Sep 11, 2023 Board Meeting

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

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OOPS. TODAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER , THE 11TH 2023, AND THE TIME IS SIX O'CLOCK. THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE MESQUITE I SD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS BEING CALLED TO ORDER. A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND A NOTICE OF THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE TIME AND THE MANNER REQUIRED BY

[II. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

YOUR GUIDANCE. WE ASK THAT YOU HELP THOSE WHO MAKE DECISIONS AND DELIBERATE TODAY. DO IT ALWAYS IN THE INTEREST OF OUR CHILDREN. WE ASKED THOSE WHO WILL BE AWARDED TODAY. FATHER WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT'S ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN IN THEIR LIVES. FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND AGAIN PRAY YOUR BLESSING. AND I DO. ASK FATHER FOR EACH OF THESE. THAT'S SET IN A DECISION JUST CISION. MAKING PROCESS, THEY WOULD ALLOW YOU TO GUIDE THEM, LAWRENCE. SO, FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU AGAIN AND WE ASK IT IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. I DO. BRING OUR COLORS. GUARD. DEREK SO. FORWARD MARCH. HELLO. RIGHT? NO. LOVE RIGHT? LOVE. MY TIME MARCH. HELLO? HELICOPTER. HOLD CENTER FACE. POST.

THE COLORS. FRIESEN. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLOOD OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

RIGHT FACE. FOR MY LOVE. LOOK GO AHEAD. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE J. R. O. T. C FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL SO. OKAY. HMM WELCOME TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD

[III. BOARD/PTA MOMENT]

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[IV. STUDENT AND STAFF GUESTS]

CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S RIGHT. OH OKAY.

GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY THINKING, GOD, FIRST AND FOREMOST. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN MESQUITE. I S D. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DR RIVERA , MY FAMILY, MY COLLEAGUES, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY MY STUDENTS. IT IS BECAUSE OF THEM THAT I COME TO WORK EVERY DAY WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE. MY STUDENTS, MENTORS , ADMIN AND COLLEAGUES HAVE ALL

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OUR NEXT HONOREE THIS EVENING IS STEPHANIE CREWS FROM SHAN'S ELEMENTARY, THIRD GRADE BILINGUAL TEACHER WITH 27. YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, AND 22 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN HERE IN MESQUITE. EVERY CAMPUS NEEDS AND MRS CRUZ STEPHANIE IS CONSIDERED BY HER PEERS TO BE A LEADER SHANE'S ELEMENTARY SHE NOT ONLY EXCELS IN THE CLASSROOM AS A TEACHER, BUT SHE IS A LEADER AT SHANDS THROUGH OUR SHAN STUDENT COUNCIL. AS AN M I S T E TIP CAMPUS SCHOLAR. MRS CRUZ HAS HELPED LEAD OUR STUDENT COUNCIL AND HELPED NUMEROUS SAND SHARKS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT WILL FOLLOW THEM THROUGH THEIR LIVES. MRS CRUZ IS DEDICATED TO HER PROFESSION. MOST IMPORTANTLY , SHE HAS A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS. SHE ALMOST ALWAYS HAS A WARM SMILE.

AND HER WITTY SENSE OF HUMOR IS A WELCOMING ADDITION TO OUR SCHOOL. MRS CRUZ WILL BE A GREAT MEMBER OF THE M I S D APPLE CORE GROUP. I BELIEVE TEACHING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE EDUCATION THE STUDENTS RECEIVE WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. IN ADDITION TO ACADEMICS , AS A TEACHER, I HELP STUDENTS LEARN TO HAVE EMPATHY, KINDNESS AND RESPECT. OTHERS DIFFERENCES.

OF COURSE. I DIDN'T HAVE TO CALL YOU UP HERE. DID I? STEPHANIE WELL, SHAN'S IS A VERY SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR OUR FAMILY BECAUSE MY SON AND DAUGHTER WENT THROUGH SHANDS. TWO OLDEST GRANDDAUGHTERS HAVE GONE THROUGH THERE IN MY THIRD GRANDDAUGHTERS, NOW AT SHANDS IN THE FOURTH GRADE, SO IT'S A VERY SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR US AND GO SHARKS, WHEREAS THE MOSQUITO IN SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEE SIX TO HONOR OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS WHO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF MOSQUITO USD. AND WHEREAS THE MOSQUITOES THE APPLE CORE, CONSISTENT, EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HIGHEST RECOGNITION. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. THAT BOARD OFFICIALLY WELCOMED STEPHANIE CRUISE INTO THE MESQUITE SD APPLE CORE ON THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 2023 CONGRATULATIONS. MHM UM, FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE OF YOUR WHAT? OH, SORRY. YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. SORRY. RUSHING THROUGH THIS NO. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU TO DR RIVERA AND THE M I S D BOARD MEMBERS FOR HONORING ME AND FOR ALWAYS MAKING DECISIONS THAT EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE, ALWAYS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF IN MESQUITE. I S D. THANK YOU TO ALL MY STUDENTS OVER THE PAST 27 YEARS WHO HAVE TAUGHT ME TO BE A BETTER TEACHER. IT IS SO REWARDING TO SEE THEIR GROWTH EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU TO MY SHAN'S FAMILY. FOR THIS NOMINATION AND RECOGNITION. I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF EDUCATORS.

THANK YOU. BRANDY LEWIS. OKAY FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP OVER THE YEARS, THANK YOU TO MY CURRENT THIRD GRADE TEAM AND ALL MY PAST TEAM MATES AND COLLEAGUES. IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE, LEARNING FROM AND COLLABORATING WITH ALL OF YOU. ESPECIAL THANKS TO JOE FOR CANDICE HUDSON, MURIEL ORTIZ, ROBERT SERVER, BRENDA, TOPHER AND CABLE ARE DAY FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY. MY HUSBAND, GEORGE. WHO HELPS ME SET UP MY CLASSROOM EVERY YEAR AND HAS A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE WITH THE TEACHER.

MY DAUGHTER, OLIVIA. WHO HAS HELPED ME GET READY FOR EACH SCHOOL YEAR AND KEEPS ME CURRENT ON ALL NEW TRENDS SO I CAN PRETEND LIKE I'M COOL IN FRONT OF MY STUDENTS, MY SIBLINGS WHO SUPPORT ME BY PURCHASING THINGS FROM MY CLASSROOM, UM FROM MY AMAZON WISH LIST. AND FINALLY TO MY PARENTS, MY MOM WHO IS HERE TONIGHT AND MY FATHER WHO PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. THEY ALWAYS PROVIDED AN ENVIRONMENT FOR ME AND MY SIBLINGS IN WHICH OUR EDUCATION WAS A PRIMARY FOCUS.

AGAIN THANK YOU. FOR THIS HONOR. I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. MISS CRUZ, WOULD YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMEMBER OTHER LIVES THAT WERE LOST IN 2001. ALL RIGHT. AND JUST A MOMENT HERE. OKAY? EACH MONTH. WE TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF HER OUTSTANDING PAIR PROFESSIONALS ON OUR CAMPUSES, AND TONIGHT IS NO EXCEPTION. I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD MR RONALD DODD AND HIS PRINCIPAL FROM BARRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND, UH, I BELIEVE MISS WIGGINS IS GOING TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT MAKES MR DODD SO SPECIAL. BOARD DR RIVERA AND OTHER CABINET MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING RONALD DODD AS AN M I S D STAR PERE. HE IS STARTING HIS FOURTH YEAR. VERY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND A SIX YEAR WITH MOSQUITO SD MR DOT SERVES AS A SPED SPECIAL EDUCATION PAIR ON OUR CAMPUS AND A VOLUNTEER BOYS ATHLETIC COACH, MR DOT AK COACH DOT IS A VALUABLE, VERY FAMILY MEMBER. HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND AND OFFERS HELP AND SUPPORT WHEREVER NEEDED . HE IS THE EPITOME OF CIA NEED ADDRESSING NEED. INTO PERFORMING HIS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS A STANDOUT SPADE PAIR ON OUR CAMPUS. HE MENTORS AND POURS INTO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY DAY. HE IS A CONSTANT IN THE HALLWAYS, CLASSROOMS AND ALL COMMON AREAS. HE CAN DIFFUSE ANY SITUATION WITH COMEDY AND LAUGHTER. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE IS A LISTENING EAR FOR MANY OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS, ALWAYS OFFERING SAGE ADVICE, HIS KINDNESS AND BIG HEART MAKE HIM ONE OF A KIND AND VERY MIDDLE SCHOOL IS GRATEFUL TO HAVE HIM AS PART OF OUR FAMILY. OH MENTAL ELEMENT. YEAH RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH . CHEERS. DOES HE? ANYBODY.

PROBLEMS? YEAH LAST THING. OH SHE WANTED AGAIN. HELLO, EVERYBODY. HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? GIVEN UNDER THE GOD AND EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD. UM I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, UH, EVERYTHING I DO, UM, I TRY TO LEAD WITH MY HEART. UM I'M NOT A PERSON THAT REALLY LIKES TO SPEAK. BUT YOU KNOW, BEING HERE TONIGHT, UM, IT'S A IT'S A GOOD FEELING, UM, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MY PARENTS RAISED ME TO BE, UM. IT JUST LED ME TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE HOW I MOVE SOME OF THE KIDS I WORK WITH. THEY ALWAYS ASK ME WHY YOU, YOU KNOW. TUCK YOUR SHIRT IN WHY YOU'RE PAYING SO HIGH. TELL HIM TELL HIM, YOU KNOW IT'S ABOUT YOU KNOW HOW YOU LOOK IN SOME SITUATIONS IN

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ARE RECOGNIZED. NEXT RECOGNITION FOR THE EVENING IS OF OUR REPLAY TALK. PARTNER OF THE MONTH, AND I'D LIKE TO, UM INTRODUCE WELL, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY YOU A VIDEO FIRST AND THEN HAVE THE MAYOR OF MESQUITE. MR DAN ALLEMAN COME FORWARD. SO HERE'S A LITTLE VIDEO RECOGNIZING MAYOR DANIEL ALLEMAN JUNIOR FOR HOSTING THE MAYOR. SUMMER READING CHALLENGE WHEN I HEARD THE SUPERINTENDENT TALKING ABOUT HOW CHILDREN NEED TO CONTINUE TO READ DURING THE SUMMER AND THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET A LITTLE BIT BEHIND AND THAT PASSION DESIRE TO KEEP KIDS READING DURING THE SUMMER.

AT THE END OF THE CHALLENGE, THE MAYOR HOSTED A CELEBRATION AT THE MESQUITE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN THAT COMPLETED THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE ALSO KNOW WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM. I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH COVID AND I KNOW IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE BIT TO GET BACK ON TOP AND DOING THINGS SO THE PARENTS COULD READ THOSE PAGES TO THEM AND THEY WOULD COUNT AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET TOGETHER. READ PLAY TALK. THE MAYOR PLANS TO BRING THIS PROGRAM BACK NEXT SUMMER, AND WITH MORE TIME TO PLAN HE'S EXCITED TO MAKE NEXT YEAR BIGGER AND BETTER DO A BIG PARTY AGAIN. KICKOFF PARTY INVITING KIDS TO COME AND THEN ALSO A PARTY TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. GIVE THEM CERTIFICATES, DO ANOTHER PIZZA PARTY AND GIVE THEM SOME GIFT BAGS. WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE THESE KIDS. WERE THERE . THANK YOU, MAYOR ALMOND FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF REPLAY TALK AND FOR ENCOURAGING OUR KIDS TO READ OVER THE SUMMER.

WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS SO COOL. IT REALLY IS SO NEAT. I WANT TO TELL YOU FIRST OF ALL THAT I AM SO PROUD OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT. I'M A BIG TIME AND I SAY THIS AS THE MAYOR OF MESQUITE. I'M A BIG TIME SUPPORTER OF THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE THREE ADULT CHILDREN THAT THEY WENT TO THOMPSON ELEMENTARY. ONE OF THEM DID. THEY WENT TO BURY MIDDLE SCHOOL . THEY WENT TO TERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY WENT TO HORN HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEY WENT TO MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, SO MY KIDS GREW UP IN THE SCHOOLS, GRADUATING SCHOOLS, AND NOW I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER THAT'S ATTENDING ALSO A MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO I'M VERY PROUD, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO KNOW OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL. I LOOK AT THEM RIGHT NOW AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I KNOW THEM PERSONALLY.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CHARACTER AND YOUR INTEGRITY. WE'RE SO WE'RE SO THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AS LEADERS IN OUR CITY AND I SAY THAT FROM MY HEART I ALSO WANT TO SAY I WANT TO GIVE PRAISE TO GOD. TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR THIS AWARD. BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE THAT GIVES US IDEAS AND THINGS TO DO. AND I HAD HEARD THE SUPERINTENDENT TALKING ABOUT KEEP THE CHILDREN READING DURING THE SUMMER. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS IDEA JUST CAME DURING MY PRAYER TIME. HAVE A READING CHALLENGE FOR THE CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER, AND I KNOW I HAD SEEN THAT PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BEFORE GROWING UP. SO I ONLY HAD TWO WEEKS BEFORE SCHOOL WAS OVER WHEN THIS IDEA STARTED WORKING AND MOVING, I STARTED GOING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TALKING TO PRINCIPAL SAYING, HEY, I WANT TO DO THIS. I THINK WE CAN DO IT. WE NEED TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN READING DURING

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AND I WANT TO TELL YOU BEFORE I GO. I'M A BIG TIME. LINDSAY PARIS FAN. SHE'S DOING AN AWESOME GUY OF AWESOME JOB AND WE NEED THIS REPLAY TALK MOVING CONSTANTLY BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR YOUNG CHILDREN. WE WANT THEM RIGHT ON TRACK BY THE THIRD GRADE, SO WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. SO SUPERINTENDENT AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRIVILEGE AND THE HONOR AND THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

OKAY? I'M GOING TO START RECOGNIZING SOME STUDENTS TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH OUR LIBRARY SERVICES SUMMER READING PROGRAM, AND THERE ARE SOME TROPHIES THERE ON THE TABLE. FOR THESE STUDENTS, FIRST FROM TOSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS ELIJAH CAMP SICK. HE'S THE TOP ELEMENTARY READER, AND HE RECORDED OVER 27,000 PAGES. NEXT FROM BARRY MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NO WALL TO BIO, THE TOP MIDDLE SCHOOL READER WHO RECORDED OVER 17,000 PAGES.

NEXT FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL IS REBECCA PRICE, OUR TOP HIGH SCHOOL READER WHO RECORDED OVER 5000 PAGES. NEXT FOR MACKENZIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS KELLY CALDWELL. SHE IS ARE TOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF READER, AND SHE READ OVER 18,000 PAGES.

FROM VANSTONE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ANNA WALL TOP MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF READER AND SHE READ RECORDED OVER 26,000 PAGES. FROM NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, LINDA VIDA. SHE'S OUR TOP HIGH SCHOOL STAFF READER WITH 20,000 PAGES.

THIS IS HER. OKAY I'M SORRY. I'VE GOT OFF TRACK. UM THIS NOW WE'RE GONNA BEGIN RECOGNIZE THEIR AP SCHOLARS. THEY THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE SCORES OF THREE OR HIGHER ON THREE OR MORE. A P EXAMS, AND THIS IS KIMBERLY IBARRA FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL. ALSO FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL IS NATALIE LOPEZ, AP SCHOLAR. RAUL REYES. JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL AP SCHOLAR. FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL. LEILANI SALDIVAR, AP SCHOLAR.

FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL. PABLO EL MANZA, AP SCHOLAR. FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL. LESLIE

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ALSO FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL. JACOB HAMMETT, AP SCHOLAR. FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL. IMMA JEFFCOAT, AP SCHOLAR. FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL, ANDREA NOR COEHLO, AP SCHOLAR. YEAH.

HORN HIGH SCHOOLS. ADRIAN PERATA, AP SCHOLAR. AND THE FINAL AP SCHOLAR FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL, DIEGO RODRIGUEZ CASTRO. THESE NEXT STUDENTS ARE FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE ALSO AP SCHOLARS DEBORAH CARVALHO.

DAMANI BABINEAUX, AP SCHOLAR. YES. CAMDEN RENT SICK, AP SCHOLAR.

MOVING ON TO OUR NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL AP SCHOLARS. THIS IS MARISOL VIETTO.

AP SCHOLAR CRUZ TREJO. AP SCHOLAR DIEGO AMADOR GARCIA. AP SCHOLAR JAMILA ANDREWS.

AGAIN. AP SCHOLAR FIDEL RAMIREZ. AND NOW PETITE HIGH SCHOOLS. AP SCHOLARS TELVIN CULBERSON. AP SCHOLAR MAGGIE GRAHAM. AP SCHOLAR CODY MCKAY DEE.

AP SCHOLAR MIRANDA RODRIGUEZ. YEAH. FROM WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. VALERIE MAHIA, AP

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WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOLS AP SCHOLAR GISELLE HERRERA. FROM WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL.

NOEL HAMAS AP SCHOLAR. AND OUR LAST GROUP OF AP SCHOLARS IS FROM FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL, JUAN DIAZ.

JONATHAN THOMAS, AP SCHOLAR. UM . THIS NEXT GROUP OF STUDENTS ARE AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR, MEANING THEY RECEIVED AN AVERAGE SCORE OF AT LEAST 3.25 ON ALL EXAMS TAKEN AND A SCORE OF THREE OR HIGHER ON FOUR OR MORE OF THOSE EXAMS. FIRST IT'S SHARING GEORGE FROM HORN HIGH SCHOOL. AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR MOLINA. ALSO FROM HORN, CHRISTIAN MOLINO HOLDEN, AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR. FROM NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, JOSE GO HEAD TO TOE AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR. FROM NORTH MESQUITE. IAN HERNANDEZ PEREZ, AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR. FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. JESSALYN RAKHINE AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR. HMM. ALSO FOR MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. J LOPEZ, AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR.

FROM WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. EDWIN CASTRO, AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR.

FROM WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. ABDI HERNANDEZ, AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR. WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOLS LEONARDO JUAREZ, AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR MM HMM. FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. ANGEL DE LA PUENTE, TREVISO AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR. I'LL SAY FROM VANGUARD. JACOB TORRES, AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR. YEAH. AND NOW WE'RE TO THE STUDENTS WHO ARE AP SCHOLARS

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MATTHEW WEAVER, AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION. FROM WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL.

CARLA RAMIREZ GONZALEZ, AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION. INSTALLING FINISH WHICH CHANNEL . ALRIGHT NEXT IS JASON ROMERO OF WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL AND AP SCHOLAR AND ALSO AN AP CAPSTONE SEMINAR. REESE AND RESEARCH CERTIFICATE WINNER IT WAS GRANTED TO STUDENTS WHO EARNED A SCORE OF THREE OR HIGHER IN BOTH AP SEMINAR AND AP RESEARCH. 50 CENT. HMM HMM. SAME HONORS FOR WEST MISS KATE HIGH SCHOOLS. JENNIFER TERCEIRO, AP SCHOLAR AND AP CAPSTONE SEMINAR AND RESEARCH CERTIFICATE WINNER OF CTE. SOMETHING ELSE FIRST, OKAY? ANOTHER DOUBLE AWARD HERE FROM WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS CYNTHIA ACOSTA LOPEZ. SHE IS AN AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION AND AN AP CAPSTONE DIPLOMA RECIPIENT. AND HER SPONSOR. ALISON I'M SORRY, ALYSSA BOY, IT IS HERE WITH THIS EVENING. YEAH. AND WE HAVE TWO MORE TEACHERS TO RECOGNIZE THIS EVENING. TWO OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE EGYPT PROGRAM AND ARE NOW RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT TO SCHOLARS. PLEASE WELCOME DR DRAMA TREA WATERS FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, AND DR TIMOTHY NEUVILLE WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL.

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YOU KNOW WHAT I FORGOT TO IN OUR BOARD MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR P T, A PRESIDENT AND MESQUITE, MISS? UH JOSIE, IF YOU WILL COME UP TO YOUR PLACE. IT'S CARDEN IS , AM I RIGHT? THANK YOU.

GREETINGS TO THE BOARD. DR RIVERA. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. I COME WITH GOOD NEWS. WE HAVE STARTED OFF HER SCHOOL YEARS STRONG THIS YEAR EVERY YEAR ARE LOCALS HAVE TO ATTAIN CERTAIN STANDARDS OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ACTIVIST CHEETAHS AND TO STAY AS A NONPROFIT THROUGH THE I R S. AND SO FAR WE HAVE THREE SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT HAVE JUST SURPASSED THE REST AND KNOCKED OUT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THOSE SCHOOLS, AND THAT WOULD BE SINGER ELEMENTARY, MATTHEW ELEMENTARY AND SHOT ELEMENTARY COOL. I EXPECT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS TO FOLLOW IN THEIR DIRECTIONS. THREE. JUST KNOCK IT OUT REALLY QUICKLY, SO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THEM. WE ARE STILL PUSHING OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVES ARE LOCALS ARE WORKING HARD AT THAT. AND I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THESE SIX SCHOOLS SO FAR THAT HAVE SURPASSED LAST YEAR'S MEMBERSHIP NUMBER IS ALREADY SO WE'RE JUST NOW IN SEPTEMBER, AND THEY'VE ALREADY GOT MORE MEMBERS NOW THAN THEY HAD ALL OF LAST YEAR, AND THOSE SCHOOLS ARE WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL AGONY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GALLOWAY ELEMENTARY THAI SINGER PORTER AND SHAW. SO THOSE SCHOOLS HAVE REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP FOR US, AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH AND JUST TO PUT ONE MORE SCHOOL OUT THERE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS SCHOOL HAS DONE AMAZING WITH THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THEY'RE NOT AT A POINT WHERE THEY'VE SURPASSED LAST YEAR, BUT THEY HAD SUCH A BIG NUMBER LAST YEAR THAT THEY ARE OUR TOP MEMBERSHIP SCHOOL THIS YEAR. SO FAR, THAT'S GENTRY ELEMENTARY. THEY HAVE 164 MEMBERS ALREADY. SO I THINK THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVEN'T BEEN THERE LAST SCHOOL, THEY DEFINITELY DESERVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THEY DO YES. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH PITA. WE'RE PUSHING MEMBERSHIP AND WE'RE HELPING SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MM HMM. OKAY WE GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THIS

[VI. CONSENT AGENDA]

[V. AUDIENCE]

[VII. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT]

