Dec 12, 2022 Regular Board Meeting

[1. Call to Order Open Session in the Board Room at Little Elm ISD Administration Building on 400 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, Texas 75068.]

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WE'LL NOW CALL IT TO ORDER.

AT 6 P.M. AND AT 6 P.M.

WE WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED MEETING IN THE BOARD SUPER SUPPORT CONFERENCE ROOM AS PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT SUB CHAPTER

[2. The Board will recess into Closed Meeting in the Board Support Conference Room as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act Code Subchapter 551.072 & 551.074. The Board and Superintendent will discuss: A. Personnel B. Land]

THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT WILL DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND LAND.

WE'LL NOW CALL THE LITTLE ELM SCHOOL BOARD OF MEETINGS BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:01 P.M.

CAN EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?

[3. Pledge of Allegiance]

I BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. TIM BOURNE FROM GENESIS METRO CHURCH.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME OUT TODAY.

I ALSO WANT TO JUST TAKE THIS MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE.

I KNOW THAT SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SOMETIMES IS A THANKLESS JOB WHERE YOU GET A LOT OF CRITICISM AND SOMETIMES A LOT OF COMPLAINING, BUT NOT A LOT OF THANK YOUS.

AND SO ON BEHALF OF OUR CHURCH AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN LITTLE ELM THAT GO TO OUR CHURCH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I'LL PRAY FOR US AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU, GOD, FOR ALLOWING US TO COME OUT HERE.

AND GOD, I PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS, YOUR FAVOR AND YOUR WISDOM OVER THIS SCHOOL BOARD, OVER ALL THE ATTENDEES HERE TONIGHT.

GOD, THAT WE LIVE IN A GREAT COUNTRY, THAT WE CAN COME IN HERE AND CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR FREEDOMS. AND, LORD, THAT WE'RE GUIDING THESE CHILDREN INTO LIVES GOD, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM AS WELL.

AND I PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD JUST BLESS THIS NIGHT AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME.

AMEN. THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU, MR. BOURNE. I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'LL NOW GO TO INTRODUCTION AND ROLL CALL.

MR. DANIEL GALLAGHER.

HERE. MR. KEN BEBER.

HERE. MR. DAVID MONTEMAYOR.

HERE. DR. MONIQUE THOMPSON.

HERE. MR. JASON OLSON.

HERE. MS. MARY WATKINS.

HERE. MR. ALEJANDRO FLORES.

HERE. AND NOT PRESENT.

MR. DELEON ENGLISH.

THANK YOU. WE'LL GO INTO SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT.

[6. Superintendent Spotlight]

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.

HE'S ACTUALLY UP RIGHT NOW WITH THE MICROPHONE.

WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SOME WONDERFUL STUDENTS WE HAVE HERE AT LITTLE ELM ISD.

HELLO. THANK YOU, MR. GALLAGHER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

PRESIDENT OLSON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND IT IS THAT TIME OF OUR BOARD MEETING WHERE WE GET TO CELEBRATE OUR INCREDIBLE STUDENTS.

I'M GOING TO CHANGE UP THE ORDER A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT.

ONE REASON IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME SECONDARY.

SOME OF OUR OLDER STUDENTS HAVE SOME EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT THEY'RE TAKING PLACE IN.

SO I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO FLIP THE SCRIPT HERE THIS EVENING.

BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE ALL PARENTS, GUARDIANS, FAMILY, FRIENDS OF STUDENTS THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING TONIGHT. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR LOVE AND YOUR DIRECTION? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] AWESOME.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE OUR FAMILIES CELEBRATING WITH US.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOU ALLOWING US TO HELP YOU AND GROWING YOUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MS. BROWN AND MS. PETRASIC.

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO DO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE MONTH AND I'M GOING TO HAVE THEM COME TO THE PODIUM AND INTRODUCE THEIR STUDENT.

GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, OUR STUDENT IS MISS MACI PRINGLE.

[APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HER TEACHERS HAD TO SAY.

MR. PSZYK, HER THEATER TEACHER, SAID MACI IS A NATURAL LEADER.

SHE SHOWS A MATURITY AND INSIGHT BEYOND HER YEARS.

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WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE HER IN OUR FAMILY.

MS. BEVERIDGE, THE THEATER TEACHER, SAID THAT MACY'S COMING TO US IN THE EIGHTH GRADE AND SHE'S BLOWN US AWAY WITH HER RESPONSIBILITY, KINDNESS AND OUTRIGHT TALENT. IN HER FIRST SEMESTER AT WALKER, SHE TOOK ON A POWERFUL ROLE IN OUR FALL PRODUCTION AND WAS SIMPLY STUNNING.

WE ARE TRULY SAD TO ONLY HAVE HER FOR ONE YEAR.

