Mar 25, 2025 Board of Trustees Meeting

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GOOD EVENING. IT'S 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]

AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A STUDENT FROM HEATHER GLEN ELEMENTARY WHO WILL BE LEADING US IN THE PLEDGES THIS EVENING.

PLEASE RISE. NOW I WILL RECITE THE US PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NOW I'LL RECITE THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

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

HELLO, MY NAME IS ALAN MORENO. I ATTEND TO HEATHER GLEN ELEMENTARY.

I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. I'M INVOLVED IN OUR BASKETBALL TEAM AND CHOIR.

AND MY FAVORITE TEACHER IS MISS WINES. YEAH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALAN, FOR THAT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

[III. Public Forum]

WOULD YOU PROVIDE MISS WINSTEL WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS? MISS WINSTEL, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR AFFILIATION WITH THE DISTRICT.

AND WHY YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK. YOU'LL SEE SOME LIGHTS ON THE PODIUM.

GREEN LIGHT MEANS GO. YELLOW IS A MINUTE WARNING.

AND THEN AT RED, WE PLEASE ASK YOU TO STOP. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

I DIDN'T KNOW Y'ALL WERE GOING TO MAKE ME GO FIRST. OKAY. [LAUGHTER] HI.

MY NAME IS. OH, WAIT. DO I WAIT UNTIL IT'S GREEN? OH, OKAY. HI, MY NAME IS AMANDA WINSTEL WITH THE GARLAND ISD COUNCIL OF PTAS.

I AM THE ADVOCACY CHAIR, AND I'M HERE TO GIVE A RECAP OF THE TEXAS PTA RALLY DAY THAT WE ATTENDED WITH THE GARLAND ISD CHANGE AGENTS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH. SORRY.

THIS WAS HELD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE ATTENDANCE TOTALS FOR ALL OF TEXAS PTA.

WE HAVE NO OFFICIAL COUNT, BUT IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE ALL TIME HIGH WITH OVER 2000 PTA MEMBERS MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD. RALLY DAY IS A SIGNATURE EVENT FOR PTAS ACROSS TEXAS WHEN LEGISLATORS ARE IN SESSION.

STUDENTS, PARENTS AND EDUCATORS ATTEND INFORMATIVE CAUCUSES, RALLY ON THE CAPITOL STEPS, AND VISIT WITH LEGISLATORS WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL IS A REALITY. GARLAND ISD ALSO HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF ATTENDEES AT RALLY DAY, WITH OUR OFFICIAL COUNT OF 66 STUDENTS, STAFF, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM OUR DISTRICT.

WE MET WITH TEXAS HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ANGIE CHEN BUTTON, ALVARO DIAZ, THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR TEXAS SENATOR NATHAN JOHNSON, TEXAS HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE RHETTA ANDREW BOWERS STAFF MEMBERS FROM TEXAS HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ANA MARIA RODRIGUEZ RAMOS, THE TEXAS PTA 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION PRIORITIES ARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING, RESOLVE TEACHER AND STAFF SHORTAGES, INCREASE SCHOOL SAFETY, TRANSFORM SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND KEEP PUBLIC DOLLARS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

RALLY DAY PROVES THAT WHEN THE PTA MEMBERS OF TEXAS GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD BY TAKING ACTION, POLICY MAKERS LISTEN, WE CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR STATE'S CHILDREN AND EDUCATION SYSTEM.

AND MEETING WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS AFTER THE RALLY TO SHOW THEM THAT GARLAND ISD IS HERE, THAT WE CARE ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THAT WE AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE, WAS AN AMAZING SIGHT.

IT WAS EMPOWERING TO COME TOGETHER AS A DISTRICT AND BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

DIRECTLY DISCUSSING THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TRULY FELT LIKE WE WERE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

AND OUR GARLAND ISD COUNCIL PTA GOAL FOR THE 2027 RALLY DAY IS TO HAVE OVER 100 ATTENDEES FROM THE GARLAND ISD SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM FOUR, INFORMATION ITEMS AND WE'LL PROCEED WITH ITEM A, EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE.

[IV.A. Evidence of Excellence ]

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DOCTOR LOPEZ I'M COLEMAN BRUMAN. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY TEACHING AND LEARNING.

AND BEHIND ME, I PROUDLY HAVE THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COACHES CANDICE FULLER, JEREMY YANCEY AND KATIE DONALDSON FROM UTD, THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM NOT ONLY ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST SCORE IN GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY, BUT THEY PLACED FIRST OVERALL AT THE UIL CLASS 6A LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION IN FRISCO LAST MONTH WITH AN OUTSTANDING TOTAL OF 43,978 AND 9/10 POINTS. THIS SUCCESS MARKS A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR THE SCHOOL AND IS A TESTAMENT TO THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE STUDENTS AND THE SUPPORT OF THEIR TEAM.

AMONG THE MANY HIGHLIGHTS SOPHOMORE, I'M GOING TO REPEAT THAT.

SOPHOMORE SHOURYA VYAS, MADE HISTORY AS THE TOP OVERALL SCORER AT THE FRISCO STATE FINALS, EARNING AN INDIVIDUAL SCORE OF 9,048 AND 9/10 POINTS, BECOMING THE FIRST DECATHLETE IN GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TO SURPASS THE 9000 POINT MARK. I'M GOING TO PAUSE ON THAT FOR A SECOND.

IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SUCCESS, EACH TEAM MEMBER WILL RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP FROM TEXAS ACADEMIC DECATHLON, TOTALING AN APPROXIMATE $12,000 FOR OUR STUDENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, COACH JEREMY YANCEY WAS HONORED AS THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON COACH OF THE YEAR FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO GARLAND'S SUCCESS. PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM FOR THEIR REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.

[APPLAUSE] SO TO MAKE SURE I GET THESE ALL RIGHT, LET ME GET THE AWARDS TO EVERYBODY.

SO FIRST OFF IS THE TEAM AWARD FOR EVERYBODY OVERALL.

AND THEN SHOURYA VYAS IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM AWARD.

THOMAS RODGERS. PHOENIX WEBB.

MAGGIE NGUYEN. SWEEDAL DSOUZA.

ANNA EADE. ESME BARNES.

AND KAILA BRODER. OH, I KNOW WHY I HAVE ONE EXTRA.

AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, JUST FOR ACADEMIC COACH OF THE YEAR, JEREMY YANCEY. [APPLAUSE] SO FIND A GOOD SPOT TO PUT THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TURN AROUND, IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND STEPPING BACK TOWARDS THE PODIUM AND SORT OF CENTER YOURSELF ON THE GISD LOGO RIGHT THERE.

