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[I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]
HEB BEST DISTRICT AT LARGE DISTRICT OF THE YEAR FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE LAST YEAR.[APPLAUSE] FOR A YEAR I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO OPEN OUR REGULAR MEETINGS LIKE THAT BY THE WAY. EVERYONE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. NEXT ITEM UP ON THE AGENDA IS A PUBLIC FORUM.
MISS HOGAN, DO WE HAVE A CARD? I HAD SOMEONE SIGN UP SO I BELIEVE WE CAN PROCEED. OKAY. GOING ONCE.
[IV.A. Going the Extra Mile (GEMs)]
THE EXTRA MILE. RECIPIENT MIRIAM DIAZ. MR. WILLIAM.PRESIDENT JOHNSON. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR LOPEZ.
TONIGHT, WE PROUDLY HONOR MIRIAM DIAZ, LEAD CUSTODIAN AT HARRIS HILL, WHOSE COMMITMENT, HARD WORK AND HEART MAKE GARLAND ISD TRULY UNMATCHED. WE PRESENT HER WITH THIS MONTH'S GOING THE EXTRA MILE AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF REMARKABLE YEARS OF SERVICE AND A LIFETIME OF DEDICATION TO GARLAND ISD.
MIRIAM WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AS OUR DISTRICT'S LEAD CUSTODIAN OF THE YEAR IN GARLAND ISD.[APPLAUSE] THIS WELL DESERVED HONOR REFLECTS HER WORK ETHIC, DEDICATION, AND THE IMMENSE PRIDE SHE BRINGS TO OUR BUILDING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND CARE ENSURES HARRIS HILL REMAINS SAFE, CLEAN AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE OUR STAFF CAN THRIVE AND EXCEL. AND LET ME TELL YOU, I WITNESSED THIS EVERY DAY.
SHE HAS TO BE THE HARDEST WORKING PERSON AT HARRIS HILL.
IN ADDITION TO THIS DISTINCTION, MIRIAM EARNED THE PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, [APPLAUSE] SHOWCASING A LEVEL OF RELIABILITY AND CONSISTENCY THAT SETS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE] 35 YEARS OF SHOWING UP EVERY MORNING, SERVING GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND MAKING A QUIET YET PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.
YOU PROVED THAT GOING THE EXTRA MILE HELPS EVERYONE AROUND YOU BE SUCCESSFUL.
WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE YOU AND TONIGHT WE HONOR YOUR REMARKABLE SERVICE AND LASTING IMPACT.
GIVE IT UP FOR MIRIAM DIAZ. [APPLAUSE] YEAH.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. SO WELL DESERVED.
[APPLAUSE] DOCTOR LOPEZ AS WELL. AND THE BEST SWEET TEA.
[LAUGHTER] I KNOW, RIGHT? THAT. PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, DOCTOR BROWN.
[IV.B. Introduction of District Administrators — Dr. Gradyne Brown]
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OH, DR. BROWN. WHAT? OH, SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO YOU.YOU'RE NOT AS ATTRACTIVE AS YOU ONCE WERE, DOCTOR BROWN.
YES. MY APOLOGIES FOR MY PHYSICAL APPEARANCE TONIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR LOPEZ.
IT IS MY SINCERE PLEASURE TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, TO INTRODUCE TWO OF OUR NEWEST ADMINISTRATORS HERE IN GARLAND ISD, TWO ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS. AND SO WE'VE GOT TWO OF THEM.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST INTRODUCE OUR NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SAFETY AND OPERATIONS, DOCTOR JENNIFER DUPLESSIS. DOCTOR DUPLESSIS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME UP HERE ON THE PODIUM, GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.
PRIOR TO JOINING GARLAND ISD, DOCTOR DUPLESSIS SERVED AS CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER FOR COLLIN COLLEGE, WHERE SHE CHAMPIONED ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE LEVEL IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT HER CAREER.
DOCTOR DUPLESSIS HAS CULTIVATED A DEEP EXPERTISE IN SCHOOL FACILITIES, OPERATIONS, FINANCE, AND HUMAN RESOURCES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. HER IMPRESSIVE LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND INCLUDES SERVING AS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS FOR LOVEJOY ISD, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR WYLIE ISD AND DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR ARLINGTON ISD. IN ADDITION TO HER LEADERSHIP ROLES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND IN HIGHER EDUCATION DOCTOR DUPLESSIS IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS.
HAVING SHARED HER EXPERTISE AS AN ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AND FOR THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TASBO, DOCTOR DUPLESSIS HOLDS A BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.
DOCTOR DUPLESSIS IS THRILLED TO BRING HER VAST OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE, LEADERSHIP, AND PASSION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SAFETY AND OPERATIONS, WHERE SHE REMAINS FOCUSED ON ENSURING HIGH QUALITY, SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO BE APPOINTED TO THIS POSITION.
I LOVE THIS DISTRICT. I LOVE BEING HERE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO LEADERSHIP AND TO THE BOARD AND TO THE AMAZING TEAM MEMBERS I HAVE WHO'VE HELPED US DO EXCELLENT THINGS FOR CAMPUSES THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
THAT'S WHAT I LOVE TO DO. AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL I GET TO DO IT HERE IN GARLAND.
SO THANK YOU. CAN I INTRODUCE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
MY UNCLE ROBERT, MY AUNT DEBORAH, MY DAUGHTER HALLIE, AND MY DAUGHTER CAMILLE.
YEAH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YOU CAN'T RUN FROM THE PICTURES. THIS MAN WANTS THEM.
THREE, TWO, ONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
WELCOME BACK. [APPLAUSE] DO YOU WANT ANY PHOTOS OF YOUR FAMILY? PHOTO. YEAH, IT'S THE WEEKEND OF MOVEMENTS. THANKS.
OKAY. YOU KNOW THE COLOR NEXT TO ME? OH, YEAH.
ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOCTOR. ALL RIGHT.
OUR NEXT INTRODUCTION IS FOR OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF LEADERSHIP.
AND THAT IS DOCTOR MICHAEL ARREOLA. DOCTOR ARREOLA.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND JOIN US AT THE PODIUM.
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[APPLAUSE] DOCTOR MICHAEL ARREOLA HIS DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND EDUCATION IS ROOTED IN HIS DESIRE TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, DOCTOR ARREOLA HAS SERVED AS TEACHER, COACH, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY MATH AND SCIENCE, AND MOST RECENTLY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GARLAND ISD.
HE HAS ALSO SUPPORTED STRONG ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN ALGEBRA ONE BIOLOGY AND SECONDARY CAMPUSES, WORKING TOWARD A RATINGS. DOCTOR ARREOLA EARNED HIS DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE SUPERINTENDENCY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS REMAINED FOCUSED ON EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, EQUITY, AND SERVICE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
HE IS THE PROUD HUSBAND OF JULIE SHELTON ARREOLA, A READING LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER AT AUSTIN ACADEMY, AND FATHER OF THREE CHILDREN, JOEL, ISABELLA AND JACK.
DOCTOR MICHAEL ARREOLA. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
MY FAMILY IS A GARLAND ISD FAMILY. I WISH THAT THEY COULD BE HERE TODAY, BUT WE HAD BAND CAMP AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND SO WE'RE JUST I'M SO PROUD OF MY WIFE, THE WORK SHE DOES AT AUSTIN.
I'M SO PROUD THAT MY KIDS HAVE SO MANY GREAT CHOICES HERE IN GARLAND ISD, AND I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT GARLAND ISD HAS DONE FOR MY FAMILY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PAYING SOME OF THAT BACK. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU MICHAEL.
THREE. TWO. ONE. CONGRATULATIONS. APPRECIATE IT.
[IV.C. Receive Instruction Waiver: 2025-2026 Pregnancy Related Services Compensatory Education Home Instruction Update — Carmen Blakey]
HOME INSTRUCTION UPDATE. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. CARMEN BLAKEY. IT IS.GOOD EVENING COMMITTEE CHAIRS. WELL, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
THE CTE DEPARTMENT BRINGS YOU A BRIEF UPDATE OF OUR WAIVER REGARDING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, HOME INSTRUCTION, AND PREGNANCY RELATED SERVICES.
THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2025. SPECIFICALLY, OUR THREE YEAR WAIVER USES THE GUIDELINES IN THE STUDENT ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING HANDBOOK TO INCREASE THE SERVICE RATIO FROM 4 TO 1. FOR THE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE PREGNANCY RELATED SERVICES THIS INCREASED RATIO ALLOWS SCHOOL AGED PARENTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY WITH ONE ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY POSTPARTUM, BY USING THE INFANT CENTER.
PROVIDED IN YOUR BOARD BOOKS ARE SOME KEY DATA POINTS FOR YOUR REVIEW. GARLAND ISD WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT 11 SCHOOL AGED PARENTS, AND WE RECOVERED 242 DAYS OF TOTAL ATTENDANCE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST TO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES, AND POTENTIAL STUDENT DROP OUT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PREGNANCY RELATED SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
EACH CAMPUS HAS A SCHOOL AGED PARENT, EDUCATOR, AND SERVICES CONTINUE IN PARENTING ONE AND PARENTING TWO CLASSES IN THE HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM OF STUDY AND CTE THAT EARNS HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT TOWARDS GRADUATION.
THANK YOU, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
MR. BEACH MS. BLAKEY, DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO? IS MEMORIAL, NOT MEMORIAL, BUT WARREN ELEMENTARY PART OF THIS PROGRAM ALSO.
THAT IS WHERE THE INFANT CENTER IS HELD. THAT IS WHERE IT IS HELD STILL TODAY.
