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The Kennedale ISD Board of Trustees met in special session Wednesday, May 22, to address three items that were posted on the agenda. ?All members were present with the exception of Eddie Patterson.The first agenda item was to hear public comments from I-Zone parents. {{more}}Nine parents/students spoke about their experiences with the I-Zone programs and all were favorable comments. The last person to speak was the director of the program who share recent unscheduled inspections by the Department of Family Services which I-Zone had received a grade of 100.?One person ask to speak concerning I-Zone who was not a parent of an I-Zone student. He was advised to come to the next regular board meeting in June and the address the Board under the public comments section.?See the parents comments and the full meeting video at?http://www.kennedale.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=6688&ViewID=E324842B-E4A3-44C3-991A-1E716D4A99E3&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=11078&PageID=5409?One new hire was approved – Amanda Cool as a 2nd grade teacher at James Delaney Elementary.?In last order of business, the Board reviewed and certified the recent school board elections results. See results?https://kennedalenews.com/candidates-for-change-defeated-in-kisd-board-elections-on-saturday-but-will-p586-90.htm?KISD Board of Trustees will meet in regular session June 24 at 7 p.m.