Jan 24, 2023 Board of Trustees Meeting

GOOD EVENING. AS A TEAMMATE AND CFO, IT ALWAYS MAKES ME EXCITED TO WITNESS THE WORK TOWARDS BEST PRACTICES AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS.

I'M STANDING BEFORE YOU TODAY TO HONOR THREE OUTSTANDING LEADERS AND THEIR DEPARTMENTS FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE.

BRANDY MAYO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET.

ALLISON DAVENPORT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

AND MARTIN BOOKER, EXEC DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING.

THE QUALITY OF A LEADER IS OFTEN REFLECTED IN THE STANDARDS THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW THESE THREE DEVELOP SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT. THEIR LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED US ACHIEVE MANY FIRSTS IN GARLAND ISD HISTORY.

THREE SEPARATE TRANSPARENCY STARS FROM THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, WHICH ARE TRADITIONAL FINANCES, CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT AND DEBT OBLIGATIONS COUPLED WITH THE MERITORIOUS BUDGET AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL.

WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE TO ACHIEVE AT LEAST THREE OF THESE TRANSPARENCY STARS.

THERE'S ONLY TEN DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT HAVE ACHIEVED THREE OF THESE, AND THERE ARE OVER 1,000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS THESE TRANSPARENCY STARS ONLY APPLY TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT EVERY COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY IN TEXAS.

SO IN TOTAL, LESS THAN 50 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES HAVE ACHIEVED AT LEAST THREE TRANSPARENCY STARS.

NOW FOR ANOTHER FIRST, THESE TWO RECOGNITIONS ARE FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS.

THE AWARD OF MERIT FOR PURCHASING OPERATIONS AND THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

THE AWARD OF MERIT FOR PURCHASING OPERATIONS RECOGNIZES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES IN THE AREA OF PURCHASING.

THE HONOREES DEMONSTRATE PROFESSIONAL PURCHASING OPERATIONS AND SHARE THEIR BEST PRACTICES AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

AND THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS, AND FINANCIAL REPORTING. AGAIN, WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE BOTH OF THESE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE FROM TASBO THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THESE TEAM MEMBERS DEPARTMENTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED ON STAGE AT THE STATE CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY.

THEIR LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO PUSH BEST PRACTICES IN GARLAND ISD AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND MAKE ME A BETTER PERSON PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.

I TRULY CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH BECAUSE SO MUCH IS UNSEEN IN THE BACKGROUND TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT SUCCESSFUL.

THESE TEAM MEMBERS ARE BEING REQUESTED TO PRESENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AT LOCAL AND STATE CONFERENCES.

AND BRANDY MAYO IS PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL DFW TASBO ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS.

I CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP FEEDBACK AND THEIR APPROACH TO MAKING US BETTER.

AT THIS TIME. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BRANDY MAYO AND THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT, ALLISON DAVENPORT IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND MARTIN BOOKER AND THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT, AND MISS DAVENPORT IS WATCHING ONLINE.

SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET A BABYSITTER FOR HER THREE KIDS THIS EVENING.

SO SHE IS ONLINE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.

SO MR. BOOKER AND MS. MAYO, PLEASE COME ON UP [APPLAUSE].

MARK.

[IV.B.1. Recognize Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Recipient John Wilborn]

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INFORMATION ITEM B GOING THE EXTRA MILE THE GEMS RECOGNIZE GOING THE EXTRA MILE RECIPIENT JOHN WILBURN FROM THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER, MRS. SHERESE NIX AND DR.

BRENT RINGO.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE GRIFFIN DR.

RINGO WILL PRESENT THIS AWARD.

MR. JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DR. LOPEZ. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

MORE EXCITING FOR ME TOO, FOR ANOTHER AWARD THAT BRINGS GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR OUR DISTRICT AND SPECIFICALLY THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.

I'M HERE TO RECOGNIZE JOHN WILBORN AND HIS TEAM AT THE CCC.

HIS TEAM MEMBERS ARE TROY THORN AND WE'LL ASK THEM TO COME UP SHORTLY.

KEVIN WELCH, KERRY TURNER, BLAKE SHELTON, BRIAN MAJOR, RODNEY MILLS, MANDY GARZA, TANNER CODY, RICARDO GOMEZ, LISA ALLEN, APRIL SHAW, DAVID THOMPSON, CHRISTIAN HERNANDEZ, CAMILLE RENE, CHARLIE ALLEN, JASON WILLETT AND JESSICA JONES.

BEFORE I GET TO THE DETAILS OF THE AWARD, I FIRST NEED TO HIGHLIGHT JOHN WILBORN AND HIS TEAM.

WHEN I RETURNED TO GARLAND ISD IN 2018 AND FROM OUR INITIAL MEETING, HE EXPRESSED VISIONARY ITEMS THAT NO DISTRICT HAS ACHIEVED IN THE STATE.

FROM BRINGING A PERFORMER SUCH AS BAD BUNNY, TO THE CCC BEING LIVE ON TNT WITH AW WRESTLING, TO HAVE TO HAVING BARBARA CORCORAN OF SHARK TANK HOST HER CONFERENCE HERE EACH YEAR AND MANY OTHERS.

ALONG WITH THIS, MR. WILBORN AND HIS TEAM SERVE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS FROM HAVING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS WITH OVER 250 EVENTS PER YEAR IN THE FACILITY.

THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP, WE CHALLENGED OURSELVES TO ALWAYS TAKE ON THINGS A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS NEVER DONE BEFORE, AND THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

POLLSTAR HAS RANKED THE CCC HAS THE NUMBER 93 VENUE IN THE WORLD AND THE NUMBER 65 VENUE IN THE UNITED STATES. OTHER VENUES SELECTED FOR THIS AWARD, AND DEFINITELY NOT SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE ARENAS SUCH AS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY, THE WELLS FARGO CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, WHERE GARLAND'S VERY OWN TYRESE MAXEY PLAYS FOR THE 76 ERS AND BARCLAYS ARENA IN HAMBURG, GERMANY.

