The Dickinson ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to renew the district superintendent’s contract and approved multiple personnel actions, including the appointment of Brian Smedelka as executive director of operations, after returning from executive session.

Board members announced a recommendation to “renew the contract for the agreed upon time period and amounts, as discussed.” A motion to renew the contract was made, seconded, and approved by voice vote with all trustees voting in favor.

The personnel report approved by the board listed 23 new hires, 12 resignations and one retirement. Resignations were recorded across multiple campuses named in the board packet, including single resignations at Calder (a retirement), Hughes, San Leon and Dunbar; multiple departures at Barber and Krantz; and five resignations at Dickinson Junior High. The board approved the personnel slate by unanimous voice vote.

The board also approved the appointment of Brian Smedelka to executive director of operations. A board speaker read a biographical summary noting that “Brian brings 2 decades of dedicated service to education with 16 of those years committed to Dickinson ISD,” and that his district roles included assistant director of transportation (March 2009–March 2011) and director of transportation since 2011. The motion to appoint Smedelka was seconded and carried unanimously.

Brian Smedelka, who introduced family members present at the meeting, thanked the board and district leadership. "It's been an absolute pleasure to run the transportation department for the last 16 years and to be able to support our other amazing operations departments is really exciting," he said.

Officials also presented a personnel compensation plan manual for the 2025–26 school year and recommended its approval. A motion to approve the plan was made, seconded and passed unanimously.

Discussion versus decision: the contract renewal, the personnel slate, the appointment of Smedelka and the compensation manual were all formal actions taken by the board in open session following executive session. No amendments to those motions were recorded in the meeting transcript.

Next steps and implementation: the new executive director of operations will assume duties per district administrative processes; the contract renewal will be executed per the terms discussed in executive session. The personnel actions and compensation manual changes take effect according to district human-resources procedures and the 2025–26 fiscal calendar.

Sources: actions and quotes are taken from the Dickinson ISD Board of Trustees meeting transcript.