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Board approves hires, a termination, and early construction guarantees for elementary projects

Mesquite Independent School District Board of Trustees · December 9, 2025

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Summary

At its Dec. 1 meeting the Mesquite ISD board approved personnel contracts (including the new special education coordinator), a proposed termination, multiple outside-service approvals, and early GMP packages for elementary construction projects totaling several hundred thousand dollars.

The Mesquite ISD Board of Trustees on Dec. 1 approved a series of personnel and construction actions, including a new special education coordinator, a proposal to terminate a term contract, and early guaranteed-maximum-price (GMP) approvals for several elementary projects.

Personnel and contract votes - The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote after a motion from Miss Collier and a second from Miss Hornsby. - The board approved an administrative term contract for the coordinator of Special Education (motion: Mr. Bingham; second: Ms. Collier). Administration immediately introduced Dr. Veronica Tristan as the incoming coordinator. - The board moved to propose termination of Chad Berry’s term contract for good cause (motion: Mr. Everett; second: Mr. Seward); the chair recorded the motion as carrying. - The board approved outside personnel services for Horace Llewellyn (motion: Mr. Rose; second: Mr. Bingham). - The board tabled consideration of outside personnel services for Serone Lacey to the next meeting (motion: Mr. Bingham; second: Mr. Everett).

Construction items - The board approved the selection of the Construction Manager at Risk/general contractor recommended for the Lawrence Motley replacement elementary (administration recommended Buford Thompson company; motion: Mr. Bingham; second: Ms. Hornsby). - The board approved early GMP 1 for Beasley Elementary’s switchgear in the amount of $174,309 (motion: Mr. Everett; second: Ms. Collier). - The board approved early GMP 1 for Grama Elementary (chillers and switchgear) in the amount of $763,159 (motion: Ms. Hornsby; second: Mr. Rose). - The board approved early GMP 1 for Moss Elementary switchgear in the amount of $202,679 (motion: Mr. Rose; second: Mr. Everett).

Several motions were decided by voice vote in the meeting record; the transcript shows the chair calling "Ayes have it" after the vocal tally. No roll-call vote tallies by named trustee were recorded in the public transcript.

What’s next: administration said full GMPs for these projects will return to the board in February 2026 for final price approvals.