[1. CALL TO ORDER ] [00:00:03] GOOD EVENING. FULL ROOM. WE LOVE A FULL ROOM. I AM LAUREN TYRA, BOARD PRESIDENT AND PRESIDING OFFICER. NOTING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, I WILL CALL TO ORDER THIS BOARD MEETING OF THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT 5:30 PM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2026. ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE. UH, AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK SUPERINTENDENT DR. TERESA 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 THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE NO LATER THAN 7 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER TODAY'S MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS, WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH ROLL CALL. KINDLY PLEASE RESPOND WHEN YOUR NAME IS ANNOUNCED. LAUREN TYRA, I'M PRESENT. NANCY HUMPHREY. I'M PRESENT. KATHERINE GOODWIN. PRESENT. TARA LANCE. PRESENT. SAM JOHNSON. PRESENT. MICHAEL COOK. PRESENT. ELISA KLEIN. PRESENT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO INTRODUCE STAFF SEATED AT THE DAIS. ON MY LEFT, SUPERINTENDENT DR. TERESA WILLIAMS. ON MY RIGHT, JOHNNY HILL, SUPERINTENDENT, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS EMPLOYEE SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY. LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING. DR. PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. IVAN CANTU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVATION. DR. JENNIFER MILEY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND DR. JAWANA KENDALL, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES. AT THIS TIME, [2. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE ] WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM TWO, WHICH IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE JOIN US, UH, AS WE LEAD THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE, THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL. WE WILL NOW MOVE [3. RECOGNITIONS ] ON TO THE RECOGNITIONS PORTION OF OUR MEETING. WE ARE SO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS THIS EVENING WHO ARE EXCELLING AT STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. EACH RECOGNITION WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE MONITORS. UH, PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT MEGAN LEAN FOR BEING NAMED A TOP 300 COMPETITOR IN THE 2026 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC JUNIOR INNOVATORS CHALLENGE, THE NATION'S PREMIER STEM COMPETITION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION WERE INVITED TO APPLY FOR THE THERMO FISHER JIC BY PLACING AMONG THE TOP 10% OF PARTICIPANTS AT SOCIETY-AFFILIATED SCIENCE FAIRS DURING THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WERE SELECTED FROM NEARLY 02,000 APPLICANTS REPRESENTING 34 STATES, PUERTO RICO, AND GUAM. ALL 300 WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A 125 DOLLAR AWARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STEM EDUCATION CONSORTIUM. CONGRATULATIONS, MEGAN. KUDOS TO OUR 60 PLANO ISD SENIORS WHO WERE RECENTLY NAMED SEMIFINALISTS IN THE 2027 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THESE SCHOLARS ARE FROM ALL THREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND ARE AMONG MORE THAN 1600 SEMIFINALISTS NATIONWIDE, REPRESENTING LESS THAN 1% OF US HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO QUALIFIED BASED ON THEIR PSAT SCORES. TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND, THEY MUST COMPLETE A DETAILED SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION, DEMONSTRATE AN OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC RECORD, AND EARN AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIAL, WRITE AN ESSAY, AND SUBMIT QUALIFYING SAT AND ACT SCORES. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE BEGINNING OF APRIL IN 2027. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF THESE STUDENTS. AND FINALLY, KUDOS TO PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BILLIE JEAN LEE FOR BEING NAMED THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR BY THE LONE STAR STATE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION. THE LSSSCA RECOGNIZES LEADERS IN A VARIETY OF ROLES FOR THE IMPORTANT PART THEY PLAY IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND STRENGTHENING SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS. MISS LEE'S LEADERSHIP IS IN CHAMPIONING SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND SUPPORTING STRONG COUNSELING PROGRAMS LED TO THIS NOMINATION, AND SHE WILL BE HONORED NEXT MONTH AT THE ANNUAL LSSSCA GALA IN FRISCO. CONGRATULATIONS TO PRINCIPAL LEE ON THIS WELL-DESERVED HONOR. ALL RIGHT, THAT IS THE END OF OUR SLIDESHOW, [00:05:01] BUT I AM PLEASED TO NOW WELCOME RYAN STEELE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION, TO THE PODIUM FOR OUR FIRST RECOGNITION. RYAN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT TYRA, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, AND CABINET. ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION TEAM, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT FOR A SPECIAL RECOGNITION. WE ARE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE NINE OF OUR CAMPUSES, BARKSDALE ELEMENTARY, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY, GULLEDGE ELEMENTARY, HUFFMAN ELEMENTARY, SKAGGS ELEMENTARY, WYATT ELEMENTARY, FRANKFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL, RICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND MCMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL, FOR EARNING THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL PTA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION. THIS NATIONAL RECOGNITION SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO WELCOME ALL FAMILIES, SUPPORT EVERY STUDENT'S SUCCESS, AND BUILD STRONG, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. THESE CAMPUSES JOIN AN ELITE GROUP OF SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE LEADING THE WAY IN FAMILY AND PARTNERSHIP EXCELLENCE. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF OUR CAMPUS LEADERS, STAFF, PTA MEMBERS, AND FAMILIES WHO PARTNER EACH DAY TO CREATE A VIBRANT, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. BY EARNING THE NATIONAL PTA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION, THESE CAMPUSES HAVE DEMONSTRATED A DEEP COMMITMENT TO ALIGNING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES WITH THE NEEDS OF THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THEIR SUCCESS EXEMPLIFIES OUR DISTRICT'S UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO EMPOWERING FAMILIES, STRENGTHENING SCHOOL CULTURE, AND ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE NINE OUTSTANDING CAMPUSES FOR ACHIEVING THIS REMARKABLE HONOR. NOW THE FUN PART. TONIGHT, WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE NINE AMAZING PTAS AND CAMPUSES HERE WITH US. WE'RE ALSO HONORED TO HAVE 1 MEMBER FROM THE TEXAS PTA HERE WITH US TONIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS RECOGNITION. AND AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE JOIN US AT THE FRONT. WE'LL START WITH OUR TEXAS AND DISTRICT PTA REPRESENTATIVES, AND WE ASK THAT YOU REMAIN IN THE FRONT FOR THE RECOGNITION OF ALL CAMPUSES SO YOU CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE PICTURE. SO, QUICK RECAP, I'M GOING TO NAME ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME. YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP, WE'RE GOING TO GET AN AWESOME PHOTO, YOU'LL GO BACK, AND THEN WE'LL SWITCH. OKAY, READY? HERE WE GO. OKAY, FROM TEXAS PTA, MELINDA SAMBERSON, TEXAS PTA PRESIDENT-ELECT. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND BEING HERE. FROM OUR AMAZING DISTRICT PTA, WE HAVE JULIA WILBIN, UH, WILBON, SORRY, PRESIDENT. KELSEY PLICHTA. YES. KELSEY PLICHTA, FIRST VP AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT. WE HAVE JERRY DUNCAN, SECOND VP. AND WE HAVE RACHEL GOOD, SIXTH VP. IS SHE HERE? NOPE, JUST KIDDING. SHE'S WATCHING ONLINE. HI, RACHEL. UM, OKAY, FROM BARKSDALE, WE HAVE MICHAEL MINYARD, PRINCIPAL. COME ON UP. ALANA LIPMAN, PRESIDENT, AND MEG PICA, PRES- PRESIDENT FROM 24 THROUGH 26. COME ON UP, LET'S GET A PHOTO. AND WE'LL GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE WHILE THEY FIGURE THAT OUT. GOOD JOB. AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING, YOU CAN TAKE NOTES TO SEE WHAT YOU DO. ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS. FROM CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE SARAH STEWART, THE PRINCIPAL, SAMANTHA REGADA, COUNSELOR, AND JILL BROCKIE, PRESIDENT FROM 2627. COME ON UP. NOT THE ONE IN THE BACK. ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS. FROM GULLEDGE ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE DENNY BLEDGIE, THE PRINCIPAL, AUDRA POTTS, PRESIDENT, THOMAS [00:10:01] LEE, VP OF PROGRAMS, JEAN LOWE, VP OF WAYS AND MEANS, AND ELISA ROMERO-MALEK, VP OF COMMUNICATIONS. COME ON UP. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, MITCHELL, GET READY. HERE WE GO. FROM HUFFMAN, WE HAVE JIGYASA SETHI, PRINCIPAL, COURTNEY WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, CALLIE ANTHONY, IB COORDINATOR, SYDNEY ELLIS, PRESIDENT, SHAUNA JOHNSON, PAST PRESIDENT, KELLY MARSALIS, VP OF PROGRAMS, DIEGO DE LA MORA, CAPATELLO, KELSEY PLICHTA, DANA PALACIOS, AND KRISTEN WILLIAMSON. COME ON UP. AND A BABY. JUST GONNA HIDE IN THE BACK. ALL RIGHT, FROM SKAGGS ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE KAREN LEE, PRINCIPAL, CARLA ROBERT, CURRENT PRESIDENT, SHASHI SINGH, PRESIDENT, HILLARY SCHULTZ, JANE ANN, GEMILY, ARE Y'ALL COMING GOOD, VALENZUELA, LUCY NOEL ABDULLAH, AND TRINA ROY. COME ON UP. HERE WE GO. 1, 2, 3. ALL RIGHT. FROM WYATT ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE CINDY HENTGES, PRINCIPAL, MELINDA RAU, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, BRIDGET SCARBOROUGH, PRESIDENT, ANDREA FRATER, VP OF PROGRAMS, AND BRIE THOMAS, COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR. COME ON UP. I, I SAID THAT, BUT I WAS SO PREPARED, AND I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, FROM FRANKFURT, WE HAVE THE SMALL BUT VERY MIGHTY TEAM, FELIPE VARGAS, PRINCIPAL, COURTNEY RAY, CURRENT PTA PRESIDENT, AND EMILY PAUL, FORMER PTA PRESIDENT. COME ON UP.. ALL RIGHT, FROM RICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, START COMING ON UP, RICE. WE'VE GOT PRINCIPAL CHRIS GLASSCOCK, [00:15:01] SARAH ST. LOUIS, V- VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP, JANE ANN, VP OF COMMUNITY PROGRAM, GEMILEE VALENZUELA FROM VP OF COMMUNICATIONS, PATRICE JOHNSON, SECRETARY, AND TRINA ROY, FORMER VP OF PROGRAMS. ALL RIGHT, AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, MCMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL. SO COME ON UP. WE'VE GOT JOHN TEDFORD, PRINCIPAL, JAMIE HEISS, PRINCE, UH, PRESIDENT, JILLY RAY, VP WAYS AND MEANS, REGINA WILLIAMS, VP OF PROGRAMS, SHANNON COX, HOSPITALITY, BRENDA CISNERO, SECRETARY, CASEY WARD, VP OF PROGRAMS, ROBIN WYNNE, AND ANNE MARIE TEDFORD, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE PRINCIPAL. ALL RIGHT, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS OUR PTA COUNCIL, FOR EVERYONE WHO JUST TOOK PHOTOS, INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM IN THE FOYER FOR SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS HERE IN JUST A SECOND, UH, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RECOGNITION PORTION OF THIS MEETING. SO PLEASE, ONCE AGAIN, JOIN ME ONE MORE TIME CONGRATULATING ALL OF OUR CAMPUS PTAS. THANK YOU, RYAN, AND ALWAYS LOVELY TO SEE THESE GREAT PTA RECOGNITIONS. AND AS YOU POINTED OUT, I ALWAYS LOVE THE BANNER. Y'ALL COME PREPARED EVERY TIME, UH, JERRY. UM, ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, AND I WILL INVITE, UH, OUR CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, LESLIE RAIN STANTON, TO LEAD THE FINAL RECOGNITION FOR THIS EVENING. OKAY, GOOD EVENING, DR. TYRA, DR. WILLIAMS, BOARD AND CABINET. DR. WILLIAMS, I DON'T HAVE TO ASK YOU TO COME DOWN, YOU'RE ALREADY HERE. UM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR OCTOBER, UM, PLANO ISD PROUD AWARD WINNERS FOR THIS EVENING, STARTING WITH OUR FIRST RECIPIENT, UM, JENNIFER SILVA FROM THE NEW CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER. OKAY, JENNIFER WAS NOMINATED BY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CASEY GALL, AND, UM, HER CONNECTION, JENNIFER'S CONNECTION TO PLANO ISD STARTED LONG BEFORE SHE JOINED THE CTE STAFF. UM, AS A STUDENT, SHE ATTENDED HEDGECOCKS ELEMENTARY, HENDRICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, CLARK HIGH SCHOOL, AND PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. NOW HER CHILDREN ALSO ATTEND PLANO ISD SCHOOLS. AT THE NEW CTE CENTER, JENNIFER IS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE VISITORS MEET, AND SHE MAKES THEM FEEL WELCOME. LET'S SEE, I AM SO SORRY. AS THE TEAM IS PREPARING RIGHT NOW TO OPEN THE CAMPUS, SHE HAS LEARNED NEW SYSTEMS, SHE HAS WORKED THROUGH CHALLENGES WITH HER COLLEAGUES, AND SHE HAS STEPPED IN WHEREVER SHE WAS NEEDED. HER QUESTION IS ALWAYS, HOW CAN I HELP? JENNIFER, THANK YOU FOR HELPING THIS NEW CAMPUS GET ITS START AND FOR MAKING PLANO ISD PART OF YOUR FAMILY STORY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING JENNIFER SILVA, AND WOULD ANY FAMILY MEMBERS OR GUESTS, I SEE HER PRINCIPAL, PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE FOR JENNIFER, AND JENNIFER, YOU STAY RIGHT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF MITCHELL'S GOTTEN SOME SINGLES. OKAY, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOMEONE JOIN YOU FOR MORE PHOTOS. OUR NEXT RECIPIENT IS KATRINA CLARK FROM HENDRICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, NOMINATED BY PRINCIPAL CASSANDRA DUNCAN. SO IN KATRINA'S STRUCTURED BEHAVIOR CLASSROOM, SHE TAKES TIME TO LEARN WHAT MOTIVATES EACH STUDENT. SHE WORKS CLOSELY WITH FAMILIES AND HELPS BUILD ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. UM, SHE CALLS THEM HER KIDS, AND THAT'S HOW SHE TREATS THEM, WITH CARE, ENCOURAGEMENT, [00:20:02] AND CLEAR EXPECTATIONS. WHATEVER HAPPENED YESTERDAY, SHE REMINDS EACH STUDENT THAT TODAY IS A FRESH START. KATRINA, THANK YOU FOR GETTING TO KNOW YOUR STUDENTS, BELIEVING IN THEM, AND HELPING THEM RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN PROGRESS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING KATRINA CLARK, AND WOULD KATRINA'S FAMILY PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU TOO. AND FAMILY AND STAFF AND COLLEAGUES AND SCHOOL, HER SCHOOL FAMILY. HER SCHOOL FAMILY IS HERE. THANK YOU GUYS, AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITION FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YES, WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, LESLIE. UH, I KNOW I SAID THAT WAS OUR LAST RECOGNITION, BUT REALLY IT'S NOT. UM, JUST KIDDING. WE HAVE 2 ADDITIONAL RECOGNITIONS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE, UH, PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS LATER IN THE MEETING DURING OUR CONSENT AGENDA. UH, THE FIRST RESOLUTION WILL DECLARE OCTOBER 14TH, 2026 AS EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DAY IN PLANO ISD, IN HONOR AND APPRECIATION OF OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISTRICT. THE SECOND RESOLUTION, WE WILL RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 2026 AS PRINCIPALS MONTH IN PLANO ISD, IN APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS FOR THEIR EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP IN PURSUIT OF SUCCESS FOR EVERY STUDENT IN PLANO ISD, AND WE WILL BE CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS, MANY OF YOU WHO ARE HERE, ALL MONTH LONG. SO THANK YOU. THOSE RESOLUTIONS WILL BE COMING UP FOR VOTE, UH, LATER TONIGHT, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDED THAT IN OUR RECOGNITIONS. WOULD Y'ALL PLEASE ALL JOIN ME IN GIVING ALL OF OUR RECIPIENTS TONIGHT AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF APPLAUSE. ALL RIGHT, FOR ALL OF OUR HONOREES AND GUESTS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE THE BOARDROOM AT THIS TIME AND ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AS OUR ROOM IS CLEARING [4. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY ] OUT A LITTLE BIT, WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 4, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION, AGENDA ITEMS ONLY AT BOARD MEETINGS. THE BOARD PERMITS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS. AGENDA-RELATED COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME. UH, MR. CANTU, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING? UH, PRESIDENT TYRA, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT. OKAY, THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW [5.1 Approval of the Resolution Regarding the Proposed Rule, "Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs"] MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 5, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION 1 ITEM, APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE REDUCING FEDERAL BURDEN FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS. WE PUT THIS AHEAD OF SOME OF OUR CLOSED SESSION TASKS TONIGHT BECAUSE IT IS DUE FOR SUBMISSION TODAY, AND SO WE WANTED TO GET IT APPROVED SO THAT LISA COULD, UH, IF IT'S THE WILL OF THE BOARD, SO THAT LISA COULD SUBMIT IT. UM, I'M GONNA ACTUALLY TURN THIS OVER TO NANCY, UH, TO PLEASE PRESENT THIS ITEM. OKAY, THANK YOU, DR. TYRA. UM, SO DO WE HAVE SLIDES YOU WANT ME TO FAST FORWARD? OKAY. SO THERE ARE SOME PROPOSED RULE CHANGES, AND THIS CAME BEFORE OUR ATTENTION, AND IT'S REALLY IMPERATIVE THAT THIS BOARD, WHO IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF HEAD START, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND, UM, CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION THAT'S COMING BEFORE US TONIGHT. THE KEY PROPOSED CHANGES THAT WILL IMPACT PLANO ISD ARE LISTED HERE. THE, UM, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HAS COME OUT WITH A PROPOSAL TO, UH, REDUCE THE FEDERAL BURDEN, IS THE NAME OF IT, OF HEAD START, UH, FEDERAL BURDEN. I DON'T LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S OKAY. UH, THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THEIR COSTS, WHICH IS GREAT. THEY WANT TO PUT A 5% ADMINISTRATIVE COST CAP ON THE HEAD START EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS, UM, DOWN FROM 15%, DOWN TO 5. AND IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, THERE'S SOME, IT'S IN CONFLICT WITH SOME NEGOTIATED RATES. IT IGNORES THE APPROVED INDIRECT COST RATES UNDER, UH, I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT CFR 200 IS. CAN YOU, IT'S, [00:25:02] IT'S A LEGAL DOCUMENT, BUT, BUT SO IT THEREFORE BECOMES DIFFICULT FOR US TO, UM, ACQUIRE THE SERVICES WE NEED IF THERE'S A, A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT WITH A FEDERAL, UM, RATE THAT IS NOW IN CONFLICT WITH THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROPOSAL. UM, AND OUR LOCAL IMPACT, IT MAY FORCE LOCAL TAXPAYER COST SHIFTING, WHICH I CAN GO INTO MORE DETAILS IN A MINUTE. UM, AND THEN IT IS AN UNREALISTIC BASELINE, I'LL JUST SAY THAT, BECAUSE ONLY 3.7% OF HEAD START PROGRAMS IN THE NATION OPERATE AT OR BELOW 5%. SO IT'S, IT'S A HURDLE THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ACROSS. