Jan 23, 2024 Board of Trustees Meeting

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

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GOOD AFTERNOON.

WELCOME TO THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2024. I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE 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.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

HONOR THE TEXAS I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

I'M CADET LUKE EVANS AND I GO TO ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M CADET RAMOS AND WE GO TO ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

LET'S.

ITEM THREE PUBLIC FORUM.

[III. Public Forum]

DOCTOR SHARON MORGAN.

OH, I REMEMBER THIS.

OH. GO AHEAD.

SORRY. GO AHEAD OR DO I? DO I GO AHEAD? DO YOU GO AHEAD? I'M. YEAH. OKAY.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

AND IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT AND IF YOU'VE LOOKED AT THE COMMENT CARDS, THERE ARE GUIDELINES THAT GOVERNS HOW YOU MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BEGIN.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

WE HAVE THE TIMER, MR. DODDS. WE'RE READY.

YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT TIMER. [LAUGHTER] MY NAME IS SHARON MORGAN.

MY ADDRESS IS 509 PRESTWICK CIRCLE.

AND BOTH MY KIDS WERE IN, AT NORTH GARLAND AND GRADUATED, SO I FINALLY MADE MY WRITING BIG ENOUGH SO I COULD LOOK AT YOU AND READ IT AT THE SAME TIME.

SO, ANYWAY, I'M HERE, TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 7D DKG. IT MAY BE OTHER PLACES AS WELL.

BUT I'M ENCOURAGED THAT THE CHAPLAINS AND FAITH BASED LEADERS ARE NOT SUMMARILY REJECTED AS IT WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF THE TOTAL QUESTION IS ANSWERED.

I SAW IN THERE THAT IT ADDRESSES VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE, BACKGROUND CHECKS.

BUT I DON'T WANT GISD TO PRECLUDE THE HIRING OF CHAPLAINS IN THE FUTURE.

I DON'T WANT THAT DOOR TO BE CLOSED.

I WANT THAT OPTION TO BE OPEN.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO HIRE ANYBODY, BUT I DON'T WANT THAT DOOR SHUT AS WELL.

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO WHETHER THERE'S A LIGHT COUNSELOR OR MENTOR OR WHOEVER, IF THERE ARE NON FAITH BASED FOLKS, THEN I WOULD WANT FAITH BASED FOLKS TO BE CONSIDERED AS WELL, WHETHER THAT'S HIRED VOLUNTEERS, ETC..

SO I THINK I'M A LOT SHORTER THAN MY THREE MINUTES THIS TIME.

I'M ENCOURAGED BY WHAT I SAW.

I CAN'T READ ALL OF THE LEGAL.

I'M GOING TO SAY, YOU KNOW, LEGALESE THAT WAS IN THERE.

BUT I'M ENCOURAGED WITH THAT THE VOLUNTEER SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WITH RESPECT TO CHAPLAINS AND FAITH BASED COUNSELORS IS ADDRESSED.

I JUST WANT THE DOOR LEFT OPEN FOR THE FUTURE AND HIRING, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE A STUDENT OF FAITH, YOU MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE THAT HAS THAT SIMILAR WORLDVIEW.

AND THAT'S MY COMMENT, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MORGAN.

THANK YOU, MISS MORGAN.

MISS HOGAN. DARLA O'BRYANT.

HI. HELLO.

GOOD EVENING. I BROUGHT A FAT HEAD OF MY SON.

[LAUGHTER] THIS IS MY SON.

MY NAME IS DARLA O'BRYANT.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS DARLA O'BRYANT.

I'VE BEEN TEACHING MUSIC AT HILLSIDE ACADEMY FOR 20 YEARS THIS YEAR.

I AM A GRADUATE OF SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M A SINGLE MOM TO MY SON, WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL LAST SUMMER.

ON DECEMBER 29TH, I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM MY SON'S DOCTOR THAT THE RESULTS OF A BIOPSY HE'S HAD HE'D HAD OF A LYMPH NODE IN HIS NECK WAS HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA.

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DURING A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT THAT WE THOUGHT WAS FOR STREP THROAT, THE DOCTOR HAD ANOTHER SET OF CHEST X RAYS DONE, AND I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT MY SON HAD BEEN ADVISED TO GO TO THE E.R. IMMEDIATELY.

THAT WAS DECEMBER 4TH, 2023.

SINCE THEN, HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS TESTS AND SCANS PERFORMED, AND AS A RESULT, I HAVE NO MORE SICK DAYS.

HARLEY, 19 YEARS OLD, JUST YESTERDAY, BEGAN A SIX HOUR CHEMOTHERAPY SESSION JUST THIS PAST FRIDAY THE 19TH.

HE WILL CONTINUE EVERY OTHER WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF 12 TREATMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS.

BECAUSE I HAVE NO SICK DAYS LEFT AS OF THE LAST WEEK, I AM BEING DOCKED $371 EVERY TIME I NEED TO BE WITH HIM.

TO BE ABLE TO TAKE HIM TO CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS, I WILL BE DOCKED A MINIMUM OF $5,000.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW AND MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH YOUR OWN FAMILIES, CANCER PATIENTS OFTEN EXPERIENCE ILLNESS POST-TREATMENT.

THIS DOESN'T EVEN ACCOUNT FOR DAYS THAT I MAY NEED MYSELF IF I GET SICK.

AS YOU KNOW, EVERY EMPLOYEE IS GIVEN A 30 DAY SUPPLEMENTAL LEAVE PACKAGE WHEN THEY ARE HIRED.

WHEN I STARTED WITH THE DISTRICT IN 2004, I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY SON AND HE WAS BORN JANUARY 22ND, 2005.

I WAS ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL LEAVE PACKAGE THAT WINTER AND SPRING, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR HAVING HAD IT.

THAT WAS 19 YEARS AGO.

I HAVE FILED FOR THE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT, AND WHILE MY JOB IS PROTECTED FOR AN INTERMITTENT PERIOD OF UP TO 60 DAYS, IT'S ALL UNPAID.

I PRAY I DON'T NEED TO USE ALL 60 DAYS AND I HOPE I WON'T.

THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL DOCKED AMOUNT OF OVER $22,000.

I'LL LOSE EVERYTHING.

SINCE MY SON'S DIAGNOSIS, SEVERAL TEACHER FRIENDS OF MINE HAVE OFFERED TO DONATE SICK DAYS.

I'VE EVEN HAD THE KINDEST RETIRED TEACHER FRIENDS OFFERED TO SUB FOR FREE SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.

I KNOW SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO ARE TEACHERS IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHOSE ADMINISTRATORS HAVE MADE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THEIR STAFF IN AN EFFORT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN DURING SITUATIONS LIKE MINE.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN A TEACHER NEEDS TO BE OUT, WHETHER IT BE FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WILL CALL IN FOR A SUB, AND THAT SUB WILL BE PLACED IN THE TEACHER'S ROOM.

WHO IS IN NEED, WHETHER OR NOT YOU KNOW IT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND I'M CERTAIN THAT IT'S A REASON WHY TEACHERS COME BACK TO THEIR JOBS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

OUR ADMINISTRATORS REFER TO US AS FAMILY ON A DAILY BASIS IN ANNOUNCEMENTS, IN MEETINGS.

WHAT BETTER WAY TO SHOW STAFF HOW MUCH YOU MATTER AND THAT YOU WILL TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER WHEN LIFE ALTERING SITUATIONS LIKE MINE OCCUR? WHILE I HAVEN'T BEEN OFFERED THIS KIND GESTURE BY ADMINISTRATORS ON MY CAMPUS, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE ASKING FOR IT AND PROBABLY SPEAK FOR MANY OTHER TEACHERS THAT WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE. I GOT A COUPLE MORE SENTENCES ASKING THEIR ADMINISTRATORS EITHER.

NOBODY LIKES ASKING FOR HELP.

AS AN ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER, I'M NOT OFFERED A STIPEND FOR STUDENT PROGRAMS AND CONCERTS.

AS AN ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER, I'M NOT OFFERED A STIPEND FOR REHEARSALS I MAY NEED AFTER SCHOOL TO PROPERLY PREPARE FOR CONCERTS OR PROGRAMS. I SEE STUDENTS ONCE A WEEK.

AS AN ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER, I'M EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT AT ALL SCHOOL FUNCTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR ON TOP OF MY OWN PROGRAMS WITHOUT PAY.

I HAVE DONATED HUNDREDS OF HOURS OVER THE COURSE OF MY 20 YEARS AS AN ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER FOR GARLAND ISD.

I'VE DONE THIS WITHOUT COMPLAINING AND ASKING FOR ANYTHING IN RETURN.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK FOR SOMETHING IN RETURN, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO REEVALUATE THE ONE TIME 30 DAY SUPPLEMENTAL LEAVE PACKAGE FOR EMPLOYEES.

SORRY, I ALMOST MADE IT.

YOU MAY COMPLETE YOUR SENTENCE.

AND CONSIDER MAKING IT AVAILABLE AGAIN AT THE EIGHT YEAR MARK, AND AGAIN AT THE 16 YEAR MARK.

I WOULD BE ABLE TO PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF MY SON WITHOUT THE FEAR OF A MAJOR FINANCIAL SETBACK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SORRY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

LUCERO RODRIGUEZ.

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

LOPEZ. MY NAME IS LUCERO CAZARES RODRIGUEZ.

I LIVE AT 8314 MEADOWVIEW STREET, ROWLETT, TEXAS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT AS GARLAND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.

WE ARE HERE JUST TO SAY THANK YOU AND TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED, NOT JUST THIS SCHOOL YEAR, BUT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL YEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN HERE, WHICH IS ABOUT 40 YEARS THAT OUR ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN IN GARLAND.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU AS A BOARD DO, NOT JUST FOR US AS AN ASSOCIATION, AS OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR STAFF, BUT FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHICH IS THE REASON WE'RE ALL HERE AND THE REASON WE ALL, COME TO WORK EVERY DAY IS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND TO HELP OUR FUTURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AS WE KNOW AT PUBLIC COMMENTS WE CANNOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AS A BOARD, BUT KNOW THAT WE'VE LISTENED TO THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND SOMEONE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION WILL GET BACK.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[IV.A. Evidence of Excellence ]

AND AS WE PREPARE TO RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION ITEM A EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF THE LEADERSHIP GARLAND CLASS OF 43.

AND LET ME JUST EXTEND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, OUR SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN MAKING OUR BOARDROOM SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TONIGHT WITH SO MUCH NOTES OF THANK YOU, FLOWERS, GIFTS, KNOW THAT WE ARE MOST APPRECIATIVE, LEADERSHIP GARLAND.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DOCTOR LOPEZ, ONE OF THE STATE'S MOST SUCCESSFUL AND LONGEST RUNNING LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS, LEADERSHIP GARLAND, EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH THE SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES THEY NEED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AS EFFECTIVE BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS.

THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AN HANDS ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, EACH YEAR'S ATTENDEES WILL LEARN PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS, UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THEIR LOCAL, CITY, REGIONAL, AND STATE CONTEXT, AND DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY THEIR SKILLS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

TODAY, LG CLASS 43 THE BEST CLASS, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE DYNAMIC EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN GARLAND ISD AND TO OUR FACILITIES.

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

THANK YOU TO CLASS 43 FOR CHOOSING TO SPEND THE DAY WITH GARLAND ISD AND EXPERIENCING THE MAGIC IN OUR DISTRICT, AND I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF CLASS 43, AND I COULD GO ON ABOUT HOW GREAT THE DISTRICT IS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP ONE OF MY FELLOW TEAM MEMBERS, STEPHANE ROVELO AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME WORDS ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE TODAY.

GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.

MY NAME IS STEPHANE ROVELO, PART OF LG CLASS 43.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION WITH YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, NOT ONLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO FOR THE STUDENTS, SPECIFICALLY HERE IN GISD.

I STARTED IN GISD AS A TEACHER BACK IN 2016 EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE AT SAM HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THAT WAS AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ STARTED AS WELL. AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY THROWN INTO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE A MEMBER OF TEAM GISD.

I RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE GF FOUNDATION TO HELP PLANT A GARDEN FOR OUR STUDENTS, TO TEACH SCIENCE LESSONS THAT WERE PRACTICAL AND APPLICABLE.

WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE RESOURCES WITH THE COMMUNITY AND GF ALSO SUPPORTED ME IN MY PURSUIT FOR A MASTER'S DEGREE IN MY MASTER'S IN EDUCATION.

SINCE THEN, MY OWN CHILDREN HAVE COME THROUGH GARLAND ISD AND MY OLDEST IS NOW IN SECOND GRADE AND MY YOUNGEST IS IN PRE-K HERE IN GISD.

AND NOW I COME BACK TO GISD WITH LG CLASS 43, AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE GILBREATH-REED CENTER THE

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AND ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN MADE CLEAR TO US AS WE'VE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR WITH YOU HERE TODAY, IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR GISD ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS, THAT THEY HAVE MORE OPTIONS POST-GRADUATION.

SO ON BEHALF OF LG CLASS 43, AND CERTAINLY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE STUDENTS OF GISD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND AT THIS MOMENT, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF LEADERSHIP GARLAND CLASS 43 TO COME UP, PLEASE, SO WE CAN TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.

THANK YOU.

I THINK WE WANT TO BE HERE. RIGHT? Y'ALL WANT TO BE IN FRONT OF US? YES. OKAY.

SO I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE TWO ROWS.

SO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME WINDOWS SO YOU CAN SEE THE CAMERA LENS.

WE CAN'T SEE THE BOARD NOW.

[LAUGHTER] Y'ALL WANT TO STAND? BOARD MEMBERS.

WE'LL STAND.

SO STAND UP.

YES. WE'RE GOING TO STAND UP.

GREAT. OKAY.

MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE THE LENSES.

GOT IT. ONE MORE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. OH, YOU CAN KEEP IT.

[APPLAUSE] YEAH.

THANK YOU.

LEADERSHIP GARLAND I GUESS I SHOULD SAY LG 43 FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

WE WILL MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM B SPECIAL EDUCATION UPDATE DOCTOR RAMOS.

[IV.B. Special Education Update]

LOPEZ. I AM HERE TONIGHT.

I'M DR.

TANYA RAMOS.

I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND EXCITED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE FOR YOU TODAY.

BEFORE I GET TO THAT, I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, TO APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ON THIS JANUARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT NOT JUST IN THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE BEHIND THAT COUNTER, BUT WHEN YOU SHOW UP TO EVENTS AND TAKE GENUINE INTEREST IN ALL STUDENTS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT WE SERVE IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM AND OF MYSELF FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR ALL STUDENTS.

NOW, WE'LL GET TO THAT UPDATE.

JUST TO REMIND YOU AND PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THERE WAS A SPECIAL EDUCATION AUDIT THAT WAS COMPLETED BACK IN 2021.

AND, JUST LOOKING AT THE PROGRAMING SERVICES AND THE THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS, AND THERE WERE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT AUDIT, WHICH THEN LED TO AN ACTION PLAN.

AND SO THIS IS OUR SEMIANNUAL ACTION PLAN UPDATE ON JUST OUR PROGRESS NOW, IN EVERY SEMESTER, WE DON'T ADDRESS EVERY PIECE OF THAT ACTION PLAN.

THERE ARE 14 PRIORITY AREAS.

AND SO DURING THE UPDATE WE JUST UPDATE ON WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PREVIOUS SEMESTER.

SO IT WENT FROM, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT AUDIT TO OUR PLAN AND THEN TO THE ACTION STEPS THAT WE TAKE.

THIS IS A KEY TO HOW WE'RE MEASURING OUR PROGRESS ON EACH OF THE PRIORITY AREAS FROM BEGINNING EACH OF THOSE ACTION STEPS, TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION.

THIS WAS OUR STATUS REPORT FROM OUR PREVIOUS UPDATE IN JUNE OF 2023.

AND WE'VE MOVED THE NEEDLE ON SEVERAL OF OUR PRIORITY AREAS, MANY OF THAT WERE INTERCONNECTED AS WE PRESENT THIS UPDATE TODAY. WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE PRIORITY OR GOAL AREAS.

AND THEN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS SEMESTER.

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AND SO ANNUALLY, WE HAVE A FOCUS GROUP TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK ON THE TRAININGS THAT WE PLAN TO PROVIDE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND SO WE DO HAVE A YEAR LONG PLAN FOR ALL OF THOSE TRAININGS AND GATHER INPUT AND FEEDBACK FROM THEM ON THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE PROVIDING.

THIS SEMESTER, WE'VE REALLY FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING AND DEFINING WHAT WORLD CLASS SPECIAL EDUCATION MEANS, AND SO MUCH OF OUR PARENT INPUT HAS BEEN DEDICATED AND FOCUSED ON THOSE TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THAT DEFINITION.

AND WE'RE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE THAT WERE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THAT DEFINITION TO INVITE THEM TO OUR FOCUS GROUP.

ONE THING THAT WE'VE HAD A CHALLENGE WITH IS GETTING PARTICIPATION FROM OUR PARENTS TO JOIN US DURING THOSE FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A NEW CROP OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN DEFINING WORLD CLASS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TO JOIN US ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

GOAL TWO IS WITH OUR MTSS FRAMEWORK, OUR MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS, THE INTERVENTIONS THAT WE PROVIDE STUDENTS.

WE'RE GETTING CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK.

THIS WAS A NEW INITIATIVE AS WE STARTED THIS ACTION PLAN FROM DEVELOPING THE DEPARTMENT TO A HANDBOOK TO PROCESSES ON THE CAMPUS. AND SO WE'VE BEEN, REFINING AND REVAMPING PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO NEED TIERED SUPPORTS, AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS IN THE STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO REALLY WORK ON THE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS NEEDING TIER TWO AND TIER THREE SUPPORTS.

AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING SPECIFIC MTSS BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS THAT WILL FOCUS ON THOSE TIER TWO AND TIER THREE INTERVENTIONS ON THE CAMPUSES THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT.

GOAL THREE IS IDENTIFICATION PRACTICES AND DISPROPORTIONALITY MONITORING.

WE CONTINUE TO TAKE DAILY AND WEEKLY REPORTS TO ENSURE PROPER PEIMS CODING OF ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE SERVED IN EITHER SECTION 504 OR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING WITH STUDENT SERVICES, TO CREATE A TASK FORCE, A DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM, TO TACKLE DISPROPORTIONALITY IN OUR DISTRICT. WE'RE ALSO, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TRAINING, TO INCLUDE THAT DISPROPORTIONATE DATA REVIEW, AS WELL AS SCHEDULING ADDITIONAL DATA DIVE MEETINGS SPECIFICALLY WITH CAMPUSES THAT MIGHT BE, EXPERIENCING ADDITIONAL DISPROPORTIONALITY AS COMPARED TO OTHERS.

OUR IEP DEVELOPMENT OUR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN.

WE'VE ESTABLISHED TRAINING PROTOCOLS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND ESPECIALLY BRAND NEW TEACHERS WITH THE INCLUSION OF THOSE FIVE DAYS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THEM IN FOR TRAINING, SPECIFICALLY WITH THEM, AND ALSO, CREATING CONFERENCE STYLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE CAN DIFFERENTIATE FOR OUR VETERAN TEACHERS AND OUR NEW TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND ARE ON A DIFFERENT, CONTINUUM OF LEARNING AS IT PERTAINS TO IEP DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE ALSO REALLY FOCUSED ON, LOOKING AT PRESENT LEVELS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE IEP BECAUSE THAT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE GOALS THAT WE ANTICIPATE STUDENTS WILL MASTER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

EXPANDING THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT SOME ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF WHY WE MAY NEED SOME ASSISTANCE WITH ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ARE IN THEIR LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

LOOKING AT PROGRAMS AND ARE PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS OR DO ARE WE IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT ARE REALLY HELPING US PUSH STUDENTS INTO THEIR LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT OR THAT ENVIRONMENT, WHERE THEY ARE ACCESSING GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, ACCESSING NON-DISABLED PEERS? AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

WE DID A DATA DIVE IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

AND LOOKING AT THE PROGRAMING FOR STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT WERE BEING SUCCESSFUL AND FINDING THAT, WE WERE WANTING TO BRING THEM INTO A

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AND SO WE IDENTIFIED, CLOSE TO 160 STUDENTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LESSEN THEIR SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND PROVIDE MORE INCLUSION AND LESS PULL OUT SUPPORT.

SO WE'RE SYSTEMATICALLY GOING THROUGH WE STARTED THERE AND WE WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH THAT.

WE'VE ALSO BROUGHT IN A PASS PROGRAM.

SO IT'S POSITIVE APPROACH TO STUDENT SUCCESS.

AND THAT IS AN INITIATIVE FOR THIS YEAR WHERE WE TRAINED ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS IN OUR, BEHAVIOR, SUPPORT CLASSES SO THAT WE CAN PUSH THEM AND SUPPORT THEIR BEHAVIOR IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM.

NOW, NOT EVERY STUDENT IS ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SUPPORT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.

BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING THEM MORE AND MORE INTO THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM, AS WELL AS CREATING SHORT AND LONG TERM PLANS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS SUCH AS CO-TEACHING AND EXPANDING PASS.

GOAL SIX SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION, COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND CO-TEACHING.

WE'VE EXPANDED CO-TEACHING MODELS, AGAIN WITH A FOCUS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL, TO FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES, WHERE THEY'RE DOING IT AT LEAST WITH ONE GRADE LEVEL.

AND REALLY SEEING SOME SUCCESS THERE INITIALLY AND HOPING THAT, WHEN WE GO IN AND LOOK AT OUR DATA THAT WE FIND THAT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT CO-TEACH MODEL.

