Mar 21, 2022 Special Called Meeting

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

NOTING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, I CALL TO ORDER THIS SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT 5:00 PM ON MONDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2022.

THIS EVENING, BOARD SECRETARY JERI CHAMBERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.

MEETING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

HELLO, JERI. AT THIS TIME, I ASKED SUPERINTENDENT BONSER TO VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING THE NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STOLLE.

I VERIFIED THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM TWO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WILL NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATED TO AGENDA ITEMS. DR. WILLIAMS, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.

OKAY. WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.

AND SO I AM GOING TO BYPASS THE SPEAKER LANGUAGE.

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

GO UPSTAIRS.

AND THE BOARD JUST NEEDS TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.

SO WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE WILL ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES SECTION 551.071 AND 551.074.

THE TIME IS 5:01 P.M..

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. OKAY.

WE HAVE CONCLUDED OUR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND WE ARE NOW RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION.

[4. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION]

[5.1. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding the Superintendent Contract]

THE BOARD WILL NOW ADDRESS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. I SECOND ONCE AGAIN, NANCY, YOU'RE TOO SLOW.

I HAVE A MOTION BY DR.

LAUREN TYRA, A SECOND BY DR.

HEATHER WANG THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE WILL NOW VOTE ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THANK YOU. SECRETARY CHAMBERS, ARE YOU IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED? JERI CHAMBER IS IN FAVOR.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 7 TO 0.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE

[5.2. Consideration and Possible Adoption of a Resolution Regarding the Organizational Chain of Authority for Plano ISD Employee/Spouse of the Superintendent, as Identified in 5.1 Herein]

AND BEFORE WE MAKE THIS MOTION, I ASK THAT VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE MINUTES.

ALL RIGHTY. THIS MIGHT BE LONG.

THIS IS THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CONCERNING DELEGATION OF SUPERVISION AND AUTHORITY.

WHEREAS, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 11.151 GIVES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE EXCLUSIVE POWER AND DUTY TO OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS KNOWN AS THE BOARD, WHEREAS TODD WILLIAMS WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD ON MAY 7TH, 2019 FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DISTRICT AS AN ADMINISTRATOR. WHEREAS THERESA WILLIAMS, TODD WILLIAMS WIFE, IS EMPLOYED AS THE DEPUTIES AS DISTRICT'S DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND WAS APPROVED FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AS THE DISTRICT'S SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ON MARCH 21ST, 2022, EFFECTIVE JUNE ONE.

WHEREAS, SINCE TODD WILLIAMS INITIAL EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DISTRICT'S SOLE AUTHORITY TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD AND OR PARTICIPATE IN THE APPOINTMENT REAPPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, RE EMPLOYMENT, CHANGE AND STATUS COMPENSATION OR DISMISSAL OF TODD WILLIAMS HAS BEEN DELEGATED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

EXCLUDING TERESA WILLIAMS FROM SUCH AUTHORITY AND OR PROCESS WITH THE BOARD RETAINING THE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT OF TODD WILLIAMS DURING THIS PERIOD.

AND WHEREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 573.062B AND BOARD POLICIES DBE AND DK, THERESA WILLIAMS HAS NOT AND WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DELIBERATION OR VOTING ON THE APPOINTMENT REAPPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, RE EMPLOYMENT, CHANGE AND STATUS COMPENSATION OR DISMISSAL OF TODD WILLIAMS.

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AND WHEREAS, REGARDLESS OF THERESA WILLIAMS POSITION WITH THE DISTRICT, TODD WILLIAMS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DISTRICT COMPLIES WITH BOARD POLICIES DBE, DC AND DK AND DOES NOT VIOLATE PROHIBITIONS REGARDING NEPOTISM.

