12.A. Discussion and possible action on Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP Order of Sales. (G3) - Dr. Faith Ann Cheek, Presenter

[12.B. Discuss and possible approval of HB3 Early Childhood and CCMR (College and Career, and Military Readiness) Goals - Patonia Bell, Presenter]

NEXT IS AN ACTION ITEM OF DISCUSSION OF THE PRO EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CCM ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER IN MILITARY READINESS

GOALS DOCTOR PERERA. >> ARE BRINGING FORWARD MISSPELLED TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU RECALL THE CCM ARE ITEMS ARE A PART OF YOUR GOALS ALREADY WE PULLED THOSE OUT SEPARATELY AND TO HAVE THE VOTE TAKE ACTION ON THAT AS WELL AS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT IN ACCORDANCE TO THE LONE STAR GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITY

TRAINING. >> GOOD EVENING MADAM PRESIDENT AND DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS AND DOCTOR PERERA I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE 2023 TWOMAC 2024 LANCASTER MILITARY READINESS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD OF THREE GOALS, ADSENSE WE GET STARTED I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT LANCASTER I SEE BOARD GOALS AND IN PARTICULAR I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT BOARD GOAL ONE WHERE AS WE WILL PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHEREBY EACH STUDENT GROWS AND DEVELOPS AT LEAST ONE GRADE LEVEL EVERY ACADEMIC YEAR.

>> BEFORE WE GET STARTED OR TAKE A LOOK AT THE DATA SLIDE I WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE WITH THE HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS, EACH ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY PROFICIENCY GOAL, EARLY CHILDHOOD MATH PROFICIENCY GOAL IN A COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS GOAL.

ON THE CHART THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT, THE GREEN BARS AT THE END ACTUALLY REPRESENT THE 2025 LANCASTER GOALS THAT WERE SET 35 YEARS AGO THE ORANGE EXTROVERT DATA OF 2022 IN THE BLACK BARS ARE REPRESENTING 2023 DATA.

WE ARE LOOKING AT MEAT LEVEL PERFORMANCE.

IN THE FIRST SET OF DATA WITH THIRD GRADE MATH PERFORMANCE.

IN 2020 TO BE PERFORMED 36% AT MEAT.

AND THEN WE MADE A SLIGHT DECLINE THE FOLLOWING YEAR, 2023 WENT TO 30% AND OUR GOAL INEVITABLY IS TO REACH 51% AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS YEAR WITH THE STATE, THE STATE MEET PERFORMANCE WAS 34%. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE THIRD GRADE READING MEET DATA AT 2022 WE ARRIVED AT 45% MEET.

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WE REACHED 41% MEETS IN 2023 AND WE ARE SLIGHTLY OFF OF OUR GOAL WHICH IS A COUPLE POINTS, FOUR POINTS AWAY FROM OUR GOAL AND I WILL ALSO MENTION TO YOU THAT THE STATE THIS YEAR THAT MEETS PERFORMANCE AT THE STATE LEVEL WAS 50% MEETS PERFORMANCE AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED ACCOLADES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN READING OUR STUDENTS SCORED AT 45% MEETS LAST YEAR IN THE STUDENT COHORT IS SITTING IN FOURTH GRADE AND THEY CONTINUE TO EXCEL AS WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAST RAW DATA WHICH IS THE CCM ARE DATA, THAT GOLD YELLOWISH BAR IS 71% AND THIS IS NOT MEETS LEVEL PERFORMANCE, THIS PART IS REPRESENTING THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED AN INDICATOR AND HE RECEIVED A CCM ARE INDICATED, THE BLACK BAR IS INDICATING THE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED THE INDICATOR FOR 2022 YEAR ACCOUNTABILITY YEAR.

YOU CAN SEE WE WENT FROM 71 - 78.

HOWEVER, I WANT TO SAY BASICALLY THE STATE HAS CHANGED IN THEIR INFORMATION SAW THE WAY IT'S WORKING OUT WITH THE INDICATOR AND THEY MOVED IT FROM 60 BEING THE ACTUAL A 288 BNA AND I WANT TO POINT OUT OUR GOAL IS 71 SOMEWHERE EXCEEDING OUR GOAL AT THIS TIME. WE WILL BE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AND TWEAKS WITH THE DATA PIECES AS TIME MOVES FORWARD AND THAT IS THE INFORMATION I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT AND AT THIS TIME I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

>> DOCTOR PERERA HAS COMMENTS. CAN YOU BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD IN PARTICULAR WITH THE CCM ARE DATA, PLEASE NOTE THAT IS A YEAR BEHIND, THE STATE HAS HAD THIS INFORMATION ALL YEAR WHICH PUZZLES ME WHY THEY COULDN'T MAKE SOME OF THE DECISIONS OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

THIS IS ACTUALLY DATA FOR MY STUDENTS FROM 22 GRADUATED IN 23 IS COMING AROUND AND YOU WILL BE THE NEXT ONE, HOWEVER, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A YEAR OLD BUT I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY AND THINK ABOUT WHERE THE THIRD-GRADERS WHO TOOK THE ASSESSMENT WHERE THEY WERE THREE YEARS AGO IN A VERY CRITICAL FOUNDATIONAL READING AREAS DURING COVID SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY AND OUR BOARD IS AWARE OF THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE THIRD-GRADERS.

I THINK WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT THEY ALSO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SEEING THIRD GRADE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE VERSUS HER GRADE FROM LAST YEAR IT IS NOT THE SAME STUDENT.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO HIGHLIGHT.

THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU MS. WHITFIELD.

>> OF ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BELL.

>> NEXT ACTION ITEM IS CONDUCTED IN APPROVE NOVEMBER 7 VOTER APPROVAL TAX REELECTION. I'M SORRY WE DID NOT VOTE ON THE ACTION ITEM. I'M SORRY.

LET ME RETRACT AND GO BACK, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, IS THERE

MOTION. >> MADAM PRESIDENT I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF HB THREE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CCM ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER MILITARY READINESS GOALS AS PRESENTED.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS, IS THERE A SECOND.

>> A SECOND BY MR. CLEWISTON FOR THE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CCM ARE COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS GOALS ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD?

>> MR. JONES. >> JUST A CLARIFICATION THE GOALS ARE IN GREEN AND WE HAVE TO TABLE THOSE TWO.

