May 28, 2026 Board Meetings

[1. NOTICE AND RETURN]

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THE TIME IS 6:39 PM. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WE WILL FOREGO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG AS WE JUST DID BOTH MOMENTS AGO. THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT OR PARTICIPATING SIMULTANEOUSLY BY VIDEO CONFERENCE. A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THIS LOCATION.

TRUSTEE FOR DISTRICT 1, LANCE CURRIE.

DISTRICT 2, SARAH WEINBERG.

DISTRICT 3, DAN MICCICHE.

DISTRICT 4, PRISMA GARCIA.

DISTRICT 5, BYRON SANDERS.

DISTRICT 6, JOYCE FOREMAN.

DISTRICT 7, BEN MACKEY.

DISTRICT 9, ED TURNER.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR. STEPHANIE ELIZALDE, JOINS US. AND I AM JOE CARREÓN, TRUSTEE FOR DISTRICT 8 AND BOARD PRESIDENT. THE MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AT DALLASISD.ORG.

[SPANISH] IN ORDER FOR THE BOARD TO HOLD THIS MEETING IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER, I WANT TO LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN AN ORDERLY FASHION. ASK THE PUBLIC TO ABIDE BY THE RULES OUTLINED IN BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL PERTAINING TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR A PERSON WITH INTENT TO PREVENT OR DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING TO SUBSTANTIALLY OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH THE ORDINARY CONDUCT OF A MEETING BY PHYSICAL ACTION OR VERBAL UTTERANCE, AND THEREBY CURTAIL THE EXERCISE OF OTHERS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS, DISRUPTIVE, OR FAILS TO ABIDE BY THE RULES OF THIS ASSEMBLY WHILE ADDRESSING THE BOARD OR WHILE ATTENDING THIS MEETING SHALL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

FAILURE TO LEAVE WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN THE PERSON BEING ESCORTED FROM THE MEETING AND SUBJECT TO ARREST. TRUSTEES, WE WILL TURN TO WE RECOGNIZE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS MOMENTS AGO.

SO, TRUSTEES, WE WILL TURN NOW

[3. PRESENTATION OF BOARD RECOGNITIONS]

SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING THROUGHOUT THE RECOGNITION SEGMENT OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. TRUSTEE WEINBERG AND PRINCIPAL ALEX MERRITT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL 56453C DRONELUTION360 TEAM MEMBERS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANY NAMES THROUGHOUT THE RECOGNITION SEGMENT. ANTHONY VARGAS, KENDALL JOHNSON, ESTEBAN SALCIDO, JACOB BURGOS, VICTORIA ANDRADE, AND COACH ABBAS SAMMIS. THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE DRONELUTION360 FROM WOODROW HIGH SCHOOL FOR WINNING THE AERIAL DRONE HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION CHAMPIONSHIP THAT TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 7TH AND 8TH AT THE 2026 SOUTH CENTRAL AREA DRONE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRISCO, TEXAS. THE COMPETITION FEATURED TOP TEAMS FROM 7 STATES. THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO THE TEAM THAT DEMONSTRATES A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS AND DOCUMENTS MULTIPLE ITERATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMMING SOLUTIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL 56453C DRONELUTION360 TEAM.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WEINBERG.

TRUSTEE GARCIA AND PRINCIPAL DR. REYMUNDO CERVANTES-GUAJARDO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND REMAIN STANDING THROUGHOUT THE RECOGNITION.

SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED 3028Z LADY DRONES TEAM MEMBERS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED. ABIGAIL SILOS, LITZY DELGADO, EMMA ALDANA, ASHLEY CORTEZ, WENDY ROSALES, AND COACHES PATRICIA CORTEZ AND OMAR CORTEZ. THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE 3028Z LADY DRONEZ TEAM FOR WINNING THE ALL-AROUND CHAMPION AWARD THAT TOOK PLACE ON MAY 8TH AND 9TH AT THE 2026 SOUTH CENTRAL AREA DRONE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP IN EL PASO, TEXAS. IN ADDITION TO THIS TOP HONOR, THEY WERE ALSO AWARDED THE TEAMWORK MISSION CHAMPION AWARD AND THE DRONE READINESS AWARD. CONGRATULATIONS, SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE, 3028Z LADY DRONEZ TEAM. SCHOOL FOR THE

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THIS AWARD IS AWARDED TO THE TOP TEAMS DEMONSTRATING OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ROBOT PERFORMANCE, ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION, AND INTERVIEWS.

CONGRATULATIONS, REINHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RAMS ROBOTICS TEAM 199R. TRUSTEE MICCICHE AND ED BOTT, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. ALEX SANGER PREPARATORY 20616B ROBOLUTION B TEAM MEMBERS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.

ALEX CASE, HUNTINGTON EARNSHAW, MIRANDA FLORES, NATHAN RAMIREZ, AND COACHES ROBERTO GARIA, HECTOR RIVERA, AND RACHEL KHALIFI. THE BOARD IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE ALEX SANGER PREP 20616B ROBOLUTION B TEAM FOR WINNING THE VEX IQ EXCELLENCE AWARD THAT TOOK PLACE ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2026 AT THE VEX IQ MIDDLE SCHOOL REGION 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS.

THIS AWARD IS AWARDED TO THE TOP TEAMS DEMONSTRATING OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ROBOT PERFORMANCE, ENGINEER DOCUMENTATION, AND INTERVIEWS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEX SANGER PREP 20616B ROBOLUTION B TEAM. THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS, TRUSTEES, WE WILL NOW TURN TO AGENDA ITEM 3.06, THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION BY TRUSTEE TURNER. TRUSTEES, WE ARE NOW AT THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE CONDUCTED BY FIRST VICE PRESIDENT TRUSTEE TURNER.

TRUSTEE TURNER, WILL YOU PLEASE GO TO THE FRONT OF THE DAIS HERE TO ISSUE THE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION TO THE CANDIDATES? ALL RIGHT, OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, COOL. OKAY, ALL RIGHT,

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TONIGHT, I WILL ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO THE CANDIDATES. THE STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICERS AND THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY A QUALIFIED PERSON CHOSEN BY THE CANDIDATE. SARAH WEINBERG, JOYCE FOREMAN, AND JOE CARREÓN, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN FRONT OF THE DIOCESE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION? ALL RIGHT, OKAY. THIS CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION IS CERTIFIED THAT ON JANUARY 22ND, 2026, THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CALLED FOR A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 2ND, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING 3 MEMBERS TO THE DALLAS ISD THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN DISTRICT 2, 6, AND 8. AND WHEREAS SARAH WEINBERG, DISTRICT 2, AND JOYCE FOREMAN, DISTRICT 6, RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST.

IN DISTRICT 8, THE AUTHORITY RESPONSES TO THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING THE OFFICIAL BALLOT PREPARED, CERTIFIED THE CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT 8, JOE CARREÓN WAS UNOPPOSED. ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED THE ORDER AND CANCELED THE ELECTION IN DECEMBER IN DISTRICT 8. WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE CERTIFICATES, SARAH WEINBERG, JOYCE FOREMAN, AND JOE CARREÓN ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE OFFICE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL RIGHTY.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE TURNER, FOR ISSUING THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION. AT THIS TIME, JOYCE FOREMAN AND JOE CARREÓN, PLEASE STAND AT THE END OF THE DAIS. WE WILL NOW HAVE THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR SARAH WEINBERG.

HONORABLE FORMER JUDGE BARBARA LYNN, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO ISSUE THE STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICER AND THE OATH OF OFFICE, IN THAT ORDER.

WELL, IF I MAY, A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR GREAT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

IT IS MY PARTICULAR HONOR TO ISSUE THE STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICER AND THE STATE OF TEXAS OATH OF OFFICE TO YOU, SARAH. IT IS A GREAT HONOR THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON ME, AND I APPRECIATE IT GREATLY.

WOULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME? I, SARAH WEINBERG. I, SARAH WEINBERG. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY.

PAID, OFFERED, OR PROMISED TO PAY. CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE. CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE. ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR EMPLOYMENT. OR EMPLOYMENT.

FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE.

FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE. AT THE ELECTION.

AT THE ELECTION.

AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED.

AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. OR AS A REWARD. OR AS A REWARD. TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION. TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION.

WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

SO, HELP ME GOD. SO, HELP ME GOD. THAT'S HARDER THAN THE FEDERAL OATH. I, SARAH WEINBERG. I, SARAH WEINBERG.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.

OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.

OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.

FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND WILL TO BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAW OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. SO, HELP ME GOD. SO, HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, HONORABLE BARBARA LYNN, AND CONGRATULATIONS, TRUSTEE SARAH WEINBERG. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR PHOTOS.

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WE WILL NOW HAVE THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR JOYCE FOREMAN. STATE REPRESENTATIVE YVONNE DAVIS, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO ISSUE THE STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICER AND THE OATH OF OFFICE, IN THAT ORDER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I AM SO EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS OATH OF OFFICE SERVICE FOR JOYCE FOREMAN AND HER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU WOULD REPEAT AFTER ME, FIRST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICE FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THE OATH OF OFFICE. I, JOYCE FOREMAN. I, JOYCE FOREMAN. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID.

THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID. OFFERED.

OFFERED. PROMISED TO PAY.

PROMISED TO PAY. CONTRIBUTED.

CONTRIBUTED. OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY. OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY.

OR THING OF VALUE. OR THING OF VALUE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR EMPLOYMENT.

OR EMPLOYMENT.

FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE.

FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE. AT THE ELECTION.

AT THE ELECTION.

FOR WHICH I WAS ELECTED.

FOR WHICH I WAS ELECTED.

OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT.

OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT. OR CONFIRMATION. OR CONFIRMATION.

WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

SO, HELP ME GOD. SO, HELP ME GOD. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL DO THE OATH OF OFFICE.

AGAIN, REPEAT AFTER ME. I, JOYCE FOREMAN. I, JOYCE FOREMAN. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

OF THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.

OF THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE.

FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE.

PRESERVE. PROTECT. PROTECT.

AND DEFEND. AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. OF THE UNITED STATES. OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. SO, HELP ME GOD. SO, HELP ME GOD. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR PHOTOS.

THANK YOU, STATE REPRESENTATIVE YVONNE DAVIS, AND CONGRATULATIONS, TRUSTEE JOYCE FOREMAN. STAY. RIGHT, WE WILL NOW HAVE THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR JOE CARREÓN.

HONORABLE JUDGE JUAN JASSO, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO ISSUE THE STATEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICER AND THE OATH OF OFFICE IN THAT ORDER.

AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A BIG GRATITUDE TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS.

HAVING A YOUNGER SISTER WHO HAS BEEN A SCHOOLTEACHER FOR OVER 40 YEARS, ALSO NEED TO GIVE MY ADMIRATION TO THE SCHOOLTEACHERS OF THE ISD AS WELL. YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I, JOE CARREÓN. I, JOE CARREÓN. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY. THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY. OR INDIRECTLY. OR INDIRECTLY. PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY. PAID, OFFERED, OR PROMISED TO PAY.

CONTRIBUTED. CONTRIBUTED. OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE. ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. OR EMPLOYMENT. OR EMPLOYMENT.

FOR THE GIVING.

FOR THE GIVING. OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE. OR WITHHOLDING

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AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. OR AS A REWARD. OR AS A REWARD.

TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT.

TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT. OR CONFIRMATION. OR CONFIRMATION.

WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

WHICHEVER CASE MAY BE. SO, HELP ME GOD. SO, HELP ME GOD. AND THEN THE OATH OF OFFICE. I, JOE CARREÓN. I, JOE CARREÓN.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE. OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE. FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND WILL TO BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. OF THE UNITED STATES.

OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. SO, HELP ME GOD. SO, HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, HONORABLE JUDGE JASSO, AND CONGRATULATIONS, TRUSTEE JOE CARREÓN. CONGRATULATIONS, TRUSTEE SARAH WEINBERG, TRUSTEE JOYCE FOREMAN, AND TRUSTEE JOE CARREÓN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE HELP ME TO FORMALLY CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME BACK TRUSTEE WEINBERG, TRUSTEE FOREMAN, AND TRUSTEE CARREÓN AS MEMBERS OF THE DALLAS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALSO, WE WANT TO THANK HONORABLE FORMER JUDGE BARBARA LYNN, STATE REPRESENTATIVE YVONNE DAVIS, AND HONORABLE JUDGE JUAN JASSO FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE CEREMONY THIS EVENING.

NOW WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEE TURNER. WAITING ON JOE TO TAKE HIS SEAT. TRUSTEE WEINBERG, FOREMAN, AND CARREÓN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS, I INVITE YOU TO DO SO AT THIS TIME, STARTING WITH TRUSTEE WEINBERG, PROCEEDING IN DISTRICT ORDER. THANK YOU.

