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Seguin ISD board votes 5–1 to propose termination of probationary contracts
Summary
After closed-session review, the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees voted 5–1 on April 28 to propose termination of probationary contracts as recommended by Human Resources under Texas Education Code §21.103(a); Trustee William Dwyer was the sole dissent.
The Seguin Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 5–1 on April 28 to propose termination of probationary contracts recommended by the district's Human Resources department. Trustee Grace Mueller moved to propose the terminations, Trustee Lisa Burns seconded, and the motion passed with Trustee William Dwyer voting no.
Trustees cited Texas Education Code §21.103(a) and Board Policy DFAB in the motion language noting that a probationary contract employee may be terminated at the end of the contract period if the Board determines termination will serve the district's best interest and that employees must be notified at least 10 days before the last day of instruction. The minutes record that "The Board's decision to terminate probationary employee(s) at the end of a contract period is final and may not be appealed." The item had attracted multiple community sign-ups to speak under agenda item 9E earlier in the meeting.
The minutes show an earlier motion by Trustee William Dwyer to deny the recommended terminations failed for lack of a second prior to the successful Mueller/Burns motion. The Board did not provide individual employee-level details in open session beyond the action recorded; the motion references human-resources recommendations discussed in closed session.