[INAUDIBLE] >> WITH THE CCMR BEING 71

MERCURY NEWS 78. >> WE HAVE ACTUALLY MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS AT THIS TIME WITH CCMR WE MOVED INTO 88 INTERDISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN IT IS JUST NOT ON OUR GOAL SHE

AT THIS TIME. >> DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON

THAT. >> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> I NEED CLARIFICATION SO THE

GOAL FOR CCMR IS 71 OR 88. >> WE CANNOT ANSWER THAT, HB ONE

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THE COMMISSIONERS TRYING TO RAISE WITH THE ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTABILITY RESET 288, HB ONE WHICH IS CLEARED FOR ACTION ON THE HOUSE FLOOR IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IN THE CALENDAR IT'LL BE CLEARED ON THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

ADOPT BY LAW FOR 2022 ACCOUNTABILITY SET AND ADOPTED FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. WE DO NOT KNOW DEPENDING THERE MAY BE STATUTORY INTERVENTION AND IT'S NOT LIKE STAFF IS TRYING TO CONFUSE YOU. THE COMMISSIONER DOESN'T KNOW IN

ITSELF A LEGISLATIVE DEBATE. >> SHARE WHERE THEY WERE AT THE END OF THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR, IS A 78 I BELIEVE.

>> IT WAS AROUND 78, THIS IS WHAT I'M SAYING ON THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT WE ARE VOTING FOR 71% AS OUR GOAL AND WE WANT TO KEEP THE GOAL AT THIS TIME FOR THIS PARTICULAR VOTING.

AND WE INTEND TO MEET WITH THE STATE AND I THINK WERE WELL ON THE WAY WITH THAT. AGAIN YOU RAISED IT ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT WITHOUT CONFIRMING FROM A 62 AND 88 THAT IS A BIG STEP FOR A LOT OF DISTRICTS WERE LUCKY TO BE ON A PATH TO ME THAT THIS YEAR AS WELL BUT REMEMBER THE SCHOOLS ARE YOUR BEHIND THESE ARE 22 AND 23 WILL BE ON THE NEXT ONE THE PACE WILL BE

THE YEAR AFTER THAT AND 24. >> I DO UNDERSTAND.

>> WHAT ARE WE SETTING OUR GOALS FOR.

>> I WILL TELL YOU THE SAME IT WAS OVER THAT.

>> WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT WE HAVE DELETED THIS WAY UNTIL WE GET CLARITY FROM THE STATE, I TELL YOU INTERNALLY THAT'S OVERSHOOTING FOR, PART OF HER DIP AS WELL.

>> FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CCMR IN-HOUSE BILL INFORMATION IN HOUSE BILL THREE WE WILL RETAIN AS IT IS ONCE WE GET THE FINAL PIECE YOU WILL SEE THAT FORMALLY CHANGE, RIGHT NOW IT IS OUR GOAL, 88 IS OUR GOAL I CANNOT CHANGE IT AT THIS POINT IT'S A WAY WE SUBMITTED IT SO WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THIS UNTIL WE HAVE FURTHER NOTICE BUT DO KNOW OUR INTERNAL GOAL IS ABSOLUTELY I WOULDN'T EVEN TELL YOU I WOULD TELL YOU A 90 OR BETTER.

SO WE ARE ON TRACK TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.

AND AGAIN, WE GOT THE STANDARD IN MARCH WHEN HALF THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS GONE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD

ANYTHING TO THAT OR NOT. >> YES I'M OVER HERE SQUIRMING.

>> I'M WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE JUST AS A CLARIFICATION WE SUBMITTED AS A 71 INTO MAINTAIN UNTIL LEGISLATION IS OVER.

>> THAT'S WHAT I'M SQUIRMING ABOUT.

OUR DEBT BECAUSE WE MENTIONED THE 88 WE PUT THAT IN HER DIP, HOWEVER, WHAT WERE SUBMITTING IS THE 71 UNTIL WE GET MORE CLARITY LEGISLATIVELY OR IN STATUE AND IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN UNTIL WE HAVE MORE CLARITY FROM THE CITY.

>> CLEAR AS GLASS. THANK YOU.

>> MR. STEVENSON. >> ADVOCATES OR WE WERE AT ONE NUMBER AND YOU WERE ESTIMATING DOWNWARD BUT WAS THEY WERE WAITING UNTIL THE STATE STANDARD.

WOULDN'T IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A REALISTIC OBTAINABLE GOAL TO SHOOT FOR REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE STATE OR ANYBODY ELSE DOES.

>> OF THE METRIC WERE THE SAME, THAT WOULD BE REALISTIC FOR THE METRIC HAS CHANGED. SOME OF THE THINGS WE WERE GIVEN CREDIT FOR AS FAR AS THE CCMR THOSE METRICS HAVE CHANGED.

EVEN AS HE LOOKED FROM YEAR TO YEAR WE TALK ABOUT THIS BEING DIFFERENT STUDENTS, THE METRIC IS ALSO DIFFERENT.

>> TRUSTEE STEVENSON I WILL SAY OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING THE SAME THINGS AS WELL I BELONG TO A DATA COALITION AND WE MEET EVERY MONTH AND WERE ALL WAITING UNTIL THIS ACCOUNTABILITY SHAKES OUT UNTIL WE GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE

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AN INFORMED DECISION. RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS WE WANT

TO KEEP HER SAME GOAL FOR 2025. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS. >> HEARING ON I WILL CALL FOR

THE VOTE. >> MR. STEVENSON.

>> YES. >> MR. CLEWISTON BECCA.

>> MRS. JONES. >> BUSINESSMAN KCBS MEMBER

ACURA. >> IS WHITFIELD.

>> THE MOTION PASSES. >> NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO ACTION

[12.C. Conduct and approve canvass of November 7, 2023 Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election.]

