May 22, 2025 Regular Board Meetings

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I THINK WE'RE READY. YOU READY? I WAS SHOWING 5:29 STILL, BUT SURE.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]

YES, MR. DREES, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

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

[C. CLOSED SESSION]

THE TIME IS 5:30. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME

[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]

OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO OUR RECENTLY ELECTED TRUSTEES.

[E. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO RECENTLY ELECTED TRUSTEES]

[APPLAUSE] OKAY.

[F. CONSIDER ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AND IT'S UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR BOARD VICE PRESIDENT? I MOVE THAT BRENDA SANDER-WISE BE VICE PRESIDENT IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU, MR. KUNKEL. OKAY, ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR? IT'S UNANIMOUS AGAIN. ALL RIGHT, DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR BOARD PRESIDENT? I MOVED TO ELECT RALPH KUNKEL AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AND IT'S UNANIMOUS AGAIN AND I AM DONE.

IT'S ALL YOU.[APPLAUSE] WELL, BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUTGOING PRESIDENT KRIS DREES TO JOIN DOCTOR STINSON AND I DOWN FRONT FOR A QUICK PRESENTATION.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE SAD THAT YOUR YEAR IS ENDING OR THAT YOU'RE MAD.

MAYBE IT'S A SAD. MAD. SAD. GLAD. THANK YOU FOR LEADING US THIS LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE]

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I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO DONATIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR ACCEPTANCE AS PART OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

MULTIPLE DONORS HAVE DONATED OVER $30,000, $30,980 TO OUR TEACHER YEAR GALA.

THANK YOU TO THOSE MULTIPLE DONORS. IN2 ARCHITECTURE DONATED $13,248.03 TO THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT, BIG DONATIONS.

WE THANK THEM ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. GREAT APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS.

YOU KNOW, ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, I GOT TO MEET DEBORAH COULSON WHEN YOU WERE A GREAT TEACHER AT

[G. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]

PRESIDENT KUNKEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR STINSON AND COUNCIL, IT IS MY GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE TWO OUTSTANDING LONGHORNS.

TONIGHT WE HAVE EMILY LEMON. SHE WILL BE LEADING OUR PLEDGES.

SHE IS HERE TONIGHT WITH MOTHER SARAH LEMON. WE ALSO HAVE BELLA BOLSHAKOVA .

SHE IS HERE WITH HER MOTHER, GINA KEITA. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGES.

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.

PLEASE BE SEATED.

SMILING IS INFECTIOUS BY JEZ ALBOROUGH, SMILING IS INFECTIOUS, YOU CATCH IT LIKE THE FLU.

WHEN SOMEONE SMILED AT ME TODAY, I STARTED SMILING TOO.

I PASSED AROUND THE CORNER AND SOMEONE SAW MY GRIN.

WHEN HE SMILED, I REALIZED I HAVE HAD TO PASS IT ON TO HIM.

I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT SMILE AND REALIZED WHAT IT'S WORTH.

A SINGLE SMILE, JUST LIKE MINE CAN TRAVEL AROUND THE EARTH.

SO IF YOU FEEL A SMILE, BEGIN, DON'T LEAVE IT UNDETECTED.

LET'S START AN EPIDEMIC. QUICK. LET'S GET THE WHOLE WORLD INFECTED.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, EMILY AND BELLA. YOU KNOW DOCTOR STINSON, LONGHORNS.

I WASN'T GOING TO BRING IT UP, BUT GO HORNS. YEAH, THEY WERE GREAT.

MR. THOMAS, YOU HAVE SOME INTRODUCTIONS FOR OUR AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.

[H. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]

AND THESE RECOGNITIONS WILL BE LED BY LISA MASTER.

GOOD EVENING. DOCTOR STINSON, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET, NOW PRESIDENT KUNKEL AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR SPRING SUCCESSES IN ATHLETICS AND I'LL START WITH HALTOM TRACK, HALTOM TRACK HAS A POLE VAULT DISTRICT CHAMPION AND HIS NAME IS BRIAN CONNORS.

AND HE'S HERE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAD COACH JOE BRANNON AND POLE VAULT COACH POPENOE [APPLAUSE],

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THEY WERE THE FIRST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

THEY WERE BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS AND THEY WERE AREA CHAMPIONS.

THERE ARE REGIONAL SEMIFINALISTS, AND THAT'S THE FARTHEST THEY'VE EVER BEEN IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

I WILL CALL THEM UP BY NAME. THE DISTRICT MVP IS ERIK CASTANON [APPLAUSE].

OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR, CAMERON OUTSAMA [APPLAUSE].

FIRST TEAM MIDFIELDER, ALFREDO ROJAS [APPLAUSE].

FIRST TEAM MIDFIELDER ROGER CANTORAN [APPLAUSE].

FIRST TEAM MIDFIELDER, OMAR GUTIERREZ [APPLAUSE].

FIRST TEAM DEFENDER DAVID CORDERO [APPLAUSE].

FIRST TEAM DEFENDER AND FOUR TIME FOUR YEAR STARTER AND FIRST YEAR TEAM DEFENDER FOR 4 YEARS IN A ROW LUIS LEMUS [APPLAUSE].

THEIR HEAD COACH IS COACH FRANK CORDOVA [APPLAUSE].

YES, MA'AM. IN THE SCHOOL HISTORY? YEAH, THAT'S AMAZING WORK AND THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US THAT THAT FOLLOWED YOU GUYS THROUGH YOUR WHOLE SEASON AND INTO YOUR PLAYOFFS AND EVEN YOUR LAST PLAYOFF GAME IN CROWLEY, I WAS THERE, IT WAS AMAZING FIGHT YOU PUT UP.

GREAT JOB. [APPLAUSE] YEAH.