WE ANTICIPATE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO OUTPERFORM BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING EDUCATED IN THAT GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM WITH THE FULL CONTINUUM OF OUR CURRICULUM. AND THEN ALSO WORKED WITH OUR STUDENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM PROVIDER TO CREATE EXPORT DATA TO LOOK AT SERVICE, WHAT SERVICES STUDENTS ARE BEING PROVIDED SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR THAT AND DIG DEEPER AND FIND WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN BRING IN THAT PROGRAMING AGAIN, TO, INCLUDE THEM IN MORE OF THAT CO-TEACH COLLABORATIVE, INSTRUCTION.

GOAL SEVEN IS INCLUSIVE PRACTICES, PLANNING, GUIDANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION.

AND SO SOME OF THESE YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'RE INTERTWINED PASS NOT ONLY IS ABOUT LRE BUT ALSO ABOUT OUR INCLUSIVE PRACTICES.

WORKING WITH CAMPUSES AND MASTER SCHEDULING, PROVIDING THEM ASSISTANCE WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH SOME CAMPUSES LAST YEAR, AND WE REALLY WANT TO EXPAND THAT TO ALL CAMPUSES NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT THE MASTER SCHEDULING, THE MASTER SCHEDULE, WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE INCLUSIVE PRACTICES.

WE ALSO ASSESSED THE USE OF THE NATATORIUM WITH OUR SELF-CONTAINED STUDENTS TO LOOK AT, WHETHER THEY'RE ABLE TO BE INCLUDED WITH THEIR GENERAL ED PEERS.

AND A LOT OF THEM ARE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE MORE 1 TO 1 ASSISTANCE.

WE DO HAVE THEM GO AT A DIFFERENT TIME BECAUSE THOSE INSTRUCTORS NEED TO HAVE MORE ONE ON ONE WITH THEM.

SO, WE DO HAVE, AGAIN, A CONTINUUM BASED ON WHAT THE STUDENT NEEDS.

GOAL EIGHT IS ELEVATE RIGOR.

THAT REALLY IS AROUND OUR OUTCOMES.

AND RECENTLY WE HAD OUR 2023 RESULTS DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT, THAT WAS PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

AND SO I JUST CREATED THIS WHERE WE CAN SEE SOME PROGRESS FROM OUR RDA REPORT FROM 2021 LAST YEAR AND THEN OUR MOST RECENT YEAR. AND WE CAN SEE SOME OF THE GAINS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ACADEMICALLY WITH OUR STUDENTS.

SO IN THIS SLIDE, YOU SEE THIS IS OUR STAAR GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT PASSING RATES.

WHERE IN 2021 YOU SEE WHERE WE STARTED AND WHERE WE WERE, WHERE WE ARE IN 2023.

AND THEN JUST CALCULATED WHAT THAT CHANGE HAS BEEN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

AND YOU CAN SEE SOME DOUBLE DIGIT GAINS, FOR STUDENTS, WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN EACH OF THESE CONTENT AREAS.

THE NEXT SLIDE IS FOR OUR EOCS OR END OF COURSE EXAMS. FOR ALL OF OUR AREAS AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING A TREND OF DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASES IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOMES AS IT RELATES TO STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

GOAL NINE IS ADHERENCE WITH THE INTENT AND SPIRIT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING IN OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OUR PLAN.

WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED WALK THROUGH WEDNESDAYS WHERE WE GO AND WE WALK, A FEW CAMPUSES, AS A TEAM TO LOOK AT PROGRAMING,

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NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS, BUT ALSO SYSTEMIC SUPPORTS THAT WE CAN DEVELOP SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OFFER THAT TO OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CAMPUSES. AND ALSO WORKING WITH OUR RAAD DEPARTMENT, AND OUR PEIMS DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP RELEVANT DATA REPORTS SO THAT THE PLATFORMS THAT WE HAVE CAN CREATE THE REPORTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

SCHOOL LEADER VOICES.

WE ARE DEVELOPING SURVEYS TO GATHER FEEDBACK ON CHANGES IN OUR POLICIES, PROCEDURES, OPERATIONS.

KIND OF A TEMPERATURE CHECK.

HOW ARE THESE WORKING ON THE CAMPUSES FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND ANY ADDITIONAL NEEDS THEY MIGHT FEEL LIKE WE WILL WANT TO PRIORITIZE AND FOCUS ON IN THE FUTURE, AS WELL AS REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETINGS WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF LEADERSHIP WHO ARE OVER OUR CAMPUSES TO GET THOSE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH CAMPUSES AND, PROVIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION TIDBITS FOR ADMINISTRATORS.

GOAL 11 IS SPECIFIC TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHAT WE'VE REALLY WORKED ON IS INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, OF COURSE, DIFFERENTIATING FOR OUR TEACHERS.

AND WE WANT TO EXPAND THAT TO INCLUDE, ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHERS THAT WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUSES.

AND AGAIN, USING THOSE WALKTHROUGH WEDNESDAYS TO GATHER DATA ON SOME NEEDS THAT WE MIGHT BE SEEING ON THE CAMPUSES.

AND THEN OUR POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL, WE HAD COMPLETED THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT REVISIONS, MAKING SURE THAT OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ARE REVIEWING IT IN CASE THERE ARE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.

OUR FACILITIES PLANNING.

WITH THE BOND, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAN FOR FACILITIES AND BE INVOLVED, PARTICULARLY WITH THAT PLAYGROUND DESIGN THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BOND, FOR ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUNDS AT EACH OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, TWO OF THEM AND ALSO BOND PROJECT MEETINGS, AS WELL AS MEETING FOR JUST OUR, YEARLY, FACILITIES TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATION, TO DETERMINE IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SITES, CAMPUS SITES FOR EXPANDING SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOMS. AND THEN FOR GOAL 14, IT'S OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND EXPANDING THE ROLES OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS.

THROUGH BOARD ACTION, WE DID INCREASE THE CONTRACT DAYS FOR OUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

THEY WERE LICENSED SPECIALISTS IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY.

BUT IN A RECENT, WIN FOR OUR PSYCHOLOGISTS, THEY NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALL THEMSELVES SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD DO.

THEY HAD TO USE THE FULL LSSP TITLE.

AND NOW, OUR WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND, RENAME THEM AS SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, WHICH IS HOW THEY'VE BEEN SERVING OUR KIDS. WE'VE ALSO HIRED A SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR AND THEN THOSE MTSS BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS.

ONE THING, THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR ELEVATING RIGOR, PORTION, RDA OR OUR RESULTS DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT, ALSO DISCUSSES DISPROPORTIONALITY AS IT RELATES TO IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, AND ALSO THE DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

AND SO PART OF OUR REPORT, GIVES US INFORMATION ABOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT DISPROPORTIONALITY THAT WE MAY BE HAVING IN THE DISTRICT. AND WE HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT DISPROPORTIONALITY IN THE AREA OF DISCIPLINE WITH OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS.

AND SO, AS REQUIRED, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM, TO COORDINATE OUR DATA METRICS.

AGAIN, WORKING WITH RAAD AND WITH, OUR DATA SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT TO GET THOSE REPORTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE WEEKLY, MONTHLY MONITORING OF OUR NUMBERS AND OUR, ACTIONS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE AND HAVE TARGETED MEETINGS WITH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AT LOCATIONS WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL OR MORE SIGNIFICANT DISPROPORTIONALITY.

SO OUR NEXT STEPS AS WE'RE GOING INTO THE SPRING SEMESTER IS, AGAIN TO CONDUCT THOSE SURVEYS, WITH OUR CAMPUS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

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WE'RE CREATING A REPOSITORY OF PD WHERE WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO CLIPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING, FOR, ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AND THEN USING SOME SELF-REFLECTIVE TOOLS WITH THEM, GETTING THAT STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK, REVIEW ANY CHANGES FOR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES BASED ON OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION SELF-ASSESSMENT THAT WE CONDUCTED IN THE FALL.

AND THEN OUR CALENDARED MEETINGS FOR OUR FACILITIES PLANNING, AND THEN, WORKING ON GOAL FOUR WITH THAT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DEFINING WHAT WORLD CLASS SPECIAL EDUCATION IS, AND THEN OUR PLAN FOR DISPROPORTIONALITY.

SO THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION.

AND SO I SAW SOME WRITING I'M THINKING SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEES ARE THERE QUESTIONS.

NO. DID I SEE A HAND? OKAY, MR. SELDERS, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

GOING BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FOCUS GROUPS, FAMILIES.

HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE WE ACTUALLY GETTING PARTICIPATING IN THOSE FOCUS GROUPS COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE'RE SERVING? VERY GRIM. IT'S NOT VERY MANY AT ALL.

GIVE ME LIKE JUST ROUGHLY.

SO I WILL TELL YOU, THE LAST MEETING WE HELD, WAS SCHEDULED AND THERE WAS ANOTHER PARENT GROUP THAT SCHEDULED A MEETING AT THE SAME TIME, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD NO ONE TO COME.

SO WE WERE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THAT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH OUR OTHER PARENT GROUPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONFLICTS.

WHEN YOU SAY ANOTHER PARENT GROUP WERE THESE? IT WAS SAGE. YEAH.

OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN AS FAR AS THIS METRIC GOES, BECAUSE YOU NOTICE, IF YOU GO BACK TO YOUR LEGEND, YOU SHOW IT CONSISTENT.

AND I THINK THE DEFINITION THAT WAS USED.

ONE MORE SLIDE. OH.

ONE MORE. THIS ONE. YEAH. SO CONSISTENT.

AND IT'S LIKE MOST ARE ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BENEFIT OR PARTICIPATE.

SO YOU HAVE IT LISTED AS THAT.

SO IF YOU WHAT ARE YOU BASING THE CURRENT SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS AS THEY'RE WRITTEN IN THE PLAN, THEY'RE VERY KIND OF LIKE CHECKLIST. DID YOU HAVE A PARENT GROUP MEETING.

YES. IT DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THAT QUALIFIER OF SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FAMILIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SPECIFIC ACTION SET THAT IS INCLUDED, WAS THE ACTION TAKEN? YES. AND ACTUALLY HAVE WE HAD MORE PARENT PARTICIPATION? I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RATED THAT AS FULL IMPLEMENTATION.

BUT THAT'S WHAT'S KIND OF KEEPING US FROM, YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T SAY IT'S FULL IMPLEMENTATION IF WE'RE NOT GETTING THE PARTICIPATION.

SURE. HAVE WE SET OUR GOAL IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF OUTREACH AND WHAT OUR EXPECTATION IS IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE PARTICIPATION AND MAYBE DRIVE, YOU KNOW, ACTIVITIES SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT PARENTAL PARTICIPATION.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING UNDER REVIEW.

WE'VE SENT IT THROUGH TEACHERS BECAUSE WHAT WE KNOW IS PARENTS READ WHAT TEACHERS SEND HOME.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY'RE NOT ATTENDING IF THEY WOULD COME.

WE CAN ASK, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE DAY OF THE WEEK.

THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE.

I KNOW THE LAST MEETING, IT WAS THAT IT CONFLICTED WITH THAT OTHER, PARENT GROUP MEETING.

YOU KNOW I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S CALENDAR.

WERE THERE TOO MANY EVENTS THAT WEEK? AND, SO REALLY BRINGING IN MAYBE FACE THAT IS MORE INVOLVED WITH WHAT OTHER ACTIVITIES ARE HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY MAY BE A STRATEGY FOR US, AS WELL AS REACHING OUT TO THOSE THAT EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN DEVELOPING OUR DEFINITION FOR WORLD CLASS.

IF, AS YOU GUYS ARE REVIEWING THIS, COULD YOU ALSO MAYBE PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO WHAT A GOOD SORT OF METRIC WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE'RE SERVING THROUGH SPECIAL ED, YOU KNOW, WHAT PARENTAL PARTICIPATION WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THAT WORLD CLASS DESIGNATION.

YEAH, I THINK THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

ONE IS PARENTAL PARTICIPATION IN THE EDUCATION, PLANNING AND PROGRAMING AND ALL OF THAT.

AND THEN THE FOCUS GROUP, BECAUSE WITH A FOCUS GROUP, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S LARGE ENOUGH TO HAVE REPRESENTATION, BUT ALSO SMALL ENOUGH TO BE MANAGEABLE TO ACTUALLY GET GOOD FEEDBACK THAT'S ACTIONABLE.

RIGHT. AND SO IF YOU HAD MORE PEOPLE, YOU HAVE A GREATER POOL TO PULL FROM FOR THE FOCUS GROUP.

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ABSOLUTELY. GOING TO YOUR SLIDE ON THE CO-TEACHING MODEL, CAN YOU GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE, EXPLANATION OF WHAT THAT IS, HOW IT'S WORKING, HOW IT'S STRUCTURED.

SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SO RESOURCE IS WHEN YOUR STUDENTS HAVE A MODIFIED CURRICULUM AND YOU PULL THEM OUT TO WORK ON SKILLS THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO PROGRESS IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND CO-TEACHING REALLY IS BRINGING THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER INTO THAT CLASSROOM AND SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS AND THE OTHER TEACHERS.

SO YOU WOULD SEE A GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN THAT CLASSROOM SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS.

RIGHT. SO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE FULL, CONTINUUM OF THE CURRICULUM INSTEAD OF THAT TARGETING OUTSIDE OF THE IEP. RIGHT.

SO THEY GET BOTH IN THAT IN THAT WAY, BECAUSE THEY CAN DO SMALL GROUPS THERE.

THEY CAN BE A PART OF THAT WHOLE GROUP LESSON, AND IT REALLY INVOLVES BOTH TEACHERS IN THE EDUCATION OF THE STUDENTS OF ALL OF THEM IN THE CLASS.

WHEN WE'VE EXPANDED IT TO FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WHAT DO WE LOOK AT IN TERMS OF DEFINING SUCCESS, TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND IT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THEN WHAT IS THE PROCESS OR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO USE AS A BENCHMARK TO ROLL IT OUT TO OTHER CAMPUSES? SO WHEN WE WANT TO START SOMETHING, WE ALWAYS START WITH THOSE THAT ARE READY TO TAKE THAT STEP.

AND LOOKING AT STUDENT SCHEDULES ALSO AND THEIR SERVICES TO DETERMINE ARE THESE STUDENTS THAT ARE CLOSE, LIKE THEY COULD REALLY THRIVE IN THIS CO-TEACH MODEL, OR DO THEY NEED MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES AND BE PULLED OUT? SO WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING FOR CAMPUSES THAT ARE READY TO TAKE THAT STEP, BUT ALSO THE STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE SERVING.

WHERE ARE THEY ON THAT CONTINUUM OF LEARNING AND THOSE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, READY TO BE IN THAT GENERAL EDUCATION AND PUSH THEM IN, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AND THEN AS FAR AS SUCCESS, HOW IT'S DEFINED, IS IT JUST BASED ON THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE READY TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP OR ARE READY TO BE SORT OF IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, A CO-TEACHING ENVIRONMENT? SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PIECE OF SUCCESS YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

ARE WE LOOKING AT SUCCESS IN TERMS OF LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND THEN ABSOLUTELY, YES, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

BUT ALSO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM ARE SUCCESSFUL.

SO ARE THEIR GRADES UP.

DO THEY HAVE GOOD ATTENDANCE? ARE THEY YOU KNOW, ARE THEY MOTIVATED TO COME TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING INCLUDED IN THAT CLASSROOM? HOW ARE THEIR CBAS? HOW ARE THEIR MAP TESTING? AND OF COURSE, ULTIMATELY, HOW DO THEY PERFORM ON STAAR? RIGHT. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT GROWTH WOULD BE A HUGE PIECE OF THAT, RIGHT? YES, MOST DEFINITELY.

AND THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS ON YOUR SLIDE ABOUT ELEVATING RIGOR.

I NOTICED THAT ON ALL OF THOSE, SUBJECT AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE DIFFERENCE WE EXPERIENCED A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU GUYS LOOKED INTO THAT TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND HAVE SOME ANSWERS.

YEAH. WITH SOCIAL STUDIES, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT, TESTED EVERY YEAR.

AND SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT COHORTS OF STUDENTS.

AND WE HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY LOOKED AT, AT SOCIAL STUDIES, AND YOU KNOW, THAT PIECE, WE'VE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED, ON OUR SUPPORT PLANS ON READING AND MATH.

BUT THAT IS A GOOD CALL OUT FOR SURE.

WELL, GREAT JOB ON THE IMPROVEMENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO THAT'S AWESOME TO SEE.

WELL, THAT'S HAPPENING ON THE CAMPUS.

AND SO, WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHING STAFF THAT, ARE PULLING TOGETHER THOSE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS WORKING WITH THE GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

AND, THE TREND IS WONDERFUL, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND HOPING THAT WE GET TO THAT WORLD CLASS LEVEL.

AWESOME. KEEP IT UP.

THANK YOU. MR. BEACH. YES, DR.

RAMOS, I'M CURIOUS.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE WANT PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE WORLD CLASS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.

I'M CURIOUS OF WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING TO YOUR SURVEY.

IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING THEM TO SHOW UP IN ANY OF THE MEETINGS ARE WE GETTING THE SURVEYS BACK SO THAT THEY ARE INVOLVED AND THEY DO KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TO GET TO THE LEVEL THAT WE NEED TO? ARE YOU GETTING ANY RESPONSE IN THAT RESPECT? SO WE HAVEN'T SENT OUT A SURVEY TO PARENTS PER SE.

WHAT WE SEND OUT IS A REQUEST, AN INTEREST IN, BEING A PART OF EITHER FOCUS GROUP TASK FORCE THAT WOULD BE DEFINING THAT.

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AND SO THAT'S ALSO A REALLY GOOD CALL OUT.

SO ESSENTIALLY WE CAN'T GET THEM TO BE THERE AT THE MEETINGS.

YOU KNOW. BUT MAYBE WE CAN DO IT THAT WAY.

YEAH I WAS BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT HOW ARE WE GOING TO REACH THE PARENTS WANT THE SERVICES.

THEY WANT A WORLD CLASS SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

BUT IF WE CAN'T GET THEM TO BE INVOLVED IN IT, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR US AS A DISTRICT TO TRY TO GET OVER THE HUMP AND REACH THE GOAL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REACH FOR THOSE STUDENTS, BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO OFFER THOSE GREAT SERVICES.

SO ANYWAY, MAYBE EVEN LOOKING AT WHAT IS THEIR LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT ON THE CAMPUS LEVEL, BECAUSE MANY TIMES WHAT WE KNOW IS THEY GET INVOLVED WITH WHO THEY KNOW, RIGHT? THEIR TEACHERS AND THEIR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND THE COMMUNITY, THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

SO THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF WE'RE SEEING JUST AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, NOT AS MUCH INTEREST IN COMING IN AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE LABELED, ARE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, ARE LABELED FOR SPECIAL SERVICES.

GROWS EVERY DAY. [LAUGHTER] RIGHT NOW IT'S AROUND 11%.

YES, WE HAVE ABOUT 6,400.

THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS THAT I CHECKED, IT WAS JUST OVER 6,400.

AND WE WATCHED THOSE A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY THAN OUR TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

BUT, IT'S, I WOULD SAY AROUND 11%.

THERE WAS ALSO ONE OTHER THING IN YOUR SLIDES THAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT.

AND WHEN YOU HAD SOMETHING THERE FROM THREE TO EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT REMOVAL OR WHATEVER, LIKE THAT, IF WE HAVE THE POLICIES IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE REMOVALS? IN OTHER WORDS, DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE TO FOR PROTECTION OF THE CHILD AND ALSO THE TEACHER TOO IN THAT RESPECT? THERE ARE DEFINITELY LAWS AND POLICIES IN PLACE.

WHAT WE WILL DO AS PART OF THIS PROCESS IS TO REVIEW.

DO WE, LIKE YOU SAID, DO WE HAVE IT CLARIFIED IN THERE? DO WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT CAMPUSES MIGHT HAVE IN TERMS OF MITIGATING FACTORS THAT THEY CAN CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING AT, OUT OF SCHOOL PLACEMENTS? WELL, AND THAT'S THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME MOST OF ALL TOO, ABOUT ON PARENT INVOLVEMENT.

IF THEY IF THEY'RE NOT GETTING INVOLVED, THEY PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE POLICIES OR THE PROCEDURES ANYWAY.

AND THAT BOTHERS ME BECAUSE WE REALLY THEY NEED TO BE INFORMED AND HOPEFULLY THROUGH A SURVEY OR WHATEVER, THAT WE CAN GET OUT TO THEM, THAT THEY WILL READ THAT, THAT WE CAN GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

OKAY. ANY OTHER? MR. MILLER? YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND, COMPLIMENTS ON THE IMPROVEMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO VISIT SOMETHING ON THE GOAL SEVEN.

YOUR FIRST BULLET POINT WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PAST PROGRAM HAS LED TO INCREASED TIME IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING FOR THE STUDENTS.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, REVISIT FOR ME THE CONCEPT OF INCREASING TIME IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT.

AND YOUR OPINION OF THAT EFFECTIVE, IS IT PROVING TO BE EFFECTIVE? IS THAT STILL A GOOD THING TO DO? THANK YOU. SO, THROUGH THE PAST PROGRAM, IT'S A RIGOROUSLY MONITORED SYSTEM OF STUDENTS.

SO, STUDENTS THAT ARE BEING SUCCESSFUL, YOU KNOW, THEY GET THEIR LESSON IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT IS EXPECTED IN THE CLASSROOM.

THESE ARE WAYS TO INTERACT IN THE CLASSROOM.

IF THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL, THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD BE PULLED BACK AND KIDS WANT TO BE IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM.

AND BUT, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT THROUGH THEIR DISABILITY SOMETIMES THAT THAT'S NOT THAT'S BEYOND THEIR CONTROL.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THINGS LIKE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLANS IN PLACE TO HELP THEM AND SUPPORT THEM, IN BEING ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT SETTING.

