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          GOOD EVENING MANSFIELD ISD FAMILY. WELCOME TO OUR JANUARY 2ND,
2026 CALLED MEETING AND THE TIME IS NOW 6 P.M.. 
          LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRUSTEE CANNON, WHO WILL BE TRAVELING ON TWO WHEELS IN JUST A SECOND. THIS MORNING. [LAUGHS] THIS MORNING. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. 
          THIS EVENING, OUR PRAYER WILL BE LED BY DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD AND OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY
TRUSTEE ANA HORN. 
          THANK YOU. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. GOD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR DISTRICT. WE THANK YOU FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT,
EVERY STAFF MEMBER, EVERY FAMILY IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND WE PRAY GOD THAT WE FEEL THE BURDEN TO SERVE WITH HONOR. 
          AND WE PRAY THAT YOU JUST GUIDE OUR DELIBERATIONS,
OUR DECISION MAKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL WHO CALL MISD HOME. 
          AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE CHALLENGES. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD. 
          AND WE ASK THAT YOU JUST KEEP US BY YOUR GRACE AND YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY. 
          AMEN. JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE 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. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR CANNON. I MEAN,
DOCTOR CANNON. 
          DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD. JESSE MUST BE COMING IN. AND,
MISS HORN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGES AT THIS TIME. 
          TRUSTEES, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM THREE. PUBLIC COMMENTS. 
          [3. Public Comments]
THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS. 
          EACH SPEAKER SHOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PODIUM,
MICROPHONE AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME BEFORE SPEAKING. 
          ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BASED ON BOARD POLICY. 
          LOCAL COPIES OF PRESENTATION SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT. 
          BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN
OPEN SESSION. 
          TRUSTEES THIS EVENING WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS,
SO WE WILL MOVE QUICKLY ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. 
          CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071,
TO CONSULT WITH THE DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR 
          [4. Closed Session]
BY PHONE ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE DISTRICT UNDER THE TEXAS
DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE,
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE APPOINTMENT,
EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER EMPLOYEE,
OR TO HEAR COMPLAINTS OR CHARGES AGAINST A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. 
          ITEM 4.2. INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. 
          POSITION. ITEM 4.3 DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF
SUPERINTENDENT. 
          THOSE ARE THE ITEMS WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION,
AND WE WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:03 P.M.. 
          THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN JUST A MOMENT. 
          GOOD EVENING. WE'RE RECONVENING TRUSTEES AT 10:57. 
          [5. Reconvene]
SINCE THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF,
WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SIX AND ADJOURN AT SIX 10:58. 
          AND LET'S REMEMBER MANSFIELD ISD WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR HANGING IN HERE WITH US. 
          AND WE ARE HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.