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The Crowley Independent School District board met in a regular session on the evening of Oct. 30, 2025 (meeting referred to Halloween timing in remarks). Trustees heard a public comment from a parent urging districtwide, enforceable policies to ensure extracurricular inclusion for students with disabilities. Superintendent Michael McFarland reviewed a district “thriving students” framework and academic progress highlights showing early gains in ninth-grade biology, college/career/military readiness and elementary writing. The board accepted a $10,000 community outreach grant for a mental health summit, approved routine consent items, upheld findings against three employees who resigned after the statutory deadline, and appointed Michael Laszick to fill a vacant Place 3 seat.
