[00:00:02] THE LITTLE ELM ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW IN SESSION. [2. The Board will recess into Closed Meeting in the Board Support Conference Room as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act Code Subchapter 551.083, 551.072 & 551.074. ] THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED MEETING AND THE BOARD SUPPORT CONFERENCE ROOM AS PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT CODE SUBCHAPTER 551.083, 551.072 AND 551.074. IT IS 6:00 PM. THE LITTLE ELM ISD IS NOW BACK IN SESSION AT 7:00. MAY WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION OR LET'S START WITH THE PLEDGE OF [3. Pledge of Allegiance] ALLEGIANCE. OF ALLEGIANCE] MAY WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION AND ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MISS FLORES? YES, MA'AM. [6. Superintendent Spotlight] OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT. MRS. BROWN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US? GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT LAMB. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE FOR THE BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT FOR THE EVENING. WE HAVE BEGUN THE TRADITION OF RECOGNIZING SOME OF THE BEST OF THE BEST STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT. AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE ONE LEADER OF THE PACK TO RECOGNIZE WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE MISS CATHERINE GARLINGTON, ONE OF OUR TEACHERS AT OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CAMPUS. IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO ON THE SCREEN. HI. MY NAME IS RHONDA WEISS, AND MY DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY A JUNIOR IN THE GIRL'S PROGRAM FOR LITTLE ELM. AND I NOMINATED MISS GARLINGTON FOR LEADERS OF THE PACK BECAUSE SHE HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP MY CHILD AND MAKING SURE THAT SHE NOT ONLY SUCCEEDS ACADEMICALLY, BUT SHE'S ALSO THERE WHENEVER SHE IS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WHOLE GOALS PROGRAM. THEY'VE DONE SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND MY CHILD IS SO EXCITED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TO LEARN, AND IT'S JUST THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE'S REALLY DECIDED THAT SHE HAS A FUTURE BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE MISS GARLINGTON BECAUSE SHE'S NOT ONLY HELPED HER WITH HER SCHOOLWORK, BUT SHE'S HELPED CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR HER WHEN SHE IS STRUGGLING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES AND SHE'S LET HER KNOW THAT SHE'S NOT ALONE SOMETIMES IN HER FEELINGS. SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE GOALS PROGRAM AND ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE TO ENSURE THAT MY CHILD IS NOT ONLY SUCCEEDING ACADEMICALLY, BUT THAT SHE IS ALSO MENTALLY HEALTHY AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I FIRST MET MISS GARLINGTON, IT WAS THE DAY THAT SHE WAS RECEIVING AN EDUCATION FOUNDATION GRANT, AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT I SAW ON HER FACE TOLD ME EVERYTHING THAT I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW MUCH SHE CARES ABOUT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE IN THE GOALS PROGRAM. SHE WROTE THE GRANT BECAUSE SHE WANTED THEM TO HAVE HANDS ON SCIENCE EXPERIENCE LIKE TRADITIONAL LEARNERS GET TO HAVE. AND EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A TRADITIONAL PROGRAM, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MISS GARLINGTON IS THAT SHE MEETS STUDENTS EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE AT. SHE FIGURES OUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE LED THEM TO NOT BEING TRADITIONAL LEARNERS, AND THEN SHE JUST WRAPS AROUND ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY MAY NEED SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THAT IS WHY SHE IS THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR A LEADER OF THE PACK AWARD. WILL YOU GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO MISS GARLINGTON AS SHE COMES FORWARD? [APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PRESIDENT WATKINS AND SUPERINTENDENT LAMB TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU, AND I'LL SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF FACTS ABOUT MISS GARLINGTON. SHE'S BEEN IN LITTLE ELM ISD FOR FIVE YEARS. AND SHE HER FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEACHING IS BEING REWARDED WHEN SHE GETS TO SEE STUDENTS THRIVE, TRANSFORM, AND EVOLVE INTO BETTER VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF MISS GARLINGTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A LEADER OF THE PACK. [APPLAUSE] [00:05:11] YES. WILL YOU COME UP? MISS DARLINGTON'S FAMILY. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH YOU AS WELL. AND ALSO, OUR PARTNER, COMMUNITY PARTNER RBFCU. THEY SPONSOR OUR LEADER OF THE PACK AWARD. AND THEY HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU, MISS GARLINGTON. WE'LL ASK REF TO JOIN US AS WELL IN THE PICTURE. THANK YOU, MISS GARLINGTON, AND THANKS TO RFQ. WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT. LEADERS OF THE PACK. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER, MR. BARTLETT IS OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH. THANK YOU, MISS WATKINS. BOARD, MR. LAMB. YES, WE WANT TO HONOR OUR KIDDOS AGAIN THIS MONTH AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND WE ARE GOING TO START WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE STARTED ALL ALONG WITH OUR PRE-K KIDDOS SO THEY COULD BE THE FIRST TO GO. SO, MR. HIGGINBOTHAM, WILL YOU COME ON UP? OUR SPOTLIGHT STUDENT FOR ZELLERS IS LEAH. AND IF SHE CAN COME UP RIGHT NOW. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. LEAH'S TEACHER, LEAH'S TEACHER, WROTE LEAH LOVES TO COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. SHE'S ALWAYS EXCITED TO BE HERE. LEAH IS VERY CURIOUS ABOUT THE CLASS LEARNING EXPERIENCE. SHE IS ALWAYS NICE AND POLITE TO EVERYONE. SHE LOVES TO SHARE AND HELP HER FRIENDS AS WELL AS HER TEACHER AT SCHOOL. LEAH SETS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF CARING THAT ALL HER FRIENDS CAN FOLLOW. MISS LEAH ZENDEJAS. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE MISS CUSTER FROM BRENT. ALRIGHT. WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE TANO GUEVARA. TANO, WOULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE? [APPLAUSE] TANO, STAND RIGHT HERE. OKAY, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HIS TEACHER, MISS ALUKO, SAYS ABOUT TANO. SHE SAYS I LOVE TANO'S ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING. HE COMES TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND HE IS EAGER TO LEARN. HE DOES HIS BEST ON ALL OF HIS ASSIGNMENTS, AND HIS READING SKILLS HAVE REALLY TAKEN OFF. HE'S KIND AND LOVING TO ALL HIS CLASSMATES AND HE WORKS HARD TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE FEELS INCLUDED. TANO WANTS TO BE A SCIENTIST WHEN HE GROWS UP. HE'S A DEDICATED STUDENT WHO DOESN'T GIVE UP. WAY TO GO, TANO. FROM MS. ALUKO. CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. AND IF WE COULD HAVE HIS FAMILY JOIN. ALL RIGHT, MISS TUBBS, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT CHAVEZ? AND CAN I HAVE MISS ARIA MARTINEZ? COME ON UP AND I'LL READ WHAT MISS SHEROUSE WROTE ABOUT YOU SWEET GIRL. [APPLAUSE] M ISS SHEROUSE SAYS THAT ARIA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT AND EXHIBITS ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A LOBO LEADER. [00:10:02] NOT ONLY IS ARIA A KIND AND CARING FRIEND, SHE'S ALSO A MOTIVATED AND TENACIOUS LEARNER. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR, ARIA HAS MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN MEETING HER ACADEMIC GOALS. SHE'S A GREAT LISTENER WHO SHOWS INTEGRITY AND LEADS BY EXAMPLE. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE TO WITNESS HER FLOURISH THIS YEAR. I KNOW SHE WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN AND GROW INTO THE AMAZING HUMAN BEING AND MEMBER OF SOCIETY THAT SHE IS DESTINED TO BE. ALL RIGHT, MISS SHEROUSE, YOU WANT TO JOIN US AND FAMILY? OKAY. HACKBERRY. MR. MUNIS. GOOD EVENING BOARD SUPERINTENDENT LAMB. WE ARE VERY EXCITED WHEN WE GOT WHEN I GOT THIS NOMINATION. IF YOU'VE EVER HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE THE GROWTH IN KINDERGARTEN, IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND WHEN THIS STUDENT WE TALK ABOUT GROWTH IT JUST SHE'S SO FAR BEYOND. SO GEORGIE SEARCY, COME, CAN YOU COME ON UP AND JOIN US? [APPLAUSE] AND I'M GOING TO LET MISS SONEE, HER KINDER TEACHER, GO AHEAD AND SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER. THANK YOU, MR. MUNIS. I DO NEED MY GLASSES. OKAY. GEORGIE HAS EARNED THIS RECOGNITION FOR SO MANY REASONS. SHE ENJOYS COMING TO SCHOOL READY TO LEARN, AND ALWAYS TRIES HER BEST, NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT THE TASK MAY BE. GEORGIE HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES SINCE BEGINNING IN AUGUST, BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. HER VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE IS ABOVE HER PEERS, AND THAT HAS HELPED HER NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY BUT ALSO SOCIALLY WITH HER PEERS. THEY BENEFIT GREATLY FROM HER, ALL BECAUSE SHE TAKES THE TIME TO TALK WITH THEM AND USES HER WORDS IN A WAY THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND. SHE COMES IN READY TO LEARN, GREETS HER PEERS AND TEACHERS, AND AN EXAMPLE FOR HER PEERS. SHE'S QUIET, YET SHE KNOWS HOW TO EXPRESS HERSELF. EVERY TEACHER DESERVES A ROOM FULL OF GEORGIES. SHE MAKES MY JOB FUN, AND I'M HONORED TO BE HER TEACHER. SHE'S FRIENDLY AND LIKES TO HELP OTHERS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. GEORGIE. GEORGIE ALWAYS ASKS FOR WAYS TO HELP IN CLASS. HER POSITIVE BEHAVIOR POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE CLASSROOM BY CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE OF KINDNESS AND COOPERATION. [APPLAUSE] AND IF HER FAMILY WANTS TO COME UP AND JOIN US. ALL RIGHT, MR. REZA. MISS KINLEY, CAN YOU JOIN ME UP HERE, PLEASE? [APPLAUSE] THIS IS KINLEY CRUM, FIFTH GRADE STUDENT AT LAKEVIEW. CONGRATULATIONS. SO KINLEY IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF A KIND AND CARING SPIRIT. SHE WORKS VERY HARD AT MAKING SURE THAT SHE IS GROWING AND DEVELOPING IN ALL AREAS OF HER SCHOOL LIFE. HER FRIENDS CAN COUNT ON HER FOR A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON, AND HER TEACHERS KNOW THAT IF SHE HAS A QUESTION, IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD ONE. KINLEY, YOU DESERVE TO KNOW THAT WE SEE YOU AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS YOU ARE ASPIRING TO BECOME. YOU WILL BE MISSED AT LAKEVIEW NEXT YEAR, BUT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU DO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR MARCH SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE MONTH, KINLEY CRUM. [00:15:03] [APPLAUSE] KINLEY'S PARENTS, Y'ALL WANT TO COME ON UP. ALL RIGHT, MISS NOLAN, YOU WANT TO COME DOWN FOR OAK POINT? THANK YOU. OKAY. LIAM VALENTINE. HE IS IN FIRST GRADE AND MISS DELEON'S CLASS. AND LISTEN WHAT YOUR TEACHER SAID ABOUT YOU, OKAY? IT'S REALLY GOOD. LIAM DEMONSTRATES EXCEPTIONAL QUALITIES THAT SET HIM APART AS A YOUNG LEADER IN OUR CLASSROOM, IN OUR SCHOOL. LIAM SHOWS A NATURAL ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING, ALWAYS EAGER TO PARTICIPATE AND EXPLORE NEW CONCEPTS IN CLASS. HE WORKS HARD AND ALWAYS HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. HE SHOWS KINDNESS AND HAS A WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS. HE SEES A NEED AND JUMPS RIGHT IN TO HELP. HE SHOWS EMPATHY AND LEADERSHIP AND FORMS STRONG, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS PEERS. LIAM CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS, EMBODYING THE VALUES OF OUR. OUR SCHOOL STRIVES TO INSTILL IN EVERY STUDENT. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND MISS DELEON AND THE FAMILY Y'ALL COME UP. THREE. TWO. ONE. OKAY. TO ROUND OUT OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, MISS ALLEN FROM PRESTWICK. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M JAMIE ALLEN, I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT PRESTWICK. AND THIS IS DYLAN. DYLAN IS ONE OF OUR KINDERGARTNERS AT PRESTWICK. AND I WANT TO READ A FEW THINGS THAT HIS TEACHER SAID, HAD TEACHER HAD TO SAY ABOUT HIM. CONGRATULATIONS. DYLAN WAS SELECTED FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S AWARD BECAUSE HE'S CONSISTENTLY HE CONSISTENTLY EXEMPLIFIES THE VALUES OF PRESTWICK ELEMENTARY. HE'S DRIVEN BY A LOVE FOR LEARNING AND ALWAYS SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW BEYOND HIS ACADEMIC DEDICATION. DYLAN IS AN INCREDIBLE FRIEND TO ALL. SHOWING KINDNESS, SUPPORT AND RESPECT TO HIS CLASSMATES EVERY SINGLE DAY. CONGRATULATIONS, DYLAN. [APPLAUSE] GOOD JOB. MOM AND DAD. COME ON. BROTHER. SORRY. SO WE KIND OF HAD A THEME IT LOOKED LIKE FOR ELEMENTARY TONIGHT. WE HAD FOUR KINDERGARTNERS HONORED TONIGHT. AND KINLEY, YOU ARE OUR LONE FIFTH GRADER, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A LEADER FOR THOSE LITTLE ONES TO LOOK UP TO. BUT KINDERGARTNERS, THANK YOU ALL. AND ONE FIRST GRADER FROM OAK POINT. SO WE ALL YOUNGSTERS TONIGHT. SO ALRIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. SO MARINA DE GARCIA, STRIKE. ALL RIGHT. OBED, WOULD YOU COME TO THE FRONT, PLEASE? YOU CAN STAND RIGHT HERE. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO SAY SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS ABOUT OBED. OBED MARTINEZ IS AN EIGHTH GRADER. MISS STEVENS, HIS SCIENCE TEACHER, SAYS OBED IS ALWAYS HAPPY. [00:20:07] I LOVE HIS ABILITY TO SMILE IN THE FACE OF ANY ADVERSITY. HE WORKS AT EVERYTHING TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY AND ENCOURAGES HIS CLASSMATES TO DO THE SAME. I HAVE LOVED HAVING HIM IN MY CLASS THIS YEAR, MISS SPIKE SAYS CONGRATULATIONS TO OBED. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING IN COACH STEWART'S MATH CLASS AND MISS STEPHEN'S SCIENCE CLASS WITH OBED. HE IS A HARD WORKER AND COMPLETES HIS ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME. HE'S ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THE LESSONS THAT THE TEACHERS ARE PRESENTING IN CLASS. AT TIMES, I ALSO HAVE WITNESSED HIM HELPING HIS CLASSMATES. OBED IS A GREAT CHOICE FOR STUDENT OF THE MONTH. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO OBED AND HIS FAMILY. OBED IS CURRENTLY IN ADVANCED ART, TENOR BASS CHOIR AND HONORS YOU AS HISTORY. CONGRATULATIONS, OBED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MR. PORTER FROM WALKER. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. STERLING, COME ON DOWN. YES, IT IS A LOT. OUT OF HER CLASSES, SHE HAD FIVE OF HER INSTRUCTORS AND THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION. AND SO I'M GOING TO DO SO GLADLY. FOR MISS LAMBERT. STARLIN IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT WHO SHINES NOT ONLY THROUGH HER ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, BUT ALSO THROUGH HER KINDNESS, EMPATHY, AND UNWAVERING POSITIVITY. SHE HAS A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO MAKE OTHERS FEEL WELCOME AND VALUED. WHETHER IT'S HELPING A CLASSMATE WITH HOMEWORK OR LIFTING A FRIEND'S SPIRITS, WHILE SHE EXCELS ACROSS ALL HER SUBJECTS, IT'S HER COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT AND ABILITY TO INSPIRE THOSE AROUND HER THAT TRULY SET HER APART. STARLIN IS ALSO DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THEATER AND ATHLETICS, DEMONSTRATING A STRONG COMMITMENT TO HER SCHOOL COMMUNITY. SHE MANAGES HER TIME WITH MATURITY AND SHOWS GENUINE CARE FOR OTHERS. I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE YOUNG WOMAN SHE IS BECOMING. CONGRATULATIONS, STARLIN, WELL DONE. FROM COACH STOWERS, STARLIN ISN'T JUST A TOP STUDENT. SHE'S A POWERHOUSE IN ATHLETICS. THIS YEAR, SHE'S MADE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK TEAMS. HER SKILLS ARE IMPRESSIVE, BUT IT'S HER DEDICATION, DRIVE, AND TEAM FIRST MINDSET THAT TRULY DISTINGUISHED HER AS A COACH. HAVING SOMEONE LIKE STARLING ON YOUR TEAM IS A DREAM. HER LEGACY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE FELT ON OUR CAMPUS FOR YEARS TO COME. MRS. HILL. STARLIN EXCELS IN EVERY AREA ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND PERSONALLY. SHE CONSISTENTLY COMPLETES HIGH QUALITY WORK, PLANS AHEAD AND STAYS ORGANIZED. HER KINDNESS AND WARMTH MAKE HER SOMEONE EVERYONE WANTS TO BE AROUND. SHE REPRESENTS EVERYTHING WE HOPE FOR IN A WALKER LOBO. TRULY ONE OF THE BEST STUDENTS AND PEOPLE ON OUR CAMPUS. MISS KELLER. STARLIN IS AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO TEACH. HER POSITIVE ENERGY AND STRONG WORK ETHIC BRIGHTEN EVERY CLASS. I'M SO THANKFUL TO HAVE HER AS A STUDENT. AND FINALLY, MISS RIVAS. STARLIN IS THE KIND OF STUDENT EVERY TEACHER HOPES FOR FOCUSED, MATURE, AND AN ACADEMIC LEADER. SHE'S A ROLE MODEL IN THE CLASSROOM AND INTERACTS WITH PEERS AND TEACHERS WITH RESPECT AND GRACE. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR HER CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP AND THE POSITIVE EXAMPLE SHE SETS FOR EVERYONE AROUND HER. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU JERRY WALKER'S MARCH STUDENT OF THE MONTH. MISS STARLIN LITTLE. [APPLAUSE] [00:25:50] ALL RIGHT, MISS GENTRY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME MARTIN SOTO JR, OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH. [APPLAUSE] MARTIN IS A SENIOR AND A MEMBER OF OUR WELDING PROGRAM. HE MODELS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIDENCE FROM OUR PORTRAIT OF A LOBO. HE'S AN INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF WHAT ONE CAN ACCOMPLISH WITH A GROWTH MINDSET. MISS WOLFE NOTED, I HAD THE HONOR OF TEACHING MARTIN LAST SEMESTER. HE'S AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN. HE CAN BE A LITTLE QUIET, BUT HIS WORK ETHIC IS VERY STRONG. I LOVED READING HIS WRITING IN OUR ENGLISH CLASS, AND HE BROUGHT A SENSE OF QUIET COMPETENCE TO MY CLASSROOM THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED. MR. GENTRY ADDED I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH MARTIN SINCE THE FIRST DAY HE WALKED INTO MY CLASS. IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO SEE WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM BECAUSE HE ISN'T ALWAYS TRYING TO BE SEEN. AND THAT'S WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM. HE SIMPLY GOES ABOUT HIS WORK WITH THE DESIRE TO LEARN AND IMPROVE. HE PUTS HIS HEAD DOWN AND DOES THE WORK. HE TAKES THE ADVICE AND CRITIQUE ABOUT WHAT HE HAS DONE, AND HE APPLIES IT TO GET BETTER EVERY SINGLE DAY. THIS WORK ETHIC IS THE REASON HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST STUDENTS TO PASS HIS STRUCTURAL STEEL WELDING CERTIFICATION IN ALL FOUR POSITIONS, AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT WAS SHARED BY ONLY A HANDFUL OF HIS CLASSMATES. HE SIMPLY DOES THE WORK NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HIM. AND THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS TRADE AFTER GRADUATION. CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTIN FOR THIS WELL DESERVED HONOR. HE EARNED IT HIS WAY. CONGRATULATIONS, MARTIN. [APPLAUSE] IF THE REST OF YOU WOULD COME DOWN. FAMILIES AND STUDENTS THAT WERE AWARDED TONIGHT ARE HONORED TONIGHT, IF YOU'LL COME DOWN AND WE'LL GET A GROUP PHOTO, PLEASE. A BIG FAMILY LOBO PHOTO, PLEASE. PRINCIPALS, ADMINISTRATORS, CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVES THAT PRESENTED THOSE KIDS TONIGHT. GUYS, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORDS TONIGHT. Y'ALL LITERALLY DID A GOOD JOB WITH THOSE THINGS TONIGHT, I APPRECIATE IT. FOR OUR CELEBRATION, KIDS AND FAMILIES, YOU ARE FREE TO GO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT KIDS TO GET HOME FOR BED, [00:30:03] AND IT IS A SCHOOL NIGHT. [7. Reports of the Superintendent ] OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, MR. MUTTER. YOU ARE UP. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US THIS MONTH? GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS SCHOOL BOARD AND MR. LAMB. I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE FOURTH QUARTER DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT. I WILL TRY TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE SLIDES PRETTY QUICK. THERE'S QUITE A FEW. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK. THE FIRST SLIDE THAT'S PRESENTED TO US IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR REALLY THE WHOLE DFW IN TEXAS. IT'S A COMPARISON OF THE TWO ALL THE WAY FROM JANUARY 20TH TO NOVEMBER OF 24. SO THESE LAST FEW YEARS, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S GONE DOWN. MEANING THAT'S A GOOD THING THAT OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DFW AND THE DALLAS, I GUESS I CAN SHOW IT FROM HERE. THE DFW AND THE DALLAS IN THE DENTON COUNTY ARE THE TWO LOWER THAN THE US AND LOWER THAN TEXAS. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD THING. NEXT SLIDE IS THE HOUSING ACTIVITY BY THE MSA. AND THIS IS THE NATION NATIONWIDE. DALLAS AS OF THIS LAST YEAR IS STILL NUMBER ONE IN GROWTH. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, 47,000 ANNUAL STARTS IN DALLAS, FOUR OF THE TOP SIX IN THE NATION ARE IN TEXAS, DALLAS, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN. AND WITH US BEING NORTH DALLAS, WE'RE A PART OF THAT GROWTH. AND WE DO HAVE SOME GROWTH. IT'S JUST NOT AS MUCH AS WHAT THAT REALLY INDICATES. OKAY. ANNUAL HOUSING STARTS AND ANNUAL THIS IS DFW NOW. SO THIS IS NOT SPECIFICALLY LITTLE ELM, BUT IT IS DFW. YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART WHERE IT GOES, IT'S LIKE A ROLLER COASTER. SO IN 2020 AND 2021, THE THE STARTS MEANING HOUSES WERE BEING BUILT, IT WAS GOING LIKE CRAZY. THE CLOSINGS WEREN'T KEEPING UP WITH THAT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHT BLUE LINE UNDERNEATH. STARTING IN 21, 22, IT STARTED DECREASING THE THE AMOUNT OF HOUSES BEING BUILT AND THE CLOSINGS WENT UP. AND SO YOU CAN SEE A BIG CHANGE WHERE THERE WERE A WHOLE LOT OF CLOSINGS BECAUSE THE INVENTORY WAS SO HIGH. AND THEN AND THEN THE INVENTORY GOT A LITTLE LOWER AND THEN THE CLOSING STARTED. SO IF YOU LOOK AT 23 AND 24, THE BLUE AND THE PURPLE LINE TOGETHER, THOSE TWO RIGHT THERE BACK AND FORTH UP AND DOWN. AND THE PROJECTION IS IN 25 THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A SIMILAR, IT'S NOT GOING TO GO CRAZY LIKE IT DID IN 2021. SO THAT'S THE