[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum] [00:00:02] GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS 5 P.M. AND THIS IS A REGULARLY CALLED MEETING OF THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'VE DETERMINED A QUORUM IS PRESENT. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WE ARE [III.A. Conduct a Public Hearing on the District's 2026-2027 Budget and Proposed Tax Rate — Darrell Dodds, Elisa Cordova-Long] TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DISTRICT'S 2026 2027 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. IT IS 5:01 AND I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. MR. DODDS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BEACH, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. NOT PRESIDENT BEACH. SORRY. I LOOKED RIGHT AT YOU WHEN I SAID THAT. PRESIDENT JOHNSON. AND I PRACTICED THAT TO SAY. THAT'S PRESIDENT JOHNSON. MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. SEE, I DID IT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD BE UP HERE. SO I MADE THE MISTAKE FIRST. AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ. I HAVE MY EVALUATION STILL COMING UP, SO. THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE 2026-2027 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. WE SAY PROPOSED TAX RATE BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE SETTING A TAX RATE TONIGHT. IT WILL BE ONLY THE BUDGET BE APPROVED. THE TAX RATE WILL BE SET AFTER WE RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED VALUES. AND THAT WILL BE SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER WHEN WE DO THAT. THIS ISN'T SCROLLING. SO THIS WAS THE NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS AND ON OUR GARLAND ISD WEBSITE ON JUNE 13TH. IT IS REQUIRED POSTING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE, THIS ONE TO JUST KIND OF EXPLAIN JUST OVER HERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE COMPARISON OF PROPOSED LEVY. THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE MENTIONED IN OTHER MEETINGS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, ON AVERAGE RESIDENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU'LL SEE THE VALUES OF THOSE SCHOOL OF THE HOUSES ARE ALMOST THE SAME. BUT LAST YEAR IT WAS A DIFFERENT CALCULATION. THEY DID AN AVERAGE OF ALL HOMEOWNERS, WHICH INCLUDES 65 AND OLDER, AND ALL THE EXEMPTIONS THERE. THIS YEAR, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. IT'S JUST BASED ON WHAT THE AVERAGE HOUSE IS AND A $140,000 EXEMPTION. AND SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. AND THAT'S WHY THE TAX AMOUNT IS DIFFERENT. THIS IS ALSO CONFUSING WHEN WE GET INTO THE IMPACT STATEMENT AND YOU USE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD VALUES. SO TONIGHT, AS WE LOOK AT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, THIS IS WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT. REMEMBER, WE HAVE TWO TAX RATES. M&O TAX RATE AND I&S TAX RATE. AND YOU'LL SEE ON THIS GRAPH THAT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST YEAR OR OUR CURRENT YEAR. GETTING INTO VALUES. WE ARE PROJECTING THAT THE VALUES STAY THE SAME. JUST BECAUSE WHAT THEY HAVE PRESENTED TO US, IF BY CHANCE VALUES DO GO UP OVER 2.5%, THEN OUR TAX RATE WILL COMPRESS. BUT WE'LL KNOW THAT ONCE WE GET OUR CERTIFIED VALUES IN JULY. AND THEN WE'LL PRESENT THAT IN THE SEPTEMBER MEETING. AS YOU LOOK AT WHAT OUR ENROLLMENT IS BASED IN OUR ADA, YOU CAN SEE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN DECLINING AND WE'RE PROPOSING A DECLINE IN OUR ENROLLMENT IN ADA. AS WE FINISH OUT THIS CURRENT YEAR. GET CHOKED UP WHEN I TALK ABOUT MONEY. WE ARE PROJECTING THAT WE WILL END IN A POSITIVE AMOUNT OF ROUGHLY. THIS IS ABOUT $4,200,000. WE STILL THINK THERE'S STILL NUMBERS COMING IN. [00:05:05] SOME A LITTLE LOWER, SOME A LITTLE HIGHER THAN WHEN WE FIRST DID THIS. WE DO THINK THAT THIS WILL BE JUST A TAD BIT HIGHER WHEN WE ACTUALLY FINISH. SO IT LOOKS GOOD FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR. AS I TALKED BEFORE, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, 7869 FOR M&O, I&S THE SAME AT 3840 AS IS THIS CURRENT YEAR, SHOWING NO INCREASE IN VALUES, 99% TAX COLLECTION RATE. THEN OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF 47182 AND PROJECTED ADA AT 43,948. THIS IS REALLY SMALL. AS WE GET INTO OUR BUDGETS, THERE WILL BE THREE BUDGETS APPROVED TONIGHT. GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. YOU WILL SEE THAT WE ARE PROJECTING REVENUE OF $597.9 MILLION REVENUE FOR GENERAL FUND, PROJECTED EXPENDITURES AT $625,000,000.9 MILLION FOR A DEFICIT BUDGET OF $28,048,298. AND IN OUR I&S FUND, REVENUES OF $137 MILLION, EXPENDITURES OF $142 MILLION, WHICH WILL HAVE A PARAMETER ORDER TONIGHT TO APPROVE THAT FOR A DEFICIT BUDGET OF $5.4 MILLION. AND THEN OUR STUDENT NUTRITION, $41 MILLION, REVENUE. $43 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES. THEY'RE STILL USING THEIR FUND BALANCE TO HELP TO PULL IT DOWN TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. SO A DEFICIT OF $1.7 MILLION. THIS IS A TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. THIS IS REQUIRED NOW ANYTIME WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET THAT WE POST THIS TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE VALUES ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND THE RESULTS ARE DIFFERENT. ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. OKAY. THE FIRST, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE FUND BALANCE OVER THE YEARS? YES. OKAY. WE SEE FROM 21-22, 22-23, 23-24, A DECLINE IN THE FUND BALANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH 24-25, CORRECT? YES. FROM $285 MILLION ALL THE WAY DOWN TO $181 MILLION. CORRECT. AND THIS YEAR IT WENT UP, DID IT NOT, FROM 181 TO 185? YES. DID WE APPROVE A DEFICIT BUDGET LAST YEAR? YES. $60 MILLION. SO IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE FACT THAT WE APPROVE A DEFICIT BUDGET DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO END UP WITH A DEFICIT AT THE END OF THE YEAR? CORRECT. OKAY. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK CONSTANTLY IN AN EFFORT TO TRY TO FIND SAVINGS OR ADDITIONAL REVENUES AND THINGS TO OFFSET THAT. YES. OKAY. JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE THAT THAT $28 MILLION BUDGET IS NOT STATIC. IT ISN'T FINAL. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON IT, JUST LIKE WE WORKED ON LAST YEAR. AND WE HAD A SURPLUS BUDGET, CORRECT? AFTER WE HAD A DEFICIT BUDGET, WE ENDED UP WITH SURPLUS FUND. SURPLUS TO THE FUND. NO, WE WENT INTO FUND BALANCE. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS CURRENT YEAR? YEAH, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT, THE 25-26 WE ENDED UP AT THE END OF THE YEAR PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO FUND BALANCE. YES. CORRECT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE GUYS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS TOPIC? ONLY THIS TOPIC? SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE. MR. PRESIDENT, MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:09. I WILL DECLARE THE END OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JOHNSON. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR GENERAL PUBLIC FORUM. MISS HOGAN, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO'S REQUESTED TO SPEAK? THERE'S A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REQUEST FORM ONLINE. YOU CAN TURN THAT IN NO LATER THAN 4:00 THE DAY BEFORE TO BE HEARD. [V.A. Evidence of Excellence] NEXT ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO INFORMATION ITEMS, V. [00:10:02] EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE. EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE 1. RECOGNIZE GARLAND ISD FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR ASBO CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE AND GFOA CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCIAL REPORTING. JOSE MATA. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ. GARLAND ISD IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS ONCE AGAIN EARNED ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS IN FINANCIAL REPORTING. THE DISTRICT RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL, OR ASBO. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD RECOGNIZES SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL STANDARDS IN FINANCIAL REPORTING, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. GARLAND ISD'S ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2025 SUCCESSFULLY MET THE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE ORGANIZATION, REFLECTING THE DISTRICT'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC SERVICES. OR RESOURCES, SORRY. RECEIVING THIS AWARD FOR ANOTHER CONSECUTIVE YEAR HIGHLIGHTS THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT'S DEDICATION TO PROVIDING CLEAR, ACCURATE, AND COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO STAKEHOLDERS. THEIR WORK HELPS ENSURE THAT STUDENTS, STAFF, TAXPAYERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HOW DISTRICT RESOURCES ARE MANAGED. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GARLAND ISD FINANCE DEPARTMENT ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT, AND FOR CONTINUING TO SET THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING. IF I COULD HAVE OUR FINANCIAL TEAM PLEASE COME ON UP. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, LET'S GO TO ITEM V.A.2. RECOGNIZE GARLAND ISD BUDGET DEPARTMENT FOR TASBO AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ASBO MERITORIOUS BUDGET AWARD. MR. MATA. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ. WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR BUDGET DEPARTMENT HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH TWO DISTINGUISHED AWARDS THAT REFLECT THE DISTRICT'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, TRANSPARENCY AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL PLANNING. THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, TASBO, HAS AWARDED GARLAND ISD THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RECOGNIZING SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT EXEMPLIFY HIGH STANDARDS IN FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN SCHOOL FINANCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL, ASBO, HAS HONORED GARLAND ISD WITH THE MERITORIOUS BUDGET AWARD FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD RECOGNIZES DISTRICTS THAT PRODUCE BUDGET DOCUMENTS THAT EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE FINANCIAL PRIORITIES, ALIGN RESOURCES WITH ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS, AND PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY FOR STAKEHOLDERS. EARNING THESE AWARDS FOR ANOTHER CONSECUTIVE YEAR HIGHLIGHTS THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT'S DEDICATION TO DEVELOPING AND PRESENTING FINANCIAL PLANS THAT ARE CLEAR, COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS, STAKEHOLDERS GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DISTRICT RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS WHILE MAINTAINING LONG TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GARLAND ISD BUDGET DEPARTMENT ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT. [APPLAUSE]. MR. MATA, AGAIN. THANK YOU. WE HAVE THE TRIFECTA HERE. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ. WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, TASBO, AWARD OF MERIT FOR PURCHASING OPERATIONS. THIS DISTINGUISHED HONOR REFLECTS THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT FOR EXCELLENCE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND BEST PRACTICES IN PROCUREMENT. THE AWARD OF MERIT FOR PURCHASING OPERATIONS IS PRESENTED TO EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXEMPLARY PURCHASING [00:15:05] PROCEDURES, STRONG ETHICAL STANDARDS, AND A DEDICATION TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS. RECIPIENTS ARE RECOGNIZED NOT ONLY FOR MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS WITHIN THEIR OWN ORGANIZATIONS, BUT ALSO FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF PURCHASING PRACTICES ACROSS THE STATE. THIS YEAR, ONLY 84 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS TEXAS EARNED THE AWARD OF MERIT, PLACING GARLAND ISD AMONG A SELECT GROUP OF RECIPIENTS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN PURCHASING OPERATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GARLAND ISD PURCHASING DEPARTMENT ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT. THEIR DEDICATION, EXPERTISE, AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT'S MISSION AND ENSURING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE ACROSS GARLAND ISD. [APPLAUSE]. HE DOESN'T GET TO LEAVE JUST YET. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ALSO NOTE THAT TONIGHT IS THE FINAL BOARD MEETING FOR THE HEAD OF OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, MR. MARK BOOKER. WHAT A PERFECT NIGHT TO GET AN AWARD TO RECOGNIZE. THERE'S ONLY 84 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND FOR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE, THERE'S 1200 WHEN YOU ADD THE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. SO ONLY 84 SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE PURCHASING DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE AS EFFECTIVE, CLEAN AND TRANSPARENT AS WHAT MR. BOOKER HAS RUN FOR ALL THESE YEARS. WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE HAD YOU HERE FOR THIS TIME. AND NOT ONLY. I'M TELLING YOU, AS A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE, YOU'VE MADE THIS KIND OF FUN TO TALK ABOUT PURCHASING, WHICH I DON'T THINK IS TYPICAL, BUT I KNOW I'M GOING TO MISS YOU. I THINK I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US. [APPLAUSE]. MARK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE? IT'S TOUGH FOR A PASTOR TO HAVE A FEW WORDS. I'M THANKFUL TO THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE BEEN PROVIDED TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGES THAT I'VE HAD TO SERVE WITH SUCH A GROUP THAT'S SO INVOLVED WITH MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, THAT EACH AND EVERY DAY WE DO THAT FOR NO OTHER REASON BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN RECEIVE THE EDUCATION THAT THEY DESERVE. AND ONCE AGAIN, I'M SO THANKFUL TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO THIS ADMINISTRATION WHO'S GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE FOR 26 YEARS TO THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION. I'M NOT SAYING GOODBYE, BUT WE'LL SEE YOU LATER. GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU, IS MY PRAYER. SO THANK YOU, MR. BOOKER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. SO, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, WE DO HAVE HIS FAMILY HERE. A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HE HAS. HE'S A MAN OF SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, WEALTH. HE EXUDES JUST BEAUTY FROM THE INSIDE OUT. AND WE'RE GOING TO DEARLY MISS HIM. SO WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THE BEST AND CONTINUED BLESSINGS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. IT'S NOT THE END OF BOOKER'S IN THE GISD. I SEE YOU OVER THERE. MR. JOHNSON ALSO, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT HERE? OF COURSE. WHEN WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, I HOPE WE DON'T MISNAME SOMEBODY WHEN THEY GET UP THERE TO SPEAK TO US AT THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND CALL HIM MR. BOOKER. SO, MARK, YOU'VE DONE IT FOR SO MANY YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, AND I KNOW THAT MR. MILLER LEADING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. BECAUSE MR. BOOKER WILL TAKE OFF WITH IT, SO I HOPE HE DOESN'T MISPRONOUNCE SOMEBODY ELSE UP THERE. THANK YOU, MARK. MR. MILLER. AND JUST REAL QUICK, MY FIRST CONVERSATION WITH MR. BOOKER WAS TO CALL HIM DR. BOOKER. OKAY. AND HE CORRECTED ME. [00:20:07] AND THEN RIGHT AFTER THAT WE HAD A CONVERSATION, I WON'T GO INTO IT. BUT I LEFT THAT CONVERSATION KNOWING THAT INTEGRITY WAS HIS MIDDLE NAME. AND IT GAVE ME A GREAT FEELING OF COMFORT TO KNOW THAT OUR ENTIRE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT WAS UNDER HIS GUIDANCE. BY THE WAY, IT'S NOT SURPRISING YOU CALLED HIM DR. BOOKER BECAUSE HE BASICALLY HAS A PHD IN PURCHASING AT THIS POINT. SO YOU TEACH THE WHOLE STATE HOW TO DO IT. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN. IT'S BEEN OUR HONOR AND OUR PRIVILEGE TO HAVE SEEN YOU, THE BEST, DO IT FOR THE LAST. HOWEVER LONG WE'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, YOU'VE LITERALLY DONE IT MORE THAN ALL OF US EXCEPT FOR MISS GRIFFIN. AND SHE PROBABLY CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU WEREN'T A GUIDE THE DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM IN THE AGENDA, WHICH IS INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS. [V.B. Introduction of District Administrators — Dr. Gradyne Brown ] DR. GRADYNE BROWN. BOY, I DO NOT ENVY YOU FOLLOWING THAT UP. BUT HEY, DR. BROWN IS A GOOD FOLLOW UP FOR ANYTHING. AMEN. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ. IT IS MY DELIGHT AND PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THIS EVENING THREE ADMINISTRATORS FOR WHOM YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ACQUAINTED ALREADY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU FROM THEIR NEW POSITIONS. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP FOR ELEMENTARY. THE FIRST I WILL INTRODUCE IS DR. CHARMAINE CURTIS. DR. CURTIS, WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? [APPLAUSE]. DR. CHARMAINE CURTIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER WITH A RECORD OF ADVANCING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND STRENGTHENING CAMPUS COMMUNITIES. THROUGHOUT HER TENURE WITH GARLAND ISD, SHE HAS SERVED IN A RANGE OF LEADERSHIP ROLES INCLUDING SCHOOL DESIGN ADMINISTRATOR, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ADMINISTRATOR, EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL, COACH, AND MOST RECENTLY INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP FOR ELEMENTARY. PRIOR TO HER RETURN TO GARLAND ISD, SHE SPENT A DECADE AS AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, WHERE SHE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFORMED THE CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF TWO CAMPUSES. IN THESE ROLES, SHE HAS SUPPORTED AND DEVELOPED SCHOOL LEADERS, LED STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, AND FOSTERED A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. DR. CURTIS IS A PASSIONATE AND PURPOSE DRIVEN EDUCATOR WHO LEADS WITH CLARITY, INTEGRITY, AND RELENTLESS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS. DR. CURTIS EARNED HER MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM ARGOSY UNIVERSITY AND A DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM WALDEN UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION, SHE IS A CERTIFIED EDUCATOR IN BOTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. OUTSIDE OF HER PROFESSIONAL WORK, DR. CURTIS ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER HUSBAND OF 18 YEARS, AS WELL AS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SHE ALSO ENJOYS BAKING AND HOLIDAY DECORATING. SHE REMAINS ACTIVE IN HER COMMUNITY AND IS A PROUD SILVER STAR MEMBER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY INCORPORATED, REFLECTING HER ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I INTRODUCE TO YOU DR. CHARMAINE CURTIS. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION, DR. BROWN. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ. I AM HONORED TO SERVE AS THE ELEMENTARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR LEADERSHIP, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, WORKING WITH THEIR PRINCIPALS, WORKING WITH THEIR CAMPUS STAFF TO CONTINUE IMPROVING OUR OUTCOMES AND ENSURING THAT OUR BOARD GOALS ARE MET. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE THING. IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN A CAMPUS CELEBRATION, HAVING DR. CURTIS SITTING NEXT TO YOU IS A REAL BENEFIT BECAUSE SHE DOES A CAMPUS CELEBRATIONS LIKE NO ONE. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU ANOTHER NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP FOR ELEMENTARY CAMPUS, MISS TOBI SCHMIDT. TOBY, PLEASE COME FORWARD. [00:25:02] [APPLAUSE]. TOBI SCHMIDT HAS SERVED GARLAND ISD IN MULTIPLE LEADERSHIP ROLES, INCLUDING ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY MATH AND SCIENCE, EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL COACH, AND MORE RECENTLY AS INTERIM ELEMENTARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, SHE HAS REMAINED DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SERVING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF GARLAND ISD WITH A STRONG BELIEF THAT BUILDING AND SUSTAINING CONNECTED, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES IS AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK EDUCATORS CAN DO. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, SHE HAS ESPECIALLY VALUED OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING TOGETHER CAMPUS LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENT. TOBI STRIVES TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPING LEADERS AND STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. HER WORK REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO ALIGNING LEADERSHIP PRACTICES WITH INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT BOTH EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. TOBI EARNED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AND LATER RETURNED TO UNT TO COMPLETE HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. BEYOND HER PROFESSIONAL WORK, TOBI FINDS HER GREATEST FULFILLMENT IN HER FAMILY. SHE AND HER HUSBAND, TYSON, ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEIR SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW, AND NOTHING BRINGS TOBI MORE JOY THAN HER THREE AMAZING GRANDCHILDREN, WHO CONTINUE TO INSPIRE HER BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I INTRODUCE TO YOU TOBI SCHMIDT. [APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ. IT'S AN HONOR TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT. GARLAND ISD HAS BEEN MY PROFESSIONAL HOME MY ENTIRE CAREER, AND I AM INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES I'VE HAD ALONG THE WAY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR FAMILIES. AND MY COMMITMENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE TO SUPPORT OUR AMAZING PRINCIPALS, OUR AMAZING CAMPUS LEADERS, AND OUR FAMILIES COMMUNITY, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THINGS THAT WE DECIDE ON ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. BACKGROUND ON TOBI. SHE ENDED UP TEACHING BOTH OF MY KIDS AND SURVIVED. SO I CONGRATULATE HER. OKAY. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP FOR SECONDARY CAMPUSES, JEREMIAH OLIPHANT. PLEASE COME FORWARD. [APPLAUSE]. MR. OLIPHANT IS AN ADAPTIVE EDUCATIONAL LEADER WHOSE CAREER REFLECTS A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. A NATIVE OF NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, AND A PROUD GRADUATE OF GARLAND ISD, HE ATTENDED WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL. HIS APPOINTMENT REPRESENTS BOTH A PROFESSIONAL MILESTONE AND A PERSONAL HOMECOMING, AS HE CONTINUES SERVING THE DISTRICT THAT HELPED SHAPE HIS OWN EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. MR. OLIPHANT BEGAN HIS CAREER IN GARLAND ISD IN 2007 AS A MATHEMATICS TEACHER AT LYLES MIDDLE SCHOOL. OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS, HE HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP ROLES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING ASSIGNMENTS AT THE CLASSICAL CENTER AT BRANDENBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL, O'BANION MIDDLE SCHOOL, NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND BUSSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED AS PRINCIPAL OF NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE HE LED EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS, BUILDS LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, AND FOSTER A CULTURE FOCUSED ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MR. OLIPHANT HAS EARNED A REPUTATION AS A COLLABORATIVE AND RESULTS ORIENTED LEADER WHO BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, CLEAR COMMUNICATION, AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF. HIS LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT EXCELLENCE IS ACHIEVED THROUGH COLLECTIVE EFFICACY, SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY, AND AN UNWAVERING FOCUS ON WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS. [00:30:03] AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, MR. OLIPHANT WILL SUPPORT CAMPUS LEADERS IN ADVANCING STUDENT OUTCOMES, DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AND ENSURING THAT EVERY SECONDARY CAMPUS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL CHILDREN. MR. OLIPHANT IS A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER OF THREE AND GRANDFATHER. HE CREDITS HIS FAMILY AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND PURPOSE IN BOTH HIS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING, OR BACK HOME, MR. OLIPHANT IN HIS NEW POSITION. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION, DR. BROWN. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ. JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE IN MY HOME, THE PLACE THAT TOOK CARE OF ME, THAT CULTIVATED AND GREW ME THROUGH THIS SYSTEM. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD INSTRUCTION, LEAD SYSTEMS AND THE GREAT PEOPLE OF GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY ABSOLUTE BEST. THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE YOU. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WELCOME ALL. WE'RE GLAD. THEY'RE ALL BEEN HERE BEFORE, BUT THEY ALL HAVE NEW AND GREATER ROLES TO PLAY. AND WE'RE THRILLED TO SEE WHERE ALL YOU TAKE US IN THE FUTURE. WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE HIGH PLACES. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS. [VI.A. Trustees' Report] VI. A. TRUSTEES REPORT. MR. BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE REAL QUICKLY. ONE IS THE 9TH STREET BOXING EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE CCC WAS AN OUTSTANDING EVENT. SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THAT. IN FACT, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE 2028 OLYMPICS. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. ALSO, THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO IS, THIS MORNING I WENT TO THE MAINTENANCE TRAINING THAT WAS TAKING PLACE AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CAFETERIA. AND THE REASON THAT I WENT AT 7 A.M. IN THE MORNING WAS, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BOARD BEING AND THIS DISTRICT BEING NOMINATED AND ELECTED AS THE NUMBER ONE DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS BY HEB. THEY HAD A ROLE IN IT AS WELL. WE ARE ONE BIG FAMILY, AND DON'T EVER FORGET THAT, ANYBODY SITTING IN THIS AUDIENCE TODAY, AND ALSO THAT WORKS FOR GISD. EVERYONE HAD A PART IN WHAT TOOK PLACE IN HOUSTON ON MAY THE 3RD, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. MR. MILLER. YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK. WAY TO GO, 9TH STREET GYM. I KNOW THAT FELLOW BOARD OF TRUSTEE OVER HERE, DAPHNE STANLEY, HUSBAND AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT. WHAT A GREAT EVENT. WHAT A SHOWCASE FOR THE GREAT THINGS THAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE YOUTH AT THE BOXING GYM. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IT WAS TRULY MY PLEASURE TO ATTEND THAT. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I'M GOING TO BRING UP IS, THE GRS COMMUNITY IMPACT PODCAST WAS ABLE TO FEATURE ANOTHER ONE OF OUR FINEST SACHSE'S OWN REECE BRYANT. SHE GRADUATED AND SHE GOT QUITE A STORY. I HOPE YOU'LL TUNE IN AND VIEW THIS PODCAST. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS SHE'S DONE THROUGH HER PASSION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, SHE DEVELOPED A COMMUNITY FUNDED PROGRAM CALLED THE LEARNING NEST. AND THIS GROUP HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL YOUNG LADY, AND I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL TAKE THE TIME TO VIEW THIS PODCAST AS IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS GREAT THINGS THAT DON'T OTHERWISE GET NOTICED. SO THANK YOU. MISS STANLEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PRESIDENT JOHNSON. SO I ACTUALLY. WELL, I THINK THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US, WE ATTENDED THE GARLAND SPORTS HALL OF FAME, AND THEY INDUCTED THREE PEOPLE, BUT ONE OF THEM WAS OUR OWN COACH MARK BARON FROM SACHSE CAMPUS. BUT WHAT MAKES THE GARLAND SPORTS HALL OF FAME SO FANTASTIC IS THAT WE'RE TALKING GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE GARLAND ISD AND THEY'VE NEVER LEFT. THEY'VE COME HOME TO LIVE HERE OR THEY'VE COME HOME TO HAVE FAMILIES. AND THEN THEIR KIDS WENT TO GISD. AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, LIKE THEIR DAD MAY HAVE BEEN INDUCTED IN THAT HALL OF FAME. AND IT'S AN ORGANIZATION. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK INTO IT BECAUSE IT IS PRIVATELY. [00:35:03] OR IT'S FUNDED BY THE MEMBERS. IT'S NOT A ORGANIZATION THAT'S CONNECTED TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN A COMMUNITY'S WAY OF JUST HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE AMAZING ATHLETES THAT COME THROUGH THE GISD. I GOT TO ALSO GO TO. SO I'VE BEEN WATCHING AND I. SO, FRIENDSHIP AVENUE. I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO CHECK FACEBOOK FOR THIS. SO THIS IS A DAD WHO STARTED THIS NONPROFIT WHO WANTED TO CREATE A NETWORK THAT'S FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AGED KIDS WHO STRUGGLE TO MAKE FRIENDS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAINTAIN THOSE FRIENDSHIPS. AND SO HE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T KEEP SITTING ON THE SIDELINES WHILE, YOU KNOW, THESE STRUGGLE'S HAPPENING. AND IT'S HARD. I MEAN, THINK ABOUT OUR WORLD TODAY. IT'S HARD TO MEET PEOPLE. IT JUST IS. THAT'S JUST HOW WE ARE. SO HE'S CREATED THIS NONPROFIT. THEY MEET MONTHLY AND IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE KIDS, BUT ALSO THE PARENTS TO MEET AS WELL, SO THEY CAN START HELPING TO CREATE THESE. AND THEY MEET IN DIFFERENT PLACES NOW. LAST MONTH'S MEETING WAS, I'M DRAWING. ROOMS FOR CHANGE. THEY LET THEM HAVE THEIR OFFICE THERE AND IT WAS GAMING. SO IT WAS BOARD GAMES. IT WAS CARD GAMES. OF COURSE IT WAS VIDEO GAMES. AND THEY HAD LITTLE ONES AND THEY HAD HIGH SCHOOLERS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE PARENTS ALL ENGAGED AND THEN THEY FEED THEM PIZZA. AND SO I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU HAVE THOSE KIDS THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET KIDS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER AND STUFF, THIS MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY. SO FRIENDSHIP AVENUE ON FACEBOOK. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE 9TH STREET GARLAND SHOWCASE. AND THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT ONE WAS THAT THE CITY OF GARLAND HAS SECURED THEM ANOTHER HOME. SO THEY HAVE BEEN IN FOR, WHAT, 30 YEARS? IN THIS OLD CITY OWNED BUILDING THAT USED TO BE A SAFE WAY THAT NOTHING WAS DONE TO IT. THEY JUST SIMPLY MOVED INTO IT AND THEY'VE MADE DO WITH IT. AND IT'S A GROCERY STORE, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT LAYOUT. AND WHAT'S SO AMAZING ABOUT THIS NEW PLACE THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BE ALLOWING THEM TO USE IS, IT'S NOT TOO FAR. SO IT'S GOING TO REMAIN IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY KEY FOR ALL THE KIDS, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BUILD IT OUT TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRUE NEEDS OF THE GYM. SO IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE A BUILDING THEY'RE GOING TO GO MAKE USE OF. IT'S GOING TO BE A BUILDING THAT'S GOING TO BE PURPOSEFUL AND INTENTIONAL OF WHERE. AND THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME BOUTS THERE. SO THAT'S THE BIG ISSUE WITH THE 9TH STREET BOXING. THEY'RE THE BIGGEST BOXING GYM IN THE UNITED STATES, AND YET THEY CANNOT HOST THEIR OWN BOUTS. SO THEY ARE ONLY WINNERS IF THEY CAN BE INVITED TO BOUTS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T HOST ANY OF THEM. SO THEY CONSTANTLY TRAVEL. AND SO ONE OF THEIR GOALS IS TO HAVE A BUILDING THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY START HOSTING BOUTS, WHICH WOULD THEN ALLOW THEM TO HAVE MORE CHAMPIONS, BECAUSE WE HAD ONE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS IN THIS, AND THE MATCHES OF THAT FUNDRAISER ARE LEGITIMATE MATCHES. IT GOES TO THE STUDENTS WINS AND LOSSES. BUT ONE OF THEM HAD TO BE AN EXHIBITION BECAUSE HE'S MEANT TO THE OLYMPICS. HE DIDN'T ACTUALLY MAKE IT, BUT HE ALMOST GOT THERE AND NOBODY WANTS TO BOX HIM. SO IT'S VERY HARD FOR HIM TO GET INVITED TO BOUTS BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE, QUITE FRANKLY. AND SO IT HAD TO BE AN EXHIBITION GAME. IT WAS THE ONLY WAY THAT THEY COULD GET SOMEBODY TO COME FIGHT ALEX. IT'S JUST AN AMAZING, AMAZING PROGRAM. AND THEN I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING THE LAC GRASSROOTS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN SAN ANTONIO. I FLEW IN, DID A ONE DAY TRIP, AND THIS IS A FOLLOW UP. SO WE ALL MET IN APRIL AND WE ALL DISCUSS AND IT'S ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, RIGHT? SO ALL ACROSS THE STATE AND WE DISCUSS OUR CHALLENGES, OUR LEGISLATIVE CHALLENGES, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDING ISSUES, JUST POLICY, PROCEDURES. AND WE KIND OF START PULLING TOGETHER ALL OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF THE DISTRICTS HAVE IN COMMON, THAT IT'S JUST A COMMON THING THAT ALL THE DISTRICTS ARE WORKING ON. AND THEN WE WORK THROUGH TASB. AND THEY'RE JUST CRITICAL IN THIS. THEY GO BACK AND THEY HELP, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WORDSMITH IT. AND WE OFTEN ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THEN THEY COME TO US DURING THE SLI IN SAN ANTONIO AND WE MEET AGAIN AND WE FINE TUNE IT AND WE ACCEPT IT AND SAY, YES, YOU KNOW, AND WE MADE LOTS OF CHANGES. IT'S AMAZING HOW YOU GET A LOT OF BOARD MEMBERS INTO THE SAME ROOM. AND ONE WORD HAS DIFFERENT MEANINGS FOR MANY. AND SO IT REALLY BECOMES MAKING SURE THAT THE WORDS THAT WE USE ARE POWERFUL AND IMPACTFUL, BUT REALLY SAY WHAT WE NEED TO SAY AND THAT IT IS UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE RUN WITH IT AND IT'S LIKE, [00:40:01] WELL, WE DIDN'T EXPECT THAT. AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW UP IN TACIT TASB, WHICH I THINK IS IN SEPTEMBER, WILL ATTEND THAT. MR. MR. SELDERS AND I AS DELEGATE AND ASSISTANT DELEGATE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT. SECOND. ALTERNATE. WE WILL THEN ATTEND AND WE WILL ACTUALLY FIRMLY VOTE IN THESE PRIORITIES THROUGH THAT DELEGATION. AND THEN THAT IS KIND OF THE WALKING PAPERS OF WHAT GOES IN. AND WE ADVOCATE TO BENEFIT ALL THE SCHOOLS AND THAT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OUR BOARD WILL DO FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR GISD. SO I JUST WANT TO, AGAIN, THANK MY BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THIS AND BE ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S TRULY. WE NEED CHANGE AND THE CHANGE IS NOT HERE. THE CHANGE IS ABOVE US AND WE HAVE TO REALLY WORK AT THAT. SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND THEN THE DEDICATION OF TE INTERACTIVE MOSAIC FOR THE THE HISTORICAL AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY KNOWN AS THE FLATS. BUT THE BEST PART. SO IF YOU GO TO THE GRANVILLE, THE ATRIUM, BECAUSE THEY TOLD US THE ATRIUM AND THEN SOME PRIVATE WEDDING HAD TO HAVE PEOPLE MANNING FROM THE WEDDING, THE DOORS TO TELL THEM THAT THAT WASN'T WHERE THE DEDICATION WAS. AND THEY WERE REALLY GOOD SPORTS ABOUT IT. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE CEMENT WALL OUT IN FRONT OF THE ATRIUM, RIGHT? THAT MAIN DRAG THERE. BUT IT HAS AN APP YOU CAN DOWNLOAD. AND IF YOU DO THAT, YOU'LL HAVE. IT'S INTERACTIVE AND IT'LL GO INTO GREAT DEPTH ABOUT WHAT THE MOSAIC MEANS AND ABOUT THE HISTORIC MEANING OF THE FLATS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THIS COMMUNITY MADE TO GARLAND. AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. AND THEN TWO DAYS OF LEARNING AT SLI WITH MY PARTNERS HERE, THAT I THINK IS FANTASTIC BECAUSE WE GET TO GO SEE OTHER TRUSTEES. WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT LEGISLATIVE INTERIM DISCUSSIONS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE GET TO SPEND TIME THAT'S NOT BOARD RELATED WITH LUNCHES AND STUFF, AND JUST HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF ALL OF US ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, THAT HELPS US CONNECT SO THAT WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS, WE ALL KNOW KIND OF WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM. AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT WE GET TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE LONGEST ONE I'VE EVER DONE, BUT IT'S BECAUSE I PREPARED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. GLICK. THANK YOU, SIR. IT'S KIND OF STRETCHING IT TO SAY IT'S COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK IT IS. SO THE WORLD CUP IS NOW HERE. IT'S MORE OR LESS TAKEN OVER. I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO TWO GAMES. THERE ARE SEVEN GAMES LEFT. I'M SORRY. SIX GAMES LEFT. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, THIS IS WHAT I TOLD CHANNEL FIVE WHEN I WAS INTERVIEWED. IT'S DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER SPORTING EVENT YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO. I PROMISE YOU. THE GREATEST PLAYER EVER, IN MY OPINION WILL BE PLAYING ON SATURDAY. LEO MESSI. AND THEN WE START KNOCKOUT ROUNDS, INCLUDING THE SEMIFINAL. KNOCKOUT ROUNDS ARE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT. YOU GET ONE CHANCE. IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT, YOU'RE GONE. YOU GO HOME. IF YOU CAN'T GET TO THE STADIUM, AND I KNOW TICKETS ARE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE. GO TO FAIR PARK. THAT'S AN ALSO AN AMAZING EVENT. YOU'LL BE WITH FANS FROM ALL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GO BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEST CHANCE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE. IN FOUR YEARS, IT'LL BE IN MOROCCO AND SPAIN, AND AFTER THAT IT'LL BE SAUDI ARABIA. SO VERY CLOSE TO HOME. YESTERDAY, ROWLETT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAD A BOAT TOUR AROUND SAPPHIRE BAY. VERY SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL PIECE OF LAND. IT'S AT THE END OF DEL ROCK, STICKS OUT INTO LAKE RAY HUBBARD. PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TRUE DESTINATION FOR ROWLETT AND FOR THE METROPLEX. IT'S NOT QUITE WORKED OUT THAT WAY. THERE'S STILL SOME POSSIBILITIES. THIS IS THE SECOND BOAT TOUR WE'VE HAD. THERE'S SOME DEVELOPMENT THERE THAT IS MAYBE NOT WHAT WE HAD EXPECTED A LONG, LONG TIME AGO, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS STILL THERE. AND HOPEFULLY WITH THE NEW ROWLETT COUNCIL, A NEW INTERIM CITY MANAGER, THE FORTUNES OF SAPPHIRE BAY WILL CHANGE AROUND. AND FINALLY IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CELEBRATION IN THIS COUNTRY. IT'S OUR 250TH BIRTHDAY. AND I HAVE A GIFT FOR EVERYBODY. CALLED THE GREATEST SENTENCE EVER WRITTEN BY AN AUTHOR NAMED WALTER ISAACSON. NOW, I'VE READ A COUPLE OF HIS BOOKS THAT ARE ALWAYS BESTSELLERS ON BEN FRANKLIN AND LEONARDO DA VINCI. [00:45:04] HE'S ALSO WROTE BOOKS ABOUT STEVE JOBS AND ELON MUSK AND SEVERAL OTHERS. I WOULD CALL HIM AMERICA'S BIOGRAPHER NOW. AND LET ME TELL LET ME JUST READ WHAT HE CALLS THE GREATEST SENTENCE EVER WRITTEN. PRETTY SIMPLE. SECOND PART OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. PRETTY AMAZING WORDS. BUT REMEMBER, THESE WERE BEING WRITTEN 250 YEARS AGO. IF YOU IF YOU. I'M GOING TO ADD MISS GRIFFIN SITTING HERE. IF THERE ARE EIGHT OF US HERE, THERE WERE ONLY 3/8. THIS IS PRETTY ACCURATE PERCENTAGES. WHO WERE PATRIOTS BACK THEN? 2/8. TWO OF US WOULD HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED IN THE KING, AND THE OTHER THREE WENT EITHER DIRECTION. AND SO IF THEY HAD THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA. YEAH. YEAH. YES. IF YOU HAD THE BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE, A BIG LOSS FOR THE US OR WHAT WOULD BE THE US? THEY MAY HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY. SO THERE'S NEVER REALLY A MAJORITY. AND THESE 56 PEOPLE SIGNED A DECLARATION. THEIR LIVES WERE ALWAYS IN JEOPARDY. BIG SIGNATURE ON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. IF YOU SEE IT, YOU CAN GET COPIES OF IT. OF COURSE, IT'S IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE ORIGINAL BY JOHN HANCOCK. AND HIS STATEMENT WAS WE SHOULD ALL HANG TOGETHER. BEN FRANKLIN SAID, EITHER WE'LL HANG TOGETHER OR WE CERTAINLY WILL HANG SEPARATELY. AND THAT WAS TRUE BACK THEN. SO LET'S TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT TIMES ARE LIKE 250 YEARS AGO. IN MY CASE, HE TALKS ABOUT THE AMERICAN DREAM THAT THIS LED TO THE AMERICAN DREAM, WHICH IS WHY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY COMING HERE FROM, FOR THE WORLD CUP UNDERSTAND WHY THIS COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT, WHY WE'VE ATTRACTED IMMIGRANTS FROM LITERALLY EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. I'M A PRODUCT. I'M A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN, GREW UP IN TOTAL POVERTY AND ONE DAY HAD AN IDEA FOR A BUSINESS. AND LITERALLY EVERYBODY TOLD ME I COULDN'T DO IT. BUT THERE WASN'T A KING TELLING ME I COULDN'T DO IT. THERE WASN'T A CASTE SYSTEM TELLING ME I COULDN'T DO IT. AND SO I DID IT AND PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE FAILED. AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, I HAD OFFICES ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. SO IT WORKED OUT VERY, VERY WELL. BUT THAT'S IT. THAT'S WHAT THE SPIRIT OF THAT'S WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS ABOUT, THE ABILITY TO RISE UP NO MATTER WHERE YOUR BACKGROUND IS. WE DON'T NEED WE DON'T HAVE ROYALTY. WE DON'T BELIEVE IN ROYALTY AND KINGS OR THE CASTE SYSTEM LIKE IT EXISTS IN INDIA. WE BELIEVE IN EVERY INDIVIDUAL, AND THAT'S WHAT THAT SENTENCE IS ABOUT. AND THAT'S WHY HE CALLS IT THE GREATEST SENTENCE EVER WRITTEN. THANK YOU, SIR, MR. SELDERS. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I ATTENDED SEVERAL OF THE EVENTS THAT FELLOW TRUSTEES HAVE ATTENDED. WANTED TO JUST MAKE MENTION ON THE NINTH STREET BOXING GYM SHOWCASE. WHAT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE, TO SEE WAS THAT THERE WERE YOUNGER CHILDREN THAT WERE ACTUALLY BOXING YOUNGER STUDENTS, AND THEY HAD FEMALE BOXERS. AND AS A FATHER OF ALL DAUGHTERS, IT WAS LIKE, GREAT TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, FEMALE BOXERS WERE PARTICIPATING AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE TO LEARN THE SKILL OF BOXING AND TO COMPETE. AND ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT COME ALONG WITH THAT. THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THE EVENT. AT THE TRIPLE C, ALWAYS GIVING HUGE KUDOS TO MR. WILBURN AND HIS STAFF. THEY ALWAYS RUN A GREAT EVENT EVERY TIME THAT THERE'S SOMETHING AT THE TRIPLE C. I ALSO ATTENDED THE FLATS RECOGNITION WITH MISS STANLEY. THAT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S CERTAIN CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT IS HISTORY, WHAT'S NOT HISTORY AND TO SEE HISTORY HAPPEN HERE IN GARLAND IN THAT WAY FOR THE ORIGINAL FREE STANDING BLACK COMMUNITY IN GARLAND FROM 1910 TO 1960. I THINK THEY SAID THAT. AND THEN ALSO SEE PEOPLE THAT WERE EITHER ALIVE THEN OR HAD PEOPLE IN THEIR FAMILY THAT THAT LIVED IN THE FLATS THAT WERE THERE PARTICIPATING IN THAT EVENT. THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY AWESOME TO SEE. YOU JUST CAN'T DENY THAT. ONE THING THAT HAPPENED THAT WAS INTERESTING IS THEY INTRODUCED US AND SOMEBODY HEARD MY NAME. AND AFTERWARDS, TURNS OUT THAT THERE WAS A PERSON THAT LIVES IN FORT WORTH WHO HAS PEOPLE IN HIS FAMILY WITH THE LAST NAME SELDERS. [00:50:05] AND THAT'S JUST A UNIQUE NAME. AND YOU KNOW, ANYBODY THAT'S BLACK IN LOUISIANA, THAT LAST NAME IS SELDERS PROBABLY RELATED TO ME. SO TO HAVE SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HEAR THAT NAME AND THEN COME UP TO ME AFTERWARDS AND WE ARE MAKING PLANS TO GET TOGETHER TO GO THROUGH. AND HE'S A HUGE GENEALOGY BUFF. IT'S LIKE THE CONNECTION TO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY. THAT WAS HUGE. AND THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT I COULD COULD HAVE ORCHESTRATED ANY BETTER. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SLI BOTH IN SAN ANTONIO AND IN FORT WORTH WAS IN SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE SERVING ON THE BOARD, I'M ON THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND WE HAD A MEETING THERE, BUT I GOT A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER TRUSTEES FROM ACROSS THE STATE, AS WELL AS IN FORT WORTH WHERE OUR BOARD WAS THERE ATTENDING THOSE, THOSE THOSE SESSIONS. WE HAD A REALLY INTERESTING SITUATION WITH OUR FINAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER. HIS NAME IS CHAD HYMAS. HE WASN'T ABLE TO PHYSICALLY BE THERE BECAUSE OF THE STORM THAT HAPPENED AND HIS FLIGHT GOT DELAYED AND HE ENDED UP BEING IN NEW YORK SOMEWHERE AND NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY BE THERE TO DELIVER HIS KEYNOTE. BUT THEY ACTUALLY PLAYED THE KEYNOTE THAT HE HAD FROM THE WEEK PRIOR IN SAN ANTONIO. AND HERE'S A GENTLEMAN THAT HAD A FARM ACCIDENT WHERE HE WAS LEFT PARALYZED AND HAD, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS AND JUST WITH QUESTIONS FROM HIS DAD AND ENCOURAGEMENT BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE LEVEL OF IMPACT THAT HE'S BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. HIS STORY IS INCREDIBLE. SO IF YOU GUYS GET A CHANCE TO LOOK UP, HIS NAME IS CHAD HYMAS HYMAS. I REACHED OUT TO HIM AFTER SLY JUST TO THANK HIM FOR HIS INSPIRATION AND HIS STORY, AND HE ACTUALLY RESPONDED BACK AND WAS LIKE, HEY, IS THERE ANYBODY IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT I CAN TALK TO? BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THEM. SO DR. LOPEZ, I'LL GIVE YOU HIS INFORMATION AFTER THIS, BUT IT WAS JUST REALLY AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL AT THE LEVEL OF IMPACT THAT HE'S BEEN ABLE TO CREATE OVER HIS LIFE AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. AND THEN HAVE HIM ACTUALLY RESPOND BACK TO ME PERSONALLY. SO I WAS REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. THANKS. OH VERY GOOD. WHAT I'M HOLDING HERE IS AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT THAT WE RECEIVED THAT CHRONICLES SOME OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 119TH CONGRESS. THAT IS, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. AND I'M GOING TO READ YOU A LITTLE BIT FROM FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HERE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING GARLAND ISD FOR RECEIVING THE HEB TEXAS DISTRICT OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE HONORABLE LANCE GOODEN OF TEXAS ON DEBATE THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 2026. I'M GOING TO READ DIRECTLY FROM THE RECORD. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO CONGRATULATE THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BEING NAMED THE 2026 HEB TEXAS DISTRICT OF THE YEAR, ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE HEB EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS REPRESENTS THE LARGEST EDUCATOR RECOGNITION PROGRAM OF THIS KIND IN THE NATION, HAVING AWARDED NEARLY 15 MILLION IN CASH AND GRANTS TO TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, COUNSELORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS SINCE 2002. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT HE CONCLUDES TO EVERY TEACHER, ADMINISTRATOR, AIDE, STAFF MEMBER, STUDENT AND PARENT ACROSS GARLAND ISD, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT THAT ONLY ONE DISTRICT IN THE LONE STAR STATE RECEIVES EACH YEAR. SINCERELY, LANCE GOODEN, MEMBER OF CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SO WE WENT NATIONAL, GUYS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STATE ENOUGH AS AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. TRUSTEE OF THE BOARD, I THINK THE DEGREE OF IMPACT THAT COMES WITH BEING THE TEXAS DISTRICT OF THE YEAR IS RECOGNIZED BY HEB. I KNOW THAT WHEN WE WERE AT SLI RECENTLY, IT DID CHANGE QUITE A BIT HOW PEOPLE INTERACTED WITH US. IT ALSO THEY LOOKED AT US WITH A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY COMING UP WITH THE ONCOMING LEGISLATIVE YEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO FACE NEXT YEAR AND ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED NOW BY THE CONGRESS. IT IS OUR OBLIGATION NOW TO HELP LEAD THIS STATE AND HELP BRING AND KEEP TEXAS PUBLIC EDUCATION HEALTHY AND BRING IT BACK TO THE STATE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE. THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO PROBABLY SAY TODAY. MISS GRIFFIN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES FOR YOUR CONSTANT AND CONTINUOUS VISIBILITY [00:55:09] IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME, AND IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR CITIZENS. SO I THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GRIFFIN DR. LOPEZ. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. WELL THANK YOU. [VI.B. Superintendent's Report] YOU KNOW, THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE FINAL BOARD MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. THE WAY OUR BUDGET WORKS, WE ARE ON A JULY 1ST BUDGET. SO THIS CONCLUDES A YEAR OF, OF I WOULD SAY A LOT OF HIGHS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THINGS DIDN'T COME EASY. FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE BOARD FOR ALL THE ADVERSITY THAT WE FACED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. INTERNALLY, WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE ALL OUR MEETINGS FOR HEALTH REASONS. THINGS HAPPEN EXTERNALLY. WE'VE BEEN HIT WITH EVERY TYPE OF FACTOR THERE CAN BE FROM SCHOOL FUNDING TO EVERYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN. AND WHEN WE RALLIED FOR OUR FIRST BIG OUR FIRST BIG ELECTION THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN NOVEMBER, IT SEEMS LIKE SO MANY YEARS AGO WE NEED TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR ANSWERING THE CALL. AND, AND I HOPE AS WE PUT THE YEAR TO CLOSE WE FULFILLED OUR PROMISE. WE SHOWED YOU HOW MUCH OUR DEFICIT WOULD BE, HOW MUCH YOU COULD HELP US WITH OUR DEFICIT THAT WE WERE GOING TO STILL CUT. WE COULDN'T PROTECT EVERYTHING, BUT WE HAD FOUR PROTECTIONS THAT THAT MONEY HAD. WE DID GIVE THE BIGGEST RAISE WE COULD. WE WERE ABLE TO STILL INVEST IN OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS, OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN BETWEEN, INCLUDING PRESERVING OUR PROGRAMS. WE THEN PUT MONEY IN THE FUND BALANCE. SO THAT SHOWS THAT WE WERE MAKING ALL THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE COULD. THEN WE WENT TO THE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR AWARD AND, YOU KNOW, FROM FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVE, HE SAID, THAT'S THE HIGHEST HONOR IN THE NATION. IT'S NOT ONLY IN THE STATE, IN THE NATION, THE HEB AWARDS. FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH IT, THAT IS A HIGHLY COVETED AWARD. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WERE WISHING THAT THEY COULD JUST GET TOP FIVE, MUCH LESS WHAT WE GOT. THEN WE HAVE WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL THE TRIPLE CROWN. THE TRIPLE CROWN HAPPENED TODAY WITH EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENING IN OUR BUDGET SYSTEMS. RIGHT? WE WON EVERY AWARD THAT THERE IS BAM, BAM, BAM. RIGHT. AND AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND, WE'VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE WORKING IN THE CLASSROOMS, WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS, WORKING IN THE DISTRICT, WORKING IN THE BUS ROUTES. THIS WHOLE SYSTEM HAS TO WORK IN UNISON TO GET THESE TYPE OF AWARDS. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL. NOBODY'S SATISFIED. NOBODY THINKS THAT IT'S A DESTINATION, THAT WE'RE ALREADY THERE. THEY'RE HAPPY THAT THEY'RE BEING RECOGNIZED. THEY'RE HAPPY THAT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE COMING. BUT NOBODY SAYS, OH, GOOD, LET'S TAKE A BREAK. THEY LOOK AT IT AND THEY GO, GREAT, CELEBRATE FOR A DAY. THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE. SO WE ENDED A GREAT YEAR AND I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER. THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS THAT SIT UP HERE, Y'ALL. THEY MAKE VERY COURAGEOUS DECISIONS DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. AND SO AS WE GO INTO A BREAK, I WISH EVERYBODY A RESTFUL BREAK. YOU KNOW, COME BACK ENERGIZED BECAUSE IT'S FULL STEAM AHEAD. YOU KNOW, WINNING THE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR IS GREAT. BUT NOW WE GOT TO SHOW THE REST OF THE NATION WHY WE WANT IT. SO WE'RE CHARGING ON. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JOHNSON. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION ITEMS SIX A. SIX C FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TRUSTEES. SEEING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN. CONSENT AGENDA. [VII. Consent Agenda - Consider approval of] CONSENT AGENDA CONTAINS ONLY A MATERIAL THAT WAS HEARD IN OUR VARIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND IT IS AGENDA ITEMS SEVEN A THROUGH SEVEN. A A BB7BB. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? MR. PRESIDENT, MR. MILLER, I WOULD MOVE. DO WE NEED TO READ IT TO THE. READ EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. I DID IT FOR A YEAR. IT'S YOUR TURN. OKAY. HANG ON. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS FOLLOWS. A HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT. B CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DONATIONS REPORT FROM FEBRUARY 26TH TO MAY 26TH. C BOARD MINUTES AS PREPARED BY OUR BOARD ASSISTANT. OUR BOARD SERVICES MANAGER. RATHER D CONSIDER APPROVAL. THIS IS FOR D BY THE WAY, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP. [01:00:09] E CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION DESIGNATING INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT. F CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE TRAINING OF INVESTMENT OFFICERS. G CONSIDER APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED INVESTMENT BROKERS. H REVIEW THE INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND ADOPT A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT STATING REVIEW OF SAME AND RECORDING ANY CHANGES MADE TO EITHER THE INVESTMENT POLICY OR THE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. I CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2026 2027 DUAL CREDIT AGREEMENT J. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 202627GECHS WHICH IS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL INTERLOCAL. K CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 202627GRCTCMT AGREEMENT L CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 202627GRTCMT AND FIRE SCIENCE AGREEMENT. M CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2020 627. L LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL ECHS INTER-LOCAL THAT'S ACTUALLY WRITTEN AS LCHSECHS, AND I WASN'T GOING TO SAY IT THAT WAY. IT'S CONFUSING, EVEN TO ME. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO TO AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2026 2027 LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL P-TECH PROGRAM. INTERLOCAL. OH. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE, 2020 627 NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL ECHS INTERLOCAL P CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2026 2027 NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL P-TECH INTERLOCAL Q CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2026 2027 NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. ECH INTERLOCAL R CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2020 627 NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL P-TECH INTERLOCAL S CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2026 2027. ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL ECHS INTERLOCAL T. THIS KEEPS GOING, Y'ALL. T CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2020 627 ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL TECH INTERLOCAL. YOU CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2026 2027 SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ECHS INTERLOCAL V CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2026 2027 SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL P TECH INTERLOCAL. W CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE 2026 2027 SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL ECHS INTERLOCAL X. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DALLAS COLLEGE 2020 627 SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL P TECH INTERLOCAL. WHY CONSIDER APPROVAL OF WAIVER OF STUDENTS TAKING DUAL CREDIT COURSES AT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WITH CALENDARS OF FEWER THAN 75,600 MINUTES Z. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ANNUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CAMERA RESOLUTION. ITEM A A CONSIDER APPROVAL OF HOMEBOUND WAIVER ITEM B B NUMBER ONE. THIS IS NEW BIDS NUMBER ONE CONTRACT 47-20. SORRY. START OVER. NUMBER ONE CONTRACT 48-27. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF DISH ROOM CHEMICAL SANITATION AND SERVICES FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. THIS IS A BB NUMBER TWO CONTRACT 269-27. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF LAMINATING AND OFFICE MACHINES, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES. BB NUMBER THREE CONTRACT 310 DASH 26-02. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT SERVICES AND MATERIALS CONTRACT BB NUMBER FOUR OR SECTION BB NUMBER FOUR CONTRACT 325-26. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF TESTING, ASSESSMENT AND SERVICES. BB NUMBER FIVE CONTRACT 394-26-05. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES WITH MESQUITE REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF. BB NUMBER SIX CONTRACT 325-26-01. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF RESCORING SERVICES. SECOND, THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO SAY BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE. I DO REQUEST THAT WE HAVE NURSE K ON HAND THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE I THINK HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF WIND. [01:05:05] AND I BLAME KEVIN MASSEY WHOLLY FOR THIS. ALL RIGHT. WITH A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK REGARDING THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA. IF. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO INDICATE YOUR AFFIRMATION. MISS GRIFFIN HAS INDICATED AS SUCH. SO IT PASSES 7-0. NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS EIGHT. ACTION ITEM EIGHT A DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A PARAMETER ORDER TO REFUND EXISTING BONDS FOR THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT [VIII.A. Discussion and Consideration of a Parameter Order to Refund Existing Bonds for Garland Independent School District for Debt Service Savings — Arturo Valenzuela (Part 1 of 2)] FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS. ARTURO VALENZUELA. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON BOARD TRUSTEES AND DR. LOPEZ. I PROVIDE TO YOU TODAY INFORMATION ABOUT FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PARAMETER ORDER TO REFINANCE CERTAIN OUTSTANDING GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLIMITED TAX. SCHOOL BUILDING AND REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2015, A 2016 SERIES, 2016 RF OR OR THE SERIES 2018 AND RESOLVING MATTER AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE REFINANCING OF THIS MONTH. BONDS. THE PARAMETER ORDER IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. THE FULL NAME OF THE BONDS THAT ARE REFUNDABLE ARE IN SCHEDULE I OF THE PARAMETER ORDER. AND TONIGHT THERE'S A NEED FOR, IF YOU APPROVE IT, A SIGNATURE OR TWO SIGNATURES AFTER PAGE 26 OF THE PARAMETER ORDER. THIS PARAMETER ORDER ALLOWS CERTAIN ADMINISTRATORS AND GISD TO DO REFUNDING OF CERTAIN BONDS AND TO TIME IT. WHERE THERE'S MORE BENEFITS TO DO THAT REFUNDING. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I'LL HAVE ALSO SOME SOME, SOME TEAMMATES FROM NORTHERN FULBRIGHT AND HILLTOP SECURITIES HERE WITH ME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING MR. MILLER. YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK. WITH RESPECT TO WHEN WE WHEN WE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS ONCE IT'S DONE COULD YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT ANY REPRICING RISK OR RATE RISK THAT WE RUN BETWEEN NOW AND THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT? AND I GUESS WE ASSUME, I ASSUME THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO NOT DO IT IF, IF THE MARKET CONDITIONS GO AGAINST US IN. COULD YOU GIVE ME AN IDEA OF HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS DONE AND THEN THE NATURE OF ANY OF THE REPRICING RISK? WELL THIS PARAMETER ALLOWS US TO DO THE REFUNDING BETWEEN NOW AND A YEAR FROM NOW. AND WE'RE ALSO NOT OBLIGATED TO GO FORWARD WITH IT IF THE CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVORABLE. SO IT IS TOTALLY OUR WE CAN DO OUR EVALUATION. AND ONCE WE DO OUR EVALUATION, IF THE MATH WORKS, WE DO IT. IF IT DOESN'T, THEN WE SIMPLY DON'T DO IT. AND WE RIDE THE BONDS OUT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO DOING THE THREE FUNDING SUCH AS POSSIBLY MORE STATE FUNDING BEING TRIGGERED BY THE REFUNDING. SO THAT'S ALSO A CONSIDERATION WE HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE ONE. ALL RIGHT. MR. BEACH, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER THE PERIMETER ORDER TO REFUND EXISTING BONDS FOR THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR DEBT SAVING SERVICES. SECOND, COULD YOU REPHRASE THAT? MR. BEACH, TO SAY APPROVE AS OPPOSED TO CONSIDER. OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSIDERATION OF A PERIMETER ORDER TO REFUND EXISTING BONDS FOR THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DEBT SAVING SERVICES. SECOND CENTER. OKAY. ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY. TO APPROVE A PARAMETER ORDER TO REFUND EXISTING BONDS FOR GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MISS GRIFFIN, DID YOUR HAND. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES 7-0. NEXT ENTRY IS GOING TO BE APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS [VIII.B. Consider Approval of Budget Transfers and Amendments to the General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Student Nutrition Services Fund for the 2025-2026 School Year — Elisa Cordova-Long] AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICE FUND FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR. AGAIN. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT DR. LOPEZ, TONIGHT WE ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS, AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICES FUND AND THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND. THE ONLY CHANGES TO COMMITTEE IS ON THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH WE HAVE THE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REVENUE, AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL CROSS-FUNCTION BALANCE NEUTRAL TRANSFERS, WHICH THOSE HAVE NO OVERALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET. [01:10:01] THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM COMMITTEE TO THE DEBT SERVICES FUND AND NO CHANGES FROM COMMITTEE TO STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND. ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS. SEEING NO QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT MR. MILLER. ON ITEM 8BI VOTE THAT WE APPROVE. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND THAT SERVICE FUND FOR STUDENT NUTRITION FUND AS PRESENTED HERE TONIGHT. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER, A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS, AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT PASSES 7-0. NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO BACKWARDS IN TIME TO ACTION ITEM SEVEN A AS MAYBE. [VIII.A. Discussion and Consideration of a Parameter Order to Refund Existing Bonds for Garland Independent School District for Debt Service Savings — Arturo Valenzuela (Part 2 of 2)] OH, SORRY. EIGHT A AS WE MAY HAVE BEEN HANDED A SHEET OF PAPER THAT SAID WE DID SOMETHING WRONG. NO, THAT THAT WAS ON THE BUDGET THAT SHE JUST EXPLAINED THE BUDGET TRANSFERS. OH, THIS THIS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BUDGET TRANSFERS. YES. YEAH. NO THIS IS NO THIS IS A FUNDING BOND. THIS IS. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE OKAY? YOU SURE WE'RE OKAY? NO, I THINK WE SHOULD. WE SHOULD REDO IT. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THINK. SO TOO. ALRIGHT. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO I'M GOING TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS A AMENDED MOTION THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE WITH RESPECT TO SEVEN A MR. PRESIDENT MR. GLICK. I MOVE TO ADOPT AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLIMITED TAX REFUNDING BONDS IN ONE OR MORE SERIES, ESTABLISHING PARAMETERS FOR THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS AND DELEGATING CERTAIN MATTERS TO AUTHORIZED DISTRICT OFFICIALS. ON A MOTION BY MR. GLICK AND A SECOND BY MR. BEACH ON AN AMENDED MOTION AUTHORIZING THE PERIMETER ORDER TO REFUND EXISTING BONDS FOR THE GARLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT C, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, [VIII.C. Consider Approval of the Proposed Budgets for the General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Student Nutrition Services Fund for the 2026-2027 School Year — Elisa Cordova-Long] DEBT SERVICE FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 26 AND 27 SCHOOL YEAR. YES, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DR. LOPEZ. SUPERINTENDENT DR. LOPEZ. WE DID A PUBLIC HEARING ON THESE BUDGETS. AND NOW IT IS UP FOR APPROVAL. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALISA CORDOVA AND HER TEAM FOR SUCH A GREAT JOB THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY IN TRYING TO GET THIS BUDGET WHERE WE WANTED IT. AND THANKS TO ALL THE ACTUALLY THE WHOLE DISTRICT THEY HAVE BEEN IN MEETINGS WITH US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND, AND WORKING WITH BUDGET TO GET TO WHERE THESE BUDGETS ARE. THESE BUDGETS ARE THE GENERAL FUND, THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND THE SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND FOR 26, 27 SCHOOL YEAR. MR. MILLER, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK HAVING BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THIS PAST YEAR, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. DODD AND DR. LOPEZ, I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF A DISTRICT WIDE MOVEMENT TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS WE POSSIBLY CAN WITH THE DELIVERY OF OUR ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS IN THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT'S A TOP TO BOTTOM EFFORT. AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY WHO EITHER WORKS DIRECTLY OR ANYWHERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, WITHIN FINANCE OR ANYWHERE ELSE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ANYBODY WHO, WHO SERVES THIS DISTRICT OR A STUDENT IN ANY WAY. MAN, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT'S GONE IN TO HELPING US ARRIVE AT SOME KIND OF SENSIBLE BUDGET, GIVEN ALL THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAVE AND SOME OF THE FUNDING CHALLENGES THAT CHALLENGES THAT WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE FORWARD THROUGH THIS NEXT YEAR. BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SAID THAT IN ADDITION TO ALL THE AWARDS THAT THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN FOR THEIR TRANSPARENCY AND FINANCIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THAT WE NEED TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT TOP TO BOTTOM, EVERYBODY IN THIS DISTRICT HAS REALLY PULLED A HEAVY WEIGHT HERE, AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF YOU'D LIKE. BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION, ANY ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BUDGETS? [01:15:01] I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION. YOU AS YOU INDICATED, WE ARE NOT APPROVING ANY TAX RATES TONIGHT. CORRECT. NO TAX RATE TONIGHT. SO THE ONLY THING THAT THIS MOTION IS DOING IS APPROVE THE BUDGET THAT YOU PRESENTED DURING THE PUBLIC MEETING. CORRECT? CORRECT. AND BEING PRESENTED HERE AT THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MILLER. IF YOU HAVE A MOTION. YES, SIR. WITHIN OUR PACKAGE TONIGHT, ITEM C, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THE DEBT SERVICES FUND, THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 2026 AND 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ON A MOTION BY TRUSTEE MILLER AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICE FUND FOR THE 2026 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS. THAT PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEMS EIGHT D CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION REGARDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION. [VIII.D. Consider Approval of Resolution Authorizing Contribution to the Rowlett Chamber Foundation – Mechelle Hogan] MR. PRESIDENT, POINT OF ORDER. I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF AS A MEMBER OF THE A VOTING MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION. UNDERSTOOD. TRUSTEE GLICK WILL BE RECUSED FOR THE DELIBERATION AND VOTE OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. MS. HOGAN. TRUSTEES. NOTHING'S CHANGED SINCE COMMITTEE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. WE MOVED IT FOR THAT SPECIFIC REASON. DO WE NEED. DOES THE RESOLUTION NEED TO BE READ? NO, THERE'S NO REASON TO READ IT. IT'S THERE. IT HASN'T CHANGED. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. JUST A MOTION. I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION. MS STANLEY, PLEASE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ON MOTION BY TRUSTEE STANLEY AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE BEACH. REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS. THAT MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO WITH ONE ONE ABSTENTION. RECUSAL. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. SO SIX ZERO ON THAT. NEXT ENTRY IS GOING TO BE [IX. Executive Session: Executive session will be held for purposes permitted by Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.] II9 BY SAY I X EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001 PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION FIVE. 551.071. PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS ADVICE ABOUT PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, SETTLEMENT OFFER OR A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY OF THE TEXAS RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, OR THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS. CHAPTER B PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.07 FOR 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. SUBPART ONE CONSULTATION DELIBERATION REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT, SEE PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY. A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY OF DELIBERATION AND OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY IN NEGOTIATION WITH THE THIRD PERSON. SO PART ONE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY. 1714 ROWLETT ROAD, GARLAND, TEXAS. 75043. IT IS CURRENTLY 6:19 P.M. AND WE ARE ENTERING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT IS 7:01 P.M. AND WE ARE RETURNING FROM CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. [X. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session] I WILL CERTIFY THAT NO MATTER WAS SPOKEN OF THAT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT OR THIS AGENDA OF THE BOARD. AS WE RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM THAT REMAINS TO BE CONSIDERED ARISING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THAT IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE AND FINAL TERMS OF A SALE AGREEMENT OF 1714 ROWLETT ROAD IN GARLAND, TEXAS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE DO. MR. MILLER. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE AND FINAL TERMS OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT OF 1714 ROWLETT ROAD, GARLAND, TEXAS [01:20:02] 75043. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. THERE IS A MOTION ON THE TABLE REGARDING THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING THE PURCHASE AND FINAL TERMS OF THE SALE AGREEMENT OF 1714 ROWLETT ROAD, GARLAND, TEXAS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS. THAT PASSES 7-0. SEEING THERE'S NO FURTHER ITEMS THAT ARE PENDING LEFT FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION OR THE AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:02 P.M. [XI. Adjournment] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.