THAT'LL BE GREAT. PUT YOUR CERTIFICATES UP. MAKE SURE THEY'RE THE RIGHT WAY.

ONE. ONE MORE. THREE. TWO, ONE. AWESOME. LET ME GET THE FAMILY.

YEAH FAMILY? YES. FAMILIES DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? YES. FAMILIES IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, PLEASE.

WE'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU COME UP, TOO. ALL RIGHT.

UP? OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. SMILE. RIGHT HERE. THREE.

TWO. ONE. ONE MORE. THREE. TWO. ONE. AWESOME.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. COACH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR TEAM? WAIT A MINUTE. NOW YOU'RE DECATHLON YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK. [LAUGHTER] I'M GOOD.

YOU'RE GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS TO GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO RECOGNIZE THE ALL-STATE BAND AND CHOIR.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. MR. FIGARELLI.

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

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

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

THE HIGHEST RANKING MUSICIANS JUDGED AT THE TMEA AREA COMPETITIONS QUALIFIED TO PERFORM IN ONE OF THE TEXAS ALL-STATE ENSEMBLES SPONSORED BY THE BAND, ORCHESTRA AND VOCAL DIVISIONS. ALL-STATE IS THE HIGHEST HONOR A TEXAS MUSIC STUDENT CAN RECEIVE.

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

ALL-STATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THREE DAYS OF REHEARSALS DIRECTED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONDUCTORS DURING THE ANNUAL STATE TMEA CLINIC CONVENTION.

THEIR PERFORMANCES BEFORE THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES BRING THIS AMAZING EVENT TO A CLOSE.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WE ALMOST DOUBLED OUR ALL-STATE NUMBERS FROM LAST YEAR.

LAST YEAR WE HAD EIGHT STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR ALL-STATE AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE 15.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. STARTING OFF WITH LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR JARED HUDLER, PRINCIPAL ELISE MOSTY STUDENTS. COLTEN STENLINE.

[APPLAUSE]. ABRAHAM DE JESUS . [APPLAUSE] AUDIENCE MEMBERS. FOR THE SAKE OF EFFICIENCY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SAVE ALL OF OUR APPLAUSE ONCE WE GET TO THE END OF A SCHOOL GROUP.

SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR HOLLY TAYLOR.

PRINCIPAL SHAE CREEL. STUDENTS. JOSEPH FIGARELLI.

ANDREW SAMUEL. [APPLAUSE] LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR DA'ON BOULANGER -CHAPMAN. PRINCIPAL ELISE MOSTY, STUDENT ARTURO MAYA.

[APPLAUSE] GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR DANIEL MONTGOMERY, PRINCIPAL DUKE BARNETT. STUDENTS. ANUSHRI SHANKAR. FAITH UTOMI, MATEO RODRIGUEZ, AND JOHN DACON.

[APPLAUSE] NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR SAMUEL SWEET.

PRINCIPAL JOHN FISHPAW. STUDENTS. DIEGO GANDARA.

ALINA ORTEGA. [APPLAUSE] ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR RICO HAMILTON. PRINCIPAL DAVID DUNPHY. STUDENTS.

ENRIQUE CASTILLEJA. AARON DANN. [APPLAUSE] SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR KRISTIN POLIGALA.

PRINCIPAL SHAE CREEL. STUDENTS. BRAXTON BLANKENSHIP.

JULIANN NGUYEN. [APPLAUSE] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE AMAZING STUDENTS.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS. NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO A PHOTO FOR YOU GUYS.

THIS IS A GOOD THING. THERE'S TOO MANY OF YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO ROWS. OKAY.

SO WE CAN MAKE TWO ROWS. FILL IN THE FRONT A LITTLE BIT SO I CAN GET IT IN THE FRAME.

CAN. LET'S DO THE STUDENTS FIRST. THEN WE'LL LET THE PRINCIPALS COME IN.

OKAY. THREE. TWO. ONE. THREE. TWO. ONE. ALL RIGHT.

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I GOT TO MAKE A THIRD ROW. IT'S TOO BIG.

WHY DON'T YOU STAND? THERE WE GO WITH THE NURSERY, AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

THAT'LL WORK. YEAH. WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET ON THE BACK OF THE WALL.

SO YOU GOT TO SQUISH IT A LITTLE BIT.

OH. 3, 2, 1. THREE. TWO. ONE.

JASON WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GET THE PARENTS IN THERE? [APPLAUSE] I THINK WE'LL GET THE PARENTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH ONE OF THESE STUDENTS.

CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO ITEM B, GOING THE EXTRA MILE THE GEM AWARD.

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

MR. WHEELER.

DOING DOUBLE DUTY TONIGHT. JOSE'S OUT TONIGHT.

SO PRESIDENT SELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR LOPEZ.

TODAY, WE RECOGNIZE FIVE EXCEPTIONAL GARLAND ISD HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS AS THIS MONTH'S RECIPIENTS OF THE GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD. THESE OUTSTANDING LEADERS HAVE SHOWN REMARKABLE DEDICATION BY OBTAINING THEIR SHRM CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION, A DISTINGUISHED CREDENTIAL PROVIDED BY THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE GOLD STANDARD IN COMPETENCY BASED HR CERTIFICATIONS.

THIS RIGOROUS CERTIFICATION PROCESS DEMANDS EXTENSIVE PREPARATION, MASTERY OF COMPREHENSIVE HR COMPETENCIES, AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A CHALLENGING EXAMINATION.

BY ATTAINING THEIR CREDENTIAL OUR HONOREES HAVE PROVEN THEIR EXPERTISE AND READINESS TO ADEPTLY NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN OUR EVER EVOLVING EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THEM UP NOW SO THEY CAN STAND UP HERE WHILE I READ THE REST.

SO FIRST, DOCTOR GRADYNE BROWN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES .

DOCTOR DINA ROWE, DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY HUMAN RESOURCES .

ATTICUS WISENER, DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY HUMAN RESOURCES .

EBONEY FORTE, DIRECTOR OF HR SYSTEMS AND ANNALUZ HILL DIRECTOR OF COMPENSATION.

[APPLAUSE] I WAS TRYING TO SAY IT TOO FAST. THEIR ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS THEIR EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY IN HUMAN RESOURCE PRINCIPLES, POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, AND LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES THAT DIRECTLY ENRICH OUR DISTRICT'S EFFECTIVENESS AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION. THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT EXEMPLIFIES GISD'S CONTINUOUS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH.

LET'S RECOGNIZE ALL FIVE MEMBERS AS WE CELEBRATE THEM AS THE GOING THE EXTRA MILE RECIPIENTS.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO SWING AROUND. PUT YOU IN THE MIDDLE.

