Press Release: Portales Municipal Schools
BOARD OF EDUCATION

Board Meeting September 14, 2026
Board Room 6:00 p.m.

This meeting will be held in compliance with the New Mexico “Open Meetings Act,” NMSA 1978, Chapter 10, Article 15. The following agenda sets forth subjects of the meeting. The order in which the agenda is followed is subject to change by the Board. If a topic on the agenda is permitted by law to be discussed in closed session, the Board may or may not, at that time, close the meeting as to such topic. The agenda will be available at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting from the Superintendent of Schools whose office is located at the L. C. Cozzens Administrative Offices located at 501 S. Abilene.

Any person desiring to address the Board should complete a “Request to Address the Board” form. The forms are available at the door of the board meeting and should be submitted to the board president.The School Board President will recognize those requests during the Public Comments portion of the meeting.

The meeting is also being conducted in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (42 U.S.D. 12101
1991). The facility where the meeting is to be held is wheelchair accessible, and handicapped parking is available.

Sign interpretive services are available. Requests should be received at least one (1) week prior to the meeting. To make arrangements for those or other handicapped services, please call 575-356-7000.

MEMBERS: Present Absent
Cade Standifer, President
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Dustin Cabeldue, Vice President
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Doug Pfaffenberger, Secretary
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Inez Rodriguez, Member
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Glenn Johnson, Member
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Sharon Rowley, Superintendent
Others Present: Administrators
Principals
Assistant Principals
Others:

ITEM NUMBER I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

ITEM NUMBER II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ITEM NUMBER III. RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND GUESTS

ITEM NUMBER IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

ITEM NUMBER V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -Regular Meeting August 10, 2026

ITEM NUMBER VI. PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT ORGANIZATION REPORTS

A. Portales High School Student Council Report

ITEM NUMBER VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS

ITEM NUMBER VIII. CONSENT AGENDA

Items are placed on the agenda so the Board, by unanimous consent, can designate those routine agenda items they wish to be approved or acknowledged by one motion. If any item does not meet with the approval of all Board members, that item will be heard when reached under the regular agenda.

A. Approval of Fixed Asset Disposal List Not Requiring State Auditor Approval
B. Federal Determination of Cost or Price Analysis-updating Manual of Procedures Federal
reasonableness form. We updated our 3 quotes threshold in 24/25 from $3500 to $5000.
C. Monthly Financial Report
1. Accounts Payable Vendor Charts
2. Accounts Payable Graph Charts
D. Payment of bills and Expenditures (See www.portalesschools.com )
E. Personnel Report
F. Donations Janice Hardin – PHS Class of 1981, to Student Council $200
Dipenkumun Bhakta Super 8 Portales- $500 to education programs and student
activities.
Cora Vending LLC- 70 bags of ice for PHS band at County Fair
concession.
Community- to PHS Chamber Choir for $132
First Financial Credit Union-$1000 to Athletics
G. Out-of-State Travel- Kelli Harden-PHS Band to Tumbleweed Marching Contest Denver City, Tx
October 2026
PMSD Music Faculty Member to TMEA conference in San Antonio, TX
February 2027
PHS Choir to Perform in Carnegie Hall in New York, NY March 2027
PHS Choir, PJHS Choir, PJHS Band to Perform at Greater SW Festival in
Amarillo, TX May 2027.
Nathan Dodge- Lubbock, Tx Main Event on Sept. 30, 2026 for students
who performed proficient on SAT in the Spring of 2025 and for ELL
students that have tested out of the WIDA program.
Rachelle Harris- to ACTE Visions Conference in New Orleans on
December 1-5 for Jerry Faver, B.J. Mitchell, and Rachelle Harris to attend.
H. Ratification of Budget Adjustment Request
1. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0005-I – Increase – GOB Library $186.00
2. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0006-M-Maintenance-Student Support and Academic
Enrichment Program Title IV
3. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0007-M-Maintenance-Education of Migratory Children, Title I
Part C
4. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0008-M-Maintenance-Rural & Low-Income Schools
5. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0011-M-Maintenance-Title I Part A-Esea
6. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0012-M-Maintenance-Ooperational
7. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0013-M-Maintenance-Title I Part A-ESEA
8. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0014-M-Maintenance-Operational
9. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0015-M-Maintenance-Pupil Transportation
10. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0016-M-Maintenance-Food Services
11. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0017-M-Maintenance-Athletics
12. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0018-M-Maintenance-Entitlement IDEA-B
13. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0019-M-Maintenance-Entitlement IDEA-B
14. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0020-M-Maintenance-Preschool IDEA-B
15. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0021-M-Maintenance-Title XIX MEDICAID 3/21 Years
16. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0022-M-Maintenance-Pre K Initiative
17. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0023-M-Maintenance-CYFD-Child and Adult Care Food
Program
18. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0024-M-Maintenance-ECECD Direct
19. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0025-M-Maintenance-GO Bond Building
20. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0026-M-Maintenance-Public School Capital Outlay
21. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0027-M-Maintenance-Capital Improvements HB-33
22. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0028-M-Maintenance-Capital Improvements SB-9 Local
23. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0029-T-Transfer-CYFD-Child and Adult Care Food Program
24. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0030-I-Increase-Operational $32,197.80
25. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0031-I-Increase-Operational $48,546.97
26. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0032-M-Maintenance- Operational
27. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0033-M-Maintenance-Operational
28. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0034-M-Maintenance-Food Services
29. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0035-M-Maintenance-Entitlement IDEA-B
30. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0036-M-Maintenance-Entitlement IDEA-B
31. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0037-M-Maintenance-Preschool IDEA-B
32. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0038-M-Maintenance-Title XIX MEDICAID 3/21 Years
33. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0039-M-Maintenance-PreK Initiative
34. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0040-M-Maintenance-Career Technical Education Program
(PILOT)
35. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0041-M-Maintenance-CYFD-Child and Adult Care Food
Program
36. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0042-M-Maintenance-Capital Improvements HB-33
37. Doc. ID: 057-000-2627-0044-IB-Initial Budget FY24 FY25 NM Outdoor Learning Grant
Start-Up Grant $22,469.00

ITEM NUMBER IX. SUPERINTENDENT

A. Resolution No. 26-27-05 Local Solar Access Grant Resolution No. LSAF-0008 Portales
Municipal School District No.1

B. Resolution No. 26-27-06 Declaring Fixed Assets Obsolete and Authorizing Auction, Donation
or Disposal

ITEM NUMBER X. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

A. Superintendent’s Discussion Items

1. Superintendent’s Report

2. Director’s & Principals Reports

ITEM NUMBER XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS

A. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, October 12, 2026
at 6:00 p.m. in the BoardRoom of the L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices at 501 S. Abilene. A
closed session may be held.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign
language interpreter,or any other form of auxiliary aide or service to attend or participate in
the hearing or meeting, please contact the Superintendent of Schools’ Office at the L.C.
Cozzens Administrative Offices at 501 S. Abilene, in Portales, New Mexico at least one (1)
week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda
and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the
Superintendent of Schools’ Office at 501 S. Abilene if a summary or other type of accessible
format is needed.
B. September 15, 2026 Region V Meeting at 5:30 p.m. PJHS cafeteria. A quorum may be present,
but no action will be taken.
C. September 18, 2026 is Parent/Teacher Conference.

ITEM NUMBER XII. ADJOURNMENT

VISION – All students will be productive and successful citizens.