Sep 22, 2025 School Board

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

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OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025 AT 5 P.M. FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

[3. OPENING PRAYER AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE/MOMENT OF SILENCE]

TONIGHT, WE LIFT UP IN GRATITUDE THE DEDICATED TEACHERS, EMPLOYEE AND SUBSTITUTE OF THE MONTH.

WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS, THEIR PASSION, AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THEY HAVE EACH DAY ON THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS.

MAY THEY FEEL ENCOURAGED, VALUED AND SUPPORTED IN THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO.

WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE STUDENTS OF CARROLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUR MEETING TONIGHT IN REPRESENTING THEIR CAMPUS AS CAMPUS OF THE MONTH. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFT OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE MANY HANDS AND HEARTS THAT MAKE IT STRONG.

BE WITH US TONIGHT AS WE CONDUCT OUR WORK, AND MAY ALL THAT WE DO HONOR YOU AND SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN. MISS WAGNON.

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I HAVE THREE LOVELY STUDENTS HERE TO HELP US WITH OUR PLEDGES.

THEY'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, AND THEN WE'LL SAY.

HI. MY NAME IS BEN. I'M IN FOURTH GRADE. MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS MATH.

HELLO, MY NAME IS GRAHAM. I AM IN THIRD GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS WRITING.

HI, MY NAME IS AVA AND I'M IN THIRD GRADE AND MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS MATH.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE US PLEDGE. I PLEDGE 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.

PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.

PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

[4. RECOGNITIONS]

AND YOU GOT SOMETHING FOR US. WE DO. AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE.

WE'LL SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT. TONIGHT, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BRINGING TEN OF OUR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR P.E. COACH, COACH ENGLE. THEY ARE HERE TO SHARE WITH SOMETHING THAT WE CALL OUR FRIDAY DANCE.

EACH MORNING DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS, OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL JOINS IN FOR FIVE MINUTES OF MOVEMENT DURING WAKE UP CES.

THESE DAILY FIVE MINUTES NOT ONLY GET OUR STUDENTS ENERGIZED AND READY FOR LEARNING, BUT THEY ALSO HELP US WITH THAT STATE REQUIREMENT OF 135 MINUTES PER WEEK FOR OUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. WE HOPE YOU'LL ENJOY IT, AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN IN IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

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YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.

OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

WE SHOULD HAVE WALK UP MUSIC. IT'S JUST LIKE A BASEBALL GAME.

[LAUGHS] HIS WOULD BE MAMA TRIED. YEAH. HILARIOUS.

OH, NO. ALL RIGHT. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE OUR STUDENTS PERFORMING.

NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 4.2. AND THAT'S WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO OUR BOARD RECOGNITIONS OF THE MONTH.

THE FIRST IS INSPIRE EXCELLENCE TEACHERS OF THE MONTH.

DOCTOR DAVIS, I BELIEVE YOU'RE UP FIRST, BUT WE HAVE A NEW SPONSOR TONIGHT FOR OUR INSPIRE EXCELLENCE, AND THAT'S EECU, SO WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THEM.

THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY BIG SUPPORTERS OF CARROLL ISD, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE HERE REPRESENTING TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, DOCTOR DAVIS. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT KIM, BRYAN, SORRY [LAUGHS] AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL THEY CALL ME. WE ARE PROUD TO HONOR TAMY KOH TONIGHT, WHO DOESN'T WANT TO COME UP, AND SHE TRIED TO TELL ME SHE WAS GOING TO BE OFF TODAY, SO SHE DIDN'T COME, BUT SHE'S HERE.

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SHE HOLDS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR BOTH HERSELF AND HER STUDENTS, PUSHING THEM TO EXCEED THEIR MATH ABILITIES AND INSPIRING THEM TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. HER ENERGETIC PRESENCE AND PURE JOY IN THE CLASSROOM CREATE A POSITIVE AND ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS THRIVE.

AS A THIRD GRADE TEAM LEADER, TAMMY SERVES AS A TRUE SERVANT LEADER, CONSISTENTLY GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO ENSURE HER TEAM FEELS PREPARED, SUPPORTED, AND VALUED. SHE LEADS WITH COMPASSION, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HELPING OTHERS SUCCEED.

BEYOND HER CLASSROOM TEAM, TAMMY EXTENDS HER WARMTH AND POSITIVITY POSITIVITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING, MAKING EACH STAFF MEMBER FEEL LOVED, APPRECIATED, AND EMPOWERED.

ONE OF THE PARENTS WROTE IN MISS KOH IS ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS I KNOW.

SHE INSPIRES KIDS TO LOVE MATH. SHE NOT ONLY MAKES IT FUN, SHE ALSO WORKS AND ENCOURAGES THEM ALL TO EXCEL.

SHE HAS BOTH OF MY BOYS. HUNTER IS NOW IN COMPACTED MATH AT DURHAM.

SHE MADE IT FUN AND YET CHALLENGED HIM TO GREAT EVERY DAY.

HUNTER IS NOW LOVING MATH AND DOING SO WELL, VERY PREPARED SINCE SHE HAD HER.

GUNNER IS NOW IN HER CLASS AND HE TOO IS SO MOTIVATED AND LOVES MATH.

MISS KOH KNOWS HOW TO BE SUPER MOTIVATING TO GET THE KIDS TO EXCEL WITHOUT MAKING IT BORING OR DEMOTED.

NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS LOVE HER, WE PARENTS LOVE HER ALSO.

AND THE OTHER PARENT WROTE IN MISS KOH EXEMPLIFIES INSPIRING EXCELLENCE THROUGH HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO BOTH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

NOT ONLY SHE SET HIGH ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP STANDARDS FOR THIRD GRADE TEAM AT WALNUT GROVE, BUT SHE ALSO ACTIVELY ENGAGED PARENTS IN LEARNING JOURNEY.

HER PASSION FOR EDUCATION IS EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES FROM THE WAY SHE LEADS HER TEAM TO THE WAY SHE COMMUNICATES WITH FAMILIES.

I FIRST MET MISS KOH DURING CURRICULUM NIGHT IN AUGUST OF 2022, AND I IMMEDIATELY IMPRESSED BY THE DETAILED BOOKLET SHE PREPARED HER STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THIRD GRADE EXPECTATIONS. HER MOTTO IS INCH BY INCH.

THIRD GRADE IS A CINCH. YARD BY YARD. THIRD GRADE IS HARD.

HAS STUCK WITH ME EVER SINCE. IT REFLECTS HER BELIEF IN STEADY PROGRESS AND HER COMMITMENT TO HELPING EVERY CHILD SUCCEED.

NOW, MY SECOND CHILD IS IN THIRD GRADE, AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW DEEPLY SHE CARES FOR HER STUDENTS.

MISS KOH UPDATES THE CURRICULUM GUIDE ANNUALLY TO ENSURE EACH STUDENT HAS THE BEST POSSIBLE START, AND SHE CONSISTENTLY ENCOURAGES PARENTS INVOLVEMENT, MAKING SURE THAT THEIR VITAL IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE.

HER LEADERSHIP, VISION AND HEART MAKES HER A TRUE DRAGON TEACHER, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO ALSO CONGRATULATE MISS TAMIKO AS OUR EXCELLENCE TEACHER.

