Santa Rosa ISD board reconvenes after private interviews; transcript lists no recorded action on naming Lone Star finalist

The Santa Rosa Independent School District Board of Trustees reconvened in open session at 5:23 p.m. on Dec. 6 after conducting closed‑door interviews earlier in the day as part of its superintendent search. "I, Kelly R. Ballin, Board President reconvene to open session at 5:23 p.m.," the transcript records.

The agenda lists two related items for the reconvened session: "Discussion and possible action on matters related to Superintendent Search" and "Discussion and possible action to name Lone Star Finalist for Superintendent of Schools." Both agenda lines in the transcript are followed by "n/a," and the record does not include a motion text, vote tally, or an explicit announcement of a named finalist. The board adjourned at approximately 5:24 p.m., and the meeting packet includes signature lines dated Jan. 20, 2025; that later date appears on the approval block in the record and is not itself a declaration of the meeting outcome.

The meeting packet and agenda cite the statutory authority for the closed session (Texas Government Code Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.074 and 551.082) for consultations with legal counsel and for candidate interviews. The transcript does not document any public comment on the superintendent search during the meeting. Because the official transcript marks the action items as "n/a," no selection or vote is recorded in the posted meeting text.