GOOD EVENING, MANSFIELD ISD 
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FAMILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. 
          THANK YOU FOR BEING AT OUR MAY 26, 2026 REGULAR BOARD MEETING. 
          LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND 
          [3.Ceremony for Administering the Oath of Office to Newly Elected Board Members ]
AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE SWIFTLY TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, CEREMONY FOR ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS. 
          GOOD EVENING. I, I, STATE YOUR NAME. BENITA REED. 
          DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. 
          DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. 
          THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. 
          OF THE OFFICE OF MANSFIELD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          OF THE OFFICE OF MANSFIELD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE 6. 
          SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE 6. 
          OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE. 
          PRESERVE. PROTECT. PROTECT. 
          AND DEFEND. AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. SO, HELP ME GOD. SO, HELP ME GOD. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD CALL MS. MICHELE GOOCH. WE'LL CALL HER UP AND HER FAMILY TO TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE. THANK YOU. PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I, STATE YOUR NAME. I, MICHELE GOOCH. 
          DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. 
          DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. 
          THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. 
          OF THE OFFICE OF MANSFIELD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          OF THE OFFICE OF MANSFIELD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE 7. 
          SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE PLACE 7. 
          OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE. PRESERVE. 
          PROTECT. PROTECT. AND DEFEND. 
          AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION. 
          THE CONSTITUTION. OF THE UNITED STATES. OF THE UNITED STATES. 
          AND OF THIS STATE. 
          AND OF THIS STATE. 
          SO, HELP ME GOD. SO, HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. 
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CONGRATULATIONS TRUSTEE GOOCH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, TO FRIENDS, TO SUPPORTERS, TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT, YOUR CONVERSATIONS, YOUR PRAYERS, AND YOUR LOVE FOR OUR SCHOOLS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A RESPONSIBILITY, NOT AN AWARD OR REWARD. SO, I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY, AND I COMMIT TO DO THIS WORK WITH INTEGRITY, INTENTIONALITY, AND AN EAR TO LISTENING WELL. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN. I'M READY TO GET TO WORK. I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE A FEW WORDS. I WANT TO, OF COURSE, THANK GOD WHO MADE ALL THIS POSSIBLE. MANSFIELD, 
          [5. District Recognition]
WE'VE GROWN. WE'VE MADE MANY STRIDES, BUT WE HAVE MUCH WORK TO DO. I WANT TO THANK, MOSTLY WHAT I HAVE ARE THANK YOU'S AND SOME COMMITMENTS. SO, I'LL START WITH THE COMMITMENTS FIRST. WE HAVE MUCH WORK TO DO. OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR. TIFFANY SPENCER, HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED MUCH OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO. IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US TO JOIN TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR BABIES, OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE GETTING A QUALITY EDUCATION, TOP-NOTCH EDUCATION, WE HAVE THE BEST EDUCATORS, WE HAVE THE BEST PARAPROFESSIONALS, THE BEST BUS DRIVERS, CAFETERIA ASSISTANTS, THE BEST ADMINISTRATORS, IT TAKES ALL OF US. SO, I'M ASKING AS A FAMILY THAT WE JOIN FORCES, LINK ARMS, TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE BEGAN MANY YEARS AGO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ASKED WHEN I JOINED THE BOARD THREE YEARS AGO WAS THAT YOU HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE TO SERVE AND TO DO WHAT IT IS THAT IS BEST FOR THIS DISTRICT. I WANT TO HOLD ALL OF US ACCOUNTABLE TO SERVE AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS DISTRICT. IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US. WE HAVE SOME HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE, BUT WE'VE MADE HARD DECISIONS BEFORE. 
          SO, I'D ASK THAT YOU WOULD JOIN A PTA, BECOME A MENTOR, PRO-DADS, READING WITH DADS. 
          JOIN A SCHOOL NEAR YOU IF YOU ARE A TAXPAYER. 
          IF YOU LIVE NEAR A SCHOOL, JOIN AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF WHAT THAT SCHOOL IS DOING TO SERVE OUR CHILDREN. WE NEED YOU. THEN WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS. 
          WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS TO DO THE WORK THAT WE MUST DO FOR OUR CHILDREN HERE AT MANSFIELD ISD. AND THEN THE WORK THAT WE DO AS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES, NOT JUST HERE, BUT ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. IN AUSTIN, WE'VE SEEN WHERE DR. 
          CRUTCHFIELD AND ANNA ALICIA HORN, AS WELL AS JASON THOMAS, JESSE CANNON, AND MICHELLE NEWSOME. WE TRAVELED TO AUSTIN, BUT WE ALSO TRAVELED TO VARIOUS PLACES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING A BETTER TRUSTEE. 
          SO, I'M ASKING YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS SO THAT WE HAVE THE TENACITY AND THE BOLDNESS TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT OUR KIDS HAVE THE VERY BEST AND THEY'RE PREPARED. THEN I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT I HAVE MADE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. 
          I'M GOING TO ASK FOR MORE. I'M GOING TO ASK US TO DO MORE. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW ASKING FOR MORE. I'LL TEXT YOU. I'LL CALL YOU ASKING FOR MORE. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. 
          WHERE I SERVE VERY FREQUENTLY AND THEN IF IT'S INFREQUENT, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THEN MY BEST FRIENDS. 
          OF COURSE, WE ALL THANK SUPPORTERS, BUT WE ALL SUPPORT MANSFIELD ISD, IS THAT CORRECT? SO, WE THANK ALL OF YOU. SO, I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY THANK MY 
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COVERING, MY HUSBAND. 
          THROUGH EVERYTHING, YOU ARE A MAIN STEP. I WANT TO THANK MY BABY FAITH, WHO IS MY INSPIRATION. 
          BUT THEN I SEE A LOT OF FAITHS IN EVERY STUDENT. WE SEE OUR OWN KIDS. IN EVERY STUDENT, WE MAKE A DECISION BECAUSE WE SEE OUR OWN KIDS, WHETHER THEY'RE 37 OR 3. I WANT TO THANK MY BEST FRIENDS FOR BEING HERE AND HOLDING ME ACCOUNTABLE AND KEEPING ME SANE AT TIMES. I WANT TO THANK EVERY PARENT WHO CALLS AND TEXTS AND EMAILS US. DON'T STOP. WE DO THIS TOGETHER. IF YOU NOTICE, WE ALWAYS SAY WE'RE ALL IN AT THE END OF OUR MEETINGS, BUT ALSO, I ALWAYS SAY THAT WE SERVE TOGETHER. SO TODAY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE GO ONLINE AND SIGN UP TO SERVE SOMEWHERE. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. I'D LIKE TO THANK, OF COURSE, MY SPIRITUAL COVERING. THERE ARE MANY OF THEM WITH MY BBC FAMILY AND PASTOR EVANS, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS BECAUSE I DO VISIT A LOT OF CHURCHES. THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THIS LAST YEAR HAS BEEN, WE'VE ALL DONE THIS. I THINK, MICHELLE, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S DONE THIS BEFORE, SELECTING A SUPERINTENDENT, RIGHT? SO, WE DID THIS TOGETHER WITH GRACE, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO ATTEND LEADERSHIP TASB ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          AND DR. SPENCER, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU FOR THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND I EXPECT FOR THE BOARDROOM TO LOOK LIKE THIS EVERY MONTH. GOD BLESS YOU. YES, AND NOW WE WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. OUR PRAYER WILL BE LED BY DR. CRUTCHFIELD AND OUR PLEDGES BY ANNA ALICIA HORN. PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR THE PRAYER AND PLEDGES. 
          ALL RIGHT, LET US PRAY. DEAR GOD, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TO THE END OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR OUR TEACHERS, STAFF, FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE HARD WORK THIS YEAR, THE GROWTH, THE CARE ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PLEASE GIVE US, AS BOARD MEMBERS, WISDOM AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR OUR SCHOOLS. HELP US WORK TOGETHER RESPECTFULLY AND KEEP STUDENTS AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WE'RE PRAYING FOR OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF, WHO'VE GIVEN SO MUCH THIS YEAR. GIVE THEM REST AND ENCOURAGEMENT OVER THE SUMMER. 
          BE WITH OUR STUDENTS. AS THEY FINISH THIS YEAR TO PREPARE FOR WHAT COMES NEXT, GUYS, GOD, WE'RE EVER MINDFUL OF THOSE SWEET STUDENTS ALL ACROSS OUR NATION THAT HAVEN'T MADE IT TO THE END OF THE YEAR. AND SO, WE PRAY FOR THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND THAT ARE DEALING WITH LOSS WHILE WE'RE HAVING CELEBRATIONS, THAT YOU COMFORT THEM. HELP OUR SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO BE PLACES WHERE EVERY CHILD FEELS SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND ABLE TO LEARN. 
          AND BLESS THIS MEETING AND GUIDE OUR CONVERSATIONS TONIGHT. 
          IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. 
          PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          NOW, THE TEXAS FLAG. 
          HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISBLE. 
          WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISTRICT RECOGNITIONS. DR. 
          SPENCER. I'LL INVITE KATIE TO THE PODIUM AND SHE'S GOING TO GO OVER AND TALK ABOUT OUR SUPERSTARS. THANK YOU DR. SPENCER. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. REED, DR.SPENCER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CABINET, AND MEMBERS OF OUR MISD COMMUNITY. WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. WE HAD STUDENT RECOGNITIONS LAST MONTH THAT WE SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH DUE TO THE WEATHER. AND TONIGHT WE WILL START BY RECOGNIZING LAST MONTH'S SUPERSTARS. THEN WE WILL RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH'S SUPERSTARS. EACH MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS FROM OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP. THESE YOUNG STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM THEIR CAMPUS BASED 
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ON THE VIRTUES OF OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, CITIZENSHIP, FAIRNESS, HONESTY, KINDNESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND TRUSTWORTHINESS. BEFORE WE BRING OUR SUPERSTARS UP, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS TO LEARN WHAT MAKES THESE YOUNG SCHOLARS SO SUPER. WHAT MAKES KYLIE A SUPERSTAR IS THAT SHE'S BEEN BEEN CONSISTENT SINCE DAY ONE BEEN HELPFUL, RESPECTFUL, AND I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HER TO DO THE RIGHT THING EVEN WHEN I'M NOT WATCHING. BEING THE SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE I'VE BEEN KIND, RESPECTFUL, SAFE, HONEST. 
          AURORA IS A SUPERSTAR BECAUSE SHE COMES TO SCHOOL WITH A SMILE EVERY DAY. SHE IS READY TO WORK. SHE LOVES TO BE ENGAGED AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND SHE JUST BRINGS CREATIVITY INTO OUR CLASS. 
          IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE I WORK HARD. AXEN IS SUCH AN AMAZING STUDENT. HE EMBODIES THE THREE R'S, BEING RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, AND READY. 
          I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HIM. 
          HE'S A STUDENT LEADER AND HE IS JUST FANTASTIC. HE'S ALWAYS KIND AND HELPFUL TO HIS FRIENDS AND HE'S JUST A WONDERFUL CHILD. 
          HE SHOWS UP WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE EVERY MORNING. I'M EXCITED TO BE THE SUPERSTAR BECAUSE I HELP MY TEACHER AND HELP MY FRIENDS. SO A SUPERSTAR STUDENT IN MY CLASS IS ONE THAT PUTS FORTH THE NECESSARY EFFORT TO SUCCEED EVEN WHEN IT'S CHALLENGING AND ONE WHO DOES NOT ALWAYS GET THINGS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND ACELYN EXHIBITS ALL OF THOSE CHARACTERISTICS OF BEING A SUPERSTAR STUDENT. 
          IT MAKES ME FEEL EXCITED BECAUSE I'VE NEVER GOT PICKED. 
          I THINK I WAS PICKED BECAUSE I THINK I'M RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL AND KIND AND I HELP A LOT OF KIDS IN NEED. TORI IS A FABULOUS STUDENT. 
          I WISH I HAD A CLASSROOM FULL OF HER. SHE IS INTELLIGENT. 
          SHE'S A PROBLEM SOLVER. 
          SHE IS KIND TO EVERYBODY. 
          EVERYBODY IS HER FRIEND. SHE'S JUST AN AMAZING PERSON. 
          IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE A SUPERSTAR BECAUSE I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO BE HERE. LAWSON IS A SUPERSTAR AT ALPHA ACADEMY AT HARMON BECAUSE HE IS JUST ONE OF THOSE KIDS THAT TAKES ALL OF HIS WORK TO HEART. HE INSPIRED OTHERS AT HIS TABLE TO REACH A HIGHER QUALITY OF LEARNING. HE IS RESILIENT. 
          HE IS BRAVE. HE IS ARTISTIC AND HE'S AN AMAZING SCHOLAR HERE AT ALPHA ACADEMY. 
          FOR BEING A SCHOOL BOARD SUPERSTAR, IT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY AND NICE. LILY IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE STUDENT, INCREDIBLE PERSON. SHE ALWAYS THINKS OF OTHERS. 
          SHE REMINDS ME OF THINGS I FORGET. SHE IS HUMBLE AND SHE LEADS WITH A SERVANT'S HEART. 
          BEING A SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. AVA'S NEW TO MANSFIELD. 
          WENT TO THE SCHOOL AND SHE CAME IN AND JUST HAS BEEN AMAZING FROM DAY ONE. SHE HAS BLENDED IN. YOU WOULD THINK SHE HAS BEEN HERE SINCE PRE-K. SHE'S AMAZING. SHE'S VERY RESPECTFUL. 
          SHE'S A GREAT HELPER IN THE CLASS AND SO WHENEVER THEY SAID, WHO IS OUR SUPERSTAR, SHE WAS THE FIRST TO MY MIND. I FEEL GOOD AND HAPPY BECAUSE I HELP PEOPLE. LEVI IS A SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE IS AN INCREDIBLY HARD WORKER IN THIRD GRADE. HE APPROACHES HIS CLASS WORK WITH ABSOLUTE PATIENCE. 
          HE DOES NOT STOP UNTIL HE'S FINISHED. HE GIVES HIS WORK ALL THE ATTENTION THAT HE SHOULD. HE IS AN EXCELLENT CITIZEN IN OUR CLASSROOM. 
          HE'S WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH AS A TEACHER. HE'S ALSO A VERY LOYAL FRIEND TO OTHERS. 
          HE'S HELPFUL EVEN WHEN HE'S NOT ASKED AND HIS CALM DEMEANOR MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO BE BY HIM. 
          THEY INSTANTLY SEEM TO FEEL BETTER WHEN THEY'RE WITH LEVI. BEING A SUPERSTAR IS MAKING ME FEEL HAPPY. PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF OUR APRIL SUPERSTARS, IT'S YOUR SPECIAL TIME. STUDENTS, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GO TO DR. SPENCER TO GET YOUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE YOU COME OVER AND STAND RIGHT IN THE CENTER UNTIL ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CALLED AND WE'LL TAKE PICTURES. 
          IN SECOND GRADE AT JUDY K. 
          MILLER ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE AISLINN DEL MORAL, SAINT SIR. 
          IN THIRD GRADE AT CAROL HOLT ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE AVA WEATHERS. IN FOURTH GRADE AT IMOGENE GIDEON ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE VICTORIA ROGERS. IN 
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KINDERGARTEN AT THELMA JONES ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE AXEN THOMAS. IN SECOND GRADE AT NANCY NEAL ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE LILY WINDERWEDEL. IN THIRD GRADE AT GLENN HARMON ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE LAWSON DINKLE. IN KINDERGARTEN AT D.P. MORRIS ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE AURORA PINA. LET'S GET EVERYONE TOGETHER FOR A PICTURE. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR APRIL SUPERSTARS. ONE MOMENT PLEASE. 
          KYLIE JENKINS. ALL RIGHT. 
          IN KINDERGARTEN, WE HAVE ONE, BUT YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT, SHE IS OUR GRAND FINALE, KYLIE JENKINS IN KINDERGARTEN AT BRENDA NORWOOD ELEMENTARY. PARENTS, IF YOU'D LIKE PHOTOS. LET'S GIVE THESE APRIL SUPERSTARS ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR MAY SUPERSTARS. BEFORE WE BRING THESE SCHOLARS UP, PLEASE WATCH ANOTHER VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS THESE INCREDIBLE KIDDOS. ETHAN IS VERY SMART, BUT BEYOND THAT, HE IS SUPER KIND. 
          HE'S GENTLE. HE USES HIS INTELLIGENCE TO HELP OTHERS, AND I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HIM JUST TO BE THE BEST STUDENT HE CAN BE. I THINK I WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE I WORK HARD AND I'M KIND TO KIDS. 
          IT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY, AND THERE'S MOST LIKELY MORE PEOPLE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CHOSEN, AND THEY ONLY CHOSE ME. WHAT MAKES MACKENZIE A SUPERSTAR IS THAT SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST CARING KIDDOS I KNOW. SHE ALWAYS IS LOOKING OUT FOR OTHERS, ALWAYS LOOKING HOW CAN SHE HELP. 
          SHE'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP ME, HELP A NEIGHBOR, BUT SHE'S JUST KIND, AND SHE DOES IT WITH THE BIGGEST SMILE ON HER FACE, AND THAT'S WHY MACKENZIE'S A SUPERSTAR. BEING A SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY AND GOOD. OH MY GOODNESS. 
          SERENITY IS EVERY TEACHER'S DREAM STUDENT. SHE IS PASSIONATE. SHE IS DEDICATED. 
          SHE IS KIND. SHE IS JUST EVERYTHING GOOD THAT YOU COULD EVER WANT IN A HUMAN BEING IN YOUR CLASSROOM. SHE IS AMAZING. BEING A SUPERSTAR IS VERY EXCITING. I THINK I WAS PICKED BECAUSE I LIKE TO HELP OUT A LOT, AND I HOPE WITH A LITTLE, A LITTLE IN A CASE. COLEMAN IS A MODEL EXAMPLE FOR HIS PEERS. 
          HE IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF HIS WORK, AND NOT JUST THAT, BUT AS FAR AS BEHAVIOR GOES, HE TAKES OWNERSHIP IN ALL THAT HE DOES, WHETHER IT'S HIS WORK, WHETHER IT'S HIS BEHAVIOR, ALL OF THOSE THINGS MAKES COLEMAN A SUPERSTAR. MAKES ME FEEL GOOD THAT I'VE BEEN DOING GOOD WITH YOU. NOLAN IS ALWAYS DEPENDABLE. 
          HE'S UNTASKED. HE WORKS HARD. 
          HE ALWAYS IS TRYING TO HELP OTHERS SUCCEED, AND I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HIM TO JUST BE A SUPERSTAR THROUGHOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY, THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF THE DAY. 
          BEING A SUPERSTAR MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY, CONFIDENT, AND SUPER PROUD. CASSIDY IS A SUPERSTAR BECAUSE SHE COMES TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, READY TO LEARN. SHE IS KIND TO EVERYONE, AND SHE IS ALWAYS WILLING 
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TO TRY SOMETHING NEW, EVEN IF SHE'S NOT CERTAIN THAT SHE'LL KNOW HOW TO DO IT, SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES HER A SUPERSTAR. 
          BEING A SUPERSTAR FEELS EXCITING BECAUSE I'M A GOOD STUDENT IN CLASS. SEBASTIAN IS A SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE EMBODIES SO MANY AMAZING QUALITIES. HIS KINDNESS IS UNWAVERING. 
          HE IS KIND TO ALL OF HIS CLASSMATES. THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN COUNT ON HIM. HE IS A LEADER. HE ALWAYS LOOKS FOR WAYS THAT HE CAN CONTRIBUTE. IN CLASS, HE IS HARDWORKING, GETS 100% AT ALL TIMES, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE LEADS WITH HIS HEART. I WAS PICKED BECAUSE I'M RESPECTFUL, I'M HELPFUL. 
