May 23, 2023 Board of Trustees Meeting

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IT IS 5 P.M.

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

[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]

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.

. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC FORUM.

[III. Public Forum]

I WILL FIRST CALL MS. MEGAN JACOBSON TO THE PODIUM.

MS. JACOBSON, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO GIVE YOUR SPEECH.

THAT TIME WILL BE KEPT BY MS. MAYO I BELIEVE SO.

SHE WILL INDICATE IT'S THE FIRST TIME.

SO BE KIND.

AFTER THREE MINUTES, YOU'LL HAVE LIKE, BUZZERS THAT WILL.

MY MIC SHOULD BE ON.

THE BUZZER WILL INDICATE YOUR TIME AT 30 SECONDS YOU'LL GET THE YELLOW LIGHT.

RED MEANS IT'S TIME TO STOP.

YOU UNDERSTAND? YES, SIR.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU MAY BEGIN. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MEGAN JACOBSON.

I'M A SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATE.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'M A PARENT OF A STUDENT WHO ATTENDS GARLAND ISD.

WE RECENTLY MOVED HERE WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE US NAVY.

WE HAVE THE OPTION TO LIVE ANYWHERE IN DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA, BUT WE CHOSE TO LIVE IN GARLAND SO THAT MY SON, WHO HAS AUTISM ALONG WITH MULTIPLE OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS, WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A DISTRICT THAT IS PUBLICLY ADVERTISING, WANTING TO HAVE A WORLD CLASS SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATE, I AM BLESSED TO ADVOCATE FOR KIDS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

AS A PARENT, I AM EQUALLY AS BLESSED TO HAVE A CHILD WHO STRIVES FOR GREATNESS IN EVERY FORM, DESPITE ALL OBSTACLES HE HAS FACED.

HE IS MY WHY I SEE EVERY DAY WHAT MISTAKES ARE MADE AND WORK WITHIN A BROKEN SYSTEM TO ENSURE DISTRICTS DO RIGHT BY THEIR STUDENTS.

AS A DISTRICT, WE WANT TO BE A WORLD CLASS DISTRICT.

HOWEVER, NOT BEING TRANSPARENT, DENYING STUDENTS SERVICES, TIPTOEING AROUND THE LAW TO FIT THE OLD WAYS AND REFUSING TO LISTEN TO PARENTS IS NOT GOING TO GET US THERE.

YES, I SAID US BECAUSE THE DISTRICT CANNOT DO IT ALONE.

WE HAVE TO ALL TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHANGE.

I WANT TO SEE OUR DISTRICT STRIVE NOT ONLY FOR MY KIDDO, BUT ALL KIDDOS IN GISD.

TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN THE OLD WAYS OF DOING THINGS HAVE GOT TO STOP.

TOGETHER WE NEED TO FIND SOLUTIONS AND FOLLOW THEM EVERY DAY.

WE NEED TO MAKE OUR STUDENTS OUR WHY? BECAUSE WITHOUT PRIORITIZING THEM, THE FUTURE MEANS NOTHING.

THIS IS WHAT THE GISD EFFECT MEANS TO ME AND MY FAMILY.

AVERAGE DISTRICTS WILL TALK ABOUT PROBLEMS. GREAT DISTRICTS WILL TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS.

THAT STARTS WITH AN OPEN MIND, COMPASSION, AND LISTENING TO THE PARENTS AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE WHO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE.

THIS ALSO MEANS THAT EVERY TEAM MEMBER ON THE IEP TEAM SHOULD BE EDUCATED ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROCESS WHICH RESULTS IN US BEING CAPABLE TO DO WHAT IS BEST IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR STUDENTS IN ALL AREAS.

I'M IN THE PROGRESS OF FILING A STATE AND FEDERAL COMPLAINT AGAINST GISD BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY ARE NOT EVEN ACHIEVING WHAT IS REQUIRED.

I WANT TO SEE GISD BE THE BEST IN THE NATION.

SO LET'S START TALKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS AND START IMPLEMENTING THEM.

LET'S TAKE GISD EFFECT TO A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEVEL.

OUR CHILDREN DESERVE WORLD CLASS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SO LET'S GIVE IT TO THEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT UP IS LORIE KANE.

MS. KANE, THE SAME RULES APPLY.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THE TIME WILL BE KEPT BY MS. MAYO AND AT 30 SECONDS YOU'LL HAVE A YELLOW LIGHT REFLECT.

SO PLEASE START BY GIVING YOUR NAME AND WHETHER YOU LIVE IN THE DISTRICT OR HAVE CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT YOU'RE INTEREST IN.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

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

LOPEZ. MY NAME IS LORIE KANE AND I'M A SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST FOR GARLAND ISD.

I'VE BEEN AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE DISTRICT FOR 20 YEARS, 16 YEARS AS A TEACHER AND FOUR YEARS AS AN SLP.

I LIVE IN SACHSE AND MY KIDS BOTH ATTENDED GARLAND ISD SCHOOLS.

I WANT TO START BY THANKING YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ ALL OF OUR EMAILS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE DISTRICT IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO REDUCE OUR CASELOADS AND INCREASE OUR PAY, WHICH WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF.

WE'RE HERE TODAY JUST TO REITERATE OUR CONCERNS AND ASK FOR CONTINUED CONSIDERATION.

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OUR DUTIES AS SLPS ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT MEETS FEDERAL TIMELINES AND THEY DON'T FACE LITIGATION AS WELL AS GENERATING INCOME FOR THE DISTRICT WITH MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT. THE HR DEPARTMENT REFERENCED THE USE OF THE TASB REPORT IN HB THREE AND GUIDING THEIR COMPENSATION DECISIONS.

IT'S BEEN EMPHASIZED THAT BECAUSE SLPS ARE ON A DIFFERENT PAY GRADE, WE'RE NOT GETTING THE SAME COMPENSATION AS TEACHERS.

HOWEVER, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS AND NURSES ARE ALSO ON A DIFFERENT PAY GRADE, YET THEY WILL STILL RECEIVE THE SAME RETENTION STIPEND AS TEACHERS.

FURTHERMORE, TASB.ORG STATES THAT PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO DON'T MEET THE DEFINITION OF A TEACHER CAN BE MOVED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAY STRUCTURE, BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THEIR PAY BE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOT EARNING LESS MONEY THAN THEY WOULD AS A TEACHER.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT PAY COMPRESSION BEING A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE FRAMEWORK OF TEACHER RAISES.

THIS NOT ONLY OCCURS WHEN EMPLOYEES WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE HAVE LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN PAY.

IT ALSO OCCURS IN SCHOOLS WHERE THERE ARE HIGHER PAY INCREASES FOR TEACHERS THAN ADMINISTRATORS OR OTHER PROFESSIONALS, OFTEN DUE TO MANDATES.

SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT TASB CONSULTANTS MAKE TO ADDRESS THIS DISPARITY ARE ENSURING COMPENSATION PLANS PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PAY DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN JOB LEVELS, PAYING EMPLOYEES WITH MORE EXPERIENCE HIGHER THAN THOSE WITH LESS, REVIEWING PAY FOR EXISTING EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PAID EQUITABLY COMPARED TO NEW HIRES.

LOUIS CADENA, A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR TASB, STATES THAT CORRECTING PAY INEQUITY IS CHALLENGING AND COSTLY, BUT IGNORING THE ISSUES CAN LEAD TO LOW EMPLOYEE MORALE, TURNOVER AND POTENTIALLY LEGAL CLAIMS. WE BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR GISD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT SLPS AND DIAGNOSTICIANS MAKE TO THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDE US WITH AN EQUITABLE PAY INCREASE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. [APPLAUSE] NEXT

[IV.A. Sign Statements of Elected Officer]

MISS HOGAN.

TRUSTEES WHO WERE RECENTLY REELECTED TRUSTEE DAPHNE STANLEY PLACE 4 AND JAMIE MILLER PLACE 5.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE MEET ME AT THE PODIUM? GET YOU FIRST TO SIGN RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT DOWN THERE FOR ME.

THANK YOU. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. I'LL HAVE JAMIE SIGN.

THEN WE'LL DO YOUR OATH.

OKAY, SO GET OUT OF HER LIMELIGHT. [LAUGHTER] HE'S TRYING TO STEAL YOUR SHINE.

THAT'S FINE. JUST GROUP THEM.

WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU ALL ON ONE SIDE.

ON HER SIDE. OVER THERE.

YOU'RE ON MY SIDE? YES, MA'AM.

YOU'RE SWEARING RIGHT NOW. SO CLOSE TO THEM, HOWEVER YOU LIKE.

OKAY. SO IF YOU CAN COME RIGHT HERE A LITTLE BIT.

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PERFECT. ALL RIGHT.

WOULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME? IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I, DAPHNE STANLEY, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

I, DAPHNE STANLEY, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

OR AFFIRM.

OR AFFIRM. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF.

GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE 4.

GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE 4.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE.

AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE.

PROTECT AND DEFEND.

PROTECT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF.

THE UNITED STATES.

THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THE STATE.

AND OF THE STATE. SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS, PLACE 4 [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, EVERYBODY FIND YOUR WINDOW.

RIGHT. READY? RIGHT HERE. THREE, TWO, ONE.

4, 3, 2, 1. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] MRS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL SEE YOU LATER. JAMES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[IV.B. Administer Oath of Office to Newly Elected Trustees]

EXCUSE ME, WILL PROVIDE HIS OATH AS A NOTARY.

YES. I'M BRINGING MY PARENTS.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO HOLD THEM FOR YOU.

GOOD. THANKS. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE IT.

JUST GET ON EACH SIDE. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY.

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I, JAMES JAMIE MILLER.

I, JAMES JAMIE MILLER.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF.

GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.

GARLAND ISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE 5.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE.

PROTECT. PROTECT.

AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YOU'RE WELCOME.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

ONE MORE. THREE, TWO, ONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MILLER. MR. MILLER, YOU MAY SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MISS STANLEY COME DOWN AND SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.

I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THIS.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A LOT TO SAY.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL EVERYBODY THAT AS A I'VE BEEN A CANDIDATE TWICE BEFORE.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME RUN AS AN OPPOSED CANDIDATE.

AND IT WAS IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT I WILL SOON NEVER FORGET.

THE WHOLE PROCESS, I THINK, WAS A VERY HONEST, VERY OPEN AND VERY CANDID PROCESS.

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MY OPPONENT, I THOUGHT, WAS A WORTHY OPPONENT WHO ALSO RAN A VERY CLASSY CAMPAIGN, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

AT NO TIME DID ANYTHING GET PERSONAL OR RIDICULOUS.

AND SO FOR THAT, I'M VERY THANKFUL.

I CAN TELL YOU I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NOT RUNNING A CAMPAIGN AGAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

AND MOST OF ALL, I'M SO VERY EXCITED THAT THE NEXT 5 OR 6 YEARS WE WILL BE WORKING ON A $1.3 BILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE THAT WAS APPROVED.

[APPLAUSE] AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE SINCE THE ELECTION, SINCE THE APPROVAL OF THE BOND, I'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE SO EXCITED TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO FIX THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED.

MAYBE FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS.

SO FOR THE DISTRICT, I'M VERY PROUD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I AM SO HUMBLED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AGAIN.

AND, YOU KNOW, MY PRAYER IS THAT I JUST COME EVERY DAY READY TO SERVE AND READY TO MAKE THIS DISTRICT BETTER FOR THE KIDS.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] TRUSTEE STANLEY.

OKAY. SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING MY HUSBAND, THE HONORABLE STEPHEN STANLEY, BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM AND HIS GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER TAKEN THIS JOURNEY TWO YEARS AGO AND THEN AND TWO WEEKS AGO.

AND THEN I LIKE TO THANK RYAN NEIL AND HIS TEAM FOR THEIR AMAZING SUPPORT.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW HUMBLED I AM BY THE SUPPORT THAT THE DISTRICT CONSISTING OF GARLAND, ROWLETT, AND SACHSE SHOWED IN REELECTING ME.

AND IT TELLS ME THAT I'M DOING SOMETHING RIGHT AND IT'S WHAT I PROMISED TO DO TWO YEARS AGO AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO IT.

AND THAT'S BEING ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THE PEOPLE WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING OUR FAMILIES AND OUR TAX PAYERS.

I'M SUPER EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO REPRESENT EVERYONE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND WHAT LIES AHEAD AS WE EMBARK ON THE RE-ENVISIONING OF THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THE OVERWHELMING PASSAGE OF THIS YEAR'S BOND PROPOSITIONS IS SO EXCITING.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS FOR IT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.

[APPLAUSE] SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS YOUR NEW BOARD.

LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE OLD BOARD.

[V.A.1. Recognize Garland High School Speech and Debate Team]

I BELIEVE WE HAVE.

MS. MICHELLE CROMER.

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

LOPEZ. THE 2022 TO 2023 SEASON WAS A WILDLY SUCCESSFUL ONE FOR THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM.

THIS TEAM COMPETED IN A WIDE RANGE OF EVENTS FROM LINCOLN-DOUGLAS AND PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE, COMPETITIVE ACTING EVENTS SUCH AS DRAMATIC AND HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION AND PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS SUCH AS INFORMATIVE SPEAKING AND ORIGINAL ORATORY.

THIS SEASON, THE TEAM ATTENDED MORE THAN 17 INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENTS IN HOPES OF QUALIFYING FOR STATE AND NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS, WHICH THEY ACCOMPLISHED.

GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAS HAD STUDENTS COMPETE FOR STATE UIL CROSS-EXAMINATION IN AUSTIN, THE TEXAS FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT IN HOUSTON, THE NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS IN MINNESOTA.

AND THEY WILL HAVE STUDENTS COMPETING AT THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT IN ARIZONA NEXT MONTH.

THESE STATE AND NATIONAL QUALIFYING SPEECH AND DEBATE STUDENTS INCLUDE ADALISA AGBAKOBA, GABRIEL AYENA, LYDIA AKLILU, JOSHUA ENESHI, CARRINGTON HAYNES, MILAN LEE, ELIZABETH MARTINEZ, MADISON MENDOZA, SIMON ROGERS AND PAIGE WEBER.

AT THE TFA STATE TOURNAMENT, GARLAND BROUGHT HOME QUARTERFINALISTS AND SEMIFINALISTS, RANKING OUR STUDENTS AS SOME OF THE TOP TEN ORATORS OF THE STATE. AT THE NIGHTHAWK NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAD 5 OCTO FINALISTS, ONE QUARTERFINALIST AND ONE FINALIST AT ADALISA AGBAKOBA, WHO IS THE NUMBER SIX DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION COMPETITOR IN THE NATION OUT OF 183 COMPETITORS.

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AT THIS TIME, STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS PLEASE COME UP TO BE RECOGNIZED.

[APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO DO TWO ROWS, SO.

YOU DIDN'T SAY YES.

OKAY, WE'RE HOLDING OUR AWARDS.

I'M SORRY. OH, YEAH.

OH.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

CAN I GET ONE MORE? THREE, TWO, ONE.

[V.A.2. Recognize Texas Art Educators’ Association State VASE Gold Seal Recipients]

MISS CROMER. GOOD EVENING.

BOARD PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR.

LOPEZ ARTIST SAMANTHA SIEGLER FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND PHOEBE BROWN FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL EARNED THE COVETED GOLD SEAL AWARD AT THE TEXAS ART EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION STATE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT.

OVER 31,000 WORKS WERE SUBMITTED TO REGIONAL VASE IN FEBRUARY.

OF THESE, 2000 ADVANCED TO STATE AND THEN ONLY 150 WERE AWARDED GOLD SEALS IN THE STATE.

THESE STUDENTS ARTWORKS REPRESENT THE BEST OF THE BEST.

THE NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER IS AZADEH DEAN.

THE PRINCIPAL IS JOHN FISHPAW.

THE ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER IS LYNN WILKINSON.

THE PRINCIPAL IS CARMEN BLAKEY.

AT THIS TIME, STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, PLEASE COME UP TO BE RECOGNIZED.

[APPLAUSE] SO IF YOU LADIES CAN COME CENTER RIGHT HERE.

OKAY? ONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[V.A.3. Recognize Austin Academy Pentatholon Students]

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MR. JASON WHEELER.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DR. LOPEZ, YOU MIGHT GET TIRED OF ME TONIGHT.

I HAVE A LOT OF RECOGNITIONS, BUT THAT'S A GOOD THING.

THAT MEANS WE HAVE A LOT OF AWESOME STUDENTS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS AND PTA MEMBERS WITH US TONIGHT.

BUT THE GARLAND ISD DISTRICT IS PROUD AND CONGRATULATES THE AUSTIN ACADEMY SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE PENTATHLON TEAMS AND COACH LAUREN HOUSTON ON THEIR EXCELLENT SHOWING AT THE REGION THREE COMPETITION AND AT THE NATIONAL USA PENTATHOLON COMPETITION IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA.

AUSTIN EARNED 37 INDIVIDUAL MEDALS WITH THEIR EIGHTH GRADE TEAMS, PLACING THIRD AND FOURTH AND THEIR SEVENTH GRADE TEAM PLACING THIRD PLACE AT NATIONALS.

[APPLAUSE] THIS WIN IS A HUGE SUCCESS AND WE CANNOT BE MORE PROUD OF THESE KIDS FOR WORKING TO PREPARE FOR THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION.

MANY STUDENTS SPENT MULTIPLE SATURDAYS WITH TEACHERS AND COACHES COVERING MATERIAL TO PREPARE FOR THE COMPETITIONS.

THE UNITED STATES ACADEMIC PENTATHOLON IS A PREMIER NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC COMPETITION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS CREATED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE THE CHALLENGES OF RIGOROUS TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION.

THE FIVE EVENT ACADEMIC PROGRAM STRIVES TO FOSTER TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR KNOWLEDGE, PROMOTE HEALTHY INTER-SCHOOL ACADEMIC COMPETITION, AND DEVELOP STUDENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS FURTHER.

GISD IS PROUD OF THESE THREE AUSTIN ACADEMY TEAMS AND COACH HOUSTON FOR THEIR REMARKABLE COMPETITION SEASON.

PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS THEY COME TO THEIR PODIUMS TO RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATES.

[APPLAUSE] THEY MIGHT NOT.

OKAY, BRETT. OKAY. OKAY.

YOU CAN STILL GO BACK IN.

KELLY. MATTY.

AVA. AVA. ABBY.

MATTHEW. GIANNA.

GIANNA. CONGRATULATIONS.

GEORGE. RIHANNA.

GEORGE. CHRISTIAN. ALFREDO.

LIDIA. DIVINE, JULIA.

DANIEL.

PARKER. CAITLIN.

OKAY. AND I CAN TAKE.

YOU TAKE A STEP BACK.

OKAY.

WE'RE HOLDING OUR AWARD.

PAPARAZZI GO FIRST.

YOUR

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NEXT ITEM IS INFORMATION ITEM 5A 4 RECOGNIZE NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST, MISTER WHEELER.

[V.A.4. Recognize National Merit Finalists]

LOPEZ. EACH YEAR, 1.5 MILLION JUNIORS TAKE THE PSAT.

IN EARLY SEPTEMBER ABOUT 16,000 STUDENTS, OR APPROXIMATELY 0.5% OF THE HIGHEST SCORING STUDENTS PER STATE ARE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION THAT THEY HAVE QUALIFIED AS A NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS FINALIST.

EXCUSE ME. THE STATED GOAL OF NATIONAL MERIT ARE TO HONOR THE NATION'S SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONS AND ENCOURAGE THE PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

NATIONAL MERIT THEN PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION MATERIALS TO SEMIFINALISTS.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALISTS MUST ADVANCE TO FINALIST STANDING.

STUDENTS DESIGNATED FINALISTS HAVE TAKEN THE SAT AND EARNED SCORES THAT CONFIRM THEIR HIGH ACHIEVEMENT ON THE PSAT.

LATER IN THE YEAR, SOME 15,000 SEMIFINALISTS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST STANDING.

HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ARE NOTIFIED AND PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATE TO PRESENT TO EACH FINALIST.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE FOUR NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS IN GISD.

THESE REMARKABLE STUDENTS ARE A SPECIAL GROUP OF SCHOLARS, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO CELEBRATE THEIR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

ALL RIGHT. DRUMROLL.

OUR 2023 NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST ARE CALEB MATHIAS, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

ELIJAH QUILANTAN, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

KATHERINE SEDONA, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

ALEXANDER PAYNE, SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WELCOME TO THE CLUB, BUT I DIDN'T MAKE IT.

SO I'M STAYING IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. SHE'S GOING TO STAND RIGHT HERE IN THE CENTER.

YOU DON'T MIND SWITCHING? PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT. AND WE'RE HOLDING OUR AWARDS TONIGHT.

RIGHT HERE.

YOU DO. ONE MORE.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

OUTSTANDING.

[V.A.5. Recognize Sachse Boys 2022-23 Soccer Team]

RECOGNIZE THE SACHSE BOYS 2022, 2023 SOCCER TEAM.

BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MR. WHEELER, SEVERAL OF US WENT DOWN TO WITNESS THE GAME IN THE STATE FINAL FOUR ON THIS AND WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING SPORTING EVENTS I'VE SEEN THIS YEAR.

I WATCHED A TEAM THAT HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HEART FIGHT BACK, TIE THE GAME AND COME THIS CLOSE TO WINNING IT IN REGULATION AGAINST KATY SEVEN LAKES.

IT WAS A GREAT EFFORT.

IT WAS A GREAT SEASON.

MR. WHEELER, PLEASE.

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LOPEZ, I AM THRILLED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SHARE A STORY OF GRIT, DETERMINATION AND RESOUNDING SUCCESS.

LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR STARS, THE SACHSE BOYS VARSITY HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM, WHO, AGAINST ALL ODDS, ROSE TO IMMENSE HEIGHTS IN THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION.

[APPLAUSE] THEY ACHIEVED A STAGGERING 21 AND SEVEN REGULAR SEASON RECORD THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, DISPLAYING REMARKABLE SKILL, TEAMWORK AND SHEER DETERMINATION.

AND THEIR JOURNEY DIDN'T STOP THERE.

THEY HUSTLED, BATTLED AND ROARED THEIR WAY TO THE PRESTIGIOUS TEXAS 6A STATE SEMIFINALS.

[APPLAUSE] THIS MARKED THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND SACHSE TRAILED ONE ZERO MOST OF THE GAME, BUT A GOAL THAT TIED IT IN THE 62 MINUTE FORCED EXTRA TIME ON A BRILLIANT CONNECTION FROM COOPER T TO LUCAS STORY.

