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THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. IT IS NOW 5:01 ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH, TUESDAY.
[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]
THIS IS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING. I NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT.AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND RIYA ABRAHAM, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD.
WELL, EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. MY NAME IS RIYA ABRAHAM.
I'M HERE FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I SERVE AS A STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. WE HAVE AN AWARD FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, RIYA. AT THIS TIME, THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER III.
[IV.A. Evidence of Excellence ]
INFORMATION ITEMS. EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE. ITEM NUMBER 1.RECOGNIZE THE IWRITE PUBLISHING CONTEST STUDENTS.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE A GARLAND ISD STUDENT WHO HAS EARNED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HER CREATIVITY AND WRITING TALENT THROUGH THE 2025 IWRITE PUBLISHING CONTEST. EACH YEAR, IWRITE PUBLISHING SELECTS EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD TO BE FEATURED IN ITS IWRITE SHORT STORIES BY KIDS FOR KIDS ANTHOLOGY, NOW IN ITS 16TH VOLUME.
FROM NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MIA ANDREA, 10TH GRADER, FOR HER POEM TITLED SHE IS MY HERO.
MIA'S POEM WILL BE FEATURED IN THE UPCOMING IWRITE ANTHOLOGY, WHERE SHE WILL BE JOINED BY OTHER TALENTED YOUNG WRITERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS.
ARE THE PARENTS HERE? COME ON UP. Y'ALL GET A PICTURE TOGETHER.
THIS WAY. A LITTLE BIT RIGHT THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]. OKAY, SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES, COME ON.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL OF US ON THE BOARD.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS IV.A.2.
RECOGNIZE BUSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELORS RECEIVING THE RISING STAR AWARD.
JOSE. MATA. YEAH. PRESIDENT BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR LOPEZ. WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF REMARKABLE EDUCATORS WHO EMBODY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE UNMATCHED, OUR BUSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELING TEAM. THIS DEDICATED TEAM WAS RECENTLY AWARDED THE RISING STAR AWARD FROM THE LONE STAR STATE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION, A PRESTIGIOUS STATE HONOR THAT RECOGNIZES SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATING INNOVATION, EXCELLENCE AND A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS.
THE BUSSEY COUNSELORS HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS EVERY STUDENT ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. THROUGH CREATIVE INITIATIVES AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, THEY'VE STRENGTHENED THE STUDENT CONFIDENCE,
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RESILIENCE, AND READINESS FOR THE FUTURE. THEIR WORK REFLECTS THE VERY HEART OF OUR BUILT DIFFERENT THEME, SHOWING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PASSION, PURPOSE AND COMMITMENT COME TOGETHER TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS TO THRIVE.PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING THE BUSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELING TEAM.
MISS DEMETRIA HOWARD, FIDEL LOZANO, AND DONNA FISCHER FOR EARNING THE RISING STAR AWARD AND FOR REPRESENTING GARLAND ISD WITH DISTINCTION, COMPASSION, AND UNMATCHED EXCELLENCE.
[APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. GREAT. GREAT HONOR.
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. EXCELLENT.
DO WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS? ANY FAMILY MEMBERS? COME ON.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE. NEXT UP IS IV.B.
[IV.B. Receive Intruder Detection Audit Report — Mark Quinn ]
RECEIVE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT. MARK QUINN.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.
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 ON OUR CAMPUSES.
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.
THANK YOU, MR. QUINN. THAT TAKES US THEN TO ITEM NUMBER V.
[V.A. Trustees' Report]
DISCUSSION ITEMS. AND THIS WILL BE THE TRUSTEES´ REPORT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE.TRUSTEES ATTENDANCE AT RECENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND RECOGNITION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.
AND I WILL START OFF TO MY LEFT OVER HERE, WOULD BE MR. MILLER. YEAH, MR. BEACH, I'LL BE VERY QUICK. I'M NOT GOING TO REPORT REALLY ON ANY ACTIVITIES, BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO WISH EVERYBODY A BLESSED THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY THAT'S COMING UP.
EVERYBODY TAKE A BREAK AND TAKE A WEEK OFF AND TAKE A BREATHER.
AND THEN LET'S GET READY FOR THE FINAL PUSH. THANK YOU.
MISS STANLEY. I AM GOING TO PRETTY MUCH DO THE SAME.
YOU GUYS HAVE NO IDEA HOW PROUD I AM TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT EVERYONE.
AND I LOVE THE KIDS AND THE TEACHERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
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THAT'S RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. WE'VE BEEN SHOPPING FOR THEM.THIS IS THE KIND OF COMMUNITY WE BELONG TO. WE PUT OUT A CALL TO DRILL, DANCE, ALL SORTS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. AND WE HAD 80 KIDS SHOW UP YESTERDAY TO SHOP FOR OUR 360 SOME ODD KIDS THAT WERE GOING TO BE DOING THE PARTY FOR. AND TODAY WE HAD ANOTHER 80 SHOW UP, AND TOMORROW WE'LL HAVE LIKE, ANOTHER 80 TO 100. AND THESE ARE KIDS THAT ARE JUST VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO SHOP, BASED ON THE LITTLE WISH LIST THAT WE GIVE THEM, AND THEN THEY'LL SHOW UP AND THEY'LL WORK. AND MANY IN THIS ROOM WILL BE RAPPING TO MS. HOGAN. YOU'LL BE RAPPING. SHE'LL BE WINNING ALL THE PRIZES.
YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY UNDERSTANDS JUST REALLY, TRULY FOR A TRI CITY THAT WE HAVE, THE THREE CITIES THAT WE BELONG TO, YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT.
YOU WOULD THINK THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE OF, YOU KNOW, 2000 PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY OF 2000 PEOPLE, THE WAY THAT THEY COME TOGETHER. SO JUST THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS STANLEY.
MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO DETECT A THEME OUT OF MY TRUSTEES´ REPORT.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE WORLD OF BAND. A LOT OF BAND.
FIRST WE'LL START OFF ON NOVEMBER 1ST. I WAS PLEASED TO ATTEND THE CLASS 6 AREA C COMPETITION WHERE WE HAD MULTIPLE BANDS COMPETE. WE DID HAVE A BAND THAT MADE AREA FINALS, WHICH WAS SACHSE.
THEY UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT ADVANCE THE STATE THIS YEAR.
THEY FELL LITERALLY TWO POINTS SHORT OF ADVANCING, SO THAT WAS FRUSTRATING.
BUT A GREAT YEAR WAS HEAD BY NOT ONLY THEM, BUT ALL OF OUR OTHER SIX, EIGHT BANDS AS WELL.
I HAVE HAPPIER NEWS TO REPORT THOUGH. IN CLASS 5 A WHERE LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL ADVANCED TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ADVANCING OUT OF AREA 6 C, AREA C AND CLASS 5. AND IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO JOIN DOCTOR LOPEZ AND DOCTOR ADAMS DOWN IN SAN ANTONIO, WHERE WE WATCHED THE FINE PERFORMANCE OF THE LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL BAND.
AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB AT THE ALAMODOME. AND THEY FINISHED VERY WELL AMONGST THE STATE.
THEY DID NOT ADVANCE TO THE FINALS, BUT CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THIS IS ONLY THEIR SECOND TRIP EVER TO STATE, MOST OF THOSE BANDS HAVE BEEN IN FINALS EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.
SO GREAT THINGS GOING ON AT LAKEVIEW BAND. IN ADDITION, I WAS ALSO VERY FORTUNATE TO ATTEND THE NINTH GRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL-REGION AND COMPETITION. THAT WAS JUST THIS LAST WEEKEND AT ROCKWALL-HEATH HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT WAS A FUN AND VERY LONG DAY, BUT A LOT OF KIDS MAKE THAT A LOT OF FUN.
AND ALSO HATS OFF TO GISD FINE ARTS BECAUSE THEY HOSTED THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL-DISTRICT BAND COMPETITION THE WEEK PRIOR TO THAT AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH I ALSO WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR. AND THEN I DID MANAGE TO MAKE IT WITH MY CRAZY WORK SCHEDULE TO ONE A CAMPUS CELEBRATION IN THIS TIME FRAME AT NORTH LAKE ELEMENTARY, ALONG WITH PRESIDENT BEACH, WHO REALLY STEALS THE SHOW EVERY TIME WITH THOSE KIDS.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THIS EVENT BEFORE, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THAT YOU GO.
I KNOW ALL THE VETERANS THAT ARE RELATED TO ALL THE KIDS AT ARMSTRONG, THEY ALL GET TO COME UP AND THEY'RE RECOGNIZED, AND YOU HAVE EACH GRADE SING THEM A SONG. IT´S VERY PRECIOUS, AND EVERYONE SHOULD GO.
IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE REALLY GOOD SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY MOMENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE GISD.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR.
JUST ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, WE HAVE HOSTED THE STATE UIL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND THAT WILL BE AT THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER THIS WEEKEND.
SEVERAL OF THE TEAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING ARE RANKED NATIONALLY, INCLUDING LAST YEAR'S 6A DIVISION 1 CHAMPION, BYRON NELSON. THEY'RE BACK, STILL UNDEFEATED, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL.
LAST YEAR THEY HAD FOUR ALL AMERICANS. I THINK THIS YEAR THEY HAVE THREE ALL AMERICANS.
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THAT'S THE PLACE TO BE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. MR. SELDERS. YES. THANK YOU. I HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE CUMBERLAND ACADEMY A CELEBRATION CEREMONY.AND LIKE WES, YOU MENTIONED BOTH ACTUALLY, MR. BEACH AND MR. MILLER WERE PRETTY FUNNY IN GETTING THE KIDS RILED UP, SO THAT WAS AWESOME TO SEE.
AND IT WAS AWESOME TO CELEBRATE THEM IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND THE TEAM THERE, STAFF AND ALL THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS THAT POUR INTO THAT CAMPUS TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS.
ALSO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A HEADS UP THAT THE NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS WILL BE MEETING TOMORROW EVENING FROM 6 TO 8 AT WILEY ISD. THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE THE POWER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND SO THE SUBTITLE IS GOING TO BE STORIES WORTH TELLING.
SO, MISS STANLEY, YOU TALKED ABOUT BEING THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL.
I THINK THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US, YOU KNOW, HERE WITHIN GARLAND ISD TO BE ABLE TO SHARE ALL THE STORIES THAT HAVE GOTTEN US TO WHERE WE ARE AND THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO GOING FORWARD. SO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING, ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY AND FIND THINGS TO BE GRATEFUL FOR AND BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THAT.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SELDERS. A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE.
ONE IS, AGAIN, SOME OF THE TRUSTEES HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED ABOUT HOLIDAYS NEXT WEEK.
BUT WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD HOLIDAY.
ALSO, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THREE OF OUR FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR MAKING THE PLAYOFFS.
AND WE DID GET TO SHOW A LOT OF SPORTSMANSHIP.
AND SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THOSE THREE SCHOOLS AND THOSE THREE COACHES THAT DID THOSE PARTICULAR TEAMS. ALSO, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND THANK ALL THE WORKERS AT ALL THE GAMES EACH NIGHT, FROM OUR SRO OFFICERS TO THE GATE, PEOPLE AT THE GATE. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITIES.
THE STUDENTS SOMETIMES AT THE GAMES GET A LITTLE CRAZY AND WILD, BUT OUR SROS KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE WORKERS FOR WHAT THEY DO NIGHT IN AND NIGHT OUT, WHILE THEY'RE THERE AT THE GAMES, WATCHING PEOPLE AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE STAYING SAFE.
