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THE TIME IS 5:30 AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
[A. CALL TO ORDER]
[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]
DR. SIMPSON, WILL YOU CONFIRM THAT THIS MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND THE NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT? YES. MR. DILKS, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.[C. CLOSED SESSION]
.074,.072 REAL PROPERTY .071 CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY AND .076 SECURITY.THIS IS THE APRIL 27TH, 2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]
THE TIME IS 7:00 AND WE WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]
JENNIFER MARTIN, PRINCIPAL OF WATAUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT.PRESIDENT DILKS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.
STINSON. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TWO OF OUR OUTSTANDING WATAUGA FIFTH GRADE LEADERS, KRISLYN GUZMAN AND HER PARENTS, CANDACE NORMAN AND BILL GUZMAN.
HER SISTERS, AVIANA AND BROOKLYNN ARE ALSO JOINING.
AND CHRISTIAN SEVIER AND HIS MOTHER, WENDY SEVIER, AND STEPDAD TOMMY RAMIREZ.
HIS SIBLINGS, AALIYAH, CAMERON AND CHRISTOPHER, ARE ALSO JOINING.
WILL YOU PLEASE RISE? OKAY. 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.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. HI, MY NAME IS KRISLYN GUZMAN, AND I'M GOING TO BE SHARING THE THREE THINGS I'M THANKFUL FOR AT MY SCHOOL.
THE FIRST THING I'M THANKFUL FOR AT MY SCHOOL IS MY PRINCIPAL.
SHE IS KIND, LOVING, AND SHE KEEPS US SAFE.
THE SECOND THING I'M THANKFUL FOR IS MY TEACHER, MS. DOWDY. SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEACHERS BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS HYPING US UP AND MAKING SCHOOL FUN.
FOR INSTANCE, SHE CREATES FUN GAMES TO HELP US LEARN OUR MATH.
SHE ALSO GIVES US PRIZES AT THE END OF THE WEEK FOR WORKING SO HARD.
SHE'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.
THE THIRD THING I'M THANKFUL FOR IS MY BOOK IS OUR BOOK CLUBS.
MY FAVORITE ONE IS THE HARRY POTTER BOOK CLUB THAT MY READING TEACHER, MS. KERR STARTED FOR US.
WE READ 2 TO 3 CHAPTERS A WEEK AND GET TOGETHER ON WEDNESDAY AT LUNCH TO TALK ABOUT THEM.
NOW MOVING ON TO AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS, MARK THOMAS.
[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]
THANK YOU, MR. DILKS.WE'RE GOING TO START OFF THIS EVENING RECOGNIZING OUR SPELLING BEE WINNERS.
MONICA UPHOFF TO COME BEGIN OUR RECOGNITIONS.
START WITH SECOND PLACE EIGHTH GRADER AT NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SABRINA GORAL.
AND OUR FIRST PLACE GOES TO TONY HONG, EIGHTH GRADER AT NORTH OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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NEXT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MARI CRUZ POLIT DIRECTOR OF MULTILINGUAL, WHO WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE SPANISH SPELLING BEE.BUENAS NOCHES AND GOOD EVENING.
IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO HONOR OUR SECOND ANNUAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE WINNERS.
OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER WAS KRISTA ZOE LOPEZ FROM W.T.
SECOND PLACE, EVELYN MEDRANO FROM WEST BIRDVILLE.
AND THIRD PLACE, ABIGAIL ALVAREZ, ALSO FROM WEST BIRDVILLE.
FELICIDADES. AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MS. TAMMY DILLER TO INTRODUCE AND PRESENT OUR SPELLING BEE WINNERS FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
FIRST PLACE, GENESIS REYES FROM HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.
SECOND PLACE, NEVAIA GONZALEZ FROM HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THIRD PLACE, PENELOPE WALLACE FROM HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. DANNY DIETRICH TO HONOR OUR BASS STUDENT WINNERS.
RICHMOND. HEY, CAL, COME ON IN.
WOW. PRESIDENT DILKS AND BOARD MEMBERS, DR.
STINSON AND CABINET MEMBERS, WHAT A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT AND TO PRESENT TO YOU SOME FANTASTIC STUDENTS AND ARTISTS IN THE ARENA OF HIGH SCHOOL ART. THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF ART EDUCATORS HOSTS THE ANNUAL VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENTS, OR BETTER KNOWN AS VASE COMPETITION AT BOTH THE REGIONAL AND STATE LEVEL. ONLY THE TOP 5% OF ARTWORKS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL RECEIVING THE HIGHEST RATING OF A FOUR ARE SELECTED BY JUDGES TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE LEVEL COMPETITION.
OF THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS THAT COMPETE IN THE VASE COMPETITION EACH YEAR AND THE 2300 STUDENTS THAT ADVANCED TO STATE LESS THAN 1% RECEIVED THE HIGHEST DISTINCTION OF A GOLD SEAL AWARD FOR THEIR ARTWORK.
