Jan 20, 2026 Board of Trustees Meeting

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

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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE THAT'S HERE AND PRESENT TODAY AND THOSE VIEWING ON TELEVISION TODAY.

THANK YOU AGAIN. IT'S 5:01 TUESDAY, JANUARY THE 20TH.

THIS IS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING. WE DO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

AND BEFORE WE DO, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.

BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS PARTICIPATED IN SHOWING THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THIS BOARD.

AND WHAT AN HONOR IT IS AS ME AS PRESIDENT, TO SERVE WITH THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE, AS THE BOARD.

THERE HAVE BEEN AN OUTSTANDING GREAT TO WORK WITH, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS AND THANK ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN GIVING SOMETHING TO US AND OUR APPRECIATION. WE APPRECIATE YOU TOO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM, WE THANK EVERYONE THAT THOUGHT OF US AND IT MEANS A LOT TO US AND REALLY VERY HUMBLING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND WE HAVE A YOUNG LADY, SOPHIA TAYLOR FROM SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.

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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE; TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, SOPHIA, IF YOU WILL NOW TELL US ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YOU DO AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT YOUR FUTURE PLANS ARE. MY NAME IS SOPHIA TAYLOR.

I'M A SENIOR AT SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M THE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND I'M PLANNING ON GOING TO ARKANSAS AND MAJORING IN NURSING, AND HOPEFULLY THAT GOES WELL. ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, SOPHIA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE OF THAT ONE ALSO? SURE. YOU ALL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET IT.

MIC]. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DONE.

WE LOOK AT ARKANSAS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SOPHIA. AND GOOD LUCK IN ARKANSAS.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, A PUBLIC FORUM, COMMENTS.

[III. Public Forum]

MS. HOGAN. DO WE HAVE SOMEONE TONIGHT FOR THAT? AND I'LL LET YOU GO OVER THAT.

YES, SIR. WE HAVE ONE COMMENTER WHO SIGNED UP ONLINE MR. ROBERT DUCKWORTH, IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR AFFILIATION WITH THE DISTRICT, AND BEGIN ONCE YOU SEE THE LIGHT, YOU HAVE THREE LIGHTS.

WOULD YOU COME ON UP? GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS BOB DUCKWORTH. I LIVE AT 99 WAKEFIELD DRIVE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.

BORN HERE, GREW UP ALL MY LIFE. SO GOOD TO BE SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY.

GISD COMMUNITY AND TRUSTEES PLEASE BE AWARE, DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING SAID OUR LIVES BEGIN TO END THE DAY WE BECOME SILENT ABOUT THINGS THAT MATTER. AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT MATTER TO ME, OKAY? I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM, BUT THEY MATTER TO ME.

AND WE ALL KNOW THOSE THINGS ARE GOOD. A PENDING MOTION TO JUDGE KINKEADE BY THE US GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE GARLAND ISD A UNITARY DISTRICT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE AGENDA STATES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DISCUSS AND VOTE TO EITHER AGREED, OPPOSED, OR UNOPPOSED. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO EITHER AGREE OR UNOPPOSED WOULD BE MY PREFERRED ANSWER FOR THAT QUESTION TO YOU.

OR CONSIDER TO TAKE ACTION TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.

I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE NECESSARY. I THINK THE BOARD SHOULD TAKE ACTION AND CARRY THE WEIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS ORDER.

TRUSTEES I TOLD YOU WHAT I RECOMMEND PER COURT RECORDS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW SOMETHING.

IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T GET OUT FROM UNDER THIS.

THERE IS NO CURRENT MEC COMMITTEE APPROVED BY THE COURT.

YOU HAVE NO MEMBERS. THEIR TERMS ALL ENDED SEVERAL MONTHS OR MAYBE YEARS AGO.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN TAKING ACTIONS UNDER DIRECTIONS OF THAT COMMITTEE.

YOU APPROVED A WHAT WAS THE TO DO A CONSOLIDATION OF THE DISTRICT WHICH REQUIRED BY COURT ORDER THAT GROUP'S APPROVAL.

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AND YOU'VE ALREADY GONE INTO THAT COMBINING SCHOOLS, SUBMITTING A REPORT OF UNOPPOSED MOTION TO THE DISTRICT COURT WHEN THERE WAS NO COURT APPROVED TO THE MEC MEMBERS TO APPROVE A MOTION AS A TRAVESTY TO ME.

WHY COULD YOU CALL THIS IMPROPER ACTION BY THE DISTRICT AND COURT? APPARENTLY, EVEN JUDGE KINKEADE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO APPROVED MEC MEMBERS.

AND HE LOOKS AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS WHEN THEY GO THROUGH HIS COURT.

THE TRAVESTY IS AN EXAMPLE OF A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE BY BOARD ADMINISTRATION, AND IT APPEARS EVEN THE COURT DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

YOU CANNOT KEEP UP WITH MEMBERS OF 11 MEMBER OF KIT OR COMMITTEE.

WHAT ELSE ARE YOU OVERLOOKING IN THIS COURT ORDER? THIS IS A UNITARY DISTRICT. I'VE TOLD YOU THAT SIX YEARS AGO.

I'VE SAID THAT TO THE JUDGE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

ULTRA VIRUS AND ELECTIONEERING. IN OUR LAST ELECTION, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SENT YOU A NOTICE WARNING YOU OF ULTRA VIRUS AND ELECTIONEERING.

AND MY CHALLENGE TO YOU IS TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO TO NOT DO THAT AGAIN.

AND FINALLY, TRUSTEES AND FAMILIES OF STUDENTS NEXT WEEK, JANUARY THE 26TH THROUGH THE 30 IS HOLOCAUST WEEK.

REMEMBER IT'S A WEEK EVERY PERSON UP HERE KNOWS ABOUT THAT.

AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT WHEN THEY GET HOME, ASK THEM WHAT THEY LEARNED ABOUT HOLOCAUST NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, MR. DUCKWORTH.

ANY MORE COMMENTS, MISS HOGAN? NO, SIR. SEEING NO MORE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

[IV.A. Receive Intruder Detection Audit Report for January 2026 — Mark Quinn]

MR. QUINN. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR LOPEZ BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THE TOP PRIORITY OF GARLAND ISD IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS KEEPING STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE EVERY DAY.

