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West Oso ISD approves administrator and teacher contracts; board backs JFK principal recommendation
Summary
After a closed‑session discussion, the board approved administrator and professional employee contracts for 2025–2026 and approved the recommendation for the John F. Kennedy Elementary principal; several votes recorded with at least one dissent on the principal recommendation.
The West Oso ISD Board of Trustees completed personnel decisions on April 28, 2025 after a closed‑session meeting that began at 8:59 p.m. and ended when the board reconvened at 11:04 p.m.
During open session the board approved renewal of administrator contracts for the 2025–2026 school year. Trustee Liz Gutierrez moved the item and Trustee Shirley Jordan seconded; the minutes record the motion as carried, 5–0–0. The board also approved renewals of professional employee contracts with the same recorded tally (5–0).
The board then considered the recommendation for the John F. Kennedy Elementary School principal. Trustee Shirley Jordan moved and Trustee Priscilla Vela seconded. Trustee Liz Gutierrez voted no; the motion carried 4–1–0, approving the recommendation.
The meeting minutes list the statutory authority for the closed session items as Texas Government Code Section 551.074 (personnel matters), Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney), and Section 551.129 (attorney consultations). The minutes do not name individual administrators or teachers whose contracts were renewed, nor do they name the recommended principal; those specifics were not recorded in the public minutes provided.