IT IS A TREMENDOUS HONOR TO BEGIN MY SECOND TERM SERVING THE DALLAS ISD COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK EVERY SUPPORTER, VOLUNTEER, AND VOTER WHO STOOD WITH ME. YOUR TRUST SENDS ME BACK TO THIS WORK WITH RENEWED ENERGY AND PURPOSE. THE WORK OF A TRUSTEE ASKS A LOT OF BOTH THE PERSON SERVING AND THE PERS PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM. ON TOP OF THAT, I LOST MY MOM THIS SPRING, SO I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY STEADFAST AND AMAZING HUSBAND RUSSELL, AND TO MY WONDERFUL FAMILY AND FRIENDS, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND FOR YOUR BELIEF IN ME. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO TRICIA WINDOM, MY FEARLESS CAMPAIGN MANAGER, WHO SOMEHOW MANAGED TO KEEP ME FOCUSED, FORWARD-LOOKING, AND LAUGHING THROUGH TWO CAMPAIGNS. I WANT TO THANK THE HONORABLE BARBARA LYNN FOR SWEARING ME IN TODAY. HER TRAILBLAZING CAREER HAS BEEN MARKED BY BARRIER-BREAKING LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE. AND I'M SO HONORED TO HAVE SUCH A STRONG ROLE MODEL TO BE A PART OF OUR MOMENT. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE VOTERS FOR THE HUGE AND RESOUNDING YES TO ALL FOUR BOND PROPOSITIONS.

THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN THE FUTURE WE ARE BUILDING TOGETHER. BIG PROPS TO OUR DEDICATED BOND CAMPAIGN CHAIRS, MIGUEL SOLIS, DREX AWUSU, AND DUPREE SCOVILLE. AND WADE JOHNS FOR HIS ENTHUSIASTIC DISTRICT 2 REPRESENTATION IN THE BOND PROCESS. AND AGAIN, TO TRICIA FOR HER WORK ON THE BOND CAMPAIGN AS WELL. I RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE MY BOARD COLLEAGUES AND SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE. I, I JUST SO DEEPLY VALUE THE CARE WE COLLECTIVELY BRING TO THE DECISIONS WE MAKE THAT IMPACT OUR STAKEHOLDERS. AND SPEAKING OF IMPACT, I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE OUR TEACHERS, OUR CAMPUS LEADERS, AND OUR DISTRICT STAFF, AS THEY ARE THE FOLKS WHO TURN THESE GOALS INTO REALITY EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND I'M

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IT IS AN HONOR TO BE REPRESENTING DISTRICT 6 AGAIN, AND THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS WHO OVERWHELMINGLY DECIDED TO BRING ME BACK TO THIS SEAT. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR TRUST IN ME. MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT MY MOTTO IS MEET THE STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE. I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK AND TO CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE SAME EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT MY LOVE FOR DALLAS ISD DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. BEING A GRADUATE OF DALLAS ISD FROM SUNNY SOUTH DALLAS LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, I CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS FIGHT. THIS FIGHT IS NOT ONE JUST FOR ME, BUT IT'S FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE FUTURE, UNDERSTANDING THAT BY MAKING SURE THAT WE DO ALL THE RIGHT THINGS BY STUDENTS THAT STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE IF WE BELIEVE THEY CAN ACHIEVE. I APPRECIATE THAT.

REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS, WE'VE BEEN LONG-TIME FRIENDS AND WE'VE BEEN IN THE FIGHT FOR A LONG TIME. I APPRECIATE YOU.

AND THEN I HAVE MY OTHER SISTER BACK THERE, ETTA MULLINS, JUDGE MULLINS. WE'VE BEEN LONG-TIME FRIENDS AND WE'VE BEEN IN THE FIGHT FO A LONG TIME. EDUCATION IS AT A DIFFICULT TIME RIGHT NOW.

AND SO COLLECTIVELY WE CAN CHANGE THINGS. AND I AM A FIRM BELIEVER THAT MY ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AND GET THINGS DONE IS WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, SPECIFICALLY FOR DISTRICT 6 DAVID W. CARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS FEEDER, KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL AND ITS FEEDER, AND THE GREAT KATHLEEN JOY GILLIAM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.

THANK YOU. SO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK. I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING JUDGE JASSO FOR JOINING ME IN HELPING READ MY OATH OF OFFICE HERE THIS EVENING. JUDGE JASSO HAS DEDICATED 32 YEARS ON THE BENCH AS A JUDGE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS AND HAS ALWAYS STOOD AS A ROLE MODEL TO ME AS SOMEONE WHO'S COMMITTED TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

HE DOESN'T KNOW HE HAS NO REASON FOR HIM TO REMEMBER THIS, BUT AS A YOUNG ATTORNEY, HE WAS MY FIRST TRIAL ON MY OWN WAS IN HIS COURTROOM, AND HE WELCOMED ME. IT'S A VERY SCARY MOMENT FOR ANY YOUNG ATTORNEY TO YOUR FIRST TRIAL WHEN YOU'RE BY YOURSELF AND HOW DO YOU PRESENT EVIDENCE AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT HE WAS VERY, VERY WELCOMING AND VERY KIND AND MADE THE PROCESS EASY, MADE SURE MY CLIENT WAS HEARD, I WAS HEARD. AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT AND HOW I FELT AND THEN HOW I PRACTICED LAW FROM AND TREAT PEOPLE FROM THAT MOMENT FORWARD. IT WAS A VERY INFLUENTIAL MOMENT FOR ME. SO, THANK YOU TO HIM.

THANK YOU, OF COURSE, TO THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 8.

IT'S A BIG DISTRICT. I THINK MANY OF US REPRESENT BIG DISTRICT. THE PEOPLE OF NORTHWEST DALLAS, WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED, WEBB CHAPEL, BACHMAN LAKE, WHERE I WENT TO KINDERGARTEN. I DIDN'T GO TO PRE-K, MISSED OUT. YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL BY THE EVERYTHING THAT I DO UP HERE. BUT I WENT TO KINDERGARTEN AT DAVID G.

BURNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THEN WITH SOME BOND MONIES WAY BACK WHEN, WE OPENED UP SALDIVAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND I WENT TO SALDIVAR, THEN I WENT TO CARY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND SO MANY WONDERFUL TEACHERS THAT POURED INTO ME AND PREPARED ME FOR MY FUTURE, AND MY COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTED ME SINCE I WAS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT AND A KID, AND THEN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ME IN THIS POSITION HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE CHAPEL BACHMAN LAKE AND THE REST OF DISTRICT 8. WE'RE TALKING WEST DALLAS AND THE STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN WEST DALLAS, LA BAJADA, AND LOS ALTOS, AND LEDBETTER, AND HOMESTEAD. AND ALL THE

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AND AS A NORTHWEST DALLAS KID, I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MOUNT AUBURN SIDE, BUT THEY'VE WELCOMED ME AND COLLABORATED WITH ME ALL THESE YEARS. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE.

AND OF COURSE, EVEN FURTHER EAST THAT I REPRESENT JUBILEE PARK AND THEN AND THEN FOR A MOMENT THERE, DOLPHIN HEIGHTS, ALL THESE COMMUNITIES THAT, THAT ARE JUST SO SUPPORTIVE AND ALWAYS WILLING TO STEP UP FOR OUR KIDS, BE A SHOULDER FOR ME TO LEAN ON. I AM JUST INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU GIVE ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE VOICE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES HERE ON THIS SCHOOL BOARD AND TO BE THE VOICE FOR OUR KIDS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. AND THEN SO, SO THANK YOU. IT'S TRULY, IT'S TRULY THE GREATEST HONOR OF MY LIFE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, MY GREAT COLLEAGUES HERE ON THIS BOARD. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I THINK WE'VE DONE SO MANY GREAT THINGS TOGETHER.

AND I'M BACK BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO DO.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, I'M BACK BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THIS BOARD AND I BELIEVE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND HOW THOUGHTFUL YOU ALL ARE.

YOU ARE IF YOU, IF YOU WERE DIFFERENT, I MAY HAVE MAYBE MADE A DIFFERENT DECISION.

BUT, BUT, BUT, BUT I KNOW, AGAIN, HOW THOUGHTFUL YOU ARE AND HOW CARING YOU ARE, HOW FOCUSED YOU ARE. AND SO, I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS NEXT ROUND WITH YOU AND TOGETHER ACCOMPLISH EVEN MORE THINGS, OF COURSE, TOGETHER. SO, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT ELIZALDE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE ONE. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO SERVE WITH ALL OF Y'ALL FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT EACH OTHER, BUT YOU ALL ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TRUSTEES WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND WAYS OF OPERATION. BUT I TRULY, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I THINK ONE COMMONALITY I KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU SITS UP HERE WITH NOTHING BUT THE BEST OF INTENTIONS TO FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE KID ACROSS DALLAS ISD AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST SYSTEM TO SERVE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURES. I RESPECT EACH OF YOU DEEPLY. I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM EACH OF YOU AND CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU BECAUSE DALLAS ISD HAS DONE SOME GREAT THINGS, BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING AND WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. AND THERE'S NOT 3 OTHER PEOPLE THAT I WOULD RATHER HAVE UP HERE TO WORK WITH OVER THESE YEARS.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE YEARS AHEAD.

TRUSTEE SANDERS. JUST WANT TO SAY, HAVING JUST HIT A YEAR SITTING IN THE SEAT, I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING FROM LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE PERSON UP HERE. AND SO, I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD, A LOT OF WORK AHEAD TOUGH WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.

BUT THE THING IS, I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A TEAM, AND, AND AS A TEAM, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS TOGETHER, ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP OF COURSE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALL WITH OUR KIDS IN MIND. SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL. WELCOME BACK, AND LET'S GET IT. ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEE CURRIE. JUST WANTED TO SAY AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS AND, AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I, YOU KNOW, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS JOB.

IT'S THE MOST REWARDING THING I THINK I'VE EVER DONE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO LOVE IT BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THIS INCREDIBLE PAYCHECK FOR ANOTHER 4 MORE YEARS WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY LOVING THESE KIDS, LOVING THIS DISTRICT, AND TRYING TO DO BEST FOR PEOPLE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND I'M EXCITED TO SERVE WITH YOU AGAIN. BUT WE ALL NEED TO BE THANKED. YOU ALL NEED TO BE THANKED FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND, AND I WANTED TO SAY ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEE MICCICHE.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO JOIN EVERYONE ELSE IN SAYING WELCOME BACK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE DISTRICT'S COME A LONG WAY, AND I AM SO GLAD TO BE ON THIS JOURNEY WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GARCIA. SIMPLY WANT TO ECHO WHAT'S BEEN SAID. I THINK I ADMIRE THE PASSION EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU BRING TO THIS DAIS EVERY TIME WE HAVE A

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WELL, THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION OF I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT WAS IT.

THAT'S OKAY. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU, AND CERTAINLY TO THE LAST 3 WHO'VE JUST BEEN REELECTED. IT IS TRULY A JOURNEY WORTH DOING WHEN I GET TO DO THIS WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND WE ARE VERY DIFFERENT, AND IT IS THROUGH THAT DIFFERENCE THAT WE MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ON KIDS' BEHALF. AND SO, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SUM UP MY FEELINGS THAT THIS BOARD, THIS BOARD DOES EVERYTHING ON WHOSE BEHALF? ON THE KIDS' BEHALF, NOT ON INDIVIDUAL OR ADULTS. THEY DO THIS, YOU DO THIS ON KIDS' BEHALF. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE. ALL RIGHT, THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION OF ELECTED OFFICERS AND THE OATH OF OFFICE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.

OUR AGENDA NOW CALLS FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

TRUSTEES, THIS IS THE ONLY PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE YOU ELECT YOUR OFFICERS. I'M SORRY, THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE YOU ELECT YOUR OFFICERS BY LAW, AT THE FIRST MEETING AFTER QUALIFICATION OF BOARD MEMBERS FOLLOWING AN ELECTION, THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO ELECT A PRESIDENT AND A SECRETARY AND OTHER OFFICERS THE BOARD DEEMS NECESSARY. FOR US, THAT'S A FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AND A SECOND VICE PRESIDENT. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT YOUR SUPERINTENDENT PRESIDES OVER YOUR MEETING. I WILL DO SO UP TO UP UNTIL THE NEW BOARD PRESIDENT IS ELECTED. THE METHOD OF NOMINATION SHALL BE MADE FROM THE FLOOR, OPEN NOMINATIONS. NO SECOND IS REQUIRED. AS WE BEGIN THE VOTE, I WANT TO POINT OUT THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A MAJORITY VOTE ENDS THE VOTING PROCESS FOR THAT PARTICULAR POSITION.