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

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

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

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

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

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. THANK YOU, MR. QUINN.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSSION ITEMS, A.

[V.A. Trustees' Report]

TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THREE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS.

FOUR RECOGNITION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL START WITH MR. MILLER.

MR. BEACH, THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO PASS AND I JUST HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT EXTENDED THREE DAY WEEKEND THIS PAST WEEK.

I KNOW WE'RE COMING FRESH OFF OF THE WINTER BREAK, HOLIDAY BREAK.

AND I JUST HOPE EVERYBODY'S READY TO GO. WE GOT A LOT TO DO.

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

THANK YOU. NOT A LOT TO SHARE. I JUST DID WANT TO SAY THAT TWO THINGS.

THE MLK PARADE, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY, I THINK IT'S MY 12TH YEAR WITH MLK PARADE, AND WE DID NOT GET TO STAY FOR THE PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR BECAUSE I HEADED OFF TO FORT WORTH FOR THE CHEER COMPETITION, WHICH I HAD NEVER PARTICIPATED OR WATCHED.

BUT SOMEONE VERY NEAR AND DEAR FRESHMAN WHO MADE THE SACHSE CHEER SQUAD FOR THE COMPETITION WAS COMPETING I MISSED HER BECAUSE OF THE MLK, BUT I DID GET TO WATCH FOR THE SCHOOLS. AND IT WAS I HAVE BOYS, SO I DIDN'T HAVE CHEER.

AND SO YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, BUT IT WAS SO AMAZING TO WATCH HOW THEY LET THE MOMS, THE DADS, THE AUNTS, UNCLES, EVEN THE KIDS GO INTO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE AND BECOME PART OF THE CHEERING OF THE CHEER OF THE CHEERLEADERS.

AND THEN YOU WATCH HOW THE PRINCIPALS FROM EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IS IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL, WHETHER IT'S THEIR SCHOOL OR NOT.

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AND YET THE MINUTE THEY'RE OFF AND I'VE SEEN THIS IN THE FOOTBALL, I'VE SEEN THIS WITH THE BASEBALL, I'VE SEEN IT WITH ALL OF OUR SPORTS AND ALL OF OUR FINE ARTS, THAT AS MUCH AS THESE KIDS WANT TO BE THE CHAMPIONS, THEY ARE THERE FOR THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS TO ENCOURAGE THEM WHEN IT'S THEIR TURN.

AND SO IT JUST IT JUST KIND OF MAKES YOU, YOU KNOW, IN THIS WORLD THAT SOMETIMES ISN'T A HAPPY PLACE.

IT DOES MAKE YOUR HEART VERY, VERY HAPPY TO WATCH THAT.

SO I WAS I'M STILL HIGH ON THAT ONE. SO BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MS. STANLEY. MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT MISS STANLEY SAID ABOUT COMING BACK FROM BREAK.

LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING CAME BACK AND WE HAD A SMOOTH FIRST WEEK SHORT WEEK AND THEN.

AND LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER SHORT WEEK. AND HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER DOESN'T MAKE IT EVEN SHORTER ON FRIDAY.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE AFTER SCHOOL CEASES.

SO THAT'LL BE GOOD. ABOUT THE ONLY THING I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SINCE I CAME BACK IS I DID ATTEND THE ALL AREA BAND AUDITIONS.

WELL, IT'S ALL AREA BAND TO PUNCH A TICKET TO STATE.

AND WE HAD A TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS RESULTS FROM ALL CHOIR, FROM OUR CHOIR AND BAND CONCERTS.

I THINK IT WAS WHAT, 29 TOTAL STUDENTS ARE ADVANCING TO THE STATE MADE THE ALL STATE BAND AND CHOIR, WHICH IS LIKE THE MOST SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.

SO AGAIN, TRUSTEES, THE COMMITMENT THAT WE'VE MADE TO FINE ARTS IS IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S THEORETICAL.

IT'S THE RESULTS ARE COMING EVERY YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND EXCEL IN THAT AREA.

IN FACT, I'M GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE ALL REGION SYMPHONY CONCERT NEXT WEEKEND, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. MR. GLICK.

THANK YOU SIR. SO A LONG TIME AGO, STARTING WITH BACK ELEMENTARY AND THEN COYLE AND ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN STEVENS AND COYLE AND ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

I WAS A CHAPERON FOR A LOT OF EVENTS, INCLUDING ALL OF COYLE'S TRIPS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING ONE OF THE TRIPS BEING THE CHIEF CHAPERON.

THAT WAS TRULY INTERESTING. AND THEN LATER ON FOR THE ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, ALL THEIR TRIPS DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO FOR THE STATE MARCHING.

SO I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AS A CHAPERON, BUT HADN'T DONE IT IN A WHILE.

AND A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS AGO I GOT TO BE A CHAPERON GOING TO THE PEROT CENTER WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER, AND THAT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FUN. OKAY, SO ANOTHER GENERATION I'M NOT SURE WHO HAD MORE FUN WHETHER SHE DID OR I DID.

NOW, THE ONLY THING I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN WAS THERE WAS A RACE AGAINST THE T-REX TO SEE WHO WOULD WIN.

I STAYED OUT OF THAT PART OF IT. I DID EVERYTHING ELSE.

[LAUGHTER] SO THAT SO SO THAT WAS REALLY FUN.

AND THEN AS MISS STANLEY SAID, WE HAD THE MLK PARADE.

NOW SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HER LONGEVITY IN THE MLK.

I DID MISS THE LABOR DAY PARADE THIS YEAR. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

I ASKED MY SURGEON, CAN I GO? AND HE SAID, WELL, THEY WILL.

YOU'LL BE IN AN AMBULANCE WITH TWO NURSES AND THEY MAY NOT WANT THAT.

SO I DID BREAK MY STREAK OF ATTENDING THE LABOR DAY, BUT MY STREAK CONTINUES WITH MLK.

THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I ACTUALLY STARTED THE MLK PARADE AS A WATER BOY FOR THE ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

AND SO IT'S CONTINUED ON, AND IT WAS IT WAS TRULY FUN.

NOW. I DID SIT IN THE CAB OF ONE OF OUR NEW SUVS, AND A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, AS I WAS THROWING OUT THE CANDY, HIT THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. [LAUGHTER] I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WERE ANY CRACKS.

