2026 REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
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THE TIME IS 5:30. WE'RE SO NEW AT THIS. DOCTOR STINSON, PLEASE[A. CALL TO ORDER]
[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]
CONFIRM THAT THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND A NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.YES, MRS. SANDERS-WISE, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.
[C. CLOSED SESSION]
SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS .074 PERSONNEL .072 REAL PROPERTY .071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND .076 SECURITY. THE TIME IS 5:31.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 7:00 P.M.
[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
AND WE WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON TIM DRYSDALE,[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]
BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT.IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ERIN RENTERIA AND STEVEN DELGADO.
ERIN IS JOINED BY HER SISTER JOCELYN, AND STEVEN IS JOINED BY HIS FATHER, RAUL DELGADO.
WILL YOU PLEASE RISE? I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
HELLO, ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF OUR BIRDVILLE ISD TEACHERS WHO TAKE THE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS FEEL WELCOME AND ENJOY LEARNING IN A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL STAFF THAT SPONSOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HERE AT BISD AS THEY HELP STUDENTS FEEL THAT THEY. THERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR THEM WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL WHERE THEY MAY ENGAGE IN THEIR OWN INTERESTS.
[APPLAUSE]. YES, SIR OKAY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME MEGAN OVERMAN.
[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SANDERS-WISE, DOCTOR STINSON, AND TRUSTEES.IT'S A SPECIAL MILESTONE TONIGHT WITH OUR FIRST MEETING IN OUR NEW BOARDROOM.
AND WE THOUGHT IT ONLY FITTING TO CELEBRATE WITH SOME EXCITING RECOGNITIONS OF STUDENT SUCCESS.
SO FIRST, PLEASE WELCOME MS. TAMMY DILLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND SUPPORT, TO INTRODUCE OUR STUDENT ATHLETES WHO REPRESENTED BIRDVILLE ISD AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS STATE MEET.
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[APPLAUSE]. CHERYL WILL HELP WITH THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR STINSON. EACH YEAR, THE BISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES HONORS AND RECOGNIZES THE BIRDVILLE ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS STATE COMPETITION. THIS YEAR, THE STATE MEET WAS HELD ON MAY 1ST THROUGH 3RD IN MELISSA, TEXAS. AND I'M PROUD TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR PARTICIPANTS WHO MEDALED IN THE OLYMPIC STATE MEET.NOVIYAH GONZALEZ. [APPLAUSE]. GARRETT HALE.
[APPLAUSE]. JACOB PRESAS. [APPLAUSE]. BRILEY RUFFIN.
[APPLAUSE]. ETHAN SARG. [APPLAUSE]. CALVIN TATE. [APPLAUSE]. IVAN DUNLAP.
[APPLAUSE]. BRITTNEY GALLEGOS. [APPLAUSE]. NICK HIDROGO.
[APPLAUSE]. ALAN MARQUEZ. [APPLAUSE]. ADYSON OLIVARES.
[APPLAUSE]. TREVION SANDERS. [APPLAUSE]. AND SHAKEB SYED.
[APPLAUSE]. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR COACHES CHERYL BURCH, JENNIFER GRIERSON, GAGE DARDEN, TIM WALDMAN, STACEY WALDMAN, BRIAN DUNLAP, AND JOSEPH CAMILLERI.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON A KODAK MOMENT HERE SO WE CAN DOUBLE UP A LITTLE BIT HERE SO WE CAN GET A GOOD FULL GROUP PICTURE WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
LOOK RIGHT HERE, GUYS THAT'S A GREAT SOUND. ALL THOSE MEDALS CLANKING TOGETHER.
LISTEN TO THAT. FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THESE STUDENT ATHLETES.
LET'S GIVE THEM ALL ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE].
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH ATHLETICS TONIGHT. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE WELCOME LISA MASTER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS TO INTRODUCE SOME TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS FROM HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DOCTOR STINSON.
PRESIDENT BRENDA SANDERS-WISE AND THE REST OF THE BOARD AND CABINET.
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ATHLETICS IS EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AT THIS OPENING OF OUR NEW SCHOOL BOARD ROOM.BEING HERE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE SOME OF OUR ATHLETIC SUCCESSES.
WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE I DO WANT TO MENTION BEFORE WE GET STARTED, HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK DISTRICT CHAMPION DAMIAN WAYNE IS ACTUALLY AT COLLEGE ORIENTATION AT UNT, BUT HE WAS THE DISTRICT CHAMPION AT THE DISCUS, THROWING 158FT AND 7".
BUT SECONDLY, AND CERTAINLY EXCITING BECAUSE IT IS.
THIS GIRL'S A FRESHMAN. WE HAVE WHOLESOME GIRLS.
TRACK DISTRICT CHAMPION LILY PAPAGNO. LILY WON THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE POLE VAULT WITH A 10 FEET 6 INCHES AND TIED THE SCHOOL RECORD AS A FRESHMAN. SHE WAS ALSO A REGIONAL QUALIFIER.