HOWEVER, THEY DID LOSE AN OVERTIME EXTRA PLAY, BUT THEY HAD A REMARKABLE RUN AND AN UNBELIEVABLE SEASON.

SACHSE COACH BENJAMIN BUENTELLO.

THESE GUYS WILL HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, AND I'M SO VERY PROUD OF THEM.

THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY ARE PROUD OF THESE MEN'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

PLEASE GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO YOUR TEXAS 6A SEMIFINALIST THE SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY SOCCER TEAM.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY, SO THERE'S A LOT OF ROWLETT TALLER ONES FRONT. THERE YOU GO.

OH, STOP IT. YES, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

OKAY, LET'S DO LET'S DO THE SAME KNEE.

LET'S DO THE RIGHT KNEE TO RIGHT KNEE DOWN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

OH, THAT'S CUTE.

THEY'RE CROSSING ARMS. YOU WANT TO FOLLOW SUIT? OKAY, PERFECT. OH, FOUND YOU.

OH, SORRY, MR. JOHNSON. CAN YOU COME? MR. JOHNSON? THEY WEREN'T THERE.

I MEAN, THERE YOU GO. YOU GOT TO BE ALL IN ALL OR NOTHING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WE'RE RIGHT HERE AND WE'RE SMILING LIKE A FAMILY.

WHAT IS THE BEST THING WHAT? RUN! OH, MY THREE, TWO, ONE.

FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.

IT IS BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN.

ON BEHALF OF SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE BOYS SOCCER TEAM, WE WOULD LIKE PRESIDENT JOHNSON, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.

LOPEZ, DR. ADAMS AND DR.

RUSSELL IF YOU WOULD, COME DOWN HERE IN FRONT OF THE SOCCER TEAM, PLEASE, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL.

ALL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DO FOR OUR KIDS, FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

NOT ONLY SACHSE, BUT FOR ALL OF GARLAND ISD.

AND THESE GUYS PUT TOGETHER A TERRIFIC RUN AND WE'RE ABLE TO COME HOME WITH SOME HARDWARE.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT HARDWARE WITH YOU ALL AS WELL AS THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A MEDAL FROM THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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SO GUYS, IF YOU LINE UP HOW YEAH LET'S GET BACK IN THE SAME ORDER THERE TO TAKE THE PICTURES.

THANK YOU, GUYS.

THE SAME WHERE YOU JUST WERE, RIGHT? OKAY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THAT LOOKS GOOD. YEAH.

COME ON. COME AROUND THE FRONT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

LOOK GOOD. PERFECT.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

SHE'S AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, SIR.

YES SIR.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

I KNOW I DID NOT REALIZE I'D BE A BRONZE MEDALIST WHEN I LEFT HERE TONIGHT, SO.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO ITEM 5A 6 RECOGNIZE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD CAMPUSES.

[V.A.6. Recognize Social Emotional Learning School of Excellence Award Campuses]

[LAUGHTER] I'M BACK.

YEAH. JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE RIGHT ONE.

THERE'S A BUNCH OF STUFF UP HERE.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.

LOPEZ. IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND HONOR THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE TRULY EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF SEVERAL OF OUR GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

AS WE ALL KNOW, THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN GOES FAR BEYOND TEXTBOOKS AND CLASSROOMS. THE HEART OF OUR COMMITMENT LIES IN NURTURING THE WHOLE CHILD, DEVELOPING NOT JUST THEIR INTELLECT ABILITIES, BUT ALSO THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES. THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH IS THE ESSENCE OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS SEL.

SEL PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, ENHANCES OVERALL WELL-BEING, AND FOSTERS POSITIVE BEHAVIORS.

TODAY, WE ARE GATHERED HERE TO CELEBRATE THE SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT HAVE TRULY TAKEN THIS MESSAGE TO HEART.

THESE SCHOOLS HAVE NOT JUST UNDERSTOOD THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SEL, BUT HAVE MADE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE THESE PRACTICES INTO THE CORE CURRICULUM AND SCHOOL CULTURE. THEY HAVE GONE THE EXTRA MILE ACHIEVING THE HIGHLY PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION OF SEL SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE.

EACH ONE OF THESE ESTEEMED CAMPUSES HAS DEMONSTRATED AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS.

THEY HAVE CREATED A NURTURING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS OVERALL WELL-BEING, GOING FAR BEYOND THE USUAL EXPECTATIONS OF A SCHOOL.

WITH IMMENSE PRIDE, I ANNOUNCE THE NAMES OF THE SEL SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE.

BUT FIRST I WANT TO SHOW YOU A VIDEO OF US GIVING THE AWARDS TO THESE SCHOOLS A HIGHLIGHT RECAP VIDEO.

APPLICATION AND THAT HIGHLIGHTED THEIR PRACTICES.

AND THEY HAVE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AT THESE CAMPUSES.

[00:45:02]

AND SO THERE WERE 17 CAMPUSES THAT DID THAT.

AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO COME BY AND CELEBRATE THEM TODAY.

SO WE HAVE THEM GETTING DISTINCTIONS FROM BRONZE TO SILVER TO GOLD.

SO IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CAMPUSES.

I HAVE SEEN SO MANY SMILES.

WE'VE BEEN GOING IN AND PLAYING MUSIC, KIND OF CREATING THIS VIBE AND THIS AMBIANCE.

WE'VE SEEN PRINCIPALS DANCING, SECRETARIES DANCING, COUNSELORS, DANCING, EVERYBODY JUST HAVING A REALLY, REALLY GOOD TIME AND JUST CELEBRATING THE GROWTH OF THEIR CAMPUSES.

SO WE HAVE SEEN JUST SUCH HAPPINESS AND ELATION IN RELATIONSHIP TO RECEIVING THIS AWARD.

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU COULD COME UP HERE AND WE WILL GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATES.

GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY.

AND NOW WE'RE ON TO GOLD DISTINCTION.

BRADFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH AND SCIENCE. [APPLAUSE] CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG.

[APPLAUSE] COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] COUCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] DAVIS ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE] SORRY.

DORSEY ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE]

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[APPLAUSE] KIMBERLIN ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE.

[APPLAUSE] LISTER ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE] ROWLETT ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE] ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] I BROUGHT MY TEAM.

WATSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER MST.

[APPLAUSE].

WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE] THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES THE AWARD WINNERS.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS INFORMATION ITEMS 5A 7 RECOGNIZE THE GARLAND ISD COUNCIL OF PTAS.

[V.A.7. Recognize Garland ISD Council of PTAs]

DR. LOPEZ.

THE TEXAS PTA HAS HONORED OUR VERY OWN GARLAND ISD COUNCIL OF PTAS WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS PLATINUM AWARD ALL STATE LAUNCH CONFERENCE IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR PHENOMENAL WORK DURING THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR PTA SUPERHEROES DEDICATE COUNTLESS HOURS NURTURING POWERFUL FAMILY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS GARLAND, ROWLETT, AND SACHSE. THEIR PASSION AND COMMITMENT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A STRENGTH OF THE PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE EDUCATION BY VOLUNTEERING IN A WHOPPING TEN KEY AREAS FROM EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP AND SUPPORTING CAMPUS PTAS TO SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON PTA AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ORCHESTRATING DISTRICT WIDE EVENTS THAT ADDRESS YOUTH RELATED CHALLENGES, OUR COUNCIL OF PTA HAS DONE IT ALL.

OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS REAPED THE REWARDS OF THEIR HARD WORK.

THEY CHAMPIONED OUR STUDENTS INTEREST AT BOTH STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS BY ADVOCATING FOR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

THIS YEAR, THEY'RE ON A MISSION TO SECURE LEGISLATION THAT BOOSTS THE BASIC ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS PUBLIC EDUCATION BASED ON ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN ATTENDANCE.

[00:55:08]

NOW, PLEASE PUT YOUR HAND TOGETHER AND GIVE THEM A WARM WELCOME TO THE LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE GARLAND ISD COUNCIL OF PTAS.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY. IN THE MIDDLE, WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

SO I DO LIKE HER.

OKAY.

YEAH. IF YOU'LL STAND FORWARD AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO.

NO, NO, OKAY. OKAY.

ALL OF US.

OKAY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY GO OFF THE POSTED AGENDA BRIEFLY, AND I'M GOING TO ADVANCE DISCUSSION ITEM 6C 5, WHICH IS THE

[VI.C.5. Message from Board President ( Part 1 of 2 )]

I'M MOVING THIS UP OUT OF ITS TRADITIONAL SPOT TO THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE I THINK IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE BECAUSE AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT, IT IS, I GUESS, MY HONOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PRESENT TONIGHT AND ARE WORTHY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

THE FIRST ONE I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP IS THE UTEACH DALLAS GROUP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

DR. RUSSELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE DR.

MARY URQUHART HERE.

I BELIEVE KATIE DONALDSON.

AND DR. KIM, I BELIEVE IS ALSO HERE.

CORRECT. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DISTRICT FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, AND WE HAVE SO MANY CURRENT GRADS TEACHING HERE THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP.

21 CURRENTLY, I MEAN, 21.

[APPLAUSE] THAT'S HOW MUCH THEY'VE GIVEN US.

AND I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME AS BOARD PRESIDENT TO PERSONALLY ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYTHING THAT UT DALLAS HAS HELPED DO FOR OUR DISTRICT.

DR. RUSSELL, ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT, WOULD YOU PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON.

THESE WONDERFUL LADIES ARE HERE REPRESENTING A PROGRAM THAT HAS HAD TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS OF GARLAND ISD AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME. I DON'T WANT TO STEAL THEIR THUNDER.

THEY HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR THE TRUSTEES AND FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT I ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BECAUSE WITHOUT GREAT PARTNERSHIPS, THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM WILL NOT SUCCEED.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT AS WELL, I ECHO HIS APPRECIATION AND I GIVE YOU THE MIC.

OKAY. SO WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE YOU ACTUALLY, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, DR.

LOPEZ AND THE BOARD.

15 YEARS AGO TODAY, A PROGRAM CALLED UTEACH DALLAS STARTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.

AND ON OUR 15TH ANNIVERSARY, WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE PARTNER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN WITH US SINCE THE BEGINNING.

AND GARLAND ISD IS ONE OF THOSE.

I'M SEEING PEOPLE THAT I KNOW OUT IN THE AUDIENCE.

PRINCIPALS LIKE BRANDY SCHNEIDER AND MISS HINES HAVE ALLOWED MENTOR TEACHERS FROM THEIR SCHOOL TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

OUR STUDENTS COME IN AND THEY'VE NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND FROM OUR VERY FIRST PRE-SERVICE TEACHER CLASS, THEY GO OUT AND OBSERVE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STEM TEACHERS IN ACTION.

AND YOUR MENTOR TEACHERS HAVE INSPIRED STUDENTS THAT ARE STEM MAJORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS TO START LIFELONG CAREERS IN TEACHING.

AND 21 OF THOSE WORK IN YOUR DISTRICT.

SO IF YOU ALL ADVANCE THE SLIDE FOR ME.

I WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE ALSO THESE MENTOR TEACHERS I HAVE TWO QUOTES FROM 2 GISD MENTORS UP HERE ON THE BOARD ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY LOVE HAVING THE STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOM AND HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO THEIR STUDENTS AND TO OUR STUDENTS FOR YOUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS TO SUPPORT US IN THIS.

SO WE JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE BOARD.

AND ONE LAST SLIDE BEFORE WE SIT DOWN.

OUR TEACHERS, 21 OF WHICH ARE NOW WORKING, OUR GRADUATES, 21 OF WHICH ARE NOW WORKING IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

I THINK LAKEVIEW AND SACHSE ARE WINNING.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

WE IF YOU NEED TEACHERS, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE HERE AND WE ARE DILIGENTLY TRAINING THE BEST STEM TEACHERS, THE BEST STEM STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY AND IN THE COUNTRY TO

[01:00:07]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

[APPLAUSE] IT APPEARS THEY HAVE A LOVELY PLAQUE.

BOARD LET'S ALL GO GET IT.

COME ON, EVERYONE. LET'S GO.

[APPLAUSE] MR. JOHNSON, YOU CAN COME IN THE MIDDLE NEXT TO THE AWARD MR. BEACH RIGHT HERE.

NO, I'M SORRY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HOLD MY HAND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE BRING. WE LOVE SWAG.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OH, NO, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. I GOT.

AND AS BOARD PRESIDENT, MY MESSAGE CONTINUES.

AND IT IS ALSO MY PREROGATIVE AND HONOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE ONE OF OUR OWN.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ELLA CHEEK.

[APPLAUSE] IT IS RARE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT THEY ARE THE FIRST TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.

BUT SHE IS OUR FIRST EVER STATE FINALIST IN GOLF.

CONGRATULATIONS SO MUCH.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.

[APPLAUSE] AND I WILL TELL YOU, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FIELDS A REASONABLY DECENT GOLF TEAM IN THE SACHSE GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND SHE CHEWED US UP SO BAD.

IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

I MEAN, JUST DESTROYED US.

SO I WAS FEELING BAD ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE DOWN IN AUSTIN.

BUT YES, I BELIEVE.

MR. WHEELER, DO YOU HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY? GOT TO FIND MY.

SORRY. HERE IT IS.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.

LOPEZ. TONIGHT, WE PAY TRIBUTE TO AN EXTRAORDINARY ATHLETE WHO HAS LEFT AN INCREDIBLE MARK ON THE HISTORY OF GARLAND ISD.

WE ARE HERE TO HONOR ELLA CHEEK, A NAME THAT WILL FOREVER BE ASSOCIATED WITH DOMINANCE AND EXCELLENCE IN THE HISTORY OF GARLAND ISD GOLF.

DESCRIBED BY THE SACHSE NEWS AND HER COACH, COACH SIMMONS, THE MOST DOMINANT FEMALE GOLFER IN GARLAND ISD HISTORY.

ELLA CHEEK HAILING FROM SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

HER CAPTIVATING OUR HEARTS WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE SPORT.

ELLA'S JOURNEY HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF REMARKABLE.

WITH HER UNRIVALED SKILLS ON THE GOLF COURSE, SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY OUTSHINED HER COMPETITION, LEAVING A TRAIL OF VICTORIES IN HER WAKE.

FINISHING THE 2023 SEASON, ELLA WON NINE TOURNAMENTS IN A ROW, PLACING FIRST OVERALL AT THE REGION 2 6A CHAMPIONSHIP, EARNING HER A SPOT AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.

HER COMMITMENT TO THE CRAFT AND RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE HAS SET HER APART AS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT DETERMINATION AND PASSION CAN ACHIEVE.

WE CELEBRATE ELLA'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECOGNIZE THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF PRACTICE, SACRIFICE AND PERSEVERANCE THAT HAVE BROUGHT HER TO THIS POINT.

[01:05:03]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE THAT WE HONOR ELLA CHEEK, HER REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND UNRIVALED TALENT.

HAVE EARNED HER A PLACE AND WITNESS HER INCREDIBLE JOURNEY.

WE STAND IN AWE OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EAGERLY AWAIT WHAT LIES AHEAD AT DALLAS BAPTIST COLLEGE.

HERE TO JOIN US IS ELLA AND HER COACH, RUSSELL SIMMONS.

[APPLAUSE] YEAH. OH, YEAH.

YEAH.

YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] GOOD JOB.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW RETURN TO THE AGENDA AS POSTED.

[V.B.1. Recognize Texas Instruments Innovation in STEM Teaching Award Recipients]

THEY DID. I ADMITTED OUR DEFEAT.

YEAH, BUT YOU SAID SACHSE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

YOU DIDN'T SAY. OH, YEAH.

SORRY. I HAD SACHSE ON THE BRAIN.

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

LOPEZ. THE GARLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO COME BEFORE YOU TO PRESENT A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION AGAIN THIS YEAR.

WE ARE ONE OF EIGHT DISTRICTS SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE GRANT THAT AWARDS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH EDUCATION.

THIS IS OUR NINTH YEAR TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.

IN THOSE NINE YEARS, THE TI FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED THROUGH THIS GRANT OVER $280,000 IN GARLAND ISD.

THIS YEAR'S GRANT TO THE FOUNDATION TOTALED $31,500.

FUNDS FROM THE GRANT ARE BEING USED TO HONOR THREE GISD SECONDARY TEACHERS WITH A TI FOUNDATION INNOVATION IN STEM TEACHING AWARD. THESE THREE WINNERS EXEMPLIFY THE OUTSTANDING LEARNING AND INNOVATION THAT TAKES PLACE ACROSS OUR DISTRICT EVERY DAY.

THEY TRULY ARE THE GISD EFFECT.

EACH OF THEM IS BEING HONORED WITH A $10,000 GRAND PRIZE TONIGHT.

EACH AWARD WINNER WILL RECEIVE $5,000 FOR THEIR USE PERSONALLY, THAT'S PART OF THE TI GRANT.

THAT $5,000 OF IT GOES TO THEM PERSONALLY.

LATER THIS SUMMER THEY WILL RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL $5,000 TO BE USED FOR STEM RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND OR CLASSROOM MATERIALS.

NOW TO INTRODUCE THE WINNERS TO YOU, AS I READ YOU THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THESE OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, YOU WILL SEE A COMMON THEME.

NOT ONLY ARE THEY EXCEPTIONAL CLASSROOM TEACHERS, BUT THEY ARE INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES ON THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPUSES.

[01:10:02]

OUR FIRST WINNER IS CHARLES RICHARDSON.

HE IS THE ENGINEERING DESIGN, AS WELL AS PRESENTATION AND ENGINEERING PRACTICUM INSTRUCTOR AT THE GILBREATH-REED CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL CENTER.

CHARLES' PRINCIPAL BRANDY SCHNEIDER STATES, MR. RICHARDSON IS AN INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE TEACHER.

HE ALLOWS STUDENTS CURIOSITY TO DRIVE CLASSROOM PROJECTS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

HIS STUDENTS ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT HIS CLASS THAT THEY'VE BEEN TELLING THEIR FRIENDS.

AND AT THE MID-YEAR THERE WAS A WAITING LIST TO GET INTO MR. RICHARDSON'S CLASS.

MR. RICHARDSON UTILIZES HIS CONNECTIONS WITH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING AND NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES FOR HIS CLASSROOM.

HE ALSO DOES ONGOING MENTORING WITH HIS COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

MR. RICHARDSON INDICATES ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES HIS CLASSROOM UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE IS HE DESIGNED THE SPACE TO BE ENGAGING AND A PLACE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STEM AND ENGINEERING.

THE CLASSROOM IS ALSO DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENT COLLABORATION TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS. AND I WANT TO TELL YOU, WHEN WE WENT TO MAKE HIS SURPRISE AWARD, THERE WAS ACTUALLY THIS VERY LARGE THAT PROBABLY WOULD GO FROM HERE TO HERE, BRIDGE THAT THE STUDENTS AND WENT NEARLY AS HIGH AS THIS CEILING THAT THE STUDENTS HAD BUILT.

IT WAS THE DA VINCI BRIDGE THAT DA VINCI NEVER BUILT.

AND THE STUDENTS, WE ACTUALLY GOT TO WATCH THEM PROBLEM SOLVE.

HOLD IT UP, FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS LEANING THE WRONG WAY.

AND HE WAS WORKING THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO AWARD HIM $10,000.

[LAUGHTER] SO PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE MR. CHARLES RICHARDSON.

[APPLAUSE] TELL IT ALL. MS. SCHNEIDER AND HIS FAMILY IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD.

AND MR. JOHNSON.

ON THAT APPLICATION AND HER LETTER.

HERE. YOU GET IN THE MIDDLE AND WE'LL YOU GET RIGHT HERE.

ONE MORE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. OUR NEXT WINNER IS BRIDGET FOX, AN ALGEBRA ONE AND GEOMETRY TEACHER AT AUSTIN ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT AUSTIN ACADEMY HAS HAD A TEACHER WIN THIS AWARD.

NOT ONLY IS MS. FOX A DEDICATED TEACHER, SHE IS THE ALGEBRA ONE, AN EIGHTH GRADE MATH TEAM LEAD.

SHE ALSO TUTORS STUDENTS AFTER SCHOOL IN MATH, ALONG WITH PROVIDING STAAR INTERVENTION TUTORIALS WEEKLY.

AND IF THAT ISN'T ENOUGH, SHE IS THE CAMPUS LEAD FOR THE IB MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM AND COACH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER SENSE TEAM.

HER PRINCIPAL, LA KEISHA RIDER, SAYS BRIDGET HAS A DEEP AND PASSIONATE DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE AREA OF STEM EDUCATION.

SHE HAS THE ZEAL FOR ALL THINGS MATHEMATICAL AND INQUIRY.

MS. RIDER GOES ON TO SAY ONE THING SHE LOVES ABOUT MS. FOX'S CLASS IS THE MINDFUL MINUTE THAT SHE DOES EVERY DAY.

DURING THIS TIME, SHE SETS THE STAGE FOR MINDFULNESS IN LEARNING AND PROVIDES THE STUDENTS WITH A CLEAR FOCUS ON THE CONTENT FOR THE DAY.

MS. FOX SAYS THAT WHAT SHE LOVES MOST ABOUT MATH IS THAT UNLIKE OTHER SUBJECTS WHERE THERE MAY BE ONE WAY TO APPROACH A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CORRECT ANSWERS.

IN MATH, THERE ARE USUALLY MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPROACH A PROBLEM THAT ALL ARRIVE AT THE SAME CORRECT SOLUTION.

THAT IS MAGIC, SHE SAYS.

OR IT IS MATH MAGIC.

PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE BRIDGET FOX.

[APPLAUSE]

[01:15:04]

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

OUR THIRD WINNER IS FROM SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME IN NINE YEARS THAT SOMEONE HAS WON FROM SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

NOW, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THESE ARE READ BY A COMMITTEE, AND THEY ARE READ BLIND.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY COME FROM.

WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. BUT THIS IS THE SIXTH YEAR IN NINE YEARS THAT SOUTH GARLAND HAS HAD A WINNER OF THIS AWARD.

THAT'S RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS, SOUTH GARLAND.

AMBER MILLER TEACHES AC, DC ELECTRONICS, APPLIED MATHEMATICS, DIGITAL ELECTRONICS, SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS, PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING, PNS STEM, PBR, MECHATRONICS, ALL OF WHICH ARE DUAL CREDIT CLASSES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THAT IS, BUT I KNOW SHE'S IMPRESSIVE.

[LAUGHTER] ON TOP OF THAT, SHE IS THE ADVISOR AND SPONSOR FOR SKILLS USA ELECTRONICS AND THE ENGINEERING CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION. THESE STUDENTS COMPETE AT THE DISTRICT, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL.