EACH NOMINATION WILL BE VOTED ON AS A SEPARATE ITEM, MEANING EACH TRUSTEE CAN VOTE ONCE FOR EACH NOMINEE UNTIL A SINGLE CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF VOTES, THUS ENDING THE VOTING FOR THAT POSITION. IF NO MAJORITY IS OBTAINED, WE WILL CONTINUE TO THE NEXT NAME, AND IF NO NOMINEE RECEIVES A MAJORITY VOTE, NOMINATIONS FOR THE SAME POSITION WILL OPEN AGAIN WITH THE SAME NAMES AND/OR POSSIBLE ADDITIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, WHEN ASKED, WILL RAISE THEIR HANDS. ALL THOSE OPPOSED WILL RAISE THEIR HANDS, AND THOSE WISHING TO ABSTAIN MAY ALSO DO SO.

WHEN ONLY ONE NOMINEE IS PUT WHEN ONLY ONE NOMINEE IS PUT UP, THE CHAIR CAN DECLARE THAT THE NOMINEE IS ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION. THE SAME PERSON CAN BE NOMINATED FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PROCESS? HEARING NONE, NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE OFFICE OF BOARD PRESIDENT. TRUSTEE SANDERS. I NOMINATE, EXCUSE ME, I NOMINATE TRUSTEE JOE CARREÓN FOR PRESIDENT. I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR BOARD PRESIDENT, JOE CARREÓN. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT? SEEING NONE, I DECLARE JOE CARREÓN AS THE NEW BOARD PRESIDENT BY ACCLAMATION. AND NOW I TURN THE MEETING OVER TO BOARD PRESIDENT JOE CARREÓN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, TRUSTEES. THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST. THIS IS I MEAN, THIS IS TRULY BEING ABLE TO SIT IN THIS CHAIR IS TRULY, AGAIN, I SAID IT, THE HIGHEST HONOR OF MY PUBLIC LIFE AND WILL BE FOREVER. THIS IS SUCH IMPORTANT WORK, AND TO HAVE YOUR TRUST, IT JUST MEANS THE WORLD. THANK YOU ALSO FOR BEING SO THOUGHTFUL AND FOR, AND SO COMMITTED TO THE WORK THAT WE DO. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS NEXT, THIS NEXT ROUND, BUT ALSO KNOW THAT I'M OPEN TO FEEDBACK. I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO FEEDBACK. ANY, ANY WAY THAT I CAN BE BETTER, ALWAYS KNOW THAT LINES OF COMMUNICATION ARE ALWAYS OPEN.

I'M ALWAYS WORKING

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YES, TRUSTEES, I WILL NOW SEEK THEIR NOMINATIONS IN ORDER FOR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT? TRUSTEE CURRIE? YES, I NOMINATE TRUSTEE SARAH WEINBERG FOR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT.

TRUSTEE WEINBERG IS NOMINATED FOR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. ARE THERE FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. HEARING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE WEINBERG IS DECLARED ELECTED FIRST VICE PRESIDENT BY ACCLAMATION. TRUSTEE WEINBERG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME. I'LL WORK HARD AS YOUR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. WE WILL NOW SEEK NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND, VICE PRESIDENT.

WE'LL SEE NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT. I SEE ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT? I SEE TRUSTEE TURNER. I NOMINATE TRUSTEE BYRON SANDERS FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.

TRUSTEE SANDERS IS NOMINATED FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? TRUSTEES, SEEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, THEN TRUSTEE SANDERS IS DECLARED SECOND VICE PRESIDENT BY ACCLAMATION. TRUSTEE SANDERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS AT THIS TIME? IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, SUPER IMPOSSIBLE. GRATEFUL.

THANK Y'ALL. GOING TO WORK HARD AND WE GOING TO KEEP MOVING. SO, THANKS EVERYBODY, APPRECIATE YOU.

TRUSTEE OKAY, TRUSTEES, WE WILL NOW SEEK NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY. TRUSTEES, IS THERE ANY NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY? TRUSTEE MICCICHE. I NOMINATE PRISMA GARCIA. TRUSTEE GARCIA HAS BEEN TRUSTEE PRISMA GARCIA IS NOMINATED FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY. ARE THERE FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY? SEEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY, THEN TRUSTEE PRISMA GARCIA IS ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION. TRUSTEE GARCIA, ANY REMARKS AT THIS TIME? I TAKE THE SIGNING OF DOCUMENTS VERY SERIOUSLY, SO I APPRECIATE BEING IN THIS SPOT AGAIN. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE, AND ALWAYS RELIABLE FOR SURE. LET'S SEE, TRUSTEES, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE APPOINTED OFFICERS.

WE WILL REMAIN IN OUR SEATS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND SHUFFLE

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OUR AGENDA CALLS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN WITH SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS FOLLOWED BY SPEAKERS TO NON-AGENDA ITEMS. I AM ASKING SPEAKERS TO BE MINDFUL CHILDREN ARE IN ATTENDANCE. CHILDREN AND UNWILLING ADULT RECIPIENT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE AND AT THIS PUBLIC MEETING SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO LEWD, FILTHY, VULGAR, OBSCENE, OR EXPLICIT LANGUAGE FROM SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS THAT INSIST ON EXPOSING THE PUBLIC TO THIS LANGUAGE SHALL BE ASKED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.

FURTHER, PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF YOUR FELLOW SPEAKERS AND TO REFRAIN FROM USING INDIVIDUALS' NAMES, TO INCLUDE STUDENTS' NAMES, AND TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND NOT INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES. THE DISTRICT HAS ADOPTED PROCEDURES TO HEAR AND ADDRESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SPEAKERS AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE GRIEVANCE POLICY TO SEEK RELIEF VIA THOSE PROCEDURES.

AUDIENCE, I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT WILL DISRUPT THE MEETING. THE RULES OF ORDER AND DECORUM WILL BE ENFORCED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO ENSURE EFFICIENT MEETINGS.

UNLAWFUL OR DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT, INCLUDING THE INTERRUPTING OF SCHEDULED SPEAKERS, SPEAKING OUT OF TURN, CROSSING OFF THE ROPE, THOUGHT BARRIERS, OR INTERFERING WITH THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. EACH PARTICIPANT IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT AND CONSEQUENCES OF HIS OR HER OWN STATEMENTS.

SPEAKERS, PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT SUBSTITUTIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED. IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, YOU CANNOT SPEAK ON SOMEONE ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE. SPEAKERS WHO FAIL TO ADHERE TO THIS RULE WILL BE INTERRUPTED AND INFORMED THAT YOUR COMMENTS ARE OUT OF ORDER. SO, ROSE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE NAMES OF THE SPEAKERS? GOOD EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE SPEAKERS THAT YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY FOR YOUR NAME. I WILL CALL 4 SPEAKERS AT A TIME. WILL THE FIRST 2 SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? ANGELA DAVIS AND CALEB KIM, FOLLOWED BY BLAIR COLLINS AND ROBERT CECCARELLI. ON DECK. GOOD

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IN PRACTICAL TERMS, THAT AMOUNTS TO ROUGHLY $1,200 TO $1,500 A YEAR BEFORE TAXES, AND FOR MANY OF US, THAT DOES NOT EVEN OFFSET THE RISING COST OF THE INSURANCE PREMIUMS. PERSONALLY, I PAY $696 A MONTH FOR HEALTH INSURANCE ALONE, AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE VISION, DENTAL, OR DISABILITY INSURANCE.

ALTOGETHER, I PAY NEARLY $1,000 A MONTH FOR COVERAGE, AND I STILL PAY COPAYS OF $35 TO $70 WHEN I GO TO THE DOCTOR. MEANWHILE, DALLAS ISD IS INVESTING $56.4 MILLION INTO TEACHER SALARY INCREASES WITH RETURNING TEACHERS PROJECTED TO RECEIVE AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $3,500 OR ABOUT 5%. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ABOUT OPPOSING TEACHER RAISES.

WE SUPPORT INVESTING IN TEACHERS, BUT DIAGNOSTICIANS ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONALS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEGALLY BINDING EVALUATIONS, COMPLIANCE TIMELINES, AND CRITICAL STUDENT SERVICES.

YET DIAGNOSTICIANS CONTINUE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM MEANINGFUL COMPENSATION CONSIDERATION.

AND OUR WORKLOAD CONTINUES TO GROW. WE ARE HANDLING EVALUATIONS FOR DALLAS ISD STUDENTS, EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS, AND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHILE ALSO MANAGING ARDS, PARENT COMMUNICATION, AND STRICT LEGAL TIMELINES.

OUR CHILD FIND EVALUATION DEPARTMENT ALSO BEGAN THE YEAR UNDERSTAFFED, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE STAFF OUT ON LEAVE, PLACING EVEN MORE PRESSURE ON THE DIAGNOSTICIANS WHO REMAIN.

AS A RESULT, MANY DIAGNOSTICIANS ARE WORKING WELL BEYOND CONTRACT HOURS SIMPLY TO REMAIN COMPLIANT.

IN ADDITION TO COMPENSATION, WE ARE ASKING FOR A STRUCTURED HYBRID MODEL CONSISTING OF 2 REMOTE DAYS AND 3 ON-CAMPUS DAYS. A LARGE PORTION OF OUR WORK INVOLVES WRITING LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT REQUIRE DEEP FOCUS, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND UNINTERRUPTED TIME.

CONSTANT INTERRUPTIONS AND NOISE ON CAMPUS MAKES IT DIFFICULT, AND COMPLETING CONFIDENTIAL EVALUATION IN SHARED ENVIRONMENTS CREATE REAL PURPLE CONCERNS AND LEGAL RISKS.

OUR DISTRICT, INCLUDING OTHER DISTRICTS INCLUDING MESQUITE, IRVING, ARLINGTON, DESOTO, AND FRISCO ISD, ARE ALREADY OFFERING HYBRID FLEXIBILITY AND MORE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION.

SO, TONIGHT I AM ASKING THAT THIS BOARD TO RECOGNIZE THAT DIETITIANS, WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE ARE ASKING FOR EQUITABLE TREATMENT.

WE ARE ASKING THIS DISTRICT TO INVEST IN THE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENSURING EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETED, TIMELINES ARE MET. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? CALEB KIM, BLAIR COLLINS, FOLLOWED BY ROBERT CECCARELLI AND MIKE HOOK. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS CALEB KIM, AND I'M A SOON-TO-BE SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS RAPIDLY TRANSFORMING MY EDUCATION, AND STUDENTS ARE USING IT EVERY DAY. HOWEVER, MANY ARE USING IT IN WAYS THAT CAN CROSS THE LINE INTO ACADEMIC DISHONESTY.

RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 63% OF TEACHERS HAVE CAUGHT STUDENTS MISUSING AI TOOLS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, 72% OF STUDENTS SAY THAT THEY WANT MORE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO USE AI EFFECTIVELY AND ETHICALLY.

THAT GAP IS WHAT MOTIVATED MY FRIENDS AND ME TO CREATE A PLATFORM TO ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO USE IT RESPONSIBLY, TO ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. OUR EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT IS CALLED AI SMART, WHICH STANDS FOR STUDENTS MASTERING AI RESPONSIBLY TOGETHER. WE'VE HOSTED INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS AT LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOCIETY AND THE YOUNG MEN'S SERVICE LEAGUE AND MANY MORE.

BUT WE'VE ALSO CREATED A RESEARCH-BASED WEBSITE CALLED LEARNAISMART.ORG THAT FEATURES STUDENT-FRIENDLY ARTICLES ON TOPICS SUCH AS ETHICAL AI USE, EFFECTIVE PROMPTING, THE FUTURE CAREER IMPACT OF AI, AND HOW TO AVOID RISKS SUCH AS HALLUCINATIONS, BIAS, AND DEEPFAKES. TO MAKE THESE CONCEPTS PRACTICAL, WE DEVELOPED SIMPLE FRAMEWORKS LIKE THE ABLE PRINCIPLES AND THE FACT-CHECK METHOD, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE HANDOUTS PROVIDED TO YOU. OUR IMPACT SO FAR IS ENCOURAGING AND OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE REACHED OVER 6,000 STUDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH MANY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND WE HAVE EVEN RECEIVED STRONG INTEREST AND SUPPORT FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS. HOWEVER, WE HOPE TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT FURTHER.

WE READ UP ON DALLAS ISD'S AI POLICIES AND WERE

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WE'D BE HONORED TO WORK ALONG WITH DALLAS ISD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? BLAIR COLLINS AND ROBERT CECCARELLI, FOLLOWED BY MIKE HOOK AND HENRY NAPOLEON ON DECK. ROBERT CECCARELLI.

