Jun 24, 2025 Board Meetings

>> GOOD EVENING, MANSFIELD ISD FAMILY.

[1. Call to Order]

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LET US COME TO ORDER FOR OUR JUNE REGULAR MEETING FOR OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRUSTEE JASON THOMAS.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, SIR.

NOW, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO ITEM 3.

[3. Closed Session (Part 1 of 2)]

THEREFORE, 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.

THE TIME NOW IS 6:01 PM.

NOW WE'LL ENTER INTO CLOSE SESSION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. TRUSTEES, WE WILL NOW RECONVENE FOR CLOSED SESSION.

[4. Reconvene]

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. FIRST OF ALL.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE AND YOUR PARTICIPATION.

TONIGHT'S PRAYER WILL BE LED BY TRUSTEE JESSE CANNON II AND THE PLEDGES BY SECRETARY TRUSTEE DR. JANDEL CRUTCHFIELD.

>> LET US PRAY. FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TODAY TO SERVE WITH A SHARED PURPOSE, THE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY OF MANSFIELD ISD.

CENTER OUR HEARTS AND MIND ON WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.

AT THIS TIME, WE LIFT UP EVERY STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER OVER THE SUMMER.

WE PRAY A PRAYER OF PROTECTION AROUND OUR STUDENTS, GOD FOR THEIR SAFETY AND OUR FAMILIES.

FATHER GOD, BE WITH US DURING THIS TIME OF THIS MEETING AND JESUS SAY, WE PRAY. AMEN.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE TEXAS STATE PLEDGE.

>> THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. AT THIS TIME,

[6. District Recognition]

>> YES. FOR 6.1 AND 6.2, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE LAURA JOE FORWARD TO DO OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.

>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR CANTU.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DOCTOR REED, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET, AND MEMBERS OF THE MISD COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF RECOGNITIONS TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

TO START, I'D LIKE TO INVITE BROOK PARLA, OUR FINE ART COORDINATOR TO JOIN US FOR THE RECOGNITIONS.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DOCTOR REED, DOCTOR CANTU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER, THE RIDER ONLINE FOR THEIR GOLD CROWN AWARD.

THIS WAS PRESENTED BY THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS ASSOCIATION, AND THE RIDER ONLINE HAS RECEIVED THIS AWARD NOW 15 TIMES IN THE PAST 18 YEARS.

THE CROWN AWARDS ARE THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION GIVEN BY THE CSPA TO A STUDENT OR DIGITAL MEDIUM FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE.

BOTH LEGACIES YEARBOOK AND NEWSPAPER WON A GOLD STAR FROM UIL, PLACING THE PUBLICATIONS IN THE TOP FIVE IN TEXAS.

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR MANY YEARS, AND IT HAS BECOME COMMONPLACE FOR THEM TO WIN THESE NATIONAL AWARDS, BUT IT IS NOT COMMON, AND IT IS QUITE EXCEPTIONAL ACTUALLY.

WE COULD HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR STUDENT.

[APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM TO STAY IN HONOR OF ONE OF THEIR TEAMMATES.

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WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE MISS REESE MALLETT.

SHE IS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER BECAUSE REESE WON THE NATIONAL SPORTS PHOTO AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION AND TEXAS PHOTO OF THE YE YEAR AT THE INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE PRESS CONFERENCE, UIL COMPETITION.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, IT'S AN AMAZING PHOTO THAT REESE TOOK AND SO WE WANTED TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE HER.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK DOCTOR ETZEL, LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TO COME OUT AND ACCEPT OR TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR REESE.

WE GIVE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR REESE MALLETT.

[APPLAUSE] YOU.

WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THE LEGACY JOURNALISM PROGRAM.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MR. MALLETT, WHO HAS BEEN THE ADVISOR THERE FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS SINCE THE SCHOOL OPENED, AND TOGETHER WITH MR. MALLETT AND THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS, THIS AMAZING PROGRAM AT LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE MORE TIME, ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MISS PARLA AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.

>> AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES.

[7. District Introductions ]

>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR STOKER FOR OUR LIST OF INTRODUCTIONS FOR THIS EVENING.

>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR CANTU. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALL IN POSITION.

BOARD MEMBERS, THIS EVENING, WE HAVE SEVEN ADMINISTRATIVE NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONS TO INTRODUCE TO YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CLAUDE AMOATENG.

HE IS A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT COBLE SCHOOL.

HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED THE DISTRICT AS A TEACHER AND A COACH AT TA HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR REED, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR CANTU.

I AM TRULY HONORED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF COBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK GOD FIRST WITHOUT HIS GUIDANCE, I WON'T BE HERE IN THIS MOMENT.

AS A FELLOW MISD GRADUATE, I AM THE EPITOME OF MIS D'S MOTTO, BEING A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, AND TEACH.

TONIGHT, I'M HERE SUPPORTED BY MY FIANCEE, MONICA.

OUR TWO CHILDREN, ISAIAH AND CHRISTIAN. MY BROTHER, ANDREW.

MY MOTHER, SHE'S ON HER WAY.

[LAUGHTER] I ALSO HAVE MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO CAME TO WITNESSES AS WELL.

I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS HOME FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS.

ALTHOUGH IT'S A BITTER SWEET FEELING, I AM EXCITED AND READY TO ROLL MY SLEEVE AND SERVE THE COBLE COMMUNITY WITH PRIDE, RESPECT, AND RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> NEXT STEP IS NIA GARCIA.

MISS GARCIA WILL BE OUR NEW COORDINATOR FOR DROPOUT PREVENTION.

PREVIOUSLY, SHE SERVED AS A COUNSELOR AT LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT REED, DOCTOR CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE MY CAREER IN MANSFIELD ISD AS THE DROPOUT PREVENTION COORDINATOR.

MY PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY BEGIN WITH AN APPLICATION FOR A RECEPTIONIST POSITION AT MANSFIELD HIGH IN 2011.

THIS INITIAL OPPORTUNITY PAVED THE WAY FOR MY TRANSITION TO AN ESL TEACHERS AID, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED MY ACADEMIC PATH LEADING ME TO SHIFT MY FOCUS FROM FINANCE TO EDUCATION OVER A DECADE AGO.

AS A FIRST GENERATION MEXICAN AMERICAN, I HAVE COMMITTED MYSELF TO COMPLETING MY EDUCATION.

THIS EFFORT WAS DRIVEN NOT ONLY BY MY DESIRE TO SUPPORT MY SON AT THE TIME, BUT ALSO TO HONOR MY LATE PARENTS, MY MOTHER WHO WORKED AS A CUSTODIAN IN THIS DISTRICT, AND MY FATHER WHO WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION.

I EMBODY THE VALUES OF DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION IN EDUCATION, HAVING SUCCESSFULLY EARNED NOT ONLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, BUT BOTH A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE, THE VERY FIRST FROM MY FAMILY.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE AHEAD.

HAVING RESIDED IN MANSFIELD SINCE 2001, I AM PROUD THAT MY CHILDREN ATTEND SCHOOL HERE, AND I AM DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MY WORK WITHIN THIS DISTRICT.

TONIGHT, I AM JOINED BY MY SON JACKSON, MY SISTER MELISSA, AND MY CLOSE FRIENDS BACK THERE.

I AM FORTUNATE TO BE SURROUNDED BY NUMEROUS FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT MY JOURNEY.

A FEW OF MY SUPPORT SYSTEMS INCLUDE MY HUSBAND, JOSE, MY TWO SONS, JACOB AND JACKSON, WHILE THERE ARE SO MANY INDIVIDUALS TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND HIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF BRANDON AUSTIN FOR TEACHING ME THE INVALUABLE LESSON OF LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST, BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.

WE MISS YOUR DAILY FRIEND. THANK YOU.

>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE KELVIN JEFFERSON.

KELVIN WILL BE SERVING AT TA HOWARD AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

HE'S COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE HE ALSO SERVED AS A TEACHER AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

>> GREETINGS TO [NOISE] SUPERINTENDENT CANTU,

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GIVEN HONOR TO GOD. MY NAME IS MR. KELVIN JEFFERSON.

I WILL BE SERVING AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT TA HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL, UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION AND LEADERSHIP OF MY DOCTORS NATASHA EPPS.

I'M HONORED AND HUMBLE TO BE HERE.

I HAVE BROUGHT MY FAMILY, MY SON, KJ, CJ, AND MY WIFE CANDICE.

WE'RE ALL KS AND CS.

ONE THING I WANT TO SAY IS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING OUR FAMILY TO BE A PART OF YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU KATHY SMITH.

SHE'S COMING TO MANSFIELD ISD AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT J.L.

BOREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SHE'S COMING FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS A TEACHER SUPPORT INTERVENTIONIST MOST RECENTLY.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD, PRESIDENT REED, DOCTOR CANTU, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M HONORED AND OVER THE MOON, EXCITED TO BE JOINING THE MANSFIELD COMMUNITY AFTER SERVING MANY YEARS IN A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT.

AS A PROUD BAYLOR BEAR, I FEEL LIKE I AM DESTINED TO BE A BEAR FOREVER.

I AM PROUDLY JOINING THE BOER AND BEAR COMMUNITY TO BE THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THERE.

I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE AND HOPING TO CONTINUE THAT.

I'M JOINED TONIGHT WITH JUST A PIECE OF MY VILLAGE.

OVER HERE, I HAVE MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND BEST FRIEND OF 32 YEARS WHO HAS SUPPORTED PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH ME ALONG THE WAY FOR MANY YEARS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

MY MOM AND DAD WHO STILL SUPPORT THEIR BABY GIRL AFTER 32 YEARS OF A CAREER IN EDUCATION, AND MY YOUNGEST SON AND HIS WIFE, I APPRECIATE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ME.

THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE JOINING THE MANSFIELD COMMUNITY.

>> WELL, SPEAKING OF J.L.

BOREN. NEXT, WE HAVE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT BOREN, MISS RYAN VAN CLEVE.

MISS VAN CLEVE, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW HAD BEEN SERVING AT BOREN.

THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HAS NOW BEEN NAMED AS PRINCIPAL.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT REED, DOCTOR CANTU, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I FEEL SO HONORED AND BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE NEXT PRINCIPAL AT J.L.

BOREN ELEMENTARY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING AND BUILDING UPON THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE AT BOREN ELEMENTARY.

TONIGHT, I'VE BROUGHT SOME OF MY FAMILY WITH ME.

I HAVE MY HUSBAND NATE AND MY SON BRYSON WITH ME.

MY TWO OTHER SONS ARE AWAY AT COLLEGE.

BROCK IS WATCHING ONLINE FROM OKLAHOMA STATE, AND BRAXTON, WHO IS A 2025 GRADUATE OF MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, IS WATCHING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AS HE'S STARTING HIS TIME THERE.

ALSO, MY PARENTS, MY MOM AND DAD, GARY AND CINDY WALLER ARE HERE, MY IN LAWS, JACK AND KATHY VAN CLEVE, AND MY SISTER IN LAW AND BROTHER IN LAW.

THEN MISS AUSTIN IS HERE.

SHE'S BEEN SUCH A WONDERFUL MENTOR AND GUIDED ME ALONG THE WAY, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR HER.

THEN A HOST OF WONDERFUL SUPPORTERS FROM OUR J.L BOREN STAFF AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> COMING UP NEXT WE HAVE GABRIELLE WALKER.

MISS WALKER WILL BE THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MARY JO SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SHE HAD BEEN SERVING IN THE DISTRICT AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERN AT ERMINESH.

>> GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR CANTU, BOARD PRESIDENT, DOCTOR REED AND BOARD MEMBERS.

I AM HONORED TO BE NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MARY JO SHEPHERD ELEMENTARY.

THIS HAS BEEN A HARD FEEL JOURNEY FOR ME, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ONES WHO SUPPORTED ME AND WERE A PART OF IT.

I AM SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE THE WORK TO IMPACT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WITH MY MARY JO SHEPPARD STAFF AND FAMILIES.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

TONIGHT, I HAVE WITH ME MY FIANCEE.

I ALSO HAVE MY FATHER, MY STEPMOM, MY BROTHERS, MY SISTER IN LAW, MY NIECE AND NEPHEWS, MY BEST FRIEND AND MY GOOD FRIEND, MISSES BOY, WHO'S ALSO BEEN A MENTOR FOR ME.

MISSES BAGLEY AND MISSES KIA MC ADAMS IS HERE AS WELL TO SUPPORT ME.

TO MY NASH FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE WATCHING.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M ONLY ONE PHONE CALL AWAY.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. [APPLAUSE]

>> OUR FINAL INTRODUCTION THIS EVENING IS CANDACE WILSON.

SHE'S JOINING US AS COORDINATOR OF MTSS AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

SHE'S COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS EARLY LITERACY COORDINATOR.

>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT, REED, DOCTOR CANTU AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I AM SO HONORED TO BE JOINING MANSFIELD.

IT HAS BEEN A DREAM.

I HAVE GROWN UP NEARBY AND SERVED FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS IN NEARBY DISTRICTS,

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I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN ALL OF THAT WONDERFUL WORK AND CONTRIBUTING TO WHAT'S ALREADY DRIVING SUCH GREAT STUDENT SUCCESS IN YOUR DISTRICT.

I BROUGHT WITH ME TONIGHT MY WILDLY SUPPORTIVE HUSBAND, ALEX, AND OUR SASSY SIX-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AUBREY.

THEY ARE A SMALL PIECE OF MY WONDERFUL SUPPORT SYSTEM.

I HAVE MY DAD AND MY SISTERS AND MY NIECE AND NEPHEW AND JUST SO MANY THAT SUPPORT THE WORK.

BUT TRULY, MY DAUGHTER ESPECIALLY IS THE REASON WHY I DO THIS WORK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. [APPLAUSE].

[MUSIC]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND CELEBRATING OUR NEW AND CONTINUED MISD FAMILY.

THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME IF YOU WANT TO TIP OUT AND LEAVE OR YOU COULD STAY.

BUT YOU MAY WANT TO GO AND CONTINUE YOUR SUMMER VACATION.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEES, LET'S MOVE INTO ITEM 8, INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS.

[8. Instructional Focus]

>> YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE FERNANDO BENAVIDES AND DR. TIFFANIE SPENCER FORWARD TO GIVE OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT, A CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS.

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT REED, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. CANTU.

DR. SPENCER AND I ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE THE SYSTEMS REPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT.

TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF HOW MANSFIELD ISD UTILIZES THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS TO DRIVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

BY STRATEGICALLY ALIGNING OUR RESOURCES AND UTILIZING DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING, WE ARE WORKING TO CREATE A COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP CULTURE THAT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSES OUR STUDENT PERFORMANCE GAPS.

OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES LIFE COLLEGE AND/OR CAREER READY.

OF COURSE, OUR CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT TEAM ENSURES THAT OUR PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES ALIGN DIRECTLY WITH VISION 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN.

EACH PROGRAM THAT WE OVERSEE IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO EMPOWER OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF IN DRIVING STUDENT SUCCESS, ENSURING EQUITY, AND ACHIEVING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND GROWTH.

THIS SLIDE DISPLAYS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND I MADE SOME SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS AS WE PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT WE MADE IS REORGANIZING THE AREAS THAT DR. SWIZE DIRECTLY SUPERVISES, AND RECLASSIFYING MENDY GREGORY, OUR DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

STARTING ON JULY 7TH, MS. GREGORY WILL DIRECTLY SUPERVISE AND SUPPORT OUR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, WHILE CONTINUING TO OVERSEE OUR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMMING.

WE BELIEVE THESE CHANGES WILL ENABLE US TO USE OUR TIME AND RESOURCES MORE EFFECTIVELY, AS WE PROVIDE CURRICULUM SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

ONE KEY FOCUS FOR US NEXT YEAR WILL BE TO BUILD HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH FOUR OTHER KEY SUPPORTING PRIORITIES.

OF COURSE, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF OUR ALL DATA, ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS BEFORE WE SET OUR INTERNAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

>> GOOD EVENING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON, AS MR. BENAVIDES SAID, IS STARTING WITH VISION 2030,

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OUR GUIDING STATEMENTS REALLY DRIVE OUR GOALS FOR CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT, AND SO OUR DISTRICT SCORECARD IS A WAY THAT WE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE.

EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR GUIDING STATEMENTS AND YOU LOOK AT 1.1 AND 1.2, THOSE THINGS DIRECTLY ALIGN TO OUR GUIDING STATEMENTS IN VISION 2030.

THEN WHEN WE MOVE TO THE NEXT COLUMN, OUR FIVE-YEAR GOALS, THAT'S WHERE WE WANTED TO BE AT THE END OF 2026, SO THAT TIME IS COMING UP.

THAT'S HOW WE TRACK IF WE'RE ON TARGET TO MEET.

THAT'S OUR LAG OR OUR FINAL MEASURE THAT WE WANT TO MEET.

THEN YEAR BY YEAR, YOU CAN SEE OUR BASELINE DATA AND THEN WHERE WE ARE EACH YEAR AND MEETING THOSE TARGETS.

IF YOU SEE THE COLUMN FOR '24/'25, YOU SEE THAT IT'S STILL BLANK AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE SOME OF OUR INDICATORS ARE STILL COMING IN IN JULY AND AUGUST.

ONCE ALL OF THAT DATA IS IN, WE WILL FILL IN THAT SCORECARD DATA FOR THIS YEAR.

THEN TO THE FAR RIGHT-HAND SIDE YOU SEE DIFFERENT COLORS.

THOSE COLORS INDICATE IF WE ARE ON TRACK TO MEET OUR GOAL.

THE GREEN MEANS WE MET OUR GOAL. GREEN IS GOOD.

THEN YELLOW MEANS THAT WE ARE IN PROGRESS OF MEETING THAT GOAL, SO WE ARE ON TRACK, WE'RE IN PROGRESS, AND BLUE MEANS THAT WE ARE ABOVE THE GOAL.

THAT 2026 GOAL, IF WE ARE IN BLUE THAT MEANS WE'VE ALREADY EXCEEDED THAT GOAL.

AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, YOU WILL SEE THOSE COLORS THAT CORRESPOND TO THE DATA ON THE SLIDES.

WHAT YOU DON'T SEE THERE IS RED, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY RED, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THAT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE ARE IN A GOOD SPOT.

