Apr 20, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

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THE LITTLE ELM ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS NOW 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.]

IT IS 6:00 PM. MAY WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION AND ROLL CALL? MR. MICHAEL LAMB. HERE. MR. JASON OLSON. HERE.

MR. DAVID MONTEMAYOR. HERE. MR. DELEON ENGLISH.

HERE. MISS MARY WATKINS. HERE. MR. KEN BEBER.

HERE. MR. JEFF BURTON. HERE, AND MR. ALEJANDRO FLORES HERE.

IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED MEETING AND THE BOARD SUPPORT CONFERENCE ROOM AS PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS

[ 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]

IT IS 7:01 P.M.. MISS FLORES, MAY WE HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?

[ 5. Pledge of Allegiance]

AND FATHER, THE COMMUNITY, LORD, THAT IS REPRESENTED HERE.

FATHER, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THAT. LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE STUDENTS, THE TEAMS THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE, HOW WE GET TO CELEBRATE EACH AND EVERY STUDENT AND STUDENT ATHLETE THE COACHES, LORD, THAT JUST HAD SUCCESS THIS PAST SEASON.

SO FATHER, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU GIVE US THE WISDOM JUST TO DISCERN WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID, WHAT NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT.

LORD, WE, JUST ASK THAT YOUR PRESENCE IS HERE, LORD, THAT WE YIELD TO YOU.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS SUPERINTENDENT

[ 7. Superintendent Spotlight]

WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN MADE THE VERY DIFFICULT SELECTION OF THE TWO FOLKS THAT WE WERE GOING TO SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT AT OUR MAY.

I'M SORRY. EXCUSE ME, APRIL 2026 BOARD MEETING.

AND SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH SPOTLIGHTING MISS BOWMAN FROM LAKEWOOD VILLAGE ELEMENTARY, IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO.

[APPLAUSE] PAUSE. OH.

TEACHER IS GETTING A SPECIAL AWARD AND RECOGNITION TODAY.

DO YOU THINK THAT SHE DESERVES A SPECIAL AWARD? YEAH. DO YOU THINK SHE'S THE BEST TEACHER EVER? YEAH. YEAH. SO YOU HAD A PARENT EMAIL AND SAID, MISS BOWMAN IS A LEADER OF THE PACK BECAUSE SHE IS AN EXCELLENT EDUCATOR WHO KNOWS HOW TO BALANCE ENCOURAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE. SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT STUDENTS CANNOT SIMPLY BE REWARDED ALL THE TIME, AND THAT CLEAR CONSEQUENCES ARE SOMETIMES NECESSARY.

BY SETTING HIGH EXPECTATIONS WHILE STILL SUPPORTING HER STUDENTS, SHE HELPS THEM GROW BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND PERSONALLY.

HER ABILITY TO GUIDE, MOTIVATE AND HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE MAKES HER A STRONG AND RESPECTFUL LEADER.

AND THAT IS FROM MAGDALENA GOLEBIOWSKI. YES. AWESOME.

SO THAT IS VERY DESERVING AND WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE YOU TODAY.

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SHE CAME OVER TO LAKEWOOD FROM OAK POINT, AND SHE JUST LOVES WHAT SHE DOES.

AND, YOU KNOW, AN AMAZING KINDERGARTEN TEACHER.

SHE DEVELOPS GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH HER STUDENTS AS WELL AS HER FAMILIES.

YOU KNOW, KINDERGARTEN IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON.

AND SHE JUST, YOU KNOW, TAKES EACH YEAR WORKS HARD, SERVES AS TEAM LEADER LOVES THE BABIES JUST LIKE THEY'RE HER OWN.

AND WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR LAKEWOOD VILLAGE FAMILY.

MISS BOWMAN. WE'RE GOING TO ASK SUPERINTENDENT LAMB AND PRESIDENT WATKINS TO COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS BOWMAN HAS BEEN IN LITTLE ELM ISD FOR SEVEN YEARS.

AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, SHE TEACHES KINDERGARTEN.

HER FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEACHING IS TEACHING CHILDREN THE FOUNDATIONS OF EVERYTHING, ALONG WITH GUIDING THEM TO BE GOOD CITIZENS.

ALSO, WE HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OF MISS BOWMAN'S HERE.

WILL YOU? NO PICTURE. OKAY. JUST A WAVE. GOT IT, GOT IT.

THANK YOU, MISS BOWMAN. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING A LEADER OF THE PACK.

[APPLAUSE] ALRIGHT. OUR SECOND SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT IS ON MISS SAVANNAH MASS.

IF YOU'LL WATCH THE VIDEO.

MASS IS EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A TEACHER, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS. MY DAUGHTER IS THRIVING IN HER CLASS AND NOW SAYS SOCIAL STUDIES IS ONE OF HER FAVORITE SUBJECTS. IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SHE NEVER LIKED SOCIAL STUDIES.

I FEEL THIS PROVES HOW AMAZING MISS MASS IS AT HER JOB, SHE TOOK SOMETHING ONCE DREADED AND TURNED IT INTO SOMETHING EXCITING.

I LIKE HER CLASS BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY ENGAGING WITH US AND SHE EXPLAINS STUFF REALLY WELL.

SHE IS FRIENDLY, KIND AND HAS HIGH STANDARDS AND PUSHES THE KIDS WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HER CLASS.

I THINK IT HELPS ME BECAUSE I'M LIKE A VISUAL AND AN ACTIVE LEARNER AND SHE HELPS.

SHE DOES THAT REALLY WELL, SO IT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND IT.

MRS. MASS EVEN TAKES THE TIME OUT OF HER BUSY DAY TO SEND PERSONALIZED, POSITIVE EMAILS TO PARENTS ABOUT THEIR CHILD.

OFTENTIMES, AS STUDENTS GET OLDER AND TEACHERS HAVE MORE STUDENTS.

YOU ONLY HEAR FROM TEACHERS WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM.

SO GETTING AN EMAIL EXPLAINING HOW MY CHILD IS EXCELLING AND I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW AMAZING MISS MASS IS, AND HOW SHE IS SO DESERVING OF THE LEADER OF THE PACK AWARD.

I THINK I REALLY LIKE HOW SHE MAKES LEARNING FUN, AND IT'S NOT JUST LIKE SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS THAT ARE JUST ONLY ABOUT FUN.

I CAN ACTUALLY LEARN STUFF IN HER CLASS AND THE WAY THAT SHE'S TEACHING.

IT HELPS ME ENJOY AND APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT SHE PUTS IN TO HELP HELP US LEARN.

WE WERE RECENTLY ON A SPRING BREAK TRIP AT A NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL SITE IN NEW MEXICO.

OUR SON MADE SOME ASTUTE OBSERVATIONS ABOUT COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM AND ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON INDIGENOUS CULTURES.

IN PREVIOUS UNITS THAT WE'VE LEARNED, MISS MASS TAUGHT US ABOUT CERTAIN NATIVE TRIBES THAT HAD LIVED IN AREAS AND WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THEM AND HOW THEY WOULD EACH, LIKE, SURVIVE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY COOL TOPIC. WE ASKED WHERE HE LEARNED ABOUT THESE THESE NOTIONS, AND HE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAS BEEN LEARNING A LOT IN HIS SIXTH GRADE WORLD CULTURES CLASS WITH MISS MASS.

IT'S JUST SHE'S ALSO VERY CHARISMATIC AND CARES ABOUT US AS STUDENTS.

IT IS GREAT TO SEE HIS MIND EXPANDING AND TO HAVE HIM GAIN AN APPRECIATION FOR THE WORLD AROUND US IN THE CLASSROOM.

THANK YOU, MISS MASS. THAT IS MISS MASS. SHE IS GREAT.

SHE'S GREAT FOR KIDS. SHE'S GREAT FOR OUR STAFF. WE LOVE HER AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF HER FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH SUPERINTENDENT LAMB AND PRESIDENT WATKINS.

