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Atlanta ISD board delegates temporary hiring authority to superintendent
Summary
At a May 8 special meeting, the Atlanta ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution delegating temporary authority to Superintendent Jason Harris to hire contracted employees following a closed-session discussion under Texas Government Code §§551.074 and 551.072.
The Atlanta Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on May 8, 2026, to delegate temporary authority to Superintendent Jason Harris to hire contracted employees.
According to the minutes, the board entered closed session at 12:01 p.m. under the authority of Texas Government Code §§551.074 (personnel matters) and 551.072 (real estate matters). The board reconvened in open session at 12:24 p.m. and approved the resolution. "Motion: Approve the resolution to delegate temporary authority to the Superintendent to hire contracted employees," the minutes state (Clerk, SEG 001).
The motion carried with a recorded voting summary of Yea: 7, Nay: 0, Abstain: 0. The minutes do not specify who moved or seconded the resolution. The meeting was called to order by Board President Charlotte Stanley at 12:00 p.m. and adjourned at 12:26 p.m.
The minutes do not provide further detail on the scope or duration of the delegated authority, or on which positions the superintendent may fill under the resolution. The record notes the minutes were approved on May 26, 2026, with signatures indicating Charlotte Stanley as board president and Keri Richardson as board secretary.
