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ARE YOU READY? WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THIS IS OCTOBER 6TH OF 2026. IT IS NOW 5:54 AND WE'RE BEGINNING THIS MEETING.
I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS. MECHELLE, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM TODAY?
[III. Superintendent's Message]
SEEING NO CARDS PRESENT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE, WHICH I HOPE WILL BE RIVETING.
WELL, NOTHING TOO RIVETING ABOUT IT. I DO WANT TO LET OUR TAXPAYERS KNOW THAT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, WE DID APPROVE A DECREASED TAX RATE OF ABOUT THREE.
WHAT WAS IT, ABOUT THREE AND A HALF CENTS. AND SO YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE, THE TAX RATE DID GO DOWN. AND SO WHILE WE CAN'T AFFECT ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING WITH APPRAISALS, THAT'S BEYOND OUR CONTROL. THE BOARD DID VOTE FOR THAT.
SO WE, THANK THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND TRUST IN WHAT WE DO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, LET'S GO ON WITH OUR AGENDA.
[ IV.A. Discussion Items]
WE'RE GOING TO ITEM FOUR. THIS IS 4A DISCUSSION ITEMS. FIRST WILL BE THE SCHOOL FIRST RATING REPORT.AND WELCOME ARTURO FOR THAT REPORT. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
I PRESENT TO YOU THE 2025 2026 FIRST RATING REPORT.
THIS IS THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS.
THIS IS ALL BASED ON THE INFORMATION FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 24-25.
THERE'S A LETTER FROM THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IN THIS PAGE.
THERE'S ALSO AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THAT DISCUSSES SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TO DISCLOSE WHENEVER WE PRESENT THIS INFORMATION, SUCH AS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CURRENT CONTRACT A 12 MONTH PERIOD OF EXPENDITURES PAID ON BEHALF OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND EACH BOARD MEMBER AND COMPENSATION AND OR FEES RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OTHER OUTSIDE ENTITY IN EXCHANGE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING.
SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TO DISCLOSE WHICH, WILL BE ALSO AT THE END OF THE REPORT ITSELF THE DISTRICT RATING WAS SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT. SO THAT'S THE HIGHEST THRESHOLD OR ACHIEVEMENT THAT YOU CAN GET ON THIS RATING.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE INDICATORS AND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS IS NEEDED AND IT WILL BE DONE IN OCTOBER 27TH.
WE PUBLISHED A NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 5TH.
SO THAT'S YESTERDAY. AND THEN THIS NEXT PAGE IS JUST THE PRINT OUT OF THE REPORT ITSELF ON PAGE 11.
SO THIS IS A 95, WHICH GIVES US A SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT RATING.
THERE'S ALL THESE INDICATORS. THERE WAS ONE INDICATOR PAUSED FOR THIS YEAR.
13 LAST YEAR, THE INDICATOR THAT WAS PAUSED WAS TEN TA TEN.
IT SEEMS LIKE THEY TEND TO PAUSE SOME INDICATORS EVERY YEAR.
THEN STARTING ON PAGE 16, THERE'S THIS INFORMATION KIT THAT THE TASBO AGENCY HAS PUT TOGETHER FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RATINGS IS, THE REQUIREMENTS AND HOW THEY GET CALCULATED.
THEN ON PAGE 20 OF THE SAME REPORT, WE HAVE LAST YEAR'S.
THIS IS LAST YEAR'S RATING. IT'S FOR COMPARISON.
IN CASE YOU SEE IT, THIS IS THE PACKET THAT WE'VE BEEN PRESENTING TO YOU FOR YEARS.
THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF FOLLOW THE SAME FORMAT.
PAGE 25 HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENTS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.
AND THERE IT TELLS YOU WHERE TO CLICK ON OUR WEBSITE TO FIND IT.
THERE IS A CATEGORY THAT WE HAVE TO ASSIGN FOR MEALS, LODGING, TRANSPORTATION, MOTOR FUEL, AND OTHER. AND THEN A TOTAL BY BOARD TRUSTEE AND ALSO SUPERINTENDENT.
AND THEN I'LL HAVE THE PRESENTATION STARTING RIGHT NOW ON PAGE 27.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS RATING IS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN TEXAS TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES. THIS ORIGINATED ON SENATE BILL 875 OF THE 76TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN 1999.
