[I. CALL TO ORDER]
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2002. IT IS. THE TIME IS 602. THIS IS A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MESQUITE ICED BOARD OF TRUSTEES , AND IT IS CALLED ORDER. A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND A NOTICE OF THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE TIME AND MANNER REQUIRED BY LAW. OKAY? UM. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS TIME. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME WINDBREAKER. THIS IS MR FRED BAKER. WE WILL HAVE HIM COME AND GIVE OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE WILL BE BROUGHT TO US ELEMENTARY. PLEASE STAND.
HMM. THAT'S WHAT I SAID. IT'S BAKING LIKE YOU EAT FOR BREAKFAST. OH MEAT CAKES. OKAY SO SORRY. IT'S ALL FOOD. IT'S OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. LET'S SPRAY GRACIOUS FATHER IN HEAVEN. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN MESQUITE , TEXAS AND A HALF THE BLESSING OF GOOD NEIGHBORS AND GET FRIENDS AND WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT COMMUNITY OR IS OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT AS WELL. WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON THE MEETING TONIGHT WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS UPON EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD IN EVERY LEADER AND PERSON WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING TONIGHT. GIVE THEM INSIGHT. WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING SO THEY MIGHT KNOW BEST HOW TO LEAD OUR SCHOOLS AND TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN AND TO HELP MESQUITE TO CONTINUE TO GROW. WE LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU FIRST LOVED DEATHS AND FOR THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL. AND WE PRAY ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN.
PRESS THE FLAG, NICE STATES OF AMERICA. CORRECT MY CHIN STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND ONE WHOLE JUSTICE FOR ALL. ON THE TEXAS FLAG 51 STAY WHAT THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT GREAT JOB FROM TELL US WHO YOU ARE. AND YOUR GREAT LIFT. MY NAME IS GRAHAM BAKER AND, UM, WE GO TO THE MOSQUE ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JACK. MY NAME IS JACK KOREAN FLOWERS AND REPRESENTED ELEMENTARY. WHAT GRADE? ARE YOU IN? AND THE FIFTH GRADE, ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS ERIC. MY NAME IS ARIEL. ARMISTICE GRADE, AND I REPRESENT MARRY MOSS ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GET OFF. OKAY UM, DOWN . IT'S TIME FOR OUR BOARD MOMENT AND WE HAVE A LOT TO DISCUSS
[IV. BOARD/PTA MOMENT]
THIS TIME. UM I AM VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT MESQUITE THIS LAST WEEKEND, ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WENT TO A TEST THAT TEST THE CONVENTION AND MR CARBO, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. BUT MESQUITE SHINE. WE WERE DEFINITELY VERY PLEASED AND PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR AND OUR STAFF. IT SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT? LITTLE BIT. TALK ABOUT YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. YEAH, WE ACTUALLY, UM , THE FACILITY STARTED WITH A MISKITO DRUMLINE OPENING HIM TEST A TEST BE FROM, YOU KNOW OUR BOUTIQUE PIRATE DRUMLINE. AND THEY OPENED UP TASKS. A TASK B. THEN WE HAD A FIELD TRIP FRIDAY THAT VISITED RATHER FOR ELEMENTARY AND BANGOR HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE AMAZING. OUR STUDENTS WERE SO AMAZING THAT I KEPT GETTING STOPPED AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM AND PEOPLE JUST GOING ON AND ON ABOUT THE INTERACTIONS THEY HAD.WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION ON ON THE CONCEPT OF, UH CHOICE HIGH SCHOOL AND HOW WE WENT ABOUT THAT AND ARE IN AND EVERYBODY WAS INTERESTED ABOUT THE PROCESS ABOUT THE PROGRAMS. AND SO MESQUITA WAS VERY WELL REPRESENTED, AND SESSIONS WERE WELL ATTENDED. UM I THINK IT WAS
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A VERY FRUITFUL WEEK. YES, IT WAS. YES IT WAS. YES I WAS A PART OF THAT MESQUITE PROMISE WHERE THE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE CAME IN TALKING. US ABOUT OUR MESQUITE PROMISE IN.THE INTERESTING THING IS THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE ON THE PANEL, WHICH WAS AWESOME, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW THE PROMISE AFFECTED THEM, AND ACTUALLY, THEY FEEL THE QUESTIONS FROM A BUNCH OF SCHOOL REMEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE AND THAT WAS NOT PRACTICED. I MEAN, I KNOW IT WAS JUST SO EXCITING TO WATCH THEM. ANSWER, AND IT CAME FROM THEY'RE HARD, SO VERY PROUD. ALSO AM VERY PROUD OF MR CARBO. OKAY HE WAS RE ELECTED. HE IS A HE IS A EXPLAIN WHERE YOU WERE RE ELECTED TO. THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US, BY THE WAY. I WAS RE ELECTED DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS TEND THE CLEAR. THANK YOU FOR THREE YEAR TERMS. I HAVE TO GO OVER THIS AGAIN THREE YEARS, BUT BUT IT'S OKAY. LUCKILY I WAS RUNNING UNOPPOSED. YOU HAVE TO TELL THAT IT WASN'T A CLOSE RACE , YAHTZEE RAN FAST. YEAH OH, ABOUT THE CONVENTION A LITTLE BIT LIKE YEAH, LET ME LET ME ADD TO THAT. ACTUALLY IT WAS A VERY GOOD CONVENTION, AND I MUST TELL YOU GUYS WE RECEIVED THAT LEADS . I GET TO TALK TO JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY THERE, AND I RECEIVED SO MANY ACCOLADES ABOUT KIDS FROM PETITE AS WELL AS THOSE THAT SPOKE ON THE ON THE MESQUITE PROMISE. AND YOU GUYS, YOU WOULD ALL BE SO PROUD OF THEM. I MEAN, THEY'RE FANTASTIC . AND THEY WERE TALKING AT THAT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT AGE. EVEN THE YOUNG ONES WERE ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT WERE HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS. AND SOMETIMES DIFFICULT, AND THEY DISPUTE ANSWERS SO EASILY THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO FEEL GREAT ABOUT HIM. SO I WANTED TO PUT THAT IN. BESIDES THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL TOPICS THAT WERE DISCUSSED. UM ONE IMPORTANT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
OF COURSE, THE BIG THE BIG WORD RIGHT NOW IS VOUCHERS. UH WHAT WE WROTE WAS A COMMENT THAT SAID , WE RECOMMEND THAT TEXAS LEGISLATOR OPPOSED ANY OR ALL ATTEMPTS THROUGH EFFORTS OF POLICY OF LEGISLATION TO DIVERT PUBLIC FUNDING TOWARDS PRIVATE OR NON NON PUBLIC EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. AND AS YOU KNOW THAT PART OF THE CONSTITUTION THAT PROTECTS PUBLIC FUNDS SO, SO THAT CONVERSATION WAS THERE AMID THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPECIAL SESSION AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS. THE OTHER PART THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS WHAT WE CALL THE BASIC ALLOTMENT. WHICH FOR US WHAT THAT MEANS IS OLD SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE CERTAIN MONIES THAT THEY RECEIVE HER STUDENT AND WE ARE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM MIDDLE OF THAT ALLOTMENT. UM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S EQUITY ON THAT SO THAT WE START RECEIVING THE EQUITY THAT WE SHOULD BE GETTING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE SHOULD BE GETTING. UM AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BASED FUNDING. FOUR STUDENT EDUCATION BUT ALSO FOR TEACHER COMPENSATION. NOW IT'S WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND IN THAT THAT SESSION. THAT SPECIAL SESSION THAT STARTS NOW ON OCTOBER. SOME OF US WILL WILL BE GOING TO AUSTIN. UM, UM, HOPING ROBERT STEWART IS BETTER BY THEN. UM DOES OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW IT. ROBERT SEWARD IS VERY WELL RESPECTED IT AND THE LEGISLATIVE CIRCLE HERE IN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND I MEAN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THEY KNOW HIM WELL. UM. AND HE WAS A MESS.
