Cedar Hill ISD trustees vote 4-0 to discontinue payments under Dr. Gerald Hudson’s voluntary retirement agreement

At a Nov. 7, 2025 called meeting, the Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees voted 4-0 to direct administration to discontinue payments to Dr. Gerald Hudson under his Voluntary Retirement Agreement.

Trustee Ramona Ross-Bacon moved "to direct administration to discontinue payment to Dr. Gerald Hudson for failure to perform his duties pursuant to his Voluntary Retirement Agreement," and Trustee Ayanna Cabrera-Cook seconded. Board President Dr. Denise Roache-Davis, Ross-Bacon, Cabrera-Cook and Trustee Denishea Williams voted in favor; Trustees Mrs. Carma Morgan, Dr. Jacquetta Haygood and Dr. Lester Singleton were recorded as not present. The motion passed 4-0.

The vote followed a closed-session discussion that the board said was authorized under the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 551), citing sections including §551.071 (attorney consultation), §551.072 (real property deliberation), §551.074 (personnel matters), §551.076 (security) and §551.0821 (student privacy) on the posted agenda. The minutes record the board adjourning to closed session at 7:33 a.m. and reconvening at 7:41 a.m.

No public comments were recorded for the meeting. The minutes do not include details of the board’s rationale or supporting evidence presented during closed session, nor do they specify any dollar amounts, effective dates for the payment discontinuation, or administrative steps to implement the board’s direction; those details were "not specified" in the meeting record.

Board President Dr. Denise Roache-Davis called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. and adjourned it at 7:43 a.m. The meeting minutes on file are signed and dated November 17, 2025.

Next steps: the minutes do not record any additional motions, appeals or administrative timelines; implementation details were not included in the public record for this meeting.