ITEMS HE CONDUCTED APPROVE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 VOTER APPROVAL TAX REELECTION. AND THERE IS AN ORDER OF CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS AND I WILL READ INTO THE RECORD THE SET OF DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ORDERED AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2023 ON THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS INVESTIGATED ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO SAID ELECTION IN THE ORDER GIVING NOTICE OFFICERS HOLDING THE MAKING RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION AND WHERE AS THE ELECTION OFFICERS WHO HELD SAID ELECTION HAVE DULY RETURNED TO THE RESULT THEREOF AND AS THEY RETURNS HAVE BEEN DULY DELIVERED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THEREFORE BE ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICIALLY FIND AND DETERMINE THAT THE SAID ELECTION WAS DULY ORDERED AND PROPER GIVEN AND ELECTION OFFICER FOR THE DUTY APPOINTED PRIOR TO SAID ELECTION THE SAID ELECTION WAS DUAL HELD, THE DISTRICT COMPLIED WITH THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE IN DUE RETURNS OF THE RESULTS OF THE SAID ELECTION HAVE BEEN MADE AND DELIVERED IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DULY CANVASSED THE RETURNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE ORDER CALLING THE ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICIALLY FINDS THE DETERMINES OF THE FOLLOWING VOTES WERE CAST AND SAID ELECTION, 2119, FOUR, 126 AGAIN, NEVER THROUGH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FIND IN DETERMINES AND DECLARES THE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION TO BE THE TAX RATIFICATION SO SUBMITTED A FAVORABLE MAJORITY VOTE IN ALL RESPECTS AND HAS CARRIED FOR THE VOTER APPROVAL RATIFICATION MUST BE ISSUED AND THE TAX RATE MUST BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED ANNUALLY AS VOTED AND PROVIDED BY LAW, CANVASSED 16 DAY NOVEMBER OF 2023.

THIS WILL BE ADOPTED AS PRESENTED AND SIGNED OFF BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT MARIANNE HAMILTON AND CAROLYN MORRIS.

THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MADAM PRESIDENT I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 TAX REELECTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS. MORRIS TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 VOTER APPROVAL TAX REELECTION, IS THERE A SECOND.

>> I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. JONES. 80 DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD?

>> MS. WHITFIELD. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO LASC FOR THE REASONS.

AS WELL AS DS TO PASSING. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STATE MY DECISION FOR VOTING, AT THIS TIME REGARDING THIS ITEM IT IS BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS JUST READ BY TRUSTEE HAMILTON AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR BECAUSE THERE IS CONSUMPTION TURNS WITH WHAT HAS BEEN READ

BUT I WILL DIGRESS AT THIS TIME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HEARING ON I WILL CALL FOR THE

VOTE MR. STEVENSON. >> NO.

>> MR. LEWIS. >> YES.

>> MR. JONES. >> MS. MORRIS.

>> YES. >> MR. SMITH.

>> YES. >> MRS. WHITFIELD.

>> ABSTAIN. >> MYSELF VOTING YES, MOTION

PASSES. >> MS. MORRIS.

>> THINKING THAT A PRESIDENT. >> BOARD SECRETARY BOARD SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LANCASTER TEXAS MEET WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES SETTING AS THE CAMPUS BOARD TO THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 7, 2023 AND LANCASTER TEXAS. I CERTIFY THAT THE FIGURES ON THE TALLY SHEET CORRESPONDS WITH THE FIGURES ON THE RETURN.

WITH THIS BY HAND SIGNED THE 16TH DATE OF NOVEMBER 2023

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PRESIDING OFFICER OF CAMPUS AUTHORITY CAROLYN MORRIS SCHOOL BOARD SECRETARY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU MS. MORRIS. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT

[12.D. Discussion and possible reprimand and censure of Trustee Temika Whitfield.]

ACTION ITEM. D, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE REFORMATION AND CENTER OF TRUSTEE TAMIKA WHITFIELD.

THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOU TO REVIEW. I WILL READ THIS AND TO RECORD.

>> RESOLUTION OF THE LANCASTER RESOLUTION OF THE LANCASTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COURT OF TRUSTEES TO REPRIMAND AND SENSOR BOARD MEMBER TAMIKA WHITFIELD AND ISSUE A TRESPASS NOTICE NOVEMBER 16, 2020 THREE WHEREAS THE BORDERS OF LANCASTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE HAVE ENTRUSTED IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH THE EXPECTATION OF EFFECTIVE LAWFUL AND RESPECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF THE DISTRICT IN ORDER OF THE FOLKS MISSIONS AND GOALS OF PROVIDING QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION TO THE STUDENT TO ATTEND LANCASTER ISD SCHOOLS AND WHEREAS NOVEMBER 22, 2022 THE COMMISSIONER MIKE BARAK HAS CONDUCTED A SPECIAL ACCREDITATION INVESTIGATION AND ISSUED A FINAL REPORT DETERMINING THAT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LANCASTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNMENTS.

IN THIS REGARD THE COMMISSION CONCLUDED THAT A CONSERVATOR WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE FOR FURTHER ISSUES AND NONCOMPLIANCE AND ASSIST THE BOARD WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM IN THE BEST INTEREST OF LASC STUDENTS, THE RESPONDENT REPORT BECAME FINAL BY THE COMMISSIONERS LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2023 REPORTING DOCTOR CAROL AS CONSERVATOR IN WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 23, 2023 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF SENSOR AGAINST WHITFIELD REQUIRING ENTER ALLIED THAT TRUSTEE WHITFIELD SHALL AFFORD OTHERS THE RESPECT SHE WISHES FOR HERSELF. AND WHEREAS JULY 7, 2023 CONSERVATOR ISSUED A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDING AND PART THAT TO TRUSTEE SHOT ANIMOSITY TOWARD THE BOARD PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT AND TIME TO TIME EXCHANGE HEATED COMMENTS OR E-MAIL MESSAGES WITH THEM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TRUSTEES AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IS SOMETIMES TINGED WITH HOSTILE AND RECEPTOR LANGUAGE, BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ROUNDABOUT BECAUSE OF PROACTIVE QUESTIONING OF PRESENTERS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE SUPERINTENDENT WHEREAS ON AUGUSS ISSUED A PROGRESS REPORT DEFINED IN PART THAT THERE CONTINUES TO BE REGULAR AND ONGOING CONTINUOUS WRITTEN AND VERBAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN AND AMONG TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT OF MINISTRY TO STAFF, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS A CONTINUED NEED TO DEVELOP GOVERNANCE TEAMWORK, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, AND TO BUILD TRUST AND A SENSE OF SECURITY AMONG ALL TRUSTEES. FOR EXAMPLE THE CONSERVATOR HAS REQUESTED THE SUPERINTENDENT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SECURITY AND BOARD MEETINGS WITH WEAPON DETECTION AND ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS AND TRAINING IN THE DISTRICT EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES ALONG WITH THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE LSD I ASSESSMENT SUMMARY THY HAVE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO BRING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT IN THE FORM OF A GOVERNANCE COACH AND WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 17, 2023 CONSERVATOR FRANÇOIS ISSUED A SEPTEMBER PROGRESS REPORT VIDE DEPARTED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REACH NO CONSISTENT ON THE ASSESSMENT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES PERFORMANCE. MADE NO CONCLUSIVE AGREEMENT ON OR COMMITMENT TO FILLING THE BOARDS GOVERNANCE DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMMITMENTS AND EXHIBITED VERY LITTLE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE STRANGE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE BOARD OFFICERS ANOTHER TRUSTEES, TO ADDRESS THE SUFFICIENCY PRIOR TO THE SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING LSG COACHELLA GOVERNMENT SESSION ON THE TOPIC OF THE DELINEATED BOARD WORK FROM SUPERINTENDENT TO WORK OVERALL THE FIRST GOVERNOR SESSION WAS WELL RECEIVED AND INTENDED BY ALL TRUSTEES WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH 2023 THE MEETING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL GOVERNANCE TRAINING TRUSTEE TAMIKA WHITFIELD ENGAGED IN CONDUCT WHICH COULD ONLY BE CHARACTERIZED AS AN EXPLOSIVE OUTBURST DURING THE COURSE OF CONDUCTING BOARD TRAINING AT A POSTED MEETING, SUCH OUTBURST IN RESPONSE TO A STATEMENT FROM SUPERINTENDENT PRAYER WAS INAPPROPRIATE AND SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED THE FLOW WITH THE MEETING.

