Aug 03, 2026 School Board

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

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MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON AUGUST 3RD, 2026 AT 5 P.M.

OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. THEREFORE, WE'LL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071,

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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

WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM AS WE CARRY OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES ENTRUSTED TO US, THAT OUR DECISIONS MAY REFLECT INTEGRITY, UNITY AND A COMMITMENT TO WHAT IS BEST FOR EVERY STUDENT.

LORD, WE PAUSE TO RECOGNIZE AND GIVE THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SUMMER INTERNS.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR ENERGY, CREATIVITY, AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

TONIGHT, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GUIDE THEM IN THEIR PATHS AHEAD AND BLESS THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW, LEAD AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT. LORD, WE ALSO LIFT UP OUR PRINCIPALS WHOSE LEADERSHIP AND DILIGENCE HELPED ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TEA INTRUDER AUDITS THIS PAST YEAR.

THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, PREPARATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROTECTS OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF EACH DAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR STEADY LEADERSHIP AND ASK THAT YOU STRENGTHEN AND ENCOURAGE THEM AS THEY CONTINUE THIS IMPORTANT WORK.

FATHER, BLESS THIS MEETING AND ALL WHO ARE PRESENT.

GRANT US CLARITY OF THOUGHT, RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND A SHARED PURPOSE AS WE SERVE OUR DISTRICT.

MAY ALL THAT WE DO HONOR YOU AND BENEFIT THOSE WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE.

IT'S IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN.

AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE 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.

AND NOW FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. 1 STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM

[4. RECOGNITIONS]

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE REVIVED THIS LAST SPRING.

WE WENT THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND CHOSE A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS BASED ON TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS.

AND WE HAVE BEEN SO PLEASED TO WORK WITH THEM.

AS YOU MENTIONED, THEIR CREATIVITY, THEIR WORK ETHIC HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO OUR DEPARTMENT.

AND SO I'M EXCITED TO HONOR THEM TONIGHT. THEY HAVE DELIVERED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THIS SUMMER FROM MARKETING BROCHURES TO SOCIAL MEDIA REELS AND AMAZING EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY. SO WE ARE JUST VERY, VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THEM.

SO AS I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND WE WILL HAVE THEM COME TO THE UP HERE AND WE'LL TAKE SOME PHOTOS.

OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT SOPHIA MIRZA. KRISTEN PARADIS.

XANDER OLAS AND KEFIR DEV. AND ALL OF THESE STUDENTS ARE SENIORS THIS YEAR.

SO I WILL BE VERY SAD TO LOSE THEM. BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY WORKING WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.[APPLAUSE]

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IN TERMS DOES THIS SCARE YOU THAT I'M TAKING THE PICTURE? ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS ITEM 4.2. WE'RE RECOGNIZING ALL OF OUR CARROLL ISD PRINCIPALS THIS EVENING FOR THE EXCELLENCE AND TEA SCHOOL SAFETY COMPLIANCE.

DOCTOR GLENN, TAKE IT AWAY. YEAH. THANK YOU, MISTER PRESIDENT.

TONIGHT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAMS ON THIS EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT.

FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, EVERY CARROLL ISD CAMPUS EARNED A PASSING SCORE ON THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY SCHOOL SAFETY AUDIT.

THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME IN DISTRICT HISTORY THAT EVERY CAMPUS HAS MET THIS STANDARD.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WHOSE CAMPUSES HAVE NEVER FAILED A TEA SAFETY AUDIT.

YOUR CONSISTENT COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE HAS ESTABLISHED A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SAFETY ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP. SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO PATRICK HOLLIDAY, PRINCIPAL AT CARROLL HIGH, FOR LEADING HIS CAMPUS TO MEET ALL REQUIRED SAFETY STANDARDS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE KATINA LEWIS, PRINCIPAL AT CARROLL SENIOR HIGH, FOR THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS MADE UNDER HER LEADERSHIP LAST YEAR.

CARROLL SENIOR HIGH PASSED ALL 3 TEA SAFETY AUDITS AFTER HER CAMPUS HAD PREVIOUSLY NEVER ACHIEVED A PASSING RESULT.

HER 1ST YEAR WAS AWESOME. THANK YOU, MISS LEWIS.

THAT REMARKABLE TURNAROUND HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR THIS DISTRICT WIDE MILESTONE TO EVERY PRINCIPAL AND CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAM, THANK YOU FOR MAKING A STUDENT AND STAFF SAFETY A PRIORITY EACH DAY FOR OUR KIDS.

YOUR DEDICATION HAS RESULTED IN A HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT REFLECTS THE EXCELLENCE WE STRIVE FOR EACH DAY ACROSS CARROLL ISD.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ALL OF OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

HEY.

HEY, ANDREA. ANDREA. YEAH.

THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL. NO. NOT YET. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SQUEEZE IN.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS.[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. SIR.

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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OUR NEXT THERE IS 1 SPEAKER TONIGHT, SO WE'LL GIVE THAT.

SPEAKER 3 MINUTES. MISS SHELTON, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL OUT THE FIRST SPEAKER? YES. THE FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MR. TIM SCHUTZ.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BRYAN, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR GLENN, AND MEMBERS OF THE CISD LEADERSHIP TEAM.

MY NAME IS TIM SCHUTZ, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS ABOUT MY 13TH TIME COMING TO BEFORE YOU TO SPEAK ABOUT STUDENTS CELL PHONE USAGE.

MY DAUGHTER'S GRADUATED AND SOON OFF TO COLLEGE, BUT I REMAIN DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS IN THIS GREAT DISTRICT.

1ST, I WANT TO THANK PRINCIPALS LOUIS HOLLIDAY AND DOCTOR GLENN FOR TAKING TIME TO MEET WITH ME, LISTEN TO MY CONCERNS AND COMMITMENT AND IMPROVING ENFORCEMENT.

I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ADDRESS THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.

2 YEARS AGO, CISD HAD A PHONE POLICY, BUT THE CHALLENGE WAS ENFORCEMENT.

THE POLICY WITHOUT CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT IS ONLY A SUGGESTION.

LAST YEAR, THE STATE OF TEXAS RAISED THE STANDARD TO HOUSE BILL 1481.

WE SAW IMPROVEMENT. I APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS.

HOWEVER, ENFORCEMENT STILL WAS INCONSISTENT AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

I BELIEVE CISD NEEDS A SIMPLE PHILOSOPHY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

STATE LAW JUST GIVES DISTRICTS 2 CHOICES EITHER PROHIBIT STUDENTS FROM BRINGING PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES ON CAMPUS, WHICH I LIKE. OR ALLOW STUDENTS TO BRING THEM, BUT REQUIRES THE DEVICES TO BE SECURELY SECURED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

OUR POLICY CURRENTLY ALLOWS PHONES TO BE STORED IN A BACKPACK, PURSE, OR LOCKERS.

RESPECTFULLY, I DO NOT THINK A BACKPACK IS A SECURE DEVICE OR STORAGE.

IF A STUDENT CAN ACCESS THEIR PHONE IN SECONDS, THE DISTRACTION REMAINS THAT TEACHERS ARE OFTEN LEFT POLICING PHONES INSTEAD OF TEACHING.

I THINK THERE'S A GOOD COMPARISON IN SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS.

WE DO NOT TELL DRIVERS, PLEASE SHOW. PLEASE SLOW DOWN IF YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE.

WE ESTABLISH A CLEAR RULE AND ENFORCE IT UP TO $1,000 FINE.

CLEAR EXPECTATION. CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT. NO EXCEPTIONS, EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

FINALLY, I WANT TO END ON A POSITIVE NOTE. YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES ADVOCATING FOR THIS ISSUE.

I TRULY BELIEVE WE ARE CLOSER THAN EVER. THEY SAY 3RD TIME'S A CHARM.

WE HAVE HAD THE POLICY. WE HAVE THE STATE LAW.

NOW THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE US IS CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT.

MY HOPE IS THAT THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS BECOMES THE YEAR OF CISD CISD DOING IT RIGHT.

CISD IS ALWAYS A LEADER IN TEXAS. WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A MODEL ON HOW A PHONE FREE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SHOULD WORK.

NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE STRICT RULES, BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE A CLEAR EXPECTATION AND THE MOST CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT.

STUDENTS DO NOT RISE TO INCONSISTENT EXPECTATIONS.

THEY RISE FOR CLEAR ONES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO CREATING CLASSROOMS THAT WHERE TEACHERS CAN TEACH AND STUDENTS CAN LEARN WITHOUT UNNECESSARY DIGITAL DISTRACTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SHEETS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT 6.1 CONSIDER AND TAKE

[6. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT]

YES, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND TRUSTEES. I RECOMMEND THAT AND MOVE THAT WE PASS THE PERSONNEL REPORT AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SECOND. THE MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER.

[7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT]

AS WE BEGIN TONIGHT, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WELCOME OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

THERE IS ALWAYS A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND POSSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH THE START OF SCHOOL, AND WHERE WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER OUTSTANDING YEAR IN CARROLL ISD.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, SUMMER INTERNS, FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

YOUR EFFORTS HELP TELL THE STORY OF OUR DISTRICT AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY INFORMED AND CONNECTED.

AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE IMPACT YOU'VE MADE.

IN ADDITION, I WANT TO COMMEND ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS FOR THEIR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SAFETY.

THEIR LEADERSHIP AND DILIGENCE WERE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TEA INTRUDER AUDITS ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

ENSURING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR CONTINUED FOCUS AND

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AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, CARROLL ISD HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THIS AREA.

3 YEARS AGO, WE WERE PIONEERS IN THE STATE IN TAKING MEANINGFUL STEPS TO REDUCE SCREEN TIME IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND REFOCUS ON DIRECT INSTRUCTION, CRITICAL THINKING, AND HANDS ON LEARNING. THAT WORK HAS BEEN GUIDED BY A CLEAR PHILOSOPHY.

TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE PURPOSEFUL, LIMITED AND USED ONLY WHEN IT PROVIDES A CLEAR EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT THAT CANNOT BE ACHIEVED THROUGH TRADITIONAL METHODS. IT SHOULD SUPPLEMENT INSTRUCTION, NOT REPLACE IT.

