Jan 23, 2024 Board Meetings

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GOOD EVENING.

IT IS 7 P.M.

LET US PLEASE COME TO ORDER FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARDS.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT.

I WILL NOW ASK FOR EVERYONE TO PLEASE RISE AS WE'RE LED IN PRAYER BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DR.

BONITA REED AND THE PLEDGES BY BOARD MEMBER MICHELLE NEWSOM, AND THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS, WHICH WILL BE LED BY THE MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL JROTC.

AMEN.

MIC].

OF ALLEGIANCE] . ORDER! ALL. RIGHT.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. IF YOU FOUND YOURSELF EXTRA IMPRESSED BY THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS WITH OUR FLAGS AND OUR COLORS, THAT IS THE SAME GROUP THAT JUST WON THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP AND IS HEADED TO DAYTONA FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO JUST TO MAKE SURE.

WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT MORE TO SEE FROM THOSE GUYS.

I'M CERTAIN OF IT. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN A LOT, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT REAL QUICK.

SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS.

[4. District Recognition]

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WILSON. TONIGHT, I ACTUALLY HAVE THE PLEASURE OF KICKING OFF OUR RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

SO, TO GET STARTED, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN, TO THE RESERVED SEATING WITH THE AUDIENCE FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE.

AND SO, AS OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN, YOU MAY KNOW THAT JANUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH, AND MANSFIELD ISD IS CELEBRATING ITS TRUSTEES FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO OUR DISTRICT AND TO OUR STUDENTS.

SO, ALL THROUGHOUT THE ROOM TONIGHT, YOU SEE POSTERS AND NOTES THAT WERE CREATED BY EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION FOR OUR BOARD.

THE POSTERS ALIGNED WITH THIS YEAR'S THEME LOCALLY ELECTED COMMUNITY CONNECTED, CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT THE COLLABORATION AMONGST SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, TEACHERS, PARENTS ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS.

AND THIS CONNECTION ENSURES THAT OUR BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENT OUR LOCAL VOTERS, STAY ATTUNED TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND ARE DEDICATED TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

OUR SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO ESTABLISH THE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT OUR DISTRICT'S MISSION AND VISION, AND THEY OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ENSURE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND I AM GRATEFUL TO WORK ALONGSIDE THESE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH EVERY DECISION THAT OUR SCHOOL BOARD MAKES.

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YOU HEAR THAT, Y'ALL GUYS? THEY VOLUNTEER.

THIS IS NOT A PAID POSITION.

THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING OUR STUDENTS, GET THE BEST EDUCATION THAT MEETS THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICE FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THIS BOARD ALSO MAKES DECISIONS THAT KEEP THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR STAFF IN MIND, FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING THE RECRUITMENT AND THE RETENTION OF THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATORS AND STAFF FOR MANSFIELD ISD.

THEY ENSURE THAT WE HAVE CARING ADULTS WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY TO DO INCREDIBLE THINGS FOR OUR KIDS AND DURING THIS MONTH, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR.

I WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD AND HOPE THAT THEY KNOW HOW VERY MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEM.

BEFORE TONIGHT'S MEETING, STUDENTS FROM BEN BARBER CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM PREPARED A WONDERFUL, INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS MEAL SO WE COULD CELEBRATE OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

THEY WERE ALSO ENTERTAINED DURING DINNER TONIGHT FROM STUDENTS FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ALEX YOUNG.

AND OVER THE PAST MONTH, OUR CAMPUSES HAVE CELEBRATED THE BOARD BY HOSTING BREAKFAST CAMPUS WIDE ASSEMBLIES, COMPLETE WITH SONGS AND DANCE AND ALL KINDS OF GENERAL CELEBRATIONS. AND AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT AND A PERFORMANCE AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM FROM THE TIMBERVIEW CHOIR, DIRECTED BY JASON FORTE.

[SINGING].

HANG

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HOW INCREDIBLY BLESSED ARE WE TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING GROUP OF TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUCH AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED DIRECTOR.

SO, ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR KIDDOS AND FOR MR. FORTE. AND THEN, BOARD MEMBERS, COULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD SO WE CAN TAKE A PHOTO OF YOU WITH THESE YOUNG, YOUNG STUDENTS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU WILL TAKE YOUR SEAT DOWN HERE ONE MORE TIME.

WE HAVE ONE MORE TREAT FOR YOU.

THEY WERE AWESOME.

YEAH.

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OKAY. SO, I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE MANSFIELD ISD COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY ABOUT OUR DEDICATED SERVANT LEADERS.

READY? CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT DOES A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DO? I THINK A SCHOOL A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HELPED DISTRICT.

A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER LEADS THE DISTRICT.

THEY, LIKE, TEACH THE TEACHERS WHAT TO DO AND THEY, LIKE, HOLD THE MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING WORKS ON HELPING.

THE SCHOOL IS IN CHARGE OF MAKING DECISIONS, TRYING TO MAKE THE SCHOOL EDUCATION A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK A BOARD MEMBER MAKES? I THINK THEY MAKE PROBABLY LIKE 80,000 A WEEK, 950 A MINIMUM.

I THINK THEY MAKE 40,000.

30,000 75,000 $800,000.

A THOUSAND, MAYBE.

MINIMUM 50,000IN.

MAXIMUM 100,000.

I THINK ABOUT 1000 OR 2000 EACH MONTH AS THEY ACTUALLY GET PAID.

NOTHING. WHAT? WHY? NO WAY.

NO WAY.

I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME DURING SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL SEVEN OF YOU WHO SIT IN THE SEATS ON THE MISD SCHOOL BOARD.

THE JOB THAT YOU DO IS ALL VOLUNTEER.

YOU DO IT OUT OF JUST THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY OF MANSFIELD ISD, AND YOU'RE SO APPRECIATED.

YOU GIVE OF YOUR TIME AND YOUR TALENT EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND YOU DEDICATE SO MUCH OF YOURSELF TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO THESE CHILDREN.

AND SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THE SPECIAL PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE BASICALLY THOSE IN CHARGE.

THEY KEEP OUR SCHOOLS CLEAN AND KEEP THEM RUNNING.

THEY KIND OF MAKE THE BUDGET AND DECISIONS A LOT.

THEY'RE REALLY JUST THE DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT.

THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS REALLY POSITIVE WITH COVID AND OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURBSIDE SERVICE AND PICKUP SERVICE.

SO, ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT, EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T ATTENDING SCHOOL, COULD COME AND GET NUTRITIOUS MEALS.

IN THE 19 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN IMPROVING CONTINUOUSLY THANKS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, THANKS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EVOLVED SYSTEMS. I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER I AM SAFE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, AND I CAN JUST FOCUS ON MY LEARNING.

HEY, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE MISD SCHOOL BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, FOR YOUR HARD WORK, FOR YOUR DEDICATION, AND FOR ALWAYS KEEPING ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR MINDS AS YOU MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS THAT WILL AFFECT US FOR YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US.

HAPPY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING THE MISD EMPLOYEES.

AND THANK YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, SCHOOL BOARD.

THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD.

THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD.

THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR TRANSPORTATION.

THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. HAPPY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.

THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD.

SO, THANK YOU AGAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS TO OUR INCREDIBLE SCHOOL BOARD FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR SERVICE.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. WE'RE TRULY STRONGER TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. AND IF YOU GUYS WOULD NOW COME FORWARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PHOTO.

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AT THIS TIME, AS THEY'RE TAKING THEIR SEATS, THE DESIGNATED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE GOING TO STAY DOWN FOR OUR BOARD SUPER STAR AWARD WINNERS WILL PLEASE COME DOWN AND DO SO AT THIS TIME. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE MISS HEATHER CARSON COME FORWARD TO CONTINUE WITH THE RECOGNITION PROCESS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, DR.

CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CABINET AND TO THE PUBLIC HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

TONIGHT, WE WILL CONTINUE OUR RECOGNITIONS WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTARS.

EACH MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS FROM OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP.

THESE YOUNG STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM THEIR CAMPUS BASED ON THE VIRTUES OF OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, CITIZENSHIP, FAIRNESS, HONESTY, KINDNESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND TRUSTWORTHINESS.

AND BEFORE WE BRING OUR SUPERSTARS UP, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS TO LEARN WHAT MAKES THESE YOUNG SCHOLARS SO SUPER.

CONGRATULATIONS, ADELE.

SO, ADELE EXUDES ALL OF THE MUSTANG MAGIC QUALITIES.

SHE IS GENEROUS AND KIND, AND ALWAYS HAS A DESIRE TO IMPROVE HER ABILITIES TO WORK HARDER.

VERY EXCITING FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A HUGE AWARD LIKE THIS BEFORE.

I LOVE JUDY K MILLER AND ALL THE TEACHERS HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL SO SUPPORTIVE.

I CHOSE CALEB AS A SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE IS AN EXCELLENT STUDENT.

HE'S VERY SMART, HE'S VERY FUN AND FULL OF PERSONALITY, AND HE JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVES TO READ.

SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY.

ZAYA IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AWARD BECAUSE ZAYA IS HONEST, SHE IS TRUSTWORTHY, SHE'S DEPENDABLE, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK FOR IN A STUDENT. SHE'S A HARD WORKER AND SHE'S WONDERFUL AND I KNOW THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR HER.

TYSON MAKES ME FEEL AMAZING.

DANNA IS A ROLE MODEL STUDENT.

SHE IS A DILIGENT AND KIND STUDENT.

I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON DANNA TO BE DOING WHAT'S EXPECTED OF HER.

I WAS CHOSEN THE SUPERSTAR STUDENT BECAUSE I WAS KIND AND FRIENDLY AND I WAS HARD WORKING.

I CHOSE PARKER BECAUSE HE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A LEADER IN OUR CLASSROOM.

I CHOSE PARKER BECAUSE HE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FANTASTIC STUDENT.

HE'S A HARD WORKER.

HE'S A GREAT LEADER.

HE'S A GOOD EXAMPLE TO THE OTHER STUDENTS IN THE CLASS, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF HIM, BECAUSE I THINK THOSE SKILLS ARE GOING TO TRANSLATE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

GETTING THE SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

I CHOSE MIKAYLA BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS BEING KIND.

SHE NEVER SEEMS LIKE SHE HAS A BAD DAY.

IF SHE DOES, OBVIOUSLY IT NEVER SHOWS.

SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO HELP OUT AND THE SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

I CHOSE JAYDEN RO AS A SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE'S VERY RESPONSIBLE.

HE LIKES TO INCLUDE ALL HIS FRIENDS IN THE CLASS.

IF HE SEES THAT SOMEONE NEEDS HELP, HE'S WILLING TO HELP THEM.

I HAVE AN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM WITH A LOT OF VISUALS.

HE'S ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IF A STUDENT NEEDS HELP IN THE OTHER LANGUAGE AS WELL.

IT FEELS COOL AND I LOVE BEING A SUPERSTAR.

EILEEN IS A WONDERFUL FOURTH GRADE STUDENT WE HAVE HERE.

SHE SHOWS ALL OF OUR SHARK PRIDE AND ALL OF THE VALUES THAT WE HOLD NEAR AND DEAR AT THELMA JONES, SO SHE IS A WONDERFUL SUPERSTAR FOURTH GRADER. BEING SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL VERY PROUD OF MYSELF, HAPPY AND AWESOME.

I FEEL LIKE I WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE I'M FRIENDLY.

I LOVE MAKING PEOPLE SMILE.

I CHOSE DUNCAN FOR SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE'S JUST AN INSPIRATION TO EVERYONE AROUND HIM.

IT MAKES US WANT TO BE BETTER TEACHERS FOR HIM, AND NOT ONLY IS HE ALWAYS READY TO LEARN, HE'S KIND TO EVERYBODY AROUND HIM AND SO HE'S JUST OVERALL A STAR.

IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT I GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR.

ALL RIGHT, PARENTS AND STUDENTS, IT IS YOUR SPECIAL TIME.

STUDENTS, AS I CALL YOUR NAME.

PLEASE COME FORWARD AND YOU'LL GO TO DR.

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AND THEN WE'LL HAVE YOU COME OVER AND STAND RIGHT IN THE CENTER UNTIL ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CALLED.

AND WE WILL TAKE SOME PICTURES FROM BRENDA NORWOOD, ELEMENTARY AND FIRST GRADE MIKAYLA MEDAL.

FROM CAROL HOLT ELEMENTARY AND SECOND GRADE ZAYA MASON.

AND NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, BUT I WANT TO BE SURE WE GIVE THEM A SPECIAL RECOGNITION FROM DP MORRIS ELEMENTARY AND KINDERGARTEN JADEN ROWE.

FROM IRMA NASH ELEMENTARY AND THIRD GRADE DANNA RUIZ.

FROM GLEN HARMON ELEMENTARY AND THIRD GRADE CALEB NO MARTINEZ GARCIA.

FROM IMOGENE GIDEON ELEMENTARY IN THIRD GRADE.

DUNCAN MUGAMBI.

FROM JUDY KAY MILLER ELEMENTARY IN THIRD GRADE ADELE DAVIDSON.

FROM NANCY NEEL ELEMENTARY IN THIRD GRADE.

PARKER NGUYEN.

AND FROM THELMA JONES ELEMENTARY AND FOURTH GRADE EILEEN LAMB.

AND AS EILEEN IS MAKING HER WAY TO THE GROUP, LET'S GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

AND AS THEY'RE GETTING THAT SPECIAL PHOTO AND PARENTS, YOU ARE TOO, WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT YOU TAG MANSFIELD ISD.

WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER AND ALL OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT AND HAVE HELPED SHAPE THESE YOUNG LEADERS.

ALL RIGHT, SUPERSTARS, YOU MAY MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO YOUR PARENTS.

THANK YOU. AND THAT DOES CONCLUDE TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS.

WELL, WHAT A GORGEOUS GROUP OF WELL-DRESSED STUDENTS, I MIGHT ADD.

NOT ONLY ARE THEY FAMOUS ON THEIR CAMPUSES ALREADY, BUT THEY LOOK GOOD TOO.

AND IF THAT DIDN'T DO SOMETHING FOR YOU HERE IN THE CHOIR THAT WE GOT TO HEAR IN THE BEGINNING, THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

I NEEDED THE TIME TO GET MYSELF BACK TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.

SO, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON.

IF DR. CANTU IS READY TO.

[5. District Introductions ]

YES. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DR.

JENNIFER STOKER TO GET US GOING ON OUR INTRODUCTIONS FOR THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE A FEW. YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD MEMBERS.

THIS EVENING, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU AS ADMINISTRATIVE NEW HIRES OR PROMOTIONS.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE JASON LANINGHAM.

HE IS A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED IN THE DISTRICT AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERN AT LAKERIDGE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DR..

SCHRAGER. BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON.

DR. CANTU.

DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT PERSONNEL, HONORED GUESTS.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I AM HUMBLED AND I'M HONORED.

AND I AM PRIVILEGED TO BE NAMED AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I AM TRULY EXCITED TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY HERE WITH MANSFIELD ISD AND TO CONTINUE TO SERVE, THE MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH.

TONIGHT, I HAVE WITH ME, JOINING ME ON THIS JOURNEY IS MY FAMILY, MY FOUNDATION.

MY WIFE ANGIE, WHO IS MY ROCK.

MY, THERE SHE IS.

MY SON, BRADEN, WHO IS A FRESHMAN AT, AT MANSFIELD HIGH AND WHO IS INCREDIBLY EMBARRASSED BECAUSE HE JUST CAME FROM BASEBALL TRYOUTS.

AND I'LL CONTINUE TO EMBARRASS HIM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

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ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I CAN'T WAIT TO CONTINUE THIS JOURNEY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU JARED WOMMACK.

HE'S OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, AND HE'S COMING TO US FROM WAXAHACHIE ISD, WHERE HE ALSO SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT.

WILSON. DR. CANTU SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOMENT.

TO STAND IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT AND INTRODUCE MYSELF.

THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT IN IN MANSFIELD HAS A LOT OF PRIDE, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ADD TO THAT PRIDE AND CONTINUE THE VISION OF ATHLETICS IN MANSFIELD ISD. THE COMMUNICATION, FROM MY DEPARTMENT, THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE GOTTEN, ABOUT THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS.

AND IT'S QUITE AN HONOR TO TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND GET TO SEE OUR RECOGNITION FOR YOU GUYS.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.

I KNOW IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING JOB, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

MY TEAM TONIGHT, I BROUGHT MY SOME OF MY TEAM WITH ME.

MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE MINDY'S HERE.

OUR, OUR FRESHMAN SON, HUDSON.

HE IS [INAUDIBLE]. AND THEY'RE OPENING THEIR THEATER PLAY ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN WAXAHACHIE.

SO, HE'S TIED UP IN THEATER RIGHT NOW.

I DID BRING MY EIGHTH GRADER, GRANT.

GO AHEAD AND WAVE. GRANT. THERE YOU GO.

AND MY FIFTH-GRADE SON HAD BASKETBALL PRACTICE TONIGHT.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I BROUGHT MY TWIN GIRLS, BENTLEY AND SPENCER.

Y'ALL STAND UP. THEY WANT TO SHOW OFF THOSE PRETTY DRESSES THEY WORE TONIGHT.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD.

THANK YOU, DR. CANTU.

AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF Y'ALL'S TEAM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. ITEM SIX, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS.

[6. Instructional Focus]

I'D LIKE TO INVITE, JENNIFER YOUNG FORWARD TO DISCUSS OUR MISD ANNUAL REPORT AND HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MISS YOUNG. OKAY.

THANK YOU, DR. CANTU, PRESIDENT WILSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

IT'S THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

IT'S OUR ANNUAL REPORT, BROUGHT TO US COURTESY OF REGULATIONS FROM TIA.

SO, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT EVERY YEAR, AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR, I STAND BEFORE YOU AND GIVE OUR ANNUAL REPORT, AT YOUR TABLES TONIGHT, YOU HAVE A HARD COPY OF SOME OF THE CONTENT THAT WE'LL REVIEW TONIGHT.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WATCHING AT HOME, THERE IS A PDF VERSION OF THIS ATTACHED TO THE BOARD AGENDA.

AND THEN AFTER THE MEETING, WE ALWAYS KEEP, THE REPORT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND SO JUST, TO REVIEW THE ANNUAL REPORT, IT'S ACTUALLY SIX INDIVIDUAL REPORTS ALL LUMPED IN TOGETHER.

AND SO REALLY QUICK, THE SIX THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON TONIGHT IS OUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, OUR TEAM'S FINANCIAL STANDARD REPORT, OUR ACCREDITATION STATUS, CAMPUS PERFORMANCE, OBJECTIVES, REPORT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.

AND THEN HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS DOING IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ONCE THEY LEAVE MISD.

SO, THE FIRST REPORT IS THE ONE THAT YOU GUYS ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH.

THAT'S OUR ACADEMIC DATA REPORT.

AND BACK IN THE FALL, I STOOD BEFORE YOU TWO DIFFERENT TIMES TO TALK ABOUT, THREE THROUGH EIGHT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES ON STAR AND THEN ALSO EOC AND AP, PERFORMANCE AS IT RELATES TO HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SO, JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S IN THE FIRST 22 PAGES OF THIS BOOK.

IT'S INFORMATION ON ALL OF THE TEST SCORES, GRADES THREE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN USUALLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I SHARE WITH YOU OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.

BUT AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE THAT WE HAVE SOME PENDING LEGISLATION.

SO AT THIS POINT WE DO NOT HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING RESULTS, BUT WE DO HAVE ALL OF THE ACADEMIC DATA PERFORMANCE THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU IN THE FALL.

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AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE GOT RESULTS HERE FOR READING, MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

AND WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE ALL OF THE TEST DATA, GRADES THREE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

AND FOR MATH, WE ADD THEM ALL UP AND GET THE AVERAGES FOR THOSE.

WE DO THAT FOR ALL FOUR CONTENT AREAS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS NOT THE PASSING RATE, BUT THIS IS THE PASSING RATE AT THE MEETS LEVEL.

AND SO, YOU CAN SEE UNDER MISD ALL OF OUR SCORES ARE IN GREEN.

SO, WE ARE OUTPERFORMING THE STATE IN THE REGION IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF INFORMATION THAT YOU GUYS RECEIVED BACK IN THE FALL.

ALSO IN THE TAPER REPORT ARE THINGS LIKE AP TEST DATA, DUAL CREDIT INFORMATION, SAT ACT SCORES, ET CETERA.

SO, THIS IS ALL INFORMATION IN THE FIRST 22 TO 23 PAGES OF THE HARD COPY BOOK THAT YOU HAVE.

THE SECOND REPORT IS MRS. TRONGAARD'S AREA OF EXPERTISE.

THIS IS OUR FINANCIAL STANDARD REPORT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE INFORMATION I'M SHARING WITH YOU IS LAG DATA.

SO, SOME OUR ACADEMIC RESULTS WERE FROM THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

BUT IF YOU'LL SEE THE FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE FROM FISCAL YEAR 21-22.

AND SO, THIS REPORT, THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE, I THINK, FIVE PAGES OF REPORTS IN YOUR BOOK.

BUT THIS GOES OVER REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, IT GOES OVER FUND BALANCE.

AND IT TALKS ABOUT TAX RATES.

SO, THIS IS ALL THE TEAM'S INFORMATION FOR OUR FINANCE.

THE THIRD REPORT OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT IS OUR DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS.

AND THIS COMPARES OR TAKES INTO ACCOUNT OUR FIRST FINANCIAL RATING AND ALSO OUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.

AND SO, YOU CAN SEE IN 2022, TRONGAARD TEAM FOR THE FIRST RATING GOT A SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT.

AND THEN OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE DON'T HAVE AN ACCOUNTABILITY RATING FOR THIS YEAR.

OUR LAST ACCOUNTABILITY RATING WAS IN 2022.

AND SO, YOU CAN SEE THAT BECAUSE OF OUR ACCREDITATION, BECAUSE OF OUR FIRST RATING AND OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING, THAT WE ARE ACCREDITED AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE NEXT PART OF.

OUR ANNUAL REPORT IS THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN OR CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.

IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, LAST MONTH, DR.

BRANNON CAME BEFORE YOU AND PRESENTED THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT IS THE INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS THEY RELATE TO VISION 2030.

AND THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR BOOK.

IN YOUR BOOK, YOU HAVE EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS WITH THEIR VISION 2030 GOAL AND THEIR SUPPORTING GOAL.

ALSO TONIGHT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU TO APPROVE THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS WELL.

THE NEXT REPORT IS THE REPORT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.

AGAIN, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT BY THE STATE, AND THEY IDENTIFY WHAT DISCIPLINE CODES WE INCLUDE IN THIS REPORTING.

AND SO, THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE CHART THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BOOK.

KEEP IN MIND THAT WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER IS THIS IS LAG DATA.

SO, THIS IS ALL DATA FROM LAST YEAR.

SO, WHEN WE GET THIS REPORT THERE'S NOT REALLY ANYTHING ACTIONABLE, WE CAN DO FROM THIS REPORT.

BUT WHAT MR. WRIGHT AND DR.

BROWN DO IN STUDENT SERVICES IS WE RUN MONTHLY REPORTS ON ALL NOT ONLY THESE INCIDENTS, BUT ALL INCIDENTS ON CAMPUS.

AND WE LOOK FOR TRENDS.

AND IF WE SEE SPIKES AT A PARTICULAR CAMPUS, WE'LL GO AND MEET WITH THE CAMPUS AND TRY TO DO ROOT CAUSE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT.

AND SO, AS YOU COMPARE THIS YEAR'S THE 22-23, TO LAST YEAR'S 21-22, WE HAD SOME AREAS WHERE WE INCREASED, SOME AREAS WHERE WE DECREASE, BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY ALARMING TRENDS THERE.

BUT LIKE I SAID, MR. WRIGHT AND DR. BROWN MONITOR THOSE MONTHLY AND SHARE THOSE WITH OUR APS AND OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS.

THE LAST ONE IS THE STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.

AND SO, AS PART OF VISION 2030, WE WANT KIDS TO BE, COLLEGE READY.

AND SO, THIS REPORT, IT'S KIND OF MISLEADING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GIVE US A FULL PICTURE OF WHAT OUR KIDS ARE REALLY DOING ONCE THEY LEAVE HERE. BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THIS REPORT, THIS IS FROM OUR GRADUATING CLASS OF 2020.

SO, THESE WERE OUR SENIORS THAT LEFT US IN 2020.

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AND IT'S CATEGORIZED BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE.

SO, IN THEIR FIRST YEAR DID THEY HAVE BELOW A TWO-POINT GRADE POINT AVERAGE ALL THE WAY UP TO A FOUR-POINT GRADE POINT AVERAGE.

THE THING THAT'S MISLEADING ABOUT THIS REPORT IS IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY OF OUR KIDS THAT GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

SO, IF YOU GO TO AUSTIN COLLEGE OR YOU CHOOSE TO GO TO SMU OR TCU OR BAYLOR, THOSE KIDS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT.

ALSO, ANY OF OUR KIDS THAT GO OUT OF STATE.

SO, WE HAVE LOTS OF STUDENTS THAT GO TO ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA, OSU.

AND SO THOSE KIDS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THESE REPORTS THAT WE GET, EITHER.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A GOOD PIECE OF INFORMATION TO HAVE JUST SO WE CAN KIND OF SEE HOW MANY OF OUR KIDS ARE GOING FOR A YEAR OR TWO YEAR, OR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AS WELL.

AND SO THAT IS THE OVERVIEW OF THE ANNUAL REPORT.

AGAIN, ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS IN YOUR LITTLE BOUND COPY AND ALSO THE COPY ONLINE.

AND SO, AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THEN AFTER WE HAVE QUESTIONS THERE IS A PORTION WHERE WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND SO I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

AND THEN AFTER QUESTIONS WE'LL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

YES. SO, TRUSTEES I'LL START TO MY RIGHT.

AND THEN AS YOU SAID AFTER THAT I WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION FOR THE, THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

IS THERE ANYBODY TO MY RIGHT THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. GO LEFT.

ALL RIGHT. THEN. THEN WHEN? WE WILL NOW APPROVE THE ANNUAL REPORT.

AND THE STATE LAW DOES REQUIRE, AS MISS YOUNG JUST STATED, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK VIA PUBLIC HEARING.

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE MISD ANNUAL REPORT, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AT THIS TIME.

I WILL OPEN THE HEARING NOW AT 7:42 P.M.

WOULD YOU SPEND SOME TIME LOOKING AT EACH OTHER UNTIL THE CLOCK RUNS OUT? OKAY, SO AT THIS POINT I WILL BE CLOSING THE HEARING NOW AT 743.

OH, WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY.

YAY! OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THE REPORT.

IS THERE A WAY TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE BREAKDOWN OF DEMOGRAPHICS AND BY CAMPUS TO KIND OF SEE HOW THAT IMPACTS, DIFFERENT GROUPS AND THEN ALSO IN THE AREAS THAT WE ARE EXCELLING OVER OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN REGION 11 AND THE STATE, WHAT ARE THOSE BREAKDOWNS ACADEMICALLY AS FAR AS MATH, SCIENCE, LITERACY PER GRADE LEVEL AND WITH THE SUBGROUPS, WHAT ARE THE AREAS THAT ARE NOT MEETING MEETS, AND WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE BEING USED IN THE CLASSROOMS TO HELP STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC MEETS AND EXCEEDS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? SURE. ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WERE JUST REQUESTING IS IN THE POSTED, DOCUMENT ONLINE.

IT BREAKS IT DOWN BY EACH GRADE, LEVEL BY DEMOGRAPHIC.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT, HOW WE COMPARE STATE AND REGION.

FOR ALL OF THOSE TESTS AND ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.

CAN I ADD ONE THING TO THAT? IT ALSO BREAKS IT DOWN, AS YOU SAID, IF YOU GO ON THE CAMPUS, THEY'RE REQUIRED POSTING SECTIONS OF THE CAMPUSES.

YOU CAN FIND THE DATA FOR THAT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY. THE REPORT WE POST ONLINE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE IS THE DISTRICT REPORT.

BUT EACH CAMPUS HAS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS TAPER REPORT THAT HAS THAT INFORMATION.

AND IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING NOW AND IT IS 7:44 P.M.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS YOUNG.

SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PRESENTATION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MICHELLE TRONGAARD, TO COME FORWARD.

AND IT IS BUDGET SEASON, THE BEGINNINGS OF IT AND DISCUSS WITH US WHAT THAT'S WHAT'S THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND WHAT OUR CALENDAR IS MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. DR.

CANTU BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT LUCKY WILSON IS THE PRESENTATION.

THERE. THERE IT IS. THANK YOU.

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CANTU SAID, PREPARING FOR 2024-2025, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE.

WE'RE ALREADY HERE, BUT UNDER EDUCATION CODE 44.02, IT SAYS ON OR BEFORE A DATE SET BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL PREPARE OR CAUSE TO BE PREPARED A PROPOSED BUDGET COVERING ALL ESTIMATED REVENUE AND PROPOSED EXPENDITURES OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU THE BUDGET CALENDAR AND THE UPDATE, HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND STARTING IN JANUARY, TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR BUDGET CALENDAR IS WHAT WE'RE SHOWING TONIGHT.

AS LONG AS WELL AS OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS IN FEBRUARY WE'LL BE GOING OVER THE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS OR THE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED OR GETTING SUBMITTED AND SUBMITTED BACK TO US, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET IT FROM THE CAMPUS AND DEPARTMENTS.

AND THEN IN MARCH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CABINET REVIEW ALL THOSE BUDGET REQUESTS AND THEN APRIL AS NEEDED.

IF THERE'S A BUDGET WORKSHOP AS NEEDED, AS MANY AS YOUR BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, WE HAVE APRIL AND MAY SET ASIDE FOR THAT AS WE WAIT ON OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATE PROPERTY VALUES THAT WILL DRIVE THE FIRST PART OF INDICATION OF A TAX RATE AND HOW THAT WORKS.

AND THEN IN JUNE, WE'LL HAVE OUR PUBLISH NOTICE IN THE PAPER OF MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE, AS WELL AS THE ADOPTION BY DOING A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE END OF JUNE AND THEN ONTO THE TAX RATE PORTION.

WE WAIT FOR OUR JULY CERTIFIED PROPERTY VALUES FROM TARRANT AND JOHNSON COUNTY BY JULY 25TH.

AND THEN AUGUST WE WILL BE ADOPTING THE TAX RATE.

AND THEN THESE ARE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AS OF RIGHT NOW.

FOR US TONIGHT, WE HAVE THREE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT BY LAW.

AND THOSE ARE THE GENERAL FUND, THE STUDENT NUTRITION FUND AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

THIS ONE FOCUSES ON THE GENERAL FUND.

SO, WE HAVE ENROLLMENT.

WE'RE EXPECTING 35,885 STUDENTS, WHICH IS 35 MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE AT SNAPSHOT LAST YEAR OR THIS YEAR.

AND SO, WE'RE STILL GROWING.

WE ARE STILL GROWING.

IT'S NOT THE SAME AS WE CAN SAY AS THE DISTRICTS AROUND US, BUT WE ARE STILL GROWING.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING BUILT HERE AND RESIDENTS AND THE KIDS COMING, THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.

THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW THAT.

BUT FROM A CONSERVATIVE STANDPOINT, I'M LETTING YOU KNOW I GO 94.5.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR DOCUMENTS, IN THE BOARD REPORTS, WE'RE AT 95, 90 A LITTLE OVER THAT, INCREASE.

AND THAT IS THAT'S ACTUALLY HIGH COMPARED TO A LOT OF DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE STILL TODAY AND INCREASING THEIR PROPERTY VALUES.

OUR CRYSTAL BALL LAST YEAR, WHEN WE WERE AT THIS TIME, WE WERE ESTIMATING 9% AND WE WENT THROUGH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.

WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF PHASES AND THINGS THAT HAPPENED.

BY THE TIME WE GOT OUR JULY CERTIFIED VALUES AND THE VOTING DONE IN NOVEMBER ON THE ELECTION, AND WE ENDED UP AT 8.49%.

SO THAT CRYSTAL BALL WAS PRETTY GOOD THAT YEAR.

NOW I'M AT SEVEN, SO LET'S SEE HOW THAT GOES.

THE TAX RATE IS IT ALWAYS DEPENDS ON THE PROPERTY VALUES, THE WAY THE FUNDING FORMULAS WORK AND THE COMPRESSED TAX RATE.

SO, IF IT'S A 7% VALUE, MOST LIKELY AT LEAST A 2% DECREASE.

AND THAT'S IN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE.

OKAY. AND THEN REALLY THIS IS WHERE BIG CRYSTAL BALL ARE WE LOOKING IN.

ARE WE LOOKING AT UP TO ANOTHER YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY.

AND THERE'S A MAYBE OR MAYBE NOT.

I CAN SAY MAYBE SO.

AND THAT'S WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT ASPECT.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS MAJOR BUDGET IS, IS ASSOCIATED WITH AND WITH THAT.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES, WE'LL START HERE ON MY LEFT SIDE.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MISS TRONGAARD? OKAY, BUT THIS WAY, MR. TIPPING. YES.

THANK YOU, MR. TRONGAARD.

JUST ONE QUESTION.

WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE HEARING FROM THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE NEXT AND A POTENTIAL CALLING OF A BOND AND SO FORTH.

AND JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND HOW DECISIONS WITH THAT, HOW IT WILL, OR IT WON'T AFFECT A BUDGET LIKE THIS.

I KNOW WE'RE NOT TALKING SPECIFIC NUMBERS YET, BUT JUST SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND WHETHER THAT WILL OR WON'T AFFECT A BUDGET.

GREAT QUESTION, MR. TIMMINS. SO, WHAT THIS REVOLVES ON WHEN WE'RE TALKING ON THE LONG-RANGE COMMITTEE, ON THAT PLANNING COMMITTEE, THEY ARE WORKING ON THE BOND SIDE, WHICH IS THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE, WHICH IS VOTED ON BY THE TAXPAYERS, THAT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT WILL DRIVE THE TAX RATE WHICH WAY IT WOULD GO IF IT NEEDED TO CHANGE.

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WHEN I'M DOING THESE PROJECTIONS OVER HERE, THAT'S ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE LONG-RANGE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE, JUST A SMIDGE IN THERE.

BUT WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT.

HOW THE GENERAL FUND AND THE AMOUNT OF PERCENTAGE BUDGET THAT IS.

BUT FROM THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE THAT SUPPORTS THAT'S THROUGH THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TAX RATE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT ON THE LONG-RANGE COMMITTEE PLANNING.

ANYONE ELSE ON THIS SIDE? OKAY, THEN I GUESS YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO THAT OTHER PRESENTATION YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK JEFF BROGDON AND DONALD WILLIAMS AND A WHOLE CAST TO GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD.

WE HAVE MEMBERS FROM THE COMMITTEE THAT ARE WITH US TONIGHT THAT ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING.

MICHELLE TRONGAARD IS GOING TO STAY UP THERE AS WELL AND JUST KIND OF TALK US THROUGH, SEVERAL MULTIPLE MEETINGS OF LONG-RANGE PLANNING AND WHAT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO YOU AS A BOARD.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. WILLIAMS, DR.

CANTU, PRESIDENT WILSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO COME FORWARD AND SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH YOU TONIGHT.

IT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS NOW AS FAR AS LOOKING AT THIS INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE, IT WAS A GREAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF THAT IN A SECOND.

BUT IT WAS ABOUT EARLIER THIS EVENING.

WE HAD JEFF ROBERSON SAY ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT TRANSPIRED OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR MEETING.

IT WAS A BUNCH OF INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR COMMUNITY REALLY WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A VISION AND A DREAM FOR THE FUTURE OF MANSFIELD ISD.

EVERY ASPECT OF THIS PARTICULAR, MEETING AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS TAKING PLACE OF IT WAS LOOKED AT AND VIEWED FROM THE FOUNDATION OF VISION 2030, GETTING OUR KIDS TO BE LIFE READY, CAREER READY AND ALSO COLLEGE READY.

OVERVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE, I WOULD SAY THAT I WAS REALLY HONORED AND TRULY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE THIS PROCESS WITH MR. BROGDON. HE IS SO INCREDIBLY PASSIONATE AS WELL ABOUT, THIS WORK AND WHAT ALL GOES INTO IT.

FROM THAT STANDPOINT, THERE WERE A MILLION NIGHTS WHERE WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HOME, HE WAS LIKE, HEY, DONALD, I CAN'T SLEEP.

I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS MOMENT.

WE'RE TALKING IN TERMS OF A LEGACY MOMENT FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILIES OF MANSFIELD ISD.

SO, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT.

THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE REALLY AND TRULY WAS TO EVALUATE EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU SEE MONTH IN AND MONTH OUT AS IT RELATES TO SAFETY AND SECURITY.

YOU, [INAUDIBLE] CHIEF MENTOR, COME FORWARD.

YOU'VE SEEN BRETT FAULKNER COME FORWARD AND TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THEIR AREAS.

YOU'VE SEEN SHAWNTEE COWAN COME FORWARD AND TALK WITH YOU ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY.

YOU'VE HAD, PRESENTATIONS FROM KRISTI COBB AS FAR AS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT EARLY LITERACY.

THIS COMMITTEE GOT ALL OF THAT.

THEY GOT THAT INFORMATION WHERE INDIVIDUALS SHARING WITH THEM AS IT RELATES TO WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THEIR AREA.

SO, WITH ALL THAT BEING STATED, WE REPEATEDLY SHARED WITH THEM, THOUGH, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF DREAM AND DREAM BIG.

EVALUATE AND ASSESS THE SITUATION.

AND THEN ALSO YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO DR.

CANTU. AND WITH THAT, SHE'S GOING TO EVALUATE AND LOOK AT IT.

AND THEN COLLECTIVELY THEN WE'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.

RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TONIGHT.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE OVERVIEW OF THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE, THERE WAS A LOT OF ENERGY TIED TO THIS WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING OUT FROM A LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS.

WE HAD OVER 250 INDIVIDUALS WHO SAID, AYE, AYE, PUT ME IN.

I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS.

WE COULDN'T GET EVERYBODY, BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A CROSS-SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, WE LANDED AT AROUND 90 INDIVIDUALS.

THAT WAS PARENTS, NON-PARENTS, CAMPUS AND DISTRICT STAFF.

WE ALSO HAD COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE THERE.

AND IT WAS IT WAS A CROSS-SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL WE REFERENCED THINGS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERNS.

EVERY HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN WAS REPRESENTED IN A PART OF WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE.

WE LOOK AT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WERE NOTATED THERE.

AND BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, CAN I ACTUALLY HAVE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WERE THERE SACRIFICED TIME FROM THEIR FAMILIES, SACRIFICE TIME AS FAR AS BEING THERE, SHOWING UP, IF YOU WILL PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE DON'T BE SHY.

YOU'LL BE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS.

HEY, THAT'S ABOUT 85% OF THE ROOM.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

AND I'LL SAY THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WE LITERALLY, FOLKS SHOWED UP, THEY WERE THERE, THEY WERE PRESENT, AND THEY WERE ACTIVE AS FAR AS WANTING TO BE A PART OF IT.

THE HIGHLIGHTED NAMES THAT ARE UP THERE, SCOTT ALBUM, JOEL BORGER, MARTY MELTON AND ALSO RENEE TRUSSELL, THEY'RE GOING TO BE A PART OF

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THOSE ARE THE. THOSE ARE THE FACES OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN THAT WERE A PART OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

AND THEN ALSO IT WAS SUPER KEY ON THE FRONT END OF THIS, WHEN YOU GET A ROOM FULL OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCREDIBLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND THEIR OPINION AS FAR AS WHAT IT RELATES TO, WE ESTABLISH ON THE VERY END ANYTHING THAT WAS 70% OR HIGHER WAS GOING TO MAKE IT IN IF WE HAD THE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO DO SO, THAT WAS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS GOING TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD.

AND A QUICK STORY, FROM THAT ASPECT OF IT, THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY IN THE ROOM THAT NIGHT WHEN WE WERE ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION.

I SEE YOU, DR. KENDALL ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION, AND SHE GAVE HEY, WE'RE POINTING BACK TO VISION 2030 KIDS BEING LIFE READY, CAREER READY, AND ALSO COLLEGE READY.

IT WAS ABOUT THAT BEING OUR FOCAL POINT.

COMMITTEE GRADING CRITERIA.

IT WAS ABOUT, BENEFIT TO STUDENTS 30%.

URGENCY OF NEED, 30%.

EQUITY 20%.

AND ALSO, THE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY WAS ALSO 20%.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT STEPS I WANT TO TRANSITION TO MY GOOD FRIEND AND MR. BROGDON. HE'S GOING TO TAKE OVER FROM HERE.

THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. SOME OF THAT SLEEP SLEEPLESS NIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN A TAD BIT OF STRESS.

NOT SURE, BUT WE WERE ON A PRETTY TIGHT TIME FRAME, SO THAT MIGHT HAVE HAD A LITTLE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE FOR ME TO TALK TO.

YOU WANT TO TALK TO YOU QUICKLY ABOUT WHAT THE COMMITTEE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY.

OBVIOUSLY, WE TALKED ABOUT VISION 2030.

WE ALSO HAD THE ABILITY TO TOUCH ON OUR BUILDING CAPACITY AND ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS.

TOOK A PRETTY DEEP DIVE INTO OUR FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE EARLIER MEETINGS WE ALSO HEARD, AS MR. WILLIAMS SAID, WE ALSO HEARD FROM OUR DEPARTMENT LEADERS.

THE COMMITTEE GOT SOME FANTASTIC PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR DISTRICT LEADERS ABOUT THEIR PARTICULAR AREAS, AND THE FAMOUS MICHELLE TRONGAARD TALKED TO THEM ABOUT DISTRICT TAX AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

SHE WAS FRESH OFF OF BEING ON A COVER OF MAGAZINE, SO SHE WAS PRETTY SPECIAL DURING THIS MEETING.

WE ALSO PROBABLY LEARNED MORE THAN THE COMMITTEE WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND ESCALATION AND INFLATION.

THOSE TWO WORDS WILL BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.

WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE THE COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS THAT WE CONDUCTED OVER THE WINTER BREAK.

SO, THEY ALSO GOT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY FEELS ABOUT PARTICULAR ITEMS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT.

TONIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE ABOUT OUR PREVIOUS BOND PROGRAMS. SO, IN 2020 AND 2001, THAT BOND PROGRAM, WE BUILT TEN NEW SCHOOLS.

AND THEN 2002, THAT'S WHEN WE HAD BEN BARBER CONSTRUCTED.

2003 SEVEN NEW SCHOOLS.

NOW THE NEW SCHOOLS ARE JUST PART OF THE PROGRAM.

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT ELSE GOING ON, BUT I WANT YOU TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS.

IN 2006, WE BUILT SIX MORE SCHOOLS.

2011 WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD FIVE OF OUR OLDEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THIS MOST RECENT BOND PROGRAM.

IN 2017, WE BUILT THREE NEW CAMPUSES TO TAKE CARE OF GROWTH IN A SECTION OF OUR DISTRICT.

WE ALSO KIND OF GAVE A HIGHLIGHT OF OUR DISTRICT.

WE HAVE 49 SCHOOLS, ACTUALLY 46 CAMPUSES.

THREE OF THOSE ARE SCHOOLS THAT ARE WITHIN SCHOOLS.

HERE'S SOMETHING. DID YOU KNOW THAT 62% OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE LESS THAN 20 YEARS OLD? AND OF THAT 62%, 18% OF THEM ARE TEN YEARS OLD OR LESS.

THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR A DISTRICT, COMING FROM A DISTRICT WHERE WE HAD CAMPUSES STILL IN OPERATION, THAT WERE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

SO BEING HERE WAS LIKE, COMING HERE WAS LIKE A BLESSING FOR ME.

AND SO IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR OUR FAST GROWTH DISTRICT TO HAVE SUCH NEW CAMPUSES.

BUT EVEN WITH NEW CAMPUSES.

THINGS WEAR OUT AND THERE ARE LIFE CYCLES ASSOCIATED WITH EVERY BUILDING COMPONENT.

AND SO AS WE STAND TODAY, WE HAVE 82% OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST CATEGORIES WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE DATABASE THAT WE USE TO MANAGE THAT INFORMATION.

YOU'RE JUST SEEING A SMALL SECTION ON THE RIGHT HAND OF THE RIGHT-HAND PORTION OF THE SCREEN.

THAT DATABASE WILL GO HUNDREDS OF COLUMNS TO THE EAST AND THOUSANDS OF ROWS TO THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.

THERE'S A TON OF INFORMATION IN THERE.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE NUMBER OF COMPONENTS IN EACH ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES.

AND I WANT TO PAUSE HERE FOR JUST A SECOND, BECAUSE IF YOU CAN SEE THAT AND YOU CAN READ IT, I KNOW THERE'S SOME HISTORIANS RIGHT NOW GOING, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

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WELL, YOU WOULD BE CORRECT SOME.

IT WAS OPENED IN 2002, BUT THAT WAS FORMERLY THE NORTH CAMPUS FOR MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WOULD BE PRETTY CONFUSING TO HAVE THAT IN THE DATABASE.

SO NOW IT HAS THE NAME OF THE CAMPUS THAT IT ACTUALLY IS.

AND SO, IT WAS OPEN TO SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL IN 2002.

ALSO, I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO BRAG.

SO, THIS DATABASE IS ONE OF THE PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE CURRICULUM AUDITORS THAT WERE HERE LAST YEAR.

AND IT WASN'T LONG AFTER THEY HAD THIS IN THEIR HANDS THAT THEY MADE THE COMMENT THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ROBUST AND COMPLETE AND DETAILED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS THAT THEY HAD EVER SEEN.

AND SO, I WANT TO BRAG ON MY FOLKS.

SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT THAT ARE IN FACILITIES THAT HAVE PUT THIS DATABASE TOGETHER AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

AND ONE OF THOSE SHOUT OUTS IS GOING TO MARK WILLIAMSON THAT JUST RECENTLY RETIRED.

HE WAS THE AUTHOR OF THIS ORIGINAL DATABASE.

SO, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER AT THIS POINT TO MICHELLE TRONGAARD TO TALK ABOUT TAX AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, MR. BROGDON.

AND THE NICE LITTLE COMMENT YOU MADE THERE.

CURRENT TAX RATE, NO TAX RATE.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE TWO POTS OF MONEY AND THE TWO BUCKETS THAT MR. TIFFIN BROUGHT UP SO THAT NO TAX RATE IS A 0.7892.

IT'S OUR CURRENT TAX RATE.

AND THEN THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TAX RATE IS THE $0.36.

THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REVOLVING AROUND A BOND.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMPRESSED TAX RATE, YOU HEAR THAT I SAID EARLIER ABOUT COMPRESSED TAX RATE AND THE 7% PROPERTY VALUES THAT GOES AROUND THE NO TAX RATE.

THAT'S HOW THAT CALCULATION IS DONE.

SO, I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO HIT THAT $0.36 AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO TOTAL TAX RATE 1.1492 PER $100 OF PROPERTY VALUE.

AND THEN LOOKING AT THE HISTORY OF THIS, YOU CAN SEE THE BOND ELECTION WAS DONE.

THE LAST ONE WAS IN 2017.

THE RED PORTION OF THIS IS THAT INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TAX RATE THAT SUPPORTS THE BONDS OR THE DEBT SERVICE.

AND THE BLUE ONE IS THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, WHICH SUPPORTS OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.

AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S DROPPED FROM, SINCE GOSH, WHAT IS IT? I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS A LOT SINCE 1992.

