The Weatherford Ledger Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Weatherford

Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees, Feb. 9, 2026: 10 items; name Patricia Melendez as Interim Chief Financial Officer

Regular session; 1 consent item, 9 other items, 1 closed-session topic; 10 recorded votes, all unanimous. Written from the minutes.

Consent items, approved as one vote: 2025-2026 General Fund Budget Amendment #5.

Superintendent's report and information items: The Board reviewed the Ikard Elementary campus report; Career and Technical Education program evaluation; proposed virtual learning option for 2026-2027; financial reports for the month ending December 31, 2025; cooperative purchasing management fees for 2024-2025; and budget work session.

Jeff Ford moved to name Patricia Melendez as Interim Chief Financial Officer; Brian Catlin seconded.

Dan Woods moved to accept the voluntary retirement agreement for Dr. Rees; Adam Feriend seconded.

Adam Feriend moved to approve the proposal from SHI GS for Microsoft software services for a total of $54,795.70; Wally Wallace seconded (7-0).

Jeff Ford moved to approve policy revision to BBB(Local) as presented; Kindra Lucia seconded (7-0).

Dan Woods moved to approve the School Library Advisory Committee Book List #2 as presented; Adam Feriend seconded (7-0).

Wally Wallace moved to approve the purchase of a backhoe after research by the finance department that no eligible grants exist; Kindra Lucia seconded (7-0).

Jeff Ford moved to approve the quote to install the recharging infrastructure for EV school buses as presented; Wally Wallace seconded (7-0).

Brian Catlin moved to approve the report in accordance with SB 546; Jeff Ford seconded (7-0).

Adam Feriend moved to approve the designation of non-business days for Public Information Requests for 2026 as presented; Dan Woods seconded (7-0).

Closed session topics, as recorded: Personnel.

Compiled from the district's minutes (a scanned document read by OCR) by the Ledger's extractor, in the minutes' own wording; OCR text can carry errors, and the linked minutes are the record.

Sources: Weatherford ISD: board minutes, Feb. 9, 2026 (BoardBook); Agenda for this meeting (BoardBook)

Filed under Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees · Topics: Weatherford ISD budget, bonds and tax rate; Brian Catlin; Adam Feriend; Wally Wallace; Jeff Ford; Dan Woods; Kindra Lucia

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