Mar 04, 2024 Board Meeting

[ I. CALL TO ORDER]

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UH, CALL THIS MEETING OF THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT THAT THIS MEETING IS BEEN DULY CALLED AND THAT THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. GOVERNMENT CODE 551. THIS BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. WE SHALL RETURN.

YOU TO OUR MARCH MEETING AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH, UH, OUR PLEDGE FROM FLORENCE ELEMENTARY, AND, UH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH DOCTOR PALLA FROM INSPIRATION CHURCH. THERE HE IS, IF YOU WILL STAY IN PLACE. LET US PRAY. FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME THAT WE HAVE TO GATHER TOGETHER. LIFT UP THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE LEADERS THAT ARE GATHERED IN THIS ROOM THIS EVENING. GOD IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVING KINDNESS AND TENDER MERCIES. THAT WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF COMING TO A FATHER, GOD THAT CARES TO HEAR FROM HIS PEOPLE. GOD, WE ARE PRAYING FOR THOSE IN LEADERSHIP. AND YOU GIVE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT UNDERSTANDING. TO LEAD APPROPRIATELY. SO THAT WE CAN HAVE GENERATIONS TO COME. FOLLOW IN AN UPRIGHT MANNER. IN WHICH YOU HAVE ENDOWED US TO BE. GOD, WE ARE PRAYING FOR THOSE THAT SERVE. AT THE ADMINISTRATION LEVEL. FACULTY TEACHERS. AND EVEN FOR THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES. GOD, THAT. YOU BESTOW YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THEM THE ABILITY TO LEARN THE ENRICHMENT THAT WE RECEIVE. WHEN WE EXPERIENCE AND LEARN NEW THINGS. GOD, I'M PRAYING LORD. FOR THE STUDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THAT THEY RECOGNIZE. THAT THERE IS SO MUCH THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE AND ACCOMPLISH. IF THEY. GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE WHO HAVE WALKED AHEAD OF THEM. TO TEACH THEM AND SHOW THEM THE WAY GOD, WE ARE PRAYING LORD FOR THE CITY OF MESQUITE. WE ARE PRAYING LORD. FOR YOUR BLESSINGS TO BE BESTOWED UPON THIS CITY. I PRAY LORD, THAT THIS IS A CITY THAT IS A SHINING LIGHT TO THOSE AROUND. THAT PEOPLE LOOK WITH CURIOSITY AND WONDER WHAT IS GOING ON IN THAT CITY. AND I PRAY THAT THEY RECOGNIZE IT IS BECAUSE WE LIFT YOU UP IN THIS CITY. THANK YOU, LORD FOR HEARING THIS PRAYER. WE PRAY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS TIME OF DISCUSSION. GIVE US WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS THAT ARE RIGHT AND APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR PEOPLE IN JESUS NAME. WE PRAY. AMEN.

TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND SO THE PUBLIC FRUITION AS ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND IN THE VISIBLE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ON THE TEXAS I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNDER GOD. WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES? MM. MY NA ME IS JEN AND I AM 1/5 GRADER AT FLORENCE

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[II. BOARD/PTA MOMENT]

BUT AGAIN, I DEA CAME UP AND REMINDING US THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROMISED IN 1970 TO FULLY FUND 40% OF THE WHOLE PROGRAM. AND. COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THERE WERE ONLY FUNDING UP TO 17% THINGS HAVE CHANGED. NOW THEY'RE ONLY FUNDING 13% AND I DEA IS SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIAL . WE GET FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BUT THEY PROMISED US HUGE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SO WE'RE STILL KINDA HURTING ON THAT FUNDING. UM THERE WERE SOME GREAT PROGRAMS GONZALEZ ID. HAS UH, A PROGRAM WHERE THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH DOCTOR RIVERA HAS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT, UM THEY COLLABORATE WITH THE CAMPUSES, AND THEY DO EVERYTHING VIRTUALLY IN PODCAST OR VIDEO. AND IT'S THE STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING THAT VIDEO AND THEY EVEN RAN US THROUGH IT ALL. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT WHAT KIND OF OLD FOR THIS VIDEO STUFF? UNDERSTANDING IT. I USUALLY HAVE MY KIDS OR EVEN NOW ONE OF MY GRANDKIDS. HE KNOWS MORE THAN I DO. BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING, REALLY EASY TO DO SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT I BETTER START DOING MORE OFTEN. IF I WANNA LEARN IT, UM THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THE WHOLE THING IS THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE LEADING OTHERS, OTHER GRADES OTHER GRADES IN THAT SCHOOL, SO THAT WAS ONE THING AND THEN WE HAD A COUPLE OF GREAT SPEAKERS THAT THAT REALLY MOTIVATED US AND TOLD US THINGS ABOUT TALKING ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER AND TALKING ACROSS BOUNDARIES, SO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ARE GOING ON. I'M SORRY I MISSED THE PT A BANQUET BECAUSE HOW? HOW ALWAYS ENJOY THAT ONE VERY MUCH. UM BUT THAT WAS ABOUT WHAT I DID. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA MENTION ANYTHING. I'M ANOTHER ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAME OUT. AT LEAST I CAME OUT OF IT WAS IS HOW IMPORTANT THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS. IN YOUR CLASSROOM IS THAT THE PARENTS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT IN THAT CLASSROOM AS YOUR TEACHER AND YOUR OTHER CLASSMATES. GOT TO LISTEN TO SOME BETTER WAYS TO

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THEY ARE LEADING IN WAYS THAT THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW YET. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THAT AS WE GET GOING A LITTLE BIT MORE AND OUR TEACHERS ARE ACTUALLY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT. STARTING OUR TEACHERS ARE ALREADY DOING IT. AND I WAS LIKE, OH, WAIT.

YOU KNOW, AS I'M WRITING MY NOTES DOWN, I'M TRYING TO BE A GOOD STUDENT WHILE I'M THERE.

I'M LIKE, AH, WE'RE DOING IT. OK CHECK MARK. WE'RE DOING IT CHECKMARK, SO MAKING SURE THAT WE GIVE PROPS WHERE THEY'RE DUE ALREADY, YOU KNOW AND BE LIKE, YEAH. YOU'RE DOING THE THING.

YOU'RE DOING IT ALREADY, SO I WAS VERY PROUD OF HER. I DO STREAK. YES, THANK YOU. AND I WANNA SAY WHAT A SORT OF SAID TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE FROM THE CITY. IT'S SUCH A PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE SORT OF ALL BLEND TOGETHER. MESQUITE A GREAT PLACE TO BE A DESTINATION. HOW'S THAT? A DESTINATION WHERE YOU WANNA BE SO VERY PROUD OF IT. THANK YOU GUYS APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH, MISS JO. SHE DISAPPEARED. DO WE KNOW WHERE SHE WENT? NEXT. THERE SHE GIVE BEHIND THE DOOR. BEHIND DOOR NUMBER. 10 YES, YEAH. SPRING BREAK IS NEXT WEEK. YES. OH YEAH. SHE WANTED TO CANCEL IT. NO NO. OH, MY GOSH. WE'D BE RUN OUT OF TOWN. UH YEAH. IF THREE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT.

I'M SORRY. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD FOR APPLE. YEAH SURE WE'RE GOING TO START BY RECOGNIZING TWO OF

[III. STUDENT AND STAFF GUESTS]

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UM, BEING THE SPOUSE OF A TEACHER IS NO EASY FEAT. BUT HE IS A PATIENT, ACCOMMODATING AND ALWAYS ENCOURAGES. IN MY CAREER, HE SIMPLY THE BEST OF THE BEST. UM UNFORTUNATELY, MY DAUGHTER AND MY HUSBAND AND THEY COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. MY DAUGHTER IS BEING HONORED AT HER SCHOOL AND MY HUSBAND'S THERE SUPPORTING HER. UM BUT HOWEVER I , I DO HAVE MY SON WRITER. HE'S ONE OF MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS BEHIND ME. SO YOU STAND UP. UM ONCE AGAIN, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ANYBODY FROM THAT? YOU? YEAH. YOUR SCHOOL FAMILY? YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, ALL RIGHT. OUR SECOND HONOREE HERE, INDUCTEE THIS EVENING IS MR DAVID PEACOCK FROM FRASER MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HERE'S A VIDEO ABOUT HIM. MR PEACOCK, UH, DESERVES THE SUPPORT BECAUSE HE HAS JUST LOVED BY ALL HIS COWORKERS AND STUDENTS. HE REALLY IS VERY VESTED IN HELPING MAKE SURE STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP. HE REALLY LIKES TO LOOK FOR STUDENTS THAT HE SEES SOMETHING IN AND GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE IN A DIFFERENT WAY OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, AND SO HE'S THE PERFECT TEACHER TO HELP EXPLAIN THINGS THAT WENT WRONG AND HOW TO MAKE CORRECTIONS AND HOW TO DO BETTER. HE'S ALWAYS POSITIVE AND EVERY DAY IS A FRESH START FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS. I THINK TEACHERS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE BASIS OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE DO IN SOCIETY.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN SCHOOL. WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO GREATER THINGS . WE GIVE THEM THE TOOLS. THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND I FIND THAT THRILLING WHEN I SEE STUDENTS LEARNING AND THEY EXCITEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN SCIENCE, WHICH I LOVE. THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF AT THE TIME AND THEN THEY'RE WILLING TO EXPLORE MORE.

MR PEACOCK IS MY PRIVILEGE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE MOSQUITO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEEKS TO HONOR OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS. WHO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP. INNOVATION AND DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF MESQUITE, IS THEY AND WHEREAS THE MOSQUITOES THE APPLE CORE CONSISTS OF EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS. NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS TO RECEIVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HIGHEST RECOGNITION. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OFFICIALLY WELCOMES DAVID PEACOCK. IN THE MOSQUITOES . THE ALBACORE ON THIS FOURTH DAY OF MARCH 2024 MR PEACOCK. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HE SAID THAT SPECIES.