LAST MONTH I GAVE YOU COPIES OF THE CHILDREN AT RISK AND HERE WE GO AGAIN, THE RATINGS OF THE SCHOOL COLLEGE READINESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WHAT I HEARD THIS WHAT I'VE HEARD TODAY, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU AT ALL BECAUSE PEOPLE, COLLEGE READINESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN HIGH SCHOOL. THE GRADES THAT THEY GOT FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD THERE WERE 20 HIGH SCHOOLS, REGULAR HIGH SCHOOLS. 13 GOT FS IN COLLEGE READINESS, 13 GOT FS, 3 GOT DS. AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH ARE THE STAR TESTS, 13 GOT DS AND 2 GOT FS. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE CHILDREN, THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANY EDUCATION YOU LOOK AT ME, YOU GOT THE, YOU GOT THE SCORES RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. AND YOU COMPLETELY IGNORED WHAT I GAVE YOU, OKAY? AND WE'RE GOING TO GO I'M NOT GOING TO LET THIS GO BECAUSE IT'S REAL TALK, OKAY? AND YOU SHOULD BE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

OF ALL THE FAILURES OF PEOPLE IN DRC CAN'T GO TO COLLEGE. IF I WAS A PARENT IN DALLAS, I WOULD NOT USE YOUR DISTRICT TO GO TO COLLEGE. WHAT I'M ASKING IS I WANT TO HAVE A MEETING WITH ALL OF YOU, OR SOME OF YOU, TO GET THIS ALL OUT IN THE OPEN. YOU'RE IGNORING SOMETHING THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. PEOPLE LOOKING AT ME SURPRISED. YOU SHOULD KNOW ME. I'M NOT GOING TO LET THIS I'M NOT GOING TO LET THIS BURY. PEOPLE, THEY'VE IGNORED THIS COMPLETELY ABOUT THE COLLEGE READINESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WITH THE STAR TEST. WHAT YOU HEARD THIS MORNING, THE LAST OUR DON'T BELIEVE THEM UNTIL I CAN TALK TO THEM.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT HAPPEN. I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT LEAVE IT ALONE.

OKAY, YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN EDUCATION. WHY? BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

YOU DON'T EVER TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU WANT TO KEEP IT A SECRET.

IT'S GOT TO STOP. NOW, ONE MORE THING BEFORE I GO. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE TEA IS WATERED DOWN. SO BADLY. 70% OF THE SCORE IS EITHER PROGRESS OR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. 70% OF THE SCORE IS EITHER PROGRESS OR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S LEFT OUT COMPLETELY. SOUTH OAK CLIFF DID WELL IN PROGRESS.

THAT'S WHY THEY DID SO WELL.

THEY ONLY DID A C IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, BUT THAT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE SCORE. WHY CAN'T YOU TELL US THAT? MS. ELIZALDE, YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN.

BUT WHAT I'M JUST SAYING TO YOU IS I'M NOT GOING TO LET THIS HAPPEN. I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE IT ALONE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH BOTH OF YOU OR SOME OF YOU ABOUT THE SCORES OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE FINAL RESULT.

THAT'S THE FINAL RESULT OF 12 YEARS, AND THE STUDENTS ARE FAILING. THE STUDENTS ARE REALLY FAILING, PEOPLE. YOU GOT THE DATA, MS. ELIZALDE. YOU SAID YOU WANTED THE DATA. STOP TALKING, PLEASE. BLAIR COLLINS IS NOT PRESENT. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? MIKE HOOK AND HENRY NAPOLEON, FOLLOWED BY MARIANNE HOSKINS AND OLA ALLEN ON DECK. YOU FOLKS ARE BEING DELPHIED. I WILL COME BACK TO THAT, BUT GOVERNMENT SMOOTH OPERATORS CALL US STAKEHOLDERS BECAUSE IT HELPS GET US AWAY FROM OUR AMERICAN FOUNDING, MUCH LIKE USING DEMOCRACY RATHER THAN WHAT WE ARE, A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC WHERE WE HAVE GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS THAT ARE IN OUR SUPREME LAW, THE CONSTITUTION. THAT WAS PRECEDED BY OUR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, ANOTHER CRITICALLY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.

WE CITIZENS HANG ON TO OUR GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. AMONG OUR ATHEIST AND AGNOSTIC CITIZENS, WHATEVER YOU ASCRIBE YOUR HIGHER POWER TO BE, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT LIBERTY COMES FROM A HIGHER POWER BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT, THEN YOU BELIEVE IT COMES FROM MEN, IT COMES FROM DOCUMENTS, IT COMES FROM LAW, ALL OF WHICH CAN BE CHANGED. AND THEN, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, THEN YOU CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE INALIENABLE RIGHTS. SINCE AMERICA WAS BUILT ON THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE ARE CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, AND

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SINCE OUR INALIENABLE RIGHTS COME FROM GOD, OR A HIGHER POWER IF YOU'RE NOT A GOD BELIEVER, WE BEST CALL THEM INALIENABLE RIGHTS RATHER THAN CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. NOW BACK TO DELPHI. THE RAND CORPORATION CAME UP WITH THIS PROCESS TO GET PEOPLE TO COME ALONG.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE IT TO FACILITATE MANUFACTURED PREDETERMINED OUTCOMES, AS WAS DONE TO US IN THE FALL OF '24 BY DISD BOARD MEMBERS.

DOES THAT SOUND TOO FUSSY OF MY CITIZEN SELF? IN THE LAST MEETING, WE WERE REFERRED TO AS FUSSY, AS IF WE DESERVE CONDESCENSION.

ALSO, ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER TALKED TO WE CITIZENS AS IF WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND OR SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH 6 BILLION 200 MILLION BUCK. THEY HAVE TO BREAK IT DOWN FOR WE DUMMIES, APPARENTLY, AS THEY SEE IT. MOST OF IT IS FOR ASPECTS OTHER THAN TEACHER AND STUDENT SUPPORT.

YES, YOU SEE THAT, THAT PUT BIG BUCKS INTO STRUCTURAL BUILDING BLING AND THOSE BLESSED COMPUTERS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES WITH A FAILING SYSTEM. WE ALSO CAN'T FORGET THAT DOG GONE PESKY DEATH THREAT. IS THERE AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON? HAS IT CONCLUDED? DID THE FBI GET INVOLVED? IF SO, WHAT WAS IT THE CROOKED PORTION OF THE FBI OR A STRAIGHT SHOOTER? WE DON'T KNOW, DO WE? THAT'S RIGHT, OUR GOVERNMENTS ARE ROGUE. WE CITIZENS MUST REALIZE THAT OUR GOVERNMENTS ARE MAN-MADE. OUR HIGHER POWER SOURCE GAVE US THAT ABILITY. AS SUCH, THANK YOU. THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES. HENRY NAPOLEON AND MARY ANNE HOSKINS, FOLLOWED BY OLA ALLEN AND NETHEL JACKSON ON DECK.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS HENRY NAPOLEON, AND I WORK OUT OF THE NORTH DALLAS SERVICE CENTER, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS REGARDING TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THEM.

FIRST, I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SUMMER SCHOOL ROUTES, WHICH MAY ONLY LAST 3 TO 6 WEEKS, WHICH IS MY CONCERN.

DRIVERS AND MONITORS ARE SUPPOSED TO WANT SUMMER SCHOOL IN. WE STILL HAVE BILLS TO PAY, AND ALL OF US HAVE FAMILY THAT DEPEND ON US. AND IN THE PAST, TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO WORK INSIDE WITH CUSTODIANS AFTER SUMMER SCHOOL ENDED. WHY IS THAT NO LONGER AN OPTION? IN ADDITION, IN ADDITION, WORK OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. WHY CAN'T EMPLOYEES QUALIFY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, OR AT LEAST ALLOW US TO USE PPO TIME THAT WE'VE EARNED AND ACCUMULATED SO WE CAN SURVIVE AND AVOID FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR EVEN BEING HOMELESS? ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE INABILITY TO USE THE PPO DURING HOLIDAYS, AND MANY, MANY OF US ACCUMULATE THESE PPO HOURS AND NOT YET ALLOWED TO USE THEM WHEN NEEDED. THIS LEAVES EMPLOYEES THIS LEAVES EMPLOYEES STRUGGLING WHILE EARNED TIME CONTINUES TO BUILD UP WITHOUT BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO WORK FOR IT.

ALSO, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT I KNOW OF DALLAS SERVICE CENTER. WE NEED STRONGER LEADERSHIP THERE.

THERE'S NO CONSISTENCY THAT'S GOING ON TODAY. THERE'S A LOT OF FAVORITISM AND IT'S A, IT'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S GOING ON THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. AND IT'S A LACK OF CONSISTENCY THAT'S GOING ON AND IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE.

EMPLOYEES DESERVE FAIRNESS, SUPPORT, AND LEADERSHIP THAT LISTENS TO TAKE ACTION. WE REALLY NEED SOME OVERSIGHT AT NORTH DALLAS. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE COME OUT AND CHECK IT BECAUSE WE NEED THAT OVERSIGHT.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THAT NOBODY KNOWS. WE HAVE HAD ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. I HAVE TOLD THEM OVER AND OVER, NOT ONLY ME, JUST OTHER FROM OTHER LOTS AS WELL. WE HAVE TOLD THEM THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT'S GOING ON THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? MARY ANN HOSKINS AND OLA ALLEN, FOLLOWED BY NETHEL JACKSON AND ANGEL REESE ON DECK. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MARY ANN HOSKINS. THIS IS MY HUSBAND, HENRY HOSKINS. HE'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE. THIS IS OUR SECOND GRANDSON, DEVIN DANTE HOSKINS. THIS IS A QUESTION I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO ASK. WHY DOES ASHER SILVERSTEIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS 2 ADDRESSES. THEY HAVE AN

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MY SECOND QUESTION IS, I GOT THIS HERE CLIP TO MY SHIRT HERE, WHY DOES THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL WHY? OKAY, THEY MAKE THESE BADGES, THEY HAVE THEM IN BLACK AND WHITE, BUT WHY THEY DON'T HAVE THE FULL NAME ON THESE BADGES? THEY SHOULD HAVE THEY OUGHT TO HAVE FULL NAME. WHY THEY AIN'T COLOR? ALL THIS MONEY IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GETTING, PUT THESE BADGES IN COLOR. WHY YOU GOT THEM IN BLACK AND WHITE? ALL THE MONEY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS.

AND MY HUSBAND AND I, WE WHEN WE WENT TO SKYLINE, THIS IS OCTOBER 1ST AND ALL THAT, AND UP OF LAST YEAR.

THEY HELPED HINDERHOUSE AND MAYORHOUSE. THIS ONE AT THE BOTTOM HERE, THIS IS WHEN I WENT TO COMSTOCK. MY HUSBAND, THEY WOULDN'T GIVE HIM NO BADGE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE NO IDENTIFICATION, SO I WAS THE ONLY ONE GOT ONE.

AND THE TEACHER, MR. ROBINSON, WILLIAM ROBINSON, HAD COME DOWN TO THE OFFICE.

BUT THIS ONE HERE, HE USED A DART BADGE, A DART REDUCED ID, BUT I HAD MY STATE ID, AND THAT'S HOW I GOT THAT.

BUT ANYHOW, MY OTHER, MY OTHER QUESTION IS, WHY DOES THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALLOW TEACHERS TO PUT SHIELDS OVER STUDENTS' FACES? A SHIELD.

MS. TONYA AT SILVERSTEIN HAD A SHIELD OVER DEVIN'S FACE. A SHIELD IS PLASTIC IN THE BACK.

IT'S A, IT'S LIKE A, A BAND.

WHY? AND THIS IS MY LAST THING BEFORE MY TIME IS UP. I WAS ASKED THAT I HAVE A GUN IN MY POCKET A FEW MINUTES AGO.

THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WROTE THE STATE A LETTER AND SAID THAT I STOLE SOME SNAP BENEFITS, $477 WORTH, FOR AMMUNITION AND GUNS AND WEAPONS. AND SO, THEY STOLE $477. THAT'S WHY THEY WON'T GIVE THE NAME OF THAT OFFICER THAT ASKED ME THAT QUESTION.

SO, I STILL WANT THE NAME OF THE OFFICER THAT ASKED ME IF I HAVE A GUN IN MY POCKET. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HIS NAME, THAT'S ALL. IF ANYBODY ELSE IN HERE BEEN ASKED, DO THEY HAVE A GUN IN THEIR POCKET? IF ANYBODY HAVE, I'M BLIND, CAN, CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? AND MY GRANDSON CAN TELL ME IF SOMEBODY ELSE RAISING THEIR HAND, IF, IF A DIST OFFICER HAS ASKED, DO THEY HAVE A GUN IN POCKET.