THE STATE WILL AWARD ONLY 150 GOLD SEALS AT THE STATE COMPETITION, WHICH IS THIS WEEKEND, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING ANY ADDITIONAL AWARDS FROM THIS WEEKEND WITH YOU NEXT WEEK.
IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.
OVER HERE. OVER HERE. ON THIS SIDE.
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US TONIGHT IS MAYA BANKS, THEN CAMERON BREWER.SARA CANO TWO YEAR VASE MEMBER.
EMMA CARPENTER, ALYSSA DOTSON, LINDSAY EDWARDS, CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ, EMERSON HICKEY, VANESSA MASS, ALICIA MASTERS, TWO YEAR VASE MEMBER, MADISON MAYO.
THE LINES ARE GOING TO CHANGE NOW.
HERE WE GO. BACK LINE MOVING FORWARD.
HOW ABOUT THAT MARCHING BAND? HERE WE GO. CLAUDIA MEDINA, A TWO YEAR VASE MEMBER.
ANGELINA NGUYEN, LEWIS NGUYEN AND ZARIA NGUYEN. AVERY PITTMAN, EDUARDO PULIDO, A THREE YEAR VASE STATE BASED MEMBER.
MONICA RECTOR, DAISY SANDOVAL, SONNY SIMMONS IS A TWO YEAR STATE VASE MEMBER, IMAM SENTONGO AND FINALLY, COEN TOPLEY.
THESE ARE YOUR 2023 STATE VASE ADVANCERS.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DILKS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR.
STINSON, MARTIN MCCANLESS, PRINCIPAL AT THE BCTAL AND MS. VINCENT AND I ARE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR BRONZE MEDALIST IN THE STATE ROBOTICS TEAM.
SO THE BIRDVILLE ISD ROBOTICS TEAM HAD A SUCCESSFUL SEASON COMPETING IN THE FIRST TECH CHALLENGE.
FIRST STANDS FOR FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS COMMUNITY THAT PREPARES YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH TEAM BASED ROBOTICS PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 500,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN FIRST THIS YEAR.
THEIR COACH AND INSTRUCTOR IS THE WONDERFUL MS. DANA HARRIS. COME ON UP, MISS DANA.
OUR OUR TEAM IS CALLED TRIAD FOR THREE HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO OUR TEAM PARENTS, IF YOU'RE HERE, WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR STUDENT, PLEASE STAND.
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SO THE TEAM CAPTAIN IS OLIVIA DAVIS FROM HALTOM HIGH.THE CAD DESIGNER IS NOT FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
THE BUILDERS ARE IMAM SENTONGO FROM HALTOM HIGH.
AND HE'S A GOOD ARTIST AS WELL.
UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT IS COLIN WALL FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
THE PROGRAMMERS ARE DANE RATLIFF FROM RICHLAND HIGH.
GABRIELLA RUBIO FROM BIRDVILLE HIGH.
WESTON SELLARS FROM RICHLAND HIGH.
AND ADEEL SALEEM FROM RICHLAND HIGH.
THE DRIVERS ARE LUIS CARDOZA SALAZAR FROM HALTOM HIGH.
AND ADRIAN DAVIS FROM RICHLAND HIGH.
THESE STUDENTS WORKED AS A TEAM TO DESIGN, BUILD CODE AND PROGRAM A ROBOT FOR COMPETITION.
THE DRIVE TEAM PUT MANY HOURS OF PRACTICE.
THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS SEASON INCLUDE HOSTING THREE LEAGUE COMPETITIONS AT WYLIE G.
THEY WERE THE FINALIST IN SECOND PLACE IN THE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT WINNER OF THE SEMI REGIONAL TOURNAMENT REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEN SEMIFINALIST THIRD PLACE AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS YEAR.
OKAY, STUDENTS, IF YOU'LL HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.
I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE PICTURES.
AS THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS LEAVE.
I'M GOING TO CALL ON MR. PHIL BECKMAN TO COME INTO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, AS WE SHARED YESTERDAY AT THE LUNCH IN APRIL IS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH.
AND WE DO WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR PTA LEADERSHIP FOR 22-23.
AS HE SAID, APRIL IS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS.
THEIR VOLUNTEERISM PROVIDES VERY VALUABLE SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT, OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS AND IMPACT VOLUNTEERS HAVE ON BISD.
WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE BIRDVILLE COUNCIL PTAS DANIELLE RUSSELL GELINAS.
KAREN DIXON IS FIFTH VICE PRESIDENT.
CLOSE CONNECTION HAS PROVIDED 836 PAIRS OF SHOES, 5525 PAIRS OF SOCKS, 5515 PAIRS OF UNDERWEAR.
2905 PAIRS OF PANTS AND 1742 JACKETS.
ALSO WITH US IS CHRISTINE LUGO, SIXTH VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPLY DEPOT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
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YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING OR FEEL FREE TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME.NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
[G. OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]
FOR THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REGARDING GENERAL TOPICS, PLEASE NOTE THAT PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THE OPEN FORUM BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TONIGHT. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK PER THE TEXAS MEETING'S OPENING ACT.PERSONAL ATTACKS ON STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
AT THIS TIME, KENYA ALU CAN COME FORWARD.
