Jun 27, 2024 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

[3. Call Meeting to Order]

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>>> ALL RIGHT, THE TIME IS NOW 6:02 P.M. ACTUALLY 6:01 P.M. THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER TAKE A SEAT. THE DATE IS JUNE 27 , 2024. TODAY'S MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. THE MEETING HAS BEEN PROPERLY POSTED AND IS BEING HELD AT 422 SOUTH CENTER AVENUE, LANCASTER TEXAS . WE WILL NOW TAKE ROLL. TRUSTEE HAMILTON? TRUSTEE NICHOLS? SECRETARY MORRIS? TRUSTEE CLEWIS. I BELIEVE TRUSTEE WHITFIELD IS REMOTE . OKAY .

NOT HEARING HER AT THIS POINT, WE WILL NOT CAPTURE HER AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU THOSE WHO ARE HERE AND THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING RITUALLY. THE MISSION OF LANCASTER ISD , I GO BLANK FOR A SECOND . I SAY I WENT BLANK. BUT I WILL COME BACK TO IT. THE GENERAL CALL. THE NEXT THING ON

[5. Recess to Closed Session]

[6. Reconvene in Open Session]

>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE NOW RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION.

THE TIME IS NOW 7:08 P.M. WE HAVE TWO TRUSTEES WHO ARE ATTENDING REMOTELY. VICE PRESIDENT SMITH AND TRUSTEE WHITFIELD . IF YOU BOTH CAN ACTIVATE YOUR CAMERAS , WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT . WE ARE GOING TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULE JUST A LITTLE BIT , OR THE AGENDA, AND GO PAST ITEMS

[7. Opening Ceremonies]

FLAG. >> THANK YOU , PRESIDENT JONES . IN MISSES SIMPSON'S ABSENCE , I DO BELIEVE THAT DR. TAYLOR

WILL BE READING THAT. >> PRESIDENT JONES, DISTINCTIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR. PERERA, AGAIN IN MS. SIMPSON'S ABSENCE, SINCE WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS HERE TONIGHT, DO I HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS TO HELP LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TONIGHT? COME ON UP? YOU CAN ALL COME IF YOU WANT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, RILEY . ALL RIGHT. NEVER YOU ALL ARE READY. LET'S STAND.

>> 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.

>> NOW THE TEXAS FLAG. >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE

AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S

GIVE THEM A HAND. ALL RIGHT . >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO

[8.A. Recognition of Students, Staff, Community Members, Donations and Gifts]

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>> THANK YOU AGAIN . AND AGAIN , DR. TAYLOR WILL LEAD US

THROUGH THAT. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PRESIDENT JONES, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. PERERA. BORN AT THIS TIME IF YOU COULD JOIN ME ON THE FLOOR FOR OUR RECOGNITIONS. WE'RE GOING TO ALSO ASK OUR CHIEF OF STUDENT SERVICES AND MS. DONNA MITCHELL TO COME ON UP. IN OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR GREAT GUIDANCE, WE ARE HONORING SIX PERFECT ATTENDANCE FIFTH-GRADERS WITH A BRAND-NEW BIKE DONATED BY THE CITY OF LANCASTER FIRE DEPARTMENT , GOLDEN GATE FUNERAL HOME, LANCASTER ISD NETWORK TECHNICIAN LAFAYETTE SEALS, AND LANCASTER ISD DIRECTOR OF CHILD NUTRITION, DR. JAMES. THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS ARE WEST MAIN FIFTH-GRADER, MESSIAH ALLEN. ROLLING HILLS FIFTH-GRADER, VIVIAN MOTTA . HOUSTON ELEMENTARY FIFTH-GRADER, ALEXI PENNA LOHSE SANCHEZ. PLEASANT RUN ELEMENTARY, FIFTH-GRADER, JL GIBBS . BELTLINE ELEMENTARY, FIFTH-GRADER, RILEY HARRIS. AND ROSA PARKS MILLBROOK FIFTH-GRADER SHOW MARCOTTE LEDGE .

>> CONGRATULATIONS. IF WE CAN JUST GATHER FOR A QUICK PICTURE. DO YOU WANT TO STAND BY YOUR BIKE?

>> SOME SMILES AND SOME ELLS .

>> ALL RIGHT. PERFECT ATTENDANCE. THAT IS A BIG DEAL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH .

>> THANK YOU . ALL RIGHT . LONE STAR GOVERNANCE IS AN INTENSE FOCUS THROUGH TAILORED COACHING ALIGNED TO THE FIVE PILLARS OF THE TEXAS FRAMEWORK FOR WILL BOARD DEVELOPMENT MY VISION AND GOALS, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES, PROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY, ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT, SYNERGY AND TEAMWORK WORK IN ADDITION TO A SINGULAR FOCUS ON IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES MY LONE STAR GOVERNANCE PROVIDES A SYSTEM FOR GOVERNING THE VITAL, LEGAL, AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CERTIFIED LONE STAR GOVERNANCE COACH, DR. LLOYD, EXCUSE ME , FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. SHE SHOULD BE ON THE SCREEN . OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL READ IT IN HER ABSENCE, THANK YOU , MS. BRYANT. SO LONE STAR GOVERNANCE TRAINING CERTIFICATION, CPA CREDIT HOURS, 16 CREDIT HOURS, MAY 17 TO 18 2024, AWARDED TO THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES, THAT MS. BRYANT WILL PASS OUT, TRAINING CREDIT EARNED, AGAIN 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS, 10+3 HOURS IF NEEDED OF SCHOOL BOARD FRAMEWORK, THREE HOURS OF TEAM OF EIGHT, THREE HOURS OF EVALUATING AND IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES. THE LSG CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR TWO YEARS, AND IT IS SIGNED BY DR. LLOYD, THE CERTIFIED LONE STAR GOVERNANCE COACH AND CERTIFIED GOVERNANCE PROVIDER. LET'S GIVE OUR BOARD A HAND FOR ENGAGING IN NETWORK. CONGRATULATION ON YOUR LONE STAR GOVERNANCE CERTIFICATES. OH, DR. JACKSON.

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JACKSON, COME ON UP AND TAKE A PICTURE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU . THANK YOU . ALL RIGHT , LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND FOR ENGAGING IN THE WORK, DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS. NOW CONSERVATOR DR. FRANCOIS .

>> THANK YOU. OKAY . AT THIS TIME YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR SEATS. THANK YOU. WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE LANCASTER ISD COMMUNICATION SUBURBAN HAS MADE HISTORY. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT PERMIT HAS BEEN HONORED WITH THE NATIONAL SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATIONS PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE 2023 LHS TOP 10 VIDEO PRODUCTION. THIS VIDEO PRODUCTION WON THE BEST OF CATEGORY ON THE STATE, AND NOW HAS NATIONAL RECOGNITION. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. ANDREW , OUR VISUAL MEDIA COORDINATOR, FOR HIS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WORK, AND FOR REPRESENTING LANCASTER ISD. I KNOW HE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT IF THERE IS ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT , IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND, AND LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK. THANK YOU .

CONGRATULATE YOUR TEAMMATE FOR US.

>> DR. TAYLOR, WOULD YOU MIND THEM COMING TO THE FRONT. WE NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THEM AS WELL.

>> COME ON UP. YEAH. >> LET'S TAKE THEIR PICTURE.

>> THE PRESIDENT HAS GIVEN A CHARGE. YES, VERY WELL

DESERVED. >> THERE WE GO.

>> CAN WE GIVE THEM A GOOD JOB?

>> GOOD JOB. >> GOOD JOB GOOD JOB ♪ G DOUBLE OJO B ♪ GOOD JOB GOOD JOB ♪ ♪ THANK YOU, MS. BROWN. EARLIER THIS MONTH, LANCASTER ISD HOSTED ITS ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, THE LOVE LOGIC LODGING SUCCESS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT ALLOWED EDUCATORS TO ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE LEARNING HOW TO FOCUS ON THEMSELVES AS INDIVIDUALS.

