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Grand Prairie ISD board authorizes superintendent to hire contractual personnel through June 11, 2026
Summary
At a May 20 special meeting, the Grand Prairie ISD Board approved a 4-0 resolution allowing Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo to hire contractual personnel through June 11, 2026; the agenda had listed a September 1, 2026 date, which the meeting record does not reflect.
Board President Amber Moffitt called the Grand Prairie ISD special meeting to order at 4:32 p.m. and the board reconvened in open session at 5:07 p.m. for action items. The board approved a resolution authorizing Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo to hire contractual personnel through June 11, 2026; the motion passed 4-0.
"Mr. Brooks made a motion to approve the resolution authorizing the Superintendent to Hire Contractual Personnel Until June 11, 2026," the record shows. Terry Brooks moved and Gloria Carrillo seconded; the recorded yes votes were Brooks, Carrillo, Emily Liles and Amber Moffitt; David Espinosa and Bryan Parra were listed as absent. The agenda item listed the authorization period as September 1, 2026, but the motion as recorded specifies June 11, 2026; the minutes do not explain that discrepancy.
The personnel topics had been discussed in closed session under the personnel exemption (§551.074) earlier in the meeting, which also listed "CHAPTER 21 CONTRACTS FOR 2026-2027" for consideration. The public minutes do not provide further details on specific hires, positions, or contract terms. The minutes were later marked "Approved: June 11, 2026."
