Oct 22, 2024 Board of Trustees Meeting

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GOOD EVENING.

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

I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING AND PRESIDING OVER THE MEETING.

ROBERT SELDERS IS WITH A FAMILY MEMBER TONIGHT.

HIS DAUGHTER IS VOLLEYBALL AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

SO SHOUT OUT FOR ROBERT BEING THERE AND DOING WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO AS A FATHER.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE A STUDENT FROM COYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WILL LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

WILL YOU PLEASE RISE? . TURN TO FACE THE TEXAS FLAG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT FROM COYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IF YOU WILL, INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO US.

I'M HALEY TYLER, FROM COYLE TECH AND WHAT GRADE? SEVENTH GRADE.

WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LEADING US TONIGHT FOR HAVING ME.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE ALWAYS HONORED TO HAVE THE STUDENTS COME AND LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO TO NUMBER 3, OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

[III.A. Conduct a Public Hearing on School FIRST Rating Report - Arturo Valenzuela]

IT IS NOW 5:01PM AND MR. ARTURO VALENZUELA, PLEASE BEGIN.

THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. GOOD EVENING, BOARD TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

STATE LAW DOES REQUIRE US TO PRESENT AND CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SCHOOL FIRST RATING ASSIGNED BY TEA.

AND THIS PRESENTATION WILL START ON PAGE 24 OF YOUR PACKET.

FIRST STANDS FOR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.

THIS PRESENTATION IS REQUIRED TO HAPPEN DURING A PUBLIC HEARING WITHIN TWO MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE FINAL ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS FOR US.

THAT DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 10TH, SO THE LINE WAS NOVEMBER 10TH BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

A NOTICE OF THE HEARING MUST BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS PUBLICATION WAS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 7TH AND THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE RATING, OR THE SYSTEM, IS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN TEXAS TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES.

THIS IS THE 21ST YEAR IN WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE TO REPORT THEIR RATING UNDER THE SYSTEM.

THIS SYSTEM HAS EVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SYSTEM IS TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MEASURE AND REPORT THE EXTENT TO WHICH FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES, FAIRLY EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, AND OPENLY REPORT RESULTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE 23-24 RATING THAT WE ARE PRESENTING TODAY IS BASED ON FISCAL YEAR 22-23 INFORMATION AND DETERMINES THE SCORES USING 21 INDICATORS, ONE MORE THAN LAST YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE DISTRICT OBTAINED A PERFECT 100, AND THEREFORE A SCORE OF A OR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT.

SOME INDICATORS ARE CRUCIAL, WHICH MEANS IF THEY ARE NOT MET, THEIR RATING BECOMES AN AUTOMATIC F.

SOME INDICATORS ARE CEILING INDICATORS, WHICH MEANS IF THEY ARE TRUE, THEY SET A MAXIMUM FOR POSSIBLE FOR A POSSIBLE SCORE, AND SOME INDICATORS ARE WORTH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF POINTS. SO I'LL GO THROUGH ALL 21 INDICATORS.

NOW WAS THE COMPLETE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AFR, CFR IN OUR CASE AND THAT IS SUBMITTED TO THE TEA WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE NOVEMBER 20TH 7TH OF JANUARY 28 DEADLINE, DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR END DATE OF JUNE 30TH TO AUGUST 31ST, RESPECTIVELY.

YES. WAS THERE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE AFR ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A WHOLE? THE ANSWER IS YES, WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAYMENT TERMS OF ALL DEBT AGREEMENTS AT FISCAL YEAR END? THE ANSWER IS YES.

DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM? TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES? YES, IS PASSED.

WAS THE TOTAL NET POSITION BALANCE IN THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES COLUMN IN THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION? NET OF ACCRETION OF INTEREST FOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS.

NET POSITION.

LIABILITY AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

GREATER THAN ZERO.

YES. WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN.

ASSIGN AN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OVER THREE YEARS LESS THAN 25% DECREASE? OR DID THE CURRENT YEAR ASSIGNED AN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE EXCEED 75 DAYS OF OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES.

THAT WAS PASSED WAS THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND AND CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN GENERAL FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO COVER EXPENDITURES, OPERATING

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NUMBER EIGHT IS WAS THE MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS AND CURRENT LIABILITIES.

RATIO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SUFFICIENT TO COVER SHORT TERM DEBT.

GOT FULL POINTS TEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL FUND REVENUES EQUAL OR EXCEED EXPENDITURES, AND IF NOT, WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 60 DAYS? WE ALSO GOT FULL POINTS 10, THE INDICATOR NUMBER TEN WAS PAUSED AND HAS BEEN PAUSED SINCE 2021-22 RATING.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND SKIP OVER THAT ONE.

WAS THE RATIO OF LONG TERM LIABILITIES TO TOTAL ASSETS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT LONG TERM SOLVENCY.

WE GOT FULL POINTS, 10.

WHAT IS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FUTURE DEBT REQUIREMENTS AND DISTRICT ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE? WE GOT 10 POINTS.

4 POINTS FOR THAT.

NUMBER 13 WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD RATIO? BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGER DISTRICTS.

OUR RATIO CAN BE UP TO 8.5 AND THIS YEAR WE GOT 7.71%.

PREVIOUSLY ON LAST YEAR WE HAD 6.92.

AND TWO YEARS AGO WE GOT 7.13% ON THAT RATIO.

DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT HAVE A 15% DECLINE IN THE STUDENTS TO STAFF RATIO OVER THREE YEARS? WE GOT FULL TEN POINTS FOR THAT INDICATOR.

NUMBER 15 IS BEING PAUSED AND HAS BEEN PAUSED SINCE 21-22 RATING.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND SKIP OVER THAT ONE AS WELL.

DID THE COMPARISON OF PUBLIC EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TEAMS THAT ARE TO LIKE INFORMATION.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFR RESULT IN A TOTAL VARIANCE OF LESS THAN 3% OF ALL EXPENDITURES, AND THE VARIANCE WAS VERY SMALL.

IT WAS ABOUT $1,800, SO WE PASSED THAT CEILING.

DID THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REPORT THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE FOR LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL FUNDS AND FREE FROM SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.

THAT CEILING WAS PASSED.

DID THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR INDICATE THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE FOR GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND LAWS RELATED TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDS? WE GOT FULL POINTS TEN.

DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POST THE REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE TO GOVERNMENT CODE? LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND OTHER STATUTES, LAWS AND RULES THAT WERE IN EFFECT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR END.

WE'VE GOT FIVE POINTS, BUT THAT'S FOUR POINTS FOR THAT.

DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS ANY CHANGES AND OR IMPACT TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AT THE BOARD MEETING WITHIN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTED BUDGET? THE CEILING WAS PASSED AND THE LAST ONE, THE NEW ONE FOR THIS YEAR.

DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVE AN ADJUSTED REPAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR AN OVERALLOCATION OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM FSP FUNDS BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THAT CEILING WAS PASSED.

SO DUE TO ALL THOSE RATINGS, WE GOT A SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT SCORE, WHICH IS A GRADE A.

THERE'S ALSO SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO POST AS PART OF THIS REPORT, WE HAVE A LINK ON THE REPORT IN THIS PRESENTATION TO A WEBSITE THAT HAS THE SUPERINTENDENTS CONTRACTS AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER DISCLOSURE FOR REIMBURSEMENTS RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD ENDED AND AT THE END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR, AND WE HAVE THEM LISTED IN THERE.

THERE'S NO DISCLOSURE FOR OUTSIDE COMPENSATION AND OR FEES RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING AND OR OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, FOR WHICH THERE WERE NONE.

WERE THERE GIFTS RECEIVED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS AND FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES, IF ANY, IN FISCAL YEAR 2023? AND THE ANSWER IS NONE.

THE LAST ONE IS WERE THERE BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023? AND THE ANSWER IS ALSO NONE.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.

THANK YOU, MR. VENEZUELA.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NONE ARE THERE.

AT THIS TIME, THEN ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PUBLIC TOPIC?

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I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT WAS PUT IN BY STAFF TO CHECK ALL THE BOXES.

IT'S MORE THAN JUST CHECKING ALL THE BOXES, IT'S A DAILY GRIND OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE OUR FINANCIALS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND I JUST WANT TO OFFER MY HAT'S OFF TO MR. DODD AND THE ENTIRE STAFF FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND CONTINUE TO KEEP US IN THE SUPERIOR [INAUDIBLE] IT WILL PROBABLY GET TOUGHER AS THE YEARS GO BY, BUT FOR NOW, WE'RE ENJOYING THE SUCCESS OF THIS GROUP AND I WANT TO OFFER MY PERSONAL GRATITUDE.

