Dallas ISD trustees to receive investigative report on Superintendent Mike Miles on Friday
Former U.S. Attorney Paul Coggins (left).
Dallas ISD trustees will receive the results of an independent investigation into Superintendent Mike Miles’ handling of a contract award this week.
Former U.S. Attorney Paul Coggins, who is leading the investigation, said the plan is to deliver a written report to trustees on Friday. He provided no details about his findings.
Board President Eric Cowan said that after trustees have had time to read the report, they’ll determine an appropriate time to meet.
A 72-hour notice is required for trustees to hold a regular or called meeting. However, an emergency meeting can be called with at least two hours notification to deal with unforeseen matters.
The investigation is looking into whether Miles tried to influence the outcome of a service contract award and whether he interfered with a district investigation into his actions.
A resignation letter from former operations chief Kevin Smelker has also become part of the investigation. An early draft of the resignation letter written by consultant Lisa LeMaster and sent to Miles and Smelker was highly critical of the school board, with explicit criticism of trustee Elizabeth Jones.
LeMaster’s draft, obtained by The Dallas Morning News through an open records request, was sent in an email dated June 16. Until the day before, she was under contract to provide communications
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