I MISSED HIM THIS THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE A LOT WAS GOING ON AND HERE WAS BRINGING ON LOT TO THE TABLE. I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT IN THERE. ROBERT, IF YOU'RE LISTENING WHEREVER YOU ARE CAMERA, I'M LOOKING FOR THE CAMERA. SO THERE THAT EVER OH, THERE'S A LIGHT THE RED LIGHT.
THAT'S WHERE IT IS. ROBERT. ANYWAYS, UM. I WILL TELL YOU. THE THIRD THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES AND HOW THEY RATE AND THEY WANTED TO COMPARE THEM TO LIKE CHARTER SCHOOLS. FOR EXAMPLE, LOOK AT THE RATINGS AND OUR QUANDARY IS YOU'RE GOING TO COMPARE US WHO WE HAVE RESTRICTIONS. WE HAVE CERTAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES THAT WE HAVE TO DO. TO A GROUP OF SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE ANY ACCOUNTABILITY
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THAT COULD TEACH WHATEVER THEY WANT IN THEIR CURRICULUM. PRETTY MUCH AND DON'T HAVE TO REPORT SO WE DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES, AND THAT'S NOT FAIR FOR WORK FOR OUR KIDS HERE IN OUR SCHOOLS. UM AND THAT WAS THAT WAS ONE OF THE OTHER FEW THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. I THINK THIS WAS A VERY GOOD CONFERENCE AND WE JUST . WE JUST HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, GUYS. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO GO TO AUSTIN THIS THIS SESSION IF YOU CAN. WE'RE BLESSED THAT ROBERT DR FRANK, LESS AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE DONE, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL DISTRICTS AROUND HERE THAT ARE PARTNERING WITH US AND ASSOCIATIONS LIKE TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS AND PTS. SO WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S MY SPELL, AND I'M STICKING THROUGH IT.APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH SO UM, THE LADY FROM PTA HERE IS YOUR VOICE FROM P T. A OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM DID YOU KNOW AND I SAW THIS ON OUR WEBSITE. THIS IS CUSTODIAN RECOGNITION. YOU GUYS . YOU JUST DON'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO OUR SCHOOLS IN OUR FACILITIES. UM IN . I WORKED IN THE ELEMENTARY WORLD. YOU ARE A PART OF THE STAFF. I MEAN, THE KIDS LOVED THEM, AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SERVICE THAT YOU DO FOR MESQUITE ALSO IS A DYSLEXIA MARCH 2, SO YEAH. IS ANYBODY FROM MEA HERE? DID THEY WANT TO SPEAK? OKAY ALRIGHT. IF YOU WILL . I HAD ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT PITA A THIS LAST MONTH'S MEETING IN THE COUNCIL MEETING WE HAD, UM, A GENTLEMAN MATTHEW HALL FROM RAISE YOUR HAND TAXES WHO SPOKE TO THE ASSEMBLY AND TOLD US ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN UNTIL THEY WERE AND SOME PLANS THAT THEY HAVE. UM THERE AN ADVOCACY GROUP , AND THEY HELPED VERY MUCH WITH THE ADVOCACY FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IN TEXAS. SO WE APPRECIATE THEM FOR THAT. THANK YOU, OKAY. UM OUR NEXT ON OUR
[V. STUDENT AND STAFF GUESTS]
AGENDA IS, UH, STUDENT AND STAFF RECOGNITIONS. OKAY, WHOOPS. OKAY WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN BY HONORING OR RECOGNIZING THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR APPLE CORE THIS EVENING. FROM NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE AMY MARSHALL KONISHI IS A CT PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS TEACHER WITH 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, EIGHT OF THOSE WITH MOSQUITO SD, AND WE HAVE A BRIEF VIDEO TO INTRODUCE HER TO YOU. IT REALLY IS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE SAME CALLING FOR APPLE CORE. WHEN YOU WALK INTO THIS KINDS CLASSROOM, IT'S EASY TO FILL HER ENERGY. IT'S EASY TO FEEL HER COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS. ACTUALLY I IDENTIFY AS WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED, AND SHE PROVIDES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I KNOW I SPEAK FOR THE NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY. WHENEVER I SAY WE APPRECIATE MISHCON INS DEDICATION WE APPRECIATE HER SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE HER CARE AND SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS. SHE HAS AMAZING VOICE AND IMPACTS OUR CAMPUS ON A DAILY BASIS. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DID WAS GONE. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I HAD ZERO IDEA. I WAS GOING TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, AND I LOOKED BACK YEARS LATER. AND SO MANY TEACHERS. YOU SHOULD BE A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. YOU SHOULD BE A TEACHER. I WENT TO COLLEGE AND LIKE, I'M NOT GOING TO BE A TEACHER, AND THEN I TOOK SPEECH CLASSES AND THEN HERE I AM NOW ALMOST 30 YEARS LATER AS A TEACHER, TEACHING THEM SPEECH BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY IN OUR LIVES WE COMMUNICATE. AND THEY NEED GUIDANCE IN THAT, AND THAT'S MY HOPE IS TO MOLD THEM AND TO HELP THEM SEE THAT EVERYTHING THEY DO EVERYTHING THEY SAY THEIR BODY, THEIR EYE ROLLS. THEIR SHRUGS THEIR MOUTHS , MAX ALL ARE PART OF WHO THEY ARE AND THEIR COMMUNICATION, AND IS THAT HOW THEY WANT TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES. AND SO EVERY SINGLE DAY I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THEM TO BE THEMSELVES. AND REALIZE THEIR AUTHENTICITY AND THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD AND HOW MUCH THEY'RE WORTH IT AND I'M HERE BECAUSE THERE WERE THEM. WELL YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT. IT'S NOT YOURS YET. YOU CAN READ YOUR NAME IF YOU WANT TO THANK YOU. CAUTION. IT'S TWO PIECES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE FOR HIGH[00:15:06]
