The Crowley ISD Board of Trustees voted to find that three employees who resigned after the statutory deadline did not have good cause and authorized the superintendent to file complaints with the State Board for Educator Certification. The actions were approved by motions that the board said were based on the superintendent's recommendations.
The Crowley ISD Board of Trustees appointed Michael Laszick to fill the Place 3 vacancy until the next board election in May 2026. The board administered the oath of office during the same meeting.
Crowley Independent School District staff described plans to operationalize the district improvement plan (DIP) and campus improvement plans (CIP) using gap maps, quarterly formative reviews and a three‑part instructional focus on practice‑based PLCs, curriculum refresh and data‑driven instruction.
At the open forum, Syeda Sayed requested the district’s nomination to serve on the Appraisal Review Board (ARB), citing prior attendance at TAD meetings and referencing recent legislative change SB 973 affecting property appraisal dates.
The Crowley ISD Board of Trustees approved a parameter refunding order authorizing issuance of unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2025. Financial advisers said the refinancing could save the district and taxpayers roughly $5 million, with savings front‑loaded into the first two years; the board delegated pricing authority for up to 365 days.
The Crowley ISD Board of Trustees voted to adopt the 2025–26 tax rate unchanged from 2024–25, keeping the districts debt levy at 50 cents per $100 of assessed value while the state provides hold-harmless protections amid lower local appraisals.
The board pulled a proposed resolution on Senate Bill 12 for further review and adjourned to executive session under Texas Government Code to deliberate filling a board vacancy; it returned to open session without announcing an appointment.
The Crowley ISD Board of Trustees approved three local policy updates — EFB (instructional materials), FD (admissions) and FM (student activities) — implementing parts of recent state legislation and adding a process for challenges to library materials and limits on extracurricular participation by private- and home-schooled students.
Trustees approved personnel recommendations including Michael Greer as coordinator for pre-K through 12 social studies and Corey Lee as assistant principal at Oakmont Elementary School.
Trustees selected a delegate and alternate to represent Crowley ISD at the 2025 Texas Association of School Boards delegate assembly in Houston, appointing Trustee Gary Gracia as the district's official voting delegate and Trustee Chiquina Watkins as the alternate.