[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]
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GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD MEETING FOR THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 26TH, 2023.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, WE ARE CELEBRATING NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TALK ON BEHALF OF THE HISPANIC, THE LATINO, THE LATINX, ALL OF THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP THIS DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR CULTURES, YOUR TRADITIONS AND YOUR FOOD.
SO WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE CELEBRATING THIS MONTH IN OUR DISTRICT.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND DECLARE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT AND THAT THE MEETING WAS DULY POSTED AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
PLEASE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
MY NAME IS TASHA KADIRA, THE REFINED LADY EAGLES TEAM CAPTAIN FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE MEETING, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE MEETING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE].
[III. Public Forum]
AT THIS TIME. WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 3, OUR PUBLIC FORUM.FIRST NAME WE HAVE IS LUCERO CAZARES.
GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT GRIFFITH AND SUPERINTENDENT DR.
LOPEZ. MY NAME IS LUCERO CAZARES RODRIGUEZ.
I LIVE AT 8314 MEADOWVIEW STREET, ROWLETT, TEXAS 75088.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER IN THE DISTRICT, AND I HAVE MANY, MANY, COUNTLESS FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE DISTRICT.
I BEGAN WORKING IN GARLAND ISD AT THE AGE OF 18 AS A PRE-K AIDE, WENT BACK TO SCHOOL, THEN GOT HIRED BACK AS A BILINGUAL TEACHER, WENT BACK TO SCHOOL JUST AS THE PANDEMIC HIT AND GOT MY MASTER'S OF EDUCATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH DIAGNOSTICIAN CERTIFICATION, AND I CURRENTLY WORK AS A DYSLEXIA TEACHER FOR THE DISTRICT.
ONE IS STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND THE OTHER IS THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL AND AUXILIARY PERSONNEL PAY.
THE FIRST ISSUE IS STUDENT DISCIPLINE.
CLASS SIZE HAS BEEN PLAYING A LARGE ROLE IN THE RISING PROBLEMS WITH DISCIPLINE.
THE LARGER THE CLASS SIZE, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT IS FOR STUDENTS BEHAVIORS TO BE MANAGED.
STUDENTS BEING IN THE WRONG PLACEMENT HAS ALSO CAUSED A GREAT CONCERN WITH BEHAVIORS.
MY SECOND ISSUE IS ESP OR SUPPORT AND AUXILIARY PERSONNEL PAY.
THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE HAD WE HAVE RECEIVED GREAT TEACHER PAY INCREASES, WHICH I'M VERY, VERY THANKFUL FOR SINCE I AM THE RECIPIENT OF SUCH RAISES.
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BUT OUR ESPS HAVE NOT RECEIVED THOSE KINDS OF RAISES.THEY ARE THE ONES WHO WE COULD NOT OPERATE WITHOUT THEM.
OUR ESPS ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE WORK WE DO.
WE NEED TO SHOW THEM ALL OF THEM THE CUSTODIANS, THE AIDES, THE CAFETERIA WORKERS, MAINTENANCE, BUS DRIVERS, GROUNDS CREWS AND MANY OTHERS I HAVE PROBABLY LEFT OFF THIS LIST HOW IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL THEY ARE FOR OUR DISTRICT.
THEY MAKE THEY DON'T MAKE WHAT WE MAKE AS TEACHERS.
THEY MAKE THE LEAST IN OUR DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR CONCERNS.
WE APPRECIATE IT. MR. SELDERS. NEXT NAME, STANLEY MAGE.
CHAIRMAN GRIFFIN BOARD MEMBERS.
I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY.
I'VE GOT SOME THINGS THAT'S BEEN ON MY MIND THAT I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU, AND I DON'T THINK YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THIS BEFORE, BUT LET ME START BY SETTING THE STAGE. WHAT DO YOU CALL AN ADOLESCENT THAT HAS GARNERED WISDOM? EXCUSE ME. THAT HAS GARNERED WISDOM.
HALLELUJAH. THANKS TO GARLAND ISD, I RETIRED FROM THE DISTRICT A YEAR AGO.
14. 15. WHAT IS THAT, 16 MONTHS AGO? ANYWAY, I'VE BEEN ENJOYING HAVING NOT HAVING THE RESPONSIBILITIES I HAD AS A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE IN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN MY NOT MY NEWFOUND STATE OF UN.
EXCUSE ME. UN UN RESPONSIBILITY.
I WAS A BIT RELUCTANT WHEN I WAS INVITED TO SERVE ON THE DISTRICT BOND STEERING COMMITTEE, BUT I REMEMBERED SOMETHING THAT DR.
LOPEZ ONCE SAID THAT RESONATES WITH ME TO THIS DAY.
AND THESE ARE PROBABLY NOT THE EXACT WORDS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO THIS EFFECT.
HE SAID IT'S BETTER TO GROW HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE CHILDREN THAN TO TRY TO FIX BROKEN ADULTS LATER.
AND I THOUGHT, WHAT A PROFOUND STATEMENT OF THE MISSION FOR THE DISTRICT.
AND I THOUGHT, WOW, THAT'S THAT IS THE PRIME DIRECTIVE REALLY FOR THE DISTRICT.
SO LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME, I WAS DRAWN BACK INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
AT THE TIME I JOINED THE COMMITTEE I WAS SKEPTICAL THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD SUPPORT SUCH AN INITIATIVE BEING THE ECONOMY OF THE TIME.
I HAD TO ASK MYSELF, HOW DID THIS POSSIBLY HAPPEN? WELL, APPARENTLY THIS BOARD, THIS SUPERINTENDENT, HAS DONE A MARVELOUS JOB OF GARNERING THE TRUST AND RESPECT OF OUR PUBLIC CITIZENS, AND THAT INCLUDES MYSELF.
I THINK IT REALLY SORT OF THERE WAS A TIPPING POINT ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR TRANSPARENCY, THE TRANSPARENCY IN OUR TRADITIONAL FINANCES SO THAT PEOPLE, THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY KNOW HOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE, AND I HOPE THAT I AM NOT THE LONE RANGER WITH THIS SENTIMENT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WONDER, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD SUPPORT WHAT I HAVE SAID TONIGHT? I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU STAND UP [APPLAUSE].
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 4 INFORMATION ITEMS A EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE.
[IV.A. Evidence of Excellence ]
MR. JASON WHEELER.FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK TASHA FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESENTING OUR PLEDGES TONIGHT.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
PTA IS A NETWORK OF MILLIONS OF FAMILIES, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS DEVOTED TO YOUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND THE PROMOTION OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS.
IN GISD, THE IMPACT OF PTA IS NO DIFFERENT.
THE NATIONAL PTA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION PROGRAM OPENS THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL THINKING WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO MAKE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS AND YIELD POSITIVE RESULTS.
SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND RECOGNIZING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LOCAL PTAS AND SCHOOLS TO ENRICH ALL STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND OVERALL WELL-BEING.
OUR FIRST SCHOOL IS SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY [APPLAUSE].
OUR NEXT SCHOOL IS KEELEY ELEMENTARY [APPLAUSE].
NEXT LIBERTY GROVE ELEMENTARY [APPLAUSE].
NEXT BRANDENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL [APPLAUSE].
OKAY AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL [APPLAUSE].
GUESS THE LAST TWO DIDN'T MAKE IT IN AT THE VERY END.
BUT WE'D LIKE TO TAKE PICTURES WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].
[IV.B. Going the Extra Mile (GEMs)]
ITEM B GOING THE EXTRA MILE.WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE GOING THE EXTRA MILE RECIPIENT BEATRIS GUFFEY.
PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
TONIGHT, IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO PRESENT THE GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD TO A TEACHER WHOSE ACTIONS AND DEDICATION EMBODY THE VERY ESSENCE OF THIS ACCOLADE. SO WOULD PLEASE, BEATRIS GUFFREY, PLEASE COME UP.
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SHE'S NOT JUST AN EDUCATOR, BUT A BEACON OF INSPIRATION.HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HER STUDENTS IS EVIDENT IN HER COUNTLESS HOURS AT SCHOOL, ARRIVING EARLY AND STAYING LATE, ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD RECEIVES THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE.
BUT WHAT TRULY SETS BEATRIS APART IS HER INNATE ABILITY TO ADAPT AND INNOVATE.
HER COWORKERS SAY SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT EVERY CHILD IS UNIQUE AND TAILORS HER INSTRUCTION TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLES. SHE CONSTANTLY SEEKS NEW AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODS.
WHEN SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK, SHE'S THE FIRST TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND PIVOT TO A BETTER APPROACH.
HER CLASSROOM IS A TESTAMENT TO HER DEDICATION FILLED WITH VARIOUS SEATING OPTIONS PURCHASED FROM HER OWN POCKET TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT FEELS COMFORTABLE AND ENGAGED.
HER COWORKERS GO ON TO SAY, THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR, BEATRIS HAS EXEMPLIFIED WHAT IT MEANS TO GO THE EXTRA MILE WHILE ALREADY MANAGING HER REGULAR RESPONSIBILITIES SHE HAS TAKEN ON THE ADDED ROLE OF COVERING FOR MATERNITY LEAVE ON CAMPUS.
SHE HAS SEAMLESSLY STEPPED INTO THE SHOES OF TWO TEACHERS, ENSURING THAT ALL RESOURCE STUDENTS HAVE A SCHEDULE ASSISTING SUBSTITUTES WITH LESSON PLANS AND MEETING DEADLINES WITH PRECISION.
AND SHE HAS ALL DONE THIS WITH UNPARALLELED PROFESSIONALISM AND GRACE.
BEATRIS, YOUR DEDICATION, PASSION AND RESILIENCE ARE TRULY COMMENDABLE.
YOU ARE NOT JUST TEACHING SUBJECTS YOU ARE SHAPING FUTURES.
AND WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A GEM FOR YOU.
NEXT INFORMATION ITEM GOING 4C, INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS.
[IV.C. Introduction of District Administrators]
DR. GRADYNE BROWN.GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SOME OF THEM YOU MAY BE ABOUT TO MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AND I WILL BEGIN WITH OUR NEW WHO YOU MET AT OUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETING.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET ELISA CORDOVA LONG [APPLAUSE].
ELISA CORDOVA LONG COMES TO US FROM DALLAS ISD WITH 23 YEARS OF BUDGETING EXPERIENCE.
IN 2000, ELISA BEGAN HER CAREER WORKING IN THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL DEPARTMENT.
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OPERATIONS, POLICE AND SECURITY, COMMUNICATION SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS, EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND ATHLETICS.WOW. IN 2012, ELISA RETURNED TO BUDGET SERVICES UNDER THE DISTRICT'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, WHERE HER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED STRATEGIC PLANNING, FORECASTING AND BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FOUR DIVISIONS.
SHE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT TO OBTAIN THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL'S MERITORIOUS BUDGET AWARD, AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION'S DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD.
SHE WAS TASKED WITH MANAGING THE SUPPORT STAFF AND EVENT WORKERS FOR ALL 9 STADIUMS AND 55 CAMPUSES ATHLETIC EVENTS. SHE ALSO OVERSAW THE PAYMENT OF EVENT WORKERS, ALL GAME OFFICIALS COACHING STIPENDS AND ALL PROCUREMENT ITEMS. IN HER TIME IN ATHLETICS, SHE IMPLEMENTED THE ONLINE TICKETING SYSTEM, NEW SOFTWARE FOR PAYING OFFICIALS AND ORACLE ROUTING, FOR PAYING AND RECONCILING COACHING STIPENDS AND STREAMLINED MULTIPLE PROCESSES TO ENSURE THE DEPARTMENT WAS BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
IN OUR MOST RECENT ROLE WITH DALLAS ISD ELISA SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BUDGET SERVICES AND OVERSAW THE GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL CENTRAL OFFICES, ASSISTED WITH VARIOUS ENTERPRISE DEBT SERVICES AND FOOD SERVICES FUNDS, AS WELL AS PREPARED THE MONTHLY BUDGET AMENDMENT.