I DID REPORT MY INDISCRETION TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.

HE SAID THE DISTRICT'S INSURED, SO I THINK WE'RE OKAY.

AND FINALLY AND TODAY, ALONG WITH LISA COX, WE DID GIVE OUT THE GRANTS FROM TINSEL AND TRIVIA.

THAT WAS AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF FUN. STARTING AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL OUR FAMILY DID SOME GRANTS CONTINUING THAT TRADITION, I ALSO DELIVERED A GRANT FOR THE STANLEY FAMILY.

DON GORDON WAS THERE A A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME JUST RECENTLY NAMED THIS ROOM FOR HIS WIFE.

HE WAS THERE FOR GIVING A GRANT. WE WENT TO MANY, MANY SCHOOLS IN ROWLETT THIS MORNING AND IT WAS REALLY FUN.

AND THE KIDS APPLAUDING THE TEACHERS, THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

SO THAT WAS AMAZING. SO BACK IN 2019, THE HOUSE AND SENATE

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NOW, THE RELEVANCE OF THE 27TH IS THAT WAS A DAY THAT THE KILLING CAMP AT AUSCHWITZ WAS FOUND FREED BY THE ALLIED SOLDIERS. WE TALK ABOUT THE WORD CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND KILLING CAMPS.

THERE ARE OVER 1000 CONCENTRATION CAMPS THROUGHOUT OCCUPIED NAZI GROUNDS, INCLUDING IN THE BENELUX COUNTRIES, IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES IN NORWAY IN ITALY, ROMANIA, BULGARIA.

BUT THERE WERE ONLY SIX KILLING CAMPS. AUSCHWITZ PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS TREBLINKA.

CHELMNO, SOBIBOR. SOME OF THE OTHER NAMES MAJDANEK.

THERE WERE SIX OF THEM. AND THEY HAD ONE PURPOSE, ONE PURPOSE ONLY.

AND THAT WAS TO FREE EUROPE OF THE JEWISH RELIGION.

AND POTENTIALLY, IF THE WAR HAD GONE DIFFERENTLY, SPECIFICALLY IF THE WAR IN SOVIET UNION HAD GONE DIFFERENTLY, THEY MAY HAVE SUCCEEDED. THIS SUMMER I WILL BE VISITING AUSCHWITZ.

IT'S GOING TO BE COUNTRY, POLAND WILL BE COUNTRY NUMBER 111 FOR ME.

AND PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME HAVE ASKED, WHY HAVE YOU WAITED SO LONG? AND I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER, I WISH I DID.

MY MOM, MY UNCLE AND MY GRANDPARENTS BOTH MOVED TO WARSAW, POLAND AND EVENTUALLY TO THE UNITED STATES. THE REST OF THE FAMILY REMAINED IN POLAND, IN WARSAW, AND AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1939, COULD NOT GET OUT, AND THEY ALL PERISHED, A GOOD PORTION OF THEM IN AUSCHWITZ.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW I'M GOING TO REACT WHEN I GO I DON'T INTEND TO TAKE A CAMERA.

IT'LL BE VERY SOBERING. AND HOPEFULLY WHAT WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN NEXT WEEK IS MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN AND HOW HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE, WE NEVER LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS, MR. GLICK. MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. I ALSO ATTENDED THE MLK PARADE.

IT WAS A REALLY FUN TIME. I LEARNED AFTERWARDS, THOUGH, THAT THIS WAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ENTRIES THAT THEY'VE HAD IN PARADE HISTORY.

I THINK THEY HAD 150 ENTRIES IN THE PARADE, WHICH WAS PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.

MADE FOR A FUN TIME. I DID GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE FREEDOM SYMPHONY AFTERWARDS.

AND IT WAS PHENOMENAL. ALL THE STUDENT PERFORMANCES WERE JUST INCREDIBLE.

THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND WORK THAT IT TOOK, I'M SURE, IN PREPARATION.

EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED, FROM THE DIRECTORS TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE BEHIND THE SCENES, TO THE STUDENT STAGE MANAGERS IT WAS JUST A PHENOMENAL PRESENTATION.

ALL THE SINGING, ALL OF THE ORATION AND POETRY WAS JUST REMARKABLE AND REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED THAT, AS DID I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE THERE OR MANY OF THE PEOPLE THERE.

AND ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR APPRECIATION OF OUR BOARD.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THE DISTRICT AND THE STUDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT, THE TEACHERS, THE PRINCIPALS, LEADERSHIP, OUR COMMUNITY.

AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A GREAT SEMESTER AND A GREAT REST OF THE YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO NUMBER FIVE, THE MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GARLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOR ASKING ME TO COME TO CONDUCT ONE EVENING THERE AT THE SYMPHONY.

NEVER HAD DONE THAT BEFORE, BUT THEY DID SAY I OUTDID ANGIE CHEN BUTTON, SO THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW.

SO I DID A GOOD JOB THERE, I GUESS. BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND I ENJOYED IT AND CONTINUE.

I REALLY ENJOYED THE ORCHESTRA THAT EVENING. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

ALSO I WANT TO THANK A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE ROUNDTABLE FOR LUNCHEON FOR THEY GAVE TO THE BOARD OF APPRECIATION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD DID AS WELL.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK FOR THE LUNCHEON THAT CAME WITH ALL THE COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.

IT WAS JUST ME AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE KIDS FROM TWO HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALL THE COMMUNITY LEADERS,

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AND I WANT TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THEY GAVE ACCOLADES FOR EVERYBODY SITTING AT THIS BOARD AS WELL AS I DID MYSELF, BECAUSE YOU GUYS DO WORK HARD AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ON EVERYTHING YOU DO.

I TOO, ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND DO AN EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANTS AT LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AND GOT TO SEE THE BOND PROGRAM, TOO, WHILE I WAS THERE WITH MISS MOSTY. SHE KIND OF GAVE ME A GRAND TOUR AND THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE WHAT IS BEING DONE AND HOW THE WORK IS COMING ALONG.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND EVERYBODY THERE IS EXCITED.

THE TEACHERS ARE EXCITED. YOU KNOW, WE GAVE OUT SEVEN GRANTS AT THAT ONE HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S HOW MANY OUTSTANDING TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON OUT THERE.

