Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
Campus leaders described incentives (prize drawings, pizza deliveries, exam exemptions), stricter accountability for juniors and seniors and transportation supports (van rides and community bus stops) aimed at improving attendance across Gatesville ISD.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
Gatesville ISD principals told the board that enforcement of the new statewide cell-phone law has been largely smooth, with few infractions, increased student engagement at lunch and reliance on consistent teacher enforcement and calls home for discipline.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
The Gatesville ISD board approved several partnerships and routine items including MOUs with Temple College and Hill College, a transition of some dual-credit courses to Angelo State, renewal of a mobile dentist MOU, instructional materials expansion, an E-rate technology contract and next year's calendar.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
Trustees voted to pay staff for three instructional days missed due to inclement weather (Jan. 26–28) without requiring make‑up days and approved the board minutes from January; both actions were announced as passed in the meeting transcript but vote tallies were not recorded.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
The Gatesville ISD Board of Trustees voted to adopt an order calling a $26,000,000 bond election to fund school facility improvements without raising the tax rate, opting for broad ballot language and removing stadium/press‑box work from the main proposition.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
Trustees approved a one-time $299,451 fund-balance payment to replace the athletic track and selected Cloud Construction as construction manager at risk for junior-high renovations; administration also set a special meeting to call a $26 million May bond election.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
District leaders told trustees that Gatesville ISD outperformed the state on overall passing rates and showed year-over-year growth from 38% to 48%; administrators said they will target 'bubble' students with curriculum-focused interventions and summer planning.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
Trustees approved Jennifer (candidate) as the new elementary principal and Kristen Sullins as assistant principal after administrators reported unanimous staff endorsement and reviewed candidates' backgrounds.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
Auditors gave Gatesville ISD an unmodified FY25 opinion, noting no material weaknesses but a $93,000 overspend in Child Nutrition and a one-time GASB restatement for compensated absences; the board voted to accept the audit and authorize required signatures.
Texas / School Districts / GATESVILLE ISD
Trustees voted to decline establishing a daily prayer/reading period in schools, adopted a plan seeking a delay to House Bill 2 implementation, and approved library-material purchase lists after a 30-day website posting with no public comments.