Mar 27, 2025 Regular Board Meetings

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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THE MARCH 27TH, 2025, REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.

[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]

THAT'S RIGHT, MR. DREES. YES, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551,

[C. CLOSED SESSION]

THE TIME IS STILL 5:30.

[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. AND APOLOGIES FOR US BEING A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATE. BUT BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH THE AGENDA, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO DONATIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR ACCEPTANCE AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA LATER IN THE MEETING.

FIRST BIRDVILLE CHOIR BOOSTERS, INCORPORATED DONATED $10,000 TO SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DARREN DOHERTY.

DOHERTY DONATED 2001 FORD F F350 TO BECHTEL AUTO TECH DEPARTMENT.

I CAN'T SPEAK TONIGHT. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS.

[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]

PRESIDENT DREES, OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE EXEMPLARY DOCTOR STINSON.

IT IS BOTH AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AND REPRESENT THE NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOME OF THE WILDCATS. I PRESENT TO YOU TWO OUTSTANDING SIXTH GRADERS THAT I'M EXCITED TO SEE FLOURISH OVER THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS THE YEARS TO COME. I'M DELIGHTED TO INTRODUCE CHARLIE THOMAS, WHO WILL BE LEADING US IN THE PLEDGES.

CHARLIE IS JOINED BY HIS PARENTS, MR. SHANE THOMAS.

MRS. JESSICA THOMAS, AS WELL AS HIS SISTER, LEILA THOMPSON THOMAS AND OUTSTANDING CURRENT ROYAL AND FOREVER A WILDCAT, OR AS I CALL HER, SMILEY. I'M SURE SHE'S SMILING RIGHT NOW.

FOLLOWING THE PLEDGES, DALLAS LINFORD WILL OFFER A MOMENT OF REFLECTION.

ACCOMPANYING DALLAS IS HIS MOTHER, MISS LINFORD.

AT THIS TIME, I INVITE EVERYONE TO PLEASE RISE.

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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

YOU GOT THIS. HI, MY NAME IS DALLAS, AND I ATTEND NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE THINGS I'VE SEEN IN BISD.

THE FIRST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS DESTINATION IMAGINATION.

I PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH.

MY AMAZING COACHES, AMY AND VANESSA, HAVE HELPED ME LEARN TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND GET CREATIVE.

I'M SO THANKFUL I GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

THE SECOND THING I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS MR. CHAMBERS, A LIBRARIAN AT NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HE MAKES ALL THE FUN THINGS HAPPEN AT OUR SCHOOL, FROM BOARD GAME CLUB TO THE AMAZING SHAKE.

HE ALSO HELPS PLAN OUR HOUSE DAYS AND IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE WHEN I HAVE QUESTIONS.

I'M SO THANKFUL TO HAVE TEACHERS LIKE HIM AT OUR SCHOOL.

THE FINAL THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION IS MY ART TEACHER, MISS HOLBROOK, AND REALLY ALL MY TEACHERS AT NORTHRIDGE.

IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PRESCHOOL. IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I DIDN'T ALWAYS LOVE GOING TO SCHOOL.

I FELT LIKE MY TEACHERS WERE STRICT AND I DIDN'T GET TO DO ART DAILY, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN THE BEST.

I'M SO THANKFUL TO HAVE TEACHERS THAT MAKE LEARNING FUN.

GETTING TO DO ART DAILY AND THE ENJOYABLE ENVIRONMENT I JOIN EACH DAY.

I LOVE ATTENDING NORTHRIDGE AND AM SO THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF BISD.

THANK YOU.

SO, I'VE GOT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE SHAKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? AMAZING SHAKE.

AMAZING SHAKE. THE AMAZING SHAKE IS OUR ANNUAL COMPETITION THAT WE HAVE WHERE STUDENTS GET TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING.

OKAY, WELL, THAT SHOWS. IT SHOWS.

DID ANY PARENTS WANT A PICTURE? YEAH, THAT CAN BE POSTED

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MIC].

[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THAT, NOT ME. I WILL GET US STARTED HERE. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. BARRY NORTON TO LEAD US OFF HERE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. AND I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT I HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LITTLE KIDS THAT DO SUCH A GREAT JOB.

BUT A WONDERFUL JOB. WONDERFUL JOB. GOLF FANS, ANY OF YOUR GOLF FANS? WE WATCHED TIGER WOODS WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE HIM ON THE ON THE FIRST TEE.

YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE CLIP WHERE THEY START GOING ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT ALL THE ACCOLADES. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M FIXING TO DO AND I'M PROUD TO GET TO DO IT.

BUT LET ME GRAB MY GLASSES HERE FIRST BEFORE I START THERE ON YOUR COLLAR.

ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE HAD A FANTASTIC WINTER. SPRING EARLY. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CALL IT WITH OUR BASKETBALL TEAM THIS YEAR? A REALLY SPECIAL, SPECIAL TIME. I DON'T THINK ANTHONY OR ANY OF THE GUYS COULD HAVE SAID THIS IS WHAT WE LOOK FOR.

I THINK IT'S ALWAYS A DREAM THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY AND TO WIN, AND TO DO IT IN THE MANNER WITH THE CLASS, AND THAT THEY DID. ANTHONY HOLMAN IS THE HEAD, THE HEAD COACH.

