Chico ISD trustees meet in closed session to interview superintendent candidates and consider property, contracts and security

The Chico Independent School District Board of Trustees went into a closed session at 6:03 p.m. on April 21, 2026, to interview superintendent applicants and consider a slate of executive matters under the Texas Government Code. The board’s announcement cited multiple statutory exceptions that permit private consultation, including attorney consultation (Tex. Gov’t Code §551.071), real property discussions (§551.072), negotiated gifts (§551.073), and interviews of superintendent candidates (§551.074).

"In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Chico ISD Board of Trustees on April 21, 2026, at 6:03 p.m. will convene in a closed meeting to consider and discuss any of the following:", the Board President said as the board moved into closed session. The agenda item list also included investment conferences (§551.075), discussion of security deployments (§551.076), personnel discipline and complaints (§551.082), student matters involving personally identifiable information (§551.0821), consultation with employee groups (§551.083), and excluding witnesses from hearings (§551.084).

Board members did not disclose deliberations or outcomes from the closed session in the public transcript. The meeting record shows the closed session concluded at 9:45 p.m., and the board returned to open session; no votes or contract awards connected to the closed-session topics were recorded in the public portion of the minutes.

Because the matters discussed during closed session involve the statutory exceptions listed above, the board’s public record is limited to the fact of the session, the legal authority cited and the times the session opened and closed.