[ I. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] RIGHT? YEAH. I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER. MR. PRESIDENT. I DID. I 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 AT. THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED, AND THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO RETIRE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE BOARD WILL NOW MEET IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTIONS 551.8.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND 551.074 PERSONNEL, AND THAT AT 51.076. DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS. OKAY. WE'LL RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. MY MICROPHONE IS PLAYING GAMES WITH ME. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO GO NEXT TO OUR INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE OFFERED BY REVEREND KELLY JAMES, PASTOR OF THE PATHWAY OF LIFE CHURCH. AND AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND WE HAVE THE VISIT OF OUR KIDS, SO THEY WILL COME SOON. PASTOR. PASTOR JAMES OH, HERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. BOW YOUR HEADS AS WE PRAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND TO LEAD IN THIS AWESOME DISTRICT. WE'RE GRATEFUL TODAY FOR EVERY STUDENT, FOR EVERY TEACHER, FOR EVERY STAFF MEMBER, AND FOR EVERY FAMILY REPRESENTED. GOD, I WANT TO JUST PERSONALLY AND SELFISHLY THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS THAT MY DAUGHTERS SPENT IN THIS AWESOME DISTRICT, AND TO SEE THEM THRIVING TODAY DOES MY HEART SO MUCH GOOD. AND I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR HAND ON THEIR LIVES, BUT ALSO IT'S BECAUSE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT CARED SO MUCH. GRATEFUL FOR THAT TONIGHT, GOD AND FATHER, YOUR WORD SAYS IN THE BOOK OF JAMES THAT IF WE ASK FOR WISDOM, THAT YOU WILL GENEROUSLY PROVIDE IT. SO WE ASK FOR WISDOM TO FILL THIS ROOM TONIGHT. AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE MANY IDEAS AND MAYBE EVEN ISSUES REPRESENTED, BUT IT'S NOTHING THAT YOUR WISDOM CAN'T TAKE CARE OF. SO IN EVERY DECISION, GOD, WE PRAY FOR CLARITY. IN EVERY DEPARTMENT WE ASK FOR UNITY AND FOR EVERY STUDENT'S LIVES. GIVE DIRECTION, GIVE PURPOSE, GIVE CONFIDENCE AND GIVE COURAGE. GIVE THEM THE ASSURANCE TONIGHT THEY HAVE A HOPE AND A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL FUTURE. BLESS THIS TIME TOGETHER IN THIS MEETING. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN US IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OUR. THE FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. NOW YOU COULD SAY YOUR NAME. YOU. MY NAME IS [00:05:04] ARIANNA MARTINEZ, AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. MY, MY MY NAME IS MICHAELA RODRIGUEZ AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. MY NAME IS YOVANI VENEGAS AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. MY NAME IS. MY NAME IS ETHAN AND I'M IN FOURTH GRADE. MY NAME IS LUCAS AND I'M IN KINDERGARTEN. MY NAME IS JADE AND I'M IN KINDERGARTEN. MY NAME IS ISA AND MY KINDERGARTEN NAME IS. MY NAME IS. MY NAME IS JAELANI AND I'M IN FIRST GRADE. I'M. KATIE AND KEVIN GORDON. MY NAME IS EMMA AND. AND I'M THE. THE V K. A STAR IS BORN. SHE SHE WANTS TO MAKE. THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, [II. TEAM OF EIGHT MOMENT] WE WILL CONTINUE WITH A TEAM OF EIGHT MOMENT BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE ANYTHING. OKAY. YEAH, IT'S ALMOST UP. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGE, A CHALLENGING YEAR, A LOT TO TALK ABOUT IN OUR WORK SESSION ABOUT THE BUDGET AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. SO JUST WANT TO LET LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO [III. STUDENT AND STAFF GUESTS] PROGRESS. NEXT. WE HAVE STUDENT AND STAFF GUEST, MISS SMITH. YEAH. FOR STUDENT AND STAFF RECOGNITIONS, WHICH TONIGHT WE ONLY HAVE STAFF RECOGNITIONS. WE HAVE A BIG STUDENT RECOGNITION ASSEMBLY COMING UP NEXT MONTH, BUT EACH MONTH WE ARE HONORED TO PRESENT TWO NEW INDUCTEES INTO THE DISTRICT'S PRESTIGIOUS APPLE CORPS PROGRAM. THE APPLE CORPS IS AWARD. AWARD IS MADE POSSIBLE BY A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MESQUITE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND CLAY COOLEY OF MESQUITE. WE'D LIKE TO THANK THEM BOTH FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR AMAZING EDUCATORS. OUR FIRST HONOREE OF THE NIGHT IS ANGELA STEPHENSON OF BERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. MISS STEPHENSON IS A SIXTH AND EIGHTH GRADE ELA M T TEACHER WITH 17 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE RIGHT HERE IN MESQUITE ISD. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MAKES HER AN APPLE CORPS TEACHER. WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO MISS POLICE. THIS IS SO WELL DESERVED. BECOMING A MEMBER OF MESQUITE APPLE CORPS. SHE'S AN AMAZING TEACHER BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. SHE'S JUST A KID WHISPERER. THEY LOVE HER. THEY'RE ALWAYS IN HER CLASSROOM. SHE'S WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND TO ALL TEACHERS, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT A PART OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. AND SHE IS ONE OF THE HUGE HEARTBEATS OF OUR CAMPUS. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE WITHOUT MISS POLLY STEPHENSON. TEACHING IS IMPORTANT TO ME, BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A KID TO COME INTO A CLASS AND STRUGGLE, NOT JUST ACADEMICALLY, BUT WITH CONFIDENCE. I DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO BREAK THINGS DOWN IN WAYS THAT MAKE SENSE FOR THEM AND WATCHING IT FINALLY CLICK. BUT MORE THAN THAT, I LOVE HELPING THEM REALIZE THEY CAN DO IT. TEACHING IS HOW I MAKE AN IMPACT EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT'S ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, CREATING A SPACE WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO TRY AND PUSHING THEM TO BE BETTER THAN THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD BE. THERE'S TWO PIECES UP THERE. LET ME READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR YOU. WHEREAS THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEEKS TO HONOR OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS WHO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF MESQUITE ISD. AND WHEREAS, THE MESQUITE ISD APPLE CORPS 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 [00:10:04] THE. TO THE POLICE, STEPHENSON INTO THE MESQUITE ISD APPLE CORPS ON THE 13TH DAY OF APRIL 2026. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU DOING GREAT. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR RIVERA AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. I AM TRULY HONORED. TEACHING ISN'T JUST ISN'T JUST WHAT I DO, IT'S WHO I AM. EVERY DAY I POUR INTO MY STUDENTS AND REMIND THEM THEY ARE CAPABLE EVEN WHEN THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT. YET. I FIRST WANT TO THANK GOD FOR GUIDING ME AND GIVING ME THE STRENGTH TO DO THIS WORK EACH DAY. THANK YOU TO MY CAMPUS, MY STUDENTS, AND MY FAMILY FOR ALL OF YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. I'M GREAT. I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THIS HONOR AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK WITH PURPOSE. I CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK WITH PASSION. I CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK WITH PERSEVERANCE. I CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK WITH PATIENCE. AND I CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK WITH PRIDE. THANK YOU. OUR SECOND APPLE CORPS HONOREE THIS EVENING IS ELENA JIMENEZ OF VANSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. MISS MENDEZ IS A SIXTH GRADE TEACHER WITH SEVEN YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE HERE IN MESQUITE ISD. IF YOU COULD PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS, WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT MISS JIMENEZ. ELENA JIMENEZ IS INCREDIBLY DESERVING FOR THIS AWARD. IF YOU WOULD SIT BACK AND IMAGINE A TEACHER THAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR STUDENT, JIMENEZ EMBODIES ALL OF THOSE CHARACTERISTICS, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS, FOR STUDENTS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF NEEDS AND ABILITIES. AND HER SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN HER UNWAVERING BELIEF IN THEIR POTENTIAL. BUT HER AMAZING ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS, SHE ALLOWS THEM TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS FOR HER IN HER CLASS. SHE IS THE IDEAL TEACHER IN EVERYTHING THAT SHE WOULD WANT. A TEACHER THAT IS WORKING WITH YOUR STUDENTS. I THINK TEACHING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO MAKE HUMAN CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD AROUND US. EVERY STUDENT THAT ENTERS OUR SCHOOL IS CAPABLE OF MAKING A CHANGE IN THE WORLD IN WAYS THAT WE SOMETIMES CAN'T EVEN YET IMAGINE, AND WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HELP THEM GET THERE ONE STEP AT A TIME, BY DOING OUR BEST TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEE ALL THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, BOTH A CLASS AND IN LIFE. OUR STUDENTS HAVE SO MUCH POTENTIAL AND TEACHERS MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE, WHETHER ACADEMICALLY OR EMOTIONALLY, AND HELPING THEM ACCESS THAT POTENTIAL. WATCH OUT, IT'LL BREAK. WELL, THIS IS SPECIAL FOR ME BECAUSE I KNOW ELENA FROM VANSTON AND GOT MY GRANDDAUGHTER, I THINK, AND ONE OF YOUR CLASSES. RIGHT. AND SHE TREATING YOU WELL, I MEAN, SHE CAN. WELL, WHEREAS THE MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEEKS TO HONOR OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM TEACHERS WHO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP, LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS. MESQUITE ISD AND WHEREAS, THE MESQUITE ISD APPLE CORPS 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 ELENA JIMENEZ INTO THE MESQUITE ISD APPLE CORPS ON THIS 13TH DAY OF APRIL 2026. VERY PROUD OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. VERY WELL DESERVED. HI, MY NAME IS ELENA JIMENEZ. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR HONORING ME WITH THIS AWARD. I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I WANT TO THANK THIS MOMENT TO HONOR MY COMMUNITY WHO HAS GOTTEN ME HERE. FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MISS ISD. IT IS A DISTRICT THAT HAS RAISED ME BOTH AT MY TIME AT WILKINSON AND MY TIME AT VANSTON. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AT VANSTON THEMSELVES. THEY HELPED ME GROW FROM THE YOUNG TEACHER I USED TO BE. IF [00:15:04] IT WASN'T FOR SO MANY OF THEM, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS I AM. THERE ARE SO MANY WHO HAVE INSPIRED ME, WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED ME AND HAVE BEEN COMMUNITY FOR ME. MY FELLOW STAFF MEMBERS TRULY MODEL FOR ME WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A VIKING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE BEEN A WONDERFUL SOUNDING BOARD BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY FOR ME. AND ALSO, I WANT TO THANK MY LEADER, MELISSA SMITH. I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH HER FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW AMAZING AND HOW SUPPORTIVE SHE HAS BEEN TO ME AND OTHERS. SHE IS A TRUE MODEL OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LEADER. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY. THEY HAVE PUSHED ME EVEN WHEN I DID NOT WANT TO MOVE AND ENCOURAGED ME. WHEN I FINALLY STARTED GOING, I WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT THEM. MY MOTHER AND FATHER RAISED ME TO PUT 110% INTO EVERYTHING I DO, AND THAT IS A MINDSET THAT I CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT IN ALL THAT I DO HERE IN MESQUITE ISD. SO AGAIN, LASTLY, THANK YOU TO MY COMMUNITY FOR WITHOUT THEM, EVERY STEP AND EVERY ACTION WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. MISS MANNERS AND MISS STEVENSON, BEFORE WE LEAVE, DO YOU HAVE YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY HERE? WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THEM? HAVE THEM STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. OH, NICE. AND THEN I'M SURE YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY AS WELL. COME ON GUYS. YEAH. THANK YOU, MISS STEVENSON. I'LL ASK YOU THE SAME IF YOU HAVE YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY. OH, THERE THEY ARE. OKAY. AND YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL? I SEE YOUR PRINCIPAL BACK THERE. OH, NICE. OH, FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GREAT. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE SHALL CONTINUE. YES. MISS SMITH, FOR US TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE MONTH WITH OUR STAR PARA AWARD. MESQUITE ISD IS EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH FIRST FINANCIAL GROUP OF AMERICA TO PROVIDE THE STAR PAIR A RECIPIENT WITH A GIFT CARD. TONIGHT, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FGA HERE WITH US. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RASHONDA PRICE. SHE'S GOING TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR APRIL STAR PARA BLANCO OVERGONE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR RIVERA, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. I AM SUPER HONORED TONIGHT TO BE STANDING HERE WITH OUR STAR PAIR OF THE MONTH FROM CROSS ELEMENTARY. MISS OBREGON, MISS OBREGON IS THE DEFINITION OF DEDICATION AND HEART AT OUR CAMPUS. SHE'S A HARD WORKING TEAM PLAYER WHO CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES WHATEVER IT TAKES MINDSET IN HER SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF. SHE'S SUPPORTIVE WHEREVER SHE IS, WHETHER IT'S IN HER LIFE SKILLS, CLASSROOM, VOLUNTEERING AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, OR BRINGING JOY TO OUR CROSS CHARGERS, ENTERTAINING THEM WITH BLOW UP COSTUMES IN THE HALLWAY OR WHATEVER WE NEED HER TO DO. SHE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO DO THAT. SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND WITHOUT HESITATION. AND HER SHE'S SHE POSITIVELY MAKES A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR CAMPUS. MISS OBREGON TRULY EMBODIES OUR CAMPUS VISION OF EMBRACING, EDUCATING, AND EMPOWERING ALL WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE AT CROSS. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR HER PASSION, HER ENERGY, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND I'M JUST SO HONORED AND APPRECIATE YOU FOR RECOGNIZING HER SO THAT Y'ALL CAN SEE HOW AWESOME SHE IS BEYOND AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, JUST NOT WITHIN THE WALLS OF OUR SCHOOL. RIGHT? CONGRATULATIONS. I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING WE DO NOT HAVE ANY STUDENT RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING, BUT YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED OUR PETITE HIGH SCHOOL [00:20:04] MOCK TRIAL TEAM HERE IN THE BUILDING. THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE JOINING US TO RECOGNIZE TWO VALUED COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS, GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE PETITE HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL. IF YOU'LL PAY ATTENTION TO THE VIDEO SCREEN, WE'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP. THIS MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO BE HONORING AND CELEBRATING TWO AMAZING COMMUNITY PARTNERS FROM MESQUITE ISD AND SPECIFICALLY POTEET HIGH SCHOOL, ANTOINETTE HARRIS AND MISS MEGA DAVID. THIS. ANTOINETTE HARRIS THIS YEAR HAS JOINED OUR PETITE FAMILY SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR MOCK TRIAL TEAM. SHE'S COME IN AND PROVIDED AMAZING INSIGHT, INSTRUCTION, AND MENTORSHIP TO OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE ON THE PETITE MOCK TRIAL TEAM. IT'S VERY AWESOME TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO DOES WHAT YOU'RE PRACTICING PROFESSIONALLY, AND IT SORT OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE EXPERIENCE THAT SHE HAS DOING THIS IN HER DAY TO DAY LIFE, AND SHE'S REALLY SHOWN ME HOW PRACTICING LAW DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BORING OR MUNDANE. IT CAN BE EXCITING. IT CAN BE FUN. SHE MAKES EVERYTHING JUST SO MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE, AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO CONSIDER POSSIBLY GOING INTO LAW, BECAUSE SHE'S MADE THIS SO EXCITING FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME. JUST MAKING DAVID HAS HAD AN IMMEASURABLE IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS, BOTH THROUGH THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM, THROUGH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SPEECH AND DEBATE HERE AT PETITE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. ALTHOUGH SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CONNECTION TO OUR DISTRICT, SHE'S GIVEN COUNTLESS HOURS OF HER TIME AND HER IMMENSE LOVE TO OUR STUDENTS AND CONTRIBUTED TO SCHOLARSHIPS HERE AT POTEET HIGH SCHOOL. MEGAN IS SO MUCH MORE THAN AN ATTORNEY. SHE IS A FRIEND AND A MENTOR TO SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HERE AT PETITE, AND HAVING HER COME TO OUR PRACTICES AND HONESTLY JUST SHOW UP FOR THE TEAM HAVE MADE SUCH A VALUABLE IMPACT FOR ALL OF US. WE GET TO LEARN ABOUT REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES IN THE COURTROOM AND APPLY, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE LEARN THROUGH A REAL LIFE ATTORNEY, AND IT'S HONESTLY JUST COOL TO SEE WHAT SHE LIVES IN HER DAY TO DAY LIFE AND HOW MUCH LOVE SHE GETS TO ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO MISS ANTOINETTE HARRIS AND MISS MEGAN DAVID FOR YOUR AMAZING CONTRIBUTIONS AND IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS OF PETITE HIGH SCHOOL AND MESQUITE ICE. SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THESE TWO COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AND I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD. THAT SURPRISE WAS COURTESY OF MR. BLACKWELL. NOT ME, BUT WELL DONE. AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE TO THE PETITE MOCK TRIAL TEAM. ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS STAY RIGHT THERE. WE'RE NOT FINISHED. SORRY. WE HAVE NEXT SOME EXCITING ALMOST GOT AWAY. WE HAVE SOME EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS AND A VERY SPECIAL ORGANIZATION TO RECOGNIZE. NEXT, THESE FOLKS ARE RECOGNIZED BY REGION TEN A T P A, WHICH IS THE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. AS I CALL YOUR NAME, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD, AND I'M GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU WERE SELECTED FOR YOUR RESPECTIVE AWARDS. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU STAND DOWN FRONT WHILE WE BRING THE REST OF YOUR AWARD WINNERS UP TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE, DOCTOR JANINE FIELDS, YOU'RE UP FIRST. OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR. MESQUITE ISD DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR JANINE FIELDS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADER WHOSE VISION, INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE MADE A PROFOUND IMPACT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WITH THE EXPERIENCE SPANNING FROM TEACHER TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, SHE BRINGS DEEP EXPERTISE AND A SERVANT LEADERSHIP MINDSET TO HER ROLE. DOCTOR FIELDS OVERSEES KEY DISTRICT SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE, SUPPORTS INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE, EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT, AND STUDENT SUCCESS. SHE ALSO PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESSFUL 2025 BOND, SECURING CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GROWTH. KNOWN FOR HER COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AND CLEAR COMMUNICATION, DOCTOR FIELDS EMPOWERS EDUCATORS AND LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL, MAKING HER TRULY DESERVING OF THE 2026 REGION. 1080P E ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. SHE'S NOW GOING TO BE JOINED BY SUSANNA MICHAEL, A FOURTH GRADE BILINGUAL TEACHER AT MOTLEY ELEMENTARY. THIS IS YOUR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR FOR REGION 1080P. MISS MITCHELL IS AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR WHOSE LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND DEDICATION MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON HER STUDENTS AND [00:25:05] COMMUNITY. KNOWN FOR HER INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE, SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN ETIP SCHOLAR AND AN APPLE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT. SHE ALSO SERVES AS A MENTOR TO NEW BILINGUAL TEACHERS. MISS MICHAEL FOSTERS, A POSITIVE AND WELCOMING SCHOOL CULTURE WHILE EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. HER PASSION, INNOVATION, AND HEART MAKE HER A TRULY DESERVING RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD. AND NEXT WE HAVE CHRISTIE HERNANDEZ, OUR SECONDARY EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR FROM REGION 1080P E. MR. HERNANDEZ IS A CTE TEACHER AT AGNEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE EXEMPLIFIES DEDICATION, INNOVATION AND ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. SHE IS A DYNAMIC, DYNAMIC, STUDENT CENTERED EDUCATOR WHO INTEGRATES TECHNOLOGY INTO LEARNING. SHE TEACHES CYBERSECURITY AND COLLEGE AND CAREER EXPLORATION, EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH REAL WORLD SKILLS AND CONNECTING CLASSROOM LEARNING TO FUTURE CAREER PATHWAYS. MISS CHRISTIE HERNANDEZ AND. I'D LIKE TO ASK DOCTOR BRUCE BELLINGER TO COME FORWARD. THIS IS OUR CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR, REGION. 1080P DOCTOR BELLINGER IS THE CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE AT JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL. HE IS A DEDICATED LEADER WHO EXEMPLIFIES SERVICE, ADVOCACY AND CONNECTION. KNOWN FOR HIS OUTSTANDING RECRUITING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, DOCTOR BOULANGER USES CREATIVITY AND VISIBILITY TO GROW MEMBERSHIP. HE PRIORITIZES MEMBER RETENTION THROUGH MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, REGULAR RECOGNITION, AND ONGOING SUPPORT. THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO CELEBRATING OTHERS, DOCTOR BELLINGER HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND THE MESQUITE ATP COMMUNITY, MAKING HIM TRULY DESERVING OF 2026. REGION 1080P E CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR. HE'S ALSO A FINALIST FOR THE STATE AWARD. SO GOOD LUCK IN JULY. AND NEXT UP, IF MISS DANNY BETHELL WOULD COME FORWARD. SHE'S OUR MBA PRESIDENT AND THEY ARE RECOGNIZED AS THE LOCAL UNIT OF THE YEAR. THE 2026 REGION 1080P E LOCAL UNIT OF THE YEAR IS ALSO A FINALIST FOR STATE LOCAL UNIT OF THE YEAR. THROUGH STRONG LEADERSHIP, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMING AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING EDUCATORS, MESQUITE HAS BUILT A THRIVING, ENGAGED MEMBERSHIP. THE LOCAL UNIT IS KNOWN FOR ITS IMPACTFUL EVENTS, CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION, AND MEANINGFUL SUPPORT OF EDUCATORS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. MESQUITE ATP WORKS TO ELEVATE THE EDUCATOR VOICE AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH CONTINUED MOMENTUM AND DEDICATION. THEY LOOK FORWARD TO REPRESENTING REGION TEN AT THE STATE LEVEL IN JULY. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS! NOW WHILE WE GET A GROUP PHOTO, DID WE GET A GROUP PHOTO? OKAY, YEAH, WE HAVE TWO MORE. ACTUALLY. DOCTOR BRUCE BELLINGER IS ALSO A REGION TEN GRANT AWARD WINNER, SO HE HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF A $550 GRANT FOR THE GREEN TEAM AND MATH AND LANDSCAPE PROJECT AS A CAMPUS GARDEN AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT TO IMPACT JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER GRANT AWARD WINNER FROM MCDONNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR STEPHANIE CORDEIRO. ARE YOU HERE? COME ON UP. MISS CORDEIRO RECEIVED A $250 GRANT FOR HER INITIATIVE. S E L TOOLS AND INCENTIVES TO MAKE CAMPUS WIDE SEO LESSONS ENGAGING, FUN, AND FULL OF TANGIBLE RESULTS. SO EVERYBODY GETS IN THE PHOTO NOW. AND THAT WILL BE A GROUP PHOTO OF YOUR REGION. TEN ATP OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR. YES. AND ALL RIGHT. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR RIVERA. PRESIDENT CARBO, THIS CONCLUDES OUR STAFF RECOGNITIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AT THE ANNUAL MESQUITE ISD SPRING STUDENT AWARD CEREMONY. THAT'LL BE ACROSS THE HALL ON TUESDAY, MAY 19TH AT 630. WE RECOGNIZE HUNDREDS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND THE ENDING OF A 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING. THAT WAS GREAT. I LOVE MIAMI, A GROUP. THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU SHOW IS JUST OUTSTANDING. AND TO EVEN HAVE YOU LEADING AT STATE LEVEL, WHICH MBA HAS DONE FOR YEARS, THAT SHOWS THE VALUE THAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, MISS BETHEL IS [00:30:05] RUNNING FOR A STATE OFFICE. DID YOU AREN'T YOU? YOU'RE RUNNING FOR STATE OFFICE. SO MAYBE WE'LL BE REPRESENTED IN AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE. SO THAT'S VERY COOL. FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK. WE'LL VOTE FOR YOU. THANKS. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A [V. CONSENT AGENDA] TO . SO MOVED. WHO IS THE SECOND? SO THERE'S A MOTION BY MISS HORNBY, A SECOND BY MR. EVERETT, TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? BEING THERE? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYES HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT WE WILL GO TO PERSONNEL ITEM A. [VI. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT] ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO IS TO APPROVE PROBATIONARY AND TERM CONTRACT RENEWALS. TEACHERS, FACILITATORS, NURSES AND LIBRARIANS. SECOND. SO. THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. SEWARD, SECOND BY MR. BINGHAM, TO APPROVE THE PROBATIONARY AND TERM CONTRACTS, RENEWALS, TEACHERS, FACILITATORS, NURSES AND LIBRARIANS. ANY COMMENTS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. EYES HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ACTION OF FOURTH YEAR PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. BINGHAM, A SECOND BY MISS HORNSBY TO APPROVE. APPROVE THE FOURTH YEAR PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. AYES HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS AN ACTION ITEM AS WELL. APPROVED SECOND YEAR PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS FOR DESIGNATED FIVE OF EIGHT EMPLOYEES. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. EVERETT, A SECOND BY MISS COLLIER, TO APPROVE SECOND YEAR PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS FOR DESIGNATED FIVE OF EIGHT EMPLOYEES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. AYES HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE. APPROVE ADMINISTRATOR'S REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE PERSONNEL SERVICES. BRENDA GONZALEZ. THANK YOU. BRENDA. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. EVERETT, A SECOND BY MR. SEWARD TO APPROVE ADMINISTRATOR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE PERSONNEL SERVICES. BRENDA GONZALEZ, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN AS HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS AN ACTION ITEM TO APPROVE ADMINISTRATOR'S REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE PERSONNEL SERVICES. VERONICA. TRISTAN, THANK YOU FOR SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. BINGHAM, THE SECOND BY MISS COLLIER TO APPROVE ADMINISTRATOR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE PERSONNEL SERVICES. VERONICA. TRISTAN, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. I HAVE A MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS AN ACTION ITEM. APPROVE ADMINISTRATOR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE PERSONNEL SERVICES. MICHAEL STRINGER. THERE'S A MOTION BY MISS HORNSBY, A SECOND BY MR. EVERETT, TO APPROVE ADMINISTRATOR'S REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE PERSONNEL SERVICES. MICHAEL STRINGER ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE [00:35:05] BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. APPROVE. RESCISSION OF INADVERTENT TERMINATION LETTER FOR DRUCILLA. FORWARD. APPROVED. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. SEWARD, SECOND BY MR. EVERETT TO APPROVE RESCISSION OF INADVERTENT TERMINATION LETTER FOR DRUCILLA FORWARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. EYES HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THIS. PERSONNEL WILL BE POSTPONED FOR A LATER DATE. THAT'S WHY WE LEFT IT FOR LAST. OKAY, NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION, MR. PRESIDENT. YES, SIR. IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD, I'D LIKE TO TAKE ACTIONS. I ACTION ITEMS ONE, TWO AND THREE. THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. THEY'RE CONSTRUCT TO APPROVE CONSTRUCTION METHOD ONE FOR MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS. ONE FOR POTEET HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS, AND ONE FOR TRANSPORTATION CENTER AS ONE MOTION. I'D LIKE THAT MAKE THAT MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ALL THREE. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. BINGHAM? THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. SEWARD, SECOND BY MR. BINGHAM, TO APPROVE CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR MESQUITE HIGH HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION AND RENOVATION. POTEET HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION RENOVATION AND THE METHOD FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER. ANY QUESTIONS? YOU KNOW, JADE'S READY TO GO. OKAY. BEING THERE? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. AYES HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. HEY, WE SAVED YOU THREE ITEMS THERE. I APPRECIATE IT. WELL, IT'S YOUR CALL. I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO. OKAY, J, WE'RE GOING TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. APPROVED SYSTEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS. SO. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR RIVERA, PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TWO SCHEMATIC DESIGNS FOR MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL AND PETITE. I HAVE WITH ME GLENN PARTNERS, ARCHITECT FIRM. THAT'S WHO WE'RE TEAMING UP WITH TO DO THESE PROJECTS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO PATRICK AND HE IS GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION AND WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS. THEN WE'LL VOTE AND THEN WE'LL DO THE PETITE ONE. OKAY, PATRICK. THANK YOU J GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT RIVERA, PRESIDENT AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR DESIGN PROGRESS ON MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. AND HERE ARE A FEW OTHER MINUTES. HIGH SCHOOL. I'D ALSO LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY NEW TO MESQUITE, AND MESQUITE IS NEW TO US, BUT WE'VE REALLY ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW DON AND JAY AND WORKING WITH THEM. AND I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP IS, IS, IS GOING IN A GREAT DIRECTION AND REALLY ENJOY THESE TWO PROJECTS. BEFORE I GET INTO THE DESIGN, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SITTING IN THE BACK THAT ARE PART OF OUR TEAM, JENNIFER CRADDOCK AND SHAHRZAD ROGAN. I GET THE PRIVILEGE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING A LOT OF THEIR HARD WORK, SO I CERTAINLY WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THOSE TWO IN THE BACK. OKAY, SO AS WE GET INTO THIS, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO START OUR PROCESS BY IDENTIFYING THREE BUCKETS OF WORK. THE FIRST BUCKET IS ALWAYS A NON-NEGOTIABLE BUCKET. IT'S MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION BUCKET. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF THE FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S BUCKET NUMBER ONE. AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU A SLIDE ON THAT IN A FEW MINUTES. BUCKET NUMBER TWO GENERALLY COMES FROM INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND TRYING TO IDENTIFY IDENTIFY THE CAMPUS PAIN POINTS THROUGH THEIR EYES. THAT'S BUCKET NUMBER TWO. AND THEN BUCKET NUMBER THREE IS OUR OUR POINT OF VIEW. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME, AND WE WALK THE CAMPUS AND WALK THE HALLS AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE PAIN POINTS THROUGH MAYBE AN ARCHITECTURAL POINT OF VIEW. SO THAT'S THE, THE THIRD BUCKET. SO LET'S START WITH THE SITE PLAN AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE. AND I CERTAINLY THINK THE FIRST PAIN POINT FOR US IS WHERE THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS LOCATED. WE ACTUALLY DROVE BY ON DAVIS STREET AND ALMOST MISSED IT. SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO LOCATE, ESPECIALLY FOR A VISITOR THAT'S NEVER BEEN TO THE CAMPUS BEFORE. THE SECOND THING THAT WE NOTICED ON THIS SITE IS SOME OF THE DISCONNECTED ACADEMIC BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY BUILDING K AND BUILDING A AND C ON THAT SECOND LEVEL, AND THEN THE AUXILIARY GYM BEING DISCONNECTED AS WELL. AND THEN MAYBE THE THIRD PAIN POINT IS THAT VILLAGE OF PORTABLE BUILDINGS, WHICH MOST OF THEM ON THIS CAMPUS ARE EMPTY, BUT THERE ARE TWO THAT ARE OCCUPIED TODAY AS WE MOVE TO THE EXISTING FLOOR, PLAN PAIN POINTS AGAIN, THAT THAT [00:40:09] FRONT DOOR, THAT MAIN ENTRANCE THAT GETS MISSED. AND IT'S NOT COMBINED WITH CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. SO THE ENTRY SEQUENCE, THAT SECURITY VESTIBULE THAT YOU SEE IN TODAY'S HIGH SCHOOLS IS, IS DISCONNECTED AND MISSED. AND ONCE YOU ARE ENTERED INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL, TRYING TO FIND THAT CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION IS A, IS A BIT OF A MAZE AND THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT FINISHED FLOOR LEVELS IN THE SCHOOL THAT MAKES â– THE CIRCULATION A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED. ALSO, TRAVERSING BETWEEN BUILDINGS A, C, AND K CAN BE DIFFICULT. YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN HIGH SCHOOL TO GET INTO BUILDING K, AND THEN GOING FROM A C AND K ON THE SECOND LEVEL, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO COME DOWN TO THE FIRST LEVEL, CROSS OVER, PERHAPS EVEN GO OUTSIDE, GO BACK UP A LEVEL TO GET TO THAT SECOND FLOOR OF A DIFFERENT ACADEMIC WING. SO THOSE ARE A FEW ISSUES. THE 2017 EDITION THAT YOU SEE ON THE FAR LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN. IT'S ALSO, I THINK, SOMETIMES MISTAKEN AS THE MAIN ENTRANCE. SO TRYING TO TO ADOPT SOME OF THAT ARCHITECTURAL VOCABULARY IN INTO THIS PROJECT TO HELP UNIFY THAT ARCHITECTURE, I THINK CERTAINLY WOULD HELP ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL. THERE'S A FEW ADA ISSUES THAT WERE RESOLVING, CERTAINLY THE FINE ARTS, THE BAND, THE ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR ARE ALL UNDERSIZED. AND THEN AGAIN, THAT LAST ONE, NUMBER NINE, THAT ACCESSIBLE ROUTE FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS UNCLEAR DUE TO THOSE LEVEL CHANGES. AND THEN ON THAT SECOND FLOOR, I'D ALREADY MENTIONED JUST KIND OF THE THE INABILITY TO TRAVERSE FROM ONE ACADEMIC WING TO THE OTHER AND MAINTAIN THAT SAME LEVEL. SO HERE'S THE SCOPE OF WORK AS IT RELATES TO THAT FIRST BUCKET, THAT FACILITY ASSESSMENT BUCKET. AND DON AND JAY WILL NOT LET US DO THIS PROJECT WITHOUT ADDRESSING ALL THESE ITEMS. THESE ARE ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE BOILERS, THE HEATING, THE AIR CONDITIONING THAT YOU DON'T REALLY SEE THERE BEHIND WALLS OR ABOVE CEILING. SO THAT'S CERTAINLY A PRIORITY ON THIS PROJECT. WE ALSO PART OF OUR