MS. HAEUSSLER, HER HISTORY TEACHER, SAID THAT MACY IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

SHE'S A BRIGHT YOUNG WOMAN WITH A QUICK WIT AND A LARGER THAN LIFE PERSONALITY.

SHE'S DESTINED TO DO GREAT THINGS.

MRS. HILL, HER ENGLISH TEACHER, SAID THAT MACI HAS ACCLIMATED WELL TO HER NEW ENVIRONMENT AND QUICKLY MADE FRIENDS.

SHE'S A GREAT ATHLETE WHO TAKES HER SCHOOLWORK SERIOUSLY.

SHE'S A VERY WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT AND TRULY DESERVING OF THIS HONOR.

AND FINALLY, MS. MCNUTT, HER MATH TEACHER, SAID THAT MACI GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL INCLUDED.

SHE'S KIND AND THOUGHTFUL AND SERIOUS ABOUT HER SCHOOLWORK.

ALTHOUGH SHE'S NEW TO LEISD THIS YEAR, SHE'S TRULY THE EMBODIMENT OF OUR CORE VALUES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MACY.

[APPLAUSE] YEAH MOM YOU CAN COME UP.

ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, LACY.

THANK YOU, MS. BROWN. MS. PETRASIC, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE TO STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE MS. MATUS DE GARCIA, AND SHE'LL COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEIR STUDENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND FAMILIES OF AND FRIENDS OF LITTLE ELM ISD.

I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING TONY FOR THREE YEARS AND ACTUALLY WHEN HE WAS IN ELEMENTARY AS WELL.

SO IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO GIVE HIM THIS AWARD TODAY.

TONY, ALSO KNOWN, HIS REAL NAME IS ANTHONY GARCES, BUT HE GOES BY TONY.

TONY IS THE KIND OF STUDENT THAT EXEMPLIFIES ALL OUR CORE VALUES AT STRIKE: EXCELLENCE, INTEGRITY, RESPECT AND COMPASSION.

TONY IS THE KIND OF STUDENT THAT BRINGS THE CALM TO A STORM.

HIS QUIET STRENGTH IS FELT IN THE CLASSROOM, THE HALLWAYS, THE CAFETERIA AND IN THE FIELD.

WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE A STUDENT LIKE TONY AT STRIKE AND LITTLE ELM.

AND SO TODAY I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE TONY FOR RECEIVING THIS AWARD.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, ANTHONY.

AND SO NOW WE WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND CELEBRATE OUR SUPERINTENDENT STAR AWARD.

AND SO TONIGHT, LET'S START WITH BRENT ELEMENTARY.

WE HAVE A FOURTH GRADER, KYLE HALL, WITH US.

MR. GALLAGHER, MR. OLSON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND TAKE PICTURES.

STUDENTS, WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE STAND AND STAY UP HERE AT THE FRONT, PLEASE.

KYLE HALL FROM BRENT ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, KYLE.

FROM CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY, KINDERGARTNER, JUNE MARTINEZ.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, JUNE.

FROM HACKBERRY ELEMENTARY.

WE HAVE A FIFTH GRADER, APRIL PIKE-THOMAS.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT UP, LAKE VIEW ELEMENTARY, FIFTH GRADE, ARI GARDI.

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ANOTHER KINDERGARTNER, EVERETT HAMBRICK.

[APPLAUSE] AND ROUNDING US OUT IS PRESTWICK ELEMENTARY.

WE HAVE A FIFTH GRADER, MIA TUFFS.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS OUR DECEMBER SUPERINTENDENT STAR AWARD RECIPIENTS.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. NOW, WE WILL HAVE OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL BRING MR. BORDEN UP TO THE PODIUM.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT.

MAKE SURE I GOT THIS.

WITHOUT JULIA, I'M LOST, BY THE WAY.

THAT'S MY SECRETARY.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS EVERY MONTH.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONTHS IN THE YEAR TO REALLY RECOGNIZE AS MANY AWESOME STUDENTS AS WE HAVE.

BUT TONIGHT, WE HAVE TWO, TWO SPECIAL ONES.

SO, JULIA, COME ON UP.

[APPLAUSE] THIS IS LITTLE JULIA WILSON, WHO IS SMALL IN STATURE BUT HAS THE VOICE OF A TITAN.

HER VOICE IS ABSOLUTE.

WHEN SHE OPENS HER MOUTH TO SING IT'S LIKE YOU'RE LISTENING TO A GIANT.

IT'S AMAZING.

AND SO SHE IS.

EXCUSE ME. PART OF, SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.

SHE'S A SECRETARY THERE.

SHE'S ALSO ON THE SOCCER TEAM.

SHE IS THE CHOIR PRESIDENT AND SHE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE SOPRANO SECTION LEADER OR SHE'S BEEN VICE PRESIDENT.