AND WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICIES DBE, DC AND DK EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2022, THE BOARD AND THERESA WILLIAMS DELEGATES THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD AND OR PARTICIPATE IN THE APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, REEMPLOYMENT, CHANGE IN STATUS, COMPENSATION OR DISMISSAL OF TODD WILLIAMS TO THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES WITH THE BOARD RETAINING THE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT OF TODD WILLIAMS. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT ONE, ALL OF THE ABOVE PARAGRAPHS AND EXHIBITS HERE TWO ARE INCORPORATED INTO AND MADE PART OF THIS RESOLUTION.

NUMBER TWO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 573.062B AND BOARD POLICIES D BE, DC AND DK THERESA WILLIAMS HAS NOT AND WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DELIBERATION OR VOTING ON THE APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, RE EMPLOYMENT, CHANGE IN STATUS, COMPENSATION OR DISMISSAL OF TODD WILLIAMS IF THE ACTION APPLIES ONLY TO TODD WILLIAMS AND HAS NOT TAKEN REGARDING A BONA FIDE CLASS OR CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES, NUMBER THREE, PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICIES DBA, DC AND DK, THE BOARD AND THERESA WILLIAMS DELEGATE THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD AND OR PARTICIPATE IN THE APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, REEMPLOYMENT, CHANGE IN THE STATUS, COMPENSATION OR DISMISSAL OF TODD WILLIAMS TO THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EMPLOYEE SERVICES WITH THE BOARD RETAINING FINAL AUTHORITY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF TODD WILLIAMS. NUMBER FOUR. THE BOARD INSTRUCTS SARA BONSER, THE RETIRING SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRICT, THERESA WILLIAMS AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND AS THE INCOMING SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRICT AND THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS. A ALL MATERIALS PERTAINING TO THE SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION OF TODD WILLIAMS OR TO THE APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, RE EMPLOYMENT, CHANGE IN STATUS COMPENSATION OR DISMISSAL OF TODD WILLIAMS AND ALL OTHER MATERIALS RELATIVE TO THE FOREGOING MAINTAINED BY THE DISTRICT PERTAINING TO TODD WILLIAMS PARENTHESES COLLECTIVELY PERSONNEL MATERIALS PARENTHESES CLOSED SHALL BE KEPT WHEN NOT IN ACTUAL USE BY THE DISTRICT OR SUPPORT STAFF IN A RESTRICTED FILE SEPARATE FROM ALL OTHER PERSONNEL FILES. THERESA WILLIAMS WILL HAVE NO ACCESS TO SUCH FILE.

ITEM B ALL PERSONNEL, I'M SORRY, PERSONNEL MATERIALS PERTAINING TO TODD WILLIAMS IN THE DISTRICT'S DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SHALL BE SEGREGATED SO THAT THERESA WILLIAMS SHALL HAVE NO ACCESS TO PERSONNEL.

PARDON ME, MATERIALS PERTAINING TO TODD WILLIAMS. ITEM C THERESA WILLIAMS SHALL NOT DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATERIALS PERTAINING TO TODD WILLIAMS WITH ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE OR THE BOARD.

PROVIDED THAT THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THERESA WILLIAMS FROM DISCUSSING TODD WILLIAMS AS A MEMBER OF A BONA FIDE CLASS OR CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES.

ITEM D ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE OR STAFF MEMBER WHO BECOMES AWARE OF ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROTOCOLS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL REPORT THE VIOLATION IMMEDIATELY TO THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES.

ITEM FIVE.

THE ABOVE RESOLUTION HAS PASSED AND ADOPTED THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2022 BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT A DULY CALLED MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT APPROVED THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2022.

THANK YOU, NANCY.

AND CONGRATULATIONS, JERI, ON NOT BEING HERE FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHAIN OF AUTHORITY FOR PLANO ISD EMPLOYEE AND SPOUSE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AS IDENTIFIED IN 5.1 HERE IN. THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

SO I HAVE A MOTION BY CODY WEAVER, A SECOND BY DR.

LAUREN TYRA THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHAIN OF AUTHORITY FOR PLANO ISD EMPLOYEE AND SPOUSE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AS IDENTIFIED IN 5.1 HERE IN.

