorization for the superintendent to negotiate an agricultural lease.
The Perryton ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a package of routine operational items at its regular meeting, including student transfer applications, an attendance-waiver request, a technology purchase for the 2025–26 school year and authorization for the superintendent to negotiate an agricultural lease.
Board members voted 7-0 on each item during the meeting, approving hires and contract renewals, delegating limited hiring authority to the superintendent over the summer and endorsing a candidate for the TASB board of directors.
The attendance-waiver request was presented as a routine, administrative step. A district speaker described it as a request that asks the state to exclude specific days from the district’s average daily attendance calculations when the district experienced a roughly 10% drop in attendance year-over-year. “This is a routine action and really a formality … it takes a few days out of year out of our ADA calculations,” the speaker said, adding that the waiver protects the district from being penalized for absences caused by flu or bad weather. The board approved applying for the waiver for the days listed in the meeting handout by a 7-0 vote.
Trustees also approved a technology purchase to refresh student Chromebooks for the 2025–26 school year. The district said the purchase exceeds the board’s $50,000 approval threshold and therefore required board authorization. A district speaker described the plan as a device “refresh” with older units passed down to other students as new machines arrive. The motion to purchase the Chromebooks passed 7-0.
On personnel, the board approved one contract renewal for Joanna Sandoval and approved multiple new hires and contract changes described in the board packet. The board also voted to authorize the superintendent to issue contracts to professional staff from May 2025 through Aug. 29, 2025, so the district can fill openings that arise over the summer without waiting for a formal board meeting. “I ask at this time every year that you delegate that authority to me … so that if we do have an opening in the middle of the summer … I can issue them a contract quickly,” the speaker said. Trustees granted that authorization by a 7-0 vote.
The board filled a routine governance item when members voted to complete a TASB endorsement form recommending Cindy Spannell, described in the meeting as a Highland Park board member and the Region 16 candidate, for the TASB board of directors. Trustees also approved authorizing the superintendent to negotiate and execute an agricultural lease for district-owned property; that authorization, the transcript shows, followed deliberation in closed session and passed 7-0.
Votes at a glance: the board recorded the following formal outcomes (all votes 7-0 unless otherwise noted): - Accept consent agenda (minutes from the regular meeting and board workshop): approved. - Approve student transfer applications as listed in the packet: approved. - Approve applying for a low-attendance waiver for specified days: approved. - Approve purchase of replacement Chromebooks for the 2025–26 school year (exceeds $50,000 threshold): approved. - Renew contract for Joanna Sandoval (term contract): approved. - Approve listed personnel hires and contract changes (various probationary and noncertified contracts): approved. - Authorize the superintendent to issue professional staff contracts from May 2025 through Aug. 29, 2025: approved. - Endorse Cindy Spannell on TASB Region 16 endorsement form: approved. - Authorize the superintendent to negotiate and execute an agricultural lease for district property (discussed in closed session): approved. - Set next regular board meeting for Monday, June 16, 6 p.m., with a likely campus tour at 5:30 p.m.: noted.
The meeting featured brief questions from trustees about Chromebook pricing and device distribution; a district representative confirmed the plan is to refresh devices and pass older units down. No members recorded dissent on the items that were presented. The board adjourned shortly after completing the agenda.
