May 28, 2026 Regular Board Meetings

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GOOD EVENING. THE MAY 28, 26 REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

[B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS]

A NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

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

A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE WE GO INTO OUR CLOSED SESSION.

FIRST OF ALL, WE WANT TO ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO OUR TWO RECENTLY ELECTED TRUSTEES.

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

BRENDA IS READY FOR YOU.

OR SOMETHING. MR. TOLBERT AND MR. DILKS HAVE BOTH READ AND SIGNED THEIR STATEMENT OF OFFICE, SO WE MAY BEGIN. IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE BIRDVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR MR. JOE TOLBERT FOR PLACE 1, MR. KELVIN DILKS FOR PLACE 2, WILL YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AFTER I READ THE OATH, THEN YOU WILL RESPOND.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE BIRDVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, SO HELP YOU GOD.

[APPLAUSE]. THANKS FOR COMING TO WATCH ME, BOB RAE. I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH. NEXT, ITEM D, WE WILL HAVE THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE

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

AND I ALREADY KNEW HER. I WAS SOLD IMMEDIATELY, AND WE TALKED TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO INTRODUCED BRENDA TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, AND WITHOUT A DOUBT, SHE HAS SERVED AND PERFORMED EXACTLY AS I KNEW SHE WOULD WITH THE KIDS IN MIND, WITH THE COMMUNITY IN MIND, WITH THE VALUES THAT WE ALL CAN TRUST AND BELIEVE IN.

AND FOR THAT, I'M GRATEFUL. AND I'M GLAD WE HAD THAT TALK FIVE YEARS AGO, BRENDA.

I REALLY, REALLY AM. AND SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO BLAME FOR BRENDA BEING THERE, I'LL TAKE YOUR.

OKAY. I'LL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO TAKE THAT BLAME.

BUT ACTUALLY, I'M VERY PROUD THAT TO SERVE WITH YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT YEAR AS PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU. WELL. [APPLAUSE]. LET ME CALL FOR THE VOTE.

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

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO HAND THE GAVEL OVER TO PRESIDENT SANDERS-WISE, I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME GUESTS HERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO INTRODUCE, PLEASE, THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

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AND I'M GLAD TO SERVE THE PEOPLE, THE CHILDREN, STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS OF BIRDVILLE ISD.

MY GUESTS TONIGHT. ALL MY FAMILY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE A DEATH IN OUR FAMILY.

BUT TWO PEOPLE I KNOW I CAN REALLY RELY ON AND I, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS MAKE A PHONE CALL.

MR. BOB RAY SANDERS, NOTED JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, PLAYWRIGHT.

BOB RAY SANDERS, AND MISS RUTH DICKENS, WHO'S A NEIGHBOR.

SHE WAS MY FIRST BABYSITTER. SHE'S STILL DRIVING AT 85 YEARS OLD.

SHE'S A CHEERLEADER. SHE'S A CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT CLERK.

SHE'S ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT? YEAH, I GUESS IT'S MADAM PRESIDENT, ISN'T IT? YES IT IS. OKAY. I MOVE TO ELECT. ALL RIGHT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE JOE TOLBERT AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. DREES AND MR. DAVIS. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.

NOT ABOUT JOE. WE KNOW HIM. HAVE KNOWN HIM A LONG TIME.

MR. DAVIS HAS. NO. NO COMMENT. I'M READY TO VOTE ON HIM.

ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE HANDS. UNANIMOUS.

MOTION PASSES. DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY? YOU DO IT. I MOVE TO ELECT KEVIN DILKS AS SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, RAISE HANDS FOR VOTE.

IT'S UNANIMOUS. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE

[E. CLOSED SESSION]

WHEN THE BOARD OPENED THE MEETING AT 5:30 P.M.

[F. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION]

THE BOARD ALSO HELD THE ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS, AND I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE NEW BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR ARE AS FOLLOWS. MR. JOE TOLBERT AS VICE PRESIDENT, BRENDA SANDERS-WISE, YOUR NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT, AND KELVIN DILKS AS SECRETARY. MADAM PRESIDENT, COULD I.

[APPLAUSE]. COULD I HAVE A POINT OF ORDER OR PERSONAL POINT OF ORDER? POINT OF ORDER. JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW TONIGHT THAT A YOUNG WOMAN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS TOLD SHE COULD NOT GO TO BIRDVILLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF HER ETHNICITY AND THEN HER JUNIOR YEAR, THEN SHE WAS TOLD SHE HAD TO COME TO OUR SCHOOLS.

AND NOW SHE'S THE PRESIDENT OF OUR BOARD. [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE.

