Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
The Manor Independent School District board voted 7-0 to approve Carlisa Dixon as athletic director at its Jan. 12 meeting. Dixon, who cited experience in Humble ISD, thanked trustees and introduced family members after the vote.
Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
Trustees unanimously approved a contract-abandonment finding for Destiny Clark, hired Jolan Ibarra (director, special assignment) and Dinora De La Torre (director, multilingual services), and passed the consent agenda; all recorded motions passed by 7-0.
Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
Finance staff told the board the district’s 23–24 financial report scored 'superior' with a 92, but S&P cautioned that reserves have deteriorated and the outlook could move to "double-A negative" unless fund balance is rebuilt in two years; trustees discussed reserves and potential corrective actions.
Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
District academic staff reported updated CCMR (college, career and military readiness) snapshots and described interventions — including TSIA-focused instruction, new software and Papaya Tutoring — intended to raise college-readiness indicators, dual-credit access and industry-based credential completion.
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After a failed May 2025 bond, Superintendent Dr. Sarmani told trustees the district will launch stakeholder surveys, re-evaluate project timing and bring a recommendation in January about when to return to voters; he cautioned that deferred maintenance and rising costs remain and may force difficult trade-offs.
Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
Superintendent said the needs identified in the failed 2025 bond remain and proposed stakeholder surveys, reallocation of some 2019 bond interest, and a January recommendation on timing for a future bond proposal; several safety projects remain unfunded.
Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
At its Nov. 17 meeting, the Manor ISD Board of Trustees approved several personnel and finance items — including a Chapter 21 educator finding and a 'good cause' exception for police staffing — passed the consent agenda, and tabled a facilities‑use policy for further review.
Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
District finance staff told trustees the district maintains a 'AA' rating but S&P’s outlook is negative absent rebuilding fund balance; staff recommended surplus budgets or other measures to avoid downgrade and explained indicators used in the first financial rating.
Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
District staff reported updated college‑, career‑ and military‑readiness (CCMR) metrics and described interventions including TSIA focus, purchased intervention software and expanded Papaya Tutoring as part of targeted improvement plans for low‑performing campuses.
Texas / School Districts / MANOR ISD
On Nov. 17 the board approved an educator contract finding (8.1), approved the consent agenda (11.1–11.12), renewed a good‑cause staffing exception (12.1) and tabled policy GKD (12.2); all recorded votes were 7–0.