Sep 23, 2025 Board of Trustees Meeting

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

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GOOD AFTERNOON. SO GLAD TO SEE THAT EVERYBODY IS IN FELLOWSHIP.

AND THAT'S REALLY GOOD. THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.

IT IS 5:00. THIS IS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 23RD. IT IS 5:00 PM. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, AND I DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FROM A STUDENT FROM LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I'LL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. PLEASE COME FORWARD.

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 TO ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

MY NAME IS SIMON SHELTON. I GO TO LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL AND I PLAY FOOTBALL.

WE GOT WE GOT SACHSE THIS WEEK, SO. GO, GO, PATRIOTS.

THAT'S ALL. [LAUGHTER][APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

HE IS IN LEADERSHIP ROLE AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND YOU CAN SEE WHY.

CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

THAT'S ITEM NUMBER III, PUBLIC FORUM. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, SIR.

WE HAVE NO CARDS. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM IV, INFORMATION ITEMS.

[IV.A. Special Recognition ]

MR. WHEELER. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DR. LOPEZ. TONIGHT I AM HONORED TO CELEBRATE UNMATCHED BUILT DIFFERENT EXCELLENCE IN ACTION.

WE RECOGNIZE 23 GARLAND ISD CAMPUSES THAT EARNED AN "A" RATING FOR THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, A DISTINCTION AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND THAT 23 REPRESENTS ABOUT A THIRD OF GISD GETTING A'S.

[APPLAUSE] THIS ACHIEVEMENT REMINDS US THAT GREATNESS SPANS ALL GRADE LEVELS AND ALL THREE OF OUR CITIES IN GARLAND ISD.

THE TEAS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM MEASURES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, PROGRESS, AND SCHOOL'S SUCCESS IN CLOSING THE LEARNING GAP.

AN "A" RATING MARKS A CAMPUS THAT EXCEEDS STANDARDS, REFLECTING STRONG TEACHING, STRONG STUDENT EFFORT, AND HIGH LEADERSHIP. WE KNOW THAT LEADERSHIP MATTERS.

EVERY A-RATED CAMPUS IS LED BY A PRINCIPAL WHO INSPIRES, BUILDS TRUST, AND DRIVES SUCCESS.

THESE LEADERS BUILD CULTURE WHERE TEACHERS ARE SUPPORTED, STUDENTS ARE VALUED, AND FAMILIES ARE CONNECTED.

THE PASSION HELPS OUR SCHOOLS THRIVE. THIS YEAR, OUR DISTRICT ALSO WENT FROM AN 81 TO AN 84, BEATING A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS BY THE WAY, THIS ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE DRIVE OF OUR EDUCATORS AND THE RESILIENCE OF OUR STUDENTS.

TONIGHT, WE SPOTLIGHT THOSE WHO EMBODY VISION, DEDICATION, AND TEAMWORK AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

THE 23 CAMPUSES HONORED TONIGHT PROVE GARLAND ISD IS UNMATCHED.

THEIR SUCCESS REFLECTS NOT JUST TEST SCORES, BUT ALSO PERSEVERANCE, INNOVATION AND HEART.

EDUCATORS WHO BELIEVE IN EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL AND PRINCIPALS WHO DEMAND EXCELLENCE.

SO I AM PRIVILEGED TO HONOR OUR 23 "A" CAMPUSES BY INTRODUCING THE CAMPUS AND THE PRINCIPAL.

IF YOU COULD STAND UP WHEN I SAY YOUR NAME, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO A PICTURE AFTERWARDS WITH PRESIDENT BEACH.

SO THIS IS AN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, STEPHANIE BLACKMAN.

ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY, JOLIE SCOTT. AUSTIN ACADEMY, DR.

KESHA RYDER. BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER, JAY GARCIA.

BRADFIELD ELEMENTARY, PATRICIA KEHOE. CISNEROS PRE-K, DR.

LILY DOMINGUEZ-CARRERO. CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL, RANDY KING.

CLASSICAL CENTER AT VILE ELEMENTARY, LUCAS PIZANA.

FREEMAN GOLD MEDALS ELEMENTARY, CECILIA BADOS.

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JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER, DR. MARK BOOKER. KEELEY ELEMENTARY, THERESA MCCUTCHEON.

AND FOR THE SECOND TIME, KIMBERLIN ACADEMY, ELIZABETH CRAM.

LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, ELISE MOSTY.

LUNA ELEMENTARY, DEBORAH WILKERSON. NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, JOHN FISHPAW.

NORTHLAKE ELEMENTARY, SALINA ALLEN. PARSONS PRE-K, DISA MCEWEN.

SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL, SHAE CREEL. SHOREHAVEN ELEMENTARY, DR.

CLAUDIA SAENZ. WALNUT GLEN ACADEMY, ROGER CEBALLOS.

SORRY. WATSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER, GINA MAKIDON.

AND THESE ARE YOUR 23 A-RATED CAMPUS FOR GARLAND ISD.

[APPLAUSE] GOING IN HERE. THANK YOU. A DOUBLE ROW IT OR SOMETHING? YES. TWO ROWS PLEASE. UP FRONT. UP FRONT. MAKING ME.

FIND A WINDOW. FIND A WINDOW. I'M FINE, I'M FINE.

NOT IN FRONT OF ME. CAN'T SEE THE CAMERA. CAMERA.

CAN'T SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

ACTUALLY, MY PHONE'S BATTERY. OH. YOU ARE. NOW THE DETAILS ARE FINISHED TAKING THE PICTURES.

SO YOU NEED TO GET IN THE PICTURE NOW. SO YOU GET UP THERE.

WOO WOO. WOO HOO. GET A WINDOW. HELLO, KIDS. NOT HERE. ARE YOU KIDDING? COME ON. YEAH. RIGHT THERE. MR. BARNETT, I CAN'T SEE YOU.

RIGHT THERE. PERFECT. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE ON MY PHONE.

HERE'S THE WIDER LENS. ONE. TWO. THREE. GOT IT.

OKAY. [APPLAUSE] THANKS.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT.

