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  "meeting_date": "2025-05-19",
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  "title": "Conroe ISD Board Meeting — May 19, 2025",
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  "meeting_notes_md": "# Conroe ISD Board Meeting — 2025-05-19\n*Special Meeting — Unofficial Notes*\n*Based on auto-generated transcript. Not an official record.*\n*Generated 2026-03-28 18:32 UTC*\n\n---\n\n# Unofficial Meeting Notes\n## Conroe Independent School District Board of Trustees\n### Special Meeting — May 19, 2025\n\n---\n\n**Note:** These are unofficial notes based on an auto-generated transcript and may contain errors. Please refer to official board minutes for the authoritative record.\n\n---\n\n## Meeting Overview\n\n- **Called to Order:** 9:01 AM\n- **Adjourned:** 3:15 PM\n- **Meeting Type:** Special Meeting\n- **Quorum:** Present and confirmed\n- **Opening Prayer:** Trustee Duncan\n- **Pledges:** Trustee Horton\n\n---\n\n## Public Comment\n\n**Carrie Freemire** — Identified herself as a representative of the Texas State Teachers Association. She took a half day from work to attend and urged the board to:\n- Collaborate on identifying the qualities of a good superintendent\n- Consider the diversity and vastness of the district when selecting a leader\n- Ensure the candidate is \"highly qualified\" and committed to addressing the needs of all students and staff\n\n---\n\n## Closed Session\n\nThe board entered closed session at **9:05 AM** under the following provisions of the Texas Government Code:\n\n- **§551.129** — Consultation with attorney via telephone/video/internet\n- **§551.071** — Private consultation with the board's attorney\n- **§551.074** — Discussion of appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, including:\n  - Interviewing candidates for interim superintendent\n  - Discussion and consideration of an employment contract with an interim superintendent\n  - Discussion of the creation and immediate posting of a chief of staff position\n\nThe board returned to open session at **3:14 PM** (approximately 6 hours in closed session).\n\n---\n\n## Action Items\n\n### Item 4A — Employment Contract for Interim Superintendent\n\n**Motion:** To name **Dr. Ted Landry** as Interim Superintendent and authorize Board President Misty Odin Willer to coordinate with board counsel to negotiate and execute the employment contract.\n\n- **Vote: 7–0 (Approved unanimously)**\n\n---\n\n### Item 4B — Creation and Immediate Posting of a Chief of Staff Position\n\n**Motion:** To **table** the creation and immediate posting of a chief of staff position.\n\n- **Vote: 7–0 (Tabled unanimously)**\n\n⚠️ *Note: This item was tabled rather than approved or denied. It may be revisited at a future meeting.*\n\n---\n\n## Adjournment\n\nThe meeting was adjourned at **3:15 PM**.\n\n---\n\n## Key Takeaways\n\n1. **Dr. Ted Landry** was unanimously appointed as Interim Superintendent of Conroe ISD. The board president was authorized to finalize the employment contract with board counsel.\n2. The proposed **chief of staff position** was unanimously tabled and was **not** created or posted at this meeting.\n3. The board spent approximately **6 hours** in closed session, suggesting extensive deliberation and/or candidate interviews took place."
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