Dec 11, 2025 Regular Board Meetings

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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BOY, THERE'S POWER IN THAT GAVEL. BRENDA, JUST WAIT.

[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]

THE TIME IS 5:30. QUORUM IS PRESENT. DOCTOR STINSON, PLEASE CONFIRM THIS MEETING IS BEING DULY CALLED AND NOTICE OF THE MEETING POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. YES, MR. KUNKEL, WE DID POST AND ADVERTISE THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.

[C. CLOSED SESSION]

I ALMOST SAID 067. 076, SECURITY. THE TIME IS 5:31.

[D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]

THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. THE TIME IS 7:00.

[Additional Item]

GATEWAY CHURCH NORTH FORT WORTH IS DONATING FUNDS TO HARDEMAN ELEMENTARY, AND THE ZANELLI FAMILY FOUNDATION IS DONATING FUNDS TO O.H.

STOWE ELEMENTARY. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THESE DONATIONS.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AFFILIATED WITH ANY OF THOSE FOUNDATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS? GATEWAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU HERE IN A BIT.[APPLAUSE].

SOMETHING SPECIAL IS HAPPENING TONIGHT. AFTER 39 YEARS OF SERVICE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, TONIGHT IS THE LAST OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING FOR MARK THOMAS.

[APPLAUSE]. I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULDN'T SERVE JUST ONE MORE YEAR TO GET TO 40 YEARS.

WE ARE HAPPY TO HONOR MARK AT A RECEPTION ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 4 TO 6 P.M.

AT THE BISD PLAZA. ALL OF THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED.

SO THANK YOU, MARK. IN THE HISTORY OF BIRDVILLE ISD, THERE HAS BEEN GOSH, LESS THAN TEN, PROBABLY MUCH LESS THAN TEN BIRDVILLE MEDALLIONS HANDED OUT.

AND I HAVE ONE THAT I WANT TO MEET YOU DOWN HERE.

SOMEBODY TAKE OUR PICTURE AND I WANT TO HAND THIS TO YOU. [APPLAUSE].

[E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]

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ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANDREW GARCIA, AND I AM A STUDENT AT HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL MEANS TO ME, I THINK OF MORE THAN CLASSROOMS OR ASSIGNMENTS.

HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A PLACE THAT SUPPORTED ME, ENCOURAGED ME, AND STOOD BY ME DURING ONE OF THE HARDEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, I SUFFERED A SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND IT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR ME.

THE DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL WERE LONG, AND COMING HOME AFTERWARD WAS JUST AS HARD.

BUT HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL DIDN'T LET ME FACE ANY OF THAT ALONE.

PRINCIPALS, COACHES AND FRIENDS CHECKED UP ON ME.

AND TO MY COACHES, YOUR SUPPORT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

THEY VISITED, CALLED AND CHECKED IN WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

THEY ENCOURAGED ME DURING MY RECOVERY AT HOME.

THEY REMINDED THAT I WAS STRONG AND THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR ME TO COME BACK WHEN I WAS READY.

THEIR SUPPORT REALLY HELPED KEEP MY SPIRITS UP.

HALTOM SHOWED ME WHAT COMMUNITY REALLY MEANS.

PEOPLE CARE ABOUT MORE THAN GRADES. THEY CARE ABOUT OUR LIVES, FUTURES AND OUR HEALTH.

TO ME, HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL ISN'T JUST MY SCHOOL.

IT'S A SECOND HOME. IT'S A FAMILY, AND IT'S A PLACE THAT HELPS ME GET BACK ON MY FEET WHEN I NEED IT THE MOST.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].

[F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]

YES. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT KUNKEL, DOCTOR STINSON AND TRUSTEES.

TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE RECOGNITIONS TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU, FOLLOWED BY A VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY FESTIVE EVENING. FIRST, WE WOULD 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, BOARD, CABINET.

WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE GATEWAY CHURCH NORTH FORT WORTH FOR THEIR ONGOING AND GENEROUS SUPPORT OF HARDEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WITH US FROM GATEWAY IS PASTOR PAUL TOLIVER. MOST RECENTLY, THE CHURCH DONATED $10,000 TO THE CAMPUS AS PART OF A LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT INITIATIVE.

A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS GIFT WILL PROVIDE CHARTER BUSSES FOR THE FIFTH GRADE FIELD TRIP TO CAMP GRADY SPRUCE ON POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE.

IN ADDITION, THE CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP FUND HEALTHY SNACKS, ATTENDANCE INCENTIVES, THE CAMPUS GIVING TREE, A CHERISHED HARDEMAN TRADITION SINCE 2017. STALK THE BEEP BUCK STORE PROVIDE MATERIALS AND SNACKS FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT STAFF RECOGNITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

GATEWAY CHURCH NORTH, FORT WORTH'S CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP MAKES A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO HARDEMAN ELEMENTARY AND THE ENTIRE BIRDVILLE ISD COMMUNITY.

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YOU DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I HEAR THEM TALKING ABOUT IT WHEN THEY COME BACK FOR REUNIONS AND THINGS YEARS LATER, THE EXPERIENCES THEY HAD. I MEAN, IT'S GREAT TO BE IN A CLASSROOM, GREAT ALL THAT, BUT CANNOT REPLACE THAT EXPERIENCE.

THOSE ARE SO MEANINGFUL. THIS REALLY TOUCHES ME.

THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, MR. BECKMAN. THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS PARTNERS AND THE FAMILIES. LET'S NOT FORGET THE FAMILIES OF GATEWAY CHURCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF HARDEMAN AND BIRDVILLE ISD.

NEXT, WE HAVE SOME VERY TALENTED ARTISTS IN THE HOUSE.

ON BEHALF OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO GET TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU.

SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IT IS TIME TO REVEAL THE 2025 BIRDVILLE ISD HOLIDAY CARD ART WINNERS.

SO THIS YEAR. I KNOW, EVERYBODY. DRUMROLL, RIGHT? THIS YEAR OUR CARD ARTWORK FEATURES THE TALENTS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

SO THIS FALL, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, ART TEACHERS WORKED WITH THEIR STUDENTS TO CREATE ARTWORK THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE THE COVER OF THE COVETED CARD.

A TOTAL OF 68 ENTRIES WERE SUBMITTED, SO WE HAD QUITE A BIT TO CHOOSE FROM.

THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD PLACE, AND HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS WERE SELECTED BY A VOTE OF THE ADMINISTRATION, BUILDING STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM.

ALL FIVE OF THE WINNING ARTWORK ENTRIES WILL BE PRINTED ON THE HOLIDAY CARD, WITH THE FIRST PLACE WINNER BEING GIVEN THE COVETED SPOT ON THE FRONT PAGE.

FRONT COVER OF THE CARD. SO THE ARTWORK WAS SO GOOD, YOU HEARD ME SAY FIVE.

THE ARTWORK WAS SO GOOD THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAD A HARD TIME CHOOSING, SO ONCE WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO FIVE, WE SAID, HEY, LET'S AWARD THEM ALL BECAUSE THEY WERE SO GOOD.

SO WE HAVE TWO HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE WITH OUR AWARD WINNERS.

AS WE ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO REVEAL WHAT THEY HAVE, AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO HIT THIS.

IF NOT, DAVE IS GOING TO HELP ME OUT HERE. SO FIRST WE HAVE OUR HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS.

ONE OF OUR WINNERS IS ACTUALLY PERFORMING IN A MUSICAL TONIGHT.

SO SHE COULD NOT BE HERE BECAUSE SHE'S SO ACTIVE IN THINGS.

AND THE OTHERS JUST FINALLY HAD THEIR WERE ABLE TO JOIN US.

DIDN'T HAVE CONFLICTS THIS EVENING, BUT MISS IRENE ISRAEL FROM RICHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, SEVENTH GRADER.

SHE IS ONE OF OUR HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS. AND THERE IS HER HOLIDAY CARD.

ISN'T THAT CUTE? THERE'S SNOW GLOBE. TONIGHT WITH US, WE DO HAVE MISS EMILY MUSGRAVE FROM NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SHE IS A SIXTH GRADER AND SHE IS ALSO ONE OF OUR HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS.

EMILY, WOULD YOU JOIN US UP FRONT? WHERE'S EMILY? [APPLAUSE] COME ON UP.

COME ON UP. EACH OF OUR HONORABLE MENTIONS WILL RECEIVE A $10 AMAZON GIFT CARD, WHICH IS PERFECT TIMING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

ALL RIGHT. WHILE THEY'RE GETTING THEIR KODAK MOMENT.

STAY RIGHT ON UP THERE, IF YOU WILL. OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER IS MISS AMY IZQUIERDO, A SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHTH GRADER.

AMY? COMING. SHE HAS NOT GOTTEN HERE, SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE HER A REWARD. THIS IS HER BEAUTIFUL CARD. ISN'T THAT PRETTY? THEIR STAINED GLASS. [APPLAUSE]. AS THE THIRD PLACE WINNER, SHE RECEIVES A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD FOR ALSO A GOOD TIME AT THE HOLIDAYS. COMING IN AS OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER IS MISS BAILEY MURRAY.

SHE IS A SIXTH GRADER FROM SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL.

COME ON BAILEY. COME ON DOWN. I FEEL LIKE I'M ON.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT. COME ON DOWN. SO AS OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER, MISS BAILEY GETS A $50 AMAZON GIFT CARD. SO WE'RE GOING UP HERE. CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO HERE IN A SECOND.

AND FOR OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER TONIGHT AND THE COVETED SPOT ON THE COVER OF THE BISD HOLIDAY CARD FOR 2025, THE COMMITTEE SELECTED ARTWORK BY MISS KAREN PEREZ FROM NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SHE IS AN EIGHTH GRADER AT NORTH RICHLAND. KAREN? HERE. COME ON, KAREN. [APPLAUSE]. HER ART TEACHER IS MISS CARRIE WOODALL, AND AS THE FIRST PLACE WINNER, SHE GETS A $100 AMAZON GIFT CARD. ALL OF OUR CARD WINNERS TONIGHT ALSO GET COPIES OF THE CARDS THAT THEY ALSO CAN USE,

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YES, AND THEIR ART TEACHERS ARE HERE. SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR WINNERS ARE AWARDED EITHER HERE OR IN THEIR STEAD FOR OUR GROUP PHOTO.

ALL RIGHT. MR. DE LEON, WE HAVE CAMERON CARNEIRO IS HERE.

JASON TURNER, KELLY HURST, DOCTOR MATTHEWS, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTED THIS EVENING.

SO AS WE SNAP THIS GROUP PHOTO WITH DOCTOR STINSON AND OUR BOARD PRESIDENT, PLEASE JOIN ME AGAIN, IF YOU WILL, IN CONGRATULATING THESE TALENTED STUDENTS.

[APPLAUSE].

OF OUR TALENTED ARTWORK WINNERS. AND THANK YOU TO THEIR PRINCIPALS AND AND TEACHERS FOR BEING HERE.

TONIGHT WE'VE CELEBRATED COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND STUDENTS AND OUR FINAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING SPOTLIGHTS THE CREATIVITY AND EXCELLENCE OF OUR CHILD NUTRITION PERSONNEL.

DOCTOR MISSY GLENN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND STUDENT AUXILIARY SERVICES, IS HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS EXCITING AWARD.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE BIRDVILLE ISD CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT, LED BY OUR DIRECTOR, MICHELLE RISENHOOVER, HAS RECEIVED THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INNOVATION IN THE PREPARATION OF SCHOOL MEALS AWARD FOR INCORPORATING NEW MENU ITEMS PREPARED FROM SCRATCH USING LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OR USDA FOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE USDA RECIPE STANDARDIZATION PROCESS. BISD ASKED HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON SCHOOL MEALS TO HELP CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT DEVELOP NEW, HEALTHIER LUNCH MENU ITEMS, AND BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK, CHILD NUTRITION INTRODUCED STREET CORN, PASTA, SALAD AND BEEFY MACARONI AS NEW MENU ITEMS. TONIGHT HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MICHELLE RIESENHOOVER, OUR DIRECTOR, AND LINDSEY LUNA, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

[APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR ALL OF OUR AWARD WINNERS TONIGHT.