NO WONDER IT'S A CELEBRATION OVER THERE. THEY ARE OUTSTANDING.

AND THE KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY WALKED IN.

THEY RESPONDED. THEY'RE CLAPPING FOR THEIR TEACHERS.

I MEAN, YOU COULD TELL THE LOVE BETWEEN THE TWO.

AND IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT GOING ON AT LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I THINK MISS MOSTY FOR THE TOUR THAT SHE DID GIVE ME.

ALSO, I WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD IN YOUR BOOKLET TODAY THAT YOU HAVE THAT WAS SENT OUT TO YOU THE EVENTS, THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS IS FROM PAGE SEVEN THROUGH SEVEN THROUGH 12, SEVEN THROUGH 12.

MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THAT. MECHELLE WORKS REALLY, REALLY HARD TO PUT THOSE EVENTS THERE AND WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.

MECHELLE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN DOING THAT EVERY MONTH IN OUR BOARD CALENDAR BOOKLET.

I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE B THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

[V.B. Superintendent's Report]

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN AMAZING BOARD. AND TO QUOTE DAPHNE STANLEY, THE REASON WHY OUR DISTRICT IS SO AMAZING IS BECAUSE WE HAVE AN AMAZING COMMUNITY.

AND EACH ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES IS FROM A DIFFERENT PART OF OUR TRI CITY AREA.

AS A REMINDER, WE'RE GARLAND, SACHSE, AND ROWLETT, SO ALL THREE OF THOSE MAKE THE GREAT GISD.

HOW BIG IS OUR DISTRICT? WHEN YOU START DOING NATIONAL COMPARISONS OF OUR DISTRICT, WE COMPARE WITH BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SAN FRANCISCO, YOU NAME IT.

WE'RE A VERY BIG DISTRICT. WE'RE VERY COMPLEX, BUT WE'RE VERY HIGH PERFORMING.

AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE WHAT STARTS IN THE BOARDROOM ELEVATES THE CLASSROOM.

WE SEE IT FIRSTHAND WITH THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

EVERY SINGLE THING HAS THE STUDENT IN MIND TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A GREAT LIVELIHOOD ONCE THEY LEAVE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

EACH DECISION IS ALWAYS MADE WITH THAT PURPOSE.

AND SOMETIMES WE WORK THROUGH ADULTS. THAT MEANS OUR TEACHERS, THAT MEANS OUR PRINCIPALS.

IT MEANS OUR COUNSELORS IN ORDER TO GET THEM THERE.

SO WHEN THEY UNDERSTAND THAT FACET PERFECTLY.

SO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU THINK THEY'RE TALKING TRANSPORTATION, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SAFETY. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING ORGANIZED SYSTEMS. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL.

BECAUSE IF WE CAN GET KIDS TO SCHOOL ON TIME, IT DOESN'T DISRUPT THE LEARNING PROCESS.

THEN WE CAN GET INTO THE TEACHING AND THE RIGOR.

ALL THE STANDARDS THAT ARE BEING SET ARE SET BY THE BOARD.

AND SO IT IS WITH GREAT APPRECIATION AS NOT ONLY YOUR SUPERINTENDENT, BUT I KNOW THE COMMUNITY FEELS EQUALLY AS GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VISION, YOUR CONSTANT DILIGENCE FOR HIGH EXPECTATIONS, THE PROCESS THAT WE USE BECAUSE YOU GUYS DEMAND IT, THAT NO MATTER HOW HARD THE PROBLEM IS, WE WILL SOLVE IT WITH A MINIMAL IMPACT ON OUR CLASSROOMS. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

THANK YOU. WE ALSO CELEBRATED THIS WEEKEND THE MLK HOLIDAY AND PARADE.

WHEN WE START GOING THROUGH THESE TYPE OF ENDEAVORS WITH UNITY AT THE FOREFRONT.

WHAT IS AMAZING TO ME IS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING OUT AT OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE SEEING THE AMOUNT OF DIVERSITY.

IF YOU WENT TO THE MLK CHOIR AND GOT TO SEE THEM PERFORM, WE HAVE KIDS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE PERFORMING IN THAT CHOIR.

I INVITE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND CHECK IT OUT. IT'S NOT JUST ONE PART OF OUR POPULATION.

IT'S REALLY AMAZING TO SEE THE UNITY AND HOW KIDS EMBRACE DIVERSITY IN OUR DISTRICT THAT'S A CULTURAL THING.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES US AMAZING. WE DON'T LOOK AT EACH OTHER AS AN ADVERSARY.

WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER AS A BROTHER AND SISTER, AND WE'RE HERE TO LIFT EACH OTHER. AND IT'S NOT BY ACCIDENT THAT WE HAVE HIGH POWERED PEOPLE CONSISTENTLY THROUGH OUR NATION THAT GRADUATE FROM OUR SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO DO THAT.

SO WITH THAT CONGRATULATIONS BOARD. WE GOT A LOT OF BIG DECISIONS IN FRONT OF US.

BUT WHEN WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY, THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

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[V.C. Future Agenda Items]

ONE OF THOSE. EITHER ONE OF THOSE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM D AND E. WE'RE GOING TO DO D FIRST DISCUSS THE TASB UPDATE 126 LEGAL POLICIES MISS RAY.

[V.D. Discuss TASB Update 126 Legal Policies — Lisa Ray]

THE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP MET ON JANUARY 8, 2026 TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS TASB UPDATE 126 CHANGES THAT UPDATE 126 ARE BASED EXCLUSIVELY ON THE LEGISLATION THAT CAME OUT OF THE 89TH REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

TASB ACTUALLY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THEIR LARGEST UPDATE EVER PRODUCED IN TASB POLICY HISTORY.

TASB UPDATE 126 INCLUDED 142 LEGAL POLICIES, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN A GOOGLE LINK PROVIDED BY THE BOARD SERVICES MANAGER.

IN YOUR BOARD BOOK YOU CAN FIND THE EXPLANATORY NOTES THAT GO THROUGH EACH OF THE POLICIES EXPLAINING THOSE CHANGES.

STARTING AT PAGE 17 AND IT GOES THROUGH PAGE 38.

