GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS 6:00 P.M. AND WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT THIS TIME.
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LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ASSIGNED FOR THIS MONTH'S LEVEL IV GRIEVANCE HEARINGS ARE PRESENT.WE HAVE DOCTOR BENITA REED AND TRUSTEE JESSE CANNON II HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
THIS IS GOING TO MOVE US INTO ITEM NUMBER 3. TRUSTEE CANNON OKAY. LET'S PRAY. FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
GOD BE WITH US TONIGHT AS WE DELIBERATE. GOD, AS WE HEAR MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
GOD AND WE PRAY RIGHT NOW OVER OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT BE WITH OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF SO THAT WE CAN DO THE WORK THAT YOU'VE CALLED US TO DO. WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.
AMEN. AMEN 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, INDIVISIBLE WE ALSO TAKE THIS TIME TO READ OUR BOARD NORMS. AND SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THOSE REALLY FAST.
IT IS THE ACRONYM WE GOVERN. W. WE WORK AHEAD TO HONOR EACH OTHER'S TIME BY READING OUR MATERIALS, KEEPING OUR COMMENTS BRIEF, AND AVOIDING REPEATING POINTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. EVIDENT E IS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONS USING OBJECTIVE DATA AND FACTS RATHER THAN PERSONAL AGENDAS OR NEIGHBORHOOD RUMORS. G IS FOR GOALS AND POLICIES MADE AT HIGH LEVEL, AND TRUST THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HANDLE THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
E IS EFFORT TO STAND TOGETHER. IT'S THE EFFORT TO STAND BEHIND THE BOARD'S FINAL DECISION IN PUBLIC.
REGARDLESS OF HOW WE INDIVIDUALLY VOTED IN THE MEETING.
R IS FOR RESPECTFUL LISTENING, WE WILL RESPECTFULLY LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER WITH GENUINE CURIOSITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW AND NOT MAKE DISAGREEMENTS PERSONAL AND N IS FOR NEVER SHARE SENSITIVE INFORMATION, DETAILS ABOUT STAFF, STUDENTS, OR LEGAL MATTERS WITH ANYONE OUTSIDE OF OUR CLOSED SESSIONS.
SO THIS WILL NOW BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER 4 ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[4. Public Comments]
AND PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 TO DELIBERATE.OH, SORRY, THE TOPIC THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED, MISS GISELLE GOVEA, IS SHE HERE TONIGHT? I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO THIS OH, OKAY. WELL, IT APPEARS THAT OUR ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TONIGHT IS NO LONGER HERE, SO THAT WILL TAKE US INTO
[5. Closed Session]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5. CLOSED SESSION 5.1. WE ARE.WE CAN ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, TO CONSULT WITH THE DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR 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 GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING A LEVEL IV HEARING ON A STUDENT MATTER PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0821 TO DISCUSS A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT THAT WOULD REVEAL PRIVATE, PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. ITEM NUMBER 5.3 PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
OR AGENDA ITEM 5.4, WHICH IS TO HEAR AND CONSIDER A LEVEL III APPEAL FILED BY PARENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 551.074 AND 551.0321 AT THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
THE BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE FOR LEVEL III APPEALS WILL CONDUCT THIS HEARING IN CLOSED SESSION.
PRIOR TO THE BOARD HOLDING THE LEVEL III APPEAL HEARING, THE BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE MAY MEET WITH ITS ATTORNEY, STU MADISON, TO DISCUSS THE PROCEDURAL STEPS INVOLVED WITH THESE LEVEL III APPEALS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071. WE WILL CALL THE PARTICIPANTS INTO CLOSED SESSION WHEN WE ARE READY TO BEGIN THE LEVEL III HEARING, WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AT THIS TIME TO MEET, THE TIME IS 6:05.
OKAY. THE BOARD IS NOW RECONVENING IN OPEN SESSION AFTER HEARING THE LEVEL IV APPEAL FILED BY MRS.
[6. Reconvene]
HOLMES IN CLOSED SESSION, THE TIME IS 7:30 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.[00:05:03]
ANY ACTION REGARDING THESE MATTERS MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION.[7. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS ON THE LEVEL IV APPEAL BY MRS. HOLMES? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE LEVEL IV GRIEVANCE FILED BY MRS. HOLMES, THEREBY DENYING HER REQUESTED RELIEF.FIND THAT THE LEVEL III RULING BY DOCTOR PATTON WAS PROPERLY DECIDED BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
SECOND OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THE BOARD HAS VOTED TO DENY THE GRIEVANCE FILED BY MRS. HOLMES 3-0. MRS. HOLMES, YOU WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THIS DECISION.
I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT THIS TIME.
MOTION TO ADJOURN. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING? NO OPPOSED. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, MOTION PASSES 3-0.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING FOR THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU. THE TIME IS 7:32.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.