Aug 27, 2024 Regular School Board Meeting

[1. Call to order and establishment of a quorum]

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HE'S OF THE LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M..

THIS IS A REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING BEING HELD ON AUGUST 27TH, 2024.

WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO OBSERVE AS YOU FEEL APPROPRIATE.

PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE OF THE TEXAS FLAG, LED BY SIXTH GRADER CALEB MURILLO FROM WESSENDORF MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS 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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

PLEASE BE SEATED. THANK YOU.

PLEASE BE SEATED. DOCTOR, ARE THERE ANY RECOGNITIONS OR AWARDS?

[3. Recognitions/awards]

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS COLE-HAMILTON.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, OUR TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR NIVENS AND THE LAMAR CISD COMMUNITY AND THOSE WHO HAVE JOINED US IN PERSON.

TONIGHT, AS WE CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING MANY EXCITING MILESTONES IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, CAMPUSES, AND OUR DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.

AND THIS EVENING, WE ARE PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT TWO VERY SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR REGIONAL ACCOLADES EARNED OVER THE SUMMER.

THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN MAKING AN IMPACT AND AN IMPRESSION BOTH LOCALLY AND AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL.

SO FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS TO SHANIA PENDERGRAFT, OUR DISTRICT ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 2324, WHO DURING THE SUMMER WAS NAMED THE TEXAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST BY REGION FOUR EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER.

MISS PETTIGREW HAS.

OH, YEAH. GIVE IT UP. COME ON.

I'M SORRY. LET ME SHAKE THEIR HANDS.

SHE HAS 17 YEARS OF CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND SERVES AS A LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT MAXINE FALLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS, MISS CAMPORI.

AND THEN CONGRATULATIONS.

ALSO GOES OUT THIS EVENING TO CHRISTIAN DRIVER.

OUR ELEMENTARY, I MEAN OUR SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR, WHO WAS ALSO NAMED A REGION FOUR TEACHER YEAR FINALIST.

MR. DRIVER HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 11 YEARS, INCLUDING FOUR YEARS AT B.F.

TERRY, WHERE HE'S A MATH TEACHER AND THE HEAD BOYS BASKETBALL COACH.

TRUSTEE WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR TALENTED TEACHERS FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AS THE LARGEST TEXAS EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER, REGION FOUR PROVIDES SERVICES TO 48 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION STUDENTS AND 1100 111,000 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS.

SO THIS RECOGNITION IS A GREAT HONOR FOR OUR DISTRICT TO HAVE BOTH OF OUR FINALISTS, BOTH OF OUR DISTRICT LEVEL TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, BE FINALISTS.

WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM.

ONE MORE TIME. CONGRATULATIONS AND TRUSTEES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

NEXT WE'LL HAVE INTRODUCTIONS.

[4. Introductions]

TONIGHT IS ANOTHER NIGHT OF FIRST, AS I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE FIRST PRINCIPAL OF JEAN THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS SET TO OPEN IN THE FALL OF THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.

MRS. LILIANA RICKEN.

MRS. HRINKO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.

SHE IS A PROUD GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON MAIN CAMPUS, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION.

MRS. RENKEN CURRENTLY COMES TO US FROM HOUSTON ISD.

SHE HAS A TOTAL OF 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, WHERE SHE HAS SERVED AS A TEACHER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND PRINCIPAL AND CAMPUS PRINCIPAL AT BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

UNFORTUNATELY, MRS. MCLENNAN HUSBAND IS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND WITH US TONIGHT.

HOWEVER, SHE IS JOINED WITH US TONIGHT BY HER FOUR CHILDREN LOUISE, ZOE, VINCENT AND CHLOE

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THANK YOU. AND NEXT, FOR POLICE INTRODUCTIONS, I WILL TURN THE MIC OVER TO OUR CHIEF.

CHIEF GARCIA. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR NIVENS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MR. PRESIDENT. TODAY, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING THE GARCIA AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND INTRODUCING YOU TO OUR TWO NEW POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT.

I FIRST INTRODUCED YOU TO MR. ROBERT VILLANUEVA. HE'S A POLICE OFFICER.

CURRENTLY, HE HAS ASSIGNED TO THE FTO TRAINING PROGRAM.

HE HAS FIVE YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE COLORADO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

HE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOR KINESIOLOGY.

AND HE'S A PROUD GRADUATE OF FOSTER HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. THANK.

YOU. THANK YOU.

THE SECOND OFFICER I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF INTRODUCING TO IS MISS ALICIA WORLEY.

MISS WORLEY IS A POLICE OFFICER.

SHE COMES TO US FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER 12 YEARS OF SERVICE.

SHE'S A PROUD NAVY VETERAN, AND SHE'S ALSO JOINED HERE AS WELL AS MR. VINUEZA WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE BOARD, MISS ALICIA WORLEY.

PRESIDENT LAMBERT AND TRUSTEES.

THAT'S THE END OF INTRODUCTIONS FOR TONIGHT.

WE'LL WAIT FOR THIS TO.

HAPPEN. WE WILL NOW HAVE BOARD MEMBER REPORTS.

[5. Board members reports]

AGAIN, FOR THE PUBLIC, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SHOUT OUTS AND PROPS AND THANK YOUS TO OUR STAFF AND THE THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN.

SO ANYBODY LIKE TO GO OUT? YOU KNOW ME. I LOVE TO DO SHOUT OUTS.

OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF WEEKS, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO VISIT MANY OF THE SCHOOLS, AND THIS NEXT FEW DAYS I'LL FINISH UP WITH THE PURPLE TRACK.

BUT A COUPLE OF SHOUT OUTS I WANT TO SAY IS I'M OBSERVING THESE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

I WANT TO THANK THE FRONT OFFICE PERSONNEL AND OFFICE CLERKS.

THEY ARE SO WELCOMING IN ALL THE SCHOOLS.

THEY'RE THE FIRST FACE. A LOT OF PARENTS SEE, THEY HAVE A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.

THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP, THEY'RE ANSWERING PHONE CALLS.

AND I DON'T THINK WE GIVE THE RECEPTIONIST ENOUGH CREDIT.

AND LIKE WE SAY, WITH OUR STUDENTS IN THE BUSSES, BUS DRIVERS, THE FIRST ONE THEY SEE, WELL, THESE RECEPTIONISTS AND CLERKS ARE THE FIRST ONE A LOT OF PEOPLE SEE AS THEY WALK INTO THE SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE PEOPLE IN ALL THE SCHOOLS I'VE BEEN VISITING AS I'VE WALKED THROUGH.

I'VE ALSO TALKED TO MANY OF OUR LIBRARIANS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW LIBRARIANS IN OUR DISTRICT, AND THEY'RE VERY EXCITED, ALTHOUGH A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT REALLY HELPING WITH THE INNOVATIVE DAY.

BUT THEY'RE GETTING INTO IT, AND I'M PLEASED TO SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL A LOT OF OUR LIBRARIES LOOK.

AND LAST I'VE TALKED TO EVERY PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ABOUT HOW THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING THE INNOVATIVE DAY ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS AND WHAT THEY'RE COMING UP WITH THAT FITS THE NEEDS OF THEIR CAMPUS.

I ALREADY WATCHED A COUPLE OF CAMPUSES IN ACTION OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

YOU COULDN'T EVEN TELL.

IT WAS A DIFFERENT DAY OF HOW THEY WERE ROTATING THE KIDS AROUND.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, DOCTOR NIVENS, YOU PLANTED A SEED LAST MAY AND I THINK YOU'RE STARTING TO WATCH SOME THINGS GROW.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU TOO, ON COMING UP WITH THIS IDEA AND LET'S JUST I'M EAGER TO SEE MORE OF THE CAMPUSES AS THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS GO ON.

I JUST WANTED TO I KNOW THEY JUST LEFT, BUT GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE CHIEF AND ALL OF THE OFFICERS.

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AND ALONG WITH THAT, I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES THAT ARE HELPING WITH ALL OF THAT TRAFFIC CONTROL.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH.

ESPECIALLY NOW DURING THE FIRST WEEKS OF SCHOOL.

SO GREAT JOB AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

YEAH, I'M GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE TRADITIONAL REPORT.

I WAS INVITED TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT IN AN UNOFFICIAL CAPACITY WITH REPRESENTATIVE GARY GATES OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

HE INVITED ME AND A GROUP OF FOLKS TO TOUR TSTC.

TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

NOT TOO LONG AGO, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, JUST JUST 2 OR 3 WEEKS AGO, WE HAD 2 OR 3 MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE THERE, INCLUDING THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

A LOT OF NONPROFIT WERE REPRESENTED, AND WE HAD SEVERAL BUSINESS LEADERS.

AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THESE LOCATIONS IN THE STATE.

AND WE HAVE ONE OF THEM IN OUR BACKYARD.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY PARENT WHO HAS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT YOUR STUDENT IS BUILT FOR A FOUR YEAR TRADITIONAL COLLEGE, YOU SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO TSTC. IT IS A FRACTION OF THE COST OF A FOUR YEAR SCHOOL, AND THESE KIDS COME OUT OF THERE WITH A DEGREE AND THEY'RE CERTIFIED, AND THEY'RE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY RIGHT OFF THE BAT FOR A FOR A YOUNG ADULT.

SO YEAH, THEY DO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS.

LAMAR HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL, AND IT'S A IT WAS GOOD TO GO AND TOUR THE FACILITY ONCE AGAIN.

SO I WANT TO JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THAT THAT'S HERE AND THAT'S A GOOD OPTION FOR OUR GRADUATES IN LAMAR.

