Mar 26, 2024 Board of Trustees Meeting

THE SECRET IS OUT.

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

IT IS NOW 5:00.

I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND CERTIFY THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT.

WILL EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND SO I CAN LEAD YOU TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS; ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

MY NAME IS MARCUS MYRIE.

I'M IN THIRD GRADE AT HANDLEY STEM ELEMENTARY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PLEASE BE SEATED. [APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME.

[III.A. 2023-24 Annual Performance Report]

MISS VERONICA JOYNER.

GIVING US THE 2023-24 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DOCTOR LOPEZ.

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR.

SO THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS REQUIRED BY BOARD POLICY, AIB LEGAL AND TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, CHAPTER 39, SECTION 306. SO TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 39, SECTION 306 REQUIRES THE DISTRICT TO PUBLISH THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT, AS WELL AS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE DOING TONIGHT, AND THEN WIDELY DISSEMINATE THE ANNUAL REPORT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

AND THAT DOES INCLUDE WE'RE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT REQUIREMENT BY POSTING TO OUR GARLAND ISD WEBSITE.

AND THEN ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO VIEW THE REPORT IN PRINT MAY DO SO BY VISITING THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY HERE AT THE HARRIS HILL BUILDING. SO THE COMPONENTS OF TONIGHT'S ANNUAL REPORT DO INCLUDE THE DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS, THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, WHICH IS THE BULK OF THE REPORT THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT, THE FINANCIAL STANDARD REPORT, CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, THE REPORT ON VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE POST-SECONDARY PERFORMANCE.

SO THE GOAL OF TONIGHT IS NOT TO DIVE INTO EACH ONE OF THESE REPORTS IN DETAIL, MUCH RATHER TO ENSURE THAT TRUSTEES ARE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE REPORT AND THEN WHAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.

IN ADDITION TO THAT THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS IS REALLY A SUMMARY OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DATA POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO TRUSTEES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE SLIDE THAT THE YEARS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN MAROON TO NOTE WHAT SCHOOL YEAR IS REPRESENTING THE DATA POINT FOR THAT PARTICULAR REPORT.

SO WE START OUT WITH THE ACCREDITATION AND RATING SUMMARY.

SO GARLAND ISD IS AN ACCREDITED DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE FIRST RATINGS FOR THE FINANCIAL STATUS OR THE HEALTH OF OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN GARLAND ISD IS BEING A-SUPERIOR.

YOU WILL NOTE THAT THERE IS A DELAY IN REPORTING THE ACCOUNTABILITY RESULTS AS WELL AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION DETERMINATION STATUS.

THIS IS ALL ON ACCOUNT OF THE DELAY AT THE STATE LEVEL ON THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

AND BASED ON THE LAWSUIT.

SO AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO DISTRICT OR CAMPUS RATINGS.

BECAUSE THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT IS SO COMPREHENSIVE.

IN YOUR BOARD PACKET, YOU WILL NOTE THAT THERE IS A DISTRICT SUMMARY SCORECARD FOR YOU THAT REALLY JUST TAKES INTO ACCOUNT SEVERAL OF THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE TAPR REPORT OR THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, AND SO ON THE SLIDE, YOU'LL NOTE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS THAT WILL BE FOUND.

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SO STARTING OUT WITH THAT TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IN THE TITLE HEADERS OF EVERY SLIDE IS YOU'LL SEE THE PAGE NUMBERS. AND THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE PAGE NUMBER OF YOUR BOARD PACKET.

MUCH RATHER THE PAGE NUMBERS OF THE ACTUAL TAPR REPORT.

SO ON PAGES THREE THROUGH 11 YOU'LL FIND INFORMATION BASED ON STAR PERFORMANCE FOR THE 22 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM YEAR AND ALSO 23 ACCOUNTABILITY SCHOOL YEAR.

SO THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY SEE ALL OF THE STAR PERFORMANCE DATA FOR EVERY ASSESSMENT THAT IS ADMINISTERED IN GARLAND ISD.

THEN MOVING ON TO PAGE 14 OF THAT REPORT, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THIS IS THE SCHOOL PROGRESS DOMAIN.

SO IN GARLAND AND ACROSS THE STATE, WE REALLY VALUE TREMENDOUSLY NOT ONLY THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO THEIR GROWTH FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT. SO THE STATE HAS ACTUALLY EMBEDDED INFORMATION RELATED TO ACADEMIC GROWTH INTO THE TAPR REPORT OKAY.

THEN ON PAGE 13, YOU'LL NOTE THAT THERE IS INFORMATION RELATED TO THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND ESL SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS KIND OF GETTING INTO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF STAAR PERFORMANCE AND ACADEMIC GROWTH.

AND BECAUSE WE ALSO KNOW THAT STAAR IS NOT THE END ALL, BE ALL.

AND FOR OUR STUDENTS, IT'S AN ASSESSMENT OF A MOMENT IN TIME.

THERE ARE OTHER INDICATORS THAT ARE USED TO DETERMINE A DISTRICT SUCCESS OR A CAMPUS SUCCESS.

AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE ON ON THE SLIDE AND CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 15 THROUGH 26 OF YOUR BOARD PACKET.

THEN WE MOVE INTO THE DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRICT PROFILE INFORMATION.

SO YOU SEE THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT INFORMATION, STAFF INFORMATION AND PROGRAM INFORMATION.

SO ANYTIME WE'RE DOING ANY KIND OF DISTRICT COMPARISON OR CAMPUS COMPARISONS, WE RELY HEAVILY ON THIS SECTION OF THE TAPR REPORT.

ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE GOING OUT TO TRY TO LOOK AT OTHER DISTRICTS THAT MIGHT BE SIMILAR TO US.

WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION INFORMATION LOCATED IN THIS SECTION OF THE TAPR.

OKAY. THEN THE NEXT REPORT THAT YOU WILL FIND IN YOUR BOARD PACKET IS THE PEIMS FINANCIAL SUMMARY.

FINANCIAL STANDARDS REPORT.

AND SO THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT DISTRICT LEVEL AS WELL AS CAMPUS LEVEL.

AND ON THE SLIDE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE DIFFERENT SUBSECTIONS OF THAT REPORT.

OKAY. THE ANNUAL REPORT WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO BRING TO YOU THE CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.

SO A COUPLE OF THINGS TO NOTE HERE IS THAT THOSE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE.

SO IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE IN YOUR PACKET, IT WOULD CONSUME A LOT OF PAGES.

SO WE HAVE THOSE LISTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.

BUT ALSO AS YOU'LL RECALL, THIS IS A PRESENTATION THAT WAS SHARED WITH THE BOARD IN THE FALL WHEN YOU ALL APPROVED THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS OR CAMPUS GOALS.

THEN WE MOVE INTO THE REPORT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS, AND WE ARE AGAIN REQUIRED TO PUBLISH THIS AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT.

AND YOU'LL NOTE ON THE SLIDE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THAT REPORT.

OKAY. THEN WE MOVE INTO THE POST-SECONDARY PERFORMANCE, WHICH THIS TRACKS OUR STUDENTS BEYOND THEIR TIME HERE IN GARLAND ISD.

SO THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SEE IN THAT REPORT IS FOR THE CLASS OF 2020, 2021 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND THEIR PERSISTENCE THROUGH COLLEGE THROUGH SUMMER OF 2022.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS THAT ENROLL IN A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION IN TEXAS.

WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO STUDENT DATA FOR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OR WHO GO ON TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS.

OKAY. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT.

AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO WALK THROUGH THE ANNUAL REPORT AND LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES, WE'VE LISTENED TO THE REPORT.

I'M GOING TO START TO MY LEFT AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY TRUSTEE.

JUST TO MY RIGHT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE? MISS GRIFFIN?

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I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND THAT WE CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS JOYNER.

ALL IN FAVOR? WE HAVE.

ALL RIGHT, LARRY, LEAD THE WAY.