I THINK THAT SPEAKS HIGHLY FROM THE ENTIRE BOARD ON THAT.

JAMES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

MR. GLICK. MR. VICE PRESIDENT, IF YOU'RE READY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

SURE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS NOW CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DISTRICT'S SCHOOL FIRST RATING REPORT, AND WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

IT IS NOW 5:11, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED FROM THIS PUBLIC MEETING.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON YOUR AGENDA, A PUBLIC FORUM.

[IV. Public Forum]

WE DO HAVE ONE CARD HERE TONIGHT AND THAT INDIVIDUAL, MR. JOHNSON, IF YOU WILL COME FORWARD.

HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON. MR. JOHNSON. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING? MR. JOHNSON, LET ME GIVE YOU THE RULES THAT WE GO BY, PLEASE.

MR. DODD, OUR CFO, WILL BE TIMING YOU FOR THREE MINUTES AND YOU SEE THE THREE LIGHTS THERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

AFTER YOU'VE DONE, GET CLOSE TO IT.

HE WILL BEEP YOU WITH THE YELLOW LIGHT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT.

BUT IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE DISTRICT AND WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR.

SURE. SO, ROBERT JOHNSON, 1101 LUNA LANE, GARLAND, TEXAS.

SO IF ANY OF YOU PLAY GOLF.

GOLF COURSES RIGHT THERE, AS I READ IN THE INSTRUCTIONS.

ALSO, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE GISD SYSTEM.

MY SON IS IN NINTH GRADE, NAAMAN FOREST.

MY DAUGHTER IS IN EIGHTH GRADE AT WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE REASON WHY I'M HERE IS THAT THEY BOTH PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS, AND THERE WAS AN INCIDENT THURSDAY THAT I TRIED TO CALL HER ON FRIDAY TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE AT NAAMAN FOREST AT THE FOOTBALL GAME, AND I WASN'T ABLE TO REACH ANYONE, SO I THOUGHT, WHY NOT COME HERE? LITTLE SIDEBAR NOTE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IN ILLINOIS RIGHT NOW FOR WORK, BUT I DECIDED TO STAY BECAUSE I SAW THE DATE THAT YOU GUYS WERE MEETING.

SO WITH THAT, IT'S ABOUT THE SPORTS VENUE EXIT AND RETURN POLICY.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR.

I WASN'T EITHER UNTIL THURSDAY.

SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND WHEN YOU'RE ATTENDING CHILDREN'S SPORTS VENUE, IF YOU HAPPEN TO LEAVE AND COME BACK, WE WERE TOLD THAT YOU COULDN'T RETURN AND I SAID, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

THEN WE WERE TOLD A LITTLE BIT LATER ON THAT YOU CAN LEAVE AND RETURN, BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY AGAIN, BECAUSE INITIALLY, LITTLE SIDEBAR NOTE WE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IF YOU LEFT A RETURN, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SECURITY KIND OF THING.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND I WORKED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I WORK WITH A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES PRE AND POST INCARCERATION TOOLS TO POLICE AS WELL AS SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES.

SO I TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY DOING THAT, WORKING WITH MAKING SURE THAT THEY STAY SAFE.

SO WE'RE SAFE ANYWAY.

SO I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT YOU CAN'T COME BACK IN.

BUT THEN WE LEARNED LATER ON IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, IT WAS THEY WANTED YOU TO PAY AGAIN.

SO I WON'T GET INTO THE KERFUFFLE THAT HAPPENED AROUND THAT.

BUT SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS.

THERE WAS AN INCIDENT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE TOLD RETURNING.

WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE'S SIGNAGE OUT FRONT AND NONE OF THE PARENTS AND I'M SITTING.

MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IN SPORTS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, SO I'M ALSO WITH THE SAME PARENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS PERFORM.

SO THERE'S A GROUP OF US WHO SIT, AND SO NONE OF US SAW THE SIGNAGE.

WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE'S SIGNAGE OUT FRONT.

SO AFTER THE FACT, WE ACTUALLY WENT AND LOOKED FOR THE SIGNAGE AND THE SIGNAGE IS ON A SAWHORSE THAT IS A SMALL PLACARD THAT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY COME IN, IT ISN'T A CROSS WHERE YOU COME IN AND IT'S TURNED SO PEOPLE CAN ENTER.

SO LET ME KEEP GOING.

SO I SEE THE TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

SO IT WAS SMALL.

IT'S NOT VISIBLE.

IT'S ALSO, I'VE NOTICED IN EVERYTHING GISD IS IN SPANISH, ENGLISH AS WELL AS VIETNAMESE.

THIS IN SMALL FONT IS ONLY IN ENGLISH.

SO TO I'LL JUST KEEP GOING.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK US ALSO IS THE BEHAVIOR OF, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHO ARE LETTING PEOPLE IN AND LETTING PEOPLE OUT.

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NOW, HONEST TO GOD, ALMOST ALL OF US ARE ONLY HERE BECAUSE OF WHO, CHILDREN AND WE ONLY GO TO.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO HEAR ME OR IF IT'S NOT IMPORTANT, BUT WE'RE ONLY HERE BECAUSE OF OUR CHILDREN.

WE ONLY GO TO THE GAMES BECAUSE OF OUR CHILDREN.

ALL OF THOSE OTHER PEOPLE ARE THERE ONLY BECAUSE OF OUR CHILDREN AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE REALLY BEING RUDE, I JUST WANT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THEY'RE BEING RUDE, IN FACT AND AS I GIVE YOU MY BACKGROUND WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEY ACTUALLY USE AND I GOING TO USE THIS TERM, AND IT TROUBLES ME TO USE THIS TERM, BUT THEY'RE USING THE RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND I USE THE TERM USING THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE BRINGING THEM AROUND.

THEY BROUGHT THEM TO PARENTS AND THEY WERE LIKE, WELL YOU HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE YOU LEFT AND PARENTS AND I WAS THERE ALSO.

I WAS ACTUALLY PART OF A GROUP.

I HAD TO LEAVE. I HAD TO TAKE A BUSINESS CALL, I STEPPED OUT, WHO KNEW? THEY BROUGHT THE POLICE TO US AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE.

AND IF YOU DON'T LEAVE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE TRESPASSED.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO WATCH YOUR CHILDREN PLAY.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYBODY WOULD MAKE THIS DECISION FOR PARENTS WHO DID NOT KNOW THAT YOU COULD NOT COME BACK IN UNLESS YOU PAID, AND WE ONLY FOUND THAT OUT AFTER THE FACT.

AND WHY WOULD IT BE? IT'S IRONIC THAT WE JUST SAW THE WONDERFUL NUMBERS THAT WE JUST HAVE.

WHAT SHORTFALL DO WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE TO GET $5 FROM PARENTS TO RETURN? MR. JOHNSON, WE'VE GOT YOUR WE UNDERSTAND YOUR MESSAGE, SIR, AND WE THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO I DON'T KNOW, AGAIN, SINCE I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S GOING TO REACH OUT OR IF I JUST CAME TO AIR MY [INAUDIBLE].

SOMEBODY WILL REACH OUT TO YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

I'M SORRY TO HAVE DISTURBED THE MEETING THAT IT NEEDS.

NO. YOU'RE FINE.

THAT MOVES US ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, INFORMATION ITEMS, SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

[V.A. Special Recognition]

GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

ONE OF THE STATE'S MOST SUCCESSFUL AND LONGEST RUNNING LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS, LEADERSHIP ROWLETT HELPS TO SHAPE, PREPARE AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE AND WORK.

LEADERSHIP ROWLETT EXISTS TO IDENTIFY AND MOTIVATE EMERGING COMMUNITY LEADERS.

IT STRIVES TO FURTHER DEVELOP PARTICIPANTS LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL BY INTRODUCING THEM TO SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ROWLETT AREA.

THE INSIGHT PARTICIPANTS GAIN AS THEY EXPLORE THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE COMMUNITY FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG TERM INVOLVEMENT IN ROWLETT IN A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP ROLES.

TODAY, LEADERSHIP ROWLETT CLASS 33 HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH DYNAMIC EDUCATORS IN GARLAND ISD AND TOUR OUR FACILITIES.