CONGRATULATIONS MISS KOH [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DOCTOR DAVIS AND MISS KOH.

WILL YOU STICK AROUND? WE'LL TAKE PICTURES AT THE END OF THE RECORD. IT'S HER FAVORITE PART. YES, I KNOW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS LEONARD, YOU'RE UP. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IT IS MY HONOR TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE OUR INSPIRE EXCELLENCE RECIPIENT, MISS MONICA YOUNG.

IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP. MISS YOUNG JOINED THE SOUTHLAKE CARROLL COMMUNITY 12 YEARS AGO WHILE EARNING HER EDUCATION DEGREE, WORKING AS AN AIDE IN SEVERAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. AFTER GRADUATING, SHE BECAME A CM2 TEACHER AT DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE SHE HAS SHARED HER PASSION FOR LEARNING AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS EVER SINCE, SPECIALIZING IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DISABILITIES, MISS YOUNG EMPOWERS HER STUDENTS TO FIND SUCCESS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM. SHE HELPS THEM BUILD CONFIDENCE AND ESSENTIAL SKILLS AS THEY NAVIGATE THE DIVERSE CLASSROOM CULTURES THEY ENCOUNTER EACH DAY WITH A GIFT FOR MAKING LEARNING MEANINGFUL. SHE ENSURES EVERY STUDENT FEELS NOT ONLY UNDERSTOOD, BUT VALUED WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A TEAM PLAYER.

MISS YOUNG STEPS UP EVERY SINGLE TIME. THERE'S TRULY NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL FOR HER.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HAD A TEACHER WHO WAS OUT ON AN EXTENDED LEAVE DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY, MISS YOUNG IMMEDIATELY JUMPED IN TO SUPPORT THE SUBSTITUTE BY UPDATING THE TEACHERS CANVAS PAGE EACH DAY AND MAKING SURE ALL CLASS COPIES WERE PREPARED IN ADVANCE.

MISS YOUNG ALSO SERVES AS OUR COORDINATOR FOR EXTENDED DAY, A PROGRAM THAT GIVES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS OR RETAKE TESTS AND QUIZZES. NOT ONLY DOES MISS YOUNG ENSURE THAT EXTENDED DAY IS STAFFED EACH DAY, BUT SHE FREQUENTLY STAYS HERSELF WHENEVER COVERAGE IS NEEDED BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

MISS YOUNG CAN BE FOUND AT MOST OF OUR DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, AND BASKETBALL GAMES WHERE SHE WORKS THE TICKET GATE TO WELCOME SPECTATORS.

HER WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, WHETHER IN ACADEMICS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS OR SPECIAL OR SCHOOL EVENTS EXEMPLIFIES HER DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY. HER COLLEAGUES AND I ADMIRE HER DEDICATION.

PARENTS FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER AS THEIR CHILD'S TEACHER, AND STUDENTS KNOW THEY CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HER TO HAVE THEIR BEST INTEREST AT HEART.

HERE'S WHAT A FEW OF HER STUDENTS HAD TO SAY.

MISS YOUNG IS THE BEST TEACHER EVER BECAUSE SHE'S FUN.

ANOTHER STUDENT SAID, MISS YOUNG IS A GREAT TEACHER BECAUSE SHE'S VERY KIND AND PATIENT.

SHE LOVES TO HELP STUDENTS AND MAKES LESSONS FUN AND EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.

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I HAVE IT IN AN ENVELOPE FOR YOU, BUT HE SAID, MISS YOUNG IS SUCH AN INDESCRIBABLY AMAZING TEACHER THAT NO WORD IS CREATED FOR HER UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE. IMAGINE BEING BORN WITH THE POWER TO UNDERSTAND EVERYONE YOU EVER MEET WITH ONE SINGLE SENTENCE, AND KNOWING EXACTLY HOW THEY PROPERLY LEARN THAT AND MUCH MORE, IS MISS YOUNG.

I'M PRETTY SURE THE MATH IS CORRECT, BUT I HAVE BEEN FACE TO FACE WITH MISS YOUNG FOR OVER 1.944,000,000 SECONDS, AND NEVER HAS SHE EVER SHOWN ANY SIGN OF ANGER TO OTHERS.

NOT ONCE HAS SHE SHOWN AGGRESSION TO OTHERS. MISS YOUNG CAN NEVER IN ALL CAPS BE BEATEN.

WE LOVE MISS YOUNG, AND HERE ARE JUST A FEW HEARTFELT WORDS FROM HER COLLEAGUES.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MISS MONICA YOUNG FOR OVER TEN YEARS AND SHE IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

SHE WORKS WITH HER STUDENTS WHO NEED EXTRA SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND OFTEN GOES UNNOTICED BECAUSE SHE IS SO FLEXIBLE AND WONDERFUL.

ONE EXAMPLE THAT STOOD OUT WAS WHEN SHE REMINDED STUDENTS THAT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO SIMPLY GRASP THE CONCEPT.

THEY ALSO NEEDED TO USE THE PROPER SCIENTIFIC VOCABULARY BY HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR BOTH COMPREHENSION AND PRECISE LANGUAGE.

SHE TAUGHT THEM TO THINK AND COMMUNICATE LIKE TRUE SCIENTISTS.

THAT KIND OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL INSPIRES EXCELLENCE AND SETS HER APART AS A TEACHER WHO PREPARES STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE MISS MONICA YOUNG FOR HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND HER ABILITY TO INSPIRE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION WITHIN CARROLL ISD.

SHE APPROACHES HER WORK WITH REMARKABLY POSITIVITY AND NEVER COMPLAINS, CONSISTENTLY FINDING WAYS TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY HER STUDENTS BUT ALL STUDENTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. HER CALM DEMEANOR, ENCOURAGING ATTITUDE CREATE AN INVITING ATMOSPHERE, MAKING IT EASY FOR STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES ALIKE TO SEEK HER ASSISTANCE.

SHE WILLINGLY OFFERS HELP IN ANY SITUATION AND MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AT ALL TIMES.

DAWSON'S STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE TRULY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE SUCH AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR.

ANOTHER TEACHER SAID MONICA IS AN EXCELLENT PARTNER IN THE CLASSROOM.

SHE ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTS ALL STUDENTS, HELPING THEM BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.

AND ANOTHER TEACHER SAID HER ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH OUR STUDENTS IS A GIFT THAT HELPS THEM SELF-REGULATE AND FACE THEIR DAILY CHALLENGES WITH CONFIDENCE.

THESE REFLECTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES ABOUT MISS YOUNG'S IMPACT NOT ONLY AS AN EDUCATOR, BUT AS A MENTOR, A ROLE MODEL, AND A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING MISS MONICA YOUNG FOR HER INCREDIBLE LOVE AND COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF AT DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE TRULY EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF INSPIRE EXCELLENCE.

CONGRATULATIONS MISS YOUNG [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MISS LEONARD.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS YOUNG. OKAY. OUR INSPIRE EXCELLENCE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

MR. PARK. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GLENN. PRESIDENT BRYANT, TRUSTEES.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING OUR INSPIRE EXCELLENCE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

SABA ROFF. IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME HERE. SABA HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY HARD WORKING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBER OF OUR BUSINESS OFFICE, ALWAYS APPROACHING HER WORK WITH POSITIVITY, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND THOROUGHNESS OUTSIDE PAYROLL.