YES. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. MA'AM. MR. MILLER.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I WAS ALWAYS CURIOUS. OUR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WHO ARE PARENTS, ARE THEY IS IT MANDATORY THEY GO TO A SCHOOL LIKE THIS OR CAN THEY REMAIN AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS? THEY CAN REMAIN AT THEIR HOME.
IF THEY NEED SPECIAL ATTENTION DURING THAT POSTPARTUM TIME, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE INFANT CENTER TO GET THEMSELVES BACK ON THEIR FEET DIRECTLY POST POSTPARTUM. BUT WE DO. THE BEST SCENARIO IS THAT THEY FINISH AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS WITH ALL THE CLASSES AND COURSES THAT WE OFFER AND PROGRAMS AND COLLEGE PREP. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE BOARD.
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OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 4D RECEIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR JULY 2026.[IV.D. Receive Board of Trustees Contract Renewal Report for July 2026 — Dianna Casper ]
MISS CASPER. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR JULY OF 2026.
21 CONTRACTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR RENEWAL AND ONE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ON THE EXHIBIT WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LATER THIS EVENING DUE TO THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT INCREASING MORE THAN 25%, OR $150,000 FROM THE PREVIOUS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARDED AMOUNT.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WELCOME. YES. YES, WELCOME. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 4E.
[IV.E. Review May 2026 Monthly Financials — Arturo Valenzuela]
RECEIVED MAY 2026 MONTHLY FINANCIALS, MISTER VALENZUELA.THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD TRUSTEES.
SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, I PRESENT TO YOU THE MAY 2026 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ALL THREE FUNDS.
LET ME SHOW YOU ON THE SCREEN. HERE WE GO. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE GENERAL FUND, FUND 199.
THIS IS WHERE WE RUN THROUGH OUR USUAL OPERATIONS.
THIS ONE, AS OF MAY 2026, HAS A SURPLUS OF $3 MILLION.
I'LL JUST GO OVER THE SUMMARY PAGES FOR ALL THESE FUNDS.
THEN I'LL JUMP TO PAGE 21. SO PAGE 21 IS THE SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM.
THIS ONE ALSO PRESENTS A SURPLUS OF $38,000. AND THEN LASTLY, THE INS FUND, WHICH IS THE ONE TO ISSUE DEBT PAYMENTS FROM. THIS ONE SHOWS A DEFICIT OF 20 MILLION.
BOARD ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER? YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK.
ATTACHED ANALYSIS COMPARES MAY 26TH YEAR TO DATE TO MAY 25TH YEAR TO DATE.
BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ON THAT UNTIL WE GET TO THE VERY LAST CHART.
I KNOW NOT UNTIL PAGE 15. SO THEN PAGE 15 IS WHERE IT STARTS.
OKAY. WITH THE COMPARISON WITH THE OTHER CHARTS.
YEAH. THE WAY I READ IT, I THOUGHT IT MEANT THE CHART DIRECTLY BELOW IT.
SO I GET IT NOW, SO. AND THEN WITH RESPECT TO SOME ITEMS, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, ON PAGE 17, I JUST NOTICED I ALWAYS LOOK AT BIG NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGE OF CHANGES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
AND THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE TONIGHT, BUT MAYBE AT THE NEXT FINANCE MEETING, JUST LOOK AT SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT HAVE MOVED QUITE A BIT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER FROM LAST YEAR.
I'D JUST LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE SOME MORE. AT THAT TIME, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT TONIGHT.
MR. PRESIDENT, JUST GIVING A HEADS UP. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE 4F.
[IV.F. Review May 2026 Tax Report — Kristi Cooper]
REVIEW MAY 2026 TAX REPORT. MISS COOPER, HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT? GOOD, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT 98.41% COLLECTED. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
MR. MILLER. YEAH, JUST REAL GOOD. YOU CAN TELL WHAT LITTLE ATTENTION SPAN I HAVE.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AFTER THIS TONIGHT, BUT I MADE IT THIS FAR, AND TALK TO ME.
OUR REVENUE RECOGNITION IS AS THE CASH IS RECEIVED, OR IS ANY OF OUR REVENUE BASED ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS THAT HAS A TRUE UP OR A THAT WE HAVE TO ADJUST LATER IF IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HIT THOSE NUMBERS? THAT'S GOING TO BE. IT IS ALL. IT IS. I KNOW THE TAX COLLECTIONS COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON IF WE WERE EXPECTING 99%, WE ONLY GOT 98.5%. I JUST WONDERED IF THAT AFFECTED, I GUESS, YOUR END, WHICH WOULD BE THE ACTUAL COLLECTIONS, THE BUDGET YEAR TO DATE AND ALL THOSE. IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR NUMBERS ACCRUAL? YEAH, IT'S A MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS. SO WE DO A BOOK EVERYTHING AS WE EARNED IT AND AS WE COLLECT IT.
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SO WHENEVER WE CAN ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT AND IT'S OUR, WE'RE REASONABLY ASSURED THAT WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT IT.THEN WE CAN RECOGNIZE IT AS REVENUE, SUCH AS SOME PROPERTY TAXES THAT COME IN IN JULY AND AUGUST.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BOOK THEM BACK TO JUNE AT THE YEAR END.
OKAY. SO ARE THOSE. AND THOSE ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE PRIOR TO THE YEAR END AUDIT BEING ISSUED? CORRECT, YES. WHEN WE GET THE YEAR END AUDIT, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH ADJUSTMENTS, TRUE UPS, EVERYTHING. YES, SIR. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND JUST FURTHER DISCUSS THAT, THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLL, THE LEVY THAT WAS ADOPTED WAS AT A LOWER TOTAL LEVY FOR 2025.
AS OF JULY, OUR SUPPLEMENT, WE'RE AT 350 MILLION, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ABOUT 15 MILLION OVER WHAT WE INITIALLY BUILT THE BUDGET ON FOR THE INITIAL NUMBER. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IT'S ALMOST MORE LIKE 100 AND LIKE 9% COLLECTION THEN.
BUT THIS FIGURE IS ONLY BASED ON OUR BASE LEVY, WITH THE ADJUSTED LEVY, WITH ALL THE SUPPLEMENTS THAT COME THROUGH AND WHERE WE ACTUALLY STAND ON JUST THE CURRENT YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD. OKAY, MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS 5.
[V.A. Discuss Update 127 Legal Policies — Lisa Ray ]
DISCUSSION UPDATE REGARDING UPDATE 2027 LEGAL POLICIES.MISS RAY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
I HAVE BEFORE YOU UPDATE 127 FROM TASB THAT WAS RECENTLY ISSUED.
THIS DID GO BEFORE OUR POLICY ADVISORY GROUP ON JULY 9TH.
AND THIS IS BEFORE FOR YOUR REVIEW. IT BASICALLY FINALIZES SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULES THAT CAME ABOUT FROM THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ONES IS THE SB 571, THE REPORTING, THE MISCONDUCT.
IT'S ACTUALLY PUT IN PLACE IN POLICY DHB LEGAL AND DHC LEGAL AND IT'S FOR YOUR REVIEW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE UPDATE 127 LEGAL POLICIES? THESE ARE BASICALLY THE ONES WE HAVE TO ADOPT.
SO OKAY. SEEING NONE. THANK YOU, MISS RAY. MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS 5B.
[V.B. Trustees' Report]
TRUSTEES REPORT. TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE, RECENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY EVENTS.MR. SELDERS, YOU WANT TO GET US GOING? THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I HAVEN'T ATTENDED VERY MANY EVENTS IN JULY.
THERE'S NOT, BUT I DID WANT TO SAY THAT JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO PREPARING FOR THIS YEAR. SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AND TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. MR. GLICK. THANK YOU, SIR.
SO THE ROWLETT CHAMBER MEETING. FIVE YEARS AGO WITH THE ROWLETT CHAMBER, WE APPLIED FOR AND BECAME A FOUR-STAR CHAMBER. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ANY STARS. IT WAS OUR FIRST CHANCE AT APPLYING, I THINK, IN TERMS OF THE COUNTRY, THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL CHAMBERS THAT HAVE ANY STARS IS LESS THAN 10%.
GARLAND ACTUALLY, THEIR CHAMBER IS A FIVE STAR.
SO WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO GET A FOUR STAR. IT'S A FIVE YEAR DESIGNATION.
AND SO WE'RE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REAPPLYING.
WE MAY TRY FOR A FIVE STAR, BUT I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO TRY FOR A FOUR STAR TO BEGIN WITH.
AND WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. BUT I EXPECT WE'LL HAVE THAT FOUR STAR DESIGNATION AGAIN.
ROWLETT CHAMBER FOUNDATION SEPARATE BOARD THAT I'M ON.
WE GO, WE DO MULTIPLE THINGS FOR THE DISTRICT.
I RECUSED MYSELF FROM THE VOTE AT OUR LAST MEETING BECAUSE I'M A VOTING MEMBER.
I CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW BECAUSE WE IT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO TINSEL AND TRIVIA. FIVE MAJOR SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR TO DESERVING SENIORS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO WE DO AN AWFUL LOT.
AND I THINK THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION IS WELL DESERVING OF THE MONEY WE RECEIVE.
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I WAS ASKED TO BE ON A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE, ROWLETT IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF DOING LOOKING FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER.THERE WAS TWO CONSULTANTS CAME IN, A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE GAVE OUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT WE HOPED THE CITY MANAGER WILL DO AND WHAT THEIR ROLE WOULD BE, AND THEIR ROLE INVOLVED WITH NOT ONLY THE COUNCIL BUT WITH THE CITIZENS.