ALL IN FAVOR IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM FOUR, OUR PUBLIC FORUM, WHERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO MAKE COMMENTS TO US

[IV. Public Forum]

LET ME REMIND YOU THAT COMPLAINTS ABOUT STUDENT DISCIPLINE, SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUES, OR PERSONNEL MUST BE ADDRESSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANNELS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND BOARD POLICY.

AT THIS TIME.

MISS HOGAN, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS THAT WERE SUBMITTED? YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE TWO CARDS.

FIRST CARD IS FROM MICHAEL ADAIR.

MICHAEL. YOUNG MAN, I WILL NEED YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND WHAT SCHOOL YOU ATTEND, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

YOU HAVE THE INDICATOR IN FRONT OF YOU.

OKAY. MY NAME IS MICHAEL ADAIR.

I LIVE AT 4618 EBBTIDE DRIVE IN ROWLETT.

AND I ATTEND GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. HELLO, GISD SCHOOL BOARD.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK.

JUST A SECOND. CAN YOU ADJUST YOUR MIC? SO. OKAY.

SORRY. OKAY. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE ECLIPSE AND ALLOWING US STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO WITNESS THIS HISTORICAL EVENT.

BUT THAT IS WHY.

BUT I AM NOT HERE FOR THAT, I AM HERE TO ASK THAT YOU CAN GRANT EACH STUDENT IN GISD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR THE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE.

MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING AROUND TO WITNESS THIS EVENT AND MY SPEECH COACH, MISS POWELL.

HER AUNT IS COMING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO WITNESS THIS EVENT, AND THAT IS PRETTY FAR.

HAVING THE EXCUSED ABSENCE WILL ALLOW US STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO BE WITH OUR FAMILIES AND EXPERIENCE THIS EVENT.

AND ALSO IT WILL KEEP US SAFE.

GARLAND SQUARE IS HOSTING ITS OWN SPACE FOR THE ECLIPSE STARTING FROM 11 A.M.

AND ENDING AROUND 3 P.M.

AND AT 3 P.M.

THAT IS WHEN OUR SCHOOL ENDS, AND THAT WILL BE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.

AND IT WOULD BE BETTER IF US STUDENTS CAN STAY HOME AND KEEP US SAFE.

SO THERE'LL BE NO RISK OF INJURY OF THE SORT.

EVEN THOUGH SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE CANCELED SCHOOL OR GRANTED STUDENTS EXCUSED ABSENCES, SUCH AS ROCKWALL, ROYSE CITY, AND FRISCO ISD. ALLOWING STUDENTS TO BE EXCUSED WILL KEEP US SAFE AND ALLOW US TO WITNESS THIS RARE AND HISTORICAL EVENT.

AND MY FRIEND JUAN WILL SHOW YOU THE SIGNATURES THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED.

YOU CAN BRING THEM HERE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. SO WHAT AM I LOOKING AT? THOSE ARE THE SIGNATURES FROM STUDENTS THAT AGREE WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING.

AND YES.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

LET ME JUST EXPLAIN THE RULES FOR WHEN YOU SPEAK DURING PUBLIC FORUM.

WE CAN LISTEN TO YOU, BUT WE CANNOT RESPOND TO YOU BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE POSTING OF OUR AGENDA.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

YOUR VOICES HAVE BEEN HEARD AND I WILL PASS THESE SIGNATURES ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS EXECUTIVE TEAM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

THANK YOU. MISS HOGAN.

OUR SECOND CARD IS FROM LUCERO CAZARES.

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GOOD EVENING.

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.

I AM AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT AND HAVE A DAUGHTER AT COYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, COUNTLESS NIECES AND NEPHEWS IN THE DISTRICT.

TONIGHT I AM HERE AS PRESIDENT OF GARLAND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

I AM HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT OUR RAISES.

IT'S NOT ON. OKAY.

SORRY. I WAS LIKE, IT'S NOT ON.

IT JUST THREW ME OFF, I APOLOGIZE.

[LAUGHTER] INFLATION IS CURRENTLY AT 3.2% ACCORDING TO THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MANY EMPLOYEES HAVE TWO OR MORE JOBS TO HELP MEET AND MAKE ENDS MEET.

I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A 5% RAISE FOR OUR ESPS.

ESPS ARE OUR SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

THOSE INCLUDE CUSTODIANS, AIDES, BUS DRIVERS, MAINTENANCE, CAFETERIA WORKERS, GROUNDSKEEPERS, ETC.

MANY OF THEM HAVE HAD.

IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE THEY HAVE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL RAISE.

WE SPEAK OF BEING A FAMILY.

WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE.

OUR ESP POPULATION IS OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH THROUGH RAISES.

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO PROPOSE A 3% RAISE TO OUR TEACHERS.

WE MAY NOT HAVE A RETENTION BONUS NEXT YEAR FOR TEACHERS, WITH MANY SURROUNDING DISTRICTS PROVIDING RAISES AND FOUR DAY WORK WEEKS.

WE NEED RAISES TO BE ABLE TO STAY COMPETITIVE AND KEEP OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL AND SEASONED VETERAN TEACHERS.

IT COSTS OVER $200,000 TO TRAIN A NEW TEACHER, A BRAND NEW TEACHER WHO COMES INTO OUR DISTRICT.

IT COSTS US A DISTRICT $200,000 TO TRAIN THEM.

WE NEED OUR RAISES TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN OUR AMAZING TEACHERS AND TO KEEP THEM HERE, KEEP THEM WORKING WITH OUR CURRENT STUDENTS.

FOR OUR ADMINISTRATORS, I SUGGEST WE HAVE A 2% RAISE.

WE CANNOT LEAVE OUR ADMINISTRATORS OUT AS THEY TOO ARE VALUED AND DESERVE A RAISE.

ADMINISTRATORS MAKE THE MOST MONEY, THEREFORE THE LEAST RAISE.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT AND ALL THE LOVE FOR AS EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD.

WE HAVE RECEIVED AMAZING RAISES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

GISD IS A FAMILY.

LET'S TREAT EACH OTHER AS SUCH AND LET'S DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

THIS WILL HELP IN TURN HELP OUR STUDENTS SUCCESS.

HAPPY EMPLOYEES WILL MAKE FOR SUCCESSFUL AND HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN GEA.

DOES THAT COMPLETE OUR CARDS? MISS HOGAN DOES THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WE ARE NOW MOVING TO ITEM FIVE.

[V.A. Evidence of Excellence]

OH, SORRY.

OH, OKAY.

WE GOT A LOT GOING ON HERE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

BACK TO THE AGENDA.

A, EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE TO RECOGNIZE TEXAS ALL STATE BAND, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA STUDENTS.

MR. JOSEPH FIGARELLI.

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

BEGINNING EACH FALL, OVER 55,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE AUDITION IN THEIR TMEA REGION.

INDIVIDUALS PERFORM SELECTED MUSIC FOR A PANEL OF JUDGES WHO RANK EACH INSTRUMENT OR VOICE PART.

A SELECT GROUP OF MUSICIANS ADVANCE TO COMPETE AGAINST MUSICIANS FROM OTHER REGIONS IN THEIR TMEA AREA.

THE HIGHEST RANKING MUSICIANS JUDGED AT THE TMEA AREA COMPETITIONS QUALIFY TO PERFORM IN ONE OF THE TEXAS ALL STATE ENSEMBLES SPONSORED BY THE BAND, ORCHESTRA AND VOCAL DIVISIONS.

ALL STATE IS THE HIGHEST HONOR A TEXAS MUSIC STUDENT CAN RECEIVE.

LESS THAN 3% OF ALL STUDENTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

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THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE ACHIEVED THIS AMAZING STATUS AND WILL FOREVER BE KNOWN AS A TMEA ALL-STATE MEMBER.