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HOWEVER POTEET HIGH SCHOOL, OUR SENIOR ARMY INSTRUCTOR, POSITION IS CURRENTLY VACANT AS OF FRIDAY. WE'RE WORKING THAT. WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM. THIS YEAR, WE SENT FOUR STUDENTS FOUR TEAMS RATHER TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP . WE ALSO HOSTED THE LARGEST J ROTC ROBOTICS COMPETITION IN OUR REGION, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS AND WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER $7000 IN GRANTS EQUIPMENT FROM THE ROBOTICS EDUCATION AND COMPETITION FOUNDATION. AS A RESULT OF OUR HOSTING OF THESE, THE LARGEST TOURNAMENT. ALSO, WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE GRANT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. MOSQUITO WAS THE FIRST SCHOOL BOARD TO APPROVE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STEM GRANT THAT GRANT WILL GO TOWARDS OUR SUMMER PROGRAM AND WE ORIGINALLY WERE AWARDED THE GRANT FOR THE YEAR OF 25. BUT LAST YEAR WHEN THE GRANT FOLKS CAME DOWN TO VISIT WITH US, THEY REALIZED THAT MOSQUITO ISD GERAGHTY C WAS AHEAD OF ALL OF THE 25 COHORTS AND MOST OF THE 24 COHORTS. SO WHEN ONE OF THE 24 COHORTS FELL OFF, THEY ASKED MOSQUITO SD GERALD TC TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO 24. SO WITH THAT, THIS SUMMER, WE WILL RECEIVE OVER $141,000 FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAM , AND NEXT SUMMER, WE WILL RECEIVE OVER $144,000. FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAM. WE CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS A AND M COMMERCE. AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE A FRESHMAN FROM OUR GERALD T. C PROGRAM THAT IS NOW ENTERING THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AT TEXAS A AND M COMMERCE THAT ATTENDED OUR SUMMER PROGRAM THAT WE'RE DOING IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMERCE. WITH THIS GRANT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN OUR ROBUST SUMMER PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, EVEN IF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOESN'T RENEW THE GRANT IN 2026. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. WE ARE ONE OF 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WERE AWARDED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GRANT SO AGAIN PUTS MOSQUITO SD AND VERY, VERY GOOD COMPANY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT AND THE STRUCTURAL CHANGE JUST A LITTLE BIT. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE WERE SO FAR AHEAD WAS BET WHEN IT COMES TO THE JUNIOR ROTC CADET LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE AND THE STEM LEARNING . WE WERE ALREADY PERFORMING THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A AND M COMMERCE, THE PART WILL ADD THIS YEAR IS THE WORKFORCE. UH LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE AND THAT'S WHERE WE WILL TAKE OUR STUDENTS ON FIELD TRIPS. WHERE THEY WILL ACTUALLY VISIT INDUSTRY WITHIN, UH, THE DFW METROPLEX TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT TYPE OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE OUT THERE. THEY SEE THESE LARGE BUILDINGS, THESE LARGE

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IT TAKES TIME FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO LEARN TO LEARN THE NEW STRATEGIES TO LEARN THE NEW WAYS. TEACHER TRAININGS FOR WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT TAKES TIME.

WHEN YOU ALSO ADD IN THE FACT THAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY BAR WAS RAISED. AND PUT ON TOP OF THAT.

WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE COMMISSIONER'S RULES FOR HOW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GRADED LAST YEAR, WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THAT. UM YOU'RE GONNA EXPECT ANOTHER DIP AND SCORES ANY YEAR THAT THEY RAISED RAISED. THE SCORES RAISED THE ACCOUNTABILITY. SO NOW THEY'VE DONE BOTH OF THESE THINGS IN THE SAME YEAR. AND OF COURSE, ON TOP OF THAT, AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE DEALING WITH WITH A TEACHER SHORTAGE. SO AT A TIME WHEN YOU WOULD WANT TO BE ABLE TO PULL YOUR TEACHERS TRAIN YOUR TEACHERS, ALL OF THESE THINGS TO HELP PREPARE THEM. WE HAD TO GET REALLY CREATIVE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE TEACHERS COMING IN BEHIND THEM TO COVER IN THE CLASSROOMS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE CALLING THIS THAT HAVE ALREADY JOINED THE LAWNS LAWSUIT. THEY'RE CALLING THIS THE PERFECT STORM. IT'S JUST PAINTING AND UNFAIR PICTURE OF OUR CAMPUSES. THIS IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY CHANGES BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 WAS WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENTS WERE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK. ON ON THE NEW A THROUGH F SYSTEM. ALSO IN NOVEMBER AND UPDATED A THROUGH F FRAMEWORK WAS RELEASED . KEEP IN MIND. THIS IS ALL PRELIMINARY. THIS IS NOT FINAL. IN JANUARY OF 23 THAT PRELIMINARY TARGETS AND CUT SCORES WERE RELEASED. APRIL AND MAY. THAT'S WHEN OUR STUDENTS WERE TESTING. JUST LAST MONTH. THE PRELIMINARY ACCOUNTABILITY MANUAL WAS RELEASED FOR LAST YEAR'S TEST. IT'S STILL NOT APPROVED. AND THIS MONTH THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO RELEASE THE A THROUGH F RATINGS. SO THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT OUR CAMPUSES AND DISTRICT HAVE BEEN FACED WITH IS MAINLY IN, UM WE'RE LOOKING AT CCM ARE WHICH IS COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT CLOSING THE GAPS, WHICH IS DOMAIN THREE AND ACCOUNTABILITY , SO THE THRESHOLD SCORE TO GET AN A FOR CCM ARE INCREASED 28 POINTS. THAT ALONE IS A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO. HOWEVER YOU ALSO HAVE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A LAGGING INDICATOR, WHICH MEANS IT'S A YEAR BEHIND. THEN INDICATORS THAT COUNTED THEN AT THAT TIME ARE NO LONGER GOING TO COUNT NOW. SO THE STUDENTS EARNED THE SCORE EARNED THE CCM OUR POINT THAT COUNTED. THOSE STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED AND GONE AND NOW TWO. EA IS SAYING SOME OF THOSE POINTS ARE NOT GOING TO COUNT. OKAY? ON DOMAIN. THREE. IT MOVED FROM A YES NO TO A ZERO THROUGH FOUR POINT SKILL, AND WE

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STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION COULD BE THAT IT'S NOT OUR ROLE OR THE DISTRICT'S ROLE TO SUE OR ENGAGE IN LITIGATION AGAINST THE STATE AGENCIES OR AUTHORITIES. LIMITED TIME FOR YOU TO CONSIDER, OF COURSE OF ACTION. UM YOU KNOW, IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, WE LIKE TO SAY THERE ARE VERY FEW DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE IMMEDIATELY. UM SO IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE WOULD PULL IN ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS WE WOULD WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR TEACHERS. WE WOULD WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR PRINCIPLES WE WOULD WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR PARENTS. WHAT? WHAT DO YOU ALL WANT TO SEE? WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO? BUT DUE TO THE TIMING OF THIS AND DO THAT ATTACK DUE TO THE TIMING OF WHEN THE STAR SCORES ARE GOING TO BE RELEASED THIS THIS HAS TO BE MADE NOW. AND ALSO A CLIENT OF NOT JOINING IS THAT NO FAVORABLE NO FAVORABLE RULING. SO IF THE JUDGE DOES SIDE WITH THE DISTRICTS, AND WE ARE NOT A PART OF THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF HE WILL INCLUDE ALL DISTRICTS ARE NOT HERE. SHE WILL

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SO FAR. THE. THE SPENDING CAP WAS JUST PUT ON LAST WEEK, SO THEY ARE EXPECTING MANY MORE TO JOIN THIS WEEK. SO THESE ARE OUR OPTIONS. HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR TONIGHT. WE CAN JOIN THE LITIGATION AS AN INTERVENER. OPTION ONE OPTION TWO. WE CAN CHOOSE NOT TO JOIN AT THIS TIME. OR OPTION THREE. WE CAN ADOPT A RESOLUTION AND SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE JOINED. DO YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS FOR DISCUSSION. WELL I'LL START. I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO SAY. AS A MORE TRUSTEE, I HAVE AN OPINION REGARDING THIS AND WE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY, THOUGH THE BOARD HAS NOT MADE ANY DECISIONS AT THIS POINT. BUT WE VALUE AND WE RESPECT THE ROLE OF OUR GOVERNOR AND OUR LAWMAKERS IN AUSTIN. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. MIKE MORAN, IS AN APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE. OF COURSE , WE'RE TALKING PARTISAN POLITICS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT. THE ROLE OF TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS NONPARTISAN , IN MY OPINION, IS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS DRAGGING US INTO A PARTISAN POLITICS. LIKE YOU SAID , DR FINE GLASS, WEAK KNOWLEDGE , THE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

SO THAT WE CAN MEASURE OUR PROGRESS SO THAT WE CAN WORK ON IMPROVEMENT WHERE IMPROVEMENT IS NEEDED SO THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AS WE EXPECT THEM TO. BUT THIS MIDSTREAM CHANGE TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM CREATES A FALSE NARRATIVE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS OR FAILING AND THESE CHANGES THAT THE COMMISSIONER IS IMPLEMENTING OR AN INJUSTICE TO DISTRICTS LIKE MESQUITE THAT HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. AND WE TALKED EARLIER. THIS IS NOT A FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT WERE VERY SERIOUS. ABOUT THIS, BUT THIS LAWSUIT THAT WERE POTENTIALLY YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON A FEW MINUTES AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY THIS BOARD'S GONNA GO. BUT IT CHALLENGES THE COMMISSIONER'S CHANGES TO THE EIGHT A OF ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. BUY HIM ILLEGALLY FAILING TO NOTIFY DISTRICTS OF THE CHANGES TO THESE DOMAINS THAT WE HAVE, UM THE CHANGES ARBITRARILY, LOWELL LOWER PERFORMANCE RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL. AND THE RESULT OF THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW LAWMAKERS IN AUSTIN NOT TO CRITICIZE THEM, BUT IT ALLOWS THEM TO TARNISH THE REPUTATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS. IT'S THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. AND IT ALLOWS LAWMAKERS JUSTIFYING WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GIVES THEM A REASON WHY THEY WANT TO IMPLEMENT. PUBLICLY FUNDED VOUCHER SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE THINK THAT COMMISSIONER NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REASSESS THESE CHANGES. AND UH, YOU DON'T GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE STANDARD AND THE DOMAINS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID THAT WE'VE AGREED TO THANK YOU. ONE THING I WANTED TO SAY TO CCM ARE THAT YOU CAN'T WIN. IT IS I KNOW WHEN SITUATION BECAUSE IT'S A YEAR LAG SO WE CAN'T GO BACK AND FIX WHAT HE SAID. CCM ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. WE CAN'T WE HAVE TO ACCEPT WHAT IT IS, AND HE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO ACCEPT. SOME OF WHAT THE KIDS HAVE EARNED. SO IT'S A VERY VERY TROUBLESOME. ADAM THAT WE'RE FACING HERE. YES YOU SAID THAT EXACTLY RIGHT, MADAM PRESIDENT, MR. EVERETT. I AGREE WITH YOU TOOK SOME OF MY NOTES, DIDN'T YOU? I DO WANT TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS. I WROTE. IT COULD ALMOST MAKE SURE THEY'RE HURT BECAUSE WE ALL FEAR FOR WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IN AUSTIN. AND THE COMMENTS I HAVE HERE IS A DISTRICT. WE ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO COMPLY COMPLY WITH THE SCORING SYSTEM. BUT WE BELIEVE IN BEING RATED BUT WE WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, BUT WE SIMPLY WANT TO ENFORCE A STATE LAW THAT EXISTS THAT PROVIDES ADEQUATE NOTICE SO THAT WE KNOW THE RULES OF THE GAME BEFORE WE PLAY IT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW ANY ENTITY THAT BELIEVES IT'S FAIR

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BE A CAREER. OR SERVE IN THE MILITARY. AND BE SUCCESSFUL AND MAINLY GO TO COLLEGE AND BE GOOD STUDENTS GRADUATE AND COME BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITIES AND BE OF SOME GOOD. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGING THESE TESTS REGULARLY. AND YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME THE CHANGES MADE YOU HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT. BUT WE IMMEDIATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THREE YEARS LATER, WE'RE ALREADY CAUGHT UP WITH IT. SO THE STATE CHANGES THAT AGAIN AND THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THEY WERE CHANGING EVERY FIVE YEARS. MOSQUITO IS THEY NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM THEM. COMPLAIN. AND WE PROGRESSED AND WE CAUGHT UP. BUT THIS CHANGE HERE IS NOT ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND MAKING THEM BETTER. THIS CHANGE HERE IS ABOUT MAKING PUBLIC EDUCATION LOOK BAD IN TEXAS, SO THAT THE RHETORIC THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN THROWING OUT THERE TO THE TO THE WIND STICKS. AND THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO THAT. AND THEY DON'T WANT TO LISTEN.

