Tyler ISD board approves consent items, accepts donations and terminates one probationary contract

Oct 21, 2025

After an executive session the board moved to terminate the probationary contract of Patricia Thomas. The board approved business and curriculum consent agendas (with one pulled item), accepted three philanthropic gifts totaling $15,000, and approved a roughly $250,000 special-education staffing contract funded by federal IDEA allocations.

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The Tyler ISD Board of Trustees took several formal actions during the meeting. After a closed executive session the board returned and a motion was made “to terminate the probationary contract of Patricia Thomas.” The motion was seconded, the board voted “Aye” and the president announced the motion carried; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally or which board member made the motion.

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