WHO WAS THAT PERSON? THANK YOU. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR OUTGOING PRESIDENT, RALPH KUNKEL, TO JOIN MYSELF AND DR. STINSON DOWN FRONT FOR A QUICK PRESENTATION.

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FOSTER VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PTA IS DONATING FUNDS TO FOSTER VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

HKS ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED HAS DONATED FUNDS TO THE HALL OF HONOR PROGRAM.

VLK ARCHITECTS IS DONATING FUNDS TO THE HALL OF HONOR PROGRAM.

UNITY ONE IS DONATING FUNDS TO THE CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT.

A PERSONAL DONATION OF A 2017 KIA SEDONA IS BEING MADE TO BCTAL AUTO TECH.

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

NOW WE'D LIKE TO CALL ON JASON WINANS, PRINCIPAL OF FOSTER VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT.

[G. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING]

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE CHARLIE MARTIN AND BRIAN MCGHEE.

THEY ARE FOSTER VILLAGE GOING TO BE FIFTH GRADERS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

AND WITH THEM, WITH CHARLIE, WE HAVE CASSANDRA NICHOLS, MOM.

WE HAVE SKYLAR NICHOLS, DAD. CHARLOTTE MARTIN, GRANDMOTHER, AND RANDY CASEY, GRANDFATHER.

THANKS FOR COMING. AND THEN WITH JUNIOR, WE HAVE DAD, BRIAN, WHICH IS SENIOR.

WE HAVE MOTHER, JACKIE, SISTER JACQUELINE, AND BROTHER BRANDON.

[APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE, COME ON UP. JUNIOR WILL NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES, FOLLOWED BY CHARLIE, WHO WILL BE PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT EXPRESSION. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? OKAY.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. ALRIGHT.

CHARLIE, COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, FAMILIES AND GUESTS. MY NAME IS CHARLIE MARTIN AND I AM A PROUD INCOMING FIFTH GRADER AT FOSTER VILLAGE ELEMENTARY.

SCHOOL IS MORE THAN JUST LEARNING SUBJECTS. THIS YEAR, I LEARNED THAT MISTAKES AREN'T SOMETHING TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT.

THEY ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW. THAT MADE ME REALIZE SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

AT OUR SCHOOL, WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP TRYING NO MATTER WHAT.

OF COURSE, NOT EVERY SCHOOL DAY IS PERFECT. SOMETIMES WE FORGET OUR HOMEWORK AND CALL OUR TEACHER MOM.

YES, THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS MORE THAN YOU WOULD THINK.

BUT OUR TEACHERS CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE US EVERY SINGLE DAY.

BECAUSE OF OUR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, AND OTHER STAFF, WE KEEP GROWING.

AT FVE, WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE CAPABLE, WE ARE KIND, WE NEVER GIVE UP, WE HAVE STRONG MINDS.

IN OUR SCHOOL, WE ARE SAFE TO TRY, TAKE A RISK AND REACH FOR THE SKY.

TOGETHER WE CAN. WE'RE A TEAM, BUILDING OUR FUTURE AND LIVING OUR DREAM.

THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR HELPING OUR SCHOOLS.

SOMEDAY, KIDS WILL BECOME LEADERS LIKE YOU. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US AND HELPING US BECOME THE BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES.

HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. [APPLAUSE].

JASON, THOSE TWO WERE AWESOME STUDENTS. GREAT VOICES.

ARTICULATE.

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HE'S GOT THAT RADIO VOICE. YEAH, I LIKE IT. THANK YOU, MR. WINANS. AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

[H. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS]

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SANDERS-WISE, DR. STINSON AND TRUSTEES.

I WOULD LIKE TO START BY CONGRATULATING OUR NEWLY RE-ELECTED TRUSTEES AND OUR BOARD OFFICERS FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US.

SO TONIGHT IS THE END OF AN ERA FOR BIRDVILLE ISD.

AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THE FACT THAT THIS IS OUR FINAL BOARD MEETING IN THIS BOARD ROOM.

I WAS ACTUALLY HERE WHEN WE OPENED THIS BOARDROOM 25 YEARS AGO.

SO THIS IS KIND OF A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ME AS WELL.

I REMEMBER WHEN THEY HUNG THAT ON THE WALL, THE MISSION OVER THERE. VERY COOL.

SO BIRDVILLE ISD HAS HELD BOARD MEETINGS IN THIS ROOM SINCE THE ADDITION TO THIS ORIGINAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

AND THAT ADDITION WAS COMPLETED IN 2001, 25 YEARS AGO.

SO THE HISTORY IN THIS ENTIRE BUILDING IS TRULY REMARKABLE.

THERE'S A LOT OF STORIES THAT WE REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE MADE AND MEMORIES THAT WE SHARED.

SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE NEW MEMORIES WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IN OUR NEW BOARDROOM AT THE BISD ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX STARTING NEXT MONTH.

BUT WE WILL FOREVER CHERISH THIS ROOM AND THIS BUILDING.

TRUSTEES, AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE DON'T TAKE OFF TOO SOON.

JOIN US UP FRONT. WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW COMMEMORATIVE PHOTOS BEFORE WE HEAD OUT AT THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING.

BUT WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING BY INVITING MR. PHIL BECKMAN, MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, TO SHARE ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ALTRUSA DFW.

AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SANDERS-WISE, DR.

STINSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE ALTRUSA DFW FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PARTNERSHIP AND ONGOING SUPPORT OF BIRDVILLE ISD CAMPUSES. WITH US TONIGHT ARE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB.

THEIR IMPACT BEGAN IN 2024 AT HALTOM MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE THEY DONATED 240 FULLY FILLED BACKPACKS WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS.

IN 2025, THEY CONTINUED THEIR GENEROSITY BY PROVIDING ANOTHER 240 BACKPACKS TO NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THIS YEAR, ALTRUSA DFW HAS EXPANDED THEIR EFFORTS THROUGH A MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH BINION AND THOMPSON ELEMENTARIES AND RICHLAND MIDDLE.

THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE INCLUDED SENDING DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS TO READ WITH STUDENTS, PROVIDING 75 LARGE SNACK BAGS OVER SPRING BREAK AND DONATING ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES TO STOCK THE NURSE'S OFFICE. THEY HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED MCKINNEY-VENTO STUDENTS WITH HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND LAUNDROMAT GIFT CARDS, AND DONATED 120 PAIRS OF NEW UNDERWEAR, ALONG WITH 50 SNACK BAGS.

IT IS WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE THAT WE RECOGNIZE ALTRUSA DFW FOR THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING BIRDVILLE ISD STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. THEIR DEDICATION IS MAKING A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK PRINCIPALS OF THEIR PARTNER SCHOOLS TO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PICTURE.

THANK YOU, MR. BECKMAN. AND THANK YOU TO ALTRUSA DFW FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE AMAZING COMMUNITY PARTNERS. NEXT, PLEASE WELCOME MISS TAMMY DILLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND SUPPORT, TO INTRODUCE THE BIRDVILLE ISD REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.

STINSON. THE GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL IS A NATIONWIDE COMPETITION SPONSORED BY GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, THE WORLD'S ONLY LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING.

THE ACADEMIC BOWL WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COLLEGE READINESS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. TEAMS FROM SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES COMPETE IN A QUIZ BOWL STYLE FORMAT THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.

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FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE TEAM HAS ADVANCED TO THE REGIONAL COMPETITION AND RECEIVED A SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD AS VOTED ON BY PARTICIPATING TEAMS. THE TOP FOUR TEAMS FROM EACH OF THE FOUR REGIONS ADVANCED TO NATIONALS.

THIS YEAR, BIRDVILLE EARNED A PLACE IN THE TOP FOUR OF THE SOUTHEAST REGION AND ADVANCED TO NATIONALS IN APRIL.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT BIRDVILLE EARNED A PLACE AS ONE OF THE TOP 16 TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY.

FOLLOWING THREE DAYS OF STIFF COMPETITION AND UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF COACHES AMELIA DUKE AND JACQUELINE GUERRERO, BIRDVILLE WAS ONCE AGAIN AWARDED THE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD FROM THEIR FELLOW TEAMS. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR COACHES.

AND BEFORE I INTRODUCE THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DR.

NANCY BENHAM, THE COORDINATOR OF OUR PROGRAM, AND OUR INTERPRETER FOR THIS EVENING, TIFFANY SIMONS, AND NOW THE STUDENTS. LUKE BENHAM, 11TH GRADE, BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE]. AVA BURKE, 11TH GRADE, BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE]. AND ANDREW NGUYEN, 10TH GRADE, BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE].

WE CONGRATULATE THESE STUDENTS. I'M GOING TO JUST SAY A WORD. I'VE BEEN TO GALLAUDET MANY TIMES. MY DAUGHTER JUST LIVES A FEW BLOCKS FROM THERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND A LITTLE KNOWN FACT, THE FOOTBALL HUDDLE, WHEN YOU SEE THAT IN A FOOTBALL GAME WAS INVENTED AT GALLAUDET BECAUSE THEIR PLAYERS WERE TIRED OF THE OTHER TEAMS LEARNING ASL AND STEALING THEIR PLAYS.

THAT'S A TRUE FACT. [APPLAUSE].

