Oct 25, 2022 Board of Trustees Meeting

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GOOD EVENING. IT IS 5:00 P.M.

AND THIS IS A REGULARLY CALLED MEETING OF THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[III.A. Conduct a Public Hearing on School FIRST Rating Report ]

MS. DAVENPORT. PERFECT.

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.

LOPEZ. STATE LAW REQUIRES A DISTRICT TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SCHOOL FIRST RATING SYSTEM AS ASSIGNED BY TEA.

FIRST IS THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.

THE NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC MEETING HEARING WAS POSTED IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS ON OCTOBER 3RD.

THE DATA PRESENTED FOR THE 2022 RATING IS BASED ON THE FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOL FIRST.

THIS IS THE 19TH YEAR THAT DISTRICTS ARE REPORTING RESULTS UNDER THIS SYSTEM.

THE SYSTEM HAS CHANGED THROUGH THE YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE.

THE INDICATORS HAVE BECOME MORE DIFFICULT FOR DISTRICTS TO ACHIEVE AN A RATING.

TONIGHT, WE WILL LOOK AT THE INDICATORS IN PLACE FOR THIS RATING YEAR.

THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOL FIRST IS TO EXPAND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AREA OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

THE OBJECTIVE OF SCHOOL FIRST IS TO ACHIEVE QUALITY PERFORMANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM RESOURCES FOR INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES.

THE 2022 RATING WAS INITIALLY BASED ON 20 INDICATORS, ALTHOUGH TEA DECIDED NOT TO SCORE THREE OF THOSE INDICATORS.

A DISTRICT HAS TO EARN 90 POINTS TO EARN AN A RATING.

WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT GARLAND ISD WAS ABLE TO EARN THAT A RATING.

WE WILL QUICKLY LOOK AT THE INDICATORS INVOLVED IN THE RATING.

THE FIRST FOUR QUESTIONS ARE EITHER YES OR NO.

FIVE QUESTIONS AFTER THAT ARE CEILING INDICATORS, WHICH SET LIMITS ON THE MAXIMUM POINTS ALLOWED AND THE REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE SCORED UP TO FIVE OR TEN POINTS, SOME ON A SLIDING SCALE AND OTHERS ARE ALL OR NOTHING.

WAS OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FILED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF OUR NOVEMBER 27TH DEADLINE.

AND IT WAS. WAS THERE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ISSUED IN OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT? AND THERE WAS.

WAS OUR DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF OUR PAYMENT TERMS FOR ALL OF OUR DEBT AGREEMENTS? WE WERE. DID WE MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO TRS, IRS, THE WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES? AND WE DID. WAS OUR TOTAL UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION BALANCE GREATER THAN ZERO? THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE THREE INDICATORS THAT TEA DECIDED NOT TO SCORE.

WAS OUR AVERAGE CHANGE IN ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, LESS THAN 25%? AND IT WAS.

AND WAS THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND IN OUR GENERAL FUND ENOUGH TO COVER OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES? WE HAD 246 DAYS ON HAND AND IT WAS.

WAS OUR MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES SUFFICIENT TO COVER OUR DEBT? IT WAS FULLY TO GET ALL TEN POINTS.

DID OUR DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND REVENUE EXCEED OR EQUAL EXPENDITURES? AND IT DID.

NUMBER TEN WAS ANOTHER INDICATOR THAT TEA DID NOT SCORE.

WAS OUR RATIO OF LONG TERM DEBT TO TOTAL ASSETS ENOUGH TO SUPPORT OUR LONG TERM SOLVENCY? IN WHICH IT WAS WE EARNED ALL TEN POINTS.

WAS THE DEBT PER $100 OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE SUFFICIENT TO COVER OUR FUTURE DEBT? AND AGAIN, ALL TEN POINTS.

OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIZE THAT MEANS GREATER THAN 10,000 STUDENTS, 8.55 IS THE MAXIMUM YOU CAN HAVE TO EARN ALL TEN POINTS.

WE WERE ONLY AT 7.13, WHICH IS A EVEN A REDUCTION FROM LAST YEAR OF 7.29.

SO AGAIN, EARNING ALL TEN POINTS.

DID OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT HAVE A 15% DECLINE IN STUDENT TO STAFF RATIO? WE DID NOT, TEN POINTS.

NUMBER 15 WAS THE THIRD INDICATOR NOT SCORED.

NUMBER 16 LOOKS AT OUR PEIMS DATA COMPARED TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND LOOKING FOR LESS THAN 3% VARIANCE.

AND WE PASSED THAT INDICATOR.

AND THEN OUR LAST FOUR DID OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS REPORT THAT OUR FINANCIAL REPORT WAS FREE OF ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES.

AND IT WAS.

DID THEY ALSO REPORT THAT IT WAS FREE OF ANY NONCOMPLIANCE FOR OUR GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND LAWS AND AGAIN, ALL TEN POINTS? AND THEN ARE WE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POST ARE REQUIRED POSTINGS AND WE DID FIVE POINTS.

AND THEN LASTLY, DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DID OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY VALUES AT A BOARD MEETING WITHIN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTED ITS BUDGET? AND WE DID, AND PASSED THAT CEILING INDICATOR AGAIN.

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WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST RATING WE COULD HAVE ACHIEVED THIS YEAR.

THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURES, WE HAVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S CURRENT CONTRACT THAT IS FOUND ON THE DISTRICT'S INTERNET SITE, DISCLOSURES OF SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBER EXPENDITURES FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH ARE SHOWN BEFORE YOU AND ANY OUTSIDE COMPENSATION OR FEES RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

NONE WERE NOTED.

ANY GIFTS RECEIVED BY BOARD MEMBERS OR ANY OFFICERS OF THE DISTRICT, NONE WERE NOTED.

AND THEN LASTLY, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND BOARD MEMBERS AND NONE WERE NOTED.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR INTERNET FOR ALL THE PUBLIC TO SEE STARTING TOMORROW, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING MS. DAVENPORT'S PRESENTATION OR THIS TOPIC IN GENERAL? MR. MILLER. THANK YOU FOR THIS.

WELL, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS ON CATEGORY 13.

13? BOTH HERE AND THEN OVER ON PAGE 36 OF OUR BOARD BOOK, 37 OF OUR BOARD BOOK THAT TALKS ABOUT SEE RANGES BELOW AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE POINTS SECTION.

AND THEN THIS TALKS ABOUT OUR RATIOS LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD.

WHAT IS THE THRESHOLD? 8.5. IT'S BASED ON THE ADA.

AND SO THE SIZE OF THE DISTRICT.

CORRECT. SIZE OF THE DISTRICT.

AND WE ARE CONSIDERED THE LARGEST THAT THEY HAVE.

AND SO THAT IS 8.55%.

LESS THAN THAT IT'S ON A SLIDING SCALE.

SO WE COULD GET KNOCKED DOWN TO EIGHT POINTS.

AT SIX POINTS, IT GOES IN INCREMENTS OF TWO.

AND SO AS OUR RATIO WENT UP, SO WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM BETWEEN THE.

WE DO. THRESHOLD ON THIS.

YEAH. YES. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYTHING ELSE, TRUSTEES? AS THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING.

THIS IS OPEN TO A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ISSUE OF THE SCHOOL FIRST RATING.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT? SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING? SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOTION AN A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CLOSING IT, PLEASE SAY OR RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION PASSES AND THE PUBLIC MEETING IS CLOSED AT 5:08 P.M..

MOVING ON NOW TO ITEM FOUR ON THE BOARD AGENDA.

[IV. Public Forum]

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE COMMENTS MAY COMPLETE A PUBLIC COMMENT PARTICIPATION REQUEST HERE AT THE GRCTC PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.

I HAVE ONE CARD THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO ME, MS. NICOLE SCOTT.

GOOD EVENING. I AM NICOLE SCOTT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE GARLAND ISD COUNCIL OF TTA'S.

I ALSO HAVE WITH ME NOW PRESIDENTIAL AIDE DORIA O'HEIDA AND OUR TREASURER, TRACY DEERKIELD.

I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS YOU TO LET YOU KNOW OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS FOR LAST YEAR AND OUR GOALS FOR THIS YEAR.

SO FOR LAST YEAR WE WERE AWARDED THE PLATINUM COUNCIL AWARD FROM TEXAS TTA TO LAUNCH THIS TASK CENTER.

WE DOUBLED OUR MEMBERSHIP FROM 2020 AND 2021.

WE ACHIEVED ACTIVE STATUS AT 64 CAMPUSES.

WE HOSTED A DISTRICT WIDE PROGRAM ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND WE HAD NINE SCHOOLS RECEIVED THE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE FOR NATIONAL TTA, AND WE HAD 70 ATTENDEES FROM GISD TO ATTEND THE TTA LAUNCH.

NOW, FOR OUR GOALS FOR 2022 23, WE ARE STRIVING TO ACHIEVE THE GOLDEN COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP AWARD.

THAT'S WITH ALL OF YOU AGREEING TO BECOME MEMBERS BY OCTOBER 31ST.

THANK YOU. MR. GLICK.

MR. BEACH.

MS. GRIFFIN, MS. STANLEY, DR.

LOPEZ, DR.

RUSSELL AND DR.

ADAMS. WE ALSO WANT TO INCREASE OUR MEMBERSHIP THAT TO OUR PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS HAVE ACTIVITIES AT ALL CAMPUSES.

WE'RE STARTING TO GET OUR LAST FOUR ACTIVE AND WE WILL HAVE THEM ACTIVE HOPEFULLY BY DECEMBER.

WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE AGREED TO ADOPT AND SUPPORT THE GILBREATH-REED.

THAT'S LUNA ELEMENTARY, THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER.

GOOD SAMARITANS HAS ADOPTED THEM.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A GROUP TO ADOPT PATHWAY.

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WE'RE DOING A CAN-STRUCTION DRIVE WITH GOOD SAMARITANS IN THE STREAM.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A PROGRAM ON MENTAL HEALTH.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK TO THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYORS, BECAUSE WE WANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL THE PTAS AS WELL, AND OUR SAGE COMMITTEE FOR OUR SPECIAL AND GIFTED EDUCATION STUDENTS.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

I HAVE 54 SECONDS IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM.

PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE NOT REALLY GOING TO ENGAGE IN ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

AND THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING YOUR MEMBERSHIP.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T GET A MEMBERSHIP FROM FROM THAT WAY, BUT I'M A MEMBERSHIP AND I HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE SCHOOL, SO.

OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS.

[V.A.1. Recognition of Resolution in Loving Memory of Mr. George Jones]

THIS I KNOW THIS ONE HIT ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T REALLY THERE WAS A TINY LITTLE OVERLAP WHERE I WAS A TRUSTEE, WHERE MR. JONES WAS A DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS IN THIS DISTRICT.

DESPITE THAT, I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW HIM PRETTY WELL OVER THE COURSE OF TIME BECAUSE HE NEVER WENT AWAY.

HE WAS ALWAYS AROUND AT EVERY SEEN I'VE GOT I'M A BAND, DAD.

SO ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TIME I WENT TO A BAND COMPETITION WITH MY SON, THERE WAS GEORGE JUDGING FOR THESE, AND HE TOOK TIME TO HELP MENTOR MY SON.

AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

BUT THAT'S JUST WHO HE WAS.

HE WAS A GREAT GUY.

AND ACTUALLY WHEN I TOOK MY SON ASIDE AND TOLD HIM, HE ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN BECAUSE HE HAD COME TO LIKE HIM SO MUCH AND IT WAS TOUGH ON HIM, I THINK GEORGE HAD THAT EFFECT ON A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HONOR HIM AT THIS PARTICULAR MEETING AND WE'RE GOING TO START.

DR. LOPEZ, COULD YOU INTRODUCE OUR SPECIAL GUEST? SORRY. THERE'S NO TRIBUTE THAT COULD BE BIG ENOUGH FOR GEORGE.

AND I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT WHEN HE WALKED UP AND HE WALKED INTO A ROOM, HE JUST MADE THE WHOLE ROOM SHINE WITH HIS SMILE, HIS ENERGY, HIS CONNECTIVITY.

AND SO I JUST ASK THE COMMUNITY TO PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY, FOR EVERYBODY AROUND THEM THAT HE TOUCHED.

WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST, MARGARET WIS, AND SHE'S GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PLAY A TRIBUTE TO HER.

MARGARET IS OUR BAND DIRECTOR AND AUSTIN ACADEMY.

AUSTIN IS A VERY HIGH PERFORMING MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MATTER OF FACT, THEY GOT INVITED TO A VERY, VERY SELECT INVITATIONAL TO BE CONDUCTED THIS COMING DECEMBER IN CHICAGO. AND SO HER STUDENTS, UNDER HER TUTELAGE, ARE GOING TO REPRESENT GISD AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

AND I THANK YOU FOR ON SUCH A SHORT TIME TO COME UP HERE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON.

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WHEREAS GEORGE JONES BEGAN HIS CAREER AT THE DISTRICT IN THE 1979 1980 SCHOOL YEAR AS THE BAND DIRECTOR OF WHAT WAS THEN CALLED MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WHEREAS, MR. JONES CONTINUED HIS STORIED CAREER WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND LATER SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT BAND DIRECTOR AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, THE BAND DIRECTOR AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE BECOMING THE DIRECTOR OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE DISTRICT.

WHEREAS, MR. JONES WAS A LIFELONG TEACHER.

IN ADDITION TO HIS ROLE AS THE FINE ARTS DIRECTOR OF THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HE VOLUNTEERED FOR OVER 30 YEARS AS A DIRECTOR OF THE RICHARDSON COMMUNITY BAND AND AFTER RETIREMENT, HAS SERVED AS DIRECTOR EMERITUS.

LATER, HE SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE TO MENTOR MUSIC STUDENT TEACHERS.

WHEREAS, MR. JONES WAS BELOVED IN THE MUSIC COMMUNITY AND HE DERIVED IMMENSE JOY IN HIS ROLES AS DIRECTOR, TEACHER, JUDGE, CLINICIAN AND MENTOR TO MANY DIFFERENT BANDS, ESPECIALLY HIS STUDENT BANDS.

HE INSPIRED SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF MUSICIANS THROUGHOUT HIS LIFETIME.

MR. JONES RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR HIS MUSICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, INCLUDING THE REAL HEROES AWARD BY THE RICHARDSON COALITION, A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BY THE RICHARDSON ARTS ALLIANCE, OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATOR AWARD BY THE TEXAS MUSIC ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE AND A LIFETIME ADMINISTRATOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE TEXAS BAND MASTERS ASSOCIATION. WHEREAS, THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALONG WITH MR. JONES' FAMILY, ARE BLESSED TO HAVE KNOWN HIM AND BE PART OF HIS LIFE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, WES JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN RECOGNITION OF GEORGE JONES, MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR DISTRICT DO HEREBY EXPRESS OUR DEEP APPRECIATION FOR HIS DEDICATION TO THE ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMING EXCELLENCE OF A GARLAND ISD, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS AND EXTEND TO HIS FAMILY OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY UPON HIS PASSING.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE GIVEN TO HIS FAMILY.

MR. GLICK, I BELIEVE YOU HAD SOME WORDS YOU WANTED TO.

YES, THANK YOU, SIR.

I WAS PRIVILEGED EVEN BEFORE I GOT ON THIS BOARD TO KNOW GEORGE.

MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COYLE BAND AND THE ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND GEORGE HAD A STATEMENT.

HE SAID THE BAND HALL IS THE BEST CLASSROOM, SO WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW A VIDEO.

LET ME SET THE STAGE.

IT'S DECEMBER 19TH, 2003 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

THERE'S SNOW ON THE GROUND.

WE'RE ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM LAKE MICHIGAN.

THE FAMED MIRACLE MILE IS ALL LIT UP FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

AND THE MIDWEST INTERNATIONAL CLINIC THE THIRD WEEK IN DECEMBER EVERY YEAR ATTRACTS WORLD MUSICIANS.

THE COYLE BAND, TWO TIME STATE CHAMPION.

LATER THIS EVENING, FROM THAT PERFORMANCE WILL BE NAMED AS THE TOP MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND IN THE UNITED STATES.

3,000 PEOPLE STANDING ROOM ONLY ARE IN ATTENDANCE.

70 COUNTRIES ARE REPRESENTED, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE MR. JONES CONDUCTING THE COYLE BAND IN WHISPERING WINDS.

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SO I THINK THAT THAT WAS PROBABLY A FITTING TRIBUTE FOR HIM.

AND I, YOU KNOW, I THANK EVERYONE FOR THE INDULGENCE, BUT MR. JONES WAS A TRUE LEGEND OF OUR DISTRICT, AND WE ALWAYS HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AFFECTED SO MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE THEIR PASSING WILL ALSO AFFECT US ALL TOO.

SO BUT HE WOULD PROBABLY ALSO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY, ENOUGH ABOUT THAT.

YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK.

SO THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT WILL GO ON.

THE WORK OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS WILL CONTINUE.

AND IN FACT, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BANDS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND THAT ARE GOING TO STEP UP AT THE AREA COMPETITION.

AND I KNOW GEORGE WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE SEEN THAT.

BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL PUT THEM ALL THROUGH THE STATE.

I'LL DO IT FOR GEORGE, BUT WE WILL MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA NOW.

[V.A.2. Recognize Leadership Rowlett Class 31]

SO, MR. JASON WHEELER.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.

LOPEZ. LEADERSHIP ROWLETT OFFERS NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT STIMULATES PARTICIPANTS TO WORK TOGETHER WHILE DEVELOPING PERSONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

THE CURRICULUM COMBINES LECTURES, DIALOG AND INTERACTIONS.

SUBJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOMPASS LEADERSHIP TECHNIQUES AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE PROGRAM STRIVES TO FURTHER DEVELOP PARTICIPANTS LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL BY INTRODUCING THEM TO SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ROWLETT AREA.

THE INSIGHT PARTICIPANTS GAIN AS THEY EXPLORE THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE COMMUNITY FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG TERM INVOLVEMENT IN ROWLETT AND A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP

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THE LEADERSHIP CLASS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH DYNAMIC EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN GISD AND TO TOUR SOME OF OUR BEAUTIFUL FACILITIES.

PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE GISD EFFECT IN REAL LIFE.

THANK YOU TO THE LEADERSHIP CLASS OF 31.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MICHAEL GALLOPS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ROWLETT AREA CHAMBER AND VISITOR CENTER FOR CHOOSING GARLAND ISD.

I LIKE TO INVITE ONE OF THE LEADERSHIP CLASS MEMBERS UP TO THE PODIUM TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO THE BOARD.

MIKE BRITTON, IF YOU COULD JOIN US, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT MICHAEL HAS IN STORE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A HIGH WATERMARK FOR OUR CLASS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD HERE.

I WANT TO THANK DR. LOPEZ.

I WANT TO THANK PRINCIPAL SCHNEIDER FOR TOURING THIS FABULOUS STATE OF THE ART FACILITY HERE THAT WE HAD TODAY.

WE WENT TO HERFURTH, WE FINISHED UP OUR TOUR AT THE NATATORIUM.

AND I THINK I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL OUR CLASS MEMBERS WHEN I SAY THAT IF WE'VE GOT CHILDREN, WHETHER THEY'RE KIDS OR GRANDKIDS IN THE SCHOOL, WE CAME INTO THE DAY KNOWING THAT THIS WAS A GOOD DISTRICT.

WE'RE LEAVING KNOWING THIS IS THE BEST DISTRICT AND THAT OUR KIDS.

[APPLAUSE] AND OUR KIDS ARE IN THE BEST OF HANDS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEND THE DAY WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE LEADERSHIP ROWLETT.

AND THANKS TO THE ROWLETT CHAMBER AND MICHAEL GALLOPS FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO AND HELPING INSTILL THOSE NEW COMMUNITY LEADERS.

[V.A.3. Recognize Garland Police Boxing Gym]

LOPEZ. LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT.

TONIGHT'S SPECIAL RECOGNITION ON THE LINEUP CARD IS EXTRAORDINARY.

NOT ONLY DOES THE RECOGNIZE PROGRAM MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE, BUT IT ALSO IMPACTS THE LIVES OF THE STUDENTS IN GARLAND ISD.

THE GARLAND BOXING GYM IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM STARTED IN 1995 BY FORMER GANG INVESTIGATORS DAVE SWAVEY AND STEVE MARTIN TO HELP LEAD GARLAND YOUTH DOWN A BETTER PATH.

