GOOD EVENING. I'M CALLING THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER. [00:00:04] THE TIME IS 6:16. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551. THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY OPEN WITH A QUORUM PRESENT. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGES? NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT WE HAVE, NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP, SO WE'LL GO ON. WITH. WE WILL NOW RECESS FOR CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTIONS [IV. Closed Session] 551.071, 074 AND 076. AS A REMINDER, CLOSED SESSION IS A CONTINUATION OF THE BOARD MEETING. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT AUDIENCE MEMBERS REFRAIN FROM APPROACHING THE DAIS AND BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME. THE TIME IS 6:17. OKAY. THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 7:15 P.M.. WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS 7:16. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SARAH LEON. I'M COUNSEL TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND I'VE BEEN ASKED TO SERVE AS THE HEARING OFFICER FOR THIS EVENING'S LEVEL III GRIEVANCE CONFERENCE. AS HEARING OFFICER, I WILL BE GUIDING THE CONDUCT OF THE HEARING, BUT I WILL NOT BE VOTING OR MAKING ANY DETERMINATION. ALL DECISIONS THIS EVENING BY THE BOARD IN OPEN SESSION. THE BOARD HAS ON ITS AGENDA THIS EVENING TWO LEVEL III GRIEVANCE APPEALS UNDER BOARD POLICY DGBA LOCAL. BEFORE THE BOARD PROCEEDS TO HEAR THESE MATTERS, I MUST TAKE UP A COUPLE OF INITIAL PROCEDURAL MATTERS. AND THE FIRST PROCEDURAL MATTER INVOLVES A POSSIBLE CONSOLIDATION OF THE TWO GRIEVANCES, AND THE SECOND PROCEDURAL ISSUE INVOLVES WHETHER THE BOARD WILL BE HEARING THESE GRIEVANCES IN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION. AS TO CONSOLIDATION BOARD POLICY DGBA LOCAL PROVIDES THAT WHEN TWO OR MORE COMPLAINTS ARE SUFFICIENTLY SIMILAR IN NATURE AND REMEDIES SOUGHT TO PERMIT THE RESOLUTION THROUGH ONE PROCEEDING, THE DISTRICT MAY CONSOLIDATE THE COMPLAINTS. I BELIEVE THE GRIEVANCE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE BOARD MAY CONSOLIDATE THESE TWO COMPLAINTS. THE FIRST OF THE TWO COMPLAINTS IS DATED MAY 8TH, 2026, AND THE SECOND IS DATED JUNE 18TH, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD ON THIS QUESTION? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE THE TWO GRIEVANCES INTO ONE AND TO BE HEARD THIS EVENING. IS THERE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AND OPPOSED? OKAY, SO THE MOTION CARRIES TO CONSOLIDATE THE GRIEVANCE. BY A VOTE OF 6 TO 2. THANK YOU. AND THE SECOND QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH WHETHER THE GRIEVANCE WILL BE HEARD IN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION. THE GRIEVANCE HAS REQUESTED THAT THE GRIEVANCE BE HEARD IN OPEN SESSION. THE GRIEVANCE IS AGAINST A TRUSTEE OF THE DEL VALLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.074, ALLOWS THE BOARD BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE BOARD TO HEAR THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD AS TO WHETHER THIS GRIEVANCE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN OPEN. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THIS CONSOLIDATED GRIEVANCE IS HELD IN CLOSED SESSION. [V. Executive Session] YES, SIR. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AND OPPOSED. IT'S UNANIMOUS THAT THE GRIEVANCE WILL BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, [00:05:04] SECTION 551.074. AND SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO ASK ANYBODY WHO IS NOT PRESENTING THE GRIEVANCE THIS EVENING TO LEAVE THE BOARDROOM. AND THE MATTER WILL PROCEED IN CLOSED SESSION. [VI. Open Session] THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 10:01 P.M.. WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION AND THE TIME IS 10:04. I NEED TO CALL FOR A MOTION. SECRETARY WEGNER. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE DOCENTS. HANG ON. HERE IT IS. THE PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE, SUBSTANTIVE FINDINGS, PAGES EIGHT THROUGH 24. SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA-WOODY MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE AGAINST? MOTION PASSES 5 TO 2. DO I HAVE FURTHER MOTIONS? YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO, FROM THE FINDING OF FACTS, USE THE INVESTIGATORS. RESPONSE TO NUMBER ONE AND GRANTED, SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. DO I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? YES, MA'AM. IN REFERENCE TO THE FINDING OF FACTS, ITEM NUMBER TWO REQUESTED REMEDY DETERMINATION OF VIOLATIONS GRANT AS SUGGESTED. SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE AGAINST? MOTION PASSES 5 TO 2. IN REFERENCE TO REQUESTED REMEDY NUMBER THREE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED REMEDY AS MODIFIED IN THE FINDINGS, AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THAT GRANT AS MODIFIED MOTION. SECRETARY MAKES A. SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE CHANTE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. DO I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? MOVING ON TO NUMBER FOUR, THE REQUESTED REMEDY IS INTERVENTION REGARDING DEFAMATION, AND THE MOTION WOULD BE TO ACCEPT THE INVESTIGATOR'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD GRANT THE REQUESTED REMEDY IN PART AS SPECIFIED BELOW. SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER 5 REQUESTED REMEDY, FORMAL CLARIFICATION, CORRECTION OR RETRACTION. I MAKE THE MOTION THAT THE BOARD REJECT THIS RECOMMENDATION. SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I MEAN, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'M SORRY, I'M JUMPING AHEAD HERE. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER 6, REQUESTED REMEDY NUMBER 6 IS FULL OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND RESPOND. WE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THIS BASED ON THE INVESTIGATORS RECOMMENDATION OF GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART. SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA WOODY MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LASTLY, NUMBER 7, REQUESTED REMEDY APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PERSONNEL PROCESS. [00:10:01] I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ALIGN WITH THE INVESTIGATOR'S RECOMMENDATION OF GRANTING THIS RELIEF. SECRETARY WAGNER MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE WRIGHT-HAYWOOD MAKES A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MADAM PRESIDENT, AT 10:09. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.