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[00:00:04]

OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON OCTOBER 5TH,

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

2026 AT 4:30. ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. THEREFORE, WE'LL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION ]

551.072 551.074 551.076 551.0821 AND 551.129 AT 4:30 P.M.

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

PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE. WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER THIS EVENING AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF OF CARROLL ISD. LORD, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE DEDICATED TEACHERS WHO GIVE SO MUCH OF THEMSELVES TO EDUCATE, ENCOURAGE AND INSPIRE OUR STUDENTS. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES WHOSE HARD WORK BEHIND THE SCENES HELPS OUR DISTRICT OPERATE AND OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED. BLESS EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND MAY THEY KNOW HOW MUCH THEIR SERVICE MATTERS TO OUR DISTRICT, AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO CELEBRATE OUR NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALIST.

THANK YOU FOR THE GIFTS, DETERMINATION, AND DISCIPLINE YOU HAVE GIVEN THESE STUDENTS.

BLESS THEM AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEYS, AND MAY THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION TO THEIR CLASSMATES IN A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

FATHER, WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THIS BOARD.

HELP US APPROACH EVERY DECISION WITH HUMILITY, INTEGRITY AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

MAY OUR DISCUSSIONS BE THOUGHTFUL, OUR DIFFERENCES BE HANDLED WITH RESPECT, AND OUR ACTIONS REFLECT THE TRUST OUR COMMUNITY HAS PLACED IN US.

CONTINUE TO BLESS CARROLL ISD, OUR EDUCATORS, OUR STUDENTS, AND THE FAMILIES WE SERVE.

MAY WE ALWAYS STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE WHILE REMEMBERING THAT THE GREATEST MEASURE OF OUR SUCCESS IS THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE HAVE ON THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

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

WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US FOR 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 FLAG.

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

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS RECOGNITION SPONSORED BY

[4. RECOGNITIONS]

EECU. OUR FIRST IS THE INSPIRE EXCELLENCE TEACHERS OF THE MONTH.

I THINK THAT MISS POWERS AND MR. PINSON IS UP FIRST.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN BOARD AND GUEST.

IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU LAUREN DUTCHER, ONE OF DURHAM INTERMEDIATE'S OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND TONIGHT'S INSPIRE EXCELLENCE AWARD, RECIPIENT LAUREN PAIRS HIGH EXPECTATIONS WITH COMPASSION, PATIENCE AND AN UNWAVERING BELIEF IN EVERY STUDENT'S POTENTIAL. SHE HELPS STUDENTS GROW ACADEMICALLY WHILE BUILDING THEIR CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE AND ABILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.

ONE FAMILY SHARED THAT SHE TRANSFORMED AN INTIMIDATING TRANSITION TO A NEW SCHOOL INTO AN EXPERIENCE WHERE THEIR SON FEELS UNDERSTOOD, VALUED, AND CAPABLE. THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE LAUREN MAKES.

SHE SEES EACH STUDENT BUILDS MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AND HELPS THEM BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH.

LAUREN, THANK YOU FOR THE CARE AND DEDICATION YOU BRING TO DURHAM EACH DAY.

WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE YOU TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] EXCELLENT, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. HOLLADAY YOU'RE UP NEXT.

[00:05:02]

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND OUR CARROLL COMMUNITY. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE MRS. JESSICA BORA AS OUR CISD INSPIRE EXCELLENCE SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE MONTH.

[APPLAUSE] THAT'S ALL I GOT. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN THAT.

SO IT'S MY. THE IMPACT MISS BORA HAS MADE ON CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL.

SHE STEPPED INTO OUR STRUCTURED LEARNING CLASSROOM AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN CREATING A POSITIVE AND PURPOSEFUL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.

ALONG WITH INSTALLING SYSTEMS, STRUCTURE AND EXPECTATIONS, OUR STUDENTS NEED TO THRIVE.

SHE HOLDS HIGH EXPECTATIONS NOT ONLY FOR HER STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FOR THE PARAPROFESSIONALS AND THE STUDENT HALOS WHO SUPPORT THEM, AND SHE MAKES SURE THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE MET EACH AND EVERY DAY.

THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN REMARKABLE THIS YEAR, BEHAVIOR CONCERNS HAVE DRAMATICALLY DECREASED.

STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED IN LEARNING AND HER CLASSROOM HAS BECOME A PLACE OF CONSISTENCY, PURPOSE AND GROWTH.

BUT WHAT MAKES ALL THAT WORK IS ACTUALLY WHO SHE IS.

MISS BORA IS AN INCREDIBLY POSITIVE PERSON WHO HAS A GIFT FOR FINDING THE GOOD IN PEOPLE AND IN ALL SITUATIONS.

SHE GENUINELY LOVES HER KIDS AND THEY KNOW IT.

SHE SEES HER POTENTIAL, BELIEVES IN WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF, AND HAS BUILT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE NEVER LOWERING THE BAR FOR WHAT HER STUDENTS CAN ACCOMPLISH.

BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP, OUR STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEIR LOVED, CHALLENGED AND SUPPORTED EVERY DAY. SHE TRULY EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO INSPIRE EXCELLENCE, AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE THAT SHE IS PART OF THE CHS FAMILY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, MRS. BORA, AND THANK YOU FOR THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT, MR. HOLLADAY, YOU'RE UP NEXT FOR THE INSPIRE EXCELLENCE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

ALL RIGHT. CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF ME TONIGHT. SO WELL, GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

OOPS. I HAD THE WRONG ONE THERE. SO GOOD EVENING AGAIN. DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IT'S ALSO MY PRIVILEGE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE MISS KATERINA GRIGORIAN IS OUR CISD INSPIRE EXCELLENCE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

[APPLAUSE]. MISS GRIGORIAN IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAKES CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL BETTER, SIMPLY BY THE WAY SHE SERVES OTHERS. EVERY DAY SHE BRINGS COMPASSION, HUMOR, GRACE, AND EMPATHY TO HER WORK, WHETHER SHE'S HELPING SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS, SUPPORTING A COLLEAGUE OR SITTING ACROSS FROM A STUDENT WHO SIMPLY NEEDS SOMEONE TO LISTEN. SHE APPROACHES EACH OPPORTUNITY WITH AN INCREDIBLE SERVANT HEART.

SHE LOVES OUR KIDS. SHE'S ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND THEY KNOW THEY HAVE SOMEONE IN THEIR CORNER.

SHE'S ALSO AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED COUNSELOR AND STRATEGIC THINKER.

HER WORK WITH LONG TERM SCHEDULING HELPED PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH ONE OF THE SMOOTHEST SCHEDULING PROCESSES OUR CAMPUS HAS EXPERIENCED.

SHE SAW THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING IT RIGHT. SHE USED DATA TO GUIDE DECISIONS AND PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS BEHIND THE SCENES TO POSITION OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. WHAT I APPRECIATE MOST ABOUT KAT IS THAT REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF THE TASK, IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO PEOPLE. SHE FREELY SHARES HER TALENTS, LOOKS FOR WAYS TO MAKE THOSE AROUND HER BETTER, AND NEVER LOSES SIGHT OF WHY WE ARE HERE TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

MISS GREGORIAN TRULY EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO INSPIRE EXCELLENCE, AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER SERVING OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF AT CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL. SO CONGRATULATIONS, KAT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE AT CHS EVERY DAY. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE].

[00:11:02]

WHICH THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, IT'S THE MOST PER CAPITA OF ANY 6A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND IT'S JUST, I MEAN, WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND WE APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. WE APPRECIATE YOU, MISS LEWIS. SO TAKE IT AWAY.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BRYAN, DOCTOR GLENN, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

ALMOST EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF STANDING BEFORE YOU TO RECOGNIZE 32 CARROLL SENIORS WHO HAD EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF BEING NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS. TONIGHT, I HAVE THE TREMENDOUS HONOR OF STANDING BEFORE YOU AGAIN.

AND PERHAPS THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS THE MOST SPECIAL.

