[00:00:01] OKAY. IT IS 5:31. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. THIS IS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE MEETING. THIS IS FOR THE FINANCE FACILITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WILL BE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH OF 2025. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS TO ORDER THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. AND OUR FIRST ITEM, OUR SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA AFTER CALLING FOR A DETERMINATION OF QUORUM IS THE PUBLIC FORUM. AND I DO NOT SEE OUR BOARD. WE DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS, IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. SO WE WILL PROCEED TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE DOCTOR LOPEZ. [III. Superintendent's Message] PLEASE ENLIGHTEN US. OH, YES. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY. SOME OF THEM ARE BY LAW AND SOME OF THEM ARE A RESPONSE TO THE LAW. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL START SEEING DIFFERENTLY IS PUBLIC FORUM WILL NOW BE HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED ABOUT 24 HOURS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR MEETING. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO EITHER SEND YOUR MESSAGING ELECTRONICALLY OR SIGN UP TO TALK, AND THAT WILL BE HAPPENING, WE HOPE TO HAVE THE WHOLE SYSTEM SET UP BY THE FIRST BOARD MEETING AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO NEW LEGISLATION PASSED IN THE PAST IN THE LAST SESSION. CORRECT? YES. AND WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH EVERYTHING WE JUST WANT. IT'S ABOUT STREAMLINING AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY HAS AN ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION TO VOICE AN OPINION. GREAT. SUPER. THANK YOU FOR THAT. LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. [IV.A. Information Items] THIS IS OUR AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER. ITEM 4A IS INFORMATION ITEMS. AND NUMBER ONE, WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER OF 2025, MR. MARK BOOKER. YES, SIR. TO MR. MILLER, TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO DOCTOR LOPEZ. WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU THE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER. WE DO HAVE 11 CONTRACTS, ALL OF WHICH NEITHER OF THOSE HAVE EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD REQUIRED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THESE 11 CONTRACTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR RENEWAL. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE OR BOARD MEMBERS? I'M REAL HAPPY TO SEE THE HVAC CONTROLS, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES ITEM ON HERE ONCE AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A CONSTANT. I'M KIDDING YOU, RIGHT? ALRIGHT, MR. BOOKER, THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED TO ITEM 4A2. RECEIVE EFFICIENCY AUDIT. OUR CFO DARRELL DODDS WILL INTRODUCE OUR GUEST SPEAKER, MR. DODDS. YES. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MILLER. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ. ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE LOOK AT A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION, ONE THING IS REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL THREE, I BELIEVE IN 2019 WAS TO DO AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT. SO THIS IS THE RESULTS OF THAT EFFICIENCY AUDIT. WE WILL WE HAVE WITH US LUPE GARCIA WITH WHITLEY PENN, AND HE IS A PARTNER WITH THEM. AND HE WILL PRESENT WHAT THEIR AUDIT TEAM FOUND OUT DURING THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LUPE AND LET HIM TAKE IT FROM HERE. THANK YOU, MR. DODDS. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ. THE RESULTS THAT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT ARE THE RESULTS OF THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT FOR THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR THAT DATA IS AVAILABLE. AS MR. DODDS MENTIONED, THIS IS REQUIRED UNDER HOUSE BILL THREE. THIS WAS PASSED IN 2019 FOR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DO WANT TO GO THROUGH THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION, THEY HAVE TO PRESENT THIS EFFICIENCY AUDIT REPORT TO TAXPAYERS BEFORE THE ELECTION. AND IT HAS THE RESULTS OF THIS REPORT HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED IN A PUBLIC MEETING, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. THE REPORT INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT SHINES A LIGHT ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FISCAL MANAGEMENT, EFFICIENCY AND UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES BEFORE HAVING THE ELECTION TO INCREASE THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROPERTY TAX RATE. NOW, THE THE STATE CALLS IT AN AUDIT. THERE'S NOT AN OPINION THAT'S EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT. IT'S NOT A PASS FAIL. WHAT THIS REALLY IS, IS AN ANALYSIS. THE STATE TELLS YOU WHAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. IT TELLS YOU WHAT TOOLS TO USE TO IDENTIFY THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN YOUR COMPARISON PEER GROUP. [00:05:05] BUT THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS PRESCRIBED. THERE'S 20 SCHEDULES, 18 FIGURES, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION IN THE REPORT IS TO PROVIDE VOTERS WITH INFORMATION AS TO WHAT REVENUES DO YOU RECEIVE, WHAT EXPENDITURES DO YOU RECEIVE? HOW ARE THEY EXPENDED? WHAT'S YOUR FUND BALANCE? WHAT ARE YOUR PAYROLL FIGURES COMPARED TO THE STATE COMPARED TO THE PEER DISTRICTS? AND SO THAT'S ALL INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IN THIS PRESENTATION HITS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT REPORT. AS FAR AS THE PEER DISTRICT IDENTIFICATION TOOLS, THE LBB GUIDELINES SPECIFY THAT YOU HAVE TO USE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT SNAPSHOT PEER INFORMATION, AS WELL AS TEXAS SMART SCHOOLS, WHICH IS MAINTAINED BY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY. GOING THROUGH THE PEER DISTRICT IDENTIFICATION PROCESS, WE IDENTIFIED THESE TEN PEER DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE IN THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT REPORT. THESE ARE LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GARLAND IS CONSIDERED A LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO THERE'S SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE REPRESENTED THAT ARE SIMILAR TO GARLAND REGARDING ITS DISTRICT SIZE, THE TAX RATE, THE COMMUNITY TYPE, PROPERTY WEALTH, AS WELL AS THE CRITERIA USED BY TEXAS SMART SCHOOLS. THE REPORT HAS TO INCLUDE YOUR MOST RECENT A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY RATING FOR GARLAND ISD. THAT WAS AN 84 OR A B, WHICH WAS RECENTLY RELEASED FOR THE TEN PEER DISTRICTS THEIR AVERAGE WAS A B, BUT WITH THE LOWER SCORE OF AN 81. SO THAT'S NOTEWORTHY HERE TO TAKE NOTE OF THAT, GARLAND SCORED THREE POINTS HIGHER THAN THE PEER DISTRICTS ON AVERAGE 84 COMPARED TO 81. SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS I GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE INFORMATION. IN ADDITION TO THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY RATING, THE REPORT ALSO HAS TO INCLUDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MOST RECENT SCHOOL FIRST RATING FOR GARLAND ISD THAT WAS ALSO AN A AN GARLAND HAS RECEIVED AN A IN EACH AND EVERY YEAR THAT THE TEA HAS ISSUED A LETTER RATING, SO THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2016. LOOKING AT THE STUDENT COUNTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GARLAND ISD COMPARED TO THE DISTRICT'S. TOTAL STUDENTS FOR THE MOST RECENT YEAR, THIS IS 23-24 GARLAND REPORTED 51,659. THE PEER DISTRICTS ON AVERAGE REPRESENTED 53,859. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE STUDENT CATEGORIES THERE, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ENGLISH LEARNERS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, BILINGUAL ESL, CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THIS IS AS CLOSE AS I'VE EVER SEEN A DISTRICT WITH ITS PEERS AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL AVERAGE AND THE STUDENT GROUPS HERE. SO IT'S A VERY COMPARABLE GROUP FOR THIS ANALYSIS. ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS GARLAND DOES HAVE 70% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED THAT WAS GREATER THAN THE PEER DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. THAT'S ALSO TRUE FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS, BILINGUAL ESL AND FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. THE ONE CATEGORY WHERE GARLAND DOES REPORT SLIGHTLY LESS THAN ITS PEER DISTRICTS IS ITS SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION, AND IT'S ALSO LESS THAN THE OVERALL STATE AVERAGE. LOOKING AT TOTAL REVENUES PER STUDENT, THIS INCLUDES ALL YOUR GENERAL FUND INFORMATION AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. GARLAND REPORTED $12,361 OF REVENUE PER STUDENT FOR 23-24, COMPARED TO THE DISTRICT AVERAGE OF $12,557 PER STUDENT, AND THE STATE AVERAGE WAS $13,037 PER STUDENT. SO GARLAND RECEIVED LESS REVENUE PER STUDENT IN BOTH THE STATE AVERAGE AND THE DISTRICT AVERAGE. LOOK AT THE FIRST BLOCK IN EACH BAR GRAPH AND THAT'S THE M&O TAX PORTION OF THE REVENUE. GARLAND RECEIVED $3,457 PER STUDENT FROM LOCAL TAXES. THAT'S LOWER THAN THE PEER DISTRICT, WHICH WAS $5,796 PER STUDENT AND LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE OF $4,553. FOR 23-24 THE GARLAND ISD M&O TAX RATE WAS NINE AND A HALF CENTS LESS THAN YOUR PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE. SO THAT DROVE THE DECREASE. THE DIFFERENCE HERE BETWEEN YOUR PEERS AND GARLAND ISD'S LOCAL TAXES PER STUDENT. LOOKING AT TOTAL EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT, GARLAND REPORTED $13,650 PER STUDENT, COMPARED TO THE PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE OF $12,803, AND THE STATE AVERAGE OF $12,948. THE BIGGEST COMPONENT OF YOUR EXPENDITURES IS INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES. SO THAT'S FUNCTIONS 11, 12 AND 13 IN YOUR BUDGET. SO THAT WAS $8,470 PER STUDENT. THAT WAS MORE THAN THE DISTRICT AVERAGE AND MORE THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. SO THAT'S NOTEWORTHY THERE THAT MORE MONEY IS GOING INTO CLASSROOM RELATED EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT COMPARED TO THE PEERS. [00:10:05] IF YOU LOOK AT. SO JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU'RE SAYING WE GET LESS MONEY THAN OUR PEER DISTRICTS, BUT WE PUT MORE MONEY IN, AND DIRECTLY TO INSTRUCTION. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S ACCURATE. YES. LOOKING AT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS FUNCTION 41 OR WHAT IS CONSIDERED OVERHEAD FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24, THAT WAS $354 PER STUDENT FOR GARLAND ISD. THAT WAS LESS THAN THE PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE OF $387, AND LESS THAN THE STATE AVERAGE OF $427. AND ALSO NOTEWORTHY HERE IS THE PLANT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. GARLAND ISD ALSO REPORTED A SMALLER AMOUNT PER STUDENT COMPARED TO ITS PEERS AND THE STATE AVERAGE, SO THE AMOUNTS GREATER FOR INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES FOR BOTH COMPARED TO YOUR PEERS, COMPARED TO THE STATE AND FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. THOSE TWO AMOUNTS ARE LESS PER STUDENT COMPARED TO YOUR PEERS AND COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE. SO HERE'S THE PERCENTAGE OF EXPENDITURES ON A PER STUDENT BASIS THERE. SO THIS SHOWS THE SAME INFORMATION ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. IT WAS DOLLARS PER STUDENT. THIS IS ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS 62% FOR FUNCTION 11, 12, AND 13. SO THIS ALSO SHOWS THAT IT'S GREATER THAN YOUR PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE AND THE STATE AVERAGE 7% FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, COMPARED TO 8% FOR YOUR PEERS AND COMPARED TO 8% ON THE STATE AVERAGE. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES IS COMPARABLE 16 AND 17. THEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION ON THIS SLIDE IT'S ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST PERCENTAGE, BUT THAT 3% FOR GARLAND ISD IS 2.6% IN THE REPORT. FOR YOUR PEER DISTRICTS, THAT 3% IS 3.0, 3.0%, AND THEN THE STATE AVERAGE IS 3.3. SO ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE SAME HERE, YOU KNOW, THOSE FRACTIONS OF A PERCENT REALLY ADD UP WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT IN DOLLARS. SO THEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR PLANT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS 8% FOR GARLAND, 9% FOR THE PEERS, 10% FOR THE STATE AVERAGE. PAYROLL IS THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF YOUR EXPENDITURES FOR GARLAND ISD PAYROLL REPRESENTED 79.1% OF YOUR EXPENDITURES FOR 23-24. THAT WAS LOWER THAN YOUR PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE WHEN IT WAS 81.8%, AND THE STATE AVERAGE WAS 77.8. SO GARLAND FELL RIGHT IN BETWEEN YOUR PEER DISTRICTS AND THE STATE AVERAGE. GARLAND DOES REPORT A HIGHER AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY COMPARED TO YOUR PEER DISTRICTS AND THE STATE AVERAGE. THE PERCENTAGE OF YOUR STAFF THAT REPRESENTS TEACHERS IS 47.9% THAT'S LOWER THAN BOTH THE PEER AND THE STATE AVERAGE. STUDENTS FOR TEACHING STAFF 14.6 THAT'S IN BETWEEN THE PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE AND THE STATE AVERAGE. AND THEN STUDENTS PER TOTAL STAFF WAS SEVEN, WHICH WAS IN LINE BUT STILL LOWER THAN YOUR PEER IN THE STATE AVERAGE. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES INFORMATION ON FUND BALANCE. AND FUND BALANCE IS WHAT EXISTS AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR ASSETS AND YOUR LIABILITIES, THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'RE CARRYING OVER FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR INTO THE NEXT. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. THAT'S YOUR WORKING CAPITAL. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE USING TO OPERATE THROUGH THE FALL. AND SO UNTIL YOU START COLLECTING THE NEXT YEAR'S PROPERTY TAXES. SO FOR THE LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS, GARLAND ISD REPORTED MORE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE PER STUDENT THAN COMPARED TO YOUR PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE. NOW THIS INFORMATION HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT, BUT THERE ARE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF FUND BALANCE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN REPORT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THIS IS JUST YOUR UNASSIGNED. I HAVE A NOTE THERE AT THE BOTTOM THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASSIGN FUND BALANCE. THAT'S FUND BALANCE THAT'S EARMARKED BY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ALSO COMMIT FUND BALANCE. AND THAT'S EARMARKED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SO WHEN YOU CONSIDER THOSE THREE CATEGORIES TOGETHER IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, GARLAND ISD ACTUALLY REPORTED LESS FUND BALANCE PER STUDENT THAN COMPARED TO THE PEER DISTRICTS. AND SO THAT WAS $4,015 FUND BALANCE PER STUDENT FOR GARLAND FOR 23-24. AND THE PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE IN 23-24 WAS $4,607. SO THAT GIVES A CLEARER PICTURE, A TRUER PICTURE OF THE RESOURCES THAT WERE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR ON A PER STUDENT BASIS FOR BOTH GARLAND AND THE PEERS. SO AT THAT POINT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. OVERALL, THE RESULTS OF THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT REPORTED THAT THE DISTRICT IS OUTPERFORMING ITS PEERS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT WITH THE A AND THE SCHOOL FIRST RATING, YOU RECEIVE LESS REVENUE PER STUDENT, PRIMARILY IN THE LOCAL M&O TAXES CATEGORY. [00:15:03] YOU SPEND MORE THAN YOUR PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE IN FUNCTIONS 11, 12 AND 13, WHICH ARE INSTRUCTION RELATED. AND YOU SPEND LESS PER STUDENT IN GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. AND FOR THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, YOU REPORTED LESS FUND BALANCE, LESS RESOURCES THAT YOU CARRIED INTO FISCAL YEAR 25 PER STUDENT COMPARED TO YOUR PEERS. PREPARING THIS REPORT AND BEING HERE TONIGHT TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. DODDS AND MR. VALENZUELA FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS AND GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION, ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS, PROVIDING THE INFORMATION WE REQUESTED. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT OR THE PROCESS AND PREPARING THIS ANALYSIS, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. COMMITTEE, BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? MR. SELDERS? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK IT'S YOUR SLIDE TEN. