001we only have a thing under open S Tres take action on item as discussed in close session as necessary uh we have a motion uh I'd like to move that we renew the superintendent's Employment contract through April 7th uh 2026 uh at a reduced salary of $110,000 as of September 8th 2025 have a second I second it okay uh questions concerns I I before I uh vote I I do no no go ahead go ahead I want to hear what to say were you going to say something I mean I have a statement that I want to say as well before your statement okay I just want to say like as a board member I cannot support the renewal of the superintendent's contract given the serious financial hardship our district is facing it's our duty
002to ensure fiscal responsibility and at this time we must prioritize stability and accountability in all financial decisions Additionally the superintendent's own admission that she authorized the ma the misallocation of interest in syncing funds to the general fund raises significant concerns about financial oversight and compliance such actions not only undermine the Integrity of our budgeting process but also put the district at risk of legal and financial consequences Beyond these financial concern concerns I also take issue the lack of transparency and how the district has handled these challenges the absence of clear Public Communication regarding our financial difficulties coupled with the way Personnel decisions have been made and executed has created an impression that these decisions are being made arbitrarily without proper planning and consideration this lack of openness has led to the confusion frustration and a
003loss of trust among staff parents and the community furthermore based on discussions I have had with multiple District employees there is a growing concern that staff members do not feel supported under this leadership many have expressed that they do not feel comfortable speaking up due to the fear of retaliation which Fosters a workplace environment built on intimidation rather than collaboration when employees feel unheard or afraid to voice concerns It ultimately impacts morale job performance and most importantly the success of our students however this is not just about the superintendent we as a board must take a hard look at ourselves and the decisions that we have made that have contributed to this financial situation our role is to provide oversight to ask tough questions and to act in the best interest of our district if
004we ourselves find if we find ourselves in a financial hardship we must acknowledge our own responsibility and how we have governed approved budgets and handled oversight moving forward we must commit to a stronger Financial scrutiny greater than greater transparency and more strategic decision decision making for these reasons I strongly believe that renewing this contract is not in the best interest of our students staff or tax taxpayers our district needs leadership that is not only financially responsible but also transparent communic communicative and supportive of its employees I urge your fellow board members to reflect deeply on these issues before voting on the contract and to consider the long-term consequences of of our leadership choices with that being said I'll enter a second motion I move to propose the non-renewal of Dina Bon's term contract due to
005the reasons discussed and authorize the board president to provide the required notice okay so we have a an alternate motion do we have a second for that on this motion I'll second it okay sir I also want to call a roll call vote for these no I'm going to do it the way we done it so simply well there's no policy or anything well I'm going to do it the way I done it before okay okay we have we we have a a sir we follow the robber Rules of Order I'm going to do it the way we've done it it's a n policy on our policy of the board and that's the way and I'm not going to change it because I mean you're telling me to change it can you show where it
006says Inc I'm going to I'll show you tomorrow or sometime you have a we have a second okay uh all in fate I would like to say something first I think it would be Reckless and irresponsible for us to expend for us to extend uh board policies federal state laws have been violated and we had expectations that these were to be followed in good faith as a result it's making it complicated to go forward and it's put the district in a very dire financial situation it okay all in favor of Mr martinz uh motion against okay all in favor of uh mras motion I would like for the record okay okay go ahead and say it after much reflection and deliberation on whether to extend superintendent bruna's contract I acknowledge that there that this was
007not an easy decision there were many factors to a numerous conversations to consider and recommendations to evaluate all while keeping in mind the district's Current financial situation yes mistakes have been made I have pointed them out during the superintendent's evaluation I was critical and thorough in my assessment ensuring that areas of improvement were acknowledged however I cannot Overlook the fact that when I joined the district was in disarray board members were not aligned issues plagued multiple campuses and overall the district was unstable superintendent Bon has brought much needed stability while there are still many challenges to address no leadership transition is without imperfections As Leaders we must continuously improve and that includes all of us myself included it is also important to recognize that superintendent bonness when initially brought in as in interim superintendent obtain