TONIGHT SHE HAS WITH HER TONIGHT COACH JOE BRANNON.
ATHLETIC COORDINATOR JASON TUCKER, PRINCIPAL MICHELL SHEASLEY.
AND MAY I ALSO MENTION THAT HER PARENTS, MOM AND DAD ARE BOTH GRADUATES OF HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.
JOSH AND TIFFANY PAPAGNO AND WERE ATHLETES. HER SIBLINGS ARE WITH HER TONIGHT AS WELL.
SO HELP ME CONGRATULATE LILY PAPAGNO.
[APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS TO LILY AND TO ALL OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.
[APPLAUSE]. TRACK MEETS ARE AN ALL DAY AFFAIR AND ALSO A FAMILY AFFAIR.
SO WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING.
AND WITH THAT, WE'D LIKE TO ISSUE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR TALENTED HONOREES THIS EVENING.
MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITIONS PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
THANK YOU, MEGAN, AND THANK YOU, STUDENTS. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.
FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD MEETING. NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
[G. PUBLIC COMMENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REGARDING GENERAL TOPICS NOT POSTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION, PLEASE NOTE THAT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS MEETING.GENERAL PROCEDURES ARE. PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND LOCAL BOARD POLICY BED.
PERSONAL ATTACKS ON STAFF OR STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTIONS OR DELAYS THAT INTERFERE WITH THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF THE MEETING AT ANY TIME, AND TRUSTEES MAY NOT DELIBERATE OR ACT REGARDING ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT A TOPIC ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION.
UP FIRST ALRIGHTY. MS. RENEE FOWLER, WOULD YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SAMANTHA FOWLER.
BIRDVILLE MISSION STATES THAT ITS PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS POSITION THEMSELVES TO EXCEL WITH INTEGRITY IN AN EVER CHANGING GLOBAL SOCIETY THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
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IT SHOULD GUIDE THE DECISIONS OF A DISTRICT MAKES.SORRY. ELIMINATING BISD GYMNASTICS. I HAVE REVIEWED ENROLLMENT INFORMATION, FINANCIAL RECORDS, DISTRICT DOCUMENTS, BOARD MATERIALS, AND OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
IF BIRDVILLE EXPECTS STUDENTS TO DEMONSTRATE INTEGRITY, THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT SAME INTEGRITY BY ENSURING DECISIONS ARE BASED ON ACCURATE INFORMATION. OPPORTUNITIES TO.
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT AS OF TODAY, YOUR WEBSITE STILL SAYS IT'S AN OPTION.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GYMNASTICS AND HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS AND Y'ALL AREN'T EVEN OFFERING IT.
THE DECISION HAS CONSEQUENCES BEYOND ONE PROGRAM.
IT AFFECTS FAMILIES WHO CHOSE BIRDVILLE BECAUSE GYMNASTICS WAS AVAILABLE.
I WAS THAT GIRL, AND IT AFFECTS THE TRUST BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.
I WANTED MY SON TO CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION AND BISD BECAUSE I DID.
HOWEVER, AFTER EVERYTHING OUR FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT'S ACTIONS REFLECT THE VALUES OUTLINED IN ITS OWN MISSION STATEMENT. BECAUSE OF THAT, MY CHILD WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO BISD.
THIS IS MORE ABOUT. MORE THAN ABOUT GYMNASTICS.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS GRACE PEREZ AND I LIVE AT 5700 NORTH BEECH STREET, APARTMENT 1401, HALTOM CITY, TEXAS 76137. I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER THE DECISION OF ELIMINATING THE GYMNASTICS PROGRAM.
GYMNASTICS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR EDUCATION, THEIR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, THEIR CONFIDENCE AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE ONLY REASON LEX WAS EVEN CONSIDERING GOING TO COLLEGE AS HE FRANKLY HATES SCHOOL.
MY GRANDSON AND OTHER STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
GYMNASTICS PROVIDES STRUCTURE, COORDINATION, STRENGTH, BALANCE, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION IN A WAY THAT OTHER ACTIVITIES SIMPLY CANNOT REPLACE. IT HAS GIVEN THEM A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN SUCCEED, BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG.
WE INVESTED OUR TIME, OUR ENERGY, AND OUR RESOURCES BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROGRAM MATTERED.
SEEING IT REMOVED AFTER THAT COMMITMENT HAS BEEN HEARTBREAKING.
I AM ALSO DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WITHOUT PROPER.
FOLLOWING THE PROPER SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS.
IF A STUDENT'S GYMNASTICS CLASS IS INCLUDED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL I EDUCATION PROGRAM OR IEP, AND IT IS, IT SAYS THAT HE WILL BE ATTENDING GYMNASTICS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND NOW HE'S NOT. SO MY SONS, GRANDSONS ARE. A GYMNASTICS CLASS WAS REMOVED WITHOUT HOLDING AN ARD, A COMMITTEE MEETING THAT REQUIRES THE PARENTS AND THE TEAM MEMBERS.
