001Hello Melissa ISD community. I'm Amy Fagan, one of your board of trustees, and I want to welcome you to our board meeting highlights from September 15th, 2025. We began the meeting with pledges led by students from Willowwood Elementary. Next, we recognized individuals with cardinal commendations. Kate Garrett, a senior at Melissa High School, was honored for her academic excellence and leadership. Martha Torres from Melissa High School was recognized for her dedication and positive impact on students and staff. And finally, our MHS counselors were celebrated for their outstanding support and guidance for students every day. Next, we heard several important reports. Principal Precious Bale gave a principal report highlighting student and staff success at Willowwood Elementary. We discussed our shared efforts with the city to improve transportation, including both bus and foot traffic. Coach Kenny Deal's construction
002update showed exciting progress across the district. We are pleased with the progression of the arena. They are completing the final punch list for East Cardinal Middle School and Highland Elementary, which are both beautiful campuses for our Cardinals. We later approved the district sitebased committee's recommendations for district priorities in student performance improvement. Board President Paul Anderson updated the board on upcoming training and events, including a legislative training and board team of eight training. Then the board approved several action items, including trips for both academics and athletics for student travel to compete at the highest levels out of state. Finally, we approved updates to local policies from the last legislative session, ensuring our local policies align with state law. That wraps up our September board meeting highlights. For the full board minutes, which will be approved and
003posted at the next board meeting, head to our Melissa ISD board of trustees webpage. We invite you to our October board meeting on Monday, October 20th at 6 p.m. in the Melissa ISD boardroom. As always, it's an honor to partner with you as we work together in the best interest of our students. Go Cardinals.