Oct 19, 2026 School Board

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2026 AT 5 P.M.. OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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

WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER TONIGHT AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND STAFF OF CARROLL ISD. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED TO US, AND ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY.

TONIGHT, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE AND STUDENTS WE ARE RECOGNIZING.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE DEDICATION OF ITS TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF WHO WORK EACH DAY TO HELP OUR STUDENTS LEARN, GROW AND SUCCEED. WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR OUR SUBSTITUTE OF THE MONTH, WHOSE WILLINGNESS TO STEP IN AND SERVE HELPS KEEP OUR CLASSROOMS RUNNING AND OUR STUDENTS LEARNING. WE ARE ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDENT UNMANNED AERIAL COMPETITION.

BLESS THEIR CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, TEAMWORK, AND WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON NEW CHALLENGES.

MAY THEIR EXPERIENCES INSPIRE THEM TO CONTINUE LEARNING, EXPLORING, AND PURSUING THEIR GOD GIVEN TALENTS.

LORD BLESS OUR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, SUPPORT STAFF IN EVERY FAMILY IN CARROLL ISD.

GIVE US THE HUMILITY TO LISTEN, THE COURAGE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT, AND THE DISCERNMENT TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT PUT STUDENTS FIRST.

HELP US REMAIN GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES ENTRUSTED TO US IN FAITHFUL GUARDIANS OF THE TRADITIONS AND EXCELLENCE THAT MAKE OUR DISTRICT SPECIAL.

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

MISS MARTIN, NOW FOR THE PLEDGES.

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 THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

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

NOW, FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING WHILE OUR CMS BOYS CHOIR SINGS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT.

WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING.

WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS, THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT.

O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING.

AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR.

GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE.

OH, SAY, DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE.

O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE. AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE. [APPLAUSE].

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HEARING THEM SING. GIVES ME CHILLS. IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. AND ALSO TO MR. BENEDETTI FOR LEADING THEM IN THIS. LAST MONTH SOMETIME, MR. BENEDETTI HAD TO BE OUT THAT MORNING, AND SO I WAS COVERING CHOIR AND I GOT, OF COURSE, CALLED ON ANOTHER MISSION BEFORE I NEEDED TO BE IN SECOND PERIOD. AND THE BELL RANG AND I'M LIKE, I GOT TO BE IN CHOIR SPRINTING DOWN THE ROAD OR DOWN THE HALL.

AND I GET IN THERE BECAUSE PANIC, YOU KNOW, YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS DON'T LEAVE THEM ALONE.

I EVER I GET IN THERE AND YOU'VE GOT EIGHT OF THEM LINED UP ON THE RISERS AND ONE IN FRONT OF THEM, AND THEY'RE STARTING THEIR WARM UP AND JUST, JUST INCREDIBLE CHARACTER.

YOU DON'T SEE THAT MUCH, BUT YOU DO SEE IT HERE IN CARROLL ISD WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

SO I THANK YOU GUYS FOR CONTINUING TO BE THAT EXAMPLE, THOSE LEADERS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND MR. BENEDETTI, MOST OF ALL, FOR TO YOU FOR INSTILLING THOSE CHARACTERISTICS IN THEM.

SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, MISS MARTIN.

WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND GET A PICTURE OF MISS BARTON IF YOU CAN COME UP. BEAUTIFUL RENDITION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, GUYS. GREAT JOB.

THAT'D BE GREAT. OKAY. NEXT UP IS RECOGNITIONS ITEM 4.2.

[4. RECOGNITIONS]

MISS MARTIN, YOU'RE UP. ALL RIGHT. OUR SUPER SUB IS MISS PHYLLIS KERR, LOVING, LOVINGLY KNOWN ALSO AS MISS K. SHE IS A HIGHLY REQUESTED SUB BY CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

SHE IS A TRUSTED, DEPENDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE PRESENCE FOR BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS.

WHEN SHE STEPS INTO A CLASSROOM, YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW THE REGULAR TEACHER IS ABSENT.

SHE IMPLEMENTS TEACHERS LESSON PLANS WITH FIDELITY, MAINTAINS CLASSROOM ROUTINES AND EXPECTATIONS, AND ENSURES LEARNING CONTINUES WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT.

