May 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Public Hearing: Adoption of 2025 Updated Deaf Smith County Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan

I.  Call meeting to order

II.  Invocation and Pledges 

III.  Call roll and establish a quorum

IV.  Public Comments 

VII.  Student/Staff Achievement: Hereford High School

• FFA

Teal Francis -- elected as District FFA Sentinel 
Emma Arredondo -- State Convention T-Shirt Winning Design
We have a couple of students who are in the third phase of the approval process for the Lonestar Degree - highest degree awarded by Texas FFA but that will not be complete until the first week of June. If they are approved they will receive the degree at State Convention in July.

• Honors Band
  • BACA, AALIYAH F. COUNCIL, EMMA I.  DANCE, FINLEY K.  FRAUSTO, HALEY FRAUSTO, KALEY GONZALEZ, ANDRES D.  HILL, ZAYBRI D.  LUNA, MICHAEL A.  MOYA, MATTHEW K. PEREZ, ZAEVYN N.  PLASCIA-GUTIERREZ, MONICA  SWAN, BRYNLEE G. WOODARD, LUCAS A.  BROWN, NOLAN B.   CHAVIRA, MELANY A.  DELATORRE, JANE A. DURAN-ARREOLA, MARCOS J. GARCIA, JAIR A.   GARZA, JAELYN M.    HERNANDEZ, HAILEY E.  JESKO, KINLEY J.   MATTHEWS, ANDREW C. TELLEZ, BARAJAS, AVA N. CRUZ, ZACHARIAH A.DEL CARPIO, ANDREA D. GRAJEDA, SINAI G.HERNANDEZ, ABRIANNA K. LARA, LESLIE C.  LARA, SAVANNAH J.   MORALES, ASHELY S. PEREZ MARTINEZ, JOSHUA M.   REYES, JEREMIAH A.   RIOS, MARIAH N. RODRIGUEZ, ADIEL SARMIENTO, EZIKIEL E. SOLTERO, SERVANDO JR. TORRES, KAYLEEN S. VASQUEZ, HAILEY ALVAREZ, EVELYN G. ARCEO, JARED V. ARZOLA-MARTINEZ, JEHRYN I. BURKHALTER, ZACKERY J. DIAZ, ABRI A. GUZMAN PANTOJA, JESUS MARTINEZ, EDUARDO PAYAN, ISAAC R. TOVAR, LEONARDO B.                                                    
• Superintendent Council 

O'SHYN ALONZO  
AMY POTENCIANO  
GABRIELLA GONZALEZ  
ELIJAH FUENTES
Camila Tiscareno
Luke Valdez
JOSELIN SEBASTIAN-GASPAR  
ANDREW MATTHEWS  
TEAL FRANCIS  
DYLAN DOMINGUEZ  
ABRAM AJQUI
MACY BETZEN
CAROL MARTINEZ  
MARLENT POTENCIANO  
TAVIAN ALEMAN  
DIAZANY LOPEZ RIVERA  
BRIANNA ALVAREZ-PEREZ  
XITLALI ARCEO  
MIA ALFARO
VIOLET FERNANDEZ  
LUCAS WOODARD
KENNIA ESPINOZA  
BRYNLEE SWAN
AMY ESPINOZA
AIMEE DE LA CRUZ
 

VII.  Consent Agenda

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Budget Amendment
3. Donations
4. Staff Development
5. Ratification of Bills

↵iIX.  Reports

1. Finance Report
2. Tax Collection Report
3. Transportation Report
4. Cafeteria Report

1. Enrollment

XII.  Action Agenda

A.  Consideration and Action on the 2025 Updated Deaf Smith County Hazard Mitigation Plan 

B. Consideration and Action on Resolution of Hereford ISD Board of Trustees Regarding Wage Payments for May 14, 2026, and May 21, 2026

C.  Consideration and action for Superintendent to approve Summer Contracts and Authorizing other Action Thereto

D. Consideration and Action to Designate Fund Balance from Food Service for Walk-In Combination Cooler Freezer for West Central and Tierra Blanca, Combi Oven for West Central, 26" Range, Titling Skillet and Mobile Heated Cabinet for Hereford Junior High and Servicing Line for West Central, including Heating Cabinets and Small Wares for all Campuses in the total amount of $453,000.00, Approving Bid from Vendor TREX for large items in the Amount of $290,154.35.

XIII.  Executive or Closed Session

The Board may elect to convene into Executive or Closed session, as authorized under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 through 551.084. The Board may, at its sole discretion, take action in open session at this Board meeting on items deliberated on in closed session.
 A.  Deliberation concerning Personnel pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074
     1.  Resignations
    2.  Report on new hires not requiring Board action
    3.  Recommendations from the Superintendent on the hiring of
          instructional, administrative, and support professional personnel required to
          be employed under a contract by state law or local policy
    4.  Renewals/Proposed Non-renewals of Existing Term Contract Employees
    5.  Renewals/Terminations Effective at the End of the Contract Period of
         Probationary Contract Employees
    6.  Proposed Terminations of Probationary and Term Contract Employee
B.  Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.076
C.  Deliberation concerning the Implementation of a Guardian Program and/or security personnel to ensure compliance with section 37.0814 of the  Texas Government Code, Texas Government Code 551.076
 

XIV. Action Agenda (continued)...
E.  Professional Educational Personnel

1. 1. Resignations
   2. Report on new hires not requiring Board action
   3. Recommendations from the Superintendent on the hiring of
       instructional, administrative, and support professional personnel
       required to be employed under contract by state law or local policy
   4. Renewals/Proposed Non-renewals of Existing Term Contract
       Employees
   5. Renewals/Terminations Effective at the End of the Contract
       Period of Probationary Contract Employees
   6. Proposed Terminations of Probationary and Term Contract
       Employees

XIV. General Information

XV.  Adjourn