AND I WANT TO SAY $0.36, BUT IT'S GONE DOWN.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT HIT THE VAT IN 2021.

OKAY. AND THEN WHAT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON HERE WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU SAY, WELL, YOU HAVE ALL THESE NEEDS, YOU GOT THIS DATABASE OVER HERE, YOU GOT ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BUY AND THINGS WE HAVE TO DO.

BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

85% OF OUR GENERAL FUND DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS BUDGET IS IN OUR PAYROLL.

THAT'S OUR THAT'S OUR WE'RE IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS.

IT'S PAYROLL. AND THEN NON PAYROLL PORTION A BIG PORTION OF THAT 15% IS UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION STUFF.

SO, WHEN THERE'S A HUGE DATABASE OF THE CLAIMS THAT MR. BROGDEN HAS AND THE NEEDS THAT WE NEED TO DO, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ROOM THAT WE CAN DO IN OUR IN THE GENERAL FUND SIDE.

SO, WE WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AND, AND THEN THE BOND CAPACITY.

SO, YOU'RE SAYING, WELL, YOU NEED TO DO A BOND.

WELL, HOW CAN YOU DO THAT ON $0.36.

WELL, I CAN TELL YOU WE CAN DO THAT ON OUR 36-CENT INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TAX RATE WITH UP TO A 777, WE CAN DO A $777 MILLION BOND PACKAGE WITH NO CHANGE IN THE OVERALL TAX RATE.

AND IF YOU HEARD ME EARLIER THAT THE NO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COULD GO DOWN, MAYBE $0.02 ALL DEPENDS ON THE PROPERTY TAX VALUES.

SO, IT COULD OVERALL EVEN GO DOWN IN THE END.

BUT THE OVERALL TAX RATE FOR INTEREST AND SINKING FUND WILL NOT CHANGE.

IT'S NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE AT ALL OKAY.

AND THAT'S IT ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO, I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU REALLY QUICK BEFORE WE HAND IT OVER TO OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT'S IN A PROJECT BUDGET.

A PROJECT BUDGET CONSISTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST AS WELL AS ESCALATION AND INFLATION.

SO WHERE DOES THAT COME INTO PLAY.

SO, THE INCEPTION OF THE IDEA FOR A PROJECT AND THE TIME THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET IT EXECUTED, THAT TIME IN BETWEEN WE CAN EXPERIENCE INFLATION AND ESCALATION.

AND SO THAT COST IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN OUR PROJECT NUMBERS.

ALSO INCLUDED ARE SOFT COSTS WHICH ARE PERMIT FEES, DESIGN FEES, THAT SORT OF THING.

FFA, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO A BUILDING OR A RENOVATION, SOME OF THEM WILL REQUIRE FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

THAT PART IS INCLUDED TECHNOLOGY, WHICH INCLUDES TELEPHONES AS WELL, AND SITE PREPARATION WHERE NECESSARY.

THERE MAY BE SOME SITE PREP WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, OR POSSIBLY EVEN SOME DEMOLITION TO START THE PROJECT.

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THAT IS A PERCENTAGE THAT WE APPLY TO THE PROJECT OVERALL COST, JUST FOR THOSE UNFORESEEN THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THE FIELD.

OR MAYBE WE MISSED SOMETHING IN THE DRAWINGS, OR MAYBE THERE'S A NECESSARY CHANGE.

THAT BUCKET OF MONEY TAKES CARE OF THOSE UNFORESEEN CHANGES BEFORE GOING THE WRONG WAY.

BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THIS NUMBER, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT.

ALL OF OUR PROJECTS ASSOCIATED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

THEY HAVE A PROJECT COST ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

WANT TO TELL YOU UP FRONT THOSE ARE ESTIMATES.

THOSE ARE ESTIMATES WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH AT THE TIME.

THINGS CAN OBVIOUSLY CHANGE ON THOSE ESTIMATES.

AS THE PROJECT DEVELOPS.

THERE CAN BE CHANGES THAT WOULD CAUSE THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT TO GO UP OR DOWN.

BUT INCLUDED ARE ALL THOSE THINGS I JUST PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.

AND THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, JUST KEEP IN MIND THESE ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON THE BEST INFORMATION WE HAD AT THE TIME.

WE'LL LOOK AT INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

WE MAY LOOK AT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED SIMILAR PROJECTS AND PLAGIARIZE SOME OF THOSE COSTS TO COME UP WITH OUR ESTIMATE.

ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ITEMS WE LOOKED AT AS A COMMITTEE IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND WHAT'S NEEDED TO GET US CAUGHT UP IN DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.

AND SO WHAT YOU SEE IS A PLAN THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE UP TO TODAY, PLUS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

SO, THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO COME DUE THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS IN THE FIRST NUMBER, THE 271 MILLION.

WE ALSO STUDIED EVERYTHING THAT'S DEFERRED UP TODAY, PLUS THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND THE NEXT TEN YEARS WOULD COST US $377 MILLION.

WELL, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO CONSIDER FOR THIS PARTICULAR BOND PACKAGE, WE ELECTED TO RECOMMEND THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN.

SO, THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT ARE ON OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, PLUS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, $271 MILLION.

AND THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD ESTIMATE.

SO, THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION THAT I AM EXCITED TO GIVE TO OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

THEY'RE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO EVALUATE AND LEARN ABOUT THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AND AS THEY EACH ONE OF THEM COMES UP, THEY'LL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR BACKGROUND.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS RENEE TRUSSELL, AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ON THIS COMMITTEE.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL WHAT WE WENT THROUGH.

MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH GREW UP IN MANSFIELD, AND WE WENT TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL HERE.

SO, EVERYTHING ABOUT MISD IS VERY I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.

I TRY TO BE ON EVERY COMMITTEE.

YOU CAN ASK DONALD. SO, WHEN WE DECIDED TO MOVE BACK TO MANSFIELD TO START OUR FAMILY, WE REALLY WERE JUST LIKE, WE BOTH HAVE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES HERE AND WE KNEW OUR KIDS WOULD TOO.

SO, WE DECIDED TO MOVE BACK HERE.

AND SO FAR, IT'S BEEN AMAZING.

AND SO, PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMMITTEE, REALLY JUST REMINDED ME HOW MUCH MISD DOES FOR THE STUDENTS.

SO, LET'S GET STARTED.

HERE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO, THE FIRST SET OF NEEDS THE COMMITTEE STUDIED WAS PRESENTED BY THE MISD SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

WE LEARNED ABOUT MISD, LONG HISTORY OF SECURITY AND HOW THESE DEPARTMENTS HAVE GROWN EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE YEARS.

YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL IS COMING IN A LITTLE BIT OVER 66 MILLION.

SO, A LARGE PORTION OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY NEEDS INCLUDES UPGRADING THE EQUIPMENT LIKE THE RADIOS, ACCESS CONTROLS AND, MOST OF THESE HAVE REACHED THEIR USEFUL LIFE.

SO, OUR FACILITIES CURRENTLY ARE USING A PAN TILT ZOOM CAMERA SYSTEM FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE LEFT.

AND IT SHOWS A LITTLE VIDEO OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

AND THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE NEED TO UPGRADE THOSE OUTDATED CAMERAS TO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT.

SO, ON THE RIGHT HERE YOU'LL SEE MULTIPLE LENSES AND VIEWS ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR SECURITY OFFICERS SO THAT ALL ANGLES ARE COVERED AT ALL TIMES.

SO, WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE NEED TO ACTUALLY HAVE A NEW DEDICATED FACILITY FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE MISD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE FACILITY WHERE THEY'RE CURRENTLY LOCATED IS SHARED WITH TECHNOLOGY, WHICH THEY'RE GROWING AND IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SPACE AS WELL.

IN ADDITION, THE ORIGINAL FACILITY WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR POLICE AND SECURITY USE.

A NEW FACILITY WOULD ALLOW SECURITY AND POLICE TEAMS TO HAVE DEDICATED, SECURE AND EQUIPPED SPACE.

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SO HERE IS A LOOK AT THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT DISPATCH AND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

THIS SMALL SPACE AND OUTDATED EQUIPMENT ARE WHAT OUR TEAMS ARE CURRENTLY USING TO MONITOR ALL 60 SITES THAT MISD OWNS AND OCCUPIES.

A NEW FACILITY WOULD PROVIDE FOR MORE SPACE FOR A LARGER DISPATCH STATION THAT WILL INCLUDE MORE MONITORS FOR VIEWING SECURITY CAMERAS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

OKAY. SO, OUR SECOND RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION NEEDS.

WE DURING MISD'S RECENT CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION IN CHOICE SCHOOLS COMMITTEE, 100% OF THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE DISTRICT EXPAND EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRE-K PROGRAMS. THE JAN DRACO ACADEMY FOR EARLY LEARNERS IS THE DISTRICT'S ONLY DEDICATED EARLY LEARNER'S ACADEMY, SO WE TOOK AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE PROGRAMS AND LEARNINGS HAPPENING AT THE SPACE.

WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE SCIENCE AND THE READING AND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION, AND HOW THE CONCEPTUAL PACKAGING AT JANDRUCKO TIED DIRECTLY INTO THAT.

IT WAS VERY EVIDENT THAT THE EXPERIENCE-BASED LEARNING APPROACH IN OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM WAS VERY RESEARCHED AND INTENTIONAL.

LET'S LOOK AT THE DATA TO SHOW HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS PROGRAM WAS.

SO, YOU'LL SEE IN 2021 2022, JANDRUCKO GRADUATES IN KINDERGARTEN OUTPERFORM THEIR PEERS AT EVERY SCHOOL, AND THE NEXT YEAR, 2022, 2023, THE SAME THING HAPPENED.

THEY OUTPERFORM THEIR PEERS AS WELL.

SO REALLY, THIS JUST TIES BACK DIRECTLY TO MISD'S GUIDING STATEMENT THAT STUDENTS WILL READ ON LEVEL OR HIGHER BY THE BEGINNING OF THIRD GRADE AND STAY ON LEVEL OR HIGHER AS AN MISD STUDENT.

SO, BUILDING A SECOND FACILITY DEDICATED TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WOULD ALLOW MISD TO SERVE MORE STUDENTS AND ACHIEVE ACHIEVING THIS GOAL.

THANK YOU.

GREETINGS. GOOD EVENING TO ALL.

TO BOARD PRESIDENT AND TO DR.

CANTU AND THE CABINET AND ALL THAT'S HERE ON TODAY.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO STAND BEFORE YOU ON THIS EVENING.

AND TO BE A PART OF THIS LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE.

DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT HAS BEEN ECHOED ON TONIGHT.

I REPEAT THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS.

AND THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING AND SERVING.

ALL THE FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES AND THE CHILDREN HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF MANSFIELD.

MY NAME IS JOEL BOGER.

I AM A PARENT OF THREE KIDS HERE IN MISD.

MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER.

SHE'S AT NORWOOD ELEMENTARY.

THEN I HAVE TWO SONS.

ONE IS AT MARTINEZ INTERMEDIATE.

AND THEN I CAN'T BELIEVE.

BUT I DO HAVE A HIGH SCHOOLER.

WHO IS A SOPHOMORE AT LAKERIDGE.

AND SO, WE HAVE THREE WONDERFUL KIDS HERE IN THE GREAT CITY.

OR IN THE DISTRICT HERE IN MANSFIELD.

I STAND HERE TONIGHT A PART OF THIS LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE, NOT ONLY AS A PARENT.

BUT I'M ALSO A PASTOR HERE IN THE CITY OF MANSFIELD AND IN THIS COMMUNITY.

SO, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE CHOSEN A PART OF THAT 90, TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS.

MY FAMILY AND I MADE A DECISION ROUGHLY ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO TO MOVE TO MANSFIELD.

OUR PRIMARY REASON FOR RELOCATION HERE.

BECAUSE I ACTUALLY GREW UP IN FORT WORTH.

MY WIFE IS ORIGINALLY FROM HOUSTON, AND SO MOVING HERE TO MANSFIELD WAS A STRATEGIC DECISION PURELY BASED ON THE DISTRICT AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR KIDS WOULD BE AFFORDED BY LIVING HERE IN THE CITY.

MY WIFE, SHE'S BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR 20 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO AN EDUCATOR, AND I UNDERSTAND THE SACRIFICE THAT IT TAKES TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY.

AS SHE'S DONE IT FAITHFULLY.

AND IT'S BECAUSE IT WAS HER PASSION AND SOMETHING THAT SHE'S VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND SO, SHE DID THE LEGWORK IN TERMS OF RESEARCHING THE DISTRICT AND UNDERSTANDING ALL THE INS AND OUTS.

AND AFTER DOING THAT, WE FELT LIKE THIS DISTRICT WOULD REALLY HONOR AND SERVE OUR CHILDREN SO THAT THEY COULD BECOME GREAT CITIZENS AND CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE IMAGINED THAT, YOU KNOW, AFTER JUST BEING HERE THREE YEARS, THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO STAND IN THIS CAPACITY IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT.

AND REALLY, EVEN THOSE PARENTS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET AND REALLY FORGE SOME FRIENDSHIPS AND HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND IMPORTANCE THAT CAN REALLY IMPACT OUR KIDS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

SO TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY PRESENT AS IT RELATES TO TECHNOLOGY.

I ACTUALLY CHOSE THIS, AND I APPRECIATE, MR.

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SO, THIS WAS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND I DEFINITELY UNDERSTOOD THE PRESENTATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT'S NEEDED IN TERMS OF THE DISTRICT ITSELF.

SO, I'M GOING TO COVER THIS SECTION RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY, WHICH I BELIEVE, AS AN IT PROFESSIONAL IN HEALTH CARE, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF THIS BOND PROGRAM PROPOSAL.

AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE REQUEST FOR TECHNOLOGY.

THERE'S THE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE END-OF-LIFE REPLACEMENTS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF THE COST.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE AV INTERACTIVE PANELS AND THE DIGITAL SIGNAGE.

THE MISD TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HAS THE AWESOME RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPPORTING 35,000 PLUS STUDENTS, 4300 STAFF AND 60 PHYSICAL SITES. AND AS YOU KNOW, THIS SUPPORT IS 24 OVER SEVEN, 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR.

IN HEALTHCARE, TECH INFRASTRUCTURE IS UNDENIABLY CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THE SAME IS TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION.

IN THIS DIGITAL AGE, CYBER SECURITY MUST BE PRIORITIZED, ESPECIALLY IN EDUCATION, TO REALLY ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS REMAIN SAFE.

I WOULD SUGGEST TODAY THAT ONE OF THE MAIN DEPENDENCIES ON THE DISTRICT'S SUCCESS WHEN IT COMES TO ACHIEVING VISION 2030 IS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS WITH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.

THIS SITE HERE DEPICTS THE REALITY THAT A DISTRICT OF THIS SIZE HAS A LARGE NUMBER OF DEPENDENCIES THAT PULL ON THE NETWORK OUTSIDE OF WHAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD ASSUME THE NORM, MEANING LAPTOPS AND SMART DEVICES.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, AS YOU LOOK AT THESE, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE CONNECTING TO THE MISD NETWORK, ALL IS NEEDED FROM FREEZER AND REFRIGERATION TO SECURITY CAMERAS THAT WERE DISCUSSED EARLIER, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. A LOT OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT OUR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS ARE USING IN THE CLASSROOM WITH OUR STUDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION, YOU CAN SEE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS CENTRIC TO EVERYTHING THAT THE DISTRICT IS WANTING TO ACCOMPLISH.

ALL OF THESE DEVICES MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET AND HAVING A STRONG, RELIABLE CONNECTION AND AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THESE CONNECTIONS ACROSS 60 LOCATIONS IS CRUCIAL.

TECHNOLOGY IS A DISCUSSION THAT IS CENTRAL TO SAFETY.

IT IS CENTRAL TO SECURITY.

IT IS CENTRAL TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

IT IS CENTRAL TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT.