ELISA IS A GRADUATE OF BISHOP DUNN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE OAK CLIFF COMMUNITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS.
SHE EARNED HER BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE WITH A CONCENTRATION IN FINANCE FROM TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE.
SHE IS TASBO AND NIAA CERTIFIED.
ELISA HAS A PERSONAL FAN BASE CONSISTING OF HER HUSBAND, KENNETH LONG, HER DAUGHTER ANTONIA, THREE BONUS CHILDREN, ONE GRANDBABY AND THREE SETS OF PARENTS.
OH, AND TWO FUR BABY BABIES AND MANY MORE FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COMMUNITY OF GARLAND I PRESENT MRS. ELISA CORDOVA LONG [APPLAUSE].
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. NEXT I WILL INTRODUCE TO YOU SOMEONE WHO'S FAMILIAR TO YOU. MISS.
DR. GILMORE, PLEASE COME FORWARD [APPLAUSE].
DR. GILMORE HAS RECENTLY BEEN APPOINTED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE.
DR. GILMORE HAS SERVED AS A PUBLIC EDUCATOR FOR 17 YEARS.
SHE BELIEVES THAT AS EDUCATORS, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING STUDENTS CULTIVATE THE LIFE OF THEIR DREAMS. HER MISSION IS TO FACILITATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT CHALLENGE THINKING, USE RESOURCES TO IGNITE STUDENT INTEREST AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES NEEDS.
BEFORE JOINING GARLAND ISD IN MAY 2019, DR.
SHE IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, A NATIONAL CERTIFIED COUNSELOR AND THREE TIME RECIPIENT OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION'S COUNSELORS REINFORCING EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS IN TEXAS CREST AWARD.
SHE SERVES AS THE DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP FOR THE LONE STAR STATE SCHOOL COUNSELING ASSOCIATION AND IS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL P-16 COUNCIL.
UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE GARLAND ISD, MEMBERS OF THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT HAVE EARNED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES, INCLUDING TWO TEXAS SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS, THE SEL FOR TEXAS VISIONARY AWARD AND THE NATIONAL POST-SECONDARY STRATEGY INSTITUTE'S POWER OF
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HOPE AWARD.DR. GILMORE HAS PRESENTED AT STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS, SHARING INSIGHTS ON POST-SECONDARY READINESS, COUNSELOR, ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY. SHE RECEIVED THE GASB 2023 PARTNER IN EDUCATION OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD.
DR. GILMORE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, A MASTER'S DEGREE IN COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT FROM TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT COMMERCE AND A DOCTORATE DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU DR.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. LOPEZ. WHEN I JOINED THE GARLAND ISD FAMILY, I WAS SO EXCITED.
AND I STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT JUST AS EXCITED.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUOUS SERVICE.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU SOMEONE WHO HAS RETURNED HOME TO US, OUR DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, JAMES J.
DEARING [APPLAUSE]. JD IS EXCITED TO REJOIN GARLAND ISD AS THE DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
HE LATER GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.
JD'S FIRST CAREER WAS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE HE GRADUATED FROM THE DALLAS SHERIFF'S OFFICE ACADEMY AND LATER WORKED FOR THE CARROLLTON CARROLLTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER.
FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS JD HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROFESSION IN THE ROLES OF TEACHER COACH, TEAM LEADER, DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND ADMINISTRATOR AT BOTH CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LEVEL.
HE STARTED HIS EDUCATIONAL CAREER RIGHT HERE IN GARLAND ISD, WHERE HE WORKED AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL FOR 11 YEARS AS A TEACHER AND COACH. FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, HE HAS WORKED FOR PLANO ISD, FIRST AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS AS PLANO ISD'S FIRST EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COORDINATOR.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO HIM TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO BE A CREATIVE THINKER, A PROBLEM SOLVER, POSSESS STRONG LONG RANGE PLANNING ABILITIES AND BE AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS.
JD ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND RECENTLY LOST HIS WIFE OF 23 YEARS.
THEY HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS WHO ARE 20 AND 20 AND 17 YEARS OLD.
JD HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS AND HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY TO HELP TO HELP HIS HOMETOWN GARLAND ISD COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE PROUDLY SERVE.
PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
LOPEZ. I AM HUMBLED TO BE BACK IN GARLAND ISD, WHERE I'VE HAD SO MANY MEANINGFUL EVENTS IN MY LIFE TAKE PLACE, AS DR.
BROWN MENTIONED I GREW UP HERE.
BUT THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS NOT FOR ANY SENTIMENT FOR ME PERSONALLY, BUT TO BRING ACCOLADES TO GARLAND ISD AND THE COMMUNITY OF HOW THEY'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME AND IN THE DARKEST OF MY TIMES, THEY'VE BEEN RIGHT THERE BEHIND ME THE WHOLE WAY.
SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
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I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO BEING THE FIRST EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DIRECTOR AND TAKING THAT IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION FOR THE DISTRICT THAT'S DONE SO MUCH FOR ME.SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU. ALSO THANK YOU, DR.
BROWN. I ALSO HAVE MY MOM AND DAD HERE AS WELL.
SO THEY'RE OLD GARLAND PEOPLE [APPLAUSE].
AND I SAY THAT WITH ENDEARING TERMS SO.
OKAY. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS BUDGET ASSETS, EDMUND LEE [APPLAUSE].
EDMUND LEE IS FROM OAHU, HAWAII, BUT CAME TO NORTH TEXAS IN PURSUIT OF HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION.
HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS WITH A BS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
FOR THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF HIS CAREER MR. LEE WORKED IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR FOR TRINITY INDUSTRIES AS A PROCUREMENT MANAGER AND FOR PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPER AS A SENIOR COMMODITY MANAGER.
MR. LEE BEGAN HIS PUBLIC EDUCATION CAREER IN DALLAS ISD AS A PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST UNTIL HE WAS PROMOTED TO MAINTENANCE BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUDGET ANALYST.
IN 2015, MR. LEE JOINED GARLAND ISD AS THE FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS MANAGER.
HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS HAS PROVIDED HIM WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SKILLS THAT CONTINUE TO BE AN ASSET TO GISD ORGANIZATION. HIS OUTSIDE THE BOX PERSPECTIVE, ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, AS WELL AS HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE AREAS OF MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES, PURCHASING CONTRACTS AND MANAGING BUSINESS OPERATION BUDGETS HAVE PREPARED MR. LEE FOR HIS NEW ROLE AS DIRECTOR.
ADDITIONALLY, HE HOLDS HIS CERTIFIED TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION FROM TASBO.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. EDMUND LEE [APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT.
LOPEZ. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. MY NEXT INTRODUCTION IS OUR DIRECTOR OF GRANTS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT, MS. SHERMIKA NELSON-FLUKER [APPLAUSE].
HER DEDICATION TO CONTINUOUS GROWTH INCLUDES A TRIAD OF DEGREES, A BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST DEGREES.
ADDITIONALLY, SHE IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HER DOCTORATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.
IN 2010, SHERMIKA JOINED THE GARLAND ISD COMMUNITY.
SHERMIKA STATES THAT IN HER NEW ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF GRANTS, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT, SHE STANDS FIRM AND POISED WITH DETERMINATION TO FIND INNOVATIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT FOSTER A BRIGHTER AND PROMISING EDUCATIONAL FUTURE FOR THE STUDENTS OF GARLAND ISD.
MS. SHERMIKA NELSON-FLUKER [APPLAUSE].
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THANK YOU, DR. BROWN.PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
I AM PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO EACH OF YOU FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF GRANTS, DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT.
YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME IS BOTH AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE, I AM EAGER TO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXCELLENCE OF GARLAND ISD AND SERVE AS A DEDICATED STEWARD OF OUR SHARED VISION.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. NEXT, SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, OUR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES SYSTEMS, EBONEY FORTE.
MS. FORTE [APPLAUSE]. RAISED IN PARIS, TEXAS, EBONEY DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR LEARNING EARLY.
HER MOTHER'S PASSION FOR EDUCATION MADE AN INDELIBLE MARK ON EBONEY'S FUTURE.
AS A THIRD GENERATION LION EBONEY ATTENDED A&M COMMERCE, GRADUATING WITH A BA IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AFTER COMPLETING A CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP. EBONEY EARNED A JURIS DOCTOR FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW.
WHILE IN LUBBOCK, SHE WORKED WITH LEGAL AID OF NORTH AND THE INNOCENCE PROJECT.
A FORTUITOUS CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH THE LEGENDARY GARLAND NICHOLS LED HER TO BECOME A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN GISD.
THE SKILLS SHE LEARNED AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HELPED HER TRANSITION INTO DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AS THE RESEARCH ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT MANAGER. HER COMMITMENT TO GARLAND ISD LED TO VARIOUS ROLES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING SERVING AS THE NAAMAN FOREST READY 1 TO 1 TECHNOLOGY COACH AND A TEACHING AND LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST.
A LIFELONG LEARNER, EBONEY HOLDS A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM STEPHEN F AUSTIN UNIVERSITY AND A DOUBLE MASTER'S IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY FROM FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY.
EBONEY ACTIVELY SEEKS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.
SHE HAS SHARED THE GISD EFFECT BY PRESENTING IT AT PRESTIGIOUS CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE NYU EQUITY CONFERENCES, NASB, [INAUDIBLE] AND TASB.
EBONEY IS AN INAUGURAL GARLAND ISD EQUITY TAX TASK FORCE MEMBER, FOCUSING ON ELIMINATING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP WITHIN GARLAND ISD. SHE IS THE PRESIDENT ELECT FOR THE GARLAND AREA ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE GARLAND COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES.
SHE STRIVES TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON EDUCATION BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
SHE IS A CO-FOUNDER OF EDCAMP INNOVATE, NORTH TEXAS AND EDCAMP CHANGE.
ADDITIONALLY, SHE IS A PROUD MEMBER OF SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MS. EBONEY FORTE [APPLAUSE].
PRESIDENT GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. LOPEZ WITH MY JOURNEY HERE.
AND IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW I'M A NERD.
I LIKE TO COMPARE IT TO LORD OF THE RINGS IN A GOOD WAY.
NOT ONLY DID I COMPLETE IT, I MOVED TO HEIGHTS THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BEFORE.
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NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR DIRECTOR FOR PAYROLL AND BENEFITS, MS. TERRI HEINEN.TERRI HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PAYROLL AND BENEFITS.
SHE HAS SERVED AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF PAYROLL AND BENEFITS BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2023.
BEFORE THAT, SHE SERVED AS PAYROLL OFFICE MANAGER, WHERE SHE SUPERVISED AND TRAINED OUR PAYROLL SPECIALISTS PROCESS MONTHLY AND BIWEEKLY PAYROLL RUNS AND WORK TO STREAMLINE OUR DISTRICT PROCESSES.
MS. HEINEN HAS BEEN A STEADY FORCE IN THE GISD FINANCE AND PAYROLL FUNCTIONS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND IS READY TO LEAD THE DEPARTMENT.
HER CHILDREN ALL GRADUATED FROM GARLAND ISD AND SHE IS A LONGTIME GARLAND ISD RESIDENT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU MS. TERRI HEINEN [APPLAUSE].
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
LOPEZ. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND SO HAPPY.
AND YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SMALL TEAM, BUT VERY MIGHTY.
AND I ALWAYS HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MRS. DAVENPORT, MR. DODDS, AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
NEXT SOMEONE YOU MET ALREADY, BUT YOU HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN FORMALLY INTRODUCED TO MS. STEPHANIE ROBERTSON, OUR NEW DIRECTOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, STEPHANIE [APPLAUSE].
STEPHANIE IS HUMBLED AND EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND SUPPORT CAMPUSES IN GARLAND ISD FAMILIES TO ENSURE EQUITY, ACCESS AND EXCELLENCE AS WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE A WORLD CLASS SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
MS. ROBERTSON HAS SERVED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN DALLAS ISD FOR MOST OF HER CAREER.