REPRESENTING BAND JOSEPH FIGARELLI SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

ANDREW SAMUEL SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

REPRESENTING CHOIR LIZ MELITO, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

NAOMI VINSON, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

DIEGO GANDARA, NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

SAVANNAH MULLINS, SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

AMELIA SITZBERGER SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL AND REPRESENTING ORCHESTRA KOJI KIKUCHI, NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

DIRECTORS ARE MR. DANIEL MONTGOMERY FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IS MR. DUKE BARNETT. MR. ROY ENRIQUEZ AND MR. SAMUEL SWEET FOR NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

PRINCIPAL IS MR. JOHN FISHPAW AND MS. HOLLY TAYLOR AND MISS KRISTIN POLIGALA FOR SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IS MR. SHAE CREEL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TMEA ALL-STATE BAND, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA MEMBERS AT THIS TIME STUDENTS PLEASE COME UP TO BE RECOGNIZED.

[APPLAUSE] RIGHT HERE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

WE CAN HAVE DIRECTORS AND PARENTS COME ON UP.

OH. NO, HE SHOULD BE. DID DUKE ALREADY LEAVE? WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SQUEEZE IN AND PROBABLY TRY TO MAKE TWO ROWS.

AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINDOW IN BETWEEN SO YOU CAN SEE THE CAMERA LENS NO, ACTUALLY.

I'LL GET YOU SHADES THAT'LL MOVING TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE A 2023 REGION TEN TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MR. MATA.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

AS WE PREPARE TO HONOR OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR THIS YEAR, WE WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO CELEBRATE A GARLAND ISD FIRST.

MR. JOHN MURRAY, AN ENGLISH TEACHER FROM SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL, WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE REGION TEN SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR THIS PAST YEAR, AND HE IS HERE TO FORMALLY PRESENT THE TROPHY AND LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MR. MURRAY TO COME UP AND PRESENT THE AWARDS.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MURRAY, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU FOR FOR HONORING ME YET AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB OF HONORING YOUR TEACHERS AND YOUR STUDENTS.

THIS PARTICULAR AWARD, IN ADDITION TO BEING THE REGION TEN, WHICH WAS JUST A BREATHTAKING AWARD IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE AS A DISTRICT AND A CAMPUS, WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET DOWN TO AUSTIN FOR THE FORMAL PRESENTATION.

MR. CREEL AND I HAD HOMECOMING THAT WEEK.

AND IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT MISTER CREEL AND I DO AND HOW SACHSE CELEBRATES HOMECOMING, YOU DON'T MISS HOMECOMING AND MISSING THAT EVENT THAT WAS SPONSORED BY THE TEA AND ALL OF THE REGION WINNERS FROM AROUND THE STATE WERE THERE FOR THE ANNUAL COMPETITION.

DOCTOR LOPEZ DID NOT GET TO GO AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRICT AND CELEBRATE AMONGST HIS OTHERS.

MY PRINCIPAL, MR. CREEL, DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO GO BECAUSE WE WERE DOING OTHER HOME BASED THINGS.

SO WITH GREAT RESPECT, THEY SENT TO ME MY OWN, MY OWN AWARD TO MY HOUSE, WHICH WAS MARVELOUS.

AND I SO APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT I ASKED MR. WHEELER AND I ASKED MISTER MATA.

I SAID, LISTEN, CAN WE JUST SHARE A LITTLE LOVE WITH ALL OF US? BECAUSE THIS IS OUR AWARD.

IN WINNING THE CAMPUS TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

THIS DISTRICT DOES A GREAT JOB OF HONORING.

AND I WAS VERY BLESSED AND WAS AWARDED THE DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

AND THAT WAS JUST IT'S A CAREER DEFINING MOMENT.

THERE'S NO EXPECTATIONS TO WIN AT A PLACE LIKE REGION TEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU FIND OUT THE MAGNITUDE OF REGION TEN.

IT'S 88 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IT'S DALLAS AND IT'S HIGHLAND PARK AND IT'S PLANO AND IT'S RICHARDSON, AND YOU HEAD ALL THE WAY UP TO FORNEY AND MCKINNEY.

AND I MEAN, ANY DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO, THAT'S REGION TEN.

THERE'S NO EXPECTATIONS WHATSOEVER.

SO THEY TOOK US TO A VERY NICE NICE LUNCH AT THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM OVER BY LOVE FIELD.

DOCTOR LOPEZ GAVE UP TIME FROM HIS SUMMER TO COME OUT.

MR. CREEL CAME OUT AND WE SAT THERE.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL DINNER.

THEY SPENT A LOT OF LOVE ON ALL OF THE TEACHERS.

AND THEN THEY READ THE, CITATION.

AND I WAS ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE CITATION LISTENING.

AND THEN THEY TRANSITIONED.

THEY SAID, BEFORE BECOMING A TEACHER THIS PERSON SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS AN OFFICER IN THE AIR FORCE FOR 20 YEARS.

AND AT THAT POINT, I LOOKED AT DOCTOR LOPEZ AND I LOOKED AT MISTER CREEL, AND THEY HAD THEIR PHONES GOING BECAUSE THEY ALREADY KNEW.

[LAUGHTER] AND WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY IS WE HAD TO WRITE A SERIES OF FIVE MAJOR ESSAYS FOR THIS AWARD, 750 WORDS EACH.

NONE OF THE ESSAYS ASKED US HOW MANY HOURS WE PUT IN.

NONE OF THE ESSAYS ASKED US HOW MANY ADDITIONAL DUTIES WE TAKE ON.

ALL OF THEM ASKED, WHY DO YOU LOVE TEACHING SO MUCH? SHARE A SHOWPIECE EXAMPLE OF A LESSON THAT YOU TEACH IN YOUR CLASSROOM THAT APPEALS TO LEARNERS OF ALL LEVELS.

TALK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS YOU CULTIVATE WITH PEERS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, ETC.

AND WHAT I FOUND IS THOSE ESSAYS ARE MEANT TO HAVE PEOPLE NOT SUBMIT JUST IN THE APPEAL BECAUSE IT'S THAT MUCH YOU'RE BLESSED TO WIN YOUR DISTRICT AWARD. I SAT DOWN AND I KNOCKED MINE OUT AND I FOUND IT WAS NOT DIFFICULT TO DO BECAUSE I SIMPLY TALK ABOUT WHAT I DO EVERY DAY AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT I GET TO DO FOR THIS DISTRICT, AND WHAT YOU ALL LIGHT THE FIRES FOR US TO DO.

NOW WE ALSO DID A THREE VIDEO INTERVIEWS AND IT CAME UP AND WHEN THEY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAT DOWN AND WAS STUNNED.

AFTER THAT, THEY ROLLED THIS MARVELOUS VIDEO TRIBUTE.

AND SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO WORK AT REGION TEN I REMEMBER THIS ONE.

I DON'T REMEMBER HER NAME.

SHE WAS A DOCTOR, PHD TYPE.

PUT HER HANDS ON MY SHOULDER, AND SHE SAID, YOU HAD US AT THE INTERVIEW.

SHE YOU HAD US AT THE VIDEO.

YOU LOVE TEACHING AND IT SHOWED.

AND THEN WHEN THE ESSAYS CAME ON TOP OF IT.

SO WHAT I WANTED TO SAY SCHOOL BOARD, YOU ALL SET THE CULTURE AT THIS PLACE.

AND SINCE THIS AWARD CAME IN, I'VE HAD THESE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES MEETING WITH HEB TO SING YOUR PRAISES.

AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LAND THAT PLANE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I THINK WE GOT IT.

DID MY BEST TO GET DOCTOR LOPEZ RECOGNIZED AS A SUPERINTENDENT.

WE WENT AND GOT THAT ONE.

MY BOSS, MR. CREEL, GIVES ME MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND I'LL SIMPLY JUST CLOSE WITH THIS.

