Sep 15, 2025 Regular Board Meeting

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ARE WE? ARE WE READY? THE LITTLE ELM ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS IN SESSION.

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

[2. Introduction and Roll Call]

HERE. MR.. DELEON ENGLISH. HERE. MISS MARY WATKINS.

MR. KEN BEBER. MR. JEFF BURTON. MR. ALEJANDRO FLORES.

AND NOT PRESENT MR. JASON OLSON. MISS FLORES, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT?

[4. 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]

AS PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT. CODE SUB CHAPTER 551.072 AND 551.074.

THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT WILL DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND LAND.

IT IS 6:00 PM.

THE LITTLE ELM ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS BACK IN SESSION.

IT IS 7:04 P.M.. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[5. Pledge of Allegiance]

[7. Superintendent Spotlight]

SO WE HAVE FANTASTIC STAFF IN LITTLE ELM ISD ALL ACROSS THE BOARD, FROM OUR BUS DRIVERS TO OUR CHILD NUTRITION WORKERS, OUR SECRETARIES ON THE CAMPUSES, OUR TEACHERS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, AND EVERY SINGLE MONTH WE LOVE THAT THE BOARD GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THEM PER MONTH. SO WE ARE GOING TO START OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK RECOGNITION THIS MONTH WITH RECOGNIZING MISS BERKE FROM PRESTWICK ELEMENTARY IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO.

BERKE FOR BEING NOMINATED FOR A LEADER OF THE PACK.

SHE IS AN ENGAGING TEACHER. SHE BUILDS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS.

STUDENTS LOVE GOING TO HER CLASSROOM, AND PARENTS COMPLIMENT HER ALL THE TIME, SO WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HER.

THAT'S AWESOME. GREAT. WELL, I CAN'T WAIT TO GO SURPRISE HER AND LET'S GO GET HER. I KNOW, LET'S DO IT. HI, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. I AM MELISSA CRANE FROM HR HERE IN THE DISTRICT, AND WE WANTED TO COME BY AND LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED AND RECOGNIZED AS OUR LEADER OF THE PACK AWARDEE FOR SEPTEMBER. THANK YOU.

YES. YOU'RE WELCOME. [APPLAUSE] SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT, LIKE, MAKING US LEARN IN A FUN WAY.

LIKE IT'S NOT BORING IN HER CLASS EVER. WE DO, LIKE, REALLY COOL LABS AND STUFF.

MISS BERKE MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY AND, LIKE, EXCITED ABOUT EATING BECAUSE THE WAY HER ASSIGNMENTS ARE SET UP, THEY CAN BE HARD, BUT THEY'RE ALSO REALLY FUN AND IT MAKES IT EASY FOR US TO UNDERSTAND.

AND SHE'S JUST SHE'S AWESOME. SHE'S ONE OF THE NICEST TEACHERS.

THIS SHOWS THAT SHE CARES ABOUT US BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T JUST LIKE, SHE DOESN'T JUST LIKE TEACH US, LIKE JUST TEACH US AND LET US MOVE ON. SHE ACTUALLY TEACHES A GENUINE LESSON THAT GETS US HIGHER IN THE FUTURE, LIKE, GETS US PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE. SHE LIKE SHE'S REALLY NICE.

SHE SAID SHE LIKES MY SMILE AND SHE BRIGHTENED UP.

SHE BRIGHTENS UP MY DAY A LOT. SHE CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN HER ROLE AS A TEACHER, SHOWING NOT ONLY A PASSION FOR EDUCATION, BUT ALSO A GENUINE LOVE FOR HER STUDENTS.

SHE INVESTS DEEPLY IN THEIR SUCCESS, OFFERING SUPPORT INSIDE THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND, WHETHER THROUGH PERSONALIZED ENCOURAGEMENT, EXTRA HELP, OR SHOWING UP AT THEIR SPORTING EVENTS TO CHEER THEM ON.

THE KIDS KNOW SHE IS IN THEIR COURT AND WILL BE THERE WITH THEM THROUGH WHATEVER THEY NEED.

TEACHERS, STAFF AND PARENTS WITH HER ENCOURAGEMENT, POSITIVITY, AND THE KIND OF SMILE THAT CAN BRIGHTEN ANYONE'S DAY.

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SHE EXEMPLIFIES EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND NOT ONLY A TEACHER, BUT ALSO A ROLE MODEL, MENTOR AND LEADER.

SHE INSPIRES HER STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR BEST WHILE DEMONSTRATING THE KIND OF MENTORSHIP AND CARE THAT LEAVES A LASTING IMPACT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS BERKE, FOR BEING A LEADER OF THE PACK.

GIVE US A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MISS BERKE IF YOU'LL COME ON UP.

[APPLAUSE] FIFTH GRADE TEACHER AT PRESTWICK ELEMENTARY. PRESIDENT WATKINS AND SUPERINTENDENT LAMB WILL GIVE YOU A GIFT, AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISS BERKE THIS IS HER THIRD YEAR IN LITTLE ELM ISD.

HER FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEACHING IS WATCHING HER STUDENTS GROW IN CONFIDENCE AND SEEING THAT SPARK WHEN THEY REALIZE THEY CAN DO SOMETHING THAT THEY ONCE THOUGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.

WHEN SHE'S NOT TEACHING, SHE LOVES TO TRAVEL TO NEW PLACES, SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH HER FAMILY, WATCH SPORTS, AND RELAX. IF WE COULD HAVE HER HUSBAND'S HERE.

IF HE COULD COME ON DOWN AND MISS ALLEN, HER PRINCIPAL, IF YOU WOULD BOTH COME DOWN AND JOIN US FOR A PICTURE.

MISS BERKE IS THE PROUD MOM OF THREE GROWN SONS.

SHE'S IN HER 15TH YEAR OF TEACHING WITH EXPERIENCES IN GRADES 5 THROUGH 8.

AND SHE COULDN'T DO THIS WONDERFUL PROFESSION WITHOUT THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF HER HUSBAND. CONGRATULATIONS, MISS BERKE. THANK YOU FOR BEING A LEADER OF THE PACK. [APPLAUSE] AND WE ALSO DO WANT TO THANK OUR CORPORATE SPONSOR, RBFCU, THE GIFTS THAT MISS BERKE GOT AND THAT WE'RE PASSING OUT TO OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK ARE SPONSORED BY RBFCU. SO THANK YOU TO THEM.

ALRIGHT. OUR NEXT LEADER OF THE PACK IS OFFICER MORRIS FROM BRENT ELEMENTARY, IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO.

YEAH. WELL, OFFICER MORRIS, WE'RE COMING FOR YOU.

WOW. WHAT? HEY. OFFICER MORRIS HAS THE HEART OF BRENT ELEMENTARY AND A TRUE LEADER OF THE PACK.

EVERY SINGLE DAY, HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, WHETHER IT'S GREETING KIDS WITH A SMILE IN THE MORNING, DANCING WITH THEM IN THE HALLWAYS, RAISING KIDS AT RECESS, CHECKING IN ON TEACHERS OR REACHING OUT TO FAMILIES WITH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES.

HIS POSITIVE PRESENCE IS FELT EVERYWHERE ON CAMPUS.

HE PRIORITIZES SAFETY AND RESPONDS QUICKLY AND CALMLY TO ALL THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL.

OFFICER MORRIS HAS A GIFT FOR CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

HE COULD RECEIVE THIS AWARD FOR SO MANY REASONS FROM SO MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE HIS DEDICATION AND REACH GO BEYOND HIS OFFICE, OUR CAMPUS AND THE LITTLE ELM COMMUNITY. HE TRULY MAKES BRENT THE PLACE TO BE.

OFFICER MORRIS IS A WONDERFUL, KIND HEARTED PERSON HERE AT BRENT ELEMENTARY WHO TAKES CARE OF ALL OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS HERE.

HE IS ALSO REALLY INSPIRING BECAUSE HE LOVES TO CONNECT WITH THE KIDS.

HE LOVES TO GO AND DO THE FUN DANCE MOVES WITH THEM.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE I'M NOT COOL ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT WITH HIM, BUT HE DOES THAT.

HE ALWAYS MAKES SURE THAT HE MAKES THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH OUR CHILDREN AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS, AND WE JUST ADORE HAVING HIM HERE AT BRENT. I'M READY FOR SPANISH CLASS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAD YOUR SENTENCE. MY SENTENCE.

OKAY, SO HERE'S MY SENTENCE THAT I WROTE OUT.

OKAY, LET'S SEE IF I DID IT RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

WOW, THIS IS SO NICE GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ACCEPT YOUR LEADERS OF THE PACK RECOGNITION. THANK YOU.

OFFICER TERRON MORRIS SERVES AT BRENT ELEMENTARY.

HE'S A PROUD MEMBER OF THE LITTLE ELM POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE LOVES RUNNING MARATHONS, PLAYING PIANO AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.

WE'LL GET A PICTURE WITH OFFICER MORRIS AND SUPERINTENDENT LAMB AND PRESIDENT WATKINS.

FAMILY IF YOU'LL START HEADING DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU IN JUST A MOMENT. AND KARIE KUSTER, THE PRINCIPAL, IF YOU'LL START HEADING DOWN.

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT OFFICER MORRIS. HE HAS BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR ALMOST 12 YEARS, BUT HAS BEEN AN SRO FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND IT HAS BEEN LIFE CHANGING FOR HIM, BEING ABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT INTO THE NEXT GENERATION IS AN HONOR THAT HE CANNOT QUITE PUT INTO WORDS. HE'S SO VERY GRATEFUL TO WORK IN LITTLE ELM ISD.

THANK YOU, OFFICER MORRIS, FOR BEING A LEADER OF OUR PACK. CONGRATULATIONS.

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IT'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS. IT IS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WATKINS.

SO, ZELLERS, IF YOU'LL COME DOWN AND MAKE YOUR WAY.

AND AGAIN, GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. SO IF, YOU'RE NEW TO THIS AGAIN IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HONOR OUR SUPER WHAT'S CALLED SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH ON ALL LEVELS OF OUR CAMPUSES.

AND SO, FAMILIES, WE WANT YOU TO OBVIOUSLY COME UP HERE WHEN YOUR CHILD IS BEING RECOGNIZED AND WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE OF YOU AS WELL.

AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. YEAH. OKAY.

OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS ALONZO LOPEZ, AND WE NEED ALONZO AND HIS FAMILY TO COME UP NOW, PLEASE. AND HIS TEACHER IS HERE. AND HIS SISTER.

HI, ALONZO. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD. HOW ABOUT THAT? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO, ALONZO SAYS FROM HIS TEACHER MISS ELIAS HAS BEEN SELECTED AS STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR DEMONSTRATING OUTSTANDING HONESTY, WHETHER IT'S SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS OR ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

ALONZO IS SOMEONE THAT LEADS BY EXAMPLE. WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ALONZO FOR HIS CHARACTER AND HIS COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT'S RIGHT.

GOOD JOB, ALONZO. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE AALIYAH AND HER FAMILY TO COME AND JOIN ME.

WE CAN RECOGNIZE BRENT ELEMENTARY'S AWARD WINNER, AALIYAH MORALES.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT AALIYAH.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT STUDENT IS AALIYAH MORALES.

SHE'S A GREAT STUDENT WHO GOES WHO LIKES TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS.

SHE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, BUT AFTER SCHOOL, SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND.

SHE'S A CAR RIDER AFTER SCHOOL, AND HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF HELPING THE STAFF IN THE PICK UP LINE TO GET ALL THE YOUNGER STUDENTS READY IN LINE AND LOADED UP. MISS JACKSON SAID THAT SHE REALLY APPRECIATES THE EXTRA HELP, AND THAT SHE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LITTLE ELM LOBO.

AND THEN MISS MORGAN FROM THE ART CLASSROOM ALSO NOMINATED YOU AND SAID THAT SHE'S A FANTASTIC ARTIST, AN ALL AROUND GREAT STUDENT. SHE'S BEEN SELECTED FOR THE DISTRICT ART SHOW THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND LAST YEAR EVEN GOT A SUPERINTENDENT AWARD MEDAL AT THE DISTRICT SHOW.