ANYBODY? THANK YOU. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? OLA ALLEN AND NETHEL JACKSON, FOLLOWED BY ANGEL REESE AND SARAI JONES ON DECK. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, DISD BOARD. TRUSTEES AND LEADERSHIP, I AM OLA M.

ALLEN, 4111 SUMMIT RIDGE DRIVE. I HAVE TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY 4 CATASTROPHIC PROBLEMS AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL DCD I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

RESTROOM DOORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT SKYLINE, MAINLY FOR OUR GIRLS. OUR GIRLS HAS NO PRIVACY. THE DOORS WERE REMOVED 4 YEARS AGO AND WAS PROMISED TO RETURN, NEVER DID.

AT THIS TIME, OUR PRINCIPAL HAS NOT RECEIVED A RETURN DATE.

FOR THE LAST 4 SUMMER YEARS, CONSTRUCTION AT SKYLINE WAS TO BE NO CONSTRUCTION. THE 2026 SUMMER, WE ARE GOOD TO GO. FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS, THE ISD BOND DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OFF TARGET WITH COMPLETING THE REQUIREMENTS, SO THE CITY COULD NOT ISSUE THE PERMIT. WE ONLY WAS ISSUED 4 PERMITS, HAS BEEN ISSUED TODAY.

SKYLINE DOES NOT HAVE THE BUILDING PERMIT, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE. I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS PERMIT DEPARTMENT WITH PROMISES. WE HAVE ONLY 9 WEEKS BEFORE THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR STARTING. WHERE WILL OUR STUDENTS GO? I WAS INFORMED BY THE DALLAS CITY PERMIT DEPARTMENT THAT SOMEWHERE DISD BOND DEPARTMENT DROPPED THE BALL IN COMPLETING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PERMIT WE NEED. WE NEED YOUR HELP EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. SKYLINE IS IN NEED OF A DOOR CALL-IN SYSTEM. I HAVE, I'VE SHARED THIS PROBLEM WITH AUTHORITIES AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PROMISES BUT NO SYSTEM.

THERE WAS AN INCIDENT ABOUT A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE WE HAD NO CALL-IN DOOR SYSTEM.

SKYLINE PARKING LOT IS IN NEED

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? NETHEL JACKSON AND ANGEL REESE, FOLLOWED BY SARAI JONES AND KELVIN FABERS ON DECK. GOOD EVENING. NETHEL B. JACKSON. I LIVE AT 2851 TOLUCA, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75224. IF I COULD SPEAK TO BLACK AMERICA JUST FOR A FEW MOMENTS ABOUT THE 250 YEARS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, IF I CAN SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, ONE THING I DO KNOW THAT WE AS A PEOPLE PEOPLE, AFRICAN AMERICANS, HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME CHANGE BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ORANGE TANGERINE LIAR, RAPER, AND A THUG THAT'S OCCUPIED THE 1600 BLACK LIVES MATTER BOULEVARD, WASHINGTON, D.C.

LET ME LEVEL UP WITH YOU, BLACK AMERICA. WE HAVE NO REASON TO CELEBRATE JULY THE 4TH. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR US. LET ME GIVE THE RECEIPT. CASE IN POINT, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SAID THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. HOW CAN THE ABOVE STATEMENT BE TRUE WHEN WHITE AMERICANS SAID WE ONLY 3/5 OF A PERSON AND SLAVERY WAS STILL LEGAL IN 1776. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE PROMISED FREEDOM AND EQUALITY FOR ALL MEN EXCEPT ENSLAVED NEGROES. ENSLAVED NEGRO HAS NO RIGHT, NO CITIZENSHIP, NO PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW.

ENSLAVED NEGRO WERE NOT FREE.

WHEN AMERICA BECAME INDEPENDENT. THEY WAS TREATED AS PROPERTY WITH NO RIGHTS.

BLACK AMERICA, I DO WANT YOU AND I TO CELEBRATE 400 YEARS OF OUR ANCESTORS WITH RED SODA AND RED WATERMELON ON JUNE 5TH JUNE 19TH. LET ME SPEAK TO WHITE AMERICA. ABOUT 250 YEARS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DISAPPOINT ME FOR CELEBRATING YOUR FOLLY.

246 YEARS OF SLAVERY THAT INCLUDE RAPING, LYNCHING, SELLING OF MY ANCESTORS. 99 YEARS OF JIM AND JANE CROW.

WHITE RESTROOM ONLY. WHITE WATER FOUNTAIN ONLY. THE GUTTING OF THE VOTING RIGHTS, THE CIVIL RIGHTS, RACISM, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REDLINING, POLICE BRUTALITY ON BLACK AND WHITE I'M SORRY, THE POLICE BRUTALITY ON BLACK MEN AND WHITE WOMEN. THANK YOU.

WILL THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONES? ANGEL REESE AND SARAI JONES.

FOLLOWED BY KELVIN FAVORS AND DAVID WALKER ON DECK. ANGEL REESE NOT PRESENT. SARAI JONES NOT PRESENT. KELVIN FAVORS NOT PRESENT. DAVID WALKER. NOT PRESENT. RINA HONI, NOT PRESENT. THOMAS ACEBO, FOLLOWED BY MARIA GARCIA. GOOD EVENING.

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AND THEY LEAVE BEHIND A LIVING LEGACY, AN ORCHARD THAT GROWS WITH EACH CLASS. ALUMNI CAN COME BACK DECADES LATER AND SEE THAT THEIR CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN ARE ENJOYING ITS SHADE AND CAN EAT ITS FRUIT.

IT'LL BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN GENERATIONS, IT'LL ENCOURAGE ALUMNI PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND IT'S THE BEST TIME TO PLANT A TREE IS 20 YEARS AGO. THE SECOND-BEST TIME IS RIGHT NOW. SO, I THINK WE HAVE THE SPACE. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM US IS OUR OLD PARKING LOT.

THEY'RE APPARENTLY GOING TO MOVE THE PARKING LOT TO THE SAME BLOCK SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CROSS THE STREET. WHICH IS GREAT. AT PRESENT, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS HAVE A PLAN FOR THE LAND WHERE THE OLD PARKING LOT USED TO BE, BUT I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A GREAT SPOT FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN.

ADDITIONALLY, ANOTHER SUGGESTION I HAD IS THAT WE HAVE A STUDENT-OWNED AND DEMOCRATICALLY OPERATED SCHOOL STORE. THE KIDS CAN DECIDE WHAT SORT OF STUFF THEY WANT TO SELL. THEY CAN MANAGE THE BOOKS. THEY MIGHT EVEN PARTNER WITH A CREDIT UNION TO LEARN MONEY MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WHILE EARNING CREDIT. SO REAL-WORLD LEARNING IS BUILT RIGHT INTO THE WALLS. SO, I'VE ALREADY SHARED OUT MY SUGGESTIONS WITH MY PRINCIPAL, AND I'LL SHARE WITH ANY OF YOU GUYS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

LASTLY, MARIA GARCIA. NOT PRESENT. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

THANK YOU, SPEAKERS. WE WILL NOW TURN TO AGENDA ITEM 5, CLOSED SESSION. HOWEVER, THE

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SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MAY IS, WAITING FOR OUR SLIDES TO COME UP. HERE WE GO. NEXT.

THERE WE GO. MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE OF ASIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DESCENT TO THE UNITED STATES.

THIS YEAR'S THEME "POWER IN UNITY: STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER" TO HIGHLIGHT COLLECTIVE ACTION, RESILIENCE, AND STORYTELLING IN THE COMMUNITY. MAY IS ALSO JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION IN MAY OF 2006. JEWISH AMERICANS HAVE LONG BEEN A VITAL PART OF THE DALLAS COMMUNITY. DURING JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, WE RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE STANDING FIRMLY AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF HATE. CLASS OF 2026. IT IS GRADUATION SEASON FOR THE CLASS OF 2026 THAT BOASTS MORE THAN 98% OF ALL STUDENTS SUBMITTED AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE APPLICATION, WITH STUDENTS EARNING ADMISSION TO SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED SO HARD ON THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES.

THESE ARE AMAZING EVENTS FOR OUR FAMILIES TO CELEBRATE OUR GRADUATES, AND YOUR TALENT AND HARD WORK REALLY SHINE THROUGH. THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE VOTERS IN DALLAS ISD FOR APPROVING ALL 4 BOND

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THANKS TO THEIR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE 26 AGING SCHOOLS. AFTER THE 2026 BOND WORK IS COMPLETED, NO DALLAS ISD STUDENT WILL EVER HAVE TO STUDY IN A PORTABLE CLASSROOM AGAIN.

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO THE CITIZENS BOND STEERING COMMITTEE, THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE MANY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, AND OF COURSE, CHIEF BRENT ALFRED, THE BOND FATHER, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE FOR US TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF STUDENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT WILL IN TURN IMPROVE STUDENT ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. AND I THINK SINCE IT'S A $6 BILLION BOND, WE NOW CALL OUR CFO DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT THE BILLION DOLLAR MAN. WINNER'S CIRCLE. EVERY TEACHER WHO STANDS AT THE WHITEBOARD, EVERY PRINCIPAL WHO PROUDLY REPRESENTS THEIR SCHOOL, EVERY ADMINISTRATOR WHO ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN'S FUTURES. EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT A LIVING LEGACY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BUILDING A NEW ONE. THIS WAS PART OF MY MESSAGE IN THE 2026 STATE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS.

AT THE MARGO AND BILL WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE. THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT CELEBRATED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS, THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF A/B-RATED CAMPUSES, THE HIGH TEACHER RETENTION RATE, AND THE RECENTLY PASSED 2026 BOND PROPOSAL. AND LIKE I SAID IN MY SPEECH, I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT IS STRONGER THAN EVER. THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT WAS ONLY PART OF THE TRULY AMAZING WINNERS CIRCLE EVENT THAT INCLUDED THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 25-26 EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS, SPONSORED BY THE DALLAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS, INCLUDING TEACHERS OF THE YEAR MIGUEL FIJO MESQUITA VANCE OF BLANTON ELEMENTARY, MEGAN VANCE OF LANG MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ASIA CHARLES AT SOLAR PREP FOR GIRLS. AND PRINCIPALS OF THE YEAR JACINTO CABRERA JR. AT DORSEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, WILLIE JOHNSON AT SOUTH OAK CLIFF, AND ADRIAN HERNANDEZ AT NORTH LAKE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL. THE WINNERS RECEIVED $5,000 EACH WHILE FINALISTS WERE AWARDED $1,500 EACH. THANK YOU TO THE FOUNDATION AS WELL AS TO EVERYONE WHO WORKS SO HARD TO PULL OFF WHAT HAS TRULY BECOME A TENTPOLE EVENT ON THE DALLAS ISD CALENDAR.

END OF THE YEAR. AND NEXT YEAR I MIGHT HAVE EVEN BETTER RESULTS TO SHARE IN THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT. TONIGHT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS EVE BECAUSE TOMORROW WE SHOULD GET OUR FINAL DATA, OUR PRELIMINARY DATA THAT IS, ON OUR END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENTS.

AND WITH THE DATA WE ALREADY HAVE IN, I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT PRELIMINARY END-OF-YEAR RESULTS ARE VERY PROMISING AND SHOWING SIGNIFICANT GAINS.

WE'RE GATHERING COMPARISON DATING DATA FROM NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, BUT OUR INITIAL RESULTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGING. THIS REFLECTS THE TEACHER AND LEADER EXCELLENCE WE'VE BEEN SEEING IN OUR CLASSROOMS ALL YEAR LONG.

HOWEVER, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND WE ARE STILL AWAITING THE LARGEST DATA, WHICH ARE OUR 3-8 STAR 2.0 SCORES. THE TEAM WILL, OF COURSE, SHARE THE RESULTS IN OUR JUNE BRIEFING.

LIBRARIES. DALLAS ISD IS SEEING A RENEWED EXCITEMENT IN READING, WITH PHYSICAL BOOK CHECKOUTS UP 21% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. WE CREDIT THIS TO DEVICE-FREE POLICY AND EXPANDED ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF HIGH-INTEREST TITLES.

BEYOND BOOKS, LIBRARIES ARE BECOMING POPULAR PLACES TO HANG OUT AND EXPLORE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES IN CODING, ROBOTICS, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. AND WHEN THE TEXAS HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE HEARD ABOUT THIS SUCCESS, THEY INVITED OUR VERY OWN PATRICIA ALVARADO BARNES, DALLAS ISD'S DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES, TO TESTIFY ON MAY 11TH ABOUT THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF HOUSE BILL 1481, THE LAW THAT BANNED CELL PHONES IN SCHOOLS.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE RECENTLY HOSTED A BREAKFAST WITH MEMBERS AND STAFFERS FROM OUR DELEGATION.