SCHOOL. I LIKE THAT. SUPPOSED TO BE. OKAY SO HERE WE GO, WHEREAS MOSQUITO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEEKS TO HONOR OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS WHO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP INNOVATION AND THAT OCCASION TO THE STUDENTS OF MOSQUITO IS DATE. AND WHEREAS THE MOSQUITO IS THE APPLE CORE CONSISTS OF EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HIGHEST RECOGNITION. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OFFICIALLY WELCOMES AMY MARSHALL CONNING INTO THE MOSQUITOES, THE APPLE CORPS AND THE SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER OF 2023. CONGRATULATIONS NEXT MONTH.INTERPRETER JOINED ME TODAY. THANK YOU, JORDAN, OKAY? THANK YOU TO DR RIVERA, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MOSQUITO MISTY. I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION. WHAT IS THE MOST ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL TEACHING METHODS THAT WE HAVE? MODELING. IT'S WHAT WE DO DAILY IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT MIGHT BE MOVING OUR MOUTH INTO THE SHAPES FOR THE LETTERS AND PHONICS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MIGHT BE ON THE BOARD. RELENTLESSLY DOING MATH PROBLEM AFTER MATH PROBLEM UNTIL THEY GET IT. AND IN HIGH SCHOOL , IT MIGHT BE IN THE CT NUTRITION OR CULINARY CLASS WHERE YOU'RE MEASURING AND SHOWING THEM HOW TO GET IT ACCURATE. SO YOUR RECIPES TURN OUT JUST RIGHT. WELL, TODAY, MY SPEECH IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SHARE A LIVE EXAMPLE OF MODELING WITH YOU. IT'S GOING TO BE A SPEECH WITHIN A SPEECH. IF YOU WILL. MY CT PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS STUDENTS HAVE TO DO A SPECIAL OCCASION SPEECH. THIS IS A CHOICE ASSIGNMENT WHERE THEY HAVE EIGHT CHOICES OF REAL LIFE SPEECHES THAT THEY MIGHT GIVE SOME DAY AS PART OF THEIR PRESENTATION, THEY HAVE TO PREPARE RESEARCH SHARE EXAMPLES OF EXCELLENT SPEECHES AND A COLLABORATIVE ASSIGNMENT.
EVALUATE WHY THEY WERE EXCELLENT. AND TODAY I HOPE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN EXEMPLARY EXAMPLE OF AN AWARD SPEECH. I HAVE FOR YOU, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO PASS THEM OUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME. PURE EVALUATIONS. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW BOARD. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH YOUR FEEDBACK BECAUSE I'M OPEN TO GROWING AND IMPROVING BASED ON WHAT YOU SAY. BEFORE I BEGIN. I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I'M ACTUALLY SHAKING A LITTLE BIT AND NERVOUS MYSELF. BECAUSE MANY TIMES PEOPLE THINK THAT IF YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL OR SUPPOSED EXPERTS AT SOMETHING THAT THAT MEANS YOU AUTOMATICALLY ARE GOOD AT IT WITHOUT NERVES AND FEAR. THIS IS NOT TRUE. AND AS WE GROW THROUGH LIFE GO THROUGH LIFE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE MANY TIMES WHEN WE'RE UPSET, FRUSTRATED, NERVOUS, EVEN SCARED. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT PUSHING THROUGH THESE MOMENTS PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. AND OFTEN RESULT IN THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF OUR LIFE. SO IF YOU WILL, I'M GOING TO PAUSE AND START OVER AGAIN FOR MY SPEECH WITHIN A SPEECH. HMM. THANK YOU TO DR RIVERA AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MOSQUITO GST. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE RECEIVING THIS AWARD TODAY AND TO WORK FOR DISTRICT THAT VALUES INNOVATIVE WAYS OF TEACHING AND REWARDS US AND ACKNOWLEDGES ITS TEACHERS. AS WE KNOW. TEACHERS DON'T TEACH HER RECOGNITION, BUT IT'S NICE TO BE SEEN NOT ONLY BY YOU ALL BUT MY PEERS. AND IT'S MY HOPE EVERY DAY THAT I SHOW MY STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE SEEING. THAT THEY ARE WELCOMED THAT THEY ARE RESPECTED AND THAT THEY BELONG. AND I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. IF IT WASN'T FOR SEVERAL GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FIRST IS MY COLLEAGUES. I KNOW MANY OF THEM ARE ONLINE. AND AS MR CARBO SAID, WHERE'S THE CAMERA? THERE IT IS. ALRIGHT STALLION PRIDE, RIGHT? SO I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO MENTION, AND I FEEL REALLY FORTUNATE FOR THAT. FIRST IS MY CTE TEAM AT THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS LEVEL. THEY ARE TOP NOTCH AND I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM EVERY TIME WE COME TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE, COLLABORATE. I GROW AS AN EDUCATOR AND I FEEL SUPPORTED AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY NORTH FAMILY AND TO THE PROGRAM TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I'M ALSO PART OF THE E TIP PROGRAM AND BEING PART OF THIS REQUIRES MENTIONING BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT HAS GIVEN ME COLLABORATION
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ACROSS THE DISTRICT. STRENGTHEN BONDS WITH TEACHERS OUTSIDE OF MY DEPARTMENT THAT I MAY NOT WORK WITH. AND GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND MY TEACHING CRAFT IN WAYS THAT I NEVER IMAGINED. AND TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM AT NORTH PAST AND PRESENT. I'VE ALWAYS FELT SUPPORTED AND COURAGE. I FEEL LIKE THE COMMUNICATION DOORS ARE OPEN AND I CAN GO TO YOU FOR ANYTHING, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS TO ME. I KNOW THAT MR REED IS HERE TODAY. AND MANY OTHERS ARE WATCHING ONLINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO MY FELLOW TEACHERS CLEARLY WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, SINCE THIS IS PURE NOMINATED, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU INSPIRE ME . YOU ENCOURAGE ME AND THAT YOU SUPPORT ME EVERY DAY AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. AND NOW OUR STUDENTS. NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE. IF IT WASN'T FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND I COULD TALK ABOUT THEM ALL DAY AND NIGHT. THEY ARE AMAZING. AND THEY DESERVE THIS. MENTIONING MY PAST , PRESENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS. NORTHSIDE PRIDE FIRST, YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHY JORDAN IS HERE AS AN ANT SL INTERPRETER. WELL, I'VE INVITED HER. TO JOIN ME AS REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY CLASSROOM MAKING EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN DESSERT MOSQUITO SD DESERVE THAT TYPE OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL. MOST OF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SPEECH. THE SPEECH CLASS IS ONLY ONCE, MR COURSE. AND I KNOW THIS MIGHT SHOCK YOU, BUT A MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS DON'T WANT TO BE THERE.THANKFULLY BY THE TIME IT'S OVER THERE, LIKE WHAT? IT IS DECEMBER . I WON'T SEE YOU IN JANUARY, AND THEY'RE SAD TO GO. BECAUSE OF THAT QUICK TURNOVER. I TEACH A LOT OF STUDENTS IN MY EIGHTH.