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REPLACING GYMNASTICS WITH ANOTHER ACTIVITY WITHOUT HOLDING AN HOUR MEETING MAY DENY THE STUDENTS INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS THAT THEY ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO RECEIVE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE BOARD AND DISTRICT LEADERS RESTORE THE GYMNASTICS PROGRAMS. WHILE THESE CONCERNS ARE BEING REVIEWED, MEET WITH THE FAMILIES EFFECTIVE.ENSURE EVERY STUDENT'S EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, MS. PEREZ. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. THE
[H. TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE RECAP]
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE RECAP.NOT ALL. SO I ATTENDED DOWN IN SAN ANTONIO AND BRENDA WAS VERY NICE TO REMIND ME I WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS NIGHT, BUT I LEFT MY PAPERWORK AT HOME. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF SESSIONS THAT I ATTENDED.
ONE OF THEM WAS ABOUT MEETING BRINGING UP GRADES, BRINGING UP YOUR SCHOOL TEST SCORES. AND SO I ATTENDED THIS CLASS AND I FOUND IT TO BE THE MOST INFORMATIVE CLASS.
AND I ALWAYS QUESTIONED BECAUSE AS A FORMER TEACHER MYSELF, I, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO HAVE LESSON PLANS SO STRUCTURED FOR ME. AND SHE WAS SAYING THIS DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM DOWN IN A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE CURRICULUM AND MADE EVERY TEACHER FOLLOW IT AND HOW THEIR TEST SCORES IMPROVED IMMEASURABLY. THEY WENT FROM A LOW PERFORMING DISTRICT UP TO A B DISTRICT IN ONE YEAR.
AND SO I LISTENED AND I LEARNED, AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH WHAT SHE PRESENTED AT THE END OF THAT CLASS. WE ALWAYS GET A CREDIT FOR SITTING THERE.
WE HAVE TO GET TRAINED FOR TEN HOURS AND A YEAR.
I THINK THAT IS TEN HOURS A YEAR. AND SO THIS IS HOW WE GET OUR TRAINING.
AND AT THE END OF THAT CLASS, THEY SAID, YOU DON'T GET ANY CREDIT FOR ATTENDING THIS ONE BECAUSE SHE IS NOT ON THE APPROVED LIST OF PRESENTERS. AND I THOUGHT, HOW IRONIC THIS CLASS THAT I ACTUALLY SAT IN AND LEARNED BECAUSE TEA DIDN'T APPROVE HER NAME. I DIDN'T GET CREDIT FOR THE CLASS. SO LATER THAT AFTERNOON, I WENT TO AN APPROVED CREDIT CLASS AND THEY WERE DOING SOME MOVIES AND THEY WERE MAKING EDUCATIONAL APPLICATION FROM THESE MOVIES AND THE CLASS WAS ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS.
BUT I GOT MY CREDIT FOR THAT ONE. AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THE OVERREACH CURRENTLY IN THE STATE THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE. BE ON AN APPROVED LIST TO TEACH ONE OF THESE CLASSES.
ANOTHER CLASS I ATTENDED WAS ON FACILITIES, AND I SAT THERE AND I LISTENED AND THEY SAID, WELL, YOU NEED TO HAVE A BOOK AND YOU NEED TO LIST THE SCHOOLS AND THEIR NEEDS AND HOW MANY YEARS EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THIS DISTRICT WAS IN THAT SESSION. AND I KEPT LISTENING.
I WAS WAITING FOR SOMETHING NEW TO HIT ME, BUT I WAS SO THANKFUL THAT WE WERE ON TOP OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY LISTED TALKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS NOT TO DELAY SMALL PROJECTS, BUT TO TRY TO DO AS MANY PROJECTS AS WE CAN. AND WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR.
IF WE HAVE ANY LEFT OVER MONIES, WE GO IN AND FIX SOMETHING, FIX SMALL THINGS, TAKE CARE OF PROBLEMS. AND WHEN YOU GO INTO BIRDVILLE SCHOOLS, I'M SO PROUD OF THE BUILDINGS.
EVEN THE OLDER BUILDINGS ARE CLEAN. YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT NOT BE TOP NOTCH AS FAR AS FUNCTIONALITY, BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS CLEAN AND MAINTAINED. AND SO THE ONE THING I ASKED THEM, I SAID, OKAY,
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WE ALWAYS HEAR THAT YOU KNOW, REPLACING THE OLD BUILDING THAT YOU WILL YOUR COSTS GO DOWN.DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY FIGURES TO SHOW? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW WHAT YOU WHAT YOU SELL.
AND THEY GO, WELL, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
SO WHEN I CAME BACK, I ASKED KATIE AND TO LOOK AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT WE REPLACED.
AND SO I BELIEVE KATIE SAID, WELL, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO PRESENT WHAT MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE IN A NEW BUILDING VERSUS THE OLD BUILDING, LIKE WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE REPLACING THE FLOORS AND THE FLOORS NOW DON'T NEED THE WAXING THAT WE ONCE WAS SO LABOR INTENSIVE, THAT REQUIRED SO MANY JANITORS AND SO MUCH PHYSICAL LABOR.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO LOOK AT THAT AND, AND MAINTAIN THAT.
