During the last regular meeting for the 2024 school year, the Levelland ISD Board of Trustees started their Tuesday meeting with electing their new officers following the results of the 2024 General Election earlier in the month.
The group swore in board members Brooke Obenhaus and Treva Potter who both ran unopposed for their seats. Elections were also held with Carrie Ellis being re-elected as president while Joyce Johnson was elected as vice-president and Potter being elected as the office of secretary.
The board was presented an action item regarding the purchase of Childhood Nutrition Program equipment. The board called on Sodexo Food Manager Steve Croyle to provide additional information. Croyle explained that a bulk of the equipment is old and nearly 90% of everything in the kitchens is original equipment.
This is a purchase to replace ageing equipment in each campus in the school cafeteria. The purchase is being made through requested proposals, which fulfills the district’s competitive purchase requirements. This purchase will be limited to the funds in Child Nutrition Fund 240 designated by TDA as Excess net cash. The board approved the item.
Several other items were approved which included a quote for Eureka, which is the math curriculum in the amount of $55,000. The curriculum is for kindergarten through fifth grade students. All items that have a price exceeding $50,000 must be presented to the board for approval which was passed with no discussion.
The school board is a member of the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). At the TASA/TASB annual fall convention, a delegate assembly is held to conduct business and formulate policies for the organization. Each school district’s Board of Education is entitled to select one delegate and one alternate delegate to the assembly. The board selected as Joyce Johnson their TASA/ TASB. Mike Stafford was elected as the alternate.
During the facility update portion of the meeting, it was mentioned that the Levelland Middle School (LMS) has an update on their audio system in the auditorium and the Levelland High School (LHS) has had updates to the lights in both the gym and the auditorium.
Repair work was also completed on the ramp at the tennis court. The football stadium had some repair work on the turf and ABC school got an update in parking lot lighting. It was also reported that the roof on the maintenance/bus barn facility has been repaired.
In regard to personnel, there were 20 resignations and two retirements while the district brought in four new hires.
The resignation of Shelby Eugenis, Principal of South Elementary School was on the list as well as South and Middle School are both losing principals.
Resignations also included three teachers from South, two from ABC, two from SPECO, two bus drivers and a bus aide. Also, six LMS teachers resigned as well as three LHS teachers.
Assistant Principal Laurie Jones is being promoted at LMS. The new principal at South Elementary School will be Shana Fleming. She will be leaving her position of principal at Bovina High School to come to Levelland.
LHS is also adding a new Assistant Principal in Craig Black. He is finishing his year as Principal of Spearman Junior High. Those additions were made after being discussed by the board in executive session.
New hires included a Health Teacher/Coach for LMS, two SPECO teachers and a librarian for South Elementary.
Retirements included Alejandra Segura LOC Job Coach LHS and Norma Childers Food Service worker from South.