THERE SHE SERVED IN VARIOUS POSITIONS CLASSROOM TEACHER, TEACHER MENTOR, [INAUDIBLE] MEMBER, ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPAL.
SHE MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS A MANAGER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, SUPPORTING AND SUPERVISING MORE THAN 50 CAMPUSES AND A CONTINUUM OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MS. ROBERTSON IS A PRODUCT OF DALLAS ISD AND A PROUD GRADUATE OF SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL AND RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS FROM DILLARD UNIVERSITY IN NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, IN ENGLISH AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND HER MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM TEXAS A&M COMMERCE.
MS. ROBERTSON IS AN ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND A LIFELONG LEARNER.
SHE HAS ORGANIZED MANY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF AND HAS SERVED AS A PRESENTER AT THE TEXAS COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TCASE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU MS. STEPHANIE ROBERTSON [APPLAUSE].
SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, ALL TRUSTEES.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND BEFORE YOU.
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I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE GREATEST NEEDS, WE GET IT RIGHT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.SO AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU [APPLAUSE].
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MS. VERONICA JOYNER.
MS. JOYNER, WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD [APPLAUSE]? VERONICA SALGADO JOYNER STARTED HER 20 YEAR CAREER, 20 SEEMS TO BE A COMMON NUMBER TONIGHT.
HER 20 YEAR CAREER IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AND OFFICIALLY BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER AS A NON CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR AT 20 YEARS OLD.
TWO DAYS AFTER GRADUATING FROM SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH AND HISTORY, VERONICA WENT ON TO EARN HER TEACHING CERTIFICATE, A MASTER OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AND A MASTER OF ARTS IN SPANISH LITERATURE AND LINGUISTICS.
NOT LONG AFTER STARTING A THIRD MASTER'S PROGRAM FOCUSING ON ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION, HER HUSBAND AND FAMILY ENCOURAGED HER TO PURSUE HER DOCTORATE INSTEAD.
VERONICA IS FINALIZING HER DISSERTATION FOR A DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY AND ANTICIPATES GRADUATING IN 2024.
VERONICA IS THE PROUD DAUGHTER OF MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS TURNED AMERICAN BUSINESS OWNERS AND RANCHERS.
SHE WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVES HER PARENTS GRIT, PERSEVERANCE AND RESILIENCE LIVE WITHIN HER.
VERONICA STRIVES TO ENSURE HER PARENTS SACRIFICES WERE NOT MADE IN VAIN BY BEING A LIVING EXAMPLE OF THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER CHILDREN WHO DARE TO DREAM.
SERVING AS A CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LEADER VERONICA HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD A BROAD SPECTRUM OF IMPACTFUL WORK, FROM PRE-K STUDENTS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, CREDIT RECOVERY TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS. IT'S THE COMBINATION OF HER PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WHERE VERONICA DRAWS INSPIRATION FOR HER NEVER ENDING SEARCH FOR SUPPORTING THE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF DOERS AND DIFFERENCE MAKERS.
TOGETHER WITH HER HUSBAND JASON AND SWEET MOTHER MARIA, VERONICA SPENDS HER TIME WRANGLING FOUR YEAR OLD JACOB, COOKING HER ADULT FOR HER ADULT DAUGHTER, CAITLIN'S FAVORITE MEALS AND VISITING HER FAMILY CATTLE RANCH IN MEJIA.
VERONICA IS ALSO A PROUD ABUELITA GRANDMOTHER TO SIX MONTH OLD PARKER.
VERONICA LOOKS FORWARD TO BUILDING UPON THE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS SHE HAS FORMED SINCE JOINING GARLAND ISD IN 2016 AS SHE LEADS THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO COLLECTIVELY STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE ON THE JOURNEY TO BECOMING AN A RATED DISTRICT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU MRS. SOON-TO-BE DR.
PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ADAMS AND DR. RUSSELL, WHO PROVIDE EVERY OPPORTUNITY POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT MY TEAM AND I CAN HELP OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND CAMPUSES MAKE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS.
SO I KIND OF WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEM.
IF THEY WILL ALL COME UP THERE, WILL DIE RIGHT NOW.
BUT THESE AMAZING PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY THE ONES WHO DO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE PRESENT TO YOU ALL, AND THEY'RE THE AUTHORS OF REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
AND AND THEY DO SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
RIGHT. BUT THESE ARE THE MAGIC MAKERS OF THE RAD DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE MISSING DR. NEBLETT, BUT SMALL YET MIGHTY.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I TAKE THE TIME TO HIGHLIGHT THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE AMAZING PEOPLE.
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AND PARKER, IF YOU ALL WILL COME UP.ALL RIGHT. I MISSED SOME OF MY CARDS.
AND I HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE OVERLOOKED.
CAN YOU HAND YOUR CAMERA OFF TO SOMEBODY ELSE, MR. WHEELER? I HAVE HIS BIO, BUT IT WASN'T IN MY CARDS.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, MR. JASON WHEELER. AND WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? AND I THINK YOU CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOUR BIO.
YOU'VE HEARD ME ENOUGH TONIGHT.
SO BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
LOPEZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND I WILL SAY AND I TOOK THIS CUE FROM DR.
LOPEZ, YOU DON'T SAY BEST IN STATE.
YOU SAY BEST IN THE NATION COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.
WE'RE DOING INNOVATIVE THINGS.
WE'RE TELLING THE STORIES OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR PROGRAMS. AND YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT.
SO THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. AND THE WONDERS OF TECHNOLOGY [INAUDIBLE] . I'M GOING TO READ FOR YOU.
OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF COMPENSATION.
ANNALUZ, PLEASE COME FORWARD [APPLAUSE].
ANNALUZ HAS BEEN IN EDUCATION FOR 23 YEARS.
SHE STARTED HER CAREER AT THE REGION 19 HEAD START PROGRAM AS A PARENT, AND THROUGH VOLUNTEERING, SHE FOUND A NEWFOUND PASSION FOR WORK IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
THIS LED HER TO TAKE A POSITION AS AN OFFICE MANAGER AT THAT SAME HEAD START LOCATION.
ANNALUZ ATTENDED PARK UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.
SHE PURSUED AN OPPORTUNITY AS THE SECRETARY TO DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT CLINT ISD, WHERE HER PASSION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSION DROVE HER TO PURSUE A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM WEST WEBSTER UNIVERSITY IN HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND A MINOR IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
ANNALUZ AND HER HUSBAND RELOCATED TO THE DFW METROPLEX, WHERE SHE TOOK A POSITION WITH DALLAS ISD IN THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION, SERVING IN VARIOUS ROLES IN DISD INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS THAT INCLUDED TEACHER EXCELLENCE, INITIATIVE DATA AND DESIGN, STAFFING AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
AFTER SIX YEARS WITH HER MIND SET ON IMPROVING HER SKILL SET, SHE TOOK A CHANCE ON WHAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN TEAM GISD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU MISS ANNALUZ HILL [APPLAUSE].
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
LOPEZ. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND THANK DR.
BROWN FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND FOSTERING MY SUCCESS.
IT IS SUCH A SIMPLE CONCEPT, BUT NOT EASY TO ACCOMPLISH.
IT IS NOT JUST A LEADERSHIP STYLE, BUT A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
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THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY [APPLAUSE].I KNOW Y'ALL TIRED OF HEARING ME, BUT I DO HAVE JASON'S BIO.
OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, JASON WHEELER, IS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR GARLAND ISD WITH 20 THERE THE ARE NUMBERS AGAIN, PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.
JASON IS A PROUD GRADUATE OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE RECEIVED A BBA IN MARKETING.
AFTER 12 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC CLASSROOM, JASON DISCOVERED HIS PASSION FOR MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT FOR CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
AS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, HE JOINED GARLAND ISD IN APRIL 2021 IN THE SAME ROLE.
JASON OVERSEES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION.
JASON HAS SPOKEN NATIONWIDE, SHARING HIS INSIGHTS ON HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN USE MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES. JASON IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN AND HAS A STRONG PASSION FOR FILM, BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL.
YOU ALREADY MET JASON, BUT I JUST HAD TO TELL YOU ABOUT JASON.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE [APPLAUSE].
WHY DON'T WE ALL STAND AND GIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR REWARD RECIPIENTS AND THE INTRODUCTION [APPLAUSE] OF ALL OF THESE NEW EMPLOYEES AND PROMOTION BECAUSE THEY ARE THE VESSELS OF MAGIC THAT IS GOING TO CARRY US THROUGH THIS 2023-2024.
MR. DODDS, I WAS JUST ASKED, DID I HAVE THE TROPHIES YET? NO, MA'AM. YOU DON'T HAVE THE TROPHIES YET.
MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER 5, TRUSTEES REPORT.
[V.A. Trustees' Report]
WHERE WE WILL HEAR ABOUT TRUSTEES ATTENDANCE AT RECENT DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS, RECOGNITION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH MR. GLICK. UH, THANK YOU, MA'AM.
WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IS SOME MAGICAL THINGS, AND THREE OF MY APPOINTEES WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND. AND SO I CALLED THEM UP THE NEXT MORNING AND SAID, I HAVE TWO SURPRISES FOR YOU.
MATT, CAN YOU PUT UP THAT ONE? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I GAVE TO EACH OF THOSE MEMBERS WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL, I GUESS WE COULD CALL IT A TROPHY.
OKAY. AND IT REALLY SAYS GISD BOND 2023 GARLAND ROWLETT SACHSE.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, ON THIS PLAQUE, WHICH WILL BE AT ALL OF OUR NEW BUILDINGS.
NORMALLY THERE'S A PLAQUE WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BUT THIS IS VERY, VERY SPECIAL.
AND WHEN I MET WITH THESE THREE PEOPLE THE NEXT DAY, I WAS SURPRISED HOW TOUCHED THEY WERE.
THE OTHER ONE COULDN'T STOP HUGGING ME.
AND THEY SAID EACH OF THE THREE OF THEM THAT THEY HAD NEVER GOTTEN THIS TYPE OF RECOGNITION.
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IT WAS REALLY, REALLY INCREDIBLE.AND SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP US AS WE GO TO OUR NEXT BOND.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THE PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES ARE ON THERE VERY, VERY SPECIAL, VERY, VERY HARD WORK.
MANY OF THEM WERE ON THE PAC AS WE WENT TO SELL THIS BOND TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK THESE TWO ITEMS REALLY WERE VERY, VERY THOUGHTFUL.
YEAH. I ALSO, ALONG WITH MS. GRIFFIN, ATTENDED THE NAACP BACKPACK.
AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THE CAR SEAT TESTING THE BACKPACKS WERE IN ONE AREA.
AND LAST YEAR I WENT THROUGH THE CAR SEAT TESTING THE CHILD INFANCY TESTING AND REALIZED THAT WE ALL THINK WE KNOW HOW TO DO IT, BUT THERE'S A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY.
ALSO, I GOT THERE, OH, I THINK IT WAS GOING TO START AROUND 8:00.
I GOT THERE I THINK AROUND 7:15.
AND WHAT I NOTICED IS MISS JOYNER, WHO YOU JUST MET AND THREE OF HER TEAM WERE THERE.
TRANG VO, ICILY HILL AND SHANTIA RUSSELL.
THEY MUST HAVE BEEN THERE BY A QUARTER TO 6 IN THE DARK DOING ALL THE SETUP.
SO I WANT TO THANK VERONICA JOYNER AND HER TEAM FOR THAT.
LOPEZ'S SPEECHES ON THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT AT THE GARLAND CHAMBER AND THE ROWLETT CHAMBER.
AND I THINK WHAT HE DID THIS YEAR IS ACTUALLY TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT COMMUNITIES.
WE ALSO HAD TWO GOLF TOURNAMENTS, THE GARLAND CHAMBER TOURNAMENT.
I PLAYED WITH MR. BEACH AND WE FINISHED THIRD.
I PLAYED WITH MR. SELDERS AND MR. BEACH AND WE FINISHED FOURTH.