SO THEY GO INTO THE CLASSROOM AND THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS HAVE WORKED WITH THE GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ON A SYSTEM.

SO THEY HAVE, COLOR CODED CARDS THAT THEY PUT IN THE WINDOW, LIKE, HERE ARE THE STUDENTS IN THE PAST PROGRAM OR UNDERPASS IN MY CLASSROOM.

OH, THEY'RE ALL GREEN. SO THE TEACHERS, THE PARAS ARE CONSTANTLY WALKING THROUGH THE CLASSROOMS, CHECKING IN.

OKAY. EVERYTHING'S GOOD HERE.

EVERYONE'S GREEN HERE.

IF THEY START LOOKING AT YELLOW, THEN THEY MIGHT HANG OUT WAIT, KIND OF SEE IF IT'S GOING TO TURN TO RED AND WE NEED TO COME IN AND WORK WITH THE STUDENT. IF IT TURNS TO RED, WE PULL THE STUDENT OUT, WE TALK WITH THE STUDENT.

IF THEY ARE ABLE TO REENGAGE IN THE CLASSROOM, THEN THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BACK IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM, THEN THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

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AND IT'S ONLY WHEN THEY'RE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT, THAT THEY'RE PULLED OUT.

MS. GRIFFIN, CAN I FOLLOW UP ONE QUESTION? OKAY. SO WHEN I HEAR THINGS LIKE, WHAT WE THE BIG WE, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE STUDENTS DO IS TO BE IN THE GENERAL SETTING.

I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S DRIVEN BY THE STUDENTS AND THE DESIRE FOR THEM TO BE IN THE GENERAL? I MEAN, HOW IS THAT BENEFICIAL DO YOU THINK IT'S BEEN EFFECTIVE? IS THAT A CONCEPT THAT'S PROVEN OUT OVER TIME? I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT TO KNOW IF THAT'S A KEY TO THE OVERALL EDUCATION PROCESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IN YOUR OPINION, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS EFFECTIVE? DO WE KEEP DOING THAT OR IS THERE ANOTHER APPROACH THAT WOULD MAYBE MORE, BETTER FIT THE NEED OF THE CHILD? THANK YOU. WELL, WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT, THAT GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHER IS THE CONTENT EXPERT, RIGHT? IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU HAVE MATH TEACHERS, YOU HAVE READING TEACHERS.

WHEN YOU HAVE A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, THEIR EXPERTISE COULD BE IN ONE CONTENT, IT COULD BE IN SEVERAL OR IT COULD BE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MORE GENERALIZED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.

AND SO WHAT WE WANT IS TO HAVE STUDENTS IN THE GEN ED CLASSROOM WITH THE FULL RANGE OF THE CURRICULUM, BECAUSE WHEN WE PULL THEM OUT, WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE FULL RANGE OF THE CURRICULUM WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON SKILLS.

AND IF WE WANT STUDENTS TO HAVE THAT WORLD CLASS EDUCATION, WE WANT THEM IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THEIR CONTENT EXPERTS.

SO THAT'S WHERE, LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT COMES FROM LIKE THE WHOLE GOAL IS FOR THEM TO LEARN AND BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT.

AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE FULL RANGE IS IN THAT GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM.

AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO BE IN THERE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE FOR THEM.

OKAY. AND THANK YOU.

AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE IMPROVEMENTS.

THANK YOU.

MISS STANLEY. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

SO I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK, BUT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GIVE MY $0.02 ON THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT.

SO I THINK PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND I THINK YOU MAY HAVE HIT SOMETHING ON THE HEAD WHERE ARE WE ASKING THEM TO SPLIT THEMSELVES TOO MUCH.

SO WE HAVE CHOICE OF SCHOOL.

THEN YOU HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND DO WE WANT THEM INVOLVED IN THEIR CAMPUS AND THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION, OR DO WE WANT THEM INVOLVED IN ADMINISTRATION? AND SO I WASN'T AS CONCERNED WHEN I HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, IF THEY CHOSE TO GO TO THE SAGE OVER THAT, I MEAN, THAT'S A WIN, RIGHT? I MEAN, THAT'S A HUGE WIN BECAUSE THAT'S A WHOLE THAT'S SUPPORT.

THAT'S THE SUPPORT THAT THE PARENTS NEED.

SO I THINK JUST IF YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, THESE ARE VERY, THESE CHILDREN, THEY TAKE A LOT OF THE PARENTS.

RIGHT? I MEAN, EVEN JUST A REGULAR NON TRADITIONAL LEARNER THAT HAS NO PHYSICAL DISABILITIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT STUFF, IT'S EXHAUSTING.

SO SOMETIMES OUR PARENTS, I THINK WE EXPECT OUR PARENTS TO HAVE A MUCH STRONGER ENERGY LEVEL THAN IS WHAT REALLY WE SHOULD EXPECT.

SO I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THEIR INVOLVEMENT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

AND IF IT DOESN'T EXIST AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, THEN YEAH, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

BUT JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T EXIST AT THE ADMINISTRATION LEVEL, I WASN'T ALL THAT CONCERNED, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE TO ANYONE.

BUT THAT'S JUST FROM A MOM WHO'S STRETCHED VERY THIN.

I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.

OKAY, I THINK WE'VE RECEIVED THIS REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS, AND WE WILL STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT UPDATE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'RE NOW MOVING TO 4C TO RECEIVE THE PRESENTATION ON BOND 2023

[IV.C. Receive Presentation on Bond 2023 Program Summary Update]

AND AT THIS TIME, IT'S A GOOD STOPPING POINT.

LG 43, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE DAY WITH US.

AND AS YOU SEE, YOUR SCHOOL BOARD IS ENGAGED.

ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL HAVE A NICE SAFE TRIP HOME.

ALL RIGHT.

MR. FERNANDEZ.

GOOD EVENING,

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PROGRAM SUMMARY UPDATE FOR THE 2023 BOND PROGRAM.

SO OUR BOND PROGRAM IS BROKEN UP INTO THREE DIFFERENT PROPOSITIONS.

OUR LARGEST PROPOSITION IS A AND FOR 1.1 BILLION.

PROPOSITION B IS OUR MULTI PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTERS.

AND PROGRAM PROPOSITION C IS OUR TECHNOLOGY DEVICE REFRESH.

AN UPDATE ON THE ACTIVE PROGRAMS TO DATE.

PHASE ONE PROJECTS ARE SOFTBALL BASEBALL IMPROVEMENTS.

YOU CAN SEE OUR TIMELINE THAT'S ON TOP.

THAT PROJECT IS ACTUALLY BROKEN UP INTO THREE DIFFERENT PARTS.

PART ONE IS AN ACTIVE PROJECT.

WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH NAAMAN FOREST, ROWLETT, AND SACHSE.

IF YOU DRIVE BY THOSE FACILITIES, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF WORK TAKING PLACE ON THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS.

PART TWO LAKEVIEW, CENTENNIAL, NORTH GARLAND AND SOUTH GARLAND.

WE'VE GOT DESIGN REVIEWS, ABOUT 95%.

AND WE'LL LOOK INTO ISSUE SOLICITATION IN FEBRUARY FOR PART TWO.

AND IN PART THREE, THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL PIECE WE ARE STILL IN THE DISCOVERY AND PLANNING STAGES.

THESE ARE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF WHAT YOU SEE AT THE ROWLETT, SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL.

OF COURSE, THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN, BEFORE THE STORM THAT, THE ICE STORM THAT WE GOT, THE RAIN THAT CAME AS WELL.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF MUD OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE CONTINUE TO WORK, AND PULL THROUGH WITH THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE AT THESE CAMPUSES.

THIS IS SACHSE SOFTBALL AND SACHSE BASEBALL.

NAAMAN FOREST SOFTBALL AND NAAMAN FOREST BASEBALL.

OUR FIELDHOUSE AND OUR MAX, OUR MULTI PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTERS WE'VE RECEIVED OUR SCOPE TO BUDGET, AND WE STILL ARE.

WE'RE STILL IN LINE. OUR DESIGN IS GOING FROM JANUARY THROUGH MAY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT, WE'VE AWARDED A CMAR.

AND SO WE'LL DO IN JUNE.

WE'LL DO A CMAR SOLICITATION.

WHAT THAT IS, THAT'S WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK WILL GO TO THE MARKET AND PULL BACK A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE DISTRICT.

AT THAT TIME, WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO THE BOARD FOR AWARD.

FREEMAN ELEMENTARY.

YOU SEE THE TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE THERE FOR FREEMAN.

IN THE PAST, PRESENTATIONS, WE COMBINED FREEMAN AND HILLSIDE.

I'LL SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE WORK IS REALLY TAKEN OFF ON BOTH PROJECTS.

AND SO WE WILL NOW BE REPORTING INDEPENDENTLY ON EACH ONE OF THOSE CAMPUSES AS THE WORK IS REALLY TAKING PLACE, THE DESIGN AND DISCOVERY PROCESS IS GOING ON.

I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PORTABLE RELOCATIONS FOR, THAT ARE GOING TO GO TO MEADOWS.

THE PORTABLES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AT SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY, LISTER ELEMENTARY AND ABBETT ELEMENTARY.

THOSE PORTABLES WILL BE RELOCATED TO GO TO MEADOWS TO SERVE THE STUDENTS FROM FREEMAN ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.

IT'S WHAT WE ARE CALLING THE TERM THAT WE USE IN THE INDUSTRY IS CALLED SWING SPACE, WHERE WE MOVE THE STUDENTS FROM FREEMAN ELEMENTARY OVER TO GOLDEN MEADOWS, AND WE CONTINUE INSTRUCTION THERE WHILE THE BUILDING IS BEING DEMOLISHED AND THEN REPURPOSED.

BUT THE TERM WE USE IS SWING SPACE THERE.

SO HILLSIDE ACADEMY, CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PORTABLE RELOCATIONS.

WE HAVE PORTABLES FROM IDENTIFIED PORTABLES AT COOPER ELEMENTARY AND WEAVER ELEMENTARY.

THOSE PORTABLES ARE GOING TO BE RELOCATED TO CENTERVILLE ELEMENTARY TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING FROM HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY.

LAKEVIEW, CENTENNIAL AND NAAMAN FOREST.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF ARCHITECTURAL INTERIOR IMAGING.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS OUR TECH HAS DONE SOME REALLY EXTENSIVE, DETAILED, PHOTOGRAPHS AND IMAGING OF HOW THE BUILDING ACTUALLY EXISTS, INTERIOR INSIDE AND ABOVE THE CEILING, WHICH GIVES US A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE CAN IMPROVE BOTH BUILDINGS AND REALLY SERVE THE STUDENTS AS PART OF THIS BOND PROGRAM.

PLAYGROUND UPDATE.

AS YOU RECALL, PLAYGROUNDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN UP INTO MULTIPLE PHASES.

PHASE ONE CONSISTS OF 15 CAMPUSES.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE MANUFACTURERS, WE'VE MET WITH OUR ARCHITECTS, AND WE'VE GOT CAMPUS PRINCIPAL SURVEYS WHERE WE REACHED OUT TO THE CAMPUSES ASKING FOR INPUT, ASKING FOR DEPARTMENTAL INPUT ON SPECIFICALLY WHAT THESE PLAYGROUNDS NEED TO LOOK LIKE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE OFFER OUR CAMPUSES IS, VERY, IMPROVED UPON PLAYGROUNDS.

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SO WE'RE WORKING VERY, VERY HARD TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE BOND PROGRAM FOR THE PLAYGROUNDS.

AND FENCING, THE PHASE ONE WE HAVE 42 ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE PERIMETER FENCING PIECE.

WE'VE COMPLETED OUR SITE ASSESSMENTS FOR THOSE.

WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR ARCHITECT AND OUR CIVIL ENGINEERS TO COMPLETE SOME SITE SURVEYS.

SO WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO DO WITH THE FENCING PIECE.

WE'VE MADE A LOT OF HEADWAY WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE CALLED PROJECTMATES.

WE'VE COMPLETED OUR TRAINING FOR OUR DEPARTMENT STAFF.

WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY IMMERSED IN THAT PROGRAM.

WE'RE STARTING TO LOAD ALL OF THE DATA INTO THE PROGRAM.

NOW WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE, ADDITIONAL CALLS WITH, PROJECTMATES TO ENSURE THAT THE DATA THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THERE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE, THAT WE'RE, WE WANT THE GOAL IS TO TRAIN THE STAFF THAT'S WORKING ON THE BOND PROGRAM, AND THEN THE STAFF WILL HELP IN TRAINING THE ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED ACCESS TO THIS SO THAT WE CAN REALLY, MAXIMIZE THE UTILIZATION OF THIS SOFTWARE.

SO WE PLAN TO BRING YOU SOME DASHBOARDS IN MARCH, WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO WITH THAT SOFTWARE.

UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS FOR NEXT MONTH WE WILL BRING TO YOU PHASE TWO PROJECTS.

EXCUSE ME, WE'LL BRING TO YOU RECOMMENDED ARCHITECTS FOR THE PHASE TWO PROJECTS.

THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING IN PHASE TWO ARE THE ELEMENTARY REPLACEMENT NUMBER THREE, OUR NEW AGRICULTURE, OUR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FACILITY, THE NORTH GARLAND AND SOUTH GARLAND RENOVATIONS, ARE ENHANCEMENTS TO HICKMAN, NORTHLAKE, ROWLETT, AND TOLER ELEMENTARY.

THOSE ARE THE INTERIOR ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE WILL BE DOING IN THOSE CAMPUSES.

AND THEN WE HAVE A ROOF PACKAGE THAT, INCLUDES COOPER, HERFURTH, AND STEADHAM ELEMENTARY.

THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PHASE TWO HERE.

YOU SEE THE FINANCIAL REPORT THAT IS PRODUCED FROM ORACLE.

AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, WHAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM WITHIN THE PROGRAM IS AN ACTUAL REPORT FROM ORACLE.

AND THAT'S WHERE OUR LIVE DATA IS.

AND WITH THAT WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT BEFORE WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS WE'VE BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR PACKET, AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, INDIVIDUAL, WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL PROJECT STATUS REPORTS.

EACH ONE OF THESE PROJECT STATUS REPORTS, GIVES YOU MUCH MORE INFORMATION THAN THE SUMMARY SHEET.

WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT AS PART OF THE ONGOING PROCESS OF BEING COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT ON EACH SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

SO AS MORE PROJECTS COME ON BOARD THESE, YOU'LL HAVE A SHEET PER, PER PROJECT.

LET ME SAY THANK YOU FOR DEVELOPING THE PROJECT SUMMARY INFORMATION SHEET.

I THINK IT'S, VERY DETAILED AND IT'S CONCISE AN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD NEED AND IT'S ON ONE PAGE.

SO I HAVE ENJOYED, READING AND REVIEWING THE SUMMARY PAGES.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? LET ME LOOK DOWN HERE.

OKAY. JAMIE. MR. MILLER. YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK AND THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

MY QUESTION IS REGARDING THE FENCING PROJECT.

GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU FACE IN TERMS OF GOING THROUGH CITIES, GETTING APPROVALS, SETBACKS, ZONINGS OR RESTRICTIONS OF ANY KIND, AND ESPECIALLY IF ANYTHING IS GOING TO RESTRICT US BUILDING THE FENCE IN A SAFE MANNER AND WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENT IS OUR UTMOST CONCERN.

MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING WHAT WE NEED TO BUILD, WHERE WE NEED TO BUILD IT, TO SERVE THE PURPOSE THAT WE NEED IT TO BUILD.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, MR. MILLER. SO FIRST OF ALL, LET ME RESPOND BY SAYING THAT, WE ARE NOT WORKING IN A VACUUM.

WE HAVE OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT HERE.

AND WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT, TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT UNIQUENESS TO A PERIMETER FENCE, HOW THE GATING GOES, WHAT WE CALL A MAN GATE.

AN INDIVIDUAL GATE, HOW YOU SERVE OUR TRACTORS AND OUR MOWERS THAT HAVE TO COME IN AND MOW OUR GROUNDS.

AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING THROUGH.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT IS THAT GOING TO BE? IS IT A MECHANICAL SYSTEM OR IS IT ELECTRONIC SYSTEM?

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IT IS OUR INTENT TO PRESENT TO THE DISTRICT THREE DESIGN OPTIONS.

WHAT I MEAN BY DESIGN OPTIONS THREE, FENCING DESIGN OPTIONS.

AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR GOAL HERE IS TO, CREATE A SECURED BUILDING PERIMETER, OF OUR CAMPUSES WITHOUT IT LOOKING, I'LL JUST SAY UNATTRACTIVE.

AND SO WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.

AND SO, WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR PROPERTIES THAT WE NEED TO DO PERIMETER FENCING.

BUT IF THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT, LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S FACING A WOODED AREA, THERE'S NO NEED TO INVEST IN SOME REALLY DECORATIVE FENCING IN THAT SENSE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FENCING THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND THE DISTRICT TO USE FOR THESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

WE'VE NOT COME BACK TO THE DISTRICT AND PRESENTED THAT YET, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT PIECE.

THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE FACING, YOU HIT YOU JUST NAILED, EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, OUR DISTRICT IS CHALLENGED.

I MUST SAY, WHEN WE START LOOKING AT OUR SITE SURVEYS, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PROPERTIES, WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME SITUATIONS FOR SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES WHERE WE WE UTILIZE THE ALLEYWAYS AS PART OF A DRIVEWAY, IN OUR CAMPUSES.

AND, TO THAT EXTENT, WE UTILIZE OUR ALLEYWAYS FOR OUR BUS LANE, OUR BUSSES USE ALLEYWAYS.

SO SOME OF THESE CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

THE SOLUTION, IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE FIRST AND FOREMOST WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR STUDENTS WHILE THEY'RE AT THE CAMPUS.

THAT MAY MEAN IN SOME INSTANCES, AND I'M NOT SAYING IN EVERY INSTANCE, BUT THAT'S GOING TO MEAN IN SOME INSTANCES, SOME INCONVENIENCE, FOR WHERE SOME OF OUR PARKING IS TODAY, SOME OF OUR PARKING TODAY MAY BE OUTSIDE OF A SECURED AREA.

AND SO YOU WILL HAVE TO OR YOU'RE USED TO WALKING IN A SIDE DOOR BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU PARK ALL THE TIME.

THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE CASE ANYMORE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE CASE BY CASES.

SOME OF THESE CAMPUSES, THE PARKING YOU MAY HAVE TO WALK A LITTLE BIT FARTHER THAN WHAT YOU'RE ACCUSTOMED TO IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE AND SECURE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT.

BUT THAT IS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR US RIGHT NOW.

SO THANK YOU, JAVIER.

THAT'S AS I'VE DRIVEN AROUND AND LOOKED AT SOME OF THE CAMPUSES, I'VE THOUGHT, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? BECAUSE I SEE THE COMMON ALLEYS THAT SHARED WITH OTHER YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T FENCE IN A PUBLIC ALLEY, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

SO, I WOULD THINK, SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, JUST AS YOU DEVELOP THOSE PLANS, I'D BE INTERESTED TO SEE THAT ANY TROUBLES YOU'RE RUNNING INTO WITH RESPECT TO THAT.

AND THEN I NOTICE IN YOUR CALENDAR FOR FENCING IT LOOKED LIKE IT'S COMPLETED SOMEWHERE IN 25.

AM I RIGHT WITH THAT? YEAH. SO WHAT YOU SEE THERE.

SO WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS THE DESIGN, THE PROCUREMENT PIECE, THE CONSTRUCTION, 42 CAMPUSES.

THAT'S A LOT OF WORK.

IT'S A LOT IT IS A LOT OF WORK.

AND, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THE TYPES OF FENCING AND ITS PERIMETER, IT'S THE ENTIRE SITE.

SO, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

WE EXPECT TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO WE'VE A LOT ON OUR PLATE JUST FOR THIS ONE SPECIFIC PROJECT.

AND THIS IS ONLY ONE PHASE.

THIS ONLY ADDRESSES THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

PHASE TWO ADDRESSES ALL THE OTHER CAMPUSES.

SO WE HAVE A BIG CHALLENGE AHEAD.

BUT I THINK THAT WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL IN BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE DATES.

AND I THINK, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THAT OUR CITIZENS WILL BE APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING.

WE DO WE WOULD ASK FOR THE CITIZENRY SOME PATIENCE.

AND THERE MAY BE SOME REALIGNMENT AS TO HOW YOU ENTER THE CAMPUS.

HOW YOU DO TODAY MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS YOU DO IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME VERY, VERY SMALL SITES.

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AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE CHALLENGES.

EVERY CAMPUS HAS GOT ITS OWN UNIQUENESS TO IT RIGHT NOW.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

WELL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO RECEIVE THE UPDATES ON EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AS IT RELATES TO BOND AND THE BOARD BOND COMMITTEE.

SO THANK YOU. AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THE PIECE OF SOFTWARE INSTALLED.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN DO WITH THAT.

I THINK THERE ARE NO OTHER.

WHO HAD THEIR HAND UP? I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

JUST A BRIEF FOLLOW UP ON WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED JAVIER, DID YOU JUST, INDICATE THAT THE ENTRANCES FOR STUDENTS MIGHT CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE FENCING PROJECT? NO. WHEN SO THE FENCING PROJECT.

LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN YOU SAY THE STUDENT ENTRANCE PIECE TODAY, SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE PERIMETER FENCING THAT IS DESIGNATED. IT DOESN'T HAVE A DOOR, IT DOESN'T HAVE A GATE, BUT IT'S AN OFFSET.

SO SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE AN OFFSET WHERE STUDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, RATHER THAN COME TO THE FRONT, UTILIZE THAT OFFSET TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.

SO AND THAT WAS PURPOSEFUL WHEN IT WAS BUILT.