SHE PROBABLY KNOWS THE MOST ABOUT EVERY OTHER FUNCTION IN OUR OFFICE, WHICH SPEAKS VOLUMES TO HER DEDICATION TO TO HER WORK.

ON TOP OF HER SUPERB WORK ETHIC, SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE AND A POSITIVE AND TEAM FIRST ATTITUDE.

SHE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM AND AS ONE NOMINEE STATED, SHE TRULY HAS THE HEART OF A CAROLL DRAGON.

I AM HONORED TO RECOGNIZE SABA AND HER FAMILY HERE TONIGHT.

HUSBAND AND TWO DRAGON STUDENTS. TONIGHT AS OUR INSPIRE EXCELLENCE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, MR. PARK. OKAY, WE HAVE OUR DRAGON SUPER SUBSTITUTE TONIGHT, SPONSORED BY POTBELLY SANDWICHES.

THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER AS WELL AS CARROLL ISD. SO WE WE THANK THEM, MISS WAGNON. ABSOLUTELY.

WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE MISS TAYLOR LUTHER, TAYLOR, COME ON UP AS OUR CES SUPER SUB OF THE MONTH.

TAYLOR HAS HAD THREE CHILDREN. REECE IS HERE RIGHT NOW.

THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE CES COMMUNITY AND FAMILY, AND SHE'S BEEN A PARENT WITH US SINCE 2021.

SHE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO QUITE LITERALLY DROP EVERYTHING AND COME RUNNING WHENEVER WE NEEDED HER.

TAYLOR HAPPILY FILLED IN ANYWHERE. WE ASKED PRE-K, SPED, ENCORE AND OF COURSE THE PARA AND THE CLASSROOM TEACHER.

AND SHE DID IT ALWAYS WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE THAT SHE HAS.

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SO SHE'S NO LONGER AT CARROLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

BUT HOW LUCKY ARE WE THAT SHE'S STILL SERVING CHILDREN IN A DIFFERENT WAY? SO HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT SOME OF OUR TEACHERS SAID ABOUT TAYLOR.

TAYLOR WAS WILLING TO TAKE THE LAST MINUTE JOBS WE HAD OPEN, AND SHE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT JOB THAN SHE WAS, THAN SHE HAD ACCEPTED IF WE NEEDED HER TO DO SO.

TAYLOR ALWAYS GOES BEYOND AND GATHERS THE TYPE OF ATTITUDE AND A WARM SMILE TO OUR CAMPUS.

SHE KNOWS THE STUDENTS BY NAME AND ENJOYS STEPPING IN TO BE THE TEACHER WHEN I NEEDED HER TO BE.

TAYLOR HAS BEEN SUCH AN INCREDIBLE SUBSTITUTE FOR MY CLASSROOM.

SHE IS CURIOUS ABOUT EACH STUDENT'S SPECIAL INTERESTS, NEEDS, STRENGTHS, AND PRIORITIES AND CONNECTS WITH THEM.

HER LAID BACK DEMEANOR AND SENSE OF HUMOR KEEP THE CLASSROOM CALM AND READY TO LEARN.

MY STUDENTS TRUST HER AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HER.

WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SAD, BUT TAYLOR COMES TO CES EVERY DAY WITH A SMILE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

THE KIDS LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HER IN THE CLASSROOM, AND I DO TOO.

SHE IS SOMEONE I TRUST I CAN COUNT ON AND EXCITED TO SEE ON CAMPUS.

SHE IS SO, SO WELL DESERVING. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR TAYLOR LUTHER.

TAYLOR IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR SCHOOL A BETTER PLACE.

SHE IS NOT JUST AN AMAZING SUBSTITUTE, SHE IS ALSO A GREAT FRIEND AS WELL.

TAYLOR BROUGHT KINDNESS, PATIENCE, HUMOR AND A SENSE OF CALM EVERY TIME SHE CAME INTO MY CLASSROOM.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF HER DAYS THAT I COULD COUNT ON HER TO SUB FOR ME.

SO AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, HUGE LOSS FOR CES. BUT A GREAT GAME FOR CARROLL ISD.

SO LET'S CELEBRATE TAYLOR. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE] EVERYONE AT THE SAME TIME.

THANKS.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. THERE'S ONE MORE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR YOU.

AND. THE TEACHERS TOGETHER.

YEAH. THOSE ARE THE BEST. YEAH. WOW. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

THANK OKAY.

OKAY. GREAT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

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THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT.

SWEET.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN EVERYONE. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MISS SHELTON, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS SHELTON. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT.

[6. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT]

[7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT]

ITEM 7.1 IS COMMITTEE REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANY REPORT OUTS FOR OUR COMMITTEES? I JUST HAVE ONE UPDATE. SO LAST WEEK MISS PATTY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, AND WE WERE MENTIONING HOW THAT COMMITTEE WAS GOING TO KIND OF TAKE THAT ON. THEY LOOKED INTO IT. THIS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS MORE FOR SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS.

BUT SHE WENT AND FOUND A LASO GRANT. IS IT LASO GRANT? YES. OKAY. THE LASO GRANT. SO THAT'S AN OPTION.

THE FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING IS OCTOBER 7TH. OKAY.

AND THAT GRANT OPENING IS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER.

SO THE COMMITTEE WILL BE FOCUSED ON SECURING SOME FUNDS FOR MENTORSHIP WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS.

EXCELLENT. AND THAT'S FOR SPECIFICALLY TO PAY FOR, TO PAY FOR MENTORS TRAINING TO PAY LIKE STIPEND FEES FOR BEING A MENTOR.

SO THAT WILL HELP FOR OUR TEACHERS. FOR OUR TEACHERS.

RIGHT. YEAH. OH, WOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS PEDDY. THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU TRUSTEE BOTTOM FOR MENTIONING THAT.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE STRAIGHT TO THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

I HAVE A FEW UPDATES TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE. FIRST, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT CARROLL ISD RECENTLY RECEIVED A GENEROUS DONATION OF DISPLAYS OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FROM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAN PATRICK.

THESE DISPLAYS MEET THE SIZE AND TEXT REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY TEXAS LAW.

THESE DONATED POSTERS WILL BE PLACED IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SENATE BILL TEN, WHICH WAS PASSED DURING THE 2025 TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR.

UNDER SB TEN, EACH POSTER MUST BE DISPLAYED IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN EACH CLASSROOM.

MUST INCLUDE ONLY THE TEXT OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AS PROVIDED IN THE BILL, AND MUST BE AT LEAST 16IN WIDE BY 20IN TALL.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SOME DISTRICTS ACROSS TEXAS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS AND LITIGATION CHALLENGING SB TEN, INCLUDING ALAMO HEIGHTS, PLANO NORTHSIDE AND OTHERS.

HOWEVER, CARROLL ISD IS NOT AMONG THOSE DISTRICTS ENJOINED IN OUR AND WE ARE PROCEEDING IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.