SO WHEN YOU GO TO THESE SESSIONS, A LOT OF THEM ARE REDUNDANT, BUT IT'S EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THERE WILL BE A CLASS WHERE YOU REALLY LEARN SOMETHING AND REALLY IMPACT YOU. AND I WAS SO PROUD THAT SO MUCH OF WHAT WAS BEING SAID.
THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE RIGHT ARE BEING DONE BY THIS DISTRICT.
SO I GUESS THAT'S MY LEARNING FROM TASB. THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. I'LL TOUCH ON THREE SESSIONS HERE. NUMBER ONE THERE WAS A PANEL DISCUSSION AMONG SOME TRUSTEES IN TEXAS FROM ROUND ROCK AND MIDLAND AND GRANBURY, AND I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT THE FIRST TWO, BUT THE LADY FROM GRANBURY, YOU MAY REMEMBER IN THE NEAR PAST THAT THIS LADY COURTNEY GORE, SHE RAN TO BAN BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY. THAT WAS REALLY WHO WAS THE PEOPLE FUNDING HER CAMPAIGN AND ALL OF THAT.
AND SO WHEN SHE GETS ON THE BOARD, SHE FINDS OUT THAT THAT'S ALL NOT TRUE AND THAT THE LIBRARIES DON'T HAVE BOOKS THAT WILL SEND YOU TO HELL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO SHE, SHE BECAME REALLY AN ADVOCATE FOR THE EDUCATION PROCESS.
HAD A REAL GOOD, I GUESS, TESTIMONY [LAUGHTER] AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.
AND THEN SHE RAN AS. FOR REELECTION THE NEXT TIME AND SOMEONE RAN AGAINST HER, FUNDED BY THE PEOPLE THAT FUNDED HER THE FIRST TIME AND THAT SHE PREVAILED OVER THAT PERSON AS WELL. AND SO THAT THE COURSE WAS CALLED EDUCATION IS ALWAYS ON THE BALLOT.
AND THESE TRUSTEES AND THEN WE, AS WE WERE GIVING OUR COMMENTS, SAID, YOU KNOW, EDUCATORS, EDUCATORS, AND THOSE THAT ARE PRO EDUCATION OF ALL TYPES, THEY CAN BE ONE OF THE LARGEST VOTING BLOCKS IN TEXAS.
AND WE JUST NEED TO GET OUT AND DO THAT. AND A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND EDUCATED, INFORMED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS CAN HELP THOSE MISCONCEPTIONS BE VERIFIED AS FALSE MUCH OF THE TIME [LAUGHTER].
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE VERY, VERY LARGE DOWN THERE.
AND ONE OF THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENTS GAVE A GOOD PRESENTATION.
THEY CALLED THEMSELVES A DISTRICT OF POSSIBILITIES.
AND EVERYTHING THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS ALL THE POSSIBILITIES THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IN KATY.
THEY'RE OPENING A, I GUESS IT'S THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL IN KATY NEXT MONTH.
AND IT SEEMS TO BE A TREND. WE'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS FROM DOCTOR STINSON, THAT SOME DISTRICTS ARE OPENING VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THEY TAP INTO PEOPLE WHO WERE IN HOME SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NOW THEY'RE READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE PERFECT FOR THAT.
SOMETIMES HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS. AND WE. WE HAVE ACCESS THROUGH GRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL FOR HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS TO WHO HAVE BUSY SCHEDULES TO GRADUATE, PERHAPS EVEN EARLY. SO WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY THERE.
BUT THEY USE THE STATEMENT. LOTS OF DISTRICTS ARE OPENING VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND I GUESS THAT'S A WAVE OF THE FUTURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ANYTHING AT ALL THAT WE THINK ABOUT OR IN AND SO FORTH, BUT I'D BE INTERESTED IN, IN HEARING ABOUT THAT SOMEDAY.
MIGHT BE MIGHT BE SOMETHING GOOD FOR US. AND THEN LASTLY I ATTENDED A SESSION, A LITTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OUR REGION NOT FAR FROM HERE CALLED LAKE DALLAS ISD.
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DOCTOR STINSON THEIR, THEIR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS GAVE A GREAT TALK.AND MEGAN, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS HANDOUT.
THEY HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT MODEL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD.
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THEIR ENGAGEMENT MODEL? OKAY.
AND THEY, THEY JUST WANT TO BE ALIGNED AND COMMUNICATING TO EACH ONE OF THE STAKEHOLDERS.
AND WHEN THEY USE THAT WORD, I'M THINKING PROTEIN THAT YOU HOLD WITH YOUR HANDS, STAKEHOLDERS.