AMBER HAS HAD NUMEROUS DISTRICT AND STATE WINNERS AND TWICE WAS ABLE TO TAKE STUDENTS TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION.

MISS MILLER SAYS THAT WHAT MAKES HER EXCITED ABOUT THE SUBJECTS SHE TEACHES AND THAT SHE IS ABLE TO OFFER STUDENTS USABLE SKILLS AND THE CHANCE AT A LIFE THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER OTHERWISE OBTAINED.

IN TODAY'S WORLD, THERE HAS BEEN A SHIFT IN THE MINDSET THAT ALL STUDENTS MUST GO TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY TO BE HIGHLY SKILLED AND SUCCESSFUL. HER STUDENTS DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET A JOB DIRECTLY OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND MAKE A VERY GOOD LIVING WAGE.

AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING DR.

LOPEZ IS VERY PROUD OF WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

SHE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING MORE REWARDING THAN SEEING STUDENTS DEVELOP INTO PROACTIVE, SELF SUFFICIENT INDIVIDUALS BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE. JESSICA HILL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT SOUTH GARLAND AND MISS MILLER'S DIRECT SUPERVISOR, SAYS SHE HAS A GREAT RESPECT FOR AMBERS COMMITMENT.

SHE SAYS SHE HAS.

OH, EXCUSE ME, COMMITMENT TO I'LL GET BACK ON THE RIGHT LINE.

ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL STUDENTS.

SHE IS VERY CREATIVE IN HER DESIGN OF INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS, AND THE DELIVERY OF HER LESSONS IS TRULY INDIVIDUALIZED FOR EACH STUDENT.

SHE ENGAGES STUDENTS IN ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN PROBLEM SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND FREQUENT USE OF TECHNOLOGY.

MISS HILL GOES ON TO SAY THAT MISS MILLER TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO THINK INSTEAD OF WHAT TO THINK.

PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE AMBER MILLER FROM SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] YOU HAVE FAMILY? YES, I DO. FAMILY AND MR. GILMORE. NO.

COME ON UP, FAMILY.

IS THIS YOUR SON? YES. MY HUSBAND.

MY SON. MY MOM AND MY DAD.

YOU HAVE TO LET HER TELL YOU.

HE'S GETTING TALLER. KEEPS IT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT.

JUST. GET.

ARE YOU OKAY? WHEREVER YOU WANT.

OKAY. ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT SEVERAL.

[01:20:06]

CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING A TEACHER AND RECEIVING $5,000 FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE? THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION, I WANT TO THANK TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION FOR SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN GARLAND ISD AND FOR BEING THE CHAMPION OF STEM EDUCATION IN THE NORTH TEXAS.

I AM VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TI FOUNDATION HAS ALREADY INFORMED US THAT WE WILL RECEIVE THIS SAME $31,500 GRANT FOR THE 23-24 ACADEMIC YEAR.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS.

[V.C.1. Recognize Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award Recipient Alice Jordan]

ONE RECOGNIZE THE GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD RECIPIENT.

ALICE JORDAN.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

DOCTOR SHELLEY GARRETT WILL PRESENT THIS AWARD.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD MEMBERS, DR.

LOPEZ.

AND SHERESE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME DO THIS.

TONIGHT WE HAVE ACTUALLY TWO AWARDS TO BEQUEATH UPON THE AMAZING MISS ALICE JORDAN OF OUR SECURITY DEPARTMENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL HER UP NOW FOR MAXIMUM EMBARRASSMENT IN FRONT OF HER FAMILY IN FROM OUT OF TOWN.

[APPLAUSE] SO THIS IS THE GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD.

ALICE JORDAN IS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS TOGETHER GARLAND ISD SECURITY DEPARTMENT.

DURING HER 31 YEAR TENURE IN GISD AS OFFICE MANAGER, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND RESIDENT SCHOOL SAFETY PROFESSIONAL, MRS. JORDAN HAS PROVIDED A HIGH DEGREE OF INSIGHT THROUGH HER PLANNING AND EXECUTING MORE STREAMLINED AND COMMON SENSE METHODS OF OPERATION.

FOR INSTANCE, IN YEARS PAST, MOST SCHOOLS PERFORM LOCKDOWN DRILLS STRICTLY AS A DRILL, WITH THE STUDENTS AND STAFF BEING RELEASED BY A PRINCIPAL GETTING ON THE INTERCOM OR BY THE STAFF MEMBER UNLOCKING THE DOOR.

MRS. JORDAN PROPOSED CONDUCTING THE LOCKDOWN DRILL AS IT WOULD BE IN AN ACTUAL INCIDENT, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT RELEASING THE DRILL BY UNLOCKING CLASSROOM DOORS.

ALTHOUGH THIS METHOD OF OPERATION TAKES LONGER, IT HAS BECOME BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONES TO DO THAT, THANKS TO YOU.

NOT ONLY IS MRS. JORDAN THE BACKBONE AND METRONOME OF THE GISD SECURITY DEPARTMENT, HER INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY WERE PARTICULARLY EVIDENT WHEN SHE TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO REDESIGN THE 24 SEVEN SECURITY DISPATCH CENTER.

IN VERY SHORT ORDER, SHE JOINED FORCES WITH SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY SCREENS AND FURNITURE FOR CHEAP OR FOR FREE.

THANKS, MATT YEAGER.

IMPROVING AN ALREADY FIRST CLASS DISPATCH CENTER.

GISD'S DISPATCH CENTER NOW HAS VISITORS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

SECURITY PROFESSIONALS WANTING TO SEE THE STATE OF THE ART CENTER THAT MONITORS PROP ALARMS AND CCTV CAMERAS AT 87 CAMPUSES AND FACILITIES ACROSS 93 SQUARE MILES.

MRS. JORDAN IS HIGHLY RESPECTED IN THE TRI CITIES THAT MAKE UP GARLAND ISD.

SHE SINGLE HANDEDLY COORDINATES AND SCHEDULES POLICE AND SECURITY OFFICERS FOR THOUSANDS OF EVENTS EACH SCHOOL YEAR.

MRS. JORDAN ABSOLUTELY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO KEEP STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE.

SO FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS YOUR GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD.

THANK YOU. BUT THIS IS PRETTY AWESOME.

TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER CERTIFIES THAT ALICE JORDAN HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO CREATE AN ELITE SECURITY DEPARTMENT IN GARLAND ISD AND IS THEREFORE AWARDED THIS ASTOUNDING INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AWARD, DATED APRIL 25TH, 2023.

TA DA! [APPLAUSE] AND THEN THIS IS SOMETHING SHE DOES NOT KNOW.

SO LAST FRIDAY WAS ALICE'S BIRTHDAY AND IT ALMOST KILLED ME BECAUSE WE WERE TEXTING HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

AND I TEXTED IT TO MARK QUINN AND HE'S LIKE, FIGHT THE URGE, SHELLEY.

JUST WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT.

SO WHEN I GOT HOME FRIDAY NIGHT, GOVERNOR ABBOTT, THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ALL TO WHOM PRESENTS SHALL COME GREETINGS.

KNOW YE THAT THIS OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO ALICE JORDAN FROM GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN HONOR OF BEING RECOGNIZED BY TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER FOR OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL SERVICE.

WOW. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

DOES YOUR FAMILY WANT TO COME UP HERE? THEY DON'T HAVE TO, BUT THEY WILL.

Y'ALL HAVE TO COME UP FOR THE FAMILY.

NOW I'M GOING TO HELP YOU TO PHOTOGRAPH.

SO IF YOU

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SO DO YOU WANT ME THERE? I'M SORRY.

SO PERFECT.

AND MIRIAM.

MARK, COME ON. MIRIAM, YOU HAVE TO STAND UP HERE.

IT IS.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

DO NOT FORGET YOUR PRECIOUS GEM.

IT'S INVALUABLE. OH, WOW.

THAT'S WORTH $1 MILLION DOLLARS.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ITEM D RECEIVE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT FROM MAY 2023.

[V.D. Receive Intruder Detection Audit Report May 2023]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.

LOPEZ. THE TOP PRIORITY OF GARLAND ISD IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS KEEPING STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE EVERY DAY.

THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER RECENTLY CONDUCTED AN INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT AT ONE OR MORE OF OUR CAMPUSES.

THE AUDITS TEST WHETHER A CAMPUS IS ACCESSIBLE TO UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS.

THIS AUDIT SEEKS TO HELP DISTRICTS IDENTIFY HOW CAMPUSES CAN IMPROVE SAFETY FOR STUDENTS, SUCH AS ENSURING EXTERIOR DOORS ARE LOCKED.

THE AUDIT PROVIDES US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR DISTRICT SCHOOL, SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TRAINING ALL OUR STAFF AND SECURING OUR DOORS FOR THE PROTECTION OF EVERYONE AT OUR CAMPUSES.

THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE IN CONDUCTING THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING TO ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE.

WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK DOES NOT END AND WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE VERY LIKELY OR LIKELY VERY INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE AUDIT RESULTS.

HOWEVER, IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE DO NOT SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO THE BROADER PUBLIC AS IT COULD LEAD TO COMPROMISING IMPORTANT CAMPUS SECURITY INFORMATION. SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.

GARLAND ISD IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A SAFE AND SECURE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. QUINN. MOVING ON TO ITEM E RECEIVED BUDGET PLANNING 2023 2024 MAY 2023 UPDATE.

[V.E. Receive Budget Planning 2023-2024 May 2023 Update]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DR. LOPEZ.

I AM HERE TO BRING YOU OUR MAY UPDATE FOR THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.

THIS WILL BE A BRIEF PRESENTATION.

THE GOAL OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO SHARE WITH YOU THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR ADD FOR THE BUDGET, THE RAISE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD SO THAT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PICTURE TOGETHER.

SO WE'LL MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS.

SO WE DID RECEIVE SOME UPDATES FROM DCAD.

AND SO OUR TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE GROWTH RIGHT NOW IS SHOWING TO BE 8%.

SO I DID UPDATE OUR PRESENTATION BASED ON THAT AMOUNT.

IT DID LOWER OUR RATE SLIGHTLY THERE.

BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT SENATE BILLS RIGHT NOW THAT COULD FURTHER COMPRESS.

AND SO WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU UPDATES AS THAT BEFORE WE ATTEMPT TO ADOPT THE RATE IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, WE'RE STILL SHOWING TO BE 47,000.

SO SOME OF THE UNKNOWNS.

SO WE HAVE SOME KNOWNS.

THERE'S SOME UNKNOWNS THAT WE HAD CARRIED THROUGH THE YEAR.

WE DO HAVE OUR UPDATED CCMR RATES AND OUR UPDATED STATE COMP ED, WHICH DID POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS.

SO I'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU WHEN WE GET TO THAT SECTION.

AND THEN ALL THE OTHER ITEMS ARE LISTED HERE AND ARE SIMILAR THAT WHAT WE'VE SEEN BEFORE .

THESE ARE THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADD, YOU'LL SEE THE APPROVED 23-24 RAISES THERE AS LISTED THAT WE DISCUSSED IN OUR PRIOR PRESENTATION.

AND THEN WITH THE BOARD UPDATE ITEMS, YOU'LL SEE MAY 23RD.

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I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO REVIEW THOSE ITEMS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I'LL MOVE ON. IF WE WANT TO DISCUSS THAT, WE CAN COME BACK.

MR. GLICK. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT I'LL ASK IT ANYWAY.

OKAY. MAYBE WE CAN GET SOMEONE TO GIVE US AN ANSWER.

OF COURSE. I KNOW LAST YEAR, UIL SANCTIONED WATER POLO AS A SPORT.

I KNOW WE DIDN'T FIELD TEAMS LAST YEAR.

I SEE YOU HAVE ASSISTANT WATER POLO COACH.

SO I'M WONDERING MAYBE AND DR.

LOPEZ I'M NOT SURE WHO COULD ANSWER THAT IF WE'VE DECIDED THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WATER POLO TEAMS THIS YEAR? YES, SIR. MR. GLICK THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND YES, WE WILL.

AND SO THAT IS WHY WE'VE REQUESTED TO ADD THOSE TWO POSITIONS AND THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN RECRUITING AND HAVE A LIST OF INTERESTED STUDENTS.

AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

AND SOMETHING WAY BACK WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE NATATORIUM, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT WATER POLO BECOMING A SPORT.

IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT, BUT NOW IT IS AND OUR KIDS WILL GET TO DO THAT AND AGAIN, WE'RE ALREADY RENTING THE FACILITY FOR A LOT OF CLUB POLO FOR WATER POLO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WE CAN MOVE ALONG.

SO ONE THING, THIS IS OUR GENERAL FUND ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE SUMMARY.

SO THERE'S TWO THINGS I WANT TO JUST QUICKLY TALK WITH YOU ABOUT HERE.

YOU'LL SEE SOME CHANGES.

WE DID RECEIVE SOME UPDATED INFORMATION.

SO IN THE JUNE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, WE DID APPEAL TO OUR SHARS REVENUE FIGURE THAT WE HAD REDUCED BEFORE, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE INCREASING THAT FROM THE 2 MILLION IN SHARS TO 4 MILLION.

AND WE RECEIVED OUR COST REPORT AT THE END OF APRIL.

SO WE'RE PROJECTING FY 24 TO BE 4 MILLION AS WELL.

SO THAT'S BEEN AN INCREASE THERE TO THE REVENUE.

AND THEN ALSO WITH THE POSITIVE INCREASES TO CCMR AND STATE COMP ED, WE ARE SEEING ABOUT A 2 JUST UNDER A $2 MILLION DOLLAR CHANGE THERE.

SO JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS BASED ON CURRENT LAW, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED AND SOME OF THE BILLS THAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING ARE STILL GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THEY ARE CHANGING EVERY DAY.

SO WE'RE KEEPING WATCH ON THAT AND WE WILL LIKELY COME BACK AS WE DISCUSS IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND AMEND OUR BUDGET ONCE WE RECEIVE THESE FINAL BILLS.

THESE ARE THE EXPENSE ESTIMATES.

THESE ARE IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST.

I HAVE ADDED THE APPROVED RAISES HERE AS WELL AND THOSE ITEMS THAT WE'VE ADDED.

BUT I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT WE DID TAKE OUT THE 10.5 MILLION THAT WAS SLATED FOR 1 TO 1 AS THE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE BOND AND WILL NOW COVER THAT IN THE NEXT FEW FISCAL YEARS.

THESE ARE OUR GENERAL FUND SCENARIOS.

SO YOU CAN SEE VISUALLY AS THESE GO THROUGH INTO THE FUTURE YEARS FOR FY 26.

THIS IS THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET BY FUNCTION.

THAT WHEN WE COME BACK IN JUNE FOR OUR JUNE 27TH MEETING THIS IS THE WAY THE BUDGET WILL LOOK WHEN WE ASK THE BOARD TO REVIEW AND ADOPT THE BUDGET BY LAW. THIS IS THE STUDENT NUTRITION FUND.

THIS IS AS PRESENTED AND AS YOU ALL HAVE REVIEWED, THERE'S NO CHANGES HERE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FUND BALANCE SPEND DOWN THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

THIS INCLUDES A DEBT SERVICE FUND WITH AN I&S RATE OF 0.3840 AS EXPECTED.

AND THAT'S INFORMATION WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST.

AND THEN THESE ARE OUR NEXT STEPS.

SO JUST TO KIND OF REMIND YOU, WE'LL COME INTO COMMITTEE IN JUNE AND WE WILL DO A VERY SMALL FINAL BUDGET PRESENTATION.

WE WILL PREPARE DOCUMENTS TO PUBLISH IN THE NEWSPAPER AND WE WILL BE PUBLISHING AT A HIGHER RATE THAN YOU HAVE SEEN HERE TODAY.

AND THAT IS BY GUIDANCE FROM OUR EXPERTS THAT WE WORK WITH THAT WORK WITH DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE STATE.

THE REASON AND WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, BUT THE REASON THAT WE DO THAT IS BECAUSE IF WE COME AND ADOPT A RATE THAT IS HIGHER THAN WHAT WE PUBLISHED, WE HAVE TO GO OUT AND PUBLISH AGAIN.

SO THAT'S RECOMMENDED PROCESS.

IT'S HOW WE'VE DONE IT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

SO THAT WILL HAPPEN IN JUNE.

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AND THAT CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION.

BOARD MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER.

JUST REAL QUICK IN THIS, ALL THE REVISIONS, WHAT PERCENT OF OUR REVENUE DOES PROJECTED PAYROLL WILL COME FOR NEXT YEAR? FOR NEXT YEAR FOR IT'S STILL RUNNING ABOUT THE SAME.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 84%.

AND THAT'S STILL SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE SEEING BEFORE WHEN WE HAD THE 10 MILLION FOR NON PAYROLL, WE WERE SEEING A LITTLE BIT LOWER.

BUT ONCE WE TAKE THAT OUT, THE REVENUE RESUMES ITS NORMAL PIECE OF THE PIE.

SO EVEN WITH THE INCREASE IN RAISE, IT IS STILL SIMILAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MAYO.

MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS 6A.

[VI.A. Discuss the District’s 2023 Property Values]

DISCUSS THE DISTRICT'S 2023 PROPERTY VALUES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AGAIN PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.

LOPEZ. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CHANGES TO THIS ITEM.

THIS IS A REQUIRED ITEM BY OUR FIRST RATING, THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.

SO THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY CHANGES SINCE WE DISCUSSED THIS IN COMMITTEE.

BUT I DID WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION AS WE TALK ABOUT REVENUE.

ONE OF THE BILLS THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING IS HOUSE BILL 100.

SO THAT WAS REVIEWED ON MONDAY AN THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE DID PASS THAT BILL.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN KIND OF A BIG CHANGE AND A LITTLE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION TO IS THAT SENATE BILL EIGHT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY MOVEMENT AND NOW HAS BEEN THAT LANGUAGE FOR THE VOUCHER LANGUAGE HAS BEEN ADDED TO HOUSE BILL 100.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY NOW.

IT DOES REDUCE THE INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOTMENT THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

AND WHEN WE DID THOSE WHAT IF SCENARIOS BEFORE AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THERE, IT ADDS $8,000 EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT VOUCHERS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS.

SO THE BILL NOW HEADS TO THE FULL SENATE FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND IF PASSED BY THE SENATE, IT WOULD GO BACK TO THE HOUSE FOR CONCURRENCE.

SO REFERRAL TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OR REFUSAL TO CONCUR, IT EFFECTIVELY KILLS THE BILL IF IT DOES NOT MOVE PAST THOSE POINTS.

BUT THIS BILL IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN CLOSELY FOLLOWING IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS BEEN CHANGING A LOT.

SO THIS DOES DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR REVENUE AND IS PERTINENT TO BRING UP DURING THIS SECTION FOR INDICATOR 20.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A SMALL DISCUSSION ON THAT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. MAYO, ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU, MS. MAYO. SEE YOU LATER.

NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS 6B DISCUSSION OF 2023, 2024 COMPENSATION THE TENACIOUS

[VI.B. Discussion of 2023-2024 Compensation]

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

I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A FEW THINGS THIS EVENING.

YOU SHOULD HAVE A FOLDER IN FRONT OF YOUR PLACES AND WE HAVE A POWERPOINT THAT IF YOU'LL FOLLOW ALONG WITH ME, WE'LL GET STARTED.

SO AS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU THIS EVENING, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TASB ANNUAL PAY STRUCTURE AND THE STUDY AND HOW IT IS ACTUALLY CONDUCTED.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO USE AN EXAMPLE THE STRUCTURE FOR DIAGNOSTICIANS, LICENSED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS. WE'VE ALSO DONE A REVIEW OF INFORMATION AND DATA, AND WE'RE GOING TO PERHAPS GIVE YOU SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE WANT YOU TO CONSIDER, AS WELL AS THE BUDGET IMPACT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO END WITH OUR NEXT STEPS GOING FORWARD, FOLLOWED BY ANY QUESTIONS AND PERHAPS ANY ANSWERS THAT WE MAY HAVE FOR QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

SO WE'LL GET STARTED, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, WE DECIDED THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO A TASB PAY STRUCTURE STUDY EACH YEAR.

PRIOR TO THAT TIME, WE HAD DONE IT EVERY OTHER YEAR.

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AND SO WE HAVE DONE IT ANNUALLY FOR AT LEAST THE PAST THREE YEARS.

SO THIS WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS KIND OF THE WAY THAT IT'S DONE.

WE MEET WITH THE TASB REPRESENTATIVES AND IDENTIFY ITEMS, SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT WE WANT THEM TO REVIEW AND WE ALSO PROVIDE. NEXT IS A LIST OF ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ALONG WITH THEIR SALARIES AND THE DATA THE DAYS THAT THEY WORK, ETCETERA. THE DAILY RATE IS A HUGE DATA FILE THAT WE UPLOAD.

WE CAN'T EVEN EMAIL IT.

THAT'S HOW BIG THE FILE IS.

THEN TASB TAKES THE DATA, ANALYZES IT AND COMPARES IT WITH MARKET VALUES.

AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

THEY ONCE THEY'VE ANALYZED THE DATA, THEY PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR REVIEW, OUR LEADERSHIP REVIEWS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THAT INCLUDES OUR BUDGET DEPARTMENT, OUR POSITION CONTROL DEPARTMENT, OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND, OF COURSE, HUMAN RESOURCES.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT, WE PRESENT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD BASED UPON THE DATA THAT IS PRESENTED TO US BY TASB, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, REVIEW AND APPROVE OR CHANGE.

I SHOULD HAVE PUT OUR CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE PRESENT BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A NICE CHANGE THIS YEAR.

AND THEN TASB COMPLETES THE FINAL REPORT BASED UPON YOUR APPROVALS.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

SO WHY DO WE NEED A PAY STRUCTURE, REVIEW AND STUDY? IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO EVALUATE OUR PAY STRUCTURES REGULARLY AND PERIODICALLY SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MARKET AND WITH OUR IN THIS DAY AND AGE, ACTUALLY OUR COMPETITORS AND ESTABLISH STRATEGIES AND GOALS FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF OUR TALENT.

NEXT, WE USE THE MARKET MEDIAN TO CALCULATE PAY AND OUR SALARY SURVEY DATA FOR BENCHMARK JOBS LETS US KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE COMPETITIVE.