          SEBASTIAN IS A SUPERSTAR BECAUSE HE IS SO KIND. HE'S PROBABLY GOT THE KINDEST HEART OUT OF ANY STUDENT I'VE EVER WORKED WITH, AND HE'S COMPASSIONATE. HE'S A HARD WORKER. HE'S RESPONSIBLE AND HONEST, AND JUST AN OVERALL OUTSTANDING STUDENT. ALL THE TIME, AND THAT'S KINDNESS. I'M RESPONSIBLE. 
          ALL RIGHT, SUPERSTARS, WHENEVER I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP AND GRAB YOUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION. IN SECOND GRADE AT MARTHA REID ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE NOLAN DAVIS. IN THIRD GRADE AT ALICE PONDER ELEMENTARY KASSIDY SANDS. IN SECOND GRADE AT ANNETTE PERRY ELEMENTARY MCKENZIE CUPP. IN FOURTH GRADE AT CORA SPENCER ELEMENTARY, SEBASTIAN LEYVA. 
          IN THIRD GRADE AT TARVER-RENDON SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP, SANTIAGO BETANCOURT. IN THIRD GRADE AT MARY JO SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY, ETHAN GEAR. AM I MISSING ANYBODY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET EVERYONE TOGETHER. 
          OH, THERE WE GO. AWESOME. 
          LET'S GET TOGETHER FOR A PICTURE, GUYS. PARENTS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME GRAB A PHOTO AS WELL. 
          ALL RIGHT, AWESOME. 
          CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT THAT HAVE HELPED SHAPE THESE YOUNG LEADERS. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION THAT WAS RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM COORDINATOR OF FINE ARTS, BROOKE PARLIN. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT DR. REED, DR. 
          SPENCER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL CHEER TEAM. I'M GOING TO INVITE THEM TO COME ON IN. ALL RIGHT, THEY ARE THE 2026 UCA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS IN THE LARGE VARSITY DIVISION I INTERMEDIATE DIVISION. YES. 
          THE TIGER CHEERLEADERS QUALIFIED IN NOVEMBER 2025 AT THE UCA REGIONAL COMPETITION HELD IN SHERMAN, AND BY WINNING THAT DIVISION AS WELL AS QUALIFYING IN ANOTHER DIVISION FOR NATIONALS, WHICH WAS THE GAME DAY CATEGORY, THE TEAM MADE IT TO NATIONALS. LED BY HEAD COACH ALICIA HARDEN AND ASSISTANT COACHES MISTY HOGUE AND COURTNEY GODDING AND THEIR CHOREOGRAPHER CODY HOFFMAN, MANSFIELD CHEER COMPLETED A 
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HISTORIC CHEER SEASON AND THEY ARE OUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. 
          ROUND OF APPLAUSE. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM VICTORIA WEBSTER, OUR DIRECTOR OF STEM. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT DR. REED, DR. 
          SPENCER, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SHAYAAN YOUSUF, AN 8TH GRADER AT JERRY KNIGHT STEM ACADEMY, PLACED FIRST IN THE MATHEMATICS CATEGORY OF THE TEXAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR OF 2026. A PRESTIGIOUS STATE-WIDE COMPETITION WHERE TOP REGIONAL WINNERS FROM ACROSS TEXAS ADVANCE TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. HIS INNOVATIVE PROJECT, THE POWER OF THE MAGNETIC PULSE, A NOVEL MATHEMATICAL FORMULA FOR STABILIZING FERROFLUIDS IN TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY FOR CANCER THERAPY, SHOWCASES EXCEPTIONAL CREATIVITY AND RIGOR, APPLYING ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL MODELING TO ADDRESS REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE. 
          IN RECOGNITION OF THE PROJECT'S EXCELLENCE AND IMPACT, HE WAS ALSO SELECTED FOR BLUE RIBBON JUDGING, PLACING HIM AMONG THE MOST DISTINGUISHED YOUNG RESEARCHERS IN THE STATE. THIS REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT REFLECTS HIS DEDICATION, TALENT, AND THE SPIRIT OF CURIOSITY AND INNOVATION. 
          IN ADDITION, SHAYAAN RECEIVED SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR HIS WORK IN MATHEMATICS FROM EXXONMOBIL. SHAYAAN ALSO PARTICIPATED IN C-SPAN'S ANNUAL NATIONAL VIDEO DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION, STUDENT CAM. THE COMPETITION ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE NATION BY CREATING SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS ON A SPECIFIC THEME. 
          2026 MARKED THE 22ND YEAR OF THE COMPETITION, AND IN HONOR OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, C-SPAN S LEARNERS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 12, TO CREATE A SHORT VIDEO DOCUMENTARY ON EITHER A HISTORICAL OR CONTEMPORARY TOPIC RELATED TO THE THEME AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. 
          SHAYAAN'S DOCUMENTARY THE UNFINISHED PROMISE EARNED SECOND PLACE NATIONALLY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION. 
          CONGRATULATIONS SHAYAAN. 
          LET'S GET TOGETHER FOR A PHOTO. CONGRATULATIONS. 
          CONTINUING OUR STEM RECOGNITIONS THIS YEAR WE HAD ANOTHER STEM ACADEMY RECOGNIZED AS AN ITEEA STEM SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE. 
          BRENDA NORWOOD STEM ACADEMY JOINED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF 34 SCHOOLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION. 
          APPLICANTS COMPLETED A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO SHOWCASE MISD'S INTEGRATIVE STEM MODEL. THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION WAS CREATED TO CELEBRATE THOSE SCHOOLS WHOSE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ARE PROVIDING A MEANINGFUL STEM EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO LEARN EFFECTIVE BEST PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS. THIS TEAM HAS WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD. THAT WAS LIKE AN 18-PAGE APPLICATION PROCESS COMPLETE WITH VIDEOS AND PICTURES THAT THEY HAD TO SEND OFF. AND I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE NORWOOD STEM ACADEMY AND THANK YOU FOR THEIR COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL STEM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. SO, IF WE CAN GET TOGETHER FOR A PICTURE. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. 
          FOR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MICHELE TRONGAARD, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE, TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU, KATIE. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. REED, DR. 
          SPENCER, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I AM SO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE MANSFIELD ISD'S BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION FOR GETTING RECOGNIZED FOR NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL. 
          AWARDS IN THE FINANCE BUDGET DIVISION. THEY RECEIVED THE 
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATE ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING, ASBO CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING, MATURIUS BUDGET AWARD, THE TASBO AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PURCHASING AWARD OF MERIT, AND FINALLY, CODY CANNON, OUR DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING, RECEIVED THE TASBO 2026 RISE AWARD, WHICH HONORS PROFESSIONALS TO EARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN THEIR CAREERS, TASBO DISTINGUISHES THEM AS FUTURE LEADERS IN SCHOOL BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS PROFESSIONS. YOU GUYS ARE IN GREAT HANDS, MANSFIELD ISD. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAM. 
          NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MICHELLE WOODALL, PRINCIPAL OF BEN BARBER INNOVATION ACADEMY AND FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY TO THE PODIUM FOR OUR CTE RECOGNITIONS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I WOULD LIKE TO BRAG FIRST WITH OUR BPA, OUR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA, WHO PARTICIPATED AT BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. BPA IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING CTSOS FOR STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, FINANCE, OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, AND OTHER BUSINESS-RELATED CAREERS. THE FOLLOWING BEN BARBER BPA STUDENTS PLACED AT THE STATE'S CTSO COMPETITION. I ONLY HAVE ONE WITH ME TONIGHT BECAUSE APPARENTLY ONCE THEY GRADUATE, YOU ALREADY KNOW, THEY DON'T COME BACK UP. SO FIRST IS EDWIN MUNOZ FROM TIMBERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. HE PLACED THIRD AT STATE FOR C++ PROGRAMMING, QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS. 
          GRADUATED. TIMBERVIEW STUDENT, VIET VO, PLACED FIRST AT STATE FOR SQL PROGRAMMING, QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS ALSO. TIMBERVIEW GRADUATE RAYAN OMAR PLACED SECOND AT STATE FOR JAVA, QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS. AND FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY, LIBERTY LACOUR PLACED SECOND AT STATE FOR WEB DESIGN AND THIRD IN NATIONALS FOR WEB DESIGN. 
          AND I WOULD BE AMISS NOT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR CTE DIRECTOR, DR. TAMPLIN, FOR ALL OF HER SUPPORT. AND OF COURSE, MR. MARTINEZ, WHO POURS INTO THESE STUDENTS YEAR-ROUND SO THAT THEY HAVE SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY AS THESE TO TRAVEL WITH THEIR SCHOOL AND BE SO SUCCESSFUL. AND WE HAVE MORE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OF AMERICA STUDENTS THAT WENT ON TO NATIONALS AND SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL BPA STUDENTS AND SO I'M GOING TO INVITE DR. 
          MABRY-SMITH TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE OUR STUDENTS. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE ALSO VERY PROUD OF OUR LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL BPA STUDENTS WHO PLACED IN THE NATIONAL CTSO COMPETITION. 
          FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH, OUR TEAM WERE IN FIRST PLACE WITH JAYDEN ONYENWERE, TEAM CAPTAIN, JOSHUA ADEYEMI, SEBASTIAN CUSHANICK, OPE ALABI, AND FOR OUR VIRTUAL ESPORTS TEAM, THEY PLACED IN THE TOP 10 NATIONALLY. WE HAVE CODY NGUYEN, WHO IS THE TEAM CAPTAIN. JAYDEN ONYENWERE, JASON TUCKER, AND CAIDDEN MARTIN. WE HAD A NATIONAL 
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SECOND PLACE WINNER FOR HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES, MARY EGBON, AND EIGHTH PLACE FINALIST FOR BANKING AND FINANCE, JOSHUA ADEYEMI. AND THEN OUR DIGITAL MARKETING CONCEPTS, WHICH WAS AN OPEN EVENT, WAS THE TOP SEVENTH IN THE NATION WITH MARY EGBON. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS AT BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL BPA COMPETITIONS, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE READY FOR A PHOTO. WONDERFUL JOB GUYS. ALL RIGHT AND INTRODUCING MICHELLE BACK UP FOR OUR GERMAN CONTEST. OKAY THE TEXAS STATE GERMAN CONTEST IS A COMPETITION WITH OVER 1,500 STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 90 SCHOOLS ACROSS TEXAS. THAT MAKES THE TEXAS SYSTEM OF GERMAN CONTESTS THE LARGEST IN THE NATION. 
          WE'LL START BY RECOGNIZING LUKE DICKEY, FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY, PLACED FIRST IN GERMAN CULTURE AND SECOND IN GERMAN TRIVIA. MICHAEL YAMOAH IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT. HE PLACED SECOND IN GERMAN TRIVIA. 
          MATTHEW OLESON, MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, PLACED SECOND IN GERMAN TRIVIA. LUKE PEPPER, LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, PLACED SECOND IN GERMAN TRIVIA. 
          SOPHIA ROBINSON, FRONTIER STEM, PLACED FIRST IN POETRY READING. AKUMA TSUUNG, SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL PLACED FIRST IN RESEARCH PAPER, SECOND IN SIGHT READING, BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE, THIRD IN POETRY READING, TWO, AND THIRD IN PROSE MEMORY, TWO. AND FINALLY, MS. HONICK WHO MAKES ALL THE MAGIC HAPPEN, OUR ADVISOR. THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS WHO PLACED AT THE STATE DECA COMPETITION AND QUALIFIED FOR NATIONALS. THE TEXAS DECA STATE COMPETITION IS AN ANNUAL EVENT WHERE STUDENTS IN TEXAS DECA CHAPTERS COMPETE IN VARIOUS CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS. THE STATE COMPETITION IS A KEY STEP FOR STUDENTS AS IT PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR SHOWCASING THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN BUSINESS AND MARKETING. 
          OH, THEY'RE GOING OUT OF ORDER. NATHANIEL IBOUBI, FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY, AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE MARKETING EVENTS. HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OPERATIONS RESEARCH TEAM EVENT, JALISSA AGUILAR AND ARACELY RAMIREZ, BOTH LEGACY STUDENTS. MARKETING MANAGEMENT TEAM DECISION MAKING EVENT, EMMANUEL ALAMU AND FAWAZ BADRU, FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY. PRINCIPALS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AMBER BAINS, TIMBERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. OUR SCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISE TEAM EVENT, SOPHIA DUONG AND SIDNEY NGUYEN, FRONTIER STEM AND MANSFIELD HIGH. AND IN THE STARTUP BUSINESS PLAN TEAM EVENT, WE HAVE LUIS GOMEZ FROM FRONTIER STEM AND VANESSA MILAN FROM LEGACY. IF WE CAN GIVE THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR SPONSOR, MR. CROW, A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. I FORGOT TO TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE. I DO APOLOGIZE. ASIMA IRSHAD AND MATTHEW RENIHAN FROM FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY ALSO PLACED IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM TEAM DECISION-MAKING EVENT. SAY THAT THREE TIMES FAST. 
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CONGRATULATIONS. THAT CONCLUDES THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION RECOGNITIONS FOR TONIGHT. TO INTRODUCE OUR FINE ARTS RECOGNITIONS FOR MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS, DR. DARWERT JOHNSON. BOARD PRESIDENT DR. 
          REED, DR. SPENCER, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, FOR THE MAY FINE ARTS RECOGNITIONS, WE WILL START WITH OUR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT AND QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE COMPETITION. 
          HIGH SCHOOL VASE ENTRIES NUMBERS AROUND 35,000 STUDENTS. 
          THESE STUDENTS CREATE ARTWORK, WRITE ABOUT THEIR CREATIVE PROCESSES AND UNDERSTANDING OF VISUAL ART, AND ARTICULATE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ARTWORK DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH A VASE JUROR, WHO ALSO EVALUATES THEIR WORK USING A STANDARDS-BASED RUBRIC. A SET PERCENTAGE OF ARTWORKS WITH SUPERIOR RATINGS ADVANCE TO THE STATE EVENT AND ARE PRESENTED IN AREA MIDDLE. ALL OF THESE STUDENTS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE COMPETITION. 
          CECE ANANAKA, CINDY LEE, JENNY HO, ALL FROM TIMBERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, FROM MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, ABRIEL JACOB. REESE MATTHEWS, WINTER DOMO, ALL FROM MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AND AT LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, JACQUELINE QUINZADA, YUSEF DORSETT, CHLOE ABREGO, AND THEN THEIR TEACHERS. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THEIR TEACHERS, SHAMILIA HERVEY, DALLAS WILLIAMS, SHANA STEELE, JOEL DELONG, MARY BOYLONG, AND ALEDRINA MUNOZ. PLEASE GIVE THESE GUYS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS. WE'RE GOING TO ASK YUSEF TO STAY UP THERE FOR A MINUTE. YUSEF IS A JUNIOR AT LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. HE EARNED THE GOLD SEAL AWARD FOR HIS POTTERY AT THE VASE COMPETITION. A STATE-BASED GOLD SEAL IS THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL AWARD AWARDED TO A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ARTWORK IN TEXAS. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL SKILL, ORIGINALITY, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP OUT OF OVER 30,000 REGIONAL ENTRIES. ONLY A SMALL FRACTION ARE CHOSEN TO ADVANCE THE STATE COMPETITION, AND THIS YEAR ONLY 150 EARNED THE GOLD SEAL. YUSEF'S POTTERY WILL BE TOURED AROUND TEXAS IN EXHIBITS OVER THE NEXT YEAR. 
          LET'S, PLEASE GIVE YUSEF A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. CONGRATULATIONS, YUSEF. OUR FINAL RECOGNITION OF THE NIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL'S TRISTAN DELUCE FOR WINNING THIRD PLACE IN THE STATE 6A UIL THEATRICAL DESIGN INDIVIDUAL COSTUME CONTEST. THIS IS TRISTAN'S SECOND TRIP TO STATE THEATRICAL DESIGN CONTEST. THIS MARKS 15 STATE APPEARANCES FOR LEGACY THEATER AND THEATRICAL DESIGN IN THE THIRD STATE MEDAL. WE ALSO HAD TO CONGRATULATE AND RECOGNIZE TRISTAN'S TEACHERS, MR. JEREMY FURMAN AND MRS. SARAH CORLEY FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK AND GUIDANCE. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE HONORED TONIGHT. WE HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS AND THAT JUST MEANS THAT WE ARE AWESOME UP IN HERE. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS AND MANSFIELD ISD. THIS MOVES US 
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TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, 
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DISTRICT INTRODUCTIONS. DR. 
          STOECKER? YES, THANK YOU, DR. 
          REED. SO, TO CONTINUE THE AWESOME UP IN HERE TREND, LET'S INTRODUCE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONS. SO, THIS EVENING WE HAVE FIVE INDIVIDUALS TO INTRODUCE TO YOU WHO ARE EITHER SITTING IN NEW SEATS IN THE DISTRICT OR JOINING OUR DISTRICT. I BELIEVE THEY'RE GATHERING. HERE WE GO. 
          FIRST UP WE HAVE NATALIE DEATON. IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, MA'AM. SHE'S OUR NEW COORDINATOR IN STUDENT NUTRITION OF DISTRICT MENU AND MARKETING AND PREVIOUSLY SHE SERVED IN THAT DEPARTMENT AS A CULINARY TRAINER. GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT DR. REED, DR. 
          SPENCER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS NATALIE DEATON AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE MY CAREER WITH MANSFIELD ISD AS THE MENU AND MARKETING COORDINATOR FOR STUDENT NUTRITION. MY PASSION FOR THE DISTRICT BEGAN IN 2022 WHEN I WAS JUST A COLLEGE INTERN AND I AM GRATEFUL TO CONTINUE GROWING ALONGSIDE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE TEAM. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS, SUPPORT OUR DEPARTMENT, AND HELP FEED THE FUTURE WITH EXCELLENCE. I'M ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR MY AMAZING TEAM WHO DOUBLE AS MY MENTORS AND ARE HERE TONIGHT SUPPORTING ME, AS WELL AS MY FAMILY AND LOVED ONES WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE. 
          YOUR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE HAVE MEANT SO MUCH THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 
          NEXT, WE HAVE ROBYN HARRIS, OUR NEW CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER. MS. HARRIS IS COMING TO US FROM A NEARBY DISTRICT WHERE SHE SERVED AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS. 
          WELL, GOOD EVENING. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS THE GREATEST EQUALIZER, AND THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL IS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL HEART WORK. AND THAT WORK STARTS WITH THE VISION OF OUR BOARD, SET ALONGSIDE DR. SPENCER, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, AND THEN THE STRATEGIC EXECUTION CARRIED OUT BY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, WHO WILL SOON JOIN THIS DISTRICT, WHO ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SERVE. SO, TO THE BOARD, DR. SPENCER, AND THE ENTIRE MANSFIELD ISD COMMUNITY WHO HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO WELCOME ME WITH OPEN ARMS, THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT LIES AHEAD AND TRULY GRATEFUL TO DO IT ALONGSIDE SO MANY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY TRIBE. WE'RE PRETTY DEEP IN HERE RIGHT NOW, AS MY 14-YEAR-OLD WOULD SAY. 
          BUT THE PEOPLE HERE ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE PRAYED WITH ME FOR ME, OVER ME, AND THEY'VE ENCOURAGED ME. 
          THEY'VE ADVISED ME, CORRECTED ME, REDIRECTED ME, AND THEN CONTINUED TO LOVE ME THROUGH EVERY SEASON OF MY LIFE. AND THOUGH I MAY STAND HERE TONIGHT AS AN ADULT AND A PROFESSIONAL, I'M STILL VERY MUCH THEIR VILLAGE AS THEIR CHILD. SO, TO MY HUSBAND DAVID AND OUR INCREDIBLE CHILDREN, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE SPACE TO DREAM BOLDLY AND BECOME ANYTHING MY MIND CAN TRULY IMAGINE WHILE LOVING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY. 