WHEN PRESIDENT HAMILTON ATTEMPTED TO ASSERT CONTROL OF THE MEETING TO END THE DISRUPTION YOU EXTENDED YOUR OUTBURST TOWARDS HER, NO OTHER TRUSTEE WAS INVOLVED IN THE BAD BEHAVIOR INITIATED BY TRUSTEE WHITFIELD, THIS OUTBURST IS ONE IN A LENGTHY SERIES OF SUCH OUTBURST AND RUNS DIRECTLY CONTRARY TO THE OBJECTIVE OF CONDUCTING THE GRIEVANCE TRAINING FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING THE GOALS AND ENTER BY

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THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. WHEREAS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ADOPTED BOARD POLICY BBF LOCAL THE BOARD MEMBER ETHICS TO COVER THE BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS AND THEIR ROLE AS TRUSTEE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE BEST EXTRAS OF THE DISTRICT OF A WHOLE INCLUDED ACCORDING TO OTHERS AFFORDING THE OTHERS THE RESPECT THAT ONE WISHES FOR THEMSELVES AND WHEREAS THE BOARD FINDS THAT TRUSTEE WHITFIELD HAS ENGAGED IN A CONTINUING PATTERN OF DISRUPTIVE HARASSING AND ABUSIVE BULLYING CONDUCT MULTIPLE MEETINGS DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS AS ABORTIVE AS A WHOLE OF THE GOVERNANCE PROFESSIONALS TO CURB SUCH CONDUCT OVER THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WHERE IS THE BOARD POLICY BBF LOCAL AUTHORIZES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO IMPOSE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDING A PUBLIC REPRIMAND OR THE ADOPTION OF A CENSORED RESOLUTION FOR THE TRUSTEE'S VIOLATION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ETHICS POLICY AND WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE BOARD POLICY BBF LOCAL, THE THE BOARD HAS CONDUCTED A DISCUSSION ON THE MATTERS CONTAINED HEREIN AND AS POSTED PUBLIC BOARD MEETING WHICH INCLUDED AND IT IS A TREND AGENDA ITEM CONCERNING THE MATTER ANTIMATTER SET FORTH IN B RESOLVED DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF TRUSTEE WHITFIELD IS OUTLINED IN THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRIMANDS THE CENSORED AND TRUSTEE WHITFIELD FOR A PUBLIC OUTBURST AT FELLOW TRUSTEES STAFF MTA APPOINTED CONSERVATOR AND DIRECTS WHITFIELD TO RESTRAIN FROM SUCH OUTBURST IN THE FUTURE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT FROM THE DATE OF THE BOARD'S ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2024 YOU ARE PROHIBITED FROM BEING PHYSICALLY PRESENT ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PROPERTY OF LANCASTER ISD OF THE PURPOSE OF ATTENDING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETINGS OF THE DISTRICT. ANY PHYSICAL TENDED SHOULD BECAUSE FOR DISTRICT TO FILE CHARGES FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASS AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 3 .5 TEXAS PENAL CODE SECTION 3 7.17, TEXAS EDUCATION DISTRICT POLICY TKA LOCAL DURING THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF THIS TRESPASS NOTICE ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR YOU TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL ISD BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS BY REMOTE COMMUNICATION IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, ADOPTED THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 SIGNED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE PRESIDENT MARION HAMILTON AND BOARD SECRETARY CAROLYN MORRIS.

THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE

RESOLUTION, IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> I ALSO CALL THE QUESTION. >> A SECOND BY MR. SMITH CALLING THE QUESTION. AT THIS TIME A CALL FOR THE BOW.

>> MR. STEVENSON. >> YOU GO TO PUSH THIS THROUGH

WITH NO DISCUSSION. >> MR. SMITH PAUL CALLED THIS FOR QUESTION GOING IMMEDIATELY TO THE VOTE.

>> THERE WAS A MOTION, A SECOND AND A CALL TO THE QUESTION WITH THE PROCEDURES MEETING GOING DIRECTLY TO THE VOTES.

AND THAT'S WHAT I DID CALLED FOR THE VOTE, MR. STEPHENSON.

>> HOW CAN WE CALL FOR THE VOTE WITHOUT A DISCUSSION.

>> CAN YOU PROVIDE CLARITY ON WHAT MR. SMITH JUST REQUESTED.

>> YOU MEAN THE CALL TO QUESTION.

>> THAT IS A PRIVILEGE MOTION IT IS TO CUT OFF THE DEBATE IS WHAT

IS CALLED. >> SO THERE WAS NOT A DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING SHE'S GOING INTO A VOTE AFTER READING THIS.

