The Goodrich ISD school board gathered Thursday to learn of staff raises, grant funds, and pass agenda items that will bring additional funding to the district.
Goodrich Finance Manager Sarah Bacica provided a breakdown of the 2026-27 ESSA funds. A total of $88,772 is going toward salaries for staff and teachers. Another $39,669 goes to professional contracted services. Supplies and materials will be $12,008. The grant is over $141,000 that is applied for every year. It usually arrives in September.
Dr. Aubrey Vaughan gave an update on the math books. Ordered through McGraw-Hill, the hardcover books will be mostly for high school students, while the middle school will largely still be electronic.
In the budget and tax rate this year, all staff received a 1% raise. Taxable values for Goodrich ISD went from $219,058,340 in 2025, to $219,685,156 in 2026.
The district is missing one maintenance worker and one custodian due to personal health issues. They were able to find a maintenance sub that worked for Goodrich in the past. Goodrich Superintendent Daniel Barton said the situation should be back to normal in a few months. They have yet to find a custodian replacement, but also expect that to be a couple of months as well.
Work on the athletic facilities continues, as the fieldhouses were taken down two weeks ago.
“They’re well underway out there, and right now this week, they’ve been working heavily on drainage,” Barton said. “As you know, we had had a bunch of drainage issues.”
Barton said crews are still working for a solution to the drainage on the field.
“Initially, when the architects completed the plans for the field, it included crowning the field and adding drainage to the field.”
The drainage could be priced at around $200,000.
“I have asked to go back and rebid the dirt work for that drainage and crowning the field,” Barton said. “Hopefully, I’m going to be able to scratch together some local guys that will bid it. Hopefully, we can get some bids back that are much better.”
In action items, the board passed a resolution identifying hazardous conditions within two miles of the school. The district is not paid for students that live close, unless it’s hazardous. The nearby train tracks and Highway 59 qualify the district to receive the funds.
The board also approved donated library books. When the Peace Pole was constructed by the Rotary Club, there was money left over that went toward additional books for the library. The books are posted for 30 days on the school website.
