[Hearings on January 29, 2026.]
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OKAY. GOOD EVENING. THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:01 P.M..
I'D LIKE EVERYONE TO PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PRESENT IN THE AUDITORIUM.
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS HERE TO HEAR FROM SPEAKERS TO THE AGENDA ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENT DURING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE PERSONS WHO 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. PERSONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH BEHAVIOR WILL BE GIVEN ONE WARNING, AND IF THE BEHAVIOR IS REPEATED, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING. WE HAVE TEN REGISTERED SPEAKERS WHO WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES EACH PER BOARD POLICY.
BUT YOU MAY NAME YOUR OWN CHILD. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE RESPECT OUR PROCEDURES AND THE OTHER SPEAKERS AND END YOUR COMMENTS PROMPTLY WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED AND THE TIME AND THE TIMER RINGS.
AND AGENDA ITEM 4, APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REVISION TO BOARD POLICY EL(LOCAL), CAMPUS AND PROGRAM CHARTER SECOND READING WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE ADMINISTRATION BEFORE THIS MEETING.
WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM OUR SPEAKERS. MISS SMITH WILL CALL THE SPEAKERS.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE DO HAVE SOME ELECTED TRUSTEES HERE.
WE HAVE DOCTOR MARIA BENSON WHO IS HERE. WE ALSO HAVE MICHAEL MCDONOUGH, WHICH IS HERE AS WELL.
WELCOME. ANYBODY ELSE COME IN? OKAY. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND START SPEAKERS.
HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOLLOWED BY ONE STUDENT. GO AHEAD.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DOCTOR MARIA BENSON, THE ELECTED TRUSTEE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
I WANT TO BEGIN BY GROUNDING US IN A SIMPLE TRUTH.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ONLY WORK WHEN THE PUBLIC IS GENUINELY INCLUDED.
THE POSTPONEMENT OF TONIGHT'S WORKSHOP ON USING SB 1882 TO CHARTER MAGNET SCHOOLS LIKE HSPVA, HISD AND ENERGY RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS. THERE ARE NOT MINOR.
THESE ARE NOT MINOR OPERATIONAL CHANGES, THEY GO TO THE HEART OF SCHOOL IDENTITY, ACCESS AND TRUST.
WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION APPEARS TO HAPPEN ONLY AFTER COMMUNITY MEMBERS SIGN UP TO SPEAK, IT SENDS THE MESSAGE THAT ENGAGEMENT IS AN OBSTACLE, NOT A PRIORITY. AT THE SAME TIME, HISD IS FACING STEEP ENROLLMENT LOSSES, DECLINING TEACHER RETENTION AND GROWING RELIANCE ON UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS.
AND YET, PER A RECENT HOUSTON CHRONICLE ARTICLE, CABINET LEVEL LEADERS ARE RECEIVING BONUSES, RETIREMENT REIMBURSEMENTS AND OTHER PERKS. TO FAMILIES WATCHING PROGRAMS CLOSE, SCHOOLS DETERIORATE AND PROPERTY SALE REVENUES DIVERTED AWAY FROM LONG OVERDUE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THIS FEELS PROFOUNDLY DISCONNECTED FROM REALITY.
AN ANALOGY MAY HELP, IF A SHIP IS TAKING ON WATER, THE CREW DOES NOT REWARD ITSELF FOR MAINTAINING APPEARANCES WHILE PASSENGERS ARE PUTTING ON LIFE VESTS. LEADERSHIP IS MEASURED BY STABILITY, TRUST AND SHARED SACRIFICE.
DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WARNED THAT JUSTICE TOO LONG DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED.
TRANSPARENCY TOO LONG DELAYED BECOMES DISTRUST, AND DISTRUST DRIVES FAMILIES AWAY.
WE OWE OUR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP THAT LISTENS.
WE OWE OUR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP THAT LISTENS FIRST, EXPLAINS DECISIONS CLEARLY, AND MEASURES MEASURE SUCCESS NOT BY INTERNAL REWARDS, BUT BY THE STABILITY, SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE.
TRUSTEE MCDONOUGH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY HELLO OR.
I'M LAURA HENRY. I'M A SPEAKER, ONE OF THE MAGNET SCHOOL PARENTS.
