Personnel matters will be the only action item on the special agenda and the two biggest vacancies trustees need to address are that of assistant superintendent and athletic director.

The assistant superintendent position became vacant when Carie Dunnam, who held the post for two years, resigned in May to accept a similar position with Stephenville ISD.

Dunnam, whose resignation was effective May 23, cited the desire to be closer to family for her resignation.

“I wanted to get closer to my family,” Dunnam said. “My dad lives in Granbury, my son lives in Dallas and my sisters live in McKinney. I'll be 30 minutes away from them, so this was a great opportunity.”

BSISD also has been in need of a full-time athletic director since Mike Ritchey was named high school principal May 14. Ritchey was high school principal for eight years before accepting the AD position in May 2007.

   Ritchey first came to the local school district as a teacher/coach in 1985 and spent 13 years in the athletic department before becoming high school principal in 1998.

He moved back to the athletic department as director and head football coach in May 2007 following Tim Holt's resignation. In his sole season at the helm, the Steers finished with a 4-7 record. Under his direction, four BSHS teams — football, girls' softball, boys' cross-country and boys' track — either won district titles or qualified for postseason play.

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