THIS.

AWESOME.

03, 2, 1. THREE. TWO. ONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY COLLEAGUES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GET IN THE PHOTO? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS SPECIAL GROUP.

THANK YOU FOR. [APPLAUSE] THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM C AND WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT

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

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

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THE AUDITS TEST 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 IN SECURING OUR DOORS FOR THE PROTECTION OF EVERYONE AT OUR CAMPUSES.

THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE, INCLUDING 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 STUDENTS, 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 SAFETY 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.

WE'LL NOW RECEIVE OUR DISTRICT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.

[IV.D. Receive District Vulnerability Assessment Full Report - Mark Quinn ]

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

THE TEA RECENTLY CONDUCTED A DISTRICT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AT SELECTED CAMPUSES WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

THE DISTRICT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED USING A COMPREHENSIVE, STANDARDIZED SET OF CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER, AND WITH AND WITH SIGNIFICANT SUPERINTENDENT INPUT AND FEEDBACK.

THE DVA METRICS ALIGN SEAMLESSLY WITH THE LEGAL MANDATES OUTLINED IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, THE COMMISSIONER'S RULE CONCERNING SCHOOL FACILITIES AND THE TEA STANDARD OF PRACTICE.

THE GOAL IS TO ELEVATE GARLAND ISD SAFETY AND SECURITY POSTURE WHILE PROFESSIONALIZING SCHOOL SAFETY.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LIKELY VERY INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE DVA ALSO.

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 DISTRICT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.

GARLAND ISD IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A SAFE AND SECURE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. QUINN. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM FIVE, OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS, AND WE'LL RECEIVE OUR TRUSTEES REPORT FOR EITHER ONE TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE AT RECENT DISTRICT

[V.A. Trustees' Report]

THREE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS.

FOUR RECOGNITION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.

WE'LL DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MR. BEACH, THEN MR. JOHNSON, AND THEN MISS STANLEY. THANK YOU, MR. SELDERS.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE AND CONGRATULATE THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL THAT I WENT TO AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDED THE THREE ON THREE TOURNAMENT.

THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO DO THAT.

VERY EXCITING TIMES. AND THE STUDENTS WERE ALL DECKED OUT IN THEIR PARTICULAR UNIFORMS FROM THEIR SCHOOL.

SO IT WAS A VERY ENJOYABLE MORNING THAT I GOT TO WITNESS THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS THAT STEPPED IN AND DID THE REFEREEING FROM THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, THAT WAS. AND FOR MR. DUNPHY, PUTTING IT ON AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, A VERY GOOD SPECIAL EVENT.

ALSO ATTENDED THE COUNCIL OF PTA MEETING BEFORE THEY WENT TO AUSTIN, AND THEY WERE VERY PUMPED UP AND READY TO GO.

AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PTA AND HOW IMPORTANT AND VITAL THEY ARE TO THE BIG FAMILY OF GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ATTENDED THE ROWLETT CHAMBER LUNCHEON AND LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE PAST, THE FUTURE, AND WHAT IS THE PRESENT.

AND SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD, THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S PRESENTED AT THAT PARTICULAR LUNCHEON.

THEN I ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, ON MARCH 11TH, THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA UIL PERFORMANCE INVITED UP BY MR. BARNETT TO COME UP AND MISS STANLEY AND I BOTH ATTENDED THAT MORNING.

IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE ORCHESTRA AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

BLOWN AWAY BY WHAT THOSE STUDENTS AND HOW FAR THEY HAVE COME AND THE PERFORMANCE THAT THEY PUT ON.

ALSO TODAY I WENT TO A THE GISD MENTAL HEALTH AT THE GRCTC WITH TIFFANY GILMORE AND HER STAFF.

THE COLLABORATION WITH PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50 TO 75 FOLKS THERE AT THESE ROUND TABLES TALKING ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH.

AND I WAS ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH ONE OF THE TABLES BEFORE I HAD TO LEAVE, BUT VERY ENJOYABLE.

GOOD INFORMATION WAS BEING SHARED ABOUT WHAT HOW MENTAL HEALTH AND WHAT IT IMPACTED AS FAR AS SAFETY AND SECURITY.

THEN THIS AFTERNOON, I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE EXCELLENCE OF EDUCATION AT O'BANION.

WE HAVE AN HEB AWARD WINNER, MISS JENNIFER GARCIA, THE PRINCIPAL THERE, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HER BECAUSE ONE,

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AND IT WAS VERY EVIDENT TODAY OF HOW WELL THEY LOVE HER AND WHAT SHE IS PROVING AT THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL THAT CAN BE DONE.

SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE NOT ONLY THE STAFF, BUT ALSO MRS. GARCIA ON HER NOMINATION. AND THEN THIS WEEK, SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING THIS WEEK YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS WEEK.

THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ART EXHIBIT. AND FROM ALL THE STUDENTS AT 622 WEST STATE STREET THURSDAY EVENING FROM 5 TO 7.

SO IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND GO UP AND WATCH LOOK AT THE ART EXHIBIT FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLACING IT THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL. IN FACT, SOME OF THOSE ART DISPLAYS ARE GOING TO BE AT MR. MILLER'S BANK VERITEX. ALSO, THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION TOO IS THE FFA SHOW.

IT'S COMING UP. IT STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY. AND PLEASE MAKE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR.

IT'S GOING TO BE OUT AT THE AG FACILITY OFF OF PLEASANT VALLEY.

WEDNESDAY STARTS AT 5:00 AND IT GOES TILL THEY SHOW THE ANIMALS.

IT GOES WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY STARTING AT FIVE BOTH EVENINGS.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY AT 11:00 IS GOING TO BE THE SALE OF THE ANIMALS.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T EVER BOUGHT ANY OF THE ANIMALS TO EAT, YOU NEED TO DO SO.

IT'S VERY GOOD. I'VE HAD SOME PIGS, I'VE HAD SOME OF THEIR BEEF.

IT'S VERY GOOD. THOSE KIDS FEED THEM WELL AND SO IT FEEDS US WELL.

SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET OUT IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANIMALS WHERE YOU CAN BUY IN WITH SOMEONE ELSE AND SHARE THAT DEAL, BUT THE FFA SHOW IS STARTING THIS WEDNESDAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU.

