May 26, 2026 Board of Trustees Meeting

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

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.

THIS IS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, MAY THE 26TH, 2026 AT 5:00. AND I DO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

WE DO HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT AND ALSO ONE TRUSTEE BY ZOOM.

AND AT THIS TIME, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? IN A MOMENT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE LEVEL, MS. ANGIE CHEN BUTTON. MS. RITA BYERS, LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE AND THE TEXAS FLAG.

SO PLEASE JOIN US IN THOSE. PLEASE STAND. Y'ALL CAN COME FORWARD.

PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE MIC. THANK YOU. 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 THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 3, A PUBLIC FORUM.

[III. Public Forum]

SHE WILL READ THE NAMES THAT WE DO HAVE FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM, AND SHE WILL GIVE YOU THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE FOLLOW FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. MS. HOGAN? THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. WHAT? COULD I PLEASE GET MR. GRAYSON TUCKER TO COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? FOR PUBLIC FORUM. HELLO. FOR THIS EVENING, YOU'LL GET THREE MINUTES.

GO AHEAD AND PASS OUT YOUR HANDOUTS. YOU'LL GET THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE LIGHTS AT THE PODIUM. THE GREEN LIGHT IS GO.

YOU'LL GIVE ME YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS AND AFFILIATION WITH THE DISTRICT.

AT THE YELLOW LIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT, AND AT THE RED LIGHT YOU'LL HEAR BEEPS AND WE'LL ASK THAT YOU KINDLY STOP SPEAKING.

DID YOU GET THOSE INSTRUCTIONS, GRAYSON? SORRY.

CAN YOU REPEAT THEM? I'LL GO AHEAD AND REPEAT IT. OKAY.

GREEN LIGHT, YOU'LL START. YOU'LL GIVE ME YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR AFFILIATION WITH THE DISTRICT AT THE YELLOW LIGHT.

YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT TO COMPLETE YOUR STATEMENT.

WHEN THE RED LIGHT BLINKS, YOU'LL ALSO HEAR A BEEPING, AND WE'LL KINDLY ASK YOU TO STOP SPEAKING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE BEYOND THE RED LIGHT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO EMAIL IT TO ME AND I'LL SHARE WITH THE BOARD. ARE YOU READY? YES, MA'AM. WOULD YOU GO AHEAD? THANK YOU. AWESOME.

SO GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS GRAYSON TUCKER.

I AM A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND A JUNIOR. MY ADDRESS IS 44315 SHORELINE DRIVE, AND I AM FRIENDS WITH MANY STUDENTS IN THE GARLAND ISD.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY WITH YOU TONIGHT ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR CLASSROOMS. HOW STUDENTS ARE LEARNING TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. AI IS NOW A PART OF NEARLY EVERY STUDENT'S DAILY LIFE, AND THE QUESTION IS NO LONGER WHETHER THEY WILL USE IT, BUT WHETHER THEY WILL USE IT WELL.

IN A RECENT SURVEY BY THE CENTER OF DEMOCRACY OR THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY, 63% OF TEACHERS REPORTED STUDENTS BEING DISCIPLINED FOR THE USE OF GENERATIVE AI IN SCHOOL. THAT SAME RESEARCH FOUND THAT 72% OF STUDENTS SAID THAT THEY WANTED GUIDANCE ON RESPONSIBLE AI USE, AND THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. THAT GAP IS THE REAL ISSUE AI SMART IS TRYING TO SOLVE.

MANY STUDENTS ARE NOT TRYING TO CUT CORNERS WHEN USING AI.

THEY SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE LINE IS. THAT IS THE REASON WHY ME AND MY PEERS FOUNDED AI SMART, WHICH STANDS FOR STUDENTS MASTERING AI RESPONSIBLY TOGETHER.

WE ARE A STUDENT LED GROUP THAT DEVELOPS RESOURCES AND LEADS WORKSHOPS ON RESPONSIBLE AI USE.

WE TEACH PRACTICAL SKILLS, HOW TO WRITE EFFECTIVE PROMPTS, HOW TO WORKSHOPS ON HOW TO USE AI RESPONSIBLY, HOW TO RECOGNIZE WHEN AI GENERATES FALSE INFORMATION, AND HOW TO USE THESE TOOLS WITHOUT VIOLATING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY.

TODAY, WE HAVE REACHED MORE THAN 6000 STUDENTS THROUGH THE THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS, LOCAL LIBRARY PARTNERSHIPS AND SPEAKING TO SCHOOLS IN THE NORTH DALLAS AREA.

I WANT TO COMMEND GARLAND ISD ON AI STUDENT GUIDELINES.

THE DISTRICT DOES NOT SIMPLY RESTRICT AI USE, BUT RATHER ASKS STUDENTS TO BECOME CRITICAL THINKERS WHO CAN IDENTIFY HALLUCINATIONS AND BIAS, AND WHO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SKILLS IN WRITING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND CRITICAL THINKING.

AND THAT PHILOSOPHY ALIGNS CLOSELY WITH OUR MISSION.

THE MAIN CHALLENGE TO US IS THAT STUDENTS ALSO USE AI OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, WHERE NO TEACHER IS AVAILABLE TO GUIDE THEM.

A THOUGHTFUL POLICY ONLY ACHIEVE ITS GOAL WHEN STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW TO APPLY IT IN PRACTICE.

THIS EVENING I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE STUDENTS TO.

SORRY. THIS EVENING, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH AI SMART.

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OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE TO HELP STUDENTS TO USE AI TO STRENGTHEN THEIR EDUCATION RATHER THAN SHORTCOMING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU GRAYSON.

[APPLAUSE]. MS. HOGAN, WILL YOU CONTINUE? MAY I PLEASE HAVE MR. TOBIAS MEEKS? GOOD EVENING. YOU'LL GET THREE MINUTES AT THE START OF THE LIGHT.

GIVE ME YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, ADDRESS AND AFFILIATION WITH THE DISTRICT, AND THEN YOU'LL GET TO THE YELLOW LIGHT IT'S ABOUT A MINUTE, AND THE RED LIGHT WILL ASK YOU TO KINDLY STOP. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE BEYOND YOUR RED LIGHT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO EMAIL IT TO US AND WE'LL GET IT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY. GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS TOBIAS MEEKS. I LIVE AT 902 RIDGEFIELD DRIVE IN PLANO, TEXAS.

AND I AM A TEACHER AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. MY NAME IS MR. MEEKS, AND I AM THE THEATER TEACHER AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. AS EDUCATORS, ADVOCATES, AND DEDICATED STAFF OF GARLAND ISD AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR STUDENTS, OUR SCHOOLS, AND THE FUTURE OF THE STATE'S EDUCATION SYSTEM.

WHILE WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WORK WE DO EVERY DAY AS EDUCATORS, WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY BECAUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS REACHING A POINT OF UNSUSTAINABLE WORKING CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY BY TEXAS AFT UNITED, 64% OF EDUCATORS REPORTED LACKING A HEALTHY WORK LIFE BALANCE.

THAT STATISTIC ISN'T JUST A NUMBER. IT REPRESENTS TEACHERS STAYING LATE INTO THE EVENING, PLANNING LESSONS, MANAGING INCREASING BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, AND TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO STILL BE PRESENT FOR OUR OWN FAMILIES.

TEACHING TODAY EXTENDS FAR BEYOND INSTRUCTION.

WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE COUNSELORS, BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS AND CRISIS MANAGERS, AMONG MANY OTHER ROLES, AND THE RESULTING BURNOUT FROM SAID WORKING CONDITIONS IS VERY REAL.

HOWEVER, 45% OF SURVEYED EDUCATORS STATED THAT THEY WOULD STAY IN THE PROFESSION IF MEANINGFUL CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE WORKLOADS AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.

THIS MEANS GARLAND ISD CAN RETAIN EXPERIENCED, PASSIONATE TEACHERS IF THE STATED REQUESTED CHANGES ARE MADE.

FIRST BUILD PLC TIME DIRECTLY INTO THE MASTER SCHEDULE SO THAT TEACHERS RECEIVE THEIR LEGALLY REQUIRED 450 MINUTES OF PLANNING AND PREPARATION TIME WITHOUT STAYING AFTER SCHOOL. SECOND, IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS POLICY THAT INCLUDES TWO ROLL OVER MENTAL HEALTH DAYS PER YEAR, ROBUST EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICES AND CAMPUS WELLNESS ROOMS. THIRD, MAINTAIN THE CURRENT LEVEL OF HEALTH CARE COVERAGE WITHOUT INCREASING EMPLOYEE AND PREMIUMS. THESE ARE NOT UNREASONABLE REQUESTS. THEY ARE VITAL INVESTMENTS INTO THE DISTRICT.

WHEN EDUCATORS ARE SUPPORTED, STUDENTS BENEFIT.

WHEN TEACHERS ARE HEALTHY AND RESPECTED, OUR CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES GROW STRONGER.

WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMUNITY'S INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF THE PASSING OF PROPOSITION A. VOTERS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY VALUE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WANT TO PROTECT OUR CLASSROOMS FROM HARMFUL CUTS. YET DESPITE THIS VICTORY, CONCERNS REGARDING POTENTIAL PROGRAM AND POSITION CUTS PERSIST.

AS TEXAS AFT UNITED, WE WANT TO EXPLICITLY STATE THAT WE DO NOT SUPPORT ANY CUTS THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT STUDENT PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, NOR THE STAFF WHO PROVIDE THEM. OUR DISTRICT IS STRONGEST WHEN IT INVESTS IN ITS STAFF AND STUDENTS AS EDUCATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO GARLAND ISD AND ITS STUDENTS.

WE, PLEASE LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF YOUR STAFF AND TAKE ACTION THAT REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MEEKS YES. MAY I HAVE AUSTIN LOFLIN COME UP? GOOD EVENING.

YOU'LL GET THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GREEN LIGHT IS GO.

