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Board votes to hire Mari Smith for remainder of 2025–26 school year

Santa Fe ISD Board Regular Meeting · December 15, 2025
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Summary

Following closed session, the Board approved a motion to employ Mari Smith for 109 days for the remainder of the 2025–2026 school year; the motion passed 7–0, moved by Eric Davenport and seconded by James Grassmuck.

After recessing to closed session, the Board reconvened in open session and approved, by unanimous vote, a personnel action from the executive session. On a motion by Eric Davenport, seconded by James Grassmuck, the Board "move[d] that we employ Mari Smith for 109 days for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year." The motion carried 7–0.

The action was recorded in the meeting minutes as formal Board business under "Action from Closed Session." The motion included the employment term (109 days) and the vote tally (seven yeas, zero nays). No additional public details about the position or salary were recorded in the minutes.