AND OF COURSE, THIS IS MIND YOU, THESE ARE 60, 70 BUILDINGS WHEN THEY WERE BUILT THAT WAY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PERIMETER ITSELF, THE ENTIRE PERIMETER.

HOW DO WE SECURE THAT.

HOW DO WE TAKE TRAFFIC FLOW, STUDENT ENTRANCE, PARENT ENTRANCE.

HOW DO WE RETAKE THAT FLOW AND BRING IT INTO THIS TO THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL? BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE AN ENTRANCE IN THE GATE SO THEY CAN GET ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY, NOT TO THE BUILDING ITSELF.

THEY'RE STILL ALL BEING ROUTED AND GOING THROUGH THE SECURED VESTIBULE.

OH, ABSOLUTELY. YES. WE'RE BECAUSE THIS IS PERIMETER FENCING WHEN.

SO LET ME CLARIFY.

IT'S THE SITE PERIMETER FENCING, NOT THE BUILDING, BUT THE PROPERTY ITSELF.

SO WE'RE BUILDING FENCING AROUND THE PROPERTY.

SO WE'RE NOT CHANGING HOW STUDENTS ENTER THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

EVERYONE WILL STILL ENTER THROUGH THE SECURED VESTIBULE.

I ASSUME THAT WAS THE CASE, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR TO EVERYONE, THAT WE WEREN'T DOING THAT.

THANK YOU SIR. YEAH.

ONCE YOU BRING US SOME DIAGRAMS, WE CAN.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE THE PROJECT SUMMARY INFORMATION SHEETS.

SO I WAS LOOKING AT THE LAKEVIEW AND THE NAAMAN.

AND SO NAAMAN CALLS OUT THE DANCE STUDIO, AUDITORIUM, NEW SOUND SYSTEM.

BUT WE DON'T CALL THAT OUT IN THE LAKEVIEW.

SO IS IT AN ASSUMPTION THAT THERE IS NO DANCE STUDIO AT THE LAKEVIEW, OR THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANY WORK ON IT? THERE IS, IT'S JUST AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART.

EACH OF THOSE CAMPUSES, I WOULD SAY THAT.

SO LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT AND CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

THE BOND PROGRAM HAD TWO MAJOR PIECES TO IT IN PROP A.

PROP A CONSISTED OF FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENTS, A DOLLAR VALUE FOR THAT.

AND THEN IT HAD MAJOR PROJECTS THE MAJOR PROJECTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE MAC BUILDINGS, HIGH SCHOOL.

RENOVATIONS WERE PART OF THE PROP A PRIORITY ONE PIECE.

SO THAT'S A WHAT WE CALL A TASK LIST.

SO THOSE ARE SPECIFIC TASKS THAT WE'RE WORKING TO ADDRESS ON EACH SPECIFIC CAMPUS.

SO THE TASK LIST FOR LAKEVIEW AND NAAMAN DOES HAVE A DANCE SPACE.

SO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAS THAT AS PART OF IT.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAS AN AUDITORIUM, RENOVATION PIECE.

IT'S A REFRESH FOR THE AUDITORIUM.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE SOUND SYSTEM FOR OUR GYM.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF SIMILARITIES FOR A LOT OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME UNIQUENESS FOR EACH SPECIFIC SCHOOL.

THANK YOU JAVIER. YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MOVING TO 4D TO RECEIVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR

[IV.D. Receive Board of Trustees Contract Renewal Report for January 2024]

MR. BOOKER.

TO MISS GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE THAT YOU RENDER OUR TRI CITIES TO THE PATRONS OF GARLAND, ROWLETT, SACHSE TO DR.

LOPEZ. MY NAME IS MARK BOOKER.

I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SERVING THE DISTRICT AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING.

WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR A CONSIDERATION IS REVIEW OF OUR JANUARY 2024 CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT.

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I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE JANUARY REPORT.

QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM E WHERE WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE PRESENTATION ON FINE ARTS ACOUSTICAL

[IV.E. Receive Presentation on Fine Arts Acoustical Improvements at Secondary Schools Progress Update]

OH, MR. FERNANDEZ.

OKAY. YES.

GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ, HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU AN UPDATE ON THE FINE ARTS ACOUSTICAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE FOR THAT.

WE HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES IN THE TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT.

I WANTED THE PRESENTATION ITSELF HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY PBK ARCHITECTS, THE FIRM THAT HAS BEEN HIRED TO ASSIST US IN MAKING THESE IMPROVEMENTS.

I'M GOING TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO, BRIAN SAHRMANN, WHO IS WITH PBK AS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR PBK WHO WILL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING. WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, MISS GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

SO THIS EVENING WE'RE GOING TO LOOK BRIEFLY AT SCOPE REVIEW, SINCE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE WE'LL DISCUSS IT BRIEFLY.

WE'LL REVIEW BID PROPOSALS, CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND NEXT STEPS.

SO SCOPE REVIEW HERE ON THE MAP, YOU'LL SEE THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN RED AND WE HAVE SEVEN OF THEM.

AND THEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN BLUE.

SO A TOTAL AND THAT'D BE THAT'S 12 OF THEM.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 19 CAMPUSES WE'RE DOING WORK AT.

AND THAT'S ALSO IN THREE DIFFERENT MUNICIPAL JURISDICTIONS.

AND THE SCOPE WILL VARY PER CAMPUS TOO.

SO BUT IN GENERAL, WE ARE REPLACING FLOORING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, DOOR AND DOOR HARDWARE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT WILL BE DONE.

WE'LL ALSO PATCH, REPAIR AND SEAL EXISTING PERIMETER WALLS AND AS NEEDED, EXTEND EXISTING PERIMETER WALLS TO THE ROOF DECK.

SO THOSE LAST THREE THINGS I MENTIONED DOOR HARDWARE, PATCHING WALLS, EXTENDING WALLS THAT ALL WILL HELP ISOLATE THE SOUND IN THE SPACE THAT IT NEEDS TO STAY IN.

WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE ACOUSTICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CEILING PANEL TYPES.

WE'LL PROVIDE ACOUSTICAL WALL PANELS ON THE WALLS.

AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE TO ADD A FEW CAMPUSES REPLACE THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LOCKERS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH AVAILABLE SPACE IN THE ROOM TO PUT UP WALL PANELS.

AND THOSE GROUP ITEMS, THE CEILING IMPROVEMENTS, THE WALL IMPROVEMENTS, THE LOCKER IMPROVEMENTS THAT'LL ALL HELP WITH THE QUALITY OF SOUND IN THAT SPACE.

SO IT'S NOT TO, THE REVERBERATION IS TO A RATE, AND THE TONES ARE TO A RATE WHERE THE PERFORMANCE, THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF WILL HEAR EACH OTHER BETTER AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SPACE WILL ACT MUCH BETTER.

AND THEN WE DID REVIEW THIS SCOPE WITH THE CAMPUSES AND GOT FEEDBACK.

AND THAT'S WHAT THAT LAST ITEM IS.

WE FOUND OUT AT ONE ROOM THAT A MIRROR IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR PART OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL, INSTRUCTION GOING ON THERE.

AND SO BUT TO HELP WITH THAT SOUND REFLECTIVITY, WE'RE GOING TO PLACE CURTAINS IN FRONT OF IT.

WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS.

SO THE PROCUREMENT METHODS WAS A JOB ORDER CONTRACT.

AND WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS.

THOSE VENDORS ARE F.H.

PASCHEN, LMC CORPORATION, AND PHILLIPS MAY.

THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST IS $4,693,308.35.

THAT'S FOR THAT COMBINES ALL THREE VENDORS AND IS THE TOTAL FOR ALL 19 CAMPUSES.

AS FAR AS SCHEDULE.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

AND THAT'S GOING THAT'S FROM NOW UNTIL ABOUT MARCH.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF A REAL GENERAL LOOK AT IT, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE 19 CAMPUSES IN THREE DIFFERENT VENDORS.

SO THIS IS A VERY A GENERAL OVERVIEW, BUT PERMITS ARE READY FOR ALL THREE MUNICIPALITIES.

SO THE CONTRACTORS WILL BE PICKING THOSE UP VERY SOON.

THEY JUST HAVE SOME PAPERWORK TO FILL OUT.

THE CONTRACTORS ARE GOING TO SUBMIT THEIR BONDS AND INSURANCE THIS MONTH THAT'S PART OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS NEEDED.

AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO START TO SEND US SUBMITTALS.

AND THOSE SUBMITTALS ARE MATERIAL PRODUCT DATA AND SHOP DRAWINGS BASED OFF OF THE ORDERING THEY'RE GOING TO DO.

AND WE'LL REVIEW THAT FOR THEM.

AND THAT'S A HELP WITH THE QUALITY CONTROL OF THE PROJECT.

FROM MARCH TO OCTOBER, THEY'LL START THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

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BUT WE'RE RIGHT NOW WITH THE LATEST SCHEDULES, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LATEST SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT TO BE THAT LAST DAY OF OCTOBER.

AND THEN THE LAST PHASE WILL BE THE FINAL CLOSEOUT, WHERE THEY DO ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS AND COMPLETION OF PUNCH LIST ITEMS AFTER WE WALK ALL THESE CAMPUSES, AND THEN THEY'LL OBTAIN WARRANTIES AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS AND ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE FINAL CLOSEOUT, AND WE EXPECT THAT TO BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

NEXT STEPS. AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO COMPILE ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTATION SO THEY CAN GET STARTED.

BONDS, INSURANCE PERMITTING ALL THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND ALSO COORDINATE WITH THE CAMPUSES AND DISCUSS SCHEDULES WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING AROUND THEIR SCHEDULED EVENTS, AND WE DON'T DISRUPT ANYTHING.

THIS WORK WILL BE AFTER HOURS AND WEEKENDS.

THE CONTRACTOR WILL BEGIN THEIR BADGING, AND WE'LL ISSUE.

AGAIN, WE'LL REVIEW, THE CONTRACT WILL ISSUE, AND WE WILL REVIEW ALL THEIR PROPOSED MATERIALS AND WHAT WE CALL THEIR SUBMITTALS.

SO THAT THEY CAN GET ALL OF THEIR LONG LEAD ITEMS ORDERED AND PROCURED.

SO INSTALLATION CAN BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AND AN EXAMPLE OF LIKE A LONG LEAD ITEM WOULD BE SOUND DOORS.

WE DO HAVE A FEW SOUND DOORS WE NEED TO INSTALL IN THE PROJECT.

JUST REAL QUICK FOR BREVITY.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER IT, BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THERE IS A PER CAMPUS SCOPE AFTER THE THANK YOU SLIDE.

BUT THANK YOU. AND IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? MS. STANLEY.

THANK YOU. MINE IS JUST MORE, WHAT DID WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR THIS? ARE WE WITHIN OUR BUDGET? UNFORTUNATELY NOT.

WE HAD 2.5 MILLION BUDGETED WHEN WE DID THAT BUDGET WE KNEW WHICH ROOMS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.

MEANING THE ACOUSTICIAN DID THEIR STUDY.

WE KNEW WHICH ROOMS AND WHICH CAMPUSES WE NEEDED TO FOCUS ON.

THAT ESTIMATE WAS DONE PRIOR TO US GOING OUT AND LOOKING ABOVE CEILING TO CONFIRM WHICH WALLS NEEDED TO BE EXTENDED OR PATCHED.

IT WAS BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO DO A HARDWARE REVIEW AT EACH CAMPUS, OPENED UP ALL THESE DOORS, MAKE SURE THEY'RE FUNCTIONAL, THEY'RE SEALED.

IT WAS ALSO BEFORE THE ACOUSTICIAN.

SO THE ACOUSTICIAN TOLD US WHAT ROOMS WERE REQUIRED TO BE WORKED ON.

BUT IT WAS BEFORE THEY DID THEIR CALCULATIONS ON HOW MANY HOW MUCH ACOUSTICAL PANELS ARE NEEDED IN EACH ROOM, TOO.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE ANTICIPATED A BUDGET OF THAT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF UNKNOWNS.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE NOW.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

MR. GLICK.

THANK YOU. I WAS THE ONE WHO DID ASK FOR THIS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

SO IF I UNDERSTOOD, ALL THE WORK WILL BE DONE IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR, IS THAT IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY. AND MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOU'VE WORKED CAREFULLY AND CLOSELY WITH THE BAND AND ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS AT EACH OF OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

WOULD THAT BE A FAIR STATEMENT? BAND, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA, ALL THREE.

OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU.

AND JUST TO CIRCLE BACK TO, TRUSTEE STANLEY'S QUESTION, THIS IS COMING OUT OF FUND 681, WHICH IS THE, BOND PROGRAM 2014 BOND PROGRAM.

SO THESE FUNDS ARE COMING OUT OF THAT OR THE COST WILL COME OUT OF THAT FUND.

AND WE HAVE THE 4.6 MILLION LEFT IN THAT FUND? YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

THANK YOU. MR. SELDERS.

THANKS FOR THAT UPDATE.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE THREE BIDS THAT WERE GIVEN BY THREE DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS.

HAVE WE SELECTED WHO WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH? WELL, THOSE ARE THE THREE CONTRACTORS.

SO, SO LET'S BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN WE SAY BIDS, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY BIDS.

WE THE REASON WE USE JOC, THAT'S A JOB ORDER CONTRACT.

IF YOU RECALL, IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, WE BROUGHT TO YOU A, WE ISSUED A SOLICITATION AS A DISTRICT FOR JOB ORDER CONTRACTING FIRMS. COMPANIES THAT IS WHAT, JOB ORDER CONTRACTING BASICALLY, IS IT'S A METHOD.

IT'S A MEANS AND METHOD TO DO CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITE DELIVERABLES AND DEFINITE QUANTITIES, IDIQ THAT WE UTILIZE WHENEVER WE'RE DOING WORK THAT IS OF A REPETITIVE NATURE AND THINGS THAT ARE NOT LARGE IN CONSTRUCTION, LIKE BUILDING A BRAND NEW SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S THE PROCUREMENT METHOD THAT WAS CHOSEN TO DO THIS WORK.

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THANK YOU. F WE WILL REVIEW NOVEMBER'S

[IV.F. Review November 2023 Monthly Financials]

MR. DODDS.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND, THIS WILL BE MY ONE AND ONLY TIME TO TELL YOU THAT.

NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. IT IS JUST THAT MONTH.

[LAUGHTER] BUT YEAH.

I'M KIDDING, I'M KIDDING.

BUT, DO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK AND ALL THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN, AND HAVING TO LISTEN TO ME.

SO, BUT, GOING ON BEFORE I GET IN TROUBLE HERE.

YEAH, YOU NEED TO. I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

I KNOW WE'LL DO A FORMAL INTERVIEW OR FORMAL INTRODUCTION NEXT MONTH, BUT, I DO HAVE, ARTURO VALENZUELA.

SO IF YOU SEE A NEW FACE.

THIS IS ARTURO, AND HE IS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR FINANCE, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM.

I'LL GIVE YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW OF PROBABLY HIS FORMAL INTRODUCTION NEXT MONTH, BUT, HE DID COME FROM MIDLAND ISD, SO I'VE WORKED WITH HIM FOR A LONG TIME.

SO ANYWAY.

GOING OVER THE FINANCIALS, ON PAGE 87, YOU SEE THE BUDGET BROKEN DOWN INTO THE OBJECT CODES AND THE DIFFERENT OBJECT CODES THAT WE HAVE AND THE BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE FOR THOSE OBJECT CODES.

AND THEN WHERE WE'RE SETTING, ROUGHLY ABOUT 38% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET SPENT, AND THEN ON, PAGE 90, THAT IS OUR REVENUE, THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AS OF NOVEMBER.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, OUT OF THE 516.9 MILLION BUDGET WE RECEIVED 206 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT 39% OF THAT BUDGET.

ON PAGE 92 OR.

OOPS. EXCUSE ME, 95.

YOU SEE THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES, AND YOU DO NOTICE THAT THAT DOESN'T MATCH THE REVENUE TOTAL, WHICH WE ARE IN A DEFICIT BUDGET.

BUT OUT OF THE 596 IN, EXPENDITURES, WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT 38.9% OF THAT BEING SPENT OF 231.9 MILLION. AND IN OUR ESSER ON PAGE 96 AND 97, THIS IS THE ESSER 3, WHICH WILL END AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WE, HAVE A BUDGET OF 110.8 MILLION AND THAT, WE'VE HAVE REMAINING IN THE BUDGET ABOUT 37.

THIS IS 37 MILLION THAT'S AS OF NOVEMBER.

IT'S A LOT LESS THAN THAT WHEN WE GET DOWN TO WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY.

WE'RE AT ABOUT 26 MILLION ON THAT CURRENTLY.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER? THANK YOU. FIRST, A COMMENT ON THE SCHOOL BOARD BOOK.

IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO MAKE IT LINES OR DOTS OR ANYTHING, BECAUSE GRAY ON GRAY, I CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE.

IT'S TOO HARD TO TOO HARD FOR US PEOPLE WITH VISION, IN OTHER WORDS, OLD EYES.

I WILL TALK TO THE PERSON THAT WORKS ON IT.

YEAH, JUST SOMETHING BESIDES THE GRAY ON GRAY.

IT'S HARD TO DISTINGUISH. MAYBE I CAN JUST BRING THAT AS A HANDOUT.

AND THAT WAY IT'LL BE COLOR.

YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY. OR YOU CAN BUY US SOME COLOR PRINTERS.

THEY'RE NORMALLY COLOR. COLOR PRINT TAKES EXTRA.

NO. I'M JUST. OKAY.

SO AND THEN WITH RESPECT TO THAT I THINK YOU MENTIONED OUR PROGRESS OF A BUDGET YEAR TO DATE WHERE I GUESS WE'RE AT ABOUT THE HALFWAY POINT OR GETTING CLOSE.

SO ANYTHING THAT'S SURPRISING TO YOU OR ANYTHING THAT WASN'T ANTICIPATED? NOT YET. YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS COMING THROUGH THE BUDGET.

YOU KNOW ANYTIME WE HAVE A COLD WINTER LIKE THIS, WE PREPARE AS WELL AS WE CAN, SOME OF THOSE THINGS, NO MATTER HOW WELL YOU PREPARE.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF THAT WALKED BUILDINGS WAS HERE DURING WHEN WE WERE OFF AND AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT IF ANYTHING DID HAPPEN, THEY CAUGHT IT QUICKLY AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED.

SO WE WERE BACK TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, IN ORDER TO CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION PROCESS.

BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY SOME THINGS THAT DID BREAK AS WE GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

SOME OF THOSE WILL BE IN THE CHILLER PART THAT, IF A PUMP WASN'T CHURNING, THAT WATER COULD HAVE FROZE.

SO WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT.

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AND BY BUDGET AT THIS POINT, SINCE WE'RE IN A DEFICIT, EVERYTHING THAT IMPACTS THE BUDGET'S GOING TO IMPACT THE GENERAL FUND.

IS THAT? YES IT WILL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I FORGIVE YOU, MR. DODDS. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO G REVIEW NOVEMBER 2023 TAX REPORT.

[IV.G. Review November 2023 Tax Report]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

AND DOCTOR LOPEZ, THE ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE NOVEMBER TAX COLLECTION REPORT, REFLECTING 7.16% COLLECTED OF THE 2023 TAX LEVY.

WE HAVE TWO REFUNDS THAT WERE GENERAL OVERPAYMENTS THAT ARE OVER $500 THAT WILL BE IN THE JUNE REPORT, AND AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT 70.36% COLLECTED OF 2023.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

H WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT.

[IV.H. Receive Intruder Detection Audit Report ]

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR LOPEZ AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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

THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY 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 AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF.

WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR DISTRICT SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TRAINING ALL OUR STAFF ON SECURING DOORS FOR PROTECTION OF EVERYONE AT OUR CAMPUSES. THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE IN CONDUCTING 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 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 EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.

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

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO 5A AND HEAR DOCTOR LOPEZ TALK ABOUT THE KINKEADE REPORT.

[V.A. Kinkeade Report]

SO WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY WE DID SUBMIT THE KINKEADE REPORT.

THE KINKEADE REPORT FINDINGS HAVE BEEN WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING ON THE TRENDS FOR GARLAND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THERE'S NOTHING ALARMING.

THE TWO THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE NOTE OF IS, AS WE SUBMITTED THE KINKEADE REPORT, WE SAID WE DID PRESENT THIS TO THE BOARD.

THERE'S A TYPO BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY JANUARY 16TH.

THAT WAS OUR DAY WHERE WE KEPT STUDENTS BACK TO GET OUR BUILDINGS READY FOR THEM.

WE NEEDED THAT EXTRA DAY.

MR. DODDS WAS ALLUDING TO A FEW OF THOSE THINGS.

SO THAT DAY IS NOT THE 16TH.

IT'S THE 23RD.

IN THE JUDGES EYES, IT'S THE IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THE REPORT.

THE ONLY DIFFERENTIATION FROM PAST REPORTS WOULD BE ON PAGE 110, ITEM 13.

THAT ITEM IS DISCUSSING OUR CONSOLIDATIONS AND HOW WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION TO THE CONSOLIDATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR BOND PROJECT.

BEING PART OF THE COURT ORDER, THERE ARE CERTAIN PROCESSES AND FEEDBACK LOOPS THAT WE MUST TAKE.

DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE THEIR ACTION.

IT'S JUST WE HAVE TO INFORM, CERTAIN GROUPS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE KINKEADE REPORT.

MR. GLICK. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

DOCTOR LOPEZ, ON PAGE OUR PAGE 109.

NUMBER 9, WE PREVIOUSLY WOULD REPORT WHICH SCHOOLS WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE.

THE WAY WE WORD IT THIS TIME IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS ARE IN COMPLIANCE, MAKING IT SOUND LIKE THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT ARE NOT.