AND I DIDN'T SAY IT OUT LOUD AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID IT OUT LOUD THEN, BUT THEY, THEY COUNTED AND THEY HAVE WAY MORE CHURCHES THAN THEY HAVE SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THEIR DISTRICT.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE SAME THING IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND SO ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT THEY COMMUNICATE WITH IN STAY INFORMED ARE CHURCHES.
THAT'S JUST ONE GROUP, OUR SENIOR ADULT GROUP THAT WE MEET WITH AND, AND GIVE THEM ACCESS TO OUR ATHLETIC EVENTS AND SCHOOL MUSICALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND ALL THE OTHER GROUPS TO BE ENGAGED WITH. BUT, BUT IT WAS GREAT.
I THINK THAT AND, AND THEY SAID, KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF.
YOU CAN'T. SO YOU GET ONE OF YOU GOOD SPECIALISTS SPEAK SOMETIMES YOU GET PEOPLE KIND OF COMING UP TO YOU AND SAYING, HEY [LAUGHTER]. BUT THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. THIS INSTITUTE OF LEARNING WAS GIVEN TO US BOTH IN SAN ANTONIO, WHICH KELVIN ATTENDED. AND RALPH AND I ATTENDED THE ONE HERE IN FORT WORTH.
NOT YET. BUT I ATTENDED THE TRAINING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS SESSION.
SEE, I'M STILL NEW. I'M NOT 16 YEARS IN YET, SO I ENJOY GOING AND I WENT TO ALL SEVEN SESSIONS AND THANK YOU KELVIN TELLING ME ABOUT THE ONES THAT COULDN'T GET CREDIT FOR, SO I SCRATCHED THAT OFF MY LIST INITIALLY.
SO BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THE SESSIONS WERE FAMILIAR, I WAS ABLE TO GLEAN OR LEARN SOMETHING NEW OR SOMETHING VERY BENEFICIAL TO ME AS A BOARD MEMBER AS IT RELATES TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, DISTRICT GOALS, ETHICS, STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, SECURITY IN ALL FORMS, FACILITIES, BUDGETING AND BONDS.
I WAS ENERGIZED THE FIRST MORNING AT OUR GENERAL SESSION.
THE TOPIC WAS THE HUMAN EDGE OF LEADERSHIP. THE SPEAKER WAS COLETTE CARLSON, AND SHE SHARED WITH US THAT THE FUTURE ISN'T JUST DIGITAL OR TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN. HUMAN. HUMANS ARE VERY VARIABLE.
IT WAS ECHOED THAT TEACHERS, STAFF AND COMMUNITIES DON'T JUST WANT TO BE MANAGED OR MANDATED, BUT THEY WANT TO BE SEEN, SUPPORTED AND INSPIRED.
ANOTHER INTERESTING SESSION WAS BEYOND THE BOARDROOM STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES.
WE DISCUSSED THE NEED TO SET CLEAR, MEASURABLE GOALS FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES, WHICH WE DO HERE AT BISD.
MONITOR PROGRESS, WHICH WE DO. I WAS SO HAPPY TO BE IN THAT CLASS TO SAY WE DO ALL THAT ALREADY.
WE NEED TO MAINTAIN HIGH EXPECTATIONS, NOT MEDIOCRE HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
IN THOSE WORDS, I'M PUTTING EMPHASIS ON AND HAVE WRITTEN AND READ.
THE MOST USEFUL SESSION WAS EMBRACE YOUR ROLE, CRITICAL BOARD DECISIONS AND FACILITY PLANNING.
AGAIN, I'M SO HAPPY TO REPRESENT BISD BECAUSE OUR FACILITY PLANNING IS TOP NOTCH.
I THINK THE CABINET COULD HAVE GONE DOWN AND MADE THIS PRESENTATION AND A LOT OF THESE AREAS,
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BUT I WAS REMINDED THAT WE NEED TO ADOPT A LONG RANGE PLAN, PROMOTE WITH PURPOSE.BE VERY TRANSPARENT. MAKE FINANCIAL ASSESSMENTS.
MAKE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS. VALUE THE COMMUNITY AND PLACE THANK YOU SIGNS.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU SIGNS IN THE COMMUNITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEING DONE.
TWO DAYS WAS ENTITLED A CLEARER PICTURE STRENGTHENING BOARD UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS. KEY MESSAGES WERE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS.
THE PARENTS HAVE VOICES AND THEY MATTER. FUNDING IS VERY IMPORTANT.
BUDGET AND STAFFING VERY IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM.
THE MOST INTERESTING SESSIONS WERE MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL.
WHO'S THE BEST SCHOOL BOARD OF ALL? AND I SAID OURS.
SUCCESS AND EFFECTIVENESS ARE IMPACTED BY THE TEAM AS A WHOLE.
EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE FOLLOWING. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.
IT'S ABOUT TEAMWORK. IT'S ABOUT RESPECT. IT'S ABOUT BEING SOLUTION DRIVEN MISSION CONSCIOUS, VALUES DRIVEN, AND HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR. RALPH.