JUST AS YOU ALLUDED TO, WHEN EXCELLENCE HAPPENS, ONCE WE CELEBRATE AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT, WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR AND RECOGNIZE ANOTHER REMARKABLE GROUP OF STUDENTS, WE BEGIN TO SEE SOMETHING BIGGER. A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE THAT CONTINUES FROM ONE CLASS OF DRAGONS TO THE NEXT.

TONIGHT, WE CELEBRATE 30 MEMBERS OF THE CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2027 WHO HAVE BEEN NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS.

TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT, MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION STUDENTS ENTERED THE 2027 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BY TAKING THE PSAT FROM THAT NATIONWIDE POOL JUST OVER 16,000 STUDENTS WERE SELECTED AS SEMIFINALISTS, REPRESENTING LESS THAN 1% OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BEHIND THAT SCORE ARE YEARS OF CHALLENGING COURSES, LATE NIGHTS, DIFFICULT ASSIGNMENTS, QUESTIONS ASKED, AND OUR STUDENTS PUSHING THEMSELVES ACADEMICALLY.

AND BEHIND EACH OF THESE STUDENTS IS AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED BUILD THE FOUNDATION THAT BROUGHT US HERE TONIGHT.

OUR COUNSELORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND TEACHERS HAVE ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED THEM ALONG THE WAY.

STUDENTS BEING NAMED A NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS.

PLACES YOU AMONG AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF SCHOLARS.

BUT AS I SHARED WITH LAST YEAR'S CLASS, THIS RECOGNITION IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

MY HOPE IS THAT THE SAME CURIOSITY, DISCIPLINE, AND PERSEVERANCE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WILLING TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH WILL CONTINUE LONG AFTER YOU LEAVE CARROLL ISD. I HOPE YOU REMEMBER THAT TONIGHT YOUR COMMUNITY STOPPED FOR A MOMENT TO SAY, WE SEE WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU.

IT IS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE THE 30 CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS FROM THE CLASS OF 2027, AND AS I CALL THEIR NAME, THEY WILL COME TO THE STRATEGICALLY PLACED CHAIRS [LAUGHTER] AND WE WILL GET PREPPED TO TAKE A PICTURE.

AND WE ASK THAT YOU HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL EVERYONE IS NAMED.

ANJALI ASRANI. KAVYA ATHEYPOTLA. TONY BAKSHI.

REIHAN CHAMIKARA. ABIGAIL KLEM. COLTON CLYBURN.

AUSTIN GUNNER. OWEN GLAVES. GRADY HALL. MIA JOSS.

CHRITY KADIYALA. MATTHEW LANGSTON. KEVIN LEE.

JEFFREY LU. SAISHA MALHOTRA. RUKMINI MUKKAMALA.

IBRAHIM MUSHTAQ. BLAKE NGUYEN. JAYDEN OLYMPIA.

JOSHUA OLYMPIA. SADHANA RAJESH. ANGELA RAO. LAILA RIMA.

NOAH SUBHASH. MAX TESSNOW. JOSEPH THOMAS. NATHRA TUMMALAPALLI.

AUDIE UPADHYAYULA. ANOUSHKA VILELA AND ATHENA NGUYEN.

[00:15:05]

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

THIS IS YOUR MOMENT TO BEGIN TO COME ON UP SO THAT WE CAN TAKE GREAT PICTURES.

SORRY, BOARD. I KNOW YOUR CHEEKS HURT. JUST A FEW MORE SECONDS [LAUGHTER].

AND ONCE AGAIN, LET'S GIVE THESE STUDENTS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR [APPLAUSE] 30 NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS.

[LAUGHTER] SORRY.

WE'RE NOT. YEAH. THAT WAS AMAZING, AMAZING. NO I'VE GOT THANK YOU. THAT WAS AWESOME. YOU'RE WELCOME. I BET YOU WELL DONE.

WELL DONE. WHAT'S HAPPENING? I CELEBRATE YOU.

YEAH. GREAT TO SEE YOU. THIS IS GREAT COACHING YOU HAVE THAT'S DISCIPLINE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO GO.

