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Merkel ISD board approves personnel actions, hires Maribel Lara and grants superintendent temporary hiring authority
Summary
The board approved resignations/retirements, hired Maribel Lara on a 10-month contract for 2026–27, and granted the superintendent temporary hiring authority from April 22 to August 4, 2026. All actions were approved in open session after executive session.
After returning from executive session, the Merkel ISD Board of Trustees approved several personnel items on April 22, 2026, including resignations/retirements, the employment of Maribel Lara on a 10-month contract for the 2026–27 school year, and a temporary delegation of hiring authority to the superintendent.
The board “moved to approve resignations/retirements as presented.” The board then approved employment for Maribel Lara on a 10-month contract for the 2026–27 school year “according to the hours and dates set by the District as they exist or may hereafter be amended”; that motion was made by Gabby Campbell and seconded by Brit Pursley and recorded as passed unanimously. The board also approved the Superintendent's temporary hiring authority from April 22 to August 4, 2026; the motion was made by Brit Pursley and seconded by Kyle Doan and carried unanimously.
The transcript records the board's actions but does not include contract salary, job title details beyond the 10-month term, or the name of the superintendent to whom temporary authority was delegated. Those operational contract details were not specified in the minutes.