SO VERY VERY MUCH A DESERVING STUDENT IN LOTS OF AREAS.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] HI. I'M ASHLEY HOLMES, PRINCIPAL AT CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY.

AND TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING JAMES LUPERCIO MATA.

WE ARE EXCITED TO NOMINATE JAMES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

JAMES DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE NOT ONLY OF. JAMES COME ON UP.

JAMES DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE NOT ONLY IN ACADEMICS BUT ALSO IN LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER AND KINDNESS.

HE IS A ROLE MODEL FOR PEERS, SHOWING RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND A LOVE OF LEARNING EVERY DAY.

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CONGRATULATIONS! [APPLAUSE] JAMES SPANISH] JAMES.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. JOHAN COME ON UP HERE WITH YOUR FAMILY, PLEASE.

AND MRS. MYATT, HIS TEACHER AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] THIS IS JOHAN MORALDO SILVERIO, AND WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF HIM.

I'M GOING TO LET HIS TEACHER SAY A FEW NICE THINGS ABOUT HIM.

SPANISH] SORRY SPANISH] SORRY, I'VE BEEN DOING ENGLISH ALL DAY.

SPANISH]. I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS REALLY QUICK IN ENGLISH. IT'S VERY HARD JUST TO WRITE A FEW THINGS ABOUT A STUDENT.

IT'S MY GREAT HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH SUPERINTENDENT STAR STUDENT FOR HACKBERRY, JOHAN MORALDO SILVERIO.

JOHAN IS AN ASTOUNDING EXAMPLE OF HARD WORK, KINDNESS, AND PERSEVERANCE.

ALTHOUGH SPANISH IS HIS FIRST LANGUAGE, JOHAN GIVES HIS BEST EFFORT EVERY SINGLE DAY IN READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES, ALL IN ENGLISH.

HE NEVER BACKS DOWN FROM A CHALLENGE AND IS ALWAYS EAGER TO GROW AND LEARN MORE.

JOHAN IS ALSO A TRUE FRIEND TO OTHERS. HE'S ALWAYS READY TO LEND A HELPING HAND AND LOOKS OUT FOR EVERYONE AROUND HIM.

HIS CARING NATURE AND STRONG CHARACTER MAKE OUR CLASSROOM A BETTER PLACE.

AS A MEMBER OF THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM, JOHAN TRULY REPRESENTS THE PORTRAIT OF A LOBO.

HE IS ADAPTABLE, RESOURCEFUL, REFLECTIVE, AND ALWAYS SHOWS A GROWTH MINDSET.

JOHAN DOESN'T JUST MEET EXPECTATIONS, HE EXCEEDS THEM AND HE DOES IT WITH HEART.

I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE HIS TEACHER. CONGRATULATIONS, JOHAN. [APPLAUSE] SORRY.

WONDERFUL. I LOVE HIM. I WAS GOING TO BRING YOU THIS.

YOU ARE DOING GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FOR LAKEVIEW.

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COME STAND FRONT AND CENTER, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] SO, WITH OUR PORTRAIT OF A LOBO, LAKEVIEW HAS BEEN WORKING ON TEACHING AND DISCUSSING EACH PART. SO FAR WE'VE DISCUSSED RESPONSIBILITY AND CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

WE TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT AND WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE DURING THE DAY.

AS A SECOND GRADE STUDENT AT LAKEVIEW, SOPHIA HAS BEEN A MODEL OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LOBO, RESPONSIBLE, KIND, PROBLEM SOLVER, AND MOTIVATED ARE A FEW WORDS TO DESCRIBE SOPHIA.

SHE HAS ALREADY MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CLASSES AND HER TEACHERS.

HER QUIET CONFIDENCE IS EVIDENT IN HER DAILY ROUTINE.

SHE ALWAYS HAS HANDS WILLING TO HELP AND A BEAUTIFUL SMILE THAT UPLIFTS EVERYONE AROUND HER.

SHE IS ALWAYS AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AWARD.

SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR SEPTEMBER SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE MONTH, SOPHIA ROBERTSON. [APPLAUSE] SMILE.

OKAY. MY NAME IS KORI WERTH, AND I AM THE PRINCIPAL AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY.

AND THIS IS OUR VERY FIRST SUPERINTENDENT STAR STUDENT BECAUSE WE ARE A BRAND NEW CAMPUS.

SO WE HAVE LEONARDO TRISTAN CASTRO, AND HE IS A THIRD GRADER, AND WE HAVE HIS MOM, MAGALI, AND HIS SISTER JULIET AND BROTHER SANTIAGO. AND I'M GOING TO READ WHAT MISS RICHARDS, HIS THIRD GRADE TEACHER, WROTE. SHE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK, SO I'M GOING TO DO IT.

SO MISS RICHARDS SAID SHE IS NOMINATING LEO FOR THE STAR AWARD BECAUSE HE HAS REALLY STOOD OUT TO HER THE FIRST FEW WEEKS.

AS WE HAVE FOCUSED ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, LEO HAS BEEN ATTENTIVE TO HIS CLASSMATES AND TO HIS TEACHER.

LEO'S KIND HEART REALLY MOVES HER. HE WANTED THE JOB AS CLASS COUNSELOR SO THAT HE COULD CHECK IN ON CLASSMATES WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING, SO HE COULD SEE HOW TO HELP THEM. HE HAS ALSO KINDLY CHECKED IN ON HER TO SEE IF HE COULD HELP HER WITH ANYTHING, OR EVEN OFFERING TO HOLD THE DOOR FOR HER. LEO DEFINITELY IS A LOBO THAT EXHIBITS THE TRAIT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

HE IS FULL OF EMPATHY AND IS SOCIALLY AWARE OF OTHERS AROUND HIM, AND SHE IS SO PROUD TO BE HIS TEACHER.

SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE LEO. [APPLAUSE] TAKE A PICTURE. TAKE A PICTURE.

READY? SMILES.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OKAY. I'M ANDI NOLAN. I'M THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT OAK POINT ELEMENTARY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR FIFTH GRADER, AYILA LAGORMAN. HER TEACHER. THIS IS ALSO ONE OF HER TEACHERS, BUT HER OTHER TEACHER WROTE.

OH, AND MRS. BAKER, HER TEACHER, MRS. BECKHAM, WROTE THAT AYILA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT WHO ENTERS SCHOOL EACH DAY WITH A BRIGHT SMILE AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. SHE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY TOWARDS HER CLASSMATES, IT'S ALWAYS EAGER TO LEND A HAND AND OFTEN TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO CLEAN UP, EVEN WHEN THE MESS IS NOT HER OWN.

HER THOUGHTFULNESS AND HER GENUINE CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING AND EMOTIONS OF OTHERS MAKES HER A TRUE ROLE MODEL IN THE CLASSROOM.

SEE? SHE'S SMILING AGAIN. THAT'S WHAT SHE DOES.

IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS, AYILA HAS ALREADY SHOWN OUTSTANDING CHARACTER AND DEDICATION, MAKING HER INCREDIBLY DESERVING OF THIS AWARD.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M JAMEY ALLEN, I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT PRESTWICK ELEMENTARY. I JUST REALIZED THAT BOTH KIDS HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT.

THEIR PARENTS KEPT A REALLY GOOD SECRET. BUT WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE JENSEN.

JENSEN HAS QUICKLY SHOWN SO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY.

ONE OF THOSE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PORTRAIT OF A LOBO, AND DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB KEEPING UP WITH HIS SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS.

HE IS KIND TO HIS CLASSMATES AND ALWAYS EAGER TO LEND A HELPING HAND.

BEING AN EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT LOBO, JENSEN SHINES WITH SO MANY WONDERFUL QUALITIES AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE AMAZING EXAMPLE THAT HE SETS FOR ALL OTHER LOBOS EVERY DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS, JENSEN. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BILL BUSH, I'M THE PRINCIPAL FOR STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I AM SO EXCITED TO BE RECOGNIZING ELLA LUNT FOR OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

[APPLAUSE] ELLA WAS NOMINATED BY HER SCIENCE TEACHER, MISS STEVENS.

MISS STEVENS SAID ELLA WAS SO HELPFUL FOR ME TO FOR ME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL, I HAD A GUEST TEACHER BECAUSE I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE.

THAT GUEST LEFT A NOTE SAYING HOW HELPFUL ELLA WAS IN HER SCIENCE CLASS AND IN LOBO TIME.

ELLA HAS ALSO WORKED VERY HARD TO COMMUNICATE WITH AND BEFRIEND NINA, A STUDENT THAT IS NEW TO OUR SCHOOL FROM ITALY.

SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING NINA FEEL BETTER ABOUT SCHOOL, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AND FEEL INCLUDED.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL YOUNG LADY AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I GET TO TEACH HER THIS YEAR.

ELLA REPRESENTS EVERY PORTRAIT OF A LOBO VALUE, BUT ESPECIALLY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

SHE IS A HARD WORKER AND EMPATHETIC BY ALWAYS BEING WILLING TO STEP UP AND HELP OTHERS.

ELLA IS CURRENTLY IN ATHLETICS AND IS ON PACE TO BE ON OUR AB HONOR ROLL FOR QUARTER NUMBER ONE, ELLA LUNT. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

AND HOLD IT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. SIR. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS TIFFANY BROWN AND I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND TONIGHT WE ARE HONORING EDUARDO CONTRERAS.

[APPLAUSE] EDUARDO'S TEACHER SAID THAT HE DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY.

HE COMES TO CLASS EVERY DAY WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

HE'S RESPECTFUL AND ALWAYS EAGER TO LEARN. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I HAVE SEEN HIM GO OUT OF HIS WAY TO HELP FELLOW STUDENTS.

WE LOVE HAVING HIM AT WALKER. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] OH, WE GOTTA GET UP TO THE LINE. YOU WANT TO OPEN THAT UP? OKAY. THERE WE GO. OKAY, HERE WE GO. OKAY.

OH. WE'RE GOOD. GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. GOOD JOB HERE.

YOU NEVER CLOSE YOUR EYES ANYMORE. NO, I WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH GETTING TO THE MICROPHONE.

YOU GUYS HAD TO ENJOY MR. LAMB SINGING. IS LAURA SILVA HERE TONIGHT?

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OH, HERE SHE IS. YAY! COME ON DOWN, LAURA. [APPLAUSE] ALRIGHT.

LAURA IS A FRESHMAN WHO HAS ALREADY MADE A BIG IMPRESSION DEMONSTRATING THE PORTRAIT OF A LOBO.

CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONSIBILITY, EFFORT AND CONFIDENCE.

AND SHE'S GOT A LITTLE SUN TODAY FROM BEING OUT ON THAT GOLF COURSE.

COACH GARCIA SAYS IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE LAURA SILVA AS OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

SHE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND A GENUINE DESIRE TO LEARN.

IN THE CLASSROOM LAURA SETS A POSITIVE EXAMPLE FOR PEERS THROUGH HER RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE, LEADERSHIP, AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS. SHE APPROACHES EVERY CHALLENGE WITH DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE, SHOWING A TRUE COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GROWTH.

BEYOND ACADEMICS, LAURA CONTRIBUTES POSITIVELY TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY BY SHOWING UP TO GOLF WITH A SMILE, PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND SHOWING KINDNESS.

SHE EMBODIES THE VALUES OF RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECT, AND INTEGRITY THAT WE STRIVE TO INSTILL IN ALL OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.

I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF LAURA AND EXCITED TO CELEBRATE HER ACHIEVEMENTS.

SHE IS TRULY DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION. AND THEN MISS BORGHINI ADDED, LAURA IS A CHAMPION OF HER OWN EDUCATION, ASKING FOR SUPPORT AND CLARIFICATION WHEN NEEDED.

SHE HAS GREAT OWNERSHIP OF HER WORK AND A STRONG DESIRE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SHE DEMONSTRATES GREAT CONFIDENCE IN HERSELF AND HER WORK.

