THE TIME IS 6:00 PM AND THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALLED TO ORDER.
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WE HAVE THE PRESENCE OF QUORUM ATTENDING IN PERSON.[2. National Anthem]
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.PLEASE JOIN ME TO STAND UP. AND TODAY'S NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PERFORMED BY MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR.
OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE. BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT.
WHAT SO PROUDLY WE IT HAILED AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING.
WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT, O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED. WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING.
AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR, GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE.
O SAY, DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE.
MARSHAL CHOIR, THANK YOU FOR PERFORMING TODAY.
AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. NEXT, WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
MISS MARTINEZ, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TODAY? OH, OKAY. OH, OKAY. OKAY. SURE. SORRY. WE NEED TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH THE KIDS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU. Y'ALL ARE AWESOME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WISH I COULD SING.
OH MY GOD. THANK YOU. HOW DO YOU WANT US? OH, THEY WANT TO HEAR US, LIKE YOU KNOW.
LET'S GET IN FRONT. COME TO THE FRONT. OH, OKAY.
YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO FRESHEN YOUR WINDOW. WINDOW? I'M THE SAME WAY. I HAVE TO FIND A WINDOW. OKAY.
I JUST NEED TO SCOOT DOWN A LITTLE BIT. OKAY.
OH. I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GOOD. YEAH.
NO NO NO NO. EASY. YES. OKAY, EVERYBODY. ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY. I'M SORRY, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE A COUPLE RIGHT HERE.
THREE. TWO. ONE. ONE MORE. THREE. TWO. ONE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL.
LET'S GO. Y'ALL DID GREAT. THANK YOU. GREAT. BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD ONE.
THANK YOU. BYE BYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TONIGHT. I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THE AUDIENCE IF THERE'S ANY ONE WANTED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
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BUT WE CAN ONLY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR THE AGENDA ITEM THAT'S LISTED.WELL, I DON'T SEE ANY. I THINK SOMEBODY'S COMING.
YEAH. OH. YOU HAVE. I HAVE ONE. MACQUARIE DAIRY.
MACQUARIE. WE HAVE. OKAY. SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT THERE.
SO, MR. MACQUARIE. OKAY, I NEED TO READ THIS BEFORE I CAN LET YOU SPEAK.
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SORRY. SO THE BOARD ENCOURAGES AND WELCOME COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM OUR PATRONS.AS BOARD POLICY PROVIDES ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS POLICY, LOCAL OR LOCAL, TO SEEK RESOLUTION TO COMPLAINT. I WILL READ THE NAME OF THE PERSON REGISTERED TO SPEAK AND SHARE THAT THEY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS.
ONCE THE THREE MINUTES TIME LIMIT HAS EXPIRED AND WHETHER THE SPEAKER HAS CONCLUDED THEIR COMMENTS, DOCTOR GILLAM WILL ANNOUNCE THAT THEIR SPEAKER'S TIME HAS ELAPSED AND I WILL ASK YOU TO RETURN TO YOUR SEAT.
SO, MR. MCCOY. AND WHEN YOU ARE READY, I THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT DE. BOARD MEMBERS.
FIRST, I WANT TO JUST SAY WELCOME TO EVERYONE WHO IS HERE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE ROOM. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE GLOOMY OUTSIDE.
I COME TODAY NOT JUST AS AN ELECTED COUNTY COMMISSIONER, BUT AS A FATHER WHOSE DAUGHTERS MAY VERY WELL ATTEND THE SCHOOLS THAT YOU'RE CHARGED WITH GOVERNING. GOVERNING? AND AS A FORMER EMPLOYEE WHO KNOWS WELL THE IMPACT OF THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE HERE EVERY DAY WHEN WORKING FOR FORT BEND ISD, I WAS ENTRUSTED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EDUCATING OUR STUDENT LEADERS ON THE WAYS TO COMPORT THEMSELVES AND ON THE WAYS TO, WELL, REPRESENT THEIR THEIR, THEIR STUDENT BODIES, HOW TO ELEVATE THE CONCERNS NOT JUST OF THEMSELVES, BUT OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE. CHARGED WITH REPRESENTING AND TEACHING THEM THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE PROFILE OF A GRADUATE.