THIS IS MY EIGHTH YEAR HERE AND I'VE TAUGHT OVER 8 1500 STUDENTS DURING MY TIME AT NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, AND YOU MIGHT THINK THAT BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A QUICK PACE THAT THE QUALITY WOULD SUFFER. HOWEVER I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I INTENTIONALLY FOCUSED ON CREATING A HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND I FOCUS ON ROUTINES, ORGANIZATIONS AND CONNECTING IN THE CLASS.
BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS RESPECTFUL AND SAFE, FOR ALL QUICKLY IS NOT AN EASY TASK TO DO AND I STEP UP TO THAT CHALLENGE EVERYDAY SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IS NOT JUST A FAD OR A CATCHPHRASE. IT'S CRITICAL TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SUCCESS. ALL THE STUDENTS IN MOSQUITO SD THIS PART OF THE MESSAGES FOR YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW YOU ARE WORTHY. YOU ARE LOVED. AND YOU BELONG HERE. I WILL WORK EVERY DAY TO SHOW YOU THAT. THE LAST GROUP IS MY FAMILY. IRONICALLY THE NOTE SAYS DURING THE FAMILY SECTION DO NOT CRY. BUT INSTEAD I'M CRYING FOR MY STUDENTS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY. MY PARENTS, MY SIBLINGS AND FRIENDS ARE AT HOME WATCHING ON FACEBOOK, AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME AND ENCOURAGED ME TO FOLLOW MY PASSIONS AND MY KIDS ARE HERE. POUNDS STAND. OKAY STANDS. I CAN PAUSE ENOUGH, RIGHT? PREMISE.
INGLE MAMA THOSE THREE AND LET ME TELL YOU, THEY KEEP ME ON MY TOES. IF ANY OF YOU ARE A PARENT , YOU KNOW THAT THEY HUMBLE, YOU KNOW. THEY KEEP ME IN CHECK. THEY MAKE SURE I'M NOT TOO CRINGE. E THEY'RE PAINFULLY HONEST WHEN I ASKED THEM FOR THEIR FEEDBACK AND HELP ON THINGS, BUT I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM. THAT THEY SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES. FROM THAT THEY ARE THEIR AUTHENTIC SELVES. AND THEY INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY AND I HOPE TO MAKE THEM PROUD AND NOT TO EMBARRASS THEM TOO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING HERE BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'D PROBABLY RATHER BE AT HOME RIGHT NOW. AND I HOPE THEY KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM. SO IN CONCLUSION. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. EVERYBODY HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND ON THE FACEBOOK LIVE FOR THIS HONOR, AND FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH. AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY. IS THERE ANY BODY ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE? MY PRINCIPAL AND MY KIDS AND EVERYONE ELSE IS WITH ME IN SPIRIT. ALL MY FAMILY IS NOT IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT OUR SECOND HONORARY THIS EVENING IS JESSICA BURIAL. FERGUSON SHE'S FROM TOSH
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LIKE THIRD GRADE BILINGUAL TEACHER WITH NINE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. SEVEN OF THOSE WITH MESQUITE AND HERE IS A BRIEF VIDEO ABOUT HER. IT IS MY HONOR TO WELCOME MS FERGUSON AND MESQUITE ISD APPLE CORE. SHE IS AN ABSOLUTE DREAM OF A TEACHER TO HAVE AT TOSH ELEMENTARY, HER INFLUENCE ON OTHERS, HER LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES AND HER OVERALL WILLINGNESS TO JUMP IN AND HELP WHEREVER NEEDED IS ABSOLUTELY A GIFT US. WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR HER ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH OUR STUDENTS AND WITH HER PEERS. WE TRULY LOOKED AT HER FOR ANYTHING THAT WE NEED ON CAMPUS. WE'RE SO THANKFUL AND SO EXCITED THAT SHE'S GETTING THIS SIGNIFICANT.CONGRATULATIONS MISS FERGUSON. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. TO INSTILL SKILLS AND MY STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL NOT JUST TO MAKE CLASSROOM BUT FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. MY ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO SEE THESE KIDS GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN CHOOSE CAREERS THAT ARE PULLING FOR THEM. AND I THINK I'M SO LUCKY BECAUSE I HAVE THE CHICKS TO HELP THEM BUILD THOSE SKILLS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME RECALL CERTAIN AFFIRMATIONS THAT MY TEACHERS TAUGHT ME. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, AND I TRIED TO GIVE THAT TO MY STUDENTS AS WELL, SAYING I CAN DO THIS. I CAN DO DIFFICULT THINGS WHETHER I WANT THOSE THINGS TO BE IN THEIR HEAD, AND I WANT THEM TO TAKE THOSE VOICES WITH THEM AND BE SUCCESSFUL. HMM. HMM. PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SIX TO HONOR OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS, AND DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND DEDICATION. TO THE STUDENTS OF MOSQUITO HONESTLY. AND WHEREAS THE MESQUITE EYES THINK APPLE COURSE CONSISTS OF EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HIGHEST HONOR, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OFFICIALLY WELCOMES JESSICA THE AREA FERGUSON INTO THE MESQUITA I SD COURSE ON THE SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023. ME. YES.
