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Gainesville ISD trustees approve five-year extension for Superintendent Dr. Des Stewart
Summary
Following executive-session discussion, the board approved offering Superintendent Dr. Des Stewart a new contract with a five-year extension after accepting his evaluation; the motion carried unanimously at the Jan. 21 meeting.
After a closed executive session to discuss personnel and the superintendent's evaluation, the Gainesville ISD board reconvened and voted to accept the evaluation of Dr. Des Stewart and offer him a new contract with a five-year extension.
Trustee Dan Doss moved to accept the evaluation and extend the superintendent's contract; Nathan Dempsey seconded the motion. Trustees voted unanimously in open session to approve the extension. Specific compensation terms and other contract details discussed in closed session were not disclosed in the open meeting minutes.
The board's action formalizes the superintendent's employment through an extended contract term; the administration indicated the extension was discussed in executive session and approved in open session per Texas open-meetings procedures.