TRENDS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. LITTLE ELM HOUSING MARKET. AND THE BIGGEST THING YOU CAN LOOK AT AND YOU CAN KIND OF TELL THE AVERAGE NEW HOMES IS THE PURPLE AND THE AVERAGE EXISTING HOMES IS THE GREEN. AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S GONE UP. SO, FROM 2018 AND AGAIN THE CHART IS PROBABLY YOUR BEST INDICATOR. BUT THE AVERAGE NEW HOME IN 2018 WAS 342,000. FAST FORWARD THAT TO 23 AND THE AVERAGE NEW HOME WAS 639,000. THE AVERAGE EXISTING HOME IN 2018 WAS 308,000. AND YOU FAST FORWARD TO 2023 AND IT WAS 533,000. SO OBVIOUSLY OVER THOSE SEVERAL YEARS IT INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. [00:35:04] AND I MEAN, MANY PEOPLE SOLD THEIR HOUSES. OR IF YOU WERE TRYING TO BUY A HOUSE AT THAT TIME, I MEAN, IT WAS A MAJOR, MAJOR DEAL. IN 24, IT DID DROP A LITTLE BIT. STILL HIGH. AND IT STILL IS A BIG ON THE POCKETBOOK. SO THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN THE LAST SIX YEARS. NEW DISTRICT STARTS IN CLOSING. SO THIS IS IN OUR IN LITTLE ELM. AND SO YOU CAN LOOK BACK AT 2019. STARTS WHERE I JUST FAST FORWARDED TWICE. THREE TIMES. FOUR TIMES. GOING THE WRONG WAY. OKAY, I WENT FAST. IF YOU LOOK AT 2019, THE STARTS WEREN'T AS HIGH AS THE CLOSINGS, AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT START TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. IN 2021, WE HAD A BIG YEAR OF BUILDING HOUSES AND NOT AS MUCH CLOSING OKAY. IN 22 IT EVENED OFF A LITTLE BIT ACTUALLY IN 23 WE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF CLOSINGS. AND SO THAT GRAPH THAT YOU SAW A WHILE AGO, IT SHOWED THE CLOSINGS BEING HIGHER THAN THE BUILDINGS. AND THAT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE THEY WERE FINALLY TAKING UP THE INVENTORY 2024. WE HAD A LOT OF NEW HOMES BEING BUILT, NOT AS MANY CLOSINGS. SO AT THE CLOSE OF DECEMBER, WHICH IS QUARTER FOUR THERE WAS A LOT OF NEW HOMES BEING BUILT IN OUR AREA. WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY CLOSINGS, BUT THEY PREDICT THAT IN 25, EARLY 25 THAT A LOT MORE CLOSINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE, IN THE FIRST QUARTER. IN THE SECOND QUARTER, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE FIRST QUARTER. SO WE'LL HAVE A FIRST QUARTER REPORT IN A IN A FEW WEEKS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE THAT FOR YOU TODAY. IT'S NOT READY YET. OKAY. ONE YEAR CHANGE IN DISTRICT HOUSING. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE ANNUAL STARTS IN 23 WERE 325 AND 24. THEY HAD 708. SO THAT'S WHERE OUR RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF INVENTORY IN HOUSES. AND THEN THE QUARTERLY STARTS AND SO FORTH. THIS IS THERE'S A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON HERE. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IN 24, WE BUILT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 24, 708 HOUSES WERE BUILT. AND SO WE PREDICT THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF CLOSINGS. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE COULD BE SOME, SOME MORE STUDENTS COMING IN. AND AS I GET INTO THE DETAILS OF EACH ZONE, I'LL EXPLAIN. SOME OF THAT COULD HAPPEN AND SOME MIGHT NOT. OVERALL HOUSING FOR ELEMENTARY ZONES. AGAIN, YOU TAKE A LOOK AT BRANT AT THE TOP THERE. AND IT SHOWS THAT TO BE THE TOP. I THINK THAT WAS A MISTAKE. AS IN QUARTER STARTS. THAT IS, AS OF DECEMBER. ACTUALLY, LAKEVIEW HAD 82 QUARTER STARTS. THEN YOU FAST FORWARD IT OVER TO THE RIGHT. SO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, AND YOU GOT FUTURE LOTS. AND YOU CAN LOOK AT BRENT. BRENT HAS 34 FUTURE LOTS. AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHERE THAT IS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES WHEN I SHOW YOU THE MAP. CHAVEZ, HACKBERRY AND ACTUALLY, IT SHOWS LAKEVIEW AT ZERO. AND THAT'S NOT CORRECT, LAKEVIEW HAS A LOT. AND THEN LAKEWOOD VILLAGE OBVIOUSLY HAS A LOT BECAUSE IT'S THE NEWER AREA. IT'S WHERE WE PUT THE ELEMENTARY. AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME DIFFERENT SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BUILD THERE. OAK POINT, IT SAYS ZERO. THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT HAVE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT. AND WHEN WE SAY THESE ZONES, THESE ARE THE ZONES THAT ARE FUTURE ZONES. SO AND AGAIN I'LL EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU IN JUST A SECOND. AND THEN PRESTWICK HAS A FEW. PRESTWICK, THE TRIBUTE AREA IS ALMOST BUILT OUT. AND AGAIN I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THOSE SLIDES IN JUST A SECOND. OKAY. SO THIS ONE SHOWS WE HAVE 19 ACTIVELY BUILDING SUBDIVISIONS IN OUR DISTRICT. AND SO THE GREEN SHOWS ALL OF THOSE ACTIVELY BUILDING AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM, SOME OF THEM ARE CLOSE TO COMPLETION. SOME OF THEM ARE JUST STARTING THE RED AROUND THE BORDER IS GROUNDWORK IS UNDERWAY AND THE YELLOW IS FOR FUTURE THE BIG YELLOW SECTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE. THAT'S THE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SECTION. THAT IS AGAIN, THAT'S THE RIGHT AROUND LAKEWOOD VILLAGE, AND THERE'S ANOTHER SUBDIVISION RIGHT BESIDE IT, AND THERE'S ONE ACROSS THE STREET. AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT ON A BETTER SLIDE. OKAY. THIS IS THE TRIBUTE. SO IT SHOWS THAT TRIBUTE HAS 2504 TOTAL LOTS. [00:40:03] THERE ARE 60 FUTURE LOTS, 152 VACANT DEVELOPED LOTS. AND WHAT THAT MEANS ON A VACANT, DEVELOPED LOT MEANS THAT IT'S READY TO GO. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SOMEBODY GETTING IT UNDER CONTRACT AND STARTING THE BUILDING. AND SO ONCE THOSE ARE COMPLETED THE TRIBUTE WILL BE PRETTY MUCH BUILT OUT WITH, WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS, I GUESS. THERE IS A NEW SUBDIVISION, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR ALONG IT IS, BUT IT'S CALLED ADELINE, I BELIEVE HAS 60 LOTS. AND IT WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER OF 24. AND ADELINE IS ACTUALLY RIGHT. ADELINE IS RIGHT NEAR THE NINTH HOLE ON THE TRIBUTE COURSE OR FIRST HOLE OF OLD AMERICAN OR THE NINTH HOLE OF THE OTHER COURSE. IS THAT RIGHT? COULD THAT BE BOTH? YEAH. SO IT'S ABOUT 60 LOTS. ARE THEY UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW? ARE THOSE LOTS BEING BUILT CURRENTLY? YEAH. OKAY. MOVING DIRT. OKAY. SO THAT'S REALLY THE FUTURE. THE NEWEST ONE I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT. SO THERE'S SOME RENTAL PROPERTY ON TRIBUTE AS WELL. AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE WHEN WE GET TO THE RENTAL SECTION. OKAY. THEN YOU HAVE THIS IS THE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. CURRENTLY THIS IS OAK POINT. AND SO IT HAS A PICTURE OF OAK POINT OR WORDS OF OAK POINT. BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE COME FALL. ALL OF THOSE YELLOW SECTIONS AGAIN. LAKEWOOD VILLAGE HAS 148 FUTURE LOTS, AND THEY'RE AGAIN, READY TO BE BUILT ON. THEY HAVEN'T STARTED ANY OF THOSE YET. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP ONE, WHICH IS OVER HERE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN ON EL DORADO. THERE IS A MODEL HOME GOING UP RIGHT NOW. AND SO THOSE ARE ABOUT TO START POPPING UP ANYTIME. AND IT IS YOU KNOW, WE THINK THOSE, ESPECIALLY AT LAKESHORE NORTH SHORE, AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE, THOSE ARE HIGH DOLLAR HOMES. NOW THE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE HOMES, THOSE POSSIBLY COULD BE AFFORDABLE BY SOME FAMILIES. I'M NOT SURE OF THE PRICE RANGE ON THOSE. I DO KNOW THE PRICE RANGE ON THE NORTH SHORE ARE UPWARD 600 AND 700,000. BUT THERE'S ANOTHER SECTION I THINK I PUT IT ON HERE. IT'LL BE HERE IN A MINUTE. VALENCIA ON THE LAKE IS THE SECTION THAT'S OFF OF OH. CAN'T REMEMBER THE ROAD. WHAT IS THAT CALLED? ROCK HILL. THANK YOU. ROCK HILL. AND THAT'S WHERE SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT IS PLANNED FOR. IT HAS 1416 TOTAL LOTS. THERE ARE 217 VACANT DEVELOPS. SO THEY'RE READY TO ROLL. THEY'RE ALREADY PREPPED. THERE'S 73 HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, AND THERE'S 1081 HOMES OCCUPIED. THEY'RE BUILDING AT A RAPID RATE. I WOULD PREDICT IN A YEAR IF NOT A YEAR AND A HALF POSSIBLY, THAT THAT COULD BE FULL IN THERE. AGAIN, WHEN I CAME TWO YEARS AGO, THIS AREA WAS DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF GROWTH. I MEAN, IT DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF HOUSES. IT HOUSES HAD GROWTH. BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY A LOT THERE. AND NOW THEY'VE POPPED UP LIKE CRAZY IN THE YEAR AND A HALF. TWO YEARS. OKAY. THIS IS CALLED ROSE PLACE. THIS IS CURRENTLY IT IS HACKBERRY SCHOOL ZONE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN REZONED. AND NOW THIS WILL BE A BRANT SCHOOL ZONE. AND IT IS IT IS IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 311 TOTAL LOTS, 128 VACANT DEVELOPED LOTS, MEANING THOSE ARE READY TO BE BUILT ON AND 73 HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE LOW BECAUSE THAT WAS PROBABLY THAT WAS AS OF DECEMBER. SO I'M SURE THERE'S MORE THAN THAT NOW. AGAIN, THIS SECTION WILL PROVIDE 311 HOMES. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW POSSIBILITY OF FAMILIES LIVING THERE FOR OUR BRANT ZONE. THIS THIS SLIDE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE OTHER ONE WITH THE LAKEWOOD VILLAGE, BUT THIS IS SOUTH OAK PHASE ONE OF SOUTH OAK IS ALMOST DONE, IF NOT TOTALLY DONE. AND THEN PHASE TWO IS THE BOTTOM SECTION DOWN HERE. AND THEY OPENED THAT IN JANUARY OF 24. AND THEY HAVE 228 HOMES ALREADY OCCUPIED IN THAT LITTLE SECTION. AND THEN THERE ARE 104 UNDER UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S AN AREA THAT I DO THINK WE COULD POSSIBLY GET SOME KIDS FROM THAT AREA RIGHT THERE FOR LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. [00:45:08] THIS IS THE LEASING IN, IN THE DALLAS AREA. AND THIS IS JUST A TREND THAT'S GOING ON IN DALLAS FORT WORTH. BUT THE THE BAR GRAPH THERE SHOWS THAT RENT IS DOWN. AND THE THE GREEN LINE SHOWS THE MARKET RENT. SO WHAT YOU MIGHT ASK FOR RENT AND THEN THE EFFECTIVE RENT IS WHAT THE DISCOUNTS THAT RENTERS ARE GIVING BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY APARTMENTS. NOW, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT LITTLE ELM THERE'S NOT MANY APARTMENTS IN LITTLE ELM. THERE'S ONLY TWO, ACTUALLY THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN OUR SCHOOL ZONE. BUT THIS IS FOR ANY KIND OF RENTALS IN, IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA. OKAY, THERE'S OUR THERE'S OUR NEW SCHOOL ZONES. THERE ARE 380 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, ALL OF WHICH ARE SINGLE FAMILY RENTALS. OKAY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP THAT IS IN PALOMA CREEK THERE'S ONE THAT'S A FUTURE, AND THEN THERE'S ONE IN PRESTWICK, AND THESE ARE RENTAL UNITS. SO IN PALOMA CREEK AND THIS, THIS IS LITERALLY HAPPENED IN THE LAST 6 TO 8 MONTHS, BUT THIS HAS BLOWN UP LIKE CRAZY. IT'S CALLED PARK HOUSE AT PALOMA CREEK. IT'S DOWN A ROAD THAT A YEAR AGO, I DROVE DOWN THAT ROAD. ACTUALLY, IT WASN'T EVEN A YEAR AGO. IT WAS PROBABLY 6 OR 8 MONTHS AGO. AND IT WAS A DIRT ROAD. THEY HAVE SINCE IT'S PAVED. YOU CAN SEE IN THE SATELLITE PICTURE THERE, THOSE ARE ALL HOUSES THAT ARE, ARE BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW. AND THAT SATELLITE WAS AS OF DECEMBER. A LOT OF THOSE ARE COMPLETED. THESE WILL BE LIVED IN COME FALL. AND THESE ARE OUR STUDENTS. THEY'RE RENTALS, THEY'RE ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM RENTALS. AND YOU NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND KIND OF LOOK AT THIS PLACE. IT'S CRAZY BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIKE FOUR UNITS RIGHT HERE, AND IT'S LIKE FOUR DIFFERENT SETUPS. AND THEY'RE NEAT LITTLE PLACES, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE RENTAL UNITS RIGHT THERE. AND THEN THE PALOMA SOUTH, WHICH IS THIS BOTTOM SECTION, THE PALOMA SOUTH HAS 212 TOTAL LOTS, 12 ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE LAST TIME I DROVE OUT THERE WERE NONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. BUT THEY DID HAVE THE ALL. EVERYTHING WAS READY TO GO. SO THEY NOW HAVE 12 UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THEY ANTICIPATE FIRST RESIDENTS STARTING THIS SUMMER. SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE AREAS THAT WILL BE OUR STUDENTS. NOW LAST YEAR, ELEMENTARY WISE, THOSE STUDENTS WENT TO OAK POINT. THIS YEAR, THOSE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GO THIS NEXT YEAR, THOSE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GO TO LAKEVIEW. SO IT'LL BE WE'LL PULL IN THERE WITH OUR BUSSES. WE'LL GO RIGHT ON 380 AND WE'LL TURN RIGHT TO GO TO LAKEVIEW. AND WE HOPE IT'S NOT TOO LONG. I'M HOPING 380 GETS BETTER BY THAT TIME. BB LIVING AT THE TRIBUTE. THESE ARE THE RENTAL UNITS THAT ARE RIGHT BESIDE STRIKE. THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL RENTAL UNIT. THESE ARE THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM HOUSES AND THEY START, I LOOKED AT IT TODAY. THEY START FROM 3300 AND THE FOUR BEDROOMS GO FOR 3700. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT JUST EVERYBODY CAN AFFORD. THESE ARE UPPER QUALITY RENTAL PROPERTIES. AND AGAIN YOU TYPICALLY SEE THOSE IN DOWNTOWN METROPOLITAN AREAS WHERE THEY GOT THAT HIGHER RENT. BUT THAT'S WHAT THESE ARE. THEY'RE NICE PROPERTIES AND THOSE ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETE. THEY HAVE A FEW THAT ARE LEFT, BUT THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING DONE. AND THEN THIS IS A FUTURE MULTIFAMILY. IT'S A LAKEFRONT PLAZA CONDOS. THERE'S 16 TOTAL FUTURE COMBO CONDO UNITS. IT'S NOT IT ACTUALLY WAS APPROVED IN 23, BUT THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY RECENT ACTIVITY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, BUT I DON'T PERCEIVE IT TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT YEAR. OKAY. TEN YEAR FORECAST. THIS REALLY IS WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. THE NUMBERS RIGHT THERE, THEY SHOW THAT WE HAVE 8080. THAT WAS AT THE START OF THE FALL. AND HE DIDN'T ADJUST THOSE NUMBERS. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 79, 74, I THINK. BUT THAT'S ALMOST A HUNDRED. NO, IT'S ACTUALLY MORE THAN A HUNDRED LOWER THAN THAT START OF THE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE TEN YEAR PROJECTIONS ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO 30, 34. IT SHOWS US AT ABOUT 7750. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE LOWER THAN THAT. [00:50:02] I THINK THERE'S A CHANCE THAT COULD BE UNDER 7500 IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. NOW, I HOPE THAT I'M WRONG. I HOPE THEY'RE WRONG. THIS IS NOT TAKING INTO EFFECT ANYTHING WITH SCHOOL VOUCHERS. SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN REBOUND AND GO BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION. BUT THE PROJECTIONS RIGHT NOW SHOW US TO, TO DROP, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GREAT NEWS OR BAD NEWS OR WHAT? THIS IS BY ELEMENT BY SCHOOL. IT'S VERY, VERY SIMILAR. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE DETAILS OF THIS. THIS PRESENTATION IS ACTUALLY ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE. SO IF YOU GO ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE, IT'S UNDER DEMOGRAPHICS AND IT'S THE FOURTH QUARTER REPORT. AND THEN THE ENROLLMENT FORECAST, THIS IS AGAIN TO ME A LITTLE DEPRESSING, BUT IT IS IT IS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE LOOKING THAT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT I WAS SHOWING YOU A WHILE AGO. BUT WE'RE, WE'RE AT AROUND THIS 8000 AND THEY'RE PREDICTING IN 30, 34 THAT WE'LL BE AT THAT. AND I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A CHANCE TO BE LOWER THAN THAT. THE POSITIVES AND THE NEGATIVES, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, IF WE DROP A FEW STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE COULD POSSIBLY GO FIVE A AGAIN. AGAIN, I'M PUTTING ON MY ATHLETIC ROLE HERE, BUT IF WE GO FIVE A, WE CAN COMPETE IN A LOT OF THINGS BETTER THAN WE DO IN SIX A. NOW WE'RE GETTING BETTER IN EVERYTHING. AND IT'S STARTING TO PICK UP. BUT IF WE WERE TO DROP BACK TO FIVE, A ATHLETICS BAND, UIL, ACADEMICS, I MEAN, A LOT OF THINGS HAVE A CHANCE TO GET BETTER, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE IT EASY. IT JUST MAKES IT POSSIBLY BETTER TO COMPETE. NOW WILL BE THE BIG DOG INSTEAD OF THE LITTLE DOG. SO THAT IS OUR REPORT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME? I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THAT FRISCO REPORTED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE OPEN ENROLLMENT AT ALL THEIR CAMPUSES BEGINNING NEXT YEAR. SO ARE ANY OF THOSE NUMBERS IN HERE? YEAH, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T PREDICT THAT. BUT I DEFINITELY THINK IT COULD AFFECT US. WHERE IT'S GOING TO AFFECT US IS NOT THE, OAK POINT, NOT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. IT'S GOING TO BE THOSE THAT ARE ON THE BORDER OF FRISCO, IN MY OPINION. THE BRENTS, POSSIBLY HACKBERRY, POSSIBLY LAKEVIEW, EVEN CHAVEZ. SO THOSE THAT ARE RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF 423. I PERSONALLY THINK 423 SHOULD BE OURS, AND THAT SHOULD BE THE BORDER FOR FRISCO AND US. BUT THEY DON'T. THEY'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME. YOU'RE RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. YES, SIR. TO CLARIFY, YOU SAID OPEN ENROLLMENT AT ALL SCHOOLS. DID THEY CHANGE? BECAUSE AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A FEW SELECT. YEAH. I MEAN, THE WAY I READ THAT ARTICLE, IT WAS ALL CAMPUSES WOULD BE. I MEAN, THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH ENROLLMENTS JUST AS WE ARE. RIGHT? SO THEY WANT TO INCREASE THEIR NUMBERS. SO BOB TEMPLETON DOES OUR DEMOGRAPHICS. AND HE TOLD ME HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST K THROUGH SEVEN. LIKE IT WASN'T. BUT I DON'T I I'M NOT SURE. BUT HE TOLD ME THAT PRETTY RECENTLY AND AGAIN, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING HE HEARD AS WELL. SO, BUT I DO KNOW IT IS OPEN ENROLLMENT IN FRISCO NOW, SO THAT COULD AFFECT US. BUT LIKE JEFF SAID, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO RECRUIT THOSE KIDS TO US TOO. SO I DO THINK THERE'S GREAT THINGS GOING ON HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO KEEP THEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE GOING TO AFFECT US, BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY DO AND, AND BATTLE ON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AGAIN, THIS WHOLE REPORT IS ONLINE. SO YOU CAN SEE IT THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS MR. VESTAL WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT UPDATE. TEST. TEST. OH, NICE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BOARD. MR. LAMB, FOR ALLOWING ME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT'S BEEN UP TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SO A BROAD OVERVIEW OF OUR EQUIPMENT OUT IN THE FIELD USED CURRENTLY BY STAFF AND STUDENTS. WE HAVE OVER 8300 CHROMEBOOKS, 1300 LAPTOPS AND OVER 1500 IPADS THAT WE SUPPORT. ON THE NETWORKING SIDE, WE HAVE 187 NETWORK SWITCHES POWERING 815 WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS. NOW, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE CAN CONNECT, ON AVERAGE, 15,000 DEVICES TO THE INTERNET ON ANY GIVEN SCHOOL DAY. SO KIND OF COOL. ON THE HELP DESK SIDE, WE HAVE CLOSED 9500 TICKETS SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AND THAT'S 9500 TIMES THAT A STAFF MEMBER OR STUDENT HAS NEEDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT WITH. IT'S PRETTY COOL. LET'S SEE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE WRAPPED UP THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SO OVER 2000 CHROMEBOOK UNITS PREPARED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO STUDENTS IN THE FALL. NOW, WHAT THIS PROCESS MEANS IS THAT ONCE THE CHROMEBOOK IS PHYSICALLY IN OUR WAREHOUSE, WE INSPECT THEM, [00:55:03] INVENTORY THEM. A LOT OF TIMES WE CLEAN THEM, UPDATE THEM, GET THEM READY FOR ISSUANCE. AND SO THAT PROCESS ROUGHLY TAKES ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PER UNIT. SO KIND OF DOING THE MATH ON THAT ONE ENHANCED SECURITY WI-FI ROLLED OUT TO ALL LOCATIONS. SO WE ONLY ALLOW SPECIFIC DEVICES THAT WE WANT ON OUR INTERNAL NETWORK. IT'S A GREAT CYBER SECURITY MEASURE. AND SPEAKING OF SECURITY MEASURES, WE'VE ALSO OUTFITTED 1207 CLASSROOM AND CAMPUS DOORS WITH ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS. SO AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY ALLOWING SPECIFIC PEOPLE INTO OUR CLASSROOMS AND BUILDINGS. COULD YOU UPCOMING PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE WE GOT A NEW DATA CENTER COMING WITH THE RENOVATION. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A NEW CORE NETWORK OUT OF THE DEAL. SO AGAIN, KIND OF UPGRADING THAT INFORMATION HIGHWAY FOR THOSE 15,000 DEVICES TO USE EVERY DAY. WE'RE ALREADY ORDERING EQUIPMENT AND PLANNING SUPPORT FOR LAKEWOOD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY. SO AS SOON AS MICKEY SAYS WE CAN GO IN THERE, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND GET IT READY FOR DAY ONE OF SCHOOL. WE ARE LOOKING TO UPGRADE OVER 800 SECURITY CAMERAS ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT MAKES MODELS AND MANUFACTURERS. AND ONCE WE GET IT NARROWED DOWN, WE'LL MEET WITH CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND LOOK AT ANY BLIND SPOTS AND KIND OF GET THINGS CORRECTED THERE. BUT A LOT OF COOL TECHNOLOGY OUT NOW. AND ALSO WE WERE LOOKING AT REPLACING OVER 700 TEACHER MACBOOKS. SO THAT PURCHASE HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY ALL. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE LOOKING TO ROLL ON THAT EARLY IN THE FALL SEMESTER. AGAIN, A LOT OF COOL THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. JUST PROUD TO BE A LOBO. AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME TIME TO SPEAK AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS CITIZEN INPUT. [8. Citizen Input Audience participation shall be permitted at regular Board meetings and shall be limited to the public comment portion designated for that purpose ] DO WE HAVE ANY INPUT, MISS FLORES? MISS LINDA RUTH, YOU MAY COME UP AND TALK TO THE BOARD. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN OUR CITY. WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE IN SIZE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE IS PHASE TWO OF THE NORTH SHORE AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE IS COMING IN. WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE PLANS FOR THAT SECOND PHASE. WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED I BELIEVE IT'S TEN PERMITS FOR NEW HOUSES IN PHASE ONE. SO HE'S RIGHT. THOSE HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE STARTING IMMEDIATELY. BETWEEN THE ARBORS AND ENCLAVE, THE NORTH SHORE, PHASES ONE AND TWO. ALL OF THOSE HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE BEGINNING AROUND 650,000. UP TO ABOUT 2 MILLION IS THE PRICE POINT FOR THOSE HOMES. SOUTH OAK IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT MORE AFFORDABLE, A LITTLE BIT SMALLER HOUSES, BUT THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSER TOGETHER. NOT LIKE THE ESTATE DENSITY RESIDENTIAL THAT WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING FOR IN THE OTHER PHASES OF THE DEVELOPMENTS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I GET CRAZY AMOUNTS OF PHONE CALLS, ALL WANTING TO KNOW WHAT THAT MASSIVE BUILDING IS THAT'S GOING UP IN LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. YOU ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYBODY'S QUESTIONS. ALL OF THE NEW HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE INVESTIGATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WALKABILITY TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THE KIDS THERE AND BACK HOME. Y'ALL ARE IT'S INCREDIBLE WHAT YOU DO. I'M SO GLAD THAT WE HAVE EXPERTS DOING WHAT YOU DO, AND I CAN SIT BACK AND JUST DO WHAT I DO AT THE CITY. WHICH IS WHY I'VE COME TONIGHT. WE ARE A LITTLE LATE TO THE GAME BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE TO PLAN SO MANY YEARS IN ADVANCE. AND WE GOT HIT WITH THESE DEVELOPMENTS JUST KIND OF IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND THEY'VE BEEN RIGHT HERE DEVELOPING JUST VERY, VERY RECENTLY. SO WE'VE JUST KIND OF FINISHED OUR SIGNAGE, OUR STREETSCAPE PLANS AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO CREATE THE HOMETOWN THAT WE ENVISION FOR LAKEWOOD VILLAGE AND THAT WE WANT YOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE A PART OF. SO I THINK YOU GOT AN EMAIL FROM ME. I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE. TO BE A GOOD PARTNER WITH YOU BECAUSE WE'RE SO LATE TO THE GAME WITH THE REQUEST. THE CITY IS OFFERING TO CONSTRUCT AND BUILD AT OUR COST. THE MONUMENT SIGN FOR YOUR LAKEWOOD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE IT TO MATCH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNS EACH NEIGHBORHOOD IN LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. [01:00:02] THE SHORES AT NEIGHBORHOOD AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. THE NORTH SHORE AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. THE DIFFERENT AREAS ALL HAVE A MONUMENT SIGN AND A SPECIFIC LOOK WITH THE ARCH THAT'S GOING TO MATCH OUR LARGE MONUMENT. THAT'S GOING TO BE AS YOU COME INTO TOWN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO OUR NEW CITY HALL, WHICH IS GOING TO BE UP ON EL DORADO. SO WE'RE MAKING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND CONSTRUCT THAT SIGN FOR YOU. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO BE A PARTNER WITH THAT, WE WOULD LOVE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. WE WOULD ALSO BE WILLING TO PURCHASE THE K. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE LOOKED, BUT OUR LAKEWOOD VILLAGE, OUR K HAS GOT A BIG SWOOP ON IT. SO YOU'VE GOT THESE BEAUTIFUL PINNED LETTERS THAT GO ON THE FACADE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE MET WITH MR. JAMES AND THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM, AND HE'S FANTASTIC TO WORK WITH. YOU'VE GOT A GREAT GUY. HE'S ALWAYS ON HIS PHONE, ANSWERING MY TEXT MESSAGES AT 8:00 AT NIGHT. HE'S RIGHT ON IT. BUT WE CAN PER THE ENGINEER, IT'S EASY. THE ENGINEER SAID IT WOULD BE PRETTY EASY TO JUST JUMP IN AND WE CAN PUT THAT K UP THERE AND HAVE THE K THAT MATCHES, IF YOU'D LIKE THAT. AND WE'LL PURCHASE THAT AS WELL. THAT WAS REALLY ALL I HAD TO SAY. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT YOU BEING IN LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU. [9. Action Items ] OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS CONSIDERING THE APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FOR NEW CAMPUS SUPPORT FTES. MRS. BROWN, YOU ARE UP. THANK YOU AGAIN. PRESIDENT WATKINS, SUPERINTENDENT LAMB AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SO THIS EVENING, WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU A REQUEST. WE ARE, AS YOU KNOW, CONSTANTLY EVALUATING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN OUR CAMPUSES AND LOOKING AT STAFFING NEEDS AND HOW WE CAN BEST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR CAMPUSES. SO TO ENSURE THE DISTRICT MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS, A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF STAFFING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. WE'RE REQUESTING TWO CAMPUS SUPPORT FTES FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL POSITION AT ZELLERS EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER. THIS WOULD FALL ON THE ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL PAY GRADE AND ALSO NUMBER OF DAYS. SO THAT'S OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL PAY GRADE THREE. AND IT WOULD BE AT 203 DAYS. CURRENTLY ZELLERS HAS ONE ADMINISTRATOR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR, AND THAT'S THE PRINCIPAL ONLY. SO THIS WOULD BE A SECOND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR FOR STUDENT AND STAFF SUPPORT. THE SECOND REQUEST, THE SECOND FTE REQUESTING IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION COUNSELOR. THIS IS FOR DISTRICT WIDE SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. CURRENTLY WE ARE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING COUNSELING SERVICES, BUT IT'S THROUGH A CONTRACTED SERVICE. SO RATHER THAN SPENDING THOSE FUNDS ON CONTRACTED SERVICES, WE WANT TO REROUTE THOSE FUNDS AND UTILIZE AND HIRE THIS PERSON TO BE AT LITTLE ELM STAFF MEMBER. SO FOR THE ELEMENTARY AP THERE IS A FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE BUDGET. THAT'S AN APPROXIMATION. THAT'S ON YOUR BOARD SHEET THERE, ROUGHLY 85,000. THE SPECIAL EDUCATION COUNSELOR WOULD NOT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE'RE FUNDING MONIES THAT ARE ALREADY BEING SPENT. WE'RE REROUTING THEM. SO WITH THAT, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE TWO NEW FTES FOR CAMPUS SUPPORT AS SUBMITTED. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MR. BEBER MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS BROWN? THERE BEING NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [10. Consent Agenda ] DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANYTHING OUT OF CONSENT? I'D LIKE TO PULL A CONSENT C. ITEM C. IS THERE A MOTION? MR. FLORES MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. OLSON MADE THE SECOND. MISS. I MEAN, DOCTOR TRAMEL, YOU GET TO COME TALK TO US. SO AS WE ARE LOOKING AT SUNSET COURSES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAVE TWO COURSES THAT WE ARE SUNSETTING AS A RESULT OF REVAMPING. REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ACCELERATED TRACK. THIS THAT THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS ARE PHASING OUT. THIS IS OUR LAST YEAR FOR PRE-AP GEOMETRY IN EIGHTH GRADE. WITH THE NEW MATH STRUCTURE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, DETERMINED BASED ON HOW OUR STUDENTS WERE [01:05:05] PERFORMING THE LATEST RESEARCH WE ARE SUNSETTING OUR HONORS PRE-CALCULUS COURSE, AND IT IS BEING REPLACED WITH AP PRE-CALCULUS, WHICH IS NO LONGER