Feb 25, 2025 Board of Trustees Meeting

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GOOD EVENING. IT IS 5:00 AND I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING FOR TUESDAY,

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

AND AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A STUDENT FROM SHUGART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO WILL BE LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE RISE.

I PLEDGE OF 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 INDIVISIBLE. I AM A STUDENT ATHLETE.

MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS MATH AND I LIKE TO PLAY BASKETBALL.

THANK YOU. HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON .

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] YOU GOT TO COME BACK. YOU GOT TO TELL THEM YOUR NAME AND EVERYTHING.

TELL THEM WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT TO OR YOU GO TO.

MY NAME IS ANDRE MACK. I'M A FIFTH GRADER AT SHUGART ELEMENTARY.

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU GUYS. [APPLAUSE] I WAS TALKING TO ANDRE BEFORE.

I TOLD HIM HE'S A SENIOR IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO HE NEEDS TO REP SHUGART.

[LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW PROCEED WITH OUR ITEM THREE FROM OUR AGENDA.

[III.A. 2024-2025 Annual Performance Report - Veronica Salgado Joyner, Dr. Pam Neblett]

MISS VERONICA SALGADO JOYNER AND MISS NEBLETT.

DOCTOR NEBLETT. HI THERE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VERONICA SALGADO JOYNER, AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. I AM NOT AN ATHLETE, [LAUGHTER] SO I WILL RUN ALL OF YOUR DATA ANY GIVEN DAY OF THE WEEK.

BUT DON'T ASK ME TO COMPETE IN ANYTHING. SO GOOD EVENING, MR. SELDERS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES . DOCTOR LOPEZ. TONIGHT WE PRESENT TO YOU THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT .

THIS IS CONSIDERED A PUBLIC HEARING. AND THIS IS ALLOWING US TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 39, SECTION 306, AS WELL AS BOARD POLICY AIB LEGAL.

TONIGHT, I HAVE WITH ME THIS EVENING, DOCTOR PAM NEBLETT.

SHE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT.

AND SO SHE'S JUST A PERFECT PARTNER TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU ALL TONIGHT.

AS A REMINDER, THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN PRIVY TO IN DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS.

THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT IS MORE SO TO EXPLAIN THE THE COMPONENTS OF THE REPORT.

SO MOVING INTO THIS SLIDE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVEN COMPONENTS.

IN ADDITION TO THOSE COMPONENTS, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE YEARS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED UNDERNEATH IN THAT MAROON COLOR.

BECAUSE THIS IS AN ANNUAL REPORT, WE CAN MAKE THINK THAT IT'S FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

BUT IN REALITY, MOST OF THE DATA COMES FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND IN SOME CASES IN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.

SO THE DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS IS FROM 22-23.

THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT IS FROM 23-24.

THE PEIMS FINANCIAL STANDARD ACTUAL FINANCIAL REPORT IS 22-23.

THE CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ARE 24-25. THE REPORT ON VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL INCIDENTS IS 23-24.

POST-SECONDARY PERFORMANCE IS CLASS OF 22. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THIS IN YOUR BOARD PACKET YOU ALSO HAVE THE TAPR GLOSSARY.

SO ACCREDITATIONS AND RATINGS. SO FOR 22-23 THE ACCREDITATION STATUS IS ACCREDITED.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT I DID INDICATE THAT IT'S 22-23.

THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE FOR 23-24 AND 24-25, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ACCREDITATION STATUS FROM THE STATE ON ACCOUNT OF THE DELAY IN THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS.

THEN WE HAVE THE 23-24 FIRST RATINGS AS A-SUPERIOR.

AND IF I MAY ADD A PERFECT 100, THE 2024 ACCOUNTABILITY RATING IS DELAYED.

AND THEN THE 2024 SPECIAL EDUCATION DETERMINATION STATUS IS NEEDS ASSISTANCE.

TO EXPLAIN THAT DETERMINATION STATUS A LITTLE BIT MORE.

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THEN WE MOVE INTO THE BULK OF THIS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT , WHICH IS THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT.

SO THIS REPORT IS STATE MANDATED. IT IS PREPARED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

AND WE DO HAVE ACCESS TO COPIES FOR THE DISTRICT AND EACH INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS.

SO AS WE WORK THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS REPORT, JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE AGAIN SHOWING YOU THE BREAKOUTS AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND THOSE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK AND NOT SO MUCH DIGGING INTO THE DATA.

SO ON THAT TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, THE STAAR PERFORMANCE IS LOCATED ON PAGE THREE THROUGH 11.

AGAIN, THREE THROUGH 11 OF THE TAPR REPORT, NOT NECESSARILY YOUR BOARD BOOK.

SO FOR STAAR PERFORMANCE WE HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT'S RELATIVE TO PERFORMANCE LEVELS WHICH ARE APPROACHES MEETS AND MASTERS.

WE HAVE INFORMATION REPORTED BY ASSESSMENT FOR ALL GRADES FOR ALL SUBJECTS AND THEN FOR ALL GRADES BY SUBJECT.

THIS PERFORMANCE DATA ALSO INCLUDES RESULTS FROM 2023 AS WELL AS 2024, WHICH MAKES IT VERY EASY TO DO SOME QUICK COMPARISONS.

THEN WE MOVE INTO DISTRICT PROGRESS, WHAT WE AS EVERYDAY PRACTITIONERS CALL OUR ACADEMIC GROWTH, AND THIS IS A GROWTH SCORE THAT SHOWS STUDENT PERFORMANCE CHANGE IN FROM ONE GRADE LEVEL TO THE NEXT, FROM FOURTH ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE END OF COURSE EXAMS AND THE CONTENTS OF READING AND MATH.

THE TAPR REPORT ALSO IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC SUBSECTION RELATED TO BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND ESL, SO THOSE CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 14 AND 15. AND THE INFORMATION ON THE SLIDE LETS YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS LOCATED IN THOSE SECTIONS. THEN, BECAUSE WE ALSO KNOW THAT STAAR IS NOT THE END ALL BE ALL OF OUR DISTRICT'S SUCCESS.

THERE ARE OTHER SUCCESS INDICATORS AND THOSE ARE FOUND ON PAGES 16 THROUGH 27.

THESE INCLUDE STAAR PARTICIPATION, OUR ATTENDANCE, GRADUATION, AND DROPOUT RATES.

A GRADUATION PROFILE, COLLEGE CAREER, MILITARY READINESS, OTHER CCMR INDICATORS SUCH AS TSA RESULTS, AND THEN OTHER POST-SECONDARY INDICATORS SUCH AS DUAL CREDIT COURSES AND COLLEGE ENROLLMENT.

PAGES 28 THROUGH 33 SHOW THE DISTRICT PROFILE, WHICH INCLUDES STUDENT ENROLLMENT, STAFF INFORMATION, AND PROGRAM INFORMATION. SO INFORMATION THAT IS FOUND IN THE TAPR REPORT FOR 23-24 IS REALLY WHAT WE USE TO DO A LOT OF OUR COMPARISONS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SIMILAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OURSELVES.

OKAY, THEN I'M GOING TO MOVE IT OVER TO DOCTOR NEBLETT SO SHE CAN CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION.

MR. SELDERS. TRUSTEES. DOCTOR LOPEZ, AT THE END OF EACH TAPR REPORT IS A LINK TO THE PEIMS FINANCIAL STANDARD REPORTS PREPARED BY TEA. THE REPORTS ARE DIFFERENT BASED ON ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL.

DISTRICT VERSUS CAMPUS DISTRICT. REPORTS INCLUDE FUND BALANCES, PROGRAM EXPENDITURES, AND TAX RATES WHILE CAMPUS REPORTS INCLUDE EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT, FUNCTION, AND PROGRAM.

CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FROM THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE ANOTHER REQUIRED COMPONENT OF TAPR REPORTING.

AS A REMINDER, THESE PLANS ARE DEVELOPED BY CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT TEAMS BASED ON DATA ANALYSIS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.

THE 2024-25 CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ARE TIED DIRECTLY TO THE DISTRICT'S ONE GOAL AND TEN PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES APPROVED BY TRUSTEES. EACH CAMPUS WAS PROVIDED WITH MINIMUM PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, BASED ON THEIR PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE, AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CURRENT CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS WERE DEVELOPED SUMMER 2024, WHICH WERE THEN APPROVED BY TRUSTEES IN NOVEMBER OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, SO THEY ARE ALIGNED TO THE PREVIOUS BOARD GOALS THIS SPRING AND SUMMER, WHEN CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE DEVELOPED FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, THEY WILL BE ALIGNED TO THE UPDATED SCHOOL BOARD GOALS.

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THIS REPORT INCLUDES INCIDENT DATA AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT VIOLENCE PREVENTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

THIS REPORT IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN GISD'S SECURITY DEPARTMENT, STUDENT SERVICES, AND CAMPUS PERSONNEL.

PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION EFFORTS INCLUDE, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES, SCHOOL VIOLENCE, IN-SERVICE TRAINING, AND PREVENTIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS LOCKS, CAMERAS, ID SYSTEMS AND SUCH.

THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT ALSO REQUIRES THE INCLUSION OF STUDENT POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION PERFORMANCE.

A COPY OF THE DISTRICT'S GRADUATE REPORT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKET IN PREPARATION FOR THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION.

BECAUSE ALL OF THIS DATA IS COLLECTED AND REPORTED BY THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, IT IS LIMITED TO TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THE 2024 GRADUATE REPORT.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY THE GRADE POINT AVERAGE EARNED.

THE MOST RECENT GRADUATING CLASS FOR WHICH DATA ARE AVAILABLE IS THE CLASS OF 2022, WHO ATTENDED A TEXAS PUBLIC FOUR YEAR OR TWO YEAR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DURING THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR.

FOR THIS CLASS OF 2022, 67% OF THOSE THAT CONTINUED IN COLLEGE ENDED THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR WITH A GPA OF 2.0 OR HIGHER. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT FROM THE 2024 GRADUATE REPORT ARE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATING SENIORS WHO, IN ADDITION TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, ALSO EARNED AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.

THE CLASS OF 2024 SAW 353 STUDENTS, OR 9% OF ALL GISD GRADUATES, RECEIVE AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN ADDITION TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 4% FROM THE CLASS OF 2023.

THIS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD SUPPORTED COLLEGE FOR ALL INITIATIVE.

THE CLASS OF 2024 IS THE SECOND YEAR IN WHICH STUDENTS HAVE HAD THE COLLEGE FOR ALL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS.

AS THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND MORE STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, I WOULD EXPECT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE TO CONTINUE TO RISE. NOT INCLUDED IN THE GRADUATE REPORT, BUT ANOTHER SOURCE OF DATA IS THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE.

THEY LOOK AT IN-STATE AND OUT OF STATE ENROLLMENT.

FOR THE CLASS OF 2022 THEY REPORT 51% OF GISD GRADUATES ATTENDING AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, EITHER IN-STATE OR OUT OF STATE. OF THESE GRADUATES, 51% ATTENDED A TWO YEAR INSTITUTION, MOST OF WHICH WAS AT ONE OF THE DALLAS COUNTY COLLEGES, AND A TOTAL OF 186, OR 9%, ATTENDED AN OUT OF STATE INSTITUTION. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

SO MOVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC FORUM.

[IV. Public Forum]

WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND PLEASE PROVIDE INSTRUCTION FOR OUR PUBLIC FORUM PARTICIPANTS? YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'RE NOW AT THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING AT A TIME PRIOR TO THE MEETING, TO COMPLETE A CARD AND PROVIDE IT TO MYSELF OR TO SCOTT JUDSON TO SUBMIT THIS EVENING.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A FEW RULES ABOUT PUBLIC FORUM COMPLAINTS ABOUT STUDENT DISCIPLINE OR SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUES OR PERSONNEL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANNELS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT AND BOARD POLICY.

SO IF WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH OUR FIRST SPEAKER.

YES. WHEN YOU GET TO THE MIC, GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND THE REASON YOU'RE HERE, YOUR AFFILIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. AND YOU'LL GET THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AT THE START OF THE GREEN LIGHT.

GO AHEAD AND BEGIN. THANK YOU, MISS HOGAN. WE HAVE LAUREN AND MICHAEL CAIAFA.

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I LIVE IN ROWLETT. DO YOU NEED MY SPECIFIC ADDRESS? YES. 6510 LAKESHORE COURT. ROWLETT, TEXAS. THANK YOU.

YEAH. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY IN SOCCER.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY. I AM CONFIDENT WHEN I'M ABOUT TO PROPOSE IS NOT ONLY FREE BUT EASY, AND WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE SOCCER TEAM'S SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

IN NOVEMBER, MY SON HAD A TIBIA FIBULA FRACTURE AT SOCCER TRYOUTS AND WAS THAT WAS THE SECOND AND THIRD BONE HE BROKE IN ONE YEAR ON THE SOCCER TEAM. HE DOESN'T HAVE A BONE CONDITION. THE ENTIRE TEAM WITNESSED IT AND HEARD IT.

MY OTHER SON IS ALSO ON THE TEAM AND HE HEARD HIS BROTHER SCREAM IN PAIN.

HIS BONE BREAK AND SAW HIS BONES BREAK AND SAW HIS FOOT DANGLING.

SO IT WAS EXTREMELY TRAUMATIC FOR BOTH OF MY CHILDREN.

THAT BREAK WAS WHERE SHIN GUARDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

NONE OF THE KIDS WERE WEARING SHIN GUARDS. THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING TO MY HUSBAND AND I.

AS I CLIMBED INTO THE AMBULANCE, MY HUSBAND WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE COACH TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR RESPONSE WAS WE ALLOW THEM.