I KIND OF WISH THEY'D BROUGHT US SOME SAMPLES.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU ALL. SO THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE RECOGNITIONS PORTION OF THE MEETING,

[G. PERFORMANCE BY THE ROYAL HEIRS, RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THE RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DEPARTMENT OVERSEES ABOUT 175 KIDDOS THAT CREATE UPWARDS OF TEN DIFFERENT PERFORMING GROUPS EACH YEAR. AND THAT INCLUDES NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE SHOW CHOIRS.

THE ROYAL AIRS IS RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL'S PREMIERE SHOW CHOIR, WITH A BUSY ANNUAL SCHEDULE, PERFORMING AT SCHOOL AND ALL ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE SUPER FORTUNATE ALSO TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT HEAD CHOIR DIRECTOR AND VOCAL COACH FOR THEM.

MISTER ANDREW STEPHAN HAS PROVIDED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP FOR RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DEPARTMENT FOR GOING ON A FULL DECADE NOW.

ANDREW'S BEEN AT RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. Y'ALL WELCOME THE RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL ROYAL HEIRS.

[SINGING]. OUT OF ALL THE REINDEER, YOU KNOW YOU'RE THE BEST IN LIFE.

RUN, RUN, RUDOLPH! RUN! I'LL TAKE YOU FAR BEHIND.

RUN, RUN, RUDOLPH. RUN RUN RUDOLPH. RUN, RUN!

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RUN! RUDOLPH! RUN, RUN, RUDOLPH. RUN! RUN, RUN.

RUDOLPH. RUN, RUN, RUN. SANTA A BOY CHILD. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LONGING? OH LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A ROCK N ROLL ELECTRIC GUITAR.

LA LA LA LA LA LA. AND THEN AWAY WHEN RUDOLPH WHIZZING LIKE A SHOOTING STAR.

RUN, RUN. RUDOLPH. RUN RUN RUDOLPH. RUN, RUN.

RUDOLPH. SANTA'S MAKING HER TELL HIM HE CAN TAKE THE FREEWAY.

RUN, RUN. RUDOLPH. RUN RUN, RUDOLPH. RUN. RUN, RUN RUDOLPH RUN RUN RUN.

SAID SANTA TO A GIRL CHILD. WHAT WILL PLEASE YOU MOST AGAIN.

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA A LITTLE BABY DOLL THAT CAN CRY.

SLEEP DRINKING WHEN LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. AND THEN AWAY WHEN RUDOLPH WHIZZING LIKE A SABER.

JACK. RUN, RUN RUDOLPH RUN RUN RUDOLPH. RUN, RUN.

RUDOLPH. RUN, RUN. RUDOLPH. RUN. RUN. RUDOLPH.

RUN. RUN RUN RUDOLPH RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUDOLPH.

RUN RUN RUDOLPH RUN RUN RUDOLPH RUN RUN RUDOLPH.

RUN RUN RUDOLPH. RUN RUN RUDOLPH. RUN RUN RUDOLPH.

RUN RUN RUDOLPH. RUN. RUN RUN RUDOLPH. RUN RUN RUN RUN.

RUN RUN. RUDOLPH. RUN RUN RUN. RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN.

[SINGING]. [APPLAUSE].

[SINGIN]. OH, SANTA'S GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE THIS CHRISTMAS.

SANTA'S GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE. MINE. SANTA'S GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE.

THIS CHRISTMAS GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE. MINE.

SANTA. IF YOU GET THIS LETTER, WON'T YOU HELP ME OUT? I KNOW YOU'RE KINDA BUSY WITH YOUR ELVES RIGHT NOW.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO WHILE I SLEEP ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

IT'S AMAZING. AND I BET THAT YOU COULD BRING ME BACK MY BABY.

BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SEE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, I FEEL THIS BURN INSIDE.

AND I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT. OOH, I SAW THEM SHOPPING.

WE'LL BE ALL WE. OLD GIRL WAS SO BLEAK. AND THEN I SWORE TO MYSELF.

OH, SANTA, WON'T YOU COME AND MAKE IT MINE THIS CHRISTMAS NIGHT? HO HO HO. SANTA'S GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE.

THIS CHRISTMAS. SANTA IS GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE.

OH, SANTA'S GOING TO COME AND MAKE YOU MINE THIS CHRISTMAS.

SANTA. I'VE BEEN REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR.

SO PUT ON THAT RED SUIT AND MAKE HIM APPEAR. MAKE THIS CHRISTMAS CHEER.

JUST AIN'T THE SAME WITHOUT MY BABY. COME ON.

OH, KRIS KRINGLE. THEY SAY IT'S UNREAL. WE ARE, WE ARE.

I BELIEVE IN SAINT NICK. SO GRAB THIS WISH FROM ME.

OH, WON'T YOU COME AND MAKE YOU MINE THIS CHRISTMAS NIGHT.

HO HO HO. SANTA'S GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE.

THIS CHRISTMAS. SANTA'S GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE.

OH, SANTA'S GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE. THIS CHRISTMAS.

SANTA'S GOT TO COME AND MAKE YOU MINE. THIS CHRISTMAS SANTA IS GOING TO COME AND MAKE YOU MINE.

COME AND MAKE YOU MINE. THIS CHRISTMAS. IF YOU LIKE SANTA CLAUS.

IF YOU GET THIS LETTER. PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME WAIT.

CAUSE ALL DECEMBER I'LL BE COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS.

SO HOP ON YOUR SLEIGH I PROMISE THAT I WON'T FORGET THE MILK AND COOKIES.

THE TREES ARE SPARKLY. WE'LL WE'LL WE'LL I I FEEL SO COLD.

SO SOON. AS YOU LEAVE THE GOLD STANDARD. WON'T YOU COME AND MAKE YOU MINE?

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AND IT'S GOING TO COME AND MAKE YOU MINE THIS CHRISTMAS.

AND IT'S GOING TO COME AND MAKE YOU MINE. ALL SANTA IS GOING TO COME AND MAKE YOU MINE.

MINE IS GOING TO COME AND MAKE YOU MINE. ALL IT'S GOING TO COME AND FIND ME.

IT'S CHRISTMAS AND IT'S GOING TO COME AND MAKE YOUR MIND UP.

AND IT'S GONNA COME AND MAKE YOU MINE. MINE. OH, SANTA.

[SINGING]. [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, AS NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING, WE'LL NOW GO TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA,

[I. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD]

MISS BOWMAN. YES, SIR. JOSH MCLAUGHLIN FROM BOK IS HERE TO UPDATE THE BOARD ON OUR BONDS.