HER DEDICATION, FLEXIBILITY, AND COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS MAKE HER SUCH A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU DO TO SUPPORT CMS AND ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE YOU TONIGHT AS OUR SUPER SUB.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE].

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AND Y'ALL ARE GOING TO FACE THEM. YEAH. WOW. OKAY.

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

MISS MARTIN HAD A STORY. AND I TOO HAVE A STORY TO TELL YOU.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT. AND I AM AS WELL.

LAST OCTOBER, WHEN WE OPENED OUR STUDENT SPONSORED CLUB APPLICATION PROCESS, A COUPLE OF YOUNG MEN APPROACHED ME WITH AN IDEA THEY WANTED TO START A CLUB, AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE WE'D LIKE TO BUILD AN AIRPLANE.

AND I THOUGHT, SURE, SOUNDS GREAT. YEAH, LET'S DO IT.

I APPROVED THEIR CLUB AND THEY BEGAN MEETING REGULARLY AND THEY STARTED TO PURSUE SOMETHING THEY WERE GENUINELY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, I WOULD RECEIVE LITTLE UPDATES ABOUT THEIR PROGRESS AND I WILL TELL YOU, I LOVED THOSE UPDATES. IT WAS A PROUD MOMENT TO SAY THAT THEIR INITIATIVE WAS COMING TO FRUITION.

IT WAS AMAZING. THEN SOMETIME AROUND SPRING BREAK, ONE OF THE STUDENTS, ANDREW, HE REACHED OUT WITH ANOTHER QUESTION AND HE SAID, WE'D LIKE TO TEST FLY OUR OUR PLANT. AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY.

HE SAID, FLY IT AT DRAGON STADIUM. I SAID, WELL, I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK THERE'S RULES ABOUT THAT, BUT WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT IN THE INDOOR.

AND INDEED HE DID, AND THEIR FLIGHT WAS SUCCESSFUL.

FAST FORWARD TO THE SUMMER AND THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING, AND TWO OF THE STUDENTS SAID, WE'D LIKE TO GO PARTICIPATE IN A COMPETITION.

AND I THOUGHT, IS THIS ABOUT THAT AIRPLANE? INDEED IT WAS.

THEY DEVELOPED AN AIRCRAFT, DOCUMENTED THEIR ENGINEERING WORK, CREATED THEIR OWN TEAM WEBSITE, AND EVEN PRODUCED A VIDEO DEMONSTRATING THEIR AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT READINESS.

AND IN SEPTEMBER, THOSE STUDENTS TRAVELED TO OKLAHOMA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2026 ROBO NATION STUDENT UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS COMPETITION.

THERE WERE 64 TEAMS REPRESENTING TEN COUNTRIES, NOT SCHOOLS COUNTRIES.

THE COMPETITION CHALLENGED PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP AUTONOMOUS AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING DISASTER RESPONSE MISSIONS, AND OUR KIDS HAD A GOAL. OUR STUDENTS WORKED INDEPENDENTLY.

EVERYTHING THEY DID WAS SELF-FUNDED, SUPPORTED BY PARENTS AND MR. OZZE'S. AND GUESS WHAT? UNIVERSITIES WERE THERE WHO HAD SIGNIFICANT SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESOURCES.

AND YET OUR STUDENTS, OUT OF THOSE 64 ARE CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AGAIN, AROUND THE WORLD, NUMBER 17. IT WAS PHENOMENAL. [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS.

THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A GPS GUIDED WAYPOINT MISSION, DEMONSTRATED THEIR AIRCRAFT'S ENDURANCE THROUGH FLIGHT LAPS, AND ACHIEVED A SUCCESSFUL AUTONOMOUS LANDING.

AND DURING THEIR COMPETITION, I REMEMBER ON DAY ONE, THEY WOULD SEND ME AGAIN SOME UPDATES AND THEY LET ME KNOW WE WERE SUCCESSFUL ON OUR FIRST FLIGHT, OUR SECOND FLIGHT, AND THE WHOLE TIME ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS, GO BOYS, THIS IS EXCITING.

SO TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EACH OF THESE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN.

WHAT I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS TEAM IS THAT EACH STUDENT HAD A SPECIFIC ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY.

