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[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]
IT´S TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH. AND OUR AGENDA, WE'LL START HERE AT 5:27.I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL UP A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, A STUDENT LEADER, DIEGO NAVARRO.
IF YOU'LL COME UP, PLEASE, SIR, AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE STAND. 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.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
HELLO. ALL RIGHT, DIEGO. TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU.
HELLO, I'M DIEGO NAVARRO. I AM FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. WE HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING STUDENTS, I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER III.
[III. Public Forum]
PUBLIC FORUM. MISS HOGAN. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING.WE DO HAVE A GUEST WHO SIGNED UP USING OUR NEW PROCESS.
IT'S A PROCESS THAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE 87TH LEGISLATURE, SO WE HAVE CONFORMED TO THAT PROCESS BY ALLOWING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE COMMENTS TO SIGN UP 4 PM STARTING THE DAY I POST, WHICH IS 3 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO A MEETING.
YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO SIGN UP AND YOU GET MORE ONE ON ONE INTERACTIONS WITH US AND ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, OR AT LEAST READ MORE ABOUT YOUR PRAISES.
SO FOR THIS EVENING, I HAVE BEFORE US MISS KRISTIN HALL.
SHE WILL COME TO THE MIC, PLEASE. ONCE YOU GET TO THE PODIUM, YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOUR AFFILIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. YOUR TIME WILL BEGIN AT THREE MINUTES AT THE START OF THE GREEN LIGHT.
AND THEN ONCE YOU HEAR THE BUZZ AT THE END OF THE THREE, IF YOU WOULD KINDLY STOP AND LET US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KRISTIN HALL.
I LIVE IN SACHSE AT 5408 LACEY CIRCLE. I AM MY STUDENT, CURRENTLY ATTENDS HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO WITH THAT SAYING, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST START WITH DATA FROM THE SIXTH GRADE STAR RESULTS.
64% OF THE STUDENTS WERE APPROACHING GRADE LEVEL, 20% MEETS GRADE LEVEL AND 7% MASTERED THE LEVEL.
THESE STUDENTS, BASED ON DISTRICT CURRENT POLICY, MOVED INTO SEVENTH GRADE HONOR'S MATH.
DESPITE THESE SCORES, OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING PLACED IN HONORS LEVEL COURSES FOR WHICH THEIR APTITUDE AND READINESS, BASED ON STATE LEVEL TESTING DOES NOT SUPPORT.
EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES MATCHING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS ACADEMIC READINESS, RATHER THAN SIMPLY ASSIGNING THEM TO GRADE LEVEL COURSES, LEADS TO STRONGER ACHIEVEMENT AND BETTER OUTCOMES, ESPECIALLY FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE EVIDENCE BASED STUDIES THAT I AM BRIEFLY REFERENCING, I HAVE PROVIDED TO MS. HOGAN TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD, ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER RELEVANT STUDIES.
WHILE I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED THAT NO ATTENTION WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO HER DOLS OR CBAS, I AM ENCOURAGED THAT NOW DUE TO MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, AND OUR STUDENT ADVOCATE, WE ARE SEEING SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS ARE MISSING THAT ORIGINAL CONCEPT.
THE STUDIES THAT I HOPE YOU REVIEW, DEMONSTRATES ERRONEOUS PLACEMENTS.
IT'S A PRACTICE THAT IS HARMFUL TO STUDENT'S CONFIDENCE AND THEIR ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT.
WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING THAT PLACING ALL STUDENTS IN HONORS CLASSES WILL MOTIVATE THEM TO RISE TO THAT ACADEMIC LEVEL, THIS APPROACH IS COMPARABLE TO EXPECTING A FIRST YEAR TEACHER TO IMMEDIATELY STEP THE NEXT YEAR INTO A TRUSTEE ROLE OR SUPERINTENDENT ROLE,
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WITHOUT HAVING PROGRESSED THROUGH THE NECESSARY DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES TO BUILD THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR SUCH A COMPLEX ROLE.JUST AS EDUCATIONAL LEADERS NEED SEQUENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING TO EFFECTIVELY HANDLE THE SCOPE OF THESE ROLES, OUR STUDENTS NEED APPROPRIATE SKILL DEVELOPMENT BEFORE THEY CAN SUCCEED AT HIGHER ACADEMIC LEVELS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
MISS HOGAN, IS THERE ANY OTHERS? NO, SIR. NO ADDITIONAL ONES.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER IV. INFORMATION ITEMS.
[IV.A. Evidence of Excellence ]
A. EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE. ITEM NUMBER 1, RECOGNIZE THE 2025 HOLIDAY CARD CONTEST WINNERS.MR. MATA. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ, FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, THE CREATIVITY OF GARLAND ISD STUDENTS HAS HELPED RING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON, AND THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION. OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY CARD CONTEST CONTINUES TO SHINE THANKS TO THE INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL TO EVERY SCHOOL THAT JOINED IN AND SHARED THEIR STUDENT'S AMAZING TALENT.
THE 2025 COMPETITION BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 30 CAMPUSES AND AN INCREDIBLE VARIETY OF ARTWORK, FROM DETAILED DRAWINGS TO BOLD PAINTINGS AND VIBRANT WATERCOLORS.
AS ALWAYS, OUR JUDGES FACED A TOUGH CHALLENGE IN SELECTING THE TOP DESIGNS.
WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S OUTSTANDING WINNERS.
AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP. FROM LUNA ELEMENTARY, HAZEL CONVERY.
[APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS. FROM WEAVER ELEMENTARY, EMMA NOGUEZ.
[APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS. AND FROM HILLSIDE ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE, VIVIAN VU.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE REMARKABLE YOUNG ARTISTS.
SO ALONG WITH THEIR CERTIFICATES, EACH STUDENT ALSO RECEIVED 25 PRINTED.
OH, ACTUALLY, SORRY, 50 PRINTED HOLIDAY CARDS THAT THEY CAN SHARE WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND IT HAS THEIR PICTURE ON THEM, SO THEY WILL RECEIVE THAT AS WELL. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL YOU KIDS. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE.
A2. RECOGNIZE UIL MIDDLE SCHOOL ONE-ACT PLAY CHAMPION.
DOCTOR CROMIER. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT BEACH, DOCTOR LOPEZ AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, GARLAND ISD HAS HOSTED A UIL JUNIOR HIGH ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION TO INCREASE THE PERFORMANCE RIGOR ON OUR CAMPUSES AND TO BETTER PREPARE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATER STUDENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO ZONES.
THE TOP THREE TROUPES AT EACH ZONE COMPETE A SECOND TIME AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
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THIS YEAR, THE COMPETITION WAS FIERCE. SHRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD EARNED THE DISTINCT HONOR OF BEING NAMED GARLAND ISD'S UIL JUNIOR HIGH ONE-ACT PLAY CHAMPIONS WITH THEIR PLAY, THE FIRECRACKER INCIDENT.SO I'M GOING TO CALL YOUR NAMES. CAST MEMBERS INCLUDE MORGAN BOATWRIGHT, ADRIAN BOHORQUEZ, MATHIAS DRIVER, CHIDUBEM EJIOFOR, KARRINGTON FULLER, ERIN GARCIA, GINELL GLUD, HARLOW GUMMELT, KAYLYNN HAYNIE, DYLAN HEIKKINEN, MALIAH HICKS, LANA KATIC, TENLEY KNOPP, SYMPHONY LAROCK, AUTUMN MATHIS, MAYA MORGAN, ALISON ODLE, STEELY OLDS, JOSEPHINE SANCHEZ, LAMINA SMITH, DYLAN STEBLETON, HANNAH TAYLOR, CONNOR WEST, JAKAYLA WILLIAMS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS IV.B.1.
[IV.B. Going the Extra Mile (GEMs)]
GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD, RECOGNIZING THE GOING EXTRA MILE RECIPIENTS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.HOW ARE YOU DOING, JOSE? YOU GET ME AGAIN. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
TONIGHT, WE PROUDLY HONOR A GROUP WHOSE DEDICATION MAKES GARLAND ISD TRULY UNMATCHED.