MR. DILKS AND I WERE ALSO THERE IN CROWLEY, WE WERE JUST NOT VERY GOOD LUCK.

NO.

YEAH. AREA CHAMPION BI-DISTRICT CHAMPION, REGIONAL SEMIS.

AND OUR LAST ATHLETIC RECOGNITION FOR THE EVENING IS RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK.

THE BOYS TRACK WAS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS. THERE ARE 4X1 LED BY JAXSON WALKER, JD CARRASQUILLO, AARON BROOKS AND JAYLEN GORDON. THEY SET THE SCHOOL RECORD AT 40.83, AND THEY WERE ALSO THE AREA CHAMPIONS OF THE 4X1.[APPLAUSE] A LOT OF THE NAMES ARE THE SAME FOR THE NEXT ONE, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND TELL YOU 4X2 AS WELL.

JD CARRASQUILLO, JAXSON WALKER, JAYLEN GORDON AND RODD ROBERTS.

THEY SET THE SCHOOL RECORD WITH 1:26 FLAT. AND THEY WERE ALSO THE AREA CHAMPION OF THE 4X2.[APPLAUSE] WHILE HE'S UP HERE WE HAVE LONG JUMPER AARON BROOKS, RAISE YOUR HAND AARON.

WE KNOW WHICH ONE. HE IS THE SHORTEST ONE OF THE GROUP BUT HE'S A JUMPER.

HE WAS AN AREA CHAMPION, A REGIONAL CHAMPION AND A STATE QUALIFIER.[APPLAUSE] THEIR HEAD COACH IS KERBY CROMWELL .[APPLAUSE] GUYS, YOU ALL WERE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ALL SEASON, IT WAS FUN TO WATCH AND I THINK COACH IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I THINK IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT THEY THEY WERE THEY WOULD HAVE BROKEN SOME S TATE RECORDS AND SO Y'ALL WERE, IT WAS MIND BLOWING WHAT YOU DID.

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SO MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO CALL ON OUR PRINCIPAL FOR BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE RECOGNIZING OUR VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN FROM EACH OF OUR 3 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND WE'LL GET TO SEE THEM WALK THE STAGE TOMORROW.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT KUNKEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DOCTOR STINSON, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR HONOR GRADUATES FROM THE CLASS OF 2025 AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR TWO HIGHEST RANKING GRADUATES OUR SALUTATORIAN AND VALEDICTORIAN.

OUR NUMBER TWO OVERALL GRADUATE. OUR SALUTATORIAN IS MISS LANIE RIDDLE .[APPLAUSE] LANIE IS THE DAUGHTER OF GALEN AND AMBER RIDDLE, AND THEY'RE RIGHT BEHIND ME.

ALONG WITH HER GRANDPARENTS, LANEY WILL ATTEND BATES COLLEGE TO STUDY ECONOMICS AND POLITICS.

THE LAST HONOR GRADUATE BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT IS OUR NUMBER ONE OVERALL GRADUATE, OUR VALEDICTORIAN MR. BRAXTON BUI .[APPLAUSE]. BRAXTON IS THE SON OF MAN BUIE AND HANNAH MAI. BRAXTON WILL ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN TO STUDY BIOCHEMISTRY.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR HONORED GRADUATES. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HONORED GRADUATES FROM RICHLAND AND HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.[APPLAUSE].

DRYSDALE, Y'ALL GOT THE EARLY MORNING SHOT IN THE MORNING, DON'T YOU? 08:00 AND A SOCCER.

ENOUGH. COME, TAKE A SEAT, FOR THE LOVE OF PETE.

[APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT KUNKEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR STINSON AND OF COURSE THE CABINET AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE HONOR GRADUATES OF THE CLASS OF 2025 FROM HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THESE 2 WONDERFUL, OUTSTANDING GRADUATES.

I'LL BEGIN WITH OUR NUMBER 2 OVERALL GRADUATE.

OUR SALUTATORIAN IS MISS ANGELINA NGUYEN. [APPLAUSE].

ANGELINA IS THE DAUGHTER OF BANG AND VIVIAN NGUYEN AND ANGELINA WILL BE ATTENDING TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY TO STUDY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. OUR NUMBER 1 GRADUATE BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT AS OUR VALEDICTORIAN, MR. RAUL GUERRA. [APPLAUSE]. RAUL IS THE SON OF RAUL AND MARIA GUERRA AND RAUL WILL ATTEND HARVARD UNIVERSITY TO STUDY ENGINEERING SCIENCES.

[APPLAUSE] AND I JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO SAY, THIS YOUNG MAN WAS ACCEPTED TO EVERY SINGLE IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL.

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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR HONORED GRADUATES.

I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR THE GRADUATES FROM BOTH BIRDVILLE AND RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM JUST ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.[APPLAUSE].

[APPLAUSE] HEY IT COULD BE FUN THIS THANKSGIVING, WHO'S GOING TO WIN THIS I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE BEING RECORDED. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT KUNKEL.

DOCTOR SIMPSON. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CABINET, I'M VERY HONORED HERE TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR TOP 2 HONOR GRADUATES FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. I'D LIKE TO PRESENT OUR SALUTATORIAN, KAITLYNN HILLMAN.

[APPLAUSE]. KAITLYNN IS THE DAUGHTER OF KEITH AND [INAUDIBLE] HILLMAN, KAITLYNN WILL ATTEND SMITH COLLEGE TO STUDY HISTORY.

AND THEN OUR TOP GRADUATE FROM RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, GRAYSON MANN.

GRAYSON IS THE SON OF DOUG AND BETH MANN. GRAYSON WILL ATTEND TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY TO STUDY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE HALTOM HIGH AND BIRDVILLE HIGH ON THEIR GRADUATION AS WELL, THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, AND NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 15 SECONDS HERE.