SO I THINK THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD SHOWING.
AND THEN FINALLY EARLIER THIS YEAR, I FULFILLED A DREAM, A 32 YEAR DREAM OF HAVING GETTING TO SEE ALL 15 CRANE SPECIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
BUT SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED A WEEK AGO TUESDAY.
ANOTHER DREAM CAME TRUE WAY BACK IN 2015 DR.
MORRISON, I WAS BOARD PRESIDENT, APPROACHED ME AND SAID, LARRY, I HAVE A THOUGHT.
AND WE WERE IN HIS OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN HIS BUILDING, AND HE SAID, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HAVING A COUPLE OF MONTESSORI CAMPUSES HERE? NOW, I HAD HAD A FRIEND WHO HAD ASKED ME ABOUT MONTESSORI.
I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS BEFORE THAT.
DID SOME RESEARCH. AND I SAID, WOW, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.
AND HE TOLD ME WHICH TWO SCHOOLS, LUNA AND HERFURTH.
AND SO WE ANNOUNCED IT TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD.
AND IN ALL HONESTY, THERE WAS SOME OPPOSITION IN BOTH HERE AND IN THE COMMUNITY FOR DIFFERENT REASONS WHY IT WOULD WORK OR WHY IT WOULDN'T WORK. BUT WE PUSHED FORWARD.
I WAS REALLY PROUD TO BE PUT ON THE CAMPUS TEAM FOR MONTESSORI AT HERFURTH.
WE GOT THE FIRST CLASS, WHICH WAS THE, I THINK CALLED K OR PRE K.
AND THEN WE WENT TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL.
I REMEMBER TALKING TO THE PRINCIPAL, JESSICA HICKS, WHEN ALL THE FURNITURE AND THE I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU'D CALL IT THE THINGS THAT THE KIDS I'M GOING TO SAY PLAY WITH, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ACTUAL TERM AT MONTESSORI.
I SAID, DO YOU MIND IF I GO INTO ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS AND JUST LOOK AROUND? AND I ACTUALLY STARTED PLAYING WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE AGAIN PLAYING WITH LATER ON.
AND SHE WALKED IN ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND SAID, SO ARE YOU A SECOND OR A THIRD GRADER? AND I SAID, ANY WAY YOU WANT TO CALL ME.
BUT THAT COMMITTEE CONTINUED ON.
THERE WAS A WHAT'S CALLED AN AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY GRADING PROGRAM.
YOU NEEDED TEN STEPS TO TRY TO GET A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO STAGE NINE.
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET STAGE TEN TO GET THAT NATIONAL CERTIFICATION.
I KNOW WE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN TEXAS.
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BUT WHAT AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT LAST TUESDAY WE HEARD OFFICIALLY THAT WE HAD BECOME A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL FOR HERFURTH.THE FIRST GISD SCHOOL IN ROWLETT.
THE FIRST GISD SCHOOL SINCE HILLSIDE, I THINK IN 2016.
I BROUGHT MULTIPLE BOXES OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANDY TO CELEBRATE, AND IT'S JUST AN AMAZING THING.
AND I KNOW THE CELEBRATION, THE TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
WILL BE COMING UP AND THEN WE'LL BE HAVING A CELEBRATION AT THE SCHOOL.
SO THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
MUCH LIKE MR. GLICK, I WAS AT THE DINNER WITH TO APPRECIATE THE BOND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
IT WAS LONG, IT WAS ARDUOUS, BUT ULTIMATELY IT PAID OFF HISTORIC DIVIDENDS FOR THIS DISTRICT.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE SO MANY MEMBERS OF THE BOND COMMITTEE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE US THROUGHOUT.
IN ADDITION, I ALSO ATTENDED ONE OF DR.
LOPEZ'S SPEECHES ON STATE OF THE DISTRICT.
THIS ONE WAS AT THE SACHSE CHAMBER LUNCHEON.
I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE DISTRICT ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE NIGHT PRESENTATION.
I THINK IT'S GOT TO BE THE BIGGEST COLLEGE NIGHT AROUND HERE.
I MEAN, WHO ELSE DOES COLLEGE NIGHT IN AN ARENA LIKE WE DO? IT'S TO BE FAIR, A LOT OF THE COLLEGES THAT ARE THERE DON'T HAVE ARENAS AS BIG AS OUR DISTRICT DOES.
[LAUGHTER] SO SO IT WAS A IT WAS VERY SPECIAL.
AND I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DR.
ADAMS BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE GOT HIS ALMA MATER, ILLINOIS STATE THERE.
BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS AN EXCELLENT EVENT.
WE HAD A LOT OF FUN GOING AROUND SPEAKING TO ALL THE RECRUITING PEOPLE FROM THE VARIOUS CAMPUSES.
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE NATION'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE PAYING A LOT OF INTEREST IN OUR STUDENTS, AND I FEEL LIKE EACH YEAR THE ATTENDANCE IS BIGGER AND BIGGER, SO THAT'S GROWING. IN ADDITION, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MECHELLE HOGAN FOR HELPING TO COORDINATE OUR BOND TOUR THAT WE JUST HAD LAST WEEK.
WE WERE TREATED TO GO TO SIX OF OUR CAMPUSES REGARDING THE LAYOUTS AND LOCATIONS FOR THE MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITIES THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE 2023 BOND.
IT WAS VERY ILLUMINATING AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW MUCH WORK STILL HAS TO BE DONE ON THIS BOND.
IT'S ALL BEING DONE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT TAKES SOME TIME.
I WAS ABLE TO GO TO MEMORIAL PATHWAY, DID A CEREMONY ON 911 AND ALSO DID A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THEIR GO CENTERS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO COME IN, WHICH WILL HELP THEM AS FAR AS THE CCMR AND HOW THEY SET UP THE CLASSROOMS FOR THAT, REALLY A GOOD CEREMONY.
A LOT OF FOLKS PARTICIPATED AND IT WAS A VERY GOOD RIBBON CUTTING.
ALSO DITTO TO MR. GLICK ON HIS COMMENTS ABOUT THE ROWLETT CHAMBER AND SACHSE CHAMBER LUNCHEONS, WHICH I ATTENDED, BOTH OF THOSE.
BUT MY KUDOS ARE GOING TO GO OFF TO DR.
LOPEZ IN THE SPEECHES THAT HE GAVE AT EACH ONE OF THOSE.
AND WHAT I TOOK FROM BOTH OF THOSE CHAMBER LUNCHEONS WAS HOW MUCH THE COMMUNITIES HAVE BOUGHT IN TO THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO THIS BOND PROGRAM.
IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE THE HANDS SHAKING, THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WERE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE, COMING AROUND CONGRATULATING AND THAT TYPE OF THING, INSTEAD OF JUST DIPPING THEIR HEAD AND SAYING, Y'ALL SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
AND IT WAS A REALLY EXCITING TO ME AS A BOARD MEMBER TO SEE THE COMMUNITIES OF SACHSE AND ROWLETT AND ALSO GARLAND ALL BUYING IN TO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS COMMUNITY AND IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
AND SO ANYWAY, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THERE.
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AND THEY INVITED ME TO COME UP AND GIVE ME A GOLF CART RIDE AROUND THE CAMPUS.SO I GAVE THEM A CARD AND I'M GOING TO GO UP AND LOOK AT THE CAMPUS.
I HADN'T SEEN IT IN A WHILE. SO ALSO I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE NAACP FREEDOM BRUNCH AND MY KUDOS AND HATS GOES OFF TO LAKEISHA CULPEPPER, WHO WAS FROM STUDENT SERVICES WAS AN OUTSTANDING EMCEE FOR THIS EVENT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS.
I MEAN, THERE WERE SOME OUTSTANDING PEOPLE THERE THAT WON AWARDS.
AND ALSO TO MY GOOD FRIEND CHESTER JOHNSON, WHO WON AN AWARD.
THEY WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
VERY, VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH THESE YOUNG MEN THAT GOT UP AND SPOKE.
AND THEN LASTLY, LAST THING WAS THE EXCITEMENT THAT I HAD ON TOURING LAST FRIDAY WITH THE BOND SITES THAT WE WENT TO, BECAUSE WHAT I REALIZED THIS WAS PROPOSITION B ON THE BOND PROGRAM.
WE DIDN'T THINK OF THAT AS A BOARD.
WE WANTED IT, BUT THE CITIZENS BROUGHT THAT TO US.
THAT COMMITTEE THAT WAS ON THAT CHART OR THAT PLAQUE THAT YOU SAW JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO.
AND THAT'S WHAT GETS ME EXCITED BECAUSE THEY SEE THE VALUE.
WE'RE TALKING BAND, WE'RE TALKING EVERY SOCCER.
YOU'RE TALKING EVERY SPORT, DRILL TEAMS, WHATEVER ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THESE FACILITIES.
LIKE MR. GLICK, MR. JOHNSON AND MR. BEACH, I ATTENDED A NUMBER OF THE SAME EVENTS THAT THEY HAD GONE TO, SO I WON'T REHASH THAT.
BUT I DID ENJOY EACH OF THOSE EVENTS AND THE TIME THAT WE HAD THERE.
A COUPLE ITEMS THAT WEREN'T MENTIONED WAS WE HAD A NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY, AND TASB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAN TROXELL CAME AND HE TALKED TO US A LOT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TASB, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT TASB HAS BEEN PROVIDING. TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOMETHING, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE STATE AND HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING WITH SUPERINTENDENTS AND TRUSTEES FROM REGIONS 10 AND 11.
SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT, BUT ALSO ALSO SHARE AGAIN WITH YOU GUYS THAT ON NOVEMBER 15TH AT 6:00, GARLAND ISD WILL BE HOSTING THE NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT THE GRCTC.
AND THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY, THE ROLE OF THE BOARD.
AND WE HAVE A NATIONAL EXPERT, MR. MICHAEL YURIO, WHO'S GOING TO BE COMING IN TO BE OUR KEYNOTE.
SO AGAIN, MARK THIS ON YOUR CALENDARS, NOVEMBER 15TH AT 6:00.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE EACH OF YOU ALL THERE.
I GOT INVITED TO ATTEND AND HELP OUT AT THE PEARSON ELEMENTARY, GRANDPARENTS DAY.
AND SEEING GRANDPARENTS ACTUALLY CLIMBING UP ON SOME OF THE PLAYING APPARATUSES OUT THERE, THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE THEM ONE, YOU KNOW, PLAY WITH THEIR GRANDKIDS AND BE INVOLVED IN THAT WAY.
SO I HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME WITH THAT.
THE LAST ONE, STEVE JOBS HAD A QUOTE THAT HE SAID A WHILE BACK, REMEMBERING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IS THE BEST WAY I KNOW, TO AVOID THE TRAP OF THINKING YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO LOSE.
THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART.
WE HAD A STUDENT, SEBASTIAN LUNA, WHO RECENTLY TRANSITIONED, AND PRIOR TO HIM MAKING HIS TRANSITION, HE GRADUATED FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS AS A TRUSTEE THAT I LOVE DOING IS FOR EVERY GRADUATION, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHAKE EACH STUDENT'S HAND AS THEY CROSS THE STAGE, JUST AS A WAY OF THANKING THEM FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE THEM IN THE CAPACITY OF HELPING TO EDUCATE THEM AND PROVIDING THEM WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND SEBASTIAN'S GRADUATION CEREMONY, SO I REACHED OUT TO MR.
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FISHPAW, WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE STORY THAT SEBASTIAN AND HIS RESPONSIVE COUNSELOR, MS. GHALI WENT THROUGH TO GET HIM ALL OF THE CREDITS THAT HE NEEDED IN ORDER TO SATISFY HIS REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION. AND SO I ASKED HIM IF HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY FOR ME TO REACH OUT TO THE FAMILY OR AT LEAST HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO ME BECAUSE I WANTED TO ACTUALLY MEET SEBASTIAN. AND IF FOR YOU GUYS THAT DIDN'T KNOW SEBASTIAN HAD A TERMINAL DISEASE AND SO HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH HIM AND HIS MOM AND IT WAS A REALLY MOVING CONVERSATION.SEBASTIAN IS A REMARKABLE YOUNG MAN.
BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT, VERY BRIGHT.
WANTED TO BE AN ARCHITECT, AND HE REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING.
AND SO I HAD A QUESTION FOR HIM AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO ME.
I ASKED HIM, I SAID, SEBASTIAN, SO KNOWING THE SITUATION THAT YOU'RE IN, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR MESSAGE AS A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER TO YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS? THE FELLOW STUDENT BODY.
IF YOU HAD STUDENTS THAT ASKED YOU QUESTIONS AND WANTED TO KNOW MORE, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM? AND THE THING THAT HE SAID TO ME WAS, DESPITE CHALLENGES AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE CHALLENGES ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, OUR STUDENTS HAVE LOTS OF CHALLENGES ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.
AND HE SAID DESPITE THE CHALLENGES AND KNOWING THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE TRANSITIONING AND HE PURSUED ALL OF WHAT WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HE SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ALLOW CHALLENGES TO DEFINE YOU OR TO STOP YOU FROM PURSUING YOUR DREAMS. AND SO WITH MRS. JOYNER'S STATEMENT ABOUT DARING TO DREAM, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, SEBASTIAN, GIVEN THAT STATEMENT ABOUT NOT ALLOWING CHALLENGES, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE, THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND WE WANT TO BE THAT RESOURCE RESOURCE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO HELP THEM HAVE AN AWESOME AND A VERY I'M LOSING WORDS HERE, BUT AN EDUCATIONAL, AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE HERE IN GARLAND ISD.
AND WITH THAT, BACK TO YOU, MR. GRIFFIN. THANK YOU, MR. SELDERS, MISS STANLEY.
OKAY. SO ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS I TOO WENT TO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED.
SO I JUST KIND OF PICKED OFF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I PROBABLY ENJOY THE MOST DOING.
AND ONE OF THEM WAS I GOT TO SPEAK WITH THE SACHSE HIGH FUTURE TEACHER INTERNS, AND I'M SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T EXPECT MY TOPIC TO JUST BE MORE SO AS A PARENT AND A GRANDPARENT OF CHILDREN THAT AREN'T ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HOW IMPORTANT EACH ONE OF THEM CAN BE IN MAKING OR BREAKING A CHILD'S DESIRE TO GROW, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO BRING THOSE PARENTS ONTO THE TRAIN OF LEARNING, TOO.
BECAUSE IN MANY CASES WE KNOW THAT THE PARENTS PROBABLY STRUGGLED AS WELL.
AND SO THAT TO ME WAS SUPER ENJOYABLE, MOSTLY BECAUSE THE KIDS ACTUALLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND THAT ALWAYS WHEN THEY'RE ENGAGED, I FEEL LIKE HOPEFULLY I'M JUST MAKING THEM AWARE OF OF THINGS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEDAY THEY MIGHT LOOK BACK ON IT AND SAY, THAT'S WHAT SHE MEANT.
SO THANK YOU FOR SACHSE FOR LETTING ME DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR WAS VERY DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY I COULD SEE WHERE THEY'RE REALLY SWITCHING IT TO BE, REALLY GEARED TOWARDS THE GISD. I MEAN, WE HAD ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THERE, A LOT OF OUR SPORTS AND IT I JUST LOVE TO WATCH HOW THE PEOPLE LINE UP AND THEY COME OUT AND YES, I DID THROW CANDY.
I FEEL THAT THAT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR PARADES.
SO UNTIL THEY LOCK ME UP, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO THROW THAT CANDY.
THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, MR. GLICK ENJOYED THE BUBBLES THE MOST OUT OF ALL OF US, [LAUGHTER] BUT WE DID ENJOY THE BUBBLES.
AND THEN I GOT TO PARTICIPATE.
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I GOT TO MEET THE NEW.SAGE CHAIR, MRS. SHANNA CONDIE.
AND I AM SO EXCITED THIS YEAR.
AND MISS TRACY BERGSTROM HAS TURNED OVER IT TO MISS CONDIE.
AND SHE IS SO FIRED UP ABOUT THIS.
SO I SAY TO ALL OUR CAMPUSES AND ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS, WHEN YOU SEE THOSE STRUGGLING KIDS AND PARENTS ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TO THE SAGE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE ARE TRULY THERE TO SUPPORT AND KIND OF HOLD UP THE PARENTS AS WE DO THIS VERY DIFFICULT JOB OF RAISING OUR CHILDREN.
IF IT WAS EASY, WELL, MAYBE WE'D GET PAID DOING IT, BUT WE DON'T.
BUT I JUST I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR, SO PLEASE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ATTEND.
I ALSO GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ROWLETT HIGH'S MEMORIAL HONOR FLAG RAISING ON 911.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL FLAG OUT THERE THAT THE TEACHER HAD GOTTEN FROM NEW YORK, AND IT ACTUALLY IS A RED, WHITE AND BLUE WITH STARS FLAG THAT HAS EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO PERISHED ON 911 WRITTEN ON THE FLAG.
AND IT NOW WILL BE ABLE TO GET RAISED ON 911.
AND I BELIEVE THAT COYLE HAS ONE COYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS ONE, AND NOW ROWLETT HIGH HAS ONE.
AND I PERSONALLY HAVE CHALLENGED MY HUSBAND TO GET US SOME FLAGS THAT ARE GOING TO GET FLOWN OVER OUR STATE CAPITAL AND HOPEFULLY OVER THE WHITE HOUSE AS WELL TO START ADDING TO THESE FLAGS BECAUSE I THINK TO HONOR, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND HONOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES.
AND THAT FRIEND'S DAUGHTER GRADUATED THIS YEAR.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE SCHOOLS AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOR SUPPORTING THAT.
AND THEN I WILL END WITH I GOT TO GO TO THE GRAND REOPENING OF THE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER OF TEXAS, AND I'M STILL NOT 100% SURE WHAT IT DOES OTHER THAN IT WORKS WITH OUR SPECIAL NEEDS.
AND I GOT TO GO THROUGH THEIR SENSORY ROOM AND IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THEY DO FOR AMAZING PEOPLE.
AND A LOT OF TIMES IT'S ADULTS THAT THEY'RE TAKING IN THE SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS AND NOT SO MUCH KIDS.
AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, DAPHNE FORGOT TO MENTION HER INJURY FROM THROWING CANDY.
LET ME JUST MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF BEING A BOARD MEMBER IS BEING INVITED TO CLASS TO TALK TO THEM.
I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SACHSE CIVICS CLASS MRS. SANBORN'S CLASS AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF TIMELY AND GREAT.
WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT ELECTIONS, ABOUT TAXES, ABOUT TAX RATES, AND THESE ARE FUTURE TEACHERS, AS DAPHNE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO.
WE TALKED ABOUT BONDS AND BOND FINANCING AND THE GENERAL FUND AND OPERATING BUDGET, THE LEGISLATIVE IMPACT ON ALL OF THAT. AND WE TALKED ABOUT TEACHERS AND TEACHING AND THEIR VALUE IN THE CLASSROOM.
SO JUST BEING ABLE TO TALK TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND KEEP THEM AWAKE WAS SUCCESS FOR ME.
BUT I REALLY ENJOYED DOING THAT.
I THINK EVERYBODY HERE ATTENDS MANY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES AND SUPPORT OUR TEAMS, HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OF ALL KINDS, WHETHER IT BE SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, TRACK.
YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR SPORTS DESERVE OUR SUPPORT.
THE KIDS REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
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MAGNITUDE OF HOW LARGE THESE BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO BE AND HOW MANY DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES OF OUR CHILDREN, OF OUR KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE INSIDE THIS IS REALLY GREAT.WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP ON OCTOBER 21ST.
IT'S CALLED THE WHEELS OF HOPE CAR SHOW.
AND YOU ASK, WELL, HOW CAN THE KIDS BE FEATURED IN A CAR SHOW? WELL, WE HAVE TONS OF ENTERTAINMENT LINED UP FOR THAT DAY, EVERYTHING FROM A DRUM CORPS TO A STUDENT WHO WILL BE SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
WE HAVE BETWEEN 2 AND 6,000 PEOPLE THAT COME TO THESE EVENTS, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.
AND WE'VE BEEN PRAYING UP FOR CLEAR SKIES.
AND DR. LOPEZ HAS HAD THE CREWS OUT GETTING READY TO PART THE CLOUDS ON THE 21ST.
SO THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM WITH RAIN.
PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE WHEELS OF HOPE CAR SHOW OCTOBER 21ST BE FROM 10 TO 2 AT THE NEWLY REMODELED AND HISTORIC DOWNTOWN GARLAND SQUARE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. OKAY.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A MINUTE APIECE, MR. GLICK. THIS IS OUR NUMBER TWO, RIGHT? I'M GIVING YOU ONE MINUTE TO ADD.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, RIGHT? YEAH. UPCOMING EVENT.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NUMBER TWO? YES, MA'AM. OH, UNDER TRUSTEE REPORT.
RIGHT. OKAY, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.
WITH THAT, LET ME GET MR. BEACH. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION TO YOU, I FORGOT FOR EVERYBODY SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR THIS, GET PLUGGED IN TO YOUR CHAMBER LUNCHEONS IN ROWLETT, SACHSE, OR GARLAND BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF THOSE LUNCHEONS, THEY'RE RECOGNIZING THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE THE MONTH OR WEEK.
AND SO IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE THAT GET THOSE AWARDS.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO OUT TO THOSE LUNCHEONS AND WATCH THOSE TEACHERS THAT RECEIVE THOSE AWARDS FROM THEIR PRINCIPALS BECAUSE THEIR STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THEY'RE PICKING THOSE FOLKS.
AND IT REALLY IS ENLIGHTENING TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT GET THAT.
SO GET PLUGGED INTO YOUR CHAMBER LUNCHEONS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MR. GLICK, NOW, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NOTE.
THANK YOU, MR. BEACH, BECAUSE SO I WILL BE THE SPEAKER AT THE ROWLETT CHAMBER LUNCHEON.
IT'S GOING TO BE A WEEK LATER ON OCTOBER 18TH.
HAVING BEEN TO 49 STATES AND 108 COUNTRIES, I THINK I PROBABLY AM QUALIFIED.
I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT GOING TO THE TAJ MAHAL AND HAVING BABY ORANGUTANS PLAY WITH MY BOOTS.
I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA AND THE REAL KING KONG THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THERE'LL BE A CONTEST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH IS THE STATE THAT I'VE MISSED OF THE 50 .
THERE MAY BE A SPECIAL VISITOR COMING AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO READ A CHAPTER IN THE BOOK I'M WRITING ABOUT WORLD TRAVEL THAT'S BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED BY TWO PUBLISHERS IN LONDON AND ONE IN THE US.
THANK YOU, MR. GLICK, CAN WE GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE VISIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE TRUSTEES ACROSS THE TRI CITIES OF GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SACHSE? [APPLAUSE] AND I'M GOING TO DO THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
I USUALLY DO NOT, BUT I AM TONIGHT.
I FIRST WANT TO JUST ALWAYS BE MINDFUL TO THANK THE COMMUNITIES OF GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SACHSE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THIS DISTRICT, BECAUSE YOU ARE PART OF THE MAGIC THAT MAKES US A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SAY THAT AND THEN MR. SELDERS TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY ABOUT SEBASTIAN LUNA, BUT IT IS WORTH REPEATING.
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HE WAS THE MOST RECENT GRADUATE OF NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.AND AS YOU HEARD, HE HAS TRANSITIONED.
AND I WANT TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY.
I HAD INTENDED TO ATTEND THE WAKE AND MY PLANE WAS LATE, BUT I DIDN'T GET THERE.
BUT THE EXCITING THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THIS WAS A VERY COURAGEOUS YOUNG MAN.
AND IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED, WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF RESILIENCE? HE SHOWED THAT.
