In a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, the Tyler County Board of Education voted to not renew the contract of Superintendent Shane Highley.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the board returned from a long executive session where they had presented Highley with his evaluation and discussed the renewal of his contract. Three board members — Diane Stender, Larry Thomas and Andy Shreves — voted against the renewal of his contract while President Katrina Byers and Scott Strode voted in support of extending the superintendent’s contract.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Byers and Strode both announced their resignation. No other comments were made by the board following the meeting.

A rally in support of Highley is planned Wednesday night at a school closure meeting about the new county consolidated elementary school. That meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at Tyler Consolidated High School.