[00:00:02] YOU MUST HAVE 90 DAYS OF CASH ON HAND. AGAIN, THE IMPORTANCE OF [1. NOTICE AND RETURN] HAVING THAT FUND BALANCE IN YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. AGAIN, DALLAS ISD HAD OVER FOUR MONTHS OF FUND BALANCE. SO WE DID RECEIVE THE FULL 10 POINTS IN THIS INDICATOR. AGAIN, GOING BACK TO, WHY DO WE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT NEED THAT FUND BALANCE? IT IS IMPORTANT AND IT IS RATED IN OUR FINANCIAL RATING AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. INDICATOR 11 . ALSO WE LOOK AT -- OUR TA LOOKS AT, CAN WE PAY OUR LONG-TERM LIABILITIES COMPARED TO OUR ASSETS? WE RECEIVED EIGHT OUT OF 10 POSSIBLE POINTS. SO WE JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE RATING, WE BARELY MISSED THAT 10 POINTS . 10 POINTS IS .60 OR BELOW . OURS WAS .6037. SO WE JUST MISSED THAT INDICATOR TO GET THE FULL 10 POINTS. JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT . WE WERE ALMOST THERE. INDICATOR 13 WAS THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO EQUAL TO THE THRESHOLD. WE RECEIVED EIGHT POINTS ON THIS INDICATOR . THAT BASICALLY MEASURES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS . THIS LOOKS AT FUNCTION 21 AND [4. PUBLIC FORUM] 41. SO WHEN YOU THINK OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, USUALLY YOU ARE LOOKING AT FUNCTION 41 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS . BUT TA MEASURES BOTH INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION. AND SO THOSE TWO FUNCTIONS GO INTO THIS INDICATOR. INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP JUST SO YOU KNOW SOME DEPARTMENTS IN THAT AREA ARE EARLY LEARNING , SPECIAL EDUCATION, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT . POST SECONDARY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT GO INTO THIS ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATIO. AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS WE MUST REPORT ON WITH THIS REPORT . WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AS FAR AS FINANCIAL INFORMATION . OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION PORTAL. IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL INDICATOR, WE LIKE TO IN OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORTS , OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT, OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE ONLINE OUR ADOPTED BUDGETS ARE ALSO ONLINE. SO WE DO HAVE THAT FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE AND PUBLIC INFORMATION PORTAL. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE TO GIVE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES. PART OF THOSE DISCLOSURES ARE WE HAVE TO POST THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACTS ONLINE. YOU DO HAVE THAT LINK POSTED ON THIS REPORT. WE ALSO HAVE TO REPORT IF THE SUPERINTENDENT RECEIVED ANY [00:05:04] OUTSIDE COMPENSATION OR FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 24. SHE DID NOT. WE ALSO HAVE TO REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OR ANY BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVED ANY GIFTS OR ANY BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD IN THE DISTRICT. FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE NO GIFTS OR ANY RELATED BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT . IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE TO DISCLOSE ALL REIMBURSEMENTS PAID TO BOTH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR . AND SO YOU HAVE A LIST OF THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. I OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. >> QUESTIONS. TRUSTEE MACKEY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. KUDOS TO YOU AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR THE WORK. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS IS PROBABLY FROM A NON-NUANCED PERSPECTIVE. ONE INDICATOR THAT WENT DOWN THAT WE JUST BARELY MISSED, CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED IN THAT RATIO, GENERALLY FROM THE PUBLIC WE DIDN'T ASSUME ANY DEBT , BUT MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON THAT MIGHT HAVE CHANGED THAT RATIO. >> PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY SCHOOL FINANCE WORKS AND THE LOWER AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS. SO THAT KIND OF IMPACTED US AS FAR AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> BY RECEIVING A LOWER AMOUNT OF STATE REVENUE, WE WOULD HAVE DECREASED OUR ASSETS. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE DECREASING ASSETS BECAUSE OF THE LOWER AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WAS ONE OF THE LARGER IMPLEMENTERS. SO WE DID NOT TAKE ON MORE DEBT. WE DID NOT DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT IS JUST THE WAY STATE FUNDING WORKED. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE SANDERS. >> IN LINE WITH THAT, YOU KIND OF ANSWERED IT. DOES IT MATTER? IS THIS AN END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT OR ARE THEIRS PACIFIC SNAPSHOTS WHEN WE HAVE TO REPORT ? >> THIS IS AN END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT. THIS GRADE OCCURS AFTER THE ANNUAL AUDIT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND TA HAS THE FINANCIAL DATA. >> WILL. THANK YOU. SOLID WORK, BY THE WAY. >> THIS IS HISTORICAL DATA. PASS ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL BOARD. STRONG FISCAL MANAGEMENT FROM THE DISTRICT . >> TRUSTEE WEINBERG. >> CONGRATS ON THE FIRST RATING. MAYBE THIRD TIME WILL BE THE CHARM FOR ME ON NUMBER 11. SO THERE IS A NUMERATOR AND A DENOMINATOR. AND SO THE NUMERATOR IS THE LIABILITIES. [00:10:05] ASSETS. YEAH. SO LIABILITIES WERE STEADY . SAME. DID NOT CHANGE. AND THE ASSETS WERE WHAT CHANGED. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THAT IS AGAIN? >> SO AGAIN, THE ASSETS CHANGED. THE BIGGEST PORTION OF THE ASSETS THAT CHANGED WERE STATE FUNDING. WE RECEIVED A LOT OF STATE FUNDING THAT YEAR. THE DEBT AGAIN IS A STANDARD DEBT PAYMENT SO THAT DOES GO DOWN EVERY YEAR . BUT THE BIGGEST CHANGE WAS OUR STATE FUNDING THAT YEAR SPECIFICALLY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, WITH THAT, WE WILL TURN TO ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME IS 6:19 P.M. AND THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS ADJOURNED. [00:18:29] >>> THE TIME IS 6:23 P.M. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETING AT THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WE WILL DISPENSE WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG AS WE BOTH MOMENTS AGO. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, PARTICIPATING SIMULTANEOUSLY BY VIDEO CONFERENCE. THE CORM OF THE BOARD PHYSICALLY RESIN AT THIS LOCATION. TRUSTEE FOR DISTRICT 1, LANCE CURRIE, DISTRICT 2, SARAH WEINBERG, DISTRICT 3 , DAN MICCICHE, DISTRICT 4 , PRISMA GARCIA, DISTRICT 7, BEN MACKEY, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS STEPHANIE ELIZALDE JOINS US. DISTRICT EIGHT AND BOARD PRESIDENT. THIS MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AT DALLAS ISD.ORG. [00:20:01] >> BOARD TO HOLD THIS MEETING IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER, THIS MEETING [5. CLOSED SESSION - The Board will retire to closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551 concerning the following sections:] WILL BE CONDUCTED IN AN ORDERLY FASHION. ASK THE PUBLIC TO ABIDE BY RULES OUTLINED IN POLICY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR A PERSON WITH INTENT TO PREVENT OR DISRUPT LAWFUL MEETING TO SUBSTANTIALLY OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH THE ORDINARY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING BY PHYSICAL ACTION OR VERBAL UTTERANCE AND THEREBY CURTAIL FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. SPEAKERS ARE CAUTIONED THAT WHAT THEY SAY COULD VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. UNDER THE LAW OF DEFAMATION AND INVASION OF PRIVACY -- LEGAL EFFECT OF THEIR REMARKS THEY MAY WANT TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE PRIOR TO UTTERANCE. ANY PERSON THAT BECOMES BOISTEROUS OR FAILS TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES WHILE ADDRESSING THIS BOARD AND WHILE ATTENDING THIS MEETING SHALL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. FAILURE TO LEAVE MAY RESULT IN THE PERSON BEING ESCORTED FROM THE MEETING AND SUBJECT TO ARREST . TRUSTEES WILL TURN TO AGENDA ITEM 2.02 RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS ENTERING THE ROOM. CITY COUNCILMAN OF SINGLE BILL IS TH- SHE SHOWS UP REGULARLY. I SHOW [6. REPORTS] UP REGULARLY. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP . ROBERT, YOU ARE REGULARLY SHOWING UP. ALL OF THESE SEATS SHOULD BE FILLED. WHERE ARE THE TEACHERS? I SEE MAYBE TWO OR THREE HERE TONIGHT. WE NEED TO GET THIS GOVERNMENT BACK IN CHECK. THIS GLADHANDING THEY GIVE THEMSELVES AT THE BEGINNING -- NO. NO MERIT . >> THANK YOU, MR. HOOK. YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. ROBERT AND MARIANNE HOSKINS, FOLLOWED BY DANIEL FORREST AND BRENDA ON DECK. ROBERT . >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ARE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH AT ALL. THE LAST THREE MONTHS I HAVE BEEN GOING OVER COLLEGE READINESS SCORES FOR CHILDREN AT RISK. REGULAR HIGH SCHOOLS. THERE'S 14 FS, 4DS AT FOUR CS. I WANT TO SEE THAT INFORMATION. YOU ARE COVERING UP BIG TIME. ALSO, CAMPUS PERFORMANCE MEANS HOW THE SCHOOLS ARE READY WITH OTHER POVERTY LEVEL SCHOOLS. 15 FS . WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME YOU ARE SO GOOD. YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE FS. AM I TELLING THE TRUTH OR NOT? YOU NEED TO SPEAK [00:25:04] UP. YOU REALLY DO. THAT WAS A BUNCH OF BS EARLIER WHAT I HEARD. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IT HAS BEEN FOUR TIMES ALREADY! I WANT 2025 CHILDREN AT RISK COLLEGE READINESS SCOOTED OUT TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND CAMPUS PERFORMANCE. WHY DIDN'T YOU RECOGNIZE HOW BAD YOU'RE DOING WITH THE REGULAR HIGH SCHOOLS? THOSE ARE THE FINAL RESULTS. NOT SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE, FOURTH GRADE! WHY ARE YOU COVERING UP WHAT THE REAL SCORES ARE? I WANT YOU TO PROVE IT TO ME, MS. ELIZALDE, THAT I AM WRONG . YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ARE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! WHY DO I HAVE TO KEEP ON SAYING THIS ALL THE TIME, PEOPLE? THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH AT ALL. ABOUT IT. YOU NEED TO COME BACK. MAYBE SECOND AND THIRD GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH SCHOOL. TELL US HOW YOU'RE DOING IN HIGH SCHOOL. YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE FINAL RESULTS OF ONE THROUGH 12. THEY ARE TERRIBLE. DO I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN? I KEEP ON REPEATING AND REPEATING. MS. ELIZALDE, YOU HAVE MY EMAIL ADDRESS. GIVE ME THE INFORMATION . 2025 COLLEGE READINESS. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND CAMPUS PERFORMANCE. CAN YOU DO THAT? I'M GOING TO SAY IT, SAY IT, AND SAY IT! WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT? THESE PEOPLE ARE FRAUD, MAN . BIG-TIME FRAUD! I WILL BE BACK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS HE'S COME TO THE MICROPHONE? MARIANNE HOSKINS AND DANIEL FORREST, FOLLOWED BY BRENDA AND RENA ON DECK. MARIANNE HOSKINS NOT PRESENT. DANIEL FORREST FOLLOWED WE HAD PARENTS AND STUDENTS ATTEND THE LARGEST SCHOOL FAIR IN DALLAS. THANK YOU TO CHIEF LIBBY DANIELS AND HER TEAM FOR ONCE AGAIN PUTTING ON JUST AN AMAZING, AMAZING FAIR. IT WAS GREAT . ANY EVENT. EVERYTHING FROM PRE-K TO S.T.E.M. WORLD TO KIDS PARTICIPATING AND DOING FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PARTICIPATING IN ROBOTICS . THEY JUST , I THINK, TRULY ENJOY THE EVENT. IN FACT AT ONE OF OUR LAST CONFERENCES, WE HAD STUDENTS FROM DALLAS ISD SERVE ON A PANEL AND ONE OF THE STUDENTS SAID , CAN WE HAVE A DISTRICTWIDE [00:30:09] CARNIVAL LIKE WE DO DISTRICTWIDE DISCOVER DALLAS ? THIS IS A STUDENT WHO WAS AN AMBASSADOR FOR HIS SCHOOL, AND HE WAS SAYING HOW MUCH HE ENJOYED INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS WITHIN OUR OWN DISTRICT. SO JUST LISTENING TO OUR STUDENTS, I THINK WE CAN LEARN A LOT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT IS BITTERSWEET BECAUSE WE ARE TRULY JUST EXCITED FOR OUR COLLEAGUE , DR. BRIAN LUSK . IT HAS OFTEN BEEN OBSERVED THAT IT IS A SHAME EULOGIES ARE GIVEN AFTER SOMEONE PASSES BECAUSE IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR NICE SPEECHES ABOUT YOURSELF WHILE YOU CAN STILL HEAR IT WHILE YOU ARE ALIVE. WELL, DR. LUSK IS NOT DYING, AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A WHOLE SPEECH, BUT IT IS TIME TO GIVE HIM HIS FLOWERS BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE SOLE FINALIST TO BE THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT OF EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> >> >> CURRENTLY DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MY FRIEND, BRIAN LUSK , WOULD BE THE FIRST TO SHARE CREDIT FOR THE SUCCESS STUDENTS ENJOY AT DALLAS ISD AS ANY GOOD LEADER WOULD WITH ALL OF HIS TEAM . THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I KNOW THAT BRIAN WILL MAKE AN EXCELLENT SUPERINTENDENT BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT -- IT IS THE SUPERINTENDENCY. IT IS A TEAM EFFORT. HE HAS BEEN PART OF OUR TEAM AND WHILE WE WILL MISS HIM, WE ALSO KNOW HE IS GOING TO GO AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEY WILL GO ALSO AND IMPROVE ON THE GREAT WORK THAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING THERE. BUT I KNOW BETTER. I HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE I THINK WE BOTH BECAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TOGETHER. ACTUALLY, I MET BRIAN IN 2011 WHEN I WAS A MATH DIRECTOR AND BRIAN WAS OPENING NEW TECH HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE REALLY BECAME GOOD COLLEAGUES IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I WAS ABLE TO HIRE BRIAN AS MY DEPUTY CHIEF WHEN I WAS CHIEF OF SCHOOLS. BRIAN, YOU GET ME. SO I HOPE YOU [00:35:02] FIND SOMEONE THAT WILL GET YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN EL PASO ISD . BRIAN HAS SPENT HIS ENTIRE CAREER THUS FAR IN DALLAS ISD. THIS IN FACT IS HIS 30TH YEAR AND HE HAS ACTUALLY EARNED A 30-YEAR PEN. SO WE ARE SENDING HIM OFF TO DO 30 MORE YEARS. BRIAN ALWAYS REMINDS US THAT THIS WORK IS A TEAM SPORT. THANK YOU, BRIAN, FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT LEADER, GREAT FRIEND, NOT JUST A FRIEND TO ME BUT A FRIEND TO OUR STUDENTS REPRESENTING THEM AND ENSURING THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE MET AND ALWAYS CHALLENGING US TO MAKE SURE ALL OUR KIDS TRULY HAVE OPTIONS FOR COLLEGE CAREER OR MILITARY READINESS. SO THANK YOU AGAIN , AND THEN LASTLY I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT. FINALLY , DALLAS ISD WILL