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WOCCISD board approves contractual staff and votes to terminate Chalijua Blanchard's probationary contract
Summary
After a closed session, the board reconvened and approved the 2026–2027 contractual staff and voted to terminate Chalijua Blanchard's Chapter 21 probationary contract; both actions passed 6–0 in open session.
Following a closed session under Texas Government Code provisions for personnel matters, the WEST ORANGE-COVE CISD Board reconvened in open session and took two personnel actions. Trustees approved the 2026–2027 contractual staff (motion by Linda Platt Bryant; second by Demetrius Hunter) with a recorded vote of 6 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions. The board also approved the termination of Chalijua Blanchard’s Chapter 21 probationary contract at the end of its term (motion by Linda Platt Bryant; second by Donny Teate Jr.), with a recorded vote of 6 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions.
The agenda indicates the termination was discussed in closed session under Tex. Gov't Code 551.074 and that the board considered legal advice regarding the termination. The public record shows the motions and vote tallies but does not include the closed-session deliberations or the legal advice provided. Trustee Gina Yeaman is recorded as having left the closed session at 9:20 p.m.; the 6–0 tallies suggest one member did not vote in open session.