[IV.B. 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.

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

THE AUDITS TEST WHETHER A CAMPUS IS ACCESSIBLE TO AN UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL.

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

THE AUDIT PROVIDES US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR DISTRICT SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TRAINING ALL OUR STAFF AND SECURING OUR DOORS FOR THE PROTECTION OF EVERYONE AT OUR CAMPUSES.

THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE AND IN CONDUCTING THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING TO ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE.

WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK DOES NOT END. WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LIKELY VERY INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE AUDIT RESULTS. HOWEVER, IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE DO NOT SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO THE BROADER PUBLIC AS IT COULD LEAD TO COMPROMISING IMPORTANT CAMPUS SECURITY INFORMATION. SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.

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

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[V.A. Trustees' Report]

PARENTS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS DISTRICT.

AND STUDENTS KEEP GIVING IT YOUR BEST EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GRIFFIN. MISS STANLEY.

THANK YOU PRESIDENT BEACH. I WILL ECHO MISS GRIFFIN IN JUST THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US. IT'S BEEN A BUSY.

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT WE'RE CLOSING IN ON SEPTEMBER.

GETTING READY TO GO INTO OCTOBER. IT HAPPENS FASTER THAN I CAN KEEP TRACK OF, BUT I'M JUST PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION, AND I THINK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

AND I THANK THE PARENTS AND THE GRANDPARENTS AND EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN SHOWING UP TO OUR TOWN HALLS.

AND I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTINUE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MS STANLEY. MR. MILLER. YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

JUST REAL QUICK. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO DO AND BE INVOLVED WITH ANYMORE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, AND 99.9% OF EVERYTHING THAT OCCURS IS REALLY GOOD AND REALLY WHOLESOME AND REALLY FUN.

SO I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE TALENT AND SKILLS OF OUR KIDS, WHETHER IT'S PLAYING IN A SPORT OR FINE ARTS OR ANYTHING, THERE IS TONS TO DO. JUST LOOK AT OUR CALENDARS.

SOMETHING EVERY NIGHT. THE BOARD HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.

WHEN I SAY THE BOARD, I MEAN THESE GUYS DOWN HERE, GUYS AND GIRLS THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF REPRESENTING, SO I WON'T GO OVER ANY OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN TO.

I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S COMING UP OCTOBER 18TH IS THE WHEELS OF HOPE CAR SHOW THAT EVERY YEAR IT FEATURES SEVERAL PERFORMING GROUPS FROM THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS YEAR WE'LL HAVE A DRUMLINE FROM ONE OF THE SCHOOLS I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY.

I KNOW WE HAVE A JAZZ BAND WEST FROM THAT'S IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE THERE AND BE PERFORMING DURING THE CAR SHOW, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER OF OUR STUDENT GROUPS.

SO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE KIDS. COME AND SEE THE CARS, DOWNTOWN GARLAND OCTOBER 18TH FROM 10:00 TO 2:00.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. MR. JOHNSON.

WELL, FIRST, IT IS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, BUT THIS IS THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING, SO BE REMISS TO NOT THANK THE NOON EXCHANGE CLUB.

AND REGARDING THE LABOR DAY PARADE THAT MISS STANLEY IS GOING TO GET SOME SERIOUS FLAK FROM, SINCE HER HUSBAND IS THE CHAIR OF THE NEW EXCHANGE CLUB.

BUT NO, I THANK THEM FOR THEIR FOR ALLOWING US TO PARTICIPATE EVERY YEAR IN THE LABOR DAY PARADE.

AS THEY SAY, IT IS THE LARGEST LABOR DAY PARADE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, AND IT WOULDN'T BE THAT WAY IF IT WASN'T FOR THE GISD.

SO WE'RE GLAD TO BE PART OF IT, AND IN CONTINUING THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK DR. LOPEZ AND HIS TEAM FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE NIGHT THAT WE ATTENDED.

IT WAS A FANTASTIC AGAIN. EVERY YEAR I FEEL LIKE WE'RE REALLY DIALING IN ON COLLEGE NIGHT.

WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE CULWELL CENTER.

THEY GOT EVERY SCHOOL. THEY'VE GOT A&M ON ONE SIDE, UT ON THE OTHER SIDE TO KEEP ALL THOSE GROUPS APART.

NOT BECAUSE WE'RE WORRIED, BUT WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THOSE TWO SCHOOLS.

SO THEY'VE GOT THE FLOW DOWN. AND JUST A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR, I BELIEVE, MOSTLY JUNIORS TO GO THROUGH AND START TO FEEL OUT WHAT COLLEGES THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.

AND GOOD JOB THERE. ALONG WITH PRESIDENT BEACH.

WE HELD DOWN THE FORT WHILE MOST OF OUR CREW WAS DOWN IN HOUSTON FOR THE BIG TASA/TASB CONVENTION.

AND WE WERE THE GISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE GARLAND CHAMBER GOLF TOURNAMENT.

SO WE HAD TO WE HAD TO RECRUIT A LITTLE BIT OF HELP TO FILL OUT THIS TIME, SINCE WE WERE SHORT, AND THE HELP REALLY HELPED. WE FINISHED IN SECOND PLACE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD HAVE NECESSARILY HAPPENED, BUT FOR THE HELP.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO SAY IT WAS JOHNNY AND I THAT DID THAT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO US. YAY! AND I'VE ALSO BEEN AT SEVERAL OF THE TOWN HALLS.

I'M REALLY HEARTENED BY THE INTERACTION AND PARTICIPATION OUR COMMUNITY HAS ON AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT SUCH AS THIS.

WE STILL HAVE MORE COMING UP, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET OUT THERE.

I BELIEVE THE NEXT ONE IS AT NAAMAN FOREST. SO GET OUT THERE, GET INFORMED.

AND MAKE SURE YOU VOTE IN NOVEMBER. THANKS, MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF SEVERAL OF MY TRUSTEE COLLEAGUES IN TERMS OF SHOWING APPRECIATION TO OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AND EVERYBODY THAT IS WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD.