BYE, BYE EVERYBODY. YEAH [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS. MS. YELTON DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MS. YELTON. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTION TO TAKE TONIGHT ON THAT SUBJECT.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7, WHICH IS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

[7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT ]

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE. I WANT TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE FABRICATED MISINFORMATION FLOATING AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA RECENTLY BY PROVIDING AN UPDATE REGARDING THE DISTRICT'S SURPLUS PROPERTY LOCATED AT EAST HIGHLAND STREET IN NORTH CARROLL AVENUE.

AS THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, CARROLL ISD WENT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS PROPERTY.

AFTER EVALUATING THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED, THE DISTRICT DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY TOUCHMARK FOR CONTINUUM OF CARE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY REPRESENTED THE BEST BID AND THE BEST OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DISTRICT.

THE BOARD SUBSEQUENTLY VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION.

UNDER TEXAS LAW, THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY, WHILE THE APPLICABLE PROCESS IS STILL ONGOING.

ACCORDINGLY, THE DISTRICT CANNOT PUBLICLY DISCLOSE THE DETAILS OF OTHER PROPOSALS AT THIS STAGE OF THE PROCESS.

ONCE THE CURRENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE, THE DISTRICT CAN PROVIDE WHATEVER INFORMATION IS LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE.

FOR THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DON'T KNOW, TOUCHMARK IS A WELL ESTABLISHED, HIGH END SENIOR LIVING ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A RANGE OF LIVING AND CARE OPTIONS FOR SENIORS, INCLUDING INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE.

THEY HAVE FACILITIES ALL ACROSS THE NATION. CURRENTLY, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS MOVING THROUGH THE CITY'S FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS.

THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE TOUCHMARK PROPOSAL THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH. THE AGENDA INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF BOTH A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND A ZONING

[00:20:08]

CHANGE AND CONCEPT SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY OR THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, TO ATTEND THURSDAY NIGHT'S PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSAL AND PARTICIPATE AND THE CITY'S PUBLIC PROCESS.

THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR 6:30 P.M. AT SOUTHLAKE TOWN HALL.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT CARROLL ISD DOES NOT CONTROL THE CITY'S ZONING OR DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS.

THOSE DECISIONS REST WITH THE CITY THROUGH ITS ESTABLISHED PLANNING PROCESS AND ULTIMATELY CITY COUNCIL, POTENTIALLY BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TOUCHMARK PROPOSAL IS ULTIMATELY DENIED BY CITY COUNCIL.

IF THAT OCCURS, THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE THE DISTRICT'S NEXT COURSE OF ACTION AFTER THE TOUCHMARK PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

AT THAT POINT, THE BOARD WOULD HAVE A FEW OPTIONS.

ONE OPTION WOULD BE TO TAKE NO IMMEDIATE ACTION AND RETAIN THE PROPERTY RATHER THAN SELL IT AT THIS TIME.

ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO REMARKET THE PROPERTY AND SOLICIT NEW PROPOSALS FROM PROSPECTIVE BUYERS.

THE IMPORTANT POINT IS WE HAVE NOT MADE A. MADE THAT DECISION YET.

WE ARE ALLOWING THE CURRENT PROCESS TO RUN ITS COURSE BEFORE DETERMINING ANY NEXT STEPS, WHATEVER THOSE MAY BE.

PLEASE KNOW THAT WE WILL ALWAYS CONSIDER WHAT IS IN THE BEST LONG TERM INTEREST OF CARROLL ISD OUR TAXPAYERS AND THE COMMUNITY.

THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF DISTRICT PROPERTY AND TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT PROVIDES THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO CARROLL ISD, WHILE ALSO RESPECTING THE CITY'S AUTHORITY OVER LAND USE AND ZONING.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY INFORMED AS THIS PROCESS MOVES FORWARD.

THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR ITEM NUMBER 8, WHICH IS DISCUSSION ACTION PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

[8. DISCUSSION/ACTION ]

8.1 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

MISS PEDDY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BRYAN, DOCTOR GLENN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I AM HERE TONIGHT SEEKING APPROVAL FOR THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

AS YOU WILL RECALL, LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS HERE, I WENT OVER KIND OF A GENERAL GUIDELINE, A GENERAL BACKGROUND OF HOW OUR DIPS AND CIPS WERE CREATED. THESE ARE BASED UPON OUR STRATEGIC OUR CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN.

NEXT YEAR, AS WE MOVE INTO OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU WILL SEE THAT OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS WILL CHANGE. BUT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU CURRENTLY SEE IN OUR DIP AND OUR CIPS ARE REFLECTIVE OF OUR OF THE PLAN THAT WE ARE IN.

ALL RIGHT, JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. I DID GO IN DEPTH LAST WEEK, SO I'M JUST GOING TO HIT A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS TODAY.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO HAVE STRONG INSTRUCTION.

WE WANT TO SEE STUDENT GROWTH FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO BE FUTURE READY.

WE WILL DO THAT BY WORKING. WE WILL LOOK AT OUR DATA.

WE WILL LOOK AT OUR STUDENT GROWTH AS WE'RE TRYING TO TARGET.

DO WE NEED INTERVENTION? DO WE NEED ENRICHMENT? WHAT DO WE NEED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR LEARNERS? WE ALSO WANT OUR STUDENTS TO TAKE STUDENT OWNERSHIP OF THEIR LEARNING.

WE WANT THEM TO SET GOALS. WE WANT THEM TO ALWAYS KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW THEY CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY, AND WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

AND FINALLY, I WANT TO GO OVER AGAIN OUR FOCUSED RESOURCE APPROACH.

WE ARE LOOKING AT PURPOSEFUL TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER AGAIN TO MAKE OUR STUDENTS FUTURE READY.

AGAIN, JUST A COUPLE OTHER HIGHLIGHTS. 87% REDUCTION IN DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES.

WE HAVE REDUCED SCREEN TIME FROM AGE APPROPRIATE EXPECTATIONS.

WE HAVE A PARENT CHOICE OPT OUT FORM THAT PARENTS CAN CHOOSE TO OPT THEIR STUDENTS OUT OF TECHNOLOGY.

WE'VE REDUCED OUR TECHNOLOGY AND OUR WHOLE INTENT IS FOR PURPOSEFUL TECHNOLOGY.

TEACHERS REMAIN THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF INSTRUCTION.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE TEACHER LED.

THEY ARE READY WHENEVER THEY LEAVE CARROLL ISD TO BE THE BEST CITIZENS THAT THEY CAN BE.

SO THIS CONCLUDES THE OVERALL VIEW OF THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS PEDDY? I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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I SPENT SOME EXTRA TIME READING THIS BETWEEN OUR MEETINGS WHEN YOU PRESENTED INFORMATION.

AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, BUT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE REDUCTION OF TECHNOLOGY, REDUCTION OF SCREEN TIME. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S COME FROM PARENTS, BUT ALSO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE BEST WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN.

AND I JUST WANTED TO COMPLIMENT YOU AND YOUR TEAM BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE DIDN'T GET PUSHBACK.

IN FACT, WE GOT EMBRACING OF THESE CONCEPTS AND WE SAW THESE AND IT WAS VERY CLEAR TO EVERYBODY.

SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU. AND WE KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN EMAILS AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO TALK ABOUT OPT OUTS.

THIS PARTICULAR MATERIAL IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORMAT.

AND I FEEL DOCTOR GLENN THANK YOU. I THINK YOU'VE ADDRESSED EVERY CONCERN AND MISS PEDDY AS WELL.

AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

YEAH THIS IS THE MOVEMENT WE'RE MAKING. BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

SO I THINK YOU JUST DID A TREMENDOUS JOB. IT WAS VERY THOROUGH.

THANK YOU. YEAH. AND MISS PEDDY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION OF ALL OF THE PLANS, BUT ALSO A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. I KNOW A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY AND WORK GOES INTO THAT.

AND, AND THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE DISTRICT PLAN.

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AS PRESENTED.

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

THANK YOU MISS PEDDY.



* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.