THIS IS MISS MASS' THIRD YEAR IN LITTLE ELM ISD TEACHING WORLD CULTURES AT STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HER FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEACHING IS THAT EVERY DAY AND EVERY CLASS IS SOMETHING NEW.

SHE NEVER HAS THE SAME EXPERIENCE DESPITE TEACHING THE SAME TOPIC.

CONGRATULATIONS MISS MASS.

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MR. LAMB, YOU ARE UP. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, DO YOU MIND COMING AND JOINING ME HERE? [APPLAUSE] SO WELCOME. ANY HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THIS ROOM BEFORE? OKAY.

I'VE BEEN A PART OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS IN BANQUET AND STUFF LATELY, AND YOU ALMOST SAYING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER, BUT AGAIN, IT JUST IT IT CAN'T BE SAID ENOUGH.

WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY WITH THIS SCHOOL BOARD, THIS IS WHERE ALL THE DECISIONS GET MADE.

THIS IS WHERE ALL THE THINGS HAPPEN FOR OUR SCHOOL.

THE MAP. THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL LAST FOREVER.

THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT I WENT TO WON 1 IN 1965.

AND YOU TREAT THOSE GUYS LIKE THEY ARE STILL KING.

IT IS A FOREVER THING. AND, I TOLD YOU BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, YOU'RE GREAT PEOPLE. YOU ARE GREAT PEOPLE.

YOUR FRIENDS WILL BRAG ON YOU AND WHAT YOU DO IN THE CLASSROOM AND HOW YOUR TIME WITH PEOPLE AND I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT YOUR UNSELFISHNESS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

WHAT YOU GUYS JUST PLAY ON THE COURT. I HAVE NEVER ENJOYED WATCHING A TEAM AND BEING A PART OF SOMETHING MORE THAN YOU GUYS AND WHAT YOU DID, SO KUDOS TO YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

YOU DID IT FOR YOU, BUT YOU DID IT FOR US TOO.

WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE DESTINED TO BE GREAT MEN, GREAT FATHER, GREAT BUSINESSMEN, GREAT HUSBANDS.

I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHERE YOUR JOURNEY TAKES YOU.

BECAUSE YOU'VE BUILT AN INCREDIBLE FOUNDATION.

SO THANK YOU. OUR BOARD WOULD LIKE TO COME AROUND AND EACH ONE AND SHAKE EACH ONE OF YOUR HANDS.

COMPARED TO YOUR STATE MEDAL AND THE RINGS YOU'RE GETTING, THIS PROBABLY ISN'T MUCH.

[LAUGHTER] BUT IT IS OUR WAY AGAIN. THIS EXCELLENCE COIN ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE IN A MORE EXCELLENT WAY THAN WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

SO JUST ONE MORE SMALL TOKEN OF LITTLE ELM APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

I WANT TO GIVE EACH ONE OF YOU AN EXCELLENCE AWARD YOU TAKE.

OH, YEAH. THANKS, CAN WE GET A PICTURE? YES, WE'LL GET A PICTURE.

I DON'T LIKE BEING IN THE. ALWAYS IN THE FRONT.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WE CAN YEAH. EVERYONE YEAH. WE NEED ONE MORE.

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OKAY. THANK YOU. SIR. YEAH. I WANT TO SET IT UP FOR YOU.

YEAH.

THE DON'T WORRY ABOUT. [APPLAUSE].

OUR NEXT ITEM AND ORDER IS MR. BARTLETT WITH OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH.

THE BEST TIME OF THE NIGHT. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT WATKINS, SCHOOL BOARD, MR. LAMB. OBVIOUSLY MISS BROWN LEADS THE WAY WITH HONORS EVERY TIME WE GET TOGETHER ON SCHOOL BOARD NIGHT.

SO WE'RE FOLLOWING UP AGAIN WITH OUR STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS, AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND AGAIN, WE'LL START WITH ZELLARS AND MR. H..

OUR SPOTLIGHT STUDENT IS WITH MISS BRANCH, HER TEACHER, AND THIS IS HARPER.

AND MISS BRANCH IS GOING TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT HER.

MOM YOU CAN COME ON UP TO. MISS BRANCH, THERE YOU GO.

CONGRATULATIONS. MOM'S COMING UP TOO. OKAY. HI, SWEETIE.

MOMMY'S RIGHT THERE. YOU'RE OKAY BABY, I'M RIGHT HERE.

HARPER HAS A BIG HEART, AND SHE ALWAYS LEADS BY EXAMPLE.

SHE DEMONSTRATES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A KIND, RESPONSIBLE, AND HELPFUL MEMBER OF OUR CLASSROOM COMMUNITY.

SHE IS ALWAYS RESPECTFUL TO HER TEACHERS AND PEERS.

SHE IS A GREAT HELPER, EVEN WHEN NOT ASKED TO HELP.

SHE TRULY UNDERSTANDS THAT SHARING MAKES OUR CLASSROOM A HAPPIER PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

CONGRATULATIONS, HARPER. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD JOB. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

OKAY. WE ARE HERE TO HONOR MISS EMMA WANG FROM CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE] SO, EMMA AND FAMILY, GO AHEAD AND COME ON DOWN. EMMA IS A FIFTH GRADER AND WE ARE HONORING EMMA AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT OF THE MONTH. EMMA IS AN INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATED SCHOLAR THAT CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES THE TRAITS OF A LOBO.

SHE IS EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT, ADAPTABLE, CREATIVE, AND RESPONSIBLE.

EMMA IS A CRITICAL THINKER THAT CONFIDENTLY ADVOCATES FOR SELF AND OTHERS AS SHE COMMUNICATES, WANTS, AND NEEDS. EMMA IS A ROLE MODEL FOR HER PEERS, AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL THAT EMMA HAS ACCOMPLISHED.

THANK YOU EMMA. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. CHAVEZ.

NEXT UP WE HAVE HACKBERRY AND MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND MISS NOLAN.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. BRYLEE GARIN, CAN YOU PLEASE COME DOWN AND FAMILY.

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY STANDS OUT. I'M GOING TO LET MISS NOLAN TALK ABOUT HER AS SHE WAS THE TEACHER THAT NOMINATED HER, BUT I TALKED TO A FEW OF HER PREVIOUS TEACHERS, AND WHEN THEY HEARD THAT SHE WAS BEING NOMINATED, THE FIRST THING THEY ALL SAID, OH, I'M SO GLAD.

SHE IS SUCH AN AMAZING KID. SO SHE MADE AN IMPACT ON ALL OF HER TEACHERS, NOT JUST MISS NOLAN.

SO GREAT JOB, BRYLEE [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. I'VE NOMINATED BRYLEE DUE TO HER OUTSTANDING CHARACTER AND CONSISTENT DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE. THOUGH SOFT SPOKEN BY NATURE, THIS STUDENT EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MODEL, LEARNER AND COMMUNITY MEMBER IN THE CLASSROOM, BRYLEE APPROACHES EVERY TASK WITH CARE, FOCUS, AND A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY. HER WORK IS CONSISTENTLY NEAT, THOROUGH, AND COMPLETED ON TIME, OFTEN EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS. EVEN WHEN FACED WITH CHALLENGES, BRYLEE SEEKS TO SUCCEED AT EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS BEYOND ACADEMICS.

BRYLEE'S CHARACTER TRULY SHINES. SHE IS RESPECTFUL TO BOTH PEERS AND TEACHERS, ALWAYS DEMONSTRATING KINDNESS AND EMPATHY.

SHE IS QUICK TO LEND A HELPING HAND, OFTEN ASSISTING CLASSMATES WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED, AND SHE CONTRIBUTES TO A POSITIVE AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.

THANK YOU, BRYLEE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE LAKEVIEW AND MR. REZA. ALL RIGHT, OLIVIA, COME ON DOWN.

