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Plainview ISD board approves calendar change, officer elections, JROTC trip, principal appointment and budget amendment
Summary
Trustees approved several governance and routine business items including officer elections (president, vice president, secretary), an instructional-calendar revision, a PHS/JROTC trip to Santa Fe, appointment of Gary Tipton as principal, and budget amendment number 2.
At its regular meeting, the Plainview ISD Board of Trustees completed routine governance business and approved multiple motions across the consent and business agenda.
Elections and reorganization: Trustees held nominations and votes for board officers. Sofia Rivera accepted the nomination and was elected secretary. Sonia De La Garza accepted the nomination for vice president. The board conducted nominations for president, and the board recorded votes and selected the presiding officer as indicated in the meeting record (candidates were nominated from the floor and votes were taken).
Instructional calendar revision: Administration recommended using banked staff-development minutes from a staff-development waiver to make calendar adjustments: make Good Friday a district holiday and change January 4 to a staff workday (students return later); staff explained this preserves required instructional minutes and aligns local university schedules. The board approved the calendar revision.
PHS/JROTC travel: The board approved a proposed PHS/JROTC department trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico (estimated travel dates in the record: depart 06/01/2026, return 06/04/2026) for historical and cultural visits; the proposal listed 28 students, two instructors and one female chaperone.
Appointment of principal: The board approved administration’s recommendation to appoint Gary Tipton as an ASH secondary principal; Tipton addressed the board and thanked trustees and administration.
Budget amendment and consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda (limited to budget amendment number 2). Administration discussed fund-balance uses for capital projects (roof replacements, softball awning) and rising costs from enrollment declines and contract inflation.
Each item was moved, seconded and approved by majority vote as recorded in the meeting, and administration will follow up on implementation tasks (calendar adjustments, travel logistics, onboarding for the new principal and budget adjustments).