REPRESENTATIVES JOHN BRYANT, VINTON JOHN BRYANT, VINTON JONES, ANA MARÍA RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, AND AISHA DAVIS RECENTLY JOINED ME AND BOARD PRESIDENT JOE CARREÓN AT THE EVENT, AND THE OFFICES OF SENATORS NATHAN JOHNSON AND TAN PARKER SENT STAFFERS, AS DID THE OFFICES OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES CASSANDRA GARCÍA-HERNÁNDEZ, RAFAEL ANCHÍA, TONY ROSE, MORGAN MEYER, LINDA GARCÍA, AND JESSICA GONZÁLEZ. THANKS TO CHIEF JOHN DELANDER FOR LEADING THIS EFFORT.

RECENTLY, I JOINED FAMILIES AND DISTRICT TEAM MEMBERS AT THE SALUTE TO SERVICE CEREMONY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT FOR 30 YEARS OR MORE. THIS YEAR WAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WITH OUR DISTRICT FOR 50 YEARS. THAT'S HALF A CENTURY.

GLORIA CARTER, DARLENE FINCANNON, VERA HENDERSON, MADDIE PIPKINS, KATHERINE SOUTHWICK. AND THERE ARE EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT ARE YOU READY? 55 OR MORE YEARS. WANDA JACKSON, JUDITH MCCRAY, ROBERT MUNOZ.

OUR TEAMMATES ARE TALENTED ENOUGH TO WORK ANYWHERE THAT SOME TEAMMATES HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY IN DALLAS ISD FOR THEIR ENTIRE CAREERS MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, DALLAS ISD STUDENTS WERE

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SPEAKING CANDIDLY ABOUT PERSEVERANCE, HARD WORK, AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES, SUÁREZ ENCOURAGED STUDENTS TO START PLANNING FOR THEIR FUTURES AND TO STAY DISCIPLINED IN PURSUING THEIR GOALS. THANK YOU, MR. SUÁREZ, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO POUR INTO OUR STUDENTS. AND THAT'S IT FOR MAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.

TRUSTEES, WE'LL TURN TO 6.02, COMMITTEE REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANY AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORTS.

TRUSTEE WEINBERG. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE TWO AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORTS TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS ABOUT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING ON APRIL 29TH, 2026.

ATTENDEES WERE DR. ELIZALDE, DR. LEAR, ME, TRUSTEE CURRIE, MANNY TORRES RODRIGUEZ, OUR COMMUNITY ADVISOR, AND CHRIS LEWIS, OUR COMMUNITY ADVISOR, ATTENDED VIRTUALLY. THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12TH, '25 AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING WERE APPROVED, AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ACCEPTED AND MADE FINAL TWO INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR HERETO.

THE HEALTH SERVICES RECORDS IT CONTROLS AUDIT REPORT AND THE CONTINUOUS AUDIT BOND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR JULY 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DID RETIRE TO CLOSED SESSION TO, TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING THE 25-26 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR AND RESULTS.

AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN DURING SAID CLOSED SESSION.

THE INTERNAL AUDITOR FOR THE '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR THE '25-'26 SCHOOL YEAR AND RECOMMENDED SALARY ADJUSTMENT BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS APPROVED TO PRESENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. AND THE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORM FOR FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 WAS APPROVED TO PREVENT TO PRESENT GOODNESS TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. THEN WE HAD ANOTHER MEETING. WE HAD TWO MEETINGS LAST MONTH, SO STAY TUNED. WE HAD A MAY 20TH MEETING, AND IN ATTENDANCE WERE DR.

ELIZALDE, ME, TRUSTEE CURRIE, AND CHRIS LEWIS, OUR COMMUNITY ADVISOR. WE APPROVED THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 29TH MEETING. FINANCIAL SERVICES PRESENTED THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL UPDATE AND REPORTED ON THE UPCOMING EXTERNAL FINANCIAL AUDIT TO BE CONDUCTED BY WEAVER AND TIDWELL FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2026. INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTED ON THE STATUS OF THE DISTRICT HOTLINE AND THE CURRENT AUDIT PLAN INSUFFICIENCY OF DEPARTMENT RESOURCES. AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLICY BDB EXHIBIT, CFC EXHIBIT, AND CFC LOCAL WAS REPORTED WITH NO RECOMMENDED CHANGES.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TOOK ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS. WE MADE FINAL FOR ACCEPTED AND MADE FINAL 4 INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD. SO, THE SUPPLEMENTAL EARNINGS AUDIT REPORT, THE SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING SERVICES AUDIT REPORT, THE CAMPUS-BASED CONTROLS AUDIT FISCAL YEAR 25-26 REPORT, THE E-RATE PROGRAM COMPLIANCE AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26 REPORT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERED AND TOOK ACTION TO EXTEND IMPLEMENTATION DATES FOR THE FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS. THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 AUDIT ANNUAL AUDIT PLAN WAS APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT, AND YOU ALL HAVE THE FINAL APPROVED ANNUAL AUDIT PLAN IN YOUR EMAIL. THE FISCAL YEAR '26-'27 OFFICE OF INTERNAL BUDGET WAS APPROVED. THAT IS IN A NUTSHELL TWO MEETINGS FROM LAST MONTH FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. AND TRUSTEES, SEEING NO OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS, WE'LL TURN TO 6.03, TRUSTEE REPORTS, BEGINNING WITH TRUSTEE FOR DISTRICT 1, TRUSTEE CURRIE. THANK YOU. I'M HONORED TO GIVE THE REPORT FOR DISTRICT 1, THE FIRST DISTRICT, THE NUMBER ONE DISTRICT BEFORE ALL THE OTHERS. TRYING TO CHANNEL SOME TRUSTEE SANDERS. I'M WORKING ON IT.

BARS. WAS IT BARS? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. MY SON SAYS THAT TO ME, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. IT MEANS YOU JUST DROP HOT FIRE. OKAY, LIKE I'M WRAPPING SOME YEAH, I'LL GET YOU. ALL RIGHT, GOTCHA. I'M WITH YOU, I'M WITH YOU. SO, I WANT TO START BY CONGRATULATING THE SENIORS AT NORTH LAKE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL WHO ARE CELEBRATING AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT, REACHING A 100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE.

THAT'S NEARLY 500 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE CLASS OF 2026. SO, I GOT TO DO THEIR GRADUATION ALONG WITH WE HAD A JOINT GRADUATION ALONG WITH THE GREAT GILLIAM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY AS WELL, WITH TRUSTEE FOREMAN. GOT TO SEE TRUSTEE FOREMAN IN HER IN ACTION GIVING HER SPEECH, BUT SEEING EVERY SINGLE STUDENT FROM NORTH LAKE EARLY COLLEGE STAND UP WAS JUST REMARKABLE.

AND SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE STUDENTS. THEY ALSO EARNED COLLECTIVELY $23.3 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE BRIGHT FUTURES AHEAD. I DON'T KNOW HOW 100 STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GO TO 500 COLLEGES. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY, REALLY COOL.

THEY'RE FLYING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. BUT THE OTHER THING TO THINK TO CONGRATULATE IS PRINCIPAL ADRIAN HERNANDEZ, WHO WAS AWARDED DALLAS ISD PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR MAGNET SCHOOLS

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TOM C. GOOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF A NEW MINI SOCCER COURT.

THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION AND VITA COCO, THIS NEW FIELD WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH A VIBRANT PLACE TO STAY ACTIVE, BUILD CONNECTIONS, AND GROW THROUGH SOCCER. AND THEN CONGRATULATIONS TO BRODY KAY OF W.T. WHITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT THE STATE TENNIS MEET, EARNING A SECOND-PLACE FINISH.

THIS ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS HIS TALENT, DISCIPLINE, AND DEDICATION THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. WE ARE PROUD OF HIS INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND I'LL JUST ALSO JUST SAY TO ONCE AGAIN, TO ALL THE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND STAFF IN MY DISTRICT, ALL OVER THE STATE, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE END OF ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN. AND ALL OF THAT REALLY COMES FROM YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK WHERE EVERY DAY YOU PUT A LITTLE BIT OF YOURSELVES IN THE LIVES OF THESE KIDS. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. TRUSTEE WEINBERG. DISTINGUISHED D2 IS UP NEXT. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HILLCREST AND WOODROW GRADUATES, AND I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO SARAH ENGLAND AT THE WOODROW GRADUATION. SHE MADE AN EXTRA EFFORT IN CRAFTING HER INTRODUCTION. IT WAS VERY PERSONALIZED AND IT WAS LOVELY, AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORT THAT SHE PUT INTO, INTO THAT. THANKS ALSO TO OUR VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS FOR THEIR ILLUMINATING AND MOTIVATING SPEECHES. IT WAS SO INSPIRATIONAL TO HEAR THEM AND TO JUST HEAR THEIR STORIES AND SEE WHAT THEIR NEXT CHAPTERS HOLD. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE OFFERED SCHOLARSHIPS, A WHOPPING $40 MILLION AND $35 MILLION WORTH AT EACH SCHOOL RESPECTIVELY.

IT'S INCREDIBLE. I ALSO WANT TO WISH CONGRATULATIONS TO STEPHEN DAVIS, A J.L. LONG ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER WHO WAS AWARDED RECOGNITION BY THE GREATER EAST DALLAS CHAMBER AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR ON MAY 13TH.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. DAVIS. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE COACH PAUL BOYD, J.L. LONG ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, NOT CORRECTOR THE J.L. LONG ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, FOR BEING NAMED MIDDLE SCHOOL COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW.

AND CONGRATS TO KIZZY LAVALDE AT LONG FOR BEING NAMED REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR AS WELL. I WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL WELCOME TO PRINCIPAL ALEX MERRITT AT WOODROW AND TO SHELBY HOLT AT PRESTON HOLLOW. AND I WANT TO EXTEND SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO SUDE WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY WHOSE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN COMPETED IN THE 2026 NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUSTIN, AND THEY WON FIRST PLACE. CONGRATS TO STUDENT ANDREW H. THIS IS THE SECOND NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP THAT SUDE HAS ACHIEVED. VERY EXCITING. AND CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO STUDENT BRYSON B.

FOR HIS THIRD-PLACE WIN AND FOR A FOURTH-PLACE WIN AS WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO WOODROW WILSON'S JOHN M. FOR EARNING ELITE ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS, AND STEPHEN G. AND JACKSON R.

FOR EARNING FIRST-TEAM HONORS IN TRACK AND CROSS-COUNTRY IN MAY. JOHN AND STEPHEN WERE THE VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN, RESPECTIVELY, INTERESTINGLY.

AND CONGRATS TO THE HILLCREST DEBATE TEAM FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENT IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA IN JUNE. BEST OF LUCK WINNING ARGUMENTS.

THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.

OH WAIT, ONE MORE. LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY'S 3RD GRADE TEAM ALSO WON 1ST PLACE IN THE DIVISION 2 DISTRICT CHESS TOURNAMENT. CONGRATULATIONS.

AND AT THE DALLAS ISD ELEMENTARY DIVISION 1 CHESS TOURNAMENT, DEALEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY'S 3RD GRADE CHESS TEAM PLACED 2ND. IT WAS QUITE A MONTH FOR THE D2 CHESS PLAYERS.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MICCICHE.

DISTRICT 3 IS THE PLACE TO BE.

COME AND SEE. SO, SO LET ME START BY TELLING A LITTLE STORY ABOUT CONRAD HIGH SCHOOL. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AT AN ATHLETIC EVENT, SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE STANDS WERE KIND OF DISSING CONRAD, SAYING, IT'S JUST CONRAD. AND JUST CONRAD, LIKE IT'S NOT A REAL TEAM. AND THE PRINCIPAL HEARD THAT AND CAME UP WITH A NEW SLOGAN, "IT'S JUST CONRAD, EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS." THEY WOUND UP WINNING THAT GAME.