LOOKING AT OUR VALUES AND HOW OUR VALUES RELATE TO VISION 2030 AND OUR DEPARTMENT GOALS, IT'S REALLY ABOUT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND HOW DOES CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAY A ROLE IN THE WORK THAT WE DO? WE USE WHAT WE CALL A PDSA OR A PLAN, DO, STUDY, ACT, AND THAT'S THE SYSTEMATIC WAY THAT WE LOOK AT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

FIRST, WE START WITH THE PLAN PIECE, AND REALLY LOOKING AT IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM.

WHERE DOES THE PROBLEM LIE, AND THEN CONDUCTING A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS.

WE USE QUALITY TOOLS, FIVE WHYS.

WE USE MULTI-SYSTEM VOTING IN ORDER TO REALLY DETERMINE WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE SO THAT WE'RE NOT TREATING SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM, AND THEN WE DETERMINE OUR LEAD FIDELITY AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

FOR US, OUR FIDELITY MEASURES ARE ABOUT ADULT BEHAVIOR.

WHAT DO WE AS ADULTS NEED TO DO THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OR HAVE AN IMPACT ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE? STARTING WITH THE ADULTS AND HOW DO WE BUILD THE CAPACITY THERE? THEN IN THE DO, IT'S REALLY IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN WITH FIDELITY.

WE DEVELOPED A PLAN.

ARE WE DOING WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO? THEN LOOKING AT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

IF WE'VE SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING AS A DISTRICT AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM, ARE WE PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF OUR TEACHERS, OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, OF OUR SUPPORT STAFF? ARE WE REALLY BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO BE SURE THAT WE CAN MEET OUR ULTIMATE GOAL? THEN HAVING SYSTEMATIC FEEDBACK.

HOW ARE WE PROVIDING FEEDBACK? IS IT SYSTEMATIC AND DO PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S COMING? AT WHAT TIME CAN YOU EXPECT TO RECEIVE THAT FEEDBACK? THEN IN THE STUDY PIECE, WE REALLY ANALYZE THE DATA.

LOOKING AT OUR LEAD FIDELITY MEASURES, ARE WE MEASURING THE RIGHT ADULT BEHAVIOR, AND IS THAT ADULT BEHAVIOR HAVING THE IMPACT THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE? WE DO A LOT OF THAT PROCESS THROUGH OUR CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR OUR COA PROCESS.

THAT'S WHERE WE LOOK AT THAT.

THEN OUR ACT IS REALLY TO EVALUATE CHANGE.

DO WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING? ARE WE CELEBRATING WHERE WE ARE, WHICH WE DO CELEBRATE, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO DO FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF, AND OUR FACULTY, OR DO WE NEED TO ADOPT OR REFINE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING? IT DOESN'T MEAN THROWING EVERYTHING OUT, BUT WHAT DO WE NEED TO TWEAK IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? SOME OF THE WORK AND SOME OF THE SLIDES THAT YOU SEE THIS EVENING ARE REALLY GOING TO BE ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND HOW WE'VE WORKED THIS PROCESS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD.

GUIDING STATEMENT 1, STUDENTS WILL READ ON LEVEL OR HIGHER BY THE BEGINNING OF THIRD GRADE AND REMAIN ON LEVEL OR HIGHER AS AN MISD STUDENT.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA ON THE DATA SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE WERE IN YELLOW, SO THAT MEANS WE WERE IN PROGRESS FOR A FEW YEARS.

DUE TO THE COLLABORATIVE WORK OF SOME AMAZING PEOPLE IN THE CIA DEPARTMENT LED BY DR. PATTON AND DR. SWIZE, AND KRISTI COBB, AND ALYCEN PHAN, THEY REALLY CAME TOGETHER AND LOOKED AT OUR DATA AND SAID, IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM, WE'RE IN PROGRESS, BUT OUR 2026 IS COMING UP.

HOW DO WE GET TO OUR GOAL FASTER? THEY DID A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS AND REALLY DETERMINED THAT SOMEBODY AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL REALLY NEEDED TO OWN GUIDING STATEMENT 1.

PRINCIPALS DO A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS, AND YES, THEY ARE THE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS OF THEIR CAMPUS, BUT HOW DO WE BUILD CAPACITY IN OTHERS? THEY IDENTIFIED THAT OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS SHOULD OWN GUIDING STATEMENT 1.

THEY STARTED IN THE FALL OF TRAINING ALL OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF ALL OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS RECEIVING TRAINING.

DR. PATTON IS PROVIDING THE TRAINING, MS. COBB IS THERE, AND THEY'RE TRAINING OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ON,

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OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS DID AN AMAZING JOB.

THEY PRESENTED A COA TWO TIMES JUST FOR US.

IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THEIR GROWTH AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS AND TO REALLY BUILD THAT CAPACITY.

REALLY, AS A RESULT, THIS IS WHAT WE SEE.

FOR THREE YEARS, WE WERE IN PROGRESS, SO WE WERE MAKING INCREMENTAL PROGRESS HERE AND THERE, BUT THEN THIS YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE MET OUR TARGET AT 76%.

WE TURNED GREEN, AND SO THAT RELATES BACK TO WE HIT OUR TARGET AND THAT'S WHERE WE WANTED TO BE.

THEN JUST TO KEEP IN MIND THAT FIRST YEAR, THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE SWITCHED OVER FROM ISTATION TO MCLASS, SO THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE TEST, AND SO IT TOOK US A LITTLE WHILE TO GET OUR FOOTING ON WHERE WE WERE WITH THAT.

THEN JUST TO HAVE JUST SOME PERSPECTIVE OF WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS MANSFIELD ISD IS CONCERNED.

WE'RE AT 76% OF OUR STUDENTS READING ON GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE AT THE END OF SECOND GRADE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STATE AND HOW THE STATE IS PERFORMING IN MCLASS, AND IF THEIR STUDENTS ARE READING ON OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL, THE STATE IS AT 61%, AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT NUMBER NATIONALLY OF HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE READING ON GRADE LEVEL, THE NATION IS AT 63%.

WHEN WE SAY MANSFIELD IS REALLY MEETING THAT TARGET AND GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHERE EVERY EVERYONE ELSE IS, WE'RE BEING VERY INTENTIONAL AND THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE.

PART OF THAT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS, DID WE SEE GROWTH? YES. ARE WE CELEBRATING? YES, BUT WHAT ELSE? LET'S CONTINUE THE WORK.

OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WILL PICK UP THIS WORK AGAIN NEXT YEAR, AND THEY'LL START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR LOOKING AT THEIR DATA AND REALLY WHAT WE CAN DO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> GUIDANCE STATEMENT NUMBER 2 IS STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF ALGEBRA II BY THE END OF THE 11TH GRADE.

MASTERY REALLY IS DETERMINED ABOUT EARNING CREDIT, BOTH THE FALL AND THE SPRING SEMESTER.

LOOKING AT OUR DATA FROM THIS YEAR, OUR FIVE-YEAR GOAL IS THAT WE ENSURE THAT AT LEAST 80% OF OUR 11TH GRADERS ACHIEVE MASTERY, AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS EXCEEDED THAT GOAL, AND ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS WAS IN THE GREEN FOR BETWEEN THE 69 AND 79%.

>> GUIDING STATEMENT 3, STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE LIFE-READY.

THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE LIVED IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE FOR MISD.

I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE JOURNEY THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

FOR US, THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK.

WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT OUR DISTRICT SCORECARD, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE STARTED IN '21/'22, AND THEN WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A STALL.

WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE WERE MEASURING THE WRONG FIDELITY MEASURE AND THE PERFORMANCE MEASURE WASN'T CORRECT.

WE WERE MEASURING EVERYBODY BEING LIFE-READY.

SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE, FOURTH GRADE, WELL, YOU CAN ONLY BE LIFE-READY IN CERTAIN GRADE LEVELS.

THAT'S THE WAY THAT OUR PROGRAMMING WORKS.

IT'S FOURTH GRADE, SIXTH GRADE, EIGHTH GRADE, 12TH GRADE.

WE LOOKED AT OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS THERE.

THE OTHER PIECE IS THAT WE NOTICED THAT THEY CAN'T MEET ALL OF THESE, THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THEY WERE 100% IN EVERYTHING.

WE LOOKED AT OUR INDICATORS.

THROUGH EACH GRADE BAND, ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND MIDDLE, THEY HAVE CERTAIN INDICATORS THAT THEY NEED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE LIFE-READY.

ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND MIDDLE NEED TO MEET FOUR OUT OF THOSE SIX INDICATORS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED LIFE-READY.

FOR OUR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND IT DID CUT OFF, THERE ARE EIGHT INDICATORS THAT THEY NEED TO MEET, AND THEY HAVE TO MEET FIVE OUT OF THE EIGHT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED LIFE-READY.

THIS IS A REALLY BIG CHARGE FOR US.

DR. CANTU AND DR. SCOTT DO A LOT OF WORK WITH REDEFINING READY, AND AASA, AND ALL OVER THE NATION THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CALCULATE IF STUDENTS ARE LIFE-READY.

THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE DATA.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GREAT COLLABORATION.

JENNIFER POWERS, WHO IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, NATALIE DRIVER, WHO IS OUR SCORECARD SPECIALIST, AND WORKING WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS HAS BEEN REALLY CRITICAL IN SHARING THE DATA WITH THEM.

WHAT WE DISCOVERED IS THAT EVERY SIX WEEKS, WE'RE SHARING SCORECARD DATA.

WE'RE SHARING DATA IF STUDENTS ARE LIFE-READY.

EVERY SIX WEEKS, A REPORT GOES OUT TO PRINCIPALS AND A REPORT GOES OUT TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO BE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ON TRACK TO MEET THOSE INDICATORS, AND THAT REALLY HAS BEEN THE REAL SUCCESS OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR.

THIS IS THE DATA THAT WE GET TO CELEBRATE.

LAST YEAR AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WERE AT 63% OF OUR STUDENTS BEING LIFE-READY AND HOW WE MEASURE.

AGAIN, IT WAS PART OF THAT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS. WHAT ARE WE DOING? HOW FREQUENTLY ARE WE LOOKING AT THE DATA,

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THAT'S A HUGE CELEBRATION.

WE WENT FROM NOT MEETING OUR GOAL OR BEING IN PROGRESS TO EXCEEDING OUR GOAL.

THE REAL WORK IN THAT, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, WHAT DO WE DO NEXT YEAR TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO STAY ABOVE THAT MARK? REALLY FOCUSING ON ANY CAMPUSES THAT HAVE NEW PRINCIPALS OR NEW COUNSELORS.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT AND PROVIDING THOSE DATA POINTS EVERY THREE WEEKS TO THOSE COUNSELORS UNTIL THEY GET IN A GOOD GROOVE, BECAUSE THEY'RE NEW IN THEIR POSITION, AND SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT THEM TO WORRY ABOUT.

WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE THAT BURDEN OFF OF THEM.

CAMPUSES WITH NEW PRINCIPALS AND NEW COUNSELORS, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND PROVIDE THAT DATA CHECK-IN EVERY THREE WEEKS AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY MAY NEED.

>> FINALLY, OUR GUIDING STATEMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL GRADUATE COLLEGE AND/OR CAREER READY.

FOR THIS GUIDING STATEMENT, THIS WORK DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN AT THE SENIOR LEVEL WHEN KIDS GRADUATE.

IT REALLY DOES START IN THE EARLIER GRADES, IN OUR MIDDLE, PREPARING OUR STUDENTS AS THEY GET READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

OUR DIRECTOR OF CCMR AND CTE, DR. TAMPLEN, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING JENNIFER POWERS, POST-SECONDARY COORDINATOR, JENNIFER CASTRILLO, JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT, AGAIN, OWN THIS WORK AS KIDS COME THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, STARTING AS EARLY AS EIGHTH GRADE WHEN THEY'RE EARNING HIGH-SCHOOL CREDITS, SO THEY'RE PREPARING FOR THIS MEASURE.

AGAIN, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

OF COURSE, WHEN IT COMES TO ACCOUNTABILITY, CCMR DATA DOES LAG A FULL YEAR BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY KNOW HOW OUR GRADUATES PERFORMED ON THIS ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE.

AT THE END OF MAY, THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025 HAD REACHED 91.9% OF OUR GRADUATES COMPARED TO 88% OF THE PREVIOUS CLASS.

FOR THIS YEAR'S ACCOUNTABILITY, WE WILL USE THE CLASS OF 2024 CCMR RATE, WHICH THE TEA JUST RECENTLY RELEASED, AND THUS, FOR THIS YEAR'S ACCOUNTABILITY, WE WILL APPLY A RATE OF 97% COMPARED TO 70% FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.

LOTS OF HARD WORK, LOTS OF CELEBRATION.

OUR FACILITY ASSOCIATES, ALONG WITH OUR ACADEMICS, AND CAMPUS PRINCIPALS REALLY WORK HARD TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT WHO GRADUATES FROM OUR SYSTEM MEETS THAT CCMR POINT.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK HERE.

BEFORE WE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT WE COULD NOT SERVE AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR STAFF AS EFFECTIVELY AS WE DO WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF EVERY CABINET MEMBER, TO YOUR RIGHT AND TO YOUR LEFT, WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF OUR EXECUTIVE COUNSEL, ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO COLLABORATIVELY, AND OF COURSE, ALL THE WORK AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU PROVIDE US AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

I JUST WANT TO ALSO EXTEND SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. CANTU AND DR. SCOTT FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IN THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S ENDING OF OUR REPORT, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THAT'S OUTSTANDING.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TRANSPARENCY AND HOW YOU EVALUATED EACH OTHER, AND YOU COLLABORATED, BUT I'LL SAVE COMMENTS.

TO MY LEFT, TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE QUESTIONS EXCEPT FOR I WANTED TO POINT OUT HOW WE'RE DOING ALGEBRA II AS ONE OF OUR GUIDING STATEMENTS, AND DIDN'T WE AT ONE TIME HAVE ALGEBRA I ON THERE, AND MAYBE IF YOU ALL WOULD SAY WHY WE SHIFTED TO ALGEBRA II.

>> THAT WAS REALLY BEFORE I ASSUMED THIS ROLE.

I'M GOING TO ASK DR. SCOTT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

>> SURE.

ALGEBRA I WAS IN OUR ORIGINAL 2020.

WE KNEW AT THAT TIME THAT ALGEBRA II WAS REALLY THE MEASURE FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, BUT WE KNEW WE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF ALGEBRA I BEFORE WE ADVANCED TO ALGEBRA II.

WE SET ABOUT DOING THAT OVER THE FIVE YEARS OF VISION 2020, GOT THAT TO A GOOD STABLE SPOT.

WE WERE GOOD AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, AND WE ATTACKED THAT BY REDESIGNING WHAT WE DO IN GRADES 4 THROUGH SEVEN.

THAT'S ALLOWED OUR HIGH SCHOOLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS THOSE KIDS MATRICULATED UP.

>> THAT WAS PART OF THAT TOO, AS I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD OR GOT TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR TEAM IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHEN WE START GETTING TO A TOP LEVEL ON A SCORE, INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING THAT 95 OR 100% EVERY SINGLE TIME, THEY'LL PRESENT US THE CARD.

YOU CHANGE IT OR YOU ADD TO IT, OR MAKE IT DIFFERENT TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER GOAL, SO TO SAY.

ALSO, KUDOS TO OUR ALGEBRA I TEACHERS, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME KIDS LIKE ME THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE UNTIL THEY CAME ALONG.

THEN THE OTHER THING IS, I REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU MENTIONED

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I THINK IF YOU ALL COULD BOTTLE THAT AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT, BIG FAMILIES LIKE MINE WOULD INVITE YOU IN TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT IF MY KIDS ARE LIFE-READY, BECAUSE I'M WONDERING ABOUT SOME OF THEM.

BUT IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE HOW YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADJUST THAT AND FIGURE OUT THE DATA AND HOW TO BEST ASSESS THOSE ITEMS AND ANYWAY, AS DR. REED SAID, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS PUT INTO, MAKING SURE OUR KIDS WERE GETTING THE BEST OF THE BEST. THANKS.

>> KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM.

I WILL SAY THIS IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE SCORECARD WE'VE SEEN IN MANY, YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE COVID.

I MEAN, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SLIDES AND I LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS, I COULDN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT JUST YOU GUYS HERE, BUT SOMETIMES PART OF THE WORK IS FIGURING OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO TRACK IT.

MOTIVATING THE TEAM AND SEEING THE VISION.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR SEEING THE VISION AND HELPING PEOPLE FIND A WAY, AND BE CREATIVE AND ALLOW THEM TO BE CREATIVE TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

BECAUSE THESE FOUR GUIDING STATEMENTS, THIS IS WHAT WE DO. THIS IS THE THING.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE.

THIS IS AMAZING AND EVERYTHING ELSE SUPPORTS IT AND IS ALMOST A NICETY SOMETIMES, BUT THIS IS THE REAL DEAL HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. THIS IS AMAZING.

>> TRUSTEE SUMARIE.

YES, DR. CRUTCHFIELD.

>> SURE. THANK YOU. LOTS TO CELEBRATE.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE MANSFIELD IC LEADING IN SO MANY WAYS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I APPRECIATE IS YOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

I THINK IN YOUR SECTION ON PLANNING, YOU TALK A LOT ABOUT DISSEMINATING DATA.

IT LOOKS LIKE WORKING WITH APS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THOSE DATA POINTS.

I THINK POTENTIALLY THERE ARE SOME GREAT CELEBRATION POINTS THOUGH FOR THE BOARD AND FOR THE COMMUNITY WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT DESEGREGATED DATA TO SEE WHO'S DOING WHAT AND HOW WELL THEY'RE DOING IT, AS LEARNING THINGS.

I WONDER MAYBE NOT IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT IF WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT TYPE OF DATA, AS YOU GUYS ARE SHARING THE SUCCESSES THAT WE HAVE.

>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION?

>> WILL WE GET TO SEE SOME DESEGREGATED DATA FOR OUR STUDENT OUTCOME?

>> YES. ABSOLUTELY. WHEN WE'RE REPORTING OUT STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATA FOR OUR STAR.