AND THEN THIRD AND FINAL IS, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY LAST FRIDAY.
I GOT INVITED TO GO TO PAINT WITH THE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE GROUP FROM BACK ELEMENTARY.
THEIR ART TEACHER INVITED ME TO GO, AND IT'S RIGHT OVER ON BUCKINGHAM AND BELTLINE, WHERE IT USED TO BE NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND NOW IT'S A CITYWIDE CHURCH. BUT WE DID THE WALL THERE, THE KIDS DID THE WALL, AND SHE DREW IT ALL ON THE WALL AND PUT THE NUMBERS ON THERE.
I SAID, WELL, I CAN'T PAINT, YOU KNOW. BUT SHE SAID, THIS IS NUMBER PAINTING, MR. BEACH, YOU CAN DO THIS. I WENT, OKAY. SO ANYWAY, THE CATERPILLAR ON THERE IS MINE. I DID THAT CATERPILLAR AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT CATERPILLAR.
IT CAME OUT REAL WELL, BUT THE KIDS HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO GO BY THERE AND LOOK IT.
REALLY THAT WALL WAS NASTY LOOKING. I MEAN, IT WAS JUST, HEY, DOT BLOCKS.
IT WAS ALL DIFFERENT COLORS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT NOW IT'S A MURAL AND IT'S JUST LIKE YOU SEE AROUND TOWN NOW, ALL THE STOPLIGHTS. YOU SEE ALL THE ARTWORK THAT'S AROUND GARLAND.
SO GARLAND IS A VERY ARTISTIC TOWN. THE BIG COWBOY HAT, DOWNTOWN GARLAND.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M THANKFUL THAT WE LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT REALLY TAKES IN THE ARTS.
AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THIS TEACHER FROM, I WON'T MENTION HER NAME BECAUSE I WANT THAT PUBLICIZED, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE TEACHER THAT INVITED ME FROM BACK ELEMENTARY AND THE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL PASS IT ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR HIS REPORT.
[V.B. Superintendent's Report]
WELL, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY ONCE AGAIN FOR SUCCESSFUL PROP A.IT'S REALLY DONE A LOT NOT, ONLY AS A MORALE BOOST FOR A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS TO SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY STANDS BEHIND THEM, BUT IT ALSO HELPS US TO HAVE A FOUNDATION TO MAKE OUR PROGRAMING SUCCESSFUL AND CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I JUST ALSO WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS DOES NO MEANS MEAN LIKE WE'RE IN A SAFE ZONE.
WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE MAKING CUTS. WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE MAKING ROLLBACKS. THIS IS JUST ALLOWING US NOT TO MAKE THOSE EXTREME DEEP CUTS THAT COULD DEVASTATE AN ENTIRE SYSTEM. ALSO TO REITERATE GRATITUDE, I'M JUST THANKFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR STUDENTS.
AND JUST SOMETIMES OUR LIVES ARE MOVING SO QUICKLY WE DON'T.
AND I'M MORE GUILTY IN THIS THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
I GOT TO HEED MY OWN ADVICE, BUT JUST ENJOY WHAT WE'RE SURROUNDED BY, RIGHT?
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AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS TO BE SURROUNDED BY IN THIS GREAT CITY OR TRI CITY AREA, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF EVENTS COMING UP RIGHT AFTER WE COME OUT OF THANKSGIVING BREAK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS, PARADES.IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR. SO, YOU KNOW, NIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE BOOKED NONSTOP.
EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE GOING RUSHING HERE AND THERE.
WE GOT TO GET THE KIDS READY FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE.
SO THANK YOU, COMMUNITY, ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
THAT LEADS US TO ITEM NUMBER C. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
[V.C. Future Agenda Items]
ARE THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? ROBERT. MR. SELDERS. YEAH, ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT ABOUT IT WHEN I GOT THE CARD.AND NOW HAVING APPROVED THAT CONTRACT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ERP OVERHAUL.
SO JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON AN AGENDA FOR SOMETHING HOPEFULLY BEFORE JANUARY.
OKAY. FOR THE BOND, OR LIKE THE BOND? CAN YOU EXPAND, LIKE GIVE US SOME EXAMPLES SO WE CAN GET IT RIGHT, PLEASE? I WAS JUST MAKING SURE. LIKE JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH TECHNOLOGY.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES THING CONTRACT THAT WE RECENTLY APPROVED.
I'M SORRY, BECAUSE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT PROP C OF THE BOND, OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT EVERY.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GO THROUGH THE BOARD BOOK AND LOOK AT THE CALENDAR, AND ALSO BE CHECKING THE BOARD CALENDAR THAT MECHELLE SENDS OUT BECAUSE THERE WILL BE UPDATES THAT WILL BE MADE TO THAT THAT MAY NOT BE POSTED HERE TODAY.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR CALENDAR EVERY DAY.
OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER VI. CONSENT AGENDA.
[VI. Consent Agenda - Consider approval of]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE. A. HUMAN RESOURCES.WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE, WE'RE GOING TO. MR. JOHNSON'S GOING TO READ THESE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO PULL ITEM NUMBER C.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR INDIVIDUAL VOTE.
OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO MR. JOHNSON. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS FOLLOWS IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
VI. A. HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT. VI. B. APPROVAL OF NEW COURSE REQUESTS.
VI. E. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR USE OF A DISTRICT FACILITY FOR THE COUNCIL OF PTAS.
VI. F. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR USE OF A DISTRICT FACILITY FOR TRUSTED WORLD.
VI. G. APPROVAL OF DONATION TO SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL FOR ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM.
VI. H. APPROVAL OF DONATION TO SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
DONATION FOR THE FFA. VI. I. APPROVAL OF DONATION TO WATSON MST SCHOOL FOR FIELD TRIPS.