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT. I BROUGHT MY POST IT NOTE, SO I'LL BE BRIEF. UM FIRST AND FOREMOST, I

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, YES. EACH MONTH. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING PARAPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES IN THE DISTRICT, AND THIS MONTH IS NO EXCEPTION. I'D LIKE TO INVITE MISS CASSIE WILBURN, UH, PRINCIPAL AT RUTHERFORD TO COME FORWARD AND RECOGNIZE HER OUTSTANDING STAR PARA NO NOMINEE THIS MONTH. ALL RIGHT. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO THE BOARD. UM LEONARD LAMELLE, WHO IS ONE OF OUR AMAZING BILINGUAL PARAPROFESSIONALS, UM, ON OUR CAMPUS, SHE PROVIDES REMEDIATION AND ACCELERATION. UM TO OUR BILINGUAL STUDENTS IN MATH AND IN SCIENCE. THOSE ARE HER AREAS OF EXPERTISE. SHE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF, UM SHE'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR BI LITERACY PROCESS. SHE ENSURES THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE THE ACADEMIC VOCABULARY THAT THEY NEED IN LANGUAGES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE AND HER FRIENDLY SMILE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE, GREETS OUR STUDENTS EVERY MORNING IN THE CAFETERIA, AND THEY'RE THE LAST SMILE THAT SHE THAT OUR STUDENTS SEE IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN SHE TAKES HIM TO DISMISSAL, AND RUTHERFORD WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HER AND IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT LEONARD LAMELLE.

OK EACH MONTH. WE ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AND SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UM OFFICE DEPOT TO COME FORWARD REPRESENTATIVES FROM OFFICE DEPOT I BELIEVE WE HAVE A VIDEO ABOUT YOU AS WELL. THIS MONTH. WE ARE RECOGNIZING OFFICE DEPOT AS OUR FEATURED MOSQUITO SD COMMUNITY PARTNER SINCE 2020 AS A COMPANY WE'VE COLLECTED OVER $11 MILLION TRYING TO KEEP THAT GAP CLOSED BETWEEN THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE AS MUCH AS SOME OF THOSE THAT HAVE A LOT. ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST PROUD OF IS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY GIVE TEACHERS SOME OF THOSE FUN THINGS THAT MAKE INSTRUCTION FUN. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET SMELLING MARKERS. THE NICE PINS DRY ERASE BOARDS. WE'VE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO TRICK OUT A FEW OF THEIR CLASSROOMS WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE FORCED TO SPEND. OWN MONEY ON THAT IS HER TEACHING STAFF AND ON THE VERY FIRST DONATION THAT WE GAVE TO THAT SCHOOL. YOU TALK ABOUT A SHOPPING FRENZY. I MEAN, THE THESE TEACHERS WERE LIKE SIXTH GRADERS JUST RUNNING THROUGH THE STORE AND SHOPPING WITH, YOU KNOW, FREE MONEY AS THEY CALL IT , AND THE TEACHERS HAVE LOVED IT. THEY GET REALLY EXCITED, AND EVEN THE KIDS GET EXCITED WHEN I'M MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT HOW MUCH WE RECEIVED AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA BUY WITH IT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP IT A SECRET. WE UM, USE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO THANK OFFICE DEPOT, AND THEY HAVE US ABOUT GETTING BACK AND ROUNDING UP TO THE TUNE OF $12,000. IT'S THE EVERYDAY CUSTOMER SHOPPING IN OUR STORES THAT ARE GIVEN THOSE THOSE DOLLARS THAT ARE NEEDED. THANK YOU, OFFICE DEPOT AND ESPECIALLY OFFICE DEPOT CUSTOMERS FOR SUPPORTING OUR STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT VERY MIDDLE SCHOOL WERE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. OK? NEXT I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, MR GILBERT PRADO TO COME FORWARD. HIS AND MEM ALSO MEMBERS OF HIS DEPARTMENTS, THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THEY'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED TWO VERY SPECIAL AWARDS, AND HE IS GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO GET THOSE

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UH, PLEASE HELP ME, UH, HONOR THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. THEY RECEIVED THE TASFA AWARD OF MERIT FOR PURCHASING OPERATIONS AND WHAT THIS IS, IS RECOGNIZED AS TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OPEN ENROLLMENT, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION CENTERS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. IN THE ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES. I WILL TELL YOU THAT OUT OF OVER 1100 POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. WE ARE ONE OF 777 SO THAT IS THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE PLENTY OF AWARDS. THE SECOND ONE IS. DO YOU WANNA TAKE A PICTURE WITH I HAVE TWO OTHER AWARDS BEFORE I DO THIS, UH, THIS ONE IS THE EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AWARD AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR IT AND WE RECEIVED IT AND IT RECOGNIZES SCHOOL DISTRICTS AGAIN THE SAME FOR BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS IN FINANCIAL REPORTING. THE MOSQUITO IS THE FINANCE TEAM HAS WON ONE OF ONLY 32 THAT RECEIVED THIS AWARD. AND THIS IS A FIRST FOR MESQUITE. SO PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE THE TEAM AND THE LAST ONE IS THE ASSOCIATION. OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS IN INTERNATIONAL AS WELL AWARD. UH, WE THAT IS THE MERITORIOUS BUDGET AWARD FOR THE 2324 BUCKS A YEAR. THIS WAR REFLECTS MESQUITE'S COMMITMENT TO SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETARY POLICIES AND ONE LAST COMMENT. NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE, AT LEAST ON THE FINANCE SIDE WITHOUT ME. TRULY THANKING JENNIFER IVEY FOR KEEPING US ON TRACK. SHE'S HOLDING THE BIG PLAQUE OVER THERE, AND WITHOUT HER HELP, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS AWARD. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OK? ALL RIGHT, AND NOW IT'S TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR DISTRICT WINNERS FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR. MID PRINCIPLES SELECT A TEACHER TO REPRESENT THEIR CAMPUS AS ITS TEACHER OF THE YEAR. AND OF THOSE 52 TEACHERS, TWO ARE SELECTED AS THE DISTRICT'S REPRESENTATIVES FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR. THESE TEACHERS WERE HONORED AT THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION GALA WHERE THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH $500 FROM DOCTOR DAVID FROM THE DOCTOR DAVID VERLAND ENDOWMENT. REBECCA SMITH , OR IF YOU'RE HERE, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU. SHE IS A TEACHER AT MCKENZIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WAS SELECTED AS THE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR. OKAY? AND THEN DOCTOR JEFFREY STONE, WHO IS A TEACHER AT WOOLY MIDDLE SCHOOL, WAS SELECTED AS THE SECONDARY DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR. DR STONE HERE. OH, NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING. WE WILL. THESE TWO TEACHERS WILL GO ON TO REPRESENT US AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL, SO HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO WELL. ALL RIGHT. AND WE ALSO, UH, NEW THIS YEAR, THANKS TO A GENEROUS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLAY COOLEY AUTO GROUP AND THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. DISTRICT OFFICIALS HAVE CHOSEN TWO PRINCIPLES TO REPRESENT MISD IS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PRINCIPLES OF THE YEAR . THESE PRINCIPLES WERE HONORED AT THE FOUNDATION GALA, WHERE THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH $500 FOR PERSONAL USE AND $1500 TO USE FOR THEIR SCHOOL. UNFORTUNATELY OUR SECONDARY PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR TJ REED FROM NORTH MESQUITE WAS ILL TONIGHT AND COULD NOT BE HERE. BUT WE WILL RECOGNIZE HIM NEXT MONTH. I'M SURE HE'LL BE BETTER BY THEN. BUT ASHLEY GOODWIN OF PRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS HERE AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE HER AS OUR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR.

YEAH.

AND ASHLEY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I BELIEVE THAT WE WERE GOING TO GIVE YOU A MINUTE, OK? OH OK. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. OK ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD EVENING. UM I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DOCTOR RIVER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT AT THIS WONDERFUL DISTRICT IN WHICH I GREW UP IN, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO TO MAKE MESQUITE MESQUITE. UM I'M ALSO JOINED BY MANY OTHERS TODAY, INCLUDING FAMILY,

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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE RECOGNITION. IT IS A TRUE HONOR. THAT. OK, SO. I'VE GOTTA RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME. UM SO I HAVE, UM, MY FAMILY. IF Y'ALL WANNA STAND UP MY FAMILY, UM FRIENDS THAT ARE FAMILY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO UM, MY TWO BOYS ARE HERE WITH ME. AND UM I ALSO HAVE MY PRICE FAMILY AND ALL OTHER FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT ARE HERE. UM MR PERKINS, DOCTOR PLANT. THEY'VE ALL PLAYED A HUGE PART IN MAKING ME WHO I AM TODAY AND THEN I CANNOT FORGET TO RECOGNIZE MY HUSBAND WHO WAS WATCHING RIGHT NOW FROM THE PHILIPPINES. SO IF I DON'T GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT, I'LL YOU GET A PHONE CALL OR A TEXT HERE PRETTY SOON, SO, YES, BUT HE IS WATCHING FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND AGAIN, UM, LIKE THE TEACHER OF THE APPLE COURT, UM TEACHER SAID. I COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT HIM BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY POSSIBLE THAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FAMILY. SO AGAIN. I THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT. MAY I REQUEST A BRIEF RECESS TO KIND OF CLEAR THE ROOM AND GET OUR . OK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WE'D LIKE TO START TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS. IF YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH SOME OF OUR DISTRICT SPELLING BEE WINNERS AND FIRST IS MR GABRIEL MARTINEZ FROM AGNEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHO WON FIRST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT SPELLING BEE. I KNOW. AND HIS SPONSOR IS PARKER PAGE. THIS IS.

MHM. NEXT IS ERIN DEAO FROM SEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. HE IS RUNNER UP IN THE DISTRICT SPELLING BEE.

AND HIS SPONSOR IS MS JACKIE HERNANDEZ. OK? NEXT WE HAVE ATHENA CLARK FROM KIMBALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. FIRST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT. UIL GRADES THREE AND FOUR AND READY WRITING AND HER SPONSOR IS BUFFY MASSEY. THE PR TEAM. THESE ARE MATTERS.

OK NEXT WE HAVE THE D I DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM. UH FROM KIMBALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE HAVE TRINITY HUBBARD, COLTON, REESE, CORDELIA, JIM SHETTY, ISAAC LOPEZ, JACOB LOPEZ, JUNIPER BLAYLOCK AND ATHENA CLARK. THEY EARNED SECOND PLACE IN THE SERVICE LEARNING CHALLENGE ADVANCING TO THE LONE STAR FINALS, AND THEIR SPONSORS ARE BUFFY MASSEY AND LISA HUBBARD. I SEE OK? NEXT WE HAVE VICTORIA HERMOSO FROM TERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. FIRST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT. UIL, GRADES FIVE AND SIX. READY WRITING. NEXT IS MS ALEXANDRA PIERCE FROM TERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. FIRST PLACE IN DISTRICT UIL, GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT. READY RIDING. H. THIS

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FROM TYING HER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL . THIS IS HANNAH MCDONALD, FIRST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT UIL GRADE.