WE GREW UP PLAYING SOCCER, BUT NEVER WITHOUT SHIN GUARDS.

AND THAT KIND OF DISMISSAL OF SAFETY, OF THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WAS CRAZY TO US.

FOR MY SON, THIS WASN'T A SIMPLE INJURY. IT WAS IT HAD A FORM.

IT WASN'T A SIMPLE INJURY. MY SON, FOUR MONTHS POST-SURGERY, IS STILL NOT WALKING NORMALLY.

HE'S IN PT TWICE A WEEK AND HAS NOT FULLY RECOVERED.

HE HAS NERVE DAMAGE AND IT WILL BE AT LEAST A YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON, BEFORE THERE'S FULL RECOVERY.

WE UNDERSTAND THE ASSUMPTION OF RISK IN SPORTS.

I'VE TORN MY ACL, I'VE BROKEN FINGERS. MY HUSBAND BROKE HIS ANKLE.

WE ALL PLAYING SOCCER AND OTHER SPORTS, I GET IT.

BUT WHEN THERE'S A CLEAR DISREGARD OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY ADULTS, IT FEELS MORE LIKE NEGLIGENCE.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

LOWER EXTREMITY FRACTURES ACCOUNT FOR OVER 30% OF ALL FRACTURES.

SHIN GUARDS PROVIDE 40 TO 80% FORCE ABSORPTION.

11% OF HIGH IMPACT LOADS THAT WERE TRANSMITTED TO THE FRONT OF THE TIBIA, UP TO 90% OF THEM WERE ABSORBED BY SHIN GUARDS.

WE WILL NEVER KNOW IF MY SON COULD HAVE AVOIDED EMERGENCY SURGERY.

HE NEVER EVEN GOT THE CHANCE TO PRACTICE WITH THE ELITE NATIONAL RUNNING TEAM HE HAD JUST JOINED.

LEVI IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET HIS OPPORTUNITIES BACK.

THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GONE. HE GOT A LETTERMAN JACKET AS A FRESHMAN FOR TRACK, WHICH IS A REAL POINT OF HONOR FOR HIM.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S FREE AND EASY CHANGE. THEY ALL HAVE TO WEAR SHIN GUARDS FOR GAMES.

THEY SHOULD BE WEARING THEM DURING PRACTICE. WE CAN'T ASK TEENAGERS TO GO AGAINST PEER PRESSURE TO USE KNOWN EFFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

EVERY SINGLE SOCCER ORGANIZATION ON THE PLANET REQUIRES SHIN GUARDS.

WHY IN THE WORLD ARE WE NOT REQUIRING HIGH SCHOOLS TO PRACTICE IN THEM? WE MET WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND WE THOUGHT, THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE GOT IT. MISS CAIAFA, IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU CAN SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO MY ATTENTION AND I WILL FORWARD THEM TO THE BOARD.

I'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. NEXT CARD I HAVE IS JOE THOMAS.

GOOD EVENING, MR. SELDERS. MR. LOPEZ. I AM JOE THOMAS.

I'M AT 2917 SPRINGBROOK DRIVE IN GARLAND. AND THAT IS SO FAR NORTH IN GARLAND, I AM NOT IN THE GISD.

T HE KIDS IN MY CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD GO TO RICHARDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND SO I'M HERE TODAY AS PART OF LEADERSHIP GARLAND CLASS 44.

AND TODAY WAS MY FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE KIND OF FACILITIES WE HAVE HERE IN GARLAND.

AND I'M HERE TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF THE AMAZING FACILITIES WE HAVE HERE IN, IN THE CITY.

AND SO SOMETHING ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME IS THAT I DECIDED TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL.

MR. THOMAS, YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT.

OKAY? AND I AM FAMILIAR WITH DAPHNE, BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE REST OF YOU.

AND SO I'M NOT NOT PLANNING TO DO ANY ELECTIONEERING JUST HERE TO TO SAY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU IN MY NEXT POSITION IN PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MISS HOGAN DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS?

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[V.A. Special Recognition]

THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND HANDS ON LEARNING, EACH YEAR'S ATTENDEES WILL LEARN PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS, UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THEIR LOCAL, CITY, REGIONAL, AND STATE CONTEXTS AND DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY THEIR SKILLS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TODAY, LG CLASS 44 HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH DYNAMIC EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN GARLAND ISD AND TOUR OUR FACILITIES. THEY EXPERIENCED THE GISD EFFECT FIRSTHAND AND MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST CLASS TO VISIT OUR SECURITY TRAINING CENTER.

THANK YOU TO CLASS 44 FOR SPENDING THE DAY WITH US AND WITNESSING WHAT MAKES GARLAND ISD TRULY UNMATCHED.

I'D NOW LIKE TO INVITE DIANNA RAMIREZ TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE TODAY.

THANK YOU. SO CLASS 44, WE HAVE DONE ALL THINGS AND LEARNED ALL THINGS ABOUT HOW THE CITY RUNS.

WE'VE LEARNED FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT HOW THAT FUNCTIONS TO HOW CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS RUN, AND EVEN LEARN HOW THE STREET SIGNS ARE MADE.

AND TODAY WE GOT THE PRIVILEGE TO LEARN ALL THINGS GISD AND WE GOT TO TOUR SOME OF GISDS FACILITIES.

I MYSELF WENT TO NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. I GRADUATED IN 2014, RIGHT AS THE BOND PROJECT WAS GOING TO BE PASSED.

BUT I DID GET TO WITNESS MY HIGH SCHOOL HAVE A HOSPITAL WING BEING BUILT.

I DID GET TO SEE THAT. AND BEING IN THESE FACILITIES LIKE, I AM PROUD AND HONORED TO SAY THAT GARLAND IS TRULY UNMATCHED.

LIKE THE GROWTH IN THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR STUDENTS GET TO EXPERIENCE IS TRULY UNMATCHED.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT TODAY.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU GUYS FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'D NOW LIKE TO INVITE LEADERSHIP GARLAND TO COME UP, PLEASE, FOR A GROUP PICTURE.

WE ARE GOING TO FACE THIS WAY. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB.

[LAUGHTER] SPEAKERS] ALL RIGHT. MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE THE LENS OF THE CAMERA.

NO, NO. YOU READY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

ONE. TWO. THREE. REAL QUICK. YEAH. YEAH. THERE WE GO.

YES! IT'S A NICE STORY. YES! WE DID IT. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] WE'LL NOW MOVE TO SPECIAL RECOGNITION ITEM NUMBER TWO.

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

HELLO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SELDERS, DOCTOR LOPEZ AND MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD.

THE FIRST COHORT OF GARLAND ISD'S CERTIFY AND PREPARE EDUCATORS PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE RIGOROUS PATHWAY

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THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SELDERS, DOCTOR LOPEZ AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES .

I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO CRY. SO IN CASE THAT HAPPENS, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW.

HAPPY TEARS. YEAH. CAPE HAS BEEN THE ANSWER TO MANY DREAMS, HOPES AND PRAYERS.

FOR YEARS, MANY OF US SERVED OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ROLES IN HOPES TO ONE DAY BECOME A TEACHER.

AND TODAY, WE STAND BEFORE YOU IN GRATITUDE. BECAUSE THESE DREAMS ARE NOW A REALITY.

EACH DAY WE STEP INTO A CLASSROOM, AND WE'RE REMINDED OF THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS GRANTED US.

WE WALK IN CONFIDENCE KNOWING THAT OUR DISTRICT INSTRUCTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, PEERS, AND OUR FAMILY ARE CHAMPIONING US ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

IT HAS TRULY CHANGED OUR LIVES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE SO SWEET.

IT HAS TRULY CHANGED OUR LIVES, NOT JUST FOR OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, BUT FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

AND WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL. AND JUST CONTINUES TO REINFORCE WHY GARLAND ISD IS UNMATCHED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO FROM ONE OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING TWO CAPE PARTICIPANTS.

PRINCIPAL AT ETHERIDGE ELEMENTARY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE CAPE PROGRAM TO ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE COMMITTED AND INVESTING IN THEIR INSTRUCTORS GROWTH AND SUCCESS.

I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH TWO DEDICATED CAPE INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE EAGER TO LEARN, OPEN TO FEEDBACK, AND ARE PROACTIVE IN THEIR APPROACH. IN PARTICULAR, MRS. HATAWAY HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH HER DATA SURPASSING THAT OF VETERAN EDUCATORS.

HER DEDICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE CLASSROOM ARE TRULY COMMENDABLE AND I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HER ACHIEVEMENTS.

THE CAPE PROGRAM IS PROVING TO BE A POWERFUL TOOL IN DEVELOPING OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS WHO MAKE A REAL IMPACT.

THE INVESTMENT THAT GISD HAS MADE IN GROWING OUR OWN PARAPROFESSIONALS IS UNMATCHED, AND IT IS TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE CAPE TEACHERS AT ETHERIDGE WHO HAVE EMBRACED THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION.

THEIR WILLINGNESS TO LEARN, GROW, AND IMPLEMENT FEEDBACK HAS LED TO A REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM.

IT IS INSPIRING TO SEE THESE PASSIONATE EDUCATORS THRIVE, AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND CAPE CANDIDATES TO ANY ADMINISTRATOR LOOKING TO DEVELOP STRONG, COMMITTED TEACHERS.

ALL RIGHT. FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS INTO THE ROOM TO RECEIVE THEIR WELL-EARNED RECOGNITION TONIGHT.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO SQUEEZE IN HERE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE HERE.

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WE'RE A FAMILY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH ONE OF YOU. WAY TO GO! WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. THAT LEADS US TO ITEM NUMBER B GOING THE EXTRA MILE. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE GOING THE EXTRA MILE GEM AWARD.

MR. WHEELER. PRESIDENT SELDERS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES , DOCTOR LOPEZ. TONIGHT, WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE DEDICATION AND KINDNESS IMPACT THOSE AROUND HIM.

WE PROUDLY PRESENT ANTONIO VAZQUEZ. THE NIGHT CUSTODIAN AT HARRIS HILL WITH THIS MONTH'S GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD.

[APPLAUSE] ANTONIO HAS BEEN REASSURING PRESENCE FOR THOSE WORKING LATE IN THE ANNEX BUILDING FOR NEARLY FIVE YEARS.

HIS COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND UNWAVERING THOUGHTFULNESS EXTEND FAR BEYOND HIS JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, WHETHER IT'S ENSURING A COLLEAGUE GETS SAFELY TO THEIR CAR, PATIENTLY WAITING WHILE THEY GATHER THEIR BELONGINGS, OR OFFERING GENTLE REMINDERS TO PARK IN WELL-LIT AREAS.

ANTONIO'S ACTIONS EXEMPLIFY CARE IN ITS TRUEST FORM.

EVEN AFTER BEING ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER FLOOR, ANTONIO CONTINUES TO LOOK OUT FOR HIS COLLEAGUES, GOING OUT OF HIS WAY TO ENSURE NO ONE WALKS TO THEIR CAR ALONE AT NIGHT.

HIS DEDICATION IS NOT JUST ABOUT HIS JOB, IT'S ABOUT FOSTERING A CULTURE OF COMPASSION, SECURITY AND COMMUNITY.

VERONICA JOYNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SAYS EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHEN ANTONIO WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE THIRD FLOOR, MY FAMILY WORRIED ABOUT MY LATE NIGHT WALKS TO THE CAR.

BUT ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, ANTONIO'S WATCHFULNESS PROVED OTHERWISE.

AS HE LEFT, HE NOTICED MY CAR AND RETURNED TO GET ME.

HE PATIENTLY WAITED AS I SAVED MY WORK AND GATHERED MY THINGS, EVEN REMINDING ME TO GRAB MY UMBRELLA.

[LAUGHTER] ANTONIO VAZQUEZ IS TRULY UNMATCHED, AND HIS SELFLESSNESS IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF GARLAND ISD'S HEART AND SOUL. PLEASE JOIN ME IN APPLAUDING ANTONIO FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO GOING THE EXTRA MILE .

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN I GET YOUR PICTURE REAL QUICK? CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, ANTONIO. THAT LEADS US TO ITEM NUMBER C, INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS.

[V.C. Introduction of District Administrators - Dr. Gradyne Brown]

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

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TWO NEW DIRECTORS TO GARLAND ISD.

I WILL READ THE BIO OF THE OTHER ONE. SHE IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. SO I WILL BEGIN WITH MR. JOSEPH PARKS.

JOSEPH, PLEASE COME FORWARD. JOSEPH

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HE IS AN HONORABLY RETIRED COMMAND LEVEL PEACE OFFICER WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF DIVERSE PUBLIC SAFETY EXPERIENCE AND A REGISTERED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING FOR SCHOOL BOARDS.

JOE HAS BEEN A LICENSED ATTORNEY SINCE 2004, AND PREVIOUSLY PRACTICED EMPLOYMENT LAW AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION WITH A MID-SIZE DALLAS LAW FIRM. HE IS ORIGINALLY FROM HOUSTON AND GRADUATED FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AND SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW. JOE IS A FREQUENT SPEAKER AND PRESENTER ON TOPICS INVOLVING WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS, HR COMPLIANCE ISSUES, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I PRESENT TO YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY, JOE PARKS, OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.