MINE IS FOR COACH SANTIAGO AT GEORGE RANCH.

SHE'S THE NEW HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH.

MY DAUGHTER AND A LOT OF HER FRIENDS DID, LIKE, A LITTLE VOLLEYBALL CLINIC UP AT THE SCHOOL A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND I WAS GOING TO PICK THEM UP, AND I JUST WALKED INTO THE TAIL END OF THIS LITTLE, I DON'T KNOW, MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH SHE WAS GIVING THE GIRLS, AND I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT SHE WAS SAYING, BUT IT MADE ME TEAR UP AND LIKE, THE GIRLS WERE JUST, LIKE, GLUED TO HER.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT HER OUT BECAUSE SHE'S NEW.

AND I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE SUCH AWESOME STAFF AND COACHES SPEAKING LIFE INTO OUR KIDS.

FOR ME, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO MISS NANCY GARCIA, THE PRINCIPAL AT REY ELEMENTARY.

SHE HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.

I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE, SO I'M WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY NIGHT.

AND I SEE I'VE SEEN HER CAR THERE UP UNTIL THE START OF LIKE TILL 9:00 AT NIGHT, JUST GETTING READY FOR THE YEAR TO START.

AND THEN SHE INVITED MYSELF AND A COUPLE OTHER TRUSTEES OUT TO THEIR HOUSE SLIDE DAY.

AND SO THEY WERE DOING THE THE HOUSE COLORS, ALL THAT IT RAINED.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY'VE DONE THAT.

AND I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF THE YELLOW HOUSE.

AND SO THE BUZZ ON THE CAMPUS THAT DAY, THE KIDS WERE EXCITED.

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME TO EXPERIENCE IT.

AND SO MRS IN MY EYES, I THINK MISS GARCIA IS DOING A GREAT JOB JUST GETTING HER STAFF INVOLVED AND GETTING THE KIDS EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING SO THAT WE WILL BE INTRODUCING A BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS WE HAVE MORE COMMITTEES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THIS WILL BE OPPORTUNITY FOR, IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY, WHERE WE CAN UPDATE THE PUBLIC AND OUR STAFF ON THE COMMITTEES THAT WE ARE, THAT WE SIT ON AS TRUSTEES, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS TO REPORT ANYTHING? OKAY. DOCTOR EVANS, IS THERE A SUPERINTENDENT REPORT?

[7. Superintendent reports]

I PLAYED A LITTLE FOOTBALL BACK IN THE DAY, AND I WAS AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN.

AND THE ONLY TIME I GOT ANY NOTORIETY WAS WHEN I WAS WHEN I GOT CAUGHT HOLDING.

RIGHT. AND I GOT A PENALTY, AND EVERYBODY SAID, OH, THE BIG BOY IS HOLDING.

I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT ALL 52 CAMPUSES THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, AND IT WAS LIKE EVERYBODY JUST FELL RIGHT BACK INTO PLACE.

STUDENTS WERE IN PLACE.

TEACHERS WERE IN PLACE.

WE, LIKE WE DIDN'T MISS A BEAT.

AND I'M I'M VERY EXCITED AND PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FOR ALMOST 47,000 STUDENTS, 6000 STAFF MEMBERS, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COORDINATE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL THE EFFORTS OF ALL THE ADULTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE COME IN, COME ON CAMPUS.

YOU KNOW, WE SAY THERE ARE THREE MAIN THINGS WE DO.

WE GET THEM IN SCHOOL, WE GET THEM FED, AND WE GET THEM HOME SAFELY.

AND SO WE HAD A CHANCE TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS.

AND SO I BROUGHT UP THE PART ABOUT ME BEING AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, OUR TEACHERS, THEY DO A LOT OF THINGS.

AS TRUSTEE HOSPITAL SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT COACH IS THERE TO SPEAK LIFE INTO YOUNG PEOPLE ON HER TIME WHILE THEY'RE THERE WAITING ON THEIR RIDES.

AND ADULT AND THE EDUCATORS DO A LOT.

AND SO A LOT OF STUFF, A LOT OF THAT STUFF GOES UNNOTICED.

AND SO I JUST CHALLENGE EVERYONE TO TAKE TIME.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, THAT TEACHER, THAT YOUR STUDENT HAS THAT PRINCIPAL IN THE CLASS OR IN THE BUILDING, JUST SEND THEM AN EMAIL OR JUST, YOU KNOW, GO UP TO THE

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THERE WOULD NOT BE A TEACHER SHORTAGE.

THERE'S A TEACHER SHORTAGE FOR A REASON.

AND IT'S A NATIONAL EPIDEMIC.

THERE'S A BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE FOR A REASON.

AND SO THE FOLKS THAT STILL COME TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY SPEAK LIFE TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORK VERY HARD.

YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE BENEFICIAL FOR US TO TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM.

AND SO I'M ISSUING THAT CHALLENGE TO YOU IS THAT, AS YOU THINK ABOUT IT JUST SAY THANK YOU, AND LET'S JUST NOT CALL THEM WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT HOLDING.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

[8. PUBLIC HEARING: Budget and proposed tax rate for 2024-2025 fiscal year]

AT 6:45 P.M., WE WILL HAVE A WE WILL FIRST HAVE A PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DOCTOR NEVINS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THIS EVENING, I WILL PRESENT INFORMATION ON THE 2425 BUDGETS AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

AND IT WILL BE IN THE FORMAT OF A PUBLIC HEARING.

FIRST, I WILL COVER THE DETAILS OF THE THREE BUDGETS THAT REQUIRE OFFICIAL ADOPTION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THOSE ARE THE GENERAL FUND, THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND.

LAMAR CISD ADOPTS THE BUDGET AT THE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORY LEVEL.

WHAT A FUNCTION CODE IS PART OF THE UNIFORM CODING SYSTEM THAT THE T REQUIRES FOR OUR BUDGETS AND THE FUNCTION.

THE FUNCTIONAL AREA DESCRIBES THE FOCUS OF THE EXPENDITURE, FOR INSTANCE, WHETHER IT'S DEVOTED TO INSTRUCTION, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

I'LL BEGIN WITH THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE OUR PROPOSED BUDGET IS.

TOTAL REVENUES ARE $473.8 MILLION.

EXPENDITURES $473.292 MILLION.

THAT WOULD SHOW AN EXCESS OF REVENUE OF $537,740.

SO WE ARE TO THE POSITIVE OF ABOUT A HALF A MILLION.

IF I DIVE INTO THE ESTIMATED REVENUES FIRST, THEY COME FROM THREE SOURCES IN THE GENERAL FUND LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL. THE BULK OF THE LOCAL REVENUES ARE FROM PROPERTY TAXES.

TOTAL REVENUES FROM LOCAL SOURCES ARE $207.983 MILLION FROM STATE, EIGHT, WHICH THE BULK OF THAT IS FROM.

THE STATE FUNDING FORMULA TOTALS $264.171 MILLION.

AND THEN FROM FEDERAL SOURCES, THE BULK OF THAT BEING OUR MEDICAID PROGRAMS TOTALING 1.675 MILLION.

SO THAT GIVES YOU YOUR TOTAL OF 473.8 MILLION.

A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT REVENUES.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO TALK ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES AND PROPERTY TAXES.

OUR VALUES WERE CERTIFIED BY THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT ON JULY 25TH AS REQUIRED.

OUR TAXABLE VALUES USED USED FOR OUR TAX LEVY ESTIMATE.

AND THAT REVENUE FIGURE I MENTIONED TOTALED 28 BILLION, $49,106,880.

SO OVER $28 BILLION IN PROPERTY VALUES.

WE HAVE AN INCREASE THIS YEAR OF 12.28% OVER LAST YEAR'S VALUES.

AND I'VE GOT A FEW OF THE PRIOR YEAR VALUES THERE, WHICH AVERAGED ABOUT 9% WITH A HIGH OF 23.67% GROWTH IN 2022. THE TAX RATE THAT WE'RE USING FOR THIS ESTIMATE IS 0.6669, AND THAT'S PER $100 OF VALUE.

THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE FOR THIS THIS THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS 0.6169.

AND THAT'S PER A T FORMULA.

WE HAVE FIVE ENRICHMENT PENNIES ADDED TO THE TOP OF THAT TO GET THE TOTAL RATE IN THE STATE AID CATEGORY.

WE HAVE WE'RE USING AN ESTIMATE OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF 46,174 STUDENTS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, THE THE REVENUES ARE BASED ON ATTENDANCE.

AND SO OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FIGURE IS 43,634 STUDENTS.

AND THAT'S BASED ON A 94.5% 5% ATTENDANCE RATE.

WE ARE ALSO ESTIMATING SOME PRORATIONS BECAUSE WE EXPECT A FEW OF THE ALLOTMENTS IN THE FORMULA TO BE PRORATED.

SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL OF THE BUDGET.

YOU'LL SEE THAT ABOUT 44% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET COMES FROM LOCAL SOURCES, 56% FROM STATE SOURCES, AND A LITTLE LESS THAN A HALF A PERCENT FROM FEDERAL SOURCES.

AND THOSE ARE ALL WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.

OUR PROPERTY TAX ESTIMATE IS $199.4 MILLION, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES FROM LOCAL SOURCES AT 7.6

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IN THE 264.171 MILLION IN STATE REVENUES ABOUT 240 MILLION COMES FROM THE FORMULA AND 24 MILLION, THE BULK OF THAT BEING AN ADJUSTMENT THAT WE HAVE TO BOOK FOR TAXES ON BEHALF PAYMENTS.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, 1.25 MILLION OF THE FEDERAL SOURCES COMES FROM THE REVENUES.