THANK YOU, JOSH. THIS WAS PRESENTED TO OUR BOND COMMITTEE A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND IT WAS OUTSTANDING. AND I THINK WE CAN ALL GET TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS. WELL, GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT KUNKEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR STINSON.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I WILL NOTE BEFORE I START, THIS IS TWICE NOW YOU'VE HAD ME COME AFTER THE PERFORMANCES AND I FAILED LAST TIME, SO LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS THIS TIME. AS PRESIDENT KUNKEL STATED, WE DID SHARE THIS WITH THE BOND COMMITTEE NOT TOO LONG AGO.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PRESENTATION, SO I'LL MOVE THROUGH THIS RELATIVELY QUICKLY FOR YOU.

BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT YOUR BOND CAPACITY, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE DISTRICT MANAGES ITS DEBT PORTFOLIO THROUGH REFINANCING DEBT AT A LOWER INTEREST RATE, OR PREPAYING BONDS PRIOR TO FINAL MATURITY. THE DISTRICT HAS SAVED TAXPAYERS ALMOST $56 MILLION SINCE 2012 BY LOWERING YOUR FUTURE INTEREST COSTS. ONE OF THE THINGS I. WOULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? YEAH, $55.93 MILLION OF SAVINGS SINCE 2012. YEAH, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT.

ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ON THE CHART HERE IN YELLOW IS THE DISTRICT IS PREPAYING BONDS.

THIS YEAR, ABOUT $7 MILLION WILL DO THAT IN FEBRUARY, AND THAT'S DONE FOR TAX RATE MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.

YOU KNOW THIS JUST AS WELL AS I DO. EVERY YEAR THE BOARD ADOPTS TWO DIFFERENT TAX RATES FOR M AND O AND YOUR I AND S.

I AND S IS REALLY USED ONLY TO PAY VOTER APPROVED BONDS.

SINCE I'M HERE, I ALWAYS LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT YOUR TOTAL TAX RATE HAS GONE DOWN BY ALMOST $0.20 IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS A BENEFIT TO TAXPAYERS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLUMN ON THE FAR RIGHT, YOUR CURRENT I AND S TAX RATE IS JUST UNDER $0.40.

SO THIS IS THE BASIS OF WHAT WE'LL USE TO DETERMINE YOUR BOND CAPACITY.

THIS JUST GIVES YOU A GRAPHICAL INDICATION OF WHAT BOND CAPACITY IS.

THE ONLY THING I WANT TO FOCUS ON HERE IS WHAT REALLY IMPACTS BOND CAPACITY.

THAT IS TAX VALUES, INTEREST RATES, ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEBT PORTFOLIO.

ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THAT IS YOUR OUTSTANDING BONDS AS THEY ARE STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW.

AS OF NOVEMBER 15TH, YOU HAVE ROUGHLY $575 MILLION OF DEBT OUTSTANDING, BUT YOU COULD SEE YOUR BOND PAYMENTS GO DOWN OVER TIME.

THAT ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO ISSUE BONDS IN THE FUTURE FOR NO TAX RATE INCREASE.

CURRENTLY, YOUR REPAYMENT PERIOD IS JUST OVER 23 YEARS.

YOU HAVE FANTASTIC CREDIT RATINGS AT EACH OF THE MAIN RATING AGENCIES, BUT KEEP IN MIND WE ALWAYS GET THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND GUARANTEE, WHICH GIVES YOU THAT AUTOMATIC TRIPLE-A RATING.

THIS ALSO GIVES YOU A LOOK AT SORT OF PEERS WITHIN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX.

THERE ARE 25 WHAT WE DEEM NON FAST GROWTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE AT LEAST 10,000 STUDENTS.

THIS GIVES YOU A LOOK AT YOUR PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING AS OF AUGUST 31ST.

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AGAIN THAT'S GOOD DEBT MANAGEMENT AND BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

ANOTHER THING THAT IMPACTS YOUR BOND CAPACITY IS INTEREST RATES.

JUST LIKE A HOME MORTGAGE, THE LOWER THE INTEREST RATE, THE MORE BOND CAPACITY YOU HAVE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THIS GRAPH, YOU CAN SEE RATES WENT UP AND NOW THEY'RE COMING RIGHT BACK DOWN.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE MET YESTERDAY, LOWERED INTEREST RATES A QUARTER BASIS POINT, A QUARTER OF 1%.

THEY INDICATED THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL CUT IN 2026.

REALITY, OUR ECONOMISTS ARE SAYING WE THINK INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO BE FAIRLY STABLE OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 12 MONTHS.

THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE DISTRICT'S BOND CAPACITY IS ALWAYS ITS TAX BASE.

THE LARGER YOUR TAX BASE, THE MORE REVENUE YOU GENERATE, THE MORE BONDS YOU CAN SUPPORT.

IF WE LOOK AT YOUR TAX VALUE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, IT'S JUST OVER 13.9 BILLION.

OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, YOU'VE GROWN ON AVERAGE OVER 7% OVER 700 MILLION, BOTH OVER THE LAST FIVE AND TEN YEARS.

IF WE LOOK AT YOUR VALUE WITHIN THE 10% HOMESTEAD CAP.

KEEP IN MIND, UNDER STATE LAW, THAT YOUR HOMESTEAD THE TAXABLE VALUE OF YOUR HOMESTEAD CAN'T GO UP BY MORE THAN 10% EVERY YEAR.

IF IT DOES, IT GOES INTO THIS EXEMPTION. THEN NEXT YEAR IT FALLS OFF AND FALLS OFF.

BOTTOM LINE IS, ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, THE DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER $371 MILLION OF TAX VALUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS IF NOTHING CHANGES. WHEN WE LOOK AT YOUR TAX BASE.

AGAIN, THE DISTRICT IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ALMOST 60%, BUSINESSES ROUGHLY 30%.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE MULTIFAMILY THERE. WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS IS ON THE GRAPH ON THE RIGHT.

THIS LOOKS AT NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE DISTRICT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, YOU CAN SEE HAS BEEN RELATIVELY STABLE, ANYWHERE FROM 192 TO 255 MILLION. SO ON AVERAGE ABOUT 226 MILLION A YEAR.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT YOUR BOND CAPACITY, WE LOOKED AT IT ESSENTIALLY THREE DIFFERENT WAYS.