008her certification in less than a year Technically she's still a as I mentioned a superintendent with much to learn but most in her like most in her position she relies on a strong Chief Financial Officer CFO to navigate District finances historically CCISD has never truly had a CFO with extensive Financial oversight experience most have functioned more as bookkeepers rather than strategic Financial leaders I believe this remains an issue today additionally there must be a restructuring of our district leadership to address weaknesses that are evident to many well it may be uncomfortable to acknowledge we must be candid in identifying inefficiencies leadership leadership requires us to confront the truth not just be agreeable uh she also brought in the the the tby leadership to help us I cannot ignore that uh also you know she's she's
009tackled on the the director curriculum and instruction part of that which saved the district a lot of money and continue to do so uh with these considerations in mind as we mentioned earlier I recommend the one-year contract insturction for Superintendent brunes at a salary of 110,000 M ration is based on both Financial constraints and the difficulty of finding finding a qualified superintendent by reducing her salary it acknowledges the issues and in addition we would save the district another $10,000 a strong experienced superintendent will demand a salary of at least $150,000 or more uh funds that currently do not have furthermore bringing a new superintendent often results in significant organizational shifts which could disrupt the progress that has already been made so stability at this juncture is critical for continued growth add addal considerations when bringing
010a new superintendent is the time and cost of hiring finding and recruiting a high caliber superintendent is lengthy process that could take months the search process office incur cost along with potential interm leadership expenses loss of in institutional knowledge and you superintendent will need time to learn the district's specific challenges finances and Community needs disruption of momentum new leadership often implementing structural or policy changes which create uncertainty among staff students and parents the district has already undergone significant transitions another leadership change would slow progress leadership turnover perception constant leadership changes can s signal instability make it harder to attract strong administrators and Educators given this factors I strongly believe that extending superintendent BR contract for one other year is the best decision at this time it allows for continuity reassessment at the opport opportunity to
011strengthen areas of concern particularly in financial oversight and District leadership so I I truly believe that um she can turn things around I also believe that you know there's some work to be done but she can make that happen you know I do have faith and that's just my opinion thank you okay before we vote I mean I also want to just uh uh my main concern is that uh since I run for the board with student performance uh a principal for 34 years and that was my goal to make sure our students were learning uh for aing uh our curriculum was not align uh and and in monitoring visiting campus I have seen and talked to the most of the uh principles uh in the district and they feel that now uh the students
012are doing better because they have a curriculum uh that is connected all the way to uh junior high uh and and most of them uh feel that livess has a lot to do with it she guides some she's on top of it I know I mean that there's some teachers that you might have the perfect perfect curriculum or whatever but they're going to fight you because it's something new or because I mean they don't like the principal whatever so uh I believe I mean as as the letter the letter that I put in the uh newspaper this week uh that we were very close in in in in uh fixing the financial problem that that we have in the district we're very close in uh starting the Overflow of money and maybe byin the school
013year I mean we'll start we'll have uh money in our in our fund balance uh that that uh we need to prepare and and and I feel that very soon I mean the district will will will go back as before uh and one of the things a lot of people that that that talk to me they said we're going to cut School lead is going to cut uh the football program uh there's not going to be baseball uh power lifting this that I mean everybody everybody I mean I have my grandson right now participating in Kingsville in in powerlifting uh he got their place uh girls went to uh Edinburg uh our kids have not lost anything as for as Athletics I see that that most of our our our kids and and the principles
014and the teachers are putting a lot of effort in into student uh performance yes I mean I I I will agree with Vince that we do have some principles that are new and and I know sometimes you mention very unexperienced I mean I started as a principal I mean without being a vice principal four years in classroom it took me one or two years to to be able to to uh learn the roles of the principal and uh I think uh I became a very effective principles and I can say that the principes that we have right now High School uh junior high uh BJ saala andar were ex excellent principles and and for that I mean I know that our student uh scores are continue going up and to take a vote on Mr
015onas no we did yeah yeah yeah I I okay all in favor of we already voted today oh we already vot stop me sorry okay all in favor okay motion carries uh five how many against sir two thank you who the first vote we have two people that the first one okay so now I need a motion to adjourn all in favor who make the motion that me second okay [Applause] second thank you thank you very much thank you thank you thank you sir