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AND THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL RESOURCES.MEASURE AND REPORT THE EXTENT TO WHICH FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES, AND FAIRLY EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, AND ALSO TO OPENLY REPORT RESULTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
THIS YEAR IT WAS 81.5%. SO THAT'S ABOUT 830 DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE THAT GOT THE A RATING.
ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE DISTRICTS FAILED.
THAT'S 1.87%. THAT'S 19 DISTRICTS OUT OF THE 1,018 DISTRICTS THAT WERE ASSESSED THE RATING.
THESE ARE THE THIS IS THE RANGE OF THE RATING.
THE MID STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE BETWEEN 70 AND 79.
AND THE SUBSTANDARD ACHIEVEMENT WHICH IS THE F YOU NEED TO RECEIVE LESS THAN 70 POINTS.
THERE'S ALSO A FEW INDICATORS THAT ARE CRITICAL ONE THROUGH FOUR.
FISCAL YEAR END JUNE 30TH OR AUGUST 31ST, RESPECTIVELY.
THE ANSWER IS YES. WAS THERE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE AFR ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT? THE ANSWER FOR THAT IS YES. SO THIS IS A CLEAN OPINION THAT THE AFR OBTAINS.
NUMBER THREE IS, WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAYMENT TERMS OF ALL DEBT AGREEMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR END? THE ANSWER IS YES. NUMBER FOUR IS DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
TRS TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT THERE'S A CEILING THAT FAILED.
SO THIS IS THE ONE INDICATOR THAT THAT FELL FIVE POINTS.
THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A 95. AND THE REASON IS THERE WAS A SALES TAX PAYMENT THAT WAS DONE LATE IN THE TEXAS STATE COMPTROLLER PUT A HOLD ON OUR ACCOUNT THAT WAS CLEARED WITHIN TWO DAYS, BUT WE STILL GOT THE HOLD PUT ON OUR ACCOUNT.
I CAN GO INTO FURTHER DETAILS IF YOU LIKE. MAYBE AT THIS POINT OR LATER ON.
YES. SOME TIME AGO THERE WAS A CHANGE OF BANKS.
YOU MOVED TO WELLS FARGO AND THERE IS A PROFILE.
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. SO SOME OF THE PAYMENTS WERE STILL GOING THROUGH UNTIL THIS ONE IN JULY 2024.
OKAY. AND WE'VE KIND OF, I GUESS WE'VE WORKED THROUGH ALL THE OTHER POSSIBLE DEBITS AND ACH'S AND THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE TRIED TO CLEAR ON THAT OLD ACCOUNT TO MAKE SURE IT'S DORMANT AND DEAD AND EVERYTHING'S COMING OUT OF THE NEW ACCOUNT.
SO WE STARTED CLEANING THEM UP, BUT IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE WHILE.
IF YOU'VE CHANGED YOUR BANK LATELY, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT USED TO BE.
YEAH. THANK YOU. A LOT OF THINGS TIED TO IT. BUT GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
YES, SIR. THEN NUMBER FIVE IS WHAT'S THE TOTAL NET POSITION BALANCE IN THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES COLUMN IN THE NET STATEMENT IN THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, NET OF ACCRETION OF INTEREST OR FOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS, NET PENSION LIABILITY AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS GREATER THAN ZERO.
YES. AND WE DID PASS THAT CEILING. SO PRETTY MUCH GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IS OUR NET POSITION POSITIVE? THE ANSWER IS YES. WAS THE NUMBER SIX WOULD BE WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OVER THREE YEARS LESS THAN A 25% DECREASE? OR DID THE CURRENT YEAR ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE EXCEED 70 DAYS OF OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES? YES. AND THE CEILINGS PASSED. THE INDICATOR NUMBER SEVEN WOULD BE WAS THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND AND CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO COVER OPERATING EXPENDITURES, EXCLUDING FACILITIES ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION.
AND YES, WE DO HAVE ENOUGH CASH. IT'S 90 DAYS THE TEST THAT THEY DO.
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YES. THERE'S, IT'S A RATIO THAT THEY CALCULATE AND WE DID GET FULL POINTS FOR THAT INDICATOR.IF NOT, WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 60 DAYS? WE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THAT INDICATOR NUMBER TEN.
NUMBER TEN IS DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AVERAGE LESS THAN A 10% VARIANCE WHEN COMPARING BUDGETED REVENUES TO ACTUAL REVENUES FOR THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS? THIS WAS THE INDICATOR THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR.
BUT IT'S ON. IT'S ENABLED NOW. WE GOT FULL POINTS ON THAT INDICATOR.
