Hitchcock Independent School District

 

Special Called Meeting

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

 

The Hitchcock Independent School District Board of Trustees met at a Special Called meeting on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Hitchcock ISD Boardroom/Conference Facility located at 8004 North Railroad, Hitchcock, Texas.  President Pat Turner called the meeting to order at 6:34 PM.

 

Present             Pat Turner, President; Ted Robinson, Jr., Vice President; Estelle Holmes, Secretary;                                   Mark Morgan, Member; Jimmy Anderson, Member; Monica Cantrell, Member; Tom Ivey,                             Member

 

Others Present 

                        James L. Knapp, Interim Superintendent; Dr. Bob Thompson, Superintendent Search                                  Consultant

 

Call to Order      Pat Turner, President, called the meeting to order at 6:34 PM; announced the presence                              of a quorum and stated that the meeting had been duly called and the notice had been                          posted in the manner prescribed by law.

 

Closed Session

                        Pat Turner, President, called the members of the Board of Trustees into Closed Session                             at 6:34 PM for the purposes permitted as authorized by the Texas Open Meeting Act,                                     Texas Government Code 551.074 Personnel:  Deliberate the qualifications of                                      Superintendent Search candidates and consideration of one or more finalist for the                                   position.

 

Reconvene from

Closed Session

                        The members of the Board of Trustees reconvened from Closed     Session at 10:45 PM for                         action, if any.

 

            Name Finalist

                        Pat Turner, President, made the following announcement:

                        “We had an excellent group of candidates, but it is the consensus of the board that Dr.                               Mike Bergman is our top choice.  We will be contract negotiations immediately with the                          goal of hiring Mr. Bergman on March 29, 2007.”

 

Adjourn

                        A motion was made by Ted Robinson, Jr. and seconded by Tom    Ivey to adjourn the                                  meeting.  Motion carried with all in favor.  The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Brenda J. Taylor

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                                                        Pat Turner, President

 

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                                                        Estelle Holmes, Secretary