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Gadsden ISD places Superintendent Travis L. Dempsey on administrative leave, appoints acting superintendent
Summary
The Gadsden Independent Schools board placed Superintendent Travis L. Dempsey on paid administrative leave through Dec. 31, 2025, appointed Nubia Tarasona as acting superintendent through that date or until a successor is named, and approved a supplemental daily pay for the acting role.
The Gadsden Independent Schools Board placed Superintendent Travis L. Dempsey on administrative leave with pay through Dec. 31, 2025, and appointed Nubia Tarasona as acting superintendent through Dec. 31, 2025, or until the board names an acting or interim superintendent, whichever occurs sooner.
The board voted to approve the administrative leave and the appointment during public action following two executive sessions held under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act. The board also approved a supplemental daily pay of $177.86 for Tarasona for the duration of her service in the acting role and authorized the board president, in consultation with legal counsel, to enter into an acting-superintendent agreement consistent with those actions.
Board President Murillo, Board Vice President Lira, Board Secretary Rodriguez and Board members Flores and Guerrero recorded affirmative roll-call votes on the motions that placed Dempsey on leave, named Tarasona acting superintendent and approved the supplemental pay. The motions…
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