A QUESTION THAT IS SOMETIMES ASKED IS WHO IS USED, WHICH DISTRICT, WHICH MARKETS ARE USED TO REVIEW OUR COMPETITIVENESS? AND SO WE PROVIDED YOU THE LIST OF DISTRICTS THAT TASB USED TO COMPARE OUR DISTRICT WITH.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE 17 DISTRICTS IN OUR GENERAL VICINITY AND AREA THAT THEY USE TO COMPARE US WITH.

I'LL BE QUIET A LITTLE BIT AND LET YOU REVIEW THAT.

SO AS AN EXAMPLE, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN EMAIL ABOUT QUITE A BIT LATELY IS THE PAY STRUCTURE FOR DIAGNOSTICIANS, LICENSED SPECIALISTS IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS.

WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE.

I THINK WE ARE GUILTY IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, OF USING ACRONYMS. SO IF YOU HEAR ME SAY DIAGS, I'M TALKING ABOUT DIAGNOSTICIANS.

I TRY NOT TO USE THEM, BUT SOMETIMES I SLIP LICENSED SPECIALISTS IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY.

YOU MIGHT HEAR ME SAY LSSP AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.

YOU'LL PROBABLY HEAR ME SAY SLP BECAUSE SOMETIMES MY TONGUE JUST WON'T GO AROUND THAT MANY WORDS.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS THE MIDPOINT.

SO THE MIDPOINT IS ESTABLISHED BASED UPON A MARKET BASED PAY STRUCTURE AND IT REPRESENTS THE MARKET STANDARD FOR EACH PAY GRADE.

IF YOU IN JUNE, YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE OUR SALARY MANUAL THAT LISTS EACH OF OUR PAY GRADES AND EACH PAY GRADE HAS A MINIMUM, A MIDPOINT AND A MAXIMUM.

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SO ON THE PAGE BEFORE YOU AND ON THE POWERPOINT, YOU HAVE THE PAY GRADES, THE PAY GRADE FOR 105. AND IF YOU NOTICE, THERE IS A DAILY RATE OF PAY FOR THAT PAY GRADE.

AND I KEEP MOVING AWAY FROM THE MIC GOING IN AND OUT.

THAT MINIMUM IS 33417.

THE MIDPOINT IS 4179 AND THE MAXIMUM IS FOUR 46941.

SO YOUR ACTUAL ANNUAL PAY DEPENDS UPON THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT YOU WORK WITHIN THAT PAY GRADE.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN THAT THAT TABLE YOU SEE WE HAVE SOME DIAGNOSTICIANS WHO WAIT, WHO WORK 188 DAYS, SOME WHO WORK 193 DAYS AND SOME WHO WORK 202 DAYS.

LICENSED SCHOOL SPECIALIST, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST LSSPS.

WE HAVE SOME WHO WORK 197.

SOME WHO WORK 202.

AND FOR SLPS WE HAVE SOME THEY ALL WORK 187 DAYS.

THAT IS AND THEN THE AMOUNTS THAT I READ TO YOU ARE FOR 22, 23, AND THEN THE NEXT SET OF AMOUNTS ARE FOR 23, 24.

AND SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS BASED UPON THE DATA FROM SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

THE MIDPOINT FOR 22, 23 WAS 4179.

BUT THEN FOR 23-24, IT HAS BEEN RAISED BY APPROXIMATELY $4 TO 40537. THAT LAST COLUMN SHOWS THE ACTUAL GENERAL PAY INCREASE THAT YOU APPROVED LAST MONTH. THE 2% PAY INCREASE, THE $8.11 IS THE 2% PAY INCREASE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THE MIDPOINT IS INTENTIONALLY SET BASED UPON SEVERAL CRITERIA.

COMPETITIVE MARKET PAY RATES.

PAY EQUITY BETWEEN INCUMBENTS.

MEANINGFUL CAREER PROGRESSION TO ATTRACT HIGH QUALITY NEW HIRES AND TO SET PAY LIMITS AND PROVIDE SOME CONTROLS FOR OUR PAYROLL COSTS.

AND FINALLY, TO MEET DISTRICT GOALS.

THE NEXT GRAPH AND BAR CHART.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMPARISON OF TEACHER PAY WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN PAY GRADE 105 AND THAT WILL BE THE DIAGS, THE LSSPS AND THE SLPS.

THE LIGHT BLUE OR THE LIGHT COLORED BAR REPRESENTS TEACHER PAY.

THE DARKER BLUE BAR REPRESENTS THE PAY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN PAY GRADE 105.

THE LINE REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENCE.

THE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE IN PAY FOR THE GROUPS AT ZERO YEARS EXPERIENCE, FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE, TEN YEARS, 15, 20 AND 25.

SO WE SELECTED THOSE GROUPS SO THAT YOU COULD KIND OF KIND OF SEE WE DIDN'T CHOOSE EVERYBODY BETWEEN 0 AND 25 . FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL JUST USE 15 SINCE IT'S IN THE MIDDLE.

THE 15 YEAR TEACHER DAILY RATE IS $360.27.

THE 15 YEAR PAY GRADE 105, WHICH WOULD BE OUR THREE POSITIONS, IS $375.87, WHICH IS A 3.1% DIFFERENCE WITH THE PAY GRADE 105 GROUP HAVING A BIGGER PAY RATE EVEN THOUGH YOU APPROVED IN ORDER TO DO AWAY WITH COMPRESSION, THE 2%, THE 3% AND THE 4.5% FOR OUR TEACHER GROUP.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE WHILE TO KIND OF DIGEST THAT.

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AND REMEMBER, THE MARKET GROUP IS THOSE 17 OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO TASB USED TO COMPARE OUR GISD SALARY INFORMATION WITH.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR DIAGS, OUR DIAGNOSTICIANS, CURRENTLY THEIR AVERAGE DAYS WORKED.

AND REMEMBER WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF DAYS THAT THEY WORK.

SO WE USED AN AVERAGE.

THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT THEY WORK IS 188, BUT OUR MARKET GROUP AVERAGE IS 197.

OUR AVERAGE SALARY FOR OUR DIAGS IS $73,286.

BUT FOR OUR MARKET GROUP, THE AVERAGE SALARY IS $69,323.

SO EVEN THOUGH THEY AVERAGE, OUR GROUP AVERAGES FEWER DAYS.

THEY MAKE MORE.

I HOPE THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.

THEY MAKE MORE MONEY BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE MY RING.

NOPE. IT'S NOT MINE. BASED UPON.

WE WANT TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION BASED UPON THE FACT THAT DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, DURING THE PANDEMIC, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WHO NEEDED TO BE ASSESSED AND IDENTIFIED FOR THEIR HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS WERE NOT ASSESSED AND IDENTIFIED DURING THAT TIME.

AND THAT HAS THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT'S CREATED THE KIND OF THE WORKLOAD THAT YOU HEAR OUR STAFF MENTIONING AND TALK ABOUT.

ONE, WE HAVE A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO NEED TO BE ASSESSED AND DIAGNOSED.

AND NUMBER TWO IS THE FACT THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE VACANCIES IN THESE POSITIONS.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN OUR DIAGNOSTICIAN POSITION, WE HAVE ABOUT SIX VACANCIES RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S SIX OUT OF ABOUT 51 POSITIONS. SO THAT DOES CAUSE SOME PEOPLE TO TAKE UP THE SLACK.

IN SOME CASES, WE HAVE OUR COORDINATORS WHO ACTUALLY HAVE CERTIFICATION ACTUALLY DOING SOME OF THE DIAGNOSTICIAN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

AND WE FEEL LIKE ONCE WE CAN GET THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, ONCE WE CAN FILL OUR POSITIONS AND WE HAVE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CONTRACT OUT WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO NORMALLY PROVIDE THE SERVICES, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE UNABLE TO FIND STAFF THEMSELVES AS WELL.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY THAT THEY CAN SEND TO US WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO PROVIDE FOR YOU OUR RECOMMENDATION.

SO I MISSPOKE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE 61 DIAGNOSTICIAN ALLOCATIONS AND SIX OF THOSE ARE VACANT AT THIS TIME.

SO WE PROPOSE THAT WE PROVIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CALL AN ESSER IMPACT STIPEND, WHICH ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE FACT THAT THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED A KIND OF BACKLOG OF STUDENTS WHO NEED ASSESSMENT SERVICES.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING THAT WE PROVIDE A $4,000 ANNUAL ESSER IMPACT STIPEND THAT WILL BE FOR NEXT YEAR.

THE SECOND PART OF THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE THAT WE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WORK DAYS FOR DIAGNOSTICIANS FROM 188 DAYS TO 197 DAYS.

NOW, THERE'S A LITTLE HISTORY BEHIND THAT.

IN 2011, I NOTICED OVER TEN YEARS AGO.

BUT I REMEMBER I WAS HERE WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT I BET EVERYBODY WILL REMEMBER THIS.

IF YOU RECALL IN 2011, A NUMBER OF OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WERE LAYING OFF 304 HUNDRED AND 600 TEACHERS AT A TIME.

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WE DIDN'T LAY OFF ANYBODY, BUT WE DID LOSE 400 POSITIONS THAT YEAR.

IN ADDITION TO LOSING THOSE POSITIONS, WE ALSO DID A FEW BUDGET CUTS.

ONE OF THOSE BUDGET CUTS WAS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS WORKED BY OUR DIAGNOSTICIANS.

SO WHAT THIS DOES IS BRING BACK THAT DECREASE THAT WE DID IN 2011.

SO FROM 188 TO 187 AND FOR OUR LSSPS FROM 197 TO 202.

NEXT STEPS.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE GOING TO BE.

NOW, REMEMBER, THIS IS THE DISCUSSION ITEM FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

SO OUR NEXT STEP IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH YOU.

LEADERSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT OUR JUNE BOARD MEETING.

BEFORE WE DO THAT, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE STIPENDS? BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SOME CLARIFICATIONS THAT ARE ON THERE.

YES, SIR. CAN THEY TURN UP MY MIC.

SO THE ESSER IMPACT STIPEND IS IN ADDITION TO THE RETENTION STIPEND WE ARE ALREADY PROVIDING.

SO ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT AREN'T IN THE TEACHER CATEGORY GET THE 2000.

THIS WOULD BE ABOVE THAT.

SO THE RETENTION STIPEND THEY WOULD GET IS THE 2000.

THEN THE IMPACT STIPEND WOULD BE 4 FOR A TOTAL OF SIX.

FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES WHEN WE GET A NEW PERSON IN, THEY GET 1000.

AND IF THEY FALL INTO THESE THREE CATEGORIES, DIAGNOSTICIAN, LICENSED SPECIALIST, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST OR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, THEY WOULD GET THE ADDITIONAL FOUR.

SO THIS IS ALSO A RECRUITING MECHANISM.

SO YOU GET THE 1000 PLUS FOUR IF YOU'RE NEW, IF YOU'RE EXISTING, YOU GET THE 2000 PLUS FOUR.

THESE ARE ESSER FUNDS.

SO THESE TECHNICALLY ONLY THE STIPEND ISSUANCE NEEDS BOARD APPROVAL, BUT NOT THE MONIES BECAUSE FEDERAL MONIES COME THROUGH ADMINISTRATION AND WE'RE ABLE TO TO OFFSET SOME OF OUR MONIES TO GET TO THIS POINT.

SO I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT.

THE SECOND THING IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS THEY'RE COMING IN ANYWAY, AND THEY'RE COMING IN ON AN HOURLY RATE THAT DOESN'T MEET THEIR DAILY RATE.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, THE DIAGNOSTICIANS HAVE A BACKLOG OF CASES ON NEW CASES, LET'S JUST SAY NEW CASES THAT THEY HAVE TO PICK UP.

THOSE CASES DON'T GO AWAY.

SO ONCE THEIR CONTRACT DAYS END, THEY COME IN AT, I BELIEVE, $30 AN HOUR.

YES SIR. AROUND THAT TIME.

AND THAT DOESN'T EQUATE TO THEIR DAILY RATE.

SO THESE ADDITIONAL DAYS THAT WE'RE GIVING THEM, THEY'RE HERE ANYWAY.

AND IT'LL BE AN INCREASE TO THEIR SALARY BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED ON DAYS THEY COME RATHER THAN COMING IN ON THE 30 DAYS.

AND THAT GOES A LITTLE BIT WITH THE LSSPS.

THE LSSPS CAN DO DIAGNOSTICIAN WORK, DIAGNOSTICIANS CAN'T DO LSSP WORK, SO THE BUDGET IMPACT WOULD BE $212,000 JUST FOR THOSE TWO THINGS FROM THE REGULAR BUDGET.

THE OTHER ONE IS ESSER FUNDING.

QUESTIONS, PLEASE.

MISS STANLEY. HAVE YOU SHARED THESE WITH THE EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY THIS? NO, MA'AM, WE HAVE NOT.

BUT WE DID SHARE IT WITH MS. RAMOS. OKAY.

SO DON'T THE TEACHERS GET A 4200 STIPEND? AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM A 4000.

PLUS THE TEACHERS? NO.

TEACHERS GET 42.

PERIOD. SO IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE, IT IS 6,000 VERSUS 4,200.

OKAY. OKAY, SO I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK FOR MYSELF.

I'M NOT THRILLED WITH THE PROPOSED EXTRA DAYS.

I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

BUT YOU'RE SAYING ALSO THAT TEN YEARS AGO THEY DECREASED THOSE DAYS.

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AND THAT TO ME, I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED IF OUR EMPLOYEES WERE THRILLED WITH THAT THOUGHT PROCESS AND THAT SUGGESTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH ANYONE, OH POINT. THE DAY'S WORK.

EVEN THOUGH OUR LIKE LOOK AT THE DIAGNOSTICIANS.

OUR AVERAGE DAYS OF DIAGNOSTICIANS IS 188 COMPARED TO 197 THE AVERAGE.

SO THE AVERAGE MARKET SALARY FOR THE PEOPLE MAKING 197 RIGHT IS $69,000.

SO THEY'RE WORKING 11 MORE DAYS OR NINE MORE DAYS.

SORRY, THEY'RE WORKING NINE MORE DAYS, BUT THEY'RE MAKING $4,000 LESS THAN OUR PEOPLE.

OUR PEOPLE ARE HIGHER PAID ON AN AVERAGE DAILY RATE THAN THEY ARE.

OKAY. NOW, WHEN YOU BRING IT UP TO 197, THAT AVERAGE SALARY IS GOING TO INCREASE.

ONCE THAT SALARY INCREASES WHAT THAT DOES IS ATTRACT THE OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE OTHER MARKET TO COME IN TO WORK THE SAME AMOUNT OF DAYS.

OKAY. AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO THEN FILL THE THE RATES WE CAN'T FILL IN.

SO THE CASELOADS AREN'T THAT HIGH.

WHAT'S HURTING US IS OUR FILL RATE AND THE CONSTANT TURNOVER.

THE SECOND THING THAT'S HURTING US IS THAT THOSE DAYS, THOSE PEOPLE ARE WORKING ANYWAY, SO THEY MIGHT NOT BE THRILLED, BUT THEY'RE WORKING THEM ANY DAY FOR LESS AMOUNT.

THEY'D BE GETTING THEIR DAILY RATE AMOUNT.

THEN THE THIRD THING IS THEY'RE GOING TO BE GETTING $6,000 IF THEY'RE ALREADY HERE, $5,000 TO COME OVER.

SO WHEN YOU START ADDING EVERYTHING UP, THE MARKET VALUE ON EACH OF THESE, EVEN THOUGH WE WORK LESS DAYS ON TWO OF THEM AND THE SAME ON ONE OF THEM, WE'RE PAYING MORE.

SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY WE'RE NOT PAYING ENOUGH, THAT'S SHOWING THAT NOT THE WHOLE PICTURE.

WE ARE PAYING MORE THAN THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

WE'RE NOT GIVING ENOUGH DAYS.

AND THE SIGN ON BONUS AND RETENTION BONUS WILL OUTQUALIFY OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

THAT BRINGS IN FILL RATES FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO COME IN.

IF I'M WORKING AT A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT, IT COULD BE ANY OF THE RICHARDSON, DALLAS, PLANO.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THESE SALARIES.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PAY RATE.

AND MORE THAN LIKELY DURING THIS HIRING SEASON, I'LL MOVE TO GARLAND SO I COULD FULFILL WHATEVER VACANCIES THAT WERE HAVING.

SIX VACANCIES PUTS THE WORKLOAD ON A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN THAT DOESN'T EVEN EQUATE TO ONCE WE START LOOKING AT CASELOADS, IF WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY, OUR HIRING CAPACITY, THEN WE ADD MORE PEOPLE.

SO WE CAN'T ADD MORE PEOPLE UNTIL WE FILL ALL THE CHAIRS.

AND I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I'M SIMPLY COMING FROM IT FROM A DIFFERENT.

LENS. JUST A DIFFERENT LENS.

IF WE'RE PAYING SO MUCH MORE IN A SALARY WHY HAVEN'T WE ALREADY GOT THE PEOPLE COMING OVER? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THE PEOPLE EXIST NECESSARILY THAT WE THINK DOES.

OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE SEEN A MIGRATION ALREADY AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE SHORTAGES THAT WE HAVE.

THIS IS JUST MY THOUGHT PROCESS.

SO NOT ONLY DO WE NEED MORE TO FILL WHAT WE'RE MISSING, BUT WE NEED MORE.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CASE LOADS, WE ARE WORKING AT TOO HIGH OF A CASELOAD AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AT TOO HIGH OF A CASELOAD.

THIS TO ME, WHAT I'M SEEING, I LOVE THE 4000.

I LOVE THAT. BUT I'M STILL NOT SEEING WHY IF I WAS ONE OF THEM, I WOULD JUMP SHIP BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE JUMPED SHIP BY NOW. IF I WAS GOING TO JUMP SHIP, I'D HAVE JUMPED IT.

IF WE'RE PAYING THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN MARKET.

SO I THINK IT'S NOT JUST.

I'M SAYING THAT IT'S NOT THE END ALL.

IT'S ALSO THE CASELOAD.

IT'S ALSO THE CASELOAD.

SO WE INCREASE THEIR DAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO WORK.

WE'RE NOT DECREASING THE WORKLOAD THE CASELOAD.

YES, WE ARE. BECAUSE IF WE CAN GET A HIGHER FILL RATE.

YEAH. IF WE CAN GET IT, WELL YES.

YEAH. IF WE CAN'T ADD MORE POSITIONS UNTIL THAT FILL RATE IS FILLED.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE.

IT MAKES SENSE. BUT I'M SAYING IS WE'RE ONLY SHORT SIX AND WHAT'S BEING PORTRAYED HERE IS THAT IF WE INCREASE THEIR DAYS THAT WE'RE GOING

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PROVE ME WRONG.

PROVE ME WRONG.

HAVE THEM COME IN HERE AND TELL ME THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE THRILLED WITH THE INCREASE IN THE DAYS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR. MILLER. NOT REALLY COMMENTS, JUST CLARIFICATION.

WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU SAID THEY'D BE EFFECTIVE FOR NEXT YEAR.

TELL ME WHAT, WHEN AND HOW THEY THEY'LL GET THEY WOULD GET PAID NEXT YEAR IF APPROVED.

SO WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL TEN MONTH, 11 MONTH AND 12 MONTH CONTRACTS.

AND BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF DAYS YOU WORK, YOU WOULD BE ON ONE OF THOSE THREE CONTRACTS, 188 AND 197 BOTH FALL WITHIN THE TEN MONTH CONTRACT RANGE.

SO THEY WOULD GET THEIR FIRST PAY DAY FOR THE NEW SALARY ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2023.

AND COMPARED TO THE STIPENDS, WHEN YOU SAY THE STIPENDS ARE FOR NEXT YEAR, WHEN AND HOW WOULD THAT GET PAID? DOES THAT SPREAD OUT OVER THEIR PAY PERIODS OR SOMETHING ELSE? BUT THE RETENTION STIPEND IS WE GET ONE FOURTH IN OCTOBER, 50% IN JANUARY, I'M SORRY, DECEMBER, AND THE OTHER 25% IN MARCH.

SO THAT'S THE EASY ARITHMETIC 2000.

THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH OTHER STIPENDS THAT WE PAY OUT THAT SCHEDULE.

ONLY THE RETENTION STIPEND IS PAID OUT LIKE THAT.

THE OTHER STIPENDS ARE PAID OUT, SPREAD OUT OVER THE WHOLE TEN MONTH PAY CYCLE.

OKAY. SO JUST INCLUDED IN WITH THEIR REGULAR PAY.

YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. MR. BEACH. MR. BROWN, I'M JUST CURIOUS TOO ON THE ESSER IMPACT, WHAT'S GOING AWAY? AS FAR AS I THOUGHT, WE HAD ALREADY USED ALL OF THE ESSER FUNDS IN TWO AND THREE.

WHICH ONE OF THOSE IS IT COMING OUT OF AND WHAT PARTICULARLY HAPPENED? I CAN'T TELL YOU WHETHER IT'S 2 OR 3.

BUT MS. MAYO CAN. I CAN ADDRESS THAT.

SO IT WOULD COME OUT OF ESSER THREE ESSER TWO ENDS.

WE HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING EXPENDED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH OF FY 23.

SO IT WOULD BE PLANNED TO COME OUT AT ESSER THREE.

AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND A LOT OF THE MONEY TO ESSENTIALLY SHIFT THINGS AROUND TO GET EVERYTHING IN LINE FOR ESSER TWO SO THAT WE CAN SPEND EVERY DOLLAR AND THEN TO REVIEW ALL THE ITEMS IN ESSER THREE.

AND SO IN THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOME FUNDING THAT WE COULD COVER THIS STIPEND WITHIN THE AVAILABLE DOLLARS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.

ONE PLACE THAT WE CAN COVER THAT EXPENDITURE IS IN SOME OF THE STIPENDS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE CREATED OUR ESSER PLANS, WE USE QUOTES AND ESTIMATES TO DETERMINE WHAT MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO COST.

AND THEN AS WE GET TO THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES, MUCH LIKE OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET, WE START TO SEE SAVINGS THERE.

AND SO AS WE GET THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE ARE ABLE TO REALLOCATE SOME DOLLARS TO COVER THIS $500,000.

OKAY. AND THAT ESSER THREE PLAN IS SLATED TO COME TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AS PROCESS IN JUNE.

CAN I ALSO ASK YOU THEN A QUESTION, IF THIS PARTICULAR GROUP IS BROUGHT UP AN ADDITIONAL 2% BECAUSE THE TEACHER PAY RAISE IS ONGOING, THE STIPEND IS NOT.

IF IT IS RAISED AN ADDITIONAL 2%, WHAT IS THE IMPACT? AND IF WE RAISED THAT PARTICULAR GROUP AT THE SAME LEVEL AS WE DID THE TEACHERS? I WOULD HAVE TO I HAVEN'T WORKED OUT THOSE FIGURES.