IT WAS A VERY BIG PLEASURE OF MINE TO JOIN THE SACHSE WIND ENSEMBLE AS THEY PERFORMED AT THE VERY PRESTIGIOUS MUSIC FOR ALL FESTIVAL IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. I THINK MR. GLICK WOULD AGREE WITH ME THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF THESE FESTIVALS OR MUSIC PERFORMANCE CONVENTIONS THAT HAPPEN THE OTHER ONE BEING MIDWEST CONVENTION IN CHICAGO THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE. AND IT SHOWS A HIGH DEGREE OF MUSIC EDUCATION AND MATURITY IN MUSIC EDUCATION IF YOU ARE INVITED TO PERFORM WITH ONE OF THOSE, WELL.

THE SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE NOT ONLY WAS INVITED TO PERFORM, THEY WERE A FEATURED PERFORMER AT MUSIC FOR ALL, AND SO THEY HAD ONE OF THE CHERISHED LAST SPOTS IN IN THE EVENT.

AND THEY DIDN'T DISAPPOINT. THEY PLAYED FOUR PIECES.

THE FIRST WAS THE COMMANDO MARCH, WHICH WAS A TRADITIONAL MARCH, AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

THEY PLAYED DANZÓN NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS A VERY LATIN FLAIR.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ALSO A VERY POWERFUL RENDITION OF UNBROKEN.

AND THEY FINISHED WITH ALMOST THE ENTIRE LINCOLNSHIRE POSY BY PERCY GRAINGER, WHICH IS KIND OF ONE OF THE FOUNDATION AND FUNDAMENTAL WIND BAND PIECES THAT AMERICAN WIND BANDS CAN PLAY. THEY GOT EXTREMELY HIGH MARKS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES.

IT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND ENSEMBLE, WE ALSO HAD TWO OTHER GROUPS THAT WERE PERFORMING AT THE SAME FESTIVAL.

THE SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION PERFORMED AT THE NATIONAL PERCUSSION FESTIVAL.

THE DAY BEFORE THAT I ATTENDED THAT. IT WAS VERY POWERFUL.

THEY SOUNDED GREAT. I REALLY ENJOYED THAT. AND ALSO THE HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE PERCUSSION SECTION ALSO PERFORMED EARLIER THAT DAY, AND THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB AS WELL.

SO WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT ENSEMBLES THAT WERE PERFORMING AT ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSIC FESTIVALS, AND IT GOES TO SHOW FOR THE BOARD. THE COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE TO FINE ARTS A FEW YEARS AGO IS REALLY PAYING OFF.

THE COMMITMENT WE'VE INVESTED IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MUSIC EDUCATION IS PAYING OFF.

WE'RE SEEING IT WITH THE ALL-STATE CHOIR. WE'RE DOUBLING THAT IN SIZE.

WE'RE SEEING IT WITH HAVING TWO STATE MARCHING BANDS ALL AROUND.

WE'RE SEEING THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT, ON WHAT WE PUT INTO FINE ARTS, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT STAYING ON THE FINE ARTS TRAIN THAT ALL OUR BANDS HAVE UIL COMING UP IN THE NEXT WEEK.

AND SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL, GET OUT THERE TO GO ATTEND THEIR UIL CONCERTS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE VERY THOSE ARE ALWAYS SOME OF THE BEST SHOWS YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT TO.

SO IT'S FREE. IT'S FREE CONCERT. GO SEE IT. ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. MISS STANLEY.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SELDERS. I TRY TO TICK OFF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID SO THAT I DON'T BECOME TOO REDUNDANT.

SO CALDWELL ELEMENTARY, WE GOT TO MS. GRIFFIN, JOHNNY BEACH, LARRY, AND WAS IT MR.

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THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE LEAGUE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS AFTERWARDS I'LL GET TO THAT GAME IN A SECOND.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS AFTERWARDS IS I HEARD AMONGST THE PARENTS AND SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WHY CAN'T WE DO THAT IN MORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS? BECAUSE IT JUST WAS SUCH AN AMAZING PROGRAM AND I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.

I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE BECAUSE IT JUST REALLY BROUGHT THE FAMILIES OUT.

AND THE PTA WAS ENGAGED WITH THEIR CONCESSIONS, BUT IT WAS SPONSORED BY THE USL DALLAS SOCCER ORGANIZATION THAT HAS COME TO GARLAND, AND THEY'LL BE BUILDING THEIR FACILITY THERE.

AND THEY PROVIDED BOTH TEAMS WITH JERSEYS, CLEATS, SHIN GUARDS, AND I THINK IT WAS A SOCCER BALL.

AND THEY GOT THEIR AWARDS AND THEIR MEDALS. THE AWARD PEOPLE HANDING OUT THE AWARDS, WE DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF IT.

WE GAVE OUT THE WRONG AWARDS, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL AFTERWARDS, SO WE ENJOYED IT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CALDWELL ELEMENTARY FOR INCLUDING US.

THANK YOU TO THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS, AND THANK YOU TO THE USL DALLAS SOCCER ORGANIZATION.

I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THEM TO BE COMING TO GARLAND, AND THAT I JUST THINK THAT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH GISD AND THE SOCCER IS JUST GOING TO BE AMAZING. IT'S GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEN I GOT TO PARTICIPATE OR I GOT TO WATCH THE BRANDENBURG SIXTH GRADE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION BECAUSE MY ANGEL, ELEANOR EVELYN, SHE DID A SONG AND IT WAS AMAZING.

AND MISS GRIFFIN WAS A GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE EVENT.

AND THEN AFTERWARDS, I THINK THEY DID A SEVENTH GRADE. I COULDN'T STAY FOR THAT, BUT IT WAS SUCH AN AMAZING PROGRAM WITH SINGING AND DANCING AND JUST A LOT OF HISTORY. AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO GO TO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

AND THEN I DID GET TO PARTICIPATE OR I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE.

I GOT TO THE GISD DANCE FESTIVAL, AND I GOT TO SIT WITH FRIENDS AND WATCH THAT.

AND IT WAS AN ENTIRE MORNING AND I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.

AND THEN WE FINISHED OFF THE NIGHT AT THE GISD INAUGURAL JAZZ FESTIVAL.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THEY DID THE FACULTY ENSEMBLE, AND I KNOW WHY OUR KIDS ARE SUCH AMAZING MUSICIANS IS BECAUSE THAT FACULTY ENSEMBLE KNOCKS YOUR SOCKS OFF. AND I WOULD READ THIS WHOLE THING, BUT I WOULD JUST BUTCHER ALL THE NAMES.

BUT IT WAS SO AMAZING TO WATCH THAT AND KNOW THAT THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TEACHING.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF MUSICIANS THAT WEREN'T TEACHERS TO HELP FILL IT OUT, BUT I JUST IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT WE DO HERE IN GISD, AND I DON'T THINK EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS.

AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SHINY NEW INSTRUMENTS DIDN'T MAKE THEM PLAY BETTER, BUT IT SURE ALLOWS THEM TO HOLD THEIR HEAD UP WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DO, AND IT JUST SHOWS THEM THAT THEY CAN REACH FOR THINGS THAT ARE WAY BEYOND WHAT SOMEONE MIGHT THINK THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF, OR THEY DESERVE.

AND AND THEY MAKE US PROUD. AND THEY SIT IN THOSE CHAIRS SO TALL AND THEY DO AMAZING WORK.

BUT THE TEACHERS WERE AMAZING MUSICIANS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TEACHERS WHO TEACH OUR KIDS EVERY DAY ON THAT.

I ALSO WENT TO THE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ARTS FESTIVAL.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT GISD, BUT A LOT OF OUR GISD KIDS DO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

AND SO I GOT TO MAKE BUTTONS AND MAKE SOME CRAFTS, AND IF ANYBODY HAD WATCHED ME DO CRAFTS, YOU'D UNDERSTAND THAT I'M NOT A CRAFTY PERSON, BUT I STILL ENJOYED IT.

AND THEY HAD SOME OF OUR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS WERE ACTUALLY PERFORMING UP ON THE STAGE, AND THEY WERE AMAZING AS WELL.

I'M TRYING. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE EVERYTHING, SO HOLD ON HERE.

OH, MY HUSBAND AND I DID GO TO THE NAAMAN FOREST AND AGAINST TYLER SOCCER GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.

WE DID NOT WIN, AND I WAS SAD TO SAY. AND THEN WE DID STAY FOR MOST OF THE GARLAND AND THE ROCKWALL.

AND SOCCER IS NOT SOMETHING I'M VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I WAS SITTING THERE.

AND I TURN TO MY HUSBAND AND I SAID, WHERE'S MR. GLICK WHEN I NEED HIM? WERE YOU THERE AND YOU WEREN'T EVEN SITTING WITH ME TO HELP ME LEARN IT? OH MY GOODNESS. SO I VERY MUCH ENJOYED THAT. AND THEN I ENJOYED THE GARLAND UIL ORCHESTRA THAT WE GOT TO.

THAT'S HOW WE GOT TO START OUR MORNING. AND THAT WAS A PRETTY AMAZING WAY TO START THE MORNING.

SO I TOO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO TO THE FFA SHOW.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO GO IN ON SOME ANIMAL PURCHASING, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE, SO LET US KNOW AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MISS STANLEY.

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THANK YOU SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. A LONG TIME AGO, I DID FIGHT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER, AND WE GOT IT.

SO THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. OKAY. MR. FIGARELLI, KNOWING THAT I LOVE JAZZ, DID TELL ME ABOUT THE SATURDAY NIGHT EVENT, BUT I SAID, ARE WE HAVING OUR HIGH SCHOOLS PERFORM? AND HE SAID, THAT'S FRIDAY NIGHT. SO FOR FOUR HOURS, I WAS PRETTY MUCH IN HEAVEN.

AS EACH ONE OF OUR SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS PERFORMED AT LEAST THREE, IF NOT FOUR JAZZ SONGS, I RECOGNIZED MANY OF THEM.

I ASKED MR. FIGARELLI, COULD I TALK TO THE JUDGES? THERE WAS ONE FROM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO AND HARLINGEN.

AND SO IN THE BREAKS, I GOT TO TALK TO THE JUDGES, AND WE SHARED STORIES ABOUT JAZZ IN NEW YORK CITY AND CALIFORNIA.

IT WAS AN AMAZING TIME AND I HAD A BLAST. AND ONE OF THE THINGS ONE OF THE JUDGES SAID, IN TWO YEARS, JAZZ PERFORMANCE WILL BECOME UIL. SO WE ARE READY.

AND AS ANOTHER JUDGE SAID TO ME, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO WIN ALL THE AWARDS.

SO THAT'S HOW GOOD OUR JAZZ PROGRAMS ARE RIGHT NOW.

I WENT TO THE VEX ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT COYLE.

THIS WAS A STATEWIDE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FIFTH GRADERS.

I GOT TO TALK TO A PRINCIPAL FROM SAN ANGELO, A GRANDMA FROM DENISON ISD, AND A MOM FROM ONE OF FROM ABBOTT ELEMENTARY.

AND AGAIN, THEY WERE ALL RAVING ABOUT WHAT ROBOTICS DOES FOR FIFTH GRADERS AS THEY DEVELOP MATH SKILLS, SCIENCE SKILLS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT VEX ROBOTICS IS THE TEAM HAS TO DO ALL THE WORK.

THE PRINCIPAL IS THERE. THE TEACHER IS THERE, THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED IN SCORING.

IF THERE'S A COMPLAINT, THE KIDS HAVE TO GO TO THE JUDGES.

SO VEX ROBOTICS IS AMAZING AND A GREAT, GREAT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

I ALSO THE NEXT DAY, I KNOW MR. BEACH AND MISS STANLEY WENT TO THE STRING ORCHESTRA.

THE NEXT DAY, I WENT TO STRING ORCHESTRA. THAT WAS THE GARLAND STRING ORCHESTRA, NOT THE FULL ORCHESTRA.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY DAYS AT COYLE WAS THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT GO ON.

ONE IS THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE, PERFORMING REHEARSED PIECES.

AND THEN THERE'S THE SECOND PERIOD WHEN YOU GO TO WHAT'S CALLED SIGHT READING.

NOW, WHEN I FIRST CAME TO TEXAS, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT RODEOS, IT'S EIGHT SECONDS, RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO STAY ON THE BULL FOR EIGHT SECONDS.

WELL, SIGHT READING IS EIGHT MINUTES. YOU WALK IN, THE SHEET MUSIC IS UPSIDE DOWN.

YOU QUICKLY TURN IT OVER AND SEE IF IT'S YOUR PART.

SO THIRD VIOLIN, TURN IT BACK OVER. YOUR CONDUCTOR HAS EIGHT MINUTES TO EXPLAIN THE PIECE.

EXPLAIN TEMPO MOVEMENTS. WHO HAS A SOLO HERE? WHEN YOU COME IN. AND AFTER THAT EIGHT MINUTES, THE CLOCK STOPS AND YOU HAVE TO PERFORM YOUR PIECE FOR THREE JUDGES.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND THE TENSION IS REALLY PRETTY STRONG BECAUSE AGAIN, NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN THIS PIECE BEFORE.

THEY PICK VERY, VERY OBSCURE MUSIC AND YOU HAVE TO PERFORM IT AFTER LOOKING AT IT FOR EIGHT MINUTES.