THIS IS THIRD GRADER OLIVIA IPPOLITO. AND HERE IS MISS MILLER WITH SOME WORDS ABOUT OLIVIA.

OLIVIA IS AN ENCOURAGER. SHE IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL TO HER TEACHERS AND TO HER PEERS.

OLIVIA GIVES 100% INTO WORKING HARD AND BEING THE BEST STUDENT SHE CAN BE.

SHE HAS EMPATHY AND IS VERY THANKFUL FOR ANYTHING THAT IS GIVEN OR PROVIDED TO HER.

THIRD GRADE IS A BETTER PLACE WITH OLIVIA IN IT.

WE ARE ABSOLUTELY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT SHE CAN ACHIEVE.

YOUR APRIL SUPERINTENDENT STAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH, OLIVIA IPPOLITO.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, OLIVIA. THANK YOU LAKEVIEW. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS WORTH IN LAKEWOOD VILLAGE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE LILIANA.

YOU WANT TO COME DOWN? LILIANA COLLINS AND FAMILY.

[APPLAUSE] LILIANA IS A THIRD GRADER AT LAKEWOOD VILLAGE.

AND MISS HARPER NOMINATED YOU, AND SHE COULD NOT BE HERE.

BUT I'M GOING TO READ WHAT SHE WROTE. AND I WILL SAY, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE SWEETEST THINGS I'VE EVER READ FROM A TEACHER.

LILIANA WAS NEW TO LEISD THIS YEAR. SHE CAME IN AND WAS IMMEDIATELY PART OF THE FAMILY.

SHE MADE FRIENDS QUICKLY AND INSTANTLY BECAME A LEADER IN THE CLASS.

SHE NOT ONLY DOES HER BEST FOR HERSELF EVERY DAY, BUT SHE MAKES SURE THAT HER CLASSMATES DO THE SAME.

SHE HAS A HUGE HEART AND ALWAYS MAKES SURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS SEEN, HEARD, AND A PART OF THE GROUP.

WHEN GIVEN A CHOICE FOR PARTNERS TO WORK WITH, LILIANA OFTEN GOES TO DIFFERENT CLASSMATES INSTEAD OF GOING TO HER FRIENDS AND USUALLY PICK SOMEONE WHO IS STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND SO SHE CAN HELP THEM.

IN CLASS RECENTLY, WHEN A STUDENT WAS STRUGGLING TO FIND THE WORDS TO AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION, LILIANA STOOD UP AND SAID, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL AND SAID THEIR NAME.

KEEP TRYING AND YOU'VE GOT THIS. THAT'S JUST HOW SHE IS EACH AND EVERY DAY.

SHE HAS A HUGE HEART FOR OTHERS IN AN ADMIRABLE, KIND NATURE.

THE OTHER STUDENTS LOOK UP TO HER AND MANY HAVE BEEN MAKING BETTER CHOICES OR BEING MORE KIND BECAUSE OF HER EXAMPLE.

SHE HAS TRULY EMBRACED HER ROLE AS A LEADER AND ROLE MODEL TO HER PEERS.

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AS HER TEACHER, I'M TRULY PROUD OF THE PERSON AND STUDENT THAT SHE IS, AND SO PROUD THAT SHE HAS DECIDED TO JOIN OUR LOBO FAMILY THIS YEAR.

LILIANA IS A TRUE TREASURE.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. WHERE ARE WE GOING TO CAN I GET THE OTHER ONE? [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP WE HAVE OAK POINT AND LUIS MOSSO THE TEACHER FROM OAK POINT IS GOING TO PRESENT HIS STUDENT.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. HELLO I AM MR. MOSSO FROM OAK POINT ELEMENTARY, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF MY AMAZING STUDENTS, ZOE. COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE] PARENTS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TOO.

AND I'M GOING TO DO THIS IN SPANISH FOR PARENTS SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.

WE'RE A DUAL LANGUAGE CAMPUS, AND I AM PROUD OF ZOE.

BUT LET ME READ. OKAY. SO IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HONOR [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ZOE. [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS ALLEN PRESENTING WITH PRESTWICK.

GOOD EVENING. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT KEZIAH DONOHUE AS THE SUPERINTENDENT STAR FOR PRESTWICK ELEMENTARY, MISS MARKHAM. MISS. YEAH. GO AHEAD. [APPLAUSE] YEAH, YEAH.

MISS MARKHAM, MISS BURKE AND MISS WOODARD ALL HAD GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT KEZIAH.

THEY SAID KEZIAH IS AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT WHO COMES TO CLASS EVERY DAY, PREPARED, ORGANIZED, AND READY TO LEARN, RESPONSIBLE. SHE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES KINDNESS AND COMPASSION TOWARDS OTHERS, SETTING A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE FOR HER PEERS. EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT.

HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND STRONG WORK ETHIC MAKE HER A JOY TO HAVE IN CLASS.

WE TRULY APPRECIATE, EXCUSE ME AND LOVE HAVING KEZIAH AS PART OF OUR FIFTH GRADE TEAM.

IT'S FROM YOUR TEACHERS. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. COME ON. MOM AND DAD AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND EVERYBODY.

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WE'LL START WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL NOW. AND, MR. MACK, WILL YOU COME ON DOWN FOR STRIKE? THANK YOU.

I GUESS I GIVE YOU. HOLD ON. THEY PUT THE WRONG NAME ON HERE.

I'M KIDDING. [LAUGHTER] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT SOLOMON ROBINSON. THIS IS A REMARKABLE YOUNG MAN, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS FROM HIS TEACHERS BECAUSE HE'S SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY PERSON, RESPONSIBLE, CARING, RESPECTFUL. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH GOOD ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THIS YOUNG MAN, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME WORDS THAT OUR TEACHERS WROTE FOR HIM FROM MISS CURRINGTON.

SOLOMON IS A KIND STUDENT EVERY TEACHER HOPES TO HAVE IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

THIS YEAR WAS HIS FIRST YEAR BEING IN CHOIR. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, HE HAS EXCEEDED EVERY EXPECTATION.

HIS NATURAL TALENT, COMBINED WITH STRONG WORK ETHIC HAS LED HIM TO SUCCESS.

A COUPLE PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT YOUR WORK ETHIC.

HE EARNED A PLACE IN THE TCDA ALL-STATE CHOIR.

GIVE IT UP FOR THAT, WHICH IS AN OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT, [APPLAUSE] ESPECIALLY FOR A FIRST YEAR CHOIR MEMBER.

SOLOMON IS A STRONG LEADER. HE LEADS NOT BY SEEKING ATTENTION, BUT BY SETTING AN EXAMPLE THROUGH HIS DEDICATION, POSITIVITY AND THE RESPECT HE SHOWS FOR OTHERS.

HIS PEERS TRUST HIM, LOOK UP TO HIM LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY, AND KNOW THEY CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HIM. SOLOMON EXCELS IN THE CLASSROOM AS AN ATHLETE.

EVERYBODY LOVES TO WATCH HIM PLAY. HE BALANCES HIS COMMITMENTS WITH GRACE AND DETERMINATION, PROVING THAT SUCCESS COMES WITH BOTH TALENT AND HARD WORK.

GOOD JOB MAN. WHAT TRULY SETS SOLOMON APART IS NOT JUST HIS TALENT, BUT HIS CHARACTER.

I CAN VOUCH FOR THAT. HE'S CONSISTENTLY KIND, COMPASSIONATE, AND THOUGHTFUL TOWARD EVERYONE AROUND HIM.

HE HAS A GENUINE HEART FOR PEOPLE AND GOES OUT OF HIS WAY TO SUPPORT HIS PEERS WHETHER THAT MEANS HELPING WITH SCHOOLWORK OR SIMPLY JUST BEING THERE TO LISTEN WHEN SOMEONE IS HAVING A TOUGH DAY. SOLOMON IS FUNNY, GENUINE, DRIVEN, AND CARING.

