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Winona ISD special-called meeting: prayer, closed session and no public comments
Summary
The Winona ISD Board of Trustees convened April 7, 2025, held an executive session on superintendent applications under Texas law, received no public comments, and adjourned at 7:06 p.m.; motions to interview candidates and to adjourn were recorded as unanimous.
The Winona Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a special-called session April 7, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Winona Administration Building. Board President Connie Gibbs opened the meeting, Trustee Randy Hawkins led a prayer and the pledges were recited. The minutes record that there were no public comments on pending agenda items.
The board entered a closed executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074 to consider superintendent applications and later reconvened at 6:59 p.m. The minutes note two formal actions upon return to open session: a motion, moved by Trustee Aaron Wilson and seconded by Trustee Mark Wintters, to interview seven superintendent candidates (approved unanimously), and a motion to adjourn the meeting, also moved by Wilson and seconded by Wintters. The meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m., and the minutes of the April 7 meeting were approved April 21, 2025.
Attendees listed in the minutes included trustees Connie Gibbs (president), Diane Newman, Scott Jones, William Allen, Randy Hawkins, Aaron Wilson and Mark Wintters, Interim Superintendent Mike Morrison, Business Manager Sheila Bowie, Administrative Assistant Stephanie Woods, and a representative identified as Wes Hickey from the superintendent search firm.
