Education
BY CHLOE YOUNG
The Lake Travis ISD board of trustees voted to accept the resignation of Superintendent Paul Norton at a Feb. 7 special meeting. Following the board’s vote, school board Presi- dent Erin Archer said Norton will resign and retire immediately while the district will continue to pay his salary through the end of the year. The district will work to quickly hire a new superintendent, including gathering community input, and will soon appoint an interim super- intendent to ll Norton’s role until an executive search is complete, Archer said. The details The move comes two months after the board Lake Travis ISD Superintendent Norton resigns
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• Dec. 17: Superintendent Paul Norton placed on paid administrative leave 2025 • Feb. 1: Norton resigns • Feb. 7: Resignation formally accepted by the board of trustees Next steps
Appointing an interim superintendent
Gathering community input
Begin hiring search for new superintendent
The Lake Travis ISD board of trustees unanimously voted to accept the resignation and retirement of Superintendent Paul Norton at a Feb. 7 special meeting.
SOURCE: LAKE TRAVIS ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
voted to place Norton on a paid administrative leave and launch an investigation following allegations of misconduct. At the Feb. 7 meeting, Archer said the complaint against Norton “did not relate to students or district nances” and that the third-party investigation had closed. Norton submitted his resignation Feb. 1, according to an email shared with parents Feb. 7
containing his resignation agreement. Norton will be paid $158,098 in severance, alongside $60,255 for earned but unused personal leave and vacation days, the agreement states. Norton did not respond to requests for comment from Community Impact as of press time. Grace Dickens contributed to this reporting.
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