JUST AS A TESTAMENT TO THAT, YOU JUST SAW THE CELEBRATION OF 23 CAMPUSES, AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY CHANCE.

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THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS, AS WELL AS AS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS MARKETING AND BEING ABLE TO TELL YOUR OWN STORY.

AND SO WITH MR. JOHNSON TALKING ABOUT THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE STORY OF KIND OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND KIND OF HOW TO GET US TO THE NEXT STEP.

AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO, DURING THE ATTACKS OF TASB CONVENTION, DURING DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, I WAS ELECTED TO THE TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TAKE A MOMENT OF PRIVILEGE TO PERSONALLY THANK SOME INDIVIDUALS, SPECIFICALLY ONE, MISS GRIFFIN FOR HER LEADERSHIP ALL THESE YEARS. SHE SERVED ON THE TASB BOARD LONG BEFORE I EVEN KNEW WHAT A TASB BOARD WAS.

AND SO I DON'T GET TO THIS POSITION IF IT WEREN'T FOR MISS GRIFFIN AND ALL OF HER SUPPORT AND HER LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE YEARS.

SO JUST GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, MISS GRIFFIN, FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR GUIDANCE.

AS WELL AS MY FELLOW TRUSTEES WHO ENTRUSTED ME WITH THE NOMINATION AND ENDORSEMENT TO PURSUE BEING ON THE BOARD.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR YOUR HELP AND YOUR SUPPORT, SO GIVE IT UP FOR THEM AS WELL.

[APPLAUSE] AND ALSO THANK TO MISS HOGAN FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE DID IN HELPING ME PUT TOGETHER THE PACKET THAT I NEEDED TO SUBMIT TO THE DISTRICTS ACROSS REGION 10 TO SOLICIT THEIR SUPPORT AND SUPPORT ME IN THIS QUEST.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP AND EFFORT THAT WENT INTO GETTING ME TO THIS POINT.

DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE, AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID TO HELP ME GET HERE. SO THANK YOU. AND THEN I WANTED TO SHARE TRUSTEES, ALREADY KNOW THIS, THAT OUR NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS HAS ITS FIRST MEETING THIS SEPTEMBER. IT WILL BE HAPPENING ON THE SAME NIGHT AS ONE OF OUR TOWN HALLS.

SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF FIGURE THAT OUT, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATION IN BOTH PLACES.

AND SO, THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE A GREAT PANEL THAT IS PLANNING THAT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD HAS PLANNED.

SO JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU GUYS OF THAT. AND WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MR. BEACH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SELDERS. YOU KIND OF STOLE MY THUNDER.

I WAS GOING TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING ELECTED ON THE POSITION A, CHAIR FOR REGION 10.

CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DONE. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THOSE THE COLLEGE TONIGHT AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO PUTTING THAT ON.

REALLY A GREAT EVENING FOR OUR KIDS. ALSO, I WANT TO COMMEND THIS BOARD, FOLKS.

THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW THIS MONTH, NEXT MONTH.

AND YOU LOOK UP AND YOU'LL SEE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHOWING UP AT THESE EVENTS.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET TO PAY THE MONEY TO DO THIS. WE DO IT BECAUSE WE LOVE THE KIDS AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE THERE, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE OUT THERE.

WE WANT TO SEE NOTHING BUT SUCCESS FOR NOT ONLY THIS DISTRICT, BUT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

GOOD WITNESS TONIGHT WAS 4, 5 OR 23 "A" CAMPUSES.

THAT'S A GOOD SIGN RIGHT THERE. SO ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THEIR HARD WORK, FOR GETTING OUT THERE AND SHOWING UP AT ALL THE EVENTS THAT COME UP.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT.

THEY DID A NICE LITTLE COOKOUT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR BUILDINGS, OUR THE LANDSCAPE AND REALLY WORK HARD.

ON THURSDAY OVER AT OUR NEW SECURITY OFFICE IN THE CAFETERIA THERE.

AND I WANT TO THANK THAT GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN PUTTING FORTH THE EFFORT OUT IN THAT HEAT, DOING WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS, PAINTING, MOWING, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

THEY'RE THERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT EARLY AND STAYING LATE, WHATEVER IT TAKES.

SO THANK YOU TO THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THEY'RE DOING. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO COMMEND TELL THE BOARD, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT TONIGHT THAT YOU GO THROUGH YOUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

IT'S IN THE BOOKLET THAT YOU HAVE THERE BEFORE YOU.

BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF A CELEBRATION FOR CAMPUSES, AND SOME OF THEM COINCIDE WITH EACH OTHER.

SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHERE YOU GO.

SOME OF THEM START AT 2:00 AND MAYBE 2 OR 3 CAMPUSES.

SO IT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REPRESENTATION AT THOSE CAMPUSES WHEN THAT IS HAPPENING.

BUT PLEASE LOOK AT THOSE. IF YOU CAN PUT THEM IN YOUR CALENDAR TO LOOK AROUND WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR OWN LIFE AND YOUR BUSINESS LIFE,

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SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU LOOK AT YOUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS, PLEASE.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

[V.B. Superintendent's Report]

ONE TIME, WE WON'T GET INTO THE CONTEXT, BUT JAMIE MILLER SAID IT BEST.

HE SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT JUST WANT TO SHOW UP TO A BOARD MEETING AND SERVE.

AND THERE'S OTHERS THAT GET ELECTED TO SERVE AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND HE WAS USING THAT TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD.

AND SO I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT EACH AND EVERY PERSON ON THIS BOARD ISN'T JUST HERE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THIS NIGHT.

THEY'RE HERE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND THEY'RE DOING SO MANY DIFFERENT LAYERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW, IT'S APPRECIATED. IT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH OUR CHILDREN.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO, FROM WORKING WITH LEGISLATURES TO WORKING AT NONPROFITS, TO MAKING SURE THAT THE ARTS ARE THRIVING AND AND JUST DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO.

