Waco ISD board holds closed-session discussion on Place 7 vacancy; no public appointment recorded

Waco Independent School District trustees convened a special meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, called to order by Board President Jose Vidana at 5:15 p.m. The meeting notice was posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

The board immediately went into closed session at 5:15 p.m. to “deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of public officer or employee” related to the Board of Trustees vacancy for Place 7. The minutes list board members present as Jose Vidana, Keith Guillory, Jeremy Davis, Jim Patton, Angelo Ochoa, Taylor Bledsoe and Arash Abnoussi; an absence is also noted in the minutes under "BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT." The record shows the board reconvened at 7:48 p.m. and adjourned at that time.

The minutes identify the personnel item under consideration but do not record any public motion, vote, nomination or final appointment for Place 7. The board secretary line in the minutes reads "Sun W.Petton Board Secretary" and appears as the administrative signature on the minutes as provided.

Because the minutes are terse, it is not possible from the public record provided here to determine whether the board made a selection in closed session and later took a public vote, or whether deliberations continued without public action. The district’s formal minutes, posted agenda, or subsequent meeting notices would be the appropriate public record to consult for any official appointment or follow-up action on Place 7.