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WE'RE GOOD TO GO? OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS MEETING IS NOW CONVENED AT 2:03PM.
[Hearings on May 8, 2025.]
I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES.A QUORUM OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO HEAR FROM SPEAKERS ON THE AGENDA ITEMS AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS PRESENT, SO WE WILL GO DIRECTLY INTO OUR HEARINGS. THE FIRST HEARING IS THE PROCEDURE TO CONSIDER THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION OF DOCTOR TIFFANY COOPER.
SO THIS IS A LEVEL 3, DISTRIBUTION OR LEVEL THREE.
OKAY. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE DISPUTE FILED BY DOCTOR TIFFANY COOPER, FORMAL COUNSELOR AT NAVARRO MIDDLE SCHOOL. HEARINGS INVOLVE COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE HEARINGS REQUEST AN OPEN HEARING. IF BOTH PARTIES REQUEST AN OPEN HEARING.
WAYNE LANG OF THE HOUSTON FEDERATION OF TEACHERS IS REPRESENTING DOCTOR TIFFANY COOPER AS PRESIDENT.
MILES BRADSHAW, WITH BRADSHAW LAW REPRESENTING THE ADMINISTRATION, IS PRESENT.
CATOSHA WOODS RIC, GENERAL COUNSEL, IS ALSO PRESENT.
MR. LANG, DO YOU WISH TO GO AND OPEN OR CLOSED? OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO IN CLOSED SESSION. OKAY.
IF ANY PARTY NOT INVOLVED IN THIS HEARING, YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM AT THIS TIME.
WHICH MEANS. OKAY, THE BOARD WILL NOW RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION UNDER CHAPTER 551 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SUBSECTION 551.0043551.089 SHOULD BOARD FINAL ACTION, VOTE OR DECISION ON ANY MATTER CONSIDERED IN THE CLOSED SESSION BE REQUIRED. SUCH FINAL ACTION, VOTE OR DECISION SHALL BE SHALL BE TAKEN AT THE OPEN MEETING COVERED BY THIS NOTICE.
UPON NOTICE THEREOF, THE BOARD HAS RECESSED TO CLOSE SESSION AT 2:06.
WE ARE NOW. I'M GETTING READY TO DO THAT. OKAY, SO THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS 2:25PM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION. GO AHEAD.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
OKAY. THE VOTING HAS BEEN CLOSED AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THE BOARD HAS HAS VOTED AGAINST THE PARTY'S LETTER NOTIFYING BOTH PARTIES OF THE ACTION OF THE BOARD SHALL BE PREPARED AND SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF RELATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED AT 2:26PM. OKAY.
ARE YOU READY FOR OUR NEXT? OKAY. DO WE HAVE EVERYBODY WE NEED? OKAY.
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HEARINGS INVOLVE COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE HEARING REQUESTED AN OPEN HEARING.IF BOTH PARTIES REQUEST AN OPEN SESSION DURING THE COURSE OF THIS HEARING, THE BOARD MAY GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH HIS ATTORNEY. UNDER TERMS OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, OR ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHES TO SEEK ADVICE OF COUNSEL, PLEASE MAKE YOUR REQUEST TO ME FOR THE RECORD.
WAYNE LANG WITH THE HOUSTON FEDERATION OF TEACHERS IS REPRESENTING AL-HASAN AND IS PRESENT.
AMIR ROSHI ROE IS HISD'S ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL REPRESENTING THE ADMINISTRATION IS PRESENT AND CATOSHA WOODS HISD'S GENERAL COUNSEL IS ALSO PRESENT. MR. LANG, DO YOU WISH TO HAVE OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION? CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. OKAY. IF ANYONE, ANYBODY HERE OR ANY PARTIES ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE HEARING, PLEASE LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM AT THIS TIME.
I'M GOING TO READ IT. YEAH I WILL. I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THEY'RE GONE.
YES. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE WITHDRAWAL OF RECOMMENDATION OF TERMINATION FOR EMPLOYEE DESIGNATED AS NUMBER ONE, EMPLOYEE ID 224380 ON THE PERSONNEL AGENDA, AND AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT TO GIVE NOTICE TO SAME AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION EFFECTIVE MAY 8TH, 2025.
JUST ONE AT A TIME. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE.
SO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE YOU'RE DOING. OKAY. GOOD.
OKAY. MOTION PASSES WITH ONE ABSTENTION. IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? YES. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE EMPLOYEE DESIGNATED AS NUMBER THREE EMPLOYEE ID 53863 ON THE PERSONNEL AGENDA AND AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT TO GIVE NOTICE TO SAME AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION EFFECTIVE MAY 8TH, 2025. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES. WE HAVE ONE ABSTENTION.
ALL THE REST. YAY! OKAY. WE WILL NOW HAVE. ONE MORE MOTION.
I'M SORRY. WE HAVE ONE MORE. SORRY. ONE MORE. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE BALANCE OF THE CLOSED SESSION PERSONNEL AGENDA, INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY THAT THE BOARD APPROVES PROPOSED TERMINATIONS.
THAT THE BOARD APPROVES SUSPENSIONS WITHOUT PAY FOR CONTINUING TERM AND PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS, AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF SAME.
THAT THE BOARD VOIDS CONTINUING TERM, PROBATIONARY, AND PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS, AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF SAME. THAT THE BOARD APPROVES WITHDRAWALS OF CONTRACT RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THAT THE BOARD APPROVES ISSUANCE OF FINAL ORDERS ON CONTRACT TERMINATIONS AND NON-RENEWALS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. EFFECTIVE MAY 8TH, 2025.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES. OKAY. IS THAT IT? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW CLOSE THIS MEETING OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD AT 4:47, AND WE'LL BE BACK IN A FEW MINUTES FOR THE OTHER ONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.