J. NEW BIDS. 1. CONTRACT 169-26. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FUNDRAISERS CATALOG.
J. 3. CONTRACT 173-26-01. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF ROOFING REPAIR SERVICES.
J. 4. CONTRACT 214-26. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF HVAC CONTROL SYSTEM PARTS AND SERVICES.
J. 5. CONTRACT 390-26-01. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSSES.
K. INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS. 1. CONTRACT 340-21.
APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR SECURITY EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND SERVICE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THESE AGENDA ITEMS? MINE WAS A MOTION.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON ON THESE AGENDA ITEMS AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE VOTE. THE VOTE IS OPEN.
VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES 6-0. OKAY, WE'LL CIRCLE BACK.
[VI.C. Consider Approval of Academic Calendar – Coleman Bruman, Michael Ruiz, Dr. Ramona Morin]
NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM. WE'RE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK UP TO ITEM VI.C, WHICH IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ACADEMIC CALENDAR.DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES. MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM VI.C THAT CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR AS PRESENTED IN THE BOARD BOOK AND AS PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY IN THE COMMITTEE.
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WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM C. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. AND WE CAN VOTE WITH THE CLICKER FOLKS, SO EVERYBODY PICK THEM UP.VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES 5-1. OKAY. THAT TAKES US NOW DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER VII.
[VII.A. Consider Approval of the Independently Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2025 – Arturo Valenzuela]
EXCUSE ME. ITEMS. ACTION ITEM 9. CONSENT A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025. ARTURO VALENZUELA. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.I PRESENT TO YOU THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.
YOU'VE RECEIVED A DRAFT ON THE 11TH, AND THEN ANOTHER COPY WITH A FEW CHANGES THIS EVENING.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
THE PRESENTATION I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH OVER TO YOU TONIGHT.
WE'LL GO OVER THE AUDIT PROCESS, THE RESULTS OF OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES.
WE'LL COVER SOME FINANCIAL STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS AND THEN END WITH REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS. OUR AUDIT BEGAN IN THE SPRING WITH PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH MANAGEMENT, PLANNING FOR INTERIM FIELD WORK, WHERE WE FOCUS ON TESTING THE DISTRICT´S INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER YOUR SIGNIFICANT AUDIT AREAS, IDENTIFYING THE MAJOR PROGRAMS AND THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS A COMPLIANCE AUDIT.
THE UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE FAR RIGHT IS THE BEST OUTCOME IN A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT.
IT'S ALSO REFERRED TO AS A CLEAN OPINION. WHAT THAT INDICATES IS THAT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FAIRLY STATED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS, AND THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, SO THAT UNMODIFIED OPINION IS AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE FINANCIAL SECTION OF YOUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. WE ALSO ISSUE A REPORT ON THE DISTRICT´S INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE.
AND THEN THE THIRD AND FINAL REPORT WE WILL ISSUE IS RELATED TO YOUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THERE WERE THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS, AND THOSE INCLUDED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER, TITLE ONE AND TITLE THREE. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE TEST THE DISTRICT AGAINST.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT FOR 2025 IS THE FACT THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO ISSUE THIS PARTICULAR REPORT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT RELEASES THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT, THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, HAS YET TO RELEASE THE FINAL 2025 DOCUMENT. THEY RELEASED A FINAL DRAFT IN AUGUST, AND THAT'S THE DOCUMENT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER TO PERFORM OUR FEDERAL SINGLE AUDITS.
HOWEVER, DUE TO FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE BACKLOG AND THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BEING SHUT DOWN, THAT DOCUMENT HAS YET TO BEEN RELEASED. SO ONCE THAT DOES GET RELEASED, WE'LL THEN BE ABLE TO RELEASE THIS FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT REPORT, AND THIS WILL COME BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL. THIS IS AFFECTING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY IS FULLY AWARE.
THE STATEMENT IN THAT POSITION IS THE DISTRICT´S BALANCE SHEET. AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2025, YOUR ASSETS AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES TOTALED $2.252 BILLION. THE MAJORITY OF THAT BALANCE IS COMPRISED IN YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS YOUR LAND, YOUR CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRESS, YOUR BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, NET OF DEPRECIATION AND THEN YOUR CASH AND INVESTMENTS OF JUST OVER $1.1 BILLION.
YOUR LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES TOTALED $1.7 BILLION.
1 BILLION OF THAT IS YOUR LONG TERM OUTSTANDING BONDS PAYABLE.
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YOU REPORT TWO LIABILITIES THAT REPRESENT THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF GARLAND ISD LIABILITY IN RELATION TO THE OVERALL STATEWIDE PLAN.THE NET PENSION LIABILITY WAS $208.6 MILLION, AND YOUR NET OPEB LIABILITY, WHICH IS RETIREE HEALTH CARE, IS $130 MILLION. ALTHOUGH YOU'RE REQUIRED TO REPORT THESE LIABILITIES, YOU BUDGET AND YOU CONTRIBUTE TO TRS EXACTLY THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, TRS HAS AUDITORS AND ACTUARIES AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT CALCULATE THESE AMOUNTS.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ASSETS AND YOUR INFLOWS, AND YOUR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND YOUR OUTFLOWS AND YOUR INFLOWS WAS $506 MILLION AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. IF WE DRILL DOWN INTO YOUR LONG TERM LIABILITIES, WHICH TOTALED JUST OVER $1.5 BILLION, $1 BILLION OF THAT IS YOUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OUTSTANDING.
YOU DO REPORT SOME PREMIUMS RELATED TO THOSE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF $109.7 MILLION WITH THOSE PREMIUMS, OR WHEN YOU SELL YOUR BONDS, INVESTORS PAY MORE THAN THE PAR VALUE OF THOSE BONDS, AND SO THAT EXTRA THAT THEY PAY IS CALLED A PREMIUM.
