Jul 15, 2024 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.]

[00:00:03]

IT IS 6:00 WE ARE, THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN THE BOARD SUPPORT CONFERENCE ROOM AS PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT CODE

[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.

IT IS 6:00.

IT'S 7:04 P.M..

LET'S LEAD AND LET'S OPEN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[3. Pledge of Allegiance]

ALL PRESENT. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO, MA'AM.

ALRIGHTY. NEXT THING IN ORDER IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

[7. Approval of Minutes]

IS THERE A MOTION? MR. BURTON MADE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BEBER SECONDED THE MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL ABSTAIN.

AND WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE MEETINGS FOR OUR JULY 1ST SPECIAL MEETING.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? SO MOVED. MR. BURTON MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE JULY 1ST SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES RAISE YOUR HAND.

ARE THERE ANY ABSTENTIONS?

[8. Action Items]

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL ON THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS.

MR. WYSE.

GOOD EVENING BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT LAMB, TONIGHT, WE'RE PRESENTING THE DELEGATION FOR THE AUTHORITY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT TO APPROVE OUR EXCESS REVENUE.

IS WHAT THEY CALL HAVING RECAPTURE NOW, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE REALLY GET A CHOICE IN OF WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE THEY GIVE YOU, TEA GIVES YOU A CHOICE LIKE, YOU CAN EITHER WASH THE DISHES BY HAND OR YOU CAN USE A DISHWASHER.

BUT EITHER WAY, THE DISHES ARE GOING TO GET CLEAN.

SO TONIGHT OUR WE RECOMMEND THE OPTION THREE OF CHOOSING TO PURCHASE ATTENDANCE CREDITS FROM THE DISTRICT.

PURCHASE ATTENDANCE CREDITS FROM THE FROM THE STATE.

THIS IS THE RECAPTURE THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT.

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO EQUALIZE WEALTH.

WE COULD CONSOLIDATE WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT, LIKE IF WE HAD A BIG FACTORY, WE COULD DETACH THAT OUT OF OUR DISTRICT AND GIVE IT AWAY TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THINGS LIKE THAT.

NONE OF THE OTHER WAYS ARE REALLY THAT FEASIBLE.

ALMOST EVERY DISTRICT THAT HAS TO PAY RECAPTURE CHOOSES OPTION THREE.

IT'S JUST WE CUT A CHECK TO TEA TO BUY OUR STUDENT POPULATION UP SO THAT WEALTH IS EQUALIZED ACROSS THE STATE.

WITH THAT, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR WE DELEGATE CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER TEXAS CODE TEC 11.1511C4 TO SUPERINTENDENT SOLELY THE PURPOSE OF OBLIGATING THE DISTRICT UNDER TEC 48.257 AND TEC CHAPTER 49, SUBCHAPTER A AND D, AND THE RULES ADOPTED BY COMMISSIONER OF THE EDUCATION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER TEC 49.006.

THIS INCLUDES APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANT CREDITS.

IS THERE A SECOND?

[00:05:03]

MR. ENGLISH SECONDED.

ALL IN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[9. Consent Agenda]

SO MOVED. MR. ENGLISH MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. OLSON MADE A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALRIGHTY SO NOW WE ARE AT BOARD PRESIDENT COMMENTS.

[10. Board President Comments]

OPENING REGISTRATION FOR OUR NEW STUDENTS STARTS ON WEDNESDAY.

WE ARE ALREADY IN REGISTRATION, SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING AND YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED YOUR CHILD, NOW'S THE TIME TO DO SO.

AND I'M GOING TO START WITH MR.

[11. Board Comments]

THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU STAFF.

NICE TO HAVE A QUICK MEETING HERE IN AUGUST, ESPECIALLY WITH IT HOT BEING OUTSIDE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT CONVOCATION NEXT MONTH.

HOPE THE TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE ENJOYING THEIR TIME OFF DURING THE SUMMER.

AND THAT'S IT FOR ME.

YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION REGISTRATION AS WELL.

I DID IT TODAY.

IT TOOK TOOK ALL OF FIVE MINUTES.

READING ALL THE POLICIES CAN TAKE A LITTLE LONGER, BUT IT IS SOMETHING VERY NECESSARY TO HELP US PLAN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING RIGHT SIZED.

SO I ECHO MARY'S COMMENT TO ANYONE GET ON THAT TODAY.

NO COMMENTS FROM ME. JUST ECHO WE HAVE PRIOR.

I'LL BE QUICK. I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING STUDENTS BACK IN A FEW WEEKS.

I'LL ECHO THE SAME.

READY FOR THE SECOND SEASON FOR ME AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

ALSO, VERY QUICK, JUST AS A REMINDER FOR MY PEERS, WE HAVE THE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH ON AUGUST THE 3RD, I BELIEVE.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S AUGUST THE 3RD.

SO I WOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

MR. LAMB, YOU'RE UP.

[12. Superintendent Comments]

I KNOW IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY EASY IN THE SUMMER, BUT APPRECIATE THE WORK THIS BOARD DOES APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THIS STAFF DOES.

WHAT AN AMAZING DISTRICT AND GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DEDICATED TO BEING A LOBO.

I LOVE BEING A PART OF IT.

AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF IT.

AND IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO.

THAT BEING SAID, IT IS 7:11 P.M.

WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MR. BEBER MADE THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. ENGLISH MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING AT 7:12 P.M.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

MEETING'S ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.