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GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE CALLED BOARD MEETING OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.

[2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance]

SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CANVASS AN ELECTION.

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TO CANVASS AN ELECTION, ONLY TWO TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO FORM A QUORUM.

THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.

DISTRICT ONE EDWIN FLORES.

DISTRICT EIGHT JOE CARREON AND DISTRICT THREE DAN MICCICHE.

AND I AM CHAIRING THIS MEETING.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR.

STEPHANIE ELIZALDE, JOINS US.

THIS MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN SPANISH ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH DALLAS ISD, IN ESPANOL, ON FACEBOOK AND THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. TRUSTEE CARREÓN.

[SPANISH] OUR AGENDA NOW CALLS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING.

HOWEVER, I'M INFORMED THAT NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

TRUSTEES WE'RE NOW UP TO ITEM FOUR OF THE AGENDA.

CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, CANVASING THE RESULTS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 6TH, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT.

ON THURSDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2023, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED THE ORDER TO CANCEL THE ELECTION IN DISTRICT EIGHT.

CANDIDATE JOE CARREON WAS AN UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE IN DISTRICT EIGHT, AND PURSUANT TO THE OFFICIAL CANVASS, HE IS DECLARED ELECTED BOARD OF TRUSTEE DISTRICT EIGHT FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS ELECTION CODE SECTION 2.051.

CANDIDATE, JOYCE FOREMAN, RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR DISTRICT SIX BY RECEIVING 3239 VOTES, WHILE CANDIDATE STEVEN POOLE RECEIVED 966 VOTES.

AND PURSUANT TO THIS OFFICIAL CANVASS, THE SAID JOYCE FORMAN IS DECLARED ELECTED TRUSTEE OF DISTRICT SIX FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS ELECTION CODE SECTION 2.051.

NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF VOTES IN THE GENERAL ELECTION IN DISTRICT TWO.

KEVIN MALONSON RECEIVED 2698 VOTES.

SARAH WEINBERG RECEIVED 4305 VOTES AND JIMMY TRAN RECEIVED 4599 VOTES.

THEREFORE, AND PURSUANT TO THIS OFFICIAL CANVASS, THE POSITION FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEE DISTRICT TWO FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE DECIDED IN A JOINT RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2023 UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2.021 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE.

IN THAT ELECTION, THE SAID SARAH SANDBERG AND JIMMY TRAN WILL BE LISTED ON THE BALLOT IN KEEPING WITH TEXAS ELECTION CODE SECTION 2.023.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 6TH, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE BOARD MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT.

I MOVE THAT WE DON'T ADOPT THEM AND WE MAKE THEM DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 6TH, 2023 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT? SO MOVED. SECOND.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE WHITE AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE FLORES.

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IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 6TH, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO DISCUSSION.

TRUSTEES PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

YOU HAVE JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION APPROVING THE RESOLUTION.

THE TIME IS NOW 2:16 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.