FOUR OF US MR. SELDERS, MYSELF, MISS STANLEY, AND LET'S SEE, MR. BEACH WERE ALL YESTERDAY IN REGION 10 FOR TRAINING.
IT WAS A VERY LONG DAY, STARTING AT 8 A.M. AND ENDING AT 7 P.M..
SO IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT SOME OF US DO, THAT WAS, WE WERE THERE ALL DAY.
ONE OF THE SESSIONS THAT I ENJOYED THE MOST WAS THEY SAID, WHAT COLOR ARE YOU? AND WE WENT THROUGH A CHART OF, OF DIFFERENT ITEMS TO DETERMINE WHAT COLOR YOU ARE.
SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD. FOCUS ON THE FUTURE AND BELIEVE.
SO THOSE ARE THE QUALITIES OF A GREEN PERSON.
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MISS STANLEY.
MISS GRIFFIN IS A MEMBER OF LEADERSHIP TASB. I FOLLOWED HER AND MR. SELDERS FOLLOWED ME. AND SO AT THE END OF HER YEAR OF TRAINING, WE'LL HAVE A MAJORITY OF OUR BOARD, WHICH WILL BE LEADERSHIP TASB GRADUATES, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
NOT ONLY WILL SHE LEARN A LOT, BUT SHE'S GOING TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH BOARD MEMBERS BIG AND SMALL, LITERALLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE, EVERY REGION OF THE STATE IS REPRESENTED, AND THESE ARE FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I STILL AT OUR STATE CONVENTIONS, MEET MANY OF THE PEOPLE FROM MY LEADERSHIP CLASS.
WE GET TOGETHER, WE TALK, JUDGE HOW OUR DISTRICTS ARE DOING BACK FROM 2016 WHEN I WAS IN THE CLASS.
SO IT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND CONGRATULATIONS, MISS STANLEY.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS. SO BECAUSE PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME, I'M NOW UP TO 112 COUNTRIES.
I GOT TO SEE AN IMPERIAL EAGLE IN THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS GIVING ME ALL THE EAGLES AND ALL OF THE NOW CRANES IN THE WORLD. AND JUST HOPEFULLY YOU ENJOY THIS. I WAS IN PRAGUE WEARING THIS HAT IN A VERY, VERY FAMOUS SQUARE. I THINK IT'S CALLED IMPERIAL SQUARE.
AND I SAW ACROSS THE SQUARE FIVE GENTLEMEN WEARING A NORWAY JERSEY FROM ERLING HAALAND, WHO MADE VERY FAMOUS IN THE WORLD CUP. AND SO THEY SAW ME, I SAW THEM, AND I STARTED DOING THE ROWING MOTION AS I'M CROSSING THIS HUGE SQUARE.
AND THEY STARTED LAUGHING AND DOING THE ROWING MOTION.
THIS WAS ALSO DONE IN TIMES SQUARE, BY THE WAY.
AND BEFORE YOU KNEW THE WHOLE SQUARE, HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE DOING THE ROWING MOTION.
THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. MISS STANLEY.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU STILL WORK, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SUMMER.
I TOO, DIDN'T DO A WHOLE LOT EXCEPT FOR. I DID WANT TO DO ANOTHER SHOUT OUT BECAUSE THIS ORGANIZATION, IT'S CALLED THE FRIENDSHIP AVENUE. THEIR LAST MEETING WAS THIS LAST SATURDAY THAT I COULDN'T MAKE, BUT IT'S. THEY DID IT IN THE PARK. I THINK IT WAS WYNN JOYCE PARK.
BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE. I WOULD SUGGEST ANYONE WHO HAS KIDS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SOME PLAYMATES YOU SEE ABOUT IT'S JUST ALL AGES AND THEY GO ONCE A MONTH. IT'S THE LAST SATURDAY, USUALLY AT 10 A.M., AND IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS THAT MAYBE MIGHT STRUGGLE WITH FRIENDSHIPS. AND THE PARENTS COME AND IT'S NOT ONLY KIDS MEETING KIDS, BUT IT'S PARENTS MEETING PARENTS.
AND THAT IS REALLY WHERE THE POWER IS, IS THAT CREATING THOSE PARENT CIRCLES.
SO FRIENDSHIP AVENUE IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND IT ON FACEBOOK.
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AND THEN MY HUSBAND AND I DID FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.SO MY COMPANY UPBOUND DOES, WE, LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR.
THIS YEAR IS THE SECOND YEAR. WE GO AND SERVE, THIS IS SOUTH DALLAS, BUT IT'S WHAT THEY CALL A FOOD DESERT, AND IT'S THEY DON'T HAVE A GROCERY STORE, SO THEY HAVE TO DEPEND UPON CONVENIENCE STORES FOR A LOT OF THEIR GROCERIES, WHICH CAUSES A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES. AND SO THIS YEAR IT GREW FROM LAST YEAR AND WE PROVIDE WE HAVE PARKLAND, ALL SORTS OF VENDORS COME AND THE PARENTS, IT'S FAMILIES AND THERE'S ANYBODY'S WELCOME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN ANY PARTICULAR PLACE.
YOU'RE JUST WELCOME TO COME. IT'S AT THE REC CENTER AND WE, THEY GO THROUGH AND MEET SOME OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT MIGHT HELP THEM WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THEY NEED. AND THEN ONCE THEY'VE DONE THAT, THEY COME OVER AND MY COMPANY PROVIDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TOILETRIES, AND THEN A FARMER'S MARKET WHERE THEY CAN GO SHOPPING AND IT'S ALL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT ARE ALL FRESH.
AND LAST YEAR WE HAD SOME LEFTOVERS THAT WE HAD TO GIVE AWAY.
WE ACTUALLY GAVE AWAY THE 9TH STREET. THIS YEAR I'M HAPPY TO REPORT WE HAD NOTHING LEFT.
THAT'S HOW WELL IT WENT. AND THEN I GOT WORD TODAY THAT THE ONE OF THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, THE PRINCIPAL AND THE PTA CAME AND THEY WANT TO HOUSE IT NEXT YEAR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE IT EVEN BIGGER.
AND SO I JUST, I KNOW IT'S NOT GISD, BUT IT'S JUST IT'S ABOUT COMMUNITY.
AND I LOVE THAT I WORK IN AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN I GET TO VOLUNTEER IN AN AREA THAT HAVE COMMUNITY.
AND I'M JUST VERY, VERY THANKFUL. AND SO EVERYONE GET READY FOR SCHOOL STARTING.
I'M SO, SO EXCITED. I HAVE GONE TO SOME PORCH PARTIES, WENT TO HERFURTH AND CALDWELLS AND JUST TO, YOU KNOW, JUST TO MEET PEOPLE. I LOVE THE KIDS AND THEY RUN AROUND, THEY GET SOME ICE CREAM AND WE GET TO MEET SOME OF THE PARENTS AND IT'S JUST A GREAT THING. AND SO THERE'S A LOT COMING UP THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK AND THEN SCHOOL STARTS.
SO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU SEE YOUR SCHOOLS HAVING THOSE PORCH PARTIES GO OUT AND SEE IT, IT'S A LOT OF FUN AND YOU'LL SEE DIFFERENT WAYS TO ENGAGE.
THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEEN A REAL SLOW SUMMER.
AS EVERYBODY HAS NOTED. THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH THAT GOES ON.
THANK GOODNESS. GIVES EVERYBODY TIME TO RECHARGE AND GET READY FOR A GREAT 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR.
AND WE ARE COMING OFF A LOT OF HIGHS AND WE HOPE TO CREATE A LOT MORE.
THIS WAS HELD AT SELDERS. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT KATE BEARDEN, KATHERINE BEARDEN IS THE PERSON, WHOEVER SHE IS TEACHING, WHATEVER SCHOOL SHE'S AT IS WHERE THE BLOCK PARTY MOVES TO BECAUSE SHE DOES MOST OF THE LOGISTICAL WORK FOR IT, AND I'M SURE A TON OF PEOPLE ASSIST. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS WAS HER IDEA OR WHETHER SHE JUST TOOK IT OVER LATER, BUT I'M GOING TO BRAG ON HER BECAUSE SHE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.
AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO MEET KATE BEARDON, YOU'VE, YOU'VE MET A REAL NICE PERSON.
SO THANK YOU, KATE BEARDEN. MR. BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND THE FOLKS FROM NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A WALK THROUGH JUST TO SEE THE FIRST PART OF THE NOT THE RIBBON CUTTING, BUT JUST SEE NAAMAN FOREST AND WHERE THE MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDINGS ARE GOING AND THE BEAUTY AND THE THINGS THAT THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO GET TO USE.
AND I WENT BACK OVER LAST WEEK AND WAS ABLE TO SEE COACH DIEHL, WHO COACHES THE GIRLS.
SHE WAS MOVING INTO HER OFFICE. HER AND HER HUSBAND AND HER HUSBAND TOOK US ON A TOUR.
AND NOW IT'S COMING TO FRUITION. AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT.
ALSO, I GOT TO ATTEND. I WENT TO EB CON 2026, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND THEY HAD A GUEST SPEAKER, DOCTOR LAURA, FOR THE BILINGUAL TEACHERS.
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THE, THE WORDS BETWEEN SPANISH AND ENGLISH AND HOW SIMILAR MOST OF THE WORDS ARE.AND SO THAT'S WHERE SHE WAS REALLY EMPHASIZING.
IN FACT, IT WAS VERY GOOD FOR ME TOO, BECAUSE I'M NOT A REALLY GOOD SPANISH SPEAKER AT ALL.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT MUCH.
AND THE GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM OUR DISTRICT THAT PUT THAT ON WAS PHENOMENAL.