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS IS THEY ARE PROPOSING AN ENGLISH-ONLY MANDATE, AND A LOT OF THE INSTRUCTION IN OUR HEAD START PROGRAM IS WITH STUDENTS WHO, UM, ARE NOT IN AN ENGLISH HOME, ENGLISH-SPEAKING HOME, AND IT IS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE WAY OUR STATE, UM, YOU KNOW, REQUIRES US TO D- UH, DELIVER EDUCATION. SO THERE'S THE ACTUAL T- TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, UM, CITATION RIGHT THERE, PARAGRAPH 29.053, AND THE TEXAS AC, HELP ME OUT, LISA. ADMINISTRATIVE. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. OKAY, THANK YOU. PARAGRAPH 89.1205. SO THOSE ARE THE DIRECT CITATIONS OF WHERE WE'RE IN VIOLATION WITH THE WAY THE STATE ASKS US TO DELIVER EDUCATION. UM, EMERGENT BILINGUALS ARE GOING TO BE REDIRECTED. UM, IT RE- RESTRICTS REQUIRED BILINGUAL INSTRUCTION FOR EMERGENT BILINGUALS, AND AGAIN, THAT'S AGAINST THE WAY OUR TEA IS, UM, MANDATING WE DELIVER INSTRUCTION, AND SO IT FORCES THE REPLACEMENT OF MULTI-LANGUAGE CLASSROOM MATERIALS. AGAIN, IT'S NOT THE WAY WE'VE BEEN DOING IT, AND IT'S NOT THE WAY WE FEEL LIKE OUR CHILDREN WILL LEARN THE BEST IF THEY'RE ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST THROWN INTO AN ENGLISH-ONLY ENVIRONMENT. WE WANT THEM TO LEARN ENGLISH. WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THAT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT IT'S IT'S A PROCESS. WHEN YOU'VE GOT A 3 AND 4 YEAR OLD CHILD AT HOME THAT DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME. UM, AND THEN THERE'S RATIOS, CLASS SIZE RATIOS, UM, THE THE STAFF TO CHILD RATIO IS GOING TO BE DRASTICALLY CHANGED, AND SO IT DILUTES THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM, AND IT ALSO CHANGES THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR STAFF, SO IT NO LONGER WILL REQUIRE QUALIFICATION OF OUR STAFF, UM, WHICH REALLY DIMINISHES WHEN YOU THINK NATIONALLY, ALL THE HEAD START PROGRAMS, IF YOU ARE JUST TAKING SOMEBODY THAT HAS A, A PULSE AND A, AND A, A WARM BODY TO BE A TEACHER, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT IN, IN FRONT OF OUR CHILDREN. SO, UM, CLASS SIZE RATIO IS, IS IMPORTANT. I THINK, QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S GOING TO DILUTE IT DOWN THE WAY THEIR PROPOSED CHANGES ARE. IT, IT, IT SEEMS TO ME, AND THIS IS MY OPINION, THAT THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE SUPERVISED DAYCARE AND TAKE AWAY ALL THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES. UM, SO IN OUR RESOLUTION COMING FORWARD, WE OPPOSE THAT 5% OF ADMINISTRATIVE CAP. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, ONLY CONGRESS CAN REDUCE THE FUNDING. SO THERE, THIS IS KIND OF A BACKDOOR WAY OF REDUCING COSTS BY PUT- PUTTING A CAP ON EXPENDITURES. I DON'T KNOW WHERE, IF, IF THERE'S SAVINGS, IF WE END UP CAPPING DOWN TO 5%, IF WE WERE AT 11.2%, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF SPENDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, BECAUSE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DELIVER, WRAPAROUND SERVICES, COST MONEY. UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT SAVINGS WOULD GO, WHERE THAT UNSPENT FUNDING WOULD GO. THAT'S A QUESTION THAT I WOULD HAVE OF, OF, UM, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHO WOULD GET, WHO WOULD BENEFIT WITH THAT LEFTOVER COST. UM, WE WANT TO PROTECT THAT BILINGUAL INSTRUCTION AND WITHDRAW THAT ENGLISH-ONLY MANDATE, AND THAT WAY WE CAN COMPLY WITH OUR TEC, UM, BILINGUAL REQUIREMENTS. SO WE JUST WANT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR STATE REQUIREMENTS. UM, SO THERE'S THAT FEDERAL STATE CONFLICT THAT THEY DIDN'T REALLY ADDRESS IN THAT, UM, PROPOSAL. AND WE WANT TO PRESERVE THOSE CLASS SIZE RATIOS. WE FEEL THAT, UM, HAVING A, A STUDENT, A, A TEACHER, YOU KNOW, WITH LITTLE CHILDREN BEING ABLE TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE AND IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS. WE CAN'T HAVE 25, 35 KIDS IN A CLASSROOM WITH ONE PERSON. AND WE ALSO WANT TO RETAIN THOSE COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. SO I'VE GOT SOME S- I'VE, I'VE PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE, [00:30:01] BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY HOT THING FOR ME RIGHT NOW. UM, AND, AND SO EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY KNOWS, AND IF YOU DON'T, I'M I'M AN ACCOUNTANT. SO I'M GOING TO START OUT WITH AN ACCOUNTING TERM, WRITE OFF. AND WHEN YOU WRITE SOMETHING OFF, YOU TAKE AN ASSET OFF YOUR BOOKS BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE IT NO LONGER HAS, UM, YOU EXPECT IT TO HAVE VALUE. AND WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT THE, UM, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS PROPOSING, I WORRY THAT WE'RE IN DANGER OF TREATING THIS PROGRAM AS SOMETHING WE'RE WILLING TO WRITE OFF, AND ULTIMATELY THIS MEANS CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES WHO, UM, IT SERVES, AND I DON'T WANT TO WRITE OFF ANYONE. I WANT TO INVEST IN THE ASSET, SO HERE I AM WITH MY ACCOUNTING TERMS, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE INVESTING IN. HEAD START ISN'T JUST SUPERVISED DAYCARE. IT'S AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PREPARES CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND, AND IT CONNECTS FAMILIES WITH HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, NUTRITION, DENTAL, AND MEDICAL CARE, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL S- SUPPORT, AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT. AND I KNOW IT'S SO IMPORTANT, UH, FOR THIS BOARD. WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHILD'S EDUCATION, AND HEAD START DOES THAT. I THINK, ELISA, YOU'RE ON, UM, THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL AS GOVERNING BOARD WE, UH, FOR HEAD START. WE HAVE A MEMBER OF OUR BOARD THAT SIT- SITS IN THAT POSITION. I'VE DONE IT BEFORE. IT'S REALLY REWARDING. AND SO I WOULD, I WOULD ASK THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO COME AND SIT IN A POLICY COUNCIL MEETING AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. AND IT MATTERS BECAUSE A 4-YEAR-OLD DOESN'T JUST COME TO SCHOOL, COME TO SCHOOL AS JUST A STUDENT. THAT CHILD HAS A FAMILY, A HEALTH HISTORY, UM, SOMETIMES CHALLENGES THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO LEARN, AND WE WANT TO INVEST IN RESOURCES TO LEARN ABOUT THAT CHILD AND UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THEM. AND THAT'S WHY I CALL HEAD START AN INVESTMENT, ANOTHER ACCOUNTING TERM, RIGHT? UH, SO ANYWAY, UM, A CHILD WHO ENTERS KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN, HAS A ENGAGED PARENT BEHIND THEM, ARE IS GOING TO SUCCEED LATER IN LIFE, AND THIS IS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO ME. SO, UM, I'VE ALREADY EXPLAINED THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT, SO I WON'T GO INTO WHY THOSE ARE, UH, PROBLEMATIC, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY IT'S NOT A THEORE- THEORETICAL DISCUSSION FOR PLANO ISD. IT IS PART OF OUR HISTORY, AND, UM, I, I ALSO WANT TO REMEMBER MARILYN HINTON, WHO SAT ON THIS BOARD WITH ME FOR MANY YEARS. SHE, UM, TAUGHT AT OUR HEAD START START FACILITY BEFORE SHE WAS EVER SERVING ON THIS BOARD, AND SHE FOLLOWED A LONG LINE OF PLANO LEADERS WHO BELIEVED IN INVESTING IN OUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN. IN 1967, YOU GUYS, THAT'S A LONG TIME AGO. I MEAN, I WAS BORN, I KNOW A LOT OF YOU WEREN'T, BUT IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, AND SARAH JANE ISAACS, WE HAVE A, A EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL NAMED AFTER HER. SHE WAS THE FIRST TITLE I DIRECTOR, AND UM, SHE SECURED PLANO'S FIRST HE- HEAD START FEDERAL GRANT, AND THIS WAS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR. H. WAYNE HEN- HENDRICK. THEY WERE VISIONARY LEADERS FOR THIS DISTRICT, AND IN 1967, THIS COMMUNITY LOOKED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THERE WERE ONLY 3,700 CITIZENS IN PLANO. THEY HAD THE FORESIGHT TO SEE WHERE THIS DISTRICT WOULD GROW AND THE STUDENTS THAT WE NEEDED TO SERVE. AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT THESE CHANGES, I DON'T SEE A FEDERAL PROGRAM OR JUST A BUDGET LINE ITEM. I SEE AN INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES AN INVESTMENT IS NOT ALWAYS GOING TO PRODUCE RETURN IMMEDIATELY. YOU, YOU PLANT A TREE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SEE THE SHADE IN THE FUTURE. SO WE NEED TO KEEP THE HEAD START PROGRAM AS WE SERVE RIGHT NOW. FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, WE'VE MADE THAT INVESTMENT. I DON'T WANT TO WRITE OFF ANYONE. I WANT TO INVEST IN THE ASSET. SO I'LL GET OFF MY SOAPBOX, BUT THE NEXT STEP IS TO CONSIDER THIS, UM, RESOLUTION THAT LISA AND HER TEAM, I, I WORKED ON IT A LITTLE BIT, UH, PUT TOGETHER, AND I TEE IT UP TO YOU AS, AS THAT, AS THAT GOES. SO I THINK WE'RE DONE ON THIS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, NANCY. TRUSTEES, THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM, SO WE'LL NEED TO GET A MOTION ON THE TABLE BEFORE OPENING DISCUSSION. UH, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE REDUCING FEDERAL BURDEN ON HEAD START PROGRAMS. TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OH, SORRY. APPROVES THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE REDUCING FEDERAL BURDEN FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS. I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN AND A SECOND BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF [00:35:01] TRUSTEES APPROVES THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE REDUCING FEDERAL BURDEN FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS. TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE TWO QUICK COMMENTS. I THINK THEY'RE QUICK. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT JUST RECENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THE HEAD OF OUR HEAD START PROGRAM. UM, DARA HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR RUNNING A REALLY EFFECTIVE HEAD START PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE TOP LEADERSHIP IN PLANO RUNNING OUR HEAD START PROGRAM, AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING AT HOME, YOU'LL SEE THAT LATER ON THE AGENDA, AND THIS IS JUST EVERY, EVERY MONTH IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA, THE LAST ITEM IS ALWAYS OUR HEAD START REPORT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS REPORT. I'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE WHEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ATTENDANCE. I LOVE, BECAUSE I ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT PROBLEM ATTENDANCE BEING AN OLDER KID ISSUE. IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO TEACH PARENTS ABOUT. JUST BECAUSE YOUR BABY HAS A COUGH, THEY CAN STILL GO TO SCHOOL. LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, WE CAN WORK WITH THAT. UM, BUT GETTING KIDS TO SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT. THE PROGRAM DOES EXCELLENT WORK. WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TEXAS PRESBY HOSPITAL WHO COME OUT AND WORK WITH THEM. IT'S, IT IS A FANTASTIC PROGRAM, AND I AM SO SAD THAT IT ISN'T SEEN FOR WHAT IT TRULY IS, AND IT REALLY ENGAGES OUR CU- OUR MOST VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO NEED EXTRA LOVE AND SUPPORT TO REALLY GET THESE KIDDOS READY FOR SCHOOL. SO I AM VERY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE A RESOLUTION. I'LL JUST ADD THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CONSISTENT DATA NATIONALLY FROM DIFFERENT STATES, FROM DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE ENTIRE COUNTRY ABOUT THE SUCCESS RATE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LIKE HEAD START, AND IT IMPACTS A CHILD'S LIFE, THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. IT IMPACTS HEALTH OUTCOMES, IT IMPACTS, YOU KNOW, UH, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ATTAINMENT. IT EVEN IMPACTS THINGS LIKE RATES OF INCARCERATION OR RECIDIVISM FROM INCARCERATION. AND SO, UM, IT, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT GETTING A KID THIS, A 3-YEAR-OLD, A FRESH START IN LIFE AND HAVING A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM THAT IS, UM, PROPELLING THESE KIDS FORWARD AND REALLY SETTING THEM UP TO START SCHOOL, UM, AND AND BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAD STARTS, THE THESE ARE SOME OF OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST NEED IN OUR DISTRICT AND IN OUR COUNTRY. AND, UM, SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CUTTING A PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE AMERICANS, AND I JUST, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. UM, I, I DON'T, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OUTCOMES DATA COMPARED TO, YOU KNOW, PEERS THAT HAVE NOT DONE HIGH QUALITY PRE-K, THIS PROGRAM NATIONALLY HAS BEEN A GAME CHANGER FOR THESE LITTLE AMERICANS. SO, UM, THANK YOU, NANCY, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND WORKING SO HARD ON THIS, AND LISA AND THE TEAM. UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE TEAM? YEAH, NO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT AND SAY THANK YOU TO NANCY AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO, YOU KNOW, LISA, WHO, YOU KNOW, HAD THIS ON THEIR RADAR, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY DIFFICULT. UM, THAT THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT, UM, PIECES AND OF LEGISLATION THAT COME OUT FROM THE STATE, FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT ARE CONSTANTLY THROWN AT US, AND YOU WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT OUR POPULATION AND AFFECT OUR MOST MO- VULNERABLE. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THE WORK AND REALIZING THAT THIS IS A, A HUGE ISSUE THAT WOULD AFFECT US. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S 7 HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS AGENDA ITEM 5.1, APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE REDUCING FEDERAL BURDEN FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS, I WILL INVITE OUR BOARD SECRETARY, CATHERINE CHAN GOODWIN, TO PLEASE READ THIS RESOLUTION FOR US. AND WE'RE SORRY, WE KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A COLD. NO, I'M GOING TO POWER THROUGH THIS. A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE REDUCING FEDERAL BURDEN FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS. RIN0973-AD30, DOCKET NUMBER ACF 2026-0595, 91FR51248. WHEREAS THE FEDERAL HEAD START PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE SCHOOL READINESS AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL THAT INTEGRATES EARLY LEARNING, HEALTH, NUTRITION, DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING, PARENT ENGAGEMENT, AND FAMILY SUPPORT. AND WHEREAS PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HEAD START PROGRAM OPENED IN 1965, THE SAME YEAR HEAD START BEGAN NATIONWIDE, AND THE DISTRICT HAS SUSTAINED [00:40:01] THIS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR MORE THAN 6 DECADES. AND WHEREAS THE DISTRICT IS A DIRECT FEDERAL GRANT RECIPIENT RATHER THAN A DELEGATE AGENCY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SERVES AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 642C OF THE HEAD START ACT, AND THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTES THE REQUIRED NON-FEDERAL MATCH THROUGH CASH AND IN-KIND SUPPORT, INCLUDING FACILITY MAINTENANCE AND UTILITIES, AND WHEREAS THE DISTRICT RECOGNIZES THAT THE YEARS FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 5 ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT CHILDREN EXPERIENCING POVERTY, TRAUMA, INSTABILITY, OR CHRONIC STRESS OFTEN REQUIRE CONSISTENT RELATIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION, AND COORDINATED CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES TO ENTER SCHOOL READY TO LEARN. AND WHEREAS ON AUGUST 7TH, 2026, THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PUBLISHED THE PROPOSED RULE TITLED REDUCING FEDERAL BURDEN FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS, WHICH WOULD RESCIND THE 45 CFR PARTS 1301 THROUGH 1305 IN THEIR ENTIRETY, RESCINDING MORE THAN 1,400 REGULATORY PROVISIONS, AND REPLACE THEM WITH A NEW PART 1301, WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS DUE OCTOBER 6, 2026, AND 3.7% OF GRANTS CURRENTLY OPERATE AT OR BELOW. OOPS, I DID. PARDON ME. AND WHEREAS THE AGENCY HAS EXPRESSLY REQUESTED PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED FOR SMALL ENTITIES ON THE PROPOSED WAIVER PROCESS AND ON IMPLEMENTATION TIMING, AND WHEREAS THE BOARD SUPPORTS THE ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE FEDERAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT CONSUME RESOURCES WITHOUT IMPROVING SERVICES OR OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ASSIGNS TO CONGRESS AUTHORITY OVER FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS, WHILE HHS ADMINISTERS HEAD START FUNDS SUBJECT TO THE HEAD START ACT AND APPLICABLE APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS, AND WHEREAS ALTHOUGH HHS MAY ESTABLISH LAWFUL GRANT REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS, REGULATORY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE USED TO REDUCE, WITHHOLD, OR LEAVE UNOBLIGATED FUNDING THAT CONGRESS HAS APPROPRIATED FOR HEAD START, ABSENT STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL BUDGET LAW. AND WHEREAS PROPOSED SECTION 1301.14 WOULD REDUCE THE MAXIMUM SHARE OF TOTAL APPROVED PROGRAM COSTS THAT MAY BE USED FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION FROM 15% TO 5%, ALTHOUGH THE AGENCY'S OWN ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES 11.2% AS THE CURRENT BASELINE SHARE OF HEAD START PRO- PROGRAM BUDGETS ALLOCATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AND REPORTS THAT ONLY 3.7% OF GRANTS CURRENTLY OPERATE AT OR BELOW THE 5%. AND WHEREAS ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED AS ADMINISTRATION MAY INCLUDE THE SYSTEMS NECESSARY FOR SIS- FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY, LEGAL COMPLIANCE, STAFF SUPPORT, DATA QUALITY, SAFETY, COORDINATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HEAD START'S COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE MODEL. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPERATING HEAD START DIRECTLY CONSTITUTE A DISTINCT CLASS OF GRANT RECIPIENTS WHOSE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING, PERSONNEL, COMPLIANCE, PROCUREMENT, AND SHARED SERVICE STRUCTURES ARE NOT FULLY ADDRESSED IN THE RULEMAKING RECORD, AND WHEREAS SCHOOL DIST- DISTRICT GRANT RECIPIENTS RECOVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS THROUGH FEDERALLY NEGOTIATED INDIRECT COST RATES AND COST ALLOCATION PLANS ESTABLISHED UNDER 2 CFR PART 200 AND APPROVED THROUGH FEDERALLY DESIGNATED AUTHORITY AND CANNOT REDUCE SUCH APPROVED RATES FOR ACCOMMODATE TO PROGRAM SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS WITHOUT EITHER SHIFTING FEDERALLY APPROVED COSTS TO LOCAL TAXPAYERS OR REDUCING [00:45:03] SERVICES TO CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS IN ITS INITIAL REGULATORY FLEXIBLE FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS, THE AGENCY CONSIDERED BUT DID NOT ADOPT EITHER A 10% ADMINISTRATIVE COST CAP OR AN EXEMPTION FOR PROGRAMS FUNDED TO SERVE 200 OR FEWER SLOTS, AND THE DISTRICT SINGLE SITE PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN THE CATEGORY THE AGENCY IDENTIFIED AS HAVING LIMITED ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE FIXED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AND WHEREAS PROPOSED SECTION 1301.18 ESTABLISHES THE WAIVER PROCESS ON WHICH THE RULE RELIES FOR RELIEF FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITATIONS THAT SPECIFIES NO EVALUATION CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO FISCAL WAIVERS, NO DURATION, NO DEADLINE FOR AGENCY DECISION, AND NO RECONSIDERATION PROCESS, WHICH IS INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE MULTI-YEAR BUDGETING AND FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY THIS BOARD OWES ITS COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS PROPOSED SECTION 1301.05 WOULD ELIMINATE FEDERAL HEAD START SPECIFIC STAFF CHILD RATIOS AND MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE, AND INSTEAD REQUIRE PROGRAMS TO FOLLOW APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL CHILDCARE STANDARDS, WHICH MAY PERMIT SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER CLASSES THAN CURRENT HEAD START REQUIREMENTS. AND WHEREAS MINIMUM STATE CHILDCARE LICENSING RATIOS DESIGNED FOR SAFE SUPERVISION ARE NOT NECESSARILY AN APPROPRIATE SUBSTITUTE FOR STAFFING STANDARDS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION AND AN INTENSIVE CHILD AND FAMILY INTERVENTION. AND WHEREAS THE AGENCY ESTIMATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 26% OF HEAD START SERVICE LOCATIONS, EXPRESSLY INCLUDING PROGRAMS OPERATING UNDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY AUTHORITY, ARE NOT LICENSED UNDER STATE CHILD CARE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, AND THE PRO- PROPOSED RULE IDENTIFIES NO GOVERNING GROUP SIZE AND RATIO STANDARD FOR SUCH PROGRAMS, WHILE NONETHELESS REQUIRING THAT THE STANDARD BE ESTABLISHED AND PUBLISHED. AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED RULE CONCLUDES THAT IT DOES NOT SUFFICIENT, DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FEDERALISM IMPLICATIONS TO WARRANT A FEDERALISM SUMMARY IMPACT STATEMENT UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13132, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE RULE DEVOLVES AUTHORITY OVER GROUP SIZE AND RATIOS, LICENSING, SAFETY PRACTICES, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISCIPLINE POLICY TO STATE AND LOCAL FRAMEWORKS, AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED REQUIREMENT AT SECTION 130104A THAT ALL EDUCATION TO CHILDREN BE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH CONFLICTS WITH BILINGUAL AND DUAL LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS REQUIRED UNDER TEXAS LAW, TEC 29.053C AND TAC SECTION 89.1205, COULD IMPEDE EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION FOR EMERGENT BILINGUAL CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT'S DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND IS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE PROPOSED RULE AS TO WHICH REQUIREMENT GOVERNS. AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED RULE WOULD ALSO REDUCE A OR REMOVE DETAILED FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, PARENT COMMITTEES, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION, COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, SERVICE DURATION, AND OTHER ELEMENTS THAT DISTINGUISH HEAD START FROM CONVENTIONAL CHILDCARE. AND WHEREAS PROPOSED SECTION 1301.16 WOULD ESTABLISH TWO OR MORE AUDIT FINDINGS OF MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR QUESTION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HEAD START FUNDS AS AN INDEPENDENT CONDITION, REQUIRING A GRANT RECIPIENT TO COMPETE FOR ITS NEXT FIVE YEARS OF FUNDING. AND WHEREAS TAKEN COLLECTIVELY, THESE CHANGES COULD MAKE HEAD START RESEMBLE A CONVENTIONAL STATE-REGULATED CHILDCARE OPERATION RATHER THAN THE COMPREHENSIVE CHILD AND FAMILY INTERVENTION HEAD START HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN. AND WHEREAS GREATER ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY SHOULD NOT CREATE FINANCIAL OR OPERATIONAL INCENTIVES TO INCREASE CLASS SIZES, REDUCING STAFF, WEAKENING FAMILY SUPPORTS, OR DIMINISH THE INTENSITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED [00:50:01] TO CHILDREN WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS. AND WHEREAS THIS BOARD IS COMMITTED TO THE FISCAL INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT'S HEAD START PROGRAM AND TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IT SERVES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONE, AFFIRMS ITS CONTINUAL SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICT'S HEAD START PROGRAM, ITS COMMITMENT TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THE PROGRAM SERVES, AND ITS INTENTION THAT THE DISTRICT CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE PROGRAM AS A DIRECT FEDERAL GRANT RECIPIENT. TWO, SUPPORTS MEANINGFUL REGULATORY RELIEF THAT REDUCES UNNECESSARY PAPERWORK WHILE PRESERVING FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY, PROGRAM QUALITY, AND THE COMPREHENSIVE CHILD AND FAMILY MODEL REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE HEAD START'S PURPOSE. THREE, REQUEST THAT HHS ADOPT ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES ALREADY DEVELOPED IN ITS OWN INITIAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS, AN EXEMPTION FOR PROGRAMS FUNDED TO SERVE 200 OR FEWER SLOTS, OR A 10% CAP, AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE EXCLUDE FEDERALLY NEGOTIATED INDIRECT COST RATES APPROVED UNDER 2 CFR PART 200 FROM THE CALCULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, SO THAT THE LIMITATION GOVERNS DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING RATHER THAN FEDERALLY APPROVED COST RECOVERY. FOUR, REQUEST THAT HHS PROVIDE A WAIVER OR CATEGORICAL ACCOMMODATION FROM THE PROPOSED 5% ADMINISTRATIVE COST CAP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT OPERATE HEAD START DIRECTLY, AND THAT ANY WAIVER, ANY WAIVER PROCESS SPECIFICALLY EVALUATE CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO FISCAL WAIVERS, DURATION, CO-EXTENSION WITH THE GRANT PERIOD, A DEADLINE FOR AGENCY DECISION, AND A PROCESS FOR RECONSIDERATION. FIVE, URGES HHS TO RETAIN FEDERAL STAFF-CHILD RATIOS AND MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE PROTECTIONS APPROPRIATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM, OR TO ESTABLISH SAFEGUARDS THAT PREVENT LARGER CLASS SIZES AND REDUCED AUDIT AND REDUCED ADULT ATTENTION FROM UNDERMINING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL READINESS, SAFETY, AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES. SIX, REQUEST THAT HHS SPECIFY THE GROUP SIZE AND RATIO STANDARD APPLICABLE TO LICENSE-EXEMPT SCHOOL-BASED HEAD START PROGRAMS FOR WHICH NO STATE CHILD CARE LICENSING STANDARD APPLIES, AND THAT HHS PREPARE A FEDERALISM SUMMARY IMPACT STATEMENT ADDRESSING THE RESPONSIBILITIES THE PROPOSED RULES SHIFT TO STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. 7. REQUEST THAT HHS EVALUATE THE COMBINED EFF- EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED 5% ADMINISTRATIVE COST CAP AND THE ELIMINATION OF FEDERAL CLASSROOM RATIO AND GROUP SIZE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING WHERE THESE PROVISIONS TOGETHER MAY INCENTIVIZE LARGER CLASSES, REDUCING STAFF, OR DIS- DIMINISHING FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICE. 8. URGES HHS TO WITHDRAW OR REVISE THE ENGLISH-ONLY INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS SO THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS GRANTEES MAY CONTINUE USING BILINGUAL AND DUAL LANGUAGE PRACTICES REQUIRED UNDER TEXAS STATE LAW AND EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORTS FOR EMERGENT BILINGUAL CHILDREN, AND TO CLARIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROPOSED FEDERAL REQUIREMENT AND THE STATE BILINGUAL EDUCATION MANDATES. 9. URGES HHS TO PRESERVE MEANINGFUL SAFEGUARDS FOR FAMILY SERVICE CASELOADS, FAMILY NEED ASSESSMENTS, PARENT PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS, CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION, STAFF COACHING, CHILD OUTCOME DATA REVIEW, SERVICE DURATION, COMMUNITY COORDINATION, AND TRANSITION SERVICES, SO THAT REGULATORY STREAMLINING DOES NOT DIMINISH THE COMPREHENSIVE CHILD CARE, COMPREHENSIVE CHILD AND FAMILY SUPPORTS THAT DISTINGUISH HEAD START FROM CONVENTIONAL CHILDCARE. 10, AFFIRMS THAT EFFICIENCY SHOULD BE MEASURED NOT ONLY BY COST PER CHILD OR NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SLOTS, BUT ALSO BY WHETHER CHILDREN ENTER KINDERGARTEN DE-MENTALLY, [00:55:01] DE-MENTALLY, SOCIALLY, AND ACADEMICALLY PREPARED, AND WHETHER FAMILIES ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S GROWTH. 11, REQUESTS THAT HHS IDENTIFY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR ANY ANTICIPATED REDUCTION, WITHHOLDING, RESCISSION, OR NON-OBLI- OBLIGATION OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS FOR HEAD START, AND CLARIFY WHETHER PROJECTED FISCAL EFFECTS REPRESENT A REALLOCATION WITHIN HEAD START GRANTS OR AN ACTUAL REDUCTION TO FEDERAL HEAD- FEDERAL HEAD START EXPENDITURES. 12 AUTHORIZES THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, CONSISTENT WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES, TO FINALIZE AND SUBMIT COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF PLANO ISD THAT REFLECT THE PRINCIPLES AND CONCERNS STATED IN THIS RESOLUTION, TO PROVIDE SUCH FACTUAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION AS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THOSE COMMENTS AND TO TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE STEPS TO COMMUNICATE THE BOARD'S POSITION BEFORE THE OCTOBER 06, 2026 DEADLINE. 13, DIRECTS THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE TRANSMITTED WITH THE DISTRICT'S PUBLIC COMMENT AND BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT'S HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A DULY CALLED MEETING HELD ON THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026. [6. CLOSED SESSION ] ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, CATHERINE. 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, 551.072, AND 551.074. WHILE THE BOARD IS IN CLOSED SESSION, ALL INDIVIDUALS MAY EXIT THE BOARDROOM EXCEPT FOR OUR GRIEVANT, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, AND COURT REPORTER. THE TIME IS NOW 6:27 P.M. THE BOARD WILL [7. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION ] NOW RECONVENE OPEN SESSION. [8. CONSENT AGENDA ] THE TIME IS 8:50 P.M. WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 8, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ROUTINE ITEMS GROUPED TOGETHER FOR APPROVAL WITH NO DISCUSSION. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING NONE, WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA. I SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE TARA LANCE AND A SECOND BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT IS 7 HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UH, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. THEY WILL BE POSTED ONLINE FOR EVERYONE'S REVIEW. UH, SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE, THE, THE RESOLUTIONS I REFERENCED EARLIER WITHOUT HAVING CATHERINE READ ALL OF THOSE. [9.1. Consider and take possible action regarding the Level IV appeal filed in accordance with Board Policy DGBA (LOCAL) by Niesha Morrison] OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION 2, WHICH IS ITEM 9 ON THE AGENDA. UH, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.1, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE LEVEL 4 APPEAL FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY DGBA LOCAL BY NYISHA MORRISON. TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DENY THE LEVEL 4 GRIEVANCE FILED BY NYISHA MORRISON UNDER BOARD POLICY DGBA LOCAL. SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE TARA LANTZ AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE SAM JOHNSON THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DENIES THE LEVEL 4 GRIEVANCE FILED BY NYISHA MORRISON UNDER BOARD POLICY DGBA LOCAL. TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE ABSTAINING, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. LET THE RECORD REFLECT, BOARD SECRETARY CATHERINE GOODWIN HAS CHOSEN TO ABSTAIN. SHE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS GRIEVANCE HEARING. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO, SO THAT MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0 [9.2. Consider and take possible action regarding the recommendation of the Superintendent’s designee to authorize the issuance of Notice of Proposed termination of Lakia Page, a term contract employee.] WITH 1 ABSTENTION. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.2, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF NOTICE OF PROPOSED TERMINATION OF LAKIA PAGE, A TERM CONTRACT EMPLOYEE. I WILL INVITE DR. JOANNA KENDALL, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES, [01:00:01] TO PLEASE PRESENT. DR. TYRA, BOARD. AS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE, THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS ISSUING THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED TERMINATION TO LAKIA PAGE, A TERM CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR, PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICIES DFBA LEGAL AND DFBA LOCAL FOR GOOD CAUSE. THE GOOD CAUSE IS SET FORTH IN THE DRAFT NOTICE OF PROPOSED TERMINATION LETTER YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. THANK YOU, DR. KENDALL. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF NOTICE OF PROPOSED TERMINATION OF LAKIA PAGE, A TERM CONTRACT EMPLOYEE. TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES AND AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED TERMINATION TO LAKIA PAGE, A TERM CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR, FOR GOOD CAUSE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE. SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARA LANTZ AT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ACTION REGARDING THE RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF NOTICE OF PROPOSED TERMINATION OF LAKIA PAGE, A TERM CONTRACT EMPLOYEE FOR GOOD CAUSE. TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY, THAT'S 6. ANY OPPOSED? THAT'S ONE. THANK YOU. UH, THAT MOTION [9.3. Approval of the 2026 – 2027 District Improvement Plan, HB3 Goals (Including Early Childhood Literacy, Math and College, Career, and Military Readiness Goals) and Campus Improvement Goals] PASSES SIX TO ONE. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 9.3, APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, HB3 GOALS, INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, MATH, AND COLLEGE AND CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS, AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT GOALS. I WILL INVITE LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING, TO PLEASE PRESENT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TYRA, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, AND BOARD. I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE BROUGHT TO YOU, UH, THE DETAILS OF THE GOALS THAT WE'VE SET FORTH THAT WE TOOK TO OUR DISTRICT-BASED IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, AND TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING THOSE TO YOU FOR FINAL APPROVAL. JUST AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT TAKES US ALL THE WAY FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE OUTLINE THAT IS SET BY THE BOARD, MOVING THROUGH THOSE OBJECTIVES INTO THE ACTION PLANS AND STRATEGIES, ALONG WITH THE GOALS WE SET THROUGH OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, UH, TO REALLY MAKE THE WORK COME ALIVE EACH YEAR. AND THEN THAT, UH, GOES DOWN AGAIN TO OUR CAMPUSES, AND THEY DO THE SAME. THAT CAMPUS AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANNING HAS MULTIPLE STEPS, BUT IT DOES BEGIN WITH A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ANALYSIS, LOTS OF DATA, UH, THAT WE LOOK AT WITH, UH, WE IDENTIFY OUR PROBLEMS AND ROOT CAUSES. WE, OF COURSE, THEN TAKE SOME GOALS, PUT THIS TIE- TYING THOSE BACK TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND REALLY DEVELOP THOSE PLANS AND ACTIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE AND CONTINUE TO PROGRESS MONITOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOU MAY RECALL THAT I BROUGHT A RATHER LENGTHY PRESENTATION LAST TIME, BUT THIS IS A VERY QUICK SUMMARY. IN PILLAR ONE, WE HAVE GOALS RELATED TO GROWTH, CLOSING THE GAPS, ACHIEVEMENT ON GRADE LEVEL, AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR ANNUAL GOALS, UH, THAT YOU SET SEVERAL YEARS BACK FOR THE HOUSE BILL 3 FROM THE 87TH LEGISLATURE. AND THEN WE HAVE IN PILLAR TWO GOALS RELATED TO CCMR COMPLETION, OUR CTE PATHWAYS AND CERTIFICATIONS, AND THEN REALLY JUST INCREASING THE ENGAGEMENT, UH, FOR OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS. FOR PILLAR THREE, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR, UH, STAFF, SUPPORTING OUR STAFF AND GROWING OUR PIPELINES, UH, THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND GETTING THE BEST TALENT IN OUR CLASSROOMS. FOR PILLAR FOUR, FOR SAFETY AND WELLNESS, WE HAVE GOALS AROUND SAFETY, OUR CODE OF CIVILITY, LOOKING AT ENROLLMENT, IMPROVING OUR WEBSITE, AND REALLY WORKING WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS. AND THEN IN PILLAR FIVE, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET, UH, INCREASING OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND OUR EFFICIENCY. SO THAT'S A VERY HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF A VERY DETAILED PLAN, AND IN YOUR BOARD AGENDA, YOU HAD NOT ONLY THE FULL PLAN, BUT YOU ALSO HAD KIND OF A CONDENSED VERSION OF JUST THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES OUTLINED FOR YOU. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE CAMPUS AND IMPROVEMENT PLANNING. NOT ONLY DID WE GO THROUGH IT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, BUT THIS SAME PROCESS, EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES BEGAN AT THE LEAD SUMMIT, UH, THIS SUMMER AS THEY BROUGHT LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO THE TABLE TO REALLY DIG INTO THEIR NEEDS ANALYSIS AND DEFINE THEIR GOALS. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEY ALSO MET WITH THEIR SITE-BASED COMMITTEES TO REALLY ALIGN THEIR WORK WITH NOT ONLY THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT ALSO THE CURRENT WORK OF THE DISTRICT. THEY USE THEIR OWN DISAGGREGATED DATA AND REALLY DUG IN TO FIND THE SPECIFIC NEEDS, UH, THE LEVERAGE POINTS FOR THEIR CAMPUS THAT WILL MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. AND IT'S INTERESTING TO READ [01:05:01] THROUGH ALL OF THEM BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE UNIQUE TO THEIR CAMPUSES, YOU STILL SEE SOME TRENDS COMING THROUGH IN TERMS OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, UH, THE, THE WORK THAT WE HAVE AROUND ACADEMIC GROWTH, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SETTING GOALS FOR THE FUTURE. YOU'LL SEE THAT WOVEN THROUGHOUT EACH CAMPUS PLAN. SO WE USE THOSE PLANS AND, AND THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH TO ALSO DIFFERENTIATE OUR SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. SO TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING THOSE, UH, TO YOU, THE FULL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, ALONG WITH THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT GOALS FOR APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, LISA. TRUSTEES, THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM, SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION ON THE TABLE PRIOR TO DISCUSSION. UM, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN HB3 GOALS, INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, MATH AND COLLEGE, CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS GOALS, AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT GOALS. TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN HB3 GOALS, INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, MATH, AND COLLEGE, CAREER, AND MILITARY READINESS GOALS, AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT GOALS. I SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN AND A SECOND BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN HB3 GOALS, INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, MATH, AND COLLEGE AND CAREER AND MILITARY READINESS GOALS, AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT GOALS. TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? QUICK COMMENT, NOT A, NOT A QUESTION, BUT I JUST, I LOVE SEEING THE TRENDS, LIKE YOU SAID, WHERE IT'S PRETTY APPARENT THAT THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS WRITTEN IN POLICY, AND THEN IT JUST, YOU, IT TRANSLATES DOWN, AND IT TRICKLES DOWN, BUT I ALSO LOVE HOW IT LIKE ALSO BUBBLES UP. SO THAT'S IT. I WAS REMISS TO NOT THANK THE DBIC. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE APPOINTED MEMBERS TO THE DBIC. THEY'RE ALWAYS A GREAT, UH, PROVIDER OF FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT FROM THE LAST TIME YOU SAW IT TO TO THIS TIME. GREAT. TRUSTEES, ANYTHING ELSE? ACTUALLY, I, SAYING THAT, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW WE CHANGED OVER, YOU KNOW, HOW WE USED TO HAVE THESE KIND OF SEPARATE ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AND WE, AND WE'VE CONSOLIDATED ALL THAT INTO THE, TO THE DBIC. UM, WAS THE FEEDBACK FROM THEM THAT THEY HAD MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY MAKE CHANGE AND HAVE INPUT INTO THE BEGINNING, AND THEY WEREN'T JUST KIND OF RUBBER STAMPING. WELL, THE FEEDBACK IS, WAS VERY DETAILED. SO WE BROKE INTO SMALL GROUPS AND REALLY DUG IN, AND THEN WE SPENT TIME, UH, WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THEIR FEEDBACK, AND SOME OF IT WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY CHANGE THE STRATEGY ITSELF, BUT THE OTHERS, THERE'S JUST A G- A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK ON HOW WE CAN TAKE THAT WORK AND MAKE IT EVEN BETTER. SO REALLY DETAILED, UM, FEEDBACK. AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT, UM, I THINK ONE OF THE REALLY NEAT THINGS WAS LAST YEAR WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH DBIS DOING AND GOING THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OR ANALYSIS WITH THAT GROUP. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DIG IN OUR END OF YEAR DATA AND GIVE FEEDBACK FOR GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR THIS YEAR. AND SO THEN COMING BACK AND BRINGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE GOALS AND STRATEGIES TO THE COMMITTEE, REALLY, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR RETURNING MEMBERS. UM, I KNOW THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM LISA WAS THAT THEY WERE VERY ENGAGED, NOT ONLY HAVING BEEN A PART OF THE PROCESS LAST YEAR, BUT THEN ALSO CONTINUING IN THAT CONVERSATION AND PART OF THE WORK THIS YEAR. ANY OF ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING AND HEARING NONE, WE'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, [9.4. Consideration and Approval of the 2027-2028 School Year Course Recommendations] PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.4, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS. I WILL INVITE DR. KRISTEN HEBERT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY ACADEMICS AND LEARNING AND MEDIA SERVICES, TO PLEASE PRESENT. GOOD EVENING, DR. TYRA, DR. WILLIAMS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CABINET MEMBERS. IT IS ALWAYS AN HONOR TO GET TO JOIN YOU ALL AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE GOOD WORK THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT. THIS EVENING, I'M BRINGING FORWARD THE COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 27-28 SCHOOL YEAR. UM, AS YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR THIS PROCESS REALLY DOES REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY, UM, [01:10:01] TO ENSURE THAT OUR COURSE OFFERINGS REMAIN RESPONSIVE TO STUDENT INTEREST, ALIGNED TO OUR WORKFORCE AND POST-SECONDARY READINESS AND DEMANDS, AND ARE REFLECTIVE OF OUR DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EVERY LEARNER A HIGH QUALITY PATHWAY OF SUCCESS. TONIGHT, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME FROM OUR COURSE COMMITTEE, INCLUDING OUR NEW COURSES, REVISIONS, AND SUNSETS. SO WE WANT TO PAUSE FOR JUST A SECOND AND, UM, GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO LOOK AT THIS SLIDE, BUT ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROCESS BEHIND OUR COURSE PROPOSALS. UM, EACH NEW, REVISED, OR SUNSET COURSE GOES BEFORE CAREFUL REVIEW, UH, BY OUR COURSE PROPOSAL COMMITTEE, CONSIDERING BUDGET, LONG-TERM IMPACT, AND ALIGNMENT TO OUR STUDENT NEEDS. TONIGHT'S REPORT REPRESENTS THE NEXT STEP IN THAT PROCESS, UM, AS WE'RE PLEASED TO BRING FORWARD THE COURSES THAT STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT FOR THE 27-28 SCHOOL YEAR. SO IT IS ALWAYS WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT THAT WE CONTINUE TO BRING FORWARD, UM, A NUMBER OF NEW, REVISED, AND SUNSET COURSES, ALL IN PREPARATION FOR THE, UM, UH, OUR, OUR NEW CTE CENTER AND, UM, TO ALIGN WITH OUR PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT ALSO REMAIN ALIGNED TO OUR WORKFORCE DEMANDS AND RESPONSIVE TO STUDENT INTEREST. THE COMBINATION OF NEW AND REVISED COURSES STRENGTHENS OUR CAREER PATHWAYS, EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND ENSURES THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, INDUSTRY RELEVANT INSTRUCTION. THESE COURSES THAT YOU SEE, UM, UNDER THE NEW COURSE TITLE HEADING ARE SECOND COURSE IN SEQUENCE, UH, THAT STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE ON IN THE OUR CTE PROGRAMS OF STUDY AT THE CTE CENTER. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SOME REVISED COURSES, AND THESE COURSES ARE EITHER OFFERED, UM, ON OTHER CAMPUSES OR AT OUR INDUSTRIES ACADEMY AND ARE BEING TRANSITIONED TO OUR CTE CENTER. THE COURSES BEING SUNSET AT THE CTE CENTER ARE BEING SUNSET DUE TO THE TEA NO LONGER OFFERING THESE COURSES. UM, HOWEVER, UH, HAVE NO FEAR, OUR CTE TEAM HAS A PLAN, AND THOSE COURSES WILL BE REPLACED, UM, TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE THOSE OFFERINGS, UM, AS THERE IS A NEED, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR RADIOLOGY PROGRAM. WE, I KNOW WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL BE HOUSED AT THE CTE CENTER, BUT I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, COURSE CHANGES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON OUR TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND SENIOR HIGH CAMPUSES. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE STATISTICS AND BUSINESS DECISION MAKING COURSE IS A COURSE THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED, OR EXCUSE ME, WILL BE OFFERED AT ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL, AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR OUR STUDENTS THERE. UM, AEROSPACE DESIGN IS A NEWLY ADOPTED COURSE AND WILL BE REPLACING ONE OF OUR CURRENT ENGINEERING COURSES AT THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC AND CONTROLLER 2 CLASS IS A SECOND COURSE IN SEQUENCE, UM, FOR OUR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ACADEMY. THAT WOULD, UH, BE THE SEQUENCE THAT THEY WOULD NEED FOR THE 28-20, EXCUSE ME, 27-28 SCHOOL YEAR. AND IN THE BLUE BOX, YOU SEE THE COURSES UP FOR REVISION, AND THOSE ARE INTRO TO CAD, UM, THAT WOULD BE MOVED TO A YEAR-LONG COURSE. OUR PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED ENGINEERING WILL BE MOVED TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND LIVESTOCK AND HORTICULTURE, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES WITH THE PREREQUISITES, SO THERE ARE SOME OF REVISIONS THAT ARE NEEDED THERE AS WELL. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ROUND THINGS OUT WITH OUR CONTENT AREA COURSE UPDATES, AND SO I WANT TO START WITH ADVANCED ACADEMICS. WE HAVE OUR AP BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FINANCE COURSE, UM, IN AN EFFORT TO ALIGN OUR DISTRICT NEEDS AND STATE REQUIREMENTS WITH SOME UPDATED GRADUATION CHANGES AND RULES THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT FOR OUR CURRENT CLASS OF 2030. [01:15:02] SO THIS IS OUR COHORT OF NINTH GRADERS THIS YEAR. UM, THIS CHANGE MANDATES THAT THOSE STUDENTS, UH, HAVE A PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY CREDIT, AND OUR CURRENT AP ECONOMICS COURSES WILL NOT SATISFY THAT REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, THE SBOE IS SCHEDULED TO APPROVE AP BUSINESS WITH PERSONAL FINANCE, UM, TO MEET THAT STANDARD. UH, SO WE ARE MAKING THIS ADJUSTMENT SO THAT WE'LL BE POSITIONED WELL FOR, UM, FOR THAT CHANGE. WE ALSO HAVE DUAL CREDIT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 AND 2 COMING FORWARD, AND THESE CLASSES DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH THE REQUIRED DUAL CREDIT SCIENCE PATHWAY THAT IS NEEDED FOR OUR WILDCAT COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. SO THOSE COURSES, YOU KNOW, WILL BE HOUSED AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH AND WILL SERVE OUR, UM, WCA STUDENTS. UM, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, I GET PRETTY INVIGORATED ABOUT ALL OF THESE CHANGES, BUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF CHANGES I'M SUPER JAZZED ABOUT. SO BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELTS. ALL RIGHT, UM, ENGLISH 2 HONORS IN AP SEMINAR. UM, ENGLISH 2 HONORS IN AP SEMINAR IS GOING TO BE A COURSE THAT IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE SEEKING A MORE CHALLENGING ENGLISH 2 EXPERIENCE. THIS COURSE WILL TEACH ENGLISH 2 TEKS THROUGH THE LENS OF AP SEMINAR SKILLS. SO USING THE COLLEGE BOARD'S CROSSWALK AND LEVERAGING OUR EXISTING ENGLISH 2 HONORS CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS, AP SEMINAR WILL BE, UM, EXCUSE ME, ENGLISH 2 AND AP SEMINAR WILL BE A COURSE THAT NOT MANY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE EVEN OFFERING YET. SO, UM, AP SEMINAR IS, AS YOU KNOW, A SKILLS-BASED COURSE. IT'S FOCUSED ON ANALYZING TEXT, SUPPORTING CLAIMS, AND DELIVERING ORAL AND WRITTEN PRESENTATIONS. SINCE INTRODUCING THIS COURSE 3 YEARS AGO IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WE HAVE SEEN STUDENT INTEREST GROW SIGNIFICANTLY. HOWEVER, SOME OF OUR SOPHOMORES HAVE FACED SOME SCHEDULING BARRIERS. SO THE COLLEGE BOARD RECENTLY RECOMMENDED EMBEDDING AP SEMINAR INTO OUR ENGLISH 2 COURSE BECAUSE IT LENDS ITSELF WELL INSTRUCTIONALLY, AND IT'S, IT'S JUST THE ALIGNMENT IS BEAUTIFUL. SO ANOTHER FUN FACT, UM, OUR STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS HAVE SHARED THAT AP SEMINAR HAS BEEN THE SINGLE CLASS THAT HAS REALLY JUST PREPARED THEM FOR COLLEGE, PROPELLED THEM FORWARD, UM, REGARDLESS OF THEIR MAJOR. FURTHERMORE, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT COLLEGE BOARD RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THAT, UH, STUDENTS THAT TAKE AP SEMINAR SCORE HIGHER ON SUBSEQUENT AP LANGUAGE AND AP US HISTORY TESTS, SO, UH, COMPARED TO THEIR PEERS WHO DID NOT TAKE AP SEMINAR. UM, TAKING THIS COURSE REALLY ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO ALSO MEET CCMR COLLEGE READY CRITERIA THAT THEY NEED, UM, BY QUALIFYING FOR THAT AP EXAM SCORE. AND FINALLY, UM, ALL AP COURSES MAINTAIN OPEN ENROLLMENT IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE WILL USE THE PSAT 9 DATA THROUGH OUR AP POTENTIAL TOOL TO PROACTIVELY INVITE STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO SHOW STRONG READINESS IN THIS COURSE. SO, UM, WE ARE, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT'S KIND OF A TWO FOR ONE, IF YOU WILL, UM, BUT THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES. SO, ALGEBRAIC REASONING. UM, THIS IS A COURSE THAT'S DESIGNED TO REALLY BE A STRATEGIC BRIDGE, UH, BETWEEN GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA 2. ALGEBRAIC REASONING CENTERS AROUND REAL WORLD FUNCTION MODELING AND DATA ANALYSIS, AND WE'RE INTRODUCING THIS COURSE TO REALLY ADDRESS SOME, SOME DISTRICT DATA THAT'S SHOWING US WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS THAT ARE FALLING LOWER THAN, UM, OUR PERFORMANCE BANDS, AND THAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE THEY'RE FOLLOWING, UH, FALLING. UM, SO THOSE PERFORMANCE BANDS ON THE SAT ALGEBRA DOMAIN, UM, PUTTING THEM BELOW CCMR BENCHMARKS. AND SO, UNLIKE OUR MATH MODELS COURSE, UH, WITH APPLICATIONS, WHICH CENTERS ON FINANCIAL MATH, ALGEBRAIC REASONING DIRECTLY TARGETS THE HEART OF ALGEBRA AND ADVANCED MATH DOMAINS THAT MAKE UP NEARLY 70% [01:20:01] OF THE SAT MATH TESTS. 