JOE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BROWN. WELL, LET ME JUST TAKE TWO MINUTES TO TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM TO BE AT GARLAND ISD. I'M ON MY SEVENTH WEEK AND I WILL TELL YOU OF ANY PLACE I'VE EVER WORKED THIS IS GOT TO BE THE MOST WELCOMING AND SINCERE IN TERMS OF PEOPLE BEING SINCERE AND HELPFUL AND WELCOMING, AND I'M TICKLED TO DEATH TO BE HERE.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY WIFE, NICOLE. SHE'S VERY SHY, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH LISA AND HER TEAM AND THE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS TEAM.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. SO THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU MR. JOSEPH. I'M SORRY JACOB. WE GOT TWO J'S TONIGHT.

JACOB NUNEZ AS OUR DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION FOR GARLAND ISD.

COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE] WITH 20 YEARS IN EDUCATION AND 13 YEARS IN LEADERSHIP, JACOB NUNEZ BRINGS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF TRANSFORMAT IVE CHANGE.

AS PRINCIPAL OF MOISÉS E MOLINA HIGH SCHOOL HE LED THE SCHOOL TO BECOME A LEADER IN TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE, TSII OUTCOMES, SHOWCASING WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR SCHOOLS SERVING PREDOMINANTLY ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, MOLINA ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN COLLEGE, CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS, OPENING DOORS FOR COUNTLESS STUDENTS. JACOB'S LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY CENTERS ON FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. A LIFELONG EDUCATOR AT HEART.

HE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN HISTORY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IN AUSTIN. A PROUD HUSBAND AND FATHER, JACOB HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 17 YEARS TO DOCTOR DIANA NUNEZ, ALSO AN EDUCATOR, AND THEY SHARE TWO CHILDREN, OLIVIA, 10, AND JACOB, 12.

HE HOLDS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS, HOPING THEY GRADUATE EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. GUIDED BY FISHER AND FRYE'S BELIEF THAT EVERY STUDENT DESERVES AN AMAZING TEACHER NOT BY CHANCE, BUT BY DESIGN, JACOB IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS WITH THE SUPPORT OF EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COMMUNITY OF GARLAND, I PRESENT TO YOU OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION, MR. JACOB NUNEZ. GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT SELDERS,

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THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. IT FEELS LIKE FAMILY, AND I'M EXCITED TO COME TO WORK AND JUST IMPACT KIDS AND CONTINUE CREATING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY AND AND SMASHING OUR BOARD GOALS.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DOCTOR BROWN. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

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

MR. QUINN. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR LOPEZ, BOARD OF TRUSTEES .

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

THE TEA AN REGION TEN 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 ALL OUR STAFF AND SECURING OUR DOORS FOR THE PROTECTION OF EVERYONE AT OUR CAMPUSES. THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE IN CONDUCTING THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING TO ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE.

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

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE 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.

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

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. QUINN. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO SECTION SIX, OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS.

[VI.A. Discuss TASB Legal Policy Update 124 - Lisa Ray]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SELDERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR LOPEZ. THE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP MET ON FEBRUARY 6, 2025 TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS TASB UPDATE 124.

AND AMONG THE POLICIES THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED THIS EVENING WILL BE BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW IS THE LEGAL POLICIES.

AND AS YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST TO REVIEW THOSE POLICIES.

THOSE ARE 47 LEGAL POLICIES WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKET ON PAGE 134 AND I'M SO SORRY, THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE TWO PACKETS TODAY IN YOUR BOARD BOOK.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE LAWS? TRUSTEES ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS YOU CAN PROCEED WITH. AND THEREFORE FIRST READ, SIR. THANK YOU.

LEGAL IS. LEGAL I'M SORRY FOR REVIEW. CONTINUE.

[VI.B. Discuss TASB Local Policy Update 124 (First Read) - Lisa Ray]

THERE ARE NINE LOCAL POLICIES, WHICH ARE ALSO LISTED IN YOUR BOARD PACKET 658, PAGE 658, AND ALSO IN YOUR MANILA FOLDERS YOU WILL SEE THE RED LINED COPIES OF ALL THE POLICIES, THOSE NINE POLICIES.

OUR PRACTICE IS WHEN WE RECEIVE BOARD UPDATES FROM TASB, WE SEND IT TO ALL OUR CHIEFS AND OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS TO REVIEW WITH THEIR TEAMS. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE ONLY ONE CHANGE. AND AS YOU MAY RECALL, TASB ALLOWS US WITH OUR LOCAL POLICIES TO EITHER APPROVE AS INDICATED OR WE CAN MODIFY.

AND SO WE HAVE CHOSEN TO MODIFY ONE PARTICULAR POLICY, WHICH IS BEFORE YOU DH LOCAL AND IF YOU LOOK, YOU'LL HAVE IT BEFORE YOU. AND THEY'RE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY SO THEY'LL BE AFTER THE CS.

SO DH LOCAL INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, TASB IN THEIR PACKET HAD WANTED TO HAVE AS FAR AS THEIR NICOTINE CESSATION PRODUCTS. THEY WANTED SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS TO BASICALLY POLICE IT AND, AND HAVE LIKE, SAY YOU HAD A NICOTINE PATCH OR YOU TOOK NICORETTE OR WHAT HAVE YOU TO STOP SMOKING OR STOP INGESTING TOBACCO.

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AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH TO PUT ON OUR SUPERVISORS, SO WE DELETED THAT PROVISION. AND SPECIFICALLY HAD STATED ON PAGE 4 OR 5 OF THIS POLICY, AN EMPLOYEE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE AN EXCEPTION TO THIS POLICY FOR SMOKING CESSATION PRODUCTS.

WE DECIDED TO DELETE THAT LANGUAGE, AND I CHECKED WITH TASB IF THAT WAS OKAY, AND THEY SAID, IT'S YOUR POLICY. YOU CAN DELETE IT IF YOU WANT TO.

SO WHAT IS BEFORE YOU IS OUR MODIFIED VERSION OF THIS POLICY.

ALL OF THESE LOCAL POLICIES ARE FOR FIRST READ.

SO THERE WILL BE A SECOND READ NEXT MONTH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. MR. JOHNSON. YEAH. SPECIFICALLY WITH THE DH LOCAL? YES, SIR. I NOTICED THAT THE PROVISIONS ARE ABOUT TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTES, BUT, I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WHAT AN E-CIGARETTE IS, BUT TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK, THAT'S A TERM MORE FROM THE EARLY 2000 THAN CURRENT.

I DON'T USUALLY HEAR THAT TERM WITH RESPECT TO IT.

I MEAN, IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE LIKE A VAPING DEVICE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE? SO IF YOU LOOK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, IT SAYS, OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC VAPORIZING DEVICE WHILE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.

SO I THINK WE'RE COVERED. YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU.

MS. RAY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. MR. BEACH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, IF I COULD, THAT I APPRECIATE MISS STANLEY AND MR. SELDERS AND THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE, WE HASHED OUT A LOT OF THESE POLICIES, AND WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS ON THE 6TH OF FEBRUARY, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR INPUT, FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SIR. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR THAT ONE.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO DISCUSSION ITEM C, DISCUSS REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICY CH LOCAL.

[VI.C. Discuss Revisions to Board Policy CH (LOCAL) First Read - Lisa Ray, Darrell Dodds]

BEFORE YOU IS A FIRST READ OF REVISIONS TO CH LOCAL WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING FOR AUTHORITY TO RAISE THE BUDGET PURCHASES FOR GOODS OR SERVICES FROM $75,000 TO $150,000, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH COMPARABLY SIZED DISTRICTS.

IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR MANILA FOLDER, YOU WILL SEE AT THE VERY BACK BEHIND YOUR LOCAL POLICIES, THE UPDATE 124 YOU WILL SEE BEFORE YOU WITH THE LOCAL REVISIONS, IS A CHART THAT HAS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND WHAT THOSE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, WHAT THEIR ALLOCATED APPROVALS ARE THE CONTRACT THRESHOLDS.

AND YOU'LL SEE THEY'RE FAIRLY LARGE DISTRICTS.

THEY'RE DISTRICTS IN LINE WITH THE SIZE OF OURS THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER CONTRACT APPROVAL AMOUNT. AND SO WITH THAT, WE HAD GONE THROUGH THIS WITH OUR POLICY ADVISORY GROUP IN THE EARLY PART OF FEBRUARY AT OUR POLICY GROUP, AND WE HAD MR. MARK BOOKER, WHO KIND OF WENT THROUGH THESE CHANGES.

SOME OF THOSE ALSO ARE THE CHANGES TO HIS TITLE.

IF YOU LOOK IN THE POLICY, IT HAD PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO A DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING.

NOW MR. MARK BOOKER IS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR .

WE ALSO CHANGED THAT. ALSO UNDER EXCEPTIONS AS FAR AS DELEGATING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING.

PREVIOUSLY, IT ALLOWED THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ALL BIDS AND PROPOSALS FOR FOOD ITEMS. IN LIGHT OF OUR SEVERE SHORTAGE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING WE ASK THAT THAT ALSO BE INCLUDED.

WE'VE ALL HEARD THE THE RECENT COMMENTS FROM OUR EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIANS, OUR SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, LSSPS. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO MOVE QUICKLY, TO RETAIN STAFFING SERVICES, TO RETAIN THOSE IMPORTANT PERSONNEL.

ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER? YEAH. THANK YOU, MS. RAY. AND THIS QUESTION MAY NOT BE FOR YOU, MAYBE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT IN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS,

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I AM TOTALLY IN FAVOR OF RAISING THE LIMIT TO THE 150.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE OF TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THAT MORE THAN ONE SET OF EYEBALLS LOOKS AT IT BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE.

NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SOME KIND OF REPORT COMES TO THIS BOARD TO SHOW WHAT WAS APPROVED WITHIN THIS AUTHORITY.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE DON'T MIND. I PERSONALLY DON'T MIND GRANTING THE AUTHORITY, BUT I KIND OF WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON UNDERNEATH IT.

ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU TELL ME THAT JUST VERY QUICKLY, MR. MILLER, IF YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ALSO IN YOUR PACKET, THERE IS A TABLE THAT MR. BOOKER AND MR. DODDS HAD PREPARED FOR YOU. IT'S IN GREEN AND IT OUTLINES FOR YOU ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS IN THE PAST YEAR OR YEAR AND A HALF THAT WE HAVE SEEN AND WHAT THOSE AMOUNTS ARE.

YES, SIR. THAT IS THE TABLE AND, ALSO PER OUR CH REGULATION, WHENEVER THERE'S A 25% PERCENT INCREASE OF WHAT THE BOARD HAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. WE ARE REQUIRED TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. DODDS. AND THAT RULE SURVIVES IF WE RAISE THE LIMIT, IT WOULD STILL SURVIVE THAT UPPER LIMIT.

IT'S STILL A 25% THRESHOLD. YES, SIR. THAT DOES NOT CHANGE.

AND ALSO, JUST ONE MORE THING AND THEN I'LL LET MR. DODDS SPEAK. DOING GREAT DOING GOOD. [LAUGHTER] I'M SO SORRY. BEFORE YOU ALSO IS A DRAFT BILL.

THAT IS IN THE LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW. IT'S HB NUMBER 1998.

THAT IS ALSO INCREASING THE COMPETITIVE BID RULES FROM 50,000 TO 100,000.

SO THIS INCREASE WOULD KIND OF ALSO PARLAY INTO THAT INCREASED AMOUNT FOR ALLOWING THE COMPETITIVE BID TO BE AN INCREASED AMOUNT AS WELL. SURE, SURE. THANK YOU. MR. DODDS, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THIS.

PLEASE ALSO ADDRESS HOW A NEW BID WILL BE ADDRESSED, AS WELL AS HOW WE'RE DOING THE CURRENT BIDS THAT NEED AN EXTENSION DURING THIS $150,000 THRESHOLD. YES, I'LL TRY.

IF I MESS IT UP, YOU CAN SURELY CORRECT ME ON THAT.

YOU KNOW, THE $150,000 YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG JUMP, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WILL HOLD US UP ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY ON.

YOU KNOW, EVEN IN MIDLAND, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN HALF THE SIZE OF GARLAND, WE WERE ALREADY AT $100,000.

AND SO BEING A DISTRICT TWICE AS BIG AS BEFORE THAT I WAS AT BEFORE WE FELT LIKE THIS FELL IN LINE NOT ONLY FOR WHAT WE DO NOW, BUT ALSO FELL IN LINE WITH COMPARABLE DISTRICTS AROUND US.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT TO BRING A REPORT.

NOW, WE DON'T DO THAT NORMALLY ON THE $75,000.

ON THAT, IT'S JUST WHAT THE BOARD SEES ONCE IT WE JUMP THAT THRESHOLD OVER AT 75 AND GO UP.

AND IF THERE'S A 25% INCREASE, WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD.

WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT. BUT AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS WILL BE A CHANGE.

AND WE'RE MAKING LOTS OF CHANGES AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH, OUR BUDGET.

AND, OF COURSE, YOU WERE ONE OF THE ONES THAT CALLED ME WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE AND SAID, WE NEED TO MOVE CHANGE ON THAT.

IT'S TAKEN ME A YEAR AND A HALF TO WORK ON THAT.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT, THAT IT FALLS IN LINE. AND OF COURSE, WE CAN PROVIDE WHATEVER INFORMATION THE BOARD WANTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY DON'T DO ANYTHING ON THE 75.

IT'S JUST WHEN IT INCREASES OVER 75, WE BRING IT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

AND CERTAINLY WE'LL BE DOING THAT WITH $150,000 ALSO.

OKAY. AND SO JUST PROCEDURALLY JUST MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR AND MAYBE THE BOARD AS WELL.

IF, THE LIMIT WERE TO BE RAISED TO 150 OR WHATEVER THE LIMIT IS, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE LIMIT IS, WHEN THERE'S A LIMIT THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITHIN, HOW MANY SETS OF EYES SEE THAT BEFORE IT'S SIGNED OFF ON, AND WHO ALL IS GOING TO SIGN OFF ON IT? WELL, AS FAR AS ANY CONTRACT GOES, I SIGN EVERY CONTRACT.