ON THIS SLIDE RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY IS A SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENT THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD TO HIGHLIGHT, AND IT IS AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE NETWORK CALLED THE FIBER RING, WHICH PREVENTS DISRUPTION TO SERVICE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THE PLAN IS TO BUILD A FIBER RING AROUND THE ENTIRE DISTRICT SO FACILITIES AND SCHOOLS CAN STILL OPERATE IF IN FACT THERE IS A FIBER CUT.

AS YOU KNOW, WITH THE CITY OF MANSFIELD CONTINUING TO BE A GROWING CITY.

AND I'VE LEARNED THIS IN THREE YEARS IS THAT CONSTRUCTION APPEARS TO BE THE NORM.

AND THERE IS FOREVER CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING.

I ACTUALLY WORK FROM HOME AND REMOTE, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES MY WI-FI HAS BEEN CUT OFF AND I'M STRANDED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WORK ON MY PHONE AND MAKE THINGS WORK.

AND SO, THE SAME THING, IMAGINE THE IMPACT TO TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

AND THERE'S A DISRUPTION TO THE EDUCATION THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE.

I LEARNED DURING OUR TIME TOGETHER THAT MISD WAS IMPACTED BY SIX FIBER CUTS WITHIN A FIVE RECENT MONTH SPAN.

WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAMPUSES OR FACILITIES IMPACTED LOSE ACCESS TO INTERNET, PHONE AND ANY OTHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE POWERED BY THE DISTRICT'S NETWORK.

THE FIBER RING IS A CIRCULAR NETWORK MADE OF FIBER OPTIC CABLES THAT WOULD CONNECT ALL THE LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT WITHIN THE LOOP.

THIS DESIGN HELPS TO ENSURE THAT IF THERE IS A BREAK OR INTERRUPTION OR CUT IN ONE PART OF THE RING, THAT DATA CAN STILL TRAVEL THE OTHER WAY AROUND THE LOOP, KEEPING COMMUNICATION SMOOTH AND UNINTERRUPTED.

IT'S LITERALLY LIKE HAVING A BACKUP ROUTE FOR YOUR DIGITAL INFORMATION TO REACH ITS DESTINATION AND ENSURE THAT SERVICE IS NOT BROKEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME ON TONIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WILSON.

DR. CANTU BOARD MEMBERS.

IT IS A PLEASURE BEING HERE.

FOR MY SECOND TIME PRESENTING.

WHAT WE DID IN THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE.

MY NAME IS SCOTT ALBIN.

I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF MANSFIELD SINCE 2013, SO I'VE SEEN THE GROWTH.

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AND I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT BEN BARBER FIRST AND THEN FINE ARTS SECOND.

SO, I HAD THE HONOR OF SHARING A TABLE WITH DIRECTOR DR.

TAMPLIN AND PRINCIPAL MRS. WOODALL. SO, I GOT SOME INSIDE INFORMATION ABOUT BEN BARBER AND GOING OFF OF THEIR NEEDS.

WE'LL JUST RUN DOWN REALLY QUICK.

NEW INSTRUCTIONAL.

EQUIPMENT FOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. CLASSROOM CONVERSIONS FOR SCIENCE LABS.

FURNITURE UPGRADES, CLASSROOM CONVERSION TO HIGH TECH COMPUTER LABS, AND THEN A HALF COURT GYMNASIUM.

SO, THEY HAVE A LITTLE STORY ABOUT THE HALF COURT GYMNASIUM THEY HOST.

BUSINESSES AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND IN ARLINGTON, AND OUTREACH FOR INTERVIEWS FOR INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WHEN THEY GRADUATE.

DURING ONE OF THESE OPEN HOUSES, THERE WAS A BUNCH OF NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE ROOM.

AND THEY COULD BARELY HEAR EACH OTHER.

THEY WENT OUT THERE AND IT WAS FRONTIER HAVING THEIR PE AND THEY'RE PLAYING BADMINTON.

SO, THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE HALF COURT GYMNASIUM.

FRONTIER DOES NEED A PLACE FOR PE, A PLACE FOR ASSEMBLIES.

AND EVEN IF THEY WANT TO HAVE A DANCE.

SO THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS ON THAT LIST.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT DURING THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

997 STUDENTS WERE NOT SERVED INTO THE CTE PROGRAM DUE TO LACK OF SPACE.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THESE ILLUSTRATIONS, THERE ARE MANY SPACES IN BEN BARBER THAT ARE UTILIZED FOR OTHER PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS, SO ADDING SOME SPACE FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONAL AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THESE SPACES WOULD BE DESIGNED SO THEY COULD BE USED FOR ANY CTE PROGRAM THAT IS OFFERED IN THE FUTURE, PROVIDING EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EARN INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATIONS PRIOR TO GRADUATION SO THEY CAN ENTER THE WORKFORCE AHEAD OF THE GAME.

WE ALSO DISCUSSED CONVERTING SOME CLASSROOMS INTO HIGH TECH COMPUTER LABS OR, EXCUSE ME, COMPUTER LABS TO BETTER SERVE OUR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING STUDENTS.

MOVING ON TO FINE ARTS, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT EQUITY IN SPACES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SOME OF OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS ARE USING REGULAR CLASSROOMS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR MUSIC EDUCATION.

IMAGINE SITTING IN MATH CLASS TAKING A TEST AS THE ORCHESTRA PRACTICES NEXT DOOR.

THAT'S WHAT OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

SO, ON THIS PROJECT LIST, RENOVATE THE CHOIR ROOMS AT HOWARD, WEBSTER AND WORLEY.

IN COMPARISON, MCKINSEY, WHICH WAS BUILT IN THE 2017 BOND MCKINSEY, HOLDS 100 UP TO 100 STUDENTS IN THEIR CHOIR ROOM, WHEREAS HOWARD WESTON WORLEY ROUGHLY HOLD 30.

ANOTHER ADDITION WOULD BE ORCHESTRA AT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL LEVEL.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE ORCHESTRA PROGRAM, AND IT HAS TAKEN OFF IN THE RECENT YEARS.

AND AGAIN, JUST GIVING THEM ADEQUATE SPACE SO THAT THEY'RE NOT CRUNCHED INTO ROOMS, AND THEY CAN ONLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, 10 TO 15 KIDS AT A TIME.

BUILD ADDITIONS FOR ORCHESTRA AT MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.

AGAIN, SAME SITUATION, JUST NOT ADEQUATE SPACE FOR THE INSTRUMENTS FOR THEM TO BE SPREAD OUT, TO PLAY AND HAVE A ROOM THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND NOT INTERRUPTING OTHER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

AND LASTLY, BUILDING AN ADDITION FOR NEW MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE FOR DANCE, BAND AND CHEER AT ALL FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.

SO, COMPARING MCKINSEY AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S THE NEWEST ONE, MCKINSEY'S DANCE ROOM HOLDS UP TO 50 STUDENTS. MY DAUGHTER IS TAKING A DANCE CLASS AT LAKERIDGE, AND SHE HAS MAYBE 10 TO 15.

AND THAT CLASS AT ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ROOM HOLDS MAYBE 20.

SO NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE DANCE CLASS AS PE, BUT IT'S ALSO FOR DRILL TEAM.

SO, YOU CAN IMAGINE DRILL TEAM TRYING TO CHOREOGRAPHY EVERYTHING AND GETTING ON TUNE AND ON POINT, AND THEY JUST CAN'T FIT EVERYBODY IN.

AND IF THEY DO, THEY CRAM THEM IN.

SO, IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY DO ON THE FIELD WHEN THEY ACTUALLY DO THEIR PERFORMANCES.

AND THEN LASTLY, CHEER.

THESE POOR GIRLS HAVE TO DRAG THE TUMBLE MATS OUT INTO THE CAFETERIA FROM SOME ALL THE WAY ACROSS CAMPUS, SOME JUST FROM THE GYMNASIUM, AREA.

BUT EITHER WAY, THEY HAVE TO HAVE PRACTICE IN THE CAFETERIA.

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FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL.

WELL, IT'S BEING USED WITH VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL, SO THEY DON'T GET GYM TIME.

THEY HAVE TO FIND OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. AND OOPS.

SO WHEN WE LEARNED THAT AN INDUSTRY STANDARD MUSIC CLASSROOM STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE EQUIPMENT WITH SPECIALIZED INSTRUMENTS, RECORDING EQUIPMENT, ACOUSTICS THAT ENHANCE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE, RESOURCES TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP THEIR MUSICAL SKILLS IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE WAY.

CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY ROOMS TO HAVE SMALL GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION.

HAVING A DEDICATED MUSIC CLASSROOM HELPS TO CREATE SENSE OF IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY AMONG MUSIC STUDENTS.

IT BECOMES A SPACE WHERE THEY CAN COME TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR PASSION FOR MUSIC, COLLABORATE, AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER'S GROWTH.

THIS SENSE OF BELONGING CAN GREATLY ENHANCE MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN MUSICAL EDUCATION.

THE SAME GOES FOR CHEER, DANCE, CHEER AND DANCE PROGRAMS. SO FOR THE FOR FINE ARTS, WE DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR DEDICATED SPACES ACROSS DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR ORCHESTRA, CHOIR, DANCE AND CHEER.

AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MARTY FOR TRANSPORTATION.

FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO MISD.

MY NAME IS MARTY MELTON, AND MY WIFE, SHARON AND I, MOVED TO MANSFIELD IN 2001.

WE CHOSE MANSFIELD BECAUSE WE WERE WANTING TO START A FAMILY, AND WE WANTED OUR KIDS TO HAVE THE BEST PUBLIC EDUCATION POSSIBLE.

ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD AND THE AND THE REMAINING ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, I BELIEVE, ARE VITAL TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF OUR DISTRICT AND THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE ATTRACTING NEW FAMILIES AND TOP-NOTCH TEACHERS AND COACHES.

THE FIRST ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS INVOLVES OUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.

I WAS SURPRISED WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS ON THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE THAT 36% OF OUR STUDENTS RIDE A SCHOOL BUS.

AND THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT MORE THAN 100 OF THOSE SCHOOL BUSSES ARE ALREADY WELL PAST THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR USAGE.

AND IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TO COME.

WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE LACK OF WORKING SPACE AT OUR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

THE DISTRICT HAS ADDED COUNTLESS NEW BUS ROUTES TO KEEP PACE WITH ALL THE NEW SCHOOLS AND CHOICE PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, WE HAVEN'T UPDATED OUR FACILITIES SINCE 2008.

BOTH FACILITIES HAVE LIMITED WORKSPACE, SO WE'RE GOING TO RENOVATE AND EXPAND THE SIXTH AVENUE AND THE MAIN STREET FACILITIES.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR MECHANICS DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE SPACE IN THE SHOPS, SO THEY HAVE TO DO REPAIRS IN THE PARKING LOT.

RAIN OR SHINE, NO MATTER WHETHER IT'S HOT OR COLD.

SO, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BY AND CHECK THOSE FACILITIES OUT FOR YOURSELF, IT'S, IT'S AMAZING KNOWING HOW MANY BUSSES WE HAVE THAT, THAT THOSE ARE THE WORKSPACE THESE GUYS HAVE TO WORK WITH.

IT'S JUST GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN THE FLEET PROPERLY DUE TO THE AGE OF THE BUSSES AND THE LACK OF THE PROPER WORKSPACES.

AND THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS IS THE REAL REASON TO MAKE THESE UPDATES.

MOVING ON. I'M GOING TO START, TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THE ATHLETIC NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT.

AND A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART FOR A WHILE NOW.

I'VE DISCUSSED THESE ITEMS AND A LOT OF THESE ISSUES WITH, WITH QUITE A FEW OF YOU ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

OUR STUDENT ATHLETES IN ALL SPORTS IN MANSFIELD ARE AT A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE AGAINST THE OTHER SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS WE ARE COMPETING AGAINST THAT CAN PRACTICE AND PLAY NO MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OR THE WEATHER OUTSIDE.

THE NEEDS WE STUDIED FOCUSED ON BRINGING OUR OUTDATED FACILITIES UP TO A STANDARD, UP TO STANDARD AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACES SO OUR STUDENTS DON'T MISS VALUABLE PRACTICE AND TRAINING TIME.

LIFE CYCLE UPDATES AND FACILITY REPAIRS ARE ALSO IMPORTANT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF STUDENT INJURIES.

A LOT OF THE ITEMS WE DISCUSSED WERE REPLACING THE WORN OUT TRACKS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, REPLACING THE WORN OUT TURF AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND STADIUMS, ADDING LIGHTS TO ALL TENNIS COURTS SO THEY CAN PRACTICE AND PLAY EARLY AND LATE, DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT'S SPRING FORWARD OR FALL BACK.

YOU KNOW, COME 4:30, 5:00, THERE IS NO MORE TENNIS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE OUT THERE.

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I SOME OF YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE WE STARTED BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SEASON TECHNICALLY LAST WEEK, WITH PRACTICES AND, ALL TEAMS HAVE PRACTICED THIS MANY TIMES OUTSIDE, OUTDOORS, ON THE FIELDS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN TOO COLD OR TOO WET.

SO, THAT'S A BIG PRIORITY AS WELL.

AND UPDATING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELDS WITH NEW BLEACHERS AND SCOREBOARDS.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PHASE TWO OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE ATHLETIC COMPLEXES, OR MACS FOR SHORT.

IN 2017, VOTERS IN MANSFIELD APPROVED PHASE ONE OF THE MAX AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH MEANT THEY BUILT A FIRST AND SECOND STORY.

THE SECOND STORY, AS WAS TO BE COMPLETED DURING PHASE TWO.

WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT.

THE FIRST FLOOR HAS A A CONFERENCE ROOM, A TRAINING ROOM, AND A NEW WEIGHT ROOM.

AND THAT'S RIGHT. NOW ALL THAT THOSE ARE IN THOSE MACS.

THE COST FOR PHASE TWO WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED BECAUSE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROUNDWORK THAT WAS ACTUALLY COMPLETED IN PHASE ONE.

SO, A LOT OF THE WIRING, A LOT OF THE SUPPORT, A LOT OF ALL THAT STUFF WAS ACTUALLY COMPLETED IN PHASE ONE.

SO, TO FINISH OUT THAT SECOND FLOOR AT EACH ONE OF THE SCHOOLS IS DRAMATICALLY LESS THAN WHAT IT WOULD COST IF WE WERE HAVING TO BUILD IT OUT COMPLETELY.

THE SECOND-FLOOR SPACES WILL INCLUDE NEW LOCKER ROOMS, SHOWERS, COACHES' OFFICES, STORAGE AND ALL THAT WILL IN TURN FREE UP ADDITIONAL LOCKER ROOM SPACE FOR SPORTS AT EVERY SCHOOL THAT DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A LOCKER ROOM OR SHARING A LOCKER ROOM WITH ANOTHER SPORT.

SO, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL THE SPORT AND ATHLETIC TEAMS AT EACH SCHOOL.

THE LAST TOPIC I'M GOING TO DISCUSS WITH YOU ARE THE STADIUM RENOVATIONS TO RL ANDERSON.

WE ALL KNOW THAT RL ANDERSON IS A VALUED PART OF MISD'S, TRADITION, AND LEGACY, BUT UPDATES ARE NEEDED TO BRING THE FACILITY UP TO STANDARD AND TO PROVIDE A GREAT GAME DAY EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SPECTATORS.

THOSE UPDATES WILL INCLUDE NEW BLEACHERS THERE.

THE CURRENT BLEACHERS ON BOTH SIDES ARE PAST THEIR LIFE CYCLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.

IT WILL INCLUDE NEW LOCKER ROOMS FOR HOME TEAMS AND VISITING TEAMS. I DID ASK THAT WE NOT MAKE THE VISITING LOCKER ROOMS VERY NICE, BUT WE DO NEED TO UPDATE THOSE.

THE PROBLEM WITH I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF OUR COACHES AND HE SAID NO, WE NEED NICER VISITING LOCKER ROOMS BECAUSE SOMETIMES OUR OWN SCHOOLS, OUR VISITORS AT RL ANDERSON.

SO, I SAID, OH, I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT.

SO OKAY, SO LET'S MAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT NICE.