70% OF THE SAT MATH TESTS. UM, SO THIS IS, UM, REALLY EXCITING. WE STARTED WORKING ON THIS WORK ABOUT A YEAR AGO, UM, WORKING WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND REALLY JUST KIND OF UNPACKING WHAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS. SO WE WERE, WE WERE GLAD TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU ALL. UM, AND THEN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED SPANISH SEMINAR COURSE. MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED SPANISH SEMINAR WILL SERVE AN INTENTIONAL BRIDGE, UH, TO AP SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN NINTH GRADE, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL AP EXPERIENCE. THIS COURSE ADDRESSES, UH, CRITICAL ALIGNMENT WITHIN OUR ADVANCED PATHWAY FOR NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKERS AND DUAL LANGUAGE ALUMNI. BY PLACING SPANISH AP IN NINTH GRADE AND INTRODUCING SPANISH IN SIXTH GRADE, WE CREATED A SEAMLESS PIPELINE THAT MAINTAINS ADVANCED LANGUAGE STUDY THROUGHOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL. OFFERING THIS SEMINAR IN EIGHTH GRADE ENSURES THAT CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT TOWARD BILINGUALISM AND BILITERACY, WHILE ALSO EXPANDING, UM, OUR POOL OF NINTH GRADERS THAT ARE READY TO SUCCEED IN AP SPANISH. SO WE'LL TURN NOW TO OUR REVISED COURSES. WE HAVE DUAL CREDIT SPEECH UP THERE, AND WE'RE REALLY JUST NEEDING TO ALIGN THIS COURSE WITH SPEECH 1315. UM, THIS IS ONLY A NAME CHANGE. IT ALIGNS BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE, UM, THE COURSE CURRICULUM, AND WE JUST WANT TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR HIGHER ED PARTNERS, UM, AS FAR AS THE, THE COURSE TITLE THERE. FOR ENGLISH 4 DUAL CREDIT AT PLANO WEST, WE'RE UPDATING THAT TITLE TO ENGLISH 2326. AGAIN, THIS IS NAME CHANGE ONLY, UM, SO THAT WE ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR HIGHER ED PARTNERS. FINALLY, WE ARE PROPOSING A COURSE TITLE CHANGE FOR OUR TIER 3 COURSES. THOSE ARE OFTEN OUR COURSES WHERE WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE STEEPER MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB, AND WE HAVE SOME GAPS TO FILL, AND, UM, THIS REPRESENTS, AGAIN, NAME CHANGE ONLY, AND THIS CHANGE REALLY ESTABLISHES JUST A CONSISTENT NAMING CONVENTION ACROSS OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES. SO ELA LAB 6, MATH LAB 6, UM, ELA LAB 7, MATH LAB 7, AND SO ON. UM, AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THIS ALSO WILL ALLOW FOR US TO ALIGN WITH GRADUATION TRANSCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS. SO WE ARE, WE'RE ALMOST THERE. MOVING TO OUR, UM, PROPOR- OUR PROPOSED COURSE FOR SUNSET, UM, WORLD OF IDEAS. THIS IS A SINGLE SEMESTER ELECTIVE COURSE, AND IT'S REALLY STRUGGLED TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT STUDENT INTEREST AND THE- FOR THE CLASS TO REALLY MAKE, IF YOU WILL. AND HAVING BEEN OFFERED AT ONLY ONE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS, UM, WE DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY WHEN SUNSETTING A HUMANITIES COURSE. IT'S DONE WITH GREAT DELIBERATION. UM, HOWEVER, LOW SELF-ENROLLMENT, UM, MAKES THE CO- MAKES THE COURSE, UM, COST PROHIBITIVE. SO THE SHIFT ALLOWS US TO RELOCATE STAFF AND RESOURCES TOWARD OTHER COURSES THAT ARE IN DEMAND. UM, AND FINALLY, I WANT TO JUST SHOW, JUST SAY THAT I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE SEEN THROUGH THESE CHANGES, THESE REVISIONS, AND THESE NEW COURSES, UM, THAT WE, UH, WE REALLY TAKE THE COMMITMENT OF, UM, ALIGNING OUR OPPORTUNITIES WITH STUDENT NEEDS, UM, ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ADVANCED COURSEWORK, AND PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, UM, VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. AND, UM, THESE UPDATES ALSO REFLECT A STRONG, A STRONG COMMITMENT TO FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP AS WELL. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. UH, SO IF WE CAN GET A MOTION ON THE TABLE, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR COURSE RECOMMENDATION. TRUSTEE MATES, TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS. [01:25:01] SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARA LANTZ THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE CTE COURSES, BUT I THINK THE THING THAT REALLY I'M THE MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS ON THE NEW COURSES IN THE LAST SLIDE, THE, UM, SPANISH SEMINAR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. BECAUSE ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAD WHEN WE TOOK AP OUT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR SOME OF OUR KIDS WHO COULD TAKE THAT SPANISH AP TEST AS NIGHT- AS EIGHTH GRADERS, IT- FROM SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHERS WAS, BUT I WORKED WITH THE PARENTS, I WORKED WITH THE KIDS. THESE KIDS FELT SO GOOD GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL, ALREADY HAVING TAKEN AN AP TEST. I F- THINK, I FEEL LIKE THIS FILLS THAT VOID. IT GIVES THEM THE SUPPORT AND THE EXCITEMENT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL AND SUPPORT WHAT I THINK IS A SUPERPOWER THAT THEY CAN SPEAK 2 LANGUAGES. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. SO I'M VERY EXCITED. THAT WAS WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY JUMPED OUT TO ME, AND I KNOW DR. MOORE IS SO EXCITED ABOUT AP SEMINAR COMBINING WITH ENGLISH 2 HONORS, SO. YEAH, THAT HAS BEEN, THANK YOU FOR JUST NAMING THAT. THAT HAS REALLY ALSO JUST BEEN A, UM, A BEAUTIFUL COLLABORATION WITH OUR ADVANCED ACADEMICS FRIENDS, AND IT IS EXCITING. UM, I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO KNOCK OUT, LIKE, TWO CREDITS. WELL, AND I THINK THAT THOSE OF US WHO WILL HAVE KIDS GOING INTO 9TH GRADE, YOU'RE A YEAR AHEAD OF ME, BUT 2 YEARS, UM, THAT IS AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO LEARN THAT THE SKILLS. YOU SAID IT WAS LIKE ANALYZING DATA, AND I JUST, WHAT WHAT THEY DO IN THE AP SEMINAR IS SO CRITICAL TO BEING SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE. FOR SURE, FOR SURE. AND I THINK OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES, OUR CHILDREN HAVE TOLD US THAT, THAT HAVE MATRICULATED THROUGH AND ARE NOW IN COLLEGE, AND UM, THEY'VE SAID AP SEMINAR IS THE COURSE THAT PREPARED ME THE MOST FOR WHAT I AM WORKING WITH NOW, SO. SO THEY GET 2 COURSE CREDITS THERE, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? OKAY, AND THEY CAN SIT FOR THE AP EXAM. AP EXAM. THAT'S MONEY IN YOUR POCKET. IT'S A BOGO. THAT'S AMAZING. JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU DID MENTION THAT W- WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICTS REALLY DOING THIS, WHICH IS EXCEPTIONAL ON YOUR PART, YOU KNOW, UH, FOR US TO BE OFFERING THINGS THAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE NOT, NOT YET ABLE TO OFFER. YEAH. WELL, AGAIN, I AM JUST GOING TO, UM, LIFT UP THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ADVANCED ACADEMICS, AND IT REALLY HAS JUST GROWN AND GALVANIZED, UM, OVER THE SHORT TIME THAT I'VE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT, BUT IT IS WONDERFUL. I KNOW OF ONE, ONE OTHER DISTRICT, UM, SORT OF NORTH OF AUSTIN THAT'S DOING THIS, BUT IT IS, IT'S VERY EXCITING, SO. YEAH. SO I HAVE, UH, TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST IS, IS PIGGYBACKING ON THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT ENGLISH 2 HONORS AND AP SEMINAR. WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS OF SUNSETTING HONORS COURSES IN SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAD DUAL CREDIT AP OR IB, AND WE THOUGHT THESE KIDS COULD BE GETTING COLLEGE CREDIT, STUDENTS COULD BE GETTING COLLEGE CREDIT FOR THESE COURSES, SO SUNSETTING THE HONORS AND, YOU KNOW, IN LIEU OF THOSE OTHER OPTIONS. AND, AND SO FOR ME, LIKE THE TERMINOLOGY HERE, LIKE THE ENGLISH 2 HONORS, UH, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY BE TO BE CONFUSED ABOUT THE HONORS SUNSETTING THAT WE ALREADY DID, AND THEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COURSE. SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY BRINGING BACK A COURSE THAT WE PREVIOUSLY SUNSET. JUST, CAN YOU SORT OF UNPACK THIS A LITTLE BIT FOR ME AND, AND JUST HELP EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS DEF- DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE FROM THE COURSES THAT WE ALREADY SUNSETTED FOR HONORS COURSES WHEN WE HAD CREDIT EARNING COURSES THAT WERE ALTERNATIVELY OFFERED. SURE, UM, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND I'M KIND OF GOING BACK IN MY MEMORY, DR. TYRA, UM, BECAUSE I DO WANT TO BE ABLE TO, UM, ANSWER THIS ACCURATELY. AND IF MY MEMORY SERVES WELL, THAT WAS AT THE 11TH AND 12TH GRADE LEVEL, AND SO THERE WASN'T NECESSARILY AN OPTION FOR THE DUAL CREDIT OR THE AP AT THE 9TH OR 10TH GRADE LEVEL. AND SO THOSE COURSES HAVE HELD, UM, AND THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, PAIR AND USE THAT COLLEGE BOARD, UH, CROSSWALK ALONG WITH OUR CURRICULUM AND JUST MARRY THOSE, THE TWO OF THOSE AND BRING THEM TOGETHER SO OUR KIDS HAVE GREATER OPPORTUNITY. I, I MIGHT ADD TO THAT, JUST, JUST THE CLARITY IS WHEN WE ELIMINATED HONORS COURSES, IT'S BECAUSE YOU COULD TAKE THE AP [01:30:01] OPTION. RIGHT. THERE STILL IS NOT AN ENGLISH 2 AP OR DUAL CREDIT OPTION, SO YOU'RE GETTING, AS KRISTEN CALLED IT SO, SO WELL, THE BOGO. YOU'RE NOT ONLY GETTING YOUR ENGLISH 2 HONORS, BUT YOU'RE ALSO PICKING UP AN AP CREDIT TO BOOT, SO. WHICH WILL HELP AP OR DUAL CREDIT GOING IN THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR. CORRECT. FOR SURE. PERFECT. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SEMANTIC CONFUSION, UM, WITH THE, YEAH, WITH THE, WE THINK ALIKE, YOU KNOW. UH, THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS THAT THIS IS VERY, UM, CTE HEAVY, AND SOME OF THESE THINGS LIKE ROBOTICS AND, AND OTHER AUDIO, VIDEO, AND, AND CYBERSECURITY. I'M THINKING BACK TO LAST TIME WHEN WE PRESENTED OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE AREAS OF NEED IN TERMS OF FACULTY, RIGHT? MM-HMM. UM, AND OBVIOUSLY SPECIAL EDUCATION, BILINGUAL EDUCATION, ADVANCED STEM COURSES, AND, AND CTE COURSES TEND TO BE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE STRUGGLE MORE RECRUITING QUALIFIED TEACHERS, AND SO THIS FELT LIKE A LOT. I'M, I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE MORE CTE COURSES. THIS IS NOT LIKE, LIKE FULL STEAM AHEAD, 100%. WHAT MY QUESTION IS AROUND IS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE BOTH WELL-QUALIFIED FACULTY AND AND HIGH-QUALITY CURRICULUM IN PLACE FOR THESE. HOW ARE Y'ALL APPROACHING THAT, UNDERTAKING SO MANY NEW CTE COURSES WITHIN A YEAR? SURE, UM, AND TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I DON'T WORK AS INTIMATELY WITH THE CTE GROUP, BUT I MIGHT ASK MR. CANTU, IF YOU WOULDN'T SURE. MIND JUMPING IN. THANK YOU. SO, AND IF WE PRO- IF WE NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WE CERTAINLY CAN, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE TEAM IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR STAFF. THAT'S ALWAYS, AND WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO FIND, TRY TO FIND THE MOST QUALIFIED STAFF. UM, AS FAR AS CURRICULUM GOES, UH, WE DO TWO THINGS, WHETHER WE NEED TO OUTSOURCE OUR CURRICULUM OR WRITE OUR OWN CURRICULUM. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE. WE'LL ALWAYS ALIGN IT TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE ALIGNED. UM, RIGHT NOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, ON WRITING OUR, OUR CURRICULUM TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MATCHING WHAT NEEDS TO BE MATCHING THE STATE'S, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT, UM, WE... THE CURRICULUM PART IS NOT A CONCERN IN THAT IT WILL GET DONE. UH, IT'S, IT WILL GET DONE. UM, THE STAFFING SITUATION, UM, WE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO HIRE THE BEST. UM, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN TIMES WHERE WE HAVE STRUGGLED TO FIND TEACHERS, BUT WHEN WE START THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE ARE STAFFED, WE'RE READY TO GO, AND I DON'T DOUBT THAT WE WILL BE READY FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL. AND I MIGHT ADD TWO THINGS TO THAT. IT, IT FEELS, IT MAY FEEL LIKE A LOT THIS YEAR, BUT YOU'LL RECALL WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE CTE CENTER PATHWAYS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THIS HAS BEEN A MULTI-YEAR PRODUCTION, SO THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS PUTTING THOSE PATHWAYS IN ORDER. NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT THESE COURSES NEED TO BE ADDED BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THESE STUDENTS ARE IN, IN KIND OF THE PIPELINE. SO IT IS, WHILE IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT, IT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN ON THE TABLE AND, AND THE, THE WORK HAS DONE. AND THE OTHER PIECE I WOULD ADD, WHEN YOU GET INTO SOME OF THESE SPECIALTY COURSES, SOMETIMES THAT IS WHERE OUR DESTRUCTIVE INNOVATION NEEDS TO COME INTO PLAY, BECAUSE YOU FIND AN OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL, UM, THAT'S REALLY IN THAT WORLD, AND WE'RE ABLE TO USE THAT FOR THAT SPECIFIC NEED, UM, SO WE GET THE BEST IN OUR CLASSES. AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK AS WELL, THIS IS ALSO PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS. UM, WE ARE, THERE ARE SEVERAL COURSES THAT, UH, CURRICULUM IS BEING CO-WRITTEN AND CO-DEVELOPED WITH INDUSTRY. SO, UM, THAT'S ALSO, UM, A, A BIG PART OF THE CTE WORK. SO IT'S NOT JUST BUILDING OUT THOSE PATHWAYS, BUT ENSURING THAT WE HAVE GOOD INDUSTRY PARTNERS WITHIN EACH OF THE PATHWAYS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE TEACHING OUR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM IS TRANSFERABLE INTO THE WORKPLACE. WELL, AND I'LL THROW IN, I WAS, UM, AT THE TI RFAB THE OTHER DAY WITH THE RICHARDSON CHAMBER INDUSTRY DAYS, AND MEETING WITH THE GENTLEMAN, I FORGOT HIS NAME, I APOLOGIZE, THAT PRESENTED TO US, UM, HE TALKED ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THEM AS TI TO WORK WITH US. I KNOW THAT WE DO WORK WITH THEM ON SOME OF THE CURRICULUM BECAUSE WE ARE PROVIDING A PIPELINE FOR THEM, AND AND WE WANT TO DO THAT. SO, UH, ONE OF THE COURSES THAT HE MENTIONED, UM, WAS S- WHAT WAS IT, SYSTEMS PROCESS ANALYSIS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WAS INTERESTING. HE GOES, I DON'T HIRE ANYBODY THAT HASN'T HAD THAT CLASS, SO I'LL HAVE TO LOOK THAT CLASS UP FOR YOU, BUT IT'S, IT'S SO GOOD THAT WE DO WORK [01:35:02] WITH OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND IT'S RELEVANT AND, UH, REAL WORLD WORK THAT OUR KIDS ARE LEARNING, YOU KNOW, A CURRICULUM FROM. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. OF COURSE, OF COURSE. AND I, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TOO, YOU KNOW, UM, I MIGHT SHARE THE SAME ADDRESS WITH SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN THE WORLD OF CYBERSECURITY, AND I WILL TELL YOU THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN EARN YOUR CCNA. I- THAT'S ALMOST, I- I REALIZE, LIKE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALLY REALIZE WHAT- WHAT GRAVITY THAT HOLDS IN THE WORLD OF TECH, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO OVERSTEP, DR. TANNER, BUT THAT'S HUGE, UM, TO BE ABLE TO GRADUATE AND HAVE THAT CISCO CERT, UM, IT OPENS A TON OF DOORS. WELL, AND THEN ANOTHER INDUSTRY PARTNER THAT WE VISITED WAS THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, UM, SERVICE CENTER. SO WE HAD A LOT OF OUR KIDS FROM THE AUTO TECH PROGRAM COMING THROUGH AND SEEING ALL OF THAT. BUT ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN SAID, I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS HAVE THE FULL, UM, SUITE OF, UH, MICROSOFT, SO, YOU KNOW, MM. WORD, EXCEL, AND I'M LIKE, OH, I'M PULLING MY HAIR OUT WHEN YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET THE CCMR CREDIT FOR THAT ANYMORE. BUT EVERYBODY IN INDUSTRY IS ASKING FOR THAT. I'VE HAD LEGISLATORS THAT SAY, MY STAFF PEOPLE CAN'T OPEN A SPREADSHEET, AND I'M LIKE, IF THEY ONLY HAD THAT. AND SO I WISH WE COULD GET CCMR CREDIT FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY RELEVANT. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE... I UNDERSTAND THE AP KIDS GET, ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR PERSONAL FINANCE REQUIREMENT. WHAT DO OUR ON-LEVEL KIDS HAVE TO, TO GET THAT CREDIT? SO THERE WILL BE A PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE. OKAY, COOL. MM-HMM. YEAH. THAT, AND THAT'S NEW AS WELL. MR. JOHNSON. WILL WE SEE... SO IS THAT STILL IN DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW? UM, SO I NEED TO REVIEW, WE HAVE A LOVELY CHART OF WHEN, WHEN TEKS OR BEC- STANDARDS ARE BECOMING AVAILABLE, UM, FOR, UM, DIFFERENT, UH, UH, DIFFERENT COURSES. AND AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, UM, WITH OUR SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES, YEAH. AS WELL AS SOME CHANGES THAT WILL BE COMING FOR OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COURSES, BUT, UM, ALL OF THAT IS IN MOTION. THIS WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF THE GAME. YEAH. OKAY, AWESOME. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING AND HEARING NUNS, I'M NONE, I'M GONNA REREAD THIS MOTION. UH, I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELISA KLEIN, A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARA LANTZ, THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS. UH, WE'VE HAD OUR DISCUSSION. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL [9.5. Adoption of Resolution Regarding Investment Policy, Investment Strategies, Investment Training Providers, and Investment Broker/Dealers] RIGHT, THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, DR. HEBERT. UM, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.5, ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING INVESTMENT POLICY, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS, AND INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS. I WILL INVITE COURTNEY REEVES, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TO PLEASE PRESENT. THANK YOU, AND GOOD EVENING, UM, PRESIDENT TYRA, DR. WILLIAMS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CABINET. UH, TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW THE DISTRICT INVESTMENT POLICY STRATEGIES ALONG WITH A LIST OF INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS AND BROKER AND DEALERS. UH, THIS ANNUAL REVIEW ACTUALLY SUPPORTS OUR REQUIREMENT UNDER PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT, LOVINGLY KNOWN AS PFIA. UH, WE'LL BE- I'LL BEGIN WITH AN OVERVIEW OF OUR INVESTMENT RESULTS, UH, THEN WALK THROUGH SOME INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND THEN, UH, THE 2026-2027, UH, ITEMS PRESENTED FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH THE OVERVIEW OF OUR, UH, UH, ANNUAL REPORT, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HILL STOP, UH, HILLTOP ASSET MANAGEMENT SECURITY, EXCUSE ME, HILLTOP SECURITY ASSET MANAGEMENT. I JUST LIKE TO CALL THEM HILLTOP SECURITIES. UM, THEY ARE OUR DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT INVI- ADVISOR, AND THEY HAVE BEEN A LONG-STANDING PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT FOR OUR INVESTMENT PROGRAM. SO I'M VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP. UH, THEY ACTUALLY REVIEW OUR CDA LOCAL POLICY FOR US ANNUALLY, UH, EVEN IF THERE AREN'T ANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, I LIKE TO SEND IT TO THEM. THEY DO A ONCE OVER, MAKE SURE WE HAVEN'T MISSED ANYTHING, AND WE ACTUALLY WORK WITH THEM VERY REGULARLY. HERE LATELY, IT'S PROBABLY BEEN, WE TALK TO THEM PROBABLY TWICE A MONTH, LOOKING AT OUR INVESTMENT OPTIONS. UH, THEIR, OF COURSE, THEIR SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE SUPPORTS OUR, UH, INVESTMENT DECISIONS AND HELP US KEEP, UM, SAFETY, LIQUIDITY, AND DISTRICT CASH FLOW NEEDS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THOSE DECISIONS. UH, THEY ALSO PREPARE OUR MONTHLY, OUR QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL [01:40:01] FINANCIAL, UM, INVESTMENT REPORTS. AND TONIGHT, THE REPORT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO REVIEW, OF COURSE, WAS PREPARED BY HILLTOP SECURITIES, UM, AND OF COURSE, THOSE RESULTS FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR, UH, JUNE 30TH, 2026. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. UM, THIS FULL SUMMARY IS ACTUALLY ON PAGE 5 OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT. IF YOU'LL START IN THAT UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER, UM, THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO BOOK VALUE, AND IT BEGAN, UH, THE YEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 1.77 BILLION DOLLARS AND ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 1.42 BILLION, AND THAT WAS D- UH, MAINLY DUE TO THE DRAWDOWN OF OUR BOND 22 FUNDS. AS WE'VE WORKED THROUGH PROJECTS, WE'RE FINALIZING SOME OF OUR LARGER PROJECTS, WE'RE STARTING TO DRAW DOWN THOSE FUNDS. SO, OF COURSE, THAT IS LOWERING OUR INVESTMENTS A LITTLE BIT. UM, THE PIE CHART, UM, ON THE, ON THE LEFT, BOTTOM LEFT, SHOWS THOSE INVESTMENTS AND HOW THEY WERE ALLOCATED ACROSS ASSET TYPES, AND WE'LL ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THE NEXT SLIDE. UH, THAT MIDDLE SECTION, UH, SUMMARIZES OUR INVESTMENT INCOME FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026. UM, EARNINGS TOTALED APPROXIMATELY 58.6 MILLION DOLLARS, WITH ABOUT 10.8 MILLION OF THOSE ATTRIBUTED TO GENERAL FUND INTEREST INCOME. AND ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE PORTFOLIO YIELD AND MATURITY INFORMATION. UM, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT YIELD TO MATURITY WAS APPROXIMATELY 3.67%. NOW, THAT WAS DOWN A LITTLE BIT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, BUT IF YOU'LL RECALL, UH, THE FEDERAL RESERVE ACTUALLY CUT RATES ABOUT 3 TIMES IN 2025, SO THAT DID ALIGN WITH THOSE CUTS FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE. UH, MOVING ON TO PAGE 6 OF THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT, AND IT SHOWS OUR DISTRICT PORT- HOW OUR DISTRICT PORTFOLIO WAS ALLOCATED AS OF JUNE 30. UM, THESE INVESTMENTS INCLUDED ALL OF OUR FUNDS, OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, DEBT SERVICE, CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND OF COURSE WE DO HAVE SOME IN OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS AND THEN A AGENCY FUND. ALL OF OUR FUNDS ARE INVESTED. OF OUR INVESTMENT, THE LARGEST ALLOCATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 90, UH, 988.3 MILLION DOLLARS IN OUR LGIP, WHICH ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL. WHAT THE- THIS ACTUALLY INCLUDED TEX POOL, TEXSTAR, LONE STAR, AND TEXTERM. UM, WE ALSO HELD 300.4 MILLION IN U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, WHICH OF COURSE ARE T-BILLS, T-BONDS, UH, 59 MILLION IN COMMERCIAL PAPER, UH, 49.9 MILLION IN AGENCY SECURITIES, AND ABOUT 15.3 MILLION IN BANK DEPOSITS. OUR INVESTMENT PRIORITIES REMAIN SAFETY FIRST, FOLLOWED BY LIQUIDITY, AND THEN YIELD. UH, PROTECTING OUR PRINCIPAL AND HAVING FUNDS AVAILABLE WHEN WE NEED THEM ACTUALLY TO GUIDE MOST OF OUR INVESTMENT DECISIONS. UM, AS THE CHART ON THE LEFT SHOWS, APPROXIMATELY 71% OF THE PORTFOLIO WAS AVAILABLE IN OVERNIGHT. AGAIN, THE BULK OF THAT WAS IN THOSE LGIPS. UM, OF COURSE, THAT ACCESS, THAT, THAT ALLOWS US ACCESS TO OUR FUNDS FOR PAYROLL, VENDOR PAYMENTS, OUR DEBT PAYMENTS, AND OF COURSE, OUR RECAPTURE PAYMENT TO THE STATE, WHILE CONTINUING TO EARN VERY GOOD INTEREST INCOME. UM, DURING THE YEAR, WE KEPT INVESTMENT MATURITIES WITHIN 12 MONTHS. UH, LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS, UM, DIDN'T OFFER REALLY ENOUGH OF A YIELD TO JUSTIFY GIVING UP THAT FLEXIBILITY. REALLY GOING BEYOND 15 OR 18 MONTHS JUST DIDN'T REALLY MAKE, OBVIOUSLY, VERY MUCH SENSE, BECAUSE AGAIN, THE YIELDS JUST WEREN'T THERE. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING, STILL GETTING VERY COMPETITIVE RETURNS ON THOSE INVESTMENT POOLS. UH, THIS SLIDE ON PAGE 9 OF OUR ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT, UM, COMPARES THE DISTRICT'S PORTFOLIO YIELD TO TWO BENCHMARKS. IT'S THE SIX-MONTH TREASURY RATE, WHICH WAS THAT LIGHT BLUE LINE, WHICH YOU CAN HARDLY SEE, UM, AND THEN THE BLACK LINE IS THE TECH STAR BENCHMARK, AND THEN OUR LINE IS THE RED LINE FOR PLANO ISD PORTFOLIO. OVER THE TWO YEARS, THE YIELDS DECLINED ACROSS, UM, THOSE TWO BENCHMARKS, AND OF COURSE, OUR PORTFOLIO FOLLOWED THE SAME TREND. AND AGAIN, IF YOU'LL RECALL, IT ACTUALLY OVER, THIS IS ACTUALLY A TWO-YEAR SNAPSHOT. IT STARTED IN JULY OF 2024. EXCUSE ME. UH, AND AGAIN, THE, UH, FED ACTUALLY CUT RATES 3 TIMES IN 2024, AND THEN 3 TIMES IN 2025. UH, IT DID STABILIZE. THERE WERE NO CUTS IN, UH, FROM JANUARY 2026 TO JUNE OF 2026. AND THEN, IF YOU'LL RECALL, WHICH THIS DOESN'T AFFECT THIS YEAR, UH, BUT THE FED DID BUMP, UM, 25 BASIS POINTS BACK IN, IN SEPTEMBER. BUT OVER THIS COURSE OF THE 2 YEARS, FROM 24 TO 25, THE FED CUT, UH, 175 BASIS POINTS. SO EARLIER IN THE PERIOD, OUR YIELD WAS, UH, BELOW THOSE BENCHMARKS, BUT AS EXISTING INVESTMENTS ACTUALLY MATURED, WE WERE ABLE TO REINVEST THOSE FUNDS AND NARROW THAT GAP CONSIDERABLY. SO AT JUNE 30, OUR PORTFOLIO, UH, YIELD WAS 3.67% COMPARED TO 3.71% FOR OUR 6 MONTHS TREASURY BENCHMARK, AND 3.26 FOR TECHSTAR. SO WE FINISHED VERY CLOSE, OBVIOUSLY, TO THAT TREASURY BEN- BENCHMARK AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE TECHSTAR. SO, UH, THESE RESULTS REFLECTED OUR APPROACH TO EARNING [01:45:02] COMPETITIVE RETURNS WHILE OBVIOUSLY KEEPING SAFETY AND LIQUIDITY OUR FIRST PRIORITIES. UH, MOVING ON TO 26-27, PART OF OUR INVESTMENT PACKET, UM, HAS EXHIBIT A, WHICH LISTS ALL THE INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS PRESENTED FOR THE BOARD'S APPROVAL. THESE PROVIDERS OFFER, OFFER TRAINING THAT HELPS OUR INVESTMENT OFFICERS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PFIA. INVESTMENT OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE THEIR REQUIRED TRAINING THROUGH THESE APPROVED VENDORS OR THESE APPROVED PROVIDERS. AND FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THAT INCLUDES 10 HOURS WHEN YOU FIRST BECOME AN INVESTMENT OFFICER FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT ACTUALLY THE REQUIREMENT IS 10 HOURS WITHIN 12 MONTHS, AND THEN YOUR CONTINUING ED IS 8 HOURS, UM, EVERY OTHER YEAR. EXCUSE ME, I HAVE A TICKLE. I THINK I'M FEELING SORRY FOR CATHERINE. UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, AGAIN, THAT CONTINUING ED IS 8 HOURS EVERY 2 YEARS. SO THE DISTRICT DESIGNATED INVESTMENT OFFICERS ARE MR. HILL, OUR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING, OUR SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, MYSELF, UM, AND OF COURSE THIS GIVES US A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR COMPLETING THAT TRAINING AND STAYING CURRENT ON OUR TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. ALSO PRESENTED FOR THE BOARD'S APPROVAL TONIGHT IS THE DISTRICT'S LIST OF INVESTMENT BROKERS AND DEALERS DEVELOPED IN SUPPORT WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES. UM, THIS LIST INCLUDES A VERY BROAD RANGE OF ESTABLISHED FIRMS, AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME VERY WELL-KNOWN NAMES. THE SHOWN IN BOLD ARE OUR DESIGNATED PRIMARY DEALERS. UM, HAVING MULTIPLE QUALIFIED BROKERS AND DEALERS GIVES US ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE PRICING AND A BROAD RANGE OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. OF COURSE, HILLTOP HELPS US EVALUATE THESE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT POLICY. AND OF COURSE, ALL INVESTMENT ACTIVITY REMAINS SUBJECT TO OUR POLICY AND THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER PFIA. IT, UM, EXHIBIT C SUMMARIZES OUR DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR, JUNE 30, 2026. ACROSS ALL FUND TYPES, OUR PRIORITIES WERE TO PROTECT OUR PRINCIPAL, MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIQUIDITY, AND EARN COMPETITIVE RETURNS. WE ALIGNED THOSE INVESTMENT MATURITIES WITH ANTICIPATED CASH FLOWS, SO FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM. AND THE REPORT ALSO OUTLINES THE 9 INVESTMENT TYPES AUTHORIZED UNDER THE DISTRICT POLICY FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026. JUST AS A CONTINUATION OF THE SECOND PAGE OF EXHIBIT C JUST SUMMARIZES THE YEAR'S INVESTMENT ACTIVITY, WHICH IS A PORTFOLIO EARNINGS, UM, TOTALING THAT 58.6 MILLION, WITH THAT WEIGHTED YIELD OF 3.67%. OUR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND I MANAGE OUR DISTRICT'S DAY-TO-DAY INVESTMENTS, WITH OVERSIGHT FROM MR. HILL, AND ALL DESIGNATED INVESTMENT OFFICERS MET THEIR REQUIRED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR 2025-2026. UH, TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD, UH, TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT RESOLUTION FOR 2026-2027, COVERING OUR INVESTMENT POLICIES AND STRATEGY, TRAINING PROVIDERS, BROKER DEALERS, AND OUR DESIGNATED INVESTMENT OFFICERS. THE- OUR 2026 STRATEGY CONTINUES, UM, 2026-2027 STRATEGY CONTINUES TO USE OUR INVESTMENT POOLS AND TO MAINTAIN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH HILLTOP SECURITY ASSET MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE ALL OTHER APPROVED INVESTMENT OPTIONS. AND IN 2026, THOSE PRI- UH, PRIORITIES STILL REMAIN TO PROTECT PRINCIPAL, MAINTAIN LIQUIDITY, AND EARN COMPETITIVE RETURNS WHILE ENSURING FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET ALL OF OUR DISTRICT CASH FLOW NEEDS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, COURTNEY. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION REGARDING INVESTMENT POLICY, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS, AND INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS. TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION REGARDING INVESTMENT POLICY, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS, AND INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS. SECOND. OKAY, THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY AND A SECOND BY BOARD SECRETARY CATHERINE GOODWIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING INVESTMENT POLICY, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS, AND INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS. TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD. I, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. I AM SO PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL TEAM. UM, I WANT TO SAY THAT, UH, I RECENTLY READ AN, SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT THE STATE COMPTROLLER HAS CHOSEN TO AUDIT, UM, AGAIN, TO TRY TO PROVE THEIR LYING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HOW WE WASTE MONEY. AND MY REPLY TO THAT IS THAT THEY WOULDN'T DARE PICK PLANO ISD BECAUSE WE WOULD JUST KICK THEM TO KINGDOM COME WITH HOW GOOD WE ARE. UH, I WASN'T GONNA ASK THIS, BUT YOU MENTIONED A WORD THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. I THINK YOU SAID IT'S RECAPTURE. AND SO HI. I WAS JUST WONDERING, UM, YOU [01:50:03] KNOW, IF NOT FOR THE RECAPTURE PROGRAM SET UP IN TEXAS, WHAT WOULD THE IMPACT BE IF WE GOT TO KEEP THE MONEY THAT WE INSTEAD SEND TO RE- TO THE STATE UNDER THE RECAPTURE? WHAT WOULD THAT BE ON, LIKE, OUR BUDGET WOULD ULTIMATELY, WE WOULD NOT HAVE A 44.8 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. THANK YOU. JUST CURIOUS WHEN I HEARD THAT WORD. WELL, AND WE COULD, UM, LEAVE SOME OF THAT MONEY IN OTHER THAN OVERNIGHT AND EARN A LITTLE BIT MORE INTEREST. YES, MA'AM. I'M SURE IT WOULD STILL BE SAFELY INVESTED, BUT JUST IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER YIELDING INVESTMENT TOOL. YES, MA'AM. ABSOLUTELY. UM, I WANT TO JUST MAKE A POINT, AND ON THIS SLIDE HERE, SLIDE 3, ON THE INCOME SUMMARY AND THE INTEREST INCOME, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT BOND PROGRAMS AND YOU SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOR OR AGAINST BOND PROGRAMS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE REALLY COMMONLY SAY IS, OH, THIS IS A 1.3 BILLION DOLLAR BOND, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO COST TAXPAYERS X AMOUNT OF MONEY BASED ON PAYMENTS OF, OF INTEREST OVER 20 YEARS OR 30 YEARS OR 40 YEARS OR WHATEVER MOST DISTRICTS DO. I MEAN, WE'RE PAYING OFF USUALLY IN ABOUT 10 YEARS. UM, AND THE OTHER THING THAT IS NEVER TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THAT CALCULATION IS THAT WE'RE OFTEN SITTING ON, AFTER WE SELL THE BONDS, A GIANT PILE OF CASH THAT Y'ALL ARE INVESTING AND MAKING OUR GIANT PILE OF CASH BIGGER. AND THEN PUTTING THE GIANT PILE OF CASH TO WORK FOR THE KIDS, RIGHT? AND SO I'M, I'M BEING A LITTLE BIT FACETIOUS IN THE WAY THAT I'M, I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHEN WE CLOSE OUT THE CURRENT BOND PROGRAM IS A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF THE, THE BOND MONEY THAT WE INVESTED WHILE WE WERE HOLDING ON TO IT BEFORE USING IT, THE TOTAL INTEREST INCOME FOR THAT MONEY, AND THEN HOW THAT COMPARES TO THE OVERALL, AT AT THAT POINT, STILL ANTICIPATED, UM, TOTAL COST OF THE BOND PROGRAM, INCLUDING P&I. SO THIS IS LIKE, I'M NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT TO LIKE GRAB YOUR GIANT CALCULATOR, JOHNNY. I'M SAYING, LIKE, WE WE DO HAVE A SPREADSHEET FOR THAT. I KNOW, WE I KNOW. SO I I WOULD LIKE TO, BEFORE WE HAVE A NEXT BOND PROGRAM, I THINK ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT THAT INTEREST INCOME, BECAUSE YEAH, A LOT OF IT IS FUND BALANCE, A LOT OF IT IS OUR, IS OUR OPERATING, OUR, OUR M&O, BUT A LOT OF IT IS USING THAT, THAT BOND CASH WISELY AND GROWING IT SO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN PUT THAT MONEY TO WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND WHEN PEOPLE COME OUT WITH THESE ANTI-BOND CAMPAIGNS OR VOTE NO, AND THEY SAY, OH, YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO PAY ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY. THIS INTEREST INCOME ON THE BOND MONEY IS NEVER FACTORED INTO THAT CALCULATION, AND SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, 2 YEARS, YOU KNOW, 2 AND A HALF YEARS, AS WE START THINKING ABOUT NEXT BOND PROGRAM, UM, TO BE ABLE TO SORT OF SHARE THAT FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING WITH THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE MADE INTEREST INCOME OF ALMOST 58 MILLION DOLLARS, YOU KNOW, IN ONE YEAR, AND THEN IT WAS SIMILARLY HIGH THE PRIOR YEAR AND SIMILARLY HIGH THE PRIOR YEAR, RIGHT? SO, UM, THAT'S NOT A QUESTION, NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT WITH THE GIANT CALCULATOR, BUT JUST AS WE START THINKING ABOUT BOND PLANNING FOR THE NEXT BOND PROGRAM, I THINK THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR US TO SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WELL, AND TO YOUR POINT REGARDING THE BOND, UM, EXECUTION AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND ALL, IN OUR CLOSE, OR OUR NOT CLOSED SESSION, SORRY, CONSENT AGENDA EARLIER, A LOT OF THE PROJECTS WE APPROVED IN CONSENT WERE THE CLOSEOUT OF PROJECTS AT A SAVINGS, A COST SAVINGS. AND SO THAT'S A STORY THAT SOMETIMES DOESN'T GET TOLD AS WELL. SO THROW THAT IN THERE. WELL, I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE BALLOT LANGUAGE, PER NEW STATE LAW, SAYS THAT WHEN WE VOTE ON A BOND, IT WILL SAY THIS IS A FOR A TAX INCREASE, OR THIS WILL BE A TAX INCREASE, AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I MEAN, IT WILL BE MAYBE, BUT WE WE'VE SEEN OUR TAX RATE LOWER. SO BECAUSE WE HAVE TO INCLUDE THAT WEIRD LANGUAGE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT TRUE, I THINK US BEING VERY FINANCIALLY TRANSPARENT WITH THE COMMUNITY IS, UM, GOING TO REALLY HELP US. YEAH, WE WERE ABLE TO LOWER OUR I&S TAX RATE CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PRIOR BOND IN THE VADER. UM, SO AT LEAST FOR THE, THE BOND PORTION OF THE TAX RATE, IT WENT DOWN. NOW EVERY PROPERTY'S VALUE IS GOING UP, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE YOUR ASSETS ARE WORTH MORE THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT GREAT WHEN YOU GET YOUR PROPERTY BILL. JOHNNY HAS BEEN TRYING TO RESPOND TO MY COMMENT FOR LIKE 3 MINUTES. NO, NO, AND I DON'T- I KNOW. I WANT TO PUT IN ONE VERY, VERY QUICK PLUG, AND THAT IS, SO WE, WE DO, I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR FINANCIAL [01:55:01] SERVICES TEAM, UH, COURTNEY AND HER TEAM ACTUALLY DO A FANTASTIC JOB OF MONITORING THIS. WE, WE ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT IT R- REGULARLY, AND I WILL JUST SAY THIS, SO THE, THE AMOUNT THAT WE ACTUALLY TRACK, UH, FOR HOW MUCH WE ARE ACTUALLY PAYING IN INTEREST ON THESE BONDS IS A, IS A SET BENCHMARK, AND, AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO TRACK IT BECAUSE EVERY 5 YEARS WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO SETTLE UP WITH THE IRS IN AN ARBITRAGE CALCULATION. SO I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE IN NEGATIVE ARBITRAGE, WHICH SIMPLY MEANS WE ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTING IN INTEREST MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE PAYING IN INTEREST EXPENSE. MM-HMM. SO MUCH MORE SO THAT ANYTHING IN EXCESS OF THAT WE HAVE TO PAY BACK. EVERY 5 YEARS THERE'S A SETTLE UP WITH THE IRS. WE ARE IN NEGATIVE ARBITRAGE, WHICH MEANS WE'RE SIMPLY, UH, OUR TEAM, OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM, ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTING MORE IN INTEREST INCOME THAN WHAT WE'RE PAYING OUT IN INTEREST EXPENSE. WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING MONEY, AND UH, AND THE IRS DOESN'T LIKE THAT, SO YOU HAVE TO PAY BACK THE EXCESS. BUT THAT'S A, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE WE ARE BASICALLY, WE'RE SPENDING THIS, THIS BOND PROGRAM AND FOR NET, FOR REALLY NOTH- FOR NOTHING. MHM. IT'S NOT COSTING US ANY. WE'RE MAKING MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE PAYING IN INTEREST EXPENSE, WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD REFLECTION OF, OF USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO DO ALL THESE WONDERFUL PROJECTS IN OUR DISTRICT, SO. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT REFLECTION, AND I THINK IT, THE REALITY IS, IS THAT IF WE ARE NOT TELLING THAT STORY, THAT SOMEBODY OUT THERE WHO IS, YOU KNOW, ANTI ANY GOVERNMENT SPENDING WHATSOEVER IS GOING TO TELL A DIFFERENT STORY THAT MISSES THAT PIECE AND MISLEADS OUR TAXPAYERS. AND SO IT JUST, AS WE CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT PHASE OF BOND WORK, THE NEXT PHASE OF, OF, YOU KNOW, FACILITY PLANNING AND THEN BOND PLANNING, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, WILL PROBABLY NEED TO HAPPEN SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. UH, WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT DATA WE'RE PUTTING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY CAN SEE, HEY, THIS LAST BOND PROGRAM WAS NOT ONLY HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, BUT BASICALLY WAS INTEREST FREE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S GREAT FOR YOU AS TAXPAYERS BECAUSE YOU GOT ALL OF THESE, YOU KNOW, PLANO SENIOR HIGH TOTALLY RENOVATED, RIGHT? UPGRADES AT EAST AND WEST. YOU HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPLETELY REBUILT. YOU HAVE A NEW CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER, WHICH RESPONDS TO OUR, UM, COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, PLUS INTEREST FREE BASED ON INTEREST INCOME. AND I THINK THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT OUR TAXPAYERS NEED TO HEAR BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO BE LYING TO THEM AND SAYING DIFFERENT THINGS, UM, FOR OUR NEXT BOND PROGRAM. WELL, AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A BOND PROGRAM, THERE IS A COST TO DEFERRING MAINTENANCE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE, THERE IS A HUGE COST TO DEFERRING MAINTENANCE, SO WE HAVE TO HAVE BONDS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. IT'S, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE A MUNICIPALITY AND WE CAN INCREASE OUR REVENUE AND, AND, AND SPEND OUT OF OUR, UM, GENERAL FUND. WE, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. OKAY. ROBUST DISCUSSION, UH, ON SEVERAL POINTS AROUND THIS. UH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT. DID I GET EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY. MOTION ON THE TABLE BY BOARD, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY AND A SECOND BY BOARD SECRETARY CATHERINE GOODWIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING INVESTMENT POLICY, INVESTMENT STRATEGY, INVESTMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS, AND INVESTMENT BROKER DEALERS. WE'VE HAD OUR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION, UH, 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. UM, THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, AND I AM NOT GOING TO TORTURE OUR BOARD SECRETARY WITH, UH, READING IT AT THIS TIME. IT IS A SHORTER RESOLUTION. I, I UNDERSTAND. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO READ IT TO THEMSELVES [9.6. Approval of Plano ISD Legislative Priorities for the 90th Legislative Session] OUT LOUD. UM, OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 9.6, APPROVAL OF THE PLANO ISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. UM, THIS SAYS 20 MINUTES. I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO TAKE 20 MINUTES, I HOPE. UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES, AND THERE'S A CLICKER SOMEWHERE. OKAY, I PROMISE I'M NOT GOING TO TALK FOR 90 MINUTES AGAIN. UH, I WILL STICK TO THAT PROMISE. UM, WE, AS THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, TOOK EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK, UM, FROM THE LAST MEETING, AND FOR, FOR THOSE OF OUR FREQUENT FLYERS THAT, THAT MISSED THE LAST MEETING, IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE UNDERLYING DATA OR REALLY ALL OF THE UNDERLYING SUPPORT OF THIS WORK LAID OUT, THAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, GO WATCH THE, THE 90 MINUTES, BUT, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE A LOT QUICKER ON THIS ONE. SO WE TOOK EVERYBODY'S FEEDBACK. YOU HAVE A HANDOUT IN YOUR FOLDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, SO SORT OF OUR ONE-PAGER THAT WE CLEANED UP, THAT WE, UM, REALLY GOT RID OF A LOT [02:00:01] OF THE WORDINESS, ORGANIZED INTO LIKE PROBLEM, ASK, PROBLEM, ASK AROUND OUR FOUR PRIORITIES. UM, AND THERE IS ALSO A PACKET FOR YOU IN YOUR FOLDER OF OTHER LEGISLATIVE THINGS. SO JUST TO REITERATE, AND AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE BRIEF, WE'RE SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT STRENGTHENS PUBLIC EDUCATION, KEEPS EDUCATION DECISIONS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ENSURES TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE SPENT RESPONSIBLY, AND PROVIDES SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS. UM, THESE ARE THE NEW PRIORITIES THAT YOU CAN SEE, THE, NOT THE NEW PRIORITIES, BUT SORT OF THE REWORKED, REWORDED PRIORITIES, UM, THAT YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SHEET AND ON THESE SLIDES. SO THE FIRST IS MODERNIZING AND STABILIZING SCHOOL FUNDING. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE A MUCH MORE BASIC WHAT'S BROKEN STATEMENT, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENT PRIORITIZED ASKS, UM, SORT OF IN A, IN AN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE THAT REALLY INCREASING THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT, SPED FUNDING, TRANSPORTATION, ABC ALLOTMENTS, AND INDEXING TO INFLATION, YOU KNOW, AS WELL AS ALL OF THESE OTHER, UM, ALL OF THESE OTHER, UH, POINTS THAT WE MADE. THERE'S ONE POINT THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT, AND I'M SPECIFICALLY TALKING TO THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD, UM, BASED ON ONE OF YOUR HOUSE DISTRICT RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY, AND I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY COMMENT ON THE HOUSE RECOMMENDATION, HOUSE DISTRICT RECOMMENDATION. HOWEVER, I AM GOING TO COMMENT ON THE EDITORIAL BOARD SAYING FUNDING BASED ON ATTENDANCE VERSUS ENROLLMENT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO, AND I THINK THAT THAT SHOWS AN INCREDIBLY POOR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THAT IMPACTS THE DISTRICT, WHEN AGAIN, I'M GOING TO REPEAT THIS FROM LAST TIME, PLANO ISD, ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS, ALL OF OUR TEACHERS STAND READY TO SERVE EVERY SINGLE CHILD ENROLLED IN THIS DISTRICT EVERY SINGLE DAY. FUNDING BASED ON ATTENDANCE DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THAT READINESS AND THAT SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEN YOU SAY, OH, THIS REALLY, YOU KNOW, INCENTIVIZES ATTENDANCE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOT CHOOSE WHEN KIDS COME TO SCHOOL. THEIR PARENTS CHOOSE, OKAY? AND SO WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS REALLY AN ISSUE OF PARENTS' RIGHTS THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAD A WEDDING TO GO TO OVER THE WEEKEND, AND I CHECKED BOTH MY KIDS OUT ON FRIDAY, AND THEY MISSED SCHOOL FRIDAY. THAT WAS MY CHOICE AS A PARENT BECAUSE THIS WEDDING OF A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE AT. THAT'S MY CHOICE, YET THE DISTRICT GETS PENALIZED FOR THAT IN FUNDING. AND SO HOW THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD IS BOTH PRO-PARENTAL RIGHTS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, MADE THIS STATEMENT TODAY IN ONE OF THEIR HOUSE DISTRICT RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT FUNDING FOR ENROLLMENT VERSUS ATTENDANCE, UM, SEEMS DISCONGRUENT, AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO THE EDITORIAL BOARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT ANY POINT IN TIME, SHOULD THEY LIKE TO CALL ME. NANCY ALSO. NANCY IS READY TO TALK TO HIM ALSO, AND IT'S PROBABLY BETTER, UM... I DON'T KNOW, I GET REAL WORKED UP ABOUT THINGS, AND YOU S- YOU STAY CALMER. OKAY, UH, PRIORITY TWO, UM, THIS IS THE SAME THAT WE SAW PRIORITY TWO LAST TIME, THE FAIR, STABLE, FUTURE-READY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. WE CLARIFIED OUR PROBLEM STATEMENT, AND THEN WE SHORTENED AND CLARIFIED WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING THE LEGISLATURE TO DO. PRIORITY THREE REMAINS THE SAME, STRENGTHEN EDUCATOR WORKFORCE AGAIN, WE REALLY TIGHTEN UP THAT PROBLEM STATEMENT. UM, YOU KNOW, HEALTH PREMIUMS WERE A HUGE THING THAT THE TRUSTEES, I THINK, REALLY REACTED TO LAST TIME, THE 33% HIGHER HEALTH COSTS IN, IN OUR MARKET, AS WELL AS OTHER COST OF LIVING DIFFERENCES, AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CHANGES IN TEXAS EDUCATOR PREP, UH, AND THEN THE ASKS THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY TRY, ARE TRYING TO ALLOW US TO HELP KEEP THE DISTRICT COMPETITIVE AND VALUE AND PAY OUR STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO, BOTH WHEN THEY'RE IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN RETIREMENT THROUGH, UH, TRS. FOURTH, UH, STUDENT SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH, DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY. UM, THIS AGAIN IS ALL AROUND SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH, HAVING, UH, HAVING A FULLY FUNDED SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM, A FULLY FUNDED SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM, MENTAL HEALTH GAP FUNDING, AS WELL AS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE EVER INCREASING NEEDS OF AI AND CYBERSECURITY, WHICH EVEN THE TECH CEOS CAN'T DECIDE IF IT IS GOING TO CREATE THE NEXT ECONOMIC BOOM OR IF IT IS GOING TO DESTROY THE PLANET IN 10 YEARS. SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU'RE A DOOMER OR NOT, UM, IT IS VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT [02:05:01] AI AND CYBER TOOLS HAVE REALLY GIVEN MALICIOUS ACTORS, UM, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POWER TO, UH, ATTACK ENTITIES WITH LARGE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. AND WE ARE AN ENTITY WITH BOTH A LARGE AMOUNT OF HIGHLY PRIVATE PROTECTED INFORMATION, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL. AND SO WE CONTINUE TO THINK THESE THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT YOU CAN SEE THOSE RESTATED PRIORITIES THERE. CAN I MAKE AN A COMMENT ABOUT THAT NUMBER 4? I WAS SPE- SPEAKING TO ONE OF OUR APPOINTEES ON THE DBIC, AND SHE MENTIONED THAT IN THAT DBIC PROCESS, THEY, UM, WANTED TO SEE RESPONSIBLE USE OF AI THROUGH CLEAR STATE GUIDANCE AND DATA PROTECTIONS. AND I GUESS MAYBE IT WASN'T ON AN EARLIER VERSION, BUT WHEN I, AFTER WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE BOARD DID, UM, WE GOT THAT IN THERE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE DBIC BECAUSE THEY HAD EYES ON THIS AS WELL AND, AND GAVE US INPUT. SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. AWESOME. UM, SO THIS IS A, AN IMPACT STATEMENT FOR US THAT WHEN THE STATE SETS THE REQUIREMENT, THE STATE SHOULD FUND IT. EVERY DOLLAR OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING SHOULD COME WITH THE SAME STANDARDS FOR EVERY SCHOOL THAT RECEIVES IT. AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A DISTRICT LIKE PLANO ISD, AND I'M GONNA SAY SAM'S FAVORITE WORD HERE, AND, AND SAY THAT IN A RECAPTURE DISTRICT, IT'S NOT THE DIFFERENCE NECESSARILY OF THE STATE FUNDING IT, IT'S THE STATE ALLOWING US TO KEEP ENOUGH OF OUR OWN TAX LEVY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STATE HAS PUT ON THE DISTRICT. OTHER DISTRICTS ARE IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION, BUT THE WAY I THINK ABOUT IT PERSONALLY IS, IS, YOU KNOW, THE STATE IS SETTING REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN THEY'RE NOT EVEN ALLOWING US TO KEEP A SUFFICIENT PORTION OF OUR TAX LEVY TO FUND THOSE REQUIREMENTS. AND, UM, I KNOW A LOT OF OUR TAXPAYERS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT. AND FURTHER IMPACTED BY THE ATTENDANCE. AND IT'S FURTHER IMPACTED BY THE ATTENDANCE, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, THAT IS THE LAST SLIDE. YOU HAVE THE, UM, UPDATED PRIORITY SHEET IN YOUR THING. IT WAS NOT 90 MINUTES. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM. UM, SO IF WE COULD PLEASE GET A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM 9.6, APPROVAL OF PLANO ISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE PLANO ISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT AND LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER NANCY HUMPHREY, AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE AND LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER ELISA KLEIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE PLANO ISD LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. UM, TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR TAKING A, A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THIS LAST TIME AND A, AN EXCELLENT BUT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AND STREAMLINING IT IN A WAY THAT I THINK WILL BE MORE DIGESTIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR OUR LEGISLATORS WHEN WE, AND HOPEFULLY MANY, MANY, MANY OF OUR PARENTS AND MAYBE EVEN STUDENTS, JOIN US IN AUSTIN TO TALK TO OUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT THESE PRIORITIES. SO THANK Y'ALL. IT'S CLEARLY VERY DELIBERATE, VERY THOUGHTFUL, AND AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ADD, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR NOW AT DIFFERENT TRAININGS AND DIFFERENT THINGS IS THIS IS GOING TO BE THE WORST, UH, LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND WE HEARD THAT PRIOR TO THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND PRIOR TO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEFORE THAT. AND, UM, I DON'T QUITE KNOW OR UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS GOING TO MEAN YET, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M NOT A POKER PLAYER BECAUSE I, LIKE, YOU CAN READ ME LIKE A BOOK. UH, I, I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME WITH THAT, AND I'M A REAL BELIEVER IN PUTTING ALL YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THESE LAST TWO MEETINGS, IS THAT WE HAVE TOLD THE COMMUNITY, HERE IS THE HAND THAT WE'RE PLAYING WITH, HERE ARE OUR CARDS, AND HERE IS HOW THE GAME IS WORKING OUT, AND WE'RE, WE'RE GOING INTO THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY, UM, TO OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF SHORTFALLS, FUNDING GAPS, OUR CONTINUED HATRED OF RECAPTURE, AND, YOU KNOW, MANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND, UM, BECAUSE IT IMPACTS, FRANKLY, IT'S GOING TO IMPACT WHETHER THEIR KID'S SCHOOL STAYS OPEN. IT'S GOING TO IMPACT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WHETHER WE ARE ABLE [02:10:01] TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THE SAME PROGRAMS OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RIFF TEACHERS. IT IS GOING TO IMPACT SO MANY THINGS, AND, UM, I DON'T, I AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO BE A DOOMER OR ALARMIST, BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT THIS INFORMATION OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND THE COMMUNITY MAKES A CHOICE TO ADVOCATE OR HOW THEY VOTE OR, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO LEGISLATORS ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD STAY SILENT, UM, WHILE, UH, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT... PERIL. PERIL. YEAH, THAT'S A PERFECT WORD, SIGNIFICANT PERIL. ALL RIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE? SAM'S THINKING ABOUT IT. GO FOR IT. YEAH, I MEAN, I, I AGREE, AND THAT'S WHY I'M, I REALLY HOPE OUR, OUR PARENTS COME WITH US, BECAUSE TO ME IT'S A QUESTION OF, ARE YOU OKAY WITH YOUR PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS THAT YOU PAY GOING WHO KNOWS WHERE AFTER THEY LAND IN AUSTIN, INCLUDING TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHO DON'T HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, WHO CAN, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE WHATEVER CURRICULUM THEY WANT TO, TO THEIR STUDENTS WITHOUT THEIR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVING TO SPEND SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME JUST TO PASS THE STATE TESTING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH CONTINUE TO BE A HUGE BURDEN. ARE YOU OKAY WITH YOUR PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS COMING OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET, UH, TO GO WHEREVER ELSE