SO I SEE EVERYTHING. AND ANYTIME THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GO OUT FOR AN RFP WE WE HAVE SEVERAL SETS OF EYES GRADING THAT RFP

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AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, IT WON'T CHANGE MUCH ON WHAT WE DO NORMALLY IT WOULD JUST RAISE THAT THRESHOLD, BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW EYES THAT SEE THIS.

IF IT GOES THROUGH A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE ALL REVIEWING THE CONTRACT AND MAKING SURE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT AND EVERYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GO INTO CONTRACT. ONCE WE GO INTO IT, GOES THROUGH A CONTRACT, GOES THROUGH OUR PURCHASING REVIEW, IT GOES THROUGH A LEGAL REVIEW BEFORE IT COMES TO ME TO SIGN, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS WHAT WE WANT.

AND WE NEGOTIATE BACK AND FORTH. WHEN IT DOESN'T QUITE MEET THE STANDARD WE NEED.

AND SO THERE'S ALWAYS SOME CHANGES SOMETIMES IN A CONTRACT.

AND, AND SO WE DO DO THAT ON EVERY CONTRACT. CERTAINLY.

AND WITHIN THESE LETTINGS OF THESE WITHIN THE LETTING OF THE CONTRACT, THEY STAY WITHIN THE CONCEPT OF BEING IN THE BUDGET, HAVING BEEN PROVIDED FOR WITHIN THE BUDGET. CORRECT.

IF WE BRING SOMETHING THAT IS NOT BUDGETED, THAT WOULD BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO GO ALONG WITH THAT AND THE BOARD WOULD SEE THAT.

YES. OKAY. YOU SEE ALL BUDGET AMENDMENTS, NO MATTER WHAT DOLLAR AMOUNTS THOSE ARE.

SURE I GOT YOU. SO JUST FINALLY LET ME JUST SAY THE CONCEPT OF MATERIALITY.

WE DEAL WITH QUITE A BIT AT THE BANK. I MEAN, AS YOU GET BIGGER, THE I DON'T WANT TO SAY LIKE AN EXXON, YOU KNOW, $10 MILLION IS A ROUNDING ERROR. WE DON'T DO THAT.

I MEAN, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT $150,000 THAT'S BEING MANAGED BY OUR PROFESSIONALS.

AND THAT'S WHY I SUPPORTED THIS MOVE. SO EXCUSE ME, FOR ME , WHEN I LOOK BACK TO WHEN AND I WAS ON THE BOARD WHEN WE WENT TO $75,000. I REMEMBER WORKING WITH MR. BOOKER ON THAT.

BUT $75,000 DON'T BUY TODAY WHAT IT USED TO. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER 75, EIGHT YEARS AGO. AND NOW IT WON'T EVEN TOUCH IT.

SO IT'S JUST TO ME, IT'S A PRACTICAL MATTER AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING FORWARD TODAY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE PROCEDURES.

I WILL SAY THIS SPEAKING TO SOME TRUSTEES THAT JUST WANTED SOME CLARITY ON THIS, MY TRUSTEE BRILLIANTLY SAID THIS BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO AN AGGREGATE OF WHAT HAPPENS AT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.

SO IF ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES LOVES A MATH TOOL AND SHARES THAT IDEA, ONCE YOU HIT THE 75%, I MEAN $75,000 THRESHOLD, THE OTHER CAMPUSES CAN'T BUY IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIKE, WHY DID I GET LOCKED OUT? I'M SURE YOU'VE GOTTEN SOME OF THOSE FRUSTRATIONS, YOU KNOW, LIKE, HOW COME THESE CAMPUSES GET IT NOW? I CAN'T. WELL, WE HIT THAT MARK. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IN CAMPUS A AFFECTS CAMPUS Z.

AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS UNDERSTAND THAT IN A BIG DISTRICT LIKE THIS, THIS HAS REALLY BEEN RESPONSIVE FOR OUR CAMPUSES FOR FOR MOST OF OUR CONTRACTS, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DISTRICT WIDE, IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BUST THAT 150 AND THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING TO THE BOARD ANYWAY. SO JUST THE PRAGMATIC VIEW OF HOW THIS IS AFFECTING CAMPUSES REALLY WILL PROBABLY LOOSEN A LOT OF THE THE RED TAPE THAT WE DO HAVE. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF RED TAPE.

YOU PROBABLY HEARD A LOT OF VENDORS SAY, MAN, YOU GUYS ARE VERY BUREAUCRATIC.

AND THE BUREAUCRACY OF GETTING SOMETHING THROUGH IS SO THAT WAY WE KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS.

AND WE DO WE WANT TO AVOID ANY TYPE OF FRAUD AT ALL TIMES.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH THOSE SAFETY MEASURES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN. YES, THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUT THUS FAR.

WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE WE ARE SOLVING? AND I GUESS IF YOU WILL ANSWER THAT BY GOING OVER THIS CHART, I'M MAKING ASSUMPTIONS OF WHAT I SEE ON THE CHART.

BUT CAN YOU TELL US YOU'RE RAISING IT? I KNOW ABOUT INFLATION.

KNOW ABOUT MULTIPLE CAMPUSES, BUT WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE SOLVING? AND DOES THIS CREATE MORE WORK FOR THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT OR LESS WORK? AND THEN. EXPLAIN WHAT'S THE INTENT OF THIS CHART WITH THESE COLUMNS.

SO THE I'LL TRY TO ADDRESS THEM AS I REMEMBER THEM.

SO THE INTENT OF THE CHART IS TO SEE, SHOW YOU HOW MANY FEWER CONTRACTS YOU WOULD ACTUALLY SEE AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT AS YOU KNOW, YOU WILL STILL SEE 70% OF ALL CONTRACTS THAT WE ACTUALLY DO JUST BASED ON THE CURRENT CONTRACTS WE HAD. NOW WE'RE TRYING TO LOWER A BUNCH OF THOSE CONTRACTS JUST BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS,

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OKAY, LET ME STOP YOU RIGHT THERE. SO THAT ANSWER APPLIES TO HOW MANY RFPS AND ACTION ITEMS WE WOULD BE SEEING ON A REGULAR BOARD MEETING. YES, YOU WOULD STILL SEE UP TO ABOUT 70% OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN SEEING SO FAR.

BUT THESE NUMBERS REPRESENTS THE VARIOUS THRESHOLDS THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN.

YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF I CAN INTERJECT, MISS GRIFFIN.

I THINK THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS CHART WITH MR. BOOKER PREPARED THIS TO JUST LET YOU KNOW HISTORICALLY WHAT THE BOARD HAS SEEN AT WHAT AMOUNTS.

AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE DATES THAT ARE OUTLINED ON THE LEFT, THOSE ARE THOSE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN OR GREATER THAN $150,000.

YOU'VE SEEN FEWER THAN THOSE YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAN YOU HAVE IN THE PAST.

SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MRS. GRIFFIN I CAN ADD SOMETHING TO THAT AS CHAIR OF THE POLICY THAT WE DISCUSSED, EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED HERE TODAY.

BUT ONE ITEM THAT NOBODY HAS MENTIONED IS THE TIME FACTOR.

LET'S SAY TOMORROW THAT SOMETHING COMES IN AND IT GOES ABOVE THIS THRESHOLD.

DO WE WAIT 2 OR 3 WEEKS BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN FOR APPROVAL, OR DO WE MOVE ON? SO WE'RE LOSING PRECIOUS TIME WITH THE COST OF GOODS THAT ARE GOING GOODS AND SERVICES.

YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, AND THOSE THINGS. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY WHEN WE WANT TO SUMMARIZE IT, WE NEED THOSE CONCISE ANSWERS. AND I AGREE WITH THAT, THAT IT'S A TIMING FACTOR.

AND THEN IF WE HAVE TO START A NEW RFP, THAT'S A LONGER PROCESS BECAUSE THE BIDS HAVE TO STAY ON THE STREET FOR 30 DAYS OR MORE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YES, YES. AND AS FAR AS WORK ON THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, IT WON'T CHANGE THEIR WORK.

THEY'RE STILL GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE CONTRACT THAT WE DO WITH THE SAME FIDELITY.

THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT WORD, AND SO IT WON'T CHANGE THEIR WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS.

THEIR PROCEDURES. THEIR PROCEDURES WILL STAY THE SAME.

IT JUST THE ONLY PROCEDURE THAT WILL CHANGE IS THE THRESHOLD THAT WE'RE THAT HAS TO COME TO THE BOARD.

OKAY. SO BOARD PREPARATION. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. MR. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR.

FOR OUR SECOND READING, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO BREAK OUT THE LAST COLUMN? EQUAL OR GREATER THAN 150? COULD YOU JUST BREAK IT OUT TO TWO SEPARATE ITEMS, PLEASE? YES. GOOD. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, TRUSTEES THAT CAME TO US FOR FIRST READ.

THANK YOU. NEXT TIME WE SEE, THIS WILL BE. THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

WE'LL BE VOTING ON IT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR TRUSTEES REPORT.

[VI.D. Trustees' Report]

WE WILL START TO MY RIGHT WITH MISS GRIFFIN. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SELDERS.

I THINK SOMETIMES WE DON'T REALLY CAPTURE WHAT AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF STUDENTS WE SERVE WITH A GREAT TEAM OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THEIR WEEKS DO NOT STOP ON FRIDAY.

THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN THIS DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKENDS IS AMAZING, SO I JUST ALWAYS WANT TO LIFT UP OUR CHILDREN FOR HAVING THE COURAGE AND THE DESIRES TO COMPETE IN ALL OF THESE VARIOUS COMPETITIONS THAT WE HOST, THAT WE ATTEND. AND I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE ARE PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MAKE THIS DISTRICT UNMATCHED.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MAKE US LOOK GOOD. I WANT TO ALSO SAY, FROM A LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE, THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOW HAVE COMMITTEES, AND THEY ARE HAVING VARIOUS MEETINGS.

IT WAS INTERESTING TO BE IN AUSTIN TO HEAR THE SAME RHETORIC.

AND SO I JUST SAY TO EVERYONE, WE NEED YOU TO BACK PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WE NEED

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AND SOMEBODY'S MATH IS NOT COMPUTING AND I DON'T THINK IT'S OURS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN. MR. MILLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I'LL BE BRIEF. I SAID, EVERY TIME I COME TO THIS MEETING, WE COME TO THIS PART OF THE AGENDA THAT IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE TO SEE HOW THIS BOARD SUPPORTS NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS, BUT ALSO THE STAFF AND JUST DIFFERENT SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND THINGS THAT THIS BOARD IS ABLE TO DO.

AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST HEARTWARMING TO SEE HOW INVOLVED EVERYBODY IS ON SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT.

I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SPECIAL ED BASKETBALL DAY, WHICH WAS AT NAAMAN FOREST, AND IT WAS PRETTY TREMENDOUS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REALLY COLD. GETTING AROUND THE GYM.

BUT ONCE YOU WERE INSIDE, YOU TALK ABOUT WARM AND IT'S AMAZING THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS AND PEOPLE AND PARENTS WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THESE KIDS AS THEY WENT THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES. YOU KNOW, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THERE, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF OUR STAFF THERE. AND IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE COMMITMENT, I THINK WE JUST HAD SOME TEACHERS HERE WHO WERE GOING THROUGH OUR CAPE PROGRAM, AND WE SAW HOW COMMITTED THEY ARE AND HOW IT TOUCHES THEM TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THESE KIDS.

THE SAME THING WITH OUR SPECIAL ED. AND IT WAS JUST A VERY OUTSTANDING DAY.

AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT JUST MAKES YOU HAPPY THAT YOU BRAVED THE COLD AND GOT OUT AND GOT TO WITNESS IT.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY DOCTOR LOPEZ THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH WITH PULLING THIS OFF.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT AND I ALSO WENT TO THE ROWLETT CHAMBER GALA.

IT WAS A REALLY GOOD GALA. I THOUGHT LARRY WAS GOING TO BUY ME THE TRIP TO TUSCANY, ITALY, BUT HE DIDN'T, SO I WENT AWAY EMPTY HANDED. [LAUGHTER] NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED, HE WOULDN'T BUY THAT FOR ME.

BUT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD EVENT. AND, YOU KNOW, ROWLETT, SACHSE AND GARLAND ARE ALL THREE SPECIAL COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE INDEPENDENT AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF SERVING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND THERE, AGAIN, IT'S HARD TO CRITICIZE VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE THEY SPEND SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT TO SERVE FOR WHATEVER THEIR PURPOSE IS.

BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT IT TAKES TO MAKE EVERY COMMUNITY AS SPECIAL AS IT IS.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE, THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING.

AND I WILL SAY THIS. JUST KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.

AS MISS GRIFFIN MENTIONED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN AT THE STATE.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO I DON'T WANT TO THROW ANYBODY UNDER THE BUS.

EVERYBODY HAS A GUT FEEL ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO OR WHAT'S RIGHT OR WHAT'S WRONG.

I CAN JUST TELL YOU, I PERSONALLY DO NOT CARE WHERE A KID GOES TO SCHOOL AS LONG AS THEY PROSPER AND DO WELL.

IF A KID IS GETTING WHAT THEY NEED, IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME IF THEY GO TO A PUBLIC PRIVATE CHARTER HOME, SCHOOL, WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THIS KID WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

I'M FOR IT. I JUST HOPE THEY PUT SOME TRANSPARENCY INTO THIS, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE USING TAXPAYER DOLLAR, YOU NEED TO BE ON THE SAME PLAYING FIELD THAT WE'RE ON.