YOU RECEIVE THAT IN CASH AND YOU AMORTIZE THAT BALANCE OVER THE LIFE OF THE DEBT.
SO IT'S CASH YOU RECEIVED. YOU JUST CAN'T RECOGNIZE THAT ENTIRE AMOUNT.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT, YOU HAVE TO SPREAD IT OUT OVER THE LIFE OF THOSE BONDS.
YOU HAVE NOTES PAYABLE OF $6.5 MILLION. THERE IS ARBITRAGE RELATED TO THE POSITIVE ARBITRAGE YOU'VE INCURRED RELATED TO YOUR BONDS, THE INTEREST THAT THEY'VE EARNED COMPARED TO THE INTEREST THAT IT'S PAYING THE INVESTORS.
THE TWO RETIREE LIABILITIES FOR PENSION AND OPEB, WORKERS COMPENSATION, LEASES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS.
AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT BEFORE THE TOTAL IS COMPENSATED ABSENCES.
AND I HAVE A LITTLE ASTERISK THERE TO INDICATE THAT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE DISTRICT DID IMPLEMENT A NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD RELATED TO HOW YOU MEASURE AND REPORT THOSE LEAVE BALANCES THAT EMPLOYEES HAVE EARNED DURING THE YEAR, AND WHAT'S EXISTING AS OF THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT WAS GATSBY STATEMENT 101. SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.
SO 77.51% IS A WELL FUNDED PLAN. TRS IS A GREAT ADMINISTRATOR.
LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE PLAN EXACTLY HOW YOU SHOULD.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE FUNDED PERCENTAGE IN THE FOUR PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.
CONTRAST THAT WITH THE RETIREE HEALTH CARE PLAN.
THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A FUNDED PLAN. THIS IS A PAY AS YOU GO PLAN.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS $130 MILLION OPEB LIABILITY, THIS DOESN'T INDICATE THAT THERE'S ANY ASSETS OR INVESTMENTS EARNING INTEREST TO FUND THIS BENEFIT TO THE FUTURE. AND THAT'S THE WAY THE PLAN IS DESIGNED.
THE STATE KEEPS AN EYE ON THIS TO ENSURE THAT IF THEY NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE STATE, FROM THE EMPLOYERS, FROM THE EMPLOYEES, THEY DO THAT, OR THEY LOOK AT WHAT THE BENEFITS THEY'RE OFFERING IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT LIABILITY IN AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THE GENERAL FUND IS THE DISTRICT´S MAIN OPERATING ACCOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
THE DISTRICT REPORTED $532 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND REVENUE.
STATE FUNDING AND PROPERTY TAXES ARE THE TWO PRIMARY SOURCES OF REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND, AT 52% AND 38%. 6% OF OTHER STATE FUNDING IS TRS ON BEHALF.
THOSE ARE PAYMENTS MADE BY THE STATE DIRECTLY TO TRS ON BEHALF OF GARLAND ISD EMPLOYEES.
OTHER LOCAL FUNDING AND FEDERAL FUNDING IS 2% EACH OF YOUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
OTHER LOCAL FUNDING, BEING PRIMARILY YOUR INTEREST INCOME AND FEDERAL FUNDING OF $9.7 MILLION, IS NOT RECORDED IN YOUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.
GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF $576.1 MILLION.
60% OF THAT BALANCE WAS IN YOUR INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES.
FUNCTIONS 11, 12 AND 13. 15% WENT TO NON STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.
THAT INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION GUIDANCE, COUNSELING SERVICES, STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.
$74.9 MILLION AT 13% OF YOUR EXPENDITURES, INSTRUCTIONAL AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.
FUNCTION 21 AND 23 IN YOUR BUDGET WAS 8%. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION IS THE OVERHEAD OF THE DISTRICT.
REVENUES WERE GREATER THAN BUDGETED REVENUES BY $11.4 MILLION.
YOUR ACTUAL EXPENDITURES WERE LESS THAN FINAL BUDGETED EXPENDITURES BY $27.7 MILLION.
OVERALL, YOU DID HAVE A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR OF $42.7 MILLION.
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THAT BALANCE GETS REPORTED IN A FEW DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF $170.8 MILLION IS WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR SPENDING AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.THAT UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE REPRESENTS JUST UNDER 30% OF YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT PERCENTAGE HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS ON THIS SLIDE. THE SECOND AND THIRD BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES ARE RELATED TO YOUR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM AND YOUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.
REVENUES IN THE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM ARE GREATER THAN BUDGETED REVENUES BY $1.3 MILLION.
EXPENDITURES WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED EXPENDITURES BY $2.3 MILLION.
YOUR EXPENDITURES WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED, REVENUES BY $13 MILLION FOR AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $62.7 MILLION, WHICH IS A DECREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE OF $32.1 MILLION.
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO INCLUDE ESTIMATES.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATE BEING STATE FUNDING, JUST DUE TO ALL THE VARIABLES THAT GO INTO CALCULATING THAT. SO ESTIMATES CAN ALWAYS CHANGE AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. BUT MANAGEMENT HAS RECORDED THOSE BALANCES APPROPRIATELY.
SO THESE AREN'T SPECIFIC TO GARLAND ISD, BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO INCLUDE IN OUR PROCEDURES THAT UNPREDICTABILITY HAVE THE PROFESSIONAL SKEPTICISM THAT ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED BUSINESS PRACTICES AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
AND SO WE LOOK AT ALL THE AUDIT PROCEDURES WHEN WE PERFORM THROUGH THAT LENS.
AND ALTHOUGH THE GARLAND ISD IS NOT A PRIVATE ENTITY THAT HAS A PROFIT MOTIVE, WE DO ENSURE THAT THE REVENUES RECORDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ARE RELATED TO FISCAL YEAR 2025. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES IN PERFORMING AND COMPLETING THE AUDIT.