BASED ON MY READING IS KEELEY THE ONLY ONE WHO IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AT THIS POINT? NO. I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER CAMPUS.

IT WAS BRADFIELD.

BUT THEY USE BRADFIELD AS THEY USE TWO EXAMPLES.

THEY USE KEELEY AND THEY USE BRADFIELD.

BRADFIELD IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE COURT ORDER HAS WITH A POTENTIALLY, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ON TOP OF MY HEAD, 1%, WHITE PARTICIPATION AND 99% NOT WHITE, WHERE ABOUT 80 SOMETHING PERCENT OF BRADFIELD WOULD BE HISPANIC AND THEN THE

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SO OUTSIDE OF THAT, THAT'S WHY THE GENERALITY WAS THERE.

SO ON THE TOP END THOUGH, IT'S JUST KEELEY AT THIS POINT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

OKAY. OH, I'M SORRY, MR. JOHNSON. YEAH.

JUST REAL QUICKLY, WITH RESPECT TO THE KINKEADE REPORT, I NOTICE IN THE PARAGRAPH YOU ALLUDED TO EARLIER REGARDING THE CONSOLIDATION ISSUES, IT APPEARS THAT THE COURT HAS ALREADY SIGNED OUR UNOPPOSED MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSOLIDATION PLAN.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

THIS IS JUST LETTING THEM KNOW THAT IT WAS SIGNED, EXECUTED WITHIN 12 HOURS.

SO THEY WERE IN FULL AGREEMENT IN IT BECAUSE IT'S A NEW THING IT GOES INTO OUR KINKEADE REPORT.

WELL, FOR SURE, I JUST WANTED TO BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC'S BEEN MADE AWARE YET THAT THE COURT HAS APPROVED THAT, AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

EVERYTHING IS ALREADY APPROVED, PRE-DONE.

WE'RE GOOD FOR PHASE ONE.

YES. OKAY.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION, MISS STANLEY? OH, OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO B WITH TRUSTEE REPORTS.

BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN.

DR. SUSANNA RUSSELL, WILL YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM? THIS IS GOOD. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, I HAVE A TENDENCY TO MAKE YOUR HEARTS JUST KIND OF, I THINK THIS IS YOUR LAST BOARD MEETING WITH GARLAND ISD.

AND YOU JOINED US WHEN? IN THE SUMMER OF 2018.

2018. SO I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS, BUT I WILL SPEAK FOR THE GENERAL BOARD TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICES THAT YOU HAVE RENDERED TO THIS DISTRICT, THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL, THE ADVANCEMENT AND THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO YOUR DREAM JOB, AND WE WISH YOU THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

BUT KNOW THAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE MISSED.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND BOARD MEMBERS I WOULD ASK US TO STAND AND GIVE DOCTOR RUSSELL A STANDING OVATION.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IF IT'S OKAY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ AND EVERYONE WHO I'VE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK WITH HERE IN GARLAND ISD.

IT HAS TRULY BEEN THE HONOR OF MY ENTIRE CAREER, THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY OF GARLAND ISD.

IT IS INCREDIBLE WORK THAT IS TRANSFORMATIONAL, AND I KNOW THAT IT IS IN GREAT HANDS TO CONTINUE AND REACH EVEN HIGHER HEIGHTS.

SO THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

I APPRECIATE YOU AND I'M NOT GOING FAR.

I WILL STILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS HERE IN GARLAND AND SOME OTHER COMMUNITY DISTRICTS.

AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR BELIEF IN ME AND YOUR VISION THAT HAS LED THIS DISTRICT TO GREATNESS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR RUSSELL, MUCH SUCCESS.

THANK YOU. OH. I'M SORRY.

OH, YES. COME.

[LAUGHTER]. SURE.

YEAH. I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE I'VE KNOWN DOCTOR RUSSELL FOR 12, 14 YEARS, AND, FROM THE DAY WE MET, WE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE AS COLLEAGUES, AND WE WENT AND GOT OUR DOCTORATE TOGETHER.

AND WHEN SHE CAME HERE AND YOU WERE GETTING A CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN.

SHE HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK.

A LOT OF THE ACCOLADES THAT HAVE, COME HERE, SHE HAS LED THE CHARGE WITH.

AND WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIP IS NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR THE WORK, BUT IT'S GETTING EVERYBODY TO GET THE WORK DONE.

AND IT'S AMAZING WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME, BUT IT WAS A SHORT TIME.

I WISH YOU THE BEST, DR.

ADAMS SAID IT BEST.

WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL WHO IS NOW GOING TO BE THE CEO OF A NONPROFIT TO ENSURE STUDENTS DON'T DROP OUT OF COLLEGE, AND THAT'S A PROFOUND CALLING. SO WITH THAT, I WISH YOU MUCH LOVE, SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS.

YOU DESERVE IT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] FOR THE TRUSTEES REPORT, TRUSTEES I'M GOING TO ASK

[V.B. Trustees' Report]

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AND AS ONE TRUSTEE FINISHES, THE NEXT TRUSTEE JUST STARTS.

AND I'M GOING TO START WITH MR. GLICK. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

SO LAST WEEK I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING AT LIBERTY GROVE ELEMENTARY.

THE GLICK FAMILY WAS AWARDING $1,000 CHECK TO SPECIAL ED TEACHER, MICHELLE THOMPSON.

THAT WAS A REALLY A GREAT, GREAT THRILL.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO PRINCIPAL BOTTOMS. SHE TOOK ME FOR A TOUR OF THE SCHOOL, BUT ALSO WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR THE OTHERS TO COME WITH THE CHECKS AND ALL THAT.

THE GENTLEMAN WHO'S DOING THE FENCING THAT WE'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT EXTENSIVELY CAME, AND HE WAS DOING A TOUR OF THE SCHOOL AND HAD HIS MAP, AND HE ASKED, MISS BOTTOMS A WHOLE BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ABOUT INGRESS AND EGRESS, JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.

AND SO I LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM AND HER ANSWERS.

SO THAT PROCESS IS ON THE WAY.

I DID I'M STILL PART OF THE ROWLETT CHAMBER PRESIDENT'S SEARCH.

IT'S EXHAUSTING.

AS WE WENT THROUGH SIX HOUR LONG PRESENTATIONS AND THEN MEETINGS, AND NOW WE'RE DOWN, I BELIEVE, TO THE FINAL TWO.

SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.

THIS IS KIND OF INTERESTING.

SO THERE IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE TRINITY RIVER NATIONAL WATER TRAIL.

AND AS WE KNOW, THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORKS OF THE TRINITY RIVER.

BUT THE EAST FORK WHERE WE ARE WITH GARLAND, ROWLETT, ROCKWALL AND ALL THAT HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN PART OF THAT.

AND SO I HAD A MEETING WITH THE ALL THE EXECUTIVES OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT, AND WE HAD A JOINT MEETING WITH ABOUT 40 PARTICIPANTS, SECOND MEETING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE CAN INCORPORATE THE EAST FORK OF THE TRINITY INTO THIS NATIONAL TRAIL.

I THINK I WAS INVITED BECAUSE I'VE KAYAKED IN LET'S SEE, THREE DIFFERENT OCEANS, I'VE CANOED, IN I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

SO I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH BIRDING AND ALL THAT.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO END UP IS THIS TO BE A NATIONAL MONUMENT, WHICH WOULD BE THE LARGEST NATIONAL MONUMENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND AGAIN, FOR TOURISM, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S A GREAT FIRST STEP.

WE NEED RAMPS, WE NEED SIGNAGE.

BUT WE'RE WELL ON THE WAY.

AND I EXPECT HOPEFULLY WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR, THIS EAST FORK WILL BE INCORPORATED AND POTENTIALLY WILL HAVE A NATIONAL MONUMENT FOR THAT.

THE SAFETY COMMITTEE DID MEET, MISS GRIFFIN WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, SO MR. SELDERS ATTENDED IN IN HER ABSENCE.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THAT MEETING WAS THE PRESENTATION BY OUR OWN, DOCTOR LISA OLSEN ON BEHAVIOR THREAT ASSESSMENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE HERE, BUT I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS WE TRY TO IDENTIFY BEFORE THE ACT OF WHO THE KIDS ARE, WHO MIGHT BE READY TO DO SOME HARM.

AND AS SHE EXPLAINED TO US, THERE'S A TEAM AT EACH SCHOOL.

THERE'S A DISTRICT TEAM.

THEY WORK TOGETHER, THEY WORK WITH OUR SECURITY AND TRY TO IDENTIFY KIDS, GET THE PARENTS INVOLVED, AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT THINGS THAT WE READ ABOUT IN THE PAPER.

AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, A LOT OF THESE EVENTS, SOMEBODY KNEW SOMETHING AT THE SCHOOL THERE WAS SOME PAST HISTORY.

HOPEFULLY WE NOW CAN SHORT CIRCUIT THAT.

THE OTHER THING THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING, ON OUR ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS, THERE WAS SOME BIO INFORMATION GIVEN.

THESE ARE PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT, POLICE EXPERIENCE, OVER 500 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PLUS MILITARY EXPERIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE WE'RE HIRING.

SO WE'RE HIRING VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANTLY WELL TRAINED PEOPLE TO BE AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

OKAY. SO LET'S SEE.

ROWLETT CHAMBER LUNCHEON.

MISS GRIFFIN AND I WERE THERE.

THIS WAS THE RSVP, THE FAMOUS DECEMBER LUNCHEON REALLY GREAT SHOW WAS PUT ON.

AND JUST FINALLY, YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE NATATORIUM BEFORE.

THIS PAST SUNDAY, THE PARKING LOT WAS SO FULL THAT AS I DROVE AROUND, I COULD NOT FIND A SPACE TO PARK.

WE HAD OVER 750 SWIMMERS, CLUB SWIMMERS, FROM AROUND THE AREA.

AND SO EVERYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST IS WORKING.

THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

IT WAS MY HONOR TO ATTEND A FAIRLY BRISK MLK DAY PARADE.

ALONG WITH MOST OF YOU GUYS.

IT WAS COLD, BUT IT WASN'T THAT COLD.

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RIGHT, DOCTOR ADAMS? IT WAS COMFORTABLE IN THE SUN.

SO WE HAD A GOOD TIME, AND THE FLOAT WAS, WELL RECEIVED, I THINK, BY THE POPULATION.

AND EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE.

IT WAS ALSO MY HONOR.

AND I WANT TO THANK, LISA COX AND THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR INVITING ME TO ATTEND THE GRANT DELIVERIES AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

I CAME OUT AND AND WE IMPRESSED.

I THINK WE DELIVERED ABOUT SIX GRANTS, AT THE SCHOOL.

AND IT JUST ALWAYS IT'S AN AMAZING FEELING TO GO IN TO A TEACHER WHO HAS HAD A CONCEPT OF A WAY THEY CAN REALLY REACH THEIR STUDENTS, BUT THERE'S LIMITED FUNDING.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE PROVIDE FOR IN THE CURRICULUM, BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDS OF WHAT NORMALLY, BUT THEY GO TO THE GEF, THE GEF REVIEWS IT, THEY FUND IT, AND THEY MAKE THAT.

THEY TURN THOSE DOLLARS INTO THAT TEACHER'S DREAMS. AND THEN THAT TEACHER COMES BACK AND IS ABLE TO EXCITE THEIR STUDENTS AND MAYBE INSPIRE THEM TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL IN THE CLASS.

IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTALLY GREAT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS A DISTRICT.

AND I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE OTHER TRUSTEES TO GO TO GRANT DELIVERIES BECAUSE IT REALLY DEMONSTRATES THE GOOD THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS DOING.

AND I DON'T THINK WE GIVE THEM ENOUGH CREDIT.

WE TALK ABOUT IT HERE AND THERE, BUT I THINK WE TAKE THE GEF FOR GRANTED.

I'VE SEEN OTHER DISTRICTS AND THEIR EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS.

OURS IS EXTREMELY ROBUST.

AND THEIR COMMUNITY EVENTS THEY HAVE, LIKE THE GOLF TOURNAMENT AND TINSEL AND TRIVIA BECOME CALENDAR EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND THEY CONTINUE TO DRIVE UP MORE AND MORE MONEY.

AND THEY'RE GETTING INTO THOSE CLASSROOMS. I MEAN, A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THE GRANTS ARE BEING FUNDED THAT ARE GETTING REQUESTED NOW.

AND WHENEVER I FIRST STARTED ON THE GEF BOARD YEARS AGO, LIKE EIGHT YEARS AGO, THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.

SO I JUST WANT TO TIP MY HAT TO LISA COX AND THOSE GUYS OVER THERE.

YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

IT WAS ALSO MY DISTINCT PLEASURE ON FRIDAY NIGHT, ALONG WITH MR. FIGARELLI OVER THERE, WE ATTENDED THE ALL REGION BAND CONCERTS OVER AT MESQUITE, POTEET HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS, AND THEY ALL SOUNDED GREAT.

AND ALWAYS ENJOY THAT EVERY YEAR, AND I JUST WANT TO TIP MY HAT TO MR. FIGARELLI AND ALL OF OUR BAND DIRECTORS AND FINE ARTS DIRECTORS FOR SEEMINGLY PUTTING A RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS INTO THAT CATEGORY.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO COMMEND, ROBERT SELDERS ON HIS MUSIC SELECTIONS FOR THE FLOAT FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING PARADE.

[LAUGHTER] AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB, ROBERT.

ALSO BUT THE THING THAT I GUESS THAT I DID, THAT I WAS REALLY PLEASED I WENT TO A CELEBRATION FOR ONE OF OUR INTERVENTIONIST FOLKS BECOMING A GARLAND POLICE OFFICER, MR. DERRICK CULPEPPER.

DERRICK IS LEAVING ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL AND BECOMING A GARLAND POLICE OFFICER AT THE AGE OF 47, AND HE HAS FLOWN THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT HE NEEDS TO DO.

BUT KUDOS TO DERRICK CULPEPPER FOR WHAT HE IS DOING AND BEING INVITED TO THAT, AND I WAS GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO FOR HIS CELEBRATION.

THANK YOU. LIKE MR. GLICK SAID, I ATTENDED THE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'D GONE TO THAT IN A WHILE.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, WAS ALSO TALKED ABOUT WAS, ORGANIZATION HERE IN GARLAND THAT'S DOING REMARKABLE WORK WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY AND THAT'S TRUSTED WORLD.

SO IF YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK UP THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, IT'S REALLY PHENOMENAL.

THE SERVICE THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING TO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS HERE IN THE GISD.

MLK PARADE IS ALWAYS ALL, I WAS GOING TO SAY OFF THE CHAIN.

I MIGHT AS WELL SAY IT. IT'S ALWAYS FUN.

[LAUGHTER] AND WE HAD A GOOD TIME.

AND I HAVE ALREADY MADE REQUESTS FOR NEXT YEAR ABOUT OF OUR FLOAT MUSICAL SELECTIONS.

SO THAT'S ALREADY ON TAP.

SHE ASKED WHAT WE PLAYED.

BUT, JASON, MR. WHEELER IS GOING TO HELP ME WITH THAT NEXT YEAR.

GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING'S PRODUCTION AFTERWARDS.

AND IT WAS A TREMENDOUS PERFORMANCE BY OUR STUDENTS.

RUBEN GRIFFIN DID A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HELPED HIM OUT, AS WELL AS ALL THE STUDENTS PERFORMING FOR THAT PRODUCTION.

IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE MR. JOHNSON TO, GO WITH LISA COX AND SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD TO GIVE OUT GRANTS TO SIX HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE ROWLETT AREA.

WE WENT TO ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, ROWLETT ELEMENTARY, STEPHENS ELEMENTARY, BACK, DORSEY, COYLE.

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AND THE THING THAT KEPT COMING UP WAS THAT THIS IS JUST THE FIRST TIME THAT I APPLIED.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY EVEN MADE THE STATEMENT THAT I GUESS I WOULD NEVER WIN IF I NEVER APPLIED.

AND SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS A REALLY, HUGE MESSAGE AND TO GO OUT TO ALL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND EVEN PRINCIPALS IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE SET THAT YOU NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR OR RESOURCES.

WHEN THESE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES COME UP, MAKE SURE THAT YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE HAT AND COMPLETE THOSE GRANT APPLICATIONS.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU PUT IT OUT THERE.

AND THEN FOR TRUSTEES, WE HAVE, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE THE TASB GRASSROOTS MEETING ON TOMORROW AT THE REGION TEN SERVICE CENTER.

SO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN WHAT'S GOING ON LEGISLATIVELY AND CONNECT WITH OTHER TRUSTEES IN REGION TEN.

SO THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. SO WE WON THE BEST FLOAT FOR THE MLK PARADE.

[APPLAUSE] YES.

BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC.

I THINK IT NEEDS TO GO TO SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY MADE THE FLOAT.

I MEAN, WE WERE PRETTY ADORNMENTS ON IT, I WOULD AGREE, BUT IT WAS THE THEME OF WAS IT JUST VOTE? WAS THAT JUST THE THEME WAS JUST VOTE? YEAH. SO THAT WAS EXCITING.

AND THEN MISS DANIELS KIND OF THREW US IN AS CONTESTANTS AND THEN SWORE THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH US WINNING.

[LAUGHTER] OKAY.

AND THEN I ALSO GOT TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION AT HERFURTH, AND WE HANDED OUT THREE GRANTS, BUT WE ALSO GOT TO HANDED OUT A SCHOLARSHIP.

AND ONE OF OUR GRANTS WAS FOR A FIRST TIME, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.

IT'S JUST, SO, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

ALTHOUGH I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT THE LIBRARY AT HERFURTH HAS A LOT OF GRANTS THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED.

SO THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM TO DISPLAY THEM, SO THEY MIGHT NEED A BIGGER LIBRARY.

JUST SAYING. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, I'M A LITTLE UPSET THAT LARRY GLICK WAS THE ONLY ONE INVITED, BASED ON HIS CREDENTIALS OF KAYAKING AND CANOEING TO THE TRINITY RIVER, BECAUSE I ONCE TUBED THE GUADALUPE WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, AND I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVITED BASED ON THAT EXPERIENCE, BUT, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

[LAUGHTER] I GUESS I WAS SNUBBED.

MY APOLOGIES.

FIRST OF ALL, THE PARADE WAS GREAT.

IT IS EVERY YEAR. USUALLY IT'S THE USHERING IN OF BAD WEATHER FOR THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX.

BUT IT ACTUALLY WASN'T THAT BAD THIS YEAR.

SO IT WAS KIND OF COMFORTABLE STANDING OUT ON THE FLOAT.

AND IT WAS GOOD.

AND WE HOPE THAT THE CITIZENRY, DID APPRECIATE IT.

I DID WANT TO, THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE IS I DO WANT TO ALSO OFFER UP THE HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE GEF, THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, FOR THE GREAT WORK THEY DO.

WE ARE BLESSED THAT WE HAVE A BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS INTERESTED IN GIVING BACK TO THE STUDENTS OF OUR DISTRICT, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND CAN GRANT THESE REQUESTS.

AND IT'S THROUGH THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND ALL THE FINE WORK THAT THAT BOARD DOES.

AND THANK YOU TO LISA COX FOR BEING THEIR LEADER.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE STAFF, TO THE SCHOOLS, TO OUR STUDENTS, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DELIVERED IN THIS BOARDROOM TODAY FOR ALL SEVEN OF US AS BOARD MEMBERS. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, SO KNOW THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME, TO TELL US THANK YOU AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU SHARE IN YOUR LETTERS THAT YOU WRITE TO US AND THE NOTES THAT YOU SEND.

SO TO STAFF, TO STUDENTS, TO PARENTS, TO EVERYONE, TO ADMINISTRATION.

THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THINGS COMING FROM DEPARTMENTS.

SO THANK YOU FROM ADMINISTRATION AND CENTRAL OFFICE.

DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD.

[V.C. Superintendent's Report]

AND IF YOU COULD SEE THE ENDLESS TIME, ENERGY AND EFFORT THAT EACH ONE OF THE TRUSTEES DOES DAY IN AND DAY OUT, YOU WOULD BE BLOWN AWAY.

[01:55:01]

AND THEY THINK TO THEMSELVES, WELL, THAT'S COOL.

THEY GO TWO DAYS A MONTH, RIGHT? NO, NO.

ACTUALLY, A LOT OF THEM GIVE UP THEIR HOBBIES, THEIR PERSONAL LIFE, EVERYTHING ELSE.

BECAUSE THE COMMITMENT IS A CALLING.

IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING YOU'RE CHECKING ON A BOX.

AND EACH ONE OF THESE TRUSTEES DOES IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY, WHICH IS AWESOME.

OKAY. AND LET ME TELL YOU WHY IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE THAT WAY ALL BASES ARE COVERED.

IF EVERYBODY WAS THE SAME, WE'D ONLY BE TAKING CARE OF A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS ALL THE TIME.

BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR PERSPECTIVES MAKES US THE GREAT DISTRICT WE ARE.

BUT I COULD I CAN SHOW YOU THE RECEIPTS.

TALKING LIKE THE KIDS NOW.

WELL, YOU GOT RECEIPTS FOR THAT STATEMENT, LOPEZ.

I DO.

I'M PROUD TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THAT THIS BOARD, THE GARLAND 2024 BOARD THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE, IS AN HEB FINALIST FOR BOARD OF THE YEAR. THEY'RE ONE OF FIVE FINALISTS THAT IS GOING UP FOR THE BOARD OF THE YEAR AWARD.

IT'S A VERY SELECTIVE PROCESS.

ONLY THE BEST OF THE BEST CAN DO THIS.

AND THERE'S MY RECEIPT.

YOU ARE LOOKING AT ONE OF THE TOP FIVE BOARDS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

CONGRATULATIONS, Y'ALL.