ANTHONY WAS COACH OF THE YEAR FOR 6-5A. THE TEAM'S RECORD WAS 34 OR 35 AND FOUR, SO NOT VERY MANY BAD DAYS. SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS WITH 35. THERE WERE 6-5A CO-MVP AND TRENT BOWERS AND SAWYER DODSON.

6-5A. COACH OF THE YEAR 658 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS.

BI DISTRICT CHAMPIONS. AREA CHAMPIONS REGION ONE CHAMPIONS 5A SEMIFINAL CHAMPIONS, FIVE A STATE RUNNER UP AND WE HAD FIVE.

A STATE TOURNAMENT ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM WITH TRENT BOWERS AND SAWYER DODSON AND FIVE, A ALL REGION TEAM WITH THE SAME TWO YOUNG MEN, TRENT BOWERS AND SAWYER DODSON. I WANT TO NOT ONLY BRAG ON OUR KIDS AND OUR COACHES, BUT I ALSO WANT TO BRAG ON OUR DISTRICT.

I'VE BEEN A PART OF A TEAM SINCE I WAS THAT TALL, AND I LOVE BEING A PART OF THE BISD TEAM AND TO SEE IT COME TOGETHER, NOT JUST BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS CLUSTER, BUT HALTOM AND RICHLAND AS WELL.

I'M. WE HAD WHITEOUT NIGHT THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY ONE OF OUR OTHER CAMPUSES.

ANOTHER CLUSTER. SO IT WAS AWESOME TO WATCH EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE IN WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE IF WE CAN GET THE GUYS AND COACHES TO COME UP.

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL COME AND WE'LL FORM A LINE AND THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW TO DO THE PICTURES, GUYS. Y'ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BACK UP BECAUSE THEY'RE TALL.

YEAH. SO WHEN THEY COME UP, COME GET YOUR COME GET IT.

GABRIEL ZECHARIAH. SAWYER DODSON. FINN SETTLEMYRE.

TESSIER WARREN. JAYDEN KELLY.

TRENT BOWERS. ALEX KIRBY.

DJ DRIVER. JENSON PERRY.

AVERY WEBB. JACOB. JOHNSON.

FELISHA MARTINEZ. JACKSON BEDFORD.

COACHES ANTHONY HOLMAN, SHAWN TIPPETT, JEFF HUDOCK, AND TYRONE GRIFFIN.

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OKAY, SO IF OUR SHORTER COACHES AND PLAYERS WILL BE UP FRONT, THERE WE GO.

. OKAY. GENTLEMEN, AS I SAID THE OTHER DAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

THAT'LL BE GONE FOREVER AROUND HERE. AND NOW WE KNOW IT'S OKAY FOR US TO WIN AND WIN BIG AND BE IN THESE SITUATIONS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. BEFORE, BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

I WAS PRIVILEGED TO SEE ALL OF YOUR PLAYOFF GAMES, BUT ONE BECAUSE WE WERE IN AUSTIN TRYING TO STEAL SOME MONEY FROM AUSTIN DOWN THERE.

BUT I KNEW THIS GROUP WAS SPECIAL AND I TOLD THIS TO COACH ANTHONY EARLIER WHEN Y'ALL WON THE LION'S CLUB TOURNAMENTS WHERE I GOT TO SEE MOST OF YOU PLAY DURING THEN.

GENTLEMEN, I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING. CHERISH THIS MEMORY.

I'M TELLING YOU; IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS YOU'LL TALK ABOUT.

I'M TELLING YOU, 20, 30, 40, 50 YEARS FROM NOW, YOU REPRESENTED THIS COMMUNITY WELL.

YOU REPRESENTED YOUR SCHOOL SO WELL, AND YOU OUGHT TO BE PROUD TO BE A BIRDVILLE HAWK.

AND I TELL YOU WHAT, THIS THIS COMMUNITY IS VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.

AND I KNOW I AM THIS BOARD'S BEHIND YOU, BUT WHAT'S AMAZING IS WHICH ONE OF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE THE COACH? LIKE, COACH ANTHONY WAS ONE OF THE PLAYERS MANY YEARS AGO.

SO COME BACK, GET YOUR DEGREE, WE'LL TAKE YOU BACK.

OKAY. THANK YOU, GUYS.

I'M GOING OFF SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT, SO FORGIVE ME PLEASE.

NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A GREAT RUN, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A GREAT RUN WITH SOCCER RIGHT NOW.

IT HAS BEEN A HECTIC WEEK. WE WON ON TUESDAY.

TRY TO MAKE A RUN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. RICHLAND IS CURRENTLY IN LUBBOCK.

THEY WILL PLAY TOMORROW AT 1:00 AGAINST EL PASO AMERICAS AT LUBBOCK COOPER BIRDVILLE GIRLS ARE PLAYING.

AMARILLO. IS EVERYBODY FROM AMARILLO IN HERE? YEAH. AT 3:00 IN WICHITA FALLS. AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT IN CROWLEY, HALTOM WILL PLAY SOUTHLAKE CARROLL AT 7:00.