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

THANK YOU TO CLASS 33 FOR CHOOSING TO SPEND THE DAY WITH GARLAND ISD AND EXPERIENCING WHAT MAKES GISD UNMATCHED.

AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE KEN HERMAN FROM LEADERSHIP ROWLETT CLASS 33 TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT BEACH TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

MY NAME IS KEN HERMAN.

I'M THE OWNER OF SKY EYES AND AERIAL MARKETING COMPANY HERE, BASED IN THE GARLAND ROWLETT AREA AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, MY OLDEST DAUGHTER ATTENDS KIMBERLIN ACADEMY HERE IN GARLAND ISD. ON BEHALF OF THE LEADERSHIP ROWLETT CLASS OF 33, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO ATTEND TODAY AND VISIT THE FACILITIES, MEET WITH AND INTERACT WITH YOUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE START OUR DAY WITH LISA COX.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GARLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND THE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE WONDERFUL FACILITIES AND OUR VISITS INCLUDED THE PAGEANT BUILDING SPECIFICALLY LEARNING ABOUT THE STUDENT NUTRITION AND SECURITY PROGRAMS THERE.

THE GILBREATH-REED CENTER FOR TECHNICAL TECHNOLOGY.

TECHNICAL CENTER. EXCUSE ME AND THE GARLAND ISD NATATORIUM AT THE PAGEANT CENTER.

IT WAS IMPRESSIVE TO US HOW MUCH THE VOLUME OF FOOD THAT IS MOVED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE THE 69 CAMPUSES.

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ADDITIONALLY, WE THANK YOU TO MARK QUINN FOR SHARING THE BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE IMPRESSIVE SECURITY AND RESPONSE CENTER AT THE GRC TECH.

WE LEARNED MANY ABOUT MANY OF THE WORKFORCE AND CAREER PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS, AND THE IMPACT THE CENTER HAS ON SHAPING YOUNG, YOUNG FUTURES.

IT WAS EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE AT THE NATATORIUM.

HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY PARTNERS LOOKING TO LEASE SPACE FOR PRIVATE SWIM EVENTS, BRINGING NEW AND REOCCURRING COMMERCE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU AGAIN ON BEHALF OF OUR CLASS OF 33 ROWLETT LEADERSHIP, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A DEEPER LOOK INTO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GARLAND ISD.

THANK YOU, MR. HERMAN.

DID YOU WANT TO BRING THE BOARD UP? YOU WANT TO BRING THEM ALL UP FOR A PICTURE? AT THIS POINT WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO BRAG ON THEM BECAUSE THIS IS I'VE DONE A FEW OF THESE ALREADY, AND THEY WERE.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT WAS RAN LIKE ON TIME.

WE MADE IT ON TIME TO ALL OF OUR TOURS.

SO THAT SPEAKS TO THEM AS WELL.

[INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.

LET'S GO TO ITEM B, EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE.

[V.B. Evidence of Excellence]

ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR, MR. MATA. GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT BEACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

GARLAND ISD IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT SIX EXCEPTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HAVE BEEN NAMED SEMIFINALISTS IN THE PRESTIGIOUS 70TH ANNUAL NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS HAVE EARNED THEIR PLACE AMONG THE TOP ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS IN THE NATION, PART OF AN ELITE GROUP OF OVER 16,000 SEMIFINALISTS WHO NOW HAVE THE CHANCE TO COMPETE FOR NEARLY $28 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS NEXT SPRING.

THIS IS A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT NOT ONLY FOR THESE STUDENTS, BUT FOR ALSO FOR GARLAND ISD.

SHOWCASING THE TALENT, DEDICATION AND EXCELLENCE THAT DEFINE OUR DISTRICT.

PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE FOLLOWING 2024 NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS.

AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE SWEEDAL D'SOUZA. FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AUDREY KOLEGA.

FROM NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL, IMAAN MUGHAL.

FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL DYLAN COOK.

FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HADRIAN GONZALES AND FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ISABELLA TEJADA. THESE SCHOLARS REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF WHAT OUR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS STRIVE FOR EVERY DAY.

THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE UNMATCHED OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE IN GARLAND ISD.

JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC BRILLIANCE AND A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND COUNSELORS, COACHES, AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS WHO GUIDED AND SUPPORTED THEM ON THIS JOURNEY.

[INAUDIBLE].

[V.C. Receive Intruder Detection Audit Report - Mark Quinn]

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RECEIVE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT.

MR. QUINN. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

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

THE TEA AND REGION 10 RECENTLY CONDUCTED AN INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT AT ONE OR MORE OF OUR CAMPUSES.

THE AUDITS TEST WHETHER A CAMPUS IS ACCESSIBLE TO UNAUTHORIZED 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 ALL OUR STAFF IN SECURING OUR DOORS FOR THE PROTECTION OF EVERYONE AT OUR CAMPUSES. THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE IN CONDUCTING THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING TO ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE.

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

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE VERY LIKELY 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 OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. QUINN. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 6.

[VI.A. Trustees' Report]

NUMBER ONE, THE TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE AT RECENT DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THREE THE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND RECOGNITION OF STUDENT NEW PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.

WE'RE GOING TO START TO MY LEFT WITH THE MISS STANLEY.

THANK YOU, MR. BEACH.

I'LL MAKE IT PRETTY BRIEF.

WELCOME BACK EVERYONE.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD TIME TO REST AND RELAX.

I KNOW THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DID.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE RAMPING UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WHICH IS JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

I JUST WANTED TO.

I JUST I ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF SHOUT OUTS, SO MY HUSBAND FINALLY TOOK ME TO A HAUNTED HOUSE RECENTLY.

YOU KNOW, ONLY TOOK US 12 YEARS AND SO IT WAS BEING AT THE HELL SHRINE, AND IT WAS OF COURSE, I MET ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

MISS CALLED MISS GARZA FROM CALDWELL, THE PRINCIPAL FROM CALDWELL ELEMENTARY.

HER AND HER HUSBAND DID A LOT OF THE PROPS AND THEN AS WE WERE GOING IN TO SEE THE HAUNTED HOUSE, IT'S JUST AMAZING HOW THE KIDS ALL GO TO GISD. THE PARENTS ALL WENT TO GISD AND IT'S THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE SO AMAZING AND IT'S AND THEN THERE'S EVEN RIVALRIES TOO.

SO IT'S JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE BEST PART OF LIVING HERE IS THAT WE'RE ALL SO INTERCONNECTED AND I DON'T CARE HOW OLD YOU ARE OR HOW LITTLE YOU ARE.

AUNTS, UNCLES, GRANDMAS AND GRANDPAS AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AGAIN FOR WE OFFICIALLY GOT OUR NUMBERS FOR THE NINTH STREET BOXING GYMS INAUGURAL FUNDRAISER, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A CHECK FOR A OVER AND ABOVE EVERYTHING THAT THE FUNCTION COSTS $40,000.

GOT TO GO INTO THAT PROGRAM FOR THEIR ATHLETES.

SO THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE DID THAT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY GREAT JOB.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO JUNE 5TH THIS NEXT YEAR WHEN WE HAVE EVEN A BETTER TURNOUT AND THE BOUTS AGAIN AND THEN I PROMISE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES FROM THE MOORS THE PACE HOUSE, THE MOVING AND THE PACE HOUSE'S 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY WAS, I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEKEND, AND THEY JUST WANTED ME TO MAKE SURE AND SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN FROM YOU GUYS OVER THE YEARS FROM THE GISD AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

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MR. JOHNSON, BAN TOBER IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY AND I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER IN A LOT OF WAYS ALL OVER THE STATE NOW GOING TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT BAND COMPETITIONS AND THE GOOD NEWS IS, I'M SEEING A LOT OF GISD BANDS AND THEY'RE ALL DOING SO MUCH BETTER THAN WE HAVE DONE IN RECENT YEARS.

I WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THE INVESTMENTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE MADE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN THE BAND PROGRAMS ARE REALLY PAYING DIVIDENDS.

LET ME JUST KIND OF RECAP WHAT I'VE SEEN IN GOING TO BAND COMPETITIONS.

I'VE SEEN NORTH GARLAND MARCH IN THE FINALS OF LOCAL MARCHING COMPETITIONS.

I'VE SEEN NAAMAN FOREST MARCH IN FINALS JUST THIS LAST WEEKEND OF A LOCAL COMPETITION.