IT'S NOTICED AND APPRECIATED. I DO WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT, YOU KNOW, EARLY VOTING IS GOING TO BE COMING UP SOON, WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. AND WE DO HAVE A PROPOSITION ON THE TABLE.

WE WANT YOU TO GET INFORMED. THERE'S GOING TO BE MAILERS OUT.

MAKE SURE YOU LOOK FOR YOUR MAILERS. TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS TO LOOK FOR MAILERS.

DON'T THROW THEM OUT. IT'S INFORMATION. AND WE WANT YOU TO GO TO OUR FAQ PAGES.

GO GET INFORMED. BE AN INFORMED VOTER. EARLY VOTING STARTS OCTOBER 20TH.

IT ENDS OCTOBER 31ST, WITH OFFICIAL ELECTION DAY BEING NOVEMBER 4TH, WHICH IS A TUESDAY.

OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THAT DAY BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE DOING ELECTIONS AND WE DON'T WANT KIDS ON CAMPUS WITH A BUNCH OF STRANGERS WE CAN'T CONTROL. SO, UNDERSTAND OUR A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE VOTING SITES, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL BE GOING.

ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO REITERATE A FEW THINGS.

THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVITY GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT.

WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF, AND WE DON'T REST ON OUR LAURELS.

AND SO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YOU SEE A TEACHER, WHEN YOU SEE A PRINCIPAL, WHEN YOU SEE A COUNSELOR, WHEN YOU SEE A BUS DRIVER, IT TAKES THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO REALLY ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IN A POSITIVE MANNER IS THE ENTIRE TEAM. IT'S, IT IS. EVERY SINGLE PERSON MATTERS.

AND SO WHEN WHEN YOU SEE THEM, GIVE THEM A THANK YOU, TELL THEM WE APPRECIATE YOU.

IT GOES A LONG, LONG WAY. LET THEM BE NOTICED.

BECAUSE OUR PEOPLE REALLY DO CARE ABOUT OUR CHILDREN.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES US BUILT DIFFERENT SINCE 1901.

FINALLY, I GOT TO TALK TO THE RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION TODAY.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? MAN, THE ENERGY WAS THROUGH THE ROOF.

IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE. WE HAD ALL THESE RETIRED TEACHERS, AND I GOT TO PRESENT THE PROPOSITION TO THEM, AND. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY HAVE RETIRED SOME OVER A DECADE AGO, AND THEY STILL WANT TO BE CONNECTED. AND I THINK THAT SHOWS HOW THE HUMAN ELEMENT IS REALLY, REALLY THE BOND THAT HOLDS ALL OF US TOGETHER.

AND WHEN WE START LOOKING AT OUR EDUCATORS THAT JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT BOND GOING, IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY, Y'ALL. AND LET'S NOT LET THOSE OUTSIDE FORCES DIVIDE US.

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL ARE ALWAYS WORKING IN UNISON FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CHILDREN AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING THEM, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT STRONG COMMUNITIES DO.

AND I THINK GARLAND SHOULD BE THE EXEMPLAR FOR THE REST OF THE NATION TO FOLLOW.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT BACK TO YOU, MR. BEACH.

THANK YOU, DR. LOPEZ. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM C, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? ANY AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE THAT WILL TAKE US ON TO ITEM NUMBER VI.

[VI. Consent Agenda - Consider approval of]

MR. PRESIDENT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT VI.B HAS BEEN PULLED, CORRECT? CORRECT. VI.B IS PULLED IN YOUR BOOKLET. OKAY.

MR. PRESIDENT CONSIDERING THAT THERE IS NO CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS TO ANY OF THE AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN COMMITTEE, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, VI.A.

HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT. VI.C. THE DALLAS COLLEGE CERTIFY AND PREPARE EDUCATORS (CAPE) AGREEMENT.

VI.D. THE SANITARY SEWER ACCESS EASEMENT BETWEEN GARLAND ISD AND CITY OF SACHSE.

VI.E. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT BETWEEN GARLAND ISD AND CITY OF SACHSE.

VI.F. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES RELATED TO A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF GARLAND AND THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

VI.G. ADOPTED OR MOVED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO IDENTIFY HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WITHIN TWO MILES OF CAMPUS.

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VI.I. NEW BIDS. CONTRACT #51-26. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER REPLACEMENT FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. CONTRACT #242-25-02. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF ORACLE PLANNING AND BUDGETING CLOUD SERVICES.

CONTRACT #302-25-10. APPROVAL OF OR PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AND SOFTWARE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES.

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

CONTRACT #345-25-01. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FINE ARTS TEMPORARY STAFFING, PERSONNEL SERVICES.

ITEM VI.J. MODIFICATION TO AWARDED BIDS. CONTRACT #340-21.

APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO SECURITY EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND SERVICES.

CONTRACT #225-25. APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO SECURITY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.

AND ITEM VI.K. INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS. CONTRACT #189-25-01.

APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR FIRE SPRINKLER SERVICES.

AND CONTRACT #217-25. APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR E-RATE SERVICES.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ALL OF THESE ITEMS FROM ITEM VI.A THROUGH VI.K AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. THE VOTE IS OPEN.

WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE? VOTE CLOSED. THAT VOTE CARRIES 6-0. THANK YOU BOARD.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER VII. ACTION ITEMS.

[VII.A. Consider Approval of MOU with Region 10 Education Service Center - Dr. Tanya Ramos]

DR. RAMOS.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM STEPHANIE ROBERTSON. GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.

THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS AN UPDATED AGREEMENT OF THE MOU THAT THE BOARD APPROVED IN JUNE.

JUNE 24TH, 2025. THERE ARE TWO CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT.

FIRST, WE'RE EXCHANGING A HIGH SCHOOL SEAT FOR AN ELEMENTARY SEAT.

THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO USED THE SEAT DID NOT RETURN TO THE SCHOOL THIS YEAR, SO WE HAVE A NEED FOR AN ELEMENTARY SEAT NOW.