SO WE'RE ALL IN THE THIRD ROUND OF THIS THING, AND HOPEFULLY WE ADVANCE TO THE REGIONAL FINALS NEXT WEEK.

THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. MR. WOMBLE, WHO YOU PULLING FOR TOMORROW? I WANT THE SAND.

ALL RIGHT, MR. THOMAS. MOVING FORWARD, I'D LIKE TO ASK MISTER DANNY DIETRICH TO COME TO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION.

IT'S OKAY. THE NOISE IS OKAY. IT'S ALL GOOD. IT'S ALL GOOD.

THANK YOU. VERY MUCH. BALES.

PRESIDENT DREES AND BOARD. DR. STENSON AND CABINET IS SO GREAT TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT TO SHARE THIS GREAT SUCCESS STORY WITH YOU.

SINCE UIL BEGAN HOSTING A STATE SPIRIT COMPETITION IN 2016, THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHEER PROGRAM HAS PARTICIPATED ANNUALLY WITH CONSISTENT ADVANCEMENT TO FINALS AND PLACEMENT IN THE TOP TEN TEAMS IN THE STATE EVERY YEAR.

THIS YEAR, 74 TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE STATE COMPETED IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE 5A D1 CATEGORY, AND BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHEER ADVANCED TO THE FINAL ROUND, ON ULTIMATELY SECURING THIRD PLACE.

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD SOME CLINKING AND CLANKING AS THE CHEERLEADERS WALKED IN.

THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE WEARING MULTIPLE MEDALS THIS EVENING, AND I WANTED TO MENTION THEIR MOST RECENT WONDERFUL SUCCESS IN THEIR COMPETITION IN ORLANDO LAST MONTH, WHERE THEY PLACED SECOND NATIONALLY.

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WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE THE BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHEER TEAM AND THEIR COACHES CASSIDY, LAKOTA, ALEX, JESSICA, AND BROOKE BAUM ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. SO, DOCTOR STINSON, IF WE KEEP HAVING THIS MANY WINNERS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BOARDROOM. ISN'T THIS GREAT? RIGHT? WHAT A GREAT NIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, JOEL. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YES, WE HAVE A FORMER PRINCIPAL. DONNY, THANKS FOR SHOWING UP, SIR.

I KNOW, THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO STAY HERE UNTIL WE RECOGNIZE THE NEXT GROUP. IT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, FUN AS WE KNOW, RECOGNIZING OUR STUDENTS.

AND NOW WE MOVE TO OUR ACADEMIC SIDE. SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE RAMONA FIELDS TO COME LEAD OUR NEXT RECOGNITIONS.

WE HAVE ATHLETICS, ARTS AND ACADEMICS. YEAH.

AND THAT LED ME TO PRESIDENT DREES AND OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DR. STINSON AND CABINET.

GOOD EVENING. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS GROUP RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION.

THEY REPRESENT A COHORT OF SCHOLARS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IN THE NATION, WITH EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AND OUTSTANDING COLLEGE READINESS ON THE PSAT NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST, OUR 2025 NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED SCHOLARS FROM HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL AND GELINA WYNN.

FROM THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY OF BIRDVILLE TYLER HOGAN AND TYLER IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN AN EVENING EXAM AT TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE AS A PART OF THE CAB FROM THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY OF BIRDVILLE TINA LOWRY. TINA IS ALSO ENGAGED IN AN EVENING BIOLOGY EXAM AT TCC.

AND YES, FOR TINA. THANKS, ANGELINA. SO FROM THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, ALSO BENJAMIN ZIMMERMAN AND BEN IS PRESENT.

BEN ACTUALLY HAD A CLASS AS WELL, BUT HE WORKED IT OUT WITH THE PROFESSOR FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, GOAL. GREYSON MANN FROM BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. CLARK JORDAN. RESCUE. FROM BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. VANESSA MASSE AND I JUST HEARD FROM DAD.

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FROM BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, EMMA NICHOLS. AND FROM BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M CHECKING TO SEE IF LEO HAS POSSIBLY ARRIVED.

OH, LEO'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. LEO MADE IT. OKAY.

LEO PIERCE. SO LEO HAS MADE IT IN FROM DENTON.

HE HAD ONE ACT UIL OUR NEXT SCHOLAR, ADVANCED AS A SEMIFINALIST, MAKING HIM ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. OUR 2025 BIRDVILLE ISD NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST, BENJAMIN JUSTICE FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

PARENTS, WE THANK YOU FOR ENTRUSTING US WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP AND SCHOLARS, WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU.

MIC].

RICHARD TOOK A POINT OF ORDER, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU GUYS.

AND THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON MY HEART FOR A LONG TIME. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND ME FOREVER, WHICH YOU HAVEN'T, YOU WOULD KNOW THIS. BUT LOOK, ATHLETES GET THEY GET HONORED ON TUESDAY NIGHTS AND FRIDAY NIGHTS ALL THE TIME.

THEY'RE OUT THERE. YOU GUYS ARE JUST WORKING AWAY QUIETLY, NOT GETTING YOUR DUE.

THIS SHOWS THIS THIS SHOWS WHAT LEVEL YOU GUYS HAVE RISEN TO.

I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET THOSE THINGS. AND IT IS AMAZING HOW HARD IT IS.