HE REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF OUR SCHOOL. I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

HE ALSO HAS COMMENTS FROM MISS PIMENTEL'S MATH TEACHER, WRITING HE RECOGNIZED THE INCREDIBLE GROWTH SOLOMON HAS SHOWN OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.

CURRENTLY, SOLOMON'S MATH TEACHER, WHICH TYPICALLY GIVES US A YEAR WORTH OF RAPPORT WITH STUDENTS.

BUT I'VE HAD THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH SOLOMON, OF COURSE, FOR THREE YEARS OF MATH AT STRIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

TRULY BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO DEVELOP NOT ONLY AS A STUDENT, BUT AS RESPONSIBLE AND DETERMINED INDIVIDUAL.

SOLOMON HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED STRONG GROWING WORK ETHIC AND A WILLINGNESS TO LEARN, AND COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING HIMSELF IN CLASS WHAT STANDS OUT MOST THIS YEAR IS HIS INITIATIVE.

HE DOESN'T WAIT FOR SUCCESS TO COME. HE ACTIVELY WORKS FOR IT.

GOOD JOB MAN. SOLOMON'S HABIT OF COMING AHEAD OF TIME TO GATHER ASSIGNMENTS WHEN HE KNOWS HE WILL MISS CLASS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HIS DEDICATION AND RESPONSIBILITY, I MIGHT ADD. NOW, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT'S PART OF SOLOMON'S MOTIVATION TOO BECAUSE HE THINKS SHE GRADES ASSIGNMENTS TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW. INSERT SIDE EYES, SHE SAYS. NEVERTHELESS RESPONSIBILITY AND FORESIGHT IS SOMETHING MANY STUDENTS STRIVE FOR, AND HE HAS MADE IT A REGULAR PART OF HIS ROUTINE.

BUT BEYOND YOUR ACADEMIC EFFORTS, YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE, PERSEVERANCE HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION.

YOU APPROACH, CHALLENGES, AND DETERMINATION WITH YOU DON'T WANT TO.

AND YOU CONTINUE TO PUSH YOURSELF TO DO BETTER EACH DAY.

MISS PIMENTEL'S INCREDIBLY PROUD. AND THE REST OF US ARE TOO, WHAT YOU WILL BECOME.

YOUR HARD WORK HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED, AND NO DOUBT THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS IN THE FUTURE.

SHE SAYS KEEP STRIVING, KEEP GROWING, AND CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

GIVE IT UP FOR SOLOMON, EVERYBODY.

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GOOD TO SEE YOU. I WAS LOOKING ALL AROUND FOR THE TEACHERS.

NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. SO WE HAVE ED WALKER, OUR STAR STUDENT IS GENESIS VELASQUEZ.

AND WHEN I SAY SHE IS JUST ABOUT THE SWEETEST THING WALKING, I REALLY DO MEAN IT.

SHE'S SO SWEET. AND IT WAS SHARED WITH US THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, SHE SHARED WITH HER MOM THAT IT WAS HER GOAL TO GET THIS AWARD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING YOUR GOAL. [APPLAUSE] SO I'M GOING TO SHARE FIRST, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU YOUR AWARD, AND I'M GOING TO SHARE SOME THINGS THAT YOUR TEACHERS SHARED ABOUT YOU.

SO MISS HIDALGO SAYS THAT GENESIS IS AN EXEMPLARY STUDENT.

SHE DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE IN THE MATH CLASSROOM WITH HER PERFORMANCE.

SHE'S DILIGENT WHEN TAKING NOTES AND FOLLOWING ALL CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS.

SHE DEMONSTRATES RESPECT BECAUSE SHE RESPECTS HER TEACHERS, HER PEERS, AND HERSELF, AND SHE PUSHES HERSELF DAILY.

SHE SHOWS COMPASSION AND INTEGRITY TO EVERYONE SHE IS AROUND OR MEETS THROUGH KINDNESS AND HER AMIABLE ATTITUDE.

WHEN FACED WITH A CHALLENGE, GENESIS SHOWS UNYIELDING COMMITMENT AND REMAINS UNDETERRED FROM HER GOAL.

MISS YOUNG SAYS THAT GENESIS IS A STELLAR STUDENT.

SHE GIVES 100% ON ALL OF HER WORK ALL OF THE TIME.

SHE'S KIND AND CARING TO EVERYONE SHE INTERACTS WITH.

GENESIS IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP HER PEERS WITH THEIR SCHOOLWORK OR PERSONAL ISSUES.

SHE'S A ROLE MODEL AND HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO HAVE IN SCIENCE CLASS.

MISS KESECKER SAYS THAT GENESIS IS A WONDERFUL STUDENT.

SHE ALWAYS GETS RIGHT TO TASK AND DOES WHATEVER IS REQUIRED WITH NO COMPLAINTS.

SHE'S MY STAR STUDENT DURING LOBO TIME. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, COACH SCOGGINS SAYS THAT GENESIS IS A FANTASTIC STUDENT IN WORLD CULTURES. SHE'S BEEN A STELLAR STUDENT, LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

SHE CHECKS EACH DAY IF ALL THE CHROMEBOOKS ARE PLUGGED IN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WON'T IMPACT THE LEARNING OF THE MORNING CLASSES.

SHE WAS GIVEN THIS JOB AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SEMESTER, BUT SHE'S CONTINUED TO DO IT EVEN AFTER HER JOB ENDED.

THIS SHOWS A GREAT LEVEL OF RESPECT AND INTEGRITY, AND I'M VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN CLASS EACH DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] DO YOU MIND IF WE SQUEEZE ON IN? IF YOU DON'T MIND TOO MUCH.

COME ON IN.

YES.

THANK YOU, GENESIS. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US.

THANK YOU. Y'ALL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON. NOW, MS. GINGER WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. OUR LITTLE ELM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL IS SENIOR MARK VELTRI.

MARK, DO YOU WANT TO COME ON UP? [APPLAUSE] YOUR FAMILY CAN COME WITH YOU.

MOM, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, COACH DAILY SAYS OF MARK. MARK CREW VELTRI IS ONE OF THE MOST MATURE YOUNG MEN THAT HAS WALKED THE HALLS OF LITTLE ELM HIGH SCHOOL.

HE IS A TRUE LOBO AND LEADS OTHERS BY BEING A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR ALL.

OVERALL, HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE LEHS TRACK TEAM ALL FOUR YEARS, THREE OF THEM ON THE VARSITY TEAM.

HE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE STRONGEST LEADERS BY HAVING ONE OF THE MOST DEDICATED WORK ETHICS I'VE SEEN IN MY 36 YEARS AS A COACH.

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I'M VERY PROUD OF THE YOUNG MAN HE'S BECOME AND WISH HIM NOTHING BUT THE BEST, AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT HE IS IN THE AGGIE CLASS OF 30, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE COACH DAILY'S MAKING ME SAY THIS, BUT GIG 'EM, AGGIES.

[APPLAUSE] MISS HAMMOND ADDED MARK VELTRI IS HIGHLY DRIVEN AND EXEMPLIFIES BOTH RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIDENCE IN ALL THAT HE DOES.

MAINTAINING A HIGH AVERAGE WHILE COMPETING AS A SENIOR VARSITY TRACK ATHLETE AND BALANCING A PART TIME JOB MARK CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES PROFESSIONALISM, RELIABILITY AND STRONG ETHICAL CHARACTER. IN SCHOOL HE IS PUNCTUAL, TAKES INITIATIVE IN MANAGING RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE DECA SCHOOL STORE, AND OFTEN COMPLETES THE TASK OF OTHERS WITHOUT BEING ASKED.