NO DISAGREEMENTS TO REPORT TO YOU ON ANY MATTERS.
AT THE END OF THE AUDIT, WE DID REQUEST FOR MANAGEMENT A LETTER WITH REPRESENTATIONS THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED US WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WE'VE REQUESTED AND NOTHING'S BEEN WITHHELD THAT WOULD MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AS FAR AS WE'RE AWARE, THE DISTRICT IS IN CONSULTING WITH ANY OTHER ACCOUNTANTS OR AUDITORS ON ANY MATTERS. AND THE LAST BULLET THERE DURING THE YEAR, WE MAY PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AND GUIDANCE ON A VARIETY OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING OR COMPLIANCE RELATED MATTERS.
SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MR. MILLER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS REPORT AND THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.
THANK YOU TO MR. DODDS AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM FOR THE ASSISTANCE YOU'VE GIVEN.
IT'S REAL GOOD TO READ THIS REPORT. I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS.
THESE ARE GOING TO BE MAINLY FOR CLARIFICATION FOR ME.
IT MIGHT NOT BE SHARED BY THE WHOLE BOARD, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND SOME SUBTLE DIFFERENCES HERE, LIKE ON ROMAN NUMERAL VI WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT THE UNMODIFIED OPINION AND IT USES THOSE SPECIFIC WORDS. AND THEN I GO OVER TO PAGE THREE, THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT, AND IT SAYS IT REPRESENTS FAIRLY.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE TWO STATEMENTS, AND WHY DON'T THEY SAY THE SAME THING.
SO THE UNMODIFIED OPINION INDICATES THAT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FAIRLY STATED.
SO THE UNMODIFIED OPINION IN THE WORD FAIRLY IS REFERENCING THAT REASONABLE ASSURANCE.
OKAY. SO IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING. SAME EFFECT.
YES. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. SO REAL QUICK I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE PRETTY QUICK.
ON PAGE ROMAN NUMERAL VIII, YOU TALK ABOUT SOME DEMOGRAPHIC STUFF.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN ANYTHING THAT PREDICTS CONTINUED DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT.
AND I JUST WONDERED WHERE THIS DATA CAME FROM.
IT'S ON KIND OF TOWARD THE BOTTOM, RIGHT BEFORE THE STATE FUNDING PARAGRAPH ON MY PAGE ROMAN NUMERAL EIGHT OF THE AUDIT REPORT. YES. SO YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER? YES. THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER. YES. AND IT TALKS ABOUT A RESIDENTIAL GROWTH EXPECTED TO GROW BY A CERTAIN AMOUNT.
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DECREASE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME I REMEMBER SEEING ANYTHING PREDICTING A DECREASE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.YEAH, I CAN GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
SO I'VE JUST WENT OFF WHATEVER THAT DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY SHOWED.
I THOUGHT BY THIS TIME, THE LAST DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT I REMEMBER SHOWED THAT WE STARTED AN UPTREND ON TOTAL ENROLLMENT, BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE THE DATA CAME FROM.
IF YOU'RE SAYING IT WENT OFF OF THAT REPORT, THEN I'LL CHECK BACK TO THAT REPORT.
I DON'T WANT TO DRAG US THROUGH THAT. I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS.
THEY'RE MARKED HERE. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. OKAY.
WHEN WE GET OVER TO PAGE 11 OF MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, IT SAYS UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE REPRESENTS 29.7% OF THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, WHILE THE TOTAL FUND BALANCE REPRESENTS 31.5% OF THE SAME AMOUNT AND NOT MEASURED AGAINST ANY OR SEEING ANY PEER COMPARISONS OR ANYTHING.
MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT GOOD, BAD OR UGLY? SO ANYTHING OVER 25% IS THE RANGE YOU WANT TO BE IN.
THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS 2 TO 3 MONTHS OF UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 17% TO 25%. SO THAT'S JUST CASH FLOW AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
YEAH. YEAH. JUST FOR COMPARISON, I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE BAR WAS.
YES. I JUST WROTE DOWN 25. YOU WANT TO BE NORTH OF 25%.
SO THAT'S GOOD. I WANT TO CALL THAT GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
ON PAGE 13 OF THE SAME SECTION TALKS ABOUT EXPENDITURES AND THE $50,200,000 INCREASE FOR REDEEMING $50 MILLION WORTH OF 2015 BOND, WHICH WILL BECOME CALLABLE ON FEBRUARY 25TH OF 2025.
SEEMS TO ME LIKE THAT'S A DATE THAT'S ALREADY PASSED.
SO I'M JUST, WE DID THIS, RIGHT_ THIS HAPPENED.
IT'S NOT WILL HAPPEN. IT DID HAPPEN. IT DID HAPPEN.
OKAY. I OBTAINED THIS INFORMATION FROM THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT.
SO I DO BELIEVE THAT'S A CLASSIC MISTAKE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT PREDICTING ANOTHER ONE COMING IN 26, MEANING IT WILL HAPPEN. IT'S WHAT WE ALREADY DID, WHICH MAKES FULL SENSE.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE OF THAT. OKAY. GOING ALL THE WAY TO PAGE 43, YOU BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT. YOU MENTIONED THE PREMIUMS ON THE BONDS.
AND I THINK WHAT YOU JUST TOLD US WAS THAT'S A NON-CASH ITEM, IT'S JUST AMORTIZING.
BUT WHAT IS THAT AMORTIZATION LINKED TO? TIME? REPAYMENT OF THE BONDS AS A PRINCIPAL REDUCES? WHAT IS THAT? HOW DOES THAT AMORTIZE? WHAT TRIGGERS IT? SO WHAT TRIGGERS IT IS THE LIFE OF THE BOND. IF IT WAS AT A 25 YEAR BOND, A 30 YEAR BOND.
