Nov 20, 2025 Regular Board Meetings

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WELL, IT'S 5:30. CAN WE GO? THE 11/20/25 REGULAR BOARD MEETING´S NOW

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]

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

WE SHALL NOW CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551, SPECIFICALLY 074.

[C. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

AND 076. SECURITY. THE TIME IS 5:31. IN JUST A SECOND IT WILL BE 5:31.

[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. FIRST, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THREE DONATIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR ACCEPTANCE AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA LATER IN THE MEETING. THE HALTOM AREA BAND FRIENDS IS DONATING FUNDS TO THE HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND.

NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA IS DONATING FUNDS TO NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH IS DONATING FUNDS TO CHENEY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MRS. SANDERS-WISE, THAT'S YOUR CHURCH. YOUR CHURCH, YOUR SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS.

NOW, KATIE MORAN, PRINCIPAL, GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]

I AM SO PLEASED TO INTRODUCE TWO AMAZING SCHOLARS FROM GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY.

I HAVE MIKA ODELL AND RYATT RILEY, AND THEY ARE HERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES TONIGHT, INCLUDING MIKA'S PARENTS, DAVID AND CONOCO ODELL AND HER BROTHER JACK, AND RYATT´S FAMILY, HIS PARENTS, JASON AND CHRISTINA HOLMQUIST, AND I HEARD GRANDPA JOHN CAME IN TOO. AND SISTER RAELYNN.

SO MIKA WILL NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES, FOLLOWED BY RYATT, WHO WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT EXPRESSION.

WOULD YOU 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.

ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THE ONLY PLACE WHERE SUCCESS COMES BEFORE WORK IS IN THE DICTIONARY.

THIS IS A FAVORITE QUOTE OFTEN ATTRIBUTED TO VINCE LOMBARDI, WHO, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, IS A MAN CELEBRATED AS ONE OF THE BEST NFL HEAD COACHES IN HISTORY. ALSO, THE SUPER BOWL TROPHY IS NAMED AFTER HIM.

THIS QUOTE SERVES AS A MOTIVATIONAL REMINDER THAT YOUR ACHIEVEMENT IS THE RESULT OF EFFORT AND A STRONG DESIRE TO REACH YOUR GOALS, NOT BY CHANCE OR SHORTCUT. MY TIME AT GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY HAS ALLOWED ME TO DEVELOP A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS WITH EXCELLENT TEACHERS.

SOME OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES HAVE BEEN THE LIVING MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS AND PTA PERFORMANCES AND THE SPELLING BEE.

ALL THE EXPERIENCES TOGETHER, ALONG WITH THE STRONG INFLUENCE OF MY PARENTS, HAVE GUIDED ME TO BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR, CELEBRATING MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN JULY.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD TONIGHT, AND FOR KEEPING BISD A GREAT DISTRICT TO ACCOMPLISH ANY GOAL.

I WILL CONTINUE TO PUT IN THE WORK AND HOPE TO SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN WHEN I MOVE ON TO NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND REPORT BACK ON THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF NOT ONLY ME, BUT MY CLASSMATES AS WELL. THANK YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO GIVE A COMMERCIAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS? YOU SAID ENTREPRENEUR FOR A YEAR. WHAT'S THE BUSINESS? I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT WANTS TO KNOW, AM I? RYAN'S RENTALS.

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HE'S VERY SMART.

CONFIDENT.

THANK YOU TO THE GATORS. OUR AWARDS AND RECOGNITION, MEGAN OVERMAN.

[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]

TONIGHT WE HAVE A BIT KIND OF A FULL HOUSE AND FOUR RECOGNITIONS TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU.

FIRST, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND HERE TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH US IS MR. PHIL BECKMAN, OUR BIRDVILLE ISD MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.

THANK YOU MEGAN. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT KUNKEL, DOCTOR STINSON, TRUSTEES.

WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE SERTOMA CLUB OF WATAUGA FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT OF HARDEMAN ELEMENTARY, WATAUGA ELEMENTARY, AND WATAUGA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WITH US TONIGHT ARE DENNIS SERRATT, WENDY GARCIA, AND STEPHEN WELCH.

THE CLUB GENEROUSLY PROVIDES BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, SHOES FOR STUDENTS, AND MEALS FOR STAFF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP MAKES A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE SERTOMA CLUB OF WATAUGA FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

THERE YOU GO. SQUEEZE IN. [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS AT THE SERTOMA CLUB OF WATAUGA FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF BIRDVILLE ISD FAMILIES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A RECOGNITION OF SOME VERY ACCOMPLISHED AND TALENTED STUDENTS AND THEIR DIRECTORS.

OUR DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS, MR. DANNY DETRICK, IS HERE TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS STATE FINALIST GROUP.

COME ON DOWN.

PRESIDENT KUNKEL AND BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR STINSON AND CABINET MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING. THE UIL STATE MARCHING BAND CONTEST BEGAN ALL THE WAY BACK IN 1979, AND IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL COMPETITION OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND CAN PARTICIPATE IN.

BIRDVILLE ISD HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS HAVE MAINTAINED A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH REGULAR ADVANCEMENT TO THE STATE CONTEST SINCE 1982. I THINK IN YOUR BOARD INFORMATION, THERE WAS A HISTORY OF OUR PARTICIPATION.

OUR MARCHING BANDS COMPETITION SEASON INCLUDE SEVERAL CONTESTS, INCLUDING A UIL REGIONAL ASSESSMENT AND AN AREA LEVEL COMPETITION.

OUT OF APPROXIMATELY, I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 255 5A HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE, 188 OF THEM ADVANCED TO AN AREA CONTEST.

AND THEN OUT OF THOSE NINE AREA CONTESTS, 38 BANDS ADVANCED TO THE STATE FINALS OR TO THE STATE COMPETITION.

AND RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND WAS ONE OF THOSE 38.

WE ARE HERE TO CONGRATULATE THE ROYAL MARCHING BAND ON PLACING IN THE TOP 12 BANDS IN THE PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE AND ADVANCING TO THE STATE FINALS, ULTIMATELY PLACING 11TH OVERALL.

THE RICHLAND ROYAL BAND IS RANKED IN THE TOP 4% OF THE 5A HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS IN THIS STATE.

