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Stafford MSD board selects Region 4 to lead superintendent search, delegates contract authority
Summary
At a Sept. 30 special meeting, the Stafford Municipal School District board voted 7–0 to select Region 4 as the superintendent search firm and gave Board President Ash Hamirani authority to negotiate and execute the contract.
The Stafford Municipal School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Sept. 30 to select Region 4 as the district's superintendent search firm and to give the board president authority to negotiate, finalize and execute a contract for services.
Jacqueline Jean-Baptiste moved the motion, which she stated on the record: "I move to select Region 4 as the Superintendent Search Firm and to delegate authority to the Board President to negotiate, finalize, and execute a contract for services." Joyce Wilkins seconded the motion. The board recorded a 7–0 vote in favor (Ash Hamirani: Yea; Manuel Hinojosa: Yea; Jacqueline Jean-Baptiste: Yea; Adam Sanchez: Yea; Patricia Soza-Montelongo: Yea; Suzette Thompson: Yea; Joyce Wilkins: Yea).
The board had convened a special meeting, which included interviews of search firms listed on the agenda and a closed session for attorney consultation. The public transcript does not include the interview details or the firms interviewed prior to the vote; the motion and vote were recorded upon return to open session at 9:57 p.m.
The board's action delegates to President Ash Hamirani the authority to complete contractual negotiations with Region 4 on behalf of Stafford MSD. The motion did not specify contract value, timeline, or other implementation details; those terms were recorded as "not specified" in the public transcript.
