[00:00:02] OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL THE CALL. THE MEETING TO ORDER. [I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum ] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS THE. THIS IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH. THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FINANCE COMMITTEE, FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING. AND WE HAVE A FAIRLY BUSY AGENDA TODAY. IT IS 5:58, AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. MECHELLE THIS IS THE SECTION WHERE WE GO TO PUBLIC FORUM. DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS FOR SPEAKERS TODAY? NO, SIR. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THEN TO ITEM NUMBER 3, WHICH WE ALWAYS ENJOY THE SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE. [III. Superintendent's Message] WELL, WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA TODAY AND I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING BEHIND SCHEDULE, BUT ONCE AGAIN HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY. THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTING OUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE BOARD ONCE AGAIN FOR BEING A TOP FIVE FINALIST. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO BE PROUD OF, AND ONE OF THE THINGS OF BEING PROUD OF IS THEY'RE CONSTANTLY IN A RATED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCES. WE SCORED A PERFECT 100. YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE WE DO THINGS WITH INTEGRITY AND WE STAY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OUR PARAMETERS AND OUR BUDGET. AND EVERY SINGLE DECISION YOU HAVE IS TO HELP THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE THEM DIRECTLY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOCTOR LOPEZ. OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER [IV.A. Information Items] 04, 4.A, THE FIRST ITEM, NUMBER ONE IS RECEIVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR JANUARY 2026. AND FOR THAT, WE WILL CALL MR. MARK BOOKER TO THE PODIUM. YES, SIR. PRESIDENT MILLER. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WE DO HAVE THE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. WE DO HAVE THREE CONTRACTS SCHEDULED FOR RENEWAL. WE DO HAVE OTHER CONTRACTS THAT WERE NOT RENEWED. BUT THESE ARE THE THREE THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO COME BEFORE YOU FOR RENEWAL. BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE RENEWAL, CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT. OKAY. COMMITTEE, ANY QUESTIONS? LARRY AND ROBERT? BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE THREE CONTRACTS? OKAY, I SEE NONE. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4.A.2, RECEIVE INVENTORY AND COST ESTIMATES TO FULFILL SB546. TIMOTHY LOGAN, WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER BOARD DOCTOR LOPEZ. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON. AND I AM PRESENTING AN INFORMATION ITEM FOR REQUIRED REPORTING PER TPA, WHICH IS DUE TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU BY MAY 29TH OF 26. SO WE ARE WELL IN ADVANCE ON SCHEDULE OF THIS. AND THE TOPIC IS INDEED RECEIVING INVENTORY AND COST ESTIMATES TO FULFILL SENATE BILL 546 IN THE PUBLIC MEETING, WHICH IS THIS EVENING. AND RECAPPING THAT TEA'S OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY IS CONDUCTING A STUDY IN RESPONSE TO SENATE BILL 546, WHICH AMENDED TRANSPORTATION CODE 547.01F AND REQUIRES THAT ALL SCHOOL BUSSES TRANSPORTING CHILDREN BE EQUIPPED WITH THREE-POINT SEATBELTS FOR EVERY PASSENGER. AS PART OF THIS LEGISLATION, TEA WILL GATHER DATA FROM EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THEIR CURRENT BUS FLEET AND THE ESTIMATED COST TO RETROFIT THOSE BUSSES WITH THREE-POINT SEAT BELTS. SO I'M SHARING THAT WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OUR GSD INVENTORY THIS EVENING AND COST ESTIMATES AND A PUBLIC MEETING WHICH IS PART OF THIS TEA REQUIREMENT AND SHOWN ON THE NEXT PAGE. PER TEA OFFICE, THE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY DIRECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 25TH, THE FOLLOWING DATA REPRESENTS GARLAND ISD'S CURRENT SCHOOL BUS INVENTORY AND COST ESTIMATES TO FULFILL REQUIREMENTS OF SB 546 BY SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2029. SO YOU CAN SEE THE DATA SHOWN. OUR CURRENT YELLOW SCHOOL BUS FLEET IS 370 BUSSES. 