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Tucker County board accepts resignations, approves hires and extends administrative leave
Summary
The board accepted two extracurricular resignations, approved a long-term custodian and several after-school hires (one retroactive), and extended administrative leave for an employee pending investigation. All motions were approved with recorded votes in the transcript.
The Tucker County Board of Education approved multiple personnel actions at its regular meeting, including the acceptance of resignations, appointment of service and extracurricular employees, and extension of an administrative leave while an investigation continues.
Director (S3) recommended acceptance of extracurricular resignations: Landon Dillard, assistant baseball coach at TCHS, effective Feb. 13, 2026; and Corey White, assistant softball coach at TDEMS, effective Feb. 23, 2026. The board moved, seconded and approved the resignations (vote recorded in the transcript as 4–0).
The board approved a service employment appointment of Michael Farrell as long-term custodian at TCHS, effective March 3, 2026, until the return of the regular employee; that motion passed with a recorded vote of 5–0. The board also approved extracurricular appointments presented by S3: a 3rd-grade interventionist assignment tied to Energy Express (June 15–July 24, 2026), Christine Ward as after-school substitute teacher (effective March 3, 2026 through May 2026), and Amy Moore as after-school substitute retroactive to Feb. 19, 2026. Those appointments were approved 5–0.
S3 also recommended extending administrative leave for an employee identified in the transcript as "employee A" while an investigation proceeds; that extension was approved on a 5–0 vote.
All personnel items were presented by the director and recorded in the meeting minutes. The board did not provide additional public detail about the nature of the investigation tied to the administrative leave during the meeting.
