Feb 16, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

OLSON MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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

IT IS 6:02 P.M. IS THERE? MAY WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION AND ROLL CALL? MR. MICHAEL LAMB. HERE. MR. JASON OLSON. HERE.

MR. DAVID MONTEMAYOR. HERE. MISS MARY WATKINS.

HERE. MR. KEN BEBER.

HERE. AND NOT PRESENT MR. DELEON ENGLISH AND MR. ALEX FLORES. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO, MA'AM.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED MEETING UNDER SUB AND THE BOARD'S SUPPORT CONFERENCE ROOM AT 6:02 P.M.,

[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, 551.083 & 551.074. The Board and Superintendent will discuss A. Chavez and Hackberry Update - 551.074 B. Superintendent of the Year Award - 551.074 C. Prestwick Elementary Mediation - 551.074 D. Oak Point Land - 551.072 E. Training and Camera Update - 551.074 F. Door Audit Corrective Action at Jerry Walker Middle School - 551.083 G. Door Audit Corrective Action at Lowell Strike Middle School - 551.083]

UNDER 551.074 PRESTWICK ELEMENTARY MEDIATION UNDER 551.074.

OAK POINT LAND UNDER 551.072. TRAINING AND CAMERA UPDATE 551.074.

DOOR AUDIT CORRECTIVE ACTION AT BOTH CHAVEZ AND STRIKE UNDER 551.083.

IT IS 6:03 P.M.

THE LEISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW BACK IN SESSION.

IT IS 7:04. LET'S START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[5. Pledge of Allegiance]

[7. Superintendent Spotlight]

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WATKINS, SUPERINTENDENT LAMB AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US HERE THIS EVENING. WE ARE CARRYING ON WITH OUR RECENTLY STARTED TRADITION OF HONORING OUR LEADERS OF THE PACK.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE RECOGNIZE STAFF MEMBERS ALL ACROSS OUR FINE DISTRICT.

EVERYONE FROM OUR CAFETERIA EMPLOYEES TO OUR LIBRARIANS, TEACHERS, TRANSPORTATION, CUSTODIAL.

EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY.

WE RECEIVE NOMINATIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY, FROM PARENTS, FROM STUDENTS, FROM STAFF.

AND EVERY MONTH, IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO PICK WHICH 2 STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED HERE AT THE .

AND TODAY, TONIGHT, WE HAVE TWO REALLY FANTASTIC STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE THE CREAM OF THE CROP AND WHO SERVE OUR LOBOS WITH JUST EXTREME EXCELLENCE.

SO WE ARE GOING TO START TONIGHT WITH RECOGNIZING OUR FIRST LEADER OF THE PACK, WHICH IS DON CAFFEY, IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO.

AND PROBABLY SHORTLY AFTER SHE STARTED WORKING AS A BUS DRIVER.

SHE WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PEOPLE I PROBABLY HAVE EVER MET WHEN IT COMES TOWARDS EDUCATION OR ANYONE IN THAT FIELD OF INDUSTRY, I DON'T RECALL OBVIOUSLY BEING A KINDERGARTNER MY FIRST DAY OF THE BUS, BUT I DO REMEMBER JUST THE FEELINGS.

I'M SURE AS ANYONE WHO'S BEEN A PARENT HAD KIDS PROBABLY KNOWS YOUR KIDS PROBABLY NERVOUS. SCARED. BUT I JUST REMEMBER SHE'D PULL UP IN THAT BIG YELLOW BUS UP TO MY HOUSE, COME RUNNING OUTSIDE, AND THE FIRST PERSON WE WOULD SEE IS THE BUS DRIVER WHO WOULD GREET US.

AND I JUST REMEMBER SHE MADE ME FEEL SAFE, HAPPY TO GO TO SCHOOL, HAPPY TO GET ON THAT BUS EVERY DAY AND JUST IT'S WONDERFUL.

AND SHE'S BEEN A LOBO FOR LIFE AND SHE IS VERY DESERVING OF THIS REWARD.

I THINK SHE IS IN THE PINNACLE OF EVERYTHING WE STRIVE AND LOOK FOR IN A LOBO.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY FOR HER. DON, CONGRATULATIONS.

SO DON EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TRUE LEADER OF THE PACK.

SHE BEGAN HER CAREER WITH LITTLE ELM ISD IN 1991 AS A BUS DRIVER, AND THROUGH MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF SERVICE WITH THE DISTRICT AND ITS 3RD PARTY TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS, WORKED HER WAY THROUGH NEARLY EVERY ROLE IMAGINABLE BUS DRIVER.

