Board roundup: Attendance manual, safety exception, campus plans and multiple change orders approved

PERRYTON, Texas — At its meeting the Perryton ISD Board of Trustees approved a set of routine governance and facilities items, voting on attendance protocols, safety compliance, campus plans, election agreements and several construction change orders.

Key votes at a glance:

- Attendance procedures manual: The board approved the annual attendance procedures manual aligning district policy with the state Student Attendance Accounting handbook. Trustees clarified the district snapshot time is 10:00 a.m. for funding purposes. Vote: 7-0.

- Good-cause exception to HB 3 armed-officer requirement: Speaker 2 summarized the state law requiring armed security personnel on each campus and said the district will declare a good-cause exception while implementing the Guardian plan rather than hiring an armed officer per campus. Vote: motion carried (reported as 7-0).

- Campus improvement plans: Trustees approved campus improvement plans that implement strategies tied to the district improvement plan. Vote: 7-0.

- Modified joint election agreement: The board approved a modified joint election agreement after the county increased pay for election workers from $12 to $15 per hour. Vote: 7-0.

- Wright Elementary HVAC change order: The board approved Option B, which adds two smaller rooftop units to avoid shared thermostats in four classrooms (estimated at about $45,000). Vote: 7-0.

- EIFS external siding change order (Wright Elementary): Trustees approved applying EIFS (synthetic stucco) to cover patchy orange brick for a more uniform exterior appearance. The motion passed 6-1.

Several items passed unanimously; trustees reserved the right to revisit certain Phase 1 finish choices for the high school renovation and requested follow-up information where needed.

Meeting adjourned after scheduling discussion for a potential short meeting before the next regular meeting.