WE ARE ALSO DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SUPPORT GIVEN BY OUR PARENTS, OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION AND OUR CABINET AND OF COURSE,

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AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR WONDERFUL COLOR GUARD INSTRUCTOR, JULIANA BREWSTER.

WE HAVE SOME STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. OUR DRUM MAJORS ARE WITH US THIS EVENING TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.

WE HAVE HAISLEY COWART, AYLA GLENN, CLAIRE GREEN, AND SETH HARLOS.

[APPLAUSE]. AND RIGHT HERE ON THREE GUYS. ONE, TWO THREE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR RICHLAND BAND. THOSE WERE SOME STATE FINALIST SMILES I SAW THERE, AND WELL EARNED AND WELL DESERVED. SO FAR WE'VE CELEBRATED COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND STUDENTS.

NOW LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE RECOGNITION OF ONE OF OUR WORLD CLASS EDUCATORS.

MISS MARICRUZ POLIT, WHERE IS SHE? RIGHT BEHIND ME.

RIGHT BEHIND ME. SHE'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, AND SHE'S HERE TO TELL US MORE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR WHOSE WORK HAS EARNED A STATEWIDE DISTINCTION. THE TEXAS DIRECTORS OF FIELD EXPERIENCE IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS AND OVERSEES CLINICAL TEACHING PROGRAMS ACROSS TEXAS. EACH YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION SELECTS TWO CLINICAL TEACHERS WHO EXCEL IN KEY AREAS, SUCH AS REFLECTING ON TEACHING AND LEARNING, USING EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, AND BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF. THIS YEAR, AIDAN LINDSEY, FOURTH GRADE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT CHENEY HILLS ELEMENTARY, WAS NAMED THE TEXAS CLINICAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR, A REMARKABLE HONOR THAT HIGHLIGHTS HIS EXCEPTIONAL SKILL AND COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS.

EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVELY, MR. LINDSEY IS ALSO ONE OF FOUR NATIONAL FINALISTS FOR THE NATIONAL CLINICAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

AIDAN, WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING BIRDVILLE ISD WITH EXCELLENCE.

[APPLAUSE].

IF WE COULD INVITE AIDAN'S FAMILY TO COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE AS WELL.

ONE OF OUR FORMER PRINCIPALS, DOCTOR SABRINA LINDSEY, IS AIDAN'S MOM, AND SHE'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

AND HIS GRANDFATHER WAS A TEACHER AND HIS GRANDMOTHER WAS IN PERSONNEL HERE AT THE DISTRICT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

ONE. TWO. THREE. CONGRATULATIONS, AIDAN. [APPLAUSE].

ANOTHER FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF THE BIRDVILLE ISD FAMILY LEGACY HERE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, MR. LINDSEY, AND THANK YOU.

SO YOU MAY REMEMBER IN AUGUST THAT WE CELEBRATED ALL THREE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS FOR EARNING SPOTS ON THE US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT BEST HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS.

TONIGHT WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE, AND MR. KUNKEL, THIS IS FOR YOU.

6 OR 7 TOTAL OF 13 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES TONIGHT FOR EARNING THE VERY SAME HONOR.

FOR OUR LAST RECOGNITION TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPALS TO JOIN ME UP FRONT.

FROM FOSTER VILLAGE ELEMENTARY, MR. JASON WINANS.

GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY, MISS KATIE MORAN. HARDEMAN ELEMENTARY, MISS ALLISON CROOK.

NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY, MISS DEBORAH COULSON. PORTER ELEMENTARY, MR.

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SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY, MR. RYAN HOLZBERGER. SNOW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, MISS SUSAN NALL.

SPICER ELEMENTARY, MISS AMY NEWLAND. ACADEMY AT CARRIE THOMAS.

MISS ANGELA LIMON. NEW HERE, I'M LEARNING. WALKER CREEK ELEMENTARY, MISS JENNIFER MARTIN.

NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE, MR. JOHN DAVIS. AND SMITHFIELD MIDDLE MR. JASON TURNER. THESE PRINCIPALS, AS THEY'RE RECEIVING THEIR PLAQUES, THESE PRINCIPALS LEAD CAMPUSES THAT HAVE EARNED THEIR SPOTS IN THE US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT'S LIST OF BEST ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL RANKINGS FOR 25-26.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE]. US NEWS THOROUGHLY EVALUATES PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO DETERMINE THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL OR BEST SCHOOLS RANKINGS.

ALL THE SCHOOLS RANKINGS. THEIR RUBRIC CONSIDERS KEY INDICATORS SUCH AS MATH AND READING PROFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE IN EACH SUBJECT AREA ON STATE EXAMS. THESE 13 BIRDVILLE ISD SCHOOLS EARNED THEIR PLACE IN THIS YEAR'S RANKINGS OUT OF MORE THAN 81,000 SCHOOLS EVALUATED.

OUR PRINCIPALS ARE ACCEPTING THESE PLAQUES AND THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF THE HARD WORK OF THEIR FACULTY AND STAFF, THEIR STUDENTS AND OF COURSE THE SUPPORT OF THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

PLEASE JOIN ME AGAIN IN CELEBRATING THESE SCHOOLS FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR.

[APPLAUSE]. WOULD ALL BOARD MEMBERS LIKE TO JOIN US DOWN FRONT TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR PRINCIPALS? YES, NO? YES. YES. YES.

PERFECT. ALRIGHTY, Y'ALL. AND RIGHT HERE ON THREE, PLEASE.

ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. I WILL REMIND YOU, LIKE I DID WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

YOU CAN TAKE LAST YEAR'S PLAQUE, BUT PLEASE LEAVE THIS YEAR'S PLAQUE WITH US.

MR. REECE WADDELL WILL TAKE THOSE FROM YOU AT THE DOOR.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY CAN CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AREN'T PRINCIPALS USUALLY THE ONES THAT. QUIET PEOPLE.

NO, JUST KIDDING, JUST KIDDING. WE'RE TRANSITIONING RIGHT NOW.

[G. PUBLIC COMMENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]

UNDER CURRENT AGENDA TOPICS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP, WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT HAS SIGNED UP REGARDING A TOPIC ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, AND THIS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THIS OPEN FORUM AND BASED ON OUR POLICY, BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. SO, MR. ERIC CARLISLE, WE HAVE YOUR ADDRESS.

