Parents and teachers demand resignations, transparency at Keller ISD board meeting

Dozens of residents used the board’s two-minute public-comment slots on April 10 to condemn recent board actions and demand greater transparency, with several callers urging trustees to resign.

"In the past 3 months, you have tarnished the reputation of this district," said Laura Romano, a PTA volunteer, saying community members would "remain vigilant" and continue to press for answers. Other speakers echoed Romano’s calls, accusing trustees of secret payments to consultants and legal counsel and of harming minority and special-education students through opaque decisions.

One commenter summarized recent expenditures and alleged costs tied to the failed split effort, saying the board paid roughly $60,000 to Moe Casey, $24,000 to TEE and tens of thousands to the district’s attorney, and that the superintendent’s dismissal cost about $425,000. "To merely explore this idea, the rump Board has wasted well over $500,000," the speaker said, adding that pending lawsuits could push total costs past $1 million.

Speakers repeatedly asked the board to make consultant contracts and invoices public and to explain why some purchases or hires were not discussed in open session. Several commenters praised actions taken by interim leadership — such as reinstating a fine-arts director and bringing books back to agendas — while urging sustained oversight through elections and public-record requests.

The board did not respond to individual complaints during the public-comment period; trustees’ procedural role is to listen and not engage during that portion of the meeting under board rules the chair read at the start of the session.