I'VE AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE LOOK. I HAVE THAT I SIT ON A ON A STATE BOARD, WHICH HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO COMMISSIONER MORATH A COUPLE OF TIMES. AND IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS I HAD. COME TO THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALTER THE POINT THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT HE DOESN'T WANT TO. REALLY HELP OUT PUBLIC EDUCATION THE WAY HE SHOULD. I DON'T THINK HE'S BEING FAIR TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. I THINK I THINK THAT ALL THESE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.

AND THEY SHOW THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS BEING INTACT. AND WE HAVE TO COME AND FIX IT AND WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. BUT OUR SIDE IT'S MORE MAINLY AT A HIGHER LEVEL, THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY SUFFERING. HERE ARE THE KIDS AND THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE TO APPLY ALL THIS AND I COULD TELL YOU STORIES ABOUT KIDS. COME HURRYING TO THEIR HOUSES. EXCUSE ME. THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE TEST. THEY HAVE A HARD TIME. IT'S INCREDIBLE, BUT THEY GO THROUGH. AND HE WANTS TO MAKE IT WORSE. COME ON. MICHAEL PLEASE. I COULD ONLY JUST TELL YOU IT'S NOT RIGHT. AND HE HE BETTER HE HAS TO CHANGE HIS TONE . SOONER OR LATER. THIS IS GOING TO COME OUT. IT'S GONNA BE REALLY BAD FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. I AGREE, MR BINGHAM. I OF COURSE ECHO. ALL THAT'S BEEN

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SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM FROM FROM THE TEACHERS, THE PRINCIPALS OF STUDENTS, THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION. THANK YOU.

OKAY THEN WE MOVED TO INSTRUCTION OUR SUMMER ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION REPORT FROM MR WILLIS. MISS WILLIS. NO THERE YOU GO. OOPS. HELLO HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, DR RIVERA IN SCHOOL BOARD, AFTER ALL, THAT WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS AND THINGS THAT WE DO OFFER FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER.

MOSQUITO. USD PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED WITH RECOVERING LAWS AND LEARNING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE CREDIT RECOVERY, WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO RECOUP CREDIT THAT WAS LOST DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS WERE ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO RECEIVE EXTRA SUPPORT AND WORK ON THEIR HOUSE BILL 45 45, WHICH CHANGE THE HOUSE BILL 14 16 HOURS. BY WORKING WITH SOME OF OUR BEST AND MOST PASSIONATE TEACHERS ARE SUMMER PROGRAMS GIVE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN A SMALL CLASSROOM SETTING, WHICH FOCUSED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND PROGRESS, M I S D SUMMER PROGRAMS EXTEND AND SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING ON ALL GREAT LEVELS. THIS PAST SUMMER, OUR ELEMENTARY PROGRAM CHANGED A LITTLE BIT AND STARTED IN JULY RATHER THAN JUNE, UM, AND THIS WAS A RESPONSE TO A TEACHER FEEDBACK FORM THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR. WE ALSO OFFER CREDIT RECOVERY AT EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND AT MESQUITE ACADEMY. TRADITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL OFFERED COURSES FOR ORIGINAL CREDIT TO STUDENTS WHO WANTED TO GET AHEAD OR TO MAKE ROOM IN THEIR SCHEDULE FOR OTHER COURSES DOING THE SCHOOL YEAR, 476 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 75 MORE STUDENTS THAN LAST YEAR. AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS BECAUSE COUNCILORS PROMOTED IT ON THEIR CAMPUSES, AND AS ADDITIONAL WE PROMOTED IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE FACEBOOK. SUMMER, PE WAS OFFERED TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A FOUR YEAR CREDIT. THIS ENABLES STUDENTS TO FIT OTHER COURSES SUCH AS BAND AND ART

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C CLASSES USED A REVISED FORMAT TO ADDRESS THE STAR REDESIGNED AND BECAUSE OF THIS MISTY STUDENTS PERFORMED AT THE SAME LEVEL OR OUTPERFORM THE STATE IN EACH OF THE FOUR AREAS. MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOVERY LEARNING, UM WE INVITED STUDENTS TO ALSO COME AND SATISFY THEIR HOUSE BILL 45 45 OR HOUSEHOLD 14 16 REQUIREMENTS. WE HAD 100. MORE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR THAN WE DID LAST YEAR. OKAY? SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOVERY LEARNING, UM I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A KUDOS TO TEACHING AND LEARNING AS THEY REALLY FOCUSED ON LAYING OUT A GREAT FOUNDATION ADDS TO WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT THIS SCHOOL YEAR . THIS SUMMER. WE SAW GROWTH IN OUR PRE AND POST TEST DATA FOR EACH OF OUR SUBJECT AREAS. ELEMENTARY RECOVERY LEARNING THIS YEAR RECOVERY LEARNING WAS OFFERED ON EACH ELEMENTARY CAMPUS ARE FOCUSED THIS SUMMER WAS ON OUR L A. AND WE HAD MORE THAN 1600 STUDENTS ATTEND. UM HERE'S A HIGHLIGHT, AS YOU CAN SEE OVERALL STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED ELEMENTARY RECOVERY LEARNING GROUP FROM THE PRETEST TO THE POST TEST ACROSS THE DISTRICT. ARE EMERGING. BILINGUAL SL PRE K K PROGRAM WAS HELD AT TWO ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES , LAWRENCE AND HAND BE ELEMENTARY, WHERE THEY WELCOME 288 STUDENTS TO THEIR CAMPUSES. THIS SUMMER, STUDENTS RECEIVE SPECIAL INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE. FRESH YOU IS ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE CHOOSE SELECT INCOMING FRESHMEN TO PARTICIPATE AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT CONNECTS THEM TO OUR STUDENTS SUCCESS TEACHERS ON THEIR CAMPUS AND HELPS THEM BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. THEY LEARN ABOUT THEIR SCHEDULES AND JUST KIND OF GET USED TO HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. THIS YEAR, WE OFFER THE PROGRAM AS A ONE DAY MINICAMP WITH ONGOING CONNECTION ACTIVITIES DISPERSED, UM, NINE WEEKS OF SCHOOL. ELATION AS YOU KNOW, WE RECENTLY HAD SUMMER GRADUATION LAST MONTH , AND THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE RECOVERY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT IN MY SD PROVIDES TO OUR STUDENTS WITHOUT SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TO THE SPRING TO GRADUATE. WHAT ALL OF THAT BEING SAID SUMMER PROGRAMS IS A HUGE TASK THAT CANNOT BE DONE ALONE. THERE ARE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER TO OFFER SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR STUDENTS. IT TRULY TAKES A VILLAGE TO SERVE. OUR STUDENTS OF MES DE IN OUR VILLAGE COMES TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR SUMMER PROGRAMMING? OKAY YOU SEEM VERY SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU. YES THANK YOU VERY MUCH LIKE TO INVITE DR HAMMOND OUT TO FINISH OUR REPORT. GO BACK TO THAT REPORT. OKAY, SO THIS IS A SUMMARY OC TESTING UPDATE. AS YOU JUST HEARD, UH, TEST CHANGED, SO EVEN LOOK DIFFERENT FOR THESE STUDENTS TESTING, WE STILL REMAINED ABOVE THE STATE AND SEVERAL AREAS, BUT WE HAD SEVERAL. WE HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS COME AND RETEST THIS YEAR FOR SUMMARY O. C. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES CONTINUE TO RISE. THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US. WE ALWAYS DO PRETTY WELL RIGHT HERE. SO GET OUR KIDS ACROSS THAT FINISH LINE. AND THEN WE DO HAVE TO GO INTO HEARING OVER THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR SUMMER ACCELERATION PROGRAMS. WE WILL CLOSE OUR.

REGULAR MEETING NOW AND OPEN IT TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO EVALUATE ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION EFFECTIVE IN THIS IS THERE ANYONE HERE IT ALMOST TO SPEAK MISS JOB? THERE'S NO ONE WE WILL

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THEY'RE GREAT PARTNERS OF OURS. THEY'RE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK HAVE SIMILAR MISSIONS THAT WE DO, AND SO WE WERE HAPPY TO PARTNER TOGETHER WITH THEM. OKAY I WANT YOU TO THINK WHEN YOU WERE A KID. WHAT A COMMON QUESTION. YOU WERE ASKED. I REMEMBER AS A KID, EVERY ADULT I INTERACTED WITH HER, LIKE, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? AND ANYTIME I'M AROUND KIDS , ESPECIALLY PRE K KINDER KIDS. I'M ASKING. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? BECAUSE I LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE THINKING. A LOT OF THEM RIGHT NOW ARE SAYING I WANT TO BE A YOUTUBE STAR. I WANT TO BE AN INFLUENCER. BUT ALSO GET KIDS THAT SAY, I WANT TO BE A TEACHER. I WANT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER. I WANT TO BE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER. I WANT TO BE A CHEF, AND THOSE ARE ALL GREAT THINGS. AND YOU KNOW THIS AND I KNOW THIS, BUT A LOT OF FAMILIES DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE PROGRAMS RIGHT HERE WITHIN MOSQUITO SD THAT CAN HELP CHILDREN REACH THOSE OCCUPATIONAL GOALS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR AT THE REPLAY TALK FESTIVALS WHERE PIVOTING A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE PARTNERING HEAVILY WITH THE DISTRICT CTE DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWCASE. FACING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED FOR OUR STUDENTS. THEY'RE STILL EACH DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE A BOOT SPACE. THERE WILL STILL BE TRUNK OR TREATING. BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THE SHIFT IN THIS EVENT WILL REALLY MAKE THE REPLAY TALK FESTIVAL FEEL LIKE A DISTRICT EVENTS SHOWCASING ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. TO OUR KIDS. WE'RE ADDING THINGS LIKE A KIDS AREA WHERE THE REPLAY TALK BEST WILL BE STATIONED IN OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TEAM AND READY SET TEACH TEACHERS WILL BE RUNNING GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES. YOU'LL STILL SEE SIMILAR COMPONENTS LIKE TRUNK OR TREATING AT THE DIFFERENT BOOTHS, SPACES. THEY'RE STILL BE BOUNCE HOUSES ITS SCHOLASTIC BOOK, FAIR REPRESENTATION FROM ALL SIX OF MY HIGH SCHOOLS. FOOD TRUCKS AND A DJ, BUT WE ARE JUST THRILLED ABOUT THIS CHANGE FOR THE EVENT, AND SO WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL COME OUT AND JOIN US. WE'RE HOPING FOR BETTER WEATHER ON OCTOBER 28TH. THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO SHARE KIND OF AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT WE STARTED AT THE END OF LAST SEMESTER. YOU REMEMBER, IT'S BEEN OVER FIVE YEARS AGO THAT WE HAD LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES BUILT AND INSTALLED ON ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES. THOSE

