[1. Notice and Return]
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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THE CALL BOARD MEETING.
THE MEETING OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD OF DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WE'RE GOING TO FOREGO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO SALUTE THE TEXAS FLAG IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE WE JUST COMPLETED TWO MINUTES AGO I WILL NAME THE TRUSTEES THAT ARE HERE WITH US THEY'RE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, PARTICIPATING SIMULTANEOUSLY BY VIDEO CONFERENCE.
A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THIS LOCATION.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WE DO HAVE CLOSED SESSION.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES ISN'T HERE.
TRUSTEE FOREMAN LOST A FAMILY MEMBER AND IS CURRENTLY WITH HER FAMILY.
SO OUT OF RESPECT FOR HER, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MEETING.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION.
WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO ACT ON THE ITEM BUT I DO WANT TO JUST SEND OUR COLLECTIVE SYMPATHY TO OUR COLLEAGUE, TRUSTEE JOYCE FOREMAN, AND HER FAMILY DEALING WITH THEIR LOSS WE HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM WHICH IS CONSIDER TO TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, EFFECTIVE
[5. Action Item]
JANUARY 1ST, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2028 I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS VOTE TO A LATER DATE, MOST LIKELY JANUARY 11TH. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND.TRUSTEES, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO POSTPONE THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM TO A LATER DATE? IS THERE A DISCUSSION? I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY BEFORE.
TRUSTEES SHOULD HAVE ALL GOTTEN THE AMENDMENT I WE JUST DID THE EVALUATION OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
I THINK SHE'S DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.
PERSONALLY, THIS IS MY OWN OPINION I'M HAPPY TO HAVE HER IN DISD.
SHE'S GONE KIND OF ABOVE AND BEYOND EVEN THE EXPECTATIONS THAT I HAD FOR HER.
SO WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THIS AFTER WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION.
I SEE TRUSTEE MACKEY AND TRUSTEE JOHNSON HAVE THEIR LIGHT ON.
OKAY. THANK YOU WELL, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES AS WELL TO TRUSTEE FOREMAN ON THE PASSING OF HER FATHER AND THOSE OF US WHO HAVE LOST A PARENT OR A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THIS IS TO COPE WITH AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT HENRY FOR EXTENDING TO TRUSTEE FOREMAN THE COURTESY OF DELAYING THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM SO THAT SO THAT SHE CAN BE PRESENT BUT ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT VOTING TONIGHT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT ABOUT EXTENDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT I'LL BE SUPPORTING AN EXTENSION WITH ENTHUSIASM WHEN WE DO GET AROUND TO VOTE TO VOTE ON IT.
YOU KNOW, IN OUR MOST IMPORTANT AREAS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, WE'VE MADE REAL AND MEANINGFUL GAINS, OUTPACING MANY SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE STATE, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF READING AND MATH AMONG ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND EMERGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS SHE'S WORKED HARD TO DEVELOP WORKING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THE MANY DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES THAT ARE PART OF DALLAS ISD'S AND ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF OF A GREAT LEADER IS SOMEONE WHO FINDS A WAY TO ALWAYS GIVE CREDIT TO OTHERS, AND WHO ALWAYS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY SHORTCOMINGS.
TRUSTEE MICCICHE? YES? WE NEED TO KEEP IT TO JUST THE MOTION TO POSTPONE.
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TRUSTEE JOHNSON. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MICCICHE.TRUSTEE JOHNSON. THANK YOU I SUPPORT THE MOTION TO EXTEND, SO I WANT TO ADD THAT DOCTOR ELIZALDE, YOU'RE DOING AN EXTREMELY WONDERFUL JOB AND WELL JOB FOR OUR KIDS IN DALLAS ISD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TRUSTEES SINCE WE HAVE TO LIMIT DISCUSSION, WE PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
WILL IT BE ELECTRONICALLY? OKAY, YEAH, IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ACTION ITEM TO A LATER DATE, WE PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEES; YOU JUST PASSED THE MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ACTION ITEM UNTIL A LATER DATE.
AND THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.
THANKS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.