Carroll ISD Board President Cameron Bryan and Superintendent Lane Ledbetter gave district residents four updates during the board’s regular meeting on July 22.

The details

Bryan gave an update on two items including:

• The new superintendent search
• The Title IX lawsuit

Regarding the new superintendent search, the district has received 25 applications and officials have reviewed those applications and narrowed the list of applicants down to those that are most qualified. Bryan said that officials are in the process of interviewing those candidates and hope to have a decision made “very soon.”

Bryan also gave an update on the district’s Title IX lawsuit against the Biden administration. He reminded district residents the new Title IX rules being implemented by the administration, which introduce shifts in how institutions address sexual harassment and assault allegations while expanding protections for LGBTQ+ and pregnant students, will go into effect Aug. 1. However, on July 11 a judge ruled in the school district’s favor, blocking the changes from going into effect while the lawsuit is still pending.

“This is a major victory for our daughters and female students in CISD,” Bryan said.

Also of note

In addition, Ledbetter’s update provided information to residents that have a desire to serve on one of the district’s committees and those who wish to serve in other volunteer positions.

Ledbetter said that officials released the committee application on July 22 and it will remain open until Aug. 9 for those interested in serving on a committee during the 2024-25 school year.

District committees include:

• Strategic action teams
• Site-based committees
• Board committees

Ledbetter said district officials added a new committee this year called the budget reduction advisory committee.

“We all know we’re in a challenging situation from a financial standpoint, so we’re going to look at what we can do to reduce costs and maybe even increase revenue over the next several months,” Ledbetter said.

Ledbetter said that should district residents want to volunteer in other capacities, the volunteer application for the 2024-25 school year is also available online. He added that volunteer applications need to be completed every year along with a background check.

“We can’t thank our volunteers enough for what you do,” Ledbetter said. “Our principals and teachers rely on that support.”