SACHSE IS MARCH SACHSE WON THE MARCH WYLIE MARCHING INVITATIONAL, AND SACHSE FINISHED IN THE TOP TEN OF ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BANDS OF AMERICA COMPETITIONS ON SATURDAY AND THE BANDS OF AMERICA WACO COMPETITION.

IN ADDITION, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAS MARCHED.

FINALS. ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL IS MARCH FINALS AT A PRESTIGIOUS US BAND COMPETITION.

LOCALLY, WE HAVE REALLY PUSHED THE BAR UP ON ALL OUR BAND PROGRAMS RECENTLY AND THEY ARE ALL SOARING AND DOING SO MUCH BETTER THAN WE WERE DOING A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WHEN WE MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE BANDS OVER THE WHOLE YEAR, MAYBE MARCH INTO FINALS.

NOW IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SINGLE COMPETITION WE HAVE BANDS THAT ARE SOMETIMES THREE MARCHING FINALS OF THE SAME COMPETITION.

SO IT IS REALLY, A THRILLING TIME TO BE A PATRON AND A FAN OF GISD FINE ARTS.

I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR ITS COMMITMENT BECAUSE IT STARTS HERE.

IT STARTS IN THIS ROOM.

IF WE DON'T MAKE THE COMMITMENT, THEN IT WON'T SHOW UP THERE AND THEN WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO PUT IT IN PLACE.

FROM ALL THE DIRECTORS TO MR. FIGARELLI AND HIS TEAM, THEY'VE ALL DONE A GREAT JOB AND IT'S NOT OVER YET.

THERE'S A LOT MORE EXHAUSTING COMPETITIONS TO COME FOR ME, AND I WILL BE AT MOST OF THEM INCLUDING THE UIL REGIONAL COMPETITION, WHICH IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK, AND ALONG WITH THE AREA COMPETITION, WHICH IS SHORTLY TO FOLLOW.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON.

MR. GLICK THANK YOU, SIR.

JUST RECENTLY WE HELD OUR BAND FEST, WHICH IS WHEN WE BRING ALL THE SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALL THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEY ALL PERFORM.

I REALIZED IT WAS THE 25TH BAND FEST I'VE ATTENDED SO WELL BEFORE I GOT ON THE BOARD.

WHAT WAS REALLY NICE FOR ME IS THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE THERE, PHIL ALVARADO, WHO WAS THE FORMER DIRECTOR AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

HE LED THE ROWLETT MIGHTY EAGLE BAND TO SIX STATE MARCHING CONTESTS.

I WAS THERE FOR ALL SIX.

THE FIRST WAS IN WACO IN THE RAIN, AND THE LAST FIVE WERE IN THE ALAMODOME.

IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR WITH SEVERAL OF OUR BANDS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MR. ALVARADO AND I TALKED ABOUT AT BAND FEST 2004, HE INVITED ME TO SPEAK TO HIS ROWLETT JAZZ BAND, WHICH HAD JUST BEEN INVITED TO THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY.

I'M A BIG JAZZ NUT, AND HE WANTED ME TO TALK ABOUT NEW YORK CITY AND AND JAZZ, WHICH I DID, AND I PRESENTED EVERYBODY IN THE BAND WITH THIS CD CALLED KIND OF BLUE BY MILES DAVIS.

I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT.

ALSO, THERE WAS MARGARET WEIS, WHO JUST RETIRED AS BAND DIRECTOR AT AUSTIN ACADEMY.

MISS GRIFFIN, YOU KNEW HER VERY WELL.

SHE ALSO INVITED ME MANY YEARS LATER TO TALK TO HER JAZZ BAND ABOUT JAZZ AND NEW YORK CITY.

I ALSO PRESENTED EACH ONE OF THEM WITH THIS CD.

SO LET ME TALK ABOUT THE CD FOR A MOMENT, BECAUSE I HAVE ONE FOR EACH OF YOU TONIGHT.

THIS IS CALLED KIND OF BLUE BY MILES DAVIS.

THE NUMBER ONE JAZZ ALBUM OF ALL TIME, WITHOUT A DOUBT, I DON'T I WANT TO SAY IT WAS A FRIEND OF MILES, BUT MORE OF AN ACQUAINTANCE KNEW HIM PRETTY WELL.

HE INVITED ME TO SEVERAL CONCERTS.

BETTER FRIEND WITH DIZZY GILLESPIE.

BUT SO ON THIS ALBUM, MILES DAVIS, THE BEST TRUMPETER OF ALL TIME.

JOHN COLTRANE, THE BEST TENOR SAX OF ALL TIME.

CANNONBALL ADDERLEY, IN MY OPINION, THE SECOND BEST ALTO SAX OF ALL TIME ON PIANO WAS BILL EVANS.

AMONG THE TOP PIANISTS JAZZ PIANISTS OF ALL TIME.

A FUNNY STORY.

BILL EVANS HAD LEFT MILES'S GROUP, AND HE HAD A GUY NAMED WYNTON KELLY PLAYING PIANO.

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SO WYNTON COMES INTO THE STUDIO AND THERE'S MILES TALKING TO BILL EVANS, AND BILL EVANS IS AT THE PIANO.

HE SAYS, WHAT IS HE DOING HERE? WELL, MILES LATER TOLD ME HE AND THIS WAS A REALLY INCREDIBLE CONVERSATION.

HE BELIEVED THIS WOULD BE THAT KIND OF SPECIAL ALBUM, THAT SPECIAL AND HE SAID I WANTED BILL EVANS PLAYING.

PAUL CHAMBERS WAS ON BASS, IN MY OPINION, THE THIRD BEST BASSIST OF ALL TIME.

SO YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE AGAIN, I HAVE ONE FOR EACH OF YOU IF YOU'LL HAND THEM OUT.

THIS IS SO NICE.

YES. SO THAT'S KIND OF BLUE.

IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD A JAZZ ALBUM, IT'S THE ONE TO LISTEN TO.

SIT BACK, RELAX AND ENJOY THE BEST OF MILES DAVIS.

OKAY. I ATTENDED THE BOCCE AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

I'M NOW BECOMING MORE OF AN EXPERT AT BOCCE THAN I WAS.

THAT'S MY SECOND TIME TO DO THAT.

THE KIDS HAVE A BLAST.

THE JUDGES HAVE A BLAST.

IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING GAME, I THINK IT ORIGINATED IN ITALY.

IT'S ONE OF FOUR EVENTS WE DO FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS WE'LL HAVE BOWLING AFTER THAT.

IN THE EARLY WINTER, WE'LL HAVE BASKETBALL.

THEN, OF COURSE, IN THE SPRING WE'LL HAVE TRACK AND FIELD.

SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR MAJOR EVENTS WE DO FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND THE KIDS HAVE A GREAT TIME AND IT'S REALLY VERY WELL ORGANIZED.

IS THAT THE ROWLETT CHAMBER LUNCHEON? THE SPEAKER WAS A GENTLEMAN NAMED CHRIS WALLACE, CEO OF THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION, WHICH ACTUALLY I HAD NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE.

WHAT HE SAID WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

NEXT YEAR SOMETIME NOT IF, BUT WHEN THAT DATE COMES.

THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX WILL BECOME THE THIRD LARGEST METROPLEX IN THE COUNTRY.

WE WILL BE PASSING CHICAGO, SO IT'LL BE NEW YORK, LA AND US SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

PRETTY INTERESTING.

WE ALL WENT TO OUR CONVENTION IN SAN ANTONIO.

IT WAS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

I'VE BEEN GOING NOW FOR 18 YEARS AND THE MOOD WAS VERY SOMBER BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.

2 YEARS AGO IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHERE THE LACK OF FUNDING YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS IS NOTHING NEW.

THERE WERE AND MISS GRIFFIN AND I ATTENDED THE TEXAS SCHOOL ALLIANCE LUNCHEON.

DOCTOR LOPEZ IS THE PRESIDENT ELECT AND SO AS THE LEGISLATURE GETS PREPARED TO MEET THE MEETING, THEY'RE HAVING PRELIMINARY MEETINGS NOW, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE AND I WILL REPEAT AGAIN BECAUSE I THINK IT'S THAT IMPORTANT.

HE WILL BE IN THE ROOM WITH THE GOVERNOR.