REALLY, REALLY A LOT OF FUN. I ALSO ATTENDED THE GOLDIE LOCKE AWARDS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THIS WAS AT MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH. I ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET GOLDIE LOCKE, DOCTOR COLWELL, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD, SAID, I ASKED, SHOULD WE BE ATTENDING THESE MULTI-ETHNIC COMMITTEE? HE SAYS, I DON'T REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD ATTEND, BUT HE SAID, I WANT YOU TO MEET SOMEBODY BECAUSE YOU'RE AN ATTORNEY.

GO MEET GOLDIE LOCKE SHE WAS ONE VERY, VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE DESEGREGATION DESEG CASE.

AND IT WAS REALLY IT WAS AMAZING TO GET TO MEET HER AND TALK ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THAT CASE.

THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS A GENTLEMAN NAMED DOCTOR PATRICK COOK, AND HE WAS TALKING TO THE KIDS WHO WERE HONOREES FOR ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL, ALL THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AND HE SAYS, COOL VERSUS SMART, COOL VERSUS SMART.

I HAVE A REAL QUICK STORY I WANT TO TELL. SO I'M IN HIGH SCHOOL AND GOING INTO MY SENIOR YEAR, I WAS ASKED TO BE THE CAPTAIN OF THE MATH TEAM.

NOW THAT'S REALLY SMART AND NOT VERY COOL. NOT VERY COOL.

BUT SOMEHOW BUT OUR MATH TEAM AVERAGED 780 ON THE SATS, SO PRETTY GOOD.

WE HAD TWO SLACKERS WHO ONLY GOT 760 ON THEIR SATS, AND WE ENDED UP BEATING THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, WHICH AT THAT TIME, AND PROBABLY TO THIS DAY, HAS PRODUCED MORE NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS THAN ANY OTHER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE WORLD.

IT MADE NATIONAL NEWS WHEN WE BEAT THEM, AND THERE WAS A PARADE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL THAT.

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SO THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS BY BEING SMART AND COOL.

[LAUGHTER] OKAY. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN AT THE GOLDIE LOCKE AWARDS.

AND FINALLY THIS MORNING, JUST TO GET UP NICE AND EARLY WAS ROWLETT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. MR. MILLER.

I DON'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT BEING SMART AND COOL.

[LAUGHTER] BUT I CANT SAY THAT WHEN MR. GLICK CAME DOWN NOT TO MAKE MS. STANLEY FEEL BETTER WHEN MR. GLICK CAME TO TEXAS, WE HAD TO TEACH HIM WHAT FOOTBALL WAS.

SO MY ADVICE TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT SOCCER IS WATCH TED LASSO.

IT'S A GREAT SERIES YOU'LL LOVE IT TEACHES YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOCCER.

THANK YOU FOR IF YOU'VE SEEN TED LASSO, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

JUST REAL QUICK. I, TOO, WENT TO THE GOLDIE LOCKES AWARDS.

THIS ONE WAS THE ELEMENTARY ONE THAT WAS HELD AT THE PLAZA DOWNTOWN GARLAND.

WONDERFUL EVENT. THINGS LIKE THIS THAT SHOWCASE OUR KIDS ARE ENORMOUSLY SPECIAL.

NOT ONLY TO THE KIDS WHO SMILES WERE AS WIDE AS THIS ROOM, BUT TO THE FAMILIES THAT GOT TO WATCH THEIR KIDS RECEIVE AWARDS FOR THINGS OTHER THAN ATHLETICS. AND THEY RECEIVED AWARDS FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS AND ALL KINDS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

IT WAS JUST REAL GOOD TO SEE. MY THANKS TO THE NAACP THAT PUT THAT ON RICKY MCNEAL.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, I SERVED IN THE MULTI-ETHNIC COMMITTEE.

I THINK IT WAS IN THE LATE 80S WITH GOLDIE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS ON THAT COMMITTEE.

SO I'VE KNOWN HER FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SO THANK YOU TO THAT GROUP FOR THAT.

AND THIS LAST THING I WANT TO SAY FOR THE PTA THAT WENT TO AUSTIN, THAT IS SUCH A GREAT THING.

I'M SO GLAD THEY WENT TO REPRESENT GISD. AS YOU HEARD TONIGHT, I'VE SEEN TONIGHT THROUGH THE MANY PRESENTATIONS, THE STUDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT CAN DO AMAZING THINGS.

DOCTOR LOPEZ, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE FUNDED PROPERLY.

RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN AUSTIN.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE NEWS, AND I'LL STOP WITH THAT MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. MRS. GRIFFIN.

YES, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SELDERS. A LOT HAS BEEN SAID.

I'VE BEEN MANY PLACES IN THESE 100 MILES, BUT I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE OR USE MY MINUTES TO SAY OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO, I AM MOST PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS, FOR IF IT WAS NOT FOR STUDENTS, WE WOULDN'T NEED A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND IN FACT, WE WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD.

SO STUDENTS, I WANT TO TIP MY HAT, MY CURLS, MY WHATEVER TO YOU FOR THE AMAZING JOB THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY SHOWING UP TO SCHOOL AND MAKING GARLAND ISD THE DISTRICT THAT IT IS.

WITHOUT YOU, THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR US. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT AS THE SPRING APPROACHES, I WANT YOU TO STILL STAY FOCUSED. SCHOOL'S NOT OUT YET, BUT I THINK YOU DON'T HEAR IT ENOUGH OF HOW PROUD WE ARE OF YOU FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ESPECIALLY IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A+ STUDENTS AND STAYING TRUE TO YOURSELVES, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OF YOURSELF. CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS! ALL 49, 500, HOWEVER MANY IT IS THAT REPRESENT US.

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN.

LIKE MISS GRIFFIN, I ATTENDED A LOT OF THE SAME EVENTS THAT MY TRUSTEE COLLEAGUES ATTENDED, SO I WON'T REHASH THAT. BUT I DID WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK FROM SPRING BREAK.

AND LIKE MISS GRIFFIN TALKED ABOUT ENCOURAGING THE STUDENTS.

I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF.

THE LIFT IS HEAVY, AND THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS NOBODY'S COMING TO SAVE US.

WE GOT TO DO IT OURSELVES. AND SO I KNOW WITH ALL OF THAT IS HAPPENING IT'S JUST TIME TO KNUCKLE DOWN AND JUST FINISH THE YEAR STRONG, BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER YEAR COMING AFTER THAT, SO WE HAVE TO GET PREPARED FOR THAT AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO KICK IT OVER TO DOCTOR LOPEZ FOR HIS REMARKS.