PLEASE. WHEN YOU BEGIN, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
HI. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN SPEAK.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA.
YOU CAN SPEAK. WE CAN'T RESPOND.
HOW ARE YOU ALL TONIGHT? I HOPE YOU'RE WELL. YOU DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM ME THIS PAST WEEK.
IT MIGHT HAVE EVEN BEEN TODAY.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM TARRANT COUNTY CHAPTER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS BOARD HAS YET RECEIVED ANY EMAILS FROM CERTAIN GROUPS, BUT THEY WILL BE COMING.
SO I'M HERE TO PROVIDE SOME RESOURCES AND HOPEFULLY THEY HELP YOU OUT.
THIS UNDERMINES FEDERAL LAW AND THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE LEANING ON THE MISLEADING GUIDANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S 2021 NOTICE OF INTERPRETATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING IN BOSTOCK VERSUS CLAYTON COUNTY, IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THE COURT CLEARLY STATED BOSTOCK WAS A TITLE VII ISSUE THAT DID NOT APPLY TO TITLE IX OR ANY OTHER LAW.
HOWEVER, THEY EXPLICITLY REFRAINED FROM APPLYING THEIR RULING TO TITLE NINE.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN A HANDFUL OF CASES FURTHER DEMONSTRATING.
THE PLASTIC RULING DOES NOT APPLY TO TITLE NINE ISSUES.
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OUT, AND THAT'S THAT FEMALE STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS, AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES AGAINST FEMALE ONLY ATHLETES.
I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THIS INFORMATION BEFORE ACTING ON THE COERCIVE TACTICS BY ORGANIZATIONS INTENTIONALLY MISAPPLYING TITLE IX TO PUSH A POLITICAL AGENDA THAT WOULD ERADICATE TITLE IX SEX SPECIFIC PROTECTIONS.
WE HAVE A WHOLE TIMELINE AND WE HAVE COURT CASES REFERENCED.
I ALSO HAVE A FACT SHEET FOR YOU.
I DID EMAIL, BUT I BROUGHT HARD COPIES FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT AS WELL.
AND WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR GIRLS.
THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO PUT.
[H. NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION (NSBA) CONFERENCE RECAP]
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, THE NSBA CONFERENCE RECAP.SURE. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT DILKS ORLANDO WAS DIFFERENT.
THERE WAS A COMIC CON CONVENTION GOING AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE WERE TOLD BROUGHT IN 120,000 PEOPLE.
SO WE SAW SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE WALKING AROUND TOWN AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
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THEY DID ANNOUNCE AT THE SECOND GENERAL SESSION IT WAS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOMEONE WHO HAD BEEN INVOLVED WITH IT BEFORE, BUT THEY HAD SOMEONE THEY CALLED HIM INTERIM, BUT HE WAS FROM MARYLAND, I BELIEVE, BEFORE HE WAS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THAT STATE ORGANIZATION AND THEN BECAME THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL.BUT THEY'RE DOING SOME TRANSITION THERE.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I'LL TRY TO DO SOME EVALUATION MORE THINKING ABOUT WHAT DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING, BECAUSE APPARENTLY 23, IF I'M NOT CORRECT, CHRIS AND RALPH CAN CORRECT ME HERE. 23 STATE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PULLED BACK FROM THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.
DOESN'T STOP US FROM STILL GOING AND DOING THINGS AND TRYING TO BE EDUCATED ON ISSUES.
BUT I THINK WE AS A GROUP MAY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DISCUSSION OF OUR FUTURE PARTICIPATION THERE.
SOME OF THE CLASSES THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN WAS REGARDING CRISIS ISSUES.
IT'S NOT A PUBLIC RELATIONS OR MARKETING TOOL.
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WE HAVE, I THINK AT OUR SCHOOL IS DR.
SHOWELL AND WHAT THINGS HAPPEN IN HIS DEPARTMENT AND HOW CRISIS MANAGEMENT IS TAKEN CARE OF THERE.
BUT IT WAS ALSO VERY ENLIGHTENING.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE LAST SUBJECTS I TALKED TO.
IT WAS THE TITLE IS TITLE IX IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE? WHAT'S ACTUALLY IS SEX BASED DISCRIMINATION AND THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE COURTS.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OUT IN MAY OF 23.
I HEARD THE SAME THING A YEAR AGO THAT WAS GOING TO BE COMING OUT IN MAY OF 22.
THEY DIDN'T COME OUT NOW IN MAY OF 23, BUT ALL OF THEM REALLY RELATED TO YOU'VE BEEN READING THE ARTICLES IN THE PAPER ABOUT ATHLETIC COMPLIANCES, ATHLETES COMPETING, WHETHER IT BE AT COLLEGE LEVEL, AND IT'S GOING TO BE TRICKLING DOWN TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVELS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. A LOT OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS ARE BEING DONE OR I THINK THEY CALLED THEM DIRECTIVES FROM THE PRESIDENT, BUT IT'S TAPPING THE FOURTH CIRCUIT APPEALS, 11TH CIRCUIT APPEALS.