SUCCESS DOES NOT COME WITHOUT VISION, AND I TRULY APPRECIATE JOHN WILBORN'S VISION.

HIS WORK AND FRIENDSHIP HAVE MADE ME A BETTER AT WHAT I DO EACH AND EVERY DAY.

HIS TEAM IS OUTSTANDING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN WILBORN AND THE CCC TEAM.

I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU.

AND PLEASE COME ON UP [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SAY A FEW WORDS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

WOW. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DR. LOPEZ, I'M ALMOST WITHOUT WORDS HERE, WHICH IS UNUSUAL, AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD AGREE.

BUT WE WE REALLY PUSHED HARD.

WE TRY TO MAKE THE FACILITY.

WE KNOW WE GO UP AGAINST THE GIANTS.

WERE DAVID AND GOLIATH WE REALIZE THAT.

AS YOU LOOK AT THE RANKINGS, IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, WE'RE THE ONLY FACILITY ON THERE THAT DOESN'T HAVE PROFESSIONAL TEAM, I.E.

HOCKEY OR BASKETBALL.

WE'RE ALSO THE ONLY FACILITY THAT DOESN'T PURCHASE ANY SHOWS.

SO THE JOB THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS DO FROM THE SALES TEAM BEHIND US TO GO IN AND THEY TALK PEOPLE INTO PUTTING $1,000,000 EVENTS ON IN THE FACILITY IS ABSOLUTELY TREMENDOUS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO WE HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER BUT A GREAT BUILDING AND GREAT TEAM, GREAT RELATIONSHIPS AND GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

SO WE'RE NO FURTHER TO DO.

I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN.

AND MY WIFE DONNA IS HERE.

ALMOST FORGOT I WAS MARRIED [LAUGHTER], SO BUT I'M JUST SO THANKFUL FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK

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BEHIND ME. THEY MAKE ME LOOK GOOD, BUT THEY DO ALL THEY DO ALL THE HARD WORK AND THEY DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING.

THANKS AGAIN [APPLAUSE].

NOW.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

YEAH. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[Additional Item]

DR. LOPEZ, WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OUR SCHOOL BOARD.

JANUARY IS BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH, AND WE'RE HONORED TO CELEBRATE YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE DISTRICT'S SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS.

THIS MIGHTY TEAM OF SEVEN ARE SELFLESS VOLUNTEERS WHO SPEND LONG HOURS WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND TO GROW AND CELEBRATING SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH IS ONE WAY JUST TO SIMPLY SAY THANK YOU.

WE CONTINUE TO FACE UNPRECEDENTED, UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES.

THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING A BETTER TOMORROW BY SECURING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE'S BRIGHT AND PRECIOUS FUTURE HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER.

THIS YEAR HAS BROUGHT THE INDISPENSABLE VALUE OF EDUCATION INTO SHARP FOCUS AS WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DEDICATE TIME AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE, REGARDLESS OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

THE FACT REMAINS THAT RIGOROUS AND WELL ROUNDED EDUCATION SERVES AS THE BEST FOUNDATION UPON WHICH OUR STUDENTS CAN BUILD SUCCESSFUL LIVES OUT OF THEIR DREAMS. OUR GISD SCHOOL BOARD HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION HERE AT GARLAND ISD YOU ARE THE LIGHTS.

YOU ARE THE GISD EFFECT.

YOU'VE WORKED WITH PARENTS, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL.

WHILE OUR BOARD WILL ALWAYS FACE CHALLENGES AS THEY SERVE THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, WE CAN COUNT ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ALONG WITH OTHER DEDICATED SCHOOL OFFICIALS, TO WEATHER THESE TRIALS, TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES, DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND EMPOWER EDUCATORS WHILE REMAINING FOCUSED ON OUR STUDENTS FUTURES.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE US ALL TO PLEASE STAND AND JOIN AND RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE WORK OF OUR SUCCESS, THE SUCCESS OF OUR HONORABLE GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, AND TO REMEMBER THAT THE CHILDREN WE NURTURE TODAY WILL BECOME THE LEADERS OF OUR STATE AND NATION TOMORROW.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. C

[IV.C. Introduction of District Administrator]

INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR DR.

GRADYNE BROWN.

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.

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IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THIS EVENING MR. FRANCISCO BAYARDO, BETTER KNOWN AS FRANK BAYARDO . YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS YOU? IT WAS. FRANK COMES TO US FROM THE NORTH SIDE, AND I JUST TURNED MY THING OFF.

THE NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, WHERE HE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

HE RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR'S AND HIS MASTER'S DEGREE FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IN KINGSVILLE.

AND HE HAS OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SCHOOL MAINTENANCE, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL CONTRACTING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

HIS WIFE, CINDY, TEACHES FIRST GRADE IN NORTHSIDE ISD, BUT SHE'S ON THE WAY TO GARLAND ISD AND HE HAS TWO SONS. MR. BAYARDO FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING AND UPLIFTING EMPLOYEES WHILE CREATING A COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CAREER IS SEEING HIS EMPLOYEES GROW AND SUCCEED.

I INTRODUCE TO YOU BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO OUR COMMUNITY, MR. FRANK BAYARDO.

THANK YOU, DR. BROWN.

SHE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH THAT LAST NAME.

IT'S VERY HARD. I WALK AROUND JUST SAYING FRANK BAYARDO, SO IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER.

MR. JOHNSON.

DR. LOPEZ, BOARD MEMBERS.

ONCE AGAIN, I'M HERE TO JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO ME.