SHE IS THE STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBER.

SHE IS AN LEHS HOPE SQUAD MEMBER AND SHE IS THE WOLFPACK VICE PRESIDENT.

SOME OF HER HONORS INCLUDE THE LEAD AWARD.

SHE'S BEEN CHOIR STUDENT OF THE YEAR.

SHE'S RECEIVED STATE RECOGNITION FOR SOLO AND ENSEMBLE CONTEST AND SHE'S ADVANCING TO STATE AUDITIONS THIS YEAR.

IS THAT CORRECT? LET'S GO.

HER TEACHERS SAY ABOUT HER THAT SHE IS A GREAT AMBASSADOR OF LITTLE ELM ISD AND ALL THAT IT STANDS FOR.

SHE TAKES PRIDE IN BEING A LOBO BY EXPRESSING HER STRONG WORK ETHIC AND DRIVE TO EXCEL.

SHE'S TENACIOUS AND SHE'S AN EFFECTIVE STUDENT.

SHE'S ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS TO OTHERS, AND SHE IS VERY DESERVING OF THIS REWARD.

SHE IS PLANNING ON GOING TO TCU OR UT AND OF COURSE, BECOMING A HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR.

CONGRATULATIONS, JULIA. [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP, WE HAVE JOSEPH PASSERELLE.

IT'S FRENCH.

PASSERELLE.

CLOSE ENOUGH.

OKAY. GOOD TRY.

JOSEPH IS JUST AWESOME.

HE IS EXTREMELY JUST POSITIVE.

HAS AN AMAZING ENERGY.

AND IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU WOULD THINK THAT HE IS SHY AND HE SORT OF IS, BUT HE'S GOT A CONFIDENCE ABOUT HIM THAT JUST ILLUMINATES.

AND SO I'M GOING TO, HE SENT ME HIS RESUME [LAUGHTER] SO I'M GOING TO READ A SENTENCE FROM HIS RESUME THAT I THINK WRAPS UP EVERY, SOMETHING THAT HE STANDS FOR.

IT SAYS THAT HE BELIEVES AND I AGREE, THAT HE'S A HIGHLY MOTIVATED, DETAIL ORIENTED INDIVIDUAL WITH A DESIRE NOT ONLY TO SUCCEED BUT ALSO BE A MOTIVATIONAL FORCE FOR

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I LOVE THAT. AGAIN, HE'S A GREAT STUDENT, HIS TEACHERS SAY THAT QUICKLY MAKES A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.

HE HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND THAT MAKES HIM AN AWESOME PERSON.

HE WORKS HARD AT ALL OF HIS CLASSES AND AT BAND.

HE'S A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE LEHS SCHOOL BAND.

HE'S A MEMBER OF PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INC., OMNICOM SIGMA CHAPTER OF THE SIGMA BETA CLUB, AND A MEMBER OF DR.

MONIQUE THOMPSON'S ZERO COLLEGE DEBT PROGRAM.

I WANT SOME. THAT WAS A LOT.

THAT WAS WHOLE. THAT WAS A LOT.

HIS RECOGNITION AND HONORS INCLUDE THE 2020 PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, LEHS BAND DIRECTOR AWARD, AND HE IS A TWO TIME FIRST PLACE WINNER OF THE RALLY OF EDUCATION ESSAY CONTEST.

HE'S BEEN ACCEPTED AND PLANS ON ATTENDING JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE WILL RECEIVE HIS BACHELOR'S OF ARTS FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

GOOD JOB, JOSEPH. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. MR. GALLAGHER WE'LL GO ON TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT RECOGNITION.

YEAH, WE ACTUALLY, I THINK EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM REMEMBERS MAYBE A WEEK AGO.

WELL, HAD TO BE MORE THAN A WEEK AGO.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE HAD.

OH, AND STUDENTS.

YES. I'M GOING TO DISMISS STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR, I KNOW THEY WEREN'T WAITING, BUT YOU'RE DISMISSED.

YES. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

EVERYONE. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE EXCITING MEETING.

YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO STAY.

WE HAD SOME ISSUES IN LITTLE ELM AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITH, IT WAS GAS ISSUES.

THERE WERE SOME ISSUE WITH WITH GAS.

AND WE GOT A CALL.

I ACTUALLY GOT A CALL FROM OUR BOARD MEMBER, MR. KEN BEBER, LETTING ME KNOW THAT SOMEBODY FROM ATMOS WOULD BE CALLING.

THEY NEEDED REALLY TO USE OUR STADIUM AND OUR PARKING LOT AT THE STADIUM IS A STAGING AREA.

AND I SAID, SURE, YOU KNOW, NO PROBLEM.

THAT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, WON'T BE AN ISSUE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP.

