The Pilot Point School Board filled the interim superintendent role at the Monday special meeting.
The appointment followed action by the Pilot Point ISD board to place Superintendent Dr. Shannon Fuller on paid administrative leave in connection to a complaint filed by PPISD Police Chief Eric Dortch, who was placed on leave on Oct. 13.
An emergency addendum was added to the agenda for the Monday special meeting for the board to approve the acting superintendent agreement with Kevin Wilson.
“I've got 36 years’ experience in public education,” he said. “For the last 19, I've been superintendent of Howe ISD. I'm happy to be here.”
At the end of the Monday meeting, school board president Renee Polk said, “I'm unable to speak to that because there is an ongoing investigation,” regarding the situation involving Fuller and Dortch.
The Post-Signal has filed an information request for the complaint that has not yet been fulfilled.
Earlier in the evening on Oct. 14 during the regular school board meeting, Fuller said student enrollment is steadily climbing across the district.
“We are currently sitting at 1,837, so we continue to see an increase from the end of last year at 1,754,” she said.
PPISD Special Programs Coordinator Dalia Sandoval shared that the district has 528 emergent bilingual students, accounting for 29% of total enrollment.
She explained that the district has two emergent bilingual programs.
The PK-5 Dual Language One-Way program focuses on bilingualism and biliteracy.
The second is PK-12 ESL Pullout; students receive support to develop English skills aligned with TEKS and ELPS.
She added that they are also offering professional development.
She asked the board for seven waivers and exceptions for teachers who are not certified in bilingual education; the board approved it.
“We are really encouraging our teachers to work on their ESL certification so that they can better serve our kids,” Sandoval said. “And we are offering incentives. … We're offering teachers the possibility of paying for their certification, so a lot of teachers are taking advantage of that opportunity.”
The board approved all action items, including setting a maximum amount of $100,000 for McDaniel Air Conditioning and Heating and a resolution for a retention incentive.