COME FORWARD. AT 11325 GAIL RIDGE TERRACE, FORT WORTH 76052.

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THANK YOU FOR COMING. PRESIDENT KUNKEL, BOARD, DOCTOR STINSON.

GOOD EVENING. SO I'M HERE TONIGHT FOR THE TAD VOTES ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING.

SO, YOU KNOW, AS I'VE COME TO YOU BEFORE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION BEFORE I TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY.

THE INFORMATION IS, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, ALAN BLAYLOCK STEPPED DOWN FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD. HIS RESIGNATION.

AND THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO REPLACE HIM.

THAT PROCESS IS SEPARATE FROM THIS PROCESS. THE ENTITIES HAVE UNTIL CHRISTMAS, ACTUALLY DECEMBER 26TH, TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION, AND THEN THE CURRENT BOARD WILL VOTE ON THAT ON DECEMBER 31ST.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AT YOUR DECEMBER 11TH MEETING, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY.

ANYTHING I WANT TO TELL YOU IS I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY. LAST YEAR, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, I RAN FOR THIS APPOINTMENT AND I DIDN'T MAKE IT.

AND NEAR THE END OF THE PROCESS, IN DECEMBER, WHEN I REALIZED I WASN'T GOING TO DO IT, I HAVE A RAPPORT WITH A REAL GOOD CITY, JUST LITTLE CITY TO THE NORTH HERE.

IT'S ACTUALLY IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I HAD A FEELING THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE THEIR VOTES TO ME.

SO THE NIGHT OF THEIR MEETING, I WENT TO THEM AND I BEGGED AND I PLEADED WITH THEM NOT TO VOTE FOR ME.

I ACTUALLY WENT AND PLEADED FOR THEM TO GIVE THEIR VOTES TO FRED CAMPOS, BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THE BOARD.

AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF DEBATE GOING BACK AND FORTH, THE CITY, THEY STILL ENDED UP GIVING ME ALL THEIR VOTES.

AND AFTER THE MEETING, A COUNCIL MEMBER, SHE COMES UP TO ME AND SHE'S LIKE, ERIC, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME I RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL, I DIDN'T MAKE IT.

ERIC, THE SECOND TIME I RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL, I STILL DIDN'T MAKE IT.

BUT THE THIRD TIME, THE THIRD TIME I FINALLY MADE IT.

AND IT STUCK WITH ME. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR I'VE SPENT THE ENTIRE YEAR GOING AROUND TO THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND THE DIFFERENT CITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE APPRAISAL PROCESS, HOW IT'S AFFECTED YOU, THE CHANGE IN THEIR PLAN AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GUYS CAST YOUR VOTE, I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CARLISLE. ITEM H.

[H. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS]

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KUNKEL. WE HAVE DOCTOR GLENN HERE THIS EVENING WHO WILL INTRODUCE OUR AUDITOR, AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR 2024-25 EXTERNAL AUDIT.

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

AS YOU KNOW, AUDIT TIME IS A VERY HECTIC, CRAZY TIME.

AND WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS IN OUR FIRM AT WEAVER.

BUT FIRST, BEFORE I INTRODUCE JACKIE, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ALICE HAMRICK, WHO'S OUR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING, AND WE'RE RIGHT BACK HERE. AND ALICE AND HER TEAM DID A TERRIFIC JOB ON THIS YEAR'S AUDIT AND MADE IT RUN AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO I WANTED TO JUST INTRODUCE HER TO YOU GUYS.

SHE IS THE HEART OF OUR AUDIT DEPARTMENT. AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR PARTNER, THE PARTNER WITH WEAVER, JACKIE GONZALEZ, WHO IS HERE TO PRESENT OUR 24-25 AUDIT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND SPOIL MY PRESENTATION. BUT IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL AUDIT.

SO, PLEASED TO BE PRESENTING THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT TONIGHT.

AS MENTIONED, I'M JACKIE GONZALEZ. I SERVE AS YOUR ENGAGEMENT PARTNER, AND I HAVE STEPHANIE WILSON WITH ME TONIGHT.

SHE IS A DIRECTOR IN OUR GOVERNMENT AUDIT PRACTICE.

IN ADDITION TO THE TWO OF US, WE ALSO HAVE BRANDON CAPERS SERVING AS OUR SENIOR ASSOCIATE AND SEVERAL OTHER ASSOCIATES THROUGHOUT THE FIRM, HELPING KIND OF GET US ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

AT WEAVER, WE ARE A NATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM.

OUR GOVERNMENT PRACTICE REMAINS ONE OF OUR LARGEST SEGMENTS OF THE FIRM AND HAS BEEN SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 1950.

WE CURRENTLY SERVE OVER 300 GOVERNMENTAL CLIENTS AND HAVE OVER 170 PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE FIRM THAT SERVE VARIOUS TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS.

I MEAN, THE AUDITS THAT WE DO, AS WELL AS ADVISORY WORK.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AUDIT PROCESS ITSELF. WE DO PERFORM OUR AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS, AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.

IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, WE ALSO PERFORM AN AUDIT OF YOUR FEDERAL AWARDS OR THOSE FEDERAL GRANTS THAT YOU RECEIVE.

AND THAT'S CALLED A SINGLE AUDIT. AND WE PERFORM THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE.

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AND SO WE ARE UNABLE TO ISSUE OUR SINGLE AUDIT AT THIS TIME.

SO IT IS IN DRAFT FORM. WE ARE ISSUING OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE ISSUED THOSE, BUT OUR SINGLE AUDIT IS AWAITING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT, AT WHICH TIME WE'LL BE ABLE TO RELEASE THAT FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT REPORT.

WE ALSO PERFORM TESTS OF COMPLIANCE RELATED TO THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT, AND ALSO TEA STATE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY REQUIRE OF US AS YOUR AUDITORS. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR AUDIT TIMELINE.

WE TRY TO STAY CONNECTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND THEN COME AND PERFORM OUR INTERIM FIELD WORK IN JUNE, COME BACK FOR FINAL FIELD WORK IN SEPTEMBER. AND THEN WE HAD A MEETING WITH DOCTOR STINSON IN NOVEMBER TO GO OVER THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT AND THEN ISSUE THE FINAL, AND THEN KIND OF START THAT PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN.

OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WE'VE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN OPINION, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE, AS YOUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, CAN PROVIDE. AND THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF OUR AUDIT, WE DO REVIEW YOUR INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND HAD NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES IN NO MATTERS OF NONCOMPLIANCE, A MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTED.

SO ALL IN ALL, VERY CLEAN FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT.

AS I MENTIONED, THE SINGLE AUDIT IS STILL UNDER DRAFT FORM, BUT WE DID COMPLETE OUR AUDITS OF TITLE I, PART A AND THE ESSER GRANT, AND WE'RE PLANNING TO ISSUE AN UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN OPINION OVER COMPLIANCE.

YOU DO QUALIFY AS A LOW RISK AUDITEE, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE NOT HAD ANY FINDINGS OF ANY SORT IN AT LEAST THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.

IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN LONGER THAN THAT. AND YOU HAD NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, AND NO FINDINGS ON EITHER OF THOSE GRANTS THAT WE AUDITED AS MAJOR PROGRAMS. WE DO PERFORM A MAJOR PROGRAM ANALYSIS FOR THOSE GRANTS.

SO NOT ONLY DETAILED TEST OF TRANSACTIONS, BUT ALSO STEPPING BACK TO LOOK AT THE COMPOSITION OF COSTS AND KIND OF WHAT'S GOING INTO THOSE GRANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING CHARGED MEETS THOSE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS UNDER WHICH WE TEST AND HAD NO FINDINGS THERE, OF COURSE. JUST A BRIEF LOOK AT YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES HERE.

YOU CAN SEE GRAPHICALLY HOW THESE CAME OUT IN 56.2% OF THOSE EXPENDITURES WERE RELATED TO INSTRUCTION WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE. FOR 2024, THAT INSTRUCTION PIECE WAS 56.6.

IF WE LOOK AT REVENUES BY SOURCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND, ALSO COMPARING 25 TO 24, YOU CAN SEE THAT TOTAL LOCAL AND INTERMEDIATE SOURCES MADE UP 47% IN 25 VERSUS 46% IN 24. AND THEN YOUR STATE PROGRAM REVENUES MADE UP 51% IN 25 VERSUS 52% IN 2024, WITH THE REMAINING 2% IN EACH YEAR BEING RELATED TO FEDERAL AMOUNTS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND.

JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OF COURSE, LIKE WE SAID, VERY SUCCESSFUL AUDIT.

VERY TIMELY RESPONSES, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. EVERYBODY THAT WE DEAL WITH AT THE DISTRICT IS ALWAYS WILLING TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS, WHICH IS SO HELPFUL BECAUSE I KNOW IT CAN BE INTRUSIVE TO HAVE US HERE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AT A TIME.

WE ALSO HAD A NEW STANDARD THAT WE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR, GASB 101, SO WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THAT AND BOOK THE REQUIRED JOURNAL ENTRIES THERE. AS I MENTIONED, NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, NO FINDINGS.

AND THEN YOU DID RECEIVE THE GFOA, CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING, AGAIN, AS WELL AS THE ASBO CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.

SO BOTH OF THOSE AWARDS OVER YOUR FINANCIAL REPORTING.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE AS YOUR AUDITORS.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL AUDIT.

I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING YOU HAVE FOR ME.

ANYBODY HERE TO MY RIGHT. QUESTIONS? TO THE LEFT? ALL THE PEOPLE TO MY LEFT? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. ONE-TIME PROJECTS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE YOU THIS EVENING AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT.

AND WE TYPICALLY TAKE A LOOK AT UNSPENT FUNDS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND WE HAVE BEEN STARTING THE BUDGET PROCESS A LITTLE EARLIER.

WE USED TO BRING ONE TIME PROJECTS IN THE SPRING, AND IT MADE IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET BIDS IN PLACE AND TRY TO GET THOSE SUMMER PROJECTS GOING. SO DOCTOR GLENN HAS BEEN PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION EARLIER, AND WE ALLOW OUR DEPARTMENTS AND OUR CAMPUSES.

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WE ALLOW THEM TO PRESENT REQUESTS. IT'S KIND OF LIKE LIVING IN A HOME.

YOU SEE THINGS THERE THAT SOMEONE THAT JUST COMES IN MIGHT NOT SEE.

SO THE BEST WAY TO GET THAT INFORMATION ON THINGS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENTS IS GETTING IT FROM THEM.

OUR CRITERIA IS REALLY THE MAJOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS, AND WE ALSO HAVE LIFECYCLE REPLACEMENTS IN SOME OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.

SO HERE ARE CATEGORIES. AND SO WE'LL START WITH FACILITIES.

I ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND TOOK TWO OF THESE PICTURES AT HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU MAY REMEMBER THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A WHILE. WE DID SOME IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TENNIS COURTS A WHILE BACK WHEN WE HAD SOME.

THE CREEK BED WAS DETERIORATING, THE BACK END OF THE TENNIS COURTS, AND WE'VE DONE SOME MINOR WORK.

IF YOU LOOK AT THAT RIGHT HAND PICTURE, WE HAVE HAD TO PUT SUPPORTS AGAINST EVERY POLE.

JOHN HUGHES WAS ACTUALLY EXPLAINING TO ME THAT WHEN THE FOUNDATION WAS PUT IN MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.

AND MR. DAVIS CAN GIVE ME THE ACTUAL NAME OF IT, BUT THE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE REBAR IN IT, BUT IT'S GOT THE PULL.

WHAT'S THAT CALLED, MR. DAVIS? PARDON ME? THERE YOU GO. SO THE SUPPORT ON THESE TENNIS COURTS HAVE STRUGGLED.

YOU CAN SEE IN THAT PICTURE ON THE LEFT WITH SOME OF THE WINDSTORMS WE'VE HAD, WE DID HAVE SOME MINOR REPAIRS FROM THOSE, BUT WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD. WE'VE GOT SOME RUSTED POSTS, SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET TO BEFORE TENNIS SEASON AT HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. IN THE CROSS COUNTRY AND SOCCER LOCKER ROOM, YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE LOCKERS THAT ARE ALL DIFFERENT SIZES.