AS OUTLINED IN OUR CURRENT APPROACH, WE PRIORITIZE TEACHER DIRECT INSTRUCTION BOOKS AND PRINTED MATERIALS, HANDWRITING, AND MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM DISCUSSION WHILE LIMITING ROUTINE DEVICE USE, ESPECIALLY IN OUR YOUNGER GRADES.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE HOW TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND WILL CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL STEPS NEEDED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THIS APPROACH. OUR GOAL REMAINS THE SAME TO ENSURE THAT EVERY DECISION WE MAKE SUPPORTS THE BEST POSSIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF CARROLL ISD.

GO DRAGONS. NEXT UP IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

[8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

I WANT TO WELCOME OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF AND COMMUNITY BACK TO WHAT PROMISES TO BE AN OUTSTANDING YEAR.

OUR DISTRICT HAS A GREAT DEAL TO CELEBRATE. CARROLL ISD CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE PREMIER DISTRICTS IN TEXAS.

AND AS WE BEGIN THE YEAR CELEBRATING OUR 10TH LONE STAR CUP, A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNIZING THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS AND ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND FINE ARTS. AT THE SAME TIME, AS A DISTRICT, WE HAVE REMAINED COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP.

THIS YEAR, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL APPROVE A LOWER TAX RATE FOR THE 6TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR WHILE CONTINUING TO PAY DOWN DISTRICT DEBT AT A HISTORIC PACE, DEMONSTRATING THAT WE CAN INVEST IN OUR STUDENTS WHILE REMAINING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO SIMPLIFY COMMUNICATION FOR FAMILIES BY INTRODUCING PARENT SQUARE.

OUR NEW DISTRICT COMMUNICATION PLATFORM. JUST AS WE'RE THOUGHTFULLY WORKING TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY SCREEN TIME FOR STUDENTS, WE'RE ALSO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PLACES PARENTS NEED TO LOOK FOR INFORMATION BY BRINGING DISTRICT, CAMPUS, PRINCIPAL, COACH AND TEACHER COMMUNICATIONS TOGETHER IN ONE CONVENIENT PLATFORM.

WATCH FOR REGISTRATION EMAILS THIS WEEK AS OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT BEGINS ONBOARDING FAMILIES.

ONCE REGISTERED, PARENT SQUARE WILL BECOME YOUR PRIMARY SOURCE FOR IMPORTANT UPDATES, ANNOUNCEMENTS, REMINDERS, EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS, PERMISSION SLIPS, EVENT RSVP, AND 2 WAY COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF THROUGH EMAIL, TEXT, PHONE, OR THE PARENT SQUARE APP. WE ENCOURAGE EVERY FAMILY TO ACTIVATE THEIR ACCOUNT, SELECT THEIR PREFERRED NOTIFICATION SETTINGS, AND VISIT OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. 1 OF THE GREATEST STRENGTHS CARROLL ISD IS IN CARROLL ISD HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR PEOPLE, AND THAT CONTINUES THIS YEAR. WE'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS INTEREST FROM OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS WHO WANT TO BE PART OF THE DRAGON TRADITION.

SINCE JULY 1ST OF LAST YEAR, WE HAVE AVERAGED NEARLY 49 TEACHER APPLICANTS EACH WEEK, REFLECTING A STRONG REPUTATION THAT WE ENJOY ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

ADDITIONALLY, 1/3 OF OUR NEWLY HIRED TEACHERS THIS YEAR HOLD A MASTER'S DEGREE, BRINGING ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE INTO OUR CLASSROOMS. WHILE EMPLOYEE TRANSITIONS ARE A NATURAL PART OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR FOCUS REMAINED ON RECRUITING AND RETAINING EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE VERY BEST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE TALENTED PROFESSIONALS JOINING OUR TEAM AND THE IMPACT THEY WILL HAVE ON OUR CAMPUSES THIS YEAR.

TONIGHT, I'M ALSO PROUD TO PRESENT A PROPOSAL TO FURTHER REDUCE SCREEN TIME ACROSS CARROLL ISD.

WE KNOW TECHNOLOGY IS AN IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL TOOL, BUT WE BELIEVE PARENTS SHOULD PLAY A PRIMARY ROLE IN DETERMINING WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN. A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE A PARENT OPT OUT PROVISION THAT REINFORCES PARENTAL RIGHTS BY ALLOWING FAMILIES TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THEIR CHILD'S PARTICIPATION.

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AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE'RE NOT SIMPLY MAINTAINING EXCELLENCE, WE'RE BUILDING ON IT.

OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO SET THE STANDARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT.

OUR TEACHERS INSPIRE LEARNING EVERY DAY, AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE A SAFE, ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT FOR KIDS. THERE ARE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN CARROLL AND EVEN GREATER THINGS LIE AHEAD.

I WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OUR DEDICATED STAFF AND THE FAMILIES WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CARROLL ISD.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT SCHOOL YEAR.

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

GREAT REPORT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR GLENN, MOVING ON TO THE INFORMATION SECTION OF OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 9.

[9. INFORMATION]

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

THE STUDENT HANDBOOK AND THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD EACH YEAR FOR ADOPTION.

THIS YEAR'S REVISIONS PRIMARILY REFLECT CHANGES IN STATE LAW UPDATES TO BOARD POLICY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE REVISIONS. WE ALSO INCORPORATED SEVERAL ENHANCEMENTS RELATED TO SCHOOL SAFETY, PARENT NOTIFICATIONS, AND STUDENT DISCIPLINE TO ENSURE THAT BOTH DOCUMENTS REMAIN CURRENT, ACCURATE, AND ALIGNED WITH TEXAS LAW. OVERALL, THESE ARE MAINTENANCE UPDATES RATHER THAN ANY SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN PHILOSOPHY OR PRACTICE.

IN PARTICULAR, I WANTED TO POINT OUT JUST A FEW, I GUESS, HIGHLIGHTS.

AGAIN, NOTHING THAT'S REAL PIVOTAL OR THAT CHANGES THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS, BUT WHERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS ARE IN THE HANDBOOK.

THERE IS INCREASED LANGUAGE AROUND IF THERE'S CONFLICT BETWEEN THE HANDBOOK AND CODE OF CONDUCT AND BOARD POLICY, THAT CODE OF CONDUCT AND BOARD POLICY ARE, ARE THE, I GUESS THE, THE, THE PREVAILING DECISION MAKER.

THERE'S INCREASED LANGUAGE ABOUT PARENT RIGHTS COMING OUT OF THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

JUST MAKING SURE THAT PARENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS ABOUT FERPA MENTAL HEALTH LIBRARY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

ALSO IN THE HANDBOOK, THERE IS MORE LANGUAGE AROUND AI AND THE USE OF AI FOR THE CREATION OF IMAGES, AUDIO, VIDEO OF STUDENTS OR STAFF THAT CAUSE DISRUPTIONS AND HOW THAT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DISCIPLINED, BE A DISCIPLINARY ISSUE. ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AROUND BULLYING THROUGH THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND AI.

AND THEN MORE LANGUAGE AROUND PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND HOW THOSE ARE USED AT SCHOOL AND HOW THAT'S HANDLED IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

PRIMARY I GUESS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AROUND THREAT ASSESSMENTS.

AND THOSE ARE DONE AS NEEDED AND ARE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 37.

THERE'S ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AROUND THE SEARCH OF DISTRICT OWNED TECHNOLOGY AND THAT THERE IS NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY WITH DISTRICT OWNED TECHNOLOGY AND THEN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AROUND THE MISUSE OF TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING AI, AND HOW THAT COULD LEAD TO DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES.

QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. NICHOL. JUST WONDERING IF THE COMMUNITY, OTHER THAN PICKING UP THE THE CHANGES OR THE HANDBOOK ON THE AGENDA, IS THERE SOMEWHERE THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN GO ONLINE ON OUR WEB PAGE TO FIND THAT AND FIND WHAT THE CHANGES ARE THAT YOU JUST OUTLINED? WE WOULD HAVE THE, AGAIN, ONCE APPROVED, WE WOULD HAVE THE, THE UPDATED VERSION POSTED AND THEN.

I'M SAYING THAT THE COMMUNITY USUALLY, SINCE THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, THEY LIKE TO REVIEW IT AND THEN COMMENT TO US ON WHAT THEY LIKE OR DO NOT LIKE.

IS THERE A IS THERE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GO AND FIND THOSE CHANGES? IF WE WOULD LIKE TO, WE COULD POST THE RED LINE VERSION.

IF THAT WAS, IF THAT SOMEONE WANTED TO DO WHAT WAS GIVEN TO US.

YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY PUT THE RED LINE VERSION OUT AND GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY. AND WE CAN JUST MAKE IT A SIMPLE LINK ON THE FRONT OF OUR WEB PAGE. OKAY. AND THAT WOULD BE THE ORIGINAL VERSION POSTED TO US BY T WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC CARROLL REVISION AS FAR AS IT'S GOING TO SAY DISTRICT NAME, IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO HAVE. WE WOULD WANT WHAT OUR REVISIONS ARE TO MAKE.

TO MAKE IT SIMPLE, TO MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR THE READER, I JUST SAY, HERE ARE THE CHANGES FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

AND THEN THEY CAN JUST EMAIL IF THEY HAVE A CONCERN OR A COMMENT.

CERTAINLY WE CAN DO THAT. THAT'D BE PERFECT. YEP. JUST MAKE IT EASY ON THE COMMUNITY. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. NICKEL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. NICKEL? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, 9.2, WHICH IS CONSIDER UPDATES TO THE 2026 2027 ACADEMIC PLANNING GUIDE AND GRADING GUIDELINES.

MISS PEDDY AND TEAM. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BRYAN TRUSTEES.

DOCTOR GLENN, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE UPDATES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING FOR THE ACADEMIC PLANNING GUIDE AND THE GRADING GUIDELINES.

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THE WAY THAT OUR CURRENT PROGRAM READS, STUDENTS CAN BE INVOLVED WITH ONE PROVIDER.

SO WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS, I MEAN, THAT HAS WORKED WELL, BUT AS OUR STUDENTS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE INVOLVED IN OUR OFF CAMPUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MORE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THAT DEAL WITH THAT ONE ACTIVITY WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO LOOK AT.

WOULD WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE 2 PROVIDERS AND HAVE OUR STUDENTS WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING THAT EVERY OTHER THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST? BUT SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE ASKING FOR THAT OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONE QUALIFYING, BUT ALSO BE ALLOWED TO HAVE VERIFICATION POINTS FROM OTHER FROM OTHER ONES AS WELL.