          TO MY PARENTS, RUSSELL AND DR. DEBORAH CUFFEE, THANK YOU FOR INSTILLING IN ME THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVOCACY, RELATIONSHIP, AND VOICE. AND TO MY EXTENDED VILLAGE AND FRIENDS WHO CONTINUE TO STAND IN THE GAP WHENEVER I CALL, THANK YOU. THERE'S NO GREATER GIFT THAN BEING SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO GENUINELY WANT TO SEE YOU WIN. THANK YOU. 
          NEXT, WE HAVE MONICA IRVIN, OUR NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND MS. IRVIN HAS BEEN SERVING IN THE DISTRICT AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. GOOD EVENING, DR. REED, DR. 
          SPENCER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND MEMBERS OF CABINET. I AM SO EXCITED TO GET TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY AND MY CAREER HERE IN MANSFIELD ISD AS YOUR NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK DR. 
          SPENCER AND THE BOARD. FOR THEIR CONFIDENCE THEY'VE PLACED IN ME. I WASN'T GOING TO DO THIS. TO MICHELE TRONGAARD, WHO'S BEEN MY LEADER, MY SUPPORT, AND MY FRIEND. TO MY AMAZING TEAM WHO HAS SAT HERE, WHO I COULD NOT DO THIS JOB WITHOUT. THEY ARE AMAZING. 
          AND TO MY FAMILY, MY MOTHER WHO'S HERE, LINDA, MY OLDEST SON WHO'S HERE, OLDEST OF THREE, AND THEN MY RIDE OR DIE FOR OVER 40 YEARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE SERVING THIS DISTRICT WITH THE PASSION THAT I HAVE BROUGHT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT IS 
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RUBEN MOLINAR. MR. MOLINAR IS GOING TO BE SERVING AS THE PRINCIPAL AT LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL. 
          HE CURRENTLY WORKS IN A NEARBY DISTRICT AS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, BUT BEFORE THAT, HE WAS IN MANSFIELD ISD AS AN ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT TIMBERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. 
          REED, DR. SPENCER, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS RUBEN MOLINAR, AND I'M VERY HONORED AND EXCITED TO RETURN BACK TO MANSFIELD AS THE PRINCIPAL OF LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED BECAUSE I LOVE SUMMIT BECAUSE I WORKED AT SUMMIT, ALSO AT TIMBERVIEW, AND NOW LEGACY. 
          HI, DIOS MIO. SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I MAY MAKE A MISTAKE, BUT I'M EXCITED TO BE BACK HERE AS A PRINCIPAL OF LEGACY, AND WE WILL DO AN AWESOME JOB THERE. SO TONIGHT, I AM PROUD TO HAVE MY AMAZING WIFE, LISA MOLINAR, HERE WITH ME. I TRY TO BRING MY KIDS, BUT MY KIDS WERE LIKE, DAD, YOU GOT THIS. SO, THEY LEFT ME HANGING, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY'RE WITH ME IN SPIRIT AND IN HEART. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE AMAZING STUDENTS AND STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY HERE IN MANSFIELD. SO AGAIN, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK. THANK YOU. OUR FINAL INTRODUCTION OF THE EVENING IS MR. DONALD WILLIAMS, WHO WILL BE STARTING A NEW ROLE AS CHIEF OF STAFF. 
          MR. WILLIAMS HAS MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS OUR INTERIM ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING A ROLE HE HELD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOT IN THE INTERIM CAPACITY AND ALSO AS OUR DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU, DR. SPENCER, BOARD PRESIDENT, DR. REED, AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M EXCITED, HUMBLED, GRATEFUL, AND JUST REALLY ALL THE THINGS AS FAR AS COMING BACK AND BEING ABLE TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILIES OF MANSFIELD ISD. AND I HAVE TO SAY I LOOK FORWARD TO ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES AND GOING TO WORK AND CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE FOR MANSFIELD ISD. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS AND FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE. I WOULD SAY THE THING THAT EXCITES ME IS, YES, VISION 2030 AND ALL THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THAT. BUT THE THINGS THAT ARE HOLD TRUE AND REALLY THE COMPASS FOR US ARE OUR VALUES. WE TALK ABOUT RESILIENCY. WE TALK ABOUT STUDENTS FIRST. WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS AND ALL THE THINGS. BUT THE THING THAT REALLY TOUCHES ME THE MOST IS THE FACT THAT WE'RE A DISTRICT THAT BELIEVES IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. 
          WE'RE A DISTRICT THAT SEEKS EVERY DAY TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET BETTER. 
          SOMEONE ONCE SAID, GOOD, BETTER, BEST. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IN A WAY THAT'S GOOD, BETTER, BEST. NOT FOR ANY VAIN CREDIT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT ALL POINTS BACK TO THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILIES. 
          SO, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO GET TOGETHER AND DO THE WORK. WITH ME TONIGHT, IT DOES MY SUPPORT SYSTEM. 
          FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I HAVE MY, TO WHAT MS. IRVIN STATED, MY RIDE OR DIE. MY WIFE, MY HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART OF 32 YEARS. IT'S A RUNNING JOKE THAT I TELL FOLKS, IF I DIDN'T CATCH HER IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CHANCE. 
          SO, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE STANDPOINT OF HER BEING HERE. I HAVE MY SON THAT'S HERE, DONOVAN. I HAVE MY DAUGHTER THAT'S HERE, MALIA, AND I DID NOT SAY MY WIFE'S NAME. I'M NOT GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE. LISA, AND SHE IS A RETIRED EDUCATOR OF 29 YEARS HERSELF. AND AGAIN, IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, AND IT TAKES YOUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE OUR LIFE GROUP CHURCH FAMILY THAT'S HERE THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT AS WELL. SUPER GRATEFUL FOR YOU GUYS. AND AGAIN, JUST THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. AND AGAIN, IT'S TIME TO GO TO WORK AND TIME TO DO THE GREAT THINGS FOR OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES. 
          THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, 
          [7. Public Comments]
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TRUSTEES. THIS MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PUBLIC COMMENTS. 
          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 BOARD POLICY BED 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 FORUM. THIS EVENING, TRUSTEES, WE HAVE THREE CITIZENS HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. OUR FIRST IS KEZIA FARRAR, ITEM 16.7, BOARD ACCOUNTABILITY. BEFORE I GET STARTED, I DO HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS THAT I WANTED TO PROVIDE, SO I'LL PASS THOSE. I HAVE PLENTY, SO WHOEVER WANTS A COPY, FEEL FREE TO TAKE THEM AND PASS THEM DOWN. YES, MS. FARRAR, MY APOLOGIES. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, DR. REED, DR. SPENCER, ADMINISTRATION, AND MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD. TONIGHT I HAVE PROVIDED COPIES OF TWO SWORN AND NOTARIZED PUBLIC DOCUMENTS TO THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION FOR REVIEW BECAUSE INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN THESE DOCUMENTS RAISE SERIOUS CONCERNS. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR TONIGHT. 
          THESE AREN'T RUMORS AND THESE ARE NOT ANONYMOUS CLAIMS. THEY ARE SIGNED, SWORN, AND NOTARIZED DOCUMENTS FILED BY A SITTING MEMBER OF THIS BOARD. AND UNDER TEXAS LAW, A TRUSTEE SERVING ON THIS BOARD IS REQUIRED TO RESIDE WITHIN MANSFIELD ISD. 
          RESIDENCY IS NOT AN OPTION AND IT'S A LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO HOLD THIS OFFICE. 
          IN AN APPLICATION FOR PLACE ON BALLOT SIGNED UNDER OATH IN JANUARY OF 2024, THE CANDIDATE LISTED AN ADDRESS ON CARDINAL ROAD IN MANSFIELD, TEXAS AS THEIR PERMANENT RESIDENT ADDRESS. 
          THAT APPLICATION WAS SIGNED UNDER PENALTY AND PERJURY AND SUBMITTED TO THE MANSFIELD ISD VOTERS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS AS TRUTHFUL AND ACCURATE. BUT IN A SEPARATE SWORN AFFIDAVIT SIGNED IN MARCH OF 2026 AND FILED IN TARRANT COUNTY IN MAY OF 2026, THAT EXACT SAME PROPERTY ON CARDINAL ROAD IN MANSFIELD, TEXAS IS IDENTIFIED AS THE AFFION'S NON-HOMESTEAD PROPERTY. THE AFFIDAVIT THEN STATES, QUOTE, AFFIANT HAS NEVER, DOES NOT NOW, AND DOES NOT INTEND TO EVER RESIDE ON THIS MANSFIELD PROPERTY. I WANT TO REPEAT THAT BECAUSE THOSE WORDS MATTER. HAS NEVER, DOES NOT NOW, AND DOES NOT INTEND TO EVER RESIDE ON THIS MANSFIELD PROPERTY. THE AFFIDAVIT FURTHER STATES THE AFFIANT DOES NOT USE IN ANY MANNER OR CLAIM THE MANSFIELD PROPERTY AS BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD. THEN THE AFFIDAVIT GOES ON EVEN FURTHER AND STATES THE AFFIANT NOW OWNS AND RESIDES, USES, CLAIMS, AND DESIGNATES PROPERTY IN ITASCA, TEXAS AS THE AFFIANT'S ONLY LEGAL HOMESTEAD. AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT MY WORDS. THESE ARE SWORN STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN A NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT. SO TONIGHT, I THINK THE PUBLIC DESERVES A VERY SIMPLE ANSWER. 
          SO, DR. CRUTCHFIELD, WHERE EXACTLY DO YOU LIVE? BECAUSE IF YOU RESIDE WITHIN MANSFIELD ISD, THEN WHY SIGN A SWORN AFFIDAVIT STATING YOUR ONLY LEGAL HOMESTEAD IN WHICH YOU OWN AND RESIDE ON IS IN ITASCA, TEXAS, WHILE 
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ALSO SWEARING IN THE SAME AFFIDAVIT THAT YOU HAVE NEVER RESIDED AT THE MANSFIELD ADDRESS YOU PREVIOUSLY LISTED UNDER OATH AS YOUR PERMANENT RESIDENT ON YOUR CANDIDATE APPLICATION? AND IF YOU ACTUALLY RESIDE IN ITASCA? THEN HOW ARE YOU LEGALLY SERVING ON THE MANSFIELD ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES? NOW, DR. 
          CRUTCHFIELD, I WOULD NOTE FIRSTHAND THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS ARE SOMETHING THAT YOU TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. SO SURELY YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THE PUBLIC IS ASKING THESE SAME QUESTIONS NOW. BECAUSE ONE OF THESE SWORN STATEMENTS APPEARS TO BE FALSE, AND DEPENDING ON WHICH STATEMENT IS FALSE, IT COULD POTENTIALLY INVOLVE VOTER FRAUD, MORTGAGE FRAUD, FALSE SWORN STATEMENTS, AND OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW. SO TONIGHT I'M ASKING THIS BOARD AND THIS DISTRICT WHICH SWORN STATEMENT SHOULD THE PUBLIC BELIEVE. WAS ACCURATE RESIDENCY INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE MANSFIELD ISD VOTERS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS AT THE TIME THE CANDIDATE FILED FOR OFFICE? HAS THE DISTRICT REVIEWED WHETHER LEGAL RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVING ON THIS BOARD ARE CURRENTLY BEING MET? AND NOW THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THESE DOCUMENTS, WHAT ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN MOVING FORWARD? BECAUSE I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD MAY NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN THESE DOCUMENTS EXIST, BUT YOU KNOW NOW. NOW THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BEFORE THIS BOARD PUBLICLY. 
          NOW THERE ARE LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS THAT DESERVE LEGITIMATE ANSWERS. I'M NOT HERE TONIGHT TO DECLARE GUILT OR INNOCENCE. 
          THAT IS NOT MY ROLE. BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY MY RIGHT AND THE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN IN THIS DISTRICT TO ASK QUESTIONS WHEN SWORN PUBLIC RECORDS APPEAR TO DIRECTLY CONTRADICT THEMSELVES. THANK YOU, MS. FARRAR. OUR SECOND SPEAKER FOR TONIGHT IS MR. NATHAN SMITH, RESPONDING TO ITEM 15.4, LEGAL SERVICES, LEGAL REVIEW OF STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT. 
          MR. SMITH? HI, I'M NATHAN. I LIVE IN MANSFIELD. 
          I'M HERE TO ASK YOU ABOUT ONE OBSCURE LINE ON A PERMIT SUBMISSION TO THE CITY OF ARLINGTON. LET ME GIVE YOU A WIND-UP FIRST. 
          TEP BARNETT IS THE U.S. 
          AFFILIATE OF THE FRENCH ENERGY COMPANY TOTAL. TOTAL HAS DRILLED A LOT OF GAS WELLS IN ARLINGTON. 
          OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF THOSE WELLS HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED IN EAST ARLINGTON, MOSTLY IN WORKING-CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR. MANY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE RINGED BY GAS WELLS ON ALL SIDES, WITH MULTIPLE WELLS WITHIN A QUARTER MILE. TOTAL RECENTLY DECIDED IT WANTED TO DRILL MORE WELLS IN SOUTHEAST ARLINGTON. THEY NEEDED TO GET THE NEW PERMIT APPROVED BY THE ARLINGTON CITY COUNCIL, A BODY THAT IN ITS CURRENT FORM SHAMELESSLY DOES WHATEVER THE COMPANY WANTS. AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, TOTAL SUBMITTED THE FORM THAT I'M ABOUT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. 
          NOW ON THIS PERMIT'S ACCOMPANYING INFO, THERE'S ONE LINE THAT BRINGS ME HERE TONIGHT. I'M GOING TO READ IT. QUOTE, THIS PROPERTY, AND HERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DRILL SITE, IS IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE MANSFIELD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. MISD STATED THAT THE PROPOSAL WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT. NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT. 
          WHO EXACTLY AT MISD IS MAKING THAT DETERMINATION AND HOW? IS IT YOUR CURRENT LEGAL TEAM? WERE YOU CONSULTED? YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN. HERE'S WHY IT MATTERS. ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CANCER DIAGNOSES IN CHILDREN. THE TREATMENT CAN BE EXTREMELY PAINFUL. 
          THE CANCER CAN CAUSE DEATH OR PERMANENT AND SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS. A PENNSYLVANIA STUDY FOUND THAT CHILDREN LIVING WITHIN 1.2 MILES OF GAS WELLS WERE TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP THIS CANCER. 
          DIFFERENT STUDIES DOCUMENT OTHER SEVERE HEALTH IMPACTS WITHIN THIS PROXIMITY. THIS SITE, WHICH WILL HAVE MULTIPLE WELLS, IS SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSER THAN THAT DISTANCE TO MULTIPLE MISD SCHOOLS. I'LL READ IT AGAIN. MISD STATED THAT THE PROPOSAL WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT. Y'ALL, WE'VE GOT A WAR GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT'S EXPLODING THE GLOBAL GAS PRICE. TOTAL HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO GO GANGBUSTERS ON A TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE DRILLING SPREE IN THIS AREA. 
          NOW, I'M NOT UNDER ANY ILLUSION THAT YOU AS A SCHOOL BOARD CAN STOP WELLS IF YOU HAVE A SOULLESS CITY GOVERNMENT IN ARLINGTON THAT'S GOING TO WAVE THEM THROUGH. 
          BUT YOU NEED TO DEVELOP A PROCESS ON THIS SORT OF THING WITH WHOEVER YOU SIGN ON TO FOR YOUR LEGAL SERVICES. THAT PROCESS NEEDS TO LOOK INTO WHAT YOU CAN DO FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT TO OBJECT TO WELLS THAT POTENTIALLY HARM OUR KIDS. 
          IN OTHER WORDS, A PROCESS WHERE THESE KINDS OF STATEMENTS ARE NOT JUST ISSUED UNDER YOUR AUTHORITY WITH 
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PRESUMABLY NO INPUT OR REVIEW. 
          AND I'LL END WITH THIS. I REALLY DO THINK IT'S BEYOND GETTING A BETTER-INFORMED LEGAL REVIEW DONE. THIS BOARD NEEDS TO START USING ITS MORAL VOICE AS GUARDIANS OF OUR KIDS' FUTURES TO OBJECT TO SOME OF THESE WELL PERMITS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR THIS EVENING, TRUSTEES, IS MS. TAMMY HARLAN, ITEMS 9.1 AND 14.2, BOARD ELECTIONS AND TAX ATTORNEY. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD. 
          MY NAME IS TAMMY HARLAN, AND I AM A PARENT, TAXPAYER, AND A CITIZEN IN MANSFIELD. I CAME TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ELECTIONS OF THE BOARD OFFICERS. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THE FIRST SPEAKER SPOKE ON THE SAME PERSON. WE HAVE A TAX PROBLEM, A PROPERTY TAX PROBLEM. IT'S INTERESTING TONIGHT WE TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE BOARD WHEN A SITTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OWES FOR HER BUSINESS OVER $14,000 IN PAST DUE TAXES. OF THAT OVER $7,000 IS MANSFIELD ISD TAXES, BUT SHE'S GONNA MAKE A VOTE TONIGHT ON APPROVING AN ATTORNEY WHO'S GOING TO POSSIBLY BE PROSECUTING HER BECAUSE SHE'S PASSED DUE IN PROPERTY TAXES. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME. EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THE PROPERTY TAX ON HER BUSINESS HAS BEEN PASSED DUE, PAID BY NOT HER, BUT ANOTHER COMPANY, WHICH IS NOW FORECLOSING ON THAT PROPERTY, AND INCLUDING HER PRIMARY RESIDENCE WHICH APPARENTLY ISN'T HER PRIMARY RESIDENCE WHICH ALSO WAS PASSED DUE ON TAXES AND PAID BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN HER OR HER COMPANY AND IS NOW BACK IN HER NAME BUT WAS IN A BUSINESS NAME I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENCY ISSUES BUT I THINK THERE'S AN ACCOUNTABILITY AND AN INTEGRITY ISSUE I THINK THAT WHEN THE BOARD PRESIDENT SPEAKS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE SOME MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD DON'T HAVE VERY GOOD ACCOUNTABILITY OR INTEGRITY. I JUST FELT LIKE MAYBE YOU GUYS SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BEFORE YOU GO BACK AND ELECT OFFICERS. MAYBE YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE YOU ELECT HAVE GOOD ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY AND HONESTY. THANK 
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YOU, MS. HARLAN. 
          AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES, WE WILL MOVE SWIFTLY TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL ADJOURN THE 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. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION. 
          IT IS NOW 7:13 P.M. 
          GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE. 
          IT'S SO GOOD TO BE ADDRESSING YOU FROM THIS SEAT. AND SO, I JUST WANT TO THANK MY BOARD COLLEAGUES FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH A TITLE OF PRESIDENT. AND I'M EXCITED TO SERVE ALONGSIDE MS. HORN AND MR. THOMAS. I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK DR. REED. 
          MS. NEWSOM AS THEY LED THIS YEAR IN WHAT WAS A CHALLENGE TO ANY NEWER BOARD SELECTING OUR SUPERINTENDENT DR. SPENCER AND SO A LOT OF THAT WORK GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND SO I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT I AM HUMBLED TO BE ABLE TO HELP US TO FOCUS ON WHAT THE WORK OF THE BOARD IS AND THAT'S GOVERNANCE SO WHEN WE GOVERN WELL WE SET UP THE CONDITIONS FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO THRIVE AND TO FOCUS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING. AND SO THAT IS WHAT I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GUIDE US TO DO. AND SO, AS THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO SHOW UP, EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM US. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE YOUR INPUT, SOME OF THAT TWO-WAY DIALOGUE. AND SO, WE WILL GET STARTED WITH THE REST OF OUR BOARD MEETING THIS EVENING, AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 11, THE INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS. 
          [10. Reconvene]
          [11. Instructional Focus]
AND DR. SPENCER. THANK YOU, DR. CRUTCHFIELD. 
          AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE KRISTI COBB, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY, AND DR. MARCUS BRANNON, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE GRADES, JOIN US TO PRESENT ABOUT OUR GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAMS AT MANSFIELD ISD. THANK YOU. WELL, LET ME BE THE FIRST TO SAY, PRESIDENT DR. CRUTCHFIELD, DR. SPENCER, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANKS FOR HAVING MY AMAZING 
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COLLEAGUE, DR. BRANNON, AND I. 
          HERE TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO BE GIVING YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND KIND OF SNAPSHOT OF TWO REALLY UNIQUE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE EVER GIVEN THE COMMUNITY OR THE BOARD AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT HOW THOSE PROGRAMS ARE IMPACTING LEADERSHIP IN THE DISTRICT SO WITH ALL THINGS IN MANSFIELD ISD OF COURSE WE START WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TONIGHT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OUR VALUES COME UP QUITE A BIT. 
          BUT I REALLY WANT US TO FOCUS IN ON THE VISION STATEMENT OF CREATING A DESTINATION DISTRICT COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE. AND SO, AS DR. BRANNON AND I SHARE THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH ASPIRING LEADERS AND TIPS PROGRAMS, I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE OUR VISION COMING TO LIFE IN TERMS OF US CREATING PROGRAMS TO BUILD EXCELLENCE WITHIN OUR OWN SYSTEM. SO, AS YOU KNOW, GETTING THAT FIRST LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENT OR JOB IS VERY EXCITING, AND YOU SPEND LOTS OF WORK KIND OF FOCUSING ON YOURSELF AND FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING YOURSELF AS A LEADER. BUT THE REALITY IS, IS THE TRUE WORK OF LEADERSHIP IS SERVING AND SUPPORTING. 
          IT'S BUILDING OTHER LEADERS. 
          AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS TONIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING THROUGH THAT LENS OF HOW ARE WE GROWING OTHERS? HOW ARE WE KEEPING AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BENCH AND PIPELINE OF LEADERS WITHIN MANSFIELD ISD. SO, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE PROGRAM ASPIRING LEADERS. ASPIRING LEADERS AND DR. BRANNON AND I, AS WELL AS DR. PATTON, OUR COLLEAGUE, HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY I WORKED WITH OUR ASPIRING LEADERS. 
          AND ASPIRING LEADERS IS FOR OUR DISTRICT PROFESSIONALS, SO OUR TEACHERS, INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALISTS, LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS WHO REALLY ARE WORKING ON THEIR MASTER'S DEGREE TYPICALLY AND WANTING TO STEP INTO THAT FIRST LEADERSHIP ROLE. TYPICALLY, WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ROLE. SO, THE BULK OF THE COHORT THAT I WORKED WITH THIS YEAR ARE WANTING TO BECOME CAMPUS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. AND SO, WHAT WE FOCUS ON IN OUR SESSIONS IS A BROAD OVERVIEW OF WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A LEADER IN MANSFIELD ISD AND THEN HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW PROCESS? ON THIS SLIDE HERE, YOU CAN SPECIFICALLY SEE OUR SYLLABUS FOR THE YEAR. THIS YEAR, WE MET FOUR TIMES, WITH A FIFTH TIME BEING REALLY A HYBRID SESSION WHERE THE PARTICIPANTS SENT ME THEIR RESUME, AND I WORKED WITH THE OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON THEIR RESUMES AND SEND THAT BACK TO THEM TO DO SOME WORK ON THEIR OWN. SO, I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT YOU WOULD SEE THE CORE VALUES. YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR SESSIONS THAT WE LAID OUT FOR ASPIRING LEADERS THIS YEAR. 
          OUR FIRST SESSION WE DID SOME DIGGING INTO WHO ARE WE AS LEADERS USING A PERSONALITY PROFILE AND WE REALLY LOOKED THROUGH THE LENS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. 
          THEN WE DUG INTO THE CORE VALUE OF STUDENTS FIRST AND WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN WHEN YOU'RE A LEADER. IT MEANS THAT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS. 
          SESSION THREE WAS FOCUSED ON POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION, WHAT WE TYPICALLY REFER TO AS CULTURE WITHIN A CAMPUS. AND THEN SESSION FOUR WAS PREPARATION FOR INTERVIEW SEASON AND GETTING THE JOB. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ABOUT THE SYLLABUS THIS YEAR AND WHAT WE DID WAS WE INVITED CURRENT MISD PRINCIPALS TO COME IN AND SPEAK TO OUR PARTICIPANTS. SO, IT'S ONE THING FOR ME TO STAND UP AND LEAD THROUGH A SLIDESHOW OR TO DO A BOOK STUDY OR TO HAVE THE COHORT MEMBERS READ AN ARTICLE BUT WHEN THEY GET TO HEAR FROM CAMPUS PRINCIPALS THAT'S WHAT REALLY STUCK AND RESONATED WITH MOST OF THEM. 
          THE REALLY UNIQUE THING ABOUT ALL THREE OF THESE AMAZING LEADERS ON THE SCREEN IS ALL THREE OF THESE PRINCIPALS WENT THROUGH ASPIRING LEADERS AND TIPS. SO, THEY ARE PROUD PRODUCTS OF THE GROW YOUR OWN IN MANSFIELD ISD. SO, YOU HAVE MS. KATRINA MABRY-SMITH, MS. MIRIAM MORALES, AND MS. SHAKINDRA ALLEN. AND SO, WE LIKE TO ASK OURSELVES IN MANSFIELD, ARE WE DOING A GOOD JOB AND HOW DO WE KNOW? SO, I WANT TO SHARE SOME NUMBERS WITH YOU. 
          FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE TRACKED OUR PARTICIPANTS. 
          AND SO, YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE CELEBRATIONS TO THE LEFT IS A STEADY INCREASE OF CURRENT TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS WHO HAVE APPLIED TO BE PART OF THE ASPIRING LEADERS PROGRAM. AND SO, THIS YEAR I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING WITH 25 MISD TEACHERS WHO ARE WORKING ON 
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THEIR MASTER'S DEGREE AND WANTING TO BECOME ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. 
          AND DR. BRANNON AND I THREW SOME KIND OF TRICKY MATH WENT THROUGH AND CALCULATED HOW MANY OF THOSE HAVE STEPPED INTO A LEADERSHIP ROLE AND WE COUNT A LEADERSHIP ROLE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH COORDINATOR OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND OF THOSE THREE COHORTS 30% OF THEM HAVE BEEN PROMOTED INTO SOME SORT OF LEADERSHIP POSITION IN MANSFIELD ISD. ONE AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK, STEPHANIE PRUITT WAS APPROVED BY DR. SPENCER TO BE THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT LILY BROWN AND SHE WAS ONE OF THE 25 IN MY COHORT THIS YEAR. AND SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS AND THAT WORK. 
          IN ADDITION TO THE NUMBERS, OF COURSE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HEAR WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS SAY. 
          SO, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU JUST A MINUTE TO READ THESE TWO QUOTES FROM TWO OF OUR ASPIRING LEADERS THIS YEAR. AND I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOUR READING, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO HAVE AWKWARD SILENCE FOR TOO LONG. SO, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT THE OVERALL THEME IS THAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE FOR BOTH OUR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. SO, LOTS OF CELEBRATIONS WITH ASPIRING LEADERS. AND WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DR. BRANNON TO WALK US THROUGH THE TIPS PROGRAM. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. COBB. 
          SO, WE HAD A WONDERFUL SEASON THIS YEAR WITH OUR TIPS PROGRAM, WHICH WE REFER TO AS TRAINING INNOVATIVE PRINCIPLES SYMPOSIUM. AND WITHIN THIS PROGRAM, DR. 
          PATTON AND I CURATED A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE SERIES OF LEARNING THAT FOCUSED ON SOME TECHNICAL STRENGTHS THAT THE LEADERS WOULD NEED TO DEVELOP, AS WELL AS SOME ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE LEADERS WOULD NEED TO DEVELOP. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT GIVE CREDIT TO MR. DARRELL SNEED WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL VISIONARY OF THIS PROGRAM AND WHO ACTUALLY BROUGHT IT TO FRUITION AND ACTUALIZED IT. 
          SO, THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE ARE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING LEADERS WHO HAVE EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT AND ALSO EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. SO, THROUGH OUR PROGRAM WE ARE A DISTRICT THAT'S COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ENGAGING LEARNING EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND FOSTER PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES EXPECTED OF EFFECTIVE MISD LEADERS AND PRINCIPALS. SO, WHAT DOES THE CURRENT RESEARCH SAY? WITHOUT A STRONG PK-12 LEADERSHIP PIPELINE, SCHOOLS FACE INSTABILITY, STALLED INITIATIVES, AND DIMINISHED SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AND AND STUDENTS AT A TIME WHEN STEADY LEADERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE STATE OF EDUCATION TODAY. 
          ADDITIONALLY, RESEARCH FROM THE WALLACE FOUNDATION FOUND THAT DISTRICTS WITH STRONG PRINCIPAL PIPELINES AND EXPERIENCES EXPERIENCED HIGHER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND BETTER PRINCIPAL RETENTION, WHICH IS THE GOAL. THE MORE PRINCIPALS WE CAN KEEP IN THE SEAT OVER TIME, THE BETTER. AND AT A COST OF LESS THAN 0.5% OF THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET, AND I KNOW MS. TRONGAARD CAN APPRECIATE THAT. SO AS MS. COBB ALSO WALKED THROUGH, AND AS I REFERRED TO EARLIER, SO DR. PATTON AND I, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS IN THE PREVIOUS COHORT. AND WHAT WE DID IS WE SAT DOWN, WE REVIEWED THEIR FEEDBACK, TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE THEMES THAT SHOWED UP MOST OFTEN. AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS TO PROVIDE A DEEP, RICH LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR LEADERS, ALTHOUGH. 
          THERE'S NEVER REALLY ENOUGH TIME, RIGHT? SOME OF THE THINGS THAT COME UP OFTEN IS MORE TIME, MORE TIME, MORE TIME. 
          AND SO, WITH THAT ADJUSTMENT, DR. PATTON AND I AGREED THAT WE WILL MAKE IT A TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE JOINING IN THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO MADE IT AN APPLICATION-BASED PROCESS, WHICH WAS DIFFERENT FROM HOW IT WAS IN THE PAST IN WHICH THEY ALSO HAD TO INTERVIEW. GIVEN THAT THE PARTICIPANTS WANTED TO RECEIVE A LOT OF HIGH-QUALITY FEEDBACK THAT'S ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM FOR THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, DR. 
          PATTON AND I COMMITTED TO REALLY FOCUSING ON 10 TIPS OF PARTICIPANTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE TWO YEARS. AND OUR HOPE IS THAT WE TRY TO TURN OVER AT LEAST 50% OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. SO, THE GOAL IS THAT WE'RE PUSHING HALF 
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OF THEM OFF AND WE GET TO CONTINUE TRAINING. 
          ADDITIONAL ONES FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR FOR YEAR TWO. SO HERE YOU'LL SEE WE HAD ACTUALLY WE MET FOR ABOUT EIGHT SESSIONS TOTALLY BECAUSE WE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS, SOME OTHER TASKS AND THERE'S PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THEM THAT'S ALSO REQUIRED IN THE SUMMER. 
          BUT YOU'LL SEE HERE WE FOCUS ON VISION 2030 BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HERE IN MISD IS THROUGH VISION 2030 AND IT GUIDES OUR WORK, RIGHT? AND THEN NEXT, WE ALSO FOCUS ON THEIR LEADERSHIP STYLE WITH DISC. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. CAMPUS CULTURE, BECAUSE WE KNOW WITHOUT A STRONG, FRUITFUL CAMPUS CULTURE AS A LEADER, YOU CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL. SO, THE CULTURE IS THE VEHICLE OF WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE TO GET THE WORK DONE. 
          ADDITIONALLY, A STRONG 30, 60, 90 ENTRY PLAN. AS A PRINCIPAL, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A STRONG ENTRY PLAN. WHEN YOU GET THERE TO LISTEN, LEARN, CONNECT, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, IT'LL BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY CHALLENGING FOR YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS A LEADER. 
          SO, WE PUT A LOT OF EMPHASIS THERE. NEXT, WE MOVE TOWARD BOARD POLICY, UNDERSTANDING HOW DO WE APPLY THAT WITHIN OUR WORK, AND THEN ALSO GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICE WITH CAMPUS BUDGET. AND AGAIN, I'M SURE MS. TRONGAARD WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. AND SO, WITH THAT, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO THROW DIFFERENT SIMULATIONS TOWARDS THEM. WELL, WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED? WHAT IF YOU HAD TO CUT FUNDING? WHAT IF YOU GOT ADDITIONAL FUNDING? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? HOW WOULD YOU USE IT ACCORDING TO WHAT YOUR STUDENTS NEED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR? AND THEN LASTLY, JUST AS MS. COBB MENTIONED, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ACTUALLY ONGOING FEEDBACK ABOUT THEIR RESUMES. 
          AND WE ENDED THE SESSION WITH MOCK INTERVIEWS. 
          IN WHICH THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH A PANEL OF LEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT INTERVIEW SESSION GAIN IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW THEY PERFORM. YOU WILL ALSO SEE HERE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED OR LISTED THERE IN RED THEY ALSO HAVE SOME OUTSIDE TASKS LEARNING TASKS AND ACTIVITIES THAT THEY HAD TO COMPLETE AND SO YES, THEY HAD HOMEWORK SO THAT WAS ALSO A COMMITMENT IN THE PROGRAM THAT THEY KNEW GOING IN. AND SO, A LOT OF OUR OUTSIDE TASKS DEALT WITH REFLECTION FOR THEM AS A LEADER, AND SO THEY WOULD BRING THOSE REFLECTIONS BACK. WE ALSO PARTNERED THEM IN GROUPS USING THEIR DISC LEADERSHIP STYLE ASSESSMENT SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AS THEY WORK WITH OTHERS AND ALSO BE ABLE TO LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES. THEY HAD OTHER GROUP PROJECTS. AND AGAIN, AS I STATED EARLIER, MOCK INTERVIEWS. AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DISC ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. SO, THE DISC LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT IS A BEHAVIORAL FRAMEWORK USED TO UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE TEND TO COMMUNICATE, MAKE DECISIONS, LEAD, AND RESPOND TO CHALLENGES. IT IS WIDELY USED IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TEAM BUILDING, COACHING, HIRING DISCUSSIONS, AND ALSO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT. 
          WITHIN THE DISC PROFILE, MOST LEADERS WILL LAND WITH TWO TOP STRENGTHS. AND SO, THROUGH THAT, WE WORK WITH THE PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD A WONDERFUL FACILITATOR COME OUT AND WORK WITH THEM OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DIFFERENT SESSIONS. AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE NOT ONLY THEIR STRENGTHS AS LEADERS, BUT WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT I STILL NEED TO BE TUNED INTO OR WORK ON. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. SOMEONE WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC OF A D OR DOMINANCE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE SOME GREAT SKILL SETS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE RESULTS-ORIENTED. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO BE STRONG-WILLED, FIRM, DIRECT. BUT SOMETIMES, IF THEY'RE NOT AWARE, THEY CAN ALSO HAVE A TENDENCY TO MOW OVER THE PEOPLE. SO, THEY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN, RIGHT? THEY CAN GO A LITTLE BIT FAST. AND SO, WITH THE DISC, IT ALSO INDICATES THE PACE IN WHICH PEOPLE WILL WORK. 
          SO, AT THE TOP AND THE D AND THE I, THOSE ARE FAST-PACED WORKERS. 
          AND AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE C, WHICH IS CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, AND S FOR STEADINESS, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE SLOWER-PACED WORKERS, OR HOW I WOULD REFER TO THEM. 
          YOU GOT YOUR CROCKPOTS AT THE BOTTOM, YOU GOT YOUR TOASTER PEOPLE AT THE TOP WHO MOVE REALLY, REALLY FAST. I ALSO MENTIONED THE FIRST 90 DAYS, AND SO OUR WORK WAS BASED AROUND THIS BOOK HERE. AND SO, WE REALLY WANTED OUR PARTICIPANTS TO LEAVE WITH SOMETHING TANGIBLE IN TERMS OF THEIR PLAN AS THEY ENTER A BUILDING. NOW, THERE ARE SOME BEST PRACTICES THAT WE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR ALONG THE WAY, BUT THERE WILL 
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BE ADJUSTMENTS THAT THEY CAN MAKE DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CAMPUSES THAT THEY BECOME LEADERS AT. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAD THE PRINCIPAL 50, WHICH IS A PUBLISHED BOOK BY BARUTAI KAFELE, OR PRINCIPAL KAFELE. IF YOU KNOW HIM. AND SO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE USE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY A BOOK THAT'S ABOUT SELF-REFLECTION AND GOAL SETTING. AND IT'S FORMATTED IN A WAY THAT IT ASKS YOU A SERIES OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE THEMATIC, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY BUILDING, CULTURE, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS THERE WHEN THEY HAD TO DELIVER THEIR DATA PRESENTATIONS. SO AS MS. COBB WOULD ALWAYS ASK, OR DR. 
          SPENCER WOULD ALSO ASK, IS HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S WORKING, RIGHT? OR HOW DO WE KNOW? AND SO EVEN AS OF TONIGHT, YOU WILL SEE ON THE BOARD, DOCS, WE HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO HIRE. TWO OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO PRODUCTS FROM OUR TIPS PROGRAM, JUST AS OUR WONDERFUL SUPERINTENDENT, DR. TIFFANIE SPENCER, IS ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE PROGRAM. AND SO, THERE'S MANY DISTRICT LEADERS HERE AT MANSFIELD ISD WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAM. NOW, LIKE MS. COBB STATED, WE TOOK A LOOK AT DATA SPANNING BACK OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS JUST TO KIND OF GET A SENSE TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY. 
          YOU WILL ALSO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FROM ASPIRING LEADERS, YOU HAVE MORE THINGS YOU CAN APPLY FOR. 
          YOU HAVE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL POSITIONS, YOU HAVE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH POSITIONS, COORDINATORS. WHEN YOU COME INTO THE TIPS PROGRAM, IT'S REALLY FUNNELED TOWARDS THAT PRINCIPALSHIP. SO, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF DIFFERENCE IN NUMBERS. 
          BUT WE ALREADY HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN DATA AS OF TONIGHT PER YOUR APPROVAL THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. AND SO, SURVEY SAYS, RIGHT, SO WHAT ARE OUR PARTICIPANTS SAYING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE? AND SO, I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE AND JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF MOMENT JUST TO REVIEW SOME OF THEIR REFLECTIONS OF OUR WORK THIS YEAR. AND ONE OF THE GOALS THAT DR. PATTON AND I STRIVED FOR WAS TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ASK THOSE CRITICAL QUESTIONS AS WE WENT OVER EACH SESSION. SO, WE REALLY MADE IT SAFE SO THAT THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, ASK THOSE THINGS THAT THEY TYPICALLY WOULDN'T WANT TO ASK ABOUT LEADERSHIP. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE AND MOVE FORWARD, SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE FUTURE? SO, AS I STATED PREVIOUSLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A YEAR TWO FOR OUR TIPS COHORT MEMBERS AND SO IN THEIR YEAR TWO THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO FOCUS MORE ON THE MENTORSHIP WITH OUR CURRENT MISD PRINCIPALS AND SO IN THE MENTORSHIP IS GOING TO BE BASED ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALIZED SELF-ASSESSMENT SO VERY STRATEGIC AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHO THEY'RE PAIRED WITH SO FOR EXAMPLE IF WE HAVE A FUTURE LEADER THAT'S WANTING TO DEVELOP MORE IN CAMPUS CULTURE. WELL, YOU KNOW, COACH MUTT MAY BE A GOOD PERSON FOR THEM TO SIT WITH AND BE MENTORED BY. AND SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF MOVES THAT WE'RE MAKING IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THEORY TO PRACTICE, JUST REALLY KEEPING IT AT THE FOREFRONT. AND SO, AGAIN, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WASN'T JUST A BOOK STUDY, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND THE WORK UP IN REAL TIME SO THAT THEY CAN BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE THINGS AND THE CHALLENGES AND THE ADAPTABILITY TENDENCY THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AS A CAMPUS PRINCIPAL. 