AND SO THE COACHES REQUESTED THAT WE REPLACE THOSE WITH PROBABLY FEWER LOCKERS, BUT ENOUGH SO THAT THEY'RE LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE STUDENTS.

THEY HAVE HOOKS INSIDE AND CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL THE STUDENTS IN THOSE PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAVE A REQUEST AT RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL FOR A SPED DOOR BETWEEN AN ACCESS AND A SEEK CLASS, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT IN THE HALL. AND WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE THAT AT ANOTHER CAMPUS IN PRIOR YEARS.

ACFT HAS ASKED TO DO SOME ACOUSTICAL PANELS, WHICH IF YOU REMEMBER, WE'VE DONE THOSE AT BENNION AND STOWE IN THE PAST.

THEIR CAFETERIA NOISE HAS JUST GOTTEN SO LOUD, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GO IN AND TRY TO DO SOME WORK IN THERE TO TRY TO MINIMIZE SOME OF THE SOUND. AND THEN IN THE TRANSPORTATION SHOP, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE FANS, AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT AIR CONDITIONED.

SO THEY HAVE ASKED US TO ADD A FEW FANS. YOU ALLOWED US TO DO THAT IN THE WAREHOUSE PROBABLY ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, AND IT MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE WITH THE HEAT. FINE ARTS.

AND MR. DETRICK IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE.

YOU WERE SO GRACIOUS TO LET US REPLACE THE BIRDVILLE IN HALTOM HIGH BAND TRAILERS.

THEY'RE QUITE EXTENSIVE IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN ONE.

AND SO RICHLAND´S IS NOW 35 YEARS OLD AT THE END OF THEIR LIFESPAN, SO WE'D LIKE TO GET THAT ORDERED AND REPLACED FOR THEM.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENTS, BIRDVILLE HIGH CURTAINS AND SOME BLACK BOX CURTAIN REPLACEMENTS AT RICHLAND HIGH´S CHOIR UNIFORMS AND NORTH OAKS CHOIR RISERS ARE IN NEXT IN THE ROTATION SCHEDULE.

FURNITURE. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE ALLOWED US TO DO OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, GIVEN JUST AN AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND THEN WE'VE DONE WHAT WE CAN AT CAMPUSES, REPLACING SOME OF THE CLASSROOM FURNITURE AND EVEN SOME OF THE COLLABORATION FURNITURE.

WE ALSO HAVE EVAC CHAIRS. SO EVERY CAMPUS THAT HAS A SECOND STORY AND AN ELEVATOR DOES HAVE AN EVAC CHAIR.

WE DON'T HAVE ONE AT EVERY STAIRWELL. AND SO WE'D LIKE TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CAMPUS HAS THOSE AT THOSE STAIRWELLS.

TECHNOLOGY AND CTE. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE REPLACEMENTS YOU CAN SEE GOING DOWN.

WE HAVE THE PORTA-COOL FANS THAT WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING AT THE AG BARN TO KEEP THE ANIMALS COOL.

SOME OF THOSE ANIMALS GET VERY ILL IN THE HEAT OF THE YEAR.

AND WE'VE GOT ALL OF THOSE IN THERE, BUT THEY'RE NOW NEEDING SOME REPLACEMENT TO KEEP THE TEMPERATURE CORRECT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SHEEP. WE HAVE SOME OF THE NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH TI AND TCC.

WE NEED SOME LAB EQUIPMENT, A COMPUTER LAB EQUIPMENT.

THERE'S SOME DESKTOPS AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER CLASSES THAT ARE TEN YEARS OLD.

APPARENTLY THEY CAN'T USE THE CHROMEBOOKS. THEY ACTUALLY NEED THE ACTUAL DESKTOPS, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THOSE REPLACED.

WE ARE, AND YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE PTECH ACADEMY, AND SO THERE'S SOME EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED THERE.

AUDIO VISUAL CRANE AND DOLLY TO HELP US WITH SOME OF THE THINGS GOING ON IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

REPLACING SOME OF THE COSMETOLOGY CHAIRS. YOU ALLOWED US TO REPLACE SOME OF THE SHAMPOO BOWLS.

AND NOW WE'D LIKE TO GO BACK AND TAKE CARE OF THOSE SALON CHAIRS.

AND THEN WE HAVE AED ADDITIONS AND LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENTS AROUND THE DISTRICT.

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WE HAVE RECENTLY UPGRADED OUR SOFTWARE WITH OUR BUS SYSTEM.

AND SO THIS RFID PRINTER SYSTEM DOES ALLOW US TO CREATE BADGES SO THAT WHEN STUDENTS BOARD THE BUS, THEY CAN SWIPE AND THEIR ATTENDANCE IS TRACKED ON THE BUS, AND THEN THEY'RE SWIPING OFF THE BUS SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE ALL THE STUDENTS ARE AT ALL POINTS IN TIME. AND SO THE INITIAL COST ON THE PRINTERS WOULD BE COVERED OUT OF OUR ONE TIME COST PROJECTS.

VEHICLES. WE DO HAVE SOME SERVICE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES.

WE HAVE FOUR TRUCKS FROM 2005, 2006 AND 2009 IN TRANSPORTATION AND FACILITIES WE'D LIKE TO GET REPLACED.

HOLIDAY HEIGHTS DOES HAVE A PORTABLE BUILDING.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE VERY FEW OF THOSE LEFT. YOU'VE BEEN VERY STRATEGIC IN HELPING US GET RID OF THOSE.

YOU DID SUCH A BEAUTIFUL JOB ON THE PLAYGROUNDS, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE EQUITY.

AND I DROVE OUT TO THE PORTABLE BUILDING EARLIER THIS WEEK BECAUSE I WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

AND I'M SEEING THESE BEAUTIFUL PLAYGROUNDS AND THEN THIS UNSIGHTLY BUILDING.

SO WE WILL PUT THAT IF YOU ALLOW US ON AUCTION, AND THEN IF WE CANNOT AUCTION IT BECAUSE IT'S EXPENSIVE TO MOVE, THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND JUST DO A DEMOLITION AND REALLY CLEAN UP THEIR PLAYGROUND AREA, SO THEY DON'T HAVE THAT PORTABLE BUILDING THAT THEY'RE NOT USING.

