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Magnolia ISD board approves consent package, cancels uncontested trustee election and affirms emergency‑closing pay
Summary
The Magnolia ISD Board unanimously approved a multi‑item consent agenda March 23 that confirmed minutes and financials, renewed two assistant superintendent contracts, canceled an uncontested May trustee election and adopted an emergency‑closing wage policy for Winter Storm Fern.
The Magnolia Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a consent agenda on March 23 that included approval of the February 2026 minutes and financial reports, renewals of two assistant superintendent contracts for the 2026–27 school year, review of a safety audit, cancellation of an uncontested trustee election and a resolution addressing employee pay during a January weather closure.
Motion No. 6183, moved by Stacia Norris and seconded by David McCarty, passed 7–0. The board approved contract renewals for Assistant Superintendent of Administration Dr. Ben King and Assistant Superintendent of Operations Dr. Erich Morris. The board also voted to cancel the May 2, 2026 trustee election and declared Quinn Tolbert (Position 4) and Stacia Norris (Position 5) elected because they were unopposed.
The consent package included a resolution addressing pay for employees idled during Winter Storm Fern. The emergency‑closing resolution authorizes continued wage payments to all district employees who were instructed not to report on January 26, 2026, and directs district leadership to follow the certified process set out in the packet.
Board President Gary Blizzard and all seven trustees (Blizzard, Dacia Owens, Sonja Ebel, Stacia Norris, Jordan Blake, David McCarty and Jay Michals) voted in favor of the consent items. The minutes record the board taking a recess at 7:15 p.m. during the meeting and later moving to executive session on several confidential matters.
The consent agenda items and vote tallies are recorded in the official minutes as Motion No. 6183 and are part of the public record.