BUT AND HOME CONCESSIONS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN TO A GAME IN RL ANDERSON, BUT YOU BETTER GET THERE EARLY AND GET YOUR DRINK AND YOUR NACHOS OR, WAIT TILL THE GAME IS OVER AND STOP AT DAIRY QUEEN ON THE WAY HOME, BECAUSE YOU'LL MISS HALF THE GAME IF YOU TRY TO GO TO THE CONCESSION STAND.

SO, WE ARE GOING TO UPGRADE THAT AS WELL.

AND I DID MENTION OR MAYBE I SKIPPED IT, A NEW PRESS BOX ON THE HOME SIDE OF THE STADIUM.

SO, THE STADIUM WILL GET A COMPLETE MAKEOVER WHILE KEEPING THE SAME LOOK AND FEEL THAT WE'VE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE AT RL ANDERSON.

AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO SCOTT.

I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS ANY SLIDES.

YES, SIR. YOU GOT IT. THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PHASE THREE OF THE MAC.

JUST A LITTLE PERSONAL INSIGHT HERE.

BEING A FORMER COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER AND A AND A BASEBALL COACH.

FACILITIES LIKE THIS ARE VITAL.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WEATHER THAT WE'VE HAD.

AND LIKE MARTY SAID, THEY'VE GOTTEN MAYBE ONE DAY IN A PRACTICE.

AT THE PRIVATE SCHOOL I USED TO COACH AT, WE RAN INTO THE SAME SITUATION.

WE HAD TO HAVE OUR KIDS WORK OUT AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING AT A FACILITY THAT WE HAD TO BASICALLY RENT OUT.

FOR THAT SAME SITUATION, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A TURF FIELD, WE STILL COULDN'T BE ON IT.

NOW HAVING THE INDOOR COMPLEX.

WE WILL BE CAUGHT UP WITH SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, LIKE ARLINGTON, BURLESON, MIDLOTHIAN AND WAXAHACHIE, AMONGST OTHERS IN THE AREA.

IT'S GOING TO BE A 50-YARD INDOOR PRACTICE FIELD PLUS ONE END ZONE.

YOU CAN GET NETTING IN THERE FOR BASEBALL, FOR SOFTBALL, FOR GOLF, TRACK CAN USE IT FOR WORKING ON THEIR FOOTWORK, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

TENNIS CAN PROBABLY GO IN THERE AND WORK ON SOME THINGS TOO AS WELL.

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AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, DURING THE SUMMER WHEN ESPECIALLY THIS LAST SUMMER WHEN WE HAD INCREDIBLY HOT DAYS, MULTIPLE DAYS IN A ROW, THE MARCHING BAND BEING OUTSIDE IN THE PARKING LOTS, THAT IS I MEAN, THAT IS BRUTAL FOR THOSE KIDS.

IF THEY COULD HAVE A PLACE INDOOR, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

SAME WITH FOOTBALL.

YOU KNOW, THE TURF DOES GET HOT TO THE POINT THAT IT DOES MELT CLEATS.

SO, TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, IT WILL BE A MULTI-USE.

FOR BAND AS WELL AS DRILL TEAM AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR SPORTS THAT NEED IT.

OKAY. AND MOVING FORWARD.

SO, THE SUMMARY OF NEEDS BY THE COMMITTEE.

AS YOU'VE SEEN, WE'VE STUDIED A LOT OF INFORMATION AND A LOT OF NEEDS AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, FROM UPDATES TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS AND OTHER FACILITIES RUNNING EFFICIENTLY TO PROVIDING NEW SPACES THAT EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES IN FINE ARTS, CTE AND ATHLETICS.

OUR COMMITTEE WORKED HARD TO KEEP STUDENTS AT THE CENTER OF ALL OF OUR DECISIONS.

STUDENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND PERFORM BETTER ACADEMICALLY.

OUR STUDENTS DESERVE SPACES THAT FOSTER LEARNING AND INSPIRE CREATIVITY, WHETHER IT'S IN A CLASSROOM WITH THEIR PEERS OR PERFORMING IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS IN A CONCERT OR AT A FOOTBALL GAME. AND THIS BEING MY SECOND TIME BACK IN 2017, WE WERE CHALLENGED WITH A LIMIT.

SO, MS. TRONGAARD, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO BASICALLY GIVE US A LARGER LIMIT, OF CAP THAT WE HAVE SO WE CAN GET MORE THINGS ACCOMPLISHED. KNOWING WE HAD A $777 MILLION CAP AND OVER $900 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS AND NEEDS; IT WAS TIME TO GET TO WORK AND VOTE ON WHAT WE FELT WAS IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AFTER EACH PRESENTATION, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS BASED ON THE FOUR CRITERIA YOU SAW EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION BENEFITS THE STUDENT'S URGENCY OF NEED, EQUITY, AND BENEFIT TO COMMUNITY.

EACH TABLE SCORES WERE COMBINED AND AVERAGED TO ARRIVE AT A RANKING.

THIS INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT MEETING NUMBER FIVE AND WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS HOW OUR VIEW OF PROJECTS MAY HAVE SHIFTED AS WE WERE PRESENTED WITH ADDITIONAL OR OTHER NEEDS.

THIS SNAPSHOT IN TIME WAS VERY HELPFUL IN PREPARING TO VOTE ON PROJECTS AND DECIDE WHAT EXACTLY WE WANTED TO INCLUDE IN THE RECOMMENDATION.

AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JOEL.

AFTER SEVERAL NIGHTS OF THE FALL SEMESTER, WHICH INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS, BREAK OUT DISCUSSIONS, AND RATINGS, WE WORKED THROUGH AND ANALYZED ALL OF THE INFORMATION, AND WE VOTED INDIVIDUALLY ON WHETHER EACH PROJECT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE BOND RECOMMENDATIONS.

IF IN FACT THE PROJECT REACHED A CONSENSUS, AS WAS STATED EARLIER, OF 70%, IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECOMMENDATION.

AS YOU SEE HERE, ALL TOGETHER, THE RECOMMENDATIONS TOTALED $740 MILLION.

I THINK IT'S OUTSTANDING TO NOTE THAT THE 90 CITIZENS THAT WERE CHOSEN TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS AS A COLLECTIVE, FELT AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CENTRAL NOT ONLY TO SUPPORTING THE VISION OF 2030, BUT ALSO ENSURING OUR KIDS ARE PROVIDED EVERY POSSIBLE CHANCE TO COMPETE TO SUCCEED, AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE ADULTS.

THIS IS CERTAINLY, I BELIEVE, AN INVESTMENT IN THE NEXT GENERATION WHO I BELIEVE ONE DAY WILL LOOK AT OUR DECISIONS MADE DURING THIS SEASON AND HOPEFULLY BE INSPIRED, TO DO THE SAME FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

SO AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, 95% OF THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTED THE BOND RECOMMENDATION.

AND THEN IT WAS TIME TO PUT OUR RECOMMENDATION INTO THE HANDS OF DR.

CANTU AND HER CABINET TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS BEFORE IT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU TONIGHT.

FOR THE NEXT PART, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO JEFF.

BUT WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE.

WE LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE PUTTING BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT WORK, AND I'M HOPING MY KIDS WILL WANT TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN HERE, TOO, BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW AWESOME OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MISD IS.

THANK YOU. JUST ANOTHER QUICK OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR TIME THAT YOU SPENT ON THIS.

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AND IT SHOWED WITH THE CONSENSUS THAT WE REACHED AT THE END.

95% IS PRETTY STRONG.

SO, I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT, TO WRAP THIS UP ABOUT THE CABINET'S RECOMMENDATION.

AND BEFORE WE DO, I WANT TO CLICK BACK.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST SAW FROM THE BUILD A BOND FROM JANUARY 11TH IS INCLUDED IN THE CABINET'S RECOMMENDATION TO YOU BOARD MEMBERS. WE ALSO FELT STRONGLY THAT THREE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED.

THOSE THREE PROJECTS WERE INSTALLING TURF ON THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS, HAVING AN EARLY LEARNER'S ACADEMY BE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS THE MULTI-PURPOSE TRAINING FACILITY.

I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION REALLY QUICK BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS IN YOUR PACKET.

THE FIRST TWO BLUE BOXES ARE THE RENOVATE THE CHOIR ROOMS AND THE STADIUM SECURITY ITEMS. THOSE NUMBERS ARE ZERO RIGHT NOW.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DIDN'T PUSH THOSE PACKAGES FORWARD.

IT MEANS THEY'RE ACTUALLY INCLUDED.

THE RENOVATE THE CHOIR ROOMS IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ADDITION, AND THE STADIUM SECURITY IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE RL ANDERSON STADIUM MASTER PLAN.

SO THOSE PROJECTS ARE THERE.

THEY'VE JUST BEEN MOVED TO ANOTHER LINE ITEM.

SO, WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS IF YOU CAN SEE THOSE YELLOW BOXES, THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE WENT BACK AND TOOK A REALLY HARD LOOK AT THE ESTIMATE.

AND I MENTIONED TO YOU EARLIER, THESE ARE JUST ESTIMATES AS WE DEVELOP THESE PROJECTS WE SPENT, KNOWING THAT THE CABINET FELT STRONGLY ABOUT THOSE THREE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, WE SET BACK DOWN OVER A WEEK AND A WEEKEND AND A SATURDAY AND A SUNDAY AND A MONDAY WITH THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING TEAM AND THE ARCHITECT.

AND WE WENT THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM.

WE FOUND THAT THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES TO POTENTIALLY REDUCE THE ESCALATION BY GETTING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ON THE STREET EARLIER, AND THEREFORE REDUCING THE ESCALATION ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND THE ENDS OF THOSE PROJECTS, AS WELL AS WE REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE WERE USING ON EACH PROJECT. WE STILL FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE THAT THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE WILL ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT, BUT IT IS A LITTLE BIT LEANER.

WE ALSO SCRUBBED THE FFA, AND WE FOUND AREAS WHERE WE DIDN'T NEED QUITE THE PERCENTAGE OF FFA THAT WE TYPICALLY APPLY TO A PROJECT.

REMEMBER, THAT'S FIXTURES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.

THE BIGGEST ITEM REALLY FOR ME IS THE CONTINGENCY.

YOU KNOW, WE USE A STANDARD CONTINGENCY PER PERCENTAGE ACROSS ALL OF THE PROJECTS TO AND WE SAT DOWN WITH THE ARCHITECT AND OUR TEAM, AND WE LOOKED AT THE COMPLEXITY OF EACH PROJECT.

AND IF WE FELT THEY WEREN'T TOO COMPLEX AND WE WOULDN'T ANTICIPATE A LOT OF CHANGES, WE REDUCED THAT CONTINGENCY AMOUNT.

BUT PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ITEM TO HELP US ACCOMPLISH THIS BOND PROGRAM AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO RECOMMEND, IS THE ACCELERATED SCHEDULE THAT'S GETTING MORE PROJECTS OUT THERE EARLY AND AVOIDING THE ESCALATION ON THE FRONT END AND ON THE BACK END.

NOW, THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT IS THAT MEANS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HIRE A FEW MORE PROJECT MANAGERS, BUT THAT NUMBER IS STILL A WASH OVER THE AMOUNT OF SAVINGS THAT WE CAN HAVE BY GETTING THESE PROJECTS OUT AND GETTING THEM UP AND GOING.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, I'M EXCITED ABOUT HAVING SOME ADDITIONAL HELP AND OUR ON OUR TEAM NOW, WE TYPICALLY HAVEN'T DONE THIS ON OTHER BOND PROGRAMS. WE HAVE PUSHED THEM FORWARD WITH THE COMMITTEE, WITH THE ESTIMATE THAT WE HAD IN THE BEGINNING.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT RESULTED IN THAT RESULTED IN SOME SAVINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE VERY COMFORTABLE NUMBERS AS PART OF THOSE ESTIMATES.

AND IN THE BUILDING, WE'RE IN TONIGHT IS A BENEFIT OF THAT SAVINGS.

THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED ON SAVINGS AT TWO BOND PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE HAVE THOSE VERY COMFORTABLE ESTIMATES GOING INTO THE PROJECT.

WELL, THIS TIME WE REALLY DUG IN BECAUSE WE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH AS MUCH AS WE COULD POSSIBLY ACCOMPLISH FOR 777 MILLION.

AND I'LL TELL YOU ONE OTHER BIG DIFFERENCE IS THE DELTA BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PROJECT NEEDS.

AND THE CAPACITY IS MUCH SMALLER THIS TIME, YOU KNOW, IN 2017.

AND EVERY BOND PROGRAM BEFORE THAT, WE ALWAYS HAD $1 BILLION WORTH OF NEEDS.

I REMEMBER LOOKING AT 2017 AND GOING, WOW, THAT'S OVER $1 BILLION WORTH OF NEEDS.

AND BACK THEN $1 BILLION WAS A LOT AND WOULD GET YOU A LOT.

IT DOESN'T GET YOU A WHOLE LOT TODAY.

BUT THE DELTA WAS HUGE.

THE COMMITTEE HAD TO GO FROM $1 BILLION WORTH OF NEEDS TO A 275 MILLION CAPACITY.

THAT MEANS THEY HAD TO DO A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF CUTTING.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE SAW EARLIER THAT WE HAD ALMOST $1 BILLION WORTH OF NEEDS, BUT WE HAVE A $777 MILLION CAPACITY.

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SO, YOU'VE BEEN THANKED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE, EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE AS A DISTRICT TO MANAGE OUR FINANCES AND MANAGE OUR BOND PROGRAMS GOT US THAT CAPACITY.

SO, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

THE CABINET FEELS LIKE THAT.

WE SHOULD INCLUDE THOSE THREE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, AND WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT FOR $777 MILLION.

I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS COMING.

THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR.

I'M TRYING TO LIGHTEN IT UP.

I KNOW THIS IS A LONG PRESENTATION.

NOW I'M GOING TO SWITCH TO TALKING TO YOU ABOUT SOME BALLOT LANGUAGE PROPOSITION REQUIREMENTS.

I'M GOING TO SHIFT GEARS A LITTLE BIT IN 2017.

IN ALL PRIOR BOND PROGRAMS, WE COULD HAVE ONE PROPOSITION WHICH MADE THE ENDEAVOR QUITE A BIT EASIER.

WELL, SENATE BILL 30 AND 2019 CHANGED THAT FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

NOW SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR STADIUMS. STADIUMS ARE DEFINED WITH A COMPLEX WITH MORE THAN 1000 SEATS.

WELL, THAT INCLUDES OUR HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS.

THEY HAVE MORE THAN 1000 SEATS, SO THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED A STADIUM.

ANYTHING TO DO WITH AN AUDITORIUM IS A SEPARATE PROP ANY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OTHER THAN A GYM, PLAYGROUND, OR PLAY AREA.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER HAS TO BE ON A SEPARATE PROPOSITION HOUSING FOR TEACHERS.

WHILE WE DON'T DO THAT, THERE ARE A LOT OF DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT ARE THAT ARE PROVIDING HOUSING AND AREAS WHERE IT'S SUPER EXPENSIVE TO LIVE, AND ALSO TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES SECURITY OR THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR NETWORK ITSELF. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS ANYTHING THAT'S A LAPTOP OR A SMART BOARD, WHICH OUR TEACHERS USE EVERY DAY TO TEACH OUR KIDS, HAS TO BE ON A SEPARATE PROPOSITION.

THIS ONE MAKES NO SENSE TO ME, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD.

HOUSE BILL THREE 2019.

YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS BECAUSE YOU SAW IT ON OUR BATTERY.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BOND PROGRAM WITHOUT A CHANGE IN THE TAX RATE, THE LANGUAGE ON EVERY SINGLE PROPOSITION STILL HAS TO SAY IN ALL CAPS THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

REMEMBER WE HAD THAT ON OUR BATTERY.

SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE RECOMMENDATION.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PROPOSITIONS AND WORKING WITH OUR ARCHITECT, WORKING WITH OUR LONG-RANGE PLANNING TEAM, AND WORKING WITH OUR BOND COUNCIL.

