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Board grants superintendent year‑round authority to offer contracts to professional staff
Summary
The board approved a policy change granting the superintendent authority to offer contracts to returning and new professional employees year‑round, while preserving board control over dismissal decisions.
Paradise ISD trustees voted to give the superintendent authority to offer contracts to returning and new professional employees throughout the year.
The proposal, presented by administration, specified that the superintendent would receive hiring authority while decisions about employee dismissal would remain with the board. Trustees discussed the scope and directed that the FC(Local) policy be amended at the January meeting to reflect the change. Trent Murphy moved to approve granting the authority and Scott Cox seconded; the motion passed 6–0–1.
The change is intended to streamline hiring and recruitment timelines while preserving the board's oversight on termination and nonrenewal matters.