WHAT A GREAT NIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR TALENTED HONOREES THIS EVENING.

MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITIONS PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THIS PART OF THE MEETING. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING OR FEEL FREE TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.

ALL RIGHT, AS NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS PART OF THE MEETING, WE WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.

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

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO INTRODUCE DR.

MISSY GLENN TONIGHT THAT WILL PRESENT OUR INSURANCE RENEWALS AND OUR CONSULTANTS THAT ARE HERE TO GO OVER THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT, DR. STINSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

IT'S MY HONOR TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU CARRIE SIMS AND WALKER TRUDEAU OF INSURICA TO PRESENT OUR INSURANCE PROPOSAL.

GOOD EVENING. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE BIRDVILLE ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.

STINSON FOR ALLOWING US TIME TODAY TO BE HERE.

I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE ON YOUR WORKER'S COMPENSATION COVERAGE AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SERVICES AND THEN THE RENEWAL.

AND FEEL FREE TO STOP ME AT ANY POINT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO WORKERS COMPENSATION SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN PROVIDING BIRDVILLE ISD WORKER'S COMPENSATION COVERAGE SINCE 2013, AND WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICE PROGRAM THAT ESSENTIALLY HELPS PROTECT YOUR STUDENTS,

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AND SO THOSE ARE REALLY OUR TWO PRIMARY GOALS AS WE LOOK TO MANAGE YOUR WORKER'S COMPENSATION EXPENDITURES, IS WE WANT LONG TERM STABILITY, AND WE WANT TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF YOUR CLAIMS. AND SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THOSE SERVICES TONIGHT.

BUT I WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE AMISS TO NOT JUST ACKNOWLEDGE A FEW PEOPLE.

AND IT STARTS WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, DR.

STINSON, MISS BOWMAN, DR. GLENN. KEY TO ANY SUCCESSFUL WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS HAVING THAT SUPPORT FROM THE TOP LEVEL ALL THE WAY DOWN. AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF ENSURING THAT BIRDVILLE ISD EMPLOYEES ARE ENGAGING IN THOSE PROACTIVE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING.

I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS AND JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE HERE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T MISS ANY NAMES HERE.

MICHELLE. [INAUDIBLE]. CHILD NUTRITION. WILLIAM CHANCO, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.

JOHN LARO, COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT. SHERRY GWYN, PATRICIA FULLER, TRANSPORTATION.

AND CANDICE MILLER, RISK MANAGER. WHEN I TALK ABOUT THESE FOLKS, THEY'RE REALLY AT THE FRONT LINE OF THE WORKER'S COMPENSATION SERVICES AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE PUTTING IN TIME TO COORDINATE THE SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE UTILIZING THOSE SERVICES.

AND IT REALLY FALLS TO THEM TO COORDINATE OUR ON SITE LOSS PREVENTION SERVICES, COORDINATE THE ON SITE SHOE MOBILE TO PROVIDE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SHOES AND BOOTS TO EVERY ONE OF YOUR AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES.

AND SO THERE IS AN INVESTMENT OF TIME ON BEHALF OF THE BIRDVILLE ISD EMPLOYEES, AND THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

AND I CAN'T TELL YOU FROM A ADMINISTRATION LEVEL FOR THE RISK POOL, HOW WE'RE EMPOWERING THAT IS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT FROM YOUR DEPARTMENTS, FROM YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, AND I LIKELY LEFT OUT A FEW THERE, BUT IT IS RARE THAT WE SEE THE TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT THAT BIRDVILLE ISD HAS WITH ALL THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THEIR SUPPORT WITH THAT.

AT THE CORE OF SAFETY EXCELLENCE IS CONTINUOUS EDUCATION.

IT'S ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROVIDING PROACTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS. SO I'M JUST GOING TO SPEND JUST A FEW QUICK MINUTES TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE CORE SERVICES HERE.

AND WE COORDINATE WITH THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE WELLNESS SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO EVERY ONE OF YOUR BIRDVILLE ISD EMPLOYEES.

WE HAVE A FALL CAMPAIGN AND A SPRING CAMPAIGN.

AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WE'RE TRYING TO ENGAGE WITH THOSE EMPLOYEES TO THINK ABOUT PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IMPROVE MORALE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

WE KNOW HAPPIER, HEALTHIER EMPLOYEES ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYEES.

THEY HAVE LESS ABSENTEEISM ON THE JOB. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S INFECTING BIRDVILLE ISD'S PERFORMANCE.

