Perryton ISD board meets; district reports, transportation updates and closed session announced
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The Perryton Independent School District board heard district reports on nutrition, curriculum and athletics, received updates on bus deliveries and equipment diagnostics, and voted to go into a closed session to discuss personnel and attorney consultation; no formal votes were recorded in the excerpt.
The Perryton Independent School District board convened and reviewed a series of routine district reports Wednesday evening, then recessed the open meeting to hold a closed session on personnel and legal consultation.
Board President (Unidentified) opened the meeting, recited a brief invocation and said notices had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. The superintendent's report highlighted efforts to boost student participation in school meals — including seasonal menu items and upcoming family events — and praised staff leading nutrition and cafeteria initiatives.
District staff also described instructional highlights. Board members toured a new hands-on STEM classroom at Williams Elementary, described in the meeting as the 'STEMporium,' and praised Mrs. Skaggs for leading experiential STEM activities for elementary students. The district reported a range of student recognitions, including kindergarten perfect-attendance awards, office referrals for positive behavior, junior-high and high-school honor roll counts and Rotary students of the month. Athletic accomplishments noted included a sixth-place state finish for the cross country team and individual performances.
Administrators reviewed campus-level testing and instruction: junior-high benchmark and spring STAR percentages were cited (reported as 73% approaches, 63% meets, 10% masters in the prior spring data), and staff described outreach to families of emergent bilingual students through a TELPAS parent night aimed at helping parents understand and support English-language testing.
The board heard operational updates on transportation and maintenance. District staff said new white buses were finishing graphics and were expected within one to two weeks, noted seating configurations (reported as 40 seats), and discussed storage-rack and air-conditioning routing considerations. Discussion of a bus called 'Ranger 3' included diagnostic steps taken — a replaced SCR temperature sensor and continuing attention to the EGR/DEF systems — as the district worked to return the vehicle to service.
Before adjourning the open portion, Board President (Unidentified) announced the board would convene in a closed meeting under the Texas Government Code to discuss personnel matters and seek attorney consultation, citing the statutory exemptions referenced in the agenda. The board recessed the open meeting at 06:31; the transcript excerpt does not record any formal votes on agenda items.