MARK PROVIDES EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IS INTENTIONAL IN MAINTAINING ACCURATE POINT OF SALE AND INVENTORY SYSTEMS. HIS RESILIENCE AND CONFIDENCE ARE EQUALLY EVIDENT IN ATHLETICS, WHERE HE EARNED SECOND PLACE AT THE DISTRICT MEET, HOLDS THE SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 400 AND IS ADVANCING TO THE REGIONAL MEET.

FOR HIS DEMONSTRATION OF THE PORTRAIT OF A LOBO CHARACTERISTICS, CONFIDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNICATION AND ADAPTABILITY.

WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE MARK AS STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

[APPLAUSE] MR. LAMB. I BELIEVE YOU ARE UP WITH A PRESENTATION OF OUR EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE HERE. SO WE WILL SKIP THAT ONE.

SO WE WILL SKIP THAT. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.

DO WE HAVE ANY OF THOSE? NO, MA'AM. ALRIGHTY.

OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS OUR ACTION ITEMS. MR.

[ 9. Action Items]

YES. AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ON THE NAME AND THE THINGS THAT COME WITH THAT.

AND SO WITHOUT GOING INTO ALL THE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS AT THIS POINT, THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING RENAMING CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY INTO LITTLE ELM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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

MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND. AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

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

ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE HIRING OF OUR NEW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, MRS. BROWN. THANK YOU PRESIDENT WATKINS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MR. LAMB. WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR ACTION ITEM THAT IS FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS, SO WE ARE BRINGING TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE HIRE OF THE NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. I HEARD MR. BEBER FIRST. MR. ENGLISH MADE THE SECOND.

OH, MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE THE SECOND. AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

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

ANYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SO WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT CURRENT LOBO COACH MATT HARBIN IS OUR NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

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AGAIN, WE WENT THROUGH A VERY THOROUGH INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS AND ARE BRINGING TO YOU THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR DIRECTOR FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VIRTUAL LEARNING.

AND WE RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE HIRE OF OUR NEW DIRECTOR FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, VIRTUAL LEARNING, AS WAS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

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

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I HEARD MR. OLSON MAKE THE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING AYE.

AYE. MOTION. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? MOTION CARRIES.

THE ADMINISTRATION IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR NEW DIRECTOR FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, VIRTUAL LEARNING IS STEVEN DERRICK CONLEY. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE CONSIDERING OF THE HIRING OF THE GLOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MRS. BROWN. AS YOU KNOW, AND YOU GUYS APPROVED AND WE ARE RENAMING THAT LAKEVIEW CAMPUS TO GLOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE APPROVAL OF THE HIRE OF THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF GLOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS WAS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MR. OLSON MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BEBER MADE THE SECOND, AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING AYE.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LONGTIME LOBO MARNIE RICHARDSON WILL BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF GLOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR NEW AND NEWLY PROMOTED LOBOS.

MR. LAMB, I BELIEVE YOU ARE. I'M SORRY, MR. WYSE, YOU ARE UP NEXT.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT WATKINS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MR. LAMB. WE'RE HERE TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT SENATE BILL 546 AND THE LATEST LEGISLATION.

JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE HERE BACK IN 2018, WHEN THEY SAID THAT EVERY NEW BUS WE PURCHASED HAD TO HAVE A THREE POINT HARNESS.

WELL, SENATE BILL 546 TAKES US A LITTLE BIT FARTHER AND REQUIRES THAT ALL SCHOOL BUSSES OPERATED OR CONTRACTED BY US REGARDLESS OF YEAR MODEL, NEED TO HAVE A THREE POINT HARNESS INCLUDING THE DRIVER BY SEPTEMBER OF 29.

RIGHT. ONE OF THE THINGS THE BILL ALSO REQUIRES IS THAT THE BOARD DETERMINE THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF COMPLYING WITH THIS RULE, RIGHT. SO BY 2029, ALL OF OUR BUSSES NEED TO HAVE A THREE POINT HARNESS UNLESS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THAT THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET, THIS IS A QUOTE FROM LEGISLATION DOES NOT PERMIT THE DISTRICT TO PURCHASE A BUS THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS, OR A BUS FOR WHICH THE WARRANTY WOULD BECOME VOID IF THE BUS WAS EQUIPPED TO COMPLY.

AND WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. SO AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COST AND THE ANALYSIS OF OF EITHER RETROFITTING THE BUSSES OR BUYING ALL NEW BUSSES IN A PUBLIC MEETING, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT THE NUMBER OF BUSSES THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH TWO POINT SEAT BELTS OR EQUIPPED WITH THREE POINT SEAT BELTS OR A MIX THEREOF.

AND THE COST TO PURCHASE NEW BUSSES TO BE IN COMPLIANCE OR THE COST TO RETROFIT EXISTING FLEET.

AND WE HAVE TO DO THIS BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO WE'LL SUBMIT THIS IN SENTINEL IN MAY, WHATEVER WE DECIDE TONIGHT.

AND PER TEA THE REASON WHY THEY'RE DOING THIS IS THIS IS THE JARGON FROM TEA QUOTE.

BUT BASICALLY THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A COST PROHIBITIVE RULE FOR MANY OF US.

AND IN FACT, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY DISTRICT GOING FORWARD WITH THIS, BUT THIS IS A COST PROHIBITIVE DEAL.

SO THEY ARE TRYING TO CREATE SOME KIND OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT DISTRICTS CAN TAP INTO IN THE FUTURE.

THERE'S NO DISCUSSION YET OR SHAPE OR COLOR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT THIS IS THEIR FACT GATHERING TIME WHERE WE AS A DISTRICT SUBMIT OUR COST ANALYSIS FOR THIS, THEN SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.

SO OUR CURRENT FLEET NUMBERS, NO SEAT BELTS WE HAVE 28 REGULAR EDUCATION BUSSES AND SEVEN SPECIAL EDUCATION BUSSES FOR 35 BUSSES.

THAT WOULD NOT COMPLY IF WE KEPT THE SAME BUSSES THROUGH 2029.

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SO WE HAVE SEVEN BUSSES THAT ARE 20 MODEL YEAR 2013 AND ANOTHER 28 THAT ARE MODEL YEAR 2014.

AND IF WE NOTICE, THOSE ARE THE ONLY BUSSES THAT WE HAVE THAT PREDATE 2018.

SO THOSE ARE ALL THE BUSSES THAT WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE.

EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE IS NOT AN ISSUE WAS ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE THREE POINT HARNESS REGULATION.

SOME COSTS. WE HAVE 35 BUSSES THAT WOULD NEED IT.

IF WE PURCHASED A NEW BUS, THE COST WOULD BE ABOUT 160 GRAND PER BUS, AND THAT WOULD COME OUT TO ABOUT 5.5 MILLION, $5.6 MILLION BY 2029. IF WE RETROFITTED THEM AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE RETROFITS ARE YOU, THEY BASICALLY RIP EVERYTHING OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE BUS, TAKE THE FLOOR OFF, BUILD NEW STRUCTURAL STUFF INTO THE BUSSES, AND THEN REBUILD THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE BUS.

ANY BUS THAT'S UNDER WARRANTY, IT COMPLETELY VOIDS THAT WARRANTY. IF YOUR BUSSES ARE STILL UNDER THERE, THE ONES THAT WE HAVE ARE OLD ENOUGH THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR US ARE ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT IT IS A LENGTHY AND EXPENSIVE PROCESS AND RE BASICALLY REBUILD THE INSIDE OF THE BUS FROM THE GROUND UP. AND FOR US THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $30,000 PER BUS.

FOR THE RECORD, NEW BUS COSTS 160. WE'D SPEND $30,000 ON BUSSES FROM 2013 AND 14.

AND THE COST TO RETROFIT ALL OF THEM BY 29 WOULD BE ABOUT A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION.

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER. PER OUR BOND LANGUAGE, WE CAN PURCHASE NEW BUSSES OUT OF BOND FUNDING.

THE BALLOT THAT THE VOTERS APPROVED SAID SPECIFICALLY PURCHASE OF NEW SCHOOL BUSSES.