SO THAT'S OUR FIRST ONE THAT. I THINK THAT'S I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP AND FOR PUTTING THAT IN THERE, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN PROBABLY ALL OF US HAVE BEEN REQUESTED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ITEM.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO PROPOSE THAT TO US.

SO THANK YOU. THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN NEEDED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THANK YOU. THIS IS WHAT'S GOOD FOR THIS IS WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR KIDS.

AND THIS IS HOW YOU WILL SEE IT IN THE ACADEMIC PLANNING GUIDE.

THIS WILL BE THE THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHENEVER.

IF THIS IS APPROVED, THE NEXT CATEGORY THAT YOU WILL THAT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT ARE THE GRADING CATEGORIES AND, AND, AND ASSESSMENT EXPECTATIONS. AS WE WERE LOOKING AT OUR GRADING ASSESSMENTS AND OUR AT OUR GRADING CATEGORIES AND OUR ASSESSMENTS, EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO LOOK AND SEE, ALL RIGHT, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE DOING 50/50 AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE DOING 60/40.

BUT AS WE LOOK ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT OUR GRADING SCALE, WHAT WE'VE NOTICED IS WE'VE HAD MINIMUMS BEFORE ON THE GRADING SCALES, WE HAVE NOT HAD MAXIMUMS. SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT HAS ALLOWED SOME DISCREPANCIES TO BE, TO EXIST. SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE THIS TIME WE'VE DONE.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS. AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ONE.

THIS IS ALSO WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE GRADING GUIDELINES. MAJOR WOULD BE 50, MINOR WOULD BE 50.

THEN FOR THE MINIMUM MAXIMUM IN YOUR MAJOR, YOU WOULD HAVE 3 TO 4 GRADES.

FOR YOUR MINOR, YOU WOULD HAVE 10 TO 14 GRADES.

1 THING THAT I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE ON THIS ONE IS ALL GRADES MUST BE OUT OF 100 POINTS.

THAT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE. ALL ASSIGNMENTS GRADES WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE GRADE BOOK INDIVIDUALLY AND CANNOT BE COMBINED, AVERAGED TOGETHER WITH OTHER ASSIGNMENTS OR GRADES.

SO YOU CAN'T DO 20 POINTS. MONDAY 20 POINTS, TUESDAY 20 POINTS.

ALL THAT. AND THEN DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE TESTING SCHEDULE DURING THE 4TH QUARTER, WE ARE ASKING TO TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF TESTING OF THE MAJOR ASSESSMENTS FROM 3 TO 4 TO 2 TO 3. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF AP EXAMS AND A LOT OF MAP TESTING GOING ON.

AND SO IN ORDER TO DO, AGAIN WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, WE ARE ASKING FOR THAT CHANGE TO BE MADE.

THIS IS THE SAME EXACT THING. IT IS JUST OUR HIGH SCHOOL COMPONENT.

ALL RIGHT. THIS NEXT 1 IS GOING TO BE VERY EXCITING BECAUSE AS PART OF THE 89TH STATE LEGISLATURE, THEY, THE STATE LEGISLATURE CAME TOGETHER AND THEY CREATED OR THEY'RE PROPOSING A STANDARDIZED GPA.

BASICALLY THE WAY IT READS RIGHT NOW, YOUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES, YOUR DUAL CREDIT CLASSES AND YOUR ON RAMP CLASSES WOULD A WOULD WOULD WEIGH EQUALLY. THAT IS NOT THE CASE AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.

SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IS FOR NEXT MONTH, WE WILL BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION REGARDING UPDATES TO OUR GPA STRUCTURE, WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES TAKING EFFECT BEGINNING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THESE ARE LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS DESIGNED TO CREATE A MORE BALANCED GPA SYSTEM, WHILE PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN ADVANCED CREDIT THROUGH ELECTIVE COURSES. OUR GOAL IS TO RECOGNIZE A BROADER RANGE OF RIGOROUS EXPERIENCES AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR INTERESTS WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS. ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE DIRECTED THE TEA TO DEVELOP STATEWIDE GUIDELINES RELATED TO GPA AND CLASS RANK. WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING THESE GUIDELINES LATER THIS YEAR AS WE CONSIDER THESE LOCAL CHANGES.

WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT SOME OF THE FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENTS OF OUR CURRENT CLASS RANK SYSTEM, AND THE UPDATES WE ARE PROPOSING WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR GRANDFATHERING UNDER THE FUTURE STATEWIDE FRAMEWORK. THIS WOULD HELP ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP INTO WELL-DEVELOPED GRADUATES WHILE CONTINUING TO PURSUE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THIS TO YOU NEXT MONTH.

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I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY WE CAN'T MAKE IT. DOCTOR GLENN, EFFECTIVE FOR THIS YEAR.

YEAH. AND SO CERTAINLY THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

I THINK WE WOULD JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FROM A COMMUNICATION STANDPOINT THAT WE COMMUNICATED OUT WELL.

SO ANYTHING AS IT RELATES TO TO POLICY IS THAT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION.

AND SO CERTAINLY WHILE WE KNOW THE STATE IS, IS CONTINUING TO TO LOOK AT THEIR MANDATE FROM THE 89TH SESSION TO TO TWEAK THE GPA SYSTEM AND PROVIDE NORMS TO EVERY DISTRICT. ULTIMATELY, YOU, AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE THE ABILITY TO TO MAKE CHANGES THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE BEST FOR ALL KIDS. AND SO CERTAINLY WE CAN BRING THAT TO YOU GUYS NEXT MONTH.

AND IF Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE ACTION ON IT THAT IS THAT IS.

ABSOLUTELY. TAKE ACTION. NO, WE, WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND SO LOCALLY, YOU GUYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.

AND THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. THE STATE DOESN'T LIKE UNTIL 2 IN 2 YEARS WHEN THEY TELL US WHAT WE HAVE.

WE HAVE TO DO. WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE IS HOPE THAT ESPECIALLY BEING A HIGH PERFORMING DISTRICT, THAT MAYBE THEY'LL ALLOW US SOME AUTONOMY. AND SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE VALUE HERE IN CARROLL WILL ABLE TO, TO PUT INTO OUR CLASS, RANK OUR GPA AND, AND BE ABLE TO CARRY THOSE THINGS FORWARD EVEN AS THE STATE COMES OVER THE TOP WITH MANDATES.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD NEWS. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS HOW IT WILL LOOK IN THE ACADEMIC PLANNING GUIDE.

ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE LEAVE THAT SUBJECT. OKAY.

TRUSTEE. WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS.

I THINK THIS, YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD SO MANY TIMES THAT THERE'S KIDS THAT HAVE INTERESTS AND THEY CAN'T EXPLORE THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR GPA, WHICH THESE ARE STILL VERY CHALLENGING COURSES. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING THEM A BROADER OPPORTUNITY.

I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION IS IF WE WERE TO APPROVE IT KIND OF AFTER THE YEAR HAS ALREADY STARTED, IS THERE ANY ISSUES WITH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PLAN OUT THEIR SCHEDULES FOR THAT FIRST SEMESTER.

OR DO WE ANTICIPATE ANY HICCUPS? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WOULD ALWAYS THAT WOULD PROBABLY ALWAYS BE THE CASE IF A KID WANTED TO LIKE, SWITCH THEIR SCHEDULE, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK WITH, DO WE ALLOW LIKE 2 TO 3 WEEKS BEFORE FOR KIDS TO MAKE SCHEDULE CHANGES? I KNOW THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD. THEY'RE 2 WEEKS, USUALLY T2 WEEKS.

I THINK IT'S 10 DAYS TO BE EXACT. SO, SO WE MAY PART OF IT MAY BE THE THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING THAT DEADLINE OUT.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A, THIS WOULD MORE HELP THOSE STUDENTS THAN IT WOULD HURT ANY STUDENTS THAT HAVE THIS SCHEDULE.

SO THE ONES THAT HAVE THE SCHEDULES WHERE THEIR GPAS IMPACTED THE MOST, THAT WOULD BENEFIT THEM.

RIGHT? RIGHT. FROM WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING, RATHER THAN THE OPPOSITE.

RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. PRESIDENT. BRYAN, I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR MISS PEDDY.

AND IT'S WITH REGARD TO THE OFF CAMPUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY POLICY AND SOME OF THE NEW LANGUAGE.

I KNOW WE ALLOW STUDENTS TO CHOOSE TO DO THINGS OFF CAMPUS WITH PRIVATE COACHES.

AND I KNOW ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS DON'T ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO, YOU KNOW, DO A BACKGROUND CHECK. ARE WE ABLE TO GIVE INFORMATION TO PARENTS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN INITIATE A BACKGROUND CHECK SO THAT THEY KNOW THEIR KIDS ARE, YOU KNOW, WITH A PERSON THAT IS SAFE? ABSOLUTELY.

THAT IS IN OUR OFF CAMPUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PACKET, WHICH EVERY STUDENT MUST READ.

AND EVERY TEACHER, I MEAN, EVERY PARENT AND CHILD MUST SIGN.

SO THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU, MISS PEDDY. SURE.

ALL RIGHT. NOW OUR FINAL UPDATES DEAL WITH THE TOPIC OF EDTECH AND AI.

ALL RIGHT. WE WE ABSOLUTELY AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT INCLUDES C AND I AND OUR PRINCIPALS.

THIS IS THE WAY WE WANT THE VAST MAJORITY OF CLASSROOMS TO BE SPENT WITH TEACHERS, TEACHING AND STUDENTS STUDENTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN LEARNING.

WITH THE CURRENT EXPECTATIONS, WE ARE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY 95% OF CLASSROOM TIME BEING SPENT ON DIRECT INSTRUCTION, DISCUSSION, COLLABORATION, READING, WRITING, HANDS ON LEARNING, AND OTHER TEACHER DIRECTED ACTIVITIES. THEN, WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE, BEING ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 4 TO 5%. THAT CONCEPT COULD BE REINFORCED THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE INSTRUCTION WOULD BE TEACHER LED. SO TO SAY THAT AGAIN, TO CLARIFY, 95% OF A STUDENT'S DAY IN CARROLL ISD WILL NOT HAVE SCREEN TIME, WILL NOT HAVE SCREEN TIME. AND THEN THERE IS THE OPTION FOR STAFF TO INSTRUCTIONALLY REINFORCE WITH NO MORE THAN 5% OF A CHILD'S DAY.

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OR IS THAT.

