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Allen ISD board approves agreement for Deputy Superintendent Kim McLaughlin to serve as Acting Superintendent
Summary
The Allen Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 6-0 on May 14 to approve an agreement for Deputy Superintendent Kim McLaughlin to serve as the district's Acting Superintendent effective June 1, 2026; the stipend amount was not specified in the meeting record.
The Allen Independent School District (Allen ISD) Board of Trustees on May 14 approved an agreement naming Kim McLaughlin, the district's Deputy Superintendent for School Leadership and Support, to serve as Acting Superintendent effective June 1, 2026. Amanda Campbell made the motion to approve the agreement, which was seconded by Becca Kinnear; the board voted 6-0 in favor (Montgomery, Parker, Holley, Yost, Campbell and Kinnear).
The appointment followed a closed executive session that the board entered at 5:03 P.M. under Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (consultation with counsel) and 551.074 (personnel deliberations) to consider the selection of an interim superintendent. The board reconvened at 5:19 P.M. to consider and vote on the agreement. The meeting record states the agreement provides a stipend for McLaughlin to serve as Acting Superintendent but does not state the stipend amount or the duration of the appointment.
Board President Dr. Polly Montgomery announced the meeting and that a quorum was present. The motion to adjourn was made by John Holley and seconded by Veronica Yost; the meeting adjourned at 5:21 P.M. Sarah Mitchell was noted as absent in the meeting roll call. The board did not state further public details about the length of McLaughlin's appointment or next steps for a permanent superintendent search in the provided record.