YELLOW IS ABOUT A MINUTE. RED WILL ASK YOU TO STOP, AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE, GO AHEAD AND EMAIL IT US AND WE'LL GET IT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS AUSTIN LOFLIN WITH ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MISS JULIANNA TAMAYO, WHO IS GETTING TRANSFERRED TO GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS NOW THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED. MISS T IS MORE THAN JUST A TEACHER.

SHE IS SOMEONE WHO TRULY CARES ABOUT EVERY STUDENT THEY WORK WITH. SHE HAS CREATED A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE EXPRESSING THEMSELVES, GROWING CONFIDENCE AND BEING PART OF SOMETHING MEANINGFUL, WHETHER THAT IS HAVING A GOOD DAY OR STRUGGLING PERSONALLY, SHE IS ALWAYS THERE TO LISTEN, ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT US.

THAT KIND OF DEDICATION CANNOT BE REPLACED. DANCE IS NOT ABOUT LEARNING ROUTINES OR PERFORMING ON STAGE.

IT IS ABOUT TEAMWORK, DISCIPLINE, PASSION AND FEELING LIKE YOU BELONG SOMEWHERE.

MISS T BRINGS ALL OF THOSE INTO HER EVERYDAY CLASS.

SHE PUSHES STUDENTS TO DO THEIR BEST WHILE STILL BEING PATIENT AND UNDERSTANDING.

MANY STUDENTS LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO DANCE BECAUSE OF THE POSITIVE ENERGY AND MOTIVATION THAT THEY BRING EVERY DAY.

A GREAT TEACHER CHANGES LIVES AND THAT IS THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SHE HAS DONE FOR MANY OF US.

SHE HAS INSPIRED STUDENTS TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES, WORK HARDER, AND NEVER GIVE UP.

LOSING SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD SUCH A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL AND ITS STUDENTS WOULD NOT ONLY HURT THE DANCE PROGRAM, BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. TEACHERS LIKE HER ARE RARE AND THEY DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE DIFFERENCE THEY MAKE EVERY DAY.

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SHE IS NOT JUST TEACHING DANCE, SHE IS BUILDING CONFIDENCE, FRIENDSHIPS, AND MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST, THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. KEEPING HER HERE WILL MEAN CONTINUING TO GIVE STUDENTS A MENTOR, ROLE MODEL, AND SUPPORTER WHO GENUINELY CARES ABOUT THEIR SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]. MISS ARIANA MERCADO.

HELLO. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.

MY NAME IS ARIANA MERCADO. I LIVE ON SHIPP ROAD IN ROWLETT, TEXAS, AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE VARSITY DRILL TEAM AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

MISS TAMAYO IS A IS OUR JV DRILL TEAM DIRECTOR, AND SHE HAS HELPED SO MANY OF US BE ABLE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR CRAFT.

SHE HAS AIDED OUR TEAM IN WINNING MULTIPLE AWARDS OVER THE TWO YEARS SHE HAS BEEN HERE AT ROWLETT, SOMETHING I PERSONALLY BELIEVE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT HER.

SHE HAS BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER STUDENTS AND FELLOW COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD INEVITABLY BE SEVERED IF SHE HAD TO LEAVE.

SHE HAS GUIDED ME THROUGH FIGURING OUT MY FUTURE PROSPECTS AND LIFTED ME UP TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT EVERYONE CAN AGREE ON.

SHE HAS A PERSPECTIVE THAT IS UNIQUE TO HER AND INVALUABLE TO THE DECISIONS MADE ON THE DRILL TEAM.

MISS TAMAYO WOULD BE SORRY. LOSING MISS TAMAYO WOULD MEAN LOSING A MENTOR.

A MENTOR THAT OUR FAMILIES TRUST, OUR ADMINISTRATION LOVES, AND, ABOVE ALL ELSE, A MENTOR THAT PUTS THE SAFETY AND CARE OF HER STUDENTS FIRST.

SHE PUSHES HERSELF EVERY DAY TO BE BETTER FOR HER STUDENTS, AND SHE PUSHES HER STUDENTS TO BE THEIR BEST.

THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT HAVE PROVEN THIS BY PASSING PROPOSITION A AND LOSING MISS T WOULD MEAN THAT THE QUALITY OF OUR TEAM WOULD DIMINISH.

THE STUDENTS AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL LOVE HAVING HER AS AN EDUCATOR AND WOULD BE DEVASTATED TO SEE HER GO.

I URGE YOU TO TRULY THINK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR MISS TAMAYO TO BE MOVED OUT OF ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. ANTHONY BEDOYA.

HELLO. MY NAME IS ANTHONY BEDOYA. AS OF MAY 22ND, 2026, I AM A GRADUATE OF ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, AND I JUST HAD THE HONOR OF SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE CEREMONY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I ATTEND A BOARD MEETING FOR THIS EXACT REASON.

YOU ARE CONTINUING TO MOVE IMPORTANT EDUCATORS OUT OF THEIR SCHOOLS WITHOUT THEIR SUPERIORS KNOWLEDGE AND NO TRANSPARENCY.

LAST SUMMER, I WAS HERE TO FIGHT FOR ONE OF MY TEACHERS, MY THEATER DIRECTOR.

THAT WAS A VERY CONFUSING PROCESS IN ITSELF, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE M.O.

FOR GARLAND ISD CONFUSING AND NONTRANSPARENT.

EARLIER IN THE SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WAS A PROP A MEETING HELD DISCUSSING THE BUDGET, THE DEFICIT, AS WELL AS IF WE WERE TO VOTE FOR PROP A, OUR TEACHERS WOULD NOT BE POOLED AND WE CAN GIVE THEM RAISES.

YOU GAVE OUR TEACHERS A 4% RAISE AND CONTINUED TO MOVE THEM AROUND.

AS A FIRST TIME VOTER, I WAS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND VOTE FOR PROP A.

AS THE UPCOMING GENERATION, WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOTE THAT OUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS STILL NO TRUE TRANSPARENCY TO WHAT I VOTED FOR IN THIS PROPOSITION. GOOD TO KNOW MY VOTE MATTERED. I'M HERE FOR A SPECIFIC TEACHER, MISS JULIANNA TAMAYO, WHICH YOU HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE TO GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. MISS T IS THE JV DIRECTOR FOR ROWLETT DRILL TEAM AND HAS MADE SERIOUS IMPACT ON MANY OF THE GIRLS LIFE.

THIS DISTRICT HAS DECIDED TO MOVE HER TO GARLAND TO MAINTAIN THE SAME POSITION JUST AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL, WHILE OUR HEAD DIRECTOR, MISS COOPER, WOULD BE LEFT ALONE WITH BOTH TEAMS AND MULTIPLE DANCE CLASSES.

SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, RIGHT? THEY ALSO HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE ADMIN THAT THEY HAVE A TWO YEAR PLAN FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS MISS T WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN THE ROPES OF HEAD DIRECTOR SO THAT. SO WHEN THAT TIME COMES, SHE WILL BE READY TO TAKE ON THAT POSITION.

I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR DECISIONS AND PLEASE COMPROMISE, IF YOU CAN, WITH OUR ADMIN AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTORS.

MISS T HAS TAKEN ON OUR JV TEAM FOR TWO YEARS.

SHE HAS COMPLETELY RECONFIGURED THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS THE TEAM BOND.

NOT ONLY IS SHE A VITAL PERSON FOR OUR JV GROUP, SHE ALSO HAS HELPED SO MANY GIRLS ON OUR VARSITY TEAM WITH HER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A TEXAS RANGER SIX SHOOTER. SHE HAS HELPED ME IN SO MANY WAYS OF BEING SOMEONE TO TALK TO, SOMEONE WHO WILL LISTEN, AS WELL AS SOMEONE WHO WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH IF YOU REALLY NEED IT.

MISS T IS ONE OF MANY DIRECTORS AT OUR SCHOOL THAT WORKS PROFESSIONALLY IN THE INDUSTRY, AND IS WHY ROWLETT IS THE ELITE HIGH SCHOOL, AS MR. DUNPHY WOULD LIKE TO SAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO STAY ELITE, AS WELL AS HAVING OUR TEACHERS FEEL SAFE AND SECURE IN THEIR POSITIONS.

WE TALK ABOUT THE GISD EFFECT. OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS ARE THE GISD EFFECT.

MISS T IS THE GISD EFFECT. HER AWARD WINNING TEAM IS THE GISD EFFECT.

I HAVE WATCHED VARIOUS AMAZING TEACHERS COME AND GO JUST FOR THE PLEASURE OF MONEY AND NUMBERS.

STUDENTS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A VERY PIVOTAL PLACE IN YOUR DECISION MAKING, AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE THE TEACHERS THAT MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THE STUDENTS.

SO I'M ASKING YOU, THE BOARD, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE LISTEN TO THE STUDENTS THIS TIME.

THANK YOU.

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[Items IV.A & IV.B]

YES, IT'S MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR. I GET TO SWEAR IN OUR NEWLY ELECTED AND OR REELECTED TRUSTEES.

SO MAY I PLEASE HAVE TRUSTEE MS. DAPHNE STANLEY AND TRUSTEE MR. JAMES MILLER MEET ME AT THE PODIUM.

THIS FIRST PART IS SIMPLE I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU SIGN YOUR STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICER RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. OH! SORRY. SORRY.

AND IF YOU'LL TURN JUST THIS WAY A SMIDGE, THE CAMERA WILL CATCH ALL OF YOU PLEASE RAISE WHICHEVER HAND YOU PREFER, LEFT OR RIGHT, AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IN THE NAME, BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF. GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLACE 4.

GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLACE 4. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION.

THE CONSTITUTION. AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE.

AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH DO YOU WANT TO DO A PICTURE FIRST THERE, DAPHNE? OKAY.

