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Board authorizes superintendent to hire contractual personnel after closed-session discussion
Summary
The Grand Prairie ISD Board approved a resolution authorizing Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo to hire contractual personnel following a closed-session personnel discussion; the motion passed 4–0. The motion text in the minutes specifies hiring 'until June 11, 2026,' while the agenda item referenced September 1, 2026.
Board President Amber Moffitt called the revised special meeting to order at 4:32 p.m. on May 20, 2026 and the board recessed to closed session to consider personnel matters, including Chapter 21 contracts.
After reopening in public at 5:07 p.m., the board took action on personnel items discussed in closed session. Dr. Gabriel Trujillo, Superintendent, brought forward an item authorizing the superintendent to hire contractual personnel. "Mr. Brooks made a motion to approve the resolution authorizing the Superintendent to Hire Contractual Personnel Until June 11, 2026," the minutes record. Terry Brooks moved the motion and Gloria Carrillo seconded; the board approved the motion 4–0.
The meeting agenda header for this item listed the authorization as extending "until September 1, 2026." The minutes record the motion with an end date of "June 11, 2026." The board's public record in these minutes does not reconcile that difference; minutes list the motion text as specifying June 11, 2026. The board's roll call shows four voting members present and one absent; the motion's 4–0 tally matches that attendance.
No additional details about positions, number of contractual hires, or budget implications were included in the minutes. The minutes note the document was later approved on June 11, 2026.
