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Lake Travis ISD moves to place superintendent on paid administrative leave; appoints acting superintendent
Summary
At a Dec. 17 special-called meeting, the Lake Travis Independent School District board recorded a 7–0 vote on a motion to place Superintendent Paul Norton on paid administrative leave and name Pam Sanchez as acting superintendent; the minutes show ambiguity in the recorded outcome language.
The Lake Travis Independent School District (LAKE TRAVIS ISD) Board of Trustees recorded a 7–0 roll call on Dec. 17, 2024, on a motion to place Superintendent Paul Norton on paid administrative leave and to appoint Pam Sanchez as acting superintendent. Trustee Rob Aird made the motion and Trustee Phillip Davis seconded it.
The special-called meeting began at 6:02 p.m. and returned from closed session at 9:29 p.m., where the board had met under Texas Government Code sections cited in the minutes for personnel matters and attorney consultation. The minutes state the motion was "made by Trustee Rob Aird and seconded by Trustee Phillip Davis to place Superintendent Paul Norton on paid administrative leave and appoint Pam Sanchez as acting superintendent" and record a 7–0 roll call; the minutes also include the literal phrase "passed/failed by a vote of 7 - 0," which leaves the formal outcome ambiguous in the provided text.
Trustees in attendance listed for the meeting were Kim Flasch, John Aoueille, Erin Archer (president), Lauren White, Phillip Davis, and Rob Aird; Trustee Keely Cano is recorded as arriving for closed session. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The minutes do not name the law firm to be engaged or provide further details about the terms of any administrative leave for Norton.
The board's minutes show the action was taken immediately after a closed session that referenced personnel consultation (Texas Government Code §551.074) and consultation with the board's attorney (§551.071). The minutes do not provide additional testimony, rationale, or supporting documents in the text provided here. Next procedural steps, including whether the board will hold a public hearing or issue an official statement clarifying the recorded outcome, were not specified in the minutes.