NEXT, AND I DID GET TO GO. I WENT TO THE NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION AND I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO 400 NEW TEACHERS THAT ARE COMING INTO GISD FAMILY. AND I'M SO PROUD TO SEE THAT GROUP AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS YEAR IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND THEY WERE ALL SMILES. IN FACT, WE ALMOST DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR EVERYBODY, SO IT WAS REALLY A GOOD DAY. IT WAS A GREAT VENUE.
DOCTOR LOPEZ DID A GREAT JOB OF INTRODUCING HIMSELF AND THOSE PEOPLE AND, AND EVERYBODY THERE, AS WELL AS MISS PERALES AND MR. DODD. BOTH OF THEM DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF TALKING TO THEM AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THEIR BACK AND WE'RE HERE FOR THEM. AND SO IS THIS BOARD. SO THE NEW TEACHERS, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE GISD FAMILY.
AND THEN ONE THING I'M GOING TO START DOING HERE TOO, ALSO THAT I WANT TO DO TODAY, I WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO A SPECIAL TEACHER AND THAT IS CAROL MONTGOMERY AT AEC. I WANT TO GIVE HER A PERSONAL GEM AWARD FOR MYSELF 35 PLUS YEARS.
AND HERE MISS MONTGOMERY IS STILL TEACHING MATH COMING COMING OUT OF JACKSON TECHNOLOGY.
SHE'S BEEN A CLASSROOM TEACHER FOREVER AND STILL LOVES TEACHING CHILDREN.
SO I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TODAY FOR CAROL MONTGOMERY, THE JOB THAT SHE'S DOING.
THANK YOU, CAROL, FOR THE JOB YOU'RE DOING AND WHAT YOU SHOW TO PEOPLE THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE GISD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BEACH.
THE WAY YOU SPOKE SPANISH THERE SERVES LIKE A NATIVE.
BONITA PLAYA. E. BUENO. I JUST WANT TO DRAW EVERYONE'S ATTENTION AS WHAT EVERYONE SAID.
MOST DISTRICT EVENTS DON'T REALLY OCCUR IN JULY, BUT WE ARE CRANKING UP A NUMBER OF DISTRICT EVENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, INCLUDING THIS SUNDAY. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT TO SAXY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE RENAMING OF THE SAXY HIGH SCHOOL GYM IN HONOR OF ITS INITIAL PRINCIPAL, STEVEN HAMMEL. I KNOW I PLAN ON BEING THERE AND I HOPE TO SEE A GOOD CONTINGENT OF BOARD TRUSTEES OUT THERE TOO, BECAUSE MR. HAMMEL IS A GREAT MAN FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND, AND FOR THE KIDS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD HONOR AND I HOPE HOPEFULLY I'LL SEE YOU GUYS OUT THERE.
DOCTOR LOPEZ, DO YOU HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE?
[V.C. Superintendent's Report]
SO IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING THAT YOU BROUGHT UP MR. HAMMEL YOU KNOW,. THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT THE LEGACY IS ROWLETT AND SACHSE BOTH FIRST PRINCIPLES WERE HAMMELS.AND WE RECENTLY NAMED THE HAMMEL GYMNASIUM IN ROWLETT, AND THIS IS JUST FITTING FOR SACHSE.
I RAN INTO SOME GRADUATES JUST BY ACCIDENT. I WON'T SAY WHERE I WAS AT, BUT I WILL JUST TELL YOU THAT THEY GRADUATED IN 2013 AND ONE OF THEM WORKS FOR SPECTRUM NEWS AND ANOTHER ONE WAS TELLING ME ALL THE GREAT THINGS.
AND TWO OF THEM GRADUATED FROM SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE NAMING OF THEIR PRINCIPAL, AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED AND HAD NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS ON, ON JUST HIS IMPACT, HIS WALKING THE TALK AND BEING ABLE TO GO TO SUCH A FINE SCHOOL AND SUCH A FINE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND WHEN YOU RUN INTO GRADUATES AND THEY'RE EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THEIR SCHOOLS, IT'S REALLY, REALLY ENLIGHTENING AND IT JUST WARMS YOUR HEART.
THIS RIBBON CUTTING WILL BE HAPPENING AUGUST 8TH AT 10 A.M.
AT NAAMAN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL. WE. THIS IS OUR FIRST SUPER MAJOR BOND PROJECT.
AND SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO BE LUCKY THAN GOOD.
UYL HAS NEW GUIDELINES ON HEAT REGULATIONS ON WHEN YOU CAN OR CAN'T PRACTICE WHAT YOU COULD DO.
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THESE FACILITIES IN NORTH TEXAS, YOU'RE REALLY HANDICAPPING OUR STUDENTS ABILITY TO COMPETE WITH CAMPUSES THAT DO HAVE THIS. SO WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE. WE THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING US TO BUILD THESE STRUCTURES.
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AT EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. IT'S GOING TO BE AN ATTRACTION FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE INTO OUR COMMUNITY. AND FINALLY, SCHOOL IS ABOUT TO START. AUGUST 10TH, I BELIEVE IS THE START DATE FOR STUDENTS.IT'S A MONDAY. AND SO WE ALREADY STARTED OUR NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION, WHICH YOU HEARD EARLIER, BUT WE'RE ALSO GEARING UP FOR OUR TEACHERS GETTING CLASSROOMS READY.
WE HAVE PARDON OUR DUST SIGNS EVERYWHERE. IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON WITH THE BOND PROJECTS JUST GO AHEAD AND CLICK ON THE BOND UPDATE AND YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT ALL THE DUST THAT'S HAPPENING, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE WELL WORTH IT.
IT'S LONG OVERDUE. AND WE'RE REALLY DOING A LOT WITH, WITH OUR KIDS AND OUR, OUR PROGRAMS. AND I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF GARLAND.
THAT'S THE MOST HUMBLING HONOR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD HAVE.
IT JUST MEANS WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PURSUING EXCELLENCE.
AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO CARRY THAT BADGE OF HONOR BECAUSE THERE'S MANY DISTRICTS THAT APPLY FOR IT.
AND IT'S AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS. THE BOARD CAN TELL YOU PEOPLE THAT HOSTED THEM CAN TELL YOU PEOPLE THAT HELP ORGANIZE THESE PACKETS CAN TELL YOU, BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AND EVERY YEAR WE'VE GOTTEN BETTER.
AND IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK FROM OUR CUSTODIANS, BUS DRIVERS TO THE FRONT OFFICE, TO OUR COUNSELORS, TO OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, TO OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR NURSES AND OUR TEACHERS.
IT'S AN EXTENSION BECAUSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INTERVIEWED. THEY THERE'S SO MANY VALIDATION POINTS THAT I WISH I COULD JUST GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THE, HOW EXTENSIVE IT IS TO GET THIS AWARD. BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE BANNERS GO UP AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS AND YOU SEE TEACHERS GETTING PINS UNDERSTAND IT IS A BADGE OF HONOR. THIS DOESN'T COME TO JUST ANYONE.
AND IT REALLY CELEBRATES EVERYONE FROM THE BOARD TO EVERY FACET OF OUR COMMUNITY.
REMEMBER YOU CAUGHT THE BIGGEST BREAK. YOU'RE A STATE CHAMPION.
YOU'RE PART OF THIS LEGACY. AND WE THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING GARLAND ISD.
[V.D. Future Agenda Items]
SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO 6, CONSENT AGENDA.[VI. Consent Agenda - Consider approval of]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT AND THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES.THOSE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN OUR PACKETS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ANY ITEM THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA? DON'T RUSH IT ONCE.
YEAH. THIS COULD BE INTERESTING. IT'S SHORT. IT'S JUST TWO ITEMS. OKAY. HANG ON. LET ME FIND IT. CONSENT AGENDA.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON, I DREW A BLANK WHO YOU WERE.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
6A, HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AND 6AB THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT ON A MOTION BY TRUSTEE STANLEY AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE GLICK.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS REGARDING APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH BOARD. AND BY THE WAY, TRUSTEE STANLEY, YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST WOMAN WHO'S EVER SAID I FORGOT WHO YOUR NAME WAS, SO. I'M HERE FOR YOU. NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE 7, ACTION ITEMS NON-CONSENT.
[VII.A. Consider Approval of Naming Portion of Facility at South Garland High School: Tyrese Kendrid Maxey Gymnasium — Dr. Ricardo Lopez]
7A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF NAMING PORTION OF FACILITY AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL FOR TYRESE MAXEY GYMNASIUM.DOCTOR LOPEZ. WE HAVE A NAMING OF A FACILITY THAT WE WANT TO NAME THE COMPETITIVE GYM AFTER FORMER GRADUATE TYRESE MAXEY, TYRESE MAXEY IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING ACHIEVEMENTS, CHARACTERS, DEDICATION, AND BRINGS HONOR TO OUR SCHOOLS.
HE INSPIRES FUTURE GENERATIONS TO EXEMPLIFY THE VALUES OF EXCELLENCE AND PERSEVERES, PERSEVERES, AND JUST A MODEL COMMUNITY MEMBER. HE HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS AN EXCEPTIONAL, EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT ATHLETE THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP, UNWAVERING WORK ETHIC, AND COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE.