AND I DROVE BY LATER THAT DAY AND I WAS THINKING THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE OF TRUCKS OUT THERE.

IT WAS FULL. I MEAN, THE ENTIRE STADIUM PARKING LOT WAS FULL.

AND BUT ATMOS DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF COMING IN AND REALLY GETTING THE GAS BACK ON FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS, EVERYBODY THAT IS IN THE AREA.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEM.

BUT AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO INTRODUCE SOMEBODY FROM ATMOS, JOHN.

AND IF I BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CORRECT IT.

[INAUDIBLE] IS IT CLOSE? OKAY.

AND I FOUND OUT THAT ATMOS WANTED TO DONATE SOME MONEY TO OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO YOU.

WELL, FIRST OFF, MY NAME IS JOHN [INAUDIBLE] WITH ATMOS ENERGY, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR Y'ALL STEPPING UP, HELPING US IN AN EMERGENCY . THAT FACILITY OPENING THAT FOR US REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN US GETTING THROUGH THIS ISSUE WE HAD WITH THE GAS SERVICE.

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I'VE BEEN ON YOUR BOARD FOR YOUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR A FEW YEARS.

YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE OUTSTANDING JOB.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'D LIKE TO DONATE $10,000 TO THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION [APPLAUSE].

AND WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THAT EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Y'ALL COME ON UP AND BOARD MEMBERS.

I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO COME OUT AND STAND HERE FOR THE PICTURE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO INTO REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.

[7. Reports of the Superintendent]

I HAVE A QUICK UPDATE FOR YOU ON OUR FUND BALANCE.

THIS IS NOT NEW INFORMATION, BUT THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED BASED ON OUR BOARD POLICY CE.

IN THAT POLICY, IT STATES THAT WE WILL REVIEW WITH THE BOARD OUR FUND BALANCE WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

YOU ADOPTED OUR AUDIT A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO.

AND IN OUR POLICY WE HAVE IT STATED THAT AT THE MINIMUM THE DISTRICT WILL MAINTAIN AN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 24%.

CURRENTLY, OUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS AT 31.3, SO WE'RE IN A VERY HEALTHY POSITION.

OUR FUND BALANCE TOTAL IS MORE THAN THAT.

BUT THE UNASSIGNED PORTION OF THAT IS 31.3.

AND THEN I'VE JUST ALREADY SHARED THIS WITH YOU, BUT JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IN POLICY THAT NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO GIVE YOU THIS REPORT.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT.

PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL AT THE DISTRICT OR MY ARRIVAL AT THE DISTRICT, THERE WERE SOME WORK DONE ON THE FIVE STRATEGIES OF FINANCIAL SUCCESS, AND THEY'RE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WORK WAS DONE ALONG WITH THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE.

AND ONE OF AND THE FIRST STRATEGY THAT WE HAVE IS MAINTAINING A STRONG AND FORWARD PLANNING FUND BALANCE POLICY.

AND SO PART OF THE THE INFORMATION THAT'S CONTAINED THERE IS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL MAINTAIN FUND BALANCES FOR CRITICAL SHORTFALLS DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF STATE FUNDING, THE FLUCTUATING ENROLLMENT AND UNPREDICTABLE TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUES.

AND WHILE THE TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUES DON'T HAVE AS MUCH OF AN IMPACT ANYMORE ON OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, THE GLASS DOESN'T GROW, IT JUST MATTERS WHICH PLACE IT COMES FROM.

IT DOES MATTER IN OUR DEBT SERVICE SIDE AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR TAXABLE VALUES.

BUT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE FLUCTUATING ENROLLMENT AND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT HERE AS WELL.

THEN WE CAN DEFINITELY SEE THAT IT'S BECOME HARDER TO READ THE FUTURE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC HIT.

AND THEN ANOTHER POINT IN THAT SAME SECTION IS THAT OUR DISCRETIONARY FUND BALANCE WILL BE MAINTAINED AT A LEVEL THAT WOULD FUND ONE TIME EXPENDITURES.

AND WE HAVE HAD A VERY HEALTHY PRACTICE WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF SETTING ASIDE FUNDS FOR TECHNOLOGY, SETTING ASIDE SOME FUNDS FOR SOME CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED BY THE BOND.

AND SO THOSE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, SOME ARE IN PROCESS AND THEN WE STILL HAVE SOME FUND BALANCE SET ASIDE FOR THOSE PURPOSES.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU LIKE A FIVE YEAR HIGHLIGHT OF FUND BALANCE.

MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD DURING THIS TIME, BUT STILL SOMETIMES WE LOOK AT IT ONE YEAR AT A TIME AND NOT NECESSARILY YEAR OVER YEAR.

SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK FIVE YEARS AND IN THE 2017-18 FISCAL YEAR, YOU ADDED $1.1 MILLION TO FUND BALANCE, WHICH BROUGHT THAT TO 40 JUST OVER 40% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

SO IF YOU GO BACK TO THAT FIRST SLIDE, YOU'LL RECALL THAT THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE WAS IN THE 30%, BUT THE TOTAL FUND BALANCE WAS AT 40% IN THE GENERAL FUND.

THAT WAS AN INCREASE OF 193 STUDENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

SO MAINTAINING THAT FUND BALANCE WHILE GROWING STUDENTS IS ALSO IN A VERY HEALTHY POSITION.

EXCUSE ME.

THE NEXT YEAR IN THE 18-19 FISCAL YEAR, WE ADDED $351,000 MORE TO THAT FUND BALANCE, BRINGING IT TO $29,000,282 AND THAT YEAR ADDED

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AND THEN IN 19-20, WE ADDED $368,000 TO FUND BALANCE.

THE TOTAL BECAME 36.6.

AND THAT'S A LITTLE A LITTLE MISPERCEIVING BECAUSE THERE WERE FUNDS THAT WERE MOVED OUT INTO THAT FUND BALANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES.

AND SO IT'S NOT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE FUND BALANCE THERE, BUT IT WAS ASSIGNED OUT INTO A DIFFERENT FUND.

THAT YEAR WE ADDED 274 STUDENTS.

AND SO YOU KIND OF SEE THAT PATTERN AS WELL.

PRETTY GOOD CLIP THERE.

AND THEN CAME THE PANDEMIC IN 2020, AND WE STILL ADDED $4.3 MILLION TO FUND BALANCE THAT YEAR, BRINGING THE FUND BALANCE TOTAL BACK TO 40%, JUST OVER 40% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR.

AND THAT YEAR ENROLLMENT WAS FLAT.

ESSENTIALLY, WE DIDN'T REALLY GROW STUDENTS, BUT WE WERE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION THAN MOST DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE WHO WERE LOSING STUDENTS.

AND SO THE FACT THAT WE WERE GROWING ACTUALLY KIND OF NEUTRALIZED THAT YEAR.

AND THEN THE BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU.

I'M SORRY, NOT THE BUDGET, THE AUDIT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU IN OCTOBER FOR THE 21-22 FISCAL YEAR, ANOTHER REMINDER THAT WAS A TEN MONTH YEAR. BUT IN THAT YEAR WE MOVED $9.8 MILLION OUT INTO A SPECIAL FUND BUDGET AND THAT STILL MAINTAINS 39.3% IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET ITSELF.

SO WE YOU'LL SEE THAT THE 21 AND THE 22 FISCAL YEAR FUND BALANCE IS THE SAME.

AND WE DID THAT INTENTIONALLY MOVING ASIDE THAT ESSENTIALLY $10 MILLION OUT TO A SPECIAL PROJECT FUND.

LAST YEAR WE GREW 297 STUDENTS FROM THE 20-21 TO THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

SO OVER THAT FULL PERIOD SINCE I GAVE THAT TO YOU A YEAR AT A TIME, AND YOU CAN SEE THE FULL CAKE HERE, BUT OVER THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WE GREW 937 STUDENTS.

THAT'S JUST INCREDIBLE GROWTH TO STILL SEE AN UPWARD TREND IN THOSE FUND BALANCE NUMBERS.

SO IT'S SOMETHING FOR THE DISTRICT TO BE PROUD OF AND FOR THE BOARD TO BE PROUD OF THE DECISIONS THAT YOU'RE MAKING THERE.

YOU SAW THIS DURING OUR FUND BALANCE REPORT, OUR FUND BALANCE SYNOPSIS DURING THE AUDIT, BUT I WANTED TO REPEAT IT FOR YOU SINCE WE ARE DOING A SPECIFIC REPORT ON FUND BALANCE AND THAT GENERAL FUND BALANCE OF $33,000,953 IS SITTING IN OUR 199 GENERAL OPERATING FUND.

THAT IS A TOTAL OF 39.3% OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 22-23.

RIGHT NOW THERE ARE $7 MILLION OF THAT ASSIGNED.

AND I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

THE ASSIGNMENT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO INTERNALLY TO JUST SET ASIDE MONEY FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

IF THE BOARD WERE TO TAKE BOARD ACTION AND MOVE FUND BALANCE INTO FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE WITHIN GENERAL FUND, THEN IT WOULD TAKE BOARD ACTION TO MOVE THAT BACK OUT.

BUT THROUGH THE FUND BALANCE POLICY, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CFO HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE THAT.

THAT HAS BEEN OUT THERE LONGER THAN I COULD GO BACK AND FIND, THAT $7 MILLION.

AND THERE'S NOT A REAL REASON FOR ME TO RECOMMEND A CHANGE RIGHT NOW.