I'M NOT DOING REAL MOVABLE RIGHT NOW YEAH. MY WHYS SO THIS MIGHT COME AS A SHOCK. BUT MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER, MY HUSBAND, STEVEN STANLEY, I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT, THE GARLAND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION THAT CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTS ME AND THEN I AND EVERYONE WHO VOTED.

I MEAN, I DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY, BUT I WAS MY WHY, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT MY WHY AND INITIALLY MY WHY REALLY CENTERED AROUND MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND MY SON, BUT MY WHY HAS TURNED INTO SO MUCH MORE.

THESE TWO ARE THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE. MILENA AND EVELYN, MY NEIGHBORS.

OH, YOU'RE NOT A FRESHMAN ANYMORE AND THEN THE BIG 8TH GRADER. OH MY GOODNESS. AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND I APPRECIATE MY PARTNERS WITH THE CITIES AND THEN SOME, I MEAN, THEY, THEY ALL SHOW UP AND THEY ALL SHOW OUT AND IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. AND I JUST LOVE THE RELATIONSHIPS.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, BECAUSE THIS IS A JOURNEY OF FIVE YEARS HAS REALLY BEEN GREAT.

AND IT'S REALLY BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS AND I, AND I APPRECIATE IT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT THREE YEARS AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND I CONTINUE TO EXPAND.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK EVERYONE.

DID I CATCH EVERYTHING? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE].

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PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'LL TAKE THIS HAND.

THERE YOU GO. GOOD JOB. REPEAT AFTER ME. IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I, JAMIE MILLER, DO. I, JAMIE MILLER, DO. SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF. GARLAND ISD. GARLAND ISD.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PLACE 5.

PLACE 5 OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION. THE CONSTITUTION. AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE.

AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I DON'T HAVE AN ENTOURAGE. [LAUGHTER]. MAYBE OUR STATE REPS WOULD COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH ME.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]. TAKE CARE I DO HAVE AN ENTOURAGE. [LAUGHTER]. JUST REAL QUICK.

Y'ALL KNOW WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.

I WANT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE.

THIS IS A JOB THAT WE DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY. NOBODY WOULD SPEND THIS MUCH TIME AND EFFORT STRIVING FOR THE KIDS AS EVERY MEMBER OF THIS BOARD DOES. UNLESS YOU FELT BLESSED BY DOING SO.

I KNOW THIS. THE KIDS ARE ALWAYS NUMBER ONE. WE KEEP THEM IN MIND IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

THE SECOND THING I KNOW IS THAT NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALWAYS FACING CHALLENGES WITH OUR FUNDING.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE JUST SO MANY COMPLICATIONS THAT GO INTO EVERY DECISION THAT WE MAKE THAT YOU MAKE.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM TRULY HONORED FOR MY FOURTH TERM, AND THAT I STAND HERE READY TO FIGHT AND STRUGGLE THROUGH CHALLENGES SO THAT WE CAN BEST SERVE THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. MS. STANLEY HAS ONE MORE COMMENT TO MAKE.

I TOTALLY FORGOT ELLIE WAS WATCHING AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT.

SO SHE'S IN WASHINGTON. AND SO. I LOVE YOU, BABY GIRL.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM B IS THE OATH OF OFFICE.

DO YOU NEED TO READ THAT? YOU'RE DONE WITH THAT AS WELL.

VERY GOOD. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 5.

[V.A. Special Recognition]

GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR LOPEZ.

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE A TREMENDOUS MILESTONE FOR OUR DISTRICT.

ON MAY 3RD, OUR COMMUNITY RECEIVED NEWS THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE DEDICATION AND HEART OF THIS ORGANIZATION.

I AM PLEASED TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE WITH THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION THAT THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2026 H-E-B TEXAS DISTRICT OF THE YEAR.

[APPLAUSE]. THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS IN TEXAS PUBLIC EDUCATION, DOCTOR LOPEZ HAS POINTED OUT.

THIS IS LIKE THE EMMYS, THE ACADEMY AWARDS, OR MAYBE EVEN LIKE THE SUPER BOWL IN EDUCATIONAL RECOGNITION BEING NAMED DISTRICT OF THE YEAR FOR ALL OF TEXAS IS THE PINNACLE OF ACHIEVEMENTS TO END THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR SURE.

ALONG WITH THIS TITLE, GISD RECEIVED $100,000 AWARD TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS AND ENHANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.

AN AWARD LIKE THIS ISN'T ACHIEVED OVERNIGHT OR BY ONE PERSON, DOCTOR LOPEZ ALSO STATED THIS RECOGNITION BELONGS TO OUR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, BUS DRIVERS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND EVERYONE WHO CHANGES LIVES DAILY.

IT REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE, TIRELESS IMPACT OF NEARLY 50,000 STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR 68 CAMPUSES IN GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SACHSE. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.

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THIS PROVES WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT GISD PEOPLE BELIEVE IN EDUCATION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY BELIEVED IN GARLAND ISD. I'LL TAKE ANOTHER QUOTE FROM DOCTOR LOPEZ REAL QUICK.

IF YOU LIKE YOUR STUDENT THEY CAN GO TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT IF YOU LOVE YOUR STUDENT, SEND THEM TO A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GARLAND ISD.

[LAUGHTER] JUST KIDDING A LITTLE BIT, BUT PLEASE JOIN ME IN APPLAUDING ONE MORE TIME GISD OUR FAMILY AND EARNING THE H-E-B DISTRICT OF THE YEAR.

[APPLAUSE] AND NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE TWO IMPORTANT PEOPLE, THE HONORABLE RHETTA ANDREWS BOWERS, TEXAS HOUSE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, AND THE HONORABLE ANGIE CHEN BUTTON, TEXAS HOUSE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, FOR A PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT BEACH AND TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

[APPLAUSE]. I AM ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO BE HERE.

I TELL YOU WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU FIRST CAME AND WE WERE IN AN EVENT WITH NEW TEACHERS.

YOU WERE WEARING A PAIR OF DARK SUNGLASSES, A HUGE ONE, AND YOU SAID, THE FUTURE OF GISD STUDENTS ARE SO BRIGHT YOU HAVE TO WEAR THE SUNGLASSES TO SHELTER [LAUGHTER].

YOU REMEMBER THAT? AND YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

TODAY, ALL THE STUDENTS TESTIFY EARLIER. THEIR POSITIONS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT OR WHATEVER, BUT THEIR COURAGE, THEIR DELIVERY, AND THEIR TRULY BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

YOU STUDENTS. YOU YOUNG FOLKS ROCKS [APPLAUSE]. OKAY, MY WONDERFUL COLLEAGUE, REPRESENTATIVE BOWERS AND I ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE, BUT LET ME SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT HOW WE GOT INVOLVED.

I MEAN, AT LEAST WHAT SHE'S GOING TO HAVE HER SPEECH LATER.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU HOW I GOT INVOLVED. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE GISD FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU KNOW, THIS MORNING I STARTED TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS I PARTICIPATED.

IT'S A LONG LIST. YOU WILL GO HUNGRY IF YOU HEAR ALL THE EVENTS I HAVE ATTENDED.

OKAY? THAT MEANS THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A PROBABLY AN HOUR.

OKAY. BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, NAAMAN FOREST, THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, WARREN GLEN ACADEMY'S READING TO THE KIDS AND GIDDENS AND, YOU KNOW, GO ON AND ON. AND I KNOW THE PRESIDENT BEACH SAY, SKIP THOSE IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG.

[LAUGHTER]. OKAY. BUT I TELL YOU EARLIER, SOMEBODY MENTIONED ABOUT FUNDING.

DOCTOR LOPEZ DURING THE SESSION, PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, I ASSURE YOU.

DOCTOR LOPEZ HE CALLS ME. IF IT'S NOT EVERY DAY, IT'S PROBABLY EVERY OTHER DAY.

JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT LEGISLATORS ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR GISD.

SO GISD HAS AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN AUSTIN AT A STATEWIDE LEVEL.

ISN'T THAT TRUE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM.

WHICH MEANS THAT IF WE DON'T GET MORE MONEY, HE WILL BE MAD AND BEAT US UP.

[LAUGHTER]. OKAY. OKAY. LET ME GET BACK TO WHAT WE TRY TO DO HERE THAT THE HONORABLE STANLEY.

I WILL CALL YOU THE HONORABLE STANLEY. OKAY? AND THE DAY.

THE NEXT MORNING, I CALL YOU UP, YOU KNOW, AND I FIND OUT TRUSTEE STANLEY, SHE WAS ACTUALLY IN HOUSTON, AND I SAID, WHY ARE YOU IN HOUSTON? AND THEN SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS GOING TO RECEIVE THE H-E-B EXCELLENCE, THE TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE YEAR AWARD. WOW! MY HUSBAND DARCY. DARCY RAISE YOUR HAND. MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW YOU ALWAYS SUPPORT ME.

OKAY. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE IN AUSTIN, WE GO TO H-E-B ALMOST EVERY, EVERY DAY, TRY TO GRAB SOMETHING TO

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WHAT AN HONOR. WELL, OKAY. DON'T WORRY. I'M GOING TO BE QUIET.

[LAUGHTER]. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO. SO I REQUEST TO START THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THIS RESOLUTION TO HONOR THIS CHAMPION, THIS I CALL CHAMPION BECAUSE IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR.

IT'S REALLY THE CHAMPION. OKAY. AND THEN I FIND MY STAFF TELL ME REPRESENTATIVE BOWERS HAD A SIMILAR THOUGHT, AND SHE ALSO WANTS TO DO THE SAME THING. SO I SAY, HEY, LET'S JOIN TOGETHER.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH PARTY WE BELONG TO, WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE GISD MAKE OUR STUDENTS AS BRIGHT AS YOUR SUNGLASSES CAN BREAK. OKAY. SO.

THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE BUTTON. AND YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT.

[APPLAUSE]. WE AIM TO REALLY SUPPORT GISD TOGETHER ON THAT FLOOR.

AND I, I HAVE TO SAY TO DOCTOR LOPEZ, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR EVERY TEXT.