BUT I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL IN THE 1882, I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THEM.
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SO THAT YOU CAN PROTECT THOSE SCHOOLS FROM POTENTIAL HARM.FROM AN OUTSIDER POINT OF VIEW, IT SEEMS LIKE A FRANCHISOR-FRANCHISEE RELATIONSHIP.
IF FRANCHISEES ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE SERVICES FROM THE FRANCHISOR, THOSE SERVICES CAN BE PRETTY EXPENSIVE UNLESS CONTRACTS ARE SET UP TO PROTECT THE FRANCHISEES, ESPECIALLY IF THE FRANCHISOR IS TO MAKE MONEY.
WE ALREADY KNOW THAT MILES HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM HIS MISTAKES WITH 1882.
HIS THIRD FUTURE CHARTER IN BEAUMONT HAS ALREADY BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS ARRANGEMENT.
WHEN THIRD FUTURE SCHOOLS BROKE ITS CONTRACT WITH BEAUMONT, THEY CITED INSUFFICIENT FUNDING AND WANT TO REDUCE REVENUE HOLD BACKS. IF MIKE WANTS TO RIP OUR HIGH SCHOOLS OFF, AND I'M NOT SAYING HE DOES, BUT IF HE WANTS TO, HE KNOWS HOW A NOTE THAT FELL PRICE IS NOW THE REASON FOR BEAUMONT'S TAKEOVER. MILES HAS ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT HE WANTS THESE PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO BRING REVENUE INTO THE DISTRICTS, WHICH HE NEEDS BECAUSE OF LOW ENROLLMENT. HE'S ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT HE PLANS ON TAKING SOME OF THE MONEY FOR HIS SCHOOLS.
LOW ENROLLMENT IS DATA TO EXPLOIT SCHOOLS, EXPLOIT SCHOOLS THAT THE FAMILIES ARE HAPPY WITH IN ORDER TO BRING IN MORE SCHOOL MONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS, PEOPLE ARE LEAVING AS PROBLEMS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO ALLOW MILES TO HAVE THESE PARTNERSHIPS, ASK QUESTIONS, GET THE PRINCIPALS LEGAL SUPPORT THAT COMES FROM NEUTRAL THIRD PARTIES.
GET INVOLVED WITH CONTRACTS. OUR SCHOOLS SHOULDN'T EAT EACH OTHER.
ENROLLMENT IS NOT DECLINING AT THE SCHOOLS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO.
DON'T JUST PASS MONEY AROUND. ASK FAMILIES WHY THEY'RE LEAVING AND THEN TRY TO SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. WHAT I KNOW IS THAT A LOT OF THOSE PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT DO HAVE TO DO WITH TEACHER TURNOVER. THANK YOU.
THIS BOARD KEEPS WEAKENING IMPORTANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS.
IT'S BASIC CONTROL TO SEGREGATE FINANCIAL FROM OPERATIONAL DUTIES YET.
HERE'S MR. TERRY, CEO AND CFO. THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A $2 BILLION PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY.
YET HERE IT REPORTS INTERNALLY TO ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE.
IT'S BASIC TO HAVE AUDIT RIGHTS OVER LARGE VENDORS AND PARTNERS.
YET MILES STRIKES THE AUDIT PROVISIONS OVER THESE 1882 OPERATORS.
MILES LOWERS OUR STANDARDS TO THE FICTIONAL, GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS FOR FISCAL MANAGEMENT.
WILL HISD'S FINANCIALS, NOW THREE MONTHS LATE, ONLY COMPLY WITH THESE NEW STANDARDS.
YOU HAVE A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO PROTECT OUR ASSETS.
WE'LL BE TURNING OVER MONEY, STUDENTS, COMMUNITIES AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
IN THE CASE OF HSPVA, A REPUTATION BUILT OVER 50 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL OPERATION, THERE IS HUGE RISK IN GIVING THESE SCHOOLS UP TO THE PRIVATE SECTORS. THESE ARE BASIC FRAUD CONTROLS. WHY DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR FIDUCIARY DUTY HERE IS SO INCONSEQUENTIAL? THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING. I HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT THE POLICY CHANGE WITH EL(LOCAL).