ROUTER. PAYROLL TECHNICIAN. FIELD TRIP COORDINATOR, OFFICE MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER.

HER DEDICATION TO THIS DISTRICT HAS BEEN IMPECCABLE.

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IN 1997, DON DROVE BOTH HER MORNING AND AFTERNOON ROUTES UP UNTIL THE DAY SHE WENT INTO LABOR, COMPLETING HER MORNING ROUTE BEFORE DELIVERING HER DAUGHTER CJ.

MORE THAN 20 YEARS LATER, CJ NOW PROUDLY SERVES AS ONE OF OUR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.

WHEN THE DISTRICT MADE THE DECISION TO BRING TRANSPORTATION IN-HOUSE IN 2024 AND I BEGAN VISITING THE FACILITIES TO OBSERVE OPERATIONS AND EVALUATE THE TEAM.

I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT DON WAS SOMEONE I WANTED TO WORK ALONGSIDE ME.

SHE WAS HIRED AS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR AND PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING US BUILD THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FROM THE GROUND UP. SHE IS ALSO THE CALM TO MY STORM, BRINGING BALANCE, PROFESSIONALISM AND HEART TO EVERY SITUATION.

HER WORK ETHIC IS UNMATCHED. ALTHOUGH HER SCHEDULE SHIFT IS 6 TO 3, SHE IS CONSISTENTLY AT WORK BY 4:30 A.M.

AND OFTEN STAYS WELL PAST FIVE. MANY DAYS REQUIRING.

WILL REQUIRE REMINDERS TO GO HOME. DOES LOYALTY, INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO LITTLE ELM ISD MAKE HER AN OUTSTANDING CHOICE FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND A TRUE LEADER WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND DEPARTMENT? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR DON KATHY, OUR FIRST LEADER OF THE PACK.

DON, SUPERINTENDENT LAMB AND PRESIDENT WATKINS WILL MEET YOU RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT FOR A PICTURE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. AND A GOODIE. SO, AS YOU HEARD, DON KATHY HAS BEEN SERVING THE STUDENTS OF LITTLE ELM ISD SINCE 1991 THROUGH OUR THIRD PARTY TRANSPORTATION VENDOR. AND RECENTLY, AS WHEN WE TOOK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN HOUSE, SHE JOINED US AS AN OFFICIAL LITTLE ELM ISD EMPLOYEE IN MARCH OF 2025 DECADES OF COMMITTED SERVICE TO OUR DISTRICT AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] CJ, HER DAUGHTER IS HERE, AS WELL AS JOHN MOORE, OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, AND RAY BRASFIELD.

YOU GUYS COME ON UP AND JOIN US.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS KATHY. ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] OUR 2ND LEADER OF THE PACK THAT WE'RE THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE THIS EVENING IS A TEACHER FROM OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CAMPUS, MISS SAMANTHA HOPKINS.

IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO.

AS SHE HAS BEEN A FOUNDATIONAL PILLAR IN MY EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, SINCE OUR TIME TOGETHER AT HACKBERRY WHEN I WAS IN 4TH GRADE.

SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL CARE, KINDNESS, AND DEDICATION TO HER STUDENTS, EVEN WHILE BALANCING THE CHALLENGES OF PREGNANCY.

SHE REMAINED FULLY COMMITTED TO OUR GROWTH. SHOWING UP EVERY DAY WITH A PASSION FOR TEACHING AND AN UNWAVERING READINESS TO HELP US SUCCEED.

HER MENTORSHIP HAS EXTENDED WELL BEYOND THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM.

EVEN NOW THAT I AM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SHE HAS TRANSITIONED TO THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CAMPUS, SHE REMAINS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF SUPPORT. MISS HOPKINS ENDURING COMMITMENT TO HER STUDENTS WELL-BEING AND HER ABILITY TO INSPIRE, REGARDLESS OF THE SETTING, MAKE HER THE MOST DESERVING CANDIDATE FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

FREDERICK. GOOD MORNING. [LAUGHTER] MADU. LETTERS.

RIGHT. OH. HOW AWESOME. HOPKINS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEACHERS THAT I'VE HAD, AND SHE DOES REALLY HELP ME IN SCHOOL AND STUFF. AND I GOT BETTER ENGLISH AND GOT BETTER GRADES AND STUFF.

SHE WAS KIND. SHE JUST. SHE MADE US LAUGH. SHE.

SHE JUST HELPED US ALL OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS SHE WAS NICE TO US.

