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          OH, IT IS NOW 3 P.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2025. THIS SPECIAL CALL MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATING. PARTICIPATING? EXCUSE ME. SUSAN JONES, VICE PRESIDENT. BRENDA ADAMS, BOARD SECRETARY MARVIN RAINWATER, BOARD MEMBER OLIVER MINTZ, BOARD MEMBER TINA CAPITO, BOARD MEMBER RODNEY GILCHRIST, BOARD MEMBER. AND ME, BRET WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT AND PRESIDING OFFICER. FOR THE RECORD, A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IS PRESENT. A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A LATER DATE. 
          WE'RE ALSO STREAMING THIS MEETING ON OUR CABLE CHANNEL 17 AND ON THE DISTRICT'S WEB PAGE. 
          AS A REMINDER, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC FORUM MUST SUBMIT THEIR SIGN UP SHEET AT THIS TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL BOARD POLICY. PUBLIC COMMENT AT SPECIAL MEETINGS IS LIMITED TO ITEMS POSTED ON THE AGENDA. EACH PERSON IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I'LL ASK THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE. I WILL ASK THE AUDIENCE TO REFRAIN FROM PUBLIC OUTBURSTS AND TO MAINTAIN DECORUM. FOR THE RECORD, WE ASK THAT ALL PUBLIC FORUM PARTICIPANTS BEGIN BY STATING THEIR NAME AND THE CITY IN WHICH THEY RESIDE. ONCE COMPLETE, YOUR THREE MINUTES WILL BEGIN. I DON'T HAVE ANY FORMS, AND MR. RAY IS GOING TO HELP ME MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE IS SUBMITTED A FORM. THANK YOU. 
          NOT TO DO IT. WELL, BRETT'S GOING TO DO IS BRETT'S GOING TO DO HIS OWN INSPECTION. I'M SO SORRY, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT ON THE MEETING. NO, NO, NO, WE'LL WAIT. 
          FOR. YOU ALL. OKAY. JUST A MOMENT. 
          OKAY. THAT'S FINE. YOU CAN GO UP THE PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR PEOPLE, FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING. 
          THAT WOULD BE YOU. AND. THAT. WOULD HAVE. TO. DO SOMETHING FOR YOU. AND I'LL TELL YOU HERE IN A SECOND. YOU DIDN'T GET US PAST PUBLIC FORUM. YOU JUST SAID THAT. OH. GOOD JOB. DID YOU NOT? AS WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC FORUM. WE'RE CLOSING PUBLIC FORUM AND 
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MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM TWO. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS A DISCUSSION REGARDING DUTIES OF ACTING INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 BE DISCUSSED. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SEARCH PROCESS AND OPTIONS AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074. SEE DISCUSS PROCESS OF HIRING AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551. 074D DISCUSS POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. 
          DISCUSS POSSIBLE TERMS, DISCUSS WITH ATTORNEY AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING SAME AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074551.071 AND 551.129, AND E DELIBERATE REGARDING BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, COMMUNICATIONS BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, BOARD MEMBER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074. NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION, ANY ACTION THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS IN CLOSED SESSION 
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WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES IN OPEN MEETING. THE TIME IS NOW 3:05 P.M. AND WE'RE IN CLOSED
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