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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

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

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Judge Carl Ginsberg states Dallas ISD November ballot for home rule school district charter is "inconsistent with reality"

Based on the AFT court hearing on Wednesday, it appears that Judge Carl Ginsberg is likely to issue a temporary injunction against Dallas ISD on Thursday.

Even if he doesn't, it is clear that civil court Judge Ginsberg has found clear violations of state law requiring members of the District Advisory Committee (DAC) to be elected.

Judge Ginsberg also pointed out that the notion of rushing a November election is "inconsistent with reality." Judge Ginsberg was kind.

In other words, a November vote makes no sense at all.

Dallas ISD Trustees are obligated to uphold the state laws and policies of the District.

Since state law was violated, Dallas ISD Trustees should require that the District Advisory Committee election be held in the Fall and make no other appointments until that required process is completed.

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Dallas judge calls November home-rule vote unrealistic-Click Here-June 18, 2014-Click Here

"Dallas civil court Judge Carl Ginsberg called the November target date for a district-wide election “inconsistent with reality” given all the deadlines and timetables that must be met.

"While he has yet to issue a formal ruling, Ginsberg agreed after four hours of testimony Wednesday, saying the evidence “clearly shows that the District-wide Advisory Committee was not assembled according to the law."

"Ginsburg indicated that if he rules in favor of the teachers union, the DISD District-wide Advisory Committee could meet again at the beginning of the fall semester and select its four representatives to the home-rule constitution committee in accordance with state law.

"The judge agreed, saying some members were there illegally.

"Any hopes to get the Dallas ISD home-rule charter initiative on the ballot for November may have been dashed Wednesday afternoon."

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dallas-Judge-calls-November-home-rule-vote-unrealistic-263730091.html

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Dallas judge calls November home-rule vote unrealistic-June 18, 2014 at 7:41 PM

District judge agrees with big finding by Alliance-AFT in home-rule case against Dallas ISD; decision expected Thursday

Court Hearing Could Delay DISD’s Home Rule June 18, 2014 5:56 AM

Judge to rule Thursday in Alliance AFT home-rule case Posted: Jun 18, 2014 8:51 PM CST

Teachers Group Seeks Temporary Injunction Against Home Rule in DISD

Esteemed attorney in past Dallas ISD desegregation case is co-counsel for teachers group in home-rule lawsuit

A Teacher's Creed

"In the classroom on the first day of a new school year, I am eager to meet my students. I have rehearsed my greeting and first day’s remarks, but no matter how many years I’ve prepared for this procedure, it’s always new. My heart pumps a bit harder, faster; I feel adrenaline like an athlete, or like an actor, or maybe like a novice public speaker. It’s a marvelous feeling, this first day, because I know that something special is going to happen, and I know it because I’ve experienced it before and I know that I will experience it every time I meet a new class throughout my venerable career. And then they’re seated before me and I smile at this special feeling. This is an assembly of students, yes. But there’s so much more, because each of these young persons is more than just a student entrusted to me. Each of these students has a story to tell, a lifetime, however brief, of experiences, a history in volumes whose richness and depth I can barely begin to fathom. And so as I absorb the first glimpse of these young charges, I must appreciate the extent of my responsibility, of the privilege I’ve accepted in presenting these young souls my special knowledge. In offering them my talent and passion, I am adding an enormous array of new bright stars to the vast firmament of their minds, stars that will never have time to fade in their lifetimes. I will be part of their story. And I know that each of them will always be part of mine. And that’s a good feeling, a feeling that is perpetually renewed, revisited, and rewritten in A Teacher’s Creed."

Carla Ranger - Dallas ISD Education Blog