Citizen Portal
Sign In

Roswell ISD board adopts child‑abuse reporting changes, updates sick‑leave and advances calendar

Roswell Independent Schools Board · December 10, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The board adopted updated child‑abuse reporting policy to align with House Bill 128 and New Mexico Public Education Department guidance, amended sick‑leave language to reflect current practice, advanced the 2026‑27 calendar on first reading, and moved the January meeting to Jan. 12.

At its regular meeting, the Roswell Independent Schools Board took several formal actions: it adopted revisions to Policy J6250 (JLF) to add neglect and ethical‑misconduct reporting and to specify reporting to the New Mexico Public Education Department consistent with House Bill 128; it approved updates to Policy G2250 clarifying sick‑leave allocations to match past practice and contract language; it advanced the 2026‑27 district calendar on first reading and noted a transition from PowerSchool to Synergy for the student information system; and it approved moving the January board meeting from Tuesday, Jan. 13 to Monday, Jan. 12 to avoid a major high‑school basketball event.

Speaker 13 explained that Policy J6250’s title change and added language address statutory reporting requirements and that legal counsel reviewed the adjustments. The board voted to adopt the child‑abuse/neglect/ethical misconduct policy change on the second reading (motion by Mister Edwards; second by Miss Sanchez) and similarly approved the sick‑leave policy wording change (motion moved by Miss Sanchez; second recorded). The consent agenda and minutes for Nov. 11 and Nov. 21, 2025 were also approved.

District staff reported fiscal monitoring work, noted enrollment declines in prior years and cautioned about potential shortfalls; they emphasized that staffing decisions affecting classroom delivery would be the last to be cut. Construction and facilities updates included plans for Nancy Lopez occupancy and ongoing PSFA/CSCOC work on Washington Avenue; Mountain View construction remains delayed and was flagged by a board member seeking faster progress. Superintendent/administration provided holiday service metrics for student support programs (e.g., ~10,535 turkey dinners served during Thanksgiving outreach).