Pasadena ISD trustees hear TASB briefing on superintendent process, adjourn to closed session
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Summary
Trustees of the Pasadena Independent School District met in special session in February for a Texas Education Agency presentation and an informational briefing with Texas Association of School Boards consultants on the superintendent selection process, then recessed to closed session under state law and later adjourned.
The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees met in special session Monday evening at the district administration building in Pasadena, Texas, for a presentation by a Texas Education Agency board trainer and an informational briefing with consultants from the Texas Association of School Boards on the district’s superintendent process. The board recessed to closed session under Texas Government Code §§551.071 and 551.074 and reconvened that same evening before adjourning.
The discussion included a special presentation by Trish Hanks of the Texas Education Agency, identified in the meeting as a TEA board trainer, and an informational session described by the agenda as a discussion with TASB consultants regarding the superintendent’s process. The meeting record notes the superintendent-process discussion was for information only; no public action on personnel or selection steps was recorded in open session.
Board President Casey Phelan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and noted a quorum was present: Trustees Kenny Fernandez, Bridal Davila, Paola Gonzales, Marshall Kendrick, and Nilda Sullivan. There were no public comments recorded. The board announced it would adjourn to closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code §§551.071 (consultation with attorney) and 551.074 (personnel matters).
The board reconvened in open session at 7:51 p.m. and immediately took a motion to adjourn. The motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Marshall Kendrick, seconded by Trustee Nilda Sullivan, and carried on a voice vote with all trustees present signaling aye. The meeting was recorded as adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
No formal votes or staffing decisions regarding the superintendent were taken in open session during the meeting. The record indicates the superintendent-process item was informational; any final decisions or personnel actions that are permitted by law to occur in closed session would not be memorialized in the public portion of the meeting minutes.