>> CALL TO QUESTION HAS TO GET VOTED ON, YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON

THE MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION. >> MR. SMITH DO YOU MIND IF I AMEND THAT AND WILL GO AHEAD WITH THE MOTION OF THE SECOND NO

CALL FOR DISCUSSION. >> SURE.

>> AT THAT TIME YOU CAN USE YOUR PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.

IS ANY DISCUSSION. >> YES.

>> MISS WHITFIELD. >> APRIL 14, 2023 AND MET WITH THE CONSERVATOR AND EXPRESS CONCERNS AND ALLEGED OF THE FOLLOWING ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, SAFETY FOR THE CHILDREN, SPECIAL EDUCATION MISUSE OF FUNDS, ABUSIVE CONTRACTS, CONCERNS FOR MY SAFETY AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER THIS IS APRIL 14, JULY 27, 2023 I WAS PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY TRUSTEE AND THAT ASSAULT RESULTED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION TO E-MAIL THE CONSERVATOR AUGUST 15 REQUESTED ADDITIONAL SECURITY DURING BOARD MEETINGS, AUGUST 2, NO ACTION FOR THE TRUSTEE HAS YET TO TAKE PLACE WITH THE BOARD. ALTHOUGH I DID REQUESTED.

PRIOR TO THE CONSERVATOR COMING IN I EXPRESSED ALL THESE CONCERNS AND MORE WITH A TRUSTEE A COUPLE OF TRUSTEES I WILL NAME

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NAMES AT THIS TIME, I REQUESTED DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF THE TRUSTEE IN ANOTHER TRUSTEE, TRUSTEE HAMILTON AND TRUSTEE MORRIS IF THE SAME ACTION HAS ATTEMPTED TO BE IMPOSED UPON ME ALTHOUGH IT VIOLATES MY RIGHTS IN ANOTHER FORM OF DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION FOR THE COMPLAINT THAT I CONTINUE TO PLACE ON THE AGENDA AND ASK FOR THE BOARD TO BE HEARD I ASKED THAT IT BE TAKEN UP ON TRUSTEE HAMILTON AND TRUSTEE MORRIS BEING THAT WHAT IS STATED IMPROVING AND FAX IS ACTUALLY, THEY SHOULD BE CENTERED AS WELL IS WHAT I'M REQUESTING AT THIS TIME. THE ASSAULT THAT WAS TAKEN PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION WAS BY TRUSTEE MORRIS, THAT HAS YET TO BE HEARD ALTHOUGH I DID REQUEST FOR TO BE HEARD.

AGAIN, MY RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED AND I AM KEPT FROM MY JOB TO BE DONE IN AS WELL THIS IS A RETALIATION BECAUSE I SENT A REPORT AS IT RELATES TO THE EVALUATION OF AN EMPLOYEE AND IN

RETURN I RECEIVED. >> TIME.

>> I RECEIVED A TRESPASS. >> THANK YOU MS. WHITFIELD.

>> ANY OF THE DISCUSSION FROM THE DAIS.

>> BETTER PRESIDENT. >> MR. SMITH.

>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT PRIOR TO MY BOARD MEMBERS THERE IS NO INTENTION TO REMOVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR REHAB ANY RESPONSE BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW IT BEHOOVES US NOT TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER PUBLICLY TODAY RIGHT NOW AND FURTHER TARNISH PERCEPTION OF

THIS BOARD. >> BETTER PRESIDENT.

>> I'M KIND OF AMAZED THIS IS WHAT TARNISHES THE BOARD.

>> MR. STEPHENSON. >> GO AHEAD.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WAS ADDRESSING YOU BECAUSE

YOU WANTED THE FLOOR. >> I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.

>> MR. STEPHENSON. >> THANK YOU.

>> THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT TARNISHES THE BOARD.

FIRST OF ALL IT'S WRITTEN IN THE PAST TENSE YOU READ IT LIKE THIS HAD ALREADY HAPPENED THE BOARD HAD DIRTY LOOK TO THESE ISSUES AND DECIDED THEY WERE CORRECT. INSTEAD YOU HAVE TO LIMIT TERRY'S STUFF IN HERE THAT THE BOARD SHOULD BE LOOKING OUT ONE BY ONE, THE BOARD MAY NOT THINK EVERY ISSUE IS RIGHT.

WERE DOING THIS BACKWARDS, SOMEBODY ORDERED THIS DOCUMENT PREPARED WITHOUT THE BOARD'S KNOWLEDGE AND THE BOARD SHOULD ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AFTER THEY DECIDE ON ISSUES.

IS COMPLETELY WRONG. IT CONFLICTS TWO ISSUES A CONFLICT OF REPRIMAND WITH A SENSOR.

A SENSOR IS ANCIENT ARCHAIC STUFF THAT PEOPLE IN THE MAJORITY USES TO SLEDGEHAMMER PEOPLE THAT THEY DO NOT LIKE.

WORDS OF REPRIMAND IS ACTUALLY A PRODUCT OF HER POLICY.

BUT NOWHE THE BOARD THE AUTHORITY TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS 70. THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS, IS THIS CRIMINAL TRESPASS. , THIS IS FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG AT EVERY LEVEL AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS BOARD HAS A BAD

REPUTATION, THIS IS IT. >> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER COMMENTS

FROM THE DAIS. >> I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE

ATTORNEY. >> ATTORNEY HAS PROOF OF ALLEGATIONS BEEN SUBMITTED AND WHAT LAW WARRANTS TO TRESPASS A TRUSTEE FROM A BOARD MEETING AND WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NO ASSAULTS, NO ANYTHING ACTUALLY IN THE INFORMATION THAT IS HERE, THERE IS NO PROOF OF ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED AND WE ALREADY KNOW IS COMING FROM TWO PEOPLE, ACTUALLY THREE AND MY NEXT QUESTION WHAT LAW STATES A BOARD MEMBER CAN BE TRESPASS FROM A BOARD MEETING AND IF THE CONCERN IS HER SAFETY OR HOW THEY FEEL THEN WHY DON'T THEY ATTEND THE BOARD MEETINGS REMOTELY AND I'M ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH MY JOB THAT I'VE BEEN SWORN INTO DOING ELECTED TO DO. I HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED LAST YEAR DISCRIMINATION, BULLYING, VIOLATION OF BOARDMEMBER CODES AND ETHICS AND I ALSO EXPRESSED THERE HAS BEEN.