IT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT RETROFITTING BUSSES.

SO ANY RETROFITTING EXPENSE THAT WE HAD AS A DISTRICT WOULD BE A GENERAL FUND EXPENSE.

SO DIVIDE A MILLION BY THREE. AND TO MEET THAT, WE WOULD BE SPENDING 300 GRAND A YEAR TO GET THERE.

ALL THE BUSSES, LIKE I SAID, ARE OVER TEN YEARS OLD ALREADY.

THAT WOULD REQUIRE THIS. JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE AUCTIONED OFF A COUPLE RECENTLY.

THAT'S WHY, BY THE WAY, THIS IS AS PRESENTED. THAT'S WHY THIS HAS CHANGED, BECAUSE UPDATED OUR NUMBERS TO REFLECT THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE A COUPLE OF THE BUSSES IN OUR FLEET, BUT WE GOT ABOUT 1200 BUCKS FOR EACH OF THOSE BUSSES THAT WE AUCTIONED OFF, WHICH WE WILL BE AUCTIONING OFF THE 2013 AND 14'S IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE OVER THE COMING YEARS. AND SO WE WOULD BE SPENDING 30 GRAND ON A BUS THAT WE THEN TURN AROUND AND SELL IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AND GET 1200 BUCKS FOR IT.

SO IT IS VERY MUCH LIKE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN YOUR 2004 TERCEL.

SO AGAIN, IF WE MET THE DEADLINE BY PURCHASING THE BUSSES, WE'D HAVE TO DO ABOUT 12 A YEAR.

WE WOULD PREFER A SLOWER RAMP UP OF REPLACEMENT.

MOSTLY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN THIS POSITION AGAIN, WHERE YOU REMEMBER BACK WHEN WE BOUGHT THESE BUSSES, WE WERE HAVING PRETTY EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. BUT YOU KNOW, WITH THAT HAVING FIVE YEAR WINDOWS BETWEEN NOT BUYING ANY BUSSES AT ALL, THAT'S HOW YOU GET THE BIG CLUMPS OF NEEDING 10, 15, 20 BUSSES IN A LUMP SUM, WHICH WE NEEDED AS A GROWING DISTRICT, BUT ON A REPLACEMENT CYCLE. THEN YOU HAVE 20 BUSSES ALL COMING DUE FOR REPLACEMENT IN THE SAME YEAR TOO.

SO WE'D PREFER, RATHER THAN MEETING A THREE YEAR WINDOW TO KIND OF STAGGER THAT OUT, MAYBE DO 5 TO 7 A YEAR LIKE WE'VE KIND OF BEEN DOING HERE LATELY AS A REPLACEMENT CYCLE TO HAVE IT A MUCH MORE PALATABLE, SUSTAINABLE REPLACEMENT CYCLE.

WE HAD THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMEND MAKING THE LANGUAGE IS THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT BUDGET.

AND STUDENT NEEDS TO DO THIS. WE WOULD PREFER THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE DEVELOP A MORE SUSTAINABLE FINANCIALLY CONSERVATIVE REPLACEMENT CYCLE THAT WE CAN SUSTAIN INTO THE FUTURE.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET, AND STUDENT NEEDS TO PURCHASE NEW SCHOOL BUSSES EQUIPPED WITH THREE POINT SEATBELTS AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY TEXAS SENATE BILL 546 DURING THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND FURTHER DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SUPERINTENDENTS DESIGNEE TO DEVELOP A PHASED, FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE REPLACEMENT RETROFIT PLAN.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I HEARD MR. OLSON DOWN THERE BY A BRIEF HAIR.

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IS THERE NOT ANY FUNDS COMING FROM THE STATE TO HELP? THAT'S WHAT. SO ONE OF THE PIECES OF LEGISLATION AS PART OF SB 546 IS THIS COST REPORTING PROCESS? EVERY ONE OF US IS GOING TO UPLOAD SOMETHING IN THE SENTINEL BY THE END OF MAY THAT WITH THESE COSTS, AND I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO DO SOME KIND OF A GRANT THAT WE COULD ALL TAP INTO.

NOW, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, LIKE I SAID, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY COLOR ON IT.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO WAIT TILL THEY SEE SOME NUMBERS BEFORE THEY TALK ABOUT A GRANT OPPORTUNITY DOWN THE ROAD.

IT'S ALSO, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, BY 2029, YOU KNOW, EVERY BUS THAT ISN'T IN COMPLIANCE WILL BE OVER 11 YEARS OLD AT THAT POINT TOO.

SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF US ARE I DON'T I HAVEN'T TALKED TO ANY OF MY PEER DISTRICTS THAT ARE THAT ARE SAYING, YES, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RETROFIT OUR FLEET OR BUY NEW BUSSES RIGHT AWAY TO BE COMPLIANT.

WE'RE ALL SAYING THIS IS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE BASICALLY MAKING US CHURN HALF OF OUR FLEET IN THREE YEARS AND WE'D LIKE TO DO IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

SO THERE MAY BE SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE THAT'S THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO HOPEFULLY PROVIDE US WITH SOMETHING WE CAN TAP INTO. JUST.

THERE'S NO SPECIFICS YET. SO, [INAUDIBLE], SINCE MR. JARRETT PATTERSON IS ALL KNOWLEDGEABLE IN SCHOOL THINGS, MAYBE WE CAN ASK HIM TO PUSH SOME MONEY.

JESSE ALSO A QUESTION WHAT IS OUR AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF OUR BUSSES? WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO SHOOT FOR? JOHN QUIZZ ME, 12 OR 15? 12, 15, 12 TO 15, DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE. YEAH.

DEPENDING UPON WHETHER THEY WERE GAS OR PROPANE.

DON'T HAVE THAT. WE CAN GET IT. DO YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. A GAS OR PROPANE ON THOSE ONES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.

ALL DIESEL. ALL DIESEL. YEAH. ALL DIESEL. OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO, IF I DIDN'T HEAR IT, I APOLOGIZE.

I DON'T READ IT HERE. ARE WE MANDATED TO HAVE THESE DONE BY A CERTAIN DATE? YES. IT'S SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 29. OKAY. WELL, OR WE SAY THAT IT IS A LITTLE FINANCIALLY NOT FEASIBLE FOR US. AND WE THEN PRESENT, WE'RE GOING TO UPLOAD OUR OWN PLAN THAT WE DEVELOPED.

JUST BASICALLY IT'S GOING TO BE WE HAVE TO REPLACE THESE BUSSES ANYWAY.

I'D RATHER THE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A PLAN TO PURCHASE NEW BUSSES ANYWAY, THAT WE GOT TO REPLACE THEM WITH OVER A LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER CYCLE BESIDES THREE YEARS, JUST SO WE DON'T GET INTO THE SAME PROCESS.

THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR PLAN THAT WE PROPOSE. RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOT THERE'S LIKE NO GUIDANCE.

IT IS LIKE I SAID, BY THE TIME THIS HAPPENS, WE WON'T HAVE A LOT OF THESE BUSSES ALREADY ANYWAY.

SO BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE AUCTIONING SOME OF THESE OFF AS WE GO BY 29.

AND WE REPLACE ABOUT 5 TO 7 BUSSES A YEAR. THAT WOULD BE OUR WINDOW WE'D SHOOT FOR, WHICH PUTS US ON LIKE A, YOU KNOW, EARLIEST ABOUT FIVE YEAR COMPLIANCE, BUT JUST TRYING TO, TRYING TO EVEN OUT OUR REPLACEMENT CYCLE BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE BIG SPIKES. BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU HAVE BIG SPIKES, THEY ALL COME DUE AT THE SAME TIME.

SO TRYING TO MILK SOME OF THOSE OLDER ONES TO REPLACE THEM AS WE GO.

ALRIGHTY. BUS FLEET TRYING TO MAKE IT 15 YEARS.