WITH WHICH TO LEAD. SADLY I'M TROUBLED. I'M TROUBLED BY WHAT I HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, AND THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS ROOM. BECAUSE WHAT WE WOULD NEVER CONDONE FROM OUR STUDENT LEADERS, WE HAVE SEEN VALIDATED IN THIS ROOM. AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS GREAT INTEREST IN THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND KNOWING THAT AS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THIS COMMUNITY, THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE HAVE WEIGHT, NOT JUST FOR THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO WORK HERE, NOT JUST FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE ECONOMY THAT WE HOLD DEAR.
AFTER EXPERIENCING GREAT SUCCESS IN THE MIDST OF IMPOSSIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND WHAT DOES THAT SAY TO OUR STUDENTS OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AND THE PUBLIC TRUST THAT WE HOLD AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHEN WE DON'T EXPLAIN THE REASON WHY AND GIVE CLARITY BEYOND WHAT MIGHT BE PERSONAL DISCONTENT.
DOCTOR SMITH, I WELCOME YOU BACK TO THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE SO MUCH.
BUT ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT, AND YES, THOSE WHO ARE VOTERS AND THOSE WHO OWN 30S, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS 30S DOES NOT ALIGN AND COMPORT WITH WHAT WE HOLD DEAR AS A VALUE. THERE'S A 30S REMAINING AND WE WILL BE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY WHAT HAPPENS HERE ON OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
WELL, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE ACTION ITEM.
[4. Consider approval of Dr. Marc Smith's Superintendent employment contract and relocation expenses. ]
CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? TESTING.OKAY. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED DOCTOR MARK SMITH'S SUPERINTENDENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND MOVING AND RELOCATION EXPENSES AGREEMENT. I SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR GILLAN AND SECOND, BY MISS HANNAN. DO WE HAVE A DISCUSSION? SO BEFORE WE START DISCUSSION, I'M GOING TO JUST BRIEFLY SAY A FEW WORDS.
THE CONTRACT TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO THE ONLY ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO PROVE.
DOCTOR SMITH'S CONTRACT. AND THAT THIS CONTRACT WAS SENT TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS.
FEW DAYS AGO. OR FOR THE BOARD OFFICERS. WE DID SEE IT EVEN EARLIER.
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QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. SO I WOULD END WITH THE ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE TODAY.THIS IS THE TONIGHT IS ABOUT DOCTOR MISS SMITH, MISTER SMITH.
FIRST I'M GOING TO CALL ON MISS HANNON. IS MY MICROPHONE WORKING? IT IS. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO USE MY TEACHER VOICE AND I'M GOING TO ASK MISS DAY IF I COULD MOVE THAT THE BOARD LIMIT DEBATE ON THIS MOTION TO TWO MINUTES OF TIME PER BOARD MEMBER.
YES YOU MAY. SO OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HANNAN.
AND THEN WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. GARCIA. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DISCUSSION.
IS THERE MR.. MR. GARCIA. I SECOND THE MOTION.
YEAH YOU DID. BUT BEFORE WE VOTE, WE NEED TO HAVE DISCUSSION.
MISS DAY, DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO LIMIT TWO MINUTES.
DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION? OKAY, YES, IT'S A MR. BRUSH. IT'S NOT DEBATE TIME. SO WE'RE LIMITING TRUSTEES TO TWO MINUTES WHEN PUBLIC GETS THREE.
AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? YES. THAT'S THE MOTION, MR. MALONE. THAT'S THE MOTION. SO LET'S VOTE. WOW.
OH, SO MOTION PASSES FIVE ONE. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO OKAY, SO, DOCTOR GILLIAM, CAN I ASK YOU TO KEEP A TIMER FOR TWO MINUTES FOR EACH MEMBER'S COMMENTS? THIS IS HOW WE. SO MISS MALONE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO.
SINCE I DON'T HAVE A PANEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH YOUR COMMENTS? FOR WHOEVER CAN GO FIRST? I'LL. OKAY. I'LL WAIT.
I'M PROCESSING THAT WE HAVE TWO MINUTES. SO MR. GARCIA. YOU'RE OKAY? OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD. DOCTOR GILLIAM DON'T HAVE NO COMMENTS.