YES, WE WILL WORK THROUGH THAT AGAIN, ENSURING THAT THE STUDENT POPULATIONS THAT THE STATE MEASURES AGAIN ARE REPORTED OUT.

>> GREAT. THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING IS A DOCUMENT THAT'S UPLOADED UNDER YOUR REPORT IS INITIATIVES AND AREAS OF FOCUS FOR 25-28.

I THINK THESE ARE VERY SPECIFIC AND DETAILED PRIORITIES AND OUTCOMES.

MAYBE JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT WITH US ABOUT THAT PROCESS OF COMING UP WITH THESE.

>> ABSOLUTELY. MY TEAM AND I, ARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, THE TWO AREA SUPERINTENDENTS.

WE WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE HOW ARE WE GOING TO MEASURE WHAT WE DO IN ORDER TO DRIVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

LOOKING AT OUR CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT, LOOKING AT OUR SPECIAL POPS AND OUR ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENTS, WE REALLY CAME TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND WE CAME UP WITH THESE LIKE OUR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, THEY COME UP WITH A ONE THING PER CAMPUS, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE OUR OWN ONE THING.

OUR ONE THING IS TO BUILD HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THAT'S OUR JOB.

IN ORDER TO GET THERE, WE HAD TO SAY, WHAT OTHER ADDITIONAL THINGS SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT THAT WE CAN THEN SUPPORT AND THEN AGAIN MEASURE ALONG THE WAY.

THAT'S AGAIN GROW STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY, BUILD INSTRUCTURAL CAPACITY AMONG TEACHERS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND PRINCIPALS, ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ALIGNED CURRICULUM THROUGHOUT.

WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK IN OUR CT DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE AGAIN MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL THE STUDENTS, AND OF COURSE, INDUSTRY BASED STANDARDS.

THEN, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING AND DOING THIS COLLABORATIVELY.

WHEN WE TALK TO PRINCIPALS AND WE GET FEEDBACK FROM OUR PRINCIPALS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE SUPPORTING THE WORK AND THE DRIVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHING AND LEARNING ARE ALIGNED, AND WE ARE ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE SAME MESSAGE.

THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE CAME TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

WE HIRED AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH THAT.

THE MEASURES ARE NOT YET FINALIZED UNTIL WE GET ALL THE DATA IN THIS YEAR.

THIS IS OUR BASELINE YEAR, MY FIRST YEAR IN THE ROLE.

AGAIN, I WAS REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK AND THE PRIORITIES THAT WE CAME UP WITH THIS YEAR.

>> I THINK YOU SHOULD BE, SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.

IT'S VERY EXPLICIT AND ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE.

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE HOWARD.

>> IT'S A LOT OF GOOD DATA.

IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN, ESPECIALLY AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER.

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I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE GUIDING STATEMENT 3 WITH THE STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND I KNOW YOU SAID, FORMING THIS IS PRETTY NEW, BUT WHAT'S AWESOME IS HOW BIG OF AN INCREASE WE SAW, THE 63%-84%.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN EXPECT? IS THAT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A BETTER WAY OF TRACKING IT THIS FIRST YEAR?

>> THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR TRACKING.

THE DATA WAS NOT GREAT THE PREVIOUS YEARS.

JUST FRANKLY IT WASN'T GREAT.

REALLY BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT WE WERE TRACKING, AND HOW WE WERE PROVIDING THE INFORMATION TO CAMPUSES WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN THE BLUE AND ABOVE OUR TARGET, AND THAT WAS MY QUESTION TO MY TEAM.

NOW WE'VE GOTTEN HERE.

IT'S HARD TO GET HERE, BUT IT'S EVEN HARDER TO STAY RIGHT ABOVE THAT TARGET.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? WE STARTED GOING DOWN, WHO ARE OUR NEW PEOPLE THAT WON'T KNOW THE PROCESS? HOW DO WE ONBOARD THEM SO THAT THEY DO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS? THEN HOW DO WE SUPPORT THEM REALLY, TIGHT? LIKE GUIDED PRACTICE, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD YOU REAL CLOSE THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS UNTIL WE SEE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, AND THEN WE'LL LOOSEN.

BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE.

WE HAVE A GOOD SYSTEM.

PUTTING A GOOD SYSTEM IN PLACE WITH FIDELITY IS WHAT HOLDS THE SYSTEM.

THEN JUST FOR US HAVING THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOLLOWING UP AND PROVIDING THE SUPPORT, I THINK WE'LL STILL BE IN THE BLUE NEXT YEAR.

I THINK WE WILL STILL KEEP PROGRESSING.

IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT BEING SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHEN THEY'RE ONBOARDING.

THE ONBOARDING PROCESS WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR DETAIL. APPRECIATE IT.

>> TRUSTEE KEN A SECOND.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND LIKE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE LIFE READY.

I DID HAVE A QUESTION AS IT RELATES TO THE PRIORITIES AND OUTCOMES AND AS WE ESTABLISHED CADENCE.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S PRELIMINARY DATA FOR STAR.

JUST QUESTION AS TO WHEN WE WILL RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION.

IS THERE GOING TO BE A FOLLOW UP PRESENTATION TO THIS ONE IN THE DATA BY CAMPUS AND SOME OF THE INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE POWERPOINT WAS SEPARATED BY DATA.

I WILL BE INTERESTED IN SEEING ALL OF THE OUTCOMES THE SEGREGATED BY CAMPUS, AND EVEN SOME OF THOSE SPECIAL POPULATION GROUPS.

THAT YOU OUTLINED IN THE PRIORITIES AND OUTCOMES AS WELL?

>> YES, SIR. WE DO PLAN TO COME IN WITH A PRESENTATION IN JULY TO GIVE OUR PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION THAT WE HISTORICALLY GIVE.

THAT WILL BE BASED ON THE STAR PERFORMANCE AND SOME ADDITIONAL IF WE HAVE AP RESULTS AS WELL FROM COLLEGE BOARD.

THEN FOR US, AGAIN, ONCE FOR OUR PARTIES THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT, THEN WE WILL THEN ESTABLISH WHATEVER IS OUR BASELINE THIS YEAR.

AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR BASELINE YEAR.

AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS. MOVING OUR STUDENTS AND MOVING OUR CAMPUSES FROM THE LOWEST PERFORMING ONES UP TO A GRADE LEVEL, AND AGAIN, BASED ON WHAT TA HOW THEY RATE US.

THE GOAL IS TO BE AN A RATED DISTRICT ONCE AGAIN.

>> ABSOLUTELY. I APPRECIATE OUR MEETING EXCELLENCE WITHOUT EXCUSE, AS WE DEVELOP AND CONTINUE WITH OUR CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

>> DOCTOR SCOTT.

>> YES, MA'AM. I WANT TO PROVIDE A LITTLE CLARITY ON THE REPORT THAT YOU SAW TONIGHT.

AS MR. BENAVIDES SAID IN JULY, WHEN TA PUTS OUT THE SCORES.

THE LAST TWO YEARS IT'S BEEN JULY.

THE YEAR BEFORE, I THINK WE WERE IN DECEMBER OR SOMETHING CRAZY.

BUT THE LAST TWO YEARS IT'S BEEN JULY WHEN THEY'VE GOTTEN US TO SCORES. WE HAVE THOSE.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH THEM AND WE WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR YOU NEXT MONTH.

THE PRESENTATION THEY JUST GAVE YOU IS A SYSTEMS REPORT.

EACH OF OUR MAJOR DEPARTMENTS, TECHNOLOGY, FACILITIES, CNI, STUDENT SERVICES, ALL THE BIG DEPARTMENTS.

THEY'RE ON A THREE YEAR ROTATIONAL BASIS TO GIVE YOU A SYSTEMS REPORT PRESENTATION AND THEN THE REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED.

THIS IS HOW THEY TALK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

OF THEIR OVERALL HEALTH OF THEIR PART OF THE ORGANIZATION AND SOME OF THEIR PROCESS PROCEDURES AND JUST GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE IN WITH QUESTIONS A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPLY INTO WHAT THEY DO AND WHY THEY DO IT.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION WITH NEW BOARD MEMBERS AS TO THE PURPOSE OF THIS.

TRADITIONALLY, THIS IS JUST THEIR TURN IN THE THREE YEAR IT CAME UP THIS MONTH.

I WILL ALSO BE GIVING A VISION 2030 ALIGNMENT PRESENTATION HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT WILL HELP PUT EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

THAT WILL INCLUDE YOUR SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS, SCHEDULED SYSTEMS REPORTS, WHEN WE DO COAS AT EACH LEVEL, WHETHER IT BE CAMPUS OR DISTRICT,

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ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS IN OUR PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT WE GO THROUGH.

BUT AGAIN, THE PRESENTATION THEY'RE GIVEN TONIGHT IS JUST THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THEIR DIVISION.

>> DR. LEE I APPRECIATE THAT AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER, THAT TIMELINE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

I THINK MY QUESTIONS WOULD STILL REMAIN THE SAME ABOUT THE DATA, THOUGH, JUST TO SEE THAT INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM'S REPORT, IF WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE CAMPUSES FOR CERTAIN DATA POINTS, THAT WE INCLUDE THEM FOR ALL DATA POINTS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH DR. SCOTT FOR THE CLARIFICATION AND EXPLANATION.

THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU THAT WAS I WANT TO SAY IMPRESSIVE, BUT I'M NOT SURPRISED.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE MASK WAY WE EXPECT TO DO EXCELLENT WORK AND TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRANSPARENCY.

IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE TO SEE THE COLLABORATIVE WORK AND HOW YOU WORKED DILIGENTLY TOGETHER AT MULTIPLE LEVELS TO GET TO THE 84%.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. BENAVIDES.

THANK YOU, DR. SPENCER.

AT THIS TIME, BOARD MEMBERS,

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>> YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE JEFFREY BROGDEN FORWARD. IS THAT WHERE WE ARE? NO. JUST KIDDING, SORRY.

JEFF ROBERT, I WAS NOT TRYING TO SKIP YOU. I APOLOGIZE.

LET ME INVITE JEFF ROBERT FORWARD FROM HILLTOP SECURITIES.

MISS CONGER, DOES ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD AS WE INTRODUCE MR. ROBERT?

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY JEFF ROBERT IS NO STRANGER TO MANSFIELD ISD.

HE'S BEEN SERVING US FOR OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.

WE JUST WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE, AND YOU DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL OLD THERE.

BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. LEE, DR. CANTU, MEMBERS OF BOARD, JEFF ROBERT WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES.

TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO PRESENT INFORMATION, AND ALSO RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A PARAMETER ORDER FOR THE REMAINING 388,500,000 FROM THE 2024 BOND AUTHORIZATION.

THE PARAMETER ORDER WAS CRAFTED BY MISS KRISTEN SAVANT, WHO IS YOUR BOND ATTORNEY.

I WILL GO THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS THEY COME UP OR AT THE END, WHATEVER IS BEST FOR YOU GUYS.

THIS FIRST SLIDE, YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE I KNOW MISS TRONGAARD HAS PROBABLY UPDATED YOU ON THE DIFFERENT BILLS THAT PASSED AND THE DIFFERENT IMPACTS THAT THE BILLS THAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSED HAVE ON THE DISTRICT.

ONE OF THEM IS SENATE BILL 4.

THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION 100,000-140,000.

VERY RARELY MAKE GUARANTEES.

I WON'T DO IT THIS TIME, BUT I CAN SAY WITH A LOT OF CERTAINTY THAT WHEN THAT ELECTION HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER, THAT IT'LL PROBABLY PASS.

WE FULLY EXPECT FOR IT TO GO 100,000-140,000, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR MANSFIELD ISD? THAT MEANS THAT ABOUT 1.4-1.5 BILLION IN VALUE WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE TAX ROLE.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A PROVISION WITHIN THE LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR BOND ISSUES THAT ARE SOLD AND DELIVERED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1 OF 2025 TO RECEIVE HOLD HARMLESS FUNDING.

THE WAY THE MATH WORKS IS THAT THE HOLD HARMLESS FUNDING FOR MANSFIELD ISD FOR THIS INCREASE WOULD BE ABOUT 7%.

ABOUT 7% OF THE BOND PAYMENTS WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE STATE.

IF WE WAITED UNTIL AFTER 9/1/25, WELL, THEN THE TAXPAYERS WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THAT UP IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS ON THE BOND ISSUES.

ORIGINALLY, OUR PLAN WAS TO ISSUE 200 LAST YEAR, WHICH WE DID, 200 THIS YEAR.

THE REMAINING 1,885 NEXT YEAR.

HOWEVER, AS A RESULT OF THIS LEGISLATION AND TO TRY TO TAKE AS MUCH BURDEN OFF OF THE MANSFIELD ISD TAXPAYERS BY RECEIVING THE HOLD HARMLESS FUNDING, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ISSUE THE REMAINING 388, IT CLOSED PRIOR TO 9/1/25 AND RECEIVE THE HOLD HARMLESS FUNDING.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT'S ABOUT $55.3 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING OVER THE LIFE OF THE ISSUE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE FORM OF HOLD HARMLESS FUNDING VERSUS TAXPAYERS HAVING TO COME UP WITH THAT AMOUNT.

A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE MAKING A SIMILAR DECISION BASED UPON THIS NEW LAW.

THEN THE LAST BULLET THERE, AGAIN, ANY BOND ISSUES THAT CLOSE AFTER SEPTEMBER 1/25 WILL NOT RECEIVE THE HOLD HARMLESS FUNDING.

I'LL TALK INTEREST RATES REAL QUICK.

WITH THE TALK OF TARIFFS AND IRAN, ISRAEL.

A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON. THERE'S A LOT OF VOLATILITY IN THE MARKETS RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS THE 20 YEAR BOND BUYER INDEX.

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THE GRAPH IN THE BACKGROUND IN WHITE GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1981.

THIS RATE COMES OUT WEEKLY.

THIS LAST WEEK, IT WAS AT 5.25.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE RATES WERE DURING COVID, THAT REAL DIP THERE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL EVER GET BACK TO THOSE LOW OF RATES, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT AT THE LOWEST SPOT, BUT WE'RE NOT AT THE HIGHEST SPOT EITHER.

THE BLUE GRAPH SHOWS WHAT THIS INDEX HAS DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE IT SHOT UP A LITTLE BIT WHENEVER THE TARIFF TALK WAS INTRODUCED.

AGAIN, THE PLAN TO ISSUE THE REMAINING 388,500,000.

WE'RE ASSUMING A 5% INTEREST RATE RIGHT NOW.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BELOW THAT.

THE MAXIMUM MINUS TAX RATE AGAIN, WILL NOT EXCEED THE TAX RATE THAT WAS IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE ELECTION.

THE CURRENT YEAR TAX RATE, WE CAN STAY AT THE $0.36.

WITH SOME VERY CONSERVATIVE TAX BASE GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS, THAT I'LL SHOW YOU IN A SECOND, YOU CAN SEE OUR CALCULATIONS FOR THE INS TAX RATE GOING FORWARD.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE A BIT OF A DOWNWARD SLOPING INS TAX RATE TO WHERE YOU CAN EITHER LOWER TAXES IN THE FUTURE OR YOU'LL HAVE CAPACITY CONSIDER ANOTHER AUTHORIZATION AT SOME TIME.

THE VERY CONSERVATIVE TAX BASE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE USING, WE'RE USING 2.5% THIS YEAR.

NEXT YEAR, THERE'S ANOTHER EXEMPTION INCREASE THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO EFFECT.

FOR THAT REASON, WE ASSUMED A ONE YEAR DIP BECAUSE THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION IS GOING FROM2500-125,000.

WE ASSUMED A SMALLER LEVEL OF GROWTH FOR FISCAL YEAR 27, 2.5% AGAIN, ANOTHER YEAR, 2% FOR A FEW YEARS, AND THEN JUST HALF A PERCENT THEREAFTER.

IN THE PAST, THE DISTRICT HAS CERTAINLY GROWN.

AT LEVEL IS GREATER THAN THIS.

IF ULTIMATELY WE DO OUTPACE THESE ASSUMPTIONS THAT DOWNWARD SLOPING BLUE LINE THAT YOU SAW ON THE PRIOR PAGE WILL GO DOWNWARD SLOPING EVEN MORE.

JUST A REMINDER ON THE PARAMETER BOND ORDER THAT MISS SAVANT HAS PREPARED.

IT'S ALLOWABLE UNDER SECTION 1371 FOR NEW MONEY ISSUANCES, 1207 FOR REFUNDING ISSUES.

BASICALLY, THE BOARD DELEGATES PRICING AUTHORITY TO PRICING OFFICERS, WHICH WOULD BE DR. CANTU AND/OR MISS TRONGAARD.

THE PARAMETERS THAT ARE INCLUDED ARE SHOWN THERE, AND THE DELEGATED PRICING OFFICERS CAN ONLY APPROVE THE ISSUANCE IF ALL THE PARAMETERS ARE MET.

THE PARAMETERS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN MISS SAVANT ORDER ARE SHOWN THERE.

AGAIN, SUPERINTENDENT CFO, THE ENTIRE 388,500,000.

I HAVE 575, JUST TO BE CONSERVATIVE.

WE DON'T WANT TO GET IN A SPOT WHERE WE'RE UNABLE TO PRICE BECAUSE RATES GET TOO HIGH, HAVE TO GET YOU BACK TOGETHER TO APPROVE ANOTHER PARAMETER, ALL OF THIS PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1.

WE HAVE A LITTLE HIGHER NUMBER IN THERE, BUT AGAIN, I FULLY HOPE THAT WE'RE BELOW 5%, AND IF WE AREN'T, IT MAYBE JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE.

THE FINAL MATURITY, IT IS A 30 YEAR ISSUANCE AND THE DELEGATION EXPIRATION IS 365 DAYS.

THE PLAN, IF THE BOARD DOES APPROVE, IS TO CONSIDER PRICING IT AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.

AGAIN, THE PRICING OFFICERS CAN ONLY APPROVE IF THE PARAMETERS ARE MET.

I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT FAIRLY QUICKLY, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

>> YES.

>> WHEN YOU SAY THAT, IF THE MAXIMUM TRUE INTEREST COST GOES DOWN, THEY CAN STILL EXECUTE THAT, RIGHT?

>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S JUST A CEILING.

>> [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S THE MAX.