ACTUALLY, IT'S 1.25 FROM CHARGES AND 25,000 FROM MAC.

MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES, WE ARE SHOWING $473.292 MILLION, WITH THE BULK OF THAT BEING FROM SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

THE 398.231 MILLION.

THE NEXT BIGGEST CATEGORY IS PROFESSIONAL AND CONTRACTED SERVICES.

SO THOSE ARE CONSULTANTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WE MIGHT HIRE TO DO TO PERFORM WORK THAT'S NOT EMPLOYED, DONE BY EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS UTILITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S TOTALING FOR $41.1 MILLION, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS OF 23.2 MILLION, ALMOST 9 MILLION.

IN OTHER OPERATING COSTS AND ALMOST 2 MILLION IN CAPITAL OUTLAY.

AS I MENTIONED, SALARIES AND BENEFITS ARE OVER 4,084% OF OUR BUDGET.

THE BOARD BUDGET COMMITTEE MADE SALARY INCREASES A TOP PRIORITY THIS YEAR, AND PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED WERE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND RAISES. THE STARTING TEACHER SALARY WILL BE $64,100.

TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF PAID ON THE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE WILL RECEIVE A FLAT $2,000 RAISE, AND ALL OTHER STAFF WILL RECEIVE A 3% OF MIDPOINT RAISE. THERE'S THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN HEALTH PLAN PREMIUMS FOR STAFF, AS THE DISTRICT IS ABSORBING THE COST INCREASES OF THE PLAN.

THIS YEAR, WE USED ZERO BASED BUDGETING TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE THAT PRIOR YEAR BUDGETS WEREN'T JUST ROLL FORWARD, BUT THERE WAS A THOUGHTFUL ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THAT WHAT WHAT WAS NEEDED WAS ACTUALLY WHAT WAS BUDGETED.

MOVING ON TO THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, THAT IS A SELF-BALANCING FUND WHERE THE REVENUES COVER THE EXPENDITURES.

THE ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR IS $39.31 MILLION.

THE BULK OF THE REVENUES COME FROM LUNCH AND BREAKFAST SALES, AS WELL AS FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS.

AND YOU HAVE THE TYPICAL SAME CATEGORIES FOR EXPENDITURES.

PAYROLL AND BENEFITS FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND ARE $14.1 MILLION.

THE NEXT BIGGEST CATEGORY WOULD BE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, WHICH WOULD BE YOUR FOOD COSTS, PAPER PRODUCTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S ROUGHLY $17 MILLION OF THE 31.391 MILLION.

MOVING ON TO DEBT SERVICE.

THIS FUND IS DEDICATED TO PAYING THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AND OTHER COSTS OF OUR BONDS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING.

YOU'LL SEE THERE THAT BOND PRINCIPAL THIS NEXT YEAR IS $42.4 MILLION OF OUR COSTS OF THIS FUND.

BOND INTEREST ARE ONE $135.2 MILLION AND THEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FEES.

WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE SIZE OF OUR BOND PROGRAM AND OUR OUTSTANDING DEBT TO COVER THOSE COSTS.

PROPERTY TAXES ARE THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE, AND WE USE A 99% COLLECTION RATE ON THE LEVY THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

SO PROPERTY TAXES ARE ESTIMATED AT $143.1 MILLION FOR THIS FUND, AND THEN PENALTIES AND INTEREST AND DELINQUENT TAXES OF $550,000. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO USE INTEREST EARNINGS ON INVESTMENTS AS WELL AS CAPITALIZED INTEREST THAT WAS GENERATED BY BOND SALES TOTALING 16 MILLION AND THEN STATE HOLD HARMLESS FUNDING THAT'S DEDICATED TO DEBT SERVICE.

AND THOSE ARE STATE REVENUES OF $18 MILLION, ROUGHLY, FOR A TOTAL OF $177.7 MILLION.

MOVING ON TO THE TAX RATE.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE THIS, THE 2425 PROPOSED TAX RATE IS 0.6669 FOR THE ROWE FUND AND THE INTEREST AND SINKING RATE FOR DEBT SERVICE THAT I JUST MENTIONED IS $0.48.

WE ARE KEEPING THE SAME INTEREST IN SINKING RATE OF $0.48 AS THIS CURRENT YEAR, AND THE M AND O RATE IS ACTUALLY

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SO OUR TOTAL TAX RATE IS GOING DOWN SLIGHTLY.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S TAX RATE WAS 1.1492.

AND THIS NEXT YEAR'S PROPOSED RATE IS 1.1469.

WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS FROM THE BOARD? TRUSTEE WELCH EARLIER, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE JUNE MEETING OF THIS JUNE 2024 MEETING.

THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PROPOSED THAT WE WE MOVE OUR THE BEGINNING OF OUR BUDGET YEAR.

THE LAW REQUIRES IT TO BE A SEPTEMBER 1ST START DATE OR JULY 1ST START DATE.

LAMAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SEPTEMBER 1ST START, RIGHT? THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ALWAYS MOVED TO A JULY 1ST START, AND THAT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO TO TO HAPPEN, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.

SO IF WE ADOPT THIS BUDGET YOU SAID AT THE TIME WE'RE BASICALLY WE WOULD ADOPT A TEN MONTH BUDGET, RIGHT? SO IF WE ADOPT THIS BUDGET AT THIS TAX RATE TONIGHT, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET TO JULY 1ST NEXT SUMMER WITH THE MONEY THAT'S NOT SPENT BETWEEN JULY 1ST AND AUGUST 31ST OF THE NEXT SUMMER? THAT'S SORT OF A MULTI-PART ANSWER.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO ADOPT OR THE BOARD'S REQUIRED TO ADOPT A 12 MONTH BUDGET, WHICH IS WHAT THIS REPRESENTS.

BUT IF WE DO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION, IT WILL BECOME A TEN MONTH BUDGET.

SO WE'LL BRING BACK AN AMENDMENT.

WE'LL LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES AND DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY IS NEEDED FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF 2025, AND THEN WE'LL AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.

EARLIER THIS FALL, IN PREPARING A BUDGET FOR THE 2526 YEAR.

SO YOU'LL BE SEEING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.

AND YOU ASKED WHAT? ALSO, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE MONEY THAT THAT MIGHT BE LEFT AT THE END OF THE AT THE END OF JUNE? ANY FUNDS THAT ARE REMAINING WILL GO TO OUR FUND BALANCE AND THEY'LL CARRY OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR.

AND WE DO EXPECT SOME OF THAT, BECAUSE MOST OF THE STATE AID AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDS WILL HAVE BEEN EARNED.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO REPORT THEM AS REVENUE.

BUT NOT ALL THE EXPENSES WILL HAVE BEEN HAVE OCCURRED BY THEN.

SO IF WE DO ACTUALLY DO THAT, MOVE TO A JULY 1ST START DATE.

WE WILL START HAVING THIS AUGUST BUDGET MEETING IN JUNE FROM FROM NOW ON.

YES. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:58 P.M..

MISS JOHNSON, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[10 CONSENT AGENDA]

SEE. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PULL ITEM TEN.

SEE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS? NONE. OKAY.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CURRENT CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF TEN? SEE? ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES THAT MOTION.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. TRUSTEE BOX MAKES A SECOND.

I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CURRENT CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TENNESSEE.

SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THAT MOTION PASSES.

WE WILL NOW GO THROUGH TEN.

SEE THE. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENDORSEMENT.

[10.C. Consider approval of TASB Board of Directors endorsement]

TRUSTEE DANZINGER MAKES THAT MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BRUNZELL MAKES A SECOND.

NOW, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT? I'VE KNOWN TONY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS NOW.

TONY CAME TO US A FEW YEARS AGO.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE REMEMBERS ASKING FOR HIS ENDORSEMENT WITH THIS POSITION.

HE'S HAD IT NOW FOR SIX YEARS.

HE HAS BEEN PART OF THE GULF COAST AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS WITH ME, SO I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW HIM VERY WELL.

HE'S ON THE TASB BOARD.

AND AS OF THIS COMING SEPTEMBER, IF ALL GOES WELL, HE'LL BE THE PRESIDENT ELECT.

SO HE'S ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD NOW.

SO AND HE REPRESENTS DISTRICT FOUR.

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SO I MEAN, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT HIM, I'M I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THEM.

BUT YEAH, I'VE KNOWN HIM AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THAT'S BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR A WHILE, BUT HE DID COME TO A COUPLE OF BOARD MEETINGS AND TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF A FEW YEARS AGO. YEAH, I SPOKE WITH TONY HOPKINS A COUPLE OF TIMES.

WE'VE BEEN AT MEETINGS IN AUSTIN TOGETHER AND DC TOGETHER ADVOCATING.

SO I'VE SEEN HIM SHOW UP WELL FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FIGHTING THE FIGHT FOR US.

WITH US. SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF SAYING I IN VOTING FOR CONSENT ITEM TEN C.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OPPOSED. YOU CAN ABSTAIN.

ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL.

YEAH. YOU'RE GOING TO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN MYSELF.

I'M LOOKING FOR THE.

YES THE. NO. YES.

NO OKAY. OKAY. SO NO.

NO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ABSTAIN? ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION PASSES FIVE TO 0 TO 2.

ABSTAIN. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON FUTURE ACTION ITEMS.

[11.A. Discussion of design development for Elementary School #37, Elementary School #38 and High School #8]

3738 AND HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR NIMITZ.

TONIGHT WE BRING FORTH A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS THE EXTERIORS OF THESE THREE CAMPUSES.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NUMBER 37.