HE'LL BE IN THE ROOM WITH THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

HE'LL BE IN THE ROOM WITH THE HEADS OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES FROM THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE AND I'M REALLY PROUD BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY I WOULD RATHER HAVE REPRESENTING THE 5 MILLION KIDS IN THIS STATE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION THAN THAT GENTLEMAN.

SO THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY SAID IN THEIR PUBLICATION TO US, ACCORDING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD, THAT'S RUN BY THE STATE, WHEN ADJUSTED FOR POPULATION AND INFLATION, SPENDING ON PUBLIC EDUCATION WAS 54.8 BILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 IS ONLY 44.9 BILLION, DOWN $10 BILLION SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2020.

THAT'S A POINT THAT DOCTOR LOPEZ WILL BE TALKING ABOUT.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HAVING TO ADD THIS WE HAVE NOW FULL THAT HAVE OUR FULL COMPLEMENT OF ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS.

WE HAVE 40, I THINK 45 OF THOSE AND 43, I'M SORRY AND WE ARE PAYING THEM ALL WITH ALMOST NO COMPENSATION FROM THE STATE.

WE'RE ARMING THEM.

WE'RE TRAINING THEM.

THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE'VE HAD TO DO.

IN ADDITION, THAT WAS A MANDATE, AN UNFUNDED MANDATE.

THERE ARE MANY, MORE I COULD TALK ABOUT.

SO THOSE ARE THE ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP.

TWO REALLY INTERESTING SPEAKERS.

ONE WAS A GENTLEMAN THAT, AGAIN, MISS GRIFFIN KNOWS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW NAMED JOHN MAXWELL.

HE SAID, ARE YOU SUCCESSFUL OR SIGNIFICANT? THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT.

ARE YOU SUCCESSFUL OR SIGNIFICANT? HE DIDN'T GIVE A DEFINITION OF EACH, BUT I THINK WE MIGHT GET WHERE HE'S GOING TO.

THE OTHER ONE WAS A GENTLEMAN, JOSE HERNANDEZ, AN INCREDIBLE LIFE STORY.

HE WAS A MIGRANT FARM WORKER WITH HIS FATHER PICKING GRAPES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THEN HE BECAME AN ASTRONAUT AND FLEW ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE.

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AT ONE POINT, HIS WIFE FOUND A BOX WHERE HE KEPT SIX CRUMPLED LETTERS FOR THE FIRST SIX TIMES, AND HE SAID, I'M DONE.

SHE SAID, ARE YOU A QUITTER? I DIDN'T MARRY A QUITTER.

SO HE KEPT GOING.

HE BECAME FLUENT IN RUSSIAN, LEARNED HOW TO FLY A PLANE, BECAME A CERTIFIED DIVER AND ON THE 12TH TIME BECAME A MEMBER OF NASA AND AND AN ASTRONAUT AND BY THE WAY, REALLY COOL.

THERE'S A MOVIE ABOUT HIM A MILLION MILES AWAY, WHICH I SAW LAST NIGHT.

VERY AMAZING MOVIE.

NOW HE'S STILL PICKING GRAPES, BUT NOW HE OWNS THE VINEYARD.

SO PRETTY COOL STORY AND MR. JOHNSON, WHO KNOWS, HE ACTUALLY HAS A LABEL UNDER HIS NAME.

SO VERY COOL STORY AND OUR SAFETY COMMITTEE DID OUR HAVE OUR FALL MEETING.

ONE OF THE AMAZING THINGS IS I WENT TO A SEMINAR AT THE CONVENTION.

THE SEMINAR IS PUT ON THE TEXAS STATE SCHOOL SAFETY COMMITTEE.

THEY'RE BASED IN SAN MARCOS.

THEY'RE MORE THE EDUCATION ARM FOR TEXAS EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AND WHAT THE LADY SAID WHO WAS CONDUCTING IT IS WE'RE ABOUT TO START SOMETHING, A NEW PROGRAM. IT'S CALLED THE DISTRICT VULNERABILITY AUDIT, SHE SAID.

WE'VE WE'VE CHOSEN 12 DISTRICTS TO START AND BY THE WAY, GARLAND ISD IS ONE OF THOSE DISTRICTS BECAUSE HOW WELL WE'VE DONE HOW FAR ADVANCED WE ARE IN SCHOOL SAFETY.

SO WE'RE RIGHT AT THE TOP.

NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DO EVERYTHING PERFECTLY, BUT WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE EXPERTS IN THE STATE FOR HOW FAR WE'VE COME AND EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING. AND IN THIS BOND, YOU'LL KEEP HEARING MORE THINGS WE'RE DOING AS WE GO.

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK, FOR YOUR EXCITEMENT TOO.

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND FIND MY CD PLAYER.

NO. THANK YOU, LARRY.

JUST A FEW THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO MENTION THE TACITUS.

ALSO ATTENDING THAT THING.

I THINK LARRY HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

IN SOME PREVIOUS YEARS, IT WASN'T AS EXCITING, LET'S SAY, OR WASN'T AS INTERESTING TO ME.

THIS PAST YEAR, I ATTENDED A COUPLE OF SESSIONS ON GENERATING BETTER ATTENDANCE.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE MIGHT HAVE 52-53,000 KIDS ENROLLED AND WE'RE ONLY GETTING 47,000 MAYBE, AND OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND THAT TRANSLATES DIRECTLY INTO KIDS WHO ARE NOT ACHIEVING NUMBER ONE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL AND THEN NUMBER TWO WE'RE THE DISTRICT IS FUNDED.

ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE ARE FUNDED BY THEIR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.

SO I SHARED SOME IDEAS AND THOUGHTS AND SOME THINGS I LEARNED AT THAT WITH DOCTOR LOPEZ AND STAFF AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT GOING ON AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES FOR OUR ATTENDANCE.

SO JUST LET ME SAY THAT I APPRECIATE WHAT EVERYBODY IS DOING.

DOCTOR LOPEZ WORKING ON ATTENDANCE.

IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR ALL, ESPECIALLY FOR THE KIDS IN THEIR ACADEMIC LIFE ATTENDED THE GARLAND SPORTS HALL OF FAME GOLF TOURNAMENT. IT WAS FUN.

THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN.

WE DIDN'T WIN, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL.

JOHNNY DIDN'T MAKE A SINGLE PUTT ALL DAY.

IT WAS TYPICAL.

SO THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT GOES.

I WILL SAY THIS.

I WAS SO EXCITED LAST WEEKEND.

WE HAD THE WILLS OF HOPE CAR SHOW, AND IT IS.

WE HAVE A TON OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT.

GARLAND ISD BANDS, DANCE TALENT, JUST TALENT ALL OVER THE PLACE AND WE GIVE THEM A REALLY GOOD VENUE.

DOWNTOWN GARLAND.

AMONGST.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE EXACT CROWD.

IT MOVES AROUND AND COMES AND GOES.

BUT THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THERE DURING THE DAY AND THEY GOT TO WITNESS SOME EXTREMELY GOOD TALENT FROM GISD.

THIS YEAR WE WERE BLESSED.

I HAD A THE DAY BEFORE.

I HAD A GENTLEMAN COME UP AND OFFER TO DO VIDEOGRAPHY FOR US.

HE'S ASSOCIATED WITH A COUPLE OF THE VOLUNTEERS I HAVE ON THE BOARD, AND I JUST SAW THE FIRST CUT.

THERE'S TWO ONE MINUTE CUTS AND ONE OF THEM.

I ASKED HIM SPECIFICALLY TO FOCUS ON THE KIDS THAT WERE PERFORMING, AND I'LL BE GETTING THAT DIGITAL FILE.

IT WON'T BE A CD, BUT I'LL BE GETTING THAT DIGITAL FILE TO JASON WHEELER BECAUSE IT'S AWESOME AND IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE KIDS.

AND IT'S IT'S A REALLY FUN ONE MINUTE VIDEO.

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THAT WILL BE GREAT.

WE ALSO HAD SOME.

WE HAD A GUY CALL ME THE LAST DAY, WANTED TO DO A DRONE AND DO SOME DRONE VIDEO, SO THE CAR SHOW WENT OFF WELL.

I'M SO PROUD OF THE WAY THE DISTRICT RESPONDED AND THE TALENT THAT WAS THERE.

IT MAKES IT GOOD.

IT MAKES IT A GREAT DAY FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

WE WERE THIS WAS OUR NINTH, AND WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE ABOUT $90,000 IN REVENUE TOWARD THE HOPE CLINIC WHICH IS A GREAT CHARITY, AND ABOUT 15,000 MAYBE OF EXPENSES, BECAUSE IT DOES COST SOME MONEY TO DO ONE.