THE SECOND CHANGE IS THE ADDITION OF A 1 TO 1 STAFF MEMBER FOR ONE OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND THESE CHANGES RESULT IN A NET INCREASE TO THE ORIGINAL COST THAT WILL BE COVERED BY THE EXISTING SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET.

OTHER THAN THAT, THERE ARE NO CHANGES. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS CONTRACT? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MOU WITH REGION 10 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.

THE VOTE IS OPEN. WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE? VOTE CLOSED.

THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE TASB UPDATE 125 LOCAL POLICIES.

[VII.B. Consider Approval of TASB Update 125 Local Policies — Lisa Ray]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.

LOPEZ. BEFORE YOU ARE AS TASB LOCAL UPDATE 125, LOCAL POLICIES.

THESE ARE 6 POLICIES THAT YOU HAD SEEN PREVIOUSLY AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING THAT HAD COME BEFORE YOU FOR FIRST READ.

THESE INCLUDE BDAA LOCAL, BDB LOCAL, BDF LOCAL, EI LOCAL, FDE LOCAL, FEC LOCAL, AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING, AND THEY ARE BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE POLICIES? MISS STANLEY WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD THE. YES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LOCAL POLICIES ISSUED BY TASB AND UPDATE 125 AS WRITTEN IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND. HAVE A MOTION BY MS STANLEY TO APPROVE THE POLICY.

SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. THE VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE.

VOTE CLOSED. IT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, MISS RAE.

THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM C. NEW BID. NUMBER 1, CONTRACT 140-25.

[VII.C. New Bid]

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MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR. TO PRESIDENT BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DR.

LOPEZ. WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION THE PURCHASE OF THE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SERVICES.

THAT'S CONTRACT 140-25. THE DISTRICT HAS GONE THROUGH A VERY EXHAUSTIVE PLANNING FOR THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE.

WE HAD A ASSISTANCE THROUGH PLANTE MORAN, OR CONSULTING, A MANAGEMENT FIRM THAT HELPED US IDENTIFY WITH END USERS AND DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY OUR CURRENT PROCESSES AS WELL AS LOOKING AT ANY GAPS.

AFTER LOOKING AT THE GAPS, WE CAME BACK WITH A FIT ANALYSIS AND STARTED WORKING ON THE PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR THE RFP, WHICH WE SENT OUT. WE RECEIVED OR WE SENT OUT OVER 148 GOT EIGHT RESPONSES BACK.

WE DID, IN FACT, EVALUATE THOSE RESPONSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVALUATION RUBRIC THAT WAS UTILIZED.

AND AT THIS TIME THE DISTRICT IS PREPARED TO READY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SERVICES TO TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH PROVIDES BEST VALUE TO THE DISTRICT.

IT IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT WITH THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCUREMENT METHOD, AS WELL AS THE CONTRACT TERM OF SEVEN YEARS WITH ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS. THE DISTRICT DOES MOVE TO MAKE THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $3,153,132 PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE CONTRACT.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MISS GRIFFIN? YES. YOU SAID WE USED AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT. DID YOU SAY THE NAME OF.

PLANTE MORAN. OKAY. IS A CONSULTING SERVICES.

THAT WAS THE. YEAH. WHAT IS OUR ESTIMATE ON THIS PROCESS ON THIS IMPLEMENTATION? AND I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT DISTRICT WIDE.

I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT, BUT IN YOUR PLANNING, YOU HAD TO HAVE HAD SOME IDEA OF THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT AND ALSO ABOUT THE REDUNDANCY OF OPERATION WHILE WE'RE IMPLEMENTING.

AND I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS RIGHT NOW, BUT WERE THOSE THINGS THAT WERE CONSIDERED, BUT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DURATION, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ONGOING PROCESSES WHILE WE ARE IMPLEMENTING. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TEST SITE OR ARE WE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING LOCALLY OR WHAT? SO DOES ANYONE, CAN ANYONE CLARIFY ANY OF THAT FOR ME? GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BEACH. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DR. LOPEZ. YES, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS. IT WAS A TWO YEAR PLAN.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PLANTE MORAN AND. THE WHOLE TIME? THE WHOLE TIME. WE HAVE, WE'RE IN, OUT OF PHASE 1 AND.

PHASE 1? ALL RIGHT. WE WENT PHASE 0 AND PHASE 1 AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH.

SO WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR WITH PLANTE MORAN, AND NOW WE'RE STARTING THE SECOND YEAR WHICH WOULD BE THE IMPLEMENTATION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IN GOING THROUGH THIS, I SET A PRETTY SHORT TIMELINE.

I DID TRY TO GET THIS IMPLEMENTED. ALL EVERYTHING DONE IN TWO YEARS.

AND SO PART OF THAT IS WHY I'M BRINGING THIS TODAY INSTEAD OF OUR ORIGINAL PLAN WAS IN NOVEMBER, BECAUSE IT GIVES US A FEW MORE MONTHS OF RUNWAY AS WE GO THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF SWITCHING OUT BETWEEN OUR CURRENT SYSTEM, ORACLE, INTO TYLER MUNIS. AND SO GIVES US A FEW MORE MONTHS.

PART OF THE PLAN TOO IS WE WILL, OUR GOAL IS TO GO LIVE WHEN WE START THE NEW FISCAL YEAR IN JULY OF 26. TYLER MUNIS KNOWS THAT THIS IS A SHORT TIMELINE.

WE KNOW IT'S A SHORT TIMELINE. AND THAT'S PART OF THE CONTRACT, IS THEY WILL KEEP THEIR FULL SUPPORT HERE FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN MONTHS WHILE WE IMPLEMENT, KEEP IMPLEMENTING.

AND YOU KNOW, THERE IS A PHASE THREE WHERE WE HAVE SOME OTHER MODULES THAT ARE NOT AS DIRECT AS THE ONES WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH AS THIS FIRST GROUP. SO AS WE IMPLEMENT THE NEW SYSTEM, ARE WE ARE WE GOING TO

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AND WE STARTED THIS AT THE VERY FRONT. I INSTRUCTED MY TEAMS TO START LOOKING AT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT USE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS START GATHERING INFORMATION FROM OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT PROCESSES FROM US.

