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Lancaster ISD conservator revises GPM 3.2 to measure board conduct as a body
Summary
Lancaster ISD conservator Doctor Francois presented a revision to GPM 3.2 that will measure trustee conduct at the board level rather than requiring zero individual instances. The change will appear in the February 2025 progress report; the conservator said individual violations will still be noted.
Board conservator Doctor Francois told trustees on Feb. 12 that she has revised GPM 3.2—the district progress measure that tracks board conduct—to assess the board as a collective body rather than holding each trustee to a zero-incidents test.
Doctor Francois said the revision reflects a yearly review of progress reports she performs for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and consultation with district coaches. "Once I've made that decision, then I make the adjustment and I share with the individuals at TEA to whom I report," she said. She added that, even under the new wording, "any instance in which an individual trustee violates board ethics, district policy, parliamentary procedure, and or accepted public decorum will still be noted and highlighted in monthly reports."
Under the revised language the conservator said she will evaluate whether "the majority of trustees" demonstrate respectful, courteous behavior in quarterly observations. She clarified later in the meeting that "majority" would be at least five trustees. The updated GPM is slated to appear in the district's February 2025 progress report.
Trustees asked procedural questions about how progress-report dates are displayed; Doctor Francois said the original report date remains unchanged in the document but the implementation column will show progress over time. Secretary Morris and Trustee Nichols both spoke in support of assessing the board's collective progress while noting concerns about the message it sends to students.
Doctor Francois said the change is intended to produce a SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound) goal the board can realistically achieve while preserving the conservator's right to call out individual misconduct when it occurs.