TWO MUSIC MEMORY IN HER SPONSOR IS ASHLEY GOENS FROM TYSINGER. I'VE SEEN FROM TWICE A YEAR. OK THIS IS THE DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM FROM TYSINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. NATALIA MARTINEZ, MASON CRAVER, SOPHIA PENA, NOAH ROSES AND GIORGIO TOVAR THIRD PLACE IN THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGE, AND THEY ARE ADVANCING TO LONE STAR FINALS AND THEIR SPONSORS ARE HILLARY LOCKE, DAVID SAMUELS AND GABRIELLE DIAZ. HANG ON ONE SECOND. MM. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS HATAM ZABIN FROM GRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIRST PLACE IN DISTRICT UIL, GRADES THREE AND FOUR FOR MUSIC MEMORY, AND HIS SPONSOR IS JULIA WARD. SHE THINKS IT OH, OK? OK AND THIS IS ROGER NAHRA FROM GRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIRST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT, UIL GRADES FIVE AND SIX MUSIC MEMORY, AND HIS SPONSOR AGAIN IS JULIE WARD. THIS IS JAMES GOMEZ FROM WOOLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, FIRST PLACE IN DISTRICT UIL, GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT MUSIC MEMORY. FROM. OKAY? THIS IS THE DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM FROM GALLOWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HALEY TOSCANO , LUNA, GERALDINE, JOHNNY BAHO. MELANIE LUNA, ANDREW SHANKS, ARIEL DIXON AND JAVIS JOHNSON FIRST PLACE IN THE SERVICE LEARNING CHALLENGE ADVANCING TO THE LONE STAR FINALS AND THEY SPONSOR IS THE. AND THEIR SPONSOR IS PATRICIA MCCARTY. OK? FIRST PLACE. AND LEARNING, OK? OK THIS IS THE DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM FROM GALLOWAY. AM ORTEGA, SOPHIA ORTIZ, LUZ VALENTINE. ARE VOLENTINE. EXCUSE ME, HERNANDEZ. EXCUSE ME. LET ME DO THAT AGAIN. LOZ VALENTINE

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MM. THIS NEXT GROUP OF STUDENTS IS THE DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM FROM SEABURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CALEB QUILLIN, LOUIS CRESPO ALE NARRA, SANDRA TORRES, LEONARDO MARTINEZ, AND THEY EARNED A THIRD PLACE IN THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGE ADVANCING TO THE LONE STAR FINALS. THEIR SPONSORS ARE ASHLEY COOK AND KARINA AGUILAR. YOU MAKE THE POWER? UH, JANICE. OK? WHERE I'M RECOGNIZING THESE OK? OK Y'ALL SIT TIGHT FOR THIS ONE, BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT OF STUDENTS ON THIS TEAM. UM THIS IS THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE HENRY LEE, LEO CHAVEZ, JANICE GARCIA, VALENTIN, SARAH TEDI, DIEGO RODRIGUEZ CASTRO. ETHAN KNUCKS, WILL BURRIS, MAYA ORANA AND DJ GRAD. THEY EARNED SECOND PLACE IN SUPER QUIZ IN OUR ADVANCING TO STATE AND HOLD ON. WE HAVE A FEW INDIVIDUAL WINNERS. HENRY LEE EARNED SILVER IN ESSAY. AND GOLD IN LITERATURE AT REGIONALS. SARAH TEDS EARNED BRONZE IN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SILVER IN ESSAY AT REGIONALS IN SILVER IN INTERVIEW AT STATE WILL BURRIS EARNED BRONZE IN SPEECH AT REGIONALS IN MAYA ORELLANA EARNED SILVER IN LITERATURE AT REGIONAL AND STATE. DID I SAY THEIR NAMES OK? I ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR SPONSORS AMY BURRISS, ASHLEY BLAKELY AND BRITTANY SNYDER FOR ALL THEIR WORK. OK? NEXT FOR MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS GEO MATRE FOURTH PLACE IN DISTRICT WRESTLING MEET AND REGIONAL QUALIFIER. FOR ALL. AND SPONSORS ARE BRETT BARNES AND DESMOND FERRIS FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. F ALSO GREW OK. NEXT IS JC BEASLEY FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, THIRD PLACE AT THE DISTRICT WRESTLING MEET AND A REGIONAL QUALIFIER, AND BRETT IS ALSO HER SPONSOR. BRETT BARNES. GET ON. NEXT IS ZACH REGAL FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, FOURTH PLACE AT THE DISTRICT WRESTLING MEET AND REGIONAL QUALIFIER. BRETT BARNES IS ALSO HIS SPONSOR. OK? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO SWIMMING. THIS IS PEYTON WILLIAMS FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 100 BREASTSTROKE IF SPONSOR IS DUSTIN HOLLAND. SHE WAS ALSO BEING. THIS IS TROY SLATER FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200. WHAT IS THAT? 200 M 200? I AM 200. I AM. OK? OK? FROM JOHN HORNE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS KHALIL HAMPTON.

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THIS IS DARIUS GRIGNON FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL, SECOND PLACE AT THE DISTRICT WRESTLING MEET AND REGIONAL QUALIFIER. THIS IS NATALIE HERNANDEZ FROM JO JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY, 100 FREE AND 200 FREE RELAY.

OK? THIS IS SOPHIA RAZZO FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY AND THE 200 FREE RELAY. NEXT IS JASMINE RAMIREZ FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY AND THE 200 FREE RELAY. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS MICAH MCQUEEN FROM JOHN HORNE HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 FREE RELAY. YOU.

FROM JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS EDEN ESQUIVEL FROM UM FROM HORN REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY AND THE 200 FREE RELAY. NEXT IS CHRISTOPHER HERNANDEZ FROM JOHN HORNE HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 FREE RELAY. BRYCE SMITH IN FROM JOHN HORNE HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 FREE RELAY. OK? LANDRY CUNNINGHAM FROM POTEET HIGH SCHOOL, THIRD PLACE AT THE DISTRICT WRESTLING MEET AND REGIONAL QUALIFIER.

NATALIE MARTINEZ POT HIGH SCHOOL THIRD PLACE AS THE DISTRICT WRESTLING MEET AND REGIONAL QUALIFIER. KATIE JOHNSON FROM POTEET HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 FREE AND THE 500 FREE. ARMANDO MORENO FROM POT HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY, 100 FLY 200 FREE RELAY AND THE 100 BREASTSTROKE.

CHRISTIAN MORENO FROM POTEET HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY. 200 FREE 500 FREE AND 200 FREE RELAY. THIS IS JAY CARDOZO FROM POTEET HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY, 53 100 BREASTSTROKE AND 200 FREE RELAY.

AND BILLY KELTNER FROM POTEET HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY, 100 FREE 200 FREE RELAY AND THE 100 BACKSTROKE. AND THIS IS CARAVAN HEIST FROM POTEET HIGH SCHOOL

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[IV. CONSENT AGENDA]

[V. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT]

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AS THEY HAVE SO MANY OTHERS IN THIS DISTRICT. FOLLOWING IN SOME PRETTY BIG FOOTSTEPS THERE. I GREW UP WITH A MOM WHO IS ALSO HERE. MOM WAVE I GREW UP WITH A MOM WHO WAS THE KIND OF TEACHER THAT INSPIRED ME TO ULTIMATELY BECOME A TEACHER, TOO. AND I'M MARRIED. TO ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS I'VE KNOWN. THAT'S MY HUSBAND. HE'S ALSO ONE OF THE BEST HUMANS I KNOW. UH I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE FRONT ROW SEAT REMINDERS I'VE HAD OF THE HARD WORK COMMITMENT IMPACT THAT EDUCATORS HAVE ON A DAILY BASIS. I AM CONSTANTLY BLOWN AWAY BY THE HEART AND COMMITMENT THAT I SEE EVERY DAY IN THIS DISTRICT AND OUR EDUCATORS AND IN MY COLLEAGUES THAT ARE COMMITTED TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATORS IN OUR DISTRICT THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEPARTMENT SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT TEAM, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR BOTH OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. THESE ARE ALL THE YES, THEY ARE. YES, THEY ARE. YES. YEAH, YOU AND SHE WILL HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL SUPPORT SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, FOR THE PAST PEOPLE AND CURRENT, SO CONGRATULATIONS.

YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, ARE EFFECTIVENESS REPORT, SIR. I UH ADVANCED ACADEMICS AND DUAL CREDIT CCMR. YOU'VE GOT A BIG ONE, MR WEEKS. THANK YOU, UH, SCHOOL BOARD, DOCTOR RIVERA AND THE CABINET AND OF COURSE, DOCTOR HAMMETT FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM MY DEPARTMENT TONIGHT. ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT, UH, THE ADVANCED ACADEMICS TEAM AS WE GET TO WORK A LOT WITH PEOPLE ON THE CABINET , AND, UM I COULD NOT START WITHOUT MENTIONING MY TEAM. LIZ REMMLER, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT. ADVANCED ACADEMICS, FACILITATOR, TAIKA WALTERS, ADVANCED ACADEMICS, FACILITATOR. AND ALICIA UPTON, CCMR COORDINATOR WHO'S BEEN SO INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR GOALS FOR THIS YEAR. SO THE ADVANCED ACADEMICS UMBRELLA IS VAST AND INCLUDES ANYTHING RELATED TO GTCCMR. A MANY SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS. MANY YOU SAW REPRESENTED TONIGHT. IN FACT, I HAVE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE TEACHERS AND ACADEMIC COACHES THAT HELP WITH SO MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS. OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS

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SO THIS YEAR WHEN WE'RE ALLOWED TO PICK OUR OWN TOPIC, IT'S KIND OF NICE, CAUSE YOU CAN KINDA GO FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT. I DID MY RESEARCH PROJECT ON WHY HAVING NON EDUCATORS IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IS EITHER BENEFICIAL OR HARMFUL. TO BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. RIGHT NOW, I'M ACTUALLY WORKING ON A 3D PRINTED VIOLIN. I DID A PROJECT OVER THE TIK TOK ALGORITHM. MY TOPIC WAS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA'S IMPACT ON CAREER PROSPECTS OF FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS. I WOULD SAY OUT OF ALL MY CLASSES. THIS IS MY FAVORITE CLASS INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING THERE READING AND DOING MATH WORK OR ENGLISH OR SCIENCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S YOUR OWN ASSIGNMENT. YOU'RE KIND OF MAKING. THIS IS YOUR THREE FOR A P SEMINAR AND I'VE HAD ONE GROUP THAT WENT THROUGH RESEARCH AND IS NOW IN COLLEGE. AND SO I HAD A FORMER STUDENT WHO WAS AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL AND HE SAYS, I'M THE ONLY ONE IN IN MY SEMINAR CLASSES AT YALE, SAYING NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS. AND SO IT JUST PROVES THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE GONNA GO OR NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IN LIFE, IT'S SKILLS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE YOU FURTHER THAN THAN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TAKING IT. I AGREE WITH KLON IS AS THE NAME IMPLIES A AN EVENT ACADEMIC COMPETITION. SO IN