WHENEVER I SAY YOUR NAME, MAYBE GIVE A LITTLE WAVE OR STEP FORWARD IF YOU'D LIKE.

ISHAAN BANDLA, HE WAS OUR TEAM LEAD AND CAMERA ENGINEER.

NIHAL YERUBANDI. HE SERVED AS THE AUTOMATION AND AVIONICS SUBSYSTEM LEAD JAMES MORTENSEN.

HE SERVED AS AVIONICS ENGINEER. AARAV BANSAL HE SERVED AS THE AUTOMATION ENGINEER.

EMERICK ANDREW SMITS, HE SERVED AS THE STRUCTURES AND ENGINEERING SUBSYSTEM LEAD.

NICHOLAS PAN, HE SERVED AS THE PAYLOAD AND CAMERA SUBSYSTEM LEAD.

AND KARTHIK SANTA PAULA VENKATA, HE SERVED AS THE PAYLOAD AND CAMERA ENGINEER.

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SOMETIMES IN EDUCATION, WE BECOME SO FOCUSED ON WHAT WE NEED TO TEACH, WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN, AND WHAT THEY NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THAT WE FORGET HOW POWERFUL A YES ACTUALLY IS.

SOMETIMES IT'S SIMPLY BEING THE PERSON WHO SAYS, YEAH, LET'S DO IT.

FLY THAT AIRPLANE. AND THEIR CREATIVITY AND CURIOSITY IS THEN REWARDED.

WHEN THESE YOUNG MEN FIRST APPROACHED ME, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA THAT THEIR CLUB WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THEM IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.

AND I CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEIR FUTURE WILL TAKE THEM. BUT I DO KNOW THIS I HOPE WE NEVER UNDERESTIMATE WHAT OUR STUDENTS CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN THEIR PASSION MEETS OPPORTUNITY, AND THE ADULTS AROUND THEM ARE WILLING TO BELIEVE IN THEM.

TO OUR CAROL AVIATORS, THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US OF THE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DREAM, CREATE, EXPLORE, AND LEAD. AND I HAVE A MISSION OR A CHALLENGE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

CONTINUE TO SAY YES AND FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY EXPRESS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING IN A CLUB, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY MIGHT BE DOING SOMETHING SPECTACULAR.

THANK YOU, MISS LEWIS. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

OH.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IT FLY.

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NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS, MR. SHELTON. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TONIGHT FOR. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MISS SHELTON. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTION TONIGHT ON THE PERSONNEL REPORT.

SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

[7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT]

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE. TONIGHT I WANT TO BEGIN BY INVITING OUR ENTIRE DRAGON COMMUNITY TO JOIN SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR GLENN, VICE PRESIDENT TRUSTEE YEAGER AND ME THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND AT 6:30 P.M.

FOR OUR FIRST TOWN HALL OF THE YEAR. IT WILL BE HELD AT OUR FINE ARTS CENTER LOCATED ON OUR CARROLL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONNECTING DIRECTLY WITH OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF, TAXPAYERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE AND CONNECT BY SHARING IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR DISTRICT.

THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING IN THE WORK AHEAD.

WE WILL DISCUSS SEVERAL IMPORTANT TOPICS INCLUDING DISTRICT FINANCIALS, SURPLUS PROPERTY SALES, ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND CAMPUS SECURITY, ALONG WITH OTHER ISSUES THAT MATTER TO OUR FAMILIES AND TAXPAYERS.

JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

WE WILL MAKE TIME TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, ADDRESS CONCERNS, AND PROVIDE GREATER INSIGHT INTO THE DECISIONS AND PRIORITIES GUIDING OUR DISTRICT.

AS A BOARD, WE BELIEVE GOOD GOVERNANCE REQUIRES TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND OPEN COMMUNICATION.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT PUT STUDENTS FIRST, PROTECT TAXPAYER RESOURCES, SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND PRESERVE THE TRADITIONS AND EXCELLENCE THAT MAKE CARROLL ISD SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE.

A TOWN HALL GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING FORMAT.

IT ALLOWS US TO EXPLAIN NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE DOING, BUT WHY WE ARE DOING IT, AND TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOU, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. WHETHER YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL POSITION, THE FUTURE OF DISTRICT PROPERTIES, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, SCHOOL SAFETY OR ANOTHER ISSUE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND.

YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT, YOUR ENGAGEMENT MATTERS AND AN INFORMED COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL TO A STRONG SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK DOCTOR GLENN AND OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THEIR CONTINUED WORK ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF. MAINTAINING CARROLL ISD HIGH STANDARDS REQUIRES THOUGHTFUL PLANNING, RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR CARROLL ISD.

SO PLEASE JOIN US THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22ND AT 6:30 P.M..

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. SHARING UPDATES, ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS, AND CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE TRADITION AND FUTURE OF OUR TOP RATED DISTRICT. THANK YOU AND ALWAYS GO DRAGONS.

OKAY, UP NEXT IS OUR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

[8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS IS ALWAYS A BUSY TIME OF YEAR, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING ACROSS CARROLL ISD.

FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS AND COACHES FOR THE OUTSTANDING WORK THEY CONTINUE TO DO IN ATHLETICS.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, OUR GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM ADVANCED TO THE STATE QUARTERFINALS.

THE TEAM TENNIS IS COMPETING AT THE STATE LEVEL THIS WEEK, AND WE WISH OUR ATHLETES AND COACHES THE VERY BEST AS THEY REPRESENT CARROLL, OUR CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS ARE HEADING TO REGIONALS IN LUBBOCK THIS WEEKEND ALSO, AND OUR BOYS TEAM IS WORKING TOWARD AN INCREDIBLE 8TH CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

OUR VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ALSO ON TRACK TO WIN DISTRICT AND DEFEND ITS STATE TITLE.

WHILE OUR FOOTBALL TEAM CONTINUES TO BE UNDEFEATED IN DISTRICT PLAY.

WE ARE PROUD OF ALL OF OUR TEAMS AND APPRECIATE THE TIME AND DEDICATION OF OUR COACHES AND STUDENTS WHO REPRESENT CAROL SO WELL.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO NOVEMBER ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE THE COMPLETION OF THE DISTRICT'S AUDIT REPORT.

AS EVERYONE KNOWS, CAROL ISD CONTINUES TO NAVIGATE SOME FINANCIAL CHALLENGES.

THESE ARE NOT ALWAYS EASY CONVERSATIONS, BUT THEY ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE WE ARE MAKING RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS FOR THE LONG TERM HEALTH OF OUR DISTRICT.

THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHILE MAINTAINING FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR

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WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING A FORMAL PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD IN DECEMBER FOR CONSIDERATION.

AT THAT TIME, TRUSTEES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE WORK COMPLETED BY THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD, AS WELL AS DISCUSS RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE NEXT STEPS AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE SEMESTER, WHICH INCREDIBLY, IS ONLY 60 DAYS AWAY, WE HAVE SEVERAL PRIORITIES TO KEEP IN FRONT OF US.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO MAKE ACADEMIC PROGRESS, OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED, AND OUR DISTRICT REMAINS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING THE VERY BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY DRAGON.

WE WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OUR STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK THEY DO EVERY DAY, AND OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY FOR CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH US.

THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF WORK HAPPENING IN CARROLL, AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT OF SO MANY PEOPLE THAT SHOW OUR STUDENTS AND DISTRICT THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AND DESERVE. MR. PRESIDENT TRUSTEES, THAT IS YOUR REPORT FOR OCTOBER.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN, GREAT REPORT. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 9, WHICH IS OUR INFORMATION PORTION OF THE MEETING.

[9. INFORMATION]

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

I'M PATTY PARSONS, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS. THAT'S A TONGUE TWISTER HERE IN CARROLL ISD.

AND WE'RE COMING TO YOU TO TALK TO YOU TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON OUR PRE-K, OUR TUITION BASED PRE-K PROGRAM, AND HOW IT IS INTERSECTING WITH HOUSE BILL 2.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ALLISON FIKE.

WHERE'D IT GO? OH, THERE IT IS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ALLISON FIKE.

BECAUSE ALLISON HAS DONE TONS AND TONS OF WORK ON GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THIS MAJOR CHANGE THAT COULD BE HAPPENING.

AND SO I WILL LET ALLISON TALK ABOUT THAT. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING. LET'S SEE.

