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Vernon ISD board interviews athletic director candidates in closed session, takes no hiring action
Summary
At a March 17 special meeting, the Vernon ISD Board of Trustees entered closed session to interview candidates for the athletic director position but reconvened at 7:45 PM and did not vote to hire a candidate.
The Vernon Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a special session March 17, 2026, and entered closed session to interview candidates for the district’s athletic director position but took no hiring action when it returned to open session.
President Emory Byars called the meeting to order at 5:04 PM at the Vernon ISD Administration Office and noted a quorum of trustees was present. The board immediately voted to go into closed session at 5:04 PM; the motion to adjourn to closed session was made by Carrie Hawkins and seconded by Patrick Parmer and carried unanimously. The board cited Texas Government Code §551.071 and §551.074 as the basis for closing the meeting to the public to permit consultation on legal matters and discussion of personnel, and listed “Interview Candidate(s) for the Athletic Director Position” and “Discussion and Consideration of Candidate(s) for the Position of Athletic Director” on its closed-session agenda.
The board returned to open session at 7:45 PM on a motion by Patrick Parmer, seconded by Bryson Henry; that motion also carried unanimously. Under agenda item 4.A, trustees considered hiring for the athletic director position but the record shows no motion to hire and no vote was taken.
Trustees moved to adjourn at 7:45 PM; the adjournment motion was made by Chris Lehman, seconded by Bryson Henry, and carried unanimously.
Dr. Blaise Boswell was listed as administration present; the transcript does not specify his title in the record. The meeting minutes list board members Emory Byars, Chris Lehman, Patrick Parmer, Bryson Henry, Amanda Lehman, Jarrod David and Carrie Hawkins as present.
The closed session for interviews and personnel discussion began at 5:04 PM and ended at 7:45 PM, a span of approximately 2 hours and 41 minutes. No public comments were recorded on agenda items. The board did not announce any next steps or set a date for further action on the athletic director hiring in the meeting record.