HE HAS EARNED STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION AS ONE OF THE PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN THE NATION, LEADING THE COLONELS WITH DISTINCTION TO A FINAL 4 APPEARANCE WHILE DEMONSTRATING HUMILITY, INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION TO HIS TEAMMATES, COACHES AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
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HE WAS ALSO A STARTED HIS CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, WHERE HE FURTHER DEVELOPED HIS TALENTS AND EARNED RECOGNITION AS ONE OF THE COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL'S OUTSTANDING STUDENT ATHLETES. HE WAS A FIRST ROUND PICK IN 2020 IN THE NBA, AND SINCE HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE LEAGUE'S PREMIER PLAYERS THROUGH HIS EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS, LEADERSHIP, DETERMINATION AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.DESPITE ACHIEVING SUCCESS AT THE NATIONAL STAGE, HE HAS REMAINED DEEPLY CONNECTED TO HIS ROOTS IN GARLAND, CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATING THAT HE IS COMMITTED TO SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND THE GISD, AND HE EXTENDS HIS PHILANTHROPY BEYOND MEASURE, BEYOND HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE BASKETBALL COURT.
HE REGULARLY VISITS GARLAND ISD CAMPUSES, INTERACTS WITH STUDENTS, AND PARTICIPATE DISTRICT EVENTS, AND HAS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL AND ATHLETIC INITIATIVES.
HE HAS INSPIRED COUNTLESS YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM AND COMPETITION AND IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES, WHILE WHILE REMINDING THEM THAT THEIR DREAMS ARE ATTAINABLE THROUGH HARD WORK, DISCIPLINE, AND PERSEVERANCE. HE HAS USED HIS PLATFORM TO ENCOURAGE GARLAND ISD STUDENTS TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES, OVERCOME ADVERSITY, AND RECOGNIZE THAT CHARACTER, INTEGRITY, HUMILITY, AND SERVICE ARE AS IMPORTANT AS ATHLETIC OR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
HE HAS ALSO EXPANDED HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVING YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE EDUCATION, HEALTH, WELLNESS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHILE INVESTING IN INITIATIVES THAT EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
HIS LEGACY, BY NAMING SOUTH GARLAND'S GYMNASIUM IN HIS HONOR, WILL ENSURE THAT GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS WILL BE REMINDED OF THE EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND INSPIRATION HE REPRESENTS. WE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TYRESE MAXEY AS THE NAMING OF THE COMPETITIVE GYM AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. I'LL SECOND THAT. WELL, SOMEONE'S ACTUALLY FROM THE BOARD HAS TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE MOTION.
I'LL DO IT. I'LL MAKE ONE. VERY GOOD, MR. BEACH.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE NAMING OF THE PORTION OF FACILITY AT SOUTH GARLAND GYM HIGH SCHOOL, THE GYM AT HIGH SCHOOL, TYRESE MAXEY GYMNASIUM, AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
SECOND. OKAY. ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
THAT PASSES 6-0. BRIEFLY. SURE. IT WILL BE VERY BRIEF.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS TYRESE AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN, BUT HIS FAMILY, TYRONE AND DENISE MAXEY, WHO TYRONE WAS A TEACHER AT SOUTH GARLAND HAVE STAYED COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AND THEIR AUNTS AND UNCLES. SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A WHOLE FAMILY THING AND IT'S JUST SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM 7B.
[Items VII.B. & VII.C.]
AND WE BEGIN THE LISA RAY PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BOARD RESOLUTION FOR ONE READING OF POLICY BF LOCAL.
MISS RAY. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION TO HAVE ONE READING OF BF LOCAL.
AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT BF LOCAL DOES SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AROUND GARLAND ISD SUCH AS RICHARDSON AND MESQUITE ISD ALLOW FOR ONE READ OF A POLICY AT A BOARD MEETING.
I THINK HERE WE'VE OPTED TO POSSIBLY DO A POLICY, COME TO A COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEN BE VOTED ON THAT SAME MONTH THAT BOARD OF THAT BOARD MEETING OF THAT SAME MONTH.
AND TO JUST ALLOW FLEXIBILITY, EFFICIENCY TO SO WE CAN JUST MOVE QUICKLY WITH OUR POLICIES.
SO BEFORE YOU IS THAT RESOLUTION TO ALLOW FOR ONE READ OF BF LOCAL.
WE'RE STILL, IT'S STILL GOING TO COME TO THE BOARD TWICE.
SO TECHNICALLY IT'S A ONE READ BECAUSE WE CAN'T ACT AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO QUESTION, SPEAK, DO EVERYTHING JUST LIKE WE NORMALLY WOULD DO AT A FIRST READ AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING.
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BEFORE WE COULDN'T DO ONE IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS.NOW WE CAN DO IT IN ONE MONTH BECAUSE WE'RE USING THE COMMITTEE MEETING AS THE FIRST READ. SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING THERE IS TO IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. BEACH, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
SECOND. OKAY, ON A MOTION BY TRUSTEE BEACH AND A SECOND, MR. SELDERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO 7D.
[VII.D. Consider Approval of TASB Update 127Local Policies — Lisa Ray]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TASB UPDATE 127 LOCAL POLICIES.MISS RAY. YES, SIR. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.
BEFORE YOU IS OUR LOCAL POLICIES UPDATE 127 WHICH INCLUDES SOME OF THE POLICIES THAT ARE IN YOUR MANILA FOLDER. YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE LOCAL CHANGES.
WE HAVE ABOUT 8 OF THOSE POLICIES, 8 OR 9 OF THOSE POLICIES.
THOSE INCLUDE A PROVISION IN THE SUPERINTENDENT NON-RENEWAL.
NOT THAT THAT WOULD EVER HAPPEN, BUT. CAA LOCAL FISCAL MANAGEMENT.
DC LOCAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. DH LOCAL EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
DP LOCAL PERSONNEL POSITIONS. A NEW PROVISION DPA LOCAL PERSONNEL POSITIONS FOR PRINCIPALS WHICH OUTLINES WHAT THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE FOR PRINCIPALS. ALSO DPB LOCAL FOR OTHER PERSONNEL POSITIONS AND WHAT THOSE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE.
EHBB LOCAL, WHICH IS OUR REGARDING OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS FOR UNDER SPECIAL PROGRAMS. AND FFF LOCAL STUDENT WELFARE, STUDENT SAFETY.
ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? MR. JOHNSON, DID I MISS THE APPROVAL FOR ITEM B? YES. IS THAT BF LOCAL? WE DID A, WE DID B, WE DIDN'T DO C.
WE DIDN'T DO C. WHICH IS THE ACTUAL ONE READING FOR BF.
WE ONLY DID THE RESOLUTION SO. WE CAN WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, WE DIDN'T APPROVE THE POLICY.
CORRECT. CORRECT WE NEED TO APPROVE THE POLICY.
ALL RIGHT. WELL EVERYONE REMEMBER WHAT SHE JUST SAID ABOUT D.
IT ALLOWS FOR THE. YES. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE POLICY OF ALL POLICIES GO TO ADAC AND THEN COME ON A ONE READ POLICY. HERE I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE BF LOCAL POLICY.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU APPROVE BF LOCAL.
THAT PASSES 6-0. AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU, MISS HOGAN.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, MOVING BACK ON TO, DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE APPROVAL OF TASB? UPDATE 127 LOCAL POLICIES. IS THAT MISS STANLEY'S HAND I SEE RAISED? YOU BET IT IS. YEAH. I MOVE. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED TASB PROPOSED CHANGES AS OUTLINED.
OH, YOU JUST MOVED MY, YOU GUYS CAN'T DO THAT, AS WRITTEN IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
UPDATE 127. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLEAN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.
SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ON A MOTION BY MISS STANLEY AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU APPROVE THE ITEM.
THAT PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 7E.
[VII.E. Consider Approval of BDF(LOCAL) — Lisa Ray]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BDF LOCAL. MISS RAY. YES, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.BDF LOCAL OUTLINES ARE ADVISORY GROUPS. AND WITH THAT THE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP HAD MET ON JULY 9TH.
AND THIS ALLOWS FOR THE FORMATION OF A GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ADVISORY GROUP.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ADVISORY GROUP SHOULD BE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT IN FORMULATING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, CONTACTING AND ENGAGING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.
MONITORING STATE LEGISLATION AFFECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT BDF LOCAL? IF NOT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE
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BDF LOCAL AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOKLET. SECOND ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU APPROVE THIS ITEM. THAT PASSES 6-0 AS WELL.THANK YOU. 7F HAS BEEN PULLED FROM CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING, SO THANK YOU, MISS RAY.
[VII.F. Consider Approval of FDA(LOCAL) — Lisa Ray]
THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE 7Q, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ENDORSEMENT FOR TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS.7G. OKAY. I SAID, Q, MY EYES ARE SHOT, I'M SORRY.
IT LOOKS LIKE A Q TO ME. 7G. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ENDORSEMENT FOR TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
[VII.G. Consider Approval of Endorsement for TASB Board of Directors Region 10, Position D — Dr. Ricardo Lopez]
REGION 10, POSITION D. DOCTOR LOPEZ. REAL QUICK, MR. JOHNSON, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, DOCTOR LOPEZ. JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY, I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE BOARD AS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND I KNOW EACH OF THESE CANDIDATES. AND SO WHILE THERE'S NO LEGAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, I THINK THAT I WANT TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE THAT I MIGHT SWAY THE VOTE.SO I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM DELIBERATIONS AND ALSO THE VOTE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT MAKE THAT KNOWN.
NOTED MR. SELDERS. WE HAVE AN AUGUST DEADLINE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE OUR RECOMMENDATION.
WE DO HAVE PEOPLE'S BIOS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ABOUT 3 OR 4 CANDIDATES, AND THEY BASICALLY GIVE AN OVERVIEW ON WHY WE SHOULD ELECT THEM.
WE WOULD LIKE TO PROMOTE DISCUSSION TO SEE WHO WE WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE FOR REGION 10, POSITION D.
