Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees took several formal actions during its Oct. 16 meeting, unanimously approving appointments, personnel actions and committee formation.

Key votes at a glance:

- Ratified appointment of Norberto Rivas as Chief Financial Officer (motion moved by Trustee Wilbanks; seconded by Trustee Richardson). Miss McMorrow voted by phone; the motion carried 7–0. District remarks said Rivas had been serving as interim CFO since February and brings more than 15 years of financial management experience in education.

- Ratified the administrative appointment for Barnett Junior High, naming Angie Davis as assistant principal (motion moved by Trustee Fowler; seconded by Trustee Mike). The motion carried unanimously, 7–0.

- Approved superintendent’s recommendation to propose termination and nonrenewal of the contract for Sandra Dilworth; the board directed staff to provide the final notice and hearing information to the employee and to retain outside counsel if necessary. The motion was seconded by Trustee Fowler and carried 7–0. The board’s motion specified delivery of the notice within five days and directed that the notice include time limits and hearing procedures before an independent hearing examiner.

- Authorized the district’s general counsel to resolve the Ringer et al. v. [district] matter as described in closed session (motion seconded by Trustee Wilbanks). The motion carried unanimously.

- Approved creation of a capital needs steering committee and delegated authority to the community engagement committee to fill vacancies; the motion carried 7–0.

- The consent agenda, as presented, was approved unanimously (7–0). Items on consent were not pulled for discussion.

The board’s votes were unanimous for each recorded motion; when individual votes were recorded in the transcript the board secretary noted Miss McMorrow’s remote affirmative vote during several items. For motions referencing closed‑session discussions the board directed administrative follow‑through consistent with the motions recorded on the public agenda.