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Board moves into closed session to deliberate superintendent evaluation under Texas Open Meetings Act
Summary
The board convened at about 6:30 p.m. and immediately entered a closed session citing the Texas Open Meetings Act to deliberate the superintendent's evaluation and consider student-identifiable information; the record shows the meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m.
The board called the meeting to order at about 6:30 p.m. and, the chair said, moved into a closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act to deliberate personnel matters including the superintendent's evaluation.
The chair cited statutory authority for the closed meeting, saying: "The board may declare itself in a closed meeting as authorized by the Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government Code sections 551.001 dash 551.146." The chair identified the permissible subjects as deliberation of "the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee" and also referenced discussion of "personally identifiable information about a public school student" and the "superintendent's evaluation process." The chair stated, "It is now 06:31. We are in closed session." (Transcript excerpts.)
Nut graf: Under Texas law (Texas Government Code, chapter 551), certain personnel matters and student-privacy issues may be discussed in private by a public board; the transcript shows the board invoked that authority and moved into closed session immediately after calling the meeting to order. No formal motions or public votes on personnel actions are recorded in the transcript.
The meeting record later notes times near 9:05 p.m. and states the session was adjourned at 9:06 p.m. The transcript contains no public comments, votes, or formal motions linked to the closed-session deliberations in the portions provided. Because the discussion took place in closed session, the transcript does not provide further detail about the content of deliberations, any personnel decisions, or any next steps announced publicly.
The chair's invocation of specific sections of the Texas Government Code (chapter 551, including sections cited in the record) is the only substantive public explanation recorded in the provided transcript for why the board met in private. The meeting record ends with an adjournment at 9:06 p.m.