FIVE. WHAT WE NEED TO BE ON IS A FIVE BUSSES EVERY YEAR.

YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THIS MANDATE WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

ANYWAY, I LOOK AT IT AND SAID, WELL, TO ME THAT WE'D HAVE TO DO 12 A YEAR.

SO I'M ALMOST SAYING IT IS BASICALLY CUT THAT IN HALF, 5 OR 6 A YEAR.

THAT WAS $5 MILLION.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO BRING YOU IS A BETTER WHEN HE SAYS, A MORE STEPPED APPROACH.

WE CAN USE BOND MONEY, CORRECT? FOR PURCHASING NEW BUSSES, WE CAN RETROFITTING WE CANNOT.

UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT AS WRITTEN REGARDING TEXAS SENATE BILL 546. RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MADAM PRESIDENT, MISS ASHLEY BROWN WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE HIRING OF GLOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BECAUSE A MISTAKE ON THE COVER SHEET. SO WE JUST WANT TO AMEND IT AND PUT IT ON THE MINUTES, PLEASE.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND IT. IS THERE A MOTION TO AMEND THE NAME ON THE COVER SHEET.

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OF THE SUMMARY. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. I HEARD MR. ENGLISH AND MR. FLORES MADE THE SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? AS DISCUSSED, LET'S APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO ADJUST THE NAME.

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

ALL OPPOSED? NO. ALRIGHTY. MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM IN ORDER IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[ 10. Consent Agenda]

MR. MONTEMAYOR MADE THE SECOND. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING, AYE.

NO. YEAH, WE'RE PULLING IT. SO WE'RE VOTING ON JUST E.

WE'RE JUST WE'RE VOTING TO PULL IT AND THEN WE'LL VOTE TO ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AND RAISING YOUR HAND.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES. MR. WYSE, YOU GET TO STAY UP HERE AND DO.

MADAM PRESIDENT, MAY I ASK COULD WE ALSO MOVE A FOR E.

LET'S GET THIS ONE. LET'S GET THIS ONE DONE FIRST AND THEN.

WE'LL JUMP OVER IT. OKAY. SO IN THE FAMOUS WORDS OF BOB ROSS, THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, ONLY HAPPY ACCIDENTS.

ON THE MOU LISTING YOU WILL SEE THE THIRD ONE ON THE LIST HAS A VENDOR LISTED AS ESC REGION 11. IT IS IN FACT NOT ESC REGION 11. THAT IS MOU.

WE ARE ENTERING INTO WITH YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT WITH TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY.

SO IT'S OUR MISTAKE THAT WE PUT ON THE SHEET THAT WAY.

BUT IT DOES GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME GOOD THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

BASICALLY, TARLETON STATE IS PROPOSING AN MOU WITH US THAT WILL ALLOW US TO AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS FOR A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS, DEPENDING ON WHERE IN THE CLASS THEY GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S GOING TO BE SOME OPENING UP A LOT OF DOORS FOR OUR KIDDOS.

SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD DEAL FOR OUR STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND WITH OPPORTUNITIES AT TARLETON STATE.

THE OTHER TWO MOUS ON THERE ARE BASICALLY IT'S MAINTAINING OUR CO-OP FOR OUR SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS.

SO OUR DENTAL AND VISION AND STUFF THROUGH THE REGION 11 AND THEN ALSO CO-OP FOR ENGAGING REGION 11 FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BLUEBONNET MATH THROUGH THAT. LASO 3 GRANT. IS THERE A MOTION? MR. ENGLISH MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. FLORES MADE THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. THERE BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR.

SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING AYE. AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND YOU WANTED TO PULL SOMETHING? JUST ITEM A JUST THERE NEEDS TO BE A CORRECTION TO THE MINUTES.

IS THERE A MOTION TO PULL ITEM A? MR. ENGLISH MADE THE MOTION.

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

ALL IN FAVOR OF PULLING ITEM A FOR THE CORRECTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE RAISING YOUR HAND.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHTY. WHAT'S THE CORRECTION? SECOND PARAGRAPH WHERE WE'RE ALL NAMED THERE SAYS ABSENT.

I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE WE WEREN'T ABSENT THAT NIGHT.

WE WERE ALL HERE. IT'S JUST ABSENT. PARDON. MINE SAYS ABSENT, BUT WE WERE.

OKAY. IF WE CAN JUST CHANGE THAT. OKAY. THAT'S THE ONLY THING ON THERE.

DON'T WANT TO FILE IT WRONG, AND I'LL PRINT THEM SO YOU CAN.

I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. CORRECT. OKAY, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

PRESIDENT WATKINS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PULL ITEM B WHEN WE NEED TO HOLD ON.

WE NEED TO APPROVE. OKAY. THIS ONE AND THEN WE WILL DO THAT.

ALL IN FAVOR OF AMENDING THE MINUTES AS SPOKEN.

SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING AYE. AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. MR. FLORES. YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO PULL ITEM B, THE ACQUISITION OF LIBRARY BOOKS.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MADE THE MOTION. MR. FLORES MADE THE MOTION.

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

ALL IN FAVOR OF PULLING THE MOTION? SAY AYE. AYE.

ALRIGHTY. MR. FLORES, YOU GOT THE FLOOR? YEAH.

I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE A REMINDER ON HOW WE GO ABOUT THE SELECTION OF THE BOOKS.

IS THIS A GROUP OF BOOKS THAT WE PURCHASE AND JUST BRING THEM IN OR THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PARENTS, TEACHERS? HOW DO WE GET THIS LIST?

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SO OUR LIBRARIANS VET THEM THROUGH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DATABASES TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, KIND OF ALIGNED TO OUR DISTRICT VALUES. AND THEN WE POST THEM ONLINE FOR 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING, JUST TO GIVE OUR PARENTS AND THE BOARD AND EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE LIST.

AND IF THERE WERE ANY OBJECTIONS, LET US KNOW ABOUT THAT.

IT'S BEEN ON ONLINE FOR 30 DAYS. OKAY. BEFORE YOU'RE ASKED TO APPROVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT JIMMY FALLON WAS A NOTABLE BOOK WRITER, BUT THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE BEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING AYE.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL CONSIDER THE MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEM C, D, F, G, 8 AND H. SO MOVED. I HEARD MR. FLORES. SECOND.

MAKING HIS VERY LAST MOTION OR NEXT TO LAST. MR. BURTON MADE THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, EVERYONE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO SPECIAL REPORTS.

[11.Special Reports]

WE'VE ALL MET OUR BOARD TRAINING HOURS. WAY TO LEARN BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO THAT'S THE LAST REPORT. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO BOARD PRESIDENT COMMENTS.

[12.Board President]

WE TALKED ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. WE WERE BUILDING MOMENTUM, BUT IT CAME THROUGH MOMENTS.

AND AS WE WITNESSED, WE HAD THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONS.

WE'VE HAD OUR WINTER GUARD COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, THEIR FIRST YEAR IN A BRAND NEW DIVISION.

THEY MADE THE FINALS AND THEY SAID THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN AN ENTIRE DECADE.

ALL THREE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS ARE SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS.

AND SADLY, WE HAVE A SAD MOMENT FOR US. THIS IS MR. FLORES' LAST FULL MEETING ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BECAUSE HE IS LEAVING US, AND WE WILL HAVE A NEW TRUSTEE AND A NEW FACE TO GET TO KNOW NEXT MONTH. MR. FLORES I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND CHAMPIONSHIP OF OUR CTE STUDENTS AND DOING WHAT YOU DID TO MAKE LITTLE ELM A TRULY GREAT PLACE AND MAKING IT EVERY DAY A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] AND THEN YOU GET TO GO FIRST FOR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS THIS TIME.

[13. Board Comments]

BUT JUST WANTED TO THANK PASTOR COBY MCCORMICK.