A LOT OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING REGARDING THAT.
AND LUCKILY, WE'VE HAD BEEN BLESSED HOW THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS DOES KEEP US ADVISED ON ALL THOSE ISSUES AND STUFF GOING ON, BUT THAT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR.
TITLE NINE, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO ME IN ONE OF THE SESSIONS REGARDING TRANSGENDER STUDENT ATHLETES.
THAT SEEMED TO BE A TOPIC THAT WE'RE, HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING THAT PROBLEM NOW? IT'S HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT IT'S HAPPENING TO.
ONE OF THE STATISTICS THAT 1.8% OF ALL STUDENTS IN OUR COUNTRY IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER, WHICH IS ABOUT 35,000 STUDENTS AND ATHLETES, ARE A SMALL PART OF THAT.
BUT HOW DO WE ADDRESS IT? SOME OF THE ISSUES ARE, OF COURSE, OF BULLYING, SUICIDE ISSUES.
BUT IT'S A PROBLEM THAT'S AGAIN, IT'S A NATIONAL PROBLEM.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING IN TEXAS OR IN NORTH TEXAS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON THERE.
BUT SOME INTERESTING CONCEPTS OF WHAT SOME DISTRICTS ARE DOING, WHAT SOME STATES ARE DOING.
AS FAR AS THE COMPETITIVENESS IN IN TEXAS, WE'RE DEPENDING UPON WHAT UIL HAS TOLD US.
I'M SURE SOME OF THOSE RULINGS ARE GOING TO BE CHALLENGED IN MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME.
IT'LL BE IN THE COURTS AS TIME GOES ON.
GALENA PARK ISD WENT TO A SESSION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR DISTRICT, HOW THEY WERE RETAINING TEACHERS, WHICH IS A FACTOR WE ARE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT. BUT ALMOST 87% OF THEIR STUDENT POPULATION IS UNDER FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.
IF 79% OF THEIR STUDENT BODY IS HISPANIC.
BUT I THINK WE AS A GROUP MAY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT AS FAR AS HOW PAYING STUDENT TEACHERS, THEY COME IN TO OUR DISTRICT, THEY'RE WITH US SIX, EIGHT, TEN WEEKS, SOMETIMES MORE, AND THEN THEY LEAVE.
BUT IF WE FIND THE GOOD ONES, MAYBE WORKING OUT WHERE WE HIRE THEM.
SO AS SOON AS YOU GRADUATE, HAVE YOUR DIPLOMA IN HAND, YOU'RE GOING TO GET HIRED.
THAT WAS A BIG, BIG PUSH THERE THAT THEY'RE RETAINING PEOPLE.
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WORKERS, THEY'RE ALL LEAVING.THEY TALKED ABOUT THAT QUITE A BIT.
SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'RE DOING, THE MID-YEAR HIRES, ONE THAT I KIND OF MY EARS PERKED UP BECAUSE I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT IS AN EDUCATOR WAS A DAY CARE CENTER THEY PROVIDE IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT HOW WELL RECEIVED IT WAS AND IT DID KEEP TEACHERS.
IF MOM KNOWS THAT THEY'RE BEING CARED FOR IN THE DISTRICT CLOSE BY WITH OTHERS, THE COLLEAGUES THAT ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF, IT'S A HUGE, HUGE DEAL. AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ENLIGHTENING.
SO MOST INTERESTING ONE HAPPENS TO BE FROM TEXAS.
IT'S LONG DAYS WHEN YOU START.
I THINK THE FIRST IS EITHER 8 OR 830 AND YOU'RE NOT THROUGH UNTIL 5 TO 530 EVERY DAY AND YOU GET TIRED OF SITTING IN A CLASSROOM SITUATION AND TRYING TO TAKE NOTES AND ABSORB IT ALL IN. BUT IT WAS PRODUCTIVE.
VERY PRODUCTIVE. MR. DREES. MR. DREES. WELL, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO DISAGREE WITH RICHARD JUST A LITTLE BIT.
FOR ME, IT DID NOT FEEL VERY PRODUCTIVE.
I THINK IT WAS FOR RALPH AS WELL.
I DID ATTEND I ATTENDED THE TWO GENERAL SESSIONS.
I ATTENDED SIX OF THE OTHER SESSIONS AT VARIOUS TIMES.
I ONLY REALLY FOUND ONE OF THE SESSIONS TO BE BENEFICIAL TO ME, HELPFUL IN ANY WAY.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE NODDING YOUR HEAD ALONG WITH ME ON THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD EVEN BE SHARING THAT UP HERE, BUT I DO.
I AGREE WITH MR. DAVIS, VICE PRESIDENT DAVIS RIGHT NOW THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD RETHINK IN THE FUTURE.
I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO RETHINK.
