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Principals, athletics and technology update board on student attendance, rosters and device upgrades

Board of Trustees, Veribest Independent School District · December 15, 2025
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Summary

Administrators reported to the board on December operations: Principal Amber Palmer reported a 96.5% attendance rate and recent events; Athletic Director Justin Morris outlined team rosters and records; Technology Director Lahne Burns described near-completion of laptop upgrades and a district-wide Windows 11 migration.

Administrators presented written reports attached to the board packet at the Dec. 15 meeting. Principal Amber Palmer highlighted school activities including a Veteran’s program, classroom walk-throughs by Region center teams, staff-hosted Thanksgiving lunch and said the district’s attendance rate is 96.5% year to date.

Athletic Director Justin Morris gave roster and record details: high school boys’ basketball had 21 players with the varsity team 5–1 and junior high teams competing in close contests; girls’ programs and coaching assignments were also detailed. Technology Director Lahne Burns reported that the Teacher Laptop Upgrade project is nearly complete after an initial shipment issue and that the district expected to have "zero devices remaining on Windows 10" following hardware upgrades and firmware updates on older machines.

Those written reports were entered into the record as attachments; the minutes reference the reports but do not include full transcripts of the presentations. Community members interested in the full reports can request the packet attachments from the district office.