ALSO, AS A REMINDER TO EVERYONE PRESENT AND IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE CONDUCTING A SERIES OF VATRE TOWN HALLS THAT STANDS FOR VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION IN PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025.

THESE TOWN HALLS ARE BEING ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE FACTS, ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND ALLOW FOR OPEN DIALOG ABOUT WHAT THE VATRE MEANS FOR OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, TAXPAYERS, PROGRAMS, AND THE FINANCIAL FUTURE OF CARROLL ISD.

WE BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENCY AND WANT EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS BEFORE GOING TO THE POLLS.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE TOWN HALL DATES SCHEDULED, BOTH COMMUNITY WIDE AND CAMPUS SPECIFIC, SO THAT PARTICIPATION IS ACCESSIBLE.

WE ENCOURAGE PARENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO ATTEND ONE OR MORE OF THESE MEETINGS.

LASTLY, LAST WEEK, THE BLACK TIGER TEAM TWO HELD ITS FIRST MEETING AS PART OF THE ONGOING FIVE YEAR BUDGET REVIEW AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS STANDS FOR BRAC PLAN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TEAM IS TO ANALYZE, PRIORITIZE AND DETERMINE THE NEXT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FIVE YEAR PLAN TO HELP CARROLL ISD ADDRESS BUDGET PRESSURES, BALANCE OUR FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS, AND PREVENT THE NEED FOR CUTS TO STAFF OR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. THIS WORK IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING WE CONTINUE PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION, WHILE BEING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER RESOURCES.

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AND THAT IS MY PRESIDENT'S REPORT. WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

[8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS EARNING AN A RATING. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE RECOGNIZE HOW RARE THAT IS, AND THIS LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY CHANCE.

IT'S THE RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION BY OUR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND FAMILIES WHO CONSISTENTLY SET AND MEET HIGH EXPECTATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE CONTINUES TO SHINE ON THE NATIONAL STAGE.

AS WELL AS 32 CARROLL ISD STUDENTS HAVE BEEN NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR SEMIFINALISTS.

MOST ALL OF THOSE WILL BECOME NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS, AN OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT REFLECTS THEIR HARD WORK AS WELL AS THE STRONG FOUNDATION PROVIDED BY OUR TEACHERS AND CURRICULUM TEAMS. THESE STUDENTS EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DRAGON FOCUSED, DISCIPLINED, AND DRIVEN TO SUCCEED IN ATHLETICS.

OUR STUDENT ATHLETES ARE OFF TO AN INCREDIBLE START THIS FALL.

THE CARROLL DRAGON FOOTBALL TEAM IS THE TOP RANKED FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE STATE, WHILE OUR VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY AND WATER POLO TEAMS ARE ALL COMPETING AT ELITE LEVELS AND EARNING RECOGNITION THROUGHOUT TEXAS.

WE ARE PROUD TO BE STRONG CONTENDERS ONCE AGAIN FOR THE UIL LONE STAR CUP, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE BASED ON ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS. OUR DRAGONS CONTINUE TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY WITH PRIDE, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND A RELENTLESS DRIVE TO BE THEIR BEST. OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM IS ALSO THRIVING.

LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, THE CARROLL DRAGON BAND DEBUTED THEIR STUNNING NEW UNIFORMS, ADDING EVEN MORE EXCITEMENT TO OUR GAME DAY TRADITIONS.

THE BAND LOOKED AND SOUNDED PHENOMENAL, AND I WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT, INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT OF THESE NEW UNIFORMS AND THE NEW BAND TRAILER, WHICH ENSURES OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. IN ADDITION, CARROLL SENIOR HIGH'S PRODUCTION OF MAMMA MIA! OPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND TO LARGE CROWDS, CROWDS AND GREAT REVIEWS.

THE TALENT, ENERGY AND PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR STUDENTS AND DIRECTORS WERE ON FULL DISPLAY, AND IT WAS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF JUST HOW STRONG THE FINE ARTS PROGRAM IS RIGHT HERE IN CARROLL.

IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE A DRAGON. THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE WE ARE SEEING ACROSS EVERY CORNER CORNER OF CARROLL, FROM THE CLASSROOMS TO THE COMPETITION FIELDS TO THE PERFORMANCE STAGES.

IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL AND IT REFLECTS THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK EVERYBODY WHO'S WATCHING TONIGHT AND IN ATTENDANCE FOR CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH US TO MAKE CARROLL ISD THE TOP DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S YOUR REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN. IT IS GREAT TO BE A DRAGON INDEED.

LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR INFORMATION PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

[9. INFORMATION]

CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, MISS PEDDY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BRYAN.

TRUSTEES. DOCTOR GLENN. I BRING FORWARD TO YOU TONIGHT THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

THESE PLANS ARE REQUIRED BY POLICY. THESE, WELL, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'VE GONE BLANK [LAUGHS] THESE PLANS, THESE CAMPUS AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS HAVE BEEN CREATED BASED UPON DIFFERENT COMMITTEES FOR THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.

WE HAD. IT'S CREATED IN PART BY THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THE CAMPUS COMMITTEES ARE COMMITTED, ARE CREATED BY THE PRINCIPALS, AND THEY ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THEM.

THE DISTRICT AND THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS MUST BE REVISED AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CAMPUS AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS TO GUIDE OUR DISTRICT IN THE DIRECTION, AS FAR AS ACADEMIC GOALS, TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE THE COMPLETE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED A FEW MINUTES AGO.

SO WE ARE PROUD TO BRING TO YOU INFORMATION ONLY THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

I DO WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR PRINCIPALS.

THEY HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

THEY ARE. THE GOALS THEMSELVES ARE MODELED AFTER THE DISTRICT PLAN, BUT THEY HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THEIR PHILOSOPHIES ON THEIR CAMPUSES. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS PEDDY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AND THANK THE PRINCIPALS AS WELL, BECAUSE THE PROCESS FROM WHEN I CAME ON THE BOARD FOUR AND A HALF,

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WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. IT'S JUST THE PLANS ARE SUCH.

THE QUALITY IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT WAS 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO.

SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT, THE TRUSTEES CAN LOOK AT AND REALLY MAKE DECISIONS ON.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. ONE QUESTION I HAD WAS SOMETIMES THESE PLANS CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

IS THAT THE INTENT OF THIS THAT IT'S LIKE A WORK IN PROGRESS THAT AS THINGS COME UP THAT WE WANT TO ADD THAT TO THE PLANS OR TAKE THINGS OFF THAT MAYBE THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD NEED, BUT THEY DON'T.

ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT. SO AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK AND WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS, OR AS THINGS COME UP DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND WE NOTICE, OH, WE NEED TO ADD THAT WE ARE WELCOME TO DO THAT.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS JUST YOU KNOW, BRIEF US ONCE A YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED.

BUT I THINK, I WOULD ASK IN THE TRUSTEES WOULD PROBABLY APPRECIATE THAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ON A CAMPUS THAT COMES UP THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT NEEDS TO COME TO OUR ATTENTION, THAT'S, THAT'S MAJOR CHANGE TO ONE OF THESE SIPS.