AND ONE GOOD THING ABOUT IT, FOR THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, YOU GUYS ARE FINALLY GOING TO GET SOME SPOTLIGHT SHOWN ON YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF YOU. I DON'T THINK THE WORLD KNOWS HOW HARD THAT IS, SO CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'VE REALLY SERVED US WELL. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE, MR. THOMAS. AND I WILL SAY WE WILL NOT IN THIS NEXT ONE WITH A SPELLING CHALLENGE WITH THE BOARD.

SO WE'LL TAKE YOU OFF THE HOOK RIGHT THERE. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MARI CRUZ, PAULETTE AND TAMMY DILLARD TO COME DO OUR LAST RECOGNITION OF OUR DISTRICT SPELLING BEE WINNERS. THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS. THE WORD FOR THE NIGHT IS SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS.

I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE OUR SPELLING BEE WINNERS FOR BIRDVILLE ISD.

THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE, IMPLEMENTED IN 1925, AIMS TO HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE SPELLING, INCREASE VOCABULARY, LEARN CONCEPTS, AND DEVELOP CORRECT LANGUAGE USAGE.

THIS WILL BE A LIFETIME BENEFIT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

BIRDVILLE ISD EXTENDS THE ARENA FOR PARTICIPANTS IN SPELLING COMPETITIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE STUDENT GROUPS, INCLUDING SPANISH, DUAL LANGUAGE, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TO RECOGNIZE OUR BIRDVILLE ISD SPELLING BEE WINNERS.

OUR ENGLISH SPELLING BEE WINNERS. FIRST PLACE IS MACIE HUGHES FROM NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL IN EIGHTH GRADE.

STUDENT. OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER IS JACOB LAWRENCE FROM SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND HE'S IN FIFTH GRADE. [SPANISH] .

OUR SPELLING BEE. SPANISH WINNERS. FIRST PLACE.

ARIA ALDANA FROM BIRDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SECOND PLACE. JIMENA RAMIREZ FROM ACADEMY OF CORY FRANCIS, FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS.

FELICIDADES. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM, OR DO YOU WANT TO DO ALL THE STUDENTS TOGETHER?

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EVERY FEEDER PATTERN. AND THAT'S AN AMAZING NIGHT.

IT'S REALLY A GREAT THING TO BE A PART OF AS ONE, AS WE WOULD SAY.

I WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OUR SPELLING BEE WINNER WENT ON TO WIN A PULITZER PRIZE. YES. NO PRESSURE, NO PRESSURE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNOW WHAT THAT IS YET. AND NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MISS TAMI DILLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, WHO WILL INTRODUCE THE WINNERS FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SPELLING BEE. YES.

I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE TOP THREE SPELLERS FROM OUR FIFTH ANNUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION SPELLING BEE.

IN THIRD PLACE FROM BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, ANGIE FLORES.

AND SECOND PLACE FROM HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL. NOVA GONZALES.

AND OUR FIRST PLACE SPELLER IS EDWARD HARRIS FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SUPER SPELLERS. TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

MIC].

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THIS PART OF THE MEETING.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD MEETING. OR FEEL FREE TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AS NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS PART OF THE MEETING, WE WILL GO ON

[H. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD]

WE HAVE BOND CONSTRUCTION UPDATE MR. KLEIN.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DREES. DR. STINSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'VE GOT 5 OR 6 ACTS TO FOLLOW NOW, SO I'LL TRY MY BEST.

SO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR Y'ALL.

FROM THE 2022 BOND AND MULLENDORE ELEMENTARY, I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN THE FINAL STRETCH OF THAT WAS OUT THERE THIS AFTERNOON AND IT'S LOOKING AWESOME.

WE ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN APRIL. AND REALLY, THEY'VE BEEN GETTING FINALS FROM THE CITY THIS PAST WEEK, AND THEY'RE GETTING FINALS.

HEALTH FINAL, I THINK, NEXT WEEK. SO WE'RE LOOKING GOOD ON THAT.

AS FAR AS SOME OF THE IMAGES HERE, THESE WERE TAKEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

AND SO IT LOOKS EVEN BETTER, TODAY. BUT THAT'S THE MAIN CORRIDOR THERE ON THE LEFT UPPER PICTURE.

THAT'S THE LEARNING COMMONS, OF COURSE, THE FRONT ENTRY THERE AT THE UPPER RIGHT, AND THEN A COUPLE OF SHOTS FROM THE UPSTAIRS BALCONY AREAS GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE. THERE ON THE LEFT IS THE MAIN ENTRANCE WHERE YOU WALK INTO THE CONTROLLED VESTIBULE.

THE ADMIN THERE ON THE, THE RIGHT GOT THE CAFETERIA AND STAGE THERE ON THE UPPER SLIDE A TYPICAL CLASSROOM IN THE MIDDLE, LOWER SLIDE. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR LEARNING COMMONS THERE ON THE LOWER RIGHT.

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LIKE I SAID, I WAS WALKING THIS AFTERNOON. FABULOUS JOB.

WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF MY TEAMS. I'M COMPLIMENTING THEM EVERY DAY, SO.

THANK YOU, DR. STINSON. THE PAVILION AT CHENEY HILLS GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS.

