Gonzales ISD board moves election
Gonzales ISD teacher Kaylynn Polvado gives a tour of Google Classroom to the GISD school board during a virtual meeting on Monday afternoon. Google Classroom is just one of many tools educators in the district are using to continue teaching their students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Screenshot by José Torres
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In a short regular meeting of the board of trustees, Gonzales Independent School District board trustees unanimously voted to postpone the May 2 school board election to Nov. 3, 2020, citing the guidance of Gov. Greg Abbott to help reduce the possibility of exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
In two motions, the board approved the postponement of the election, then approved the move to Nov. 3. Only one of the three seats up for GISD board will be contested as District 5 Trustee Ross Hendershot III drew a challenger in Christina Price.
In other news:
- Trustees unanimously approved the consent agenda, including the minutes of the March 27 special board meeting and budget amendments which moved money for repairs to plumbing at Gonzales High
- The board also approved the IMA & TEKS Certification for the 2020-21 school year, which ensured that all of the instruction, books and materials the district gets will be aligned to the TEKS for the new year
- During the superintendent’s report, third grade teacher Kaley Hilbig and eight grade ELAR teacher Kaylynn Polvado provided the board a tutorial on Google Classroom. Hilbig discussed their “new way of life” and the learning curve involved with using the software. Polvado gave a tour of the program, telling the board that “kids seem to like it and are responding really well.”
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