SO LET ME PAUSE AND JUST EXPLAIN IF THAT WASN'T CRYSTAL CLEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE JUST HIRED TO BE OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT

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BUT WE WILL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.

WE HAVE THE UNIQUE SITUATION WHERE OUR NEW INCOMING SUPERINTENDENT IS THE SPOUSE OF A PRINCIPAL AT ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THE BOARD FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE AN ESTABLISHED DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING CHAIN OF COMMAND RELATIVE TO THE MANAGEMENT FOR TODD THAT KEEPS THERESA OUT OF THAT OF ANY DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

THAT WAS PART OF OUR CONVERSATIONS IN TERMS OF THE THE PROCESS OVERALL.

AND SO DR. WILLIAMS IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS AND AWARE THAT THIS WAS COMING.

BUT WE AS A BOARD FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THESE IN PROTOCOLS SO THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF WHAT THE SITUATION IS, WHAT THE PROTOCOLS ARE, AND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE ON A GO FORWARD BASIS.

SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. LET'S VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

YOU'VE GOT SIX VOTES HERE.

SECRETARY CHAMBERS, ARE YOU IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED? JERI CHAMBERS IS IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

SO WITH THAT, THE BOARD HAS CONCLUDED OUR OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

AND SO LET ME PAUSE BY FIRST CONGRATULATING DR.

WILLIAMS. AND I WILL TURN THE MIC OVER TO YOU.

SO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M HONORED BY YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR CONFIDENCE IN MY LEADERSHIP. I LOVE THIS DISTRICT AND I AM SO GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR EACH OF YOU ENTRUSTING ME WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF PLANO ISD.

I'M UP TO THE TASK AND I'M SO PROUD TO GET TO WORK WITH EACH OF YOU, THIS AMAZING LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT'S IN THE ROOM TODAY AND OUR VERY TALENTED STAFF THAT WE HAVE OUT AT THE CAMPUSES AND OUT AT DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A VERY SEAMLESS TRANSITION.

WE HAVE BIG WORK AHEAD OF US, AND I'M EAGER TO GET STARTED ON THAT WORK.

THE GREAT THING IS WE KNOW OUR MISSION, WE KNOW OUR VISION, AND WE KNOW THE WORK THAT'S AHEAD OF US. AND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, IT'S A MATTER OF TAKING A DEEP DOVE INTO WHAT IS WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE YET TO ADDRESS, AND THEN WHERE DO WE NEED TO REFINE THE CURRENT WORK THAT WE'RE THAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S EXCITING.

AND AGAIN, OVER THE COMING MONTHS, I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING OPPORTUNITIES TO GET TO MEET WITH FAMILIES, WITH STAFF, AND THEN LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME GETTING TO LISTEN AND LEARN. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR PLANO ISD.

I'M EXCITED AND I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR TEACHERS.

I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR STAFF, I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR FAMILIES.

AND IN 27 YEARS, THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE THAT I WOULD RATHER BE THAN PLANO ISD, AND THERE IS NO OTHER POSITION THAT I WOULD RATHER HAVE THAN TO BE YOUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.

AND I'M GRATEFUL AND I'M HUMBLED AND I'M HONORED.

AND I THANK EACH OF YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? AND THEN WE HAVE A HAILSTORM HEADED OUR WAY, SO KEEP THEM BRIEF.

WELL, I'LL BE BRIEF, BUT I JUST I THINK WE SAID A LOT ON THE 21 DAYS AGO WHEN WE MADE THE LONE FINALISTS NAMING.

BUT I'M JUST WELCOMING YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE TEAM OF EIGHT WITH YOU AND HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND VERY CONFIDENT IN YOUR LEADERSHIP.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL.

THAT IS IT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS NOR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND THE TIME IS 5:27 P.M..

THANK YOU, JERI. THANKS, ALL.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY. CONGRATULATIONS, THERESA.

BYE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.