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Rice ISD Board Hires Jacob Pierson as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach
Summary
At its Feb. 26 meeting the Rice ISD Board voted 6-0 (one absence) to hire Jacob Pierson as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach for Rice ISD following closed-session personnel discussion.
The Rice ISD Board of Trustees voted at its Feb. 26, 2026 regular meeting to hire Jacob Pierson as the district’s Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. The motion was made by April Grant and seconded by Kim Hrnjak; the board recorded a 6-0 vote with Holly Ellington absent.
According to the meeting record, the hiring motion stated, "I make a motion to hire Jacob Pierson as the new Athletic Director/ Head Football Coach for Rice ISD." The item appeared after a closed-session personnel discussion conducted pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074. The board did not record a public comment on the hire during open session. The meeting minutes show the vote as Yea: 6, Nay: 0, Absent: 1. The board reconvened and formally announced the action in open session.
