Jun 09, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING. I'M LAUREN TYRA BOARD PRESIDENT PRESIDING OFFICER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

ON TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026, ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR THERESA WILLIAMS TO PLEASE VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING THE NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TYRA. I VERIFY THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THANK YOU. THIS SEGMENT IS BEING RECORDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS SENATE BILL 413, WHICH AMENDS SECTION 11.0621 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING WILL REFLECT EACH MEMBER'S ATTENDANCE AND THEIR VOTE ON ANY ITEM.

ADDITIONALLY, THE APPROVED MINUTES ANY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS AND THE RECORDING OF THIS MEETING WILL BE POSTED ON OUR DISTRICT'S WEBSITE NO LATER THAN SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER TODAY'S MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH THE ROLL CALL.

KINDLY PLEASE RESPOND WHEN YOUR NAME IS ANNOUNCED. LAUREN TYRA, I AM PRESENT.

NANCY HUMPHREY. HERE. TARRAH LANTZ. HERE. SAM JOHNSON.

PRESENT. MICHAEL COOK. PRESENT. ELISA KLEIN. PRESENT.

KATHERINE GOODWIN. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE ALL OF THE STAFF SEATED AT THE DAIS.

TO MY LEFT, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR THERESA WILLIAMS, DOCTOR SELENDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS.

ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DAIS, WE HAVE JOHNNY HILL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY.

LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING.

DOCTOR PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

IVAN CANTU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVATION.

WITH THAT, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US, FERRIS ZUFAR FROM JASPER HIGH SCHOOL HERE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCES TO THE

[2. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE]

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE; TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR LEADING US IN THE PLEDGES THIS EVENING, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING WITH YOU MORE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS RECOGNITIONS.

[3. RECOGNITIONS]

A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL THREE PLANO ISD'S SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAMS FOR ENDING THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH BIG WINS AT THE UIL STATE TOURNAMENT, INCLUDING TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN LATE MAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING VARSHINI ARUN PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH, FOURTH PLACE PERSUASIVE SPEAKING.

AND ANIKA CHERUKUR, PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH, THIRD PLACE PROSE INTERPRETATION.

RIYA CHHAYA, PLANO SENIOR HIGH, FIRST PLACE AND CHAMPION PERSUASIVE SPEAKING.

TARWAT CHOWDHURY, PLANO ISD, PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH, FIRST PLACE STATE CHAMPION AND INFORMATIVE SPEAKING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THESE SPEECH AND DEBATE WINNERS.

[APPLAUSE] TWO STUDENTS FROM PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, JERRY WANG AND ANNIE ZHOU ARE RECOGNIZED AMONG THE NATION'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED GRADUATING SENIORS.

AFTER BEING NAMED SEMIFINALISTS FOR THE 2026 U.S.

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM. THESE STUDENTS EARN THIS PRESTIGIOUS DISTINCTION THROUGH HIGHLY COMPETITIVE NATIONAL SELECTION PROCESS LED BY THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM HONORS STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND CHARACTER. AND PLACING THESE TWO SENIORS AMONG AN ELITE GROUP OF HIGH PERFORMING STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE BOTH JERRY AND ANNIE IN THIS REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH. [APPLAUSE] FIVE PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE EARNED ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC HONORS, BEING NAMED 2026 NATIONAL MERIT $2,500 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS BY THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION.

SELECTED FROM A POOL OF MORE THAN 1500 OR 15,000, I'M SORRY, 15,000 FINALISTS NATIONWIDE.

THESE STUDENTS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LEADERSHIP, AND POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE SUCCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

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[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. I AM NOW PLEASED TO WELCOME DOCTOR TALLE GOMEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR MULTILINGUAL SERVICES, TO THE PODIUM TO LEAD OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, DOCTOR GOMEZ. GOOD NIGHT.

THAT IS WAY TOO LOUD. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONTROL THAT.

OKAY, I'LL TRY AGAIN. WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD LANGUAGES THROUGH DEDICATION, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND STRONG FRENCH LANGUAGE SKILLS.

FERRIS EARNED SECOND PLACE AT THE TEXAS FRENCH SYMPOSIUM, A HIGHLY RESPECTED STATEWIDE COMPETITION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER SOME OF THE TOP FRENCH STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING FERRIS FOR THIS REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DOCTOR KEVIN MOORE, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED ACADEMICS, TO THE PODIUM, TO PLEASE LEAD OUR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION.

DOCTOR MOORE. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT TYRA, DOCTOR WILLIAMS, TRUSTEES AND CABINET.

IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE PLANO WEST AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHER AARON SANDS ON HIS WELL-DESERVED OUTSTANDING TEACHER OF AMERICAN HISTORY AWARD PRESENTED BY HUMANITIES TEXAS. HUMANITIES TEXAS WAS FOUNDED IN 1973 WITH A MISSION TO FURTHER QUALITY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION OF THE HUMANITIES AND TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. EACH YEAR, HUMANITIES TEXAS HONORS K-12 TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEACHING OF THE HUMANITIES.

OUT OF ALL AMERICAN HISTORY TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS, AARON SANDS WAS SELECTED AS THIS YEAR'S HONOREE.

AARON STARTED TEACHING IN 1998 AT ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A PACE TEACHER BEFORE SPENDING A YEAR TEACHING HUMANITIES AT JASPER HIGH SCHOOL IN 2006.

AT THAT TIME, AARON BEGAN TO WORK WITH A SMALL TEAM TO DEVELOP ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAMS IN THE STATE, AND AARON WAS ONE OF OUR INAUGURAL TEAM MEMBERS AT PLANO WEST, WHERE HE HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS.

AARON'S BACKGROUND IN BOTH HISTORY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, HIS COMMITMENT TO GROWING ADVANCED LEARNERS, AND HIS PASSION FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS MAKE HIM AN IDEAL TEACHER OF THE AMERICAN STUDIES.

THIS COURSE IS SIMILAR TO THE HIGH SCHOOL HUMANITIES EXPERIENCE AND IS DOUBLE BLOCKED WITH AP, US HISTORY AND AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE. WORKING WITH A CO-TEACHER, STUDENTS IN AMERICAN STUDIES TACKLED TWO OF THE MOST CHALLENGING AP CLASSES OUT THERE WHILE GETTING EXPOSED TO LITERATURE AND WORKS OF ART THAT CHALLENGE EVEN THE MOST ADVANCED LEARNERS.

IF YOU'RE STILL NOT CONVINCED WHY AARON WAS THE ONLY CHOICE TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD, LET'S HEAR SOME OF HIS WORDS.

CLASSROOM TEACHING IS ALL ABOUT MOMENTS, NOT NECESSARILY AH HA MOMENTS, ALTHOUGH THOSE ARE SPECIAL, BUT MORE ABOUT THOSE DAILY, SOMETIMES SEEMINGLY NONDESCRIPT EXPERIENCES WHEN OUR LITTLE CLASSROOM COMMUNITY USES SOMEONE ELSE'S VOICE BEING IT A PAINTING OR A FILM, OR A POEM OR A SPEECH TO PRICK A UNIVERSAL HUMAN EMOTION.

AMERICAN STUDIES HAS TAUGHT ME HOW MUCH OF A COMMUNITY A CLASSROOM CAN BE WHEN YOU INVEST YOUR LIFE INTO 170 NEW LIFELINES EACH YEAR.

TEACHING IS BRACKETED BY THE TWIN EMOTIONS OF ANTICIPATED BEGINNINGS IN THE FALL AND THE BITTERSWEET REALITY OF AN ENDING IN THE SPRING.

YOU SHARE LIFE WITH THESE AMAZING YOUNG ADULTS, SHEPHERDING THEM AS BEST YOU KNOW HOW, THROUGH TRANSITIONS FROM YOUTHFUL INNOCENCE TO BURGEONING ADULTHOOD FOR ONLY A BRIEF SLIVER OF TIME BEFORE THE INEVITABLE GOODBYE.

YOU MIGHT HEAR FROM SOME. MOST OF THEM YOU HAVE NO IDEA IF YOUR INVESTMENT HAD ANY IMPACT ON THEM AT ALL.

AARON, I HOPE THIS AWARD IS A TANGIBLE SYMBOL OF THE IMPACT THAT I KNOW YOUR TEAMMATES AND ADMINISTRATORS HERE TONIGHT KNOW,

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CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. STAND UP AS YOU'RE COMING UP.

AARON IS JOINED TONIGHT BY FELLOW [INAUDIBLE] TEAM MEMBERS ROB KEAHEY, REBECCA LINKLETTER AND GRAHAM BOWER, AS WELL AS PLANO WEST PRINCIPAL BILLIE JEAN LEE AND ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL STACEY FLAKE.

AARON HAS TWO SONS IN THE DISTRICT. ELI, A RISING SOPHOMORE AT JASPER AND HOLDEN WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM PLANO WEST AND IS HEADING TO ARKANSAS IN THE FALL.

THEY ARE OUT OF TOWN ON A MISSION TRIP IN JAMAICA AND CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

ROUGH GIG, BUT AARON'S WIFE JULIE IS HERE TO HELP CELEBRATE.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AARON. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW INVITE DOCTOR JOY LOVELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION, TO THE FRONT TO PLEASE LEAD OUR FINAL RECOGNITION FOR US, DOCTOR LOVELL.

GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT TYRA BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS AND CABINET.

ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION TEAM, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE DYMOND SMITH, STUDENT COUNCIL SPONSOR AT SIGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOR RECEIVING THE 2026 ASCA EXEMPLARY ADVISOR AWARD.

THIS NATIONAL HONOR IS PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN STUDENT COUNCIL ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO ADVISORS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING STUDENT VOICE SERVICE, CITIZENSHIP AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH THEIR STUDENT COUNCIL PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR, ONLY 25 ADVISORS AT 19 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE WERE SELECTED FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION, MAKING IT AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND WHAT MAKES DYMOND'S WORK ESPECIALLY IMPACTFUL IS HER BELIEF THAT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERY STUDENT.

THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, CRITICAL THINKING, AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS WHILE BUILDING CONFIDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY AND A COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS.

SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THE RESILIENCE, ADAPTABILITY, AND CHARACTER NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, IN THEIR FUTURE CAREERS, AND AS ENGAGED MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE SUCCESS OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL PROGRAM AT SIGLER REFLECTS HER DEDICATION TO HELPING STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL AND REALIZE THAT THEIR VOICES CAN MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF DYMOND AND GRATEFUL FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACT SHE HAS ON STUDENTS EACH DAY.

SO WE WANT TO BRING HER ON UP HERE. SO DYMOND, YOU GOT TO COME TO THE FRONT.

[APPLAUSE] HERE'S DYMOND. WE ALSO HAVE. IF YOU GUYS WILL.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN UP HERE FOR A PICTURE. WE HAVE TARA LANE PRINCIPAL.

IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP AND JOIN HER FOR A QUICK PICTURE. [APPLAUSE] AND WE HAVE A ROW OF SIGLER TEACHERS WHO CAME ON THEIR SUMMER BREAK.

IF YOU JUST WANT TO COME UP REAL QUICK TO JOIN FOR A PICTURE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT DYMOND. SQUEEZE ON IN.

MIC] THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN US IN GIVING ALL OF OUR HONOREES TONIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. FOR OUR HONOREES AND OTHER GUESTS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME AND ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR EVENING.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 4 PUBLIC COMMENT.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY]

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES. SECTION 551.071

[5. CLOSED SESSION]

RECONVENE OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS 7:28 P.M.

[6. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION]

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SAM IS PULLING ITEM 7.11 FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ANY OTHER REQUESTS TRUSTEES? NO. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER REQUESTS, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM 7.11? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM 7.11.

I'LL SECOND. THAT TARRAH. YEP. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM 7.11.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP.

THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL BE MOVING ITEM 7.11 TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION WHICH WE WILL NOW CONSIDER. 7.11 IS APPROVAL OF 2026-0109 MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL KITCHEN ADDITION AND RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK,

[7.11 Approval of 2026-01-09 Murphy Middle School Kitchen Addition and Renovation Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)]

SAM, I THINK YOU REQUESTED TO PULL THIS, AND I THINK THE TEAM MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I JUST I HAD SOME QUESTIONS. I KNOW THE COST ON THIS HAS GONE UP QUITE A BIT SINCE WE APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK IN JANUARY. AND IT'S A LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

IT LOOKS TO BE COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER SIMILAR SCOPES OF WORK THAT WERE JUST PASSED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IT'S A LOT MORE.

SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE COULD JUST HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT THE SCOPE IS FOR AND KIND OF WHY WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE CHANGES.

YES, SIR, I CAN I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I THINK, FOR YOU.

SO YES, MOST OF THE LITTLE ESSENCE WE CALL IT SNC SYSTEM OF COMPLIANCE WORK IS VERY SCRIPTIVE, IT'S VERY SPECIFIC. AND IT HAS IT MAY NOT HAVE A COMPLETE SUITE OF ALL HVAC FUNCTIONS.

IT MAY JUST HAVE CONTROLS OR IT MAY HAVE A COOLER OR RTU WHICH IS JUST THE ROOFTOP UNITS.

THIS IS MORE COMPREHENSIVE. SO IT IS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF ALL OF THE WHAT WE CALL HVAC SUITE OF ITEMS, THE BOILERS, THE CHILLERS, THE RTU'S, EVERYTHING.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THE SCOPE IS MORE. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW, BACK IN JANUARY, WHENEVER THE BOARD APPROVES THE LIKE THE CMAR THE DELIVERY METHOD WE ALWAYS GIVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE THINK THAT'LL BE.

THAT'S BASED ON WHAT WE PROJECTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COST BACK IN 22.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, BACK THEN WE TALKED WITH CONTRACTORS AND WE SAY, HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST TO DO THIS SCOPE OF WORK? THEY GIVE US THAT. WE PUT AN ESCALATOR INTO THAT.

IT'S NORMALLY ABOUT 6%. I CAN TELL YOU THAT NOW WE'RE INTO THE FOURTH YEAR OF THIS BOND PROGRAM.

SO AS IT'S A LITTLE FUZZY MATH AS YOU GET FURTHER AND FURTHER ALONG THE OUT ON THE YEARS, YOU'RE WHAT YOU'VE ESTIMATED AND PUT AN ESCALATOR GETS A LITTLE A LITTLE MORE SHAKY. I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, NOW THE INFLATION WE CALL CONSTRUCTION INFLATION IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

WE'RE SEEING THAT VERY, VERY CONSISTENTLY ACROSS ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.

AND I KNOW JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS, I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT IS THE CLOSEST THAT WE CAN COMPARE IT TO? SO IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, BACK IN FEBRUARY, WE CAME BACK AND DID SCHIMELPFENIG AND WE ORIGINALLY BUDGETED JUST A BASE PART.

