Tuscaloosa County Board interviews superintendent finalist, then moves into executive session

The Tuscaloosa County Board of Education interviewed Dr. Lundy Brantley, identified in the agenda as an education consultant and former superintendent of Neshoba County (Mississippi) School District, at 9:00 a.m. during a called meeting on Nov. 5, 2025. Bill Squires, president of the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education, called the meeting to order and led the session that included roll call, an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Dr. Lundy Brantley was listed on the agenda as the superintendent finalist interviewed at 9:00 a.m.; the transcript records that the interview was held but does not include the interview content, any board questions, or a hiring decision. The agenda identifies the interview as part of the board's process to select a superintendent for the Tuscaloosa County School System; no appointment or vote on a superintendent is recorded in the transcript.

Following the interview and routine announcements, the board president recommended adjourning the public meeting and entering executive session. Mr. Joey Hocutt moved to approve the recommendation; Mrs. Portia Jones seconded. The motion was approved unanimously, and the public meeting concluded at 10:20 a.m.

The transcript records a separate, explicit motion to enter executive session for "personal/professional" matters: Mr. Randy Smalley moved and Mr. Joey Hocutt seconded; that motion also passed unanimously. The executive session was later adjourned after a motion by Mrs. Portia Jones, seconded by Mr. Joey Hocutt, and executive session ended at 10:47 a.m.

The transcript does not specify the content of the executive-session discussion, any personnel action taken, or next steps in the superintendent selection process. The board's agenda lists no additional public votes or ordinances during the open portion of the meeting.