Kennedale Independent School District board meeting, Sep 30, 2026

35 min · 0 public speakers

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  2. Sean GlovierPresident
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Kennedale board approves extension of superintendent's contract until June 30th, 2029 22:21

  • The board also unanimously approved the consent agenda and changes to the EIA local policy to align with the 2026⁠-⁠2027 grading guidelines. 6:58
  • Staff presented a bond construction update and the annual review of district and campus improvement plans, which will return for approval in October. 7:16
  • The board unanimously approved motions to move agenda items 7C and 7D to October. 21:32
  • The Kennedale ISD board unanimously approved an extension of the superintendent's contract until June 30th, 2029, after the item was posted again over a concern about how it was handled at the previous meeting. 22:21
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and roll call 0:00
    • Sean Glovier said a quorum was present and that notice of the meeting had been posted under the Texas Open Meetings Act. 0:00
    • Sean Glovier announced a count of 6 out of 7. 0:49
  2. Staff recognitions 0:49
    • Natalie McKay and Sean Glovier read the names of PAW Award recipients from Delaney, the junior high, R.F. Patterson and Arthur. 1:34
    • Special PAW Awards went to an attendance clerk, a kindergarten teacher and a finance coordinator. 2:54
    • A speaker said EECU had decided to give the special award winners a cash prize. 4:35
  3. Public comment and consent agenda 6:15
    • Sean Glovier said there were no public comments on agenda or non-agenda items. 6:28
    • A board member moved to approve all items under the consent agenda as presented. 6:51
    • The consent agenda passed unanimously. 6:58
  4. Bond construction update 6:58
    • A staff member said the junior high project was wrapped up and crews were addressing punch list items. 7:35
    • The staff member said paving plans were about 90% done, the district would recommend competitive sealed proposals, and everything done so far had come in under the original budget. 9:02
    • A staff member said a committee of around 30 people had been identified, with a first meeting planned for the 20th. 13:50
  5. District and campus improvement plans review 15:08
    • A presenter said state law requires the district and campus improvement plans to be reviewed annually and to support each other. 15:28
    • The presenter said the plans share 4 goals: student achievement; engaging students, families and community; safe and supportive learning environments; and highly effective systems. 15:28
    • The presenter said the plans, along with a targeted improvement plan, would return in October for board approval. 15:28
  6. Grant application items postponed 21:15
    • A board member moved to table item 7C until the next regular meeting. 21:43
    • Dr. Maria Douglas moved to move item 7D, the effective advising framework grant, to the next regularly scheduled meeting in October. 22:06
    • Both motions passed unanimously. 21:55
  7. Superintendent contract extension 22:21
    • Sean Glovier said there had been concern about how the item was put at the last meeting, so it was posted again for a vote. 22:21
    • A motion was made to approve the extension of the superintendent's contract until June 30th, 2029. 23:03
    • The motion passed unanimously. 23:20
  8. Grading policy revision 23:20
    • A speaker said the district gives early childhood students progress reports the 4th week of every 9 weeks and 2nd grade through 12th grade every 3 weeks, and the local policy did not delineate the different cadence. 23:42
    • Natalie McKay moved to approve the changes to EIA Local policy to align with the 2026⁠-⁠2027 grading guidelines. 24:35
    • The motion passed unanimously. 24:49
  9. Superintendent's report 24:49
    • A staff member said enrollment was 2,631, up by 32 students from the projection, with 317 students in open ed. 25:34
    • The staff member said 5 land bid packages had been emailed, bids open on 10/13, and bid options would be presented to the board on the 15th. 26:18
  10. Board discussion and announcements 27:41
    • Sean Glovier said the next regular meetings would be October 15th, November 19th and December 17th. 27:41
    • Natalie McKay said the coalition met on the 14th and discussed reinstating a Youth Advisory Council of about 25 students ages 13 to 18, with applications expected around March. 28:42
    • A staff member said tickets for the Education Foundation event at Red's Roadhouse cost $75. 33:59
  11. Closed session 34:34
    • Sean Glovier said the board would go into closed session pursuant to 551071 and 551074 after a break, at 7:10. 34:44

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Video: posted by the district as “KISD Regular Board Meeting | September 30, 2026”