THIS TAKES THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EQUATION LONG TERM TO LONG TERM ASSETS TO LIABILITIES.
WE GOT TEN POINTS WHICH IS FULL POINTS FOR THAT INDICATOR.
NUMBER 13. WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD RATIO, THIS ONE GOT PAUSED THIS ONE YEAR, BUT WE STILL GOT FULL POINTS.
IF IT WAS NOT PAUSED, WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE FULL POINTS ANYWAY, BUT IT'S PAUSED THIS YEAR.
WE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THAT. NUMBER 15 WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADA WITHIN THE ALLOTMENT ALLOTTED RANGE OF THE DISTRICT'S BIENNIAL PUPIL PROJECTIONS SUBMITTED TO TEA. THIS IS ONLY WORTH FIVE POINTS, BUT WE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THAT INDICATOR AS WELL.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFR RESULT IN A TOTAL VARIANCE OF LESS THAN 3% OF ALL EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION.
SO THIS IS SUBMITTING. THIS IS COMPARING HOW MUCH WE SUBMITTED TO PEIMS, WHICH IS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM IN WHICH WE REPORT OUR ACCOUNTING AGAINST THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS $613.
SO VERY MINUTE DIFFERENCE. NUMBER 17 THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REPORT THAT THE AFR THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING, IN COMPLIANCE FOR LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS, AND FREE FROM SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN. SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH ASKING IF WE'RE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE AND WE'RE NOT.
SO WE PASSED THAT CEILING. DID THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR NUMBER 18 WOULD BE DID THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, INDICATE THAT THE AFR WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE FOR GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND LAWS RELATED TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS. WE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THAT INDICATOR.
THE NUMBER 19 WOULD BE DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POST THE REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE TO GOVERNMENT CODE, LOCAL CODE, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND OTHER STATUTES, LAWS AND RULES THAT WERE IN EFFECT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR END. WE'VE GOT FULL POINTS FOR THIS ONE.
NUMBER 20, DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS ANY CHANGES AND OR IMPACT TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AT THE BOARD MEETING WITHIN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTED BUDGET.
AND YES, THE CEILING HAS PASSED. AND THE LAST INDICATOR, NUMBER 21 IS ASKING, DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVE AN UNADJUSTED REPAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR AN OVERALLOCATION OF FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM, FSP FUNDS BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THAT WE PASSED THE CEILING. AGAIN WE GOT THE SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT RATING, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT WE CAN OBTAIN IN THIS RATING.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW THAT USUALLY I GET SOME QUESTIONS ON THIS TABLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS?
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ANYBODY ANY BOARD MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIRST REPORT.ONCE AGAIN VERY GOOD WORK, ARTURO, AND MR. DODDS AND EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. Y'ALL ARE AUDITED ALMOST AS MUCH AS BANKS.
[IV.B. Information Items]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU ARTURO.STAND UP THERE, I GUESS. NUMBER B1 REVIEW, AUGUST 2026 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.
PLEASE CONTINUE. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. SO STARTING ON PAGE 46.
THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, INTEREST AND SINKING FUND AND SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND START AT THE FIRST SUMMARY PAGE THAT I'LL GO OVER IS GOING TO BE THE GENERAL FUND ONE.
THIS ONE SHOWS A NET LOSS OF 34.9 MILLION. I MUST EMPHASIZE THAT MOST OF THE INCOME COMES WHENEVER THE TAX PAYMENTS HAPPEN, WHICH IS IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY. SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF REVENUES BEING INCURRED AT THE MOMENT AS OF AUGUST 2026.
I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SUMMARY PAGE. THIS ONE IS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES SNS.
THIS HAS A NET DEFICIT AS WELL OF $126,439 AS OF AUGUST 2026.
AND THEN PAGE 57. THAT'S THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND.
SO THIS ONE IS ALSO HAVING A CURRENT LOSS OF 21 OF 21.4 MILLION BECAUSE OF THE PAYMENT THAT HAPPENED ON AUGUST.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT.
AND IT'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS THE SAME STORY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
NO SURPRISE. SO WE'LL MOVE ON. WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4B 2.
RECEIVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR OCTOBER DIANNA CASPER IS JOINING US.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIRMAN MILLER, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR OCTOBER OF 2026.
ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A 10 CONTRACTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR RENEWAL WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN AMOUNT.