INSTEAD OF BEING USED FOR SYSTEMS THAT ARE GOING TO REALLY MAKE SURE OUR KIDS ARE GROWING AND LEARNING AND DEVELOPING AS GOOD CITIZENS. UH, OR ARE YOU OKAY WHERE YOU HAVE THE TEA, WHO APPARENTLY HAS THE BIGGEST SPENDING PROBLEM OF ANY EDUCATIONAL AGENCY BLOW. IN THE STATE. UM, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THOSE DOLLARS LEAVING OUR DISTRICT INSTEAD OF US BEING ALLOWED TO USE THEM HERE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE EXCELLENT TEACHERS THAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR HAVING. UH, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THOSE DOLLARS FLOWING OUT FROM YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT, FROM YOUR KIDS' COLLEGE SAVINGS, FROM YOUR FAMILY VACATION TIME AND AND SPENDING? SO, ARE ARE YOU OKAY WITH NOT HAVING THAT AND AND THEREFORE MISSING OUT ON US HAVING THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS ARE SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THE TOOLS WE NEED SO THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF CAN KNOW THAT THEY'RE SAFE FROM EXTERNAL THREATS, FROM TECHNOLOGICAL THREATS, UH, I MEAN, ALL OF THESE THINGS, AND THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT TO ME, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO CRITICAL THAT WE INVITE PEOPLE AND PLEASE THAT, THAT THEY JOIN US BECAUSE THE LEGISLATORS, THEY KNOW HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THIS, BUT UNLESS WE REALLY GO EN MASSE, I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL KNOW, I THINK EVERYONE IN THE STATE FEELS THIS RIGHT NOW, THAT, THAT WE ARE FLUSHING AWAY OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THIS STATE, AND THIS LIST RIGHT HERE MAY NOT FIX IT ALL, BUT IT'S SURE A GREAT FIRST STEP TO, TO AT LEAST GIVE OUR KIDS A CHANCE. SORRY, I GOT A LITTLE INTO IT. EVEN BEFORE YOU COME TO UH, COME WITH US IN JANUARY, VOTE IN 3 WEEKS. WELL, ACTUALLY, EARLY VOTING STARTS NEXT WEEK, RIGHT? WEEK AFTER NEXT? WEEK AFTER NEXT? 19TH. IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT SAM JUST SAYS, YOU'RE THE ONES WHO GET TO CONTROL THAT. OKAY, UM, THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, ESPECIALLY NANCY, WHO IS ALWAYS THE MOST INVOLVED IN THIS, AND AND ELISA, UM, PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THE ROBUST DISCUSSION WE HAD LAST TIME, AND I THINK WE CAME OUT WITH A MUCH BETTER PRODUCT, UM, IN THE END. SO, UH, JUST THANK YOU ALL AROUND TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. WE WILL NOW CALL FOR A VOTE. UH, ALL [9.7. Approval of the Resolution Declaring the Surplus of Real Property] THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.7, APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION DECLARING THE SURPLUS OF REAL PROPERTY. I WILL INVITE JOHNNY HILL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS, EMPLOYEE SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGY, TO PLEASE PRESENT. THANK YOU, DR. TYRE AND SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET AND, AND AUDIENCE. UH, I AM, I HATE THAT I HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT, MAN. THAT WAS PRETTY PASSIONATE. SO, UH, THIS IS KIND OF A, A DOWNER COMPARED WITH THAT, BUT, UH, SO WE'VE BEEN ON A JOURNEY FOR THE LAST, REALLY, 3 OR 4 YEARS, [02:15:01] AND THAT IS TO LOOK AT OUR FACILITIES, EVALUATE OUR FACILITIES, TAKE ACTIVE STEPS ON OUR FACILITIES TO MAKE THEM BETTER, UH, BUT ALSO IF, IF WE DON'T NEED THE FACILITIES TO TAKE STEPS IN, IN THAT REGARD AS WELL. SO TEXAS EDU- UH, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL CODE, CHAPTER 272 TALKS ABOUT, OKAY, WHAT STEPS DO SCHOOL BOARDS OR ANY KIND OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT GOES THROUGH? AND THEN OUR OWN POLICY, CDB, ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT WHAT STEPS WE GO THROUGH AS WELL, UH, WHEN WE HAVE PROPERTIES THAT WE DON'T NEED A CURRENT NEED FOR NOR A FORESEEABLE FUTURE FOR. AND SO THIS EVENING, JUST LIKE WE HAVE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'RE, WE HAVE SOME PROPERTIES THAT WE'D LIKE TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD. UH, THE FIRST STEP OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS IS HAVING THE BOARD, UH, CONSIDER THESE PROPERTIES TO BE SURPLUS IN NATURE. SO I WANT TO GO THROUGH JUST REAL QUICKLY, TALK ABOUT THESE PROPERTIES, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE. SO THE FIRST, UH, PARCEL, UH, PROPERTY IS ON PEBBLE, THEY'RE SUITES AT PEBBLE CREEK, WHICH IS A PROFESSIONAL BUILDING WE PURCHASED BACK IN 2005 FROM STATE FARM FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.75 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY USED AS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A CHILD DAYCARE CENTER, AND THEN HAS LE- RECENTLY BEEN USED AS TEMPORARY, UH, OR WE CALL SWING SPACE AS WE, UH, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH OUR 2022 BOND PROGRAM. WE'VE USED IT AS SWING SPACE TO ACTUALLY MOVE STAFF IN AND OUT AS WE'VE RENOVATED SOME OF OUR FACILITIES. UH, SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THAT FACILITY, THERE'S ACTUALLY 4 DIFFERENT SUITES IN THAT LOCATION, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS 2 OF THOSE 4 SUITES. YOU CAN SEE THOSE, THOSE SUITES UP ON THE SCREEN, AS WELL AS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF EACH OF THOSE SUITES. UH, AND IT, YOU, YOU CAN HAVE UP TO ABOUT 20 STAFF MEMBERS AT THOSE LOCATIONS. UH, AND THEN YOU CAN JUST SEE THERE, WE, LIKE I'VE MENTIONED, WE USE THOSE, UH, THOSE SUITES AS SWING SPACE. UH, WE HAVE, UH, EASILY, UH, FACILITIES THAT CAN HOUSE THE, THE, THE FOLKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY THERE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, OR WE HAVE ONE GROUP THAT'S THERE PERMANENTLY, BUT WE HAVE A, UH, READILY AVAILABLE LOCATION TO RELOCATE THOSE STAFF TO. THE SECOND, UH, PARCEL THAT WE WILL DISCUSS THIS EVENING IS OUT ON, IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF COYNE AND FRANKFORD ROADS. UH, WE WERE PURCHASE- THE DISTRICT PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY BACK IN 2015 FOR A LITTLE OVER 5.2 MILLION DOLLARS, AND THIS IS UNDEVELOPED LAND THAT WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE USED FOR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL SPACE. UH, AND SO, UH, IT IS UNDEVELOPED CURRENTLY, UH, AND IT IS PICTURES RIGHT THERE ON THE SCREEN. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE JUST A DEPICTION OF, OF WHAT THOSE PROPERTIES LOOK AT. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE COIT AND FRANKFORD PIECE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THERE'S, IT IS ONE OF THE FEW UNDEVELOPED, UH, PARCELS OF LAND STILL IN THAT REGION. UH, WE FEEL LIKE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS, IN THIS LAND. UH, I WILL SAY THAT, UH, WE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT FOR FUTURE, UH, GROWTH, AND THAT GROWTH HAS DIED OFF, AND WE HAVE CURRENTLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UH, UTILIZATION OF STUDENT UTILIZATION IN THAT AREA, IT IS A LITTLE OVER, JUST A LITTLE OVER 68%. AND SO OBVIOUSLY WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS AREAS THAT WE CAN SURPLUS, UH, AND PUT BACK INTO TAXABLE INCOME FOR THE FUTURE FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SCREEN, UH, THAT IS THE TWO SUITES ON PEBBLE CREEK THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING. OBVIOUSLY, LIKE I SAID, CD, UH, UH, CDB L- UH, LEGAL ACTUALLY LAYS OUT IN OUR POLICY, YOU KNOW, STEPS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. FIRST STEP, OBVIOUSLY, IS TO HAVE THE BOARD SURPLUS THIS PROPERTY. SECOND STEP WOULD BE FOR THE DISTRICT TO ENGAGE IN A, UH, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER THAT WE, UH, WE, WE HAVE A, A VERY ACTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH, WITH A GENTLEMAN, CBRE IS WHO WE'VE USED. WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH THEM OVER THE LAST, UH, PROBABLY 20 YEARS OR SO AS A DISTRICT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THROUGH, UH, CB, UH, CDB LEGAL, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO ADVERTISE THOSE PROPERTIES, AND THEN, UH, THERE WOULD BE, UH, PROPOSALS THAT WERE BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD. THE BOARD WOULD HAVE FINAL AUTHORIZATION, WHETHER TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY, ANY BIDS THAT WOULD COME BEFORE YOU. AND SO THAT IS THE STEP. I KNOW THAT'S VERY QUICK, UH, BUT THAT IS PRESENTATION ON, UH, REQUEST TO, UH, FOR THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER, UH, SURPLUSING THOSE TWO PARCELS OF PROPERTY. THANK YOU, JOHNNY. UH, TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? WE WILL NOW CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION DECLARING SURPLUS OF REAL PROPERTY. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE RESOLUTION DECLARING THE SURPLUS OF REAL PROPERTY. SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARA LANCE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE SURPLUS OF REAL PROPERTY. UM, BEFORE I ASK IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT PARCEL NUMBER ONE, THE 9.96 ACRES, WAS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, NOT THE CITY OF [02:20:01] PLANO. THE RESOLUTION SAYS PLANO, UM, COLLIN COUNTY. I THOUGHT IT WAS IN, I THOUGHT IT WAS ACTUALLY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY. CITY OF DALLAS, THE COLLIN COUNTY. UH, I KNOW THAT WE, SO, SO THE RESOLUTION, I THINK THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF MISUNDERSTANDING ON THAT, BUT UH, WE DID HAVE A SURVEY CONDUCTED, SO, UM, I'LL GO BACK AND CHECK, BUT I KNOW THAT OUR ATTORNEY'S THE ONE THAT WROTE UP THE, THE RESOLUTION, AND THERE WAS A L- AND THERE WAS CLARIFICATION ON, ON THAT, SO I CAN, I CAN FIND OUT FOR SURE, BUT I'M ALMOST POSITIVE THAT WAS IN, IT WAS RIGHT ON THE BORDER, UH, BUT I'M ALMOST, I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WAS IN S- ACTUALLY DETERMINED AFTER THEY DID THE SURVEY THAT IT WAS IN THE CITY OF PLANO. IT WAS RIGHT ON THE BORDER. IT'S THE CITY OF DALLAS. YOU THINK IT'S? YEAH. YEAH, OKAY. CITY OF DALLAS. I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S THE CITY OF DALLAS, 'CAUSE YOU GAVE US A PROPERTY SPREADSHEET AT SOME POINT, AND IT WAS, IT WAS LISTED AS DALLAS CAT OR, OR SOMETHING LIKE, OR NOT DALLAS CAT, BUT CITY OF DALLAS. UM, SO I, I, UH, THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN ON THIS RESOLUTION, THAT THAT SAYS, UH, 9.96 ACRES MORE OR LESS LOCATED IN PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PARCEL 1. OKAY. BE DALLAS. SHOULD BE DALLAS, COLLIN COUNTY. YEAH, PRETTY SURE. CAN WE AMEND IT? WELL, CAN WE AMEND THE MOTION? I THINK WE'RE NOT WITHOUT CALLING, I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO LEGAL, I THINK THIS WOULD BE ONE THAT WE PROBABLY ARE GOING TO NEED A TABLE AND BRING BACK. YEAH. THE- I- I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF WE DID THAT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE- I KNOW ON THE SURVEY THERE WAS- THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON THAT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS CLEARED UP, BUT, UH, LET'S- LET'S FIND OUT, AND WE CAN BRING THAT BACK. YEAH. I THINK- I THINK I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND THERE'S NO, TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S- IT'S NOT TIME SENSITIVE. IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE SPECIFICALLY WAITING. THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP. SO LET'S DO THAT. PERFECT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. UM, WE WOULD NEED A ANOTHER MOTION TO TABLE THAT MOTION UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING POTENTIALLY, UH, WHICH IS GOING TO BE, I'M JUST PULLING UP THE DATE HERE REAL QUICK. OCTOBER 20TH. 20, HANG ON A SEC. SORRY, I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT MY CALENDAR HERE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH. UM, SO CAN, TRUSTEES, IF WE WOULD LIKE TO TABLE THIS, UH, CAN WE GET A MOTION? ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I SHOULD ASK THAT BEFORE WE ASK FOR A MOTION TO TABLE. OUR, OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON THE 27TH. 27TH. YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING ON THE 20TH. WELL, DO YOU WANT ME TO AMEND THE MOTION THAT I MADE TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING OR WORK SESSION, WHICH IS OCTOBER 27TH? YES. I CAN DO THAT. OKAY. I, I- I THINK WE SHOULD BE CLEAR TO MAKE SURE. OKAY. I THINK YOU, YOU MOVED TO TABLE, YOU DON'T AMEND YOUR MOTION. YEAH. OKAY, ALL RIGHT, THEN I MOVE TO TABLE THE MOTION, UM, DECLARING SURPLUS PROPERTY IS THE DECLARING THE SURPLUS OF REAL PROPERTY UNTIL THE OCTOBER 27TH WORK SESSION. SECOND. AND SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT NANCY HUMPHREY AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE SAM JOHNSON THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TABLES THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION DECLARING THE SURPLUS OF REAL PROPERTY UNTIL OCTOBER 27TH WORK SESSION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT ITEM IS TABLED. THANK YOU. WHO'S THE SECOND PERSON? SAM. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL [10.1 Approval of Policy DBA(LOCAL) Employment Requirements and Restrictions: Credentials and Records under First Reading DBA(LOCAL)] DISCLUDE, CONCLUDE, NOT DISCLUDE, CONCLUDE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING, AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE LAST SECTION OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS POLICY. UM, WE WILL HEAR ITEM 10.1, APPROVAL OF POLICY DBA LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS, CREDENTIALS AND RECORDS UNDER FIRST READING. I WILL INVITE IVAN CANTU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVATION, TO PLEASE PRESENT. THANK YOU, DR. TYRA. REVISIONS TO POLICY DBA LOCAL CLARIFY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMPLOYEE AND CONTRACTOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING, INCLUDING REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND TIMELY [02:25:01] ESCALATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY, MISCONDUCT, OR OTHER CONCERNS REQUIRING FURTHER REVIEW. THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL UNDER FIRST READING. THANK YOU, IVAN. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF POLICY DBA LOCAL, EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS, CREDENTIALS AND RECORDS UNDER FIRST READING. TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY DBA LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS, CREDENTIALS AND RECORDS UNDER FIRST MEETING READING. SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE SAM JOHNSON AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE LISA KLEIN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY DBA LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS, CREDENTIALS AND RECORDS UNDER FIRST READING. TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UM, THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH THIS YEAR IS MYSELF, SAM, AND CATHERINE, UH, WE DID REVIEW THIS POLICY, UH, IT- IT TWO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS PRIOR TO BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD FOR FIRST READING. UM, IT REALLY CLARIFIES SOME DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND- AND ENSURES THAT WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY ON, UM, THINGS LIKE PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECK AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK FOR ADULTS THAT ARE ON OUR CAMPUSES, WHETHER THEY ARE STAFF MEMBERS OR CONTRACTORS. AND, UH, SO NOBODY BE ALARMED. WE WERE DOING PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS AND CRIMINAL HISTORY AND EVERYTHING ON, ON OUR STAFF MEMBERS, AND, AND THIS IS NOT IN RESPONSE TO ANYTHING SCARY, BUT IT WAS REALLY JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANUP IN TERMS OF DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. ALL RIGHT, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE [10.2. Approval of Policy DBAA(LOCAL) Employment Requirements and Restrictions: Pre Employment Reviews under First Reading DBAA(LOCAL)] IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT'S SEVEN HANDS UP. WE WILL NOW HEAR ITEM 10.2, APPROVAL OF POLICY DBAA LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS, PRE-EMPLOYMENT REVIEWS UNDER FIRST READING. UM, I WILL INVITE IVAN CANTU TO PLEASE PRESENT. REVISIONS TO POLICY DBAA LOCAL ESTABLISH RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING, INCLUDING CONTRACTOR REVIEWS, REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, AND TIMELY ESCALATION OF INFORMATION REQUIRING FURTHER REVIEW BEFORE EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE BEGINS. THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL UNDER FIRST READING. THANK YOU, IVAN. UH, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER APPROVAL OF POLICY DBAA LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS, PRE-EMPLOYMENT REVIEWS UNDER FIRST READING. TRUSTEES, MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY DBAA LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS PRE-EMPLOYMENT REVIEWS UNDER FIRST READING. SECOND. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD SECRETARY CATHERINE GOODWIN AND A SECOND BY TRUSTEE TARA LANCE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES POLICY DBAA LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS PRE-EMPLOYMENT REVIEWS UNDER FIRST READING. TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY, SEEING AND HEARING NONE, [11. ADJOURNMENT ] I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S 7 HANDS UP. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM 11, ADJOURNMENT. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS NOR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 10:21 P.M. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2026. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.