[APPLAUSE] NOW LET'S GO WIN THE THING.

NO PRESSURE. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, SO, WOULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? LET'S GO WIN THIS THING.

NO PRESSURE. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I WILL TELL YOU, EACH ONE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD CHARACTERIZE AS THE QUARTERBACK THAT WANTS THE BALL TO WIN THE GAME.

SO WE ALL KNOW WHAT TYPE OF QUARTERBACK THAT IS AND EACH OF THEM HAVE THOSE ATTRIBUTES.

SO I'M SURE THEIR COMPETITIVE JUICES ARE FLOWING.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME.

YOU KNOW, WHILE, WE STRATEGICALLY I'M BEING FACETIOUS, PUT THE MLK PARADE ON THE SATURDAY WITH GOOD WEATHER, THE DAY OF MLK WAS NOT SO GOOD. OKAY.

AND SO WE HAD TO CANCEL SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY.

AND SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE, IT IS SUNNY, IT IS BRIGHT.

IT'S GREAT. WELL, LET'S LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

BEYOND JUST HAVING KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE JACKETS OR DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE BUS ABOUT 15,000 STUDENTS.

AND IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE TO ZERO DEGREES WAITING OUT THERE.

AND EVEN WITH THOSE CONDITIONS, BUSSES WON'T SHOW UP ON TIME.

RIGHT? BEYOND THAT, WHEN YOU HAVE THESE PROLONGED FREEZES, OUR BUILDINGS SUFFER.

AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, IT REALLY WAS, IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT WE HAD THAT EXTRA DAY TO GET THOSE BUILDINGS UP AND RUNNING, BECAUSE OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WENT IN FULL SCALE.

WE HAD LEAKS, WE HAD CHILLERS THAT WEREN'T WORKING.

WE HAD PLACE, WE HAD SCHOOLS THAT WEREN'T WARM, Y'ALL.

SO CAN YOU IMAGINE? WE OPENED SCHOOL AND IT'S COLD.

IT'S COLD INSIDE AS IT IS OUT.

OKAY. THOSE WERE THE THINGS THAT WE WERE FACING.

SO THAT EXTRA DAY GAVE EXTRA TIME FOR EVERYBODY TO GALVANIZE.

SO WHEN YOU SEE A PERSON THAT'S MAINTENANCE WORKER OR CUSTODIAN, GIVE THEM A BIG THANK YOU, BECAUSE THEY REALLY GOT US READY FOR WEDNESDAY.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

MOST PEOPLE WORKED WITH US BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT WE ALWAYS TRY TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR CHILDREN.

BUT, THAT EXTRA DAY REALLY HELPED US GET THROUGH.

SO WITH THAT. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

OKAY, TRUSTEES, ON OUR CALENDARS, IT'S QUITE BUSY FOR THE NEXT 60 DAYS.

SO, AS WE SAY IN CHURCH, GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY.

AND AS WE MOVE TO D FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, ARE THERE ANY, MR.

[V.D. Future Agenda Items]

MISS GRIFFIN, THIS MAY BE FOR DOCTOR LOPEZ OR MAYBE EVEN MARK QUINN.

BUT AS WE PROCEED TO GET READY FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, I WOULD LIKE, TO HAVE SOMETHING AS A REMINDER TO THE BOARD OF THE SCREENING AND BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS THAT THE CONTRACTORS GO THROUGH FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE ENTERING OUR CAMPUSES, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S DURING SCHOOL DAYS AND SCHOOL HOURS, THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE ON OUR CAMPUSES.

SO IF WE COULD HAVE SOME KIND OF BRIEF REPORT ON THAT, THANK YOU.

ISN'T THAT EXISTING POLICY? I'M LOOKING OUT FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A NOD.

DOCTOR LOPEZ, ISN'T THAT PART OF EXISTING POLICY? YES, BUT WE CAN GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THE POLICY, BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

DOCTOR LOPEZ HAS THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 6 ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TO CONSIDER THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.

[VI. Consent Agenda]

[02:00:06]

WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I AM SO PROUD OF OUR SUPPORT TEAM THAT SUPPORTS THE BOARD MEETING.

THEY WERE ALREADY READY FOR US TO USE OUR CLICKERS, AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE OUR CLICKERS.

WE HAD A LOT GOING ON, SO THEY COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT ALL OF THE GIFTS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE.

SO WE WILL WAIT FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JUST TOTALLY ENJOY THE ABILITY TO PUSH THE BUTTON.

OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED.

WAS IT SECONDED? OKAY. IT WAS PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. BEACH. SECOND BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM HUMAN RESOURCE.

VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

AND THAT MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SET OF ACTION ITEMS IS SEVEN, AND WE WILL TAKE EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALLY.

[VII.A. Consider Approval of TASB Update 122 Local Policies]

SO FOR THE NEXT THREE FIVE, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE UPDATE TASB UPDATE TO 122.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER POLICIES.

TRUSTEES. LET'S TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME.

MISS RAY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, RESPECTED TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THIS BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

BEFORE YOU IS UPDATE 122 LOCAL POLICIES.

AGAIN, THIS IS A REMINDER.

THESE ARE SECOND READ.

AND WITH THAT WE HAVE CKC LOCAL, CQB LOCAL, CSA LOCAL, DC LOCAL, DP LOCAL, EHB LOCAL, EHBC LOCAL, EHBCA LOCAL, FEA LOCAL, FFAC LOCAL, FFB LOCAL AND FL LOCAL.

THERE WERE NO CHANGES FROM THE FIRST READ WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU IN JANUARY.

TRUSTEES SHE WAS READING FROM PAGE 252.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TASB UPDATE FOR 122 LOCAL POLICIES? MISS STANLEY? THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE UPDATE 122 LOCAL POLICIES AS WRITTEN IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY.

QUESTIONS? IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT THE TASB UPDATE 122 LOCAL POLICIES AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

OPEN VOTE.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSE.

PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

B MS. RAY. YES, MA'AM.

[VII.B. Consider Approval of Revisions to Board Policy EHBAF (LOCAL)]

AND THE ONLY MINOR CHANGE TO THAT IS ON THE LAST PAGE, WHERE IT NOTES THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, RATHER THAN HUMAN RESOURCES, AS THE INVESTIGATORS HAVE MOVED TO THE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT.

AND THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGE SINCE THAT FIRST READ IN JANUARY.

ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MS. GRIFFIN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO THE BOARD POLICY EHBAF LOCAL AS WRITTEN IN OUR BOARD AGENDA.

SECOND.

[02:05:01]

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES THAT PASSED 7 TO 0.

C CONSIDER APPROVAL OF REVISIONS TO POLICY BOARD POLICY EIC LOCAL.

[VII.C. Consider Approval of Revisions to Board Policy EIC (LOCAL)]

AGAIN, THIS IS A SECOND READ POLICY.

THIS IS REGARDING OUR CLASS RANK.

IF YOU RECALL, LAST MONTH WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS FOR FIRST READ, THIS JUST DELINEATES ON YOUR FIRST PAGE THAT A STUDENT'S GPA.

AND IT OUTLINES IF THEY REPEAT A COURSE THAT WILL NOT BE, THAT WILL BE CONVERTED INTO LOCAL CREDIT, AND IT'S NOT CALCULATED INTO CLASS RANK DETERMINATION.

QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION? MISS STANLEY. THANK YOU.

I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE POLICY REVISIONS OF EIC LOCAL AS WRITTEN IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MISS STANLEY, SECOND BY MR. JOHNSON THAT WE ACCEPT THE REVISIONS TO POLICY BOARD POLICY, EIC LOCAL AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.

THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.

D MS. RAY.

[VII.D. Consider Approval of Revisions to Board Policy GKG (LOCAL)]

AND THIS WILL GO.

THIS IS GKG LOCAL.

THIS IS FOR SECOND READ.

AND IF YOU RECALL, UNDER THE STATUTE THAT CAME ABOUT, SEVEN, SIX THREE, IT INDICATED THAT A BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST VOTE, REGISTER A VOTE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023 AND MARCH 1ST, 2024, WHETHER TO ALLOW CHAPLAINS TO SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS OR TO BE EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND, THIS POLICY IS A TASB POLICY, AND THE ONLY VERBIAGE THAT WE INCLUDED THAT IS NEW IS IN THAT LAST PARAGRAPH WHERE IT STATES, THROUGH THIS POLICY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFFIRMS THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT PRACTICE OF PERMITTING ALL ELIGIBLE, QUALIFIED, AND TRAINED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS AND OR MENTORS THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S VOLUNTEER AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CHAPLAINS AND OTHER FAITH BASED LEADERS.

OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS POLICY WITH THE SAME VERBIAGE.

SEVERAL LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I ALSO RAN THIS BY OUR TASB CONSULTANT PRIOR TO BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD FOR FIRST READ, AND IF THE BOARD SO CHOOSES, IT WOULD BE APPROVED. DISCUSSION.

NO. OKAY.

MR. GLICK AND THEN MR. JOHNSON. YEAH. THANK YOU.

I SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH MISS STANLEY AND MISS GRIFFIN.

AND WE SPENT ALMOST A FULL HOUR TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE SUBJECT.

I THINK IT'S THAT IMPORTANT.

AND THIS HAS BEEN VERY, VERY CONTROVERSIAL AROUND THE STATE.

I'VE SPOKEN TO TRUSTEE FRIENDS AT SOME OF THE LARGEST DISTRICTS.

JUST RECENTLY, FORT WORTH COMPLETELY VOTED SEVEN ZERO TO TURN IT DOWN.

SOME OF THE OTHER VERY LARGE DISTRICTS HAVE ALSO TURNED IT DOWN.

THAT'S THEIR CHOICE.

ONE OF THE STATEMENTS I MADE DURING THAT MEETING WAS, I FELT THAT I WAS REPRESENTING ALL OF THE OTHER RELIGIONS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE SIKHS, BUDDHISTS, MUSLIMS, HINDUS, SHINTO, JEWS, TAOISTS, AND THEY ALL EXIST IN OUR DISTRICT.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR MISSION STATEMENT, IT TALKS ABOUT A DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED VISION FOR EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION.

THE KEY WORDS IN THE BEGINNING ARE DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

WE BRAG REPEATEDLY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THIS DISTRICT, WHETHER IT'S 70 OR 80 OR 90.

WE TALK ABOUT IT. I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE THAT WROTE OUR LATEST, VALUES REPORT AND THAT WE SAID WE VALUE AND CELEBRATE ALL

[02:10:05]

WHEN THE STATE WROTE THIS, THEY DID NOT REQUIRE PARENTAL OPT IN.

THEY DID NOT REQUIRE CHAPLAINS TO HAVE ANY TRAINING, MEANING SOMEBODY LITERALLY WALKING OFF THE DART TRAIN IN GARLAND OR IN ROWLETT OR IN SACHSE OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE NO TRAINING, CALL THEMSELVES A CHAPLAIN.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE TALKED ABOUT.

LUCKILY FORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD AND HAVE SEEN ALL OF THE RELIGIONS THAT I JUST MENTIONED AND SOME OF THE HOLIEST SITES OF THESE RELIGIONS.

EXCUSE ME. IN AMRITSAR IN NORTHERN INDIA, THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, THE HOLIEST SITE FOR SIKHS IN THE WORLD.

MATTER OF FACT, IT'S RECENTLY BECAUSE NIKKI HALEY'S FAMILY IS ACTUALLY FROM AMRITSAR.

IT'S RECEIVED SOME SOME PUBLICITY.

RECENTLY, WHEN I ATTENDED THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, I HAD TO TAKE OFF MY SHOES AND SOCKS AND WEAR A HEAD COVERING, RELIGIOUS SITES FOR ALL THOSE RELIGIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

SO I GOT AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM SOMEONE WHOSE NAME YOU ALL RECOGNIZE.

LET ME JUST READ A MIDDLE PARAGRAPH.

WE HAVE THE FORTUNE OF BEING IN ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.

WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ADHERE TO A VARIETY OF BELIEFS AND NON-BELIEFS, WHICH GIVES OUR CHILDREN THE VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MULTI-CULTURED. THESE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN, AND CONTINUE TO NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WILL AND PROSELYTIZATION OF ANY ONE SPECIFIC SET OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS THAT DIFFER FROM THEIR OWN.

THE SENATE BILL DISALLOWS THAT PROTECTION.

AND THEN THERE WAS A VERY LARGE GROUP OF CHAPLAINS.

IT WAS CALLED THE BAPTIST JOINT COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, INTERFAITH ALLIANCE, AND TEXAS IMPACT, AND THEY ALL SIGNED THIS IT SAYS TRAINS CHAPLAINS WE STRONGLY CAUTION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT ASSERTION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND FORMATION OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN.

STATE SPONSORED RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.

BUT THIS WAS KIND OF INTERESTING.

AND THIS WAS FROM MISS JANIE BRITTON, WHO SPOKE THE LAST TIME THIS CAME BEFORE US.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT MISS BRITTON HAD BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH ME AS EMAIL STRINGS MY FIRST WHEN I FIRST RAN IN 2007.

AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAID.

AND SHE WAS IN FAVOR OF WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO LOOK AT.

AS AN ASIDE, I'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UPBRINGING OF THEIR CHILDREN, ANY AND ALL COUNSELING OR SEL IN THE SCHOOLS, WHETHER SECULAR OR FAITH BASED, MUST REQUIRE.

AND THIS IS BOLDED BY HER, NOT BY ME.

INFORMED OPT IN PARENTAL CONSENT.

SO, MS. RAY AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS, SOME LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS TOPIC.

OKAY, LET ME ASK A QUESTION RIGHT NOW.

SO YOU'VE GIVEN US A BACKGROUND, SO NOW YOU'RE GETTING READY TO TELL US, TALK ABOUT THE POLICY OR WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

YES, MA'AM. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES, MA'AM.

SO WHAT I ASKED FOR IN THAT MEETING THAT WE HAD IN THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING, AND WE'VE AGAIN, MS. RAY AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT SINCE THEN, IS DO WE HAVE AN ABILITY FOR PARENTS TO OPT IN? SO IF YOU'RE A PARENT OF ONE OF THE MANY, MANY RELIGIONS THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICT, AND YOU DON'T WANT A CHAPLAIN OF A DIFFERENT RELIGION, WORKING WITH YOUR CHILD, DO YOU HAVE A RIGHT NOT TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN? NOW, THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE, IN OUR HANDBOOK.

AND MS. RAY HAS ALREADY DRAFTED A REG WHICH SAYS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY RELIGIOUS TRAINING FROM ANYBODY.

SO YOU COULD PROBABLY READ IT TO US.

SO WE HAVE THAT.

BUT THE QUESTION IS, HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO GIVE A PARENT A RIGHT TO OPT IN, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH SEX EDUCATION? REMEMBER, WE DID THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

THE LEGISLATURE SAID, YOU WANT TO TEACH THIS, FINE, BUT THE PARENT HAS TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND OPT IN.

SO MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS, IF WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS, AND MY BELIEF IS THAT WE ARE THAT WE THE ADMINISTRATION WORK ON GETTING THE ABILITY FOR PARENTS TO OPT IN.

SO, MS.

[02:15:01]

OKAY? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING.

SO THE DRAFT THAT'S BEFORE US.

YOU HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DRAFT OF THE POLICY? AS STATED, AS VOLUNTEERS, I JUST THINK THERE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE ADDITIONS THAT CAN BE MADE TO PROTECT PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.

FOR THE MOST PART, WHO ARE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS THAN THE MAJORITY RELIGION IN THIS DISTRICT AND THE MAJORITY RELIGION IN THIS COUNTRY.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON A POLICY.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

SO THAT'S ONE THING.

THE OTHER THING I HEARD WAS HOW WE IMPLEMENT AND, ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE OPT IN AND OPT OUT, AND I NEED THE DEPUTIES TO CHIME IN AND DOCTOR LOPEZ IS THAT USUALLY THOSE THINGS ARE TOLD TO US THAT HAVE COME FROM STATE REGULATIONS OR WHATEVER.

AND SO IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN JUST THAT PROCESS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY POLICY.

THIS ISN'T THE ONLY ONE ANYTIME WE HAVE A POLICY THERE'S AN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.

SO I NEED TO LET PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ISN'T JUST THE ONLY TIME WE LOOK AT IT.

WHEN LET'S DELINEATE.

SO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT OTHER THINGS LIKE SEX EDUCATION, OPT IN, OPT OUT, THAT'S A COURSE.

SO WHEN YOU GO IN PARENT OPTS OUT.

THAT'S A COURSE.

THIS IS IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS, RIGHT? WHENEVER YOU'RE HAVING KIDS AT ITS WORST.

RIGHT. WHENEVER YOU'RE HAVING KIDS COME IN AND YOU HAVE THIS CHAPLAIN HELP IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS TO GO LOOK UP WHETHER A KID OPTED IN AND OPTED OUT TO GET SERVICED BY A CHAPLAIN.

NOW, THE SECOND PART TO THE CHAPLAIN IS THE FACT THAT, THEY'RE NOT THERE TO RECRUIT AND DO ALL THESE OTHER THINGS. AND SO THE MILITARY HAS CHAPLAINS.

WHEN YOU GO FOR PROCEDURES, THEY HAVE CHAPLAINS FOR YOU.

WHEN THERE IS A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT DYNAMICS THAT THE CHAPLAINS ARE LOOKING AT.

AND SO, I DON'T WANT TO FEARMONGER PEOPLE ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY GOTTEN ENOUGH SCRUTINY THAT IT THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST MAKING IT BIGGER THAN WHAT IT REALLY IS.

BECAUSE EVEN WITHOUT THIS POLICY, SOMEBODY CAN GO IN AND TRY TO INDOCTRINATE ANYBODY ON ANY RELIGION.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT OVERALL POLICY FOR ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS TO PREVENT THAT.

NOW WE WILL LOOK AT REGULATIONS.

IF A PERSON DOES NOT WANT THIS, WE WILL LOOK AT IT, BUT IT HAS TO BE PRACTICAL AND APPLICABLE.

IT CAN'T BE SOMETHING THAT WE JUST SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPT OUT FORM AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE END ALL CURE ALL TO IT.

WELL, WE GOT TO WHO'S GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT OPT OUT FORM? HOW WILL WE KNOW? HOW WILL A KID BE FLAGGED ON THIS? BECAUSE THIS ISN'T AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE.

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PRAGMATIC VIEW OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO THE POLICY IS WRITTEN ALIGNS WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE.

WE JUST ARE VERY CLEAR ABOUT PERMITTING ELIGIBLE, QUALIFIED, TRAINED INDIVIDUALS AS VOLUNTEERS, SUCH AS CHAPLAINS IN OUR SYSTEM. OKAY.

AND SO, I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS WILL COME WITH A REGULATION, THAT AN ADMINISTRATION WILL LOOK AT THIS, CREATE A REGULATION.

BUT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S PRAGMATIC AND THAT MAKES SENSE.

MR. BEACH. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR ADDING THE VERBIAGE THAT YOU HAVE FROM WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.

BUT THERE'S TWO WORDS IN THIS THAT REALLY STICK OUT TO ME, THAT REPRESENTS IT ALL AND THAT IS PERMITTING ALL.

ALL THAT WORD IS ENCOMPASSING.

SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

MR. JOHNSON.

YEAH. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON MISS RAY'S VERY, VERY DELICATE POLITICAL WAY SHE ADDRESSED THIS FIRST.

THAT'S VERY GOOD. VERY LAWYERLY.

[LAUGHTER] I'LL POINT OUT, ONE, THIS IS NOT WHAT WAS COMMON AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE THE SENATE BILL PASSED AND, WHAT MOST DISTRICTS WERE CONSIDERING WAS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE CONSIDERING.

AND TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK, THERE WERE DISTRICT THERE WERE TRUSTEES IN DISTRICTS SUCH AS OURS AND AROUND THE STATE THAT KIND OF PUSHED BACK AGAINST THAT LANGUAGE SOMEWHAT.

TASB, WAS RECOMMENDING THAT WE ALL BASICALLY TOOK THE LAWYER'S ADVICE AND I'M ONE TOO.

I CAN BASH THEM. IT'S OKAY.

AND BASICALLY SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO OPT OUT OF HAVING CHAPLAINS AND FAITH BASED LEADERS.

[02:20:05]

I WOULD HAVE NEVER VOTED FOR THAT POLICY IN A MILLION YEARS.

IT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

I BELIEVE IT WAS DISCRIMINATORY FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH.

IT WAS DISCRIMINATORY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEVOTED THEIR LIVES TO HELPING OTHERS, DEVOTED THEIR LIVES TO HELPING PEOPLE THROUGH CRISIS AND TIMES.

AND THEY JUST DO IT THROUGH THE LENS OF THEIR FAITH.

IT DOESN'T MAKE IT WRONG.

IT DOESN'T MAKE IT BAD.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE INDOCTRINATING PEOPLE.

IT JUST MEANS THAT THAT'S THE CALLING THAT THEY'VE HAD.

AND THAT'S PART OF A DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

WE FORGET THAT SOMETIMES.

SOMETIMES DIVERSITY MEANS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYONE'S VIEWPOINT, INCLUDING THE PERSON THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT TEN YEARS AGO WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD.

THEY HAVE A POINT OF VIEW TOO, AND THEY CAN STILL HELP YOU NOW.

THEY CAN HELP PEOPLE THROUGH CRISIS.

THEY CAN HELP PEOPLE THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES.

I THINK IT'S INTERESTING THAT TRUSTEE GLICK BROUGHT UP THE OTHER, THE QUOTE, THE OTHER RELIGIONS, AS HE'S REPRESENTING THEM TODAY.

AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT IF WE HAD THE POLICY THAT WAS IN PLACE, WHAT ABOUT, A STUDENT OF JUDAISM, A STUDENT WHO IS FROM JUDAISM? THEY MIGHT HAVE NEEDED SOMEBODY TO HELP THEM THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER, BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER WAS TERRIBLY DEVASTATING.

I CAN'T SEE THAT THROUGH MY PERSPECTIVE.

I'VE NEVER HAD THAT SHARED EXPERIENCE.

I DON'T, BUT A RABBI COULD HELP, COULD COME AND HELP STUDENTS OF THAT FAITH GET THROUGH THAT TIME.

AND OUR ORIGINAL DRAFT OF THIS WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED THAT COMPLETELY.

AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT TO ANY OF OUR KIDS, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT TO THAT RABBI WHO WANTS TO HELP.

WHY WOULDN'T WE TAKE HIS HELP? BECAUSE OF HIS FAITH.

THAT'S DISCRIMINATION, PURE AND SIMPLE.

AND I WOULD NEVER HAVE SUPPORTED IT.

I AM VERY PLEASED THAT OUR DISTRICT, ALONG WITH SOME OTHERS, STOOD UP AGAINST THIS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT A POLICY THAT'S MORE CONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES, THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS INCLUSIVE OF EVERYBODY AND VIEWPOINTS FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. ANY MORE COMMENTS? BECAUSE AGAIN, THE TASK BEFORE US RIGHT NOW IS TO APPROVE THE REVISION TO POLICY BOARD POLICY GKG LOCAL, MISS STANLEY.

THANK YOU. SO BEING ON THE BOARD POLICY, I UNDERSTAND, MUCH OF WHAT MR. GLICK HAS SAID, BUT FOR ME THIS IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHAPLAINS.

IF THEY'RE TRULY A TRAINED CHAPLAIN, THEY ARE NOT PROSELYTIZING THEIR FAITH.

THEY ARE NOT SPEAKING TO ANYBODY IN THEIR FAITH.

IF THEY ARE TRUE CHAPLAIN, THEY ARE SPEAKING TO THE PERSON SEEKING THAT FAITH BASED COMFORT IN THE FAITH OF THE PERSON WHO IS SEEKING THE HELP.

SO I THINK WHAT FRUSTRATES ME THE MOST IS THAT CHAPLAINS WERE PUT INTO THIS WORLD FOR A REASON, FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND THAT WAS TO SERVE A VERY DIFFERENT AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF MULTIPLE FAITHS, MULTIPLE FAITHS.

SO FOR ME AND GARLAND AND ALL OF OUR MULTIPLE FAITHS, A CHAPLAIN BASED FAITH MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN STRONG FOR.

AND, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE WOULD NEVER NOT HIRE A PERSON FOR A POSITION OR ALLOW A VOLUNTEER POSITION BECAUSE THEY HAD A STRONG FAITH.

JUST I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY MORE DISCUSSIONS BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE.

MR. GLICK? YEAH.

THANK YOU. IT SEEMS AS IF WE'RE DEFINING CHAPLIN AS MAYBE WE WISH THE STATE HAD DEFINED CHAPLIN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T.

THERE IS NO DEFINITION FOR CHAPLIN.

WE HEARD THE TERM RABBI.

WELL, RABBI IS A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL WHO GOES THROUGH SEMINARY SCHOOL AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

CHAPLAINS ARE TRAINED.

AND SO, JUST CALLING YOURSELF A CHAPLAIN WITHOUT ANY INDICIA OF ANY TYPE OF TRAINING IS WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST.

AND NOW WE DO HAVE IN OUR HANDBOOK.

AND, MS. RAY, COULD YOU JUST READ THAT? SURE. I THINK THIS MAYBE THIS HELPS.

WHY DON'T YOU READ THAT? IF YOU COULD.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS AT ALL.

I HAVE TO GIVE ALL THE CREDIT.

IS THIS THE REG? NO, MA'AM. THIS IS ON OUR, THIS IS A HANDBOOK, AND THIS IS ON OUR WEBSITE, OUR COMMUNITY AND

[02:25:04]

OKAY, SO THIS IS FROM THE FACE? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A VERY ROBUST, CODE OF CONDUCT, AND THIS IS ON THE WEBSITE, SO ANYBODY CAN SEE IT.

AND IT ALREADY SAYS FOR ANY VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN OR OTHERWISE, AVOID PROPOSING ANY PERSONAL OR RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES OR BELIEFS TO STUDENTS.

AND THAT IS THEY ALSO HAVE A HANDBOOK EVERY YEAR.

AND THAT'S ALSO IN THE HANDBOOK.

SO THEY DON'T DELINEATE WHETHER SOMEONE IS A CHAPLAIN OR A RABBI, A HINDU PRIEST.

THEY DON'T SEPARATE OUT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, WHICH I THINK IS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THIS POLICY, AND I THINK AFFORDS THE COMFORT LEVEL THAT YOU MAY NEED, MR. GLICK. AND THAT'S PART OF AS MS. GRIFFIN, AS I WAS MENTIONING BEFORE, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, AND IT GIVES ME SOME CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE A STARTING POINT.

DOCTOR LOPEZ DID INDICATE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME REGS COMING FORWARD.

SO I THINK WITH THAT I'M OKAY TO MOVE AHEAD.

THANK YOU. AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, WE'VE HAD VOLUNTEERS.

WE CAN'T EXIST IN THIS DISTRICT WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS.

AND WE HAVE HAD VOLUNTEER GUIDELINES FOREVER FOR ALMOST IN THE EXISTENCE OF THIS DISTRICT.

SO I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE LOOK AT THINGS SINGULARLY AND THEY'LL LOOK AT THE OVERALL ARCHING GLOBAL CONCEPT OF THE DISTRICT.

SO WE'VE HAD REQUIREMENTS ALL THE TIME.

JUST LIKE WITH CONSTRUCTIONS, THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME, VOLUNTEER CODE OF CONDUCT THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.

SO WITH THAT, ARE WE READY TO VOTE OR IS THERE A MOTION? MA'AM? YES.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY GKG LOCAL AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

I SECOND IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND BY MR. BEACH THAT WE APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO POLICY BOARD POLICY GKG AS LISTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

ARE WE READY TO VOTE? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.

THAT PASSED 7 TO 0.

NICE VISITING WITH YOU, MS. RAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

WE WILL MOVE NOW TO, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN GOING FOR 2.5 HOURS. MAY I ASK THAT WE DO MY TWO, THEN WE TAKE A BRIEF RECESS.

WELL, I'M TRYING TO SAY LET'S NOT TAKE A RECESS.

I'M JUST SAYING WITH THAT AS WELL, I'M TRYING TO JUST SAY, KIND OF TAKE A DEEP BREATH, KIND OF BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT, AND LET'S KEEP GOING.

OKAY. SO 7E CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MAY 2024 GENERAL

[VII.E. Consider Approval of May 2024 General Trustee Election Order]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, DR.

LOPEZ, TRUSTEES.

ONCE AGAIN, YOU KNOW I WORK WITH YOU EVERY DAY, SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

EVEN THOUGH SOME OF Y'ALL KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT.

BLESS YOUR HEARTS.

WAIT A MINUTE. I AM COMING BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING FOR APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION ORDER FOR THE MAY 2024, BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS FOR PLACES SIX HELD CURRENTLY BY TRUSTEE ROBERT SELDERS AND PLACE SEVEN, CURRENTLY HELD BY TRUSTEE WES JOHNSON.

AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGHOUT THE ORDER, THIS IS JUST THE ENGLISH VERSION.

I WILL HAVE BOTH SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED TO DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS AND POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE SHORTLY.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WOULD REQUEST YOU ALL APPROVE THE ORDER AS PRINTED WITH THOSE TWO PENDING TRANSLATIONS TO FOLLOW.

OKAY, I JUST WANT TO POINT US TO PAGE 315.

THAT'S WHERE WE BEGAN.

I KNOW WE'VE ALL READ IT AND LOOKED AT IT, AND SO ARE WE READY TO APPROVE MS. GRIFFIN. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE I DON'T NEED TO READ THE ORDER, DO I? JUST MAKE THEM. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SAY I MOVED TO APPROVE THE BECAUSE IF WE WERE, I WAS GOING TO LET JOHNNY DO IT.

PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECOND BY MR. BEACH THAT WE APPROVE THE MAY 2024 GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION ORDER AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.

I THINK I KEEP GETTING THOSE OUT OF ORDER.

[02:30:02]

MISS HOGAN, YOU'RE UP.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE JOINT ELECTION CONTRACT SUBMITTED BY THE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

[VII.F. Consider Approval of the Joint Election Contract submitted by the Dallas County Elections Department]

LONG TIME NO SEE.

I HAVE BEFORE YOU IN SEPARATE COVER IN YOUR FOLDER IT SHOULD BE A DRAFT RED LINE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTION.

YES.

THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE THAT UNDER SEPARATE COVER, IT WAS REQUESTED BY DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS TO PROVIDE IT TO YOU THAT WAY, SINCE IT'S STILL A WORKING DRAFT.

WHAT I AM REQUESTING YOU ALL DO THIS EVENING IS TO GIVE ME PERMISSION TO SIGN THE FINAL CONTRACT, AS THERE WERE NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES AS FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHTS OF THE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, NOR OF THE ENTITIES WHO PARTICIPATE.

THE ONLY THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR ARE THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS NAME.

WE HAVE A NEW ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR FOR DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS, MR. HEIDER GARCIA, WHO WAS FORMERLY OF TARRANT COUNTY ELECTIONS, WHO DID A GREAT JOB THERE AND RECENTLY TOOK OVER FOR THE RETIRED MICHAEL SCARPELLO, WHO WAS OVER DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS AS OF LAST YEAR.

ALSO, THE NUMBER OF ENTITIES AND NAMES OF ENTITIES ON THAT TOP SHEET WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NOW AND THE CLOSE OF ELECTIONS AND THE OFFICIAL DATE THAT THEY CAN CANCEL.

SHOULD THAT CHANGE, THAT TOP SHEET WILL CHANGE, SO I WON'T BE ABLE TO OFFICIALLY SIGN AND JOIN INTO THIS AGREEMENT UNTIL THAT TIME OF CLOSURE ENDS.

THE FILING PERIOD IS CURRENTLY OPEN.

IT STARTED ON JANUARY 17TH AND WILL CLOSE AT 5 P.M.

ON FEBRUARY 16TH.

I BELIEVE THAT FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR US TO NOTIFY DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS INTERNALLY IF WE NEED TO CANCEL OUR ELECTIONS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CONTESTED RACES. SHOULD THERE BE A CONTESTED RACE ON EITHER PLACE 6 OR 7, WE WILL DRAW FOR NAMES TO AND POSITIONS ON BALLOTS ON MONDAY, MAY 20TH.

EXCUSE ME FEBRUARY 26TH.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEES QUESTIONS? MS. GRIFFIN. YES, MR. MILLER.

SUBJECT TO THE COMMENTS, CURRENTLY MADE BY OUR JUST NOW MADE BY, MISS HOGAN, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE JOINT ELECTION CONTRACT SUBMITTED BY THE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, BOTH IN OUR BOARD BOOK AND SUPPLEMENTED IN OUR, MANILA FOLDER.

THANK YOU. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED.

AND SECOND, THAT WE APPROVE THE JOINT ELECTION CONTRACT SUBMITTED BY THE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTION DEPARTMENT, AS SUBMITTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK AND WITH SUPPLEMENTED DATA.

ARE WE READY TO VOTE? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSE.

THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

MISS GRIFFIN, FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT MR. GLICK GAVE US THE SECOND AND ALSO THAT FINANCIAL PAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED IN YOUR BOARD BOOK IT MAY FLUCTUATE AS WELL AS THE COVER SHEET BECAUSE AS ENTITIES DROP OUT, OUR COST WILL INCREASE SHOULD WE HAVE A CONTESTED ELECTION.

JUST FOR NOTE OKAY.

FOR NOTE. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT TO HOME RUN HERE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL UP TO YOU.

[VII.G. Consider Approval of ChildCareGroup Memorandum of Understanding]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD. OKAY.

PUT SOME PRESSURE ON YOU.

OKAY. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CHILD CARE GROUP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, TRUSTEES, AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

I'M BABETTA HEMPHILL, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES AND SCHOOL CHOICE.

AND I BRING BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING OUR NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CHILD CARE GROUP.

CHILD CARE GROUP IS OVER 120 YEARS OLD AND BRINGS WITH IT THAT MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SPACE.

WE ARE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS WITH THIS MOU.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR CLASSROOMS AT BOTH CISNEROS AND PARSONS.

THEY HAVE TWO CLASSROOMS IN EACH.

OF COURSE IT'S OUR TEACHER AND THEY PROVIDE WHAT WE CALL THE CHILD CARE GROUP TEACHER WHO IS THE TEACHER AIDE.

AND SO THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL COST BECAUSE THESE ARE FOUR CLASSROOMS THAT WE WOULD ALREADY HAVE IN OUR BUILDING.

AND THE DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENT ARE OF COURSE, IN THE MOU.

DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES. ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? TRUSTEES. WE NEED A MOTION.

OKAY, MS. GRIFFIN, LET'S BREATHE IN AND BREATHE OUT.

ROBERT. MISS GRIFFIN, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THIS THE CHILD CARE GROUP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AS PRESENTED IN OUR AGENDA.

SECOND. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. SELDERS. SECOND, BY MR. GLICK THAT WE APPROVE THE CHILD CARE GROUP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

[02:35:01]

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.

THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR HEMPHILL.

OUR NEXT H IS CONTRACT 510-01-1.3 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF

[VII.H. Contract #510-01-1.3 – Consider Approval of Recommended Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) for Bond 2023 Elementary School Replacement #1 B.H. Freeman Elementary]

MR. FERNANDEZ.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

COME TO YOU TONIGHT WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT NUMBER ONE, FREEMAN ELEMENTARY.

INTERVIEW. SOLICITATIONS WERE SUBMITTED.

PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED.

LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION WAS SELECTED AS THE BEST VALUED CONTRACTOR FOR THE WORK.

AND SO THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING LEE LEWIS, AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR ELEMENTARY REPLACEMENT NUMBER ONE AT BH FREEMAN.

QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 510-01-1.3 THE APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, LEE LEWIS, AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOKLET.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. BEACH. SECOND, BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE TAKE CONTRACT 510-01-1.3 TO CONSIDERATION OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR OUR BOND 2023 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT NUMBER 1 BH FREEMAN ELEMENTARY.

QUESTION. YES, MA'AM.

WERE ANY OTHER ANYBODY ELSE CONSIDERED FOR THIS? WAS THERE A MATRIX? YES, SIR THERE WAS SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER TO PURCHASING THAT THIS WAS DONE THROUGH A, PURCHASING PROGRAM.

AND SO, MR. BOOKER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION THAT, HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE PROCUREMENT STANDPOINT? THERE IS AN EVALUATION RUBRIC THAT WAS UTILIZED TO DO THE EVALUATION.

THE EVALUATION TEAM THEN UTILIZES THAT RUBRIC TO EVALUATE THE SCORING.

AND BASED OFF THAT THERE IS A SECONDARY INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT'S PART OF THAT.

AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DISTRICT BEGINS NEGOTIATING CONTRACT THAT, WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT DETERMINES WHAT, ENDS UP BEING BEST VALUE BASED ON THE RUBRIC AND THE EVALUATION CRITERIA OF THE EVALUATION TEAM.

SHOULD WE HAVE SEEN THAT MATRIX RUBRIC? I THINK IN THE PAST WE HAVE.

WE CERTAINLY CAN PRESENT IT.

THAT WAS A DIFFERENT PROCESS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMPETITIVE BID PROPOSALS.

IN THE CMAR PROCESS WE HAD, I BELIEVE, WHAT YOU SAID IT WAS TWO FINALISTS.

THEY GO THROUGH INTERVIEWS, THEY LOOK AT STRATEGY, THEY GET TO GO DEEP AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT ALL THE PERIPHERALS THAT ARE DIFFERENT ABOUT THEM.

WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WAS THAT, THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.

I'M GOING TO USE THIS PLATFORM TO LET YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHY WE'RE HAVING TO RESCOPE ALL OUR WORK AND BID IT OUT.

NOW, THERE'S TOO MUCH COMPETITION GOING ON IN THE NORTH TEXAS AREA.

IF WE DON'T BID OUT OUR PROJECTS NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET NOT ONLY, PROBABLY THE MOST EXPERIENCED, CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT W E'RE ALSO NOT GOING TO GET, THE ONES THAT HAVE PROBABLY THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF MANPOWER.

THAT IS A KEY THING TOO.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BID OUT ALL OUR PROJECTS.

WE SHOULD HAVE ALL OUR PROJECTS READY BY THE END OF MAY FOR YOU TO APPROVE.

AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND STAY WITH OUR TIMELINE.

SO THEN THEY KNOW WHEN TO SEND THEIR TEAMS. THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE THAT WE, FOR THESE PROJECTS, THESE THREE PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE ON, WE HAD THE SAME TWO BIDDERS.

AND THROUGH THAT WHOLE INVESTIGATION, THAT'S HOW THEY CAME DOWN TO ONE.

AND IN THE PAST WE HAVE DONE CONSTRUCTION AGENT AND AGENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.

AND I THINK WE WE'VE RECEIVED INFORMATION ON THIS STYLE OF BIDDING FOR THIS BOND, THIS PHASE ONE FOR SURE. Y'ALL CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT YOU ALL PROVIDED US THE INFORMATION THAT WE WANTED TO DO ALL CONSTRUCTION AT RISK.

I DON'T THINK MY QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED, BUT I'LL ASSUME THAT IT WAS.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

[02:40:02]

AND THE MOTION WAS BY MR. BEACH AND SECOND.

SECOND BY MR. SELDERS FOR CONTRACT 510 01-1.3.

WE READY TO VOTE? OPEN VOTE.

VOTE NOW.

CLOSE VOTE.

AND THAT VOTE PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

NO. OOPS. I'M SORRY.

THAT VOTE PASSES 6 TO 1 WITH MR. GLICK ABSTAINING.

6 0.

6, 0, 1 YES, YES.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO, I.

[VII.I. Contract #510-01-1.4 – Consider Approval of Recommended Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) for Bond 2023 Elementary School Replacement #2 Hillside Academy for Excellence]

GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT A RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT NUMBER TWO, THAT IS HILLSIDE ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE.

THE RECOMMENDED CMAR, WHICH IS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK IS LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION.

AND THIS WAS AGAIN THIS WAS A TWO STEP PROCESS FOR CMAR SELECTION.

AND SO THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION AS THE AWARDED CONTRACTOR.

QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION.

IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT.

YES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 510-01-1.4 APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR BOND 2023 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT NUMBER TWO, HILLSIDE ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON. SECOND, BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE ACCEPT CONTRACT 510-01-1.4 FOR CONSIDERATION OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE BOND 2023 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT NUMBER TWO, HILLSIDE ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE.

ANY QUESTIONS? YES. YES, MR. GLICK. YEAH. THANK YOU MA'AM.

SAME COMMENTS FROM LAST TIME.

THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY.

VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSE.

OKAY. AND THAT PASSES 6 0 1, WITH ONE ABSTENTION, MR. GLICK. J CONTRACT 510-01-1.5 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR BOND 2023 LAKEVIEW

[VII.J. Contract #510-01-1.5-Consider Approval of Recommended Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) for Bond 2023 Lakeview Centennial HS and Naaman Forest HS Addition/Renovation]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

THIS ACTION ITEM PRESENTS, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR BID PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS.

THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR THAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD TONIGHT IS LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS PROJECT.

THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM ADMINISTRATION.

ANY DISCUSSION.

MR. GLICK? YEAH, THIS IS FOR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ALL TO THE SAME PERSON.

I THOUGHT WE'RE UNDER SOME TIME CONSTRAINTS.

YOU WOULD THINK MORE THAN ONE PERSON COULD DO THE JOBS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG LEE LEWIS IS.

THEY'VE WORKED FOR US IN THE PAST.

I KNOW THAT, BUT YOU WOULD THINK YOU COULD FIND SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE WHOLE METROPLEX WHO COULD BUILD A WORK ON A HIGH SCHOOL OR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO WE COULD BE DOING THE PROJECT SIMULTANEOUSLY, BUT.

OR WE'D HAVE A NAME OR WE'D HAVE A CRITERIA, OR WE'D HAVE A MATRIX OR A RUBRIC.

WE HAVE NONE OF THAT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD LOOK, TO BE HONEST.

ONCE AGAIN, WE ONLY HAD TWO BIDDERS, WHICH I EXPLAINED EARLIER.

THERE WERE ONLY TWO BIDS.

OKAY. NO MORE.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FACING IN NORTH TEXAS.

YOU MIGHT THINK, THEORETICALLY, THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO LINE UP OTHER BONDS, HAVE ALREADY GOT PROJECT PEOPLE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

[02:45:07]

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT MULTIPLE TIMES.

THESE AREN'T THE SAME TIMES THAT WE WERE IN BEFORE.

THE PRICING IS VERY DIFFERENT WHEN YOU START GETTING INTO THESE.

HAVING ACCESS TO THE RIGHT CREWS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF A PERSON BIDS ON THIS AND WHETHER THEY'RE LOWER OR HIGHER, WE HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT WE FEEL IS GOING TO GET THE JOB DONE, WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO DIVERSIFY THIS.

TRUST ME, BY ALL MEANS.

WE HAVE SO MUCH ON THIS BOND, WE WOULD LOVE TO DIVERSIFY IT.

BUT WHEN YOU COME DOWN TO IT, WE HAVE TO GO DOWN TO WHO HAS BEEN PROVEN TO HELP US.

YOU'RE RIGHT. LEE LEWIS HAS DONE SOME VERY IMPORTANT PROJECTS TO INCLUDE THE GRCTC AND I BELIEVE THE CCC.

