Forney ISD board ratifies closed-session personnel actions, moves to seek educator sanctions

Summary

Following closed session, the Forney ISD board approved employment actions for professional contract personnel, found one educator (Andrea Jordan) to have abandoned employment and directed the administration to seek sanctions with the State Board of Education, and approved administrator personal-services contracts consistent with HB 3372.

After convening in closed session earlier in the evening, Forney ISD’s board returned to open session and approved multiple personnel actions. Trustees approved employment of professional contract personnel as discussed in closed session; specific names and contract terms were moved for approval and carried by voice vote.

Separately, the board voted to find that educator Andrea Jordan had abandoned employment with the district without good cause and directed the administration to pursue sanctions against her educator certification with the State Board of Education. A board member moved the finding; the motion was seconded and the board approved the action with no recorded opposition.

The board also approved administrator personal-services contracts under Texas House Bill 3372, finding the contracts would not harm the district, did not present conflicts of interest, and that services would be performed on the administrators’ personal time. Board members affirmed the motion and the actions were approved.