MISS JONES. OKAY. WE'RE ALL GOOD. MISS MALONE, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I BETTER MAKE IT QUICK. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
AS WE DELVE INTO THE MATTER OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THE PROPOSED SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT, IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN COMMUNICATION.
I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A TRUSTEE COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
LAST THURSDAY, I FORMALLY REQUESTED THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT IN WRITING AND TO MY APPRECIATION, IT WAS PROVIDED TO ME ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH.
WHILE I ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR DEDICATION, IT'S CRUCIAL TO NOTE THAT I, ALONG WITH OTHER TRUSTEES, DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS. UPON REVIEWING THE CONTRACT TODAY, AFTER GETTING FINALLY THE CHANGE LIST, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ONE YEAR PAYOUT TO. WELL, IN ADDITION TO THAT, I DISCOVERED THE ONE YEAR PAYOUT TO DOCTOR WITBECK TOTALED OVER 540 K. WHILE I RESPECT THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO DOCTOR WITBECK, I MUST EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR DISTRICT.
FURTHERMORE, MR. SMITH'S PROPOSED CONTRACT RAISES ADDITIONAL CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE BUYOUT PROVISIONS, WHICH I FIND NOT TO BE FAVORABLE TO THE DISTRICT.
MR. SMITH'S BUYOUT PROVISIONS INCLUDE INCLUDE A TERMINATION FOR THE FIRST YEAR WITH A 50% BUYOUT OF THE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, A 75% BUYOUT IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, AND 100% BUYOUT IN YEARS FOUR AND FIVE, AND A ONE YEAR THEREAFTER, WHICH WAS WHAT WHITBECK HAD. WHILE I GENUINELY HOPE THAT A BUYOUT SCENARIO IS NEVER, NEVER NECESSARY AND THAT THERE IS GOOD WORKING RAPPORT WITH THE BOARD, THESE PROVISIONS, IN MY VIEW, POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF OUR DISTRICT.
THE MAIN ALTERATIONS IN THE PROPOSED CONTRACT INCLUDE EXTENDING THE TERM FROM THREE YEARS TO FIVE YEARS, A BASE PAY INCREASE OF 45,000, INCREASE IN ANNUITY AND AN ANNUAL RETENTION BONUS OF 50.
SO LASTLY, SINCE IT'S 30S, I'LL SKIP ALONG AND MAYBE SEE THE MEDIA LATER SINCE I'M BEING CENSURED.
REGRETTABLY, IT'S NOT YOU. I CAN'T SUPPORT THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT.
THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO. THANK YOU, MR. MALONE.
THANK YOU, MR. MALONE, FOR YOUR COMMENT. DO WE HAVE MR.
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GARCIA? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY ALSO, THAT THIS ENTIRE BOARD HAS HAD THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THIS CONTRACT AS EVERY OTHER BOARD MEMBER. SO THERE'S NO ONE BOARD MEMBER THAT GOT A CONTRACT DIFFERENT TIMES.JUST BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS THAT'S ON YOU. IT'S NOT THE JOB OF THE BOARD TO CATER TO YOU FOR YOUR LACK OF DUE DILIGENCE. AND WE'VE RECEIVED THE CONTRACT, I REVIEWED IT, I HAD SOME COMMENTS AND IT WAS THOSE COMMENTS WERE TAKEN INTO ADVISEMENT. SOME CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. I ALSO WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THERE'S NOTHING NEFARIOUS GOING ON.
DESPITE WHAT SOME MAY SAY, IT'S JUST NOT TRUE.
WE HAVE A BOARD COUNCIL FOR A REASON, SO FOLKS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO BACKROOM DEALS, THERE'S NO HIDDEN AGENDAS. WE HAVE BOARD COUNCIL.
I'M NOT A LAWYER. IF A LAWYER ADVISES ME AND WE HAVE A BOARD COUNCIL THAT'S BEEN WITH THIS DISTRICT FOR QUITE A LONG TIME, THEY ALSO DO BUSINESS WITH MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS AREA. SO FOLKS NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHICH IS ALSO THE SAME BOARD COUNSEL THAT TRUSTEE MALONE RELIED ON VERY HEAVILY OVER THE LAST YEAR WHEN SHE WAS BOARD PRESIDENT.