I LOVE TEACHING, I LOVE TEACHING AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

I LOVE TEACHING IN THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IF YOU'RE A FOOTBALL FAN, YOU REMEMBER BACK WHEN EARL CAMPBELL USED TO RUN FOR THE HOUSTON OILERS AND THEY INTERVIEWED BUM PHILLIPS, HIS COACH, AFTERWARDS, AND THEY SAID COACH, AREN'T YOU CONCERNED THAT THAT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR THE EARL CAMPBELL OUT? AND BUM PHILLIPS SAID, WHEN YOU HAVE A THOROUGHBRED, YOU RUN HIM.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, MR. CREEL RUNS ME.

AND I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TEACH IN THIS DISTRICT AND TO DO WHAT I DO.

I WON'T BE THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR NEXT YEAR, BUT I'LL BE EVEN BETTER THAN I WAS THIS YEAR, I PROMISE YOU THAT.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] MIC]

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[V.B. Going the Extra Mile (GEMs)]

RECIPIENT MARY BRIESKE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I PRONOUNCED THAT RIGHT.

MR. WHEELER. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.

LOPEZ. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE GATHER TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, WORK ETHIC AND DRIVE GENUINELY EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF THE CHERISHED GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD OR GEM.

THIS MONTH, WE SPOTLIGHT A REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL MISS MARY BRIESKE, COUNSELOR AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] HER COLLEAGUES TESTIMONIALS ILLUMINATE THE RADIANCE OF HER CHARACTER, LIKENING HER INFLUENCE TO THAT OF A LUMINOUS GEM THAT BRIGHTENS EVERY CORNER OF THE SCHOOL.

A COWORKER STATES, HER TIRELESS COMMITMENT AND SPARKLING PRESENCE HAVE ENHANCED THE ATMOSPHERE OF OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT AND PROFOUNDLY TOUCHED THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AT NORTH.

WE CELEBRATE MISS BRISCOE'S PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND THE GENUINE WARMTH AND CARE SHE EXTENDS TO EVERYONE SHE ENCOUNTERS.

ANOTHER COWORKER STATES, HER ABILITY TO MAKE EVERYONE, STAFF AND STUDENTS ALIKE FEEL COMFORTABLE, LOVED, AND VALUED IS A TESTAMENT TO HER EXTRAORDINARY INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND EMPATHY.

THE SANCTUARY SHE PROVIDES WITHIN HER OFFICE IS A BEACON FOR MANY, OFFERING GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND REASSURING SMILE THAT OUR COLLEAGUES ATTEST MAKES EVEN THE MOST CHALLENGING DAYS BEARABLE.

HER INFECTIOUS POSITIVITY AND STEADFAST DEDICATION TO FOSTERING A NURTURING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT ARE EXEMPLARY.

THESE QUALITIES, COUPLED WITH HER INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO STUDENT COUNSELING AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING, MAKE MISS BRIESKE AN UNDENIABLE ASSET TO OUR DISTRICT AND WORTHY RECIPIENT OF THE MARCH 2024 GEM AWARD. [APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO GET YOU A PICTURE.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN, MISS BRIESKE.

NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO INFORMATION ITEM C GOING TO RECEIVE OUR INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT MR.

[V.C. Receive Intruder Detection Audit Report]

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 AUDIT TESTS WHETHER A CAMPUS IS ACCESSIBLE TO AN UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL.

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

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

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

THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE AND CONDUCTING OUR 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 LIKELY VERY INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE AUDIT RESULTS.

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

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ITEM SIX, OUR TRUSTEE REPORTS.

[VI.A. Trustees' Report]

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

SINCE I GET TO GO FIRST, I'M NOT GOING TO BE REPEATING ANYTHING.

I WAS ABLE TO GO.

EVERYBODY'S HEARD OF THE VISUAL AID VOLUNTEERS AS A GROUP THAT PROVIDES BRAILLE CONVERTING TEXTBOOKS TO BRAILLE FOR OUR STUDENTS ALL OVER THE REGION.

NOW, IT USED TO BE, I THINK IT STARTED IN 1961.

AND GARLAND WAS THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE TO OFFER THIS KIND OF MATERIAL SO THAT THESE KIDS COULD BE IN THE REGULAR SCHOOL CLASSES. BUT THEY'VE BEEN GOING STRONG EVER SINCE.

AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY HAVE AN ART CONTEST.

I WAS INVITED TO BE A JUDGE.

AND I CAN SEE A LOT OF YOU SCRATCHING YOUR HEAD AS TO WHAT MY QUALIFICATIONS WERE FOR THAT.

AND ALL I CAN SAY IS, I KNOW WHAT I LIKE.

AND IT WAS A BLAST.

AND TO BE A PART OF THIS, THIS WAS THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST NIGHTS I'VE SPENT LATELY TO BE WITH THESE KIDS AND TO BE WITH THE FAMILIES AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE IN WHAT WAS REALLY CAN'T COME UP WITH THE RIGHT WORD.

I WAS JUST VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR SKILLS AND THE ART AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO GO ABOUT DISPLAYING THIS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO VAV VISUAL AID VOLUNTEERS FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS AND KIDS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

I WENT TO THE WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WALK THROUGH THE RECEPTION THEY'RE HAVING THAT THE ALUMNI HAD, AND THAT WAS EXCELLENT.

IT HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH AT GARLAND HIGH, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T GO TO WILLIAMS. MY WIFE DID, AND THERE WERE JUST SO MANY PEOPLE.

PEOPLE CAME FROM REALLY ALL OVER, ALL OVER TEXAS AND ALL OVER THE BASICALLY THE COUNTRY TO BE A PART OF THIS.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF STRONG TIES TO THAT SCHOOL.

AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR THEIR FEELINGS FOR THAT SCHOOL.

AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND BY THE WAY, THE SCHOOL, THE STAFF DID AN AWESOME JOB.

DOCTOR LOPEZ WAS VERY WELL DONE.

VERY WELL DONE. SO THANK YOU.

WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE HERFURTH BLUE RIBBON CELEBRATION, AND Y'ALL DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CELEBRATE UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN TO A BUNCH OF FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADE KIDS THAT ARE EXCITED.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

AGAIN, DR. LOPEZ, TO YOUR STAFF, THAT WHOLE THAT WHOLE PRESENTATION WAS AWESOME.

I LIKE THE TOUCH OF THE DJ.

DIDN'T CARE FOR YOUR DANCING MUCH, DOCTOR LOPEZ, BUT THE REST OF IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

AND THEN FINALLY, THIS PAST WEEK, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE ANOTHER ONE OF MY CLIENTS OUT TO THE GRCTC.

WE DID A TOUR WITH SOME SPECIFIC TIME SPENT WITH AUTOMOTIVE WIRING AND AUDIO AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF SKILLS THAT KIDS ARE LEARNING.

THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT LIKE TO EXPAND HIS BUSINESS AND LOOKING FOR THE TALENT TO DO SO.

SO PROVIDING SOME GREAT INTERNSHIP AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE KIDS.

SO THANK YOU. MISS STANLEY.

THANK YOU.

SO I GOT TO GO TO HERFURTH TOO.

BUT HERE WAS THE BEST PART OF THE HERFURTH FOR ME, WHEN I WAS WAVING TO THE BABY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, A FRIEND OF HERS LEANED OVER AND SAYS, WHO'S THAT? AND YOU KNOW WHO I AM? THAT'S MY NEIGHBOR.

I DON'T, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S ALL I AM TO HER IS JUST HER NEIGHBOR.

BUT I LOVED IT.

AND SO I WAS SUPER THRILLED.

I ALSO GOT TO DO I TOOK THE COUNCIL OF PTA, AND WE DID A TOUR OF TRUSTED WORLD, WHICH IS KIND OF NEW TO GISD. BUT THEY'RE NOT SO NEW.

I AM A HUGE SUPPORTER OF TRUSTED WORLD.

THIS IS GOING TO SET OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE TREMENDOUS.

AND SO I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WHO WHO NEEDS TO ALSO KNOW ABOUT THIS? AND SO I TOOK THE COUNCIL PTA.