IT WILL AS AS YOU GET INTO YOUR SECONDARY, THOSE THAT NUMBER GOES UP A LITTLE BIT SIMPLY DUE TO A LOT OF THE COURSES THAT WE HAVE.

IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CHALLENGE, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY DOABLE K-6.

AND I GUESS, YEAH, I THINK FOR MODIFICATIONS, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, KIDS THAT HAVE IEPS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT THERE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THOSE RESOURCES AWAY FROM KIDS WHO NEED THEM.

AND OF COURSE, WE, I MEAN, A COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASS OR A CYBERSECURITY CLASS, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE SCREEN TIME.

SO SO THE POLICY, I BELIEVE DOES BREAK OUT FOR THOSE TIMES AS WELL, RIGHT? IT DOES. SO AND IF YOUR EMPHASIS IS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVELS, IT IS.

THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. AND IF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT POLICY IS, I DO BELIEVE IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, BUT IT IS ALSO EMBEDDED IN IN THIS PRESENTATION.

SO EVERYONE CAN TAKE A LOOK. WE KNOW THAT SIMPLY REDUCING SCREEN TIME DOESN'T SOLVE THE ENTIRE ISSUE.

WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GIVING OUR TEACHERS THE TOOLS AND TRAINING THEY NEED TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION WITHOUT RELYING ON TECHNOLOGY AS A PRIMARY METHOD OF LEARNING. THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR MAJOR FOCUS OF OUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT MOVING FORWARD.

MANY OF OUR VETERAN TEACHERS WENT THROUGH TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS THAT EMPHASIZED INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS, SUCH AS MADELINE HUNTER AND HARRY WONG'S WORK ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.

THESE PROGRAMS PLACED A TREMENDOUS EMPHASIS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD TEACHING, CLEAR OBJECTIVES, DIRECT INSTRUCTION, MODELING, GUIDED PRACTICE.

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

MANY OF OUR NEWER TEACHERS ENTERED THE PROFESSION AT A VERY DIFFERENT TIME.

TECHNOLOGY WAS ALREADY A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THEIR OWN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND THEY HAVE OFTEN BEEN TRAINED TO INCORPORATE TECHNOLOGY INTO INSTRUCTION FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. WE WANT TO BRING THE BEST TO OUR STUDENTS.

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY TEACHER HAS THE SKILLS AND SUPPORT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE STRONG, ENGAGING INSTRUCTION WHILE USING TECHNOLOGY ONLY WHEN IT TRULY ADDS VALUE TO THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

SO WHAT WE NEED IS WE WILL NEED A LITTLE TIME IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

YOU DON'T CHANGE THE WAY A TEACHER HAS LEARNED TO TEACH OVERNIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING. THAT WILL BE OUR PRIMARY FOCUS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AND GOING INTO NEXT.

WE WANT TO GIVE OUR TEACHERS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COACHING AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO STRENGTHEN THOSE FOUNDATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL, NOT AS A REPLACEMENT FOR GOOD TEACHING.

WE WANT OUR STUDENTS LEARNING FROM GREAT TEACHERS, ENGAGING WITH ONE ANOTHER, THINKING CRITICALLY, CREATING, DISCUSSING, READING, WRITING, AND SOLVING PROBLEMS. WE THINK A BALANCE IS IMPORTANT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR STAFF BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE FEEL THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES TO KIND OF SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT. ON OUR WE HAVE AND YOU'LL SEE IN A FEW MINUTES, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AGE APPROPRIATE SCREEN TIME EXPECTATIONS THROUGH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL TIME BY EACH GRADE LEVEL. THIS OUR DRAGONS UNPLUGGED TALKS ABOUT AFFIRMING THAT CLASSROOM TEACHERS REMAIN THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF INSTRUCTION, WITH TECHNOLOGY SERVING AS A SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE.

IT'S VERY CLEAR HOW THOSE HOW THE STUDENT DEVICES WILL BE USED.

IT DOES LIMIT TECHNOLOGY USE AS A WAY TO SUPPORT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND TEACHER LED LEARNING.

IT PROMOTES A BALANCED APPROACH. AND AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE DRAGONS UNPLUGGED, THERE IS A COPY RIGHT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. IF YOU WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CHART.

THIS CHART IS IS CARROLL ISD AS WE STAND RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR AT OUR AT THE FIRST COLUMN THAT IS LAST YEAR'S COLUMN, THE NEXT COLUMN IS THIS PROPOSED FOR THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. OUR FUTURE GOALS, AS YOU WILL SEE.

I DID ASK IF WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, AS YOU SEE, WE WILL BE WE WILL BE MOVING THOSE MINUTES OVER.

AND THERE WILL BE LESS. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT WHILE IT.

LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT THIRD AND 4TH GRADE, IT SAYS 0 TO 20 MINUTES PER DAY.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY DAY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS, BUT IT COULD BE UP TO THAT.

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I DID CHECK WITH RANDY. AFTER THIS CYCLE RIGHT HERE, WE WILL NO LONGER BE ON A 1 TO 1 DEVICE.

WE'RE MOVING MORE TOWARDS A TRADITIONAL COMPUTER MODEL.

WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM IPADS. WE ARE ENSURING THAT EVERY PARENT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE IS AN OPT OUT OPTION.

OUT OF ALL OF IT, WE'VE BEEN I WILL SAY THAT THAT HAS BEEN A FOCAL POINT FOR US, NOT SO MUCH WITH TELLING PARENTS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT, BUT EVERY TIME A STUDENT HAS WANTED PAPER PENCIL, OUR STAFF KNOWS YOU MUST WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY YOU ARE USING MUST HAVE A PAPER VERSION AVAILABLE TO ACCOMPANY TO ACCOMPANY IT. WE ARE LOOKING AT SHARED CARTS.

THIS IS OUR CURRENT ONE. MS. PEDDY. MAY I JUST ASK A QUESTION BEFORE YOU GET OFF THAT SCREEN QUICKLY? SO I LOVE THAT PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN NO LONGER HAS TECHNOLOGY.

I THINK THAT WAS A HUGE DISTRACTION. I SOMEHOW REMEMBER IN AN EARLIER VERSION IN THE EARLY ELEMENTARY GRADES, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS FIRST OR SECOND, BUT IT WAS THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMITTEE WAS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK FOR TECHNOLOGY.

AND THEN IT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN SPLIT INTO MINUTES PER DAY.

WHAT WAS THE KIND OF THE PURPOSE BEHIND GIVING LIKE A, A DAILY NUMBER VERSUS A WEEKLY NUMBER? WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR PRINCIPALS. WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH IS WE FELT LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE.

WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT DAYS, IT'S A LITTLE EASIER TO HOLD THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE THERE AS OPPOSED TO IF YOU JUST SAY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR STAFF IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

WAS THERE A CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF MINUTES? SO LIKE WHEN IT WAS TWICE A WEEK, WAS IT THE SAME TOTAL MINUTES NOW THAT IT'S DAILY? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL EARLIER. I GO BACK AND LOOK.

CAN YOU REMEMBER? YEAH. I MEAN, WITHOUT WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, AND I WAS NOT ALL IN ALL OF THE CURRICULUM AND TRANSITION TEAM MEETINGS.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU, PROBABLY OVER THE LAST 6 WEEKS, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE MINUTES, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WHEN YOU START GETTING INPUT FROM EVERYONE IN THE CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT, YOU BRING IN THE CAMPUS PRINCIPALS, YOU'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, EVERY, EVERYBODY HAS AN IDEA RIGHT ON WHAT'S BEST.

AND SO I THINK THE BALANCE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO STRIKE WITH THE CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AND THE CAMPUSES WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT YEAR OVER YEAR THE MINUTES WERE LESS RIGHT. AND SO WE WANT TO WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO SEE THAT WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND SO WE'RE DROPPING MINUTES AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL ACROSS THE BOARD FROM WHERE THEY WERE THIS PAST YEAR.

AND THEN FROM A FUTURE STANDPOINT, WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR ANY PARENT OUT THERE THAT'S LOOKING AT THIS AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, THAT'S TOO MUCH. I DON'T WANT ANY TECHNOLOGY.

YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO EMPOWER PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE MODEL THAT WE THINK THAT WE CAN PUT IN PLACE THAT OUR PRINCIPALS CAN MONITOR AND, AND IT'LL HELP OUR TEACHERS STILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND ACCOMPLISH THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES.

BUT WE ALSO WANT PARENTS TO KNOW THAT IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR KIDS TO HAVE ANY SCREEN TIME, YOU AS A PARENT CAN MAKE THAT DECISION FOR YOUR OWN CHILD.

AND WE WILL SUPPORT THAT DECISION 100%. AND TO ME, THAT IS THE GREATEST WIN WIN OF THIS WHOLE PROPOSAL IS NOT ONLY ARE WE LEADING THE WAY, AND I THINK MISS PEDDY HAS SOME STATS ON HOW WE COMPARE TO OTHER DISTRICTS.

SO NOT ONLY ARE WE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING SCREEN TIME AS COMPARED TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.

BUT PARENTS WHO SAY THAT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH FOR YOUR CHILD.

YOU CAN SAY THERE WILL BE NONE AND WE WILL HONOR AND RESPECT THAT DECISION.

THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. SURE. MISS PEDDY, REAL QUICK, JUST BEFORE YOU LEAVE THIS PAGE YOU SAID SOMETHING A MINUTE AGO THAT I WASN'T CLEAR HOW IT WORKS. SO IS IT AVERAGE MINUTES? SO IF, LET'S SAY A TEACHER DIDN'T DO USE SCREEN TIME OR ALLOW SCREEN TIME ANY DURING A DAY, DOES THAT MEAN THE NEXT DAY THEY COULD USE 40 MINUTES? NO, IT'S NOT CUMULATIVE. OKAY. NO IT'S NOT. BUT WHAT HAPPENED WAS WITH THE OTHER ONE, THE REASON THAT WE WENT AWAY FROM THE AT ONE POINT IN TIME, IT WAS I'M GOING TO MAKE THESE NUMBERS UP, BUT 10 MINUTES FOR FOR ENGLISH AND THEN 10 MINUTES FOR MATH.

WELL, WHAT IF WE NEEDED SOME MINUTES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES? SO SO IT IT JUST MADE MORE SENSE TO PUT IT PER DAY AS IT DID.

