Lake Travis ISD board names Dr. Curtis Knoll lone finalist for superintendent

The Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees named Dr. Curtis Knoll the lone finalist for superintendent and authorized the board president, with advice of legal counsel, to negotiate a proposed employment contract, trustees said after returning to open session.

Trustee Keeley moved that "the board of trustees named doctor Curtis Knoll as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools for Lake Travis ISD [and] authorize the board president with advice of legal counsel to negotiate a proposed employment contract with the lone finalist and direct that the negotiated draft be brought back to the board for consideration and possible approval no sooner than the 20 second day after today's date consistent with all statutory requirements." Trustee Lauren seconded the motion; the board president then called the vote and said, "Motion carries." The transcript does not record a roll-call vote tally.

The board had adjourned into closed session at 5:06 p.m. under "section 551.071 and section 551.074," and returned to open session at 11:01 p.m., at which point the motion was made and approved. Board members who spoke in open session expressed enthusiasm for the finalist's energy, focus and emphasis on culture; the transcript includes praise but does not record extended public discussion about the candidate in open session.

No public comments were received before the board went into closed session, according to the meeting record. The board adjourned the meeting at 11:04 p.m.

Next steps described on the record are limited to the board president negotiating the employment contract with legal counsel and returning a negotiated draft to the board for consideration no sooner than the timeline stated in the motion. The transcript does not specify the length of the contract, salary, start date, or the exact statutory provisions referenced beyond the phrase "consistent with all statutory requirements."