WE PRESENT CRAIG HEMPEL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MENU OPERATIONS, CHEF KEVIN JENKINS, HOLLY FRIAS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CAFETERIA OPERATIONS AND JENNIFER MILLER, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT NUTRITION OF THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES TEAM. WITH THIS MONTH'S GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD, THE STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAM SHOWS GARLAND ISD'S SPIRIT OF INNOVATION AND WELLNESS, NOURISHING STUDENTS WITH FRESH, DELICIOUS AND HIGH QUALITY MEALS.
CHAMPIONING A FRESHLY PREPARED PHILOSOPHY, THIS TEAM HAS TRANSFORMED SCHOOL DINING BY IMPLEMENTING SCRATCH COOKING AT SCALE, EMPOWERING STAFF WITH CULINARY TRAINING AND CREATING RECIPES STUDENTS TRULY ENJOY.
BEYOND THE CAFETERIA, THE STUDENT NUTRITION TEAM IS SETTING A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE, RECENTLY EARNING THREE PRESTIGIOUS 2025 HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVES RECOGNITION AWARDS, INCLUDING LUNCH TRAILBLAZER,
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INNOVATION AND NUTRITION EDUCATION AND INNOVATION IN THE PREPARATION OF SCHOOL MEALS.THEIR WORK NOURISHES NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS BODIES, BUT ALSO THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN AND THRIVE, TURNING ADVERSARIES INTO ADVOCATES FOR SCHOOL MEALS.
THE STUDENT NUTRITION TEAM IS TRULY GOING THE EXTRA MILE, PROVING THAT WHEN OPPORTUNITY MEETS HEART, EXCELLENCE FOLLOWS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A HEARTFELT CELEBRATION OF CRAIG, KEVIN, HOLLY AND JENNIFER FOR THEIR INSPIRING SERVICE AND STEADFAST DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS IV.
[IV.C. Receive Board of Trustees Contract Renewal Report for December 2025 — Mark Booker]
C. RECEIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2025.SAYS MARK BOOKER, BUT I KNEW THAT WASN'T TRUE.
MISS MARTINEZ. WE LOOK A LITTLE BIT ALIKE, BUT NOT MUCH.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT.
BEFORE YOU, I HAVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2025.
WE HAD TEN CONTRACTS THIS MONTH THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR RENEWAL WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT.
HERE ARE THOSE TEN CONTRACTS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER D.
[IV.D. Review First Quarter Investment Report — Darrell Dodds, Rhonda Roundtree ]
REVIEW THE FIRST QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT. MR. DODDS.OH, YOU'RE OUT. I'M SORRY. GOOD TO SEE YOU, RHONDA.
GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN INFORMATION ITEM, IT'S THE FIRST QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE TIME PERIOD JULY 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE FIRST CHART YOU'LL SEE IS A PIE CHART THAT DEPICTS A SNAPSHOT OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT POSITION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH.
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, THE DISTRICT'S $1 BILLION WAS INVESTED IN THREE SEPARATE INVESTMENT POOL.
TECH'S POOL AT 43%, LONE STAR AT 25%, AND TEXAS CLASS AT 32%.
DIRECTLY BEHIND THAT CHART, YOU'LL SEE AN INFORMATION THAT DETAILS HOW THE POOLS INVEST THE FUNDS THAT ARE DEPOSITED WITH THEM, AND THIS HAS BEEN PROVIDED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE UNDERLYING INVESTMENTS OF THE POOLS, AND ALSO REALIZE THAT THE INVESTMENT POOLS MIRROR THE INVESTMENT POLICY OF OUR DISTRICT.
BEHIND THOSE DOCUMENTS, YOU WILL SEE A GRAPH THAT ILLUSTRATES THE DAILY INTEREST RATES IN THE POOLS OVER THIS LAST QUARTER. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE RATES IN THE POOLS HAVE MIRRORED THE REDUCTION IN THE FED FUNDS RATE. THE RANGE OF THE RATES HAVE GONE FROM 4.4638 TO 4.1377. AND JUST AS A REFERENCE, RATES TODAY ARE TO 3.792.
SO WE'VE HAD THREE STRAIGHT RATE CUTS IN THIS QUARTER ALONE.
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SO THAT'S WHY THAT IS REFLECTED THAT WAY. AND JUST GREATER MINDS THAN MYSELF ANTICIPATE MAYBE AT LEAST ONE MORE CUT IN 26, MAYBE TWO. BUT IT SHOULD MAYBE LEVEL OFF AFTER THAT.AND THE FINAL DOCUMENT SHOWS INTEREST INCOME FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE THE 11,000,000.8 TOTAL. 1.3 OF THAT IS IN THE GENERAL FUND.
9.7 IS IN CAPITAL PROJECTS. AS OF THE END OF NOVEMBER, HOWEVER, WE HAVE EARNED 19 MILLION IN INTEREST, WITH 15.7 OF THAT IN CAPITAL PROJECTS AND 2.3 OF THAT IN THE GENERAL FUND.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. ROUNDTREE? ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
[IV.E. Review October 2025 Monthly Financials — Arturo Valenzuela]
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER E. REVIEW THE OCTOBER 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.ARTURO VALENZUELA. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, I PRESENT TO YOU THE OCTOBER 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.
I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT =THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT WAS ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO THAT ALLOWS US TO BRING TO YOU THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT NEXT MONTH.
SO WE CAN PRESENT THAT TO YOU NEXT MONTH ON THE JANUARY MEETING.
BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE FINANCIALS.
LET ME SEE. THE FIRST ONE IS THE GENERAL FUND.
AND THIS ONE, THE ONLY THING THAT I'D LIKE TO MENTION IS THAT THE LOCAL REVENUES THAT SHOW A COMPARISON IN PAGE 32, THEY DO SHOW SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER REVENUES AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
AND THIS IS BECAUSE WE ELECTED TO NOT SEND THE TAX STATEMENTS INTO UNTIL AFTER THE VADER.
SO THERE WERE NO COLLECTIONS AS OF OCTOBER. SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN THERE.
AND I'LL GO THEN TO THE NEXT FUND, WHICH IS THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND.
AND IN THIS ONE, THE REVENUES ARE AS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THEM COMING IN, MOST OF THE REVENUES ARE OUT OF FEDERAL FUNDS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THAT FUND GETS THE INCOME COMING IN. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE INS FUND.
SO THIS IS THE ONE THAT MAKES THE PAYMENTS TOWARDS THE DEBT.
AND IN HERE WE REFLECT THE PAYMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE ALL THE WAY TILL OCTOBER.
AGAIN THIS ONE DOESN'T SHOW A LOT OF COLLECTIONS HAPPENING BECAUSE OF THE TIMING.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD REPORT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER F. REVIEW THE OCTOBER 2025 TAX REPORT.
[IV.F. Review October 2025 Tax Report — Kristi Cooper ]
MISS COOPER. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.THE ITEM YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE OCTOBER COLLECTION REPORT, AS ARTURO STATED.
EXCUSE ME. MR. VALENZUELA STATED, THERE IS NO COLLECTIONS FOR 2025 ON THAT REPORT.
HOWEVER, WE ARE TRENDING. WE ARE CATCHING UP.
WE'RE ABOUT 13% COLLECTED AS OF TODAY, 47 MILLION.
WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 60% BY THE END OF DECEMBER AND 80% BY THE END OF JANUARY.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS REPORT? MR. MILLER? DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT WITH CHALLENGES TO THE APPRAISED VALUES FOR THAT STANCE? A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, IT WAS REALLY HIGH.
IT HAS BEEN HIGH THIS YEAR. BUT I DID NOT CHECK THOSE NUMBERS.
I CAN GET THE NUMBERS FOR YOU. THAT'D BE FINE.
SO WE SHOULD BE MORE THAN HALFWAY OVER ABSORBED INTO OUR TAX ROW BY NOW.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I'LL GET THAT TO YOU. OKAY.
THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THAT TAKES US THEN TO ITEM G.
[IV.G. Receive Intruder Detection Audit Report for December 2025 — Mark Quinn]
RECEIVED THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2025.MR. MARK QUINN. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR LOPEZ AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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.