SO I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WHILE WE'RE MAKING ACCUSATIONS, ACCUSING PEOPLE OF DOING THINGS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING, IT'S JUST NOT TRUE. AND I DON'T APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T APPRECIATE IT ONE BIT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA. IS THERE ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY COMMENTS? MISS HANNON? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SHARE THAT BEING A TRUSTEE IS IS QUITE A CHALLENGE.
THERE ARE SEVEN OF US AND THERE IS A SUPERINTENDENT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD VERY MUCH FOR THIS BOARD TO COME TOGETHER TO WORK WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, TO CONTINUE GOOD WORK FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS.
I WILL CONCUR WITH MR. GARCIA THAT I RECEIVED THE CONTRACT WELL BEFORE THE DATE THAT MISS MALONE MENTIONED, I GAVE FEEDBACK. THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THE CONTRACT THAT WAS CHANGED BASED ON MY FEEDBACK, SO I FEEL THAT I WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING INFORMATION TO OUR BOARD ATTORNEYS DURING THE NEGOTIATION PHASE OF THE CONTRACT. AGAIN, I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS SEMESTER IN THE COMING YEAR, WORKING WITH THIS BOARD TO DO WHAT IS GOOD AND RIGHT FOR THE 80,000 PLUS STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT AND THE ALMOST 12,000. NO, LET ME FIX THAT. 12. 12,000. IS THAT RIGHT? IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. IT SOUNDED SO BIG WHEN I SAID IT.
ALMOST 12,000 STAFF MEMBERS. SO THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH, FOR BEING HERE.
AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO HELP US CELEBRATE.
DOCTOR SMITH SIGNING HIS CONTRACT THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU, MR. HANNAN. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENT? MISS JONES, I CAN'T SEE YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ARE YOU GOOD? THAT'S ALL. OKAY. IF YOU HAVE A COMMENT, DOCTOR GILLAM, PLEASE.
CAN YOU TELL ME. CAN YOU NOT CHEAT? I GOT YOU GO.
I DON'T KNOW. HELLO. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.
IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY HARD FOR ME TO EVEN SPEAK FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO DO IS DEFINITELY PIGGYBACK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SHARED BY ANGIE HANNAN.
IT IS TIME FOR US TO MOVE ON. WE HAVE 80,000 STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF.
WE HAVE A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS A WONDERFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND ISD.
BOTH OF MY CHILDREN CAME THROUGH HERE AND I HAVE RELATIVES HERE.
BUT EVEN MORE, THERE ARE BOYS AND GIRLS AND YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN AND TEACHERS.
AND I AGREE, MR. MCCOY, THAT IT WAS VERY IT'S WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NOW COME AND WE REPRESENT OURSELVES WELL, AND WE CONTAIN THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CONTAINED IN OURSELVES.
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AND WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT IS RIGHT BY FORT BEND ISD, FOR FORT BEND ISD AND FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR PARENTS. IT'S TIME FOR US FOR US TO GET BACK TO WORK.I KNEW I WAS GOING TO GET A 32ND. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH, FOR COMING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GILLIAM.
I JUST HAVE A VERY FEW REMARKS. PLEASE TIME ME.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY GAVE ME TOO MUCH CREDIT AS A BOARD PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT, LIKE, TO EVERYONE KNOW THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
JUST, LIKE, ALMOST LIKE EVERY OTHER BOARD MEMBER.
I HAVE. ONE VOTE, ONE VOICE. IF THE BOARD MEMBER.
THIS IS A VOLUNTEER POSITION, IF ANY BOARD MEMBER DECIDES NOT TO PARTICIPATE OR DO THEIR WORK, THERE IS NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I CAN DO.
THAT BEING SAID, I JUST. I APPRECIATE THAT ALL MY FELLOW TRUSTEE THEIR COMMENTS.
MISS GARCIA, MISS HANNON, DOCTOR GILLIAM, IT'S TIME FOR THIS BOARD TO PUT ASIDE OUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE AND PUT THE THE DISTRICT AND THE STUDENTS AHEAD OF US AND TO MOVE FORWARD.
DOCTOR SMITH, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I LEARNED THERE'S JUST TWO FACTS I WANT TO SHARE.
FIRST, DOCTOR SMITH HAS BEEN SUPERINTENDENT FOR 12 YEARS, AND HE WAS SELECTED AS A REGION TEN SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. AND LIKE DOCTOR GILLIAM JUST SAID, I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU TO BE HERE.