THREE-DAY SUMMIT INCLUDED SESSIONS FROM NATIONAL RENOWNED EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS DR. DARREN JOHNSON DR. DALLAS DANCE, YOGA AND MEDIATION DISTRACTOR CLARK, MUSIC EDUCATION COLLECTIVE LET THE BEAT BELT, AND DR. CASSANDRA BERGER AND DR. MARCUS JACKSON. WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH CHALLENGING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKI NG SESSIONS, THE PROGRESS OF BECOMING A MUSIC PRODUCER WOULD LET THE BEAT BELT, OR THE ADULT FILLED DAY THAT INCLUDED THE SUMMIT, THE VISION FOR THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

SESSION ATTENDEES LEFT THE SUMMIT WITH MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION TO LEAD THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS IN A WAY THAT WOULD POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LANCASTER ISD COMMUNITY .

MORE THAN 170 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE LANCASTER ISD TIGERS STM CAMP THIS MONTH. FOCUSED ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, FINANCE, SPORTS, FINANCE, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPERIENCES. HAD A COAT, WORKED WITH DROWNS, AND PARTICIPATED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES LIKE YOGA AND DANCE.

TODAY WAS THE FINAL DAY OF CAMP, BUT THE STUDENTS ARE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO BENEDICTION THE PICTURES FROM OUR WEBSITE. LANCASTER ISD ATHLETICS HOSTED MULTIPLE YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS . ANIMAL BASKETBALL HOOP CAMP CONTINUED ITS LONG CURRENT TRADITION OF DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OF YOUNGER ATHLETES. THIS SUMMER MARTHA CAMPS WERE MADE AVAILABLE. THE INAUGURAL

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PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM CAMPUS PRINCIPLES AND RESOURCES FROM LOCAL VENDORS. PARENTS MUST REGISTER STUDENTS TO ATTEND , AND THAT INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. PARENTS AND FAMILY SHOULD ALSO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR UPCOMING MEET THE TEACHER NIGHTS. SECONDARY MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT WILL BE THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH AT 5:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M., AND ELEMENTARY MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT WILL BE FRIDAY AUGUST 9TH AT 5:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M. AS WELL. EXCUSE ME, LANCASTER ISD WILL BE CLOSED FOR SUMMER BREAK FROM JULY 1 THROUGH JULY 5 . WE INVITE EVERYONE TO RELAX, REST, AND RECHARGE AS WE PREPARE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR . THE DISTRICT WILL REOPEN ON MONDAY, JULY 8.

THIS CONCLUDES THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

[9. Citizen's Communication]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. TAYLOR. HE DID A GREAT JOB FILLING IN. IRAQ, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, CITIZENS

MEDICATIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY? >>

>> YES, SIR, I THINK THERE ARE TWO --

>> I WILL BE THIS IS AS INDIVIDUALS COME UP HERE BOARD POLICY BE THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT. IF ADDRESSING AN AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE ITEM THAT HE WILL BE COMMENTING ON. SPEAKERS MAY NOT USE ANY INDIVIDUAL'S NAME OR IDENTIFIABLE TITLES. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, IF THE SPEAKER IS PRESENTING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THAT PERSON, ALTHOUGH THE BOARD CANNOT TAKE SPECIFIC ACTION ON CITIZENS COMMUNICATION, TOPICS DUE TO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, THEY WILL HEAR THE TOPIC AND THE BOARD MAY, ONE, HAVE THE ITEM PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR ACTION , OR REFER THE ITEMS TO A BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE, OR REFER THE ITEM TO STAFF FOR STUDY FOR CONCLUSION. WE ASK THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PRIOR TO SPEAKING, AND IDENTIFY THE TOPIC THAT YOU ARE COMMENTING ON. I WILL BEGIN THE TIMER AFTER YOU HAVE STATED YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND AGENDA ITEM OR TOPIC. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS.

>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT JONES, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR.

PERERA. MY NAME IS TAWANA HUDSON AND I AM A FELLOW WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE . I RECITED 1226 WISDOM DRIVE IN CEDAR HILL AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO APPLAUD THE DISTRICT 'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE SENSORY SUPPORT TO SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS THROUGH THE FUN AND FUNCTION SENSORY LABS. AS WELL AS ADVOCATE FOR SIMILAR SUPPORT FOR GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ARE STILL BEING FELT. SOME MIGHT SAY THAT THE PANDEMIC WAS A TRAUMATIC EVENT, NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN, BUT FOR MANY OF US AS WELL . MANY OF OUR STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL LACKING ESSENTIAL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS , AND IN MAY OF 2022, THE NATIONAL CENTER OF EDUCATION STATISTICS AND COVERED THAT 39% OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS STRONGLY AGREED THAT THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS OF CHILDREN PER CLASSROOM DISRUPTIONS, DISRESPECT TOWARDS TEACHERS AND STAFF THE MORE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS BEING SEEN , AND A HIGHER DEPENDENCE ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES AT SCHOOL WERE PERCEIVED AS THE MOST INCREASED INFRACTIONS . THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK AND THE JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SCHOOLS AND EARLY INTERVENTION HIGHLIGHT THAT SENSORY INTERVENTIONS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE STRESS AND TRAUMA RESPONSES IN CHILDREN, HELPING THEM TO FEEL MORE SECURE AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THEY CAN ALSO ENHANCE ATTENTION , BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIAL SKILLS FOR ALL STUDENTS, NOT JUST THOSE WITH DIAGNOSED NEEDS. SENSORY SPACES LIKE THOSE YOU ARE CONSIDERING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS HELP REDUCE ANXIETY, IMPROVE FOCUS MODE WHICH HELPS TO LEAD TO BETTER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM SENSORY SPACES INCLUDE THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA , THOSE WHO

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ACTIVELY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER EXPANDING THE FUN AND FUNCTION SENSORY LABS BY INCLUDING ONE GRADE LEVEL APPROPRIATE GENERAL EDUCATION LAB ON EVERY CAMPUS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO

FOR LANCASTER ISD STUDENTS. >> THANK YOU, MS. HUDSON.

>> PRESIDENT JONES, WE HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT JONES, BOARD OF TRUSTEES , AND DR. PERERA. I AM DR. GABRIELLE WALLACE, A FELLOW OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE. I RESIDE AT 1715 BEAVERCREEK DRIVE IN DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS. I AM HERE TO APPLAUD AND SUPPORT LANCASTER ISD IN CONSIDERING THE APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR FUN AND FUNCTION SENSORY LABS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION , AND I ALSO WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR SENSORY LABS AND EXPERIENCES ACROSS THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SENSORY LABS AND EXPERIENCES NOT ONLY SUPPORT SPECIAL EDUCATION, BUT ALSO ALIGN WITH THE STATE SAFETY AND SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOLS , AND MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS ALL STUDENTS IN A WAY THAT REPRESENTS A WISE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FOR COMMUNITY. HOUSE BILL SECTION 23 STATES THAT SCHOOLS CAN ADDRESS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY THROUGH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS RELATING TO ADDRESSING ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL AND SUPPORT . BY APPROVING FUNDING FOR SENSORY LABS , YOU CAN ADDRESS SPECIAL EDUCATION , STUDENT MENTAL WELLNESS, AND SAFETY IN A COST-EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED MANNER. SECOND , THESE LABS AND IF IT ALL STUDENTS . RECENT RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT SENSORY LABS AND EXPERIENCES SUPPORTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AT ALL LEVELS. BY ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR SENSORY LABS AND EXPERIENCES , YOU CAN PROVIDE A PROACTIVE TOOL ADDRESSING STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, SUPPORTING TEACHERS , AND MANAGING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, AND FOSTERING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN. THIRD , THIS CAN BE A WISE INVESTMENT DECISION FOR LANCASTER ISD , BECAUSE THE INITIAL INVESTMENT CAN BE SCALED, STARTING WITH SENSORY BINS IN EVERY CLASSROOM AND GLAD TO REALLY EXPANDING THE FULL SENSORY ROOMS. THIS PHASED APPROACH ALLOWS FOR BUDGET FLEXIBILITY, LEADING TO LONG-TERM COST SAVINGS WHILE ALSO REDUCING GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN CRISIS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORTING SPECIAL EDUCATION. OVERALL , AN EXPANDED INVESTMENT SENSORY LABS AND EXPERIENCES CAN LEAD TO STUDENT WELLNESS REDUCING THE NEED FOR COSTLY INTERVENTIONS LATER, SUPPORT TEACHERS AND MANAGING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, AND DEMONSTRATE THE DISTRICTS COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST AND A FELLOW TEXAS EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE, I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER EXPANDING AND APPROVING FUNDING FOR SENSORY LABS AND EXPERIENCES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU . JUST A NOTE, BOTH OF THEM SPOKE OF AN ITEM WHICH IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY. IT IS 11 G , WHICH