AND SO FAR, WE'RE THE ONLY ONE ON THIS FIELD.

AND WE GET LOOKED AT AND GRADED AND EVALUATED BASED ON CRITERIA THAT NOBODY ELSE SEEMS TO BE SUBJECT TO.

SO HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE BILLS, THERE WILL BE SOMETHING THAT EVENS THE PLAYING FIELD.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY THE 2 OR $300 INCREASE PER STUDENT THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CAN BE KICKED UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE'RE FROM INFLATION ALONE, WE'RE ABOUT $1,300 BEHIND SINCE 2019.

SO JUST KEEP YOUR EYE ON THOSE NUMBERS AND I WILL PASS IT TO THE NEXT PERSON.

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. MR. GLICK, YOU KNOW, I OFFERED TO GET YOU THE NEW ORLEANS TRIP.

[LAUGHTER] ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT WE WENT TO SEE THE SACHSE ROCKWALL BASKETBALL PLAYOFF GAME.

UNFORTUNATELY, SACHSE LOST BUT THEY WERE VERY COMPETITIVE.

WHAT WAS MOST INTERESTING, ALTHOUGH ROCKWALL IS ACTUALLY CLOSER, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THE STANDS FOR SACHSE WAS LIKE 5 OR 6 TIMES GREATER.

IT WAS JUST AMAZING. THE CHEERING SECTION THAT SACHSE HAD.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS INTERESTING TO ME IS WE HAD TO TAKE THE CIRCUITOUS ROUTE FROM ROWLETT WHEN HE PICKED ME UP DOWN TO FORNEY.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

THIS IS KNOWN AS THE EAST BRANCH OF GEORGE BUSH BACK THEN.

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THEY'RE FINALIZING THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY. SO THAT MEANS IT'S REAL CLOSE.

THEY HAVE TWO ROUTES BUT THEY'LL EVENTUALLY CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE.

YOU'LL SEE THE OLD WILL EVENTUALLY GO DOWN TO 80 AND 20.

AND YOU SAY WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH OUR DISTRICT.

WELL JUST IMAGINE BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE OBVIOUSLY THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF DALLAS COUNTY WE HAVE GREAT ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR WORK HERE TO GET TO OTHER SECTIONS OF THE METROPLEX.

THIS IS GOING TO OPEN UP A WHOLE OTHER SECTION OF THE METROPLEX AND WHERE WE ARE.

THINK OF ALL THE TRAFFIC COMING FROM 20 THAT GOES TO 6 35 OR 80.

IF YOU KNOW THE AREA OF ROWLETT WHERE THOSE WAREHOUSES ARE BEING BUILT, THAT'S IN ANTICIPATION SOME OF IT OF THIS TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH.

SO I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR PROJECT. AGAIN, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED.

I WENT TO THE TWO HEARINGS THAT WERE HELD IN MESQUITE ON THIS.

IT'S COMING AND IT'S COMING FAIRLY SOON. ALSO, AS MR. MILLER SAID, I WAS AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL THIS YEAR, RATHER THAN BEING IN THE HOOPS SECTION, I WAS ACTUALLY ON THE AWARD SECTION. I DIDN'T SCREW UP ONE TIME GIVING OUT THE MEDALS.

I MADE SURE EVERYBODY GOT THEIR GOLD AND SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS.

WHAT WAS MISSING THIS YEAR WAS THE VOICE. THE VOICE IS USUALLY THE VOICE OF MR. JOHNNY BEACH, WHO'S ALSO KNOWN AS THE VOICE OF WILLIAM STADIUM FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS TRACK.

BUT IN HIS PLACE THIS TIME WAS CARMEN BLAKEY, WHO HEADS OUR CTE, AND SHE DID A VERY GOOD JOB.

SO THERE'S SOME COMPETITION FOR MR. BEACH WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS TRACK COMING UP VERY SOON.

I ATTENDED WITH MR. JOHNSON AND MISS RAY THE UT LAW CONFERENCE.

IT'S A TWO DAY CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN. JUST SOME OF THE TOPICS.

YOU CAN IMAGINE WHERE WE ARE. CELL PHONE BANS, BULLYING AND HARASSMENT, CYBER ATTACKS, AI SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND, OF COURSE, WHAT ELSE? VOUCHERS. SO THOSE ARE THE TOPICS.

JUST YESTERDAY WAS THE STATE OF THE CITY LUNCHEON FROM SCOTT LEMAY.

AND BEFORE THE LUNCHEON, SCOTT AND I WERE REMINISCING ABOUT THE FACT HE STARTED AS A GARLAND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHEN I STARTED ON THE BOARD HERE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT OUR TIMES.

BUT I'VE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN ROWLETT WITH PLANNING AND ZONING FOR 11 YEARS AS CHAIR AND FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITIES TAKE ON AN AURA, AND IT'S EITHER SOMETIMES A VERY NEGATIVE OR A POSITIVE.

AND FOR SO MANY YEARS I LOOKED AT OUR NEIGHBORING CITY.

I'M FROM ROWLETT AN GARLAND, AND I THINK THERE WAS, IN MY OPINION, A NEGATIVE AURA.

I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE WITH MY WIFE WE WERE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING A NEW ANIMAL SHELTER IN ROWLETT AND I DON'T CARE.

WE VISITED ALMOST EVERY ANIMAL SHELTER IN THE METROPLEX, AND I TOOK ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS, AND I WENT TO THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR WHERE THE OLD GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER WAS. AND I SAID, HERE'S ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO HELP BUILD A NEW ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND THE RESPONSE WAS SO NEGATIVE. BUT IF YOU LOOK WHAT WE JUST WHAT GARLAND JUST DID WITH YOUR RECENT BOND, YOU BUILT THE BEST ANIMAL SHELTER IN THE METROPLEX.

IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE WHEN YOU WALK IN THERE AND YOU DIDN'T HIDE IT WAY BACK ON INDUSTRIAL STREET, YOU PUT IT RIGHT ON 66 ACROSS THE STREET. YOU'RE BUILDING AN AMAZING TENNIS COMPLEX.

ALL THE THINGS THAT MAYOR LEMAY TALKED ABOUT, GARLAND HAS NOW SAID WE CAN.

THERE ARE SOME CITIES WHO SAY WE CAN'T OR WE DON'T DESERVE IT, OR WE'RE NOT THAT GOOD.

AND I'VE SEEN THE CHANGE IN THE LAST FEW BONDS THAT GARLAND HAS HAD.

AND NOW YOU SAY WE CAN. AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXCITING FOR CITIZENS AND EVEN MYSELF AS A CITIZEN OF ROWLETT, TO WATCH THE PROGRESS THAT YOU'RE HAVING IN GARLAND, IT'S REALLY AMAZING.

AND THEN FINALLY, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE HAD THE DEDICATION OF THE FINE ARTS WING AT COYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MARCI ZOFFUTO.

MR. SELDERS WAS THERE? MISS GRIFFIN WAS THERE, DRESSED VERY ELEGANTLY IN COYLE ORANGE AND BLACK, I MIGHT ADD. SUPERINTENDENT AND CABINET WERE THERE.

THERE'S PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO THANK. FIRST OF ALL.

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THE GREAT PRINCIPAL AT COYLE, CHERYL WILSON, WHO ALSO PLAYED WITH, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT WITH THE ROWLETT BAND, WHO WAS THERE PLAYING HER BASS CLARINET. SHE'S AN AMAZING BASS CLARINET PLAYER.

CHRIS PINEDA, HEAD OF THE COYLE BAND, WHO ALSO STUDENT TAUGHT AT COYLE WITH MISS ZOFFUTO.

RENEE LIRA FROM THE ROWLETT BAND. THE GREAT, GREAT JOB THAT OUR OWN JASON WHEELER DID AS EMCEE.

AND SO AND CERTAINLY JOSEPH FIGARELLI. AND WHAT WAS THE NICEST PART IS MS. ZOFFUTO'S TWO DAUGHTERS WERE PRESENT. AS DOCTOR LOPEZ SAID IN HIS OPENING REMARKS.

HE SAYS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. AND IT WAS SHOULD IT HAVE HAPPENED EARLIER? I OPENED MY REMARKS BY SAYING I BY THE NIGHT BEFORE, I HAD TWO ITEMS ON MY BUCKET LIST.

ONE IS TO PLAY AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF COURSE, AND I SAID, IT'S BEEN THERE 40 YEARS AND WILL PROBABLY BE THERE WHEN I'M NO LONGER ON THIS PLANET. THE OTHER ONE WAS TO HONOR THAT GREAT LADY, AND WE'VE NOW DONE IT.

IT'S HARD TO EVEN IMAGINE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER BEEN ABLE TO EXPRESS IT HOW SHE GOT THESE REGULAR KIDS.

THIS WAS NOT A SPECIAL SCHOOL. THIS WAS NOT A MAGNET FOR MUSIC.

THESE ARE JUST NEIGHBORHOOD ROWLETT KIDS TO PERFORM MUSIC THAT NO ONE COULD IMAGINE.

AS COYLE TRAVELED WON TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE ONLY TWO THAT HAVE EVER BEEN WON.

ONE THE SUDLER CUP AND THAT SUDLER CUP WAS PRESENT FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE THE MOST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR MUSIC.

I'M NOT REALLY EVEN SURE TODAY HOW SHE DID IT, HOW SHE CONVINCED THESE KIDS THAT THEY COULD PERFORM AT A LEVEL THAT'S BEYOND WHAT ANYBODY COULD THINK. THE STORY I TOLD WAS THAT A PIECE OF MUSIC THAT SHE HAD CHOSEN TO PLAY IN CHICAGO WAS ALSO PICKED BY INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF THE GREAT MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY WILL PLAY THAT MUSIC. AND SHE SAID, NO, MY KIDS CAN PLAY THAT MUSIC.

THINK ABOUT THAT. SO AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION FOR FINALLY, WE FINALLY DID IT.

WE FINALLY NAMED IT. I WENT TO LUNCH WITH HER TWO DAUGHTERS AFTER, AND WE JUST REMINISCED.

WE REMINISCED ABOUT THE GREATNESS OF THIS LADY AND WHAT SHE ACCOMPLISHED.

SO THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. MR. BEACH.

THANK YOU, MR. SELDERS. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE.

ONE IS I TOOK PART IN THE COUNSELORS APPRECIATION AT THE CCC AND HOW IT WAS PUT ON FOR THE MARDI GRAS AND ALL THE COUNSELORS, AND WERE THERE AND THAT WERE CELEBRATING.

AND WE HAVE SOME GREAT COUNSELORS IN THIS DISTRICT AS PART OF THE GISD FAMILY.

SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR INVITING US TO THAT LUNCHEON.

IT WAS WONDERFUL. I ALSO WENT TO THE ROWLETT CHAMBER LUNCHEON.

AND ANY OF YOU EVER GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO ONE OF THOSE YOU NEED TO, BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE DAVID DUNPHY FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL USED TO BE MS. BLAKELY. THEY COME UP AND THEY RECOGNIZE WITH SPONSORS THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, AND THEY COULD BE TEACHERS OR THEY COULD BE SUPPORT STAFF, WHOEVER. BUT THEY SUPPORT THE ROWLETT AREA, THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

SO IT'S VERY MOVING WHEN THEY DO THAT. ALSO, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A VALENTINE'S BANQUET AT THE NAACP WINTER BALL, AND IT WAS THE TITLE OF IT WAS FOR THE GODDESS OF LOVE, EROS.

WELL, MR. SELDERS AND HIS WIFE WERE PUT ON STAGE, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ROBERT AND HIS WIFE FOR BEING PUT ON STAGE FOR THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT THEY WERE MARRIED A LOVELY COUPLE.

AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THEM AND THEIR KIDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

GOT SOME GREAT PICTURES, SO HAD A GREAT TIME.

ROBERT, CONGRATULATIONS. ALSO WENT TO THE GARLAND CHAMBER LUNCHEON, ALSO FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS WITH SCOTT LEMAY.

AND OF COURSE THIS IS HIS LAST SWANSONG. SCOTT NO LONGER CAN BE REELECTED, BUT HE'S DONE A GREAT DEAL FOR GARLAND, THE CITY OF GARLAND. ALSO, I MENTIONED TO LEADERSHIP CLASS EARLIER ABOUT THE TWO STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO THE STATE BOUND THAT ARE FROM SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL, FROM OUR NATATORIUM, THE LARRY GLICK NATATORIUM, AND THAT WOULD BE SENIOR ASHLEY DELA HOME, A ONE METER DIVING. AND ALSO THE OTHER STUDENT IS A SOPHOMORE, AUGUSTUS FRIEDEL, IN THE 100 YARD BUTTERFLY.

BUT I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BOTH OF THOSE STUDENTS COMING OUT OF THE NATATORIUM.

ALSO, I WANT TO DO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM WHO GOT TO OPEN UP THEIR SEASON AT GLOBE LIFE PARK AND THEY DEFEATED LAKE HIGHLANDS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO A GREAT START OF THE SEASON.

AND I KNOW THAT THE KIDS ARE REALLY EXCITED. AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, OUR FIELDS ARE READY TO GO AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD TEAMS.

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I WATCHED A MOVIE OR A SERIES ON TV. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU WATCHED THE AMERICAS, NARRATED BY TOM HANKS THE OTHER NIGHT, OR THAT'S BEEN ON TV, BUT ON THERE HE TALKS ABOUT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME BIRDS ON THERE, AND ONE OF THEM WAS THE BLUE FOOTED BOOBY, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS A CASSOWARIES.