I SAID IT LAST TIME I WAS UP HERE.

I FEEL SO HONORED AND BLESSED.

THIS JOB HAS JUST BROUGHT ME SO MUCH JOY AND SO MUCH HAPPINESS IN MY SHORT TIME HERE.

AND I RECOMMEND THAT IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO'S CONSIDERING I'M LOOKING RIGHT AT THE CAMERA, COME WORK FOR GARLAND ISD.

THIS IS THE PLACE TO COME [APPLAUSE].

THIS IS WHERE IT'S HOME.

IT'S REALLY, TRULY IS.

IT IS. I'M HAPPY AND EXCITED TO CALL THIS PLACE MY HOME.

AND I'VE JUST WORKED WITH SUCH AMAZING PEOPLE.

WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

AND I'M JUST AGAIN, JUST HUMBLED AND EXCITED TO BE HERE, GARLAND ISD.

SO THANK YOU. FRANCISCO.

OH, THERE YOU GO. WE WILL TURN OUR ATTENTION TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS AS OUR PRESIDENT RESUMES HIS SEAT. YES.

NEXT UP IS DISCUSSION ON FIVE A DISCUSS LOCAL POLICIES FROM TASB UPDATE 120 FIRST READ LISA RAY.

[V.A. Discuss Local Policies from TASB Update 120 (First Read)]

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP MET ON JANUARY 7TH, 2023.

JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS TASBS UPDATE 120 THAT WAS RELEASED OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK.

AND THERE WERE 28 LEGAL POLICIES.

THERE WERE FOUR LOCAL POLICIES.

THIS AGENDA ITEM IS REGARDING THE LOCAL POLICIES, WHICH INCLUDE CKC LOCAL, WHICH REGARD IS REGARDING EMERGENCY PLANS.

THIS POLICY WAS REVIEWED AND VETTED BY DR.

SHELLEY GARRETT, FO LOCAL AND FMG LOCAL, WHICH INCLUDES STUDENT DISCIPLINE, STUDENT AND PARENT COMPLAINTS WHICH WERE VETTED AND REVIEWED BY MS. MARY GARCIA.

AND FINALLY EC LOCAL, WHICH IS REGARDING THE SCHOOL DAY, WHICH WAS VETTED BY DR.

JASON ADAMS AND DR.

KIMBERLY CADDELL.

AND THESE ARE FOR FIRST READ.

THERE'S ALSO A MANILA FOLDER AT YOUR DESK OR CHAIR WHERE IT OUTLINES THE CHANGES THAT WERE INCLUDED BY THE LOCAL POLICIES IN COLOR.

AGAIN, NEW LANGUAGE IS IN BLUE, RED LANGUAGE IS DELETED TEXT AND GREEN LANGUAGE IS MOVED TEXTS FROM FROM ONE PART OF THE POLICY TO ANOTHER.

AND THOSE ARE TASB CHANGES.

THAT'S FIRST READ ON THOSE POLICIES.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS FIVE B DISCUSS LEGAL POLICIES FROM TASB UPDATE 120 MS.

[V.B. Discuss Legal Policies from TASB Update 120]

RAY.

YES, THIS IS FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW.

THERE WERE 28 LEGAL POLICIES AND THIS IS A CULMINATION FROM THE 87TH LEGISLATURE AND ALSO ANY CHANGES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED BY THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

AND AGAIN, THESE WERE ALSO REVIEWED BY THE POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

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VERY GOOD. AND NEXT, THERE'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSION FIVE C DISCUSS REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY BE LOCAL FIRST READ, MRS

[V.C. Discuss Revisions to Board Policy BE(LOCAL) First Read]

. RAY. YES, SIR. THESE AGAIN, WERE ALSO REVIEWED BY THE POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.

AND THIS IS JUST TO STREAMLINE OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND ALSO ALIGN IT TO THE LEGAL POLICY.

ONE OF THE CHANGES WAS THE SCHEDULE MEETING DATE.

WHICH MEETING TIME EXCUSE ME, WHICH IN THE POLICY IT SAID 6 P.M..

WE HAVE SINCE NOW MOVED TO 5 P.M..

SO THAT'S A NOTED CHANGE AND ALSO TO THE MINUTES WHICH ARE INCLUDED ON PAGE TWO OF THREE OF THAT PARTICULAR POLICY.

BY LAW, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, A DISTRICT CAN EITHER TRANSCRIBE MINUTES AND HAVE IT APPROVED BY THE BOARD, OR THEY CAN HAVE A LEGAL RECORDING, WHICH WE DO BY OUR SWAGIT COMPANY.

AND SO THAT CHANGE IS NOTED UNDER THE MINUTE SECTION TO NOTE THAT BOARD ACTION SHALL EITHER BE NOTED BY MINUTES OR BY RECORDING.

SO IT JUST ALIGNS OUR PRACTICE WITH THE POLICY.

THE POLICY IS ALIGNED NOW WITH THE PRACTICE.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS FOR FIRST READ SIR.

QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THAT? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO FIVE D, DISCUSS REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY CFC LOCAL FIRST READ LISA RAY.

[V.D. Discuss Revisions to Board Policy CFC(LOCAL) First Read]

YES, SIR. THE BOARD HAD AN INTERNAL AUDIT ADVISORY GROUP DISCUSSION AT THE SECOND THURSDAY IN DECEMBER, AND WITH THAT OUR CONTRACTED AUDITING FIRM, GIBSON CONSULTING HAD DESIRE TO ALIGN THE POLICY, AND CFC IS THE AUDITING POLICY TO ALIGN THEIR PRACTICES WITH THE AUDITING POLICY. AND SO THOSE CHANGES ARE NOTED IN THE FIRST PAGE WERE BASICALLY IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF MINOR REVISION AS FAR AS OUTLINING WHAT THE ACTUAL LAW.