AND THEN AT THE HERFURTH CEREMONY, I HAD THE COUNSELOR COME UP TO ME TO TELL ME THAT THEY ALREADY HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE CAMPUS, BUT CAMPUS WAS ALREADY USING IT.

SO I'M SUPER, SUPER EXCITED.

AND AS WE START TO USE THEIR WRAPAROUND SERVICES, IT'S GOING TO JUST BE IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AMAZING.

AND YOU'RE TALKING FROM SOMEONE WHO WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE HAD THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES WHEN MY KIDS WERE YOUNGER.

AND THEN WE I GOT TO ATTEND THE GOLDIE LOCKE AWARDS WITH TRUSTEE BEACH AND PRESIDENT GRIFFIN.

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IS THAT WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT? AND BOY DID THEY SHOW OUT, SHOW UP? I MEAN, IT WAS WALL TO WALL PEOPLE, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH EXCITEMENT FROM ALL OF THE CEREMONIES, THE GOLDILOCKS AND THE JOE GARCIA.

SO THOSE WERE SUPER COOL.

AND I'M GLAD THAT I GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

THANK YOU. MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE HERFURTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE RIBBON CELEBRATION.

IT WAS OFF THE CHAIN. SO, IN ADDITION TO WHAT MR. MILLER AND MISS STANLEY SAID IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT.

NOT TO REPEAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT.

I DID GET A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE AS A PANELIST WITH MRS. GRIFFIN AND MISS STANLEY AT AN EVENT HOSTED BY SOFIA NUNEZ, WHO USED TO BE A HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

BUT NOW SHE RUNS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED EMPOWER THE VOICE.

AND THE EVENT WAS CALLED DECODING SCHOOL BOARDS, AND IT WAS HELD AT DALLAS COLLEGE, THE GARLAND CAMPUS.

AND WE GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND WHAT MOTIVATES US.

AND WHAT DO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IN TERMS OF HELPING TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS WITHIN THE GISD? AND THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE, OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH FAMILIES AND TO DECODE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BOARD MEMBER HERE.

THANK YOU. MR. GLICK. THANK YOU MA'AM.

IN ADDITION TO THE COMMENTS ON HERFURTH, I WANT TO HAVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DOCTOR PERALES.

WE ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE THESE REALLY NICE PINS FROM THE STUDENTS AT HERFURTH.

BUT WE HAD ALSO INVITED THE ROWLETT MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AND THEY DID NOT RECEIVE PINS.

AND DOCTOR PERALES WENT AND GOT THEM PINS, AND THEY'VE ALL CALLED ME AND SAID, THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

I THINK OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE THREE CITIES IS SO IMPORTANT.

AND HAVING INVITING THEM, ALLOWING THE MAYOR TO SPEAK JUST TIGHTENS THAT PARTNERSHIP SO MUCH.

ALONG WITH THE VOICE OF WILLIAM STADIUM, THIS TIME, THE VOICE OF NAAMAN FOREST WAS MR. BEACH AS WE BOTH ATTENDED THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL.

AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME.

THE TRACK AND FIELD WILL BE COMING UP ON MAY 15TH AND 16TH.

AND AGAIN, THE VOICE OF WILLIAM STADIUM WILL BE THERE.

OKAY. MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, I CHAIRED ROWLETT'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CAME UP WITH AN IDEA BECAUSE WHAT WE HEARD BACK THEN IS ALL THE TAX BASE IN ROWLETT IS WHAT WAS CALLED ROOFTOPS OR HOMES.

THERE WAS REALLY NO BUSINESS, NO MANUFACTURING.

AND I CAME UP WITH AN IDEA SOMEHOW GOT IT THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE OVER 1000 ACRES OUT OF CIRCULATION.

I GOT TO NAME IT. IT WAS CALLED THE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH DISTRICT.

AND NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS LAYING FALLOW, WE HAVE OUR FIRST MAJOR DEVELOPMENT.

SO IF YOU GO ALONG GEORGE BUSH, I'M GOING TO CALL IT TO THE RIGHT, MAYBE TO THE NORTH.

WE HAVE THE FIRST MAJOR DEVELOPMENT FROM JACKSON SHAW.

IT'LL BE 165 ACRES AND ALMOST 2,000,000FT² OF BUILDINGS HAPPENING.

AND THAT WILL BE A CATALYST FOR THE REST OF THE REMAINING 500 ACRES.

PLUS, GISD HAS ABOUT ANOTHER 90 ACRES HERE.

SO THAT'S A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT.

AND IT'S A GREAT THING FOR OUR TAX BASE AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT.

LAST FALL, MISS GRIFFIN AND I WERE INVITED TO A SPECIAL LUNCHEON.

AND I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ITEM LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.

SO WAY BACK IN 2017, THERE WERE FIVE OF US WHO WERE STILL ON THE BOARD WHO WERE PART OF THE TEAM SELECTING DOCTOR LOPEZ.

THERE'S WHAT'S CALLED A 21 DAY WAITING PERIOD AFTER THE SUPERINTENDENT DESIGNATE IS ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED.

AND OUR CONSULTANT SAID, WELL, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.

SO MISS GRIFFIN, MR. SELDERS AND I FLEW DOWN TO MISSION WHILE THE OTHER TRUSTEES DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, CHECKING ALL ALL THE REFERENCES.

WE SPENT TWO WONDERFUL DAYS DOWN IN MISSION.

AND AT THE END OF THE TWO DAYS DOCTOR LOPEZ SAYS IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT FROM ME? IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR.

AND BASED ON.

I WAS BOARD PRESIDENT AT THE TIME AND WHAT OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAD REQUESTED, I SAID TO HIM, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SPEND MOST OF YOUR

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I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES.

BUT AS I SAID TO HIM, AND I THINK HE PROBABLY REMEMBERS, IF YOU DECIDE TO BE PART OF IT, BE THE LEADER.

AND I THINK AS WE WENT TO THE LUNCHEON, MISS GRIFFIN AND I DOCTOR LOPEZ IN I THINK THREE MONTHS WILL BE PRESIDENT ELECT OF WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE TEXAS SCHOOL ALLIANCE, IN MY OPINION, THE MOST POWERFUL ORGANIZATION OF SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

[APPLAUSE] NOW IT'S ONLY 46 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND YOU SAY, WAIT, THERE ARE ABOUT A THOUSAND IN THE STATE, BUT THOSE 46 SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPRESENT 43% OF THE KIDS IN THE STATE, 47% OF THE DISADVANTAGED KIDS, AND 58% OF THE EMERGENT BILINGUAL.

IT IS THE MOST POWERFUL ORGANIZATION.

AS HE TOLD US AT THAT LUNCHEON, THEY HAD BEEN INVITED AS LEADERS OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL ALLIANCE TO TALK TO THE STATE LEGISLATURES AND AS THE LEADER OF THAT ORGANIZATION. AS WE GET INTO NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HE WILL BE A SPOKESMAN FOR ALL OF THE KIDS IN THIS STATE.

SO THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS, DOCTOR LOPEZ, ON THAT GREAT HONOR.

FINALLY, MY WIFE AND I WENT TO JUST RECENTLY TO THE PLAY ANNIE IN AT THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

WHAT AMAZED ME WAS HOW MANY KIDS WERE THERE.

THIS WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

I HAD SEVERAL PARENTS COME UP AND SAY HELLO TO ME FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE PERFORMING ARTS KIDS FROM OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS THERE.

WE SAW TODAY, THE AWARDS GIVEN OUT AND THE HONORS WON BY DIFFERENT OF OUR PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS.

WE HAVE TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE DOING THAT BECAUSE THESE LITTLE KIDS SOME VERY, VERY YOUNG, SAW AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE WITH MANY OF THE ACTORS OR ACTRESSES, I THINK THEY ALL CALL ACTORS NOW WERE YOUNG GIRLS.

AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW MANY HAVE SAID I CAN DO THAT IN THE FUTURE.

AND SO THE STRENGTH OF OUR PERFORMING ARTS, WHICH IS AMONG THE BEST IN THE STATE AND HOPEFULLY THAT CONTINUES.

THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

MR. JOHNSON. WELL, I'M COMING IN ON THE TAIL END OF THIS THING, AND I'LL DO MY DUTY TO GET DONE PRETTY QUICK.

POSSIBLY BECAUSE I SPENT A GOOD CHUNK OF THE LAST MONTH NOT IN THE COUNTRY, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND A LOT OF EVENTS BECAUSE I WAS IN FRANCE, BUT IT WAS A GOOD TIME, I RECOMMEND. [LAUGHTER] I DID HAVE THE DISTINCT HONOR OF ATTENDING SEVERAL OF OUR PRE UIL PERFORMANCES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH RESPECT TO FINE ARTS, BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.

IN FACT, TODAY I WAS AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL UNTIL THE TIME I CAME HERE TO THIS MEETING.

AND I NOTICED THAT THE TWO, TWO OF THE YOUNG MEN THAT WERE IN THE ALL-STATE BAND, LITERALLY, IF THEY LOOK WELL DRESSED BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY WALKED OFF THE STAGE AND INTO THIS ROOM. SO AND I WANT TO GIVE MY HATS OFF TO MR. FIGARELLI BECAUSE WE HAVE A ROBUST PRE UIL AND WHAT YOU MIGHT SAY, WHAT IS PRE UIL.

WE LITERALLY DO A RUN THROUGH FOR ALL OF OUR BANDS, BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY COME THROUGH AND WE HAVE JUDGES THAT THE DISTRICT ACQUIRES FROM OTHER DISTRICTS, OTHER PEOPLE WHO COME AND SCORE THEM.

AND THEN AFTERWARDS IT'S A FASCINATING THING.

IF YOU EVER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT, I SUGGEST YOU DO TO LISTEN TO THE CRITIQUES.

AND THEY GO THROUGH AND THEY DON'T PULL ANY PUNCHES, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT.

YOU WANT THEM TO BUILD THEM UP.

AND THAT IS PART OF BUILDING A ROBUST PERFORMING ARTS SYSTEM, IS WE HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME AND INVEST IN THE EVALUATIVE PROCESS.

WHENEVER YOU'RE SCORED AND YOU'RE EVALUATED BY JUDGES, YOU NEED JUDGES TO GET YOU BETTER.

AND I THINK AS A DISTRICT, WE'RE INVESTING MORE AND MORE IN THAT, NOT ONLY AT THIS LEVEL FOR THE CONCERT SEASON AND STUFF.

WE'RE GETTING EVEN MORE JUDGES TO COME AND HELP US IN THE START.

THE FRONT END WITH RESPECT TO MARCHING BAND AND CHOIR AND CHORAL.

SO HATS OFF TO MR. FIGARELLI AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS, FINE ARTS.

THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB THERE, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. BEACH. MR. BEACH. THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. I'VE BEEN QUITE BUSY.

I HAVE ATTENDED THE GOLDIE LOCKS AWARDS AGAIN FOR THE ELEMENTARY EVENING AND ALSO ON WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN.

VERY WELL DONE.

ALSO WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE BLUE RIBBON AT HERFURTH ELEMENTARY.

AND THE PRINCIPAL THERE, MRS. BROWN, INVITED ME TO COME BACK ON FRIDAY FOR THEIR CELEBRATION ALL DAY SCHOOL.

SO I WENT AND THEY HAD JUMP HOUSES, PETTING ZOO, PUTT PUTTS IN THE GYM, DANCING, GOING ON IN THE GYMNASIUM.

IT WAS ALL OVER THE CAMPUS.

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AND WE HAVE RETURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND I WILL SUBMIT THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THAT WAS NOT ON OUR EXECUTIVE AGENDA.

WE DO HAVE SOME MOTIONS REMAINING TO COMPLETE.

A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARDS TO PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS.

IS THERE A MOTION, MADAM PRESIDENT? YES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON. SECOND, BY MR. GLICK THAT WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH.

I GUESS NOT.

MAYBE I NEED TO GO BACK IN EXECUTIVE AND COME OUT AGAIN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS.

ANY DISCUSSIONS, ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL IN FAVOR IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

OKAY THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARDS TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL POSITION CONTRACTS.

MADAM PRESIDENT.

MR. JOHNSON.

I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL POSITION CONTRACTS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECOND, BY MR. GLICK THAT WE ACCEPT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL POSITION CONTRACTS.

ANY QUESTIONS, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

WOULD YOU VOTE BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND? THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:36.

THEY WERE JUST.

THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED FOR THE NATIONAL AWARD THAT THEY HAD WON.

AND THE PRINCIPAL GOT TO CELEBRATE THAT.

AND I'M THANKFUL THAT SHE INVITED ME TO COME BACK AND TAKE PART IN THAT.

ALSO WENT TO A MUSICAL OVER AT BEAVER TECHNOLOGY THE OTHER NIGHT.

IT'S CALLED THE I'VE GOT THE LITTLE FLIER HERE CALLED SEUSSICAL SCHOOL KIDS, AND IT'S ABOUT SEUSS, AND IT WAS PUT ON VERY WELL BY THOSE STUDENTS.

AND I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO MR. GONZALES, MISS ESCOBEDO, MISS GRAYSON, AND MISS MOSES, THE DIRECTORS OF THIS THAT DID THIS FOR THESE CHILDREN, THE OUTFITS THAT THEY HAD ON AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID WAS JUST DONE REALLY, REALLY WELL.

AND OF COURSE, THIS IS ALSO SHOWS YOU THAT WHAT THE PTAS CAN DO IN A ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEY HAD THEIR NEW $8,000 SOUND SYSTEM.

AND SO IT REALLY PAID OFF.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE PTA FOR DOING THAT FOR THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL.

I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK OVER TO BEAVER TECHNOLOGY AND DO A READING AT THE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.

I FEEL LIKE I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL I DID, BUT I THINK THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT I WAS TRYING TO READ TO THEM.

SO IT WAS IT ALL WENT WELL.

I DID ANNOUNCE THAT THE WINNERS AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMPETITION, BASKETBALL AT NAAMAN FOREST.

I ENJOYED DOING THAT EVERY YEAR.

IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE TRACK MEET GOING ON.

I ALSO GOT TO GO TO GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

MRS. HATTON INVITED ME TO COME UP AND WENT THROUGH THE ART DISPLAYS IN THE HALLWAY THERE AT THE ART DEPARTMENT IN GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB THOSE STUDENTS AND THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE IN THAT DEPARTMENT IS JUST PHENOMENAL.

ALSO WAS INVITED TO GO TO NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND DO A READING DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND I THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR OF DOING THAT.

AND I REALLY ENJOYED THAT CELEBRATION THAT EVENING.

ALSO, THIS LAST SATURDAY WENT TO A CONFERENCE AT REGION TEN AND HAD TWO SESSIONS THAT I ATTENDED WAS DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.

[VI.B. Superintendent's Report]

AND IT'S PITIFUL AND IT'S AWFUL.

WE NEED TO BE EYES AND EARS, FOLKS, I GUARANTEE YOU, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BECOME A PANDEMIC ITSELF.

AND ALSO I WENT THE OTHER ONE WAS THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING, WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR SESSION.

I DID ATTEND THE JOE GARCIA AWARDS ON MONDAY NIGHT, AND MY HAT GOES OFF TO JOE AND HE'S UNDER THE WEATHER A LITTLE BIT AND NOT DOING WELL.

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AND MY HAT'S OFF TO THAT GROUP AND THE SONGS THAT THEY PLAYED, PEOPLE WERE CLAPPING FOR THEM DURING THE SONGS.