[10.A. May 2024 Financial Reports - CAA(LOCAL)-(G3) - Dr. Faith-Ann Cheek, Presenter]

>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT JONES. I WILL CALL FORWARD DR. CHEEK I BELIEVE, OR MS. DANA MOSLEY. I THINK DR. CHEEK WAS --

INAUDIBLE ] -- TODAY. >> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE JONES, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR. PERERA. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT FROM THE AGENDA THAT THESE ARE APRIL REPORTS BEING PRESENTED IN JUNE, SO , IT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING, BUT WE , WE CLOSE OUT , SO, IN JUNE , WE ARE NOT CLOSED WITH THE GENERAL LEDGER, SO WE ARE ACTUALLY TWO MONTHS, SO JUST SO WE ARE ALL ON THE

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FISCAL YEAR. >> THANK YOU.

>> APRIL TAX COLLECTIONS SHOW THAT WE AT THIS TIME HAVE AS OF APRIL 30 A 96.77 TAX COLLECTION RATE , AND WE AT THIS TIME BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE AT THE 98% RATE FOR , AS OF THE TIME THAT WE CLOSE, WE ARE ON TRAJECTORY FOR THAT. THE APRIL 24 GENERAL FUND SUMMARY BY FUNCTION. AS OF APRIL 30TH, THE GENERAL FUND SHOULD BE , AT THAT TIME , AT 75% EXPENDED , AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS REPORT THAT WE ARE EXACTLY ON TARGET FOR OUR EXPENDITURES. YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM , THAT FORECAST FIVE GIVES A PROJECTED FUND BALANCE BASED ON BUDGET TO EXPENDITURES MAD AT THIS TIME , THE SYSTEM IS PROJECTING $1.9 MILLION IN SURPLUS THAT WILL GO BACK INTO FUND BALANCE, BUT I WANT TO CAUTION THAT THIS IS A PROJECTION THAT IS A I GENERATED. OF COURSE, IT IS ONLY OUR AUDITORS WHO CAN GIVE US THE FINAL FUND BALANCE AT THE TIME THAT THE AUDIT IS COMPLETED. WITH THAT , WE HAVE CLOSED THE REQUISITIONS SYSTEM EXCEPT FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, SUMMER SCHOOL, AND OF COURSE PAYROLL . AND WHITLEY PENN STARTED THEIR INTERIM AUDIT PROCESS THIS WEEK AND HAS BEEN ON-SITE. WE ARE COLLECTING OUR REVENUES , STATE REVENUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH JULY . BUT WE ARE ALMOST COMPLETED WITH OUR LOCAL COLLECTIONS AT THIS TIME . WE ARE OVER PROJECTIONS WITH OUR LOCAL PROJECTIONS , AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE TO OUR PROPERTY VALUES BY WHICH WE HAVE DISCUSSED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND BECAUSE OF THE PASSING IN NOVEMBER. WE DID MAKE THE CHANGES TO AMEND IN OUR BUDGET, AS HE RECALLED BACK IN DECEMBER, BUT WE STILL ARE OVER PROJECTION . THAT ALSO IS IN PART TWO THE INTEREST RATES AND OUR INVESTMENT , OUR INVESTMENT EARNINGS.

EXPENDITURES ARE ON TARGET FOR APRIL 30TH MONTH END.

EXPENDITURES ARE TRENDING HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR DUE TO COST INCREASE . ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, INFLATION, WE HAVE TALKED OVER AND OVER ABOUT INFLATION , THE COST OF SUPPLIES, THE COST OF MATERIALS , AND ALSO OF COURSE THE RAISES THAT WE GAVE, THE ONE TIME $1800 INCREASE IN PAYROLL EXPENDITURES. ALSO BENEFITS INCREASES. SO , WE DO HAVE, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LIGHT BLUE AND DARK BLUE LINES AND THAT ONE BOX, THAT EXPENDITURES, EVEN THOUGH WE REALLY HAVEN'T MADE ANY INCREASES , WE ARE STILL BUYING THE SAME THINGS , THAT THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IS MUCH MORE THIS YEAR IN COMPARISON. WE ARE PATIENTLY WAITING AS YOU KNOW FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION REVENUE FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. WE SHOW A $3 MILLION DEFICIT FOR THIS YEAR, BUT WE EXPECT THAT TO BE CLEARED UP AS SOON AS THOSE FUNDS ARE RELEASED. OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT, WE HAVE ONE MORE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT THAT WILL BE PAID IN AUGUST, AND WE ARE ALSO PREPARING THE DIFFIE SINCE PAYMENT OF $6.5 MILLION AT THIS TIME. THE TOTAL INVESTMENT FOR PORTFOLIO AS OF APRIL 30TH WAS $62 MILLION IN TOTAL , AND THAT INCLUDES THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST FOR BOTH LONE STAR AND FOR THE TEXT

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>> THANK YOU . ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

>> ACTUALLY, I HAVE A QUESTION, I'M SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME?

>> YES. >> MY QUESTION, YOU SAID THE BUDGET, THE NUMBERS WERE A I GENERATED? IS THAT CORRECT?

>> NO, NOTHING IN THE BUDGET IS A I GENERATED. THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCE THAT IS IN THE REPORT FROM FORECAST FIVE IS A I GENERATED , BASED ON THE PROJECTION AND THE TRAJECTORY OF EXPENDITURES, AND BASED ON WHAT THE MODEL , IF WE WERE TO STAY ON THE SAME TRAJECTORY OF EXPENDITURES BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST 31, BASED ON WHAT IS LEFT IN THE BUDGET, THAT IS WHAT THE MODEL PREDICTS WE WILL HAVE LEFT IN SURPLUS BY AUGUST

31. >> OKAY . AND IF I MAY ASK, WITH THIS BEING A I GENERATED, IF THE NUMBERS ARE OFF AT ANY POINT, ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANTLY, WHERE DOES THE

ACCOUNTABILITY LIE? >> THAT'S WHY I SAID, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE FOR SURE ABOUT OUR FUND BALANCE UNTIL THE AUDIT IS COMPLETED IN JANUARY . EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR BUDGET IS AN ESTIMATE AND PROJECTED FROM THE TIME YOU

ADOPT IT. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU TRUSTEE WHITFIELD . ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL

[10.B. 23-24 Preliminary STAAR and EOC Update - Dr. Cassandra Barker and Patonia Bell, Presenters]

>> YES, I CALL FORWARD MS. BELL TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO

OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BOARD. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT JONES, OUR DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, AND DR. PERERA.

TONIGHT , OR THIS EVENING I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE STAAR AND EOC PRELIMINARY UPDATE. AS WE GET STARTED I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE PLANNING A JULY 17 WORK SESSION DATA TO FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS, SO AT THAT TIME WE WILL TAKE DEEPER INTO THE DATA AS WE ARE PREPARING TO UPDATE OUR CC MR AND EARLY CHILDHOOD GOALS THIS YEAR, AND IT WILL ALSO HAVE SOME TIME DURING THAT WORK SESSION TO JUST BE ABLE TO DIG DEEPER INTO THE DATA AND CONTEXTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US SOME PRELIMINARY PIECES SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR OVERALL PIECES LOOK LIKE AS IT RELATES TO OUR PERFORMANCE WITH STAAR.

