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  2. Required Postings

Required Postings

In 2005, the Texas Legislature enacted House Bill 914, adding Chapter 176 to the Local Government Code.  This imposed new disclosure and reporting obligations on vendors and potential vendors to local government entities beginning on January 1, 2006.  This includes school districts.
 
The new law requires school board members and superintendents to file conflicts disclosure statements revealing certain relationships they may have with vendors doing business or seeking to do business with their school districts.  It also mandates that trustees and superintendents report certain gifts received from current vendors and those seeking to become vendors.
 
The Texas Ethics Commission adopted Forms CIS (for local government officers) and CIQ (for vendors) pursuant to HB 914.  The Texas Ethics Commission does NOT have jurisdiction to interpret or enforce Chapter 176 of the Government Code, and these forms are NOT filed with the commission.
 
Vendors or potential vendors for the Graford Independent School District shall complete the Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (CIQ) and return it to:

Graford Independent School District 
Attn:  Records Administrator
400 West Division Street
Graford, Texas  76449

  • Nondiscrimination Statement (All Grade Levels)


    In its efforts to promote nondiscrimination and as required by law, the district does not
    discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, age, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law in providing education services, activities, and programs, including Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.


    In accordance with Title IX, the district does not and is required not to discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in its educational programs or activities. The requirement not to discriminate extends to employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX may be referred to the district’s Title IX Coordinator (see below), to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. Other federal laws that prohibit discrimination include Title VI, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act, the Boy Scouts Act, and Title II. The district’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures are in the FFH series of policies in the district’s policy manual, available at www.grafordisd.net.
    The district has designated and authorized the following employee as the Title IX Coordinator to address concerns or inquiries regarding discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, or gender-based harassment:


    ● Title IX Coordinator for concerns regarding discrimination on the basis of sex, including
    sexual harassment or gender-based harassment: Mr. Neil Mesler, Secondary Principal,
    400 W. Division St., Graford, TX 76449 / 940-664-3101.

  • Visitors to the School (All Grade Levels)
    General Visitors
    Parents and others are welcome to visit district schools. For the safety of those within the
    school and to avoid disruption of instructional time, all visitors must:
    ● Request entry to the school at the primary entrance unless otherwise directed by a
    district employee
    ● Report to the main office
    ● Be prepared to show identification
    ● Exit the school at the primary entrance and leave all exterior doors closed, latched, and
    locked unless actively monitored by a district employee
    ● Comply with all applicable district policies and procedures

    If requested by a district employee, a visitor must provide identification such as a driver’s
    license, other picture identification issued by a government entity, or employee or student
    identification issued by the district. A person who refuses to provide identification and who
    reasonably appears to have no legitimate reason to be on district property may be ejected from district property. Individuals may visit classrooms or observe virtual instruction during instructional time only with approval of the principal and teacher. Visitors may not interfere with instruction or disrupt the normal school environment.

    All visitors are expected to demonstrate the highest standards of courtesy and conduct.
    Disruptive behavior or violations of student privacy will not be permitted.

    Unauthorized Persons


    In accordance with Education Code 37.105, a school administrator, school resource officer
    (SRO), or district police officer has the authority to refuse entry to or eject a person from district property if the person refuses to leave peaceably on request and either of the following applies:
    ● The person poses a substantial risk of harm to any person
    ● The person behaves in a manner that is inappropriate for a school setting and persists in the behavior after being given a verbal warning that the behavior is inappropriate and may result in refusal of entry or ejection
    Appeals regarding refusal of entry or ejection from district property may be filed in accordance with policies FNG(LOCAL) or GF(LOCAL).
     

  • Each campus has a campus behavior coordinator to apply discipline management techniques and administer consequences for certain student misconduct, as well as provide a point of contact for student misconduct. The contact information for each campus behavior coordinator is available on the district’s website at and the coordinator for this campus is listed below:


    Mr. Neil Mesler
    Email- nmesler@grafordisd.net
    Phone- 940-664-3101