BUT I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THE FUND BALANCE POLICY SPEAKS TO THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.

BUT THEN ALSO WE HAVE, IN ADDITION TO THAT, 39.3% WE HAVE THE $9.8 MILLION THAT WE MOVED INTO A SEPARATE FUND.

WE PUT IT IN A 492 AND CALLED IT GROWTH TRANSITION FUND.

AND WE PUT THAT OUT THERE SPECIFICALLY FOR AN ESSER GLIDE PATH.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT ARE FUNDED BY ESSER AND WE KNOW THAT ESSER IS GOING AWAY.

WE KNOW THAT WE'LL BE OPENING NEW CAMPUSES.

THANK YOU TO OUR VOTERS THAT PASSED BONDS.

AND SO WE'LL BE OPENING NEW CAMPUSES AND THERE ARE EXPENSES THAT COME ALONG WITH THAT THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT MORE THE OPERATION OF THOSE AS THEY FLESH OUT INTO FULL BLOWN CAMPUSES.

AND THEN IT CREATES ANOTHER CONTINGENCY FOR US FOR ENROLLMENT FLUCTUATIONS.

THERE WAS A TIME THAT SAID GROWTH, BUT IT REALLY IS FLUCTUATIONS.

IT COULD BE THAT WE DIDN'T REACH THE GROWTH THAT WE EXPECTED.

IT COULD BE THAT WE HAD MORE GROWTH THAN WE EXPECTED.

BUT AT ANY CASE, IF YOU PUT BOTH OF THOSE TOGETHER, OUR FUND BALANCE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR OUR OPERATIONS IS JUST OVER 50%, WHICH REALLY IS TO BE CELEBRATED.

AND SO I WANTED TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS.

[8. Citizen Input]

IF YOU'LL, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME. IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

YOU DO HAVE 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

I WILL GIVE YOU A ONE MINUTE WARNING WHEN YOU GET CLOSE TO THAT TIME.

SO, ALYSSA BARSTOW.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M GOOD.

LET ME JUST SAY, I AM SO GLAD IT EMPTIED OUT BECAUSE I AM NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER.

AND I DECIDED AT 5:22 I WANTED TO COME TALK TODAY.

SO THANK YOU.

DO I NEED TO GIVE MY ADDRESS? NOPE. OKAY. SO MY NAME IS ALYSSA BARSTOW, AND I HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOLER AND A HIGH SCHOOLER.

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EVEN BEING ON A BOARD IS SO AMAZING.

AND YOU GUYS GIVE SO MUCH TIME.

AND THE REASON I DECIDED TO COME TODAY IS I FEEL LIKE YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN YOUR EARS FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES THAT ARE MAYBE BEING PROPOSED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CALENDAR.

AND MY STATEMENT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IS YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY CHILD'S CARE.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.

AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ARE SUPPORTING TEACHERS.

EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ARE MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE LAPTOPS.

AND I'M GOING TO START SHAKING.

I'M SORRY, GUYS.

THAT THEY HAVE LAPTOPS AVAILABLE.

I'M A VERY VOCAL PERSON.

I'M ON FACEBOOK.

WE HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY FAILED A CLASS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE A LAPTOP FOR 24 HOURS.

IT REALLY UPSET ME.

WE DON'T HAVE A BYOD POLICY, AND THE BYOD POLICY THAT WE DO HAVE IS VERY VAGUE.

AND WHAT BOTHERS ME ABOUT IT IS, IS THAT MY HUSBAND HAD TO, LIKE, LEAVE WORK, BRING THE LAPTOP UP, AND WE STILL WEREN'T ABLE TO USE IT.

IT'S NOT ANYBODY'S FAULT NUT MY DAUGHTER'S FOR BREAKING HER LAPTOP IN A CRITICAL TIME FRAME.

I GET THAT. AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON I WORKED WITH DURING THIS TIME FRAME, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ANGRY AND I WAS UPSET AND I WAS VOCAL, WAS AWESOME.

THEY WERE RESPONSIVE AND THEY WERE CARING.

NOW, DID I GET WHAT I WANT WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME? NO, I DON'T.

BUT THAT'S OKAY.

BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS WE EITHER NEED TO CHANGE THAT BYOD POLICY SO THAT WE CAN BRING MY LAPTOP UP OR EVEN A CHROMEBOOK SO SHE COULD GET THE SCHOOLWORK DONE.

OR WE NEED TO HAVE DESKTOPS IN EVERY CLASSROOM.

I WENT, ME BEING ME.

I WENT AND I VISITED.

I THINK HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF IT.

GREGG BURCHAM.

YES. AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY USED TO HAVE LAPTOPS IN THE CLASSROOM.

RIGHT. AND THEY KIND OF FLOATED AWAY.