THE SLIDE WE ARE LOOKING AT BASICALLY IS BREAKING DOWN OUR PERFORMANCE, AND THIS IS OVERALL. SO FOR MATH, THIS IS THIRD GRADE TO EIGHTH GRADE MATH. ALSO ALGEBRA ONE INCLUDED IN THIS AGGREGATE. YOU WILL SEE THE TWO COLUMNS, SO 2023 AND 2024 IS BEING COMPARED. SO OUR PERFORMANCE IN ALL MATH WAS 27 IN 2023 AND 23 AND 2024. FOR E.R., THIS INCLUDES ALL GRADES 3RD TO 8, ENGLISH ONE AND ENGLISH TO, AND THE FIRST COLUMN SHOWING 41 IS WHERE WE CAME IN IN 2023, AND THEN 39 IN 2024. ALSO IN SCIENCE , THE FIRST COLUMN INCLUDES , SCIENCE ACTUALLY INCLUDES OUR FIFTH-GRADE SCIENCE, EIGHTH-GRADE SCIENCE, AND OUR ALLERGY SUBJECTS. IN THE FIRST COLUMN WE CAME IN AT 27 AND 2023, AND 22 IN 2024. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST IS A SOCIAL STUDIES, AND SOCIAL STUDIES DOES INCLUDE OUR EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES AND 11TH GRADE U.S. HISTORY , OR EOC U.S. HISTORY. IN THE FIRST COLUMN WE CAME IN 20 2331 AND IN 2024 HE CAME IN AT 26. I DO ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH , SO I'M BEGINNING TO DIG IN AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS , ARLINGTON, CEDAR HILL , DESOTO , DUNCANVILLE, AND I'M LOOKING THAT THEIR PERFORMANCE AS WELL, SO I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE MORE IN MORE DEPTH WITH YOU DURING OUR UPCOMING BOARD SESSION SO THAT WE CAN JUST SEE WHERE WE ARE IN RELATIONSHIP TO OUR REGION AS WELL . THIS NEXT SLIDE IS AN INTERESTING SLIDE , AND I WANTED TO SHARE, THIS ALSO AS PART OF MY RESEARCH, AND SO WITH THE SLIDE IS SHOWING YOU IS ALL GRADES AND

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LANCASTER IS BEING REPRESENTED BY THE YELLOW LINE, AND IN THE REDLINE IS DALLAS COUNTY, AND IN THE BLUE LINE IS A HORSE THE STATE. IN THIS AGGREGATE, THEY ARE COMPARING 2019 ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH 2024 MEETS LEVEL PERFORMANCE. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS IN 2019 , FROM 2019 TO 2021 , RIGHT AFTER COVID , WE HAD A HUGE DROP IN OUR MEETS PERFORMANCE. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT DROP ALSO, WE HAD A 20 POINT DROP AND ESSENTIALLY EVERYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF DROP, SO DALLAS COUNTY HAD A HUGE DROP AND THEN ALSO THE STATE AS WELL. THE NEXT THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN 2022, EVERYONE BEGAN RECOVERING NICELY . AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2022 , WE WENT UP, WE INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY , AND SO AT THAT TIME , IN 2022, THE STATES MEETS PERFORMANCE INCREASE BY SEVEN POINTS. DALLAS COUNTY INCREASE BY EIGHT POINTS, AND LANCASTER ACTUALLY OUTPACED BOTH , INCREASING BY NINE POINTS IN THE MEETS LEVEL PERFORMANCE. THAT IS SOMETHING TO REALLY BE PROUD OF. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT BEFORE MY RIGHT AFTER 2022, OF COURSE, THE STATE HAD A TOTAL STAAR REDESIGN AND A TOTAL ACCOUNTABILITY OVERHAUL, SO THERE WERE LOTS OF CHANGES IN IN THOSE CHANGES IT INCLUDED A NEW TEST WITH NEW ITEM TYPES. ALSO INCLUDED NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS THAT AGAIN, WITHIN THAT SYSTEM , THEY RE-AGGREGATED HOW THEY ARE COUNTING THE POINT, SO AGAIN , AND THEN ALSO, STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE TEST ONLINE. SO LOTS OF CHANGES. BUT EVEN WITH THOSE CHANGES, 2023, OUR MEETS LEVEL PERFORMANCE CAME IN AT , OUR MEETS LEVEL PERFORMANCE CAME IN AT 32 , SO WE BEGAN TO START LEVELING OFF.

SO I AM TAKING TIME TO MASSAGE THIS BECAUSE I WANT US TO SEE THAT THIS IS ONE OF OUR HIGHEST TRENDS THAT I LOOK AT TO SEE IF THE DISTRICT IS STABLE. SO AGAIN, NOW IN 2024, OUR MEETS PERFORMANCE IS AT 31%. SO WHAT THIS IS TELLING ME IS THAT THE DATA IS SHOWING THAT LANCASTER ISD'S MEETS PERFORMANCE RECOVERED WELL AFTER THE PANDEMIC , MATCHING THE RATE OF INCREASE OF THE STATE , AND DALLAS COUNTY , AND BASED ON THIS RESEARCH, THE MEETS DATA APPEARS STABLE IN THE DISTRICT CAN CONTINUE DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND REACH GREATER HEIGHTS IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO MENTION TO YOU ALL THAT ON JULY 17, WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP, A WORKSHOP FOR ALL OF THE TRUSTEES, SPECIFICALLY AROUND K THROUGH THIRD GRADE MATH PERFORMANCE. WE WILL LOOK AT THAT. WE WILL LOOK AT OUR MEETS PERFORMANCE IN MORE DEPTH. WE WILL LOOK AT COHORT PERFORMANCE OF OUR MEETS DATA. WE WILL ALSO LOOK AT OUR CC MR DATA TRENDS, AND WE WILL LOOK AT OUR PRELIMINARY STAAR BY DISTRICT, CAMPUS, SUBJECT, GRADE LEVEL , ALL OF THOSE GREAT THINGS. WE ARE DOING THIS IN AN EFFORT BECAUSE THE GOAL IS THAT ULTIMATELY WE WANT TO UPDATE OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CC MR GOALS , SO WE ARE REVIEWING ALL OF THIS SO THAT WE CAN UPDATE OUR GOALS AND THEN ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR

NEXT STEPS ARE. THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY

QUESTIONS? >> YES I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> TRUSTEE WHITFIELD . >> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?

>> YES. >> WHERE ARE WE WITH THE , THE SECONDARY . I MEAN -- PRESENTED OR WILL THEY BE PRESENTED JULY 17 AS WELL?

>> WE DO HAVE THE EOC PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AT THIS TIME, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE DIVING DEEPER IN THAT DATA AS WELL DURING THE BOARD WORK SESSION.

>> IS THAT INFORMATION ALREADY CLEARED --

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>> WE HAVE PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, BUT THE INFORMATION HAS ALSO BEEN RELEASED IN THE PARENT PORTAL SO PARENTS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR STUDENTS INFORMATION IN THE PARENT PORTAL. JUST TO BE CLEAR, SECONDARY IS INCLUDED IN THE NUMBERS THAT WERE PRESENTED, SO THAT IS NOT ONLY 3 TO 8, THAT IS ALL OF OUR TESTTAKERS IN THOSE PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DISAGGREGATED DATA THAT WILL BE ON JULY 17, SO YOU WILL GET EVERY GRADE LEVEL FROM EVERY, EVERY GRADE LEVEL FROM ALL OF THE SCHOOLS ON THE 17 , AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC GRADES, SPECIFIC SCHOOLS ON THAT DAY. THE DATA WILL BE CLEAN THEN. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE STATE TO CLEAN

SOME OF THE DATA. >> THANK YOU FOR THE

CLARIFICATION. >> ALSO TRUSTEE WHITFIELD IF YOU GET A BOARD BOOK, THE PRESENTATION DOES GIVE THE EOC

INFORMATION AS WELL. >> CONCERNED REGARDING THE INFORMATION BEING PRESENTED --

>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT . I LOOK FORWARD TO THE

[11. Adoption of Consent Agenda]

THE FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE MAY 23, 2024 REGULAR BOARD MEETING , JUNE 17, 2024 LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE HEARING, ACTION ITEMS ONLY. ITEM B IS CONSIDERED AN APPROVAL OF PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT. SEE IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE RATIFICATION OF PRIOR PURCHASES FROM TC TRAINS . D IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROPOSED 2024-2025 DISTRICT COMPENSATION PLAN. LETTER E CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE RENEWAL OF SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LANCASTER ISD AND SWING EDUCATION FOR SUBSTITUTES. F CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MAGMA MATH FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR. G CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FUN AND FUNCTION SENSORY LABS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, LESS THAN $50,000. LETTER H CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR THE RENEWAL OF VENDOR CENTER FOR MODEL SCHOOLS, HM H. DO I HAVE

A MOTION? >>

>>

>> THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED .

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION.

>> WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THE MOTION. ANY AREAS, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA?

>> C. >> WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION

REGARDING C? >> FOR C, IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT

$287,000 OR IS IT $200,000? >> CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THAT

QUESTION FOR US? >> YES -- NEED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD.

>> I BELIEVE THE RATIFICATION IS FOR PRIOR PURCHASES , AND OF THE AMOUNT THAT WAS PRESENTED DURING THE BOARD WORKSHOP WAS A TOTAL OF PRIOR PURCHASES THAT WAS 287. HOWEVER, LATER , DR.

THORNHILL PRESENTED A NEXT LINK PURCHASE OR VENDOR THAT HAD -- THANK YOU . I NEED TO PUT MY GLASSES ON .

>> SO, BUT ARE THOSE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS OR IS THAT

JUST ONE? >> THEY ARE COMPLETELY TWO

SEPARATE ISSUES. >> THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.

THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW TAKE A OPIATE TRUSTEE HAMILTON?

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE NICHOLS.

>> YES. >> VICE PRESIDENT SMITH.

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE WHITFIELD.

>> ABSTAIN. >> CONSENT AGENDA PASSES 6-ZERO-1 . I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY THANK

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[12.A. Discuss and take action for Ideal Impact Payment Plan Agreement – (G2, G3)]

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ACTION ITEMS, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION FOR IDEAL IMPACT PAYMENT PLAN AGREEMENT. DR. PERERA.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JONES. I CALL FORWARD EITHER DR. CHEEK

, OR ROGER OSTER . >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, MY APOLOGIES , BUT WE WENT OVER THIS DURING THE WORKSHOP. THIS IS THE PAYMENT PLAN , IDEAL IMPACT . WHAT MAKES HIM DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS, $1.8 MILLION WORTH , OVER EIGHT YEARS , MAYBE EVEN SOONER DEPENDING ON OUR COMMITTED STEWARDSHIP WITH THEIR PROGRAM , THAT WE PAY, PAYBACK AN 80-20 SPLIT WITHIN THE SAVINGS. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I DO HAVE SEVERAL , BUT I'M NOT GOING TO -- I, I, JUST FOR THE RECORD, PRESIDENT JONES, I THINK YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. I THINK SOME OF MY QUESTIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN ANSWERED HAD THERE BEEN AN VIDEO OR AN AUDIO OF THAT PARTICULAR MEETING . I WAS IN SAN ANTONIO THAT, THAT

DAY. >> RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WHEN YOU GO BACK TO THAT PREVIOUS SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE AMOUNTS . CAN YOU GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THIS BECAUSE WE HAD TWO TRUSTEES THAT WERE TRAVELING TO A CONFERENCE AND THE RECORDING

WAS NOT AVAILABLE. >> GOT YOU PICK SORRY ABOUT

THAT. SO, IDEAL IMPACT -- >> JUST AN OVERVIEW. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO VERY DEEP. JUST GO ON THE SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT

THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. >> IDEAL IMPACT WOULD COME IN AND AUDIT ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS. THEY'VE ALREADY DONE THAT.

THEY SPENT TWO WEEKS HERE WITH A TEAM OF ABOUT 10 TO 15 PEOPLE, OUT OF THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY LOOKED OVER EVERYTHING, TOUCHED EVERY ONE OF OUR UNITS, LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR CONTROLS . THEY SPECIALIZE IN SAVING DISTRICT, DISTRICT MONEY ON UTILITIES, AND ALSO CHURCHES ACROSS TEXAS , SO THEY ARE PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL CHURCHES AND SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THEY WOULD COME IN, THEY WOULD REPROGRAM A LOT OF OUR CONTROLS, GO OVER OUR ECONOMIZER'S, SONAR UNITS AS WELL, AND THEY WOULD BASICALLY RUN OUR AC IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT MANNER AND THE WAY IT IS CURRENTLY RAN. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING IS COMMISSIONED TO BE BUILT AND YOU HAVE A CONTROLS COMPANY COME IN, THAT, THAT GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS GETTING THE BARE-BONES ON YOUR CONTROLS. THEY'RE JUST SAYING HEY YOU GOT CONTROLS. YOU HAVE AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THEY DON'T CARE IF IT IS RUNNING PROPERLY WHEN THEY INSTALL THAT. NOT A LOT OF DISTRICTS GOING TO DETAIL ABOUT HEY, IS THERE ZONE SCHEDULES FOR EACH HALLWAY , ARMY RUNNING THESE IN AN OPTIMUM STARTING, OPTIMUM STOPPING , WHAT IS A HUMIDITY LIKE, LEVEL, AND WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO RUN . THEY ARE GOING TO COME IN AND BASICALLY

FINE-TUNE WHAT WE'VE GOT. >> OKAY. AND IF YOU WILL, IT SHOWS YOUR CURRENT ANNUAL SPEND IS $1.2 MILLION. THE COMMITTEE STEWARDSHIP, THAT WOULD BE THE AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD SAVE, SO BASED UPON SAVINGS, 80% OF THAT WOULD GO TOWARD IDEAL IMPACTS, AND RESOLVING THAT $1.8 MILLION.

>> AND ALSO RIGHT BELOW THAT ON THE 20% , WE CAN HAVE ADDITIONAL SAVINGS BETWEEN $90-$240,000 , SO WHEN IT COMES UNDER THE SAVINGS, WE COULD , IF WE CHOSE TO, TO PAY THE MORE TO PAY THIS BACK SOONER , SO THEN ALL OF IT WOULD BE OUR SAVINGS. ON THAT, $90-$240,000 , YOUR AC IS GOING TO BE RUNNING A LOT LESS, COMPRESSORS , WE GOT NEW EQUIPMENT, SO THE NEW EQUIPMENT WOULD LAST LONGER AS WELL, WITH LESS REPAIRS

GOING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU .

>> ONE QUESTION. SO I HEAR ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT . I KNOW IN MOST STRUCTURES WHERE WINDOWS ARE PRESENT , DID THIS ADDRESS ANY WINDOWS AND THE ENERGY LOSS THROUGH THOSE WINDOWS , THROUGH THE DOORS? IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY TYPE OF WEATHERSTRIPPING,

CAULKING? >> YES, IT WOULD BE ADDRESSED ,

THE ENVELOPE OF THE BUILDING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS

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I MOVE THAT WE TAKE ACTION FOR THE IDEAL IMPACT PAYMENT PLAN

AGREEMENT >> SECOND.

>> THAT WAS SECOND BY MAURICE . ANYMORE DISCUSSION? WE WILL TAKE A VOTE.

[12.B. Discuss and take action on energy optimization for Ideal Impact Services Contract – (G2, G3) Roger Oster, Presenter]

>> S , THAT IS AGAIN MR. ROGER OSTER STANDING BEFORE YOU.

>> AGAIN THIS GOES HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE. WE JUST GO OVER, THESE ARE 700 CHURCHES. WE WILL BE PART OF 220 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 20 DIVERSITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IDEAL IMPACT. THEIR FOCUS IS SAVING $10 BILLION. I BELIEVE THEY ARE ALREADY AT $1.2 BILLION , $4.9 BILLION, EXCUSE ME . THEN HERE IS SOME ENERGY SAVINGS. THIS IS THE ENERGY RATING WHERE THEY TOOK , LET'S PICK KENDALE, FROM A 32 28 20.