SO YOU'RE SAYING AN ADDITIONAL? THEY'RE AT 2% RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE AT A 2% PAY RAISE AS ALL PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

MR. BEACH IF WE DO THAT, WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING IN THAT PAY GRADE AND ABOVE.

IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS SINGLING THEM OUT TO GIVE THEM JUST THE 2%.

SO WHEN YOU DO THAT, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE SAME PAY RANGE.

OKAY. AND WHAT WE THAT'S WHY WE DO A MARKET ANALYSIS.

SO IF WE TURN AROUND AND GIVE THEM A 2% AND THEY MAKE MORE, LET'S JUST SAY, THAN ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WHO HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE CONTRACT, WHO HAVE

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THEN THEY COME AND SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, HOW COME THEY GET TO NOW THEY'RE GETTING PAID MORE THAN US? AND I GOT TO DO ALL THESE THINGS.

OKAY, SO AS A BOARD.

SO TO GET BACK TO WHAT WHAT WHAT DAPHNE STANLEY WAS SAYING WAS THAT MAYBE $3,000 WASN'T ENOUGH TO GET PEOPLE TO COME OVER.

BUT NOW MAYBE WITH THE EXTRA DAYS, IT TURNS TO 6 OR 7 AND THAT MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO JUMP.

OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ABOVE MARKET.

AND I'M NOT DISCOUNTING THE WORK BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF WORK.

WHAT IT IS, IT'S THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF WORK THAT WE NEED TO FIX TO GET PEOPLE HERE.

WE'RE ALREADY ABOVE THE MARKET.

AND SO WHEN WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS WHAT KIND OF CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, AT THE SAME TIME DIFFERENTIATING PAY FOR DIFFERENT PAY STRUCTURES IN THE SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THE WHAT WE CALL A DIFFERENT TYPE OF COMPRESSION.

SO IF I LEAVE, LET'S SAY, TEACHING AND GO INTO ADMINISTRATION, THE PAY JUMP ISN'T AS BIG.

BUT WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND REMEMBER THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF DOING THIS FROM THE ORIGINAL HOUSE BILLS TO KEEP TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, TO NOT LEAVE THEM INTO PRINCIPALSHIP, TO NOT LEAVE THEM TO COUNSELORS, TO NOT LEAVE THEM TO NURSES, BUT TO TURN AROUND AND GIVE AN ADDITIONAL 2% FOR A SELECT GROUP WITHIN A PAY GRADE IS GOING TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL DISCREPANCIES WITHIN THAT PAY GRADE.

BECAUSE TASB DID NOT SAY WE'RE OUT OF KILTER AT ALL WITH THIS PAY GRADE TASB AT ALL DID NOT SAY WE'RE UNDERPAYING THEM, TASB SAYS WE'RE IN LINE AND PAY MAYBE A LITTLE MORE.

WE'RE NOT IN LINE IN DAYS AND THEY'RE WORKING THOSE DAYS.

SO TO TURN AROUND AND JUST SAY, I'M GOING TO THROW AN ADDITIONAL 2% JUST FOR THAT GROUP, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL GROUPS AND THEN IN JUNE COME UP HERE AND THEN START DEMANDING THEIR PAY TO BE ADJUSTED AS WELL.

WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, ABOUT $30 AN HOUR OR SOMETHING OF THAT, THAT FIGURE THAT I HEARD YOU SAY, DO THESE FOLKS PUNCH IN AND OUT ON THE CLOCK.

YES. WHENEVER THEY ARE NOT ON DUTY.

SO FOR CLARIFICATIONS, TEACHERS, ANY TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT'S NOT ON DUTY, WHEN WE BRING THEM IN FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT ISN'T ALIGNED TO THEIR CONTRACT, WHEN WE BRING THEM IN TO WORK, THAT'S NOT ALIGNED TO THEIR CONTRACT.

THIS PERFECT EXAMPLE IS SUMMER SCHOOL.

THEY'RE PAID HOURLY ABOVE THAT, THEY'RE NOT PAID TIME AND A HALF BECAUSE THEY ARE SALARIED EMPLOYEES.

SO THEY HAVE A BASE $30 AN HOUR AND THAT'S WHAT THEY COME IN FOR.

SO THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO COME IN ANYWAY TO DO THEIR JOB BECAUSE IT'S SO BIG NOW.

AND MORE AND MORE KIDS ARE GETTING TESTED AND QUALIFIED THAN WE CAN IMAGINE.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS INCREASE OUR ALLOCATIONS FOR THE STAFFING FROM 58 TO WHATEVER.

BUT WE GOT TO GET TO THE WE GOT 61.

WE HAVE TO GET TO THE 61 FIRST AND THEN START BUILDING FROM THERE.

WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO ASK FOR MORE ONCE WE GET TO THAT.

AND WE PROBABLY HOPEFULLY WITH THESE INITIATIVES, WE'LL GET THOSE.

WE'LL GET TO THE 61.

IT'S THE WORKLOAD THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE.

WE NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE HERE.

OKAY. AND I'M ALSO CURIOUS OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CATEGORY, AGAIN, TOO.

HOW MANY OF THEM ARE ATTACHED TO IF I GUESS IT'S EVERY LEVEL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.

ARE ANY OF THOSE FOLKS DESIGNATED TO THOSE PARTICULAR CAMPUSES ALL DAY, OR ARE WE HAVING SOME THAT ARE HAVING TO TRAVEL TO 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT CAMPUSES? WHAT IS THAT? IT'S BOTH.

IT'S BOTH. SO YOU'LL HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE AT A CAMPUS AND HAVE ENOUGH WORKLOAD TO STAY AT A CAMPUS.

AND YOU HAVE SOME THAT HAVE TO TRAVEL.

YOU HAVE BOTH. AND NO MATTER WHAT, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE TINY SCHOOLS, WE GOT MIDDLE SIZED SCHOOLS, WE HAVE SCHOOLS WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF SPECIAL ED, SO THERE'S NEVER GOING TO BE A PERFECT SOLUTION.

BUT WHEN YOU HAVE LESS PEOPLE, IT MAKES IT HARDER.

DOES TASB GIVE ANY KIND OF RECOMMENDATION ON THOSE THAT DO HAVE TO TRAVEL ON A MILEAGE AS FAR AS THE USE OF THEIR OWN CARS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.

THEY CAN RECORD, THEY CAN RECORD THEIR MILEAGE, AND IN SOME CASES THEY HAVE A TRAVEL ALLOWANCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

MR. SELDERS. YEAH.

THANK YOU. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED DAYS GOING FROM THE CURRENT DAYS TO THE PROPOSED DAYS, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF IN LINE WITH MISS STANLEY AND HER COMMENT.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THEY'RE DOING THE SAME WORK.

WHY DO WE CHOOSE TO USE A CONTRACT OR HOURLY RATE VERSUS A CONTRACT RATE IF THAT WORK IS ALIGNED WITH WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY DOING?

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I THINK YOU GOT CONFUSED.

YEAH. SO WHEN YOU GO TO THE NEW CONTRACT DAYS, THOSE DAYS THAT GO FROM 188 TO 197, NOW THOSE ARE PAID THEIR FULL DAILY RATE PAID.

OKAY. YEAH.

SO THEY'RE NO LONGER HOURLY.

NOW LET'S SAY THEY COME IN, I HATE TO SAY THIS 197 AND THEY NEED TO COME IN THREE MORE DAYS, THEN THEY WILL GET THE HOURLY RATE.

GOT IT. OKAY. OKAY.

THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.

AND SO THE GOAL THEN IS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DAYS WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD THE WORKLOAD OVER THOSE ADDITIONAL DAYS.

SO THEY'RE NOT SO COMPACT IN THE DAYS THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AS PART OF THEIR CONTRACT.

IS THAT THE THOUGHT? YES, SIR.

ONE IS OKAY.

ONE IS THAT IS THE THOUGHT.

BUT AND OKAY, THERE'S THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THEORY.

THAT'S CORRECT. OH, YOU GOT NINE EXTRA DAYS.

THEY'LL COME BACK AND TELL YOU WE'RE WORKING 20.

I MEAN, WE GOT SUCH A BIG LOAD.

WE'RE WORKING 20.

AND SO THE REAL ISSUE IS THE AMOUNT OF ALLOCATIONS WE NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE HERE.

BUT IT'S CONVOLUTED TOO, BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK TO BIGGER DISTRICTS, THEY HAVE A HARD FILL RATE.

SMALLER DISTRICTS YOU DON'T NEED 70 PEOPLE HERE, RIGHT? SMALLER DISTRICTS, THEY NEED 10, 15.

THEY COULD DO A DECENT FILL RATE.

THE SECOND THING IS, IS THAT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT CONTRACTED SERVICES, THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T AVAILABLE EITHER.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR HAVE AN OVERLOAD OF PEOPLE WANTING TO WORK IN THESE AREAS.

AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ISSUE WE'RE GOING TO BE FIGHTING FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT WITH THE AMOUNT OF DAYS ONCE WE GO, SO CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE DAY, THE DAILY RATE COMPARISON? I MEAN, THE DAYS OVER THE NEXT ONE RIGHT THERE.

SO $4,000.

I'M NOT A MATHEMATICIAN RIGHT NOW, SO I CAN'T DO IT IN MY HEAD.

BUT $4,000 MIGHT NOT ENTICE SOMEBODY TO COME OVER.

OKAY. BUT WHEN YOU START GETTING 7,000 AND 8,000 AND THAT GOES INTO YOUR RETIREMENT AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE THAT THEY WORK WITH HERE WHO ARE VERY HARD WORKING, DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS, PLUS THE STIPEND, ALL OF THAT ADDS UP.

ALL OF THAT ADDS UP. AND I BELIEVE ARE WE DOING THE STIPEND AT A MONTHLY RATE? THE IMPACT STIPEND? THE IMPACT STIPEND.

THE ESSER IMPACT, YES. YEAH. SO THE IMPACT STIPEND IS NOT GOING TO BE LIKE THE 2000 THAT'S BROKEN UP, ONE FOURTH ONE HALF, ONE FOURTH.

IT'S HOURLY, IT'S IN THEIR DAILY CHECK.

MONTHLY PAYROLL, MONTHLY PAYROLL.

THERE YOU GO. AND SO DOES THAT QUALIFY THERE FOR THEIR TRS? YES OR NO? I'M NOT SURE.

OKAY. SO WE SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT.

WE'LL HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT. OKAY.

SO THAT PART IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE MONTHLY CHECK.

IT WON'T BE LIKE THE $2,000 STIPEND.

SO THEY'LL GET THE FOUR PLUS THE TWO.

RIGHT. SO A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT FROM THROUGH EMAIL AND COMMENTS TALKED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL PIECE OF IT.

BUT I THINK THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER PIECE THAT ALLUDES TO SUPPORT.

AND SO WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT IN TERMS OF RESOURCES AND WHATNOT DO WE ALSO PLAN TO HAVE FOR THESE PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, GETTING THIS INCREASE? I CAN SPEAK TO ONE THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IS THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SOMETIMES NOT ALL CAMPUSES, BUT ON SOME CAMPUSES, THEY'RE KIND OF TREATED LIKE A STEPCHILD WHO, YOU KNOW, ARE AN OUTSIDER.

AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY BRING THEIR DIAGNOSTICIANS AS WELL AS OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL IN AS A PART OF THEIR STAFF.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT IS MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A NICE PLACE, A GOOD PLACE TO HOLD ART MEETINGS AND WELCOME PARENTS INTO OUR CAMPUSES FOR THOSE MEETINGS.

SO AND THE SUPPORT HAS TO COME FROM THE SUPERVISOR AS WELL AS THE CAMPUS WHERE THEY WORK.

AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS ON THAT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE MEETING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

AND IS THAT, I GUESS, A CONVERSATION THAT'S BEEN HAD ACROSS THE DISTRICT IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE AND NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE ON A CAMPUS LEVEL CULTURAL STANDPOINT FOR EACH CAMPUS? BECAUSE I KNOW I UNDERSTAND THAT EACH CAMPUS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT AND THEY OPERATE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH MS. RAMOS OR DR. RAMOS ABOUT WHAT THAT NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE ACROSS THE DISTRICT FROM A SPED STANDPOINT.

IT'S NOT AN ONGOING CONVERSATION AT THIS TIME, BUT IT IS A PLANNED CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE HAVING WE WILL BE HAVING.

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YES, SIR. MR. GLICK. YEAH, GO FOR IT.

OKAY. I THINK THE INCREASE IN THE STIPEND IS VERY WELCOME BASED ON ALL THE EMAILS WE GOT AND THE RESPONSES.

I THINK ADDING DAYS FOR THE DIAGNOSTICIANS.

I THINK THAT'LL BE HELPFUL.

I MEAN, IT'LL BE HELPFUL FROM A WORKLOAD.

IT ALSO GIVES YOU A FAIR AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL DOLLARS AT THE MARKET RATE.

I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION THEN COMES TO THE SLPS.

I'LL USE YOUR TERM BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING MORE THAN A STIPEND FOR THEM.

IS THAT CORRECT? BASED ON WHAT I'M READING HERE? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

NO, IT'S THE LSSPS.

RIGHT.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PATHOLOGISTS.

THE PATHOLOGISTS.

OKAY. SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS.

OKAY. YES.

ABOUT NOT INCREASING DAYS.

LET'S GO BACK TO THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS.

AND I DO REMEMBER WHAT YOU REFERENCED WAY BACK IN 2011.

I NEVER KNEW WHAT THE TERM A RIFF WAS OKAY, UNTIL WE HEARD IT HERE.

REDUCTION IN FORCE.

THAT WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE STATE.

WE DID NOT DO THAT, AS YOU ARE CORRECT.

WE DID IT THROUGH ATTRITION AND I THINK THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

BUT IS THERE ANYTHING MORE FOR THE SLPS? I GUESS THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M MISSING HERE.

LET'S GO TO THE DAY INCREASE.

BECAUSE THE SCHOOL LANGUAGE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN DO THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK AS A DIAGNOSTICIAN.

RIGHT. AND THE LSSPS ARE ALREADY ON A 197.

RIGHT. AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS KEEPING THEM AS A 197, WE'RE MOVING THE DIAGNOSTICIANS TO A 197.

AND THEN THE SLPS ARE WE'RE MOVING THEM TO A 202.

IS THAT CORRECT? LET'S GO BACK DOWN.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I DON'T SEE.

I'M MISSING THAT. SO YEAH.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THE LSSPS ARE GOING UP TO A 202, SO WE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR THE LSSPS.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS.

YES. RIGHT.

BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY AT 197, CORRECT? NO, NO. 187.

187. 187.

SO, I MEAN, SO WE SHOULD MOVE THEM TO THE 197 MARKET AVERAGE.

SO EVERYBODY'S EITHER 197 OR MOVING UP TO 202.

I DO AGREE WITH THAT. YEAH. AND I THINK FROM MY OWN POINT OF VIEW, HAVING.

THAT'S A GOOD CATCH. EMAILS BACK AND FORTH, I THINK THAT THAT'S EQUITY WORKLOAD AND I HOPE AS YOU'VE SAID, DR.

LOPEZ, THAT WITH THIS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PLAN THAT WE WILL ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE AND THEIR WORKLOAD OVER TIME WILL BE SO WE GOT MANY ARTICLES AND EMAILS THAT TALKED ABOUT STUDIES SAYING THEIR WORKLOAD SHOULD BE X AND WAS IN MANY CASES TWO TIMES X.

SOME OF THEM WERE.

AND I THINK THAT'S I THINK WITH THESE CHANGES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND THIS ADDITION THAT WILL HELP A LOT.

AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND, ONCE WE GET TO THE THRESHOLD, THEN WE CAN SEE HOW MANY MORE WE NEED AFTER THAT, WE JUST GOT TO PART ONE IS GETTING TO THE THRESHOLD, BUT PART TWO, I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE TO THE 197 FOR THAT FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE'LL DO THAT.

SO IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO ALIGN AND THEN DOING THE PAY ANALYSIS FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF DAYS IS ABOUT A $7,000 DIFFERENCE WITHOUT THE SIGN ON BONUSES.

AND THAT'S SIGNIFICANT FROM OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

SO. THANK YOU, SIR.

MRS. GRIFFIN. YES.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT'S NEXT.

THIS IS IN DISCUSSION.

SO THIS IS NOT READY.

I MEAN, IF THEY'RE LOOKING, THEY SEE WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING.

BUT WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THUS FAR HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED.

SO WE WILL NOT BE SENDING THIS OUT TO ANY OF THESE CATEGORIES IN 105 UNTIL I THINK YOUR NEXT STEP WAS IN THE JUNE BOARD MEETING.

YES, MA'AM. IS THAT CORRECT? SO NO NO, I'M GOING TO CORRECT YOU.

WE'RE MAKING ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT SO WE CAN ADVERTISE IT AND GET THEM DURING HIRING SEASON.

WE DON'T NEED THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE AMOUNT OF THE ESSER STIPEND.

WE JUST NEED THEM TO FORMALLY APPROVE A STIPEND AMOUNT IN JUNE.

TO WAIT FOR JUNE WILL NOT GATHER ANYBODY AFTER HIRING SEASON.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ON ASSUMPTIONS WHICH WE NORMALLY DO.

FOR INSTANCE, WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO ADVERTISE, LET PEOPLE KNOW, GRAB THEM.

AND WE JUST AND THAT'S WHY.

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IT'S A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE IF WE LOOK AT NEXT STEP AND I THOUGHT WHAT I WAS HEARING YOU SAYING THAT WE WERE READY TO GO AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

SO WE'LL BE ADVERTISING THOSE THINGS.

I HOPE WHOEVER'S LISTENING WILL START TEXTING THEIR FRIENDS THAT ARE LOSING MONEY BY THE SECOND.

COME HERE. YOU WILL BE GETTING MORE MONEY NOT ONLY FROM THE STIPEND, BUT YOUR DAILY RATE.

AND WE NEED TO FILL THOSE VACANCIES.

AND IF WE CAN THEN ADD AND EXPAND AS NEEDED.

THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR. MS. STANLEY.

AND THEN I'LL GET TO YOU. WHEN WOULD WE NORMALLY KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO LOSE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE? WHEN WOULD THEY NORMALLY BE GIVING THEIR NOTICE? THAT BEGAN WHEN WE SENT OUT CONTRACTS ON MAY 5TH.

AT THAT TIME, THEY COULD EITHER SIGN THEIR CONTRACT OR SAY, I WILL NOT BE RETURNING FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

BUT THEY ACTUALLY THEY CAN SIGN THE CONTRACT AND THEY HAVE UNTIL JUNE 24TH TO STILL RESIGN FROM THAT CONTRACT.

EVEN AFTER AND HAVE THEY ALL SIGNED THEIR CONTRACTS? I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THE DEADLINE FOR SIGNING HAS BEEN REACHED, BUT WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE EMAILING ME.

I HAD AN EMAIL TODAY.

I MISSED THE EXPIRATION DATE ON MY CONTRACT.

CAN YOU PLEASE, YOU KNOW, SEND IT BACK TO ME AND GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN IT.

SO I CAN'T ANSWER THAT, BUT I CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU WHETHER OR NOT THEY'VE SIGNED OR RESIGNED.

BUT EVEN IF THEY'VE SIGNED, THEY CAN RESIGN UP UNTIL JUNE 24TH WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

AFTER THAT, THEY HAVE TO REQUEST TO RESIGN FROM THEIR CONTRACTS AND BE APPROVED.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES. MR. SELDERS. MY QUESTION WAS ALONG THOSE LINES, BUT I GUESS TO TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER, I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WILL HELP WITH THE FILL RATE.

BUT WHAT'S OUR PLAN IN THE EVENT THAT IT DOESN'T MEET THE LEVEL THAT WE'RE EXPECTING? YOU KNOW, MISS STANLEY MADE THE COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT THAT WE WERE PAYING HIGHER THAN WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS WERE FROM A MARKET STANDPOINT, AND THEY WERE STILL WORKING LESS DAYS.

BUT PEOPLE WEREN'T, YOU KNOW, COMING HERE IN DROVES.

SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT IS THE PLAN IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO FILL THE POSITIONS THAT WE ANTICIPATE OR AS WE ANTICIPATE.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO REVIEW WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT THOSE PLANS, TO MEET WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE POSITIONS. AND THERE ARE GROUPS LIKE WORK GROUPS AND ASK THEM TO CONTACT PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH THEM.

I'VE ALSO CONSIDERED AND I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO GET MISS RAY TO HELP ME WITH THIS, DOING A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST AND REQUESTING THE NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICT DIAGNOSTICIANS AND SENDING THEM A DIRECT EMAIL TO MARKET WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR GISD PEOPLE.

RIGHT. AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED TO MISS STANLEY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW OF ALL OF THE CONTRACTS.

WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED.

DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF THE ONES THAT HAVE ALREADY DECIDED THAT THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK? DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL? I HAVEN'T SEEN AND YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP ME.

I'VE SEEN PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE, MAYBE SIX RESIGNATIONS SINCE CONTRACTS WENT OUT OF DIAGNOSTICIANS.

AND I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANY SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS OR LICENSED SCHOOL LSSPS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO I GUESS YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THAT INFORMATION.

WE'LL PUT IT IN. WE CAN PUT IT IN BOARD INSIGHT.

THANK YOU. MR. MILLER? YEAH.

I WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING, AND MAYBE THIS.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO SAID IT.

THIS QUESTION MIGHT BE FOR DR.

LOPEZ BACK ON MY PAGE 11, WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GISD AVERAGE DAYS VERSUS THE MARKET AVERAGE DAYS AND THE MARKET AVERAGE DAYS IS 197.

BUT THE GISD IN A COUPLE OF CATEGORIES IS LESS THAN 197.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO A RECOMMENDATION WHICH I THINK JUST GOT RECOMMENDED THAT MAYBE A COUPLE OF GROUPS WOULD BE AT 202 AND ONE AT 197 . TWO AT 197.

RIGHT, TWO AT 197 AND ONE AT 202.

YES. SO THOSE HOURS THAT THEY'RE PICKING UP, THEY'RE PICKING UP AT FULL PAY VERSUS THE $30 AN HOUR.

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SO IS ANYWHERE IN THIS THE INFORMATION THAT TELLS ME THE ANNUAL BUMP THAT THOSE EMPLOYEES GET WITH THOSE CHANGES WITHOUT ADDING THE NEW ONE.