HE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. ALWAYS IMPROVING YOURSELF BY LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE CAN'T ALWAYS BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION OR THE POINT GUARD.
WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE DISTRICT.
AND NO ONE PERSON HAS ALL THE ANSWERS. NO ONE PERSON HAS ALL THE ANSWERS.
WE ARE A TEAM OF EIGHT. AND THE LAST SESSION.
AND AGAIN, I'M NOT 16 YEARS IN, SO I'M GIVING YOU A GOOD REPORT HERE.
OUR OWN BEHAVIOR CAN EITHER REINFORCE OR REDUCE THESE TEMPTATIONS IN OTHERS.
SO THE FIRST TEMPTATION, THE TEMPTATION TO PROTECT PERSONAL STATUS OVER ORGANIZATIONAL RESULTS, THE TEMPTATION TO BE POPULAR VERSUS THE COURAGE TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, THE TEMPTATION TO BE CERTAIN VERSUS THE COURAGE TO BE CLEAR, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT CERTAIN. THE TEMPTATION TO PURSUE HARMONY VERSUS THE COURAGE TO FOSTER PRODUCTIVE CONFLICT.
AND NUMBER FIVE, THE FEAR OF BEING VULNERABLE VERSUS THE COURAGE OF TRUSTING OTHERS.
I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT BOARD. I LEARNED A LOT.
TWO DAYS IS NOT LONG ENOUGH, BUT IT WAS LONG ENOUGH FOR ME BECAUSE THE THINGS THAT WERE BEING SHARED WITH US IN THIS INSTITUTE OF LEARNING WE ALREADY DO HERE. I'M SO PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE WHEN YOU SIT AT LUNCH OR BREAKFAST WITH OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE STATE, THEY HAVE LOTS OF ISSUES WITH EACH OTHER.
[LAUGHTER] THEY HAVE LOTS OF ISSUES WITH THEIR SUPERINTENDENT.
THEY HAVE LOTS OF ISSUES WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE SEEM TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT. WE GET ALONG.
WE KNOW HOW TO DISAGREE. IF WE HAVE A DISAGREEMENT, WE KNOW HOW TO PRESENT AN ISSUE OR A POSITION.
YOU KNOW, AND AN ACTOR ON THE BOARD OR SURVEYER.
SO I'M GLAD TO BE A PART. I'LL GO EVERY YEAR.
IT'LL ALWAYS BE AT THE OMNI DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
I ENJOYED MYSELF. OKAY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA. INFORMATION DISCUSSION
[I.1. Proposed Change for Board Meeting Dates in November and December 2026 [Gayle Stinson, Superintendent]]
ITEMS. PROPOSED CHANGE FOR BOARD MEETING DATES.DOCTOR STINSON. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, OUR MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER CONFLICT WITH THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. AND SO WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTED DATES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE RESCHEDULING BOARD MEETINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
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NOVEMBER THE 19TH. AND SO IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE NEXT MONTH, MAYBE TO CHECK YOUR CALENDARS AND SEE IF THAT WORKS, AND THEN CONSIDER CHANGING THE REGULAR DECEMBER MEETING DATE FROM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24TH TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER THE 10TH. WE DID HAVE A CHOICE BETWEEN DECEMBER 10TH AND DECEMBER 17TH TO CONSIDER.THE ISSUE WITH DECEMBER 17TH IS THAT IT IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE SEMESTER, AND IT IS A HALF DAY, AND OFTENTIMES IN DECEMBER THE STUDENTS LIKE TO COME AND PERFORM FOR YOU.
AND WE HAVE THE CHOIRS AND STUDENTS COME IN TO THE BOARD MEETING.
AND MY FEAR IS THAT MAYBE THEY THEY HAVE LEFT TOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS OR MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT ON DECEMBER 17TH SINCE IT'S A HALF DAY IN THE PAST MANY TIMES WE HAVE GONE TO THE 10TH THE WEEK BEFORE.
BUT IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CONSIDER THOSE DATES FOR THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE FIRST READING OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD'S PROPOSED POLICY.
[I.2. Texas Association of School Boards Proposed Policy Update 127, Affecting Local Policies Listed (First Reading) [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]
DOCTOR BASKERVILLE. THANK YOU, MISS SANDERS. THIS ITEM IS PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST MEETING, FIRST READING OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS TASB POLICY UPDATE 127, WHICH INCLUDES PROPOSED REVISIONS TO BOTH LEGAL AND LOCAL BOARD POLICIES. TASB POLICY UPDATE 127 REFLECTS CHANGES RESULTING FROM SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL LEGISLATION ENACTED DURING THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THIS UPDATE CONSISTS OF NINE POLICY ACTIONS, INCLUDING REVISIONS TO FIVE EXISTING POLICIES TO INCORPORATE UPDATED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND CLARIFY EXISTING POLICY LANGUAGE.ADDITIONALLY, THE UPDATE RECOMMENDS THE DELETION OF TWO POLICIES AND THE ADOPTION OF TWO NEW POLICIES TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATORY GUIDANCE.
