The Hale Center ISD board met in closed session on March 21 to discuss and interview candidates for potential employment as the district's superintendent.
"At 9:02 AM President Johnson advised that the Board would move into a Closed Meeting as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act: Texas Government Code $551.074," the meeting record states. The closed session was used "for discussion and conducting interviews of candidates for potential employment as future Hale Center Independent School District superintendent." The closed meeting concluded at 12:53 p.m., and the board reconvened in open session.
The transcript of the public minutes records the interviews but does not report any appointment, vote or public announcement of a hire. The board moved to adjourn shortly after reconvening. The record lists board members present, notes one absence, and identifies two school personnel in attendance; it does not include the names of candidates interviewed or any specific evaluative remarks in open session.