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Red Oak ISD board approves 2026–27 calendar, certifies unopposed candidate and cancels Place 6 special election
Summary
At its March 17 special meeting the Red Oak ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2026–2027 school-year calendar, certified an unopposed candidate for the May 2, 2026 special election for Place 6, and adopted an order cancelling that election. The vote was unanimous, 5–0.
The Red Oak ISD Board of Trustees on March 17 approved the district's 2026–2027 school-year calendar and certified an unopposed candidate for the May 2, 2026 School Board Special Election for Place 6. The board then adopted an order canceling the Place 6 special election.
Johnny Knight, vice president of the board, moved to approve the consent agenda "as presented." Donny Lutrick seconded the motion and the board voted unanimously, 5'0'00. Trustees Melanie Petersen, Johnny Knight, John Anderson, Donna Knight and Donny Lutrick cast yea votes; Sean Kelly and Brian Sebring were absent.
The consent agenda bundled three items: adoption of the 2026''2027 school-year calendar; certification of the unopposed candidate for Place 6 on the May 2, 2026 special election ballot; and an order to cancel that May 2 election for Place 6 because the candidate was unopposed. The board's minutes record the action but do not list the certified candidate by name in the transcript.
Under the Texas Open Meetings Act, Board President Melanie Petersen noted that the meeting notice had been posted in accordance with law before the board convened. The board adjourned at 5:48 p.m.