AND SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S UNIQUE. EVERY PARTICIPANT IN THOSE WELLNESS CAMPAIGNS, BOTH IN THE FALL AND THE SPRING, WILL RECEIVE A SMALL INCENTIVE PRIZE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THOSE PROGRAMS. COULD BE A HAT, COULD BE A WATER BOTTLE, COULD BE A JOURNAL.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO ENGAGE WITH THEM AND WE REALLY WANT THEM THINKING ABOUT PROMOTING A CULTURE OF SAFETY.

SO WONDERFUL PROGRAM BIRDVILLE ISD DOES A GREAT JOB OF PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROGRAM.

WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A SAFE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO THE DEPARTMENTS AND SAYING, DO YOU HAVE STAFF MEMBERS WITHIN YOUR TEAMS THAT ARE LEADING WITHIN THOSE DEPARTMENTS? BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY SET THE TONE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND SO WE DID RECOGNIZE 15 BIRDVILLE ISD EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENTS.

WE PROVIDE A ATHLETIC POLO SHIRT FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

AND JUST A SMALL PAT ON THE BACK AND HOW FAR THAT CAN GO IN ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR EFFORTS.

HUGE, WIDELY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM FOR THE WORKERS COMPENSATION SOLUTION PROGRAM IS OUR SHOE AND BOOT PROGRAM.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WE PROVIDE OVER 600 PAIRS OF SHOES AND BOOTS TO THE BIRDVILLE ISD AUXILIARY DEPARTMENTS.

THAT'S YOUR MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, CHILD NUTRITION, TRANSPORTATION.

ANYBODY THAT FALLS IN THAT AUXILIARY DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITH A HIGHLY RATED, SLIP RESISTANT SHOE OR BOOT. AND THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE HAD IMPLEMENTED THAT WE STARTED WITHIN THIS PROGRAM 20 YEARS AGO.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE SHOES AND BOOTS.

WE ARE CHANGING VENDORS. WE HAD A VENDOR THAT WE HAD BEEN PARTNERED WITH FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS THAT WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ON SITE DELIVERY OF THOSE SHOES AND BOOTS.

AND, AND THAT DIDN'T ALIGN WITH OUR GOALS FROM A PROGRAM STANDPOINT.

BUT WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH TWO NATIONAL SAFETY SHOE DISTRIBUTORS THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT ON SITE SHOE MOBILE DELIVERY WITH THE SAME QUALITY AND THE SAME

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AND THEN AT THE CORE OF OUR LOSS PREVENTION EFFORTS, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND THE TIME AND EFFORT THEY PUT INTO COORDINATING IS ON SITE LOSS PREVENTION TRAINING.

AND I THINK PROBABLY MANY OF US COULD GO BACK AND SAY, HOW EFFECTIVE IS ANY TYPE OF TRAINING WHEN IT'S BEHIND A COMPUTER VERSUS FACE TO FACE AND YOU HAVE THAT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT. AND SO THAT'S REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT WE DO WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION SOLUTIONS.

WE'RE COMING IN WITH YOUR AUXILIARY DEPARTMENTS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR, AND GET IN FRONT OF EVERY ONE OF THOSE AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY AND AWARENESS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANT TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY OF YOUR CLAIMS, AND WE WANT TO REDUCE ANY CATASTROPHIC CLAIMS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND SO THAT'S A GREAT LOSS PREVENTION SERVICE THAT THE DISTRICT IS UTILIZING.

AND, YOU KNOW, I COULD GET INTO A LOT OF OTHER DETAILS, AND I KNOW YOUR TIME IS LIMITED HERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE PRIMARY COMPONENTS OF A PROACTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

AND WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS THE DISTRICT IS UTILIZING EVERY SERVICE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM THROUGH THE WCS PROGRAM.

ANY QUESTION REGARDING ANY OF THE SERVICES WITH THE PROGRAM? OKAY. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RENEWAL. AS SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, WE DID PRESENT A NEW THREE YEAR RENEWAL WITH BIRDVILLE ISD LAST YEAR.

WE'LL BE ENTERING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE THREE YEAR AGREEMENT IN 26-27.

WE WERE ABLE TO GUARANTEE THOSE RATES FOR THREE YEARS, PROVIDING YOU FINANCIAL STABILITY, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY MARKET VOLATILITY OR IF YOU HAVE ANY CATASTROPHIC LOSSES, IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE YOU THAT STABILITY.

WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THOSE RATES IN THAT CONTRIBUTION LAST YEAR FOR THE THREE YEAR PERIOD BY 12%.

AND SO THIS YEAR WILL JUST BE THE SECOND YEAR OF THAT THREE YEAR ADDENDUM.

WE'VE TAKEN A LOOK AT OUR ESTIMATED CONTRIBUTION WILL BE AT APPROXIMATELY $1.2 MILLION, JUST SLIGHTLY LESS BELOW THAT.

