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The board approved renaming the district’s OC expansion as "the Rec" (short for Recreation) to align with new programming including swim, golf and gymnastics and approved the word mark presented by communications staff.
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The Forney ISD Board of Trustees approved a district compensation package that sets a $64,000 starting salary for teachers with an average 3.3% increase for teaching staff and a 3% midpoint increase for other staff, with an estimated combined cost of $88.1 million.
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Board President Greg Farris opened the Forney ISD Board of Trustees meeting, certified a quorum and announced the board would move into closed session to discuss potential property transactions, personnel contracts and safety/security audit findings under cited Texas Government Code sections; no open‑session votes were scheduled during that time.
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Trustees voted to accept a $10,984.65 donation from Griffin PTO and $7,000 from Johnson PTO; the meeting also highlighted student‑of‑the‑month awards, three All‑State music recognitions and a district theater education award.
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Chief Jason Saunders briefed the board on intruder-detection audits conducted by TEA under statewide safety directives, saying the district will not release detailed findings publicly because doing so could compromise campus security.
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Forney ISD’s board approved final modifications to elementary attendance boundaries for fall 2026, splitting Willett Elementary into two zones and shifting a small area from Griffin to Crosby; transportation provisions for eligible bilingual pre-K4 students were included.
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Following closed session, the Forney ISD board approved employment actions for professional contract personnel, found one educator (Andrea Jordan) to have abandoned employment and directed the administration to seek sanctions with the State Board of Education, and approved administrator personal-services contracts consistent with HB 3372.
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District staff presented TASB Policy Update 126 — described as the largest update — which implements recent legislative changes affecting meeting posting timelines, contractor restrictions tied to Senate Bill 12, a new AI policy per House Bill 1500, conflict-of-interest rules under HB 3372, and other human-resources and student-safety provisions.
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Forney ISD approved purchasing 12,000 student and 950 staff Chromebooks from Archangel for $2,986,882 — roughly $1 million under the district’s budgeted amount — following an October open bid process with 24 responses, the administration said.
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The Forney ISD board recognized students and holiday card contest winners, accepted booster and club donations totaling $26,400 for athletics programs, heard a brief master-planning update on three construction projects, and received public comments from a state Senate candidate and the FFA vice president inviting the board to upcoming events.