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Buna ISD board approves retention stipends, liability coverage and key hires

Buna Independent School District Board of Trustees · November 10, 2025

Summary

Trustees approved $1,000 retention stipends for eligible staff, professional liability insurance at $55 per person for listed employees, and hired Toni "Nicky" Shepherd as Special Education Director and Brenda Morgan as Business Manager.

In a series of personnel and benefits actions, the board approved one-time $1,000 retention stipends for professional and non-certified staff employed on Sept. 1, 2025 (motion by Joey Broom, second Peggy Talmadge). The motion passed A-7, N-0.

The board also approved Professional Liability Insurance through Association Insurance Management, Inc. at $55 per person for additional listed employees, including Michael Golden, Shalyn Droddy and Harold Hymon (motion by Sherri Hickerson, second Peggy Talmadge). Separately, trustees approved the hiring of Toni "Nicky" Shepherd as Special Education Director and Brenda Morgan as Business Manager (motions by Sherri Hickerson; seconds: Joey Broom and Kevin Gomez respectively). All personnel motions passed unanimously as recorded in the minutes.

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