I WAS PRETTY SURPRISED WHEN I OPENED MY EMAIL TO SEE THAT THIS MEETING HAD BEEN POSTPONED.
THERE WAS A BIG DEAL MADE UP AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
IN FACT, MR. CAMPO HAD SAID THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS DID NOT NEED TO ASK QUESTIONS, BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A WORKSHOP AND WE WERE GOING TO GET TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HISD. NOW IT'S CANCELED. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO USE.
IT'S VERY CONCERNING, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 1882 PARTNERSHIPS.
I WONDER IF ANY OF YOU, AS BOARD MEMBERS KNOW THERE ARE SPECIFIC DEADLINES TO GET THAT EXTRA MONEY.
SO YOU CAN'T HAVE A CONTRACT WITH HSPVA FRIENDS UNTIL YOU HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE.
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THEN YOU HAVE TO APPLY AND GET APPROVAL FROM THE TEA, TO GET THE MONEY.THEY ARE NOT DOING THIS PROFESSIONALLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE WORKSHOP CANCELED.
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CAN'T GET EL(LOCAL). IT'S BEEN MOVED OFF ON AND OFF AN AGENDA.
IT IS RIDICULOUS. AND I'M GOING TO. I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE, BUT SOMEBODY'S GOT TO SAY THIS.
Y'ALL HAVE BUILT A REVERSE FIELD OF DREAMS. YOU HAVE BUILT NES THINKING.
BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. AND UNFORTUNATELY, EVERYONE IS RUNNING AWAY.
WHY DON'T WE EVALUATE THAT? IT'S IT'S OKAY TO ADMIT, HEY, WE TRIED IT AND IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.
BUT WE NEED TO BE HONEST. YOU'RE DRAGGING THIS DISTRICT DOWN A RAT HOLE AND IT NEEDS TO STOP.
THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
HI, DOCTOR RUTH HOFFMAN-LACH. IN THE 19TH CENTURY, WRITERS CLAIMED THAT PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT WERE NOT ONLY UNABLE TO LEARN OR THINK CRITICALLY, BUT THAT ALLOWING THEM TO READ WAS HARMFUL.
NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN WERE KIDNAPED AND PLACED INTO ABUSIVE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, GIVEN ENGLISH NAMES, AND NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES BECAUSE THE WHITE MEN KNEW THIS WAS BEST FOR THEM.
YOU WERE PLACED ON THE BOARD OF MANAGERS TO ACCOMPLISH ONE THING GET THE DISTRICT OUT OF TAKEOVER.
YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO CHANGE HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS OR DESTROY CTE PROGRAMS OR MAGNET PROGRAMS. NONE OF YOU ARE EXPERTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, BUT YOU ARE SURE THAT A MAN WHO HAS ZERO CERTIFICATION IN TEACHING OR ADMINISTRATION KNOWS MORE THAN THE ENTIRE FACULTIES OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS.
HE KNOWS THOSE CHILDREN WHAT THEY NEED MORE THAN ACTUAL EXPERTS OR THEIR OWN PARENTS.
NORTH FOREST HIGH IS NOT ONLY NOT GOING TO GET THE NEW BARN THAT THEY WERE PROMISED, BUT THEY'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO GET TO KEEP THEIR ANIMAL AG PROGRAM BECAUSE CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE DON'T PAY ENOUGH. BUT AS ONE PARENT THERE POINTED OUT, VETERINARIANS SURE DO GET PAID A LOT.
SO THE MOSTLY BLACK, UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS AT NORTH FOREST, WHICH LITERALLY SITS IN A GIANT OPEN FIELD IN THE MOST RURAL PART OF THE DISTRICT, THEY DON'T NEED AN ANIMAL AG PROGRAM, BUT THE MOSTLY WHITE, MOSTLY WEALTHY KIDS AT LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS SURROUNDED BY CONCRETE.
THOSE KIDS NEED AN ANIMAL AG PROGRAM. THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE FIRST. YOU SAID MR. CAMPO. HERE'S THE THING, YOU'RE ASSUMING THAT YOU, THE WEALTHY WHITE BUSINESSMEN THAT YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT HISD KIDS NEED THAN THE EXPERTS AND THEN THEIR OWN PARENTS. THAT'S NOT TAKING CARE OF KIDS.
