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NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025. THIS MEETING OF THE KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATING. SUSAN JONES, VICE PRESIDENT. BRENDA ADAMS, SECRETARY MARVIN RAINWATER, BOARD MEMBER OLIVER MINTZ, BOARD MEMBER TINA CAPITO, BOARD MEMBER RODNEY GILCHRIST, BOARD MEMBER. AND MAY BRETT WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT AND PRESIDING OFFICER. FOR THE RECORD, A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IS PRESENT. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER CHRISTINE CAPASSO. THANK YOU. AS A REMINDER, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC FORUM MUST SUBMIT THEIR SIGN UP SHEET AT THIS TIME. 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. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE PUBLIC FORUM.
THE BOARD WILL NOW HEAR COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. PER BOARD POLICY, EACH PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I WILL ASK THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY PUBLIC OUTBURSTS AND TO MAINTAIN DECORUM. PARENTS, EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCESS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.
RELATED POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST. 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. MR. HARPER, WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED
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UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ARE CLOSING THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING AND WE'RE MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR AGENDA ITEM TWO, A DISCUSSION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING HIRING SUPERINTENDENT, HIRING A SUPERINTENDENT IN TERMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AND 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 WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BOARD RECONVENES IN THE OPEN MEETING. THE TIME IS NOW 5:02 P.M. AND WE'RE IN CLOSED SES THE TIME IS NOW 5:09 P.M. AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM CLOSED SESSION.[3. Consideration and Possible Action to Hire Dr. King Davis as Superintendent of Schools]
NO ACTION OR VOTING TOOK PLACE IN CLOSED SESSION. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO HIRE DOCTOR KING DAVIS AS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. TRUSTEE GILCHRIST.MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HIRE DOCTOR KING DAVIS AS SUPERINTENDENT OF KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE GILCHRIST. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MADAM CAPITO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY TRUSTEES? THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SHOW OF HANDS. WE HAVE SEVEN IN FAVOR. NONE IN OPPOSITION. CONGRATULATIONS, DOCTOR. KING DAVIS. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS
[4. Comments by Trustees Regarding Hiring of Superintendent]
COMMENTS BY TRUSTEES REGARDING THE HIRING OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. WE'RE GOING TO START ON MY FAR RIGHT END WITH MADAM CAPITO. FIRST. WELCOME. WE ARE GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE.AND JUST THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE CHALLENGE. WE KNOW THAT THESE ARE DIFFERENT TIMES RIGHT NOW. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE PERSON TO COME AND LEAD US THROUGH THOSE. AND SO WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE. TRUSTEE MINTZ. DOCTOR DAVIS, THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE AND DECIDING TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY. YOU PROBABLY HAVE A BETTER APPRECIATION THAN MOST ABOUT THE HEAVY LIFT THAT LAYS AHEAD. HOWEVER, I, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR YOUR STEADY HAND AT THE HELM AND THAT. LEADERSHIP AND THE ABILITY TO KIND OF MOVE US FORWARD TOGETHER IN A GOOD, ORDERLY CALM, I THINK, IS THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR. SO I APPRECIATE IT. WELCOME ABOARD.
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE, MADAM SECRETARY. DOCTOR DAVIS, WITH JOY. WE WELCOME YOU. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR CALM, COURAGEOUS SPIRIT AND BEING WILLING TO COME TO A PLACE OF CHALLENGE FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GILCHRIST.
DOCTOR DAVIS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND INSPIRING US AGAIN. WE NEEDED TO BE ENCOURAGED AND ENLIGHTENED, BUT ALSO CHALLENGED. AND I KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT YOU ARE INDEED THE MAN FOR THIS TIME FOR OUR DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU, SIR.