I THINK THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE WE COMPLETED THE PAVILION ITSELF.

BUT AS PART OF THAT PROJECT, WE HAD A CONNECTOR FROM THE BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE CREEK TO THE PAVILION.

THERE WERE FOUR COLUMNS THAT WERE IN THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS FLOODPLAIN, AND WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE CITY.

WE COULD NOT GO FORWARD WITH IT WITHOUT GOING BACK AND GETTING A 408 APPROVAL WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THAT. WE'RE HOPING TO GET IT EARLIER, BUT THE DROP DEAD DATE IS JULY 1ST THAT THEY HAVE TO GET BACK TO US.

WE FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF YOU KNOW, CHECKING A BOX.

SO. BUT ANYWAY. AND THEN WE'VE TALKED TO THE CONTRACTOR, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT IN ABOUT A MONTH, SO WE'LL HAVE IT READY FOR SCHOOL COME AUGUST.

SO, AND FINALLY, THE LAST PROJECT I HAVE IS WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED ON THIS.

THE SAME TEAM THAT DID MULLENDORE ELEMENTARY.

THEY'RE MOVING OVER TO START WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR Y'ALL FROM LEE LEWIS.

THEY MOVED THE TRAILER TO THE FAC THIS PAST WEEK, AND THEY'LL START WORKING ON THE FAC AND SPICER ELEMENTARY.

GET THAT DONE THIS SUMMER. AND THEN THEY'VE ALSO GOT SOME WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AT SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY TAKE TWO SUMMERS.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED AND A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK.

BUT WITH THAT, THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU ALL AN UPDATE OF WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON.

SO, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS, I THINK SOMEBODY ASKED WHY THE CONSTRUCTION FENCING OVER BY THE FAC AND THERE'S, THERE'S YOUR ANSWER HVAC GOING IN. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS.

JUST VERY QUICKLY ONE COMMENT IS WHAT YOU GUYS DO WITH LIGHTS LIKE IN THE COMMON AREAS NOW IS SO, SO PHENOMENAL. I JUST IT JUST BLOWS ME AWAY. SO, THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S I CAN'T WAIT TO WALK THAT CAMPUS WHEN IT'S FINISHED.

THE SECOND THING IS, I KNOW I ALWAYS ASK THIS QUESTION JUST BECAUSE I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT IT.

ARE THOSE DUCTLESS AIR CONDITIONERS AGAIN? NO, THEY'RE NOT OKAY.

AND THEN ANY REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT DUCTLESS? WELL, WE'RE BASICALLY REPLACING IT DEPENDS ON WHICH CAMPUS AND WHAT IT IS.

BUT WHAT WE'RE REPLACING SOME OF IT'S THE GEOTHERMAL WELLS.

AND SO YOU WOULD BE GOING BACK IN WITH A FLUID COOLER.

I'M SORRY, I FORGOT WE HAVE THOSE. YEAH. NOW, I WILL TAKE THAT BACK.

I THINK AT THE PRESS BOX, WE MAY BE DOING A COUPLE OF DUCTLESS THERE JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE FOR DUCTWORK WITHIN THE PRESS BOX ITSELF AT THE BACK, BUT. YEAH. THANKS.

SURE. I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO CHANGE THOSE LIGHT BULBS OUT.

YOU'RE WAY UP THERE. WELL, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING US LOOK GOOD.

YOU GUYS FINISHED THE SCHOOL BEFORE THE CITY FINISHED THE STREET IN FRONT OF IT.

SO, WE CAN BRAG TO THE MAYOR THAT, HEY, WE BUILT A SCHOOL QUICKER THAN YOU BUILT A STREET.

YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL GET THE STREET READY FOR Y'ALL FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

THAT WOULD BE NICE. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE INFORMATION, DISCUSSION ITEMS.

[I.1. Collegiate Academy of Birdville Model Change [Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent]]

DR. CLARK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW DR. CLARA, AND SHE IS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE CAB.

AND SO WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

WE STARTED THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY IN 2019, AND THIS MAY WE WILL BE GRADUATING OUR THIRD CLASS.

AND HOW MANY DO WE HAVE IN THAT GRADUATING THAT ARE GRADUATING FROM TCC WILL BE 40 AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON A FEW SUMMER GRADS.

SO WITHIN ASSOCIATE. SO THAT'S 40 OUT OF 52 WILL GRADUATE WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, AND SOME OF THEM WILL PROBABLY FINISH UP IN IN THE SUMMER. I'M HOPEFUL MY SON WILL BE ONE OF THEM, SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR WE HAD THREE, DIDN'T WE UP HERE EARLIER RECOGNIZED THEY COULD NOT.

THEIR BIOLOGY EXAMS ARE REALLY HARD TO RESCHEDULE SO THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO COME.

BUT YES, ISN'T THAT THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE HAD COLLEGIATE ACADEMY? THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR, SO I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW AS A PART OF THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR, WASN'T IT?

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IT IS. SORRY. SO OUR PROPOSED CHANGE WHEN WE STARTED THE SCHOOL, WE STARTED WITH A SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL SIMPLY BECAUSE TCC DID NOT HAVE A ROOM FOR US TO HAVE CLASSES ON THAT CAMPUS.

WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT IS THAT WE MOVE FROM A SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL MODEL TO A STANDALONE MODEL, WHERE STUDENTS IN THE CAB WILL ALL BE HOUSED AT TCC CAMPUS, AND THAT THEY WILL ATTEND ALL THEIR CLASSES AT TCC NORTHEAST CAMPUS. SOME OF THE RATIONALE FOR THIS CHANGE REALLY IS A PLETHORA OF THINGS.

BUT ONE IS YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, THE MASTER PLAN FOR TCC IS RIGHT NOW THAT THEY WILL HAVE ALL OF THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS HOUSED AT THAT THAT CAMPUS.

AND WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOW TO HAVE THE CLASS SPACE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO TCC.

AND THE OTHER ADVANTAGE WAS THAT WHEN THE LEGISLATURE PASSED HOUSE BILL EIGHT THAT PROVIDED FUNDING FOR ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO TAKE DUAL CREDIT. IT REALLY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE FOR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THAT NOW THE INTENT IS TO HAVE A FULL IMMERSION AT A COLLEGE CAMPUS.

AND SO, WE WILL BE JOINING IF THIS IS APPROVED, WE WILL BE JOINING HURST HEB, AS WELL AS GRAPEVINE AT THE TCC CAMPUS. ALSO, IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS ALREADY HAVE STANDALONE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THAT INCLUDES EAGLE MOUNTAIN NORTHWEST, GRAPEVINE, AND HEB.

SO I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT DR. CLARK, IF APPROVED TONIGHT, I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS OUR NEIGHBORS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE FULL TIME AT TCC AND HAVE THE CHANCE TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN A FULLY IMMERSED ENVIRONMENT, IN COLLEGIATE ATMOSPHERE.

THAT'S CORRECT. SOME OF THE OTHER ADVANTAGES TO THIS IS THAT IT DOES PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS MORE OPTIONS FOR TAKING COLLEGE ELECTIVES AND, AND PARTICIPATING IN INTERNSHIPS AND POSSIBLE WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AS WELL AS SETTING THEM ON THE TRACK FOR QUALIFYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO A FOUR YEAR HIGHER ED, BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE ARTICULATED AGREEMENTS WITH HIGHER ED ONE BEING I HATE TO EVEN SAY IT A&M, BUT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT I REALLY THINK THIS IS A BIG ADVANTAGE IS THAT BY CHANGING THE MODEL THAT OUR CAB STUDENTS WILL REALLY HAVE THEIR OWN SEPARATE HONORS HONOR DISTINCTIONS AND CAN EARN THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE TOP GRADUATE.

SO THAT'S A REAL PLUS, IN MY OPINION. AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO WE WILL FOLLOW END WITH WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE STATE.

OUR BLUEPRINT WILL THE METRICS WILL STILL BE THE SAME.

AND WE'RE STILL ON TRACK TO BE IN A GOOD SITUATION WITH THAT.

THE OTHER THING THAT OUR STUDENTS AT TCC WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN FINE ARTS PROGRAMS CLUB AND OTHER KINDS OF COLLEGIATE ACTIVITIES WHILE THEY'RE AT THE CAMPUS.

AND GO AHEAD. OUR NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR THAT WAS HERE TONIGHT IS ACTUALLY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CODING AND COMPUTER CLUB RIGHT NOW.

AND SO THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT THAT I THINK OUR STUDENTS WILL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MORE AND MORE.

SO WE AND WE, WE ALSO THINK THAT BY DOING THIS, THAT WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND BE SITUATED TO EVEN GROW THE ACADEMY AND HAVE MORE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY FROM OTHER FEEDER SYSTEM FROM ALL THREE OF THE FEEDER PATTERNS BUT EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALL THREE.

WE'VE HAD TO LIMIT AND PUT A CAP ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE COULD ACCEPT INTO THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY BY NOW.

WE THINK WE'LL BE IN A POSITION TO GROW THAT PROGRAM AND TO BE AT LEAST AT THE NUMBERS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT GRAPEVINE HAS AT THEIRS. DR. CLARK.

YES. WE TYPICALLY HAVE, WHAT, LIKE 150 THAT APPLY.

RIGHT. EACH YEAR ABOUT THAT, I BELIEVE. AND WE CAN ONLY TAKE 60.

THAT'S RIGHT. WE CAN ONLY TAKE. YOU'RE SAYING THE HOPE IS TO INCREASE THIS TO THE 120 THAT GRAPEVINE COLLEYVILLE ARE AT AS THIS GROWS?

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AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHEN YOU GO TO A STANDALONE MODEL AT TCC, IT DOES MEAN THAT THOSE THAT IS THEIR CAMPUS AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN A POSITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UIL EVENTS AT HALTOM. SO WE'VE TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

AND THE POSSIBILITY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE SOME STUDENTS THAT WOULD OPT OUT AND DECIDE TO THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO STAY AT HALTOM, OR THEY MIGHT EVEN WANT TO RETURN TO THEIR OWN HOME CAMPUS IF THEY'RE NOT IN THAT FEEDER PATTERN.

