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O'Donnell ISD board unanimously approves reappointment, SHAC and vulnerability audit at special meeting
Summary
At its Dec. 4, 2025 special meeting, the O'Donnell ISD Board of Trustees voted 4-0 to reappoint Bruce Vaughn to the Lynn County Appraisal District, approved the School Health Advisory Council for 2025–26, and accepted the District Vulnerability Audit full report. Superintendent Blake Nichols gave a brief report; meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
The O'Donnell ISD Board of Trustees met in a special session on Dec. 4, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. and approved three agenda items by unanimous 4-0 votes. Trustees in attendance were Blandon Hancock, Mandy Stidham, Trevor Halfmann and Melissa Pedroza; Jerry Castro, Landon Mires and Landry Barton were absent.
Trustee Trevor Halfmann moved and Trustee Melissa Pedroza seconded a resolution to reappoint Bruce Vaughn as a board member for the Lynn County Appraisal District. The board recorded votes in favor from Trustees Stidham, Halfmann, Pedroza and Hancock; the motion passed 4-0. The agenda listed this item as III.A (2562).
During the meeting the board also approved the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) for the 2025–2026 school year. A motion by Trustee Blandon Hancock, seconded by Trustee Trevor Halfmann, passed with the same 4-0 tally (agenda reference III.B (2563)).
The board voted 4-0 to accept the District Vulnerability Audit Full Report "as presented" after a motion by Trustee Halfmann and a second by Trustee Pedroza (agenda reference III.C (2564)). The transcript records the board's action but does not include details of the audit's findings or recommendations.
Superintendent Blake Nichols delivered the superintendent's report listed on the agenda (V.A); the transcript records the report item but does not provide substantive content from that report. With no further business, the board adjourned at 7:13 p.m. following a motion by Trustee Melissa Pedroza and a second by Trustee Blandon Hancock.