OKAY. WOULD YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION SO THAT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DISCUSS THAT, OKAY, ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. PEDDY? I JUST HAD ONE, AND THAT IS THAT THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR THAT WE'VE I'VE SEEN THESE, AND THERE MAY BE PEOPLE THAT ARE NEW TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE SITTING IN A, YOU KNOW, OLD UNION OR WALNUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT'S MY SCHOOL LIKE.

RIGHT. THESE ARE REALLY AS PRESIDENT, BRYAN SAID, THESE ARE VERY COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS AND THEY'RE ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE.

SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE PUSH THEM OUT ANOTHER WAY, BUT THEY ARE A GREAT WAY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CAMPUS, WHERE YOUR KIDDOS GO. AND THEN ALSO, I THINK FROM A PTO AND A PARENT POINT OF VIEW, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, HOW CAN I HELP, RIGHT? AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN HERE OF NEEDS.

YES. SO I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD GLOSS OVER.

I THINK YOU SHOULD. IF YOUR KIDS GO TO THESE SCHOOLS, YOU SHOULD READ THESE. YOU REALLY SHOULD. TRUSTEE YEAGER I THINK THAT YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS PUSH OUT AN EMAIL TO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE PRESIDENTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.

SO IF WE COULD ADD A LINK TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR EACH CAMPUS TO THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL SINCE IT GOES TO EVERY FAMILY MEMBER IN THE DISTRICT.

MS. PEDDY THESE THESE ARE LINKED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, CORRECT? THEY ARE. YES.

PERFECT. YEAH. GREAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY I GOT ASKED TO SERVE ON ONE OF THESE CAMPUS COMMITTEES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THERE IS A LOT OF DATA THAT GETS PUSHED IN THESE COMMITTEES TO PARENTS THAT'S COMPRISED OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS, AND THERE'S MULTIPLE MEETINGS GOING OVER THIS INFORMATION.

SO IT REALLY IS THEY WE THE PRINCIPAL PROCESS, THEY DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE.

YES, THEY REALLY DO. THEY TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND THEY REALLY DO PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND EFFORT INTO THEM.

SO I DO APPRECIATE IT. AM I CORRECT LIKE IN THE LAST, YOU KNOW, FOUR YEARS OR SO, WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT TO NOT JUST THE VERTICAL PIECE, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT COLLABORATION ACROSS CAMPUSES. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT AROUND, LIKE, YOU KNOW, MEASUREMENT, LIKE MAKING SURE THAT IT GETS ACCOMPLISHED.

DOES THAT HAPPEN AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR OR HOW DOES THAT WHAT'S THAT PROCESS? EACH CAMPUS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL BASICALLY WRAP UP THEIR THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND THE DISTRICT WILL WRAP UP ITS DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

YOU LOOK TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED, WHAT YOU WANT TO CARRY OVER INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

SO DURING THE SUMMER, WE START BUILDING OUR NEXT YEAR'S SIP AND DIP.

SO THAT'S THAT'S HOW THAT GOES. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS PETTY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.

[10. DISCUSSION/ACTION]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DISTRICT EMPLOYEE RETENTION STIPENDS.

MISS ADA. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

LAST BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK. I SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION STIPEND.

AND I'D LIKE TO JUST PROVIDE A QUICK RECAP OF THAT.

LOOKING AT OUR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES THEY WOULD RECEIVE A RETENTION STIPEND OF $2,000.

DISTRIBUTED OVER TWO PAYMENTS, $1,000 IN NOVEMBER OF 2025, AND THE REMAINING $1,000 IN APRIL OF 2026. PART TIME EMPLOYEES WOULD RECEIVE HALF OF THAT FULL AMOUNT, TOTALING IN 1000, TOTALING $1,000, AND THOSE WOULD ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED IN TWO PAYMENTS AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 25 AND OR 500

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IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE THE EMPLOYEE FOR THE NOVEMBER PAYMENT, THE EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE TO BE EMPLOYED BY SEPTEMBER 1ST AND IN GOOD STANDING FOR THE APRIL 26TH PAYMENT. THE EMPLOYMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN GOOD STANDING AND ACTIVELY EMPLOYED IN THE DISTRICT.

AS OF JANUARY 5TH, 2026. AND SO I'M HERE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE RETENTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KIBODEAUX, FOR FOR RECAPPING LAST WEEK.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THAT THAT THIS HAPPENS IF THE VATRE PASSES ON NOVEMBER 4TH, THAT IS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF DOCTOR GLENN.

AND YOU, MISS KIBODEAUX. WE APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO US.

IS THAT IF THE VATRE PASSES NOVEMBER 4TH, WE HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THAT MONEY, AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE ALL OF OUR STAFF AN IMMEDIATE PAYMENT AT THAT TIME. SO THAT'S WHERE THE TWO PAYMENTS COME IN AT $2,000 TOTAL.

BUT WE HAVE ALSO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE ALSO ASKED YOU AND TO DOCTOR GLENN THAT BY APRIL TO COME UP WITH NEW PAYMENT SCHEDULES.

IF THE VATRE IS PASSED IN NOVEMBER, THAT PROVIDES ALL OF OUR WORKFORCE WITH A PAY RAISE COMMENSURATE WITH THE MARKET VALUE OF THEIR, THERE? SPECIFIC AREA OF EXPERTISE.

SO THAT WILL COME IN APRIL. WE CAN'T REALLY CHANGE ALL THE PAYMENT SCHEDULES MID-YEAR.

CORRECT? IT WOULD BE. IT'D BE A HEAVY LIFT. AND AGAIN THIS PREVIOUS LEGISLATIVE SESSION SOME, SOME GREAT SALARY INCREASES CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T HIT EVERYBODY.

AND SO THE CHALLENGE THAT THAT YOU GAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM WAS COME BACK IN APRIL.

AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT AT THAT TIME ASSUMING THE RATIFICATION OF THE VATRE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER SALARY SCHEDULES THAT ARE REFLECTIVE AND COMPETITIVE WITH OUR AREA.

AND JUST TO KIND OF REITERATE THE THE PAY STRUCTURE, ASSUMING THE THE VATRE IS RATIFIED IN NOVEMBER THE BOARD HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF. FIRST, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPETITIVE ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND SO THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT WE BRING YOU TONIGHT.

SECONDLY, WE WANT TO PROTECT PROGRAMS. WE KNOW THOSE PROGRAMS. AS I MENTIONED IN MY REPORT, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT REALLY MAKE CAROLL SPECIAL.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS MINDFUL OF OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ADOPT A BALANCED BUDGET.

RIGHT. LET ME JUST REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE PROJECTING RIGHT NOW. OUR DISTRICT IS PROJECTING A $4 MILLION DEFICIT THIS YEAR, AND THE NET PROCEEDS IF THE THE VATRE PASSES IS APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION.

SO LIKE WE SAID, WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS FIRST.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT GET HAVE TO MOVE AWAY FROM OR CANCEL ANY OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY.

