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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.
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Trustees unanimously accepted $149,305.83 in Forney Education Foundation grants, approved a 1% retention stipend budgeted in the district and awarded construction contracts totaling roughly $85.4 million across an aquatic/golf package and the OC Academy expansion.
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District demographer presented a proposed elementary-only rezone that shifts parts of the Willett zone to the new Jacobs Elementary, moves a small area from Griffin to Crosby, and adds a dual-language campus plan; public feedback and hearings are scheduled through December.
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Forney ISD presented a comprehensive safety and wellness update that included plans to hire campus officers, deploy weapons-detection technology and expand mental-health services; district leaders said intruder-audit findings will not be shared publicly to avoid compromising campus security.
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Clarissa Raybond, a Forney resident, told the Forney ISD Board that students are repeatedly subjected to on-campus violence and alleged the district has used technology problems and FERPA to block parents from viewing video evidence.