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          ALRIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. 
          [ A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum ]
WELCOME TO A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HAYS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 
          THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE. 
          TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH. 
          THE TIME IS 4:30 P.M. 
          A QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. 
          ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT AT THIS TIME. 
          [B. CLOSED SESSION]
THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION FOR LEGAL CONSULTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071. 
          THE TIME IS STILL 4:30 P.M. 
          OKAY. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. 
          [C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION ]
THE TIME IS 4:44 P.M.. 
          A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. 
          ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT. 
          WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM D PUBLIC FORUM. 
          MISS GLORIA, DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS FROM ANYONE? OKAY. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC FORUM ITEMS TO DEAL WITH. 
          TEAM. WE ARE ON LETTER E OF OUR AGENDA PACKET. 
          [E.1. Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session ]
GET TO WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. 
          EXCUSE ME. SORRY. 
          MAKE SURE THIS IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. 
          OKAY. THE BOARD HAS ON ITS AGENDA THIS EVENING A REQUEST FOR A LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE
HEARING. 
          THE HEARING INVOLVES A COMPLAINT FROM A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY DBG A
LOCAL. 
          THE BOARD WILL CONDUCT THE HEARING IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO 511.074 PERSONNEL
MATTERS. 
          THE TIME IS NOW 4:45 P.M. 
          ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO CLOSED SESSION? OKAY SEEING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AND MOVE THIS HEARING TO THE
CLOSED SESSION ROOM. 
          THE TIME IS 4:45 P.M. 
          FOR THAT. OKAY, WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. 
          THE TIME IS 6:08 P.M. 
          A QUORUM HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. 
          ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT. 
          THE BOARD HAS HEARD THE DGBA LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE. 
          IS THERE A MOTION? MS. OROSCO. 
          I MOVE THAT THE BOARD GRANT THE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE AS PRESENTED AND THE EMPLOYEE'S PAY BE
ADJUSTED TO THE MIDPOINT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONALS, RETROACTIVE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. 
          I FURTHER MOVE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DEVELOP A PLAN FOR ADDRESSING PAY INEQUITIES
WITHIN THE PAY SCALE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AND PRESENT THAT PLAN AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING FOR ACTION. 
          SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. VELA. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING NONE, THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED. 
          OH, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN, ZERO. 
          THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED. 
          THE TIME IS 6:09 P.M. 
          TEAM, WE WILL RESUME OUR NEXT MEETING IN 15 MINUTES.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.