AND IF YOU WANT TO STAY FOR THE BUSINESS PART OF THE OF THE MEETING, PLEASE STAY.

IF NOT WE'LL TAKE A FEW SECONDS HERE. WE'LL SEE ALL OF YOU GUYS TOMORROW.

THANK YOU.

THE BACK ROW DECIDED TO STAY. I THINK THEY ALL HAVE TO, DON'T THEY? TEACHING MY GRANDSONS TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES. SOMETIMES WE HAVE DOZENS OF PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD.

[J. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD]

THANK YOU. WELL, THIS WILL BE A BRIEF CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.

JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE ON SOME OF OUR PROJECTS AND PLANS FOR THIS SUMMER.

WE HAVE A PRETTY BUSY SUMMER AHEAD OF US, BUT A LOT TO GET DO.

BUT W E'VE GOT OUR 60 DAY WINDOW ABOUT TO START TO GET THIS DONE, AND WE'LL MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS THIS SUMMER.

SO JUST OUR ONGOING PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WRAPPING, SOME OF THEM ARE WRAPPING UP OR SOME PREPARING TO WRAP UP OVER THE LITTLE LONGER TERM.

MULLENDORE ELEMENTARY, WHERE THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS, AND DAVID E SMITH, WE HAVE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION ON JUNE 30TH.

GRIGGS HIGH SCHOOL, SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, OUR PUNCH LIST AND OUR HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS.

OUR GOAL IS SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION AUGUST 1ST, 2025.

BIRDVILLE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX IS ONGOING, AND WE EXPECT TO BE IN BUILDING 4 IN THROUGH ABOUT OCTOBER.

SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE BUT THAT IS KIND OF OUR ON GOING PROJECTS AND OUR BOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL BE READY TO GO AND OPEN.

AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT AS WELL, AS WELL AS GRIGGS WILL BE OPEN IN THE FALL.

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ROOFING PROJECTS, WE HAVE 10 ROOFING PROJECTS GETTING READY TO START ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT WE HAVE SOME ARE GOING TO BE THE, THE FLUID APPLIED ROOFING, SOME WILL BE TPO OR THE SINGLE PLY MEMBRANE ROOF, AND THEN SOME WILL BE METAL REPLACEMENT.

BUT WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH PROGRESSIVE ROOFING AND WE ARE PLANNED AND PREPARED TO GO WITH THAT AND SO WE'LL HAVE A 60 DAY WINDOW TO COMPLETE THOSE PLAZA BUILDING 2 IS WE'RE WORKING ON PLANS NOW TO START THAT IN THE FALL, THAT'S THE AREA WHERE THE CLOSED CONNECTION AND THAT'S GOING TO BE CLEANED.

YES, SIR. ARE YOU USING MORE THAN ONE ROOFING CONTRACTOR? OH, WELL, WE'RE USING ONE MAJOR ROOFING CONTRACTOR THAT HAS MULTIPLE TEAMS, AND THEN THEY HAVE A SUBSIDIARY, A ROOFER THAT THEY'RE USING AS WELL. BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT DID THE HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL ROOF AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND STAFFED IT WELL.

AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM SINCE EARLY SPRING TO MAKE SURE THEY'VE GOT A STEP, BUT THEY'VE GOT A PLAN AND ADEQUATE PERSONNEL TO STAFF ALL THE DIFFERENT ROOFS AND GET IT DONE IN 60 DAYS. THAT'S A LOT OF ROOFS FOR 60 DAYS OR SO.

IT IS.MONDAY'S A HOLIDAY. YEAH, WELL, THEN MAYBE I KNOW THAT, BUT THEY DON'T.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD GOOD. THANK YOU. YEAH, SO ANYWAY BUT YEAH, WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO AND AS I SAID AND THEN IN THE FALL, WE'LL DO THE PLAZA BUILDING, TOO. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, PLANS FOR THAT NOW.

HVAC SUMMER PROJECTS. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED ON HVAC AT THE FAAC, AND SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS PLANNED FOR AUGUST 1ST.

SPICER ELEMENTARY, SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, AUGUST 1ST.

SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL, AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED, WE HAVE SOME ABATEMENT TO BE DONE.

AND THEN WE'LL DO PHASE 1 THIS SUMMER. AND THEN PHASE 2 WILL BE SUMMER 2026.

SO BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE REPLACEMENT, THERE'S ONLY WITHIN THE WINDOW WE CAN GET ONLY GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT DONE.

SO BUT EVERYTHING IS ON SCHEDULE AND PLANNED OUT TO BE COMPLETED AND BE BACK UP AND RUNNING FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN WE'LL REPLACE THE REST OF EQUIPMENT NEXT YEAR.

FLOORING, WE HAVE HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL FLOORING, THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

ELECTRICAL, WE HAVE A VARIOUS SMALL PROJECTS FROM SOME PANEL REPLACEMENTS.

WE'RE REPLACING A LOT OF THE LIGHTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS, SOME OF THE POLE LIGHTS.

IT'S KIND OF VARIOUS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUSES. NO MAJOR PROJECTS GOING ON, BUT A SMALL A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PLANNED.

SAME THING WITH PLUMBING. WE'RE WORKING ON BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SHOWERS THIS SUMMER.

THE ATHLETIC SHOWERS. AND THEN WE HAVE VARIOUS SMALL PROJECTS, WHICH INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF WATER HEATERS AND WATER FOUNTAINS AND VARIOUS THINGS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. WE'RE WORKING ON PLANS FOR FIRE ALARM UPGRADES AND UPDATES, AND THEY'LL START SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2025 AND THE WAY THAT TYPICALLY RUNS IS YOU'LL RUN TWO SYSTEMS IN PARALLEL UNTIL YOUR NEW SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL.