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THE 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'RE 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.
WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK DOES NOT END AND WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LIKELY VERY INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS OF THE AUDIT RESULTS. HOWEVER, IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE DO NOT SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO THE BROADER PUBLIC AS IT COULD LEAD TO COMPROMISING IMPORTANT CAMPUS SECURITY INFORMATION. SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE.
GARLAND ISD IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A SAFE AND SECURE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU, MR. QUINN. YES, SIR. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER V, DISCUSSION ITEMS.
[V.A. Trustees' Report]
A. TRUSTEES' REPORT. ITEM 1, 2, 3 AND 4. NUMBER ONE, TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE AT RECENT RECENT DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.TWO, ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THREE, RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS.
AND NUMBER FOUR, RECOGNITION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL START WITH MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT I ATTENDED MY FIRST TASB BOARD MEETING A WEEK OR SO AGO.
I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST COMMITTEES TO START OUT WITH, JUST BECAUSE IT'LL GIVE YOU VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL OPERATIONS AND THE WAY THINGS ROLL AS WELL AS STRATEGIC PLANNING, SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT THEY WANT TO ROLL OUT.
AND BEYOND THAT, I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.
HOPE YOU ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR LOVED ONES AND ARE ABLE TO GET SOME REST, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO REFLECT ON THIS PAST YEAR, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DID REALLY, REALLY WELL AND THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T DO SO WELL AT, AND LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT GOING FORWARD INTO 2026.
AND SO BE SAFE. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT.
STAFF, TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, PARENTS, OUR GISD COMMUNITY.
JUST BEING ABLE TO BE RESTED FOR THAT AND TAKE IT ON IN 2026.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SELDERS. MR. GLICK THANK YOU SIR.
I DON'T KNOW. THERE WAS SOME PICTURES I HAVE, I DON'T KNOW.
OKAY. OKAY. SO A QUICK STORY. YOU'VE ALL SEEN IN OUR PERIODICALS THAT WE SEND OUT TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT HERE. THERE'S AN AWARD CALLED BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION AND THAT'S AWARDED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS, NAMM. AND WE'VE DONE IT NOW 16 TIMES AND SOMETHING TO BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF. WAY BACK IN 2003, 2004, THE AWARD WAS CALLED A TOP 100 COMMUNITIES. NOW THEY'VE EXPANDED IN LIKE THE 7 OR 800 SCHOOLS QUALIFIED DISTRICTS.
SO AFTER THE COYLE PERFORMANCE ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2003 IN CHICAGO AT THE MIDWEST INTERNATIONAL CLINIC, THE NAMM PEOPLE WERE SO ENAMORED WITH THAT PERFORMANCE, KIND OF SHOCKED THE WORLD THAT THESE YOUNG KIDS HAD PERFORMED THERE.
WE'VE ALREADY INCLUDED YOU IN THE TOP 100 IN THE COUNTRY.
SO THAT WAS PART OF THE LEGACY OF MISS SAFEAUTO.
TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE EVER BEEN WON BY THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT IN MUSIC.
WINNING THE SUDLER CUP, THE HIGHEST AWARD GIVEN TO MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS IN THE WORLD.
AND SO WE FINALLY TOOK A LONG TIME. PROBABLY A LOT LONGER THAN IT SHOULD.
WE FINALLY HAD A CEREMONY. THANK YOU TO DOCTOR PERALES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. CHERELLE WILSON, THE PRINCIPAL AT COYLE, DOCTOR LOPEZ OF COURSE.
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WE HAD THE COYLE BAND, THE ROWLETT BAND WERE THERE, AND WE NOW HAVE THE SIGNAGE UP.THIS IS MARCIA ZOFFUTO BAND HALL, AND I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE OUTSIDE THE BAND HALL.
IS THAT. YEP AND I'VE SENT THAT TO HER TWO DAUGHTERS WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY.
I MADE A LITTLE SPEECH. LASTED A COUPLE OF HOURS AT THE CEREMONY.
NOT QUITE. NOT QUITE. AND I SAID ON THE NIGHT BEFORE, I HAD TWO ITEMS ON MY BUCKET LIST.
ONE WAS TO GET THIS DONE. AND THE OTHER ONE WAS TO PLAY GOLF AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL.
AUGUSTA NATIONAL'S STILL ON. THEY PROBABLY WILL BE FOREVER, BUT THAT IS NOW DONE AND VERY, VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT FINALLY RECOGNIZED THIS VERY GREAT TEACHER THAT WE HAD.
OKAY. NEXT ONE PLEASE. NEXT PICTURE. SO THIS IS KIND OF INTERESTING.
I WAS WATCHING THE WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM SINGAPORE, AND THIS IS AFTER KATIE LEDECKY, WHO'S, OF COURSE, THE GOAT OF WOMEN'S SWIMMING, WITHOUT A DOUBT, HAD JUST WON THE 1500 FREESTYLE.
AND I HAPPENED TO NOTICE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM IT SAYS MYRTHA POOLS.
AND BY THE WAY, THAT'S WHO BUILT OUR POOL. I KNOW THEY DID ALL THE OLYMPICS AND WILL DO LA OLYMPICS, BUT THEY ALSO DO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. THREE DAYS LATER, KATIE LEDECKY BROKE ANOTHER WORLD RECORD FOR THE 800 FREE.
SO OUR SLOGAN SAYS BUILT FOR STUDENTS, FIT FOR OLYMPIANS, MAYBE IT ALSO SAY FIT FOR WORLD CHAMPIONS.
SO, OKAY, LET'S GO ON. AS I INDICATED LAST MEETING, I DID ATTEND THE UIL VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE CULWELL CENTER. THANK YOU FOR JOHN WILBOURN FOR THE AMAZING JOB HE DID.
HE AND HIS STAFF. I GET A CHANCE, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE PARENTS AND SOME OF THE KIDS WHO COME BEFORE OR AFTER AND HOW THEY WERE TREATED, AND EVERYBODY RAVED ABOUT THE FACILITY, AND I ALSO ALWAYS MAKE IT A HABIT OF TALKING TO AS MANY OF THE.
UIL OFFICIALS WHO ARE THERE BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO COME BACK.
AND THEY SAID IT WAS AMAZING. THEY INTEND TO KEEP COMING BACK.
I GOT TO SEE THE AMAZING BYRON NELSON GIRLS TEAM.
42 AND 0, NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE NATION, LED BY THREE ALL-AMERICANS.
AND THE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SOPHIE PETERSON, WHO WILL BE COMING BACK NEXT YEAR.
AT ONE TIME IN ALL THE THREE, THEY WON THREE CONSECUTIVE THREE STRAIGHT SETS.
AT ONE POINT, THEY WERE BEHIND IN ALL THREE SETS. BUT I DON'T THINK THEY EVER SWEAT NOW.
THEY KNEW THE OUTCOME. I THINK EVERYBODY KNEW THE OUTCOME, BUT THAT WAS A GREAT ONE.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR JOHN WILLBORN AND THE UIL PEOPLE FOR COMING BACK.
AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP COMING BACK.
THEY ENJOY OUR FACILITY. I WENT TO THE ROWLETT CHAMBER LUNCHEON.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE CHAMBER AND THIS WAS THE RSVP, THE TOP VOCAL GROUP FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.
ALSO INTERESTING IS I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF ROWLETT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD, IN AN EX OFFICIO MANNER. AND THE NORTH SHORE OF ROWLETT AS GEORGE BUSH STARTS TO CURVE TO SACHSE AFTER THE TARGET SHOPPING CENTER IS NOW STARTING TO REALLY BLOOM.
THE FOURTH MAJOR BUSINESS HAS NOW INDICATED THEY'RE ABOUT TO COME THERE.
THIS IS 200 MORE HIGH PAYING JOBS. SO I WAS. PEOPLE CALL ME THE FATHER OF THE NORTH SHORE A LONG, LONG TIME AGO. I BROUGHT THAT ITEM, AND SOMEHOW WE GOT IT THROUGH THE COUNCIL AND ALL THAT.