OKAY. FOR EACH CONTENT AREA. SO HOW DO YOU MEASURE WHETHER IT'S 10 OR 20 OR 30 MINUTES? IS IT JUST IN THE CURRICULUM THAT THAT AMOUNT OF TIME IS ALLOTTED? OR HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHETHER IT'S 10 OR 20 OR 30 MINUTES? WELL, WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING, AND WE'VE TALKED TO OUR PRINCIPALS ABOUT THIS, IT WILL BE IN OUR SCOPE AND SEQUENCE DOCUMENTS,

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SO THEY WILL SAY IT WILL BE NOTED. THERE WILL BE A PIECE IN THERE WHERE THEY'LL SAY, WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS THIS YEAR.

WELL, WHEN THE PRINCIPALS ARE DOING THEIR WALKTHROUGHS, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IF THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY GOING ON THIS YEAR.

THE COORDINATORS WILL BE DOING HOPING THAT WE'LL BE PLANNING, WE'LL BE TEAMING UP WITH OUR PRINCIPALS, WE'LL BE DOING A LOT MORE WALKTHROUGHS. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AS WELL.

THERE'LL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE CLASSROOMS. CAN THE TECHNOLOGY ITSELF. MEASURE IT AS A CHECK OR HOW.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT IT'S. ACTUALLY BEING ACCOMPLISHED, YOU CAN.

AS LONG AS YOU ARE ON ONE OF OUR DEVICES, WE CAN MONITOR THAT.

IF YOU DO A, B, Y, O, D, IT MAKES IT MORE CHALLENGING.

AND JUST ONE LAST THING. DO WE KNOW WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING? ARE WE LEADING THE CHARGE HERE, OR HAVE OTHER DISTRICTS BEEN DOING SOME OF THE SAME THINGS? OH, OKAY. I'LL LET YOU KEEP GOING. WE WE ARE, WE ARE LEADING THE CHARGE ON THE ON THE LEAST AMOUNT.

YES. AND HERE WE GO. ON THIS SCREEN, WE HAVE, WE'VE GOT OUR MINUTES, WE'VE GOT ARGYLE, HIGHLAND PARK, COPPELL, EANE'S NORTHWEST AND GARLAND. THE ONLY ONE THAT'S REALLY SOMEWHAT COMPARABLE TO US WOULD BE HIGHLAND PARK.

SO WE FEEL LIKE WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD A GOOD STARTING SPOT.

WE STILL KNOW THAT WE HAVE ROOM TO GROW, BUT WE ALSO WE WE'VE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. PERCENTAGE OF TECHNOLOGY USE IN EACH INSTRUCTIONAL DAY.

IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR PRE-K AND K PER DAY, IT'S 0.

FIRST GRADE OUT OF THE DAY, IT'S 3 WITH THE MOMENTS THAT WITH THE MINUTES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING, IT IS 3.4% OF THE DAY. SECOND THROUGH 4TH, IT IS 4.5% OF THE DAY. SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE DAY WILL BE SPENT.

TEACHER DIRECTED CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS, INTERACTION, PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS YEAR'S TECHNOLOGY BUDGET IS A REDUCTION OF 8% FROM THE 25-26 BUDGET, AND THAT'S A REDUCTION OF 28% FROM THE 24-25 BUDGET.

SO GOOD JOB. TRUSTEE YEAGER. ALL RIGHT. WITH OUR A.I.

PLAN, IT ESTABLISHES DISTRICT WIDE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF A.I.

BY BOTH EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS. IT CLARIFIES THAT A.I.

MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING, ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, AND OTHER DISTRICT FUNCTIONS. IT SHOULD NOT EVER REPLACE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT, TEACHER DECISION MAKING, OR STUDENT LEARNING.

IT PROHIBITS STUDENTS IN PRE-K-8 FROM USING GENERATIVE AI TOOLS FOR ASSIGNMENTS, PROJECTS, RESEARCH, CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, OR ASSESSMENTS.

IT ALLOWS STUDENTS IN GRADES 9 THROUGH 12 TO USE GENERATIVE AI TOOLS ONLY WHEN SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE TEACHER FOR DESIGNATED ASSIGNMENTS OR ACTIVITIES, IT ESTABLISHES EXPECTATIONS FOR DISCLOSURE, CITATION, ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND RESPONSIBLE AI USE.

IT PROHIBITS AI USE ON ASSESSMENTS INTENDED TO MEASURE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT GROWTH AND SKILLS, AND IT CLARIFIES THAT UNAUTHORIZED AI USE OR SUBMISSION OF AI GENERATED WORK AS ORIGINAL STUDENT WORK CONSTITUTES ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE DISTRICT PROCEDURES, WHICH IS WHAT MR. NICHOL WAS REFERRING TO.

WE USE IN THIS DISTRICT I MEAN, WHAT SOFTWARE DO WE USE THAT CAN ALLOW TEACHERS TO PICK UP WHETHER OR NOT AI WAS USED? WE ARE DOING SOME TRAINING WITH OUR STAFF RIGHT NOW.

IT'S WE DO HAVE SOME TECHNOLOGY. RANDY WOULD BE BETTER AT TALKING ABOUT THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME THAT THAT WILL HELP.

WE ARE ALSO BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING AWAY AS YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE IT'S 3.4 AND IT'S 4.5, YOUR MAJOR INSTRUCTION, YOUR YOUR 4 CORE CONTENT AREAS, THERE WILL BE NO SCREEN DURING THAT TIME.

AND I THOUGHT I SAW SOMEWHERE IN YOUR POLICY LIKE STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HANDWRITE ROUGH DRAFTS.

THEY WILL. THEY WILL. SO WE'RE WE'RE GOING BACK TO AI CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I CAN'T WRITE A PAPER WITH A PENCIL.

IT'S GOOD FOR THEM. ALL RIGHT. THAT SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT YOU'LL SEE NO SCREEN TIME AND PRE-K AND KINDER BLOCKED ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL WEBSITES WHICH DO NOT ADD TO THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

OPT OUT FORMS FOR PARENTS. MORE STRINGENT AI GUIDELINES AND MONITORING.

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I'M SORRY. THE COMMUNICATION SLIDES THAT WILL BE SENT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE JUST WANT TO PUT THE COMMUNICATION SLIDES OUT THERE.

WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THEM. WE'VE EMBEDDED SOME OF THEM IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT WOULD BE COMING OUT.

THAT WOULD THAT WE WOULD SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. OKAY.

MAY I JUST ASK A QUESTION ON THAT. SO IT SAYS BLOCKED ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL WEBSITES.

I KNOW LAST YEAR THERE WAS PERHAPS SOME WEBSITES THAT WERE BEING USED THAT WEREN'T DISTRICT APPROVED.

AND WE AT ONE POINT HAD A LIST ON THE WEBSITE, BUT THEY WEREN'T LIST THAT WE APPROVED A LOT OF THINGS IN THERE FROM YEARS AGO.

ARE WE GOING TO BE BRINGING BACK APPROVED LIST AND HAVE THEM PUBLISHED? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO YEAH, JUST FOR MORE CLARITY FOR ANYBODY LISTENING THERE, THERE WAS A, A VERY COMPREHENSIVE, HUGE LIST OF, OF EDTECH RESOURCES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT, MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED BY, BY CISD. AND AT SOME POINT, I ASSUME THAT ALL OF THEM MAYBE WENT TO SOME BOARD AND AND RECEIVED APPROVAL. SOME DID NOT. AND, BUT THEY WERE ALL LISTED AND IT MADE IT LOOK LIKE TO SOMEBODY WHO WAS JUST GLANCING THAT THAT THEY WERE THINGS THAT WE USED DAILY, BUT THEY REALLY HAD NOT BEEN VETTED. SO I ASKED MR. STEWART AND TECHNOLOGY AND MISS PEDDY TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE PUT IT BACK ONLINE, THAT IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THIS BOARD, AND IT ACTUALLY REFLECTS WHAT WE ARE USING IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO THINGS THAT WE ARE NOT USING DOESN'T NEED TO BE REFLECTED IN THAT LIST.

SO AND THEN IF, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, A PARENT DID NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS NOT LISTED THERE, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. ABSOLUTELY. THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. AND SO, AND SO I THINK THE PROBABLY LIKE A GOOD QUESTION IS BECAUSE I KNOW WE PULLED THAT DOWN PROBABLY BEFORE SCHOOL WAS OUT LAST YEAR.

SO IT'S, IT'S TIME THAT WE, WE GET IT BACK UP.

HOPEFULLY ONCE WE GET THESE, THESE POLICY CHANGES IN ORDER THAT THAT WILL COME UP SHORTLY BEHIND IT.

SO, BUT I, I MADE A NOTE TO FOLLOW UP WITH WITH BOTH MR. STEWART AND MISS PEDDY THIS WEEK. THANKS SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD, CONTINUED PRIORITIZATION OF REDUCED SCREEN TIME FOR ALL GRADES, CONTINUED PRIORITIZATION OF HANDS ON LEARNING AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION.

PREPARING OUR DRAGONS FOR THE FUTURE. 1 REDUCING UNNECESSARY SCREEN TIME.

BUT THE MAIN THING AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS.

ALWAYS. SO YEAH, MS. PEDDY I YOU KNOW, I COMMEND YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPALS, DOCTOR GLENN AND EVERYBODY THAT HAD A PIECE IN THIS.

I KNOW THAT WE HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND WE WERE ACTUALLY READY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER.

BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S BEST TO ROLL SOMETHING LIKE THIS OUT, AS YOU SAY.

DOCTOR GLENN YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION AND THAT'S, THAT'S NOW.

AND SO I THINK THAT THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR AND PRIORITIZING FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS TO GET AWAY FROM TECHNOLOGY AND INTO THE WHAT'S MEANINGFUL. AND THAT IS WHAT TEACHERS ARE TRAINED FOR.

AND THAT IS INSTRUCTION, NOT FACILITATION. SO WE APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THIS, THIS IS GREAT NEWS.

THIS IS JUST A FIRST START. I GET IT, BUT IT'S, IT'S SIGNIFICANT.

I MEAN, IT'S LIKE YOU COMPARED THE DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA AND WE'RE WE'RE ALREADY BEATING THEM.

SO I THAT'S WE LIKE TO BE NUMBER 1 IN THIS DISTRICT.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. AND I KNOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP IMPROVING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FOR MISS PEDDY.

YEAH. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE GENERAL STATEMENT.

IT IS NOT LOST ON US THAT SCHOOLS START BEFORE THE BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THIS PROPOSAL.