AND SO THOSE ARE OUR LEGAL POLICIES, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBER ON THAT? MR. JOHNSON? ARE WE JUST COVERING THE LEGAL OR ARE WE COVERING THE LOCAL YET? THIS IS JUST LEGAL. YES. OKAY. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE LOCAL.

OKAY. ANY THING CONCERNING LEGAL POLICIES. OKAY.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET'S GO TO ITEM E AND THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT TASB UPDATE 126 LOCAL POLICIES FIRST READ.

[V.E. Discuss TASB Update 126 Local Policies (First Read) — Lisa Ray]

WE ALSO, IN TANDEM WITH THE LEGAL POLICIES, WE WENT THROUGH, THE LOCAL POLICIES THAT OUR POLICY ADVISORY GROUP THERE WERE 29 LOCAL POLICIES THAT WERE RECOMMENDED. THESE ARE LISTED AT PAGE 38 IN YOUR BOARD PACKET.

THE ADMINISTRATION ACCEPTS THE CHANGES TO ALL THE LOCAL POLICIES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE OF THOSE POLICIES.

GARLAND ISD WILL NOT BE RECOMMENDING THAT WE ADOPT TASB POLICY REVISIONS TO GBA LOCAL, WHICH IS REGARDING EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCES, FNG LOCAL, WHICH IS OUR PARENT GRIEVANCES, AND LOCAL, WHICH IS OUR COMMUNITY GRIEVANCES.

AS WE WILL BE RECOMMENDING AN EXEMPTION THROUGH OUR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PROCESS.

WE ARE HAVING A DOI MEETING TOMORROW AT 4:15 IN THE GARLAND ROWLETT ROOM WITH OUR DEIC COMMITTEE AND WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH THESE EXEMPTIONS, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER RECOMMENDED EXEMPTIONS WITH THAT COMMITTEE TOMORROW.

IF IT PASSES MUSTER WITH THE DEIC COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION EXEMPTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AT OUR FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING. SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ADOPTING THOSE GRIEVANCE POLICIES THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. WE HAVE LOCAL ESTABLISHED GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES THAT ARE WORKING, AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AND THEY'RE IN EFFECT.

IT'S UNDERSTOOD BY STUDENTS. IT'S UNDERSTOOD BY THE PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, ADMINISTRATORS, THE PUBLIC.

WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THOSE LOCAL TIMELINES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE TIMELY FILINGS PROMPT INVESTIGATION, EFFICIENT RESOLUTION OF CONCERNS CLOSE TO THE TIME TO THE UNDERLYING EVENT OR DECISION.

ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PROPOSED POLICY FOR THE FNG, WHICH IS THE PARENT STUDENT ONE, WOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE TIMELINES BY 60 TO 90 DAYS, WHICH COULD THEN PUT YOU IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH WOULD NOT GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO CORRECT ANY ISSUES THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL YEAR IN A TIMELY MANNER. ANOTHER ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT TASB HAD MADE REGARDING THE DGBA, THE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE POLICY, IS THEY COMPLETELY TOOK OUT ONE OF THE THE THINGS THAT WE HAD, WHICH WAS IN OUR POLICY,

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NET AND THEY TOOK THAT OUT AND THEY JUST SAID ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.

WE THINK THAT OURS IS ACTUALLY MORE CLEAR. AND SO WITH THAT WE DON'T RECOMMEND ADOPTING TASB'S GRIEVANCE POLICIES.

WE ARE GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE STAY WITH THE ONES THAT WE HAVE.

WE FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WORKING VERY WELL. AND THEY PROVIDE DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS, MULTIPLE LEVELS OF REVIEW, DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS AND SAFEGUARDS AGAINST RETALIATION.

AND SO THE OTHER POLICIES MINUS THOSE INCLUDE BOARD MEETINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE WERE ALREADY DOING THAT. THE BOARD MEETINGS WE'VE MOVED TO AFTER BUSINESS HOURS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS WE'VE ALREADY HAD THEM MOVED TO THE FRONT ANYWAY.

PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY DISTRICT CONTRACTORS.

I MEAN, WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS LIKE SOCIAL TRANSITIONING OR DI, CYBERSECURITY, AI, THE THRESHOLD FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING WE ALREADY CHANGED THAT.

DESIGNATION OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY PRIVATE SPACES, PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL SERVICES PERFORMED BY ADMINISTRATORS.

THAT'S THAT OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. OUR HR TEAM HAS ALREADY FORMULATED A LASERFICHE FORM FOR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE THAT OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. EMPLOYEE LEAVE, ONE OF THE EXAMPLES OF THAT IS TEACHERS NOW ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE FMLA IF THEY ARE OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE OR THEY ADOPT A CHILD. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR NON-RENEWAL THAT IS OUTLINED IN TASB IS YOU KNOW, CONDUCTING DI ACTIVITIES EMPLOYEE CONDUCT INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS SO THE REST OF THEM WERE FINE WITH.

SO THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION SO. WE DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU, YOU JUST TOUCHED ON MY QUESTION AND IT IS REGARDING TO CJ LOCAL UNDER THE CONTRACTED SERVICES THE PROHIBITION ON DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

YES. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE POLITICS OF THIS WHATSOEVER.

IT'S NOT RELEVANT REALLY TO MY QUESTION, BUT THIS IS HOPELESSLY VAGUE IN MY MIND.

AND IT'S SO VAGUE I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW WHAT IT MEANS.

CONTRACT IS SUBJECT NOT ACTUALLY TERMINATED, BUT SUBJECT TO TERMINATION.

I SUPPOSE THAT'S AT OUR DISCRETION. IF THE DISTRICT CONTRACTOR INTENTIONALLY OR KNOWINGLY BULLET POINT ENGAGES IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION DUTIES. WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT DO THEY HAVE A DEI POLICY? BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU, HALF THE DISTRICT CONTRACTORS ARE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, YOU CAN'T DO BUSINESS WITH A MAJOR CORPORATION BECAUSE MOST OF THEM HAVE THEM, WHETHER YOU LIKE THEM OR NOT. SO I DON'T THINK THAT MEANS POLICY, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT DUTIES MEAN.

I MEAN, WE'RE NOT CONTRACTING WITH PEOPLE TO DO DEI DUTIES.

SO SO THIS QUESTION CAME UP AND IT'S A GOOD ONE.

