Decatur ISD board hires Taylor Williams as superintendent, approves contract

The Decatur ISD Board of Trustees voted 5-0 on March 13, 2025, to hire Taylor Williams as the district's superintendent and to approve the terms of the superintendent contract. The special meeting began at 8:00 a.m. at the DISD Administration Building, 307 S Cates St., Decatur, and adjourned at 8:01 a.m.

Trustee Sandra Schneider moved to hire Taylor Williams and approve the contract terms; Trustee Nate Bayless seconded the motion. Trustees Stan Shults, Matt Joiner, Sandra Schneider, Nate Bayless and Scott Koehler were listed as present and are recorded as voting in favor. Trustees Devon Campbell and Jeremy Duncan were absent. The minutes record the action as "Recommended to hire Taylor Williams as the Superintendent of Schools and approve the terms of the superintendent contract. This motion, made by Sandra Schneider and seconded by Nate Bayless. Motion Passed 5-0."

The board did not go into the closed session listed on the agenda, and no public comments were received. The minutes do not specify the effective date of Taylor Williams's contract, the contract length, salary or other terms beyond noting that the board "approved the terms of the superintendent contract." Those contract details are not specified in the meeting minutes and would appear in the contract document or a future board record.

The minutes of this special meeting were later approved (notation: Minutes of March 13, 2025, Special Meeting Approved April 21, 2025). No additional actions or follow-up assignments are recorded in these minutes.