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Southwest ISD board votes to propose nonrenewal of teacher Elsa Sanchez Quintanilla's term contract
Summary
The Southwest ISD Board of Trustees voted in open session to accept the superintendent's recommendation to propose the nonrenewal of the term contract for employee Elsa Sanchez Quintanilla and authorized legal counsel and procedures for a potential hearing.
The Southwest ISD Board of Trustees voted May 20 to accept the superintendent's recommendation to propose the nonrenewal of the term contract of employee Elsa Sanchez Quintanilla and directed the superintendent to give written notice as required by law.
The action followed a closed session in which the board cited attorney consultation and personnel deliberations under the Texas Government Code. Board member (name not specified) moved to accept the superintendent's recommendation; the motion carried after a voice vote. The board then approved procedures and legal representation for any nonrenewal hearing.
In a subsequent motion the board directed that, in the event of a nonrenewal hearing, the hearing be conducted by the Southwest ISD scribe board and authorized Walsh Gallegos attorneys to advise and assist the board and to present the administration's case. That motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
The agenda item was introduced in closed session under provisions of the Texas Government Code the board cited, including sections covering personnel matters and attorney consultation. The board did not discuss details of the personnel matters in open session beyond the motions and votes required to set the hearing process into motion.
No hearing date was announced at the meeting. The board's actions were limited to proposing nonrenewal and establishing the procedural and legal support for any subsequent hearing.
The board's formal actions recorded at the meeting were: acceptance of the superintendent's recommendation to propose nonrenewal, direction to provide written notice to the employee, designation of the scribe board to conduct any hearing, and authorization for Walsh Gallegos attorneys to advise and present for the administration.