WHAT A GREAT START TO FRESHMAN YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS, LAURA.

[APPLAUSE] I WANT TO OPEN IT UP. LAURA'S FAMILY, DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH US? THEY ARE ADORABLE.

OH, SORRY.

NOT. THAT.

WE NEED LAURA FOR THAT ONE. CONGRATULATIONS. ALRIGHT.

OUR NEXT TEACHER. I'M SORRY. STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR LITTLE ELM HIGH SCHOOL IS NOAH OWEN, NOAH AND YOUR FAMILY WOULD YOU PLEASE COME ON UP? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. NOAH IS ALSO A FRESHMAN ON OUR CAMPUS, AND HE MODELS THE PORTRAIT OF A LOBO.

CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFORT, COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND CONFIDENCE.

COACH ALEXANDER SAYS NOAH OWEN IS A JOY TO COACH, A GREAT TEAMMATE, AND HE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A STUDENT ATHLETE.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NOAH AND HIS FAMILY TOWARD THE END OF JULY, WHEN HE AND HIS FATHER ATTENDED OUR ANNUAL CAR WASH FUNDRAISER.

NOAH LOOKED ME IN THE EYES, SHOOK MY HAND, AND WAS EXCITED ABOUT MOVING TO LITTLE ELM AND BECOMING A LOBO.

SINCE THAT FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE, WE KNEW AS A STAFF THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR FRESHMAN TEAM AND OUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM.

HIS PASSION, WORK ETHIC, AND CHARACTER ALL CONTRIBUTE TO HIS SUCCESS ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF NOAH FOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HE PUTS IN DAILY, AND THIS HONOR REPRESENTS THAT.

IT'S TRULY BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL FOR NOAH. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DESERVED, COACH ALEXANDER SAYS.

MISS CARSON ADDED THE STUDENT IS A MODEL CITIZEN OF LEHS.

WHEN HE SAW A STUDENT SITTING ALONE, HE WENT AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN HIS TABLE GROUP.

WHEN ANOTHER STUDENT SAID THEY NEEDED A CHROMEBOOK CHARGER, HE PULLED HIS OUT AND WENT TO OFFER IT TO THEM.

EVERY DAY HE IS RESPECTFUL AND SEEKS WAYS TO BE KIND AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.

HE'S AN ADVOCATE FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS BY ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION WHEN NEEDED.

HE'S A DILIGENT WORKER AND A STUDENT ROLE MODEL.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU, NOAH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

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IT IS A SCHOOL NIGHT. YEAH.

OKAY. WE GOT ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO GET THIS DOWN.

[8. Reports of the Superintendent]

MISS BROWN, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES ANNUAL REPORT.

I DO, PRESIDENT WATKINS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT LAMB BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR, SEPTEMBER THE HR ANNUAL REPORT. WE'VE HAD AN EXCITING AND PRODUCTIVE YEAR IN HUMAN RESOURCES.

SO I'M GOING TO START OFF THIS YEAR'S REPORT BY HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES FOR THE 2024, 2025 YEAR. FIRST ADOPT A LOBO LAST SCHOOL YEAR WAS OUR SECOND YEAR IN LAUNCHING OR IMPLEMENTING THIS INITIATIVE.

IT'S A STAFF RETENTION AND RECOGNITION INITIATIVE.

WE HAD 118 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DISTRICT STAFF, INCLUDING SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, WHO VOLUNTEERED TO ADOPT ONE OR MORE NEW LEISD TEACHERS LAST YEAR. IT WAS REALLY EXCITING FOR US.

WE HAD SOME NEW ADOPTERS, INCLUDING THE TOWN OF LITTLE ELM, THE LITTLE ELM POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE LITTLE ELM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SO THEY ADOPTED NEW LOBOS 107 NEW TO LEISD, TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WERE MATCHED WITH AN ADOPTER. THIS PAST YEAR WE ADDED OTHER PROFESSIONALS, SO IT WASN'T JUST TEACHERS LIKE IT WAS IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION.

LAST YEAR, WE ALSO ADDED COUNSELORS AND DIAGNOSTICIANS AND SPEECH PATHS AND SCHOOL PSYCHS ALL ALL OF THE PROFESSIONALS THAT WERE NEW TO OUR DISTRICT.

AND THEN WE SENT OUT A SURVEY AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE HAD 39 TEACHERS RESPOND TO THAT SURVEY.

AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT THEY SHARED WITH US IN THE SURVEY.

WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DOING WHAT WE INTEND IT TO DO, WHICH IS TO MAKE THEM FEEL WELCOME AND SUPPORTED AND CARED FOR.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE QUOTES FROM OUR END OF YEAR SURVEY.

THE PROGRAM MADE ME FEEL WELCOME IN LITTLE ELM FROM SOMEONE MOVING OUT OF STATE.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE HOW CONNECTED THE COMMUNITY IS HERE.

A SECOND COMMENT. IT WAS SUCH A NICE SURPRISE TO GET LITTLE GIFTS AND NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND THEN A THIRD COMMENT. I THOUGHT THIS PROGRAM WAS GREAT.

MY ADOPTER WAS VERY KIND AND REALLY MADE ME FEEL LOVED AND WELCOMED.

HERE. HERE IS A PICTURE OF OUR LITTLE ELM PD GIFTING ONE OF OUR NEW STAFF MEMBERS WITH A TREAT.

AND THEN I HAVE A VIDEO. I WONDER IF IT'S GOING TO PLAY WHEN? MIGHT HAVE TO HELP ME. THE NEXT THING IS A VIDEO. LET'S SEE.

NO. OKAY. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S A VIDEO OF ONE OF THE TEACHERS FROM LAST YEAR JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW GREAT THE PROGRAM WAS FOR HER.

OKAY. ANOTHER SUCCESS FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY.

THERE WE GO. LEADERS OF THE PACK. OH, NO. IT'S GOING BACK.

LEADERS OF THE PACK. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE DID LEADERS OF THE PACK. LAST YEAR THIS IS WHERE WE BRING TO YOU GUYS HERE IN THE BOARD MEETING STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. WE HAD 130 NOMINATIONS LAST YEAR FOR STAFF MEMBERS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FELT LIKE SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY. LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST YEAR OF OUR RBFCU CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, WHERE THEY BASICALLY SPONSORED GIFTS TO GIVE TO OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK.

AND THEN CERTIFICATES WERE DISTRIBUTED. OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T BRING 130 FOLKS HERE TO THE BOARD MEETING.

SO WE HAD CAMPUS LEVEL RECOGNITION FOR MOST OF OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK.

AND THEN, AS YOU KNOW, EVERY MONTH WE BRING TWO OF THEM HERE TO THE BOARD MEETING AND WE SHOW A WHOLE VIDEO AND MAKE IT REALLY SPECIAL FOR THEM.

ANOTHER SUCCESS FROM LAST YEAR WAS OUR HONORARY AWARDS BANQUET.

IT WAS HELD ON MAY 12TH. IT WAS OUR FOURTH END OF YEAR EVENT TO HONOR LEISD EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR, RETIREES, AND SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS. IN FIVE YEAR INCREMENTS, LIKE 10 YEAR 15, 20, 25, ALL THE WAY UP. WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 118 HONOREES THIS PAST YEAR, THIS PAST MAY, AND 186 ATTENDEES AT THAT GALA.

LITTLE ELM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ALSO PARTICIPATED.

THEY RECOGNIZED THEIR LOCAL HONORS AWARDS, WINNERS.

AND THIS PAST YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT A LOCAL VENUE.

WE WERE AT NOTTING HILL PLACE. YOU GUYS KNOW YOU GUYS WERE THERE? AND SO THAT WAS A PLUS AS WELL.

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MR. LAMB AND MR. BARTLETT AND ALL THE FOLKS. DOCTOR TRAMEL.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFUL VENUE THERE IN THE CORNER.

ANOTHER SUCCESS FROM THIS PAST YEAR, LEISD CAREER FAIRS.

WE HOSTED TWO IN-PERSON CAREER FAIRS HERE IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ONE IN MARCH, WHICH HAD 119 ATTENDEES, AND THEN ONE IN JULY, WHICH HAD 110 ATTENDEES.

THE BIG NEWS FROM THESE CAREER FAIRS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HIRED FROM THEM.

WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE 16 FOLKS FROM THESE TWO CAREER FAIRS, WHICH IS TREMENDOUS.

AND SEVEN OF THOSE 16 WERE REHIRES FORMER FAMILY MEMBERS RETURNING HOME.

SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE PEOPLE LEAVE TO LIKE, SEE IF THE GRASS IS GREENER ELSEWHERE.

THEY REALIZE IT'S NOT. THEY COME RIGHT BACK. SO WE HAD SEVEN REHIRES THAT WE BROUGHT BACK INTO THE FAMILY.

ALSO REALLY EXCITING TO REPORT TO YOU GUYS IS THAT WE HAVE NINE LEHS GRADUATES THAT WERE HIRED TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND TO KIND OF PAY BACK THE COMMUNITY THAT POURED SO MUCH INTO THEM. FOUR OF THOSE NINE GRADUATES WERE HIRED INTO TEACHER POSITIONS, AND THEN FIVE OF THEM WERE HIRED INTO PARAPROFESSIONAL OR AUXILIARY POSITIONS.

SO WE'RE SUPER PROUD ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP PICTURES FROM OUR CAREER FAIRS.

AND WE WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. YOU GUYS WERE PRESENT AT OUR CAREER FAIRS, AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

A COUPLE OF OTHER SUCCESSES. WE CREATED A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT. WE HAD TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS OF OUR GEOGRAPHIC NEIGHBORS AND SIMILARLY SITUATED DISTRICTS TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WERE COMPENSATING TRANSPORTATION STAFF. WE PROPOSED NEW PAY SCALES TO YOU GUYS FOR APPROVAL FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

WE REQUESTED NEW FTES TO PROPERLY STAFF THE DEPARTMENT.

WE BRAINSTORMED RECRUITING STRATEGIES TO HIRE STAFF AND CREATED JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR ALL OF THOSE NEW POSITIONS.

SO IT WAS REALLY QUITE AN UNDERTAKING AND WE FEEL LIKE IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

ALSO THE STAFFING THAT GOES INTO OPENING LAKEWOOD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY.

WE COLLABORATED ABOUT FIGURING OUT WHO WAS GOING TO TRANSFER FROM OAK POINT TO LAKEWOOD VILLAGE AND MAKING SURE THAT APPROPRIATE AUXILIARY STAFFING WAS THERE AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE.

WE HAVE CONTINUED THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF CARPOOL.

KUDOS. YOU GUYS KNOW THAT VERY WELL. WE'VE DONE THAT FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. AND THEN ALSO THE GROW YOUR HOME PROGRAM, THOSE CONTINUE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. SO BEFORE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE PROGRAM.

EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE FALLS UNDER MR. BARTLETT'S UMBRELLA.

OUR DIRECTOR OF CHILDCARE IS CARRIE MCHUGH. SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR YEARS.

SHE WAS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND HAS BEEN DIRECTOR FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. IT CONTINUES TO BE A REALLY STELLAR STANDOUT PROGRAM.

THEY ALWAYS HAVE A WAITING LIST BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A PHENOMENAL SERVICE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO IT'S IN ITS 26TH YEAR OF OPERATION. THEY ARE A PART OF THE TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM, AND IN FACT, THEY EARNED A FOUR STAR RATING AGAIN LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S THE HIGHEST RATING FOR QUALITY CHILDCARE.

TO EARN THAT DISTINCTION, THEY HAD TO HAVE HIGHER STANDARDS IN THEIR CHILDCARE PROGRAM, A BETTER CLASSROOM RATIOS, MORE RIGOROUS TRAINING AND ENRICHED CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS.

SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR CHILD CARE PROGRAM FOR THAT.

THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM, WHICH IS AN APPROVED CURRICULUM THROUGH TEA, AND IT PREPARES OUR LITTLEST LOBOS FOR SCHOOL AND LIFE WITH A WHOLE CHILD APPROACH.