SO WE HAVE TAKEN THAT INTO ACCOUNT, AND THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THEM TO STAY AT THAT AT HALTOM, IF THEY SO CHOOSE. BUT WHATEVER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL THAT THEY ARE AT, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO AND ESPECIALLY WITH HOUSE BILL EIGHT AND WITH THE GENEROUS OFFER THAT TCC GAVE US WHEN THEY SAID ALL STUDENTS CAN TAKE.

TCC CREDIT AT NO EXPENSE AND THROUGH TCC CONNECT, IT'S POSSIBLE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE.

A STUDENT AT A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL TO EARN THEIR ASSOCIATE DEGREE.

SO WE WOULD. SO THAT POSSIBILITY IS NOT GOING TO BE REMOVED FROM THEM.

ALSO, THAT THEY WOULD. IF THEY DO WANT TO STAY AT HALTOM, THEY WOULD BE OPEN ENROLLED AT HALTOM.

SO I THINK THAT THAT COVERS ABOUT ALL THAT WE WANT TO PROPOSE AND THAT BECAUSE OF OUR TIMELINE, WE ARE ASKING THAT THIS BE CONSIDERED TONIGHT.

THAT AS A ACTION ITEM. DR. CLARK, ARE WE UNDER A THE TIME FRAME TO TURN IN THE BLUEPRINT TO TCC.

YES. ONCE IT'S APPROVED, THEN WE CAN SUBMIT THAT.

GOT A LETTER? YOU KNOW THAT. ALL WE'D HAVE TO DO IS SEND THE LETTER IN.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE STILL NEED TO HAVE OUR DRAWING FOR IN INCOMING NINTH GRADERS, SO THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, TOO. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING BOTH INFORMATION AND ACCESS; RIGHT? YES. MR. TOLBERT. WHERE WERE YOU AND YOUR STAFF? BE HONEST. THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. THEY ARE WORKING ON FIGURING OUT THE SPACE.

RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE THREE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE ALREADY OURS AND TWO OFFICES IN THAT SAME BUILDING.

THERE IS SOME SPACE, BUT THE PRESIDENT, DR. CLAYTON, HAS TO GO THROUGH SOME APPROVAL PROCESSES TO SEE IF THAT IS WHERE OUR OFFICES WILL BE.

I WILL BE WHERE THE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES ARE.

OKAY. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM.

BUT AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE SPACE, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE AN ANSWER.

I WAS TOLD BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND TODAY IS THURSDAY, SO HOPEFULLY MORE INFORMATION TOMORROW.

OKAY. OKAY. HOWEVER, WE DO KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE THE SPACE.

AND TO CLARIFY WE DO HAVE OFFICE SPACE THERE CURRENTLY.

YEAH. A LONG TIME AGO I WAS JUST LIKE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FOR.

BUT YEAH. OKAY. AND WE ARE GOING TO SHARE SOME PERSONNEL OR SOME FUNCTIONS WITH THE OTHER TWO.

WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. THE OTHER DISTRICTS HEB IN PARTICULAR AND GRAPEVINE.

WE KNOW THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN HAVE SOME SHARED SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES, AS IF NOT THIS COMING YEAR, BUT AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEARS. SO WE'LL HAVE THREE NEIGHBORS.

RIGHT. SO, HEB, GRAPEVINE AND US WITH FULL COMPREHENSIVE, IMMERSED COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES AT TCC.

SO THERE SURELY WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES AS WE MOVE ALONG FOR SOME SHARED SERVICES.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. EXTRACURRICULARS, POTENTIALLY ATHLETICS, EVEN WITH THEM. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ATHLETICS, BUT THERE ARE THERE ARE INTRAMURALS THAT THEY PLAY. I KNOW THAT THERE'S FINE ARTS.

SOCCER TEAMS ARE VERY, VERY STRONG. FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. AND LIKE SHE SAID, LOTS OF CODING PROGRAMS AND.

SCIENCE PROGRAMS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT ARE, THAT ARE ADVANCED, THOSE ARE COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS. SO THOSE KIDS WILL BE TCC STUDENTS FULLY AND THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ARE THE STUDENT SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

THEY HAVE COUNSELING AND OTHER KINDS OF THE SCIENCE LAB SPACES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE ARE COLLEGE LEVEL SCIENCE LABS THAT ARE INCREDIBLE.

THE WRITING LAB, MATH LAB THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR TUTORIALS AND THINGS FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE REALLY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.

AND TCC IS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING AS WELL TO EXPAND WHERE EVERYBODY IS HOUSED.

AND SO I THINK THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND ALLOW US TO GROW THE PROGRAM ALSO AND ALLOW MORE FRESHMEN IN THE FUTURE.

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I HAVE A STATEMENT. YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING HERE, AND I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, I'M A BIRDVILLE GRADUATE, RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1980. AND ANYWAY, I WAS THINKING IF I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT WOULD I WANT TO DO? I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE GIVEN THE KIDS THIS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, WHEN YOU GO TO THE BECHTEL AND YOU SEE THE PLETHORA OF OPTIONS, LIFE CHANGING OPTIONS THAT THEY HAVE.