AND SO IT'S A PASSAGE OF TIME. THE PASSAGE OF TIME. CORRECT.
THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE MORE.
OKAY GOING ALL THE WAY TO PAGE 71, THE NET OPEB LIABILITY. RIGHT KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE, THERE'S A BUNCH OF RATIOS.
13% AND 25% AND ALL THAT. AND AGAIN, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, IS THAT GOOD OR BAD? SO THE RATIOS ARE REQUIRED BY FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS THAT YOU INCLUDE THOSE.
WITH THE THE OPEB PLAN, THIS IS RETIREE HEALTHCARE.
RIGHT. THOSE RATIOS ARE LOW BECAUSE THIS PLAN IS A PAY AS YOU GO PLAN.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD EXPECT THEM TO BE. BUT IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER DISTRICTS, IT'S NORMAL? NO, THOSE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. ALL DISTRICTS ARE IN THE SAME.
OKAY. PLAN FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE. SO THEY REPORT THE EXACT SAME RATIOS BECAUSE THEY COME FROM TRS.
CORRECT. AND PEOPLE READ IT AND STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, KIND OF LIKE ME.
OKAY, LET'S GO TO PAGE 112. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
THAT'S WHERE WE LIST I THINK A TEN YEAR HISTORY OF TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
PAGE 112. AND I'M JUST POINTING OUT THAT IT WENT FROM 14,000,000,000 IN
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2016 TO 30,000,000,000 IN 2025, WHICH IS A MORE THAN DOUBLE INCREASE.AND THEN THE VERY NEXT PAGE IS PAGE 113. AND IT SHOWS THE TAX RATE WHICH HAS PROGRESSED OR DECREASED FROM A HIGH OF A 146 PER 100 DOWN TO THIS PAST YEAR, WHERE IT WAS A 1.05, JUST TO GIVE THE PUBLIC.
YEAH. PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT'S BEEN GOING UP THROUGH COMPRESSION, TAX VALUES HAVE GONE DOWN. AND THE BOARD DID MAKE ONE ELECTION, I THINK WITH OUR BOND FUND, OUR INS FUND TO DECREASE BONDS PROBABLY 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO.
AND THEN I THINK MY LAST QUESTION IS GOING TO BE PAGE 116.
THE PERCENT, THE RATIO OF DEBT TO ASSESSED VALUE AND OUTSTANDING DEBT PER CAPITA.
THE VERY BOTTOM, THE 3.71 AND THE $3,371 PER CAPITA.
AGAIN, IS THERE A COMPARISON THAT I'M LOOKING AT, OR IS THAT JUST? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IF THAT'S GOOD, BAD OR UGLY. YEAH. WELL, PER CAPITA IS JUST BASED ON THE POPULATION. RIGHT. OF THE DISTRICT. SO THAT'S GOING TO VARY DISTRICT TO DISTRICT JUST BECAUSE THE POPULATION IS VERY DIFFERENT. ON THE DEBT TO ASSESSED VALUE, I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT FINANCIAL ADVISORS PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO, BECAUSE YOUR TAX BASE IS WHAT DRIVES HOW MUCH DEBT YOU COULD POSSIBLY.
EXACTLY. TAKE OUT AND PAY BACK. SO 3%, JUST UNDER 4% THAT IS ON THE LOW END.
OKAY. YES, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND, AND THE, YOU KNOW, PER CAPITA, $3,371 PER PERSON.
I MEAN, THAT'S GOT TO COMPARE ON THE LOW END AS WELL, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. MR. BEACH, THAT´S ALL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANY BOARD MEMBERS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'VE SEEN THIS PRESENTATION.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT? YES, SIR.
IF IT'S APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, AS PRESENTED TO US IN ITS FINAL FORM HERE TONIGHT.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER FOR ACTION ITEM A FOR APPROVAL AND SECOND, BY MR. GLICK. VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED.
AND THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, MR. ARTURO. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
[VII.B. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the General Fund, Debt Services Fund and Student Nutrition Services Fund for the 25-26 School Year – Elisa Cordova-Long]
DEBT SERVICE FUND AND THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.MISS LONG. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ.
TONIGHT WE HAVE FOR YOU THE NOVEMBER BUDGET, TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND ONLY, AS THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICE FUND, NOR THE DEBT SERVICES FUND.
UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING CHANGED IN THE PAST WEEK, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATED NUMBERS TO GIVE IT TO YOU AND WE DON'T WANT TO PIECEMEAL IT TO YOU, BRING IT TO YOU EVERY MONTH. WE WANT TO CAPTURE THE TRUE DATA AND BRING IT TO YOU.
SO TONIGHT WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE GENERAL FUND CHANGES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS, MR. MILLER? I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
ITEM, SO. MOVE FORWARD. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICES FUND, AND THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED TO US TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM B. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS STANLEY. VOTE IS OPEN.
WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE? VOTE CLOSED. PASSES 6-0.
THANK YOU, MISS LONG. OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM C.
[VII.C. Consider Approval of 2025 Dallas Central Appraisal District Board of Directors Resolution and Ballot — Kristi Cooper]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2025 DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RESOLUTION AND BALLOT.[00:50:02]
AND FOLKS, IN YOUR BOOKLET, THERE WAS A LIST OF THE NAMES THAT WERE THERE.THE TWO CANDIDATES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST WERE MISS MEDRANO AND CARBO, I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, MISS COOPER? GARLAND ISD IS ENTITLED TO 84 VOTES. OF THE 13 CANDIDATES, YOU CAN PLACE IT ON ONE OR MULTIPLES OF YOUR CHOOSING.