THEY ARE ALSO ENGAGED WITH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS.

THEY HAVE STUDENTS FROM LEHS WHO ARE IN THE HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT CLASSES, COME OVER TO THE CHILD CARE CENTER AND WORK WITH OUR KIDDOS, KIND OF AS LIKE A ON THE JOB TRAINING KIND OF SORT OF LIKE GIVING THEM SOME HANDS ON EXPERIENCES.

RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE 78 CHILDREN ENROLLED, AND THOSE 78 CHILDREN REPRESENT 63 LEISD EMPLOYEES.

THERE ARE SEVEN STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING CARRIE, THE DIRECTOR, AND CURRENTLY THEY HAVE 12 KIDDOS ON THE WAIT LIST.

AND THEY'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO WORK HARD TO FIND WAYS TO GET THOSE KIDDOS OFF THE WAITLIST AND INTO CLASSROOMS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, BEFORE I GO INTO THE SLIDE AFTER THIS SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE STILL PARTNERING WITH ESS FOR ALL OF OUR SUBSTITUTE NEEDS.

LAST YEAR WAS OUR FOURTH YEAR, I BELIEVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.

SO LITTLE INTERACTION HERE. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I NEED YOU TO DIG INTO YOUR BRAINS.

HERE'S THE QUESTION. IF YOU HAD TO GUESS WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK WE HAVE.

I'M SORRY, WHICH DAY OF THE WHICH MONTH IN THE SCHOOL YEAR, IF YOU HAD TO GUESS WHICH MONTH IN THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SUBSTITUTE JOBS? WHICH MONTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS THE HIGHEST WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS? OKAY, I HEAR JANUARY NOT RIGHT? NO. NO. THINK SPRING.

STEPH. NO! I'LL SHOW YOU. IT'S APRIL. SO APRIL, YOU CAN SEE, HAD 1370.

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SO IN APRIL WE HAD 1557 SUB JOBS. YOU MIGHT ASK WHY? WHY APRIL 1ST. I'M GLAD KRISTI ROBERTS ISN'T HERE, BUT OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS IN APRIL, AND THERE ARE SO MANY SUB JOBS THAT ARE PUT IN ON THAT DAY. SO THAT'S ONE. AND ALSO TESTING. TESTING GOES ON ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES AND THERE'S A LOT OF EXTRA HELP THAT'S NEEDED ON THOSE TESTING DAYS.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY APRIL IS A BIG MONTH.

THEN AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SECOND HIGHEST MONTH IS ACTUALLY FEBRUARY.

FEBRUARY HAD 1390 SUB JOBS. MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE NUMBER OF SUB JOBS REALLY IS THE FILL RATE.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IN AUGUST WE START REALLY HIGH 98% FILL RATE AND THEN IT STAYS IN THE UPPER 90S REALLY ALL THE WAY UNTIL YOU GET TO FEBRUARY.

AND FEBRUARY IS KIND OF WHERE EVERYONE'S A LITTLE TIRED.

OUR SUBSTITUTES ARE GETTING A LITTLE TIRED AND AREN'T PICKING UP AS MANY JOBS.

AND SO YOU SEE, FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, IT KIND OF TAPERS OFF.

AND ALSO, NOT ONLY ARE OUR SUBSTITUTES GETTING TIRED AND NOT PICKING UP AS MANY JOBS, OUR STAFF ARE ALSO GETTING TIRED AND ARE PUTTING IN MORE JOBS FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY, HERE'S THE NEXT QUESTION.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO REDEEM YOURSELF BOARD. OKAY.

IF YOU HAD TO GUESS WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK WE HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SUB JOBS TO FILL.

WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS? FRIDAY. MONDAY? WAIT, WHO SAID IT? THAT'S IT. BURTON, IT'S WEDNESDAY. SO ON WEDNESDAYS WE HAVE 1840.

THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD 1841 SUB JOBS THAT WERE PUT IN BY WEDNESDAY.

BECAUSE REALLY, COMMON LOGIC MIGHT TELL YOU MONDAY OR FRIDAY PEOPLE KIND OF EXTENDING THE WEEKEND A LITTLE BIT.

WE BELIEVE THE REASON WHY IT'S WEDNESDAY VERSUS MONDAY OR FRIDAY IS SEVERAL FOLD.

ONE, WE'VE SPECIFICALLY ASKED OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS TO MOVE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR TRAINING AND STUFF AWAY FROM MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE SICK OR, YOU KNOW, HAVING TRIPS OR WHATEVER ON THOSE DAYS.

SO ALL, MOST ALL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS EITHER GOING TO BE ON A TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. SO THAT'S ONE REASON. SECOND REASON IS BECAUSE OF OUR HYBRID CALENDAR. WE HAVE SO MANY FRIDAYS THAT AREN'T REALLY FRIDAY.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT REALLY WITH KIDS. AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE THINK THAT THE FRIDAY, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY THINK OF, IS NOT NUMBER ONE.

IN FACT, WEDNESDAY'S NUMBER ONE AND THEN THURSDAYS NUMBER TWO.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TRIVIA THERE. BUT AGAIN, MORE IMPORTANTLY IS WHAT ARE THE FILL RATES.

AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FILL RATES ARE ALL IN THE 90S FOR ALL THE DAYS OF THE WEEK.

SO THAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND WE'RE GLAD ABOUT THAT.

HERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSTITUTE FILL RATES FROM THIS PAST YEAR.

THE NUMBER IN THE RED AT THE VERY BOTTOM IS THE 23-24 FILL RATE.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE 24-25 FILL RATE IS LIKE ON THE BAR GRAPH.

SO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAD A HIGHER FILL RATE IN 2024-25 EXCEPT ONE.

CHAVEZ IS THE ONLY ONE. CHAVEZ DIPPED A LITTLE BIT.

CHAVEZ HAD A 93% IN 23-24, AND THEN THEY HAD 91 LAST YEAR.

BUT OTHER THAN CHAVEZ, IT WAS EITHER THE SAME OR HIGHER FOR 24, 25.

AND JUST LOOK, THEY'RE ALL IN THE 90S WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION.

WELL, THEY WERE AT 91%. THAT'S RIGHT. LAST YEAR THEY WERE AT 81, AND THIS YEAR THEY WERE AT 91.

SO EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS THAT'S ON THIS SLIDE HAD A 90 OR HIGHER FILL RATE.

THE SECONDARY CAMPUSES YOU CAN SEE HERE LEHS WENT DOWN BY ABOUT TWO POINTS FROM 94 TO 92, BUT STRIKE INCREASED FROM 83 TO 86 AND WALKER INCREASED FROM 87% TO 92%.

SO REALLY, REALLY GREAT DATA COMING OUT OF OUR SUBSTITUTE FILL RATES.

IT MAKES JUST LIFE EASIER FOR THE CAMPUS WHEN THERE ARE SUBSTITUTES THAT ARE PICKING UP JOBS.

AREAS OF FOCUS. SO LAST YEAR WE SAID THAT THESE TWO AREAS WERE GOING TO BE OUR AREAS OF FOCUS, AND WE AS A HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM, GAVE OURSELVES A GRADE ON HOW WELL WE DID AND REALLY MAKING PROGRESS IN THOSE AREAS OF FOCUS.

AND THE FIRST ONE, STAFF RETENTION, WE GAVE OURSELVES A WORK IN PROGRESS.

SO WE'RE NOT CONTENT. WE'RE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PROGRESS THAT WE MADE IN STAFF RETENTION.

AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO WORK ON IT. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PLUGGING AWAY AT IT. THEN THE SECOND AREA OF FOCUS THAT WE REALLY FOCUSED ON LAST YEAR WAS THE GROW YOUR HOME INITIATIVE, AND WE GAVE OURSELVES A GOOD SCORE, A CHECK, LIKE WE FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE PROGRESS THAT WE MADE FOR WITH GROW YOUR HOME.

WE WORKED WITH THE TAFE CHAPTER AT LEHS, AND THEN WE HAD SOME REAL SUCCESS WITH PARTNERING WITH UNIVERSITIES TO GET SOME OF OUR STAFF CERTIFIED STAFF THAT HAS DEGREES CERTIFIED GOING INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. WHAT ARE OUR AREAS OF FOCUS? WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING ON STAFF RETENTION BECAUSE WE GAVE OURSELVES A WORK IN PROGRESS GRADE ON THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE CREATIVE ABOUT THINKING SOME WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH OUR FIRST AND SECOND YEAR NEW LITTLE ELM STAFF, INCLUDING LIKE A CARD WRITING CAMPAIGN, COLLABORATING WITH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS TO CONNECT WITH THEM, LIKE MAYBE AT A FACULTY MEETING. AND THEN THE SECOND AREA OF FOCUS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON IS REFINING OUR HR PROTOCOLS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AS

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WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME FORMS, LIKE STANDARDIZING OUR FORMS, MAKING SURE OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HANDBOOK IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND THOROUGH. SO THOSE WILL BE THE AREAS THAT WE WORK ON IN THE COMING YEAR.

CLOSING OUT OUR HR ANNUAL REPORT WITH SOME DISTRICT STATISTICS.

THESE STATS I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THESE ARE AS OF SEPTEMBER 2ND.

SO THEY'RE ABOUT TWO WEEKS OLD. BUT WE HAD 113 PROFESSIONAL HIRES, 110 PARAPROFESSIONAL AND AUXILIARY HIRES.

AND WE HIRED THREE STUDENT TEACHERS THIS YEAR.

SO FOLKS THAT HAD DONE THEIR STUDENT TEACHING IN ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES, THEY WERE BECAME FULL TIME PERMANENT HIRES.

CURRENT VACANCIES AGAIN, AS OF SEPTEMBER 2ND, WE HAD 5 VACANCIES AND 14 VACANCIES ACROSS ALL OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONAL, AUXILIARY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS. A LITTLE BIT MORE DISTRICT STATS.

THAT'S 1188 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. TWO PART TIME EMPLOYEES.

OF THAT, 1188, 552 ARE TEACHERS. AND THEN IN TERMS OF STUDENT TEACHERS AND OBSERVERS, WE HAVE 11 FOR THE FALL AND THEN 5 OBSERVERS.

AND THEN THIS IS OUR SUBSTITUTE BREAKDOWN THROUGH ESS.

WE HAVE OVER 200 SUBSTITUTES AND 34 NON-DEGREE, 108 DEGREE AND 71 ARE CERTIFIED.

THAT CONCLUDES THE HR ANNUAL REPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENT? JUST A COMMENT. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT PROGRESS ON THAT.

IS THERE ANY UPDATE TO THE 19 PEOPLE? 19 VACANCIES FROM SEPTEMBER THE 2ND? HAVE WE HIRED ANY SINCE THEN? WE HAVE. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF HIRING, ESPECIALLY IN OUR PARAPROFESSIONAL AND TRANSPORTATION AREAS.

I KNOW THAT THAT NUMBER IS LOWER. I CAN'T TELL YOU THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT WE HAVE BEEN HIRING OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHTY. YOU GET TO STAY WITH US FOR THE NEXT REPORT AND OUR CLASS SIZE REPORT.

YES, MA'AM. SO WE ARE ABOUT FIVE WEEKS OR SO INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND EVERY SEPTEMBER, IT'S CUSTOMARY FOR HR TO BRING TO THE BOARD A START OF SCHOOL REPORT THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON CLASS SIZES.

SO WE'LL START WITH OUR ELEMENTARY CLASS SIZES.

I DO WANT TO SAY THIS IS AS OF SEPTEMBER 2ND AS WELL.

SO ALL THIS DATA IS CLOSE TO TWO WEEKS OLD. SO OKAY.

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE. ELEMENTARY WE ADDED LAKEWOOD VILLAGE IN THERE.

SO WE HAVE ONE MORE LINE THAN WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

BUT YOU CAN SEE THE PRE-K AVERAGE AT ZELLERS IS 15.2 IN A CLASSROOM.