AND WE WILL GO BACK TO WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY SITTING AT AT 54.9, AND THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN GET US DOWN TO A 31.6 . AGAIN , THIS IS THE PAYMENT STRUCTURE . AND HERE IS SOME OF THE OPTIMIZATION HIGHLIGHT, WHERE THEY GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT , AND OUR ECONOMIZER ON THE EQUIPMENT , AND THE SOFTWARE THAT THEY PROVIDE . THEIR SOFTWARE CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF CHANGES TO JUST WEATHER, SO EVERY NIGHT THAT THEIR SOFTWARE CAN LOOK AT THE WEATHER COMING IN AND MAKE THOUSANDS OF CHANGES THAT NO ONE COULD DO BY HAND , RIGHT WITH OUR SYSTEM TO HELP IT START UP , PEAK ENERGY OPTIMIZATION. LET'S JUST SCROLL THROUGH THIS HERE. IN THE DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDS BOARD APPROVAL OF THEIR SERVICE CONTRACTS, IDEAL IMPACT.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU PICK ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON

THIS ITEM? >> YES I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> IS -- CAN I GET A MOTION? >> TRUSTEE WHITFIELD.

>> IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IF I HEARD YOU CORRECT THE, IS THIS

A NEW CONTRACT? >> YES IT IS .

>> OKAY . AND WE ARE REQUESTING FOR AN APPROVAL FOR HOW MUCH?

>> THERE IS NO SET AMOUNT. BUT IT WOULD BE TO PAY BACK $1.8 MILLION OF IMPROVEMENTS OVER AN EIGHT YEAR SPAN, POSSIBLY SOONER DEPENDING ON THE SAVINGS, BUT AN 80-20 SPLIT FROM THE SAVINGS, CINEMA IMPACT TO THE MAINTENANCE BUDGET.

>> SO WE ARE REQUESTING AN APPROVAL TO DO WHAT EXACTLY THAT IS GOING TO COST $1.8 BILLION?

>> IDEAL IMPACT IS AN ENERGY OPTIMIZATION COMPANY THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HELP US SAVE $458,000 PER YEAR , AND THEN WE WILL PAY THEM BACK OVER EIGHT YEARS, MAYBE SOONER , AN 80-20 SPLIT , IMPACTING THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS IN A POSITIVE WAY TO WHERE WE CAN SPEND THAT $91,000 EACH YEAR ON OTHER PROJECTS HELPING OUR STUDENTS ENTER CAMPUSES .

>> OKAY. SO HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING ON AVERAGE ANNUALLY, THE DISTRICT I GUESS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM .

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>> IT WOULD BE THE SAME, NO COST .

>> SO IF I COULD INTERJECT. TRUSTEE WHITFIELD, WHAT THE COMMITTED STEWARDSHIP SHOWED ON THE SCREEN, THAT $458,000 WOULD BE SAVINGS AND WE WILL REALIZE ONCE THIS IS IMPLEMENTED , AND THEN FROM THAT SAVINGS, WE ARE GOING TO COVER THAT DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT COST OF $1.8 MILLION, SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE SPENDING $1.2 MILLION. ONCE THIS IS IMPLEMENTED, WE WILL BE SPENDING ROUGHLY 700 AND SOME ODD THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO OUT OF THAT SAVINGS, THAT DIFFERENCE IS WHERE THE PROJECT IS BEING

FUNDED. >> I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I

THOUGHT YOU WERE FINISHED. >> IT IS NEUTRAL FOR US AS FAR

AS THE DISTRICT. >> OKAY. SO , THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS PROGRAM THAT WE WERE DOING, CORRECT?

>> THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT WE JUST APPROVED.

>> OKAY. SO -- THE PROGRAM THAT WE COMPLETED IN THE PAST THAT IS SIMILAR TO THIS, IT IS SIMILAR TO THIS, IS THAT CORRECT? AS IT RELATES TO SAVING THE ENERGY --

>> THE ENERGY GUIDELINES THAT WE APPROVED TWO YEARS AGO, YEAH, IT WOULD GO HAND-IN-HAND .

>> I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. >> THE ENERGY GUIDELINES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE TWO YEARS AGO , THAT THE BOARD PUT IN PLACE, THAT WOULD GO HAND-IN-HAND WITH THIS. LET ME GO BACK HERE. YOU CAN SEE , WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE DISTRICT , THE SPRING OF 2022, THE DISTRICT WAS SPENDING $1.2 MILLION. WE HAVE DROPPED THAT, BUT WE CAN DROP THIS QUITE A BIT MORE . THE ENERGY GUIDELINES HELPED WITH THE DROP THAT WE HAVE HAD SO FAR, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A LOT MORE SAVINGS THAN THAT.

>> OKAY, SO AT THIS POINT THERE WILL BE TWO ENERGY PROGRAMS IN PLACE, AND YOU ARE STATING THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO COST THE

DISTRICT ANY MONEY. >>

>> YES . THIS, THE FIRST ONE WAS AN INTERNAL ENERGY PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR THE DISTRICT TO OPERATE FROM . THIS IS A SEPARATE ONE WHERE WE ARE GETTING THE IDEAL IMPACT EXPERTISE IN SAVING ENERGY ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

>> TRUSTEE WHITFIELD YOUR THREE MINUTES HAVE EXPIRED, SO THAT'S GOING TO CONCLUDE THE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.

>> MR. PRESIDENT. >> SECRETARY MORRIS.

>> MINE IS A STATEMENT. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT IS ON THE SCREEN, THAT'S ON THE SCREEN, IF THEY COULD PLEASE STAY ON AND NOT GO OFF AND COME BACK. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO VOTE AND SPEAK ON ITEMS AND THIS ITEM WAS CLEARLY OVER ALMOST 45, ALMOST AN HOUR LONG IN THE WORKSHOP. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO ASK ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS. THANK YOU.

>> THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND , BECAUSE THEY WERE TRAVELING TO A CONFERENCE. AT THIS POINT IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?

>> NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE. IS THERE A MOTION? I'M SORRY.

>> YEAH, NO, PRESIDENT JONES , I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION .

I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, TAKE ACTION ON APPROVING THE ENERGY OPTIMIZATION FOR THE IDEAL IMPACT SERVICE CONTRACT, G2 AND G3.

>> TRUSTEE NICHOLS AND A SECOND BY SECRETARY MORRIS. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

UNANIMOUSLY . CONGRATULATIONS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE

[12.C. Discuss and take action for Proclamation 2024 Instructional Material Purchase - Erica Butler, Presenter]

PURSES. DR. PERERA. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT JONES.

I'M GOING TO CALL FORWARD , I THINK DR. BARKER IS GOING TO PRESENT THIS, NO, ERICA BUTLER .

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD CHAIR JONES, ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS, AND VIRTUALLY DR. PERERA . I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION 2024 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL PURCHASE APPROVAL THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR . WE CAME, I CAME TO YOU A

[01:00:09]

HOWEVER , WE ARE COMING TO YOU, BECAUSE THE PURCHASE IS $282,000 . THIS IS A YEARLY PURCHASE OF USING OUR LICENSES , AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DIGITAL LICENSES , THERE ARE ALSO SOME NOTEBOOKS FOR RK TO STUDENTS. WE HAVE HANDS-ON KITS WE NEED TO REPLENISH. K5 TEACHER GUIDES. K8, AND BIOLOGY . STEM SCOPE OF PDX CLASS SETS , AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. SO THIS IS A FULL COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE FOR THE DISTRICT , AND BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW CONTRACT , THE ONE-YEAR AMOUNT IS 281,000 -- $281,111.52 . YOU WILL SEE OTHER PURCHASES THAT WILL COME TO YOU THAT WILL BE RENEWALS , AND IN YEARS TO COME THIS WILL BE ON OUR RENEWAL LIST. HOWEVER THIS IS A NEW CONTRACT AS MENTIONED, SO WE ARE BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THESE MATERIALS BY THE 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL. I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU DR. BARKER. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. BERGER AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE ACTION FOR THE PROCLAMATION 2024 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL PURCHASE PRESENTED BY DR. CASSANDRA BARKER .

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY SECRETARY MORRIS AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE CLEWIS TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION 2024 INSTRUCTIONAL SERIALS PURCHASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $281,111.52 . I WANT A REQUEST , ARE THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS NECESSARY? HEARING NONE .