WOULD LIKE, WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO START THE CONVERSATION OR IS THERE A NOMINATION THAT SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE? MR. PRESIDENT, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. YES, MR. GLICK.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION IF WE'RE READY OR ENDORSEMENT FOR MARVIN BOBO OF LOVEJOY.
I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ENDORSEMENT OF MARVIN BOBO OF LOVEJOY ISD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENDORSING MR. BOBO OF LOVEJOY ISD, PLEASE RAISE THEIR HANDS.
THAT'S 4. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, THAT PASSES 4 TO 1 WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM H, IF I CAN READ MY ALPHABET PROPERLY.
[VII.H. Consider Approval of 2026-2027 Dallas County JJAEP MOU — Mary Garcia, Dr. Babetta Hemphill]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 DALLAS COUNTY JJAEP MOU.HELLO, MARY GARCIA, HOW ARE YOU? HELLO. ONCE A YEAR.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
TONIGHT'S STUDENT SERVICES IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE 2026-27 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE DALLAS COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM, OR JJAEP. THIS ANNUAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES THE RESPONSIBILITIES.
IT ALSO HAS TO BE NOTED IN YOUR MINUTES THAT MISS STANLEY SAID NAY, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME WHY OR WHATEVER YOUR CONFLICT WAS YOU JUST HAVE TO NOTATE THAT YOU'RE SAYING NAY, NOT 4-1-1. SO MAY I. YES, PLEASE.
OKAY, ON THE PAST VOTE THAT WE TOOK ON CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR ENDORSEMENT FOR TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN FAVOR OF MARVIN BOBO 4 AYES, 1 NAY, WHICH WAS DAPHNE STANLEY, AND THEN ONE ABSTENTION, WHICH WAS ROBERT SELDERS.
THANK YOU. AND YOU CAN PICK UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF, MISS GARCIA.
OKAY, FOR PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO THE JJAEP.
AS A REMINDER, HOUSE BILL 6, WHICH WAS PASSED DURING LAST YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION, EXPANDED MANDATORY EXPULSION PROVISIONS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN OFFENSES, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE CONDUCT OCCURS.
AS A RESULT, ALL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING GISD, REALIZED AN INCREASE IN MANDATORY JJAEP PLACEMENTS.
FOR YOUR REVIEW THE BOARD AGENDA DOES INCLUDE PLACEMENT DATA FROM THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR.
ALL OF THE INCREASED PLACEMENTS REFLECTED IN THE NUMBERS WERE MANDATORY PLACEMENTS UNDER STATE LAW, AND THEREFORE WERE FUNDED BY THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THIS YEAR'S MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
THE AGREEMENT CONTAINS ONLY MINOR CLARIFICATIONS TO EXISTING PRACTICES.
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BOARD ANY QUESTIONS OF MISS GARCIA REGARDING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BEFORE US? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.MR. BEACH. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR DALLAS COUNTY JJAEP MOU AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOKLET. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS GARCIA.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO, AND THIS IS SO DISTRESSING TO ME.
[VII.I. Consider Approval of Library Resources — Michael Ruiz, Jeanine Boyett]
WE'RE MOVING ON TO 7I. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LIBRARY RESOURCES.MICHAEL RUIZ. BOARD. OH, AND JEANINE BOYETTE, I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ.
IN FRONT OF YOU, WE HAVE OUR VERY FIRST MATERIAL APPROVAL LIST FOR THE YEAR.
THANK YOU SIR. SO IN ORDER FOR ANY OF THESE BOOKS TO MAKE THE LIST THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, THEY FIRST NEED TO BE COMPILED BY A CAMPUS LIBRARIAN.
THEN OUR LIBRARY MEDIA TEAM DOES AN AMAZING JOB OF COMPILING ALL OF THOSE, VERIFYING THAT THE LIBRARIANS AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, POSTING THAT ONLINE FOR 30 DAYS AND ANNOUNCING IT ON THE MAIN PAGE OF GARLAND ISD IN ORDER TO COLLECT ANY PARENT CONCERNS.
ANY TITLES THAT ARE FLAGGED OR EXPRESS CONCERNS ON ARE PULLED FOR INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH.
AND THEN WE ONLY BRING YOU THE LIST THAT DID NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS SO FAR IN OUR PROCESS.
WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY TITLES THAT HAVE HAD ANY CONCERNS ELEVATED BY PARENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. REESE, MISS BOYETTE? ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MR. JOHNSON? YES. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITION OF THE NEW LIBRARY RESOURCES AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MOTION BY MR. SELDERS AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES.
THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST OF MANY, I'M SURE.
[VII.J. Consider Approval of Shared Service Agreement with Dallas Regional Day School for the Deaf — Ray Winkler]
MR. WINKLER, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ.I HAVE THREE ITEMS ACTUALLY IN A ROW, SO I'LL MAKE THIS BRIEF.
THIS WOULD REALLY BE IN EFFECT FOR THE 27-28 SCHOOL YEAR.
AND LOOKING AHEAD, THIS ALLOWS US TO HAVE SOME OPTIONS AS WE LOOK AT OUR PROGRAMING MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER. NO QUESTIONS.
I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. BEFORE YOU MAKE A MOTION, JUST A REAL QUICK.
THIS GIVES THE DISTRICT OPTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, MR. MILLER. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION BY MR. MILLER. A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU APPROVE OF THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR.
THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM 7K.
[VII.K. Consider Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Plano ISD — Ray Winkler]
APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH PLANO ISD.MR. WINKLER. THANK YOU. AND ACTUALLY, THIS IS WITH PLANO ISD, REGION 10 AND OUR OTHER MEMBER SCHOOLS THROUGH THE SIERRA PROGRAM, WHICH IS WE HAVE A SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT NEED BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT.
SO THIS MEMORANDUM, I'M SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR SIERRA SCHOOLS SUPPORT THROUGH REGION 10 AND OUR MEMBER SCHOOLS IN THE SERVICES AGREEMENT, TO WHICH PLANO ISD IS THE MAIN ONE WE GO WITH.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ON THIS MOU? OR MOU. I'M SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION? MR.
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BEACH. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH PLANO ISD AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOKLET.SECOND. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND ON APPROVAL OF THE ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD. THAT PASSES 6-0.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON THAT. AND NEXT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 7L.
[VII.L. Consider Approval of Texas Tech Affiliation Agreement 26-27 – Ray Winkler ]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TEXAS TECH AFFILIATION AGREEMENT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 26 AND 27.MR. WRINKLER. THANK YOU. WE'RE SEEKING APPROVAL TO ALLOW TEXAS TECH TO SPONSOR OUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND INTERNSHIPS SO THEY CAN GET CERTIFICATION WHILE THEY ARE WORKING HERE ON THE JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, YOU MAY, MR. MILLER. EXCUSE ME, MAY I MAKE A MOTION FOR THIS TEXAS TECH ITEM? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS TECH FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. SECOND. ALL RIGHT ON A MOTION BY MR..
ENTHUSIASTIC, MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF THE TEXAS TECH AFFILIATION AGREEMENT.
THAT PASSES 6-0. AND BY THE WAY, THAT IS A FANTASTIC PROGRAM.
GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU, BOARD. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 7M.
[VII.M. Consider Approval of Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Participation Agreement — Dianna Casper ]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SOURCEWELL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.MISS CASPER. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. BOARD ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS COOPERATION AGREEMENT? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MR. BEACH. YES, PRESIDENT JOHNSON I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE TO APPROVE THE SOURCEWELL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOKLET TONIGHT.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU APPROVE THE SOURCEWELL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT PRESENTED. THAT PASSES 6-0.
[VII.N. Consider Approval of the Dallas County Health and Human Services to Provide Immunizations/Vaccinations MOU — Dianna Casper ]
ALSO MISS CASPER. ALL RIGHT. SO THE STUDENT SERVICES WILL ENTER AN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR MOU, WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS TO ANY ELIGIBLE TEXAS VACCINES FOR CHILDREN TVFC PROGRAM ELIGIBLE CHILD FROM PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE WHOSE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS HAVE SIGNED THE REQUIRED WRITTEN CONSENT, THEREBY SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL MISSIONS OF THE COUNTY AND GISD.IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MOU WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS, AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
BOARD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? YEAH, MR. BEACH.
IS THAT WRITTEN CONSENT? IS THAT ON OUR GISD WEBSITE? I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER, BUT I CAN CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES TO GET THAT ANSWER FOR YOU.
OKAY. IT'S NOT ON. THE MICROPHONE. NO, IT IS NOT.
THEY RECEIVE IT AT THE SCHOOL OR WHENEVER THEY COME TO ACTUALLY GET THE VACCINE.
SO WHEN A STUDENT COMES TO SCHOOL AND IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT VACCINE OR WHATEVER THEY'RE NOT HAVING, CAN THEY STILL THEY STILL GO TO CLASS, DON'T THEY? I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO SIT IN THE CAFETERIA OR THE LIBRARY AND SAY, OKAY, YOU'RE NOT VACCINATED. SO WE CAN I MEAN, BUT I'LL TELL YOU, THAT'S A BAD DEAL.
SO WE DO HAVE A GRACE PERIOD. HOWEVER, WE, WE DO HAVE A FEW CLINICS COMING UP.
WE HAVE ONE THAT WILL BE THIS WEEKEND. ON THE FIRST IT STARTS AT 830 AND GOES TILL 2:00.
THEY NEED TO CONTACT OUR STUDENT SERVICES CLINIC TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
WE WILL HAVE FOUR NURSES THERE GIVING SHOTS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS ON THE 8TH, SAME TIME PERIOD.