I WAS HOPING TO NOT FOLLOW A SPEECH TEACHER, BUT THAT'S OKAY. SO LOVELY AND SO INSPIRING, REALLY TRIED IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DOCTOR RIVERA , THE MOSQUITOES, D SCHOOL BOARD AND MY ENTIRE MOSQUITO SD FAMILY . I'M SO INCREDIBLY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY MY PEERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AT TOSH ELEMENTARY AS THIS YEAR'S APPLE CORE INDUCTEE. IT IS TRULY A DREAM COME TRUE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A TEACHER WHO DEMONSTRATES MISKITO ISD SCORE VALUE. OF EXCELLENCE. ALWAYS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I THINK IT'S EXTRA SPECIAL THAT THE YEAR I'M RECEIVING THIS AWARD. IS THE YEAR THAT MY FIRST COHORT OF FOURTH GRADERS WILL BE GRADUATING FROM NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. I COULD YEAH. I COULD NOT BE MORE HONORED TO BE HERE. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING ME AS AN EDUCATOR, ALL THE BEST TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS I'VE KNOWN IN MY CAREER HAVE HAD INCREDIBLE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXCEL AS A TEACHER WITHOUT THE HELP OF MY LOVED ONES. THANK YOU TO MY HUSBAND FOR HELPING ME WITH LATE NIGHT GRADING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY CLASSROOM REMODELING, PRETENDING NOT TO NOTICE LARGE PURCHASES FOR EXTRA ENGAGEMENT TOOLS FOR MY LESSONS AND SO MUCH MORE. THANK YOU TO MY MOTHER FOR ALWAYS PUSHING ME TO PURSUE MY EDUCATION AND BEING A MAIN FACTOR IN ALL OF MY ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL ENDEAVORS. MOM. YOU'RE THE REASON I VALUE HARD WORK. AND I'M ABLE TO PUSH MYSELF TO DO HARD THINGS. CEASE OF WEATHER . DELORES WEAPON, ALEX POPS, UM A MY NIECES SOPHIA AND OLIVIA. WHEN I THINK OF THE TYPE OF TEACHER I WANT TO BE. I WANT TO BE THE TYPE OF TEACHER I WOULD WANT YOU GIRLS TO HAVE TOUGH BUT REASONABLE, CARING AND WARM. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY TOSH FAMILY. THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM HERE TONIGHT. WHEN I LEFT TO TEACH AT DST FOR TWO YEARS, I MISSED YOU ALL DEARLY AND THOUGHT OF YOU OFTEN. THANK YOU, AMY CHILDREN FOR BEING MY WORK, MOM AND FINDING A PLACE FOR ME
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AT TOSH WHEN I WAS READY TO COME BACK, AMY YOUR WARMTH AND CARING NATURE IMPRINTED ON ME AS A NEW TEACHER, AND I'LL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO YOU. YOU WOULD BE PROUD TO SEE HOW MISS JOHNSON IS CARRYING ON YOUR LEGACY OF PUTTING THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN WHO ARE TENDER SCHOOL FIRST. THANK YOU TO THE LEADERSHIP AT TOSH AND THE MANY TEAM MEMBERS I'VE HAD. I'VE BEEN HONORED TO WORK WITH OVER THE PAST DECADE WORKING WITH THE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT TOSH HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE. YOU ALL ARE THE REASON I AM STANDING HERE TODAY. NORTHSIDE PRIDE. AND FINALLY THANK YOU TO ALL THE DECISION MAKERS AT MOSQUITO SD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT LEADERS IN THE BILINGUAL DEPARTMENT.TASHA IS A SPECIAL SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEMS PUT IN PLACE BY YOU ALL. I FEEL SEEN VALUED AND CARED FOR BY OUR DISTRICT. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN APPLE CORE PROGRAM IN THE FIRST PLACE SPEAKS VOLUMES TO HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR TEACHERS. I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHERE MY PATH THAT MISTY LEADS ME. THANK YOU ALL. GO AHEAD, JESSICA JESSICA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY? GOOD THAT'S A GOOD THING. I'M SO LUCKY TO HAVE ONE OF MY STUDENTS HERE RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN TELL MY STUDENTS GIVE ME MY STRENGTH BECAUSE JUST SEEING HER JUST JUST MADE ME FEEL SO GOOD, SHE SAID. MY SPEECH WAS GREAT. SO THAT'S ALSO THAT'S THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE I READ IT TO THEM FIRST GIVING WE HAVE WE HAVE SOME OF MY LEADERSHIP TEAM HERE. UM AMY WAS MY FORMER PRINCIPAL. YEAH. AMY CHILDREN, MOLLY JOHNSON, AS WELL AS GABRIELLA WANT MY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. I HAVE OUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR. LAWRENCE SIMMONS, ALI O'ODHAM, WHO'S JUST LIKE THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. I LOVED HER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR GUTERRES FOR BEING HERE, SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO SUPPORT THE BILINGUAL TEACHERS, AND I THINK THAT'S SO SWEET OF HER. UM WE ALSO HAVE, UM, MY HUSBAND, MY DAD AND MY MOM, MY BROTHER AND MY SISTER.
ALRIGHT, YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. ALRIGHT WELL IN IN ADDITION TO RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING TEACHERS EACH MONTH , WE ALSO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING PARAPROFESSIONALS. SO THIS MONTH STAR PAIR HONOREE IS FROM RANGE ELEMENTARY, AND I'M GOING TO ASK FOR PRINCIPAL KELLY LOCK TO COME FORWARD AND INTRODUCE HER TO YOU. OH GOOD EVENING BOARD TRUCK GETTING DR RIVERA, MISS LILY CARLITO GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL ASPECTS OF HER JOB FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS AS OUR CAMPUS MAKE ME CRY, NO PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES. LILY WILL DROP ANYTHING TO HELP YOU ON THE SPOT. SHE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND THOSE ALMOST EVERY SINGLE STUDENT, THEIR HOME RING OR HOMEROOM AND THEIR PARENTS NAMES. SHE EVEN KNOWS THEIR SIBLINGS AND WHAT CLASS ARE IN, SHE MAKES RANGER TOP PRIORITY WITH PRIDE AND JOY. BIRTH TO ARRIVE AND TRIES TO STAY ALL EVENING. EVEN THOUGH WE WON'T LET HER WE'VE EVEN SEEN LILY DOING EVERYTHING FROM SWEEPING THE CAFETERIA TO VACUUMING THE LIBRARY IF NEEDED. SHE'S EVEN THINGS ALL DAY BECAUSE SHE'S SO HAPPY, USUALLY CHRISTMAS SONGS AT RANDOM TIMES OF THE YEAR IF SHE'S REALLY HAPPY LILY STRIVES FOR PERFECTION. SHE DOES NOT WANT TO CUT CORNERS OR TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT. SHE HOLDS HERSELF ACCOUNTABLE AND OTHERS AS AS SHE TAKES PRIDE IN HER POSITION. HER DEDICATION TO HER ROLE ON THIS CAMPUS IS SOMETHING TO BE ADMIRED AND RESPECTED. WE SEE LILY TAKING ON TASKS THAT ARE NOT EVEN HERS TO TAKE ONTO. SHE'S WILLING TO HELP IN ANY AREA. SHE TAKES CARE OF EVERYONE FROM OUR TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS JUST CUSTODIAN SYSTEM DEATH. SHE WILL HELP ANYONE WHO NEEDS A HAND. CLEARLY TREATS ALL ASPECTS OF HER JOB WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RESPECT AND IMPORTANCE. SHE LEADS BY SENDING HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HERSELF AND FOR OTHERS. WE ARE SORRY. UM SHE WORKS WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND THEY FOLLOW THE FOREMOST CHARACTERISTIC THAT COMES TO MIND WITH LILIES. NOTHING SHORT OF MAGICAL, REALLY IS THE PERFECT MODEL OF MODEL OF AN IDEAL EMPLOYEE, AND WE'RE SO VERY PROUD BLISS AND THANKFUL TO CALL HER OURS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE SHE WORKS WITH ME EVERY DAY.
