College Station ISD board extends superintendent contract two years in 6–1 vote

Following executive session at the June 6 special workshop, the College Station ISD Board of Trustees voted to extend Superintendent Dr. Harkrider’s contract by two years.

Motion and outcome: The board recorded a motion to extend the superintendent’s contract for two additional years. The board announced “We have a motion by mister Bennett, by miss Simmon.” The motion carried on a 6–1 tally; board staff announced the result on the record and the meeting adjourned.

Dissent and rationale: One trustee stated they preferred adding only a single additional year to the contract and announced they would vote no on the two‑year extension. That trustee said, in part, “I personally am in support of adding only 1 year to the contract as we normally do with the district,” and then voted against the motion; the transcript does not identify that speaker by name at the point of the comment.

Why it matters: Contract extensions set leadership expectations and specify the superintendent’s employment term; trustees took formal action after a closed‑door evaluation process and returned to open session to record the vote.

Details for the record

- Motion text (as recorded): extend Dr. Harkrider’s contract two additional years.
- Mover: Mister Bennett; Second: Miss Simmon.
- Vote tally: Yes 6, No 1. The transcript does not list each trustee’s vote by name; board staff announced the tally and moved to adjourn.

Ending

The extension was approved in open session after the executive session evaluation; trustees adjourned the meeting following the vote.