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West Oso ISD approves assistant principal hire; grants one-year TEA waiver

West Oso Independent School District Board of Trustees · July 28, 2025
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Summary

Following closed-session deliberations, the West Oso ISD board approved the recommendation to hire Samuel Flowers as assistant principal and granted a one-year Texas Education Agency certification waiver; the motion passed 4–1–0 with one dissenting vote by Liz Gutierrez.

After convening in closed session under Texas Government Code §551.074, the board reconvened and approved the recommendation to hire Mr. Samuel Flowers as West Oso High School assistant principal and to grant him a one-year TEA certification waiver for the 2025–2026 school year.

Shirley Jordan moved to approve the recommendation; Oscar Arredondo seconded. The motion carried 4–1–0 with board member Liz Gutierrez recorded as voting Nay. Albert Villarreal, who had been participating virtually, is noted in the minutes as departing the meeting at 9:18 p.m., the same time the board returned to open session.

Minutes state the action was taken under the personnel exception to the Texas Open Meetings Act; the board did not include additional public discussion or conditions tied to the waiver in the minutes.