PROCESS, WE LIKE TO TRY TO IDENTIFY PROJECT GOALS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES. THIS IS BECOMES OUR DESIGN FILTER AS WE MOVE THROUGH ALL THE DESIGN PHASES. SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED FIVE ON THIS PROJECT AND I'D LIKE TO READ THEM FOR YOU. NUMBER ONE, EXPAND FINE ARTS FACILITY WITH AN INTEGRATED STORM SHELTER. SO HOW CAN WE ENHANCE AND EXPAND THAT FINE ARTS, THOSE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS WHILE INCORPORATING A SECURE, CODE COMPLIANT STORM SHELTER, ESTABLISH A SECURE ADMINISTRATION SUITE DIRECTLY ANCHORED TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE. SO HOW CAN WE POSITION THE ADMIN SUITE TO PROVIDE THAT DIRECT OVERSIGHT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND IMPROVE THAT CAMPUS SECURITY? NUMBER THREE CREATE A RECOGNIZABLE MAIN ENTRANCE VISIBLE FROM THE PRIMARY ROAD. THAT WOULD BE DAVIS. SO HOW HOW CAN WE DESIGN A PROMINENT AND WELCOMING ENTRY THAT IMPROVES VISIBILITY, REINFORCES CAMPUS IDENTITY, AND STRENGTHENS WAYFINDING FROM THE MAIN ROAD, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL COMPLEMENT THE 2017 EDITION AND HELP UNIFY THAT ARCHITECTURE. NUMBER FOUR, STRENGTHEN VISUAL CONNECTION TO CTE AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY ACROSS DAVIS ROAD. IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THAT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. AND THEN, NUMBER FIVE, UNIFY AND CONNECT CAMPUS BUILDING TO STRENGTHEN SAFETY, SECURITY AND COHESION. SO HOW CAN WE PHYSICALLY LINK THOSE ACADEMIC BUILDINGS TO CREATE A SAFER, MORE COHESIVE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT THAT IMPROVES CIRCULATION, MAINLY ON THAT SECOND LEVEL AND ENHANCE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE? SO FROM THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, WE ALWAYS COME UP WITH A DESIGN CONCEPT. SO I'D LIKE TO READ THAT FOR YOU AS WELL. SO FOR GENERATIONS, THIS SCHOOL HAS GROWN THROUGH LAYERS OF TIME, EACH ADDITION MAKING A NEW CHAPTER IN THE STORY. WHAT BEGAN AS A SINGLE THREAD HAS EVOLVED THROUGH DECADES OF RENOVATIONS AND EXPANSIONS. NOW, THE NEXT CHAPTER IS NOT TO SIMPLY ADD ON TO, BUT TO BRAID TOGETHER. SO TO GATHER THESE LAYERS TOGETHER, PAST AND PRESENT, INTO ONE CONNECTED WHOLE CIRCULATION BECOMES THAT UNIFYING THREAD, STITCHING CLASSROOMS, COMMONS AND COMMUNITY SPACES INTO A COHESIVE CAMPUS FABRIC. TRADITION DOES NOT RESTART HERE, IT STRENGTHEN HERE, INTERWOVEN AND CARRIED FORWARD. SO THE PLANNING DIAGRAM THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN START TO GET A GET A HINT OF THE PLANNING CONCEPT FOR US. BUT IT'S A BRAIDED CAMPUS. SO THE SCHOOL UNFOLDS AS A BRAIDED CAMPUS WHERE PUBLIC SPACES AND CLASSROOMS INTERTWINE. CIRCULATION THREADS. EACH PART OF THE CAMPUS TOGETHER. SO THIS IS THE EXISTING SITE PLAN THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN TODAY. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT MAIN ENTRANCE WITH THE DESIGNATED WITH THE NUMBER ONE, AND THEN THE NUMBER TWO, THE SECONDARY ENTRANCE TO THE 2017 EDITION SERVICE TO THE TO THE NORTH. AND THEN THAT ACADEMIC EXCUSE ME, THAT ATHLETIC ENTRANCE TO THE SOUTH, THE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ON THE CAMPUS IS NOTED BY THESE FOUR COLORS. WE [00:45:05] TRY TO BE CUTE AT TIMES. SO BLUE FOR BUS, PINK FOR PARENT, VIOLET FOR VISITOR. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE ALL THAT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AS IT STANDS TODAY ON THAT CAMPUS. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN IS TO ADD ON TO BUILD THAT NEW FINE ARTS ADDITION AND A NEW ENTRY AND ADD ADMIN WING TO THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING. AS YOU SEE HERE, WE'VE KIND OF FILLED IN THAT THAT VOID, IF YOU WILL. SO YOU SEE THE NUMBER ONE IS MOVED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO THE TOP. SO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THAT WOULD BE THE NEW MAIN ENTRANCE COMBINED WITH A RESHAPED CAFETERIA. THE NUMBER TWO WOULD STILL BE A STUDENT DROP OFF FOR STUDENTS AS IT EXISTS TODAY. AND CERTAINLY THE NUMBER THREE ATHLETIC ENTRANCE TO THE SOUTH AND SERVICE WOULD REMAIN TO THE NORTH AS WELL. TRAFFIC ESSENTIALLY REMAINS THE SAME, BUT THE PARENT DROP OFF DOES GET SIMPLIFIED AND LENGTHENED, WHICH I THINK WILL HELP GET FOLKS OFF OF DAVIS ROAD AND DAVIS STREET AND ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT CONGESTION GOING INTO THE FLOOR PLAN. EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE IN FULL COLOR IS BASICALLY THE AREAS THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON. SO EVERYTHING THAT'S GRAYED OUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT REALLY TOUCHING FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL POINT OF VIEW, AND WE'RE DOING SOME VERY, VERY SIMPLE THINGS. THE SIMPLEST THING THAT WE'RE DOING IS MOVING THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE NORTH, COMBINING IT WITH CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN WIDENING THAT MAIN CORRIDOR THAT RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH AND MAKING IT TWO STORIES. SO THAT'S A VERY, VERY SIMPLE MOVE THAT I THINK THAT WILL PROVIDE UNITY OF ARCHITECTURAL THE MAIN ENTRANCE, THE SUPERVISION, THE PROPER SAFETY AND SECURITY VESTIBULES THAT YOU SEE ON MODERN HIGH SCHOOLS TODAY. WE'RE ALSO RESHAPING THE CAFETERIA AND IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY INSIDE THE CAFETERIA BY ENCLOSING THE SERVERY AND EXPANDING THE KITCHEN AND THAT SERVICE AREA. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON THE VERY FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, IS THAT EXPANDED AND LARGE FINE ARTS THAT INCLUDES DRAMA, ORCHESTRA, CHOIR, ENSEMBLE AND BAND WITH ALL THE PROPER SHARED MUSIC SPACES THAT YOU SEE IN MODERN HIGH SCHOOLS TODAY. AND THEN ON THE SECOND LEVEL, WE ARE PROVIDING THAT THAT BRIDGE THAT YOU'LL SEE IN A MOMENT IN A RENDERING THAT CONNECTS BUILT WINGS A, C, AND K TOGETHER. SO YOU'LL NO LONGER HAVE TO GO DOWNSTAIRS, ACROSS THE HALL OR EVEN OUTSIDE BACK UPSTAIRS TO GET TO ANOTHER LEVEL IN A IN A DIFFERENT WING. ALL RIGHT. YOU READY TO SEE SOME PRETTY PICTURES? OKAY. SO THIS THIS IS OUR PROPOSED RENDERING. IT'S IT'S TAKEN LOOKING TO THE SOUTHWEST. SO YOU YOU START TO SEE THE DAVIS STREET IN, IN THE FOREGROUND AND THE RESHAPED CAFETERIA WITH A LOT OF GLASS ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE. YOU CAN START TO SEE THAT THAT MAIN ENTRANCE BY THE THE FLAG DENOTATION THERE, THAT MAIN ENTRANCE KIND OF FUNNELS YOU INTO THAT HEIGHTENED SPINE AS IT MOVES NORTH AND SOUTH. THE ADMINISTRATION'S RIGHT THERE. THEY'VE GOT EYES ON WHO'S COMING AND GOING VISITORS EVERY SINGLE DAY AS IT MOVES, AS THE ARCHITECTURE MOVES FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN START TO SEE THAT TRELLIS THAT TURNS THE CORNER. AND THAT'S WHERE THE FINE ARTS ADDITION WOULD BE LOCATED. AND WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE SOME SOME CUES OFF THAT 2017 ADDITION, SOME ARCHITECTURAL CUES, AND TRYING TO STITCH THAT VOCABULARY TOGETHER TO REALLY HELP UNIFY THE ARCHITECTURE FOR THIS CAMPUS. ANOTHER COUPLE OF VIEWS HERE. AGAIN, JUST A DIFFERENT ANGLE, BUT FOCUSED AGAIN ON THAT MAIN ENTRANCE THAT RESHAPED CAFETERIA THAT HELPS FUNNEL YOU IN. YOU CAN START TO SEE THE GLASS THERE AT THAT LOWER ONE STOREY ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS EYES ON WHO'S COMING AND GOING AND VISITOR PARKING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AND THEN THE FINE ARTS ADDITION KIND OF TUCKED AROUND THAT CORNER BY THE, THE, THE TRELLIS THAT YOU SEE. AND THEN A LOW, MAYBE A DRIVER APPROACH THAT CAFETERIA ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE WITH A LOT OF THE GLASS THAT'S SHAPING AND FUNNELING YOU INTO THAT MAIN ENTRANCE THAT YOU SEE ABOVE ON THOSE STEPS, THE ADMINISTRATION AGAIN, RIGHT THERE ON THAT CORNER, JUST HAVING THOSE EYES ON WHO'S COMING AND GOING AGAIN. A LOT OF THE CUES THAT YOU SEE ARCHITECTURALLY ARE TAKEN FROM 2017. YEAH, THAT'S DAVIS STREET THAT RUNS SOMEWHAT IN THE FOREGROUND. THIS IS THE EXISTING HALLWAY THAT RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH. AND IT'S IT'S PRETTY TIGHT WIDTH WISE AND CERTAINLY HEIGHT WISE. THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE AFTER THE RENOVATION. SO WIDENING IT TO IMPROVE STUDENT CIRCULATION AND ALLEVIATE CONGESTION, BUT ALSO LIFTING IT UP, PROVIDING A LOT OF NATURAL DAYLIGHT FROM [00:50:05] THOSE COURTYARDS AND THAT WALKWAY THAT YOU SEE THAT'S ON THAT SECOND LEVEL TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS WHAT WOULD CONNECT ACADEMIC WINGS A, C, AND K ALL INDOORS. AND THEN ANOTHER VIEW FROM THAT UPPER LEVEL WALKWAY THAT CONNECTS THOSE THREE ACADEMIC WINGS LOOKING DOWN. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS IT FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I'D OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. YEAH. QUICK QUESTION THOUGH, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT YOU, HAD YOU SHOWED THE ENTRANCE THAT COMES IN FROM DAVIS, GOES INTO THE SCHOOL AROUND IT AND ALL THAT. SO I GUESS YOU SAID THAT WAS A DROP OFF. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MUCH CONCERN THAT IT ON HEAVY TRAFFIC DAY IT'S GOING TO MOVE INTO BELTLINE. THE DROP OFF IS ACTUALLY WHERE YOU SEE THE P, WHICH WOULD REMAIN IN ITS CURRENT DROP OFF FOR STUDENTS. VISITORS WOULD COME IN FROM THAT MAIN ENTRANCE FOCUSED ON THE NORTH SIDE. OKAY, SO VISITORS. YEAH. SO I THINK THE QUEUING LENGTH WE'VE LENGTHENED. SO HOPEFULLY WE'VE WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THE CONGESTION THAT PERHAPS DOES BACK UP ON DAVIS DAVIS STREET. GOOD. RIGHT. THAT'S BUT IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO BELTLINE. THAT'S WHY I WAS WORRIED. BUT I SEE I SEE ALL THE SPACES YOU CREATED TOO FOR THE VISITORS. YEAH. SO THAT'LL MAKE IT EASY TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE CARS. AND AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BUILDING'S BEING CONNECTED, SO NOBODY'S GETTING WET WHEN IT RAINS. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S VERY GOOD. THAT'S RIGHT. JUST TO HELP IMPROVE SAFETY AND SECURITY, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S WORLD. I MAY HAVE MISSED THIS. IS THERE ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE EXISTING AUDITORIUM? NOT CURRENTLY, NOT ARCHITECTURALLY. THERE MAY BE SOME EMBEDDED INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN THAT FACILITY ASSESSMENT THAT WE WENT THROUGH. OKAY. ALSO, ON ONE OF THE SHOTS THAT WE SAW, OR ARE WE ANTICIPATING ACQUIRING SOME MORE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET? YEAH, WE ALREADY OWN THAT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS. WE ALREADY. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WEST. CORRECT. OKAY. SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE THERE. YEAH, EVERYTHING THAT WE SEE THERE IN THE PICTURE, WE CURRENTLY OWN ALL OF THAT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THIS IS AWESOME. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? CAN YOU GO BACK ONE ONE MORE SLIDE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS? BACKWARDS. TELL ME WHEN TO STOP. WELL, THERE WAS A RENDERING THERE THAT I. OH, YOU WERE WANTING A RENDERING. YEAH. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. OKAY. IN THE BOTTOM CENTER PART WHERE THOSE THAT PARKING AREA IS. YES. WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM DAVIS, RIGHT? YES. SO WE CURRENTLY OWN THAT PARKING AREA. WELL, THE, THE LOW BRICK BUILDING TO THE LEFT OF THAT PARKING IS, IS YOURS. I'M NOT 100% SURE IF THE PARKING THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY MESQUITE. YEAH, I RECOGNIZE THAT THE BUILDING I'M TALKING ABOUT, THE PARKING AREA THAT'S THERE AT THE BOTTOM PART OF THAT CENTER, PART OF THAT PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM. I THINK BEYOND THAT, DO WE STILL? WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING ABOUT. WELL, THAT BUS IS ON THE ON THE RIGHT CORNER. YEAH. RIGHT THERE. YES. WE KNOW HE GOES ON THE OTHER SIDE IS THE PARK. MEMORY PARK. YES. I DON'T OWN THAT. THAT'S THAT'S NOT OURS. NO THAT'S NOT, THAT'S IT LOOKS NICE. THERE'S A CHURCH. DO YOU WANT IT ROBERT. DO YOU WANT IT. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PARKING THERE? NO SIR. NO, SIR. WHAT EMINENT DOMAIN. YEAH. THE SHELTER. IS THAT THERE ONE ALREADY EXISTING? YES, MA'AM. AND WHAT? I THINK IT'S CALLED BUILDING L L BUILDING L BUILDING IS THE ONE, RIGHT? YEAH. TWO SHELTERS. THE ONE IN BUILDING L WAS ONLY SIZED FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING. RIGHT. SO WE'RE SIZING THE NEW ONE TO HOLD THE FOR THE REST OF THE POPULATION FOR THE REST OF THE POPULATION. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. WE'RE THE ONE WHERE YOU SAID THERE WERE NOT ADA COMPLIANT BATHROOMS ON ONE OF THESE SLIDES. MAYBE IT WAS EARLY. YOU'RE FIXING THOSE? YES. OKAY, GOOD. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I SAW IT, BUT IT'S ON. [00:55:04] OUTSTANDING. COOL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. NO COMMENTS. GOING FORWARD. YES. OKAY. SO WHERE DO YOU SEE 40. DID THEY GO. YEAH. HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. WE GOTTA GET A VOTE. YEAH. YOU CAN'T LEAVE YET. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. SEWARD, SECOND BY MR. HORNSBY, TO APPROVE THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS. BOARD MEMBERS. NO MORE DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY PORTABLES IN MESQUITE HIGH, DO WE? YOU DID, BUT WE'RE NOT USING THEM. YEAH, TWO ARE BEING USED, BUT THEY'RE GETTING RID OF THEM WHEN THEY. YES, EXACTLY. WHEN THEY BUILD IT. YEAH. AFTER THIS. SO PORTABLES IN MESQUITE HIGH. EXACTLY. YES. JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT. THANK YOU JAY. OKAY. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE APPROVED SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR POTEET HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS J. OKAY. PATRICK. OKAY, SO YOU'RE BACK. I'M BACK. SO POTEET WAS A BIT OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF DESIGN PROBLEM. SIMILAR INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. SO WE HAVE THOSE THREE BUCKETS. LIKE I EXPLAINED FOR MESQUITE, WE GOT THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUCKET WHICH CAME FROM THE FACILITY ASSESSMENT. WE'RE DOING ALL THAT STUFF. WE DID MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND GOT THEIR OPINION AND IDENTIFIED PAIN POINTS THROUGH THEIR POINT OF VIEW. AND THEN WE DID THE THIRD BUCKET, WHICH IS PAIN POINTS THROUGH AN ARCHITECTURAL POINT OF VIEW, THE SITE, IF THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO START, DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF PAIN POINTS. THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING ON THE SITE, NO TRAFFIC ISSUES ON THIS SITE, BUT WE DO HAVE THOSE 11 PORTABLE BUILDINGS THAT ARE TUCKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. AND THEN THIS PROJECT WILL ACTUALLY ELIMINATE ALL THOSE AS WELL. SIMILAR TO MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE'S SOME ADA SIDEWALKS THAT ARE NOT ADA COMPLIANT AND THEY'RE HEAVING A LITTLE BIT. SO WE NEED TO FIX THOSE. DURING THIS PROJECT. THE REAL ISSUES REALLY HAPPEN ON THE INSIDE OF THIS BUILDING. SO IT REALLY STARTS WITH THE LIBRARY AND THE CAFETERIA. THE LIBRARY IS KIND OF HIDDEN. WHEN WE FIRST CAME TO THIS CAMPUS AND WALKED THE HALLS, WE COULDN'T FIND THE CAFETERIA. IT WAS LITERALLY HIDDEN. AND THEN THERE ARE SOME STAIRS THAT FLANK THE CAFETERIA THAT REALLY HELP, NOT HELP THE CAUSE. BOTTLENECK CONGESTION PROBLEMS WITH CIRCULATION DURING PASSING PERIODS. THE LIBRARY IS A LITTLE UNDERSIZED PER T. WE'VE GOT DARK AND OUTDATED CORRIDORS. THERE'S A CONCESSION STAND RIGHT THERE IN THE BIG PUBLIC LOBBY IN FRONT OF THE AUDITORIUM. THAT SEEMS TO BE KIND OF IN THE WAY WITH NATURAL CONGESTION OR THE NATURAL CIRCULATION. EXCUSE ME? LOCKER ROOMS REQUIRE SOME ADA ACCESSIBLE SHOWERS AND OVERALL ENHANCEMENTS. AND THEN POTENTIALLY A FUTURE PAIN POINT IS THE STORM SHELTER IS GOING TO BE IN THAT ACADEMIC ADDITION. AND THAT'S DENOTED IN THE DASHED GREEN BOX. AND IF SOMEONE WERE IN THE METAL SHOP OR DANCE IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND WING, THE TRAVEL DISTANCE TO GET TO THAT STORM SHELTER IS OVER 1000FT. AND WE NEED TO GET THAT UNDER 1000FT. SO THERE'S SOME PAIN POINTS KIND OF WORKING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AT BOUTIQUE ON THE SECOND LEVEL, A LOT OF THESE CLASSROOMS ARE UNDERSIZED PER T. AND AGAIN THE DARK AND OUTDATED CORRIDORS. THE CULINARY LAB IS OUTDATED AND UNDERSIZED, AND THE BOYS LOCKER ROOM, ALSO LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR, JUST PROVIDES SOME FUNCTIONAL INCONVENIENCE. GETTING UP AND DOWN, ESPECIALLY IF BOYS ARE IN CLEATS AND SOMETIMES THOSE SLIP ON STAIRS. SO HERE'S THAT SAME LIST OF FACILITY ASSESSMENT ITEMS THAT ARE ALL RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE THE HEATING, THE AIR CONDITIONING OF THE SYSTEM, THINGS YOU DON'T SEE THAT ARE BEHIND WALLS AND ABOVE CEILINGS. WE'RE DOING THOSE. THAT'S PRIORITY NUMBER ONE. BUT THEN JUST LIKE MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL, WE'VE GOT FIVE PROJECT GOALS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES. SO PLEASE ALLOW ME TO READ THROUGH THESE QUICKLY. SO THE FIRST ONE, CREATE A NEW ACADEMIC WING TO REPLACE THE PORTABLES AND INCORPORATE THAT CODE COMPLIANT STORM SHELTER NUMBER TWO RIGHT SIZE. THE CORE CLASSROOMS TO ADDRESS THE UNDERSIZED SPACES PER T A NUMBER THREE, IMPROVE AND RENOVATE COMMON SPACES AND CORRIDORS. LIKE I MENTIONED, THE LIGHTING IS DARK, THE FINISHES ARE OUTDATED, AND SOME OF THE CONGESTION IN THOSE HALLWAYS ARE PRETTY TIGHT. NUMBER FOUR, CREATE CLEAR, INTUITIVE CIRCULATION PATTERNS [01:00:02] ANCHORED BY A VISIBLE, EASILY ACCESSIBLE CORE, ELIMINATING THAT STUDENT CONGESTION. AND THEN NUMBER FIVE, UPDATE AND ENHANCE THE LOCKER ROOMS THAT ARE NEEDING UPGRADES, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY FROM FINISHES, BUT ALSO ADA UPGRADES. SO AGAIN, DESIGN CONCEPT, VERY SIMILAR TO MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S CALLED THE HELM A BEACON OF RESPECT, HONOR AND PRIDE. THE CAMPUS IS REALLY CENTERED AROUND THE HELM A LUMINOUS JEWEL BOX, CAFETERIA AND LIBRARY BECOMES THE VISIBLE HEART OF THE STUDENT LIFE, A SYMBOL OF DIRECTION AND LEADERSHIP. THE CAFETERIA AND LIBRARY ARE EXPRESSED AS OPEN, LIGHT FILLED PUBLIC SPACES ALONG WITH THE MAIN CORRIDOR, PUTTING, LEARNING AND GATHERING PROUDLY ON DISPLAY. THE NEW CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION, WING SEAMLESSLY CONNECT TO THE EXISTING CAMPUS, EXTENDING THIS TRANSPARENT SPINE AND UNIFYING OLD AND NEW INTO ONE CONTINUOUS, COHESIVE EXPERIENCE. SO AGAIN, OUR PLANNING PARTY OR OUR PLANNING DIAGRAM, THE CAMPUS CENTERS ON THE HELM WHERE CAFETERIA LIBRARY GLOWS, A TRANSPARENT PUBLIC ANCHOR. A CLEAR MAIN CORRIDOR CONNECTS THE TWO, CONNECTS THE NEW WING AND EXISTING SCHOOL INTO ONE UNIFIED WHOLE. SO AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PRESENTATION, I WAS SAYING THAT WE'RE KIND OF WORKING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AS OPPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE IN, MAYBE LIKE WE DID ON MESQUITE. SO THIS IS THE EXISTING SITE PLAN. YOU CAN SEE THOSE PORTABLES ALMOST IN THE CENTER OF THE OF THE SCREEN. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE REMOVING THOSE PORTABLES AND THEN ADDING THAT ACADEMIC ADDITION. THAT WILL ALSO BE THE STORM SHELTER AND PUT ALL OF THOSE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN THOSE PORTABLES INSIDE THE BUILDING, UNDER ONE ROOF. THE FLOOR PLAN. I'VE KIND OF ROTATED THE PLAN HERE. SO NORTH IS, IS TO THE LEFT, BUT JUST TO START IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, THAT'S THAT ADDITION. SO THAT ADDITION WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE YOU THE THE CODE COMPLIANT STORM SHELTER, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES SPACE ON TWO FLOORS FOR ALL THOSE CLASSROOMS THAT WE'RE TAKING DOWN THAT ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE PORTABLES TO THE SOUTH PART OF THE SITE WHERE DANCE IS. WE'RE MOVING DANCE UP IN THERE WILL BECOME THAT BLUE MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE THAT WILL BE IN THAT NEW ACADEMIC ADDITION. WE'RE BACKFILLING DANCE WITH COSMETOLOGY CLASSROOM THAT'S LOCATED IN THE PORTABLES. THAT COSMETOLOGY CLASSROOM SHOULD BE NEXT TO THE COSMETOLOGY LAB. SO PROVIDING SOME LOGIC IN THE PLANNING THERE AND THEN MOVING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DOWN NEXT TO THAT METAL SHOP SO THEY COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME SYNERGIES AS THOSE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FLOURISH. THE REAL TRICK OF THIS PROJECT IS RIGHT IN THE CENTER. IT'S THAT WHERE THE LIBRARY AND THE CAFETERIA ARE. WE'RE PROPOSING SHIFTING THE LIBRARY TO THE LEFT JUST A LITTLE BIT TO PROVIDE A HALLWAY IN BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND THE CAFETERIA. SO THE CAFETERIA IS NOT GETTING REALLY ANY SMALLER. WE'LL UPGRADE THE FINISHES IN THE CAFETERIA AND THE LIGHTING, THE CAFETERIA, BUT JUST THAT SLIGHT SHIFT OF THE LIBRARY MOVING TO THE LEFT, WE'RE ABLE TO SNEAK IN THAT CORRIDOR THAT RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH AND TAKE THOSE STAIRS THAT ARE FLANKING THE CAFETERIA ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE, AND BEND THEM IN TO THAT NEW CORRIDOR, ALLEVIATING THAT BOTTLENECK AND CONGESTION THAT ARE IN THE TWO MAIN EAST WEST CORRIDORS. WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS I'VE TAKEN THE SECOND FLOOR AND THE ROOF OFF, SO YOU CAN SEE THE LIBRARY AND HOW THOSE ARROWS POINT TO HOW WE'RE SHIFTING THE LIBRARY TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE OF THE FACILITY. AND THAT GREEN AREA STARTS TO SUGGEST WHERE THAT NEW CORRIDOR WILL BE LOCATED. THIS IS WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS IT'S DONE INTRODUCING A LOT OF GLASS SO YOU CAN SEE INTO THE LIBRARY, YOU CAN SEE INTO THAT CAFETERIA, AND YOU CAN START TO SEE THAT NEW CORRIDOR IN BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND THE CAFETERIA, WHERE THOSE TWO NEW STAIRS ARE THAT TAKE YOU UP TO THAT SECOND LEVEL. THE SECOND FLOOR, A LOT OF THE DARK PINK AREAS ARE CLASSROOMS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO RIGHT SIZE TO MEET THE T STANDARDS, AND THEN ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS IN THAT WING ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN START TO SEE IN THE CENTER WITH THAT BLUE AREA IS SOME OPEN COLLABORATION. THOSE WERE THOSE TWO STAIRS ARE THAT WERE BENDING IN AND TUCKING INTO THAT NEW CORRIDOR. SO THIS IS AN EXISTING PHOTOGRAPH THAT WE TOOK DURING OUR SITE VISITS. AND WE TRIED TO SIMULATE WHAT THE RENDERING MIGHT LOOK LIKE FROM THE SAME VANTAGE POINT. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT LIBRARY WOULD LOOK LIKE ONCE WE SHIFTED OVER AND THEN GLAZE IT WITH SOME STOREFRONT. THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAFETERIA. IT'S THROUGH THOSE DOUBLE DOORS IN THE FAR DISTANCE. AND THIS IS WHAT THAT [01:05:03] WOULD LOOK LIKE AFTER WE SHIFT OVER AND ADD THAT CORRIDOR NORTH STAIRS, THE CAFETERIA NOW IS SEEN. IT'S VISIBLE. EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE IT IS, AND THE LIBRARY IN THAT CAFETERIA BECOME THAT, THAT HELM, THAT BEACON OF THE HEART OF THE SCHOOL. ANOTHER VIEW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OF THE LIBRARY. AGAIN, THOSE THAT DOOR IN THE FAR DISTANCE THAT'S PROPPED OPEN, THAT'S THE DOOR INTO THE CAFETERIA. THIS IS WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. STAIRS GOING UP TO THE SECOND LEVEL AND THEN THE CAFETERIA BEING ON DISPLAY THROUGH THAT GLASS, AND JUST A COUPLE OF SIMPLE AERIALS FOR THE EXTERIOR. NOT NOT A LOT OF MAGIC ON THE EXTERIOR. WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY CONTEXTUAL WITH THE ARCHITECTURE AND TRY TO BLEND THE, THE, THE VOCABULARY INTO THE EXISTING BRICK THAT YOU SEE THERE IN THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN. YOU CAN SEE OBVIOUSLY THE, THE NEW WING LOCATED WITH SOME OF THOSE WINDOWS AND THE GLAZING RIGHT THERE FOR THE CULINARIAN, THE, THE OPEN STAIR AREA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TENNIS COURTS. AND THEN ONE LAST VIEW DOWN LOW ON WHAT THAT ADDITION LOOKS LIKE. NOT TRYING TO MAKE THE ARCHITECTURE ON THE OUTSIDE BE THE HERO. THE HERO IS REALLY THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, TRYING TO LET THE ARCHITECTURE JUST BLEND IN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS ALSO THE LAST SLIDE AND OPEN IT UP FOR WHAT ABOUT THE ENTRANCE TO TO THE ENTRANCE TO ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING TO THAT? WE, WE DID TALK ABOUT REPLACING THE LETTERS ON THE TOP AND TRYING TO MODERNIZE THE SIGNAGE. AND I KNOW THE PRINCIPAL TALKED ABOUT SWAPPING THE CONFERENCE ROOM AND THEIR OFFICE JUST TO HAVE THE RIGHT SEQUENCE, BUT NOT A LOT AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OR IN THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. YEAH, YEAH. LOOKING AT THE PICTURE YOU GOT UP THERE RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY THAT YOU TOOK WHATABURGER AND SONIC AND PIZZA HUT AWAY FROM GALLOWAY, ACROSS THE STREET THERE THEY PUT IN HOUSES. SORRY. I'LL SWITCH BACK TO MAYBE THE HERO OF MOVE, IF THAT MIGHT GARNER SOME QUESTIONS. YEAH. YEAH. COOL. YEAH. AND NO PORTABLES. ALL RIGHT. COOL. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, ANY MORE QUESTIONS BOARD? NO, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. BINGHAM. MOTION BY MR. BINGHAM, SECOND BY MR. SEWARD, TO APPROVE THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE POTEET HIGH SCHOOL. ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, J. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU LADIES. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. OKAY. NEXT WE WILL GO TO INSTRUCTION. THERE IS A REPORT ON THE STUDENT HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL SHACK. YEAH. IN THAT REPORT, YES. OKAY. AND TIME IS UP. SORRY. NO. MISS RODANTE. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? OH, WELL. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. MESQUITE ISD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND DOCTOR RIVERA. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF LEADING QAC THIS YEAR ALONGSIDE MISD PARENT JO PARIS. THIS WAS MR. PARIS'S SECOND YEAR AS OUR CO CHAIR, SO THIS POSITION WILL OPEN UP NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. OUR COMMITTEE HAS. IT WAS COMPOSED OF EIGHT PARENTS THAT REPRESENTED ALL SIX HIGH SCHOOLS, TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FIVE STUDENTS AND FOUR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES. OUR FIVE STUDENTS WERE. ALL MAJORITY OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS SPLIT UP. THEY ARE ALL LISTED HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. THE MISD SHACK HELD FOUR MEETINGS THIS YEAR. IN EACH MEETING WAS AUDIO RECORDED AND UPLOADED TO QAC ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL 1525. HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE MEETINGS AND THEIR TOPICS THAT WERE CONDUCTED IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER HERE IN THE BOARDROOM. ALL RIGHT. DURING THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, WE DISCUSSED MANY OF THE NEW LEGISLATION LAWS THAT TOOK EFFECT THIS SCHOOL YEAR. HERE [01:10:03] ARE A FEW SPECIFIC ONES. SENATE BILL 25 ENSURES DAILY PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR K THROUGH EIGHT STUDENTS. THAT PROHIBITS THE REMOVAL OF PE AND RECESS AS A FORM OF PUNISHMENT. THESE WERE PRACTICES MESQUITE ISD ALREADY IMPLEMENTED THROUGH OUR PE TEACHERS SENATE BILL 12, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, MANDATES THAT PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE FULLY INFORMED AND GIVEN PERMISSION FOR CARE AND SUPPORT. SENATE BILL EIGHT THAT TOOK EFFECT DECEMBER 4TH, MANDATES THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS PROVIDE RESTROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS AND CHANGING FACILITIES BASED ON BIOLOGICAL SEX RATHER THAN GENDER IDENTITY. AN ORDINANCE WITH THE TEXAS WOMEN'S PRIVACY ACT, MESQUITE ISD HAS DESIGNATED ALL LOCKER ROOMS AS PRIVATE SPACES FOR USE ONLY BY INDIVIDUALS OF ONE SEX. HOWEVER, LOCKER ROOMS MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A NON-PRIVATE SPACE AT CERTAIN TIMES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BEFORE AND AFTER PRACTICES AND GAMES DURING FILM STUDY AND HALFTIME OF GAMES WHEN LOCKER ROOMS ARE DESIGNATED AS NON-PRIVATE SPACES. MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX, SUCH AS COACHES OR TRAINERS, MAY ENTER THE SPACE AFTER THEIR ANNOUNCING DOING SO. DURING OUR SECOND MEETING, I SHARED SOME OF THE NEW IDEAS WE HAVE ADDED TO OUR COORDINATED APPROACH TO CHILD HEALTH, WHICH IS OUR CATCH PROGRAM. THIS IS MANDATED BY T A KINDER THROUGH EIGHTH. WE WANTED TO DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGY FOR CAMPUS IMPLEMENTATION TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS, AND WE WANT TO CATCH TO GO PAST THE PE DOORS AND INTO OUR CLASSROOM AND IN THE COMMUNITY. HERE ARE SOME OF THE NEW IDEAS THAT WE LAUNCHED THIS YEAR, INCLUDING TEACHER TRAINING IN AUGUST, MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS THAT HAD THEMES, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A CATCH A CAMPUS CHAMPION INITIATIVE. WE WILL AWARD A FIRST CHAMPION IN MAY. THESE ARE JUST A FEW PHOTOS ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING. IF YOU LOOK IN THE CORNER WHERE THE CLASSROOM IS, ONE OF THEIR INITIATIVE WAS DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE MORNING. DEPENDING ON WHAT THE MONTH WAS, THEY WOULD ANSWER THE QUESTION THE FIRST CLASSROOM TO DO SO, AND THEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE. YOU CAN SEE IN THE TEACHER'S HAND HE HAS A LITTLE STUFFY. THEY WOULD GET IT EACH WEEK THAT THEY WOULD WIN. AND THEN. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF OUR APRIL NEWSLETTER THAT WE CREATED. THE THEME IS SUN AND WATER WITH THE SUMMER AND SPRING COMING SOON. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SHAWL ELEMENTARY. WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S BIG AND CATCHES GO SLOW AND WHOA FOODS. AND THEY WERE DRESSED AS A GO FOODS DURING THE TRAFFIC IN THE MORNING. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A TEACHER WHO CREATED DURING P.E. IMPLEMENTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND KNOWING. GO SLOW AND FORWARDS AND KNOWING WHEN TO DO THE EXERCISE. SO A FEW OF THE PREVENTION EFFORTS THAT WE KIND OF DISCUSSED THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATED IN THE TEXAS YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEY. WE RECEIVED THE RESULTS THIS YEAR AND BROKE DOWN THE DATA TOGETHER. OVERALL, TOBACCO USE AT NORTH MESQUITE IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE, WHICH THE CURRENT USE AT 8.8 COMPARED TO 10.2 ACROSS TEXAS. WHEN EXAMINING SPECIFIC PRODUCTS, VAPING IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF USE, AND THIS DATA ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO DO BETTER. IDENTIFY AREAS OF NEED AND FOCUS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION EFFORTS WHERE THEY WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT. OUR THIRD MEETING FEATURED OFFICER KEN BARBER, WHO IS ONE OF TWO OFFICERS THAT LEAD OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TEACHING STUDENTS PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS LET'S. THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND TARGETS FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS. IT GOES BEYOND ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO SAY NO TO DRUGS BY HELPING THEM RECOGNIZE THE VARIOUS PRESSURES THEY MAY FACE IN TODAY'S WORLD AND EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE PRACTICAL SKILLS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHOICES. STAYING UP TO DATE AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, PHYSICAL EDUCATION WILL EXPERIENCE A FEW UPDATES. STUDENTS IN KINDER THROUGH FIFTH WILL ATTEND P.E THREE TIMES PER WEEK WITH 45 MINUTE CLASSES. THIS SCHEDULE ENSURES THAT WE CONTINUE TO MEET THE T REQUIREMENT OF 135 INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES PER WEEK. AS WE LOOK FORWARD INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE NEXT YEAR WILL HAVE TO DO OUR TRANLE ASSESSMENT THAT WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS EVERY THREE YEARS. SO NEXT YEAR WILL BE OUR THIRD YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR SHACK HAS WAS INFORMED ON MANY UPDATES HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT AND STATE. THE COUNCIL'S AMAZING TEAM THAT COMES THAT CARES ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND ENJOYING WORKING WITH THEM THIS YEAR. SO THANK YOU. FOR. ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR KEEPING US UP TO DATE TOO. YES. THANK YOU. GOOD. OKAY. NEXT WE WILL GO TO ADMINISTRATION. ITEM [01:15:10] NUMBER ONE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE ANNUAL SCHOOL BOARD TRAINING CREDIT. I BELIEVE FOR THE MOST PART, ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THEIR CREDIT. LOOKING AT THE EXCEEDS OR MEETS REQUIREMENT, THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS, ME BEING ONE OF THEM BECAUSE I DIDN'T FINISH THAT ISO. CLASS AND. BUT WE ALL HAVE WELL OVER 20 CREDITS, SO. REQUIREMENT IS TEN. GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR ON THE COVER RIGHT BEHIND AND FIRST ITEM OF ADMINISTRATION. OKAY. SO THIS IS AN ITEM FOR APPROVAL. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION BY MR. EVERETT, SECOND BY MR. COLLIER, TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AS READ. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS TO APPROVE MATTERS PERTAINING TO REGULAR TRUSTEE ELECTION. MAY 2ND, 2026. AND ON THIS ITEM. GOSH, WE HAVE TO SET THE RESOLUTION. YEAH. AND THEN SET THE DATE FOR CANDIDACY. SO ON THIS ACTION ITEM WE HAVE, AS YOU SAID, ITEM A IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES CANDIDATE. AND ITEM NUMBER B WOULD BE TO SET DATE TO CANVASS THE ELECTIONS. SECOND. OKAY, THE DATE OF CANVASING WE HAD PUT THAT WAS THURSDAY, RIGHT? MONDAY, MAY 11TH. MAY 11TH, 8:30 P.M. THERE'LL BE A NIGHT MEETING. NICE. 8:30 P.M. MAY 11TH. YEAH, IT'S AFTER IT'S AFTER THE BOARD MEETING. THAT WILL BE OUR MAIN MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY. WELL, WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HORNSBY, SECOND BY MISS COLLIER, TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION CERTIFYING TRUSTEES, TRUSTEE CANDIDATES AND TO SET THE DATE TO CANVASS, WHICH WILL BE MAY 11TH AT 8:30 P.M. ANY QUESTIONS? I MEAN, THEY'RE NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. AYES HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS AN ACTION ITEM APPROVED SUBCOMMITTEE TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO FILL VACANCY FOR PLACE TWO. TO CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT. RIGHT. I READ IT WRONG. I DIDN'T, IT'S NOT EVEN THERE. I DIDN'T EVEN READ THAT. ANYWAYS, SO. AND IN THIS ONE I'M TALKING ABOUT, WE LOOKED AT THE COMMITTEE AND BEING LOOKING AT THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND THAT THREE OTHER CANDIDATES ARE IN THEIR MIDDLE OF THEIR ELECTION. I AM GOING TO APPOINT MISS COLLIER, MYSELF AND MR. EVERETT TO THAT COMMITTEE FOR NOW, AND WE SHOULD HAVE. A RESULT WILL BE PROBABLY JUNE, JULY, JUNE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. AND THEN JULY WOULD BE WHEN THAT PERSON FIRST STARTS SERVING. SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. IF THE BOARD AGREES. SO. SECOND. SO THERE'S [01:20:14] A MOTION BY MISS COLLIER, SECOND BY MISS MISS HORNSBY TO APPROVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE, TO APPOINT THE BOARD MEMBERS TO FILL THE VACANCY FOR PLACE TO. ANY QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING I OPPOSED SAYING. OPPOSED THE SAME SIGN BEING THERE. NONE. EYES HAVE IT. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING ANY OF THE ITEMS AND THE EXHIBITS BEING THERE? NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.