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Board Meetings

The School Board meets regularly on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room located in the high school building. In the event that large attendance is anticipated, the board may meet in the school cafetorium. Special meetings may be called when necessary. A written notice of regular and special meetings will be posted on the district website and the administrative office outdoor bulletin board at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting time. The written notice will show the date, time, place, and subjects of each meeting. In emergencies, a meeting may be held with a two-hour notice.

All meetings are open to the public. Due to law and policy, the Board is only able discuss items on the posted agenda during the Board meeting.  Because of these rules, this is what you can expect this evening by way of response to comments made by the public:

  1. Board members will not respond or enter into discussion with the audience during the meeting unless it is during a posted public forum.
  2. Any Board member may ask the Superintendent to clarify an item or may ask clarifying questions of the speaker.
  3. We appreciate citizen comments and will be responsible for maintaining a meeting environment of productive interaction and appropriate decorum.

In certain circumstances, Texas law permits the board to go into a closed session from which the public and others are excluded. Closed sessions may occur for such things as discussing prospective gifts or donations, real property acquisition, certain personnel matters including employee complaints, security matters, student discipline, or to consult with attorneys regarding pending litigation.

  • Covington ISD Board of Trustees Board Meeting Dates

    2024-2025

    Regular board meetings are held on the second Monday of each month and will begin at 7:00 p.m. unless changed due to holidays or other scheduling conflicts. Meeting dates are subject to change.

    Called board meetings are called at the discretion of Board President and will be posted according to Board policy.

    September 9, 2024 - Regular Board Meeting

    * October 7, 2024 - Regular Board Meeting (Oct 14th is a school holiday)

    November 11, 2024 - Regular Board Meeting

    December 9, 2024 - Regular Board Meeting

    January 13, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

    February 10, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

    March 10, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

    April 14, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

    May 12, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

    June 9, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

    July 14, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

    August 11, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

    * Indicates a change from the Regular second Monday of the month.

     

  • Public Comment Card

    Public Comment Procedure

    At each regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, the meeting agenda will provide an opportunity for Public Comment. Persons wishing to address the Board will be required to submit a “Public Comment Card” prior to the beginning of the meeting to the Board President or in the absence of the board president, the officer presiding over the meeting. Public comment cards must be completed stating the topic of the public comment. In order to ensure that everyone who comes to speak to the Board has the opportunity to do so, speakers should have their comments prepared because no presentation shall exceed three minutes. Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board. Upon invitation from the Board President, speakers are to stand, state their name and affiliation (when applicable) for the record, then make their comments directly to the Board President.

    Due to the fact that a school board meeting is a meeting that is held in public and not a public participation meeting, the board is required to abide by the Texas Open Meeting Law. Members of the Board will not respond to Public Comments. Instead, issues may be recorded and may be referred to the proper staff person for follow-up. The President may interrupt or terminate an individual’s statement when it is too lengthy, addressing a personnel issue, personally directed, abusive, obscene, repetitive, or irrelevant. The Board of Trustees as a whole shall have the final decision in determining the appropriateness of all such rulings.

    The Board will not hear complaints against personnel or any students in a public board meeting. Any complaint about the District, including instruction, discipline, district personnel, procedures, or curriculum should be referred through the proper administrative channels before it is presented to the Board for consideration and action. All complaints should be resolved through proper channels in the following order:

    Teacher or Staff
    Principal or Supervisor
    Superintendent
    Board of Trustees

  • STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

    Under the authority of Texas Government Code, Section 551.001, et seq., the Board, during the course of the meetings, covered by this notice, may enter into closed or executive session for any of the following reasons:

    1. To consult with the Board's attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation, or settlement offers, or on matters where the attorney's duty to the Board, pursuant to the Code of Professional Responsibility of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with the provisions of the Open Meetings Law. Sec. 551.071
    2. To discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, or value or real property. Sec. 551.072
    3. To discuss negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations. Sec. 551.073
    4. To deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against a public officer or employee, unless such officer or employee requests a public hearing. Sec. 551.074
    5. To consider the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices. Sec. 551.076
    6. To deliberate a case involving discipline of a public school child or children, unless an open hearing is requested in writing by a parent or guardian of the child; or to deliberate a case in which a complaint or charge is brought against an employee of the District by another employee and the complaint or charge directly results in a need or a hearing unless the employee complained of or charged requests an open hearing. Sec. 551.082
    7. To exclude a witness from a hearing during the examination of another witness in an investigation when the Board is investigating a matter. Sec. 551.084

    All final votes, actions, or decisions on any matter discussed in closed or executive session shall be taken or made in open session.

    This notice is posted and filed in compliance with the Open Meetings Law. 

    Regular board meetings are open to the public.