Burleson ISD trustees approve superintendent contract extension after closed-session evaluation

The Board of Trustees of the Burleson Independent School District voted Feb. 27 to offer the superintendent a contract extension and a compensation package following a closed-session evaluation.

The board adjourned into closed session at 5:33 p.m. under the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 (Open Meetings Act), sections 551.071–551.084 to consider personnel matters, including the superintendent's evaluation and contract. The board reconvened in open session at 9:36 p.m., and a trustee moved to offer the superintendent the contract extension and compensation package “according to the terms discussed during the superintendent's evaluation.” The motion was seconded; the presiding officer called for a vote and said there were no opposed votes. The presiding officer then declared the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:37 p.m.

The closed-session agenda the board cited included consideration of teacher and administrator employment and other personnel matters; the superintendent's evaluation and contract; deliberation over a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation; deliberation on the use of security personnel, devices or audits; deliberation regarding a student or student discipline; deliberation regarding real property; and consultation with the board's attorney. The board took formal action in open session to implement the outcome of the closed-session evaluation rather than announcing specific contract terms on the public record.

The board did not state the exact length of the extension, the dollar value of the compensation package, or the vote tally by member during the open session. Those details were not specified in the public portion of the meeting record.