>> YES. THAT'S THE MAX. IF THE RATES WERE ULTIMATELY GOING TO BE ABOVE 575, WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD.

I FEEL PRETTY GOOD THAT THEY'RE NOT, BUT I WANTED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE THAT HIGH JUST SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GET YOU BACK TOGETHER TO QUICKLY APPROVE ANOTHER PARAMETER SINCE WE'VE GOT A HARD DEADLINE.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU. YES, TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT, MR. ROBERT, DR. CRUTCHFIELD?

>> YES. THANK YOU. ANYTIME I THINK YOU CHANGE TIMELINES AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SPEEDING STUFF UP, PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR.

THIS IS EARLIER THAN PLANNED, AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T INCREASE THE BURDEN ON MANSFIELD TAXPAYERS BY MOVING THIS ALONG MORE QUICKLY TO THE TUNE OF $55 MILLION. IS THAT RIGHT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. YES, MA'AM.

TO MAYBE TAKE A STEP BACK, I THINK THE REASON THEY DO THIS IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU PASSED YOUR ELECTION AND WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF EDUCATING YOUR VOTERS BACK IN 2024, CLEARLY, THIS BILL WASN'T EVEN CONTEMPLATED, MUCH LESS PASSED SO THEY MOVED THE GOAL POSTS ON US A LITTLE BIT.

THEY'RE GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE SAME SITUATION, NOW, THE HOPE WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SAID, WE WILL HOLD HARMLESS YOUR ENTIRE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH IS THE 388,500,000 FOR YOU TO ISSUE AS PLANNED,

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THAT'S THE REASON FOR MOVING IT UP, AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE AS MUCH BURDEN ON THE MANSFIELD ISD HOME OWNER AND TAXPAYER AS POSSIBLE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> BOARD MEMBERS ARE THE OTHER QUESTIONS? DR. CANTU.

>> NO QUESTION.

>> NOW WE ARE FREE TO MOVE INTO ITEM 9.2, DR. CANTU?

>> YES.

>> DID YOU DO THE INTRODUCTION AS WELL?

>> THANK YOU, MR. ROBERT. I APOLOGIZE.

I TRIED TO PASS YOU UP. YOU'RE TOO SPECIAL. WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT.

NOW, JEFFREY BROGDEN AND MR. BRAGDEN HAS TERRY SMITH WITH HIM, AND I'LL LET HIM DO THAT INTRODUCTION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR 2024 BOND UPDATE AND DEVELOPMENT FOR A TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, DR. REED, SUPERINTENDENT DR. CANTU, AND BOARD MEMBERS.

DO HAVE A QUICK UPDATE FOR YOU TONIGHT, AND THEN WE'VE COMBINED TWO PRESENTATIONS IN MY UPDATE AND THEN THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.

REAL QUICKLY, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, I HAVE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE POLICE AND SECURITY BUILDING, SUPER EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING AND BREAK GROUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE ALSO HAVE THE GMP FOR OUR RENOVATION IN ADDITION TO BEN BARBER AND PHOENIX ACADEMY.

PHOENIX ACADEMY IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

BEN BARBER IS A PRETTY EXTENSIVE ADDITION.

PHASE 2 AND 3 CMAR, CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS AT RISK SELECTION, HAVE THAT FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT, AND THEN FINALLY, AFTER YOU SEE THE PRESENTATION ON THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WILL ASK YOU TO APPROVE THOSE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, SO WE CAN PROCEED TO THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS.

ALSO AS PART OF THE 2017 PACKAGE, MAYBE THE ONLY THING IN 2017 I'LL BE BRINGING TO YOU IS A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE WORK WE DID AT THE CAROL HOLT STEM ACADEMY, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.

WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE PUNCH LIST ITEMS THAT WE'RE WRAPPING UP AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO OPEN OUR STEM ACADEMY AND HOLT, PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

THE POLICE AND SECURITY BUILDING, THE GMP FOR YOUR APPROVAL IS $25,220,000 AND A COUPLE OF DOLLAR AND CHANGE THERE TO LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

OUR TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET WAS 30.9 MILLION.

THAT 30.9 MILLION INCLUDES ALL THE COSTS, ARCHITECT, FF&E, FEES, PERMIT FEES, EVERYTHING.

WE'RE STILL SHOOTING FOR A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN AUGUST OF 2026, THAT'S PROVIDED THAT IT DOESN'T RAIN A WHOLE LOT MORE.

JUST A QUICK LOOK AT IT.

AGAIN, JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY.

IT'S RIGHT BEHIND CITY HALL.

IT WILL RESEMBLE CITY HALL, WHICH IS OUR NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

THE ELEVATION GIVES THAT SAME FEEL AND THAT SAME LOOK.

BEN BARBER FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY.

THIS IS THE GMP'S 21.7 MILLION AND SOME CHANGE TO CORE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

THEY ARE READY TO GET GOING.

SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS JUNE OF 27.

THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET WAS $22.5 MILLION.

WE DID EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF COST OVER WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED, BUT WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WHERE WE ARE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.

IF YOU REMEMBER, WE'RE ADDING HVAC, THAT'S FOR ME TO GROW MY OWN HVAC TECHNICIANS.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO TELL THEM ANYWAY.

ROBOTICS LAB, BIOMEDICAL, SIM MANUFACTURING, WE'VE EXPANDED THE CONSTRUCTION AREA, AND WE'RE ADDING AVIATION.

SOME COOL THINGS FOR THE KIDS THAT ATTEND THIS ACADEMY.

THE BUDGET OVERVIEW AFTER MAKING THE ADJUSTMENTS FROM LAST BOARD MEETING, PHASE 1 PROJECT IS ABOUT 239 MILLION AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WRITING IN AT 237 MILLION, WHICH IS 1,000,003 TO THE GOOD.

YOU ADD THAT TO OUR EXISTING CONTINGENCY AND WE COME UP WITH A SUBTOTAL OF 23.4 MILLION, AND WE'RE STILL EARNING INTEREST.

MS. TRONGAARD GROUP IS DOING A FINE JOB WITH THE MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE ALLOCATED.

AND MAKING SOME MONEY WITH US.

WE HAVE $7.8 MILLION.

YOU CAN TAKE ME TO LUNCH FOR THAT.

[LAUGHTER] NEW CONTINGENCY AND ESCALATION IS 31.3 MILLION.

WE'RE IN A COMFORTABLE PLACE, Y'ALL.

JEFF ROBERT MENTIONS TARIFF EARLIER.

WE'RE NOT REALLY SEEING THAT WITH THE PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING ON.

ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE KNEW WE MIGHT EXPERIENCE IT IS ALL THE FINE EQUIPMENT THAT GOES WITH THE STEM ACADEMY.

EVERYTHING THAT GOES TO MAKE HVAC, ROBOTICS, BIOMEDICAL, THAT CAME FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE DID, WE BOUGHT IT, AND SOME OF IT'S ALREADY SITTING OVER AT THE ACADEMY.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TARIFFS FOR THAT EQUIPMENT.

WE BOUGHT IT AHEAD OF TIME, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

PACKAGE 2 AND 3, WE COMBINE THESE TO ACCELERATE IT A LITTLE BIT, AND THAT'S ANOTHER REASON THAT WE'RE WANTING THIS APPROVAL TO SELL THE REMAINING BONDS.

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WE COMBINED PACKAGE 2 AND 3, A VALUE OF ABOUT $121 MILLION.

THE RFPS CLOSED ON IT IN APRIL '25.

WE HAD NINE FOLKS, NINE COMPANIES RESPOND TO IT.

WE HELD INTERVIEWS AND MY TEAM CAME AWAY WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO CONTRACT WITH EIGHT OF THOSE FIRMS. THOSE FIRMS ARE DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU HAVE.

TWO OF THEM ARE NEW CONTRACTORS THAT WE MET THROUGH SOME OF OUR EFFORTS, REACHING OUT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND THEN WE HAVE THREE OF OUR CONTRACTORS ARE MWBE AND HUB CERTIFIED.

THAT'S SOMETHING NEW FOR US.

THEY REPRESENT ABOUT 22% OF THE WORK OF THE $121 MILLION.

MOVING ON TO PACKAGE 14, THIS IS THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR STAFF TO COME UP WITH A DESIGN THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA OF WHAT THE BOND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, SO I JUST TOOK A SNIPPET RIGHT OUT OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION.

THAT'S ON THE BOTTOM. NOW THAT'S EVERYTHING TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION.

THAT'S THE BUSES. BUT LINE ITEMS 2 AND 3 ARE THE RENOVATIONS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SIXTH AVENUE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, RENOVATIONS WAS ADDING A NEW BUILDING WITH BUS BAYS, OFFICES, TRAINING ROOM, EXPANDING OUR FUEL SYSTEM AT THE SIXTH AVENUE FACILITY.

IN MAIN STREET, WE'RE DOING SOME RENOVATIONS, EXPANDING THE SHOP THERE.

GOOD NEWS IS NOT MANY BUSES ARE IN THE SHOPS AND YOU APPROVED BUYING A BUNCH OF BUSES.

REPAIRS ARE DOWN AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IS UP.

BUT THAT'S A WHOLE ANOTHER SYSTEM REPORT THAT I'M PROUD THAT WE'LL BE GIVEN TO YOU PRETTY SOON.

BUT THAT'S TO EXPAND SOME OF THE AREAS AT THE MAIN STREET FACILITY.

WE ARE SHOOTING FOR THE GMP FOR SEPTEMBER.

I WANT TO BRING YOU THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

WE ARE WORKING WITH AUTHORS BUILDING GROUP.

THAT'S ANOTHER COMPANY THAT WAS IN PHASE 1.

THEY ARE WORKING ON PACKAGE 14 AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE A PACKAGE IN 2 OR 3.

SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, WE'RE SHOOTING FROM MAY OF 27.

HUCKABEE HAS PARTNERED WITH SMITH AND COMPANY ARCHITECTS.

I ASKED HUCKABEE AS WE JOURNEYED DOWN THIS BOND PROGRAM WITH THE $588 MILLION.

LET'S PARTNER WITH SOME FIRMS. GET SOME MORE PEOPLE IN HERE DESIGNING BUILDINGS.

THEY HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH SMITH AND COMPANY ARCHITECTS.

TERRY SMITH IS HERE TONIGHT TO REPRESENT SMITH AND COMPANY ARCHITECTS.

THEY ARE THE DESIGNERS FOR OUR SIXTH AVENUE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY. TERRY.

>> THANK YOU, JEFF AND GOOD EVENING.

SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT REED, SUPERINTENDENT CANTU, FELLOW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

JEFF SAID, MY NAME IS TERRY SMITH WITH SMITH AND COMPANY ARCHITECTS.

VERY HONORED TO BE HERE.

I DO WANT TO THANK PUBLICLY TO HUCKABEE FOR INVITING US TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND MAKING THE INTRODUCTION TO MANSFIELD ISD.

VERY HONORED TO BE ASSISTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THE TRANSFORMATION OF SIXTH AVENUE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES DON'T GET THE LOVE AND ATTENTION THAT SCHOOLS DO SOMETIMES.

AS MANY PEOPLE DON'T SEE THEM, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT PROJECT, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION.

I CANNOT SEE THAT SLIDE, IT'S SO FAR AWAY.

I'M GOING TO USE MY PHONE A LITTLE BIT.

THE RED IS THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY HERE, SO I'LL GET YOU ACCLIMATED TO THE EXISTING SITE.

SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE AS FAMILIAR WITH.

IT RIGHT NOW IT HOUSES ABOUT 100 BUSES AND ABOUT 100 STAFF PARKING SPACES.

IT HAS TWO PORTABLE BUILDINGS, ONE SERVING AS A DRIVER'S LOUNGE AND THE OTHER SERVING AS A SMALL ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.

THEN IT'S GOT THE FUEL STATION AND A SMALL STORAGE SHED FOR THE SHOP.

WE'RE EXCITED TO BE EXPANDING THIS FACILITY PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY.

THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE AS THE PROPERTY GROWS TO THE WEST THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE EXTENDING THE PROPERTY OVER TO THE WEST.

ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT, OBVIOUSLY, THIS CAMPUS OR THE SITE NEEDS TO STAY OPERATIONAL.

WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS PROJECT IN TWO PHASES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER CAN STAY OPERATIONAL.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE IDEA OF THE PROGRAM OF THE PROJECT, THERE WILL BE A NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OF ABOUT 8,000 SQUARE FEET.

A NEW MAINTENANCE BUILDING OF ABOUT 12,000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH WILL HAVE FOUR BUS BASE, COVERED WASH STATION.

WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND THE BUS PARKING 250 SPACES, 20 WHITE VEHICLE SPACES, 150 STAFF PARKING SPACES,

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AS I SAID EARLIER, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS PROJECT IN TWO PHASES TO KEEP THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER OPERATIONAL.

THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS GOING TO GO FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 12 MONTHS.

AS PART OF THIS FIRST PHASE, WE WILL BUILD THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND BUILD THE ADDITIONAL STAFF PARKING, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY BE AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING STAFF PARKING, AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL BUS PARKING.

YOU CAN SEE THE RED BORDER THERE, THAT'S THE BOUNDARY OF PHASE 1, AND THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO KEEP THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION CENTER, WHICH IS TO THE SOUTH THERE OPERATIONAL WHILE PHASE 1 IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

ONCE PHASE 1 IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BEGIN ON PHASE 2, WHICH WILL GO ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS.

AS PART OF THAT, WE WILL DEMOLISH THOSE TWO SMALL EXISTING PORTABLE BUILDINGS AND THEN BUILD A NEW MAINTENANCE BUILDING AS PART OF PHASE 2.

THEN THIS IS JUST A COALITION OF BOTH PHASES TOGETHER, SHOWING THE PROJECT WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE UPON COMPLETION WITH THE NEW PARKING, NEW STAFF PARKING, NEW BUS PARKING, NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND NEW MAINTENANCE SHOP.

THIS IS A BLOW UP FLOOR PLAN OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

IT'LL BE THE NEW HOME FOR THE DRIVERS AS WELL AS THE TRANSPORTATION STAFF, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S OFFICE AND SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE CONFERENCE ROOMS, TRAINING ROOMS, A LARGE LOUNGE FOR THE DRIVERS, AND IT'LL HAVE A 100 OCCUPANT MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AS WELL IN THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS DISPATCH, AND SOME OTHER RELATED ROOMS IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

IT ALSO HAS SOME OUTDOOR SPACES FOR DRIVERS TO RECESS AND RELAX, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME ADDITION AS WELL.

THESE ARE JUST SOME ELEVATIONS OF THAT BUILDING, BRICK VENEER, METAL PANELS, NOTHING SPECTACULAR, BUT CERTAINLY AN IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT IS THERE TODAY.

THE SHOP BUILDING ACTUALLY WILL BE A PRE-ENGINEERED METAL BUILDING WITH METAL SIDING, IS GOING TO HAVE A NEW BUS WASH FACILITY, AS WELL AS SPACE TO WORK ON FOUR BUSES, TOILET FACILITIES, A COUPLE OF OFFICES, PARTS, STORAGE, AND OTHER SPACES RELATED TO THE SHOP BUILDING.

THIS IS A FLOOR PLAN OF THAT.

THEN YOU CAN SEE THE ELEVATIONS OF THAT BUILDING HERE WITH THE LARGE OVERHEAD DOORS AND THE LARGE WHITE SPACE IS ACTUALLY THE PULL THROUGH BUS WASH FACILITY.

THESE ARE JUST SOME MORE ELEVATIONS.

THEN HERE'S A RENDERING.

THAT'S A RENDERING OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING LOOKING AT THE FRONT ENTRY.

PULLED A LITTLE BIT OF AESTHETIC FROM THE MAIN STREET CAMPUS IN TERMS OF THE DESIGN TO TRY TO GET SOME ASSOCIATION WITH MAIN STREET THAT YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT A SECOND AGO.

THERE'S AN ANGLE OF THE BACK OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING SHOWING THE OUTDOOR COURTYARD FOR DRIVERS TO HAVE RECESS THERE AND GET A LITTLE REST.

I TALKED ABOUT THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM IN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

THIS IS A VERY EARLY MASS RENDERING INTERIOR RENDERING OF THAT SPACE, SHOWING SOME CLEAR STORY WINDOWS, GETTING NATURAL LIGHT INTO THAT, IT WILL OCCUPY SPACE FOR 100 OCCUPANTS.

THEN THIS RENDERING SHOWS THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THERE IN THE FRONT, AND THEN THE SHOP BUILDING THERE IN THE BACK.

THEN THAT'S THE EXTENDED STAFF PARKING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.

THAT'S IT. OPEN FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

I HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS, CERTAINLY HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL OR DETAILED QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. BRAGDEN, MR. SMITH, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

BOARD MEMBERS TO MY RIGHT, MY LEFT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE OUR BUS DRIVERS AND OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM HAVE BEEN SILENTLY SUFFERING FOR A LITTLE BIT AND NOT GETTING SOME OF THE NICETIES THAT HAVE COME WITH SOME OTHER THINGS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WHEN WE GET COOL NEW SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

OUR BUS DRIVERS AND THE WHOLE TEAM THAT MAKES TRANSPORTATION COME TOGETHER, THEY'RE SUCH INCREDIBLE FOLKS.

THEY'RE SO DEDICATED TO OUR STUDENTS, AND THEY REALLY DESERVE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

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>> THANK YOU.

>> YES.

I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

IT WAS A NICE PRESENTATION. WE APPRECIATE IT.

AS MS. WILSON SAID, I CAN SEE THE NODS FROM ALL MY COUNTERPARTS HEADS THAT YES, OUR TRANSPORTATION NOT ONLY DESERVES IT, BUT WE NEED IT FOR THE DISTRICT AS WELL.

ANYWAY, JUST WANT TO TELL YOU IT'S A GREAT TEAM TO BE PART OF AND SO WELCOME HERE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> BOARD MEMBERS TO MY RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? DR. CRUTCHFIELD.

>> JUST WANTED TO COMMENT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.

JUST TO THANK YOU, MR. BRAGDEN AND YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US AND YOU ANSWER LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS, THEY'RE WILLING TO GIVE US HOW THE PROCESS, WHAT'S THE PROCESS OF HIRING THE CMAR AND ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS ALONG THE WAY.