THAT'S PATERNALISM. AND YOUR MOTIVES DON'T MATTER WHEN YOUR IMPACT IS HARMFUL.
WE'RE WORKING ON OUR AUDIO. ONE SECOND. OKAY.
CAN YOU START OVER, PLEASE? HI, DICTATOR. OKAY, HIGH DICTATOR SUPERINTENDENT.
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MY MOM WASN'T SURPRISED, MAINLY BECAUSE I WENT TO AN ELEMENTARY WITH AN ACTUAL QUALITY EDUCATION.EVEN WHEN I CHECK IT STATS TODAY, IT HAS 100% CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO TEACH NON-AI LESSONS.
I NEVER CONSIDERED HOMESCHOOLING, BUT I DON'T TRUST MY LESSONS ANYMORE.
AT MY OLD SCHOOL, THE LIBRARY WASN'T AS IMPORTANT AS PE.
I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED MORE JUST BECAUSE MY SCHOOL WAS IN A WEALTHIER NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOW ABOUT ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY WITH NO AI UNLESS BOASTING ABOUT US SOUNDS BETTER THAN A LIE OR SUPERINTENDENT? NO. THAT WAS SUHANI'S. MAY I GIVE MY SPEECH NOW AS WELL? SURE. GO AHEAD. THIS WAS IN RESPECT TO THE SB 12, THE LAWSUIT WHICH I DON'T THINK YOU'RE DISCUSSING ANYMORE. BUT ACCORDING TO HISD OWN STUDENT CLIMATE SURVEY, ONLY 37% OF STUDENTS REPORT FEELING A SENSE OF BELONGING AT SCHOOL THAT PLACES HISD IN THE BOTTOM FIFTH NATIONALLY COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS USING THE SAME MEASURE.
NATIONALLY, ABOUT HALF OF STUDENTS REPORT FEELING THEY BELONG.
THIS GAP IS NOT SMALL, AND IT REFLECTS HOW STUDENTS LIKE SUHANI EXPERIENCE OUR SCHOOLS EVERY DAY.
FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS, THIS LACK OF BELONGING IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED.
WE RECOGNIZE THE LEGAL CONSTRAINTS THAT HISD IS NAVIGATING, BUT LEADERSHIP IS NOT DEFINED ONLY BY COMPLIANCE, IT'S DEFINED BY COURAGE AND THE CLARITY OF YOUR VALUES.
I'M ASKING YOU TO MOVE BEYOND SILENCE AND TO PUBLICLY AFFIRM THE DIGNITY, SAFETY AND WORTH OF LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AND TO NAME BELONGING AS A NON-NEGOTIABLE CONDITION FOR LEARNING. OUR STUDENTS ARE TELLING US THEY ARE STRUGGLING.
THEY ARE WATCHING HOW WE RESPOND. PLEASE SHOW THEM THAT THIS DISTRICT WILL NOT JUST COMPLY, BUT THAT YOU WILL LEAD. THANK YOU. OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS.
WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE HEARING SCHEDULE FOR THIS MEETING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WILL NOT BE CONDUCTING THE HEARING FOR QUIANA MCGRUDER AS THE HEARING REQUEST HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BEFORE THE TONIGHT'S MEETING. WE WILL START WITH, THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER IN THE MATTER OF TAWARA PITRE-WHITFIELD, COUNCILOR, SECONDARY DISCIPLINE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
AN OPEN HEARING. BOTH PARTIES, IF BOTH PARTIES REQUEST AN OPEN SESSION DURING THE HEARING.
THE BOARD MAY GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH HIS ATTORNEY UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHES TO SEEK ADVICE OF COUNSEL.
LET ME KNOW. TAWARA PITRE-WHITFIELD AND COUNCIL ARE NOT PRESENT.
