Angleton ISD board interviews superintendent candidates in closed session; no action taken

The Angleton Independent School District Board of Education convened a special meeting on March 24, 2026, with President Tommy Gaines calling the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Board members Kimi Hunter (vice president), Dana Tolbert (secretary), Heather Brewer, Justin Journeay, Michael Sillavan and Michael Stroman were listed as present; school officials Hanna Chalmers, director of communications, and Cyndy Pullen, director of human resources, were also noted in the minutes.

At 5:31 p.m. the board moved into executive session under the Texas Open Meetings Act, citing Texas Government Code Chapter 551 and specific sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.082 and 551.0821 to discuss multiple personnel and legal matters. The agenda and minutes list A) employee resignations/retirements/non-contract terminations; B) personnel matters and recommendations for contract employment action; C) student information and disciplinary matters; D) sale, purchase or lease of real property and prospective gifts to the district; E) consultation with the board’s attorney regarding pending or contemplated litigation; and F) "Superintendent interviews and discussion of superintendent applications." The public minutes state that two superintendent applicants were present; the transcript provides no names or further details about the interviews.

The board reconvened in open session at 9:10 p.m. and "No action taken" was recorded regarding the items discussed in executive session. The special meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. The minutes record that there were no public comments during the open session. The minutes do not list any motions, votes, appointments or other formal actions arising from the executive session.