NO TAX RATE INCREASE, HOW MUCH YOU COULD DO AT $0.05, AND HOW MUCH YOU COULD DO AT $0.10.

KEEP IN MIND WE DO HAVE A THEORETICAL CAP OF $0.50 UNDER THE STATE LAW.

WE'VE NEVER GOTTEN THERE, BUT THAT IS SORT OF A THEORETICAL CAP.

THIS IS BASED UPON IF YOU GO OUT FOR A BOND ELECTION.

THE FIRST TIME, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD SEE AN INCREASE IF THERE IS ONE ASSOCIATED WITH BOND PROGRAM WOULD BE IN THE 20 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE'VE ASSUMED AN INTEREST RATE OF 5%. CURRENTLY, INTEREST RATES ARE CLOSER TO FOUR AND A HALF.

SHORT TERM PROJECTS, AS A REMINDER, WE ALWAYS FINANCE THOSE OVER THE USEFUL LIFE.

WE'RE NOT TAKING A COMPUTER OR A PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY AND, YOU KNOW, REPAYING THAT OVER A 25 YEAR PERIOD THAT GETS REPAID OVER A THREE TO A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. IN TERMS OF BOND REPAYMENTS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS BOND PROGRAM, WE LOOKED AT 30 YEARS.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY ARE NOT GOING TO ISSUE ALL THE BONDS AT ONCE.

TYPICALLY WE SELL OVER 25 YEARS, BUT IF YOU DO ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS, BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE END, IT WILL BE A 30 YEAR AMORTIZATION, ESSENTIALLY.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE DISTRICT HAS DONE A BOND PROGRAM SINCE TAD HAS CHANGED ITS REAPPRAISAL METHODOLOGY.

AS A REMINDER, TAD IS GOING TO REAPPRAISE EVERY OTHER YEAR NOW, WITH THE FIRST TIME OF THAT OCCURRING IN 2027-28.

THIS WILL BE A FIRST DATA POINT FOR US BECAUSE WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT GOING FORWARD.

WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL THESE ARE CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONS.

AND IF IT IS, THAT WILL BE LESS IMPACT TO THE TAXPAYERS.

THIS GIVES YOU A LOOK, AGAIN, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, YOU'VE GROWN CLOSE TO 7%, $738 MILLION.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ANALYSIS, WE ARE ONLY GROWING ON AVERAGE, ABOUT $480 MILLION, OR JUST OVER 3.2%.

WITH THAT, THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT BOND CAPACITY FOR NO TAX RATE INCREASE IS ROUGHLY $477 MILLION AND A FIVE CENT INCREASE. IT'S JUST OVER $601 MILLION. AT $0.10, IT'S ROUGHLY $723 MILLION.

SO FOR EACH PENNY ABOVE $477 MILLION, THE DISTRICT'S BOND CAPACITY INCREASES BY ROUGHLY $24.6 MILLION. OKAY.

WHAT THIS MEANS, YOU CAN SEE THE GRAPH THERE.

I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE IMPACT FOR AN AVERAGE HOMEOWNER ASSUMING NO INCREASE.

AGAIN, THERE'S NO INCREASE. IT'S ZERO. AT $0.05, IT'S ROUGHLY $90.

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THAT EXTRA $40,000 IN HOMESTEAD SAVED THE AVERAGE TAXPAYER WITHIN THE DISTRICT, ROUGHLY $475 IN TAXES THIS YEAR.

SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. WHAT IT MEANS ON A MONTHLY BASIS, THE RANGE IS ANYWHERE FROM ESSENTIALLY $0 TO $15 A MONTH.

THIS GIVES YOU A LOOK AT RECENT HISTORY WITHIN TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ELECTIONS.

HISTORICALLY, ELECTIONS DO EXTREMELY WELL. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THE ECONOMY AND GETTING PEOPLE OUT TO VOTE.

THE BIGGEST REASON SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS FAIL IS VOTER APATHY, NOT GETTING ENOUGH PEOPLE OUT TO VOTE.

HISTORICALLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT IT OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, 65% OF PROPOSITIONS HAVE PASSED, WHICH IS EXTREMELY HEALTHY MARGIN. THIS GIVES YOU A LOOK AT MORE LOCAL BOND ELECTIONS.

SO IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN 45 SUCCESSFUL BOND ELECTIONS WITHIN REGIONS 10 AND 11, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE GREATER DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA OF OVER 250 MILLION.

SO THAT'S ALMOST $34 BILLION OF BONDS PASSED FOR THESE BOND SIZES.

YOU CAN SEE YOUR LAST ELECTION IN 22 WAS OVER 300 MILLION.

BUT YOU COULD SEE THE RANGE HERE. BY NO MEANS ARE YOU THE LARGEST OR YOU'RE THE SMALLEST.

UNDER CURRENT LAW, AGAIN, WE USED TO BE ABLE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN ONE PROPOSITION.

WE CAN NO LONGER DO THAT. WE NOW HAVE TO BREAK OUT CERTAIN ITEMS, LIKE STADIUMS AND AUDITORIUMS, TEACHER HOUSING, CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY WILL HAVE TO BE STAND STANDALONE PROPOSITIONS.

AS A REMINDER, ANY TIME YOU GO SEE LANGUAGE ON THE BALLOT, THIS IS GOING TO SAY THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

THE LAST ELECTION YOU HAD, IT WAS ON THERE, BUT IT WAS AT THE END OF THE LANGUAGE.

THIS LAST SESSION IT NOW HAS TO BE PUT AT THE FRONT OF THE LANGUAGE.

SO THIS WILL BE A REPLICA OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE BALLOT.

AND THEN LASTLY, BECAUSE I KNOW THE DISTRICT IS LOOKING AT A MAY ELECTION, THE BOARD WILL GET TO VOTE ON THIS PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 13TH.

THAT IS SORT OF THE CUT OFF DATE FOR THE MAY ELECTIONS.

AFTER THE MAY ELECTIONS, WE WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO SELL AT LEAST THE INITIAL INSTALLMENT SOME TIME IN AUGUST.

I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

ARE THERE QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? JOSH, YOU HAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION.

TEMPO. THANK YOU. YEAH. YEAH, I THINK IT WAS LAID OUT WELL.