THIS QUESTION CAME UP DURING OUR POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND I KIND OF LIKENED THE DEI DEFINITION TO KIND OF LIKE WHAT THE SUPREME COURT DEFINES AS OBSCENITY. THEY KNOW IT WHEN THEY SEE IT.

RIGHT? AND SO I THEY DIDN'T OUTLINE EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.

I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH WHICH JED BLACKMUN, JUSTICE BLACKMUN, WHEN HE SAID THAT I CAN'T I DO SEE PORNOGRAPHY.

I KNOW IT WHEN I SEE IT. RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW THIS WHEN I SEE IT.

RIGHT. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. I MEAN, DUTIES IS SO HOPELESSLY VAGUE WITHOUT ANY DEFINITION PROVIDED.

IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN REQUEST SOME TYPE OF CLARIFICATION OR SOMETHING FROM TASB? I CERTAINLY CAN. WITH RESPECT TO WHAT THEY BELIEVE THIS MEANS, AT LEAST I KNOW THAT THIS IS IN REACTION TO THE LEGISLATURE, I GET THAT. BUT I FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THE LANGUAGE, AND AT LEAST SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THIS MEANS.

BECAUSE IF WE HAVE A DISTRICT CONTRACT WITH AT&T THAT'S VOID BASED ON THIS, IF IT'S JUST DO THEY HAVE A DEI POLICY BECAUSE AT&T HAS THEM? MOST MAJOR COMPANIES IN THIS COUNTRY DO. SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR DISTRICT TO DO BUSINESS, IF THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS BUT.

I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE IT SAYS ENGAGES IN IN DUTIES. YES. WHICH AGAIN, THAT'S LIKE A THIRD GRADER WROTE THAT.

I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER] IT'S JUST IT'S PRETTY AWFUL.

SO I NEED I NEED SOME CLARIFICATION BEFORE I VOTE ON THAT.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO MS. STANLEY AND MS. STANLEY YOUR COMMENTS. SHE'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS DEPARTMENT, SO I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT.

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WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE COULD HAVE REVIEWED IT IN DECEMBER, AND WE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF TILL JANUARY BECAUSE THERE WAS JUST SO MANY MOVING PARTS TO IT AND, AND LOTS OF AND IT'S STILL I FEEL LIKE IT'S STILL BEING WORKED ON KIND OF IN THE SENSE THAT WE ASKED THOSE SAME QUESTIONS, MR. JOHNSON AND I DON'T THINK I MEAN, I'LL BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT COMES BACK, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY IS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY REALLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE HECK THAT THE LEGISLATION WANTS FROM US IN THIS POLICY. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN EVOLVING.

I REALLY DO THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN EVER EVOLVING THING.

BUT BUT WE HAVE TO PASS IT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE IT IN PLACE, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OPTIONS, BUT I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. AND I THINK I KNOW WHAT THE LEGISLATION WAS INTENDED TO DO.

I THINK THE LEGISLATION IS INTENDED TO KEEP US FROM CONTRACTING WITH SOME CONSULTING GROUP OR SOMETHING THAT COMES IN TO EMPLOY DEI TYPE OF POLICIES INSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT CAN BE WORDED IN A WAY THAT OUTLINES THAT TO MEET THE INTENT OF WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS.

LIKE I SAID, THIS IS JUST THIS DOESN'T SAY THAT IT'S BROAD AND IT COULD BE TAKEN FAR BEYOND WHAT THE LEGISLATURE OR IT'S ACTUALLY SO BROAD AND VAGUE IT MAY NOT EVEN GET TO THE POINT OF WHAT THE LEGISLATURE ACTUALLY WANTED TO BE DONE.

SO AGAIN, AS MUCH AS I DON'T LIKE THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE'S WAY OF WRITING THINGS, I THINK IN THIS CASE TASB DID A WORSE JOB THAN THEY DID.

SO, YEAH, WE KIND OF KICKED THAT AROUND. AND IT WAS IT WAS LIKE WE'RE LOOKING WE LOOKED AT IT AND TALKED ABOUT MORE OF LIKE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WE'RE NOT BRINGING IN PROGRAMS OR CONSULTANTS THAT ARE ONLY SERVING A SELECT GROUP, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK GISD DOES ANYWAYS.

RIGHT? I MEAN, MY GOODNESS, THAT WOULD BE A REALLY TOUGH CALL.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. SO I'M TOTALLY IF I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT AT ALL, SO.

MR. JOHNSON, I'LL BE HAPPY TO CIRCLE BACK WITH TASB LEGAL AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.

IS THIS THE FIRST READ? THIS IS.

WE DON'T TAKE ACTION UNTIL FEBRUARY 26TH, I BELIEVE.

SO WE HAVE TONS OF TIME TO TRY AND GET CLARITY.

THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING IT UP NOW. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INPUT BOARD. THANK YOU, MISS STANLEY FOR STEPPING IN.

OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

[VI. Consent Agenda - Consider approval of]

AND I'M GOING TO ASK MR. MILLER IF HE WOULD LEAD THAT PRESENTATION.

YES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE BEFORE US ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS I'M SORRY, ITEM SIX, WHICH IS CONSENT AGENDA.

AND TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THESE AND TRY TO TAKE THESE IN ONE MOTION ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

SO WITHIN THAT WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH M. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 4A HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT. I'M SORRY. START OVER.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 6A HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

6B CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DONATIONS REPORT. 6C WHICH IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MOU WITH.

IT'S A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH REGION 10 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER.

6D CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

6E CONSIDER APPROVAL OF GARLAND ISD FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT FOR SINGLE YEAR 2025.

6F CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BOARD RESOLUTION FOR A FOUR DAY SUMMER WORK SCHEDULE AND HOLIDAY SHUTDOWN FOR 2026, 2027 AND 2027-2028. ITEM 6G. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF STEVEN F.

AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM AGREEMENT.

ITEM NUMBER 6H CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND THAT SERVICES FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. ITEM 6I CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR DISPOSAL OF BUSSES.

ITEM 6J CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS.

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ITEM 6L THESE ARE NEW BIDS. L1 IS CONTRACT NUMBER 390-26.

THIS WOULD BE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF GENERAL TRADES, TRANSPORTATION, MERCHANDISE, VEHICLE AND SERVICES. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ITEM NUMBER M IS A MODIFICATION TO AWARDED BIDS.