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY . I LOOK FORWARD TO THE INCREASED

[13.A. Discussion with TEA Conservator concerning roles and responsibilities of Trustees. (Tex. Gov't Code §551.074(a)(1) - Dr. Carol Francois, TEA Conservator, Presenter]

>> THANK YOU . BOARD PRESIDENT JONES, TRUSTEES , AND DR.

PERERA, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY JUST VERY QUICKLY ABOUT MY MAY REPORT. YOU HAVE THAT REPORT IN YOUR BOARD BOOK . NORMALLY I WOULD'VE DONE A SLIDESHOW FOR YOU. I DID NOT FOR A VERY SIMPLE REASON.

NOTHING HAS CHANGED . WHAT YOU SEE IN THE REPORT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED OVER THE LAST MONTHS , BUT I DO WANT TO JOIN IN THE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR THE SIX TRUSTEES , THE THREE SUPERINTENDENT CABINET MEMBERS , AND THE SUPERINTENDENT HERSELF FOR PARTICIPATING IN A VERY SUCCESSFUL 2 DAY LSG WORKSHOP. DR. LLOYD IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING AND I KNOW SHE WOULD JOIN ME IN GIVING YOU CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION. THE MAIN REASON I DON'T HAVE A SLIDESHOW FOR YOU TODAY IS RELATED TO YOUR LSG WORK. DR. LLOYD AND I HAVE CONFERRED TOGETHER, AND FROM HERE ON OUT, MY REPORT WILL INCLUDE MANY OF THE PIECES OF THE REPORTING THAT DR. LLOYD WILL BE DOING AS A RESULT OF YOUR HAVING FINISHED LSG . AS YOU KNOW IN THE 2 DAY TRAINING, THE FOLLOW-UP, THE REST OF LSG IS

[01:05:03]

LLOYD GATHERS, THE DATA THAT SHE GATHERS AND INFORMATION THAT SHE GATHERS FROM THAT, AND WILL BE INCLUDING THAT IN MY JUNE REPORT GOING FORWARD. WE WERE WAITING. WE REALLY WERE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING YOU ALL FINISH LSG, BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART NOT ONLY OF DR. LLOYD'S WORK WITH YOU , BUT A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY REPORT TO THE AGENCY THAT WE ARE SEEING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE , AND THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. AS I TOLD YOU WHEN I ENTERED THE DISTRICT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO , I DIDN'T COME TO STAY. I LIKE LANCASTER A GREAT DEAL. I THINK YOU ALL ARE DOING GOOD WORK, BUT MY JOB IS NOT TO BE HERE FOREVER. MY JOB AS WELL AS DR. LLOYD'S IS TO SEE YOU GROW, CHANGE, DEVELOP, AND IMPROVE PICS AND NOW THAT LSG 2 DAY TRAINING IS ACCOMPLISHED, YOU SHOULD SEE SOME REPORTING THAT IS RELATED TO THAT, AND I HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT THAT REPORTING WILL BE POSITIVE. SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISSIPATE. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED TO GET A CERTIFICATE. I'M ALWAYS GLAD TO GET A CERTIFICATE , BUT WHAT I OBSERVED IN THE 2 DAY TRAINING WAS VERY POSITIVE AND I THINK YOU ALL CAME AWAY WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO DO GOOD WORK FOR THE STUDENTS OF LANCASTER ISD . IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO

ENTERTAIN THEM . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH DR.

FRANCOIS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. FRANCOIS?

SECRETARY MORRIS? >>

>> IT WAS VERY ENJOYABLE. >> THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE WHITFIELD.

>> CAN YOU HEAR ME ? >> YOU CAN SPEAK UP A BIT MORE.

>> YES. ACTUALLY, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST HAVE A STATEMENT AT THIS POINT, AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I RAN THROUGH SOME OF THE INFORMATION STATED IN YOUR REPORT. I WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT I FEEL THAT THE REPORT IS VERY TARGETED, AND BECAUSE, AND THAT IS A CONCERN FOR ME, DR. FRANCOIS , COMING IN HERE SINCE DAY ONE REGARDING CONCERNS AND THEREAFTER -- COMMUNICATION AND THINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THEN AT THAT POINT, -- MEMBERS, BUT ALSO BEING TARGETED BY YOU BECAUSE THERE WERE ISSUES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE THAT WERE NOT REPORTED, THAT WERE NOT IN YOUR REPORT, SO I SENT THAT VIA EMAIL AND IT WAS ESCALATED. HOWEVER FROM THAT, THE TARGETED AND -- INAUDIBLE ] -- CONTINUED AND IT ELEVATED TO THE POINT OF ME BEING TRESPASSED. WITH THAT SAID, NEVERTHELESS, THE LAST THING I NOTICED , ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED WAS TECHNOLOGY AND ME BEING ACCUSED OF , I GUESS -- THE SCHOOL LAPTOP THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD SINCE DECEMBER, INITIALLY I WAS ACCUSED OF DOING IT IN DECEMBER, THEN -- -- AND THEN YOU COME BACK AND SAY SOMETHING IN JUNE WHEN THEY ARE SWITCHED OUT IN JUNE. WITH THAT SAID I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FEEDBACK, BUT I DID RECEIVE, I DID WANT THE BOARD TO KNOW AND ALSO THE CONSERVATIVES TO KNOW, BUT SHE MAY ALREADY KNOW, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE IS AWARE THAT I RECEIVED OF PHONE CALL ASKING QUESTIONS, AND I ASKED, BECAUSE I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PORT FILED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND I REQUESTED RECORDS AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE IT. I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOUR MATTERS SPECIFICALLY IN REQUESTING RECORDS --

>> TRUSTEE WHITFIELD, YOUR THREE MINUTES HAS EXPIRED.

THANK YOU. DR. FRANCOIS, DO YOU HAVE ANY STATEMENTS TOWARDS

THOSE COMMENTS? >> ACTUALLY, NO .

[13.B. Nomination for Delegate Assembly and Alternate for txEDCON Conference in September 27-29, 2024 in San Antonio, TX. (G4)]

>> THANK YOU . THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A NOMINATION FOR DELEGATE ASSEMBLY , A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE TXEDCON CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER , THE 27TH THROUGH THE 29TH IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. AND WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ENTERTAINING A NOMINATION FOR A DELEGATE AND ALSO AN ALTERNATE FOR THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY DURING THE CONFERENCE COMING UP . DO I

HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS? >>

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>> TRUSTEE WHITFIELD ? WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT?

>> I WOULD NOMINATE MYSELF FOR EITHER DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE.

>> OKAY. SHE SAID SHE WILL BE EITHER DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE.

SO IS ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED IN BEING THE DELEGATE OR THE

ALTERNATE? >> I WILL VOLUNTEER MR. JONES.

>> FOR WHICH ONE? >> DELEGATE. WE HAVE TRUSTEE HAMILTON FOR DELEGATE , AND TRUSTEE WHITFIELD FOR ALTERNATE. IS EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THAT?

>> NO . I JUST OBJECT THAT MS. WHITFIELD BE A DELEGATE.

>> LET'S TAKE A VOTE FOR THOSE FOR ALTERNATE. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS FOR DELEGATE? I'M SORRY.

>> REPEAT. >> TRUSTEE HAMILTON IS REQUESTING TO BE THE DELEGATE , AND A NOMINATION OF DELEGATE FOR THE ASSEMBLY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR DELEGATE WAX HEARING NONE, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR DELEGATE . TRUSTEE HAMILTON, YOU ARE NOW THE DELEGATE FOR OUR ASSEMBLY AT THE CONFERENCE. I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ALTERNATE . WE DO HAVE ONE AT THIS POINT, WHICH IS TRUSTEE WHITFIELD. IS THERE ANOTHER?

>> YES. CAROLYN MORRIS FOR ALTERNATE.

>> WE HAVE TRUSTEE WHITFIELD AND SECRETARY MORRIS . IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR ALTERNATE?

>> NOW CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR ALTERNATE DELEGATE FOR THE ASSEMBLY. I WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE FOR TRUSTEE WHITFIELD .

ALL IN FAVOR, ACTUALLY -- LET ME DO THAT. EXCUSE ME? OKAY. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE FOR ALTERNATE. FOR TRUSTEE WHITFIELD.

