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Rice ISD board unanimously approves superintendent's contract
Summary
The Rice ISD Board of Trustees reconvened Jan. 21 and approved the superintendent's employment contract by unanimous 7'0'0 vote following closed-session evaluation. The motion was made by Jason Blake and seconded by Scott Black.
The Rice ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the superintendent's contract after reconvening from closed session on Jan. 21, 2026. Jason Blake moved to "approve the Superintendent's contract as discussed," and Scott Black seconded; the motion passed, recorded as Yea: 7, Nay: 0.
Board members announced the vote tally immediately following the motion: Scott Black, Jason Blake, Holly Ellington, Jason Fisher, April Grant, Kim Hrnjak, and Shanna Lopez were all recorded as voting "Yea." The action followed a closed evaluation of the superintendent earlier in the meeting under Texas Government Code Section 551.074, which the agenda identified as the legal basis for personnel discussion. No further contract details (term length or compensation) are specified in the provided transcript.