THEN YOU CAN SEE THE KINDER CLASS SIZE AVERAGES ALL THROUGH, THROUGH ALL OF OUR SEVEN TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

THE ONE THAT PROBABLY YOU MIGHT BE RAISING YOUR EYEBROW OUT IS LAKEWOOD VILLAGE THAT HAS 23.

THAT'S OBVIOUSLY OVER THE STATE RATIO OF 22 TO 1.

WE HAVE OPENED A SECTION OF KINDERGARTEN AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE.

SO THEY ARE THAT 23. THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF CLASSES THAT ARE LARGER THAN 22.

THOSE ARE GOING TO BE SPREAD OUT ACROSS MORE SECTIONS. SO RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE THREE CLASSES OF KINDERGARTEN. WE'VE JUST HIRED A FOURTH KINDERGARTEN TEACHER.

SO THOSE KIDDOS WILL BE SPREAD OUT ACROSS FOUR SECTIONS. SO THAT NUMBER IS MUCH LOWER THAN 23 NOW.

THEN YOU SEE THE FIRST GRADE NUMBERS, ALL OF THEM, THOSE ARE BELOW 22.

SECOND GRADE NUMBERS ARE ALL BELOW 22 THIRD GRADE.

SO YOU'LL SEE PRESTWICK HAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN A 22 TO 1 RATIO IN THIRD GRADE.

AND THAT ACTUALLY IS ONE OF THE CLASS SIZE WAIVERS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.

IT WAS AT PRESTWICK. THIRD GRADE KIDDOS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE 23 OR EVEN 24 CHILDREN IN A CLASSROOM IT'S TOTALLY STILL MANAGEABLE. MISS ALLEN REPORTS THAT THE THIRD GRADE TEACHERS ARE DOING FINE.

EVEN WITH A KID OR TWO, MORE THAN 22. FOURTH GRADE NUMBERS ALL OF THOSE AVERAGES ARE UNDER 22 AND FIFTH GRADE.

A COUPLE OF THEM ARE OVER 22. BUT AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE STATE DOES NOT HAVE A 22 TO 1 RATIO IN FIFTH GRADE.

BUT WE DO WE STILL WE DON'T WANT FIFTH GRADE TO GET TO LIKE 27 OR 28.

YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO KEEP IT STILL MANAGEABLE. BUT WHEN IT'S AT 23, 24 AND 5TH GRADE, WE'RE FINE WITH THAT.

MOVING ON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THESE ARE YOUR AVERAGE CLASS SIZES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BY CONTENT AREA.

SO YOU'LL SEE STRIKE AND WALKER MATH AVERAGES ONE AT 20.61 AT 17.8.

WE LIKE TO HAVE LOWER CLASS SIZE AVERAGES IN MATH.

WE KNOW THAT THAT'S A STUDENT, A SUBJECT THAT SOMETIMES STUDENTS REALLY NEED SOME MORE ATTENTION WITH.

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YOU'LL SEE SCIENCE WITH 24.4 AND 23.2, HISTORY, 25.1 AND 23.9, AND ENGLISH AT 22.9 AND 22.4.

AGAIN, ENGLISH IS ANOTHER ONE WHERE IF WE CAN HAVE SMALLER CLASS SIZES, WE REALLY THINK THAT THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE.

WE KNOW THAT READING AND WRITING AND ALL THE THINGS THAT COME ALONG WITH ENGLISH, THE SMALLER YOU CAN MAKE THE CLASSES, THE BETTER. YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBER OF SECTIONS IN THAT OF EACH CONTENT IN THAT CENTER PART OF THE GRAPH THERE, AND THEN THE FAR RIGHT PART OF THE GRAPH IS YOUR KIND OF YOUR RANGE, THE LOWEST SIZE CLASS TO THE HIGHEST SIZE CLASS.

SO YOU DO SEE THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF CLASSES.

THE HIGHEST SIZE CLASS WAS 31 IN SCIENCE AT STRIKE, 34 IN SCIENCE AT WALKER YOU SEE SOME 34'S 33'S THERE, 32'S. AGAIN, THIS IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2ND. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE COUNSELORS AND THE ADMINISTRATORS AT THESE TWO CAMPUSES HAVE BEEN DILIGENTLY WORKING TO BALANCE AND LEVEL THE CLASS SIZES. AND SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE AS MANY OF THOSE 30'S NOW ON SEPTEMBER 15TH AS YOU DID THEN WHEN THIS DATA WAS PULLED. SAME THING AT LEHS THE SAME KIND OF BREAKDOWN HERE AS YOU SAW FOR THE SECONDARY FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

SO MATH CLASS SIZE AVERAGE 23.9, SCIENCE 25.6, HISTORY 25.9 AND ENGLISH 24.8.

AND THEN AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE RANGES OVER HERE.

SEVERAL OF THE HIGHEST CLASS SIZES ARE IN THE. ALL FOUR OF THEM ARE IN THE 30S.

AND THEN THE LOWERS ARE IN TENS AND THIRTEENS AGAIN, BALANCING LEVELING WAS CONTINUING THROUGH THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER AT THAT CAMPUS AS WELL. AND THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE I HAVE FOR CLASS SIZE REPORTS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MS. TRAMEL, THANK YOU.

AND THE TEAM CURRICULUM FOR THE CLASS SIZE THING.

THAT WAS A BIG THING FOR ME IS REDUCING THOSE CLASS SIZES, GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE KIDS.

SO I KNOW YOU GUYS WORK REALLY HARD ON THAT AND I ACTUALLY WORKED ON THAT ACTUALLY.

THANK YOU. BIG DEAL, BIG DEAL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.

YEAH. QUICK QUESTION FOR THOSE. I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT ARE HERE BUT THEY ALL LEFT.

BUT THOSE THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE SECTIONS MEANS. THE SECTIONS.

ABSOLUTELY. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SECONDARY OR ELEMENTARY. MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL OKAY. SO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER OF SECTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW. CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT ONE? OKAY.

THANK YOU. LET ME GET BACK TO THAT SLIDE. OKAY.

HERE WE ARE. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LITTLE TWO COLUMNS IN THE CENTER. OKAY.

ABSOLUTELY. YES. OKAY. SO NUMBER OF SECTIONS IS LIKE LET'S TAKE THE MATH ROW FOR EXAMPLE.

IN MATH AT STRIKE THEY HAVE 42 SECTIONS AND MATH AT WALKER THEY HAVE 44.

SO THAT'S THE NUMBER OF THE NUMBER OF CLASSES THAT THERE ARE IN THAT CONTENT AREA AT EACH OF THOSE CAMPUSES.

SO ACROSS SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE, THERE ARE 42 SECTIONS OF MATH.

ALL THREE OF THOSE GRADE LEVELS COMBINED. AND THEN AT WALKER, 44 SECTIONS OF MATH.

AND THAT'S BASED ON THE MASTER SCHEDULE AT EACH CAMPUS, HOW MANY AND THE ENROLLMENT REALLY DRIVES, HOW MANY SECTIONS THERE ARE OF EACH CONTENT AREA AT EACH CAMPUS.

SO YOU HAVE SOME CLASSES OF YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MRS. BROWN. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM UNDER REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.

WE'VE GOT THE CURRICULUM AND LEARNING UPDATE.

AND WE HAVE MISS JACKSON AND MISS BALL COMING TO SPEAK WITH US.

I GUESS. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MR. LAMB.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE YOU'RE VERY LOW. ME.

OKAY, SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AND A LOT TO BE PROUD OF RIGHT NOW.

SO THESE ARE KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. AND I DON'T EVEN THINK I'LL GET TO EVERYTHING BECAUSE I OVER PLANNED, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THESE, THE MEANINGFUL ADULT LEARNING EXPERIENCES, HOW WE SUPPORT NEW EDUCATORS, AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

AND I DID WANT TO PUT THAT WORLD CLASS CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THERE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE NOTICED, BUT WE HOST A TON OF STUFF OUT OF THIS BUILDING.

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BUT PEOPLE COME HERE TO HAVE THEIR EVENTS BECAUSE OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THAT MAKES ME PROUD.

SO I DO WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. SO JUST AN OVERVIEW.

WE DO DESIGN EVERYTHING INTENTIONALLY. IT'S ALIGNED TO THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AGAIN IN A SECOND.

YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH 80% OF OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMING FROM TITLE TWO, WHEN THERE WAS THAT KIND OF FREEZE ON TITLE FUNDS, THAT WAS SCARY FOR US IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORLD.

BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE DO USE YOU KNOW, 80% OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM TITLE TWO FOR EXTRA SUPPORT.

IT'S SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS, THEIR MENTORS, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, COUNSELORS, NURSES.

IT'S EVERYONE. IT'S ALL OF US THAT HAVE ROLES ON A CAMPUS.

SO THE GOAL OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IS ALWAYS STUDENT OUTCOMES.

THAT'S THE GOAL. WE WANT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NEEDS TO BE ALIGNED TO WHAT STUDENTS NEED.

SO THIS IS HOW WE DO THAT. WE SAY, WHAT IS KIDS? WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL? AND THEN WE ASK THE QUESTION IN ORDER TO GET THOSE KIDS THERE, WHAT DO THE TEACHERS NEED TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO? AND THAT'S HOW WE DESIGN THE LEARNING FOR THEM.

SO THESE ARE OUR NEW FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, AND WHEN MISS BROWN WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE HIRED, AND I HAVE FORMER STUDENTS THAT I TAUGHT HERE IN LITTLE ELM THAT ARE NOW TEACHERS WITH US, AND THAT'S CRAZY TO ME. BUT I LOVE WORKING WITH THESE GUYS.

AND WE DID SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE TRADITIONS AND WE WANT TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID AS TEACHERS STARTED AT THEIR HOME CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, AND WHAT THAT ALLOWED THEM TO DO IS SEE THEIR ROOM, FIND THEIR KEY, KNOW WHERE TO PARK, KNOW WHAT TO ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE WITH US AND THEY'RE JUST THINKING ABOUT THEIR CAMPUS, THEY GOT TO DO THAT AND GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY.

SO THEN WHEN THEY WERE WITH US, THEY WERE ABLE TO KIND OF TUNE IN AND AND PROCESS THE INFORMATION.

WE MAKE CONTACT EARLY WITH OUR NEW HIRES. WE INVITE MENTORS TO EVENTS.

WE HAVE FACE TIME WITH THESE TEACHERS. SO SOME OF THEM ARE COMING FROM, WELL, SOME OF THEM ARE BRAND NEW TO THE PROFESSION, BUT SOME ARE COMING FROM LARGE DISTRICTS WHERE THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE SAT DOWN AND HAD LUNCH WITH BOARD MEMBERS OR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.

AND SO THAT AMOUNT OF ACCESS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO YOU AND TO US, IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

SO THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU THAT COULD COME TO THE LUNCHEON BECAUSE WE GET POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME.

YOU KNOW, WE DO SUPPORT OUR BEGINNING TEACHERS WITH OUR MENTOR PROGRAM.

THEY BOTH HAVE A TRAINING PROGRAM. SO JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A MENTOR DOESN'T MEAN YOU'VE LEARNED EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO LEARN.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT MAKES ME REALLY PROUD OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR PEOPLE IS THAT WE'RE ALL LEARNERS.

WE DON'T STOP. AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR KIDS.

ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION. WE TOOK A TOUR OF LITTLE ELM ON THE BUSSES, SO WE PUT ALL OF OUR NEW HIRES ON BUSSES, AND WE TOURED OUR BEAUTIFULLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

AND IT WAS THESE TAKEAWAYS THAT TEACHERS HAD, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE SERVE.

AND IT'S A MICROCOSM OF THEIR CLASSROOM. SO THEY WERE VERY EXCITED TO DO THAT.

AND IT WAS ALL JONQUEZ MOORE AND HIS TEAM. THEY I THINK I EMAILED HIM ON HIS FIRST DAY.

HE HAD A LITTLE EMAIL ADDRESS AND WE STARTED PLANNING THAT.

