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Rockwall ISD trustees approve athletics hire, HVAC contract, school boundary changes and other measures in unanimous votes
Summary
At its regular meeting the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously on several items including hiring an executive director for athletics, awarding an HVAC contract, approving parameters to negotiate electric-service contracts, adopting a middle-school realignment plan, and approving election-service contracts and waivers.
The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees on an evening meeting approved a package of personnel, contracts and administrative items, with each motion passing on unanimous recorded votes.
Board members voted to hire Greg Priest as the district's executive director for athletics, approve a competitive-sealed-proposal contract for multi-campus HVAC replacements, adopt a realignment plan for the new Middle School No. 4, establish parameters for contracting electric service, approve staff-development-minute waivers, contract for election services, and adopt the consent agenda. Each motion passed with a 7-0 vote, board officials said.
The items were fronted by a mix of staff presentations and brief board discussion. On the personnel item, trustees moved to name Greg Priest as executive director for athletics after a staff presentation detailing his experience at Tyler ISD, Baylor University and other programs. A motion to approve Priest was made by Trustee (Mister) Bridal and seconded by Dr. Packer; the board secretary recorded the vote as 7-0.
On facilities and procurement, trustees approved awarding contract CSP 2425.01-001 for HVAC replacements at Hartman, Jones and Springer elementary schools to Air Conditioning Innovative Solutions, Inc., for $4,602,941.57 to be paid from the district's 2021 bond program. The motion was made by Trustee Jim White and seconded by Trustee Frank Consselman; the vote was 7-0.
Trustees also adopted parameters that delegate authority to district officials to negotiate and execute a retail electric-provider agreement, with a ceiling of 6.5 cents per kilowatt-hour and authority extending through the current contract expiration date (May 31, 2025). The administration explained they asked for flexibility to pursue short-term (12-month) pricing given volatility in the energy market. The motion was made by Trustee Councilman and seconded by Trustee Dubois and passed 7-0.
On attendance boundaries, the board approved the recommended attendance-zone realignment for the opening of Middle School No. 4, a school authorized in the 02/2021 bond program and scheduled to open in August 2025. The administrative presentation said all realignment would occur south of Interstate 30, with State Highway 205 becoming a defined east-west boundary south of I-30. Projected 2025-26 enrollments presented at the meeting were: Utley Middle School 1,196; Kane Middle School 1,262; Middle School No. 4 1,143. The motion to approve the realignment was moved by Trustee Jim White and seconded by Dr. Packer; vote 7-0.
Other approved business included a staff-development minutes waiver for the 2025-26 school year (maximum 2,100 minutes under TEA guidance), contracts for election services with Rockwall County and Kaufman County for the May 3, 2025 trustee election, and the consent agenda. All passed 7-0.
Quotes and vote tallies in this summary are taken from the meeting record. The board convened in executive session earlier in the evening; following return the trustees approved a motion related to a pending civil action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, authorizing district administration to execute documents consistent with the closed-session discussion. That motion passed 7-0.
The board chair closed the meeting after the consent agenda vote and adjourned the session.