          AND THEN LASTLY, WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING THEM FOCUS ON A DISTRICT PROBLEM OF PRACTICE. AND SO, AS WE BEGIN TO, AS A WHOLE COMMUNITY AND A DISTRICT, LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMITTEES IN A DISTRICT, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THOSE AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT AS WELL. AND THEN OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO DEFINITELY IMPROVE AND HAVE MORE OF OUR OWN GO THROUGH THE PROGRAMS AND NOT JUST GO THROUGH THE PROGRAMS BUT ACTUALLY LAND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN MISD AND AT THIS TIME MS. COBB AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH SO WE WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM OUR TRUSTEES AND I'LL START TO MY LEFT HERE. ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR. CANNON. CHRISTY COBB. AND DR. BRADEN, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING INSIGHT TO BOTH 
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OF THESE PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO ADDRESSING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS. I WILL SAY I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM AS A PARAPROFESSIONAL BACK WHEN KRISTI COBB AND I WERE AT EISENHOWER. AND SO, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND YOUR TEAMS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO AS WE TRY AND RETAIN HIGH-QUALITY TALENT HERE IN MANSFIELD ISD. 
          THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON MY LEFT? MS. GOOCH. 
          LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS MY JAM, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION. HEY, ONE THING I APPRECIATE IS THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT A STRONG DISTRICT ISN'T RELYING ON A FEW STRONG PERSONALITIES, BUT WE HAVE TO GROW EVERYONE, AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU GUYS HAVE LAID THAT OUT. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO DEVELOP NEXT LEADERS AND CURRENT LEADERS. I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, AND MS. HORN. 
          YEAH, GREAT JOB YOU GUYS. THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. I JUST HAVE A RANDOM LOGISTICAL QUESTION FOR YOU, DR. BRANNON. 
          SINCE WE'RE GOING TO START CAPPING THE TIPS AT 10 PEOPLE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH IT FOR TWO YEARS, IS IT ROLLING OR PEOPLE CAN ONLY JOIN EVERY TWO YEARS NOW? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. AND SO, DR. PATTON AND I, WE'VE HAD MANY GREAT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT. AND SO, WE WILL TAKE A NEW COHORT EVERY YEAR BUT IT'S A TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT SO THIS FALL WE WILL OPEN THE APPLICATION PROCESS UP AGAIN WE'LL EXAMINE THOSE APPLICANTS THEY'LL INTERVIEW FOR IT AND THEN BE SELECTED AND THEN THE ONES WHO ARE STILL WITH US WHO DON'T LAND PRINCIPAL OPPORTUNITIES WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM IN YEAR TWO. THAT WAS MY SECOND QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THE TWO YEARS BEFORE YOUR, YOU CAN APPLY FOR? ABSOLUTELY NOT, ABSOLUTELY AND AS A MATTER OF FACT IT'S NOT EVEN A PREREQUISITE FOR YOU TO BECOME A PRINCIPAL IN MISD BUT IT'S LIKE WHAT COULD I DO TO GET MYSELF EVEN MORE PREPARED AND MORE READY. THAT'S GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT. 
          OKAY, TRUSTEES TO MY RIGHT WE'LL START WITH DR. REED. YES, THANK YOU DR. 
          CRUTCHFIELD, I HAVE A COMMENT BUT I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION IN ADDITION TO THAT SO LET ME ASK A QUESTION FIRST WHAT IS THE REASON THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THESE COLLEAGUES TO NOW AFTER BEING IN THE IN THIS PARTICULAR IN TIPS PROGRAM TO THEN JOIN A COMMITTEE I HAVE A COMMENT RELATED TO THAT BUT I WANTED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR ME. 
          ABSOLUTELY, SO THE RESEARCH THAT WE'VE DONE WE'VE ALSO WORKED A LITTLE BIT WITH REGION 11 WITH SOME OF THEIR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AND WHAT THEIR ACTION-BASED RESEARCH INDICATES AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TOOK AWAY FROM DR. DEBORAH CRONE, IT WAS HER SESSION, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WANT TO GROW LEADERS, YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES AT VARIOUS LEVELS SO THAT IT WILL BROADEN THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND ALSO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO GET TO KNOW OTHERS WITHIN OUR SYSTEM AND TO LEARN EVEN MORE ABOUT HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS. 
          AND SO, THEM BEING A PART OF COMMITTEES IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO LEARN. I KNOW THAT SOME ARE A PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE WITH MR. WILLIAMS AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AS WELL. 
          SO, IT'S JUST A GREAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION, BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MS. NEWSOM? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND OBVIOUSLY FOR YOUR PASSION FOR THIS AND BUILDING GREAT LEADERS HERE IN THE DISTRICT. 
          SO, I THINK WE CAN TELL FROM THE DATA AND MANY OF US KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TIPS AND WE'VE SEEN THE RESULTS AND WHAT GREAT LEADERS YOU KNOW WE, WE CREATE HERE OR HELP ASSIST. 
          WE'RE ADJACENT MAYBE IT'S A GOOD WORD FOR IT. AND SO OBVIOUSLY THE THOUGHT WOULD BE HOW DO WE MAKE IT BIGGER OR BETTER AND SO WITH THAT BECOMES WHAT IS THE COST? WHAT DOES IT COST FOR THE DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON THIS PROGRAM, TO BE ABLE TO DO THESE THINGS? AND IF SO, WHAT THE COST WOULD BE IF THERE'S A WAY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LEADERS THAT WE PUT THROUGH? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO, I CAN SPEAK FOR BOTH ASPIRING LEADERS AND TIPS AS I'VE LED BOTH PROGRAMS. HONESTLY, IT DOESN'T COST VERY MUCH AT ALL. WE HOLD OUR SESSIONS AFTER HOURS, AND SO IT'S AFTER THE WORKDAY, SO WE'RE NOT PULLING PEOPLE OFF CAMPUS. AND DR. BRANNON, DR. PATTON, MYSELF, WE JUST, THAT'S JUST PART OF OUR WORKDAY. WE STAY LATE TO WORK WITH THOSE PARTICIPANTS, SO THERE'S NO COST THERE. WE DO PURCHASE BOOKS, WHICH COMES OUT OF OUR JUST GENERAL BUDGET. 
          IT'S A VERY NOMINAL FEE, ESPECIALLY CAPPED AT $10, AND I HAD $25 IN MY GROUP THIS YEAR. AND THEN WHEN WE ASK MENTORS AND PRINCIPALS TO COME IN AND SPEAK, THAT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING EITHER. I CAN SEE WHERE POTENTIALLY AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THE PROGRAM AND WE HAVE OUR PARTICIPANTS 
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TACKLE A DISTRICT PROBLEM OF PRACTICE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE SOME COST INCURRED BUT I GO BACK TO DR. BRANNON'S SLIDE THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE PROGRAM BECAUSE THERE IS A HEFTY PAYOUT WITHOUT WITHOUT VERY MUCH FISCAL COMMITMENT AND SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE DO AS PART OF GROWTH. WE WORK WITH PRINCIPALS DAILY, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO NEED NEW APS AND NEW PRINCIPALS. AND SO, IT WOULDN'T BE VERY SMART FOR US TO NOT INVEST OUR TIME INTO GROWING A PIPELINE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. I THINK THAT THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS INCREDIBLE FOR US, TO SAY THE LEAST. BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN CAN BE AT CAPACITY WHERE WE CAN'T DO THAT MORE WHEN WE POSSIBLY COULD NEED TO DO IT MORE. JUST WITH THE CHANGING ATMOSPHERE IN, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL FINANCE AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE SOME DIFFICULT CHANGES AND WHICH MAY MEAN SOME CHANGES IN TURNOVER AND RECONSIDERATION OF HOW TO, YOU KNOW, DO THINGS DIFFERENT THAN WE'VE DONE BEFORE. SO, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO EITHER SIZE SOMETHING THAT COULD REALLY HELP US WITH CHANGES GOING FORWARD WITHOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU STILL GO HOME TO YOUR CHILDREN IN THE EVENINGS TO HAVE DINNER. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. GIFTED. I LOVE IT. YOU HAVE SOMETHING, MR. THOMAS? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, DR. 
          CRUTCHFIELD. THANK YOU, FIRST AND FOREMOST, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. I DIDN'T SEE THIS IN THE PRESENTATION. WHAT ARE THE PREREQUISITES TO SIGN ON TO EACH PROGRAM, LIKE WHAT IS REQUIRED TO JOIN ASPIRING LEADERS AND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO SIGN UP FOR TIPS? ABSOLUTELY. SO, FOR ASPIRING LEADERS, THE THRESHOLD IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THE TIPS THRESHOLD BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, THE REQUIREMENTS OF AN AP ROLE ARE TYPICALLY A LITTLE BIT LESS. AND SO, IT'S SIMPLY AN APPLICATION. 
          YOUR PRINCIPAL HAS TO GIVE A RECOMMENDATION OR SIGN OFF THAT THEY THINK YOU WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE A WRITTEN COMMITMENT TO ATTEND ALL SESSIONS AND TO BE OPEN TO FEEDBACK AND LEARNING AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE THRESHOLD FOR ASPIRING LEADERS. WE WANT IT'S KIND OF COME ONE COME ALL BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE CAN WE CAPTURE TO BE POTENTIAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS OR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND THEN I'LL LET DR. BRANNON SPEAK FOR TIPS. SO FOR THE TIPS PROGRAM DR. 
          PATTON AND I AGREED THAT NUMBER ONE, BASED ON THE RESEARCH HISTORICALLY AND WHAT WE HAVE VIEWED IN THE PAST IS THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE A QUALIFIER OF AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP HERE IN MISD AND SO YOU NEED TO HAVE BEEN AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HERE IN MISD FOR TWO YEARS IF YOU ARE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT WE SAY WELL YOU NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE YEAR WITHIN MISD BEFORE WE CAN CONSIDER YOU JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY, DIFFERENT THINGS, OUR SYSTEMS, OUR PROCESSES. BECAUSE ONE THING THAT'S GREAT ABOUT MANSFIELD IS THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS FOR EVERYTHING, AND WE'RE PROUD OF THAT, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THEIR PROCESSES AND THEIR ROLES VERY WELL. REALLY JUST IN SHORT, JUST TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS. IF YOU'RE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE, WITH EXPERIENCE, JUST ONE YEAR. AND THEN BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE THEM APPLY, INTERVIEW. WE CHECK WITH THEIR PRINCIPAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR PRINCIPAL IS ON BOARD WITH IT AS WELL. AND JUST AS MS. COBB STATED, THEN THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE AN ATTESTATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF THE LEARNING SESSIONS AND COMMIT THE HOMEWORK, COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK TOO. THE HOMEWORK IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. SO, I HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION. 
          SO, WITH THE ASPIRING LEADERS PROGRAM, IS THIS THE ONE THAT HAS INTERNS THAT ARE ON CAMPUSES, SO LIKE PRINCIPAL INTERNS OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERNS? SOME OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERNS ARE IN ASPIRING LEADERS BECAUSE THE INTERN IS CONSIDERED NOT A FULL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ROLE. AND SO NOT ALL, BUT SOME ARE IN THE PROGRAM. OKAY, GREAT. I KNOW ONE, SO I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, REALIZING THAT I WAS SEEING THE PROGRAM IN ACTION BEFORE HAVING SEEN THIS PRESENTATION. SO JUST CONNECTING THE DOTS. AND SO, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AGAIN, TO MR. SCHNEED OUT THERE FOR BRINGING THIS TO MANSFIELD ISD AND THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. DR. 
          SPENCER DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES, GREAT JOB ON YOUR PRESENTATION MS. COBB 
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AND DR. BRANNON. I JUST WANTED TO JUST BRING THIS BACK AROUND AND JUST CLOSE THE LOOP A LITTLE BIT. THIS PRESENTATION WAS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN HIRING SEASON. THERE IS A LOT OF HIRING HAPPENING. THIS IS INTERVIEW TIME AND WHAT RESEARCH SAYS IS OUR LEADERS, SPECIFICALLY OUR PRINCIPALS, HAVE THE SECOND BIGGEST IMPACT ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE AFTER TEACHERS AND SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE A VALUABLE PIPELINE OF LEADERS THAT ARE READY AND PREPARED WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO GROW OUR OWN FROM WITHIN IT'S SAFE ON THE AMOUNT OF BUDGET AND RESOURCES THAT WE'RE HAVING TO USE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BE SURE THAT THEY'RE CAUGHT UP ON ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS AND OUR PROCESSES THAT TAKES TIME AND THAT TIME EQUATES TO WHAT WE COULD BE DOING WITH STUDENTS AND GROWING OUR TEACHERS SO THE WAY THAT YOU ALL ARE BUILDING CAPACITY IN OUR LEADERS IS REALLY REMARKABLE. I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF YOU ALL FOR HOW YOU HAVE CONTINUED TO ELEVATE AND USE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TO PROVIDE GREAT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STAFF. SO, THANK YOU. 
          [12. Presentation]
ALL RIGHT. GREAT JOB. THIS WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 12, A PRESENTATION, 12.1. DR. 
          SPENCER. YES, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE MICHELE TRONGAARD AND MONICA IRVIN TO PROVIDE US A 26-27 BUDGET UPDATE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING AGAIN, DR. 
          SPENCER, PRESIDENT CRUTCHFIELD, AND WELCOME ABOARD, TRUSTEE UCH. SO, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS. 
          FOR ANYONE NEW IN THE AUDIENCE OR NEW ON THE, ON THE VIDEO, WE DO OUR BUDGET JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, ENDING JUNE 30TH FISCAL YEAR. SO, THIS IS OUR FIRST BUDGET UPDATE WE'RE SHARING WITH YOU ALL. NUMBER ONE, WHO WE ARE. AND BY THE WAY, I GREW MY OWN TOO RIGHT HERE. 
          SO, I'M HAPPY TO SAY IT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL AND SHE KNOWS OUR PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. SO, WHO WE ARE. FOR MANSFIELD ISD, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THIS AGENDA. HOW DID WE GET HERE? WHERE DO WE STAND TODAY? 2015, 2025, 2026 ESTIMATES WILL BE PRESENTED BY MS. MONICA IRVIN. WHAT'S OUR OUTLOOK FOR 26-27 AND WHAT ARE WE DOING RIGHT NOW? WHO WE ARE? THIS IS ALL ABOUT VISION 2030. 
          YOU HEARD MS. COBB TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS, TO BE A PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN, AND THE DESTINATION DISTRICT COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE. THE NUMBER ONE THING WE HAVE ON HERE IS STUDENTS ARE FIRST AND THAT'S HOW WE MAKE OUR DECISIONS. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND IN AND THE LAST PART ON HERE IS I LIKE THE RESILIENCY. THAT'S BEEN I THINK THAT'S BEEN ADDED OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A RESILIENCY THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND STUFF BUT THAT'S WHAT WE VALUE AND THEN WE SHARED EARLIER TONIGHT, AND I WAS SO PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL, OUR WONDERFUL BUSINESS AND FINANCE TEAM THAT HAVE WON NATIONAL AWARDS FOR BUDGET AND FINANCE, AS WELL AS 22 YEARS IN A ROW A SUPERIOR RATING ON OUR FIRST REPORT WITH TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. THESE ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AWARDS TO US. IT PUTS IN A LOT OF EXTRA TIME, BUT MOST IMPORTANT ARE, WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION ALL ON OUR WEBSITE. OKAY AND THEN HERE WE ARE HOW DO WE GET HERE? AGAIN, STUDENT FOCUS THAT'S OUR NUMBER ONE THING AS WE MAKE OUR DECISIONS AND THEN ANOTHER THING IS WE MENTIONED THE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP AND THE STRONG FOUNDATION. HAVING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IS PART OF THE PROCESS OF HOW WE GOT HERE, BUT IT'S A POSITIVE THING. WE CAN ALWAYS DO MORE AND WE CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER TOGETHER, AS WE'VE ALWAYS MENTIONED IN THE PAST, IS OUR THEME, BETTER TOGETHER. 
          BUT WE'RE ALSO PREPARING FOR TOMORROW. THIS IS SMALL, AND I KNOW THAT IS, BUT IT IS A ROADMAP OF HOW WE GOT HERE, AND IT'S IMPORTANT. STARTING IN 2020, THIS IS WHEN I ARRIVED IN 2020, WE HAD COVID, ALL RIGHT? COVID, WE STARTED TO HAVE A LOSS OF ENROLLMENT. 
          HOWEVER, THE STATE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE LOSS OF AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. 
          LET'S GO TO THE NEXT BIG ITEM WAS OUR, WE WERE OPENING THREE NEW SCHOOLS, THE INTERMEDIATE, THE JUNIOR HIGH AND ELEMENTARY DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE MANSFIELD. THAT WAS A LOT OF GROWTH THAT WAS HAPPENING RIGHT DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART. WE WERE OPENING THREE NEW SCHOOLS DURING COVID TIME PERIOD. WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAD 
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IN FRONT OF US. SO, WE DID, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY. WE HAD A $400 MILLION BOND REFUNDING, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO A $400 MILLION MORTGAGE REFINANCE. AND SO, YOU'RE ABLE TO SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAXPAYER INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THOSE, AND INTEREST ON BY DOING JUST LIKE A REFINANCING YOUR MORTGAGE. 
          SO, THE INTEREST RATES DROPPED. 
          WE REFUNDED AND WE SAVED $50 MILLION IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS BY DOING SO. THAT ALLOWED US TO DO A 13-CENT INCREASE IN OUR VATRE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS WHERE THOSE DOLLARS NEEDED TO BE TO OPEN THOSE THREE NEW SCHOOLS. THAT GAVE $24 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUES. AND THEN ON THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE, WE WERE ABLE TO LOWER THOSE 13 PENNIES ON THAT SIDE. NOT A TAXPAYER CENT WENT TO THE TAXPAYER. THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE AS A RESULT OF THAT. ALONG THOSE LINES, WE WERE GIVEN ESSER FUNDS DURING THE COVID TIME PERIOD. 
          THERE WERE STRATEGIC DECISIONS WHEN THOSE FUNDS CAME INTO OUR HANDS OF HOW WE USE THOSE FUNDS. WE DID NOT USE THEM FOR ONGOING SUSTAINABLE TYPE EXPENDITURES THAT WOULD LOCK US IN. WE KNEW THIS WAS A TEMPORARY FUNDING. 
          AND SO, WE PUT THE MAJORITY OF IT, 94% OF THAT, INTO ONE-TIME BIG EXPENDITURES. 
          AGAIN, I MENTIONED THOSE THREE NEW CAMPUSES THAT WERE OPENED UP. AND THEN, ONE OTHER THING WE'VE DONE IS, WELL, SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, THE LAST TWO ESPECIALLY, HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON PROPERTY TAX COMPRESSION, REALLY SINCE 2019. THAT STARTED WITH WHAT'S CALLED COMPRESSION TAX RATE. AND THAT'S A FORMULA THAT WAS CREATED THAT AS THE INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY VALUES GO UP, THE DECREASE IN THE TAX RATE GOES DOWN. 
          SO, IT'S A REVENUE-NEUTRAL TYPE STATE AID FOR US. HOWEVER, THAT'S BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE LEGISLATORS, AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE GONE TOWARDS THAT FUNDING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SEE IS THERE'S NO MONEY INCREASING INTO OUR POCKETS. HOWEVER, IT IS COMING OUT OF THE STATE BUDGET. SO, ON THE LAST TWO LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, THAT'S BEEN THE PRIORITY, AND WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING OUR BREATH FOR MORE STATE FUNDING, FOR MORE INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOTMENT. SO THAT PARTICULAR PIECE, KNOWING THAT THE STATE LEGISLATION MEETS AROUND JANUARY AND THE BIENNIUM DECISIONS ARE MADE, WE ARE WORKING ON OUR BUDGET. 