IT WASN'T THE FULL SUITE. WE CAME BACK AND REALIZED WE NEED TO UP THE SCOPE AND DO THE ENTIRE AMOUNT.

THE DIFFERENCE IS ON THAT APPLES TO APPLES ON THAT BASE BID WAS ABOUT $3.1 MILLION HIGHER THAN WHAT WE CAME BACK ON.

AND IN THIS CASE, I THINK WE'RE ABOUT 2.9. SO VERY, VERY SIMILAR.

I MEAN, SO SO WE'RE NOT SEEING ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY ON THIS PROJECT THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN ALL ACROSS.

AND BASICALLY THE BEST WAY I CAN THINK OF TO EXPLAIN IT IS AS WE GET FURTHER AND FURTHER OUR, WHAT WE PUT IN THERE FOR ESCALATION IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE MORE OFF.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THE FACT THAT WE PUT IN CONTINGENCIES INTO OUR BOND PROGRAM TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT.

AND SO EVERY PROJECT BEFORE WE BRING IT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL, WE SIT DOWN WITH COURTNEY REEVES AND HER TEAM, THE FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM, AND WE DO A FUNDING PLAN.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BRING ANYTHING TO THE BOARD UNLESS WE HAVE A WAY TO PAY FOR IT. AND SO WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, CONTINGENCIES, WE LOOK AT DO WE HAVE A WAY TO SPECIFICALLY FUND THIS PROJECT AND STAY WITHIN SCOPE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BEING TRANSPARENT WITH WHAT WE TOLD THE

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AND WE STILL HAVE CONTINGENCY LEFT. SO WE HAVE ABOUT $1.6 MILLION STILL LEFT IN OUR CONTINGENCY.

SO WE'RE AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, ABOUT 95% OF OUR DOLLARS OF OUR BOND PROJECTS ARE ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT.

95 NOT 95% OF THE PROJECTS, BUT 95% OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF OUR PROJECTS ARE UNDER CONTRACT.

SO I FEEL REALLY GOOD WITH WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

OBVIOUSLY, IT GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE NERVE WRACKING AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE END.

BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE TRIED VERY HARD SPECIFICALLY ON HVAC EQUIPMENT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE ARE PLAYING CATCH UP WITH OUR HVAC PROJECTS, THAT THESE ARE VERY MUCH A PRIORITY FOR US. SO DOES THAT HOPEFULLY THAT'S A LOT OF EXPLANATION.

HOPEFULLY I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. YEAH YOU DID.

I GUESS LAST THING AND YOU'VE KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT BECAUSE WE'RE PLAYING CATCH UP ON MULTIPLE CAMPUSES.

SO YEAH, I GUESS IS THIS WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER TO BASICALLY BE LIKE A STANDARD NECESSARY UP OR NOT UPGRADE, BUT REPLACEMENT OF THE HVAC AT MURPHY OR.

YEAH. SO THERE'S, SO AT MURPHY, THE PROJECT, THERE IS NO, EVERYTHING THAT WE SCOPED OUT WE'RE DOING, WE HAVEN'T ADDED SCOPE TO THE HVAC PROJECT AT MURPHY.

IT'S WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING ALL ALONG. AND SO IT'S NOW IN SOME CASES, I'LL SAY ON SOME OF THE OTHER CAMPUSES, WE GET INTO IT AND WE'VE SAID WE'RE GOING TO DO THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS AND OUR EXPERTS, WHENEVER THEY GO TO DO THE DESIGN OF IT, THEY'RE THINKING, OH, WOW, YOU DIDN'T WE NEED TO REALLY DO THIS BOILER OR, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY TO THE NEXT BOND PROGRAM.

WE NEED TO PICK UP ADDITIONAL SCOPE THAT DOES HAPPEN AND WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND WE FIGURE OUT, OKAY, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO FORWARD. BUT IN THIS CASE, THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, EVERYTHING WE'VE SCOPED OUT IS ACTUALLY WE HAVEN'T ADDED TO THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AT ALL.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. SO IF THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION LET'S GET A MOTION ON THE TABLE FIRST PLEASE.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2026 01-09 MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL KITCHEN.

OOPS. AM I ON THE WRONG ONE? NO, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT ONE.

OKAY, OKAY. RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CMAR.

GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE GMP. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2026 01-09 MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL KITCHEN ADDITION AND RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, CMAR.

GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE GMP NOW TRUSTEES IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION AND THIS IS REALLY FOR JOHNNY.

SO IF WE HAVE ANY OF OUR BOND PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, LIKE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE COME IN UNDER PROJECTION.

SO DOES THAT EXTRA MONEY GO BACK INTO THE CONTINGENCY? IT DOES. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO YEAH, I MEAN, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE'VE GOT PROBABLY $3 MILLION THAT WE FINISHED PROJECTS.

AND AND YOU SEE IT COME BACK. YOU SAW SOME TONIGHT.

YES. TONIGHT EVEN THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT $100,000.

THAT ALL GOES BACK INTO THAT CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT AS WELL.

OKAY. SO THE INTEREST INCOME GOES BACK INTO THE CONTINGENCY.

SO REALLY A GREAT WAY TO THINK ABOUT THIS IS JUST LIKE THE COST OF EVERYTHING ELSE IN LIFE IS ESCALATING.

SO THIS IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS JUST IN, YOU KNOW, INFLATION PLAYING OUT IN THESE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

IS THAT A REALLY GOOD WAY TO SUMMARIZE IT. IS EVERY IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS INTERNALLY, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN WHAT OUR ESCALATION OF 6%, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE LIKE 8 OR 9%. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'LL KNOW.

I WILL SAY, I WANT TO TIP MY HAT TO OUR FINANCE COURTNEY REEVES AND OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF EARNING INTEREST ON OUR INVESTMENTS.

THEY TALK ABOUT IT. THEY DO A TRAINING ON IT.

THEY GO OUT AND AGGRESSIVELY WITHIN THE LAW, INVEST OUR FUNDS.

AND WE OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE TO. WE CAN ONLY EARN UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT, A BENCHMARK.

EVERYTHING ELSE BECAUSE OF THE ARBITRAGE RULES, WE HAVE TO PAY BACK TO THE IRS EVERY FIVE YEARS.

BUT THEY'VE EARNED NET ARBITRAGE, IN OTHER WORDS, INTEREST THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY TOWARD THAT THAT CONTINGENCY OF ABOUT $85 MILLION IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. IT'S AMAZING. THAT'S PRETTY COOL. SO THAT ACTUALLY HAS HELPED OFFSET SOME OF THESE INFLATIONARY DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

SO HATS OFF TO THOSE GUYS. COOL. THANK YOU. AND ALSO KUDOS TO OUR FINANCIAL TEAM.

THANK YOU GUYS. YEAH HANDY TO FIND AN EXTRA $85 MILLION.

TRUSTEES. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL SEEING AND HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP.

THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT CONCLUDES CONSENT AGENDA AND DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS FOR THE EVENING.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO REPORTS. WE'LL BEGIN WITH AGENDA ITEM 8.1, CODE OF CIVILITY UPDATE.

[8.1 Code of Civility Update]

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THANK YOU, DOCTOR TYRA, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR WILLIAMS. SO A YEAR AGO WE CAME TO THIS BOARD WITH THE PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE OF CIVILITY.

TODAY WE ARE HERE TO GIVE A REPORT OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR AND HOW WE'RE MOVING THIS WORK FORWARD.

BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTED, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THIS WORK.

THIS TRULY HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BY A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS, IF NOT MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

SPECIFICALLY, THERE'S A FEW THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK FOR DOING A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING.

CLAIR SONG IN STUDENT FAMILY COMMUNITY SERVICES, KYLE FRITSCHE IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, LAURA ZIMMER AND THE COUNSELING TEAM, DOCTOR DAVIS AND DOCTOR HEBERT, IN ACADEMIC SERVICES AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.

WE ALSO HAD THE SUPPORT OF SLI, ATHLETICS, FINE ARTS EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND SO MANY MORE THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS WORK.

THIS SLIDE IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE SLIDE WE SHARED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN WE CAME TO THIS BOARD INITIALLY.

WE DID THIS INTENTIONALLY TO SHOW THAT OUR PURPOSE REMAINS THE SAME.

THE WORK HAS GROWN. THE NEEDS MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.

THE IDEAS MIGHT HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE CODE OF CIVILITY REMAINS THE SAME.

TO CREATE A STANDARD FOR HOW WE INTERACT ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

BUILT ON FOUR CORE PRINCIPLES TRUSTWORTHINESS, CARE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND RESPECT.

THESE PRINCIPLES WERE DEVELOPED COLLABORATIVELY WITH INPUT FROM STUDENTS, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE WORK BEGINNING DURING THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.

ULTIMATELY, THIS WORK IS ABOUT CREATING A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF EXPECTATIONS SO THAT STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES KNOW WHAT RESPECTFUL INTERACTIONS LOOK LIKE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THE CODE OF CIVILITY HELPS US CREATE SCHOOLS WHERE EVERYONE CAN LEARN, WORK AND INTERACT RESPECTFULLY.

IT'S CLEARLY CONNECTED TO OUR VISION PILLARS THAT MAKE US PLANO ISD PROUD.

THIS MATTERS BECAUSE TOGETHER, IT SUPPORTS THIS EFFORT BY CREATING SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS.

ESTABLISHING CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOR CONDUCT, STRENGTHENING TRUST AND COMMUNICATION, AND OVERALL PROMOTING DIGNITY, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL LEVELS. WE KNOW THAT CAMPUSES ALREADY HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATES, SO THIS FRAMEWORK WAS DESIGNED DESIGNED TO SUPPORT WHAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING.

FOR EXAMPLE, IT HITS STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITIVE BEHAVIOR TRAITS.

BUT VERY IMPORTANT TO US WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ALIGNED TO PBIS INITIATIVES.

SO THE CODE OF CIVILITY SETS THE DISTRICT SHARED EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW WE TREAT ONE ANOTHER.

EACH PBIS CAMPUS THEN DEVELOPS ITS OWN GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS TO BRING THESE EXPECTATIONS TO LIFE.

TOGETHER, THE CODE OF CIVILITY SERVES AS THE WHAT AND PBIS SERVES AS THE HOW.

ONE THING THAT WE DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT WE DON'T DO THE CODE OF CIVILITY.

WE DO OTHER THINGS TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE AND SHOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THE CODE OF CIVILITY LIKE THIS.

WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT LEADERSHIP, CULTURE, AND STUDENT OUTCOMES.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW THOSE PIECES CONNECT THROUGH THREE OF OUR BIG DISTRICT FRAMEWORKS THE PLANO ISD LEADERSHIP PROFILE.

THE CODE OF CIVILITY AND PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE.

THESE ARE CONNECTED THROUGH A DIRECT PATH BETWEEN ADULT BEHAVIOR TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES.

THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE GUIDES HOW WE LEAD THE CODE OF CIVILITY, GUIDES HOW WE INTERACT TOGETHER.

THEY CREATE THE CONDITIONS NEEDED FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THE QUALITIES OUTLINED IN THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE.

BUT THE WORK HAS TO BEGIN AT THE VERY TOP. THIS MODEL SHOWS HOW WE MOVE FROM A VERY HIGH LEVEL VISION TO AN EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

DIFFERENT GROUPS HAVE DIFFERENT ROLES, BUT EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES FROM THE BOARD SETTING VISION AND DIRECTION TO STAFF AND STUDENTS LIVING AT DAILY TO FAMILIES REINFORCING IT AT HOME. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT DIFFERENT GROUPS BRING TO THE TABLE.

THIS PAST YEAR, OUR DISTRICT LEADERS ENGAGED WITH AROUND THE WORK OF THE CODE OF CIVILITY AND THE LOCAL BELIEFS TO REALLY DIVE INTO WHAT EDUCATION, PHILOSOPHY AND THE BOARD BELIEVES LOOK LIKE. AND AS THE BOARD ENGAGES IN DEVELOPING A LOCAL POLICY TO SUPPORT THE COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE ACCESS, OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR ALL. STUDENTS WILL ALSO USE THAT POLICY TO SUPPORT THE WORK RELATED TO THE CODE OF CIVILITY.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YEAR ONE LOOKED LIKE.

THIS WAS A 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR. YEAR ONE WAS ALL ABOUT BUILDING OUR FOUNDATION AND GETTING THIS WORK OFF THE GROUND.

WE'RE HAPPY WITH THE GOALS WE SET AND HAPPY WITH THE WORK CURRENTLY IS.

WE STARTED WITH AN ALL STAFF TRAINING, A SHORT AWARENESS VIDEO THROUGH VECTOR TRAINING, AS WELL AS MONTHLY LEADERSHIP LEARNING FOR OUR PRINCIPALS.

FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOR ELEMENTARY COUNSELORS USING CHARACTER STRONG LESSONS, AND RAN PILOT LESSONS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK.

WHILE CHARACTER STRONG USAGE VARIES FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT EVERY ELEMENTARY STUDENT HAD A GUARANTEED EXPERIENCE THROUGH OUR COUNSELOR LED LESSONS. WE'VE ALSO MADE IT ACCESSIBLE TO OUR FAMILIES BY LAUNCHING A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN OCTOBER, LAUNCHING OUR CODE OF CIVILITY WEBSITE, AND ADDING QUICK, EASY FAMILY RESOURCES SUCH AS CONVERSATION STARTERS TO HELP US INTRODUCE THE CODE OF

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OKAY. THANK YOU IVAN, AND GOOD EVENING. AS IVAN MENTIONED, YEAR TWO BRINGS A DIFFERENT SPIN ON THE CODE OF CIVILITY.

WE ARE MOVING FROM ADULTS LEADING THE WORK TO STUDENTS ACTIVELY SHAPING THE CULTURE.

SO THROUGH EACH OF THE LEVELS INDICATED ON THE SCREEN, YOU WILL SEE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE OUTLINED.

ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS OUR GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN BELONGING, LEADERSHIP, AND OWNERSHIP SO THAT CIVILITY BECOMES MORE THAN A PROGRAM.

IT BECOMES A PART OF WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE OPERATE EVERY DAY ACROSS PLANO ISD.

THE IMAGES YOU SEE IS A TEASER OF UPCOMING VIDEOS CREATED WITH THE STUDENTS TO HIGHLIGHT OUR NEW CAMPAIGN.

THIS IS WHO WE ARE. WE ARE FEATURING STUDENTS IN SPORTS, BAND, THEATER, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AT DISTRICT WIDE EVENTS WITH THE MESSAGE THIS IS WHO WE ARE, TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE RESPECT AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR.

SO FOLLOW US WITH THAT HASHTAG COMPETE WITH CHARACTER.

AND WHEN YOU SEE THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING OUT IN THE DISTRICT, MAKE SURE TO USE THAT HASHTAG AS WELL.