WE STARTED THIS PROCESS WITH EVERYBODY, AND I'M GOING INTO THE PRESENTATION AFTER THIS, BUT I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW.

WE STARTED THIS AS THE WHOLE GROUP COMING TOGETHER.

LET'S BUILD THE ROADMAP ON WHAT WE WANT OUR NEW SYSTEM TO LOOK LIKE.

WHAT DOES THE FLOW LOOK LIKE? HR WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S THE FLOW FROM THE APPLICATION THROUGH EMPLOYMENT TO AN EMPLOYEE EXITING THE SYSTEM. ALL THOSE DIFFERENT FLOWS WE WENT THROUGH PAINSTAKINGLY MEETINGS, AFTER MEETINGS, AFTER MEETINGS WITH OUR WHOLE GROUPS GETTING TOGETHER, TO DISCUSS THIS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE SAW IN THE PROP EIGHT THAT 60 PEOPLE CAN GET TOGETHER AND MAKE A DECISION.

WE WORKED TOGETHER. THERE'S SOME GIVE AND TAKE IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE CHANGING OUT SYSTEMS. BUT AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAD A VOICE.

WE SET A CLEAR VISION. WE SET A CLEAR TIMELINE ON WHAT WE WANTED TO DO TO GET THIS PROCESS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

AND SO AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS BUILDING THIS WITH PLANTE MORAN, AND I'M GOING TO SCROLL DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, WE DID SET YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE WANT OUT OF THIS NEW SYSTEM.

WE WANTED TO ENHANCE OPERATIONS EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY, ENSURE DATA, ACCURACY AND SECURITY, PROMOTE USER FRIENDLINESS AND ACCESSIBILITY. SUPPORT OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE AND FACILITATE INTEGRATION AND CUSTOMIZATION. LEAVING. ORACLE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB FOR US.

IT IS A TOTAL CUSTOMIZED SYSTEM, AND WE'RE GOING TO A LESS CUSTOMIZED SYSTEM.

AND, BUT AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW ORACLE, WE'VE HAD ORACLE FOR 20 YEARS.

WE WERE NOT LOOKING AT THIS AS A SHORT TERM DEAL.

WE KNOW AS A FINANCE SYSTEM YOU HAVE TO HAVE LONGEVITY.

AND SO OUR WHOLE PROCESS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IS LET'S FIND A PRODUCT THAT WILL LAST THAT 20 YEARS, BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS VERY OFTEN BECAUSE OF THE INTENSE TIME THAT IT TAKES, BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME OUT OF THE TIME WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING OTHER THINGS IN OUR DEPARTMENTS AND THINGS.

WE HAVE TO REALLY MAKE SURE THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

AND SO THE TEAM CAME TOGETHER. THERE WAS TIMES THAT WE JUST HAD OUR STEERING COMMITTEE AND THAT'S ON THIS SLIDE.

CONSISTED OF MYSELF, DR. GRADYNE BROWN, ALISA CORDOVA LONG, ARTURO VALENZUELA, MR. BOOKER, AND JASON GENOVESE. IT SAYS UP THERE THAT I'M THE PROJECT SPONSOR.

TRUTHFULLY, JASON GENOVESE PROBABLY TOOK THIS ON, HE TOOK HIS UNDERNEATH HIS WING AND HAS BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE IN GETTING THIS TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. HIM, ALONG WITH PLANTE MORAN, MR. BOOKER THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT, SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING, EVEN DOING SEPARATE DEMOS ON DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO THEY HAD FULL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT.

WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS, THERE WAS TWO THAT ROSE TO THE TOP.

AND THIS GROUP WENT THROUGH THOSE DEMOS. WE HAD OUR BIG GROUP BACK TOGETHER.

IF IT WAS, WE MADE SURE ALL OF OUR PURCHASES WERE THERE.

WE MADE SURE IF THEY WERE DOING THAT MODULE. WE WERE DOING ALL THE DIFFERENT MODULES SO THAT WE COULD REALLY SEE WHAT THESE TWO PRODUCTS DID FOR OUR DISTRICT.

AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT, IT WAS REAL EVIDENT WHERE WE NEEDED TO GO.

WE HAD TWO PRODUCTS THAT ARE REALLY GOOD, BUT ONE ROSE TO THE TOP AND IT WAS UNANIMOUS ACROSS THE BOARD.

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WE GOT A SECOND HALF THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY BUSY MAKING SURE THAT AS WE START INTEGRATING AND START MOVING TO.

YES, THERE WILL BE TIME WHERE RUNNING DUAL SYSTEMS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS THE SAME ON BOTH SIDES.

IT WILL BE ON A TEST SITE ON THE NEW SYSTEM UNTIL WE TRANSITION INTO THAT.

BUT THAT WILL BE THE THE PROCESS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY THIS GROUP, MARK AND AND JASON AND JUSTIN GOLDBERG, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THAT IT DIDN'T LOOK GOOD.

WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WE HAD IT WHERE BOTH TYLER MUNIS AND GISD WAS HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME, AND WE WERE READY TO SET AND GO. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US. WITH ME IN PARTICULAR, THE THOUGHT PROCESS THAT YOU ALL HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS TIME.

IS INTERESTING TOO. WE CAN ALWAYS SEE PRESENTATIONS IN OUR BOARD BOOK THAT DOES NOT TRANSLATE ALL THE TIME TO WHAT WAS DONE AND WHAT WAS NOT DONE. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, IS THERE DISTRICT IN OUR NEIGHBORING AREA THAT'S USING THIS SYSTEM ALREADY LIVE AND OPERATIONAL? OUR NEIGHBOR RIGHT HERE, RICHARDSON, USES TYLER MUNIS.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH WITH DAVID PATE A LOT.