ERICA GRAHAM, HISD, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL REPRESENTING THE ADMINISTRATION, IS PRESENT ALONG WITH CATOSHA WOODS OUR HISD GENERAL COUNSEL, WHO IS ALSO PRESENT. MISS GRAHAM, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THE BOARD? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ACCEPT THE TEA INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER'S RECOMMENDATION IN THE PETRIE WHITFIELD MATTER AND VOTE TO DISMISS THE TEA APPEAL IN LIGHT OF MISS WHITFIELD'S RESIGNATION OF HER EMPLOYMENT FROM HISD, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED YESTERDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2026, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF RESIGNATION OF TOMORROW, JANUARY 30TH, 2026.
ONCE MISS PETRIE'S RESIGNATION WAS ACCEPTED BY HISD HUMAN RESOURCES, THE TEA APPEAL SHE FILED BECAME MOOT BECAUSE THE RESIGNATION TERMINATED HER CONTRACT AND THEREFORE HER EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DISTRICT. EXTINGUISHING ALL CLAIMS THAT REMAINED OUTSTANDING RELATED TO THE PROPOSED NON-RENEWAL OF HER CONTRACT, BECAUSE THE CONTRACT NOW NO LONGER EXISTS. BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED FACTS, THE ADMINISTRATION RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD VOTE TO ACCEPT THE TEA APPEAL HEARING OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION IN THIS MATTER AND DISMISS THE MATTER IN ITS ENTIRETY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I, DO HAVE A MOTION. GO AHEAD.
I MOVE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE MISS PITRE-WHITFIELD'S RESIGNATION AND ADOPT THE DECISION AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER THAT TAWARA PITRE-WHITFIELD'S CONTRACT BE NON-RENEWED. ADOPT THE FINDING OF FACTS AND CONCLUSION OF LAW RECOMMENDED BY THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER AND NON-RENEWED TAWARA PETRIE.
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WHITFIELD'S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DISTRICT AND DISMISSED THE MATTER. OKAY.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. THE BOARD HAS VOTED ON MOTION PASSES. A LETTER NOTIFYING BOTH PARTIES OF THE ACTION OF THE BOARD SHALL BE PREPARED AND SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BOARD RELATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED AT 5:21 P.M..
OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM IS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER ON THE MATTER OF DEANTE FORD, A TEACHER AT THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL. HEARINGS INVOLVING COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION, UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE HEARING REQUESTS AN OPEN HEARING.
IF BOTH PARTIES REQUEST AN OPEN SESSION DURING THE HEARING, THE BOARD MAY GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ITS ATTORNEYS UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHES TO SEEK COUNSEL ADVICE COUNCIL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. FOR THE RECORD MR. ATIL MUHAMMAD, COUNSELOR OF LAW REPRESENTING DEANTAY JAVON FORD IS PRESENT.
I BELIEVE. YES. GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. DEANTE FORD, IS HE PRESENT? GREAT. AND BRYCE CORSAUT IS, OF SPALDING NICHOLS LAMB LANGLOIS REPRESENT THE ADMINISTRATION AS PRESENT AND CATOSHA WOODS HISD GENERAL COUNSEL ALSO PRESENT.
MR. MUHAMMAD DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE AN OPEN SESSION OR CLOSED? CLOSED. CLOSE SESSION IT IS.
OKAY, GREAT. THE BOARD IS NOW RECONVENED IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM IN CLOSED SESSION AT 5:51 P.M..
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. BOARD IS READY TO VOTE. LET'S GO AHEAD.
AND IS THERE A MOTION? OKAY. WHAT IS YOUR MOTION? I AGREE, WE NEED TO GO BACK AND OPEN TO VOTE.
OH, WE NEED TO GET TO THE RIGHT ITEM. THERE WE ARE.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO GO BACK INTO OPEN TO VOTE.
PARDON ME. GO BACK INTO OPEN TO VOTE. OH. I'M SORRY.
GOOD POINT. OKAY. THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION, THE TIME IS 5:51 P.M.. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE, THAT WE ADOPT THE DECISION ON DECISION AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER THAT THE DEANTE JAVON FORD'S CONTRACT BE TERMINATED.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE. VOTING IS CLOSED AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED AT 5:52 P.M.. THANK YOU.
OKAY. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS, THIS MEETING OF THE BOARD IS ADJOURNED.
THE TIME IS 5:52 P.M. ON JANUARY 29TH, 2026. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.