THE TWO CANDIDATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES ARE THE ONES THAT WILL SERVE.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO ADD A NAME OR VOTE FOR A NAME, OR GO WITH WHAT IS ALREADY PRESENT? WE CAN'T ADD A NAME. WE CANNOT ADD A NAME. OKAY.
THAT'S CORRECT. YOU CAN ONLY. WE CAN GO BACK.
ABSOLUTELY, YES SIR. IS THAT CORRECT? DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT? YES. MR. JOHNSON, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE 2025 DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION AND BALLOT AS PRINTED ON OUR BOARD BOOK.
IT'S BLANK. ALRIGHT, WELL, THEN BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF KEVIN CARBO, WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE MESQUITE ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR MANY YEARS AND ACTUALLY USED TO BE MY BOSS AT ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT I'VE KNOWN HIM NOW SINCE THE 1990S, AND HE IS AN EXTREMELY GOOD MAN.
HE'S WORKED EXTREMELY HARD. HE HAS SERVED OFF AND ON ON THE MESQUITE BOARD SINCE THAT TIME.
SO HE IS DEDICATED MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL BOARD IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY WITHOUT THEM. SO I THINK THAT KEVIN CARBO HAS PROVEN HIMSELF OVER THE COURSE OF TIME.
I PERSONALLY WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO GIVE ALL OF THE GISD´S VOTES TO MR. CARBO. SECOND. OKAY, WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. KEVIN CARBO FOR ALL 84 VOTES. AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.
VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES 6-0 FOR MR. CARBO. 84 VOTES. OKAY, THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER D.
[VII.D. New Bid]
NEW BIDS. CONTRACT NUMBER 363-26. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.MR. BOOKER. MR. BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
WE DO HAVE FOR YOU FOR CONSIDERATION CONTRACT 363-26, THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.
THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING THAT AWARD TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO POLICIES IS ABOUT $1.3 MILLION.
ONE OF THE REQUESTS THAT WE'VE MADE IS PRORATING THE ACTUAL PROPERTY CONTRACT FOR NINE MONTHS, SO THAT IT COULD CO TERM WITH THE LIABILITY INSURANCE THAT'S DUE IN DECEMBER.
ANYONE, QUESTIONS FOR MR. BOOKER CONCERNING THIS? SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT? YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AND INSURANCE AS DETAILED AT COMMITTEE AND IN BOARD BOOK.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTRACT 363-26 BY MR. JOHNSON AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY. WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE? THAT PASSES 5-0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION FROM MR. SELDERS.
OKAY. THAT NOW TAKES US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VIII. Executive Session]
YEAH. LET ME GET OVER TO MY BOOKLET. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER VIII.ITEM A. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.076 CONSIDERING THE DEPLOYMENT, SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR OR IMPLEMENTATION OF, SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES. ITEM 1. DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEA´S 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 ATTORNEYS ABOUT 1) PENDING AND CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION;
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NUMBER 2) A SETTLEMENT OFFER; OR 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 BAR OF TEXAS, CLARIFIES THE CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.ITEM NUMBER 1. CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT WITH ALTO VISTA ROOFING, INC. ITEM 2. CONSULTATION WITH THE DISTRICT´S ATTORNEY CONCERNING LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF THE CHAPTER 21 TERM CONTRACT FOR LANOLA RILES AND THE PROBATIONARY CHAPTER 21 DUAL CONTRACT FOR SHAMOND HAMILTON FOR GOOD CAUSE.
AND ITEM C. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074, DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
IT IS NOW 5:57 AND WE WERE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[IX. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]
OKAY. WE ARE NOW BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:28.WE RECONVENE. NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WAS NOT POSTED.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS.
SO IF EVERYBODY WOULD SHOW. NO, MR. MILLER. WAS IT BY MR. MILLER? YES. I'M SORRY, BY MR. MILLER. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THE.
EARS ARE DYSLEXIC. YEAH I KNOW. ARE WE GOING TO VOTE? BUT WE CAN VOTE BY. CLICKER. OKAY. LOOK HERE, BOY, WE'RE GETTING AUTOMATED TONIGHT.
SO PLEASE VOTE. IT'S OPEN. VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES 6-0.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM B. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION REGARDING THE TERMINATIONS OF THE CHAPTER 21 TERM CONTRACT OF LANOLA RILES AND THE PROBATIONARY CHAPTER 21 DUAL CONTRACT OF SHAMOND HAMILTON FOR GOOD CAUSE. MR. BEACH. YES. YOU MAY HAVE TO SEPARATE THAT ONE OUT, SINCE YOU'RE NOT MAKING A MOTION ON THAT ONE EMPLOYEE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
I SAID EARLIER AND THEY SAID NO. YES, NO, YOU'RE ONLY MAKING A MOTION ON SHAMOND HAMILTON.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO DO THAT BY HAND BECAUSE THE WAY THE AGENDA IS SET UP IF YOU DO IT BY THE CLICKER, YOU'RE VOTING FOR BOTH. WAIT. NO, NO. ONE SECOND.
DO WE HAVE A SEPARATE ONE FOR SHAMOND? YEAH, RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. SO THERE IS A SEPARATE ONE FOR THAT.
MR. PRESIDENT. YES. I MOVE TO. MR. JOHNSON. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TERMINATION OF THE PROBATIONARY CHAPTER 21 DUAL CONTRACT OF SHAMOND HAMILTON FOR GOOD CAUSE, AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON. SECOND BY. WAS THAT YOU, MR. SELDERS? WAS IT MILLER AGAIN? I CAN'T HEAR YOU DOWN THERE, BROTHER.
I'M DYSLEXIC TODAY. OKAY. BY MR. MILLER. THE VOTE IS OPEN.
PLEASE VOTE. THE VOTE IS CLOSED. IT PASSES 6-0.
[X. Adjournment]
IT IS NOW 6:31. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:31.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.