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OKAY? ONE MORE. EACH MONTH. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR OUR REPLY TALK PROGRAM, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A VIDEO TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THIS MONTH'S PARTNER. WE'RE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THE MOSQUITO SD EDUCATION FOUNDATION AS THE FEATURED READ, PLAY, TALK COMMUNITY PARTNER. WE RAISE MONEY, AND WE GIVE THOSE FUNDS BACK TO MOSQUITO SD SCHOOLS FOR PROGRAMS THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THE STATE BUDGET, RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION IN THE SPRING. THAT ALLOWED US TO EXPAND LENA START ON THREE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES FOR THE NEXT THREE SCHOOL YEARS. ALWAYS WANT TO BE IN SYNC WITH DISTRICT PRIORITIES. WE KNOW THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THOSE FUNDS THAT WAS GOING TO ADDRESS A PRIORITY IN THE DISTRICT. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE ARE MEETING NEEDS. THE DISTRICT IDENTIFIES. THANK YOU. MOSQUITO SD EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF REPLAY TALK IN THE LENA START PROGRAM.OKAY NOW IT'S TIME TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS . WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING STUDENTS WHO ARE HONORED BY THE NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM. THEY SCORED IN THE TOP 10% ON THE 80 OR THE N M S Q T AND OR THEY SCORED A THREE OR HIGHER ON TWO OR MORE.
A P EXAMS. FIRST WE HAVE ALEJANDRA TORRES FROM NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL.
CRUZ TREJO FROM NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. JOEL MATAMOROS, NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. JOSE CUETO FROM NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL.
EMILY GIOVANNA FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. J LOPEZ FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. LOUISE SANDOVAL FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL.
ABIGAIL RAISE LUNA FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL . GABRIEL GARCIA FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL.
ALAN DAVILA FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. ALLAN RAMIREZ FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. ALEXIS ENRIQUE IS FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL.
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GABRIELLA MUNOZ FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. JASMINE CHAVEZ FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL . JUST A MEAN LOZANO FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. KATIE, OKAY? KATIE CASSIO FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. NICOLE BOCANEGRA FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. SEBASTIAN CERVANTES FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL.VANESSA HERNANDEZ BARRIENTOS FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S CLEAN.
THIS NEXT GROUP OF STUDENTS WAS HONORED BY THE NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN RECOGNITION PROGRAM.
THEY SCORED IN THE TOP 10% ON THE P S, A. T AND M S, Q T AND OR SCORED A THREE OR HIGHER ON TWO OR MORE. A P EXAMS. MAYA PRELOAD FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL.
LINDA ABBY FROM VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. ZERO ROHAN FROM BANK GUARD HIGH SCHOOL. JORDAN'S JONES HARRIS FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND EVERY GREEN FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.
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THEY BOARD. IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. DO I HAVE A SECOND?[00:45:03]
MR CARBO IS MOTION IS SECOND MAN , MR EVERETTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OKAY AND WE'RE[VIII. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT]
GOING TO HAVE REPORT PERSONNEL. YES MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAVE, UM , TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FOR THE BOARD TONIGHT. THEY WILL BE PRESENTED BY MR PRADO. SO, MR PRODUCT, WOULD YOU MIND? GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HORSE B BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DR RIVERA. CABINET MEMBERS. TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE 2% KIMBERLY CHAPPELLE. FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS.KIMBERLY HAS BEEN HAS OVER 24 YEARS OF SCHOOL BUSINESS, EXPERIENCE, GOVERNMENTAL, ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT TEAM. SHE'S A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND HOLDS THE CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR CERTIFICATION. SHE HAS A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS. SHE HAS WORKED IN DALLAS, IRVING AND RICHARDSON S D S. SHE IS CURRENTLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR RICHARDSON, SD HAS BEEN IN THE ROLE SINCE 2017. IN HER CURRENT ROLE. SHE OVERSEES ALL THE FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS FOR RICHARDSON, ASD. AND RECENTLY LED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MUNIS FINANCIAL ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM. HER EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENTAL, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS , RANKS HER AS ONE OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES IN NORTH TEXAS AND THE STATE. PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME. MADAM PRESIDENT IS AN ACTION ITEM. YES. MOVED TO APPROVED. DISCUSSION. PART OF TRUSTEES. DR RIVERA IN CABINET MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT. KIMBERLY WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM? OH, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. UM I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR RIVERA.
MR PARDO IN THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING THE MOSQUITO USD 18 AND THIS WORKING, YOU KNOW. AND JUST BEING A PART OF THE TEAM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ME AND BEING A PART OF THE TEAM. WELL, THANK YOU. WELCOME WELCOME. WE WELCOME . YES THANK YOU. DON'T YES, AND ALSO TO PREVENT MY HUSBAND ANDREW, AND HE'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME DURING THIS TRANSITION, SO I REALLY THANK HIM FOR THAT. THANK YOU.
HMM. WELCOME AS WELL BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE PART OF THE FAMILY, TOO. MHM. AH GOOD EVENING AGAIN. BOARD PRESSING HORSE BE TRUSTEES. DR RIVERA IN CABINET. UM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS NEXT POSITION, IT IS MISS DIANA GEORGE FOR THE COORDINATOR OF STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. DIANA HAS BEEN WITH MOSQUITO FOR 2.5 YEARS, SHE HAS OVER 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING FIELD AND PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. DINA MAX IN UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, SHE WORKED AS A SENIOR PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF MESQUITE FOR NINE YEARS BEFORE JOINING MISTY. SHE'S CURRENTLY THE FEDERAL GRANTS ACCOUNTANT FOR THE DISTRICT. SHE EARNED HER MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN 2008 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. THE ROOF , SEVEN DESCRIPTION. MM HMM. HI.
THE MOTION CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE MOTION. DIANA WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AND HAVE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS STAND AS WELL? CONGRATULATIONS OKAY, YEAH. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. UM WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BREAK HERE JUST A FEW MINUTES, BUT I WANTED TO SAY THE REASON WE ARE SORT OF SHORT TONIGHT. UM UH, ROBERT SEWARD AND GARY BINGHAM ARE ILL AND WEREN'T HERE . AND, UH, MR ROSE HAS A OBLIGATION WITH HIS HERE'S
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COMPANY. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE A LITTLE BIT SHORT TONIGHT. BUT, HEY, WE'RE POWERFUL. WHAT CAN I SAY? SO LET'S TAKE A BREAK. HOW LONG YEAH. OOPS. LET US RECONVENE. I WOULD LIKE TO BOARD I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE OUR CONSTRUCTION. UNDERSEA IS AN ACTION ITEM. IF THEY WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. PULLING UP YOUR NOTES. FROM THE WAY YOU HAVE A TIE. YEAH. YEAH WELL, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO, UH, TO ANNOUNCE WHO WE RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL FOR THE GENTRY EDITION . UM, WHICH IS A C M A. R. PROJECT. AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND LEE LEWIS.CONSTRUCTION UM, WITH ME TONIGHT GOT ROLLING GENTRY AND GRAHAM BOWMAN FROM W. R A UH, DEVIN SHERMAN FROM LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION AND J. M. RUSSELL FROM MESQUITE ICE DAY. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF LEE LEWIS SAID TO BE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. TEAM. THEY ARE.
MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE LEE LEWIS IS THE G C FOR THE GENTRY ELEMENTARY EDITION. OKAY MOTION. I MISS JEREMY'S SECOND. I MISS COLLIER. UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ALL THOSE APPROACHES A. I. AH THEY IS SOMETHING SO MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSION FOR MY DISTRICT WIDE INTRUDER DETECTION. AUDIT REPORT FINDINGS, SIR. GOOD EVENING BOARD, AND, UM YOUR. HEAR THIS, AND IT WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HEARD PRETTY MUCH EVERY MONTH LAST LAST YEAR, BUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE T E, A AND REGION 10, THEY HAVE STARTED CONDUCTING THE RANDOM INTRUDER AUDITS AS THEY DID LAST LAST SCHOOL YEAR. LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 85% OF OUR CAMPUSES WERE VISITED, UM NEW THIS YEAR. THEY SAID THAT EVERY CAMPUS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WILL HAVE A VISIT. SO EVERY ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES WILL BE BUSINESS. WE'VE ALREADY HAD A HANDFUL THAT HAVE EVER RECEIVED THE VISIT. UM THIS SCHOOL YEAR AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST, THE AUDITORS ARE GOING TO TEST A VARIETY OF COMPONENTS, INCLUDING HOW WE CHECK IN VISITORS. WHETHER OR NOT THE SCHOOL IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH EXTERIOR DOORS. THEY'RE GOING TO REVIEW CURRENT SAFETY PRACTICES AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE CHECKING OUR DOORS CONSISTENTLY. WHICH YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE CHECKING FOUR TIMES A DAY AND ARE ELEMENTARY'S WITH THE NEW ARMED GUARDS. THEY'RE DOING THAT EVEN MORE THAN FOUR TIMES A DAY.
THESE AUDITS REQUIRED BY TA SEEK TO HELP THEIR DISTRICTS IDENTIFY HEALTH CAMPUSES CAN IMPROVE STUDENT SAFETY. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS ARE LIKELY TO BE INTERESTED IN THE AUDIT RESULTS. HOWEVER THESE RESULTS ARE NOT TO BE RELEASED AS IT COULD COMPROMISE IMPORTANT CAMPUS SECURITY INFORMATION. SPECIFIC DETAILS MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE BOARD AND WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE. UM WE WORK WITH OUR DISTRICT SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE TRAINING ALL STAFF AND SECURING OUR EXTERIOR DOORS TO PROTECT THOSE WITHIN OUR BUILDINGS AND THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE. CONDUCTING CONDUCTING THESE AUDITS IS JUST ONE OF THE ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE TO ENSURE OUR CAMPUSES ARE SAFE. WE KNOW THIS IS A CONTINUOUS JOURNEY, AND WE THINK THE BOARDS FOR YOUR SUPPORT THANK YOU. HMM. THANK YOU, MR JOB AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AND THIS IS THE AUDIENCE PUSHING. IS THERE ANYONE SPEAK TONIGHT? DARCY AGAIN CYCLE. YEAH THANK YOU, MA'AM. APPRECIATE IT . ALL RIGHT. AND NOW WE'RE INTO THE BUSINESS PORTION ARE 2022 ANNUAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT. MR PRODUCT. GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT HORNSBY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DR RIVERA CABINET MEMBERS TONIGHT I WILL BE REPORTING ON THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM OF TEXAS. WE HAVE POSTED ADVERTISED, UM. ON SEPTEMBER 20TH IN THE DAILY COMMERCIAL PAPER, AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC COMMENTS
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SECTION THE PURPOSE IF I CAN GATHER MYSELF HERE. THE PURPOSE OF THE FIRST IS ORIGINATED BACK IN SB 8 75 OF THE BY THE WAY BEFORE I DO THIS. UM IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT I GOT HERE AND I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE BOARD EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO, APPROXIMATELY MAYBE A DAY HERE OR THERE, BUT AND I HEARD THE FIRST REPORT. THANK YOU. VERY MUCH HAS ONLY BEEN A YEAR.THAT'S IT. I KNOW. BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE TWO COMMENTS. ONE WAS WAS CHARGED WITH GETTING A COUPLE OF EXTRA POINTS, THE LUCID TWO POINTS AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE IS I'M STILL WORKING. UH MR EVERETT. I'M STILL WORKING ON MY GOLF SWING, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST, UM AGAIN, IT ORIGINATED BACK IN 2001. IT WAS PASSED IN THE 7TH 77 REGULAR SESSION IN 2001. IT EXPANDS THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN TEXAS TO INCLUDE FINANCIAL SERVICES. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES. THE OBJECTIVES IS TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCORES IS TO FAIRLY EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. SESSIONS.
