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Residents press Granbury ISD on superintendent search, interim appointment and fund-balance priorities
Summary
Public commenters questioned the district’s transparency around its superintendent transition, criticized the three-minute public-comment structure, and urged the board to prioritize repairs and explain a reported $24 million fund balance.
Multiple speakers at the Granbury ISD meeting criticized the district’s handling of its superintendent transition and questioned the board’s public-notice and search processes.
Mark Lowry, a resident, addressed the board about Superintendent Jeremy Glenn’s departure and urged careful vetting of future candidates. “I recommend the due diligence also include a social media investigation,” Lowry said, and also asked whether problems raised during the recent bond campaign—specifically a badly sited high-school HVAC unit and a leaking roof—had been fixed.
Lowry raised a broader concern about district reserves, citing a $24,000,000 fund balance and asking why that money appeared to be prioritized while critical needs remain unmet. Board members and staff explained that the Texas Education Agency recommends a 25% operating fund balance while board policy sets a 20% target, and that district revenues are concentrated early in the fiscal year so reserves support operations through months with limited receipts.
Separately, an attendee accused the board of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act by holding a special meeting with limited agenda detail and by structuring public comment as three-minute “quarters.” The speaker also objected to the interim-superintendent process, saying a subcommittee had chosen candidates in advance without public notice. The board president replied that the interim appointment had been voted on in open session at the prior meeting and that a three-person subcommittee had reviewed candidates and made a recommendation.
Trustees answered technical questions about facilities and budget: the board said it has replaced 82 air conditioners in recent years while estimating the district maintains several hundred units and that one problematic rooftop unit requires roof reconfiguration, not just replacement. Board members mentioned a prior commitment of roughly $750,000 that would be used for buses when the new fiscal year begins on Sept. 1.
The session ended with the board president saying trustees would follow up on outstanding questions and the meeting being adjourned; no formal change to public-comment rules or hiring processes was recorded in this meeting.