WE HAVE DEVELOPED FIVE SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS FOR YOUR REVIEW, AND I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM REALLY QUICKLY AND JUST REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON WHAT CAN BE INCLUDED IN EACH PROPOSITION.

PROPOSITION A, I'M SORRY, PROPOSITION A CAN BE ALL OF THOSE LIFE CYCLE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THE BIGGEST PORTION SAFETY AND SECURITY, ANYTHING TO DO WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY, INCLUDING WEAPONS DETECTION, CAN BE IN A PROP.

A SAFETY OPERATIONS/POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING CAN BE PROP A, TRANSPORTATION CAN BE PROP A.

NOW THE BUSSES DO HAVE TO BE CALLED OUT IN THE LANGUAGE, BUT IT ALL CAN BE PART OF PROPOSITION A.

TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

REMEMBER, THAT'S EVERYTHING EXCEPT PERSONAL DEVICES.

THAT'S EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE NETWORK.

THE FIBER RING THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT TONIGHT CAN ALSO BE IN PROP A.

STUDENT SUPPORT SPACES, THE CHOIR ROOMS, ORCHESTRA SPACE, THE CTE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH BEN BARBER CAN BE IN A PROP A.

THIS ONE CAN GET A LITTLE CONFUSING.

RESURFACING THE TENNIS COURTS AND ADDING LIGHTS CAN ALSO BE PROP A BECAUSE THERE'S LESS THAN A THOUSAND SEATS.

AND THAT HOLDS TRUE FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

ADDING TURF TO THE BASEBALL, SOFTBALL AND COVERED BATTING CAGES CAN ALSO BE A PART OF PROPOSITION A, BECAUSE THERE'S LESS THAN A THOUSAND SEATS FOR THE SPECTATORS AT BOTH OF THOSE FIELDS.

AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAN BE IN A PROPOSITION A.

EARLY LEARNERS ACADEMY COULD BE IN PROP A BECAUSE IT'S AN INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY.

MOVING TO PROP B, AS I MENTIONED, INTERACTIVE PANELS THAT OUR TEACHERS USE EVERY DAY HAS TO BE IN A SEPARATE PROPOSITION, AS WELL AS THE DIGITAL SIGNAGE WE USE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR STAFF AND OUR VISITORS AT EACH ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES IN THE RECEPTION AREA, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS FOR OUR KIDS.

PROPOSITION C WOULD INCLUDE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A STADIUM.

IT HAS TO BE IN A SEPARATE PROPOSITION.

WE HAVE DEVELOPED PROP C TO INCLUDE RL ANDERSON SOME UPGRADES TO NEWSOM STADIUM.

AND REMEMBER I SAID THE HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS HAVE TO BE IN A SEPARATE PROP BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE THAN 1000 SEATS.

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PROPOSITION D THE MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE FOR DANCE, BAND AND CHEER.

BECAUSE IT IS A SEPARATE MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE, IT MEETS CRITERIA THAT REQUIRES IT TO BE ON A SEPARATE PROPOSITION, BUT IT CAN ALSO RESIDE ON THE SAME PROPOSITION AS PHASE TWO OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE ATHLETIC COMPLEXES.

AND WE RECOMMENDED PUTTING THOSE TWO TOGETHER INTO ONE PROP IN ORDER NOT TO HAVE PROP FATIGUE AT THE BALLOT BOX.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PROPS THERE.

YOU TEND TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF FATIGUE IF YOU HAVE 20 DIFFERENT PROPS, AND SO PUTTING THESE TWO TOGETHER MADE A LOT OF SENSE TO THE COMMITTEE OR EXCUSE ME, TO THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING TEAM. AND LASTLY, YOU HEARD SCOTT WRAP IT UP WITH THE MULTI-PURPOSE ATHLETIC COMPLEX.

THE 50-YARD INDOOR FIELD HAS TO BE ON THE SEPARATE PROPOSITION.

AND WE HAVE IT LISTED HERE AS PROP E.

SO, FOR ME TO SUM THIS UP AND TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO MR. WILLIAMS. BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON, SUPERINTENDENT CANTU AND BOARD MEMBERS, OUR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE CABINET IS TO CALL FOR A BOND ELECTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $777 MILLION TO BE ON THIS MAY'S BALLOT, TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE THREE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE CABINET.

THAT'S A SUMMARY OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

PROP A THROUGH E TOTALING $777 MILLION.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE SAID IT ENOUGH.

THIS CAN ALL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO TAX RATE INCREASE.

NO TAX RATE INCREASE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS $777 MILLION BOND PROGRAM.

AND TURN IT OVER TO MY FRIEND MR. WILLIAMS TO BRING US HOME.

GOT IT. WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M WHERE I NEED TO BE? YOU KNOW, I LOVE THE PASSION OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PART OF OUR COMMITTEE.

THE PARENTS, THEY CAME FORWARD AND REALLY TALKED ABOUT THEIR STORY AND TALKED ABOUT THEIR WHY THAT WAS THAT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE FROM THAT STANDPOINT.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ASPECT OF IT.

THE NEXT STEPS FOR US ARE REALLY TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THE CALENDAR.

WE HAVE A CALLED BOARD MEETING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE ON THE 26TH.

THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY, FROM A BOARD STANDPOINT, TO VOTE ON THIS IF YOU SEE FIT, TO BE ABLE TO DO SO AT THAT PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME.

THE LAST DAY TO BE ABLE TO CALL IT IS ACTUALLY, FEBRUARY THE 16TH.

SO, YOU GUYS, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT AS INFORMATION, THE ELECTION DAY ITSELF IS ON MAY 4TH.

THAT IS SO WE'LL HAVE THAT ALSO JUST GIVEN A TIME FRAME AS FAR AS WHERE WE'RE AT.

AGAIN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO GAVE UP THEIR TIME AND THEIR EFFORTS, IN THEIR WISDOM, AS IT RELATES TO WHERE WE'RE HEADED IN THE PASSION FOR MANSFIELD ISD AS A DISTRICT.

AND AGAIN, AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME, WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE THE EXPERTS AND THE FOLKS HERE WHO WILL BE READY TO BE ABLE TO DO SO AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU AT THIS TIME.

OKAY? OKAY.

I'LL COME BACK TO MY RIGHT SIDE, MISS ANDERSON.

FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK I'VE BEEN HEARING.

JUST LITTLE RUMBLINGS HERE AND THERE, BUT HOW APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU OUT THERE THAT.

IS THAT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS? APPRECIATE ALL THE SPEAKERS.

TO BE ABLE TO COME UP AND HAVE THAT COURAGE TO PUT IT IN FRONT OF US BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY WAITING FOR THIS TO COME ABREAST.

THERE'RE A FEW THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT, OF COURSE, TO MISS TRONGAARD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVEN, HELPING TO GET US HERE.

BUT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE, TECHNOLOGY.

I THINK WE TALK ABOUT MANSFIELD ALL THE TIME ABOUT, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND HOW WE'RE THE LEADER.

AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S ONE AREA THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE LEADER OF SOME.

I LOVE THAT. I LOVE THE PLAN.

WHEN I LOOK AT ANYTHING, SAFETY AND SECURITY AGAIN, WE GO AROUND DR.

CANTU AND, MR. WILLIAMS GO AROUND SPEAKING AND HAVE ENGAGEMENTS AROUND THE NATION, NOT JUST HERE ON US BEING FIRST.

SO THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL THINK ABOUT.

AND THEN IF I LOOK AT BEN BARBER AND FRONTIER, I MEAN, I HAVE THREE KIDS AND THAT GO TO SCHOOL HERE.

TWO OF THEM THAT ARE BEN BARBER EVERY SINGLE SEMESTER.

AND AGAIN, IT'S AN INNOVATOR FOR US.

WE'RE TRYING TO PRESS THE ENVELOPE, AND BEN BARBER IS THAT STEP FOR US.

AND THEN I LOOK AT THE CHOIR ROOMS AND, YOU KNOW, EACH OF THE TRANSPORTATION IS HUGE.

I REMEMBER ONE OF MY FIRST MEETINGS.

I LOOKED OVER EVERYTHING BEFORE THE MEETING, AND I TEXTED MR. BROGDEN, AND HE GOES, LET ME CALL YOU, BECAUSE THAT, TO ME, WAS SUCH A FACTOR OF US MOVING ANY KIDS AROUND AND TO HEAR 38%, 36%,

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AND THEN LASTLY, OF COURSE, OUR ATHLETIC NEEDS.

I THINK WE'VE SHOWN QUITE A BIT IN THE PAST THAT OUR KIDS ARE SPECIAL HERE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH SCHOOL THEY GO TO, BUT THEY STRIVE.

WHETHER IT'S UIL OR ATHLETICS, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE AWARDS COMING ALMOST MONTHLY OF THINGS THAT WE DO.

AND SO, I REALLY LOVE THAT WE KEEP EXPANDING THOSE NEEDS AND WE KEEP TELLING OUR KIDS THAT WE WANT TO BE AND CONTINUE TO BE THE BEST. THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I ACTUALLY REALLY HAVE FOR YOU IS, YOU KNOW, WAS THERE EVER ANY MAYBE THOUGHT, OF, OF EXPANDING THE ATHLETICS AS FAR AS DIFFERENT KINDS OF ATHLETICS, LIKE, I KNOW FOR SWIMMING, WE HAVE THE NATATORIUM FOR HOCKEY.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE STAR CENTER.

ANYTHING ON LIKE, WRESTLING OR GYMNASTICS IS I THINK OF US AS A AS A CITY GROWING AND GROWING.

ARE THERE ANY NEEDS? AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE BROUGHT IN DANCE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DID WE EVEN LOOK AT THOSE? SO, WE DID NOT REALLY DIVE INTO THAT.

THIS EXERCISE WAS TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE EXISTING AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT AS PART OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

CAN THOSE CONVERSATIONS BE HAD? ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.

I'LL GET DAVID TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

SO, I THINK IT'S ONE THING THAT WE'VE GOT JUST HIRED A NEW, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, AND WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT, COULD WE ADD, WHAT'S FEASIBLE TO ADD? BUT IT WAS NOT PART OF THIS, LONG RANGE PLANNING? NO WORRIES. I WAS JUST IN CURIOSITY.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE'S HARD WORK, BECAUSE I KNOW IT WAS A SHORT TERM, FOR A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT.

SO, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ON THIS? MISS THOMAS? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO FOR SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE AND ALL OF THE CABINET THAT PUT TOGETHER THE DATA AND THE INFORMATION THAT WENT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR YOU ALL TO PILE INTO IT AND DIG INTO IT.

I KNOW THAT TOOK A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF COPIES MADE.

SO, THANK YOU FOR EVERY PLAYER THAT PLAYED A PART IN THAT.

AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BRAG ON OUR DISTRICT A LITTLE BIT.

EVERY, EVERY BOND THAT WE'VE EVER DONE, I BELIEVE, HAS BEEN FACILITATED SO WELL AND IN SO MUCH DETAIL.

AND YOU TAKE THE TIME TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY AND THE TEACHERS AND EVERYBODY IN A PART OF IT.

AND YOU GO THROUGH, WHAT IS TRULY THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT, NOT JUST SOMETHING FLUFF OR FUN.

WE REALLY DIVE IN TO WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS AND WHAT IS TRULY NEEDED HERE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH MR. ALBION ON THE 2017 BOND, AND IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.

I THINK I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION WITH ALL THE DETAIL AND, YOU KNOW, YOUR WORK'S NOT DONE.

NOW YOU'VE GOT TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND TELL THEM EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE TOLD US TONIGHT.

SO DON'T THINK YOU'RE FINISHED.

SO, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE PUT TOGETHER.

AND I LIKE THE LITTLE TIDBIT ABOUT FINE ARTS.

OUR KIDS, OUR DRILL AND OUR CHEER.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY GET SHUFFLED OUT OF THE CAFETERIA AND IN A HALLWAY AND, SAME WAY WITH OUR JROTC.

THEY GET, YOU KNOW, SHUFFLED IN A HALLWAY SOMEWHERE TO, TO DO THAT.

SO, I APPRECIATE THAT LITTLE PIECE OF IT.

AND EVERY LITTLE PIECE THAT YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER, I KNOW THAT TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO GET THAT VERY DETAILED AND ALL THE INFORMATION FOR US.

SO, THANK YOU. MR. TIPPING. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION, BUT JUST TO KIND OF REITERATE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE TIME THAT WAS PUT IN, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, THE SCOPE OF THINGS THAT WERE LOOKED AT.

I MEAN, WE LOOKED AT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

AND THAT'S ENCOURAGING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ACADEMICS ARE IMPORTANT, ATHLETICS ARE IMPORTANT, FINE ARTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE TAKING A LOOK AT THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF THE DISTRICT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT THAT WERE PRESENTED MAY NOT BE, THOSE SEXY ITEMS, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU THINK ABOUT WANTING TO, TO SPEND MONEY ON, BUT THEIR NEEDS THAT ARE THERE AND, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE, THE FINE DETAILS THAT WERE LOOKED AT IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS.

SO, THANK YOU.

MISS AURORA? I, TOO, WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

I KNOW THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS, THE TIME THAT YOU'VE COMMITTED.

SO, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE STAFF THAT HAS POURED INTO THIS.

JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO JUST TO REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK A LOT OF FAMILIES MOVED TO MISD FOR ARE THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER.

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AND SO, IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE, THOSE EXPECTATIONS WE HAVE GROWN TO, I MEAN, SOMETIMES PROBABLY TAKE FOR GRANTED, IT TAKES THINGS LIKE THIS TO CONTINUE THOSE AND EXPAND THEM AND UPDATE THEM.

SO, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.

I LOVE THE IDEA THAT WE ARE STILL ABLE TO OFFER ALL OF THESE THINGS.

AND JUST LIKE MR. TIPPING MENTIONED, YOU REALLY TOOK A GOOD LOOK AT ALL ASPECTS OF OUR DISTRICT.

NOT I DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU FAVORED ONE ASPECT OVER ANOTHER.

I THINK YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF LOOKING AT THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE IN WHAT COULD BENEFIT THE MOST STUDENTS, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

BUT BEING ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT INCREASING, THE INS SIDE OF IT IS A HUGE PLUS FOR ME.

I'LL JUST SAY THAT. SO, I DO JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

I KNOW YOU WERE LOOKING AT A FIVE-YEAR PLAN.

LET'S JUST SAY THAT THESE WERE APPROVED IN MAY.

WHEN DO WE EXPECT, THINGS TO START MOVING IN THE DISTRICT? SO, THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT WE COULD GET UNDERWAY PRETTY QUICK, ESPECIALLY IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND TECHNOLOGY.

SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT COULD BE ORDERED RIGHT AWAY.

BUSSES. BUSSES COULD BE ORDERED RIGHT AWAY.

IN FACT, IF, IF THIS PASSES, I'LL ORDER THE BUSSES AT 1201 THAT NIGHT AND WE'LL GET THOSE BUSSES COMING.

ARE THEY GOING TO BE ON PREORDER? YES, PREORDER.

SITTING IN HIS BUS? YEAH, SITTING IN THE CART.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT THAT, CAN GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY.

LIKE AIR CONDITIONING REPLACEMENT.

SOME OF THE PROJECTS CAN BE A ONE FOR ONE REPLACEMENT, WHERE WE'RE JUST TAKING A ROOFTOP OFF AND PUTTING ANOTHER ROOFTOP IN WITH NOT A WHOLE LOT OF, DESIGN.

SO THOSE TYPE OF THINGS WILL GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY.

THERE'RE QUITE A FEW OPPORTUNITIES.

PHASE TWO OF THE MAC IS ALMOST.

PAUL. DID WE ARE WE ABOUT 90% ON THAT.

A 70? 60? WE'RE GOING TO NEGOTIATE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT DESIGN WORK DONE.

SO THAT WOULD BE A PROJECT, A LARGE PROJECT THAT WE COULD GET OUT OF THE GATE PRETTY EARLY.

SO, AND I THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE GET QUESTIONS ON WHERE'S THE BOND MONEY GOING.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR, AGENDAS EVERY MONTH UNDER I THINK IT'S 11 POINT SOMETHING.