BUT WHAT BETTER WAY TO TELL ITS STORY AND TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THE BOXING GYM THAN HEAR FOR MR. SWAVEY HIMSELF ON THIS VIDEO? SO PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO WITH US.

PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME, THE METROPLEX WAS REALLY EXPERIENCING THE GANG PROBLEM.

SO AS THE NEW CHIEF TOOK OVER HE MADE A CHOICE TO START A GANG UNIT AND I HAPPENED TO BE THE FIRST SUPERVISOR.

THAT BEING SAID, WE SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME RESEARCHING AND LEARNING AND NOT JUST ABOUT THE CITY OF GARLAND, BUT HOW WE WOULD APPROACH THE GANGS.

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, WITH THESE KIDS, YOU COULD GET THEM IN THE BACKSEAT OF YOUR CAR.

10 MINUTES, THEY'D BE CRYING.

I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, YOU KNOW, THAT THESE KIDS, THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF KIDS THAT ARE JUST MISGUIDED, MISDIRECTED.

AND STEVE MARTIN AND MYSELF, BOTH IN THE GANG UNIT AT THE TIME, BOTH GREW UP AS BOXERS, AS KIDS.

AND WE APPROACHED THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SAID, HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT US MAYBE STARTING A BOXING GYM JUST TO KIND OF HELP THESE KIDS WITH THE IDEA THAT WE WERE JUST GOING TO TRY TO GET THEM OFF THE STREET AND GET THEM EDUCATED, GET THEM GRADUATED.

WELL, SO ABOUT 15, 16 YEARS AGO, WE STARTED ACCEPTING GIRLS INTO THE PROGRAM AND IT WAS KIND OF HARD.

THE COACHES WERE A LITTLE BIT FREAKED OUT ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO I DO THIS? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE GIRLS INTO THE PROGRAM HAS, AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE OLYMPICS, I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONES BRINGING HOME THE GOLD MEDALS.

SO OUR GIRLS HAVE KIND OF EVOLVED AND MY THREE LITTLE KIDS THAT ARE HERE, WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER OUR NUMBER ONE MOST PRIZED POSSESSION IS OUR ABRIANA AVILES.

SHE IS A FOUR TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION.

SHE IS 14 YEARS OLD, CURRENTLY GOING TO GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

IF SHE COMPLETES AND WINS THE NATIONALS IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS, IN DECEMBER OF 2022, COLORADO SPRINGS IS GOING TO INVITE HER TO GO TO A CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE GOING TO START PUTTING THEIR SIGHTS ON HER.

YASMIN, CAN WE JUST CALL HER FIRECRACKER?

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SHE'LL TAKE ON ANYBODY.

SHE WILL GET IN THE RING WITH THE BOYS TWO TIMES BIGGER THAN HER, THREE, FOUR INCHES TALLER THAN HER.

IT DOESN'T REALLY SEEM TO MATTER.

AND THEN MY WHAT I CALL MISS AMERICA.

MY MY LAST ONE.

SHE IS BELLA GARY.

SHE'S A SUPER GOOD KID.

AND AGAIN, SHE'LL KEEP UP WITH THE BOYS WHEN THEY'RE OUT HERE WORKING OUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY DO THE MONKEY BARS.

SHE CAN OUTPERFORM ANY ONE OF THE BOYS AT HER AGE BRACKET.

SO WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE SCHOOL BOARD TONIGHT.

THEY ARE, ALL OF THEM HAVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS.

IT'S WATCHING THESE GIRLS, SPECIFICALLY THESE GIRLS KIND OF BLOSSOM.

AND WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THE THREE OF THEM.

NOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL DEVOTED OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS FROM ALL AROUND THE COMMUNITY THAT PASS THROUGH THE GYM DOORS TO HELP COACH AND TRAIN OUR STUDENTS FOR BETTER LIFE CHOICES. BUT I THINK A BETTER WAY TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS, THESE BOXERS, THESE STUDENT BOXERS, WOULD BE HAVING MR. SWAVEY COME UP HERE AND ALSO THEIR COACH, WHO HAPPENS TO BE A GRADUATE OF GARLAND ISD AND THIS VERY GRCTC [APPLAUSE] SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE THEM UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS. THEY'LL GET IN THE RING, BUT THEY WON'T GET IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY HERE TODAY, DR.

LOPEZ, SCHOOL BOARD, WE TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATE IT.

AND WHAT I YOU KNOW, WHEN I ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL, OFTEN I CALL THESE MY CDS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SO TO SPEAK.

AND LIKE I SAID, 15, 20 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE FIRST GIRL ENTERED THE GYM, WE WERE A LITTLE BIT SCARED ABOUT HOW WE WERE GOING TO APPROACH THAT.

BUT AS YOU CAN TELL, BASED ON THE MEDALLIONS THAT THEY'RE HANGING FROM THEIR NECK, THEY'VE DONE QUITE WELL.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL, SEVERAL SUCCESS STORIES OVER THE YEARS.

ONE OF MY GIRLS THAT JUST LIKE THEM, DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO COMMUNICATE.

SHE'S NOW A PROFESSOR AT O.U.

IN AVIATION.

THEY DO GREAT THINGS.

THE GIRLS DO WONDERFUL THINGS.

AND I THINK ABRIANA'S BEEN WITH US THE LONGEST, I'M GUESSING EIGHT, NINE YEARS.

HER FAMILY IS A PART OF OUR GYM.

ACTUALLY, HER DAD IS ONE OF OUR COACHES.

WE HOPE THAT IN THE COMING YEARS THAT SHE ACTUALLY GETS A BERTH TO THE OLYMPIC TRIALS.

SO AGAIN, WE THANK YOU GUYS ALL VERY MUCH.

EDUCATION IS THE COMPONENT.

THE HOOK IS BOXING.

WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT'S WHY THE KIDS COME IN THE GYM.

BUT WHAT WE ENFORCE IS THE EDUCATION COMPONENT OF IT.

AND 72% OF ALL OF OUR KIDS MAKE THE HONOR ROLL EACH AND EVERY SIX WEEKS.

SO. DAPHNE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVITING US TONIGHT.

GUYS. I'VE DONE 42 YEARS IN GARLAND.

I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.

SO THANKS AGAIN.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

AND JUST FYI, WE HAVE 150 KIDS THAT APPLIED TO BE IN OUR BEGINNER'S CLASS.

WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT 50, BUT THAT GOES ON EACH AND EVERY TIME WE ASK FOR KIDS TO FOR A NEW ENROLLMENT.

SO WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT 140 KIDS RIGHT NOW BETWEEN KARATE AND BOXING, AND WE'RE PUSHING ON SPACE.

BUT IT'S A BLESSING TO BE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

IF YOU WANT TO ASK THEM ANY QUESTIONS, THEY'LL IF YOU RING THE BELL, THEY'LL PROBABLY COME RIGHT AT YOU.

[LAUGHTER] DAVE, I'VE GOT A QUESTION I'D LIKE TO ASK.

YEAH, AND JUST CURIOSITY.

I KNOW THAT IN THE NORTH WRESTLING IS VERY BIG IN THE NORTHERN STATES, WHICH IS NOT THAT WELL HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OR YOU THINK THAT EVER THAT THE UIL WILL PICK UP BOXING IN HIGH SCHOOL AS A UIL EVENT? THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

I YOU KNOW, YOU HOPE THE EVOLUTION JUST LIKE I GREW UP WRESTLING AN BOXING, BEING FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

I THINK THE MISNOMER IS WE PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU SEE ON TELEVISION.

AND THAT'S NOT REALLY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A KID.

IF ANYBODY FOLLOWS THE HISTORY OF BOXING, MUHAMMAD ALI CAME INTO THE GYM, WHY? BECAUSE SOMEBODY STOLE HIS BIKE.

HE DIDN'T COME IN THERE TO BE THE WORLD CHAMPION.

AND MIKE TYSON THE SAME THING.

SOMEBODY STOLE HIS DOVE.

SO THOSE GUYS CAME IN BECAUSE THEY NEEDED THE ABILITY TO STAND ON THEIR OWN TO, YOU KNOW, TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.

AND I'VE OFTEN SAID, PUT A SHIRT ON SOMEBODY THAT SAYS YOU WANT TO STOP BULLYING TEACH A KID HOW TO BOX.

WHY DO I KNOW THAT? BECAUSE WHEN KIDS KNEW I FOUGHT IN TOURNAMENTS, I WAS KIND OF LIKE, LEAVE THAT GUY ALONE.

AND BUT IT'S A RESPECT THING, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T NEED TO USE IT WHEN YOU KNOW IT.

JUST LIKE CHUCK NORRIS WHEN THEY INTERVIEWED HIM ONE TIME, THEY SAID, HAS ANYBODY EVER CHALLENGED YOU, CHUCK?

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NOT EVER? NO. BECAUSE OF THE AURA OF WHO CHUCK NORRIS IS, RIGHT? I MEAN, THE JOKES THAT ARE MADE ABOUT HIM, ONCE YOU GET THAT RESPECT, THE AURA ABOUT YOU CHANGES THE WAY THEY FEEL ABOUT THEMSELVES.

AND I TELL PARENTS ALL THE TIME, I CAN TELL YOU JUST EXACTLY WHAT THAT KID, ZACK, HIS ACTIONS IN THE RING ARE THE WAY HE'S OUTSIDE.

IF I CAN CHANGE THE ACTIONS IN THE RING, I CAN CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF WHO THEY ARE OUTSIDE.

AND THAT AND YOU SEE THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

SO I WOULD HOPE TO THINK BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER FOR ME TO GET THE KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL TO TAKE THEM TO A TOURNAMENT.

BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT HERE.

SO AS LONG AS MY GIRLS AND GUYS ARE DOING VERY WELL IN SCHOOL, I USUALLY HAVE THE PERMISSION TO TAKE THEM OUT BECAUSE THESE TOURNAMENTS NOW PRE-COVID, WE COULD GET IN AND OUT IN THREE DAYS.

SINCE THE COVID RESTRICTIONS, IT TAKES A WEEK TO GET A TOURNAMENT OVER WITH.

SO A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

AND AGAIN, MR. BEACH, YOU'VE KNOWN ME FOR A LONG TIME, YOU KNOW THE PROGRAM, SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

ANYTHING? YES.

GIRLS, WILL YOU PLEASE GO TO THE MIC AND EXPLAIN YOUR AWARDS HANGING FROM YOUR NECK? THERE YOU GO. OKAY.

SO SURE.

MY NAME IS JASMINE OR YOU COULD CALL ME FIRECRACKER.

AND I'M 13 YEARS OLD.

I HAVE THIS TEXAS WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL.

AND IT CAME WITH THIS ONE.

AND I HAVE THIS WICHITA, KANSAS.

I GOT SILVER MEDALIST AT THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS.

[APPLAUSE] AND YEAH.

MY NAME IS ISABELLA, AND I WON.

I GOT THIS ONE, THE TEXAS WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE BRONZE.

THE BRONZE MEDAL AT THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS.

MY NAME IS ABRIANA AVILES, AND THIS WAS MY FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.

THIS ONE CAME WITH A BELT, BUT THE FEMALE DIDN'T SHOW IN THE RING, SO IT WAS A WALK OVER THE FIGHT.

AND THIS ONE WAS FROM A SUMMER FESTIVAL IN LUBBOCK ALSO.

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH PRESIDENT JOHNSON MAYBE.

OH, WONDERFUL. STEP IN THE RING.

IN THE RING.

YOU STEP IN THE RING. [LAUGHTER] YEAH.

I DON'T HAVE IT. I DON'T HAVE IT.

IF I COULD MAKE A COMMENT TO ABOUT DAVE SWAVEY, SINCE I HAVE KNOWN DAVE SINCE THE NINETIES IN 1998, I REMEMBER DAVE WAS TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS TO GET THIS BOXING PROGRAM STARTED AND GET IT OFF THE GROUND.

AND HE CAME TO ME AND ASKED ME HOW TO START A GOLF TOURNAMENT.

AND FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, NOW THAT TOURNAMENT HAS JUST EXPLODED AND THE FUNDS AND THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT TOURNAMENT GO RIGHT BACK INTO THAT BOXING PROGRAM AND THEY SELL IT OUT EVERY YEAR. SO DAVE WAS A WORKER FROM THE GROUND FLOOR OF THIS PROGRAM, AND OUR HATS OFF TO HIM OF WHAT HE HAS GIVEN TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE KIDS.

SO THANK YOU, DAVE, FOR OUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.

ALL RIGHT. RIGHT HERE.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

AND YOUNG LADIES CONTINUE THE WORK BECAUSE FEMALES AND WOMEN ARE STRONG.

THAT'S RIGHT. I HAD TO SAY THAT I GOT THESE EYES FROM MY MALE BOARD MEMBERS.

OK. MOVING ALONG TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

[V.B.1. Recognize Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Recipient Roxanne Pack]

GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.

LOPEZ OUR GOING THE EXTRA MILE HONOREE TONIGHT IS NONE OTHER THAN THE ROXANNE PACK, HARRIS HILL AND NOW THE PACK RECEPTIONISTS.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE IN 1998? WELL, THAT'S WHEN THIS YOUNG LADY STARTED HER CAREER IN GARLAND ISD.

SHE STARTED AT VAIL ELEMENTARY AND THEN MOVED TO CLUB HILL.

AND AFTER CLUB HILL, SHE EFFECTUALLY SAID, GIRL, I MOVE FROM THE LITTLE HILL TO THE BIG HILL, AND THAT'S HARRIS HILL.

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SHE WAS NOMINATED AS A GEM BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO DESCRIBED ROXANNE AS BEING AMAZING AT HER JOB.

SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO FIND AN ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION ANYONE COULD EVER ASK.

SHE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SIXTH SENSE OF WHAT PEOPLE NEED BEFORE THEY EVEN KNOW THEY NEED IT.

HER UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AS A LONG TIME GISD EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN A BENEFIT IN HER POSITION, ESPECIALLY IN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO SO MANY PEOPLE. SHE ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND.

WHEN ASKED SPECIFICALLY, EVEN AT THE PACK EVERY MORNING, SHE CHECKS IN WITH EVERYONE TO SEE IF THEY NEED HELP.

SHE HAD AN ENORMOUS TASK LAST WEEK WHERE WE'RE PLANNING THE BOARD, THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE.

SHE WAS. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? LET ME HELP. AND SHE GOT RIGHT TO WORK.

SHE HAS AN EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

NOT ONLY IS SHE KNOWLEDGEABLE, SHE'S PATIENT, SHE'S KIND AND SHE'S CARING.

SHE BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS AND IS OFTEN SEEN EXCHANGING HUGS, SMILES AND ENCOURAGING WORDS WITH ANYONE SHE ENCOUNTERS.

DR. LOPEZ, ONE OF OUR DISTRICT PILLARS IS UNITY, AND ROXANNE DEFINITELY HELPS UNITE THE DISTRICT WITH HER WILLINGNESS TO BRING OTHERS TOGETHER. ROXANNE, THANK YOU FOR BEING YOUR BEST EVERY DAY AND FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE STAFF, COMMUNITY AND GUESTS THAT COME TO GISD YOU ARE TRULY THE GISD EFFECT.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR GEM ROXANNE PACK.

[APPLAUSE] YES. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.

I ALMOST FORGOT WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.

LIKE A PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE.

THANK YOU. I DO HAVE MY HUSBAND AND SOME FRIENDS WITH ME.

MY HUSBAND, JAY PACK, BECKY SWEET AND BETH AND VICKERS AND MY KIDS WERE ALL WORKING SO THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT.

BUT I'M SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THEM.

AND ALL OF YOU. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THIS.

MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEM C, INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS DR.

[V.C. Introduction of District Administrators]

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THIS EVENING THREE OF OUR MOST NEWLY APPOINTED ADMINISTRATORS.

AND I'M GOING TO TRY SOMETHING NEW TONIGHT, BUT I HAVE A BACKUP.

I HAVE THIS ON MY IPAD TONIGHT IN MY NOTABILITY APP.

SO ANYWAY, FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, DR.

JASON ADAMS. DR. ADAMS. NOT INTRODUCE REINTRODUCE MAYBE HAS 24 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS AN EDUCATOR AFTER GRADUATING FROM ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY.

HE BEGAN HIS TEACHING CAREER IN 1998 AT SHOREHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN GARLAND ISD.

FOUR YEARS LATER, HE DECIDED TO MOVE BACK NORTH TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHERE HE TAUGHT ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

I THINK THERE'S A SONG ABOUT THE SOUTH SIDE.

HE RETURNED TO GISD IN 2003 AND TAUGHT AT BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND LATER BECAME PRINCIPAL AND THEN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND THEN PRINCIPAL AT BEAVER TECH IN 2010 AND 2007, RESPECTIVELY.

UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP AT BEAVER TECH, BEAVER TECH EARNED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES, INCLUDING NATIONAL TITLE ONE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD, APPLE

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TRANSITIONING TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP IN 2017, HE SUPERVISED AND COACHED PRINCIPALS, WORKING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF CAMPUSES, INCLUDING MONTESSORI, CLASSICAL ARTS AND DUAL LANGUAGES, ACCELERATED CAMPUSES, ACE AND PRE-KINDERGARTEN CENTERS AND SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED AS DISTRICT FOCUS OR TARGET CAMPUSES.

HE HAD QUITE AN AREA TO SUPERVISE.

A MEMBER OF THE COOPERATIVE SUPERINTENDENCY PROGRAM, CSP, HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN WITH A DOCTORATE OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY DEGREE IN 2021.

DR. ADAMS IS MARRIED TO ALONDRA ADAMS, A GISD DYSLEXIA THERAPIST, AND THEY HAVE TWO SONS WHO ATTEND NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

I PRESENT TO YOU DR.

JASON ADAMS. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR.

BROWN. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR.

LOPEZ FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR TRUSTEES FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THIS IS A SPECIAL DISTRICT, AND I'M JUST HONORED TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF IT.

I'M EXCITED TO BE YOUR NEW CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT WORKING WITH THE TEAM IN ACADEMICS.

IT'S A TRULY DYNAMIC TEAM WITH SO MUCH TALENT.

I SHOULD PROBABLY SAY CONTINUE WORKING WITH THAT TEAM, MAYBE JUST IN A DIFFERENT ROLE BECAUSE I WORKED WITH THEM IN SOME WAYS FOR A LONG TIME.

AND I'M ALSO VERY APPRECIATIVE JUST ABOUT THE INVESTMENT THE DISTRICT HAS MADE IN LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPING A STRONG LEADERSHIP PIPELINE.

YOU SAW JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT TODAY THAT, YOU KNOW, HAS GONE BACK FOR MANY YEARS WITH LEADERSHIP ROWLETT.

I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF LEADERSHIP ROWLETT 31.

AND, YOU KNOW, MS. NIX TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ONE OF OUR CORE PILLARS BEING UNITY.

ANOTHER CORE PILLAR IN OUR DISTRICT IS AN INVESTMENT IN LEADERS AND DEVELOPING LEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY WITHOUT THAT INVESTMENT.

SO THANK YOU. YOU HEARD MY BIO, I WAS A TEACHER A.P, PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND THROUGH THOSE EXPERIENCES, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING STRONG STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT CAMPUSES FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL. AND IN THIS ROLE, I'M ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH LEVELS OF COHERENCE AND SUPPORT BETWEEN CENTRAL OFFICE AND CAMPUSES.

AND THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AND THIS NEW ROLE, I WILL NEVER LOSE SIGHT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TEACHER AND A PRINCIPAL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE WORK GETS DONE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND WITH ME TODAY, I KNOW DR.

BROWN KIND OF SAID I HAD SOME FAMILY, BUT I BROUGHT THEM WITH ME TODAY.

I'M THE PROUD HUSBAND AND FATHER OF OTHER FOLKS IN GARLAND ISD.

THEY ARE PART OF THE GISD FAMILY.

AND IN THE BACK HERE I HAVE MY WIFE, ALANDRA ADAMS. SHE CAN WAVE AND SHE IS A DYSLEXIA THERAPIST AT JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER.

AND I HAVE TWO BOYS AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SO I HAVE MY YOUNGEST SON.

I'VE GOT BIG SMILES BACK THERE.

MY YOUNGEST SON IS A FRESHMAN AND HIS OLDER BROTHER IS LUCAS.

