Bryant’s contract extended

By LOU ANTONELLI

Managing Editor

Clarksville school trustees, at their regular meeting Thursday, Jan. 11, conducted the annual evaluation of Supt. Pam Bryant, and afterwards extended her contract three years, until June 2021.

In Texas, school superintendents traditionally have three year contracts which are extended a year at a time. The TEA recommends school trustees do their annual evaluations of their superintendents each January,

In January of last year, Bryant’s contract was not extended by a 4-3 vote following her annual evaluation, with Manny Avila, Lanetta Roberts, John McPeters and Kathy Garrison  against the extension, and Robert Beaty, Greg Lewis and WaDonna Cherry in favor. Therefore her contract was set to end in June 2019.

Avila was not re-elected in May – being replaced by Pam Russell - and Roberts was not at the Jan. 11 meeting. This time the contract extension was approved unanimously, 6-0.

“I want to express my humble thanks to the CISD Board in their vote to extend my contract back to a three-year cycle,” said Bryant. “Their confidence in my leadership is greatly appreciated.”

:I always have and always will continue to do my utmost best as Clarksville ISD Superintendent!” she said.

In other personnel action at the meeting following the executive session, Debbie Moore was hired as Elementary interventionist (less than half-time) time at Cheatham Elementary.