IT IS OUR GOAL TO GET EVERYONE VACCINATED BEFORE THEY COME, BUT YES, THEY WILL BE GIVEN A GRACE PERIOD, BUT WE DO NEED THEM TO GET THOSE VACCINES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
DURING THAT GRACE PERIOD, ARE WE STILL OFFERING ANYTHING IN THAT PARTICULAR TIME WITH GISD, OR IS THAT GOING TO HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE? WE WILL STILL HAVE IMMUNIZATIONS BY APPOINTMENT AT THE STUDENT SERVICES CENTER AS WELL.
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OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER.I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MOU WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TONIGHT. SECOND.
ALL RIGHT, ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.
[VII.O. Consider Approval of the Texas Woman’s University Educator Preparation Program and Garland ISD MOU — Dr. Gradyne Brown]
PREPARATION PROGRAM AND GARLAND ISD MOU. THAT WOULD ALSO BE DOCTOR BROWN.AND SHE'S SETTING UP ANOTHER PROXY. I CAN SEE SHE'S TRAINING.
I LOVE IT. ALWAYS TRAINING, I LOVE IT. GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE HERE. DOCTOR KISHAWNA WIGGINS I'M KIND OF NERVOUS BECAUSE OF COURSE I'M NEW AT THIS BUT.
BUT NOT NEW TO OUR DISTRICT, WELCOME BACK. I AM NOT, THANK YOU.
THIS MOU JUST ESTABLISHES THE ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY TO ALLOW OUR, THEIR STUDENTS TO SERVE IN OUR DISTRICT AS STUDENT TEACHERS.
SO WE LIKE TO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT EARLY, SO.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? WELL, BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TRUSTEES AND REGENTS AT TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY FOR CONTINUING TO TRUST OUR DISTRICT WITH THEIR STUDENTS AND BRINGING US HERE.
DESPERATELY NEEDED, WE NEED MORE OF THOSE TYPE OF COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIPS.
SO THANK YOU TO THEM. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MISS STANLEY. THANK YOU, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY EDUCATION PREPARATION PROGRAM AND GARLAND ISD MOU AS PRINTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, A MOTION BY TRUSTEE STANLEY AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE SELDERS.
THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SEE, IT WASN'T SO BAD, WAS IT? LOOK, MISS CASPER'S ALREADY OLD HAT AT THIS.
[VII.P. New Bids]
AGAIN, GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, TRUSTEES, AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD CONTRACT 215-26-02.
MAINTENANCE, GENERAL TRADES, MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES, SUPPLEMENTAL.
THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WITH PARTS AND SERVICES NEEDED TO SUPPORT SAFE, FUNCTIONAL DISTRICT FACILITIES AND RESPOND EFFICIENTLY TO WORK ORDERS.
IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE OFFERS FOR MAINTENANCE, GENERAL TRADES, MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES FROM THE COMPANIES LISTED ON EXHIBIT A PROVIDE THE BEST VALUE. THIS IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT YIELDING FROM A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WITH A CONTRACT TERM OF ONE YEAR, WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWAL OPTIONS. WITH A FUNDING IMPACT, A FINANCIAL IMPACT NOT TO EXCEED OF $500,000 FROM THE 199 GENERAL FUNDS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. BOARD DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ITEM 7P, NEW BIDS 1, CONTRACT 215-26-02. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
YEP. MR. JOHNSON, EXCUSE ME. MOVE TO APPROVE CONTRACT 215-26-02.
A MOTION BY MR. SELDERS. SECOND BY MR. GLICK.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU APPROVE CONTRACT 215-26-02.
VERY GOOD. THAT PASSES 6-0. NEXT ITEM IS NEW BIDS, 7.P.2 CONTRACT 314-27.
APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF BOOK FAIRS. MISS CASPER.
ALL RIGHT. BEFORE YOU IS RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD CONTRACT 314-27 FOR BOOK FAIRS.
THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS, WITH A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROCEEDS RETURNED TO THE SCHOOLS IN THE FORM OF BOOKS OR FUNDS THAT CAN BE USED TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS.
IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE OFFER FOR BOOK FAIRS FROM THE COMPANY, SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR, INC. PROVIDES THE BEST VALUE. THIS IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT UTILIZING A COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH A CONTRACT TERM OF ONE YEAR WITH TWO ANNUAL ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS. FINANCIAL IMPACT IS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $375,000, YIELDING FROM 461 CAMPUS ACTIVITY FUNDS. I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT BOOK FAIRS? GUYS, WE ALL LOVE THE BOOK FAIR, RIGHT? OKAY. ANY MOTIONS? I WILL. MR. JOHNSON. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONTRACT 314-27 BOOK FAIRS AS PRESENTED IN OUR WORK BOOK.
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SECOND. ALL RIGHT, A MOTION BY MR. SELDERS. SECOND BY MR. GLICK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU APPROVE CONTRACT 314-27.THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO NEW BIDS 3, CONTRACT 394-27-01.
THIS IS THE CONTRACT THAT FOLLOWED THE MOU WE APPROVED EARLIER, CORRECT? CORRECT. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR CONTRACT 394-27-01.
SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES WITH DALLAS REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF.
THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR DALLAS ISD 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR AND IS BEING PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL AT THIS TIME TO ALLOW DALLAS ISD ADEQUATE TIME TO PLAN AND PREPARE FOR GARLAND ISD STUDENTS WHO WILL REQUIRE SPECIALIZED SERVICES.
IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE FIR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES WITH THE DALLAS REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES THE BEST VALUE.
THIS IS A NEW AWARD REPLACEMENT YIELDING FROM A COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH A CONTRACT TERM OF ONE YEAR, WITH A FINANCIAL IMPACT OF $1,600,000, YIELDING FROM 199 GENERAL FUND.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. QUESTIONS? MR. MILLER, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES. IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE CONTRACT 394-27-01, SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES WITH THE DALLAS REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SECOND. OKAY, ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. BEACH REGARDING CONTRACT 394-27-01. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SUPPORT.
THAT PASSES 6-0. MOVING ON TO ITEM NEW BIDS, P.4.
YES, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD CONTRACT 397-26-06 INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE, LICENSING, SUBSCRIPTION HARDWARE AND SERVICES, AND IT IS AN EXTENDED RFP.
WITH THE DESIGN OF THE EXTENDED RFP. WE ARE ADDING ADDITIONAL VENDORS TO CONTINUE CREATING A POOL OF AWARDED INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY VENDORS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND VETTED FOR GARLAND ISD CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS. IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE OFFERS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE LICENSING, SUBSCRIPTION HARDWARE, AND SERVICES FROM THE COMPANIES LISTED ON EXHIBIT A PROVIDE THE BEST VALUE.
FINANCIAL IMPACT IS NOT TO EXCEED $350,000, YIELDING FROM 199 GENERAL FUND.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONTRACT 397-26-06 INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE LICENSING, SUBSCRIPTION HARDWARE AND SERVICES AS PRESENTED IN OUR BOARD BOOK THIS EVENING.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT, ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MR. SELDERS. WE HAVE A VOTE ON CONTRACT 397-26-06.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT.
THAT PASSES 6-0. MOVING ON TO ITEM 7Q. INCREASE IN AWARDED BID.
[VII.Q. Increase in Awarded Bid]
FIRST UP IS CONTRACT 22-25. CONSIDER APPROVAL INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR AMAZON SERVICES.FUNNY, MY HOUSE JUST APPROVED ONE OF THESE LAST WEEK, SO.
YES SIR. RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE CONTRACT 22-25 AMAZON SERVICES.
THIS INCREASE REFLECTS SPENDING OVER THE REMAINING NINE MONTHS, DRIVEN BY CAMPUSES AND DEPARTMENTS STRATEGICALLY UTILIZING AMAZON BUSINESS TO ACCESS COMPETITIVE PRICING, FASTER DELIVERY, AND A BROADER SELECTION OF PRODUCTS WITH AN AVERAGE MONTHLY SPEND OF $361,459.
IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE OFFER FOR AMAZON SERVICES FROM THE COMPANY, AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC PROVIDES THE BEST VALUE.
THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS NOT TO EXCEED. THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT WAS $1.8 MILLION, WITH AN INCREASE OF 1.453, OR LET ME BACK UP AND SAY $1,453,131. THIS EVENING, THE NEW AWARD WOULD BE A NOT TO EXCEED OF $3,253,131, WITH A FINANCIAL IMPACT FROM 199 GENERAL FUND.
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I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. BOARD.BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? MISS STANLEY.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JOHNSON. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE INCREASE TO CONTRACT 22-25 AMAZON SERVICES AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN OUR BOARD BOOK. SECOND. OKAY, SO BEFORE THE BOARD FOR VOTE IS CONTRACT 310-22-02.
IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE'RE ON CONTRACT 22-25. 25. YEAH, I'M NOT HAVING THE BEST NIGHT, GUYS.
I'M SORRY. ALRIGHT, LET'S SCRATCH EVERYTHING I JUST SAID.
ALRIGHT. BEFORE THE BOARD. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS STANLEY AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK REGARDING CONTRACT 22-25, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARDED AMOUNT FOR AMAZON SERVICES.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT. THAT PASSES 6-0.
NOW WE CAN GET TO MY BELOVED CONTRACT OF CONTRACT 310-22-02, WHICH IS AN APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN AWARD AMOUNT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. YES. BEFORE YOU IS A RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE CONTRACT 310-22-02 CONSULTING SERVICES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
THE INCREASE IS BASED ON IF GARLAND ISD WILL EXCEED THE OUTCOME BASED FUNDING AGREEMENT.