IT IS LOCATED NEAR THE CORNER OF BEECHNUT AND PEAK ROAD.

SO THIS IS OPTION ONE.

OPTION TWO.

OPTION THREE.

THIS IS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38 WILL BE LOCATED IN THE BROOKWATER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS NORTH OF BEASLEY ON 59.

OPTION ONE.

OPTION TWO.

OPTION THREE.

HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT.

WE GAVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER BLOW OUT TO SHOW WHERE FULSHEAR HIGH SCHOOL IS RELATED TO FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT.

IT IS WEST OF CAMERON WEST AND ADJACENT TO CROSS CREEK WEST ON 359.

THIS IS OPTION NUMBER ONE.

OPTION NUMBER TWO.

OPTION NUMBER THREE.

AND WE WILL HAVE A DESIGN COMMITTEE.

THREE DIFFERENT DESIGN COMMITTEES THAT WILL MEET BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT MONTH, AND THEN THEY WILL PROVIDE A RANKING, AND THEN WE'LL BRING BACK THE RANKING TO THE BOARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT TRUSTEES.

NEXT WE HAVE MISS MISS COLE-HAMILTON.

[11.B. Discussion of mascot selection for Fagert Elementary School and Haygood Elementary School]

SO TONIGHT, TRUSTEES, AS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, I BRING FORTH TO YOU SOME POTENTIAL MASCOT OPTIONS FOR OUR TWO NEWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

SO FIRST, THE PROCESS FOR HOW WE DO THE ELEMENTARY MASCOTS, THE AREA SUIT FOR THE COLOR TRACK MOST LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CAMPUS, WILL LEAD A COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE OPTIONS FOR THE MASCOT, SOMETIMES WITH INPUT FROM THE NAMESAKE OR FAMILY MEMBER, AND THE OPTIONS ARE NARROWED DOWN TO SOME TOP CHOICES.

OUR GRAPHIC ARTS TEAM DRAFTS UP SOME MOCK OPTIONS, AND ONCE THE MASCOT IS SELECTED AND THE ZONING IS COMPLETED, THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NAME THEIR MASCOT.

SO THE FIRST CAMPUS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS EVENING IS ALICE DEHEN FAGGART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED RIGHT ON OUR SECONDARY COMPLEX, NUMBER SEVEN, WHERE TOMAS BANKS AND BILSTEIN WILL BE LOCATED.

AND IT'S OFF 723 NEAR BELLE BOULEVARD.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISS FAGGART.

SHE GREW UP LOCALLY.

SHE TAUGHT FOR 47 YEARS.

SHE LOVED BOOKS AND LITERACY, LOVED TO TRAVEL.

SHE RECEIVED RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD AND THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE GOLDEN APPLE.

MISS FAGGART WAS KNOWN FOR HER ABILITY TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN CREATIVE WAYS, AND SHE TAUGHT ELEMENTARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MANY OF HER STUDENTS WENT ON TO WIN WRITING AWARDS. AND SO WHEN THE COMMITTEE GOT TOGETHER, THEY HAD A LOT OF IDEAS, BUT THEY SETTLED ON TWO TOP OPTIONS ONE FOXES AND THE OTHER IS THE CARDINALS.

NOW, WHEN MISS FAGGART TAUGHT AT JANE LONG, THE CLASSES PARTICIPATED IN A PARADE EACH YEAR, AND MISS FAGOT'S CLASS WAS ALWAYS THE FAGOT FOXES.

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THEY SAID SHE AND HER STUDENTS WOULD DRESS UP AS A FOX WITH THE TAILS AND THE EAR, AND THEY WOULD DO MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS IN FRONT OF THE STAGE.

AND SO THE COMMITTEE RESEARCHED FOXES AND THEY SAID FOXES ALSO REPRESENT INTELLIGENCE, WIT AND RESOURCEFULNESS.

BUT THE COMMITTEE DID WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER OPTION.

MISS FAGOT LOVED THE COLOR RED.

AND SO THEY THOUGHT A CARDINAL WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO REPRESENT THAT.

THE RED REPRESENTS GOOD LUCK AND THE CARDINALS SIGNIFY RENEWAL AND TRANSFORMATION.

AND SO OUR GRAPHIC ARTIST WHIPPED UP SOME IDEAS IS WHAT WE SUBMITTED FOR INSPIRATION.

AND SO WE DO HAVE TWO MOCK UPS.

THE COMMITTEE ALREADY HAS GIVEN FEEDBACK.

THAT'S AN ANGRY LOOKING CARDINAL.

SO WE KNOW WE HAVE TO HAVE A KID FRIENDLY CARDINAL.

SO WE'VE GOT THAT NOTE A HAPPY FACE.

THEY DO LOVE THE RED FOR THE FOX.

THEY I DON'T KNOW, I THINK THE FOX APPEARS NAKED TO THEM.

THEY WANT SOME CLOTHES ON THE FOX.

SO THEY ASKED MAYBE FOR SOME TENNIS SHOES, MAYBE A SHIRT.

AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FOX BE A LITTLE BIT MORE RED.

SO TRUSTEE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK UP THESE MOCKUPS AND BRING THEM BACK TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THE SECOND CAMPUS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS EVENING IS JAMES RICHARD AND MARINELLA HAYGOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THIS IS LOCATED AT CROSS CREEK WEST IN FULSHEAR.

AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR..

MISS HAYGOOD. THEY BOTH WERE FORMER TEACHERS RIGHT HERE IN LAMAR ISD.

MR. HAYGOOD TAUGHT HISTORY FOR 34 YEARS AT LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE MANAGED THE GT PROGRAM BOY SCOUT LEADER, LITTLE LEAGUE COACH, OPTIMIST CLUB, AND MISS MARINELLA WAS AN ARTS TEACHER AT LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE MENTORED ARTISTS FOR MORE THAN 27 YEARS.

BOTH WERE ACTIVE IN THEIR CHURCH AND COMMUNITY.

OKAY TRUSTEES, THIS MAY BE MY FAVORITE MASCOT OPTION SO FAR.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE HAYGOOD HEDGEHOGS? SO THIS IS THE DRAFT INSPIRATION PROVIDED.

AND THE COMMITTEE SAID THEY LIKED HEDGEHOGS FOR THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.

THEY'RE CURIOUS, THEY'RE INTUITIVE, AND THEY ARE COURAGEOUS.

AND SO OUR GRAPHIC ARTIST DID DEVELOP A MOCK OPTION, AND WE DID PUT THIS ONE IN SOME CLOTHES.

HE'S DONNING A TEXAS T SHIRT AS A NOD TO MR. HAYGOOD, WHO TAUGHT TEXAS HISTORY.

SO, TRUSTEES, THE NEXT STEPS TO CONTINUE TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE TO REFINE THESE DESIGN OPTIONS.

AND WE WILL PRESENT THESE OPTIONS TO THE BOARD FOR POTENTIAL APPROVAL AT THE SEPTEMBER 17TH BOARD MEETING.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MASCOT AND COLOR OPTIONS FOR OUR NEXT SECONDARY COLOR TRACK.

[11.C. Discussion of mascot and colors for Tomas High School, Banks Junior High School, and Bielstein Middle School]

BANKS JUNIOR HIGH AND BILSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

PROCESS LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR OUR SECONDARY A WHOLE COLOR TRACK.

SO FIRST WE FORMED A SMALL INTERNAL COMMITTEE AND THEY MET TO DISCUSS THE PROCESS AND THE PARAMETERS.

JUNE 10TH THROUGH 24TH, WE COLLECTED COMMUNITY FEEDBACK VIA A SURVEY REGARDING POTENTIAL MASCOTS AND COLORS FOR OUR NEW SECONDARY COMPLEX.

AND IN JULY, A COMMITTEE OF PARENTS, PRINCIPALS, CAMPUS AND DISTRICT STAFF MET TO REVIEW THE SURVEY RESULTS, DEVELOP A RANKING AND RATIONALE FOR THE MASCOT AND COLOR OPTIONS.

SO FOR THAT FIRST SURVEY, WE HAD MORE THAN 1000 RESPONSES, AND SOME OF THE TOP MASCOTS WERE THE TIGERS, THE GATORS, THE BEARS, THE TITANS, AND THE BULLDOGS. SOME OF THE TOP MAIN COLOR OPTIONS WERE GREEN AND ORANGE, AND THE TOP SECONDARY COLOR TO ACCOMPANY THE GREEN AND ORANGE WAS BLACK. AND SO THE COMMITTEE LOOKED AT THE SURVEY RESULTS AND THEY WHITTLED DOWN ALL THOSE OPTIONS TO A TOP TWO.

AND THEY LIKED THE GATORS AND THE TIGERS.

ONE THING THEY LIKED ABOUT THE GATORS WAS THE LACK OF ALLITERATION.

THEY SAID SOMETIMES ALLITERATION CAN FEEL ELEMENTARY.

SO HAVING THE TOMAS GATORS, THE BANKS GATORS, THE BILSTEIN GATORS THEY THOUGHT SOUNDED GOOD.

THEY ALSO SAID GATORS ARE LOCAL DUE TO OUR PROXIMITY TO THE BRAZOS RIVER.

THEY SAID GATORS ARE FIERCE.

THEY ALSO SAID THAT MR. TOMAS, WHEN HE WAS A PRINCIPAL AT GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH, THEY WERE THE GATORS.

SO IT WAS A NOD TO HIS LEGACY.

BUT THE COMMITTEE ALSO LIKED THE TIGERS.

