Troy ISD board interviews superintendent candidate in closed session, adjourns unanimously

The Troy ISD Board of Trustees held a special meeting on April 29, 2026, and moved into a closed session to interview a candidate for superintendent. President Gary McMurtry declared a quorum and called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.; the board convened the closed session at 6:06 p.m. under Texas Government Code Section 551.074 and returned to open session at 8:50 p.m.

No members of the public signed up for Open Forum, and the transcript records no public comment. The board then adjourned at 8:51 p.m. after a motion by President Gary McMurtry, seconded by Trustee Carrie Trees. The motion carried unanimously; the record lists ayes from Amy McKissick, Jason Collier, Bill Negron, Carrie Trees, Gary McMurtry, Kirk Bailey and Lindsey Strait.

The meeting record notes that the closed session was held pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.074, which governs deliberation on personnel matters; the transcript does not identify the superintendent applicant or disclose interview discussion. The meeting text also records that Amy McKissick gave the invocation and that the meeting materials include an approval notation dated May 18, 2026.

The special meeting was administrative in nature: it scheduled and completed a confidential personnel interview and completed routine adjournment procedures. The board did not take public action on hiring during the open session and provided no public timeline for next steps in the superintendent search.