SMITH. THAT BEING SAID, LET'S VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES FIVE ONE. CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S CELEBRATE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO, FOR EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU ARE SO BRAVE. COME HERE THROUGH THIS BAD WEATHER AND WE HAVE SOMETHING PREPARED FOR YOU.
AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TAKE PICTURES AND HAVE NICE CONVERSATION AND ENJOY THIS NIGHT.
AND LET'S CELEBRATE, DOCTOR SMITH. OH, REALLY? OH, I DIDN'T KNOW. OH, I'M SO SORRY. ARE YOU.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM DUNCANVILLE HERE TO SUPPORT.
DOCTOR. WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SAY A FEW THINGS.
I'M SO SORRY. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, EVERYONE. WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
ARE YOU GONNA. ARE YOU HERE TO. I'M SO GLAD I DIDN'T KNOW THIS BEFORE WE VOTED ON THIS.
SO NOW WE GOT TO KEEP DOCTOR SMITH, AND YOU CAN SPEAK.
PLEASE. NOW WE ARE SAFE, SO YOU CAN SPEAK UP.
GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE, ON BEHALF OF DUNCANVILLE ISD, OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SUCH A FEARLESS, AMAZING, SELFLESS LEADER GUIDE US FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
BUT WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO KNOW THAT HE'S COMING TO A PLACE WHERE HE IS WANTED, VALUED AND SUPPORTED.
DOCTOR SMITH, ON BEHALF OF YOUR DUNCANVILLE FAMILY, WE WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ONCE A PANTHER, ALWAYS A PANTHER. WE MAY BE FOUR HOURS AWAY, BUT WE ARE FOREVER HERE FOR YOU.
FOR FORT BEND ISD, KNOW THAT YOU ARE GETTING AN AMAZING LEADER.
SO CONGRATULATIONS DOCTOR SMITH. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
ACTUALLY, I REALLY HAVE MIXED FEELINGS. I AM SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE.
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AND SO THAT BEING SAID DOCTOR SMITH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS SO GOOD TO BE HERE.THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITH AND TRUST IN THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT DECISION.
I AM COMMITTED TO UPHOLD THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND STANDARDS THAT I KNOW YOU HAVE FOR ME.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TODAY TO BRAVE THE WEATHER TO BE HERE.
AND I AM SO READY TO JOIN ARMS LOCK ARMS WITH YOU SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN FORT BEND ISD.
I WANT TO SAY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
YOU ARE INDEED TOP NOTCH, AND SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND GET TO WORK, ROLL OUR SLEEVES UP AND GET THE WORK DONE. AND SO IT'S ABOUT STUDENTS, AND WE ARE ALL HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE THE BEST, THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE STUDENTS IN FORT BEND ISD.
AND I COMMIT TO YOU THAT EVERY DAY THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET FROM ME.
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH. MISS MARTINEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ROLE.
AND IT'S VERY. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU.
IT'S NOT EASY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYBE I WON'T TALK.
YOU CAN HEAR ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MRS. DE. AND WELCOME, DOCTOR SMITH. AS I, AS I SAID, A BOARD MEETING AGO, WE STAND READY TO SUPPORT YOU.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK AHEAD. I KNOW YOU'RE VERY EXCITED.
I'M SURE YOUR FAMILY IS, TOO. AS THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT, I MIGHT BE THE SECOND PERSON WHO IS MORE EXCITED ABOUT ABOUT ONE MORE BOARD MEETING. AND SO I DO APPRECIATE THE TRUST THAT THE BOARD PUT IN ME FOR THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND ALLOWING ME TO STEP INTO THIS ROLE.
SO THANK YOU ALL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US FOR REAL.
AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR DUNCANVILLE FAMILY FOR BEING HERE.
SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SAY A FEW WORDS. WELCOME. WELCOME BACK.
THANK YOU, MISS MARTINEZ. AGAIN, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AND NOW IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE AND MOVE FORWARD FOR BEND ISD TOGETHER.
THANK YOU. OH, I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
TO ADJOURN MEETING? RIGHT. THE TIME IS 629 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
BUT PLEASE STAY AND CELEBRATE. HAVE SOME GOOD TIME.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.