RUSSELL, AND MR. FISHPAW BECAUSE FOR WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS WE GAVE HIM A GRADUATION CEREMONY.
THREE OF US WERE HERE ON LOCATION.
WE WERE PLUGGED INTO THE HOSPITAL ROOM WHERE NORTH GARLAND'S STAFF WAS THERE AND THEN WE WERE PLUGGED INTO T HE AUDITORIUM WHERE THE NORTH GARLAND STUDENTS WERE.
AND JUST THE JOY AND EXCITEMENT ON A YOUNG MAN'S FACE THAT WE ROBED HIM.
HE TURNED HIS TASSEL, AND I DID A GESTURE THAT I WASN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT.
AND AFTER THAT IT WAS JUST A TOUCHING SITUATION.
I SAID, WOULD YOU PLEASE TURN YOUR TASSEL TO THE LEFT? AND THEN I SAID, LET'S GIVE SEBASTIAN A HIGH FIVE.
I'M FORGETTING WHERE WE ARE IN THE SETTING, BECAUSE FOR ME, MY JOB WAS TO ACCEPT HIM AS A GRADUATE.
AND WHEN HE HIGH FIVED, I MEAN, THAT WAS GREAT.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DIAGNOSIS UNTIL HAVING HIM FULFILL HIS DREAM, I COULD TELL THAT DAY THAT HE WAS PLEASED WITH HIMSELF.
HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THIS BECAUSE HE'S ONE OF OUR STUDENTS.
IS THAT THE POWER OF ONE? AND WE WERE ALL RENEWED AND REFRESHED AS A RESULT OF HAVING GONE THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE GARLAND RETIREMENT SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
THEY DO A LOT FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT; SCHOLARSHIPS, THEY PROVIDE BOOKS, THEY VOLUNTEER, T HEY'RE DOING A LOT OF ADVOCACY.
AND IF WE FOLLOWED THE LEGISLATION, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME BILLS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP THAT WILL HELP RETIRED TEACHERS. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT FOR THE JUST THE STUFF THAT THEY DO.
AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND US THAT OUR BOARD PRIORITIES OF STAFF RETENTION, FOCUS, CAMPUS STUDENT MANAGEMENT, ACADEMIC RECOVERY AND BOND MANAGEMENT.
THE MISSION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF TEXAS IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL TEXAS CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION THAT ENABLES THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL AND FULLY PARTICIPATE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE IN THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF OUR GREAT STATE AND NATION.
THE FRAMEWORK ALLOWS US TO WORK TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES.
PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPORT FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE VISIONS AND GOALS AND SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.
PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADVOCACY, ENGAGEMENT AND THEN SYNERGY A
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ND TEAMWORK.THIS FRAMEWORK THAT WE'VE ALL READ AND WE'VE ALL HAD COPIES OF AS TRUSTEES HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE THE CRITICAL AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN AND ASK OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR HIS REPORT.
[V.B. Superintendent's Report]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, JUST A FEW CLARIFICATIONS.JUST WANT SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
I WAS QUOTING FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
I'M GLAD HE REMEMBERED THE SECOND PART.
BUT THAT'S WHY WE ANNOUNCED WE WHERE IT CAME FROM.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PLAQUES FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I THANK MR. GLICK FOR PUTTING NOT ONLY IN CONTEXT, BUT PUTTING A VISUAL BEHIND IT SO EVERYBODY COULD SEE ALL OF THOSE PLAQUES ARE GOING TO GO ON MAJOR CONSTRUCTION FROM THE BOND. SO THE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION ARE GOING TO BE THE FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE KNOCK, THE NEW BUS, OUR NEW BUS STATION.
IT'S GOING TO BE ON ALL SEVEN OF THE MAX, THE INDOOR FACILITIES, WHAT WE REFER TO.
SO THOSE TYPE OF MAJOR ENDEAVORS, THAT'S WHERE THE PLAQUES ARE GOING TO BE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ON ADDITIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE REALLY CLEAR THAT ON THE MAJOR ONES IT'S GOING TO BE.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE'RE MOVING IT QUICKLY INTO OCTOBER AND OCTOBER MEANS FALL BREAK.
SO THAT'S FRUSTRATION FOR THE CHILD.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BREATHING WEEK.
OKAY. AND IT'S AMAZING HOW THAT WEEK OF RESETTING MAKES A BIG, BIG DIFFERENCE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING ON UP.
YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY HARD TO ENJOY ALL THE FESTIVITIES AROUND US.
BECAUSE USUALLY, KNOCK ON WOOD, THE WEATHER IS IDEAL DURING THAT TIME.
FINALLY, WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF THINGS ON THE AGENDA.
I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TWO RESOLUTIONS.
THESE ARE ADDRESSING A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON MY STATE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS THAT I'VE BEEN GIVING IS VERY UNIQUE THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S PARTLY STATE OF THE DISTRICT, BUT IT'S MOSTLY STATE OF THE STATE, THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN OUR STATE, AND THE LACK OF RESOURCES THAT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOW FEELING ACROSS THE STATE.
IS IT BY DESIGN? IS IT BY CIRCUMSTANCE? IS IT A COMBINATION OF BOTH? WE WILL SOON FIND OUT THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SO PLEASE STAY IN TUNE TO OUR ACTION ITEMS UNDER SECTION 7 A AND B, AND THAT WAY YOU COULD BE APPRIZED OF HOW THE DISTRICT IS TAKING A STANCE ON THESE ISSUES TO ENSURE THE CHILDREN OF OUR DISTRICT ARE FULLY SERVED THE WAY THAT WE PROMISE. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA AS WE MOVE TO 5C?
[V.C. Future Agenda Items]
MR. GLICK.DALLAS MORNING NEWS HAS BEEN RUNNING A SERIES OF ARTICLES.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO GO OVER ABOUT A MONTH NOW ON THE CRISIS OF FENTANYL, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT MAYBE WE COULD SPEAK, HAVE SOME OF OUR PEOPLE SPEAK TO US AT ONE OF EITHER THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR AT THE BOARD MEETING.
I KNOW IT'S HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOLS.
OKAY. DR. LOPEZ, YOU CAN INFORM ME WITH THAT AND WE CAN LOOK AT OUR AGENDAS.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND BOARD MEMBERS THAT WHEN WE FINISH ONE BOARD MEETING, THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING ARE ALREADY USUALLY DUE WITHIN 2 TO 3 DAYS.
SO STAFF HAS WANTED ME TO STATE THAT AND THAT SOMETIMES THINGS JUST CAN'T HAPPEN FROM ONE MEETING TO ANOTHER JUST BECAUSE OF THE SCHEDULE WE'RE ON AND ALL OF THE REVIEWS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RECEIVING THE ACCURATE AND MOST UPDATED INFORMATION.
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WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO ITEM 6 CONSENT AGENDA.[VI. Consent Agenda]
AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK, IS THERE ANY ITEM UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.THEN I WOULD ASK IS THERE A MOTION ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK? MS. GRIFFIN.
JUST WANTED TO SORT OF MAKE THE POINT THAT ALL OF THESE ITEMS ON CONSENT WERE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED DURING THE FINANCE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE ACADEMIC AND DISTRICT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
AND SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES, AS I'M AWARE OF, THAT, YOU KNOW, WERE PRESENTED TO US ON COMMITTEE NIGHT, I'M PROPOSING THAT WE TAKE A BLANKET MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND.
WE HAVE TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY. I'M HAPPY TO READ IT FOR YOU, MS. GRIFFIN, [LAUGHTER] SINCE IT HAS TO HAPPEN.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 6A HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT, 6B ALL THE ACTION ITEMS. B1 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2023 2024 GENERAL FUND.
B2 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION FOR SALARY SCHEDULE ADDENDUM TO 2023 2024 SALARY SCHEDULES.
B3 NEW BIDS, A CONTRACT 13-24 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF METAL DETECTORS.
3B CONTRACT 17-24-01 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF MISCELLANEOUS REFRIGERATED ITEMS OR REFRIGERATED FROZEN DRY STAPLE FOODS AND DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS FOR S&S.
THREE C CONTRACT 65-23 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TOILET TISSUE AND PAPER TOWELS WAREHOUSED.
3D CONTRACT 175-24 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES, HAND SOAP AND SANITIZER.
THREE F CONTRACT 286-24 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF APPLE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERALS.
THREE H CONTRACT 397-2309 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE LICENSES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, HARDWARE AND SERVICES.
ITEM SIX FOUR INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS.
4B CONTRACT 23-21 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR FUELING SERVICES.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR PROFESSIONAL PARKING SERVICES.
4D CONTRACT 120-24 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION AND MANAGEMENT WEB BASED . 4E CONTRACT 214-21-11 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR HVAC EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES . ITEM SIX FIVE MODIFICATION AND INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS.
5A CONTRACT 310-23-06 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION AND INCREASE AMOUNT FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND MATERIALS.
FIVE B CONTRACT 397-23 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION AND INCREASE AMOUNT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE AND MATERIALS FOR CTE AND SIX RENEWAL BIDS.
CONTRACT 224-22 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DATA GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS.
MR. GLICK CAN YOU SECOND THIS AMENDED MOTION? YES, MA'AM. SECOND.
THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND, THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRINTED.
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VOTE OPEN.WHERE'S MY TECH HELP? APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IS STORED.
[LAUGHTER] BUT THIS IS A STORED VOTE FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M SUSPECTING.
I THINK WE'LL GO THE THIRD TIME WILL BE A CHARM AND YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING, WHAT WE'LL DO NOW IS JUST TAKE A VOTE BY YOU RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY, THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.
IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON? NO, WE'RE GOOD. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SO NUMBER 7, ACTION ITEMS, NON CONSENT.
[VII.A. Consider Approval of Resolution on Funding]
CONSIDER APPROVAL A RESOLUTION ON FUNDING.BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, TRUSTEES.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU IS GOING TO BE A RESOLUTION ON FUNDING.
THIS IS A PROACTIVE APPROACH THAT WE'RE USING TO PREEMPT THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS BEING SET FOR EDUCATION FUNDING THAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO COME IN IN OCTOBER.
THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT, BECAUSE THIS DOES DIRECTLY AFFECT NOT ONLY HOW WE DO OUR SCHOOLING, BUT HAVING THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO DO OUR SCHOOLING.
UNDER THIS RESOLUTION, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD ONCE IT'S APPROVED, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND STAMP THE KEY POINTS AND SEND IT TO ALL OUR LEGISLATORS IN OUR AREA SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE GARLAND ISD STANDS.
SO INSTEAD OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT, WE WANT TO GET IN FRONT OF THE CONVERSATIONS.
SO IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 110 OF YOUR BOOKLET, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE RESOLUTION AND I'M JUST I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT WORD FOR WORD, BUT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
FIRST OFF, THE STATE HAS A $33 BILLION SURPLUS.
THE STATE HAS A $33 BILLION SURPLUS.
BUT WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY TYPE OF MONEY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS SINCE 2019.
AND THAT HAS GONE UP AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO KEEP UP WITH THAT.
SO WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THE CONUNDRUM THAT WE'RE AT, THESE ARE WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE LEARNING RECOVERY.
WE'RE ALSO FACED WITH A TEACHER WIDE SHORTAGE.
PART OF THE TEACHER WIDE SHORTAGE IS THE WAGES.
WE NEED SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO INFLUX IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM TO ENSURE OUR EDUCATORS NOT ONLY STAY, BUT HAVE THAT VIGOR TO BE ABLE TO HELP US WITH THIS LEARNING RECOVERY THAT WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING.
WE APPRECIATE THE SAFETY MEASURES, BUT THE MONEY IN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH.
WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS.
THE TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION NEEDS TO FUND SPECIAL EDUCATION.
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AN ANALYSIS WAS RECENTLY DONE AND IT'S ABOUT $1.8 BILLION UNDERFUNDED IN THE STATE FOR JUST TO MEET THE BASIC DEMANDS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. THE CHILDREN THAT NEED IT THE MOST ARE OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN.AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR FROM THEM.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE ANSWER IS NOT VOUCHERS.