SO IN OUR SECOND YEAR, WE MOVE FROM LAUNCHING THE CODE OF CIVILITY TO EMBEDDING IT INTO EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES.

SO THROUGH TRAINING, COMMUNICATION, AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, WE WILL ENSURE THAT STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCE THE VALUES OF TRUSTWORTHINESS, CARE, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THE GOAL OF YEAR TWO IS TO MAKE THE CODE OF CIVILITY VISIBLE AND CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE WILL KEEP THE CODE OF CIVILITY VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS THROUGH MONTHLY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR CHARACTER TRAITS AND KEY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS. SO EACH THEME REINFORCES THE VALUES OF THE CODE OF CIVILITY WHILE CONNECTING TO IMPORTANT DISTRICT INITIATIVES SUCH AS KINDNESS, BELONGING, BULLYING PREVENTION, STUDENT LEADERSHIP, AND SCHOOL SAFETY.

EACH MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REINFORCE OUR PRINCIPLES.

RATHER THAN A SINGLE EVENT OR AN ISOLATED CAMPAIGN.

THESE MONTHLY THEMES CREATE A CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK AND, ALONG WITH THE LESSONS PROVIDED BY TEACHERS AND THE COUNSELORS, ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNICATION, THE SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM AND THE PR LIAISONS WILL HELP COMMUNICATE THE THEME, MESSAGE AND RESOURCES FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS. OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE WORK IS ALSO GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT STRONG, POSITIVE SERVICE IS HOW ADULTS LIVE OUT THE CODE OF CIVILITY EVERY DAY.

BY STANDARDIZING HOW WE INTERACT WITH STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND ONE ANOTHER, WE ENSURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENTLY MODELING THE RESPECT, CARE AND PROFESSIONALISM WE EXPECT ACROSS EVERY CAMPUS.

THIS WORK UNFOLDS IN FOUR PHASES. WE WILL BEGIN WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THAT ESTABLISH DISTRICT WIDE EXPECTATIONS FOR GREETINGS, PHONE ETIQUETTE, EMAIL COMMUNICATION, AND THEN MOVE INTO TRUST, PROBLEM SOLVING, STRENGTHENING ACTIVE LISTENING, CLARIFYING CONCERNS, AND IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS.

AND THEN NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON CARING AND COMPOSURE THROUGH DE-ESCALATION, RESPECTFUL BOUNDARIES, AND SCENARIO BASED PRACTICE. AND FINALLY, WE CLOSE WITH REFLECTION AND ACTION PLANNING TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

SO YOU'LL SEE HERE THIS IS OUR ROADMAP. AND THIS ROADMAP IS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE CULTURE RATHER THAN LAUNCH A ONE TIME INITIATIVE.

SO YEAR ONE FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING THE FOUNDATION.

OUR FIRST YEAR WAS ALL ABOUT BUILDING THAT AWARENESS AND THE CONSISTENCY AND CAPACITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

OUR SECOND YEAR IS REALLY ABOUT DEEPENING THE OWNERSHIP, EXPANDING IMPACT AND CREATING ALIGNMENT ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.

THIS ISN'T A PROGRAM WE IMPLEMENT. IT'S A CULTURE THAT WE ARE SETTING OUT TO BUILD AND TO SUSTAIN.

EVERY INTERACTION IS IMPORTANT AND IT MATTERS.

SO HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT THE CODE OF CIVILITY IS HAVING AN IMPACT? WE WILL USE DATA AND FEEDBACK, INCLUDING PERCEPTION SURVEYS, INCIDENT TRENDS, AND ENGAGEMENT METRICS, TO MONITOR CLIMATE, BEHAVIOR AND ENGAGEMENT ACROSS PLANO ISD.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE SIMPLIFYING HOW CONCERNS ARE REPORTED AND RESOLVED, ENSURING THAT FAMILIES AND STAFF HAVE CLEAR, ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS AND THAT ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED QUICKLY AND AS CLOSE TO THE SOURCE AS POSSIBLE.

WITH ONGOING LEADERSHIP, SUPPORT AND TRAINING, WE ARE BUILDING A SYSTEM WHERE DATA INFORMS ACTION.

CONCERNS ARE RESOLVED EFFICIENTLY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS CONSISTENT ACROSS EVERY LEVEL OF PLANO ISD.

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WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL AND EXCITED ABOUT THE SUPPORT DRIVING IT FORWARD.

THE VALUE IS CLEAR. EVERY STUDENT, EVERY STAFF MEMBER, EVERY FAMILY MEMBER, EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER AND FEEL SAFE, VALUED AND SUPPORTED ON EVERY CAMPUS IN EVERY SPACE, EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU. IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING BACK. I'LL GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WITH THE CODE OF CIVILITY WEBSITE.

IF YOU DON'T MIND CLICKING ON THAT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID INITIALLY WAS MAKING SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATED THIS OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY, MAKING IT VERY CLEAR AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE CODE OF CIVILITY.

AND AS SOON AS IT LOADS, WE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THAT IS.

BUT WE DO HAVE A VIDEO ON HERE. MOST OF OUR STAFF WATCHING WILL KNOW THAT WE'LL RECOGNIZE MOST OF THIS VIDEO.

THE VIDEO. I'M SORRY. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.

SO THE VIDEO IS A DIFFERENT VERSION OF WHAT OUR STAFF GOT TO SEE.

IT'S JUST A SHORT OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE CODE OF CIVILITY IS AND HOW WE'LL BE USING IT IN OUR DISTRICT.

IF YOU DON'T MIND SCROLLING DOWN, MA'AM IT GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IT IS.

AND IF YOU GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY WANTED TO DO IS WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FOR EACH OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR FAMILIES, AND FOR OUR STAFF.

FOR OUR FAMILIES, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDED SOME HOME CONNECTION PIECES.

WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT, AND THE WAY WE WANTED TO START WAS JUST EASY CONVERSATION STARTERS THAT CLEARLY CONNECTED TO THE CODE OF CIVILITY.

VERY SIMPLE THINGS THAT THEY CAN. WE ORIGINALLY WANTED TO DO PDFS, BUT ADA COMPLIANCE IS IMPORTANT.

SO WE LEFT IT THIS WAY THAT THEY COULD PRINT OUT AND JUST USE AS A WAY TO START THIS CONVERSATION INSTEAD OF HOW WAS YOUR DAY AT SCHOOL? VERY INTENTIONAL QUESTIONING. AND THEN FOR OUR STAFF, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO DO IS MAKING SURE THAT WE CONNECTED THIS WORK BACK TO PBIS.

OUR SCHOOLS HAVE DONE SO MUCH WORK AROUND PBIS AND THE GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THIS SOMETHING ELSE OR SOMETHING SEPARATE. AGAIN, THESE ARE ALMOST LIKE THE DISTRICT GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS SO THAT CAMPUSES CAN DEVELOP THEIR OWN, AND THIS MAKES THAT CONNECTION FOR THEM. SCROLL UP FOR ME, MA'AM.

AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WEBSITE, YOU'LL SEE WHERE WE HAVE REPORTING CONCERNS.

ALTHOUGH THE CODE OF CIVILITY IS VERY PROACTIVE AND THE GRIEVANCE PIECE MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE BIT OPPOSITE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THAT CONNECTION THERE, RIGHT? WHEN THIS IS HOW WE WANT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AND EVERYONE TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.

WHEN THEY DON'T HERE'S A WAY TO RESOLVE THAT.

AND THAT IS THAT THAT CONCERNS PIECE. THIS IS PART OF DOCTOR MILEY HAS MENTIONED IN ONE OF HER SLIDES THAT WE'LL BE STREAMLINING FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED THAT WORK. LESLIE IS GOING TO START UPDATING THE WEBSITE WITH THAT PIECE TOMORROW ACTUALLY, AND SHE'LL BE WORKING WITH JAMES ARROYO, NEW TO THE LEGAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TO HELP STREAMLINE THAT GRIEVANCE PROCESS AS WELL.

ARE YOU READY? OKAY. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO SHOW ALL THE VIDEO.

THEY'RE BUILT ON RELATIONSHIPS GROUNDED IN KINDNESS, RESPECT, AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.

THAT'S WHY WE INTRODUCED THE PLANO CODE OF CIVILITY, OR SIMPLY THE PLANO CODE.

THIS ISN'T SOMETHING BRAND NEW. IT BRINGS TOGETHER THE GREAT WORK ALREADY HAPPENING ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS, FROM CHARACTER EDUCATION AND KINDNESS CAMPAIGNS TO LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE LEARNING.

IT ALSO REINFORCES WHAT'S OUTLINED IN OUR HANDBOOKS AND CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TEKS. AT THE CENTER OF THE PLANO CODE ARE FOUR CORE CHARACTER TRAITS TRUSTWORTHY ACTING WITH HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND RELIABILITY, CARING, SHOWING EMPATHY AND COMPASSION, RESPONSIBLE OWNING ACTIONS, CHOICES AND COMMITMENTS, AND RESPECTFUL TREATING EVERYONE WITH DIGNITY.

WE ARE ALREADY WORKING ON WHAT THE CODE OF CIVILITY VIDEO WILL LOOK LIKE FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE IT FROM AWARENESS TO, THIS IS HOW WE'RE IMPLEMENTING IT. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S IN THE WORKS. WE GOT SOME FEEDBACK TODAY.

I'LL BE WORKING ON THAT THE REST OF THIS WEEK AND MAKING SURE IT'S READY FOR, FOR VECTOR AND, TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.

THIS IS A REPORT. SO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE TEAM ON THIS.

I'M JUST I'M WONDERING WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK.

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BUT GENERALLY, HOW HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK HAVE WE GOTTEN FROM CAMPUS AND FAMILIES? AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CHARACTER STRONG HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS DONE FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A RESOURCE THIS PAST YEAR, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE GROUP THAT'S WORKING ON THIS IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE GUARANTEED EXPERIENCES. SO HOWEVER WE IMPLEMENT THE CODE OF CIVILITY AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO EMPHASIZE IT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S HAPPENING. SO WE HAVE STRONG, STRONG USAGE AT OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES AROUND CHARACTER STRONG.

OUR COUNSELORS ARE LOVING IT. TEACHERS ARE LIKING IT BECAUSE THEY KIND OF GET TO SIT BACK, WATCH, AND THEN CARRY THAT LESSON FORWARD. ASHLEY DAVIS IN ACADEMIC SERVICES, MADE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS HAD 330 MINUTE BLOCKS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK TO CONTINUE THOSE LESSONS. WE HAVE DATA THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THE BOARD ON THE USAGE ACROSS OUR DISTRICTS.

SOME CAMPUSES ARE A LITTLE BIT LOWER, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THAT GUARANTEED EXPERIENCE. SO THAT'S BEEN VERY POSITIVE. GRANT WILSON FROM OUR COUNSELING TEAM SHARED CHARACTER STRONG LESSONS WITH SEVERAL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR FEEDBACK.

THAT USAGE WAS VERY HIGH. RENNER RICE, I BELIEVE, WERE TWO OF OUR HIGHER USAGE USERS.

AND WE CAN SHARE THAT FEEDBACK AS WELL. IT'S BEEN VERY POSITIVE FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND SENIOR HIGH WHILE WE'VE DONE SOME PIECES THROUGH DOCTOR HEBERT'S EFFORTS.

AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PROVIDE GUARANTEED EXPERIENCES.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE'S HELPING US WITH THIS YEAR IS EMBEDDING CHARACTERS LESSONS INTO CONTENT AREAS WHERE IT FITS NATURALLY.

THAT WAS PART OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM CURRICULUM WRITERS.

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HERE'S A HISTORY LESSON STOP CODE OF CIVILITY HISTORY LESSON.

WE HAVE CURRICULUM WRITERS WHO HAVE WRITTEN CURRICULUM IN THE PAST INTENTIONALLY LOOKING FOR PLACES WHERE THIS WILL FIT NICELY.

SO THAT WAS PART OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT. AGAIN, ALL ABOUT GUARANTEED EXPERIENCES.

ANOTHER GUARANTEE, ANOTHER PIECE OF FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP IS WHAT CAN WE DO WITH STUDENT? THAT STUDENT LED, NOT NECESSARILY COUNSELOR OR TEACHER LED.

09, 10, 11, 12 ESPECIALLY. THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM A COUNSELOR.

RIGHT? A LESSON AROUND CHARACTERS CHARACTER LESSONS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING WITH EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO HELP US BUILD OUT A COMPETITION ON MAYBE LIKE A PSA OR SOMETHING AT THE 11TH, 12TH GRADE LEVEL, LIKE WHAT DOES CODE OF CIVILITY MEAN TO YOU AND HOW DO YOU INTERPRET THAT AND MAKING THAT SOME SORT OF CONTEST OR SOMETHING SO THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE THAT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE. I'M LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT LOGOS.

I LOVE THE PARENT UNIVERSITY LOGO AND JUST, YOU KNOW, HAVING RESOURCES AND EDUCATION FOR THE PARENTS, ESPECIALLY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. YOU KNOW, SOMEONE MAY HAVE A FIRST GRADER AND THEN SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT, YOU KNOW, ALSO A MIDDLE SCHOOLER. SO I JUST APPRECIATE THE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING FOR PARENTS TO, YOU KNOW, HIGHLY ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO GO OUT THERE AND DO THEIR HOMEWORK AND LOOK AT THESE THINGS. I KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND KIND OF DIG THROUGH IT AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON INCLUDING THE PARENTS ON THIS.

OUR PARENT UNIVERSITY IS VERY MUCH A WORK IN PROGRESS.

WILL BE DOCTOR MILEY WILL BE LAUNCHING THAT FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS THAT OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS THE CODE OF CIVILITY AND THEN SOME SUBSEQUENT LESSONS TO SUPPORT THAT PIECE. AND IT WILL BE ONLINE MODULES THAT ANYONE CAN ACCESS WITH RESOURCES THAT THEY CAN DOWNLOAD.

TWO MAIN COMMENTS. FIRST, I LOVE THE FOCUS BY MONTH.

I LOVE THE INTENTIONALITY OF THAT AND NOT JUST HAVING A POSTER ON THE WALL.

RIGHT. IT'S LIKE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S, REALLY GOING TO BE A FOCUS OR CONTINUE TO BE A FOCUS RATHER.

THE SECOND THING. I NOTE THE COMMENT THAT WAS ON THE 14TH SLIDE, THE MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER ABOUT GIVING OUR STUDENTS A SENSE OF BELONGING AND MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AND THE FAMILIES FEEL SAFE, VALUED, SUPPORTED AND CONNECTED. NOT KNOWING THIS WAS COMING, I'VE BEEN READING STUDIES ON THE VALUE OF THIS TYPE OF WORK ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, THE K-12 AND UNIVERSITY LEVEL.

SOME U.S. STUDIES, SOME FROM OTHER COUNTRIES SOME COLLEGE, SOME K-12.