RIGHT. WE JUST ADDED THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT THERE, IT SAYS $212 AND $212,852. THAT'S HOW MUCH THE BUMP WOULD BE WITHOUT ADDING THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS.

I WAS LOOKING PER PERSON, SO.

WELL, YOU CAN GO.

THAT'S.

SO IT'S GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT.

SO YOU CAN DO THE BUDGET IMPACT.

SO LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT THE SIX, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL BUDGET IMPACT OF 9,000 BECAUSE IT'S ONLY FIVE DAYS, RIGHT? SO YOU CAN DO THE DIVISION THERE.

OKAY. IF YOU DO THE ALLOCATIONS OF 58.

IT'S 3,514 FOR DIAGNOSTICIANS.

IN OTHER WORDS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MAYBE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE OR PEOPLE LISTENING UNDERSTAND THAT THE IMPACT THAT THESE CHANGES, EVEN ONLY FIVE DAYS, THERE ARE SOME IMPACT TO THEIR BOTTOM LINE.

WHAT I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY WAS THEY'RE WORKING THE DAYS ANYWAY.

RIGHT. WHICH IS GOING TO LEAD ME TO MY PART B IN JUST A SECOND.

BUT THEY'RE WORKING THE DAYS ANYWAY.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND PAY THEM AT THE RATE THAT MAXIMIZES.

THEIR WORK. RECOGNIZING THEIR EFFORTS.

AND THEN IF THERE ARE EXTRA DAYS BEYOND THAT THAT THEY DO WORK, THEN WE'RE BOUND WITH THE $30 OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

BUT AT LEAST WE'VE ADDRESSED WHAT WE EXPECTED WOULD BE THE AVERAGE WORK DAYS, RIGHT? YES. SO THAT ALL MAKES SENSE TO ME.

AND THAT ROLLS OVER YEAR TO YEAR.

THAT IS NOT A ONE TIME THING.

YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE HEARING WHAT YOU SAID.

AND I THINK MR. GLICK POINTED IT OUT WELL, TOO, THAT ONCE WE MAKE THESE ADJUSTMENTS, WE'RE KIND OF.

I MEAN, THAT'S AS CLOSE TO A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AS WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW AS WE SIT HERE.

SO BUT LET ME SAY THIS JUST SO I DON'T HAVE TO TELL THE BOARD THIS I PROBABLY DON'T HAVE TO TELL ANYBODY IN THE ROOM THIS WE'VE PROBABLY ALL GOT OUR OWN STORIES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU.

TODAY SPENDING TWO AND A HALF, THREE HOURS TRYING TO GET MY PHONE REPAIRED AT A PLACE THAT I WON'T NAME.

THE ATTENDANT THAT I EXPERIENCED THIS THREE HOURS WITH WAS WAS ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I'VE EVER HEARD.

CAME FROM A SINGLE MOM WITH FOUR KIDS THAT CAME FROM ARKANSAS WITH A KID WHO HAD BEEN UNDERPERFORMING IN SCHOOL, LET'S SAY.

WOUND UP AT GARLAND AT WEAVER.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIFE, THEY WERE TESTED FOR DYSLEXIA AND SOME OTHER THINGS.

THIS KID WENT FROM.

LET'S JUST SAY THIS CHILD, THIS LITTLE GIRL WENT FROM STRUGGLING AND MAYBE SOME DISCIPLINARY CHALLENGES TO MAKING STRAIGHT A'S.

SO WHEN WE HEAR THESE KINDS OF STORIES OR WHEN WE'RE EXPOSED TO THESE KINDS OF STORIES, WE KNOW THAT I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS CHART AND LOOK AT THE DAYS. I ALREADY KNOW THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WORK AND DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HAVE THESE KIDS ACHIEVE THESE KIND OF RESULTS. THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SERVE OUR KIDS.

SO I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT A PERSON SITTING AT THIS PODIUM ANYWAY AT THIS DAIS THAT DOESN'T THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT OR DIMINISHES IN ANY WAY THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR ABOUT IT A LOT.

THE ONLY RESTRICTION WE HAVE IS A THING CALLED THE BUDGET.

AND I WISH WE HAD MORE ALLOCATION FROM OUR STATE WITH WHICH TO PAY THIS.

I THINK I JUST SAW SOME PROJECTIONS FROM BRANDY THAT SHOW THAT THE LOCAL TAX, THE LOCAL REVENUE PORTION IS GOING TO BE HIGHER THAN THE STATE PORTION IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND THAT'S NOT WHAT'S EVER BEEN INTENDED WITH OUR FUNDING FORMULA, AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND.

SO YOU TAKE ALL THAT AND PUT IT IN A BAG I THINK IS VERY ADMIRABLE.

AND THANK YOU, DR. LOPEZ, FOR STEPPING BACK AND TAKING A LOOK AT THIS GRADYNE AND THE STAFF FOR US AND FOR THE BOARD AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE THE DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THESE PEOPLE.

BUT I ALSO AM PROBABLY GOING TO SPEND THE NEXT YEAR WORRIED ABOUT HOW WE PAY THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE IT'S GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AND TIGHTER.

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IT APPEARS THAT THAT WILL CONCLUDE THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. BROWN.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE WILL BE ADVERTISING A $4,000 STIPEND.

OKAY. FOR THE LSSPS FOR OUR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND OUR DIAGNOSTICIANS, WHETHER THEY'RE IN OUR DISTRICT OR THEY'RE COMING TO OUR DISTRICT, THEY WILL GET THAT $4,000 STIPEND IN THEIR MONTHLY PAYCHECK.

OKAY. THEN THEY WILL ALSO GET EITHER A SIGN ON BONUS OF 1,000 IF THEY'RE COMING OUT OF THE DISTRICT, THEY'LL GET THE RETENTION STIPEND FOR 2,000 IF THEY'RE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THEN DEPENDING ON THEIR JOB CATEGORY, THEY WILL JUMP TO EITHER A 197 OR A 202.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATIONS, THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.

OKAY. AND THAT WILL BE REFLECTED LATER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE TRUSTEES REPORT.

[VI.C. Trustees' Report]

THANK YOU, SIR.

JUST A POINT OF PRIVILEGE, IF I COULD.

I WAS ASKED A QUESTION BY ONE OF OUR CITIZENS ABOUT A VOTE THAT I DIDN'T TAKE AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.

THIS WAS ON THE ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION, IN WHICH I AM A VOTING MEMBER AND OF WHICH WE WERE THERE WAS AN ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD, SO I RECUSED MYSELF RATHER THAN ABSTAIN.

AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RECUSAL AND ABSTENTION.

YOU ABSTAIN FROM A VOTE THAT YOU LEGALLY ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE.

IT JUST MEANS YOU'RE SAYING, I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A YES OR NO.

RECUSAL MEANS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE.

SO I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION AS A VOTING MEMBER TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS THAT WERE BEING APPROVED BY THE BOARD THAT I WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE AT ALL.

SO I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT RECUSAL AGAINST ABSTENTION.

ALSO, I'VE BEEN VERY, VERY LUCKY TO ATTEND FOUR WORLD CUPS, A SOCCER TOURNAMENT ALL OVER THE WORLD IN FOUR DIFFERENT CONTINENTS ROOTING FOR USA.

AND I THINK I ROOTED HARDER FOR THE SACHSE MUSTANGS TEAM IN GEORGETOWN THAN EVEN FOR THE USA TEAM.

SO THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN ROOTING FOR THEM.

AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM HERE TONIGHT.

AND I'M STILL WEARING MY MEDAL.

OKAY. SO PLACES ATTENDED AND THERE'S A LONG LIST.

THE GANAS AWARDS AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

THE TOP THREE KIDS FROM EACH GRADE FROM ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

THE THING I ENJOYED THE MOST WAS AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS OUTSIDE IN THE HALL WHERE THE PARENTS WERE TAKING PICTURES OF THE KIDS ALL DRESSED UP, THE KIDS WANTED TO GO HOME. THE PARENTS WANTED TO TAKE PICTURES.

THE PARENTS WERE SO PROUD.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

YOU'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF REFERENCES TO THE THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT RAISED AT LEAST $120,000.

SO THAT WAS POSITIVE.

WE DID NOT DEFEND OUR CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT WE DID HAVE THE AMAZING PUTTING OF MR. BEACH, WHO CONTINUED TO BE A GREAT PUTTER.

BUT ON THE LAST HOLE WAS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.

WHEN YOU HIT A DRIVER, YOU NORMALLY HAVE A LITTLE TEE THAT YOU PUT THE BALL ON.

BUT BOTH MR. JOHNSON AND MR. SELDERS HIT THE BALL.

IT'S CALLED OFF THE DECK.

WHEN YOU DON'T TEE UP YOUR SHOT AND YOU HIT A DRIVER OFF THE DECK WITH A LARGE IMPENDING CREEK ABOUT 210 YARDS OUT.

AND THEY BOTH HIT AMAZING SHOTS OVER THAT CREEK.

SO I WAS VERY PROUD OF THEM.

AND WE WERE OKAY.

WE WERE, I THINK, TEN UNDER PAR, WHICH WAS RESPECTABLE.

ALL RIGHT. PTA LUNCHEON WAS A LOT OF FUN.

MS. GRIFFIN AND MR. BEACH WERE THERE.

I'VE BEEN PROUD ENOUGH TO BE, I THINK, A PLATINUM MEMBER FOR SIX YEARS NOW.

AND I WAS JOINED THIS YEAR BY DR.

LOPEZ AND MR. SELDERS AS PLATINUM MEMBERS.

THE ROWLETT HOMETOWN HEROES AWARDS, MS. GRIFFIN AND MS. STANLEY WERE THERE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MOLLY BUCHANAN, A MATH TEACHER AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL WHO WON THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD, AND CHERYL WILSON, PRINCIPAL AT PEARSON ELEMENTARY, WHO WON THE PRINCIPAL AWARD.

AND MAYBE MAYBE JUST BECAUSE SHE WON THAT AWARD, SHE HAS NOW BEEN ELEVATED, AS WE HEARD TODAY, TO THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT COYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO, YES, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. WILSON. THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON, SO ROWLETT CHAMBER LUNCHEON THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALL THE CHAMBER LUNCHEONS I'VE ATTENDED, THE GUEST

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NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. IT HAPPENED THIS YEAR.

AND SO MICHAEL GALLUPS, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER, ASKED IF THE CITY MANAGER WOULD SPEAK ABOUT THEIR SUCCESS IN THE BOND ELECTION AND CITY OF ROWLETT PASSED ALL THREE OF THEIR BONDS, AND IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD SPEAK ABOUT OUR SUCCESS.

AND BECAUSE MS. GRIFFIN IS OUR SENIOR TRUSTEE, SHE TOLD ME, I DEFER TO HER AND NOW I WISH I COULD HAVE A VIDEO.

I COULDN'T FIND A VIDEO, BUT SHE SANG THE SONG A, B, C, SIMPLE AS ONE, TWO, THREE.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'LL DO THAT TO US TONIGHT, BUT IF YOU REMEMBER, THE PORTION OF OUR BOND WAS BASED ON A, B, C'S, AND SHE SANG THAT SONG VERY WELL.

AND GOT AN APPLAUSE FOR THAT.

SO THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN.

EVERYBODY IN THE ROWLETT CHAMBER LUNCHEON WAS VERY THANKFUL FOR YOUR SINGING.

OKAY. I DID THANK THE ROWLETT CHAMBER BOARD.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE ROWLETT CHAMBER BOARD.

ROWLETT CHAMBER BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED US AND HAD SIGNS AND WE GOT A LOT OF HELP FROM THE ROWLETT CHAMBER MEMBERS.

I HAD ONE OF THOSE REALLY SPECIAL DAYS WHERE IT'S REALLY FUN.

AND MAYBE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE SERVE BECAUSE WE SERVE FOR NO MONEY.

AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE'VE PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS AND SO ON.

THIS MORNING, I GOT TO READ AND TALK AND SHOW PICTURES AND HAVE A MAP WITH 150 FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS AT HERFURTH IN THE MORNING. AND THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

I MEAN, I HAVE MORE FUN DOING THAT.

THE KIDS KNOW SO MUCH.

I'M ALWAYS SURPRISED AT HOW SMART THEY ARE.

AND THEN FROM THERE, RIGHT OVER TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS, WHERE I WAS A PART OF THE AWARD CELEBRATION.

NOW, I KNEW ON THURSDAY SOMETHING WAS MISSING.

NOW, I CAME BACK ON FRIDAY AND IT WASN'T MISSING ANYMORE.

IT WAS THE VOICE OF WILLIAM STADIUM, MR. JOHNNY BEACH, WHO WAS NOT THERE ON THURSDAY.

AND YOU COULD TELL EVERYBODY KNEW SOMETHING WAS MISSING IN THE WHOLE STADIUM.

HE DID APPEAR ON FRIDAY AND THAT I WAS IN THE SOFTBALL JUDGING.

THEN WE HAD A VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY BUSY SATURDAY IN THE MORNING, THE MANUEL AND MARIA VALLE FAMILY UNVEILING OF A TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKER THAT WAS AT AVENUE C AND SANTA FE.

THAT WAS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION.

AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY HAVE OUR STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING WITH THE NAMES OF THOSE TWO, THE FIRST LATINO CITIZENS IN GARLAND.

AND THIS WAS ANOTHER THIS IS A CELEBRATION WITH THE MARKER.

THE ROWLETT CHOIR WAS THERE AND THEY DID A I'M SORRY, THE GARLAND CHAMBER WAS THERE.

GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR WAS THERE.

AND THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB SINGING.

AND THEN LATER ON, AFTER A FEW HOUR BREAK, IT WAS THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FESTIVAL AT, WHAT IS IT, WINTERS PARK? IS THAT WHAT'S CALLED WINTERS PARK PUT ON BY JENNIFER WYNN IN THAT GROUP? IT WAS IT WAS REALLY AMAZING.

WHAT I LIKED BEST, I GUESS, IS THEY HAVE A FASHION SHOW.

AND I THINK I'VE BEEN TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE COUNTRIES.

SO IT REALLY WAS AMAZING.

WE ALL GOT RECOGNIZED.

AND THEN FINALLY, JUST YESTERDAY, THE SAME ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION THAT I'VE MENTIONED, WHAT WE DO IS AWARD FIVE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS EVERY YEAR TO KIDS WHO ARE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT, BUT CAN GO TO ANY OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND WANT TO EITHER MAJOR OR MINOR IN BUSINESS.

SO THE AWARDS GO TO DELLA GEORGE FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, KYRA MIMS FROM LAKEVIEW, ADRIEL KAWAS FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, KELLY WILLIAMS FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND CALEB FRIESEN FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MISS STANLEY.

I'M GOING TO KEEP IT BRIEF BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY, I FORGOT TO LIST IT.

SO WE'RE OFF THE HOOK TODAY.

BUT I DID MOST OF WHAT MR. GLICK SAID. I DID GET TO ATTEND THE PTA COUNCIL PTA DID AN ADVOCACY AT VIAL, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS THAT PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN AUSTIN AND TO GET ON TO THEIR EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS TO CALL AND MAKE YOUR VOICE KNOWN.

AND THAT WE JUST KIND OF TALKED ABOUT HOW IT MADE A DIFFERENCE IN A LOT OF THINGS IN PRIOR LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.

I ALWAYS FIND THAT REALLY INTERESTING WHEN WE CAN ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THEIR VOICE LIKE THAT.

AND THEN I THINK THE OTHER HIGHLIGHT WAS THE SPECIAL, THE TRACK AND FIELD.

I DIDN'T GET TO STAY FOR TRACK THIS YEAR.

I JUST DID THE FIELD PART THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND I WORKED AWARDS ON THURSDAY AND I REALLY THOUGHT I HAD IT DOWN.

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BUT I STILL HAVE SKILLS AS A PARENT AND I CATCH AND I CAN STILL CONTROL PRETTY DARN GOOD.

HUH MR. ADAMS? [LAUGHTER] YES.

I HAD A FEW FOOTBALL HOLDS WITH THEM AS THEY WERE.

I MEAN, BUT IT WAS A JOY.

BUT YOU FORGET JUST HOW MUCH ENERGY THOSE LITTLE ONES HAVE.

AND I KEPT REFERRING TO IT AS LIKE HERDING CATS BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST EVERYWHERE.

BUT IT WAS SO FANTASTIC.

IT WAS REALLY THE HIGHLIGHT, THE HIGHLIGHT.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN RELIVING.

THANK YOU. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.

YES, MR. PRESIDENT.

MR. GLICK, I THINK, TOOK US THROUGH THE WHOLE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THAT I ATTENDED, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.

I HAVE BEEN ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT THE AVID PROGRAM IN THE DISTRICT AND THE HISTORY TO WHERE WE ARE NOW IS HAS NOT BEEN JUST SO STRAIGHT, BUT IT IS SO.

I WAS AT NORTH GARLAND FOR THEIR GRADUATION BECAUSE AVID CLASSES HAVE GRADUATIONS EVERY YEAR.

IT'S PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE RECOMMENDATION, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS HIGHLIGHTING STUDENTS AND THEY ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGING THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE AND IN THE REGIONAL COMPETITION THAT AVID PUTS ON AND THEIR CONFERENCES IN THE SUMMER. THIS YEAR AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH, A YOUNG MAN BY THE NAME OF JOSE PEREZ LUNA WAS THE SENIOR CHOSEN TO GIVE HIS SENIOR STORY, WHICH WAS EXCEPTIONAL.

BUT HE ALSO RECEIVED $320,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND EMORY UNIVERSITY.

HE WAS NOT IN THE TOP TEN.

HE WAS IN THE TOP 10%.

BUT TO SEE THE JOY OF HIS FAMILY AND HEARING HIS STORY OF HOW HE GOT THERE.

NEVER BEEN TO ATLANTA.

IT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT'S THE JOY OF WHAT AVID BRINGS TO BASICALLY OUR STUDENTS.

SO I WAS EXCITED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM THAT EVENING.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR ALL OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU'VE MADE THIS SCHOOL YEAR TO OUR DISTRICT.

WE HAVE THREE MORE DAYS, SO HANG IN THERE AND LET'S FINISH STRONG.

THANK YOU. MR. SELDERS. YEAH, I ATTENDED A LOT OF THE EVENTS THAT MR. GLICK TALKED ABOUT AND ALSO ATTENDED THE SACHSE CHAMBER LUNCHEON, AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT LUNCHEON, BUT I GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR LISA COX SHARE ABOUT THE WORK THAT SHE DOES WITH THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND ITS COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SACHSE, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, WHAT SHE DOES WITH CAMPUSES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB.

THERE WERE TWO OTHER PANEL MEMBERS, AND SHE REPRESENTED GISD VERY WELL.

ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE GISD RETIREMENT BANQUET.

THERE WERE SO MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE ABLE TO KIND OF TAKE A BOW AND TIP THEIR HATS, AND NOW THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, MR. JOHNSON ALWAYS ENCOURAGED THEM TO RETURN TO THE DISTRICT TO STILL BE A PART.

AND YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY SUBSTITUTE TEACH OR WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE.

SO IT WAS REALLY FUN TO EXPERIENCE THAT.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE TEACHER HAD IT 45 YEARS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A THAT WAS HUGE.

YOU KNOW, 45 YEARS IN EDUCATION WAS BIG.

ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE NAACP SCHOLAR ATHLETES AWARDS EVENT.

THEY HAD OVER 75 SCHOLAR ATHLETES THERE THAT WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS NOT ONLY ON THE FIELD BUT ALSO IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND THE SPEAKER, MR. STEVE TURNER GAVE A GREAT, GREAT SPEECH, YOU KNOW, CHALLENGING AND GIVING SOME LIFE LESSONS AND ALSO CHALLENGING THE STUDENTS ALONG THEIR JOURNEY. AND I WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN A QUOTE THAT MR. RICKEY MCNEILL SAID, AND I THINK HE KIND OF MOVED EVERYBODY TO SOME DEGREE.

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AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, PRETTY, PRETTY HUGE TO HAVE STUDENTS HEAR THAT AND, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO SEE I MEAN, I HAVE ALL THESE GREAT GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS THAT I WANT TO MAKE ALL THIS MONEY, BUT THEN THERE'S THIS, YOU KNOW, THING THAT IF I HAVE A POTENTIAL TO DESTROY THAT WITH JUST A $5 DECISION, I THINK THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT, GREAT STATEMENT THAT HE MADE. TO MS. GRIFFIN'S POINT ABOUT AVID.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT LYLES MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHECK OUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING TO PROMOTE THEIR CTE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

AND I SPOKE WITH OVER 87 AND EIGHTH GRADE AVID STUDENTS ABOUT COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS, AND IT LED TO A GREAT DISCUSSION AROUND STUDENT EXPERIENCE. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT THE QUESTION WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE AND MOST PEOPLE WILL SAY HATE, BUT IT'S INDIFFERENCE.

AND SO I ASKED OUR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE COURSE OF THIS CONVERSATION, WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE AT SCHOOL IS GENERALLY GOOD? NOT SO GOOD OR IN THE MIDDLE.

AND I HAD FOUR STUDENTS TO ANSWER THAT.

IT WAS GOOD. AND ALL OF THE OTHER STUDENTS, FOR THE MOST PART, SAID THAT IT WAS KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE.

SO THEN I ASKED THEM WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE IT A GREAT EXPERIENCE? AND THAT WAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.

AND A LOT OF THEM WE DID AN EXERCISE WHERE THEY TURNED TO THEIR NEIGHBOR AND HAD THEM, YOU KNOW, SPEND 30S COMING UP WITH AN IDEA, AND EACH SECTION HAD A SPEAKER TO REPRESENT THAT SECTION.

AND I GOT SOME REALLY INTERESTING COMMENTS FROM STUDENTS.

MANY OF THEM WANTED TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO ADVANCED COURSES AND ADVANCED COURSE WORK.

THEY FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LEARNING IS INTERESTING, BUT THEY WANT MORE, WHICH WAS WAS GREAT.

MR. YEAGER YOU'LL FIND THIS INTERESTING.

THEY WANTED LESS TECHNOLOGY.

THEY EVERYTHING IS, YOU KNOW, IPAD OR CHROMEBOOK OR WHATEVER I WANT A PENCIL AND PAPER, I WANT TO FEEL AND LEARN.

AND THEY FELT LIKE THEY LEARNED BETTER THAT WAY.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING. I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT.

THEY VOICED THAT THEY WANTED MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER WITHIN THE CLASSROOM SETTING.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE PRINCIPAL WAS THERE.