AND IT'S AGAIN, IT'S GOT ALL THE CERTIFICATIONS AND THEN WE TAKE THE OLD SYSTEM OFFLINE, SO YOU'RE NEVER WITHOUT A SYSTEM IN PLACE.

ELEVATOR UPGRADES A BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. WE'VE GOT AN UPGRADE COMING THIS SUMMER.

JUST OVERHAUL AND UPGRADE. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO SOME CAB UPGRADES AND A COUPLE OF THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS.

BUT THIS IS THE MAJOR ELEVATOR UPGRADE WE'VE GOT GOING ON, AND THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU WHAT ALL WE'VE GOT GOING THIS SUMMER.

WE'VE GOT A BUSY 60 DAYS COMING UP, BUT GOT GOOD PLANS.

WE'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS WITH THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS WITH OUR FOLKS AND THE CONTRACTORS SINCE EARLY SPRING AND I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN AND WE'RE READY TO GO AND YOU SHOULD SEE GOOD PROGRESS AND WE ACHIEVE EVERYTHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ABOVE.

ANY QUESTIONS I COULD ANSWER? YES, SIR. HOW HOW FAR ALONG ARE WE ON? THE CLOSE CONNECTION, FIRE SYSTEM.

THEY WERE TRYING TO GET SOME SYSTEMS IN PLACE, BUT I THINK WE'RE WITHIN AROUND OF 4 TO 6 WEEKS, I THINK SINCE LAST I HAD READ ON THAT AND TRYING TO GET THAT SET UP TO GO, IF WE HADN'T FOUND A.

WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A FASTER ALTERNATIVE, BUT I KNOW THE CITY IS REQUIRING REPLACING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT GOING AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL PARTS THAT WE'RE DOING WHITE BOXING IN AS WELL.

DOCTOR NIVEN, DO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ITEMS INTO THE CLOSE CONNECTION? YOU HAD ASKED ME THAT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AND WE'RE CHECKING WITH THE CITY TO SEE IF THEY'RE GOING TO LET US DO THAT.

I KNOW WE CAN'T OCCUPY IT, BUT I THINK MAYBE WE CAN STORE THINGS THERE UNTIL WE GET THAT BUT I SHOULD HAVE AN ANSWER ON THAT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU DOCTOR. THANK YOU.

OUR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS. NOW WE GET TO DISCUSS AND HEAR ABOUT RISK IN WORKER'S COMP AND INSURANCE,

[K.1. Insurance Renewals [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]

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THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT KUNKEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR STINSON AND CABINET.

IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE OUR PARTNERS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT TONIGHT, KERRY SIMS PARTNER, AND WALKER TRUDEAU, BOTH WITH INSURICA. THEY ARE HERE TO BRING YOU SOME GOOD NEWS.

GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, BIRDVILLE ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY, DOCTOR STINSON. MY NAME IS WALKER TRUDEAU, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF INSURICA RISK AND CLAIMS MANAGEMENT, AND I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING BIRDVILLE ISDS WORKERS COMPENSATION RENEWAL ON BEHALF OF WORKER'S COMPENSATION SOLUTIONS.

HAS BEEN PARTNERING WITH BIRDVILLE ISD SINCE 2013.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PROACTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO KEEP BIRDVILLE ISD EMPLOYEES SAFE BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE NUMBERS AND THE RENEWAL AND THE AGREEMENT, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE DISTRICT DOCTOR STINSON, MISS BOWMAN, DOCTOR GLENN, JOHN HUGHES, MR. SHANKO, AND THERE'S PROBABLY SEVERAL OTHERS THAT I THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO MENTION TODAY, BUT THEY DO AN ABSOLUTE OUTSTANDING JOB IN COMMITTING RESOURCES TO THE AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES AND TO THE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE INVEST A LOT INTO THE EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND CREATING A SAFETY CULTURE.

WE COME ON SITE, WE VISIT WITH YOUR AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES THREE TIMES A YEAR, AND THAT'S FOOD SERVICE, CUSTODIAL MAINTENANCE, TRANSPORTATION. AND SO IT IS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT OF TIME BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANT THOSE EMPLOYEES BEING SAFE AND ON THE JOB BUT EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT GOING HOME SAFELY TO THEIR FAMILIES.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS WITH THAT.

TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING SOME INFORMATION ON THE RENEWAL HERE. YOUR EFFECTIVE COVERAGE STARTS JULY 1ST OF 2025, AND SO IT WILL BE EXPIRING ON JULY 1ST AS WELL.

WCS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A NEW THREE YEAR RENEWAL.

IT'S A GUARANTEED RATE AGREEMENT THROUGH 7.1 OF 2028.

WHAT THAT GUARANTEED RATE WILL DO WILL PROVIDE YOU STABILITY SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY ADVERSE CLAIMS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE YOU STABILITY AND COST AS YOU LOOK OUT OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

ONE THING WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IS WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING A RENEWAL WITH A 12% REDUCTION IN THE OVERALL COST.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN BY CHANCE.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SPEAKERS. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT HE SAID. NOT MANY EXPENDITURES WITHIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS SEEING A DECREASE IN COST WITH THE INFLATIONARY COSTS THAT WE'RE SEEING.

AND SO WE ARE ABSOLUTELY EXCITED ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH BIRDVILLE ISD AND CONTINUING FORWARD TOGETHER AND SO WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT OVER $158,000 OF SAVINGS PER YEAR ALMOST $380,000 IN SAVINGS OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD.

AND SO WE'VE GOT ESTIMATED PAYROLL AT THIS POINT OF APPROXIMATELY $190 MILLION, WITH THE ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTION APPROXIMATELY $1,164,000.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THAT SLIDE, IS IT THE DECREASE RATE DRIVEN OR VOLUME DRIVEN? IT DECREASED BY RATE AND SO WHAT THAT IS IS EFFECTIVE.

