Canton, Texas — The Canton Independent School District Board of Trustees convened an executive session on July 14, 2025, to discuss personnel matters and the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property and returned to open session with no action taken on those items.

The board entered closed session at 7:42 a.m. under Texas Government Code §551.072 (deliberation regarding real property) and §551.074 (personnel matters). The agenda item is recorded in the minutes as "Discussing Purchase, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property" and "Personnel: Consider, Discuss and Take Action," with the minutes noting that no action was taken during the closed session.

Texas law allows a school board to close portions of a meeting for certain personnel and real-property deliberations; the minutes record the legal basis for the session but do not disclose details of the discussion. The board returned to open session and subsequently adjourned the meeting at 7:55 a.m.

The transcript does not include specifics about the personnel matters discussed, any named employees, or the property under consideration. Because the minutes explicitly record "no action taken," there is no formal board decision to report on these items from this meeting.

Board President Kenneth Pruitt called the session; Jack Thelen was absent. Dr. Brian Nichols, superintendent, and Lianna Reid, business director, were present for the meeting alongside board members.