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Ropes ISD accepts resignations, approves re-employment and leaves one principal contract undecided after executive session

Ropes Independent School District Board of Trustees · March 23, 2026
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Summary

The board accepted three resignations, approved re-employment and contract renewals for other teachers, and held an executive session to review the Early Childhood Principal's contract with no public action reported.

The Ropes Independent School District board accepted resignations and approved several personnel actions during the March 23 meeting.

The board voted to accept resignations from Andrea Cavitt, Bethany Phillips and NilaKenley; the motion to accept resignations was made by Chad Brooks and seconded by Keila Ketchersid and passed unanimously. Later the board entered executive session at 8:49 PM to review the Early Childhood Principal’s contract and compensation and exited at 9:22 PM; no action on that contract was taken in open session.

Following executive session, the board approved superintendent recommendations to re-employ probationary contract employees and to renew term contract employees. Trustee Blake Thrash moved to approve the personnel recommendations and Trustee Tysen Mortensen seconded; the motion carried 7–0 as reflected in the transcript. The transcript lists the personnel actions in general terms and does not provide the names of individual re‑employed or renewed teachers in open session notes.

The meeting also included a review of auxiliary personnel (no action) and a superintendent report with facility updates and an attendance report.