SO WE'RE IN THAT $75,000 RANGE, AND AFTER NINE YEARS, IT'S A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT IS A LOT OF FUN.

SO I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT AND AGAIN, JOHNNY, IF YOU'LL GO WORK ON YOUR PUTTING, MAYBE WE CAN DO BETTER NEXT TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. NEXT TIME WE'LL SKIP YOU.

OKAY, MRS GRIFFIN.

WELL, IT'S NOT MUCH TO SAY OTHER THAN YOU SEE THAT WE ARE A VERY ENGAGED, INVOLVED, ACCESSIBLE, VISIBLE BOARD IN THE COMMUNITY. I CONTINUE MY WORK AS I TRY TO IMPROVE ON THINGS THAT I NEED TO IMPROVE ON.

I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO CONGRATULATE OUR HONORED SCHOLARS THAT ARE STILL IN THE ROOM WITH US.

WOULD YOU ALL STAND? THE SEMIFINAL, NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS.

YOUR PRESENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES BECAUSE YOU REALLY WANTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT WE DID AND WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR STAYING AROUND AND PARENTS, THANK YOU FOR LETTING THEM STAY AND THEN I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE ROWLETT LEADERSHIP CLASS FOR YOU, STAYING AROUND AND GOING THROUGH AND LISTENING THROUGH THE BULK OF OUR MEETING, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE GARLAND RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL GROUP.

THEY ARE ALL OF OUR RETIRED EMPLOYEES FROM ANY WALKS OF LIFE.

THEY ARE A PRETTY ACTIVE GROUP, BUT I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THEM BECAUSE OF THE BOOKS THAT THEY GIVE TO OUR SCHOOLS AND ALSO THE VOLUNTEER HOURS THAT THEY SPEND WITH OUR SCHOOLS.

SO ALTHOUGH THEY ARE RETIRED, THEIR LOVE IS STILL OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR CHILDREN AND WITH THAT, I'LL JUST SAY YOUNG PEOPLE, STUDENTS KEEP BEING SCHOLARS.

PARENTS KEEP SUPPORTING US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

I'LL KIND OF CLOSE IT DOWN HERE A LITTLE BIT WITH.

I DID GET TO GO TO SACHSE.

SACHSE HAD THE OPENING OF GRAND OPENING FOR THE HERITAGE PARK AND MISS GRIFFIN, MISS STANLEY AND MR. JOHNSON WE ALL ATTENDED.

IT WAS A GREAT VENUE FOR THAT PARK.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, YOU NEED TO GO OUT AND SEE IT OUT BETWEEN HUDSON AND SEWELL.

I BELIEVE IT IS, ISN'T IT? THE SCHOOLS BEAUTIFUL PARK.

ALSO, I WANT TO MENTION ONE THING TO THAT ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] THAT I DID ATTEND AND THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR SESSION THAT REALLY HIT HOME WITH ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND ONE, AND IT WAS LEWISVILLE ISD, AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY AND WHAT MADE ME SO PROUD.

I WAS BUSTING THE BUTTONS OFF MY SHIRT WHEN I WALKED OUT OF THERE.

THEY'VE GOT NOTHING ON US.

WE ARE SO HEAD OVER HEELS AHEAD OF THEM IN WHAT WE'RE DOING AT OUR CAMPUSES, AND SAFETY AND SECURITY WITH OUR COMMITTEES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I AM SO PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT AND BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF EQUAL AS FAR AS STUDENT RATIOS, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THEY HAVE IS ABOUT EQUAL TO GISD.

SO IT WAS A DISTRICT THAT WAS THE SAME SIZE AS US BASICALLY AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND IT WAS REALLY KIND OF NEAT TO SEE THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WEIGH IT ON AN EQUAL BASIS AND THEN I'LL GIVE ONE MORE SHOUT OUT TO MY COHORT UP HERE, JAMES MILLER.

HE DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE WHEELS OF HOPE.

I WAS DOWN THERE, AND I'M GLAD THAT HIS SON IS ABLE TO TEACH HIM HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR AND BUT HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.

ROBERT DID A GREAT JOB AND I SIT THERE THE WHOLE CONCERT.

IT WAS WONDERFUL AND I'M GLAD HE WAS THERE, THAT I CAN TELL THAT HIS FATHER TAUGHT HIM AND TAUGHT HIM WELL.

SO ROBERT, YOU'RE A GOOD TEACHER.

JAMES ALSO.

OKAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME.

I WILL SAY ONE THING, THOUGH, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS HERE.

PLEASE MAKE SURE I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH IT TONIGHT.

BUT IN THIS BOARD BOOK THERE, THE CALENDAR IS FULL OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE FIXED TO TAKE PLACE FOR OTHER CAMPUSES AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE FIXING TO TAKE PLACE.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GO THROUGH THAT TONIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING IS OVER WITH OR DURING THE WEEK, AND MARK PUT THEM IN YOUR PHONE SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF ACTIVITIES COMING UP, SO PLEASE DO THAT.

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[VI.B. Superintendent's Report]

YOU KNOW, WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST DISTRICTS TO ANNOUNCE OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING, AND WE DID IT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.

ONE OF THE REASONS WE DID IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AFRAID, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO SHY AWAY FROM THE DEFICITS THAT WE'RE FACING ACADEMICALLY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW TESTING SYSTEMS THAT ARE IN THERE AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT IS SO WE COULD PUBLICLY TALK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE ALL OUR KIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL.

SO THAT WAS THE PRIMARY REASON WE DID IT.

BUT ANOTHER REASON WE DID IT IS SO WE CAN CELEBRATE AND OUR A CAMPUS CELEBRATIONS BEGIN TOMORROW WITH BRADFIELD AND BEAVER AND SO THE TOUR BEGINS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TOURING ALL THE ALL THE A CAMPUSES AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF TOO, IS WE HAVE ZERO FAILING CAMPUSES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND OUT OF ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, ALMOST HALF ARE A'S.

SO THREE ARE A'S AND ONE WAS AN 89.

SO WE'RE ON THE VERGE OF FOURTH AND THEY'RE HUNGRY WHEN THEY SAW THAT.

SO THERE'S A LOT TO CELEBRATE IN THE DISTRICT.

THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTH FOR BEING AN A AGAIN SACHSE FOR BEING AN A AND LAKEVIEW FOR BEING AN A.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT ARE A'S AS WELL, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A GREAT TOUR FOR US TO HAVE.

SO LET'S TALK POLITICS NOW THAT I MADE YOU ALL NERVOUS, RIGHT? NOVEMBER 5TH IS ELECTION DAY, AND THIS IS NOT A MESSAGE TO GO VOTE.

THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THERE IS NO SCHOOL MONDAY FOR STUDENTS.

ALL RIGHT. TUESDAY.

SORRY. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH.

THERE YOU GO. NOW, I CONFUSED EVERYBODY.

SO TUESDAY STUDENTS, THERE'S NO SCHOOL FOR YOU IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVITIES.

THOSE ARE STILL IN SESSION FOR TEACHERS.

WHAT WE DID AND FOR WELL ACTUALLY ALL EMPLOYEES WHAT WE DID WAS WE MADE THAT A VIRTUAL LEARNING DAY.

SO WE HAVE A BUNCH OF COMPLIANCE TRAINING VIDEOS THAT WERE MANDATED BY LAW, AND WE SAID, THAT'S THE DUE DATE.

SO YOU STAY.

TECHNICALLY, YOU STAY AT HOME AND WORK ON THOSE MODULES, BUT WE SENT THOSE MODULES TO YOU MONTHS AGO.

YOU CAN DO THEM NOW AND HAVE THAT WHOLE TUESDAY OFF.

THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

SO EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS WILL NOT BE REPORTING TO THE SCHOOL SITE DURING ELECTION DAYS.

WE DON'T WANT ANY DISTRACTIONS.

WE WANT TO KEEP THINGS SAFE.

WE WANT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THESE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY'RE TESTING SITE.

I MEAN, THEY'RE VOTING SITES.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD, SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S JUST A REMINDER.