I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONTRACT REPORT? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
DIANNA CASPER. CONTINUE. ALL RIGHT. THIS NEXT ITEM AGAIN IS OUR ANNUAL COOPERATIVE CONTRACT REPORT.
THIS IS FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR OF 2526. TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH AN ANNUAL REPORT DISCLOSING THE MANAGEMENT FEES OF EACH COOPERATIVE. THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT IS LISTED BELOW IN ITS SECTION 44.0331.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS REPORT? I WOULD JUST ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD JUST EXPLAIN ABOUT THE REBATE PORTION OF THIS.
ABSOLUTELY. SO WHILE BY STATUTE, WE'RE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE COOPERATIVES THAT WE ARE MEMBERS OF, AS WELL AS ANY PARTICIPATION FEES THAT THE DISTRICT PAYS TO BE A MEMBER, THAT COULD BE AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE OR A FEE BASED ON A SPECIFIC PURCHASE, SUCH AS SCHOOL BUSSES OR FLEET VEHICLES.
WE ALSO LIKE TO GIVE TO THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY REBATE AMOUNTS THAT WE RECEIVE.
WE HAVE A MIXTURE OF BOTH LISTED HERE THIS EVENING AND I THINK THE BIGGEST ONE, JUST TO COVER ANY QUESTIONS YOU SEE OF $246,502.52 FROM THE EDUCATIONAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS.
THAT WAS FOR USE WITH BANK OF AMERICA FOR OUR P-CARD PROGRAM.
AND THAT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF FOUR YEARS WORTH OF REBATES THAT THE DISTRICT HAD NOT RECEIVED, BUT WERE BOOKED ALL INTO THE 25-26 FISCAL YEAR.
SO THAT'S A FOUR YEAR ACCRUAL. YES, SIR. YES.
IT JUST WAS NOT CAUGHT THAT THE DISTRICT HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVING THOSE.
AND IT SURFACED AND THEY WERE BOOKED IN IN EARLY 25, 26 FISCAL YEAR.
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AND IT'S ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW, RIGHT? OH, YES.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON.
WE'LL GO TO B4 RECEIVE PRESENTATION ON FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE SUMMER 2026.
DOCTOR JENNIFER DUPLESSIS. GOOD EVENING. CHAIRMAN MILLER DOCTOR LOPEZ BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
WENDY AVILES, OUR SENIOR MANAGER OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES AND ONE OF OUR NEWEST TEAM MEMBERS, CORNELIUS MCCULLOUGH, OUR MANAGER OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES.
WITHOUT THESE INDIVIDUALS, THIS WORK WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
THEIR LEADERSHIP, HARD WORK, DILIGENCE, CONSTANT ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND WHAT OUR CAMPUSES NEED MAKE THE REAL DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER THE SUMMER IN ORDER TO BEST PREPARE OUR CAMPUSES FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING HERE AND FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JAVIER FERNANDEZ.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU SOME OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE OVER THE SUMMER.
SO WE DO A LOT OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OVER THE SUMMER.
THAT DOES INCLUDE THINGS LIKE PEST CONTROL, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE AT BEAVER TECHNOLOGY.
AT ETHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE HAD VERY AGED CAFETERIA FLOOR THAT WAS STARTING TO CRACK, POTENTIALLY CAUSING TRIP HAZARDS. THIS IS A PRETTY EXPENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE TYPE OF RENOVATION THAT IS OFTEN CONTRACTED OUT.
HOWEVER, OUR STAFF DID THIS IN HOUSE. YOU CAN SEE THEM THERE PREPARING TO DO THE WORK, INSTALLING THE TILE, SEALING ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO REPAIR AND FIX THAT FLOOR, AS WELL AS REPLACING CEILING TILE AND LED LIGHTING TO BRIGHTEN UP THE SPACE, MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THAT SPACE THIS YEAR.
THIS IS HEATHER GLEN ELEMENTARY, AND WHILE YOU KNOW, WE DID NEW PLAYGROUNDS IN AREAS THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE BOND UPDATES, THIS CAMPUS WILL OBVIOUSLY BE MOVING TO THE NEW LINDA L.
AT NORTHLAKE ELEMENTARY, WE HAD SOME PORTABLES THAT ARE USED WERE USED FOR FLEX SPACE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THERE, SO WE'RE MOVING CLASSROOMS IN AND OUT.
THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH AT THE CAMPUS, BUT WE NEEDED TO USE THESE SPACES AS FLEX SPACE.