AND WE WANT TO USE THIS MONEY TO HELP BALANCE THE BUDGET, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE BRAC TIGER TEAM TWO TALKING ABOUT OTHER MEANS OF BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO BE ABLE TO HELP US OUT IN FUTURE YEARS IN TERMS OF, OF STAFF BUDGET AND AND PROGRAMS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN, FOR EXPLAINING THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? MISS KIBODEAUX? I HAVE JUST ONE COMMENT AND I KNOW THE ANSWER TO IT, BUT IT'S REALLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE KNOW THAT THE STATE, THEY DIDN'T DO WHAT WE WANTED WHEN IT COMES TO ALL OF THE FUNDING, BUT THEY DID FUND TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE.

RIGHT. I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT THE TRUSTEES HERE RECOGNIZE THAT THE NON-TEACHER ROLES ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT THIS RETENTION, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO FOR BUS DRIVERS, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR CHILD NUTRITION? OUR JANITORIAL STAFF.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MONEY IN THEIR POCKET IN NOVEMBER AND THEN AGAIN IN APRIL.

WHICH I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS BOARD DOING THAT.

AND AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE POSITIONS WHERE WE KNOW WE'VE BEEN DEFICIENT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THIS VATRE GETS PASSED, WE CAN DO THAT AFTER.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I KNOW MISS THIBODAUX AND MR. PARKER ALREADY HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND STARTING PRELIMINARY PLANNING ON ON WHAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO TO ADDRESS THOSE WHO WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINNING IN APRIL. AND, WELL, OUR PRESENTED IN APRIL SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE NOTIFICATION TO OUR STAFF WHAT THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WOULD LOOK LIKE IN

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THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. TRUSTEE YEAGER. DOCTOR GLENN, THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION.

ANYTHING ELSE? TRUSTEES. OKAY, A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION STIPEND.

AS DISCUSSED AT THE SEPTEMBER 15TH SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU, MISS KIBODEAUX.

THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM 10.2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LOCAL POLICY UPDATES.

THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THOSE. MR. NICKEL, YOU ARE PRESENTING.

YES, SIR. LET ME GET MY PRESENTATION UP HERE.

PERFECT. PRESIDENT BRIAN, DOCTOR GLENN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

GOOD EVENING. OUR LEGISLATURE, AS WE'VE HEARD EARLIER, JUST WRAPPED UP THE 89TH SESSION AND PASSED MANY LAWS THAT IMPACT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

IN RESPONSE TO THIS, I HAVE A GROUP OF POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO US BY T, AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING.

LAST WEEK I WENT THROUGH EACH OF THOSE. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH JUST A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND SO LET ME START. EFB. THIS IS RELATED TO LIBRARY BOOKS. IN RESPONSE TO SENATE BILL 13.

AND THIS REALLY JUST KIND OF IT ONE OF THE BIG PIECES IS THAT PARENTS GET NOTIFICATION WITH ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS CHECKOUTS IN THE LIBRARY AND JUST KIND OF EXPANDS BOARD AND PARENTAL OVERSIGHT WITHIN OUR LIBRARIES.

MR.. NICKEL, LET ME ASK YOU THIS. AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN COME BACK WITH AN ANSWER TO US ON.

AND THAT IS IN OUR OFFICERS MEETING THIS MORNING, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT.

AND THAT IS WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S POSSIBLY SOME MATERIAL THAT VIOLATES THIS LAW IN OUR LIBRARIES AND ON OUR, ON OUR CAMPUSES. ARE WE GOING TO GO BACK THROUGH AN EVALUATION OF THE BOOKS THAT ARE IN EXISTING IN OUR LIBRARIES RIGHT NOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY MEET OR DO NOT MEET THIS NEW LAW.

AND IF SO IS THAT GOING TO BE DONE, YOU KNOW, NOW OR IS THAT GOING TO BE DONE THIS SUMMER.

OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE HAVEN'T EVEN CONSIDERED THAT YET.

I KNOW THERE ARE LIBRARIANS ARE ALWAYS ACTIVELY LOOKING AT THEIR COLLECTIONS, AND I KNOW THAT MISS PEDDY AND I HAVE BEEN IN, BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH, WITH SOME COLLECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED OR ARE BEGINNING TO BE REVIEWED EVEN NOW. BUT THAT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS.

BUT IF YOU WANT MORE DETAIL, I'M SURE THAT WE CAN BRING THAT TO YOU. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE'S INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL THAT EXISTS IN OUR LIBRARIES THAT VIOLATE THIS PARTICULAR LAW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IDENTIFY THAT AND REMOVE IT FROM OUR OUR CAMPUSES.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THE NEXT POLICY THAT I HAVE UP IS FNCE.

THIS IS RELATED TO PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES.

WE ALREADY HAVE PRACTICE IN PLACE. THIS IS GETTING OUR POLICY TO ALIGN WITH THE PRACTICE THAT WE'VE ADOPTED.

THE NEXT BIG PIECE DGBA, FNG AND GF. THIS GOES THROUGH AND MODIFIES LANGUAGE RELATED TO GRIEVANCES. IT HAS EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCES, STUDENT GRIEVANCES, AND THEN PUBLIC COMPLAINTS.

AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNED WITH THE NEW LEGISLATION THAT WAS THAT WAS ADOPTED WITH SENATE BILL 12.

THIS IS ONE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AMBIGUITY IN BBB RELATED TO BOARD ELECTIONS.

AND THERE WAS A STATEMENT ABOUT PERMITTING MOVING TRUSTEE ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER, UNIFORM DATE, AND KIND OF WHAT I DID, ADDITIONAL READING THAT I WAS GOING TO PROVIDE WAS JUST THAT IT GIVES THE DISTRICTS MORE FLEXIBILITY.

AND FOR ISDS THAT HOLD THEIR GENERAL ELECTIONS ON A DATE OTHER THAN THE NOVEMBER UNIFORM DATE, THE BILL ALLOWS THE GOVERNING BODY TO CHANGE THAT DATE TO THE NOVEMBER UNIFORM DATE.

AND IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, SOME DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ELECTIONS ON THE NOVEMBER DATES NOW HAVE THAT OPTION BUT AREN'T REQUIRED TO MOVE THEM TO THE NOVEMBER DATE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO INCREASED VOTER TURNOUT AND POSSIBILITY OF COST SAVINGS TO ALIGN WITH THOSE DATES.

SO THAT WAS THE REASONING BEHIND THAT. WASN'T THERE A YEAR OF 2030? THAT IS CORRECT, THAT IF WE DECIDE THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER, WE HAVE UNTIL 2030 TO DO SO? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. THEN I'M GOING TO SKIP FORWARD SEVERAL PIECES.

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WE'VE HAD THESE POSTED FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND THEY'RE REDLINED COPIED AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE THAT AVAILABLE. THE NEXT ONE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS FA LOCAL WITH PARENT RIGHTS.

THIS IS AGAIN IN RESPONSE TO SENATE BILL 12. AND THERE WAS A PROVISION MARKED IN THE BILL TALKING ABOUT AN ONLINE FORUM FOR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE COMMENTS.

AND SO WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF ANALYSIS OF WHAT SOME LOCAL DISTRICTS ARE DOING AND REALLY WHAT THE INTENT OF THAT BILL IS.

AND IT'S REALLY TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICE IS BEING HEARD IN SOME SORT OF A DIGITAL PLATFORM.

AND SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE TRUSTEE EMAILS POSTED WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN REACH OUT TO YOU.