AND AND SO OUR COMMERCE DEPARTMENT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO PREEMPTIVELY START PUSHING INFORMATION OUT TO PARENTS.

WE KNOW WE KNOW THE HEART OF THIS BOARD. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE TO SAY, HEY, MORE SCREEN TIME FOR KIDS.

AND AND WE KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT THE DIRECTION THE STATE OR OTHER DISTRICTS ARE GOING EITHER.

AND SO, SO WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE INFORMATION THAT WE PUT OUT IS GOING TO BE A CLEAR COMMUNICATION PIECE FOR PARENTS, THAT THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WILL LIKELY BE THE RULES MOVING FORWARD. SO WHILE THERE MAY BE 5 OR 6 DAYS OF SCHOOL BEFORE YOU GUYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORMALLY APPROVE IT. PARENTS ARE GOING TO START SEEING THAT INFORMATION RIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING. WE HAVE ALSO THE COORDINATORS HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB THIS SUMMER AS WE'VE BEEN DOING CURRICULUM WRITING. WE KNEW THE DIRECTION WE WERE GOING.

SO THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR STAFF. SO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVE BEEN WRITING OUR CURRICULUM DURING THE SUMMER.

THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE. WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR IT AND SO WE ARE READY FOR IT.

GREAT. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, MISS PEDDY, FOR THE MINUTES THAT ARE OUT THERE SPECIFICALLY FOR MAYBE FIFTH GRADE AND UP, ARE WE STILL INCLUDING MINI-BEAM IN THOSE MINUTES? ARE THOSE CONSIDERED TECHNOLOGY MINUTES? NO, THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE THE TECHNOLOGY MINUTES EVEN THOUGH IT'S DONE.

OH, NO. OKAY. IF IT'S DONE IN CLASS, THEN YES.

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YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SO LIKE ANY TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEING UTILIZED DURING INSTRUCTION TIME REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT'S DOING WOULD COUNT AGAINST THOSE SCREEN TIMES.

WOULD COUNT TOWARDS THEM, WOULD BE THAT YOU'D BE THAT'D BE YOUR ALLOCATION. SO LIKE MIN BEING NO RED INK VOCABULARY.COM, ANY OF THOSE, THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOR RLA, IF THEY'RE USING THEM IN CLASS, THEN THAT WOULD COUNT AGAINST THEIR SCREEN TIME.

SO STICK WITH THEM IF THEY'RE REQUIRED, WHAT, 30 MINUTES A WEEK OR WHATEVER FOR THEIR GRADE, THAT'S AUTOMATICALLY HOWEVER MANY MINUTES A DAY THAT THE OTHER TEACHERS HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY'RE UTILIZING THOSE MINUTES ALREADY. WELL, AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, I THINK IT GOES BY CLASS.

YEAH. OKAY. GOT IT. SO LIKE, YEAH, THANK YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, [INAUDIBLE] TEAM FOR TACKLING THIS.

YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AI AND CHANGING SOME OF THE GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC DISHONESTY.

YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON THAT. THANK YOU. 2 THINGS.

ONE, JUST A COMMENT. I'D LIKE TO CREDIT THIS BOARD AND THIS TEAM BECAUSE THE FORCES FOR EDTECH ARE POWERFUL.

AND THEY HAVE REALLY CAPTURED A LOT OF OUR ELECTED LEADERS IN AUSTIN.

AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS IS REALLY GREAT.

IT'S WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU SAY THIS PRESIDENT BRYAN A LOT, THE I IN ISD INDEPENDENT.

SO WE'RE STEPPING OUT AND DOING SOME THINGS THAT I THINK ARE GOING TO JUST ONE THE COMMUNITY WANTS.

BUT IT'S GOING TO. WE KEEP HEARING CRITICAL THINKING, CRITICAL THINKING, ALL WHAT WE KNOW ARE GREAT WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS. BUT THERE ARE POWERFUL FORCES PUSHING AGAINST IT.

ONE OF THOSE FORCES WE HAVE COME UP AGAINST AND THAT IS THAT.

AND WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WE HAVE TRIED, WE HAVE ASKED, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING TO TRY TO GET THESE STAAR TESTS, WHICH ARE ON DEVICES THAT HAVE TO BE OWNED BY THIS DISTRICT, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM FOR 3RD GRADERS STARTING AT T3RD GRADE.

SO A PARENT MIGHT SIT BACK AND SAY, I LOVE THIS, BUT RIGHT.

UNTIL THE LAW CHANGES, MY KIDDO HAS GOT TO TAKE THIS STAAR TEST ON THIRD GRADE.

ARE WE PREPARING THOSE 3RD GRADERS FOR THAT TEST THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE ON A DEVICE? BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM THIRD GRADE TEACHERS AND IT'S SAD AND IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY.

AND THAT IS WHEN THEY SAY, OH YEAH, WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE HAVING ANXIETY ATTACKS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE KEYBOARDING SKILLS FOR THAT TEST.

WE HAVE SAID THIS DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE AT TEA AND SAID, THIS IS TERRIBLE THE WAY STUDENTS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO WORK AROUND IT RIGHT NOW.

SO WILL THEY BE PREPARED IN TERMS OF KEYBOARDING SKILLS FOR THE THIRD GRADE STAAR TEST? YES THEY WILL. YES THEY WILL. YEAH. THANK YOU.

AND CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN HOW IF YOU'RE A PARENT BACK THERE AND THEY'RE PROBABLY SAYING, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TRUSTEE YEAGER'S SAYING, HOW WILL THEY BE READY FOR THAT? RIGHT. SO WE HAVE TYPEKIT.COM, WHICH THE STUDENTS WILL PRACTICE TYPING SKILLS.

AND THAT'S HOW THEY WILL PREPARE TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN TYPE SO THAT, BUT THEY WILL HANDWRITE FIRST AND THEN TYPE.

OKAY. SO THEY WILL HAVE PRACTICE WITH THE TYPING SKILLS ALONG THE WAY.

OKAY. AND I BELIEVE THE PRINCIPALS HAVE ELECTED FOR THE LIBRARIANS TO HELP WITH THAT, THAT TYPING.COM WILL BE TEACHING THAT.

OKAY. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND JUST SO WE'RE TRYING REALLY HARD.

WE HEAR THE PUSH FROM EVERYBODY WHO WANTS PAPER.

WE WANT PAPER TOO. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE YEAGER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE SENIOR TEAM? OKAY. THANK YOU MISS PEDDY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 9.3. CISD FUTURE PARTNERSHIP MOU MR. PARK.

MR. BRYAN, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR GLENN. GOOD EVENING.

HERE TO INTRODUCE THIS YEAR'S UPDATES FOR OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

MOU STYLE. SO JUST I KNOW I INCLUDED SOME OF THESE IN YOUR BOARD PACKET.

JUST WANTED TO, TO, TO GO THROUGH THE, THE ONES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

AND THESE, AND THESE PARTNERSHIPS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE DESIGNED TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT TO BE ABLE TO ENRICH THEIR, THEIR STUDIES BY YOU KNOW, EITHER PROVIDING, YOU KNOW, SOME GOOD, GOOD FOOD ON THE CAMPUS IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT OR

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SO YOU ALREADY KNOW, LAST YEAR WE INTRODUCED THE MOU WITH 1956 PIZZA.

IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.

AND I THINK IT JUST CONTINUED TO GAIN MOMENTUM AND INCREASE FURTHER AS THE YEAR WENT ALONG.

YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH US AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, ON TOP OF JUST THE FREE LUNCHES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR STAFF, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY DONATED 10% OF ALL OF ALL REVENUES BACK BACK TO THE DISTRICT.

AND SO AND THOSE FUNDS GO BACK DIRECTLY TO FULFILLING SOME OF THE SOME OF THE LAWS THAT WE HAVE SERVICING OUR STUDENTS THAT, THAT ARE YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ON A NATIONAL LUNCH PROGRAM.

AND SO, AND SO WE DON'T HAVE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO, WHO APPLY TO GET MEAL ASSISTANCE. AND SO THEY, THEY VIRTUALLY EAT FOR FREE.

AND THEN OUR, OUR FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM TAKES THAT HIT.

AND SO WE TRY AND OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS.

I THINK LAST YEAR, I THINK IT WAS CLOSE TO $50,000 OR MORE OF FOOD PROVIDED FOR FREE.

AND SO, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE MAIN EFFORT OF THAT.

AND THEN THIS YEAR WE HAVE, WE HAVE STARTED TALKS WITH A COUPLE OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS.

1 IS HEWLETT AND THE OTHER IS SOUTHLAKE TENNIS.

SOUTHLAKE TENNIS. I THINK THEY'VE ALL BEEN BEEN SUPPORTING OUR, OUR STUDENTS AT THE LOWER LEVELS, LOWER GRADES FOR A WHILE. THEY'RE BOTH HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO, TO PARTNER WITH THEM, TO ALLOW THEM TO COME TO US IN AGAIN, IN A, IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT. THEY, THEY WILL BE THE STRUCTURE OF THESE THINGS IS SUCH THAT ONCE SET UP, THEY'LL HELP MAINTAIN OUR FACILITIES AS WELL.

AND THEN, AND THEN A PORTION OF THEIR REVENUES OR THROUGH A, THROUGH A FIXED PRICE AGREEMENT EACH YEAR.

YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE, THEY'LL BE PROVIDING US REVENUE SO THAT, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO, TO PUT BACK INTO OUR FACILITIES AND, AND CONTINUE TO GROW THOSE PROGRAMS. SO A COUPLE OTHERS WE HAVE IN THE WORKS TRYING TO WORK WITH A FUNDRAISING COMPANY TO HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE PREFERRED KIND OF FUNDRAISING NETWORK.

AND SO THROUGH, THROUGH THEIR SERVICES, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE KIND OF STREAMLINED ACCESS AND STREAMLINE OPERATIONS FOR ALL OF OUR SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS TO RAISE, RAISE MONEY IN ONE CONSISTENT STRUCTURE.

I THINK THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR, FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE REVISITING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFORMANCE COURSE AND, AND TRYING TO UPDATE THOSE YOU KNOW, PRICING AGREEMENTS AND STUFF.

I DON'T THINK THEY'VE BEEN UPDATED IN SOME TIME.

SO YOU KNOW, TODAY IT'S JUST FOR, FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND I'LL TAKE SOME QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

WE APPRECIATE YOU, MR. PARK, AS ALWAYS, AND COMING UP WITH INNOVATIVE WAYS TO BENEFIT THE DISTRICT.

