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[Hearings on December 14, 2023.]
UH, THIS MEETING IS NOW CONVENED AT 2:12 P.M..I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PRESENT IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM.
THEY ARE FOR MY RIGHT ON THE PLATFORM.
JEANETTE GARZA LINDER MYSELF, AUDREY MOMANAEE, RIC CAMPO, ROLANDO MARTINEZ, AND PAULA MENDOZA.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY BOARD MEMBERS VIA ZOOM, DO WE? NO.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO HEAR FROM SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS, PUBLIC COMMENT DURING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK PRIOR TO THE MEETING TIME.
PER CURRENT PROTOCOL, VERBAL AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS BY PERSONS DURING THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, AS THEY INHIBIT THE BOARD'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO OBSERVE THOSE PROCESSES.
TODAY, WE HAVE TWO REGISTERED SPEAKERS WHO WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES EACH PER BOARD POLICY.
BUT YOU MAY NAME YOUR OWN CHILD.
PLEASE RESPECT OUR PROCEDURES AND THE OTHER SPEAKERS AND YOUR TIME YOUR COMMENTS PROMPTLY.
WHEN YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED AND THE TIMER RINGS.
OUR FIRST ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS CLOSED.
PROPOSED NON RENEWALS, RENEWALS AND RESIGNATIONS.
RETIREMENTS OF PERSONNEL INCLUDING TEACHERS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS, CHIEF OFFICERS, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS AND IF NECESSARY, APPROVE WAIVER AND RELEASE AND COMPROMISE AGREEMENTS.
WILL ADAM SALLY, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? HELLO, SIR. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I'VE ENJOYED WORKING FOR HISD.
JUST HERE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL AND HEAR YOUR DECISION.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
I WAS OUT FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, CANCER TREATMENTS AND, UM I'VE BEEN BACK FOR TWO MONTHS.
HAVEN'T MISSED A DAY, I HAVE MULTIPLE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION PLANNED ON RETIRING HERE.
JUST BOUGHT A CONDO RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THE SCHOOL I'M AT.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR REASONING, I MISSED A LOT OF DAYS, SO I'M GOOD EITHER WAY.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SIR.
OUR LAST ITEM HELD FOR REGISTERED SPEAKERS IS CLOSED.
WILL EUNICE DAVIS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE? AND SIR YOU'RE WELCOME TO HAVE A SEAT.
OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR HEARING OF AGENDA SPEAKERS.
WE WILL NOW CONDUCT HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR THIS MEETING.
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING RELATES TO GEARY BEAN FORBES.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER ON THE MATTER OF GEARY BETWEEN FORBES, MUSIC TEACHER OF TANGLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, HEARINGS INVOLVING COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS A SUBJECT OF THE HEARING REQUESTS AN OPEN HEARING.
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071.
IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHES TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL, PLEASE MAKE THIS REQUEST KNOWN TO ME.
FOR THE RECORD, GARY BEAN FORBES IS PRESENT.
UH, ELLEN SPALDING AND BRYCE CROISSANT.
YES, WITH SPALDING NICHOLS, LAMP LANGLOIS, UH, REPRESENTING THE ADMINISTRATION ARE PRESENT.
KATASHA WOODS, HISD COUNCIL IS ALSO PRESENT.
UH KATASHA, IF HE IS NOT PRESENT.
SIR, COULD YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD? COUNCIL, SIR.
I'M HERE FOR A MATTER THAT YOU HAD CALLED DIFFERENT MATTER.
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OKAY. VERY GOOD.MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
DO YOU MIND IF I STEP INTO THE HALL AND MAKE SURE HE'S NOT THERE? YEAH. WILL YOU DO THAT, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
MISS HILLIARD AND MR. CORSAUT WENT TO THE HALLWAY TO CALL HIS NAME.
THANK YOU. I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE HERE, AT LEAST RIGHT NOW.
UM, I THINK WE'LL MOVE ON IF THAT'S OKAY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK JUST TO GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE IF HE IS ON HIS WAY.
SIR, WHO ARE YOU? HERE? WHICH MATTER ARE YOU HERE ON? OH, VENUS FRANKLIN.
SO, FOR THE RECORD, WE WILL COME BACK TO THE MATTER OF GEARY BEAN FORBES AT THE END OF THIS HEARING.
ON THE MATTER OF ALVENUS FRANKLIN, THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER IN THE MATTER OF ALVENUS FRANKLIN, PRINCIPAL AT NAT Q HENDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IF BOTH PARTIES REQUEST AN OPEN SESSION DURING THIS HEARING, THE BOARD MAY GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ITS ATTORNEY UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHES TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL, PLEASE MAKE THIS REQUEST KNOWN TO ME.
FOR THE RECORD, UH, MR. STEVENSON, IS THAT YOU, SIR? YES. VERY GOOD. OKAY.
MARCUS STEVENSON, REPRESENTING ALVENUS FRANKLIN IS PRESIDENT, ELLEN SPAULDING AND BRYCE CORSAUT WITH THE SPAULDING, NICHOLS, LAMP LANGLOIS, UH, ARE REPRESENTING THE ADMINISTRATION, AND THEY ARE ALSO PRESENT.
KATASHA WOODS, HISD GENERAL COUNSEL, IS ALSO PRESENT.
MR. STEVENSON, DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE AN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION? CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.
IF ANY PARTIES ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS HEARING, YOU MAY LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM AT THIS TIME.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION BOARD? NO. THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOW RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES, PLEASE.
FIRST CONCLUSION OF LAW NUMBER 17 SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO READ AS FOLLOWS.
AND CONCLUSION OF LAW NUMBER 18 SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO READ AS FOLLOWS.
BARTRA VERSUS COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM 562, SOUTHWEST THIRD 696706.
TEXAS APPELLATE AMARILLO TWO, 2018.
PETITION DENIED CITING HERRERA VERSUS STAHL.
441 SOUTHWEST 3D 739 741 TEXAS APPELLATE, SAN ANTONIO 2014.
EXCUSE ME. I FURTHER MOVE THAT WE TERMINATE MISS FRANKLIN'S EMPLOYMENT, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? I SEE A SECOND FROM ROLANDO MARTINEZ.
THE BOARD VOTED FIVE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
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A LETTER NOTIFYING BOTH PARTIES OF THE ACTION OF THE BOARD SHALL BE PREPARED AND SIGNED BY THE MANAGER OF BOARD SERVICES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED AT 3:34 P.M..
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.