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WE'VE HAD KIDS WHO HAVE NEVER REALLY FOUND THEIR THEIR NICHE IN SCHOOL. FIND A PLACE HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE WITH KIDS WHO LOVE TO LEARN, AND SOMETIMES THAT'S HARD. AND SO I, SARAH IN THE VIDEO IS ONE OF THE ONES WHO GOT SECOND IN STATE AND I REALLY LOVED WHAT SHE SAID. THAT KIND OF ENCOMPASSED OUR MISSION. GIVING STUDENTS LIKE HER THE CHANCE TO SHOW OFF. BUT ALSO SHE TALKED ABOUT BEING CHALLENGED AND WE WANT. WE WANT EVERY STUDENT IN MESQUITE TO BE ABLE TO FEEL THAT. SO UM THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME SHARE. AND DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. I WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT. WITH KIDS SO MANY YEARS. IT'S NOT THAT YOU'RE GIFTED. THAT YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO DO ALL THESE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT MAKES YOU A SUPER STUDENT AND YOU WATCH IT TIME AFTER TIME WITH KIDS WHO ARE NOT ATHLETIC KIDS WHO ARE THIS AND THEY FIND THEIR THEIR PASSION. AND UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THESE PROGRAMS ARE. GREAT VIDEO. THANK YOU. YEAH AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OK, MISTER MORRIS, CAN YOU TALK THAT? WHAT DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT? LET'S DO AN AUDIT REPORT. SO WE ARE GONNA EVERY WEEK OR EVERY MONTH. YOU HEAR ME ? TALK ABOUT OUR, UM, INTRUDER DETECTION AUDITS, WHICH ARE ONGOING. I KNOW DOCTOR. RIVERA RECEIVES THE EMAIL FROM THE FROM REGION 10 OR THE TE. A THAT SAYS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE CONDUCTING AUDITS. THEY ARE CONDUCTING AUDITS THIS MONTH. UM WE DO HAVE A WEEK OFF SO WE MIGHT GET A FEW LESS THIS MONTH.

WE HAVEN'T I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD ANY SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING. UM, BUT THEY HAVE PROMISED THAT ALL OR MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS WILL GET OUT OF IT THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT. I AM. SO UNLIKE MR PEACOCK, OUR, UM APPLE CORE RECIPIENT. I DON'T HAVE JUST A FEW STICKY NOTES TO GO OVER. SO I MIGHT MAYBE BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, SO BEAR WITH ME, BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF SHARE THIS, UM POTENTIAL , UM, PROJECT THAT WE HAVE AS A DISTRICT AND, UM, A WAY TO CONTINUE MOVING US FORWARD. UM SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPEN ENROLLMENT. AND FIRST THING TO SET THE STAGE. WHAT IS OPEN ENROLLMENT? UM WHEN? WHAT IT ISN'T SO OPEN ENROLLMENT IS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM FAMILIES AND STUDENTS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE OF MOSQUITOES. THESE ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES TO COME TO MOSQUITO SD. UM WHAT IT IS NOT, UM AND WE HAVE THERE'S UH, SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND SOME LOCAL EVEN THAT, UM, HAVE OPEN ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS TRANSLATED TO ME, AND THEY CAN GO TO ANY SCHOOL THEY DECLARE. AN EARLY AGE, THEY CAN GO TO ANY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT. UM THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. AND SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SPEC, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UM STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT TO COME TO MOSQUITO ST. UM IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO EXPLAIN

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UM, FOR Y'ALL. Y'ALL HAVE SEEN, UM, GRAPH SIMILAR TO THIS, UM BASICALLY WHAT IT SHOWS IS THAT SINCE 2007 WE HAD A PRETTY STEADY INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT FROM 2007 UNTIL 2017. WE PEAKED IN 2017 JUST SHY OF 41,000 STUDENTS IN MESQUITE, SD. AND THEN HAVE YOU CAN SEE AFTER 2017 . THERE WAS A GENERAL DECLINE. WHERE ABOUT, YOU KNOW A LITTLE MORE THAN 2000 STUDENTS LESS THAN OUR PEAK, UM, ENROLLMENT IN 2017. UM WHAT'S IMPORTANT, TOO IS WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR DECLINING NEED AND STAFF. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A DECLINING NEED AND SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FILL ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENT. AND SO THOSE ARE ALL THOSE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF IMPLICATIONS FOR DECLINING ENROLLMENT. UM AND SINCE 2017. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE'VE OPENED FRASIER MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE'VE UM TO HELP WITH FEEDER PATTERN ALIGNMENT IN WEST MESQUITE. WE'VE OPENED, UM HENRY CROSS AND WOOLLEY TO HELP WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE ANTICIPATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OUR DISTRICT. UM AND WE'VE OPENED VANGUARD TO HELP WITH PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS AGAIN GOING BACK TO IT. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT PRACTICAL TO HAVE EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM OFFERED AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME INTEREST. BUT WHEN YOU YOU BRING ALL THE TO ONE PLACE.

THEN YOU CAN YOU CAN FUND THOSE PROGRAMS AND MAKE THEM HAPPEN. ULTIMATELY I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A SPECIFIC REASON FOR OUR ENROLLMENT DECLINE. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU ALL HAVE HEARD, UM, THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED. AGING DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE NORTHERN SIDE OF OUR OUR CITY. OUR DEMOGRAPHER SAYS THAT THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND IN NORTH MESQUITE AND POETS FEEDER PATTERN HAS AGED OUT, SO THEREFORE FEWER STUDENTS LIVE IN THE HOMES. THAT COULD BE ONE OF THE REASONS. UM THERE ARE SINCE 2017 A GROWING NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE ACCESS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, UM, WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES AND NEAR OUR SCHOOLS.

UM AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE THE GREATEST DECLINE IN THIS THESE, UH, YEARS THAT ARE UP.

THERE ARE THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO 2020, WHICH IS YOU KNOW, THE FIRST SCHOOL YEAR AFTER, UM COVID. IT WAS OUR GREATEST DROP AND YOU CAN SEE WE'VE KIND OF LEVELED OUT SINCE THEN. SO COVID IS ONE OF THE VARIABLES, TOO, THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU LOOK AT DECLINING ENROLLMENT. ULTIMATELY IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE THINGS. IT'S PROBABLY A COMBINATION OF A LOT OF FACTORS THAT THAT COME WITH THAT. UM THEN AFTER THAT, LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME EXPLORATION THAT WE DID. AND SO THE BEGINNING OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR SOMETIME IN THE FALL SEMESTER, I KIND OF STARTED LOOKING AT LOCAL DISTRICTS POLICIES OUTSIDE OF MOSQUITO SD ON THEIR INNER DISTRICT OR OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFER POLICIES. AND WHILE THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR Y'ALL TO SEE THIS PICTURE, BUT THE RED TRIANGLES UP THERE ARE MIDLOTHIAN, HIGHLAND PARK, RICHARDSON, FRISCO PROSPER, ALLEN MCKINNEY, ROCKWALL. AND MESQUITE, AND THOSE ARE THE DISTRICTS THAT I WAS ABLE TO FOUND IN THIS GENERAL AREA THAT DO NOT HAVE A, UM, AN OPEN ENROLLMENT POLICY OUTSIDE OF THEIR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. SO IN MOSQUITO SD, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR POLICY IN JUST A SECOND, BUT WE DO ALLOW FOR INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES ONLY OK? THEN WHEN YOU EXPLORE FURTHER AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST. BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE DISTRICTS. I WAS ABLE TO RESEARCH HAVE A POLICY THAT ALLOWS FOR A PROCESS TO ACCEPT STUDENTS THAT LIVE BEYOND THEIR BOUNDARIES. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SLIDE. THOSE DISTRICTS ARE AROUND US OR THEY'RE ALL AROUND US. UM AND THROUGH THIS EXPLORATION, YOU CAN QUICKLY COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE CAN LOSE ENROLLMENT TO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. UM AND MAYBE MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM TO GAIN ENROLLMENT FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AS WE CURRENTLY SIT. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE POLICIES. AND SO FDA FDA LOCAL IS WHAT, UM, DRIVES OUR INTERDISTRICT POLICY. THE ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THERE, A NON-RESIDENT STUDENT SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND DISTRICT SCHOOLS EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW AND THAT'S WHERE IT HAS THE CAVEAT THAT OUR, UH OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES CAN BRING THEIR STUDENTS IN. UM AND YOU CAN SEE THAT'S KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE, AND THERE'S A REASON BEHIND THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT PRE K THROUGH 12, BUT WE HAVE THERE'S QUALIFIERS FOR OUR PRE K PROGRAMS. AND SO WE WANT TO RESERVE THOSE FOR OUR RESIDENT. OUR RESIDENT FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY AND THE QUALIFIERS FOR THE STATE. SAY YOU MUST GO TO THE SCHOOL THAT YOU'RE ZONED FOR THAT. THE DISTRICT THAT YOU'RE ZONED IN

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YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE YOU ALL HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE LAST BOND TO GET RID OF PORTABLES AS BEST WE CAN. IF WE'VE GOT CAMPUSES WITH PORTABLES, THERE'S LIKELY NOT AVAILABLE SPACE TO HAVE MORE MORE KIDDOS. COME IN, WE'D LOOK AT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

POTENTIALLY WE'D LOOK AT DISCIPLINARY HISTORY. WE'D LOOK AT ATTENDANCE RECORDS AND THEN WE'D LOOK AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT LIMITING. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD BULLET TO HAVE THAT WHETHER THIS TRANSFER WOULD LIMIT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENT KIDS, OK? AND WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT EACH ONE OF THOSE REAL QUICK, SO SPACE AND STAFF STAFFING. IF YOU, UM LOOK AND Y'ALL SEEN THE DEMOGRAPHERS REPORTS OVER THE YEARS, BUT WE ARE UTILIZING AROUND 80% OF THE POTENTIAL SPACE OR OUR OR OUR CAPACITY IN OUR DISTRICT. AND THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A LOT THAT MIGHT BE PRETTY EYE OPENING AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT. BUT REALLY A LOT OF THIS IS BY DESIGN. UM YOU HEARD ME SAY AFTER THE LAST BOND. WE BUILT THOSE SEVERAL SCHOOLS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED GROWTH GROWTH.