SO THEY NOTED TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 11.170.

THE FACT THAT THE BOARD HAS CHOSEN TO CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE FIRM, THEY CLARIFIED TO SAY GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATHER THAN TRUSTEES, AND THEY OUTLINED WHAT THEIR SCOPE OF WORK WOULD BE WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

AGAIN, THIS IS FOR FIRST READ, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THAT? THANK YOU, MRS. RAY. THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E TRUSTEE'S REPORT.

[V.E. Trustees' Report]

I'M GOING TO START ON THE LEFT WITH MR. GLICK. THANK YOU, SIR.

THIS LAST WEEKEND, WE ALL HAD THE PRIVILEGE OTHER THAN MR. MILLER, WHO WAS ILL OF BEING PARTICIPATING IN THE MLK PARADE.

I THINK IT WAS. IT WAS A GREAT DAY.

THE WEATHER WAS ACCOMMODATING AND THE CANDY WAS FLOWING.

SO I THINK WE ALL HAD A GOOD TIME.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE ORGANIZERS FOR GETTING THE PARADE.

AND WE HAD ALL OF OUR OUR MARCHING BANDS PRESENT DRILL TEAMS, AND I THINK GISD HAD A VERY GOOD SHOWING.

THE ROWLETT CHAMBER HAD ITS ANNUAL RETREAT.

THIS WAS JUST A ONE DAY RETREAT RATHER THAN THE TWO DAYS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

THREE MAJOR TOPICS WE DISCUSSED THERE WERE THE NEW DOWNTOWN PLAN, WHICH IS EXPANDED, AND THERE'S A NEW DOWNTOWN MANAGER, THE NORTH SHORE DISTRICT, WHICH IS 1700 ACRES.

WE NOW HAVE THE FIRST DEVELOPMENT COMING IN ON THE WHAT I CALL THE EAST SIDE, AND WE'RE NOW HEAVILY MARKETING THE WEST SIDE.

GISD HAS ABOUT 95 ACRES IN THE NORTH SHORE DISTRICT.

AND FINALLY, WE HAD A REPORT ON SAPPHIRE BAY.

THIS IS THE LAND THAT USED TO BE ELGIN ROBERTSON PARK.

WE, THE CITY OF ROWLETT, BOUGHT IT FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS AFTER THEY D PARKED IT.

THERE'S DEVELOPMENT CALLED BAYSIDE ON THE NORTH AND SAPPHIRE BAY ON THE SOUTH.

AND SAPPHIRE BAY HAS POTENTIALLY OVER $1,000,000,000 OF DEVELOPMENT COMING VERY SOON.

SO THAT WILL BE A MAJOR, MAJOR ATTRACTION FOR THE FOR THIS METROPLEX.

FINALLY, TWO WEEKS AGO, REALLY INTERESTING.

I WENT TO THE NATATORIUM AND THE PARKING LOT WAS JUST ABOUT FULL.

IT WAS THE OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR WATER POLO PUT ON BY USA WATER POLO, AND IT WAS FULL AND WE WERE USING THREE DIFFERENT POOLS. THERE WERE KIDS THERE FROM LITERALLY EVERY STATE OTHER THAN HAWAII, WHICH HAD THEIR OWN TRYOUTS IN

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CALIFORNIA. SO 48 OTHER STATES WERE IN THE METROPLEX, A GOOD PORTION OF THEM AT OUR POOL TRYING OUT FOR FUTURE OLYMPIC WATER POLO TEAM.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAY BACK IN 2014 WAS THE FACT THAT ONE WAY WE'D GET REVENUES WAS WITH WATER POLO.

WHOEVER THOUGHT? SO NOW, NOT ONLY GETTING THE REVENUES FROM BRINGING IN WATER POLO AND NATIONAL WATER POLO CONTEST, BUT NOW UIL HAS CALLED WATER POLO AN ACTUAL SPORT.

AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE TEAMS AT EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS COME NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

AND THEN EVEN MORE INTERESTING WAS THAT IN TWO WEEKS WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING THE SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING.

IF YOU EVER GO TO THE NATATORIUM, YOU'LL SEE TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF DIVING BOARDS.

ONE IS A SMALL ONES AND ONE OF THE BIG ONES, NEITHER ONE OF WHICH I WOULD WANT TO GO OFF OF, ESPECIALLY THE BIGGER ONE.

BUT THE REASON WE PUT THE BIG ONE IN IS SPECIFICALLY TO BE ABLE TO HOLD COLLEGIATE EVENTS.

AND NOW WE'VE ATTRACTED A MAJOR COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE TO COME.

AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING AND KIND OF A JUSTIFICATION FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD DO BACK IN 2014 AND IS NOW HAPPENING ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS.

THANK YOU, SIR. MS. STANLEY. YES.

I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS GIVEN US CARDS AND GIFTS FOR THE APPRECIATION.

I'M HUMBLED BY IT AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW.

THANK YOU. I GOT TO ATTEND THE WENT TO CHICAGO TO WATCH THE AUSTIN ACADEMY EIGHTH GRADERS.

EIGHTH GRADERS. I STILL CAN'T GET OVER THAT.

THEY'RE EIGHTH GRADERS. THEY DON'T PLAY LIKE EIGHTH GRADERS.

AND THEY PUT ON AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT WHAT KIND OF SPEAKS TO OUR DISTRICT.

SO WHAT THE PEOPLE, THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY THE TAPE THAT THEY SUBMITTED IN TO WIN TO GET THIS INVITATIONAL WAS ACTUALLY LAST YEAR'S EIGHTH GRADERS.

IT WASN'T THE EIGHTH GRADERS OF THIS YEAR THAT PLAYED.

