Seguin ISD board holds closed-session interviews for superintendent candidates

The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees convened a special meeting on June 9, 2025, at the GBRA River Annex Board Room in Seguin. Trustee Denise Crettenden called the meeting to order at 1:51 p.m.; the minutes state the meeting notice had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act (Tex. Gov. Code §551.043).

The board went into closed session at 1:53 p.m. "Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section §551.074, board interviews superintendent applicants with spouse," the minutes record. The closed-session entry also lists separate discussion of superintendent applicants under §551.074 and consultation with legal counsel regarding applicants under §551.071; the minutes do not disclose details of the interviews or any personnel deliberations, consistent with state law.

Present at the meeting were trustees listed in the minutes (Joshua Bright; Lisa Burns; Denise Crettenden; Linda Duncan; William Dwyer; Alejandro R. Guerra; and Grace Mueller) and city officials noted as attending: Mayor Donna Dodgen and Seguin City Manager Steve Parker. Nancy Ramirez is listed as "Superintendent Secretary." The minutes record that no members of the public signed up to address the board.

The minutes show the board recessed at 8:08 p.m. and resumed at 8:37 p.m.; later entries list the board as reconvening at 9:55 p.m. The minutes do not record any substantive public disclosures from the closed session. Meeting minutes are the official record of the board’s proceedings; any next steps or formal personnel actions would be reflected in future public minutes or agenda items if the board chooses to take public action.