>> MS. WHITFIELD YOU'RE ASKING QUESTIONS BUT NOW YOU'RE MAKING

STATEMENTS. >> I HAVE TWO MINUTES.

>> YOU'RE MAKING STATEMENTS BUT YOU ASKED FOR QUESTIONS.

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>> YOU HAD YOUR TWO MINUTES FOR A DISCUSSION I ALLOWED YOU TO

ASSESS ATTORNEY QUESTIONS. >> DO I NOT HAVE THE FLOOR.

>> YOU DO HAVE THE FLOOR BUT YOU ASKED THE ATTORNEY QUESTIONS BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS NOT A QUESTION.

>> YOU ARE PROVIDING CONTENT. >> I'M TALKING WITH THE ATT

ATTORNEY. >> I'M GOING TO CALL THE

DISCUSSION. >> MY QUESTIONS BE ANSWERED

ATTORNEY HAMLIN. >> I'VE NEVER RECEIVED A LEGAL DOCUMENT STATING TO BE TRESPASSED.

>> THE STATUTES ARE 37107 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION AND 30.05 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE THAT THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A TRESPASS NOTICE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE STATUTE.

>> THAT THE CONSTITUENTS THAT IS NOT FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS I DID

DISCUSS THE WOOD LEGAL. >> THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A NOTICE UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS THE AUTHORITY BUT THIS CASE THE BOARD ALSO HAS

THE AUTHORITY. >> HOW DOES THAT CONTRADICT WITH

MY ROLE? >> HOW DOES THAT CONTRADICT WITH MY ROLE IN THE STATUE STATED IN LAW THAT I HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO AND WHY WOULD IT NOT BE THAT THE PERSON HAS BROUGHT THIS FORWARD ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING REMOTELY VERSUS MYSELF IF THEY

FEEL HARASSED. >> THAT WOULD BE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO DO THAT IF THEY ISSUED A TRESPASS NOTICE FOR OTHER TRUSTEES THEN THAT WOULD BE ENFORCED AS WELL.

IT IS THE BOARD VOTE. >> MY QUESTION IS FOR TRUSTEE

HAMILTON. >> MS. WHITFIELD YOU EXCEEDED YOUR TWO MINUTES WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO THE VOTE.

>> WE STILL HAVE QUESTIONS. >> WE EXCEEDED YOUR TWO MINUTES I ALLOWED YOU OVER THE TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT, AT THIS POINT THERE'S A MOTION WE NEED TO PROCEED, THIS WAS AN ACTION ITEM I MADE THE MOTION MR. SMITH HAS SECOND, WE HAD DISCUSSION, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR MANY OF THE TRUSTEE? HEARING.

FOR THE. >> MR. STEPHENSON.

>> NO. >> MR. CLEWISTON EVENT NO

SPINNING MR. JONES. >> YES.

[12.E. Discussion and possible reprimand and censure of Trustee Gregory Stephenson.]

>> MS. MOORE. >> YES.

>> MR. SMITH'S YES. >> MS. WHITFIELD.

>> NO. MYSELF VOTING YES, MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS EN POSSIBLE REPRIMAND AND CENTER OF TRUSTEE GREGORY STEPHENSON.

THERE IS A RESOLUTION, I WILL READ INTO THE RECORD.

RESOLUTION OF AN ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REPRIMAND AND CENTER GREGORY STEPHENSON NOVEMBER 16, 2020 THREE WHEREAS THE VOTE FROM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE HAVE ENTRUSTED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EFFECTIVE LAWFUL AND RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT TO FURTHER THE MISSION AND GOALS OF PROVIDING A QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION TO THE STUDENT TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS. AWARE AS ON NOVEMBER 22, 2022 THE COMMISSIONER MIKE MORAN AT TA CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION ISSUING A FINAL REPORT DETERMINING INTER ALIA THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LANCASTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH SIX PRINTING DIFFICULTIES IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE AND THE COMMISSION CONCLUDED THAT THE CONSERVATOR WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PREVENT FURTHER ISSUES THAT LED TO NONCOMPLIANCE AND ASSIST THE BOARD WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND THE BEST INTEREST OF THE LANCASTER STUDENTS. THE FINAL REPORT BEGIN FIGHT ON SEPARATE 23RD 2023 AND DOCTOR CAROL FRANÇOISE WAS APPOINTED AS CONSERVATOR. WHEREAS ON JULY 7, 2023 CONSERVATOR FRANÇOISE ISSUED A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDING THAT TWO TRUSTEES SHOWED ANIMOSITY TOWARD THE BOARD PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT FROM TIME TO TIME EXCHANGED HEATED COMMENTS OR E-MAIL MESSAGES WITH THEM. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IS WITH OUR FACILITY AND THE DEPARTMENT LANGUAGE IN BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS RUN ALONG WITH THE PROTRACTED QUESTIONING OF PRESENTED ANTRIM PRESENTERS.

ON AUGUST 31, 2023 CONSERVATOR FRANÇOISE ISSUED IN AUGUST PROGRESS REPORT FIGHTING APART THAT THERE CONTINUES TO BE REGULAR AND ONGOING CONTINUOUS WRITTEN AND VERBAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN AND AMONG TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT OF INITIATIVES THAT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAD A CONTINUED NEED TO DEVELOP GOVERNANCE TEAMWORK, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS AND TO BUILD TRUST AND A SENSE OF SECURITY AMONG ALL TRUSTEES, FOR EXAMPLE THE CONSERVATOR HAS REQUESTED THE SUPERINTENDENT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SECURITY DURING BOARD MEETINGS IN THE FORM OF WEAPON DETECTION, EQUIPMENT ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS AND TRAINING IN THE DISTRICT EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES ALONG WITH THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE LAUSD EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, THE

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CONSERVATOR HAS DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO BRING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT IN THE FORM OF A GOVERNESS COACH.

WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 17, 2023 CONSERVATOR FRANÇOISE ISSUED A SEPTEMBER PROGRESS REPORT FIGHTING APART THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REACH NO CONSENSUS ON THE ASSESSMENT ON THE BOARD OF PERFORMANCE AND NO AGREEMENT ON OR COMMITMENT TO FULFILLING THE BOARD'S GOVERNANCE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMMITMENTS IN EXHIBITED VERY LITTLE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE STRAIN WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE BOARD OFFICERS OF OTHER TRUSTEES, TO ADDRESS THIS DEFICIENCY PRIOR TO THE SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING THE LSG COACH HELD A GOVERNMENT SESSION ON THE LADY NEED BOARD WORK FROM SUPERINTENDENT BOARD WERE, THIS GOVERNMENT SESSION WAS WELL RECEIVED AND ATTENDED BY ALL TRUSTEES AND WERE AS TRUSTEE STEPHENSON HAS A LENGTHY HISTORY OF NAME-CALLING AND DISRESPECT TOWARDS LANCASTER STAFF, FOLLOWED TRUSTEES IN THE TA APPOINTED CONSERVATOR INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS. ON AUGUST 23, 2022 AN E-MAIL TO SUPERINTENDENT CARRERA AND ALL TRUSTEES TRUSTEE STEPHENSON REFERRED TO A SURVEY OF TRUSTEES AS WOKE, THE SURVEY THAT SENT IN AN EFFORT BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM TTI SITES TO CONDUCT BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS TO BRING TEAMBUILDING WITHIN LANCASTER ISD ON OCTOBER 21, 2022 IN AN E-MAIL RESPONSE TO AN E-MAIL FROM PRESIDENT HAMILTON REPRESSED ENTER REQUESTED TO REFRAIN TO SEND E-MAIL TO ALL TRUSTEES THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT VIOLATION TRUSTEE STEPHENSON RESPONDED WHAT GIVES YOU THE AUTHORITY TO GIVE DIRECTION OR ACT AS THE SUPERVISOR OVER ME.

ON NOVEMBER THE 14TH 2022 AN E-MAIL TO PRESIDENT HAMILTON THE SUPERINTENDENT CARRERA AND TRUSTEE STEPHENSON SAID INDOCTRINATION OF BRAINWASHING, OCTOBER 28, 2023 TRUSTEE STEVENS REQUESTED AN E-MAIL TO THE CONSERVATOR FRANÇOISE THAT THE CONSERVATOR TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT PROCEED CONDUCT INVOLVING THE BADER ELECTION AND MR. STEPHENSON RESPONSE THERETO. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 AND E-MAIL TO PRESIDENT HAMILTON HE STATED I MUST REMIND YOU THAT YOUR ACCUSATIONS OF ABSENCE APPROVES UNDER PROOF COULD BE SLANDEROUS AND THE STATEMENTS OF TRUSTEE STEPHENSON TOOK ISSUE AND WERE WRITTEN ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 AND SUPPORT OF AN E-MAIL FROM CONSERVATOR FRANÇOISE TO MR. STEPHENSON ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 RELATED TO MR. STEPHENSON ALLEGATION OF TARGETING A TRUSTEES BY SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL AS LANCASTER ISU DEFINES THE CONTENT OF THE STATEMENT WAS THE TRUSTEE STEPHENSON ALLEGATIONS WERE UNWARRANTED AND EGREGIOUS.

IT IS IRONIC THAT WHAT MR. STEPHENSON WHO IS THE INDIVIDUAL MAKING ACCUSATIONS AND RAISING THE SPECTER OF SLANDER AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT WITHOUT FACTS AND GO SO FAR TO ASK CONSERVATOR TO INITIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT. ON OCTOBER 2620, 2013 E-MAIL TO PRESIDENT HAMILTON THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEE STEPHENSON EXPRESSED THE SHOCK AND ACCUSE LANCASTER ISU D TO RABBIT HOLE ON MEETING LECTURES IN RESPONSE TO THE LEGAL OPINION WHICH HE SOLICITED VIA E-MAIL OCTOBER 13, 2023 CONCERTED ADOPTION OF THE DISTRICT POLICY BE LOCAL, THEN HE INSISTED THAT THE OPINION BE REWRITTEN DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE OFFERED NO LEGAL ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF HIS POSITION AND WHEREAS THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY HAS ADOPTED FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOL BOARD DEVELOPMENT WHICH REQUIRES IN PART THE BOARD DUTIES ARE DISTINCT AND EFFECTIVELY AS A COLLABORATIVE UNIT IN A TEAM WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO LEAD THE DISTRICT IN FULFILLING VISIONS AND GOALS, THE BOARD DEVELOPS TEAMWORK, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS AS A TEAM WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND RESPECTS THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWPOINT AND CONVICTIONS IN HONORS AND DECISIONS OF THE MAJORITY AND UNDERSTANDS THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND ADHERES TO LOCAL POLICIES AND BY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OFFICERS AND WHEREAS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ADOPTED THE BOARD POLICY AND THE BOARD MEMBER ETHICS TO GOVERN THE BEHAVIORS OF INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS IN THE ROLE AS A TRUSTEE TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE INCLUDING AND ACCORDING TO OTHERS RESPECT IN THE ONE THAT WISHES FOR THEMSELVES. AND WHEREAS THE BOARD POLICY BBF LOCAL AUTHORIZES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING CONSEQUENCES INCLUDING A PUBLIC REPRIMAND OR THE ADOPTION OF A CENTER RESOLUTION FOR A TRUSTEE VIOLATION OF THE BOARD MEMBER ETHICS POLICY AND WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE OF THE PROVISION OF THE BOARD POLICY BBF LOCAL BOARD WAS CONDUCTED IN DISCUSSION ON THE MATTERS CONTAINED HEREIN AS OPPOSED TO PUBLIC BOARD MEETING WHICH INCLUDED AN AGENDA ITEM CONCERNING ITEMS NOW FOR BE RESOLVED DUE TO THE ACTION OF THE TRUSTEE STEPHENSON AS OUTLINED IN HIS RESOLUTION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRIMANDS TRUSTEE STEPHENSON FOR THE MESSAGING AND DIRECTING A FELLOW TRUSTEES, LANCASTER ISD STAFF IN THE APPOINTED CONSERVATOR AND

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TRUSTEE STEPHENSON TO REFRAIN FROM MESSAGING IN THE FUTURE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED TRUSTEE STEPHENSON IS DIRECTED TO TAKE AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TRAINING SESSIONS TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD ONLINE LEARNING CENTER BEFORE JANUARY THE 11TH 2024 AND AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARD TEAM ETHICS OF THE SCHOOL TRUSTEE AND FOCUS A PRODUCTIVE BOARD DECISION. ADOPTED THE 16TH OF NOVEMBER 2023 WILL BE SIGNED BY LANCASTER PRESIDENT MARIANNE HAMILTON A BOARD SECRETARY CAROLYN MORRIS, MR. STEPHENSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIBERATION TO BE OPEN OR CLOSED.