AND IF YOU'VE DRIVEN DOWN CARTWRIGHT LATELY AND SEEN SOLTERRA IN THE HOMES THAT ARE THAT ARE THAT ARE COMING UP OVER THERE AROUND GENTRY AND ACROSS FROM BARRY AND TOWARDS HORN.

THIS THIS IS WHY WE BUILT THOSE CAMPUSES AND THAT THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO DO THAT, UM SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL SPACE, IT'S YOU KNOW, IT SAYS ON HERE. THE UTILIZATION RATES, UM VARY FROM 55% AT FLORENCE, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT FLORENCE IS OUR REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND SO THAT NATURALLY HAS A LOWER RATIO OF STUDENTS TO TEACHERS. AND SO IT'S GONNA SEEM IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE THE CAPACITY IS NOT MET. BUT IF YOU GO VISIT FLORENCE, THOSE ROOMS ARE FULL AND WE'VE GOT THINGS GOING ON. THERE'S NOT MORE CAPACITY AND THEN IT VARIES. ALL GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO TERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH TWO YEARS AGO WAS SITTING AT 100 AND 20% AND WITH THE CROSS REZONING, AND WE GRANDFATHERED SOME KIDS TO BE ABLE TO STAY THERE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. GONNA BE BELOW THE 100% THRESHOLD. AND SO THERE IT'S ONE OF THE EXAMPLES OF THE PORTABLE SLOWLY GOING AWAY. AND PROVIDING SPACE FOR THOSE CAMPUSES. UM. WE STAFF BASED BASED UPON PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS. I KIND OF MENTIONED THAT A WHILE AGO AND IN ANTICIPATED ENROLLMENT ON A CAMPUS BY CAMPUS BASIS, AND SO EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME WE ARE LOOKING AT ROLLING UP OUR GRADE LEVELS. SO KENDRA THE 1ST 1ST THE 2ND 2ND TO THIRD ALL THE WAY, SO ON AND SO FORTH TO ANTICIPATE THE STAFF THAT WE NEEDED EACH ONE OF THESE CAMPUSES. AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. WE WORK WITH PERSONNEL, UM, TO MAKE THOSE THO THOSE DECISIONS, AND THEN WE DETERMINE BASICALLY IS HOW WE'LL DETERMINE IF THERE'S SPACE AT OUR CAMPUSES. UM LET'S SEE. THE NEXT STEP IS AN IDENTIFYING CAMPUSES THAT HAVE SPACE. AND SO HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. LET'S SAY WE HAVE 1/5 GRADE CLASS. WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA SAY IT'S A CANDIDATE. OK, FIFTH GRADE CLASSIC CANDIDATE THERE'S 92 STUDENTS AND FOUR TEACHERS. WHEN YOU DO THE MATH, ON AVERAGE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ABOUT 23 KIDS IN EACH ONE OF THOSE CLASSES THAT TO US IN GENERAL IS A PRETTY FULL CLASS. I THINK YOU WOULD AGREE WITH THAT WE DON'T NEED I MEAN, WE CAN. WE CAN GO UP HIGHER THAN THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FIFTH GRADE GROUP. IDEALLY WE DON'T AND SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS AND PEOPLE THAT COME IN, THEY'VE GOT 1/5 GRADE STUDENT AND THEY WANT TO GO TO CANADA. THAT'S LIKELY NOT GONNA BE A PLACE THAT WE DETERMINE HAS THE SPACE AND STAFFING TO

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MAYBE THEY WANT TO GET IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES. UH, PATHWAY IN VANGUARD. IF WE GO THROUGH OUR CTE PROGRAM. THEY HAVE THE RUBRICS KIDS INTERNALLY APPLY IN EIGHTH GRADE. IF WE WANT OUR KIDS TO FILL THOSE SEATS FIRST, OK, THE ONLY WAY WE WOULD APPROVE AND, UH THE DISTRICT TRANSFER FOR VANGUARD OR ANY OF OUR ACADEMIES IS IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO FILL THE SEATS WITH OUR OWN KIDDOS. SO LET'S SAY WE DO THAT NOW WITH HEALTH SCIENCES. WE HAVE 10 OPEN SEATS. WE'VE GIVEN EVERY SEAT THAT WE CAN TO THE KIDS IN MOSQUITO SD THAT WANT THOSE SEATS. NOW WE CAN POTENTIALLY ACCEPT SOMEBODY FROM FROM OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO JOIN, JOIN OUR JOIN OUR CAMPUSES. AND SO THOSE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE LOOK AT STAFFING. UM, YOU COULD GO ALL THE WAY TO SPECIAL EDUCATION. AND WE HAVE, UH SPECIALIZED UNITS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION AND LET'S SAY WE GET A TRANSFER FROM OUTSIDE. IF WE HAVE ROOM AND SPECIALIZED UNITS WILL WILL ACCEPT THOSE TRANSFERS. IF WE DON'T HAVE ROOM AND SPECIALIZED UNITS, THEN WE DON'T HAVE THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT. SO THERE'S A VARIETY OF THINGS WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT WHEN WE LOOK AT SPACE AND STAFFING, SO IF YOU REMEMBER THERE WAS THREE MORE THINGS THAT WERE ON THAT ON THAT SLIDE, ACADEMICS, ATTENDANCE AND DISCIPLINE. WE FEEL LIKE AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT LIMITING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS. KIDS WITH POOR ATTENDANCE AND POOR BEHAVIOR. CAN IT CAN LIMIT THE EXPERIENCES OF OUR OWN OF OUR OWN KIDDOS ONE BECAUSE IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE TEACHER AND IT TAKES AWAY FROM THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. SO WE FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT AND IN LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS, A LOT OF A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS. LOOK AT SOME OF THESE SAME THINGS. UH, THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO US, UM ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT. SO IF A IF A PERSON SUBMITS THEIR APPLICATION, THE PROCESS MIGHT LOOK LIKE THEY SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION TO COME IN AND WE GO THROUGH THE TEXAS RECORDS EXCHANGE. WE CALL IT T REX AND WE ASKED THE DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE COMING FROM TO SEND US THEIR RECORDS WITH AN INTENT TO ENROLL. ALL RIGHT, THEY SEND US THE RECORDS, WHICH INCLUDES THE FIVE YEAR THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF DISCIPLINE RECORDS. IT INCLUDES ATTENDANCE RECORDS IT INCLUDES, UM THEIR STAR SCORES AND THEIR GRADES. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ALL THINGS THAT WE WOULD CREATE A RUBRIC AND SCORE KIDS ON TO BE ABLE TO SAY YES. WE CAN ACCEPT THAT STUDENT OR OR NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THAT STUDENT, OK? UM I THINK THAT'S IT ON THAT . AND SO LET'S TALK THE LAST PART OF THAT POLICY THAT WOULD BE WRITTEN AS THE PRIOR HOW WE WOULD PRIORITIZE INTRA DISTRICT TRANSFERS, AND SO WE WOULD STILL PRIORITIZE AS THE FIRST THE FIRST THING THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER IS. IS IT A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE? SO THOSE WOULD BE THE FIRST SO AS WE GET ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS FROM INTERDISTRICT INTERDISTRICT. THEN WE WOULD LOOK AT THESE FIRST WE'D PULL ALL THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE FIRST SEATS AVAILABLE. TWO. WE LOOK AT STUDENTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR IN THE PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR THAT MOVED AWAY. SO AN EXAMPLE WE'VE GOT A STUDENT AT NORTH MESQUITE THAT MOVES TO GARLAND THERE, UH, IN 10TH GRADE . THEY MOVED TO GARLAND RIGHT ABOUT NOW, LET'S SAY RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK, THEY APPLY FOR AN INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER. THAT IS THE NUMBER TWO PRIORITY. THEY'VE BEEN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME. THEY JUST MOVED. WE WANT TO KEEP THEM WITH THE COHERENT WITH

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WE WANT THOSE RECORDS EARLY ENOUGH SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THOSE APPROVAL AND DENIAL DECISIONS SOONER. UM AND THEN WE'D APPROVE AND DENY THOSE REMAINING INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS BASED UPON THOSE, UH, THOSE PRIORITIES THAT I MENTIONED THAT PREVIOUS SLIDE.

AND THE LAST PIECE THAT WE FELT WAS IMPORTANT IS AND THEN I SAW THIS. SO AS I WAS LOOKING THROUGH OTHER DISTRICTS POLICIES THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT SAID, OUR DO. I HAS AMENDED PROVISIONS IN THIS POLICY OR SOMETHING TO THAT NATURE. SO I STARTED DIGGING INTO THAT AND WHAT I FOUND. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS ALWAYS DONE HERE IN MESQUITE. BUT ANYBODY THAT'S ON A TRANSFER IS GRANTED THAT TRANSFER FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS REVOKING A TRANSFER. WHAT CHAPTER 25 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SAYS THAT ONCE WE APPROVE THAT TRANSFER IT GOOD FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. HOWEVER MANY OF THE DISTRICTS WITH OPEN ENROLLMENT HAVE A PROVISION IN THEIR DISTRICT OF INNOVATION THAT READS UNDER THERE ON THE SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE SUPERINTENDENT DESIGNEE MAY REVOKE THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT SHOULD THE STUDENT EXHIBIT DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS THAT LEAD TO CLASSROOM REMOVALS AND OR FAIL TO MEET COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. SO UH, YOU KNOW IF WE GOT INTO A PLACE THAT WE ARE ALLOWING, UM STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR DISTRICT, NOT OUR RESIDENT KIDS TO COME TO OUR SCHOOLS AND THEY VIOLATE ANY OF THOSE THINGS, WHICH WERE PART OF THE CONSIDERATION. FOR APPROVAL IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEN WE COULD REVOKE THAT TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY . UM IF WE WANTED TO, OK AND SO THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD ADD AND AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT LIMITING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR OWN KIDS. IF WE ALLOW STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR DISTRICT TO COME HERE, AND THEY DO THINGS THAT DISRUPT THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT , THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT FOR OUR OWN RESIDENTS, RESIDENT STUDENTS, AND SO, UM WE WOULD POTENTIALLY ADD THIS TO OUR DO I SO THAT WE COULD REVOKE THE TRANSFER, UM, INSTEAD OF KEEPING THEM THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR. SO JUST A QUICK SUMMARY. OBVIOUSLY ENROLLMENT HAS DECREASED. WE WANT TO MAXIMIZE OUR CURRENT STAFFING. YOU HEARD ME SAY THAT WE WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE OPEN SEATS THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICT. WE WANNA CONTINUE TO OFFER THE GREAT PROGRAMS TO OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE UNBELIEVABLE TEACHERS THAT WE WANT TO RETAIN, UH AND TO AND IF WE CAN ENSURE GROWING ENROLLMENT , WE CAN RETAIN THE GREAT TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO GROW. GROW OUR STAFF WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THIS IS IMPORTANT WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE FEEDER PATTERN. AL IT'S UM I DIDN'T GO INTO THAT A WHOLE LOT EARLIER. BUT THERE IS THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT OUR FEEDER PATTERN AND GROWING UP KNOWING THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE A PIRATE. A STALLION, A SKEETER, A JAG A WRANGLER. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, UH, IT'S THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, AND WE WANT TO HONOR THAT. WE DON'T WANT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT LIKE OTHER DISTRICTS TO WHERE YOU JUST PICK AND CHOOSE WHERE YOU GO. UM THAT WE WE'VE SEEN SUCCESS STORIES FROM OUR KIDS THAT THAT SOCIALLY THAT THEY GROW UP WITH KIDS, AND THEY STAY WITH KIDS AND THEY STAY ENGAGED, SO THAT'S NOTHING THAT WE WANT TO CHANGE. AGAIN THERE'S A LIMITED WINDOW TO APPLY. I DIDN'T DIDN'T LEAN INTO THIS EITHER. BUT THIS WINDOW TO APPLY FOR INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS IS OPEN FOR A SHORT TIME IN MID TO LATE SPRING. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S OPEN YEAR ROUND . SO IF A STUDENT CALLS US AND IN OCTOBER AND SAYS, HEY, I WANNA COME TO MOSQUITOES. D WHAT WE WILL TELL THEM IS OUR WINDOW FOR TRANSFER APPLICATIONS IS IN LATE SPRING, SO CHECK BACK WITH US IN MARCH OR APRIL AND YOU'LL