BUT THEY ALSO, AGAIN, EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS. SOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER,

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THIS YEAR, CONRAD IS EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS AGAIN, 113 STUDENTS RECEIVED ASSOCIATE'S DEGREES. JUST AMAZING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE CHALLENGES OF THE MANY LANGUAGES AT THAT SCHOOL AND THE HIGH POVERTY LEVEL IN THAT AREA. SO, I WAS VERY PROUD OF THE CONRAD SENIORS AND ALSO AT BRYAN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL, AN AMAZING STATISTIC, $67 MILLION WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIPS. AND IT WASN'T, WASN'T THAT LONG AGO WHEN BREAKING THE $20 MILLION MARK IN SCHOLARSHIPS WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL. SO, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THE STUDENTS AT BOTH OF THOSE SCHOOLS AND WISH THEM ALL THE BEST. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A, GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO TWO STANDOUT SENIORS FROM DISTRICT 3. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CONRAD VALEDICTORIAN ANESSA A., WHO IS ATTENDING UT AUSTIN TO STUDY PRE-LAW. AND CONGRATS TO TIERRA H. FROM BRYAN-ADAMS WHO RECEIVED THE BABSON ENRICO SCHOLARSHIP, EARNING A FULL RIDE TO BABSON COLLEGE, THE NATION'S TOP-RANKED SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP. AND EVERYBODY SAW THAT AGAIN THAT THE SANGER ROBOTICS TEAM WAS BACK HERE. THAT HAS TO BE THE 5TH OR 6TH YEAR IN A ROW. AND I MAY EVEN BE UNDERSTATING THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE BEEN HERE. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE HAD A CHAMPIONSHIP ROBOTICS TEAM FROM REINHARDT THAT WE HONORED TONIGHT. SO VERY, VERY PROUD OF THE ROBOTICS CULTURE IN DISTRICT 3. LASTLY, CONGRATULATIONS ARE ALSO IN ORDER FOR THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION AT L.L.

HOTCHKISS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR RAISING MORE THAN $10,000 THROUGH ITS FIRST-EVER SILENT AUCTION. THESE FUNDS WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS AND STUDENT ENRICHMENT, REFLECTING A STRONG COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN STUDENTS AND STRENGTHENING THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY DISTRICT 3 REPORT. TRUSTEE GARCIA. WELL, I'M THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ALMOST 30 STUDENTS FROM DISTRICT 4 WERE SELECTED TO ATTEND THE FIFA WORLD CUP AND ESCORT PLAYERS ONTO THE FIELD. THIS WAS CHALLENGING FOR ME BECAUSE I RECEIVED A CALL IN FEBRUARY AND I HAD TO KEEP THAT VERY SILENT FOR A FEW MONTHS. AND WE HAD A CELEBRATION THAT ALL THE PARENTS AGREED THEY WOULD NOT SHARE PRIOR TO THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. AND SO, I WAS SO PROUD THAT THEY KEPT THAT TO THEMSELVES. I'M ALSO SO PROUD OF PLEASANT GROVE SOCCER AND SPORTS, THE COACH VALLES AT SAMUEL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE WE PRACTICED. I SAY WE BECAUSE ONE DAY THEY INVITED ME AND THEN I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS TEACHING THE LESSON ON HYDRATION, BUT LUCKILY, I WAS A SCIENCE MAJOR IN COLLEGE AND I JUST WENT WITH IT. AND THE KIDS ACTUALLY AT THE CELEBRATION SAID, I REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID, YOU SAID DRINK WATER. AND WATER GIVES US ENERGY. AND SO ALSO VERY THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR ANA SEPÚLVEDA, WHO IS AT QUINCY ADAMS, WHO IS A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION, AND STEVE DAVIS, AND OF COURSE, PUEBLA NETWORK, WHO'S ALSO PART OF THE COLLABORATION. THE KIDS ARE VERY EXCITED. IT'S WELL-DESERVED. IT'S A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.

I'M SEARCHING FOR TICKETS, BUT IT'S HARD. AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM ON TV. ALSO, SHOUT OUT TO THE WELDING STUDENTS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, SIGOVO HIGH SCHOOL HAS A WELDING PROGRAM, AND THEY WENT OUT TO WICHITA FALLS FOR A WELD-OFF, AND THERE WERE NEARLY 500 STUDENTS ACROSS TEXAS. AND SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO BRIAN, GAEL, LUIS, MARCO GAMBINO, AND WAY TO GO, DRAGONS! KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK. THEY HAVE INVITED ME TO WELD, BUT THAT IS NOT A SKILL I POSSESS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

LASTLY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE SENIORS GRADUATING, AND OF COURSE WE HAVE TWO OUTSTANDING SENIORS AT SAMUEL HIGH SCHOOL, DAISY AND LABY, WHO EARNED THESE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DALLAS.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM, AND OF COURSE FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO JOIN, WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE REBUILDING OF CAMPUSES THROUGH OUR BOND PROGRAM.

WE'RE SAYING FAREWELL TO SAMUEL HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW

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SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES MY ACCOLADES. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. TRUSTEE SANDERS. IT'S TIME FOR THE POWER D5 ACCOLADES. BARS. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO, TO REPORT THAT IN ALIGNMENT WITH T.I., WHO'S RECENTLY PUT OUT A BANGER THAT ALL THE ELDER MILLENNIALS IN GENERATION X REALLY DO APPRECIATE, WE GOTTA LET THEM KNOW. AND I'M GONNA LET YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT THE BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. ALL OF THEM GOING TO COLLEGE, THE ENTIRE 100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE FOR THIS YEAR'S GRADUATING CLASS. THAT'S 100%, Y'ALL. AND THEY GOT MONEY. GET MONEY.

$15.9 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE EARNED BY THESE 54 YOUNG MEN, AND I AM BEYOND PROUD OF THEM. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TWEET US BACK, OKAY? BECAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS EXCEPTIONAL. THERE WAS SOME NEWS STORIES ABOUT IT, AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF THOSE MEN, AND WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT PRINCIPAL THOMAS IS DOING OVER THERE AS WELL TO CARRY ON JUST SUCH A RICH TRADITION.

NEXT UP, KUDOS TO JUNIORS SUHITA S., TESSA M., AND LILY K. AT THE SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED AT YVONNE A. EWELL TOWNVIEW CENTER FOR HELPING ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CLUB ON CAMPUS. THESE YOUNG LEADERS HAVE CREATED SAFE, SUPPORTIVE SPACES WHERE THEIR PEERS CAN PAUSE, REFLECT, AND HAVE HONEST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THEIR WELL-BEING, SERVING AS EXAMPLES OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN ACTION. AND AS A REMINDER, MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO CASSANDRA S, A SENIOR AT FRANKLIN D.

ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATION FOR REPRESENTING THE POWER OF LEGACY AND LEADERSHIP IN OAK CLIFF. THROUGH ROOSEVELT'S P-TECH PROGRAM, CASS IS GRADUATING WITH BOTH HER DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE BEFORE SHE TRANSITIONS TO LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY TO STUDY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TO CONTINUE GROWING HER FAMILY'S CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS. LASTLY, KUDOS TO CHLOE T, A STUDENT AT TAG TOWNVIEW AND A FIGURE SKATER FOR REPRESENTING POWER D5 WITH EXCELLENCE ON AND OFF THE ICE, SHE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A 2025-2026 POSITIVE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION POSITIVE ATHLETE FOR HER DEDICATION, DISCIPLINE, AND LEADERSHIP BOTH ON AND OFF THE ICE. THESE ARE YOUR POWER D5 ACCOLADES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. TRUSTEE FOREMAN.

THANK YOU. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BERTHA D, A GRADUATING SENIOR FROM KATHLEEN JOY GILLIAM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. BERTHA RECEIVED A FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE PLANS TO STUDY POLITICAL SCIENCE WITH THE GOAL OF BECOMING A LAWYER. NEXT, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHOUT OUT TO CHAZ B, A RISING SENIOR FROM DAVID W. CARTER HIGH SCHOOL. HE RECENTLY RECEIVED A $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP FROM IGNITE MINDSHIFT PARTNERSHIPS. THEY ALSO WENT THE EXTRA MILE BY DONATING NEARLY 50 BAGS OF GROCERIES TO THE TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THE CARTER AREA. NEXT, STUDENT ATHLETES AND I'LL SAY THIS AGAIN STUDENT ATHLETES AT JUSTIN FORD KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL ARE ALSO EXCELLING ACADEMICALLY. 11 PLAYERS ON THE VARSITY BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM WERE NAMED TO THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO EACH OF THE DISTRICT 6 CAMPUSES FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND OUTSTANDING WORK THROUGHOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR. I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY, SUPERINTENDENT, BUT I CONGRATULATE THEM FOR HANGING IN THERE AND DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. AND I AM WAITING EXCITINGLY TO GET THE

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WHO GRADUATED FROM MOSES MOLINA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. TRUSTEE MACKEY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL GIVE THE D7 REPORT.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND 3 GRADUATIONS LAST WEEKEND SUNSET, MOLINA, AND ADAMSON. SO, IN KEEPING WITH THAT, I WILL DO A SHOUT OUT FROM EACH OF THOSE.

FIRST, I WANT TO START BY GIVING A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS JALEAH S., SARAH F., MARIANA G., AND AILEEN G. FOR BECOMING THE FIRST EVER RECIPIENTS OF THE BEAR BISON SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED BY A GENEROUS SUNSET ALUMNI FAMILY WITH SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TEXAS. THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL COVER FEES, COURSEWORK MATERIALS, TUITION, AND CAMPUS HOUSING FOR ALL 4 YEARS OF COLLEGE. ALSO, SUNSET GRADUATED ITS LARGEST CLASS TO DATE, 502 STUDENTS IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ON ITS 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO SUNSET AND THE 5 STUDENTS MENTIONED HERE. NEXT, WE'D LOVE TO SHOUT OUT MOLINA HIGH SCHOOL WHERE JOYCE'S GODDAUGHTER GRADUATED THIS PAST WEEKEND. BUT SPECIFICALLY, I ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT KEVIN C. WHO IS LEAVING A LASTING MARK ON CAMPUS THROUGH HAND-PAINTED MURAL OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY AS HE PREPARES TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ON SCHOLARSHIP. KEVIN LEAVES BEHIND A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS TO EMBRACE WHO THEY ARE, INSPIRE THOSE AROUND THEM, AND BELIEVE WHAT'S POSSIBLE. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, KEVIN, AND EXCITED TO SEE HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT AT MICHIGAN AND BEYOND. I ALSO, RUNNING OFF OF TRUSTEE MITCH KAY'S POINT AROUND IT'S JUST CONRAD, MOLINA HAD, AS A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, HAD MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THEIR GRADUATES EARN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE BEFORE GRADUATION. AND JUST KUDOS TO THEM. THAT'S JUST THOSE WHO EARNED THE ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS WHO HAVE GOTTEN A TON OF COLLEGE CREDIT THERE. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SENIORS AT W.H.

ADAMSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR REACHING AN INCREDIBLE MILESTONE THIS YEAR. THE CLASS OF 2026 HAS ALREADY EARNED MORE THAN $36 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS, SURPASSING LAST YEAR'S TOTAL BY MORE THAN $10 MILLION.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THIS ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE HARD WORK, DETERMINATION, AND BRIGHT FUTURES OF THE ADAMSON STUDENTS. WAY TO RAISE THE BAR, LEOPARDS, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. NOW IT'S TIME FOR SOME OF WHAT'S GREAT IN DISTRICT 8, RIGHT? OH YEAH, I NEED TO QUIT. I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT RHYMES WITH OCHO, BUT I HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET, SO JUST, JUST, JUST BE READY FOR THAT ONE. THAT'S COMING. I WANT TO, I WANT TO BEGIN BY HIGHLIGHTING THE INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR CLASS OF 2026 GRADUATES THROUGH DALLAS ISD'S P-TECH AND EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAYS AND COMPREHENSIVE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS. STUDENTS ARE GETTING AHEAD, SAVING MONEY, AND STARTING THEIR FUTURES EARLY. I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT NEARLY 01,700 DALLAS ISD STUDENTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPATED IN DALLAS COLLEGE GRADUATION CEREMONIES THIS MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.

IN HONOR OF GRADUATION SEASON, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT CITYLAB HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN JUSTIN P., WHO WAS RECENTLY FEATURED ON NBC 5 FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. JUSTIN IS CITYLAB'S FIRST VALEDICTORIAN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND EARNED TOP HONORS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PATHWAY. THIS FALL, HE WILL ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND STUDY BIOCHEMISTRY WITH PLANS TO BECOME AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST.

CONGRATULATIONS, JUSTIN, AND TO THE ENTIRE CLASS OF 2026. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE DALLAS MAVERICKS FOR TAKING TIME TO SURPRISE THE INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AND STAFF AT LEONEL GONZÁLEZ SIERRA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YOUR GENEROUS SWAG BAGS AND JERSEYS MADE THE VISIT EVEN MORE SPECIAL. WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND THOUGHTFUL GIFTS OF OUR EDUCATORS. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE THE WEST DALLAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM AT THE HISTORIC EDISON CAMPUS, WHO WON THIS YEAR'S CITY CHAMPIONSHIP IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL. THE BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL HAPPENS IN DISTRICT 8. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CLOSE OR I ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE MUSTANGS AT MOUNT AUBURN STEAM ACADEMY FOR BRINGING HOME THE 5TH GRADE CHESS TEAM TOURNAMENT

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ESCA. THAT CONCLUDES THE DISTRICT 8 ACCOLADES. WE'LL TURN TO TRUSTEE CURRIE FOR THE DISTRICT 9 ACCOLADES ON BEHALF OF TRUSTEE TURNER. NOT ALL OF US ARE AS EXCITED ABOUT THAT MOVE, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S GREAT.

