The Dimmitt ISD Board of Trustees met on Jan. 10 for their regular meeting and got updates from Superintendent Jill Millican and Stacy Boozer.
DISD board of trustees were recognized for their dedicated service to the school district and community as a part of School Board Recognition Month. Members of the school board include Clay Lytle, five years, Richard Martinez, 13 years, Mary A. Flores, 18 years, Chevo Lumbrera, 26 years, Jason Nelson, six years, Jo Settle, two years, and Justin Edwards, one year.
Millican gave information on the upcoming May 7 trustee election for DISD for the purpose of electing two board members for three-year term in places 2 and 4. Currently, Jason Nelson holds Place 2 and Mary Helen Flores holds Place 4.
The election will be held in the Dimmitt City Hall and the polling place will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Darla Fisher and other DISD central office personnel will be clerks for early voting at the DISD Administration Building from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from April 25 through May 3 excluding Saturday, Sunday, and official state holidays.
The first day to file to be on the ballot is Jan. 19 and the last to day to file is Feb. 18. The last day to withdraw from the election from the ballot in the regular election is Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.
The board approved calling for the trustee election on May 7.
In other action, the board approved an inter-local agreement with the West Texas Food Service Cooperative for the 2022-2023 school year.
The West Texas Food Service Cooperative is a multi-regional service comprised of school districts, charters, and other governmental entities in ESC Regions 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19. The WTFSC operates two components, food purchasing and commodity processing, that assist participating members to administer fiscally sound child nutrition operations.
Boozer gave an update on the DISD District of Innovation.
During the 84th Legislative Session, HB 1842 passed which allows Texas public schools to become Districts of Innovation. As such, districts can gain local control of certain operations currently under the control of the Texas Education Agency and become exempt from certain sections of the Texas Education Code that inhibit the goals of the district as outlined in the locally adopted Innovation Plan. Dimmitt ISD sought the status to increase the District’s flexibility to improve educational outcomes for the benefit of students and the community.
The DISD term of the plan was for five years that began on April 1, 2017, and is due to expire on April 1, 2022, unless renewed.
Boozer also reviewed a report on the Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR). TAPR pulls together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. Performance is shown disaggregated by student groups, including ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The report also provides extensive information on school and district staff, programs, and student demographics. A public hearing was held based on for community and parent comments.
Boozer also reviewed the DISD RIPICS Plan, and the DISD federal and state report cards.