Calallen ISD board holds closed-session interviews for superintendent candidates

The Calallen Independent School District Board of Trustees convened a special meeting Friday, June 26, 2026, and entered a closed executive session to interview candidates for the district superintendent position. Board President Heather Luckenbach announced the session would be held under the authority of the Texas Open Meetings Act, citing Government Code Section 551.074, and stated the board would go into executive session at 5:31 p.m. "Mrs. Luckenbach declared under the authority of Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code Section 551.074 for the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee; a) Interview candidates for the position of Superintendent for Calallen Independent School District that the Board goes into executive session at 5:31 p.m.", according to the meeting record.

The transcript of the special meeting shows the executive session began at 5:31 p.m. and that the board closed the executive session and resumed open session at 7:47 p.m., after which the meeting was adjourned. The record lists board members present at the meeting — Heather Luckenbach (President), Michael Hatch (Vice President), Chelsea Schulze (Member), Edward Wells (Member), Lori Jo Walker (Secretary), Jerry Batek (Member), and Royce Cameron (Treasurer) — and notes there were no public comments. The transcript does not identify the individuals interviewed or report any formal votes or public actions taken during the closed session.