THIS IS AT SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY. WE REPLACED SOME TURF GRASS TO HELP CONTROL EROSION AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT FUTURE MUD ISSUES IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE CAMPUS. WE ALSO INSTALLED ARTIFICIAL TURF IN ONE SMALL AREA TO PROVIDE MORE GREEN WITHOUT COSTING ADDITIONAL, AND MAKING IT MORE IN AN AREA THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO TO KEEP GREEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AT AUSTIN ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE, THE CAMPUS IS GROWING, SO WE PROVIDED SOME ENCLOSED PRIVATE SPACE FOR AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE TO CONDUCT MEETINGS PRIVATELY AS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE AT AUSTIN, WE REPLACE SOME PORTABLE CARPET TO KEEP THAT NEEDED SPACE THAT'S BEING USED THERE, FRESH AND UPDATED. AT COYLE TECHNOLOGY CENTER, WE REMOVED SOME OLD SHELVING, AND THAT ALWAYS INVOLVES A LITTLE MORE THAN YOU THINK, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TO REMOVE SHEETROCK, UPDATE IT, AND REALLY ALLOW THEM TO USE THAT MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF STORAGE WITH THEIR CLASSROOM THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO.
THIS IS AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING TOWARDS THE END OF OPENING UP ALL OF THE MACS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR CAMPUSES, BUT WE WANTED TO UPDATE THE FIELD HOUSE AND PREPARE IT FOR USE AT WILLIAMS. SO WE REPLACED THE ROOF, UPDATED LOCKER ROOMS, MADE SANITARY AND SAFE FLOORING THAT WOULD HELP PREVENT SLIPS AND TRIPS AND ANY HYGIENE
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ISSUES. PUT IN PRIVACY CURTAINS IN THE RESTROOM, REPLACE THE CEILING TILES AND LIGHTING WITH LED AND THE SPACE LOOKS INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT THAN IT DID WHEN WE BEGAN. THIS IS LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.AGAIN, A LANDSCAPING PROJECT TO IMPROVE ATHLETIC AREAS AND GUEST AREAS.
AND GETTING RID OF OLD STUMPS, WHICH, IF YOU'VE EVER DONE, IS NOT THAT EASY.
ALSO REPAIRED AND LEVELED ELECTRICAL METER POLE.
SO JUST ALL THESE LITTLE ITEMS THAT WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE WANT TO ENSURE WE'RE DOING WHEN STUDENTS AREN'T THERE AND WE'RE KEEPING EVERYTHING SAFE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THAT. AT NAAMAN FOREST, WE ALSO DID SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS TO BEAUTIFY THE CAMPUS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTOGRAPH.
AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL WALL REPAIRS WERE NEEDED IN SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS, AND WE REPLACED SOME EXTERIOR DOORS FOR MECHANICAL ROOMS. SOMETIMES WE DON'T THINK ABOUT THOSE. BUT IN ORDER TO ENSURE SAFETY AT THE CAMPUS, WE WANT TO SECURE ALL OF OUR DOORS.
AND SO WE HAD TO REPLACE A COUPLE OF THOSE TO DO SO.
THIS IS SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN, ANOTHER LANDSCAPING BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.
AND ADDITIONAL ATHLETIC AREAS, GROUNDS, MOWING, STRIPING, ALL THE THINGS TO GET READY FOR THE FALL.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HEARD, BUT WE WON THE SUPER BOWL I THINK.
SO IT GIVES US GREAT JOY TO DRIVE AROUND AND SEE THOSE AT ALL OF THE CAMPUSES.
AND IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS, YOU SAW HOW MUCH CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION WAS GOING ON.
BUT THEN WE GOT TO HURRY UP REAL QUICK, WRAP IT UP AND MAKE IT SAFE AND CLEAN FOR THE FALL.
THAT WAS A VERY BUSY CAMPUS WITH CONSTRUCTION THIS SUMMER.
AND WE GOT SOME NICE COMMENTS FROM ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MARK FREEMAN THAT ARE SHARED HERE IN REGARD TO THE CUSTODIAL TEAM, REALLY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE THAT CAMPUS REALLY READY.
AND THE SAME FOR LISTER ELEMENTARY. LOTS OF WORK WAS DONE THERE.
BUT THEY WERE ALWAYS THERE TO HELP GET ANY AREA READY.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE TEAMS. SAME FOR TOLER ELEMENTARY.