BUT THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR OF THAT THREE YEAR AGREEMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, WALKER. GOOD EVENING. I'M KERRY SIMMS. I AM WITH INSURICA. AND I HANDLE YOUR PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE.

AND WE HAVE MORE GOOD NEWS TO TALK ABOUT. I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE MANY PEOPLE GET IN FRONT OF YOU AND TELL YOU THAT COSTS ARE ACTUALLY GOING DOWN. BUT THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS I GET TO DELIVER TO YOU THIS EVENING. SO LET ME ADVANCE THIS.

TOP BUTTON? TOP RIGHT. THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO LET'S START WITH THE CASUALTY COVERAGE.

YOUR CASUALTY IS PROVIDED BY PROPERTY CASUALTY ALLIANCE OF TEXAS.

WE ARE ENTERING INTO SECOND YEAR OF A THREE YEAR RATE GUARANTEE ON THIS.

CASUALTY IS MUCH MORE STABLE THAN PROPERTY. PROPERTY, WE HAVE A LOT MORE VOLATILITY BASED ON WHAT THE MARKET'S DOING BASED ON THE LOSSES.

IF HURRICANES HAVE HIT, IF HAILSTORMS HAVE HIT ALL THAT STUFF, CASUALTIES ARE A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT. SO YOUR RATES FOR CASUALTY HAVE STAYED THE EXACT SAME AS THEY WERE LAST YEAR. AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT CASUALTY, WHAT ARE WE COVERING? WE'RE COVERING YOUR STUDENTS, YOUR EMPLOYEES, YOUR VEHICLES.

EVEN YOU AS A BOARD ARE COVERED UNDER YOUR EDUCATOR'S LEGAL LIABILITY COVERAGE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE SAY CASUALTY COVERAGE.

THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT. THESE RATES, LIKE I SAID, HAVE REMAINED THE SAME.

WE DO HAVE AN OPTION TO INCREASE YOUR EDUCATOR'S LEGAL LIABILITY LIMIT.

WE HAVE OFFERED A $2 MILLION AND A $3 MILLION LIMIT, WHICH WOULD BE YOU SEE THE PREMIUMS THERE AND RECOMMENDING THE $2 MILLION LIMIT FOR AN ADDITIONAL $13,219 IN PREMIUM. YOUR EDUCATOR'S LEGAL LIABILITY COVERS EVERY EMPLOYEE, AS LONG AS THEY'RE ACTING WITHIN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AT BIRDVILLE ISD, COVERS YOU AS A BOARD AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE SEEN IN THE LEGISLATURE LATELY, WE REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO INCREASE THAT LIMIT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT THAT GIVE SOME PLAINTIFFS SOME DIFFERENT THINGS.

AS FAR AS THE IMMUNITY THAT YOU USED TO ENJOY FOR SOME THINGS.

IT'S CHANGING A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING TO DO ON THAT.

PROPERTY COVERAGE. SO THIS IS WHERE YOU REALLY PAY THE MOST PREMIUM AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE MOST VOLATILITY.

YOU HAVE $1.4 BILLION IN TOTAL INSURED VALUES.

AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE LAST THREE YEARS IS REALLY FANTASTIC.

IF YOU RECALL, ABOUT 2018-19, THE MARKET REALLY HARDENED.

WE HAD LESS PLAYERS THAT WERE WANTED TO INSURE PUBLIC ISDS IN TEXAS.

AND WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE, MARKETS LEAVE, THEN PREMIUMS GO UP.

AND WE'RE SEEING A TREMENDOUS SWING THE OTHER WAY.

IT STARTED IN 2024 WHEN YOU GOT AN 8.9% RATE REDUCTION, AND THEN IN 2025, 15.4, AND THIS YEAR, A 19.3% REDUCTION IN PROPERTY RATES. SO WE'RE AT 43% REDUCTION IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WHICH IS JUST FANTASTIC BECAUSE WE KNOW

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IT TOOK 18 DIFFERENT COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, SOME DOMESTIC, SOME IN LLOYD'S OF LONDON.

THEY'RE ALL A-RATED. YOU'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING A $300 MILLION LIMIT.

IT'S A 2% PER BUILDING WIND HAIL DEDUCTIBLE AND 100,000 ALL OTHER PERILS DEDUCTIBLE.

ALL OTHER PERILS WOULD BE FIRE, THEFT, VANDALISM, ANYTHING THAT IS NOT WIND, HAIL AND THEN FLOOD AND EARTH MOVEMENT OF 10 MILLION.

ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? OKAY. WE ALSO PROVIDE AN OPTION FOR A $400 MILLION LIMIT FOR ADDITIONAL PREMIUM, THEN A 1% DEDUCTIBLE. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE.

SO HERE'S THE ACTUAL NUMBERS. YOUR PREMIUM LAST YEAR WAS $4 MILLION, JUST OVER $4 MILLION.

THIS YEAR, 3.432 FOR A TOTAL REDUCTION OF $607,429.

THAT DOES INCLUDE INCREASING THE EDUCATORS LEGAL LIABILITY TO $2 MILLION.

SO VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS RENEWAL TO YOU.

WE APPROACHED PROBABLY 40 TO 45 DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO GET THIS DONE.

AND SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF THIS.

SO CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS, JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THIS IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT AS AN ACTION ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION BASED ON THESE NUMBERS. AND JUST ADDING THAT ONE EDUCATOR LEADER LIABILITY INCREASE TO $2 MILLION.

SO IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES, THAT'LL NEED TO BE TAKEN IN THE MOTION, SO.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE SETTING A BAD PRECEDENT THOUGH.

YOU KEEP COMING BACK AND SAYING OUR PREMIUMS GOING DOWN. SO THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. JUST REMEMBER THAT, SIR, IN A FEW YEARS.

DO WHAT? YOU JUST DRAFT THIS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE FREE ONE OF THESE DAYS.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A GOOD PARTNERSHIP.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE SECOND READING OF THE BIRDVILLE ISD PROPOSED LOCAL POLICY UPDATE AFFECTING LOCAL POLICY.

[J.2. Birdville ISD Proposed Local Policy Update Affecting Local Policy Listed (Second Reading) [Dr. Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]]

WELL, ACTUALLY THE TIA. AND THOSE REVISIONS ARE SHOWN IN BLUE ON YOUR POLICY THAT'S IN YOUR BOARD MATERIALS.

WE ALSO SUBMITTED THE PROPOSED POLICY TO TASB, WHICH RECOMMENDED REMOVING REPETITIVE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHERS ASSIGNED TO TIA DESIGNATED COURSES OR SUBJECTS.

SO IN YOUR CURRENT POLICY, YOU'LL SEE RED STRIKEOUTS, WHICH REFLECT THE LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE REMOVED AND CONSOLIDATED THAT INTO ONE SINGLE STATEMENT. AND THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO CHANGES THAT WE ARE MAKING FROM THE FIRST READING TO THE SECOND READING.

THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA ARE SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS.

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

BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE PERSONNEL ITEMS, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR.

STINSON HAS ACCEPTED 11 RESIGNATIONS. DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE PERSONAL ITEMS? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BOARD APPROVE AND ADOPT ALL PERSONNEL ITEMS, INCLUDING CONTRACT RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU, MR. DILKS. AND I SECOND.

MR. KUNKEL. THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? WE'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. UNANIMOUS. CONSIDER LIABILITY AND AUTO PROPERTY AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE RENEWALS.

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

THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. WELL, I'LL GIVE IT TO ME.

I'LL GIVE IT TO MR. DREES. ANY DISCUSSION? JUST VERY QUICKLY, I GOT TO GIVE KUDOS TO MR. DAVIS AGAIN. HE A LONG TIME AGO SAID WORKER'S COMP, WORKER'S COMP, WORKER'S COMP.

LET'S KEEP OUR WORKERS SAFE. LET'S DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

WE PARTNERED WITH THESE GUYS. THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC.

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AND THESE SLIP PROOF SHOES AND PROTECTIVE BOOTS.

JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CAN LEAD TO BIG PROBLEMS. ANYWAY, JUST PAT YOU ON THE BACK AGAIN FOR YOU DOING THAT.

WE'RE SAVING MONEY AND WE GOT MORE. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ON THE JOB MORE.

ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

YOU KNOW, MR. TOLBERT, TO KIND OF TAG ON TO WHAT YOU SAID, I APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT BECAUSE SAFETY, IT'S REALLY PART OF OUR VERNACULAR HERE. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE EXPECT, SOMETHING WE DO, SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT. AND I THINK BECAUSE OF ALL THE REASONS THAT YOU SAID, SO AGREED.

KUDOS TO MR. DAVIS. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[L. CONSENT ITEMS]

IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM 2 I 5 FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO THE VOTE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, I CAN DISCUSS OR WE CAN DO A SEPARATE ACTION WHENEVER THE CHAIR DECIDES.

DISCUSS. THE MAIN THING IS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THREE NEW TURFS AT THE SCHOOLS.