AND ANYTIME YOU'RE WALKING THE HALLS, YOU DEFINITELY ARE COMING BY THE OFFICE, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR ON THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT.

AND THAT GOES FOR OTHER TRUSTEES AS WELL. LIKE REPRESENTATIVE BUTTON SAID, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE BOTH HAVE GREAT IDEAS AND IT IS OUR JOB TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER TO DO THIS AS A JOINT EFFORT.

AND SO I'M HONORED TO BE STANDING HERE WITH YOU AS WE CELEBRATE THIS GREAT MOMENTOUS OCCASION WITH H-E-B NAMING GISD SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE YEAR. AND I WILL ADMIT I SAW IT ON FACEBOOK, SO I DIDN'T GET A CALL OR A TEXT. AND WHEN Y'ALL SAW ME, I THINK AT A COMMUNITY EVENT, IT WAS THE HOPE CLINIC'S 25TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. YOU SAW ALL THE EXCITEMENT ON ME BECAUSE I HAD SEEN IT IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR ON FACEBOOK.

BUT, BUT GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AND I THINK IT MAY STILL BE AFTERNOON.

I AM STATE REPRESENTATIVE RHETTA ANDREWS BOWERS, STANDING ALONGSIDE MY DEAR COLLEAGUE, REPRESENTATIVE ANGIE CHEN BUTTON.

AND WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT TOGETHER AS SHE SAID.

THANK YOU TO THE GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE FOR SHOWING UP, STAYING ENGAGED AND INVESTING YOUR TIME IN SOMETHING THAT TRULY MATTERS. I THINK TRUSTEE STANLEY TALKED ABOUT HER WHY, AND EACH OF YOU I KNOW PROBABLY HAS DIFFERENT WHYS.

AND MAYBE OVER TIME, AS YOU HAVE CONTINUED TO SERVE, YOUR WHY HAS CHANGED.

THIS RECOGNITION IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO ME BECAUSE THE DISTRICT IS DEEPLY PERSONAL.

TWO OF MY CHILDREN ARE PROUD GARLAND ISD ALUMNI, AND I TOO WALKED THE HALLS AND CAMPUSES NOT ONLY AS A PARENT, BUT ALSO AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.

AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD THAN BEING A MOTHER THAN TO HOLD THAT POSITION.

THOSE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM KNEW THAT I CARED.

I WAS ABLE, AS A SUBSTITUTE TO HELP THEM REACH 90 PERCENTILE IN PASSAGE RATE.

SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A GREAT TIME FOR ME.

SO IT GAVE ME A FIRST-HAND APPRECIATION FOR OUR EDUCATORS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND THE STAFF WHO POUR INTO STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY DAY.

MY CHILDREN ARE THE SUCCESSFUL ADULTS THEY ARE TODAY BECAUSE OF SO MUCH THAT WAS POURED INTO THEM BY THESE TEACHERS, THE LEADERS SUCH AS YOURSELVES AND STAFF ON THESE VERY CAMPUSES.

AND FOR THAT, I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. I REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION WE HAD WHEN I WAS NEWLY ELECTED AND WANTED TO BE UP THERE

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GARLAND ISD BEING NAMED THE H-E-B TEXAS LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE YEAR IS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR PERSEVERANCE, AND YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO BUILDING TOMORROW'S LEADERS WHILE ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION TO EVERY STUDENT. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS, THE ONES WHO SHAPE OUR CHILDREN'S MINDS, AND TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE, NOT ONLY THROUGH CURRICULUM, BUT THROUGH THEIR LOVE, THEIR PATIENCE AND THEIR CARE. AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, WHOSE LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION, AND TIRELESS WORK BEHIND THE SCENES HELP DRIVE THE SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EVERY STUDENT AND EDUCATOR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS.

I KNOW SERVING IN LEADERSHIP IS NOT ALWAYS EASY.

IT REQUIRES PATIENCE, COLLABORATION, DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, AND A WILLINGNESS TO KEEP SHOWING UP FOR THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE.

SO TODAY WE SIMPLY WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME. YOU WANT TO READ THE RESOLUTION? ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO JUST READ THE LAST COUPLE OF SENTENCES.

OKAY? TO SAVE TIME THERE AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUST READ THIS THIS LINE.

OKAY. WHEREAS THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED GENERATIONS OF YOUNG TEXANS WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO. BE. BUILD TO BUILD. I LEFT MY GLASSES RIGHT THERE. [LAUGHTER].

AND IT'S FINE REPUTATION IS A SOURCE OF TREMENDOUS PRIDE TO THE COMMUNITY.

NOW THEREFORE. BE IT. OKAY. HOW ABOUT THAT? YES THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU YES. OKAY.

LET ME GET A PICTURE WITH Y'ALL. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

COME ON, COME ON. YEAH. I WANT YOU IN YOUR PARTY.

YOUR PARTY'S.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] AS WE'RE MOVING TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM BOTH.

THEY WORK LATE NIGHTS AND WE'RE TEXTING LATE AT NIGHT.

AND I REMEMBER ONE TIME THERE WAS A VOTE ON THE FLOOR, AND I'M TEXTING IT AS FAST AS I CAN, AND THEN THEY BOTH CALL AT THE SAME TIME. [LAUGHTER] I'M LIKE, WHICH ONE DO I ANSWER FIRST? [LAUGHTER]. AND THE FUNNY PART IS THEY WERE STANDING BY EACH OTHER.

[LAUGHTER] SO YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AMAZING. AND WE JUST GOT TO REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FOR OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND WE THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR ADVOCACY AND IT TAKES A TEAM TO GET A LOT OF THINGS DONE.

AND THERE'S MORE TO COME. AND YOUR, YOUR PARTNERSHIP IS TREASURED.

AND, AND WE THANK YOU. I WILL TAKE THIS MOMENT JUST TO SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR COMING.

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AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. YOU'RE VERY SPECIAL TO US.

AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GISD ROCKS [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER B, EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE. NUMBER 1, RECOGNIZE THE INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN FESTIVAL NATIONAL

[V.B. Evidence of Excellence ]

BOARD PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHY GISD ROCKS SO [LAUGHTER] GARLAND ISD HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN NAMED A PREMIER COMMUNITY FOR THEATER EDUCATION FOR THE 2025-2026 YEAR. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR THEATER EDUCATORS.

EVERY YEAR, SEVERAL OF OUR GISD THEATER TROUPES PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS THESPIAN FESTIVAL.

IN ADDITION TO WORKSHOPS, THIS FESTIVAL INCLUDES A SERIES OF PERFORMANCE EVENTS IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN COMPETE IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN FESTIVAL.

THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL NATIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL AND SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF KEVIN WESTBROOK AND TOBYAS MEEKS.

THE FOLLOWING QUALIFIERS FROM GARLAND HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDE.

PETER AARON, ESME BARNES, JOSIAH THOMAS, ALEX WALSH AND CLAUDIA WHITMER.

THE PRINCIPAL OF GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL IS DUKE BARNETT.

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ROBERT APREA AND HOLLY STONE, THE FOLLOWING QUALIFIERS FROM LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDE ALEENA ANDRADE, BRIANNA BROWDER, JOSH CAMOT, LILLIAN CUMMINGS, MANUEL GONZALEZ, ZACHARY KLEIN, BRYAN LAM, BROOKLYN LEE, CHRISTIAN PERDIDO, AND EMILY ROBBINS.

THE PRINCIPAL AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS MS. ELISE MOSTY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BYRON HOLDER-LANE, LUIS SALAZAR AND CLAYTON YOUNKIN.

THE FOLLOWING QUALIFIERS FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDE ANTHONY BEDOLLA, NATALIE GONZALEZ, MASON JOHNSON, EVA LE, VICTORIA MERCADO, CESSALY RUSS-HENDERSON, KAILYN WHITE AND THE ROWLETT PRINCIPAL IS MR. DAVID DUNPHY AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SACHSE DIRECTORS JOSEPH MUDROCK AND SEAN MCGUIRE, THE FOLLOWING QUALIFIERS FOR SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDE LAUREN AUBERT, MACEY DILLINGS, LYNN GOUGE, RILEY HESTAND, MACKENZIE JULES, ADDISON MEYERS, CADEN PESOLA, ANH PHAM, OLIVE RATCLIFF AND RYDDER RESURRECCION. AND ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO STUDENTS FROM OUR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL FILM PROGRAM, PETER AARON AND SEBASTIAN PEREIRA, WHO WERE UIL FILM STATE FINALISTS IN THE CATEGORY OF TRADITIONAL ANIMATION.

SO FROM A NEARLY A THOUSAND FILMS SUBMITTED THEIR FILM LOST AND FOUND WAS ONE OF SIX SELECTED.

[APPLAUSE]. IN THE FRONT ROW THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. PUSH IT DOWN A LITTLE MORE. YOU GOT THEM ALL. CAN YOU GET THEM ALL IN THE FRONT ROW? CAN YOU SQUAT A LITTLE? THERE YOU GO. GOT EVERYBODY.

HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. ONE. TWO. THREE.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SPECIAL STUDENTS. THIS IS OUTSTANDING.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S MOVE ON TO EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE ITEM 5.B.2.

RECOGNIZE TEAM JUNIOR VASE & VASE ART AWARD RECIPIENTS.

ONCE AGAIN, DOCTOR CROMER. HI. OUR GARLAND ISD VISUAL ARTS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN TEAM JUNIOR VASE & VASE AS PART OF OUR RECOGNITION AS THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION.

SO THIS IS OUR FOURTH YEAR TO RECEIVE THIS HONOR.

THIS YEAR SEVERAL OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS COMPETED AT THE TEAM MEET.

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THREE OF THESE ENTRIES COME FROM OUR VERY OWN GISD.