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UM AND THEN, UH, TRANSPORTATION AGAIN WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. WE WILL NOT STRESS THAT WE WILL NOT LIMIT THE OPPORTUNITIES OF A RESIDENT KIDS AND WE'RE, UH, TIP WE'RE POTENTIALLY GONNA ADJUST THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION PLAN, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE FOR REVOKING TRANSFERS, POTENTIALLY SO. UM MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR DISTRICT IN THE COMING MONTH. WE'LL TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK TONIGHT. UM, AND THEN YOU RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE FROM FAMILIES OR OUR COMMUNITY, UM, IN THE COMING WEEKS, BASED UPON WHAT WE RECEIVE AND WHAT WE FIND IN OUR CONTINUED EXPLORATION, THEN WE WILL POTENTIALLY PRESENT A REVISED POLICY FOR THE BOARD NEXT MONTH. AND UM, FOR YOU ALL TO TAKE ACTION ON IN THE APRIL BOARD MEETING. I THINK DR RIVERA AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS. AND I I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS OF WHERE THIS IN YOUR YOUR MIND WHERE THIS STARTS LIKE IN THE ELEMENTARY WORLD AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR DISTRICT. OH, YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, SO IDEALLY, WE WANNA WE KNOW THAT IF STUDENTS COME TO US, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER ONE. THEY GET INCULCATED INTO OUR CULTURE EARLY. THEY BUILD RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR STAFF WITH OTHER KIDS, AND THEY STAYED THROUGHOUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY ALL THE WAY UP. UH, WE DON'T FORESEE YEAR ONE IF APPROVED AT AT A LATER TIME BRINGING A LOT OF KIDS. WE WANNA GET THE PROCESS DOWN. SO AS WE KEEP INVESTING IN OUR EARLY ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH JUST THAT START. START THEM AT THE ELEMENTARY AND THEN MOVE ON. AND AS THEY GO ON THROUGH MESQUITE, THEY'RE ATTACHED. THEY BELONG THEY THEY'RE PART OF US. AND SO YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT DISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENT IN A OK, THIS ACTUALLY LIVING WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. GO AHEAD. SO SAY A KID COMES IN RIGHT? THEY HAVE TO REPLY WHERE THEY'LL TRANSFER EVERY YEAR SO ANNUALLY AND THIS GOES FOR OUR CURRENT PROCESS FOR INTRA DISTRICT AND INTERDISTRICT EMPLOYEES. IT'S AN APPLICATION THAT WOULD BE FILED EVERY SINGLE YEAR WITH US AND SO THAT'LL BE A PROCESS. WE HAVE A PROCESS TO NOTIFY. UH RIGHT NOW WE NOTIFY OUR STAFF TO SAY THIS WINDOW IS OPEN. HERE'S THE APPLICATION COMPLETE THIS, UM AND ANYBODY THAT'S ON AN APPROVED TRANSFER CURRENTLY GETS AN EMAIL WITH THE LINK. THEY THEY FILL THOSE THINGS OUT HERE IN THE WINDOW AND, UH, WE'RE GOOD TO GO, BUT IT IS AN ANNUAL TAG ON TO THAT. I'M JUST MAKING AN ASSUMPTION THAT CURRENTLY A LOT OF THAT IS PENCIL WHIPPED OR AUTOMATIC. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE OR NOT, BUT GOING FORWARD. IS THERE GONNA BE A MAINTENANCE SYSTEM WITH THIS? SO WHEN THAT PERSON REAPPLIES THE ASSURANCE THAT SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BACK AND CHECK THOSE ATTENDANCE RECORDS. CHECK THOSE JUST RECORDS AND THEN BECAUSE THE QUESTION I HAD WAS WHAT WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT A KID THAT COMES IN AT FIFTH GRADE TO GRADE UNTIL THEY GET TO THEIR SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND NOW THEY'VE TAKEN THE WRONG PATH. ARE WE STILL GONNA HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEND THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM. YOU WOULD. YOU WOULD. OK SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ONE THE PROCESS OF, UM WHEN THE STUDENTS HERE OR WHEN WE GET APPLICATIONS , SO I'LL TELL YOU HOW WE DO THAT. UM I WISH IT WAS A LITTLE MORE AUTOMATED. IT'S NOT, BUT IT IS LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION ONE BY ONE. THAT'S WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR YEARS IN MOSQUITOES. D UM, BUT WE LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE ONE WE LOOK AT. IS IT A RENEWAL? SO IS IT SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN HERE AND THEN WE LOOK AT IS IT BRAND NEW. SO IS IT WOULD IT BE A NEW NUMBER, SO THEY'RE NOT IN OUR OUR NUMBERS CURRENTLY? THAT PERSON HAS FOR STAFFING. UM, OBVIOUSLY THE RENEWALS IN OUR IN OUR IN OUR NUMBERS, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO SAY YES, THOSE ARE APPROVED. UM AND ALSO WE ASK OUR PRINCIPALS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. HERE'S A LIST OF YOUR TRANSFERS. UM AND SHOULD LET US KNOW IF ANYBODY IS NOT IN GOOD STANDING WITH ATTENDANCE OR DISCIPLINE, AND THEY LET US KNOW AND THEY'RE AT THAT TIME. WE DENY THAT TRANSFER FOR THE COMING YEAR. SO WE DO HAVE A PROCESS FOR THAT CURRENTLY, UM, WITH THE DO I WE WOULD. WE WOULD POTENTIALLY, IT SAYS WE MAY DOESN'T SAY WE WILL OR WE COULD SAYS. WE MAY LET WE MAY REVOKE THAT TRANSFER BASED UPON DISCIPLINE AND ATTENDANCE, SO WE AND WE WOULD LOOK AT THOSE INDIVIDUALLY ON A CASE BY CASE AND WE WOULD LEAN A LOT ON THE PRINCIPLE TO HELP MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. I THINK FOR THOSE LISTENING TONIGHT AND THERE'S SOME TRANSPARENCY IN THIS AND THAT YOU TALK ABOUT DECLINING ATTENDANCE MEANS DECLINING PROGRAMS MEANS DECLINING DOLLARS FOR THE DISTRICT AS FAR AS AD A IS CONCERNED, WHICH TAKES US

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UM MAYBE MAYBE IN THE FIFTIES, MAYBE IN THE SIXTIES, MAYBE IN THE SEVENTIES FOR US THIS LATE.

MAYBE IN A COUPLE OF DOZENS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE. MY VISION WOULD BE 50 OR 60, MAYBE MORE ANNUALLY AND THAT'S GONNA BE A PROCESS. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, 12 GRADES WORTH AND 12 YEARS YOU'RE TALKING. YOU KNOW, A COUPLE ALMOST 1000 KIDS THAT YOU'RE ADDING THAT WE'RE NOT ADDING ADDITIONAL STAFF, NECESSARILY, BECAUSE WE'RE JUST FILLING THE MAXIMIZING THE STAFF THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE MRS. YOU WANTED TO? YES I. I ASSUME THAT YOU'RE AREA IS GONNA HANDLE THIS. WE ARE. ARE YOU GOING TO BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS? OK WE GOT A PROCESS DOWN AND WE DO FEEL LIKE THAT. IT'LL BE KIND OF HALF AND HALF. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE EMPLOYEES, CHILDREN AND THE INTRA DISTRICT THAT WE WORK ON FIRST, AND THEN WE WOULD WORK ON THIS. UM SO IT'S SEASONAL, BUT IT IT'S GONNA BE A LIFT. WELL, DISCUSSION IN SOME OF YOUR INFORMATION, ANSWERED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS. I WAS ABOUT FIVE PAGES HERE, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SAFEGUARDS. I'M SURE YOU ALREADY ADDRESSED THEM. SOME OF THEM ARE IN HERE. I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT THE AVAILABLE SPACE OR CAPS. UH, WHAT ABOUT EQUITY AND EQUITY AUDITS. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS, OK, AND SO WE HAVEN'T REALLY DISCUSSED THAT. THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK AT. I THINK ESPECIALLY, UM UM. AS WE MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THAT, ESSENTIALLY WITH THE RUBRIC BASED UPON HOW THE POLICY SAYS WHAT THE POLICY WOULD SAY IS WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE BASED UPON RACE. YOU KNOW, IT'S IN OUR POLICY NOW ETHNICITY OR OR, UM, RELIGION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND SO THAT THAT WOULD NOT EVEN BE A PROCESS. WE WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER THE GENDER. WE WOULDN'T CONSIDER ANY OF THOSE IDENTIFYING FACTORS FOR ANY OF THOSE THINGS. SO UM, I DO THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT EQUI THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS AND ENSURE THAT THAT THAT OR COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT WITH THAT, BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S NOT A DECIDING FACTOR BECAUSE IT AND I'M TALKING ABOUT AFTER THE FACT BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU WON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU GET THAT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT FAVORING, INADVERTENTLY FAVORING ANY ONE GROUP OR ANOTHER FOR SURE WE DID TALK ABOUT, UM, LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR CURRENT TRANSFERS TO OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. WHAT IS OUR NUMBER AT EXACTLY WHAT IS OUR NUMBER AT EXACTLY FOR INTRA DISTRICT TRANSFERS AND THEN BE ABLE ABLE TO COMPARE THAT ANNUALLY SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT IMPACT THIS POTENTIALLY WOULD HAVE IF IT MOVES FORWARD, AND YOU KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT, UH COMING UP WITH THE PROCESS AND PUBLICIZING IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S TRANSPARENT AND WE HAVE VERY CLEAR COMMUNICATION ON THE PROCESS ITSELF. TIMING EVERYTHING. JUST SO WE MOVE FORWARD. THEN I THOUGHT ABOUT AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT. UH, WHERE YOU DO A CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT IT'S OPERATING AS INTENDED AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE NEED TO. I'M SURE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THAT BUILT IN.

