Perryton ISD trustees unanimously approve Chromebook purchase, personnel contracts and ag-lease authorization

The Perryton ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a package of routine operational items at a regular meeting, including a Chromebook purchase for the 2025–26 school year, multiple personnel actions, an attendance-waiver application and authorization for the superintendent to negotiate an agricultural lease on district property.

The vote carried on every listed motion by a 7-0 margin. Board members also endorsed a candidate for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Region 16 seat and set their next regular meeting for June 16 at 6 p.m., with a likely 5:30 p.m. campus tour beforehand.

The superintendent described the attendance-waiver request as “a routine action and really a formality,” saying the district will ask the state to grant a waiver for days when attendance dropped about 10% from the prior year so those days are excluded from ADA calculations and the district is not penalized for illness or bad weather. The board approved the waiver application by motion and voice vote, 7-0.

On technology, trustees approved a recommended purchase of replacement Chromebooks for the 2025–26 school year. The superintendent said the purchase was before the board because the total “aggregates to more than $50,000,” exceeding the superintendent’s spending limit. Trustees asked brief questions about configuration and pricing trends; a trustee identified as Ivan asked if prices were “going up or down,” and the superintendent said they appeared about the same for now. The motion to purchase carried 7-0.

Personnel actions approved included a one-year term contract renewal for Joanna Sandoval and several hires and contract offers listed in the board packet. The superintendent recommended the listed hires, describing them as candidates who had been interviewed; the board moved and seconded to approve issuing those contracts and approved the superintendent’s request to be delegated authority to issue professional-staff contracts from May through Aug. 29, 2025. The board approved each of those motions, 7-0.

Trustees also completed a routine governance action to endorse a TASB Region 16 candidate. Trustee Richard said Cindy Spannell, a Highland Park board member from White Deer, was the only candidate for Region 16 and that the board was being asked to submit an endorsement; the trustees approved the endorsement, 7-0.

On district property, the superintendent asked the board to authorize him to negotiate and execute an agricultural lease for district-owned land. The superintendent said the matter had been discussed in closed session; the board authorized him to negotiate and execute the lease agreement, 7-0.

Administrative details and next steps: the board approved the consent agenda (minutes from prior meetings), accepted recommended student transfers listed in the packet, and confirmed the June meeting date of June 16 at 6 p.m., likely preceded by a 5:30 p.m. high-school construction tour. Meeting adjournment was declared at approximately 7:44 p.m.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (minutes): approved, motion carried 7-0. - Student transfer approvals: approved, motion carried 7-0. - Attendance-waiver application (requesting state waiver for days with ~10% attendance drop): approved, motion carried 7-0. - Chromebook purchase for 2025–26 (exceeds $50,000): approved, motion carried 7-0. - Contract renewal for Joanna Sandoval (one-year term contract): approved, motion carried 7-0. - Hiring of personnel and various contract offers listed in packet: approved, motion carried 7-0. - Delegation to superintendent to issue professional-staff contracts May–Aug. 29, 2025: approved, motion carried 7-0. - TASB Region 16 endorsement for Cindy Spannell: approved, motion carried 7-0. - Authorization for superintendent to negotiate and execute agricultural lease on district property (discussed in closed session): approved, motion carried 7-0.

Meeting context: trustees handled the items as routine operational business with limited debate. Questions were brief and focused on logistics (Chromebook pricing, contract types). The agricultural lease authorization followed a closed-session discussion and directs staff to proceed with negotiation and execution of the lease.

Ending The board set its next regular meeting for June 16 at 6 p.m., with a likely campus tour at 5:30 p.m., and adjourned the session at about 7:44 p.m.