Bryan ISD school board members hold a special meeting to resolve allegations of discrimination and retaliation by a now-former central office administrator.
At a special board meeting Wednesday night (July 10), members came out of a 90 minute executive session to approve what was described as a “compromise and settlement agreement” with former executive director of school leadership Crystal Goodman.
There were no public comments before the board went into executive session and no board comments after returning from meeting behind closed doors other than the motion and the vote.
Click below to hear comments from the July 10, 2024 special meeting of the Bryan ISD school board.
Click HERE to read and download the “compromise and settlement agreement”, provided by Bryan ISD.
A copy of the settlement provided by BISD says this resolves complaints that Crystal Goodman filed with the equal employment opportunity commission and the Texas Workforce Commission.
The agreement says this is a compromise of disputed claims where there is no admission of liability or fault by either BISD or Goodman.
Goodman, who resigned after 11 years as a school leadership director, will be paid $36,000 dollars.
The agreement also calls on BISD’s superintendent and appropriate central office staff to participate in the state school board association’s pay equity review and related programs.
Goodman was one of three BISD executive directors of school leadership. BISD’s website said she was assigned to the district’s three intermediate schools and six of the 14 elementary schools.
A BISD spokesman told WTAW News the “primary purpose of the Executive Director of School Leadership is to provide supervision and leadership for the district’s campuses. Specifically, they supervise each campus principal according to the district’s organizational structure. Additionally, these leaders ensure continuous academic improvement and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.”
The spokesman also told WTAW News that no decision has been made if Goodman’s position will be filled.