SO WE ARE NOT DONE. THIS GREAT TEAM IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON WHATEVER WE CAN TO ELEVATE OUR SERVICE TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THEN ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER WHEN WE CAN GET SOME OF THOSE SPECIAL PROJECTS DONE THAT MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM.
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.
WONDERFUL REPORT. ANYBODY? MR. BEACH. DOCTOR DUPLESSIS, I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE CUSTODIAL AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY DID THIS SUMMER WITH THIS REPORT. AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT, BECAUSE I DROVE AROUND AND LOOKED AT A LOT OF THOSE SCHOOLS BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED. AND I THOUGHT, OH MY GOODNESS, HOW IS IT GOING TO START? AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE GAVE UP THEIR WEEKENDS, THEIR TIME AND THEIR ENERGIES AND SPENT OVERTIME TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE AND TO SEE THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF OUR BUILDINGS AND THE GARLAND FAMILY, THAT WE ARE AS FAR AS GISD AND THEIR PART OF IT AND WHAT THEY DID IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. SO MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU AND TO THE GROUP THAT'S HERE TODAY FOR THE JOB WELL DONE, AND ALSO TO THE HVAC THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT.
IT SEEMS LIKE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE I HAD VERY FEW COMPLAINTS THIS YEAR ABOUT THE.
AND WITH 61 STRAIGHT DAYS OF THE HEAT THAT WE HAD.
HATS OFF TO GISD FOR THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY DID THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. GOOD WORDS, MR. GLICK. THANK YOU, SIR. I WAS INTERESTED, AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WITH LANDSCAPING,
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AS WE'RE ALL AWARE, MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS.AND I ASKED, I DON'T KNOW, 6 OR 7 YEARS AGO WHY WE DON'T LANDSCAPE OUR SCHOOLS.
BUT APPARENTLY WE DO. IS THERE A SCHEDULE? I MEAN, IT SEEMS IT WOULD BE RELATIVELY EASY.
MAYBE NOT INEXPENSIVE, BUT EASY TO PUT SOME COLOR AT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.
I KNOW WE SHOWED A PICTURE OF THE ENTRYWAY TO COYLE TECH.
RIGHT. YEARS AGO, I WAS ABLE TO SECURE POTENTIAL DOLLARS TO PUT LANDSCAPING THERE, AND I WAS TOLD, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. SO I'M WONDERING WHAT THE POLICY IS, HOW MANY SCHOOLS WE DO PER YEAR.
IS THERE A ROTATION? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SO WE HAVE LIKE MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE ARE REALLY STAFFED FOR MOWING.
I MEAN, LEGITIMATELY, WE DO SPECIAL PROJECTS AS WE CAN.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN ALSO DO. YOU'LL START TO SEE MORE OF THAT.
GOD WILLING, NEXT MONTH WHEN THE HEAT IS GONE AND THE MOWING SEASON KIND OF COMES TO A CLOSE, THAT'S WHEN WE DO A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL AS SUMMER.
BUT ESSENTIALLY WE KIND OF ROTATE AND HAVE TO DO THAT AND SELECT AREAS EACH YEAR THAT WE CAN GET TO, THERE ARE SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT CAN BE DONE. AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO CONSIDER, IT'S JUST VERY CHALLENGING, FRANKLY, FOR OUR TEAMS TO KEEP UP WITH THAT DURING THE HIGH HEAVY SEASON.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT. AND LIKE I'M SAYING, LIKE YOU REFERENCED SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS, ONE BEING KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL APPROACHED ME.
THEY WANTED TO DO A SEASONAL COLORS AT ALL THE ROWLETT SCHOOLS AND IT WAS TURNED DOWN.
I'M NOT SURE WHY. SO WHERE WOULD THEY, WHO WOULD THEY TALK TO? HOW WOULD THEY APPROACH DOING THINGS LIKE THAT? I THINK THERE'S 1 OR 2 CAMPUSES THAT HAVE DONE SOME SMALL PROJECTS LIKE THAT, SO CERTAINLY THEY CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND WE CAN EXPLORE.
I KNOW LAST YEAR WE DID A MAJOR PROJECT AT SCHRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO WHERE WHO SHOULD THEY CONTACT? JUST GIVE ME AN IDEA.