SHE, LIKE, UNDERSTOOD US LIKE, BETTER THAN, LIKE OUR TEACHER SAID, LIKE LIKE WHEN WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING OR NEEDED HELP, THEN SHE WOULD HELP US INSTEAD OF LIKE JUST TYING US TO WORK IT OUT OURSELVES.

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I THINK MOST TEACHERS, WHEN THEY ENTER THE PROFESSION, THEY REALLY WANT TO CHANGE A KID'S LIFE. AND SO WHEN I COME THROUGH THOSE DOORS, I REMEMBER THAT INTENTION. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY'RE KINDERGARTEN ACTUALLY STARTED IN FIRST GRADE, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY'RE KINDERGARTEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY'RE SENIORS. WITH SOME OF THE KIDS I WORK WITH NOW. I THINK IT'S PRETTY EASY FOR ME TO JUST FIND A CONNECTION, BUILD A RELATIONSHIP, AND THEN I CAN HELP THEM WITH WHATEVER ACADEMIC OR PERSONAL GOAL THAT THEY HAVE.

SO I MEAN, THAT'S MY STRATEGY AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN WORKING FOR ME.

I MISS LIKE SOME OF LIKE HER IDEAS AND ASSIGNMENTS AND STUFF THAT WE WOULD DO, LIKE SOME ASSIGNMENTS WERE MORE LIKE FUN AND ENGAGING AND LIKE IT'LL MAKE ME WANT TO DO THEM.

IT'S MY ROLE AS AN EDUCATOR TO ARRANGE VICTORIES FOR MY STUDENTS.

SO WHEN I COME IN THERE, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS, WHAT GOAL THEY HAVE.

I FEEL LIKE I PLAY A ROLE IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY ACHIEVE THAT.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY MY WHY, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE WHO THEY WANT TO BE, THAT I GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO GET THERE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS HOPKINS. IF YOU'LL COME ON DOWN SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU AS A LEADER OF THE PACK.

[APPLAUSE] PRESIDENT WATKINS AND MR. LAMB WILL JOIN YOU FOR A PICTURE.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. MISS HOPKINS HAS BEEN IN LITTLE ELM ISD FOR 3 YEARS. HER HOBBIES WHEN SHE'S NOT WORKING, ARE READING.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE HER FAMILY JOIN HER FOR A PICTURE IF Y'ALL COME TO THE FRONT.

MISS HOPKINS FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEACHING IS IN BEING IN A POSITION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CHILDREN'S LIVES.

AND AS YOU HEARD, SHE HAS BEEN IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS AND CAMPUSES HERE IN LITTLE ELM ISD AT EACH CAMPUS, STRIVING TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON OUR KIDS. CONGRATULATIONS, MISS HOPKINS.

WE'RE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS A LEADER OF THE PACK. [APPLAUSE] WE WILL BE HEARING FROM THE PERCUSSION GROUP PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

THEY HAVE AN ILLNESS SO THEY WILL NOT BE PERFORMING TONIGHT.

YOU GUYS DO NOT HAVE TO STAY. OF COURSE, WE ENCOURAGE AN AUDIENCE SUPPORT, BUT IF YOU NEED TO GO HOME AND GET KIDS TO BED, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO AT THIS POINT.

OUR NEXT ITEM AND ORDER IS SUPERINTENDENT SPOTLIGHT.

SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO ACTION ITEMS.

[9. Action Items]

AND I'D LIKE TO THE WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MIKE LAMB.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR HE IS ELIGIBLE IN LEISD.

WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO NOMINATE MIKE FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.

I MOVE THAT THE APPROVES THE SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR NOMINATION HAVE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

ALRIGHTY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

MOTION CARRIES. MIKE, YOU CAN'T VOTE. OH. MY BAD.

[APPLAUSE] SORRY, MIKE.

KENNY GAVE IT AWAY. [LAUGHTER] DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

NO, I WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT AT YOU. SORRY. YOUR HAND IS NOT MISSING.

YOU CAN'T MISS IT. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACTS.

MRS. BROWN, YOU ARE UP. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. PRESIDENT WATKINS, SUPERINTENDENT LAMB BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO ANNUALLY THESE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF THE YEAR THE SUPERINTENDENT BRINGS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TO CONSIDER FOR PARTICULAR ADMINISTRATIVE

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

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY AYE. AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. BROWN. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026 2027 BLUEBONNET LEARNING GRANTS.

DOCTOR TRAMEL.

LASSO FOR GRANT. LIFT STANDS FOR LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUCTIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEXAS STANDARDS.

AND THIS IS A GRANT THAT WILL HELP SUPPORT US BUILDING CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP IN OUR DISTRICT FOR HIGH QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION OF BLUEBONNET MATH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH ALGEBRA TWO.