THEY SAID TIGERS ARE MOTIVATIONAL AND THEY'RE FIERCE, AND IT'S A GREAT MASCOT TO RALLY AROUND.

SO WE TOOK THOSE TWO OPTIONS BACK OUT TO A SURVEY.

THIS TIME WE HAD ABOUT 700 RESPONSES.

WE PRESENTED THE TOP TWO OPTIONS.

WE PRESENTED THE GATORS AND THE TIGERS, AND WE PRESENTED SIX POTENTIAL COLOR COMBINATIONS.

IF WE GO WITH GREEN GATORS, WELL, WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT GREEN AND BLACK? GREEN AND YELLOW OR GOLD AND GREEN AND SILVER OR WHITE.

AND IF WE GO WITH TIGERS, ORANGE AND BLACK, ORANGE AND BLUE OR ORANGE AND WHITE.

AND SO WHEN PRESENTED WITH THOSE OPTIONS SURVEYS SO FAR, AND THIS WAS AS OF LATE LAST WEEK, TIGERS IS WINNING AT 67%.

OUR COMMUNITY FAVORS THE THOMAS TIGERS WITH 33% PREFERRING THE GATORS.

AND WHEN WE ASKED, WHICH COLOR DO YOU PREFER? 57% PREFER A NEW ORANGE TRACK AND 44% PREFER A NEW GREEN TRACK.

SO THEN WE LOOKED AT THE COLOR PAIRINGS, YOU KNOW, DO YOU LIKE IF YOU GO WITH GREEN? LOOKS LIKE THEY LIKE A GREEN AND BLACK OR A GREEN AND SILVER WHITE.

AND IF WE GO WITH ORANGE, THEY OVERWHELMINGLY PREFER THE ORANGE AND BLACK.

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SO WE'VE GOT SOME MOCK UPS FOR YOU.

AND SO IT'S KIND OF HARD.

IT'S A DARK GREEN. BUT IF WE END UP BEING THE GATORS, WE'VE GOT A GREEN AND BLACK FOOTBALL OPTION, A GREEN AND GOLD AND A GREEN AND SILVER FOR CONSIDERATION.

BUT ALSO WE'VE GOT SOME BAND UNIFORMS TO CONSIDER.

AND YOU CAN SEE LITTLE BITTY GATOR TEETH IN THE DESIGN, AND WE GOT SOME REPTILE SKIN.

AND THE OPTION ON THE RIGHT, THESE ARE JUST DRAFTS.

THIS IS JUST DREAMS IN THE SKY.

AND NONE OF THIS IS SET IN STONE.

BUT THIS IS JUST TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT COLOR COMBINATIONS COULD LOOK LIKE ON SOME NICE UNIFORMS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ORANGE MOCK UPS, WE'VE GOT ORANGE AND BLUE, ORANGE AND BLACK AND ORANGE AND WHITE AND AN ATHLETIC UNIFORM.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE BAND UNIFORM OPTIONS TOO, WITH TOUCHES OF THE TIGER STRIPES VISIBLE IN THE SECOND DESIGN OPTION.

TRUSTEES. THE PROCESS IS THE SAME FOR THIS AS WELL.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO REFINE ANY DESIGN OPTIONS YOU'D LIKE, BUT TRUSTEE IS OUR INTENT TO BRING THIS BACK TO YOU NEXT MONTH FOR YOUR POTENTIAL APPROVAL.

WHETHER YOU CHOOSE GATORS OR TIGERS, GREEN OR ORANGE.

I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.

SO TRUSTEES, ONCE YOU VOTE ON THIS, IF YOU VOTE GREEN OR ORANGE, THAT WILL BECOME THE COLOR OF THE TRACK.

COLOR TRACK. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

OKAY. MR. COLE-HAMILTON WHEN YOU GUYS DID THE SURVEY, WAS IT WAS PUBLIC TOLD THAT WE HAVE A ELEMENTARY CALLED THE THOMAS TIGERS RIGHT NOW.

NO, SIR. WE FOCUSED ON SHOWING THE COMMUNITY THE EXISTING SECONDARY COMPLEXES.

WE HAVE THE RANDALL LIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE THE LINDSAY LIONS.

AND SO WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WOULD BE A CONFLICT NEEDED TO BE MENTIONED IN THE SURVEY.

YEAH, WE DO HAVE WE DO HAVE THE LIONS.

THEY'RE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE DISTRICT.

I DON'T KNOW. IT WOULD BE VERY FOR ME.

IT WOULD BE VERY CONFUSING. OF COURSE, I'M AN ADULT.

I CAN MAKE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE ELEMENTARY THOMAS TIGERS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL THOMAS TIGERS.

I WILL JUST NOTE PUBLICLY THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO GENE THOMAS HIMSELF, WHO IS IN OUR AUDIENCE TONIGHT, AND HIS PREFERENCE WAS THE GREEN AND THE GATORS.

BUT I KNOW THIS IS A COMMUNITY DECISION, NOT NOT NECESSARILY FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL.

SO BUT OKAY, THANKS.

I'VE QUESTION WHEN WE DO THE SURVEYS NOW, NOW THAT WE'VE NARROWED IT DOWN, DO WE REALLY INVOLVE OR TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY GO OUT TO THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES THAT WILL BE ATTENDING? YES, MA'AM.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT ROUND ONE SURVEY WENT TO EVERYBODY TO ROUND TWO WENT TO THEM.

ROUND TWO ONLY WENT TO THE POTENTIALLY IMPACTED PARENTS IN THAT AREA.

YES, MA'AM. THAT'S WHAT I MAKE SURE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OUR TRUSTEES.

WE HAVE DOCTOR WAITS UP NEXT TO TALK ABOUT KICKSTART KIDS.

[11.D. Discussion of KICKSTART KIDS Martial Arts and Character Development program process]

MISTER PRESIDENT, DOCTOR NEVINS, TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION OF KICKSTART KIDS MARTIAL ARTS AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

SO HERE'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF KICKSTART AND LCISD AT THIS TIME.

SO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED IN 20 2223 THE KICKSTART PROGRAM HERE IN LCISD AND THE KICKSTART PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A FULL TIME INSTRUCTOR, EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR UP TO 200 PARTICIPANTS AT A CAMPUS.

KICKSTART DELIVERS QUALITY MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTION DURING SCHOOL GUIDED ADOLESCENCE THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF MIDDLE SCHOOL WHILE PROMOTING COMMUNITY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, DISCIPLINE AND RESPECT, AND COURAGE.

LCISD LOVES LOVES, LOVES KICKSTART AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE KICKSTART, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS SO WE CAN MAKE KICKSTARTER HAPPEN AND CONTINUE TO HAPPEN HERE IN SLC ISD.

SO HERE'S OUR PROCESS.

SO FIRST, THE KICKSTARTER PROGRAM TEACHER MUST HAVE A TEACHER CERTIFICATION.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE KICKSTARTER CURRENTLY IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT IT'S OFFERED AS AN ELECTIVE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE'RE NOT MEETING THIS REQUIREMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS TO BE CERTIFIED AS KICKSTARTER INSTRUCTORS.

KICKSTARTER ENROLLMENT IN LC ISD AT THIS TIME, SO WE HAVEN'T DROPPED ENROLLMENT FOR KICKSTARTER, ABOUT 76 STUDENTS.

SO IF YOU CAN SEE THE 20 2324 SCHOOL YEAR, WESTENDORF HAD 111 STUDENTS AND NOW WE HAVE ONLY 27 STUDENTS.

A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE HERE IN LAMAR ISD.

REDDING HAD 59.

SO IT'S THREE DIFFERENCE AND POLLY RYAN HAD 71.

THIS IS A 42 STUDENT DIFFERENCE.

AND LAMAR JUNIOR HIGH DID NOT HAVE IT LAST YEAR.

THEY ADDED IT THIS YEAR.

AND IT'S 53 STUDENTS PLUS.

SO IN TOTAL LAST YEAR WE HAD 241 STUDENTS, AND NOW WE HAVE 165 STUDENTS HERE IN OUR KICKSTART PROGRAM IN ELC ISD. SO HERE ARE TO REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS TO RETAIN KICKSTART AS A PHYSICAL EDUCATION CREDIT.

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WHILE THIS CAN BE AN OPTION THAT WE CAN UTILIZE, THIS OPTION DOESN'T APPLY TO KICKSTART SINCE IT'S AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAM BEING OFFERED.

IT'S NOT A STANDARD TO COURSE.

OPTION TWO CREATING A LOCAL COURSE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE ELA, WHICH IS THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY, WOULD NEED TO FOLLOW LOCAL POLICY FOR CREATING, OFFERING AND SCHEDULING LOCALLY DEVELOPED COURSES AND MEET ANY APPLICABLE TEXAS TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

WHILE THIS CAN BE AN OPTION FOR LCISD.

KICKSTARTER IS CURRENTLY OFFERED AS AN ELECTIVE.

SINCE NONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS ARE CERTIFIED TEACHERS, THIS WON'T BE A VIABLE OPTION FOR US AT THIS TIME.

NOW, HERE'S AN OPTION THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO ADDING PROGRAMS TO AN EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOL P.E.

COURSE. IF THE DISTRICT IS DESIGNATED AS D.O.E., WHICH WE ARE, BUT THE EXEMPTION HAS HAS FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 21.003.

IN THIS DOI PLAN, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HIRE CERTIFIED TEACHERS.

THEY'RE NOT. EXCUSE ME? THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HIRE CERTIFIED TEACHERS FOR OPTION THREE.