I THINK THAT'S VERY HELPFUL NOT ONLY TO US, BUT TO THE COMMUNITY. THANKS.

>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, WELCOME TO THE TEAM, MR. SMITH.

WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AND MR. BROGAN FOR THE PRESENTATION, AS WELL AS MR. ROBERT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

THANK YOU FOR SAVING US MONEY AS WELL AND BUILDING US GREAT SAFE FACILITIES.

AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES,

[10. Public Hearing ]

DR. CANTU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO [OVERLAPPING]?

>> YES, MA'AM. I SEE MICHELE TRONGAARD IS UP THERE TO COME UP AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE 2025-2026 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.

THEN AFTER THAT, I BELIEVE WE'LL GO INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

>> I'LL JUST CHECK IT HERE. GOOD DEAL.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. BENITA REED, DR. CANTU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER SO FAR.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS, MEETINGS, QUESTIONS, AND GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH LEGISLATION AND THE RULINGS.

HERE WE ARE TONIGHT TO BRING YOU A PROPOSED BUDGET FOR YOU TO ADOPT FOR '25-'26.

AS ALWAYS, WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT, WE'RE AWARD-WINNING FINANCE DIVISION, AND WE LIKE TO SHARE THAT WHEN WE CAN.

THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE, BUT AS ALWAYS, TOO, WE LIKE TO SHARE WHEN WE'RE TOP PAYERS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SURROUNDING AREAS, AND THAT GOES WITH THE TOP SALARIES FOR OUR MANSFIELD ISD TEACHERS.

LET'S START WITH '25-'26 BUDGET.

IT GOES ALONG WITH WHAT DR. SPENCER, MR. BENAVIDES TALKED ABOUT ON VISION 2030.

WE ALL LINE UP TOGETHER, AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS IS HOW WE POUR THOSE RESOURCES INTO VISION 2030 TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THE CALENDAR, WE'RE DOWN ALREADY INTO JUNE.

WE'VE ALREADY PUBLISHED THE NOTICE.

IT'S BEEN OUT THERE.

WE'RE WAITING ON JULY-CERTIFIED VALUES FROM TARRANT AND JOHNSON COUNTY.

I'LL TELL YOU, MR. ROBERT AND I WATCHED THOSE VALUES VERY CLOSELY AND WE LOOKED AT THEM TODAY.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER AS WE GO THROUGH APRIL, MAY, AND THEN JUNE, AND THEN NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME TWO VALUES THAT ARE SENT TO US WITH THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT AND WITHOUT IT.

WE WILL BE CALCULATING OUR TAX RATE AS ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION CODE AND THE PROPERTY TAX CODE ON THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AS THOUGH IT PASSED.

WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU IN AUGUST.

THEN, OF COURSE, AUGUST, WE ADOPT THE TAX RATE.

NOW, THE BOARD GOALS AND HOW WE GET THROUGH THE BUDGET FRAMEWORK AND THE MAPPING.

ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY.

THOSE ARE ALL THE MAJOR BUDGET IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS YEAR.

IT WAS A BIG ONE.

ALL OF THEM STILL GOING THROUGH THE CHALLENGES, ALL OF THAT RECORD INFLATION.

WE LIKE TO POINT THIS OUT HOW EDUCATION DOLLAR ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS ON AVERAGE, FOUR PENNIES ON THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP OUT OF 100, $0.56 ON INSTRUCTION AND ONE PENNY ON THE OTHER ONE.

THEN THE NEXT ONE ON THE MISD EDUCATIONAL DOLLAR, YOU COULD SEE THAT IS TWO PENNIES ON THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, AND THEN $0.57 ON INSTRUCTION, AND SAFETY IS TWO PENNIES.

THAT WAS THE OTHER ONE. THE BIGGEST THING WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WITH ALL TONIGHT IS HOUSE BILL 2 AND THEN COMPENSATION.

SO 4.2 WAS DESIGNATED IN HOUSE BILL 2,

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OF THE 4.2 BILLION DESIGNATED, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT DEFINITION OF A CLASSROOM TEACHER IS IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT WAS FOR DISTRICTS THAT HAVE MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS THAT THEY WOULD GIVE 2,500 FOR 3-4 YEARS COMPLETION, AND THEN FIVE-PLUS YEARS OR MORE TEACHING EXPERIENCE WOULD RECEIVE THE 5,000.

THEN THE SECOND PIECE RIGHT THERE, IT GOES INTO THE OTHER STAFF RAISES.

THAT WAS THROUGH A $45 ADA-ADJUSTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE ALLOTMENT.

THAT WAS TO COVER FOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE TEACHERS THAT WERE DESIGNATED IN THE FIRST PIECE.

THAT IS NOT COVERING THE WHOLE ENTIRE STAFFING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROPOSE TO YOU TONIGHT THAT WE DO NEED TO MEET THE MINIMUM SPENDING FOR THE ALLOTMENT THAT THEY'RE ALLOTTING THIS FOR, THAT IS NON-ADMINISTRATION, WHICH INCLUDES CAMPUS PRINCIPALS SUCH AS ALL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

YOU HAVE TO ENSURE YOU MEET THAT MINIMUM CRITERIA.

THEN ANOTHER NEW ALLOTMENT WAS THE NUMBER 2 RIGHT THERE.

THERE IS $106 THAT WAS PER ENROLLMENT.

NOW, THIS PIECE IS PROBABLY THE MOST FLEXIBLE PIECE THAT WE HAVE.

THEY SAID, OKAY, DISTRICTS, WE'VE HEARD ENOUGH FROM YOU ON YOUR INFLATION FACTORS AND WHAT'S HURTING YOU.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT INTO THIS, THEY CALL IT ABC ALLOTMENT, AND IT'S $106 PER ENROLLMENT.

THIS WILL PROBABLY END UP SUBSTITUTING IN FOR A PROPERTY INSURANCE BECAUSE IT COVERS MORE THAN THAT, BUT IT'S ABOUT $3.7 MILLION. SCHOOL SAFETY. BASICALLY, YOU RELEASE THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ALLOTTED FOR THE PROPERTY INSURANCE, AND THAT GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO TOWARDS THE RAISE THAT THE STATE IS NOT COVERING FOR THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES.

SCHOOL SAFETY. YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INCREASE.

IT WENT TO THE $20 PER ADA FROM $10, AND THEN 33,540 PER CAMPUS, THAT BASICALLY DOUBLES WHAT WE'RE RECEIVING, IS ABOUT ANOTHER $1 MILLION OR SO.

IN REALITY, IT'S ABOUT $220 FOR ADA IS WHAT WE NEED TO FUND WHAT WE SPEND ON SCHOOL SAFETY.

SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2026, AND THAT'S THE COMMISSIONER WILL BE ALLOTTING THOSE WEIGHTS TOWARDS NEW WEIGHTS ASSIGNED TO A NEW STAFF WAY OF DOING THE SPECIAL ED ALLOTMENT.

THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS INCREASE, IT'LL BE BASED ON NORMAL FUNDING FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

THERE'S ALSO $1,000 FOR INITIAL EVALUATION FOR EVERY SPED STUDENT, AND THAT IS ALSO THOSE THAT DO THE ESA CHOICE SCHOOLS, THOSE TYPE OF VOUCHERS.

THOSE CAN COME TO THE DISTRICT AND WE WOULD END UP DOING THEIR EVALUATIONS, AND THEN WE GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT $1,000.

NUMBER 5, THE THING WE FOUGHT SO HARD FOR WAS THE INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT IS LISTED NUMBER 5, AND THAT'S $55 INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.

WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IS REALLY NOT ANYTHING BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THOSE DISTRICTS, WE DO GET FUNDED ON, THEY CALL THE GOLDEN PENNY YIELD.

THEY BASICALLY TOOK THIS INCREASE IN A GOLDEN PENNY YIELD, THAT'S ONE OF OUR PENNIES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE.

THEY TOOK THAT INCREASE IN THE YIELD AND THEY JUST FLIPPED IT TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE.

THERE'S REALLY NO NEW MONEY FOR US.

THE OTHER PIECE IS THERE, THEY'RE JUST A LITTLE SIDE.

THERE'S CTE, A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE THERE, LET'S SEE, AS WELL AS THE MAIN THING ON THE BOTTOM IS FREE PRE-K FOR TEACHERS.

THAT MEANS WE WOULD GO BY THE DEFINITION OF WHAT IS A TEACHER, WHICH I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT THE EDUCATION CODE SAYS WHAT A TEACHER IS.

THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE PRE-K STARTING NEXT YEAR.

I WANTED TO SHARE THIS SLIDE WITH YOU BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY WAS FUNNELED THROUGH THE DISTRICT, HOW MUCH CAME FROM THE STATE, AND WHAT WE COULD DO WITH IT.

THERE'S NOT, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.

BASICALLY, THE NEW TARGETED INVESTMENTS, THERE'S EARLY EDUCATION, MATH ACADEMIES, THAT'S MONEY THAT COMES IN.

THE MAJORITY OF ALL THE THINGS LISTED UP HERE IS MONEY THAT COMES THROUGH THE DISTRICT, AND THEN WE HAVE TO DO WHATEVER THE DESIGNATION OF THAT MONEY IS FOR,

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LET'S GO BACK TO WHEN WE FIRST PRESENTED TO YOU ALL, AND DR. SCOTT WAS REALLY ON THE FOREFRONT OF THIS, AND THIS WAS FUND SCHOOLS FIRST.

THERE WAS A POSTER AND WE SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO TELL LEGISLATORS THIS IS WHAT WE NEED, WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY SPECIFIC.

WE SAID, LET'S INCREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT TO $1,340 PER ADA.

WE DIDN'T EVEN COME CLOSE, AS YOU SAW IT WAS $55.

WE ALSO SAID, HEY, IF YOU DO THIS, IT'S GOING TO GIVE US $5,372 INCREASE AVERAGE ON A TEACHER RAISE.

THAT'S NOT EXACTLY HAPPENING ACROSS A BOARD FOR EVERYBODY, IT'S COMING IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

THE BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE WOULD ALSO ENSURE A CONTINUATION OF RAISES.

WITH THIS STRATEGY, WE MAY NOT HAVE THAT GUARANTEE THAT THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE EVERY SINGLE BIENNIUM, AND THAT'S LEGISLATOR'S CHANGE.

THAT IS WHAT THIS BIENNIUM VOTED FOR.

SOME OF THE DECREASE, SOME OF THE OVERSPENDING IN THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS, THE SPED, THE TRANSPORTATION, DEBT DID GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

THAT'S ADDRESSED BACK HERE IN THIS LITTLE THING THAT SAYS, WHAT ARE WE ALREADY SPENDING ON? THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE, BUT THINGS THAT WE'RE ALREADY HAVING TO SPEND ON, AND WE'RE SPENDING OVER THAT AMOUNT.

OF THE $8.5 BILLION THAT WAS PASSED FOR TEXAS PUBLIC EDUCATION, 3.7 MILLION IS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE ONLY FLEXIBLE COST TO OUR DISTRICT.

WE USE THAT TO PAY FOR REMAINING STAFF TO RECEIVE A 3% MIDPOINT INCREASE AND AN INCREASE IN THE $25.

THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, WE ARE PROPOSING TO YOU A $25 PER MONTH ON THE MEDICAL HEALTHCARE CONTRIBUTION.

MAINLY BECAUSE, YOU'LL SEE IN A LITTLE SLIDE LATER, TRS PREMIUMS FOR ACTIVE CARE HAS REALLY SKYROCKETED AGAIN.

THIS IS AFTER THE STATE GAVE $389 MILLION TO OFFSET THE INCREASE.

IT'S JUST HIGH.

THEN REGION 10 EVEN WENT HIGHER THAN REGION 11 DID.

WE WANT TO POINT OUT SOMETHING TO YOU.

DR. CANTU, DR. SCOTT, AND I SAT THROUGH A PRESENTATION FOR MESIROW AND WE THOUGHT, WOW, THIS IS REALLY SAYING EVERYTHING TO US IN MANY WAYS AND MANY WORDS, AND NUMBERS.

WHAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU ALL AT ONE TIME, UNDER CURRENT LAW, WE WERE SAYING, HEY, WE'RE ABOUT 18 MILLION SHORT.

I CIRCLED IT RIGHT THERE, IF WE WERE FUNDED ON WADA, WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE CONSIDERING THE INFLATION DOLLARS, WE'D HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE ARE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WE'RE JUST NOT GETTING THE FUNDS TO CONTINUE WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.

WHAT IS A TEACHER? TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 5.001, HOUSE BILL 2 TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT.

THAT'S THE 2,500, 05,000 WE TALKED ABOUT.

IT IS A CLASSROOM TEACHER THAT MEANS AN EDUCATOR WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHO NOT LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF FOUR HOURS EACH DAY TEACHES IN AN ACADEMIC INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING OR A CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING.

THAT'S THE DEFINITION.

TALKING WITH DR. STOKER, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYBODY THAT IS CLASSIFIED AS PART-TIME TEACHERS THAT WE KNOW OF.

THIS IS REALLY ALL OF THEM.

IF THEY HAVE A CLASSROOM SETTING, THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE EVERYONE ON THE MATRIX.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, IT'S NOT EVERYBODY ON THE MATRIX.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT HERE.

OTHER BILLS, SENATE BILL 4, THAT WAS WHAT MR. ROBERT TALKED ABOUT A MINUTE AGO.

ONE OTHER PIECE THAT WASN'T MENTIONED IS THE PROPERTY EXEMPTION INCREASE, BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY, THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN 2026.

WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT NUMBERS AND TAX RATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AS A REMINDER, GENERAL FUND, 85% OF THAT HAS BEEN ON PAYROLL.

THAT'S OUR BIGGEST PIECE, AND 15% IS THE REMAINING.

AGAIN, YOU HEARD MR. BROGAN AND HIS TEAM, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE BOND BUCKET ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE LEFT SIDE.

HE'S THE RIGHTER AND I'M THE LEFTER, AND WE'RE GETTING BUDGET HERE.

[01:25:03]

I SAY THIS EVERY TIME.

WE'D HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, IF NOT THAT BOND PASSING IN MAY OF 2024.

THE ASSUMPTIONS NOW.

WE HAVE ENROLLMENTS BEEN THE SAME.

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, I LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS TODAY.

FROM THIS YEAR, WE'RE RIGHT JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THAT, BUT WE GOT TO GET GOING.

THAT ATTENDANCE RATE IS GREAT, BUT WE NEED IT BETTER.

CHANGING PROPERTY VALUES.

I DROPPED THIS.

THIS IS SO CRAZY RIGHT NOW.

TRYING TO ESTIMATE THAT NUMBER AND TRYING TO SEE WHAT OUR APPRAISAL DISTRICTS ARE DOING IS VERY COMPLICATED, BUT THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT WE DO.

I KNOW MR. ROBERT SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO PROJECT 2.5% INCREASE.

WE ALSO HAVE A HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION, SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE VALUES THEMSELVES.

THEN THE TAX RATE WILL BE PENDING WHAT THOSE PROPERTY VALUES TURNED OUT TO BE.

ENROLLMENTS IS SAME. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT HISTORY.

THEN DEMOGRAPHERS AND AN INCREASE.

THAT'S WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AS WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN THIS DOWN ARROW OF LOSING KIDS EVERY YEAR.

THEY SAY, NO, YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU SEE THE HOUSING, I GET THE UPDATES, THE SUBDIVISIONS, APARTMENTS, THEY'RE ALL OVER.

WE KNOW THE KIDS ARE GOING TO COME, AND SO WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THAT WE'RE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT.

TAX RATE HISTORY.

I DON'T SHOW AN ESTIMATE FOR 2025-2026.

>> AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE SAME OR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LESS.

WE JUST GOT TO WORK THROUGH IT.

THEN THESE ARE THE FULL TIME FTES THAT WE'VE BEEN BRINGING OUT TO YOU.

THE LAST ONE IS 1.9 MILLION IS A GRAND TOTAL AND LOOK AGAIN.

THIS IS EVERY BUDGET PRESENTATION IS SPED, A LOT OF THEM IS SPED, AND IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEED.

WE'VE CONTINUED TO GROW IN THAT AREA AND WE KEEP ADDING MORE AND ADDING MORE BECAUSE WE STILL NEED PEOPLE.

I WANT TO POINT SOMETHING DIFFERENT OUT ON THIS NON-FDE REQUEST.

THE HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW PIECE ON THERE.

MISS JENNIFER [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

SHE CAME TO ME AND SAID, "HEY, WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE DISTRICT.

WE'VE DONE VERY WELL WITH ALIGNING WITH PARTNERS IN THE BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE." I SAID, "I'VE GOT A GOOD IDEA." SHE TOOK IT BACK TO HER BOARD AND APPROVED IT JUST THIS LAST WEEK.

I SAID, I LOVE IT.

IF ANY BUSINESS WANTS TO GET INVOLVED AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO DO THIS.

THROUGH THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

IT'S A 501(C)(3).

BUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING HERE IS THEY SAID LET'S TAKE CARE OF THE NEW BUDGET FOR SPEECH AND DEBATE.

THEN WHAT ABOUT THE REFRESH AT JERRY KNIGHT STEM ACADEMY? THOSE ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY THEM.

THEN THEY SAID, "HEY, LET'S DO THE LIBRARY BOOKS AT THE NEW ALPHA ACADEMY, A HARMON." A NICE LITTLE PLAQUE DONATED BY THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION WILL BE GREAT IN THE LIBRARY.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT THING, BUT I WANTED ALL TO SEE THIS.

THAT'S THE SAME PHOENIX EXPANSION ACADEMY.

I'VE KEPT THE TURF AND TRACK IN HERE.

THIS IS A PIECE THAT DIDN'T PASS IN THE BOND.

WE ARE WORKING ON IT.

MR. BROGAN AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING HARD AT THE TRACK AND TURF.

THEN WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT 5.1 MILLION ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE WERE EXPECTING TO KEEP PAYING OUT OF A GENERAL FUND, BUT WE ARE PAYING IT AS PART OF OUR BUDGET.

THIS IS OUR SALARY MATRIX.

IT'S SMALL, BUT THIS IS OUR SALARY MATRIX FOR THE NEW TEACHERS ONLY.