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. OKAY, SO WHILE WE'RE GETTING IT UP AND RUNNING, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOUSE BILL 2 AND THE CHANGES AND HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT OUR OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE TUITION, PRE-K MOVING FORWARD IN 27-28. I'LL COVER WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, AND WHAT WE'RE PREPARING FOR.

OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE PROGRAM AND TO KEEP THE FAMILIES INFORMED.

SO I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND GO EVEN THOUGH THE SLIDES AREN'T THERE.

WHAT WE KNOW HOUSE BILL 2 STATES THAT STARTING IN 27-28.

LET'S HOLD UP REAL QUICK. CAN WE GET. CAN WE GET THE SLIDES? ARE THEY ALLOWED TO GET THE SLIDES TO WORK BACK.

I CAN SEE THEM. OKAY. OH, THERE THEY GO. THERE WE GO. OKAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A SCROLL DOWN. OKAY. YEAH, WE CAN SCROLL THROUGH IT THEN.

ALL RIGHT. SO THE RULE HOUSE BILL 2 STATES THAT STARTING IN 27-28 DISTRICTS CAN CHARGE PRE-K TUITION ONLY IF THE STATE DESIGNATED INTERMEDIARY APPROVES IT.

WHO DECIDES? THE TEA APPROVED INTERMEDIARY THAT IS ASSIGNED TO OUR REGION.

WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO OUR REGION PLUS A&M IS PART OF IS A THIRD ONE FOR THE STATE.

WE'LL CHOOSE WHICH INTERMEDIARY AND THEY WILL DETERMINE IF WE QUALIFY FOR OFFERING TUITION.

THE REVIEW IS FREE. THE RESULT? IF THE INTERMEDIARY FINDS QUALIFYING PRIVATE PRE-K.

NO, PRIVATE CHILD CARE CENTERS IN SOUTHLAKE WHO CAN SERVE OUR TUITION STUDENTS THAN WE WOULD NOT BE APPROVED TO OFFER TUITION PRE-K IN CISD.

LOCAL STATUS, SEVERAL SOUTHLAKE CHILD CARE CENTERS APPEAR TO QUALIFY, BUT NO FORMAL REVIEW HAS HAPPENED YET.

WHETHER THEY HAVE ROOM FOR OUR STUDENTS IS STILL OPEN TO QUESTION.

FREE PRE-K FOR STATE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, THIS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.

THE STATE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS.

STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN IN FOSTER CARE, CHILDREN OF ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY, TEACHER CHILDREN.

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OKAY. THE POTENTIAL IMPACT. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE POSSIBLE IMPACT.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT APPROVED AT THIS POINT. OUR FAMILIES CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 119 CHILDREN WHO DO NOT MEET STATE ELIGIBILITY AND WILL LOSE THE OPTION FOR CISD TUITION.

BY LAW, OUR TUITION COVERS ONLY THE PROGRAMS ADDED COST CISD DOES NOT MAKE A PROFIT ON OUR TUITION PRE-K AND THAT KEEPS OUR RATE LOW. OUR RATE IS CURRENTLY SET AT 8,670. PRIVATE CHILD CARE CENTERS SET THEIR OWN PRICES AND THEIR OWN HOURS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE CHILDREN OF NON-TEACHING STAFF.

THEY PAY TUITION WHILE THEY COME TO WORK. THEIR KIDS ARE IN PRE-K HERE AND THEY PAY TUITION.

THESE ARE NON TEACHERS, BUT THEY'RE STAFF MEMBERS.

SO THAT COULD BE A COUNSELOR, A CAFETERIA WORKER, SECRETARY, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 16 CHILDREN OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS, AND THOSE STUDENTS QUALIFY UNDER HOUSE BILL 2.

STARTING THIS LAST YEAR, THOSE STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE PRE-K CLASSROOM TEACHERS.

OUR PROGRAM, WE COULD POSSIBLY GO FROM 12 CLASSROOMS TO 3 TO 5, DEPENDING ON NEXT YEAR'S ENROLLMENT.

ANY STAFFING CHANGES WOULD DEPEND ON THE ACTUAL ENROLLMENT, AND NO STAFFING DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS POINT.

OKAY. SO WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW YET.

WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT REQUESTS WILL OPEN IN JANUARY, AND THAT FREE PRE-K FOR ELIGIBLE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS WILL CONTINUE.

WHAT WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER PRIVATE CHILDCARE CENTERS IN SOUTHLAKE MEET THE CRITERIA AND HAVE ROOM.

HOW THE AVAILABILITY WILL BE JUDGED? WILL WE BE ABLE TO OFFER PRE-K THREE FOR OUR QUALIFYING PRE-K STUDENTS WHO WE CURRENTLY CHARGE PARTIAL TUITION BECAUSE THEIR ONLY FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE FOR HALF DAY? WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT OUR REQUEST IN JANUARY.

KEEP ADVOCATING FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF, AND WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS ENROLLMENT COMES.

OKAY, QUESTIONS FOR TEA. WE HAVE MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE POSTED ON THE E, TEA WEBSITE FOR QUESTIONS. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN ZOOMS WITH THEM AS WELL.

SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THEM. IF PRIVATE CHILDCARE CENTERS CAN SERVE ONLY HALF OF OUR TUITION STUDENTS.

REMEMBER, WE HAVE 119 RIGHT NOW. IF THERE'S ONLY ENOUGH ROOM FOR HALF OF THEM OR SOME OF THEM, CAN WE KEEP THE OTHERS? AND HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHO THAT IS? OUR THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS JUDGE SEPARATELY? DOES DISTANCE MATTER TO THESE, HOW FAR AWAY THESE CHILDCARE CENTERS ARE? IS CAPACITY JUDGED AS A CHILD CENTERS, LICENSING GROUPS, OR IS IT ON TEA CLASS SIZES LIKE OURS? IS APPROVED APPROVAL GOOD FOR ONE YEAR OR SEVERAL? THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS. THE LAW ALLOWS THE COMMISSIONER TO ADOPT RULES ON HOW MANY AVAILABLE, HOW THE AVAILABILITY IS JUDGED, BUT NONE HAVE BEEN PROPOSED YET.

IF TEA DOES PROPOSE RULES THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AND WE WILL DEFINITELY SHARE THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR FAMILIES. TEA WILL HOLD ADDITIONAL WEBINARS ON THE PROCESS ON OCTOBER 21ST AND 27TH, AND WE ARE REGISTERED FOR THOSE. ONE MORE. SO HERE'S OUR TIMELINE.

THIS FALL, WE'VE ALREADY ATTENDED PTA'S WEBSITE, SEVERAL WEBINARS.

WE'RE REGISTERED, AS I SAID, FOR THE ONE THIS WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

SO THEY'RE SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE A DEEP DIVE WHERE A LOT OF ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS WILL COME.

IN JANUARY WE WILL SUBMIT A REQUEST. FEBRUARY WE'LL START MAKING DECISIONS ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF.

IN MARCH IS OUR TYPICAL PRE-K ENROLLMENT. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS OF OUR QUALIFYING STUDENTS AND AT THAT TIME KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO WITH OUR TUITION, HOPEFULLY. WE'RE PLANNING FOR EVERY OUTCOME, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL, AND OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP THE TUITION OPTION FOR OUR DRAGON FAMILIES AND TO KEEP OUR BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF INFORMED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

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AND WE WILL FIGHT AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT AGAINST THIS TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP OUR VERY SUCCESSFUL PRE-K PROGRAM.

AS WE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, I KNOW THAT TRUSTEE BONHAM, WHO IS OUR LEGISLATIVE LIAISON FOR OUR BOARD, HAS BEEN STAYING ON TOP OF THAT. TRUSTEE BOTTOM, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR US ON THIS REGARD? I DO, SO THIS IS FROM A TIMING PERSPECTIVE. THE GOVERNOR PUT TOGETHER A TASK FORCE.

THAT TASK FORCE IS PUTTING OUT RECOMMENDATIONS DECEMBER 1ST.

SO WE'VE GOT THAT SHORT WINDOW FROM WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE DEEP DIVE TO THAT DECEMBER 1ST TIME FRAME TO MAKE AN IMPACT.