SO IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR HIM AND SHANNON TERRY, WE COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT HAPPEN.

AND IT HAD A HUGE IMPACT. WE DO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

YOU CAN SEE DONNIE AND MR. LAMB UP THERE LEARNING.

I MEAN, WE TRAIN OUR OUR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

WE WE NEVER STOP THAT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. BUT ONE LAST THING.

REALLY QUICK AND I'LL WRAP UP WE ARE WE RESTRUCTURED OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SUPPORT PROGRAM.

SO WE START THAT ACTUALLY TOMORROW. AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

AND REALLY, THE NEXT THING ON MY DOCKET IS TO GET OUR ASPIRING LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE BACK UP AND RUNNING FOR EDUCATORS OF ALL LEVELS TO BE BETTER

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OH GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD JEFF. OKAY.

A SMALL EXCERPTS OF THE LEARNING THEORIES THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE. I SEE YOU HAD CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THERE, AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LEARNING THEORIES. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE LEARNING THEORIES THAT ARE OUT THERE AVAILABLE TO US AND WHICH ONES? OF COURSE, WE'RE USING CONSTRUCTIVISM HERE, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. SO WE KIND OF UNDERSTAND OKAY, THIS IS WHY YOU'RE USING THESE PARTICULAR LEARNING THEORIES. YEAH I LOVE THAT IDEA.

ESPECIALLY THE INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS FOR THE DIFFERENT CONTENT AREAS AND THE THINGS THAT THEY RELY HEAVILY ON AND WE TRAIN HEAVILY ON.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE WE SIT ON A CURRICULUM COMMITTEE, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT SEE THAT, AND THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE LEARNING THEORIES THAT ARE OUT THERE AND WHY WE CHOOSE A PARTICULAR LEARNING THEORY. SO I THINK THAT'D BE HELPFUL. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, JUST QUICKLY.

FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, YOU HAVE TO MEASURE AND EVALUATE.

HOW DO YOU DO THAT WITH OUR STAFF? I'M SORRY.

SAY THAT AGAIN. WELL, FOR A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, YOU HAVE TO MEASURE SOMETHING.

OH, YES. AND HOW DO YOU EVALUATE YOUR TEACHERS FOR NO BETTER TERM? RIGHT. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS, OR THE IMPACT OF IT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT MORAL TO GIVE THIS TEACHER SOME THINGS WITH THAT STUDENT AND HOLD THIS ONE BACK.

YOU CAN'T HAVE A CONTROL GROUP. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE HONE IN ON THE SPECIFIC SKILL THAT WE'RE TRAINING ON, AND THEN WE WATCH THAT TEACHER WHO'S LEARNED THOSE SKILLS AND LOOK AT THE STUDENT RESULTS FROM THAT TEACHER'S CLASSROOM.

PERFECT. AND IT'S THE SAME THING WITH US. WE SET OUR GOALS, AND DOCTOR TRAMEL, YOU KNOW, MEETS WITH US.

AND WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY, YOU KNOW, HONING THOSE SKILLS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS BALL.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER. MR. WYSE. OH OH, MS. JACKSON, I'M SO SORRY, MISS JACKSON. CAN YOU TALK TO HIM? HE'S BEING SALTY TONIGHT. MIGHT BE A TYPO ON THE AGENDA.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WATKINS, FOR GETTING MY NAME CORRECTLY.

BUT YOU ARE REALLY KIND OF THE SHOW. HEY, I WILL TAKE IT.

I CAN DO THE SHOW AND BE THE CHOW. [LAUGHTER] GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WATKINS, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW OF OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM, OUR ADVANCED ACADEMICS ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM, DUAL CREDIT, DUAL LANGUAGE, AND ESL.

SO IN OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM, WE SERVE IN LITTLE ELM ISD A LITTLE BIT OVER 600 STUDENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED, GIFTED AND TALENTED. AND THEY ARE SERVED THROUGH TRAINED TEACHERS, DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING, THINKING, RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

SO OUR PROCESS FOR HOW WE IDENTIFY OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS, WE GO THROUGH A SCREENING PROCESS.

DURING THAT PROCESS, ANYONE CAN RECOMMEND ANY STUDENT FOR SCREENING THAT COULD BE ANY STAFF MEMBER, ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER, ANY PARENT ANYONE CAN RECOMMEND FOR SCREENING.

SO WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND WE START THE SCREENING PROCESS.

THEN WE GO THROUGH PARENT CHECKLISTS, TEACHER CHECKLISTS.

WE LOOK AT ACHIEVEMENT DATA. WE GIVE ABILITY TESTING CREATIVITY TESTS FOR OUR KINDER THROUGH FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS.

AND THEN WE FORMED THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE THEN LOOKS AT ALL OF THAT DATA AND THEN LOOKS TO SEE WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR OUR DISTRICT.

SO WE SERVE OUR GT STUDENTS THROUGH DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY.

THOSE ARE THE LENSES THAT TEACHERS ARE TRAINED ON TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND AND ENRICH THE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS.

THEY ALSO WORK ON A GT PROJECT. SO FOR OUR THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A CAPSTONE PROJECT THAT THEY WILL SHOWCASE IN THE SPRING.

AND THEN IN OUR ELEMENTARY CLASSES AS WELL. THEY WILL MEET WITH THEM DURING THAT LOBO TIME OR THAT WIN TIME TO ALSO CLUSTER AND WORK WITH OUR GT STUDENTS DURING THAT TIME WITH A GT TRAINED TEACHER. AND THEN IN OUR ELEMENTARY GRADES IN FIRST THROUGH FIFTH, WE WILL ALSO DO A GT FIELD TRIP WITH THEM.

WITH ALL OF THE GT STUDENTS, WE'LL DO A GRADE LEVEL FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT FOR ALL OF OUR GT IDENTIFIED STUDENTS.

SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE WITH TRAINED TEACHERS.

THAT MEANS THAT THEY HAVE THEIR 30 HOURS OF GT TRAINING TO BE CONSIDERED GT TRAINED, AND THEN THEY MAINTAIN THAT 30 HOURS WITH A SIX HOUR YEARLY UPDATE.

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AND THEN WE USE THE STATE TEXAS STATE FOR EDUCATION OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS AS OUR GUIDANCE.

AND WE ARE IN COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE PLAN.

SO THESE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF OUR KIDDOS WHO PRESENTED AND SHOWCASED THEIR GT PROJECT.

OKAY, SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SHOWCASED.

THE TOP RIGHT STUDENT THAT IS MR. ALLEN BROOKS ALLEN, Y'ALL, ARE GOING TO BE SEEING HIM ON SHARK TANK.

Y'ALL ARE GOING TO SEE HE IS GOING TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR.

SO PART OF THESE PROJECTS, SOME OF THEM WERE THEY HAD TO INVENT A GAME OR A TOY.

THEY HAD TO MARKET IT. THEY HAD TO THINK. SO THEN IT'S THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WORKED ON FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

AND THEN THEY PRESENTED IT. THEY PRESENTED THEIR ALL OF THEIR LEARNING IN THE SPRING.

SO THEN THEY DID THEY CAME UP WITH INVENTED GAMES, INVENTED TOYS, INVENTED ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

ON THE BOTTOM LEFT ARE SOME OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, SOME OF THOSE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, SAME THING.

LIKE THEY SHOWCASED EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE WORKING ON INVENTIONS THAT THEY HAD CREATED GAMES THAT THEY CREATED PROFESSIONS THAT THEY RESEARCHED COUNTRIES THAT THEY HAD RESEARCHED.

SO IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO ONE OF THE CAMPUSES FOR THAT SHOWCASE, THE CAMPUSES HAD THE OPTION OF EITHER COUPLING IT WITH AN ALREADY EXISTING EVENT ON THE CAMPUS, OR THEY DID THEIR OWN KIND OF GT NIGHT.

AND SO THEN IT VARIES FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS. BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, DO GO OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY ARE THESE KIDS ARE AMAZING WITH WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SHOW AND WHAT THEY WORK ON. SO WE ARE JUST 1% LOWER THAN OUR STATE AS FAR AS HOW MANY STUDENTS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED.

SO THE STATE RATE OF IDENTIFIED GT STUDENTS IS 9%.

LITTLE ELM ISD IS AT 8% OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION.

SO WE LOOK AT JUST KIND OF SOME THINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR PROGRAM ON.

SO WE WANT THAT ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHER SUPPORT FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION OF OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.

WE WANT TO SUPPORT OUR CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR PROGRAM CONSISTENCY, SO MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR KIDS HAVE KIND OF THOSE SAME OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING, FOR SHOWCASING, FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THEN WE HAVE OUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT OR OUR AP PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EARN COLLEGE LEVEL COURSEWORK AND POTENTIALLY EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE AP PROGRAM IN LEISD SERVES A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, SO YOU SEE THE SUBJECTS UP THERE THAT WE HAVE WHERE WE OFFER SOME AP COURSEWORK.

OKAY, SO SOME ADVANTAGES OF OUR AP PROGRAM IS THAT, AGAIN, ONCE THEY TAKE THE TEST, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN SOME OF THAT COLLEGE CREDIT AND HAVE THOSE CLASSES THAT ARE ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AND IN PREPARATION, BECAUSE WHAT IT'S DOING IS IT'S PREPARING THEM FOR THAT COLLEGE LEVEL WORK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE. SO THEY GET EXPOSURE TO SPECIALIZED SUBJECTS.

THEY DEVELOPED SOME STUDY SKILLS THAT ARE GOING TO ABSOLUTELY BE NEEDED WHEN THEY'RE IN COLLEGE.

AND THEN THE TEACHERS ALSO GO THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSEWORK.

IT PROVIDES EQUITY AND ACCESS INITIATIVES TO SOME OF OUR STUDENTS, AND IT MAY CREATE SOME PATHWAYS TO OTHER ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.

SO IN OUR AP PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO CREATE A BRIDGE BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BY OFFERING HIGH STANDARDS, EQUITABLE ACCESS, AND A PATHWAY TO HIGHER EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES BOTH PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC GROWTH.

OKAY, SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF PERFORMANCE DATA WITH OUR AP PROGRAMS. SO THEY'RE ON THE BAR GRAPH SHOWS THE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE WHO ARE EARNING A THREE OR ABOVE ON AP TESTS.

AND A LOT OF COLLEGES ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THOSE AP TESTS, AND THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE CREDIT FOR A SCORE OF THREE AND ABOVE.

NOW IT DEPENDS. IT ALSO DEPENDS ON THE CAREER AND IT DEPENDS ON THE COURSE.

SOME COURSES SOME COLLEGES WILL REQUIRE A FOUR AND ABOVE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, ON AVERAGE, MOST OF THEM WILL TAKE THE THREE OR ABOVE. SO WE SEE THAT THERE IS SOME STEADILY INCREASING OF THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE SCORING THAT THREE OR ABOVE.

SO WE HAVE SOME GOOD MOMENTUM GOING WITH OUR INCREASE OF THREE OR ABOVE.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE ON THE RIGHT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AP STUDENTS WHO ARE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN AP AND AP PROGRAMS. SO FROM 2024 TO 2025, WE WENT FROM 475 STUDENTS TO 515 STUDENTS.

AND THEN AGAIN, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE SCORING AT THAT THREE OR ABOVE.

WE WENT FROM 785 TO 7 8787. AND THEN AGAIN, THAT STEADILY INCREASE OF OUR NUMBER OF STUDENTS, PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE SCORING AT THAT THREE OR ABOVE.

SO CONTINUOUS NEEDS WITH OUR AP PROGRAMING, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE SCORING AT THAT THREE OR ABOVE.

WE WANT THEM TO ABSOLUTELY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HOPEFULLY GET SOME OF THAT COLLEGE CREDIT AND WALK INTO COLLEGE WITH THOSE COURSES ALREADY OUT OF THE WAY.

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COLLEGE BOARD IS THE PLATFORM THAT WE USE FOR OUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT.

THEN WE HAVE OUR DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE SOME HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES WITH FOR COLLEGE CREDIT.

SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY TAKING COLLEGE LEVEL CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THEY'RE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENROLLED IN THE COURSEWORK FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR NCTC.

AND THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLE OF THE COURSES THAT WE OFFER THROUGH OUR DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM.

AND THEN SPECIFICALLY, IF OUR STUDENTS ARE IN THAT COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, THEN THEY HAVE TO TAKE A SPECIFIC COURSE OR A SPECIFIC PATHWAY OF COURSES FOR THEM TO BE CONSIDERED CORE COMPLETE. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO COLLEGES, THEN THEY THAN THEY HAVE THOSE COURSES ALREADY DONE, WHICH IS A LOT OF THEIR BASIC COURSEWORK ALREADY COMPLETED WHEN THEY GO TO COLLEGE, WHEN THEY GO ON TO COLLEGE. OKAY. OUR PROGRAM GOALS FOR DUAL CREDIT IS TO HELP OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE STILL EARNING HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.

THIS ALLOWS THE STUDENTS TO GET A HEAD START ON COLLEGE BY EXPERIENCING THAT COLLEGE LEVEL WORK WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY EXPERIENCE A SMOOTHER TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE.

SAVE MONEY ON COLLEGE TUITION BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT, WITH HOW MUCH IT COSTS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO PAY FOR THAT DUAL CREDIT CLASS THAN IT IS TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR THOSE THAT COLLEGE TUITION ONCE IN COLLEGE.

THEY CAN COMPLETE SOME POST-SECONDARY DEGREES FASTER IF THEY CAN COMPLETE SOME OF THAT COURSEWORK IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN THE TRANSFER OF CREDITS. RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE STUDENTS BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THAT CREDIT TO PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

OKAY. SOME PERFORMANCE DATA WITH OUR DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM.

WE HAD 1667 CREDITS THAT WERE EARNED OUT OF 1793 CREDITS THAT WERE ATTEMPTED, SO 93% OF OUR ATTEMPTED CREDITS WERE EARNED. 91% OF THE GRADES WERE A'S AND B'S FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE RIGHT NOW 62 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, AND THEY EARNED 728 OF THOSE CREDITS.

SO SOME CONTINUED CHALLENGES WITH OUR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES IS THE SCHEDULING OF FACE TO FACE DUAL CREDIT CLASSES CAN BE CHALLENGING, SO WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WE WANT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT FACE TO FACE WITH SOME FOR THAT, FOR SOME OF THAT FACE TO FACE TO HAPPEN, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE OUR OWN AND CERTIFIED THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE AS WELL.

BUT THAT CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE. SO IN THE MEANTIME, THEY CONTINUE WITH NCTC PROFESSORS WHO CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK AND THEN INCREASING OUR EMBEDDED INSTRUCTIONS AND THAT INSTRUCTORS. AND THAT'S WHAT WOULD HELP WITH THAT FACE TO FACE CLASSES.

THEN WE HAVE OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS.

SO LEISD SERVES 1669 EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUR BILINGUAL PROGRAM IN OUR PRE-K. WE HAVE DUAL LANGUAGE IN KINDER THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE NOW SOON TO BE EIGHTH GRADE FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO WE'VE EXTENDED OUR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY EXCITING.

BUT THAT WE STARTED THIS YEAR. BUT THE WE STARTED THAT THAT WORK LAST YEAR AS WELL.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR ESL THAT IS FROM PRE-K ALL THE WAY TO 12.

LEISD HAS 59 DIFFERENT STUDENT LANGUAGES. THE TOP STUDENT LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH ARE REPRESENTED WITH 16 OR MORE STUDENTS, AND THEY ARE SPANISH, TELUGU, URDU, MANDARIN CHINESE, ARABIC, AND VIETNAMESE.

SO THOSE ARE OUR TOP FIVE LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH IN LITTLE ELM ISD.

WITH PROGRAM GOALS, OUR BILINGUAL PRE-K PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP THE STUDENTS HOME LANGUAGE, WHICH IS SPANISH, WHILE ACQUIRING ENGLISH. OUR DUAL LANGUAGE AIMS TO DEVELOP BILINGUAL, BILITERATE AND BICULTURAL STUDENTS THAT DEVELOPS BOTH TARGET LANGUAGES, ENGLISH AND SPANISH, WHILE ACHIEVING ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGH THE CONTENT AREAS.

AND THEN OUR ESL PROGRAM HELPS OUR STUDENTS BECOME ENGLISH PROFICIENT WHILE ACHIEVING ACADEMIC SUCCESS AGAIN THROUGH THE CONTENT AREAS.

SOME PERFORMANCE DATA OF OUR TELPAS. SO THIS IS OUR ENGLISH ASSESSMENT.

IT MEASURES THE STUDENT'S ENGLISH ACQUISITION.

OKAY. SO WE HAD SOME GROWTH IN SOME OF THE AREAS.

BUT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH OUR SPEAKING AND OUR WRITING.

THE SPEAKING IS TOUGH FOR OUR KIDDOS BECAUSE IT IS JUST IT'S A VERY UNNATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

WHEN THEY TEST THAT WAY, THEY ARE WITH HEADSETS WITH A WITH A LITTLE MICROPHONE.

AND SO THEY ARE HAVING TO SPEAK TO A PROMPT. AND SO THEY HAVE TO GET USED TO BASICALLY JUST BEING ABLE TO SPEAK INTO A HEADSET.

IT IS A TIME TEST. SO THEY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THEIR RESPONSE.

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BUT IF THEY MESS UP THAT SECOND TIME, THAT'S IT.

SO IT'S ONLY TWO OPPORTUNITIES. SO SPEAKING AND WRITING ARE TWO OF THOSE AREAS THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS ON.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM AS CLOSE TO JUST NATURALLY BEING ABLE TO SPEAK HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK, BUT ALSO GET USED TO SPEAKING INTO A HEADSET.

AND THEN WE HAD 125 EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS RECLASSIFY.

THAT MEANS THAT THEY MET THE STATE CRITERIA TO BE RECLASSIFIED WHICH THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD 21 MORE THAN 2024, 21 STUDENTS MORE WHO RECLASSIFIED.

AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE THAT IDENTIFIER AS EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOW ENGLISH PROFICIENT.

SOME CONTINUED NEEDS WITH OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS.

SOME AREAS OF GROWTH WE DEFINITELY HAVE IN TELPAS.

AGAIN, THAT IS THAT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IS SPECIFICALLY IN SPEAKING AND WRITING.

WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR EDUCATORS UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS AND ARE EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEN CONTINUE TO RESEARCH EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT OUR EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS.

AND WE DO THAT THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. OKAY.

WHAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HOW IS I KNOW WE TRANSITIONED LAST YEAR. WE CHANGED THE WAY OUR PROGRAM WORKS TO WHERE WE WENT INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, DOING IN A GT HOW IS THAT WORKING OUT? IT'S I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THEM.

SO BOTH FROM PARENTS AND FROM TEACHERS. SO FROM PARENTS FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS SAY TO ME IS NOW MY STUDENT IS SEEN MORE OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

AND THEY ABSOLUTELY ARE BEING SERVICED THROUGH THAT LOBO TIME OR THAT ONE TIME AND THEN THAT CAPSTONE PROJECT, THEY'RE LIKE, WE'VE NEVER HAD OUR KIDS SHOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO IT WAS GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE PARENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THEIR KIDS PARTICIPATING IN GETTING THAT TYPE OF SERVICE.

FROM THE TEACHERS, WE DID SAY, RIGHT, THIS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR.

AND SO IT WAS A LOT OF LEARNING AND KIND OF FIGURING IT OUT AND TRYING THINGS.

AND THIS YEAR, I'VE ALREADY HEARD THEM SAY, NOPE, THIS HAS BEEN MUCH BETTER.

WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE ARE NOW WE CAN START TO REFINE AND MAKE IT BETTER.

EXCELLENT. SUPER EXCITED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS CHOW-JACKSON.

THANK YOU GUYS. SALTY. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I APPRECIATE IT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO EACH YEAR, AND THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SOME CHANGES, BUT MOSTLY IT'S GOING TO BE THE EXACT SAME TAX RATE AS LAST YEAR.

AS YOU KNOW, THEY IN THE CONGRESSIONAL SESSION, WE JUST OR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE JUST WRAPPED UP, THEY INCREASED THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ANOTHER $40,000 AND UP TO 140 THIS YEAR FROM THE 100 IT WAS LAST YEAR. AND THEY ALSO INCREASED ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR OVER 65 OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS FROM $10,000 TO $60,000. NOW, IN DOING THIS, SINCE WE'RE MOSTLY ROOFTOPS HERE, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES IN OUR TOWN.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR TAXABLE VALUE IS RESIDENTIAL.

IN DOING THIS IT ACTUALLY DID DECREASE OUR VALUES PRETTY GOOD.

WE'RE ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH LEVEL YEAR OVER YEAR.

SO IT BASICALLY TOOK OUT THE GROWTH FOR PROPERTY VALUE.

AND THE STATE HAS A FORMULA THAT THEY CALCULATE THEY CALL OUR MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM COMPRESSED TAX RATE.

BUT BASICALLY THEY COMPARE WHAT THEY HAD FORECAST FOR THE GROWTH OF THE STATE VERSUS HOW MUCH YOU GROW.

SO IF THEY THOUGHT THE STATE WAS GOING TO GROW 3%, BUT YOU GREW 6%, THEN THEY WOULD COMPRESS YOU DOWN ON YOUR TAX RATE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN EVERYONE ELSE THAT GREW RIGHT AT THE STATE. BUT WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS FOR US KEPT US FLAT.

SO OUR ACTUAL TAX RATE IS GOING TO BE THE EXACT SAME IT WAS LAST YEAR.

I KNOW WHEN WE SPOKE EARLIER, TALKING ABOUT OUR BUDGET SESSIONS, WE HAD SOME CONCERN ABOUT SETTING OUR DEBT RATE AT A CERTAIN NUMBER, BECAUSE WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR DEBT RATE TO HAVE TO ASSIST WITH ADDITIONAL HOLD HARMLESS FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS. BUT WE CLEARED THAT WITH EVERYONE THAT WE'VE TALKED TO TASBO TEA TO THE CALCULATIONS BASED ON THE VALUE LOST AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR RATE.

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AND THE STATE WILL KICK IN FOR THE VALUE LOSS BECAUSE WE DID LOSE QUITE A BIT OF VALUE.

AND THEY WILL CHIP IN AND HELP US PAY OUR DEBT PAYMENT.

BUT SO THE TAX RATE IS GOING TO BE THE SAME. SO WE SHOULDN'T SEE ANYTHING DIFFERENT.

IT'S LITERALLY THE EXACT SAME DEBT RATE, M&O RATE.

AGAIN REVENUE STRUCTURE THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S NEW MONEY ANYWHERE.

NEW MONEY COMES FROM NEW KIDS. THE TAX RATE DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT HOW MUCH INCREASED REVENUE WE GET IT JUST CHANGES THE PORTION OF OUR REVENUE THAT WE GET.

WHETHER HOW MUCH OF THAT IS STATE AID, HOW MUCH OF THAT IS STATE OR IS OUR TAXES.

SO WE ARE GOING TO BE SETTING IT AT 752 OR 0.7552 FOR M&O AND 0.47 FOR I&S.

AND HERE'S THE TRICKY PART. THIS YEAR, IN A MINUTE, THE MOTION LANGUAGE THAT'S INCLUDED IS GOING TO SAY THAT THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE TAXES MORE THAN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR.

AND IT'S GOING TO REPRESENT A TAX INCREASE OF ABOUT 21%, WHICH IS CORRECT.

BUT JUST TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE PUBLIC, SINCE IT'S THE EXACT SAME TAX RATE AND YOUR VALUES PROBABLY WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT WITH THE, EXEMPTIONS TO CALL IT A TAX INCREASE DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE, BUT JUST TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU GUYS AND THE PUBLIC.

