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Mesquite ISD board hears student presentations, safety and transportation updates, names new campuses and canvasses election
Summary
At the May 11 meeting trustees heard a Student Advisory Council presentation and vocal recognitions, received updates on discipline programs, an intruder audit and Senate Bill 546 (seat belts on buses), named Motley Lawrence Academy and the Diane Nicks Pre-K Center, and canvassed the election while honoring departing trustees Gary Bingham and Elaine Hornsby.
Doctor Rivera, a Mesquite ISD staff member, told the board that a Student Advisory Council presented projects and that vocal groups from six high schools were introduced and praised.
Rivera said the administrative services department provided an update on district discipline programs aimed at keeping students in classrooms while addressing behavior, and that the board discussed an intruder audit intended to assess school security. Rivera also relayed a transportation update addressing Senate Bill 546, which relates to seat belts on school buses; the transcript captures that an update was given but does not include implementation details.
The board named the replacement facility for Motley and Lawrence campuses 'Motley Lawrence Academy' and designated the new pre-K center as the Diane Nicks Pre-K Center in honor of a long-time Mesquite ISD educator with more than 50 years of service. Rivera said trustees also approved terminations of designated employees effective at the end of the school year; the transcript does not list individual names or reasons for those terminations.
Finally, Rivera said the board canvassed the election and noted that this was the last meeting for trustees Gary Bingham, who the transcript describes as having more than 30 years of service, and Elaine Hornsby, described as having more than 15 years; Rivera urged the community to thank them for their service. Rivera closed with the district tagline, "Mesquite, excellence always."