SO THAT IS WHERE WE PROBABLY ARE GOING TO BE OPENING THAT TAKE ACTION DRAGONS AND LET THE STATE LEGISLATURE START HEARING FROM OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THIS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO OUR DRAGON FAMILIES. LITTLE BROTHERS AND LITTLE SISTERS DON'T GET TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH THEIR BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND THAT COST IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT TO OUR FAMILIES AS WELL. AND TRUSTEE BOTTOM, I KNOW THAT THAT TEA WAS PLANNING ON A SOME SORT OF A ZOOM CALL OR SOMETHING WITH DISTRICTS THAT, THAT HAPPEN. IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS HAPPENING ON THE 21ST AND 27TH NOW.

OKAY. JUST TALK TO TEA TODAY TO GET CLARIFICATION AND IT IS HAPPENING.

THEY JUST CHANGED THE FORMAT OF IT. OKAY, WE'LL HAVE MORE TO UPDATE YOU.

THANK YOU. DOCTOR GLENN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, I JUST I WANT TO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STAYING ON TOP OF THIS, FOLLOWING IT, TRACKING IT.

IT, IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A COMPETITIVE MARKET RIGHT NOW.

AND OUR DISTRICT OFFERS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD PRODUCT AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE FOR OUR FAMILIES.

AND YOU TAKE US OUT OF THE EQUATION, AND THERE'S NOT, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF COMPETITION WITH US RIGHT NOW.

AND SO THE PRICE GOES UP. AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE QUALITY, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW IS PARENTS HAVE A CHOICE WHERE THEY WANT TO SEND THEIR KIDS. THIS WOULD FORCE ONE OF THOSE CHOICES CARROLL ISD TO ACTUALLY DISAPPEAR.

SO THAT THAT'S SUPER UNFORTUNATE THAT THE STATE WOULD WANT TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GLENN. TRUSTEE SEXTON DO YOU HAVE SOME? NO. OKAY. I JUST DID. AND THIS IS REALLY FOR TRUSTEE BOTTOM.

THIS IS YOU SAID AT PRESIDENT. BRIAN THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

AND JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY WHO MIGHT BE THINKING, YOU KNOW, OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE HAVE BEEN DROPPED ACROSS THE STATE, HAVE BEEN DROPPING IN ENROLLMENT. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A GREAT PRODUCT, PEOPLE ACTUALLY PAYING FOR IT TO COME IN.

AND WE KNOW, AND I LOVE THIS STAT, BUT THE KIDDOS THAT WE GET AT THIS AGE GROUP, I IMAGINE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM, I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME ARE THEN KINDERGARTNERS AND THEN GO THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

SO, I MEAN, THE FACT THAT WE'RE PUSHING THEM OR THE STATE IS PUSHING THEM TO ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, EDUCATOR, EDUCATION SYSTEM OR A COMPANY, YOU KNOW, WE LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOUNG DRAGONS IN EARLY.

AND I JUST THINK IT'S A REAL SHAME, SO. TRUSTEE BOTTOM THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

IF YOU NEED HELP, I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US.

LET US KNOW. I THINK THIS IS A TRAVESTY. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU BOTH. APPRECIATE YOU.

YEP. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[10. CONSENT AGENDA]

AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO SAY IN ORDER HERE. AND IF NOT, I'LL JUST GO RIGHT WHAT'S ON MY DESK HERE FIRST.

WE HAVE A DONATION AND THAT IS FOR THE EMERALD FROM THE EMERALD BELLES BOOSTER CLUB.

A VERY GENEROUS DONATION OF $10,800 AND A VERY GENEROUS DONATION FROM PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

MIKE AND HEATHER FRANZ. WE ARE SO BLESSED BY THIS DONATION OF $25,000 VIA THE DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

PTSO. AND THIS IS TOWARDS THE RENOVATION AND REFURBISHMENT OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOM SPACE AT DSM.

WE SAY IT ALL THE TIME. AND THAT IS JUST THE AMAZING GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE'D JUST LIKE TO SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MIKE AND HEATHER FRANZ FOR THAT AMAZINGLY GENEROUS DONATION.

TO THE, FROM THE DURHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PTO, $14,214.

AND LASTLY, FROM THE AP BOOSTERS, A VERY GENEROUS $5,775.

THAT IS ALL, PRESIDENT BRYAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0.

IF NO OBJECTION, WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:40 P.M.. THANK YOU, BOARD.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.