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Duncanville ISD board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Duncanville ISD board approves campus improvement and turnaround plans 1:38:35

  • A district staff member presented the annual evaluation of the bilingual and English as a Second Language programs as an information item. 2:03:16
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening of the meeting 4:46
    • Janet Veracruz called the meeting to order and said a quorum of the Board of Trustees was present. 4:46
    • Students from Charles Acton Elementary School led the Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas Pledge. 6:17
  2. Superintendent's report 7:57
    • The superintendent recognized October as National Principals Month. 8:01
    • The superintendent announced the board's 9th Annual Student Coat Drive, with donations due before the November 6th deadline. 9:07
    • The superintendent recognized Central Fine Arts Academy for 97.41% attendance and Kenner Middle School for 95.94% attendance in September. 10:08
  3. Monthly donations 11:02
    • A district staff member reported total monthly donations for October of $5,650. 11:10
    • Janet Veracruz said no board members had announcements or acknowledgments. 12:29
  4. Recognitions and personnel introduction 12:49
    • The Duncanville High School Mariachi performed in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. 12:49
    • A district staff member recognized campuses that improved letter grades on the state accountability rating system, earned a B rating or earned distinctions, and said the Collegiate Academy earned 14 out of the 16 distinctions. 16:14
    • The district recognized its Made with Pride student, teacher and employee honorees and introduced a new Director of Career and Technical Education. 24:52
  5. Communications from citizens 35:47
    • A speaker at public comment asked for more help for the high school administrative staff with morning security, students entering through outside doors and students in the halls during class periods. 37:28
    • The speaker proposed hiring or borrowing more staff and changing attendance recovery and credit recovery requirements. 39:02
  6. Consent agenda 41:52
    • Janet Veracruz called for a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda. 1:34:12
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 1:34:55
  7. Campus improvement plans 41:52
    • The presenter recommended approval of the plans as required by Texas Educational Code 11.252. 1:35:22
    • A presenter said the 26⁠-⁠27 campus improvement plans align with district priorities, including a goal of moving Domain 2 from a 72 to an 80%. 1:35:30
    • The motion to approve the 2026⁠-⁠2027 campus improvement plans passed 5⁠-⁠0. 1:39:09
  8. Turnaround, target and local improvement plans 1:38:35
    • A presenter said the district has 2 local improvement plans, 5 target improvement plans and 2 turnaround plans under state requirements. 1:39:27
    • The presenter said the plans would be submitted by 11/20 and a response from the commissioner was expected by January 22nd. 2:00:19
    • Janet Veracruz thanked the deputy chiefs and their team for the work on the plans. 2:02:05
    • The motion to approve the turnaround plans, target improvement plans and local improvement plans passed 5⁠-⁠0. 2:02:56
  9. Bilingual and ESL program evaluation 2:02:50
    • A district staff member said emergent bilinguals made up 2,524 students as of September 30th and that the number had since increased to 2,657. 2:03:54
    • The staff member said the district reimburses the cost of the certification test and started providing a $1,000 ESL stipend about a year ago to increase the number of ESL-certified teachers. 2:11:08
    • Carla Fahey asked why some parents decline the dual language or ESL programs, and the staff member cited misconceptions about learning Spanish and past experiences in such programs among the reasons. 2:25:18
  10. Adjournment 2:27:43
    • Janet Veracruz called for a motion to adjourn after no further items were brought up. 2:27:43
    • Janet Veracruz announced the meeting was adjourned. 2:28:15

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Video: posted by the district as “Duncanville ISD Board Meeting October 19, 2026”