WELL, I JUST THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WE'VE GOT THE NUMBER THREE BIRDER IN THE WORLD OVER HERE IN LARRY GLICK IF Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW THAT NUMBER THREE IN THE WORLD. IMMEDIATELY I GOT TEXT MESSAGES AFTER I TEXTED HIM.

I GOT PICTURES OF HIM FROM LARRY. HE'S BEEN THERE, NEW GUINEA.

HE'S BEEN TO OTHER PLACES TO SEE BIRDS THAT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

SO I WANT TO COMMEND LARRY. [LAUGHTER] I THOUGHT THAT WAS FASCINATING.

SO LARRY, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. MR. JOHNSON, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.

I DON'T THINK I CAN FOLLOW UP ON BIRDING AND AND AND SUCH, BUT I'LL GIVE IT A GO.

AS MR. GLICK INDICATED, I ALSO ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LAW SCHOOL SCHOOL LAW CONFERENCE.

IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE THIS YEAR, ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY, LIKE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, IT SOMETIMES IT JUST DISINTEGRATED INTO A DISCUSSION ABOUT VOUCHERS FROM TIME TO TIME. SO I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WE GET THROUGH THE VOUCHER ISSUE, [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE IT'S EVERY TIME WE GET TOGETHER, AS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION ISSUE, IT SEEMS TO DOMINATE EVERYTHING.

THERE WAS INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THOUGH, IN THE SCHOOLS THAT I FOUND FASCINATING BECAUSE WE AS A PARENT, YOU SIT BACK AND YOU THINK ABOUT THE PLAGIARIST IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND IT'S CERTAINLY OUT THERE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION REALM TO HELP US LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON IN TERMS OF STAFFING AND BEING ABLE TO ASSESS MORE RAPIDLY, AND SO THAT'S GOOD. AND GETTING THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THAT OUT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE NAACP WINTER BALL AND GOT TO TOAST MR. AND MRS. SELDERS ON THEIR SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE AND THEIR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING AND WE GOT SOME GOOD PICTURES.

IT WAS JUST A IT WAS AN INTERESTING CONCEPT. AND EVERY TIME I GO TO THE NAACP WINTER BALL, IT'S A DIFFERENT CONCEPT EVERY TIME. SO GOOD JOB TO RICKY MCNEAL AND YOUR TEAM ON A REALLY FINE EVENING THAT WE ALL ENJOYED.

I ALSO, SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING, ATTENDED THE ALL REGION BAND CONCERT AT POTEET HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WAS A LOVELY EVENING. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS WAS THE CLOSE OF THE ALL REGION BAND.

THE ALL REGION WIND ENSEMBLE PLAYED AN AMERICAN ELEGY, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WORK THAT THAT WAS WRITTEN TO HONOR THE DEAD STUDENTS AT COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE 1990S, THE KIND OF DEFINING ELEMENT THAT BROUGHT FORTH THIS NEED FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY AND THINGS KIND OF TWO DECADES BEFORE UVALDE, REALLY.

BUT IT REALLY IT KIND OF HIT HOME. IT WAS A VERY POWERFUL PIECE OF WORK IN THE ALL REGION.

BAND DID A FANTASTIC JOB PLAYING IT. AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY, YOU GOT TO HEAR A LOT OF SOLO AND ENSEMBLE BECAUSE WE HAD OUR REGIONAL SOLO AND ENSEMBLE TRYOUTS AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE HAD PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE AREA COME IN AND THE PARKING LOT WAS FULL OF BAND TRAILERS.

IF YOU WENT TO THE GYM, IT'S LITERALLY THE GREATEST CACOPHONY OF NOISE YOU'VE EVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE.

I DON'T RECOMMEND GOING INTO THE WARM UP ROOM.

IT'S KIND OF HARSH, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY AND WE HAD A FIRE ALARM, WE HAD WE HAD ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

[LAUGHTER] BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, 368 GISD STUDENTS QUALIFIED FOR STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE AND BAND AND CHOIR, WHICH I THINK IS TREMENDOUS. [APPLAUSE] AND A TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH FIGARELLI AND HIS FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. THANKS. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. MISS STANLEY. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO I'LL TRY TO HIT JUST A FEW THINGS THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS SAID.

NOT THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WENT TO HIM. SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT, SO I GOT AN INVITATION. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO BE ON THIS BOARD IS THAT I GET TO EXPERIENCE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I PROBABLY WOULD NEVER EXPERIENCE. AND SO I SAW THIS INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING THAT WAS CALLED UP, MOVE UP MINDSET. AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS.

BUT AS USUAL, I THINK, WELL, WHAT THE HECK, RIGHT? SO IT WAS PUT ON BY GAABSE AND IT WAS A SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON ZOOM.

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WE HAD A GUEST KEYNOTE SPEAKER, OUR OWN MISS CHERYL ALEXANDER, AND SHE JUST AND REALLY THE WHOLE PREMISE OF IT WAS THEY DID SOME MOCK INTERVIEWING AND THEY TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FINDING YOUR PURPOSE.

AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO IN YOUR CAREER AND WHAT PATHS TO TAKE.

AND THEN AND THEN SUPER CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IN THE WHOLE INTERVIEWING PROCESS.

AND EVEN IF YOU WEREN'T IN AN EDUCATION, IT WAS LIKE BASIC 101 CAREERS.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THAT WHOLE GROUP THAT PUT THAT TOGETHER, BECAUSE I THOUGHT I STAYED THE WHOLE TIME.

I WAS COMPLETELY ENGAGED, AND I ENJOYED IT, AND IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING, SO I COULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN WATCHING TELEVISION OR SOMETHING, BUT IT WAS WAY BETTER. AND THEN THE OTHER THING WE WENT TO WAS THE GARLAND ISD BLACK HISTORY ART SHOW AND RECEPTION AT THE ATRIUM. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN WATCHING KINDERGARTEN ON UP TO HIGH SCHOOLERS IN THEIR VERY BEST, TAKING PICTURES OF THEIR ARTWORK WITH THEIR MOMS AND THEIR DADS AND THEIR GRANDMAS AND GRANDPAS AND THEIR AUNTS AND THEIR UNCLES AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW OFF THEIR ART.

AND IT WAS NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS, BUT IT WAS ALSO ADULT ART.

SO THEY HAD SOME ADULT ARTISTS THAT HAD AMAZING WORK, AND THEN STUDENT NUTRITION HAD SNACKS THERE, AND IT WAS AMAZING FOOD AS USUAL. AND SO JUST THE WHOLE AS USUAL GISD EFFECT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CALL US? WE'RE JUST AMAZING. BUT IT'S JUST ALWAYS THESE EVENTS AND THEY'RE SO WELL ATTENDED.

AND TO SEE THE ART, A LOT OF THE ART, THE KIDS WERE ACTUALLY DOING THINGS ABOUT WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED ABOUT THEIR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, ABOUT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CULTURE. AND SO IT WASN'T JUST DRAWINGS.

I MEAN, IT WAS MEANINGFUL EDUCATION AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT FOR THAT.

AND THEN I GOT TO GO TO I MEAN, WE ALL DID, BUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEER CLASSIC COMPETITION.

SO I AM NOT ONE WHO CAN DO CHEER NOR SONG NOR DANCE, AND NEITHER IS ANYBODY IN MY FAMILY.

AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER THINKS SHE HAS, BUT SHE CAN'T.

BUT OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, MOLINA AND EVELYN ARE SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING CHEER, DANCE AND THEATER PERFORMERS.

AND MOLINA GOES TO BRANDENBURG AND SHE INVITED ME TO SIT UP THERE WITH THE PARENTS.

AND IT'S KIND OF NICE SOMETIMES TO BE INCOGNITO.

AND SO I SAT UP THERE AND GOT TO LEARN MORE THAN I'LL EVER UNDERSTAND WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHEER OF THE GAME DAY CHEER VERSUS THE SOMETHING ELSE CHEER. IT WAS SO MUCH I COULDN'T EVEN TAKE IT IN.

AND THE WAY THAT THEY COMPLIMENT OTHER TEAMS, I MEAN, THEY REALLY THEY THEY CRITIQUE IT, BUT THEY DON'T CRITIQUE IT IN A MEAN WAY.

AND I WAS JUST REALLY IMPRESSED. AND SO AND THEN I FOUND OUT THAT MOLINA IS ACTUALLY COMPETING ON THE BEAM NEXT WEEK.

I'VE KNOWN THIS CHILD SINCE SHE WAS THREE YEARS OLD, AND I DIDN'T THINK SHE COULD WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME.

AND SHE DOES THE BEAM OKAY. HOW AMAZING IS THAT? AND SHE'S GOT COMPETITION. SHE'S WINNING IT. SO I'M GOING TO GO WATCH THAT BECAUSE I'M AMAZED BY IT.

AND I'LL BE WATCHING EVELYN HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO AS WELL.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO WRAP UP IS MORE ABOUT LEGISLATION.

BUT I WENT MY INTENT HAD BEEN TO JOIN THE PTA RALLY DAY THAT WAS AT THE CAPITOL YESTERDAY.

SO I WENT THERE WITH THE INTENT OF HANGING OUT WITH THEM, BUT INSTEAD SPENT TIME ACTUALLY MEETING WITH SOME LEGISLATORS WITH A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TWISTS AND THAN JUST NO VOUCHERS. REALLY ASKING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PRO VOUCHERS TO REALLY EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THEY THINK IS THE REASON FOR IT AND TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THE TALKING POINTS OF ALL THE STUFF THAT THEY GO OUT AND TALK ABOUT, THAT IS NOT TRUE. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GETTING THEIR NUMBERS ANY MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE IS GETTING THEIR NUMBERS. BUT TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION AND BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND I'LL BE SPEAKING WITH DOCTOR LOPEZ AND MR. DODDS HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK. BECAUSE I WALKED AWAY WITH SOME REAL TASKS.

BECAUSE THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S NOT JUST ENOUGH TO SAY NO TO VOUCHERS.

IT'S NOT JUST ENOUGH TO SAY, YOU KNOW, FUND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS CORRECTLY.

IT'S REALLY ABOUT FIGURING OUT WHAT LEGISLATION NEEDS TO CHANGE, WHAT NEEDS TO GO AWAY, WHAT NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN, AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACTIONABLE BECAUSE IT'S CHANGE THAT WE NEED.

IT'S NOT JUST NO, WE CAN ALL DO NO VOTES AND GET NOWHERE.

AND CAN YOU JUST SCREAM AND HOLLER AT EACH OTHER ACROSS THE AISLES? BUT IT'S REALLY FINDING OUT WHAT IS IT THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE THAT LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AND TO MAKE IT TO WHERE I'M WITH THE REST OF MY TEAM UP HERE.

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I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT WHATSOEVER. BUT IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT WE DO HERE, WE HAVE TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. AND SO THAT'S REALLY KIND OF TO ME, EVERYTHING TO ME IS NUTS AND BOLTS.

AND IT'S MORE ABOUT THE KNOW. IT'S ABOUT WHAT DO I HAVE TO COME TO THE TABLE WITH THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOR THE VOUCHERS AND GET THEM TO SEE WHAT WE SEE ON OUR SIDE, AND NOT JUST WHAT EVERYONE ELSE WANTS THEM TO SEE.

SO I'M OFF MY SOAPBOX, BUT THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MISS STANLEY AND MR. GLICK, YOU HAVE ONE MORE THING.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I WAS ASKED TO DO A TAPING FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.

WE KIND OF REMEMBER THE 2014 BOND, AND I KNOW LEADERSHIP GARLAND VISITED THE NATATORIUM AND THE GILBREATH-REED TODAY. BUT THE 2002 BOND LED TO THE CULWELL CENTER.

AND WITH THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY, THEY ASKED ME SOME REMINISCING.

I TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE HEARD FROM DOCTOR LOPEZ THAT WE COULD ALL GET TICKETS TO BAD BUNNY, AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF US KNEW WHO BAD BUNNY WAS.

[LAUGHTER] I CERTAINLY, AS A JAZZ PERSON, DID NOT.

I PROMISE YOU, I ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE AND FINALLY FOUND A FRIEND OF A FRIEND WHOSE KIDS KNEW WHO BAD BUNNY WAS.

BUT IT'S MORE THAN WHAT WE THINK ABOUT IS GRADUATIONS.

WE KNOW THE GRADUATIONS. AND I WENT TO A LOT OF OLD GRADUATIONS AT SMU WHERE IF YOU PARKED, YOU WERE AFRAID YOU WERE GOING TO BE TOWED. IT'S A LOT MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S ALL THE TEACHER TRAINING WE'RE ABLE TO DO ON OUR OWN PREMISES.

IT'S HOSTING THE UIL VOLLEYBALL AND BRING IN TEAMS FROM LITERALLY ALL OVER THE STATE.

IT'S THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR LUNCHEON. IT'S WHAT'S COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS WILL BE THE TOP TEN STUDENTS LUNCHEON THINGS THAT I LOVE TO GO TO.

IT'S JUST AN AMAZING CENTER AND ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT THAT WE HAVE THERE NOW.

SO IT'S BECOME A MECCA IN THIS AREA. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MOST INTERESTING TO ME IS WHEN I WENT TO THE JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE UIL STATE TOURNAMENT, I ALWAYS TALKED TO THE UIL OFFICIALS AND THEY THANKED US.

THEY THANKED THE BOARD. THEY THANKED THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE MADE TO THE FACILITY, AND THAT'S WHY THEY KEEP COMING BACK. SO HOPEFULLY THAT VIDEO WILL BE OUT SOON.

IT'S AN AMAZING FACILITY ADDING TO ALL THE OTHER GREAT STRUCTURES WE HAVE.

