Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission votes 10-5 not to develop or adopt a proposed Charter

The Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission was appointed by the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees on June 19, 2014 "to consider the need for and to develop a new charter to be considered by the residents of the District and to complete its work within one year as provided by law."

The Resolution of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees stated that "the Commission has the sole discretion and authority to determine that no Home-Rule School District Charter need be adopted."

This evening the Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission voted 10-5 not to develop or adopt a proposed Home-Rule School District Charter for the Dallas Independent School District.

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Voting "Yes" in favor of the Resolution not to adopt a Home-Rule School District Charter:

Member-At-Large - Bob Weiss - Commission Chair
Member-At-Large - Stephanie Elizalde

District 1 - Kevin Malonson
District 3 - Jeff Veasey
District 6 - D. Marcus Ranger
District 7 - Jerome Garza
District 9 - Shirley Ison-Newsome

Districtwide Advisory Committee (DAC)  - Issac Freeman
Districtwide Advisory Committee (DAC) - Ron Oliver
Districtwide Advisory Committee (DAC) - Bonita Reese

Voting "No" against the Resolution not to adopt a Home-Rule School District Charter:

District 2 - Edwin Flores.
District 4 - Ricardo Mendez
District 5 - Lew Blackburn, Jr.
District 8 - Danae Gutierrez

Districtwide Advisory Committee (DAC) - Julie Sandel

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Dallas ISD

Home-Rule School District Charter Commission Resolution

WHEREAS, the Texas Education Code, Section 12. 011 authorizes a school district to adopt a home-rule school district charter under which the district will operate; and

WHEREAS, the Texas Education Code. Section 12.011 states, "The board of trustees shall appoint a charter commission to frame a home-rule school district charter if: (1) the board receives a petition requesting the appointment of a charter commission to frame a home-rule school district charter signed by at least five percent of the registered voters of the district;" and

WHEREAS, on June 19, 2014, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees nominated and appointed 15 residents of the district to serve on the Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission in accordance with the Texas Education Code, Section 12.015; and 

WHEREAS, the Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission has conducted public hearings throughout the geographic area of the Dallas ISD, including at least one hearing in each Trustee district; and 

WHEREAS, the Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission has received presentations and information from five (5) of the nine (9) elected Trustees and provided an opportunity for all Trustees to provide information to the Commission; and

WHEREAS, the Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission received a presentation from Superintendent of Schools, Mike Miles; and

WHEREAS, the Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission has received presentations from community groups and organizations, including Support Our Public Schools (SOPS), Our Community Our Schools, Dallas Friends of Public Education, Stop The Takeover, Dallas NAACP, League of Women Voters, Dallas Achieves, Dallas School Administrators Association (DSAA), Alliance AFT, NEA-Dallas, Association of Hispanic School Administrations (AHSA), Dallas Regional National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE), CASE; and

WHEREAS, the Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission has the sole discretion and authority to determine that no Home-Rule School District Charter need be adopted; 

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:  That the Dallas ISD Home-Rule School District Charter Commission determines not to develop or adopt a proposed Home-Rule School District Charter.

Adopted on this 20th day of January, 2015.


DALLAS ISD
HOME-RULE SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARTER COMMISSION


By________________________________
    Bob Weiss 
    Commission Chair

ATTEST

By________________________________
   Shirley Ison-Newsome
   Commission Secretary