THEY CAN CONTACT ME. AND REALLY WHAT OUR FOCUS IS GOING TO BE ON SPECIAL AREAS LIKE THAT AGAIN, IS THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PARTNER WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DESIGN OF SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK AND BE SUSTAINABLE, BUT ALSO THAT WE HAVE A KIND OF A LONG TERM PLAN OVER YOU KNOW, THE CARE AND THE UPKEEP OF THOSE AREAS.
THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. GLICK, MY YARD COULD USE SOME WORK, TOO.
IF YOU GOT ANY EXTRA VOLUNTEERS. MINE. MINE TOO.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL GO TO ACTION.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MILLER. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
AND THEY WILL BE GOING OUT IN THE MAIL WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
YEAH. EXCUSE ME. AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FOR DALLAS COUNTY, THERE IS AN ELECTION COMING UP.
SO THAT'S THE ONE. AND THE CITY IS HAVING A ELECTION ALSO.
SO CITY AND COUNTY MAY BE A LITTLE DELAYED. IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTAND? THE CITY HAS CONFIRMED THEY'RE DELAYED. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE COUNTY.
BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THE COUNTY.
AND JUST TO THE TAXPAYERS, BE ON YOUR TOES BECAUSE MAYBE SOME DIFFERENT TIMING THIS YEAR.
[IV.C. Action Items (Non Consent)]
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO PROBLEM. ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO NUMBER C ACTION ITEMS ONE C 1.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE 2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. ELISA CORDOVA-LONG IS HERE.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR LOPEZ, TONIGHT, WE HAVE FOR YOU THE BUDGET TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND ONLY AS THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE DEBT SERVICES FUND NOR TO THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES FUND.
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IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. VERY SIMPLE REPORT.THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY? OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. LET'S GO TO SEE SORRY C2.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LAMAR UNIVERSITY MASTER EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING AGREEMENT.
WHO IS JOINING US TODAY. MS. KISHAWNA WIGGINS.
THAT'S ME. I'M SORRY DR. KISHAWNA WIGGINS. HELLO.
CHAIRMAN MILLER, SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ, CHAIR.
I MEAN BOARD. HI EVERYBODY. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAMAR UNIVERSITY AND GARLAND ISD.
THIS IS TO ALLOW GARLAND ISD TO SERVE AS A HOST FOR FIELD EXPERIENCES FOR CERTIFICATIONS SUCH AS TEACHER CERTIFICATION EDUCATIONAL, DIAGNOSTICIANS, PRINCIPAL, ETC..
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? EXCUSE ME.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM TO THE COMMITTEE OR TO THE BOARD? ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS ITEM.
DR. KISHAWNA WIGGINS WILL CONTINUE. OKAY. THIS IS WITH UT DALLAS TO SERVE AS A RESIDENCY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO BE RESIDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. WE BROUGHT THIS BEFORE, BUT WE DIDN'T.
THEY DIDN'T SEPARATE OUT WORKING WITH US UNDER THE CAPACITY OF SERVING STUDENT STUDENT TEACHERS.
THIS IS JUST THE ADDITIONAL MOU TO ALLOW US TO HAVE THEIR STUDENTS AS RESIDENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OF DOCTOR WIGGINS? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PROGRAM. SEEING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW NEW BIDS.
NUMBER FOUR CONTRACT 191-27-01. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE.
CONTRACT NUMBER 191-27-01. THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE THE DISTRICT WITH A FLEXIBLE AND COMPLIANT SOLUTION FOR ACQUIRING SOFTWARE TO SUPPORT CAMPUS AND DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS AS NEEDS ARISE.
FINANCIAL IMPACT IS NOT TO EXCEED $550,000, WITH A FUNDING SOURCE OF 199 GENERAL FUNDS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? MR. BEACH, ANYBODY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO NUMBER 4B CONTRACT 397-26-06.
DIANNA CASPER. PLEASE CONTINUE. YES, SIR. THIS ITEM IS CONTRACT NUMBER 397-26-06.
IT IS AN EXTENDED RFP. IT IS. I'M SORRY I LOST MY PLACE THERE.
IT IS AN 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. THIS SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF NINE NEW COMPANIES.
IT'S A FINANCIAL IMPACT OF NOT TO EXCEED $350,000, WITH A FUNDING SOURCE OF 199 GENERAL FUNDS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE AGENDA EXCEPT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE ONLY THING LEFT IS NUMBER FIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO INDICATION THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VI. Adjournment]
SO HERE IT IS 6:33. ANYBODY MOVE TO ADJOURN? THANK YOU, MR. BEACH. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 6:33.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.