Okay, good afternoon. This meeting is now convened at 02:04PM. We'd like to ask everyone to please silence their cell phones. The Quorum of the Board, members is present at the Board Auditorium there. From my right, on the platform, Cassandra Ozan Bandy, Michelle Cruz Arnold, myself, Ricampo, Aubrey Momenani, Paulo Mendoza as well. Okay. I don't think we have anybody Zoom, right? Okay. We have no speakers. That's it? Do you have speakers? No? Okay, we have no speakers. No one is registered today. We'll now conduct the hearings,
for this meeting. First hearing is a procedure to consider the recommendation of the independent hearing examiner in the matter of Rolanda MacLean on April 16. Okay. So we, the purpose of this meeting is to consider the recommendation of the independent hearing examiner in the matter of Rolando McClain, new education assistant counselor at Northside High School. Hearings involving complaints against the district employees are to be held in closed session unless the employee who is subject to the hearing request an open hearing. Both parties request an open session during this hearing,
the Board may go into closed session to consult with its attorney under these terms of Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Any Board member wishes to seek advice of counsel, please advise me, please make the request known to me. For the record, Rolanda McClain is present? Correct, okay. We have Bryce Kusalt who is and with Spalding, Nichols, Lamp and Langolos representing the administration is present and Katasha Woods of HRIC's General Counsel is also present.
Ms. MacLean, do you wish to continue in closed session or open session? Closed. Closed? Okay. Okay, if any parties are not involved in this hearing, you must leave the auditorium at this time. Thank you. Okay, this special meeting of the board school board of Houston Independent School District is now reconvene in open session at 02:32PM. Do I have a motion? Yes, Mr. President. I move that we adopt the decision and recommendation of the Independent Hearing Examiner, adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law recommended by the independent hearing examiner,
and approve the proposed termination of Rolanda McClain's twenty four-twenty five one year probationary contract for good cause. Okay. Is there a second? Yeah. We have a motion, and a second. Is there any discussion? Okay. Please vote. Okay, voting is closed, the motion passes. Thank you. All, the Board has voted, five-four and four absent. A 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 02:33PM. Thank you.
The next group can go ahead and come up. This will be the procedure to consider the dispute resolution of John Barrett, level two dispute resolution. Let me get some folks here. Here we go. Okay, we're ready to go. All right. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the dispute filed by John Barrett, Police Officer, HISD Police Department. 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 session, 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 its attorney under the terms of 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, Brian Bennett and Mike Losen, will with Texas Blue Law Firm are representing John Barrett is and they are present. Izzy Anderson with Spalding, Nichols, Lamp and Legolas, representing the administration is present and Catasha Woods, HIC's General Counsel is also present.
Mr. Barrett, do you wish to be open session or closed session? Okay. No, but No. Sorry, may I ask that? What is that? Go ahead, John. Okay. So open session. Got it. We take any objection to having this in open session since it does there will be discussion about a student. If it's about a student, we need to have it enclosed. Okay. All right, we're going to have a closed session. If any of the parties are not involved in this hearing, please leave the auditorium now. Okay, everybody's clear? Okay, the board the special meeting of the school board of the Houston Independent School District is now
reconvened in open session. The time is 03:11PM. Do I have a motion? Yes. I move that we deny all requested relief and remedies not previously granted by the Level two Hearing Officer and uphold the decision of the Level two Hearing Officer. Is there a second? And we have a second. Okay. Board members, please vote. The voting is closed. The motion passes. The board voted five, four and four absent. 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 03:12PM. Okay. Our next hearing is, a procedure to consider the dispute resolution of Clifford Jackson, level two dispute resolution hearing. Okay. Do we have all the parties? Okay. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the dispute filed by Clifford Jackson Police Officer, HISD Police Department. 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 course of the hearing, the Board may go into closed session to consult with its attorney under terms of
the Texas Government Code Section 551.071. If any Board member wishes to seek the advice of counsel, please make the request known to me. For the record, Avery Crucial with Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas representing Clifford Jackson is present. Andrew Francis with Spalding, Nicholas, Lamp and Langos representing the administration is present and Catasha Woods, HIC General Counsel is also present. Mr. Kershaw, would you do you wish to be in open or closed session?
Closed, please. Closed session, okay. If any party not involved in this hearing, is here, please leave the auditorium at this time. Looks like we got no one, okay. The board will now recess to closed session under Chapter five fifty one of Texas Government Code Open Meetings Act Subsections 551.004 through 551.004. The special meeting of the School Board of the Houston Independent School District is now reconvene in open session. The time is 03:52PM. Do I have a motion? Okay. We have a motion and a second.
You're gonna make the motion. You need somebody to read the motion, please. Got it? Page five, bottom A. I move that we deny all requested relief not previously granted by the Level two Hearing Officer and uphold the decision of the Level two Hearing Officer. Okay, we have a motion and we have a second. Please vote. And the Board has voted five-four and zero against. A letter notifying both parties of the action of this of the Board shall be prepared and signed by the Executive Director of Board Relations as soon as possible. This hearing is concluded at 03:53PM.
Okay. Now, get to this other piece. With no we're not doing an executive session or anything, are we? Yes. Oh, we are? We're doing a closed session? We have a good night. Okay. Let's do it. Okay. Let's, at this time the Board will recess to closed section under Chapter five fifty one of Texas Government Code, Open Means Act Subsection 551.004 through 05/1989. Should board final action, vote or decision of any matter considered in the closed session be required, such final action vote and decision shall be taken at the open meeting conveyed covered
by this notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting or at a subsequent public meeting of the board upon notice thereof. The board has recessed to closed session at 03:54PM. Okay, we're good to go, All right, we are, reconvening in open session at 04:35 04:34 p. M. So do we have a motion from the closed session? Yes, Mr. President. I move that the board approves the closed session personnel agenda, including specifically that the board approves proposed terminations, non renewals of continuing term performance and probationary contracts and authorize the superintendent or designee
to provide notice of same, 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 04/16/2025.
Is there a second? Okay, we have a motion and a second, please vote. Okay, the motion passes five to, five four and four absent. With that, we will adjourn this meeting at 04:35, p. M. On 04/16/2025. Thank you.