[1. Call to Order Open Session in the Board Room at Little Elm ISD Administration Building on 400 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, Texas 75068. ] [00:00:04] BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LITTLE ELM ISD. THANK YOU TO BE HELD ON JULY 24TH AT 6 P.M. OPEN. WE WILL NOW THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED MEETING AND THE BOARD SUPPORT CONFERENCE ROOM AS PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT CODE SUBCHAPTER [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: ] 551.072 AND 551.074. THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT WILL DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND LAND OFFICIALLY AT 6 P.M. ONCE AGAIN. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [3. Pledge of Allegiance ] WE COME. WE DO NOT HAVE AN INVOCATION TONIGHT, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO ON TO THE INTRODUCTION ROLL CALL, MISS FLORES. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AND GO INTO THE SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT. [6. Superintendent Spotlight ] MR. LAMB? YES. TONIGHT. I HEARD YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB REPRESENTING ME. ALL RIGHT. PRESIDENT OLSON, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MR. LAMB, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THREE MORE OF OUR BRAND NEW LOBOS, WHO YOU'VE APPROVED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO START THEIR EMPLOYMENT JOURNEY HERE WITH US IN LITTLE ELM ISD. SO FIRST, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR BRAND NEW DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, MR. DONNIE BARTLETT, IF YOU'LL COME UP AND JOIN ME. MR. BARTLETT STARTED HIS ESTEEMED CAREER IN EDUCATION AS A COACH AND TEACHER. HE WAS A PE TEACHER AND WAS A TRACK COACH AS WELL AS FOOTBALL. HE THEN MOVED FROM THE SECONDARY LEVEL INTO THE ELEMENTARY REALM. HE WAS AN ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPAL AND THEN HE MOVED INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL. MR. BARTLETT HAS EXPERIENCE AT ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION, WHICH WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT HERE NOW IN LITTLE ELM. HE WAS A NINTH GRADE CENTER PRINCIPAL AND THROUGH ALL OF HIS ASSIGNMENTS, HE HAS BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS, WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT HE'S IMPLEMENTED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. IT'S A CHARACTER BASED CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON CAMPUS CULTURE AND CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS, WHICH REALLY IS A CENTERPIECE OF HIS BELIEFS AND HIS PHILOSOPHIES AS AN EDUCATOR. HE THEN WENT ON TO BECOME A6A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND IN KELLER ISD, WHERE HE ALSO SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS. MOST RECENTLY, HE'S BEEN AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL IN BIRDVILLE ISD, AGAIN WHERE HE IMPLEMENTED THE CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS PROGRAM WITH GREAT SUCCESS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. MR. BARTLETT IS HAS A GREAT FAMILY, SOME OF WHOM ARE HERE THIS EVENING. IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO STAND UP, THIS IS MR. PART OF MR. BARTLETT'S FAMILY AND HE CAN INTRODUCE EXACTLY WHO THOSE FOLKS ARE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. HE IS MARRIED TO HEATHER AND HE HAS FOUR KIDDOS, AARON, LEXI, ASHTON AND ALYSSA, AND ALSO HAS A GRANDSON NAMED AIDEN. IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE LOVES TO GRILL. WE HAVE ANOTHER GRILLER. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A GRILL OFF BETWEEN DONNIE AND MICKEY. HIS FAVORITE TEAM IS THE CORRECT ANSWER. THE DALLAS COWBOYS. INTERESTINGLY, HE COLLECTS LARRY BIRD MEMORABILIA, SO I GUESS A BIT OF A CELTICS FAN AS WELL. AND THEN HE IS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATE AND HE LOVES BATMAN AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. QUITE A COMBINATION THERE. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, THAT IS OUR NEW DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, MR. BARTLETT. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. THAT'S A VERY NICE INTRODUCTION. PRESIDENT OLSON BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MR. LAM, THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBVIOUSLY COME TO THIS DISTRICT AND BE A PART OF LITTLE ELM VARSITY. WHEN MIKE AND I WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE PLACE AND HE JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW GREAT THE PLACE IS AND JUST KNEW I HAD TO BE HERE AS WELL. SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN THIS DISTRICT. I GOT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON AND I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. [00:05:01] THE FAST GROWTH THING IS COOL TO ME. I WAS PART OF A ONE HIGH SCHOOL TOWN AT IN SOUTHLAKE. CARROLL SO THAT'S WHERE I STARTED MY CAREER. SO IT'S KIND OF NICE THAT I CAN END MY CAREER IN A PLACE THAT'S A ONE HIGH SCHOOL TOWN AS WELL. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SO I'D LOVE TO BE LOVED AND I'M GOING TO BE A LOBO. SO I AM A LOBO. MY FAMILY, MY WIFE, HEATHER, SHE'S AN EDUCATOR AS WELL. SHE'S IN HER 22ND YEAR AND SHE'S A FIRST GRADE TEACHER IN BIRDVILLE ISD. SHE STARTED HER CAREER IN CARROLL AS WELL, BUT THEN MOVED TO BIRDVILLE ISD AS QUICK AS SHE COULD. SO SHE'S BEEN THERE AND DOING THAT IN FIRST GRADE. AND THEN ON HER LEFT, MY RIGHT IS ALYSSA. SHE'S STARTING HIGH SCHOOL. SHE'S A 14 YEAR OLD AND SHE'LL BE AT BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN ASHTON GRADUATED FROM BIRDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE'S GOING TO BE A LONGHORN IN THE FALL. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO WE'RE MOVING HER IN IN AUGUST, SO WE WON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST YOU. HE WON'T HOLD IT AGAINST YOU ANYWAY. GIG EM, HUH? ANYWAY, WE APPRECIATE IT. I'M THANKFUL. AGAIN, I THANK Y'ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY. MIKE. I'M GRATEFUL AS WELL. BOARD THANK Y'ALL. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO MR. BARTLETT. NEXT IN OUR SUPERINTENDENTS SPOTLIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME AND INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW DIRECTOR FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, MR. JASON EVANS, IF YOU'LL JOIN ME. MR. EVANS STARTED HIS CAREER IN COMO, TEXAS, AS A TEACHER AND COACH. HE SPENT SEVERAL YEARS COACHING AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL AND INCLUDING AT FARMERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN MOVED INTO A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL POSITION WHERE HE SPENT ONE YEAR AS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. HE'S KIND OF THROWN INTO THAT ROLE. IT'S AN INTERESTING STORY. HE CAN TELL IT TO YOU LATER AND THEN. BUT MOST RECENTLY HE SPENT TIME IN SULFUR SPRINGS ISD. HE WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER THERE, A MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMIC SPECIALIST IN SULFUR SPRINGS, AND MOST RECENTLY WAS THE DIRECTOR OF STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN SULFUR SPRINGS. SO HE BRINGS TO THE TABLE TO THE LOBO TABLE QUITE A BIT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR STATE SYSTEM, WHICH WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIM UTILIZING IN THIS NEW POSITION. SO ON A PERSONAL NOTE, JASON IS MARRIED, HIS WIFE IS ANGIE. THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 27 YEARS. HE HAS FOUR KIDS SADIE, JACE, MATTHEW AND ADDIE. IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE'S RECENTLY BEGUN PLAYING PICKLEBALL, WHICH IS INTERESTING. HE ATTENDS ALL OF HIS KIDS SPORTS EVENTS AND HE LOVES TO PLAY 42, WHICH I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS. IT'S A DOMINO GAME. OH, I SHOULD KNOW. IT'S A DOMINO GAME. HE LOVES TO PLAY THE 42 DOMINO GAME AND THEN HIS FAVORITE TEAM AND SPORT TO WATCH AGAIN. HE GAVE US THE CORRECT ANSWER. HE'S A DALLAS COWBOYS FAN AND THEN A LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT HIM IN DECEMBER. THIS DECEMBER, HE WILL BECOME FATHER OF THE BRIDE BECAUSE HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER IS GETTING MARRIED. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, YOU GET A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTABILITY. AGAIN BOARD, MR. LAMB. I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL PLACE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER IN THE ONE MONTH THAT I'VE I'VE BEEN HERE. I'VE WORKED WITH AMAZING PEOPLE, KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE. THERE ARE A LOT OF OUTSTANDING PROCESSES IN PLACE THAT ARE MAKING MY TRANSITION, YOU KNOW, VERY, VERY EASY. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD HELP, A LOT OF ANSWERS. AND SO I'M JUST VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE THE PEOPLE I'VE ALREADY COME ACROSS AND BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH. AND SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS. JUST THE LAST TODAY IS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BECOMING THE FATHER OF THE BRIDE. AND THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR ON THIS DATE. SO SO JUST A FEW MORE MONTHS. AND SOMEBODY ELSE GETS TO PAY THOSE BILLS. AGAIN, THANK YOU, GUYS. AND I'M VERY, VERY HONORED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. EVANS, AND WELCOME TO THE TEAM. NEXT. AND FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR BRAND NEW DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, MS.. KIM CHOW JACKSON, WHO WILL JOIN ME. MS.. CHAO JACKSON STARTED HER CAREER AS A BILINGUAL ELEMENTARY TEACHER. SHE TAUGHT FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADES, AND THEN SHE TRANSITIONED INTO BEING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITATOR AND MATH COACH IN A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT. THEN SHE MOVED INTO HER CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION CAREER AS AN ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND THEN SHE SPENT EIGHT YEARS AS AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL BEFORE COMING HERE TO HER HOME IN LITTLE ELM. SHE'S BEEN A LITTLE ELM LOBO SINCE AUGUST OF 2020. WHEN SHE FIRST JOINED US, SHE WAS AN ESL SPECIALIST FOR HACKBERRY AND OAK POINT. [00:10:04] SHE WAS SPLIT BETWEEN TWO CAMPUSES, AND THEN WE RECOGNIZED JUST HOW MUCH OF A GEM SHE IS, AND WE PROMOTED HER INTO BEING A COORDINATOR FOR OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. AND SO NOW IT IS JUST WITH GREAT PRIDE AND PLEASURE THAT WE'RE ANNOUNCING HER AS OUR DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, KIM CHAO JACKSON IS MARRIED TO KIRBY AND THEY HAVE A SOON TO BE SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. HER NAME IS MAYA AND MAYA IS A HACKBERRY LOBO. SO SHE IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY. JUST LOBO'S EVERYWHERE. SHE, IN HER SPARE TIME, LOVES TO SPEND TIME WITH HER, QUOTE, GINORMOUS FAMILY. SHE SAYS THAT SHE HAS 36 FIRST COUSINS ON HER FATHER'S SIDE ALONE. SO THEY HAVE LOTS OF GET TOGETHERS, LOTS OF SHARED MEALS AND LOTS OF LATIN DANCING. HER FAVORITE SPORT AND TEAM TO WATCH. SHE'S REALLY NOT SUPER INTERESTED IN SPORTS. THE RIGHT ANSWER, BUT SHE STILL DID GIVE THE RIGHT ANSWER. SHE'S MARRIED TO A COACH, SO SHE KIND OF HAS TO BE A SPORTS FAN. AND SO WHEN ASKED WHAT HER HER FAVORITE TEAM IS, SHE DID SAY THE COWBOYS. SO RIGHT ANSWER FOR HER. BUT SHE DOES ALSO ENJOY WATCHING A GOOD SOCCER SLASH FOOTBALL MATCH AS WELL. HER PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS BECOMING MOM TO MAYA, WHO WAS A MICRO-PREEMIE. SHE WAS BORN AT 1 POUND, FOUR OUNCES. AND SO THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE, SHE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT FAITH AND MIRACLES AND RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION. SO WHAT DOES SHE COLLECT? SHE COLLECTS REFRIGERATOR MAGNETS EVERY SINGLE PLACE THAT HER FAMILY TRAVELS. SHE HAS A REFRIGERATOR MAGNET. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE WILL LET HER ADDRESS THE BOARD, OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT OLSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR. LAMB. I DID WANT TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND JUST TO SAY THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I HAVE TO KNOW THAT I AM HELPING OTHERS, THAT I'M IN SERVICE OF OTHERS, AND I GET TO DO THAT HERE IN LITTLE ELM. SO THAT EXCITES ME. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE ROAD THAT WE'RE ON. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LAMB. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS FLORES. ANY CITIZEN INPUT. [7. Citizen Input ] JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY ON THE CITIZEN INPUT, YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. WE WILL PUT A CLOCK UP THERE. IT WILL START IT WILL START FLASHING, I BELIEVE, AT ONE MINUTE. SO JUST PLEASE ADHERE TO THE TIME LIMIT IF POSSIBLE. SO WE HAVE CITIZEN INPUT FROM MR. DAN BLACKWOOD. EVENING BOARD. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. THERE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO GET SOME UPDATES ON AND SOME CLARIFICATION. FIRST ITEM ACTUALLY ON YOUR AGENDA, NIGHT ITEM NINE A, THE THE NOMINATION OF THE TASB REPRESENTATIVE ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES THIS YEAR, THE CANDIDATES IS ACTUALLY JOHN CLASSE FROM FRISCO. I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN PERSONALLY AND ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE L-TASB PROGRAM WITH THEM. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE BOARD TO BACK HIM IS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEE. HE'S ONE OF THE MOST HONEST AND UPSTANDING TRUSTEES THAT I'VE EVER MET OUT OF ALL THE YEARS THAT I WAS ON THE BOARD. THE SECOND ITEM THAT I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON, I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IF IT COULD BE A FUTURE ITEM AND THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND ALL OF THE FINANCIAL UPDATES AND ALL OF THE UPDATES REGARDING THE BOND. ONE THING THAT WE DID NOT HEAR ABOUT OR WE HAVE NOT YET ANY UPDATES ON IS THE SECURITY MEASURES THAT WERE PASSED DURING THE 2022 BOND. SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE CLASSROOM DOOR LOCKS, I'VE ACTUALLY HAD A LOT OF TEACHERS REACH OUT TO ME AND SAID AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE TOLD THEY WOULD BE READY BY THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND NONE OF THOSE ELECTRONIC LOCKS, THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AS OF YET. SO THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AN UPDATE ON THAT. ADDITIONALLY, THE WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEM WITH THE CAMERA OVERLAY AND THE PYLON SYSTEM, IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE ON THOSE TWO AND IF WE CAN UPDATE THE THE PUBLIC ON THAT, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE VERY BIG ITEMS THAT THE BOARD DID USE TO TO PUSH TO PASS THE BOND LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER. AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD ANY TYPE OF UPDATES ON THAT. THE NEXT ITEM THAT I HAVE IS REGARDING THE BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED LAST MONTH AND THE WHEN YOU GUYS ENDED UP PASSING IT, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAD, AND IT REALLY WASN'T MENTIONED DURING THE ACTUAL BOARD MEETING, IT WAS DURING THE DURING THE INFORMATION SESSION WITH THE WITH ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS DOWN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND LOWERED EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 2023, THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR. HOW DOES THE BOARD AND ADMIN OR PROJECT THE DISTRICT WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER FOUR POINT MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT NEXT YEAR? WHAT STEPS ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE ON BUDGET AND THAT WE ARE NOT BASICALLY OVER BUDGETING? [00:15:04] AGAIN? I REMEMBER FOR MANY YEARS WE WERE VERY ADAMANT THAT WE BUDGETED AT 97%. THAT WAS SOMETHING WE DID FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. I THINK IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST WENT TO THE 100% THAT MOST OF THE MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD THAT WERE STILL THERE AT THE TIME ARE STILL ON THE BOARD THAT WERE THERE AT THE TIME, WERE VERY ADAMANT AND IT TOOK A LOT OF ARM TWISTING IN ORDER TO PASS THE 100%. AND NOW WE'RE AT 103%. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT STEPS ARE IN PLACE AND COULD WE BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPEN AND HONEST WITH THE PUBLIC? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE ONLY MENTION OF THE DEFICIT BUDGET IS JUST THE BUDGET THAT'S OUT THERE. AND THEN THERE WAS THE EVEN DURING THE ACTUAL BOARD MEETING, IT WASN'T EVEN MENTIONED DURING THE ACTUAL BOARD MEETING THAT IT WAS A NEGATIVE BUDGET THAT YOU GUYS ARE PASSING. IT JUST DO YOU PROVE IT? AND YOU ALL SAID YES, THERE WASN'T A SINGLE QUESTION FROM FROM PERSON HERE DURING THE ACTUAL BOARD MEETING. THE LAST TIME I HAVE AND THIS IS JUST MORE OF A CLARIFICATION AND THIS IS SOMETHING I DID NOT SEE IN ANY OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH, AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE MINUTES SINCE THEN. IS THERE IS A BOARD MEMBER THAT IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING THAT WAS ELECTED IN MAY AND AS OF YET DO NOT SEE ANY PUBLIC RECORD WHATSOEVER THAT HE'S BEEN SWORN INTO THAT SEAT, BUT YET HE'S ATTENDED TWO BOARD MEETINGS SINCE THEN. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY HE'S ATTENDING BOARD MEETINGS IF HE'S NOT BEEN SWORN IN, AND DOES HE PLAN ON ACTUALLY FULFILLING THE POSITION THAT HE WAS EXCUSE ME, THAT HE WAS ELECTED FOR? THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO ON TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. ACTION ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS FROM JUNE 26TH, 2023. [8. Approval of Minutes ] HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS HAD TIME TO REVIEW THIS AND LOOK AT IT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEETING MINUTES AS IS? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. SO, MR. BURTON, DO ANY QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. I'VE SEEN A LOT THE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED ABSTAINED FROM MR. ENGLISH. OH, AND DAVID. SORRY. YES. WE'LL GO TO ACTION. ITEM NUMBER B, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE HEARING MINUTES FROM JUNE 26TH, 2023. HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY'S ONCE AGAIN HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEETING MINUTES FOR THE HEARING FROM JUNE 26TH? GOT ONE FROM MARY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TAKE A SECOND FROM KEN. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MR. ENGLISH AND DAVID ABSTAINED. YEP. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. WE'LL GO INTO THE ACTION ITEMS. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF TASB ENDORSEMENT FORM THE TASB DIRECTOR CANDIDATES. [9. Action Items ] SO AS YOU RECEIVED IN YOUR PACKET, WE DO HAVE A FROM TASB. WE DO HAVE IT DELEGATED TO US FOR OUR ENDORSEMENT. ACCORDING TO WHO'S BEEN NOMINATED SO FAR. MR. JOHN CLASSE FROM FRISCO ISD IS OUR LONE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DISTRICT THAT WILL BE IN FOR TASB AS OUR DELEGATE. SO SEEING THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT MR. JOHN CLASSE AS OUR NOMINATION FOR THE TASB DISTRICT? I'M SORRY, TASB DIRECTOR CANDIDATE. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT'S RIGHT. MR. BURTON ABSTAINS. OKAY. SO NOW WE'LL GO TO THE CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF TASB DELEGATE. THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR. WE'LL NOMINATE ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO BE OUR DELEGATE TO GO ATTEND ON THE DISTRICT'S BEHALF. DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR ONE OF OUR MEMBERS TO ATTEND? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE KEN BEBER. I DO HAVE A NOMINATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FOR MR. BURTON? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SORRY. A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR OTHER NOMINATIONS? BACK UP. BACK UP. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO VOTE SEPARATELY ON THE BACKUP? NOPE. OKAY. SO DO I HAVE A NOMINATION? BECAUSE I GOT TO DO IT AT THE SAME TIME, RIGHT? OKAY, SO DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR A SECOND OR BACKUP? BACKUP? NOMINATE WATKINS. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR MARY? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. NOW, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR OTHER NOMINATIONS? I NEED TO DO THAT I MISSED. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS. HAVE FUN AT TASB KEN. WE CAN. WE'LL GO INTO ITEM C, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND. MISS ADAMS. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, BOARD. TONIGHT, WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF OUR PROPERTY CASUALTY WORKER'S COMPENSATION, PRIVATE INFORMATION SECURITY, AND GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. THIS AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS INCREASED AMOUNT, WHICH WAS ABOUT 24% INCREASE THIS YEAR. [00:20:01] IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE INFLATION REALLY BITE US ON. BUT WE DID HAVE AN ESTIMATE INCLUDED IN YOUR BUDGET TO COVER THIS INCREASE. WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE ACTUAL POLICY RENEWAL TO PRESENT TO YOU AT THE TIME OF THE BUDGET. AND SO WE ARE BRINGING THIS FOR A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR WHENEVER WE APPROVED IT. LAST YEAR WAS ALSO A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. THESE ARE THESE ARE STATEWIDE. THEY ARE ACTUALLY NATIONWIDE, BUT THEY'RE STATEWIDE AS WELL. AND OUR HOPE HAD BEEN TO DO AN INDIVIDUAL BID THIS YEAR. AND WITH CIRCUMSTANCES IN MY OFFICE AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE DID NOT GO OUT FOR BID, WE STAYED WITH THE COOPERATIVE WITH TASB, WE STAYED WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION. AND WE'LL PURSUE OTHER BIDS AS WELL. AND QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT FUND? FROM MARY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. DELEON. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ONE OTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE YOU THAT I FAILED TO SAY DURING THAT IS WE ARE UP WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO HAVE A EVALUATION FROM TASB. SO THEY WILL BE COMING THROUGH AND EVALUATING WHAT OUR VALUES ARE ON EACH OF OUR PROPERTIES AND THAT INFORMATION WILL BE HELPFUL AS WE MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. SO I ANSWERED MY I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MISS ADAMS. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA. WE DO HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT WE ARE GOING TO PULL, SO WE'LL GO THROUGH ACTIONS TEN A AND TEN D. [10. Consent Agenda ] SO WE'LL GO WITH TEN A FIRST IF WE'LL DO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE 2023, 2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. MR. MILLER, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, PLEASE COMING UP, WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, I BELIEVE. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I THINK WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SOMEWHAT OF A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE ON THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT THIS YEAR. WHAT'S CHANGED? ANY MAJOR CHANGES WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF? OKAY. AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THE TASB PUTS OUT THEIR MODEL STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT EVERY LEGISLATIVE YEAR, AND LIKE MOST DISTRICTS IN THE IN THE STATE THAT AREN'T BIG ENOUGH AND WEALTHY ENOUGH TO HAVE THEIR OWN LEGAL DEPARTMENT, WE USE THEIR MODEL STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. THIS YEAR, THERE ARE THERE'S NEVER REALLY A LOT OF CHANGES TO IT THIS YEAR. THERE IS ONE MAJOR CHANGE AND THAT CHANGE IS REGARDING VAPES. AND SO AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, VAPING IS BECOMING A MAJOR ISSUE. AND SO THERE'S TWO TYPES OF VAPES. THERE'S NICOTINE VAPES AND THEN THERE'S THC VAPES. AND IN THE PAST, THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE HAS CLASSIFIED THC VAPES AS A MANDATORY EXPULSION. AND NICOTINE VAPES HAVE BEEN A LOWER LEVEL, JUST BASIC VIOLATION OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. THIS YEAR THE LEGISLATURE CHANGED THAT AND NOW ALL VAPES ARE MANDATORY EXPULSION. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S NICOTINE, TAC, DELTA, EIGHT, WHATEVER. SO I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES IN STUDENT SERVICES ALL AROUND THE METROPLEX. I WILL SAY THAT NONE OF THE STUDENTS, NONE OF THE DISTRICTS THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO THAT HAVE THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION DISTINCTION ARE MAKING IT A MANDATORY DAP PLACEMENT FOR A FIRST NICOTINE OFFENSE. THEY'RE USING THAT THAT DOI DISTINCTION AND DOING A WAIVER AND COMING UP WITH MORE CREATIVE WAYS BECAUSE THE FEAR IS THAT IT'S GOING TO TURN INTO MUSICAL CHAIRS. AND I THINK THE LEGISLATOR WAS AWARE OF THIS. EVEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE WORDING OF THE LEGISLATION, IT GOES INTO SOME ALMOST PREDICTABLE PATTERNS THAT ARE GOING TO TO EMERGE FROM THIS. AND SO I'M IN COMMUNICATION WITH MY SUPERVISORS AND WE'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW WE'RE GOING TO TREAT THIS. WE ARE GOING TO OF COURSE, IF IT TESTS POSITIVE FOR THC, THAT WILL BE A MANDATORY DAP PLACEMENT. BUT THE THING THAT WE'RE IN DISCUSSION ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS, IS THE NICOTINE. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE APPROVAL OF THE 2023 2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT? SO MOVED BY MARY. DO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS UPDATE OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT? I MEAN. YES, SIR. JUST A QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE STATISTICS FROM FROM THE PAST ON HOW MANY WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OF STUDENTS HAVE. [00:25:08] BEEN CAUGHT VAPING FOR NO BETTER TERM. AND HAS THERE BEEN A DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN NICOTINE AND THC IN THE PAST? YES, SIR, THERE HAS BEEN. WE HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH BOTH. THE NICOTINE IS BY FAR THE MOST PREVALENT. BECAUSE IT'S THE EASIEST FOR THE KIDS TO GET AHOLD OF. OF COURSE, KIDS AREN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO BUY THE THC VAPES HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH A CREDIT CARD AND AN INTERNET, YOU CAN GO ON AND GET ANYTHING YOU WANT, BASICALLY. AND SO THE NICOTINE VAPES ARE FAR MORE PREVALENT. AND DO YOU FORESEE THAT? MUSICAL CHAIRS WITH THE NICOTINE AS WELL AS AS THE THC OR I'M ASSUMING AND I DON'T LIKE TO ASSUME, BUT I'M ASSUMING THE NICOTINE IS A MUCH HIGHER USED OR AT LEAST CAPTURED THAN THE THC. YEAH, IT IS. AND. IS IT OKAY FOR ME TO GIVE STATISTICS? SO, FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 45 ISH THC VAPES WHERE STUDENTS WERE EXPELLED AND THEN THE NICOTINE VAPES. I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER. I COULD I COULD RUN THOSE NUMBERS, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THEY'RE AT LEAST DOUBLE, IF NOT CLOSER TO TRIPLE OF THE OF THE THC. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND NOW TO STATE LAW. IT'S GOING TO BE MANDATORY. THE ATP. YES. YES. THAT'S WHAT THE NEW LEGISLATION STATES. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL GO BACK TO CONSENT ITEM TEN D, CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF LITTLE ELM ISD EXPENDITURES OVER $100,000 SUMMARY REPORT. EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE UPDATED REPORT. MISS ADAMS, IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH IT FOR US. YES. THE UPDATE TO YOUR REPORT THERE, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WAS IN YOUR AGENDA, IS THAT WE HAVE A NEED TO ASK FOR APPROVAL FOR AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND COST FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLACED IN NON PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. AND THOSE PLACEMENTS ARE FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE A NEED THAT EXCEEDS WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. BUT WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE THE CARE. AND THE COMBINATION OF THE THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW TOTALS $211,000. THAT IS, IF THE STUDENTS WERE TO ATTEND THE ENTIRE YEAR AS STUDENTS ARE DISMISSED FROM THAT PROGRAM OR ENTER IN THAT PROGRAM. AND THAT VARIES AS WELL. BUT THIS WAS JUST ONE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN PLACE. AND WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED FOR FOR THIS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. SO WE WILL SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? EXCUSE ME AS I GET BACK TO IT. THE APPROVAL FOR THE LITTLE ELM EXPENDITURES. OVER $100,000. SUMMARY REPORT. SO FROM DELEON TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND FOR MR. BURTON. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. GOT EVERYONE IN THERE FOR SIX YEAR OLD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. SO NOW WE'LL GO TO THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS? SO MOVED. DAVID, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM DELEON. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY ITEMS? ANYTHING ELSE? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. SO NOW WE'LL GO ON TO BOARD COMMENTS. I WILL START FOR THE BOARD PRESIDENT COMMENTS. [11. Board President Comments Presenter: Jason Olson ] JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF. I KNOW IT'S A VERY BUSY TIME DURING THE SUMMER TIME. WE'RE GETTING EVERYTHING READY. SCHOOL. IT'S CRAZY TO SAY THAT NEXT WEEK IS AUGUST. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT ALREADY. SO EVERYTHING CAN'T WAIT FOR CONVOCATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO AUGUST 2ND. RIGHT? I'VE GOT MY DAY RIGHT. I HOPE I GOT THAT RIGHT. AUGUST 2ND. LOOKING FORWARD TO CONVOCATION FOR ALL THE TEACHERS, TEACHERS AND STAFF TO COME BACK. SO THAT'S REALLY ALL FOR ME. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO ALL THE STAFF STAYING FOR TONIGHT. APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK INTO THE AGENDA. I WILL START AT MY RIGHT OUT. [12. Board Comments ] I'LL LOOK TO THE LEFT. I WENT TO THE RIGHT. MR.. KEN THANK YOU, STAFF AND WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW STAFF ON BOARD. IT'S GREAT SEEING YOUR FAMILY OUT HERE AS WELL. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A WHOLE TON TO TALK ABOUT, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO SCHOOL STARTING HERE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. I KNOW WE HAVE A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR STARTED. THANK YOU. I TOO WANT TO ECHO THE SAME THAT IT WAS GREAT SEEING NEW FACES, SEEING OUR FAMILY [00:30:09] GROW AS THE DISTRICT DOES AND A LOT OF THESE KEY POSITIONS AND NEW FAMILIES INTO THE AREA. IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, I WAS GONE LAST MONTH AND THEN THIS MONTH WE ALSO DON'T HAVE STUDENTS. SO IT'LL BE FUN AGAIN NEXT MONTH ONCE WE HAVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND EVERYTHING HERE. I MEAN, THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE MORE LIVELY, BUT HOPEFULLY NOT WITH OTHER ISSUES AS WELL. BUT WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THIS. ENJOY THE LULL BEFORE THE THE STORM OF THE START OF SCHOOL AND AND WE'LL JUST GO FROM THERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW FACES TO OUR LOBO FAMILY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WE START OFF ON THE 23-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. I TOO CANNOT WAIT FOR CONVOCATION. THAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY YEAR LAST YEAR. I ENJOYED SEEING ALL OF OUR STAFF AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY GATHERED TOGETHER TO START OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'VE GOT THIS MONTH. LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR. WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF AND WELCOME TO THE NEW INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE DISTRICT. WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO IT AND TO THE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR AND WITH OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT AND THINGS TO MOVE FORWARD. SO LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THERE WE GO. I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME THE NEW LOBOS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. SINCE I'M NEW HERE AS WELL AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT I RAN FOR THIS POSITION WAS TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE SCHOOL, AND I WILL BE THERE AS OFTEN AS I POSSIBLY CAN. BEAUTIFUL. I REALLY ENJOYED THE TOUR THAT I WAS GIVEN TO MEET SEVERAL OF YOU, NOT ALL OF YOU YET, BUT I'LL MEET ALL OF YOU SOON AND LOOK FORWARD TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR. MOST DEFINITELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS. MR. LIAM. [13. Superintendent Comments ] GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO, BABY. GLAD THAT I HAVE. THESE FELLAS ARE HERE. I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR A LONG TIME. BUT MISS CHOW JACKSON BROUGHT ME TWO TWIX TODAY, SO SHE SET THE BAR HIGH. AND YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT TO LIVE UP TO. THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR THAT. IT IS. IT'S A LOT OF FUN RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING. WE'RE ROLLING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. EXCITED TO GET THIS SCHOOL YEAR STARTED. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I, TOO, AM A NEW LOBO. THANK YOU, MR. LAND. APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? SO MOVED FROM MARY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND FROM DELEON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. WE'LL ADJOURN AT 7:32 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.