AND IT'S, ALMOST UNIVERSAL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE BETTER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, BETTER ATTENDANCE RECORDS.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING WE'RE HOPING FOR OUR STUDENTS IS SUPPORTED BY DOING THIS WORK WHERE THEY KNOW THEY'RE SAFE AND THEY BELONG AND, AND THEY'RE WELCOMED. AND SO I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS, NOT ONLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GREAT WORK ON ITS OWN, BUT ALSO I THINK IT'S A GOOD MOVE FOR OUR STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY AS WELL.

SO, SO THANK YOU ALL. I APPRECIATE IT. WE ALSO WANT TO SEE WHAT THAT EFFECT WILL HAVE ON OUR STAFF AS WELL.

SO YEAH, THIS YEAR WE'RE MOVING HEAVILY INTO STAFF AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR ADULTS.

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SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM OUR NEW TEACHERS WAS, I GET VERY LITTLE INTERACTION OUTSIDE MY CLASSROOM, OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. SO ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TEAM THIS PAST YEAR WAS MAKING SURE THAT EVERY NEW TEACHER, FIRST YEAR TEACHER TO THE DISTRICT HAD SOME SORT OF TOUCHPOINT BY SOMEONE IN THE DISTRICT, WHETHER IT WAS SOMEONE IN ACADEMIC SERVICE JUST STOPPING BY.

AFTER THE SECOND SEMESTER, WE GOT A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAD NOT BEEN VISITED YET, AND THE PEOPLE TEAM AND OTHERS MADE SURE THEY VISITED THEM BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK THAT HELPS BUILD TRUST, SHOWS RESPECT AND KIND OF ALIGNS WITH THE CODE OF CIVILITY.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL HAVE A VERY SIMILAR EFFECT, WITH OTHER STAFF AS WELL. I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE INTENTIONALITY, SAM. AND I THINK NOW MORE THAN EVER WITH OUR STUDENTS, THEIR, CELL PHONES ARE PUT AWAY ALL DAY LONG.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STILL GOING HOME AND READING SOCIAL MEDIA AND TEXTING AND WHATEVER.

AND IT'S TEACHING THEM A WAY TO PROPERLY ENGAGE AND NOT SAY THOSE THINGS THAT ARE HURTFUL.

I MEAN, THEY'RE MINDFUL. THIS HELPS THEM HAVE MINDFULNESS.

SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS SO INTENTIONAL. ALL RIGHT IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU DOCTOR IVAN. GREAT PRESENTATION. WE WILL CONTINUE THE REPORTS WITH AGENDA ITEM 8.2,

[8.2 2026 - 2027 Budget Update]

AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TYRA, DOCTOR WILLIAMS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CABINET.

WE ARE ONE. AFTER TONIGHT, WE WILL BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINALIZING OUR 26-27 BUDGET.

SO OF COURSE, YOU ALL KNOW THAT OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR PROPOSED 26-27 BUDGET IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 23RD.

FOLLOWING THE HEARING, ADMINISTRATION WILL ASK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CONSIDER AND ADOPT THE BUDGETS FOR OUR GENERAL FUND, OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND OUR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES FUND FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION PROVIDES AN UPDATE TO OUR PROJECTED 2026 2027 BUDGETS FOR OUR GENERAL FUND, OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND OUR FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES FUND. I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF OUR MAJOR CHANGES IN OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.

I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME FUNCTIONAL CHANGES WHEN WE CONSIDER THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR 2025-26 AMENDED BUDGET TO OUR PROJECTED 26-27 BUDGET.

OF COURSE, THIS PRESENTATION IS INTENDED TO KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED AS WE MOVE TOWARDS OUR BUDGET ADOPTION AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY, OF COURSE, FOR QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK PRIOR TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

JUST WANT TO QUICKLY NOTE THAT HISTORICALLY THIS PROJECTED OUR PRELIMINARY BUDGET IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.

I WILL SAY THAT I DON'T OBVIOUSLY, IF WE HAVE ANY REVISIONS FROM NOW UNTIL THE 23RD, THEY WILL BE VERY, VERY MINOR. SO THIS IS KIND OF THAT FIRST LOOK OF WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT ON THE 23RD.

TO BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO WALK THE BOARD THROUGH SOME KEY GENERAL FUND REVENUE CHANGES THAT REFLECT IN OUR 2026 BUDGET COMPARED TO OUR AMENDED 25-26 BUDGET. OUR AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND REVENUE IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE JUST OVER $4 MILLION, AND THAT'S DUE TO AN ESTIMATED RISE IN OUR PER CAPITA ALLOCATION RATE, WHICH IS BASED ON OUR PRIOR YEAR ADA OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, THAT PROJECTED RATE IS ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO INCREASE.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S CURRENTLY $471, AND IT'S PROJECTED TO INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY $600 PER ADA FOR THE NEXT 26-27, OUR TRANSFER IN ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION.

THIS INCREASE IS PRIMARILY ATTRIBUTED TO HIGHER ANTICIPATED PROCEEDS FROM OUR SURPLUS REAL ESTATE SALES, AS WELL AS AN INCREASE REVENUE RECOVERY FROM OUR PSAR PROGRAM.

WHO IS ACTUALLY DOING VERY WELL? GIFTS AND DONATIONS.

THAT REVENUE REFLECTS JUST A MODEST INCREASE BASED ON OUR A REVIEW OF SOME HISTORICAL TRENDS.

AGAIN, JUST WE WERE LOOKING AT THOSE THREE YEAR TRENDS AND WE JUST KIND OF WANTED TO RIGHT SIZE THAT. SO YOU JUST SEE THAT MODEST INCREASE THERE. OUR LOCAL TAX REVENUE IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY $2.7 MILLION. OF COURSE, THAT'S IF YOU ALL WILL REMEMBER OUR LAST MEETING.

WE TALKED ABOUT OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE. THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO THE REDUCTION IN OUR M&O, OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX RATE.

THAT RATE IS PROPOSED TO DECREASE FROM 0.80220 TO 0.79540, AND THAT'S AS A RESULT OF STATE MANDATED TAX COMPRESSION. OUR REVENUE IS PROJECTED TO DECREASE AS COLLECTIONS NORMALIZE UNDER THE CURRENT REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGY.

25-26 WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED A ONE TIME INCREASE RELATED TO A PRIOR YEAR COST REPORT SETTLEMENT.

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OF COURSE, THAT WILL DECREASE IN 26-27. AND THEN OUR INTEREST INCOME.

AGAIN, THIS IS JUST KIND OF A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH.

MY CRYSTAL BALL IS BROKEN. IT ACTUALLY HASN'T WORKED FOR SOME TIME.

BUT JUST BEING A MORE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH AND REDUCING THAT INTEREST INCOME ANTICIPATION FOR ANY OF OUR RATES DECREASING MOVING FORWARD.

AND THEN OUR FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND REVENUE IS PROJECTED TO DECREASE PRIMARILY DUE TO ANTICIPATED ENROLLMENT DECLINE OF APPROXIMATELY 208 STUDENTS.

AND BECAUSE STATE FUNDING IS CLOSELY TIED TO, OBVIOUSLY, STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND RELATED FORMULA FUNDING, OUR LOWER PROJECTIONS AND ENROLLMENT, OF COURSE, DIRECTLY IMPACTS HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE FROM OUR FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM ENTITLEMENT. TURNING TO OUR EXPENDITURE CHANGES FOR OUR PROPOSED 26-27 BUDGET, OUR PAYROLL EXPENDITURES INCLUDE AN ESTIMATED INCREASE OF A $7.4 MILLION TO SUPPORT A 2% ACROSS THE BOARD COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

ADDITIONAL $1.1 MILLION HAS BEEN BUDGETED FOR ESTIMATED STAFFING CHANGES FOR STRATEGIC COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS THAT ALIGNED WITH DISTRICT PRIORITIES AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS.

RECAPTURE PAYMENTS ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT $14.1 MILLION.

OF COURSE, THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS INCREASE TO OUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT DECLINE IS APPROXIMATELY, OF COURSE, THOSE 208 STUDENTS, WHICH WILL REDUCE OUR STATE FUNDING.

WHILE, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY VALUES CONTINUE TO GROW SLIGHTLY.

OF COURSE, RESULTING IN THAT HIGHER RECAPTURE OBLIGATION UNDER OUR STATE'S SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM.

OUR NON PAYROLL BUDGETS ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE APPROXIMATELY $188,000, REFLECTING SOME TARGETED PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS AND SOME JUST INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS OR WE DID A LOT OF WORK TO REDUCE THAT BUDGET.

SO ANY OF THOSE INCREASES IS REALLY DUE TO SOME INFLATION THAT OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT THINGS CONTRACTED SERVICES.

WE TALK ABOUT UTILITIES THAT ARE JUST SUBJECT TO INFLATION.

TRANSFERS OUT ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY $1.8 MILLION.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN ONE OF OUR OTHER BUDGET UPDATES.

OF COURSE, THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO THE FUNDING FOR OUR REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF.

PREVIOUSLY, THIS PROGRAM WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH A SEPARATE STATE GRANT.

HOWEVER, UNDER HB TWO, FUNDING WAS ACTUALLY CONVERTED FROM THAT STANDARD TO A STANDALONE ALLOTMENT.

AND SO THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO REQUIRE THE DISTRICT TO BUDGET THESE FUNDS THROUGH KIND OF A TRANSFER MECHANISM, TRANSFERRING THAT OUT. AND THEN FINALLY, OUR PAYROLL EXPENDITURES ARE PROJECTED TO DECREASE APPROXIMATELY $15.5 MILLION AS A RESULT OF EFFICIENCIES ACHIEVED THROUGH STRATEGIC ATTRITION, POSITION MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION OF VACANT POSITIONS.

OF COURSE, THESE REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED WHILE MAINTAINING FOCUS ON SUPPORTING INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.

THIS SLIDE ACTUALLY PRESENTS OUR PROJECTED GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR OUR 26-27 YEAR.

OF COURSE, THIS IS GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THE SAME FORMAT. THIS IS THE ACTUALLY THE SAME FORMAT THAT YOU'LL SEE ON JUNE 23RD FOR OUR FINAL BUDGET PRESENTATION.

JUST REALLY QUICKLY, OBVIOUSLY WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE KIND OF WALK THROUGH OUR REVENUE, BUT OUR TOTAL REVENUE SOURCES FOR 26-27, AS YOU CAN SEE, ARE $649.6 MILLION. THAT IS JUST OVER A HALF A MILLION DOLLAR DECREASE AS COMPARED TO 25-26.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR JUST OUR TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES, THAT'S WITHOUT RECAPTURE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES ARE $559.1 MILLION.

AND THAT'S AN ACTUALLY $5.8 MILLION DECREASE COMPARED TO 25-26.

BUT WHEN INCLUDING RECAPTURE, OUR TOTAL ALL EXPENDITURES IS ACTUALLY AN $8.3 MILLION INCREASE AT $691.6 $6 MILLION. OF COURSE, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR TRANSFERS OUT.

THAT INCREASE OF $1.8 MILLION AND OUR OVERALL PROJECTED DEFICIT BUDGET FOR 26-27 IS $44.8 MILLION, WHICH IS A $10.6 MILLION INCREASE DEFICIT.

I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR FUNCTIONAL CHANGES JUST TO HIT KIND OF SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS.

FUNCTION 11 AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S WHERE OUR INSTRUCTION, YOU DO SEE A JUST OVER 1% DECREASE IN OUR FUNCTION 11 FOR INSTRUCTION.

AND THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO ANTICIPATED DECLINE IN OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

AS ENROLLMENT DECREASES, STAFFING AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES ARE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY TO ALIGN WITH STUDENT NEEDS WHILE STILL CONTINUING TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. FUNCTION 31 AND 32 KIND OF ARE COMBINED, IF YOU WILL RECALL, WE ACTUALLY IN FUNCTION 31 IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT

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THAT FULL CONTRACT CAME OUT OF THIS FUNCTION 31 AND IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE WERE ACTUALLY BRINGING THOSE SERVICES IN-HOUSE TO THE DISTRICT.

AND SO THAT DECREASE WAS OFFSET WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PAYROLL.

BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT'S ACTUALLY THE REMAINING IS OUT OF FUNCTION 32, WHICH IS SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, WHERE IT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPLIT TO BEGIN WITH.

BUT ULTIMATELY, WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN-HOUSE, WE FELT LIKE IT WAS MORE ALIGNED UNDER COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE AND SOCIAL WORK SERVICES.

SO AS YOU SEE THAT DECREASE, A LITTLE BIT OF OFFSET, THAT DECREASE IN COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE, YOU'RE SEEING AN INCREASE ON OUR FUNCTION 32, WHICH IS OUR, SOCIAL.

SO THAT'S A MUCH SMALLER BUDGET. SO YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE SIGNIFICANT OF AN INCREASE, BUT REALLY THOSE SALARIES PROBABLY SHOULD BE 50/50 BETWEEN FUNCTION 31 AND 32. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THAT A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE.

WE DID HAVE SOME SOFTWARE AND INCREASE IN SOFTWARE COSTS AS WELL TO OUR CARE DEPARTMENT FOR FUNCTION 32, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT INCREASE HAD TO DO WITH HOW WE WERE ALLOCATING, HOW WE'RE GOING TO OBVIOUSLY DO OUR IN-HOUSE SERVICES THAT WE WERE PLACING FOR COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS. FUNCTION 36 NOW, THIS ONE IS PRIMARILY THAT REDUCTION IS PRIMARILY DUE TO RIGHTSIZING OF THE BUDGET REALLY SPECIFICALLY FOR BEYOND DISTRICT COMPETITION EXPENSES. AND THOSE ARE BASED ON ACTUAL SPENDING TRENDS.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE DID NOT TRACK THOSE FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

WE JUST BUILT IN CONTINGENCY. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE REALLY BEEN TRACKING THOSE BEYOND DISTRICT, OF COURSE, FOR ATHLETICS, FINE ARTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND SO WE KIND OF HAD OVERINFLATED THAT CONTINGENCY.

WE WERE ALSO WE ALL THAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IS RIGHT SIZE THAT BASICALLY THAT CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO MORE ALIGN WITH ACTUAL HISTORICAL EXPENDITURES.

SO I WILL SAY THAT'S ONE TO NOTE AND JUST POINT OUT THAT THIS IS NOT CHANGING ANY SUPPORT FOR THOSE, FOR THE SUPPORT FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES. BASICALLY, THERE'S NO PROGRAM CUTS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S VERY CLEAR. IT REALLY IS JUST A RIGHTSIZING OF THOSE BUDGETS.

OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES TO THE NEEDS WITHIN THESE ACTIVITIES, WE WILL ENSURE TO ADJUST ACCORDINGLY TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES. FUNCTION 41 DOES HAVE A LITTLE OVER AN 8% DECREASE, AND THAT IS MAINLY DUE TO WE HAD SOME LARGE ONE TIME COSTS IN 25-26 THAT WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE, OBVIOUSLY IN 26-27.