AFTER ALL FINAL COUNTS ARE GIVEN FROM TEA BETWEEN MAY AND AUGUST OF 2026.
THIS CONTRACT WILL ALLOW EDUCATION IS FREEDOM TO PROVIDE 19 FULL TIME HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISORS, OR HEAS, TO PROVIDE A LAYER OF SUPPORT TO STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO AND THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION.
IT IS THE RECOMMEND. IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE OFFER FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FROM EDUCATION IS FREEDOM PROVIDES THE BEST VALUE. THIS IS AN INCREASE YIELDING FROM A COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH A CONTRACT TERM OF THE FINAL RENEWAL OPTION AVAILABLE.
FINANCIAL IMPACT IS NOT TO EXCEED THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD WAS $520,000, WITH AN INCREASE THIS EVENING OF $715,000. THE NEW AWARD OF NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT WOULD BE $1,235,000.
FINANCIAL IMPACT YIELDING FROM BOTH 211 TITLE ONE PART A AT 61% AND 290, TITLE 4, PART A AT 39%.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? MR. BEACH? MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE INCREASE TO CONTRACT 310-22-02, CONSULTING SERVICES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, AS PRESENTED IN THE BOARD BOOK THIS EVENING.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT, ON A MOTION BY MR. BEACH AND A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY.
BEFORE THE BOARD IS A VOTE ON CONTRACT 310-22-02.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOUR AYE. THAT PASSES 6-0.
NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO INCREASE IN AWARDED BID, Q.3.
MISS CASPER. OUR FINAL ITEM THIS EVENING IS A RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE CONTRACT 345-26-03.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PARTS AND REPAIR SERVICES.
THIS INCREASE IS NECESSARY TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING ALL GARLAND ISD FINE ARTS PROGRAMS THROUGH THE PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND REPAIR SERVICES. PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM NEEDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW, DRIVING INCREASED DEMAND FOR INSTRUMENTS REPLACEMENT PARTS, CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES AND REPAIR SERVICES.
THIS IS AN INCREASE TO A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT WITH A CONTRACT TERM OF ONE YEAR.
NEW AWARD NOT TO EXCEED $3 MILLION RESULTING FROM 199 GENERAL FUND.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS? MR. MILLER? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY AND MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
I KNOW THAT IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR NEW EQUIPMENT FOR BANDS.
I THINK OVER A COURSE OF 2 OR 3 YEARS. IS THIS THE CONTRACT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, OR IS THIS A SUPPLEMENTAL, TOTALLY DIFFERENT ITEM? THAT CONTRACT WAS A TEN YEAR.
OKAY. I'M SORRY. WHATEVER. WHATEVER. NEW INSTRUMENT REPLACEMENTS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS REGARDING REPAIR OF EXISTING INSTRUMENTS THAT WE'RE NOT REPLACING.
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SO I'M JUST ASKING IF WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS GOING OR IS THIS.IT'S ALL PART OF THE SAME ONE. IT'S JUST THAT NEED TO INCREASE THIS AMOUNT.
SO THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OVER TEN YEARS WAS WHAT DOLLAR AMOUNT? 15 MILLION. AND WE BROKE IT OUT. WE ACTUALLY DID TWO YEARS IN THE FIRST YEAR WHICH IS LIKE 3.1 MILLION.
AND THEN THE REST OF IT IS 1.5 MILLION EACH YEAR.
AND SO THE TOTAL CONTRACT NOW WILL BE INCREASED BY A MILLION OR THE TOTAL APPROVAL.
OKAY. THE AMOUNT THAT WE APPROVED TO PURCHASE NEW HORNS STAYED THE SAME.
OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTION. YES, MR. BEACH. IS THIS THE COST OF BECAUSE INSTRUMENTS GOING UP, OR IS IT THE COST OF REPAIR IS GOING UP? WHAT IS THE REASON FOR $1 MILLION INCREASE? I'M NOT REAL HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SO I WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO DEFER TO MR. FIGARELLI ON THIS, BUT I WILL SAY THAT YES, THERE IS SOME INCREASE TO THAT.
SO WE'RE PUTTING IT RIGHT BACK UP WHERE IT WAS.
YES. NOT FOR NEW PURCHASE, NOT FOR NEW PURCHASE.
AND THINK ABOUT IT. LIKE IN ATHLETICS, WE HAVE TO GET HELMET REPAIR EVERY YEAR REGARDLESS, YOU DON'T JUST BUY NEW HELMETS. YOU DO A LOT OF HELMET REPAIR.
AFTER A YEAR OR TWO WITH THESE INSTRUMENTS, THEY HAVE TO GET REPAIRED.
AND NOW WE HAVE MORE OF THEM THAT WE'RE SENDING BACK BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP THEM.
AND IT'S KIND OF THAT TYPE OF CYCLE. MR. GLICK.
FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY, I RECOGNIZE ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THESE NAMES OTHER THAN DALLAS STRINGS.
I'VE PROBABLY WRITTEN A CHECK TO EVERY ONE OF THESE COMPANIES.
SO IT'S MAINLY NOT NEW INSTRUMENTS. THIS IS MAINLY REPAIR AND MUSIC.
BUT TO MR. BEECH'S POINT, I MEAN, TO ADD $1 MILLION ANNUALLY ONTO THE ON AN INCREASE FOR THIS.
I GUESS FROM MY OPINION, MR. DODDS HAD TO DEFER TO MR. FIGARELLI. SO I GUESS I CAN ASK THE BOARD IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD PREFER TO HAVE PULLED AND BROUGHT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
WELL, I LOOK AT IT AND IT SAYS A CONTRACT TERM IS ONE YEAR.
SO THAT MEANS THAT I GUESS THE INSTRUMENTS WE HAVE NOW, THEY NEED THIS TO REPAIR THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW. NOW, IS THIS GOING TO COME BACK TO US AGAIN NEXT YEAR FOR ANOTHER MILLION DOLLAR RAISE FOR ANOTHER INCREASE? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THOSE INSTRUMENTS ARE GOING TO BE USED FOR THE FULL YEAR.
SO, YOU KNOW, IS THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT GOING TO BE TOTALLY USED UP ON REPAIRING OF INSTRUMENTS? I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A FAIR QUESTION. IT'S A FAIR POINT TO, TO DISCUSS BECAUSE AS WE REPLACE INSTRUMENTS, OUR INSTRUMENT INVENTORY SHOULD BE NEWER. AND WHILE, YES, EVEN NEW INSTRUMENTS REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, THEY DON'T NEED THE WHOLESALE REPAIR THE WAY THAT THE INSTRUMENTS THAT WE HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM DID.
SO I'M NOT PERSONALLY, I'M KIND OF WITH YOU. MR. BEACH. I THINK WE NEED AT LEAST SOME MORE EXPLANATION OF WHAT WHAT'S PRECIPITATING THIS MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE? AND I'M KIND OF CURIOUS OF WHERE WE STAND WITH THE THE NEW INSTRUMENT PURCHASES.
WHERE DO WE STAND AS FAR AS WHAT BANDS HAVE GOT, WHAT NEW INSTRUMENTS AND WHAT BANDS DON'T HAVE INSTRUMENTS? YES. I'VE TALKED TO MR. FIGARELLI. THEY ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A REPORT LIKE THEY DID THE YEAR BEFORE AND SHOULD HAVE THAT READY SOON.
MAYBE WE CAN GET THAT AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING IN AUGUST.
SO DOCTOR LOPEZ, WHAT I'M HEARING IS I THINK WE NEED TO PULL THIS ITEM FOR LATER CONSIDERATION.
OKAY. AND WE'LL TRY TO GET IT ON A COMMITTEE MEETING OR AT THE EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
MR. DODDS, I DON'T WANT TO DELAY THIS PROCESS ANY MORE, BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S SOME ITEMS THE BOARD HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT NEED TO BE EXPLORED BEFORE WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE A VOTE ON IT.
YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VIII. Executive Session: Executive session will be held for purposes permitted by Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.]
EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR PURPOSES PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001 ET SEQ. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.076.[01:30:05]
CONSIDERING THE DEPLOYMENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL DEVICES.PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY IN PERSON OR BY PHONE WHEN THE BOARD SEEKS ADVICE OF ATTORNEY ABOUT PENDING CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION. THE SETTLEMENT OFFER, OR A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.
SEE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY.
A GOVERNMENT BODY MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DELIVER THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY IF DELIBERATION AND OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIRD PERSON SPECIFICALLY ON THAT ONE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SALE OF 221 SOUTH 9TH STREET IN GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040. AND LAST, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 DELIBERATION OR THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR THE COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST A OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
IT IS 7:03 AND WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AMY. HE ALREADY HIT THE BUTTON.
ALL RIGHT, IT IS 7:30 AND WE ARE RETURNING FROM CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[IX. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]
I WILL CERTIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED THAT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE UNDER THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.NEGOTIATE THE SALE AND FINAL TERMS OF SALE AGREEMENT OF 221 SOUTH 9TH STREET, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040. DO WE HAVE ANY MOTION ON THAT? WE DO. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE THE SALE.
FINAL TERMS AND SELL OF AGREEMENT OF 221 SOUTH 9TH STREET, GARLAND, TEXAS.
75040. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, YOUR MOTION IS TO GRANT THE AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
YES. OKAY. OR ANY ANYTHING ELSE THAT MEANS THE SAME.
VERY GOOD. ON A MOTION, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLER. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION BY MR. MILLER, A SECOND BY MISS STANLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING THERE'S NO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, IT IS 7:31,
[X. Adjournment]
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.