SO THIS IS A POSSIBLE OPTION FOR US BECAUSE WE CAN CURRENTLY WE CURRENTLY HAVE A T A KICKSTART TEACHER THAT NEEDS TO BE CERTIFIED, BUT IT'S OFFERED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. OUR CURRENT DOI PLAN ONLY EXEMPTS CTE AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES, SO WE'LL NEED TO AMEND AND EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY EXCLUDING EXCUSE ME, INCLUDING KICKSTART IN THE DOI EXEMPTION WOULD ALLOW LCISD TO HIRE A NON-CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR.

SO HERE'S THE PROCESS FOR THE DOI.

DOI AMENDMENT AND THE TIMELINE.

HERE'S THE FLOWCHART I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU IN SHORT SECTIONS SO YOU CAN SEE IT CLEARLY.

SO AUGUST WHERE WE ARE IN NOW WE HAVE THE IDEA INITIATED AND THEN IT'S VETTED.

AND THEN THE BOARD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADVISES TO DETERMINE IF WE'RE GOING TO MEET LOCALLY WITH THE DSIC.

SO IN SEPTEMBER, BY SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2024, THE DSIC CONVENES AND VOTES TO VERIFY IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AMENDMENT.

IF THE DSIC VOTES FOR IT WHEN THE MAJORITY VOTES FOR IT, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN.

AND THEN IF THEY DON'T, WE CANNOT.

WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE DSRC? THE DSIC IS THE THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE PLAN.

THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE THAT HAS ALL TEACHERS REPRESENTED FROM EACH TRACK AND SCHOOLS.

SO IT'S ALL TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN VOTED AT THIS TIME TO BE A PART OF THE DSIC IN ORDER TO REPRESENT THEIR SCHOOL, SO ITS REPRESENTATION FROM EACH TRACK AND EACH SCHOOL.

SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024.

SO THAT'S OUR NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PRESENTED WITH A RECOMMENDED AMENDMENT TO THE DOI, AND THEN THE PROPOSED PLAN HAS TO BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. NOW HERE'S A LITTLE SHORT DILEMMA SINCE IT HAS TO BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS.

THE PROPOSED PROPOSED DATE IS OCTOBER 19TH, BUT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS OCTOBER 15TH.

SO ONCE WE CONVENE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS TO VOTE ON THE AMENDED DOI, WHICH MAJORITY OF THE VOTES HAVE TO BE AT LEAST FIVE BOARD MEMBERS TO APPROVE? AND ACCORDING TO OUR DOI PROCESS AND PLAN AND THEN THE DOI THEN EXCUSE ME, THEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUBMITS THAT TO TO TO AT THAT TIME.

ONCE THE DOI AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO USE KICKSTARTER AS THEIR PE CREDIT AND SELECT AN ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE.

FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER OCTOBER 20TH.

TIFFANY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WILL NO LONGER NEED TO TAKE PE, AS HER PARTICIPATION IN KICKSTARTER WOULD OFFICIALLY COUNT FOR HER PE CREDIT.

WITH THIS CHANGE, SHE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO START A NEW ELECTIVE COURSE OF HER CHOICE.

AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE.

CAN WE GO TO THE SLIDE WHERE IT SAYS THE CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT? SO THE WE GOT THE 2324 AND THE 2425.

SO IS THAT 2425 BASED OFF OF THIS NEW OR IT'S IN THE ELECTIVE, OR WAS THAT WHAT WAS, OF COURSE, SELECTED AT THE BEGINNING? THIS IS BASED OFF THE ELECTIVE RIGHT NOW.

SO WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY AT CURRENTLY, WHAT WAS CHOSEN.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WAS CHOSEN? SAY LIKE WESTENDORF IF IT'S SHOWING THOSE 27 ARE USING THAT AS THEIR ELECTIVE, NOT THEIR PE.

DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT STARTING NUMBER COULD HAVE BEEN? NO, I DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME, SIR.

WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.

BUT IT WAS TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS DECIDED NOT TO USE IT AND HAD TO PULL OUT, SO.

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I WOULD ALSO ASSUME THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SAY THAT THEY CAN REENROLL, THEY THEY CAN USE IT AS A PE AND THEN THEY CAN REENROLL IN AN ELECTIVE.

THERE HAS TO BE AVAILABILITY IN THE CLASS.

YES, MA'AM. THEY'LL HAVE CHOICES.

IT MAY NOT BE THEIR TOP CHOICES, BUT THEN THEY CAN USE THAT AS THEIR PE AND TAKE AN ADDITIONAL CLASS.

YES, MA'AM. SO I GOT A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT THIS.

JUST ABOUT HOW MUCH PEOPLE LOVED THE PROGRAM.

WERE THEY GOING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR THINKING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE TAKING IT AS A PE CREDIT.

WELL, THE THE ADMINISTRATORS SENT OUT INFORMATION TO THE INFORMATION.

INFORMATION WAS SENT OUT IN JUNE.

SOMETIMES THE INFORMATION WAS SEEN OR NOT SEEN.

BUT AT THAT TIME, IT WAS SHOWN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AN ELECTIVE.

AND NOT UNTIL STUDENTS SHOWED UP.

UNTIL, YOU KNOW, NOW I SEE OH, IT'S ACTUALLY ELECTIVE.

IT'S NOT A PE CREDIT.

WAS IT A PE CREDIT LAST YEAR? YES, MA'AM. AND THEN THE T CHANGED THE RULES OR OKAY TO DIDN'T CHANGE THE COMPLETE RULES.

WE WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE AT THAT TIME.

OKAY. OKAY.

AND THEN SO IF WE AREN'T MEETING UNTIL THE 15TH AND IT HAS TO BE POSTED UNTIL THE 19TH, ARE WE JUST GOING TO VOTE AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING OR HAVE A.

WELL, MY MY QUESTION TOUCHES ON THAT IS REGARDLESS IF WE IF WE DO THIS IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.

I MEAN, WE NORMALLY DON'T ALLOW STUDENTS IN MASS TO JUST CHANGE THEIR SCHEDULE FOR BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO.

WOULDN'T WE NORMALLY WAIT UNTIL A SEMESTER CHANGE? I MEAN, WE WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THIS IN OCTOBER.

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYBODY GOES, HEY, I WANT TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, WOODWORKING OR SOMETHING.

AND THEN IN OCTOBER HAVE ALL THESE KIDS CHANGING TO ANOTHER.

WE WOULDN'T WE NORMALLY LET THE SEMESTER COMPLETE BEFORE.

SO DOES IT DOES IT MATTER IF WE DO THIS IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER? IT WELL, THIS IS A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CONVERSATION STARTED, I WANT TO SAY MAYBE MAY OF LAST YEAR, MAY OF 2024. AND THEN WHEN WE WERE TOLD THE INFORMATION FROM TO THEN WE JUST MOVED FORWARD.

WE WOULD DO AT THIS POINT IS WE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO CHANGE, BUT ONLY THE STUDENTS THAT SIGNED UP ORIGINALLY.

SO IF A STUDENT SIGNED UP ORIGINALLY, BUT THEY DROPPED IT ONCE THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS AN ELECTIVE, WE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO GET BACK INTO THE IN THE CLASS BECAUSE IT WAS 76 STUDENTS. BUT IF A STUDENT DIDN'T SIGN UP ORIGINALLY, THEN NO, WE WOULDN'T WE WOULDN'T ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT.

AND SO THIS IS A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE BECAUSE WE WANT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM STILL GROWS AND CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS CREDIT WISE? IS THERE ANY WAY TO RETROACTIVELY FOR THE YEAR GIVE THEM THE THE CREDIT.

THEY WOULD GET THE CREDIT FOR THE YEAR, FOR THE SEMESTER, FOR THE SEMESTER, AND THEN THEY'LL BE IN THE NEXT SEMESTER.

THEY WILL GET THE CREDIT.

OKAY. SO WITH THAT DEADLINE THOUGH, OF THE 19TH, AND THAT'S NOT BEING HAVING IT POSTED FOR THE FULL 30 DAYS, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT SCHEDULE CHANGE UNTIL NOVEMBER BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NOVEMBER MEETING.

OH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED THAT.

I HADN'T CONSIDERED THAT. MAYBE DOCTOR WAITZ HAS, BUT.

AND HIS TEAM. BUT KNOWING WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE DSC AND OUR PROCESS, KNOWING THAT THE CAMPUSES MAY.

AND I'M JUST. THIS IS WHERE MY TEAM HATES WHEN I DO THIS, BUT OH, WE COULD PROBABLY START CHANGING THOSE SCHEDULES NOW, BACK KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, BUT WE NEED TO WAIT AFTER THE DSSC MEETS TO APPROVE IT, TO GO TO THE BOARD FIRST.

AND SO THAT'S IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND IF THAT HAPPENS, WHAT OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPAL PRINCIPALS CAN DO IS TELL ALL THE STUDENTS THAT WERE IN INITIALLY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD WILL PROBABLY WAS GOING TO APPROVE IT IN OCTOBER. WE PUT ALL THE KIDS BACK AND THEN THAT WAY IT'S JUST A SHIFT IN PAPERWORK AND CODING AND NOT MOVING A BUNCH OF STUDENTS SO LATE.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO.

WHAT WE COULD ALSO DO IS JUST CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AND ON OCTOBER 19TH, AND WE COULD TAKE THIS ONE ISSUE.

IF WE NEEDED TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE, WE COULD HAVE A IT COULD BE A QUICK MEETING AND IT COULD BE OFFICIAL AND MAKE THAT MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

AND I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF, BUT I SEE THE VALUE IN KICKSTARTER AND WHAT IT BRINGS TO OUR STUDENTS AND THE SELF-ESTEEM.

