Press Release: Portales Municipal Schools

Board Meeting May 11, 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 – April 13, 2026

ITEM NUMBER VI. PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT ORGANIZATION REPORTS

A. Go Bond Pricing Results- Kaeley Weimerskirch
B. Folklorico Dance Group
C. Excellence in Student Achievement Awards

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
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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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-Sam Smith- $150 to PJHS Band, Jacquelyn Quesenberry $50 for PHS and PJHS
Choir
F. Out-of-State Travel- Dusty Nusser- Boys Basketball team to Canyon, TX on June 12-13, 2026
Desiree Smith and Melissa Donohue to Las Vegas, NV 6-27/7-2 attending
National Association of School Nurse Conference.
Ginger Terry- Wendy Smith- International Thespian Festival to
Indianapolis, Indiana on June 21-28, 2026.
Diane Maez, Shana Mead, Christine Baca to Lubbock, TX to attend
Professional Development on Pre-K 2 on June 5, 2026.
Sarah Stubbs- to attend ASBO International in Pittsburgh, PN on October
14-15, 2026.
G. Ratification of Budget Adjustment Request
1. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0155-IB-Initial Budget – ECED Direct $430,710.00
2. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0156-IB-Initial Budget – NextGen CTE Special Award $8,425.00
3. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0157-T-Transfer PreK Initiative
4. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0159-M-Maintenance Student Support and Academic
Enrichment Program Title IV
5. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0160-M-Maintenance Title I Part A-ESEA
6. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0161-M-Maintenance Title I Part A-ESEA
7. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0162-M-Maintenance Operational
8. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0163-M-Maintenance Operational
9. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0164-M-Maintenance Food Services
10. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0165-M-Maintenance Non-Instructional Support
11. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0166-M-Maintenance Entitlement IDEA-B
12. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0167-M-Maintenance Title XIX Medicaid
13. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0168-M-Maintenance Pre K Initiative
14. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0169-M-Maintenance Career Technical Education Program
15. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0170-M-Maintenance 27533 FY24 FY25 Pilot CTE reg 2024 HB2
page 211, item 179
16. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0171-I-Increase Athletics $2466.23
17. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0172-D-Decrease Entitlement IDEA-B($97,153.16)
18. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0173-I-Increase Preschool IDEA-B $7,588.10
19. Doc. ID: 057-000-2526-0174-I-Increase GO BOND Building $1,350,000.00

ITEM NUMBER IX. SUPERINTENDENT

A. Resolution No. 25-26-07 Declaring Fixed Assets Obsolete and Authorizing Auction, Donation
or Disposal

B. Approval of the District Salary Schedule for School Year 2026-2027 . Sarah Stubbs

C. Approval of the Tentative Budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year. Sarah Stubbs

D. Approval of the Elementary Fine Arts Application for 2026-2027-Mr. Ontiveros

E. Revision of the Board of Education Policy Manual for First Reading

Policy Advisory 273 GBGC-Employee Assistance
Policy Advisory 274 KDB- Public’s Right to Know

Discussion:
Member made a motion to approve the discussion of Policy Advisory 273 and 274

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
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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A. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, June 8, 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. May 19th 2026 at 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
C. Maypole dress rehearsal is May 20th at 6:00 PM
D. May 22nd is staff recognition breakfast at PHS cafeteria at 8:00 AM
E. May 23rd is Graduation at 10:00 am at the Greyhound Arena.
F. May 25th offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
ITEM NUMBER XII.
ITEM NUMBER XIII.
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)
Limited Personnel Matters and more specifically the Contract of the Superintendent.
“The Matters discussed in the closed session were limited only to those specified in the
motion for closure.”
ADJOURNMENT