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Winona ISD board approves superintendent evaluation, one-year contract extension with pay increase
Summary
The Winona ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Superintendent Justin Cowart's evaluation and a one-year contract extension that raises his salary to $136,000 and directs the district to pay 4% on TRS.
The Winona ISD Board of Trustees on Jan. 22 approved Superintendent Justin Cowart's evaluation and extended his employment by one year with a salary increase to $136,000 and district payment of 4% on Teacher Retirement System (TRS) contributions.
Aaron Wilson moved to approve the evaluation and the contract terms; Luiz Hernandez (evaluation) and Dexter Jones (contract) seconded the respective motions. The minutes record the vote as unanimous among the seven trustees present.
The action followed an executive session during which the board discussed personnel matters and the superintendent's evaluation under the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Education Code 551.071, 551.074, 551.076 and 551.082). The minutes do not include details of the evaluation discussion or any performance metrics.
The board did not record dissenting votes or conditions tied to the contract in the minutes. The contract vote is documented in the board record as: "the board approved the Superintendent's contract with a salary increase to $136,000, pay 4% on TRS and extend 1 year."