I COULD BE WRONG ON THAT ONE.

CCC. OKAY, SO IN THEORY WE WANT TO DO THAT.

AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THESE TYPE OF THINGS.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GET YOU MORE DOCUMENTATION SO YOU COULD SEE EVERYTHING.

I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.

BUT THE TIME RIGHT NOW ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE BIDDING OUT, I HONESTLY FEEL YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE BIDDERS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO JUST BID OUT ALL PROJECTS.

THEY CAN'T SIT AND WAIT ON US NOW.

SO THOSE THAT ARE BUSY RIGHT NOW ARE SAYING, HEY, GUESS WHAT? MAYBE IN THE TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS WHEN THEY REBID AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY WORK, WE CAN BID ON THOSE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY HAVE WORK NOW.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BID THEM ALL OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERYBODY IN BY THE END OF MAY.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL OUR PROJECTS THAT MAJOR PROJECTS CMAR PROJECTS I'M GOING TO CALL IT, CMAR PROJECTS ALLOCATED.

SO WE'LL HAVE ARCHITECTS AND THINGS.

AND I'M HOPING BY THAT TIME WE'LL GET TO SEE THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF PEOPLE GETTING INTO IT, BECAUSE THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER SHOT.

AGAIN DOCTOR LOPEZ, MY ONLY QUESTION IS THE LACK OF DOCUMENTATION SO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT JUST APPEARS WE'VE CHOSEN ONE PERSON.

AND I DON'T QUESTION LEE LEWIS.

LIKE, I LIKE I'VE SAID, WE KNOW THEY DO GOOD WORK.

IT'S JUST ALL PROJECTS.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION? YES. MS. GRIFFIN. MR. MILLER. GO AHEAD.

I'LL TAKE THIS ONE ROBERT. GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE FINE. I'LL SECOND IT.

OKAY. [LAUGHTER] IT'S GOOD TO KNOW I'VE GOT SUPPORT.

I GOT YOU, MAN. PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 510-01-1.5 TO APPROVE RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CMAR FOR THE BOND 2023 LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION AND RENOVATION.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND.

MOVED BY MR. MILLER.

SECOND, BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE ACCEPT 510-01-1.5 APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTION AT RISK BOND 2023 FOR LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ARE WE READY TO VOTE? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

AND OUR RESULTS IS A 6 0 1 WITH MR. GLICK ABSTAINING.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MATT YEAGER IS UP NEXT.

[VII.K. Contract #510-23 – Consider Approval of Purchase of Local Area Network Equipment and Services]

OH I'M SORRY. YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT.

I'M SORRY. I'M JUST I WAS READING THE AGENDA.

OKAY. WELL, MISS GRIFFIN, IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD, I WAS JUST GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

MR. YEAGER, OF COURSE, IS AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

OKAY, FINE.

THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF LOCAL AREA NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.

THE RECOMMENDED SUPPLIER FOR THAT IS DISYS SOLUTIONS.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT THAT WOULD BE USING OUR BOND FUNDS TO UPDATE AND UPGRADE ALL OF THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK EQUIPMENT IN THE DISTRICT.

THE FUNDS IDENTIFIED FOR THAT PURCHASE ARE IDENTIFIED AND THE.

683, 85% AND ESSER 3 FUND 282 FOR 15%.

YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED PRICE AND THE RUBRIC THAT WAS UTILIZED FOR MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION.

ANY DISCUSSION? MR. BEACH.

ONE QUICK QUESTION IS THIS, PROPOSAL GOING INTO THE FACILITY WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW?

[02:50:07]

SO THAT'S ALL THE SCHOOL, ALL THE CAMPUSES HAVE LOCAL NETWORKS.

SO SWITCHING SERVERS, THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE SCHOOLS AND IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SO ALL NEW SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THE EXACT SAME EQUIPMENT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION, MR. SELDERS? I MOVE TO APPROVE CONTRACT NUMBER 510-23 LOCAL AREA NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES AS PRESENTED TO US IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. SELDERS SECOND BY MR. GLICK THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 510-23 TO APPROVE PURCHASE OF LOCAL AREA NETWORK EQUIPMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSE.

VOTE. WELL, VOTE NOW AND THEN VOTE CLOSE.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.

MR. BOOKER, IF YOU WOULD CONTINUE.

THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE WIDE AREA, NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.

[VII.L. Contract #510-23-03 – Consider Approval of Purchase of Wide Area Network Equipment and Services]

AND THE FUNDING BREAKDOWN IS PROVIDED, FOR APPROVAL.

ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, MR. GLICK? WELL, THANK YOU, MA'AM.

JUST A QUESTION FOR MR. DODDS. ON PAGE THREE FOUR, DO WE DO REFERENCE THAT SOME OF THE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM ESSER THREE? ARE THESE SOME OF THE DOLLARS YOU REFERENCED EARLIER THIS EVENING? YES, SIR. IT IS.

OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM.

OKAY. GRIFFIN.

YES? I MOVE TO APPROVE CONTRACT 510-203 WIDE AREA NETWORK.

EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY, MR. SELDERS. SECOND, BY MR. GLICK THAT WE ACCEPT CONTRACT 510-23-03 APPROVAL OF THE WIDE AREA NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.

ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSE.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE.

THAT'S SEVEN ZERO.

WE ARE PULLING M AND WE'RE MOVING TO N.

[VII.N. Consider Approval of Board Resolution for a 4-day Summer Work Schedule Holiday Shutdown for 24-25 and 25-26]

MISS GRIFFIN, I THINK WE HAVE ONE THAT WE'VE SKIPPED.

I PULLED.

M WAS PULLED. IT WAS PULLED.

OKAY. YES. SORRY.

I MIGHT HAVE SAID IT TOO QUICKLY.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, AND AS SOME OTHERS HAVE EXPRESSED TO YOU THIS EVENING, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE MUCH APPRECIATED FOR THE HIGHLY PAID WORK THAT YOU DO [LAUGHTER] ALL YEAR LONG FOR THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY OF GARLAND ISD.

THANK YOU.

I PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING A RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL OF OUR FOUR DAY SUMMER WORK SCHEDULE AND OUR JULY SUMMER BREAK TIME.

YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE SCHEDULE, AND I'M NOT EVER SURE IF MY PAGES MATCH YOUR PAGES, BUT ACCORDING TO OH, THANK YOU, MATT.

ACCORDING TO WHAT I SEE, ON PAGE 343, I BELIEVE 44, YOU SEE THE SCHEDULE BEFORE YOU.

WE WILL BEGIN OUR FOUR DAY WORK WEEK ON JUNE 3RD, 2024 FOR THIS YEAR.

AND THE FOUR DAY WORK WEEK WILL END ON JULY 11TH, 2024.

OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED JULY 1ST THROUGH FIFTH.

AND THEN NEXT SUMMER, SUMMER 2025, WE WILL BEGIN OUR FOUR DAY WORK WEEK ON JUNE 2ND AND OUR OFFICES

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I HAVE A SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. SELDERS, SECOND BY MISS STANLEY, THAT WE APPROVE THE BOARD RESOLUTION FOR A FOUR DAY WEEK SUMMER WORK SCHEDULE, HOLIDAY SHUTDOWN FOR 24, 25 AND 25, 26.

ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.

DOCTOR BROWN, YOU'RE STILL UP.

THE BOARD RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 19TH, 2024.

[VII.O. Consider Approval of Board Resolution Recognizing June 19, 2024 as a Garland ISD Staff Holiday]

THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT MAKES IT A FORMAL STAFF HOLIDAY FOR GISD EMPLOYEES JUNE 19TH, 2024.

ALSO KNOWN AS JUNETEENTH.

THIS DATE RECOGNIZES THE EMANCIPATION OF ALL ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES.

IT WAS OFFICIALLY PASSED AS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY LAST YEAR, AND, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CALENDAR THAT WAS APPROVED FOR 24, JUNE 2024.

IT IS INCLUDED IN OUR NEXT TWO YEARS CALENDARS.

MISS GRIFFIN, IF I MAY ELABORATE.

YES. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT JUNETEENTH IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY.

IT IS RECOGNIZED AS THE SECOND DAY OF INDEPENDENCE.

OKAY, SO THAT MEANS THE HOLIDAY FALLS ON THE DAY THAT THE DAY FALLS ON.

SO IF IT'S A WEDNESDAY, THE WEDNESDAY IS THAT HOLIDAY MUCH LIKE 4TH OF JULY.

THE SECOND PART TO IT IS THAT IF IT FALLS ON THE WEEKEND, THEN WE DECIDE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO OBSERVE IT.

THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD DECIDE EITHER IT'S A MONDAY OR FRIDAY.

SO, THIS IS A REAL IMPORTANT MOVE FORWARD.

OUR CALENDAR WAS APPROVED BEFORE THIS PASSED, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IT ON OUR CALENDAR OFFICIALLY.

QUESTIONS TRUSTEES.

MS. GRIFFIN. YES MR. SELDERS. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BOARD RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 19TH, 2024, AS A GARLAND ISD STAFF HOLIDAY AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. SELDERS. SECOND BY MR. GLICK THAT WE APPROVE THE BOARD RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 19TH, 2024 AS A GARLAND ISD STAFF HOLIDAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSE.

THANK YOU. THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BROWN.

P CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2023 2024 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT

[VII.P. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the 2023-2024 General Fund and Debt Service Fund]

MISS LONG. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

TODAY WE ASKED FOR YOU TO APPROVE THE JANUARY BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS THIS MONTH.

WE ONLY HAVE OUR NORMAL BUSINESS PRACTICES OF THE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL, BALANCED, NEUTRAL TRANSFERS.

QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES.

MADAM PRESIDENT.

YES? OH.

WE HAVE A QUESTION. OH, NO.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BUDGET, TRANSFER ITS AMENDMENTS TO THE 2023 2024 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOK.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON. SECOND, BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE CONSIDER THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2023 2024 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.

ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSE. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES, THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NEW BIDS.

MR. BOOKER, ARE YOU UP OKAY?

[VII.Q. New Bids]

IT'S JUST BEEN WENT BACK OUT FOR A NEW RFP.

IT IS A ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWAL, OPTIONS.

[03:00:01]

AND THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $800,000.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MS. GRIFFIN, I MOVE TO APPROVE CONTRACT 344-24-01 LIBRARY BOOKS AND MATERIAL CATALOG AS PRESENTED IN OUR AGENDA.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. SELDERS, SECOND, BY MR. GLICK THAT WE APPROVED PURCHASE OF LIBRARY BOOKS AND MATERIAL CATALOG CONTRACT 344-24-01.

ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE. OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

RENEWAL BIDS.

MR. BOOKER, YOU'RE STILL UP.

[VII.R. Renewal Bids]

THIS IS A RENEWAL. THIS ONE, REQUIRES ACTION AS IT IS A RENEWAL WITH AN INCREASE.

THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS, $1 MILLION.

GENERAL FUND IS 65% GENERAL FUND AND 35% FEDERAL FUND.

IT'S IN ITS SECOND, ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTION.

QUESTIONS.

MR. JOHNSON? YES. MR. BOOKER AND I MIGHT NEED, MR. YEAGER'S ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO THIS ONE AS WELL.

IN GOING THROUGH THE SPECIFIC CONTRACT HERE, THE ONLY THING I'M SEEING IS FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE LLC REGARDING FIBER OPTIC CABLING MAINTENANCE.

BUT YET WHAT OUR AGENDA ITEM IS ABOUT LAPTOPS, INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT.

SO PLEASE CHECK YOUR FOLDERS.

YOU RECEIVED AN UPDATED COVER PAGE.

I HAD TO WAIT FOR YOU TO FINISH YOUR QUESTION.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE RUDE AND SAY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE DISCREPANCIES.

THERE WERE CORRECTIONS MADE THEY'RE IN YOUR FOLDER.

THE AWARDED VENDOR WILL NOT BE FOR THE FIBER OPTIC CABLING.

IT WILL BE FOR THE TECHNOLOGY.

IT'S THE HARDCOPY.

YES, SIR. IT'S THE HARD COPY SINGLE PAGE.

WE COULDN'T MAKE ANY REVISIONS TO THE POSTED STUFF AT THE TIME.

[LAUGHTER] SO IT'LL BE LENOVO.

YES SIR I APOLOGIZE.

AND THAT SEEMS TO BE MORE LIKE A LAPTOP TO ME.

YES, SIR. OKAY. OH, NO.

REALLY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE I WAS CONFUSED.

WELL THANK YOU. THAT CLEARS THAT UP.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR SLIPPING THE FOLDER.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, I'LL TAKE THAT.

OKAY. MISS GRIFFIN.

YES. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF CONTRACT 327-21 LAPTOP, INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ACCESSORIES AND SERVICES AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND.

PLEASE DO NOT GO OFF OF WHAT IS PRINTED IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.

WOULD YOU PLEASE AMEND YOUR MOTION AND NOTE IT THAT IT IS FOR THE ITEM IN YOUR FOLDERS, PLEASE? YES. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MS. HOGAN. MS. GRIFFIN. AMEND MY MOTION AND MOVE TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF CONTRACT 327-21 LAPTOP INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ACCESSORIES AND SERVICES AS GIVEN TO US IN THE UPDATED, AGENDA ITEM IN OUR BOARD FOLDERS.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. SELDERS. SECOND, BY MR. GLICK THAT WE ACCEPT THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF THE LAPTOP INSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FROM THE AMENDED AND ADDED INFORMATION WE HAD IN OUR FOLDER.

I WAS TRYING TO NOT SAY FOLDER, BUT, ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.

THAT PASSED 7 TO 0.

THANK YOU, MISS HOGAN. MR. BOOKER, YOU'RE STILL UP FOR INCREASING AWARDS?

[VII.S. Increase to Awarded Bids]

THE DISTRICT HAS REACHED A POINT TO WHERE WE NEEDED ADDITIONAL FUNDS ADDED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.

THE AMAZON INCREASE IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $700,000, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NEW AWARD $1,800,000 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM S? IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 22-18.

THE APPROVAL OF THE INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR AMAZON SERVICES, LLC AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. BEACH. SECOND BY MR. SELDERS THAT WE ACCEPT CONTRACT 22-18 TO APPROVE THE INCREASE IN THE AWARDED AMOUNT FOR THE AMAZON SERVICE, LLC.

[03:05:01]

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

PASSED SEVEN ZERO.

NUMBER TWO CONTRACT 34-20-02.

[VII.M. Contract #510-23-05 – Consider Approval of Purchase of District Furniture]

YES, MA'AM.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT IS BEING PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT TO FACILITATE ADDITIONAL FURNITURE PURCHASES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTRACT YEAR OF THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.

THE INCREASE IS $1,100,000, AND THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $2,250,000.

THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE IDENTIFIED FOR THIS CONTRACT.

ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES? QUESTION.

YES, MR. YEAH.

MR. BOOKER, JUST LOOKING AT THIS ONE, I MAY HAVE HAD THE QUESTION ON A COUPLE OF THE PREVIOUS ONES TOO, BUT I'M JUST KINDA TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT DRIVES THIS.

THIS IS A DOUBLING.

WELL, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS WE DO A DATA ANALYSIS OF OUR CONTRACT SPENDS.

WE JUST LOOKED AT THE EXPENDITURES THAT WERE INCREASING IN DOLLAR AMOUNTS, AND WE JUST NEEDED THIS FUNDS TO INCREASE.

THE PERFECT EXAMPLE IS THE ONE WE JUST INCREASED FOR AMAZON.

WE HAD TO CEASE THE SERVICES FOR THAT CONTRACT BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN FULLY FUNDED.

SO OUR SYSTEM DOES, IN FACT STOP THE EXPENDITURES FROM OCCURRING WHEN WE REACH ONE OF THOSE AMOUNTS.

SO OUR DEPARTMENT HAS THRESHOLDS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE GET WITHIN 70 TO 80% OF A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT, WE START PREPARING AND DISCUSSING A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OR BRINGING IT TO THE INCREASE.

THE ONE THING WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN IS A DISRUPTION OF SERVICES.

AND SO, WE DO OUR VERY BEST TO TRY TO PREDICT BASED OFF LAST YEAR'S EXPENDITURES.

AND WE MONITOR CURRENT EXPENDITURES.

AND WE DO GET ALERTS WHEN WE HAVE REACHED CERTAIN THRESHOLDS OR PERCENTAGES OF THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.

BUT THERE ARE SOME TIMES WHEN THERE IS AN INPUT OF FUNDING.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS A LARGE GROUP OF PURCHASES MADE FOR FURNITURE OUT OF FEDERAL FUNDS THIS YEAR THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE LAST YEAR.

SO THERE'S JUST SOME FUNDING THAT JUST THE DATA DOESN'T REVEAL THOSE UPCOMING PURCHASES.

SO WITH RESPECT TO THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION.

THERE'S TWO THINGS GIVE ME JUST QUICKLY GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT FURNITURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IT COULD BE CLASSROOM FURNITURE.

SO IT COULD BE FOR THE STUDENTS.

IT COULD BE FOR IT COULD BE FOR STUDENTS.

IT COULD BE FOR THE OFFICES, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.

THE FURNITURE CONTRACT IS USED FOR ANY PLACE THAT YOU SEE IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAS FURNITURE.

IT'S NOT JUST RESTRICTED TO CLASSROOMS, BUT ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES, AS WELL.

SO IT'S MAINLY REPLACEMENT AND NOT ADDITIONAL ROOMS OR SOMETHING THAT WERE BUILT.

THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL, ROOMS THAT ARE BUILT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT'S REPLACEMENT FURNITURE.

SO. SO HOW DOES MR. DODDS PAY FOR THIS WHEN WE SPEND IT? WELL, THE FUNDING. MAYBE MR. DODDS CAN ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.

MOST OF THESE INCREASES.

YES. A LOT OF IT IS TRANSFER AND THEY'RE TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO THAT LINE ITEM.

RIGHT. AND SO, LIKE YOU SAID, SOME OF THIS IS SOME FEDERAL FUNDS THAT SOME OF THE CAMPUSES HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD RATHER SPEND THEIR FEDERAL FUNDS ON THAT INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY MAY HAVE BUDGETED, OR THEY MAY HAVE BUDGETED FOR A POSITION.

THEY DIDN'T FILL THAT POSITION.

THEY MAY WANT TO TRANSFER THOSE FUNDS TO THIS SO THEY CAN REPLACE SOME FURNITURE, THAT TYPE OF DEAL.

BUT THAT'S HOW.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

DID WE HAVE A MOTION? NO. IS THERE A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INCREASE IN THE AWARDED AMOUNT FOR DISTRICT FURNITURE? MR. JOHNSON. OH.

OKAY. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AN INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR DISTRICT FURNITURE.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON AND SECOND, BY MR. GLICK THAT WE ACCEPT CONTRACT 34-20-02 OF THE INCREASE AMOUNT FOR DISTRICT FURNITURE.

QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

MR. BOOKER, YOU'RE STILL UP TO CONTRACT 44-22 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR PORTABLE STAGING? YES.

THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED SOME ADDITIONAL STAGING THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, $36,000 INCREASE HAS BEEN REQUESTED,

[03:10:06]

ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR PORTABLE STAGING AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED THAT BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND BY MR. BEACH THAT WE ACCEPT CONTRACT 44-22 IN THE INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR PORTABLE STAGING.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

FOR CONTRACT 303-22 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR HVAC MAINTENANCE AND RELATED SERVICES, MR. BOOKER. YES. ONCE AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT IS DESIGNED OR USED BY THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO REPLACE AND REPAIR OUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. WE HAVE SEVERAL VENDORS ON CONTRACT PREFERRED MECHANICAL INTAKE SALES, TEXAS AIR SYSTEMS. WE ARE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION INCREASE TO MAKE THE NEW AWARD $2 MILLION.

AND THAT IS BEING FUNDED OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? MR. BEACH.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 303-22 THE APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR HVAC MAINTENANCE AND RELATED SERVICES AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET.

SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

VOTE CLOSED.

TRUSTEES, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

WE ONLY HAD ONE BOARD MEETING THIS THIS MONTH, AND IT IS NOW 8:13.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WILL BE HELD FOR PURPOSES PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION

[VIII. Executive Session]

ONE DELIBERATION DISCUSS AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEA INTRUSION INTRUDER DETECTION A UDIT.

B PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH BOARD ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS TO THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT NUMBER ONE PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.

SETTLEMENT OFFERS THREE MANNER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BOARD OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE CHAPTER C PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR AN EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

ONE CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE INTERNAL AUDIT SCOPE OF WORK.

TWO CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.

THREE CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.

WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:15.

TRUSTEES, WHY DON'T WE, RECONVENE AT 8:25? THANK YOU. WE'VE BEEN THREE HOURS.

THANKS. OKAY.

IT IS 11:22.

[IX. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]

AND I WILL CERTIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED BUT THE ITEMS THAT WAS LISTED UNDER EXECUTIVE SESSION.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON A CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT? MADAM PRESIDENT? YES. I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE SAME CONTRACT. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND, MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND, BY MR.

[03:15:03]

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

CONGRATULATIONS DOCTOR LOPEZ.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING THE INTERNAL AUDIT SCOPE OF WORK.

IS THERE A MOTION? YES. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE INTERNAL AUDIT SCOPE OF WORK DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AND RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERNAL AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD, INCLUDING A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GROUP.

SORRY, INCLUDING A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AUDIT, ACADEMIC GOAL SETTING, ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED.

AND SECOND, THAT WE ACCEPT AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE INTERNAL AUDIT SCOPE OF WORK.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO AND IT IS NOW 11:25.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?

[X. Adjournment]

TRUSTEES, Y'ALL DID REAL HARD WORK TONIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

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