[V.B. Superintendent's Report]

AND I WANT TO COMMEND OUR PTA BECAUSE THEY TOOK OUR CHANGE AGENTS, WHICH IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MYSELF OF STUDENTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

[00:45:01]

IT KEEPS US VERY IN TUNE TO WHAT THE TRENDS ARE, WHAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED.

AND IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH THEIR INSIGHTS HELP US ADAPT AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

SOME OF THEIR THINGS MAY NOT COME THIS YEAR. IT MIGHT BE 2 OR 3 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THEY'VE HELPED US THROUGH MANY, MANY TASKS. BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND IT'S A LEGISLATIVE YEAR AND THEY GOT TO GO MEET THE LEGISLATURES.

AND THEY WERE BEYOND THRILLED. AND OUR PTA IS ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND OUR PTA IS ADVOCATING FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR TEACHER RAISES, AND THEY'RE ADVOCATING TO KEEP ALL THE FUNDING IN WHAT WE CALL THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

SO I WANT TO THANK THE PTA FOR GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY, VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME, NOT EACH AND EVERY DAY ON THE CAMPUS, BUT GOING OUT AND PROMOTING ADVOCACY. AND SO WHEN A PARENT SPEAKS AND THEY SPEAK IN UNISON WITH OTHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, IT SENDS A LOUD MESSAGE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO IT'S NOTICED THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS NOT ONLY ON FUNDING IN SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW, BUT ALSO THEY'RE REVISING CHAPTER 37. CHAPTER 37 IS THE STUDENT MANAGEMENT PORTION OF WHAT WE EMPLOY AT SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE WELL-MANAGED SCHOOLS AND THERE'S A LOT OF PROVISIONS GOING OUT THERE, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUT STIFFER PENALTIES ON STUDENTS THAT INJURE TEACHERS THAT CREATE CLASS DISRUPTIONS FOR THE OTHER KIDS CANNOT LEARN IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ARE CONSTANTLY TRUANT. THEY WANT KIDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE SCHOOL IS A SANCTUARY FOR LEARNING, AND YOU ARE THERE TO LEARN. YOU'RE NOT THERE FOR ANYTHING ELSE BUT TO LEARN.

AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO DISRUPT THE LEARNING PROCESS THAT THAT IS NOT FAIR TO THE KIDS THAT ARE THERE TO LEARN.

SO IT'S VERY ENCOURAGING TO HEAR OUR LEGISLATORS ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS BEYOND JUST THE FUNDING.

IT'S ABOUT ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT GO INTO SCHOOLING AND IT'S MULTIPLE.

SO THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE COMING DOWN LEGISLATION.

AND IT'S LIKE HITTING ALL AT ONE TIME AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR YOUR BILLS MERGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

MY ADVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT'S LISTENING OR ANYBODY THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LET OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS KNOW HOW YOU FEEL AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THEY WILL LISTEN.

YOU KNOW, YOU VOTED THEM IN, THEY LISTEN, THEY CARE.

ALL OF THEM HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT ON WHAT'S RIGHT.

AND SOMETIMES THEY NEED SOMEBODY TO CALIBRATE IT, JUST LIKE OUR STUDENTS.

AND IT'S AMAZING HOW YOU HAVE THESE YOUNG ADULTS THAT CAN CALIBRATE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN OUR SYSTEM FOREVER.

AND SOMETIMES WE THINK WE KNOW MORE THAN THE KIDS AND YOU KNOW, KIDS, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, WE DO KNOW MORE THAN YOU. BUT THERE'S TIMES YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET ALL BIG HEADED, YOU KNOW? BUT THE SAME THING GOES WITH POLITICS.

THERE'S TIMES THAT POLITICIANS ARE OUT THERE AND THEY THEY FEEL THEY HAVE THE RIGHT THING.

AND IT TAKES THAT OUTSIDE VOICE TO CALIBRATE THEM.

AND YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU'RE THAT NEEDLE THAT BREAKS THE HAYSTACK, THAT MAKES THEM LOOK AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

SO PLEASE DON'T EVER FEEL THAT YOUR VOICE DOESN'T MATTER.

WE'RE THROUGH SPRING BREAK, WHICH MEANS TESTING, TESTING, TESTING, TESTING AND MORE TESTING.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE FAST AND FURIOUS, AND WE END IN MAY, SO PLEASE GET YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

PLEASE SHOW UP TO SCHOOL. LET'S END STRONGER THAN WE STARTED.

WE HAVE A LOT OF POSITIVE MOMENTUM, AND WE JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT TRAJECTORY GOING UP.

SO THANK YOU, MR. SELDERS. YES, MR. MILLER. I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TO MENTION ONE THING.

I THINK IT WAS MR. BEACH MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THE GHS ARTWORK ON DISPLAY, HAS BEEN ALL WEEK IN THE LOBBY AT THE BANK, AND IT'LL BE THERE THE REST OF THE WEEK IF ANYBODY CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE OTHER EVENT, IF YOU JUST WANT TO SWING BY THE BANK, WALK IN THE LOBBY AND LOOK AT SOME MAGNIFICENT ART, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BY AND DO THAT. AND THAT'S 1001 MAIN STREET IN GARLAND.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO DISCUSSION ITEM C FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. TRUSTEES DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CAPTURE? THERE ARE NONE. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM SIX. OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[VI. Consent Agenda]

FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE THEY'VE COME TO US THROUGH COMMITTEE.

DOCTOR LOPEZ IS THAT ACCURATE? THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO ANYTHING THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THAT IS ACCURATE. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, SO, TRUSTEES, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS, WE CAN TAKE THESE ITEMS AS A BLANKET MOTION FOR APPROVAL AT

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SIX B CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MOU WITH PLANO ISD.

6 C APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 24-25 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.

6D NEW BIDS, INCLUDING CONTRACT 22-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF AMAZON SERVICES CONTRACT 30-25.

APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF ONLINE DATA ANALYSIS FOR STUDENT AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATIONS.

CONTRACT 22 4-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DATA GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS.

CONTRACT 34-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF MONTESSORI FURNITURE.

CONTRACT 90-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF ONLINE TICKETING SERVICES.

CONTRACT 181-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SCHOOL UNIFORM AND ASSOCIATED APPAREL.

CONTRACT 228-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM PARTS AND SERVICES.

CONTRACT 250-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF GENERAL MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.

CONTRACT 388-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING SERVICES.

CONTRACT 252-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF CELLULAR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.

CONTRACT 310-25-08. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING SERVICES AND MATERIALS.

CONTRACT 325-25-06. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DUAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS.

CONTRACT 326-25. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT REPAIR.

CONTRACT 394-25-11. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF IEP SOFTWARE AND MEDICAID BILLING MANAGEMENT.

