PAISD board approves hires including assistant superintendent of operations and athletic director; multiple personnel motions pass

At its April 24 meeting the Port Arthur Independent School District Board of Trustees approved routine minutes, consent agenda and multiple personnel actions, including the hiring of an assistant superintendent of operations, an athletic director and a head girls basketball coach.

The board voted to approve the minutes of its March 27, 2025 regular meeting after a motion by board member (transcript: "mister Narsis") and second ("mister Gatewood"). The consent agenda for items 1–13 was approved on a single vote after the board president noted that items 14 and 15 had been pulled for separate consideration.

In personnel actions, the board approved renewal of term contracts for professional employees and then considered several individual hires. The board approved the employment of Kayla Jacobs as assistant superintendent of operations after an individual roll‑call vote; the motion passed and the board president announced approval. The board next approved Nicole Harris as athletic director; the meeting recorded a roll‑call outcome described in the transcript as "6 to 1." The board then approved Roshanta LeBlanc as the head girls basketball coach for Memorial High School following a roll‑call vote.

Board procedure followed standard practice: routine consent items were bundled for one vote unless pulled; several personnel hires were taken individually with roll‑call votes at the request of trustees. The transcript shows motions and seconds for these items and roll‑call confirmations for the named hires; the board president announced the results as each motion passed. The meeting adjourned after finishing the consent and personnel agenda items.

Below are the recorded formal actions taken at the April 24 meeting.