I DO BELIEVE THAT THE SCHOOLS THAT OR THE STATE GROUPS THAT BROKE AWAY ARE FORMING A NEW GROUP, AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK INTO CHECKING OUT.
I MEAN, JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES JUST TO TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT I'M SAYING HERE.
AND ONE OF THE GENERAL SESSIONS, WE SPENT 5 TO 10 MINUTES LEARNING HOW TO BREATHE.
IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW TO BREATHE, TO HANDLE STRESS? YES. DO I GO TO ORLANDO FOR A CONFERENCE TO LEARN HOW TO BREATHE? NO. IT'S JUST TO ME, IT WASN'T VERY USEFUL.
SOURCE OF TIME. THERE WAS ONE ONE SESSION THAT I ATTENDED ACTUALLY WITH MR. DAVIS I THOUGHT WAS HELPFUL.
IT WAS ON CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT HOW WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME PREPARING FOR PHYSICAL CRISES OF SOME TYPE OR ANOTHER THAT WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE PLANS FOR CRISIS COMMUNICATION. HE WENT OVER LIKE SIX RULES, WHICH TO ME THE RULES WERE KIND OF OBVIOUS.
IT KIND OF MADE SENSE, DOESN'T IT? SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD.
I'M ASSUMING WE PROBABLY HAVE PLANS IN PLACE FOR VARIOUS COMMUNICATION ISSUES.
I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GET A LOT BETTER OF EDUCATION SIMPLY BY GOING TO THE CONFERENCES HERE IN TEXAS, AND I PROBABLY WON'T GO AGAIN, SO MR. KUNKEL. WELL, CHRIS, I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY.
I, I HAD GREAT SESSIONS AND THE FIRST ONE WAS FEDERAL LAW UPDATE.
AND I THINK WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TALK EVEN NATIONALLY ABOUT A PARENT BILL OF RIGHTS, AND THEY WENT OVER THAT HR 5, A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE GENERAL SESSION WITH JANELLE JAMES, I REALLY ENJOYED.
I'M WITH YOU MOST OF THAT GENERAL SESSION.
AND THAT SCHOOL, THAT TV SHOW HAS OPENED THE EYES.
I THINK OF AMERICA ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION, KIND OF LETTING US ALL HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH IT, BUT HOPEFULLY SOME GOOD WILL COME WITH THAT SHOW AS THEY HAVE FUTURE SEASONS. BUT SHE WAS AN EXCELLENT SPEAKER.
THEY HAD THE FEWEST TEACHER VACANCIES.
THEY REALLY DO EMPHASIZE RETAINING TEACHERS IN THAT DISTRICT AND THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF THAT.
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THEY HAVE A A CENTER SOMEWHERE IN THEIR DISTRICT AND IT'S OPEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, UNLIMITED COPIES AND LAMINATORS POSTER MACHINES, ALL THE IMAGINABLE SUPPLIES.AND THEY TELL THE TEACHERS, THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS, TO JUST COME AND TAKE WHAT YOU WANT.
AND TO REALLY SOME EMPLOYERS SAY, WELL, WE WE DON'T TRUST OUR EMPLOYEES.
WELL, NONE OF THAT'S GOING ON IN GALENA PARK ISD.
THEY WANT TEACHERS TO COME AND TAKE WHATEVER SUPPLIES THEY NEED IN THEIR CALENDAR PROCESS.
THEY THEY BUILD IN A PLANNING DAY EVERY THREE WEEKS.
SOMEHOW THEY DO THAT A PLANNING DAY EVERY THREE WEEKS FOR STAFF.
AND THEY'VE SHIFTED DOING SURVEYS WITH STAFF.
THEY SHIFTED THEIR CHRISTMAS BREAK TO HAVE MORE TIME AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY THAN BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
THEY MAKE SURE THAT EVERY MONTH HAS A THREE DAY WEEKEND FOR THEIR STAFF IN THEIR CALENDAR.
THEY HAVE 26 PRINCIPALS IN THEIR DISTRICT, 23 OF THEM WERE PROMOTED WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO THEIR STAFF TO SEE THESE PROMOTIONS COME WITHIN IN THEIR DISTRICT.
THEY REALLY FOCUS ON HOMEGROWN TEACHERS.
RICHARD MENTIONED A COUPLE OF THOSE, THE TEACHER DAYCARES.
THEY HAVE ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THEIR DISTRICT.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY DON'T EVEN CHARGE FOR HOLIDAYS TO WATCH THE STAFF KIDS SO THAT THEY CAN EVEN PREPARE ON THE TEACHER WORK DAYS.
I GUESS IT IS. THERE WAS A SCHOOL SAFETY CLASS I WENT TO.
THEY SPENT AS MUCH TIME ON CYBERSECURITY ISSUES, DAVE, AS THEY DID ON PHYSICAL SECURITY AND A BIG, BIG EMPHASIS OF THAT GROUP THAT WAS DOING THAT. THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION, A CRISIS COMMUNICATION CLASS.
OKAY. THEY'VE HAD SOME THINGS GOING ON IN CHARLOTTE.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, THE NEO-NAZI RALLIES.
