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Kemp ISD board approves James Colbath as high school principal
Summary
After a closed-session personnel deliberation, the Kemp ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously on May 28, 2026, to hire James Colbath as the district's new high school principal. The motion was made by Randal Robertson and seconded by Sharron Rankin.
The Kemp Independent School District Board of Trustees approved James Colbath as the district’s new high school principal on May 28, 2026. The board reconvened at 5:50 p.m. from a closed executive session and adopted the recommendation to hire Colbath.
The motion — recorded in the posted minutes as “Recommendation for approval of the James Colbath as the new High School Principal” — was made by Trustee Randal Robertson and seconded by Trustee Sharron Rankin. The motion passed unanimously with six trustees voting in favor; one member, Hillary Sullivan, was absent.
The board entered executive session at 5:01 p.m. under Texas Government Code Section 551.074 to deliberate personnel matters and reconvened in open session at 5:50 p.m. Board President Vidal Jones is noted as having entered the executive session at 5:34 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m.