AND I MEAN, I THINK ACROSS THE BOARD, I THINK WE ALL SEE THE VALUE IN IT SO WELL.

AND I WAS TOLD THAT MANY OF THE KIDS THAT PULLED OUT, IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO DO BAND, AND I WANT THEM IN THE BAND.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF ANY WAY THEY CAN GET THEIR CREDIT FOR KICKSTART AS SOON AS THEY CAN, AS LONG AS THAT WE'RE NO, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.

THE SOONER THE BETTER FOR ME.

AND SO WHEN WE AMEND OR WHEN WE SEND IT TO THE SEC FOR AMENDMENT, ARE WE AMENDING IT ONLY FOR KICKSTART OR FOR PE

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AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE US A BRIEF HISTORY LESSON.

SO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I BROUGHT DOI TO THE DISTRICT AND IT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING EXPERIENCE.

IT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING EXPERIENCE, VERY CHALLENGING TO SAY THE LEAST.

IT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING EXPERIENCE.

BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE DOI, WE'RE ABLE TO SERVICE 1500 MORE STUDENTS IN CAREER CLASSES THAN WE WERE WITHOUT IT.

AND SO THE COMMITMENT THAT I MADE TO THE BOARD AND TO THE DSSC COMMITTEE WAS THIS WOULD BE VERY SPECIFIC TO CLASSES.

IT WOULDN'T BE GENERIC.

AND SO WHEN WE TAKE IT TO THE DSSC, IT WILL BE KICK START ONLY.

AND THEN ANY CHANGE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE, THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS BOARD APPROVED.

AND SO IF THE BOARD IF ANY OF THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE, THEN DSSC WOULD NEED TO CHANGE IT AND THE BOARD NEEDS TO CHANGE IT.

AND SO THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT IS TO HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES.

AND SO RIGHT NOW THE, THE, THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE WOULD BE ONLY FOR KICKSTART.

THE DSSC AT THIS TIME MEETS ITS SEPTEMBER 3RD.

AND THEY HAD A MEETING SCHEDULED LATER.

I ASKED THEM TO PUSH IT UP SOONER.

KNOWING HOW THE BOARD FELT ABOUT THIS, I ASKED THEM TO PUSH IT UP SOONER SO WE CAN GET THIS BALL ROLLING AND WE CAN GET THE KIDS BACK WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.

AND I CAN TALK FROM EXPERIENCE.

WHEN I WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MANY MOONS AGO, I BROUGHT KICKSTART TO MY CAMPUS AND CHUCK NORRIS ACTUALLY CAME TO OUR BELT CEREMONY.

BUT I WAS A PRINCIPAL OF A CHRONICALLY VIOLENT SCHOOL IN DALLAS AREA 15, 1600 STUDENTS.

AND WE WERE CLASSIFIED AS CHRONICALLY VIOLENT.

AND SO I BROUGHT IN KICKSTART AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID, MAN, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? AND SO IT REALLY HELPED US WITH OUR BEHAVIOR, OUR HOMEWORK OR OUR GRADES THE RESPECT ON THE CAMPUS.

IT HELPED US TREMENDOUSLY.

AND SO WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO LAMAR, I WAS EXCITED TO DO THAT.

AND ACTUALLY, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS MY SENSEI WHEN I WAS A PRINCIPAL IS NOW THE NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL DIRECTOR.

AND SO I HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH HIM JUST THE OTHER DAY AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HIM.

WHEN I WAS A PRINCIPAL, KICKSTARTER WAS VERY BENEFICIAL TO MY CAMPUS AND HELPING US GET OFF THE CHRONICALLY VIOLENT LIST.

I WAS A FIRST YEAR PRINCIPAL THERE, AND WE HAD WE HAD QUITE A FEW, QUITE A FEW DIFFICULTIES.

AND SO BUT IT HELPED US GET OFF THAT CHRONICALLY VIOLENT NONEQUIVALENT LIST.

AND SO KICKSTART IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET IT BACK SO WE CAN GET ALL THOSE KIDS BACK IN THERE.

BUT IT IS A PROCESS.

THAT'S RIGHT. IT IS A PROCESS.

SO WE HAVE TO LET THE PROCESS PLAY OUT BECAUSE THE PROCESS PROTECTS US.

THAT'S RIGHT. DOES KICKSTART ONLY FOR WHAT WE HAVE IT AS SIXTH GRADE IN LAMAR? IS IT ONLY FOR SIXTH GRADE OR IS IT? NO. IT CAN. OTHER LEVELS.

IT CAN BE OTHER LEVELS IN HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.

WE JUST HAVEN'T EXPLORED THAT OR WE DON'T.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS. WHAT IS IT? KICKSTART IS CURRENTLY OFFERED IN SIXTH GRADE THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.

WE'LL START IT AT A SIXTH GRADE CAMPUS, AND AS A SIXTH GRADERS MOVE UP, WE'LL MOVE IT TO THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE CAMPUS.

OKAY. WILL WE BE ADDING IT TO THE SIXTH GRADE CAMPUSES THAT WE DON'T HAVE IT AT NOW? WE CAN. WE USUALLY SEEK OUT PARTICIPATION NUMBERS AND TRY TO SEE WHICH CAMPUS HAS HIGH PARTICIPATION NUMBERS IT ALSO HAS THE AVAILABILITY FOR CLASSROOM FOUGHT. SO THERE'S SOME PROCESSES THAT GO INTO IT TO STRATEGICALLY PUT IT WHERE WE CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT.

OKAY. THERE'S THERE'S THERE'S NO WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED BETWEEN THE DZIK J.

DZIK VOTE AND THE BOARD VOTE.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

SO AS YOU GUYS, AS YOU GUYS LOOK AT THE CALENDAR, WE COULD WE COULD CALL A SPECIAL MEETING IN SEPTEMBER TO APPROVE IT, TO GET IT ON THE REGULAR SCHEDULED OCTOBER BOARD MEETING IF WE NEEDED TO. WE COULD ALSO DO IT THAT WAY.

WE COULD, WE COULD OR WE COULD CALL A SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE IT THAT NIGHT.

ALL WE NEED IS WE JUST NEED FOUR MEMBERS HERE.

YEAH. BECAUSE THAT THAT 19TH IS A SATURDAY.

IT'S VERY, I MEAN, VERY FLEXIBLE.

SO AFTER THE DZIK AFTER THE DHSC APPROVES IT.

SEPTEMBER 3RD. IS THAT THE SEPTEMBER 3RD? SEPTEMBER 3RD? YES, SIR.

FIVE BOARD MEMBERS. AND SO IF THE BOARD IF THE BOARD WISHES, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WE CAN CALL A MEETING THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER THAT AND HAVE FOUR MEMBERS COME AND THEN APPROVE IT.

FIVE FOR THE DOI.

I THOUGHT IT WAS FIVE IF ALL SEVEN SHOW UP.

BUT IF WE ONLY HAVE A QUORUM OF FOUR PEOPLE, ISN'T IT? THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. YEAH.

IT'S IT'S A IT'S IT HAS TO BE THE MAJORITY 70% OF THE OF THE.

YES, SIR. TWO THIRDS. YES, SIR.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO IF THE BOARD WISHES WE DO THAT, WE CAN WE CAN, WE CAN TRY TO SCHEDULE THAT.

AND SO WE'LL WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE DESK SAYS FIRST.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SO THE DESK HAS TO APPROVE IT TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE TRUSTEES.

IF THEY DO THAT, THEN WE CAN CALL A MEETING.

I GIVE IT PRESIDENT LAMBERT.

WE CAN CALL A MEETING SOON THEREAFTER, AND THEN THE BOARD APPROVES IT, HAVE IT POSTED TO THE WEBSITE FOR 30 DAYS, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

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ONCE THE DESK APPROVES IT, WE CAN INVESTIGATE MOVING THOSE STUDENTS BACK INTO THE CLASS, KNOWING THAT THE BOARD IS GOING TO APPROVE IT, AND THEN THEY'LL GET THEIR CREDIT FOR THE SEMESTER. THAT WAY WE WON'T HAVE SO MUCH MOVEMENT TOWARD THE LATE IN THE SEMESTER.

YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE TIME OF THE MEETING WHERE THE PUBLIC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.

MRS. JOHNSON, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION? IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE LAMAR CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROPRIATELY AND EFFECTIVELY FULFILL ITS GOVERNANCE ROLE IN ACCORDANCE TO BEST PRACTICES FOR QUALITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

TRUSTEES ALSO DESIRE TO AFFORD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST HAVE COMPLETED A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CARD AND SUBMITTED IT BEFORE THE PRESENT. LET ME GO BACK BEFORE THE PRESIDING OFFICER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ALLOWS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING NON-AGENDA ITEMS. TRUSTEES MAY NOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, AS THEY ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW FROM DISCUSSING OR DECIDING ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT ON THE BOARD'S PUBLICLY NOTICED AGENDA.

ALL PATRONS DESIRING TO SPEAK AND WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC COMMENT FORM WILL BE HEARD DURING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING BEFORE FINAL BOARD ACTION IS TAKEN ON AN AGENDA TOPIC.

WHILE SPEAKERS GENERALLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY ESTABLISH AN OVERALL TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ADJUST THE TIME ALLOTTED TO EACH SPEAKER WHEN NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS.

HOWEVER, NO SPEAKER SHALL BE GIVEN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE.

ALL OF THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH HB 2840.

EACH SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

IF TWO OR MORE INDIVIDUALS ARE SPEAKING ON THE SAME TOPIC, THE DISTRICT MAY ENCOURAGE SPEAKERS TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR COMMENTS.

