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Board approves extension of first-year probationary educator contract for Vanessa Ward

Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees · July 6, 2026
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Summary

The Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved extending a first-year probationary educator contract to Vanessa Ward for the 2026–2027 school year at its July 6 special meeting.

Board President Kristi Littleton and the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously July 6 to extend a first-year probationary educator contract to Vanessa Ward for the 2026–2027 school year. Board member Marnie Pate moved “to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to extend a first-year probationary educator contract to Vanessa Ward for the 2026-2027 school year,” and Leslie Mills seconded; the motion passed on a roll-call vote, 7–0.

The decision followed an executive session that the board held under the Texas Open Meetings Act. The board’s public record notes the motion and the unanimous vote; no public comment was received on the item. The board reconvened into open session at 6:23 p.m. and approved the recommendation. No additional terms or compensation details were included in the meeting record.