AND THEN WE HAVE ONE NEW INITIATIVE THAT WE DON'T HAVE COST INFORMATION ON.

WE KIND OF WANTED TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

WITH THE NEWER CAMPUSES, WE'VE BEEN REPLACING MONUMENT SIGNS WITH DIGITAL SIGNS AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO, JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE PLAYGROUNDS, BECAUSE THE CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN REQUESTING IT, IS GO BACK AND REALLY KIND OF DO A STRATEGIC PIECE WHERE I THINK THEY'RE USUALLY $50,000 TO $75,000. THEY HAVE TO GO USE MANY TIMES BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REZONING, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE LOCATION IS.

BUT WE'D LIKE TO COME BACK WITH A POSSIBLE PLAN LATER.

THE COST IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS, BUT MAYBE BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ON STANDARDIZATION AND DO AN INITIATIVE TO SLOWLY REPLACE THOSE WITH THE DIGITAL SIGNS THAT THE CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN REQUESTING.

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST FOR THESE ITEMS IS RIGHT AT $1.5 MILLION.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK A FUNDING APPROVAL TO YOU NEXT MONTH AT THE 11TH MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND THAT WILL GIVE US TIME TO INITIATE BIDS. AND WE MAY ACTUALLY HAVE THE HALTOM HIGH FENCING ON THAT PARTICULAR AGENDA.

WE'RE STILL FINALIZING THE COST. AND IF IT DOES EXCEED $200,000, THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK FOR APPROVAL IN DECEMBER, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS SO THAT WE CAN GET STARTED ON IT, GET ALL THE EQUIPMENT ORDERED AND GET THAT WORK DONE BEFORE TENNIS SEASON.

ANY PROJECT THAT REQUIRES SPECIFIC BOARD APPROVAL WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A STANDALONE ITEM.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY DISCUSSION? ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT? OKAY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING THEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND NEXT, OUR CONTRACT WITH LINEBARGER. WE HAVE BILL MESSICK HERE FROM LINEBARGER THIS EVENING. AND AS YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES IN SCHOOL FINANCE.

AND OUR VALUES GET CREATED BY THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THOSE ARE SENT OFF TO THE COMPTROLLER, AND THEN THE COMPTROLLER DOES THEIR OWN STUDY OF HOW VALID THEY BELIEVE THOSE VALUES ARE.

AND THEN OUR STATE FUNDING IS ALL BASED ON REALLY WHAT THE COMPTROLLER BELIEVES WE SHOULD BE COLLECTING OR NOT COLLECTING IN TAXES.

AND SO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AS THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN HOW THE OVER 65 NUMBERS ARE CALCULATED, WE FOUND OURSELVES ACTUALLY THIS SPRING, AND LINEBARGER HAS BEEN HELPING ME THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS ON THIS.

WE GOT LATE INFORMATION FROM THE COMPTROLLER.

NORMALLY THE UPDATED DATA THAT WE GET IS IN JUNE.

DID NOT COME IN UNTIL AUGUST, AFTER WE HAD ADOPTED OUR BUDGET FOR THE PRIOR YEAR.

AND THE DATA DID NOT LOOK RIGHT. AND SO, THROUGH A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS WITH STATE LEVEL LEADERS AND ACTUALLY WORKING WITH LINEBARGER, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE ITEMS RESUBMITTED. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON TEA, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET THE FUNDING RESTORED THAT WE LOST THROUGH THAT REALLY STRANGE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH. AND SO WHAT LINEBARGER DOES, LINEBARGER PROVIDES SERVICES, AND I'LL LET HIM SPEAK JUST A MINUTE ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

WHEN WE DO HAVE APPEALS OR CHANGES THAT HAPPEN WITH THE STATE, THEY'LL GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CHANGES WE'RE PROPOSING FROM THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT ACTUALLY WILL MAKE US BE VALUABLE TO US AND NOT HURT US FINANCIALLY.

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GOOD EVENING. THE THREE SERVICES THAT LINEBARGER HAS TO OFFER IS THE PROPERTY VALUE STUDY APPEALS, THE PROPERTY VALUE STUDY SELF REPORTS AND AUDITS FOR IN THE FUTURE.

THE PROPERTY VALUE STUDY IS A REPORT THAT'S CONDUCTED BY THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, BY THE PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE DIVISION.

AND THE 2025 PROPERTY VALUE STUDY RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED JANUARY 30TH OF 2026.

AND WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON AT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WONDER REALLY WHAT THE RESULTS ARE GOING TO BE.

ANY ANY DISTRICT THAT HAS AN INVALID FINDING HAS 40 CALENDAR DAYS TO FILE AN APPEAL, WHICH ENDS UP BEING AROUND MARCH 12TH.

THE 2025 BIRDVILLE PROPERTY VALUE STUDY WILL CONSIST OF FOUR PROPERTY TYPES.

RESIDENTIAL, APARTMENTS, COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND EACH CATEGORY IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR DIFFERENT PRICE RANGES, AND A SAMPLE IS SELECTED FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE.

SO YOU BASICALLY HAVE 16 BIG DATA POINTS THAT THE PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE DIVISION IS GOING TO USE TO DETERMINE YOUR MARKET VALUE.

THE RESIDENTIAL SAMPLE WILL CONSIST OF ABOUT 5 TO 600 SALES THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN JULY 1ST OF 2024 AND JUNE 30TH OF 2025. THE APARTMENTS, COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY WILL HAVE A FEW SALES, BUT WILL MAINLY BE PTAD APPRAISALS THAT CONSIST OF THAT SAMPLE.

IF THE DISTRICT IS WITHIN 95% OF PTAD'S ESTIMATE OR A 5% MARGIN OF ERROR, YOU'LL HAVE A VALID FINDING AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WON'T LOSE ANY FUNDING. IF THE DISTRICT IS LOWER THAN 95%, BUT HIGHER THAN 85.5%, THE DISTRICT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRACE PERIOD, AND I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BACK IN 2015.

ALMOST THE WHOLE COUNTY WAS INVALID IN 2015, BUT THEY WERE AT GRACE.

SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DIDN'T LOSE ANY FUNDING.