THOSE STUDENTS ARE EVELYN DO AND DAN THAI FROM HICKMAN ELEMENTARY AND ALAN LAINEZ FROM ROWLETT ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE]. THE HICKMAN ART TEACHER IS TRISH BALLARD AND THE PRINCIPAL IS RACHEL FENDLEY.

THE ROWLETT ART TEACHER IS KARLA WEICHMAN, AND THE PRINCIPAL IS ERIN PACHECO.

SO AS OUR KIDS MOVE UP AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, 15,582 WORKS WERE ADJUDICATED STATEWIDE FOR JUNIOR VASE, 1152 WERE AWARDED PLATINUM MEDALS, AND SEVERAL OF OUR STUDENTS MEDALED THROUGHOUT.

EIGHT OF THOSE PLATINUM MEDALS COME FROM GISD STUDENTS.

SO THOSE STUDENTS ARE BRIANNA GRAY FROM AUSTIN ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE.

ROYCE VASQUEZ, WHO EARNED TWO MEDALS FROM THE CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG, JAYDEN YERGER FROM COYLE TECHNICAL CENTER FOR MATH AND SCIENCE, ISAIAH ANTHONY, ISABEL VENEGAS AND SAMANTHA FRIDDLE, WHO ALSO EARNED TWO FROM JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER, WYATT NORVELL FROM SELLERS MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND WE ALSO HAVE JACQUELINE REGALADO, CHI UYEN PHAM AND SOPHIA VO, WHO ALSO RECEIVED MEDALS. THE ART TEACHER AT AUSTIN ACADEMY IS KATHRYN CRENSHAW, THE PRINCIPAL IS DOCTOR LAKEISHA RIDER.

THE ART TEACHER AT THE CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG IS JOVENNE KYBETT, THE PRINCIPAL IS RANDY KING.

THE ART TEACHER AT COYLE TECHNOLOGY FOR MATH AND SCIENCE IS KATIE KING, THE PRINCIPAL IS CHERELLE WILSON AND THE ART TEACHERS AT JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER ARE SAMUEL SKINNER AND REGINA MILTON, THE PRINCIPAL IS DOCTOR MARK BOOKER.

THE ART TEACHER AT SELLERS MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ERIC NUNEZ, AND THE PRINCIPAL IS DAVID GUZMAN.

AND THEN FINALLY, ALL SEVEN OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS COMPETED AT THE TAEA REGIONAL BASED COMPETITION.

STUDENTS FROM FIVE OF THE SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS ADVANCED TO THE STATE LEVEL.

OF THESE 2000 AND 150 WORKS AT ADVANCED TO STATE, ONLY 150 WERE AWARDED GOLD SEALS IN THE STATE.

SO ARTIST MAYA DE LOS SANTOS FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL EARNED THE COVETED GOLD SEAL AWARD AT THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION STATE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT.

THESE STUDENTS ARTWORKS ALL REPRESENT THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE STATE.

THE ROWLETT ART TEACHER IS LYNNE WILKINSON AND THE PRINCIPAL IS DAVID DUNPHY.

[APPLAUSE].

I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE PRINCIPALS COME IN, THEN. YES. OKAY. WHAT COMES TO THE FRONT? YEAH. THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. THERE WE GO. JUST DO IT FOR ME, PLEASE.

I NEVER GET TO BE ON THE BACK. COME ON, COME ON.

CHEESE! Y'ALL GET WITH THE PRINCIPALS. PLEASE COME IN NOW.

THE PRINCIPALS.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. GREAT STUDENTS.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. GOTCHA. ONE. TWO. THREE.

WE GOT ROOM FOR THE PARENTS NOW. WE CAN TRY. I WANT TO TRY TO GET IN HERE.

COME ON.

COME ON, COME ON. WE'LL TRY IT. MIGHT HAVE TO KNEEL DOWN IN FRONT OF YOU.

YOU WANT THE ART TEACHER? YOU GOT THE RIGHT IDEA.

YOU'RE GOOD. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO.

HERE WE GO. OH, HERE. IT IS. Y'ALL READ IT TO ME.

ONE. TWO. THREE.

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GIVE A LITTLE SECOND. GET CLEARED OUT HERE. ALL RIGHT GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

GARLAND ISD WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL ON EARNING NATIONAL RECOGNITION THROUGH THE PRESTIGIOUS MAGNET SCHOOL OF MERIT AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA.

THIS HONOR IS AWARDED TO MAGNET SCHOOLS THAT EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM DIVERSITY, OUTSTANDING TEACHING, AND STRONG FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

BRANDENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTINUES TO RAISE THE BAR BY CREATING MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE STUDENTS, CELEBRATE DIVERSITY AND PREPARE FUTURE LEADERS.

THIS NATIONAL RECOGNITION REFLECTS THE DEDICATION OF THE STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY WHO MAKE UP BRANDENBURG AND MAKE THEM A SHINING EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE IN GARLAND ISD AND AMONG MAGNET SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THE CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL, LED BY PRINCIPAL RANDY KING.

[APPLAUSE].

COME ON, RANDY, WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU OFF. ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DONE. Y'ALL GET IN HERE.

ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. THIS WAS SUBMITTED BY WELL, SURE. OH, YEAH. PLEASE. COME ON, LET'S GO.

LET ME TURN ON MY CAMERA. HERE WE GO. ONE. TWO.

THREE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. MAYBE YOU'LL SAY SOMETHING.

YES, I DO I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW. I KNOW THAT LADY RIGHT THERE.

AND MISS NOLAN IS GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO DO IS DO HER VERY LEVEL BEST TO HAVE COYLE ADDED TO THIS INCREDIBLE BODY OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE DOING GREAT THINGS. AND SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

AND WE JUST INTEND TO BE THERE AS WELL NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. THE TEAM THAT WAS HERE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DRIVE THIS.

WHEN MISS NOLAN APPROACHED ME CONCERNING THIS, I FELT AS PRINCIPAL, IT'S MY DUTY TO OPEN AND EXPAND THE AVENUES FOR THEM TO RUN WITH THIS AND THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT, THEY'RE THE BRAINCHILD OF THIS.

THEY'RE THE HEART AND SOUL OF IT. AND SO I PERSONALLY WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO THEM FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO GET US TO THIS POINT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, MR. KING. MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS 5.B.4 RECOGNIZE TEXAS PTA PLATINUM VOICE FOR EVERY CHILD AWARD RECIPIENTS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S KEEP THE CELEBRATIONS GOING. THIS IS THE LAST ONE TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ. PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING PARSONS PREKINDERGARTEN SCHOOL FOR EARNING THE PRESTIGIOUS TEXAS PTA PLATINUM VOICE FOR EVERY CHILD AWARD, THE HIGHEST MEMBERSHIP RECOGNITION PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS PTA.

THIS ELITE HONOR IS AWARDED TO PTA CHAPTERS WHOSE MEMBERSHIP EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 100% OF THEIR CAMPUS STUDENT ENROLLMENT, ENSURING EVERY CHILD HAS A VOICE, AND STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY FOR ALL STUDENTS.

FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, PARSONS PRE-K IS ONE OF ONLY 52 PTAS ACROSS THE STATE TO RECEIVE THIS DISTINGUISHED RECOGNITION.

THIS INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE PASSION, LEADERSHIP, AND DEDICATION OF PTA OFFICERS JOCELYN ORNELAS, SELENA LAWRENCE, ANGELICA FERNANDEZ AND AURA GARAY, ALONG WITH THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THE ENTIRE PARSONS SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

TOGETHER, THEY CONTINUE TO CREATE A CULTURE OF PARTNERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND EXCELLENCE THAT MAKES A LASTING IMPACT ON EVERY CHILD THEY SERVE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING, CONGRATULATING PARSONS PRE-K LED BY PRINCIPAL DISA MCEWEN.

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THAT IS SO AWESOME. WHAT AN AWARD! WHAT AN AWARD! AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S WONDERFUL. MERCY! THEY DON'T GIVE THESE AWAY I'M LOVING IT. I LOVE TO, I LOVE TO.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, HERE WE GO. [APPLAUSE]. THE THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS IT'S A DISTINCT HONOR TO SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL AT PARSONS PRE-K. SOME OF OUR YOUNGEST AND BRIGHTEST LEARNERS IN THE DISTRICT.

THOSE TWO LADIES AS WELL AS EVERYBODY ELSE ON OUR PTA BOARD, GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH OUR FAMILIES.

IF WE CAN HOOK THEM WHILE THEY'RE YOUNG, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM HERE ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. SO AGAIN, THESE LADIES AND THE TEAM AT PARSONS, WE'RE GETTING THEM IN AND WE'RE PLANNING ON HELPING THEM STAY THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE CAREER HERE IN GARLAND ISD.

SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR PTAS.

BOY THEY'RE GREAT. THAT TAKES US TO THE END NOW TO ITEM NUMBER C.

[V.C. Receive Intruder Detection Audit Report for May 2026 ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

WE KNOW THAT THIS BOARD WORK DOES NOT END AND WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE VERY LIKELY 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 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.

IT NOW TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS.

[VI.A. Trustees' Report]

NUMBER 2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

NUMBER 3. RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND NUMBER 4, RECOGNITION OF NEW PROGRAMS OR SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.

I WILL START TO MY LEFT HERE ON THE DAIS WITH MR. MILLER. THAT IS ME. THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY. THE UPCOMING THREE-YEAR TERM IS GOING TO BE ONE THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO VERY MUCH, MAINLY BECAUSE, NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

NUMBER TWO, BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT SO MUCH. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW THRILLED AND EXCITING IT WAS TO GO THROUGH GRADUATION SEASON.

EVERYTHING THAT. AND I ATTENDED FOUR OF THEM AND IT WAS A, IT WAS A BLAST.

I THINK THE KIDS WERE AWESOME. DECORUM WAS OBSERVED AND IT WAS A VERY RESPECTFUL.

THE, THE FOUR GRADUATIONS I WENT TO WERE JUST TOTALLY RESPECTFUL.