33% OF THOSE ARE ALREADY EQUIPPED WITH THREE-POINT SEAT BELTS. SO THAT'S 126 BUSSES ARE ALREADY EQUIPPED WITH THREE-POINT SEAT BELTS. 244 OF THEM, OR 67%, ARE NOT FITTED CURRENTLY WITH THREE-POINT SEAT BELTS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE AGE OF EACH BUSSES IN THE CENTER OF THIS PRESENTATION. AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM, THE COST ESTIMATES TO EITHER REPLACE OR RETROFIT. THE FIRST LINE ITEM TO REPLACE ALL BUSSES WITHOUT THREE-POINT SEATBELTS. AT TODAY'S CURRENT ESTIMATE FROM THE VENDORS IS $39.284 MILLION, OR TO RETROFIT SCHOOL BUSSES WITH THREE-POINT [00:05:10] SEAT BELTS IS $8,076,633 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT $33,000 EACH, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE BUS AND THE NUMBER OF SEATS. SO THIS IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION ONLY. IT WOULD BE A POSSIBLE COMPLETION REQUIRED ONCE THE STATE CONDUCTS THE DATA THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE FULFILLED BY SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 29. SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, MR. SELDERS? JUST REAL QUICK QUESTION. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM THE STATE. NO, SIR. SO THIS IS A MANDATE AT THIS POINT. IT'S BEEN APPROVED ALL THREE LEVELS IN AUSTIN AND THERE ARE NO FUNDS HEADED THIS WAY. THERE IS NO WAIVER AT THIS POINT. THERE HAS BEEN SPEAK OF A WAIVER, BUT THERE MAY BE A TEMPORARY EXEMPTION THAT WOULD BE GRANTED ONCE THE DATA IS COLLECTED AND SUBMITTED BY THE END OF MAY OF THIS YEAR. OKAY. AND WITH THAT EXEMPTION, DO YOU THINK THAT THAT WOULD PUSH THE DATE OUT OR WOULD THAT. SO THAT'S SPECULATION ONLY. I MET WITH 12 OTHER DIRECTORS OF LOCAL AREA ISD'S, TRANSPORTATION DIRECTORS, AND WE HYPOTHESIZE ONLY THAT IT WOULD PUSH THE DATE, BUT THERE IS NOTHING PUBLISHED THAT SAYS THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? CAN I JUST MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? MR. BEACH. JUST A REAL QUICK COMMENT FOR TIME'S SAKE. SO TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE THE TEA IS JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, BECAUSE ALL THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, I'M SURE I MEAN, ALL OF THEM, ALL DISTRICTS HAVE SCHOOL BUSSES AND ALL OF THEM ARE NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS AND SO ARE THEY. LIKE MR. SELDERS SAID, TRYING TO PUSH IT OUT TO THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION SO THAT SOMETHING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHOUT PUTTING MORE OF A BURDEN FINANCIALLY ON US. YES, SIR. THAT IS MY OPINION. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE ARE, I WILL I'M TRANSPARENT WHILE TRYING TO BE DIPLOMATICALLY CORRECT. BUT WE HAVE AN AGED FLEET. SO 67% DO NOT HAVE THREE-POINT SEATBELTS. OTHER DISTRICTS IN NEWER DISTRICTS THAT ARE GROWING FAST, LIKE PROSPER TO THE NORTH, THEY'RE NOT IN THAT SITUATION. BUT OUR LAST ORDER OF BUSSES WAS FOUR YEARS AGO. SO OUR REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE HAS NOT BEEN EXACTLY WHERE IT MIGHT NEED TO BE. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION NOW. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS SO LARGE, UNFORTUNATELY. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS OUR NONE OF OUR OLDER BUSSES OR MOST OF OUR OLDER BUSSES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANY SEAT BELTS, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND SO THE RETROFIT, WOULD THAT BE LIKE REMOVING THE SEATS AND PUTTING IN NEW SEATS THAT HAVE THIS, OR DO YOU JUST INSTALL THE THREE-POINT STRAPS WITHIN THOSE SEATS THAT WE HAVE? SO ALL OF OUR BUSSES ARE FROM THE SAME VENDOR WHICH IS INTERNATIONAL, AND THEIR DIFFERENTIATION IS THE MODEL YEAR 2010. ANYTHING BEFORE 2010 YOU REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT, BACK SEAT AND FRAME. ANYTHING AFTER MODEL YEAR 2010, THE WAY THE BUS WAS CONSTRUCTED, IT ONLY REQUIRES THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO BE REPLACED. SO IT DROPS THE ESTIMATE FROM $50,000, AND IT'S JUST AN ESTIMATE, NOT A QUOTE. THEY WILL HOLD TO FROM $50,000 TO ABOUT 16,000. SO IT DEPENDS ON THE YEAR OF THE BUS. BUT WE HAVE BUSSES THAT ARE 18 YEARS OLD STILL IN DAILY SERVICE, SO MANY OF THEM ARE AT 50,000 APIECE. OKAY, EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND? OKAY. KEEP US POSTED. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS INFORMATION ONLY THIS EVENING AND I'LL VISIT WITH YOU LATER ON ANOTHER TOPIC. CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, COMMITTEE, LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 4.A.3, REVIEW THE NOVEMBER 2025 TAX REPORT. KRISTI COOPER IS HERE. GOOD EVENING. MR. MILLER. YES. THANK YOU. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DOCTOR LOPEZ. BEFORE YOU IS THE NOVEMBER COLLECTION REPORT FOR 2025, REFLECTING 2.15% COLLECTED. AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, WE ARE AT 53% COLLECTED. IN REGARDS TO OUR TAX ROLL AT CERTIFICATION, WE HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF ACCOUNTS THAT WERE DISPUTED, UNDER DISPUTE AT THAT TIME. AS OF THE DECEMBER SUPPLEMENT, ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN SETTLED AND HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO US, AND THEY ARE INCLUDED IN OUR TAX ROLL. I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE DISPUTED ACCOUNTS, BECAUSE OUR SUPPLEMENTS INCLUDE EVERYTHING. CHAPTER 11, CHAPTER 25, CHAPTER 41, ALL THOSE TYPE OF ADJUSTMENTS. [00:10:02] BUT WE HAVE GONE FROM 342 MILLION TO 364 MILLION SINCE CERTIFICATION. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. SURE, REMIND ME AGAIN WHEN THE NOTICES DID GO OUT AFTER THE ELECTION? THEY WENT OUT, WE STARTED THE FRIDAY AFTER THE ELECTION AND WE FINISHED BY WEDNESDAY OF THE NEXT WEEK. SO THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER. CORRECT. AND THEN WE'VE HAD A COURTESY NOTICE THAT WAS MAILED LAST FRIDAY FOR ANY ACCOUNTS THAT HAD A MORTGAGE CODE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PAID BY THEIR MORTGAGE COMPANY. CERTAINLY. OKAY, GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT BOARD, LET'S GO TO ITEM 4.A.4, REVIEW NOVEMBER 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIALS. ARTURO VALENZUELA. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, I PRESENT TO YOU THE NOVEMBER 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIALS. I'LL START OFF WITH THE GENERAL FUND, ALSO KNOWN AS 189, IN HERE. ONE THING THAT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT IS HOW THE STATE REVENUES HAVE THAT WE'VE EARNED SO FAR AS OF NOVEMBER 2025 ARE 48%. THIS IS BECAUSE WE'RE IN PAYMENT CLASS TWO. AND THAT'S HOW WE'VE SELECTED TO GET THE STATE REVENUES. AND NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO START GETTING THE TAX REVENUES, WE WON'T GET ANY MORE STATE REVENUES OR SIGNIFICANT PAYMENTS UNTIL, AFTER APRIL. SO THE DEFICIT ON GENERAL FUND IS 11.6 MILLION. I'LL MOVE ON TO, THERE'S MORE SCHEDULES IN THERE THAT COMPARE LAST YEAR'S NOVEMBER AGAINST THIS YEAR'S NOVEMBER, SHOULD GO THROUGH THEM QUICKLY. THEN THERE'S ALSO THE SNS OR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES INCOME STATEMENT, AND IN IT MOST OF THESE REVENUES COME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHETHER IT BE IN THE FORM OF PAYMENTS OR COMMODITIES TO FUND THE MEALS THAT WE SERVE OUR STUDENTS. THIS ONE DOES HAVE A NET INCOME OF ONE AROUND $1 MILLION. AND THEN THE NEXT FUND IS THE INS FUND, THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. SO THIS ONE IS THE ONE THAT GATHERS THE MONIES TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE BOND PAYMENTS. AND FOR IT. MOST OF THE MONEY COMES FROM LOCAL REVENUES. AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO COME IN UNTIL, WE'LL SEE THIS NUMBER PICKING UP ON DECEMBER 2025 AND THEN IN JANUARY. BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THESE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD ON THIS REPORT? PRETTY SIMILAR. THE TAXES WILL BE FLOWING IN SOON AND BALANCE SOME OF THESE ACCOUNTS. I DID WANT TO JUST REFRESH MY MEMORY. THE STATE SECOND PAYMENT, SECOND SET OF PAYMENTS START COMING IN AFTER APRIL. AND THEN THERE'S A TRUE UP PERIOD AFTER THAT, CORRECT? YEAH. AROUND SEPTEMBER. SEPTEMBER, RIGHT. SO WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH ALL OF LAST YEAR'S TRUE UPS. NOW WE'RE WORKING ON THIS YEAR. CORRECT. YEAH. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 4.B NO. 1, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF GARLAND ISD FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT FOR SINGLE, [IV.B. Action Items (Non Consent)] I'M SORRY, FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. MISTER VALENZUELA, CONTINUE. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MILLER. THIS IS THE PORTION THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE ACFR, THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, BECAUSE OF THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD NOT ISSUED. NOW THAT IT'S ISSUED IT, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THE SINGLE AUDIT TO YOU SO YOU CAN APPROVE IT. SO THIS ONE DOES HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF THE BOARD FOR YOU TO SIGN. THERE IS A THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE OF THE FINDINGS OR THE RESULTS OF THE SINGLE AUDIT IN PAGE 30, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S TWO PORTIONS IN THERE. ONE OF THEM IS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN WHICH THERE WERE THERE WERE, IT WAS UNMODIFIED, IT WAS A CLEAN AUDIT. AND THEN THERE ARE FEDERAL AWARDS. AND IN IT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IDENTIFIED. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES. THERE WERE NOT ANY INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE. AND IT WAS A CLEAN AUDIT ALL THE WAY THROUGH FOR THIS FEDERAL PROGRAMS. THERE IS THIS IS A SPECIAL AUDIT THAT THEY DO IF WE OBTAIN OVER A CERTAIN THRESHOLD OF FEDERAL FUNDS. BACK THEN, IT WAS 750,000. IT'S BEEN RECENTLY MOVED UP TO A MILLION. AND THERE'S A SCHEDULE OF THE FUNDS THAT THEY REVIEWED AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS AUDITING PROCEDURES ON IT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT. [00:15:01] OKAY. THIS IS THE REPORT. DID WE SEE A DRAFT ON THIS EARLIER? IS THAT WHAT I SAW? YEAH. OKAY, SO WE SAW THE DRAFT ON THIS EARLIER, AND IT'S NOW FINAL BOARD. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ON THIS REPORT? IT CAME IN CLEAN. IN OTHER WORDS THIS IS A GOOD THIS IS A GOOD WORDING AS YOU CAN GET ON ONE OF THESE REPORTS. YES. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. SEEING NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU. THIS IS 4.B NO. 2, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A BOARD RESOLUTION FOR A FOUR-DAY SUMMER WORK SCHEDULE AND HOLIDAY SHUTDOWN FOR 2026-2027 AND 2027-2028. AND WE WELCOME DOCTOR GRADYNE BROWN. HAPPY NEW YEAR. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ. I HAVE BEFORE YOU A RESOLUTION THAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER APPROVING FOR OUR FOUR-DAY WEEK FOR BOTH THE 26-27 AS WELL AS THE 27-28 SCHOOL YEAR. EACH SUMMER WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION BEGINNING THIS SUMMER, ON JUNE 1ST AND ENDING JULY 9TH. WOULD BE OUR DATES FOR OUR FOUR DAY WORK WEEK. AND THEN WE WOULD BE CLOSED ON THE WEEK OF THE 4TH OF JULY, OF ACTUALLY THE WEEK BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY FOR NEXT YEAR. THE FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK WOULD BEGIN ON JUNE 1ST AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S A TUESDAY, BECAUSE THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THAT IS MEMORIAL DAY AND IT WOULD END ON JULY 9TH. AND OUR OFFICES WOULD BE CLOSED JUNE 28TH THROUGH JULY 5TH. A COPY OF OUR 26, 27 AND 2728 SCHOOL CALENDARS ARE INCLUDED FOR YOUR REVIEW. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. WE HAVE ONE FROM MR. BEACH. JUST REAL QUICK JUST TO MAKE A COMMENT SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WORK. EXTENDED HOURS ON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY IN A ONE HOUR ADDED TO THE DAY. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO THAT THAT REALLY ADDS UP FOR THE FRIDAY, BASICALLY. YES, SIR. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO 4.B.3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM AGREEMENT. ANOTHER ROUND. YOU HAVE ME AGAIN. SO IN OUR MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES MADE TO REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO WORK WITH THOSE PROGRAMS. IT'S REQUIRED THAT WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THOSE PROGRAMS TO WORK WITH THEM. SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS OUR AGREEMENT TO WORK WITH STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY TO DO PRACTICUMS AND TEACHER RESIDENCIES. THE AGREEMENT WOULD BEGIN TONIGHT IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE IT TONIGHT AND OR NEXT WEEK. AND IT WOULD LAST