AND SO WE ARE ALREADY MEETING, MEETING THAT THAT PROVISION ALREADY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THAT MANNER.

AND THAT IS THOSE ARE ALL THE PIECES THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO, UNLESS YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MR. NICHOL. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM MR. NICKEL? NO, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF POLICIES.

IT WAS A HUGE LEGISLATIVE SESSION GETTING THAT LIFT DONE.

WHEN AFTER BOARD APPROVAL WILL T BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS UPLOADED ON OUR POLICY DOCUMENTS ONLINE? IT SHOULD BE WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE LOCAL POLICY UPDATES AS PRESENTED BY MR. NICKEL. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. NICKEL. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE ITEM 11, WHICH IS OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA,

[11. CONSENT AGENDA]

AND I JUST NOW CAUGHT THIS 11.5, WHICH IS THE MOU BETWEEN US AND TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY.

I WANT TO MOVE THAT UP INTO THE AGENDA, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE, DOCTOR GLENN, IF YOU WOULD.

EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT WE GET A NEW UNIVERSITY, I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN AGAIN, YOU'RE THE PROGRAM THAT YOU BROUGHT TO US HAS BEEN SO INSPIRING IN YOU KNOW, SUCCESSFUL. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

WE KEEP ON GETTING NEW UNIVERSITIES, IT SEEMS EVERY SINGLE MEETING.

SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN JUST IN GENERAL TERMS TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT? NO, IT'S IT IS DEFINITELY EXCITING TO BE PART OF A DISTRICT WHERE UNIVERSITIES REACH OUT TO YOU AND THEY SAY, WE WE WANT YOUR STUDENTS. WE RECOGNIZE HOW GREAT STUDENTS ARE AT CARROLL ISD AND WE ARE WILLING TO TO TAKE THEM.

THEY DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE ACT. THEY DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE THE SAT.

NOT ONLY DO WE WANT THEM, WE'LL THROW SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AT THEM AS WELL, BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU HAVE EXEMPLARY STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND IT DID, IT STARTED WITH A PHONE CALL TO TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY DIVISION ONE SCHOOL LOCATED IN STEPHENVILLE.

BUT I GOT, I HAVE TO GIVE GINA PEDDY A LITTLE CREDIT.

AND HER CURRICULUM TEAM, SHE HAS SPUN THAT ONE UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP INTO.

I THINK WE'RE UP TO EIGHT NOW, INCLUDING MULTIPLE DIVISION ONE UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING OUR LARGEST BIG 12 MEMBER, WHICH JUMPED ON BOARD WITH US LAST MONTH, WHICH WAS TEXAS TECH.

AND SO REALLY JUST A CREDIT NOT ONLY TO OUR CURRICULUM TEAM AND, AND THIS BOARD FOR JUST BEING BEING VISIONARY ENOUGH TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S DO SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS IS DOING BUILDING THESE PARTNERSHIPS, BUILDING THESE BRIDGES. BUT BUT THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR TEACHERS FOR JUST RAISING SUCH GREAT KIDS BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE IT REALLY EASY AND ATTRACTIVE TO THESE UNIVERSITIES WHEN THEY SEE THE PRODUCT WE'RE PUTTING OUT AT CARROLL SENIOR HIGH. YEAH. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THIS PROGRAM. TO CARROLL ISD. THANK YOU, MISS PEDDY, FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN AS WELL.

SINCE I MOVE THIS OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. TRUSTEE YEAGER, CAN I GET A MOTION? YES, A QUICK QUESTION. I'M SO SORRY. I'M SORRY.

SURE. THERE WAS ALSO ON THERE A DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM.

SO ARE WE PARTNERING WITH THEM FOR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES AS WELL? YEAH. MISS PEDDY, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK TO THE DUAL CREDIT OPTION? SO WE WE DO HAVE TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGES, DUAL CREDIT PARTNER. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE ARE LOOKING AS FAR AS OUR ENTIRE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM PLATFORM, WE HAVE SHOPPED THAT A LITTLE BIT NOT NECESSARILY READY TO, TO COMMIT TO ANY SPECIFIC UNIVERSITY AT THIS TIME, BUT BUT I DO KNOW THAT MISS PETTY CAN SPEAK TO THIS POINT BECAUSE IT'S EXCITING.

WE ARE WE ARE LOOKING AT PARTNERING WITH SOME OTHER UNIVERSITIES.

SO YOU IF IF OUR STUDENTS GO THROUGH THEIR DUAL CREDIT WHILE THEY'RE HERE, THEN THEY ARE GIVEN AUTOMATIC ADMISSION.

THEY ARE ALSO GIVEN EXTREMELY GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIPS AS WELL.

SO WE'VE GOT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THAT ARE OFFERING SIMILAR.

WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH TEXAS TECH TO DO WHEN THEY'VE GOT A BUILDING THAT'S LOCATED IN LAS COLINAS OFF 161, WHICH IS NOT FAR FROM HERE FROM OUR STUDENTS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS MORE. TCC IS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT THEY HAVE LIMITED OPTIONS FOR SOME OF OUR KIDS.

AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS A LITTLE BROADER OPPORTUNITY.

AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE UNIVERSITIES, THEY ARE WANTING TO WORK WITH US.

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THAT'S GREAT. I MEAN, IT'S SUCH A GREAT IDEA AND A PROGRAM. MS. PEDDY I KNOW TCC SENDS A TEACHER OR TEACHERS HERE AND WE PROVIDE A CLASSROOM.

IS THAT I HEARD YOU SAY THAT POSSIBLY IF TEXAS TECH, DID THAT FOR US, THAT THAT MAYBE WE WOULD SEND OUR STUDENTS OVER TO THEIR CAMPUS. IS THAT THE SAME WITH THE OTHERS? THAT WOULD BE, YES.

THAT'S THE SAME WITH THE OTHERS. WE'VE GOT SOME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE OUR TEACHERS WOULD BE TRAINED THAT DURING THE SUMMER OUR TEACHERS WOULD GO TRAIN WITH THEIR TEACHERS. IT'S RIGHT. THERE'S ON RAMPS PROGRAM.

THAT'S WITH TEXAS TECH, I MEAN, WITH WITH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.

SO OUR TEACHERS WOULD GO AND BE TRAINED WITH THE COLLEGE PROFESSORS, AND THEN OUR STUDENTS WOULD RECEIVE DUAL CREDIT, BOTH FROM THE COLLEGES AND FROM OURS WITH OUR TEACHERS, SO THEY CAN STAY ON CAMPUS FOR.

AND THEY WOULD STAY. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. AND WE THINK THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FOR OUR TEACHERS AS WELL.

TWU IS LOOKING TO WORK WITH US TO HELP OUR TEACHERS, TO GIVE THEM SCHOLARSHIPS.

SO THERE IS A REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO BE A DUAL CREDIT INSTRUCTOR, YOU HAVE TO HAVE X NUMBER OF COLLEGE CREDITS IN THAT PARTICULAR TEACHING FIELD, AND SOME OF OUR TEACHERS ARE JUST SHORT OF THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT COLLEGE TUITION, IT'S EXPENSIVE.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE THESE UNIVERSITIES, THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH OUR STAFF TO GUARANTEE A, I THINK THEY CALL IT THE PIONEER PROMISE, WHERE YOU'LL GET OUT DEBT FREE.