AND OPENLY REPORT RESULTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE REPORT INCLUDES THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CURRENT CONTRACT, THE SUPERINTENDENT BOARD REIMBURSEMENTS OUTSIDE COMPENSATION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT GIFTS AH, GREATER THAN 215 VALUE RECEIVED BY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN DISTRICT AND BOARD MEMBERS. THE RATINGS THAT DETERMINATION OF THE RATINGS IS BASED ON A RANGE FOR SUMMATION OF INDICATORS SCORES A SUPERIOR BETWEEN 9100 B IS ABOVE AVERAGE , WHICH IS BETWEEN 80 89 C MEETS THE STANDARDS 70 THROUGH 79, AND YOU GET ENOUGH BELOW 70. THE INDICATORS. I WILL GO THROUGH THESE QUICKLY. YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS, UH, FIRST FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WELL ACQUAINTED WITH IT AGAIN, THIS SORT NUMERICAL OR PAST INDICATORS NUMBER ONE WAS THE COMPLETE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT THE AFAR AND DATA SUBMITTED TO TA WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE NOVEMBER 27 DEADLINE. YES. THE REPORT RECEIVED WAS IN NOVEMBER. 22ND 2022 ITEM TWO WAS WAS THERE ANY MODIFY OPINION ON THE A F R ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A WHOLE? YES AND MODIFY OPINION RECEIVED ON THE A F R NUMBER THREE WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAYMENT TERMS OF ALL THE AGREEMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR END YES, WE WERE COMPLIANT ITEM FOUR THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS TO TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM. TRS TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TWC INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. IRS ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENGINE SEES YES ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS NO LONGER BEING SCORED NUMBER SIX WAS THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUN BALANCE OVER THREE YEARS. LESS THAN THE 24 25% DECREASE OR DID THE CURRENT YEAR'S ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE EXCEED 75 DAYS OF OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES? YES, THE CEILING WAS PASSED. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WAS THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND AND CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO COVER OPERATING EXPENDITURES, EXCLUDING FACILITIES, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION. THE ANSWER IS JUST WE GOT 10 POINTS FOR THAT. ITEM NUMBER I ATE WAS THE MEASURE OF CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES RATIO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUFFICIENT TO COVER SHORT TERM DEBT. YES 10 POINTS WAS RECEIVED ITEM NUMBER NINE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND REVENUES EQUAL OR EXCEED EXPENDITURES, EXCLUDING FACILITIES, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION. AND IF NOT WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER OF DAYS OF CASH ON HAND. GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 60 DAYS. THE ANSWER WAS YES. 10 POINTS ITEM NUMBER 10 THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AVERAGE LESS THAN 10% VARIANTS. THAT'S 90% TO 110% WHEN COMPARING BUDGET REVENUES TO ACTUAL REVENUES FOR THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS. THIS INDICATOR IS NO LONGER BEING SCORE, SO I SHOULD HAVE READ THAT ONE. ITEM NUMBER 11 WAS THE RATIO OF LONG TERM LIABILITIES TO TOTAL ASSETS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT LONG TERM SOLVENCY. THE ANSWER WAS JUST THOSE 10 POINTS OUT OF 10. WAS
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THE DEBT PER $100 OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE RACIAL SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT FUTURE THAT REPAYMENTS ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE ELUSIVE TWO POINTS. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS DATA WAS BASED ON THE 21 22 SCHOOL DATA, SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK VERY HARD.AND SO DON'T HOLD ME TO THE TWO POINTS YET UNTIL NEXT YEAR AROUND OCTOBER, 2ND OR THIRD OF NEXT YEAR. YES YES, ABSOLUTELY. YES ITEM NUMBER 13 WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS RATIO EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD RATIO. AND THE ANSWER IS YES. WE'RE VERY EFFICIENT IN THAT AREA. 10 POINTS 14 THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOW HAVE A 15% DECLINE IN STUDENTS TO STAFF RATIO OVER THE THREE YEARS, ENROLLMENT TO TOTAL STAFF. AGAIN THIS ONE IS NOT BEING SCORED ANYMORE, OR AT LEAST FOR NOW. ITEM 15 WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE WAS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED RANGE OF THE DISTRICT'S BIENNIAL PUPIL PROJECTIONS SUBMITTED TO ITEM 15 IS NOT RATED EITHER BY THE NUMBER 16 DID THE COMPARISON OF PUBLIC EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TEAM STAY TO. TO LIKE INFORMATION, THE SCHOOLS DISTRICTS AFAR RESULT IN A TOTAL VARIANTS OF LESS THAN 3% OF ALL EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION. WE PASSED, THIS CEILING WAS PASSED. WE GOT FOUR POINTS FOR THAT. ITEM NUMBER 17 DID THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT ORDER TO REPORT THAT THE FR WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE FOR LOCAL STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS.
THE ANSWER IS, YES CEILING WAS PASSED. ITEM NUMBER 18. WE'RE ALMOST DONE. THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR INDICATE THE FR WAS FREE OF ANY INSTANCES, INSTANCES OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE FOR GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND LAWS RELATED TO LOCAL STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS.
THE ANSWER IS YES. 10 POINTS OUT OF 10. ITEM NUMBER 19 DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POST THE REQUIRE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND OTHER STATUTES, LAWS AND RULES THAT WERE IN EFFECT AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FISCAL YEAR AND THE ANSWER IS YES. FIVE POINTS OUT OF FIVE. AND ITEM NUMBER 20 DID THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY VALUES ABOARD MEETINGS WITHIN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADOPTED BUDGET, AND THE ANSWER IS YES, STEALING WAS PASSED, AND WE TYPICALLY DISCUSSED THIS SEVERAL TIMES AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. THOSE ARE ALL THE INDICATORS. MESQUITE I AS THEY SCORED 98 AND 100 POSSIBLE POINTS. SO WE ARE WE PASSED WITH , UM, OBVIOUSLY A STRONG A FOR THOSE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE HERE. UM 21 YEARS IN A ROW, AND IT IS SUPERIOR RATING AND AGAIN HIGHEST RATING FOR 21 YEARS. AH WHERE ARE MESQUITA ISTEA RATINGS . THERE ARE TWO AREAS WHERE YOU CAN FIND THIS. IT WILL BE ON THE MOSQUITO SD WEBSITE UNDER FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY IN THE LINK IS HERE. YOU CAN ALSO FIND ANY OTHER DISTRICTS RATINGS IN MESQUITE AT THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY WEBSITE AS WELL HERE AND IT WILL ALSO BE POSTED. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A MINUTE AGO. SUPERINTENDENTS CURRENT CONTRACT THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT ON THE MOSQUITO IS THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND IT THERE. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES. REIMBURSEMENTS RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND AGAIN THERE ARE LISTED FOR THE WHOLE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30TH 2022. OUTSIDE COMPENSATION INDOOR FEES RECEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING AND OR OTHER PERSON OF SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR, 2022. NONE WERE REPORTED. AND IT GETS RECEIVED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS AND FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES. IF ANY INFANT SCHOOL YEAR, 2022 NON REPORTED BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR, 2022 NON REPORTED, AND THAT IS THE REPORT FOR OUR FIRST RATING FOR MESQUITE. I S D . THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CLOSE OUR REGULAR MEETING AND OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMMENTS ON THE 2022 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING THIS? AS THERE IS BORN PRESIDENT , I'M THERE NOW. COME DECLARE
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THIS MEETING CLOSED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM MR PRADO. I THINK YOU'RE UP. ONE MORE. JUST LIKE TO MAKE AN INTEREST. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I'M NOT GOING TO DO. INTRODUCTIONS WERE JUST MOVE RIGHT ALONG IF THAT'S OKAY, UM, SO THIS ITEM IS RELATED. TO UM, THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. WE MISSED A PURCHASE ORDER ROLLOVER LAST TIME AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE. TONIGHT IT IS FOR THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT FOR $270,000. THIS IS PROOF. OKAY THIS IS AN ACTION. ADAM HAND MOTION BY MR CARBO SECOND BY MR EVERETTE. UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY? AYE AYE POSED NIGHT MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. MM HMM. ANYTHING ELSE CONCERNING. I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT IS 7 13. WE ARE ALMOST RECORD. VERY GOOD. THE GAVEL JOURNEY.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.