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Splendora ISD board holds closed-door interviews for superintendent candidates
Summary
At a Jan. 24 special meeting, the Splendora ISD Board of Trustees convened a closed session to conduct superintendent candidate interviews under Texas Government Code personnel provisions; the board reconvened late and took no public action that night.
Splendora Independent School District trustees met in a special session on Jan. 24, 2025, at the district administration building in Splendora and moved into a closed session to interview candidates for the superintendent position. The meeting record lists President Allen Wells presiding and notes the meeting was recorded as required by law.
The agenda cited Texas Government Code authority for closed deliberations, including Sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney), 551.072 (real estate), 551.074 (personnel), and 551.076 (safety), and states: "The Board of Trustees will now go into a Closed session." The minutes record the board went into closed session beginning at 5:40 PM and reconvened at 11:07 PM. The posted closed-session topic explicitly includes: "Conduct Superintendent Candidate Interviews."
The roll call in the minutes lists Jennifer Stewart (Member), Dan Muirhead (Vice President), Barry Welch (Assistant Secretary), Jason Sessum (Member), Allen Wells (President), Brandon Fry (Member), Kimberly Klepcyk (Secretary), and Dr. Jeff Burke (Superintendent). The minutes also note Brandon Fry as absent and record that Barry Welch arrived at 6:06 PM.
The district minutes do not record any public votes, appointments, or motions resulting from the closed session; the board adjourned at 11:13 PM. The minutes state that any action the board wishes to take based on closed-session discussions would occur after reconvening in open session. The record does not specify further decisions, votes, or candidate selections.