DOCTOR STINSON, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT? NO I DON'T, OTHER THAN THE THE SAME THING.

JOSH HISTORICALLY AND FOR A COUPLE OF DECADES NOW HAS ADVISED ME AND THIS DISTRICT AND OTHERS AND HE ALWAYS DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND BEFORE I LEAVE, JUST ONE LAST THING.

MR. THOMAS, CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT. THANKS. THANKS, JOSH. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[J.1. Collegiate Academy of Birdville Mascot [Megan Overman, Chief Communications Officer]]

THEY CAME TO US ASKING US FOR A MASCOT. THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY HAS ITS OWN FORMAL LOGO, WHICH IS WHAT YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN TO YOUR LEFT.

BUT THEY NOW THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE, THEY'VE MOVED FROM HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY'RE OVER AT TCC NORTHEAST. THEY REALLY WANT TO HAVE THEIR OWN MASCOT AND CREATE THEIR OWN IDENTITY ON THE CAMPUS.

THIS CAME UP THROUGH THE STUDENTS ASKING THE PRINCIPAL, HEY, CAN WE CREATE OUR OWN TRADITIONS? CAN WE CREATE AN IDENTITY AROUND SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS WHO WE ARE AS A CAB STUDENT AND THE UNIQUENESS AND THE DRIVE THAT WE HAVE AS A CAB STUDENT? AND SO THEY CONTACTED US AND SAID, HEY, CAN YOU HELP US? AND WE SAID, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE MET WITH THEM.

ANY GOOD COLLABORATIVE PROCESS DETERMINING AN IDENTITY, IT HAS TO INVOLVE STUDENT AND STAFF INPUT.

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WE DID ALL THAT IN OCTOBER. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PICTURES THERE.

WE HAD VERY LIVELY DISCUSSION. EVERYBODY HAS AN IDEA OF WHAT KIND OF REALLY CAME DOWN TO WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL REPRESENTS WHO WE ARE.

SO IT WAS A LOT OF THE DISCUSSIONS. BUT BEFORE WE GOT THERE, WE REALLY HAD TO FOCUS ON WHO IS A CAB STUDENT AND WHAT DO THEY REPRESENT? AND SO ONE OF THE KEY PIECES OF INFORMATION WAS TO WALK THEM THROUGH FINDING WHAT FIVE ADJECTIVES, JUST GIVE US FIVE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU. AND THAT STARTED OUR DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WITH THEM.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE, THEY CAME UP WITH SOME TOP THEMES OF WHAT THEY REPRESENT.

AND REALLY OVERALL, THEY VIEW THEIR CAMPUS AS A DIVERSE AND WELCOMING AND DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT.

INNOVATION FOCUSED, PERSONAL GROWTH, OUR PRIORITIES VALUING COLLABORATION, A LOT OF AMBITION TO GO AND BE A COLLEGIATE ACADEMY STUDENT, PROVIDING A LOT OF RESILIENCE WITHIN THEM AND ALSO A SUPPORTIVE, ENCOURAGING ENVIRONMENT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE TOP FIVE WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT.

CHALLENGING, DETERMINED, ACADEMIC, SUPPORTIVE AND WELCOMING.

SO THEN, AS THAT IS OUR FOUNDATION, WE THEN TOOK THEM TO THE NEXT STEPS OF OF ALL THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANIMALS THAT MIGHT OR MASCOT OPTIONS THAT MIGHT REPRESENT THAT. AND WE SETTLED ON THE BEARS.

THE BEARS ARE SEEN AS STRONG, RESILIENT AND INTELLIGENT, OFTEN LINKED TO LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY.

ONE OF THE WORDS THAT I THOUGHT WAS FUNNY WAS THEY SAID, WELL, THEY'RE CUTE UNTIL THEY'RE PROVOKED. AND WE LIKED THAT.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE THEY DO. THEY THEY STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN.

THAT REALLY DOES MIRROR THE PROFILE OF A CAB STUDENT AS THEY DESCRIBE THEMSELVES TO US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AND SO WHAT WE WILL BE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT AS A SEPARATE ACTION ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE BEARS AS THE CAB, THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY MASCOT. IF APPROVED, THIS WOULD BE OUR NEXT STEPS ON THAT.

WE WOULD TAKE THAT BACK TO THE STAFF AND STUDENTS WITH SOME DESIGNS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY GAVE US.

AND THEN ONCE WE SETTLE ON THAT AND WE SHARE THAT WITH YOU, WE WILL DO A BIG REVEAL AND HELP THEM REALLY INFUSE THAT INTO THEIR CULTURE AT THE CAB.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKS GREAT. GREAT. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WITH THEM.

THAT'S GREAT. WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THAT LATER IN THE MEETING AS WELL.

[J.2. Adoption of High-Quality Instruction Materials [Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent]]

DOCTOR CLARK. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KUNKEL. MY CRUISE PILOT, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, IS GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION ON THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH TO LANDOWNER RECOMMENDATION FOR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ELEMENTARY AND THE CONTINUATION OF MATH INTO HIGH SCHOOL WITH ALGEBRA TWO AND GEOMETRY. SO THANK YOU, DOCTOR CLARK. GOOD EVENING.

I WANT TO FIRST START BY RECAPPING A LITTLE BIT OF WHERE WE ARE THIS YEAR, AS WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING A NEW MATH CURRICULUM IN K THROUGH EIGHT AND ALGEBRA ONE. SO AS WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING CLASSROOMS AND VISITING CAMPUSES, WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH SEEING FULL IMPLEMENTATION OCCURRING ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

TEACHER FEEDBACK HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE, AND OUR DATA REVEALS THAT WE ARE SHOWING CONTINUOUS GROWTH ON RIGOROUS COMMON ASSESSMENTS THAT WE'VE CREATED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL. ALONG WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MATH CURRICULUM CAME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECEIVE THE LASSO GRANT IN THIS CURRENT CYCLE OF 25-26. AND SO WHAT THIS DID IS IT CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE ONGOING COACHING, THE TRAINING REQUIRED TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MATH CURRICULUM, AND SUPPORT FOR OUR CAMPUS LEADERS AS WELL.

