Fort Worth Independent School District public meetings in 2024
9 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Meeting
The Fort Worth ISD Board will hold a public hearing and then deliberate in closed session on the termination of teacher Timothy Muller, following an Independent Hearing Examiner's recommendation. The board will also vote on whether to accept the examiner's findings and whether to terminate Muller's probationary contract. Other action items include approving the 2025-2026 school calendars, legislative priorities, and a literacy resolution.
- Public hearing and possible termination of teacher Timothy Muller (Fort Worth ISD v. Timothy Muller)
- Approve 2025-2026 Traditional, Intersessional and Early College High School Calendars
- Approve Legislative Priorities for the 89th Texas Legislative Session
- Purchase of metal detectors for middle schools ($2.6M) and high schools ($7.4M)
- Settlement of Palazzolo v. Ft. Worth ISD lawsuit
Special Meeting
The Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will hold a special meeting to consider terminating teacher Timothy Muller. The agenda includes a public hearing on the Independent Hearing Examiner's recommendation, followed by closed session and possible action on the termination.
- Public hearing on the termination of Mr. Timothy Muller (Fort Worth ISD v. Timothy Muller, Docket No. 003-LH-09-2024)
- Possible board action on the hearing examiner's findings regarding Muller's termination
- Possible board action on termination of a probationary contract employee in the same case
- Executive session for attorney consultation and deliberation on employee discipline and dismissal
- Public comment limited to agenda items; sign-up required by 4:00 PM day of meeting
Regular Meeting
The Fort Worth ISD Board will hold a public hearing and consider action on the termination of teacher Timothy Muller, following an independent hearing examiner's recommendation. The board will also vote on terminating other contract employees for good cause and on several consent agenda items, including budget amendments, contracts, and facility projects.
- Public hearing and possible action on termination of Timothy Muller (Docket No. 003-LH-09-2024)
- Approval of proposed termination of probationary, term, and continuing contract employees for good cause
- Ratification of interlocal agreement for School Resource Officer program with City of Fort Worth for 2024-2025
- Approval of fire alarm system replacements for nine school facilities
- Approval of budgets and fund transfers within the 2021 Capital Improvement Program
Special Meeting
The Fort Worth ISD Board will hold a special meeting to consider Level III grievances filed by Lesley Thomas and Dr. Yassmin Lee. The board may convene in closed session to hear presentations and legal advice before deliberating and rendering decisions on each grievance. Public comment and written statements are limited to agenda items.
- Consider Level III Grievance of Lesley Thomas (closed session possible)
- Consider Level III Grievance of Dr. Yassmin Lee (closed session possible)
- Executive session for attorney advice and employee complaints
- Deliberate and render decisions on both grievances
- Public comment sign-up by 4:00 PM day of meeting
Regular Meeting
The Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will hold a regular meeting to consider consent agenda items including approving a Pre-K hub partnership with Neighborhood PreK, a waiver for pre-K-4th grade classes exceeding the 22:1 student limit, a budget amendment, and several technology and security contract renewals. The board will also hold a public hearing on the district's 2023 Financial Accountability Rating (School FIRST), where FWISD received a perfect score.
- Approve Pre-K Hub Partner with Neighborhood PreK (rebranded from Child Care Associates) to co-enroll students and apply for SB-1882 funds
- Approve waiver for maximum class size exception for pre-K-4th grade classrooms exceeding 22:1 ratio
- Approve budget amendment for period ending September 30, 2024
- Approve purchase of emergency mass notification system renewal and 2 cargo vans for Safety and Security
- Approve ratification of several technology contracts including endpoint security, cloud content filter, and enterprise resources planning system
Special Meeting
The Fort Worth ISD Board of Education is holding a special meeting to consider several action items, including appointing an interim superintendent, nominating candidates for the Tarrant Appraisal District Board, and approving appointments to the Board Audit Committee. The board will also hear a presentation on Fine Arts, College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR), and Gold Seal programs. An executive session is scheduled to discuss legal, personnel, security, and real property matters.
- Approve appointment of Interim Superintendent
- Resolution nominating candidates for Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors
- Approval of appointments to Board Audit Committee
- Presentation on Fine Arts/CCMR/Gold Seal Programs
- Executive session on personnel, security, and real property
Regular Meeting
The Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will hold a regular meeting to consider consent agenda items, including contracts for medical services, adult education, and technology, as well as action items on employee terminations and the superintendent's contract. The board will also hear a presentation on strengthening Tier 1 instruction and discuss security and real property in executive session.
- Approve cooperative agreement with Goodside Health for medical services at all campuses
- Approve contract with Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County for adult education program
- Approve purchase of bidirectional amplifier system for Benbrook Middle High School
- Approve license agreement with Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth (Dickies Arena) for 2025 graduations
- Consider termination of probationary contract of Jerome Jones
Special Meeting
The Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will hold a special meeting with an executive session to seek legal advice and discuss personnel matters, including the superintendent's performance and recommendations to terminate certain contract employees. Public comment is limited to agenda items.
- Executive session to discuss superintendent's performance
- Recommendations to terminate continuing, term, and probationary contract employees for good cause
- Public comment period limited to agenda items
Board Workshop
The Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will hold a workshop on September 10, 2024, at 5:30 PM at the District Service Center. Presentations include the 2024 A-F Accountability Summary and a plan for strengthening core instruction. Public comment is accepted in person or by written statement.
- 2024 FWISD A-F Accountability Summary presented by Deputy Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury
- Accelerating Learning at the Core: Strengthening Tier 1 Instruction presentation
- Public comment sign-up by 4:00 PM day of workshop or by email by 12:00 PM