CONTRACT 397-25-02. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE, LICENSING, SUBSCRIPTIONS, HARDWARE, AND SERVICES. IN ADDITION 6E MODIFICATION TO AWARD OF BIDS.

CONTRACT 156-19. APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO TIME AND ATTENDANCE EQUIPMENT SERVICES.

6 F INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS. CONTRACT 33-21.

APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR WEB BASED ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS.

CONTRACT 58-23-02. APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR AUDIO, SOUND COMPANY VIDEO AND RELATED PRODUCTS, PARTS AND SERVICES. CONTRACT 245-20. APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AN AWARD AMOUNT FOR LAMPS, BULBS, BALLASTS AND FUSES WAREHOUSED. CONTRACT 325-22-02.

APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR TESTING AND ASSESSMENT.

CONTRACT 394-25-07. APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.

CONTRACT 394-25-08. APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR SPEECH.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON, SECONDED BY MR. GLICK. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IF THERE IS NONE, PREPARE TO VOTE.

VOTE OPEN. VOTE CLOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN. OUR ACTION ITEMS NON CONSENT.

[VII.A. Consider Approval of Revisions to CH(LOCAL) - Lisa Ray, Darrell Dodds]

THESE WILL BE THE FINAL READS THAT WE PRESENTED BEFOREHAND.

MISS RAY IS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THE THE OVERVIEW.

ONE IS JUST A SMALL LITTLE CH LOCAL SECOND READ.

THE OTHER ONE IS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCT WITH ONE, I BELIEVE, ADJUSTMENT FROM DH LOCAL WHERE WE HAD AND MODIFIED IT.

SO I'LL LET HER TAKE IT OVER FROM HERE. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT SELDERS, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

AS DOCTOR LOPEZ MENTIONED, THIS IS A SECOND READ OF CH LOCAL.

JUST TO SUMMARIZE, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH OUR FIRST READ ON AND BEFORE YOU, I HAVE FOUR MANILA FOLDERS WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE REVISIONS WERE.

ONE OF THE THINGS WAS TO ALLOW ADMINISTRATION TO RAISE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE BUDGET PURCHASES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES FROM $75,000 TO $150,000, IN LINE WITH COMPARABLY SIZED DISTRICTS BEFORE BOARD APPROVAL.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED REVISION DELEGATES THE AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ALL BIDS AND PROPOSALS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING TO ADDRESS CRITICAL STAFFING NEEDS SUCH AS SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPISTS, LSSPS, DIAGNOSTICIANS AND OTHER ASSESSMENT STAFF.

AND FINALLY, THE PROPOSED REVISIONS REFLECT THE CURRENT TITLE OF THE HEAD OF THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT FROM PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

[00:55:02]

THANK YOU, MS. RAY. TRUSTEES, AT THIS POINT, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. YOU'LL GIVE THE MOTION? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I MAKE A MOTION. I'LL GIVE YOU A MOTION.

APPRECIATE IT. THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL, OR WE APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO CH LOCAL AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOKLET TONIGHT.

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

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THERE IS NONE.

PREPARE TO VOTE. VOTE OPEN. VOTE CLOSED.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WE'LL NOW GO TO ACTION ITEM B.

[VII.B. Consider Approval of TASB Update 124 Local Policies - Lisa Ray]

MISS RAY. YES, SIR. PRESIDENT SELDERS TRUSTEES.

DOCTOR LOPEZ. AGAIN, THIS IS ALSO SECOND READ FOR THESE LOCAL POLICIES.

THESE WERE PROVIDED BY TASB AND THEIR UPDATE 124.

AND YOU'LL SEE BEFORE YOU IN THAT MANILA FOLDER WHAT THOSE CHANGES WERE.

THESE INCLUDE CAA L OCAL, CDA L OCAL, CY LOCAL, DH L OCAL WITH THE MODIFICATION THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, AS FAR AS SUPERVISORS HAVING TO CHECK WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES AS FAR AS SMOKING CESSATION PRODUCTS, WE DELETED THAT PROVISION. EHB LOCAL, EHBB LOCAL, FFG LOCAL, GKA LOCAL.

OTHER THAN THAT MINOR CHANGE AS DISCUSSED IN DH LOCAL, ALL THE POLICIES ARE WE'RE ACCEPTING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES SINCE LAST MONTH WHEN WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD FOR FIRST READ.

THANK YOU, MS. RAY. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I HAVE A QUESTION. SORRY ABOUT THAT. VERY QUICK.

AND IT'S SOMETHING I'M MEANT TO BRING UP AT COMMITTEE, AND I DIDN'T DO IT. MANY TIMES THE TERM SUPERINTENDENTS DESIGNEE HAS BEEN STRICKEN FROM THESE PROPOSALS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAME FROM TASB, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE DID? THAT IS FROM TASB. OKAY.

DO WE KNOW THE ETYMOLOGY OF WHY THEY DID THAT? I CAN'T ALWAYS SPEAK TO WHY TA SB DOES THINGS, BUT FROM THE REASON WHY I WOULD THINK THAT THEY WANT TO DO IT IS THEY WANT TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKER, THE AUTHORITY, THE SUPERINTENDENT.

SO THE ONUS IS ON THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THEY CAN'T DELEGATE SOMETHING TO SOMEONE ELSE.

SO. AND DOCTOR LOPEZ, THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS PRACTICE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND WE HAVE SOME VERY CAPABLE PEOPLE. AND IT ALSO CLEARLY DELINEATES IN POLICY WHO THE GO TO PERSON IS.

SO THE SECOND BENEFIT IS IT'S NOT AMBIGUOUS. LIKE WHO GETS THIS.

THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE HANDOFF IS GOING TO BE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT SELDERS I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION IF YOU ARE.

MRS. STANLEY. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE UPDATE 124 LOCAL POLICIES AS PRINTED IN OUR BOOK AND DISCUSSED.

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

PREPARE TO VOTE. VOTE CLOSED.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

[VIII. Executive Session]

CONSIDERING THE DEPLOYMENT SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES.

A 1 DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEAS INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS.

A2 DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEAS DISTRICT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FULL REPORT.

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, AND 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,

[01:00:08]

C1 CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS.

C2 CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL POSITION CONTRACTS.

AND C3 CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING 2025 2026 STAFFING AND CONTRACTUAL STATUS.

IT IS NOW 9:56 AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES, MR. PRESIDENT I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARD TO PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY MR. MILLER. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THERE IS NONE.

PREPARE TO VOTE. VOTE OPEN. VOTE CLOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? YES, MR. PRESIDENT.

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

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

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

[X. Adjournment]