Board Meeting January 12, 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
Inez Rodriguez, President
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Cade Standifer, Secretary
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Dustin Cabeldue , Member
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Doug Pfaffenberger, 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 – December 8, 2025

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. Monthly Financial Report
1. Accounts Payable Vendor Charts
2. Accounts Payable Graph Charts
C. Payment of bills and Expenditures (See www.portalesschools.com )
D. Personnel Report
E. Donations- Clovis Community College (Wayne Anderson) $320 for State Choir students.
Jennifer Wagner KOAT- Coats for Kids 144 coats for kids K-12.
VISION – All students will be productive and successful citizens.
MISSION STATEMENT – The Portales Municipal School District will provide all students a quality education.
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F. Out-of-State Travel- Bryce and Jessica Mullen to travel to San Antonio for TMEA on February
11-14, 2026.
Dusty Nusser- PHS and PJHS football coaches to attend the Glazier
Football Clinic in Dallas, TX. on Feb 20-22.
G. Ratification of Budget Adjustment Request
1. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0069-I-Increase – GOB Library $46,838.00
2. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0070-T-Transfer- Teacher/ Principal Training & Recruiting
3. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0071-M-Maintenance- Operational
4. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0072-M-Maintenance- Operational
5. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0073-M-Maintenance- Pupil Transportation
6. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0074-M-Maintenance- Food Services
7. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0075-M-Maintenance- Non-Instructional Support
8. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0076-M-Maintenance- Title I Part A- ESEA
9. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0077-M-Maintenance- Title I Part A- ESEA
10. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0078-M-Maintenance- Education of Migratory Children, Title I
Part C
11. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0079-M-Maintenance- Entitlement IDEA- B
12. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0080-M-Maintenance- Entitlement IDEA- B
13. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0081-M-Maintenance- Student Support and Academic
Enrichment Program Title IV
14. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0082-M-Maintenance – Title XIX MEDICAID 3/21Years
15. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0083-M-Maintenance- PreK Initiative
16. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0084-M-Maintenance- 27533 FY 24FY25Pilot CTE reg 2024 HB2
page 211, item 179
17. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0085-M-Maintenance- 31200Public School Capital Outlay
18. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0086-M-Maintenance-Capital Improvements HB-33
19. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0087-M-Maintenance-Capital Improvements SB-9 Local

ITEM NUMBER IX. SUPERINTENDENT

A. Discussion and or Approval of student meal tax change in manual of procedures.
It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the changes be approved.

B. Discussion and or Approval of mileage rate (change from $.67 to $.70) to comply with new IRS
mileage rates in manual of procedures.

C. Discussion and possible action to address the vacancy on the School Board following the
resignation of Kelley Lee, to include possible discussion of process for filling the vacancy
and/or possible appointment of member pursuant to NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-5-9.

D. Approve Removal of the Bank Account signatures of current Board Member Kelley Lee, and
add a new Board Member.

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, February 9, 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. NMSBA Board Member Institute, February 5-7, 2026 in Santa Fe, NM. There may be a quorum
present but no formal action will be taken.

ITEM NUMBER XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board recess to Executive Session in
compliance with the New Mexico “Open Meetings Act”, Section 10-15-1 Paragraph (H) (2)
VISION – All students will be productive and successful citizens.
MISSION STATEMENT – The Portales Municipal School District will provide all students a quality education.
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Limited Personnel Matters and more specifically, discussion of the contract for
Superintendent Rowley.
No action will be taken in the executive session.

“The Matters discussed in the closed session were limited only to those specified in the
motion for closure.”

ITEM NUMBER XIII. ADJOURNMENT