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Fredericksburg ISD trustees receive presentations from superintendent search firms; no details recorded in minutes
Summary
At a Jan. 7 special meeting, the Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees listed presentations from superintendent search firms and a closed session under Texas Government Code Chapter 551; the minutes record attendees and the agenda but do not include firm names, presentation content, or any votes.
The Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a special session on Jan. 7, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the FISD Central Administration offices, 110 W. Travis St., to receive presentations from superintendent search firms. The meeting minutes list Mr. Matt Seidenberger as the presenter and note a planned closed session under the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, but the transcript does not record the firms’ names, the substance of the presentations, or any formal motions or votes.
The minutes record attendance at 5:30 p.m. with Keri Hensley, Rusty Jenschke, Brian Lehne, Gayle Schoessow, Matt Seidenberger and Taylor Ward present; Judge Edwards was absent. Matt Seidenberger is listed as board president and Taylor Ward as board secretary on the meeting document.
The agenda shows the sequence: call to order, public comments, the presentations and possible action on those presentations, a closed session under Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, reconvening in open session, consideration of any closed-session items, and adjournment. The document provides no text of public comments, no descriptions of what each search firm proposed, and no record of any motions, votes, or the time of adjournment; those items are therefore not specified in the minutes.
Because the minutes and agenda do not identify the search firms or summarize their proposals, there is no recorded basis in this transcript for reporting outcomes, candidate names, proposed timelines, or contract terms. The transcript instead functions as a meeting record that establishes that presentations were scheduled and that a closed session was planned; any further details or decisions would need to be obtained from the district’s official meeting minutes, subsequent board records, or staff communications.
The minutes list next steps on the agenda (reconvene, consider action on closed-session items), but the transcript does not state whether the board took action after the closed session. The district’s public record or a subsequent meeting notice would be the source for any formal decisions arising from these presentations.
