Lorena ISD board approves interviewing three superintendent candidates

The Lorena ISD board voted April 11 to move forward with interviews of three superintendent applicants after meeting in executive session under Texas Government Code Section 551.074. The special called meeting began at Lorena High School and was called to order at 9:02 AM by Denny Kramer.

The board entered executive session at 9:03 AM to conduct interviews and discuss superintendent applicants and returned to open session at 2:11 PM. In open session the board approved a motion "to moved forward with the three applicants that we discussed today," a motion made by Jason Lavender and seconded by Kevin Taylor. The motion passed with six yeas and one absent: Corbett Boone was listed as absent (Yea: 6; Nay: 0; Absent: 1). The meeting was adjourned at 2:12 PM. The minutes include an approval line dated April 27, 2026 and bear the names Denny Kramer, President, and Mary Timmons, Secretary.

The public transcript does not list applicant names or provide details of the interviews held in executive session. The board's recorded action at this meeting was limited to approving the number of applicants to be interviewed; no further scheduling details or candidate identities are included in the meeting record.