AND THEN I HAVE IAN RIGHT HERE NEXT TO HIM.

ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

[APPLAUSE] THE WHOLE GISD FAMILY WE HAVE THERE.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF I.T.

OPERATIONS, TIM FEARS.

IF YOU EVER HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY ASPECT OF GISD TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND BUDGET OR PROCUREMENT, TIM FEARS IS THE MAN.

HE IS THE PERSON TO CALL.

A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF GARLAND.

COME ON UP TIM. [LAUGHTER].

AND A PROUD PRODUCT OF GARLAND ISD.

TIM HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE DISTRICT'S TECHNOLOGY SINCE 1994.

TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE.

IN 1994, MOST PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT AMAZON WAS A RIVER IN SOUTH AMERICA.

I WAS ORDERING CDS AND TAPES.

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AFTER GRADUATING WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES FROM DALLAS COLLEGE, TIM STARTED HIS CAREER WITH GISD AS A COMPUTER TECHNICIAN AND HAS WORKED HIS WAY UP TO DIRECTOR.

HE IS HELD MANY POSITIONS IN OUR IT DEPARTMENT AND HIS TRACK RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

DURING HIS 28 YEARS OF SERVICE, NOT ONLY HAS HE MASTERED THE INTRICATE DETAILS TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY, BUT ALSO HE HAS DEVELOPED THE ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE FUTURE NEEDS IN THIS RAPIDLY CHANGING CRITICAL ARENA OF EDUCATION. TIM IS INVESTED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

HE AND HIS WIFE SHANNON ARE GRADUATES OF GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

THEIR SON TYLER IS A GRADUATE OF SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL AND RECEIVED HIS DEGREE FROM TEXAS A&M COMMERCE, AND THEIR DAUGHTER EMMA IS A JUNIOR AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

AS A CONSUMMATE RESEARCHER FOCUSED ON STAYING AHEAD OF THE CURVE, TIM IS DRIVEN BY A SERVANT'S HEART.

HE BELIEVES THAT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN THEIR POST GISD PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THEY BE PROVIDED WITH THE BEST TECHNOLOGY THE DISTRICT CAN PROVIDE, AND HE IS CAPABLE OF AND COMMITTED TO THE LEADERSHIP, FORWARD THINKING AND ESSENTIAL ACTIONS THAT THE DIRECTOR'S POSITION DEMANDS.

BOARD MEMBERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE COMMUNITY OF GARLAND.

I PRESENT TO YOU TIM FEARS, DIRECTOR OF I.T.

OPERATIONS. [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DR. LOPEZ.

GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1902, 120 YEARS AGO.

AND AT THAT TIME, EACH STUDENT HAD ONE OF THESE SLATES THAT WAS BROUGHT TO SCHOOL EACH MORNING AND TOOK HOME WITH THEM EACH AFTERNOON.

AFTER THE SLATE CAME THE BIG CHIEF TABLET EVERYONE REMEMBERS.

IN JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS LATER, WHEN MOST OF US WERE IN SCHOOL, WE USED A SPIRAL NOTEBOOK.

TODAY, OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE LATEST AND GREATEST CHROMEBOOK.

WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS IN THE LAST 28 YEARS.

IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE A PART OF THE TREMENDOUS ADVANCEMENT THAT GISD HAS MADE IN TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS NOT ONLY STUDENTS BUT ALSO EVERY SEGMENT OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY AND STAFF.

WELL, WHILE WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL BRING OR THE NEXT TEN YEARS WILL BRING? I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IT WILL BE MY MISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT GISD HAS THE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY THAT SUITS OUR NEEDS AND OUR BUDGET.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS AND THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME IN THIS NEW ROLE.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. OH, OKAY.

INTRODUCE MY WIFE, SHANNON.

SO MY TWO KIDS ARE WORKING ON THAT.

NOT AVAILABLE. OKAY, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IS OUR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, MICHAEL WHITE.

MICHAEL WHITE IS AN IT EXECUTIVE WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF IT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING LEADING TEAMS AND PROVIDING I.T.

STRATEGY, SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT ACROSS MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES.

MICHAEL IS WELL VERSED IN IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING NEW I.T.

SYSTEMS. HE HAS ALSO MANAGED INFRASTRUCTURE.

DURING HIS CAREER, MICHAEL HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED I.T.

DESIGN, CREATED INNOVATIVE AND AUTOMATED I.T.

SOLUTIONS, AND MITIGATED SECURITY RISKS FOR CORPORATIONS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS, BANKS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. THE KEY TO MICHAEL'S SUCCESS IS HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE AND EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT.

MICHAEL RECEIVED HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE AND EXECUTIVE MBA FROM TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY.

IN MICHAELS SPARE TIME, HE ENJOYS TRAVELING WITH HIS WIFE, TOYA.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COMMUNITY OF GARLAND.

I INTRODUCE TO YOU MICHAEL WHITE.

THANK YOU. AND I PROBABLY WON'T BE AS THOROUGH AS THE OTHER TWO GUYS, BUT I THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INVITING ME AND TO GARLAND.

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AND AGAIN, I'D SAY I APPRECIATE IT.

AND I THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND DR.

LOPEZ FOR HAVING ME ON BOARD.

THANKS.

APPEARS TO BE IT NIGHT, AT THE GISD BOARD MEETING.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FROM EXCITING TOPICS LIKE I.T.

ON TO EVEN MORE EXCITING TOPICS LIKE INTERNAL AUDIT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DISCUSSION ITEM 6A DISCUSS THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT.

[VI.A. Discuss Family and Community Engagement Internal Audit Report]

AND MR. MILLER'S CHAIRMAN OF INTERNAL AUDIT.

DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE MR. GIBSON AND TALK ABOUT THIS? YEAH. TONIGHT, GREG GIBSON IS HERE FROM THE GIBSON GROUP.

THEY'VE ENGAGED IN SEVERAL AUDIT INTERNAL AUDITS WITH US OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THIS IS ONE OF TWO AUDITS THAT WILL BE COMING TO US OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE FACE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT INTERNAL AUDIT.

THIS WAS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED ON ONE THIRD OCCASION IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN A FEW BRIEF DISCUSSIONS PRIOR TO COMPLETION.

BUT THE COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF MYSELF AND LINDA GRIFFIN AND MR. WES JOHNSON, HAS BEEN OVER THIS REPORT AND WE'RE HAPPY NOW TO HAVE MR. GIBSON PRESENT IT TO THE REST OF THE BOARD.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. MR. JOHNSON. DR. LOPEZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE ARE INDEED PROUD TO BE SERVING AS YOUR INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION HERE AT GARLAND ISD.

AND AS MR. MILLER POINTED OUT TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AUDIT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FACE AUDIT.

WITH ME TONIGHT IS WILL HARDAWAY, WHO IS THE LEAD CONSULTANT AND PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT.

AND HE IS GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, GREG. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK DR.

RINGO FOR SERVING AS THE PROJECT LIAISON ON THIS PROJECT.

ALSO, DR.

AGUILAR AND HER TEAM IN THE FACE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR TIME, ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS AND THEIR EFFORTS RESPONDING TO OUR DATA REQUEST.

THE OBJECTIVES OF OUR AUDIT WERE TO EVALUATE THE EFFICIENCY, THE EFFECTIVENESS AND THE COMPLIANCE OF THE FACE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS IDENTIFY ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.

THE AUDIT BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2021 AND CONCLUDED IN MAY 2022.

WE CONDUCTED 17 INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH DISTRICT STAFF AS WELL AS SEVEN FOCUS GROUPS WITH SCHOOL BASED STAFF, PARENTS AND NON PARENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES DETAIL THE QUESTIONS THAT DEFINED OUR SCOPE OF WORK.

I WON'T READ THEM, BUT OUR AUDIT TEAM EVALUATED PERFORMANCE METRICS, COMMUNICATION STRUCTURES, TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE UTILIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE POLICY FRAMEWORK THE DEPARTMENT OPERATES WITHIN.

ADDITIONALLY, WE LOOKED AT METHODS OF STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT AND ANALYZED DISTRICT ADMINISTERED SURVEYS.

ONE OF THE REASONS THIS AUDIT WAS IMPORTANT TO CONDUCT IS THE GARLAND ISD COMMUNITY HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS AN INCREASE IN POPULATION GROWTH CHANGING RACE AND ETHNICITY PERCENTAGES AS WELL AS A DRASTIC INCREASE IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERCENTAGES.

YOU CAN SEE ON THIS FIGURE IN 2003 AND FOR 40.6% OF GARLAND ISD STUDENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

THAT WAS ROUGHLY TEN PERCENTAGE POINTS BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE.

IN 2021 THAT NUMBER IS 70.8%, ROUGHLY TEN PERCENTAGE POINTS ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE AND A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN A SINGLE GENERATION.

ADDITIONALLY, THE THREE COMMUNITIES GISD SERVES VARY CONSIDERABLY IN SIZE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND RACE AND ETHNICITY COMPOSITION.

YOU'LL SEE HERE AGAIN, THIS FIGURE IS THE PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION BY RACE AND ETHNICITY IN GARLAND, ROWLETT, AND SACHSE IN 2020.

BASED ON CENSUS DATA, BOTH THE LONGITUDINAL CHANGES AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CITIES UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DISTRICT HAVING STRONG SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THE FACE DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED IN 2015-16 WITH THE INTENTION OF CONSOLIDATING ALL DISTRICT POSITIONS WITH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR TITLES OR THE RESPONSIBILITIES.

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ONE OF OUR PRIMARY AUDIT FINDINGS IS THE DISTRICT'S APPROACH TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY DEFINED IN DISTRICT LEVEL DOCUMENTATION.

THIS HAS RESULTED IN ISSUES OF BOTH STRATEGIC AND FUNCTIONAL ALIGNMENT FOR THE FACE DEPARTMENT OVER THE YEARS.

ADDITIONALLY, OUR AUDIT TEAM FOUND THAT CONTROLS TO MONITOR CAMPUS COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE ONE PART A, WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF ESSA DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ARE INADEQUATE. OUR REPORT INCLUDES NINE RECOMMENDATIONS RANGING ACROSS THREE CHAPTERS. THIS PRESENTATION WILL GO INTO DETAIL ON THOSE MARKED AS HIGH PRIORITY.

WE'LL START WITH A COMMENDATION.

THE FACE DEPARTMENT'S PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL PROGRAM BRINGS A ROBUST RESEARCH BASED SET OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES TO GISD.

THIS WAS A PROGRAM THAT WAS INTERNALLY DEVELOPED BY THE FACE DEPARTMENT IN 2017.

AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, THE FACE DEPARTMENT COLLECTED DATA RELATED TO PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND STAKEHOLDER SATISFACTION, COLLABORATED WITH CAMPUSES ON INITIATIVES SUCH AS HOME VISITS AND ESTABLISHED WELCOMING WALKTHROUGHS, WHICH ASSISTED CAMPUSES IN ENHANCING THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS.

THIS PROGRAM, HOWEVER, WAS DISCONTINUED IN 2019 DUE TO A REAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT.

OUR FIRST FINDING IS THAT GISD'S APPROACH TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS NOT BEEN SUFFICIENTLY DEFINED, LEADING TO THE FACE DEPARTMENT'S LACK OF INTEGRATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT A KEY COMPONENT OF PROMOTING SYSTEMIC FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN A DISTRICT IS ENSURING THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE DISTRICT'S GOALS AND NOT TREATED AS AN ADD ON.

HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN INADEQUATELY PRIORITIZE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, WHICH HAS LED TO A SILOING OF THE FACE DEPARTMENT IN ITS EFFORTS.

OUR AUDIT SHOWED THAT THE FACE DEPARTMENT HAS LIMITED INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN OUTREACH, SUCH AS THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT.

ADDITIONALLY, FACE DOES NOT OVERSEE THE TITLE ONE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY, WHICH IS THE DOCUMENT THAT MOST CLEARLY DEFINES THE DISTRICT'S APPROACH TO FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEFINE GISD'S APPROACH TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE FACE DEPARTMENT PLAN.

IF IN THE LONG TERM, THE DISTRICT SEEKS TO ESTABLISH SYSTEMIC FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, SHOULD WORK TO INCORPORATE THESE STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES INTO SOME OF THE DISTRICT LEVEL DOCUMENTATION.

HOWEVER, IN THE SHORT TERM, THE FACE DEPARTMENT CAN PROVIDE THAT DEFINITION THROUGH A DEPARTMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL WORK TO DEFINE THE MISSION, THE VALUES, THE OBJECTIVES OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AT THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE REPORTS, BUT WE PROVIDE EXAMPLES FROM EXEMPLAR PROGRAMS. OUR SECOND FINDING IS THAT THE FACE DEPARTMENT DEVOTES 2.2 FTES, LESS THAN ONE THIRD OF ITS STAFF TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES COMBINED.

THIS TABLE SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF THE FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT ALIGNED WITH THE FTE ACCOUNTS RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH.

THIS DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH DEPARTMENT STAFF ASKING ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERCENTAGE OF TIME DEVOTED TO EACH.

THIS CHART REFLECTS A MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE FACE DEPARTMENT'S STATED PURPOSE AND ITS FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, WHICH CAUSES THREE MAIN ISSUES.

FIRST, IT DIMINISHES COLLABORATION IN THE DEPARTMENT, CREATES CONFUSION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK BEING DONE, AND IT WEAKENS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURES AND ANY PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN PLACE.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO ALIGN THE FACE DEPARTMENT'S FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES WITH ITS MISSION.

OUR FIRST RECOMMENDATION PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK FOR DOING THIS AND ALIGNING THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT TO ITS STATED MISSION WILL HAVE THREE KEY BENEFITS.

FIRST, IT WILL ALLOW FOR AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF STAFFING.

DO WE HAVE THE POSITIONS WE NEED TO EXECUTE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES? TWO, IT WILL ENHANCE COLLABORATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT WHEN RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CLEAR, AND IT WILL PROMOTE AWARENESS ACROSS THE DISTRICT RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. OUR THIRD FINDING IS THAT THE FACE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT TRACK SUFFICIENT DATA RELATED TO ITS PRIMARY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WITH FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY LIMITING ITS REACH AND IMPACT.

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HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT MONITOR THE IMPACT OF THIS OUTREACH THROUGH ANALYTICS OR DATA MONITORING.

OUR AUDIT TEAM'S ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA DATA SHOWS THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS EFFECTIVELY REACHING A SMALL PORTION OF THE GISD COMMUNITY.

THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE LEARNED IN OUR FOCUS GROUPS.

IF A PARENT IS NOT ALREADY CONNECTED TO THE DISTRICT IN A GROUP SUCH AS A PTA, THEY ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE AWARE OF THE COMMUNICATION COMING OUT OF THE FACE DEPARTMENT.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO ENHANCE THE REACH AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FACE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION EFFORTS THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF DATA ANALYTICS.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT CAN PROVIDE THIS KIND OF ANALYSIS, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, WHICH ARE WHO IS OUR AUDIENCE AND ARE WE REACHING THEM EFFECTIVELY? WHAT TOPICS MATTER TO THAT AUDIENCE AND HOW CAN WE MOST EFFECTIVELY USE OUR INTERNAL TIME AND RESOURCES? OUR FIFTH FINDING IS THAT GISD HAS TITLE ONE PART A COMPLIANCE RISKS IN ITS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM TITLE ONE PART A STIPULATES THAT LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES CONDUCT PARENT OUTREACH IN THE FORM OF POLICIES, EVENTS, TRAININGS.

THE DISTRICT USES ITS TITLE ONE PART A FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY TO DEFINE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AT GARLAND.

BECAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF GISD CAMPUSES PARTICIPATE IN TITLE 1 PART A.

THIS DOCUMENT, IN EFFECT, DEFINES GISD'S EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW ITS CAMPUSES INTERACT WITH ITS FAMILIES.

AT GISD, THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT MONITORS TITLE ONE PART A COMPLIANCE USING A CHECKLIST CAMPUSES VIRTUALLY UPLOAD DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THEY'VE COMPLETED REQUIRED ACTIONS. THIS COULD BE THINGS SUCH AS PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE SIGN IN SHEETS, STAFF TRAININGS ON ENGAGING PARENTS AND ANNUAL TITLE ONE MEETING SIGN IN SHEETS. THE AUDIT TEAM'S REVIEW OF THE DIGITAL REPOSITORY WHERE THESE DOCUMENTS ARE HELD, SHOW THAT OUT OF 20 CAMPUSES, FOUR SUBMITTED ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO STRENGTHEN CONTROLS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 1 PART A FAMILY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

THERE WOULD BE THREE KEY STEPS TO THIS.

FIRST, IMPLEMENTING A REGULAR AUDIT SCHEDULE, INCLUDING FOLLOW UPS.

THIS WOULD INCLUDE A SUPERVISORY SIGNOFF AFTER EACH OF THOSE AUDITS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE TITLE ONE CHECKLIST ALIGNS EXACTLY WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CAMPUSES AS FAR AS ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.

FINALLY, NUMBER SIX IS THE FACE DEPARTMENT LACKS THE INFORMATION AND PROCESSES NECESSARY TO EVALUATE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMING.

THE DEPARTMENT INTERACTS WITH ITS FAMILIES.

AND TWO MAIN WAYS ONE OF SURVEYS IS FAMILY EVENTS.

HOWEVER, THE DATA SURROUNDING BOTH OF THESE TOOLS IS INADEQUATE.

FOCUSING ON SURVEYS, THIS TABLE SHOWS RESPONSE DATA FOR THE TITLE 1 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT'S PRIMARY FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY.

I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE COLUMNS ON THE FAR RIGHT RESPONSE RATES.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IN 2018, 19 WAS THE ONLY YEAR WITH A RESPONSE RATE ABOVE 10% IN RECENT YEARS.

AND IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN, THOSE ARE THE PERCENTAGES OF CAMPUSES WITH ZERO RESPONSES.

SO IN 2016, 17, 2019, 20, AND 2021.

THERE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF CAMPUSES THAT AREN'T BEING INCLUDED IN ANY ANALYSIS DONE ON THIS SURVEY DATA.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO IDENTIFY AND APPLY METRICS THAT WILL ALLOW THE FACE DEPARTMENT TO MEANINGFULLY ASSESS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES.

THIS CAN BE DONE USING A LOGIC MODEL WHICH IS IN EFFECT A ROADMAP FOR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESOURCES, ACTIVITIES, OBJECTIVES.

IF THE DEPARTMENT CAN PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY HOW THESE ARE CONNECTED, IT WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED TO CAPTURE THE APPROPRIATE METRICS AND THEN EVALUATE ITS INITIATIVES ACCORDINGLY. FIND NUMBER 8 MOU'S ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY USED TO DEFINE THE PURPOSE, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FACE DEPARTMENTS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LIMITING THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO ASSESS OUTCOMES.

OUT OF THE 34 COMMUNITY GROUPS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH GISD, 19 HAVE ACTIVE MOU'S.

HOWEVER, THE MORE IMMEDIATE IMPACT IS THAT THE MOU INADEQUATELY CAPTURES THE PURPOSE AND THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH HINDERS THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO ASSESS THE UTILITY AND THEIR PRODUCTIVITY OVER TIME.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONSISTENTLY APPLY A STANDARD MOU THAT INCORPORATES PROGRESS MONITORING FOR ALL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

THIS SHOULD CLEARLY DEFINE THE PURPOSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP.

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THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A CENTRAL DOCUMENT INTENDED TO TRACK THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND THEIR PRODUCTIVITY TO THE DISTRICT OVER TIME.

THESE LAST THREE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LOWER PRIORITY, BUT WE STILL WANTED TO BRING THEM UP FOR DISCUSSION.

RECOMMENDATION FOUR IS TO DEVELOP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE FACE DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.

THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN A DEPARTMENT LIKE THE FACE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO IF THERE IS NO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS TO LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT, NOT ONLY DO YOU LOSE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, BUT YOU LOSE THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL. RECOMMENDATION SEVEN IS TO STANDARDIZE CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS CAMPUSES THROUGH INCREASED FACE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT.

THIS RECOMMENDATION CAME FROM AN ANALYSIS OF ENGAGEMENT SURVEY DATA AND VOLUNTEER DATA WHICH SHOWED VAST DISCREPANCIES IN ENGAGEMENT ACROSS CAMPUSES.