SOME OF THE TEACHERS WERE THERE HEARING THIS AND, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE VOCAL.

AND THEN THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WANTED A SMALLER STUDENT TEACHER RATIO, WHICH THEY FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN A LARGER CLASSROOM, YOU KNOW, TEACHERS HAVE SO MUCH TO DO THAT SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH ALL OF THE STUDENTS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION.

AND I JUST ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTINUE TO EXPRESS THEIR VOICE TO THEIR TEACHERS, BECAUSE I THINK IF THEY DON'T SAY WHAT IT IS THAT THEY FEEL THAT THEY NEED, THE TEACHERS CAN'T READ THEIR MINDS AND THEY WON'T KNOW.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT, GREAT VISIT.

HAD ALSO A CHANCE TO GO TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOTH DAYS.

AND IT'S A PRETTY INCREDIBLE EVENT.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF MY FELLOW TRUSTEES TALKED ABOUT THE ENERGY OF THE STUDENTS.

BUT IT'S REALLY INTERESTING HOW SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND THEY THINK DIFFERENT ABILITY.

RIGHT? THESE STUDENTS ARE AMAZING IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO AND YOU JUST WATCH THEM PERFORM AND COMPETE.

THEY'RE SUPER COMPETITIVE.

AND I ENJOY IT BECAUSE THEY WANT THEY WANT TO DO THEIR BEST AND THEY WANT TO WIN.

SO IT WAS REALLY COOL TO EXPERIENCE THAT AND PARTICIPATE THERE.

THIS MONTH THERE WAS AN IB SENIOR ART SHOW AND EXHIBITION THAT WAS HELD.

I WASN'T ABLE TO GO TO GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, BUT I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH MS. HATTEN, WHO IS THE AP VISUAL ART INSTRUCTOR THERE.

WHEN THERE WAS THE EXHIBIT AT THE GRCTC, I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE PIECES THAT WERE THERE.

AND I TALKED TO HER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ACTUALLY ASKING AND SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO PRODUCED AND CREATED SOME OF THESE PIECES.

AND SO SOME OF THE SENIORS, IB STUDENTS SHOWED UP AT THE LIBRARY AND I MET THEM THERE AND WE JUST HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THEIR CURATORIAL RATIONALE BEHIND THE PIECES THAT THEY THEMSELVES CREATED.

SO NESSA, ANTHONY AND BEULAH WERE THE THREE STUDENTS THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH.

AND I THINK IT'S ONE THING TO BE A VIEWER OF ART.

LIKE YOU CAN SIT HERE AND YOU CAN WATCH IT AND YOU CAN COME UP WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS FOR YOURSELF.

BUT TO ACTUALLY SIT AND ASK QUESTIONS OF THE ACTUAL ARTIST WHO CREATED THE PIECE AND GET SOME IMPRESSION OF WHAT THEIR INTENTION WAS WHEN THEY CREATED THE ART AND ASK QUESTIONS AND THE INSIGHT THAT A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS HAD WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

THEY ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD IN A WAY THAT I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE ANSWERED, BUT IT WAS THEIR ART.

[02:55:02]

THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION AT WINTERS PARK WAS AWESOME.

THE VIAL HISTORICAL MARKER EVENT, THAT WAS AWESOME AS WELL.

AND I ATTENDED THE IB BANQUET LAST NIGHT AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY HAVE 39 SENIORS WHO WILL BE GRADUATING WITH FULL IB DIPLOMAS.

IT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THIS GREAT GROUP OF STUDENTS.

THEY HAD PERFORMANCES BY THE JAZZ COLLECTIVE AND THEIR ACAPELLA CHOIR, I THINK THE CELEBRATION CHOIR AND IN A GREAT MESSAGE BY ONE OF THE IB TEACHERS, MS. CONNOR. SO THAT'S WHAT I DID.

MR. BEACH.

WELL, I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT I'M THE VOICE OF WILLIAMS STADIUM FOR THE SPECIAL ED TRACK MEET, AND IT WAS A GREAT VENUE THAT WE ATTENDED.

I'M GLAD ALSO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE NAMES AT GRADUATION BECAUSE I'VE MESSED UP A LOT OF THEM AT THE TRACK MEET.

BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND I WANT TO THANK MRS. STANLEY, DIANA PECORINO AND DAVID MATTHEWS FOR HELPING AS FAR AS THE AWARD CEREMONIES AND WORKING THE PUTTING THE RIBBONS OVER THE KIDS HEADS, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM, THAT CAN BE A CHALLENGE. BUT I GOT A LOT OF HIGH FIVES AND I WILL DO IT EVERY YEAR THAT THEY ASK ME TO DO IT.

SO IT'S VERY ENJOYABLE TIME.

I DID ATTEND THE ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE, THE VALET DEDICATION, BUT THEN I ALSO GOT TO DO SOME PRETTY NEAT THINGS.

I GOT TO DO A PODCAST OVER THE UNITED STATES WITH PRINCIPAL TOVAR FROM MEMORIAL, AND IT WENT OUT TO OVER 10,000 VIEWERS. AND WE THERE WERE THREE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, ONE FROM WASHINGTON STATE, ONE FROM OHIO, AND ONE FROM FORT WORTH, THAT WE WERE ASKED QUESTIONS AND PINPOINTED QUESTIONS ABOUT.

WHAT IT TAKES TO SERVE, WHAT IT BE, WHAT IT WOULD OR WHAT YOUR ASPIRATIONS AS FAR AS YOU'RE WANTING TO BE A SUPERINTENDENT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO BE THERE? AND SO WE ENTERED THOSE QUESTIONS.

I GAVE A LOT OF ACCOLADES TO DR.

LOPEZ AND OUR DISTRICT AND WHAT HE'S DONE HERE, AND ALSO A LOT OF ACCOLADES TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE THERE.

AND FOLKS, WE ARE SO SIMILAR.

I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT TEACHER SHORTAGES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

WE TALKED ABOUT AS DIETITIANS, EVERYTHING FROM FROM A TO Z.

AND EVERYONE OVER IN THE UNITED STATES IS SEEING THE SAME THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.

SO DON'T FEEL LEFT OUT.

THE NICE THING IS WE'RE YEARS AND LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF THEM IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM.

HERE WE HAVE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE, AND IT'S RIGHT HERE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.

SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

ALSO, I WENT TO THE COOL CLICK LUNCHEON, WHICH IS I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE WEBMASTERS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT PRODUCE ALL THE WEBSITES FOR ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT REALLY MOTIVATE MARKET OUR DISTRICT AND OUR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, WEBMASTERS, FOR A GREAT LUNCHEON THAT YOU PUT ON THERE.

ALSO, I CAN'T WAIT.

I WENT TO THE GARLAND SPRING FOOTBALL GAME, SIT UP IN THE PRESS BOX AND HAD TO WATCH IT.

SO THE OWLS ARE GOING TO BE THERE.

OF COURSE, I BLEED BLACK AND GOLD.

I'M AN OLD GARLAND GRADUATES.

BUT I DID GO TO THEIR SPRING GAME TO KIND OF WATCH AND SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO I HOPE DANNY RUSSELL AND THEM PUT A GOOD TEAM ON THE FIELD AND I KNOW THEY WILL.

ALSO, I HAD TWO OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS THAT I NEED TO MENTION.

ONE IS I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK AND I DID AT AN UPWARD SOCCER SPORTS GAME AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH GARLAND.

AND THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT JUST THEIR KIDS GO TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY'RE OUT THERE.

AND I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT TEAMWORK AND THE SAME THING THAT WE DO HERE AS A BOARD AND HOW WE SERVE WITH ONE ANOTHER.

BUT I ALSO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE DISAPPOINTMENT SOMETIME THAT THAT ROLLER COASTER RIDE THAT WE HAVE AS INDIVIDUALS IN LIFE ABOUT THE UPS AND THE DOWNS AND NEVER GIVE UP, NOT ONLY IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT ANYWHERE THAT YOU ARE IN LIFE, BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY AHEAD FOR YOU IF YOU'LL KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

SO THAT WAS A VERY MEMORABLE MOMENT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THOSE PEOPLE AND THOSE TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

SO THAT WAS A GOOD THING.

AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAD A REALLY JOYFUL NIGHT.

THIS IS WHY I MISSED THE RETIREMENT BANQUET.

MY PRE-K GRANDDAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM STEADHAM ELEMENTARY AND WALKED THE STAGE WITH HER LITTLE CAP AND GOWN ON.

AND IT WAS QUITE AN EVENING THAT I GOT TO SEE HER DO THAT.

TEARS WERE RUNNING DOWN MY FACE WHENEVER SHE WAS DOING THAT BECAUSE SHE'S A BUNDLE OF JOY AND SHE'S A HOT MESS, BUT REALLY, REALLY GLAD.

BUT WHAT REALLY IMPACTED ME MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE AND REALLY MADE ME FEEL OLD.

SHE GRADUATES IN 2036.

SHE'LL BE A SENIOR.

[LAUGHTER] SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SENIORS COMING UP ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

WHAT A GREAT TIME FOR YOU FOLKS TO REALLY ENJOY WHAT'S FIXING TO TAKE PLACE IN THOSE THREE DAYS.

I WANT YOU TO BE SAFE.

DON'T DO ANYTHING CRAZY.

JUST COME OUT THERE AND REALLY HAVE A JOYFUL TIME WITH YOUR PARENTS.

[03:00:04]

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THOSE THOSE THINGS.

THANK YOU. MR. MILLER. THANK YOU.

I'LL TRY TO GO VERY QUICK.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR THEIR PATIENCE.

THANK THE BOARD FOR BEING SO INVOLVED IN OUR GISD COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, LARRY GLICK FOR MENTIONING THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY MISSED BECAUSE I KNOW THE HUGE CELEBRATION THAT OCCURS ANYTIME PRESIDENT JOHNSON HITS A BALL, THAT CLEARS THE WATER.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM ON THAT.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE DUPLICATE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, THE GRCTC, THE ART TOUR OR THE ART EXHIBIT THAT WE HAD THERE WAS EXCELLENT.

I WILL SAY THIS, I WANT TO STEP FURTHER AND I GOT WITH KAREN HATTEN AND I HAD ABOUT 30 OF MY FAVORITE PIECES FROM THAT EXHIBIT DISPLAYED IN MY BANK LOBBY FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH TO GIVE THOSE KIDS ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION THAT THEY MAY NOT GET IN ANY OTHER WAY.

ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS A SHAME, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR FINE ARTS, IS WE JUST NEVER HAVE A BIG ENOUGH VENUE TO GIVE THEM THE APPRECIATION THAT THEY DESERVE.

SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO HAVE THEM HOSTED.

THE PATTY GRANVILLE AWARDS FOR THIS PAST WEEK.

IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO A PEP RALLY, IT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE EXCITEMENT THAT'S IN THE ROOM WHEN THEY GIVE OUT THE PATTY GRANVILLE AWARDS AND THE VARIOUS FINE ARTS PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS FROM ALL SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS AT ONE TIME.

VERITEX BANK, THE EMPLOYER THAT I WORKED FOR FOR MAYBE 15 YEARS NOW, HAS PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO A TOP STUDENT CHOSEN FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL.

WE PROVIDE $700 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE SEVEN SCHOOLS AND THOSE THINGS ARE VERY APPRECIATED BY THE STUDENTS AND I'M VERY PROUD ALWAYS TO BE THERE TO BE ABLE TO HAND OUT THOSE AWARDS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT BOND MEETINGS BECAUSE WE'RE DONE WITH THOSE.

NOW WE GET TO GO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY, RIGHT? DR. LOPEZ THERE WAS A HOPE CLINIC CELEBRATION BREAKFAST THAT WAS EXTREMELY GOOD.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING THAT.

BUT THAT LEADS ME TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET FIRST HERE TONIGHT.

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST WILL BE THE EIGHTH ANNUAL WHEELS OF HOPE CAR SHOW, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY A LOT OF OUR GISD STUDENTS.

IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE NEWLY REMODELED AT THAT TIME SQUARE FOR DOWNTOWN GARLAND THE PRIOR WEEK OCTOBER 14TH IS THE GRAND OPENING AND SOME.

SOME FORMER GISD STUDENT NAMED LEANN RIMES WILL BE PERFORMING AT THAT EVENT.

SO SOME REALLY EXCITING THINGS GOING ON WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH THAT.

WENT TO THE WATSON STEAM EVENT.

I ALSO WENT TO THE GISD IB ART SHOW EXHIBIT AND FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T KNOW THIS, THE GISD ART DEPARTMENT.

I GREW UP WITH KAREN HATTEN.

I'VE KNOWN HER FOREVER.

AND SO FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS, IF NOT LONGER.

THE ART DEPARTMENT.

I USED TO HAVE CHALKBOARDS IN MY BANK LOBBY AND WE WOULD TRY TO GO DRAW ON THEM AND WRITE ON THEM AND DO VARIOUS THINGS TO MAKE OUR LOBBY INTERESTING.

AND WE JUST WEREN'T VERY GOOD AT IT.

SO I WENT TO KAREN A LONG, LONG TIME AGO AND SAID I'D BE WILLING TO MAKE A $500 DONATION TO THE GHS ART DEPARTMENT EVERY SPRING AND FALL IF YOU WOULD JUST FIND ME SOME TALENT TO DECORATE THESE CHALKBOARDS.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

WE BRING THEM IN, WE TAKE THEIR PICTURE, THEY SIGN RELEASES SO WE CAN POST THEM ON THE VERITEX SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES AND POST THEM TO GIVE THEM RECOGNITION AGAIN IN WAYS THAT THEY MAY NOT RECEIVE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY DO.

SO THANK YOU TO THE GHS ART DEPARTMENT FOR THE GREAT WORK THEY DO.

AND ONE LAST TIME, DON'T FORGET OCTOBER 21ST, DOWNTOWN GARLAND, THE WHEELS OF HOPE COME SEE SOME OF OUR KIDS.

THANK YOU ALL.

I WON'T BELABOR WHAT WE'VE HEARD BECAUSE SUFFICE IT TO SAY, I WAS AT PRETTY MUCH A LOT OF THOSE SAME EVENTS.

I WAS HONORED TO SPEAK AT SOME OF THEM TOO, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND I'VE ALREADY SKIPPED THE MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ONCE.

[VI.C.5. Message from Board President ( Part 2 of 2 )]

SO HERE BEFORE WE GET TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE 2022 TO 2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[03:05:02]

I THINK WE MADE TREMENDOUS COMMITMENT TO THE FINE ARTS IN THIS DISTRICT, AND I THINK WE'VE REALLY DEMONSTRATED THAT THIS YEAR WITH THE ACQUISITION OF BAND TRAILERS, WHICH WAS LONG OVERDUE.

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE BOARD FOR TAKING THAT STEP FORWARD.

I THINK WE'VE MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES IN PAY FROM LAST JUNE TO WHAT WE WERE EVEN TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

WE HAVE SENT A SIGNAL TO EVERYBODY, EVERY TEACHER, EVERY PARA, EVERY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IN THIS AREA NEEDS TO BE AWARE.

GARLAND IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS WHEN IT COMES TO COMPENSATION.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE BECAUSE WE'RE FAMILY.

AND THAT'S THE THING I'M MOST PROUD ABOUT, ABOUT THIS DISTRICT.

WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN FAMILY AND WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE FAMILY AND WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN.

SO I THINK THIS BOARD HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT TREMENDOUSLY.

AND LAST, IT WOULD BE VERY REMISS TO TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE HEAVY LIFT THAT CAME WITH PASSING A $1.3 BILLION BOND.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO THIS BOND.

THIS BOARD IS GOING TO GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE ONE THAT SECURED THE NEXT HALF CENTURY FOR THE STUDENTS OF THESE THREE COMMUNITIES THAT WE REPRESENT.

IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE FACE OF THIS DISTRICT.

I TOLD THE BOND COMMITTEE THAT IF WE GET THIS THING THROUGH, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LEGACY THAT OUTLIVES EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US IN THIS ROOM.

WELL, GUESS WHAT? IT'S GOING TO OUTLIVE ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT, TOO.

AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY DID, INCLUDING THESE SIX PEOPLE WHO ARE SITTING UP HERE WITH ME AND OUR GREAT SUPERINTENDENT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF MY THREE KIDS AND ON BEHALF OF MY THREE KIDS, GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO KEEP GOING. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THE LEGACY THAT COMES WITH SOMETHING LIKE WHAT WE DID WITH THE BOND.

AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FORGET ABOUT IN A FEW YEARS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO WALK INTO ONE OF THESE NEW SCHOOLS THAT WE BUILD 30 YEARS FROM NOW. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DID ALL THESE NIGHTS AND MAKING CERTAIN THAT HAPPENED.

WHAT THE BOND COMMITTEE DID ALL THOSE NIGHTS, WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF DID, ALL THOSE NIGHTS, PUTTING TOGETHER THE NUMBERS, WHAT EVERYONE DID, GOING TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE TOWN HALLS, WHAT THIS MAN DID, GOING TO 55 TOWN HALLS OR WHATEVER, IT WAS RIDICULOUS.

THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'M PRETTY CERTAIN HIS CHILDREN DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE HIM AT THE END OF IT.

BUT THE POINT BEING, THIS ACADEMIC YEAR HAS BEEN A HISTORIC ONE FOR THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE SHOUTED INTO THE NIGHT THAT WE'RE GOING TO STAY AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS AND WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, WE COMPETED WITH THESE ANTIQUATED FACILITIES.

WE WERE BETTER THAN OUR PEER DISTRICTS WITH BAD INFRASTRUCTURE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN WE HAVE BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE THAN THEY DO? WE'RE GOING TO DOMINATE WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FLOCK TO THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST PLACE FOR THEIR KIDS.

AND ON THAT, I LEAVE IT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

MS. GRIFFIN FORGOT TO MAKE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT.

[VI.D. Superintendent's Report]

YES, WE WERE INFORMED OF SOME PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENTS JUST TONIGHT OR EARLY, LATE AFTERNOON, AND WE MENTIONED ONE WITH CHERYL WILSON, AND THE OTHER PERSON IS MR. DUKE BARNETT, WHO WILL BE LEAVING COYLE AND BECOMING THE PRINCIPAL AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND FOR US THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

HE ACTUALLY WORKED AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL MANY YEARS AGO.

AND HIS SON AND MY SON WERE IN SCHOOL TOGETHER AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE TWO APPOINTMENTS.

WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.

EXCITING TIMES.

MR. SELDERS AND I HAVE GRADUATES THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW.

PERSONAL. THANKS. I KEEP TELLING THEM TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

HE HEARS IT ALL THE TIME.

[03:10:01]

HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING WITH THE TRANSITION OF NOT ONLY US MOVING HERE, BUT GETTING MY DAUGHTER SITUATED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT ARE GOING TO LAST A LIFETIME.

AND WITHOUT YOU IN THAT DIRECTION, I CAN'T SAY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT SURE FOOTED.

I ALWAYS BELIEVE IN THE BEST OUTCOMES WILL ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT NOT LIKE THE WAY THEY DID.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO GIVE US THAT DIRECTION, TO GET THE START AND TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS DISTRICT LIKE HOW EVERYBODY ELSE DID.

SO FROM OUR FAMILY TO THE SELDERS FAMILY, I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY IT'S GRADUATION WEEK.

IT'S EXCITING.

AND WHAT GRADUATION WEEK IN MAY IN GARLAND? YEAH. WHO THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE, RIGHT? BUT IT IS.

DON'T GET EXCITED. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.

BUT THAT'S ALL ABOUT CALENDAR STUFF, AND IT'S PRETTY DARN CLOSE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, SO FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR OUR KIDS.

WE GOT GRADUATIONS KICKING OFF ON THURSDAY.

WE GOT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

TODAY WE SPENT OVER AN HOUR RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND WE'RE NOT EVEN DONE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE IN JUNE, Y'ALL.

THAT JUST TELLS YOU THE CALIBER OF GREATNESS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE NEED TO CARRY THAT POSITIVE MOMENTUM FORWARD DURING THE SUMMER.

AND SOME OF THE SOME MAYBE AN AREA CLOSE TO YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING BREAKING DOWN FROM THE BOND.

YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON FROM THE BOND.

WE HAVE A HIGH, HIGH CALIBER WORKFORCE THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE CHILDREN AN THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE WE GET THESE PROJECTS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE DONE NOT ONLY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK PROMISED, BUT GIVING YOU SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WILL BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF.

AND AS THESE THINGS UNFOLD IN FIVE PHASES, I PROMISE YOU YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW SENSE OF PRIDE IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO I DO AGREE WITH OUR PRESIDENT AND SAYING FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS, BECAUSE WHAT WE DID WAS NOT ONLY SET THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS, BUT AS EACH BOND COMES, THE VISION THAT STARTED IN THIS 2023 BOND WITH THESE SET OF SEVEN TRUSTEES IS GOING TO PERMEATE THROUGH SPACE AND TIME.

I PROMISE YOU, AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO LOOK BACK AT THIS AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE OLD TIMERS AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED? BECAUSE BACK IN 2023, THAT BOARD DID A, B, C, AND D, I PROMISE YOU THAT.

DON'T FORGET, WATCH WITH THE WATCHFUL EYE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY SATISFIED, IMPRESSED.

AND YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO THANK THIS TEAM FOR DOING IT.

I DO WANT TO SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE TRUSTEES SINCE WE ELECTED TWO INCUMBENTS TODAY.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE OUT THERE WONDERING WHAT THEY DO, IT THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, WHAT DON'T THEY DO? THEY'RE VERY ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE VERY VISIBLE.

THEY CARE ABOUT THE DISTRICT.

THEY NOT ONLY MAKE THESE LEVEL DECISIONS THAT YOU GUYS SEE IN THE CAMERAS, BUT WHAT IS SPOKEN OFF THE CAMERAS.

YOU SAW HOW MANY THINGS THEY'VE ATTENDED DURING THIS MONTH SINCE APRIL.

SO MOST OF THE THINGS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP WAS APRIL TO NOW.

AND YOU HEARD ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING.

OKAY. AND WITH ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING, THEY HAVE FAMILIES, THEY HAVE LIVES, THEY HAVE JOBS, THEY HAVE ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, YET THEY VOLUNTEER.

AND SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY, WHAT SEPARATES PEOPLE FROM THE BOARD FROM JUST THE AVERAGE DAY CITIZEN, IT'S TRUE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THE PUREST FORM OF DEMOCRACY IS A SCHOOL BOARD, OKAY.

IT'S A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ELECTED TO OVERSEE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS EVERY SOCIETAL PRESSURE THAT WE SEE ON TV.