AND SO BEING THE THE DISTRICT THAT WE ARE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE, THEY ACTUALLY HAD THE NINTH GRADERS COME TO CHICAGO AND PLAY IN THAT INVITATIONAL.

THEY DIDN'T PLAY THE WHOLE THEY KIND OF SWITCHED IT OUT.

AND TO ME, THAT JUST SPEAKS TO WHY WHY WE LOVE THE GISD AND WHY AND WHY WE LOVE THIS AREA IS BECAUSE IT'S THAT KIND OF STUFF THAT THOSE NINTH GRADERS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY, JUSTIFIABLY BEEN LEFT OUT FROM THIS GREAT EXPERIENCE, AND THEY WEREN'T.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FINE ARTS TEAM THAT RECOGNIZED THAT.

AND THEN FRIDAY, MY HUSBAND AND I GOT TO PARTICIPATE OR WATCH THE PEACE CONCERT AT HADLEY ELEMENTARY.

AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO SIT IN A I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS AN AUDITORIUM.

I THINK IT WAS AN AUDITORIUM.

THEY'RE SMALL, SO IT'S A LITTLE HARD FOR ME.

BUT AND WATCH THE EACH GRADE SAT IN AN AREA AND THEY EACH HAD A PERFORMANCE TO PLAY IN THIS PIECE CONCERT WITH THE MESSAGE JUST ABOUT BEING KIND TO PEOPLE, REALLY.

AND MISS SCHINDLER, THE CHOIR DIRECTOR, JUST DOES AN AMAZING JOB.

BUT REALLY, AGAIN, WHAT HIGHLIGHTS OUR DISTRICT IS THAT THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE THERE FROM REGION TEN TO WATCH THE CONCERT, AND SHE WAS TELLING ME HOW THEY USE MRS. SCHINDLER'S PROGRAM TO TEACH OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

AND AGAIN, THAT JUST SPEAKS IT JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES.

AND THESE KIDS DID AN AMAZING JOB.

EVEN THE PRE K, THEY MAY NOT HAVE SAT THE WHOLE TIME, BUT THEIR HEART WAS WAS IN IT THE RIGHT WAY.

AND THEN I DID GET TO GO TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION THAT WAS HELD AT CALI SAIGON.

AND I ACTUALLY GOT TO LIGHT SOME OF THE FIRECRACKERS.

NEXT YEAR, I'LL TAKE SOME MORE PROTECTIVE GEAR BECAUSE WHEN THOSE FIRECRACKERS GO OFF, THEY GET YOU JUST SAYING.

BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

AND THEN AGAIN, MLK.

I ENJOY THAT EVERY YEAR.

SO THANK YOU.

MR. GRIFFIN. YES.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY TO STAFF AND CAMPUSES AND STUDENTS, THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING US, DURING BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN STATED, BUT IT IS INDEED A GREAT PLEASURE TO SERVE A DISTRICT WHERE, IF WE USE WHAT THE RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL BOARD MONTH THEME IS FORWARD TOGETHER GISD

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WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER.

MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU.

I ALSO ECHO THE COMMENTS MADE BY MY FELLOW TRUSTEES ABOUT THE APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAS SHOWN US SOME LOVE. JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS, BUT I GOT THIS BASKETBALL FROM SPRING CREEK THIRD GRADERS, SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COOL GIFT.

I HAVEN'T PLAYED BASKETBALL IN MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO START, BUT THIS IS REALLY COOL.

I'LL KEEP IT HERE ON MY MY, MY, MY STATION HERE.

LIKE MS. STANLEY, I ALSO ATTENDED THE MIDWEST CLINIC IN CHICAGO.

WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE WAS I THINK THAT THE AUSTIN ACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE WAS THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE THAT PERFORMED AT MID WEST MIDWEST CLINIC. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

AS WE WERE GOING INTO THE VENUE, IT WAS REALLY TUCKED WAY OUT OF THE WAY, AND I REMEMBER HEARING ONE OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS THERE SAYING, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GET THAT MANY PEOPLE COMING TO WATCH THE PERFORMANCE.

AND IT WAS PACKED.

AND SO THAT WAS A TESTAMENT TO MISS WILSON AND MR. FIGARELLI, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE AND EVENT FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE.

WE EVEN HAD TWO PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS THAT ACCOMPANIED SOME OF THE NUMBERS.

FOUR ARE WITH THE JAZZ ENSEMBLE, AND ONE OF WHICH WAS A FORMER GISD STUDENT.

SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE.

AND THEN, AS ALWAYS, THE MLK PARADE IS ALWAYS A JOY TO BE IN AND A LOT, A LOT OF FUN.

SO THANK YOU. MR. BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I, TOO, AM VERY HUMBLED BY THE OUTPOUR OF LOVE THAT I RECEIVED AND THE GIFTS FROM EVERYBODY IN ALL THE SCHOOLS.

FOLKS I SERVED BECAUSE IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE THAT I HAVE FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I'VE BEEN IN THE TRENCHES. I'VE BEEN A TEACHER, COACH, ADMINISTRATOR, AND TEACHERS.

WE LOVE YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN DAY TO DAY, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU DO FROM A DAY TO DAY BASIS.

AND IT'S TOUGH AND IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER EACH DAY.

BUT I'M SO EXCITED.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE'RE EXCITED FOR 2023 AS WE EMBARK ON A NEW YEAR AND I LOOK FOR GREAT THINGS IN THE FUTURE FOR GISD AND THIS BOARD.

WE'RE GEARED TO MAKE THAT EXCITING FOR YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO.

THE ONE THING THAT I DID ATTEND A COUPLE OF THE OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED, SO I WON'T GO THERE.

BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION ONE THING THAT I DID GO TO, AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S NECESSARY.

WE DID HAVE A FALLEN A FORMER BOARD MEMBER, CASH BIRDWELL, DID PASS AND HE WAS A BOARD MEMBER FOR GISD.