          SO, BY THE TIME WE GET ANY INDICATION OF WHAT MIGHT BE COMING OUT AHEAD WE'RE ALREADY IN BUDGET MODE ADOPTING OUR BUDGET FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR SO 23-24 OR LAST YEAR WAS ACTUALLY THE VERY FIRST YEAR WE HAD A DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT ALL RIGHT LAST YEAR WAS THE BIGGEST YEAR WE HAD A DECREASE AND WE DID IT AGAIN IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR THIS FOR THIS YEAR WE ALSO PASSED MISSED THIS BUT IN MAY OF 2024. 
          AGAIN, A SUCCESSFUL BOND ELECTION OF $588.5 MILLION, AGAIN WITH NO INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. SO, IF THAT WAS NOT PASSED BY OUR VOTERS, AND THANK YOU VOTERS FOR THAT, BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT OUTCOME IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF MANY THINGS THAT THE LIFE CYCLES WERE EXPIRING. AND SO, WITH THAT PASSAGE IT REALLY ENABLED US TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THINGS OVER. WE PAID A LOT OF BUSES IN BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE VATRE AND THE PASSAGE OF THE BOND OUT OF A CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND THAT WE SET ASIDE FROM EXCESS ESSER FUNDS THAT WE HAD. AND HOW WE GOT EXCESS ESSER FUNDS IS BECAUSE WE UTILIZED THOSE FUNDS FOR UTILITIES AND THINGS THAT WE WERE ALREADY SPENDING OUR MONEY ON. SO THAT'S A STRETCHING OF THOSE DOLLARS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IN DESPERATE NEED OF THOSE BUSES. AND SO HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF OVER THE YEARS PAST OF WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE. THE VERY TOP NUMBER THERE, THE TOP LAYER, IS THE RAISES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD. 
          IT'S GONE FROM 1% UP TO 4% OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. 
          IT'S HARD. OUR STAFF IN DEALING WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE AND INFLATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOUR BOARD HAVE SUPPORTED THE STAFF MEMBERS VERY MUCH SO IN THE PAST YEARS. AND YOU CAN SEE THE REVENUES HAVE GONE UP, THE EXPENDITURES HAVE GONE UP. 
          THE THIRD LINE THERE, IF ANYONE CAN SEE THAT, THE THIRD LINE IS WHERE YOU START SEEING HOW WE INVESTED THE FUNDS. SO, YOU TAKE THE EXCESS, WE HAD AN $18 MILLION INCREASE IN REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES. AND THAT WAS ALLOWED US TO MOVE THAT MONEY 
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OVER TO BUY THOSE BUSES, TO BUY THE THINGS THAT ANYTHING THAT CAME UP THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A BOND TO PAY FOR BECAUSE WE HADN'T GONE OUT FOR THAT BOND YET. AGAIN, WE DID THE SAME THING IN $14 MILLION IN 22-23. AND THEN NOTICE THE NUMBER GETS A LITTLE BIT SMALLER IN 23-24 AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE ESSER FUNDS RAN OUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024. IT WAS THE GRANT WAS ENDING. THE FIVE-MILLION-DOLLAR TRANSFER COMING BACK IN IN 2024-25 IS WHAT I SAID WHEN WE FIRST SAW THE DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT. WE NEEDED A LITTLE HELP THERE AND THEN THE SAME THING IN 25-26 THAT'S THIS YEAR FOR THIS YEAR. OKAY AND THEN HERE THE MAIN GOAL AROUND ALLOWING US TO TRANSFER THOSE FUNDS OUT OVER INTO A CAPITAL PROJECT WAS TRYING TO MEET YOUR GOAL FIRST AND THAT IS BOARD'S GOAL OF 25% OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES. 
          THIS GRAPH DEMONSTRATES HOW THAT WAS DONE. SO, WE SHOW THE 112, WE'VE MAINTAINED IT FAIRLY STABLE OVER THE YEARS. SO THAT'S HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS IN THE BEST OF WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF US AND THEN IT SHOWS ALSO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TRANSFERS AND THE ADDED TO FUND BALANCE AND THEN THE LAST THING YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM MRS. IRVIN, BUT THE LAST ONE IS THIS YEAR'S PROJECTIONS IS THE $8.2 MILLION DEFICIT. IT IS BETTER THAN WHAT WE BROUGHT YOU TO AN ADOPTED BUDGET OF $13 MILLION AND SOMETHING, AND SHE'LL GO OVER THAT. 
          BUT IT STILL DOES COME ABOVE THE BOARD'S GOAL OF 25% WITH THAT CHANGE THERE. OKAY, NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MRS. IRVIN. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. DR. CRUTCHFIELD, DR. 
          SPENCER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 25-26, WHERE WE STAND AS OF RIGHT NOW, AND THESE PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON MAY 8, OUR EXPENDITURES THROUGH MAY 8, SO BASICALLY THROUGH THE END OF APRIL, PROJECTING OUT HOW WE WOULD FINISH OUT THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. WE HAD 34,743 STUDENTS AT THE FALL SNAPSHOT, AND WE HAD 4,737 EMPLOYEES. 
          THIS IS WHAT WAS SHOWN TO THE BOARD LAST YEAR FOR ADOPTION. WE ADOPTED A 13-MILLION-DOLLAR DEFICIT BUDGET THAT INCLUDED THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT INCREASES, 3% RAISE FOR ALL OTHER STAFF AND PLUS INCORPORATED SOME OF THE OTHER CHANGES THAT CAME ABOUT FROM THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 
          THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT THAT EQUATED TO AROUND A 7 TO 8% RAISE FOR THE TEACHERS AT THAT TIME. SO, WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW, OUR BUDGETED REVENUES WERE 397 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT WE'RE COMING IN AROUND 396 MILLION IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. 
          EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD A DECLINE OF ENROLLMENT, WE ALSO HAD SOME ADDITIONAL STATE AID FROM PROPERTY VALUE STUDY AUDITS, IT'S JUST ADDITIONAL STATE AID. 
          OUR EXPENDITURES ARE COMING IN BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED ORIGINALLY AT FOUR HUNDRED AND ELEVEN POINT NINE MILLION DOLLARS. WHEN WE STARTED SEEING THE DECLINE OF ENROLLMENT, WE STARTED SCALING BACK AND TAKING STEPS TO PULL BACK THOSE EXPENDITURES TO HELP REDUCE THAT DEFICIT. 
          SO AS OF RIGHT NOW RATHER THAN A 13.4 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT BUDGET THAT WE HAD ADOPTED WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND AN 8.2 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING. THIS IS A BAR GRAPH OF OUR FUND BALANCE AND OUR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. 
          THE SOLID BLUE LINE IS GOING TO BE OUR REVENUES. THE SOLID RED LINE ARE EXPENDITURES. AND YOU CAN SEE STARTING IN 2020-2021 THAT WE START OUT WITH OUR REVENUES ARE GREATER THAN OUR EXPENDITURES. BUT THEN WHEN WE GET TO 23-24 THE TWO MEET AND WE BEGIN TO SEE THE CHANGES AND THEN BEGINNING IN 24-25 OUR EXPENDITURES START EXCEEDING OUR REVENUES AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT RED LINE EXCEEDING. THE BOTTOM GRAPH IS GOING TO BE OUR FUND BALANCE AND IT ALSO INDICATES WHAT THE BOARD'S GOAL IS AND WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES BOARD POLICY CE LOCAL SAYS THAT 17 TO 25 PERCENT OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES SHALL BE IN FUND BALANCE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE 
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ARE WELL EXCEEDING THAT THE BOARD'S GOAL 17 IS ROUGHLY TWO MONTHS OPERATING EXPENSES AND THEN 25 IS GOING TO BE THREE MONTHS OPERATING EXPENSE. WE ENDED LAST YEAR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR WITH AN AUDITED FUND BALANCE OF 115.3 MILLION DOLLARS. 
          OF THAT, $2.4 MILLION IS ASSIGNED. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S SET ASIDE FOR PREPAID ITEMS, INVENTORY, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IF I SUBTRACT OUT, WHAT, 25% OF EXPENDITURES, THAT'S $94.9 MILLION. AND THEN WE SUBTRACT OUT OUR PROJECTED DEFICIT OF $8.2 MILLION, WE SHOULD APPROXIMATELY BE AROUND $107 MILLION. WELL, THAT IS 27.6% OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES STILL WELL ABOVE THE BOARD'S GOAL. SO THAT WOULD LEAVE 14.6 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR A RAINY DAY FOR EXTRA EXPENDITURES. SOME OF THE TRENDS THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH ENROLLMENT AND STAFFING SINCE 2020-2021 TO TODAY, YOU CAN SEE ON THE STUDENT SIDE HOW THE STUDENT NUMBERS THEY GROW UP UNTIL THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, OR EXCUSE ME, THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR, BUT THEN THEY START DECLINING IN 24-25. THAT CUMULATIVE EFFECT ON OUR REVENUE FROM THAT POINT IN TIME IS $11.5 MILLION IN LOST REVENUE BY THE LOSS OF 384 STUDENTS. 
          NOW, IT FLUCTUATES OVER TIME. 
          JUST IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ALONE, IT WAS 1,100 STUDENTS, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT CUMULATIVE EFFECT AFFECTS OUR REVENUE AT THE SAME TIME THE MIDDLE GRAPH REFLECTS THE CHANGE IN EMPLOYEES AND IT FOLLOWS THE SAME PATTERN WE HAVE INCREASE INCREASE BUT THEN IN THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR WE START A DECLINE NOW WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE IN THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR A LOT OF THOSE CHANGES IN STAFFING IS NOT GOING TO BE ALL GENERAL FUNDS. SOME OF THOSE ARE OUR OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, OUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS, SAFETY AND SECURITY, SOME OF OUR SPECIAL POPULATION CHANGES. 
          THOSE ARE PRIMARILY, AGAIN, THOSE CHANGES IN STAFFING, THEY'RE PRIMARILY DUE, NOT TOTALLY DUE TO ALL OF THOSE ITEMS, BUT PRIMARILY. SO, THE INCREASES IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE OUR EARLY, EXCUSE ME, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED, SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS. SOME OF THOSE REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICES BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALL HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR HAVING A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION. AND OUR OUT-OF-SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS, THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, OUR DAYCARE PROGRAM, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND AS MS. TRONGAARD SAID, THAT WE OPENED THREE NEW CAMPUSES. WE OPENED AN ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND A MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INCREASES IN OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY. 
          SO, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR 26-27? AGAIN, WE ARE ALWAYS STUDENT FIRST WHENEVER WE'RE WORKING ON OUR BUDGET. WE'RE ALWAYS FOCUSED ON VISION 2030 TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ADHERES TO WHAT IS THE VISION OF THE DISTRICT. SO, THE GOALS OF DEVELOPING THIS BUDGET, OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS WANT TO KEEP AT THE CENTER IS THE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT. WE WANT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY STAFF, BUT WE'VE ALSO GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUDGET IS SUSTAINABLE AND THAT OUR STAFFING ALIGNS WITH OUR STUDENT POPULATION. 
          THERE'S SOME REAL CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING THIS BUDGET. WE HAVE DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND WE'LL EXPLORE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN A MOMENT. RECORD INFLATION SINCE 2020-2021. WE'VE EXPERIENCE RECORD INFLATION. 
          WE HAVE JUST IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME OUR INSURANCE HAS INCREASED 74.8% AND OUR FUEL COSTS 93.9%. 
          THERE'S THE PRESSURE TO INCREASE WAGES BECAUSE JUST AS WE ARE EXPERIENCING INFLATION OUR EMPLOYEES ARE EXPERIENCING THAT AS WELL SO THAT THERE IS PRESSURE TO INCREASE THEIR WAGES TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO COMPETE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS 
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FOR THE HIGH-QUALITY STAFF. 
          BIG CHALLENGES FOR US IS THE FACT THAT OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT HAS NOT BEEN INCREASED SINCE 2019. IT HAS REMAINED FLAT. IF YOU WERE TO ADJUST THAT FOR INFLATION, WE SHOULD BE EARNING $7,500 PER STUDENT RATHER THAN $6,215. 
          THAT IS A $1,285 GAP BY NOT INCREASING THE BASIC ALLOTMENT. 
          FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE MAJORITY OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE GOING TO BE SALARIES. WE ARE A LABOR-INTENSIVE ORGANIZATION, SO THEREFORE 85% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TOWARDS SALARIES. THE NEXT BIGGEST PIECE ARE GOING TO BE OUR UTILITIES AND INSURANCE, FOLLOWED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION, THE FUEL COSTS, THE SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO PROVIDE FOR OUR SPECIAL POPULATIONS. 
          VISUALLY, TO LOOK AT THE ENROLLMENT CHANGES, THE SOLID BLUE LINE, THAT IS HISTORICAL ENROLLMENT. 
          THE DOTTED YELLOW LINE IS GOING TO BE OUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT BASED ON THE MIDPOINT FROM OUR DEMOGRAPHER'S REPORT. 
          YOU CAN SEE, AGAIN, AS WE'VE STATED BEFORE, YOU CAN SEE THE PEAK IN 23-24, AND THEN WE START THE DECLINE AND THE TRAJECTORY CONTINUES DOWNWARD. WE'RE NOT ALONE THOUGH. THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          ACCORDING TO A REPORT THAT WAS JUST RELEASED FROM TEXAS2036.ORG, OVER 76,000 STUDENTS HAVE LEFT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS JUST IN THE PAST YEAR. 
          WE ARE IN WHAT'S CALLED REGION 11, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS AREA, INCLUDING FORT WORTH. WE SAW THE LARGEST DECREASE IN STUDENTS. THAT'S AT 3%. 
          24,500 STUDENTS. REGION 10, WHICH IS OUR NEIGHBOR, THE DALLAS AREA, THEY DECLINED 1.3%. BUT WHERE ARE THOSE KIDDOS GOING? 60% OF THEM ARE GOING TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS, 18% ARE BEING HOMESCHOOLED, WITH 12% GOING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
          BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. WE DO HAVE DECLINING BIRTH RATES. THERE ARE FEWER BABIES BEING BORN, THEREFORE WE HAVE FEWER KINDERGARTNERS. SO, THE TWO THINGS COUPLED TOGETHER AMOUNT TO OUR DECLINE. ALTHOUGH WE'VE HAD A DECREASE IN OUR OVERALL ENROLLMENT, WE'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN OUR SPECIAL POPULATIONS. 
          OUR SPECIAL POPULATIONS, AGAIN, ARE GOING TO BE OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, OUR AT-RISK STUDENTS, ARE GIFTED AND TALENTED. AND ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS THAT A 06,100-STUDENT INCREASE, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THOSE AREN'T INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS. ONE COULD BE IN MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, SO THEY COULD BE DUPLICATED. 
          WELL, WHO ARE OUR SPECIAL POPULATIONS? AGAIN, AS I SAID, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, SPECIAL POPULATIONS OF OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. 
          WELL, THEY, THE STUDENTS, HOW WE SUPPORT THEM, WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BEHAVIORAL PLANS, THEY COULD BE IN SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS, THEY COULD LEARN IN A SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOM, THEY COULD BE IN A GENERAL ED CLASSROOM, COULD BE IN A PULL-OUT PROGRAM. 
          BUT BASICALLY, WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO IS THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, THAT WE WANT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION. 
          SOME OF OUR STUDENTS REQUIRE SOME SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND SO WE HAVE WE PROVIDE THOSE TO THOSE STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THEM AN EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR LEARNING. THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE USED FOR THE 26-27 BUDGET IS A ENROLLMENT OF 34,319 WHICH IS A DECREASE OF 414 OVER THE CURRENT YEAR AND A 95% ATTENDANCE RATE. AGAIN, 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS PAYROLL. 
          PAYROLL REPRESENTS THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET. IF YOU WERE TO COMPARE IT TO OTHER DISTRICTS, SOME DISTRICTS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY AND THAT COULD BE THAT SOMETIMES THEY MAY CONTRACT OUT CERTAIN SERVICES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, SOME CONTRACT OUT CUSTODIAL, SO THAT YOU DO HAVE TO KEEP THOSE IN MIND. WHAT 
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WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT ARE THREE DIFFERENT SALARY PROPOSALS. 
          UNDER PROPOSAL ONE WOULD BE TO FREEZE SALARIES AND PROVIDE NO RAISES. WE HAVE WE WOULD HAVE AN ESTIMATED SALARY AND BENEFIT COST OF 349.3 MILLION DOLLARS. 
          UNDER PROPOSAL TWO THAT WOULD BE A TWO PERCENT OF THE MIDPOINT FOR ALL EXCEPT TEACHERS, TEACHERS RECEIVING FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH AND THAT IS WHERE, THAT CAME FROM IS LAST YEAR, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT PROVIDED ROUGHLY 7 TO 8% INCREASE AND THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS 3%. OR UNDER PROPOSAL 3 WOULD BE A 2% OF THE MIDPOINT FOR ALL STAFF WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3%, 5% TOTAL FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $356.7 AND WHERE THAT PROPOSAL CAME FROM IT COMES AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE SURVEYS CONVERSATIONS WITH PRINCIPLES THAT DR. SPENCER HAS HAD AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SAID WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE PAIR OF PROFESSIONALS SO THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME FROM SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE UNDER EACH OF THE PROPOSALS OUR REVENUES ARE FAIRLY STABLE THE DIFFERENCES HAS TO DO WITH TRS ON BEHALF SO OUR PROJECTED REVENUES UNDER PROPOSAL 1 WOULD BE $391.3 MILLION, UNDER PROPOSAL 2 $391.6 MILLION, AND UNDER PROPOSAL 3 $391.7 MILLION. EXPENDITURES ARE ALL THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE SALARY PIECE, AND THOSE WOULD BE THE SAME NUMBERS FROM BEFORE WHERE $349.3 MILLION WOULD BE WITH NO RAISES. 
          PROPOSAL 2 $353.2 MILLION. AND UNDER PROPOSAL THREE WOULD HAVE A COST OF $356.7 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE UNDER EACH OF THOSE PROPOSALS THE PROJECTED DEFICIT BUDGET. UNDER ONE WOULD BE A DEFICIT BUDGET OF $13.2 MILLION. TWO WOULD BE A $16.8 MILLION DEFICIT. AND THEN UNDER THREE WOULD BE A $20.1 MILLION DEFICIT BUDGET. SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT WORKING FOR MANSFIELD ISD BECAUSE WE ARE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, AND TEACH. WE START OUR TEACHER SALARIES AT $64,700. WE OFFER AN EMPLOYEE CLINIC THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR EMPLOYEES, THEIR DEPENDENTS, THEIR SPOUSES. THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH CONTRIBUTION THIS YEAR TRS ACTIVE CARE THE ONE IS INCREASING IN THEIR COST THAT'S THE ONLY PLAN LEVEL THAT'S INCREASING. SO, WE CURRENTLY PAY $375 A MONTH PER PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE, AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THAT TO $412 PER MONTH TO THOSE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 1,455 EMPLOYEES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE LOWEST COST. AND OF THAT NUMBER, 54% OF THOSE REPRESENT TEACHERS AND 27% REPRESENT PARAPROFESSIONALS AND AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES. SO, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS DOING? YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS, THE RAISES THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT ONLY HEB AND NORTHWEST ISD HAS NOT CLOSED ANY CAMPUSES. THE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY CLOSED CAMPUSES AND ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          SO, WHAT ARE WE DOING RIGHT NOW? WHAT HAVE WE DONE ALREADY? THESE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS TO REVIEW EACH AND EVERY POSITION AS SOMEONE LEAVES THROUGH ATTRITION. SO, WE ARE EVALUATING TO SEE IF THAT PARTICULAR POSITION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OR IF WE CAN DO WITHOUT. AND THERE IS A LENS THAT WE ARE TO BE REVIEWING THOSE POSITIONS AT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TOUCHING THE CLASSROOM LAST. 