YOU'LL SEE A 12% REDUCTION IN THE OVERALL COST AS WELL.

BUT WORKER'S COMP IS BASED UPON PAYROLL. YES SIR, IT IS.

THAT'S THE VOLUME I'M TALKING ABOUT. OKAY. SO HAS OUR VOLUME GONE DOWN OR IS IT THIS $158,000? IS IT TOTALLY RATE DRIVEN? WELL, IT'S BASED ON A 2.5% INCREASE IN ESTIMATED PAYROLL RIGHT NOW.

WORKER'S COMPENSATION IS AN AUDIBLE INSURANCE COVERAGE AND SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

ALWAYS PAID IN ARREARS. YOU CATCH UP. YES, SIR.

THAT'S CORRECT AND SO IF YOU'VE OVERESTIMATED, YOU WOULD RECEIVE A REFUND.

IF YOU'VE UNDERESTIMATED, YOU MIGHT OWE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT BUT IT IS GENERATED THROUGH YOUR AUDITED PAYROLL.

SO OUR PRICE PER HUNDRED HAS GONE DOWN 12%. YES, SIR.

THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. THAT GETS DRIVEN BY THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK.DISTRICT THAT WE WORK WITH, AND WE WORK WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE IS COMMITTED TO SAFETY AS BIRDVILLE ISD.

THEY DO AN ABSOLUTE OUTSTANDING JOB OF COORDINATING THE SERVICES.

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WE HAVE THE SHOE MOBILE THAT COMES ON SITE DELIVERED ALMOST 600 PAIRS OF SHOES AND BOOTS TO THE AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES.

WE DO THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND WHY DO WE DO THAT? IF YOU GET INTO THE DATA AND LOOK AT THE FREQUENCY OF CLAIMS, YOUR NUMBER ONE FREQUENCY IN WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS IS SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE ADDRESSING THAT FREQUENCY, WE'RE ALSO INVESTING INTO THOSE EMPLOYEES AND GIVING BACK TO THOSE AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY CAN INVEST INTO THEIR SAFETY CULTURE.

AND SO THAT ALONG WITH THE WELLNESS PROGRAM, WE HAD ALMOST 1500 PARTICIPANTS IN THE WELLNESS PROGRAM BETWEEN THE FALL AND THE SPRING CAMPAIGN AND AGAIN, WE WANT HAPPIER, HEALTHIER EMPLOYEES OR SAFER EMPLOYEES AND SO THAT'S JUST A FEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT THE DISTRICT IS ENGAGING WITH.

THANK YOU. COOL.

YOU KNOW, I SEE THOSE MESSAGES COME THROUGH, WE ALL PARTICIPATE AND IT IS CONSTANT AND THAT'S THE GREAT PART ABOUT MARKETING, YOU KNOW AND SO THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB AS A PARTNER WITH ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL EXCUSE MYSELF. DID GREAT.

THANK YOU. KEEP IT UP. THERE WERE SOME SOUNDBITES IN THERE THAT WE NEED TO CAPTURE.

YEAH, THAT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. MY NAME IS KERRY SIMS, AND I'M WITH INSURICA EDUCATION AS WELL AND I'M THE AGENT FOR YOUR PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE AND ALL MY COMPANY DOES IS WORK WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WE WORK WE CURRENTLY WORK WITH ABOUT 900 NATIONWIDE AND WE'RE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH BIRDVILLE ISD TODAY TO BRING YOU WHAT IS AN OUTSTANDING PROPERTY CASUALTY RENEWAL AS WELL.

SO WE TALK ABOUT CASUALTY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR GENERAL AND EDUCATORS LEGAL LIABILITY.

OBVIOUSLY, YOUR GENERAL LIABILITY COVERS THE PREMISES AND ANYTHING THAT OCCURS ON THOSE PREMISES.

YOUR EDUCATORS LEGAL LIABILITY COVERS YOU AS A BOARD.

ALL BIRDVILLE ISD EMPLOYEES, AS LONG AS THEY'RE ACTING WITHIN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES HERE AT THE DISTRICT AND THEN YOUR AUTO LIABILITY AND YOUR AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE PROTECT YOUR AUTO FLEET COMP COLLISION, THAT KIND OF THING.

THOSE ARE THE PREMIUMS THAT RIGHT THERE, THE LIABILITY FOR YOUR GENERAL AND EDUCATORS IS 171,054 AND THEN THE PREMIUM FOR YOUR AUTO LIABILITY AND PHYSICAL DAMAGES IS 287,304. WE HAVE ADDED SOME NEW VEHICLES THIS YEAR.

WE'VE ALSO ADDED SOME LIMITS TO THE AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND WE SAY AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAIL DAMAGE AND THAT KIND OF THING.

YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN IT ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLES INSURANCE AS WELL. WHAT WE STILL SEE A LOT OF INCREASE REPAIR COSTS THESE DAYS.

YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE BUMPER ON A 1985 CHEVY TRUCK.

IT USED TO BE JUST ALL METAL. THERE WAS NO ELECTRONICS IN THERE.

THERE WERE NO LIGHTS THAT MOVED AROUND. WE SEE A LOT OF INCREASED REPAIR COSTS.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALWAYS KEEPING AN EYE ON.

LIKE WCS OR LIKE YOUR WORK COMP, PCAT IS OFFERING A NEW 3 YEAR RATE GUARANTEE ON YOUR AUTO LIABILITY.

THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO BUDGET AS WELL AND THIS IS NOT CONTINGENT ON YOUR LOST HISTORY.

AGAIN, YOUR LOSSES HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD, BUT YOU COULD GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE 4 OR 5 BUS ACCIDENTS IN THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT CONTINGENT ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL LOSS EXPERIENCE. SO I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD OFFER ME THAT WITH MY TEENAGE SON BUT WASN'T AVAILABLE UNFORTUNATELY.

