[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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ALL RIGHT. THIS MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER ON MAY 8TH, 2025 AT 2:04 P.M..
RISD PROVIDED NOTICE OF THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
[II. ENTER CLOSED MEETING]
LOCAL BY MR.. AND COULD YOU SAY YOUR NAME ONE TIME JUST SO THAT I CAN CLARIFY.SMOLENSKI. SMOLENSKI. SMOLENSKI. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR.
YOU MAY ADDRESS ME, SIR. BY GREG. IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
GREG. GREG. GREG. GREG. GREG. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE GRIEVANCE WILL BE THE GRIEVANCE WILL BE REFERENCED AS GRIEVANCE NUMBER TWO.
MR. SMOLENSKY, GRIEVANCE HAS BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE EMPLOYEE HAS NOT CONSENTED TO THIS HEARING BEING CONDUCTED IN OPEN SESSION, AND THEREFORE THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 55 1.074. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF PRESENT, WILL NEED TO EXIT THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
WE HAVE ANYBODY LEAVING? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION OR RECONVENING INTO
[III. RECONVENE]
OPEN SESSION AT 2:43 P.M.. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.BOARD. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE GRIEVANCE? YES, MISS. TIMMY. BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THE RECORD BEFORE US IN THIS GRIEVANCE, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD UPHOLD THE LEVEL TWO DECISION AND DENY MR. SMOLENSKIS GRIEVANCE APPEAL. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? OKAY. HEARING NO MOTION. THE PRIOR DECISION STANDS.
THIS PUBLIC VOTE. WE WILL VOTE ON THAT. YES. HEARING NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT IS 4 TO 0. THE MOTION PASSES. THIS PUBLIC VOTE SHALL SERVE AS MR. SMOLENSKIS NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. THIS GRIEVANCE IS CONCLUDED.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THE SECOND GRIEVANCE HEARING WILL COME TO
[V. CALL TO ORDER]
ORDER ON MAY 8TH, 2025 AT 2:48 P.M.. RISD PROVIDED NOTICE OF THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN, OPEN MEETINGS ACT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER THE APPEAL OF THE LEVEL TWO GRIEVANCE DECISION FILED UNDER BOARD POLICY[VI. ENTER CLOSED MEETING]
DBGA LOCAL BY MR. GREG SMOLINSKI. THE GRIEVANCE WILL BE REFERENCED AS GRIEVANCE NUMBER THREE.MR. SALINSKY GRIEVANCE HAS BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE EMPLOYEE HAS NOT CONSENTED TO THIS HEARING BEING CONDUCTED IN OPEN SESSION, AND THEREFORE THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 55 1.074. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF PRESENT, WILL NEED TO EXIT THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION, RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION AT 3:19 P.M..
[VII. RECONVENE]
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THIS GRIEVANCE? YES. MISS HARRIS. PRESIDENT POTEET, BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS GRIEVANCE.I MOVE THAT THE BOARD UPHOLD THE LEVEL TWO DECISION AND DENY MR. SMOLENSKIS GRIEVANCE APPEAL, AND THAT THE BOARD DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY.
ALL COMPLAINTS RULED UNTIMELY AT LEVEL ONE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU, MISS TIMMY. WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? NO DISCUSSION HAD. SO WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
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AND THAT MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THE PUBLIC VOTE SHALL SERVE AS MR. SMOLENSKIS NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. THE.THIS GRIEVANCE IS CONCLUDED. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE FINAL GRIEVANCE APPEAL.
AND BEFORE WE START, DO WE NEED TO. IS ANYBODY ELSE EXPECTED TO COME TO THIS ONE? DO WE NEED ANYBODY WAITING? OKAY, GREAT. WE'LL WILL CONTINUE.
[IX. CALL TO ORDER]
THE FINAL GRIEVANCE HEARING WILL COME TO ORDER ON MAY 8TH, 2025 AT 3:21 P.M., PROVIDED NOTICE OF THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.[X. ENTER CLOSED MEETING]
POLICY DBA LOCAL BY MR. GREG SMOLINSKI. THE GRIEVANCE WILL BE REFERENCED AS GRIEVANCE NUMBER FIVE.MR. SMOLINSKI GRIEVANCE HAS BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE EMPLOYEE HAS NOT CONSENTED TO THIS HEARING BEING CONDUCTED IN OPEN SESSION AND THEREFORE THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5,051.074. AT THIS TIME, MEETINGS OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF PRESENT, WILL NEED TO EXIT THE CONFERENCE ROOM. OKAY, WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION AND ARE RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION AT 03:45
[XI. RECONVENE]
P.M.. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. BOARD.ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE GRIEVANT OR ADMINISTRATION? IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THIS GRIEVANCE? YES, SIR.
MR. TRAYER? YES. MR. PARTAIN, BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THE RECORD BEFORE US IN THIS GRIEVANCE, I MOVED THAT THE BOARD UPHOLD THE LEVEL TWO DECISION AND DENY MR. SMOLENSKIS GRIEVANCE APPEAL. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SIR. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME? OKAY. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY. AND THAT MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THE PUBLIC VOTE SHALL SERVE AS MR. SMOLENSKIS NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. THIS GRIEVANCE IS CONCLUDED AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 3:46 P.M..
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. THANK YOU. BARBARA.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.