ALIGNING CERTAIN ELEMENTS, NOT ALL OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES THROUGH THE FACE DEPARTMENT.

THIS COULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THE WELCOMING WALKTHROUGHS OR MAKING SURE THAT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES ARE INCLUDED IN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS CAN HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE DISCREPANCIES.

LASTLY, RECOMMENDATION 9 WAS TO DEVELOP TOOLS TO FORMALLY COLLECT AND ANALYZE GISD NON PARENT COMMUNITY MEMBER PERCEPTIONS.

THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS A NUMBER OF WAYS IT'S COLLECTING FAMILY AND PARENT PERCEPTION DATA, BUT INCLUDING NON PARENT COMMUNITY PERCEPTION DATA IS IMPORTANT.

MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, ATTEND MEETINGS, SERVE ON BOARDS OF COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUT CURRENTLY LACK THE PROCESSES TO MAKE ANY FEEDBACK OR PERCEPTION DATA ACTIONABLE.

WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR. JOHNSON. COULD WE ALLOW DR.

LOPEZ TO KIND OF GIVE MANAGEMENT COMMENTS FIRST AND THEN GO TO QUESTIONS AFTER THAT? SEEMS FAIR TO ME.

THANK YOU. DR. LOPEZ, FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S REVIEWING THE DOCUMENT.

YOU'LL SEE ALWAYS A MANAGEMENT RESPONSE.

THOSE WERE ONLY THREE RESPONSES.

IT'S YES, NO AND PARTIAL.

BASICALLY, MOST OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WE UNDERSTAND WHY THEY CAME FORWARD.

AND WE ALREADY STARTED A PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING AND WORKING TOWARDS THEM.

THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

THIS ISN'T JUST WORKING INDEPENDENTLY ON ONE DEPARTMENT.

YOU COULD SEE HOW THE SYSTEMS OVERLAP INTO A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND GIBSON WAS VERY FORTHRIGHT AND OBJECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS AND INCLUSIVE.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. DR. LOPEZ.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OF THE GIBSON GROUP.

MS. STANLEY. THIS WAS A LOT TO UNPACK, AND I DIDN'T UNPACK IT ALL.

SO. I WOULD AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID IN HERE, BUT I'M STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH IMPLEMENTATION OR EVEN QUITE UNDERSTANDING IT.

SO WHEN WE START OFF WITH THE WE TALK ABOUT DATA COLLECTION.

HAVE WE EVER SEEN THE DATA COLLECTION? BECAUSE COLLECTING IT AND WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH IT? THE DATA THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING COLLECTED THERE IS A PRETTY ROBUST GOOGLE DOCUMENT THAT WE HAD ACCESS TO THAT THE DEPARTMENT TRACKS SOME ATTENDEE DATA, ACTUALLY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DATA FIELDS FOR STAFF EVENTS.

IT'S THE INTEGRITY OF THE DATA AND HOW IT'S UTILIZED.

THAT REALLY IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE CURRENTLY.

OK AND THEN.

THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE GISD DISTRICT LEVEL DOCUMENTS.

WHAT ARE THOSE? WE WERE MAINLY REFERRING TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

SORRY. OKAY.

SO. AND THEN BACK UP A LITTLE.

IT SAYS FAMILY AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, HOME VISITS.

SO I KNOW THAT WE DO HOME VISITS, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE.

SO WHAT WOULD BE THE REASON FOR THE HOME VISITS? WE INCLUDED THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE THE FACE DEPARTMENT DURING OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROGRAM WAS COLLABORATING WITH CAMPUSES ON THEIR HOME VISITS.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S STILL A PRACTICE THAT CAMPUSES THEMSELVES ARE DOING.

BUT OUR UNDERSTANDING OVER THE COURSE OF THE AUDIT WAS THAT THE FACE DEPARTMENT NO LONGER WHETHER IT WAS ASSISTING IN THE PLANNING OF THE HOME VISIT OR THE ACTUAL EXECUTION OF.

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AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY, IS THAT SAFE TO SAY, FULL TIME EMPLOYEE EQUIVALENT? YES. BASICALLY.

THESE ACRONYMS, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE.

SURE.

SO OK. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ENHANCE THE RICH AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FACE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION THROUGH INTEGRATION OF DATA ANALYTICS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PURCHASING ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE? NOT NECESSARILY.

OUR TEAM DIDN'T USE ANY SORT OF VENDOR.

IT'S MORE MOST OF THEM HAVE FACEBOOK AND TWITTER HAVE INTERNAL ANALYTICS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED..

THERE'S A CERTAIN CEILING TO WHAT YOU CAN DO JUST KIND OF ON THE BASIC PLANS, BUT IT CAN STILL GET AN ABUNDANCE OF DATA THAT CAN BE USEFUL AND KNOWING WHO'S READING WHAT CONTENT, WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOUR AUDIENCE.

AND THEN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE STRENGTH AND CONTROLS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE ONE PARTY FAMILY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT AT A CAMPUS LEVEL? SO ARE WE GOING TO BE PUTTING THAT ON THE CAMPUSES AND THE TEACHERS? I MEAN, LIKE, ARE WE SAYING THAT FACE THEMSELVES WOULD BE THE ONES DOING THESE IMPLEMENT THE AUDIT SCHEDULES AND SIGN OFFS AND STUFF LIKE THAT? WELL, WE WOULD CLEARLY LEAVE THAT UP TO DR.

LOPEZ AND HIS TEAM TO DECIDE WHO ACTUALLY EXECUTES THESE RESPONSIBILITIES.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S UNDER THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT.

AND SO THERE WOULD BE SOMEONE IDEALLY AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, MONITORING THE COMPLIANCE OF THE TITLE 1 CRATE, WHICH IS THAT DIGITAL REPOSITORY WHERE ALL OF THIS IS KEPT. AND THEN THERE WOULD BE FOLLOW UPS, CERTAINLY WITH CAMPUSES THAT HAD NOT SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION ON TIME.

THERE'S DEADLINES FOR THIS SIGN IN SHEET, AND IF SOMEONE HASN'T SUBMITTED IT ON TIME, THEN IDEALLY SOMEONE WOULD BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THEM.

OKAY. AND THEN I THINK MY LAST SORRY IS JUST THE MOU.

SO HOW OFTEN DO WE REVIEW MOUS ONCE WE CREATE ONE? DON'T KNOW. I WOULD THINK THAT'S MORE OF A DR.

LOPEZ QUESTION.

[INAUDIBLE] DR.

LOPEZ. I THINK PART OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS THAT WE CREATE A NEW ONE EVERY TIME WE CREATE ONE, AND THERE'S NOT A STANDARD TEMPLATE.

SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF MOUS AND SOME HAVE MORE THINGS INCLUDED THAN NOT.

AND SO WHEN WE DO A TEMPLATE EVERY MOU CANNOT BE EXACTLY THE SAME, BUT IT'LL HAVE KEY INDICATORS THAT ALL OF THEM CARRY THROUGH.

SO I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

NORMALLY IF AN MOU COMES IN ANNUALLY, IT'S ALWAYS REVIEWED.

SO WHENEVER IT RENEWS, WE GET MOUS, WE VET THEM THROUGH LEGAL AND THEN THEY'RE APPROACHED THAT WAY.

BUT I BELIEVE IN THE TIME IT'S INTERPRETING IT.

IF YOU HAVE A TEMPLATE, YOU COULD SEE CONSISTENCY THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT MOUS SO THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR ONE THING, FROM ONE ORGANIZATION TO ANOTHER, OR IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE NEGLECT IT TO HAVE COVERAGE FOR SOME PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHERS AREN'T HAVING THE SAME ACCESS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THIS PARTICULAR AUDIT.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK GREG AND HIS TEAM WITH RESPECT TO THIS EXCELLENT WORK.

THE FACT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ACCEPTED ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS REALLY, I THINK, REFLECTS THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU GUYS PUT FORTH. I THINK WITH RESPECT TO FACE I THINK PART OF THE ISSUE IS IT'S KIND OF OBJECTIVES HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT AMORPHOUS OVER TIME. I THINK IT LACKS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF ITS INTENT.

IT'S VERY, LIKE I SAID, GENERAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AND A LOT OF WHAT WE SEE HERE IS DIRECTED AT DEVELOPED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.

I THINK SOME OF IT IS WE NEED TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS ACTUALLY ARE FOR FACE, BECAUSE IT SEEMS AT ITS CORE IT'S A TWO WAY STREET.

ONE FACE IS INTENDED TO PUSH INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT OUT, ESPECIALLY TO PARENTS AND NON AND JUST TAXPAYERS THAT NORMALLY WOULD NOT RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT.

I THINK THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE IMPERATIVE FUNCTIONS OF IT, IS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE GET INFORMATION IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WE KNOW AREN'T GETTING IT.

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I THINK WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, A LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN WELL INTENTIONED HAVE KIND OF DUMPED A LOT OF WORK ON OUR PEOPLE AND THEY WANT TO HAVE A FUNCTION AND IT ENDS UP BEING BASICALLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THROWS A FUNCTION IN SOMEBODY'S NAME AND THAT WE'VE GOT TO GET AWAY FROM THAT BECAUSE ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED IN OUR BUDGETING CYCLES AND STUFF AFTER COVID, WE CAN'T JUST TAKE FOR GRANTED OUR PEOPLE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM AND THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME.

AND EVERYTHING'S GOT TO BE A TWO WAY STREET.

AND FACE IS THE PLACE WHERE WE START THAT IN MY MIND.

AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS AUDIT AND THE GOOD WORK THAT GIBSON GROUP HAS DONE AND THE GOOD WORK OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES HAVE IN PARTICIPATING IN THE AUDIT AND GOING THROUGH THE AUDIT IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS FINDING A BALANCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO CORE FUNCTIONS AND MOVING US TO A STRUCTURE THAT HELPS US ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.

DR. LOPEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, THEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION ITEM 6B TRUSTEES REPORT

[VI.B. Trustees' Report]

THANK YOU, SIR. SO WE ALL KNOW THE NOVEL THE THREE MUSKETEERS, AND THEY'RE REALLY ACTUALLY ARE FOUR MUSKETEERS, IF YOU INCLUDE D'ARTAGNAN.

WELL, TWO OF THOSE MUSKETEERS, MR. BEACH AND I PROCEEDED TO PLAY IN THE ROWLETT CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT.

OUR OTHER TWO MEMBERS WERE NOT THERE, AND WE PLACED THIRD, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY GOOD.

ONE OF THE FUNNY THINGS THAT HAPPENED IS WE SHOT A 48, WHICH NORMALLY MIGHT WIN IT, BUT THE WINNING TEAM THIS YEAR SHOT A 38, WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE. AND DR.

RINGO WAS THERE AS A PLAYER WITH ALONG WITH DR.

LOPEZ AND MATT YEAGER, AND DR.

RINGO STARTED GOING ON HIS IPAD AND WORKING OUT THE POSSIBILITIES THAT ANY TEAM COULD SHOOT A 38.

AND HE SAID IT WAS A BETTER CHANCE THAT WE WOULD BE HIT BY LIGHTNING THAN SOMEBODY SHOOTING A 38.

SO IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY.

IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING, BUT I THINK WE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

I ATTENDED BAND FEST, AS DID MOST OF US THIS YEAR, AND WE HAD A BRAND NEW OPENING.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO BAND FEST SINCE THE LATE NINETIES.

AND WHAT WAS INTERESTING THIS TIME IS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS WERE ON THE FIELD TO BEGIN, NOT IN THE STANDS WHERE THEY NORMALLY ARE, AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS ACTUALLY PLAYED TWO TUNES.

SO THEY HAD BEEN PRACTICING, WHICH IS KIND OF INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EVER GET ALL THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS TOGETHER AT ONE TIME, SO THEY WERE ALL PRACTICING THE SAME PIECES AND FINALLY GOT TO PLAY THEM IN CONCERT TOGETHER ON THE FIELD AND PLAYED THE THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.

SO THAT WAS A PRETTY COOL OPENING.

AND AGAIN, BAND FEST WAS AMAZING.

AND AS OUR PRESIDENT SAID THIS COMING SATURDAY AT MESQUITE MEMORIAL STADIUM, IT'S RIGHT OFF OF LBJ. LOOK FOR THE WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE EIFFEL TOWER SEVERAL I THINK FIVE FIVE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE COMPETING AND THOSE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL WILL GO ON TO THE STATE MARCHING CHAMPIONSHIP IN SAN ANTONIO.

KIND OF INTERESTING EVENT.

I WAS INVITED, AS WAS, I THINK, MS. STANLEY AND MR. MILLER, TO ATTEND MS. LEHMAN'S CLASS.

SHE IS THE GOVERNMENT TEACHER THERE AHEAD OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT AND A AP TEACHER AP READER ACTUALLY, AND TALK TO THE KIDS ABOUT VOTING.

AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN BECAUSE SOME OF THE KIDS HAD JUST SIGNED UP.

A FEW MORE WERE GOING TO SIGN UP AND IT WAS, I THINK, OUR OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE KIDS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING AND SOME OF THE EXAMPLES I TALKED ABOUT, I SAID THERE ARE MULTIPLE BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AND I ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THE COUNTRIES WHERE THEY ARE WHO DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE. AND THE PRIVILEGE THAT YOU HAVE IS SO IMPORTANT.

THEY WISH THEY HAD THE RIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE.

AND I THINK THAT RESONATED.

AND I HOPE THOSE STUDENTS GO OUT TO VOTE AND I THINK THEY WILL.

SO THAT WAS REALLY FUN.

IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO VISIT THE CLASSROOMS. BY THE WAY, WHILE I WAS THERE, I GOT A CHANCE TO VISIT OUR PLANETARIUM, WHICH I HADN'T BEEN TO IN QUITE A WHILE.

PLANETARIUM IS HEADQUARTERED AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL.

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CHARLIE RUIZ, WHO IS, BY THE WAY, INCREDIBLE.

WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION THERE AND SUBSEQUENTLY SPOKE VIA EMAILS.

SHE EXPECTS THIS YEAR 13,000 OF OUR STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH THE PLANETARIUM.

NOW, THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND.

THAT'S ONE IN EVERY FOUR OF OUR STUDENTS WILL BE AT THE PLANETARIUM THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THIRD GRADERS, FOURTH GRADERS, FIFTH GRADERS, EIGHTH GRADERS, PRE K AND K, CISNEROS.

ALL THEIR KIDS WILL COME.

SHE HAS OPENINGS.

SHE HAS CONTESTS THIS YEAR.

SHE'S ENLISTED FOR SOME OF THE CONTESTS, SIGNED DOCUMENTS FROM NASA'S SCIENTISTS.

SO IT'S REALLY AMAZING.

SHE HAS PARENT NIGHTS THIS YEAR FOR PARENTS AND FACULTY TO BRING THEIR KIDS AT NIGHT.

SO WE'RE REALLY USING THE PLANETARIUM LIKE WE HOPED FOR.

THIS IS PART OF OUR 2014 BOND.

THE PLANETARIUM THAT STOPPED EXISTING IN 2011 WAS REBUILT AND IS OBVIOUSLY FUNCTIONING VERY WELL NOW.

SO IF ANY TEACHERS ARE LOOKING, THERE ARE STILL SOME OPENINGS.

AND THIS NEXT SEMESTER, I THINK THIS SEMESTER IS PRETTY WELL FULL AND GET IN TOUCH WITH DR.

RUIZ. AND SHE'LL BE GLAD TO ENTERTAIN YOUR CHILDREN WITH ALL THE TEKS THAT ARE NECESSARY.

I WENT TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAST WEEK FOR THE BOCCE.

THAT'S FIRST ALL I HAD EVER DONE THAT I GOT TO HAVE A PLAY WITH MS. RAY. WE HAD FOUR CONTESTS.

WE SPLIT 2 TO 2, AND WE'VE INDICATED THAT NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE BACK TO CONTINUE.

DR. LOPEZ AND I PLAYED AND HE BEAT ME 2 TO 1.

BUT WE'RE BOTH VERY COMPETITIVE.

I HAD TO SAY THAT. AND WE WILL ALSO BE BACK NEXT YEAR AND I'VE CHALLENGED THEM NEXT YEAR.

IT WAS ONE OF OUR FOUR EVENTS FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS, AND I THINK IT TURNED OUT VERY, VERY WELL.

THIS WAS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT GETTING THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ALSO INVOLVED.

ALSO DID IN MY NORMAL MONTHLY ROWLETT CHAMBER AND ROWLETT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

STANLEY. I'LL JUST HIT A COUPLE OF [INAUDIBLE].

I DID GET TO SPEAK WITH THE STUDENTS AS WELL, AND IT'S FUNNY HOW MY CONVERSATIONS WERE VERY SIMPLE, BUT IT WAS MORE OF THEIR VOICE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN EVEN WHEN WE DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO HEAR OUR VOICE, WE NEED TO WE NEED TO SPEAK OUR SPEAK.

AND VOTING IS HOW YOU VOICE YOUR OPINION.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, BUT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT RULES.

SOME WE LIKE, SOME WE DON'T LIKE AND WHY WE MAY HAVE HAVE THE RULES THAT WE HAVE AND HOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOT JUST IGNORE THEM OR PUT THEM ASIDE, BUT TO WORK THROUGH WHATEVER FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE WORKED THROUGH TO MAKE THE CHANGES IN THOSE RULES SO THAT WE'RE WE'RE RULE FOLLOWERS AND NOT RULE BREAKERS. AND IT WAS IT WAS ACTUALLY WE WERE THERE A LONG TIME BECAUSE WE GOT THE WHOLE CLASS AND IT WAS IT WAS REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING.

I MET A YOUNG LADY WHO WAS ALREADY FORWARDED ME HER PRESENTATION ON A RULE SHE'D LIKE TO HAVE CHANGED.

SO WE'LL BE SEEING HER SITTING HERE SOME DAY, I'M HOPING.

SO THAT'S GOOD.

I GOT TO GO TO A BENEFIT DINNER.

THAT'S THE NEVER WALK ALONE FOUNDATION FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS WITH ILLNESSES THAT TAKE THEIR TOLL AND JUST HEARD SOME GREAT STORIES AND AND WHAT THAT FOUNDATION DOES.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF THEM, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GOOGLE THEM.

I DID GET TO GO TO A SEMINAR CONNECT TO CREATE CHANGE, AND IT WAS KIND OF A TOUGH SUBJECT, BUT IT WAS ABOUT SEX TRAFFICKING AND GROOMERS GROOMING OF CHILDREN.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS YOUR YOUR MOST VULNERABLE KIDS THAT SEEM TO GET PULLED INTO THAT WITH LOW SELF ESTEEM.

SO THAT WAS IT WAS A REALLY GOOD HALF A DAY.

I'M STILL PROCESSING SOME OF IT.

AND THEN I DID GET TO ATTEND OUR FIRST BOND COMMITTEE PLANNING MEETING.

AND SO FOR ANYBODY WHO WAS WONDERING WHY I ATTENDED, I JUST NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE PROCESS.

THIS IS NEW TO ME.

I WAS SUPER, SUPER EXCITED WITH HOW THINGS WENT.

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FOR ME, IT'S IT'S HARD SOMETIMES TO BE TOLD THINGS.

I NEED TO SEE THEM AND I NEED TO TOUCH THEM AND FEEL THEM.

SO THAT'S REALLY ONE OF MY REASONS FOR ATTENDING.

AND THEN I GOT ASKED TO MEET WITH A COUPLE OF OUR STATE SENATORS AND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT UPCOMING LEGISLATURE, PARTICULARLY SCHOOL VOUCHERS AND CHOICES, SO THAT I COULD TELL WHAT I FEEL IS GOING TO PUT OUR MOST VULNERABLE KIDS EVEN MORE AT RISKS BY CREATING THE VOUCHERS, BECAUSE A LOT OF MY FAMILY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO THESE SCHOOLS THAT PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO BECAUSE OF THEIR LEARNING DISABILITIES.

AND A LOT OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS CANNOT PROPERLY EDUCATE THEM.

SO I FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THAT, AND THEN I'LL END IT THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. GRIFFIN. YES, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

I'VE BEEN ON MY JOURNEY OF TRUSTEE DUTIES AND SERVICE, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST CONTINUE TO THANK OUR STAFF, OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS FOR UPLIFTING AND SUPPORTING GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

AND SERVICE REMINDS ME OF A QUOTE FROM DR.