THE THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SHOOTING LATE IN 22.
I GUESS THE BIGGEST THING I GOT WAS THAT YOU DISCUSS SERIOUS TOPICS WITH YOUR COMMUNITY WHEN NEEDED, BUT WITHOUT CAUSING THEM TO WORRY OR BE ANXIOUS. THE THE SESSION I WENT TO ON THE JROTC, THERE WAS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL THERE FROM FLORIDA THAT WAS TELLING HIS STORY ABOUT HOW YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR JROTC.
HE WAS REAL IMPRESSED WITH OUR JROTC PROGRAM AND THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WE HAVE INVOLVED WITH THAT.
I GUESS THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION IS THE LAWTON, OKLAHOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAD THEIR SUPERINTENDENT GIVE A SESSION ON LIFE READY GRADUATES. AND ONE QUOTE THAT I WROTE DOWN THAT HE SAID, HE SAID, I SAY TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES NOW THAT HAVE NO COLLEGE PREP AP OR CONCURRENT NO CAREER TECH EXPERIENCE AND NO MILITARY DESIGNATION, THAT I HOPE YOUR PARENTS ARE RICH.
AND THE EMPHASIS ON CREATING LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES.
THERE WAS ALSO A GROUP THERE FROM WISCONSIN TALKING ABOUT THAT, TALKING ABOUT THEY HAVE A GOAL IN THEIR DISTRICT OF 100% OF THEIR GRADUATES WILL EARN EITHER AN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION OR SOME SORT OF POST-SECONDARY CREDIT OR HAVE A MILITARY DESIGNATION, AND THAT THEY'RE ALREADY AT 86%. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS OUR PERCENT? I HOPE IT'S MORE THAN HALF, BUT THAT'S A WORTHY GOAL TO HAVE.
MOST OF YOUR GRADUATES HAVE SOME SORT OF CERTIFICATION, MILITARY OR POST-SECONDARY CREDIT.
WE CERTAINLY GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY.
[I. REQUIRED ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARD TRAINING HOURS]
COMPLETING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION EACH YEAR OF SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION AND EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER.[00:40:08]
AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I AM REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF EACH MEMBER WHO HAS COMPLETED, EXCEEDED OR IS DEFICIT IN MEETING THIS REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION? THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ARE MEASURED AS OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY OF THE TRUSTEE'S ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS TRAINING AS APPLICABLE.POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TEAM BUILDING ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL CONTINUING ED EDUCATION, EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS.
IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE.
TRAFFICKING. OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN.
ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING TRAINING AND OTHER TRAININGS AS REQUIRED FOR THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THAT ALL SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS JOE TOLBERT, KELVIN DILKS, BRENDA WISE, MATT WOMBLE, RICHARD DAVIS, RALPH KUNKEL AND CHRIS DREES HAVE COMPLETED OR EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE 2022 2023 RECORDING PERIOD. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS BEFORE YOU LEAVE THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I READ A RECENT ARTICLE ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. THEY'RE ADDING ANOTHER ONE TO US.
I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS, BUT THEY'RE ADDING ANOTHER TRAINING THAT WE DO.
MANY TIMES WE EXCEED BECAUSE WE WANT TO LEARN MORE AS WE CAN.
BUT THE REQUIRED HOURS KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING.
AND I SAY THEY DO IT, BUT TO US, BUT THEY DON'T DO THE SAME THING FOR THEMSELVES.
AND THIS PARTICULAR BOARD, YOU EXCEED YOUR HOURS.
YOU DON'T JUST GET THE BASE AMOUNT SO YOU EXCEED YOUR HOURS AS WELL.
SO I THINK YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.
IT'S REALLY EASY FOR FOLKS IN AUSTIN TO TO ADD MANDATES TO US, VERY OFTEN UNFUNDED MANDATES, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE TO GET THAT TRAINING AND OR WE OR WE HAVE CONSULTANTS THAT GIVE US THE TRAINING, ETCETERA.
SO I THINK YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT.
[J.1. 2022 Bond Technology Purchase Updates]
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DILKS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.AND SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK LIST OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ACTIVELY WORKING ON NOW.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO INTO A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL ABOUT EACH.
BEFORE I DO, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A MAP OF OUR NETWORK.
SO I'M GOING TO ZOOM IN TO ONE OF THESE CAMPUSES.
AND IN THIS CASE, LET ME MAKE SURE I'M GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION HERE.
ALL RIGHT. IN THIS CASE, THIS IS HALTHAM.
AND THOSE GREEN DOTS, THERE'S THREE OF THEM.
WE'VE GOT ONE HERE, ONE HERE, ONE HERE AND ONE HERE.
YOU SEE THAT? THERE'S ONE THAT HAS LINES COMING OUT OF IT.
THIS IS OUR MAIN DISTRIBUTION FRAME FOR THE BUILDING.