SO THAT'S THE AUTO LIABILITY PART OF IT. PROPERTY IS EVEN BETTER NEWS, IT HAS BEEN ALL BAD NEWS SINCE ABOUT 2017 WITH PROPERTY INSURANCE, WE'VE ALL SEEN IT IN OUR HOMES. WE ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO DELIVER ALMOST A 9% RATE DECREASE LAST YEAR.

THIS YEAR THE RATE DECREASE IS 15.1%. NOW THAT'S RATE JUST LIKE THE GENTLEMAN WAS TALKING ABOUT.

OVER HERE, WE HAVE ADDED ABOUT $120 MILLION WORTH OF VALUES THROUGH PROPERTY VALUE INCREASES.

JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THOSE VALUES ARE ADEQUATE. EACH YEAR WE COME OUT AND WE APPRAISE YOUR BUILDINGS.

LAST YEAR, MR. HUGHES SPENT ABOUT FOUR DAYS WITH WITH MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF GOING THROUGH ALL YOUR BUILDINGS, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS ADEQUATE. AND THEN WE HAVE MULLENDORE THIS YEAR THAT WAS ADDED FOR ABOUT $44 MILLION I BELIEVE.

SO THAT IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO FIX YOUR PREMIUM BUT WHAT WE LOOK AT WE WANT TO LOOK AT IS THE ACTUAL RATE YOU'RE PAYING BECAUSE WE CAN'T CONTROL YOUR PROPERTY.

WE CAN'T CONTROL TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY THE RATE THAT YOU'RE PAYING ON THOSE.

SO THE PREMIUMS IS 3.5 MILLION. IT TOOK 19 DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO PUT YOUR PLACEMENT TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU ARE SUCH A LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE CURRENTLY BUYING A $300 MILLION LIMIT, AND THAT IS A 2% PER BUILDING WIND/HAIL AND $100,000 ALL OTHER PERILS, ALL OTHER PERILS WILL BE FIRE, THEFT, VANDALISM, BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT IS NOT WIND AND HAIL.

WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO INCREASE THE FLOOD AND EARTH MOVEMENT FROM 5 TO $10 MILLION LIMITS.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER OPTIONS HERE FOR YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT INCREASING YOUR PROPERTY LIMITS, YOU HAVE $1.43 BILLION WORTH OF PROPERTY,

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WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS A LOT OF DISTRICTS OVER THE LAST 7 TO 8 YEARS HAVE SLOWLY DECREASED THOSE VALUES BECAUSE THE PREMIUM WAS ESCALATING SO GREATLY, SO THEY'VE STARTED TO SCALE BACK ON THE LIMITS.

WE'VE NEVER REALLY DONE THAT. BIRDVILLE HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED A FAIRLY STABLE LIMIT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE THING IS, YOU NEVER CAN LOOK IN A CRYSTAL BALL AND KNOW EXACTLY YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT LOSS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. I WILL TELL YOU, I'VE BEEN IN THOSE 26 YEARS, I'VE NEVER SEEN A LOSS HIT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO EVEN 3 MILLION, 300 MILLION. YOU KNOW, DALLAS ISD HAD A BIG TORNADO ROLL THROUGH THERE.

YOU KNOW, THAT LOSS I THINK, WAS ABOUT $60 MILLION.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO YOU. THE OLD THING IS YOU KNOW, YOU BUY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AFFORD BUT THOSE ARE TWO OPTIONS.

IF YOU WANTED TO INCREASE YOUR YOUR LIMITS, IT'D BE $190,000 ADDITIONAL TO GO TO A $400 MILLION LIMIT AND ANOTHER $298,000 TO BUY A $500 MILLION LIMIT.

THERE'S A NEW TERMINOLOGY, EXPLAIN FLOOD AND EARTH MOVEMENT.

I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE. SO EARTH MOVEMENT IS BASICALLY EARTHQUAKE AND SO THOSE ARE 2 SEPARATE LIMITS YOU HAVE.

YOU'LL HAVE $10 MILLION IN FLOOD, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION IN EARTHQUAKE.

THEY HAPPEN AROUND HERE, I MEAN, UNFORTUNATELY.I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE EVER ASKED ME ABOUT EARTH MOVEMENT AND IT'S BECOME A QUESTION, IT REALLY HAS. I WILL SAY THAT I'VE HAD SOME CLAIMS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED IN BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE FELT THIS. I'VE NEVER SEEN A CLAIM IN TEXAS PAID FOR EARTHQUAKE COVERAGE.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TAKE THAT FOR WHAT YOU WANT. I'M NOT SAYING IT COULDN'T HAPPEN, BUT I'M JUST SAYING I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME, I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN A SCHOOL DISTRICT GET PAID ON A CLAIM ON FOR AN EARTHQUAKE BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ALL THE FRACKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON, IT'S CHANGED THINGS. SO WE DO SEE IT, WE DO FEEL IT.

I JUST FEEL I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT IT, BUT I FEEL A LITTLE REMISS, WHAT ARE YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT MOVING TO 405 HUNDRED? YOU SAID YOU WOULD TELL US IF WE ASKED. SO, YES.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE MODELING, IT'S GOING TO TELL YOU THAT $300 MILLION IS ADEQUATE BUT I WOULD NOT STAND HERE AND GUARANTEE YOU, JUST LIKE NOBODY WOULD, THAT YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE A LOSS THAT WOULD EXCEED $300 MILLION.

IT'S SOMETHING IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE GOING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT AND THINKING I FEEL PRETTY PROTECTED.

THAT WOULD BE MY OPINION ON THAT. I'M SORRY, SIR.

IF YOU LEFT IT AT 300, I THINK YOU CAN SLEEP VERY WELL AT NIGHT BUT THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS IF YOU WANTED TO.