FOR FIVE YEARS, AND THEN WE WOULD COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN IS THE FIRST UNIVERSITY THAT WE HAVE THIS AGREEMENT WITH. BUT WE WILL HAVE OTHER UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS FOR WHICH WE WILL BE BRINGING REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE. YES, SIR. PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, ARE THEY ONLINE OR DO THEY GO TO THE CAMPUS? ACTUALLY, THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE COMING TO OUR CAMPUSES BECAUSE THEY WILL BE DOING THAT WITH WHAT'S CALLED A PRACTICUM. LONG AGO WHEN I DID IT, IT WAS CALLED FIELD OBSERVATION. AND THEY WILL BE DOING RESIDENCIES, WHICH IS A, WELL, IT USED TO BE TEACHER PREPARATION WHERE YOU DID ONE SEMESTER, BUT NOW IT IS A FULL YEAR OF TEACHER PREPARATION. SO THEY'LL BE HERE. YES, THEY WILL. GREAT. AND YOU EXPECT MORE TO COME? YES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. GLICK. HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU ANTICIPATE IN WILL BEGIN THIS YEAR? YOU SAID YES, IT WILL BE. NO, IT WOULD BEGIN, ACTUALLY. WELL, IT WOULD BEGIN THIS YEAR FOR THE PRACTICUM. AND THAT'S WHY WHEN THEY MAY COME ONCE A WEEK, BUT THE RESIDENCY WOULD NOT BEGIN UNTIL NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE IT IS A FULL YEAR PROGRAM AND THEY WOULD START IN THE SUMMER WITH THE TEACHER WHO WILL BE THEIR MENTOR, [00:20:01] AND GO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE YOU ANTICIPATING FROM JUST THIS SFA? WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL WORKING WITH THEIR STUDENTS TO DECIDE WHERE THEY WANT TO GO AND WHO THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH. OKAY. SO THE STUDENTS HAVE A CHOICE OF WHICH DISTRICT? YES. SO THEN POTENTIAL. AND IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY'RE NOT NORMALLY FROM THIS AREA, WOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR HOUSING COSTS OR THAT WOULD BE THE UNIVERSITY? THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THE STUDENT'S EXPENSES. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PROGRAM FOR TEACHER RESIDENCIES WHERE WE HAVE STUDENTS TO APPLY, AND WE DO PAY THEM A $20,000 A YEAR EXPENSE, BUT THAT'S LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 10 STUDENTS AT THIS TIME. AND HOW DOES THIS AFFECT, IF AT ALL, OUR OWN GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM THAT WE JUST THOUGHT WE. THIS IS ONE OF OUR AREAS OF GROW YOUR OWN THIS THAT IT IS A GROW YOUR OWN. WE WANT THEM TO COME AND DO THEIR QUOTE UNQUOTE PRACTICE TEACHING HERE, AND THEN WANT THEM TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THE DISTRICT AND STAY WITH THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY FOR THE TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE IN THE RESIDENCY NOW THAT ARE AT DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THEM NOW IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN? WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COLLEGE, WHICH REALLY RIGHT NOW IS THE ONLY UNIVERSITY THAT WE ARE DOING RESIDENCIES WITH. THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE STUDENT TEACHING AGREEMENTS WITH. AND THOSE ARE LIKE ONE SEMESTER PROGRAMS AND THEY'RE NOT PAID. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. BOARD. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BROWN. LET'S GO TO ITEM 4.B.4. 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. ALISA CORDOVA-LOAN. WELCOME, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR. CHAIRMAN MILLER. BOARD MEMBERS. SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ. TONIGHT WE HAVE FOR YOU THE BUDGET TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND ONLY. THE ONLY THING WE'LL BE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THIS MONTH WILL BE THE CROSS FUNCTIONAL, BALANCED, NEUTRAL TRANSFERS THAT HAVE NO OVERALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET. AND FOR GENERAL OPERATING. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE DEBT SERVICES FUND, AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS COMMITTEE? THERE'S JUST INTERNAL TRANSFERS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO 4.B.5, WHICH IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DISPOSAL OF BUSSES. TIMOTHY LOGAN IS BACK WITH US. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, CHAIRMAN MILLER BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR LOPEZ. I'M STILL TIMOTHY LOGAN. AND HOPEFULLY THIS TIME I'M HERE TO BRING US SOME MONEY INSTEAD OF INFORMATIVE EXPENSES. I'M HERE TO PRESENT AN ACTION ITEM TO MOVE, TO APPROVE THE DISPOSAL OF 17 DECOMMISSIONED SCHOOL BUSSES THAT ARE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. THE 17 DECOMMISSIONED SCHOOL BUSSES THAT ARE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL, SEE CHART ATTACHED, WILL BE DISPOSED OF FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE, THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT OBTAINED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, THEREFORE DO NOT NECESSITATE BEING MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW. SO I'VE LISTED THE 17 BUSSES, THEIR MILEAGE, THEIR CONDITION, AND THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM REQUEST TO MOVE TO APPROVE THIS EVENING. OKAY. BOARD, LOOKING AT THE CHART, YOU SEE WHAT I SEE IS THE CONDITION IS EVERY ONE OF THESE NEEDS AN ENGINE WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE. THAT IS CORRECT. AN EFFICIENT USE OF FUNDS FOR VEHICLES WITH THIS MANY MILES. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR RECOMMENDATION. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? WE'LL MOVE IT. YEAH. WE'LL MOVE IT FORWARD TO THE BOARD AGENDA. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO 4.B NO. 6. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS. CARMEN BLAKEY. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. COMMITTEE CHAIR, MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL RESOLUTION FOR THE LOCAL AG SHOW. LAST YEAR, OUR AG SHOW, WE RAISED OVER $59,000 AT THE SHOW AND WE'RE READY TO DO IT ALL AGAIN IN MARCH. OUR DATES THIS YEAR FOR THE SHOW AND SALE IS MARCH 24TH THROUGH 27. THIS RESOLUTION ALLOWS US TO COLLECT FUNDS ON DISTRICT PROPERTY AND REDISTRIBUTE THOSE FUNDS TO THE STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS. [00:25:08] AND WHILE I'M UP HERE, IT'S A PLUG FOR THE AG SHOW. THE SALE IS ON THE 27TH, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME OUT AND PURCHASE AN ANIMAL, THE PUBLIC OR ANY OF GISD, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. AND SOON WE'LL BE HOLDING THIS SHOW AT OUR VERY OWN CARSON MULKEY AG SCIENCE CENTER. GREAT THINGS ARE AHEAD FOR AG SCIENCE PROGRAM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT. COMMITTEE, BOARD? WE'RE REAL EXCITED FOR THE SHOW. I KNOW THE KIDS GET EXCITED FOR IT. IT'S A REALLY GOOD TIME. I HOPE THE PUBLIC WILL COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, LET'S GO TO 4.B.7, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF REGION 10 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER MULTI-REGION PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. MR. BOOKER WILL EXPLAIN WHAT ALL THAT IS. SIR, TO DOCTOR MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE. MR. MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DOCTOR LOPEZ WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT. THAT IS THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY THE STUDENT NUTRITIONAL SERVICES TO UTILIZE THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM THAT'S THERE AT REGION 10. IT IS AN ANNUAL IT IS AN ANNUAL COOPERATIVE THAT WE DO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD EACH YEAR. THE CATEGORIES AND THE ITEMS THAT THEY MAY CHOOSE TO USE AS PART OF THAT PARTICULAR COOPERATIVE IS LISTED IN THE ACTUAL ITEM THAT WOULD REQUIRE APPROVAL TONIGHT BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. OKAY. BOARD IS OUR RENEWAL OF OUR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? SAVES US MONEY. MR. BOOKER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS. SO WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 4.B.8, NEW BIDS. ITEM A, UNDER 8 IS CONTRACT NO. 390-26, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF GENERAL TRADES, TRANSPORTATION, MERCHANDISE, VEHICLES AND SERVICES, MR. BOOKER. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT IS USED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF OF EQUIPMENT AND PARTS AND SERVICES THAT THEY MAY UTILIZE THROUGHOUT THIS CONTRACT. THIS IS A NEW CONTRACT REPLACEMENT WITH A ONE YEAR FOR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS, WITH A NOT TO EXCEED OF $2,200,000, WHICH IS PAID FOR OUT OF GENERAL FUNDS. ONCE AGAIN, IT'S A VERY EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF THE SERVICES AND PARTS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE TRANSPORTATION FLEET. THANK YOU. GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND. OKAY. COMMITTEE, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? BOARD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 4.B.9, MODIFICATION TO AWARDED BIDS. WE'RE GOING TO STRIKE WHAT WAS PRINTED AS NUMBER A. THAT HAS BEEN PULLED. WE WILL GO TO 9.B, CONTRACT 17-26. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO REFRIGERATED AND FROZEN FOODS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. YES, SIR. THIS CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS JUST SIMPLY A NAME CHANGE IN THE CONTRACT. ALL THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PRICINGS REMAIN THE SAME. THIS ACTION WOULD ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE AWARDS, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY TO SCHWAN'S FOOD SERVICE, WHICH HAS CHANGED THEIR NAME TO SCHWAN'S SALES COMPANY INCORPORATE IT. IT IS A, WE DO MOVE THAT YOU APPROVE IT PAID FOR OUT OF 240 OR THERE ACTUALLY NO ADDITIONAL EXPENSES. IT'S JUST A NAME CHANGE. OKAY. QUICK QUESTION ON THIS, WITH RESPECT TO WHEN WE'RE DOING CONTRACTS WITH LEGAL CONTRACTS WITH PEOPLE, DO WE USE THEIR FULL LEGAL NAME? DO WE USE THE DBA? HOW DO WE WORD THE CONTRACT? IT WILL DETERMINE ON THE FORMS THAT THEY SUBMIT. SOME OF THEM, DEPENDING ON THE W-9, WOULD BE UTILIZING BY THE LINE ONE OF THE FORM, AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE UTILIZING IT ON LINE TWO. WE DO REVIEW THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE ACCURATE AND AND REVIEWED APPROPRIATELY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE LEGAL ENTITY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE APPROVED. AND THAT'S THE RATIONALE FOR US BRINGING IT BACK FOR A NAME CHANGE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BOOKER. LET'S GO TO NUMBER C, CONTRACT. THIS IS 4.B.9 NUMBER C, CONTRACT NO. 141-26. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO COMMODITY PROCESSING FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS THE NAME CHANGE FROM SCHWAN'S FOOD SERVICE THAT WE JUST THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. THIS WAS JUST A SEPARATE CONTRACT THAT THEY HAD IN PLACE. [00:30:04] AND WE ARE JUST RECOMMENDING THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT BY GOING FORWARD WITH THE NAME CHANGE FROM SCHWAN'S FOOD SERVICE TO SCHWAN SALES COMPANY INCORPORATED. IT IS ONCE AGAIN 240 NATIONAL FUND. ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT ARE IN PLACE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? NONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NO. 5, WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. [V. Executive Session] EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSES PERMITTED BY TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001. SECTION A 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 ONE PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION. NUMBER 2, A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR NUMBER 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, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER. ITEM B IS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. TONIGHT, NO. 1 WILL BE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENHANCED TEA FOR UPCOMING SALARY SCHEDULE. AND NO. 2 WILL BE DISCUSSION REGARDING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. NO. C WITH THIS IS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.076, DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS. IT IS NOW 6:30 AND WE WILL BE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. OKAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS 8:05, WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. I CAN CERTIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED OTHER THAN WHAT WAS COVERED ON THE AGENDA FOR PURPOSES OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND SEEING NO FURTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TO COVER, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN. [VI. Adjournment] SO MOVED. SO MOVED. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 8:05. THANK YOU. BEST. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.