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Rice ISD board approves Chapter 21 contracts and appoints new principals and director

Rice ISD Board of Trustees · April 15, 2026
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Summary

The board approved Chapter 21 contracts for 2026–2027 and appointed Kim Burks as Rice Early Childhood Center Principal and Casey Sellers as Director of District Operations; votes were recorded as 6–0 with one absence.

The Rice ISD Board of Trustees approved Chapter 21 contracts for the 2026–2027 school year and recorded appointments during closed session on April 15. The board approved the appointment of Kim Burks as the new Rice Early Childhood Center principal and named Casey Sellers as the district's Director of District Operations; recorded votes showed six yeas, zero nays, and one absence for each action.

Board member April Grant made the motion to approve the Chapter 21 contracts; Kim Hrnjak seconded. The minutes record the motion to appoint Kim Burks as principal as moved by Scott Black and seconded by Holly Ellington. The motions were recorded as passed 6–0 with Jason Blake absent.