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]MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? YES WE DO.OUR ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OPEN FORUM, BUT WE HAD NO ONE SIGN UP FOR OPEN FORUM TONIGHT FOR THIS 5:00 SPECIAL MEETING. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS
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CLOSED SESSION
]551.071 AND 551.074. WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 05:50 P.M. WITH A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR LONE FINALIST FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THEN. AND WE ARE NOW RECONVENING INTO CLOSED SESSION.
THANK YOU. THE TIME IS NOW 5:53 P.M. AND WE WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
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]OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IN OPEN SESSION IS THE DISCUSSION ACTION.[6.1 Consider Naming of Lone Finalist for Superintendent of Schools]
AND CONSIDER NAMING OF LONE FINALIST FOR THE EANES SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION AND ACTION? LAURA. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NAMED KIRK KOENNECKE AS THE LONE FINALIST FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF EANES ISD.
THANK YOU. LAURA. I HAVE A MOTION BY LAURA AND A SECOND BY.
CATHERINE. CATHERINE. CATHERINE WANTED TO DO IT IN A THIRD.
BY JAMES. CATHERINE. SECOND. OKAY. [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE A MOTION BY LAURA AND A SECOND BY CATHERINE. DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? JAMES. OKAY. LAURA. WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MR. KOENNECKE AND HIS WIFE, SUSIE TO OUR EANES FAMILY.
THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR ALL OF US. AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL WELCOME THEM IN AS WARMLY AS THEY HAVE WELCOMED PAST SUPERINTENDENTS, INCLUDING DR. TRIGG. IT WAS A LONG PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT MR. KOENNECKE HAS HE'S GOT OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SERVING STUDENTS, STARTING AS A TEACHER AND A COACH, AND THEN PROGRESSING ALL THE WAY UP TO SUPERINTENDENT.
HE'S BEEN FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. HE'S SERVED AS SUPERINTENDENT MOST RECENTLY AT INDIAN HILLS IN OHIO, WHICH IS 1 OF THE TOP RANKED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. LAURA.
I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT FIT FOR OUR DISTRICT, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT GOT US HERE.
JOHN, LAURA AND I SERVED ON A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE, AND THAT INVOLVED A LOT OF EXTRA MEETINGS AND PLANNING OUT AND WORKING WITH OUR SEARCH FIRM JG CONSULTING. AND I WOULD SAY THAT I WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, WE HAD I THINK WE HAD SEVEN MEETINGS IN LIKE 10 DAYS IN ORDER TO DO ALL OF THE INTERVIEWS.
WE HAD SOME GREAT CANDIDATES APPLY A JUST TREMENDOUSLY QUALIFIED VERY INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND A LOT OF GOOD VARIETY. AND I THINK THAT THE THING THAT THAT MOST GUIDED US IN THIS PROCESS AND LED US TO FIND THIS LONE FINALIST WHO'S SUCH A GOOD FIT IS THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE, THE THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE THAT WAS BASED ON THE INPUT OUR COMMUNITY GAVE OUR OUR CABINET, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PARENTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
HAVING THAT AS OUR GUIDING LIGHT AND USING THAT WHAT OUR COMMUNITY TOLD US THEY WANTED IN OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT WAS KEY TO FINDING SUCH A GREAT CANDIDATE AND FINDING SOMEONE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN FITTING IN EANES ISD.
AND THIS WILL BE THE 3RD SUPERINTENDENT THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH SINCE I WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DOCTOR KOENNECKEAND AND SEEING OUR DISTRICT MOVE FORWARD. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND EXCITED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JAMES KELLY. I'M VERY EXCITED.
AND THANK YOU FOR GOING OVER THE PROCESS. THE PROCESS WAS IT WAS A, A BIG LIFT.
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AND BUT IT WAS MADE BETTER BY THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE STAKEHOLDERS.HE'S A REALLY GREAT CONNECTOR. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE CONNECTIONS THAT HE'LL MAKE.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE OUT A SPECIAL WELCOME TO CHICO AND CONNOR, OUR NEWEST DOG MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR ATS BATS DROPPED OFF SOME OF THEIR POSSIBILITY TREATS FOR THE SPECIAL PUPS, SO I WILL SAVE THEM IN MY FREEZER FOR YOU.
AND YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WELCOME. THANK YOU.
KELLY. DIANE. WELL, A LOT OF COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ALREADY THAT HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT WE HAD SUCH A IT WAS A FAST PROCESS. IT WAS A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS, A LOT OF EXCELLENT CANDIDATES.
SO THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. THANK YOU.
DIANE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JOHN. I JUST WANTED TO ADD IN MY $0.02 TO WELCOME MR. KOENNECKE. I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A PHENOMENAL SUPERINTENDENT FOR OUR DISTRICT.
SO EXCITED THAT HE'LL BE JOINING US. AND THE POOL WAS INCREDIBLY ROBUST.
AND IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY STRONG POOL. YET MR. KOENNECKEROSE TO THE TOP AND WAS OUR CLEAR FIRST CHOICE.
AND IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A CHOICE OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF STRONG CANDIDATES.
SO WELCOME, MR. KOENNECKE. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AND SUSIE.
THANK YOU. JOHN. CATHERINE. ALL RIGHT. IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW UP ALL THESE COMMENTS BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL WE WERE ALL SO IMPRESSED WITH KURT KOENNECKE FOR ME, THOUGH, THE ONE THING THAT REALLY STOOD OUT IS THAT HE PUT STUDENTS FIRST.
IT JUST CAME UP IN JUST ABOUT EVERY TALKING POINT AND DISCUSSION POINT.
AND SO I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THIS IS AND I'M SURE HE'S LISTENING.
AND SO HIS DECISIONS, HIS HEART, HIS HEAD, HIS ENERGY IS GOING TO BE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO WELCOME HIM TO OUR EANES FAMILY.
THANK YOU. CATHERINE. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE ANYTHING MORE THAT I CAN ADD ON.
KIRK KOENNECKE, I'VE HAD THE CHANCE, JUST LIKE THE OTHER TRUSTEES, TO MEET WITH HIM NOW, TWICE IN THIS VERY ROBUST PROCESS THAT WE HAD WITH COMMUNITY INPUT, BUILDING THAT LEADERSHIP PROFILE THAT THE COMMUNITY HELPED US BUILD.
KIRK KOENNECKE, HE IS A VETERAN EDUCATOR. HE'S BEEN A COACH.
HE'S BEEN A TEACHER, A PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
SO I THINK THAT HE IS GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC LEADER FOR US AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE.
I ALSO WANT TO AT THIS TIME, THANK DR. TRIGG FOR WORKING WITH US IN OUR LAST FIVE MONTHS.
AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERTISE. JUST LIKE KIRK, YOU CAME AS A SUPERINTENDENT WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, BROUGHT YOUR UNIQUE LEADERSHIP AND HELPED US THROUGH THIS TIME.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HELP US FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE WELCOME KIRK KOENNECKE.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND AND ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION.
WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS 7-0 VOTE. FOR OUR LONE FINALIST,
MR. KIRK KOENNECKE. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL AT 6:01,
WE WILL ADJOURN THIS SPECIAL MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.