SO IN RECENT HISTORY, WHAT I MEAN, THE MOST YOU'VE SEEN, FOR EXAMPLE, DALLAS ISD AT $60 MILLION, A $60 MILLION LOSS. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A TORNADO THAT HITS SEVERAL CAMPUSES.

WELL, THAT ALMOST MAKES ME WONDER IF WE HAVE TOO MUCH AT $300 MILLION.

I KNOW I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T SAY THAT BUT IF THE BIGGEST ONE YOU'VE SEEN IS $60 MILLION, THAT'S THE BASE.

I'VE ALSO, I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION IN THE PAST . I JUST FORGOT, THE 2% DEDUCTIBLE EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.

IS THAT PER CAMPUS. THAT IS PER BUILDING, SO EVERY BUILDING IS GIVEN A VALUE AND IT WOULD BE 2% OF THE VALUE THAT'S LISTED ON THAT PROPERTY SCHEDULE WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES.

CORRECT. JUST LIKE YOUR HOME. SO OUR STAFF HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.WE DID WANT YOU TO SEE THE NUMBERS, THOUGH. I BELIEVE IT WAS, I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY YEARS AGO WE DID DROP DOWN TO A $300 MILLION LIMIT.

SO, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL BUT THERE IS AN AMOUNT OF RISK BUT IT SEEMS TO BE VERY SMALL FOR THE FOR THE DOLLAR.

SO THAT'S THAT WOULD BE OUR RECOMMENDATION BUT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE US TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE THE NUMBERS.

SO THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THIS AS AN ACTION ITEM HERE IN A BIT.

AND THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS RIGHT THERE. YOUR TOTAL COST PREMIUM SAVINGS BASED ON 24 TO 25 COSTS AND KEEP IN MIND THAT IS THE TOTAL COST WHERE WE'RE ADDING $120 MILLION IN VALUES, VEHICLES, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY APPLES TO APPLES, BUT YOU'RE STILL SAVING $164,000 DOING THAT.

SO VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THAT KIND OF RATE REDUCTION AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US PARTNER WITH BIRDVILLE ISD. WELL, THANK YOU AND I THINK 15% IS BIGGER THAN 12%, ISN'T IT? I THINK THAT'S A FIRST GRADE MATH PROBLEM. YES.

THEY LEARN WHAT GREATER THAN IS, YES. WELL THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

WE DO HAVE ONE LAST INFORMATION ITEM. DOCTOR CLARK PROPOSED LOCAL POLICY UPDATE EH LOCAL.

[K.2. Birdville ISD Proposed Local Policy Updates Affecting Local Policy Listed (First Reading) [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent & Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent} EH (LOCAL) Curriculum Design [replace]]

[00:45:01]

HOWEVER, TO ENSURE CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY IN IMPLEMENTATION, WE ARE PROPOSING A REFINEMENT IN THE DEFINITION OF CURRICULUM.

IT'S MISUNDERSTOOD A LOT OF TIMES. SO MOVING FORWARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE CURRICULUM TO BE DEFINED NOT ONLY AS THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, BUT ALSO TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN FORMALLY ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THIS CLARIFICATION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS WE EXPAND THE USE OF SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR PHONICS PROGRAM AND OUR NEW MATH PROGRAM, AND OTHER RESEARCH BASED MATERIALS THAT ARE CONSIDERED HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. TEACHERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EXPECTED TO TEACH THE CURRICULUM, BUT NOW IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THEY IMPLEMENT NOT ONLY THE CURRICULUM, BUT WITH THE RESOURCES WITH FIDELITY, USING THOSE DESIGNATED BOARD APPROVED RESOURCES.

THIS ALIGNMENT ENSURES EQUITY, COHERENCE AND INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY ACROSS THE ALL CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDES WHAT WE AS CURRICULUM PEOPLE REFER TO AS A VERTICAL AND A HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, I THINK JUST AS A JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WE'RE NOT CHANGING A POLICY, WE'RE JUST REFINING IT.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF A STUDENT, LET'S SAY A STUDENT IS IN 3RD GRADE AT A PARTICULAR ELEMENTARY, IF THEY MOVE TO ANOTHER ELEMENTARY OR ANOTHER PART OF TOWN WHEN THEY GO TO 3RD GRADE AT THEIR NEW SCHOOL, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE LEARNING THE SAME THING IN THE SAME WAYS WITH THE SAME MATERIALS.

I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I DID FIND A TYPO. YOU DID? I DID. OKAY, WELL, I'LL MAKE THAT CORRECTION.

OKAY. YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU NOW OR LATER? I'LL TELL YOU LATER.

YOU CAN TELL ME LATER. I DID LEARN A NEW WORD, CURRICULUMS IS A WORD.

YEAH. IT CAN BE PLURAL. IT CAN BE. ANYTHING ELSE.

[INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SECTION IS OUR ACTION ITEMS, PERSONNEL ITEMS

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

DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONNEL ITEMS? PRESIDENT KUNKEL, I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND? I HAVEN'T GOT TO DO THAT FOR A WHILE.

THANK YOU, MR. DILKS, MR. DREES, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO HANDS. ALL IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY LIFTED HAND AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

[L.2. Consider Liability & Auto, Property, and Worker’s Compensation Insurance Renewals [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]

DO I HEAR A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE THE PURCHASES, AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE THE TERMS AND EXECUTE THE RELATED CONTRACTS FOR THE DISTRICT'S LIABILITY AND AUTO PROPERTY AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE POLICIES AS PRESENTED? I'LL GLADLY SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. MR. DAVIS, ANY DISCUSSION, ANY QUESTIONS? SEVERAL YEARS AGO, MAYBE RIGHT WHEN WE FIRST GOT THESE GUYS, WE STARTED MAKING A PRIORITY. THIS BOARD DID ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES AND DOING AUDITS AND THINGS AND WE'RE SEEING THE FRUITS OF THAT, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THAT. IT'S GOOD FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE WANT THEM SAFE AND BE ABLE TO WORK TOMORROW, THAT'S THE MAIN THING BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.