          SO, WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENT STAYS STUDENT-CENTERED. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SAVED APPROXIMATELY $1.1 MILLION IN NOT FILLING POSITIONS THAT HAVE LEFT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE OPEN ENROLLMENT AND WE HAVE 128 NEW STUDENT APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THOSE ARE NEW 
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TO MISD. THAT WOULD EQUATE TO AROUND $755,000 ADDITIONAL INCOME. MAXIMIZING OUR FEDERAL FUNDS, THAT IS TAKING A LOOK AT OUR FEDERAL FUNDS TO SEE CAN WE STRATEGICALLY PLACE SOME OF OUR POSITIONS THAT WE PAY FOR IN THE GENERAL FUND OVER WITH FEDERAL FUNDS. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ABLE TO SAVE APPROXIMATELY $900,000. WE ARE ALSO CANCELING THE CONTRACT FOR THE SUBSTITUTE FINDING CONTRACT. WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT BACK IN-HOUSE. 
          THAT WILL SAVE APPROXIMATELY $1.1 MILLION. NOW ALSO, WE WILL BE FORMING, DR. 
          SPENCER IS FORMING A FINANCIAL FUTURE COMMITTEE THIS FALL TO EVALUATE. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE THIS DEFICIT? AND I BELIEVE THEY WOULD PLAN TO PRESENT SOMETHING TO THE BOARD IN THE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER TIMEFRAME. 
          THAT'S A TOTAL OF $3.9 MILLION THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND REDUCE THE BUDGET BY SO FAR AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET THAT I PRESENTED TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS TRONGAARD WENT OVER OF HOW WE GOT HERE WHERE WHAT WERE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE 2020 AND IN COVER THOSE BIG ITEMS THAT AFFECT US AFFECTED US FINANCIALLY I SHARED WITH YOU WHAT WERE THE PROJECTIONS FOR THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. 
          WE ARE FACING A DEFICIT OF 8.2 MILLION DOLLARS BETTER THAN THE PROJECTED 13 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WAS ADOPTED. THE PROPOSAL THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU FOR 26-27 WE OFFERED THREE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH THE THIRD PROPOSAL KEEPING IN MIND OUR GOAL OF TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT OR RECRUIT AND THEN RETAIN HIGH QUALITY STAFF AND BEING ABLE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS I SHARED WITH YOU WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING AND THE FACT THAT MANY OF THEM HAVE ALREADY CLOSED CAMPUSES. I ALSO SHARED WITH YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON TO IDENTIFY AREAS TO SAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET. 
          SO, WHAT'S NEXT IS IF YOU DETERMINE THAT ANOTHER WORKSHOP IS NEEDED, WE CAN SCHEDULE THAT. WE WILL BE ADOPTING THE BUDGET ON JUNE THE 23RD IN OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND THEN THE TAX RATE WOULD BE ADOPTED AUGUST THE 25TH. NOW THAT BRINGS ME TO WHAT QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. 
          WHAT A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. 
          THANK YOU BOTH MS. TRONGAARD AND MS. IRVIN. WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM DR. SPENCER BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO TRUSTEES. THANK YOU, MS. TRONGAARD, AND THANK YOU, MS. IRVIN, FOR A VERY INFORMATIVE AND GREAT PRESENTATION. JUST BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH QUESTIONS, THERE ARE JUST SOME THINGS THAT I WANT TO BE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF. 
          SO, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS, THIS IS A PRIORITY. SO, IN STEPPING INTO THIS POSITION, WORKING WITH THE TEAM, THIS HAS BEEN SINCE THE FIRST DAY, SO DAY ONE, REALLY, IN THE PRE-PLANNING PIECES. 
          THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE SO THE INFORMATION THAT MS. IRVIN SHARED WITH YOU OF WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIT THOSE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE THAT 3.9 MILLION IS THE WORK SINCE JANUARY FEBRUARY SO BEING VERY INTENTIONAL ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE THAT MS. IRVIN SHARED IS THAT 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS IN PERSONNEL SO BEING VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT LOOKING AT POSITIONS THROUGH ATTRITION IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK. BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS, THAT OUR STAFF, THAT OUR PRINCIPALS DO IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND SO, IN LOOKING AT BEING VERY STRATEGIC AT HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT POSITIONS, LOOKING AT IT LIKE A BULLSEYE. SO REALLY WHAT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT BULLSEYE ARE OUR CLASSROOMS, RIGHT? AND SO, STAYING AS FAR AWAY FROM THAT AS POSSIBLE AND THEN BUILDING THE RING OUTSIDE. SO, WHAT ARE THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT ON THE CLASSROOM IN THE CAMPUS? AND THEN BUILDING OUT FROM THERE. NOW WE CAN'T TAKE ALL POSITIONS FROM EVERYWHERE BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT STILL HAS TO FUNCTION, BUT HOW CAN WE DO MORE WITH LESS AND HOW CAN WE MAXIMIZE THE PEOPLE TO BE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS WORKING AT THEIR FULL CAPACITY AT 100 PERCENT? SO THAT HAS BEEN A FOCUS. THE OTHER PIECE, AND JUST FOR THE GREATER GOOD, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FUNDING AND SINCE 2019 OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH. AND SO, MS. 
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IRVIN SHARED THAT WHAT WE SHOULD BE AT, IF SHE IS ABOUT A DIFFERENCE OF $1,285. 
          SO, WHEN YOU MAXIMIZE THAT OR MULTIPLY THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S OVER $446 MILLION THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD SINCE 2019 IN ORDER TO HELP WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS A DISTRICT IS CONCERNED. SO, WE ARE DEALING WITH THE CARDS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DEALT, AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FINANCIAL FUTURE COMMITTEE WILL BE ESSENTIAL. AND SO, FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING IN THE COMMUNITY, ANYONE THAT I TALK TO, I SAY I WANT YOU TO BE A PART. WHEN THIS COMMITTEE COMES OUT, I WANT IT TO BE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A LOTTERY TO DECIDE WHO'S GOING TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE. BECAUSE THESE ARE DECISIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE AS A COMMUNITY OF HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AND HOW DO WE GET BACK IN THE GREEN IN OUR DISTRICT AS FAR AS FINANCES ARE CONCERNED. AND THAT'S NOT A DECISION FOR US TO MAKE AS THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR TRUSTEES AND THAT OUR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION WANT FEEDBACK OF HOW WE MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND KEEPING OUR STUDENTS AT THE FOREFRONT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR STAMPING THAT SO I'M GOING TO START TO MY RIGHT THIS TIME TRUSTEES ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MS. NEWSOME. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION SO IF WE HAD A 13 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT IN 24-25 AND AN 8 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT IN 25-26 AND THEN WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT A MINIMUM 13 THIS YEAR RIGHT EVEN IF WE JUST DID OPTION ONE RIGHT THAT'S A MINIMUM OF 13. 
          ARE THESE COMPOUNDING? I MEAN EVERY YEAR IT'S ADDITIONAL. 
          SO, IF IT MAKES IT SIMPLER, WHAT DID WE ADOPT LAST YEAR AS OUR BUDGET DEFICIT? WHERE ARE WE CURRENTLY AND THEN WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR THIS YEAR? THE BUDGET, WE HAVE THE 24-20. 
          SO, YOU'RE ASKING HOW THIS ONE IS 13 MILLION DEFICIT, THAT'S CORRECT, THAT WE ADOPTED FOR THIS YEAR. SO, EACH YEAR IT'S AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT. 
          IT'S NOT THE WAY WE'RE NETTING OUT, CORRECT? CORRECT. THAT'S TRUE. BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRANSFER IN AS MUCH TO COVER THE REST OF THAT, CORRECT. 24-25 THE ACTUAL DEFICIT WAS 5.8 AND THEN WE ALSO OPENED THREE NEW CAMPUSES SO THERE'S A SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT STAFFING AND IT LOOKS LIKE STAFFING GOES UP BUT IT'S IF I CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT DIDN'T WE OPEN THREE CAMPUSES THAT YEAR OR AM I MISUNDERSTANDING THAT POINT? WE OPENED THE CAMPUSES IN 21-22 AND THEREFORE WE DID HAVE TO ADD SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS BETWEEN THE GAP SHE'S TALKING ABOUT 2020 RIGHT TO 2025. AND THEN CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT KIND OF GRANTS OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS WE'VE BEEN USING AND LOOKING AT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE EMPLOYEES AND SUCH THAT ARE FUNDED IN ALTERNATIVE WAYS MIGHT BE THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO SAY THAT CORRECT? GRANT MONEY AND MAGICAL. YOU ACTUALLY ARE TOUCHING ON SOMETHING DR. 
          SPENCER'S BEEN REALLY HIGHLIGHTING ABOUT ADVOCATING FOR GRANTS. AND TRYING TO GET OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING WITH THEIR GRANTS AND TRYING TO ESTABLISH ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS WE CAN. SO, WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SOME OTHER DISTRICTS TO SEE HOW WE CAN UTILIZE ANY NEW ONES THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING ON THAT, DR. SPENCER? I THINK, YES. WE CURRENTLY ARE USING SOME THOUGH, CORRECT? YES, AND SO CURRENTLY OF COURSE OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS HELPING US TREMENDOUSLY. AND SO ANYTIME THAT THEY CAN HELP, OF COURSE THE TEACHER AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL IS GREAT, BUT THEY ARE ALSO HELPING AND PARTNERING WITH US ON HOW THEY CAN TAKE SOME THINGS FROM THE DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE. 
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AND SO, THEY DO PARTNER WITH US IN ORDER TO DO THAT. I THINK THE OTHER PIECE, I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO BE SURE THAT WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTION COMPLETELY. ON THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURE SLIDE, IT SPECIFICALLY HAS WHERE WE WERE AS FAR AS THE DEFICIT IN 24-25, AND THEN WHERE WE WERE PROJECTED, WHERE WE CURRENTLY ENDED UP. 
          RIGHT NOW, THERE WE ARE. SO, $5 MILLION IN 24-25 IS WHERE WE ENDED WITH THE DEFICIT THERE. 
          IN 25-26, WE ADOPTED A $13 MILLION DEFICIT, BUT CURRENTLY WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WE'RE AT $8 MILLION. YES. AND SO, AGAIN, IF WE DO NOTHING, WE CHANGE NOTHING, THEN THE LOWEST ON WHAT WAS PROPOSED TODAY IS THE $13 MILLION. IF WE DO NOTHING DIFFERENT, NO PROPOSALS, AND THEN AT THE HIGHEST END OF THAT IS $20 MILLION. HARD TOPIC TO COVER, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION. THIS IS A LOT, A LOT OF INFORMATION. 
          IT'S A LOT OF HISTORY. IT'S A LOT OF WHERE'S AND WHY'S AND HOW'S. SO, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE I THINK IN AND OF ITSELF, IT'S GOT A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT EVERYONE REALLY NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE CLEAR PICTURE OF WHERE WE ARE AND HOW WE GOT HERE. AND THE MAGICAL THINGS THAT KEPT US IN A BUBBLE FOR A LITTLE WHILE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP US IN THE BUBBLE, SO THANK YOU. GREAT. 
          ANYONE ELSE AM I RIGHT NO, ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA MOVE OVER TO THE LEFT ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TRUSTEES ON MY LEFT YES, YES THANK YOU FOR A LOT OF THE INFORMATION I KNOW, WITH EVERYONE WE'VE GOTTEN TO TALK A LITTLE BIT TO WITH THROUGH ENGAGE MANSFIELD AND I MEAN SCHOOL FINANCE IS A REALLY BIG TOPIC. 
          TO A LITTLE BIT WHAT MS. NEWSOM WAS SAYING HOW THERE'S SOME FUNDING WE GET THAT SOMETIMES YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR HOUSE BUDGET AND IT'S LIKE OH JUST MOVE MONEY OR CUT EXPENDITURES BUT SOME MONEY CAN ONLY BE USED FOR VERY SPECIFIC THINGS IS THAT TRUE SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT FREEDOM WITH ALL OF OUR DOLLARS. IS THAT TRUE? THAT'S TRUE. YES. 
          SO, I WANT TO GIVE A VERY SPECIFIC EXAMPLE BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NUMBERS THIS BIG, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO GRASP IT. BUT FOR EXAMPLE, LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY PASSED THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT. YOU MENTIONED IT. 
          CAN YOU JUST REMIND US HOW MUCH THAT WAS FOR TEACHERS LAST YEAR, PERCENT OR AMOUNT? SO, I THINK IT WAS WITH THE $4,000? WHAT WAS IT? $5,000? AROUND 8%. I THINK YOU SAID IT WAS ABOUT 8%. OH, 7% TO 9% WAS THE INCREASE IN THE SALARIES FOR THEM. AND SO JUST A REMINDER FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, THEY'RE NOT EVERY YEAR. 
          THEY'RE EVERY TWO YEARS. SO THAT ALLOTMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST US UNTIL THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, RIGHT? SO, THERE'S NOT A NEW 8%, NEW 7% TO 9% THIS YEAR. 
          RIGHT, SO THAT'S WHY THE NUMBERS ARE WHAT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. AND IS IT TRUE THAT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION WOULD HAVE TO VOTE TO APPROVE THAT AGAIN FOR TEACHERS TO GET THAT MONEY? IT IS. IT'S BEEN TOLD US THAT THAT IS BUILT INTO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION'S BUDGET. HOWEVER, YOU'RE CORRECT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON IN THEIR BUDGET TO CONTINUE. 
          YES. AND ANOTHER CLARIFYING QUESTION. THAT MONEY COULD ONLY BE USED FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, CORRECT? CORRECT. HOW MUCH MONEY WAS GIVEN FOR US TO PAY, I BELIEVE IT'S THE OTHER 2,500 EMPLOYEES IN OUR DISTRICT? HOW MUCH MONEY? YEAH. ABOUT $11 MILLION. OKAY, AND DID THAT COVER ALL OF OUR RAISES THAT WE HAD? IT COVERED THE TEACHER RETENTION ALLOTMENT PORTION OF IT, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER BUCKET OF MONEY THAT WAS FOR THE SUPPORT STAFF, AND THAT WAS ABOUT $1.5 MILLION. IT DID NOT COVER ENOUGH TO COVER THE REST OF OUR EMPLOYEES. IN FACT, WE GAVE 3%. A 1% RAISES $3 MILLION TO GIVE YOU ANY INDICATION. 
          YEAH. OKAY, SO WE ARE GETTING SOME MONEY FROM THE STATE. 
          SO, WHEN THEY SAY THAT THEY'RE GIVING SCHOOL DISTRICTS MONEY, THAT IS ACCURATE, CORRECT? CORRECT. BUT WHENEVER IN PRACTICE, DAY-TO-DAY, IT IS NOT COVERING THE FULL AMOUNT THAT A DISTRICT NEEDS, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. ON TOP OF NOT INCREASING THE BASIC ALLOTMENT SINCE 2019. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, SO MAKE SURE. I UNDERSTOOD THAT. THANK YOU. 
          ANYONE ELSE ON THE LEFT? MR. CANNON? MS. TRONGAARD, MS. IRVIN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE ROBUST PRESENTATION WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED. AND DR. 
          SPENCER, THANK YOU FOR BEING A CHAMPION FOR TRUE 
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TRANSPARENCY AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. I THINK IT'S AS WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE GOT HERE, ARE YOU ABLE TO TALK TO MS. TRONGAARD OR EVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT HAVE BEEN HERE TO ALIGN BOARD ACTION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE WHEN WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE TRAJECTORY THAT WE WERE GOING RIGHT THE MOMENT THAT WE IDENTIFIED A DEFICIT WHAT BOARD ACTION WAS DONE OR WAS DISCUSSED? SO, THE MOMENT WE IDENTIFIED IT WAS A DEFICIT. 
          WE HAD THAT IN 24-25. THAT WAS THE VERY FIRST YEAR AND IT WAS DUE TO A DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND THAT THAT WAS THE MAIN PIECE OF IT BUT WHAT WE HAD WAS TRANSFERS INTO CAPITAL PROJECTS AND I REALLY, I TOLD THE BOARD AT THAT TIME I'M HOLDING MY BREATH. I'M HOPING I'M WRONG IN ENROLLMENT. REMEMBER WE ADOPT A BUDGET ON ENROLLMENT IN THE SPRING AND THE SUMMER, BUT WE DON'T GET IT UNTIL WE SEE THEIR EYES AND ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE FALL. SO, IT'S A YEAR LAPSE ALMOST BY THE TIME YOU TRY TO GET YOUR BUDGET ADOPTED AND TELLING THEM WHAT YOU KNOW. DEMOGRAPHERS MISSED THE BOAT TOO, AND THAT WAS HUGE BECAUSE WE WERE RELYING ON THEIR INFORMATION FOR THAT. SO THAT'S THE MAIN, WHEN I CAN SAY IT WAS BASED ON WHAT WE PRESENTED WITH OUR BEST KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME. SO, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN ADD TO THAT. YOU DID IT VERY WELL AND MUCH MORE DIPLOMATIC THAN I WOULD SAY. BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT WE WERE GIVEN WRONG DATA FROM THE DEMOGRAPHERS THAT WE NO LONGER USE ANYMORE, WHICH IS, AS A BOARD, WE CAN'T REALLY MAKE EDUCATED DECISIONS IF WE'RE GIVEN THE WRONG INFORMATION. 
          RIGHT. NOT ON OUR STAFF, BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE THAT CONTRACT IN PLACE. 
          WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OTHER COST-SAVING FACTORS WHEN WE ARE ADDRESSING THE DEFICIT BUDGET, YOU OUTLINED A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED, LIKE OUTSOURCING, SUBSTITUTE CONTRACTS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK TO DATE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LONGEVITY PAY STIPENDS. ARE THOSE IN ACCOUNT IN THE DEFICIT BUDGET GOING INTO NEXT YEAR AS WELL? THERE'S NONE, NO, I MEAN YOU'RE ASKING IF WE HAVE LONGEVITY? STIPENDS. STIPENDS? I KNOW UNDER A PREVIOUS LEADERSHIP THERE WAS A NUMBER OF LONGEVITY STIPENDS THAT WERE PAID OUT, BUT I THINK FROM OUR CONVERSATION ONLY ONE WILL REMAIN GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. 
          CORRECT. HAVE THOSE BEEN DISCUSSED AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIT BUDGET AS WELL? NO, THOSE WERE IN AGREEMENT FOR A PERFORMANCE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. 
          OKAY. AND I THINK WE'RE RIGHT ON TRACK AS WE TALK ABOUT RIGHT-SIZING THE DISTRICT BASED ON CAMPUSES, RIGHT? IT'S NOT AN ISSUE SOLELY FOR MANSFIELD ISD. 
          IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE BOARD THAT YOU ALL HAVE ADDRESSED IN THE PRESENTATION. SO, I WOULD JUST APPRECIATE, THIS IS ALSO NOT FOR YOU, BUT JUST A CALL FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS DOWN IN AUSTIN OR HERE IN MANSFIELD THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S ONE THING TO SHOW UP FOR A PHOTO OP WITH STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS, BUT FOR YOU NOT TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND STILL WANT TO DO A PHOTO OP WITH OUR STUDENTS, THAT JUST LEAVES A REALLY BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH. SO, IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS, WE NEED TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS AND FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION. 
          ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. 
          GREAT. MR. THOMAS? FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION. YOU KNOW I'M A NUMBERS GUY. QUICK QUESTION. ON THE BOND, WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO FINISH PAYING OFF DEBT SERVICES, PAYING OFF THE DEBT FOR THAT? WHAT'S THE ROUNDABOUT BALLPARK? SO TYPICALLY, WE DO A 25, 30-YEAR NOTE. SO, WE JUST ISSUED THE LAST $200 MILLION THIS PAST SIX MONTHS AGO. JULY. JULY OF 2025. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY, SO IT'S DOWN THE ROAD. YEAH, SO IT'S, YEAH, RIGHT, BUT KEEP IN MIND THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOND REFUNDING THAT WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, LIKE IF INTEREST RATES DROP, WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE THAT AND SHORTEN THE TERM OF THE NOTE AND SAVE INTEREST. 