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SO MY DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WE'VE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE LIBRARIES ARE CLEAN THAT THEY ARE FULLY STOCKED. THAT THEY ARE ORGANIZED THAT WAY THEY'RE INVITING AND JUST A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES. WE DID HAVE SOME LIBRARIES THAT NEEDED SOME MINOR REPAIRS, WHETHER THEY NEED TO BE REPAINTED OR THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR PUT ON. SO WE WORKED WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS FROM SEA LIFE CHURCH. THEY'VE ADOPTED THOSE LIBRARIES. THEY FIXED THEM UP, AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO HAVE COMMITTED TO KEEP THEM STOCKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE OTHER LIBRARIES THAT JUST NEEDED LIKE MINIMAL RESTOCKING AND ORGANIZING. ALL OF OUR LIBRARIES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY EITHER BUSINESSES. FAMILIES UM PARENTS , STAFF MEMBERS, AND SO EVERY ELEMENTARY LIBRARY IS REPRESENTED BY SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, SO I'VE ASKED THEM TO AGREE TO STOPPING BY THE LITTLE THEIR LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AT LEAST TWO TIMES EVERY SUMMER. ESTHER. TO MAKE SURE IT'S STOCKED IN GOOD CONDITION. WE REALLY WANT THESE TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE BREAKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR CHRISTMAS BREAK AND SUMMER BREAK. WE WORKED WITH OUR DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A VIDEO. A SHORT VIDEO TO BE, UM, KIND OF SENT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALSO TO PRINCIPLES TO REINTRODUCE WHAT LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES ARE TO THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY'RE MEANT TO BE UTILIZED. ALL SHOW THAT VIDEO TO YOU KNOW TRADUCED WHISKEY. I HAVE THESE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS STOP BY AND EXPLORE. YOU'LL FIND A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS. STORIES ARE DIFFERENT STARS AND FOOT. WE WANT YOU TO BORROW THE ONE YOU WANT FOR FREE. JUST RETURNED IT, BUT YOU BORROWED WHEN YOU ARE DONE AND READY FOR A NEW ONE, ENCOURAGING READING, BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND SPREADING JOY BROUGHT TO YOU BY RADIO TALK IN OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SO THAT VIDEO WILL BEGIN CIRCULATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK. BUT WHAT WE HOPE THAT THIS VIDEO EMPHASIZES AS WE WANT THIS TO BE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AMONG OUR COMMUNITY AND AMONG OUR STUDENTS . I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE KIDS. THEY'RE GOING TO GET A BOOK FROM A LIBRARY. THEY'RE GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH IT. AND IF THEY FALL IN LOVE WITH IT, I WANT THEM TO KEEP THAT BOOK. YOU KNOW, I WANT THAT. TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO KEEP READING. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PARTNERS WHO HAVE ADOPTED THEY CAN RESTOCK. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. HEY, IF YOU READ A BOOK, FINISH IT, BRING IT BACK SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN ENJOY IT. SO WE HOPE THAT THIS VIDEO WILL HELP SPREAD THAT MESSAGE. ENTERED YOU DON'T WANT TO WATCH IT AGAIN. OR MAYBE YOU DO. OH, GOSH. OKAY ALRIGHT, I WANTED TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL RESOURCES. WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE REPLAY TALK CALENDAR THIS YEAR, JUST IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT. ARE FUNDING CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, AND SO WE HAD TO CUT COSTS ON THAT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE EVERY ELEMENTARY STUDENT WITH A REPLAY TALK MAGNETIC CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR. WE ARE STILL RELEASING MONTHLY EPISODES OF THE REPLAY TALK PODCAST AND THEN QUARTERLY EPISODES OR EPISODES. QUARTERLY EDITIONS OF THE REPLAY TALK DIGITAL MAGAZINE. WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS. REPLAY TALK STORY TIMES THAT WE HOLD TWICE A MONTH THAT TOWN EAST MALL STARTING THIS MONTH, THOUGH STORY TIMES WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

I FELT LIKE WE WERE LACKING. UM THE PARENT EDUCATION COMPONENT IN THE STORY TIMES IT FELT LIKE THEY LASTED 10 MINUTES. WE HAVE A GUEST READER COME IN, AND IT WAS FUN, BUT THEN THEY WERE OVER. SO WE HAVE LAID IT OUT NOW OR IT'LL BE 30 MINUTES. FULL INTERACTION FOR FAMILIES, STARTING WITH A PARENT SOCIALIZATION TIME THAT'S STILL STRUCTURED, BUT BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER. WE'LL STILL HAVE A GUEST READER, BUT THEN WE'LL END THE STORY TIME WITH EITHER A CRAFT OR ACTIVITY THAT DIRECTLY RELATES WITH THE BOOK THAT'S RED. AND SO WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THAT WILL JUST BE A GREAT PARENT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ATTEND. UM AND THEN, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE OFFERED, READ, PLAY, TALK PARENT CLASSES AT A DISTRICT LEVEL AND PAST. STARTING THIS YEAR, WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING SPECIFICALLY INJURY, BAILEY AND HER TEAM AND THEY HAVE CREATED CURRICULUM THAT CAMPUSES CAN USE TO INSTRUCT THOSE REPLAY TALK PARENT CLASSES ON THE CAMPUS LEVEL. AND THEN I'LL TOUCH ON SCHOOL RESOURCE RESOURCES THAT READ, PLAY TALK BUS. WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS SCHOOL YEAR UM OUR DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE BEST TO VISIT EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS AT LEAST ONE TIME. WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE WANT THAT RESOURCE TO BE UTILIZED. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING BOOK DONATIONS. WE GET LOTS OF USED BOOK DONATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DR VANDALS AND NO, I'M RUNNING. PROBABLY OVER MY TIME.

SHE GAVE ME A TIME LIMIT. I THINK I'M GOING OVER IT. OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT LENA START

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THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT WE WAIT UNTIL NEXT SCHOOL YEAR TOGETHER THAT DATA BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE A LARGER GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT ARE SCHOOL AGE. SO OF COURSE, I WILL KEEP DR FINE GLASS AND DR RIVERA UPDATED ON THAT PROGRESS , AND HOPEFULLY, WHEN I'M HERE NEXT YEAR, I'LL HAVE MORE SPECIFIC DATA TO SHARE. EXPANSION TO ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES HAS HELPED US REACH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FAMILIES. AND SO YOU CAN READ JUST BY GROWING . YOU KNOW, WE WERE JUST DOING GROUPS BY OURSELVES FOR A YEAR AND THEN WE'VE SLOWLY BEEN ADDING CAMPUSES EXPANDING LENA START THERE. SO IN THE SPRING, WE HAD 76 FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN LENA START AND THAT WAS ACROSS NINE CAMPUSES. WE HAVE NINE CAMPUSES THAT ARE HOSTING LENA STARR GROUPS THIS SEMESTER.

I DON'T HAVE NUMBERS FOR YOU ON FAMILIES PARTICIPATING BECAUSE WE HAVE FIVE GROUPS THAT START THIS WEEK. SO WE'RE EXPECTING BETWEEN 50 60 FAMILIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN LENA START THIS SEMESTER. WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE MOSQUITO EDUCATION FOUNDATION AT THE END OF LAST SEMESTER FOR ALMOST $50,000, AND THAT GRANT ALLOWED US TO EXPAND LENA START ON THREE ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. SO THE THREE CAMPUSES WE'VE EXPLAINED IT TO OUR AUSTIN CROSS AND HAMBY AND THEN THESE ARE PARTICIPATING CAMPUSES THAT WILL OFFER GROUPS WITHIN THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM.

WE BELIEVE IT'S WORKING. WE BELIEVE FAMILIES NEED TO HEAR IT. WE WANT ALL FAMILIES. EVERY SINGLE FAMILY CAN BENEFIT FROM LENA START AND SO WE WANT EVERY FAMILY WITH A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF THREE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. OKAY I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH WONDERFUL PROGRAM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU EVERY TIME THAT I'M ABLE TO ATTEND ONE OF YOUR EVENTS. ALWAYS SEE YOUR HUSBAND AND YOUR CHILDREN THERE.

EVEN YOUR MOM AND DAD COME, COME AND WORK. THEY DO A FABULOUS JOB AND YOU DO AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO. I DO. I REALLY DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES. UM YEAH. WE HAVE A REPORT FROM EARLY LITERACY. WELCOME THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE WAR, DR RIVERA. MY NAME IS SYNONYMOUS. ESTERO UNDER BILINGUAL COORDINATOR AND HERE WITH ME IS I'M ANDREA BAILEY. I'M THE READING LANGUAGE ARTS COORDINATOR FOR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES. SO A NEITHER AND I ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE DISTRICTS FOR NUDE FOCUS ON LITERACY, SPECIFICALLY, EARLY LITERACY. AND TONIGHT OUR HOPE IS TO SHOW YOU OUR PLAN FOR THE WORK THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR MAKING LITERACY A PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OUR SCHOOL THIS FOUR YEAR OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS WE'VE CONVENED SEVERAL COMMITTEES OF TEACHER LEADERS AND DISTRICT LEADERS, AND THEY HAVE WORKED ON EARLY LITERACY AND DEFINING OUR VISION FOR THE DISTRICT. AS YOU CAN SEE , UM IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO NOT JUST LEARN BUT ALSO TO THRIVE. UM IN MISKITO SD. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO READ , WRITE AND COMMUNICATE ENOUGH TO HAVE CHOICES WHEN THEY LEAVE US. FOLLOWING THE VISION. WE

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ABOUT THE TWO DIFFERENT PATHWAYS FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PYRAMID FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEVELOPING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. THE PYRAMID OUTLINES THE ENGLISH SKILLS AND ASSESSMENTS WE USE IN THE BILINGUAL CLASSROOM. WE HAVE ALSO COLLABORATED TO STRUCTURE THE SCHOOL YEAR INTO INSTRUCTIONAL CYCLES. BY DOING THIS, WE ENSURE THAT TEACHERS FOLLOW ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES AND CAN ANALYZE DATA WITH THE CYCLE TO BE ABLE TO GROUP STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR LITERACY NEEDS. DURING OUR EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE. A FEW YEARS AGO, WE ESTABLISHED CAMPUS TEAMS TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AT A PARTICULAR CAMPUS . THE TEXAS READING ACADEMIES CALLS THAT A LITERACY COMMUNITY THE COMMUNITY SHOULD WORK TOGETHER TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME LITERATE, AND WE KNOW IN MOSQUITO SD. OUR TEACHERS BELIEVE THAT WE DON'T WANT OUR STUDENTS JUST TO LEARN WE WANT THEM TO THRIVE RIGHT OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR. THE EARLY LITERACY LEADERSHIP TEAMS, THE EARLY LITERACY LEADERSHIP TEAM IS TRAINING OUR CAMPUS TEAMS SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE AND CAN WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN MOSQUITO SD READING. OUR HOPE IS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE 34 FUNCTIONING CAMPUS LITERACY TEAMS WHO ARE ADDRESSING COMMUNITY LITERACY NEEDS AND WHO REGULARLY INCLUDE TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND KEPT CAREGIVERS. IN THAT PROCESS.

THAT'S A FUNCTIONING CAMPUS LITERACY TEAM. WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE THINKING. OKAY HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET ALL THAT STUFF DONE? THAT'S A LOT RIGHT. BUT WE HAVE DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PLAN TO SUPPORT THIS WORK. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER TO CREATE WAS THE PL PLAN, OR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLAN THAT GIVES CAMPUS LITERACY TEAMS. TEACHERS ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHING AND LEARNING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER AND LEARN TOGETHER SEVERAL TIMES ACROSS THE YEAR. AND THIS STRATEGIC PLAN INTENTIONALLY ISN'T DESIGNED TO GIVE THOSE FOLKS WHAT THEY NEED IN SMALL CHUNKS RIGHT SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THIS SPACE THEY NEED. TO CHANGE THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING LITERACY A PRIORITY IN MOSQUITO SD. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR PLAN AND, UM, SUPPORTING THESE EFFORTS THIS YEAR. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR US? I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT. OH, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, I KNOW, HAVING BEEN IN THE ELEMENTARY WORLD, YOUR PRE K THROUGH THREE IS CRITICAL TO HOW YOU SUCCEED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, AND SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A VERY SOLID PLAN DOWN BELOW SO CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S LET'S HOPE THAT THIS REALLY MEETS OUR NEEDS. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THAT PROGRAM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SOME ELEMENTARIES TO SPEAK OR BE WITH SOME OTHER TEACHERS AND SEE THE KIDS IN THAT PROGRAM. THAT'S THE FASCINATING PART. THEY HAVE THEIR LITTLE MONITORS, AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT TABLES AND THEY'RE DOING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEY ROTATE ON THOSE ACTIVITIES. AND THEY MOVE AND THEY LOVE WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO. MAYBE YOUR ENTHUSIASM IS STICKING RIGHT? BUT BUT THE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE PROGRAM AND SO ARE THE TEACHERS BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE REALLY LEARNING. THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THAT YOUR CHARACTER RIVERS ARE LISTED IN YOUR CAMPUS LITERACY TEAMS. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS YOU'RE LOOKING PEOPLE IN? SO OUR CAMPUS TEAMS, ONE OF THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THEY WOULD ENGAGE FAMILIES ACROSS THE

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ALRIGHT WE'RE INTO OUR CONSTRUCTION ARE DON POOL HAS A REPORT FOR US TONIGHT. NOPE. OH WOW. OH BUT WE'RE HERE TO SEE. MM THANK YOU CAN BORROW TOLD ME I DIDN'T NEED TO WEAR A TIE BECAUSE IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. SO THERE YOU GO. IT'S A POOL. I BELIEVE THE TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED. I DID NOTICE THAT, BUT TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE GMP AND THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION CROP. CALL US FOR THE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS CLINIC FROM MOSQUITO HIS DAY. THAT WITH ME TONIGHT, OR ROAN GENTRY WITH W. R A GRAM BOWMAN WITH W. R A DEVIN SHERMAN WITH LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION AND J. RUSSELL WITH HIM. I ASKED DAY WR ARCHITECTS LEE LEWIS AND MESQUITE AS THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE MESQUITA ASK THE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS CENTER REPLACEMENT GMP IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 8,009,958. AT SUBMITTED BY LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, THE TOTAL PRICE WILL BE 9,386,003. FOR THE MESQUITE AS THE WELLNESS CLINIC ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE GMP AND THE TOTAL COST FOR THE CLINIC. THIS IS AN ACTION ON. MOVE TO APPROVE.