A REMINDER, THE APPROVED THAT TRANSITION PLAN AND THAT ADOPTION OF BLUEBONNET MATH LAST APRIL.

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR HIGH QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION THIS YEAR AND ARE SEEING SOME GOOD RESULTS IN OUR DATA.

AND SO TONIGHT WE ARE EXCITED WE'VE APPLIED FOR THE LASSO LIFT FOR GRANT.

AND IT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO US, AND WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE FUNDS.

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

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

IS THERE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? WE'RE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS ANYBODY GIVING US MONEY. GO THEN.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE GRANT? SAY AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE DOCTOR.

MR. BARTLETT, YOU ARE UP BECAUSE WE ARE DISCUSSING OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE AND ASKED YOU TO COME TO ME LIKE THAT.

DOCTOR BARTLETT. HEY, IF I WAS A DOCTOR, THEY'D BE.

EVERYBODY WOULD BE CALLING ME DOCTOR. IT'S ALL GOOD.

PRESIDENT. WATKINS . MR. LAMB. MR. LAMB. HOW ARE YOU DOING, SIR? OKAY. ANYWAY, SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A RESOLUTION THAT THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION PUT IN FRONT OF US TO, TO TO MAKE A VOTE ON. SO AGAIN, THE RESOLUTION HAS TO DO WITH A PERIOD OF PRAYER AND READING OF A RELIGIOUS TEXT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

WE RECOMMEND THAT WE NOT APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE WE ALREADY ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO DO THAT.

AND WE'RE OUR POLICY ALLOWS US TO DO THAT NOW.

AND FNA IS THE POLICY CODE THAT ALLOWS KIDS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, AND THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ALREADY TO DO THESE THINGS.

THAT'S BEING ASKED. BUT WITH THE RESOLUTION, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE STRICT PROTOCOL THAT GOES INTO PLACE.

SO THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT WE NOT APPROVE THE RESOLUTION THAT WE STAY AS WE CURRENTLY ARE.

MISS FLORES, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.

WHEN WE MAKE THE MOTION, WE ARE MOTIONING TO FOLLOW THE ADMINISTRATION'S OR WE'RE DISCUSSING TO APPROVE THE THE RESOLUTION.

SO WE DO NOT WANT TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. SO THERE. IF WE DO NOT WANT TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION THEN WE WILL ALL SAY NAY.

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

MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR.. I WOULD WANT TO SAY AS AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOR THE MOTION.

WE DID DISCUSS IT IN CLOSED SESSION. THE RESOLUTION.

OKAY.

SORRY. OKAY. SO WHY ARE YOU MESSING THINGS UP? I'M SORRY, MAN. I DID WANT TO CLARIFY. SO THIS IS BY NO MEANS US DISCOURAGING PRAYER IN OUR SCHOOL OR WANTING TO LIMIT THE STUDENTS ABILITY TO PRAY IN OUR SCHOOLS. NO, SIR. HOWEVER THEY SEE FIT.

THIS IS JUST THIS WOULD BE WHETHER WE WANT TO AFFIRM OR DENY THE STATE'S RULES BEHIND OUR STUDENTS HAVING THAT FREEDOM TO DO THAT ON THEIR OWN.

YES, SIR. AND REALLY, HOW THEY ORGANIZE IT ALL. HOW? BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION PIECE OF IT IS WHAT THE STATE WANTS TO PUT IN PLACE, LIKE CONSENT FROM PARENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE CLUB AND THEN WHERE IT TAKES PLACE.

AND AND AGAIN, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SEPARATED.

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BUT AGAIN, KIDS ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT BEFORE SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING SCHOOL.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE RESOLUTION REGARDING A PERIOD OF PRAYER AND SCHOOL.

RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY.

NAY.

WE DO NOT APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. WE TOOK A VOTE TO NOT APPROVE.

ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM AND ORDER IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH.

[10. Consent Agenda]

WE'LL CONSIDER A MOTION. SO MOVED. MR. BEBER MADE THE MOTION.

SECOND. MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY OPPONENTS.

WE HAVE. SO WE JUST THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY IN OFFICE AND THE ONE REPLACING MR. FLORES. SO WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE AN ELECTION.

SO. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE ITEM WITH.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM B. SO MOVED. MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE A MOTION.

SECOND. MR. BEBER MADE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES.

[11. Board President]

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT ON A SCHOOL HOLIDAY, BUT NOT A STAFF HOLIDAY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE HAD SOME GREAT THINGS HAPPEN THE PAST MONTH IN THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

MR. OLSON AND I GOT THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMAZING SHAKE AT OAK AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME ALL THE ELEMENTARIES PARTICIPATED.

