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Spearman ISD board unanimously extends Superintendent James Layman’s contract through 2029
Summary
After a closed‑session appraisal, the Spearman I.S.D. Board of Trustees voted 7–0 to extend Superintendent James Layman’s contract through June 30, 2029; the extension is documented in Exhibit C and sets the new contract term beginning July 1, 2026.
The Spearman I.S.D. Board of Trustees voted unanimously to extend Superintendent James Layman’s employment contract through June 30, 2029. The motion to approve the multi‑year extension was made by Trustee Abby Pipkin and seconded by Trustee Rhett Renner; the board reconvened from closed session and recorded a 7–0 vote in open meeting.
The extension is memorialized in Exhibit C, the Superintendent Term Contract, which sets a three‑year term beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2029. The contract text included in the meeting packet states the superintendent’s annual salary for the 2025–2026 school year as $140,400 and describes standard administrative benefits, evaluation requirements, indemnification language, and provisions for leave and outside employment.
Board policy and state law procedures were followed: the board moved into a closed session to discuss the superintendent’s appraisal under Texas Open Meetings Act personnel provisions and then returned to open session before taking the formal vote. No trustee recorded a dissenting vote.
The action follows the district’s routine annual evaluation cycle; the contract language allows the board and superintendent to mutually extend the term by written agreement and specifies the superintendent must maintain required certification. The contract language and signatures are included as Exhibit C in the official meeting materials.