SO THAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. AND FINALLY TWO WEEKS AGO WAS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMISSION.
MR. BEACH WAS THERE, AS WAS DOCTOR LOPEZ. JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
JUST SOME NUMBERS. I THINK THESE ARE REALLY IMPRESSIVE. THERE WERE 204.
THIS IS BEFORE DECEMBER 2ND. SO THE 204 K-9 SEARCHES FOR WEAPONS OR DRUGS.
I KNOW HOW MANY K-9 DOGS WE HAVE, AND I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TELL.
IT'S A SECRET. I'M SWORN IN. BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE RANDOM.
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THE PRINCIPAL KNOWS. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE KNOWS WHEN THEY SHOW UP.BUT THE WORD STARTS SPREADING THROUGH THE SCHOOLS.
KIDS AT OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS SAY THEY'RE HERE. AND SO THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS REALLY POSITIVE. 81 OTHER RANDOM SEARCHES.
ALL OF OUR DRILLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE YEAR.
INTERESTING ON WE DON'T REALLY THINK OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, BUT IN TERMS OF FIRE, WE HAVE 106 FIRE PANELS ALL INSPECTED, 3000 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS INSPECTED MONTHLY, 206 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. WE HAD 47 VISITORS, UNIQUE VISITORS TO OUR TRAINING CENTER, WHICH IS NOW GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION.
AND WEEKS COMING UP, WE'LL HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL VISITORS.
I WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE SECURITY PEOPLE TO TALK TO US.
VERY, VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE ARE COMING. IT'S GETTING NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR WHAT WE'VE DONE.
BUT I DO WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE LISA COX AND THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ON A FANTASTIC EVENING OF TINSEL AND TRIVIA ON FRIDAY. IT WAS MY HONOR TO SIT WITH PRESIDENT BEACH AND MISS STANLEY, AS WE, I THINK WE DID REALLY WELL, BUT WE DID. WE WERE PURISTS. WE DIDN'T GET ANY OF THOSE FAKE THINGS THAT MULTIPLIED YOUR SCORE AND SUCH, BUT WE DID JUST FINE WITHOUT IT. BUT REGARDLESS, THERE WAS A LOT OF FUN, RAISED A LOT OF MONEY.
I BOUGHT A GRANT. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE BOUGHT GRANTS TOO, SO WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY DELIVER A LOT FOR DIRECTLY INTO THE COFFERS OF THE FOUNDATION, WHICH IS GOING TO, IN TURN GET THAT INTO OUR CLASSROOMS AND SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS.
IT'S WELL EARNED. FALL SEMESTER IS ALWAYS PRETTY HECTIC.
I FEEL LIKE IN THE SPRING YOU GET A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO GET ALL THAT ACCOMPLISHED FOR OUR STAFF.
SO ENJOY THE BREAK. IT'S COMING UP REAL FAST AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
MS. STANLEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I REALLY DO HOPE THAT FAMILIES AND STAFF SIT BACK AND ENJOY THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR LOVED ONES, THEIR ADOPTED ONES, WHOEVER YOU CONSIDER TO BE YOUR GROUP.
SO THE NOON EXCHANGE HAD THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR OUR.
IT WAS ABOUT 300. I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE OVER 360 KIDS THAT WE GOT TO PROVIDE SUCH AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE, AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT DOCTOR LOPEZ AND THE BOARD AND I STARTED TO LIST ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ASSIST US, AND I RAN OUT OF ROOM ON THE PAPER.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GISD, WE WOULD STILL ONLY BE HAVING THIS PARTY WITH, YOU KNOW, 7 OR 8 ELEMENTARIES. INSTEAD, WE GET TO DO IT WITH ALL THE ELEMENTARY KIDS.
AND I WAS TELLING MR. MILLER, YOU KNOW, I WAS MRS. CLAUS THIS YEAR AND THEY LOVED ME. AND IT IS THE BEST EXPERIENCE TO HAVE THOSE BABIES GET THEIR PRESENTS.
I JUST WANT A FEW SHOUT OUTS, THOUGH, BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T FOR ALL THE ELEMENTARY COUNSELORS THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY PICK THE KIDS AND THEY DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING OF MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE FORMS AND ALL THE WISHES OF THE KIDS ARE FILLED OUT AND TURNED INTO US.
STUDENT SERVICES, THE FACE DEPARTMENT, NUTRITION SERVICES.
OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE FEELING LIKE THE WORLD'S NOT A GOOD PLACE, YOU JUST COME AND WATCH THESE KIDS THAT SHOP FOR THESE 360 KIDS, AND THEN THEY COME AND THEY RAP FOR THESE KIDS, AND THEN THEY COME TO THE ACTUAL PARTY AND THEY PERFORM FOR THESE KIDS, AND THEN THEY HELP THEM UNWRAP, AND THEY HELP THEM PUT THEIR STUFF BACK IN INTO THEIR BAGS.
AND THEY ARE SUCH POSITIVE INFLUENCES. IT REALLY MAKES YOUR HEART JUST GREAT.
AND THEN OUR CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS, LEADERSHIP GARLAND, THE MAXCY FOUNDATION.
JUST THANK YOU GUYS ALL. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW.
I WAS TALKING TO MR. BEACH. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO STEP IT UP FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO, YOU KNOW, LEVEL UP A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND THEN I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT THE TALK
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HAS BEEN IN REGARDS TO JUST SCHOOLS IN GENERAL, DISTRICTS IN GENERAL, AND GARLAND REALLY DOES SHINE.DOCTOR LOPEZ, YOU GOT A SHOUT OUT FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE DYSLEXIA PROGRAM AT GARLAND, GISD AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE AND OUR SPED DEPARTMENT.
AND WE JUST HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF, AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THAT.
SHOUT OUT TO MY BABIES. SO SACHSE DID THEIR HOLIDAY CHOIR PERFORMANCE THAT WE GOT TO GO TO AND WATCH THE TALENT. IT'S JUST MIND BOGGLING THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND THEY LOVE IT AND THEY LOVE DOING IT, AND THEY'RE SO HAPPY TO BE THERE.
AND THEN TOMORROW IS THE BRANDENBURG OVER AT THE [INAUDIBLE].
AND I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE THE OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMERS.
SO THE LITTLEST ONE WILL BE SINGING HER A CAPPELLA, I THINK, IF SHE GETS HER VOICE BACK.
SO, YOU KNOW, LET'S KNOCK ON WOOD. AND THEN I DID SOMETHING THIS YEAR THAT WE HADN'T DONE BEFORE, AND THAT WAS WE GOT TO PARTICIPATE WITH A COMPANY.
MY COMPANY I WORK FOR, WHERE WE PROVIDED 4000 BOXES OF FOOD FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
AND IT WAS A COORDINATION FROM CROSSROADS AND NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK.
AND I HAVE ALL THE WOUNDS AND THE SCARS TO SHOW THAT I DID DO THE MANUAL LABOR, BUT IT WAS AMAZING.
I'M SO THANKFUL THAT WE GET TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, EVERYONE. HAVE AN AMAZING VACATION.
WE'LL COME BACK AND WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO BE THE AWESOME THAT WE ARE.
THANK YOU. MR. MILLER. AND I WANT TO AGREE WITH ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS HERE.
IT IS AN AWESOME PRIVILEGE TO SERVE FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT OF THE HORSESHOE HERE.
AND WE GET SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO DO OTHER THINGS.
AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR THE WAY YOU PARTICIPATE.
ADDRESS SOMETHING TO DOCTOR LOPEZ, JUST REAL QUICK.
AND IT APPEARS TO ME THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME THE PRINCIPAL OF THAT CAMPUS SHOWS UP.
AND SO ON BEHALF, I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, MAKE SURE YOU TELL THEM HOW WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY SUPPORT THESE KIDS WHEN WE ARE RECOGNIZING THEM. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THEM HERE.
SO THAT SUPPORT IS GREAT. I'M JUST GOING TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS.
YOU KNOW, THE A CAMPUS THINGS WERE GREAT. I WENT TO A BUNCH OF THEM.