FUNCTION 51 IS FACILITIES. AGAIN, WE HAD A FEW ONE TIME COSTS THERE SPECIFIC TO THE DEMO OF OUR RETIRED CAMPUSES.

BUT AGAIN, WE WOULD NOT, WILL NOT SEE IN 26-27.

WE ALSO SAW A LARGE DECREASE IN OUR CUSTODIAL CONTRACT OF JUST OVER HALF $1 MILLION.

AND OF COURSE, THAT IS OFFSET WITH SOME INCREASES THAT OBVIOUSLY ARE SUBJECT TO INFLATION, WHICH IS LIKE OUR UTILITIES AND SOME OF OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT OUR FACILITIES.

AND THEN LASTLY, FUNCTION 53 YOU DO SEE AN INCREASE THERE.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT IS SUBJECT TO INFLATION.

SOFTWARE AND ANY OF THOSE CONTRACTS MAINTENANCE RENEWALS ARE ALL SUBJECT TO INFLATION.

SO IN ADDITION TO AN INCREASE FOR COMPENSATION WE SAW SOME INCREASES FOR INFLATIONARY FACTORS IN FUNCTION 53 WHICH IS A DATA PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGY.

THIS PIE CHART OF COURSE PROVIDES A VIEW OF OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT CODE.

AND AS WE ALL SEE, OUR PAYROLL IS APPROXIMATELY 84% OF OUR BUDGET, WHICH OF COURSE IS DEDICATED TO SALARIES AND BENEFITS, REFLECTING THE PEOPLE CENTERED NATURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AND THEN THE REMAINING 16% SUPPORTS ALL OTHER DISTRICT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING CONTRACTED SERVICES.

AGAIN, THAT'S THE NEXT LARGEST PIECE OF THE PIE, WHICH AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE OUR UTILITIES, ANY OF THOSE CONTRACTED SERVICES TO SUPPORT OUR FACILITIES WOULD BE.

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS OUR MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES, WHICH INCLUDES TRAVEL FEES, DUES, AND THEN PROBABLY IT'S LESS THAN HALF A PERCENT IS DEDICATED TO CAPITAL OUTLAY.

THIS PIE CHART ACTUALLY PROVIDES A VIEW OF OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION, WHICH SHOWS, OF COURSE, THE PURPOSE OR PROGRAM AREA WHICH FUNDS ARE BUDGETED.

INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES MAKE UP THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BUDGET.

CURRENTLY ABOUT 64% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURE.

OF COURSE, AT ITS CORE, OUR PRIMARY MISSION AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, AND THAT HAPPENS THROUGH DIRECT INSTRUCTION.

FUNCTION CODE 11 ACTUALLY REPRESENTS INSTRUCTION, AND THAT INCLUDES OUR TEACHER SALARIES, OUR CLASSROOM AIDES, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES AND TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT ARE USED EVERY DAY TO DELIVER LESSONS AND SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING.

OF COURSE, THAT 64% ALLOCATION DEMONSTRATES OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO KEEPING RESOURCES CLOSEST TO THE CLASSROOM WHERE THEY HAVE THE MOST IMPACT.

NEXT YOU'LL SEE ABOUT 10% OF THAT PIE CHART IS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.

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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES AT 7.2%. AND THAT INCLUDES COUNSELING, OUR SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, OUR HEALTH SERVICES AND OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES.

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AT 6.8%. AND THAT IS ACTUALLY ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND ALSO CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION.

TRANSPORTATION AT 3.7%, OUR NON STUDENT SUPPORT AT 3.6.

AND THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY AND SECURITY IS IN THOSE FUNCTIONS.

ADMINISTRATION 2.2% AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT 1.6%.

MOVING ON TO OUR DEBT SERVICE BUDGET. OF COURSE DEBT SERVICE, WE USUALLY HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

WE ONLY LEVY WHAT WE NEED TO COVER OUR DEBT PAYMENTS AND OUR EXPENSES.

I DID WANT TO POINT OUT, I KNOW THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR PROJECTED BUDGET COMPARED TO OUR AMENDED BUDGET, IT LOOKS A LITTLE OUT OF WHACK. I KNOW THAT YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER, BUT BACK IN OCTOBER THE BOARD WAS PRESENTED A PARAMETERS ORDER FOR A REFUNDING OPPORTUNITY. AND WE ACTUALLY MOVED FORWARD ON THAT REFUNDING OPPORTUNITY BACK IN NOVEMBER.

AND THAT, OF COURSE, WAS TO PAY OFF OR REFUND OUR BUILDING, OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS 20 SERIES 2016 AND 2016 A AND ULTIMATELY, BASICALLY, WE PAID OFF AND REISSUED.

AND THAT ACTUALLY, IF YOU ALL RECALL, WE HAD A NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY $7.6 MILLION WITH THAT REFUNDING.

BUT ULTIMATELY, ALL THAT TO SAY IS WE ALWAYS WANT TO SHOW THAT AND, AMEND OUR BUDGET FOR THOSE REFUNDING.

BASICALLY, ALL THAT TO SAY IS WE DON'T ANTICIPATE TO HAVE REFUNDING IN 26-27.

THAT WAS TO REFLECT OUR CURRENT FUNDING IN THE CURRENT YEAR, AND WE DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE A REFUNDING IN 26-27.

BUT ULTIMATELY, WE EXPECT TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.

FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES IS GENERALLY A BUDGET THAT WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

WE DO ANTICIPATE LOWER REVENUES AND OF COURSE THAT IS DUE TO DECLINING STUDENT ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE OUR MEAL PARTICIPATION AS ALONG WITH THE EXPIRATION OF A FEDERAL SUPPLY CHAIN ASSISTANCE GRANT.

THIS GRANT ACTUALLY PROVIDED TEMPORARY FUNDING TO OFFSET SOME INCREASED FOOD COSTS AND SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC.

WE WERE ABLE ACTUALLY TO ROLL THAT OVER AND HELP US OUT KIND OF YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS EXPIRED.

SO TO MAINTAIN OUR BALANCED BUDGET, WE HAVE ACTUALLY ADJUSTED OUR EXPENDITURES TO ALIGN WITH THAT PROJECTED DECREASE IN THOSE REVENUE SOURCES.

SO AGAIN, WE EXPECT A BALANCED BUDGET FOR OUR FOOD NUTRITIONAL SERVICES.

AND THAT ACTUALLY CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU COURTNEY. TRUSTEES THIS IS A REPORT.

SO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR COURTNEY? I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION, BUT I HAVE A COMMENT AROUND SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SLIDES BECAUSE I GUESS WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, OKAY, SO I JUST LOOKED AT LAST YEAR'S PRESENTATION BECAUSE I WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE LITTLE ORANGE SLICE OR BUTTERNUT COLOR THAT'S UP THERE.

IT SAYS ADMINISTRATION 2.2. LAST YEAR IT WAS 2.3.

SO IN OUR COMMUNITY, THERE IS A LONG STANDING STIGMA THAT PLANO IS SUPER OVERSTAFFED AT CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.

BUT THIS CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THAT IS JUST SOMETHING PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT IS NOT BASED IN REALITY.

SO HERE'S THE TRUTH TO THE COMMUNITY. LOOK AT THIS SLIDE.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING. AND IT IS NOT ALL GOING TO CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.

I JUST I FEEL THE NEED EVERY YEAR TO POINT THIS OUT AND THEN TO POINT OUT THAT IT EVEN DECREASED FROM LAST YEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING DELIBERATE IN THAT. THANK YOU.

AND TO ADD TARA ON TOP OF THAT, ACROSS THE STATE, 2.2% IS A VERY LOW RELATIVE TO MANY OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.

NOT JUST OTHER DISTRICTS YOU CAN GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ANYWHERE ELSE, AND I DARE THEM TO TRY TO BEAT THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE LIKE 6%.

SORRY. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE -$44 MILLION, THOUGH? ABSOLUTELY. WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM? WELL, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OUR FUND BALANCE.

WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE DO HAVE A I WOULD SAY, ROBUST FUND BALANCE.

AT THIS POINT. IT'S ABOUT $276 MILLION. OBVIOUSLY, DEPENDING ON WHERE OUR 24-25 WHERE WE END ACTUALS THERE.

BUT RIGHT NOW, GOING INTO OUR 24-25, WE'VE GOT 276, MILLION DOLLARS THAT ULTIMATELY, OF COURSE, WE KNOW WE DO BUDGET TO ENSURE COVERAGE IN OUR FUNCTIONS.

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SO NORMALLY WE'RE ABLE TO BRIDGE THE GAP, BUT THIS YEAR I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IS THAT GOING TO BE A TREND NEXT YEAR AS WELL? IF WE ARE, IF WE DON'T MAKE ANY CHANGES THEN I WOULD SAY THE ANSWER IS YES.

IS THERE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL YOU'D LIKE TO ADD, MR. HILL? NO.

I MEAN, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT, YES, WE UNDERSTAND AND PART OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR IS MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CONCRETE STRATEGIC PLAN ON HOW TO BRIDGE THAT. OBVIOUSLY YOU SAW I MEAN, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PICTURE, YOU SEE WHERE WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY, THE BULK OF OUR MONEY. SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE DOING WORK INTERNALLY TO BRING PLANS TO THE BOARD ON HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY BRIDGE THAT GAP. I WILL SAY THAT WE DO BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY.

SO WHAT YOU SEE UP THERE IS HAS NEVER BEEN I MEAN, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE LAST 5 OR 6 YEARS AND SEE THAT THERE'S ALWAYS BUDGET TO ACTUAL, THERE'S ALWAYS A VARIANCE OF THERE ANYWHERE FROM TEN TO, YOU KNOW, 16, $17 MILLION.

SO WE DO EXPECT THAT, THAT WE WILL SHRINK THAT DEFICIT.

I WILL SAY ALSO THAT JUST BECAUSE WE START OFF WITH THAT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK AT.

IT'S NOT LIKE, OKAY, HERE IT IS. WE'RE IT IS WHAT IT IS.

WE DO CONTINUE. WE CONTINUALLY LOOK FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO TRY TO SHRINK THAT.

AND SO WE'LL DO THAT. SO FORTUNATELY, WE DO HAVE, I MEAN, WE DO HAVE VERY STRICT PARAMETERS IN CE LOCAL, WHICH TALKS ABOUT BUDGETS AND HOW MUCH YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE.

AND OUR DISTRICT IS EVEN MORE PREVALENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO CASHFLOW OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT 94% OF TAXES, AND WE GET THOSE IN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO OBVIOUSLY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET NOT ONLY THE TEA'S RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT WE HAVE OUR OWN INTERNAL STRICTER RULES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW, TOO. SO IS IT A CONCERN? ABSOLUTELY. IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION AND TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT AS WE GET INTO THIS? ABSOLUTELY. SO FORTUNATELY, WE DO HAVE A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, BUT WE CAN'T JUST SIT AND AND BE COMPLACENT WITH IT.

IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO ACTIVELY WORK. AND YOU WILL HEAR MORE FROM DOCTOR WILLIAMS AND, OBVIOUSLY LEADERSHIP TEAM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS ON IT.

WELL, I THINK THAT PART OF OUR JOB ON THE BOARD IS TO HAVE ADVOCACY AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR LEGISLATORS UNDERSTAND OUR BUDGET AND UNDERSTAND THE SHORTFALLS WE HAVE AND WHERE THEY ARE.

AND I THINK ONE OF OUR LARGEST SHORTFALLS IS IN DELIVERING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

WE ARE REIMBURSED VERY LITTLE FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO OFFER THAT SO OUR STUDENTS GET TO SCHOOL.

AND I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, THERE'S IF WE DON'T TELL THEM, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT.

ONE OF THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT OUR COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON IS TO ASK FOR A CONCERTED STUDY OF THE UNFUNDED MANDATES. AND WE'RE, NOT GOING TO CALL IT THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. BUT BASICALLY LOOK AT THE AREAS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED EVERY YEAR.

THERE'S NEW LITTLE LEGISLATION HERE, LITTLE LEGISLATION THERE.

AND I WANT SOMEBODY TO TAKE A GOOD STUDY OF IT, I GUESS WE COULD CALL IT DOGE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE. THAT'S A GOOD TERM, RIGHT? BUT THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO AND FIND OUT WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO DELIVER OUR EDUCATION SERVICES AND DETERMINE OF THOSE WHAT REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN STUDENT OUTCOMES? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR, IS TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS LEARN AND SUCCEED AND ARE READY FOR LIFE WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND SO I THINK ADVOCACY IS A REALLY BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO.

AND I'M READY. SAY INFLATION IS AGAIN, ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE ARE STILL NOT FUNDED.

AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WATCHING WHAT INFLATION IS DOING CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. I KNOW THEY MADE STEPS TOWARDS THAT, BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT IS A SHORTFALL THAT'S DIRECTLY AFFECTING US AS WE, AGAIN, LOOK AT UTILITIES AND CONTRACTED SERVICES TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OUR FACILITIES.

THOSE THINGS ARE SUBJECT TO INFLATION. WELL, OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT SHOULD BE TIED TO INFLATION.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A PHASE IN OF THE ENROLLMENT BASED FUNDING RATHER THAN ATTENDANCE BASED FUNDING, BECAUSE WHEN YOU MAKE A BUDGET, YOU'RE PROJECTING AND HIRING AND RUNNING BUILDINGS BASED ON THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED.

AND IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T COME TO SCHOOL FOR A DAY BECAUSE THEY'RE SICK OR HAVE THE FLU, WE'RE NOT GETTING THEIR FUNDING,

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CORRECT 14.1. AND IN HOUSE BILL 3 IN 2019, THEY TOLD US THEY WERE GOING TO GET RID OF RECAPTURE OR REALLY REDUCE IT.

THEY'VE COMPRESSED THE TAX RATE. SO WE ARE COLLECTING LESS TAXES.

BUT WE'RE WHEN WE HAVE THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND A LOT OF THAT'S OUT OF OUR CONTROL.

THEN OUR RECAPTURE GOES UP. SO ANYWAY, ADVOCACY IS A REALLY STRONG THING THAT I THINK OUR BOARD CAN DO.

I HAD ONE QUESTION. I'M SO SORRY. TOUCHING ON RECAPTURE ALSO BECAUSE YEAH, IT'S A $14 MILLION INCREASE, BUT WE'RE PROJECTED TO HAVE A TOTAL RECAPTURE PAYMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $132.5 MILLION.

IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. WHAT IF YOU HAD TO GUESS WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT ON OUR NET OPERATION RESULTS IF WE GOT TO KEEP THAT MONEY? OH, GOSH. WOULD YOU SAY THAT WOULD LEAD TO NO DEFICIT.