SO DOCTOR LOPEZ AND ALL YOUR STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ONCE AGAIN, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE YOUTH OF THIS DISTRICT.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'M JUST GOING TO STOP THERE, MR. JOHNSON, BECAUSE I CAN'T TOP THE GRADUATIONS.

THEY WERE AWESOME. MR. BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER.

SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT WE HAD MAYOR WINGET IT IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT? FROM ROWLETT. HE WAS HERE TODAY WHEN HE HEARD WE WERE GOING TO BE GETTING THE, THE RESOLUTION AS WELL.

AND MR. MAYOR BICKERSTAFF COULDN'T MAKE IT AND NEITHER COULD.

MAYOR HEDRICK FROM GARLAND. BUT THAT JUST GOES INTO WHAT WE'RE SEEING HAPPEN WITH OUR TRI CITIES AND HOW WE ARE STARTING TO BE SO COHESIVE AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS.

AND I CAN'T THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THOSE MAYORS ENOUGH.

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AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THEY WERE. AND THE THREE MAYORS ACTUALLY ATTENDED THE COUNCIL PTA LUNCHEON TOO, AND THEY WERE INCORPORATED IN THE PROGRAM. AND SO THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH JUST THE SYNERGY WE'VE BEEN GOING FOR THIS LAST YEAR.

SO I'M SUPER PROUD OF THAT. AT LOTS AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT'LL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY OTHER PEOPLE.

BUT I DID WANT TO SAY THAT I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE, WE DID A SNEAK PEAK IN THE SURF AND SWIM, WHICH IS GOT OPENED UP THIS LAST SATURDAY FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND AND IT WAS PART OF THEIR 2019 BOND.

AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET THAT REDONE. ANYONE WHO ENJOYS THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE REALLY SURPRISED AT HOW AMAZING IT IS.

THEY HAVE THE HOLFORD WATER PARK NOW, NO LONGER THE POOL, AND THEN THEY HAVE THE SURF AND SWIM.

AND SO GET OUT THERE AND, AND USE IT. AND THEN THE OTHER HIGHLIGHT TO MY, MY MONTH AS ALWAYS THE UNSTOPPABLE TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I ENJOY DOING THEM AND IT'S ONLY AWARDS, BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU, MISS BLAKEY CAN TELL YOU I STILL GOT SOME OF THE PARENT CONTROLS IN ME BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO GRAB SOME OF THOSE KIDS AS A.

THOSE ELEMENTARY DO NOT STAY IN PLACE VERY EASY.

AND SO YOU GOT TO. YOUR ARMS ARE GOING EVERYWHERE.

BUT WE WERE WE WERE CORRALLING THEM AS THEY WERE JUMPING OFF THE PODIUM.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS. JUST THANK THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU. I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF.

I'M MUCH LIKE MR. MILLER AS MY ESTEEMED HONOR TO ATTEND MANY OF THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIX OF OUR EIGHT GRADUATION CEREMONIES.

AND I ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE CLASS AT TWO SACHSE AND NAAMAN.

AND THAT ALWAYS IS AN HONOR TO GET IN FRONT OF GROUPS OF GRADUATING SENIORS AND TRY TO IMPART A LITTLE BIT OF WISDOM TO THEM, WHICH YOU WONDER, WHY WOULD ANYONE LISTEN TO YOU? [LAUGHTER] BUT THEY WERE VERY RESPECTFUL, AT LEAST OF MY WORDS.

AND IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A SPECIAL GRADUATION FOR ME.

FOR ONE OF THEM, AS MY SON WAS PART OF ONE OF THE GRADUATING CLASSES.

SO THAT WAS GREAT. AND BECAUSE MY SON WAS A GRADUATING SENIOR, I FELT LIKE THE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO GRADUATION, I WAS ALWAYS AT SOMETHING. SO BUT IT WAS ALMOST ALWAYS SOME BAND CONCERT, SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND CONCERT.

BUT I WILL POINT OUT THAT WE DID JUST RECENTLY HAVE A NUMBER, SEVERAL, MAYBE EVEN AS MANY AS ALMOST 50.

I BELIEVE STUDENTS FROM THE GISD TRAVELED TO PFLUGERVILLE THIS WEEKEND TO COMPETE IN THE STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE COMPETITION, LITERALLY THE LAST FINE ARTS COMPETITION. A LOT OF THOSE STUDENTS HAD ALREADY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY WERE DOWN THERE COMPETING IN SOLO AND ENSEMBLE.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THAT PARTICULAR COMPETITION. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT FIRE DRILL. LOOK AT THAT ONE. IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS FROM THAT.

LITERALLY, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS FINISHED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON MEMORIAL DAY.

THAT IS ACTUALLY A THING. WE ACTUALLY DO COMPETITIONS ON MEMORIAL DAY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS STUPID TOO, BUT. BUT YES. SO MR. FIGARELLI SHOULD BE GETTING US THE RESULTS BACK AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WE CAN DISCUSS ALL THE SUCCESSES HOPEFULLY WE HAD DOWN THERE.

AND I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND TENDER IT TO MR. GLICK. THANK YOU SIR.

I THINK WE HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS IN FROM OVER $175,000. SO WHAT AN AMAZING GOLF TOURNAMENT.

I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY MY THIRD YEAR ON THE BOARD.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. [LAUGHTER]. A PARENT APPROACHED ME AND SAID THEY WERE THINKING OF HAVING THEIR, I THINK IT WAS THEIR SON GO TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEIR SON WAS VERY, VERY INTELLIGENT AND THEY WANTED TO GET HIM INTO AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL.

AND I SAID, I SAID, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE QUALITY WE HAVE? AND THEY REALLY HADN'T. SO SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN KIND OF KEEPING TRACK WHEN WE HAVE OUR SENIOR SUMMIT THIS YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE HARVARD, YALE, TWO PRINCETON'S, DARTMOUTH, PENN, MIT, RICE, DUKE, VANDERBILT, NOTRE DAME, OHIO STATE, GEORGIA TECH, ALL U.S.

NEWS AND WORLD REPORT TOP 50. NOW, WHEN DOCTOR LOPEZ CAME, I GUESS EIGHT YEARS AGO, HE HAPPENED TO BE SITTING NEXT TO ME AS I WAS MAKING MY NOTES.

AND I WOULD NEVER MAKE A NOTE FOR UT, [LAUGHTER] AND HE WASN'T VERY HAPPY.

I SAID, WELL, THAT'S A STATE SCHOOL AND IT'S A VERY GOOD SCHOOL, ACTUALLY RANKED 30TH IN U.S.

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AND HE EVEN THIS YEAR, [LAUGHTER] HE KEPT SAYING, YOU GOT TO COUNT THEM.

WELL, WE DO VERY WELL WITH UT. THESE ARE ALL PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

BUT FROM MY NOTES GOING BACK THEN EVERY ONE OF THE U.S.

NEWS TOP 50. WE HAVE STUDENTS GOING THERE, EVERY SINGLE ONE.

SO AS MY EXPRESSION IS YOU CAN GET THERE FROM HERE, FROM HERE IF YOU WANT TO.

OKAY? NOT TRULY RELATED, BUT IT WAS REALLY COOL BECAUSE THIS WILL BE MY 5TH WORLD CUP COMING UP.

I WAS INTERVIEWED BY CHANNEL 5 AND THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

THEY CAME TO THE HOUSE. I HAD A LOT OF MEMORABILIA FROM THE OTHER WORLD CUP, SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

ROWLETT [INAUDIBLE] BASEBALL GAME AND PLAYOFFS DOWN 5-1.

SCORED 5 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH TO WIN.

I WAS AT SCHRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH FOUR ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WE INAUGURATED THEIR GARDEN AGAIN OUTSIDE GARDEN. REALLY COOL HELP FROM H-E-B.

KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AND KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL.

AND THE KIDS WERE OUT THERE DIGGING IN THE GROUND AND PLANTING TREES AND IT'S REALLY COOL.

REALLY COOL. I WENT WITH ACTUALLY WITH MR. STANLEY DOWN TO WAXAHACHIE.

AS SACHSE, UNFORTUNATELY LOST. BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE BASEBALL FIELDS.

WOW. SACHSE IS SUCH A SMALL FIELD. YOU ALMOST FEEL IT RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE.

OUR FIELD IS SO MUCH BETTER. ROWLETT AGAINST MESQUITE HORN IN THE PLAYOFFS 4 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 10TH INNING TO WIN REGULAR GAMES OF SEVEN INNINGS. MS. STANLEY REFERENCED THE UNSTOPPABLE ATHLETICS.

I HAD A NEW EVENT THIS YEAR, THE JAVELIN. AND, MR. MILLER, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW I SURVIVED [LAUGHTER].

I THOUGHT YOU WERE A JUDGE, BUT I HEARD YOU WERE A TARGET.

YES, [LAUGHTER] YES, I'VE BEEN A TARGET OF SOFTBALL BEFORE AND ALL THAT.

SO I SURVIVED THE JAVELIN THIS YEAR. SO I THINK THIS IS THE SEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR I'VE GONE TO HERFURTH AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I THINK THIS YEAR WAS THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADERS, SO WELL OVER 100 KIDS.

I COME, I ADDRESSED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT COSTUMES WHEN I GO THIS YEAR.

I WAS AN EGYPTIAN PHARAOH AT ONE POINT [LAUGHTER].

IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS THAT EDUCATION AND THIS GENERATION OF KIDS IS BEHIND, I PROMISE YOU NOT WHEN IT CAME TO THE QUESTION AND ANSWER, OH MY GOD, I THINK I HAVE SOME AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE ON A LOT OF SUBJECTS [LAUGHTER].

BUT AFTER THE QUESTIONS LIKE, WOW, WOW, SO EDUCATION IS THRIVING AND AT THAT SCHOOL JUST INCREDIBLE.