WE'LL MAKE THIS CONTRACT OR THIS APPROVAL TONIGHT NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER INSTEAD OF JUST A FINITE NUMBER AND ASK STAFF TO GO BACK AND KIND OF DIG IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. THIS IS NEW TURF TYPE THEY'RE DOING.

I DON'T WANT TO BE THEIR GUINEA PIG. WE OUGHT TO GET SOME CONCESSIONS THERE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

SO THIS WOULD BE A CAP IF WE CAN GET LOWER. I THINK STAFF CAN DO THAT.

SO I WILL NOTE THAT. AND FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL READ AS FOR THE FOOTBALL FIELD TURF PROJECTS, NOT TO EXCEED THE PRICE LISTED RATHER THAN A CERTAIN NUMBER.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THAT CHANGE? I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT? WELL, WE NEED TO SECOND IT. I'LL SECOND.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU WANT US TO DO THAT ONE FIRST, SARAH? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO WE'LL DO ITEM 2 I I 5, PLEASE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEM 2 I 5 AS PRESENTED.

AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SHOULDN'T THAT BE AS MODIFIED.

YEAH. AS MODIFIED. I'LL AGREE TO THAT. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION AS MODIFIED.

I AGREE.

CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. NOW THERE'S ANOTHER.

AND NOW VOTE ON THE REST OF THE CONSENT. ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE VOTE ON THE THE REMAINING CONSENT. CAN WE GET A SECOND ON THAT? YES WE DID. ALL RIGHT, MR. DREES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS SAVE AND EXCEPT FOR THE ONE WE JUST VOTED ON, 2 I 5. I'LL SECOND AGAIN. THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT. THANK YOU, MR. DREES. ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH. ONE OF THESE ITEMS IS CONSIDERING THE SRO SERGEANT WITHIN OUR H.

I HAPPENED ONTO A CONVERSATION A FEW DAYS AGO AND I MET THE NEW SERGEANT THAT'S GOING TO BE AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL OVER THE BIRDVILLE CLUSTER.

AND WHAT A COMPETENT. WHAT A NICE YOUNG MAN. I GUESS EVERYBODY'S YOUNG TO ME, JUST ABOUT.

BUT WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. I THINK THE THE ONE THAT THEY HOPE WILL BE AT RICHLAND HE SAID WAS JUST AS GOOD AS HE IS.

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I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME. I'M SURE I'LL MEET HIM AT SOME POINT.

AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT THAT MR. KUNKEL, YOU MIGHT.

JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, JUST GIVE A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF WHY WE NEED TWO SERGEANTS NOW AND THE REASONS FOR THAT.

YEAH. SO THE CITIES HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB HIRING ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICERS AND TO HELP US COMPLY WITH THE STATE MANDATE. AND SO AS THEY ADD OFFICERS TO OUR SCHOOLS, AND WITH 33 CAMPUSES COMING ON BOARD, THEY WILL BEGIN USING SERGEANTS TO SUPERVISE THE CLUSTERS.

AND SO, DR. SCHOLL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? EACH SERGEANT WILL SUPERVISE X NUMBER OF OFFICERS WITHIN EACH CLUSTER, BASICALLY USING A VERY SIMILAR STYLE AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO. YES. AND THAT'S SERGEANT JAMES, FORMER SWAT OFFICER.

HE'S THE ONE WE SAW AT THE BANQUET WITH THE BEARD. OH, YES.

YEAH. YEAH. HE'S VERY, VERY SHARP. THEY ALL ARE.

BUT THE STATE RATIO IS 1 SRO FOR AROUND 1000 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

AND SO HALTOM HAD BEEN AT THAT LEVEL WITH TWO SROS, THEY'RE ALMOST NEEDING THREE.

BUT RICHLAND HIGH AND BIRDVILLE HIGH WITH ONE SRO APIECE AND OVER 2000 STUDENTS, THE EXTRA SERGEANT PUTS THEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT.

SO TO BE SPECIFIC, THE SERGEANTS WILL BE HOUSED AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES. ALL RIGHT. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE CITIES FOR HELPING US, YOU KNOW, COME INTO COMPLIANCE. AND BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DISCUSSION HAS BEEN MADE.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENTS REPORTS TO THE BOARD ARE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW.

[M. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD]

[N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS]

DEDICATING THE BOARDROOM IN HONOR OF FORMER BOARD MEMBER DOLORES WEBB.

THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE OPEN AT 5:30 P.M. FOR CLOSED SESSION, AND THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7 P.M.

AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? I WANT TO MAKE THE LAST MOTION, SO I'LL MOTION.

SECOND. RICHARD DAVIS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. TOLBERT, MR. DAVIS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

THANK YOU. 7:41. RECORD TIME. THANK YOU. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:41.

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.