AND SO THAT FIBER THAT I SHOWED ON THE PREVIOUS MAP, THIS IS WHERE IT RUNS INTO THIS CAMPUS.
THOSE BLUE LINES REPRESENT FIBER THAT NOW RUN TO DIFFERENT NETWORK CLOSETS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
WE HAVE TO SPACE THESE OUT BECAUSE A NETWORK CABLE THAT RUNS FROM THIS CLOSET TO A SECURITY CAMERA OR RUNS FROM THIS CLOSET TO AN ACCESS POINT, IT HAS TO GO NO LONGER THAN 300FT.
RIGHT. WHEN THOSE CABLES START TO GO BEYOND 300FT, YOU ACTUALLY START TO HAVE NETWORK ISSUES.
THIS ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN EVERY CAMPUS IS WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE WIDE AREA NETWORK.
THAT'S WHERE THE FIBER COMES INTO THE BUILDING.
IT'S WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE OTHER FACILITIES.
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WHEN I SAY LOCAL AREA NETWORK, IT'S EVERYTHING ELSE THROUGHOUT OUR CAMPUSES.AND SO REALLY QUICK, WE'VE ALREADY BROUGHT TO YOU OUR CATEGORY ONE E-RATE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET AN 80% DISCOUNT ON THROUGH THE FCC TONIGHT.
THIS ALSO QUALIFIES FOR E-RATE AND FOR AN 80% DISCOUNT IN THIS CASE.
WE WANT YOU TO MAKE THAT APPROVAL TONIGHT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TO ENTER THAT PURCHASE ORDER UNTIL WE RECEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM THE FCC THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE FUNDED BY E-RATE. AND SO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THAT ACTION ITEM TONIGHT, IT IS DEPENDENT UPON E-RATE BEING APPROVED AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.
RIGHT. THIS BUILDING DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR E-RATE, OUR COLISEUM.
RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ALL OF OUR THIRD GRADE CLASSROOMS. LAST YEAR WE DID FOURTH GRADE.
THE YEAR BEFORE THAT WE DID FIFTH GRADE.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON TEACHER AND STAFF LAPTOP DEVICES.
WE'VE GOT EVERY CAMPUS REPRESENTED.
THIS IS A MAKEUP OF WHAT THAT GROUP LOOKS LIKE.
AND SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT UNIT.
NOW, OBVIOUSLY NEXT YEAR THERE'LL BE SOMETHING NEWER, BUT WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED TO BRING THESE.
AND THAT'S A POINT OF PRIDE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT THESE ARE OWNED BY OUR DISTRICT WHEREVER OUR TEACHERS TAKE THEM AND STAFF USE THEM, WHETHER THEY'RE HERE AT HOME OR AT ANY OTHER LOCATION.
ONE OF THE PROJECTS WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON IS THE INTERACTIVE FLAT PANELS.
WE'VE DECIDED THAT A 75 INCH IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO GO TO.
CURRENTLY, WE ONLY HAVE 65 INCH IN THE DISTRICT, BUT IN OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES, THEY'RE LARGER KIDS.
YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LARGER SCREEN THERE.
OUR GOAL WITH THESE IS TO ACTUALLY PUT THEM ON STANDS TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY IN THE CLASSROOM, TO ALLOW THAT TEACHER TO MOVE IT ANYWHERE THEY WANT, WHERE THEY HAVE ELECTRICITY. IF THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH TIGHT SPACES, TIGHT CLASSROOMS, WE ARE WILLING TO HAVE THOSE MOUNTED ON THE WALL AND WE'LL WORK WITH EVERY CAMPUS AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. AND THEN THE LAST PROJECT THAT I WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON IS OUR SECURITY CAMERA AND DOOR ACCESS UPGRADE PROJECT.
SO WE WORKED REALLY CLOSE WITH DR.
WE VISITED A NUMBER OF CAMPUSES AND LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS.
THE ONE THAT WE LANDED ON AS A GROUP IS A VIGILANTE.
AND SO A VIGILANTE IS A SOLUTION THAT HAS A LOT OF FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY.
THAT'S JUST A SCREENSHOT, KIND OF OF WHAT THAT SOFTWARE LOOKS LIKE.
THIS IS KIND OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF THE FEATURES THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE CANNOT DO WITH OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.
NOW, I WANT TO STRESS THAT ONE YOU DO NOT SEE UP THERE IS FACIAL RECOGNITION RIGHT AT THIS TIME.
ANY TYPE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND SO THIS SYSTEM WILL PREVENT WILL NOT COME WITH THAT ABILITY.
THEY ARE DOING THAT IN OTHER STATES.
BUT SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
AND SO IN THIS CASE, AN SRO OR WHOEVER IS USING THAT CAMERA SYSTEM DID AN APPEARANCE SEARCH AND THE CAMERAS HAVE THE ANALYTICS IN THEM TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH AND IDENTIFY ANY SPOT ON ANY CAMERA THAT HAD THAT SIMILAR APPEARANCE.
