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Silverton ISD names John York lone finalist for superintendent after executive session
Summary
After an executive session on personnel, the Silverton Independent School District Board of Trustees on April 7, 2026 unanimously named John York the lone finalist for the superintendent position.
President Dane Mullins and the Silverton Independent School District Board of Trustees on April 7, 2026 named John York as the lone finalist for the district superintendent post following an executive session on personnel.
The motion to designate John York as the lone finalist was made by Trustee Dusty Martin and seconded by President Dane Mullins; the board recorded a unanimous vote in favor (Dane Mullins: Yea; Dusty Martin: Yea; Cooper Cogdell: Yea; Molly Forman: Yea; Matt Francis: Yea; Zack Burson: Yea; Josh Gordon: Yea). The board entered executive session at 5:05 PM and reconvened at 8:09 PM before taking the vote.
The agenda entry and meeting minutes cite the board's use of the statutory personnel exemption (Texas Government Code, Section 551.074) to discuss personnel matters in closed session. The public record provided at the meeting did not contain further public detail on the deliberations; the board recorded its formal action to name John York as the lone finalist in open session after returning from executive session.
The decision makes John York the district's single named finalist under the board's superintendent selection process; the minutes do not list a next public step or timeline for a final contract or appointment.