THERE'S A BOND PROGRAM REPORT THAT'S ALWAYS ATTACHED.

AND AS A COMMUNITY, YOU CAN GO IN THERE AND LOOK AT IT.

AND IT'S ANOTHER DETAILED SPREADSHEET THAT JUST SHOWS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT, WHERE THE MONEY'S BEING SPENT.

IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY CAMPUS, THE BUDGETED AMOUNT, HOW MUCH WAS ACTUALLY SPENT ON IT.

AND SO, IF YOU'RE CURIOUS AND YOU LIKE LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS AND WHERE THE MONEY'S ACTUALLY GOING, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING A LOOK AT THAT.

I THINK IT'S ATTACHED TO EVERY REGULAR BOARD MEETING, IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY.

SO, IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING.

THE DISTRICT REALLY TAKES A DETAILED LOOK AT IT, TRIES TO SAVE MONEY WHERE WE CAN.

SO, KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM BECAUSE, YOU GUYS DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING US INFORMED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE BOND PACKAGE, AS WELL AS WHERE THAT MONEY'S BEING SPENT. SO, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND CAN I ADD TO THAT THAT, MR. WILLIAMS TEAM AND OUR OTHER LEADERSHIP TEAM, WE ALSO HAVE A 2017 BOND WEB PAGE RECAP THAT WE CAN DIRECT PEOPLE TO.

THAT SHOWS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN 2017.

SO, IT'S ALSO ANOTHER PLACE TO GET GOOD, UPDATED INFORMATION, MISS NEWSOM.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS AND THE COMMITTEE.

I KNOW HOW LONG THESE MEETINGS WERE.

I KNOW HOW MUCH INFORMATION YOU GUYS HAD TO GO THROUGH.

I ALSO KNOW THAT MISS TRONGAARD AND DONALD AND JEFF CRUNCHED NUMBERS TO TRY TO MAKE THESE THINGS WORK.

I THINK THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE SAID FOR THE FACT THAT YOU GO BACK, AND YOU JUST GO, MAN, LET ME TRY AGAIN, RIGHT? WE ALL DO THAT AT HOME, MAN.

WE GOT TO MAKE THESE NUMBERS WORK, TO GET TO GET, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED FOR OUR KIDS ALL THE TIME.

AND SO, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS' KIND OF DIGGING IN AT THE LAST.

THE LAST BIT THERE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE, TO TRIM BACK AND BE A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC WITH WHAT THAT GOES ON.

THOSE OF US SITTING UP HERE IN CABINET AND DR.

CANTU AND ON THE BOARD, WE REALLY THINK ABOUT SCHOOL FINANCING AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO US.

AND I WILL SAY THAT BEING ABLE TO BRING A BOND LIKE THIS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BRING TO THE DISTRICT AND THE STUDENTS, LETS US COMPETE AT A HIGHER LEVEL WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE COMPETE AGAINST FOR STUDENTS, WHICH THEN EQUAL DOLLARS FOR US.

AND AS MUCH AS WE DON'T LIKE THAT STUDENTS' EQUAL DOLLARS FOR US, NOT.

NONE OF US LIKE THAT.

THAT ALLOWS US TO COMPETE ON A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL.

AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT I THINK THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT TONIGHT WAS THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHILE WE'RE REALLY PROUD AND THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING GREAT HERE, WE CAN BE EVEN BETTER AND WE WANT TO COMPETE AT EVEN A HIGHER LEVEL ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY FOR EVERY KID.

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I THINK IT WAS VERY FAIR AND I THINK IT WAS VERY, STUDENT FOCUSED.

AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT EACH ONE OF US REALLY, REALLY CARE ABOUT.

MY QUESTION THAT I GET AS A BOARD MEMBER, THOUGH, IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE JUST SO WE CAN MENTION IT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL? HOW LONG WILL THIS GET US? THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO WHILE I PROBABLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, I DO THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD PROBABLY BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE PEOPLE ASK US THAT ALL THE TIME.

THEY ALWAYS THINK THAT WE NEED ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WHEN IS THAT GOING TO POP UP OR HOW IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? SO THAT'S MY QUESTION.

SO THOSE ARE THAT QUESTION.

AND THE NEXT POPULAR ONE IS WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FINISH PHASE TWO.

THERE YOU GO. THAT'S TWO OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I GET THAT ONE MORE ACTUALLY.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE CAPACITY AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

AND WE'RE GOING TO OUR PROJECTIONS SHOW THAT THAT CAPACITY EXISTS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

SOME OF THOSE, SOME OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE MADE IN THE ATTENDANCE ZONE COMMITTEE HELP ENSURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT CAPACITY.

WHEN THAT TIME COMES, THE GREAT NEWS IS THE DISTRICT ALREADY OWNS THE PROPERTY.

WE ACTUALLY OWN TWO SITES THAT COULD BE A POTENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL SITE.

THE BAD NEWS IS, MAN, HAVE THEY GOT EXPENSIVE? TYPICALLY A HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO LAKE RIDGE OR LEGACY WOULD COME IN AROUND $450 MILLION.

YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF THAT $777 MILLION CAPACITY, JUST ONE BUILDING COULD EAT UP.

SO FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE'RE IN A POSITION THAT THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

I THINK, ALL THE WAY OUT TO 2035.

IS THAT TIME GOING TO COME? IT'S ABSOLUTELY GOING TO COME AS MANSFIELD CONTINUES TO GROW, AND THE PART OF ARLINGTON THAT WE OCCUPY AS A DISTRICT CONTINUES TO GROW, WE'RE ABSOLUTELY GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THAT HIGH SCHOOL.

AND LET'S HOPE WHOEVER'S STANDING HERE WILL BE PLANNING FOR IT.

OH MY GOD.

WELL, MR. BROGDON, WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY WAS THAT WE WOULDN'T NEED ONE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 2035.

SO PLEASE HEAR THOSE NUMBERS.

WHEN YOU COME ASKING US ABOUT IT.

AND THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT WE GOT SOME KIND OF GREAT COUPON FOR, LIKE, LAKE RIDGE AND STUFF.

SO, I'M GONNA TELL YOU, WE GOT QUITE THE DEAL ON LAKE RIDGE.

THE CONSTRUCTION JUST HAPPENED AT THE RIGHT TIME WHEN THE INDUSTRY HAD A DOWNTURN.

THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WE HAVE.

WE HAD ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THAT PROGRAM.

LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL WAS ABOUT $60 MILLION.

AND SEVERAL YEARS LATER, WITH ESCALATION AND INFLATION, WE HAD FORECASTED LAKE RIDGE TO COME IN CLOSER TO 80 MILLION.

SO, YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW SURPRISED WE WERE WHEN WE OPENED THE BIDS.

AND IT WAS 61 MILLION.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT, AND WE PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

BUT THERE WAS QUITE THE CELEBRATION GOING ON.

AND PART OF THOSE FUNDS, DE MEYER ROAD OVER THERE.

SO YEAH, PART OF THOSE FUNDS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FACILITY THAT WE'RE IN TONIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU GUYS.

I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS, THE WORK THAT YOU DID, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT? THE WORK THAT YOU DID TOGETHER FOR THE STUDENTS.

THANK YOU, DR.

REED. YES, THE QUESTIONS I HAD, WE BOUGHT, YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED.

SO, I THANK YOU, BUT I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE AND AT HOME WHO SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE.

IT TOOK A COMMITMENT, AND YOU DID A VERY THOROUGH JOB AS WE KNEW THAT YOU WOULD.

I TOOK A TON OF NOTES, BUT I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE TESTIMONIALS FOR EACH ONE OF THE PRESENTERS TONIGHT SO THAT THEY'RE DIVERSE.

BUT THE ONE THING THAT IS IN COMMON IS THAT ALL OF YOU MOVED HERE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SOMETHING THAT DR.

CANTU AND HER TEAM ALWAYS MENTION IS THAT MISD? IN FACT, DR. SCOTT MENTIONED IT LAST WEEK.

MISD IS THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO, EVERY ONE OF YOU MENTIONED VISION 2030.

EVERYONE MENTIONED PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, EVERYONE.

SO, WE CAME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, AND WE WERE UNIFIED ON VISION 2030.

SO, I APPRECIATE THAT, THE ITEMIZATION FOR EVERYTHING ON THE PROPOSITIONS BECAUSE I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT, ARE WE RAISING TAXES? THAT'S THE FIRST THING I PROMISED.

AND IN FACT, I CROSSED MY FINGERS AND MY TOES AND SAID, WE'RE NOT RAISING TAXES.

THEN THE NEXT QUESTION WAS, WELL, WHERE ARE WE GETTING MONEY FROM? WHERE IS IT? AND SO THE ITEMIZATION OF THOSE, FOR THOSE, EACH OF THOSE PROPOSITIONS.

IS ENLIGHTENING AND TRANSPARENT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE FACT THAT WE ARE MENTIONING THAT WE HAVE REGULATIONS AND SO BASED ON HOUSE BILLS THREE AND 30, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CANNOT DO.

SO, I APPRECIATE THAT TRANSPARENCY, THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND THAT WE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, WE'RE ALL FOCUSED ON WHAT'S DOING

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AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT SO VERY MUCH.

I HAVE PAGES OF NOTES, BUT TO SUM IT UP, I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU ALL TOOK THE TIME BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE AT HOME.

BUT I HOPE AS, MISS FERRARA SAID, THAT YOU ALL WILL LOOK AT THE ITEMIZATION OF EACH ONE OF THOSE PROPOSITIONS, AND YOU WILL KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT RAISING TAXES, BUT WE'RE UTILIZING THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU, MISS TRONGAARD, FOR YOUR GREAT WORK AS WELL, AND THE COMMITTEE, HOW DILIGENT AND THOROUGH YOU WERE.

IT'S A COMMITMENT AND A TESTAMENT TO HOW WE'RE WRAPPING OUR ARMS. DR. SCOTT AND DR.

CANTU SAID, WE ARE THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY, AND YOU'RE WRAPPING YOUR ARMS AROUND IT TO ENSURE THAT WE DO THE VERY BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND PROVIDE OUR EDUCATORS WITH THE VERY BEST. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JEFF, YOU KNOW THAT MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU AND THE BONDS.

AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN GOOD, BUT.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY REALLY QUICK TO SUM IT UP, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY TRUSTEES HAVE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES HAVE ALL PRETTY MUCH PUT ALL MY THOUGHTS TOGETHER.

AND I WILL SAY TO OUR COMMUNITIES, IN FAVOR OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR COMMITTEE AS WELL AS OUR STAFF THAT WAS THERE, A COUPLE OF FRIENDS OF MINE THAT ARE IN MISD RESIDENTS SLASH PARENTS BUT WORK FOR OTHER DISTRICTS AFTER THE VERY FIRST MEETING, CAME BACK AND SAID, YOUR STAFF IS AMAZING.

I SAID, I KNOW. AND THEY SAID, BUT YOUR COMMUNITY MAY BE EVEN BETTER.

AND I JUST SAID, I KNOW THAT TOO.

AND THEY JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT EVERYBODY RECOGNIZED THAT BECAUSE WE DO SEE OUT THERE SOMETIMES NOT SO MUCH IN DISTRICTS HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THESE BONDS AND THINGS APPROVED.

AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE IS THAT MISS FERRARO STATED, IS THAT YOU SAW ALL THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT HERE TO PUT BAND-AIDS ON.

AND FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT RECALL, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU AREN'T ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF A BUILDING THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO LAST 100 YEARS, AS WE'VE HAD WITH SOME OF THE ELEMENTARIES THAT WE'VE REPLACED COMPLETELY, BECAUSE IT BECOMES SUCH AN EXPENSE IF WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF THEM.

JUST SOME OF THE MANY THINGS.

BUT, AS SHE STATED, I JUST REALLY LOVE THAT YOU ALL HAVE ALL THE THINGS IN THERE SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF AS MANY KIDS AS POSSIBLE, ALL THEIR INTERESTS, AS WELL AS OUR STAFF AND THEIR NEEDS AS WELL.

AND ANYWAY, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH BECAUSE I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK AND I KNOW THAT THAT WAS, YOU TOOK TIME OFF OF YOUR SCHEDULES, BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO ANYWAY, RIGHT? AND COME OUT AND DO ALL OF THIS FOR ALL OF US.

SO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MISS WILSON.

CAN I SAY ONE THING? I JUST WANT TO ALSO JUST THANK THE TEAM THANK OUR BUSINESS, OUR WONDERFUL BUSINESS DEPARTMENT.

AND THANK YOU GUYS AS A BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO PUT OURSELVES IN THE POSITION AGAIN, TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT FOR A $777 MILLION BOND WITHOUT RAISING THE TAX RATE, JUST LIKE WHEN WE WENT OUT FOR THE VA-TRE AND WE WERE ABLE TO TELL OUR COMMUNITY WE CAN DO THIS AND NOT RAISE THE TAX RATE.

AND IT WAS TRUE, WE'RE ABLE TO SAY THAT SAME THING AGAIN HERE WITH THE BOND.

AND THAT'S DUE TO THE INCREDIBLE TEAM, THE WORK OF OUR BUSINESS OFFICE AND YOU AS A BOARD ABOUT BEING SO CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT HOW WE HANDLE OUR BUSINESS.

AND SO JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF SO MANY THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES, AND THEN A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE OUT IN FRONT AS WELL.

AND SO, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME.

THANK YOU REALLY QUICK FOR REMINDING ME BY SAYING THAT.

AND SO THAT NO ONE CAN GO ON RECORD AS THINKING THAT DR.

REID OR DR. CANTU WAS MISLEADING.

THEY ARE CORRECT. WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT RAISING OUR TAXES.

HOWEVER, WHAT IS THE BALLOT LANGUAGE GOING TO SAY BY LAW? THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

SO THAT IS NOT THESE TWO TELLING YOU SOMETHING THAT'S NOT TRUE.

IT IS JUST WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY REGARDLESS.

YEAH. WELL THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU. SO DR.

CANTU, WHAT WAS THAT ONE MORE TIME ABOUT THE TAXES.

WE WILL NOT RAISE THE TAX RATE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A $777 MILLION BOND, SHOULD YOU GUYS CHOOSE TO CALL IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEARD THAT CORRECTLY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WHAT AN EXCITING NIGHT.

AND REALLY LOVE ALL THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US.

WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

BUT BEFORE I BORE EVERYONE WITH MY REGULAR STATEMENT.

MR. WILLIAMS, AM I CORRECT THAT THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T LOSE THEM ON MY STACK OVER HERE, SO I WON'T, TAKE EVERYONE'S TIME UP WITH THAT.

WE'LL THEN MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

[9. Human Resources Report]

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WE HAVE THREE TONIGHT.

MISS MAKEISHA CASTER FROM LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL WITH 21 YEARS IN EDUCATION AND 19 WITH MISD.

MARY FREDERICK IRMA NASH ELEMENTARY, 26 YEARS IN EDUCATION AND LYNN FEARS, 28 YEARS WITH MISD.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR KIDS AND MISD, AND YOU WILL BE MISSED.

SO NOW ON ITEM 9.2, OUR BOARD APPROVED NEW HIRES.

MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION? SO, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MISS FERRARO AND A SECOND MADE BY MISS ANDERSON.

IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR INFORMATION ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ON THOSE? SAY SO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS? THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

THIS TAKES US TO ITEM TEN, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[10. Consent Agenda]

UNLESS SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM AT THIS TIME, IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE VOTING? OKAY, WITH NOTHING BEING PULLED, MAY I PLEASE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS OF ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? OKAY. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.

APPROVED. 7 TO 0.

THIS TAKES US TO ITEM 11 OR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

[11. Superintendent's Report]

IS THERE ANYTHING FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THIS TIME? OKAY. SO, WITH THAT WE MOVE TO ITEM 12, AND WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.

551.072 REAL PROPERTY AND 551.076 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.

WE'LL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION NOW AND THE TIME IS 9:17 P.M.

[12. Closed Session]

[13. Reconvene]

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.