LAST WEEK I WAS AT THE [INAUDIBLE] CHAMBER BOARD AND THIS MORNING, ROWLETT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU, SIR. MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU, MR. BEACH.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A NUMBER OF EVENTS OVER THE LAST MONTH.

AND REALLY, IT'S A REFLECTION OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER BY THE AWARD AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE H-E-B EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD FOR GARLAND ISD.

THERE'S A LOT TO BE PROUD OF FOR WHAT WE DO HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

AND YOU KNOW, MR. MILLER AND I THINK MR. JOHNSON TALKING ABOUT GRADUATION, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE GRADUATIONS.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WHENEVER I GO, EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN A TRUSTEE.

I MAKE IT A POINT TO SHAKE EVERY GRADUATE'S HAND THAT I CAN THAT CROSSES THE STAGE.

AND FOR THAT BRIEF MOMENT, IT JUST GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE THEM BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.

I MEAN, EVERY STUDENT THAT CROSSES THAT STAGE AND DOCTOR LOPEZ, YOU HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, TWO, SOMETIMES THREE STUDENTS AND YOU TELL THEIR STORY, BUT EVERY STUDENT HAS A STORY.

AND SO IN THAT MOMENT, AS THEY CROSS THAT STAGE, IT'S JUST A RECOGNITION FOR ME TO SAY TO THEM, I SEE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AND I WISH YOU WELL.

AND IT'S SO WILD. THE, THE RESPONSES THAT YOU GET UP THERE FROM EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE.

SOMETIMES GRADUATES LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SUPER HAPPY AND EXCITED.

SOME OF THEM LOOK SCARED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REASONS ARE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE FEELING IN THAT MOMENT. THEY COULD BE JUST REALLY WANTING TO GET OFF THE STAGE BECAUSE THEY'RE NERVOUS. BUT JUST AS A TRUSTEE,

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT THAT'S HELPED THEM CROSS THE LINE.

SO THAT'S A REALLY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME. AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT I FEEL LIKE I'M ABLE TO AT LEAST RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.

HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO CELEBRATE WITH MANY OF OUR DISTRICT STAFF WHO'VE, YOU KNOW, MADE EXCEPTIONAL LEAPS AND BOUNDS AND PROGRESS AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE TEACHER AND PARA OF THE YEAR AWARDS.

CELEBRATION, PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE OUR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS AND PARAS THAT DO A PHENOMENAL JOB ON OUR CAMPUSES.

I'VE EVEN GOT A CHANCE TO ATTEND BRANDY SNYDER'S RECEPTION FOR HER RETIREMENT.

AND WHAT WAS REALLY WILD ABOUT THAT WAS I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

I WENT THERE AND IT WAS A TON OF PEOPLE. AND SO IT JUST KIND OF GOT ME THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT PEOPLE HAVE HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND THEIR WIDE AND DEEP. I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE MR. BOOKER'S RETIREMENT CELEBRATION, BUT I DID GO BY HIS OFFICE.

HE WAS IN A MEETING AND I LEFT HIM A NOTE. I JUST WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE AS WELL IN THE DISTRICT.

AS FAR AS COMMUNITY EVENTS WE HAVE, AS MS. STANLEY TALKED ABOUT GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY.

BUT HERE IN THE DISTRICT, WE HAD OUR COUNCIL OF PTA SPRING LUNCHEON.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THAT THE TRUSTED WORLD AWARDS BREAKFAST AND THE CELEBRATION OF HOPE BREAKFAST, AS WELL AS THE ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER FESTIVAL.

WE HAD A NUMBER OF STUDENT PERFORMANCES THERE. I WAS THERE WITH MR. DODDS AND GOT A CHANCE TO WATCH THAT. ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE TASB REGION 10 REGIONAL WORKSHOP IN TEXAS, TEXAS A&M AND COMMERCE. AND ANYTIME I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND CONTINUE TO LEARN AND GROW AS A TRUSTEE I TRY TO MAKE IT A POINT TO DO THAT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

A LOT OF DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS AROUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

A THROUGH F ACCOUNTABILITY, LOOKING AT WAYS TO ELEVATE DISCUSSIONS AROUND STRATEGIC PLANNING AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AS IT RELATES TO SHARING THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN GARLAND ISD. AND SO JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT WHENEVER I'M OUT AND ABOUT AS A TRUSTEE AND AS A PARENT OF THREE FORMER GISD STUDENTS AND GRADUATES WHO ARE IN COLLEGE, A COUPLE OF THEM IN COLLEGE, DOING SOME GREAT THINGS, AND THEN ALL OF THE FAMILIES THAT WE THAT ARE HERE AND OUR COMMUNITY.

I JUST THINK IT'S AWESOME. HUGE SHOUT OUT TO MR. WILBOURN AND HIS STAFF. WE HAD A LOT OF EVENTS AT THE TRIPLE C OVER THIS LAST MONTH.

AND THEY, THEY WERE ALL WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH, AS FAR AS I COULD TELL.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY. MS. GRIFFIN, YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2026 GRADUATES OF GARLAND ISD, AND I WISH THEM SUCCESS IN ALL OF THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

AND THEN I WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND HEALTHY AND.

SUMMER. DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH FUN BECAUSE YOU'LL COME BACK AND YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THE TO THE SWING OF THINGS. BUT DO REST AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 5.

A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT. THE THINGS THAT I ATTENDED.

ONE IS I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MR. BOOKER. I KNOW HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT ON HIS RETIREMENT.

ALSO, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO MEMORIAL PATHWAY.

I WENT TO THE [INAUDIBLE] WEBMASTER CEREMONY AND THEY WERE AWARDED THE GOLD CEREMONY.

AND THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, THAT MEANS THAT THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS IN THERE THAT PUT OUT ADVERTISEMENT FOR THEIR SCHOOL, AND IT'S FOR THEIR WEBSITE TO SHOW WHAT MEMORIAL IS ALL ABOUT AND THAT COMPETE AGAINST EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT.

AND SO THEY WON THE GOLD AWARD. AND SO I'M SHOUT OUT TO MR. TOVAR IN THAT GROUP FOR WINNING THE GOLD AWARD THIS YEAR.

UNSTOPPABLE ATHLETIC AGAIN. I GOT TO BE THE VOICE OF WILLIAMS STADIUM FOR A DAY AND OR MORNING AND ENJOYED THAT AGAIN, SEEING THOSE KIDS WIN THE RIBBONS AND THE PENDANTS THAT THEY GET FOR WINNING THE THINGS THAT THEY DO WITHOUT HITTING MR. GLICK. [LAUGHTER]. AND ALSO I ALSO GOT TO GO TO THE RETIREMENT DINNER AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT.

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SO HAPPY RETIREMENT TO ALL OF THOSE FOLKS. ALSO WENT TO THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND THE PARA OF THE YEAR AWARDS BANQUET OR LUNCHEON, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE THAT WERE AWARDED THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND ALSO THE PARA OF THE YEAR.

VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR DISTRICT, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ALSO ATTENDED THE SENIOR SUMMIT, AND THE 74 STUDENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THAT PARTICULAR LUNCHEON ARE THE ONES THAT MR. GLICK MENTIONED ARE THOSE COLLEGES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO AND HOW THEY EXCEL AT THE CAMPUSES IN WHICH THEY ARE, ARE THAT ALSO ATTENDED DALLAS COLLEGE, A GRADUATION CEREMONY.

AND THE REASON I MENTION THAT IT WAS PRETTY LENGTHY BECAUSE THEY HAD 1100 STUDENTS, BUT OF THAT, 139 OF THEM WERE FROM LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL. THEY HAD ALREADY GRADUATING WITH THEIR ASSOCIATE DEGREE BEFORE THEY EVEN WALKED THE STAGE FOR US FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS AMAZING. SO 139 STUDENTS, SHOUT OUT TO YOU FOR LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE ON THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS. AND THEN I ALSO GOT TO SEE THE LEADERSHIP ROWLETT LUNCHEON, THE CLASS OF, I DON'T KNOW, 43 OR 45. WHAT WAS IT, MS. BAUER? WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? YEAH IT IS. ANYWAY, THEY GRADUATED AND I'M. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

AND THE PROCLAMATION THAT GAVE THEM THERE AT THAT LUNCHEON AS WELL.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROWLETT AND SACHSE BASEBALL TEAMS AND HOW DEEP THEY WENT INTO THE PLAYOFFS.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND THOSE COACHES.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'M STILL ON CLOUD NINE Y'ALL FROM H-E-B AWARD AND THIS BOARD AND WHAT WE THE YEAR THAT WE HAD HERE.

YEAH, IT'S A ROLLER COASTER RIDE. ANYTIME THAT YOU SERVE ON ANY BOARD, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEAKS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE VALLEYS. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS BOARD TAKES ON EVERY CHALLENGE THAT WE MEET, AND I THINK IT WAS PROVEN THIS YEAR IN OUR WITH THE COMMITTEES THAT WE HAD, THE INTERVIEWS THAT WE HAD. AND I'M JUST HONORED TO YOU KNOW, WHEN I LEFT THERE, I SAID, WHY NOT US? AND IT WAS OUR TURN AND IT WAS OUR YEAR. AND I THINK THAT EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD AGREES.

WE PUT IN THE EFFORT, WE PUT IN THE TIME. AND H-E-B SAW THAT THIS YEAR.

AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD DID.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE TAKEN AWAY, FOLKS. WE WE EARNED IT.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE WITH YOU THIS YEAR AS PRESIDENT OF THIS BOARD.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL PASS IT ON TO ITEM NUMBER B, SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

[VI.B. Superintendent's Report]

I ALSO WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE ANGIE CHEN BUTTON.

IT'S IT'S NOT AN EVERYDAY MOMENT. YOU HAVE A BIPARTISAN ISSUE PUBLICLY STATING AND BACKING PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER IS THOSE TIMES THAT WE FEEL SOMETIMES WE'RE BEING ISOLATED ON AN ISLAND.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND THEY COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ON HOW WE CAST OUT LABELS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND I'M NOT GETTING ON A POLITICAL PLATFORM, BUT UNDERSTAND WE'RE HERE TO CHANGE LIVES AND WE'RE DOING IT VERY WELL.