FREEMAN, HILLSIDE, KIMBERLIN. THE ONE AT GARLAND HIGH WAS SPECIAL.
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, IT WAS SPECIAL. I WENT TO ALL OF THEM.
THE LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT WAS TREMENDOUS, AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THERE FOR THAT CAMPUS WAS GREAT, AND YOU COULD JUST SEE THE PRIDE OOZING FROM EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY A COUPLE OF US ON THE BOARD WHO HAPPEN TO HAVE GONE TO THAT HIGH SCHOOL AT ONE POINT IN TIME. SO THAT WAS A VERY SPECIAL TIME.
I WILL SAY THIS. WE MENTIONED LISA COX AND THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
I HOPE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPACT THAT THAT GROUP HAS HAD ON OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE DIFFERENT GRANTS AND THINGS THAT THEY PROVIDE DIRECTLY TO TEACHERS, DIRECTLY INTO THE CLASSROOM IS A TESTAMENT TO THE FACT THAT OUR BUSINESSES SUPPORT THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
FULLY SUPPORT IT, NOT ONLY WITH VOLUNTEER HOURS, BUT ALSO WITH THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND IN THAT LINE, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT THERE IS A THING OUT THERE THAT I RUN CALLED THE GRS COMMUNITY IMPACT PODCAST CHANNEL. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS NEXT WEEK, OUR SEGMENT WILL INCLUDE LISA COX.
AND SO IT'LL BE POSTED ON YOUTUBE IN JANUARY.
AND YOU CAN LEARN, HOPEFULLY ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HOW THE GARLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES WITH THE DISTRICT, GOES ABOUT RUNNING THEIR BOARD MEETINGS, DOES THEIR FUNDRAISERS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY SERVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOARD. ALSO, THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SEAT HERE IS THAT TYRESE MAXEY, THE FOUNDATION THAT MRS. STANLEY JUST MENTIONED, EACH STUDENT RECEIVED A SET OR A PAIR OF NEW BALANCE SHOES AND BACKPACK, AND THEY WERE ELATED FOR THOSE. THEY WERE STUFFING ALL THEIR PRESENTS IN THERE.
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THAT FUNCTION, WHAT WE WERE DOING BECAUSE OF HOW PROFESSIONALLY WELL DONE IT WAS, AND I JUST HEARD NOTHING BUT ACCOLADES THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG.SO CONGRATULATIONS TO TRIVIA AND TINSEL. AND IT'S JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE WE DO IN GISD.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO COPY US, SO WE'RE GLAD. WE'RE PROUD OF THAT.
ALSO, I WANT TO SEND OUT A GREAT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE EIGHT CAMPUSES.
I HAD A GREAT TIME BEING A CHEERLEADER AND ALL THOSE CAMPUSES AND DOING WHAT I COULD.
AND IT WAS WEIRD. I KIND OF USED MY LANYARD THAT CAME AROUND MY NECK FOR THE KIDS TO PIN ME, AND AFTER A WHILE IT STARTED LEANING ME FORWARD BECAUSE I HAD THEM GOING ALL THE WAY UP, ALMOST AROUND MY NECK.
BUT THERE WAS 23 CAMPUSES THAT I TRIED TO ATTEND.
I THINK I MISSED ONE, BUT IT WAS A GREAT VENUE THAT WE HAD THAT.
ALSO, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THE GARLAND CITY OF GARLANDF FOR THE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST THAT I ATTENDED, AND WE HAD A TABLE THERE FOR THAT TO BE WITH OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHAT A GREAT DAY IT WAS FOR US TO COME TOGETHER IN PRAYER AND TO THANK GOD FOR, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S VERY HELPFUL.
ALSO THE ROWLETT HOLIDAY PARADE. WHAT A GREAT PARADE THEY PUT ON.
I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE IN MY LIFE THAT WERE THERE FOR THE ROWLETT PARADE, PUT ON VERY, VERY WELL AND I REALLY HAD A GOOD TIME THERE.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY FOR INVITING US TO PULL OUR TRAILER THERE, TOO.
SO IT WAS VERY GOOD. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY IN THE GISD FAMILY, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS TIME AND REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.
AND REMEMBER THAT BE WITH FAMILY. GET YOUR REST.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL PASS IT ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
[V.B. Superintendent's Report]
WELL, THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS UPON US, AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY JUST A SEASON FILLED WITH FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. YOU KNOW, IN THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS, THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE CENTERED ABOUT.WE GET EXCITED ABOUT SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
GET PULLED SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. THE STRESSES, EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT, SO MANY ACTIVITIES, EVEN WITH THE KIDS AT SCHOOL, YOU KNOW. JUST REALIZE THESE ARE THE ICING ON THE CAKE.
AND IF WE JUST FOCUS ON THE ASPECTS OF WHAT'S GOING GREAT IN OUR LIFE, IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH THE SEASON IS SO MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE. I WANT TO LEAD WITH A LOT OF GRATITUDE.
HEB, WHICH IS GROWING HERE IN NORTH TEXAS, DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB OF HONORING EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE.
A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE A STATE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM HEB.
WE'VE BEEN FINALISTS FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND IT'S LIKE THE MOST COVETED TROPHY OF ALL TROPHIES.
AND ON FRIDAY, THEY ANNOUNCED TWO THINGS THAT WE QUALIFIED FOR.
AND THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO LEAD WITH IS BOARD OF THE YEAR.
THE BOARD THAT SITS BEFORE YOU IS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE BOARD OF THE YEAR.
AND LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE].
YOUR SOLIDARITY AND COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMING STUDENTS LIVES IS NOTICED.
SOMETIMES WE FEEL WE'RE JUST DOING THINGS, AND NOBODY GETS TO SEE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.
BUT IF YOU SAW THE DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINTS THAT EACH OF THE TRUSTEES BRING.
THE LOVE, THE GENUINENESS, IT'S NOT BY ACCIDENT THAT THEY'VE BEEN SELECTED FOR THIS PRESTIGE AWARD.
AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, WE PLAY TO WIN. WE PLAY TO WIN.
BUT IT'S SITTING ON JUDGES. NOW WE KNOW HOW FINE ARTS KIDS FEEL.
THERE'S NO POINTS. WE'LL BEAT THEM IN TRIVIA.
THEY JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT. WE'LL BEAT THEM IN ANY ANY COMPETITION.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE THRIVING. FROM THE GOALS, TO THE EXPECTATIONS, TO NOT BEING CENTERED AND PULLED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS LIKE I SEE SO MANY OTHER BOARDS DO. IT'S VERY EASY TO GO OUT AND HEAR WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING OR HEAR DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT. LET'S JUST SAY INTERESTS.
AND THEY TAKE YOU OFF CENTER AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON OUR BOARD.
AND SO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, I CONGRATULATE YOU.
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AND I'M JUST HONORED TO BE WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU.THE OTHER SOURCE OF GRATITUDE WAS WE GOT RECOGNIZED AS A TOP FIVE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR AS WELL.
THINK ABOUT THAT. [APPLAUSE]. AND NOW THAT'S THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SPECTRUM.
SO IT STARTED WITH THE BOARD WORK AND THEY GOT TOP FIVE.
AND THEN NOW IT'S THE PEOPLE WORK. IT'S THE PEOPLE IN THE CLASSROOMS. IT'S THE CUSTODIANS MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS PRISTINE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IT'S THE COACHES AND FINE ARTS DIRECTORS PUTTING IN THOSE EXTRA HOURS.
IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN GARLAND WITH PROPOSITION A, THE REASON WHY IT PASSED IS BECAUSE WE BUILT THE ENTIRE CHILD AND THEY BELIEVE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, FROM THE PRINCIPALS TO THE COUNSELORS TO THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.
IT SAYS DISTRICT OF THE YEAR. THAT MEANS EVERY DISTRICT STAFF IS BEING RECOGNIZED.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. STOP AND BREATHE AND SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, WE'RE TOP FIVE IN THIS GREAT STATE, OVER 1200 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND WE'RE TOP FIVE.