ITEM NUMBER ONE CONTRACT 17-26. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO REFRIGERATED AND FROZEN FOODS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. AND ITEM NUMBER TWO UNDER LETTER M, 6M IS CONTRACT 141-26 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MODIFICATION TO COMMODITY PROCESSING FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. WE'VE HAD ALL OF THESE READ NOW. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE BOARD WHO WOULD LIKE ONE OF THESE ITEMS PULLED. SECOND. BEFORE WE SECOND ANYONE WANT TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND. WE HAVE THE MOTIONS HAVE BEEN READ BY MR. MILLER AND SECONDED BY MR. GLICK. THE VOTE IS OPEN.

PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED. THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.

EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS WERE CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEE MEETINGS, EITHER FINANCE OR THE ADAC.

THANK YOU BOARD FOR THAT. THAT TAKES US THEN NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 7, ACTION ITEMS NUMBER A.

[VII.A. Consider Approval of May 2026 General Trustee Election Order — Mechelle Hogan]

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT WE CALL. THE DEADLINE TO CALL IS AFTER OUR FEBRUARY.

WELL, PRIOR TO OUR FEBRUARY ACTION MEETING, SO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO DO IT HERE IN JANUARY.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENS DURING BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

BUT JUST TO NOTE, I DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COST OF THIS ELECTION YET TOMORROW DURING OUR INTERVIEW, I WILL BE ALSO ON A ZOOM WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS.

SO IF YOU SEE ME RUNNING, THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

I WILL FIND OUT AT THAT TIME HOW MANY ENTITIES PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY ELECTION.

AS OF NOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS CALLING FOR ELECTIONS TO SEPARATE TIES WITH DART.

SO I KNOW AT LEAST THREE CITIES WILL JOIN US IN THE MAY ELECTION.

I HAVE TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE RUNNING THAT ARE UP FOR ELECTION.

POSITION FOUR, CURRENTLY HELD BY MRS. DAPHNE STANLEY AND PLACE FIVE HELD BY MR. STANLEY. EXCUSE ME, MR. MILLER. THEY HAVE ALREADY FILED.

THOSE APPLICATIONS ARE UP AND IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED THE FILING PERIOD IS JANUARY 14TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 13TH AT 5:00 P.M..

WE ARE HERE AND THE HOURS OF OPERATION ARE THERE POSTED.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ORDER? IT'S PRETTY STANDARD. IT LISTS THE GENERIC SET OF EARLY VOTING SITES AND ETC.

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THOSE SPECIFICS YET AS THE CONTRACT HAS NOT BEEN DRAFTED.

ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT'S PART OF THAT HIGHLIGHTED SECTION THAT WAS JUST ON THE SCREEN. THAT'S THE GENERIC LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE PUT IN TO COVER IT. MR. PRESIDENT. MR. JOHNSON.

SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MAY 2026 GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION ORDER AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON DO I HAVE A SECOND.

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

PLEASE VOTE. THE VOTE IS CLOSED. THAT VOTE PASSES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU BOARD.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 7B CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 PUBLIC INFORMATION CALENDAR.

[VII.B. Consider Approval of 2026-2027 Public Information Calendar — Lisa Ray ]

THIS IS FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION CALENDAR FOR 2026.

IF YOU RECALL, A COUPLE OF SESSIONS AGO IN 2023, HB 3033 MADE CHANGES TO THAT.

AND NOW, WHEN WE'RE CLOSED FOR A BREAK, WE CAN'T JUST COUNT THAT AS AN AUTOMATIC CLOSURE.

AND BUT WE ARE ALLOWED TO COUNT AS A CLOSURE CERTAIN HOLIDAYS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE MEMO THAT I HAVE IN YOUR PACKET IT OUTLINES PER STATUTE WHAT THOSE ARE.

THERE ARE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS. THERE ARE ALSO STATE HOLIDAYS TOO.

WHICH WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE I LEARNED ABOUT SOME NEW STATE HOLIDAYS. AND THEN ALSO FINALLY YOU HAVE OUR PROPOSED CALENDAR. SCOTT, IS THERE A WAY YOU CAN MOVE IT?

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AND IF YOU SEE, THERE'S LIKE A KEY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CALENDAR WHAT WE'VE OUTLINED IN GRAY IS THE GARLAND ISD CLOSURE DATES. IN THE CIRCLE IS THE STATE OR FEDERAL HOLIDAY THAT'S ALLOWED BY THE STATUTE.

AND THEN THOSE ARE OUR TEN DAYS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO BE OUR PIR NON-BUSINESS DAYS.

THIS IS A CALENDAR YOU'VE VOTED ON IN THE PAST FOR LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS CALENDAR FOR MS. RAY? ANYONE. SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MS. STANLEY. THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. I WOULD MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE 2026 PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST CALENDAR AS SUBMITTED BY THE IN OUR BOARD BOOK.

SECOND. MOTION BY MISS STANLEY AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. THE VOTE IS OPEN. PLEASE VOTE. VOTE CLOSED.

THAT PASSES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU, MISS RAY. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES. OKAY, THAT TAKES US THEN NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 8, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[VIII. Executive Session]

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

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING TEA'S INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS.

ITEM B PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 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 CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION.

TWO SETTLEMENT OFFER OR THREE ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO BE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.

ITEM NUMBER ONE DISCUSSION REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PENDING CASE 3.70-CV-04100-K UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VERSUS V THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, ET AL. INCLUDING THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DECLARATION OF UNITARY STATUS AND DISMISSAL.

ITEM C PURSUANT TO THE 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.

NUMBER ONE CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF CHAPTER 21 CONTRACT OF BRITNEY CLEMENT FOR GOOD CAUSE.

SO AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME IT IS 5:49 AND WE WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

FOR ACTIONS RELATIVE TO ITEMS CONSIDERED DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED THAT WAS NOT PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.

