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Chair Arcand called the meeting to order and asked the clerk to call the roll; board members were recorded present. The meeting moved to the pledge of allegiance.
The School Board of Independent School District 624 met to approve its agenda and consent items (amending the consent language to note superintendent recommendation), hear a superintendent report and student recognitions, receive an update on a new Spanish dual‑language immersion kindergarten at Otter Lake and Matoska, and review a presale report and related resolutions for a combined $31.75 million bond issuance (facilities maintenance and refunding). The board approved the achievement and integration plan, a 10‑year LTFM plan and a resolution of intent to issue bonds; it also adopted several policy changes after a contentious debate over consent‑agenda rules.