THERE. THEY SAID ANYTIME WE WANT TO COME ASK QUESTIONS, WHATEVER THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE, WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON CONTACTING OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAD THE TWO SYSTEMS WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT, MAKING SURE WHAT WAS THEIR PAIN POINTS. AND I TOLD JASON, IF WE HAVE ANOTHER PAIN POINT MEETING I'M GOING TO PROBABLY LOSE EVEN MORE HAIR THAN I HAVE, BUT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS. YES, IT'S BEEN A QUICK TIME, BUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WAS SPENT BY OUR GROUPS REALLY DIGGING IN AND PREPARING FOR WHAT'S AHEAD OF US HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS.

AND, YOU KNOW THE RESPECT THAT I HAVE FOR OUR TEAM THAT REALLY JUMPED ON, BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT.

CHANGE IS DIFFICULT. SOMETHING THAT SOME OF THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE NEVER USED ANOTHER SYSTEM.

AND SO THERE WILL BE SOME PAIN POINTS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.

BUT I KNOW WE HAVE THE TEAM THAT WILL WORK AS HARD AS IT TAKES IN ORDER TO GET THIS DISTRICT WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

AND AS WE GO THROUGH IT, THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, SOME SAVINGS ONCE WE GET THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING. AND I'M LOOKING FOR THE SUCCESS STORY.

THANKS. THANK YOU. MR. DODD. JUST QUICKLY, WHEN WE SWITCH THE SWITCH IN JULY.

WHERE WERE THE TRAINING FOR THIS NEW SYSTEM BE FOR THE FACULTY AND THE STAFF? I MEAN WHO IS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING THAT TO HELP THE TEACHERS HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND WORK THAT THROUGH THAT PROCESS? SO THE TEACHERS REALLY DON'T USE THIS SYSTEM.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FINANCE PEOPLE ON THE CAMPUSES.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, THE STUDENT SIDE IS STILL STAYING WHERE IT'S AT WITH SKYWARD.

OKAY. THIS IS THIS IS ONLY ON THE BUDGET SIDE AND PAYROLL SIDE AND OF COURSE, ALL THE FINANCE GROUPS THAT THIS IS A PART OF.

OKAY. SO THE TEACHERS WILL NOT BE A PART. NOW AS WE TRANSITION, OF COURSE, WE WILL BE LEARNING THE SYSTEM IN AND OUT AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND WORKING SIDE BY SIDES AND TRANSFERRING DATA OVER TO THE NEW SYSTEM.

ONCE WE'RE READY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE HERE, YOU SEE THE GOLD BARS AS THAT IS THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT IN THIS, IT'S BUILT IN THE CONTRACT THAT TYLER MUNIS SAYS WE WILL TRAIN ALL YOUR END USERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN FULLY OPERATE THIS SYSTEM.

AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOT DONE, BECAUSE GENERALLY IT TAKES ABOUT 17 MONTHS.

BUT WE NEED TO GET IN AND GET GOING ON THIS AND MOVING FORWARD ON THIS SYSTEM.

SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE SUPPORT AFTER WE GO LIVE ON THAT.

PERFECT. ANY OTHER QUESTION? ROBERT? THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS BETWEEN EXHIBIT A AND EXHIBIT B, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE PRICE POINT FOR BOTH OF THOSE

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YES, SIR. MR. SELDERS. WE WE IDENTIFIED ALL OF THE ACTUAL MODULES THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

OUT OF THOSE 8 COMPANIES, THERE WAS A VARIETY OF THEM THAT DID NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE MODULES.

SO WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO TO GET DOWN TO A EVALUATION THAT WAS FAIR, WE NORMALIZE BY SAYING WHICH ONE OF THESE HAD EVERYTHING IN COMMON, AND THAT'S WHAT WE UTILIZE FOR PRICING, SO THAT WE, WHEN WE DID THE PRICE MODULE, IT WAS ON FAIR GROUND.

THAT WAS THE RATIONALE. OKAY. BECAUSE THEY DID NOT OFFER, ALL OF THE COMPANIES OFFERED ALL OF THE SAME MODULES.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GUYS DID THE SCORING FOR WHETHER OR NOT IT MET DISTRICT NEED, THERE WASN'T ONE COMPANY THAT MET EVERY NEED THAT WE HAD.

WHERE DOES THAT GAP? WELL, THERE WERE SOME THERE WERE SOME SYSTEMS THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT THE SAME WAY WE'VE DONE.

AS WE STATED IN THE PAST, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE DIFFERENT WAYS OF GETTING IT DONE.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, MOST OF THE MODULE, IN FACT, ALL OF THE MODULES THAT WE REQUESTED ARE IN THE PACKAGE.

IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE US TWO PHASES TO GET THEM ALL IMPLEMENTED.

OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE WHEN YOU GUYS SCORED TYLER OUT OF 15 POSSIBLE POINTS, YOU GAVE HIM A 13.

SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS, WHAT ARE WE MISSING? FROM TYLER? YES. THE ONLY THING THAT I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT VERY QUICKLY, BUT IT WAS JUST THE EVALUATION RUBRIC THAT WE USED.

I DON'T. I REALLY DON'T THINK WE'RE MISSING ANYTHING WITH TYLER.

IT'S JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, NOBODY'S PERFECT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS DIFFERENT THINGS IN EITHER, WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED THAT, WE FELT LIKE WE PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO NEGOTIATE AND CHANGE THAT AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH.

RIGHT. I JUST WAS WANTING TO LOOK AT THE, WERE YOU REFERRING TO EXHIBIT B THAT EVALUATION? YES, SIR. YEAH. THE DIFFERENCE IS, OF COURSE, THEY RECEIVED ALL THE PRICING POINTS BECAUSE THEY WERE THE LOW PRICE.

THERE WAS A TWO POINT DEDUCTION BASED ON THE RESULTS AND DUE DILIGENCE.

AND THAT'S JUST PART OF THE EVALUATION. THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WERE DID NOT GET ALL OF THE POINTS.

BUT IF YOU COMPARE THEM TO THE OTHER COMPANY, YOU SEE THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE AS WELL AS TO THE MEETING THE DISTRICT NEEDS. THERE WAS SOME FUNCTIONAL GAP ANALYSIS THAT WE PERFORMED, AND THAT WAS THE RATIONALE FOR THE ADDITIONAL TWO POINT DEDUCTION.

