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Waxahachie ISD board canvasses election results, elects officers and hires WHS director of bands; consent agenda approved
Summary
At its meeting trustees formally canvassed recent board election results, swore in members, elected officers for 2025-26, approved the hire of Justin Bell as director of bands at Waxahachie High School and adopted a lengthy consent agenda. All votes on recorded motions passed unanimously.
The Waxahachie ISD Board of Trustees adopted the official canvass of the May 3 trustee election, elected board officers for the 2025-26 year, approved the district's consent agenda and voted to hire a new director of bands.
Canvass and election results Trustees read and adopted the canvass of the May 3 election results. The board recorded the final tallies for two contested places: for Place 6 Dusty Autry received 764 votes (total votes cast 1,171) and for Place 7 Debbie Timmerman received 811 votes while Daniel Hobbs received 339 votes (total votes cast 1,150). A motion to accept the canvass as read carried by voice vote (7-0).
Officer elections Following the canvass, trustees nominated and elected the board's officers for the 2025-26 school year. The board approved a motion electing Dusty Autry as president, Debbie Timmerman as vice president and Ryan Pitts as secretary. The motion passed 7-0.
Hiring, personnel and consent agenda On an action item the board approved the recommendation to hire Justin Bell as director of bands at Waxahachie High School. A district administrator who recommended Bell said he has demonstrated "the highest standards of musical excellence, leadership, and integrity," and trustees approved the hire on a unanimous voice vote.
The board also adopted a multi-item consent agenda (items A through Y), which included routine business, travel approvals, facility upgrades to be funded through Prop C and extracurricular trip approvals; the consent motion passed 7-0.
Why this matters: The canvass makes recent election results official, the officer elections set leadership for the coming year and the personnel and consent votes set the immediate operational and programmatic path for the district ahead of summer work and the coming school year.
Meeting procedure A judge administered oaths of office to newly elected members later in the evening, and trustees recessed into and returned from a closed session before continuing agenda items. No contested motions failed; recorded outcomes were unanimous in favor.
Ending Board members asked staff to circulate town-hall notes and other follow-up items emerging from the workshop earlier in the meeting. Trustees adjourned after completing the evening's business.