AND ALL OF THESE MOU'S ARE WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SEVERAL OF THESE ARE WITH PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY RESIDE IN SOUTHLAKE 1956 PIZZA WHERE ALL, WE ALL KNOW, LOVE THE KEMPS.

YOU LEAD WITH JOHN DAVIS IS GREAT AND HE'S GOING TO UPGRADE.

I KNOW BEHIND THE FIELDS, BEHIND EUBANKS AND MAINTAIN THAT AND ALLOW THE DISTRICT ALSO TO USE THAT.

THAT'S THAT'S INCREDIBLE. AND I JUST APPRECIATE THIS BOARD APPRECIATES, YOU KNOW, DOING BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND THAT DO BUSINESS HERE. SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT.

AND WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING IN THAT IN THAT AREA.

YEAH, I KNOW WHEN I CAME ON BOARD 2 YEARS AGO, IT WAS THE BOARD'S VISION TO LIKE, TRY AND FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO GENERATE REVENUE THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE. AND, AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE AFTER THE BOARD UPDATED THE FACILITY USE POLICIES A FEW MONTHS BACK, BOTH MR. PARK AND AND MR. MOONEY IN OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF TRYING TO GET INDIVIDUALS IN AND COMPANIES IN THAT ARE, ARE ENSURING THAT, THAT, THAT VISION IS MET.

AND I WAS TOLD TODAY BY MR. MOONEY THAT WE JUST SIGNED A ANOTHER ATHLETIC COMPANY THAT IS GOING TO COME AROUND OUR FACILITIES.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL GENERATE WELL OVER $40,000 A YEAR BACK TO THE DISTRICT.

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AND THE SOUTHLAKE TENNIS CENTER, I MEAN, THAT'S BRILLIANT COMING UP WITH THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TENNIS COURTS THAT ARE SITTING THERE EMPTY AND AND NOT USED. AND FOR THEM TO GO INTO MOU WITH US AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THEM.

AND WHO RUNS THAT FOR? IT'S BEEN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

I THINK THAT'S JUST, THAT'S GREAT AND THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PARK ON THIS AREA? OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PARK. MOVING ON TO CONSIDERATION.

9.4 CONSIDER INFORMATION FOR CISD ENERGY RATE RENEWAL.

ALL RIGHT. SO THE DISTRICT HAS SEVERAL PROPERTIES, SEVERAL ADDRESSES THAT AREN'T WITH THE CO-OP TRI-COUNTY. AND SO THIS THIS ELECTRICITY RENEWAL CONSIDERATION IS FOR THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE THAT ARE NOT UNDER TRI-COUNTY.

SO THAT INCLUDES THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, JES, RES, DRAGON STADIUM, AND A COUPLE PROPERTIES THAT SHOULD BE OFFLINE HERE PRETTY SOON. BUT AND SO IT'S A LITTLE LESS THAN HALF OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE, BUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT ENDEAVOR HERE BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE'RE AT ABOUT $0.37 OR I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, 3.7 CENTS PER PER KILOWATT HOUR THROUGH JUNE OF 2030.

THAT IS OUR CURRENT CONTRACT WITH MP2 SHELL ENERGY.

AND ONCE THAT, ONCE THAT CONTRACT ENDS, I MEAN, WE'LL BE LOOKING TO LOCK IN FOR SOMETHING STARTING FROM THE END OF THAT CONTRACT PERIOD FOR ANYWHERE FROM 12 MONTHS TO TO 60 MONTHS. THAT'S THOSE ARE THE PERIODS THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AND AS OF THE LATEST QUOTES AND PROPOSALS PROVIDED BY OUR ENERGY CONSULTANT TRADITION ENERGY RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT OVER IT'S, I THINK IT'S SIX POINT OR 6.3 CENTS ISH AROUND PER KILOWATT HOUR.

AND SO THAT'S OVER A 65% INCREASE THAT, THAT WE WILL EXPERIENCE IN THAT, IN THAT FISCAL YEAR 2030, 2031. AND SO AND IF YOU'VE READ THE NEWS, YOU KNOW, SEEING ALL, SEEING ALL THE FORECASTS FOR ENERGY YOU KNOW, WE, IT IS PRUDENT THAT WE EXAMINE, EXAMINE OUR AVAILABILITY TO, TO LOCK IN THE RATES WHEN WE CAN.

AND SO YOU KNOW ENERGY PRICES FLUCTUATE ON A DAILY BASIS, YOU KNOW, NATURAL GAS PRICES, THE DEMAND, THE WEATHER, YOU KNOW, AVAILABILITY, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE, ARE BEING BEING TESTED HERE. AS YOU KNOW, MORE AND MORE AI DATA CENTERS COME IN TO, TO TEXAS.

YOU KNOW, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE COME IN.

MORE CORPORATIONS COME IN. AND SO THE, OUR ENERGY ADVISORS HAVE, HAVE GIVEN US A FORECAST THAT THAT DEMAND WILL ONLY INCREASE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, NATURALLY THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS AND ENERGY IS GOING TO INCREASE AS WELL.

SO YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT WE LOCK IN THE RATES THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL 2030 TO RENEW. NO SIR.

WELL SO THE, THE INITIAL KIND OF CONSIDERATION IS THAT YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE QUOTES THAT, THAT WE'VE RECEIVED NOW IS TO COME BACK AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING. AND REQUEST THAT THE BOARD YOU KNOW, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROVIDING THE ADMINISTRATION THE ABILITY TO, TO FIND THE RIGHT TIMING TO, TO LOCK IN A RATE FOR THE FUTURE DATES. OKAY. SO. AND I'VE ATTACHED THE, THE LAST PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PRICES PROVIDED ON JULY 23RD FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR, AND THAT'LL BE THE ACTION ITEM IS TO GIVE THE DISTRICT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE FLEXIBLE IN DETERMINING WHEN THE BEST TIME TO RENEW.

OKAY. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PARK? OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PARK. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

[10. DISCUSSION/ACTION]

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

I AM HERE TONIGHT SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE 26-27 EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.

THE HANDBOOK IS MODELED AFTER T'S MODEL. SOME NOTABLE UPDATES FOR THE 26-27

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IT ADDED BLACKOUT DAY PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT STAFFING ON CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL DAYS.

CLARIFY DISCRETIONARY AND NON-DISCRETIONARY LEAVE.

BLACKOUT DAYS ARE ONLY SPECIFIC TO DISCRETIONARY LEAVE.

ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT PROCESS FOR LEAVE ADMINISTRATION.

AND WE HAVE TAKEN AND PLACED EVERYTHING IN FRONTLINE TO HELP STREAMLINE, STREAMLINE AND WORK WITH THE TIMELINESS OF GETTING THOSE RESPONSES BACK TO EMPLOYEES.

AND THEN WE ALSO ADDED THE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THE LOCAL LEAF BUYBACK PROGRAM.

SO THAT INTRODUCED A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM ALLOWING ELIGIBLE PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO SELL BACK UP TO 5 UNUSED LOCAL LEAVE DAYS AND ESTABLISH CLEAR ELIGIBILITY AND PAYOUT GUIDELINES.

SO THOSE WERE ALL. YEP. SO ONCE APPROVED, THAT WILL GO OUT TO ALL EMPLOYEES THROUGH FRONTLINE FOR THEM TO REVIEW, SIGN DATE AND COME BACK TO US. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT ALL 3 OF THOSE AT LENGTH.

IN THE PAST, BUT I'LL OPEN IT UP. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR TRUSTEE YEAGER? YEAH. MISS KIBODEAUX. THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR MR. PARK, BUT YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT REGARDING BLACKOUT DAYS WE LOOKED AT OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THIS, THIS IS COMMONPLACE. DOCTOR GLENN'S DISTRICT SAID HE HAD WORKED AT ETC..

BUT I KNOW ON THE SYNOPSIS IT TALKS ABOUT NO BUDGETARY IMPACT AT THIS TIME.

HOWEVER, I THINK, IF I RECALL THE CONVERSATION IS THAT THERE WAS A POSITIVE BUDGETARY IMPACT ON THE BLACKOUT DAYS BECAUSE WE'D HAD SO MANY REQUESTS AND THE NEED FOR SUBS, IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE.

RIGHT. AND IT'S AND IT'S HARD WHEN YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, 80 SUB OPENINGS ON, ON A, YOU KNOW, FRIDAY BEFORE LABOR DAY. I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S JUST NO WAY TO FILL IT.

I MEAN, WE CAN PROBABLY FIND 50 QUALITY SUBS, BUT WHEN YOU START GETTING 80 TO 100 THE, THE POOL NOT ONLY EVAPORATES, BUT THE QUALITY EVAPORATES. AND SO. SO THIS IS STRATEGIC.

WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO BE HERE. WE WANT THEM TO BE AROUND OUR KIDS BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE GETTING THE BEST INSTRUCTION. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO INCENTIVIZE IT FOR THE TEACHERS. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL MONITOR AND BRING BACK TO YOU GUYS. BUT HOPEFULLY, NOT ONLY ARE WE SAVING MONEY ON SUBS AND REWARDING OUR TEACHERS, BUT WE'RE SEEING INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOM IMPROVE AS WELL.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. TRUSTEE. YEAH. I MOVE THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE THE 2026-2027 EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AS PRESENTED. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU, MISS KIBODEAUX.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 10.2, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UNLIMITED TAX, REFUNDING BONDS, APPOINTING A PRICING OFFICER TO APPROVE THE SALE OF BONDS, ESTABLISHING PARAMETERS FOR THE BONDS, LEVYING AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM TAX FOR PAYMENT OF THE BONDS.

ENACTING ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

MR. PARK. PRESIDENT BRYAN. TRUSTEES. DOCTOR. GLENN.

LAST MEETING WE INTRODUCED THIS THIS STRATEGY IN ORDER TO SATISFY SENATE BILL 4 AND SENATE BILL 23. REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE THE CURRENT YEAR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE STATE AND LOCAL I&S REVENUE COLLECTIONS. AND SO THROUGH THIS STRATEGY, WE BELIEVE THAT, THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON THE $800,000 OF I&S ASAHI THAT, THAT WE MISSED OUT ON THIS, THIS CURRENT YEAR.

AND SO THE GOAL IS TO REFUND THE DEBT TO INCLUDE A NEW SERVICE PAYMENT, A NEW DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2027 IN ORDER TO CAPTURE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE STATE FUNDING THAT WE ARE AUTHORIZED.