WE GOT ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOL SYSTEMS. WE'RE FLAWED BECAUSE PEOPLE RUN IT, RIGHT? BY JUST HUMAN ERROR, THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT THE GENUINENESS AND THE CAMARADERIE AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, ITS PURPOSE IS CENTERED AROUND CHILDREN. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERY STAFF MEMBER BECAUSE IT'S THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR WORK THAT GETS THE RECOGNITION OF HEB.
THIS IS NOT A CENTRAL OFFICE THING. THIS IS ACTUALLY A SCHOOL THING.
AND SO HAVING 23 A'S IS EXHAUSTING. RIGHT? BUT GUESS WHAT? IT'S WORTH THE WHILE. ON OUR WAY TO AN A. WE COULD SIT HERE FOR HOURS AND DO THIS.
SO AS WE'RE GOING INTO THIS SEASON, REALIZE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF GRATITUDE THAT NEEDS TO BE FELT.
AND NONE OF THIS DOESN'T COME WITH HARD WORK.
FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE TRI CITY AREAS FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH US AND THEIR PARTNERSHIPS, AND INVITING US TO NUMEROUS EVENTS. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME IN THAT ROWLETT PARADE, AND I AGREE, MR. BEACH. IT WAS PACKED. IT WAS COOL, RIGHT? LITERALLY COOL. AND WE WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE AT THE GRTCC FOR, YOU KNOW, REALLY MAKING THE BANNER LOOK AMAZING FOR ALL OUR PARADES. THEY DO A TREMENDOUS JOB. AND I WANT TO FINISH WITH THIS.
THE BOARD ALWAYS REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY SO WELL AND THE COMMUNITY IS GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SACHSE.
LET'S NOT FORGET THAT. WISHING EVERYBODY A HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ. THAT LEADS US TO ITEM NUMBER C.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM NUMBER VI.
[VI. Consent Agenda - Consider approval of]
CONSENT AGENDA. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE A. HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.MISS GRADYNE BROWN. IS ANYBODY DOING A REPORT FOR THAT TONIGHT? THEY ARE NOT HERE. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET IT STARTED SO WE CAN FINISH THIS UP. IN YOUR BOARD BOOKS THIS EVENING, YOU ALL HAVE THE HR REPORT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO PROVIDE YOU.
SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU WILL BE WHAT WE NEED TO TAKE THE MOTION ON. THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT. YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT BY MR. JOHNSON. SECOND BY MISS STANLEY. VOTE IS OPEN.
PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED. PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER VII. ACTION ITEMS.
[VII.A. Consider Approval of Library Resources — Michael Ruiz, Jeanine Boyett ]
ITEM A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LIBRARY RESOURCES.MICHAEL RUIZ. MISS BOYETTE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.
DURING THAT TIME, YOUR BOARD BOOK WASN'T COMPLETELY UPDATED.
SO WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU TIME TO REALLY REFLECT ON THE MATERIALS AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MISS BOYETTE OR MR. RUIZ? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. EVERYBODY MUST HAVE READ THEIR MATERIALS.
GOOD. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MISS STANLEY.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS STANLEY FOR ITEM A, SECOND BY MR. GLICK. VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSES.
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THAT PASSES 6-0. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT MOVES US TO ITEM B.[VII.B. Consider Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Houston Independent School District — Michael Ruiz ]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT- MR. RUIZ.OKAY, WELL, THAT GOES THROUGH. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
DOUBLE DOSE OF ME. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ.
THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS AN AGREEMENT WITH HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE THEY WILL PROVIDE US ACCESS TO THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS THAT THEY HAVE DESIGNED FREE OF COST. THIS WILL ALLOW OUR SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM, WHO IS CRAFTING THE MATERIALS CURRENTLY TO EMBED THE GRADUAL RELEASE OF RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH IS THE EXPLICIT FRAMEWORK FOR PROVIDING TEACHERS TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE THAT THEY CAN USE TO LEVERAGE TO ENHANCE WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PUTTING OUT. QUESTIONS FOR MR. RUIZ ON THIS ITEM? ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER. YEAH, I'M JUST KIND OF INTERESTED IN THE PROCESS.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR, A PARTNER FOR THIS, OR DID THIS COME ABOUT BECAUSE THEIR CURRICULUM OR THIS PROCESS IS RECOGNIZED? HOW DID IT COME ABOUT? BECAUSE MOST OF THE PRESS I HEARD ON HOUSTON ISD OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS NOT BEEN REAL POSITIVE.
SO WHEN WE ROLL OUT INITIATIVES AT PLACES LIKE TEXAS URBAN COUNCIL, COMMUNICATION STARTS.
AND WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE RESOURCES, DISTRICTS WILL USUALLY SEND IN.
IT'S MORE OF A TOOL THAN A PRESCRIPTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. RUIZ. ANY. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED IN OUR BOARD BOOK. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM B BY MR. JOHNSON, A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. VOTE IS OPEN.
VOTE IS CLOSED. THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, MR. RUIZ. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER C. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND,
[VII.C. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the General Fund, Debt Services Fund and Student Nutrition Services Fund for the 2025-2026 School Year — Elisa Cordova-Long]
DEBT SERVICE FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICE FUND FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR.MISS LONG. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ.
TONIGHT, WE ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND.
IF YOU WILL SEE ON THE SECOND PAGE, PAGE 133, THE ONLY THING WE HAVE ARE THE CROSS FUNCTIONAL BALANCE TRANSFERS THAT HAVE NO OVERALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES NOR THE DEBT SERVICES FUND.
ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BUDGET? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. MILLER? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICES FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM C BY MR. MILLER.
SECOND BY MISS STANLEY. THE VOTE IS OPEN. WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE? VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, MISS LONG.
[VII.D. Consider Approval of Donation to the Gilbreath Reed Career and Technical Center – Electrical Training — Carmen Blakey ]
ELECTRICAL TRAINING. MISS BLAKEY. GOOD EVENING.PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
AS THE DIRECTOR OF CTE, I'M HERE TO GET APPROVAL FOR A DONATION RECEIVED FROM THE PETTINGER FOUNDATION BY THE CTE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A PIECE OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING EQUIPMENT FOR OUR OUTDOOR POWER CLASS AT THE GRCTC.
THE A-TECH AT1810 IS A PIECE OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING EQUIPMENT USED TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, LIKE THOSE FOUND IN VEHICLES OR MACHINERY. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS? NO QUESTIONS.
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VERY GOOD TO HAVE A MOTION. YES. MR. BEACH, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE DONATION TO THE GILBREATH REED CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER FOR THE ELECTRICAL TRAINING MATERIAL AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM D BY ROBERT SELDERS AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED. PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU.[VII.E. Consider Approval of Recommendation for 2025-26 Salary Schedule Addendum: Grow Your Own Future Teacher Internship Facilitator Stipend — Dr. Gradyne Brown ]
GROW YOUR OWN FUTURE TEACHER INTERNSHIP FACILITATOR STIPEND.HELLO THERE. MS. HOGAN, ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO HELP US THERE AGAIN? WELL, MR. DODDS IS GOING TO COME IN AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF DOCTOR BROWN AT THIS MOMENT.
HO HO HO. HO HO HO. HO HO HO! GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
YOU MAY NEED TO READ THIS BECAUSE IT'S VERY SMALL PRINT.
PART OF THE NEW LEGISLATION CREATED THESE GRANTS.
AND SO WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THOSE. THIS INITIATIVE HAS HELPED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILD TEACHER PIPELINES AND DEVELOPING FUTURE EDUCATORS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE STIPEND WILL ENHANCE FACILITATORS ABILITY TO RECRUIT, MENTOR, AND MOTIVATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, FTI 1 AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION IN FTI 2.
COURSES ARE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN EDUCATION AND SUPPORTING THE LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE LOCAL TEACHER WORKFORCE. THIS PROPOSAL IS TO AWARD GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER INTERNSHIP FACILITATOR STIPEND OF 2500 TO SUPPORT THE TEACHER INTERN FACILITATOR AT SOUTH GARLAND SCHOOL DISTRIBUTED OVER TWO YEARS.