ABSOLUTELY, AND I'M LOOKING AT AS ONE OF OUR SAFEGUARDS IN THE PROCESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IF AND ALSO TO THAT END IF YOU LOOK AT HOW THE POLICY IS WRITTEN, IT SAYS, WE MAY DESIGNATE A LIMITED OPEN ENROLLMENT TIME PERIOD. SO AS YOU EVALUATE OUR SCHOOLS ARE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS AT SOME

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TAKES CARE OF THIS TASK. AND SO I THINK THEY HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATES, UM, TO CHASE KIDS AROUND, SEE IF THEY LIVE AND ALL THAT SO IF THIS IF THIS NEW PRACTICE DOES BECOME A AN ESTABLISHED PRACTICE FOR MESQUITE IS D. I THINK I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO, UH AND WE AND WE DO GET THE STUDENTS ADDED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ON THE BUDGET. I THINK WE DO NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN RELIEVE UM, THE CAMPUS PERSONNEL OF THIS TASK AND ASSIST SUPPORT THEM IN A WAY THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE COMING TO DO THOSE THINGS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IT WILL. IT WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON A NUMBER OF STUDENTS. THAT WE BRING FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT HAS TO, IT HAS TO ADD UP. DO YOU SEE ANY LIKE? I CAN'T SEE HOW THIS COULD BE. BE REALLY WRONG RIGHT NOW. DO YOU SEE ANY BIG HOLES WHERE IT COULD HONESTLY, I FEEL LIKE THE DO. I ADDRESSES. MY BIGGEST CONCERN, WHICH WAS BRINGING IN STUDENTS THAT HAD NEVER BEEN IN MOSQUITOES THAT DON'T KNOW OUR CULTURE THAT DON'T KNOW OUR CAMPUSES THAT DON'T HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR KIDS, DISRUPTING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR FOR OUR RESIDENTIAL KIDS. UM THE DO I STATEMENT ANSWERS THAT FOR ME, WHICH WAS MY BIGGEST CONCERN, UM, I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CAMPUSES TO KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT. THIS IS NOT A 365 DAYS A YEAR THING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO SIFT THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS AS THEY COME IN IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER AND JANUARY THAT IT'S DONE IN A CENTRALIZED WITH US. THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE THE DECIDING FACTOR. AND IT, UM AT EASE WITH HOW WE'RE GOING TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S SPACE OR NOT NO SPACE AS WELL. AND WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT OUR OUR CLASS SIZES OVER AN EDGE TO WHERE TO WHERE WE CAN'T HANDLE THE KIDDOS. SO THOSE WERE THE THREE BIG THINGS FOR ME, AND

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IS THAT AN ACTION? YES THAT'S LEADING. WHAT NO, NO, NO, HE SAID. YES HE, UM GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. DOCTOR RIVERA SCHOOL BOARD HERE TONIGHT TO, UH FOR THE GMP FOR GENTRY ELEMENTARY. UM WITH ME TONIGHT. I'VE GOT TAYLOR LEE WITH LEE LEWIS ROLAND GENTRY OF WR A.

GRAHAM BOWMAN WITH WR A AND J RUSSELL WITH MISD. UM. WR A ARCHITECTS LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION AT MISD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE GENTRY ELEMENTARY EDITION GMP TWO IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 10 THOU 10,915,900 SUBMITTED BY LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. THIS AMOUNT COMBINED WITH THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GMP, ONE OF $854,418 BRINGS THE COMBINED GMP S TO A TOTAL OF 11,770,334. WITH THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST BEING 13,712,400. PROJECTOR ELEMENTARY EDITION. THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROVE GMP TWO AND THE TOTAL COST FOR GENTRY ELEMENTARY EDITION. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 11 MILLION AND 13 IN THAT YOUR FEE? NOT QUITE. THAT FOR YOU KNOW, IT'S THE IT'S THE ARCHITECTS, THE ALLOWANCES, CONTINGENCIES.

YOU KNOW EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, AND THAT'S ON EVERY JOB, AND I DON'T GET ANYTHING OF IT. SO EXCEPT WHAT YOU MEAN TO THE YES. IS THERE A SECOND, MR SEWARD AND MR CARVE IS SECOND. UM THIS IS ACTION ITEM. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION? YES. ON THE ON THE DO WE HAVE AN APPROXIMATE PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT. ON THIS. YOU KNOW, RIGHT OFF TOP OF YOUR HEAD. 860 RIGHT, ISN'T IT? 862 IT'S NOT THE SHEET . I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FIND YOU. SO YEAH, YEAH. 862. THANK YOU. ARE WE. SPEAKING ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS, OR IS IT GONNA GO CRAZY? YEAH. I WOULD NEVER THOUGHT WE'D LET A CONTRACT RIGHT HERE. BUT I KNOW WE GOT TO YEAH, I'M GETTING THAT RIGHT NOW. SORRY. I WAS WE? OUR BUILDING IS $609 A SQUARE FOOT. CAN YOU COME UP WITH A WAY WITH LEE LEWIS? HELLO UH, IT'S $609 A SQUARE FOOT. UH, FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF EVERYTHING ALL IN UM SO FOR THE 11 770 SO. NO 7 47 40 27. UH THE TOTAL SQUARE SO IT'S A STRONG SHOULDER. THAT'S THE MOST PART TWO MINUTE ANSWER THE QUESTION WHAT HE DOES. WE'VE SEEN ASTRONOMICAL INCREASES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS. DO Y'ALL SEE THAT CONTINUING TO RISE? OR IS IT GONNA IS IT GONNA LEVEL OFF AT SOME POINT? YEAH, WE I MEAN IT. IT'S IT HAS LEVELED OFF. BUT I MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE SEEING ABOUT A UM LIKE 6. UM, A YEAR. FOR INFLATION, SO YEAH, AND WE'RE SEEING 6% RIGHT NOW FOR A YEAR. YES, YEAH. IT HAS LEVELED OFF IN SOME AREAS, BUT YES, AS OF RIGHT NOW, AROUND 6% A YEAR OK? IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? STORM SHELTERS. IS THAT THE EXPENSIVE PART THE REALLY, REALLY EXPENSIVE PARTS. THE STORM SHELTERS? YEAH, IT'S A IC F, UH, STORM SHELTER INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS, SO YOU NEED SOME MORE EXPENSIVE. THE WHOLE IS YEAH. OK THIS IS ACTION. ADAM NEED TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY, PROPOSE SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRY COOL BEANS. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. YEAH YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE SOON AS HE'S UPDATE WITH IT.

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JAY AND SCOTT AND THE REST OF THE TEAM FROM, UH, WRA. I DO WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, THOUGH. UM FOR I TURN IT OVER TO MR DON POOLE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. UH, BOARD. UH, PRESIDENT HORS. UH, DOCTOR RIVERA. I DID WANT TO, UM , JUST GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHERE WHERE WE'RE HEADING HERE AND YOU'LL HEAR ALL THE DETAILS IN JUST A SECOND, BUT WE HAVE PRACTICALLY MAXIMIZED AND SQUEEZED EVERY PENNY OUT OF THE PREVIOUS BONDS THAT OUR GREAT CITIZENS OF MESQUITE HAVE APPROVED IN THE PAST. UM SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE, UH, THE CITIZENS FOR ALLOWING US TO MANAGE THOSE FUNDS AND THE BOARD FOR BEING HAVING THAT VISION TO ALWAYS PUT, UH, OUR FACILITIES AND HAVE THE VERY BEST THINGS FOR OUR KIDS WHERE WE CAN I ALSO WANT TO, UM, INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE LEVERAGE VERY WELL, UH, SOME OF THE GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS THAT YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS. UH AND WE HAVE DONE AN AWESOME JOB DOING SO AS YOU HEARD EARLIER. IN MY BUDGET PRESENTATION. IT'S GETTING REALLY, REALLY TOUGH. UH AND THEN YOU'LL HEAR FROM, UH, WR A MR GRAHAM. TO LET US KNOW SOME OF THE FACILITY NEEDS THAT WE STILL HAVE OUT THERE AND SO AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF WHERE WE'RE AT, UH, WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHERE WE'RE HEADING, AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR DUMP POLE. THANK YOU. SO TO TONIGHT FOR THIS WE DO HAVE SCOTT OWENS, UH GRAHAM BOWMAN, ROLAND GENTRY AND J RUSSELL. YOU KNOW IN THE EVENT, THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT GRAHAM AND I CAN'T ANSWER THEN, UH, WE'LL WE'LL MOVE TO THE BACK ROW SO THEY'RE VERY FAR IN THE FRONT ROW. OK UH, SO MY PORTION. UH UH , THE FACILITY UPDATE IS TO GO OVER WHAT THE 2018 BOND COVERED AND HOW WE SPENT THE MONIES ON THAT AS LONG AS WELL AS THE GENERAL FUND PROJECTS THAT WE DID ALSO OH, I HAVE IT. I WAS JUST WAITING FOR IT TO GO. SO THIS THIS SHEET HERE IS THE 2018 BOND. UM AND THOSE ARE ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE THE LOWER PORTION IS ALL THE PROJECTS WE HAVE COMPLETED. AND THEN THE ONES UP TOP ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND WHAT YOU WILL NOTICE IS THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR ALL THE PROJECTS FROM THE BOND DO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF WHAT THE 2018 BOND WAS, AND THAT'S BASICALLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE PLACE TO PLACES LIKE HORN HIGH SCHOOL EDITION, WHICH CAME OUT OF THE BOND SAVINGS FROM THE PROJECTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY DONE THE CLINIC, YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT THAT ADD UP TO THAT $350 MILLION THAT WE'VE DONE OF WHICH I BELIEVE ABOUT 300 MILLION WAS OUR PORTION OF IT. ALSO IN THE 2018 BOND. WE DID A LOT OF ATHLETIC PROJECTS THAT CAME. TO 8 MILLION SOMETHING UM 8.58 0.5 MILLION THAT WE'VE DONE. UH THAT CAME FROM THE 2018 BOND. AND THEN WE, OF COURSE, HAVE PITCHERS.

