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Board record shows amended superintendent contract and approves two hires; reconvened statement notes no closed-session votes
Summary
Minutes record an amended employment contract for Superintendent Dr. Alicia Sigee as approved, and the board later approved hires for Police Chief and NELC Director; the board also stated after reconvening that no votes were taken in closed session, a contradiction noted in the record.
The WEST ORANGE-COVE CISD meeting record for June 22, 2026, contains two items regarding personnel that merit careful reading: the minutes state the board approved an amended employment contract for Superintendent Dr. Alicia Sigee, and the board approved two hires in open session — a Police Chief and a NELC Director. The minutes also include a reconvening statement that "no votes were taken in the closed session," which appears inconsistent with the separate line recording the contract approval.
The minutes explicitly record: "The Board of Trustees approved the amended employment contract for Superintendent Dr. Alicia Sigee." That line (X.B.) is followed by a motion listing Linda Platt-Bryant as mover and Donny Teate Jr. as seconder, with a recorded tally of "7 in favor/0 opposed/0 abstentions." After the board returned to open session at 9:05 p.m., President LaTricia Stroud stated that no votes were taken in closed session. The minutes do not reconcile those two entries.
Separately in open session the board approved hiring recommendations: the Police Chief recommendation (motion by Linda Platt-Bryant, second by Demetrius Hunter) and the NELC Director recommendation (motion by Linda Platt-Bryant, second by Gina Yeaman). Both hires were recorded as passing 7–0. The minutes do not include the hired individuals’ names, compensation, or start dates.
