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Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD board adopts order certifying May 2 trustee election; Cinthya Noda to join board
Summary
At a May 13 special meeting, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees adopted an order declaring the results of the May 2 trustee election; the motion passed 2–0 and the minutes place seating of trustees at the June 4, 2026 board meeting.
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees adopted an order on May 13, 2026, formally certifying the results of the May 2 trustee election and recording that Cinthya Noda will join the board and Carolyn Benavides will return for a renewed term at the June 4, 2026 board meeting. The special meeting began at 1:01 p.m. at the District Administration Building, 1445 North Perry Road, and adjourned at 1:08 p.m.
Trustee Marjorie Barnes made the motion "to accept the election results provided by Dallas County Elections and Denton County Elections, resulting in Cinthya Noda joining the Board of Trustees at the June 4, 2026, Board Meeting, and Carolyn Benavides returning as a Trustee to the Board for a renewed term at the June 4, 2026 Board Meeting," and Kim Brady seconded. The motion passed by a vote of 2 in favor and 0 opposed, per the minutes. The minutes note that a copy of the executive order and election reports are attached and made part of the record.
The minutes record that a quorum was established for the purposes of canvassing the election returns. Executive staff listed in the minutes included Chris Moore, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, and Kim Castanon, Secretary to the Superintendent and Board of Trustees, who took the minutes. The document reflects signatures and attestations in the record and notes that the certified seating of trustees will occur at the board's next regular meeting on June 4, 2026.
The district identified Dallas County Elections and Denton County Elections as the sources of the returns; the minutes do not provide a roll-call vote listing the names of each voting trustee, only the tally (2–0). The executive order and county election reports are referenced as attached to the minutes for the formal record.
