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ROPES ISD board hires Shelby Butler as head cheer coach

ROPES ISD Board of Trustees · February 26, 2026
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Summary

At a special Feb. 26 meeting in Ropesville, the ROPES ISD Board approved the superintendent's recommendation to hire Shelby Butler as head cheer coach; the motion carried 5-0, with two trustees absent.

The ROPES ISD Board of Trustees voted 5-0 Thursday to hire Shelby Butler as the district's head cheer coach. A motion to "Hire Shelby Butler as Head Cheer Coach," made by Chad Brooks and seconded by Keila Ketchersid, carried on a 5-0 vote.

The action was taken during a special meeting called to order at 7:33 a.m. in the district conference room at 304 Ranch Rd., Ropesville. The agenda listed the item as "Consider Superintendent recommendations regarding employment of other personnel (Tex. Gov't Code 551.074)." Board members Chad Brooks, Donnie Halpain, Keila Ketchersid, Tysen Mortensen and Donald Rhoads were recorded present; Chad Partington and Blake Thrash were absent. Dade Cosby, Superintendent, and Tim Carter, High School Principal, were listed as guests in attendance.

The minutes record the motion and vote but do not include additional discussion or individual comments on the hire. The board adjourned at 7:39 a.m.

The personnel action became the formal record of the board's decision; the agenda citation to Tex. Gov't Code 551.074 indicates the item was considered under the statute governing deliberation of personnel matters.