ALL OF THAT IS IS FOUND THROUGHOUT EVERY ANGLE OF EVERY COMMUNITY.

AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN 2018.

I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE BOARDS BEFORE THAT, BUT I CAN TALK ABOUT THIS BOARD RIGHT NOW HAS REALLY ANSWERED THE CALL EACH AND EVERY TIME, FROM COVID TO POST COVID TO LEARNING RECOVERY TO THE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO THE BOND AND NOW GOING INTO THE BOND PHASE ONE.

SO I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

IT'S NOTICED, IT'S APPRECIATED.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES ON THOSE DAYS THAT'S HARD TO GO TO MEETING NUMBER 55, I FELT LIKE NOW I KNOW WHAT THESE ARTISTS FEEL LIKE HAVING THE SAME PLAYLIST FOR EVERY CITY.

AND YOU GOT YOU CAN'T MESS UP THE CITY NAME, RIGHT? YOU CAN'T COME TO GARLAND AND SAY, HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? WHATEVER. RIGHT? SO YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THE CITY NAME AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF AND BE ON YOUR A-GAME.

I GOT A LITTLE TASTE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, AND AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT WHEN THE FRESHNESS WEARS OFF, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE GRIT.

[03:15:04]

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I THINK WE'RE READY TO GET TO THE AGENDA FINALLY.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT, IF I MAY, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. BEACH.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME JUST TO SAY THANK YOU, WES JOHNSON, FOR BEING PRESIDENT OF OUR BOARD THIS YEAR AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU WENT THROUGH.

I KNOW THAT YOU AS YOU'RE RAISING A FAMILY AND HAVING TO WORK AND ALSO WHAT GOES THROUGH BEING PRESIDENT OF THIS BOARD IS NOT EASY.

AND IT'S TOUGH DECISIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE AND COLLABORATE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE A PERSONAL THANK YOU FROM NOT ONLY ME PERSONALLY, BUT ALSO FROM THIS BOARD FOR THE JOB THAT YOU DID.

WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? NO.

IT IS 8:16.

WE'VE BEEN GOING FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS AND 15 MINUTES.

WE HAVE SOME TRUSTEES THAT HAVE REQUESTED A BRIEF BREAK.

SO WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS AT 8:16 AND WE'LL BE BACK ON AT 8:21.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS 8:30 AND WE ARE RETURNING FROM A RECESS AND WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP THE AGENDA WHERE WE LEFT OFF AT CONSENT AGENDA.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

[VII. Consent Agenda]

MS. GRIFFIN. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.

SECOND.

ON A MOTION BY MS. GRIFFIN AND A SECOND BY MR. BEACH. WE WILL OPEN VOTING ON THE APPROVAL OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

PLEASE REFLECT YOUR VOTE ON YOUR CLICKER.

MY CLICKER IS NOT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THERE IT IS. CLOSE THE VOTE.

THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.

NEXT ITEM IS ACTION ITEMS, NON CONSENT.

[VIII.A. Consider Approval of Recommended Contractor for the Multi-Campus Turf Replacement Project]

JAVIER FERNANDEZ.

THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.

LOPEZ. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS AN ACTION ITEM.

AND THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF OUR CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM REPLACEMENT OF TURFS.

AND THE TURF REPLACEMENTS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AT HBJ STADIUM, WILLIAM STADIUM, NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL, ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

THESE FIVE STADIUMS ARE TURF REPLACEMENT IS IN NEED, AND THE WORK IS GOING TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING ALL OF THIS WORK COMPLETED BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL.

WORKING WITH ATHLETICS, WE ARE COORDINATING ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BEING SCHEDULED FOR THOSE CAMPUSES AND THOSE STADIUMS AND ADJUSTING ACCORDINGLY FOR THE SCHEDULE.

WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT, WE'RE RECOMMENDING HELLAS CONSTRUCTION TO PERFORM THE SERVICES AT THESE THREE CAMPUSES.

WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE TURF.

ANYTHING THAT YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THAT BOARD.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. FERNANDEZ, ON THIS TOPIC? SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE MULTI CAMPUS TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOKLET TONIGHT. SECOND, ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON THE APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDED CONTRACTOR FOR THE MULTI CAMPUS TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES AT THIS TIME.

CLOSE THE VOTE. PASSES 7-0.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION, DECLARING EXPECTATION TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF FUTURE DEBT.

[VIII.B. Consider Approval of Resolution Declaring Expectation to Reimburse Expenditures with Proceedsof Future Debt]

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD TO THAT, MS. MAYO? I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD TO THAT, BUT I DID WANT TO SHARE THAT THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION DECLARING EXPECTATION TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF FUTURE DEBT.

GARLAND ISD INTENDS TO ISSUE DEBT FOR CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, ACQUIRING AND EQUIPPING PROJECTS INCLUDED IN EXHIBIT A THAT'S LISTED IN YOUR BOARD BOOK

[03:20:01]

SO THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE FUNDS BEFORE THE BOND SALE SO THAT WE CAN GET STARTED ON WORK NOW.

AND THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE BOARD BOOK FOR THE REVIEW OF EACH TRUSTEE PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION ITSELF? WE HAVE A MOTION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION.

BEFORE THE MOTION IS MADE IF YOU ALL WOULD CHECK YOUR FOLDER, THERE'S A SPECIFIC VERSION THAT YOU NEED TO READ TO MAKE THIS MOTION.

IT'S ON BLUE PAPER.

SO WHOEVER CHOOSES TO MAKE THAT MOTION, IF YOU READ WHAT'S BEEN PROVIDED FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] MR. MILLER. [INAUDIBLE] MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, DECLARING THE EXPECTATION TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS TO BE ISSUED FROM THE MAY 6TH, 2023, BOND ELECTION AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS.

OTHER MATTERS, INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO.

ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION, DECLARING EXPECTATION TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF FUTURE DEBT.

PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT AT THIS TIME.

CLOSE THE VOTE. PASSES 7 TO 0.

NEXT ENTRY IS WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ACTION.

ITEM C, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR THE NAACP BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT AT HBJ STADIUM.

[VIII.C. Consider Approval of Resolution for NAACP Back-to-School Event at HBJ Stadium]

LOPEZ AND TRUSTEES.

THE RESOLUTION ALLOWING THE NAACP TO USE THE HBJ STADIUM FOR THE AUGUST 19TH BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT WAS PRESENTED AT THE MAY ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE TO THIS ITEM SINCE THAT MEETING.

ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

MR. GLICK AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD? NO FURTHER COMMENTS, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR NAACP BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT AT HBJ STADIUM.

SECOND, ON A MOTION BY MR. GLICK AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION FOR THE NAACP BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT AT HBJ STADIUM.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE NOW.

CLOSE THE VOTE. IT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ENTRY IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL TEK CERTIFICATION.

[VIII.D. Consider Approval of Annual TEKS Certification]

CADDELL. MR. JOHNSON TRUSTEES.

GOOD EVENING. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS ITEM SINCE IT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

MR. GLICK IS CHAIRMAN.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO, SIR. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION, SIR.

IF YOU'RE READY, I'M READY.

A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL TEK CERTIFICATION.

SECOND. ON A MOTION BY MR. GLICK AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL TEK CERTIFICATION AT THIS TIME.

CLOSE A VOTE. THANK YOU.

THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT IS ACTION ITEM E, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 22-23 GENERAL FUND.

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

LOPEZ. THIS THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE COMMITTEE FOR THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND.

MR. BEACH CHAIRMAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD? NOTHING. AT THIS TIME. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 22-23 GENERAL FUND AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET AND AS WE AS WE DISCUSSED. A MOTION DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 22-23 GENERAL FUND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT AT THIS TIME.

CLOSE THE VOTE.

THAT PASSES 7-0.

THANK YOU, MISS MAYO. NEXT ITEM UP IS NEW BIDS.

WE APPEAR TO HAVE EIGHT NEW BIDS, ALL OF WHICH I BELIEVE WERE CONSIDERED AT COMMITTEE.

CORRECT, SIR? YES, SIR. WE HAD I BELIEVE THERE WERE TWO CHANGES MADE IN TWO CONTRACTS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.

I BELIEVE THOSE WERE ITEMS F5 AND F7, WHICH WERE BASICALLY CHANGES IN THE FUNDING SOURCES AND AMOUNTS.

SO BASED ON THOSE CHANGES AND HOW THEY HAVE ALTERED FROM COMMITTEE, I COULD TAKE A CONSOLIDATED MOTION ON THE

[03:25:08]

MR. YEAGER IS SHAKING HIS HEAD, NO, YOU NEED TO TAKE THEM ALL INDIVIDUALLY.

THAT'S NOT HOW THE MOTIONS HAVE.

THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN LISTED ON OUR VOTING SYSTEM.

THEY WERE EITHER GOING TO BE TAKEN AS A WHOLE WITH NO CHANGES PROVIDED FROM COMMITTEE OR INDIVIDUALLY PROVIDED WITH THESE CHANGES IN FUNDING SOURCES AND AMOUNTS.

VERY GOOD. THEN WE WILL MOVE TO CONTRACT 32-23-01.

[VIII.F.1. Contract #32-23-01 - Consider Approval of Purchase of Firefighting Equipment and Repair Services]

MR. BOOKER. NO CHANGES SINCE THE COMMITTEE MEETING, SIR.

OKAY. BOARD. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MOVE FOR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.

SECOND ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. WE WILL NOW OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 32-23-01 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT REPAIR SERVICES.

PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT AT THIS TIME.

YEAH. SOMEBODY MESSED IT UP.

NOW, NOW WE CAN.

NOT QUITE. NOW WE CAN GO.

CLOSE THE VOTE. THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ITEM IS CONTRACT 51-22 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF WAREHOUSE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

[VIII.F.2. Contract #51-22 - Consider Approval of Purchase of Warehouse Material Handling Equipment for Student Nutrition Services (SNS)]

ANY QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD OR MOTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF WAREHOUSE MATERIAL, HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES AS PRINTED OUR BOARD BOOKLET.

[INAUDIBLE] ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MS. STANLEY, WE'LL OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 51-22 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF WAREHOUSE MATERIAL, HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

CLOSE THE VOTE. AND THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ITEM IS CONTRACT 215-23.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CARPENTRY, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND TRADES.

[VIII.F.3. Contract #215-23 - Consider Approval of Purchase of Carpentry Materials, Supplies and Trades]

ONCE AGAIN, NO CHANGES TO THIS CONTRACT SINCE THE COMMITTEE MET.

ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? ANY MOTIONS BOARD? SEEING NONE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 215-23 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CARPENTRY, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND TRADES PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOKLET.

SECOND IT ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.

WE WILL NOW OPEN THE VOTE ON CONTRACT 215-23 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CARPENTRY, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND TRADES.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE AT THIS TIME.

THAT PASSES 7-0.

MOVING ALONG TO CONTRACT 302-23-06 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES FOR MATH.

[VIII.F.4. Contract #302-23-06 - Consider Approval of Purchase of Instructional Material and Supplies for Math]

ONCE AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT WAS REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE AND HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES SINCE THAT COMMITTEE MEETING.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS OR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 302-23-06 THE APPROVAL TO PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES FOR MATH AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET.

I SECOND IT ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 302-23-06 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR MATH.

CLOSE THE VOTE.

THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE CONTRACT 397-23-08.

[VIII.F.5. Contract #397-23-08 - Consider Approval of Purchase of Instructional Software, Products and Services]

MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR.

THAT CONTRACT WAS REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE, BUT SINCE THE COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FUNDING SOURCE HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM 211 TO 281.

ESSER TWO. SAME AMOUNT, SAME VENDOR.

WE JUST CHANGING THE FUNDING SOURCE FROM 211 TO ESSER TWO.

ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 397-23-08 THE APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOK.

AND I GUESS THAT'S IT.

SERVICES. YEAH, THAT'S READING OUR BOARD BOOKLET.

SECOND.

ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MR. MILLER, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 397-23-08 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT AT THIS TIME.

CLOSE THE VOTE.

THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE CONTRACT 499-23-03.

[VIII.F.6. Contract #499-23-03 - Consider Approval of Recommended Contractor for Hudson MS Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement – Phase 2]

MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS WAS REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE WITHOUT ANY CHANGES.

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS OR MOTIONS.

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT NUMBER 499-23-03 AS WRITTEN IN OUR BOOK FOR THE RECOMMEND HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL SANITARY SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT PHASE TWO.

SECOND ON A MOTION BY MISS STANLEY AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 499-23-03 APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED CONTRACTOR FOR THE HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL SANITARY SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT, CAST YOUR BALLOT AT THIS TIME. CLOSE THE VOTE.

PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE CONTRACT 240-23.

[VIII.F.7. Contract #240-23 - Consider Approval of Purchase of Computer Workstations, Laptops and Related Items]

THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO CONTRACTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE RESULT OF A CHANGE.

THE VENDOR REMAINS THE SAME AS LENOVO.

THE CONTRACT ADDITIONAL AMOUNT ADDED WAS $8 MILLION, GOING FROM $1.8 TO $9.8 MILLION.

THAT FUNDING IS BEING CHANGED TO REPRESENT THE $8 MILLION INCREASE COMING OUT OF ESSER TWO.

OKAY. BOARD ANY QUESTIONS OF THIS, MR. GLICK? YES, SIR. ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE HANDOUT WE GOT TONIGHT, IT JUST LISTS A TITLE I WAS KIND OF WAS SURPRISED TO SEE IT, SAYS NANCY NUNEZ, CONSTRUCTION BOND SPECIALISTS.

[INAUDIBLE].

THE BACK PAGE OF WHAT WE GOT TONIGHT.

YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS.

OH, OKAY.

SHE WAS ASSIGNED THIS PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONTRACT DUE TO SOME OF THE SHORTAGES WE'VE HAD WITH BUYERS.

SO SHE TOOK ON THIS CONTRACT TO EVEN OUT THE LOAD.

SHE NORMALLY JUST WORKS ON CONSTRUCTION.

BUT SHE WAS ASSIGNED THIS TECHNOLOGY CONTRACT.

OKAY. WE HAVEN'T STARTED HIRING PEOPLE ON THE BOND YET.

RIGHT. OR MAYBE WE HAVE.

I DON'T KNOW. WELL, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, BUT THAT'S THE REASON MISS NUNEZ IS IS LISTED AS THE CONSTRUCTION BUYER FOR A TECHNOLOGY CONTRACT WAS JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE WE WERE SHORT A BUYER AND WE ASSIGNED SOME ADDITIONAL CONTRACT WORK TO HER WHILE WE FILL THAT POSITION.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS BOARD? OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WELL, I WILL ATTEMPT IT.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT NUMBER 240-23 AS AMENDED IN PRESENTATION TODAY. IS THAT HOW IT WORKS? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ON MOTION BY MISS STANLEY.

A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 240-23 WHICH IS APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF COMPUTER WORKSTATION LAPTOPS AND RELATED ITEMS AS AMENDED BY THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT AT THIS TIME.

CLOSE THE VOTE.

THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE CONTRACT 486-23.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ITEMS.

[VIII.F.8. Contract #486-23 - Consider Approval of Purchase of Audio Visual Equipment and Related Items]

BOARD ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

CONTRACT 486-23.

THE APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ITEMS AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOKLET.

SECOND.

MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT FOR 486-23, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ITEMS. CAST YOUR BALLOT AT THIS TIME.

CLOSE THE VOTE THAT PASSES 7-0.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM G.

RENEWAL BIDS.

[VIII.G.1. Contract #160-21- Consider Approval of Purchase of Single Sign-On (SSO) and Identity Lifecycle Management (ILM) Solution]

IT'S CONTRACT 160-21.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SINGLE SIGN ON AND IDENTITY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS.

MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR.

THIS WAS REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE WITH NO CHANGES SINCE THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

MR. PRESIDENT? YES [INAUDIBLE].

MOVE FOR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND, A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. BEACH. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 160-21 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SINGLE SIGN ON AND IDENTITY LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS.

[03:35:05]

CLOSE THE VOTE.

THAT PASSES 7-0.

DO WE HAVE ANY CHANGES, MR. BOOKER, ON ANY INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS UNDER SUBPART H? NO, SIR. NO CHANGES TO ANY OF THOSE CONTRACTS.

THEN, MISS HOGAN, I BELIEVE I'M CORRECT BY SUGGESTING THAT WE CAN TAKE THIS UP AS AN OMNIBUS MEASURE, CORRECT? NO. THEY WERE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY UNDER THE UNDER THE FEAR AT THAT TIME THAT THEY WOULD BE CHANGES.

SO I KNEW THAT THERE WERE CHANGES COMING TO SOMEBODY, DID NOT KNOW WHICH ONES.

THEN WE PLOT ON.

CAN YOU JUST READ THE CONTRACT NUMBER THOUGH? NOT FOR THE NOT FOR THE SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE YOUR VOTE.

YOU MUST DO THEM INDIVIDUALLY SO WE CAN MOVE QUICK.

WE WILL MAKE IT AS RAPID AS POSSIBLE.

FIRST UP IS CONTRACT 34-20-01.

[VIII.H.1. Contract #34-20-01 - Consider Approval of Increase in Awarded Amount for Classroom Furniture]

MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR.

ONCE AGAIN REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE WITH NO CHANGES.

MR. PRESIDENT. YES, MR. MILLER. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. BEACH WILL OPEN VOTING NOW ON CONTRACT 34-20-01 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR CLASSROOM FURNITURE.

CLOSE THE VOTE. THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT UP IS CONTRACT 310-22-02 TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

[VIII.H.2. Contract #310-22-02 - Consider Approval of Increase in Awarded Amount for Consulting Services for Higher Education]

MR. PRESIDENT. MR. MIILER. MOVE FOR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. WE'RE OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 310-22-02 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND WE WILL WAIT FOR A MOMENT.

THERE WE GO. NOW WE CAN VOTE.

CLOSE THE VOTE THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ITEM IS CONTRACT 273-19.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR DIGITAL SPORTS SOFTWARE.

[VIII.H.3. Contract #273-19 - Consider Approval of Increase in Awarded Amount for Digital Sports Software]

ONCE AGAIN REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE WITHOUT CHANGE BOARD.

MR. PRESIDENT. MR. MIILER. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED IN THE BOARD BOOK.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN VOTING ON CONTRACT 273-19.

APPROVAL OF INCREASED AND AWARDED AMOUNT FOR DIGITAL SPORTS SOFTWARE.

CAST YOUR VOTE AT THIS TIME.

. IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE TIME, LET'S RAISE HANDS ON THIS SO WE CAN KEEP MOVING.

THERE'S NO REASON TO KEEP CLICKING ON BUTTONS.

LET'S JUST TAKE OUR VOTES AS NORMAL.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND SHOW A HANDS IF YOU APPROVE THE MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES 7-0.

THANK YOU ALL. NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE CONTRACT 294-70.

[VIII.H.4. Contract #294-20 - Consider Approval of Increase in Awarded Amount for Broadcasting Supplies, Equipment and Services]

MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR.

REVIEW BY COMMITTEE WITHOUT CHANGE BOARD.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. PRESIDENT? YES, SIR.

I WOULD MOVE WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED IN THE BOARD BOOK.

SECOND, ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER. A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU APPROVE THE INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR BROADCAST SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES THAT PASSES 7-0.

NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER APPROVAL IN INCREASED AMOUNT FOR HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL SANITARY SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT.

[VIII.H.5. Consider Approval of Increase in Amount for Hudson MS Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement]

ONCE AGAIN REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE WITHOUT CHANGE.

MR. PRESIDENT. MR. MILLER. I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN OMNIBUS MOTION TO APPROVE THIS LAST ITEM AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

I THINK SECOND. I THINK SECOND.

YEAH. ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER IN A SECOND BY MR. GLICK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS AT THIS TIME ON THE APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AMOUNT TO HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL SANITARY SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT THAT PASSES 7-0 AS WELL. NEXT.

IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE AT 8:53 TO MOVE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[IX. Executive Session]

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5510.001.

IN THAT SEQUENCE, THE ENTIRETY OF IT, WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING DELIBERATIONS, REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES AND SECURITY AUDITS, INCLUDING DISCUSSION, DELIBERATION, REGARDING TEA INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS.

WE ALSO HAVE PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH BOARDS, ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS ADVICE OF ATTORNEY ABOUT PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SETTLEMENT OFFER ON A MATTER WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY AND THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO DISCUSS SEE PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY,

[03:40:07]

WE'RE GOING TO ALSO HAVE DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSING REGARDING THE SELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO IT IS 8:54 AND WE ARE NOW ENTERING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THIS TIME.

IT IS 11:49 P.M.

AND WE ARE RETURNING FROM CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I WILL CERTIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WAS NOT POSTED OR APPROPRIATE PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

[X. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]

[X.A. Consideration and possible action regarding the election of Board Officers.]

RICARDO LOPEZ. MR. PRESIDENT, IT WAS AN HONOR TO WORK BESIDE YOU FOR THE PAST YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CHILDREN OF GARLAND.

AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE STILL ON BOARD [APPLAUSE].

WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR PRESIDENT FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. MR. SUPERINTENDENT, I NOMINATE LINDA GRIFFIN.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY LARRY GLICK SECOND BY ROBERT SELDERS NO SECONDS.

NO SECONDS. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY LARRY GLICK.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

ANYONE OPPOSED? NO. MOTION PASSES 7-0.

CONGRATULATIONS MRS. GRIFFIN [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

AND THE HOUR IS LATE, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY.

THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

MADAM PRESIDENT.

YES. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ROBERT SELDERS AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

WOULD YOU SHOW YOUR SIGN BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND? THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. SELDERS [APPLAUSE]. MOTION PASSES 7-0 AND YES, THANK YOU.

AND THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR SECRETARY.

IS THERE? YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. JOHNNY BEACH FOR SECRETARY.

ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES 7-0 [APPLAUSE].

CONGRATULATIONS. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

MADAM PRESIDENT.

YES? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE DAPHNE STANLEY FOR THE ROLE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR IF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND.

THAT MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS STANLEY [APPLAUSE].

THIS CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY.

AND I WILL JUST SAY ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, AS THE PRESIDENT, MY NEXT STEP IS TO MEET WITH MS. HOGAN AND DR. LOPEZ.

AND THEN YOU WILL BE GETTING INFORMATION FROM US ONCE WE HAVE DISCUSSED HOW WE MOVE AND GO FORWARD FROM HERE.

THANK YOU. AND IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SO MOVED.

[XI. Adjournment]

THANK YOU.

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