HIS NAME IS ON SOME PLAQUES AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY BUILT WHEN CASH WAS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

SO I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND HIS WIFE AND WHAT THEY GAVE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

NO DIFFERENT FROM EVERYBODY THAT'S SITTING ON THIS BOARD RIGHT NOW.

WE GIVE OUR HEART AND SOUL TO THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITIES OF THE TRI CITY.

SO LET'S HAVE A GREAT YEAR OF 2023.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE.

AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE TEACHERS AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S OUT THERE IN THE BUILDINGS.

LET'S MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. GOOD.

AND THAT WOULD BRING TO ME.

WELL, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY BREAK.

THIS IS OUR FIRST FULL BOARD MEETING SINCE WE'VE RESUMED CLASSES.

I KNOW I ENJOYED, AS I ALWAYS DO, THE MLK PARADE, AND AT LEAST IT WASN'T EXTREMELY COLD.

IT WAS JUST KIND OF BRISK AND COOL.

NORMALLY THE IDEA OF BEING ON A FLOAT ON THAT DAY IS TERRIFYING, BUT IT WAS IT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE PLEASANT.

SO THAT WAS GOOD.

I'M GLAD THAT THE WEATHER COOPERATED WITH US.

IT WAS ALSO MY ESTEEMED PRIVILEGE TO GO SEE THE ALL REGION BAND CONCERT ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT POTEET HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE REGION. AND LET ME TELL YOU, ALL THE KIDS DID AMAZING JOBS AT THAT LIKE THEY DID.

I MEAN, WE HEARD THE AUSTIN ACADEMY BANDS ARE OUR BAND PROGRAMS IN THIS DISTRICT ARE OUTSTANDING.

AND IT REALLY IS STARTING TO SHOW NATIONALLY AT THIS POINT.

LARRY HAS BEEN TRUMPETING THEM FOR YEARS.

AND NOW HE'S GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE SINGING ALONGSIDE OF HIM.

SO ACTUALLY TROMBONING THEM TROMBONE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE BIG THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE GISD TODAY.

IT PRETTY MUCH IS OFFICIAL.

WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY PASSED THE BALLOT LANGUAGE OR FORMALLY CALLED, BUT THE BOARD ISSUED ITS COMMITMENT TO ALLOW THE VOTERS TO SOUND OFF ON THE

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RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOND STUDY COMMITTEE EARLIER TODAY.

SO THERE ARE EXCITING THINGS COMING WITH RESPECT TO THAT IN THE COMING MONTHS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERY CHANCE TO ANSWER EVERY QUESTION YOU WANT ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE PROPOSED BOND PACKAGE, WHAT'S NOT IN THE PROPOSED BOND PACKAGE, AND WHAT THE IMPACT IS GOING TO BE TO NOT ONLY YOUR FINANCES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO OUR KIDS AND THE OUTCOMES THAT WE EXPECT FROM THE EDUCATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING FOR THEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK BETWEEN NOW AND MAY, BUT WE TOOK THE FIRST BIG STEP TODAY AND AND WE'LL TAKE THE FINAL STEP IN MAY ON THAT.

AND ANY TIME ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT, WE'RE ALL HERE FOR YOU.

DR. LOPEZ IS HERE FOR YOU.

HIS HIS TEAM IS HERE FOR YOU.

[V.F. Superintendent's Report]

NO FURTHER ADO, DR.

LOPEZ. YOUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.

WELL, HAPPY BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

THIS WAS THE KICKOFF FOR FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TUNING IN.

THE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH IS AMOUNT OF STUDENT MADE GIFTS THAT COME TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

AND BECAUSE WE'RE SUCH A BIG DISTRICT WITH SO MANY PROGRAMS AND SO MUCH EXCELLENCE, IT REALLY GETS TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXCELLENCE OF EACH AND EVERY AND THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH AND EVERY CAMPUS.

WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THE BOARD GOES THROUGH EVERYTHING AND THEY DON'T JUST LIKE PASS OVER IT, THEY READ IT, THEY INTERNALIZE IT, THEY SHARE IT, THEY TALK ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK RIGHT HERE, THIS WAS MADE BY OUR CTC STUDENTS AND IT'S A LAMP, BUT IT'S ALSO A WORK OF ART AND IT'S MADE OUT OF REAL METAL.

IT'S REALLY HEAVY.

RIGHT. BUT THIS CAME THIS WAS THE GENESIS OF OF A STUDENT AND AN INSTRUCTOR AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND THE BOARD GOT A GIFT.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD WAS THEY'RE GETTING WE STARTED THIS ANNUAL TRADITION AND IT'S A PINNING.

AND EVERY SCHOOL THAT SCORES AN A AND B IN THEIR DISTRICT GETS A PIN.

WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THESE PINS IS THE A'S GET GOLD PINS, THE B'S GET SILVER, KIND OF LIKE THE OLYMPICS.

THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL IS ON IT.

AND UNDERNEATH YOU'LL SEE STARS.

AND THE STARS ARE THE AMOUNT OF DISTINCTIONS THAT THESE SCHOOLS EARN.

A DISTINCTION STAR IS EARNED BY BEING IN THE TOP TIER OF YOUR COMPARISON GROUP.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, NORTH GARLAND GOT AN A AND ALL OF THEIR STARS.

SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THE SAME DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN ACROSS THE STATE NORTH GARLAND IS COMPARED TO AND SOME OF THESE ARE TOP TIER SCHOOLS AND TO BE TOP TIER THAT MEANS YOU'RE IN THE TOP QUARTER AND YOU GET A STAR IF YOU'RE UP THERE.

THEY WERE A STAR IN EVERY CATEGORY.

SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL.