THE VOUCHER SYSTEM HAS NOT PROVEN TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL POPULATION IN ANY STATE.
IT IS FOR A SELECT FEW AND FOR THE FEW THAT ALREADY HAVE THE MEANS FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION.
LET'S INVEST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, KEEP THE STANDARDS HIGH AND RIGOROUS FOR US.
WE WILL RESPOND IF YOU DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN BY OUR LEGISLATORS.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS FALLS UP UNDER OUR FRAMEWORK BECAUSE THIS IS ADVOCACY.
SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. OH, I'M SORRY.
DR. LOPEZ. JUST REAL QUICKLY, ON THE FOURTH, THE FIFTH, WHEREAS THE $900 INCREASE OF THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, HOW DID THAT FIGURE COME? I MEAN, IS THAT FROM OVER THE STATE LEVEL? IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
WHAT WE DID WAS AN AVERAGE OF WHAT NEEDED TO BE HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE.
THIS IS NOT JUST FOR GARLAND ISD, BUT A HUGE INCREMENT OF THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.
WE'RE SAYING TO BREAK EVEN TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN, WE NEED $900 PER STUDENT.
OKAY. RIGHT NOW, IF THEY WENT THROUGH WITH THE PACKAGE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO, IT'S ABOUT $900.
WOULD THAT BE TRUE? YES. SOME DISTRICTS SHARED THIS WITH US HOW THEY'RE APPROACHING IT.
WE TOOK OUR STANCE, AND WE'VE SHARED IT WITH OTHER DISTRICTS.
YES, SIR. YEAH. AND MR. BEACH, I ATTENDED A SESSION LAST YEAR FROM THE EQUITY CENTER, WHICH LOOKS AT SCHOOL FINANCING, AND THEY WERE MORE OR LESS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME $900 TO $1000 IN INCREASING THE BASIC ALLOTMENT FROM 61 I THINK THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS COME FROM.
I SENT AN EMAIL TO BOTH YOU AND MR. DODDS ABOUT THE $10,585 FIGURE, WHICH KIND OF SURPRISED ME WHEN I SAW IT THERE FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION.
WHEN I FIRST SAW THAT, I SAID, THAT'S GOT TO BE A MISTAKE.
BUT THEN BECAUSE I LOOKED UP SOME OF THE LET'S SAY FAMOUS PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE METROPLEX, AND MOST OF THEM WERE WELL OVER $30,000 A YEAR, BUT THEN I WAS ABLE TO FIND ALMOST THE EXACT SAME NUMBER YOU HAD.
AND I THINK THAT'S MAINLY BECAUSE A LOT OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS HAVE VERY, VERY LOW TUITION AMOUNTS.
SO WHEN THEY AVERAGED IT OUT, THAT MAKES SENSE.
I THINK THE OTHER NUMBERS ALL TO ME MADE MADE A LOT OF SENSE.
I THINK WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF IDEA NOT BEING FUNDED, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE.
THERE IS ONE ERROR JUST TO POINT OUT, WHICH IS WHAT MADE ME THINK THAT WE WERE USING OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BECAUSE IT DOES SAY THE TRUSTEES OF LEWISVILLE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM ON PAGE TWO.
OH, DOES IT? WELL, WE CAN GET THAT CORRECTED.
MISS. MADAM PRESIDENT, TO CHANGE IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CORRECTIONS, DISCUSSION? MR. JOHNSON.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DEBATE OVER THE PAST SUMMER ABOUT CONCEPTS OF WHAT IS BEING CALLED SCHOOL CHOICE VOUCHERS OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY IT. AND I'VE READ A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE COMMENTS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD COMPETE.
IT'S A MARKET PLACE. THEY NEED TO GET IN THERE AND THEY NEED TO COMPETE.
I'M ALWAYS LIKE, OKAY, LET'S COMPETE.
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I DON'T KNOW IF IT MENTIONS IT STRONGLY ENOUGH.THIS ISN'T A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT FORTH WITH THESE VOUCHERS.
HONESTLY, I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, MY PERSONAL STANDPOINT IS IF YOU MADE THE SCHOOL THAT ACCEPTED THE STATE MONEY, COMPLY WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY, THE TEA AND ENFORCE THE STAAR TEST FOR THEIR STUDENTS, THE SAME WAY THAT WE HAVE TO DO OURS, MANAGE IDEA FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TAKE CARE OF AND NOT DROP EVERY SINGLE PROBLEM STUDENT THEY HAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR LIKE ALL OF THEM DO, AND DROP THEM, OF COURSE, ON US, WHICH IS WHAT THEY DO.
AND THAT'S YOU GIVE THEM THE SAME RULES THAT WE HAVE TO PLAY BY.
I MEAN, I'M NOT WE'RE NOT SCARED TO COMPETE, BUT MAKE THE COMPETITION A FAIR FIGHT.
THEY ALL LIKE BEING ABLE TO KICK OUT STUDENTS IF THEY SHOW THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF PROBLEM.
THEY ALL LIKE NOT HAVING TO HIRE TONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS THAT YOU CAN'T FIND ANYMORE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TREE OUT THERE THAT WE CAN JUST GO PICK FROM.
THEY LIKE IT. IT'S AN EASIER JOB.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY WOULDN'T TAKE THE MONEY.
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THE MONEY IF THE STATE'S GOING TO GIVE IT TO THEM THE WAY THAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON GIVING IT TO THEM, WHICH IS WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR TAXPAYER MONEY AND GIVE IT TO PEOPLE WITH ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY, NONE WHATSOEVER TO ME, THAT'S NOT CHOICE. THAT'S FICTION.
AND BUT THEY'RE PURVEYING IT AS CHOICE.
YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT CHOICE LOOKS LIKE.
WE'VE DONE IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 40 YEARS.
THAT'S WHAT CHOICE LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE EVERYONE PLAYS INTO THE SAME RULE BOOK, YET EACH SCHOOL BUILDS THEIR OWN BRAND, THEIR OWN CHARACTER, THEIR OWN IDENTITY, THEIR OWN REASON WHY PARENTS WANT TO CHOOSE THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
AND IT'S WORKED AND IT'S WORKED REALLY WELL.
AND I THINK WE CAN GIVE THEM SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS ON THAT.
THANK YOU. ANY MORE COMMENTS? MR. MILLER.
YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK, AND I AGREE WITH THIS WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING WES JUST SAID.
I TOO DON'T REALLY CARE WHERE A KID GOES TO SCHOOL AS LONG AS THEY PROSPER AND CAN ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. AND IF THAT'S PRIVATE SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL, HOMESCHOOL OR ANY OTHER KIND OF SCHOOL, I'M TOTALLY FOR IT.
I WOULD SAY THIS WE CALL THIS REGARDING, YOU KNOW, THE TITLE.
IT SAYS REGARDING SCHOOL FUNDING.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN PERPLEXING TO ME, LIKE DR.
LOPEZ EARLIER STATED, THIS THING WAS ADJUSTED BACK IN 2019 AND WE'VE BEEN LIVING WITH IT EVER SINCE.
AND SINCE THEN, THE INFLATIONARY COST OF LIVING INCREASES AND JUST WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH RAISES FOR OUR TEACHERS EVERY YEAR TO KEEP PEOPLE EMPLOYED, THERE'S NOT A MECHANISM IN THE FUNDING FORMULA FROM THE STATE THAT HELPS US STAY COMPETITIVE ON THOSE BASES.
AND I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO INCORPORATE IN ANY KIND OF FUNDING EFFORT SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS US TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE AND ATTRACTIVE OPTION FOR OUR TEACHERS GOING FORWARD.
AND WITHOUT THAT, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HIT THIS CEILING.
IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, OVER 3 OR 4 YEARS IF YOU GIVE RAISES, WE FIND OURSELVES FOR 86% OF OUR BUDGET, 84% OF OUR BUDGET IS GOING TO SALARIES.
AND IT'S HARD TO RUN A DISTRICT ON 14 TO 16%.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE IN HERE.
BUT I DON'T KNOW, TO ME, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE THERE'S GOT TO BE A DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT REGARDING HOW DO WE BUILD IN WAYS FOR DISTRICTS TO BE ABLE TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE WORKFORCE.
SO I TOO AGREE WITH EVERYTHING.
I AGREE THAT IT'S NOT THEY NEED TO HAVE THE SAME RULES AND REGULATIONS AND THE SAME THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME EVERYTHING, THE SAME RATIOS, YOU NAME IT, THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE TO FOLLOW.
AND IF THAT GETS WORKED INTO A VOUCHER SYSTEM, I'M ALL FOR VOUCHERS.
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I'M AGAINST IT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT DOESN'T COME WITH THE SAME IT'S JUST NOT A FAIR PLAYING FIELD.THANK YOU. WAIT JUST A SECOND.
ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. MR. GLICK? YEAH. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
SO I THINK YOU INDICATED THAT SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED THIS EVENING, IT'LL BE CIRCULATED TO OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES. IS THAT THE FULL BREADTH YOU THINK? I WOULD SUGGEST SO, YEAH.
LET ME ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION.
SO THE FIRST MOVE IS TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE WE STAND COLLECTIVELY AS A DISTRICT WITH THESE THINGS, NOT HYPOTHETICALLY, NOT AS INDIVIDUALS.
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS ONE OF TWO THINGS, OKAY? THE FIRST THING THAT IT DOES IS COLLECTIVELY, IF ANYBODY ASKS, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR? YOU ALREADY KNOW AS A BOARD CORPORATE.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
OKAY. WE'RE NOT SAYING THIS IS MAX.
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO GO HIGHER. OKAY.
SO AS SOON AS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION THE SPECIAL SESSION DEALING WITH EDUCATION FUNDING ROLLS OUT, WE KNOW THAT THESE PRIORITIES WILL HOLD TRUE FOR THE GARLAND ISD.
AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT OUT THROUGH EITHER SOCIAL MEDIA OR DIFFERENT AVENUES TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN SPECIAL SESSION AND HOW IT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECTS OUR CAMPUSES.
WE'RE NOT ADVOCATING WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ADVOCATE AND SAY, YOU NEED TO PUSH FOR THIS, BUT WE'RE JUST INFORMING THE CITIZENS ON THE THINGS THAT ARE TRANSPIRING AND WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE TO TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
AND I THINK, AGAIN, YOU INDICATED WE WOULD CIRCULATE THIS TO OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES.
YES, SIR. WHY WOULD WE NOT WANT TO CIRCULATE IT TO THE FULL.
I'M NOT SURE WE NEED TO CIRCULATE IT TO THE SENATE.
BUT WHY WE WOULD NOT WANT TO CIRCULATE THIS TO THE FULL HOUSE? WE'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST DISTRICTS IN THE STATE IN A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA.
JUST ALL THESE ARE MAJOR POINTS.
I THINK THEY NEED TO HEAR THESE POINTS.
I THINK THEY NEED TO HEAR THEM ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
WHAT EVERYONE OF THE POINTS IS DIRECTLY AT MONEY THAT WE THINK WE BELIEVE WE NEED AND WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN DURING THE REGULAR SESSION THAT WE KNOW THEY HAVE THE MONEY.
WE COULD USE THAT AS A FRAMEWORK.
ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT THERE.
WHEN YOU START CIRCULATING TO THE ENTIRE HOUSE, I'M NOT AGAINST IT, BUT I THINK THERE'S ONE MORE SHEET THAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T KNOW OUR DISTRICT, OUR PROFILE SHEET NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED WITH THE HOUSE MEMBERS THAT DO NOT REPRESENT US.
SO WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT, IT'S NOT LIKE, WELL, WELL, GARLAND IS OVER THERE AND BUT WE HAVE THAT PROFILE SHEET AND THAT WILL AND JUST WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATORS THROUGH THE YEARS, THEY REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT WHEN THEY RECEIVE ANYTHING.