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TRUSTEE RAINWATER. I THINK YOU'RE YOU'RE THE RIGHT MAN AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN THE RIGHT PLACE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US AND WILLING TO TAKE A HIGH VENTURE IN YOUR NEXT PROFESSIONAL STEPS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO ME, WHAT YOU BRING WITH YOU IS A SKILL SET, THE EXACT SKILL SET, AND THE EXACT EXPERIENCES THAT KISD NEEDS. AND I HEARD SOME OF YOUR EARLIER REMARKS ABOUT YOUR DEVELOPMENT OF A TEAM AND OF A SPIRIT, AND OF THE KIND OF THE MANTRA OF WE HAVE WORK TO DO. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ABOUT DOING IT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. NOT MUCH MORE TO SAY, DOCTOR DAVIS. I MEAN, MY COLLEAGUES HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE AND ALL THE SAME REASONS. I WOULD CERTAINLY ECHO I, I PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US, BELIEVING IN KISD, IN OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY. AND SO THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO DO ALL THE WONDERFUL, GREAT THINGS THAT THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES AND EXPECTS FROM US. SO WELCOME, DOCTOR DAVIS. I JUST WANT TO SAY. I GUESS THE FIRST THING I SHOULD SAY IS THANKS FOR ACCEPTING THE THE LINKEDIN REQUEST, BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S WHAT GOT US GOING. BECAUSE IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THEN WE DON'T GET TO TO THIS POINT. THANKS FOR BEING AUTHENTIC OVER THE LAST 12 WEEKS. I THINK THAT'S BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST SELLING THINGS FOR ME IS JUST AUTHENTIC. HOW YOU GOT HERE AND JUST WENT OUT AND GOT IN THE COMMUNITY AND IT JUST IT JUST SEEMS SO NATURAL AND NOT LIKE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, SOME TYPE OF SHOW AND JUST REALLY ENJOYING WHO WE ARE. I TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU EMBRACED THIS GROUP, THE TRUSTEES, FOR WHO WE ARE, NOT ABOUT HOW YOU CAN CHANGE US AND EMBRACING OUR COMMUNITY FOR WHO OUR COMMUNITY IS, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT WE CAN BE BETTER THAN WHAT WE ARE NOW. AND SO I SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. I TALK ABOUT EXPECTATION OF EXCELLENCE ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND I THINK YOU GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALIZE THAT. AND CASSIDY AND WE TALKED EARLIER AND I SAID, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN WINNING PRESS CONFERENCES. I'M INTERESTED IN WINNING THE HEARTS OF OUR KIDS AND OUR CASSIDY FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF. SO THE PRESS CONFERENCE I LOOK FORWARD TO IS MORE SO THAN NOT THIS ONE, BUT THE ONE WHEN WE'RE ANNOUNCING GREAT GAINS IN TERMS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR KIDS, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. AND THEN JUST A CULTURE THAT IS NOT THE BUTT OF JOKES, BUT A CULTURE THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, THE STANDARD THAT THEY WANT TO REACH. AND I KNOW YOU OFTEN TALK ABOUT TAKING OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN REGION 12. AND I'LL SAY THIS, I THINK WITH YOUR HIRING ON TODAY, I DON'T THINK WE JUST IMPROVED KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. I THINK WE IMPROVED THE CITY OF KILLEEN. I THINK WE IMPROVED THE CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS. I THINK WE IMPROVED THE CITY OF NOLANVILLE. I THINK WE IMPROVED BELL COUNTY. AND I THINK REGION 12 HAS BECOME BETTER. SO I THINK IT IS A WIN WIN DEAL FOR EVERYONE IN EDUCATION, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO BE AN ASSET TO THOSE, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY.[5. Superintendent's Comments]
AND SO I SAY THANK YOU FOR FOR TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE AND WELCOMING. NOW WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU SAY A FEW THINGS. WOW. OKAY. WHERE DO I START? HOW NOW I'D BE REMISS, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I, I, I HAVE TO START WITH MY LORD AND SAVIOR. I'M ON ASSIGNMENT, GUYS. JUST THIS IS A MINISTRY FOR ME. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN. I'LL DO MY BEST NOT TO BE EMOTIONAL, BUT. BUT BECAUSE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, SOME PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS IMPACTED MY LIFE AND CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE. SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT. IN THE WORDS OF HORACE MANN, IT'S THE GREAT EQUALIZER. WE TRULY GIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES BY WAY OF A POWERFUL EDUCATION. AND SO I SIT HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AND SHARING WITH THIS COMMUNITY. I WILL GIVE YOU MY BEST EVERY SINGLE DAY. I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH ROAD AHEAD, GUYS. WE CAN GET IT DONE. THIS IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN KILLEEN ISD AND WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT NARRATIVE. IN THE SAME BREATH I SHARED WITH THIS COMMUNITY I'VE SHARED BEFORE, WE HAVE TO FACE OUR CURRENT REALITY. WE HAVE SOME TOUGH CHALLENGES THAT WE GOTTA FACE AND WE WILL FACE IT.WE HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM, WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AND WE GOT TO REMEMBER THE GREAT MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS COME HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. AND FOR THE SMALL PERCENT THAT DOES NOT, WE WILL GET THAT FIXED. AND WE KNOW WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE, GUYS, WE GOTTA FACE THEM AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. AND I SAY TO TO THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. I DON'T TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED. AGAIN, I WILL GIVE YOU MY BEST
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EVERY SINGLE DAY. I KNOW WHAT'S AT STAKE. THIS DOESN'T FRIGHTEN ME. I UNDERSTAND TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED. AND AS I'VE CHALLENGED THE TEAM, THERE'S A LOT REQUIRED OF US.AND. BUT THERE'S BEEN MUCH GIVEN. WE HAVE A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS COMMUNITY DEPENDED ON US. AND AGAIN, TO COMMUNITY. I SAY TO YOU ALL, WE NEED YOU. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US AGAIN. I WANT TO KEEP EMPHASIZING THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE. AND AS I'VE TOLD THE BOARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, AND AS YOU JUST HEARD, MR. WILLIAMS, OUR BOARD PRESIDENT, SAID WE WILL TAKE OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN REGION 12 AND BEYOND. AND I DON'T SAY THAT BRAGGADOCIOUS GUYS, THAT'S I SAY THAT WITH BOLDNESS AND CONFIDENCE, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE. WE ARE THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN REGION 12, RIGHT. AND WE WILL TAKE OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE AND WE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. SO LET'S GET TO WORK. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. THE TIME IS NOW 518. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS TO RESET THE ROOM. AND THEN WE'LL DO THE OFFICIAL IT'S THE CELL PHONE TI. FIVE TIMES. THE TIME IS NOW
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5:24 P.M. AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM A BRIEF RECESS. AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO SIGN THE CONTRACT. LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT THREE COPIES HERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD HERE. AND BOARD PRESIDENT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE. THERE YOU GO. AS I GOT INTO MY SPIEL, I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY WIFE. AND.DARLING, I'M SO SORRY, DOCTOR. SHE EXPECTED ME TO, BUT I FEEL LIKE I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T. AT LEAST SHE. FINALLY, STEPHANIE DAVIS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, DARLING. AND THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME. THANK YOU. LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. SMART MOVE. I WAS WONDERING I WAS LIKE I SAID, MAYBE YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW. I SAID, I'M GOING TO STAY IN MY LANE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL GOOD. THE POINT IS SUPPOSED TO BE USING THIS ONE. I PROBABLY WON'T STAND UP. IT SOUNDS GOOD. IT'S ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, KING DAVIS IS OFFICIALLY SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED TO KILLEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. THERE'LL BE REFRESHMENTS OUT IN THE LOBBY. OH, I'M SORRY, WE'VE GOT ONE PRESENTATION THAT WE WANT TO DO HERE. YEAH. ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF, TRUSTEES, THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION. WOW. I KNOW THAT YOU'LL APPRECIATE THE COLORS. YES. OH, WOW. THIS IS VERY COOL. SO. THAT'S CUTE. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT FITS. YEAH. WHERE'S MY OTHER JACKET ON. OH WHERE'S THE ON. YOU GOTTA HOLD IT OPEN SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT OKAY. SEE THAT. RIGHT. VERY COOL. YES YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR DAVIS, WE'VE GOT YOUR WIFE COVERED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT. VERY GOOD. OKAY, SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM
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CAPITO, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN. I HAVE A MOTION BY MADAM CAPITO. WE HAVE A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING THIS MEETING AT AT 5:28 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025. A SHOW OF HANDS OF SEVEN. IN FAVOR? NONE IN OPPOSITION. WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.