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PERRYTON ISD board approves delayed certification plan, rural CTE MOU and administrator contracts
Summary
PERRYTON ISD trustees approved a delayed teacher certification plan required by recent Texas legislation, joined a rural CTE consortium MOU, adopted the 2026–27 school calendar, certified unopposed board candidates and approved a slate of administrator contracts; most motions passed unanimously, with one abstention on an assistant athletic director contract.
Chair Linderkin opened the Perryton ISD Board of Trustees meeting and the board approved a series of administrative recommendations and routine business items, including a delayed certification plan to comply with new state requirements, a Rural Pathways Excellence Partnership memorandum of understanding and multiple administrator contracts.
A district administrator told the board that “the legislature is now requiring that every teacher that is teaching a core subject have full Texas certification,” and presented a delayed certification plan the district will submit to the state to qualify for a waiver. The plan includes the RISE Academy, a state-funded “grow your own” grant, a teacher residency program and a mentor program; the administrator said noncertified teachers currently receive lower pay under district practice and will have time to pursue certification under the state’s delayed-certification allowance. The board moved, seconded and approved the plan (motion carried 7–0).
The board then approved entering a memorandum of understanding to join the Rural Pathways Excellence Partnership, a consortium meant to let small rural districts share career and technical education (CTE) teachers and pathways. The administrator described consortium partners as Follett, Derisette, Booker and Canadian, with Spearman considering participation, and said the arrangement would let Perryton students access CTE courses in neighboring districts while allowing Perryton to continue any in‑house programs. “It just creates another way for our kids to take advantage of career and technical education classes,” the administrator said. Trustees approved the MOU by voice vote (motion carried 7–0).
The board adopted the district’s 2026–27 school calendar, which keeps a one‑week Thanksgiving break, two weeks at Christmas and a spring break aligned with neighboring campuses to ease athletic scheduling. Assistant Superintendent Brandy Tyree said representatives from every campus met to develop the draft and the district solicited staff feedback; “out of, you know, 250 employees, we had 58 respondents,” Tyree said, and the committee adjusted the draft based on that input. The calendar passed 7–0.
Trustees also certified two unopposed board candidates and approved an order of cancellation for the May school board election so the district will not hold those races; those motions carried 7–0.
On personnel, the board approved recommended non–Chapter 21 contracts (positions not requiring Texas teacher certification) and then moved through Chapter 21 contracts for certified administrators and principals individually. Names approved included Assistant Superintendent Brandy Tyree; campus leaders Francisca Zavala, Logan Askins, Cynthia Medina, Tory Little, Sandy Wheeler, Lacey Roberson, Jody Chisholm and Angela Hollowell; ResSA director Suzanne Hugley; and athletic director Josh Hernandez. Approvals were recorded as unanimous for most votes; one assistant athletic director contract recorded a 6–0 vote with one abstention.
The board set a planning session for March 16 at 6 p.m. and the next regular meeting for March 23. Trustees discussed reposting fuel bids and, if necessary, holding an early‑morning meeting to accept bids while meeting statutory posting requirements. Chair Linderkin adjourned the meeting at 8:14 p.m.
Votes at a glance: delayed certification plan — approved, 7–0; RPEP MOU — approved, 7–0; 2026–27 school calendar — approved, 7–0; certification of unopposed candidates — approved, 7–0; order of cancellation for May election — approved, 7–0; non–Chapter 21 contracts — approved, 7–0; Chapter 21 contracts — approved individually, most 7–0; assistant AD contract — approved 6–0 with 1 abstention.