AND WE'VE GOT SOME AMAZING THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS, Y'ALL.

THERE WERE SOME AMAZING KIDS THAT PARTICIPATED.

WE ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 3RD PLACE WRESTLER.

WE HAD THE 3RD PLACE BRONZE MEDAL FINISH FINISHER MEDAL AT THE WRESTLING.

AND WE'VE GOT SEVERAL POWERLIFTERS GOING TO REGIONAL COMPETITION AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

[12. Board Comments]

I'M GLAD THERE IS NO ELECTION. THIS YEAR IT WAS I THINK A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE THINGS HAPPENING IN LITTLE ELM. AND I THINK IT'S IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT THE LEADERSHIP THAT I SHARE WITH, WITH MY OF TRUSTEES. SO IT'S EXCITED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

THANK YOU. WELL, BEING THAT KEN AND I ARE ON THE SAME ROTATION FOR ELECTIONS, I WILL I WILL DUPLICATE WHAT HE JUST SAID. I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SIT BACK HERE AND AND HELP GUIDE LEISD.

AND I THINK WE ALL WILL AGREE THAT IT REALLY MADE A BIG CHANGE WHEN THE GENTLEMAN DOWN HERE AT THE END, OUR SUPERINTENDENT WAS HIRED, AND HOPE WE CAN KEEP THAT GOING GOING FORWARD.

LAST THING IS, EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW. IF YOU WANT TO COME SEE ME, I'LL BE AT TOWN HALL. I'M ACTING AS A JUDGE FOR THE EARLY VOTING, SO COME AND SEE US. JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE STAFF FOR COMING OUT.

YOU KNOW, KIND OF IN THE GREAT WORDS. RIGHT? TODAY'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO.

THERE'S SO MANY GREAT THINGS GOING ON. AS MISS WATKINS ALLUDED, YOU KNOW, STATE BRONZE MEDALIST OUR GIRLS TEAM DID QUITE WELL AS WELL.

JUST DIDN'T GO AS FAR DUE TO SOME INJURIES, BUT REALLY GOOD SHOWING PERFORMANCE THERE.

OUR BASKETBALL TEAM OF COURSE, NOW HEADING INTO THE PLAYOFFS, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND GOOD LUCK TO THEM AS THEY AS THEY CONTINUE ON.

AND HOPEFULLY IN ABOUT A MONTH OR SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THEM BEING IN STATE AS WELL.

OUR SOCCER TEAM IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR SEASON. THEY'RE ONE POINT AWAY FROM MAKING IT TO THE PLAYOFFS, SO THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE WORKING FOR FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON.

AND OF COURSE, OUR GOLF TEAM IS ALSO GOING STRONG.

THE VARSITY HAS THEIR FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE SPRING SEMESTER.

TOMORROW OUR JV HAS HAD A COUPLE THEY'RE DOING REALLY GOOD THINGS THERE AS WELL.

SO IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO SEE HOW A LOT OF THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER AND AND GROWING.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, MR. OLSON.

JUST TO ECHO PRESIDENT WATKINS, YOU KNOW, THANK MISS WIRTH AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE.

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THE KIDS WERE JUST TREMENDOUSLY, YOU KNOW, GIFTED IN A LOT OF AREAS.

IT WAS IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE THAT THAT THE KIDS ARE DOING SO WELL.

LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY HAVING SOME GO ON TO NATIONAL, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

THANK YOU TO STAFF AS USUAL FOR THE GREAT JOB YOU ALWAYS DO. REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL. ESPECIALLY ON, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S NO KIDS AROUND HERE. WE STILL GOT STILL GOT TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK. SO WE APPRECIATE IT. BUT THAT IS AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT MAKES IT A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO? MR. LAMB. NOW YOU GET TO SAY YOUR WORD.

[13. Superintendent Comments]

AND, YES, IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO. I MIGHT BE SPEECHLESS FOR ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES EVER.

THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR THAT YOU'VE NOMINATED ME FOR TONIGHT.

IT IS QUITE AN HONOR TO GET TO REPRESENT THE GREAT WORK THAT THIS AND THIS STAFF AND THIS COMMUNITY DO.

SO HOPEFULLY I CAN BE WORTHY OF THE REPRESENTATION.

AND DO YOU PROUD. BUT JUST HUMBLED AND EXCITED FOR THE POSSIBILITY.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. AND JUST ALMOST IN TEARS.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MR. OLSON MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 7:29.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.