WITHIN THE CALCULATIONS, THEY HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A NO NEW REVENUE RATE, MEANING THAT THERE'S A CALCULATION IN THERE THAT LET'S SAY WE MADE $100 IN TAXES LAST YEAR. WELL, IF YOU TAKE OUR NEW VALUES THIS YEAR, WHAT TAX RATE WOULD WE HAVE TO CHARGE TO MAKE ONLY $100 IN TAXES THIS YEAR? RIGHT. IT'S NOT A NUMBER WE CAN EVER GET TO OR EVER USE.

BUT THAT'S A PART OF THEIR TAX RATE THAT TRIGGERS SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN HERE.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW OUR TOWN LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN IT DID LAST YEAR.

WE ACTUALLY HAD ABOUT $300 MILLION IN NEW TAXABLE VALUE ADDED WITH CONSTRUCTION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S MORE REVENUE ON THE TABLE THERE JUST BECAUSE THERE'S MORE MORE PROPERTY THAT GOT BUILT.

SO IT'S IT SAYS THAT IT'S A TAX, AN INCREASE.

EFFECTIVE OF 21%. CHANCES ARE THE ACTUAL INDIVIDUAL WON'T FEEL THAT ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES THIS YEAR SINCE THEIR HOME VALUES WENT DOWN WITH THE EXEMPTION CHANGES AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME TAX RATE.

BUT JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY THEIR LANGUAGE IN THERE, IT THEY HAD TO SAY IT'S GOING TO BE A 21% INCREASE BECAUSE THAT NO NEW REVENUE RATE WAS LIKE 1.09. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING 1.22, THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

AND THAT'S JUST THE CALCULATED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.

IT'S NOT A NUMBER WE CAN GET TO LIKE LITERALLY, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY KIND OF CONTROL OUR TAX RATE.

WE HAVE TO GET IN THAT CERTAIN RANGE. AND IT'S SO IT'S CONFUSING.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE INCREASING OUR TAXES BY 21%.

BUT JUST IT'S GROWTH. IT'S NEW PROPERTY VALUES.

WE'RE CHARGING THE SAME RATE. AND LIKE I SAID, THE AVERAGE TAXPAYER PROBABLY WON'T SEE THAT BIG OF A HIT ON THEIR ACTUAL PROPERTY VALUES THIS YEAR. JUST KIND OF CLARIFYING THAT FOR OUR TAXPAYER BASE.

THERE IS SPECIAL OR SPECIFIC MOTION LANGUAGE IN THE AGENDA, THE ITEM WE DO HAVE TO READ THAT SPECIFICALLY. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

HOLD ON. HE'S GOING TO READ THE. HE'S GOING TO READ THE MOTION.

SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025. ON THIS DATE, WE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LITTLE ELM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HEREBY LEVY OR SET THE TAX RATE ON $100 VALUATION FOR THE DISTRICT TAX YEAR 2025 AT A TOTAL TAX RATE OF $1.2252. $1.2252 TO BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE DULY SPECIFIED ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR AS FOLLOWS $0.7552 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND $0.47 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON DEBTS.

SUCH TAXES ARE TO BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY TAX OFFICIALS DESIGNATED BY THE DISTRICT.

THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.

THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 21.08%, AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY

[01:30:06]

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND.

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

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WYSE.

[10. Consent Agenda]

AND DID ANYBODY. WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO MOVED. MR. BURTON MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHTY. THE LAST ITEMS WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

[11. Board President Comments]

WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT CHANGES THAT THE STATE HAS MADE INTO THE WAY WE OPERATE OUR SCHOOLS, AND A LOT OF CHANGES ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING TO LOOK, HOW THINGS ARE LOOKING DIFFERENTLY HERE IN LITTLE ELM AND ACROSS THE STATE.

I REALLY ENJOYED GETTING TO LEARN A LOT AND HANG OUT WITH MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.

ALSO, WE ARE A WEEK AWAY FROM HOMECOMING, AND THIS YEAR OUR THEME IS AROUND THE WORLD.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ADMIN WILL BE HAVING A FLOAT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FOCUSING ON OUR BEING A DESTINATION DISTRICT ON OUR FLOAT.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'VE GOT. MR. ENGLISH.

[12. Board Comments]

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND KEEPING THINGS GOING.

AND APPRECIATE IT. AND LET'S GO LOBOS FOR THE YEAR.

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT MR. ENGLISH SAID JUST WELCOME, EVERYBODY BACK TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR BAND IS OFF TO A FAST START THIS YEAR. THEY HAD A PERCUSSION COMPETITION THIS LAST WEEKEND THAT THEY WON FIRST PLACE AND TWO OTHER AWARDS.

I THINK IT WAS BEST SALUTE AND BEST SOMETHING ELSE.

SO OUR FINE ARTS GROUP, OUR BAND, OR PERCUSSION SECTION IN PARTICULAR ARE DOING GREAT THINGS AND GOT OFF TO A FAST START.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MARCHING SEASON THAT STARTS HERE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

AND ALSO SEEING THE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM HASN'T EQUATED TO W'S YET, BUT I THINK EVERYONE WILL AGREE THAT THE QUALITY OF PLAY ON THAT FIELD IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL YEARS. SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT.

AND THAT'S SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN FALL.

SO THANK YOU, MR. BEBER. I JUST WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S GREAT SEEING THE KIDS AND LEADERS OF THE PACK BACK RECOGNIZING THEM AT BOARD MEETINGS.

THEY DEFINITELY BRIGHTEN UP THE BOARD MEETINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN DURING THE SUMMERTIME.

IT WAS GREAT BEING AT TASB WITH ALL ALL THE BOARD AND MR. LAMB ONCE AGAIN, THIS YEAR, OUR BOARD IS 100%, AND WE HAD ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE.

AND SO IT'S NICE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY TASB. AND I WANTED TO THANK JASON.

HE'S NOT HERE FOR BEING OUR DELEGATE THIS YEAR AS WELL. SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE, HIM COMMITTING TO THAT AT THIS YEAR'S TASB.

SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. WELL, AGAIN, AS WE'RE ALL SAYING, IT'S GOOD TO SEE A NEW SCHOOL YEAR KICKING OFF.

IT IS BOOK FAIR TIME. I WAS ABLE TO VOLUNTEER AT CHAVEZ TODAY, AND I WILL THE REST OF THE WEEK.

AND JUST THE ENERGY FROM THOSE YOUNGSTERS THEY WANT EVERY BOOK.

AND OF COURSE, THEY CAN'T AFFORD EVERY BOOK, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THEM INTERACTING WITH SEVERAL OF US ADULTS THAT WERE THERE TO HELP.

SO IT YOU'VE GOT A BOOK FAIR AT ONE OF YOUR SCHOOLS IF YOU GOT TIME TO GET THERE.

THEY NEED THE HELP. I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND OF COURSE.

THE HOMECOMING PARADE, YOU KNOW, ON THE 24TH, BUT ALSO THOSE FOLKS OUT IN THE PUBLIC THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING THIS COME TO THE FOOTBALL GAME. JUST LIKE DAVID SAID, OUR TEAM HAS IMPROVED.

WE'VE GOT NEW COACHING STAFF, AND I'M NOT GOING TO JINX IT BY SAYING THAT MIGHT BE THE FIRST WIN, BUT COME, SUPPORT THE FOOTBALL AND WATCH THE BAND AS THEY PERFORM.

THEY ARE FANTASTIC THIS YEAR. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I THINK IT'S ALL BEEN SAID.

[01:35:02]

[13. Superintendent Comments]

BUT BEFORE I DO, I'M GOING TO SAY A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT SONIA HERE.

I CAN'T DO WHAT I DO WITHOUT SONIA, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HER.

AND SHE AGAIN IS LIKE MY, WE ARGUE OVER WHETHER SHE'S MY RIGHT ARM OR MY LEFT ARM, BECAUSE SHE KNOWS I'M LEFT HANDED.

AND I SAY THAT SHE'S MY RIGHT ARM, AND THAT GIVES ME THE TWO THING.

BUT SHE KIND OF WANTS TO BE LEFT SINCE I'M LEFT HANDED, BUT COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT SONIA.

AND I LOVE HER TO DEATH, SO THANK YOU, SONIA.

I DO WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO THIS BOARD. IT REALLY IS A BIG DEAL TO BE TWO YEARS IN A ROW, 100% GOING TO GET THE TRAINING THAT'S NECESSARY.

NOT ONLY IS THAT TRAINING THOSE TRAINING HOURS, THEY'RE READ OUT IN APRIL FOR A REASON SO THAT WE MAKE SURE PEOPLE DO THEM. I'VE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF THINGS IN THE PAST WHERE MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

SO THE FACT THAT THIS BOARD IS DEDICATED AND IT SAYS SOMETHING WHEN THEY DO THESE THINGS TOGETHER AS OPPOSED TO SEPARATELY, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO GET HOURS IN DIFFERENT PLACES BUT THE FACT THAT THEY'LL THEY'LL DO THIS TOGETHER BECAUSE OF THE TEAM BONDING THAT GOES ALONG. AND WE GET TO BE HONORED THERE FOR THAT.

WE GET SOME PERKS IN THERE IN THAT SITUATION, MEANING SOME SELECTIVE ROOMS NEXT YEAR AND THAT KIND OF THING WHEN THIS ROLLS AROUND.

NOT PERKS. PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING THAT.

BUT KUDOS. KUDOS TO THIS BOARD FOR THEIR DEDICATION FOR WHAT THEY DO FOR THIS SCHOOL AND REALLY, REALLY, IT JUST SAYS SOMETHING AND I APPRECIATE IT.

AND I KNOW THIS COMMUNITY DOES, TOO. CLEARLY, THE BOARD WENT TO TRAINING THIS WEEKEND, AND THE THEME OF THE TRAINING IS ALL THE NEW LAWS. LOTS AND LOTS OF NEW LAWS. THAT'S WHERE I TURN AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT'S HERE.

AS I TOLD THE BOARD EARLIER WE HAVE A CHECKLIST OF ABOUT 130 BULLETS THAT WERE PLOWING THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING COVERED. WE WENT FROM 1 TO 20 TODAY. AND ASHLEY ASKED, HEY, JUST ASKING FOR A FRIEND.

ARE WE ABOUT TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE? AND I THINK THAT FRIEND WAS MICHAEL METTER.

I'M NOT REAL SURE. BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PLOW THROUGH ALL OF THEM IN THE TIME ALLOTTED, BUT WE PLOWED THROUGH MANY OF THEM SO THAT WE KNOW THE KIND OF THINGS WE'RE LOOKING FOR. EVERYBODY HAS A LITTLE HOMEWORK TO GO.

AND CONTINUE TO FILL OUT THE DOCUMENT. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERED.

IT'S A LOT. THERE'S A LOT TO DO, A LOT OF POLICY COMING YOUR WAY.

A LOT OF JUST THINGS TO ADJUST HOW WE DO CERTAIN THINGS.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMING. SO AGAIN, I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT IS HANDLING THAT GREAT.

GREAT WORK. MOST OF THE BULLETS WE LOOK AT SOMEBODY HERE IS ALREADY ON TOP OF, SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE TO THE GROUP THAT IS DOING DOING THE WORK THERE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERED. WE'RE TRYING TO TURN OVER EVERY STONE, AND AND WE DID LEARN SOME THINGS TODAY THAT WE HADN'T QUITE GOTTEN TO YET.

SO. SO WHILE WE'RE HAVING TO HAVE AN EXTRA BOARD MEETING THIS MONTH TO MAKE SURE WE COVER SOME THINGS IN A TIMELY MANNER SO AGAIN, JUST A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. IT WAS VERY EVIDENT THIS WEEKEND WITH ALL THE NEW THINGS, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMING, A LOT OF CHANGE. BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO TACKLE THIS ANIMAL WITH ANY OTHER GROUP, BOTH BOARD AND STAFF. SO I SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR HELP.

AND PARTICULARLY SONIA. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

SO GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MR. ENGLISH MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES WERE ADJOURNED AT 8:42.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.