CORNEL WEST.

IT SAYS, YOU CANNOT LEAVE THE PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T LOVE THE PEOPLE.

YOU CANNOT SAVE THE PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T SERVE THE PEOPLE.

AND SO OUR ROLE IS SERVICE AND I SERVE AT YOUR PLEASURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. GRIFFIN. MR. SELDERS.

YES. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OR GOT AN INVITATION TO SPEAK TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL IB AMBASSADORS.

THEY ASKED ME TO COME GIVE A KEYNOTE.

THEY WERE HAVING SOME DISCUSSIONS AND SOME OF THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR IB AMBASSADOR STUDENTS WERE TRYING TO SORT OF CONVEY SOME OF THOSE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS THAT THEY HAD GONE THROUGH AND PROJECTS THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED TO SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY BECOMING IB STUDENTS.

AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS AND KIND OF LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THOSE PROGRAMS KIND OF GET CARRIED OUT.

ALSO GOT AN IMPROMPTU INVITATION TO SPEAK TO A GROUP OF STUDENTS AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ON THE SUBJECT OF VOTING.

IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING KIND OF HOW IT CAME ABOUT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST THING I GUESS I TRIED TO CONVEY TO THEM IS THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING ACTION TO VOTE SO THAT THEY CAN LET THEIR VOICES BE HEARD AND JUST KIND OF I'M A VERY VISUAL PERSON.

AND SO I TRY TO GIVE THEM AN EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, LOCAL ELECTIONS VERSUS, YOU KNOW, NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY SHOW UP TO ACTUALLY VOTE VERSUS THOSE WHO DON'T.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY GOT THE MESSAGE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS AS WELL AS NATIONAL ELECTIONS, TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD'S FIRST MEETING.

IT WAS HELD IN LEWISVILLE ISD AT THEIR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER, AND THE TOPIC WAS ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FROM TEA.

AND I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S REALLY INTERESTING WHAT'S BEEN BROUGHT ABOUT.

SO I HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.

I'LL BE GETTING THAT PRESENTATION AND I'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU.

BUT THE THING THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED BY TEA FOR WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO WITH ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME UNFUNDED MANDATES ASSOCIATED WITH A LOT OF THE ONLINE TESTING THAT THEY WANT TO DO.

SO IF THAT GOES THROUGH, IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING THROUGH SOME THINGS.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS OR HAD SOME COMMENTS THAT WE'VE SENT FROM OUR DISTRICT THERE, AS WELL AS OTHER OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE, AND OTHER DISTRICTS ALSO ARE ALSO SEEING THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

SO HOPEFULLY SOMETHING GETS CHANGED AND SOMETHING GETS DONE, BUT I'LL SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU GUYS IN AN EMAIL.

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A BAND FEST, AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

NOTHING TO ME IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN KIDS THAT WORK HARD, AND THEN THEY GET TO GO STAND IN FRONT OF THEIR PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND PERFORM.

THERE WAS A TON OF PEOPLE THERE THERE WAS A BIG LINE TO GET IN.

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YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST VERY ENCOURAGING.

AND TO THE PARENTS OF THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROUD OF YOUR APPEARANCE AT THIS EVENT AS MUCH AS WE ARE THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR KID.

WE DO ATTEND A LOT OF EVENTS.

THIS BOARD IS VERY GOOD TO GET OUT, AS YOU HEAR TONIGHT.

WE JUST WISH THERE WERE SOMETIMES WE'RE MORE OF A CROWD AND MORE APPRECIATION THAT WENT INTO THE EFFORTS OF OUR KIDS.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO SHOW UP.

I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME, TOO.

YOU CAN PRETEND TO CARE, BUT YOU CAN'T PRETEND TO SHOW UP.

SO ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO IS SHOW UP TO SUPPORT YOUR KIDS.

SO I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL EMBRACE THAT AND BAND FEST WAS GREAT.

I KNOW THAT IT JUST INVOLVED A TON OF KIDS AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE ALL OF US SUPPORT NUMEROUS ATHLETIC EVENTS AROUND THE CITY.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND THERE'S TONS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

LAKE VIEW I WAS ABLE TO GO SPEAK TO MISS [INAUDIBLE] CLASS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE MY OTHER TWO BOARD MEMBERS, BUT I HAD THE I HAD THE ROOSTER CROWING WHEN I WAS THERE, IT WAS LIKE 7:30 IN THE MORNING.

SOME STUDENTS DON'T WAKE UP TILL 9:00.

SO THERE WAS THAT.

BUT WE DID HAVE SOME GOOD DISCUSSION.

THERE WERE. THERE WERE.

IT WAS JUST A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE KIDS.

AND SOMETIMES THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING, YOU DON'T KNOW KNOW IF YOU COULD COMPLETELY GET YOUR MESSAGE THROUGH.

BUT SURPRISINGLY, I THINK MOST KIDS HEAR EVERYTHING YOU SAY AND IT'LL REGISTER AT ANOTHER TIME IN THEIR LIFE.

I DO KNOW THIS.

THERE ARE THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR KIDS.

AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN DO IT IS BY INTERACTING WITH THEM.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE BOARD THAT DOES THAT.

AND THEN FINALLY, I WILL SAY THIS, AND I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SPOKE UP WHEN THE BOXING GYM WAS HERE, BUT WE HAD THE WHEELS OF HOPE CAR SHOW THIS PAST WEEKEND, TWO WEEKS AGO, AND IT WAS PHENOMENAL.

GREAT WEATHER, GREAT TURNOUT.

THE REASON I BRING IT UP IS WE HAD SEVERAL GROUPS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT PARTICIPATED AND PERFORM.

WE HAD THE SOUTH GARLAND DRUMLINE THAT STARTED THE CAR SHOW BY WALKING DOWN MAIN STREET, GARLAND PLAYING THEIR DRUMS, MAKING ALL KINDS OF RACKET, AND THEN STANDING IN FRONT OF THE STAGE TO DO THEIR PERFORMANCE.

THAT WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

BUT THE BEST THING WAS WHEN THE DRUMS COME DOWN THE STREET, IT KIND OF GATHERS EVERYBODY IN.

THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THEN FROM THERE WE HAD A YOUNG LADY FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL WHOSE NAME UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T RECALL, BUT SHE SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

AND ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURES I HAVE IS A PICTURE DOWN MAIN STREET OF EVERYBODY STANDING WITH THEIR HAND OVER THE HEART, WHICH INCLUDES THE AUSTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND, WITH EVERY KID WITH THEIR HAND OVER THEIR HEART, PAYING ATTENTION AS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS SANG.

IT WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PHOTO.

WE HAD TWO DANCE TEAMS. WE HAD A RALLY AT HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR.

THAT WAS JUST IT WAS JUST A GREAT DAY.

I WANT TO THANK JOSEPH FIGARELLI FOR BEING THERE AND PROVIDING THE IMMENSE TALENT.

IT'S ONE THING OLD PEOPLE LIKE US DON'T HAVE ANYMORE IS THAT KIND OF TALENT AND THAT KIND OF ENERGY.

SO THANK YOU, JOE, FOR THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.

AND EVERYBODY WAS INVOLVED.

WE ALSO HAD THE GARLAND HIGH ART DEPARTMENT THERE DOING FACE PAINTING FOR THE KIDS AND WHEEL HUBCAPS.

THERE'S A LOT OF HUBCAPS HANGING EITHER IN STUDENTS, IN KIDS BEDROOMS OR ON THEIR FENCE THAT WERE DECORATED IN MARVELOUS WAYS I'LL SAY, BY OUR YOUNGSTERS.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE MS. HATTEN AND ALL THE WORK THAT WENT IN TO THAT.

THE CAR SHOW WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.

THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING STUFF AND THEN THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP FOR OUR KIDS.

MR. BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. YES [INAUDIBLE]I WENT TO WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THEIR FIRST ANNUAL PTA BEER BASH AND ALMOST LIKE BEER BASH.

BUT IT WASN'T BEER, THANK GOODNESS.

THESE WERE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND THEY WERE REALLY ANXIOUS TO GET INTO SCHOOL TO DO ALL TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.

AND IT WAS A GREAT VENUE THAT WAS PUT ON BY THEIR PTA, SPONSORED BY ONE OF THE SIXTH GRADE TEACHERS THERE.

SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON A GREAT EVENING.

IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE FALL BREAK.

AND SO IT WAS VERY NICE THAT THEY PUT THIS VENUE ON.

ALSO, AGAIN, I ATTENDED THE BAND FESTIVAL AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE OF ALL OF OUR BANDS COMING TOGETHER.

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AGAIN I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE JAZZ GROUP PROMOTION ACADEMY BECAUSE I WENT DOWN TO LUNCH AT THOSE BOUNDARIES AFTERWARDS AND THE WHOLE GROUP WAS IN THERE EATING. MOST WELL-BEHAVED STUDENTS I'VE EVER SEEN IN THEIR EATING.

AND IT WAS IT WAS VERY NICE.

I WENT OVER AND I TALKED WITH THEM AND TOLD THEM WHAT THEY ALL DID A GREAT JOB AND THEY REALLY WERE WELL BEHAVED AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT IN THAT RESTAURANT LIKE THAT, THAT THOSE KIDS WERE DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB.

ALSO, FOOTBALL GAMES HAVE BEEN ATTENDING QUITE A FEW FOOTBALL GAMES MYSELF.

DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO PAN OUT THIS YEAR.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF WEEKS LEFT AND WE KNOW THAT TWO TEAMS IN OUR DISTRICT ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHO.

IT'S ALL UP IN THE AIR, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE AND SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THAT.

MY HATS OFF TO THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL FOR WINNING THE DISTRICT.

ALSO [INAUDIBLE] WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE TASTE OF GARLAND AT DOWN AT THE ATRIUM AND SAW A LOT OF OLD FRIENDS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE THAT A LOT OF SCHOOL PEOPLE THERE.

BUT ALL OF THE RESTAURANTS THAT WERE REPRESENTED THERE I HAD ON A GISD SHIRT.

AND SO AS I'D GO BY, THEY WERE VERY THANKFUL OF GISD AND THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE AND HOW WE SUPPORT THEIR RESTAURANTS IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND AND EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE AREA. SO JUST ONE OF THE HATS OFF TO THE TASTE OF GARLAND AND THE GARLAND CRIME STOPPERS THE JOB THAT THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY IN CAHOOTS WITH OUR SRU OFFICERS. THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER AND SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM.

LAST OR NOT LEAST, TELL EVERYBODY, PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE EARLY.

VOTING HAS STARTED, SO PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE.

AND YOU CAN DO THAT AT EITHER AT THE RICHLAND COLLEGE, DALLAS COLLEGE CAMPUS, OR SOUTH GARLAND LIBRARY.

AND THE OTHER THING THEN THIS WILL BE THE LAST I SAY I REALLY SAW A PICTURE OF THE GISD EFFECT.

AND MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU, DR.

LOPEZ, ON THE BOARD [INAUDIBLE] THAT YOU SEND TO US AND HOW ENCOURAGED I WAS ON SEEING THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE IN THE MARCHING BANDS, CHOIRS, EXCELLING, ORCHESTRA, EXCELLING, SPEECH AND DEBATE, ELEMENTARY MUSIC, THEATER, ARTS, SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES, THE TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE, AND ALL OF OUR ATHLETICS.

ALL IN THIS INSIGHT ABOUT ALL OF THESE KIDS, JUST LIKE OUR BOXING TONIGHT AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL.

IT'S THE KIDS ARE INVOLVED.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT BECAUSE A KID THAT IS INVOLVED IS GOING TO LEARN.

SO MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU ON THAT, DR.

LOPEZ. WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY MR. BEACH, FOR CLEARING UP THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL BEER BASH.

THAT WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN A GOOD THING TO PROVIDE.

I WANT TO START OFF BY ALSO THANKING JAMIE MILLER FOR HIS ORGANIZATION OF THE WHEELS OF HOPE.

I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT THIS YEAR.

I WAS ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE MANY BAND TOBER EVENTS THAT I'VE BEEN ATTENDING THIS OCTOBER, BUT I DID HE WAS VERY KIND AND SHOT ME SOME VIDEO FROM THE FESTIVAL.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE ATTENDANCE.

IT WAS, HE SAID, IMPECCABLE WEATHER AND IT IS...

HOPE CLINIC DOES SO MANY GOOD THINGS FOR PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN AND THAT'S ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY FUNDRAISERS.

SO I THANK YOU I THANK VERY TEXT BANK FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO IN HELPING GET THAT ORGANIZED.

I WAS ALSO PLEASED TO REPRESENT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE CHEF'S TABLE AT [INAUDIBLE] RESTAURANT.

I KNOW IT'S A REAL TOUGH GIG, BUT CORE CONSTRUCTION, WHO HAS SUPPORTED THE DISTRICT, WON THAT IN AN AUCTION AT TINSEL AND TRIVIA LAST YEAR. AND SO I JOINED DR.

LOPEZ AND SOME MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, ALONG WITH CORE COURSE PEOPLE.

AND WE HAD A LOVELY DINNER AND WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND THE GOOD WORK THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON LIKE I SAID, EVERYONE TALKED ABOUT BAND FEST.

BAND FEST WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH, APPARENTLY IN BAND YOU ONLY GET ONE MONTH TO DO EVERYTHING.

SO EVERY VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY, EVERY NIGHT, EVERYTHING WES JOHNSON HAS BEEN OUT SUPPORTING BAND.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS MONTH.

IT WAS MY HONOR TO WATCH BOTH NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL COMPETE AT THE BANDS OF AMERICA NORTH TEXAS COMPETITION AND PROSPER.

THAT WAS A VERY LONG DAY.

BOTH BANDS DID AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD JOB, SACHSE DID ADVANCE TO THE FINALS AND ENDED UP MAKING THE TOP TEN IN THAT ALL BOTH OF THOSE

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I KNOW I WILL BE THERE. I'M ASSUMING MR. GLICK WILL BE THERE AS HE ALWAYS IS, AND WE WILL WATCH.

HOPEFULLY OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE DISTRICT ARE GOING TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR BANDS.

WE'VE GOT FIVE OF THEM OUT THERE WE HOPE TO PUT THEM ALL THROUGH ON THAT.

IT WAS ALSO MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO PROVIDE THE INTRODUCTORY REMARKS TO THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE LAST WEDNESDAY.

LET ME TELL YOU, THAT WAS AN INTIMIDATING ROOM.

WE PUT TOGETHER A REALLY SOLID COMMITTEE, I WILL POINT OUT, AND YOU LOOK AROUND THERE AND YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, IF THESE GUYS CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN, NOBODY'S GOING TO COME UP WITH A PLAN. SO IT WAS MY HONOR TO ADDRESS THEM AND GET THINGS KIND OF KICK STARTED OFF WITH DR.

LOPEZ. I THINK THE COMMUNITY YOU'RE IN VERY GOOD HANDS WITH RESPECT TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE THERE.

THEY'RE VERY SERIOUS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WAS REALLY, AS MR. BEACH POINTED OFF, IT'S EARLY VOTING TIME, IT'S UNDERWAY.

YOU LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY AND YOU SEE THINGS ARE SO DIVIDED AND YOU HAVEN'T I DON'T THINK IN MY LIFETIME I'VE EVER SEEN A TIME THAT SO MANY AMERICANS ARE KIND OF SPOUTING VITRIOL AT EACH OTHER BACK AND FORTH.

AND IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY BETTER.

AND THEN I GO TO THE BOND STEERING COMMITTEE AND I LOOK AROUND AND THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM LITERALLY ALL DIFFERENT POLITICAL PERSUASIONS.

THEY'RE ALL SITTING AT THESE TABLES TOGETHER.

AND I'M LIKE, OH, I KNOW THAT THOSE AREN'T THE SAME GROUP.

AND ANOTHER AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY COULDN'T HAVE GOT ALONG ANY BETTER.

IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION MAY BE ELSEWHERE IN GARLAND, SACHSE AND ROWLETT, WE STILL KNOW HOW TO GET ALONG WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.

WE STILL WANT TO BE CIVIL WITH EACH OTHER.

WE STILL KNOW HOW TO WORK TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON DOING THAT IN OUR THREE COMMUNITIES AND WE CAN BE KIND OF A LIGHT TO THE REST OF THE REST OF THE COUNTRY ON HOW HOW TO DO THINGS RIGHT AND HOW TO GET THINGS DONE, DR.

[VI.C. Superintendent's Report]

WELL FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TRUSTEES, FOR ALL THESE EVENTS.

YOU KNOW, PRE-COVID WE TOOK THESE EVENTS FOR GRANTED AND THEN COVID HIT AND IT AND WE JUST THIRSTING TO BE AROUND STUDENT EXCELLENCE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH THAT REVOLVES AROUND IT OUTSIDE THE STAAR SCORES THAT WE SEE OR THE MAP SCORES.

THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN SCHOOL.

THERE'S SO MUCH RICHNESS.

AND I THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE INVITATIONS YOU GET.

ALL OF YOU HAVE VERY BUSY LIVES AND YOU STILL MAKE TIME FOR THE KIDS.

THANK YOU. THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE JONES ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH.

WE FORGOT TO ANNOUNCE THIS.

IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE ROWLETT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FROM 3:00 TO 4:30.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A FRIDAY FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO ATTEND.

I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING THE TRIBUTE TO HAPPEN TO HIM.

HE WAS HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN AND HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I MET HERE.

AND I'M GOING TO MISS HIM.

AND AND WE'RE PRAYING FOR HIS FAMILY.

I WANT TO ALSO REITERATE, BE SAFE THIS WEEKEND AND ON MONDAY DURING THE HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES.

YOU KNOW, ALWAYS, ALWAYS BE ALERT, HAVE FUN, ENGAGE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE, TRICK OR TREATING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S KIDS OUT THERE AND SOMETIMES WE CAN'T SEE THEM ALL.

THEY DON'T HAVE REFLECTIVE GEAR.

SO EVERYBODY JUST BE CAUTIOUS WHILE WHILE WE'RE WHILE THEY'RE OUT.

WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT VOTING, I MET WITH THE CHANGE AGENTS THIS MONTH, AND I HAVE TO GIVE MISS NIX A LOT OF CREDIT.

WE DID A REALLY ENGAGING PRESENTATION THAT REVOLVED AROUND VOTING AND AND THE KIDS ARE READY.

WE HAVE A VERY COMPLEX REGISTRATION PROCESS IN TEXAS, AND SO IT'S NOT AS EASY TO JUST WALK UP AND VOTE.

AND SO WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT IT AND HOW WE COULD GET KIDS ENGAGED.

AND THEY CAME UP WITH SOME AWESOME IDEAS.

SO WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO IS TO UTILIZE THOSE IDEAS, PUT THEM IN PRACTICE, AND REALLY HAVE A SYSTEMIC WAY TO HAVE KIDS VOTE AND BE PART OF THE GREATEST HONOR YOU COULD HAVE IN ANY NATION.

PEOPLE DIE TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

AND WE'VE KIND OF FORGOT THAT THAT THAT LIBERTY ISN'T EVERYWHERE.

AND SO WE WANT THEM TO BE VERY ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND I'VE FORGOTTEN WHO SAID IT.

BUT THE WAY YOU SHOW ENGAGEMENT IS TO SHOW UP AND TO VOTE, RIGHT? SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE REALLY SOLIDIFY THAT PROCESS NOW.

I WANT EVERYBODY THAT'S LISTENING.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK WE SWAY KIDS.

WE CAN'T TALK. WE'RE VERY BIPARTISAN.

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BUT WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT SWAYING THEM ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WE HAD THE CITIZEN BOND STEERING COMMITTEE THAT KICKED OFF LAST WEEK, AND THE SECOND SESSION IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW.

THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE, WE WENT OVER A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE DISTRICT AND IT WAS VERY TELLING ON WHERE OUR GROWTH AREAS ARE AND WHERE WE'RE DECLINING AND WHEN WE'RE JUST BREAKING EVEN AND THE COMMITTEE LEFT THERE VERY EMPOWERED.

THEY FELT LIKE THEY KNEW MORE ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT FROM THAT MEETING.

AND THEN THEY ALSO GOT A HIGH LEVEL FINANCIAL REPORT FROM DR.

RINGO ON HOW FINANCES WORK, BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS VERY, VERY COMPLICATED.