QUESTION. WITNESS THE STICKS. YEAH WE CAN MAKE IT TEND REAL DISCUSSION. NO, NO, I HAVE A REAL DISCUSSION ITEM HERE ON THIS ONE. SO ORIGINALLY, WHAT WAS IT ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE 10.5 MILLION? SO I WANT THAT RECORDED JUST EXACTLY YES. AND IT'S STILL THE SAME THING. SO HMM. THANK YOU. BIGGER SOUND, DAVIS. ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA ROLL . ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BOARD FOR JOINING US. UM I WILL BE PRESENTING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR GENTRY ELEMENTARY. THERE IS NO RELATION THAT I KNOW OF, UM YOU SURE? SO. THE PROJECT ITSELF WILL CONSIST OF ROUGHLY 16,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF GENTRY ELEMENTARY. UM THIS WILL BE A STORM SHELTER . ALONG WITH THIS PROJECT. WE WILL BE RELOCATING THE PLAYGROUND THAT ARE NORMAL OR OR ON THE SOUTH AND UPDATE TO THE NORTH END, AS WELL AS CREATING A SMALL COURTYARD BETWEEN THE GYM AND THIS NEWS THIS NEW EDITION UM SOME OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDRESSING IN THIS ARE ITEMS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY PART OF THE FACILITY ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING UPGRADING THE CHILLER THE BOILER COOLING TOWERS AND THE FIRE ALARM AS WELL AS UPDATING SOME OF THE INTERIOR FINISHES THE ASSISTANT SCHOOL. THE ADDITION ITSELF WILL CONSIST OF 12 CLASSROOMS ADDED ON CITY EXISTING CLASSROOM WING. UM THESE WILL BE SIZE FOR THE NEW TA REQUIREMENTS OF THE WHOLE, THEY WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 800 SQUARE FEET. THIS WILL INCREASE THE CURRENT CAPACITY OF THE

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WE CATEGORIZED EACH OF THE PRIORITIES INTO A PRIORITY. ONE THROUGH FOUR, ACCORDING TO IN THE DISTRICT CAN EXPECT TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES. ONE OF THE VERY FIRST STEPS IN THE PROCESS . THAT WAS THE COMPARED CURRENT ENROLLMENTS TO TA CAPACITY. AT THIS POINT, WE ALSO COMPARED TO DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS. ON GROWTH AT EACH CAMPUS TO DETERMINE FUTURE PINCH POINTS.

IN 2016, THE AVERAGE AGE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE U. S WAS 44 YEARS OLD. YOUR CURRENT AVERAGE IS 29 YEARS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENT FACILITIES THAT YOU'VE PUT DOWN AND NEW FACILITIES, SO WHE WHERE BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE AND NOT TO BE COMPARED TO MISS KEY DYNASTY IS CRITICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AS YOU ARE. UM THIS ONE WAS A DIFFICULT ONE TO TRY TO GET A GRASP ON THE SCHOOLS AND RED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN OR BASICALLY , ANYTHING THAT'S RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. IN ADDITION AND RENOVATION, IT WAS

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RUSSELL WALKED EACH CAMPUS AS WELL. UM THE EVALUATION OF EACH FACILITY TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION ALL POOR PORTIONS OF THE CAMPUS AND THE GOOD CONDITION OF EACH COMPONENT ON THE SCALE OF QUARTER EXCELLENT. AND THEN A LIFE EXPECTANCY TIED TO EACH LEVEL. BETWEEN SITE EVALUATIONS, REVIEW OF EXISTING DOCUMENTATION AND COMES CONSULTATION WITH DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS. REPORTS WERE PROVIDED FOR EACH CAMPUS TO OUTLINE CONDITIONS NEEDS AND IMAGES WITH COST ESTIMATES FOR EXPECTED WORK. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE COST ESTIMATE THAT YOU'LL FIND FOR EACH OF THE FACILITIES CAN, IT EXPLAINS OUTLINING DISCIPLINE KIND OF WHAT THE NEED IS CATEGORY TYPE OF NEED AND PRIORITY RANKING FOR THAT COST. THESE WERE SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE MET TO PUT TOGETHER CAMPUS PRIORITIZATION, SO WE LOOKED AT ENROLLMENT CAPACITY VERSUS EXPECTED GROWTH THE AGE OF FACILITY IN THE TIME SINCE THE LAST IMPROVEMENT WEIGHT OF THE FACILITY WALK EVALUATION ISSUES ON THE ONE THROUGH FOUR SCALE SAFETY AND SECURITY NEEDS THE ONES THAT IN MY SD IDENTIFIED AND THEN ALSO THAT T E A HAS PRESCRIBED TO YOU. AND THEN IN INSTRUCTIONAL ADEQUACY. THIS IS THE SUMMARY LIST THAT YOU CAN FIND THEM IN THE EXECUTIVE REPORT THAT KIND OF BREAKS DOWN EACH CAMPUS AND TO A, UM KIND OF A ONE PAGE OR REALLY, I THINK THREE PAGES SNAPSHOT OF WHAT YOU CAN FIND IN THE REST OF THE THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF THE REPORT. IT TALKS ABOUT FACILITY AGE AND NUMBER NUMBER OF PORTABLES. SO YOUNGEST AND GREEN ON THE AGE AND OLDEST AND RED UM IT TALKS THROUGH THE BUILDING SIZE THE PREVIOUS TA CAPACITY AND THEN CURRENT ENROLLMENT. GREEN IS UNDER PRACTICAL CAPACITY AND THEN READ IS EITHER TEETERING ON THE BRINK OR, UH, IS EXPECTED TO GO OVER HAS A PRIORITY RANKING SCORE IN YELLOW, UH, TO THE LEFT SIDE. AND THEN TO THE RIGHT OR THE FOUR PRIORITY SCORES FROM THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTATION. AND THEN ON THE NEXT COLUMN IS A SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT COSTS, NOT SAYING WE'RE ASKING YOU TO REPLACE ANY OF THOSE FACILITIES JUST TO COMPARE THE NUMBERS TO HOW MUCH YOU MAY BE RENOVATING OR IMPROVING THAT FACILITY JUST TO KNOW WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO REPLACE THAT FACILITY AND THEN A NOTE SECTION THAT TIES TO A KEY THAT YOU'LL FIND DOWN BELOW JUST FACTS ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR FACILITY AND MAYBE HOW IT AFFECTED THE RANKING OF THAT FACILITY. GENERAL FINDINGS THAT WE FOUND ENROLLMENT CAPACITY.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS THAT YOU ALREADY AWARE OF DEMOGRAPHICS SHOW THAT THEY'RE EXPECTED TO GO OVER PRACTICAL CAPACITY IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. UM OTHER GENERAL FINDINGS TIAS APPROVED, UM, IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS, UM, NEW NEW MINIMUM SQUARE FOOT REQUIREMENTS, SO IT'S IT AVERAGES BETWEEN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, AN ADDITIONAL FORCE FOUR SQUARE FEET PER STUDENT AT EACH OF THOSE FACILITIES. SO EVEN ON A REPEAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, YOU CAN ANTICIPATE IT REQUIRING TO BE ABOUT 4000 SQUARE FOOT LARGER. THAN THE PREVIOUS VERSION. OTHER TA UPDATES. YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP QUITE A BIT LATELY, BUT JUST ANY OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY MANDATES THAT INCLUDE NOT LIMITED TO DOOR NUMBERING PROTECTED ENTRANCES, PHYSICAL MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY CAMERAS.

UM AGING FACILITY NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED, REPLACING FINISHES AND SERVICE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, ER 80 A COMPLIANCE UPDATES THAT ARE NEEDED SOME FACILITIES. QUITE A BIT ON PLAYGROUND SURFACING WAS MADE NOTE OF AND THEN ALSO CODE ADOPTION UPDATES FACILITIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE FIRE SPRINKLER IN THE FULL, UH, IN THE FULL CAMPUS. FIRE ALARM CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. SO THERE WAS. SEVERAL FINDINGS WERE FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENTS ARE DUE AND THEN TORNADO SHELTERS ANYTIME YOU ADD ON TO A FACILITY OR PROVIDE A NEW THEY STORM SHELTER WILL BE REQUIRED. SIR. ANY TIME YOU ADD A SINGLE SQUARE FOOT TO AN EXISTING FACILITY. A SINGLE

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AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE 13 ADDITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ADDITIONS. MAINTENANCE AND RENOVATION TO ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SEVERAL SUPPORTS FACILITIES ADDITION TO ONE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN THE CRYSTAL BALL STARTED WEARING THEN TIM PLUS YEARS AND HAD A TOTAL OF $30 MILLION THAT WE COULD FORESEE RIGHT NOW, UM ADDITIONAL RENOVATIONS TO SEVERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MAINTENANCE AND RENOVATIONS TO SEVERAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AND ONE MORE ADDITION TO A HIGH SCHOOL.

I THINK THAT ONE WOULD BE VANGUARD AT THE VERY END OF THAT LIST. SO THAT WAS ALL I HAD FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YES, SIR. I WAS GONNA ASK YOU BECAUSE YOU SAID THE AVERAGE BUILDING IS 29 YEARS, SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE OLDER. BUT WE HAVE BEEN RENOVATING SOME OF THOSE, RIGHT? YES, ABSOLUTELY. THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THAT RIGHT NOW IS BELINDA SAMPLES TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE SO AN OLD BUILDING DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN A NEGATIVE . HOWEVER IT DEPENDS ON HOW, UM HOW WELL YOU'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF YOUR BUILDINGS AND SIGNIFICANT LESSONS. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GRAHAM. HAVE A NEW IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME SAFETY AND SECURITY THINGS WE'VE BEEN CHOPPING AWAY AT AND ALSO WITH THE ADDITIONAL GENTRY GENTRY IS ACTUALLY THERE. WE PUSHED UP THE PRIORITY ONE SO YOU HAVE THE LATEST ONE WITH ALL THOSE THINGS OFF OR NO, I LATEST REPORT DOES NOT INCLUDE GENTRY OR ANY OF THE PREVIOUS FACILITIES THAT WERE WORKING IN RIGHT NOW. THE HEALTH THE HEALTH CENTER, IT PROBABLY DOES INCLUDE A FEW OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FEATURES THAT WE COULD PULL OUT OF THERE. I THINK THAT THERE WAS A SEVEN OR CHIP AWAY AT THAT SECOND LAST SLIDE THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE 300 ADDED UP TO 648 MILLION 0.8. WHATEVER. ABSOLUTELY YES, SIR. THANK YOU

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THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME THIS EVENING, OF COURSE, BEEN ASKED TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION. UM WE'RE HOPING THIS TIME TO FOCUS MORE ON THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY. LOOKING FORWARD IN ORDER FOR ME TO DO THAT. I REALLY NEED TO LAY A LITTLE BIT OF GROUNDWORK. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO REVIEW A COUPLE OF ECONOMIC INDICATORS. AND I'VE GOT SOME PRETTY CHARTS AND GRAPHS. I'LL SHOW YOU AND I'LL TRY TO BREAK SOME OF THIS DOWN A LITTLE BIT. UM AS YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORIES IN THE ECONOMIC FRONT OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS OR SO HAS BEEN INFLATION. THIS CHART SHOWS THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX YOUR OVER YOUR PERCENT CHANGE.

