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WOCCISD board votes 7-0 to take action on superintendent applicants after closed-session interviews
Summary
At a special April 8 meeting, the WEST ORANGE-COVE CISD Board of Trustees convened in closed session for superintendent interviews under Texas Government Code §551.074 and later voted 7-0 to "consider and take possible action" regarding applicants; the transcript does not disclose further details.
The WEST ORANGE-COVE CISD Board of Trustees met in special session on April 8, 2025, and convened a closed session to interview applicants for the district’s superintendent position under Texas Government Code §551.074. President Linda Platt-Bryant adjourned open session at 6:02 P.M. to begin the interviews and the board reconvened in open session at 11:10 P.M.
Under agenda item IV.A.1, "Consider and take possible action regarding applicant(s) for the superintendent position," Trustee Tommy Wilson Sr. moved the motion and Trustee Demetrius Hunter seconded. The motion carried on a recorded 7-0 vote (7 in favor/0 opposed/0 abstentions). The transcript records the vote tally but does not identify any applicant names or specify whether the board made an appointment or took another administrative action.
All seven trustees were present for the meeting: Board President Linda Platt-Bryant, Donny Teate Jr., Gina Yeaman, Roderick Robertson, Demetrius Hunter, Tommy Wilson Sr., and LaTricia Stroud. President Platt-Bryant reminded trustees that matters discussed in closed session are confidential; the transcript notes that no votes were taken while the board was in closed session.
The meeting convened at 6:01 P.M. and was adjourned at 11:12 P.M. The board’s minutes and any formal personnel actions or appointments, if taken, were not detailed in the provided transcript. The board did not state next public steps or an announcement schedule in the open session text.