YOU HAVE AWARD WINNING FINE ARTS. YOU HAVE AWARD WINNING YOU KNOW, STATE REGIONAL AREA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS. IT'S AN AMAZING TIME TO BE A STUDENT IN BIRDVILLE ISD.

IT REALLY IS. I THINK THIS BOARD AND CAN TAKE REAL PRIDE IN THE LEADERSHIP AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED STUDENTS.

AND I'M TELLING YOU, IT JUST IT'S HEARTWARMING TO SEE ALL TYPES OF STUDENTS BEING RECOGNIZED.

AND SO, I'M PROUD. BUT I'M ALSO I HOPE THAT YOU ALL ARE PROUD TOO.

SO MY WIFE AND I HAD A CLIENT IN TOWN FROM CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK BUYING A HOUSE HERE AND WAS TALKING TO HIM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SCHOOLS OUT THERE, AND HE SAID HE WISHED THAT THEY HAD SHOP OUT THERE.

AND I STARTED LISTING ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

AND HE WAS JUST AMAZED AND BAFFLED BY IT. WE DO IT FAR BETTER THAN CALIFORNIA.

ALSO, BY THE WAY, DOESN'T DO IT. SO THANK YOU ALL.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SAVE SOME MONEY WITH THIS, AREN'T WE, AS WELL WITH BUSSING? I MEAN, A BIG PART OF IT.

WE'RE BUSSING BACK AND FORTH EVERY PERIOD RIGHT NOW. THAT WILL BE A BIG COST SAVER.

OKAY. LOVE THAT, TOO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH.

ONE QUESTION. YEAH. YOU SAID THE NEW NINTH GRADERS ARE COMING IN.

ARE WE GOING TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER THIS YEAR? WE CAN'T THIS YEAR. BUT THAT'S THE, WE'RE, THAT'S THE GOAL, THOUGH.

THAT'S THE GOAL. LET'S KEEP PUSHING TCC FOR THAT.

WE WILL INCREMENTALLY INCREASE. I CAN TELL YOU THERE'S ONE PERSON IN THE ROOM THAT DOES A LOT OF PUSHING.

GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEM.

[I.2. Texas Association of School Boards Proposed Policy Update 124, Affecting Local Policies Listed (Second Reading) [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]

MR. BASKERVILLE. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DREES. THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.

TASB PROPOSED POLICY UPDATE 124 AFFECTING CHANGES TO LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICIES.

THE BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED LOCAL POLICY OVERVIEW, EXPLANATORY NOTES, POLICY MANUAL UPDATE AND THE POLICY COMPARISON SHOWING THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES. ADMINISTRATION HAS NO RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO UPDATED 124 SINCE THE LAST MEETING.

THIS UPDATE HAS BEEN PRESENTED FOR INFORMATION IN FEBRUARY.

DISCUSSION THIS MONTH AND POSSIBLE ACTION IN APRIL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS OR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT ONE.

I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS.

[J.1. Consider Personnel Items as Discussed in Closed Session]

BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DOCTOR STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 13 RESIGNATIONS AND SEVEN RETIREMENTS.

DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR PERSONNEL ITEMS? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS, INCLUDING CONTRACT RECOMMENDATIONS, AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.

THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? I'M ABSTAINING BECAUSE MY BELOVED OTHER HALF IS ON ONE OF THOSE CONTRACT RENEWALS.

SO, IT IS SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE ABSTENTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT. NUMBER TWO, CONSIDER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY OF BIRDVILLE MODEL CHANGE.

[J.2. Consider Collegiate Academy of Birdville Model Change [Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent]]

AND IT'S UNANIMOUS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SCHOOL CHOICES THAT WE GIVE OUR KIDS THAT THEY DON'T THINK WE DO IN AUSTIN.

GREAT POINT. IT REALLY IS. I MEAN, IT'S ONE OF THE CHOICES WE GIVE THEM THAT THEY DON'T THINK WE DO.

I CAN JUST TELL YOU, AS A PARENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY,

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LIKE YOU SAID. I THINK WE COULD JUST GO ON AND ON ALL DAY ABOUT IT.

BUT THE FACT THAT BIRDVILLE ISD OFFERS STUDENTS EVERYTHING THAT THAT MR. DILKS MENTIONED, IT'S AS A PARENT, IT MAKES ME PROUD TO BE HERE.

AND AS AN EMPLOYEE, IT MAKES ME PROUD TO BE HERE.

IT'S AMAZING AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE MONEY IT SAVED ME IN COLLEGE.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. TIME 60, YOU KNOW. YES. ANOTHER GROUP.

WELL, NOW I'M GOING TO KICK HIM INTO THE MILITARY AND THEY'RE GOING TO PAY. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA

[K. CONSENT ITEMS]

DO I HAVE A MOTION, THEN FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU, MR. SANDERS WISE. AND THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS, FOR THE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AND IT'S UNANIMOUS. THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD ARE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN

[L. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]

[M. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]

AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? THANK YOU, MR. SANDERS. AND A SECOND. I SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. IT'S UNANIMOUS. I THINK A COUPLE DIDN'T RAISE THEIR HANDS.

CLOSE TO 9:09. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ADJOURNED. AT WHAT TIME IS IT? YEAH, I HAVE TIME TO GET HOME.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.