OUR TEACHERS WOULD GET OUT DEBT FREE WHENEVER THEY LEAVE.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL. IT REALLY IS COOL. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US.

SO IN SHORT, ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. TRUSTEE STACY.

THERE'S THERE'S LIKE 40, 42, 45 HOURS OF UNDER UNDERGRAD CURRICULUM IN TEXAS.

WE CALL THAT LIKE CORE CURRICULUM. SO THAT'S YOUR ENGLISH.

1301 1302 HISTORY. 1301 1302 SO LIKE THE BASE CURRICULUM THAT EVERY UNIVERSITY REQUIRES OF A DEGREE.

AND SO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE SHOP THAT WITH A, WITH A HIGH LEVEL UNIVERSITY PARTNER WHERE KIDS COULD START THEIR THEIR FIRST, LET'S SAY, 30 TO 40 HOURS RIGHT HERE IN CARROLL AND THEN TRANSFER TO A LET'S SAY TEXAS TECH OR TO A UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AND THEY'VE ALREADY GOT A YEAR UNDER THEIR BELT THAT THEY TOOK RIGHT HERE AT CARROLL. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE NEXT LEVEL THAT WE WOULD GO TO WITH THIS TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP, WHERE WE FIND A HIGH LEVEL PARTNER THAT'S WILLING TO SAY, HEY, DO YOUR FIRST YEAR IN CARROLL AND THEN COME TO US AND DO THREE MORE YEARS, MAYBE COMBINE THAT, I KNOW TEXAS A&M DOES COMBOS WHERE YOU CAN GET A MASTER'S DEGREE IN FIVE YEARS, SO YOU DO YOUR UNDERGRAD FOR FOUR YEARS AND ONE MORE YEAR YOU GET A MASTER'S DEGREE.

SO IMAGINE IF THEY COULD DO THAT FIRST YEAR HERE.

NOW THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SCHOOL FOR FOUR YEARS AND THEY'RE WALKING OUT WITH THEIR MASTER'S DEGREE. SO THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE. WE WANT TO FIND THE RIGHT PARTNER. WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND A PARTNER WITH SOME FLEXIBILITY, BECAUSE NOT EVERY STUDENT IS GOING TO GO TO UT OR TO TEXAS TECH OR TEXAS A&M.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND SOMEBODY THAT WHEREVER OUR KIDS GO AND WE KNOW OUR KIDS GO A VARIETY OF PLACES, THAT THAT CREDIT WILL TRANSFER WITH THEM. THANK YOU DOCTOR.

IT REALLY IS A GREAT PROGRAM. BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION, I JUST WANTED TO SAY WHAT'S REALLY NICE ABOUT EACH OF THESE SCHOOLS THAT DOCTOR GLENN AND MISS PETTY HAS BROUGHT AND WE'VE APPROVED. THEY'RE ALL VERY DIFFERENT, AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE.

AND MAYBE SOME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY MIGHT NOT KNOW HOW THE DIFFERENT ACADEMICS, FOR EXAMPLE, TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY HAS A STRONG COLLEGE OF NURSING.

I MEAN, IN A WAY, I KIND OF LOOK AT IT. IS THERE A WAY FOR US POSSIBLY TO TAP IN RIGHT TO THAT OR A STUDENT? YOU KNOW, TARLETON HAS A GREAT TEACHERS PROGRAM.

EXACTLY RIGHT. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HAS A GOOD PROGRAM THAT'S, YOU KNOW, UNIQUE TO THOSE EACH OF THOSE HIGHER EDS.

AND IN A WAY, IT KIND OF EXTENDS OUR CURRICULUM.

ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, THAT WE CAN OFFER STUDENTS ABSOLUTELY THROUGH SOME OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS.

WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ABLE TO THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO SOME OF OUR CMA PROGRAMS AND WANTED US TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND DO SOME FIELD TRIPS WITH THEM.

SO IT'S ALREADY STARTING TO OPEN DOORS, AND WE'VE JUST STARTED.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

I'M SUPER EXCITED. TEXAS TECH HAS A VET SCHOOL AND A MEDICAL SCHOOL.

AND SO YEAH, WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS DIVERSE AS WE CAN.

AND NOT ONLY NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE BIG UNIVERSITIES, BUT WE HAVE SOME SMALL COLLEGES TOO.

FOR KIDS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THAT SMALL COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL.

SO SO IT'S IT'S NEAT TO SEE IT GROWING. AND I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A LOT TO DO THAT, GINA.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MISS PETTY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE THE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CARROLL ISD AND TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY. SECOND MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0.

OKAY. I THINK WE HAVE A FEW DONATIONS. TRUSTEE YEAGER, I'LL LET YOU.

WE DO TAKE THAT AWAY. WE DO. AS WE'VE SAID SO MANY TIMES EVERY ACTUALLY EVERY REGULAR BOARD MEETING WE TALK ABOUT DONATIONS FROM OUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS, PARENTS AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

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$7. A DONATION FROM THE CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA.

A GENEROUS DONATION OF 61 $6,112. A DONATION FROM THE EMERALD BELLS BOOSTER CLUB, AND THIS IS DONATION UP TO $15,000. JUST AS AN FYI, THIS IS AN EMERALD BELLS TRIP TO SAN MARCOS, WHICH WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY INTO MARCH FOR THE SHOW MAKERS COMPETITION AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.

AND HOW GREAT TO HAVE OUR BELLS REPRESENTING CISD THERE.

THERE IS ONE CORRECTION. AND THAT IS I WANT TO POINT THAT OUT TO DOCTOR GLENN AND PRESIDENT BRYAN, AND THAT IS IN OUR DONATIONS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER 11.0 OF ALL OF OUR DONATIONS IS OUT OF STATE TRAVEL.

AND JUST TO GET A PROBABLY JUST AN ERROR HERE, BUT THE CARROLL BASEBALL AND THIS IS 11.8, I BELIEVE IT IS. YES, SIR. CAROLL BASEBALL. IT GOES THROUGH THE STUDENT GROUP LOCATION, DEPARTURE DATES.

AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, WE DO APPROVE THE OUT OF STATE EXPENSES.

AND WE SAY, WHAT IS THE FUNDING SOURCE? AND THE FUNDING SOURCE WAS JUST ACCIDENTALLY PUT DOWN, I THINK DISTRICT FOR THEIR TRIP IN FEBRUARY TO ORANGE COUNTY.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY BY THE PARENTS AND BOOSTERS.

PARENTS AND BOOSTERS? YEAH. TRUSTEES. YEAH. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT ERROR ON PAGE SIX 7767 OF YOUR OF YOUR BOARD PACKET.

YOU'LL SEE WHERE THAT FUNDING SOURCE IS LISTED, LISTED AS DISTRICT.

HOWEVER, IN AUGUST YOU ALL CLEARLY APPROVED THAT AS PARENT AND BOOSTER FUNDED.

SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT ERROR. NO WORRIES. THANK YOU DOCTOR.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER, FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

AND SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0.

NO OBJECTION. WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:01 P.M..

THANK YOU. BOARD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.