UM, GOING BACK TO 2018. WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS

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PRICES ACTUALLY DECLINED FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. WE COME BACK OUT OF THAT PANDEMIC START OPENING, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL THOSE BARS GET MUCH MUCH TALLER. UM A FEW IMPORTANT THINGS. THE GRAY BARS IN THE MIDDLE THERE. THOSE ARE GOODS PRICES THAT REFLECTS SUPPLY CHAIN SNARLS, DIFFICULTY AND REOPENING THE ECONOMY, GETTING ALL THE RAW MATERIALS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE THINGS HEAVY CONSUMER DEMAND. PARTIALLY SPURRED ON BY FISCAL STIMULUS AND CHECKS, THEY'RE BEING SENT OUT AND SO THAT LEAD TO SOME INFLATIONARY PRESSURE. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE, THE DARK GRAY BARS AT THE TOP OF THAT CHART HIS ENERGY PRICES, WE SAW A BIG INCREASE IN ENERGY PRICES. WE ALSO SAW FOOD , INFLATION, THE BLUE BARS AND THE CENTER THERE AND THEN THE LIGHT BLUE BARS AT THE BOTTOM REPRESENTS SERVICES. WELL, THAT'S OF COURSE, AS WE REOPEN THE ECONOMY, PEOPLE START GOING ON TRIPS, TAKING VACATIONS, GETTING OUT SO A BIG INCREASE IN PRICES SO ALL THAT LED TO A BIG RUN UP IN INFLATION PEAKED AT OVER 9% ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR AGO. WELL FEDERAL RESERVES. ONE OF THEIR MAIN TASKS IS TO MAINTAIN STABLE PRICES. OBVIOUSLY IF WE'RE SEEING 9% INFLATION THAT'S NOT STABLE PRICES. SO THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS TO REACT REACT BY RAISING WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE FEDERAL FUNDS RATE. THIS IS THERE OVERNIGHT TARGET FOR SHORT TERM BORROWING AS A HEAVY INFLUENCE ON OTHER BORROWING COSTS AS A VERY HEAVY INFLUENCE ON INVESTMENT EARNINGS AS WELL, WHICH WILL SEE HERE MOMENTARILY. SO WE WENT FROM ESSENTIALLY 0% INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT UP TO TODAY, THE FED FUNDS TARGET IS ARRANGED FROM FIVE AND A QUARTER TO 5.5% WE'LL JUST CALL IT 5.5% FOR THE TIME BEING. UM SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPORTANT. ANOTHER BIG FACTOR IN THE ECONOMY RECENTLY IS THE EMPLOYMENT. UM SITUATION AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE FINDING QUALIFIED WORKERS HAS BECOME A VERY BIG CHALLENGE FOR EMPLOYERS. BEEN FORCED TO RAISE WAGES. ADD BENEFITS, DO OTHER THINGS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE FED IS TRYING TO DO IS SLOW THE JOB MARKET. THEY BELIEVE THAT WAGE PRESSURES ARE LARGE CONTRIBUTOR TO INFLATIONARY FORCES, AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN GROWTH IN THE JOB MARKET. THE CHART ON THE LEFT HERE SHOWS THE CHANGE IN JOBS EVERY MONTH. YOU CAN SEE THAT JOB GROWTH HAS SLOWED, BUT EVEN MORE RECENTLY, WE'RE STILL RUNNING AT 175 TO 200,000 JOBS PER MONTH THAT EXCEEDS GROWTH IN THE LABOR FORCE, AND SO THAT CONTINUES TO PUT PRESSURE ON WAGES. THE OTHER IMPORTANT PART IS PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE LABOR FORCE . THE CHART ON THE RIGHT HERE SHOWS WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE, WHICH IS JUST A MEASURE OF THE POPULATION THAT'S ACTIVE IN THE LABOR FORCE. THE BLUE LINE IS THE OVERALL RATE AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S PRETTY REBOUNDED SLIGHTLY, BUT WE'RE STILL WELL BELOW WHERE WE WERE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. NOW SOME OF THIS IS DEMOGRAPHICS, OF COURSE, AS BABY BOOMERS ARE RETIRING, BUT IT APPEARS THAT A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS HAVE ACTUALLY LEFT THE LABOR FORCE RETIRED EARLY LEFT THE LABOR FORCE FOR GOOD. ONE ENCOURAGING SIGN IS THE RED LINE, WHICH MEASURES WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE PRIME AGE PARTICIPATION RATE. THIS LOOKS AT FOLKS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 54. ESSENTIALLY IT'S AFTER FOLKS ARE DONE WITH ALL THEIR SCHOOLING BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO GET INTO THE RETIREMENT YEARS THAT HAS ACTUALLY REBOUNDED TO A RECORD HIGH OF 83.5% THAT ALSO TELLS US THAT THE BIG HUNK OF THE PRIME WORKING AGE POPULATION IS ACTUALLY EMPLOYED. SO AS WE LOOK AT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, WE CAN SEE THAT AS AS OF AUGUST.

IT'S ABOUT 3.8% THAT'S ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE A RECORD 3.5% WHICH IS THE RECORD LOW. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THAT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS BEEN VERY STABLE OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS OR SO, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FED HAS RAISED THE OVERNIGHT FED FUNDS TARGET SO AGGRESSIVELY THE CHART ON THE WHITE RIGHT LOOKS AT AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS. UM KIND OF IGNORE THE BIG SPIKE AND THE BIG DECLINE. THAT'S A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. SO THE BIG SPIKE YOU GET IS BECAUSE LOTS OF LOW WAGE WORKERS WERE FORCED OUT OF WORK. AND SO WHAT'S LEFT IS HIGHER WAGE WORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO WORK REMOTELY AND DO VIRTUAL WORK. AND THEN WHEN YOU SEE THAT BIG DIP, THAT'S WHEN THE ECONOMY REOPENS, AND ALL THOSE LOW WAGE WORKERS COME BACK TO THE LABOR FORCE. BUT IF YOU FACTOR OUT THOSE TWO THINGS IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS, YOU'LL SEE THAT FOR MANY YEARS WE WERE STABLE AT ABOUT 3% YEAR OVER YOUR EARNINGS GROWTH. TODAY WE'RE STILL JUST ABOVE 4% BUT COMING DOWN GRADUALLY FOR SOMETHING CLOSE TO 6% AGAIN. WE'RE SEEING WAGE PRESSURES THAT EXCEED HISTORICAL NORMS AND IN ORDER FOR US TO GET BACK TO A STABLE 2% INFLATION RATE, WE NEED TO SEE AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS GROWTH. GET BACK TO SOMETHING CLOSER TO 3. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT INTEREST RATES FOR A MOMENT. THIS IS A CHART OF THE TWO YEAR TREASURY YIELD TO YOUR

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THAT'S WHAT THE FED IS TRYING TO DO. WE'RE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT IT'S GOING TO GENTLY PUSH UP UNEMPLOYMENT AND GENTLY PUSH DOWN ON INFLATION. A COUPLE OF OTHER IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS HERE, NOTE THE TABLE AND THEY'RE THE SECTION IN THE MIDDLE THERE, WHICH IS PROJECTING THE FED FUNDS RATE THESE ECONOMISTS EXPECTED, THE FED HAS REACHED THE PEAK OF THE RATE CYCLE. THEY EXPECT THE FED IS DONE HERE AT 5.5. THEY EXPECT NEXT YEAR IS WE MOVE INTO NEXT YEAR, THE FEDERAL ACTUALLY BEGIN TO LOWER INTEREST RATES AND CUTTING RATES. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT, IN THEIR FORECAST FOR TREASURY YIELDS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE TWO YEAR TREASURY YIELD, WHICH TODAY SITS RIGHT AROUND 5% BUT IN THIS FORECAST, THOSE ECONOMISTS EXPECT THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR WILL FALL TO APPROXIMATELY 4.5% BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR WILL BE BELOW 4. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT INDICATOR FOR US BECAUSE IT TELLS US THAT THE PROFESSIONALS EXPECT THAT INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO FALL . AND SO WE HAVE TO FACTOR THAT INTO OUR INTEREST RATE STRATEGY AS WE LOOK AHEAD. SO SET ASIDE THE ECONOMIC LESSON FOR A MINUTE . WE'LL FOCUS ON YOUR PORTFOLIO FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. UM THIS IS A SUMMARY TABLE THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT. I'VE INCLUDED THIS VERSION LOOKING BACK A YEAR SO WE CAN COMPARE IT TO WHERE THE PORTFOLIO STOOD A YEAR AGO VERSUS WHERE WE ARE TODAY PORTFOLIO AT JUNE 30TH WAS 308 EXCUSE ME, THREADED IN 6 MILLION THAT'S DOWN FROM ABOUT 374 MILLION THE SAME TIME AT JUNE. 32,022 YOU HAVE CAPITAL PROJECTS , SPENDING AND A BIG, FAIRLY SIZABLE DECLINE IN THE OPERATING FUND TO THE PORTFOLIO IS A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THIS YEAR. REALLY IMPORTANT THING IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS CHART, AND THAT'S INVESTMENT INCOME. I'M GOING TO STAND HERE WITH GOOD NEWS TODAY, SO I WAS GOING TO BE CHEERING UNTIL YOUR CONSTRUCTION GUYS SHOWED YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. BUT IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, THE PORTFOLIO AND ABOUT $10.5 MILLION 10.5 MILLION IN INVESTMENT INCOME NOW, FROM YOUR ALL'S PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY FREE INCOME, RIGHT? YOU HAVE THESE FUNDS SET ASIDE, YOU'RE NOT SPENDING THEM RIGHT AWAY. THEY GET TO EARN SOMETHING FOR YOU DURING THE TIME THAT YOU HOLD THEM, EARNING 10.5 MILLION THE SAME PERIOD INTO JUNE OF 2022 COMING OUT OF A 0% RATE ENVIRONMENT YOU LEARNED ABOUT 1.1 MILLION REQUIRED, LITERALLY EARNING ALMOST 10 TIMES AS MUCH INCOME THIS FISCAL YEAR AS OPPOSED TO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. LOOKING AHEAD TO FISCAL 24 . WE EXPECT THE PORTFOLIO IS INCOME IS GOING TO APPROACH $15 MILLION. BASIC, SIMPLE MATH. YOU HAVE A $300 MILLION PORTFOLIO CONCERNING AT ABOUT 5% CURRENTLY. $15 MILLION IN INVESTMENT INCOME. NOW I DO EXPECT BY THE TIME WE GET INTO PHYSICAL 25 OR 26, IT'S LIKELY THAT'S GOING TO DECLINE AGAIN.

