Blue Ridge ISD board holds closed-session interviews for superintendent candidates

The Blue Ridge ISD Board met in a special session May 5, 2026, at the district administration office and recessed to an executive session to interview candidates for the district superintendent position. The agenda listed the item as "551.074 Personnel Matters - Interview Candidates for the Position of Superintendent." The meeting opened at 5:30 PM and the board moved into closed session at 6:24 PM.

The board reconvened from closed session at 8:05 PM. The public record included in the transcript does not show any formal appointment or vote on a superintendent following the interviews; the board noted only that it had met in executive session to conduct personnel interviews. Trustee Kevin Dauster made the motion to adjourn at 8:07 PM, which Trustee Lonnie Murphy seconded. "I move to adjourn the meeting at 8:07 pm," Dauster said. The motion passed unanimously: Jenna Capps, Scott Cessna, Kevin Dauster, John Gaulden, Matt Grier, Gary Lillard and Lonnie Murphy voted yea.

Meeting attendance and formalities were recorded in the public minutes: Board President John Gaulden declared a quorum at the start of the special meeting, and the minutes were attested by President John Gaulden and Secretary Scott Cessna. The transcript contains minor transcription artifacts in the attest line that do not affect the attendance or vote record. The board did not disclose candidate names or selection details in the public portion of the record.