IT WAS A MAGNIFICENT EVENING.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST I DID ATTEND THE ROWLETT LUNCHEON WITH THE CITY.

THE MAYOR DID THE STATE OF THE ADDRESS FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT.

AND THE ONE THING THAT MR. GLICK HAD MENTIONED, I'M REALLY PLEASED BECAUSE I'VE ATTENDED SACHSE NOW AND ROWLETT AND BOTH MAYORS ALWAYS ARE VERY COMPLIMENTARY AND WITH GISD AND THEY RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED TO BE A PARTNER AND THAT THEY ARE A PARTNER.

AND I'M THANKFUL THAT WE DID AS MISS PERALES GAVE THEM THE PINS THE OTHER DAY.

THAT REALLY SHOWS THAT WE DO CARE.

AND I THINK THAT WE JOINED HANDS.

FOLKS, THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN STOP THIS DISTRICT WITH THE TRI CITIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU EACH TRUSTEES FOR YOUR REPORTS.

AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU ARE VERY ACTIVE OUT IN THE TRI CITIES OF GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SACHSE.

I JUST WANT TO CLOSE THIS PART OF THE AGENDA BY SAYING THIS BOARD THAT YOU SEE SEATED IN FRONT OF YOU WE ARE ON AN HEB JOURNEY AND H-E-B SCHOOL BOARD OF EXCELLENCE WE HAVE DRESSED THE PART.

WE HAVE PRESS RELEASED, AND I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAD AN OUTSTANDING, EXTRAORDINARY INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT WAS HELD IN THIS ROOM WITH EIGHT JUDGES.

SO KNOW THAT YOU SEE US OUT IN PUBLIC, BUT WE'RE JUST NOT IN THE TRI CITIES WE'RE IN THE STATE.

AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW, LIFT US UP BECAUSE WE PLAN TO BRING IT HOME FOR H-E-B IN MAY.

TRUSTEES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THAT.

DOCTOR LOPEZ, THANK YOU AND YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM FOR PREPARING US AND GETTING US TO WHERE WE NEED IT TO BE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ADDRESS MR. GLICK THE VOTE HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIAL, SO NOTHING'S HAPPENING UNTIL THERE'S AN OFFICIAL VOTE.

I NEVER COUNT MY CHICKENS BEFORE THEY'RE HATCHED.

AND WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS.

BUT THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF, REALLY WE HAVE TO GIVE TESTAMENT TO ONE OF THE GREATEST SUPERINTENDENTS IN GARLAND HISTORY IS CURTIS CULWELL, WHO WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THAT ORGANIZATION AND REALLY LAID THE FOUNDATION WORK FOR WHAT IT IS TODAY.

HE WAS ACTUALLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UP UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND HE'S JUST DONE TREMENDOUS WORK.

HE'S STILL INVOLVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

AND I THINK EVERYBODY IN GARLAND WOULD BE SO PROUD TO SEE HOW HE'S NOT ONLY ADVOCATING FOR THE GREATNESS THAT HAPPENS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, BUT IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS. AND SO HE'S THE ONE THAT WE SHOULD BE SAYING, HEY, THIS GUY, THIS GUY'S A GOAT, RIGHT? HE'S REALLY SPECIAL.

TODAY I, YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY PROUD WHEN I GOT TO SEE THE STUDENT ADVOCATING FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY FELT WAS VERY IMPORTANT, WHICH WAS EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR THE ECLIPSE.

AND THEY BROUGHT SOME SIGNATURES FROM VARIOUS CAMPUSES, FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL.

AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE ECLIPSE, MORE AND MORE QUESTIONS COME ABOUT.

I DO WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THIS ECLIPSE HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

[VII. Consent Agenda ]

WE HAVE PREPARED FOR THIS EVENT.

IT'S ON A MONDAY ON APRIL 8TH.

AND SO WHAT I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW OUR SECURITY TEAM HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE TRI-CITIES AND NOT ONLY THE POLICE OFFICERS, BUT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY COULD STILL FUNCTION AT THE NORMAL OPERATION OF SCHOOLS.

I CAN'T TALK ABOUT OTHER CITIES BECAUSE I'M NOT THERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW THE REASONS FOR CLOSURE OR ANYTHING ELSE.

BUT I WILL SAY IN THE TRI CITY AREA, THEY'RE FULLY CONFIDENT THAT ALL THE PREPARATION THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THIS EVENT WE COULD STILL HAVE SCHOOL MOVE FORWARD. NOW IF ANYTHING CHANGES, OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW.

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, FROM FROM ALL TRI CITY AREAS, THEY CAN FULLY SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS AND WOULD BE ABLE TO GO IN FOR THE EVERYDAY OCCURRENCES RIGHT FROM ANYTHING MEDICAL TO WHATEVER THEY RESPOND TO.

THEY DON'T FEEL THAT THERE'S A NEED TO PULL ANY SROS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.

AND WE DO HAVE OUR OWN SECURITY TEAM THAT'S AVAILABLE.

SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO ALL OF THIS.

WE'VE BEEN VERY DILIGENT.

WE WANT THIS TO BE AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT.

A NUMBER OF ECLIPSES HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IT JUST HAPPENS THIS ONE IS ALIGNING RIGHT DOWN THE STATE OF TEXAS, YOU KNOW, AND

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AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE TOWN.

SO THESE ARE PERSONAL DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU SHOULD BE HAVING WITH YOUR FAMILY AND THE SCHOOLS, JUST TO KNOW THAT WHEN WHEN APRIL 8TH COMES, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION. NOW WITH THAT BEING IN MIND, I WANT EVERYBODY TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE HEB AWARDS ARE HERE.

AND NOT ONLY WAS OUR BOARD BEING RECOGNIZED BY HEB AND BEING EVALUATED AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE HAVE TWO FINALISTS FOR PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, ONE FOR ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS AT SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS TERESA MCCUTCHEON, AND THEN ONE AT SECONDARY.

OKAY. NOW THERE'S ONLY FIVE FINALISTS IN EVERY CATEGORY.

SO WE WERE ONE OF FIVE ABOARD.

WE'RE ONE OF FIVE FOR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, AND WE'RE ONE OF FIVE FOR SECONDARY PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS AMANDA RAMOS AT BUSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, I MEAN, AT SELLERS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO WHAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE GOT WE GOT A LOT OF PRESENCE AT THESE AWARD CEREMONIES.

AND WHEN THE JUDGES CAME, THEY SAID, WE'VE NEVER SEEN A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY BE REPRESENTED AT THE SAME TIME.

SO, UNDERSTAND WE'RE A BIG DISTRICT.

WE KNOW WE'RE NOT PERFECT, BUT WE'RE STRIVING FOR PERFECTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO ITEM SEVEN, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

TRUSTEES, YOU'VE SEEN THE AGENDA.

THESE REPORTS WERE MADE PREVIOUSLY AT A COMMITTEE MEETING.

AND FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

AND WITH THE MOTION, WHOEVER MAKES IT, I NEED YOU TO IDENTIFY EACH OF THE ITEMS THAT'S LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT.

MR. JOHNSON.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT, AND ALSO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 23-24 GENERAL FUND, ALONG WITH NEW BIDS, INCLUDING CONTRACT 12-24, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF MICROSOFT VOLUME LICENSING CONTRACT 16-24 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF IMMIGRATION AND RELATED ATTORNEY SERVICES.

[VIII.A. Consideration and Approval of Resolution to Texas Association of School Boards – Superintendent of the Year for nomination of Dr. Ricardo López]

CONTRACT 357-24-01 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF VOLUNTARY BENEFITS AND THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR SERVICES.

CONTRACT 3972309.

APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS HARDWARE AND SERVICES.

RENEWAL BIDS.

CONTRACT 230-22 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DUDES SOLUTIONS.

THAT'S A COOL ONE. MODIFICATION OF AWARDS CONTRACT 345-20-03 APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS SUPPLEMENTAL.

INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS.

NUMBER ONE CONTRACT 345-20-01.

