GOOD EVENING. I'M CALLING THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER.
[ I. Call to Order]
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THE TIME IS 6:18 P.M. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY OPEN WITH A QUORUM PRESENT, AND I WILL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.[III. Public Comment]
MEETING BEGINS, SPECIFIED IN THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES AND PUBLIC COMMENT, AND SHALL INDICATE THE AGENDA ITEM ON TOPIC ON WHICH THEY WISH, OR TOPIC ON WHICH THEY WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY BOARD POLICY AND THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT AND INDIVIDUALS COMMENT TO THE BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES.SECRETARY WEGNER WILL GIVE YOU EACH SPEAKER A ONE MINUTE WARNING.
WE HAVE BRETT COVINGTON SPEAKING ON BECAUSE HE IS OKAY THANK YOU I RISE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT AND TO OFFER RECOGNITION TO ONE OF OUR CTE COLLEAGUES, MS. MURPHY, TO LET YOU KNOW HOW VERY PROUD HER COLLEAGUES ARE OF HER.
PERSONALLY, I'M IN AWE OF HAVING A COLLEAGUE WHO HAS WON THIS AWARD BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING NOT EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH, BUT I AM. ON THE RICE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS I LOOKED UP THE CURRENT STATISTICS.
FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS ARE PRIZED, AND LAST YEAR, RICE HAD SEVEN FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS AMONG THE FACULTY.
OUT OF 880 FACULTY MEMBERS, HARVARD HAD SEVEN OUT OF 2,100 FACULTY MEMBERS.
AND HERE, LITTLE OLD DEL VALLE WITH 198 TEACHERS HAS A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR.
THIS IS AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT ON HER PART, AND A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR HER PROFESSIONALLY TO DO SOME RESEARCH, TO GROW, TO COME BACK, TO SHARE THAT RESEARCH AND GROW THE CAPABILITIES WHEREVER SHE LANDS.
NOW, THAT'S MY CONCERN. I AM NOT PRIVY TO WHAT DISCUSSIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE OR WHAT DISCUSSIONS ARE GOING TO GO ON IN CLOSED SESSION. I SIMPLY WANT TO REGISTER THAT WE ARE WATCHING CAREFULLY, AGAIN, WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN ANXIETY INDUCING FOR HER.
AND THE LAST THING THAT I WANT IS FOR US TO RESPOND IN A WAY THAT IS MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW AND HIDE BEHIND THAT. WITH AN ACHIEVEMENT LIKE THIS, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL RISE ABOVE THE MINIMUM.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND COMING BACK HERE TO SHARE WITH US.
I RESPECT HER NO MATTER WHAT SHE DOES. BUT I DON'T WANT HER GOING TO LAKE TRAVIS.
I DON'T WANT HER GOING TO A UNIVERSITY, I WANT HER TO COME BACK HERE.
SO WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ACCOMMODATE HER IN MAKING USE OF THE AWARD, I PLEASE, PLEASE, I BEG YOU, DO WHATEVER THAT IS SO THAT SHE CAN COME BACK TO US.
OKAY? THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND AGAIN, WE'RE SO PROUD OF HER.
AND NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE BOARD SELF-EVALUATION.
[IV.A. Board Self Evaluation]
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR CANTU.[00:05:03]
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ENGAGING IN THE LONE STAR GOVERNANCE MODEL, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS PAID DIVIDENDS ALREADY.AS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST WORKSHOP, THE WHEN YOU ALL WENT THROUGH THE BOARD SELF-EVALUATION, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS FORMAL. SO TODAY I BRING THIS BEFORE YOU ALL.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, YOU'VE GOT THIS PRESENTATION.
AND THEN RIGHT BEHIND IT YOU'VE GOT THE SUMMARY SHEET.
I DON'T HAVE THE SUMMARY SHEET ON THE SCREEN, BUT IT IS IN YOUR FOLDER.
AND THE SUMMARY SHEET HAS THE TOTALS OR THE SCORES THAT YOU ALL RATED YOURSELF.
SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND SHARE THIS WITH TEA AS YES OR AT LEAST UNLESS I'M READING IT WRONG. HAS THE TOTAL POINTS AT THE END.
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS THOUGH. ARE THOSE THE ONES WE GOT? NO YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE, SORRY ABOUT THAT ISN'T THAT ON THERE? THANK YOU KIMBERLY. AND THEN, OF COURSE, FOR REFERENCE, YOU MAY REFERENCE IN YOUR MANUAL ON THAT LAST SECTION OF THE.
THE BINDER IS THE ACTUAL FRAMEWORK, RIGHT? BUT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE FRAMEWORK.
BUT IN CASE YOU WANT A REMINDER, THOSE ARE THE SCORES.
WHAT I DID WAS WE JUST TRANSCRIBED FROM THE NOTES THAT YOU ALL SHARED.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ONE OF THE COLUMNS IS CURRENTLY HOW YOU RATED YOURSELF.
AND THEN AT THE NEXT QUARTER WHERE YOU WANT TO BE SO THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT ARE INPUTTED BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HAD AT THE LAST WORKSHOP.
BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE WANT TO GO OVER FOR THOSE THAT WEREN'T HERE SO THEY CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE AT? OKAY [LAUGHTER]. YOU'RE FINE I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION IS, ARE WE SUPPOSED TO MAKE THIS PUBLIC? OR HOW DO WE MAKE THIS PUBLIC TO THE HOW DO WE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT OUR PROGRESS IS? CORRECT.
DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER IT? FOR THAT REASON? YES.
GO OVER IT FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE? YES, BUT I'M SAYING JUST TO GO OVER IT FOR MY KNOWLEDGE WE CAN DO THAT LATER. BUT FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, I WOULD LOVE TO. I HAVE A QUESTION, MAY I? ARE AS PART OF OUR LSG? ONCE WE ADOPT IT. CORRECT? OKAY.
WHY DON'T WE WAIT? ONLY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO POST SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T ADOPTED YET.
I AGREE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT TGC 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL
[V. Closed Session]
COUNSEL. TGC 551.074 DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL.TGC 551.074 REVIEW AND APPROVE EMPLOYMENT RESIGNATIONS, TERMINATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
TGC 551.074 CONSIDER SANCTIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT.
TGC 551.076 DISCUSSION OF INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT AND TGC 551.076 SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS.
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YEAH ALL RIGHT I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GOING INTO 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND TGC 551.074 DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL.IT'LL TAKE ME A WHILE, GUYS THANK YOU [LAUGHTER]. THE TIME IS 6:28 P.M.
[VI. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session]
WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION AND THE TIME IS 7:05 P.M.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION REGARDING EMPLOYEES DEVELOPMENTAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE THROUGH THE FULBRIGHT DISTINGUISHED AWARDS IN TEACHING RESEARCH PROGRAMS 2025 TO 2026? DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE SIERRA MAKES A SECOND.
OKAY ALL THOSE THAT APPROVED. MOTION CARRIES 9-0, OH 8-0 I'M SORRY.
YEAH WE'RE MISSING SOMEBODY. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.
WOULD IT BE A QUESTION? WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO READ THE RESOLUTION OUT LOUD FOR THE PUBLIC? NO OKAY. NO, IT IS REALLY A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD CONGRATULATIONS.
WORKING IN HIGHER ED, I KNOW HOW DISTINGUISHED THAT IS.
I RAN TO DOCTOR G. SAID, DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A FULBRIGHT HERE? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LOOK FORWARD TO ALL YOU BRINGING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OUR KIDS.
OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POSSIBLE HIRING OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? WELL, LET ME MAKE THE MOTION, SORRY.
I'VE GOT HER NAME AND EVERYTHING AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE, DOMOMIO AS THE OJEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE PANTOJA MAKES A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 8 TO 0.
OKAY [LAUGHTER] TRUSTEE PANTOJA MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CISNEROS MAKES THE SECOND. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:08 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.