HERE'S WHAT IT SAYS.

IT SAYS, "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FIGURE THIS OUT? "THE FIRST COLUMN IS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE BEEN GOING INTO '25 '26.

THE NEXT COLUMN IS THE AMOUNT.

THEN THE NEXT COLUMN IS THE LOCAL ALLOTMENT.

REMEMBER THAT THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT DIDN'T START UNTIL YEARS 3 AND 4.

IT WAS UP TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IF THEY WISH TO ADD A RAISE FOR TEACHERS IN YEARS 1 AND 2.. WE ARE PROPOSING TO YOU BOARD A 3% MIDPOINT RAISE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT ON THE TEACHER MATRIX.

WE'RE TRYING TO MATCH THE TEACHERS IN YEARS 1 AND 2 WITH A 3% MIDPOINT RAISE.

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THEN 2,500 KICK SEEN AND THEN 5,000 ON THE FIVE YEARS.

LET'S TAKE AN EXAMPLE.

IF I'M A TEACHER WITH TWO YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT THE START OF '25 '26, WHAT'S MY SALARY RIGHT THERE? IT'LL BE 65,082+2,123, WHICH IS A 3% MIDPOINT RAISE WILL EQUAL 67,205.

THAT'S YOU. THEN TEACHERS WITH FOUR YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT THE END OF 25-26 WILL BE 65,628+$2,500 = 68,128, A FOUR YEAR TEACHER.

SAME THING WHERE YOU PULL ON THE FOUR, WHAT'S THE SALARY PLUS $5,000? THERE'S YOUR TOTAL.

THEN THE 14 YEAR TEACHER, IT'S STILL A $5,000 ADDED TO THE TOTAL.

I DON'T HAVE IT AS A CIRCLE, BUT THE TOTAL ALLOTMENT DOES NOT CHANGE WITH THE NUMBER OF DAYS.

THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S THE STATE WHAT THE STATE GAVE US.

WE HAVE TO GIVE OUT THAT WAY.

THEN HERE'S THE KUDOS IS THE MEDICAL MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BOARD HAS APPROVED FOR EMPLOYEES TO GO FROM $250 IN '23-'24 TO PROPOSING 335 FOR THIS BUDGET.

BUT $100 LAST YEAR, WE'RE GOING UP ANOTHER $25 TO HELP OUR STAFF. ALL OF THEM.

WE'RE NOT JUST DOING THE ONES THAT ARE AT THE LOWER END OR ANYTHING.

WE'RE DOING ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES IS WHAT WE PROPOSE TO RAISE IT ALL $25 A MONTH, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OUR RATES INCREASE BY 9.75%.

THEN CHANGES IN EXPENDITURES RIGHT THERE.

REALLY, ALL I WANT YOU TO SEE IN THIS SLIDE IS LOOK AT THE AMOUNT AND PAYROLL.

THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY WENT.

WHEN WE SEE THE NUMBER, WE HAD VERY LITTLE AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS AND EXPENDITURES.

THE BIGGEST ONE YOU SEE ON THE ADDITIONAL REQUEST IS THE TURF AND TRACK FOR THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OUTSIDE OF SALARIES.

THEN HERE'S OUR PROPOSED BUDGET.

THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT IS INCLUDED, AND THE 3% MIDPOINT RAISE FOR ALL THE OTHER STAFF.

THEN IT INCORPORATES HOUSE BILL 2 WITH THE ESTIMATED CHANGES.

THERE'S A NEW HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THAT WE HAVE IN HERE.

WE'RE THINKING MAYBE 7% DECREASE.

WE DON'T KNOW, BUT THERE'S A HOLD HARMLESS IN THE STATE FUNDING, AND THE ESTIMATE INCLUDES A NO CHANGE IN THE TAX RATE RIGHT NOW, AND IT'LL BE DETERMINED BY TA IN AUGUST.

WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE WHOLE PROPOSAL RIGHT THERE, YOU'VE GOT YOUR REVENUES.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE REVENUE SIDE AND THEN GOING DOWN TO THE EXPENDITURES, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE EXPENSE WENT WAS PAYROLL, YOU SAW.

THEN THE BOTTOM, WE'RE DOING A TRANSFER IN FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR HALF OF WHAT WE DID THE PRIOR YEAR, AND THEN BUDGETED FOR PRIOR YEAR, AND THEN HALF FOR WORKERS' COMP.

FUNDS, AND THAT GETS US TO 13 MILLION DEFICIT.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT OF THAT 13 MILLION, ABOUT 6.1 MILLION IS A ONE TIME EXPENDITURE IS NOT NORMAL OUT OF THE NORM, AND THAT GIVES ITS TO ABOUT 7 MILLION AT THE BOTTOM ON THE DEFICIT SIDE.

THEN WE ALWAYS WANT TO SAY, HEY, YOU'VE GOT MONEY IN THE BANK.

IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S TO BE USED ALL THE TIME, BUT IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE CUSHION.

I DON'T LIKE PRESENTING DEFICIT BUDGETS, BUT I DO WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

WE ARE MEETING THE FIRST REPORT CRITERIA WITH THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND.

IS LIKE 136, I BELIEVE WAS THE LAST ONE AND WE'RE ABOVE THE THREE MONTHS OF MINIMUM EXPENDITURES FOR YOUR BOARD'S GOAL.

THAT'S A CALCULATION.

IF WE HAVE WHAT'S THE BOARD'S GOAL, 94 MILLION, WE HAVE ASSIGNED 1.9 MILLION, THAT MEANS ABOUT 25 MILLION ALMOST IN THAT RAINY DAY FUND.

THIS IS WHAT WE SHARED THE LAST TIME WITH MISSES NEWSOME, TALKING ABOUT THE WHY WE HAVE A FUND BALANCE.

AS MOUNTAIN RIDGES WHEN THE MONEY COMES IN AND COMES OUT, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MONEY TO GET YOU THROUGH DEBT SERVICE SIDE.

WE ARE REVISED TO INCLUDE THE REMAINING 380.5 MILLION THAT'S GOING TO BE ISSUED WITH MR. ROBERT.

I'LL BE GOING TO THE BOND SALE TOMORROW.

IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

S&P AND FITCH AA PLUS RATINGS FROM BOTH OF THEM, THAT'S JUST HAPPENED LAST WEEK.

I'M SUPER PROUD OF THE RATINGS REMAINING THE SAME.

[01:35:03]

AS YOU HEARD MR. ROBERT PRESENT, NO CHANGE IN THE TAX RATE.

STUDENT NUTRITION SIDE.

THIS BUDGET PRESENTS A 3% MIDPOINT RAISE FOR HER STAFF, RITA STAFF, AND THEN JENNY'S TO THAT GROUP.

THEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THERE IS A MEAL PRICE INCREASE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED.

WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL DISTRICTS THAT ARE DOING THIS, HAVING TO DO THIS.

IT'S COSTS, FOOD COSTS, THE INFLATION COST.

IT'S A CALCULATION THAT THEY DO WITH TDA.

BOTTOM LINE, IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER FOR THE MEAL PRICE INCREASES OVERALL.

OFFICIAL BUDGET.

THIS IS WHERE YOU ACTUALLY ARE BUDGETING BY LAW BY FUNCTION.

THOSE THREE FUNDS, YOUR GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND STUDENT NUTRITION FUND.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE A PICTURE I KNOW YOU CAN'T READ IT ALL, BUT IT GETS ON OUR WEBSITE AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE REALLY OFFICIALLY ADOPTING.

BUDGET SUMMARY, IT SUPPORTS VISION 2030.

IT'S A 3% MIDPOINT RAISE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT, AN INCREASE IN THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS EMPLOYEE HEALTH COVERAGE, AND IT MAINTAINS ABOVE 25% OF EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE.

THAT'S IT. QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU, MISS [INAUDIBLE].

BECAUSE YOUR PRESENTATION IS ON THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AT THIS TIME, BOARD, WE WILL NOW HEAR COMMENTS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

THE COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES FROM EACH SPEAKER, AND THE COMMENTS MUST BE LIMITED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER.

I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT ANYONE ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE DO SO WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIVACY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHILE SPEAKING.

BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE, ASK QUESTIONS OR ANSWER QUESTIONS, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

ONCE WE HAVE HEARD FROM EVERYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:39 PM.

IT IS NOW 8:40 PM.

WE WILL NOW CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR HEARING.

AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AND OUR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE TO ASK? MISS [INAUDIBLE], PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME TO MY LEFT TRUSTEES. MISS NEWSOME.

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO POSE SOME OF MY QUESTIONS.

I DON'T WANT TO SOUND GRATEFUL BECAUSE I'M NOT UNGRATEFUL FOR THE CHANGES.

I'M JUST CONFUSED AND IT'S NOT QUITE RIGHT.

I'M SURE AFTER A MORE TIME TO DIGEST SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND SUCH? MAYBE WE'LL HAVE SOME BETTER TERMINOLOGY FOR SOME OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.

BUT WHILE THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE SUPER GREAT AND AMAZING, I DO THINK THERE'S SOME COMPLICATING FACTORS.

CAN YOU TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE FOR THE FOLKS THAT AREN'T A TEACHER BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT THAT MAKE IT WORK AND MAKE IT GREAT THAT AREN'T A TEACHER.

>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.

THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE RAISES THEY ARE GIVING THE TEACHERS AND THEY'RE WELL DESERVED.

THEY HAVE GIVEN US A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, I SAY A LITTLE,

[01:40:01]

THE DISTRICT IS TAKING CARE OF THE REST OF THAT AMOUNT TO GIVE EVERYONE THAT WORKED SO HARD IN THE DISTRICT A 3% MIDPOINT RAISE.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL HEARING THAT IN THE BACK IS THAT EVERYONE IS STILL GETTING THAT 3% RAISE IN THE DISTRICT REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY FEEL GOOD AND LOOKING AT BUDGET STUFF AND HAVING TO FEEL THE FEELING OF A DEFICIT BUDGET AND SUCH.

BUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE OUR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS AND BUS DRIVERS AND JANITORS AND CAFETERIA WORKERS, EVERYBODY WHO MAKES THIS MOTION WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT LEFT OUT.

MY ONLY OTHER THING IS THAT, I DON'T KNOW.

DOCTOR SCOTT, I DON'T THINK THEY HEARD YOUR 1340 NUMBER.

[LAUGHTER] I THINK WE ALL SITTING UP HERE.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN SAY THAT WITH SOME REALLY GOOD CONFIDENCE THAT WE ALL REACHED OUT AND SPOKE TO LEGISLATORS MULTIPLE TIMES, MULTIPLE.

I WOULD BEG TO SAY HUNDREDS OF EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND EVEN TRIPS TO THE CAPITOL AND SUCH LIKE THAT.

I'M HOPING MAYBE THIS WILL BE SOME THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON AND WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THESE STUDENTS EVERY DAY.

BUT THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS DIGESTIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

I FEEL LIKE I SAY THAT EVERY TIME, BUT MAKING IT ALSO WHERE WE CAN UNDERSTAND AND WE CAN MAKE OUR DOLLARS STRETCH AND MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR KIDS AND FOR THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.

I KNOW THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM WORK TO COME UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS AND ARE WATCHING IT AND SOMETIMES LITERALLY UP THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THINGS AS THEY CHANGE DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SEASON.

IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED FOR US. THANK YOU.

>> MONICA IRVIN IS BACK THERE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

I GIVE HER KUDOS AS WELL.

>> TRUSTEE WILSON.

>> FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR FIGURING OUT HELPING ME WITH DEFINING A TEACHER SINCE OBVIOUSLY WHAT MISS MON JUST SAID, WE LIKE TO AWARD ALL OUR STAFFS AND WE GET THAT IT'S THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

I KNEW THAT MY HONOR'S ENGLISH TEACHER WAS IN FACT A TEACHER.

MY SHOP TEACHER HAD ME A LITTLE CONFUSED TILL I SAW THE FOUR HOUR THING, SO THAT HAD ME OVER THE TOP FOR THEM.

LIKE MICHELLE SAID, IT IS A CATCH TO AN EXTENT, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE OUR TEACHERS MORE AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO IT WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH, YOU KNOW THAT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO GIVE EVERYONE SOMETHING BECAUSE THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO US.

I KNOW THAT IN A MEETING THAT MS. HORN, DR. REED AND I WERE IN WITH YOU AND DR. CANTU, THAT THAT WAS YOU KNOW AND I'M CERTAIN IT WAS MY FELLOW TRUSTEES AS WELL, THAT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE WE KNOW IT TAKES THE WHOLE TEAM.

THERE'S STILL, OUR JOB IS NOT DONE AS FAR AS LIKE SHE JUST MENTIONED.

BETWEEN US, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE EVER KEPT OUR OWN CCMR. [LAUGHTER] UPDATE NUMBERS AND DATA ON HOW MANY CALLS OR E MAILS OR VISITS OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE, ANGRY TEXT, SOME OF US AND THAT WENT OUT FOR LEGISLATURE OVER THINGS.

BUT IT'S STILL WORTH FIGHTING FOR OBVIOUSLY, AND I THINK THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE COMMITTED TO THAT TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR MORE AND MORE.

AS I'VE TOLD A PRIOR LEGISLATOR, HE HAS SINCE RETIRED WHEN WE STARTED SEEING SOME OF THESE HITS, AND I TOLD HIM THAT OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION.

BECAUSE HE KEPT SAYING GIVING US MORE MONEY WOULDN'T FIX OUR PROBLEM AND I SAID, WE DIDN'T ASK FOR MORE, WE JUST ASKED FOR THE MONEY.

THAT'S WHERE WE STILL STAND.

IT'S MONEY THAT IS OURS AND WHEN I DON'T MEAN OURS IN PARTICULAR, BUT MOSTLY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE'LL CONTINUE THE GOOD FIGHT. I FAITH IN THAT.

WE THANK YOU DEFINITELY.

[01:45:02]

WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT A ONE MAN SHOW, BUT WE ARE VERY PROUD TO SAY OUR TEAM NOT JUST THE FRUGALESS, BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU GUYS DO IN YOUR WORK, WE'RE ABLE TO BE THE STEWARDS OF OUR TAXPAYERS, OUR COMMUNITIES, AND ULTIMATELY OUR STUDENTS DOLLARS AND THE STEWARDS THAT WE HOPE TO BE, AND YOU MAKE THAT POSSIBLE WITH THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR US AND KEEPING US INFORMED, KEEPING EVERYTHING TRANSPARENT AND HELPING US SAVE WHERE WE CAN SAVE.

ONCE AGAIN, KUDOS TO YOU FOR ANOTHER GOOD YEAR FOR YOU AND DOING WHAT ALL YOU CAN DO WITH ALL WE'VE BEEN HANDED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. TRUSTEES TO MY RIGHT.

YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. MS. TRONGAARD.

>> HERE, MS. TRONGAARD. THANK YOU.

AGAIN, EVERYBODY SAYING IT.

YOU HAVE HAD TO BREAK THIS DOWN FOR US EVERY WHICH WAY WHILE IT'S BEEN CHANGING AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

BECAUSE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAPPENED DURING CAMPAIGN SEASON FOR US, WE GOT TO HEAR A LOT FROM THE COMMUNITY WHILE WE WERE OUT THERE, AND I KNOW THE FUND SCHOOLS FIRST WAS A REALLY BIG RALLYING CRY OF OUR DISTRICT, AND A LOT OF LANGUAGE AROUND BASIC ALLOTMENT WAS USED, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAME REALLY FAMILIAR WITH BASIC ALLOTMENT.

YOU HAD A SLIDE WITH A TON OF INFORMATION BECAUSE OF WHAT THE BILL ACTUALLY DID.

BUT WITHOUT NECESSARILY BREAKING IT DOWN INTO NUMBERS, CAN YOU JUST AS BRIEFLY AS YOU CAN EXPLAIN MONEY COMING THROUGH THE BASIC ALLOTMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER WHY INSTEAD OF HOW IT ACTUALLY CAME THROUGH?

>> THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE YES, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE MONEY COMING ALSO, FIRST OFF, BASIC ALLOTMENT GIVES THE FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO UTILIZE THE MONEY AND NOT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN THE SAME SPOT AS THE NEXT ONE.

WE'RE A FULL FORCE POLICE, WE HAVE THE WHOLE POLICE FORCE.

SOMEBODY MIGHT NEED THAT BASIC ALLOTMENT TO CATCH THEM UP.

IT WOULD REPLENISH THAT AND WE NEED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

EVERYBODY IS IN A DIFFERENT SPOT.

NOT ONLY THAT, THIS TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT, LIKE I SAID, IS UNDER THEIR THUMB, THEY COULD DECREASE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, BUT BOTTOM LINE, IT'S ON THEIR WHIM TO GIVE US THAT MONEY EVERY YEAR TO CONTINUE THAT ALLOTMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS.

WITH A BASIC ALLOTMENT CONTINUATION INCREASE, THAT WOULD PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO GET THAT.

>> YEAH, THAT'S GREAT. I DO WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT PARTNERED WITH THE DISTRICT IN COMMUNICATING TO OUR LEGISLATORS AND RAISING THEIR VOICES AND SHARING THEIR STORIES TO TRY TO HELP GET THE FUNDING FOR OUR DISTRICT.

I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE ENGAGED, THAT YOU STAY ENGAGED.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF I KNOW I DO THIS PERSONALLY TOO.

SOMETIMES YOU SCAN A HEADLINE FROM A MEDIA OUTLET AND A BIG ONE THAT'S GOING AROUND IS, WELL, WHILE ESAS AND VOUCHERS DID PASS, AT LEAST DISTRICTS GOT THEIR $8.5 BILLION, AND IT'S WORDED AS IF ALL THE SOLUTIONS, WE HAVE ALL THE MONEY WE COULD POSSIBLY NEED TO RUN THE DISTRICT THE WAY THAT WE WANT TO RUN IT.

I THINK MS. TRONGAARD HAS AN EXCELLENT JOB IN SHOWING US HOW THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

AGAIN, MOST OF THE FUNDS RELEASED FROM THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHILE WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEM, THEY'RE EXTREMELY EARMARKED, AND IT JUST DOES NOT GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS IN OUR DISTRICT.

AS WE GEAR UP FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT WHILE WE DID GET SOME MONEY, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF RESTRAINT AROUND HOW WE CAN USE THAT.