NOT JUST THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS, BUT THE BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYEES IS INSURMOUNTABLE.

YEAH., I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THAT. I DON'T PARTICULARLY NORMALLY JUMP IN ON THESE ITEMS, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT YOUR PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT WITH OUR EMPLOYEES IT MEANS A LOT TO US.

YOU TALK ABOUT THE THE SHOES AND THE THE THE SAFETY CAMPAIGNS AND THE WELLNESS CAMPAIGNS.

THOSE THINGS MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO OUR CULTURE AND WE ALL KNOW THAT A GOOD CULTURE, WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD, STRONG CULTURE, THEN YOU GET THESE RESULTS. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PARTNER IN THAT, AN ACTIVE PARTNER.

DR. STINSON QUICKLY, THAT KIND OF THE ORG CHART ON WHO'S KIND OF OVER THE TRAINING FOR SAFETY.

YEAH. SO MISSY HEADS THAT IN MANY WAYS AND JOHN HUGHES, WILLIAM SHANKO THEY DO TREMENDOUS WORK WITH, WITH THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND OVERALL WITH THE DISTRICT AND JOHN'S BACK THERE AND SO, JOHN, JOHN QUIETLY SITS THERE AND DOESN'T TAKE CREDIT,

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WELL, I JUST I DON'T WANT IT TO GO UNNOTICED THAT THAT HE DID MENTION THAT HE WORKS WITH A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE HE NOTED US AS, AS ALLOCATING THE RESOURCES THAT THAT ARE NECESSARY TO BRING THESE COSTS DOWN AND MAKE OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE.

SO, YEAH, CONGRATS TO YOUR TEAM YEAH. IF I MAY, JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, WE HAVE COMPETITIONS FOR SAFETY.

WE HAVE THEY PROVIDE US WITH GIFT CARDS, DIFFERENT THINGS AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S SOME TYPE OF A ISN'T THERE LIKE A JACKET OR SOMETHING THAT THE TOP. DO YOU WANT TO TELL? I'M SORRY.

JUST TAKE A QUICK TWO MINUTES. WE CALL IT THE SAFE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN, SO WHAT IT DOES IS IT ALLOWS YOUR DEPARTMENT OF MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS TO RECOGNIZE YOUR EMPLOYEES AS THEY'RE WORKING AND LEADING IN SAFETY AND SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, A NEW PAIR OF SHOES OR BOOTS, BUT IT'S A SCRATCH OFF TICKET TO WORK TO WIN A TERVIS TUMBLER.

AND SO IT'S JUST RECOGNIZING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES OF YOUR AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES OF WORKING SAFELY AND LEADING IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS.

GOES A LONG WAY WITH THE SAFETY. IN EVERY MONTH, EVERY DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR IN AUXILIARY GETS A REPORT OF ANY ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, THE INVESTIGATION AND THEN ACTION STEPS TO TAKE IN THE DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE THAT.

THAT FROM CANDICE MILLER, WHO IS OVER ALL OF OUR WORKERS COMP CLAIMS AND ALSO.

I'D NEVER BE OPPOSED TO HAVING SOME OF THOSE BEING RECOGNIZED AT A BOARD MEETING IF IT WAS APPROPRIATE, YOU KNOW ONCE A YEAR. SURE. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I THINK IT'D BE WONDERFUL. I JUST REMEMBER THAT LONG TIME TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY, THE OFFICE AND IN THE BACKGROUND, THEY ALWAYS HAD NUMBER OF DAYS SINCE THE LAST WORKPLACE ACCIDENT AND A LOT OF TIMES IT HAD ZERO.

I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THAT SIGN. YOU KNOW ONE THING.

I WAS TALKING TO A TEACHER WHO TEACHES IN A DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SHE SAID, THE THING IS ABOUT MY DISTRICT IS WE HAVE NO SERVICE. WE HAVE I MEAN, WE'RE JUST BASICALLY THERE AND WE DON'T HAVE THINGS DONE FOR US AND I'M SO PROUD OF OUR AUXILIARY PEOPLE AND DAVE AND HIS TEAM, THEY'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB AT MAKING SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE THEIR NEEDS MET.

I REALLY AM VERY PROUD OF THAT. WELL. VERY GOOD.

WELL, LET'S LET'S VOTE ON THE MOTION. THAT'S BEEN SECONDED.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND, AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU AND GOOD THAT WE'VE GOT THINGS LOCKED IN FOR 3 YEARS NOW.

NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS IN CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED WITH ONE MOTION,

[M. CONSENT ITEMS]

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM CONSENT AGENDA? AND IF NOT, DO I HEAR A MOTION? YES, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MRS. SANDERS-WISE, MR. DREES, ANY DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. IT IS UNANIMOUS, THERE'S SOME SUPERINTENDENTS REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO US AS

[N. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]

SO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. BASKERVILLE. ANY PLANS AFTER? NO. GET READY FOR GRADUATIONS. GRADUATION THERE YOU GO.

WELL, I'LL BUY YOU BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING. VERY COOL, OUR NEXT MEETING IS A SPECIAL MEETING ON TUESDAY,

[O. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]

HERE IN THE BOARDROOM. CLOSED SESSION 5:30. OPEN SESSION 7 P.M.

NO FURTHER BUSINESS THAT I SEE, SO DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND, THE MOTION AND SECOND DOWN ON THAT END.

ALL IN FAVOR? LET'S LEAVE. THE TIME IS 7:57 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.