AND IT'S AN HONOR THAT H-E-B ACKNOWLEDGED IT.

YOU KNOW, H-E-B AWARDS ARE LIKE THE EMMYS, THE COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.

IT'S THE IT'S THE HIGHEST AWARD IN EDUCATION FACILITY IN TEXAS CAN GET.

AND WE GOT IT. AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF ONE SINGULAR EVENT OR ONE PERSON.

IT HAS TO BE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WORKING TOGETHER.

THAT'S WHAT THEY COME TO VISIT FOR. THAT'S WHAT THEY EVALUATE.

THEY DO A DEEP DIVE ON OUR ORGANIZATION. AND IT'S JUST HUMBLING TO SEE THAT THEY SEE EVERYTHING THAT WE GO THROUGH AND HAVE HONORED OUR WORK.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY. ON GRADUATION WE TOLD EVERYBODY, THAT MAKES YOU A STATE CHAMPION.

GET A T-SHIRT. YOU CAN GO AROUND AND TELL PEOPLE WE'RE STATE CHAMPIONS.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT FROM OUR COMMUNITY, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BE PART OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.

WE DO HAVE OPEN ENROLLMENT ON SELECTED FACILITIES, NOT ALL OUR FACILITIES.

SO APPLY TODAY. WE ALWAYS GOT TO BE ADVERTISING.

I DO WANT TO SAY A LITTLE THINGS ABOUT GRADUATIONS.

TO WATCH THE SMILES ON THE TRUSTEES' FACE. EACH AND EVERY TIME THEY GO UP ON STAGE OR THEY'RE LOOKING ACROSS THE SEA OF PEOPLE JUST READY TO, TO CONQUER THE WORLD. IT PUTS IN PERSPECTIVE ALL THE HARD DECISIONS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE TO YOUR POINT, PRESIDENT BEACH. AND I JUST WANT TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW EVERY DECISION IS MADE TOUGH.

IT'S NEVER AN EASY DECISION. AND AS SOON AS WE FIGURE ONE THING OUT, THEN A NEW THING COMES TO PLAY.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE WORKING ON ON BALANCING THE BUDGET.

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WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE LOOKING AT OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR TRI CITY AREAS.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ADVOCATING ROBUSTLY IN THE LEGISLATURE.

WE ARE NOW IN THE SUMMER SEASON, SO LET'S RECHARGE, LET'S REJUVENATE, AND LET'S COME BACK STRONGER THAN WE EVER HAVE BEFORE.

YOU'RE RIGHT. WHY NOT US? AND NOW THAT IT IS US, LET'S CONTINUE THAT EXCELLENCE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOCTOR LOPEZ. I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER C. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANY BOARD MEMBERS WITH ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? MS. GRIFFIN ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FROM YOU? NONE? OKAY, THAT WILL TAKE US INTO ITEM NUMBER 7 AND I'M GOING TO CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. Consent Agenda - Consider approval of]

CONSENT AGENDA HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN OUR BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. 7.A HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

7.B BOARD MEETING MINUTES. 7.C APPROVAL OF A STATUTORY WRITE-OFF OF DELINQUENT TAXES.

7.D APPROVAL OF AERIAL EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY OF HOMER B.

JOHNSON STADIUM BETWEEN THE GARLAND ISD AND ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC.

7.E APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND STUDENT SERVICES FUND FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

7.F APPROVAL OF MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY AND GARLAND ISD MOU.

7.G APPROVAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS TEACHER DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND UTEACH DALLAS AND GARLAND ISD MOU.

7.H. APPROVAL OF DISPOSAL OF BUSSES. 7.I. RATIFICATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND TO PROVIDE SUMMER MEALS TO CHILDREN AT GARLAND RECREATION CENTERS.

7.J. APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 NEW SECONDARY COURSE REQUEST.

7.K APPROVAL OF THE MOU WITH TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION.

7.L NEW BIDS ONE CONTRACT 9-27 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES 7.L.2 CONTRACT 102-26 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF OFFICE SUPPLY CATALOG 7.L.3 CONTRACT 206-26-01 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPORTS SERVICES REPAIR AND GYM FLOOR REFINISHING 7.L.4 CONTRACT 340-26-02.

APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND SERVICE 7.L.5.

CONTRACT 390-26-02. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF GENERAL TRADES, TRANSPORTATION, MERCHANDISE, VEHICLES AND SERVICES.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA AS BEEN READ BY MR. JOHNSON AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR APPROVAL? THAT PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. THAT TAKES US NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 8. ACTION ITEM NON CONSENT.

[VIII.A. Consider Approval of Region One Education Service Center Purchasing Interlocal Agreement — Dr. Ida Perales]

MS. PERALES. GOOD EVENING, MR. BEACH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.

IDA PERALES, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT. AND I'M HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE REGION ONE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER PURCHASING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT DOES NOT HAVE A PARTICIPATION FEE, AND IT'S SIMILAR TO THE AGREEMENTS WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH OTHER REGION SERVICES, OTHER REGIONAL SERVICE CENTERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. PERALES ON THIS ITEM? DO I HAVE A MOTION? PRESIDENT BEACH I'LL MAKE A MOTION. THANK YOU MS. STANLEY. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REGION ONE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER PURCHASING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

[LAUGHTER] THAT TOO. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION BY MS. STANLEY TO APPROVE ACTION.

THIS APPROVAL OF THIS AGENDA ITEM. ACTION ITEM.

SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. WOULD YOU PLEASE SIGNIFY THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND? THAT PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU, MS. PERALES. THAT TAKES US NOW TO ITEM NUMBER NINE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[IX. Executive Session: Executive session will be held for purposes permitted by Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.]

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001, NUMBER A, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.076.

CONSIDERING THE DEPLOYMENT SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES.

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

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PENDING OR CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION. 2. A SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR 3.

ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER. ITEM C PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 DELIBERATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, DEPLOYMENT, 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 1. CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE CHAPTER 21 CONTRACTS OF WHITNEY EGAN AND ELIZABETH HARRINGTON AND ITEM 2. CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

IT IS NOW 6:25 AND WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

ITEM A. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE CHAPTER 21 CONTRACTS.

TIME.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU, MS. HOGAN, FOR KEEPING US IN LINE.

WE WILL RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT ANYTHING BUT WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA.

[LAUGHTER]. ACTIONS RELATIVE TO ITEMS CONSIDERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ITEM A. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE CHAPTER 21 CONTRACTS OF WHITNEY EGAN AND ELIZABETH HARRINGTON.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? PRESIDENT BEACH. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE NON-RENEWAL OF THE CHAPTER 21 TERM CONTRACTS OF WHITNEY EGAN AND ELIZABETH HARRINGTON. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE VOTE. RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND ON THIS VOTE.

IS MISS GRIFFIN OUT NOW? THAT WOULD BE A FOR EVERYONE HERE WE'LL PASS AT 6-0. ALRIGHT, THAT TAKES US IN NOW TO ITEM B.

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS.

DOCTOR LOPEZ. WELL, THANK YOU. I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU, MR. BEACH, FOR YOUR YEAR OF PRESIDENCY. SOME GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAPPENED.

WE WERE ABLE TO NOT ONLY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PROP A, BUT WE WON A TEXAS DISTRICT OF THE YEAR UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO BE A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW.

GOOD LUCK TO THE NEXT PERSON. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING THIS BOARD AND I'VE REALLY HAVE ENJOYED IT. AND AGAIN, GREAT INDIVIDUALS. AND IT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THIS SIZE.

AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THROUGH THE OFFICERS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST OFFICER CANDIDATE WILL BE FOR PRESIDENT.

I BET YOU DO THAT. YEAH. [LAUGHTER] I'M GOING ON THUNDER.

HERE WE GO. YEAH. HERE WE GO. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT.

DO I HEAR ANY NOMINATIONS? DOCTOR LOPEZ. YES, TRUSTEE MILLER.

THANK YOU FOR THAT RECOGNITION. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. BEACH, FOR THE JOB YOU'VE DONE FOR US THIS YEAR.

I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE WES JOHNSON AS PRESIDENT OF THE GISD SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

JAMIE MILLER HAS NOMINATED WES JOHNSON. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? IF NOT, THE NOMINATION PROCESS IS CLOSED. SEEING THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE NOMINATION.

WES JOHNSON IS ELECTED PRESIDENT BY ACCLAMATION.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. JOHNSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

[APPLAUSE].

AT THIS TIME. I'M GOING TO PASS THE TORCH TO OUR NEW PRESIDENT, WES JOHNSON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BEACH. WE WILL MOVE ON THE SELECTION AND ACTION REGARDING THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT, MR. JOHNSON? YES, MS. STANLEY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE LARRY GLICK FOR A POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT FOR NEXT YEAR.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT?

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CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. YEAH. [APPLAUSE]. WE WILL MOVE ON TO NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

MR. JOHNSON? YES MR. SELDERS, I NOMINATE MS. DAPHNE STANLEY FOR BOARD SECRETARY.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY AND DECLARE THAT MS. STANLEY IS ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION TO THAT ROLE.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. LAST, WE HAVE THE PIVOTAL BOARD ROLE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY? MR. JOHNSON. MS. STANLEY.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MY PARTNER IN CRIME, MR. MILLER. JAMIE MILLER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

MR. MILLER HAS BEEN NOMINATED BY MS. STANLEY FOR THE ROLE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE ROLE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND DECLARE THAT MR. MILLER IS ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION TO THAT ROLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. [APPLAUSE]. AND SO THAT IS YOUR SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE NEXT UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

SEEING THAT THERE'S NO OTHER ITEMS LEFT ON THE AGENDA.

I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. SO MOVED

[XI. Adjournment]