JUST TO KEEP STAYING ENGAGED IN THAT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE CHOICES ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT WE KNOW.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MS. TRONGAARD.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE CANNON, THE SECOND.

>> THERE WE GO. MS. TRONGAARD, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, JUST BRINGING EVERYTHING TO US, NOT JUST IN TONIGHT'S MEETING, BUT IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS AS WELL, JUST TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING, YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING ON A TWO FISH AND FIVE LOAVES OF BREAD MODEL FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

IS NO DIFFERENT THAN RIGHT NOW.

I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM IN THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

AS EVERYONE HAS STATED HERE ON THE DIAS, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF MAKING PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING A PRIORITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT MR. WILLIAMS WILL DO IN HIS ROLE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE POSITION THAT WAS JUST ADDED HERE IN THE DISTRICT,

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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PROVIDING THE INFORMATION, BUT ALSO EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO HERE FOR THE DISTRICT.

>> DR. [INAUDIBLE] CUT.

>> I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF A NEW TITLE WE COULD GIVE YOU.

IF THERE WERE AWARDS FOR THE LONGEST ROLLER COASTER RIDER.

YOU HAVE WRITTEN THIS ROLLER COASTER.

I THINK BACK TO THE TERRAN APPRAISAL DISTRICT PLANS, SO WE'VE SEEN YOU THERE ADVOCATING OTHER DISTRICT LEADERS LOOKING TO YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ALL OF THIS WORK.

YOU TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TO US WHERE WE CAN NOT ONLY PAY TEACHERS THROUGH HB2, BUT WHERE WE CAN OFFER OUR STAFF A RAISE THROUGH ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

JUST BRAVO AGAIN TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS.

THE 3% MIDPOINT RAISE IS FOR ALL OTHER STAFF, SO CUSTODIANS, YES.

PARAPROFESSIONALS, YES.

>> YES MA'AM.

>> ALL OF THE OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT MAKE OUR SCHOOLS, OUR COMMUNITY A SUCCESS.

THEN I WANTED TO JUST I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE, BUT JUST CAN YOU BRIEFLY TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT 3% MIDPOINT RAISE MEANS, REMIND US WHAT THAT MEANS.

>> FOR THE TEACHERS, WELL, NOW THEY'RE GETTING THE THING, BUT THE ONE AND TWO YEAR TEACHERS, THEY TAKE A ZERO YEAR, 30 YEAR DIVIDE BY TWO, AND WHAT THAT AMOUNT IS AND DAILY RATE, DIVIDED BY 187 DAILY RATE AND TIMES 3%.

THAT'S A 3% MIDPOINT.

TIMES THEIR NUMBER OF DAYS? THE SECOND PHASE IS 3% MIDPOINT WOULD BE ON THAT PERSON'S PAY GRADE.

IF THEY GO OUT TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN, I HAVE ONE.

YOU GO TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.

THERE IS A MIN, MID AND MAX, AND EVERY PERSON'S POSITION IS IN A PAY GRADE, AND IN THE MID IS THE PIECE THAT WILL YOU MULTIPLY BY 3% AND CALCULATED ON THAT DAILY RATE OR HOURLY RATE TIMES THE NUMBER OF HOURS THEY WORK FOR THE YEAR OR THE NUMBER OF DAYS THEY WORK FOR THE YEAR.

>> GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO THINK TO STATE THAT PUBLICLY SO PEOPLE CAN REWIND THE VIDEO AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO CALCULATE THEIR RAISE.

BUT YEAH, THAT'S IT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. TRONGAARD.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE, WHAT YOU MEAN TO THE DISTRICT TO MANSFIELD ISD, BUT ALSO WHAT YOU MEAN TO THE COMMUNITY OF THOSE CFOS AND BUSINESS FINANCE PERSONNEL WHO DO, AS DOCTOR CRUTCHFIELD AND THE OTHER SAID, COME TO YOU FOR ADVICE.

WE WERE RECOMMENDING TO THE LEGISLATORS TO TALK TO YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD HEAR US OR YOUR EARS WERE RINGING, BUT WE WERE RECOMMENDED THAT THEY WOULD IN A VERY POLITE AND RESPECTFUL MANNER.

WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO FOR THE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR ONE OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND SUPPORT MS. IRVING, AND WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD FOR VOTING TO ASSIST OUR DISTRICT.

WE APPRECIATE I DON'T KNOW IF JENNIFER, SHE LEFT, BUT WE THANK YOU ALL EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND THE DIRECTOR JENNIFER, FOR THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR BEING SO GRACIOUS AND SUPPORTING OUR KIDDOS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS, EVERYBODY FROM THE CUSTODIANS, TO THE BUS DRIVERS, TO THE PARAPROFESSIONALS, EVERYONE.

WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> BOARD MEMBERS, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE WILL VOTE ON A LITTLE BIT LATER IN ITEM 13.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 10.2.

>> BEFORE WE DO THAT, I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THANK YOUS GOING ON UP HERE AND THANK YOU TO MICHELLE AND YOUR TEAM AND THAT ROLLER COASTER THAT YOU'VE BEEN ON.

BUT I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK THE BOARD PUBLICLY FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OF MANSFIELD ISD SPECIFICALLY IN THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR BUDGET AND SUPPORTING OUR STAFF.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU GUYS. IT MEANS A LOT.

>> MOVING ON 10.2, FERNANDO BENAVIDES.

I'D LIKE YOU TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE AND JUST DISCUSS WITH US THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION UPDATES, PLEASE.

>> YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN, BOARD PRESIDENT REED.

DR. REED, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR TI.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU THE PROPOSED DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN.

FIRST, I WANT TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS DESIGNATION.

THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION IS A CONCEPT PASSED IN 2016 DURING THE 84TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION THROUGH HOUSE 1842.

THE PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION IS TO GIVE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MOST OF THE FLEXIBILITIES THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS.

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THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE, AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE, WHEN THE MISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES PASSED THE FIRST DOI PLAN WHEN HOUSE BILL 1482 WENT INTO EFFECT.

AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE THE TIMELINE, THAT THERE WAS A DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS FORMED AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, WHICH WERE PASSED IN JUNE OF 2016.

THE TERM OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN BEGAN IN JULY 2016 AND EXPIRED ON JUNE 30TH, 2021.

ACCORDING TO AS BILL 1482, SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN ONLY HAVE ONE PLAN AT A TIME, WHICH IS VALID FOR FIVE YEARS.

DOI PLANS CAN BE AMENDED THROUGHOUT THAT FIVE YEAR TERM AND RENEWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TA GUIDELINES.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE, THE BOARD APPROVED AMENDMENTS IN THE PAST RENEWED THE ORIGINAL PLAN IN 2021, AND OUR CURRENT PLAN IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH, 2026.

IN PREPARATION FOR UPCOMING EXPIRATION DATE AND THE NEED TO AMEND OUR CURRENT PLAN, DR. CANTU APPOINTED A NEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THESE ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT MET IN APRIL, AND I KNOW WE HAVE TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE.

I'M GOING TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, CAMPS PRINCIPALS, AND DISTRICT SUPPORT STAFF WHO HAVE SERVED ON THIS YEAR'S DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE CURRENT PLAN IS SET TO EXPIRE NEXT YEAR, AND THESE ARE THE CURRENT EXEMPTIONS UNDER OUR CURRENT PLAN.

TEXAS EDUCATION 21.003 IS THE LAW THAT GOVERNS TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

THESE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MAKE IT CHALLENGING TO HIRE PROFESSIONALS WITH INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE TO TEACH OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL COURSES.

TO PROVIDE MORE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE SUCH COURSES AND EARN THOSE CERTIFICATIONS, WE UTILIZE THIS EXEMPTION TO ESTABLISH OUR LOCAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS COURSE WORK, WHERE WE HIRE THEM AND IN PLACE OF THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED BY LAW.

FOR TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 250811 AND TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 0812, THESE LAWS REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT START AND END SPECIFIC DATES DURING THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR AND CALENDAR YEAR, AND WE UTILIZE THESE TWO EXEMPTIONS TO GAIN MORE LOCAL CONTROL OVER THE INSTRUCTCTIONAL DAYS FOR STUDENTS AND OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR.

IT ALLOWS US TO ALIGN REQUIRED NUMBER OF INSTRUCTCTIONAL DAYS WITH OUR LOCAL HIGHER ED PARTNER, TCC, ALIGNED WITH EOC AND SR DATES, AND AP EXAMS, AND OF COURSE, OUR HOLIDAYS.

THE NEXT EDUCATION CODE, 33.002B.

THIS LAW REQUIRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO HIRE A CERTIFIED COUNSELOR, IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT A CAMPUS.

WE USE THIS EXEMPTION WHEN WE FIRST OPENED JANCO EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY TO HIRE A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER RATHER THAN A LICENSED ACADEMIC COUNSELOR.

THIS WOULD ENABLE THIS PROVIDED BACK THEN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO OUR PARENTS AT JANCO.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CERTIFIED COUNSELOR, BUT IT WAS KEPT IN THE PLAN JUST IN CASE IT WAS EVER NEEDED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

THE NEXT LAW, EDUCATION CODE 37.0012 STATES THAT A PERSON AT EACH CAMPUS MUST BE DESIGNATED TO SERVE AS THE CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATOR.

THE CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATOR IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING STUDENT DISCIPLINE.

WE USE THIS EXEMPTION TO ALLOW FOR MORE THAN ONE CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATOR AT A CAMPUS WHEN THERE'S A LARGE MORE POPULATED POPULATED SCHOOL LIKE OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

BUT WITH THE RECENT PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL SIX, SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL NO LONGER BE PERMITTED TO USE THIS DOI EXEMPTION UNDER CHAPTER 37, THEREFORE, MR. WRIGHT AND STUDENT SERVICES WILL PROVIDE RECOMMENDED POLICY REVISIONS ONCE WE RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TAZB.

THE FINAL EXEMPTION IN OUR CURRENT PLAN IS TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 25.092, WHICH STATES THAT A STUDENT IN ANY GRADE LEVEL FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12 GRADE MAY NOT BE GIVEN CREDIT OR FINAL GRADE FOR CLASS UNLESS THE STUDENT IS IN ATTENDANCE FOR AT LEAST 90% OF DAYS OF THE CLASSES OFFERED.

THE BENEFITS OF THIS EXEMPTION ALLOW FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE OUT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME FOR MEDICAL REASONS OR OTHER.

WE CAN STILL AWARD THEM CREDIT IF THE STUDENT HAS MET ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE REQUIRED RECOURSE WORK.

THAT AGAIN IS OUR CURRENT PLAN AS IT EXISTS TODAY.

IN APRIL, THE BOARD REVISED AND HAD A POLICY REVISION TO FDA LOCAL.

THIS IS THE BOARD POLICY THAT GOVERNS THE INTER DISTRICT AND INTRA DISTRICT TRANSFERS, WE ALLOW AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS POLICY WAS REVISED TO ENABLE PARENTS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE MANSFIELD'S DISTRICT BOUNDARIES TO APPLY FOR INTER DISTRICT TRANSFER.

WE ONLY ALLOW THERE ARE ONLY 11 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH FEWER THAN 500 STUDENTS FOR WHICH WE ARE ACCEPTING TRANSFER APPLICATIONS.

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>> WHEN WE MET AS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH THEY APPROVED TO ASK FOR AN ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT.

THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO REVOKE AN INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER IF A STUDENT FAILS TO MEET THE DISTRICT STANDARDS OF ACCEPTANCE.

THE WAY THE LAW READS, A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS THE OPTION TO ADMIT STUDENTS WHO DO NOT RESIDE IN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES THROUGH AN INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER.

THE TRANSFER PERIOD IS CONSIDERED TO BE VALID FOR ONE SCHOOL YEAR.

IF APPROVED TONIGHT, STUDENT SERVICES WILL BE ABLE TO OVERSEE THE INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS JUST AS THEY CURRENTLY OVERSEE THE INTRADISTRICT TRANSFERS UNDER THE POWER CHOICE PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE TWO EXAMPLES ON THE SCREEN.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER, INTRA MEANS WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE BRANDED SCHOOLS, CHOICE SCHOOLS.

THOSE ARE CONSIDERED INTRADISTRICT TRANSFERS.

IF A PARENT WANTS TO TRANSFER A STUDENT FROM ONE, SAY ELEMENTARY NIL, FOR THIS EXAMPLE, TO MARY JO SHEPPARD.

THE INTER IS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

A SCHOOL DISTRICT TRANSFERS FROM A SCHOOL IN ONE DISTRICT TO A SCHOOL IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.

AGAIN, IF WE WANTED TO INVITE STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS WOULD BE THE DISTRICT THAT THEY WOULD APPLY FOR.

AGAIN, AS I SAID BEFORE, THE 25.036 REQUIRES THAT ONCE WE ALLOW FOR A SCHOOL INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER, THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR A YEAR.

BUT PASSING THIS EXEMPTION WOULD GIVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN REVOKING TRANSFERS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NUMBER 1, ALL THE STUDENTS WHO WE DO ALLOW INTO OUR DISTRICT, THEY MAINTAIN THOSE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA.

THAT MEANS, AGAIN, INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDE US IS ACCURATE, MAKING SURE THAT THEY AGAIN HAVE NO DISCIPLINARY FRACTIONS, INCLUDING ANY ISS, OSS, OR PLACEMENTS IN OUR DAP, OR BE EXPO.

THAT THEY MAINTAIN THE ATTENDANCE STANDARDS, AND THEN ALSO MAINTAIN ACADEMIC STANDARDS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WHEN WE GRANT THE INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER.

HERE ARE THE RECOMMENDED LOCAL DEADLINES AS I SAID BEFORE, THE SUPERINTENDENT DESIGNEE MAY REVOKE AN INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE NEED FOR REVOCATION DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, IF THE STUDENT FACES DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES, SUSPENSION, AS I DESCRIBED EARLIER, MAKES A MISREPRESENTATION ON THEIR APPLICATION, FAILS TO MEET THE DISTRICT ATTENDANCE STANDARDS OR FAILS TO MEET ANY ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY STANDARDS IN ANY SUBJECT AREA.

THIS IS THE CURRENT TIMELINE THAT WE FOLLOW FOR THE NEW PROPOSED PLAN.

AGAIN, WE HAD THE POLICY REVISION IN APRIL 22ND.

WE MET AS A COMMITTEE ON APRIL 23RD.

THAT PROPOSED PLAN HAS BEEN ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE MANDATORY 30 DAYS.

THEN TONIGHT, WE WILL ASK FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN IF YOU VOTE TO APPROVE, THEN WE'LL SUBMIT THAT APPLICATION TO TA, WHICH WILL GO IN EFFECT FOR FIVE YEARS, EXPIRING IN JUNE OF 2030. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU, MR. BENAVIDES, BECAUSE THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 10.2, WILL YOU ALLOW ME, PLEASE, FIRST TO ACCORDING TO THE STATE LAW, REQUIRES THAT WE GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK VIA PUBLIC HEARING.

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AT THIS TIME.

I WILL OPEN THE HEARING AT 9:05 PM.

SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO COMMENTS, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:06 PM.

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>> THANK YOU, MR. BENAVIDES, AND THANKS TO THOSE WHO SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE.

I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.

AS STUDENTS ARE COMING INTO THE DISTRICT, EVEN WITHIN THE DISTRICT, IF YOU'RE MAKING A TRANSITION, SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET ADJUSTED.

I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT THE TIME FRAME IS TO REVIEW WHETHER STUDENTS ARE MEETING THOSE STANDARDS.

WILL IT BE THEIR FIRST SIX WEEKS, OR WILL THEY HAVE SOME TIME TO GET ADJUSTED?

>> WE DID HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN OUR COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE HAD.

BUT JUST LIKE ANY STUDENT THAT WE SERVE, THEY MAY HAVE GAPS IN THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND WHERE THEY ARE, SPECIFICALLY, IF THEY'RE COMING TO US FROM OUTSIDE DISTRICT THAT DON'T ALIGN THE STANDARDS AND DON'T HAVE THOSE SAME TIMELINES THAT WE TEACH.

AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM, TEACHERS ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM, WE DO HAVE AN MTSS PROCESS.

WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR THOSE ACADEMIC STANDARDS EVERY SIX WEEKS, AND THEN AGAIN, IF IT'S SO SEVERE WHERE THE KIDS' ATTENDANCE PROBLEMS, AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT LEARNING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL.

PARENTS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM BRINGING THEM TO SCHOOL.

AGAIN, WE CAN MAKE A DECISION WHEN WE BELIEVE IT'S THE RIGHT DECISION TO MAKE AT SEMESTER OR AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> SEMESTER AND END OF YEAR?

>> YES.

>> THANKS. THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD TO THAT.

THERE'S A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE IN STUDENT SERVICES FOR REVOKING.

IT IS NOT UP TO ANY INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS.

THERE'S A PROCESS THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING DILIGENT ABOUT THAT PROCESS TO BE FAIR.

>> THANK YOU, MR. BRIGHT, FOR EXPLAINING THAT FOR FELLOW TRUSTEES. TRUSTEE CANNON.

>> MR. BENAVIDES, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AS THE TRANSFER PROCESS IS FAIRLY NEW.

MR. BROWN OR MR. WRIGHT, ARE YOU ABLE TO PROVIDE NUMBERS FOR THE TRANSFERS? NOT AT THIS TIME OR JUST AFTER THIS MEETING, WE CAN JUST GET AN UPDATE TO SEE HOW THAT'S TRACKING, IF THAT INITIATIVE IS DOING WHAT PREVIOUS BOARD THOUGHT IT WOULD DO.

WE CAN CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATION IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS CURRENT BOARD WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE.

>> YES, WE CAN GET THAT FOR YOU, AND ACTUALLY WE MIGHT EVEN SEND THAT YOUR WAY TO FRIDAY EFFECT.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES TO MY LEFT.

SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN AS PRESENTED.

TRUSTEES, MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION?

>> SECOND.

>> I'VE RECEIVED A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE LACHIE WILSON AND PROPERLY SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MICHELLE NEWSOM.

