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VIII • Action ItemsHEDLEY ISD (Donley County)

Appointment of Contractual Authority to Superintendent Description: For the 2026-2027 school year, we delegated contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code (TEC) §11.1511(c)(4) to the superintendent, solely for the purpose of obligating the district under TEC, §48.257 and TEC, Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and the rules adopted by the commissioner of educati

Presented in: HEDLEY ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Appointment of Contractual Authority to Superintendent Description: For the 2026-2027 school year, we delegated contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code (TEC) §”
SH
Shauna Herbert
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BH
Bruce Howard
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
TM
Troy Monroe
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DB
Dana Bell
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CW
Carole Ward
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
MM
Michael Metcalf
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
TC
Tangela Copelin
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

VIII. Appointment of Contractual Authority to Superintendent Description: For the 2026-2027 school year, we delegated contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code (TEC) §11.1511(c)(4) to the superintendent, solely for the purpose of obligating the district under TEC, §48.257 and TEC, Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and the rules adopted by the commissioner of education as authorized under TEC, 49.006. This included approval of the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit, the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit (Netting Chapter 48 Funding) or the Agreement for Purchase of Attendance Credit and Netting Chapter 48 Funding.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.