IT TOTALED UP TO 317 DAYS OF TRAINING, COACHING AND ON SITE SUPPORT FOR CAMPUS LEADERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 88 DAYS IN OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES. WE HAVE AS WELL APPLIED FOR THE LASSO GRANT FOR THE NEXT CYCLE,

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AND SO THE TA SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT AND TOOK THE GRANT AND MADE IT A THREE YEAR PROGRAM VERSUS JUST A SINGLE YEAR GRANT.

AND SO THE INTENT BEHIND IT IS TO SUPPORT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS AND IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY, BUT NOT JUST IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE NEW CURRICULUM, BUT ALSO IN THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO YEARS.

SO WE'RE EXCITED AND HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL QUALIFY FOR THE GRANT.

JUST TO RECAP FROM LAST YEAR, AS PART OF HOUSE BILL 1605, A COUPLE OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AGO, THE PROCESS WAS CREATED, AND THIS IS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

AND SO WITH THAT, THE DISTRICT MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AS WELL TO OUR PROCESS, BECAUSE IN ESSENCE, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK THE LIFT OFF OF THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES BY REVIEWING MATERIALS FOR US AND THEN CREATING WHAT THEY CALL A LIST OF HQIM, OR HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

ALONG WITH THAT CAME ADDITIONAL AND NEW FUNDING ENTITLEMENTS, WHICH HAS ALLOWED US TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRENT CURRICULUM.

SO IN THIS APPROVAL CYCLE, WHAT THEY CALL THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL, THEY REVIEWED READING LANGUAGE ARTS FOR BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE AND ENGLISH AND SPANISH PHONICS FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE.

MATHEMATICS AS WELL, K THROUGH 12 AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATHEMATICS WERE REVIEWED THIS YEAR AS WELL BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

AS PART OF THAT BILL, A COUPLE OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AGO, THE STATE WAS ALSO CHARGED FOR CREATING THEIR OWN STATE DEVELOPED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, WHICH ARE CALLED THE BLUE BONNET LEARNING. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING FOR MATH IN K THROUGH EIGHT AND ALGEBRA ONE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, BLUE BONNET LEARNING MATERIALS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADOPTED AND APPROVED NOW FOR SPANISH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS. THEY WERE IN A PILOT YEAR THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS ENGLISH AND SPANISH PHONICS.

AND THEN THEY'VE ALSO CREATED AND HAS BEEN APPROVED ALGEBRA TWO AND GEOMETRY FOR SECONDARY.

AND SO THIS EVENING YOU ACTUALLY HAVE BEFORE YOU A CONSENT ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF AN ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ELEMENTARY K THROUGH FIVE AND READING LANGUAGE ARTS, AND ALSO OUR MATH SECONDARY ALGEBRA TWO AND GEOMETRY.

SO THE PROCESS NOW INVOLVES THE CENTRAL OFFICE REVIEWING THOSE IMRA REPORTS FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND IDENTIFYING THE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON IN NOVEMBER.

SO AGAIN, TODAY, BEFORE YOU AND YOUR CONSENT ITEMS, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR BLUE BONNET LEARNING FOR K THROUGH FIVE, READING LANGUAGE ARTS, ALGEBRA TWO AND GEOMETRY.

THE GOAL NOW WOULD BE THAT WE ASSEMBLE A COMMITTEE TO HELP DEVELOP A DEPLOYMENT PLAN.

THIS COMMITTEE WOULD BE MADE UP OF TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF.

THE CHARGE TO THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE TO REVIEW THE CUSTOMIZATION OF THE CURRICULUM.

WE KNOW THAT IN THE READING LANGUAGE ARTS, JUST LIKE IN THE MATH CURRICULUM, THERE ARE A LOT MORE LESSONS THAN WE HAVE INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS.

SO THERE ARE 180 LESSONS MEANT FOR 180 DAYS. AND IN BIRDVILLE, OF COURSE, WE HAVE 167 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE WORK THAT WE WILL DO AND THAT WE WILL HAVE THIS DEPLOYMENT COMMITTEE SUPPORT US IN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT HOW WE'LL CUSTOMIZE THAT CURRICULUM TO FIT OUR SCOPE AND SEQUENCE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE MATH CURRICULUM IS THAT A LOT OF MATERIALS COME WITH THIS NEW CURRICULUM.

AND SO WE WANT OUR CAMPUS STAFF AND OUR CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF TO WORK ON A RECOMMENDATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE MATERIALS TO CAMPUSES.

AND THEN LASTLY, I'M SORRY, LET ME GO BACK TO MY NOTES.

LASTLY, THE. I APOLOGIZE, THERE WAS ONE MORE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE.

THE INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL IN READING LANGUAGE ARTS.

I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS THAT PART BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S A QUESTION THAT SOME OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE.

AND SO WE WANT THIS COMMITTEE TO WORK, TO COLLABORATE WITH US, TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL THAT WILL SUPPORT THE READING LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM, ESPECIALLY AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS HOW MANY MINUTES ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW FOR READING LANGUAGE ARTS BASED ON THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE

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SO TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM EARLY SO THAT WE TOO, AT CENTRAL OFFICE, THE CNI TEAM COULD HAVE A PREVIEW OF THE CURRICULUM, BECAUSE WE WORK THROUGH THE SUMMER, TO THEN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW IT'S IMPLEMENTED IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND SO WHAT WE ARE INTENDING TO DO IS, WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT IN GRADES THREE THROUGH FIVE, THE READING LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM AT CHENEY HILLS AND AT WEST BIRDVILLE ELEMENTARY.

AND WE'LL DO THIS IN BOTH THE ENGLISH CLASSROOMS AND THEN THE SPANISH CLASSROOMS AS WELL.

AND SO THE TEACHER´S INITIAL TRAINING WILL WILL OCCUR HERE IN DECEMBER.

AND WE'RE CONTRACTING WITH AN APPROVED PROVIDER TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR THE TEACHERS THAT WILL BE EARLY IMPLEMENTERS STARTING IN JANUARY.

PART OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS DETERMINING SOME PRINTING COSTS OF THE BOOKS.

WE'VE LEARNED SOME THINGS AS WELL ABOUT OBTAINING THE MATERIALS FROM REGION FOUR AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE EXACT NUMBERS OF OUR TEACHER ADDITIONS AND OUR STUDENT BOOKS ON BOTH THOSE CAMPUSES.

