Northeast Independent School District board votes to proceed with non-renewal of Chapter 21 term contract employee

The Northeast Independent School District board voted 6-0 to proceed with the non-renewal of a Chapter 21 term contract employee after reconvening from an executive session at 12:07 p.m.

The motion "to proceed with non-renewal of Chapter 21 term contract employee" was moved by Ms. Chiji, seconded by Mr. Wolzen, and carried on a roll-call vote. Board members Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Chiji, Mr. Bayer, Mrs. Garcia, Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Cox recorded votes in favor. The chair announced, "All right. Motion passes 6 to 0." The meeting adjourned at 12:09 p.m.

The board began the day by calling the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m., stating a quorum was present and noting that notice had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551. The transcript shows the board convened in executive session at 8:32 a.m. and returned to open session at 12:07 p.m., at which point the non-renewal item was introduced and acted on. No substantive discussion or statements about the reasons for the non-renewal were included in the public transcript.

The action recorded in the transcript is a formal personnel vote to proceed with a non-renewal under a "Chapter 21" term contract as referenced in the meeting. The transcript does not specify the employee's name, any findings from the executive session, any remedies or next steps assigned to staff, or whether additional procedures (appeal rights, reconsideration) will follow. Those details were not stated on the public record in the provided transcript.