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Vernon ISD board holds special session on superintendent retirement and appoints interim
Summary
At a Dec. 5 special meeting, the Vernon Independent School District Board of School Trustees moved to consider the superintendent's retirement in closed session and, after reconvening, appointed Dr. Blaise Bosewell as interim superintendent; the transcript records motions but not vote tallies.
The Vernon Independent School District Board of School Trustees met in a special session Dec. 5, 2025, at the VISD Administrative Center and moved to consider the superintendent's retirement and related voluntary retirement agreement before appointing an interim superintendent.
Board President Emory Byars called the meeting to order at 7:31 a.m. The board listed trustees Emory Byars, Chris Lehman, Patrick Parmer, Bryson Henry, Carrie Hawkins and Jarrod David as present. The meeting opened with an invocation and pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags.
Trustee Chris Lehman moved and Amanda seconded that the board adjourn to closed session under Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and 551.074 (personnel). The listed closed-session agenda items included consideration of the superintendent's retirement, a voluntary retirement agreement, interviews of candidates for interim superintendent and discussion of terms to hire an interim superintendent. The transcript does not include the closed-session discussion or any votes taken in closed session.
The board reconvened in open session at 8:07 a.m. and considered the item listed as “Consider Retirement of Superintendent and Voluntary Retirement Agreement.” Trustee Chris Lehman made a motion and Amanda seconded; the transcript records the motion but does not show a vote tally or explicit statement that the motion passed. The minutes proceed to the next agenda item.
On the subsequent item, to consider hiring an interim superintendent, the transcript states: “Appointed Dr. Blaise Bosewell. Motion by Chris and second by Patrick.” The board's appointment of Dr. Blaise Bosewell as interim superintendent is recorded in the meeting notes; the transcript does not include a roll-call or recorded vote tally for the appointment.
The special meeting was adjourned at 8:09 a.m.; the transcript records a motion by Chris and a second by Amanda to adjourn. The signature block at the end of the transcript contains typographical errors and appears to be mis-transcribed.
The transcript cites Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 and 551.074 as the legal bases for the closed session. The document does not record any public comments, vote tallies, or detailed deliberations in open session; it records motions and the interim appointment but omits the numerical results of votes.
Next steps and implementation details — including the effective date for Dr. Bosewell's interim appointment, any terms of a voluntary retirement agreement, and whether a search for a permanent superintendent will follow — are not recorded in the transcript provided.