EXPLANATORY NOTES. POLICY MANUAL UPDATE AND POLICY COMPARISON DOCUMENTS DETAILING THE RECOMMENDED REVISIONS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD THROUGH BOARD BOOK REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION HAS CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED POLICY REVISIONS CONTAINED AN UPDATE 127.
IN ADDITION, EACH DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED CHANGES APPLICABLE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL ALIGNMENT, LEGAL COMPLIANCE, AND CONSISTENT WITH DISTRICT PRACTICES.
THANK YOU. AND NOW NEXT ON MY AGENDA IS A SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS.
[J.1. Consider Personnel Items as Discussed in Closed Session]
PERSONAL ITEMS. BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE PERSONAL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DOCTOR STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 14 RESIGNATIONS AND TWO RETIREMENTS.THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. DREES. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION PASSES.
[J.2. Consider Endorsement of the Candidate for the Texas Association of School Boards, Board of Directors, Region 11, Position C [Gayle Stinson, Superintendent]]
REGION 11 POSITION C. WE HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ENDORSE JUSTIN CHAPA, ARLINGTON ISD FOR THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REGION 11, POSITION C. THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT.I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. ANY A DISCUSSION? NO? ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES.
[J.3. Consider Appointing the Official Voting Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the 2026 Texas Association of School Boards Delegate Assembly [Gayle Stinson, Superintendent]]
WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD, APPOINT JOE TOLBERT AS THE OFFICIAL VOTING DELEGATE AND RICHARD DAVIS AS ALTERNATE VOTING DELEGATE TO THE 2026 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.GREAT. SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. ANY DISCUSSION? AMEN. [LAUGHTER]. MEANS I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU. IT'S A HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR. IT REALLY IS.
[J.4. Consider 2026-27 Budget Amendment for 2025-26 Incomplete Projects [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]
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DO I HAVE A MOTION? YEAH. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 26-27 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE 2025-26 INCOMPLETE PROJECTS AS PRESENTED.ALL IN FAVOR THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED WITH ONE MOTION,
[K. CONSENT ITEMS]
UNLESS THEY ARE REMOVED BY TRUSTEE FOR DISCUSSION.IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND.
[L. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]
REVIEW. ARE THERE ANY BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT CONCERNING THESE ITEMS? I DON'T HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT, BUT I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE MOVE TOO MUCH FARTHER.TONIGHT, WE ACCEPT A RETIREMENT OF MS. KATIE BOWMAN AND.
KATIE HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL PART OF THIS DISTRICT.
KATIE HAS GONE WAY BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY, SEARCHED FOR EVERY CENT, STUDIED COMPLICATED FORMULAS BY THE STATE, AND DID IT BETTER THAN MOST DIRECTORS OF FINANCE IN THE WHOLE STATE.
I MEAN, IF YOU ONLY KNEW HOW AMAZING SHE'S BEEN AND HOW WE WILL MISS YOU IMMENSELY.
AND MANY YEARS AGO, ONE OF MY VICE PRINCIPALS WAS RETIRING.
THE OTHER WATER JUST FILLS IN YOUR HOLE. I DON'T THINK WE'LL EVER BE ABLE TO FILL IN YOUR HOLE, KATIE. [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. ANYONE ELSE? YOU NEVER WANT TO FOLLOW MR. DILKS. I JUST [LAUGHTER] I'VE LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY.
AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HONOR KATIE BEFORE SHE'S OUT THE DOOR, BECAUSE LUCKILY IT IS, I CAN. I CAN CLOSE MY EYES AND DREAM IT'S NOT HAPPENING FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUT THERE'S SOME INSIDE BASEBALL THAT PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT KATIE BOWMAN, THERE WAS.
THERE WAS. I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND IT. HEARD THE STORY 4 OR 5 TIMES AND I STILL DON'T QUITE GET IT.
AND KATIE QUIZZED COMPTROLLER, I BELIEVE THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE ON HOW THEY WERE CALCULATING SOME OF THESE THIS ONE PARTICULAR ITEM. AND THEY WERE LIKE, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, WE'RE CALCULATING THAT INCORRECTLY.
SHE POINTED IT OUT TO THEM AND IT ENDED UP NETTING US.
WASN'T THAT THE $10 MILLION? [LAUGHTER] IT ENDED UP NETTING US BECAUSE SHE WAS THE ONLY.
SHE WAS THE ONLY CFO IN THE STATE THAT CAUGHT THIS.
THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, NOT. THEY'RE THE ONES CALCULATING IT. RIGHT? AM I GETTING THAT RIGHT? IT WAS SENT FROM OUR APPRAISAL IT WAS SENT FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO THE COMPTROLLER.
SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DUG IN AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WASN'T AND CALLED THEM ON IT.
AND THEY SAID, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO CREDIT YOU GUYS $10.6 MILLION. SO SHE HAD IN ALL THESE GLOOM AND DOOM FINANCIAL SITUATIONS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FORCED TO DEAL WITH NOW WITH THE LEGISLATURE HATING PUBLIC SCHOOLS SO BADLY.