PEOPLE SEE A HIGHER TAX RATE THEN REALIZE M&O WE HAVE TARGET REVENUES, SO IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE NEW MONEY, BUT THEN WE HAVE THE I&S AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO BREAK IT DOWN.

AND DR. RINGO DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF LETTING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND BITE SIZED CHUNKS, REALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS COMPLEX EDUCATION SYSTEM.

SO JUST REMEMBER, HIGHER APPRAISALS DOES NOT MEAN NEW MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND THEN FINALLY, THERE'S TIMES IN MY LIFE THAT I GO THROUGH DIFFERENT THINGS AND I SEE THINGS THAT INSPIRE ME OR PEOPLE THAT INSPIRE ME.

AND RECENTLY, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO LOOK FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIKE A LOT OF GRIT AND HUNGER TO GET BETTER THEMSELVES.

WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AT THE ROWLETT CHAMBER, PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY SELF AWARE AND THEY ARE COACHABLE AND HAVING A GOOD BALANCE AND ALL THREE ALLOWS YOU TO THRIVE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SEND A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO ROBERT SELDERS YOU COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND PUSHING YOURSELVES TO GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, TO REALLY GO UP AGAINST THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS, TO DO THINGS YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE, AND THEN HAVE THE VULNERABILITY TO SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE IN THAT WAY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR THE PEOPLE YOU TALK TO AND REMAIN AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WEREN'T ROLLING ALONE DURING THE PROCESS IS REALLY COMMENDABLE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, DOING ALL THAT REALLY INSPIRED ME.

THANK YOU, ROBERT. IT WAS REALLY COOL.

SERIOUSLY. AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT THAT WENT THROUGH ALL THAT.

NOW, I'M NOT INSPIRED TO DO THAT.

I'M JUST I'M JUST INSPIRED WITH THE PROCESS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO BE DOING HANDSTANDS AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, BUT I JUST THINK WHENEVER I SEE PEOPLE BE VULNERABLE AND PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE FOR A GREATER CAUSE, IT'S INSPIRATION FOR OTHERS TO DO THINGS THAT THEY WISH TO DO AND NOT HOLD THEMSELVES BACK AND GO FOR IT.

SO WITH THAT, I TURN IT OVER TO THE PRESIDENT SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND WORK ON THE AGENDA HERE.

REAL QUICK BEFORE STANLEY, YOU HAVE SOMETHING.

OH, AGENDA FOR AN AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY, GO AHEAD. I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT TWO EVENTS COMING UP.

I MEANT TO SPEAK ABOUT AND I APOLOGIZE.

SO THE PTA STAGE IS DOING THEIR FIRST SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTS FORUM THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH AT 6:30 AT THE SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY.

I ENCOURAGE ALL YOU SPECIAL ED PARENTS.

MAYBE IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR SPECIAL ED PARENTS ATTEND AND GET TO KNOW PARENTS WITHIN THE GISD.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AN EVENT COMING UP THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH NAMI, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS GROUP, AND IT'S COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPAL, WHICH WILL BE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 9:00 A.M.

TO 10:30 A.M.

NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

AND THOSE ARE JUST TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO COME TO A PLACE, A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN THAT THERE'S OTHER PARENTS LIKE YOU TO HELP LIFT YOU UP IN TIME OF NEED AND HOW THAT YOU CAN LIFT UP OTHERS IN TIME OF NEED.

AND I JUST WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING TONIGHT OR WATCHES THIS TO ATTEND THOSE TWO EVENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND ONE LAST THING FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE EXPLORER GISD EXPO THAT'S COMING UP AT THE CULWELL CENTER ON NOVEMBER 2ND.

THAT WILL BE EXTREMELY WELL ATTENDED.

SO GET THERE EARLY.

COLLEGE NIGHT IS PROVEN ONE THING GET THERE EARLY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT TRY TO MAKE IT OUT MYSELF.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FROM THE BOARD?

[VI.D. Future Agenda Items]

I'VE GOT TO GET TO MY PAGE. HOLD ON.

SO I HAVE QUITE A FEW, BUT AND I REALIZED THAT THEY'LL PROBABLY GET PUT TOWARDS COMMITTEES, BUT THESE ARE JUST TOPICS THAT HAVE MULLED AROUND IN MY HEAD FOR A WHILE, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE INFORMATION.

SO I WOULD LIKE US TO DO OR AT LEAST REVIEW OUR BOARD POLICY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE BOARD.

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SO I THINK THINGS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED AT ALL TIMES.

THAT'S ONE.

MISS STANLEY, WOULD YOU PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH POLICIES? THERE ARE MULTIPLE POLICIES AS IT RELATES TO BOARD RELATIONS, BOARD ACTIONS, BOARD INTERACTIONS WITH SUPERINTENDENT, SUPERINTENDENT INTERACTIONS WITH THE BOARD.

IT'S JUST MOSTLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO, AND SOME OF IT CAN BE VERY VAGUE IN THE POLICY.

SOME OF IT'S NOT VERY VAGUE.

AND I JUST I JUST THINK IT'S TIME TO REVIEW IT.

UNLESS SOMEONE TELLS ME WE'VE REVIEWED IT IN THE LAST YEAR.

YOU TYPICALLY REVIEW POLICIES AS THEY COME UP FOR LEGAL REVIEW THROUGH THE TASB POLICY UPDATES THAT YOU GET, BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO REVIEW LOCAL POLICIES IF YOU SHOULD FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE CORRECTIONS OR AN INTERNAL POLICY.

HOWEVER, PER TASB POLICY SERVICES THE ANNUAL OR IS IT EVERY THREE YEARS, LISA, THAT WE SHOULD REDO A FULL POLICY EVALUATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR POLICY PERSON? I DON'T KNOW IF DR. LOPEZ HAS DONE ONE SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE, BUT THAT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD.

THAT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW.

SHOULD THERE BE A NEED FOR A BOARD POLICY REVIEW, THEN THAT WOULD BE DONE THROUGH INTERNAL.

THAT'S WHY I SAID BOARD POLICY.

CORRECT. BUT YOU'RE NOT THE SPECIFICITY OF A SPECIFIC POLICY AND THEN A THOROUGH INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ANY INDIVIDUAL POLICY TYPICALLY COMES THROUGH OUR POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE.

SO SO WE CAN MOVE DR.

LOPEZ AND THE POLICY PERSONS THROUGH TASB, WE DO A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW OF EVERY POLICY.

SO THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING FOR SPECIFICITY ON WHICH ONES YOU THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REVIEWED, BECAUSE THAT WILL GO THROUGH THE POLICY ADVISORIES.

THAT IS FINE WITH ME, BUT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BOARD AND THE BOARD'S RULES? THERE'S RULES THAT WE I READ THROUGH THERE THAT WE DO FOLLOW, RULES THAT WE DON'T FOLLOW.

SO IT'S VERY SPECIFIC TO BOARD POLICY AND EXPECTATIONS.

SO IF WE WANT TO MOVE THAT TO A COMMITTEE, I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY TO WORK WITH THAT COMMITTEE.

BUT I DO BELIEVE IT'S TIME THAT WE REVIEW IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL FOLLOWING IT AND WE'RE ALL FOLLOWING IT EXACTLY THE SAME.

SO THE POLICIES ARE MANDATES THAT ARE SPECIFIED, LIKE I SAID, VIA TASB.

BUT IF YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES REVIEW, THAT TOO IS STILL HOUSED IN THE INTERNAL POLICY ADVISOR, THE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP. YES.

AND HAVE THAT SLATED FOR DISCUSSIONS THROUGH THAT.

MS. GRIFFIN CHAIRS THAT THAT GROUP AND SHE HAS MENTIONED THAT SHE DOES NEED TO HAVE A REVIEW OF THE OPERATING PROCEDURES DONE.

SO WHEN WE BRING THOSE AS OUR FIRST READ DRAFT TO YOU ALL, THAT'S WHEN YOU GUYS WILL BE INVOLVED.

IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT PAGES OR OR CONFUSION OR IF YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S CONFLICT AND PRACTICE VERSUS WHAT'S PRINTED, THEN WE ALWAYS, DURING THAT REVIEW PROCESS, SEND OUT EMAILS TO THE BOARD TO ASK FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, AND THEN WE TAKE THAT TO THE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP FOR DISCUSSION.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT, BUT I'M STILL GOING TO ASK THAT YOU CAN MOVE IT TO THE POLICY BOARD.

I DON'T HAVE A CALENDAR FOR WHAT'S ON THE UPCOMING POLICY AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY HAS IT ON A CALENDAR THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT.

AND WHEN I SAY NOBODY, I MEAN ABOUT THE BOARD.

SO THANK YOU.

BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURE REVIEW DONE.

PUT IT ON A CALENDAR, SHOW ME A CALENDAR AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

MS. STANLEY. LISA RAY, POLICIES ACTUALLY COME THROUGH ME AND I WORK WITH THE CHAIR.

SO IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR THE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP TO REVIEW, I CAN WORK WITH MS..

GRIFFIN AS FAR AS PUTTING THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT POLICY.

THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE SCHEDULED, SO WE CAN WORK WITH YOUR CALENDAR.

ARE YOU ON THE COMMITTEE? I NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK. SHE IS, YES.

SO WE CAN WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SCHEDULES TO SEE WHEN WE CAN CAN DO THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY NAME IS BEING TOSSED AROUND.

I FEEL COMPELLED TO SPEAK.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND SOME APPROPRIATE DATES, BUT I ALWAYS START FIRST WITH ADMINISTRATION.

AND WE HAVE NOT COME UP WITH A DATE.

AND IN LIGHT OF THE BOND COMMITTEE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT ALREADY.

THE KEY RIGHT NOW IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

ANYTHING FURTHER, MS. STANLEY.

I DO HAVE SOME MORE THINGS.

SO SOMETHING HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET US ON AN AGENDA IF IT GOES TO A COMMITTEE, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT VIDEOS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

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AND I KNOW FOOTBALL IS REALLY POPULAR RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO MAYBE IT GOES WITH THE FACE, SOME VIDEOS ON VAPING AND OTHER THINGS TO HELP EDUCATE OUR PARENTS OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THEN JUST SOME OTHER GREAT THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT GETS BROUGHT UP OR WHAT COMMITTEE IT GOES TO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.

SO YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS LIKE VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-ATHLETIC EVENTS? WELL, YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT THAT FALLS UNDER ADMINISTRATION SO WE CAN TAKE IDEAS, BUT THE BOARD DOESN'T DIRECT ALL THAT.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU COULD CALL AND SAY, HEY, THESE ARE SOME IDEAS OUT THERE THAT WE'RE SEEING AND MAYBE WE HAVE TO WORK ON THE IDEAS AND EMAIL THEM TO YOU.

YEAH. THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN WORK ON AND GET OUT THERE.

SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO GET OUT THERE THAT ARE DISTRICT WIDE, THE CONCERNS AND VAPING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS A PROBLEM IN THE DISTRICT, OPIOIDS, ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS.

BUT YEAH, YOUR IDEAS ARE WELCOME.

BUT THE BOARD DOESN'T DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER TRUSTEE? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON.

WE WILL GO TO CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. Consent Agenda ]

DR. THE INDOMITABLE DR.

GRADYNE BROWN.

I ALWAYS HAVE TO COME UP WITH A GOOD ADJECTIVE FOR YOU.

WELL, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.

YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES THIS MONTH.

WHAT YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR PACKET, A COPY OF THE CURRENT HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT, HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED FROM THE FROM THE BOOKLET WE RECEIVED.

DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT? MS. GRIFFIN. MR. JOHNSON, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

NEXT ITEM WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ACTION ITEMS, NON CONSENT.

[VIII.A. Consider Approval of 2022-2023 District & Campus Improvement Plans]

DR. KIMBERLY CADDELL.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON. TRUSTEES.

DR. LOPEZ. GOOD EVENING.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR YOU IN YOUR BOARD PACKET HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED DURING THE COMMITTEE.

HOWEVER, AT YOUR PLACES YOU WILL NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE A GRAY FOLDER.

THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS PROCURED AFTER WE PRESENTED TO [INAUDIBLE], BUT DID NOT MAKE IT INTO THE BOUND BOOK.

AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS ADDED ON TO THAT INFORMATION IS A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION TO DIC ON THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM DIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS RELATED TO OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

THE FULL PAGE REFERENCE REQUESTED DOCUMENT FOR THE QUICK REFERENCE SHEET THAT MS. MCKINNEY SPOKE ABOUT A FULL PAGE M&M OR MUST [INAUDIBLE] DOCUMENT FOR YOUR REVIEW THAT MS. MCKINNEY ALSO REFERENCED AS WELL AS IT WAS NOTED IN THE COPY OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT YOU RECEIVED, THE PRIORITY PROBLEM STATEMENTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT COPY. SO THE FINAL PAGE THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE FOLDER ARE THE THREE PRIORITY PROBLEM STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BASED ON DIC FEEDBACK.

THERE WERE NO CHANGES AT THIS TIME TO THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED LAST WEEK.

HOWEVER, THAT DOES REMAIN A LIVING DOCUMENT AND IT CAN CONTINUE TO BE ADDED AND MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

VERY GOOD. CHAIRMAN GLICK, THIS CAME FROM YOUR COMMITTEE.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO DIRECT THE TRUSTEES TO I THINK IT'S PAGE 200.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ IN OUR BOOKLET, BUT I THINK THIS IS.

REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE SPENT SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK, ITS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE NUMBER TEN, WHICH IS NOT ONE OF OUR OUR BOARD GOALS, BUT IT'S CALLED SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND DR. CADDELL, WOULD YOU TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THIS, THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SPECIFIC ADDITION? SO WHEN THE BOARD GOALS WERE FIRST ESTABLISHED, I BELIEVE BACK IN 2018, THERE WERE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT WERE CALLED OUT.

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MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE AND ALGEBRA ONE WAS ONE OF THEM WITH THE LEADING INDICATOR OF GRADE FOUR SAT AND AP PERFORMANCE.

HOWEVER, SINCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT BOARD GOAL, THE QUESTION THAT I KNOW THAT I WOULD RECEIVE AND I BELIEVE THAT MS. JOYNER CONTINUES TO RECEIVE, IS WILL PERFORMANCE ON THESE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ARE IN THE DISTRICT AN A IN ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES THE BOARD GOAL WERE NOT SET UP WITH THAT IN MIND.

THEY WERE SET UP BASED ON PRIORITIES OF THE BOARD BACK IN 2018.

SO THIS 10TH PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE IS A PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE THAT ADMINISTRATION HAS ADDED AS A WAY TO SAY, THIS IS OUR PATH TO AN A.

WE KNOW THAT IF WE HAVE ANY SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVE A D OR AN F RATING UNDER CURRENT ACCOUNTABILITY RULES, THAT WE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AN A RATING IN THAT DOMAIN.

AND SO THIS IS SO THAT WE CAN SPECIFICALLY TARGET AND ADDRESS AND SO THAT TRUSTEES HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION AND BEING MINDFUL TO THAT PATH.

AND I THINK IF AS YOU LOOK DOWN THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, I THINK IT'S THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND WE NOW HAVE THEM LISTED AND TALK ABOUT STUDENT OUTCOMES, ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.

WHAT WITH THIS PRESENTATION AND THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO FOLLOW.

THE THING THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT IS WE'RE NOW TALKING ABOUT WHAT MEASURES WE'RE USING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE'VE WE'VE NEVER REALLY SPECIFICALLY SAID THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE.

THIS IS HOW WE KNOW IF THE PROGRAM IS WORKING AND OR NOT WORKING.

AND IF YOU TAKE ITEMS ONE THROUGH TEN ON PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AND SAY, IF WE MEET THESE, THEN WHAT'S THE CHANCE OF OUR BEING AN A DISTRICT NEXT YEAR? I THINK THE RESULTS SAY THAT THEY'RE VERY GOOD AND THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF DATA IN HERE AND METRICS THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED ON EACH ONE.

IF WE DO THIS, THEN THIS IS THE RESULT.

IF WE DO THIS AS A RESULT, AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK IT'S A VERY COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.

AND I WOULD RECOMMEND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO GO IS TO LOOK AT THE MEETING, THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS MEETING LAST WEEK WHERE WE WENT TO VERY SERIOUS DETAIL ON THESE TOPICS.

SO THANK YOU, SIR. AND IF I MAY JUST SAY, YOU'RE RIGHT ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT ONE POINT.

WE'RE BASING THAT TEA WON'T CHANGE THE GAME AND WE'RE GETTING EVERY INDICATOR THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO DO THAT.

SO WE NEED TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BASED ON THE GAME TODAY AND THEY'RE THINKING OF CHANGING THE GAME FOR THIS YEAR WHILE THE GAME IS IN MOTION. AND THINK ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S LIKE SAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF A GAME OF A BASKETBALL GAME, WE CHANGED THE RULES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POINTS YOU EARNED ARE NO LONGER OUR POINTS.

AND SO THESE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND WE HOPE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

BUT HOPE IS IN A STRATEGY AND WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THIS MIGHT CHANGE AS SOON AS IT DOES.

AND WHAT WE VOW IS WE WILL CHANGE OUR METRICS ONCE THAT CHANGES TO ALIGN WITH IT.

AND I THINK MR. SELDERS EARLIER REFERENCED THE FACT THAT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS ARE NOW STARTING TO HEAR ABOUT THIS AND UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY INPUT.

WE'RE STARTING TO JOIN A REFERENCE THAT SHE'S STARTING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE INPUT.

SHE SAID THAT LAST WEEK, BUT THE MORE IMPORTANT THEY GET FROM DISTRICTS AND THE MORE THE DISTRICTS SAY THIS IS UNFAIR.

YOU MEAN YOU NEEDED TO CHANGE THIS LAST YEAR BEFORE THE SEMESTER STARTED? I THINK THE LEGISLATURES AND TEA ARE STARTING TO HEAR THAT.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HEARING. I THINK MR. SELDERS WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.

SO WOULD YOU WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT HEARING? BUT ARE THEY AGREEING? YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY WHAT'S WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT THEY'RE HEARING IT, BUT I'M NOT CLEAR THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NECESSARILY TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR FINAL DECISION. SO IT'S STILL KIND OF TO BE DETERMINED.

SO I GUESS OUR HOPE IS TO FOLLOW WHAT WE KNOW, THE RULES WE KNOW AS THEY ARE AND DO THE BEST WE CAN.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO, RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE] WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ADJUST.

SO AS NEW RULES BECOME AVAILABLE, WE WILL PIVOT TO RESPOND TO THOSE.

YES. THANK YOU.

MR. MILLER. YEAH.

JUST REAL QUICK, DR.

CADDELL. WE HAD OUR FACE ON IT TODAY, AND THERE'S A SLIDE IN HERE ABOUT PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.

DOES ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SLIDE OF THIS COMPONENT OF CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT? DO YOU SEE ANY CHANGES COMING FROM THAT, OR WILL THAT BE ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SAID THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT.

SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANYTHING ELSE INCLUDED.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE'VE NOT PLANNED ANYTHING.

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MS. MCKINNEY. THANK YOU.

COULDN'T STAY AWAY FROM THE PARTY, HUH? NO, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THE POINT ABOUT THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.

IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

WE ALREADY HAVE.

SO REST ASSURED, WITHIN THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, WE ALREADY HAVE THE ESSER REQUIRED COMPONENTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY UNDER TITLE ONE PART A, THE SCHOOL PARENT COMPACT.

THINGS AND STRATEGIES THAT CAMPUSES ARE ACTIVELY DOING AND ENGAGING WITH WITH FAMILIES IN ORDER TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY, WHICH ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED UNDER TITLE ONE PART A. SO FROM A COMPLIANCE STANDPOINT, OUR CAMPUSES ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED UNDER TITLE ONE PART A FOR PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.

THEY ALSO HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO NOTATE THAT WITHIN OUR COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE TITLE ONE PARTY CRATE OR TITLE ONE CRATE. SO WE ALREADY HAVE THESE THINGS IN THERE AS FAR AS THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THAT ARE REQUIREMENTS OF STATUTE.

AND WE JUST CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR CAMPUSES AS THEY MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PLAN AND JUST ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THAT ARE BEING DEMONSTRATED BY PARENTS ARE REFLECTED IN THEIR ACTIONS WHICH ARE WITHIN THE CIP.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER TRUSTEES? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? WE HAVE A MOTION.

MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE 2022 2023 DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE 2022 2023 DISTRICT AND CAMPAIGN IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ACTION.

[VIII.B. HB3 Academic Growth Plans & Goals: Early Childhood Literacy & Math Proficiency & CCMR]

THIS WAS OUTLINED WITH SOME DETAIL AT THE ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

YES. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, DR.

LOPEZ AND TRUSTEES.

THIS REPORT HERE FOR YOU IS THE HOUSE BILL THREE ACADEMIC GROWTH PLANS AND GOALS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, MATH, PROFICIENCY AND CCMR. IN YOUR BOARD PACKETS.

YOU WILL SEE THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT LEVEL REPORTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE STATUTE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

SO THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] COMMITTEE FROM LAST WEEK.

CHAIRMAN GLICK DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

HOUSE BILL THREE WAS, I GUESS, ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO NOW, AND THERE'S A REALLY WONDERFUL SUMMATION OF ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF HOUSE BILL THREE.

I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE ALL THE TRUSTEES TO JUST REVIEW ALL THE RAMIFICATIONS AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE STARTING TO MEET AGAIN AND HOUSE BILL THREE WILL PROBABLY BE ONE OF THE SUBJECTS HOW TO WHAT'S WORKED IN THAT AND WHAT'S NOT WORKED.

THE OTHER THING AGAIN ON THIS WOULD BE ON PAGE 2 [INAUDIBLE] LET'S SEE, 216 WHERE WE TALK ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD ACTION PLANS, LITERACY.

MS. FRANKENBERG MADE HER REPORT ON THAT.

I THINK THERE ARE TWO IMPORTANT THINGS THERE.

ONE IS THE EARLY LITERACY SUPPORT TEACHERS AND HOW IMPORTANT WE SPEND SOME TIME SPEAKING ABOUT THAT AND HOW THAT'S WORKED SO WELL.

AND AGAIN IN THE NEXT BOX TO TALK ABOUT THE ACCOUNTABILITY USING CIRCLE MAP, CBAS AND STAAR, THE OUR COMMITTEE WILL SEE THE PRELIMINARY MAP RESULTS FOR THE FIRST TESTING IN NOVEMBER ALSO.

SO THEN IF YOU AGAIN GO TO THE NEXT PAGE ON PAGE 217, YOU SEE THE SAME THING.

AND THAT WAS MS. SCHMIDT MAKING THAT PRESENTATION.

THERE WAS A DISCUSSION THAT WAS HAD, AND I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

SO AS WE KNOW AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TUESDAY, THE RESULTS FOR THE STAAR EXAMS FOR READING WERE BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLE THOUGHT FOR OUR DISTRICT AND THROUGH THE STATE AND FOR THE RESULTS FOR MATH WERE NOT GOOD FOR US OR FOR THE STATE.

I THINK THAT WAS ECHOED THE LAST FEW DAYS WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAME OUT WITH THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS CALLED THE NATION'S REPORT CARD.

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SO I ASKED MS. SCHMIDT A QUESTION.

I SAID, BASED ON WHERE WE ARE WITH MATH, WHAT MORE COULD THE BOARD BE DOING? AND AT THAT POINT, DR.

HILL CAME AND STOOD AT THE PODIUM AND TALKED ABOUT NEEDING HELP.

AT THAT POINT, I REFERENCED THE FACT THAT EARLY IN THE EVENING WE HAD SEEN THAT OUR FUND BALANCE HAD GONE UP.

AND I SAID, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER WHEN WE WHEN WE GET TO WHEN WE GET OUR [INAUDIBLE] REPORT.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

WHAT DR.

HILL SAID IS WE HAVE, AS SHE SAID, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SUPPORT TEACHERS AT ALL THE CAMPUSES, INCLUDING MIDDLE SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SOME OF THOSE ARE GOING AWAY.

AND THE QUESTION IS, I THINK KIND OF PARAPHRASE WHAT SHE SAID.

ALL THE PRINCIPALS WOULD BE STANDING IN LINE OUTSIDE, THAT WE MUST CONTINUE TO KEEP THOSE SUPPORT TEACHERS.

AND I THINK IT BEHOOVES THE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD TO UNDERSTAND, TO LOOK AT OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION, UNDERSTAND OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION, AND BE ABLE TO SAY YES, WHEN IT COMES TIME, WE CAN CONTINUE THAT SUPPORT BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT WE REALLY BELIEVE IN HERE.

AND WHAT I BELIEVE IN AS A TRUSTEE IS WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS FOR OUR KIDS.

WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS.

NOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO USE A BENCHMARK THAT THE STATE ESTABLISHES, SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT'S ARTIFICIAL, BUT IT EXISTS AND IT GETS PUBLISHED.

SO IF WE SAY WE WANT TO BE AN A DISTRICT, HOW DO WE GET THERE? NOW WE'VE HEARD THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH NOW.

THE METRICS MAY CHANGE, THE BALLGAME MAY CHANGE.

BUT WE KNOW ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN WORKING AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IS TO HAVE THE SUPPORT TEACHERS AT THESE GRADES.

THAT FUNDING IS GOING TO DISAPPEAR.

AND WE HAVE TO BE WILLING TO SAY TO OUR STAFF, YES, WE HAVE THE MONEY TO SUPPORT YOU.

NOW, SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, THAT'S AN ONGOING EXPENSE.

YES, IT IS AN ONGOING EXPENSE.

YES, IT IS. AND THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT IT'S AN ONGOING EXPENSE.

BUT CAN WE AFFORD THAT? I BELIEVE THE ANSWER IS YES.

SO THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING HB THREE ECONOMIC GROWTH PLANS? SEEING NONE. DO WE HAVE ANY MOTION OR ACTION PROPOSED FROM THE FLOOR? MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. PRESIDENT. YES? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACADEMIC GROWTH PLANS AND GOALS, EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATH PROFICIENCY AND CCMR. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE HB THREE ACADEMIC GROWTH PLANS AND GOALS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2022 2023 GENERAL

[VIII.C. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the 2022-2023 General Fund and Debt Service Fund]

MISS BRANDI MAYO.

HI. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DR. LOPEZ, I AM HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE OCTOBER BUDGET FOR GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.

AND THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE COMMITTEE.

SO UNLESS THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

CHAIRMAN BEACH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD? NO CHANGES, SO I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION.

PLEASE DO. [INAUDIBLE] I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2020 TO 2023 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND AS PRINTING OUR BOOKLET.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2022 2023 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT, WE HAVE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FISCAL YEAR 2022.

[VIII.D. Consider Approval of the Independently Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2022]

DR. LOPEZ. WE DO HAVE OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT TO PRESENT TO YOU.

YOU SHOULD HAVE A READ COPY AT YOUR AT YOUR SPOT.

YOU'LL NOTICE ONE OF THE KEY WORDS ON THIS COPY IS DRAFT.

YOU WILL BE GETTING A FINAL VERSION AS WE WERE DOING THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THAN NORMAL.

THERE ARE JUST SOME EDITS WE MADE TODAY AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE FINAL, FINAL VERSION.

AND WE HAVE LUPE GARCIA, WHO WILL UPDATE YOU ON THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT.

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DR. LOPEZ. GOOD EVENING.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE RESULTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT.

I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THOSE AUDIT RESULTS, GO OVER SOME OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS, AND THEN END WITH SOME REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE TO YOU AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

IN ADDITION TO MYSELF, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ENGAGEMENT TEAM INCLUDED TOM PETERSON.

HE WAS THE CONCURRING PARTNER ON THE ENGAGEMENT.

HE REVIEWED THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT IN THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT REPORT AND KEY WORK PAPERS AND OUR AUDIT FILE AS A LEVEL OF QUALITY CONTROL.

ANDREW JENNETT, ARIEL ZHANG WERE THE MANAGER AND SENIOR ASSOCIATE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT HERE ON SITE THROUGH THE VARIOUS PHASES OF THE AUDIT. SPEAKING OF THE PHASES OF THE AUDIT, THIS PROCESS BEGAN EARLY THIS YEAR WHEN WE WERE ENGAGED TO PERFORM THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT.

THE FIRST PHASE OF FIELD WORKERS REFERRED TO AS INTERIM FIELD WORK FOCUSES ON INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ON COMPLIANCE.

SO WE UPDATE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THE DISTRICT HAS IN PLACE IN ORDER TO RECORD FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN AN ACCURATE AND TIMELY MANNER.

WE ALSO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE TESTED IN THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT.

WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT HERE IN A MOMENT.

SO THE BULK OF THE THE DETAILED TRANSACTION LEVEL TESTING AND COMPLIANCE TESTING IS PERFORMED DURING THIS PERIOD OF THE AUDIT.

ONCE THE DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR ENDS AND MANAGEMENT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO POST CLOSING ENTRIES, PREPARE RECONCILIATIONS AND ALL SCHEDULES THAT WILL NEED TO BE PRESENTED IN THE REPORT THAT YOU HAVE A COPY OF.

THEN WE RETURN FOR YEAR END FIELD WORK, WHERE OUR FOCUS IS NOW MORE FINANCIAL.

WE'RE CONFIRMING BALANCES WITH THIRD PARTIES.

WE'RE PERFORMING A VARIETY OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES.

WE'RE CORROBORATING THE INFORMATION IN THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL LEDGER WITH SOURCE DOCUMENTATION, BOTH DOCUMENTS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT, AND INFORMATION WE CAN OBTAIN DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY OR YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

THE LAST PHASE OF THE AUDIT IS REPORT ISSUANCE, WHICH WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

AS EXTERNAL AUDITORS, WE CAN ISSUE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPINIONS.

DISCLAIMER WOULD BE EXPRESSED IN A SITUATION WHERE THE RECORDS DIDN'T EXIST OR WERE IN SUCH POOR CONDITION, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT.

A QUALIFICATION WOULD BE A TYPE OF OPINION THAT WOULD BE ISSUED IN A SITUATION WHERE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE MATERIALLY STATED EXCEPT FOR ONE OR MORE AREAS THAT WE EXPRESSLY NOTE IN OUR REPORT.

AND THEN AN UNMODIFIED OPINION IS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A CLEAN OPINION.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE EXPRESSED ON THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, IS THAT UNMODIFIED OPINION, ONCE THIS DOCUMENT IS FINALIZED AND MADE AVAILABLE PUBLICLY, THAT'S WHAT THE USERS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL LOOK TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT DID IN FACT RECEIVE THAT UNMODIFIED OPINION.

AND THEN THEY'LL CONTINUE THROUGH WITH THEIR ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRICT'S FINANCES AND WHERE THE DISTRICT STOOD AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO THAT APPEARS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FINANCIAL SECTION OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

WE ALSO ISSUE A REPORT ON THE DISTRICT'S INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE.

WE GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESIGNING OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES.

IF THERE ARE ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES THAT COME TO OUR ATTENTION DURING THE AUDIT, WE WILL REPORT THEM IN THIS REPORT.

HOWEVER, WE DIDN'T IDENTIFY ANYTHING OF THAT MATTER OF THAT NATURE, NOR DO WE IDENTIFY ANY MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND SO THAT'S THE FIRST TWO PAGES OF THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT REPORT, WHICH IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE MAJOR PROGRAMS TESTED WERE THE EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER, AND THEN YOUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF ESSER TWO AND THREE.

SO OUR TESTING OF THOSE FEDERAL PROGRAMS DID NOT RESULT IN ANY QUESTION COSTS OR ANY NONCOMPLIANCE.

SO A GOOD CLEAN REPORT HERE AS WELL.

NO INTERNAL CONTROL FINDINGS EITHER.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS REPORT BEING ISSUED, THE RESULTS HAVE TO BE UPLOADED TO A FEDERAL AUDIT CLEARINGHOUSE.

AND THAT'S HOW THE FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THE STATE BECOME AWARE OF HOW THE DISTRICT PERFORMED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THE SINGLE AUDIT.

MOVING ON TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THEMSELVES, THE GOVERNMENT WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE THE FIRST FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL SECTION OF THE REPORT.

THESE ARE YOUR ACCRUAL BASED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THESE ARE ALL THE ASSETS AND ALL THE LIABILITIES OF THE DISTRICT.

TOTAL ASSETS AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES AS OF JUNE 30, 2022 WERE $1.4 BILLION.

THAT WAS AN INCREASE OF 1.4% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, OF THAT BALANCE THAT'S PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF TWO THINGS YOUR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $433.3 MILLION, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OF 10% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS, YOUR LAND CAP, CONSTRUCTION, PROGRESS, BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, NET DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION.

THAT WAS $779.6 MILLION, WHICH WAS A DECREASE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION.

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AND SO NOW DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION IS EATING INTO THAT BALANCE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY. CAPITAL ASSETS NET THERE WAS A DECREASE OF 2.6%.

YOUR TOTAL LIABILITIES AND YOUR DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES WAS $1.0 BILLION.

THAT WAS A DECREASE OF 5% OF YOUR OF THAT BALANCE THAT'S PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF YOUR YOUR LONG TERM DEBT, YOUR BONDS AND NOTES PAYABLE AND UNAMORTIZED PREMIUMS. THAT WAS $467.4 MILLION AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THAT WAS A DECREASE OF 9.2%.

THERE WAS NO A NEW DEBT ISSUE DURING THE YEAR, SO THE DISTRICT DID MAKE SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS AND THAT EXPLAINS THE DECREASE IN THOSE BALANCES OF 9.2%.

THE SECOND TWO BALANCES ARE RELATED TO YOUR RETIREE BENEFITS.

THESE ARE LIABILITIES THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DEBT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE TO REPORT IN THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A LIABILITY THAT YOU'LL EVER HAVE TO WRITE A CHECK FOR, BUT IN ORDER TO PREPARE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, YOU DO HAVE TO REPORT THESE IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SO THE FIRST LIABILITY IS THE NET PENSION LIABILITY THAT'S RELATED TO RETIREE PENSION WITH THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN TEXAS.

THAT LIABILITY AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $80.1 MILLION, WHICH WAS A DECREASE OF 53.4%.

THAT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NET PENSION LIABILITY.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31ST, 2021, WHICH IS THE PERIOD THAT'S INCLUDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SINCE THE STATE HAS A AUGUST YEAR END.

THAT INFORMATION IS AS OF THAT DATE.

SO SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020 TO AUGUST 31, 2021, THE FINANCIAL MARKETS DID VERY WELL.

SO INVESTMENTS AT TRS EARNED A LOT OF INTEREST DIVIDENDS.

THE VALUES WENT UP. SO THAT HELPED OFFSET THE LIABILITIES.

THIS TIME NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT.

SO THE LIABILITY WILL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK UP WHERE IT'S BEEN IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SO THIS IS JUST A BLIP BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO COME RIGHT BACK UP IN 12 MONTHS.

THE NET OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT LIABILITY IS RELATED TO RETIREE HEALTH CARE.

THAT'S $158.4 MILLION THAT INCREASED BY 1% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

THAT BENEFIT IS A PAY AS YOU GO BENEFIT.

THERE'S NO INVESTMENT SET ASIDE TO FUND THAT BENEFIT INTO THE FUTURE.

ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT GO INTO THAT PLAN IMMEDIATELY GO OUT TO PAY RETIREES FOR HEALTH CARE.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR ASSETS AND YOUR LIABILITIES AND YOUR OUTFLOWS IN YOUR INFLOWS IS YOUR NET POSITION OR THE NET WORTH OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, THAT WAS $371.6 MILLION OR AN INCREASE OF 26.2%, MAINLY BECAUSE YOU WERE ABLE TO PAY DOWN THAT DEBT AND THAT NET PENSION LIABILITY DECREASED SO SIGNIFICANTLY COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR.

YOUR GENERAL FUND IS THE DISTRICT'S MAIN OPERATING ACCOUNT.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 OR $496.2 MILLION OF THAT BALANCE, 62% WAS RELATED TO INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES, OR $307.8 MILLION 8%.

FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES WAS 7% OF THE GENERAL FUND.

5% OF THE GENERAL FUND WENT TOWARDS SECURITY MONITORING AND DATA PROCESSING SERVICES.

AND THEN EACH CATEGORY OF FUNCTIONAL CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURES WAS LESS THAN 5% REMAINING AFTER THAT, SECURITY MONITORING AND DATA PROCESSING SERVICES.

I WILL POINT OUT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION 41 THERE WAS 3%, WHICH WAS FAIRLY LOW IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

FOR THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO ACTUAL REVENUES OF $514.3 MILLION EXCEEDED FINAL BUDGETED AMOUNTS BY $1.6 MILLION.

YOUR ACTUAL EXPENDITURES OF $496.2 MILLION WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED AMOUNTS BY $37 AND A HALF MILLION.

OVERALL, YOUR REVENUES AND OTHER SOURCES EXCEEDED EXPENDITURES AND OTHER USES, MEANING YOU HAD AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR IN YOUR GENERAL FUND OF $14.2 MILLION. YOUR FUND BALANCE AS OF THE END OF THE YEAR IN THE GENERAL FUND WAS $285.1 MILLION.

THAT BALANCE BREAKS OUT INTO A FEW DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

YOUR NON SPENDABLE FUND BALANCE WAS $1.3.

THAT'S YOUR INVENTORY AND PREPAID ITEMS COMMITTED.

FUND BALANCE WAS $7 MILLION.

THAT'S FOR SELF INSURANCE ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE $1.1 MILLION FOR DEVICES.

AND ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T FALL IN ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES IS REFERRED TO AS UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OR FUND BALANCE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR SPENDING.

THAT'S $275.7 MILLION AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

THAT $275.7 MILLION TRANSLATES TO ABOUT 55.6% OF YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.

SO THAT'S A VERY HEALTHY LEVEL TO BE AT.

THAT'S SOMETHING CREDIT RATING AGENCIES LOOK OUT VERY CLOSELY TO SEE, ARE YOU SPENDING ALL YOUR RESOURCES OR ARE YOU SPENDING CONSERVATIVELY AND PLANNING

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THERE'S TWO OTHER BUDGET SCHEDULES IN THE REPORT.

YOUR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM HAD REVENUES OF $42.9 MILLION, WHICH WERE GREATER THAN BUDGETED AMOUNTS BY $4 MILLION.

YOUR EXPENDITURES OF $31.3 MILLION WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED AMOUNTS BY $1.8 MILLION.

OVERALL, YOU DID HAVE AN INCREASE IN YOUR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM FUND BALANCE OF $11.7 MILLION FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF $15.5 MILLION.

AND THEN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, WHICH ACCUMULATES RESOURCES FOR THE REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.

YOUR REVENUES WERE $77.4 MILLION, WHICH WAS GREATER THAN YOUR BUDGETED AMOUNTS.

YOUR EXPENDITURES WERE $62.8 MILLION, WHICH WAS LESS THAN YOUR BUDGETED AMOUNT.

SO YOU HAD AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE HERE AS WELL FOR AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $91.5 MILLION AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

AND THEN THE LAST PORTION OF MY PRESENTATION BEFORE I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS AS PART OF THE AUDIT.

WE DO REVIEW THE DISTRICT'S ACCOUNTING POLICIES, AND THE DISTRICT IS FOLLOWING ALL CURRENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS.

IT DID IMPLEMENT A NEW STANDARD RELATED TO LEASES AND FISCAL YEAR 2022.

ESSENTIALLY, ALL LEASES ARE GOING TO BE TREATED THE WAY CAPITAL LEASES USED TO BE TREATED IN THE PAST, INCLUDING WHAT WE USED TO CALL OPERATING LEASES.

SO THERE'S NOW ONE SINGLE FRAMEWORK FOR REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING FOR LEASE ACTIVITY.

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO INCLUDE ESTIMATES.

THERE'S NOT A BANK STATEMENT OR AN INVOICE FOR EVERY AMOUNT THAT MANAGEMENT RECORDS IN THE GENERAL LEDGER.

SOME OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES INCLUDED IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ANYTHING RELATED TO STATE FUNDING, THE REVENUE THAT'S RECORDED, ANY ACCRUALS THAT ARE RECORDED AT THE END OF THE YEAR ARE BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS.

THE ALLOWANCES FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE TAXES RECEIVABLE IS BASED ON HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.