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AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE NEWER SOFTWARE AND NEWER CAMERAS THAT HAVE A MUCH HIGHER RESOLUTION, BETTER QUALITY.AND SO WE'RE REAL EXCITED. THESE ARE PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, IN MAY WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BRING THE DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT TO YOU AS AN ACTION ITEM BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THAT GOING IN OUR DATA CENTER.
AND THEN RIGHT NOW WE'RE DESIGNING A BID OR AN RFP WITH THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO BID OUT THE INSTALLATION OF THE CAMERAS, THE INSTALLATION OF THE DOOR ACCESS AND SO FORTH TO GET THAT UPGRADED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW THIS WAS KIND OF A LOT.
I'M HERE. I JUST I JUST HAVE A QUICK COMMENT.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT WE WE HAVE A SUPERSTAR STANDING RIGHT HERE.
WE TALK ABOUT THE CYBERSECURITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE VIGILANT.
DAVE IS ONE OF THOSE GUYS AND HIS ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.
HE'S ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT DOESN'T WORK IN A SILO.
HE'S HERE FOR THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
AND SO I JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR SIMPSON.
[K.1. Consider Personnel Items as Discussed in Closed Session]
STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 71 RESIGNATIONS AND THREE RETIREMENTS.DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONNEL ITEMS? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONAL ITEMS, EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACT RENEWALS AS PRESENTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
WISE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION HERE? OKAY, LET'S VOTE.
[K.2. Consider the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Proposed Policy Update 120, Affecting Local Policies Listed]
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADD, REVISE OR DELETE LOCAL POLICIES AS RECOMMENDED BY TASB POLICY SERVICE AND UPDATE 120, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL REVISIONS RECOMMENDED BY BIRDVILLE ISD TO POLICY F0 LOCAL AS PRESENTED.OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. TOLBERT SECOND.
SECOND BY MR. KUNKEL. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[K.3. Consider Purchase of Network Equipment E-Rate C2 Services with Flair Data Systems]
CONSIDER PURCHASE OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT E-RATE C2 TO SERVICES WITH FLARE DATA SYSTEMS. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE AWARD OF RF CSP 02626 TO FLARE DATA SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK EQUIPMENT E-RATE C2 SERVICES AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. WOMBLE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY MS..WISE. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
UNANIMOUS. CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO THE LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION CMAA AGREEMENT.
[K.4. Consider Amendment to the Lee Lewis Construction CMAR Agreement]
TO HAVE A MOTION.MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS UPON THE COMPLETION OF NEGOTIATIONS AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. DREES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? JUST IF LEE LEWIS IS HERE WATCHING IT.
[K.5. Consider Contract for the Demolition of the Main Building and Onsite Portable Buildings at Mullendore Elementary School]
CONSIDER CONTRACT FOR THE DEMOLITION.DEMOLITION OF THE MAIN BUILDING AND ON SITE PORTABLE BUILDINGS AT MULLENDORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH GARRETT DEMOLITION, INC.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. KUNKEL. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. TOLBERT. ANY DISCUSSION UNDER BUDGET? THAT'S GOOD. I LIKE IT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, MR. PRESIDENT? ABOUT MY MULLENDORE BEING TORE DOWN.
CALL FOR A VOTE. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.
CONSIDER FINE ARTS ATHLETICS COMPLEX THE FACT FILLED LIGHTING REPLACEMENT.
[K.6. Consider Fine Arts/Athletics Complex (FAAC) Field Lighting Replacement]
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MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE FINE ARTS ATHLETICS COMPLEX FIELD LIGHTING REPLACEMENT WITH HELLAS CONSTRUCTION, INC AS PRESENTED.HAVE A MOTION BY MR. WOMBLE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY MISS WISE.
ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS? IT WILL. I WILL SAY IT WILL IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY IMMENSELY BECAUSE THE LIGHTING SYSTEMS WAY OVER 20 YEARS OLD AND WE'RE IT WILL REALLY AS WELL AS SAFETY.
I SURE HOPE THERE'S NO APARTMENTS OR HOMES AROUND THERE THAT COMPLAIN THAT IT'S TOO BRIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE.
THE C. K H FOUNDATION DONATED $10,500 TO SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY.
CHRIS BESSE DONATED $5,000 TO HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.
HARTMAN PTA DONATED $2,877.29 TO HARTMAN ELEMENTARY.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS.
[L. CONSENT ITEMS]
NOW FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.DO I HAVE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
HAVE A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THIS TIME.
SECOND BY MR. DREES ANY DISCUSSION? ALTHOUGH ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.
SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT TO THE BOARD.
[M. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]
OUR REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AS INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND BOARD BOOK.DOES THE BOARD OR SUPERINTENDENT HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE ITEMS? OKAY. OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS A SPECIAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, MAY 16TH AT THE PLAZA, BEGINNING AT 530.
[N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]
OUR NEXT REGULARLY MONTHLY BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 25TH, HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM WITH AN OPEN SESSION BEGINNING AT 7 P.M.AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS WISE SECOND.
ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IT'S UNANIMOUS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.