THERE'S OTHER THINGS I WILL TELL YOU, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE WOULD.
WE WOULD BE IN SEVERE FINANCIAL STRUGGLES. YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICTS AROUND US ARE A LOT OF TROUBLE.
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STATE THAT SAW THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND YOU HAD TO HAVE THINGS IN PLACE.A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. SHE DID IT.
AND SO IT HAS PUT US IN, IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO NOT HAVE TO TAKE SOME AUSTERITY MEASURES, THAT WOULD BE PRETTY HARSH. WE'RE HAVING TO SOME ANYWAY, BUT A SEVERE HARSH AUSTERITY MEASURES IF SHE HAD NOT DONE THAT.
THANK YOU IT'S ALWAYS A DIFFICULT THING. BUT THEN I GOT TO THINKING, YOU KNOW, THE REASONS THAT KATIE WANTS TO RETIRE.
AND SO I SENT HER A LITTLE MESSAGE THIS MORNING THAT SAID, YOU CAN'T GIVE LIFE MORE TIME.
SO GIVE THE TIME YOU HAVE MORE LIFE. AND KATIE, KATIE AND I AGREED ON THAT.
AND I THINK DAVE HAS SOME A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY KATIE'S RETIRING.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT HER REASONS ARE.
[LAUGHTER]. SO KATIE HAS A COUPLE OF GRANDDAUGHTERS AND SHE IS HIGHLY INVOLVED IN THEIR LIVES.
AND, AND THEY ARE LUCKY LITTLE GIRLS. AND SO SHE'S GOING TO CONTINUE THAT AND BE A GREAT GRANDMA.
KATIE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY CALL YOU, BUT IS IT GRANDMA? WHAT. WHAT DO THEY CALL YOU? GRANDMA KNOW. TO REST ASSURED, KATIE IS EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE'VE EVER SAID.
AND, AND BECAUSE SHE IS SO WONDERFUL, SHE HAS SET US UP WITH A SUCCESSION PLAN THAT IS MAGNIFICENT.
MISSY WAVE STAND, SAY HI. AND SO WHEN THE TIME COMES, MISSY WILL, MISSY WILL STEP INTO THAT ROLE AND THOSE SHOES. SO, KATIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE AMAZING.
[APPLAUSE]. PLEASE DON'T CRY, KATIE. WE LOVE YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
I'VE FOLLOWED KATIE SINCE 2005, AND THAT WAS BEFORE I BECAME INTERESTED IN BEING A BOARD MEMBER.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET SOME THINGS DONE AT A SCHOOL, BUT EVERY TIME SHE MADE A PRESENTATION, OF COURSE IT WAS ABOUT THE BUDGET. SHE WAS RIGHT ON TARGET.
SHE NEVER SKIPPED A BEAT. SHE ALWAYS PLANNED AHEAD.
[M. CLOSED SESSION]
AS A GRIEVANCE IS A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT.WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5517.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS .082 COMPLAINT AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE AND .071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.
IF YOU'RE NOT A PARTY TO THE GRIEVANCE, PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM.
WE WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN WE ARE RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION SO YOU CAN COME BACK IN TIME.
THE TIME IS 7:53 P.M. WE ARE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION AT 8:44 P.M.
[N. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
[O. CONSIDER ACTION ON LEVEL III GRIEVANCE HEARING]
DO I HAVE A MOTION REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF THE LEVEL III GRIEVANCE APPEAL? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE REJECT THE LEVEL III GRIEVANCE APPEAL AND UPHOLD THE DECISIONS OF ADMINISTRATION.I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. ANY. ANY DISCUSSION? WELL, HE'S NOT HERE, BUT I'M GOING TO READ THIS ANYWAY, MR. MALONE YOU HAVE RECEIVED.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND THANK YOU. IN HIS ABSENCE, MR. MALONE YOU'VE RECEIVED ORAL NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION.
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HE WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL.YEAH. HE'S NOT HERE PRESENT, SO IF WE COULD SKIP THAT ALL RIGHT. AND JUST SAY WRITTEN NOTICE MR. MALONE WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL.
HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL THIS DECISION IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN WE SEND IT FIRST CLASS MAIL AND PERHAPS EMAIL? JUST HOWEVER, THE QUICKEST WAY POSSIBLE TO GET IT TO HIM.
WHAT. WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE ON THAT? I THINK WE CAN DO ALL OF THE ABOVE OKAY. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. AS STATED BY MR. KUNKEL.
[P. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH.THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE OPEN, WILL OPEN AT 5:30 P.M.
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:00 P.M.
AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? SO MOVED.
SO MOVED. YES. [LAUGHTER]. MR. DREES SECOND BY MR. KUNKEL. NO QUESTIONS. CALLING FOR A VOTE.
RAISE YOUR HAND. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:46 P.M.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.