HOWEVER, IF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT VALUES ARE BELOW 85.5%, YOU'LL HAVE AN INVALID FINDING AND SCHOOL FUNDING IS AT RISK AND YOU WILL NEED TO FILE AN APPEAL.

DUE TO THE 40 DAY CALENDAR WINDOW AND THE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH THAT HAS TO BE DONE ON THE SALES AND THE DATA COLLECTED FOR THE APPRAISALS, THAT TIME FRAME GOES REALLY QUICKLY. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS COMES AT A VERY BAD TIME FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, IN FEBRUARY 2026, THEY ARE GOING TO REALLY BE CONCENTRATING ON MARKET VALUE AND REAPPRAISING PROPERTY AND ALSO SENDING OUT NOTICES.

IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY VALUE STUDY APPEALS, AS KATIE MENTIONED, WE DO SELF REPORT APPEALS AND THAT CHECKS THE EXEMPTIONS ADJUSTMENTS OVER 65 AND THE NEW HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION UP TO 140.

AND IT'S CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH A LOT OF SOFTWARE GROUPS.

AND EVEN IF A DISTRICT IS VALID, WE CAN STILL FILE A SELF REPORT APPEAL AND GET MORE FUNDS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE LAST SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE IS AN AUDIT SERVICE.

AND TEA LETS US GO BACK THREE YEARS AND LOOK AT THE TAX ROLL.

AND FOR INSTANCE, IN BIRDVILLE, ANYTHING THAT CHANGED FOR THE 2022 TAX YEAR MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT A LAWSUIT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR LATE ARBS, IF YOU REMEMBER, 2022 VALUES ARE SKYROCKETING.

ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE CAN FILE AN APPEAL.

WE'RE WORKING ON THE 2022 AUDITS RIGHT NOW, AND IF THERE'S MONEY TO BE MADE, WE WILL CONTACT AND ASK FOR PERMISSION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT AND FILE AN AUDIT. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE AS THEY RELATE TO THE PROPERTY VALUE STUDY.

AND I'LL SAY THAT THE WAY THEIR CONTRACT WORKS, WHICH WILL BE BRINGING FOR CONSIDERATION NEXT MONTH, IS ANY SAVINGS THAT WE VALIDATE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM TEA, THEY HAVE A CONTINGENCY FEE OF 10% OFF ANY SAVINGS.

AND THE ADDITIONAL STATE AID IN THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GAVE US IS, I THINK TWO PLACES IN THAT REPORT IS YOU'VE HELPED DISTRICTS GET $469 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL STATE AID. SO IF YOU GOT THE SAME ARRANGEMENTS, THAT MEANS YOUR FIRM HAS GOTTEN $46 MILLION. BUT THE DISTRICTS HAVE GOTTEN OVER $400 MILLION.

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SO ANY QUESTIONS DOWN HERE? ANY DISCUSSION? RICHARD? WHAT'S THE STATUS WITH TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT FAR AS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT DOING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES EVERY THREE YEARS, IS MY UNDERSTANDING STILL. HAS THAT BEEN CHALLENGED IN COURT YET? THE LAW DOES REQUIRE THAT THEY HAVE TO REAPPRAISE ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ONLY HAVE TO REAPPRAISE ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.

UP UNTIL 2024, EVERY METRO DISTRICT WAS APPRAISING EVERY YEAR.

IN FACT, DALLAS AND COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTY HAVE REAPPRAISED IN 24 AND 25.

SO TARRANT KIND OF HELD THE GROUND BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE APPRAISAL BOARD MEMBERS WANTED.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE. THE ONE GOOD THING THAT I THINK IS GOING TO HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS THAT THE REAL ESTATE MARKET DID SLOW DOWN. BECAUSE IF IT WAS STILL SKYROCKETING LIKE IT WAS BEFORE, IT WOULD BE ALL BAD NEWS.

I MEAN, I WOULD JUST LAY IT ON THE LINE, BUT HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE THAT BAD.

HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT TOO BAD. SO YOU DON'T SEE ANY TIME THAT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT WOULD GO BACK TO TRULY AN ANNUAL APPRAISAL OF RESIDENTIAL.

I THINK IF A LOT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS END UP BEING AT GRACE, OR EVEN IF A COUPLE OF THEM ARE AT STATE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE FORCED TO DO AN ANNUAL REAPPRAISAL.

INTERESTINGLY, GOVERNOR ABBOTT IS CAMPAIGNING TO MANDATE ONLY A ONCE EVERY FIVE YEAR REAPPRAISAL, AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO THE COMPTROLLER, BECAUSE THAT WOULD REALLY PENALIZE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IF HE COULDN'T REAPPRAISE.

AND THEY STILL DID THE STUDY. SO IF THEY CAN JOIN THAT, WITH THE STUDY BEING DONE ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS, IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, I HAPPEN TO, IN A PARTNERSHIP THAT OWNS A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 12,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IN EULESS WENT UP 20%.

I GOT MY TAX BILL, WENT UP 20% BECAUSE THE VALUE WENT UP.

YOU KNOW, THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. YOU KNOW, I'M ONE OF THE OLDER GUYS. I'M OVER 65.

SO I GOT SOME GREAT BENEFIT. WE ALL GOT MORE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, BUT THE OVER 65, IT REALLY KICKED IN FOR ME. BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEBODY HASN'T FILED SUIT SAYING YOU CAN'T JUST KEEP PUTTING THE BURDEN UPON NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

AND THESE OTHERS AREN'T GETTING IT FOR EVERY THREE YEARS.

I AM SURPRISED THERE WASN'T A LAWSUIT BROUGHT ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE THEY CONTINUED TO REAPPRAISE THE APARTMENTS AND THE MULTIFAMILY AND THE COMMERCIAL. AND INDUSTRIAL. AND INDUSTRIAL. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE A BIG PARTNER WITH US ON THIS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A. WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT FOR US. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT MY BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW TAUGHT IN BIRDVILLE.

MY BROTHER TAUGHT FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND MY SISTER IN LAW TAUGHT OVER 39 YEARS.

YOU MENTIONED BENYON. I THINK IT WAS CALLED GLENVIEW AT THE TIME, RIGHT? OH, YEAH. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD THROW THAT OUT THERE. WHAT'S HER NAME? MESSICK. ALAN AND KAREN MESSICK. OH. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR LAST INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEM, DOCTOR CLARK.

