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IT IS 5:30 P.M. AND I'M CALLING THE ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOL BOARD CALLED BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
PRESENT WE HAVE ALL SEVEN TRUSTEES. LET US STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT CORRECT.
OKAY. SO WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE ARE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[D. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
SO PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074.WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED. WE'LL ASK EVERYONE TO STEP OUT.
IT IS 9:01 P.M. AND WE ARE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
[E. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS (Part 1 of 2)]
DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXTEND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT THROUGH JUNE 30TH,[F. ACTION ITEMS]
2028. I HAVE TWO MOTIONS, DO I? SECOND. OKAY.OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. HAVING A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ABSTAINING. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I ALSO MOVE TO APPROVE A BONUS PAYMENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,333 AS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. OKAY. SEEING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
AND WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION TO GIVE MORE FEEDBACK.
[D. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
IT IS, DO I HAVE TO READ US BACK IN WITH THE FULL.OKAY. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074, THE BOARD WILL MEET TO DISCUSS, DELIBERATE, AND CONDUCT THE SUMMATIVE EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND DISCUSS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. IT IS 9:02 AND WE ARE BACK INTO CLOSED.
[E. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS (Part 2 of 2)]
09:59 P.M. AND WE ARE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. AS WE COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, I JUST WANT TO ILLUMINATE WHAT A GREAT AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THIS WAS TO DO YOUR EVALUATION THIS TIME, DR.AZAIEZ. AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU IN THE DISTRICT.
IT FEELS LIKE A FRESH START AND A NEW BEGINNING, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE WILL DO TOGETHER, WHAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH IN SERVICE OF EACH AND EVERY STUDENT IN ROUND ROCK ISD.
OUR DECISION TO EXTEND YOUR CONTRACT IS A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND I THINK THAT SOME OF THE OBSTACLES WE HAVE FACED HAVE BEEN MOVED OUT OF THE WAY SO THAT WE CAN DO THAT MOST COLLABORATIVELY AND MOST EXCELLENTLY.
AND WE'RE JUST VERY GRATEFUL AS A BOARD FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO ROUND ROCK ISD.
ANYTHING ELSE? I KNOW I'M A HUMAN BEING ALSO. I'M. I'M A I NEED TO TAKE FEEDBACK LIKE ANYBODY ELSE AND TRY TO DO BETTER.
BUT WE AS A I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE TOGETHER TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS ALWAYS AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE DECISIONS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST.
AND ALSO, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE, LIKE YOU JUST SAID, PRESIDENT HARRISON, BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A LOT MORE THAT WE CAN OFFER OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE ACTUALLY MAKING IT HAPPEN.
SO WE HAVE TO ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN, THAT WE'RE CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES, MORE CHOICES THAT WILL MEET EVERY STUDENT'S NEEDS.
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SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE FUTURE.HERE'S TO A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE IN ROUND ROCK ISD.
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, IT IS 10:02 AND NO OTHER AGENDA ITEMS,
IT IS 10:02 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.