BE CLOSED NEXT WEEK FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR THE TRUSTEES ON THIS DAIS. ALONG WITH THE PEOPLE SITTING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS TABLE. RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF US. THERE IS NOT A SUPERINTENDENT -- NOT EVEN YOU, BRIAN -- IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS THAT CAN COUNT ON A BOARD LIKE THIS BOARD OR A TEAM LIKE THE TEAM THAT I HAVE THAT GET TO CHAMPION KIDS EACH AND EVERY DAY. THERE IS NOT A SUPERINTENDENT IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT GETS TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY WITH THIS EXECUTIVE TEAM THAT I HAVE . WE ALL GATHER IN THE ROOM TOGETHER TWICE A MONTH, AND WE ARE ALL FOCUSED ON OUR WORK . RIGHT NOW, CAN I JUST TELL YOU HOW THANKFUL I AM THAT WE DO GET TO DO THIS WORK TOGETHER? IT IS TRULY A BLESSING. THANK YOU. AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF ALFRED. YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN, LIKE , TWO MINUTES. >> TWO MINUTES. I'M ON THE CLOCK. IF YOU COULD BRING UP THE POWERPOINT. OKAY. THANK YOU, DR. ELIZALDE , BOARD MEMBERS. THIS IS THE TEMPLATE WE MADE. BOND TRUSTEE LED MEETINGS . THIS SLIDE . INTRODUCTION. AND STAFF WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT YOU OR [00:40:03] TALK TO ANY OR ALL OF THESE POINTS. VERY FIRST SLIDE WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL FUNDING 101 JUST TO EXPLAIN TO THE AUDIENCE THAT SCHOOL BONDS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS , COMMONLY CALLED -- WE ARE GOING TO EXPLAIN THE DISTRICT IN DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS UTILITIES ALL COME FROM OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION BUDGET AND OUR INS PLACE FOR OUR DEBT FOR OUR NEW SCHOOLS . TALK TO THE ADVANTAGES OF A BOND PROGRAM. 100% USED FOR DISD WITHIN OUR SCHOOL BALANCE AND WE TYPICALLY USE THOSE TO FUND THESE LARGE CAPITAL PROGRAMS. THEN I SHARED THIS SLIDE WITH YOU. LAST BRIEFING. OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT . LOOKING AT WHERE WE WERE IN 2018, 2019, PREPARING FOR 2020 BOND RATE OVERALL SCHOOL WAS 44 OUT OF 100. THEN RESUME IN TO YOUR PARTICULAR DISTRICT. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT DISTRICT ONE. EACH ONE OF THE SLIDES WOULD BE CATERED TO YOUR PARTICULAR DISTRICT . WHERE WE ARE PROJECTING TO BE AT THE END OF THE 2020 BOND. SO WE ARE CALLING THIS OUR CURRENT STATE AND THEN WE WILL SLIDE OVER TO WE ARE PROJECTING TO BE IN 2036 IF WE DO APPROVE THE 2026 BOND. SO WE ARE JUST TRYING TO MOVE EVERYTHING INTO THE LIGHT GREEN OR DARKER GREEN CATEGORIES. THIS PAGE DID NOT COME OUT. THIS ONE -- I THINK WE HAVE A GLITCH. BUT IT WILL BE A ONE PAGE. YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE ONE PAGERS THAT TYPICALLY COME OUT WITH BONDS. A PICTURE OF THE SCHOOL. THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK, THE BUDGET , YOUR ESA NUMBER AND YOUR SEI NUMBER. SO I'LL JUST GO TO MY NEXT SLIDE. >> THE OTHER ONE JUST IS A LARGER VERSION OF WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE HERE. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE HERE. AND YOU WILL HAVE THAT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR SCHOOLS INDIVIDUALLY, SO IT WILL SHOW THE SCORES THAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT NOW. >> YES, THANK YOU, DR. ELIZALDE. I WILL PROVIDE AT LENGTH TO EACH ONE OF YOUR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT IN THE INVITATION HE SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR INBOX. FOR EXAMPLE, DISTRICT ONE. A LIST OF FOLDERS. THE ONE PAGERS. THE SCOPE. THE [00:45:08] SCORE FOR THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. JUST TALKS ABOUT THE LIFECYCLE OF THE BUILDING COMPONENTS AND REPAIR NEEDS . ESA IS MORE ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY, REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE EDUCATIONAL SPACE AND CAPTURES THOSE GAPS -- COMPONENT COST OF THE BUILDING. EACH ONE GENERATES A CERTAIN DOLLAR FIGURE. AND WE COMBINE THOSE TO BE OUR OVERALL PROPOSED COST AND OUR OVERALL BUILDING SCORE. THIS WOULD BE THE HEART. TRYING TO COLLECT ONE MORE DATA POINT TO BRING TO YOU TO THE OVERALL BOND WORKSHOP WE ARE BUILDING UP TO . THIS ONE AT THE LAST MEETING WE GAVE YOU A LIST OF 10 QUESTIONS FOR THE PARENT SURVEY. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SCAN THIS QR CODE. EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND ANSWER THOSE 10 QUESTIONS THAT WERE IN THE LAST BOND PACKAGE. THEN WE OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. LIKE I SAY, STAFF WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT. TALK TO ALL OF THESE POINTS. AFTER ANY Q&A, WE WILL SHOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES . AFTER THE MEETING, THEY CAN ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW US ONLINE . YEAH. THIS IS THE FLYER WE HAVE ALSO SENT OUT FOR EACH ONE OF THE DISTRICTS . I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO EMBEDDED IN THE INVITATION WE SENT OUT, BUT IT ALSO HAS A QR CODE TO THAT SAME SURVEY FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND AND THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT. >> TRUSTEE SANDERS. >> WHEN ARE WE GETTING A FULL PACKAGE FOR EACH TRUSTEE DISTRICT? >> WE ARE UPLOADING THOSE RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO PUT IT IN YOUR LINK. I PLAN ON HAVING IT OUT TOMORROW. >> OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE FOREMAN, I KNOW YOU ARE ONLINE. FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE MACKEY. >> THANK YOU. IN THE PACKAGE THAT TRUSTEE SANDERS IS REFERRING TO, IS THAT WHAT OUR PROPOSAL WOULD BE CURRENTLY OR IS THAT THE CURRENT -- THE ESA AND SEI? >> IT IS THE ASSESSMENT. >> THIS IS ALL A PROCESS. >> YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. I THINK THIS IS A BRILLIANT WAY TO [00:50:08] GET US IN FRONT OF FOLKS. AND I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING SET UP HERE . GIVEN THAT WE WILL BE THE ONES PRESENTING IT, I DO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK. THIS IS MAYBE MORE FOR THE BOARD TO SEE IF THIS IS THE DIRECTION THE BOARD WANTS TO GO. NUMBER ONE, IF YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE THREE, THE ONE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN M&O AND INS, I'M WONDERING RIGHT AFTER THIS A SLIDE THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS WHAT OUR M&O AND INS TAX RATES HAVE BEEN SINCE 2019 BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN. WE KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN , BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO POINT TO THE DECREASING EVERNOTE TAX RATE OVER TIME AND THE INS, WHICH IS BEEN EXACTLY THE SAME . WE HAVE NOT RAISED IT DESPITE HAVING THESE BONDS BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE CONFUSING. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO MAKE. SO THAT IS ONE SUGGESTION. THE SECOND ONE IS ON THE PAGE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE ESAS AND THE SEI. WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ADD ONE SENTENCE ABOUT WHAT THE FCA IS, WHAT THE ESA IS ? FCI IS THE FACILITY CONDITION SCHOOL USE. ESA IS HOW EFFECTIVE THIS IS AS A SCHOOL. AND THEN THE LAST FEEDBACK THIS IS GENERALLY FOR THE BOARD. MY SENSE OF THIS PARENT SURVEY AS WE WOULD EXPECT PARENTS TO TAKE THE PHONE OUT, FINISH IT, GIVE US THE FEEDBACK, WHICH IS AWESOME. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE THE GOALSETTING PROCESS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IS WE ACTUALLY GOT FOLKS IN THE ROOM TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. AND I DON'T -- WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE FOR THAT. I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD ADD A QUESTION OR A POINT HERE. I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL EVEN IF IT IS JUST ONE QUESTION. THE ONE THAT CAME OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. YOU KNOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD CONSIDERING THE BOND, WHAT ARE THE 1 TO 2 THINGS YOU REALLY WANT US TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE GO FORWARD? WE CAN SET IT UP THE SAME WAY, HAVE THEM WORK IN SMALL GROUPS, WRITE STUFF DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER THAT WE COLLECT AFTERWARD AND THEN HAVE A CONVERSATION WHERE FOLKS SHARE THAT. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME SO WHEN I COME TO THE 18TH MEETING I CAN SHARE THOSE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE , ET CETERA. BUT THAT WOULD GET PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP THE CHANCE TO ACTUALLY TALK WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THEN SHARE AND WE ASK THEM TO DO THE SURVEY AND WE HAVE AN OPEN Q&A FOR THAT WOULD BE ONE SUGGESTION FOR THE WIDER BOARD TO CONSIDER. I THINK THIS IS AWESOME. SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. >> IF I COULD REPLY QUICKLY, WE [00:55:05] CAN DO THOSE TWO SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS. EASILY DONE. WITH REGARD TO THE SET UP , THE LEAD MEETINGS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL US AS YOU JUST DID , AND WE WILL MAKE SURE. >> AND I RECOGNIZE THERE WILL BE DIFFERENCES BASED ON HOW INDIVIDUALS GO, BUT MY ONLY HESITATION IS FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THIS AS A BOARD BECAUSE I WOULD HATE FOR FOLKS -- WHY DIDN'T WE GET TO GET OUR FEEDBACK HERE? >> WE DID ADD -- >> THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT SET OF SLIDES. THANK YOU. I KNOW A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THE BOND PLANNING SINCE WE FORMED THE COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY. DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO ADD A SUMMARY OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? A TIMELINE OR SOME SUCH SO WE CAN ELUCIDATE ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO CREATING THE INFORMATION WE ARE BRINGING SO THAT THEY CAN WEIGH IN ? >> YES. WILL DO. >> THANK YOU. >> I WANTED TO ADD -- WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BRIEFING. WE EXPECT THIS TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON MOVING THOSE BARS OVER TO THE LIGHT GREEN AND DARK GREEN. BEING ABLE TO SORT OF VISUALIZE WHAT WOULD PROJECT THAT TO BE I THINK WOULD BE POWERFUL EITHER HERE OR AT SOME OTHER POINT IN THE PROCESS. INFORMATION GATHERING PORTION. WHATEVER NUMBER WE COME UP WITH , IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE SMALL. WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHY A NUMBER THAT IS GOING TO BE FAIRLY LARGE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE DISTRICT. SO SHOWING HOW -- NOT JUST WHAT WE HAVE IN THE PAST BUT WHAT WE PROJECTED TO BE WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL . I WILL TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT ON WHETHER THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THESE MEETINGS OR LATER MEETINGS AND THEN ALSO ANSWERING THE QUESTION. WE HAD A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SIZE BOND IN 2020. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A PROJECTED AMOUNT OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS WITH THAT BOND. WE DID ADDRESS THE BOND -- QUITE A BIT OF THAT BUT THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NUMBERS ARE VERY LARGE. WE NEED TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC , ONE, THE PASSAGE OF TIME IS GOING TO CREATE A LARGER DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BURDEN PLUS INCREASE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION AND [01:00:10] OTHERS. BUT I JUST THINK WE ARE GOING TO GET QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT, IF YOU JUST DID THE LARGEST BOND IN THE HISTORY OF TEXAS, WHY DO WE NEED ANO%-Ú NEED TO BE VERY WELL-EQUIPPED TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE PUBLIC. >> TRUSTEE MICCICHE? >> I'M WONDERING IF WE ARE GOING TO DO AN OVERALL SUMMARY OF WHAT THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS DONE TO THIS DATE AND NUMBER OF SCHOOLS THAT THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE TOTAL COST OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE BOND AND SO FORTH. >> THAT WAS IN OUR PLAN. WE CAN ADJUST. LET ME KIND OF BACKUP JUST FOR A SECOND. THE PLAN WAS REALLY KIND OF PUTTING IT OUT THERE TO JUST GET THEIR FEEDBACK AS ANOTHER POINT TWO THEN BRING YOU. HERE'S WHAT THE COMMITTEE SAID. HERE'S WHAT THEY ARE SAYING JUST ABOUT NEEDS . BUT WE CAN. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE US FROM DOING THAT. WE WERE TRYING TO BRING YOU ALMOST INDIVIDUAL DATA POINTS , AND THEN YOU WOULD BRING THEM TOGETHER AS OPPOSED TO GIVING THEM THAT INFORMATION. >> UNDERSTOOD. I DO APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON GETTING THE INPUT. IT IS JUST KIND OF A HARD THING TO DO WHERE YOU HAVE THE CART BEFORE THE HEART -- IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE PRESENTING IN -- INFORMATION ABOUT EACH PARTICULAR SCHOOL AND THE INFORMATION WE PRESENT ABOUT EACH PARTICULAR SCHOOL HAVE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT? AND ONCE YOU DO THAT , YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO SAY, WHAT IS THE WHOLE PACKAGE GOING TO COST? AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO TAXPAYERS? SO I WANT TO THINK THROUGH IT A BIT AS WELL. BUT IT IS KIND OF A DIFFICULT SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE PRESENTING IN MY CASE PLANS FOR 22 SCHOOLS WITH DOLLAR AMOUNTS. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE ASKING, WELL, WHAT IS THE WHOLE THING GOING TO COST? AND SO EVEN IF WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO STRESS THE INPUT SIDE OF IT, WE HAVE TO BE READY WITH AN ORGANIZED RESPONSE AND A CONSISTENT RESPONSE AS TO WHAT THE WHOLE THING AS RECOMMENDED WOULD COST AND WHAT [01:05:10] OTHER DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE. AND JUST THINK ABOUT THAT. I WILL BE THINKING ABOUT IT AS WELL. AND THEN WITH RESPECT TO FCI AND ESA , MAY BE AN EXPLANATION IN THE PRESENTATION AS TO WHAT THOSE TWO THINGS ARE WITH EXAMPLES. BECAUSE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE KNOW WHAT FCI IS . ESA IS A VERY IMPORTANT CONCEPT AS WELL, BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY WHO JUST WALKS INTO A MEETING IS GOING TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD FEEL FOR. SOME MAY BE A VERY CONCISE , CONSISTENT EXPLANATION OF THOSE TWO THINGS IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO WOULD BE GREAT. AND THEN ONE SMALL THING THERE ON THE CHART WITH THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS AND THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY ARE IN . IF YOU WOULD LABEL THE ACCESSES -- THE ACCESS. ESPECIALLY THE ONE ON THE VERTICAL ACCESS. I WAS LOOKING AT THE CHART. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILDINGS ON THAT ACCESS. BUT THAT WOULD JUST MAKE IT EASIER FOR SOMEONE WHO LOOKS AT THE CHART TO NOT HAVE TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT ACCESS IS. BUT I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLAN. I DO LIKE THE EMPHASIS ON THE INPUT. I AM JUST IMAGINING THE QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH IS THIS WHOLE THING GOING TO COST? AS TRUSTEE CURRIE WAS TALKING ABOUT , YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL PICTURE , I THINK , IS PRETTY IMPORTANT AS TO WHERE THIS BOND FITS INTO THE 2020 BOND -- IN PAST BOND ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS ABOUT THEM. HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU STILL HAVE LEFT AS IF THAT MONEY HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED AND SPENT AND SO FORTH . SO THE MORE WE CAN ANTICIPATE THE QUESTIONS AND HAVE THEM CONCISELY INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION , I THINK THE MORE ORGANIZED AND EFFICIENT THE OVERALL MEETINGS WILL BE. THANKS. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR ROUND ONE? [01:10:13] >> YES. THANK YOU. SO JUST A FEW THINGS. I WANT TO START OUT WITH WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT INVITING THE PARENTS. THESE ARE TAXPAYERS . >> TURN YOUR SCREEN ON, PLEASE. >> MY SCREEN IS ON! IT'S ON ON THE SIDE. YOU CANNOT SEE ME? >> WE CAN SEE YOU. I CAN SEE YOU. >> OKAY. SO WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE PARENTS, BUT ACTUALLY WE ARE GOING TO BE INVITING THE COMMUNITY AND THE TAXPAYERS, WHO ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS BOND. SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AS WE TALK ABOUT WHO WE ARE INVITING TO THE MEETINGS BECAUSE I WILL BE INVITING COMMUNITY PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE SOME STAKE IN THIS. THE OTHER THING. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT DAN WAS TALKING ABOUT. I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING FROM PEOPLE IS , YOU HAD A 2020 BOND AND YOU HAD A 2015 BOND . AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THOSE MONIES ? PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT US TO BE ABLE TO VERIFY WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH THOSE DOLLARS AND WHAT SCHOOLS THEY WANT TO. IF THERE'S MONEY THAT HAS NOT BEEN ALLOCATED OR WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT ALSO. SO I THINK AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE HAVE TO THINK LIKE THE TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO BE ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS, SPECIFICALLY IN THESE TRYING TIMES. WHILE WE ARE ASKING FOR A BOND. AT THE MEETINGS, I DON'T PLAN TO LEAVE MY PARTICULAR MEETING. I PLAN TO BE THERE TO HELP FILL QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE, BUT I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A DISTRICT LED SITUATION BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PARTICULAR BOND . AND FOR ME, WE JUST HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL AND BE READY TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE TOUGH QUESTIONS AS SOME OF THE TRUSTEES HAVE SAID THAT THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER ROUND ONE? IF NOT, TRUSTEE SANDERS. [01:15:07] >> BUILDING A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE MENTIONED , IF WE COULD HAVE -- WE PROBABLY TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE BOND BRIEFING. SORRY. AT THE BOARD BRIEFING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. IF WE COULD HAVE A SLIDE THAT CALLS OUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE STATE OF THE BOND MEETING THAT WE HAD -- IT WAS SUCH A POWERFUL STATEMENT, QUITE FRANKLY, ON WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DELIVER ON. LIKE, A SLIDE OF THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. INCLUDING -- I ALWAYS FORGET THE NUMBER. 53? 54. 53 SCHOOLS SINCE 2015. THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR US TO SHARE TOO. AND ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO ASK IF THE SURVEY -- IT DOES NOT HAVE TO JUST BE PARENTS. >> YEAH. WE WILL CHANGE THE NAME. THE FIRST QUESTION, WHO ARE YOUR PARENTS, SURVEY -- >> COOL. BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY EVERYBODY NEEDS TO DO IT. SO I'M NOT WRONG ON THAT. GOOD DEAL. I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE FOREMAN. IT'S GOING TO BE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. PARENTS, COMMUNITY. EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS TO OFFER THEIR INPUT. I LIKE THIS. I THINK IT IS A REALLY STRONG DRAFT WITH A COUPLE OF THESE REVISIONS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TO HELP FACILITATE CONVERSATION. MAYBE EVEN GENERATE SOME EXCITEMENT. >> TRUSTEE MACKEY. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO INFORMATION BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HEARD TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. AND WHAT I HEARD -- I ALSO HEARD DR. ELIZALDE . WERE YOU REFERRING TO SHOWCASING THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS BOND OF 100+ PEOPLE THAT WE SAW IN THE LAST WHATEVER AND THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING? OR ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TASK FORCE? >> I THINK IT IS A BIT OF BOTH THAT WE WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW HOW WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THESE 22 SCHOOLS NEED THESE KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS AND WHAT DOES THE OVERALL PICTURE LOOK LIKE? AND SO MY POINT IS , YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THE [01:20:01] FACT WE HAVE GIVEN THEM A WHOLE BUNCH OF DETAIL WITHOUT GIVING THEM THE OVERALL PICTURE? >> GOTCHA. THEN I AM CONFUSED. GOING BACK TO WHAT I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, DO WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL AT THIS TIME HE MET >> WE HAVE AN ASSESSMENT THAT WAS DONE. ONE DATA POINT. THAT -- THE ONE PAGERS . AND IT PROJECTED THE NEED FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. AND IF IT MET THE ESA STANDARDS OR NOT. >> GOTCHA. SO THAT IS THE CONDITION AND THE NEEDS AND WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO DO WITH THIS . BUT WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL AND WHAT WE WOULD SPECIFICALLY DO BASED ON WHAT THAT COMMITTEE HAS SHARED, RIGHT? >> YET. IT DOES NOT COVER SOME OF THE NEEDS AS FAR AS BETWEEN THE NEW SCHOOL -- WHICH SCHOOL SHOULD BE REPLACED OR THE NATATORIUM, THE TURF . SOME OF THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. >> I GET THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT PACKET. THAT WAS THEIR JOB , WHICH WE HAVE NOT SEEN YET AS TRUSTEES. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THEY CAME UP WITH THEIR PRIORITIZATION, BUT WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT THAT INFORMATION. >> OKAY. AND THAT IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET HERE. WHAT I'M HEARING GOING BACK TO YOU, DAN, IF YOU'VE GOT THOUGHTS HERE, I WOULD BE CONCERNED IF WE ARE PRESENTING WHAT THEY HADN'T SHARED THAT WE WANT BECAUSE WE HAD NOT SEEN THAT UNTIL DECEMBER 18TH. I WOULD BE CONCERNED IF WE WERE SHARING THAT. I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA THOUGH TO SAY WE HAVE THESE 108 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THEY HAVE MET A BUNCH OF TIMES. THEY ARE GIVING THEIR SET OF FEEDBACK AND WE ARE HERE TONIGHT ASKING YOU FOR YOURS. AS A WAY TO FRAME IT. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME. I THINK WE ARE MISSING THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS AROUND WHAT YOU WERE TRYING . >> YEAH. I THINK THAT IS A HELPFUL WAY TO THINK THROUGH IT. BUT TO DESCRIBE THE ASSESSMENTS AS ASSESSMENTS . BUT I JUST KIND OF FEEL LIKE ONCE YOU PUT OUT THOSE ASSESSMENTS , ARE WE IN EFFECT SAYING THAT THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE? OR , YOU KNOW , THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED ALL OF THE ASSESSMENTS AND ARE THEY RECOMMENDING A SMALLER UNIVERSE [01:25:10] OF CHANGES THAN WHAT IS ON THE ASSESSMENTS ? SO IF A PARTICULAR SCHOOL HAS ASSESSED NEEDS THAT TOTAL $6 MILLION , IS THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THAT WE DO $5 MILLION ? >> WE GAVE THE COMMITTEE OPTIONS A, B, AND C AS FAR AS ON THE RENOVATION SIDE, WHICH EACH ONE OF THESE ASSESSMENTS REFERRED TO. THE ESA COMPONENT WAS ONE OF THE OPTIONS WITHIN IT THAT WE COULD DO . WE DON'T HAVE TO EXPAND THE SIZE OF A CLASSROOM AND WE COULD DO JUST ONLY FCI, ONLY ECA. THEY DID LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS AND VOTE ON THEM. >> OKAY. I JUST WANT TO THINK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS ABOUT ONE OF THOSE ONE PAGERS THAT SAYS THIS SCHOOL NEEDS $6 MILLION WORTH OF WORK AND THEN GET A QUESTION , IF WE DO THIS BOND THAT WILL ALL OF THAT WORK BE DONE? >> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT POINT. MAYBE THERE IS SOME WEIGHT WE JUST -- YOU CAN HELP US ON THIS. THIS IS THE NEED. WE HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE SCOPE . BUT WE ARE GOING TO PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS. THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. THAT IS WHY YOUR VOICE IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. AS LONG AS WE -- BECAUSE WHAT I -- THE DANGER I'M TRYING TO AVOID IS IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IT FEELS LIKE , HEY, WE HAVE GOT ALL THESE ASSESSMENTS. I'M IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD SAYING, WE HAVE NOT MADE THAT DECISION YET. THAT IS WHAT DECEMBER 18TH IS FOR. THIS IS JUST THE NEED . I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR. CONTINUE THE REST OF MY >> TRUSTEE. >> YOU CANNOT PASS YOUR TIME AROUND. >> IT IS A RESPONSE TO THAT . AND IS IT FAIR TO SAY AS WE DO THE PRESENTATION THAT THESE ARE THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE ASSESSED AT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO A BOND THAT COVERS ALL OF THESE NEEDS -- WE ARE TRYING TO GET YOUR INPUT AS TO HOW MUCH OF THESE NEEDS WE SHOULD BE COVERING IN A BOND PROGRAM BECAUSE WE CANNOT DO -- [01:30:02] IT IS NOT GOING TO BE FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE TO SOLVE EVERYTHING THAT IS ON THESE ASSESSMENT LISTS . >> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT POINT. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ADD . WE HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN LESS SCOPE AND A LOWER BOND OR MORE SCOPE AND MORE BOND, WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER AS A VOTER AND CONSTITUENT? I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING . PICK WHICH WAY YOU LEAN ON THAT. IT WOULD BE MORE BUT IT WOULD BE A LARGER BOND NUMBER . LES >> THERE ARE PRIORITY QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HOPING TOGETHER SO WE CAN BRING IT TO YOU AND SAY, THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES TO HELP DRIVE THAT DECISION POINT. >> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. >> OKAY. GO AHEAD, TRUSTEE FOREMAN. >> THANK YOU. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW FROM PREVIOUS BONDS IS THAT ON THE FACILITY TASK FORCE, WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAD DIFFERENT EXPERTISE . THAT WOULD BE FROM AN ARCHITECT OR CONSTRUCTION WORKER AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LIST OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT SERVED ON THIS TASK FORCE TO TRY TO GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT KIND OF EXPERTISE WAS BOUGHT OTHER THAN THE DISTRICT'S EXPERTISE. SO THAT I CAN WHEN I'M TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY I CAN BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WE HAD OTHER INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT PEOPLE WHO HAD SOME EXPERTISE IN THESE SPECIFIC AREAS, SO CAN I GET A LISTING OF EVERYBODY THAT SERVED AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THEIR EXPERTISE, COULD YOU PLEASE PUT THAT ON ALSO? >> WILL DO. >> TRUSTEE CURRIE. >> I JUST WANTED TO THANK TRUSTEE MACKEY FOR CLARIFYING BECAUSE I THINK I WAS MORE CONFUSED AS WELL. JUST TO SAY TO YOU, A LOT OF THE COMMENTS I WAS MAKING IS ABOUT HOW WE GO AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TO THE COMMUNITY AND HOW IT FITS INTO THE BROADER SENSE. AS THEY POINTED OUT, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO EXACTLY YET. THAT IS WHAT THE WHOLE POINT OF DECEMBER 18TH IS. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY ON DECEMBER 1ST. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY , I THINK MY REQUEST [01:35:02] MIGHT BE AT SOME POINT, BUT I WILL LEAVE IT TO YOUR JUDGMENT AS TO WHETHER IT IS NECESSARY. >> YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO RESET AND REFRAME THE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO BECAUSE I THINK I WAS NOT CLEAR IN HOW WE PRESENTED THIS THIS EVENING. SO THE PURPOSE IS , WE HAVE DONE THESE ASSESSMENTS . PROFESSIONALS HAVE DONE THE ASSESSMENT OF AN FCI . HOW OLD IS THE ROOF? IS IT LEAKING? IS HVAC ? WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT FCI, I THINK ABOUT SQUARE FOOTAGE, THE CONDITION OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE INTERIOR . AGE OF THE FACILITY. AGE OF EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE HAD PROFESSIONALS DO THAT AND THEY HAVE BEEN UPDATED. THEN WE DID ESAS, WHICH IS RELATIVELY [7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] NEW. THOSE ARE THE EDUCATIONAL SUITABILITY , WHICH IS, I'M GOING TO DO MY ANALOGY. SO WE CAN HAVE A KITCHEN, BUT I'M GOING TO BE -- PART OF WHAT I DO IN MY HOME AS I LIKE TO ENTERTAIN. I DON'T, BUT I LIKE TO ENTERTAIN. I NEED A DOUBLE -- I NEED A DOUBLE SINK. I NEED A TRIANGULAR FORM. I NEED DOUBLE OVENS. SO IT IS SUITABILITY TO WHAT THE PURPOSE IS. SO AN ART ROOM NEEDS TO BE BUILT TO BE AN ART ROOM , NOT, THIS IS THE [8. STATUTORY ITEMS WHICH MAY APPROPRIATELY COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD] READING ROOM WE CONVERTED INTO THE SCIENCE LAB. THEN WE NEED A SCIENCE LAB. SO THAT IS THE ESAS SO YOU CAN KIND OF THINK ABOUT IT THAT WAY. THE SUITABILITY. AND SO OUR INTENT HERE ON THESE ONE PAGERS -- THEY WERE UP FOR A MOMENT. THERE THEY ARE. WAS BACK TO THE CLARIFICATION HERE IS, THIS IS WHAT THE BUILDINGS NEED . AS OBJECTIVELY AS WE CAN TELL YOU , THIS IS WHAT EVERY BUILDING IN TERMS OF SCHOOLS NEEDS ARE . WE HAVE NOT PRIORITIZED THEM. WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT SAYING WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE OF THESE SAYS. AS A MATTER FACT, THAT IS WHY WE ARE PRESENTING THESE IS WE WOULD LIKE TO GET FROM YOU ALL IF YOU HAD TO MAKE CHOICES, WHICH WE ALL HAVE TO DO IS, WHAT FEEDBACK WOULD YOU GIVE US IN TERMS OF HOW WE START PRIORITIZING ? SO THAT THEN WE CAN GATHER THAT INFORMATION FROM EACH OF THE TRUSTEE DISTRICTS , AND