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

What happened at this meeting

Dallas ISD board postpones public participation policy amendment indefinitely 1:01:36

  • Several speakers at public comment spoke against a proposed change that would limit public speaking time to 1 minute. 9:15
  • The board voted to postpone indefinitely an amendment to board policy BED on public participation, with 9 voting yes. 1:01:36
  • Trustees approved version B of board policy BJCD on the superintendent's evaluation, with 9 voting yes. 1:19:32
  • The board unanimously adopted a motion to postpone consideration of item 10.03 to August 27th, 2026, and unanimously approved renaming Cesar Chavez Learning Center to East Dallas Elementary School effective 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 1:33:38

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and recognitions 0:01
    • The board president said a quorum of the board was physically present. 0:01
    • The board recognized students and directors who received the Outstanding Performance Award in the UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest. 1:47
    • A presenter said approximately 20,000 students participated in this year's contest. 1:47
  2. Public forum 7:14
    • Several speakers at public comment spoke against a proposed change that would limit public speaking time to 1 minute. 9:15
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about the treatment of district transportation drivers. 21:06
    • Another speaker at public comment addressed program management services for the bond program and asked how success would be measured. 24:16
  3. Preliminary STAAR results 29:23
    • The deputy superintendent presented preliminary STAAR results that did not include science, which the staff member said would come at the end of July. 29:23
    • The staff member said students performed at or above the state's growth rate in 94% of the assessed categories. 30:07
    • The staff member said the district rose from 19 to 23 at the masters level while the state went from 21 to 23. 30:52
  4. Trustee reports 41:57
    • Trustees recognized student achievements in athletics, debate and scholarships. 42:15
    • Sarah Weinberg said Hillcrest and Woodrow seniors earned more than $75 million in scholarship offers. 45:02
    • Prisma Y. García said a new Pre-K through 8th grade campus that broke ground would serve 800 students. 46:41
  5. Approval of minutes 54:36
    • The board considered minutes from several meetings, including the board meeting from May 28th, 2026. 54:36
    • The motion to approve the minutes passed unanimously. 57:21
  6. School Safety and Security Committee appointment 57:29
    • The chair said state law requires the committee to include the board president and one other trustee. 57:29
    • One board member nominated a fellow trustee to serve on the committee. 58:33
  7. Consent agenda 59:09
    • The chair said items 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.11 and 9.27 were pulled for a separate vote. 59:43
    • The consent agenda as amended passed with 8 voting yes and 1 not present. 1:01:33
  8. Public participation policy 1:01:36
    • Byron Sanders said version B keeps the 3 minutes of public speaking time unchanged. 1:02:27
    • One board member said the issue was better suited for a future discussion as part of board operating procedures and moved to postpone the item indefinitely. 1:07:38
    • One board member said they were in favor of postponing indefinitely and that 3 minutes is 3 minutes. 1:13:59
    • The motion to postpone the item indefinitely passed with 9 voting yes. 1:19:26
  9. Superintendent evaluation policy 1:19:32
    • Ben Mackey said version B has trustees fill out individual rubrics, followed by a closed session without the superintendent and a later discussion with the full board. 1:20:18
    • One board member said the policy was a compromise and said they supported it. 1:22:42
    • One board member said giving the superintendent 5 days to review feedback was fair and said they support the policy. 1:27:43
    • Version B of the policy passed with 9 voting yes. 1:29:00
  10. Facility naming policy 1:29:18
    • Byron Sanders moved to postpone consideration until August 27th, 2026, saying some details needed more time. 1:29:57
    • One board member said they were in favor of postponing the item. ~1:32:36
    • The motion to postpone consideration to August 27th, 2026, passed unanimously. 1:33:38
  11. Campus name change 1:33:41
    • One board member said they were in favor of the name change and pulled the item to say the board had waived the naming policy on many naming issues. 1:34:30
    • Another speaker said the speaker would support the change but that the name East Dallas Elementary School is likely to cause confusion. 1:35:06
    • The chair said hundreds of names were submitted and narrowed to about 3 before an online vote by the campus community. 1:36:27
    • The renaming to East Dallas Elementary School passed unanimously. 1:37:52
  12. Final budget amendment for the fiscal year 1:37:54
    • Joyce Foreman asked about a change of $88,133,435 in the unassigned fund balance. 1:38:34
    • A speaker responding said the board adopted a budget with a $91.3 million deficit and the district was projecting to end the year with an $88.1 million deficit. 1:38:52
    • The speaker said the district was projecting to end the year about $3 million better than the adopted budget. 1:39:57
    • The motion on item 10.07 passed unanimously. 1:40:49

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