SO THE FUNCTIONAL GAP ANALYSIS THAT YOU PERFORMED SHOWED THAT THEY HAD SOME GAPS.

OR THERE WERE SOME THERE WERE SOME VERY MINOR GAPS.

WE SHOT FOR THE MOON. I MEAN, WE ASKED FOR A LOT AND THERE WAS JUST SOME THINGS THAT.

THOSE GAPS AREN'T GOING TO. THOSE WERE NOT CRITICAL GAPS THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH THROUGH PROCESSES.

YES, SIR. GOT IT. AND THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT SUPPORT AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO STAY OVER AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN MONTHS. IS THERE A SINGLE POINT CONTACT PERSON OR PERSONS WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING US WITH SUPPORT AS WE MIGRATE TO THIS NEW.

WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED SERVICE MANAGER JUST FOR OUR DISTRICT.

OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. BEACH? YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AWARD TO CONTRACT 140-25, ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING AND SERVICES AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SELDERS FOR CONTRACT 140-25 AND A SECOND BY MR. JOHNSON. DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY MORE DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED. THAT MOTION CARRIES 6-0.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER D. INCREASE IN AWARD.

[VII.D. Increase in Award]

CONTRACT 47-25. WE ARE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE OF $22,000.

THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DID A REVIEW. WE HAVE TWO CONTRACTS THAT WERE BASICALLY.

ONE OF THEM WAS USED FOR CELLULAR COMMUNICATION, WHICH WAS IN THE CONTRACT OR THE CURRENT CONTRACT FOR GPS SERVICES.

WAS WORKING OFF OF THAT CONTRACT. THEY IDENTIFIED SOME SAVINGS AS A RESULT OF USING THE CURRENT PROVIDER TO PROVIDE A WI-FI CONNECTION IN LIEU OF USING THE OTHER CONTRACT.

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BUT BUT OVERALL, THERE WAS A $4,000 SAVINGS. AND THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE WITH THE WI-FI OVER THE CELL PHONE CONNECTIONS FOR THOSE DEVICES THAT WAS FOR THEIR GPS TRACKING AS WELL AS ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS.

WAS THE TWO COMPONENTS. SO THAT THAT TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WAS LOOKING AT EFFICIENCIES AND WAS ABLE TO GAIN THOSE EFFICIENCIES THROUGH THIS PROCESS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER? I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. ANYBODY NEED COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR MAKE A MOTION? OKAY. PRESIDENT. BEACH. I WOULD MOVE THAT. WE APPROVE THE INCREASE TO CONTRACT 47-25 TRANSPORTATION, GPS TRACKING SOFTWARE AND RELATED SERVICES AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THIS EVENING.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER FOR CONTRACT 47-25 AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.

PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED.

PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM E.

[VII.E. Modification of Award]

MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT SIMPLY IS A NAME CHANGE DUE TO AN ACQUISITION.

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, CHANGES, THE PRICING ARE ALL REMAIN THE SAME.

SO THE ONLY CHANGE IS THE COMPANY THAT WE CURRENTLY WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT WAS TEXAS FIRE AND SOUND INCORPORATED, WHICH THE MODIFICATION IS TO NOW CHANGE THE AWARD TO SUMMIT FIRE AND SECURITY, LLC.

SEE. THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR REQUIRED FOR THIS DOCUMENT.

ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION, MR. MILLER? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.

ANY COMMENTS? PRESIDENT BEACH. IF IT'S OKAY. GO FORWARD.

I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MODIFICATION TO CONTRACT 228-25.

PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM PARTS AND SERVICES AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THIS EVENING.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER FOR THIS CONTRACT AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.

VOTE IS OPEN. GRANER. VOTE CLOSED 6-0.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 2. CONTRACT NO. 510-2302.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION IN PARENTHESES.

BOND. MR. BOOKER? YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS THE SAME ACQUISITION.

THIS WAS THE TEXAS FIRE. AND SECURITY HAD THIS.

EXCUSE ME. THE CHANGE FROM TEXAS FIRE AND SOUND INCORPORATED IS THE SAME COMPANY WE JUST APPROVED THE CHANGE.

THIS IS ANOTHER CONTRACT THAT THE DISTRICT HAD WITH THE SAME COMPANY, AND IT IS JUST THE SAME ACTUAL TRANSACTION OF A CHANGE FROM THE TEXAS FIRE AND SOUND TO SUMMIT FIRE AND SECURITY. SO BOTH CONTRACTS WERE AFFECTED BY THE ACQUISITION.

THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PRICING REMAIN THE SAME.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER? PRESIDENT BEACH.

HEARING THIS EXPLANATION, I'D LIKE I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE MODIFICATION TO CONTRACT 510-2302.

FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THIS EVENING.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A SECOND. BY MISS STANLEY, VOTE IS OPEN.

VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER VIII.

[VIII. Executive Session]

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

ITEM 1. DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEA INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS.

ITEM 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 CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION.

2. A SETTLEMENT OFFER. 3. 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

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ITEM C. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074.

DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO HEAR OR COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

ITEM 1. CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.

AND ITEM 2. CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.

IT IS NOW 5;56 AND WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY. IT IS NOW 8:07 AND WE'RE COMING RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT. PER THE DISCUSSIONS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I MOVE TO EXTEND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ONE YEAR WITH NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. JOHNSON FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION CONTRACT.

AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE.

VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES 6-0. WITH THAT BEING SAID, SINCE THERE IS NO CHANGES TO DR.

LOPEZ CONTRACT AND THE BOARD IS 100% BEHIND HIS LEADERSHIP, PLUS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO NEGOTIATE.

AS PRESIDENT, I AM INSTRUCTING OUR BOARD MANAGER TO POST THE CONTRACT ON THE WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU, MISS HOGAN. IT IS NOW 8:09. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT?

[X. Adjournment]