VERY GOOD. MR. GLICK. YOU HAVE A QUESTION? IS THERE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO THIS SHOULD BE QUALIFIED TO TRAIN? I'M NOT REAL SURE, BUT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION ON THAT GRANT.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME LIMITATIONS ON HOW MANY THE MENTORS WOULD BE BUT LET ME CHECK THAT, AND I'LL GET THAT TO YOU. THAT'S IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS? SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM? DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I'M SORRY. MISS STANLEY. I'M SORRY.
SO IS THIS ONE GRANT JUST FOR THE SOUTH GARLAND, OR IS THIS GOING TO BE MULTIPLE GRANTS TO MULTIPLE? I BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE THE COURSES ARE TAUGHT.
SO THAT'S WHERE IT WILL BE. SO IS THIS GOING TO BE LIKE AN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY DO IN SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS? OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT? YES, MR. JOHNSON.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE 2025-2026 SALARY ADDENDUM FOR THE GROW YOUR OWN INITIATIVE AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AS PRESENTED TONIGHT. SECOND0. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON ON ITEM E AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.
THE VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE.
ROBERT, YOU'RE NOT VOTING? NO? LARRY, ARE YOU VOTING? YES. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. CLOSE THE VOTE. IT PASSES 6-0.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOARD. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER F.
[VII.F. Consider Approval of Naming Portion of Facility- Steve Hammerle Gymnasium — Joseph Sotelo]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF NAMING PORTION OF FACILITY STEVE HAMMERLE GYMNASIUM.MR. SOTELO. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE PRINCIPAL OF SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL TO THE PODIUM, MR. SHAE CREEL, AND ALLOW HIM THE HONOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO THE BOARD.
GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
MR. HAMMERLE WAS A GARLAND ISD STUDENT. HE WAS A TEACHER AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
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AND AGAIN THE FOUNDING PRINCIPAL OF SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE HE SERVED 2002 TO 2012, WHERE HE RETIRED AFTER 34 YEARS OF SERVICE IN GARLAND ISD, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER NAMING THE GYMNASIUM AFTER HIM IN HIS HONOR.ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MR. GLICK? I GOT TO KNOW BOTH OF THE FAMILIES VERY, VERY WELL.
A FEW YEARS AGO, WE ACTUALLY NAMED THE AUDITORIUM AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL FOR MARLENE HAMMERLY.
AND I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT HONOR. THANK YOU.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING FOR MARLENE. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK, FOR THAT COMMENT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES, MISS STANLEY. THANK YOU.
I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM TO BE NAMED IN HONOR OF MR. STEVE HAMMERLE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
SECOND. DID YOU SECOND THAT? LARRY? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS STANLEY AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. THE VOTE IS OPEN. VOTE CLOSE. THAT PASSES 6-0.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, STEVE HAMMERLE. ITEM NUMBER G.
[VII.G. Consider Approval of Naming Portion of Facility - Sydna Gordon Boardroom — Wesley Johnson ]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF NAMING A PORTION OF FACILITY FOR SYDNA GORDON IN THE BOARDROOM.THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, DOCTOR LOPEZ, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I AM PRESENTING TONIGHT A PROPOSAL TO RENAME THE BOARDROOM WE SIT IN IN HONOR OF SYDNA GORDON.
I HAVE MADE THIS PROPOSAL, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE 15 YEARS THAT MISS GORDON SERVED ON THIS BOARD.
BUT I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT WHAT SHE DID AFTER SHE LEFT SERVICE.
SYDNA GORDON WAS ON THE BOARD FROM 1983 TO 1998.
DURING THAT TIME, THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLY DYNAMIC PERIOD OF TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
DOCTOR LOPEZ WOULD BE WILLING TO TELL YOU THAT'S WHEN ALL THE LITIGATION WAS GOING ON THAT BROUGHT THE VERY GOOFY FUNDING FORMULAS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH NOW, AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A PRACTICING TAX ATTORNEY SITTING ON THE BOARD THAT HELPED US NAVIGATE OUR WAY THROUGH THOSE VERY TURBULENT TIMES IN SCHOOL FINANCE, IT WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THE MASS DEBATE OF THE COVID ERA.
ONE DAY WE'RE DOING THIS, THE NEXT DAY WE'RE DOING THAT.
AND SHE WAS A VERY STEADY RUDDER THROUGHOUT THAT TIME FRAME.
ALSO, AND PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RELATE TO ON OUR CURRENT BOARD.
SHE HAPPENED TO BE ON THE BOARD DURING A TIME OF GREAT TRANSITION IN THE COMMUNITY OF GARLAND.
BUT DURING HER TENURE, THAT STOPPED AND THE POPULATION GROWTH LEVELED OFF.
SO SHE WAS ALSO ON THE BOARD AND HELPED LEAD THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT TERMS AS BOARD PRESIDENT.
THE TRANSITION OF GARLAND FROM BEING ABLE TO DEPEND ON CONSISTENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT INCREASES TO BEING A MATURE DISTRICT THAT HAD TO DEAL WITH CONSISTENT ENROLLMENT. NOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENT.
SO WE'RE DEALING WITH ANOTHER PERIOD OF TRANSITION IN THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE DISTRICT.
BUT THAT WAS A DIFFICULT ONE THAT SHE WENT THROUGH TOO.
BUT AGAIN, IN MY OPINION, THE BIGGER ISSUE AND THE BIGGER IMPACT THAT SYDNA HAS HAD AND WHAT I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW IN MY TIME IS WHAT SHE'S DONE POST TRUSTEE STATUS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GREAT TRUSTEES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH.
WE'RE NOT NAMING THINGS AFTER EVERYONE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I THINK THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS SYDNA GORDON LEFT THIS ROOM AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN 1998. I THINK ALMOST EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS AREA DOESN'T EVEN REALLY THE IMPACT HAS HAPPENED.
WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE? SHE DIDN'T DISAPPEAR OR GO AWAY.
SHE BECAME MORE INVOLVED IN HER COMMUNITY. SHE TRIPLED DOWN.
AND WHEN YOU YOU HEAR EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S DONE.
AND I LISTED IT HERE IN THE PROPOSAL. WHILE SHE WAS ON THE BOARD, I MEAN, SHE HELPED ELEVATE THE DISTRICT AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL LEVEL BY SERVING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH TEXAS AREA SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE THAT MR. SELDERS IS FOLLOWING AS WELL. SHE HAD STATEWIDE OFFICE AT TASB.
AS THE SECRETARY OF TREASURER, THE TEA CAME TO HER AND ASKED HER TO SERVE ON THE TEXAS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE FOR THE 1991-1992 SCHOOL YEAR, AND SHE SERVED ON THE UIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
BUT AGAIN, TO ME, HER BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION IS WHAT SHE'S DONE SINCE SHE'S LEFT ELECTED OFFICE.
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SHE HAS CHAIRED OR SERVED A DOZEN OF CITIZEN´S COMMITTEES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO.THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST. IT'S JUST A PRETTY EXHAUSTIVE.
KIWANIS CLUB OF GARLAND, SHE SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT.
MAIN STREET GARLAND. EXECUTIVE WOMEN OF DALLAS, WHERE SHE WAS THE PRESIDENT.
GARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, DIRECTOR.
HOPE CLINIC, DIRECTOR. NEW BEGINNINGS CENTER OF GARLAND, DIRECTOR.
SHE HAS CONTINUED TO SERVE THE DIRECTLY SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF OF THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE GARLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BACK WHEN IT WAS CALLED THE BEST EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
SHE GOES BACK THAT FAR ON IT. SHE SERVED ON THE DIRECTORY FOR YEARS AND YEARS, AND THAT SHE HAS ALSO SERVED ON THE GISD COMMUNITY BY BEING A COMMITTEE MEMBER ON EVERY MAJOR BOND PROPOSAL WE'VE HAD, INCLUDING THE RECENT PROP A COMMITTEE, WHERE HER SUPPORT WAS VERY PIVOTAL OVER THAT. TIME AND WORK ETHIC AREN'T THE ONLY CONTRIBUTION THAT SYDNA GORDON HAS GIVEN TO THIS DISTRICT IN THIS COMMUNITY, THOUGH. BOTH HER AND HER HUSBAND HAVE DONATED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THEIR OWN MONEY TO THE GISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND THE HOPE CLINIC OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES. SHE HAS BEEN HONORED NOT JUST BY US.