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE M&O TAX RATE DIFFERENCE OF $0.09 BETWEEN GARLAND ISD IN THE PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE. WHAT WAS THE RANGE FOR THE PEER DISTRICT AVERAGE? SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE RANGE. SO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE AVERAGE WAS NINE AND A HALF CENTS. THE HIGHEST TAX RATE WAS PLANO ISD. THEY HAD AN M&O TAX RATE OF 1.0224. SO JUST OVER $1.02. AND THEN THE LOWEST WAS DENTON WHICH WAS AT 86.46 CENTS 0.8646. SO THAT WAS THE RANGE IN THE TAX RATES. GARLAND'S M&O TAX RATE WAS 0.6692. SO IT WASN'T EVEN WITHIN THAT RANGE. BUT THE AVERAGE TAX RATE WAS 0.7642. AND AGAIN, GARLAND'S TAX RATE WAS 0.6692 A 9 AND A HALF CENT DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE. AND THEN FOR THE STAFFING DATA, PAGE 13, THE AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY YOU GAVE, $66,462. WHAT WAS THE RANGE FOR PEER DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF MAX MIN AND THEN AS WELL AS THE STATE? THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE REPORT, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT INFORMATION TO MR. DODDS AND MR. VALENZUELA TO GIVE YOU THAT RANGE. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COULD YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE TEN? I KNOW THAT THAT YOU WERE COMMISSIONED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS A STATE REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN ADVANCE OF ANY TYPE OF VATRE ELECTION. BUT I WILL SAY IN MY ENTIRE TIME OF BEING A TRUSTEE THAT THIS REPORT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT THAN ANY SINGLE THING I HAVE SEEN IN ALL THE TIME I'VE BEEN A TRUSTEE OR FOLLOWING THE GISD. TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE COURSE OF TIME WITH SOME OF THESE FINANCIAL HEADWINDS THAT WE'VE BEEN FACING, THAT JUST STARK IN THE IN THE PICTURES. AND I READ SOCIAL MEDIA AND I SEE THINGS AND I'M NOT STUMPING. NO ONE SAY I'M STUMPING. I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT FACTS THAT ARE UP THERE ON THE SCREEN FROM AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. AND WHAT I SEE IS I SEE WE DO A LOT MORE WITH A LOT LESS THAN JUST ABOUT EVERY DISTRICT AROUND. THAT'S WHAT I'M SEEING. AND THE THING THAT SCARES ME MOST IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE $12,361 TOTAL REVENUE PER STUDENT, WHICH IS LESS THAN BOTH OUR PEER DISTRICTS AND LESS THAN THE STATE. BUT THAT IS WITH WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DILIGENT ABOUT APPLYING FOR FEDERAL GRANTS, SECURING FEDERAL MONEY, CHASING FEDERAL MONEY, AND GETTING FEDERAL MONEY THROUGH TITLE FUNDS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT GREEN BAR OF FEDERAL FUNDING IS LARGE, IT'S LARGER THAN BOTH THE PEER AND STATE. FOLKS IF YOU'RE WATCHING OUT THERE, THAT'S GOING AWAY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THAT ANYMORE. THE ADMINISTRATION AND I'M NOT SAYING GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT, IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS. THEY'VE TOLD US YOU'RE NOT GETTING THAT IN FUTURE YEARS. SO FEDERAL FUNDING IS BEING CUT DRAMATICALLY. SO THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO SHRINK. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S GOING TO NOTHING, BUT IT'S GOING TO SHRINK. AND IF WE'RE GETTING A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND LESS IN TERMS OF LOCAL AND STATE FUNDS, THEN THAT MEANS THAT DISPARITY IN THAT $12,361 AND THE OTHER ONES IS GOING TO GET A LOT BIGGER. THAT'S JUST ALL I'M SAYING. AND THAT'S JUST A FACT. I'M NOT PITCHING ANYTHING. DO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. [00:20:01] BUT UP UNTIL THIS POINT, NOBODY CAN LOOK THERE. AND I'M TIRED OF SEEING IT, THAT WE'RE INEFFICIENT. WE ARE LITERALLY MAYBE THE MOST EFFICIENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE. AND THE RESULTS SHOW THAT. AND I AM SICK AND TIRED OF READING ABOUT HOW INEFFICIENT WE MUST BE, OR HOW TOP HEAVY WE MUST BE. WE MANAGE TO SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER GET MORE MONEY INTO THE CLASSROOM BASED ON. COULD YOU TURN TO SLIDE 11? AND DOCTOR LOPEZ POINTED THIS OUT BECAUSE I THINK HE'S PROUD OF THIS AS I AM TOO. WE PUT MORE MONEY IN THE CLASSROOM BY THE NUMBERS THAN OUR PEER DISTRICTS AND THE STATE, EVEN THOUGH WE GET LESS MONEY PER STUDENT. TELL ME HOW THAT WORKS IF WE'RE TOP HEAVY. IT DOESN'T. WE'RE GETTING THAT MONEY TO TEACHERS. WE'RE GETTING THAT MONEY TO INSTRUCTORS. WE'RE GETTING IT TO STUDENTS. IT'S GOING STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND LEVEL. IT'S NOT STAYING UP HERE AT SOME 9,000 FOOT LEVEL THAT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO ACCUSE US OF. AND IT'S JUST A FALSITY AND I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE IT ANYMORE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE TOOL. AND LIKE I SAID, IT GIVES ME NOTHING BUT PRIDE ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, KNOWING THAT WE REALLY WE LITERALLY DO. I KNOW IT'S A CATCH PHRASE, BUT WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE WITH A LOT LESS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO PIGTAIL A LITTLE BIT JUST FROM A FACTUAL STANDPOINT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT LESS REVENUE BUT MORE BEING SPENT INTO THE CLASSROOMS. I MEAN, THAT IS A WONDERFUL PHENOMENON, BUT THE IMPACT OF THAT HAS BEEN FELT. IF YOU LOOK OVER ON PAGE 14 AND 15 WITH OUR FUND BALANCE. WE WERE BLESSED 2018, 19-20 WITH THE REAL HEALTHY FUND BALANCE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO DO IS TO SPEND DOWN SOME OF THAT FUND BALANCE UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT A BETTER FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE DISTRICT. SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE APPARENT ON THE PAGE AS YOU'VE SEEN OUR PER STUDENT UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE DWINDLE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS EVEN AND WHILE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE REMAINED THE SAME. MY ASSUMPTION IS THEY'VE DONE THAT THROUGH TRE'S AND OTHER THINGS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AS A DISTRICT TO INCREASE THEIR FUNDING, WHILE GARLAND HAS NEVER DONE THIS. SO I THINK THOSE ARE FACTS THAT ARE IRREFUTABLE. JUST TO PIGTAIL ON WHAT MR. JOHNSON WAS SAYING, THERE'S A COST TO SPENDING MORE PER STUDENT IN THE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND IT'S COME THROUGH THE FUND BALANCE. WE'RE NOW AT A POINT WHERE WE NO LONGER HAVE THE LUXURY TO DO THAT. AND THAT IS ONE OF THE MECHANISMS THAT HAS US TO THE POINT WHERE THE BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED THAT A PROPOSITION BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT. SO ALL THOSE THINGS TO ME HAVE TIED TOGETHER WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN INSTRUCTION. WONDERFUL WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH OUR GRADE, OUR CAMPUSES. NO F CAMPUSES. A BIG SCHOOL DISTRICT LIKE OURS WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DIS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED KIDS. SOME REMARKABLE THINGS HAVE GONE ON IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, ESPECIALLY SINCE COVID. AND THOSE ARE VERY ENCOURAGING. HOWEVER, WE'RE KIND OF AT THE CROSSROADS, AND I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM KNOWS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THERE WAS GOING TO BE A POINT WHERE THE TWO LINES CROSSED, AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY IN TERMS OF FUNDING AND PUTTING THE RESOURCES INTO THE CLASSROOM WHERE WE NEED THEM MOST. AND SO THIS REPORT TO ME ILLUSTRATES ALL THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN KIND OF WORKING AROUND. LET ME GO WITH MR. BEACH. I AGREE WITH WHAT MR. MILLER. AND ALSO I WANT TO JUMP ON THE SOAPBOX WITH MR. JOHNSON. I AGREE TOTALLY. AND I GET EXCITED BECAUSE ONE THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER OUR STUDENTS IN GISD WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE'VE HAD AND BUILT UP TO, AND HOW OUR ADMINISTRATION AND OUR LEADERSHIP HAS VETTED EVERY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN THIS DISTRICT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT WE OFFER OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH, AND THIS REPORT REALLY MAKES I HOPE OUR COMMUNITY IS HEARING THIS TODAY AND SEEING THIS WHEN NOVEMBER THE 4TH ROLLS AROUND. BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DEAR TO EACH ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HEART, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THESE PROGRAMS, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PAY OUR TEACHERS AND KEEP THEM HERE BECAUSE WE ARE EXCELLING. WE CAME UP THREE POINTS FROM AN 81 TO AN 84, AND WE ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS TO ME MIND BOGGLING AND REALLY AWESOME. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS BOARD AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. [00:25:04] THANK YOU. MISS GRIFFIN. YES. WHAT IS GOING TO BE OUR MARKETING STRATEGY FROM THIS REPORT? WE KNOW LIMITED PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS MEETING. WE SEE IT INTERNALLY SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES, SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS. BUT FOR YOU ALL WHO HAVE BEEN GOING TO TASB FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT TELLING YOUR OWN STORY. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS GOING TO BE OUR MARKETING STRATEGY FROM SO FAVORABLY A REPORT? MY OTHER COMMENT IS WE DO WELL BECAUSE OF THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. AND THAT'S OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CAMPUSES. THAT'S WHERE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD. BECAUSE OUR STAFF HAS AN INCREDIBLE DESIRE TO DO THEIR VERY BEST. THEY ARE PROBABLY MORE COMPETITIVE THAN YOU ARE DOCTOR LOPEZ AND HAVE BEEN BEFORE YOU ARRIVED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE. SO AS WE CONGRATULATE ALL OF THIS. I JUST WANT US TO TALK ABOUT THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT FOR THOSE TEACHERS IN FRONT OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE RUNNING CAMPUSES, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S OUR STAFF THAT HAS GOTTEN US TO THIS POINT, AND I JUST WANT THEM TO BE INCLUDED IN THESE HIGHLIGHTS. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. BUILT DIFFERENT SINCE 1901. WELL, THEN, LET'S SEE WHAT OUR STORY IS GOING TO BE. MS. STANLEY. THANK YOU. I COULDN'T AGREE MORE, BUT AS I WAS SITTING HERE LISTENING TO IT. WE ARE TELLING OUR STORY, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TELLING OUR STORY IS IN OUR TOWN HALLS. BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING IN OUR TOWN HALLS, WE JUST GOT AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO VALIDATE THAT WE ARE BEING TRANSPARENT AND WE ARE TELLING THE TRUTH. AND I AM SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT. I MEAN, YOU HAVE SAID EXACTLY WHAT THIS REPORT HAS SAID, DOCTOR LOPEZ AND THE TWO TOWN HALLS. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY TO GET TO A TOWN HALL AND LISTEN, BECAUSE IT IS FACTUAL BASED. THANK YOU. AND I'LL ADD THIS. I'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE BOARD SINCE 2017, BUT WE'VE HAD THREE EFFICIENCY AUDITS, LET'S CALL THEM. WE HAD ONE WITH THE 2019 TRE. WE HAD ONE WITH AN OUTSIDE THIRD PARTY THAT CAME IN AND DID AN EFFICIENCY STUDY FOR THE BOARD FOR PURPOSES OF RIGHT SIZING THE DISTRICT AND THE SPENDING, IF YOU WILL. AND NOW HERE'S OUR THIRD ONE. AND THEY'VE ALL READ THE SAME. THEY'VE ALL HAD THE SAME POINTS, IF YOU WILL. WE HAVE EXCELLED AT DOING MORE WITH LESS. BUT LIKE I SAID, THE LINES HAVE CROSSED. AND WITH INFLATION AND ALL THAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD, IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE THAT TRAJECTORY. SO WE ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M THANKFUL THAT THE STATE REQUIRES THIS BECAUSE WE CAN DO IT NOW. WE HAVE A DOCUMENT TO TAKE TO THE CITIZENS TO SAY, THESE ARE THE FINDINGS. INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY. AND WE DIDN'T MAKE IT UP OURSELVES. SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT LUPE. I WILL SAY THAT THE INFORMATION IN THE REPORTS, ALL FACTUAL. THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE THAT'S SUBJECTIVE. IT'S ALL BASED ON HARD DATA THAT'S PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. THAT'S AUDITED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS IDENTIFIED IN YOUR PEER DISTRICTS. AND I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, AND THEY'RE SUPPORTED BY THE RESULTS OF THIS ANALYSIS AND THE INFORMATION THAT'S IN THIS REPORT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS TOPIC? THANK YOU FOR APPEARING TODAY. AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM AT THIS POINT WE'RE GOING TO 4A3. ARTURO VALENZUELA IS GOING TO APPEAR. WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER ITEM REVIEW JULY 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIALS. [00:30:03] ARTURO, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ. I PRESENT TO YOU THE JULY 2025 FINANCIALS. LET ME GO TO PAGE NUMBER 35 TO START WITH THE GENERAL FUND. THE FINANCIALS THAT I'M PRESENTING TODAY ARE NOT ONLY THE GENERAL FUND ONES. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE THE SNS, WHICH IS FUND 240, AND I&S THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND, WHICH IS 599. AND I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THE SUMMARY PAGES WITH YOU. SO START ON PAGE 35. WE SEE A CURRENT DEFICIT OF 14 MILLION, 14.6 MILLION FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, AS OF EVERYTHING THAT GOT US BOOKED FOR THAT MONTH. THERE APPEAR TO BE THERE APPEARS TO BE A LOWER AMOUNT OF PAYROLL EXPENSES. AND THAT'S BECAUSE A LOT OF THE PAYROLL EXPENSES THAT ARE PAID ON JULY REALLY BELONG TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SO THEY WERE BOOKED ON THE PRIOR YEAR. I'LL MOVE ON TO PAGE NUMBER 44. LET ME STOP YOU. GO AHEAD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU JUST SAID. WE'RE LOOKING AT A REPORT THAT SAYS FISCAL YEAR 2026 ACTUALS. BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT SOME OF THOSE PAYROLL EXPENSES WERE ACTUALLY ALLOCATED TO 2025? YEAH. THEY'RE NOT. WELL, THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE. THEY WERE THE PAYMENTS, THE CASH PAYMENTS THAT WERE DONE FOR PAYROLL ON JULY 2025 WAS FOR WORK EARNED BY OUR EMPLOYEES ON THE PRIOR YEAR. SO THE EXPENSE GOES ON THE PRIOR YEAR. IT DOESN'T GO. OH, IT'S EVERY YEAR IS THE SAME. YEAH, EVERY YEAR IT HAPPENS IN THE SAME WAY. YES. SO I GUESS IT BALANCES OUT AT THE END. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND FOR PAGE NUMBER 44, I TRIED MY BEST TO CAPTURE THE WAY IN WHICH EACH OF THE FUNDS THAT I'M PRESENTING OPERATES, AND THIS ONE IS SNS, IS THE ONE THAT HAS THE LAUNCH PROGRAM IN IT. AND IN IT, THERE'S ALSO A DEFICIT OF $589,000 FOR THAT ONE MONTH. AND THE LAST ONE WILL BE IN PAGE NUMBER 45. THIS ONE'S FOR THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. THIS ONE IS MADE TO PAID DEBT. SO IT REALLY SHOWS THE PRINCIPAL, THE INTEREST AND SOME OTHER SMALL INVOICES FOR PROCESSING FEES TO MAKE THE BOND PAYMENTS THAT COMES OUT OF HERE. BUT THIS ONE HAS SEEN NO EXPENSES BECAUSE THE FIRST SET OF PAYMENTS HAPPENS IN AUGUST. OTHER THAN THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE REPORTS? I'M JUST GOING TO ASK YOU ONE REAL QUICK WITH RESPECT TO THE BOND FUND AND BOND REPAYMENTS. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE HAD A LARGE PREPAYMENT OR A LARGE PAYMENT THAT WE MADE WITH EXCESS RESERVES. WHAT MONTH WAS THAT? AUGUST. THAT WAS IN AUGUST. SO THAT WOULD BE REFLECTIVE IN 2026 NUMBERS. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4A4. THIS IS REVIEW JULY 2025 TAX REPORT. KRISTI COOPER IS COMING FORWARD FOR THIS REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MR. MILLER. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR LOPEZ IS NOT HERE. BEFORE YOU IS THE JULY COLLECTION REPORT FOR JULY 2025, REFLECTING 98.44% COLLECTED OF THE BASE CURRENT LEVY. WE HAVE FOUR REFUNDS, WHICH EXCEEDED $500. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BOARD ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TAX REPORT? I KNOW IT'S JUST A SLIGHT LOWER COLLECTION PERCENTAGE. IS THERE, IS IT AN ECONOMIC THING OR? IT IS EVERYWHERE. ALL OF US ARE. EVERY TAX OFFICE IS TRENDING A LITTLE LOWER THAN STANDARD, BUT WE ARE STAYING STREAMLINED WITH WHERE ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE WITH THE CHANGE, THE PERCENTAGE. SO IT IS BASICALLY A ECONOMIC. ECONOMIC. STATE, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. KEEP AN EYE ON THAT FOR US BECAUSE. ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, 1 OR 2% DIFFERENCE IN COLLECTION IS HUGE FOR US. YES, I STARTED LOOKING AT IT A LITTLE BIT YESTERDAY. SORRY, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO FIND OUT WHAT THE STATUS IS OF EACH OF OUR TAX COUNTS, WHETHER THEY'RE DEFERRED QUARTER INSTALLMENTS ON A PAYMENT PLAN, OR IF THEY'RE WRAPPED UP IN A TAX SUIT. OF THAT 4 MILLION THAT IS CURRENT LEVY, THERE'S ABOUT 1.1 MILLION THAT IS IN TAX SUITS. SO OUR DELINQUENT ATTORNEY IS TAKING THE ACTION TO GET THOSE COLLECTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND THEN WE HAVE PROBABLY ANOTHER MILLION THAT ARE ON INSTALLMENTS DEFERRED OR ON A DIFFERENT TYPE OF INSTALLMENT PLAN OUTSIDE OF THE QUARTERLY ACCOUNTS. YEAH. SO I CAN GET A BETTER ANALYSIS. YEAH, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THE METRICS WITH RESPECT TO LATE [00:35:05] IN COLLECTION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT. I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT LAWSUITS, BUT WHERE OUR LEGAL FIRM IS TAKING ACTIONS TO COLLECT AND THEN JUST OVERALL DELINQUENCIES, OVERALL DEFAULTS, ETC.. OKAY. JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE I HAVE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DATA INDICATORS OUT THERE THAT SAY THAT THE ECONOMY IS SUPPOSEDLY STILL STRONG IN TEXAS. BUT I DO ALSO SEE PRESSURE FROM INFLATION AFFECTING VARIOUS THINGS. SO IF YOU'LL DO THAT FOR US, THAT'D BE GREAT. ABSOLUTELY. NO PROBLEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL GO TO 4B. THIS IS ACTION ITEMS. [IV.B. Action Items (Non Consent)] THESE WILL BE MOVED ONTO THE BOARD MEETING LATER THIS MONTH. BUT 4B1 IS, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICES FUND AND THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME MS. LONG. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ. THIS MONTH, MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU THE BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND, DEBT SERVICES FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION FUNDS, WHETHER THERE ARE ANY CHANGES OR NOT. BUT EACH MONTH, I WILL DETAIL ANYTHING THAT IS CHANGED. SO YOU WILL BE APPROVING ALL THREE OF THEM EACH MONTH MOVING FORWARD. SO THIS MONTH WE HAVE THE SEPTEMBER BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND ONLY. AND THEN WE HAVE AN APPENDIX ITEM STARTING PAGE 51 FOR THE GENERAL FUND WE HAVE OUR NORMAL CROSS FUNCTIONAL BALANCE NEUTRAL TRANSFERS. THESE TRANSFERS HAVE NO OVERALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET. OUR FIRST AMENDMENT ITEM IS A 1.5 MILLION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BAND EQUIPMENT. THIS IS YEAR THREE OF A TEN YEAR PROGRAM, AND THAT IS A TRANSFER OUT INTO THE DESIGNATED PROJECT FUND 651. THE OTHER AMENDMENT ITEMS ARE THE PO ROLLOVERS THAT ARE SUMMARIZED BY FUNCTION. THESE ROLLOVERS WILL INDICATE AN INCREASE TO FUNCTION 34, 51, AND 53. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE DEBT SERVICES BUDGET, NOR THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND, AND THE APPENDIX ITEM FOR THIS MONTH IS A 2025 TAX RATE CALCULATION WORKSHEET. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS REPORT BOARD? I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE ACTION WE TOOK TO REPLENISH OUR BAND INSTRUMENTS, AND THE IMPACT THE POSITIVE IMPACT HAS HAD ON OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM. WITH TWO HIGH SCHOOLS GOING TO STATE THIS PAST YEAR. SO THIS INVESTMENT IS PAYING OFF WELL FOR THE KIDS, SO THANK YOU. I SEE NO QUESTIONS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4B2, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE. CERTIFY AND PREPARE EDUCATORS OUR CAPE AGREEMENT. AND THIS IS DOCTOR GRADYNE BROWN WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, I BRING BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING FOR YOUR REVIEW, THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE WITH DALLAS COLLEGE FOR OUR CERTIFIED AND PREPARED EDUCATORS PROGRAM BETTER KNOWN AS CAPE. THAT PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH DALLAS COLLEGE, WHERE OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF EARNS THEIR COLLEGE DEGREES WHILE THEY ARE WORKING FULL TIME IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH OUR KIDS. WE'VE ALSO WRAPPED AROUND WITH THIS PROGRAM, OUR TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM, WHICH IS A TEACHER PRESENTATION PREPARATION PROGRAM WHERE THE TEACHERS AND A MENTOR WORK TOGETHER SIDE BY SIDE IN A CO-TEACHING MANNER. I REQUEST, AND I SUGGEST THAT YOU APPROVE THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. I AM OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PROGRAM? ANYBODY? COULD YOU TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THIS? WE HAVE 36 TEACHERS INVOLVED IN THE CAPE PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE TEN TEACHERS WHO ARE CO-TEACHING AS RESIDENTS. SO A TOTAL OF 46. SUPER. THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS LET'S GO TO B 4B3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SANITARY SEWER ACCESS EASEMENT BETWEEN GARLAND ISD AND THE CITY OF SACHSE, JAVIER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU. COMMITTEE CHAIR MR. [00:40:01] MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ, I WANT TO BRING TO YOU TONIGHT AN ITEM THAT THE CITY OF SACHSE HAS BROUGHT UP TO US. THEY WANT TO DO A SANITARY SEWER ACCESS EASEMENT. IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM WE HAVE A DRAWING HERE THAT I CAN. THIS IS THE ACTUAL EXHIBIT OF THE EASEMENT, BUT IT AFFECTS OUR PROPERTY, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY. THIS MAP HERE INDICATES THE GREEN LINE IS THE SEWER LINE. THE CITY OF SACHSE IS PLANNING TO PREPARE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS THE PROPERTY THAT'S AT PLEASANT VALLEY AND BEN ROAD. THAT IS WHERE OUR NEW AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FACILITY IS GOING TO BE LOCATED. THEY ARE ACTUALLY REQUESTING AN EASEMENT THAT CENTERS AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. IT IS AWAY FROM ANY POTENTIAL BILLS THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD DO. SO THIS IS JUST AN OVERALL VIEW OF WHAT THE EASEMENT IS. SO AND I'M HERE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE SPECIFIC TO THAT LINE. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT LINE WITH YOU WHERE IT'S AT. IT'S A RATHER LARGE SANITARY SEWER PROJECT THAT THE CITY OF SACHSE IS PERFORMING. CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. BOARD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EASEMENT? MISS STANLEY? SO, WERE THEY PLANNING TO DO THIS BEFORE OUR PLANS TO BUILD THERE, OR IS THIS IN CONJUNCTION TO MAKE EVERYTHING GO SMOOTH. NO, THIS PROJECT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2019. I'VE TALKED TO THE CIVIL ENGINEER, THE ACTUAL ENGINEERING FIRM THAT IS DOING THE WORK THERE. THIS HAS BEEN PLANNED FROM THE CITY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO WELL, THIS IS IT'S A VERY IT'S A RATHER LARGE LINE. IT'S ABOUT A 30 INCH LINE THAT IS BEING PLACED FROM THE CITY OF SACHSE. OKAY. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE THAT FORWARD. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4B4. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT BETWEEN GARLAND ISD AND CITY OF SACHSE. THANK YOU. COMMITTEE CHAIR, MR. MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS ACTUALLY A TEMPORARY ACCESS EASEMENT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BUILD THAT SANITARY SEWER LINE. SO WHAT THIS IS, IS IT TAKES YOU CAN SEE THE LINE ITSELF IS THE GREEN LINE, AND THE BLUE LINE THERE IS THE ACTUAL TEMPORARY EASEMENT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ACTUALLY BUILD THE LINE. SO GIVES THEM SPACE TO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. SO IS THIS LIKE A TEMPORARY ROAD OR SOMETHING? WHAT EXACTLY? NO, IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT IT IS, IS IT ALLOWS THEM THE ABILITY TO MOVE THEIR EQUIPMENT, ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE THERE. IT WON'T BE A ROAD, BUT IT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY USE OUR PROPERTY TO BUILD THE LINE, BECAUSE THE EASEMENT ITSELF IS ONLY FOR THE LINE ITSELF. SO THEY NEED ADDITIONAL LAND TO ACTUALLY BUILD IT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE TEMPORARY IS FOR. AND WILL THERE BE CLEARING OF BRUSH TREES? THERE WILL. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. YES, SIR. AND WHEN ONE OF THE THINGS IS WHEN YOU GO BY THAT PROPERTY, THAT PROPERTY HAS IT HAS DIFFERENT TYPES OF TREES. WITHOUT GETTING TOO SPECIFIC ON TERMINOLOGY, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW JUNK TREES THAT WE CONSIDER JUNK TREES. THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF THOSE ON THAT PROPERTY. AND SO THOSE WILL BE REMOVED. AND THOSE DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU. QUESTION. MR. BEACH. THAT WON'T CREATE ANY INTERRUPTION WITH US MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR AG FACILITY. NO, SIR. IT WILL NOT. IT'S PROBABLY BEST THAT WE'RE GOING AHEAD AND DOING IT NOW THAT LETTING THEM DO IT NOW, BEFORE WE GET STARTED. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. PERFECT. MR. JOHNSON. THAT WAS HIS QUESTION. SO EVERYTHING'S MOVING ALONG AS PLANNED. THIS IS A COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF SACHSE TO PROVIDE SANITARY SEWAGE LINE, IF YOU WILL, FOR ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. YES, SIR. SO WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE THANK YOU AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4B5. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES RELATING TO A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM. AND I SEE DOCTOR SHELLEY GARRETT WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR LOPEZ. I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOU TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES RELATING TO A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF [00:45:09] GARLAND AND THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE ATTACHED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, MOU WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND REFLECTS ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES ONLY, WITH NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES. THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY LEGAL, SECURITY AND FINANCE. KEY POINTS TO THIS MOU. THE NUMBER OF SROS ASSIGNED TO OUR SCHOOLS REMAINS THE SAME. SALARY AND BENEFIT COST SHARING PERCENTAGES BETWEEN GISD AND GPD REMAIN THE SAME. VEHICLE EXPENSES CONTINUE TO BE SHARED BETWEEN GISD AND GPD WITH NO CAP. THE ADDENDUM HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT CAMPUS ASSIGNMENTS FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 3 IN 2023. THIS IS PRESENTED TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. QUESTION. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS. MR. BEACH. SO WITH HOUSE BILL THREE, THERE'S REALLY NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THIS. THAT IS CORRECT. I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE CHANGING IT BECAUSE I LIKE FOR THINGS TO BE VERY SPECIFIC. SO THE ADDENDUM STILL SAID, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WAY BACK WHEN WE HAD ONE SRO THAT ROVED BETWEEN 3 TO 5 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND IT'S AN ADDENDUM, AND WE KNOW THAT IT HAS CHANGED THAT WE WERE THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS TO HAVE SOMEBODY WITH A GUN AT EVERY SCHOOL, WHETHER IT BE AN SRO OR AN ASO ASSIGNED BUT I WANT IT TO BE REAL, RIGHT AND TRUE, AND REFLECT EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON. AND SO I LIKE IT. THANK YOU. IT'S ACCURATE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? REAL QUICK GO BACK OVER THE DEFINITION OF SRO AND ASO. AN SRO IS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER THAT IS A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH TCOLE. AN ASO IS AN ARMED SECURITY OFFICER, WHICH IS AN EMPLOYEE OF GARLAND ISD, AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CARRY A WEAPON WHERE WEAPONS ARE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED. AND OUR ASO'S THERE ARE ONLY TWO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE AN ARMED SECURITY OFFICER IF AUTHORIZED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND NOT THAT IT'S A LOW LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION. IT IS A HIGH LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION. BUT IN ADDITION TO THOSE TWO THINGS, WE ALSO DO AN ADDITIONAL 400 ROUND ALERT, ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT, RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING. AND WE DO THAT IN HOUSE BECAUSE OUR COORDINATOR OF THE ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS IS A SNIPER TRAINER AND A TRAINER OF THE ALERT TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFICERS. AND MANY OTHER TRAININGS TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, EVERYTHING A COUNSELOR GETS OUR ASO'S ALSO GET IN ADDITION TO BEING VERY GOOD ON THE GUN RANGE. SO AM I TO ASSUME THAT WE GO OVER AND ABOVE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ASO'S AND TRAINING AND PREPARATION? YOU KNOW, I HAD A BRAG NOTE AND I TOOK IT OUT BECAUSE I WAS JUST GOING TO STICK TO THE FACTS. BUT THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, OKAY, WHEN Y'ALL APPROVED THE ASO PROGRAM AND WE WERE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, WE'RE GOING TO DO THESE 17 THINGS INSTEAD OF THE TWO. SO WE'RE DOING 15 ADDITIONAL THINGS. THIS LAST THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION ADDED 12 THINGS TO THE TWO THINGS, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE A THING. MARK DIDN'T HAVE TO ADD ANYTHING TO OUR SOP BECAUSE WE'RE STILL TWO AHEAD OF WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES. GREAT. SUPER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW GO. EXCUSE ME TO ITEM 4B6 WHICH IS CONSIDER APPROVAL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION TO IDENTIFY HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WITHIN TWO MILES OF CAMPUSES. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ. I'M TIM LOGAN, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. AND I'M HERE TO REQUEST ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION TO IDENTIFY HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WITHIN TWO MILES OF CAMPUSES. AS A SUMMARY, PER CNA LOCAL, IF A DISTRICT APPLIES FOR THE ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENT PROVIDED BY THE STATE FOR STUDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN TWO MILES OF A SCHOOL CAMPUS, OR IF THE DISTRICT DELINEATES BETWEEN REGULAR MILES AND HAZARDOUS MILES ON THE ANNUAL TEA ROUTE SERVICES REPORT, WHICH WE DO. THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO IDENTIFY THE HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. THE RESOLUTION SHALL INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS ROUTES IN WHICH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED, AND THE DISTRICT SHALL PUBLISH THE LOCATIONS OF THESE ROUTES WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT A REVISED RESOLUTION, WHEN NECESSARY, TO ACCURATELY REFLECT CHANGES TO THE CONDITIONS OR AREAS. AND WHILE THAT CONCLUDES THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, I WILL ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. [00:50:06] THESE HAZARDOUS ROUTES THAT WE PROVIDE BY OUR SCHOOL BUS FLEET, THEY ARE 38 OF 272 SCHOOL BUS ROUTES, WHICH ARE WE ARE REIMBURSED BY TEA AT THE SAME RATE FOR. AND THEY REPRESENT 4% OF OUR ANNUAL MILEAGE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 153,000 OF 3.9 MILLION MILES DRIVEN FOR ROUTES EACH YEAR, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER OR CLARIFY ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION BEING MADE BEFORE YOU. I'M SORRY. JUST ONE SECOND. YES, SIR. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT INTRODUCING YOU TO THE PODIUM A SECOND AGO. YEAH. THIS IS TIMOTHY LOGAN, THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? MR. JOHNSON? YES. IS THERE ANY WAY BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING IF WE COULD GET SOME. I MEAN, THIS IDENTIFIES ROUTES AND THEN YOU SEE THE REASON FOR THE HAZARD, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY GET SOMETIMES AN EXACT LOCATION OF THE HAZARD IN PARTICULAR. AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I ASK IS BECAUSE BACK ONCE UPON A TIME, BEFORE I HAD A KID WHO COULD DRIVE MY KIDS HAD TO RIDE THE BUS. AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THEY WERE ABLE TO RIDE THE BUS IS BECAUSE MERRITT ROAD WAS CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC SITUATION, BUT I DON'T SEE IT ANYWHERE ON HERE. AND SO IT HASN'T GOTTEN ANY SAFER. I MEAN, IT'S THE EXACT SAME ROAD IT WAS IN 1945, BASICALLY WITH A LOT MORE TRAFFIC ON IT. SO I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT MY KIDS DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS THAT LIVE ON MERRITT ROAD. AND ARE WE NECESSARILY SUGGESTING THAT THEY NEED TO BE WALKING DOWN MERRITT ROAD? NO, WE ARE NOT. THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. AND WE CAN IDENTIFY MORE SPECIFICALLY WHY THAT ROUTE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT IS BASED OFF EDUCATION CODE 42.155. AND JUST FOR CLARITY, FOR THE GROUP 42.155 DEFINES A HAZARDOUS CONDITION EXISTS WHEN NO WALKWAY IS PROVIDED AND STUDENTS MUST WALK ALONG OR CROSS A FREEWAY OR EXPRESSWAY AND UNDERPASS AN OVERPASS OR A BRIDGE, AN UNCONTROLLED MAJOR TRAFFIC ARTERY, AN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL AREA OR ANOTHER COMPARABLE CONDITION. SO POINT TAKEN. AND YES, THAT CAN SUPPLY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EACH OF THOSE 38 ROUTES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. AND WHEN YOU DO THAT, DEFINE FOR US WHAT AN UNCONTROLLED TRAFFIC ARTERY OR WHATEVER YOU JUST SAID. WHAT IS THAT? UNCONTROLLED. IT'S USUALLY WHERE THERE IS NO TRAFFIC DEVICE OR SIDE CROSSWALK SIGNS IN PLACE. AND IS THAT FOR INTERSECTIONS OR JUST FOR SIDEWALK TRAFFIC? WELL, YOUR ORIGINAL QUESTION, IT IS FOR INTERSECTIONS, BUT IT ALSO APPLIES UNDER 42.155 IF THERE IS NO SIDEWALK IN PLACE. OKAY. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR? YES, SIR. AND WHEN YOU FOLLOW UP, I THINK IT'LL BE MORE CLEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. WE WILL NOW GO TO 4B7. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT FOR RELOCATION AND RENOVATION OF THE HVAC LAB ROOM AT NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL. DOCTOR JENNIFER. WHOOPS THIS IS NOT DOCTOR JENNIFER. YES. OH. IS SHE HERE? YES. SHE'S HERE. I'M SORRY. AS IS MARK BOOKER. SO Y'ALL HAVE THE FLOOR? YES, SIR. MR. MILLER, TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DOCTOR LOPEZ. I'M JUST HERE BEFORE TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE PROJECT THAT DOCTOR DUPLESSIS WILL BE REVIEWING. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT DID THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARDED CONTRACT 399-24 FOR $6 MILLION FOR JOB ORDER CONTRACTS. THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED AT THE BOARD HAS ALREADY AUTHORIZED FOR THEIR APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR DUPLESSIS TO GO OVER THE PROJECT ITSELF. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU A PROJECT THIS EVENING THAT I BELIEVE REPRESENTS A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME GRATEFUL TO BE HERE IN GARLAND ISD AND SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU MENTIONED BEFORE REGARDING THE EXCELLENT PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER OUR STUDENTS. SO AT NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL, YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT WE HAVE AN HVAC PROGRAM THERE. THE CTE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO LOOK AT THESE PROGRAMS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THEM AS RELEVANT AS POSSIBLE SO THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE WITH REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE. SO IN THAT THEY'VE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND THINGS THAT THESE STUDENTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON, THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO IN THEIR PRESENT SPACE. [00:55:05] SO THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS GOING TO STAY AT NAAMAN FOREST AND NOT MOVE TO THE GRCTC. BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROGRAM NECESSARY. SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO DO SOME DEMOLITION OF A ROOM. WE NEED TO MAKE SOME SPACE AND UTILITIES AVAILABLE SUCH AS GAS LINES EXTERIOR ACCESS TO THE BUILDING, FENCING. THERE ARE SOME EXCELLENT EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COOLING TOWERS, HEAT PUMPS, TRAINER SYSTEMS. AND SO THIS PROJECT WOULD BE USING SOME REMAINING BOND FUNDS FROM 2014 THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY FOR NAAMAN FOREST AND USING THESE FUNDS TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, MR. MILLER. YES. MR. BEACH. SINCE THIS IS A CTE PROGRAM WILL STUDENTS FROM OTHER CAMPUSES BE ABLE TO BE DROPPED OFF AT NAAMAN FOREST TO ATTEND THESE THIS PARTICULAR CLASS? I BELIEVE SO, BUT MISS BLAKELY MAY WANT TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAIL ON THE STUDENT SIDE OF THE PROGRAM. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER CAMPUSES TO NAAMAN FOREST FOR THIS PROGRAM, BUT SINCE WE HAVE ENROLLMENT OR SCHOOL CHOICE, STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE NAAMAN FOREST SO THAT THEY CAN BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM. SO CURRENT STUDENTS AT NAAMAN WOULD BE USING IT IN THE FUTURE. STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE IT SO THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR HVAC CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES. SO ARE WE SHOWING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH NEED FOR THAT? I MEAN, FOR THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT WANT TO TAKE THIS CLASS. YES, THEY'RE IT'S FULL RIGHT NOW. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO EXPAND. HOW MANY STUDENTS IS THAT? I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THE TEACHER IS MAXED WITH THE ENROLLMENT. I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY A NEED FOR THIS. I WAS JUST THOUGHT THAT IN THE MARKET, FOR SURE, THE KIDS COULD BE DROPPED OFF AT THE GRCT AND THEN WALK ACROSS OVER THERE. BUT ANYWAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE A HAZARDOUS ROUTE. [LAUGHTER] NO, THEY GOT UP FRONT. OKAY. ANY CHANCE THESE KIDS CAN DO HVAC CONTROLS FOR THEIR FOR THE REST OF OUR CAMPUSES? NO. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM. I'M A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR WITH IT. AND WE'RE MERELY MOVING IT TO A ROOM MORE SUITABLE, AS I UNDERSTAND. FOR THE TRAINING AND FOR THE THINGS THAT GO ON WITHIN THIS CLASSROOM. SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD? YEAH, I GOT A QUESTION. WE HAVE ONE QUESTION FROM MR. SELDERS. YOU SAID THAT THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE EXPANDED INTO ANOTHER LOCATION AT NAAMAN, OR IS IT GOING TO BE EXPANDING THE ROOM TO ACCOMMODATE THE SIZE OF THE PROGRAM? IT WILL NOT BE CHANGING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING ROOM. IT'S MOVING TO A DIFFERENT ROOM THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL THE NEEDS WITH THE EXTERIOR WALL AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE FENCING AND EQUIPMENT AND GAS LINE ACCESS THERE. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4B8 NEW BIDS. MR. BOOKER WE HAVE CONTRACT. THIS IS FOR 4B8A CONTRACT NUMBER 5126. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER REPLACEMENT FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS GOING TO BE PRIMARILY USED BY THE STUDENT NUTRITIONAL SERVICES TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A LIKE FOR LIKE FREEZER COMBINATION IN UNITS AT VARIOUS CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING THAT AWARD. WALK IN FREEZER REPLACEMENT FROM CHEF DEPOT WHO WAS THE PRIMARY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE AN ALTERNATE ON THE EXHIBIT. THAT'S ALSO WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR AN AWARD AS WELL. IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWABLE CONTRACTS. THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $1 MILLION PAID FOR OUT OF FUND 240 SCHOOL NUTRITION FUNDING. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? JUST REAL QUICK. YOU SAID IT'S A NEW BID REPLACEMENT. I THINK THAT'S THE WORD YOU USED. YES. HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO PREVIOUS YEARS IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT? I KNOW IT'S IS IT A NEW VENDOR AND A NEW AMOUNT? WHAT HAPPENS IS THE NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT IS WE PUT THAT IN PLACE IDENTIFYING IT WAS A PREVIOUS CONTRACT THAT EXPIRED. OKAY. AND THIS IS NOTHING NEW OTHER THAN IT'S REPLACING THAT EXISTING CONTRACT THAT HAD ALREADY MET ALL OF THE RENEWAL PERIODS IN THAT CONTRACT. AND THIS WOULD BE REGARDLESS OF IF IT WAS A NEW VENDOR OR AN EXISTING VENDOR. THAT'S CORRECT. IT IS THE CONTRACT THAT IS THE NEW. YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE WILL GO ON TO 8B CONTRACT NUMBER 242-25-02. [01:00:08] CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF ORACLE PLANNING AND BUDGETING CLOUD SERVICES. YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS FOR ORACLE PLANNING AND BUDGET CONTRACT 242-25-02. THAT AWARD IS TO ORACLE AMERICA. IT'S A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT FOR ONE YEAR WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $168,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO 8C, WHICH WILL BE CONTRACT NUMBER 302-25-10. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AND SOFTWARE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES. YES, SIR. THAT CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS 302-25-10. THAT IS A CONTRACT THAT'S PROVIDED FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THROUGH GRADES THREE THROUGH FIVE. THE CONTRACT IS BEING RECOMMENDED AWARD TO STUDIES WEEKLY, WHICH IS DOING BUSINESS AS AMERICAN LEGACY PUBLISHING. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE NEW AWARD REPLACEMENTS WITH ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH. THE DISTRICT WILL BE LOOKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL CONTRACT, BUT THAT IS THE CONTRACT FOR THIS. THAT'S THE TERM FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, WHICH WILL BE PAID OUT OF 410 THE TEXTBOOK FUND, $220,000. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO ITEM 8D CONTRACT NUMBER 310-25-08. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING SERVICES AND MATERIALS. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A CONTRACT FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT 310-25-08. IT IS ONE OF THE EXTENDED RFPS THAT TEA HAS RECOGNIZED AND ALLOWED US TO UTILIZE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AWARDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING FOR THAT CONTRACT. THAT THIS MATERIAL FROM. WHY BE NORMAL IS ONE OF THE CONTRACTS THAT'S BEING ADDED TO THE EXISTING LIST. YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKAGE A LIST OF THE PREVIOUSLY AWARDED. THIS IS THE ONE CONTRACTOR THAT WE ARE ADDING AT THIS TIME. THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $480,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. OKAY. BOARD ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? OKAY. THAT WOULD BE ITEM D AND THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO E. NOW THIS IS CONTRACT 345-25-01. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FINE ARTS TEMPORARY STAFFING PERSONNEL SERVICES. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN THIS CONTRACT IS A NEW EXTENDED RFP CONTRACT THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE FOR FINE ARTS. AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST AND GROWING PROGRAM. THE DISTRICT IS USING THE EXTENDED RFP SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE CONSULTANTS, DESIGNERS AND OTHER DESIGNERS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HELP SUPPORT THE FINE ARTS IN ALL OF THE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FINE ART PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE. SO THE DISTRICT IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE WOULD UTILIZE THAT EXTENDED RFP PROGRAM WITH THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $800,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE USE OF THE EXTENDED CONTRACT FOR FINE ARTS. MR. MILLER, ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. MR. SELDERS. YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A NEW ITEM. ARE WE MOVING FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS OR WHAT ARE WE DOING? IT'S THE PROCESS IN WHICH IT'S IS CHANGED. THIS CONTRACT ALLOWS US TO ACT QUICKER AND MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT THAN OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACTS. SO THE $800,000, WHERE IS IT? I MEAN, HOW ARE WE BUDGETING FOR THIS? THAT IS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. SO WE FREEING UP DOLLARS FOR THIS. I'M JUST TRYING TO. NO WHAT HAPPENED IS WE CHANGED THE CONTRACT FROM OUR TRADITIONAL CONTRACTS TO THE CONTRACT WE HAVE TODAY, WHICH IS JUST AN EXTENDED RFP. OKAY. IT JUST GIVES THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT AND TEACHERS AND STAFF MORE FLEXIBILITY TO ADD CONTRACTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE BUDGET HASN'T CHANGED. SO THE MONEY IS ALREADY THERE. GOT IT. THE CONTRACT ITSELF AND THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO ACCESS THOSE SERVICES QUICKER IS WHAT WE'VE DONE. GOT IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY CHANCE WE CAN ENROLL MR. BEACH IN VOCAL LESSONS OVER THERE? OKAY. I JUST HEARD HIM SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY. IT WASN'T PRETTY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO NUMBER NINE. LET'S GO TO 9A CONTRACT 340-21. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO SECURITY EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND SERVICE. [01:05:04] YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT WILL AWARD THE DISTRICT OR GIVE THE DISTRICT MODIFICATION TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE CHANGING THE NAME. THIS IS A NAME CHANGE FROM FLORES TECHNICAL SERVICES TO COBALT FTS LLC. SO BASICALLY THAT'S ALL THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FOR THIS CONTRACT IS THAT IT IS A NAME CHANGE. AND DUE TO THE VALUE OF THE CONTRACT, WE'RE JUST BRINGING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THE VENDOR AWARD HAS CHANGED, BUT SAME VENDOR, JUST DIFFERENT NAME. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THAT. ANY QUESTIONS HERE? THANK YOU. BOARD LET'S GO TO 9B CONTRACT 25. LET ME START OVER. CONTRACT 225-25 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO SECURITY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE. YES, SIR. THE DISTRICT WAS CURRENTLY USING A CONTRACT THROUGH THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL HGAC. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THAT CONTRACT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY USING. SO WE THIS THIS ACTION WOULD ALLOW US TO CHANGE IT FROM A FINAL RENEWAL OPTION TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL TO THE NEWS TO ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS. THAT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNTS IS $250,000 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. IT'S JUST AN EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BOOKER ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. LET'S GO TO 4B 10. THIS WOULD BE INCREASED TO AWARDED BIDS. NUMBER A IS CONTRACT 189-25-01. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR FIRE, SPRINKLER AND SERVICES. YES, SIR. THIS IS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES FOR INSPECTIONS TO MEET THE FIRE CODE AS AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE FIRE CODE. IT ALSO THAT QUARTER, WE LOOKED AT AN ESTIMATED $60,000 IS NEEDED PER QUARTER. SO THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING AMERICAN FIRE PROTECTION GROUP INCORPORATED. IT IS A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT WITH ONE YEAR, TWO RENEWABLE OPTIONS. THE INCREASE THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS $225,001, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NEW AWARD $300,000. ANY QUESTIONS? REAL QUICK. YES, SIR. MR. BEACH. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE WHEN THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING ALREADY IN THE BOND PROGRAM, WHERE WE ARE DOING SPRINKLER SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND LOOKING AT ALL THE SECURITY THERE. IS THERE ANYONE TO ANSWER THAT? I HAVE TO DEFER TO THAT AND GET THE RESPONSE TO YOU. THAT'S A REPAIR ONLY CONTRACT. THIS IS REPAIR ONLY. SO THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO 10B CONTRACT 217-25. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR E-RATE SERVICES. YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT BEFORE YOU. THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD, THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN FUNDING OF $13,653,173,000. THE CONTRACTOR, VST SERVICES CARE OF MAZON ASSOCIATES, WAS THE VENDOR WHO PROVIDED THOSE SERVICES. AND THE INCREASE OF THE AWARD IS BASED OFF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE CONTRACT. SO BASICALLY OUT OF THAT AWARD, THEY ARE WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE $40,000 WAS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. AN ADDITIONAL $330,000 IS THE NEW AWARD. AND THAT IS JUST BASED ON THE $13 MILLION WORTH OF E-RATE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED. AND THEIR PORTION OF THE CONTRACT IS THE $370,000 THAT WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE YOU. THAT'S LESS THAN 3% OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM BOARD? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WRAPS UP THIS PART OF THE AGENDA. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE'RE ON ITEM FIVE WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. DOCTOR LOPEZ SAYS NO. SO THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO IS ADJOURNMENT. [VI. Adjournment] MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SO MOVED. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:40. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.