CorpusRecord 158580

Special Called Board Meeting - May 12, 2025

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Source
Sharyland ISD
Date
2025-05-13
Material
Transcript
Extent
1,166 words · about 7 min
Collected
2026-06-29

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001I call this special call board meeting to order item a I'm sorry. We now establishing a quorum is Julio Serra Hector Rivera, dr. Nobel olivera miss Megan Sullivan and Andrew Riddle myself Maritza, Venezia We will now move on to item number three the invocation given by Andrew Riddle Almighty God we come together for the good of the children in our schools Give us your wisdom as we make decisions that will affect them today and in the years to come Help us to work well together recognizing that each of us each of our students parents educators and community members are here because we love children and we want what is Best for them. We ask for your blessing and your guidance in your name. We pray I pledge allegiance to the flag Honor the Texas flag

002I pledge allegiance to the Texas one state under God Best Pledge of Allegiance ever And thank you Andrew On to item number five, which is public comments. There are no public comments today So we will move on to item number six was which is what we're all here for today item 6a discussion and consideration To approve order to declare candidates elected to trustee positions On this 12th day of May the board of trustees Sherri land of the board of trustees of Sherri land independent school district Can be in a special meeting open to the public with the following members present to it Maritza, Venezia president Hector Rivera, Megan Sullivan, Julio Serra dr. No, olivera and Andrew Riddle and the following were absent David Keith constituting a quorum the board considered the trustee positions five six

003and seven Which were to be set for election on May 3rd 2025 the trustee election was cancelled by the board on February 24th 2025 Where in the board accepted the certification of unopposed candidates It is therefore found and declared and so ordered by the board of trustees of Sherri land independent school district That effective this state the following persons Hector Rivera trustee place five dr. No, olivera trustee place six and David Keith trustee place seven are declared board of trustees of the Sherri land independent school district Subject to their taking their oaths it is further found and determined that in accordance with an order of the board of trustees the secretary posted written written notice of date Place and subject of this meeting of the bulletin board located in the administrative office of the school

004district a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public and said notice having been posted remained posted for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting Now that we have read the official stuff we are on to the next item of the meeting Okay we'll start with Mr. Hector Rivera being sworn in by honorable judge Singleton. You can have the family come on up here as well. Hector's daughter just graduated from A&M this weekend guys. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Big week. All the cameras ready. Rolling. Rolling. Okay before I get started I just want to say first of all congratulations not only to you to your family to your friends supporters and to all the people that benefit from the work that you do here in Sherri

005land and the ISD. The fact that Sherri land has been and continues to be one of the top tier school districts academically speaks highly of the work that you all do here. So congratulations again not only to the immediate people around you but principals teachers obviously the students and even the alumni I'm sure like to brag about that as well. So yes congratulations to all of you. If you would please raise your right hand and you'll repeat. Well not yet. In the name by the authority of the state of Texas and you'll repeat after me. I Hector Rivera. I Hector Rivera. Do solemnly swear. That I will faithfully execute the duties. That I will faithfully execute the duties. Of the office of Sherri land ISD school board. Of the office of Sherri land ISD school

006board. Trustee place five. Trustee place five. Of the state of Texas. Of the state of Texas. And will to the best of my ability. And will to the best of my ability. The Constitution and laws. The Constitution and laws. Of the United States. Of the United States. And of this state. So help me God. Thank you. Speech. Just like to thank everybody for your continued trust and support and we will continue working hard to move this district forward. Thank you all so much. Thank you. Thanks. My wife. Did everything I just said to Mr. Rivera applies to you as well. There you go. Thank you. I think the fact that you guys ran an oppose which by the way we all know this is the best way to run. Yes. I think it speaks volumes

007of the work that you guys are doing and how well you guys are appreciated and thank you for everything that you do. Yes sir. All right. If you would raise your right hand and you repeat after me. I Dr. Noelle. Do solemnly swear. That I have not directly or indirectly. That I have not directly or indirectly. Paid offer or promise to pay. Paid offer or promise to pay. Contributor promise to contribute. Contributor promise to contribute. Any money or thing of value. Any money or thing of value. Or promise any public office or employment. Or promise any public office or employment. For the giving or withdrawing of a vote. For the giving or withdrawing of a vote. for the giving or withdrawing of a vote. At the election at which I was elected. At the election

008for which I was elected. Or as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation. Or as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation. Whichever the case may be. Whichever the case may be. So help me God. So help me God. All right. There's the other old, yes. Yes. Yes, there we go. That was the optional one. That was the optional one. Publicly this is the one we need to do. There you go. All right, here we go. In the name and by the authority of the State of Texas, I, Dr. Noel Liveda. I, Dr. Noel Liveda. Do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear. That I will faithfully execute the duties. That I will faithfully execute the duties. Of the Office of Sherri-Land ISD School Board. Of the Office of Sherri-Land ISD School Board. Trustee Place

009Six. Trustee Place Six. Of the State of Texas. Of the State of Texas. And will to the best of my ability. And will to the best of my ability. Preserve, protect and defend. Preserve, protect and defend. The Constitution and laws. The Constitution and laws. Of the United States. Of the United States. And of this state. And of this state. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations. Thank you. Judge, you should have said for the 10th time. For the 10th time. Yeah, that's the culprit right there. No, yes, thank you so much. This is an excellent group to work with, excellent board we have here. And there's always a lot of work to be done. And I leave you with this. I am truly, honestly humbled to be a part of this group. It's

010the number one thing on my mind that a group like this would want me to be a part of it. Thank you very much. And you're autographed to me. Yes, sir. One more. One more. One more. One more. I'm just being serious. Let me introduce you. Two more. Two more. Thank you. Still on for an easy week. Yeah. Good luck. Get in there. Judge, can we get one with all the board? Yes. Not yet. Docs? Docs? Not a patient. I need a doctor. I need a doctor. The worst thing that could happen. Word. I think we're ready. This is the biggest one. I'm a doctor. This is the biggest thing. I think it's combination. OK. One, two, three. Oh, I can now adjourn this meeting. Oh, do I need to re-org? Or? OK. move on

011to item C which is the reorganization of a 6c reorganization of board officers. Madam President I would like to make a motion to table this agenda item until the regular board meeting until David Keith is allowed to be president vote. Perfect okay I've got a motion by by Hector to table item 6c until the next regular board meeting and I've got a second by Julio Cerda. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed same sign. Motion passes 6-0. Now we move on to adjournment. Item number 7. Second. Got a motion by Dr. Oliveira and a second by Hector Rivera. It is now 519. We will take this we will be meeting will not be adjourned till we take a brief recess till our workshop. Thank you guys for being

012here and congratulations Doc and heck and David.

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