BUT FISCAL 24 SHOULD BE A PEAK YEAR OF INVESTMENT INCOME FOR THE DISTRICT. THE WAY THE AVERAGE YIELD IN THE PORTFOLIO WHICH AT JUNE 30TH 2024 EXCUSE ME. JUNE 30TH 2022 WAS 0.84% IS 5.16% AT JUNE 30TH THIS YEAR, WE ALSO HAVE A VERY SHORT AVERAGE MATURITY. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. IF YOU GO BACK TO 2022. WE HAD A 56 DAY AVERAGE MATURITY, BUT A VERY SHORT PORTFOLIO MATURITY. IT WAS INTENTIONAL BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE AT 0% RATE ENVIRONMENT AND RATES ARE RISING. SO WE WANT THE PORTFOLIO TO BE VERY SHORT SO THAT WE CAN ROLL IT OVER AND START TO ACHIEVE THOSE HIGHER. HIGHER INTEREST RATES WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. CURRENTLY THAT PORTFOLIO REMAINS VERY SHORT ABOUT 58 DAYS , BUT AS WE LOOK AHEAD, I'M TALKING ABOUT INTEREST RATES FALLING NEXT YEAR. IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE A GENIUS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT YOU TO BEGIN TO EXTEND THAT PORTFOLIO MATURITY. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOCK IN SOME OF THESE INTEREST RATES ABOUT 5% SO WE CAN RETAIN THAT EARNING POWER FOR AS LONG

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BUT WE DO WANT TO BEGIN BEGIN TO EXTEND SOME OF THESE PORTFOLIO. MATURITY IS LOOK AHEAD. REAL QUICKLY. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE COMPARISON OF WHERE WE WERE IN JUNE OF 22 VERSUS WHERE WE ARE TODAY IN TERMS OF THE PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS HERE JUNE OF 20 TO ABOUT 15% OF THE PORTFOLIO WAS INVESTED IN WITH BANKS AND CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT THAT'S COMPLETELY GONE AWAY IN JUNE OF 2023 QUITE SIMPLY, BANKS DID NOT KEEP UP WITH THE RAPID INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES. THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO ADJUST THEIR DEPOSIT RATES QUICKLY ENOUGH. SO WE LET THOSE FUNDS MATURE, AND WE TOOK THOSE INTO OTHER INSTRUMENTS, PRIMARILY THAT WENT INTO AGENCY SECURITIES. US GOVERNMENT AGENT SEE SECURITIES. UM WE ALSO HAVE A FAIRLY SIZABLE INCREASE IN YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS, THE GPS. THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY OVERNIGHT INVESTMENTS FOR YOU. MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS ESSENTIALLY AGAIN. THIS IS ANOTHER AREA WHERE WE WANT TO BEGIN TO SHIFT THAT PORTFOLIOS. LOOK AHEAD. IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS ALLOWED THE PORTFOLIO YIELD TO RISE VERY , VERY QUICKLY, BUT LOOKING AHEAD, IT WOULD ALSO LEAD IT TO FALL VERY, VERY QUICKLY. IF WE MAINTAIN THIS STANCE AS YOU LOOK AT THE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION, YOU KNOW THAT 65% OF IT IS AN OVERNIGHT INVESTMENTS. THOSE ARE THOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS. ANOTHER 10% MATURES WITHIN 30. EXCUSE ME WITHIN THREE MONTHS. SO ABOUT 70% 75% OF THE PORTFOLIO WOULD CURRENTLY ROLLOVER WITHIN THREE MONTH TIME FRAME THAT'S EXTRAORDINARILY SHORT AND AGAIN . THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TO CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT QUARTER OR TWO. THE OTHER THING I'LL POINT OUT HERE IS WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY INVESTMENTS BEYOND THE ONE YEAR MARK, SO ALL OF THE PORTFOLIO WAS INSIDE OF 12 MONTHS, AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BEGIN TO GET SOME EXPOSURE IN THAT 1 TO 2 YEAR AREA WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOCK IN AT LEAST SOME SMALL PORTION OF THE PORTFOLIO SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT ITS EARNINGS GOING FORWARD? AND THEN THIS IS THE LAST ONE. I'LL LOOK AT. UM, THIS SHOWS YOUR PORTFOLIO YIELD VERSUS SOME OF THE BENCHMARKS. THOSE BENCHMARKS INCLUDE TEXT POOL, WHICH IS ONE OF THOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS. THE SIX MONTH CONSTANT MATURITY TREASURY, THE CMT AND THE ONE YEAR YOU CAN SEE THE RED LINE. YOUR PORTFOLIOS KEPT PACE ALMOST RIGHT IN RIGHT IN LINE WITH THOSE. THAT, OF COURSE, IS TO BE EXPECTED WHEN THE BIG PERCENTAGE OF YOU'RE HOLDING IS IN ONE OF THOSE LOCAL INVESTMENT POOLS. WE WOULD EXPECT YOUR YIELD TO MATCH THAT. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RIDE THAT YIELD CURVE UP VERY RAPIDLY INCREASED THE YIELD ON PORTFOLIO BY OVER 500 BASIS POINTS AT ABOUT 18 MONTHS TIME. BUT LOOKING AHEAD AGAIN. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT IT. AND SO THAT WE DON'T FALL AS QUICKLY AS THOSE BENCHMARKS IF RATES BEGIN TO FALL NEXT YEAR. AND THAT'S REALLY IT FOR MY COMMENTS TONIGHT AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY IT WORKED. SO EVEN IF CDS WERE AVAILABLE TO US, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A ANY BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN WHAT WE SEE NOW. NO, SIR.

NO, SIR, WE WE'VE MOVED AWAY FROM CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING US ANY ANY ADVANTAGE. SO. RIGHT NOW TO KEEP IT AT 5. BUT THE OTHER SIDE IS PROBABLY THINKING THE SAME THING. WHERE WILL I SELL THAT LONG? BECAUSE IF INTEREST RATES ARE GOING DOWN , IT'S NOT BENEFICIAL FOR THE OTHER SIDE. SO THE X, SO RIGHT NOW THE YIELD CURVE IS WHAT WE CALL INVERTED. SO AS YOU GO OUT , YIELDS ACTUALLY BEGIN TO FALL BECAUSE THE MARKET IS ANTICIPATING IN THE FUTURE THAT THOSE RATES WILL BEGIN TO GET LOWER. SO WE'VE ALREADY SORT OF COME OVER THAT PEAK. UM BUT IT'S A COUNTERINTUITIVE PROCESS RIGHT WHEN INTEREST RATES ARE ZERO IN THE MARKET EXPECTS RATES ARE GOING TO CLIMB YIELDS WILL BE HIGHER. WHAT HAPPENED TO US OVER THE COURSE THE LAST 18 MONTHS AS YIELDS CLIMBED MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN ANYONE EXPECTED, AND SO THOSE THAT STEPPED OUT THE YIELD CURVE FELL BEHIND VERY, VERY QUICKLY. SO WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN SHORT WERE ABLE TO RIDE THAT UP VERY, VERY QUICKLY. BUT LOOKING AHEAD, WE CAN STILL LOCK IN INVESTMENTS THAT YIELDS AROUND 5. UM, AND WE THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME TO DO SO. NOW, HAVING SAID THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING YIELDS THAT ARE LOWER THAN WHAT WE'RE EARNING TODAY IN THE MONEY MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS, SO TEXT POOL IS A PRIME EXAMPLE TODAY IS YIELDING AROUND FIVE AND A QUARTER AND I'M TALKING ABOUT LOCKING IN INVESTMENTS THAT 5% PERHAPS SLIGHTLY BELOW 5% SO I KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO TAKE A LOWER YIELD TODAY. MY

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THAT WAS IT. I NOTICED THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL PAPER WAS REDUCED IN HALF PERCENTAGE WISE AS FAR AS THE ALLOCATION. YES, SIR. PLANE. WHY? YES, SIR. THE PRIMARY ISSUE WITH COMMERCIAL PAPERS THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING AS MUCH ISSUANCE. SO TOO, MR CARGOES POINT LARGELY CORPORATIONS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE 0% RATE ENVIRONMENT TO ISSUE A LOT OF DEBT, EXTEND THEIR MATURITY THAT LOW INTEREST RATES AND NOW THAT INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER. WE'RE NOT SEEING NEARLY AS MUCH ISSUANCE FROM THE COMMERCIAL PAPER COMMUNITY SO WE'VE SORT OF BEEN FORCED TO TRIM OUR HOLDINGS BECAUSE IT'S NOT AVAILABLE TO US. I'M SORRY TO GUESS IS WRONG. WE CAN PIVOT A LITTLE BIT DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE WE'RE LIKE WE'RE GUESSING IT'S GOING TO WE CAN PIVOT BACK. ONCE YOU MAKE THAT INVESTMENT, WE GENERALLY WILL HOLD THAT INVESTMENT TO MATURE. YOU NOW HAVING SAID THAT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TAKING THE ENTIRE PORTFOLIO AND PUTTING IT OUT.

WE'RE TRYING TO EXTEND A PORTION OF IT. THE DISTRICT'S SPENDING NEEDS YOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, SPENDING AND ROCK OPERATING SPENDING. THOSE ARE GOING TO LIMIT YOUR MATURITY IS THOSE ARE GOING TO LIMIT YOUR OPTIONS TO BEGIN WITH. RIGHT NOW. FUNDS WERE HOLDING ADDITIONAL CASH THAT WE DON'T THAT WE DON'T EXPECT WILL BE NEEDED OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 9 MONTHS. IT'S THOSE FUNDS THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON MOVING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT THE CURVE. WE ALSO LIKE TO DO WHAT WE CALL LADDERING, WHICH IS WHERE WE TAKE INVESTMENTS, AND WE STAGGER THEM SO THAT WE HAVE AMOUNTS MATURING ESSENTIALLY EACH MONTH. SO THINK OF IT AS 10 MILLION PER MONTH FOR THE FOR THE PERIOD FROM 12 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS, SO EVEN IF WE'RE WRONG, WE'RE NOT WRONG WITH ALL OF IT.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO YOU. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. VERY MHM. UM THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM TO REVIEW AND APPROVE INVESTMENT. YEAH WELL, HE JUST DID THE REPORT REPORT. BUT SO DOES THIS. MR PRADO HAVE TO DO THIS? OKAY ALRIGHT. OKAY HERE'S MR PRADO. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING . I HOPE THAT SERVED SOME OF THE PURPOSE THAT THAT YOU WERE REQUESTING. WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH GREG IN DETERMINING OUR INVESTMENT OPTIONS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. AND THEY'RE DOING A GREAT SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT SO THEY ARE EARNING THEIR MONEY. UM AND I WANT TO NOW AND ON THE AGENDA. IT IS TO ACCEPT THE INVESTMENT POLICY.

THERE HAS BEEN NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE POLICY SO THAT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE POLICY IS IN SECOND, OKAY. ACTION ARM TO APPROVE INVESTMENT POLICY. NAH. SLEEPING YEAH, MR CARBO AND SECOND BY MS KYLER. ALL THOSE PROOF. POST SAME SIGN . MOTION CARRIES, ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT NEXT STEP ACTION ADAM BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN. THIS IS APPROVED BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, AND THERE'S TWO ITEMS ON THERE. WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY ONE IS WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE REVENUE COMING IN FROM THE CHANGE TO THE SECURITY ALLOTMENT THAT IS $15,000 PER CAMPUS AND A FEW OTHER SCENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO THAT IS 700. $90,000 IN REVENUE THAT'S COMING FROM THE STATE. WE'RE ALSO EXPERIENCING THAT, TOO. AH PAID FOR THE SECURITY CONTRACT WE APPROVED EARLIER LAST MONTH. IN ADDITION TO THE REVENUE, WE ARE GETTING 100 AND $41,850 FROM A GRANT THAT THERE WAS PRESENTED EARLIER AND YOU WERE APPROVED IT LAST MONTH AGAIN THAT ITS REVENUE AND WE'RE ALSO ALLOCATING THOSE RESOURCES SO THAT THEY CAN SPEND IT ON THE STEM FOR, UH, THE J ROTC PROGRAM. HMM OKAY. MHM GARY BINGUM. THIS IS MOTION. SECOND, MR SEWARD. OKAY ALL THOSE APPROVED THEY ARE POST. SAME SIGN MOTION, CARRIE. THANK YOU. I DON'T LIKE THIS THING. IS THERE ANY OTHER JOB? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW? WE ARE

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