THEIR COMPARISON GROUP IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS, AND IT'S A VERY HIGH PERFORMING GROUP.

ALTHOUGH WHILE THEY GOT THEY FELL JUST SHORT OF AN A, THEY GOT ALL SEVEN STARS, ALL SEVEN.

SO WE'VE GOT SCHOOLS THAT ARE COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS.

AND SO WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE WEAR THESE PINS, THIS IS THE PORT BOARD OF PRIDE.

THIS IS THE BOARD'S WAY OF KNOWING HOW MANY GOLD AND SILVER STANDARDS WE HAVE.

AND WE LOOK TO INCREASE THEM EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

THE HOLIDAY SEASON WAS A GREAT ONE.

AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE BOARD FOR GETTING OUR STUDENTS BACK SAFELY.

THE BOARD DID A LOT OF VISIONARY THINGS PRIOR TO THAT HAPPENING AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEND SOME KIDS OUT FOR THE EXPERIENCE IS REALLY A LOT OF SUPPORT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY THE FUNDING, BUT IT'S IT'S UNDERSTANDING WHEN IT'S HAPPENING DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

UNBEKNOWNST TO US, WHEN WE FIRST PLANNED THIS, A BIG STORM WAS GOING TO HIT THE CHICAGO AREA AND GROUND ALL THE PLANES.

BUT UNBEKNOWNST TO US, THE ALSO THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WAS GOING TO EXPERIENCE A SHORTFALL WITH WITH ALL OF THEIR FLIGHTS IN SPITE.

EVEN IF EVEN IF THAT NEVER HAPPENED, THAT WAS HAPPENING AS WELL.

AND SO THE BOARD MADE SURE THAT WE HAD THE FUNDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THESE KIDS HOME.

WE HAD TO GET A CHARTER BUS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE TELLING US NO, AND WE DIDN'T ACCEPT NO'S AND ANSWER.

AND THEY CAME HOME AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT OR CHRISTMAS DAWN, I SHOULD SAY CHRISTMAS DAWN AT THREE IN THE MORNING.

AND THAT'S THESE ARE TYPES OF THINGS THAT NOBODY SEES.

IT'S DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND THE LOVE AND PASSION THAT COMES FROM FROM FROM OUR BOARD.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU GUYS A GREAT, GREAT ANOTHER YEAR AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

WE HAVE A LOT OF INSPIRING THINGS.

WE JUST START ABOUT A BOND PACKAGE THAT'S EXCITING BOARD PLANNING, ALL THE VISIONS THAT COME WITH WITH BEING A COMPREHENSIVE BOARD, I REALLY FEEL THAT 2023 IS OURS TO GRAB, SO LET'S GO AFTER IT.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO MR. JOHNSON. ONE MORE THING, SIR.

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I KEEP GETTING TEXT.

YES, THERE IS SCHOOL TOMORROW, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR SCHOOL IS PLANNED FOR TOMORROW.

THANK YOU. OK.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS EVEN.

BUT HEY, I KNOW ANYTIME MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS HOPEFUL, SO THEY ALWAYS GOT THAT HOPE.

I TOLD THEM I DISABUSED THEM OF THAT NOTION YESTERDAY.

I WAS LIKE, I THINK THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 35 DEGREES.

WE'RE OUT OF SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT.

[V.G. Future Agenda Items]

G. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM THEY WISH TO DECLARE AT THIS POINT? MR. GLICK? THANK YOU, SIR. LAST YEAR I WAS A LITTLE LATE IN DISCOVERING THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE CONTINUING THE PROGRAM I THINK WE HAD DONE FOR SIX SUCCESSIVE SUMMERS THE SCHOLASTIC READING PROGRAM.

BY THE TIME I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, I THINK THE DECISION HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE.

I WOULD LIKE US TO RETHINK THAT AS WE GO INTO THE BUDGET CYCLE THIS YEAR.

IT'S A TREMENDOUS PROGRAM.

WE TAKE THE PRE-K, K, FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS, THEY HAVE THEY'RE GIVEN A CHOICE OF SEVEN DIFFERENT BOOKS.

THEY CHOOSE FIVE OF THE SEVEN, THEY GET A FULL PACKET, THEY GET A BAG WITH THE BOOKS IN THEM, THEY GET A MAP OF WHERE THE LIBRARIES ARE.

THERE'S A DOCUMENT THAT HELPS THEM WORK WITH THEIR PARENTS.

I THINK YOU ALL KNOW HIM, A VERY AVID READER, TRYING TO READ AT LEAST A BOOK A WEEK.

AND I KNOW THAT MAY BE OLD FASHIONED PEOPLE ACTUALLY TAKING A BOOK IN THEIR HAND, BUT THE IDEA OF A PARENT AND A CHILD READING TOGETHER I THINK IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL BONDING OPPORTUNITY.

I KNOW THE ISSUE WAS THAT EVERYBODY HAS COMPUTERS SO WE CAN USE OUR OTHER SOURCES.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

I THINK THAT WAS A PROGRAM THAT WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE STOPPED AND I HOPE WE RECONSIDER IT THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU, SIR. YOU SAY YOU WOULD LIKE THAT ADDED TO A FUTURE AGENDA? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE SIX CONSENT AGENDA.

[VI. Consent Agenda]

HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

THE RELENTLESS DR.

GRADYNE BROWN. I DON'T GIVE UP.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

YOU HAVE OUR LIST OF RESIGNATIONS AND NEW HIRES INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKETS.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES.

MR. PRESIDENT, MOTION TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT IN OUR BOOK.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HANDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR.

BROWN. NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE ITEM SEVEN ACTION ITEM NON CONSENT.

[VII.A. Consider Approval of General Trustee Election Order]

A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION ORDER.

MS. MICHELLE HOGAN.