NEW OFFERINGS. IT'S LIKE WE'RE IN CHURCH. YES.

NEW OFFERINGS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KUNKEL. EVERY YEAR WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE NEW COURSES ARE CONSIDERED.

AND THIS INCLUDES CONSIDERING COURSES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH LEGISLATION OR THE TEA.

ALSO COURSES THAT MAY BE REQUESTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, SUCH AS PRINCIPALS, CONTENT COORDINATORS, TEACHERS, OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT SEND A REQUEST THROUGH, AS WELL AS CTE COURSES THAT OFFER ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS OR LICENSURES.

AND WE ASSEMBLED A COMMITTEE THAT'S COMPOSED OF CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUALS OR THE CAMPUSES THAT MADE REQUESTS SO THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND PRESENT REQUESTS AND THE RATIONALE AND THE REQUIREMENTS, THINGS SUCH AS EQUIPMENT, STAFFING, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THEY BELIEVE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TAKING THAT COURSE.

THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE CONSIDER. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING TWO COURSES.

FOUNDATIONS OF CYBERSECURITY AND DIGITAL FORENSICS.

AND THESE TWO COURSES ARE GOING TO ADD TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER CLUSTER IN CYBERSECURITY.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE CERTIFICATIONS RANGING FROM SOFTWARE DEVELOPER PROGRAMMERS OR CYBER CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST, NETWORK ANALYSTS, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

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FUTURE EMPLOYEES FOR MR. LAMBSON SOUNDS LIKE.

WELL. AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM. YEAH. WITH ALL THE ATTACKS WE NEED THAT.

I HAVE. WELL, CINDY RICHMOND, FORMER BACK TEACHER.

YEAH. HER SON DOES CYBERSECURITY AND DOES VERY, VERY WELL.

IT'S VERY APPLICABLE IN THIS DAY AND TIME AND COULD OPEN UP DOORS FOR A LOT OF KIDS.

OKAY. ON THE. SO THE COMPTIA CERTIFICATIONS AND NETWORK PLUS ARE A BIG DEAL.

I'M PREACHING TO THE CHOIR, DAVE, RIGHT? HOW ARE THOSE BEING PAID FOR THOSE? WELL, KIDS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. OR IS THE DISTRICT PAYING FOR THOSE? IS THAT PART OF THESE COURSES, OR DO THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN IN THESE COURSES THROUGH THE CTE PROGRAM? OKAY. SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT PAYING FOR THE CERTIFICATION TEST? CORRECT. IS THAT A BENEFIT THAT'S OFFERED, IS WHAT I'M ASKING.

WE OFFER THAT AND CTE THROUGH THEIR GRANTS PAY FOR THAT.

OKAY, GOOD. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU, DOCTOR CLARK.

OUR SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS. BEFORE WE CONSIDER PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE DOCTOR STINSON'S ACCEPTED 12 RESIGNATIONS AND THREE

[I. SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS]

THANKS. THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY MRS. SANDERS-WISE. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL FOR ALL IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THE RESOLUTION REGARDING ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR TAD.

DO I HEAR A MOTION? YEAH, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE TAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CASTING OF THE 73 VOTES ALLOCATED TO BIRDVILLE ISD AS FOLLOWS.

73 VOTES FOR MR. ERIC CROWELL. SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. DREES. MR. DAVIS SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH.

I'D LIKE TO SAY JUST FIRST OFF, THANKS TO MR. CROWELL FOR COMING AND ACTUALLY ENGAGING IN THIS PROCESS AND COMING AND SPEAKING TO US. THAT'S MORE THAN ANY OTHER TAD BOARD MEMBER AND OR CANDIDATE HAS DONE, TO MY RECOLLECTION. AND THEN I APPRECIATE OBVIOUSLY, THE PROOF WILL BE IN THE PUDDING AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND IF HE GETS CARRIED ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

BUT LOVE WHAT HE SAID ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HERE ABOUT BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

FOR US, HE SAID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS. AND SO I'M EXCITED, AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING TO CAST OUR 73 VOTES FOR HIM AND SUPPORT HIM IN THIS ENDEAVOR. AND I THINK HE'D BE A CHAMPION FOR BIRDVILLE ISD IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN GENERAL, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD. SO HAPPY TO DO IT.

I THINK IT'LL ALSO GIVE MR. CAMPOS, WHO'S ALSO A BOARD MEMBER IN HEB, AN ALLY.

THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE PROTECTIVE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING, HOW IT'S HURTING US.

SO YOU GOT YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU, BUT GOOD LUCK.

GO AHEAD. SORRY. GOOD LUCK. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR TENACITY AND CONTINUING TO COME OUT AND CAMPAIGNING, AND I HOPE YOU CARRY THAT FORWARD TO WHEN YOU'RE A CANDIDATE, BECAUSE I EXPECT YOU WILL BE.

THANK YOU. COME BACK GIVE US A REPORT IN SIX MONTHS HOW IT WENT.

REALLY. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, SO IT'D BE KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HANDS AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

NUMBER 3, CONSIDER THE 24-25 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

IS THERE A MOTION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2024-25 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE. SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. DILKS. ANY DISCUSSION? AND THIS OBVIOUSLY IS LIKE A 12 MONTH PROCESS, CONTINUALLY EVOLVING TO THIS WONDERFUL REPORT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HANDS.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. NEXT WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA.

[J. CONSENT ITEMS]

IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE. DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA? YEAH. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. DREES. MR. DAVIS SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HANDS.

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[K. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]

AND SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME GREAT STATISTICS AND INFORMATION IN THAT REPORT WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

AND I DO APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF THAT DEPARTMENT. HERE, HERE.

OKAY. WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CONVENE BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[C. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]

PERSONNEL. 072. REAL PROPERTY. 071. CONSULTATION BOARD´S ATTORNEY.

AND 076. SECURITY. THE TIME IS 7:55. WE´LL BE BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN.

OKAY. WE WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION. TIME IS 8:17 P.M.

[L. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]

CLOSED SESSION 5:30, OPEN SESSION 7 P.M. AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? THANK YOU, MRS. SANDERS-WISE. I WILL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR? LET'S LEAVE. THANK YOU. MEETING ADJOURNED 8:18.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.