Northwest ISD board upholds Level 2 decision in Level 3 employee appeal

The Northwest Independent School District board met in a special session beginning at 8:03 p.m. and moved into executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074 to hear a Level 3 employee appeal, the transcript shows.

The chair told those present that notice of the special meeting had been posted in accordance with state law and that the employee involved had requested a closed hearing. "The board will now return into executive session to hear the client," the chair said before recessing the open meeting at about 8:04 p.m.

When the board returned to open session a motion was made to deny the relief requested in the Level 3 appeal and to uphold the district's Level 2 decision. The transcript records the motion as made by board member Simpson and seconded by board member Compton. The record does not include a roll-call vote tally or named votes; the motion was recorded as carried in the meeting minutes referenced in the transcript but the exact vote count is not specified.

No members of the public provided testimony on agenda items, according to the chair's announcement at the start of the meeting. The board cited Texas Government Code provisions allowing closed deliberations on personnel matters, including attorney consultation and hearings concerning complaints or charges against employees.

The meeting concluded shortly after the motion; the transcript records the chair thanking participants and closing the meeting.

What happened next: the transcript does not specify any further procedural steps, appeals filings, or deadlines. Any additional administrative or legal steps that would follow an upheld Level 2 decision were not mentioned in the available record.