KATE IS WONDERFUL, SO CONGRATULATIONS. SO, I'VE ONLY GOT ONE SCHOOL THAT SARAH HAD LIKE AN, YEAH, ANYWAY.

WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. SO, ON BEHALF OF TRUSTEE TURNER, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE DYNAMIC DISTRICT 9 UPDATES.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE DYNAMIC D9 SENIORS WHO EARNED THEIR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREES AND EVERY SENIOR WHO RECEIVED THEIR SCHOOL DIPLOMA THIS PAST WEEKEND. LISTEN TO THIS ABOUT TWO STUDENTS IN D9 FROM THE LEGENDARY LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL. SAMARIAN T EARNED MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN IN SCHOLARSHIPS. YAY, LINCOLN! YAY, LINCOLN! YAY, LINCOLN! AND FROM THE GREAT JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL, DESHAYLA M. EARNED MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS SHOWS THE GREATNESS THAT RUNS THROUGH SUNNY SOUTH DALLAS.

KUDOS TO LUCAS S., A SENIOR AT BOOKER T., FOR UNVEILING A SCULPTURE AT THE DALLAS ART FAIR. WE ARE PROUD TO SEE D9 STUDENT ARTWORK DISPLAYED IN A PUBLIC PLATFORM. AND LASTLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO LINCOLN LADY TIGERS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM ARE TRYING FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE UIL CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

AND THIS CONCLUDES THE DYNAMIC D9 REPORT. I DID NOT DO IT JUSTICE, BUT I DID MY BEST. I

[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

THAT'S A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. TRUSTEES, WE WILL NOW TURN TO AGENDA ITEM 7, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, BEGINNING WITH 7.01. CONSIDER TO TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL. THE TRUSTEES, THE FOLLOWING MINUTES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2025; TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS WORKSHOP FROM APRIL 4, 2026; THE PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION MEETING FROM APRIL 09, 2026; THE EMPLOYEE HEARING FROM APRIL 23, 2026; AND THE BOARD MEETING FROM APRIL 23, 2026. TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. TRUSTEES, HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS? SEE NO CORRECTIONS. TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ENGLISH. NOTHING, NOTHING'S COMING UP. YEAH, DO YOU WANT TO YOU ALL WANT TO VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS? OF COURSE, TRUSTEES, WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS. OKAY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, ONE, ONE NOT PRESENT TO VOTE.

OKAY, TRUSTEES, YOU JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION APPROVING THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.

TRUSTEES WILL NOW TURN I JUST I DON'T KNOW IF THE RECORD IS REFLECTED, BUT ONE TRUSTEE IS NOT PRESENT, SO IT'S 8 VOTING YES, 1 NOT PRESENT TO VOTE, I BELIEVE.

THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

[8. STATUTORY ITEMS WHICH MAY APPROPRIATELY COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD]

TRUSTEES, DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

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TRUSTEES, IS THERE DISCUSSION? TRUSTEE FOREMAN, YOUR LIGHT IS ON. I DON'T KNOW IF YEAH, OKAY, OKAY, TRUSTEES, SEEING NO DISCUSSION, TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. OKAY.

YES. THIS MIC IS ON? YES. WE ALL GETTING ANYTHING? NOT FROM TRUSTEE GARCIA. EVERYONE ELSE IS. OKAY. MOTION PASSES 8-0.

TRUSTEES, YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED ITEM 8.01. WE WILL NOW TURN TO ITEM 8.02, CONSIDERING TAKING POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORM FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR.

TRUSTEES, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO, MOVED. SECOND. TRUSTEES, MOVED AND SECONDED. TRUSTEES, IS THERE DISCUSSION? SEEING NO DISCUSSION, TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. DID ANYONE NOT POP UP? EVERYONE'S OKAY? OKAY, WE THINK WE GOT THEM ALL. MOTION PASSES 8-0.

TRUSTEES, YOU JUST ADOPTED ITEM

[9. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

TRUSTEES, WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 9.01 AND THROUGH 9.34 AS AMENDED. THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED BY AN ADMINISTRATION FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. THAT IS ITEM 9.14. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED? SO, MOVED. SECOND.

OKAY, TRUSTEES, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. OH, THANK YOU. THIS IS.

MOTION PASSES, 7 VOTING YES, 1 ABSTENTION, AND 1 NOT PRESENT TO VOTE. TRUSTEES, YOU JUST

[10. ITEM PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE]

TRUSTEES, WE'LL NOW TURN TO AGENDA ITEM 10. ITEMS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. 10.01, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. CONSENT ITEM 9.14, PULLED BY ADMINISTRATION. TRUSTEES, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. TRUSTEE'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

TRUSTEES, IS THERE DISCUSSION? TRUSTEE FOREMAN. I'M GOING TO BE VOTING FOR THE BUDGET, BUT SUPERINTENDENT, I STILL HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO THE BUDGET, AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NEXT YEAR IS A DIFFERENT PROCESS SO THAT THERE'S A BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO WEIGH IN AND UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE BUDGET. THERE ARE THINGS THAT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT, LIKE THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT THAT WE'RE HAVING, AND WE'RE STILL ADOPTING A DEFICIT BUDGET. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR FUND BALANCE AND THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE SPENDING TO TRY TO KEEP UP. I'M CONCERNED THAT WHILE TEACHERS ARE GETTING ADDITIONAL PAY, WE HAVE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE ONLY 2% THAT WE THAT ARE KEY TO THIS SYSTEM ALSO. SO, I AM

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TRUSTEE SANDERS. WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OUR CHALLENGES FOR THIS YEAR, BUT ALSO JUST WANTED TO BE ON THE RECORD THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S THIS BOARD'S EXPECTATION AND ALSO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EXPECTATION. WE SHARED THIS, THAT, THAT IN 2 YEARS WE CAN'T BE AT ANOTHER DEFICIT BUDGET.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ALL OF THE WORK THAT IT TAKES IN ORDER FOR US TO GET RIGHT SIZE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AT THE STATE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND ADDITIONAL RELIEF. AND OUR REALITIES ARE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAVE OFF SOME TOUGHER DECISIONS THAT A LOT OF OUR SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE MAKING BECAUSE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE THIS BOARD DID THE RIGHT THINGS AND WE BUILT A REALLY STRONG RESERVE. AND WE CAN'T KEEP USING THAT RESERVE AD NAUSEAM, AND OUR ENTIRE LEADERSHIP TEAM KNOWS THIS.

OUR BOARD KNOWS THIS, BUT ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE COMMUNICATE THIS WITH THE, WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO, WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, IF ANYONE WERE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE, THE DOCUMENTS AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE 3-YEAR PROJECTIONS, THAT IS ALL THINGS, IF WE DON'T DO A THING, WE DON'T MAKE ANY MORE CHANGES, WE DON'T FIND ANY MORE EFFICIENCIES, THAT WOULD BE OUR DEFICIT. AND I THINK WE'RE AND THE RULES WOULD STAY THE SAME AS THEY ARE FROZEN TODAY. THAT WOULD BE THE DEFICIT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

BUT WE AGAIN AS A BOARD ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO GET MORE RESOURCES. AND WE WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FIDUCIARIES OF THIS OF THIS FINE INSTITUTION. AND I, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO GIVE EXTREME KUDOS TO DR.

ELIZALDE, TO CHIEF RAMOS, TO THE ENTIRE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND EVERYBODY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OUR CAMPUS LEVEL TO HAVE THE KIND OF SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD AS A DISTRICT UNDER THE DURESS OF HAVING TO DO SO WHILE TRYING TO BE VERY FRUGAL AND FISCALLY SOUND.

IT SHOULDN'T GO WITHOUT NOTICE THAT THAT IS AN EXTREME ACHIEVEMENT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHERE WE'RE LANDING NEXT YEAR UNDER THAT SAME CONDITION.

AND IF WE WANT TO KEEP GOING IN THAT DIRECTION, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A SUPERHERO DISTRICT IN ORDER TO EDUCATE CHILDREN.

AND SO, WHILE I'M VERY PLEASED THAT WE HAVE THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP AND THE TEAMS THAT WE HAVE, NOT EVERY DISTRICT IS LOOKING AT THAT EXACT SAME THING. AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT EDUCATION IN THIS STATE. SO, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. I'LL BE VOTING TO SUPPORT IT, BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY IN ADDITION TO WHAT TRUSTEE FOREMAN HAS SHARED AS, AS SOME OF THE BIG CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT. SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK DONE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.

TRUSTEE MACKEY. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, DR. ELIZALDE, CHIEF RAMOS, FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS BUDGET FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS STRAIGHT, GOING THROUGH THIS, HAVING THE SAME CONVERSATION, ASKING A LOT OF THE SAME QUESTIONS, MAKING A LOT OF THE SAME POINTS. YOU ALL HAVE PUT TOGETHER QUITE A THOUGHTFUL BUDGET THAT SHOWS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS GROUNDED IN DATA ABOUT WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT IS NOT WORKING WITHIN YOUR LOCUS OF CONTROL TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER WITH THE BEST THAT WE HAVE.

YES, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE, BUT ULTIMATELY IN THIS ROOM WE DON'T MAKE THE DECISIONS ON HOW THE MONEY GETS ALLOCATED, BUT WE STILL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING WHAT IS BEST WITH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE.

FOR THE KIDS WE HAVE, AND YOU ALL HAVE PUT TOGETHER A PLAN TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE FORWARD TO MEET OUR GOALS, TO SHOW CONTINUED GROWTH DESPITE ALL OF THE CHALLENGES THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE RAISED. AND SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. I LOOK FORWARD TO CHECKING BACK IN AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT YEAR ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING, HOW IT'S IMPACTING THAT ACHIEVEMENT, AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING OUR CONTINUED GROWTH AS WE MOVE TOWARDS CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH SOME HARD DECISIONS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DO AROUND RIGHT-SIZING, AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF CONVERSATION. EXPECTATIONS AND A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT THIS BOARD NEEDS TO BRING TO SUPPORT YOU ALL IN THAT.

SO, LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL. TRUSTEE WEINBERG, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO FOR THE DETAIL YOU ALL PROVIDED AS TIME HAS GONE ON

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BUT I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS WITH WHICH YOU ARE ADVOCATING AND MAINTAINING CLOSE CONTACT WITH HOW THAT'S GOING TO GO.

AND I TOO LOOK FORWARD AND APPRECIATE IN THE NEXT YEAR, HOW WE'LL HAVE TO KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON HOW THIS EVOLVES. YOU KNOW, IN SEPTEMBER WE ALWAYS GET A BUDGET AMENDMENT RIGHT? WE KIND OF BETTER HAVE BETTER CLARITY ON WHAT SOME OF THE VARIABLES THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE UNCERTAIN NOW JUST BY VIRTUE OF TIMING ARE. AND I THINK IT'S ON US, I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE BE SURPRISED AND THINK IT'S ON US AS TRUSTEES TO CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH YOU ALL TO ASK QUESTIONS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND AND THE ASSUMPTIONS, AND THAT WE TOGETHER WORK TO MAKE SURE THOSE ASSUMPTIONS ARE COMING TO FRUITION. SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE BUDGET. I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO IT. I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY WITH WHICH YOU ANSWER QUESTIONS. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE HOW HARD IT IS IN A TIGHT BELT ENVIRONMENT, AND THAT WE WILL BE HAVING TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER JUST DECISIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE, FURTHER DISCUSSION? TRUSTY GARCIA. I WANT TO ECHO THAT.

DEFINITELY HARD DECISIONS, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE AMAZING LEADERSHIP, AND THAT'S THOSE ARE DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE AT TIMES, AND WE DON'T LOVE THE REALITY, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE ADVOCATING. AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE IN HAVING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, I'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO JOIN US IN ADVOCATING FOR MORE, AND WE KNOW THAT TRUST IS HIGH. AND SO, FOR US TO BE SO TRANSPARENT WITH THEIR BUDGET, HAVING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, SHARING THE REALITY OF THE NUMBERS. I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. ALSO, WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE. I THINK OUR KIDS ARE WORTH IT, AND I'M ALWAYS SO HONORED FOR, FOR US TO HAVE THESE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION. TRUSTEES, FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES, 8 VOTING YES. MOTION PASSES, 8 VOTING YES. OKAY, TRUSTEES, YOU JUST ADOPTED ITEM 10.01.

TRUSTEES, WITH THAT, WE'LL TURN TO ITEM AGENDA ITEM 13, ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME IS 8:43 PM AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.