THIS POINT. >>

>> SECRETARY MORRIS? >> FOR MS. WHITFIELD? NO.

>> TRUSTEE NICHOLS? >> NO.

>> TRUSTEE HAMILTON? >> NO.

>> VICE PRESIDENT SMITH WAX >> YES.

>> TRUSTEE WHITFIELD? >> YES.

>> OKAY. THAT MOTION FAILS. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE FOR SECRETARY MORRIS. TRUSTEE CLEWIS? SECRETARY MORRIS?

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE NICHOLS?

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE HAMILTON?

>> YES. >> VICE PRESIDENT SMITH?

>> YES. MOTION PASSES. OUR DELEGATE IS TRUSTEE HAMILTON AND OURS ALTERNATE IS TRUSTEE MORRIS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU GUYS GETTING DOWN THERE AND CASTING SOME VOTES AS IT RELATES TO LEGISLATION COMING AT US IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE

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THE TEXAS CAUCUS OF BLACK SCHOOL , THEY DIDN'T HAVE A COST INITIALLY BUT THE COST ON THAT FOR THE DISTRICT IS $500.

THAT INCLUDES A TEAM OF EIGHT AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CABINET AND THE DISTRICT. THE PRICE FOR MEXICAN-AMERICAN SCHOOL BOARD, YOU CAN SEE IT ON THERE AS WELL, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN INVOICE ALREADY PROCURED IF WE SO WISH TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT , AND THAT PRICES THEIR. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO US SO WE CAN TAKE ACTION ON IT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ONES IN BLUE, AND THEN IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD

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BUDGETS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD. >> MR. PRESIDENT .

>> SECRETARY MORRIS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. THIS , THIS IS A QUESTION AND A CONCERN. WHY ARE WE PAYING $5000 TO Q, AND WE HAVE THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS THAT TALK ABOUT GOVERNANCE , AND ACTUALLY I HAVE ATTENDED THEIR WORKSHOPS , WERE MORE BENEFICIAL TO ME AS A SEASONED BOARD MEMBER DAN Q , $5000. AND THEN I HEAR FROM THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION $1000 , AND $300

PER YEAR INDIVIDUAL ? >> THAT'S EITHER, OR. YOU CAN DO AND ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP OR INDIVIDUAL.

>> AND YOU WANT US TO VOTE ON THIS ONE, BUT THE TEXAS ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BLACK EDUCATORS IS MORE BENEFICIAL FOR OUR BOARD, SO I WANT TO ASK THE BOARD TO PLEASE LOOK AT THIS AND CONSIDER WHERE WE ARE SPENDING OUR MONEY'S AND GETTING THE MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING AND UNDERSTANDING FOR BOARD POLICY AND AS BOARD MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATION RELATIONSHIP.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SECRETARY MORRIS. LET ME PUT SOME CLARIFICATION HERE DIERKS SO , EACH OF THESE AS FAR AS THE CAUCUS , THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN SCHOOL BOARD , ALL OF THESE CAN BE JOINED INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OR AS A DISTRICT. SO IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS CAUCUS , OR THE OTHERS, YOU HAVE THAT OPTION. THE NORTH TEXAS AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS HAS FOUR MEETINGS OR -- THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOU WILL GET 1.5 CEU HOURS. Q I THINK YOU HAVE AN OPTION OF GETTING UP TO 12 HOURS IF YOU GO TO ONE OF THE SESSIONS, MAYBE MORE THAN THAT, BUT I'M NOT SURE. NORTH TEXAS AREA AND THEN OUR DISTRICT JOINED ONLY. THE OTHERS YOU CAN JOIN AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR A DISTRICT. IN BRINGING THIS FOR YOU TONIGHT FOR YOU TO REVIEW WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS TONIGHT.

IT CAN BE DONE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, BUT I DID WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOU AS WE ARE LOOKING TO FORMALIZE AND COMPLETE OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WE HAVE SOME OF THESE INSTITUTIONS LISTED, SO NOW I AM GIVING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS WE BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD IN COMPLETING OUR BOARD

OPERATING PROCEDURES. >> MR. PRESIDENT.

>> SECRETARY MORRIS. >> I HAVE ATTENDED CUBE AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN ONE BORN CREDIT HOURS, WHICH WE WERE TOLD LAST TIME I ATTENDED WE WAS GOING TO GET THAT WELL. I HAVE ATTENDED EVERY YEAR , AND I AM ASKING THE BOARD TO PLEASE CONSIDER, BECAUSE IF WE VOTE ON THIS, WE ARE VOTING ON SENDING THEM

$5000. >> SECRETARY MORRIS, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THIS IS JUST INFORMATION FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE NOT TAKING A VOTE TONIGHT. THIS -- BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AS ORGANIZATIONS WE ARE THINKING

ABOUT JOINING. >> I JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT POINT. ARE YOU ON THE BOARD FOR IT?

>> I AM. >> MR. PRESIDENT.

>> TRUSTEE NICHOLS. >> SO WHEN I THINK YOU HAVE HERE IS DUE JULY 1, SO DID WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION?

>> WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT . THAT, I THINK THAT IS WHEN THE INVOICE IS DUE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, SO IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE AFTER THAT, AT THAT POINT IT IS FINE AS WELL, BUT THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT IS IN THE OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE HOPEFULLY IN JULY, AT THE LATEST AUGUST. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ITEM? ALSO IN BOARD BOOK, MS. BRYANT, WERE YOU ABLE TO UPLOAD THAT SPREADSHEET? OKAY. IN BOARD BOOK WHEN YOU GUYS GET IN THERE, YOU WILL SEE A SPREADSHEET WHICH I UTILIZED FOR PLANNING FOR CONFERENCES AND THE REGISTRATION FEES AND TRAVEL. SO YOU CAN UTILIZE THAT PARTICULAR SPREADSHEET, YOU PLAN OUT YOUR BUDGET FOR THE YEAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IF THERE ARE NO OTHER

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DO YOU SEE IT HERE? SO WHAT I DID IS I TOOK THE NOTES FROM

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>> THE INFORMATION THAT CAME FROM THAT ALICE G TRAINING -- LSG TRAINING. I WAS TRANSCRIBING ALL THE NOTES. I TOOK

EVERYTHING FROM THOSE IMAGES. >>

>> YES. >>

>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM, WE WILL NOW RECONVENE TO CLOSED SESSION , UNDER CODES 551.071 , 551.072 , 551.074, AND 551.076 FOR ITEMS A, DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL UPDATE AND APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL . THE TIME IS NOW 8:27 P.M.

>>> THE TIME IS NOW 9:15 P.M. WE ARE RETURNING INTO OPEN SESSION. WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WE WILL BE ADDRESSING , AND THAT IS TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON THE RESULTS RELATED TO THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES. DO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL MAKE THE MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPRESENTATION FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WITH THE LIST

THAT WAS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE HAMILTON. SECOND BY SECRETARY MORRIS. WE WILL NOW TAKE A BOAT. -- VOTE.

OTHER TRUSTEES ONLINE. VICE PRESIDENT SMITH? VICE PRESIDENT SMITH? I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN HEAR US . VICE PRESIDENT SMITH?

>> SIR, YES SIR. >> WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE

ON THE LEGAL COUNSEL. >> I'M SORRY. SAY AGAIN?

>> WE ARE ASKING FOR VOTES AS RELATED TO ITEM 6B , DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON THE RESULTS RELATED TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES.

>> WHAT WAS THE MOTION? >> I CAN RESTATE THE MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S RECOMMENDATION FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WITH THE LIST THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE

BOARD. >> YES.

>> TRUSTEE WHITFIELD? I AM NOT SURE IF SHE IS THERE OR NOT.

OKAY . TRUSTEE WHITFIELD? WHAT IS YOUR VOTE? WE ARE DISCUSSING ITEM 6B . A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE HAMILTON TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE GENERAL COUNSEL'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL AS TO BEST IN CLOSED SESSION, WITH SECOND BY

SECRETARY MORRIS. >>

>> I CAN'T HEAR YOU. >> I ABSTAIN.

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0-1. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT .

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