SHALL WE TAKE A VOTE BY HAND, TRUSTEE? WOULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU APPROVE OF THIS PRESENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION? THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN AS PRESENTED WITH A VOTE OF 7-0.

MY APOLOGIES. A VOTE OF 6-0. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, NOW WE MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEM NUMBER 11.

ITEM NUMBER 11.1 SAYS THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.

EACH SPEAKER SHOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PODIUM MICROPHONE AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME BEFORE SPEAKING.

ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BASED ON THE BOARD POLICY, BD LOCAL.

COPIES OF PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN SESSION.

WE HAVE THREE REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MR. ERIC CROWN, MR. MICHAEL DAVIDSON, AND MS. SAIDA SAYID.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I MISSPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME.

AT THIS TIME, MR. ERIC CROWN. THANK YOU, SIR.

>> BOARD, GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO BRING A FEW THINGS UP ON YOUR RADAR.

TAD, YOU GUYS STAFF SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE TAD BUDGET BY JUNE 15TH.

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THEIR NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST 13,TH AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR BUDGET APPROVED BY SEPTEMBER 15TH.

THIS BOARD HAS 30 DAYS FROM WHEN TAD PASSES THAT BUDGET IF THEY WANT TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING OF THEIR BUDGET.

IT'S ONE ENTITY, ONE VOTE.

IF A MAJORITY OF THE ENTITIES DISAPPROVE OF IT, THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND REDO THAT BUDGET.

ANOTHER THING I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION IS SENATE BILL 973.

IT HAS TO DO WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.

BUT THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT ADDED TO IT BY REPRESENTATIVE GARON.

THE AMENDMENT STATES THAT ANY REAPPRAISAL PLAN, AND WE KNOW WHAT TAD DID WITH THE REAPPRAISAL PLAN LAST YEAR.

BUT ANYWAY, IT SAYS ANY REAPPRAISAL PLAN THAT'S ADOPTED BY THE DISTRICT HAS TO CONFORM WITH 23.01 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.

23.01 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE SAYS, ALL PROPERTIES TO BE EVALUATED AS OF JANUARY 1.

THE ANTICIPATION IS THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT APPRAISALS WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO EVERY YEAR, DEPENDING ON HOW THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT APPLIES THAT RULE, AND THAT DID GO INTO EFFECT YESTERDAY.

IT WAS PASSED, GOVERNOR DIDN'T VETO IT.

THE LAST THING I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS THIS YEAR THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO APPOINTMENTS FOR THE TAD BOARD.

NORMALLY, YOU GUYS WILL GET THIS IN SEPTEMBER.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A COPY. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TODAY.

THE REASON IS IN FEBRUARY, I STARTED GOING TO THE WATER BOARD, TARRANT REGIONAL WATER BOARD.

AFTER SEVERAL EMAILS AND SPEAKING EVENTS, AT THEIR MAY MEETING, THEY CHOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.

CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, RECLAMATION DISTRICTS, THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT FOR 40 YEARS, THEY'VE NEVER PARTICIPATED.

BUT NOW THEY'RE GOING TO PARTICIPATE.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW, THEY'LL BE DOING THEIR NOMINATIONS, AND THEY'LL HAVE A CANDIDATE NOMINATED BY AUGUST 15TH.

THE SCHOOLS IN THE CITIES, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO DO IT IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, IS NORMAL.

THEN IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, YOU'LL ALLOCATE YOUR VOTES, THE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CANDIDATE WILL BE ON THERE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND WHO CAN I GIVE THESE TWO?

>> BOARD SECRETARY ALLY WILL.

MR. WRIGHT WILL ACCEPT THEM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU, MR. CROWN.

AT THIS TIME, MR. MICHAEL DAVIDSON.

WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR LAST PUBLIC COMMENTS BY MS. SAIDA SAYID.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME.

>> THANK YOU, DR. REED AND DR. CANTU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHO GIVE ME OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT ON YOUR AGENDA BUDGET.

BUT IT DEPENDS UPON TAX RATE AND EVALUATION.

THANK YOU, ERIC CROWN, TO BRING THAT SHEET TO ME. YOU SAVED MY PAPERS.

TAD, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE THING.

ON JANUARY 16, THERE WAS AN ENTITY MEETING FOR TECHNOLOGY.

MISD IS THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TARRANT COUNTY OUT OF 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT MEETING, WAS PRESENT THERE.

ON MAY 1ST, MICHELLE WAS THERE.

YOU ARE THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO PARTICIPATED IN BOTH ENTITY MEETING.

TAD, WHAT'S GOING INSIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT.

TAD SEND THIS POSTCARD TO ALL KNOWN HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES.

BUT 22,000-PLUS PROPERTY OWNERS GET THE POSTCARD INCORRECTLY.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THE NOTICES.

TAD SENT A NOTICE ALONG WITH THE APOLOGY NOTE WITH THE DEADLINE TO PROTEST WAS JUNE 2ND.

THERE WAS A VERY FIRST TIME TAD APOLOGIZED TO SOMEONE.

SOME PROPERTY OWNER DOES NOT GET THE NOTICE OR THE POSTCARD.

THAT NUMBER IS ALSO IN THOUSANDS.

IF THE PROPERTY OWNER HAD AN AGENT IN THE PAST, THE NOTICE IS SENT TO AN AGENT.

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THEN AN AVERAGE MARKET VALUE OF TARRANT COUNTY WENT DOWN BY 8%.

IT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY PROPERTY WENT DOWN BY 8%.

SOME GAIN VALUE, SOME LOST 2% UP TO 28%.

THE PRELIMINARY VALUES YOU GOT ON APRIL 30TH, THAT DOES NOT REFLECT THE NEW SALES OF THE EXISTING PROPERTY, WHICH IS AGAINST THEIR OWN REAPPRAISAL PLAN.

I DID NOT GET BACK FROM CHIEF APPRAISAL OFFICE THAT HOW MUCH BPP ACCOUNT WOULD BE AFFECTED.

BUT WHEN IT WAS $250,000 EXEMPTION FOR BPP ACCOUNT, IT WOULD WIPED OUT 8,000 BPP ACCOUNTS IN TARRANT COUNTY, WHICH IS 85% OF THE ACCOUNT.

BUT I'M STILL WAITING TO GET THE NUMBERS FOR $125,000.

FOR THE ELECTION APPOINTMENT PROCESS, HE ALREADY TOLD YOU, BUT LAST YEAR, YOU HAD 204 VOTES.

THIS YEAR, YOU HAVE 82 VOTES, AND NOT A SINGLE ENTITY HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO PUT THEIR CANDIDATE ON THE TAD BOARD.

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENED.

ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ZERO VOTE, FIVE CITIES HAVE ZERO VOTES, AND 11 CITIES HAVE ONE VOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. SAYID. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

AT THIS TIME, BOARD MEMBERS,

[12. Human Resources Report]

ITEM 12.1, 20 PLUS YEARS IN EDUCATION.

TRUSTEE MICHELLE NEWSOM WILL READ THOSE NAMES, AND WE'LL CELEBRATE THEM. THANK YOU.

>> OUR OVER 20 YEARS THIS EVENING IS JULIE ETCHISON WITH 23 YEARS IN EDUCATION AND 21 YEARS WITH MISD.

DEEANNE GARRETT, WHICH IS 32 YEARS IN EDUCATION, 27 YEARS WITH MISD.

JASON YOUNG, 22 YEARS IN EDUCATION AND 21 OF THOSE YEARS IN MISD.

WE REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU TO ALL THESE GREAT EDUCATORS.

THEY'VE SPENT MANY VALUABLE YEARS POURING INTO OUR MISD STUDENTS.

WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR TENURE, YOUR WORK, AND ABOVE ALL, YOUR PASSION FOR CHILDREN.

LET'S THANK THESE EDUCATORS AGAIN.

[APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. THIS MOVES US TO ITEM 12.2 NEW HIRES FOR BOARD APPROVAL.

NOW PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HIRING OF NEW CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL, APPROVE PROMOTIONS OF CURRENT CERTIFIED OR CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL.

I RECEIVE A MOTION, PLEASE? TRUSTEE HORN.

>> SECOND.

>> TRUSTEE MICHELLE NEWSOM SECONDED.

WE'VE BEEN PROPERLY FIRST AND SECONDED.

CAN WE TAKE A VOTE, TRUSTEES, PLEASE? BY SHOW OF HANDS.

>> I HAVE A DISCUSSION.

>> I APOLOGIZE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR A DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU, DR. CRUTCHFIELD.

>> YES, SO I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD OVER A YEAR AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE FACED THIS DILEMMA.

I'M COMPELLED TO VOTE NO ON THIS BECAUSE AND I WANT TO TELL THE BOARD WHY.

I HAVE A BABY BOY WHO IS A RISING EIGHTH GRADER AT ROGENE WORLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HE HAS AN AMAZING PHENOMENAL PRINCIPAL WHO REALLY FOCUSES ON BELONGING AND HER NAME IS KATRINA MABRY SMITH.

IF I VOTE YES ON THIS, MS. SMITH WILL BE LEAVING ORALLY TO GO TO LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.

SELFISHLY, I WOULD VOTE NO, BUT OF COURSE, AS A TRUSTEE.

I WILL PUT THE REST OF THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS ABOVE MY OWN.

WE CAN PROCEED THE VOTE.

JUST WANT TO SAY HOW HARD IT WAS.

I GIVE IT BACK TO A HEART ATTACK.

[LAUGHTER] WE APPRECIATE YOU, PRINCIPAL MAY SHIT, WE'LL MISS YOU AT WORK.

>> YES. I CONCUR.

I DON'T COMPLETELY CONCUR, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR SENTIMENT.

YES. I SHARE THEM.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS, TRUSTEES? THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

SHALL WE SEE SHOW OF HANDS FOR APPROVAL OF OUR NEW HIRES.

IS THAT A YES, DR. CRUTCHFIELD?

>> YES.

>> BOTH PASSES WITH 6-0.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NOW WE TRANSITION TO ITEM 13 BUSINESS ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION,

[13. Business Items Requiring Board Action]

[02:20:01]

>> YES. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU GUYS APPROVE IT AS RECOMMENDED.

>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE TO ASK DR. STOKER TO SAY SOMETHING.

>> THAT WOULD BE MICHELE TRONGAARD.

>> MS. TRONGAARD. AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES FOR ITEM 13.1, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-18 APPOINTS OFFICER OR DISTRICT PERSONNEL TO OVERSEE MISD TAX RATE? MR. ROBERT. YES. THAT HE SAID, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR STAYING.

>> MOVED.

>> IS IT SO MOVED? YOU HAVE A SECOND.

IT'S SO MOVED BY TRUSTEE LACHIE WILSON AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DR. CRUTCHFIELD.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION OR ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M HEARING NON TRUSTEES, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-18 TO ADOPT, TO APPOINT RICK BARNES TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

AM I READING THAT PROPERLY? TARRANT COUNTY TAX OFFICE TO OVERSEE MISD TAX RATE.

AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

BOTH PASSES WITH 6-0. THANK YOU.

LET US MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM 13.2 FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL, DR. CANTU, DID YOU WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING?

>> NO. THIS IS JUST RELATED TO THE PRESENTATION WE HEARD EARLIER FROM MS. TRONGAARD?

>> YES, IT IS AND SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON WITH ITEM 13.2, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TRUSTEES?

>> A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> IT'S BEEN MOTION AND PROPERLY SECOND TO ADOPT OR TO APPROVE ITEM 13.2, TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF 2025/2026 GENERAL FUND, STUDENT NUTRITION FUND, AND DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGETS AS PRESENTED.

MAY WE HAVE A VOTE, TRUSTEES, BY SHOW OF HANDS? ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? I APOLOGIZE. YES. IT IS APPROVED WITH A VOTE OF 6-0.

TRUSTEES, LET US MOVE ON TO ITEM 13.3, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2024/2025.

MAY I PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION?

>> SECOND.

>> YES. TRUSTEE HORN MOTIONS WITH A SECOND BY TRUSTEE NEWSOM.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTION AND SECONDED.

MAY WE HAVE A VOTE? BY SHOW OF HANDS.

IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE VOTE A 6-0.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE FAMILY.

IT'S PROPERLY. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY 6-0.

ITEM 13.4 TRUSTEES.

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE FINAL BUDGET, 13.4.

CONSIDER ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF MANSFIELD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, UNLIMITED TAX SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS 2025, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDER, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, ESTABLISHING PARAMETERS FOR THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS AND DELEGATING CERTAIN MATTERS TO AUTHORIZE DISTRICT OFFICIALS. TRUSTEES?

>> SECOND.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE LACHIE WILSON AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE NEWSOM.

ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? MAY I SEE YOUR HANDS FOR VOTE.

THE VOTE IS 6-0.

TRUSTEES, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 13.5, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE FIRST READING OF TAS B 124-125 AND MISD POLICY LOCAL UPDATES.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE RECEIVE A MOTION.

>> SECOND.

>> TRUSTEE NEWSOM AND TRUSTEE LACHIE WILSON HAVE PROPERLY MOTIONED AND SECOND.

IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> YES, MA'AM.

[02:25:02]

>> NO MA'AM. I'M JUST VOTING [LAUGHTER].

MY QUESTIONS EARLIER. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING].

>> I HIT THE HIGH POINTS FOR THAT FOR YOU GUYS. MR. WRIGHT.

>> I WOULD BE GLAD TO. THERE ARE SEVERAL UPDATES HERE THAT WE NEED TO GO OVER AS USUAL.

SEVERAL POLICIES, I WOULD CONSIDER AS JUST WORDSMITHING OR FOR CLARIFICATION WITH REALLY NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

BUT IN UPDATE 124, CDA LOCAL TALKS ABOUT INVESTMENTS.

THIS POLICY, IT TALKS ABOUT OR SPECIFIES THAT REPRESENTATIVES WITH DISTRIBUTORS FOR INVESTMENT POLLS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE STATE SECURITY BOARD IN CY LOCAL.

THIS TALKS ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

THIS CLARIFIES SOME CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE DISTRICT'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAY BE USED.

WHERE OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIES AND WHEN EMPLOYEES MATERIAL IS THEIRS AND WHEN IT'S NOT.

EHB LOCAL.

THIS TALKS ABOUT SPECIAL PROGRAMS. REALLY, THIS IS PART OF THE NEW PART OF UPDATES AND ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OR LAW.

WHICH REALLY REFERENCES THAT THERE'S A DYSLEXIA HANDBOOK AND IT'S PART OF THE REFERENCE THERE.

FURTHER, EHBB LOCAL GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS, POINTS OUT THAT THERE'S SOME NEW TERMINOLOGY THAT'S APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT IS IN THE STATE PLAN FOR EDUCATION OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.

FG LOCAL, THIS IS PART OF THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT POLICY.

REALLY, THIS ONE JUST TALKS ABOUT THAT CLARIFYING THAT REPORTS CAN BE MADE ORALLY AND THAT EVEN WHEN IT'S MADE ORALLY, THAT THE PERSON WHO IS REPORTING MUST GIVE THEIR NAME AND CONTACT.

THAT'S ALL OF 124.

MOVING ON TO 125.

I ONLY WANT TO POINT OUT ONE POLICY.

IT'S LABELED SCHOOL SAFETY TRANSFER.

WHAT CHAINS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRANSFERS.

WHAT IT'S TALKING ABOUT IS SCHOOL SAFETY DATA.

THERE'S A PLETHORA OF DATA THAT THE STATE HAS COLLECT, MAINTAIN, AND SEND TO THE STATE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

WHAT THEY'RE TELLING US NOW IS THAT WE WILL COLLECT, MAINTAIN AND SEND THE STATE BULLYING DATA.

WE ALREADY COLLECT AND MAINTAIN BULLYING DATA ALREADY.

WE'LL JUST SEND IT ON WITH THE OTHER DATA THAT WE COLLECT.

THEN IN MISD UPDATES TWO POLICIES.

NOT REALLY SIGNIFICANT.

OTHER THAN THE EIC LOCAL, THIS IS THE ONE ABOUT CLASS RANK.

I WANT TO TOUCH ON THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL THINK THAT I DON'T WANT TO GLOSS THIS ONE OVER.

ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE HERE, WE'RE JUST CLEANING UP SOME WORDING IN THIS POLICY ON WHAT IS GRADUATION HONORS.

WE'RE NOT CHANGING A THING IN THIS POLICY.

WE'RE JUST MAKING SOME CLARIFICATIONS.

WE'RE NOT DOING A THING TO IT, BUT CLARIFYING WHAT'S ALREADY THERE. NO CHANGES.

LASTLY, IS DEC LOCAL.

IT'S ABOUT ABSENCES AND LEAVES.

THIS ONE HAS TO DO WITH PROVIDING STAFF REALLY A WAY TO APPEAL DOCKED PAY IN UNAVOIDABLE SITUATIONS WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO PILL.

[02:30:10]

BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE FOR EXAMPLE, THEY LEFT TOOK A FLIGHT.

THAT FLIGHT WAS CANCELED.

IT CAUSED THEM TO BE OFF BEFORE THAT COMING BACK AND THEY MISSED THE DAY COMING BACK.

THEY HAD NO INTENTIONS ON MISSING SCHOOL.

BEFORE THERE WAS NO MECHANISM FOR THEM TO APPEAL, AND THIS GIVES US A WAY JUST TO APPEAL.

THAT'S WHAT THIS DEC LOCAL BASICALLY ALLOWS FOR.

THAT'S THE LAST POLICY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

>> THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? THE SHOW OF HANDS.

LET ME TAKE A VOTE BECAUSE I THINK YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED ONE.

THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES WITH 6-0.

[14. Consent Agenda]

AS A REMINDER, WE VOTE THE CONSENT AGENDA UP OR DOWN UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO PULL AN ITEM.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

MS. [INAUDIBLE]? THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA 6-0.

>> DISCUSSION.

>> DOES ANYONE HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT ITEM 14 OR 15 WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO BACK TO CLOSED SESSION TO COMPLETE OUR WORK.

[3. Closed Session (Part 2 of 2)]

WE APPRECIATE YOU MISD FAMILY.

>> NINE THIRTY FOUR.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES LET'S CALL OUR MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 9:10, 19:00 PM.

THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, SO WE'D LIKE TO ADJOURN AT 10:19 PM.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.