AND A COVER LETTER AND YES, DEFINITELY.
IS THERE A MOTION, MR. GLICK? YES, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ON FUNDING WITH ONE CHANGE WHERE IT SAYS AND IT SHOULD SAY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT RATHER THAN LEWISVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND, THAT WE ACCEPT THE MOTION FROM MR. GLICK SECOND BY MR. SELDERS FOR ACTION.
ITEM 7A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ON FUNDING.
OUR NEXT ITEM, 7B IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ON RATIFYING JOINDER OF ACCOUNTABILITY
[VII.B. Consider Approval of Resolution on Ratifying Joinder of Accountability System Lawsuit]
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SYSTEM LAWSUIT.THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD UNDER EXECUTIVE SESSION ON POSSIBLE LITIGATION.
THIS IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU TO BE AN INTERVENOR IN THIS LAWSUIT.
AND WHAT IT WILL DO IS ALLOW US TO JOIN ABOUT 88 OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE SUING THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY FOR FEELING THAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS ON THIS NEW REFRESHED SYSTEM I'M USING THEIR TERMINOLOGY, WAS NOT PROPERLY ADHERED TO, TO NOT ONLY STATUTE, BUT GIVING TEACHERS THE PROPER TIME TO PREPARE FOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR ANY TYPE OF ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARD.
WHAT THEY DISCOVERED WAS A NEW REFRESH SYSTEM WAS GOING TO HAVE A RECORD AMOUNT OF LOW RATED NOT ONLY CAMPUSES BUT DISTRICTS DUE TO HOW THEY WERE APPLYING THEIR STANDARDS.
IRONICALLY, THE MAJORITY, IF NOT ALL, OF THE LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE THOSE THAT HAD MAJORITY POVERTY IN THEM, SUCH AS GARLAND ISD WAS 75% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.
WE HAVE NOT EVEN KNOWN WHAT THE CUT SCORES ARE AND THEY KEEP CHANGING.
AND THEY WERE APPLIED AFTER THE KIDS TOOK THE TEST.
THERE WERE THIS IS COMING, BUT THE APPLICATION WAS DONE MIDSTREAM WHILE THE PLANE IS FLYING AND DIDN'T GIVE DISTRICTS THE TIME OR RESOURCES TO MAKE THE PROPER CHANGES FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
A LAWSUIT ENSUED IN KINGSVILLE, AND A SECOND GROUP, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING TO JOIN, HAS EMERGED.
THIS LAWSUIT WILL HOPEFULLY PUT A TRO AGAINST ANY NOTICE OR ANY SANCTIONS HAPPENING AGAINST THE DISTRICT THAT MAY BE UNFAIRLY APPLIED TO STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS THAT WERE DOING THEIR BEST TO FALL UNDER HIGH CATEGORIES BUT THE GAME WAS CHANGED MIDSTREAM. SO THAT'S WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM.
TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE.
MR.. OKAY. WE I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING JOINER AS AN INTERVENOR IN LITIGATION AGAINST THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, CHALLENGING THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND CALCULATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.
IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND, MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND BY MR. GLICK THAT WE ACCEPT 7B CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ON RATIFYING JOINER OF ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM LAWSUIT . VOTE OPEN.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEES THAT PASSED 7 TO 0.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. THANK YOU, DR.
LOPEZ. C IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BAND INSTRUMENT REPLACEMENT PROPOSAL.
[VII.C. Consider Approval of Band Instrument Replacement Proposal]
MR. FIGARELLI.WE'VE HAD ONE DISCUSSION OF THIS, AND WE GAVE MR. FIGARELLI A DIFFERENT SET OF THINGS THAT WE WANTED HIM TO LOOK AT.
SO HE IS BACK TONIGHT TO GIVE US WHAT WE ASKED FOR.
GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
LOPEZ. SINCE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR THE BAND INSTRUMENT REPLACEMENT PLAN IS THE SAME, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REQUESTED UPFRONT AMOUNTS FOR THE PROPOSED PLAN.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND DATA.
IF WE LOOK AT AUSTIN ACADEMY AT $400 PER STUDENT MULTIPLIED BY THEIR STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF 216, YOU GET A YEARLY AMOUNT OF $86,400.
BY FRONT LOADING TWICE THE AMOUNT THE TOTAL FIRST YEAR AMOUNT FOR AUSTIN ACADEMY IS $172,800.
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$1,767,200. HERE IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL BAND DATA. IF WE LOOK AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AT $600 PER STUDENT MULTIPLIED BY THEIR STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF 165, YOU GET A YEARLY AMOUNT OF $99,000 BY FRONT LOADING, TWICE THE AMOUNT THE TOTAL FIRST YEAR AMOUNT FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE $198,000.YEARS TWO THROUGH NINE WOULD BE HALF OF THAT $1,555,600 AND YEARS 10 WOULD BE ZERO SINCE WE ADDED YEAR TEN TO YEAR ONE FOR THE FRONT LOAD. THIS PROCESS WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO KEEP OUR FORMULAS OF 400 AND $600 PER STUDENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
IF APPROVED, FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WILL COME OUT OF GENERAL FUNDS 199.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS? WE TALKED ABOUT IN COMMITTEE THE IMPORTANCE IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FINE ARTS AND IF WE'RE GOING TO COMPETE, THEN WE HAVE TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THEM TO COMPETE.
JUST REAL QUICK, MR. FIGARELLI, THIS IS A CURIOSITY OF MINE.
COMPARING OURSELVES TO OTHER DISTRICTS WITH COMPARABLE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATION, HOW DO THE OTHER PROGRAMS LOOK AT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS? YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THEY GETTING BY? BECAUSE THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE PRETTY EXPENSIVE.
NUMBER ONE, THEY'RE REALLY TALENTED AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH OPPORTUNITY.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY CLARITY OR INFORMATION ON THAT? YES, SIR. MANY DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE AND EVEN SMALLER DISTRICTS, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF THEM, INSTRUMENTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
WE KNOW THAT. AND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE AT THAT LEVEL, WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE INSTRUMENTS.
SO MANY OF THE DISTRICTS AROUND US AND ALL OVER TEXAS, THEY DO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THIS.
SO YES, THERE IS FUNDING, THERE IS SOME SORT OF FUNDING SO YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH THE INSTRUMENTS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MR. GLICK? THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I'M REALLY PROUD TO MAKE THIS MOTION.
I THINK IT'S VERY LONG TIME IN COMING.
AND AS MR. FIGARELLI SAID, THIS WILL REALLY HELP OUR KIDS.
WHEN YOU SEE A STUDENT IN A BAND PROGRAM GET A NEW INSTRUMENT, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE HIGH. AND IT LEADS TO SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN HOPING FOR OUR DISTRICT IN TERMS OF BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BAND INSTRUMENT REPLACEMENT PROPOSAL.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. GLICK, SECOND BY MR. JOHNSON THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE BAND INSTRUMENT REPLACEMENT PROPOSAL.
BECAUSE IN GISD, ALL MEANS ALL AS IN ALL PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THAT MOTION PASSES.
TRUSTEES ALLOW ME TO MOVE OUT OF ORDER.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO F CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SETTING THE TAX RATE FOR THE 2023
[VII.F. Consider Approval of Setting the Tax Rate for the 2023-2024 School Year ]
2024 SCHOOL YEAR.MR. DODDS IS COMING FORWARD AND THEN WE'LL MOVE BACK IN ORDER.
PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DR.
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RATE. AT THAT LATER THAT MEETING, THE BUDGET WAS APPROVED, AND AT THAT POINT YOU CANNOT PASS A TAX RATE UNTIL THE CERTIFIED VALUES ARE ARE SET AND RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT.THE PROPOSED TAX RATE ON JUNE 27TH WAS $0.845 CENTS, AND THIS WILL BE HANDLING BOTH BUDGETS, NOT ONLY OUR GENERAL FUND OR OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, BUT ALSO OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.
THAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSED RATE THAT DAY WAS AT 3840 CENTS FOR A TOTAL TAX RATE OF $1.22 I NEVER CAN SAY THAT.
AS WE WORK THROUGH AND RECEIVE THE CERTIFIED VALUES AND SENATE BILL TWO COMPRESSION ALSO, THAT TAX RATE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY IS ACTUALLY 17, A LITTLE OVER 17.5 CENTS LOWER THAN WHAT WAS PROPOSED AT THAT DATE.
SO TODAY WE'RE PROPOSING A TAX RATE AT 6692 CENTS FOR A NO TAX RATE.
AND WE WILL STAY WITH THE PROPOSED RATE OF THAT DAY, 3840 FOR A TOTAL OF $1.0532.
AND THAT IS A RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE ASKING TO BE APPROVED TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO YIELD TO MR. MILLER, WHO IS CHAIR OF FINANCE, FOR QUESTIONS OR IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? MR. MILLER.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, LOOKING AT OUR BOARD BOOK PAGE 126, SECTION OR ITEM E, AND THEN THERE'S AN ITEM F, DO WE NEED TO TAKE THESE INDIVIDUALLY? MR. MILLER WE MOVE DOWN TO F.
OH, WE SKIPPED IT? WE SKIPPED.
YEAH, I HAD TO SKIP D AND E AT THIS TIME AND I HAD TO MOVE TO F.
WELL, IN THAT CASE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
OKAY, MR. MILLER, IT'S ON YOU.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 1.053200, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 9.41% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECOND BY MISS STANLEY THAT WE ACCEPT 7F TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SETTING OF THE TAX RATE FOR THE 2023 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
MS. STANLEY YOU'RE TRYING. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE TIME.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.
LARRY IS ON THIS OTHER END THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TRUSTEES TO 7D.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF GARLAND ISD TAX ROLE FOR THE TAX YEAR 2023.
[VII.D. Consider Approval of Garland ISD Tax Roll for Tax Year 2023]
MISS KRISTI COOPER.GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR.
LOPEZ. TONIGHT I AM PRESENTING THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2023 TAX ROLL, PRODUCING A LEVY OF $280,964,900, WITH AN M&O LEVY OF $178,524,258 AND AN I&S LEVY OF $102,440,643.
THIS IS BASED ON OUR TAXABLE VALUE WITH OUR LEVY LOSS WITH A TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE OF $26,677,260,015 AND THE TAX RATE OF 1.0532.
TRUSTEES ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MS. GRIFFIN? YES.
MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED IN THE BOARD BOOK TODAY.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER. SECOND BY MISS STANLEY THAT WE CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE GARLAND ISD TAX ROLL FOR TAX YEAR 2023 AS PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.
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VERY GOOD MS. STANLEY. OKAY.THAT MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
MISS KRISTI COOPER, YOU'RE STILL UP.
[VII.E. Consider Approval of Changes to the Certified Tax Roll for Tax Year 2023]
YES. ALL RIGHTY.THE NEXT ITEM THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS THE RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS THE TAX ASSESSOR TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE 2023 TAX ROLL AS PROVIDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL TAX ROLLS FROM THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
HAVE A QUESTION. WHO WAS THAT? ME? IS THIS AN ANTICIPATION OF CHANGES THAT ARE COMING? WE RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL TAX ROLLS EVERY YEAR, I MEAN EVERY MONTH REGARDLESS.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MS. GRIFFIN. I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED TONIGHT IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
THANK YOU. AND THAT MOTION WAS BY MR. MILLER AND SECOND, BY MR. GLICK. OKAY, TRUSTEES, IT IS NOW 7:25. AND WE ARE UP TO NUMBER EIGHT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VIII. Executive Session]
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSES PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001 A PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH BOARD, BOARDS ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT ONE PENDING OR CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION TO A SETTLEMENT OFFER.
THREE ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BOARD OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.
ONE, CONSIDER LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION REGARDING VENDOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES.
B PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS CODE, SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHANGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND TRUSTEES. LET'S RECONVENE AT 7:35.
IT IS NOW 9:01 AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[IX. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]
AND I WILL SUBMIT THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED THAT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT?
[X. Adjournment]
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:01.THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.