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Spring Branch ISD board approves settlement release agreement, authorizes superintendent to finalize it
Summary
The Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees approved a settlement release agreement in the matter S.R. b/n/f L. and O. R. v. SBISD (SOAH Dkt. No. 701-24-15577; TEA Dkt. No. 242-SE-0424) by a 6-0 vote and authorized the superintendent to negotiate, finalize and execute the agreement.
The Board of Trustees of the Spring Branch Independent School District approved a settlement release agreement in the matter captioned S.R. b/n/f L. and O. R. v. SBISD (SOAH Dkt. No. 701-24-15577; TEA Dkt. No. 242-SE-0424) during its Jan. 13, 2025 special meeting. Trustee Caroline H. Bennett moved to approve the settlement and Trustee Chris Earnest seconded; the motion passed by a 6-0 vote.
Board President Lisa Andrews Alpe had recessed the meeting into executive session at 6:01 PM under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 for consultation with the board's attorney on matters that included legal issues surrounding public finance and the referenced dockets. President Alpe reconvened the meeting to open session at 7:01 PM and stated that no action had been taken during closed session. In open session the board voted to approve the settlement release agreement and further authorized the superintendent to negotiate, finalize and execute the agreement in accordance with the terms discussed in executive session.
The minutes record the formal motion and the 6-0 tally but do not list individual roll-call votes for each trustee in the text. The board did not provide additional details of the settlement terms in the public minutes; the minutes direct interested parties to springbranchisd.com for meeting videos and materials.