AND THEN FINALLY, YOU KNOW, WE JUST CAME OUT OF FALL BREAK AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL FALL BREAK, I WILL TELL YOU THAT I GOT TO RE-ENERGIZE WITH MY FAMILY IN EL PASO AND, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH MY MOM, WHO WAS A RETIRED LIBRARIAN, AND MY DAD, WHO'S A RETIRED, NOW FULLY DISABLED VETERAN AND THE REASON WHY I'M DOING IT IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STILL MY PARENTS AND THEY STILL PARENT ME LIKE I WAS A TEENAGER AND THEY'RE ALWAYS GIVING ME WORD OF ADVICE.

BUT THE WORD OF ADVICE THEY GAVE ME IS BASICALLY GRATITUDE FOR THE MEMBERS UP HERE AND THE DIAS AND FOR MY PARENTS AND MYSELF.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE COURAGEOUS STEPS THAT WE'VE TAKEN AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE CURTAIN, AND IT WAS GOOD THAT MY PARENTS REMINDED ME THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, AND YOU'VE NEVER MADE ME FEEL ALONE AND A LOT OF THE CRAZY THINGS THAT WE DO AND I JUST WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER C.

[VI.C. Future Agenda Items]

OKAY. SO.

NOTED. ANY OTHERS? ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. Consent Agenda]

SINCE WE'VE BEEN SEEING MOST OF THESE ALREADY IN COMMITTEE.

ABSENT ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I WILL READ THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS LISTED. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEM SEVEN, A HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

ITEM 7B1.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2024-2025 SALARY SCHEDULE ADDENDUM.

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ITEM 7B2.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 2025 GENERAL FUND.

ITEM 7B3.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE TEMPORARY RIGHT OF ENTRY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GARLAND ISD AND THE CITY OF SACHSE.

ITEM 7B4.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE GARLAND ISD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS PUBLIC ENERGY ALLIANCE.

ITEM 7B5.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE TEXAS PUBLIC ENERGY ALLIANCE INTERLOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.

ITEM 7B6 NEW BIDS A CONTRACT 52-25.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL PARKING SERVICES.

ITEM 7B6B.

CONTRACT 74-25.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF FINE AND COLORED PAPER WAREHOUSE.

ITEM 7B6C CONTRACT 157-25.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND SERVICES.

ITEM 7B6D CONTRACT 212-25.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CTE STEAM INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES.

ITEM 7B6E CONTRACT 296-25.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF HANDHELD COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.

ITEM 7B6F CONTRACT 302-25-01.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AND TESTING MATERIALS.

ITEM 7B6G CONTRACT 321-25-01.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOK ADOPTION FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

ITEM 7B6H.

CONTRACT 234-25.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF AIR CONDITIONING FILTERS.

ITEM 7B7 INCREASED TO AWARDED BIDS A CONTRACT 215-21.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR MAINTENANCE.

GENERAL TRADES. MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES.

ITEM 7B7B.

CONTRACT 55-22.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR LIABILITY, INCLUDING GENERAL PROFESSIONAL, EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION.

THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES.

ITEM 7B7C CONTRACT 397-23-07.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN REWARD AMOUNT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE AND THAT'S IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THESE ITEMS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

MISS STANLEY GAVE US A SECOND.

IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE TAKE THEIR LITTLE CLICKERS.

OPEN VOTE.

WELL I VOTED THERE IT IS.

CLOSE VOTE.

IT PASSES SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

[VIII.A. Consider Approval of Board Goals - Dr. Jason Adams, Dr. Ida Perales]

CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF BOARD GOALS.

DOCTOR ADAMS AND MISS PERALEZ.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MR. BEACH. TRUSTEES. DOCTOR LOPEZ, DOCTOR PERALEZ IS GOING TO PASS OUT TWO DOCUMENTS THAT ARE KIND OF ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS THAT WE PRESENTED ON AT A DAC MEETING EARLIER IN THE MONTH THAT WEREN'T INCLUDED IN OUR PACKET.

THEY'RE JUST THE APPENDICES THAT WERE INCLUDED APPENDIX A AND APPENDIX B.

THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THE PRESENTATION.

BUT WE COME FORWARD.

YOU COME BEFORE THE BOARD WITH THE GORE, BOTH THE BOARD GOALS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO AND THERE'S NO ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. ADAMS? MR. VICE PRESIDENT, MISS GRIFFIN, PLEASE.

YES, MA'AM. ARE YOU ASKING ANY QUESTIONS OF ANYTHING IN THE DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE ON? YES, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS OF ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, YOU NEED CLARIFICATION.

YES, MA'AM. SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF WHAT'S BEEN HANDED OUT RIGHT NOW.

YES. CORRECT. OKAY.

ANY CLARIFICATION FROM ANYONE? WE'LL TAKE JUST A FEW MOMENTS TO LOOK AT THAT.

DOES EVERYBODY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT FOR JUST A MINUTE? YEAH AND NOTHING'S CHANGED.

JOHNSON. PRESENTATION SINCE THE LAST PRESENTED TO YOU.

THANK YOU. I WAS THE CHAIR OF THE DAC COMMITTEE MEETING THAT OCCURRED THERE AND DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING WE DIDN'T OBVIOUSLY TAKE A VOTE, NOR DID WE TAKE A POLL, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE, AS MISS HOGAN WOULD POINT OUT.

[01:00:05]

DOCTOR, ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD CONCERNING THIS? MR. VICE PRESIDENT, ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION? NOT YET. MR. MILLER HAS A QUESTION.

YEAH AND IT WAS GREAT DISCUSSION IN THE DAC COMMITTEE, AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.

YOU KNOW, AS I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT THIS, LOOKING AT THE MATH, LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS THE METRICS OF EVERYTHING, IT IS TRUE.

OUR BIGGEST. DECLINE OR CLIFF, IF YOU WILL, IS BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE.

BUT IN A LOT OF AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN MATH, THE SEVENTH GRADE GOES EVEN LOWER.

SO THAT'S WHY I MADE THE COMMENT AT THE TIME THAT IF I WERE GOING TO MEASURE ANYTHING, I WOULD PROBABLY MEASURE SEVENTH GRADE, BECAUSE THAT CATCHES THE BOTTOM OF THE WHOLE THING.

I'M NOT OPPOSED TO DOING SIXTH AND SEVENTH.

I'M NOT OPPOSED. IF WE GO WITH SIXTH, I'M JUST SAYING A PREFERENCE FOR ME WOULD BE TO INCLUDE THE SEVENTH GRADE, BECAUSE IN A LOT OF AREAS, THAT'S THE BOTTOM.

THAT'S WHERE WE HIT ROCK BOTTOM.

SO IT'S NOT AS BIG A FALL FROM SIXTH TO SEVENTH, BECAUSE FIFTH TO SIXTH IS A BIG GAP.

SO ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? DOCTOR LOPEZ, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU.

ARE YOU FINISHED? AM I OKAY? OKAY.

SO THE REASON WHEN WE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS IS THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T CHOOSE SEVENTH, IF YOU REMEMBER ON THE PRESENTATION, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE SEVENTH GRADE SLIDE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ASTERISKS ALL OVER THE PLACE ON SEVENTH GRADE AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE THE SEVENTH GRADE SCORE DOESN'T MATCH THE SEVENTH GRADERS TAKING A TEST. SO WHENEVER OUR SEVENTH GRADERS TAKE A TEST, WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT YOU GOT A GROUP OF THEM THAT ARE SO BRIGHT THAT THEY'RE ALREADY TAKING ALGEBRA IN SEVENTH GRADE.

SO THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE SEVENTH GRADE SCORE.

THEN YOU GOT ANOTHER BIGGER GROUP THAT ARE SO BRIGHT THAT THEY'RE TAKING EIGHTH GRADE RATHER THAN SEVENTH GRADE IN THE SEVENTH GRADE.

THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE SEVENTH GRADE SCORE.

SO THEN YOU JUST HAVE THE KIDS THAT ARE PROBABLY, I WOULD CALL IT ON YOUR TRADITIONAL TRACK ON THE SEVENTH GRADE SCORE, WHERE ALL THE OTHER SCORES COMBINE IT ALL TOGETHER SO IT GETS LOST IN THE MURK OF THEM EXPLORING OUT.

SO THAT WAS ONE REASON AND THE OTHER REASON WAS THAT THE BIGGEST CLIFF THAT WE SEE IS THAT TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN MAKE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL REALLY SOLID IS BY MAKING SURE THAT FIFTH GRADE INCORPORATES A LOT OF THOSE SIXTH GRADE TENDENCIES FOR CREATIVE, CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS AND WE THOUGHT IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT ALL OUR MARBLES IN 1 IN 1 BASKET, THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE.

THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

SO LET ME CLARIFY ONE THING, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

OR MAYBE JASON, WITH RESPECT TO THE DATA WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING DURING THE YEAR, I'M ASSUMING THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WON'T BE MARKED OR TRACKED AS A GOAL, WE WILL GET SOME SEVENTH GRADE DATA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FROM TIME TO TIME.

IS THIS CORRECT? NOT IF IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE GOAL WE'RE ONLY FOCUSED ON.

SO WE KIND OF HAD THIS DISCUSSION LAST TIME THAT EVERYTHING RELATES TO EVERYTHING AND THEN WHEN WE START MEASURING EVERYTHING, WE'RE MEASURING NOTHING.

SO WE'RE REALLY ONLY FOCUSING ON WHAT THE BOARD VOTES ON THEIR GOALS.

IF NOT, THEN WE WILL HAVE.

LET ME ASK IT ANOTHER WAY. OKAY.

LET ME ASK YOU ANOTHER WAY, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.

OKAY. WHENEVER WE GET STAAR TEST RESULTS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ELIMINATE THE SEVENTH GRADE FROM US.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THE C.

YES. IT'S NOT LIKE WE WON'T GET TO SEE IT.

THAT'S RIGHT. WE JUST WON'T BE TRACKING IT FOR GOALS LIKE WE INTENSELY WILL BE TRACKING THE GOALS, RIGHT? RIGHT. THAT'S. I JUST WANT TO.

IT WILL COME UP WITH YOU.

KEEP OUR EYES ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN SEVENTH GRADE.

EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE TRACKED AS A GOAL AND BE AS INTENSE, I WOULD STILL LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ROCK BOTTOM DOESN'T KEEP DRIFTING ON US.

[01:05:05]

THANK YOU. EVERYONE CLEAR? OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MISS GRIFFIN. YES.

I THINK BECAUSE WE ARE TELEVISED, THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS TO A VOTE, WE SHOULD SOMEHOW CALL OUT EACH OF THOSE.

OUR STATE, EACH OF THOSE GOALS.

OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, IF WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT, WE COULD HAVE HAD ONE SHEET THAT HAD THEM ALL ALONG.

BUT JUST FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE FOLLOWING US ONLINE, IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ONE VOTE FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AS THE GOAL, WE NEED TO STATE WHAT THOSE GOALS ARE, AS APPEARING IN THE PRESENTATION IS WHAT I THINK.

OKAY, I THINK MR. GLICK IS READY TO DO THAT TOO.

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A MOTION? YES, SIR. IF YOU'RE READY. YES.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? GET YOUR MIC ON.

YEAH. GO FOR IT.

I WOULD MOVE THAT AS TO THE BOARD GOAL, WE ADOPT GOAL ONE, WHICH IS THIRD GRADE READING LANGUAGE ARTS GOAL INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF ALL THIRD GRADE STUDENTS ACHIEVING MEETS GRADE LEVEL ON THIRD GRADE LIVING READING, LANGUAGE ARTS STAAR EXAMS. IS THAT SUFFICIENT, MISS GRIFFIN? AS I READ IT. YEAH.

OKAY. YEAH.

NO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE OKAY.

YEAH. OKAY.

GOAL 2, HOUSE BILL THREE.

THIRD GRADE MATH. GOAL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL THIRD GRADE STUDENTS ACHIEVING MEETS GRADE LEVEL ON THIRD GRADE MATH STAAR EXAMS. GOAL THREE SIXTH GRADE READING.

LANGUAGE ARTS. GOAL.

INCREASED THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS ACHIEVING MEETS GRADE LEVEL ON SIXTH GRADE READING.

LANGUAGE ARTS STAAR EXAMS. GOAL FOR SIXTH GRADE MATH.

GOAL. INCREASED THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS ACHIEVING MEETS GRADE LEVEL ON MATH STAAR EXAMS AND GOAL SEVEN, WHICH WILL NOW BECOME GOAL FIVE.

BUT IT'S CALLED GOAL SEVEN IN OUR MATERIALS.

HOUSE BILL 3 COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS GOALS FOCUS ON COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS.

THAT IS CALLED IN OUR MATERIAL GOAL SEVEN THAT WILL NOW BECOME GOAL FIVE AND YOU HAVE ONE MORE ELIMINATED.

NO, THAT'S PART OF THE GOAL. THAT'S THE SAME PART OF GOAL SETTING.

NOW THERE'S STILL ONE MORE LARRY.

NUMBER 8, ON THE SCREEN.

LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN RIGHT THERE.

OKAY, LET ME GET TO THAT ONE.

I'M NOT AT THAT YET AND THEN GOAL EIGHT WHICH WILL BECOME GOAL 6.

ELIMINATE D AND F CAMPUSES.

ELIMINATE ALL D AND F RELATED CAMPUSES.

GOAL EIGHT BECOMING GOAL SIX SECOND.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE SIX GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TONIGHT AND SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON. EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.

CLEAR UNDERSTANDING.

OKAY, IF YOU WILL, DO NOT USE YOUR CLICKERS.

THIS IS NOT THE PROPER VERBIAGE.

OKAY. USE YOUR HANDS AND VOTE ON IT AS THE MOTION WAS JUST READ.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US IN LINE AGAIN, MRS. HOGAN. OKAY.

AT THIS TIME, WOULD EVERYONE FOR APPROVAL FOR THE SECOND, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THOSE AGAINST THAT APPROVED SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE GOALS.

WE'RE GOING TO START ROLLING THEM OUT TO THE CAMPUSES.

WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD FOR PROVIDING CLARITY FOR US.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT B INCREASE IN AWARD A CONTRACT 302-23-08.

[VIII.B. Increase in Award]

MR. BOOKER.

MR. BEACH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

TO DOCTOR LOPEZ, WE DO HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AN ACTION ITEM TO AWARD CONTRACT 302-23-08.

THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AND HAVE UTILIZED THEM IN THE PAST AND HAVE HAD VERY SUCCESSFUL RESULTS WITH DIFFERENTIATING SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION IN OUR SCHOOLS.

WE DID HAVE TO.

WE DID FIND SOME FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WERE AVAILABLE THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS PROGRAM.

WE MADE THE MODIFICATIONS IN THE DOCUMENT SO THAT IT WOULD BE FEDERALLY COMPLIANT.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE DISTRICT IMPROVE OR APPROVE THE BOARD WOULD IMPROVE THE INCREASE OF FROM THE PREVIOUS AWARD OF 750,000 THAT WAS PAID FOR OUT OF GENERAL FUNDS TO $380,000 WITH THE NEW AWARD, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $1,130,000 THAT WOULD BE FUNDED.

THE INCREASE OUT OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO 63.

[01:10:03]

THANK YOU, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.

I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, CLASSROOM TEACHING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.

CONTRACT NUMBER 302-23-08, AS PRESENTED TONIGHT.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. IF YOU EVER WANT TO GET THEIR CLICKERS AGAIN, WE'LL OPEN VOTE.

CLOSE VOTE.

THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU. BOARD.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[IX. Executive Session]

EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR PURPOSES PERMITTED BY TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551- 001A PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.076, CONSIDERING THE DEPLOYMENT, SPECIFIC OCCASIONS, OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES.

NUMBER ONE DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEA INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS BE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 05,051.071. PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE.

WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR THREE ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS 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 EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

IT IS 6:11 AND WE WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY. IT IS NOW 7:05 AND WE HAVE RECONVENED FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS CONSIDERED DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

DID WE DISCUSS ANY ITEMS THAT WEREN'T LISTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OR WEREN'T APPROPRIATE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION? NONE. [INAUDIBLE].

MR. ACTING PRESIDENT IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE BOARD TO RESET AND RECALIBRATE ITS ITS GOALS FOR THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CANCELLATION OF ALL EXISTING AND OR PENDING AUDITS WITH GIBSON CONSULTING GROUP, AND THAT WE PAY GIBSON CONSULTING GROUP FOR ANY WORK PERFORMED TO DATE THAT IS REASONABLY DUE AND OWED TO THEM, AND THE MOTION SHOULD CONFIRM THERE IS NO FURTHER OR PENDING WORK TO BE DONE.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK IF EVERYONE WOULD APPROVE RAISING THEIR RIGHT HAND.

THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT?

[XI. Adjournment]