I'M SITTING HERE WATCHING EVEN MR. HILLS REACTION. I HONESTLY.

OBVIOUSLY WE THERE'S PROBABLY SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD TAKE AS A DISTRICT WITH BEING ABLE TO EVEN KEEP A PORTION OF THAT.

I MEAN, EVEN IF YOU SAID 25% OF THAT OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN KEEP THAT 10%, ANYTHING WOULD OBVIOUSLY GO TOWARDS.

AND MOST OF THAT, AGAIN, THE WAY THAT WE CURRENTLY STRUCTURED THE PERCENTAGE MEANS THAT THE MOST OF THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS INSTRUCTION.

THOSE FUNCTIONS 11, 12 AND 13 THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THE CLASSROOM.

WITHOUT RUNNING A DEFICIT. WITHOUT RUNNING. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S THE WOULD BE THE GOAL.

BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD HELP OFFSET SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE.

BUT AGAIN, BEING ABLE TO PUT EVEN MORE OF THOSE RESOURCES TO OUR CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF.

YEAH, WE'RE IN A POSITION NOW THAT WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS.

AND WE HAVE SO MANY COOL, INNOVATIVE, SMART STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE GREAT IDEAS THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR STUDENTS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS ON.

SO IT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE MORE CREATIVE. AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE FROM THAT PIE CHART, I MEAN, MAJORITY OF OUR MONEY GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM HIGHER THAN JUST ANYBODY THAT I'M AWARE OF.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE OUR HEART IS. THAT'S WHERE OUR PRIORITIES ARE. THAT'S WHERE THAT MONEY, THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY WOULD GO AS WELL AS I MEAN, YOU WOULD SEE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAXED OUT ON OUR TIER TWO.

THAT IS LOCAL EFFORT. THAT'S LOCAL IMPACT, LOCAL ENRICHMENT.

WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY NEED THE ENTIRE $0.17 IF WE HAD THE 132 MILLION, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT BACK TO OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS AS WELL.

SO IT'D BE A COMBINATION OF THOSE THINGS. BECAUSE I'M NO LONGER ON THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, I WOULD LOVE FOR OUR ADVOCACY COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PROPOSING LEGISLATION THAT BECAUSE EVERY BIENNIUM, THE STATE BUDGETS FOR RECAPTURE MONEY. AND SO ONCE THAT BUDGET AMOUNT IS MET, IN MY OPINION, INSTEAD OF THE EXCESS MONEY GOING TO THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS JUST A GIANT LIKE PIT, WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THOSE EDUCATION DOLLARS GO.

THEN THEY NEED TO BE GIVEN BACK TO THE DISTRICTS WHO NEED THAT MONEY TO PUT IT CLOSEST TO THE CLASSROOM.

SO IF WE COULD TALK WITH OUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT THAT.

I WOULD LOVE IT. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.

AND WHEN THEY DO GET TO THE BUDGET AND THERE'S EXCESS RECAPTURE, EXCESS REVENUE IN EXCESS OF ENTITLEMENT, RIGHT? SO WHEN WE WE SHOULD GET A REFUND FOR THAT, BUT WE DON'T OUR TAXPAYERS DON'T.

AND IT DOES GO INTO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND THEN IT BECOMES A PET PROJECT.

AND THAT IS NOT ALWAYS SPENT IN THE NAME IT WAS COLLECTED.

IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE SPENT ON EDUCATION. SO THAT'S OUR ADVOCACY ANGLE, IS THAT ANY RECAPTURED FUNDS MUST BE SPENT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WELL, THE OTHER ANGLE IS THAT IT'S AN UNFAIR STATE TAX ON PLANO ISD TAXPAYERS.

BUT SO, I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I JUST FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT.

YEAH. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH MULTIPLE STATE LEVEL LAWSUITS ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF IT, AND IT'S BEEN SETTLED, UNFORTUNATELY, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WORKING IN OUR FAVOR, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE EQUITY ACROSS THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT MAY BE RURAL, THAT DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO LEVY AND GET THE SAME VALUE FOR THEIR TAX DOLLARS BECAUSE THEIR PROPERTY VALUES AREN'T SO HIGH. BUT YEAH, THEY NEED TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THERE'S CAPACITY AND THERE'S DESIRE, RIGHT? BECAUSE NOT EVERY DISTRICT HAS TO HAVE THEIR LOCAL EFFORT MAXIMIZED BEFORE RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE STATE.

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AND WE'RE VERY, VERY FORTUNATE HERE IN PLANO THAT WE HAVE THIS MASSIVE TAX BASE THAT INCLUDES A LOT OF COMMERCIAL IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, REAL ESTATE AND OUR HOMEOWNERS. BUT IT'S NOT JUST THEIR TAX CAPACITY AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY HAS TO, THE BOARD HAS TO PUT IT TO VOTE AND THE COMMUNITY HAS TO VOTE, AND SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES ARE NOT MAXIMIZING THEIR LOCAL TAX EFFORT BEFORE RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE STATE.

WHILE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, AS AS JOHNNY SAID, WHAT OUR LOCAL EFFORT IS, RIGHT? WE'RE MAXIMIZING OUR LOCAL TAX.

WE'RE WE'RE I DON'T THINK WE'RE MAXIMIZED. NO, THAT WOULD BE $0.50.

YEAH. NO, BUT I THINK YOUR POINT IS VERY WELL TAKEN.

AND WE'VE ALWAYS ARGUED THAT YOU SHOULD GET TO YOUR MAXIMUM TAXABLE RATE BEFORE YOU RECEIVE OUR RECAPTURED FUNDS.

I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE EQUITABLE. BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN A YOU KNOW ANYTHING THAT THEY'VE LANDED ON.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES ANYTHING ELSE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU COURTNEY. OUR NEXT REPORT IS AGENDA ITEM 8.3, 2025 2026 SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL SHAC

[8.3 2025 - 2026 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Report]

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT TYRA, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, TRUSTEES AND CABINET.

THIS WILL BE A FAIRLY QUICK REPORT. YOU'RE USED TO SEEING THIS EVERY YEAR.

THIS IS A REPORT OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH IS A DISTRICT APPOINTED COMMITTEE.

THEY MEET EVERY YEAR. SOME YEARS ARE BUSIER THAN OTHERS BASED ON THE TASKS THAT THEY HAVE.

BUT JUST AS A REMINDER, IT IS ESTABLISHED BASED ON EDUCATION CODE AND ON OUR BOARD POLICY THAT THIS COMMITTEE MEETS EACH YEAR.

WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE.

THOSE WHO ARE IN RED ON YOUR SCREEN WILL BE ROTATING OFF THIS YEAR.

UNLESS OF COURSE SOME ARE APPOINTED AGAIN, I KNOW THIS IS A VERY PASSIONATE GROUP, GREAT GROUP OF FOLKS WHO ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELLNESS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY GET TO TALK ABOUT ON A REGULAR BASIS.

EACH YEAR, THE ADVISORY COUNCIL SETS GOALS. ONE OF THOSE IS TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS.

IT WAS A SLOWER YEAR THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ADOPTING MATERIALS THAT THEY NEEDED TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

SO THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES, AND THEY DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE DISTRICT, THINGS LIKE THE BIKE AND ROLL TO SCHOOL. THEY GET SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND JUST TALK ABOUT WAYS WE CAN SUPPORT BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS IN HEALTHY CHOICES. SO THEY LOOKED AT WELLNESS POLICIES THIS YEAR.

THEY GOT SOME IDEAS AT THE END OF THE YEAR OF THINGS THEY MIGHT WANT TO WORK ON NEXT YEAR, LIKE LOOKING AT WELLNESS GOALS AND MAYBE A CATALOG OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS THAT WE COULD OFFER AROUND THE DISTRICT.

SO THAT MAY BE SOME WORK THAT THEY DO NEXT YEAR.

AND OF COURSE, THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE POST THE TRI-ANNUAL WELLNESS ASSESSMENT ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, WHICH THEY TOOK CARE OF THIS YEAR. THEY ALSO HAD A GOAL TO LOOK AT OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH EVENTS, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY ADDED THAT CALENDAR TO THE STUDENT FAMILY COMMUNITY SERVICES WEBSITE AS AS ONE OF THEIR EFFORTS THIS YEAR.

SO GREAT GROUP OF FOLKS DOING SOME GREAT WORK AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEM.

AND THAT IS THE REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LISA.

TRUSTEES QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON OUR SHAC REPORT FOR THE YEAR.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SHAC.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.

THANK YOU GUYS. I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY WATCHING.

AND IF YOUR APPOINTEES WERE IN RED, BE THINKING ABOUT A NEW APPOINTEE FOR THE YEAR.

SO IF THE PERSON YOU APPOINTED WAS ONE OF THOSE RED ONES THAT'LL BE COMING IN THE FALL.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS WHO I THINK MAY HAVE THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE, WHO MAY HAVE FELT DISMAY AT THE VOTE THAT WE TOOK IN REGARDS TO THE POLICY LAST TIME TO DO AWAY WITH HEALTH CLASS AS A REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO ALL OF THOSE PARENTS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE HEARD ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS, AND WE WEIGHED THOSE ISSUES, WHICH YOU CLEARLY SAW IN OUR VOTE.

AND I URGE YOU TO STICK WITH SHAC AND TALK WITH THOSE OF US ON THE DAIS IN A MORE CONTINUOUS WAY ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP WITH THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON THE SHAC. AND I JUST, I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE TIME.

I KNOW HOW INVOLVED MANY OF THOSE PARENTS ARE AND OTHER THINGS BESIDES JUST VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO LOOK AT STUDENT HEALTH,

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SORRY. JOHNNY WAS POINTING TO YOU. I THOUGHT YOU WERE LOOKING AT ME, SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR.

OR YOU COULD EMAIL JOHNNY AND THEN HE'LL FORWARD IT TO LISA.

JUST EMAIL US DIRECTLY. WE'RE HAPPY TO. SINCE WE MAKE THE APPOINTMENT, TAKE THAT OFF THEIR PLATE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LISA, WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND I WOULD SAY LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE A STRONGER STATEMENT AND SAY WE SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST.

TONIGHT, I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION.

[8.4 Plano Senior High School Transition Update]

I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME STEVE EWING, CHIEF OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS, AND KENNITRA ROBERTSON, PRINCIPAL OF PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, TO PLEASE PRESENT.

GOOD EVENING, DR. TYRA, BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS, DOCTOR WILLIAMS AND OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE, WILDCAT NATION, THIS IS IT'S ACTUALLY AN EXCITING NIGHT.

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION, I DO I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SPRING OF 25, SPRING OF 25, WE HELD OUR VERY FIRST WILDCAT HAGGARD PLANNING MEETING.

IT WAS A GROUP OF PROBABLY 15 OR 20 FOLKS, MANY IN THE ROOM HERE.

AND I THINK THE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE MEETING WAS LET'S UNPACK THIS.

LIKE, AND IT WAS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN BY PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL THIS WEEK.

IT IS NOT A CTE PROGRAM OUT OF CONTROL OVER THERE.

THERE IS LITERALLY THE DEMOLITION IS BEGINNING.

AND SO WE DO WANT TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? LIKE WHAT IS THE PLAN? RIGHT? AND, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD PLAN FOR YOU.

THAT COMMITTEE THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT MET IN THIS FIRST TIME, SPRING OF 25 IS PROBABLY ABOUT 40 MEMBERS CURRENTLY, DISTRICT LEADERS, STAFF MEMBERS AT THE CAMPUS LEADERS.

MAN AND THEY'VE JUST DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB. AND SO BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF LOT OF FOLKS THAT HAVE GONE IN TO PREPARING FOR AN AMAZING AND EXCITING JOURNEY.

IN FACT, THE FIRST SLIDE TONIGHT REALLY HAS KIND OF THAT LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL TO ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND, WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THIS SLIDE A LITTLE BIT LATER.

IT'S ALSO GOT A VERY IMPORTANT LINK AT THE BOTTOM THAT PRINCIPAL ROBERTSON IS GOING TO GO OVER WITH EVERYONE.

AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY WHAT SHE'S GOING TO SHARE AS WELL.

AND SO, SO WHAT'S THE PLAN? YOU KNOW, THERE'S BIG CHANGES THAT PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, LIKE, LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, THIS ACTUALLY STARTED YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT AND IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE THE SPORTS COMPLEX IT'S COMING TO FRUITION. IT'S COMING TO COMPLETION.

THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT GOING OVER ON RIGHT NOW AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE UPCOMING.

CERTAINLY THE ATHLETIC YEAR. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

AND THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 2029.

THE FULL COMPLETION. BUT WE'RE GOING TO REALLY TALK MOSTLY ABOUT THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

TONIGHT, THIS IS A VERY BASIC TIMELINE THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE.

AND AGAIN, I MENTIONED 25-26 THOSE ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND GETTING THOSE FINALIZED MOVE INTO BUILDING H.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT BUILDING H, FORMERLY KNOWN AS HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THEN THE MAIN RENOVATIONS WILL WIND UP WILL WRAP UP, EXCUSE ME, IN 28, 29 AND AGAIN FULLY COMPLETE IN 29.

SO HAGGARD IS NOW BUILDING H PART OF THE PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO, UTILIZE THAT CAMPUS FOR THIS PLAN DURING THIS TRANSITION TIME.

JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS ABOUT THE CURRENT BUILDINGS AND AN ADDITIONAL PORTABLE SITE VERY FEW PORTABLES. AND THEN AGAIN, BUILDING H. BUILDING D WILL HAVE A NEW RECEPTION AREA THAT WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD IN FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO HELP AND ASSIST WITH OUR PARENTS TO CHECK INS, THE CHECKOUTS, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT THINK OF AT A NORMAL CAMPUS.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH KENNITRA ON GETTING THAT ESTABLISHED AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S OUTFITTED TOO FOR THOSE SERVICES.

NORTH PORTABLES LOCATED NEAR BUILDING E THESE, WILL HOUSE THE PLANO SENIOR HIGH EARLY LEARNING CENTER ADMINISTRATION OFFICES, COUNSELING SERVICES, DUAL CREDIT CLASSES. THOSE ARE AGAIN, JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING EITHER ONLY A VERY FEW OF THEM.

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I LIKE THIS SLIDE. IT IS A 20,000 FOOT VIEW, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS TO KNOW THAT NO STUDENT PARKING IS AT BUILDING H. SO BUILDING H, YOU CAN SEE THERE WE HAVE OUR STAFF AREAS.

WE HAVE OUR BUS LANES. AND THEN AT THE BUILDINGS A, D AND E, YOU'LL SEE THE BUS LANE THERE.

VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO WHERE IT HAS BEEN TRADITIONALLY, RIGHT? JUST, JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE STAFF PARKING THERE TO THE SOUTH, THE BAND THE PRACTICE AREA FOR BAND AND STUDENT PARKING.