>> HE IS REQUESTED OPEN BOARD IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION.

>> LET ME BACKUP THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, IS THERE A MOTION.

>> I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE MOVE TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION FOR THE REPRIMAND AND SENSOR OF TRUSTEE GREGORY STEPHENSON.

>> THEN-PRESIDENT I BELIEVE IN EMOTION IS PREMATURE UNTIL THE

DISCUSSION IS HAD ON THIS POINT. >> THERE'S A MOTION IS THERE A

SECOND. >> I SECOND.

>> I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD.

>> MS. WHITFIELD. >> I WOULD LIKE TO STATE BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE READ THIS FAR, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS RETALIATION IN THIS TERMINATION. A PHYSICAL ASSAULT HAS BEEN FOUND AND THERE'S BEEN PROOF OF ASSAULT.

>> THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO MR. STEPHENSON BUT YOU'RE

TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF. >> I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MYSELF AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE WITH WORK AND IF YOU ALLOW ME TO FINISH. A VIOLATION OF CODE OF ETHICS AND IS A VIOLATION OF OATH. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE FOR THE DISTRICT, THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE STUDENTS BUT EVERY MEETING THAT HAS INTERRUPTIONS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY MEMBERS BEING CENSORED THE INTERRUPTION WAS CAUSED BY YOU IN WITH THAT SAID THERE HAS BEEN VIOLATION THAT HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY YOU AND TRUSTEE MORRIS AND YET YOU CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AS IF YOU'RE A VICTIM OR ANYONE ELSE'S VICTIM TO THEIR OWN DEMISE. THIS IS LIKE CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK. THE VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND YOUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP AND I UNDERSTAND WE ARE TRUSTEES AS YOU CONTINUE TO STATE, THESE ISSUES ARE BEFORE US THEY HAVE BEEN GOING ON BEFORE US AND WE CAME INTO THIS WITH AN OPEN HEART, OPEN MIND AND THIS IS WHAT WERE BEING RESULTED TO WHEN WE SPEAK OUT AND WE STAND FOR OUR RIGHTS IN THE CITIZEN RIGHTS AND THE VOTER RIGHTS FOR THE TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS IN THE CONSTITUENTS, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS IS PROOF OF RETALIATION AND BULLYING IN THIS DISTRICT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

>> YES. >> MR. STEPHENSON.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF MATERIAL HERE AND I'M DEEPLY OFFENDED BY THIS DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT'S FALSE I'M KNOCKING TO TRY TO REFUTE EVERY SINGLE THING BUT ONE THING YOU GOT TO KNOW TRUSTEE STEPHENSON HAS A LENGTHY HISTORY OF NAME-CALLING AND DISRESPECT TOWARDS THE STAFF IN THE CEA APPOINTED CONSERVATIVE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLL FOLLOWING.

>> I TREAT EVERYBODY COME INTO CONTACT WITH WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND I'VE NEVER EVER CALLED ANYONE A NAME.

>> THAT IS PLAINLY FALSE. >> I'VE NEVER DISRESPECTED PEOPLE. IN A FIND ANYTHING ON ANY TAPE ANYWHERE THAT I DISRESPECTED IN WITH.

>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT STUFF ONLY TIME I COME INTO CONTACT WITH STAFF IS HERE THERE ONE OF THE PEOPLE TELLING YOU DISRESPECTED YOU PEOPLE ARE WAY OVER THE TOP THIS IS UNFAIR AND AS BAD AS IT GETS TO THE POINT YOU SAID BBF LOCAL ALLOWS THEIR BOARD TO DO A REPRIMAND IN THE CENTER, SAYS NO SUCH THING, BBF LOCAL WITH RESPECT TO ETHICS FOR TRUSTEES AND ONLY ALLOWS A REPRIMAND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITION WAS SANCTIONS THIS SAYS NOTHING ABOUT SENSORS THEY ARE TAUGHT 700 YEARS OLD BROUGHT

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BACK FROM THE ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND THE RULES OF ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF THIS IS WHAT THE MAJORITY USES AGAINST PEOPLE THAT DO NOT LIKE TO SLEDGEHAMMER THEM INTO SILENCE AND THAT'S WAS GOING ON HERE THIS IS CAUSED BECAUSE THE SUPERINTENDENT WROTE A LETTER BECAUSE SHE'S PISSED OFF THAT WE ASKED HER TO DO HER

JOB. >> YOU CANNOT USE THAT TYPE OF LANGUAGE ON THE GUY IS UNDERCUT YOUR LANGUAGE.

>> AND YOU STOP THE CLOCK FOR ME.

>> THAT WAS INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FROM THE DAIS, I WILL.

>> IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS.

>> MR. STEPHENSON FOR CLARITY I WILL MAKE A COMMENT YOU H ADVICE BUT I NEVER DISRESPECTED ANYONE WHERE I WRITTEN AN E-MAIL BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER DID IT RAISE YOU THAT WAY WHY WOULD YOU SEND ME THE E-MAIL THAT I STILL CURRENTLY HAVE WILL EMOTION AND

THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR. >> I GET A CALL FOR THE VOTE.

>> MR. STEPHENSON. >> NO SPIN AT MR. CLEWISTON BACK

NO. >> MR. JONES.

>> YES. >> MS. MORRIS.

>> YES. >> MR. SMITH.

>> YES. >> WAS WHITFIELD.

[13. Board Matters]

>> NOSTRUM BACK MY SELF-LOADING YES, MOTION PASSES.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO BOARD MATTERS AND BOARD EVENTS AND REMINDERS NOVEMBER 6, 2023 WE HAVE A WORK SESSION WITH LSG GOVERNANCE COACH AND THAT WILL BEGIN AT 5:30 P.M.

DECEMBER 14, WE HAVE A REGULAR BOARD MEETING AT SIX THE NASTY CONFERENCE WILL BE IN NEW ORLEANS NOVEMBER 29 OR DECE DECEMBER 3. AT THIS TIME WE CONCLUDED OUR AGENDA AND WE ARE AT ADJOURNMENT I WILL ADJOURN THIS 8:48 P.M., YO

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Nov 16, 2023 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

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