SO I'LL ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL SAY THIS, THE GOAL IS THAT THE INVESTMENT OF TIME AND EFFORT BY THE DEPLOYMENT COMMITTEE IS INTENDED TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT IN AN IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND OF COURSE, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PROVIDING QUALITY INSTRUCTION FOR THE STUDENTS IN BIRDVILLE ISD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I DON'T KNOW HOW MY TEMPO WAS, BUT I TRIED TO.

I WAS WONDERING IF HE WAS GOING TO COMMENT. I THINK YOU WERE MORE THREE FOUR TIMES. OKAY. SO JUST QUICKLY WHEN I HEARD THE COMMISSIONER TOUTING THE ELA FOR THIS, ONE OF THE THINGS HE WAS SAYING WAS THAT I CALL THEM LESSON PLANS.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HE REFERRED TO. I'M SURE THERE'S A MORE DATED TERM FOR IT, BUT I'LL JUST USE LESSON PLANS.

THAT THEY WERE BASICALLY ALREADY READY, AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THE TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY COULD JUST REVIEW THAT AND THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO CREATE THEIR OWN CONTENT.

ARE YOU FINDING THAT TO BE TRUE? YES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MATH.

AND SO WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE GOING THROUGH WITH THE MATH IS CALLED LESSON INTERNALIZATION.

SO YES, THE LESSON IS WRITTEN OUT FOR THEM IN THE INTERNALIZATION.

SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE KIND OF BACK WHEN YOU KNOW YOU WERE IN SCHOOL, YOU'D READ SOMETHING AND YOU'D READ IT TO UNDERSTAND IT FOR YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE.

SO THE TEACHER DOES THAT WITH MATH. THEY ACTUALLY WORK OUT THE PROBLEMS THEMSELVES, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO STUDENTS AS STUDENTS START WORKING THROUGH PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN. SO THE INTERNALIZATION PROCESS WILL OCCUR FOR READING AS WELL.

THE LESSONS ARE VERY WELL WRITTEN OUT. THERE ARE DECISIONS THE TEACHER HAS TO MAKE BASED ON THEIR STUDENTS, LIKE WHAT QUESTIONS WILL I ASK, FOR EXAMPLE, BASED ON MY STUDENTS.

SO THE EXPERIENCE WE'VE HAD WITH MATH HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE.

YES. AND THEY HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR THE ELA.

YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GETTING RESULTS, BUT IF THESE LESSONS ARE ALL SCRIPTED, HOW DOES ONE EXCEL AND BECOME, WHAT IS IT, TIA? IF ALL I'M DOING IS READING THE SCRIPT? IT'S NOT A SCRIPT.

IT'S NOT A SCRIPT? IT'S NOT. NO, IT'S NOT A SCRIPT.

IT'S LIKE. AND YOU'LL REMEMBER THE TEACHER AUDITIONS IN THE PAST WHERE WE.

IT'S MORE LIKE, WHEN I STARTED TEACHING, WE HAD THE TEACHER AUDITION AND HAD THE STUDENT STUFF.

AND THEN IT HAD ALL ON THE SIDE WITH THE TEACHER WOULD NEED TO KNOW IN TERMS OF QUESTIONS, THE OBJECTIVE, THE FOCUS, ACTIVITIES THAT YOU COULD CHOOSE.

SO THE LESSON PLAN IS MORE OF A PLAN, NOT A SCRIPT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[K.1. Consider Personnel Items, including the Superintendent's Contract, as Discussed in Closed Session]

BEFORE WE CONSIDER THESE PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE DOCTOR STINSON HAS ACCEPTED SEVEN RESIGNATIONS AND THREE RETIREMENTS.

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

SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. SECONDED BY MR.

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MR. WOMBLE IS HAVING TO BE OUT OF TOWN TONIGHT.

SO I'LL CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISED HAND.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP NUMBER TWO, AS ACTION IS NO LONGER NEEDED ON THAT ITEM.

SO MOVE TO ITEM 3, THE CONTRACT WITH LINEBARGER, ETC.

[K.3. Consider Contract with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP, for Property Value Study Audits [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]]

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. NUMBER 4, CONSIDER THE CAB MASCOT.

[K.4. Consider Collegiate Academy of Birdville Mascot [Megan Overman, Chief Communications Officer]]

GO, BEARS! THE BEARS ARE HAVING A GREAT YEAR THIS YEAR.

THIS I'LL SECOND. MRS. SANDERS-WISE SECONDED.

THANK YOU, MR. DREES, FOR MAKING THAT MOTION.

ANY DISCUSSION? WHAT KIND OF BEAR IS IT? GRIZZLY BEAR, POLAR BEAR? GRIZZLY. HE IS FIERCE BUT CUDDLY. TEDDY BEAR? YEAH. NOT REALLY A TEDDY BEAR, NOT A CUB. THEY DO WANT A LITTLE BIT OF FIERCENESS TO HIM, BUT NOT SCARY.

IT'S PERFECT. YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE IT. YEAH. WHAT KIND OF BEAR IS THE BEST BEAR? THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING FROM THE OFFICE. YEAH, THEY HAD AN EPISODE ON THAT ONE TIME.

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

[K.5. Consider New Course Offerings for the 2026-27 School Year [Dr. Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent]]

MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE LIST OF PROPOSED COURSES FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED.

67. 67. IT'S ON THERE. I'LL SECOND. MRS. SANDERS-WISE MADE THE MOTION AND MR. DILKS SECONDED.

I DON'T KNOW, MR. DAVIS. YOU MAY STILL BE ON THIS BOARD IN 2067.

OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY THE RAISED HAND.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[L. CONSENT ITEMS]

IS THERE ANY ITEM A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM CONSENT? WELL, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? YEAH. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. DREES. SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS. ANY DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THIS? IF NOT, INDICATE BY RAISED HAND THAT YOU APPROVE.

AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE BOARD FOR OUR REVIEW.

[M. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT THE LAST PERSON TO BE EMPLOYED HERE THAT WORKED WITH MY MOTHER.

I SEE MR. BICKNELL BACK THERE. YOU MAY BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON THAT WORKED WITH MY MOTHER, BUT.

[N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]

CLOSED SESSION BEGIN AT 5:30. WE'LL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION 7 P.M.

AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS UNLESS ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK UP.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS.

SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. DREES. ALL IN FAVOR? AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:58 P.M. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.