AND SO THE PRICING OF THE BONDS IS SET FOR AUGUST 10TH.

AND I'VE INVITED MR. ANDERSON FROM MCCALL OUR BOND COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT THIS PARAMETER ORDER, IF APPROVED TONIGHT, WILL DELEGATES THE AUTHORITY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE THE TERMS OF THE SALE OF THE BONDS BY EXECUTION OF A PRICING CERTIFICATE, SUBJECT TO THE PARAMETERS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR TODAY. SO I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORD YOU SAID.

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CHASE. SO WE'RE, WE'RE FUNDING, WE'RE ASKING FOR A REFUNDING OF A REFINANCING OF UP TO $15 MILLION TO ADD A DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT INTO OUR FISCAL YEAR 2027 DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS SCHEDULE.

SO THAT, SO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN SET OUR MINIMUM PAYMENT SCHEDULE TO THE AMOUNT OF COLLECTIONS WE ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE.

OKAY. AND SO IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE PURSUING THIS STRATEGY. AND IT'S MORE OF A IT'S MORE OF A SHELL GAME BECAUSE OF THE SOME NEW STATE STATUTES THAT HAVE COME DOWN.

AND IF YOU COULD, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND JUST EXPLAIN IT? BUT BUT ESSENTIALLY IT'S BEEN A PRIORITY OF THE BOARD TO DEFEASE DEBT.

YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE POINTED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES, I BELIEVE WHEN TRUSTEE BRYAN GOT ON THE BOARD, IT WAS ABOUT A HALF $1 BILLION IN DEBT. AND, AND SO IT'S BEEN Y'ALL'S PREROGATIVE EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PAYING IT DOWN AS FAST AS WE CAN. WELL, THE STATE IS EVERY YEAR MAKING IT MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO DO THAT.

AND, AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS A LOOPHOLE WHICH ALLOWS US TO, TO TRIGGER THE MECHANISM TO PAY DOWN DEBT FASTER.

GO AHEAD. AND. YEAH, NO, THAT'S VERY ACCURATE.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD SUMMARY. AND SO HISTORICALLY, CARROLL ISD HAS, AROUND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, ADOPTED A DEFEASANCE OR REDEMPTION MOTION, RESOLUTION AND EXCESS I&S HAS BEEN USED LATER IN THE FISCAL YEAR TO PAY DOWN DEBT.

AND SO INSTEAD OF DOING THAT, BECAUSE THE ASAHI MONEY THAT YOU ARE LOSING IT'S, IT'S YOU GET BACK UP TO WHAT'S ACTUALLY SCHEDULED DEBT SERVICE.

AND SO ALTHOUGH YOU LEVY TAX TO DEFEASE OR REDEEM BONDS IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR, IT'S NOT SCHEDULED DEBT SERVICE THAT YOU'RE PAYING WITH THE DEFEASANCE OF THOSE BONDS.

AND SO HERE, INSTEAD OF DOING A DEFEASANCE RESOLUTION, WE'RE DOING AN ACTUAL REFUNDING BOND, AND THAT REFUNDING BOND WILL HAVE SCHEDULED DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS THAT OCCUR IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR, AND THEREFORE YOUR ASAHI FUNDING SHOULD NOT BE REDUCED.

TELL EVERYBODY WHAT ASAHI IS BECAUSE WE USE WAY TOO MANY ACRONYMS. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. AND CHASE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THE ASAHI BETTER, I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW ABOUT BOND FINANCE IN DEPTH, BUT IN TERMS OF STATE RECAPTURE AND TEA STUFF, I BELIEVE IT'S I BELIEVE IT'S YEAH, IT'S ADDITIONAL STATE AID DUE TO THE INCREASED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.

SO IT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHOLE FOR MONEY.

THEY WERE LOSING FOR I&S PURPOSES BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

AND SO, BUT IT ONLY CREDITS SCHEDULED DEBT SERVICE.

AND SO THE IDEA OF REFUNDING BOND IS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A BOND WITH SCHEDULED DEBT SERVICE.

SO WHY WHY DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON WHY THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR DISTRICTS LIKE OURS TO PAY DOWN THEIR DEBT? IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN OPINION, THAT'S FINE. I'LL ASK MR. PARK. YEAH, YEAH.

I MEAN, WE SEE MORE AND MORE FAVOR FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS AND FOLKS THAT ARE PUTTING MONEY IN THE POCKETS OF POLITICIANS AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE IDEAS OF YOU KNOW, JUST CLAMPING DOWN ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH IS, IN MY OPINION, UNFORTUNATE. BUT YEAH, IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ME THAT A COMMUNITY WANTS TO GET OUT OF DEBT IN THE STATE SAYS, NO, YOU CAN'T. YEAH, THAT'S REALLY BIZARRE. BUT YEAH.

OKAY, SO THIS STRATEGY WOULD KEEP US AT THE SAME.

IT SHOULD MAXIMIZE THE ASAHI FUNDING THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE.

OKAY. AND ALSO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL OF PAYING DOWN DEBT AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN DOING HISTORICALLY.

IS THERE A DANGER THAT THIS PROCEDURE WILL GO AWAY AT SOME POINT? I MEAN, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR OR SO EVERY YEAR? YOU WERE DOING A DEFEASANCE RESOLUTION. AND SO THIS WILL PROBABLY TAKE THE PLACE OF THIS.

YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST ISD TO DO THIS. SO I THINK MAYBE 4 OR 5 DID IT LAST YEAR, AND I KNOW OF 5 TO 10 THAT HAVE DONE IT SO FAR THIS YEAR. AND THAT'S JUST WITHIN MY OWN FIRM.

SO THERE'S PROBABLY MORE OF IT HAPPENING. SO YEAH.

YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU AS MR. ANDERSON. MR. ANDERSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELCOME TO SOUTHLAKE, CARROLL, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP WITH THIS.

AND THIS MIGHT NOT BE A FIGURE THAT YOU'D HAVE, BUT MR. PARK, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'VE SAVED BY THIS DEBT EASEMENT STRATEGY.

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BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SAVE THE TAXPAYERS OF SOUTHLAKE MONEY BY PAYING DOWN THIS DEBT SOONER.

ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? YES. SO WE'RE RIGHT NOW, BASED ON OUR CALCULATIONS, I BELIEVE WE'LL BE REFUNDING CLOSE TO 11 OR $11.5 MILLION AND THAT WILL GENERATE A PV SAVINGS OF AROUND $2.5 MILLION, I BELIEVE.

SO THAT THAT COUPLED WITH WITH OUR WITH OUR TRADITIONAL PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENT, WHAT WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT REDUCING THE DEBT BY THIS FISCAL YEAR? DO YOU HAVE DO YOU HAVE THAT CALCULATION? I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. SO SO WE'RE EXPECTED TO COLLECT AROUND 30 MILLION.

AND SO IF WE MAKE THAT $30 MILLION PAYMENT THEN WE WILL HAVE REDUCE OUR OUR OUTSTANDING DEBT BY THAT WELL PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST BY BY $30 MILLION.

ARE WE BELOW THE $200 MILLION MARK AS FAR AS DEBT THAT OUGHT TO DO IT.

YES. WELL, I BELIEVE AFTER THIS YEAR'S AFTER OUR AUDIT IS OVER, WE SHOULD BE.

AND THEN. YES. SO, SO SO WE SHOULD BE COMFORTABLY UNDER THE.

SO WE STARTED JUST TAGGING ON TO WHAT TRUSTEE YEAGER JUST MENTIONED WHEN WE STARTED ON THIS BOARD IN 2021. WE'RE AT ABOUT A HALF $1 BILLION IN DEBT.

THIS COMMUNITY HAD A HALF $1 BILLION WORTH OF DEBT.

AND NOW, DUE TO DEFEASANCE IN JUST 5 TO 6 SHORT YEARS, WE'RE UNDER 100 OR 200 MILLION IN DEBT IN TERMS OF THIS DEBT TO THIS COMMUNITY. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. THAT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PARK, FOR YOUR WORK AND DOCTOR GLENN, FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THIS BOARD FOR BUYING INTO THE FACT THAT WE DON'T WANT TO ENCUMBER OUR TAXPAYERS IN DEBT OUT 30, 40, 50 YEARS LIKE MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND US.

SO THANK YOU, MR. PARK. TRUSTEE YEAGER, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO, IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMMENTS. I MOVE TO APPROVE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UNLIMITED TAX, REFUNDING BONDS, APPOINTING A PRICING OFFICER TO APPROVE THE SALE OF THE BONDS, ESTABLISHING PERIMETERS FOR THE BONDS, LEVYING AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM TAX FOR PAYMENT OF THE BONDS AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU, MR. PARK. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON, FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT.

[11. CONSENT AGENDA]

I KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL DONATIONS. TRUSTEE YEAGER.

WE DO. AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE OUR PRINCIPALS EARLIER THIS EVENING AND THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

THIS JUST CONTINUES WITH EACH OF THOSE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE WONDERFUL TOES.

I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THEIR DONATIONS. SO FROM WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PTO, GENEROUS DONATION OF $7,895 FOR MATH AND READING TUTORING SALARIES, WHICH IS GREAT.

THE SOUTHLAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A GREAT PARTNER.

WE APPRECIATE THEIR DONATION OF $6,841, AND THAT'S IN SUPPORT OF SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS. THE CARROLL ABC WHICH IS ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB.

AND THIS IS A GENEROUS DONATION OF $15,124 FOR SOFTBALL LOCKER ROOM IMPROVEMENTS.

ANOTHER CAB DONATION, ANOTHER GENEROUS ONE. $21,000 FOR THE FOOTBALL HUDDLE SUBSCRIPTION.

THE DRAGON CHEER BOOSTER CLUB VERY GENEROUS. $40,000 FOR CHEER EXPENSES FOR THIS COMING YEAR.

AND CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL PTO, A GENEROUS DONATION OF $7,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE SENIOR HIGH EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM.

WE'D LIKE TO, AGAIN, RECOGNIZE THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULDN'T BE EXCELLENT WITH THE OUTSTANDING GENEROSITY FROM ALL OF OUR PARENTS NON-PARENTS PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAKE THIS DISTRICT SO GREAT. AND THOSE ARE OUR DONATIONS.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. TRUSTEE YEAGER. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

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

IF NO OBJECTION, WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:26 P.M.

THANK YOU BOARD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.