The Keller ISD Board of Trustees voted to accept Superintendent Tracy Johnson’s voluntary separation agreement and to approve employment terms for interim superintendent Corey Wilson following an executive session and public comment. Trustees approved the separation agreement 6-0 and approved the interim superintendent terms 4-2. The board reconvened from executive session at about 10:29 a.m. and adjourned at 10:36 a.m.

The actions came after more than an hour in executive session held under the Texas Open Meetings Act. Board President/meeting materials cited sections 551.001–551.146 of the Texas Open Meetings Act and specifically listed consultations permitted under sections 551.071 (consultation with legal counsel) and 551.074 (personnel deliberations) before returning to open session and taking votes.

The votes followed an extended public comment period in which multiple community members pressed the board for transparency and questioned the timing and process of the leadership change. Rachel Jenkins, a member of the public, repeated remarks that had been cited from an earlier meeting and said, "We have a fantastic superintendent who has done an incredible amount of work, and I don't wanna see her resign at all." Several speakers asked that the public be allowed a binding vote on a proposed district split (referred to repeatedly in public remarks as a "split" or "detachment") and criticized the board for scheduling a morning meeting when many employees and working parents could not attend.

On the board floor, Trustee Kaye said she did not want to accept Johnson’s resignation but would "honor her request," describing the district and community as "in utter chaos" and saying the situation had caused widespread hurt. Vice President Burt opened the meeting and presided over the roll call; Trustee Coker was recorded as absent due to being out of town on a work trip. The board also thanked staff for updating an FAQ and acknowledged recent student athletic achievements during the business portion prior to executive session.

Board materials and the chair’s announcement identified board policy BED (local) as governing time limits for public comments; staff announced that each speaker would have two minutes. Several speakers told trustees they believed the board had not provided sufficient financial data or public input in advance of the leadership change, and multiple speakers requested the board publicly share any analyses or alternative options considered prior to making personnel decisions.

No specific dollar amounts or contractual terms of the separation agreement were disclosed during the open meeting. When trustees returned from executive session, motions to approve the separation agreement and to approve the interim superintendent’s employment terms were moved and seconded on the record; the meeting minutes and public audio record do not show the names of the individual mover and seconder for either motion.

The board’s public actions recorded in open session were limited to (1) accepting the superintendent’s voluntary separation agreement by a 6-0 vote and (2) approving an agreement with interim superintendent Corey Wilson by a 4-2 vote. The board did not provide additional public detail about the separation agreement’s financial terms, the effective date beyond the open-session discussion, or any required follow-up reporting timeline.

Members of the public and several speakers urged greater transparency about a concurrent discussion in the community regarding a proposed split/detachment and requested disclosure of the financial analyses referenced by the board. Multiple speakers said scheduling the meeting during the school day limited public participation.

The board moved immediately to adjourn after taking the two votes and did not announce further public meetings or deadlines for releasing the requested materials during open session.