HE'S WITH THE I FORGOT THE CHURCH NOW. CROSS RIDGE CHURCH.

SO I THANK HIM FOR COMING OUT HERE. AND I'LL TRY TO GET ONE MORE PERSON FOR NEXT WEEK BEFORE I LEAVE, SO. ALRIGHTY. MR. BURTON, YOU ARE UP. I'LL JUST ECHO WHAT YOU SAID.

OUR MOMENTUM CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS TO CONTINUE TO COME OUR WAY.

KUDOS TO EVERYBODY THAT WE SAW AND TALKED ABOUT.

I WAS IMPRESSED THAT I LIVE CLOSE TO CHAVEZ, AND OF THE TOP TEN GRADUATES, FIVE OF THOSE WENT THROUGH CHAVEZ.

I KNOW WE SOMETIMES LOOK DOWNWARDS A LITTLE BIT AT THAT SCHOOL BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE GRADES, BUT HALF OF OUR TOP TEN CAME THROUGH THAT SCHOOL.

SO IT'S PEAKS AND VALLEYS, I GUESS. BUT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THOSE FIVE YOUNG MEN.

YEAH. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING LAST WEEK, THE TOP TEN LUNCHEON HIGHLIGHT EVERY YEAR IS ATTENDING THAT LUNCHEON WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND YOU KNOW, TOOK AWAY A LOT OF YOUNG INDIVIDUALS AND DOING GREAT THINGS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR HARD WORK OVER THEIR TIME HERE AT LITTLE ELM. YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT.

ONE OF THE PARENTS GETTING UP THERE AND GIVING KIND OF A SHOUT OUT TO FINE ARTS.

A LOT OF THOSE KIDDOS WERE IN BAND OR CHOIR OR SOME, ASPECT OF FINE ARTS.

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AND SO IT'S ALWAYS GREAT SEEING THE KIDS OUT HERE AND WHATNOT, BUT I THINK IT'S A KUDOS TO WHAT'S OFFERED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL TODAY IS NOT JUST A GOOD QUALITY EDUCATION, BUT ALSO ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AS WELL FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO JUST GREAT TO SEE THOSE THINGS HAPPENING IN LITTLE ELM.

SO. MR. ENGLISH, YOU ARE UP NEXT. SO I WANT TO ECHO MY TRUSTEES PRIOR. MR. FLORES, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS YOU.

WE CAME ON THE BOARD AT THE SAME TIME. WE'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OVER THE YEARS. SO I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH OF APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SERVICE, THE TIME YOU'VE DEDICATED, AND JUST THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED FROM YOU OVER THE YEARS. SO LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR FRIENDSHIP FURTHER ON.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING. ALSO TO, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE STAFF, THE TEACHERS, EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. AS WE KIND OF COME CLOSING, ALMOST CLOSING AT THE END OF THE YEAR TOWARDS THE SUMMER.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOARD AND THE COLOR GUARD ON SOME OF THE TREMENDOUS THINGS THEY'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS.

AND SPECIFICALLY THIS YEAR. IT'S BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SEE THAT THAT HAPPEN.

AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT'S TAKING CHARGE NEXT YEAR.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND APPRECIATE IT. MR. MONTEMAYOR. THINK I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, PUTTING ALL THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER FOR US TO CONSIDER.

YEAH, I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO ADD TO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE SAYING. I'LL WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK TO SAY MY GOODBYES TO FELLOW TRUSTEE ALEX.

AND JUST, YOU KNOW, BEING THE FATHER OF A SENIOR, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING SEEING, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL YEAR COME TO AN END. IT'S KIND OF THE END OF AN ERA.

SO JUST A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON, BUT DEFINITELY A LOT MORE THINGS TO COME IN THE FUTURE.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR. OLSON. OH, JUST ECHOING THE SAME FOR ALL FELLOW BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THANK STAFF FOR EVERYTHING AS USUAL. GREAT JOB.

AS WE CAN ALWAYS SAY. AND, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE OF, YOU KNOW, MR. LAMB. AND IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT DAY TO BE A LOBO.

LET'S GO STARS. IS IT ME? MR. SUPER LAMB YOU GET TO MAKE YOUR

[14. Superintendent Comments]

SO THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW YOU QUALIFY DISTRICT, YOU GO TO AREA AND THEN REGIONAL.

AREA IS A NEW SCENARIO BETWEEN DISTRICT AND REGIONAL.

WE HAVE FIVE GROUPS OR GOING TO THE REGIONAL MEET FROM AREA.

AND FOUR OF THOSE SET NEW SCHOOL RECORDS. SO EVEN IN TRACK RIGHT NOW, WE SEEM TO BE BUILDING A LOT OF MOMENTUM AND IT'S EXCITING.

AND I'M, YOU KNOW, I PULLED UP THE EMAIL TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WELL, THE YOUNG MAN THAT WAS HERE TONIGHT IS ON TWO OF THESE.

OUR FOUR BY 200 BOYS RELAY IS GOING TO THE REGIONAL MEET.

OUR 400, WHICH MARK THAT WAS HERE TONIGHT IS GOING IN THE 400.

AND IT'S A NEW SCHOOL RECORD. HE'S A REGIONAL QUALIFIER THE 300.

YOUNG MAN, JACE JOHNSON IS GOING AS A NEW SCHOOL RECORD AND A REGIONAL QUALIFIER.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE 200 JOHN CLAUDE KANKE FOURTH AND A NEW SCHOOL RECORD, AND THEN THE 4 BY 4 HUNDRED RELAY. SO ANOTHER PLACE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT MOMENTUM GOING ON.

YOU KNOW, TONIGHT A LOT WENT ON TONIGHT. WE HIRED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WE CHANGED THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL. ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT GO INTO ALL THAT.

IT'S BEEN A CRAZY BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND I LOOK AROUND AT THESE PEOPLE, THE STAFF THAT ARE HERE AND MAN, THEY'VE DONE SOME GREAT WORK THE LAST FEW WEEKS GETTING US TO TONIGHT.

AND I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. SONIA MOST OF ALL AND SO BUT, I LOOK AROUND AND EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE HAS HAD TO REALLY DO SOME, SOME BIG TIME STUFF IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR US TO GET TO, TONIGHT AND GET, THE THINGS DONE WE GOT TONIGHT.

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THANK YOU SONIA FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. I DIDN'T LEAVE HER OUT.

HOW ABOUT THAT. AND THEN ALEX MAN. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO SAY BYE NEXT TIME.

BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS. SUPERINTENDENTS RUN AROUND AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO EACH OTHER BY SAYING, HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE THAT HIRED YOU? AND SO I LOSE ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS ON THE COMMITTEE THAT HIRED ME.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, BY THE TIME YOU GET AROUND, THERE'S ONLY ONE GUY LEFT THAT HIRED YOU.

YOU FEEL A LITTLE UNSAFE AT TIMES. SO I HATE TO SEE YOU GO.

YOU'VE BEEN SUPER, SUPER GOOD BOARD MEMBER. I WANT TO SAY GOOD TO ME.

YOU HAVE BEEN GOOD TO ME. BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.

IT IS ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT, TO SERVE IT SO WELL.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ANYBODY THAT'LL PUT IN, IS IT 12 YEARS? 12 YEARS? THAT'S A LONG, HARD TIME TO DO THIS WORK.

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S GOT GREAT PAY AND ALL, BUT WE, WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TREMENDOUSLY AND I WILL VERY MUCH MISS YOU, BUT I DO HOPE YOU'LL STILL TAKE ME TO DINNER EVERY NOW AND THEN OR, YOU KNOW, INVITE ME TO A GAME HERE AND THERE.

SO HOPEFULLY IT'S JUST NOT GOODBYE. BUT SEE YOU LATER.

SO MOVED. MR. BEBER MADE THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MR. OLSON MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND AND SAYING AYE. AYE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.