NEEDED. AND THEN OUR COMPACTED MATH COURSE IS A RESULT OF COMPACTING NOW AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AS OPPOSED TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. I'M LOOKING AT THIS PRE-CALCULUS AND I'M THINKING MAYBE HIGH SCHOOL. SO THESE TWO COURSES, OUR COORDINATOR FOR SECONDARY MATH WAS OUT DURING THE PREVIOUS BOARD SUBMISSION WINDOW. AND SO SHE SUBMITTED THESE TWO COURSES AFTER THE SUBMISSION WENT IN FOR THE SUNSET COURSES AND OUR NEW COURSES FOR THE 25-26 COURSE CATALOG. SO OBVIOUSLY THE I SAID MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT THE HONORS PRE-CALCULUS WOULD BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. WE'VE REPLACED ALL OF THOSE COURSES WITH PRE-AP OR AP WHERE WE COULD IN LOOKING AT OUR ADVANCED MATH COURSES. SO DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I HEARD MR. OLSON. MR. OLSON MADE THE SECOND. THE REASON WE PULLED THIS NUMBER ONE, I WANTED, THAT WAY PEOPLE COULD CLARIFY WHAT WE WERE. CLARIFICATION. FOR THE PRECALCULUS, IS IT JUST GOING TO BE PRE-AP OR ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE ON RAMPS OR DUAL CREDIT AVAILABLE, OR IS IT JUST THE PRE-AP OPTION? WE SHOULD HAVE DUAL CREDIT AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE TOWARD JUST AP, PRE-AP AND DUAL CREDIT. SO THE AP TRACK OR THE DUAL CREDIT TRACK. SO JUST KIND OF SIMPLIFYING THOSE, THOSE TWO AREAS. AND THEN OF COURSE ON LEVEL. BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MR. OLSON MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE ANY? IS THERE A SECOND? MR. FLORES MADE THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES. [11. Board President Comments] OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS BOARD PRESIDENT COMMENTS. WE'VE HAD A BUSY END TO OUR THIRD QUARTER, AND WE ARE STARTING OUR FOURTH QUARTER. GOOD LUCK TO OUR STUDENTS. PARTICIPATING IN UIL ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPETED PREVIOUSLY. I KNOW WE'VE GOT BAND AND CHOIR GOING OUT. ALSO, THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION ARE COMPETING WITH THREE TWO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT TEAMS TO GROW THE BIGGEST FRUIT. WE WILL BE PLANTING WATERMELONS AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN THIS SATURDAY. ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME OUT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR GARDEN GLOVES AND JOIN US. AND LET'S GO TEAM LEISD ADMIN AND BOARD. WE'RE GOING TO GROW THE BIGGEST WATERMELON. THAT BEING SAID, AT 10 A.M. MR. FLORES, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH YOU. [12. Board Comments] SURE. JUST WANT TO CORRECT MYSELF. IT'S ACTUALLY K THROUGH SEVEN. YOU ARE CORRECT. THEY ONLY HAVE OPEN ENROLLMENT K THROUGH SEVEN. I GUESS THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS AT 5A LEVEL. NO OTHER COMMENTS. MR. BURKE. GOOD EVENING. I WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO THOSE THAT PUT ON THE CAREER FAIR SATURDAY. BEING ON THE BOARD ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S THE FIRST ONE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND. BUT JUST A PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION WAS SET UP. THERE WAS A LOT OF ENERGY IN THAT ROOM. AND I THINK WE RECRUITED A LOT OF FOLKS THAT REALLY WANT TO COME TEACH AT OUR SCHOOLS. SO REALLY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID THERE. A LOT, A LOT OF WORK I COULD SEE BEHIND THAT. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR STAYING LATE. WE GOT A FEW MONTHS LEFT IN THE SCHOOL YEAR. A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON WITH UIL. THE ART SHOW WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT. A LOT OF GREAT ARTISTS IN OUR IN OUR DISTRICT. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO COME OUT AND SEE WHAT THE KIDDOS ARE PUTTING TOGETHER EACH YEAR. AND HOPE A LOT OF THOSE GO ON IN THE STATE AND GET SOME RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE, SO. [01:10:07] MR. BEBER. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR COLOR GUARD WHO ADVANCED TO WORLDS AGAIN. I THINK THAT'S COMING UP, BUT THAT'S CONSISTENTLY YEAR OVER YEAR, THEY PUT ON GREAT SHOWS, GREAT PERFORMANCES IN ADVANCE, QUITE HEAVY INTO THOSE COMPETITIONS. ALSO TO OUR BLUE ANGELS WHO COMPETED IN ORLANDO A FEW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. THEY PLACED VERY HIGHLY AS TEAMS IN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. IT WAS ALSO VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL OUTING FOR THOSE GIRLS. AND THEY REPRESENTED LITTLE ELM VERY WELL FOR US. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE AND HIGHLIGHT HOW GREAT THEY'RE DOING SO. MR. OLSON. DITTO TO ALL THE COMMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBERS. AND ONCE AGAIN, STAFF, THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SPREADSHEETS AND REQUESTS FOR US. I KNOW SOMETIMES WE GET A LITTLE DEVIL ON THE DETAILS ON CERTAIN ITEMS. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT AND THANKS FOR THE TIME FOR DOING THOSE VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [13. Superintendent Comments] JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ASHLEY CAME IN AND PRESENTED TODAY AND ASHLEY, WHEN YOU LEFT THE BOARD, SAID THEY LIKED MY SPREADSHEETS BETTER. SO JUST I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE. I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE FEELING COMPLETELY GOOD ABOUT WHAT YOU DID, EVEN THOUGH PENNY CONFIRMED TODAY THAT YOURS WERE BETTER. NO, IT'S LOTS GOING ON. THERE'S GREAT THINGS GOING ON THIS WEEK WITH BAND AND WITH CHOIR AND WITH TRACK AND WITH GOLF. AND SO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON. YEAH. GOLF BOYS ARE DISTRICT TOMORROW. WHEN ARE GOLF GIRLS, CHRISTIE? THEY'RE DONE. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT. I'VE JUST EMBARRASSED MYSELF. I'M SORRY. BUT AND FINALLY AND PEOPLE HAVE ASKED AND BEEN KIND. LET'S JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS TIME LAST WEEK, WE WERE GETTING SOME PRETTY BAD INFORMATION FROM THE WEEKEND. AND JUST KEEP THAT FAMILY, OUR WALKER NURSE, WHO GOING HOME AFTER WORK ON FRIDAY AND I THINK WE SAW THE NEWS AND THE TRUCK AND EVERYTHING. AND SO IT'S BEEN A TRAGIC, HARD WEEK, AND WE JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT FAMILY IN OUR IN OUR PRAYERS AND IN OUR LOVE. WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND THEM AND JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE. DONNIE'S KIND OF RAMRODDED A LOT OF THINGS WITH THE COUNSELORS THERE AND THE NURSES THERE AND THE PRINCIPALS THERE. SO WE GOT A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS GOING ON, AND I'M SURE THERE'S MORE TO COME THAT WE'LL, WE'LL NEED TO BE A PART OF. SO JUST WANT TO REMEMBER HER. MAN, IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO. ALWAYS IS. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND THAT YOU'RE HERE AND YOU KNOW, YOU GIVE OF YOUR TIME AND YOU'RE THE GREATEST VOLUNTEERS IN ALL THE WORLD. SO THANK YOU GUYS. AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO YOU TOO. IT IS ALMOST YOUR ANNIVERSARY. TOMORROW, I TURN THE CORNER. YES, YES. THANK YOU. I STARTED APRIL 1ST TWO YEARS AGO. TIME FLIES. BEST APRIL FOOLS JOKE EVER. YEAH, YEAH, WE WERE GOING TO STAGE A FIGHT TODAY AND BE A DAY EARLIER IN CABINET, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT. WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. MR. OLSON MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 8:13. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.