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Spearman I.S.D. board authorizes consultant to contact superintendent candidates and posts vacancy
Summary
The Spearman I.S.D. Board of Trustees approved steps to advance its superintendent search on May 7, 2026, authorizing the search consultant to contact candidates and approving the posting of the vacancy; recorded votes were 7-0 and 6-0 on the two motions.
The Spearman I.S.D. Board of Trustees advanced its superintendent search during a May 7, 2026, special session, authorizing the search consultant to contact candidates and approving the posting of the superintendent vacancy.
The board met in closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act for "consultation with attorney (551.071), (551.129) and personnel matters (551.074) regarding issues related to superintendent search process," then returned to open session for votes. Scott Sonnenberg moved "to authorize the search consultant to contact and schedule interviews with the candidates discussed in Closed Session," a motion seconded by Jay Tracy; the motion carried 7-0. The minutes record that the board reconvened into open meeting at 7:40 p.m.
Later under a separate item the board voted to commence the search process formally. "Motion made by Scott Sonnenberg and seconded by Karla Flowers to authorize the posting of the Superintendent vacancy, and authorize Walsh Gallegos, Dr. Bays, and Board President to proceed with next steps in the search as discussed in Closed Session," the minutes state; that motion carried 6-0 on the roll call recorded in the meeting minutes. The motion names Andrea Gulley (recorded in the minutes as "Andrea Gulley, Walsh Gallegos") and Dr. Sherri Bays as delegates, along with Board President Dustin Mackie, to undertake the next steps specified in Closed Session.
The minutes contain inconsistent time entries: they record an additional reconvening into open session at 8:15 p.m. and an adjournment time of 7:41 p.m.; the board's written record appears to contain a chronology discrepancy. The minutes do not disclose the content of the closed-session deliberations beyond the statutory citation; no candidate names or evaluative details are given in the open record.
Next steps recorded in open session are limited to authorizing the search consultant to contact candidates, scheduling interviews, and posting the vacancy; the minutes do not specify timelines for posting or interview dates. The motions and recorded roll-call votes are included below.