SO I'M LIKE, OKAY, WELL, LET'S GET DESKTOPS.

AND WHAT'S GREAT IS, IS IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A BUNCH OF FUND BALANCE AVAILABLE THAT YOU CAN DO THAT NEXT YEAR.

AND THE REASON THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT IS IF YOU GO TO THE FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK, WHICH I DON'T LIKE, I'LL BE VERY VOCAL ABOUT IT.

BUT I THINK IT'S WHAT'S NEEDED TO GET RETENTION FOR TEACHERS.

WE HAVE TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AND WE HAVE TO HAVE RETENTION BECAUSE MY CHILDREN, WHO ARE 11 AND 14, DON'T NEED BABYSITTERS IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE 50 STUDENTS IN AN ON RAMPS ALGEBRA CLASS, YOU CANNOT TEACH COLLEGE ALGEBRA, 50 STUDENTS.

WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO SUPPORT TEACHERS.

AND IF YOU GUYS DON'T SUPPORT THE TEACHERS BY GOING TO THE FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK THEN YOU NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT INCREASING OUR TAX FUNDS AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BE ABLE TO PAY TEACHERS MORE.

BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY WHY I CAME.

AND I THINK LEGALLY I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE BYOD POLICY, SO PLEASE CHANGE THE BYOD POLICY OR GET DESKTOPS IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS CAN'T RESPOND BECAUSE IT'S PUBLIC INPUT, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, MY SON IS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE MATH CHALLENGE.

I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT.

AND SO IF ANYBODY EVER WATCHES THESE, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DO, IT'S SUNDAY, SO YOU BETTER SIGN UP.

AND HE'S GOING TO WIN FIRST PLACE FOR SIXTH GRADE.

SO IF THERE'S A PLACE.

BUT, ANYWAY, LIKE I SAID, I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T GET PAID TO DO THIS.

I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T GET PAID TO BE HERE.

I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LISTENING.

I JUST WANT TO REFER OR REITERATE THAT YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE OF MY CHILD'S CHILD CARE.

AND THAT'S I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE OF MY CHILD'S CHILD CARE.

YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF MY DAUGHTER'S AND MY SON'S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS NEED TO KEEP IN MIND COMING FORWARD IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BARSTOW. I APPRECIATE IT.

CAN I LEAVE? YES, YOU MAY.

I GUESS. I GUESS WE'LL LET YOU LEAVE.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[9. Approval of Minutes]

HOPEFULLY EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? SO MOVED. DO. I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. GREAT.

[00:35:06]

ONCE AGAIN, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD TIME TO REVIEW THOSE AND LOOK THROUGH THOSE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MEETINGS? SO MOVED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM ALEX.

ANY QUESTIONS? CHANGES? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL GO ON TO THE ACTION ITEMS.

[10. Action Items]

MR. MARTIN, YOU'RE THE LONE STAR TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT THE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF NEW HVAC REPLACEMENTS.

YES. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION TO YOU TO MAKE THIS REQUEST.

WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF TEN NEW ROOFTOP UNITS FOR THIS BUILDING OVER THE ATHLETIC AREAS, AS WELL AS ONE SPLIT SYSTEM OVER AT THE STADIUM PRESS BOX.

THESE WERE NOT REPLACED DURING THE ESPC PROGRAM THAT WAS DONE.

BUT THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THESE PURCHASES AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR HIS DESIGNATE TO EXECUTE THE REQUIRED PURCHASE DOCUMENTS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS AGENDA ITEM.

SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? I GUESS JUST WHY WEREN'T WHY WEREN'T THEY INCLUDED WITH THE PROGRAM, ARE THEY.

THEY WEREN'T SEEN OR THEY WEREN'T CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

THEY WERE FOCUSED ON THE CLASSROOM SPACES AND EDUCATION SPACES RATHER THAN ATHLETICS.

AND AT THE TIME THEY WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

WE'VE SINCE HAD SEVERAL THAT HAVE DEVELOPED HOLES IN THE COILS AND THAT KIND OF THING.

SO IT'S IT'S TIME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MARTIN.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[11. Consent Agenda]

DOES ANYBODY NEED ANYTHING PULLED FOR ANY REASON I'M SEEING NO.

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE THREE ITEMS WE HAVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED. I HAVE ONE FROM ALEX. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. FROM MONIQUE. SHE'S CLOSER TO ME.

SO I HEARD HER VOICE FIRST, MR. BEBER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD QUICK MEETING.

RECORD SETTING.

[12. Board President Comments]

THANK YOU, STAFF. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE, I'LL TELL YOU EXACTLY LIKE I TOLD MY TEAM.

I HOPE YOU HAVE TIME, QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

I HOPE YOU GET TO RECHARGE, TAKE SOME TIME OFF, REALLY ENJOY JUST THE ATMOSPHERE OF CHRISTMAS AND ESPECIALLY TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

IT'S VERY, VERY SPECIAL TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO PLEASE DO THAT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

ENJOY IT. GET BACK.

