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Rockport-Fulton ISD trustees approve amended superintendent contract after closed session
Summary
After a closed-session review of the superintendent's annual evaluation, the Rockport-Fulton ISD Board approved an amended contract on Jan. 23, 2025; the motion was made by Bonni Randall and seconded by Eli Ramos, and the minutes record the motion as carried (Vote 5-0).
The Rockport-Fulton ISD Board of Trustees approved an amended contract for Superintendent Dr. Lesley Austin after reconvening from closed session at 9:33 PM on Jan. 23, 2025. Motion to approve the amended contract and authorize the board president to execute the revised agreement was made by Bonni Randall and seconded by Eli Ramos; the minutes record the motion as carried with a Vote of 5-0.
The board met in closed session earlier in the meeting under Texas Government Code A7 551.074 for the superintendent's annual evaluation and contract discussion. The special meeting began at 5:00 PM and included a Bond 2022 construction tour at Fulton Elementary before the board entered closed session at 5:59 PM.
The minutes do not identify which trustees cast the recorded votes, and they list six trustees as present at the start of the meeting. Additionally, the minutes include a signature block noting the document was "Approved by a vote of: 7-0 at the February 20, 2025 Regular Board Meeting," which represents a later ratification and creates an inconsistent vote record between the Jan. 23 minutes and the Feb. 20 approval. The minutes do not specify the substantive changes to the superintendent's contract or an execution date for the revised agreement.
The board president was authorized by the motion to execute the amended contract on behalf of the district; the minutes do not state whether the president had executed the agreement by the time the minutes were posted.
Next procedural steps noted in the minutes: the document records a later approval at the Feb. 20 regular meeting, but the Jan. 23 minutes do not include the contract text, financial terms, or an effective date. Those details were not specified in the Jan. 23 record.
