Allen ISD's school board could take action on its search for a permanent superintendent when it meets Monday night, Oct. 26.
The posted agenda calls for trustees to discuss the search in closed session and then return to open session to "consider and take possible action" on it. The agenda does not say what that action might be. Kim McLaughlin is listed throughout the meeting packet as acting superintendent.
Two earlier private sessions
Minutes included in the packet show the search has been on the board's private agenda twice in the past month.
At its Sept. 28 regular meeting, the board went into closed session at 9:26 p.m. to deliberate on the superintendent search and on board goals. Trustees came back out at 10:27 p.m. and voted 6-0 to adopt their 2026-27 goals. The minutes record no action on the search.
At an Oct. 5 workshop, all seven trustees met behind closed doors on the search from 6:37 to 7:55 p.m. When they returned, the minutes say, no action was taken, and the meeting adjourned a few minutes later.
Also on Monday's agenda
- Annual audit: Trustees are asked to approve the district's annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2026. A memo from Kyle Penn, assistant superintendent of business and technology, says the audit by the firm Hankins, Eastup, Deaton, Tonn, Seay and Scarborough was completed on schedule, with no material weaknesses or findings tied to the financial statements. Lead auditor Scott Scarborough is scheduled to present it. State rules require the report to be filed with the Texas Education Agency within 150 days of the fiscal year's end.
- Intruder detection audit: The Texas Education Agency recently tested whether one or more Allen campuses could be entered by an unauthorized person, according to a memo from Clint Cypert, executive director of operations for support services. The district says it will not release the results publicly because doing so could compromise campus security. Details are slated for closed session and the district's safety and security committee.
- Early childhood update: Staff will brief the board on the prekindergarten program at Anderson Early Childhood School, which serves 4-year-olds who live in the district and meet state eligibility rules, such as qualifying as economically disadvantaged or emergent bilingual, or being the child of an active-duty service member or a full-time classroom teacher.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the district's Professional Learning & Auxiliary Services Building, 610 E. Bethany Drive. The board's next regular meeting is Nov. 16, with a workshop Nov. 2.
Sources
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