WE'VE GOT FOUR OR FIVE MORE MONTHS COMING BACK ONCE WE GET BACK.

SO GET RECHARGED FOR THE HOME STRETCH.

I'M SURE THE KIDS ARE PROBABLY ALREADY COUNTING DOWN TO COUNT DOWN TO THE 100 DAYS IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE THAT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I WILL PASS IT ALONG AND I STARTED FROM MY RIGHT LAST TIME, SO I'M GOING LEFT THIS TIME.

[13. Board Comments]

JUST MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT TONIGHT.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT 2023.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR STAYING TONIGHT.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PSAS.

MR. FLORES AND I ARE THE LIAISONS TO THE HR COMMITTEE, AND I MET WITH ASHLEY BROWN ON THURSDAY, AND SHE GAVE ME A REPORT ABOUT SOME GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE HR DEPARTMENT.

IF YOU GUYS GET A CHANCE AT YOUR CAMPUSES FOR THE PEOPLE WATCHING, PLEASE DO THE CARPOOL SHOUT OUTS.

I SAW A VIDEO OF A COUPLE OF THEM.

WONDERFUL. YOU CAN THANK ANYBODY ON YOUR STUDENTS CAMPUS.

ALSO ON JANUARY 3RD, FOR OUR PEOPLE WHO ARE EITHER IN A SUPPORT ROLE OR CONSIDERING GETTING A DEGREE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ON CAMPUS ON IN DISTRICT, A BREAKOUT SESSION WITH OUR PROVIDER THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO HELP GET YOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE. AS WELL AS I TEACH TEXAS WHO CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH BACHELOR'S DEGREES GET THEIR CERTIFICATIONS.

IF YOU ARE WORKING FOR THE DISTRICT AND CONSIDERING GETTING YOUR CERTIFICATION, THIS IS A GREAT MEETING, SO PLEASE DO THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT WITH MONIQUE'S MATH CHALLENGE.

WE KICKED IT OFF TO WHAT, A WEEK AGO, ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO.

PLEASE SIGN UP.

WE NEED ALL OUR MATHLETES TO COME OUT AND DO GREAT THINGS.

ALSO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALEX FLORES AND DAVID MONTEMAYOR THIS MONTH.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY BOARD SISTER, FOR SHOUTING AT THE MATHLETES.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT, TOO. WE HAD 105 KIDS SIGN UP ON THAT SATURDAY.

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WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT LAST YEAR.

THE FIRST ONE WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE HAD THE WALKER AND I'M EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR.

I WANT TO JUST ENCOURAGE THE PARENTS TO KNOW THAT I KNOW YOUR BABIES ARE GETTING OUT EARLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS, BUT THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE THEIR LOVELY LAPTOPS AT HOME.

AND THANK YOU TO THE CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ALL KINDS OF FREE RESOURCES, DON'T THEY? ONLINE. THEY HAVE FREE ACCESS TO ANYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE HOMEWORK ON.

THEY CAN GO TO THEIR TEACHERS SITE AND SEE THINGS THEY'RE WORKING ON.

THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ALL KINDS OF FREE EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE, LOTS OF FREE SOFTWARE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OVER THE HOLIDAYS, THEY CAN SIT IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER THAT THEY GET FROM THE DISTRICT AND PLAY LITTLE EDUCATIONAL GAMES ALL THROUGH THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.

I LOVE ALL THE CHILDREN.

THIS IS FROM LOVE.

ALL RIGHT. HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO ECHO MR. OLSON SAYS JUST TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF AND EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT, ALL THE HARD WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE 2022 WENT.

IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS A VERY SHORT TIME AGO THAT THE YEAR STARTED, BUT AS I GET OLDER, YEARS GO BY FASTER NOW.

SHOULD THEY FEEL THAT WAY FOR EVERYBODY? BUT YES, DEFINITELY TAKE THE TIME TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY RECHARGE BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING ELSE COMING AROUND THE NEXT CORNER.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S ALWAYS NICE SEEING OUR STUDENTS COME OUT AND GETTING THE MONTHLY AWARDS AS WELL AS DOING GREAT THINGS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE ATMOS ENERGY IS NICE TO SEE. SO I HOPE EVERYBODY, EVERYONE HAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

THANK YOU. DANIEL. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY LET'S GO HOME.

GO. GOOD NIGHT.

KEEPING MY RECORD GOING.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? SO MOVED.

DON'T BE SITTING THERE TOYING WITH ME.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? THERE WE GO. I'M GONNA GET KEN ON THE BOARD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

OFFICIALLY CLOSED AT 7:42 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.