Pasadena ISD trustees meet in special session and move to closed session on superintendent process

The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees convened a special session Monday evening and moved into a closed session to consider matters related to the superintendent process.

Casey Phelan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the administration building at 3920 Mickey Gilley Boulevard and said the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code chapter 551. Board members present, Phelan said, included trustees Kenny Fernandez, Bridal Davila, Paola Gonzales, Marshall Kendrick and Nilda Sullivan.

Phelan opened the floor to public comment and said, "There are no public comments today tonight." He then announced that the board would adjourn to closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.074 and that the board would receive a special presentation by Trish Hanks of the Texas Education Agency, identified in the record as a board trainer. Phelan also stated the board planned to reconvene in open session at 7:51 p.m.

On the record, the board moved to adjourn: the minutes show the motion was made by Marshall Kendrick and seconded by Nilda Sullivan. The board voice-voted in favor, and Phelan announced the meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.

The agenda listed an informational discussion with consultants from the Texas Association of School Boards regarding the superintendent process; Phelan described that item as information only. The meeting record contains no public testimony, no recorded debate on the superintendent item in open session, and no formal action on personnel during the public portion of the meeting.

The board's next procedural step, according to the meeting record, was to handle the superintendent discussion and related items during the closed session. The transcript does not include text of any closed-session deliberations or decisions, nor does it record any votes on substantive superintendent actions in open session.

Pasadena ISD did not receive public comment at this special session; the record instead reflects procedural steps and the scheduling of an informational discussion with TASB consultants about superintendent matters.