SHE ALSO WAS HONORED BY CHAIRING THEIR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
AND WHAT I THINK IF SYDNA WAS HERE, SHE WOULD SAY HER PROUDEST HONOR THAT SHE EVER HAD IS SHE WAS NAMED AN OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AT HER BELOVED GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE GRADUATED. SO FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND HER DECADES OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY, SHE HAS SHOWN ALL OF US WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE WALK OUT OF THIS BOARDROOM, AND THE TRUE DEFINITION OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
FOR THESE REASONS, I MOVE THAT WE RENAME THIS BOARDROOM IN HONOR OF SYDNA GORDON.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. THE VOTE IS FIXED TO BE OPEN. IT IS OPEN.
PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED. PASSES 6-0. ONE THING YOU LEFT OUT THERE WITH, SHE IS ALSO A VERY GOOD 42 PLAYER. OKAY.
[VII.H. New Bids]
THAT MOVES US ON THEN TO ITEM H. AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT ALL OF THESE ITEMS TOGETHER, SINCE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR THESE.FIRST OF ALL ITEM ON NEW BIDS. CONTRACT NUMBER ONE.
CONTRACT #20-2601. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF EXCLUSIVE ATHLETIC APPAREL.
NUMBER TWO, CONTRACT 23-26. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FUEL SERVICING.
AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONTRACT 345-26-03. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PARTS, REPAIRS AND SERVICES. WE´LL HOP BACK TO ITEM NUMBER ONE.
THAT FIRST CONTRACT, MISS MARTINEZ. GOOD EVENING.
PRESIDENT BEACH, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
BEFORE YOU, I HAVE FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, PURCHASE OF A EXCLUSIVE ATHLETIC APPAREL.
CONTRACT #2026-01. THIS AWARD WILL FURNISH ALL ATHLETIC APPAREL FOR SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS AND 12 MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR PRACTICES IN UIL COMPETITIONS. THE VENDOR AWARDED IS VARSITY BRANDS DBA BSN SPORTS, LLC.
THIS IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. THE PROCUREMENT METHOD IS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
CONTRACT TERM IS ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS.
THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS SET AT $1 MILLION AND THE FUND IS 199.
YOU CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FUEL SERVICING 2326.
SO THE AWARDED VENDOR IS SB FLEET LUBE LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS FLEET LUBE.
THIS IS A NEW AWARD. IT'S A REPLACEMENT. THE PROCUREMENT METHOD IS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
THE CONTRACT TERM IS ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS.
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THE NOT TO EXCEED IS SET AT $900,000. AND THE FUND IS 199.OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. THE CONTRACT 156-26.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TIME AND ATTENDANCE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
156-26. THIS AWARD IS FOR THE DISTRICT'S ENTERPRISE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION, WHICH DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION, TIME AND ATTENDANCE TRACKING WHILE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING COMPLIANCE RISK.
THE AWARDED VENDOR FOR THIS CONTRACT IS UKG KRONOS SYSTEM, LLC.
THIS IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. THE PROCUREMENT METHOD IS COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT.
THE CONTRACT TERM IS ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS.
THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS SET AT $375,000, AND THE FUND IS 199.
OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO NUMBER FOUR. THE CONTRACT 345-25-01.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FINE ARTS TEMPORARY STAFFING PERSONNEL SERVICES.
345-25-01. THIS AWARD WILL FACILITATE SERVICES THAT ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO BROADEN THEIR SKILL SETS AND MAINTAIN THE COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR DISTRICT FOR PROJECTS, EVENTS OR WHEN STUDENTS NEED SPECIALIZED ARTISTIC SKILLS.
THIS SPECIFIC AWARD IS BEING RECOMMENDED THE ADDITION OF 84 NEW COMPANIES.
THAT IS ILLUSTRATED IN EXHIBIT A, WHICH IS NEXT.
THIS IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT. THE PROCUREMENT METHOD IS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
CONTRACT TERM IS ONE YEAR WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS.
THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS SET AT $800,000. AND THIS IS 199 FUNDS.
THANK YOU. AND THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. CONTRACT 345-206-03.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PARTS, REPAIRS AND SERVICES.
345-26-03 THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE FINE ARTS WITH THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, CABINETRY FOR INSTRUMENT STORAGE, AUDIO EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENT SHELLS, RISERS, AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
THE AWARDED VENDORS ARE LISTED IN EXHIBIT A. THIS IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT.
THE PROCUREMENT METHOD IS COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT.
THE CONTRACT TERM IS ONE YEAR. THE NOT TO EXCEED IS SET AT $2 MILLION AND IT'S COMING FROM 199 FUND.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING ONE THROUGH FIVE ON THESE CONTRACTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT? MR. JOHNSON.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CONTRACT 20-26-01. PURCHASE OF EXCLUSIVE ATHLETIC APPAREL.
CONTRACT 23-26. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FUEL SERVICING.
CONTRACT 156-26. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TIME AND ATTENDANCE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
CONTRACT 345-25-01. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF FINE ARTS TEMPORARY STAFFING PERSONNEL SERVICES.
AND CONTRACT 345-26-03. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PARTS AND REPAIR SERVICES.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THESE FIVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WHO DID THAT? WHO SAID IT? ROBERT, WAS THAT YOU? I KNOW, I KNOW. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON FOR THE H 1 THROUGH 5 AND A SECOND BY MR. MILLER. VOTE IS OPEN. THANK YOU FOR VOTING LAST, MILLER.
VOTE CLOSED. IT PASSES 6-0. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER I.
[VII.I. Increase to Awarded Bids]
INCREASE TO AWARDED BIDS. NUMBER ONE, CONTRACT 394-26.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SOFTWARE AND SUPPLIES.
THIS INCREASE WILL SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE FOR NEWS TO YOU, SYMBOL STICKS AND UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS COVER ANY ADDITIONAL LICENSES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED.
THE AWARDED VENDOR FOR THIS ONE IS EVERWAY DOING BUSINESS N2Y AND TEXTHELP.
THIS IS AN INCREASE. THE PROCUREMENT METHOD IS COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT.
THE CONTRACT TERM IS ONE YEAR WITH TWO ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS.
THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT ORIGINAL AMOUNT IS $230,000, WITH AN INCREASE OF $45,000 FOR A NEW AWARD OF
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$275,000, AND THAT WILL BE FROM 199 FUNDS. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS AGENDA ITEM? NONE? OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MISS STANLEY.OH, YOU TOOK MY MOTION AWAY. HANG ON A SECOND.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE INCREASE TO CONTRACT NUMBER 394-26.
SPECIAL EDUCATION SOFTWARE AND SUPPLIES AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS STANLEY AND SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED.
PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, MISS. MARTINEZ. YEAH. OKAY.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VIII. Executive Session: Executive session will be held for purposes permitted by Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.]
EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR PURPOSES PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001. A. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.076, CONSIDERING THE DEPLOYMENT SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES.
NUMBER 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 ATTORNEY ABOUT NUMBER 1.
PENDING OR CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION. 2. A SETTLEMENT OFFER.
OR 3. ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.
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.
ITEM 1. CONSULTATION WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY CONCERNING LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES REGARDING THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE CHAPTER 21 TERM CONTRACT OF BRITTANY CLEMENT FOR GOOD CAUSE. IT IS NOW 6:49 AND WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[IX. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]
WE ARE NOW RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AND NO ACTION WAS RELATIVE TO THE TERMS CONSIDERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION WERE DISCUSSED, EXCEPT WHAT WAS POSTED. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO TO ITEM A.DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT. YES, MR. MILLER.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A SECOND BY MR. JOHNSON. THE VOTE IS OPEN.
PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES 6-0. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER X. ADJOURNMENT.
[X. Adjournment]
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED.SO MOVED BY MR. JOHNSON. IT IS 7:46 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.