          GOTCHA, AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT, BUT I'M SURE AS WE GO FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO START ADDRESSING THEM AS A DISTRICT. OPEN ENROLLMENT, THAT'S SOMETHING NEW THAT WE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE. WE WERE LAST TO THE AREA TO DO IT, BUT WE'RE DOING IT NOW. 
          VIRTUAL ENROLLMENT, THAT'S ANOTHER THING. I'VE SEEN SCHOOLS ALL THE WAY DOWN IN WACO. THEY'VE GOT STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE HAVEN'T DONE IT, BUT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE. 
          GRANTS AND A GRANT WRITER, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE BECAUSE A GRANT WRITER 
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CAN PAY FOR ITSELF AND TO WRITE. BECAUSE I THINK OVER AT FORT WORTH ISD, THEY HAVE A GRANT WRITER THAT'S FULL-TIME WHO'S BRINGING IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO OFFSET SOME OF THE OTHER COSTS. SO, I THINK WE'RE GOING THAT ROUTE AS WELL. 
          AND THEN THE OTHER THING WE TALKED ABOUT, WE KEEP MENTIONING TOUGH CONVERSATIONS. 
          NOBODY'S ACTUALLY SAYING WHAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING TO BE, SO I'M GOING TO JUST SAY IT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO AT SOME POINT START TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL CONSOLIDATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT YOU KNOW, SHRINKING POPULATION AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SCHOOLS AND YOU KNOW THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO HAPPEN AT SOME POINT SO PUBLIC NEEDS TO START THINKING ABOUT THAT WRAPPING THEIR HEAD AROUND AND BEING OKAY WITH THE DIRECTION THAT WE HAVE TO GO BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION. SO, AND THEN CHANGES IN SCHEDULE I THINK THEY'RE ALREADY DOING SCHEDULE CHANGE DOWN AND I THINK THAT'S IN KENNEDY I'M DOING FOUR DAYS A WEEK RIGHT SO WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THINGS DIFFERENTLY IT'S NOT GONNA BE WHAT WE'RE USED TO. 
          BUT AS A COMMUNITY, I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN GET THROUGH. AND I THINK WITH THE GROUP THAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER RIGHT NOW, WITH LOOKING AT THE BUDGET AND ANALYZING IT, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT THIS FALL, I THINK ALL THOSE THINGS MAY BE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE. AND I ASK THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC TO JUST BE OPEN-MINDED ABOUT IT BECAUSE THIS ISN'T JUST A MANSFIELD ISSUE. THIS IS A STATEWIDE ISSUE. EVERY TIME YOU LOOK ON THE NEWS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOMEBODY ELSE, OH, WE'RE HAVING TO DO THIS, WE'RE HAVING TO DO THAT. 
          THEY'RE HAVING TO DO THINGS THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE. SO, I JUST THREW OUT A COUPLE, NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE DOING THOSE THINGS, BUT THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GETTING THE PUBLIC INVOLVED BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM OUR NEW LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE OPENING SOME EYES AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW HOW PUBLIC EDUCATION IS REALLY FUNDED AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO CHOOSE YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN AUSTIN THAT ARE IN FAVOR OF THE THINGS THAT MATTER TO YOU AT HOME, AND THAT'S GOOD SCHOOLS FOR YOUR KIDS SO THEY CAN HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE AND MATRICULATE THROUGH LIFE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. MS. NEWSOME. 
          SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS EXACTLY WHAT MR. THOMAS WAS TALKING ABOUT, WAS JUST THAT TO REALLY FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, WE KEEP SAYING THERE'S GOING TO BE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS, BUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT SOME OF THOSE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS COULD MEAN TO START PREPARING PEOPLE FOR WHAT THAT PICTURE LOOKS LIKE COMING DOWN THE ROAD. AND IF YOU LOOK AT SLIDE 31 WITH WHAT THE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING FOR RAISES AND SUCH, I REALLY THINK TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE DONE ALREADY IS CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION, IS SOME VIRTUAL SCHOOLS, IS CHANGING BLOCK SCHEDULING. I MEAN, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS. SOME OF THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS GOING ON FOR A WHILE. 
          BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON THEM BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE MONEY. WE HAD, YOU KNOW, ONE THING, V-I-T-R-E, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING HAPPENED. 
          AND MICHELE TRONGAARD'S GLASS BALL WAS MAGICAL AT TIMES, RIGHT? AND WE DID SOME REALLY GOOD GUESSING BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS ADOPTING A BUDGET A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT. AND IT'S OUR BEST GUESS. AND WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD DATA AND YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD INFORMATION, YOU'RE DOING THE BEST YOU CAN. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US IN THE PAST FEW YEARS WHILE YOU'VE BEEN HERE. IT'S BEEN AMAZING FOR YOU TO KIND OF WORK WITH THE TEAM TO KIND OF BE CREATIVE AND STUFF SO THAT WE COULD DO THE VERY BEST THAT WE COULD NOT TO IMPACT THE CLASSROOM AND STUDENTS. AND SO, I WOULD BE AMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT TO YOU BECAUSE IT'S BEEN AMAZING FOR YOU TO REALLY BREAK IT DOWN AND HELP US TO UNDERSTAND. MORE SO TO THE FACT THAT NOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC REALLY UNDERSTANDS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE PART OF OUR DEFICIT IS, IS THAT THE PUBLIC DOESN'T UNDERSTAND. AND SO, IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING OUR ENGAGE, WE REALLY ARE JUST TRYING TO BREAK IT DOWN, RIGHT? WE'RE REALLY JUST TRYING TO BREAK IT DOWN FOR PEOPLE SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. 
          SO, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO YET. THAT'S NOT IT. 
          WE DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER YET. 
          WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO. BUT I THINK THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN BRAINSTORMING, THE TEAM'S REALLY BEEN WORKING HARD AT IT. AS A BOARD, WE'RE ALREADY JUST AT STRAWS FOR THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AND TRY TO BE REALLY CREATIVE. 
          EVERY TEACHER ON EVERY CAMPUS, EVERY DEPARTMENT, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DOING THEIR PART FOR A WHILE TO REALLY GET THIN AND DO MORE WITH LESS. AND TO STILL GIVE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KIDS AND SO THAT PART IS NEVER LOST ON US BUT, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE SOME THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          IT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE SOME BIG THINGS LIKE CAMPUS CONSOLIDATIONS. IT MAY BE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE POSITIONS THAT DON'T GET FILLED. IT MAY BE THAT THESE 
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BIG HARD QUESTIONS HAVE TO BE ASKED. AND AT SOME POINT, WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL DOING IT TOGETHER AND WE'RE ALL HOLDING HANDS AND JUMPING. 
          SO, THANK YOU, MS. TRONGAARD. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING TO THIS DISTRICT FOR SO MANY YEARS. THANK YOU ALL. AND SO, THE GREAT THING, HAVING SERVED ON ONE OF THE AMAZING COMMITTEES THAT HAS SPOKEN INTO THE FUTURE OF THE DISTRICT IN TERMS OF LONG-RANGE PLANNING, OUR COMMUNITY IS PHENOMENAL. 
          AND SO, I KNOW PEOPLE WILL STEP UP. 
          AND SO, THE MOST POWERFUL SLIDE FOR ME IS THE SLIDE THAT SAYS ADDRESSING THE DEFICIT BUDGET, BECAUSE AS WE'VE HEARD, A LOT OF THINGS ARE OUT OF OUR HANDS, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE IN OUR HANDS. AND SO, I'M EMPOWERED AND I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO FEEL EMPOWERED THAT WHAT WE CAN DO, WE ABSOLUTELY WILL DO. AND SO, I'M THANKFUL ALREADY, DR. 
          SPENCER, TO YOU, TO YOUR TEAM, TO EVERYONE HERE, THAT WE ARE SOLUTION FOCUSED AND DRIVEN AND THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. SO, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY MORE QUESTIONS. SO, THANK YOU ALL. 
          LET ME GET THEM TO CLARIFY JUST ONE THING. 
          SO, ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT YOU HAD IS THE DEDICATION TO FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY AND ARE HAVING A SUPERIOR RATING FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS. 
          IN LOOKING AT ANY OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE, OPTION ONE, OPTION TWO, OPTION THREE, WOULD ANY OF THOSE PUT US IN DANGER OF NOT HAVING A SUPERIOR RATING FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR? GO AHEAD. NO, IT WOULD NOT BECAUSE THE WHAT SCHOOL FIRST THEY WANT 60 DAYS OF CASH ON HAND AND WHAT THAT AMOUNTS TO FOR MANSFIELD ISD IS ABOUT 68 MILLION DOLLARS SO WE ARE A LITTLE WAYS AWAY FROM THAT. 
          PERFECT, THANK YOU I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE WE HAD THAT BEFORE WE CLOSED. GREAT CLARIFICATION, ALL RIGHT THANK YOU ALL SO THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US TO ITEM 12.2. DR. SPENCER? YES, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU MS. RITA DENTON TO COME UP AND SHE IS GOING TO PRESENT AND TALK TO US ABOUT SENATE BILL 546 WHICH ARE SCHOOL BUS SEATBELT REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING. DR. 
          CRUTCHFIELD, DR. SPENCER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I COME TO YOU TONIGHT TO PRESENT ON SENATE BILL 546 WHICH IS ALL ABOUT SEATBELTS ON OUR SCHOOL BUSES. UH-OH, DID I LOSE MY, GIVE ME A CLICK BACK THERE. 
          SO, I WILL FIRST PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE SENATE BILL ITSELF, AND THEN I WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR US HERE IN MANSFIELD ISD, AND THEN I'LL CONCLUDE WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. IT WORKS NOW. 
          SO, THIS, THIS STEMS OUT OF THE 89TH SESSION AND IT ACTUALLY AMENDS THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE. IT WILL NOW REQUIRE ALL SCHOOL BUSES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A THREE-POINT SEATBELT BY SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2029. SO PREVIOUSLY WE HAD SOMEWHAT OF A GRANDFATHER CLAUSE OR WE DID HAVE A GRANDFATHER CLAUSE FOR BUSES THAT WERE PURCHASED BEFORE 2017. ANY BUSES PURCHASED AFTER 2017 COME WITH SEATBELTS. THAT'S JUST A STANDARD AT THIS POINT. OKAY, SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT MANSFIELD ISD. LET'S LOOK AT OUR DATA. WE HAVE A FLEET OF 317 BUSES, AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO LET YOU KNOW TONIGHT THAT 280 OF THEM MEET THE COMPLIANCE, OR ARE COMPLIANT WITH THREE-POINT SEATBELTS. 
          AND SO, THESE ARE THE BUSES THAT WE USE TO TRANSPORT KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, TRANSPORT THEM HOME AND THEN EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AS IT RELATES TO SHUTTLES AND BEN BARBER AND WHATNOT THIS IS IN LARGE PART TO THE 2024 BOND AND THE PASSAGE OF THAT SO AGAIN I JUST ECHO THE THANK YOU AND THE GRATITUDE THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT BOND PASSING IT PUT US IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE SO YOU SEE THAT WE DO HAVE 37 THAT ARE NOT COMPLIANT AND SO LET ME JUST TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO DISCUSS WHAT WE UTILIZE THOSE BUSES FOR. SO, THE 15 WITH ONLY A LAP BELT, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY SPECIAL EDUCATION BUSES AND WE ARE ABLE TO USE THOSE AS SPARES. SO, WHEN OUR NORMAL SPECIAL EDUCATION BUSES ARE IN THE SHOP FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME, WE'RE ABLE TO USE A BUS WITH A LAP BELT FOR THOSE STUDENTS. AND THEN KEEP IN MIND THOSE BUSES AND THOSE ROUTES ALSO COME WITH THE 
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EXTRA EQUIPMENT, HARNESSES, CAR SEATS, EXTRA THE WHEELCHAIR SECURITY MECHANISMS AND AN ATTENDANT. SO, WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THAT AND THAT IS WHAT WE UTILIZE THOSE FOR. THE 22 WITH NO SEATBELTS AT ALL, THOSE ARE OUR OLD-SCHOOL BUSES, RIGHT? THOSE WE USE SPARINGLY. 
          BUT IT'S ON DAYS WHEN WE HAVE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TRIPS REQUESTED. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE HAD 68 TRIP REQUESTS BETWEEN ATHLETICS AND FIELD TRIPS AND VARIOUS SCHOOL VISITS AND WHATNOT. 
          SIXTY-EIGHT IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS. AND SO, IT'S ON THOSE TYPES OF DAYS WHEN WE HAVE TO REACH TO THOSE 22 WITHOUT SEAT BELTS. AND SO, THEY ARE STRICTLY SPARES. AND WE DO PRIORITIZE DOING IN-TOWN TRAVEL WITH THOSE AND WITH OUR OLDER STUDENTS, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. 
          THIS IS THE WHIRLY TO WESTER TYPE OF A TRIP THAT WE USE THOSE FOR. SO, I AM REQUIRED BY THE TEA TO PRESENT THE COST TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE A VERY INFORMED DECISION OF HOW TO MOVE FORWARD TO RETROFIT THOSE 37 BUSES THAT ARE NOT COMPLIANT. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TOUCH OVER THREE HUNDRED THAN FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS OPTION. THIS IS NOT A GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT. THESE BUSES ARE REALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE, SOME OF THEM RIGHT AT THEIR LIFE CYCLE OR MAYBE EVEN A TOUCH PAST. IT WOULD NOT BE WISE TO PUT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO THOSE. 
          TO REPLACE THEM OUTRIGHT, IF WE WERE TO BUY THEM TODAY, IT WOULD BE $6.1 MILLION. AND SO, AS YOU'VE JUST HEARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLIER THIS EVENING, THAT IS NOT IN OUR BUDGET, NOR ARE ANY FUNDS GIVEN FOR THIS MANDATE. WE ARE NOT PROVIDED ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING. SO, WHAT WE RECOMMEND TONIGHT IS TO IF YOU WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE IN YOUR BOARD BOOK. IT BASICALLY STATES THAT DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING, THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE COMPLIANT BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2029, WE WOULD STILL HAVE AT LEAST 37 BUSES OR 37 OR EVEN LESS IF SOME CYCLE OUT BY THAT DATE. SO, WHAT HAPPENS AT THIS POINT AFTER TONIGHT ALL OF THE DATA GETS LOADED INTO A PORTAL FOR TEA. ALL OF THE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE HAVING TO INPUT THE SAME TYPE OF DATA. THE NUMBER OF BUSES THAT ARE COMPLIANT THE ONES THAT ARE NOT AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED AND THEN WE WOULD BE UPLOADING THE RESOLUTION AS WELL THE STATE IS THEN SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT DATA AND BE ABLE TO GIVE US GUIDANCE OF HOW TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE LITERATURE THERE'S EVEN VARIOUS STATEMENTS ABOUT POTENTIAL GRANT FUNDING IN THE FUTURE TOO SO AT THIS TIME I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS THAT ONE WAS SHORT AND SWEET FOR YOU ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. DENTON. TRUSTEES, TO MY LEFT. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ALL RIGHT. 
          AND TO MY RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, MR. THOMAS. NO QUESTIONS. JUST TWO COMMENTS. 
          FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND SECOND THING, FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A MANDATED UNFUNDED MANDATE THAT COMES DOWN FROM AUSTIN SO FORTUNATELY YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH MANAGING OUR FLEET SO THAT THESE AREN'T BEING USED ALL DAY EVERY DAY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR KIDDOS WHILE THEY STILL HAVE MOST STILL HAVE SEAT BELTS YOU KNOW JUST NOT WHAT'S BEING MANDATED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. 
          THANK YOU. GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST WANT TO ALERT 
          [13. Human Resources Report]
TRUSTEES THIS RESOLUTION IS IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA SO THAT'S WHERE IT IS ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, WELL THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 13 THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT AND ITEM 13.1 MISS NEWSOM ARE YOU PREPARED TO LEAD OUR 20 PLUS YEARS? I AM PREPARED. AWESOME. 
          THIS EVENING OUR 20 PLUS YEARS REPORT WE HAVE SARAH ALVERSON WITH 20 YEARS WITH MISD STACY BUCK, 27 YEARS WITH MISD. 
          AMANDA FARINA, 25 YEARS WITH MISD. KATHY GRIDER, 31 YEARS WITH MISD. CYNTHIA INORO, 24 YEARS WITH MISD. 
          DAVID JOHNSON, 26 YEARS WITH MISD. REBECCA MARTINI, 24 
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YEARS WITH MISD. MELANIE MCCOLLUM, 26 YEARS WITH MISD. 
          CHRISTINA ROSALES, 25 YEARS WITH MISD. KELLY RUDD, 21 YEARS WITH MISD. AMANDA SCHATZ. 22 YEARS WITH MISD, ANGELA SHIPPEY, 26 YEARS WITH MISD, DAVID STARNES, 27 YEARS WITH MISD, AND DEBORAH THIBODEAU, 31 YEARS WITH MISD. PLEASE HELP ME TO CONGRATULATE THESE EXCELLENT EDUCATORS AND ALL THEY'VE POURED INTO OUR STUDENTS. 
          FANTASTIC. THANKS FOR READING THAT FOR US. AND SO, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 13.2, NEW HIRES FOR BOARD APPROVAL. 
          I'M SURE I SEE THE RECOMMENDED MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE HIRING OF NEW CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL AND APPROVE PROMOTIONS OF CURRENT CERTIFIED CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO, MOVED. OKAY. MOVED BY MR. THOMAS. HEARD A SECOND BY MR. CANNON. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO. 
          ALL RIGHT, SO ALL THOSE 
          [14. Business Items Requiring Board Action]
IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, SO THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 14, BUSINESS ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION. 
          ITEM 14.1, THE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE FIRST READING OF MISD POLICY, FDA LOCAL. 
          TRUSTEES, MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION? OKAY, SO DR. REED. 
          MOVED AND SECONDED BY MS. HORN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. 
          MOVING ON TO ITEM 14.2, THE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RATIFYING THE TAX DELINQUENT ATTORNEY CONTRACT. TRUSTEES, IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE APPROVAL. 
          ALL RIGHT, SO MR. THOMAS HAS MOVED TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MS. HORNE WILL SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS. ALL RIGHT, THAT MOTION ALSO CARRIES 7-0. 
          MOVING ON TO ITEM 14.3, THE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF MANSFIELD ISD BOARD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE? ALL RIGHT, MS. GOOCH MOVES, AND MR. CANNON SECONDED. SO, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE PRIORITIES? ALL RIGHT, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE AGAIN FOR DEVELOPING THESE. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THEM WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, AND SO AGAIN WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THEM. AND SO, ALL THOSE 
          [15. Consent Agenda]
IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THESE, SHOW OF HANDS. ALL RIGHT, THAT MOTION CARRIES 7-0. 
          FANTASTIC. SO THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 15, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS VOTED UP OR DOWN WITHOUT DISCUSSION UNLESS A TRUSTEE WANTS TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, MAY I RECEIVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? ALL RIGHT, MOVED BY MR. CANNON AND. SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. 
          [16. Superintendent's Report]
THOMAS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS. ALL RIGHT. THAT CARRIES WITH A VOTE OF 7-0. SO THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 16, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, AND THIS IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. 
          TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY ITEM ON THIS REPORT THAT YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. 
          SPENCER? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 17 AND UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS WE WILL ADJOURN AT 11:02 PM. AND DR. REED YOU WANT TO LEAD US IN THIS? YES, WE ALWAYS, I MEAN I WAS ABOUT TO SAY WE ALWAYS SERVE TOGETHER. SO, WE ARE ALL IN.
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