APPROVAL AND INCREASE TO AWARDED AMOUNT FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS.

CONTRACT 51-22-02 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR SERVING LINE REPLACEMENT FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

CONTRACT 231-24-02.

APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR VIDEO STREAMING SERVICES.

CONTRACT 302-22-115 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RELATED SUPPLIES.

CONTRACT 302-23-06.

APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR MATH.

CONTRACT 321-24 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR TEXTBOOK AND DIGITAL MATERIALS.

CONTRACT 306-01-08 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR SUBSTITUTE EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT PLAN AUTOMATED.

AND CONTRACT 394-23-08.

APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED.

AND SECOND, THAT WE CONSIDER AGENDA ITEM 7A.

YEAH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? CAN WE JUST CONFIRM THAT NOTHING IN THESE CHANGED FROM PRESENTATION AT OUR COMMITTEE MEETING, PLEASE? NOTHING MODIFIED FROM.

YES. FROM ADMINISTRATION.

YEAH. IN MY STATEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

[01:05:01]

VOTE OPEN.

VOTE NOW.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE.

VOTE CLOSE.

THAT PASSES 7 TO 0.

ITEM EIGHT NON CONSENT.

NUMBER A CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR FOR NOMINATION OF DR.

RICARDO LOPEZ.

FOR THE RECORD, TRUSTEES, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE RESOLUTION.

WHEREAS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOGNIZED THE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION OF DOCTOR RICARDO LOPEZ, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, IN FOSTERING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOLS.

AND WHEREAS DOCTOR LOPEZ'S VISIONARY APPROACH AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE HAVE POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND OVERALL GROWTH OF STUDENTS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

WHEREAS DOCTOR LOPEZ CONTINUOUSLY FOSTERS A CONSTRUCTIVE, HARMONIOUS AND PRODUCTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND THE TRI CITY COMMUNITIES OF GARLAND, ROWLETT, AND SACHSE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD HEREBY NOMINATES DOCTOR RICARDO LOPEZ FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS HONOR OF SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR THROUGH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.

RESOLVE FURTHER THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUBMISSION OF DOCTOR LOPEZ'S NOMINATION TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION

[VIII.B. Consider Approval of Resolution for Project Delivery/Contract Award Method for 2023 Bond Program Construction Method of Procurement]

THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD PASSED OR WILL PASS THIS RESOLUTION ON MARCH 26TH, 2024, TO RECOGNIZE AND NOMINATE DOCTOR RICARDO LOPEZ, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND VISION IN ENHANCING STUDENT PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT? YES, YES. IT IS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO MAKE THIS MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR FOR NOMINATION OF DOCTOR RICARDO LOPEZ.

SECOND. BOY WE HAD EVERYBODY SECOND.

SO WITH IT BEING MOTIONED BY MR. GLICK. SECOND, BY MR. BEACH. ANY DISCUSSION, ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSE.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.

THIS PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

[APPLAUSE] I WILL PASS THE RESOLUTION DOWN FOR TRUSTEE SIGNATURES.

AND WITH THAT, DOCTOR LOPEZ, CONGRATULATIONS.

I AM PLEASED TO SUBMIT YOUR PACKAGE.

THANK YOU.

WHILE YOU'RE SIGNING, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD.

THIS IS HUMBLING, BUT THIS IS REALLY A REFLECTION OF THE DISTRICT'S WORK.

EVERYBODY IN THE ORGANIZATION PULLS THROUGH FOR CHILDREN, AND IT'S CENTERED FROM THE VISION OF THE BOARD.

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS AWARD JUST REFLECTS THE GREATNESS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM ALL FACETS OF OUR DISTRICT.

WHEN THEY GET THE PACKET, THEY'RE NOT THEY MIGHT SEE MY NAME ON IT, BUT THEY UNDERSTAND IT'S THE DISTRICT'S RESOLVE TO GET THESE THINGS DONE.

AND MR. MURRAY ELOQUENTLY PUT IT HOW THIS IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AREA.

YOU GOT 88 HIGH POWERED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS AREA.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMPETITIVE AREA IN THE STATE, IN MY OPINION.

AND SO WHETHER I'M SELECTED OR NOT, I WILL GUARANTEE YOU, THE READERS WILL SAY, WOW, GARLAND ISD HAS SOME GREAT EMPLOYEES AND TO ME THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

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MR. FERNANDEZ IS COMING UP.

[VIII.C. Contract#345-20-03 - Consider Approval of Increase in Awarded Amount for Musical Instrument Supplies & Repairs - Supplemental ]

YOU HAVE AN UPDATE AT YOUR STATIONS.

IN THE MANILA FOLDER, THERE IS AN UPDATE.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT GRIFFIN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ, HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU A AN ITEM TO CONSIDER.

THIS IS A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION FOR A PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD AWARD METHOD FOR THE 2023 BOND PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF PROCUREMENT.

THIS IN PARTICULAR RELATES TO OUR ATHLETIC FIELDS.

WE ARE PRESENTING TO YOU AN ITEM THAT WAS ACTUALLY PULLED FROM THE BOARD BOND COMMITTEE WITHIN THAT RESOLUTION THAT WE PRESENTED AT THAT TIME.

AND WE PULLED WAS FOR A CSP RESOLUTION.

WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS A RESOLUTION THAT IS A GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

WE BELIEVE THAT PROVIDING THIS PROCUREMENT METHOD FOR THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW US TO PROCURE THE SERVICES MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN A CSP WOULD AND WOULD ALLOW US TO GET A MUCH BETTER PRICING FOR THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF.

WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. YES? MR. BEACH. MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR PROJECT DELIVERY/CONTRACT AWARD METHOD FOR THE 2023 BOND PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF PROCUREMENT AS PRINTED IN OUR FOLDER THAT WE RECEIVED TONIGHT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR.

[IX. Executive Session]

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

THIS PASSES 7 TO 0.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ITEM C.

CONTRACT 345-20-03.

MR. BOOKER.

TO MISS GRIFFIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL IS THE CONTRACT FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS REPAIRS.

SPECIFICALLY. EXCUSE ME FOR NEW INSTRUMENT PURCHASES.

THE AWARDED COMPANIES BEING RECOMMENDED ARE BROOK MAYS MUSIC AND GUITAR CENTER STORES INCORPORATED, DOING BUSINESS AS MUSIC AND ARTS.

THE CONTRACT ORIGINAL AWARD IS $1,235,000.

THE INCREASE THAT'S BEING REQUESTED IS $2,600,000, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $3,835,000 THAT IS FUNDED USING FUNDS 651 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE CONTRACT.

IS THERE A MOTION OR A QUESTION? YES. THIS WAS WE HAD.

IS THIS PART OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT A WHILE AGO WHEN WE WERE BRINGING THIS FORTH? YES, MA'AM. THIS IS THERE WAS ACTUALLY TWO CONTRACTS THAT WERE APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS IS THE THIRD ONE THAT REQUIRED ACTION BECAUSE OF A MODIFICATION IN A MISPRINT IN THE AMOUNT THAT WAS BEING PRESENTED IN THE DOCUMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT.

YES, MR. JOHNSON.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPLIES AND REPAIR SUPPLEMENTAL AS PRINTED IN SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND MOVED BY MR.

[X. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]

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ANY DISCUSSION.

ANY QUESTIONS? VOTE OPEN.

VOTE CLOSED.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, THAT PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.

TRUSTEES. IT IS NOW 6:12.

AND WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WILL BE HELD FOR PURPOSES PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001 A PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.076 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.

DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEA'S INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS B PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071. PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE.

WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT ONE PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION TO A SETTLEMENT OFFER.

THREE ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.

C PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

ONE CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS.

TWO, CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS, AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL POSITION CONTRACTS.

THREE CONSULTATIONS AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S 2024 EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS.

[XI. Adjournment]

WE WILL RESUME IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:20.

THANK YOU.

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