THEN USE THAT AS ANOTHER DATA POINT ALONG WITH, WELL, [01:40:03] HERE IS WHAT THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE LARGER COMMITTEE CAME BACK AND SAID , HERE IS HOW THEY WOULD PRIORITIZE IT . HERE IS WHAT YOU HEARD FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS , TAXPAYERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS , AND HERE'S ANOTHER DATA POINT. SO THAT WAS THE REASON WE WERE NOT SAYING, THIS IS HOW MUCH WE THINK THE BOND WOULD BE WAS, WE WERE TRYING TO SEPARATE. I WAS NOT CLEAR. I REALLY APPRECIATE . THE CONVERSATION HELPED ME SO WE CAN FRAME IT ANYWAY YOU ALL WANT TO. I KNOW WE CAN EASILY ADD AN ACTIVITY PORTION AND WE ARE PREPARED TO LEAD THESE IN THE COMMUNITY AS TRUSTEE FOREMAN MENTIONED. WE HAVE NOT PRESENTED ANY OF THIS , SO WE ARE ABSOLUTELY PREPARED TO DO THAT IN ANY WAY ANY OF THE TRUSTEES WANT US TO DO. SO I THINK THAT WAS THE WAY WE WERE WORKING TO TRY TO DO THIS. >> I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT, PLEASE . >> TRUSTEE FOREMAN. >> SO WHILE WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS , WE HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE SCHOOL MEETS. BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO PUT IN , LIKE I.T. AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. OF COURSE WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT I WANT US TO STAY AWARE OF THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS GOING TO PROBABLY BE A HEAVY IMPACT ALSO. >> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES . OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT, FOR THAT UPDATE . TRUSTEES WILL NOW TURN TO AGENDA ITEM 6.02, COMMITTEE REPORTS. ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? >> YES. >> TRUSTEE WEINBERG. >> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET ON OF THEM ARE 12, 2025. ATTENDEES INCLUDED EDUARDO RAMOS, SARAH WEINBERG, DISTRICT 1 TRUSTEE LANCE CURRIE , DISTRICT 6 TRUSTEE JOYCE FOREMAN, CHRIS LEWIS LIVE AND IN PERSON AND MANY TORRES ATTENDED VIRTUALLY. WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION WHERE NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AFTER WHICH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION. FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES PRESENTED THE REPORT UNDER STRICT FINANCIAL UPDATE, THEN OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS PRESENTED ON THE REPORT -- PRESENTED THE REPORT FOR FISCAL [01:45:01] YEAR 24-25 PROGRAM AUDIT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AUDIT AND RESULTS OF THEIR TEST DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE OR ANY OTHER MATTERS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED UNDER GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS. THEN THE INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE DISTRICT HOTLINE, THE AUDIT PLAN AND SUFFICIENCY OF DEPARTMENT RESOURCES AS WELL AS RESULTS OF THEIR INTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT. FOLLOWING THE REPORTS, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TOOK ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. FIRST , THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING WERE APPROVED. THEN OUR AUDIT FINANCIAL AUDITORS PRESENTED THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025. AUDITORS PROVIDED -- AND THIS IS IMPORTANT -- AND UNMODIFIED AUDIT REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEY STATED THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT EFFICIENCIES AND NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES TO NOTE. THEY DID NOTE THE REPORT ON COMPLIANCE FOR EACH MAJOR FEDERAL PROGRAM AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE WILL BE FINALIZED WHEN THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FINALIZES THE 2025 OMB BECAUSE OF THE SHUTDOWN. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MOVED TO FORWARD THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR TO JUNE 30TH, 2025, TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. AFTER THAT , IT WAS A BIG MEETING. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MADE FINAL THREE INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD, WHICH INCLUDED FACILITIES ACCESS AUDIT, THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENTS AUDIT , AND A CONTINUOUS AUDIT ON PAYROLL AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR JANUARY 1ST, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2025. LASTLY, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CONSIDERED AND TOOK ACTION TO EXTENDABLE MENTATION DATES FOR FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE . >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. WITH THAT WE WILL TURN TO 6.03, TRUSTEE REPORTS, BEGINNING WITH CHRISTIE FOR DISTRICT 1, TRUSTEE CURRIE. >> I'M PROUD TO PROVIDE THE DISTRICT ONE REPORT. IT IS NOT THE DYNAMIC CONFUSED. IT IS NOT THE DYNAMIC REPORT. IT IS JUST DISTRICT 1 REPORT. THE FIRST DISTRICT. >> [01:50:04] >> DISTRICT ONE. FIRST I WANT TO THANK OPERATION WOMAN FEDEX FOR GIVING THE STUDENTS NEW JACKETS. THIS IS A MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION THAT MAKE OUR DALLAS ISD COMMUNITY SO SPECIAL. I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE KINDNESS OF FEDEX AND OPERATION WARM OR THEY HELPED ALMOST 400 STUDENTS STAY WARM AND CONFIDENT BY PROVIDING JACKETS TO THEM. HUGE THANK YOU TO THEM. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE OUTSTANDING THIRD GRADE CHEST STUDENTS FROM PRESTONWOOD FOR PROUDLY REPRESENTING THEIR CAMPUS AND TAKING HOME FIRST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT'S FALL CHESS TOURNAMENT. UNDER THE DEDICATED LEADERSHIP , THESE YOUNG SCHOLARS DEMONSTRATED FOCUS, STRATEGY, AND REMARKABLE TEAMWORK . THIS VICTORY IS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR HARD WORK , AND WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK EDIE WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR HOSTING THIS YEAR'S FIFTH GRADE DEBATE WORKSHOP. EVEN BROUGHT MORE THAN THREE AND 50 TWO BUILD THEIR PUBLIC SPEAKING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. AS A FORMER DEBATER MYSELF, I MAY VERY EXCITED WHENEVER I GET TO READ ABOUT DEBATE NEWS. THIS INTERACTIVE EVENT GAVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT FOUNDATIONS OF DEBATE COME TO COLLABORATE WITH PEERS AND TO PRACTICE SHARING IDEAS CONFIDENTLY. BY THE END OF THE DAY, STUDENTS WERE DELIVERING FULL SPEECHES THAT INCLUDED CLAIMS, EVIDENCE, AND REASONING. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO AIDED IN THE MEANINGFUL STEPS AT BUILDING THEIR SKILLS AS YOUNG COMMUNICATORS. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL LIBERTY BILLS FOR EARNING A DIVISION I RATING AT THE TEXAS DANSON EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION'S FALL ASSESSMENT. AND THEN I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP CORPS OF CADETS AT MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ONCE AGAIN OPENING THEIR SCHOOL AND IN PARTICULAR THE MUSEUM PUT ON BY THE MILITARY MUSEUM PUT ON BY THE STUDENTS AT MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL. ON VETERANS DAY. ON VETERANS DAY YOU CAN GO INTO THAT BUILDING. YOU WILL BE WALKED AROUND BY STUDENTS OF THE LEADERSHIP CORPS TO SHOW YOU DIFFERENT MEMORABILIA THEY HAVE COLLECTED AND MILITARY ARTIFACTS. IT'S A REALLY NEAT THING YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO. AND I DID VERIFY BEFORE THE MEETING TODAY THAT IT HAPPENED TO BE -- THE MUSEUM WAS CREATED BY OUR VERY OWN CHIEF BATES A FEW YEARS BACK , WHO TAUGHT AT MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR 15 YEARS , 16 YEARS. SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE. YOUR LEGACY THAT YOU BUILT THERE IS STILL [01:55:03] GOING EACH AND EVERY YEAR. SO THANK YOU. THE DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT TWO, BUT I WILL LET SARAH TALK ARE PART OF IT AS WELL. BOND PRESENTATION WILL BE ON DECEMBER 1ST AT INSTITUTE NORTH. SO WE ARE EXCITED -- TRUSTEE WEINBERG FOR SHARING THAT PRESENTATION WITH ME . LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BOND AND HEAR THEIR INPUT . AND THEN FINALLY JUST A HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU. VERY THANKFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL BOARD, ALL EIGHT OF YOU, NINE OF US THAT WE GET TO SERVE TOGETHER TO TRY TO HELP KIDS. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY WAKING UP TO TRY TO MAKE THE LIVES OF KIDS BETTER. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE. THAT IS MY REPORT. >> TRUSTEE WEINBERG . >> THANK YOU, DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR MEETING TOGETHER. IT DOES NOT SURPRISE ME YOU WERE A DEBATER. GLAD WE GET TO SIT ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE TABLE. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATION TO PRINCIPAL GARRETT DEELEY DRAGONS FOR WINNING THIS FALL'S DISTRICT TWO ATTENDANCE AWARD. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHAEL JACKSON AND I HAD FUN PRESENTING THE AWARD TO CLASS. ATTENDANCE HIGHLIGHTS THE DEDICATION -- THIS AWARD HIGHLIGHTS THE DEDICATION OF THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION, EVENT COORDINATORS AND ALL THEY DO TO KEEP SHOWING UP. I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATION TO HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL'S ROCKET LEAGUE E-SPORTS TEAM, WHO TOOK FIRST PLACE AT THE DISTRICT 'S E-SPORTS TOURNAMENT. TEAMWORK, STRATEGY, COMPETITIVE COMPOSURE SET THEM APART, DEMONSTRATING SKILLS COLLEGES LOOK FOR IN EMERGING E-SPORTS TALENT. HILLCREST ALSO EARNED THE 24 25 SUMMIT FIRST-PLACE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTED BY SUMMIT K-12 . ON TOP OF PRINCIPAL FLORY RECEIVING THIS HONOR FOR HILLCREST , TEACHER MS. MOSLEY EARNED FOURTH PLACE FOR SUMMIT K-12 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR NATIONWIDE. OUR DISTRICT TWO HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAMS HAD OUTSTANDING SEASONS. THE HILLCREST PANTHERS TEAM CAPTURED THE 13 FIVE A VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND WOODROW WILSON WILDCATS VOLLEYBALL TEAM EARNED THE 14 FIVE A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER A HARD-FOUGHT FIVE-GAME BATTLE AGAINST MESQUITE. BOTH TEAMS WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE DALLAS COACHES ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES, AND IT WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH THEM COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER. FIERCE ATHLETES. WE IN DISTRICT TWO ARE PROUD OF THEIR SKILL, DEDICATION [02:00:01] AND TEAMWORK. IN MORE NEWS, THEIR SHOW CHOIR DELIVERED AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE REPRESENTING DALLAS ISD IN FRONT OF MULTIPLE SUPERINTENDENTS ACROSS TEXAS AND A SPECIAL RECOGNITION GOES TO CHOIR MEMBERS WHO ADVANCED ALL REGION CHOIR INFERENCES BAITED IN THE ALLSTATE CLINIC AT DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY. AND CONGRATS TO WOODROW'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR BEING NAMED COACH OF THE MONTH AND TO THE FIVE WOODROW WILSON ATHLETES WHO HAVE SIGNED TO PLAY SPORTS IN COLLEGE, INCLUDING VOLLEYBALL, BASEBALL, AND GOLF. SPEAKING OF GOLF, CONGRATS TO THE WOODROW BOYS VARSITY GOLF TEAM FOR THE FIRST PLACE WIN AT THE CLASSIC. FINALLY, KUDOS TO -- KUDOS TO THE D2 SCHOOLS WHO EARNED TOP HONORS FROM CHILDREN AT RISK IN THE 2025 NORTH TEXAS SCHOOL RANKINGS. WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY RANK NUMBER ONE IN NORTH TEXAS AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS. HENRY LONGFELLOW CAREER EXPLORATION ACADEMY EARNED A TOP-FIVE GOAL DRIVEN DISTINCTION AND DAN B ROGERS ELEMENTARY RANKED NUMBER 10 AMONG NORTH TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ON THESE CAMPUSES FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT. THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS AND ACCOLADES THIS MONTH. THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE MICCICHE. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AT JACK LOWE SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CAMPUS WAS RANKED NUMBER ONE ON THE GOAL DRIVEN LIST BY CHILDREN AT RISK FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE REGION. THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF EVERYONE INVOLVED AND I'M SO PROUD TO SEE THE THREE SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY . THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO VISITED D3 CAMPUSES FOR PRINCIPLE OF THE DAY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TWO OF THEM HERE. ALISHA PATE, REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DALLAS MAVERICKS, VISITED SAM TAZ BE MIDDLE SCHOOL, PICKING UP THINGS WITH MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS , AND SHE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME VISITING WITH THE STUDENTS AROUND CAMPUS. ANOTHER BIG THANKS TO THOMAS OF CAPITAL ONE , WHO SERVED AS PRINCIPAL FOR THE DAY AT BRIAN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND SHE JUMPED RIGHT IN , TOURING CLASSES, VISITING WITH STUDENTS AND EVEN HELPED MAKE SURE TSI TESTING STARTED SMOOTHLY. KUDOS TO BOTH FOR SHARING YOUR TIME AND ENERGY, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AND BRIAN ADAMS FOR MAKING THEM FEEL RIGHT AT HOME. HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO PRINCIPAL MARIA HERNANDEZ ALONG WITH THE INCREDIBLE FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT HIGHLAND MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE GRACIOUS WELCOME DURING MY VISIT. HIGHLAND MEADOWS TRULY [02:05:04] LIVES UP TO IT'S A RATING . IT WAS INSPIRING TO SEE HOW EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER TO MAKE EXCELLENCE A REALITY EVERY DAY. LASTLY I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR DISTRICT THREE SCHOOLS THAT ARE STEPPING UP AS FOOD DISTRIBUTION SITES OVER THANKSGIVING BREAK. BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM , PARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE HOME THREE DAYS WORTH OF BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR EACH CHILD . THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE CARED FOR DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MR. PRESIDENT. >> TRUSTEE GARCIA. >> WHEN VISITING CLAIRE ELEMENTARY FOR A BOOK VENDING MACHINE UNVEILING, THEY CAME UP [9. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS] WITH THE SLOGAN FOR D4. THEY SAID DISTRICT FOUR DREAMS BIG, SO THAT IS -- I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. BUT ALSO, TO RECOGNIZE SAMUEL HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAD A STUDENT, EDUARDO, A SENIOR, WHO IS ADVANCING TO YOU IL REGIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP, AND SO WE WILL SEE HIM TAKE ON THE STATE QUALIFYING MEET . EDUARDO, WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU. BEST OF * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.