AND THEN I'M WORKING WITH THE CAMPUS STAFF TO ADD ALSO LIKE VISITOR PARKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE STILL NEED TO LOOK AT AND ADD. SO GETTING AROUND CAMPUS.

WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED AS IT SAYS HERE, WE WILL HAVE A SCHOOL BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE.

WE'LL RUN FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO HELP STUDENTS TRAVEL BETWEEN SITES.

THE NEWLY. WE WILL ALSO ADD A COMPLETED WALKWAY NEAR THE BACK OF BUILDING E CONNECTS BUILDING H TO THE PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING E AREA, AND THEN KENNITRA WILL PROBABLY DISCUSS THE UNIQUE BELL SCHEDULE THAT HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE MULTI CAMPUS LAYOUT, TO CERTAINLY REDUCE THE STUDENT MOVEMENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, KNOWING THAT THERE IS A LITTLE EXTENSION OF SPACE THERE.

AND LET'S SEE HERE. AND THEN THE MEAL PROGRAM MOSTLY LOCATED AT BUILDING H.

AND YOU'LL SEE THAT BREAKFAST DAILY SERVICE AND LUNCH DAILY SERVICE, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ADD IN BUILDING D A MORNING A HUB FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT START THEIR DAY AT THAT BUILDING AND WOULD LIKE TO EAT BREAKFAST WITH OUR MEAL PROGRAM AS WELL.

OKAY. AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OF JUST NOTES REALLY, BUT, YOU KNOW, FINALIZING STAFFING, MAKING SURE THE FACULTY, THE NURSE COUNSELORS, ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM ARE ALL SET FOR BUILDING H THAT BUILDING IS ALSO, WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS READY WITH TECHNOLOGY, ALL THE THINGS THAT THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WILL NEED, MAKING SURE THAT IT IS PREPARED FOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WORK.

CERTAINLY WORKING WITH OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT ON OUR EMERGENCY DRILLS, SUPERVISION PLANS, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD SEE AT ANY SCHOOL, ANY CAMPUS.

AND AGAIN, FINE ARTS AND ATHLETIC PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP REHEARSALS AND PRACTICE RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

AND THEN WE THIS IS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT. THE BIG MOVE IN JUNE WE, HAVE FABULOUS TEAMMATES, WHETHER IT BE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASING.

VERONICA COUZYNSE AND HER TEAM. WARREN KINSEY AND NEW CONSTRUCTION DO AN AMAZING JOB IN HELPING THE TEACHERS.

THE STAFF PACK THEIR STUFF. LABEL THE STUFF TO THE RIGHT LOCATION.

IT IS A MASSIVE SYSTEM THAT A LOT OF FOLKS HELP THE STAFF AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PREPARE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE CONDUCTED WALKS JUST WE CONDUCTED WALKS PRETTY MUCH EVERY WEEK AND PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO THE CAMPUS, TO OUR DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS AN EXPECTATION OF ALL HANDS ON DECK.

AND I WAS SO I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS, THE LEADERS AT THE CAMPUS, THE STAFF, THEY REALLY GOT AFTER IT.

I MEAN, IT WAS IMPRESSIVE TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY HAD THOSE AREAS CLEAR AND CLEANED AND READY.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH. WALKING WITH MANY OF THE DEPARTMENT LEADERS.

WE ALL MADE THAT OBSERVATION. IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. SO KUDOS TO BOTH CAMPUS STAFF.

AND SO AGAIN, THE PHYSICAL MOVE IS CURRENTLY HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.

AND I DID DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SYSTEM THAT WE DID TO MOVE THESE ITEMS IN INVENTORY TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS.

WE WILL IN JULY, WE'LL DO FINAL WALKTHROUGHS TO COMPLETE AND VERIFY ALL THE HVAC LIGHTING SECURITY SYSTEMS ARE 100% READY FOR BUILDING H CERTAINLY PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. AND THIS IS A TEMPORARY PLAN.

YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE FIRST SLIDE THAT WE SHOWED TONIGHT WAS AGAIN, THE LIGHT AT THE TUNNEL.

AND, WE'RE GOING TO START THOSE LIGHTS ARE GOING TO START SHINING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME THINGS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN ATHLETIC PROGRESS, YOU'VE SEEN THE EXCITEMENT THAT GOES THERE.

AND THIS YEAR THAT I DO EXPECT YOU WILL SEE JUST AN INCREASED EXCITEMENT WITH PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THE NEW FACILITIES.

MUCH LIKE YOU'VE SEEN WITH HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING THOSE SAME HAVING THOSE SAME EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS IN THE

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AND THROUGH THAT, WE JUST CONTINUED TO HIGHLIGHT THE AMAZING JOURNEY THAT HAS HAPPENED ON OUR CAMPUS IN 50 YEARS.

WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR OWN LEGACY TO LEGENDARY RENOVATION JOURNEY.

AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE FRAMING IT. BECAUSE WITH ANY RENOVATION, ESPECIALLY OF THIS SIZE, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THE MINDSET. IT'S HOW YOU APPROACH IT. IT'S HOW YOU TACKLE THOSE CHALLENGES.

AND I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE HEART OF OUR CAMPUS AND OUR STAFF.

AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF DISTRICT STAFF, OUR STAFF TOOK ON THIS CHALLENGE WHILE CLOSING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR LIKE CHAMPS. AND SO WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE CAMPUS AND LOOKING AT THE PROGRESSION IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL, IT WAS PHENOMENAL.

AND THERE WERE MIXED EMOTIONS, BUT I THINK MOSTLY IT WAS EXCITEMENT OF WHAT'S TO COME, WHAT THEIR NEW SPACE WILL LOOK LIKE.

AND SO HOW I'VE ALWAYS JUST FRAMED IT WITH OUR STAFF IS AND THEY'RE WITH ME ON THIS.

IT'S NOT THE RENOVATION IS NOT BEING DONE TO US, IT'S BEING DONE FOR US.

AND HOW PRIVILEGED ARE WE TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS? JUST AS 50 YEARS AGO, A STAFF, COMMUNITY, STUDENTS THEY ALSO FELT UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BUT THEY LOOKED FORWARD TO WHAT WAS TO COME. THAT WE'VE GOTTEN WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ENJOY FOR 50 YEARS.

SO WE'RE IN THIS SPACE RIGHT NOW AND WE KNOW IT'S TEMPORARY, AND WE'RE JUST APPROACHING IT WITH A MINDSET OF POSITIVITY AND WHAT WILL BE.

AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES AND REALLY KIND OF BE THOSE TRAILBLAZERS FOR RENOVATIONS OF THIS SIZE TO COME.

SO WITH THAT SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATED A SPACE FOR OUR STAFF, NOT ONLY OUR STAFF, BUT OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FAMILIES, OUR STUDENTS TO GO AND GET INFORMATION ON THE RENOVATION, THE PROGRESS, THE UPDATES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A PLACE TO ASK QUESTIONS, GIVE FEEDBACK.

AND SO, WITH THE HELP OF DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS, WE CREATED OUR PLANO SENIOR HIGH RENOVATION WEB PAGE THAT CAN BE FOUND THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. SO I WANT TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THAT. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO SHOW YOU OUR LEGACY TO LEGENDARY VIDEO CREATED BY COMMUNICATIONS. JUST TO CAPTURE THE VISION AND TO GET EVERYBODY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO EMBARK ON.

SO I WILL PLAY THAT FOR YOU NOW.

THAT LIFE IS SHOWING YOU? WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOU KNOW? SO I WILL SAY, IF THAT DOESN'T GET YOU EXCITED ABOUT PACKING BOXES AND PURGING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL.

AND SO I KIND OF COINED THE 3 P'S IN THIS PROCESS.

IT WAS PURGING, PREPARING, AND THEN PACKING. AND SO THE STAFF, THEY'VE EMBRACED THAT EVEN YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO, YOU KNOW, BE ENERGIZED AND ENERGETIC ABOUT IT.

AND YES, THERE ARE CHALLENGES. EVERYONE GOT CONSTRUCTION HATS AND EVERY TIME THEY ACCOMPLISHED OR REACHED A MILESTONE, THEY COULD EARN A STICKER. AND YES, I WILL TELL YOU, EVEN PLANO SENIOR HIGH TEACHERS, YES, THEY CAN GET EXCITED ABOUT THOSE MILESTONES, WHETHER IT WAS PACKING OR VISITING BUILDING H ATTENDING Q&A SESSIONS THAT WE HELD OFTEN JUST TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS IN REAL TIME.

AND SO I WILL TELL YOU, WE'RE CONTINUING TO ADD STICKERS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE JOURNEY.

AND I WILL SAY ON STEVE'S SLIDE, 2029 LOOKS A LOT CLOSER ON THE SLIDE THAN IT FEELS IN REAL LIFE.

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SO WHEN YOU GO TO THE WEB PAGE, WHICH CAN BE FOUND THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE JUST AN OVERVIEW OF VARIOUS TOPICS.

IF YOU CLICK ON, IT'LL EXPAND AND GIVE YOU INFORMATION.

AND A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SHARED THROUGH LETTERS, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU JUST IN A MOMENT HERE.

GET ANSWERS. HERE'S WHERE WE ARE CONTINUING TO UPDATE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

COMMUNITY, PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF THEY CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK WHICH WILL BE ANSWERED EITHER BY ME OR A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM OR DISTRICT STAFF.

PARENT LETTERS ARE HOUSED HERE, WITH AN UPCOMING LETTER GOING OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PARENT MEETING SCHEDULED AFTER THOSE COMMUNICATIONS TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THE MOST CURRENT COMMUNICATION. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT THROUGH THE SUMMER INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE WEB PAGE, YOU CAN SEE HERE, IF YOU EXPAND, THERE'S INFORMATION ON THE ATHLETIC EDITION, WHICH LOOKS GREAT, BY THE WAY. POND RESTORATION, IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN BY BUILDING D, YOU WILL SEE A FENCE WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE INFLATABLE BAGS OF DREDGING OF THE POND.

AND SO RIGHT NOW IT'S IN THE STAGE OF DRYING AND THEN THEY WILL BE REMOVING THAT DEBRIS SHORTLY.

BUT I DO WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE DAILY SCHEDULE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE.

I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS. SO STUDENTS WILL BEGIN THEIR DAY AT BUILDING H OR ON THE D SIDE OF CAMPUS, AND THEY WILL REMAIN THERE FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH THIRD PERIOD.

DURING THE LUNCH BLOCK, WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER 50 MINUTES, THE STUDENTS WILL THEN TRAVEL TO THE OTHER SIDE OF CAMPUS.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS TO MINIMIZE BACK AND FORTH, AND TO HAVE ONE MAIN TRANSITION IN THE DAY THAT IS CONNECTED TO THAT LUNCH PERIOD. LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BUILDING H AND STUDENTS, IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE OR PARENTS ELECT THEY CAN GO TO OFF CAMPUS LUNCH.

AT THE END OF THE LUNCH BLOCK OR TOWARD THE END OF THE LUNCH BLOCK STUDENTS WILL EITHER WALK DOWN THE PATH CONNECTING THE A, D, E SIDE OF CAMPUS TO BUILDING H, OR THEY CAN USE SHUTTLES TO REACH THEIR FOURTH PERIOD CLASSES.

AND THEN MOST STUDENTS WILL REMAIN ON THAT SIDE OF CAMPUS FOURTH THROUGH SEVENTH.

THERE MAY BE SOME SPECIALIZED COURSES WHERE THEY MAY HAVE TO GO BACK TO BUILDING H, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO THAT SCHEDULE TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS AND GET THERE ON TIME.

SO I WANT TO CLOSE JUST BY SHARING A FEW RENDERINGS THAT YOU CAN FIND ON THE WEB PAGE.

WHICH YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS OUR ATHLETIC FACILITY.

THE POND AND THE REAR PART OF THE LIBRARY AND CAFETERIA AND THEN AN OVERVIEW.

AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SHARE AND THANK OUR STAFF FOR JUST BEING FEARLESS, RELENTLESS, AND FOCUSED ON BEING A PART OF THIS RENOVATION.

THANK YOU TO DISTRICT STAFF. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS, NEEDED MEETINGS, BUT VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS, COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS. AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT DURING THOSE MEETINGS, WHILE WE'RE NAVIGATING AND COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS, STUDENTS HAVE REMAINED AT THE HEART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO ENSURE THAT OUR KIDS CAN STILL HAVE THE BEST PLANO SENIOR HIGH EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TEMPORARY TIME? SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, STEVE AND KENNITRA. I'LL START US OFF HERE.

AND I'LL JUST SAY I WAS READING IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS THIS MORNING ABOUT THE WILLOW BEND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, WHICH EVERYBODY I'M SURE HAS SEEN AND HEARD ABOUT.

AND THEY WERE SAYING, THIS IS THE MOST COMPLEX, LARGEST PROJECT EVER UNDERTAKEN IN COLLIN COUNTY.

AND MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, DID THEY SEE OUR BOND? DID THEY SEE OUR LAST BOND? HAVE THEY SEEN THE GANTT CHART FOR PLANO SENIOR HIGH.

BECAUSE LIKE, THE GANTT CHART HAS BABY GANTT CHARTS, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE PIVOT TABLES EXCEPT GANTT CHART FORM.

AND THIS AS IS THE COMMUNITY KNOWS IS OUR LARGEST PROJECT COMING OUT OF THE 2022 BOND.

OUR MOST COMPLEX PROJECT COMING OUT OF THE 2022 BOND.

BECAUSE EVEN THE CTE CENTER, WHICH IS A VERY LARGE PROJECT, YOU'RE TAKING A PIECE OF LAND THAT'S NEVER BEEN BUILT ON AND PUTTING A BUILDING UP.

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SO I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED THAT WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT TEAM AT THE CAMPUS LEADING THE WORK.

WE HAVE TEAM WITH THE DISTRICT LEADING THE WORK AND THAT YOU ALL ARE MAKING THIS WORK WITH THE FOCUS ON THE KIDS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT AT SOME POINT IN THINKING ABOUT THIS, THE QUESTION WAS, DO YOU PUT HOW MANY PORTABLES DO YOU PUT ON THE CAMPUS OR DO YOU HAVE KIDS IN PORTABLES OR, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU USE HAGGARD AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE CONSIDERED? AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE APPROACH TO KIDS.

I LOVE THE RUMOR MILL. I REALLY DON'T LOVE THE RUMOR MILL.

I'M BEING SARCASTIC, BUT THERE ARE TWO RUMORS THAT I'VE HEARD RECENTLY THAT I JUST WANT TO DISPEL ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

AND FIRST IS THE POND AND YOU ADDRESSED THE POND, BUT I HAVE HEARD THAT THE STUDENTS ARE MAD BECAUSE THE POND IS GOING AWAY AND YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE POND IS BEING GLORIFIED.

