[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER ON AUGUST 26TH OF 2025 AT 1:07 P.M.
RISD PROVIDED NOTICE OF THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
[ II. ENTER CLOSED MEETING]
A QUORUM IS PRESENT. TODAY WE WILL HEAR THREE SEPARATE GRIEVANCES.THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER THE APPEAL OF LEVEL II GRIEVANCE DECISION FILED UNDER BOARD POLICY DGBA LOCAL BY MR. SMOLINSKI. FOR PURPOSES OF DISTINGUISHING TODAY'S HEARINGS, THE GRIEVANCE THAT WILL BE REFERENCED AS GRIEVANCE #1. MR. SMOLINSKI'S 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 551.074. AT THIS TIME, ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IF PRESENT, PLEASE EXIT THE CONFERENCE ROOM. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE RETURNED FROM
[ III. RECONVENE]
CLOSED SESSION OR RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION AT 1:38 P.M.NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. BOARD ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE GRIEVANT OR THE ADMINISTRATION? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE GRIEVANCE? BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS GRIEVANCE, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY MR. SMOLINSKI A GRIEVANCE EAGER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MS. MCGOWAN. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY WITH THAT ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION IS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THAT IS 4 TO 0. THE PUBLIC VOTE SHALL SERVE AS MR. SMOLINSKI'S NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. THE GRIEVANCE IS CONCLUDED, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE NEXT GRIEVANCE.
[ V. CALL TO ORDER]
THIS MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER ON AUGUST 26TH, 2025 AT 1:39 P.M.RISD PROVIDED NOTICE OF THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
[ VI. ENTER CLOSED MEETING]
A QUORUM IS PRESENT. TODAY WE WILL HEAR. WE WILL HEAR THREE SEPARATE GRIEVANCES.THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDER THE APPEAL OF THE LEVEL II GRIEVANCE DECISION FILED UNDER BOARD POLICY DGBA LOCAL BY MR. SMOLINSKI. FOR PURPOSES OF DISTINGUISHING TODAY'S HEARING THE GRIEVANCE WILL BE REFERENCED AS GRIEVANCE #2, MR. SMOLINSKI'S GRIEVANCE HAS BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE EMPLOYEE HAS NOT CONSIDERED 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 551.074.
AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF PRESENT, WILL NEED TO EXIT THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
[ VII. RECONVENE]
WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION AND ARE RECONVENING IN OPEN SESSION AT 2:19 P.M.NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. BOARD ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE GRIEVANT OR THE ADMINISTRATION? IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE GRIEVANCE? SO MOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE NEED TO HEAR WHAT THE MOTION IS, GO AHEAD.
SO BASED ON THE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY MR. SMOLINSKI'S CASE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. EAGER. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND THAT MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0.
THE PUBLIC VOTE SHALL SERVE AS MR. SMOLINSKI'S NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION.
THE GRIEVANCE IS CONCLUDED, AND WE WILL PREPARE FOR THE NEXT GRIEVANCE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND THANK YOU ALL, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR BEING HERE I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, THANK YOU. THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER ON AUGUST 26TH,
[ IX. CALL TO ORDER]
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2025 AT 2:31 P.M. RISD PROVIDED NOTICE OF THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.A QUORUM IS PRESENT. TODAY WE WILL HEAR THREE SEPARATE GRIEVANCES.
[ X. ENTER CLOSED MEETING]
BY MS. SUSAN HERZFELD. FOR PURPOSES OF DISTINGUISHING TODAY'S HEARINGS, THE GRIEVANCE WILL BE REFERENCED AS GRIEVANCE #3.MS. HIRSCHFELD'S GRIEVANCE HAS BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF THE 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 551.074. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF PRESENT, WILL NEED TO EXIT THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
WE'LL TAKE A MINUTE TO TURN CAMERAS AROUND AS WELL.
SO JUST ONE POINT ON THAT. I HAVE REFERENCE #5 ON HERE FOR HEARING DECISION.
IT IS MS. HERZFELD, GRIEVANCE #5. THANK YOU. YOUR THIRD HEARING FOR TODAY.
YES. THANK YOU FOR TODAY WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION OR RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION AT 3:30 NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.
[ XI. RECONVENE]
BOARD ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE GRIEVANT OR ADMINISTRATION? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE GRIEVANCE? YES. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE GRIEVANCE.HOWEVER, DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ENSURE THAT POLICY AND PRACTICE RELATED TO PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THIS MOTION? SECOND.
THANK YOU, MR. EAGAR. THANK YOU, MS. HARRIS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND THAT MOTION PASSES 4 TO 0. THE PUBLIC VOTE SHALL SERVE AS MS. HERZFELD'S NOTICE OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FROM THE BOARD FORTHCOMING.
THIS GRIEVANCE IS CONCLUDED IN. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 3:31 P.M.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.