TRUSTEES BEFORE YOU HAVE THE ANNUAL ELECTION ORDER FOR THE MAY 2023 GENERAL ELECTION.

THIS IS OUR YEAR IN WHICH PLACES FOUR AND FIVE HELD RESPECTIVELY BY MS. STANLEY AND MR. MILLER UP FOR ELECTION IN MAY.

SO THIS WILL BE OUR OFFICIAL CALLING OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR BOND BUSINESS.

JUST A MILD TRUSTEE ELECTION.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM MS. HOGAN WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM? THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

SO WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO IT . EVERYBODY JUST JUMP AT ONCE.

I MEAN, JEEZ, COME ON.

MISS STANLEY. YOU DO IT.

I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION ORDER THAT'S PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION ORDER.

NEXT UP IS GOING TO BE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT MICHAEL BLAND.

[VII.B. Consider Approval of District of Innovation Amendment]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND DR.

LOPEZ. I AM MICHAEL BLAND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING REGARDING THE ACTION ITEM TO APPROVE TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATIONS PLAN.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATIONS PRESENTATION PRESENTED AT THE JANUARY 10TH ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING.

AT THIS TIME, I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE TWO AMENDMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

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MR. GLICK? THIS CAME THROUGH YOUR COMMITTEE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? NO, I THINK IT WAS VERY WELL DISCUSSED BY MR. BLAND. AND IF YOU'RE READY, SIR, I'LL MAKE IT A MOTION.

YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION AMENDMENT BEFORE US.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS GOING TO BE ACTION ITEM 7-C, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2023-2024 NEW COURSE

ROBERT? I AGREE.

OKAY, THAT PASSES 6-0.

[VII.C. Consider Approval of 2023-2024 New Course Requirements]

REQUIREMENTS. DR.

KIMBERLY CADDELL? GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES.

NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE REQUEST AS PRESENTED TO ADAK EARLIER THIS MONTH.

ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD? MR. GLICK? MR. PRESIDENT, I'M NOT SURE IF I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF, SINCE DR.

CADDELL AND COLEMAN BRUMAN GAVE ME PERMISSION TO AUDIT THE COURSE CALLED WILDLIFE FISH ECOLOGY.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET YOU STICK AROUND.

IN THAT CASE, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2023-2024 NEW COURSE REQUIREMENTS.

WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2023-2024 NEW COURSE REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS GOING TO BE ACTION ITEM 7-D CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2022-2023 GENERAL FUND.

[VII.D. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the 2022-2023 General Fund]

THE AWARD WINNING BRANDY MAYO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ACCOLADES.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.

LOPEZ, I AM BRINGING YOU THE JANUARY BUDGET AMENDMENT.

THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE COMMITTEE.

VERY GOOD.

MR. BEACH THIS BEING YOUR COMMITTEE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WANT TO MAKE WITH RESPECT TO THIS? NO COMMENT. READY TO MAKE A MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. GO FOR IT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 22-23 GENERAL FUND IS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED. SECOND.

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

NEXT UP IS GOING TO BE ACTION ITEM SEVEN E CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A 36,000 SCHOLARSHIP FROM NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION'S GRIEF SENSITIVE SCHOOL INITIATIVE GRANT

[VII.E. Consider Approval of $36,000 Donation from New York Life Foundation's Grief Sensitive School Initiative Grant]

DR. TIFFANY GILMORE OR POSSIBLY A STAND IN.

DR. GILMORE WAS UNAVAILABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING, SO I AM IN HER PLACE.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE THIS INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH THE FACILITIES FINANCE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.

MR. BEACH, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE QUESTIONS? I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE $36,000 DONATION FROM THE NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION'S GRIEF SENSITIVE SCHOOL INITIATIVE GRANT, AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET AND WANT TO THANK NEW YORK LIFE. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE $36,000 DONATION FROM NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION GRIEF SENSITIVE SCHOOL INITIATIVE GRANT.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS GOING TO BE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A $13,040 DONATION FROM THE LUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA,

[VII.F. Consider Approval of $13,040 Donation from Luna Elementary School PTA]

MR. JAVIER FERNANDEZ.

AND YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE WITH US, SIR.

SIR. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM WHAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE COMMITTEE.

THIS IS A DONATION THAT IS BEING DONE ON BEHALF OF THE LUNA PTA FOR LUNA ELEMENTARY.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

BOARD. THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE FINANCE FACILITY OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.

ANY QUESTIONS? MR. BEACH? YES, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE $13,040 DONATION FROM LUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET.

WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE $13,040 DONATION FROM THE LUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA.

THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT ITEM IS ACTION.

AND WE THANK YOU.

[VII.G. Consider Approval to Replace Chillers]

ITEM 7-G.

CONSIDER APPROVAL TO REPLACE CHILLERS.

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MR. PAUL GONZALEZ.

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

AS PRESENTED IN THE FINANCE AND FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING, THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE REPLACEMENT OF CHILLERS AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT, BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. GONZALEZ, REGARDING THE CHILLERS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE TO REPLACE THE CHILLERS AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REPLACE THE CHILLERS.

IT HAS A CHILLING EFFECT.

RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM H.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[VII.H. New Bids (Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee)]

NEW BIDS.

FIRST ONE IS CONTRACT 68-22-01, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CHARTER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

MR. MARK BOOKER TO MR. JOHNSON. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DR.

LOPEZ. THE CONTRACT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU ITEM H ONE WAS REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE WITH NO CHANGES AS.

AND IT IS PRESENTED IN YOUR AGENDA BOOKS FOR APPROVAL.

I CAN ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THAT.

BE IT. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. BOOKER, WITH RESPECT TO THIS BID.

MR. BEACH? MR. PRESIDENT, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

CONTRACT 68-22-01.

THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF CHARTER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACT 68-22-01.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.