THERE'S CROSS HORN. A NEW, WHICH WAS IN ADDITION, PLUS A STORM SHELTER. UH, WILLIE MIDDLE SCHOOL, MCDONALD GYMNASIUM AND SOME CLASSROOMS. DOCTOR DAVID BRULAND VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL. K ELEMENTARY EDITION. UH JIM AGNEW , MIDDLE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, VERY MIDDLE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, BOTH OF WHICH ALL THOSE WERE STORM SHELTERS. PORTER ELEMENTARY EDITION BRANSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, TERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, MOORE STORM SHELTERS. KIMBROUGH. VANSTON AND WILKINSON STORM SHELTERS IN CLASSROOMS, SO WE HAD A LOT OF LOT OF LOT OF, UH, LOT OF STORM SHELTERS THAT WENT IN. THEN ON THE GENERAL FUND PROJECTS. UH, A TOTAL THERE IS $101 MILLION OF EVERYTHING, AND YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE LIST OF WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS 35 MILLION OF WHICH YOU KNOW THE POOL'S PART OF IT. NOW IT'S COMPLETE. UM BUT THAT'S HOW MUCH THAT WE SPENT ON THE GENERAL FUND PROJECTS. AND THEN HERE'S SOME OF IT ADMIN BUILDING WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. UH, HE

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WE'LL TALK A BIT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GENERAL FINDINGS FROM THE, UM, FACILITY ASSESSMENT. WE STARTED IN 2022. I WILL START WITH GROWTH IN CAPACITY NEEDS. UH, THESE ACTUAL IMAGES ARE FROM THE ORIGINAL FACILITY ASSESSMENT . UM SO IT KIND OF SHOWED WHAT THE WHAT THE TRAJECTORY WAS FOR GROWTH AND CAPACITY NEEDS ON THE LEFT. YOU'LL SEE CAMPUSES, UH, SET TO SET TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH OVER PRACTICAL CAPACITY OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU'LL SEE CAMP THE CAMPUS IS CURRENTLY OVERCAPACITY AND SET TO REMAIN OVER PRACTICAL CAPACITY OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS TO ADD TO THE LEFT COLUMN. IF I WERE TO UPDATE IT TO TODAY'S NEEDS, AL ZIG WOULD BE ON THERE.

UH, THEY'RE GONNA SEE A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH PATTERN AND PRICE WILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. UH, PROBABLY IN FIVE YEARS OR SO. BASED ON THE, UM 2023 Q 4. THAT'S WHAT THE LATEST, UM. FOURTH QUARTER 2023 PROJECTION SHOW. UM AND THEN IF I MOVE OVER TO CAMPUSES CURRENTLY OVER PRACTICAL CAPACITY, UH, THAT LIST THERE INCLUDES BLACK. THAT'S KIND OF A BLACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. KIND OF, EVEN, UH, KINDA AT A, UH, LEVEL OF, UM. OF JUST AROUND THE PRACTICAL CAPACITY. SMITH IS ON A GROWTH PATTERN. THOMPSON IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING, UH, OVERCAPACITY, BUT THEY WILL SEE DECLINE. UM AND THEN, ADDING TO THAT LIST WOULD BE KIMBALL AND PEROT, WHICH IS ALSO, UH, WILL EXPERIENCE SOME DECLINE AS WELL. UM. REHASHING ON SOME OF THE OTHER GENERAL FINDINGS THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU PREVIOUSLY, UH, TE UPDATES, UH FROM THE NOVEMBER 2021. THAT WILL INCREASE. UM SQUARE FOOTAGE CAPACITY REQUIRED PER STUDENT. UH, FOUR SQUARE FEET PER STUDENT, UM, IN THE NEXT SET OF CLASSROOMS THAT YOU BUILD, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN 100 SQUARE FOOT PER CLASSROOM, UM, MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IN THE ADDITION SO PREVIOUSLY 700 SQUARE FEET WOULD MEET THE NEED FOR 25 STUDENTS THAT WILL BE 800 SQUARE FEET PER STUDENT. FEW OTHER UPDATES ON LABS AS WELL. UM YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TE A SECURITY UPDATES, SO JUST A REMINDER ON THAT, UH, THINGS THAT WILL BE NEEDED ON FUTURE FACILITIES. OTHER GENERAL NEEDS FOUND IN THE FACILITY ASSESSMENT WERE AGING, UH, FACILITY NEEDS, INCLUDING ANY TIME WE WORK ON A NEW FACILITY, UH, WHETHER IT BE AN ADDITION OR JUST RENOVATION. WE WANT TO TOUCH ON, UH, FINISHES AND SURFACE. UM DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, UH, BRINGING COMPLIANCE. UH, UP TO DATE FOR AD A IN TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS, WHETHER THAT'S INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO THE BUILDING SIDEWALKS AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SURFACING ARE INCLUDED IN THAT AND THEN EVERY EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS WE'RE ADOPTING NEW SO THE LATEST SET UM 2018 2021 WILL INCLUDE FIRE SPRINKLERS. FIRE ALARMS, TORNADO SHELTERS, OBVIOUSLY, FOR ALL NEW FACILITIES, UM, ALSO ADDITIONS TO EXISTING FACILITIES AND THEN ANY EXISTING FACILITIES THAT WE'RE ADDING ON TO WE NEED TO GO BACK AND ADDRESS SOME, UH, FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLER NEEDS IN THOSE FACILITIES AS WELL. THERE'S ALSO LIFE CYCLE FACILITY NEEDS, UH, REPLACEMENT NEEDS THAT, UM, WORKED WITH SCOTT OWENS AND HIS GROUP ON IDENTIFYING, UM, A ROOF ROOFING REPLACEMENT CYCLE, UM, OBSOLETE ELECTRICAL BREAKERS, WHETHER IT'S SWITCH GEAR OR PANELS WITHIN THE BUILDING THAT, UH, HIS GROUP CAN NO LONGER GET NEW BREAKERS FOR, UH, ROOFTOP AND MECHANICAL UNITS ON A TYPICAL REPLACEMENT CYCLE SIMILAR TO WATER HEATERS, UH, BOILERS, SERVING LAW, KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, LIGHT FIXTURES AND THE NEW TO THE FACILITY. THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS IS THE A TAS TRANSFER SWITCHES, UH, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR GENERATORS TO BE PLUGGED IN AT ANY CAMPUS IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE AT A SINGLE CAMPUS. TALKING ABOUT NEXT STEPS. WHAT DO WE GO FROM HERE? UH, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SIT DOWN WITH MISD ADMINISTRATION REVIEW THE NEEDS THAT WE'VE ADDRESSED HERE IN THE FACILITY ASSESSMENT, KIND OF THE FACTS THAT ARE IN HAND AND THEN EVALUATE AND PRIORITIZE EACH OF THOSE NEEDS AND BALANCE THEM

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OH, TO DR RIVERA. IF HE WANTS TO CLOSE US OUT ON THIS SO. NOW THAT WE WE'VE GOTTEN THE FACILITY UPDATE. UM, WE GOT THE 2018 BOND. WE'VE GOTTEN THE OUR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES THAT WE THAT THAT DON POOLE WENT OVER AND YOU GOT THE REQUIREMENTS FROM FROM GRAHAM. WHAT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NOW WE'RE GONNA PRIORITIZE. NOW I KNOW WE'VE SHARED WITH THIS BOARD THE FACILITY ASSESSMENT LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE'VE HAD IT NOW OVER A YEAR. SO WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE.

I KNOW. UH GRAHAM WENT AHEAD AND ORIGINALLY HAD PRIORITIZE 123 AND FOUR. I WENT BACK LAST WEEK AND LOOKED AT IT SINCE HE PRIORITIZED THOSE PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED. SO WE'RE GONNA DO AN INTERNAL PRIORITIZATION PROCESS. AND LOOK AT OUR NEEDS NOW IN THE DISTRICT AND SAY, OK, IS THIS REALLY A ONE A TWO, A THREE AND A FOUR. AND THEN PRETTY MUCH PUT EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND PRIOR TO ONE AND TWO. SO THE NEXT THING YOU PROBABLY SEE FROM US IS A REPORT SAYING PRIORITY ONE AND TWO PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO DO ALONG WITH THE FIXTURES, SOME OF THE ROOFING SOME OF THE I MEAN, EVEN EVEN OUR LOCATIONS THAT, UM WE HAVE CURRENT LISTED THERE, SO THAT'LL BE OUR NEXT STEP AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WITH OUR DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE NOT NEEDS TO DO, UM BUT WE KNOW THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION WAS DISCUSSED IN THE EARLIER PRESENTATION IN HIS AND HAS NOT HELPED US, UM AT ALL. SO WE MUST REALLY TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT. THE SECRET IS GONNA BE IN THE PRIORITIZATION. IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND THEN FROM THERE, THEN WE'LL AT THE END OF THOSE FIVE YEARS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT AGAIN.

QUESTIONS ON THEIR TRUSTEES. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A 2015 BOND REFERENDUM, AND THEN, UH, WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE IT AT THE TIME . WE NEEDED ANOTHER ONE. SO RATHER THAN WAITING FIVE YEARS, WE MOVED IT UP TO 2018. SO NOW IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL CARRY US INTO 2025. IF THINGS ARE GOING ACCORDING TO WHAT WE'RE PLANNING, SO IT SHOWS. HOW PRUDENT THE DECISION WAS TO MOVE THAT OTHER ONE REFERENDUM UP IN 2018 AND GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF IT. LIKE EDDIE SAID. WE WE'VE CONSTRUCTED A LOT OF THINGS. IN THE LAST, UH. SIX YEARS. UH AND IF CONSTRUCTION COSTS THEN WERE LIKE THEY ARE TODAY WE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE DID. THANK YOU. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. UH WHY? WE'VE GOT A PLUMBER BACK THERE. THAT'S GOT A SUIT AND TIE ON WHY HE CAN'T COME TO THE FRONT ROW. I OWE YOU A DOLLAR. WHERE YOU WORK. IS THERE ANY OTHER? MISS JO? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO DO? THEN WE ARE OFFICIALLY DONE AT 843.

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