ITEM A CONSIDERATION AND ACTION REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF THE CHAPTER 21 CONTRACT OF BRITNEY SPEAR, CLEMENT FOR GOOD CAUSE. EXCUSE ME. [LAUGHTER] BRITNEY CLEMENT. ALMOST SAID BRITNEY SPEARS, DIDN'T I? SORRY ABOUT THAT. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF THE CHAPTER 21 CONTRACT FOR BRITNEY CLEMENT FOR GOOD CAUSE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION. MR. PRESIDENT. YES. AND I'M SORRY TO ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE, BUT THERE IS A LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE COMMENT THAT COULD BE THROWN THERE.

BUT NO, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, MR. PRESIDENT BASED ON ACTIONS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS NO APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED, I MOVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TERMINATE THE TERM CONTRACT AND EMPLOYMENT OF BRITNEY CLEMENT WITH THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOR GOOD CAUSE AND PURSUANT TO TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 21.211.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSIDERATION FOR TERMINATION OF CONTRACT 21 FOR BRITNEY CLEMENT.

SECOND. SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE? THE VOTE IS OPEN. VOTE CLOSED. VOTE PASSES SIX ZERO. THIS TIME WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM DOCTOR LOPEZ.

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BEFORE WE PROCEED TO THIS VOTE, I WANTED TO PAUSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS MOMENT, NOT JUST AS A PROCEDURAL STEP, BUT AS A REFLECTION OF WHO WE HAVE BEEN AND WHO WE INTEND TO CONTINUE BEING AS A DISTRICT.

FIRST, I WANT TO OFFER MY SINCERE THANKS TO MR. RICKEY MCNEAL, PRESIDENT OF THE GARLAND NAACP UNIT, FOR HIS LEADERSHIP, HIS PARTNERSHIP, AND HIS CONTINUED ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GARLAND ISD AND THE NAACP HAS LONG BEEN ROOTED IN DIALOG, ACCOUNTABILITY AND A SHARED BELIEF THAT EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY MUST BE LIVED VALUES, NOT JUST WRITTEN COMMITMENTS.

THAT PARTNERSHIP HAS MATTERED, AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO MATTER.

AS WE CONSIDER UNITARY STATUS TONIGHT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THIS MOMENT REPRESENTS AND WHAT IT DOES NOT.

GARLAND ISD HAS NOT SUDDENLY ARRIVED AT EQUITY.

OUR COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS, ACCESS AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITY DID NOT BEGIN WITH THIS VOTE, AND IT WILL NOT END WITH IT.

FOR DECADES, THIS DISTRICT HAS WORKED INTENTIONALLY TO SERVE ALL STUDENTS ACROSS RACE, NEIGHBORHOOD, LANGUAGE AND CIRCUMSTANCE. ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING UNITARY STANDARDS HAS BEEN PART OF THAT JOURNEY, NOT THE DESTINATION. EQUALLY IMPORTANT, OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD HEAR CLEARLY GARLAND ISD'S CHOICE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN. FAMILIES WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OPTIONS.

STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE PROGRAMS THAT MEET THEIR INTERESTS AND TALENTS.

OPEN ENROLLMENT, MAGNET PATHWAYS AND CAMPUS CHOICE REMAIN CENTRAL TO THE DISTRICT ON WHO WE ARE.

UNITARY STATUS DOES NOT DIMINISH CHOICE. IT AFFIRMS THAT CHOICE CAN EXIST ALONGSIDE FAIRNESS AND ACCESS.

THIS VOTE IS NOT ABOUT CLOSING A CHAPTER AND WALKING AWAY.

IT'S ABOUT RECOGNIZING PROGRESS WHILE RECOMMITTING OURSELVES TO VIGILANCE.

IT'S ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT SYSTEMS MUST ALWAYS BE REVIEWED, IMPROVED, AND HELD TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD NOT BECAUSE WE WERE REQUIRED TO DO IT, BUT BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. TONIGHT'S DECISION AFFIRMS THAT GARLAND ISD IS PREPARED TO STAND ON ITS RECORD, CONFIDENT IN ITS PRACTICES, AND COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

IT SAYS THAT WE UNDERSTAND OUR HISTORY, WE RESPECT OUR PARTNERS, AND WE REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR FUTURE.

WITH GRATITUDE TO OUR COMMUNITY MR. MCNEAL AND THE GARLAND NAACP AND TO EVERY FAMILY WE SERVE.

WE THANK YOU. AND NOW WE'RE PREPARED FOR THIS VOTE.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 9B, DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT COUNCIL TO PRESENT THE DISTRICT'S POSITION AS EITHER AGREED, OPPOSED, OR UNOPPOSED IN RESPONSE TO THE PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO DECLARE A UNITARY STATUS AND REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL OF THE PENDING CASE.

3.070 CV 04100-K UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VERSUS THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I'M READY FOR A MOTION.

MR. GLICK, I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT'S RETAINED COUNSEL TO PRESENT THE DISTRICT'S POSITION AS, QUOTE, AGREED CLOSE QUOTE IN RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DECLARATION OF UNITARY STATUS AND REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL OF PENDING CASE 03:70-CV-04100-K UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VERSUS THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, ET AL.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM 9B. DO I HAVE A SECOND? BY MR. GLICK. DO I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. DO WE NEED A SECOND FOR THIS? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. JOHNSON. THE VOTE IS OPEN.

VOTE CLOSE. THAT PASSES SIX ZERO. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 9C, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY DECISIONS REGARDING STATUS, FURTHER ACTIONS AND LEGAL POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE DISTRICT IN CASE 3.70-CV-04100-K UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VERSUS THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, ET AL. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I'M READY FOR A MOTION IF YOU ARE.

I HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT. MR. JOHNSON HAS A BRIEF COMMENT.

YES. I THINK THAT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT THIS SECOND ITEM WAS ABOUT A DELEGATION OF WAS ABOUT A DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, AS OPPOSED TO A NOT ANSWERING THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WHAT THE BOARD'S POSITION WAS

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THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. MR. GLICK, YOU HAVE A MOTION.

YES, SIR. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY DECISIONS REGARDING STATUS, FURTHER ACTIONS AND LEGAL POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE DISTRICT.

IN CASE 3:70-CV-04100-K UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VERSUS THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, ET AL. SECOND. AND A SECOND BY MR. JOHNSON.

THE VOTE IS BECOMING OPEN. IT IS OPEN NOW. PLEASE VOTE.

YES. VOTE CLOSE. THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.

THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN TONIGHT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.

[X. Adjournment]