AND THEN THE THIRD BULLET RELATED TO PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT ACTIVITY IS THE LARGEST ESTIMATE IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND WE JUST DISCUSSED THAT A FEW SLIDES BACK.

MANAGEMENT'S BASIS FOR RECORDING THESE ESTIMATES IS APPROPRIATE.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAD NO DIFFICULTIES IN COMPLETING THE AUDIT, PERFORMING THE AUDIT.

ANYONE WE ASKED TO MEET WITH WAS MADE AVAILABLE.

INFORMATION WE ASKED TO REVIEW WAS PROVIDED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

QUESTIONS WE HAD WERE WERE ANSWERED.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT'S COOPERATION THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COMPLETING THE AUDIT AND PRESENTING THIS REPORT TO YOU EARLIER THAN NORMAL.

YOUR NO CORRECTED OR UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS THAT WE IDENTIFIED NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ON ANY MATTERS.

THE LAST FORM OF AUDIT EVIDENCE WE OBTAIN IS A LETTER FROM MANAGEMENT WHERE THEY REPRESENT TO US THAT THEY PROVIDED US WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WE'VE REQUESTED.

NOTHING'S BEEN WITHHELD THAT WOULD MATERIALLY MISSTATE THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AS FAR AS WE'RE AWARE, THE DISTRICT IS NOT CONSULTING WITH ANY OTHER AUDITORS OR ACCOUNTANTS ON ANY MATTERS.

AND THEN THE LAST BULLET ON THIS SLIDE DURING THE YEAR, WE ANSWER QUESTIONS, WE PROVIDE GUIDANCE.

BUT IN NO TIME DO WE FEEL THE WAY WE ANSWER OR THE POSITION WE TAKE ON ANY MATTER IS A CONDITION AS TO OUR RETENTION AS YOUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS.

SO AT THIS POINT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS REPORT IS PREPARED BY THE DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S NOTEWORTHY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS PREPARING THIS REPORT OFTEN.

AND SO THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT CAN PREPARE THIS REPORT IN HOUSE IS IS VERY GOOD AND REFLECTIVE OF THE STRONG TEAM THAT THE DISTRICT HAS HERE IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

CHAIRMAN BEACH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD? ANY QUESTION FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? OKAY. MORE OF A COMMENT.

IS THAT OKAY, SIR? SURE.

YEAH. MANY TIMES IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WHEN WE'VE GOTTEN THIS REPORT, I'VE KIND OF JOKED THAT I WON ANOTHER BABE'S CHICKEN DINNER FROM MR. MILLER BECAUSE OUR FUND BALANCE WENT UP.

BUT I DON'T THINK I WANT TO JOKE ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.

WE HAD REPORTS ALL THROUGHOUT SPRING INTO LATE SPRING, INCLUDING JUNE 28TH, WHEN WE APPROVED THE FINAL NUMBERS FOR LAST YEAR, LAST FISCAL YEAR.

AND NOW WE LOOK AT THESE REPORTS AND SEE A DRAMATIC CHANGE.

IT FRUSTRATES ME BECAUSE DR.

HILL WAS VERY COURAGEOUS TO STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE LAST TUESDAY AND TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE WAYS WE CAN SPEND OUR MONEY FOR OUR KIDS.

WHEN I MADE A CHOICE TO RUN AGAIN, I REALLY THOUGHT SERIOUSLY I WANT TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME BECAUSE THIS JOB DOES TAKE A LOT OF TIME.

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AND I THINK AS WE KEEP INCREASING OUR FUND BALANCE AND AGAIN, WE'VE ADDED $13 MILLION TO OUR UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR, THE QUESTION IS, IF WE GET A REQUEST AND IT'S A REQUEST THAT COMES TO US TO SPEND MONEY, ARE WE GOING TO REJECT IT? THE STAFF FEEL CONFIDENT THEY CAN COME TO US AND SAY WE NEED TO SPEND MONEY ON THESE POSITIONS BECAUSE ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS IS GOING TO DO THEY'RE GOING TO HELP OUR KIDS. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

DR. CADDELL TALKED ABOUT 16 LOWER PERFORMING SCHOOLS.

WE HAD THREE UNRATED SCHOOLS.

I MEAN, MAYBE EVERY I'LL TALK TO MYSELF.

I'M NOT HAPPY THAT WE HAD AN 87.

IT'S A GOOD SCORE THAT WE BEAT OTHER DISTRICTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

YES, WE DID. COULD WE HAVE DONE BETTER? I DON'T KNOW. BUT I KNOW WE HAD MONEY TO SPEND.

AND CURRENTLY WE KEEP HEARING THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE IN A DEFICIT.

WE WERE GOING DOWN, AND YET WE WENT UP AGAIN.

AGAIN IF YOU GO TO PAGE S-4 AND HERE YOU'LL SEE TEN STRAIGHT YEARS OF FUND BALANCE IS INCREASING.

I MEAN, IS THAT SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT? MAYBE, BUT MAYBE WE NEED AT SOME POINT TO LOOK AND SAY, HOW CAN WE HELP OUR KIDS? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL HERE FOR.

THAT'S WHY WE SPEND ALL THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE DO IS FOR OUR KIDS.

AND AT SOME POINT, I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO DECIDE, YES IF STAFF THINKS THAT PROGRAM WILL WORK, IF THESE IF THESE NUMBER OF TEACHERS WE NEED, WE THEY'VE SAID REPEATEDLY ALL THE EXTRA STAFF WE HAVE AT OUR CAMPUSES IS REALLY WORKING.

WE'VE GOT THEM FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES.

BUT SOME OF THOSE SOURCES ARE GOING TO DRY UP.

WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

SO THANK YOU, SIR, FOR MY COMMENTS.

IF I MAY SAY SOMETHING. DR.

LOPEZ. WELL, I'M KIND OF CONFUSED BECAUSE WE CAN'T RUN ON A ZERO BUDGET.

WE CAN'T. THEN THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE RAISES NEXT YEAR.

PART OF THE WAY THE PROCESS DOES WORK WITH SCHOOL FINANCE IS SIMPLE.

YOU CAN'T SPEND IT ALL IN ONE YEAR BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SPEND IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS.

I DO AGREE STRATEGIC STAFFING IS ALWAYS NECESSARY.

IF I PULL ALL MY STAFF, THEY WILL GIVE US RECOMMENDATIONS THAT PROBABLY ON THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS PER YEAR ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I DON'T DISAGREE THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT IMPACTFUL.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT'S WHY WE APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT.

WE WERE GHOST AUTHORS ON THIS GRANT.

WE UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY NOW, WHENEVER THERE'S A TEACHING SHORTAGE AND WE CANNOT FILL THESE CLASSROOMS TO HAVE A COACH TO CALIBRATE, TO CREATE CONTINUITY, CONSISTENCY AND COLLABORATION ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND IT'S HARD WORK TO GET TO THAT POINT.

I DO SEE THE VALUE IN IT, BUT I DON'T SEE WHENEVER WE'RE UPSET BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING MONEY IN THE FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE THAT SHOWS US AS SUPERINTENDENT THE FACT THAT WE HAD THE.

AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THIS, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EVER WE HAD SO MUCH BUDGET SAVES BECAUSE WE COULD NOT FILL POSITIONS.

IT'S NOT THAT WE MISS PROJECTED.

IT'S NOT THAT WE SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THIS FUND BALANCE.

WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IF EVERY EVERY POSITION WAS FILLED, WE WOULD HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE FUND BALANCE.

IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THE $38 MILLION BECAUSE OF OTHER THINGS WITH APPRECIATIVE VALUES AND THINGS DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT COMPLEX THINGS THAT GO ON IN THE DISTRICT, ADA, DECLINING ENROLLMENT, THOSE THINGS ARE HARD TO PREDICT.

WE HIT A MASSIVE 17, 100, 100 DEFICIT, BUT THEN THE STATE GAVE US AIDE IN SAYING, HEY, YOU'RE HOLD HARMLESS.

THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THESE SAFETY NETS HAPPENED TO US, WE WOULD HAVE HAD A DEFICIT BUDGET.

SO IT'S NOT AS EASY SAYING, WELL, LOOK AT NOW, LOOK AT ALL THE SAFETY NETS THAT HAPPEN.

WE HAD I MEAN THE T-CLASS, WE, WE HAD FEDERAL FUNDING OUTSIDE OF T-CLASS.

WE HAD THE STATES SAY YOU'RE AT HOLD HARMLESS WITH ATTENDANCE AND, AND EVEN WITH THAT IT KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT.

HOW AM I GOING TO PAY FOR PAY RAISES ONCE ALL OF THAT IS NO LONGER THERE.

SO IT'S EASY TO SAY, YEAH, WE GOT WE'RE PUTTING IN $15 MILLION.

WE WERE OFF TARGET.

WE YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LOVE TO TO LEAD THE STATE AND PAY FOR ALL OUR EMPLOYEES.

BUT THE FACT IS THAT IF IT WASN'T FOR THOSE THINGS THAT SAVED US.

MAYBE WE SHOULD DO AN ANALYTICS ON HOW MUCH THAT COSTS.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE OFFSET THAT WE'RE HAVING.

WE AND EVEN WITH THAT, WE DO NOT WANT TO BE AT ZERO AT THE END BECAUSE THEN HOW AM I GOING TO GIVE PAY RAISES THE NEXT YEAR?

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THE STATE ISN'T TURNING AROUND AND GIVING US MORE MONEY.

WE'RE HOPING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION WE WILL GET MORE MONEY FROM THE STATE, BUT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IF THEY DO GIVE US A COST OF INFLATION RATE, LET'S JUST SAY WHAT DO THEY WANT IN RETURN? WE TALKED ABOUT VOUCHERS.

ARE THEY GOING TO SAY, WELL, NOW THAT YOU GIVE US VOUCHERS, I WAS TALKING TO A STATE REP.

GO AHEAD AND DO VOUCHERS.

ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THEM GET BUSSING? BECAUSE ACCESS TO THOSE SCHOOLS IS IMPORTANT.

SO IF THEY ACCEPT THE KID, THEY HAVE TO BUS THEM THERE.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THAT.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THAT.

SO THE REASON WHY I'M CONFUSED IS IT'S NOT A NEGATIVE THING.

IT HAPPENED IN OUR IN IN OUR FAVOR.

WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE.

WE HAD HOLD HARMLESS.

WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE THINGS.

BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, THAT $6 MILLION A YEAR, IF WE WERE TO PAY JUST FOR T-CLASS AND THEN I'LL GO TO MY ELECTIVE TEACHERS AND THEY'LL SAY WE'RE OVERLOADED.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ELECTIVE TEACHERS FOR ANY TYPE OF ELECTIVE AND THE LIST WILL GROW AND GROW AND GROW.

SO IN MY OPINION, I COMMEND DR.

RINGO AND HIS TEAM FOR DOING WHAT THEY DID BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE STRESS ON OUR END TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE ENDS MEET.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW MANY TIMES WE SIT AND TALK AND TRY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

AND THEN WE TURN AROUND AND WE GET ACKNOWLEDGED FOR BEING THE MOST EQUITABLE IN SPENDING BY AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GOT THAT, BUT THEY THEY MANAGED OUR SPENDING.

THEY'RE SAYING WE'RE VERY EQUITABLE IN OUR SPENDING.

THEN IN A RECENT ARTICLE, THEY SAID THE DISTRICT THAT SPENDS MOST ON SECURITY IS GARLAND.

THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND GRANT WRITING THAT GOES INTO SUPPORT.

WE ARE DOING A LOT FOR OUR KIDS.

WE DO WE WANT TO DO MORE YES, BUT THERE'S THERE'S REASONS WHY THERE WAS $15 MILLION AND WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT AGAIN. AND THAT'S BEFORE WE CONTINUE ON WITH THIS, THIS IS A GOOD PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE THAT WE'RE HAVING.

BUT THE AGENDA ITEM SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHETHER WE APPROVE THE AUDIT THAT CAME THROUGH.

THIS ISN'T A DEBATE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR OR WHAT TEACHERS WE'RE GOING TO HIRE OR ANY OF THAT.

SO IF ANYBODY HAS COMMENTS ABOUT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AUDIT AND THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIT, YOU CAN ASK THE AUDITORS.

OTHERWISE, WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AUDITS.

ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? SO.

MR. GLICK WELL, I DON'T THINK WE CAN APPROVE THIS BECAUSE IT SAYS DRAFT.

I'M NOT SURE WE'RE ALLOWED TO APPROVE A DRAFT DOCUMENTS OR.

I THINK WE NEED A FINAL DOCUMENT TO ACTUALLY APPROVE IT.

THERE WERE ADJUSTMENTS MADE TODAY.

AND SO THE THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE IN THOSE REPORTS ARE FINAL.

THERE ARE SOME WORDING THAT WE WANTED TO UPDATE REFERENCE THE SB 87 IMPLEMENTATION, THEY WERE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WE'RE ADDING.

THEY'RE JUST TO MAKE SURE THE DISCLOSURE IS FULLY COMPLIANT.

BUT THE NUMBERS YOU SEE, THE FUND BALANCE NUMBERS, ALL THE FINANCIAL SCHEDULES YOU SEE ARE ACCURATE AS IS.

SO YOU WILL SEE THIS REPORT IS DUE TO TEA BY NOVEMBER 27TH.

AND SO IF IT DOES NEED TO COME BACK, WE WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE COULD HAVE A TIME TO APPROVE IT BEFORE NOVEMBER 27TH SO IT COULD BE COMPLIANT WITH TEA.

MS. HOGAN, AS THE RESIDENT PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE BOARD, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH RESPECT TO MR. GLICK'S CONCERNS? MR. GLICK DOES BRING UP SOME VALID CONCERNS REGARDING THIS REPORT AND THE INDICATION THAT IS THOROUGHLY A DRAFT.

HOWEVER, IN YEARS PAST WE RECEIVED THE REPORT IN THE SAME FORMAT AND FASHION.

IT DID NOT HAVE THE WATERMARK AS A DRAFT.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF THAT WAS POSSIBLY A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR OR IF IT WAS JUST DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU PUSHED PRINT ON IT PRIOR TO CONSOLIDATING THIS DOCUMENT.

WOULD YOU PROVIDE US A LITTLE INSIGHT? WE DID. WE DID LOSE A FEW.

TYPICALLY, THIS THIS REPORT DOES COME TO THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE IT IS COMING IN OCTOBER.

SO WE COULD MEET THE TEA DEADLINE.

WE WERE MAKING CHANGES UP UNTIL COMING INTO THIS MEETING.

AND SO THAT IS TO PRINT THE NUMBER THAT YOU HAVE WITH ONE COPIER.

THERE ARE SOME TIME LIMITATIONS ON THAT.

AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THE DRAFT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FINAL.

JUST SO IT'S NOT DISTRIBUTED TO ANYBODY IN THAT FORM.

BUT THERE IS TOMORROW YOU WILL.

WELL, WHAT WE WILL DO IS ON COMMITTEE NIGHT, WE WILL HAVE A IN BETWEEN THE TWO COMMITTEES.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS.

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IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO BE AVAILABLE BY PHONE, POTENTIALLY THAT WOULD BE IDEAL, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THIS JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF DOTTING THE I'S AND CROSSING THE T'S WITH RESPECT TO THAT.

SO IT'LL BE IN BETWEEN THE TWO SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE OTHER MEETING IF YOU IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, JUST MAKE SURE YOU STAY A LITTLE LATER COME A LITTLE EARLIER ON THAT ONE SO WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE A QUORUM SO WE CAN APPROVE THIS.

MR. JOHNSON I CONCUR.

I WOULD RATHER APPROVE THE FINAL DRAFT WITH NO FURTHER ADJUSTMENT.

SO IF THAT CAN BE DONE, I WOULD FAVOR THAT.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE.

IT'S GOING TO BE ADDED TO WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING SET IN BETWEEN OUR TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT WILL SHOULD MEET TEAS TIME FRAME EASILY AND WE'LL GET THAT FINALIZED.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS FROM THE BOARD? I WOULD ASK THAT WE ALL PROVIDE THESE DRAFT COPIES BACK TO MS. DAVENPORT FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S MEETING, AS THESE ARE STILL IN DRAFT FORM AND PROTECTED FROM COMPETITION FOR CONFIDENTIALITY.

UNTIL THOSE REPORTS ARE PREPARED, ONCE YOU APPROVE THEM, THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO OPEN MEETINGS AND THEN WE WILL POST THEM FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.

VERY GOOD.

SO THE NOVEMBER 8TH MEETING WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO MEET THE TEA DEADLINE.

YEAH, BUT THE BOARD MEETING ITSELF WOULD NOT BE IN TIME.

RIGHT. SO WE HAVE TO DO THAT.

WE WILL PUT A SPECIAL MEETING AT 5:00 P.M.

BETWEEN THE 3:00 AND THE 5:30.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS WILL BE TABLED UNTIL THAT SPECIAL MEETING THAT WE JUST REFERENCED.

SO MOVING ON TO ITEM E NEW BIDS FROM THE FINANCE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

[VIII.E. New Bids (Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee)]

EXCUSE ME, UNLESS THERE IS ONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED BY ONE OF THE TRUSTEES.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR AN OMNIBUS PASSAGE OF ALL THE NEW ITEM E NEW BIDS.

TAKE A MOMENT AND REVIEW EACH ONE OF THEM TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY YOU WOULD LIKE PULLED FOR COMMENT OR QUESTIONS.

IS THERE ANY. ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE.

[INAUDIBLE] MR. MILLER. JUST GIVE ME ONE MORE SECOND TO REVIEW THE NAMES.

SURE. GO AHEAD.

I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. BEACH, AND I WILL READ ALL OF THEM AS OF THAT TIME.

BUT WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF NEW BIDS E ONE THROUGH TEN, SECOND.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT 32-22-04.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND SERVICE.

CONTRACT 46-22 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TRANSPORTATION, ROUTING SOFTWARE AND RELATED SERVICES.

CONTRACT 93-22 TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TRASH BAGS CAN LINERS WAREHOUSE.

CONTRACT 114-22 TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF GENERAL RETAIL SCHOOL GROCERIES AND BAKERY GOODS.

CONTRACT 371-22-02 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CATERING SERVICE.

CONTRACT 320-22 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF ATHLETIC TRAINING SUPPLIES.

CONTRACT 102-23 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL PUNCH OUT.

CONTRACT 310-23-01 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT SERVICE AND MATERIAL.

CONTRACT 325-23-01.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF EXAMS, INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANIZATION AND CONTRACT 325-23-02 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF THE COLLEGE READINESS ASSESSMENT SUITE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THOSE CONTRACTS.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE MOTIONS CARRY SEVEN ZERO.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM F, WHICH IS INCREASED TO AWARDED BIDS ALSO FROM THE FINANCE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.

[VIII.F. Increase to Awarded Bids (Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee)]

THESE ARE JUST CONTRACTS THAT WE DID DISCUSS IN THE FINANCING AND FACILITIES AND THEY ARE JUST FOR AWARDING ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN BIDS.

TAKE A MOMENT AND TRUSTEES AND REVIEW THOSE FOUR AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE REMOVED.

[02:50:15]

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE INCREASE TO AWARD BIDS TO CONTRACT 325-22-01.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASED AND AWARDED AMOUNT FOR TESTING AND ASSESSMENT.

CONTRACT 101-21 CONSIDER APPROVAL INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR PRINTING SERVICES, PAPER AND SUPPLIES.

CONTRACT 101-21-01.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR PRINTING SERVICES, LARGE FORMAT EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES AND CONTRACT 215-21 CONSIDER APPROVAL INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR MAINTENANCE, GENERAL TRADES, MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THESE CONTRACTS.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

WE NOW MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[IX. Executive Session]

THE BOARD CAN MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY FOR PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SETTLEMENT OFFER ON A MATTER OF WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS RULES OF DISCIPLINARY CONDUCT GOES.

WE ARE MEETING FOR DISCUSSION OF AND CONSIDERATION REGARDING DISTRICT SOIL COMPOSITION AT SAM HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IN ADDITION, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, ASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OF DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION UNDER THAT SECTION UNDER PROJECTED ENROLLMENT.

IT IS 7:53 AND WE ARE ENTERING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IT IS 10:06 P.M.

[X. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]

I WILL CERTIFY THAT NONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED WERE NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA OR APPROPRIATE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. WE HAVE NO ITEMS COMING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR A VOTE.

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT?

[XI. Adjournment]

IT IS 10:06 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.