YES. WITH THE DREDGING. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PONDS AT EAST OR SENIOR EVER BEING DREDGED IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND STEVE IS LOOKING AT ME SHOCKED, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SHAKING HIS HEAD, NO.

SO THE POND ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE STUDENTS. OKAY.

IT'S JUST GETTING BETTER WE'RE DREDGING IT. YEAH, WE'RE GETTING ALL THE JUNK OUT OF IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT BETTER FOR YOU. AND I WILL SAY EAST JUST FINISHED THEIRS.

YEAH. THE PUFFED UP, BED LOOKING THINGIES. THEY'RE GONE FROM THE PARKING LOT.

THE SECOND RUMOR THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE NEW HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NOT ACTUALLY A MIDDLE SCHOOL, THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A NINTH GRADE CENTER AND THAT WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE, AND THAT THE DISTRICT HAS SOME SECRET PLAN THAT WE ALL HAVE COOKED UP IN SECRET TO DO THIS.

AND I WANT TO MAKE A VERY, VERY CLEAR STATEMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, BOTH THAT WHEN I SEE STAFF CREATING THESE RUMORS, ESPECIALLY LIKE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. OKAY.

BUT WHEN I SEE STAFF CREATING THESE RUMORS, I FIND THAT VERY DISHEARTENING. AND IT WASN'T ANYBODY AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH STAFF.

SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME INTENSELY. IT WASN'T ONE OF YOURS. BUT THERE IS NO SECRET PLAN TO TURN NEW HAGGARD, NEW HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL IS REALLY A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THERE IS NO SECRET PLAN TO TURN ANYTHING INTO A FRESHMAN CENTER.

AND THIS IS REALLY USING OLD HAGGARD AS BUILDING H IS A TWO YEAR TRANSITION.

AND THEN THAT BUILDING IS GOING TO BE TORN DOWN.

SIMILARLY TO OUR OTHER. TENNIS COURTS ARE GOING RIGHT ON TOP OF IT. EXACTLY TO OUR OTHER END OF LIFE CAMPUSES.

SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPEL SOME OF THE RUMOR MILL I'VE HEARD GOING AROUND.

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A GOLF CART OR LIKE, HOW ARE YOU GETTING AROUND CAMPUS AS PRINCIPAL? YES. SO THANKFUL. WE ARE BEING PROVIDED SIDE BY SIDE TO BE ABLE TO GO TO ONE CAMPUS, ONE SIDE OF CAMPUS TO THE OTHER. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, WE ARE SOME HOUSING H WE WILL HAVE SOME HOUSING A JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE IS THAT ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENCE ON BOTH ENDS OF CAMPUS? SO WE'RE BEING STRATEGIC WITH JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DISPERSING OUR STAFF AND UTILIZING AND MAXIMIZING THEM AS BEST AS WE CAN DURING THIS TIME. YEAH. GO AHEAD. JOHNNY CAN YOU JUST REMIND THE GROUP JUST SOME OF THE SAVINGS OF USING THE FORMER HAGGARD BUILDING? AND SOME OF THE COST SAVINGS IN DOING THAT. YEAH.

SO THAT'S A GREAT POINT. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PUT THE MONEY BACK INTO THE BUILDING.

AND, SO WE CAME UP, NUMBER ONE IS I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY PORTABLES.

STEVE, WAS IT GOING TO BE 60 PORTABLES? WHICH IS GOING TO BE HUGELY CHALLENGING. BUT THE SECOND THING IS THERE'S A IT WAS GOING TO COST ABOUT $10 MILLION.

AND SO WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, WOW, WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO SPEND THAT $10 MILLION BACK INTO THE ACTUAL PROJECT THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS? AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE CAME UP WITH, WELL, HEY, WE GOT THIS BUILDING THAT'S SITTING HERE.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND BE CREATIVE.

AND THAT TEAM THAT STEVE WAS TALKING ABOUT, LED BY DOCTOR WILLIAMS AND STEVE, AMAZING JOB OF ACTUALLY TRYING TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX TO HOW CAN WE NOT ONLY BE SAFER, BUT HOW CAN WE ACTUALLY NOT SPEND MONEY THAT'S JUST GOING AWAY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS? HOW CAN WE ACTUALLY PUT THAT BACK INTO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAVE SUSTAINABLE LIFE?

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AND THEN NANCY'S GOT SOME THINGS TO SAY. I FORGOT WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.

I WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR STUDENT GRADUATION SPEECHES THIS YEAR.

I THINK THEY WERE PROBABLY THE BEST. LIKE TOGETHER, THEY WERE THE BEST LOT I'VE HEARD SINCE I'VE BEEN A TRUSTEE.

AND, I BRING THIS UP HERE BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ALLUDED TO THE CHANGING OF THE BUILDING AND THE RENOVATION OF THE BUILDING AND, YOU KNOW, CHANGING IN LIFE, PHASING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND SO I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING NOT ONLY INTERESTING BACKDROP FOR THEIR SPEECHES, BUT HEARING THE STUDENTS REALLY TALK POSITIVELY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE, NOT ONLY THE EXPERIENCES THAT THEY'VE HAD AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH AND THE LEGACY OF THE CAMPUS. BUT THEN THE CHANGE OF THE CAMPUS AND, AND THE DISCUSSION OF THAT FITTING IN WITH THE CHANGING OF THEIR LIFE.

AND SO I HOPE WE CAN GET SOME OF THOSE SPEECHES ONLINE MAYBE ON THIS WEBSITE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT I REALLY THE DISCUSSION, YOUR STUDENTS OR THE SPEECHES YOUR STUDENTS GAVE AT GRADUATION WERE JUST AMAZING.

AND IN PARTICULAR, I THOUGHT THEIR DISCUSSION AROUND THE BUILDING AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND THIS LEGACY TO LEGENDARY WAS AMAZING.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL STOP TALKING ABOUT MY FAVORITE PROJECT AND GIVE IT TO NANCY.

YEAH, BECAUSE I'M OLD. I'LL FORGET WHAT QUESTION I HAD.

[LAUGHTER] OKAY. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, STEVE ARE WE PRETTY MUCH ON TARGET FOR THE NEW HAGGARD MIDDLE SCHOOL? IS IT GOING TO BE FINISHED ON TIME? YES, MA'AM.

VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS PUZZLE IS TO BE ON TIME AND BE READY FOR THE START OF THE 2026.

OH. THAT'S EXCITING. EXCUSE ME 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR.

OKAY. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS, WHAT ARE YOU UTILIZING FOR THE SHUTTLES? YES, MA'AM. WE'RE OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND THE SCHOOL BUSSES.

OKAY, MA'AM. PERFECT. WE HAVE WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT LOOKING AT LOGISTICS.

WE'VE COMPLETED ONE EXPERIMENT AT THE CAMPUS, TO SEE HOW THOSE BUSSES WOULD MANEUVER AROUND THE AREA.

WE WILL I'VE ASKED FOR US TO COMPLETE A SECOND EXPERIMENT WITH NOW, KIND OF KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF BUSSES WE HAVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN RUN ALL THOSE TRAPS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SHOULD NOT BE ANY TRAP, RIGHT? I MEAN, THERE'S ALWAYS FIRST DAY HICCUPS AT ANY CAMPUS, BUT WE WANT IT TO BE PRETTY SMOOTH. OKAY, SO I JUST WAS SURPRISED WE HAVE AVAILABLE BUSSES TO YOU.

SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. THESE WELL, AND THESE BUSSES ARE IN SERVICE WITH ROUTES.

AND LIKE THESE ARE OUR CURRENT BUSSES THAT WE'RE USING.

SO LIKE THE LARGE MOVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, THESE ARE OUR DRIVERS, THESE ARE OUR BUSSES THAT ARE IN SERVICE.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THESE ARE DEFINITELY NOT JUST EXTRA BUSSES.

EXTRA BUSSES. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

I HAVE A RISING FRESHMAN THAT'S GOING TO BE A WILDCAT.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN HER GRADE ABOUT THEM BEING ABLE TO SEE THIS COME INTO FRUITION.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS JUST THERE'S SO MANY COMPLICATED FACTORS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DEALING WITH WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO CLARK OR VINES THAT ARE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN SPORTS OR DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT ATHLETICS AND KIDS COMING IN IN THE MORNING, THE SWIM TEAM AND CHEER.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO YOU GUYS FOR MANAGING ALL OF THAT.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY, I THINK, KIND OF EXCITING FOR THOSE KIDS TO SEE IT BECAUSE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW, GET GLIMPSES OF IT NOW AND THEN BY THE TIME THEY GET THERE, IT'LL ALL BE DONE.

SO I KNOW THAT MY CHILD AND HER GROUP OF FRIENDS, THEY'RE SO EXCITED.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I DROPPED $10 IN THE POND JUNIOR YEAR. SO IF YOU FIND THAT I'D LIKE IT BACK. [LAUGHTER] I THINK IT'S IN THE BALLOON AT THIS POINT.

I'LL GO DIGGING THROUGH THERE. NO, REALLY, THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE, ESPECIALLY AS LAUREN ALLUDED TO WITH THE LOGISTICS INVOLVED. SURE. WHATEVER'S GOING TO HAPPEN AT WILLOW BEND IS GREAT, BUT YOU'RE MANAGING COMPETING SCHEDULES OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF THAT COME IN THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND THE LOGISTICS INVOLVED WITH THAT ARE HARD TO EVEN REALLY UNDERSTAND. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR KIND COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR STAFF.

I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT THEIR DEDICATION AND THEIR ENERGY COMES FROM GOOD LEADERSHIP.

AND SO I HOPE YOU PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK FOR LEADING THEM TO THAT AS WELL.

JUST VERY, VERY EXCITING. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.

GOOD REMINDER THAT IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A WILDCAT.

GREAT DAY TO BE A WILDCAT. I DO WANT THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

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SO WHILE I APPRECIATE, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STAFF AND THEIR HARD WORK AND OUR TEAM IN REALLY GOING THROUGH MASTER SCHEDULE COURSES, MAKING SURE KIDS CAN STILL HAVE THOSE THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO EXPERIENCE AS FAR AS CLASSES AND MAKING SURE TEACHERS HAVE THOSE DEDICATED SPACES THAT STILL FEEL LIKE IT'S FOR THEM.

SO I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TEAM FOR DOING THAT.

I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD ALONG WITH WHAT LAUREN WAS SAYING.

I HEARD FROM SOME STUDENTS THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY.

SO IN ADDITION TO LEADERSHIP AND STAFF AND TEACHERS, I HEARD THAT SOME OF THE STUDENTS WERE HELPING THEIR FAVORITE TEACHERS PACK UP THEIR ROOMS TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR AND THAT THEY WERE PUTTING IN A LOT OF A LOT OF SWEAT EQUITY INTO, HELPING THEIR TEACHERS MOVE. SO, YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THAT GRADUATING CLASS, KUDOS TO THEM FOR APPRECIATING WHAT THEY HAD AND WHO, LED THEM THROUGH THAT TO HELP.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE PROGRESS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES REPORTS FOR THIS EVENING.

AND WE WILL MOVE TO THE FINAL SECTION OF THE AGENDA WHICH IS TO CONSIDER POLICY ITEMS.

[9.1 Approval of Policy FDA(LOCAL) Admissions: Interdistrict Transfers under first reading ]

I WILL INVITE DOCTOR SELENDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS, TO PLEASE PRESENT THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TYRA. REVISIONS TO POLICY FDA LOCAL ALLOW FOR A LONGER TRANSFER WINDOW FOR OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS.

THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL UNDER FIRST READING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SELENDA. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF POLICY FDA LOCAL ADMISSIONS INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS UNDER FIRST READING.

TRUSTEES MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I. YOU GO AHEAD.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY FDA LOCAL ADMISSIONS, INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFERS UNDER FIRST READING.

SECOND. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARRAH LANTZ OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY FDA LOCAL ADMISSIONS, INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS UNDER FIRST READING. TRUSTEES IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ONE THING, DOCTOR FREEMAN, YOU SAID OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS.

JUST TO CLARIFY THAT YOU MEAN TRANSFERS INTO THE DISTRICT FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT? OKAY. THANK YOU. AND POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE, THE DISCUSSION AROUND THIS WAS KIND OF LIKE YOU'VE GOT CHILDREN OF TEACHERS.

CHILDREN WHOSE GRANDPARENTS ARE TEACHERS AND ARE TRANSFERRING IN CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE DISTRICT.

BUT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR KIDS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND SO IT JUST IT'S REALLY TO TRY AND HELP THOSE FAMILIES OUT AND GIVE MORE PREDICTABILITY AND ALLOW STABILITY FOR THOSE FAMILIES. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAY THAT LIKE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OUR TEACHERS THAT DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY SO THAT THEIR STUDENTS CAN COME TO THE SCHOOLS WITH THEM.

AND WE LOVE THAT. WE LOVE THAT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF PLANO.

[LAUGHTER] I'M SAYING THAT BECAUSE OUR AVERAGE HOME PRICE IS OVER $600,000, AND OUR TEACHERS CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN OUR DISTRICT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT 2% PAY RAISE, WE ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

BUT WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT THEY CAN BRING THEIR STUDENTS HERE.

AWESOME. I THINK ALSO, AND THIS IS SORT OF A LAUREN TYRA HOT SPORTS OPINION.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF LARGE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS RELOCATING TO PLANO AND YOU KNOW, SAY PEOPLE WORKING FOR SOME OF THOSE LARGE CORPORATIONS ARE LIVING ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY AND COMMUTING IN, YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT BE A BAD, A BAD THING TO HAVE STABILITY FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES.

IF, YOU KNOW, THE 6,000 OR WHATEVER EMPLOYEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE WITH ONE OF THOSE, THOSE IN THE 1,000 WITH THE OTHER POTENTIALLY WANT TO PUT THEIR KIDS IN SCHOOLS CLOSE TO THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE THOSE FAMILY STABILITY. I THINK THAT'S ALSO A REALLY GOOD A REALLY GOOD THING AND A REALLY GOOD SELLING POINT THAT MAYBE SOMETHING TO EXPLORE. WHAT'S THE CLOSEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO THAT LEGACY AREA?

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NOT NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALSO JUST ALL THE THINGS WERE WE ALREADY OFFER AND THAT WE'RE BUILDING TO OFFER EVEN MORE JUST PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER STUDENTS.

AND SO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS GOOD FOR ALSO.

YOU KNOW IN GENERAL, I'M GOING TO, YOU KNOW, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AGAIN ON THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE, LIKE PROVIDING STABILITY FOR THESE STUDENTS AND THESE FAMILIES IS REALLY, I THINK A GREAT THING THAT WE CAN DO.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION TRUSTEES. ALL RIGHT. I'M SEEING AND HEARING NONE.

SO I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM TEN ADJOURNMENT. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS OR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD,

[10. ADJOURNMENT]

ON TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 2026.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.