THANK YOU SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR TRUSTEES ARE PRETTY ACTIVE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO REPEAT A LOT OF THE ONES THAT THEY'VE ATTENDED.

I'VE ATTENDED MANY OF THE ONES THAT THEY HAVE.

I WILL JUST SHARE WITH BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH THAT WE HAD.

WE ALL GOT A LOT OF GIFTS AND CARDS AND THINGS THAT FROM CAMPUSES, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS JUST KIND OF SHARING HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATED THE WORK THAT WE DO.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL LEFT WITH BIG BOXES OF THINGS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT I WILL TRY.

I THINK WE ALL GO THROUGH THEM AND WE LOOK AT THOSE CARDS, AND EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THEM, IT'S LIKE REALLY COOL THAT, YOU KNOW, TO BE APPRECIATED FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO, THAT WE MAKE FREE 99 FOR EVERY MONTH.

SO AND IT'S COOL. YEAH. FREE 99. FREE. FREE 99.

YES. FREE 99. AND I LOOK AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE THE REAL MVPS.

THEY'RE DOING THE WORK. THEY'RE PUTTING IN THE TIME AND THE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE HAVING THE SUCCESS THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE.

AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR US TO SHOW APPRECIATION TO THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE.

AND THAT'S ALWAYS COOL. I ATTENDED A F ESTIVAL AT HICKMAN ELEMENTARY, WHICH WAS IN CELEBRATION OF THE VIETNAMESE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

AND THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT TO ATTEND. I WAS THERE MISS GRIFFIN WAS THERE, I THINK.

MISS STANLEY, YOU CAME. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO SIT NEAR TOM AND JENNIFER NGUYEN, WHO ARE PILLARS IN THE VIETNAMESE AND ASIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN GARLAND.

AND JUST TO SEE THE JOY ON HER FACE AND JUST HOW HAPPY SHE WAS TO SEE ALL OF THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THAT EVENT, IT WAS IT WAS REALLY COOL TO WATCH. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER SEEN HER THAT HAPPY.

MISS GRIFFIN, I DON'T KNOW. SHE HASN'T SAID THAT TO ME.

LIKE SHE TURNED TO US LITERALLY, AND SHE'S LIKE, I AM SO HAPPY.

AND SHE WAS ALMOST IN TEARS JUST TO WATCH THAT.

SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT LIKE OUR DISTRICT AND HOW DIVERSE IT IS AND HOW WE CELEBRATE OUR CULTURES THAT ARE IN THE DISTRICT,

[01:35:07]

SO D MAGAZINE AND COMMIT PARTNERSHIP HOSTED AN EVENT AT D MAGAZINE OFFICE AND WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.

WELL, D MAGAZINE IS PRODUCING A SERIES OF REPORTS ON EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THEY'RE TYING IT TO CERTAIN EVENTS.

AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE WAS ABOUT STATE'S ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND HOW IT RELATES TO SCHOOL CHOICE AND SO ON.

THE PANEL, THERE WERE THREE OTHER INDIVIDUALS DOCTOR JEANNIE STONE, WHO'S A FORMER SUPERINTENDENT, KATE GREER, WHO IS COMMIT'S STATE POLICY PERSON OR EXPERT, AND THEN ANOTHER YOUNG LADY NAMED TRENACE DORSEY-HOLLINS WHO WAS FROM PARENT SHIELD. AND WE WERE GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND HOW IT IMPACTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WHATNOT.

AND IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION TO HAVE AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO SHARE INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT'S PERSPECTIVE OR LOCAL POLICY MAKER PERSPECTIVE AND THEN HEAR OTHER INPUTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE SPACE.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT TO ATTEND AND TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT ON THAT PLATFORM.

I ALSO, LIKE MANY OF MY TRUSTEE COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED, ATTENDED THE NAACP 24TH ANNUAL WINTER BALL.

AND THE TITLE WAS CELEBRATING EROS LOVE ON VALENTINE'S DAY.

AND SO I WAS REALLY I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS IT WAS REALLY A GREAT TIME BECAUSE MY WIFE DOESN'T ATTEND A LOT OF THESE EVENTS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S LIKE, I'M GONNA LET YOU GO DO THAT AND I'LL BE HERE SUPPORTING YOU.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK HER PUBLICLY BECAUSE IT'S HER SUPPORT AND MY FAMILY'S SUPPORT THAT ALLOWS ME TO DO THE THINGS THAT I DO.

AND SHE'S NOT AN OUT FRONT PERSON, AND I'M ACTUALLY A KIND OF A SHY PERSON MYSELF.

I KNOW PEOPLE THINK THAT I'M NOT TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT IS A TRUE STATEMENT.

BUT I WANTED TO THANK OUR TRUSTEES AND THEIR SPOUSES FOR ATTENDING AND SUPPORTING US THAT EVENING, AS WELL AS DOCTOR LOPEZ. AND I THINK, DOCTOR, MR. DODDS WAS THERE. AND THANKS TO MRS. GWEN DANIELS FOR THE INVITATION.

AND THEN FOR MR. RICKY MCNEAL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN THE GARLAND UNIT.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL KICK IT OVER TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.

[VI.E. Superintendent's Report]

IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND, YOU KNOW, I CALL IT I CALL IT BLACK EXCELLENCE MONTH.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY AND, THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CELEBRATED, THAT WENT ALONG WITH THE I'M CONNECTING THE DOTS, THE ART SHOWS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY THE TRUSTEES, BY THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE BEAUTIFUL CULTURE THAT'S OUT THERE.

AND AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT IN OUR DISTRICT, I'M GOING TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT BLACK EXCELLENCE IN OUR DISTRICT.

IT STARTS AT THE BOARD TABLE. WE HAD SOME TWO BREAKTHROUGH MOMENTS WITH OUR BOTH OF OUR TRUSTEES, WITH MISS LINDA GRIFFIN BEING THE FIRST BLACK TRUSTEE IN GARLAND HISTORY.

THERE WE GO. [APPLAUSE] YAY! AND MR. ROBERT SELDERS BEING THE FIRST BLACK MALE ON THIS TRUSTEE BOARD, CONGRATULATIONS TO ROBERT SELDERS. [APPLAUSE] A NAME THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME IS EVAN WALKER.

AND MOST OF YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHO EVAN WALKER IS.

SHE IS THE ONLY RHODES SCHOLAR EVER IN GARLAND'S RICH HISTORY, AND SHE'S A BLACK FEMALE THAT GRADUATED FROM LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL THAT RESIDED IN ROWLETT, AND SHE GOT THAT DISTINCTION BACK IN 2020. SO IT IS VERY, VERY RECENT.

[APPLAUSE] ONE OF THE B LACK EXCELLENCE WRITERS THAT WE'VE COME ACROSS IS W.P.

COOK. AND WE CELEBRATED HIM, ACTUALLY, AS HE'S BEEN GROWING UP, BECAUSE HE KEEPS WINNING ALL THESE WRITING COMPETITIONS AND IS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. AND HE GAVE ME THIS PUBLICATION OF ALL OF HIS WORK IN THE PAST YEARS FROM GARLAND ISD.

AND HE TALKS ABOUT THE SPECIAL APPRECIATION THAT PEOPLE GAVE HIM TO ALLOW HIS GIFTS TO GROW WITHIN THE GARLAND ISD COMMUNITY AND IN THE SCHOOLS. AND SO AS WE'RE CELEBRATING ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR NATION, REALIZE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF GREATNESS HERE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT LEADERS THAT YOU COULD SEE NOT ONLY IN CENTRAL OFFICE, BUT ALSO IN OUR SCHOOLS.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF GREAT TEACHERS THAT ARE MAKING A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE FROM FORMER TEACHERS OF THE YEAR TO FUTURE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF GREAT STUDENTS THAT ARE EMERGING.

[01:40:01]

WE HAVE A FIVE STAR RECRUIT GOING TO THE UT. JUST A LITTLE BIAS THERE.

AS A RECEIVER, YOU GOT TO WATCH HIM PLAY. I'M SURE HE'LL MAKE IT NEXT YEAR.

AND SO WITH A LOT OF ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE WORLD THAT CENTER OURSELVES, THAT THERE IS A LOT OF GREATNESS THAT WE NEED TO CELEBRATE, THERE'S A LOT OF UNITY AND DIVERSITY.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT SEPARATES GARLAND APART FROM ANYONE ELSE.

PEOPLE TEND TO FORGET WE'RE ALMOST 75% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

CLOSE TO 90% OF OUR KIDS ARE OF COLOR. SO IT COULD BE BLACK, ASIAN, HISPANIC, BIRACIAL.

AND WE HAVE 40% OF OUR KIDS THAT ARE SPEAKING A SECOND LANGUAGE.

SO WITH ALL THOSE HURDLES, OUR DISTRICT IS REALLY, REALLY PERFORMING AT HIGH LEVELS AND WE'RE NEVER SATISFIED.

WE GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO. SO LET'S CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY, AND WE'RE ENDING THE MONTH ON A HIGH NOTE THROUGH OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM. F FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WISH TO BRING FORWARD FOR A FUTURE AGENDA? IF THERE ARE NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. Consent Agenda]

CONTRACT NUMBER 32-25-04. SO THAT'S F 3. WE'RE PULLING THAT FOR A SEPARATE MOTION AND APPROVAL.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PULL INCREASE THE BID AWARDS OR AWARDED BID ITEM G 1.

THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US AT ANOTHER TIME.

SO WITH THAT, ASIDE FROM THE HR REPORT, I THINK ALL OF THE OTHER ITEMS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF F 3 AND G 1, THERE ARE NO CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. IS THAT CORRECT, DOCTOR LOPEZ? THAT IS CORRECT. SO IF TRUSTEE IS OKAY WITH IT, WE CAN TAKE A BLANKET MOTION FOR ALL THE ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF F3 AND G1, AND TAKE A BLANKET MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MR. JOHNSON.

MR. PRESIDENT. YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEM 7A HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

ITEM 7 B APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 2025 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.

ITEM 7C APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF THE GAABSE SCHOLARSHIP GALA AT THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.

ITEM 7D APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS.

ITEM 7 E APPROVAL OF THE REGION 10 MULTI-REGION PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

ITEM 7 F NEW BIDS. CONTRACT 141-26 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF COMMODITY PROCESSING FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. CONTRACT 15-25 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER.

CONTRACT 321-25-05 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS AND DIGITAL LEARNING MATERIALS.

CONTRACT 394-25-10 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF IEP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SOFTWARE.

ITEM 7 G INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS. CONTRACT 242-20-01 APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR ORACLE PLANNING AND BUDGETING CONSULTING SERVICES. SECOND.

THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY MISS STANLEY.

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? IF THERE IS NONE, PREPARE TO VOTE.

VOTE NOW. VOTE CLOSED. THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

WE'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONTRACT 3225-04 TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CTE LARGE

[VII.F.3. Contract# 32-25-04 - Consider Approval of Purchase of CTE Large Equipment and Services – Mark Booker and Carmen Blakey]

MECHELLE, IS THIS THE ONE WHERE I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF? OKAY. I WILL RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT. YES, SIR.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 32-25-0 FOR APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CTE LARGE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THERE IS NONE.

[01:45:02]

ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST REPEAT THAT. THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO WITH ONE ABSTENTION, ONE RECUSAL.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO WITH ONE RECUSAL. [LAUGHTER] I'LL MAKE SURE I GET IT RIGHT.

WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF I JUST VOTED? MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU? NO, NO, NO, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO TO JAIL.

I'M KIDDING, I'M KIDDING. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR SECTION EIGHT FOR ACTION ITEMS FOR NON

[VIII.A. New Bid]

PROPOSITION A FUNDING SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS AND TEACHER CONSULTANT SERVICES.

DOCTOR LOPEZ. PRESIDENT SELDERS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES .

NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE THE COMMITTEE PRESENTATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

ANY QUESTIONS. MR. JOHNSON? NO. MISS GRIFFIN.

YES.

CAN WE TALK ABOUT. EXCUSE ME? CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING SOURCE AND THE SCHEDULE FOR BASICALLY THE FUNDING AND IN OUR BOARD PACKET THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PHASES.

AND MY QUESTION IS CAN WE SELECT THE PHASES OR WE'RE GOING FOR ALL THE PHASES AND THEN TALK ABOUT BECAUSE IT'S TALKING ABOUT A NINE MONTH PERIOD, WHICH MEANS WE'LL BE OUT OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND WE'LL BE INTO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

SO JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND. GREAT. T HE FIRST ONE DEALING WITH THE FUNDING WILL BE PRIMARILY DONE IN TWO PARTS.

ONE WILL BE PART IN PART FROM THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $127,200 WILL BE FROM THIS SCHOOL YEAR'S BUDGET, WHICH WE WOULD GET OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND ON AN APPROPRIATION.

NO BUDGET AMENDMENT IS FORECASTED ON THAT ONE.

THE REST WILL BE DONE IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AS WE'RE DOING OUR BUDGET PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.

ADDITIONALLY, THE QUESTION WAS THERE WERE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PACKAGE THAT THEY GAVE AND WE ARE ASKING FOR ALL THREE PARTS, BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED ALL THE LOGISTICS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED ALL THE VIDEOS, EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH THAT PACKAGE TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH IT AND NOT ADDING CAPACITY TO OUR ALREADY EXISTING STAFF THAT IS RUNNING THIN.

