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  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
  2. Dan MiccicheTrustee
  3. Sarah Weinberg1st Vice President
  4. Prisma Y. GarcíaBoard Secretary
  5. Byron Sanders2nd Vice President
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Dallas ISD trustees approve amendment to employment requirements policy 51:14

  • Trustees also approved the minutes, a resolution on the Lone Star Investment Pool board of trustees and the consent agenda as amended. ~43:05
  • Trustees voted 7 to 2 to postpone item 10.01 to the October 29th, 2026, board meeting. 51:12
  • The board approved an amendment to board policy DBB local on employment requirements and restrictions, medical examinations and communicable diseases, with 9 voting yes. 51:14

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and board recognitions 0:04
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, a salute to the Texas flag and a roll call of trustees. 0:04
    • The board recognized the David W. Carter High School boys track and field team for winning the 2026 UIL Class 4A 4x400-meter relay at the state championship in Austin. 2:59
  2. Public forum 5:11
    • A speaker at public comment said tens of thousands of books were removed from school library shelves without a formal challenge and said the district had been following Senate Bill 13. 8:08
    • Another speaker at public comment asked the board to ensure that employees who raise concerns are treated fairly. 10:26
  3. Superintendent's report 13:13
    • The superintendent described a new bus maintenance externship program with DART for students in the district's automotive technician program of study. 13:13
    • The superintendent said the district set goals to raise district-wide ADA from 92.6% to 94.6% and high school ADA from 88.2% to 90%, and asked every campus to boost attendance by at least 2 percentage points in the '26-'27 school year. 15:34
  4. Committee reports 19:18
    • Lance Currie reported that the Audit Committee met on September 16th and accepted 6 internal audit reports, which were provided to the full board. 19:32
    • Dan Micciche reported that the Texas Association of School Boards board of directors selected a new executive director. 21:24
  5. Trustee reports 22:11
    • Lance Currie thanked a church for a $2,000 donation that helped provide over 2,600 composition notebooks for students at W.T. White High School. 22:23
    • Byron Sanders recognized 15 Townview students named National Merit Semifinalists. 30:37
    • Ed Turner congratulated a school on being named a 2026 Lone Star Ribbon School, one of 25 campuses across the state to earn the recognition. 39:35
  6. Approval of minutes 41:50
    • Trustees considered minutes from August 13th, 2026, and August 27th, 2026, meetings, and no corrections were offered. 41:50
    • The motion to approve the minutes passed with 8 voting yes. 43:05
  7. Lone Star Investment Pool resolution 43:10
    • Trustees considered a resolution for a person to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Lone Star Investment Pool, an item revised by the administration. 43:10
    • The motion passed with 8 voting yes and 1 abstention. 44:11
  8. Consent agenda 44:14
    • Trustees considered consent agenda items 9.01 through 9.33 as amended, with items 9.02 and 9.03 pulled for a separate vote. 44:14
    • The tally was first announced as 6 voting yes and 2 not present, then corrected to seven voting yes. 45:35
  9. Facility naming policy amendment 46:06
    • The motion to amend Board Policy CW Local Naming Facilities Version B had been postponed at the June 25th, 2026 and August 27th, 2026 meetings. 46:40
    • Ben Mackey moved to postpone the item until October 29th, 2026, to allow another round of briefing discussion. 47:21
    • One board member said they would like to move to table the item indefinitely, and the presiding officer said discussion was limited to the postponement motion. 48:20
    • The motion to postpone the item to the October 29th, 2026 board meeting passed, 7 voting yes and 2 voting no. 51:12
  10. Employment requirements policy amendment 51:14
    • Trustees considered a second read of an amendment to board policy DBB local on employment requirements and restrictions, medical examinations and communicable diseases. 51:14
    • Joyce Foreman asked what changes had been made, and a staff member said language was added on a physician or licensed mental health care professional with subject matter expertise selected by the employee. 51:59
    • The motion passed with 9 voting yes. 52:53

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