AND FINALLY, IT'S OVER A NINE MONTH PERIOD BECAUSE THE FIRST PART IS GOING TO BE DEALING WITH GETTING THE COMMITTEES TOGETHER POTENTIALLY EVEN EDUCATING THE BOARD ON THE DO'S AND DON'TS AND BEING ABLE TO ROLL ALL OF THAT OUT, GETTING THAT DATA.

AND THEN IN JULY, WHEN WE COME, THAT'S WHEN THE BULK OF EVERYTHING IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND IF THE BOARD MOVES FORWARD WITH IT, WE'RE LOOKING AT AN AUGUST VOTE.

AND IF THE VOTE GOES THROUGH IN AUGUST, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT WITH THE CAMPAIGN FULL FORCE FROM THEN ON, AND THAT'S WHEN ALL THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS COME UP, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE JUST AN INFORMATIVE STANCE.

SO THE REMAINING DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT'S PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK ON 824.

CAN YOU GIVE ME THE REMAINING AMOUNTS? I DON'T HAVE THE BOARD BOOK IN FRONT OF ME.

I HAVE 824. CAN YOU QUEUE IT UP? THANK YOU. THERE WE GO.

RIGHT HERE. YES. OKAY. BECAUSE YOU SAID A CERTAIN AMOUNT LOWER THAN THAT IN THAT FIRST PHASE.

SO I'M ASSUMING THAT FIRST PHASE IS BROKEN UP INTO OVER TWO SCHOOL YEARS.

SO. YES. DOES THAT MEAN THE VOTE THAT WE TAKE TONIGHT? THE REMAINDER FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25-26 WILL BE PUT IN OUR 25-26 BUDGET. YES, MA'AM. YES, IT WILL BE. AND I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, MR.

[01:50:02]

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DEAL WITH THESE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CONTINGENCY.

AND ALL OF THAT. I'M ASSUMING THIS IS A HARD, FAST NUMBER.

YES, MA'AM. I'M ASSUMING. YES. THIS IS A HARD, FAST NUMBER FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR.

YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'M SORRY. YES, MISS STANLEY. SO, JUST PIGGYBACKING ON MISS GRIFFIN.

SO THERE'S NO PART OF THIS THAT IF WE GET INTO THIS PROCESS AND WE FEEL THAT WE DON'T NEED TO GO ANY FARTHER, THAT WE I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE AN ALL OR NOTHING.

SO BASICALLY WHATEVER SERVICE THAT WE DO GET, THEY WILL START WORKING ON NOW.

THERE WOULD BE TIMES I WOULD SAY PROBABLY FROM HERE TO, I WOULD SAY JULY, THAT WE COULD MAYBE MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS IF WE NEEDED TO.

BUT ONCE, WE CONTRACT AND THEY START WORKING, IT'S FOR WORK PAID JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CONTRACT.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHENEVER WE DO FORESEEABLE ON FOOD VENDORS OR ANY TYPE OF THIRD PARTY HELP.

WE PROJECT OUT WHAT WE NEED AND THEN WE ONCE THEY START THE PROCESS, THEN THE DELIVERABLES ARE THERE.

THE FIRST PART IS PAYING FOR MAINLY THE FIRST PART.

THAT'S WHY IT'S BROKEN OUT IN TWO AREAS. WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR SERVICES THAT WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE ONE MORE.

I'M SORRY. YES, MISS GRIFFIN. I'M ASSUMING THIS IS A TEAM OF PEOPLE FROM THIS COMPANY.

YES, MA'AM. DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS? I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF THE TEAM.

BUT THEY HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY. I'M ASSUMING. YES.

TO SUPPLY WHATEVER TEAM MEMBERS ARE NEEDED FOR US TO KEEP TO WHATEVER SCHEDULE WE DEVELOP.

THEY ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO ENSURING OUR SUCCESS.

LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT WAY. AND OUR TEAMS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH THESE PEOPLE IN THE PAST ARE EXCITED ABOUT PARTNERING WITH THEM, BECAUSE THEY DO SAY THEY DO DELIVER WHATEVER IS PROMISED.

YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

READY FOR MOTION. YES, I'M READY FOR MOTION. YES, SIR.

I MOVE CONTRACT 432-25 PROPOSITION A FUNDING SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS AND TEACHERS CONSULTANT SERVICES. YES. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. GLICK, SECONDED BY MR. MILLER. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS? THERE IS NONE. PREPARE TO VOTE. VOTE OPEN. VOTE CLOSED.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO 8 B INCREASE IN AWARD FOR CONTRACT NUMBER 141-25.

[VIII.B. Increase in Award]

THANK YOU. HI. PRESIDENT SELDERS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS.

SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ. I'M CECILIA RAMIREZ, SENIOR BUYER HERE REPRESENTING MR. BOOKER IN HIS ABSENCE. THE ACTION ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE FOR COMMODITY PROCESSING FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

CONTRACT 141-25. THE INCREASE IN AWARD IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ELEVATED COST ASSOCIATED WITH COMMODITY FOODS.

THIS YEAR, AN ESTIMATED SPEND OF $618,045 EACH MONTH HAS BEEN SHOWN FROM JULY 2024 TO FEBRUARY OF 2025. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT WE WILL NEED AN ADDITIONAL 2 MILLION TO COVER THE EXPENSES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTRACT TERM.

THIS IS AN INCREASE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR ONE YEAR WITH AN ORIGINAL AWARD OF 5 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 2 MILLION, WITH THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT AT 7 MILLION FROM THE 240 FUND.

THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CONTRACT? MR. MILLER? YEAH. JUST CLARIFY FOR EVERYONE. WHAT WE'RE SAYING WITH THIS CONTRACT IS THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT'S COVERED WITH THE NATIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAM. SO IT'S A SPEND IT AND GET REIMBURSED TYPE OF PROGRAM.

[01:55:01]

YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

PRESIDENT SELDERS. YES, MISS STANLEY. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR COMMODITY PROCESSING FOR NUTRITION SERVICES CONTRACT 141 - 25 AS WRITTEN IN OUR BOARD BOOK. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MISS STANLEY, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THERE IS NONE.

WE'RE PREPARED TO VOTE. VOTE OPEN. VOTE CLOSED.

THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR ACTION ITEM C CONSIDER APPROVAL OF JOINT ELECTIONS CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY

[VIII.C. Consider Approval of Joint Elections Contract with Dallas County Elections Department - Mechelle Hogan]

I PROVIDED TO YOU ALL A SEPARATE CONTRACT AS IT'S NEAR FINAL, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO POST THE DRAFT THAT I'M STILL WAITING FOR COMPLETION ON.

BUT I DID PROVIDE TO YOU ALL THE COST ESTIMATE.

AND AT THE TIME OF THE COST ESTIMATE RECEIVED, THAT'S WHAT ALL THE PARTICIPATING ENTITIES, THOSE LISTED OF ENTITIES THAT ARE PARTICIPANTS, ARE IN ATTACHMENT F OF THE CONTRACT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU.

I WILL KNOW BY THIS FRIDAY HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO CANCEL, OR IF THEY TOO, WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION FOR THE MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION. SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU ALL FOR TONIGHT IS APPROVAL TO PROCEED.

ONCE THE FINAL CONTRACT IS PREPARED IN THE UNDER THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT, I THINK OF 200 AND $278,794.48, WHICH COULD GO UP IF PEOPLE DROP OUT OR WILL POSSIBLY REMAIN THE SAME IF WE ALL STAY IN THIS ELECTION. I KNOW IT'S A STRANGE PROCESS TO SAY THAT IT MIGHT GO UP, BUT IT MIGHT GO DOWN.

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S $278,794.48. WHAT HAPPENED TO $60,000? WELL, I WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT PROPERLY IF YOU FLIP TO THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ENTITIES, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF VOTE CENTERS, WE HAVE OVER 248 ELECTION DAY VOTE CENTERS THAT WE MUST PAY FOR, JUDGES FOR. AND THE JUDGES THERE ARE ALSO LISTED AND WE HAVE OVER, I BELIEVE, 56 ELECT EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS THAT WE KEEP OPEN FOR SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS.

SO WITH THE COST OF THAT, AS WELL AS THE NEW VOTE CENTER, THE VOTING SYSTEM AND THE NEW POLL E-POLL BOOKS THAT WILL HELP HOPEFULLY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE ISSUES WE HAD ON THE MAY EXCUSE ME, THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION.

WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY FIND REGISTERED VOTERS, WE PURCHASED NEW POLL BOOKS.

SO SOME OF THOSE COSTS ARE ALSO BUILT INTO THIS.

SOME OF THEM ARE NOT, BECAUSE WITH THE DISCREPANCY AND THE ERRORS AND THE OTHER MACHINES, WE DID GET A LITTLE BIT OF A CREDIT BACK, BUT NOT MUCH.

THANK YOU. I JUST THINK THAT WAS GOOD INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU. IS THERE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE MOTION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE? FOR THIS? NO. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE MOTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS.

AND THEN WHAT IT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 278. BUT I DIDN'T PUT THAT ON THERE.

I LEFT THAT OUT ON PURPOSE. OKAY. SO IF YOU WILL APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND I'LL PARTICIPATE AND HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN MY 199 BUDGET TO COVER THEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. YEAH, I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

MECHELLE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. 256 VOTING LOCATIONS, HOW MANY EARLY.

AND LET'S CALL THEM GAME DAY VOTING DAY SITES WILL WE HAVE AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW WITH THE CURRENT? GISD? IN GISD. GISD. THREE IN OUR THREE COMMUNITIES.

I'VE NOT TOTALED THOSE, BUT THEY ARE LISTED IN YOUR ATTACHMENTS IN THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU. I'M TOO LAZY TO COUNT MYSELF.

IF YOU WILL GIVE ME A SECOND, I COULD POSSIBLY GET IT. WE'LL GET IT FROM YOU LATER.

YEAH, WE'LL GET IT. I WILL PROVIDE THAT TO YOU ALL SEPARATELY, HOWEVER, THEY ARE LISTED WITHIN THE CITY, OUR EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS HAVE REMAINED THE SAME. OUR FRIENDS AT ROWLETT HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH CHOOSING AN EARLY VOTING SITE FOR THE MAY ELECTION, UNLIKE THE TROUBLES WE EXPERIENCED FOR THE NOVEMBER.

AND I AM SAYING THAT TO BE VERY PETTY ON RECORD BECAUSE THEY CHOSE TO CHANGE IT AFTER WE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS.

SO THEY WILL HAVE THEIR EARLY VOTING SITE BE AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER, SIMILAR TO WHERE IT WAS FOR THE NOVEMBER.

WE HAVE THE NORTH GARLAND LIBRARY, THE SOUTH GARLAND LIBRARY AND THE GARLAND COLLEGE OR DALLAS COLLEGE LOCATION.

WE HAVE. AND THEN SACHSE CITY HALL IN THE COURTROOM.

LIKE NORMAL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. TRUSTEES. MR. PRESIDENT.

YES, SIR. MR. JOHNSON. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE JOINT CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MISS STANLEY.

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THERE IS NONE.

[02:00:01]

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. IT IS NOW 7:00, AND WE WILL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

[IX. Executive Session]

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001 A. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.076, CONSIDERING THE DEPLOYMENT SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES.

ONE, DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEA'S INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS.

B. PURSUANT TO 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, TWO A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR 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 ONE DISCUSSION OR DISCUSS PARTICIPATION IN MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION INVOLVING YOUTH, SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND RELATED LITIGATION AND ENTERING INTO A CONTINGENCY FEE CONTRACT WITH THOMPSON & HORTON, LLP, EILAND & BONNIN, PC AND O’HANLON, DEMERATH & CASTILLO, PC TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT.

TWO. CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ATTORNEY SERVICES AND FEES.

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.

ONE. CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT AND THEN.

D PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072 .

DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY. A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. IF DELIBERATION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE THIRD PERSON. D1 DISCUSSION AND UPDATE REGARDING REAL ESTATE PURCHASES PREVIOUSLY DELEGATED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THE FEBRUARY 2024 BOARD BOND SPECIAL MEETING AND OTHER POSSIBLE REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS.

AGAIN, IT IS NOW 7:03 AND WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OH THANK YOU. IT IS 10:14 AND WE HAVE RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

DO I HAVE A MOTION. MR. PRESIDENT? YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT THE GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTINGENT FEE LEGAL SERVICES CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES THE FINDINGS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 2254, SUBCHAPTER C, AND THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A CONTINGENT FEE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AND A REQUEST TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR EXPEDITED REVIEW.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THERE IS NONE.

PREPARE TO VOTE. VOTE CLOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? YES, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION.

YES, SIR. I ALSO MOVE THAT THE GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT AND APPROVED ENTERING INTO A CONTINGENT FEE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THOMPSON & HORTON, LLP, EILAND & BONNIN, PC AND O’HANLON, DEMERATH & CASTILLO, PC TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT IN YOUTH SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND RELATED LITIGATION. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY MR. GLICK. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THERE IS NONE. PREPARE TO VOTE. Y'ALL JUMPED THE GUN.

YOU NEED TO MOVE IT. SPEED IT UP. I'M GOING AT MY NORMAL PACE.

Y'ALL GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP PACE WITH ME. [INAUDIBLE] NO NO NO. WE'RE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. I'M SORRY.

I GOT A PROCESS HERE. WE GOT IT. I UNDERSTAND.

WE'VE BEEN HERE LONGER, SO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE.

WE HAVE A THIRD ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT? YES, SIR. I'M GOING TO GIVE MR. JOHNSON A REST HERE, AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT WITH THE TERMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT.

SECOND. MOVED BY MR. MILLER, SECONDED BY MISS STANLEY.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THERE IS NONE. PREPARE TO VOTE.

[02:05:03]

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED.

[XI. Adjournment]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.