EACH SPEAKER MUST ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PROVIDED PODIUM UNLESS SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED AND APPROVED. SPEAKERS ARE TO PRESENT THEIR REMARKS TO THE BOARD AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.

SPEAKERS HAVING COMPLAINTS AGAINST INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES MAY ONLY ADDRESS THE BOARD AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT FORM, AND IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR IN BOARD POLICY.

IGBA EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS F AND G STUDENT AND PARENT COMPLAINTS GF PUBLIC COMPLAINTS.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER OR DESIGNEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A SPEAKER HAS FILED A COMPLAINT.

ACCORDING TO POLICY, ANY SPEAKERS WHO COMPLAIN OF INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC COMMENT MAY BE DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO TO REFRAIN FROM NAMING THE EMPLOYEE AND REFER THE SPEAKER TO THE APPROPRIATE COMPLAINT POLICY.

BOARD. SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE MEETINGS HELD IN PUBLIC BUT ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WHILE THE BOARD VALUES HEARING FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

TRUSTEES WILL NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS OR RESPOND TO COMMENTS FROM PATRONS.

SPEAKERS WILL NOT ENGAGE IN DIALOG WITH THE TRUSTEES.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU COME FORWARD.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DEREK STINSON.

MY NAME IS DEREK STINSON.

I'M CURRENTLY THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE KICKSTART KIDS PROGRAM AND SERVE AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN LAMAR CONSOLIDATED AND KICKSTART KIDS.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US.

I'M ALSO A STUDENT OF THE PROGRAM.

I STARTED IN 1993.

THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, THROUGH COLLEGE, AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE KICKSTART KIDS MY LIVELIHOOD.

I WOULD LIKE TO. I BELIEVE IN GIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT'S DUE.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR.

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WE'VE WORKED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER.

WHENEVER THERE'S HURDLES TO JUMP OVER, HE'S.

HE'S USAIN BOLT.

I DON'T THINK USAIN BOLT DOES HURDLES.

BUT ANYWAY, HE'S A HURDLER AND HE'S, HE'S HE'S LEADING THE WAY AND HELPING US, AND THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP, WE ARE ABLE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF GETTING KICK STARTED TO BE REGISTERED IN THE DOI.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT NEVINS FOR INTRODUCING THE IDEA OF KICK START.

YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FOR OUR KIDS TO PERFORM, BUT WE NEVER LOOK AT WHAT SUPPORTS KIDS GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE.

AND THAT'S THEIR CHARACTER.

THAT'S RIGOR, THAT'S GRIT.

AND THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, SUPERINTENDENT NEVINS, WE WERE ABLE TO WE ARE DOING THAT RIGHT.

WE'RE DOING THAT WORK RIGHT NOW.

AND I THINK THAT HIRING A PROGRAM THAT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON THE CONTENT OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IS PRETTY INNOVATIVE TO STAY TRUE TO THE DISTRICT OF INNOVATION.

LASTLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR HAVING KICKSTART KIDS ON CAMPUS.

I MEAN, IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT IT, A NO BRAINER IS WE HIRE.

WE HIRE A SCIENCE TEACHER TO TEACH SCIENCE TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE MATH TEACHER TO TO INCREASE SCORES IN MATHEMATICS.

WELL, YOU ALL HAVE ALLOWED KICK START KIDS ON YOUR CAMPUS.

IN OUR AREA OF CONTENT IS CHARACTER TO INCREASE AND DEVELOP A CHILD'S CHARACTER.

THE GOAL OF KICK START KIDS IS TO ENHANCE A CHILD'S RESILIENCY BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO LEAD A PRODUCTIVE LIFESTYLE BY AVOIDING DRUGS, GANGS, AND VIOLENCE. CONFLICT RESOLUTION BY DEVELOPING THEIR CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AS WELL AS GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND GO ON TO A HIGHER EDUCATION.

IN ESSENCE, THE GOAL OF KICK START KIDS IS TO SAVE AND CHANGE CHILDREN'S LIVES BY BEING THE DIFFERENCE.

HOW? BY TEACHING CHARACTER THROUGH KARATE.

I PLAN ON COMING TO MORE BOARD MEETINGS TO KIND OF SHARE WHAT KICKSTART KIDS IS DOING ON THE CAMPUSES.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND GOD BLESS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CAITLIN TRAVER.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M CAITLIN TRAVER, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SPACE ON THE AGENDA AND YOUR TIME AND LISTENING TO WHAT WE HAVE TO SHARE.

MY SON, SAM IS A SEVENTH GRADER AT READING JUNIOR HIGH.

HE IS A SECOND YEAR STUDENT OF THE KICKSTART PROGRAM.

HE'S A PURPLE BELT AND HE IS A MEMBER OF THE DEMO TEAM UNDER SENSEI BURROWS.

MY PASSION ABOUT THIS GOES EVEN BEYOND MY SON.

SORRY YOU GOT ME TALKING ABOUT MY KIDS.

IT STARTS 20 AND SOME ADDITIONAL YEARS AGO AT LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE I GOT INTRODUCED TO THE POWER OF MAJOR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

THERE WAS THE PHYSICAL COMPONENT OF IT, BUT I OWE A LOT OF MY PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP SUCCESS TO WHAT I LEARNED ON THAT VOLLEYBALL COURT AND THOSE TENNIS COURTS WITH RESPECT TO LEADERSHIP AND PERSEVERANCE AND PUSHING THROUGH WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH.

AND I HAD TWO SONS AND I WAS SUPER EXCITED ABOUT SHARING THAT WITH THEM.

RIGHT. BUT IN MY ENTHUSIASM, I MADE A BIT OF A MISTAKE.

I TOOK FOR GRANTED HOW EASY IT WAS FOR ME TO FIND THAT MAJOR SPORT OR SPORTS THAT RESONATED WITH ME.

AND WITH SAM, THAT JUST WASN'T THE CASE.

LIKE, HE DIDN'T RESONATE TOWARDS A SPORT, BUT PRE-PANDEMIC, HE FELL IN LOVE WITH MARTIAL ARTS THROUGH TAEKWONDO.

AND I SAW HIM FIND HIS SPORT.

AND THEN I'LL NEVER FORGET THE DAY IN SPRING OF 2023, WHEN I WAS SITTING AT PAULEY RYAN AND HEARD ABOUT KICKSTARTER, AND I GOT TO GO BACK TO SAM AND SAY, HEY DUDE INSTEAD OF P, WHICH GAVE HIM A LOT OF ANXIETY.

THERE'S AN OPTION TO DO KARATE.

AND IN THAT MOMENT THERE WAS A PERSPECTIVE CHANGE.

IT IT CHANGED FROM I HAVE TO DO P TO NOW I GET TO DO KARATE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND GET TO LEARN ALL OF THOSE CHARACTER TRAITS THE LEADERSHIP, THE TEAMWORK, THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF IT, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THROUGH SOMETHING HE RELATED TO IN SUCH A BIG, BIG WAY. AND THE EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE OF SENSEI BURROWS IS FELT EVERY DAY BY THE KIDS, BUT FELT BY THE PARENTS. WHEN WE GET TO GO TO THOSE BELT CEREMONIES.

AND SHE'S GOT THAT GYM PACKED WITH THESE KIDS WHO DEMONSTRATE THE PHYSICAL EFFORT OF WHAT THEY LEARNED, BUT ALSO THE DISCIPLINE AND THE RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER

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AND YOU HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A GYM FULL OF REALLY PROUD PARENTS, SO I WON'T TAKE ANY MORE TIME.

I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TIME AND ENCOURAGED BY THE POSITIVE REACTION TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THIS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS URSULA RODRIGUEZ.

IS TRINITY MY DAUGHTER? OH, OKAY. LET'S TRINITY TRINITY RODRIGUEZ.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS TRINITY RODRIGUEZ.

I AM 12 YEARS OLD AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADER AT READING JUNIOR HIGH.

I CAME HERE TO TALK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH KICKSTART.

WHEN I STARTED KICKSTART, I WAS VERY SHY.

I DIDN'T TALK MUCH TO PEOPLE THAT I DIDN'T KNOW.

AND NOW I'M TALKING HERE, WHICH IS A VERY DRASTIC CHANGE.

BECAUSE KICKSTART IS MORE ABOUT THAN JUST LEARNING KARATE.

IT'S ABOUT RESPECT, DISCIPLINE, TRUSTWORTHINESS, FRIENDSHIP, FAIRNESS, CARING, AND CITIZENSHIP.

THAT SOUNDS FAMILIAR. IT'S THE SIX WORDS THAT HANG IN EVERY LCISD BUILDING.

IT'S THE RULES THAT KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE AND MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE.

I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK, BECAUSE I FIRST HAD THE CONFIDENCE TO PERFORM ON DEMO TEAM AT MY FIRST BELT CEREMONY.

I HAVE THE ABILITY TO WRITE THIS SPEECH BECAUSE I WROTE ESSAY.

WE WROTE ESSAYS IN KICKSTARTER ABOUT WHY IT WAS HELPING US.

WE LEARNED ABOUT WHAT AMBITION WAS ABOUT HOW IT'S THE DRIVE THAT KEEPS PEOPLE GOING.

ONE OF MY BIGGEST AMBITIONS IS TO BECOME A BLACK BELT WHILE STUDYING UNDER SENSEI BURRIS.

ONE MORE THING THAT I LEARNED IS HARD WORK IS EVERYTHING.

KARATE ISN'T EASY AND THAT'S WHY IT MAKES THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT ENJOYABLE.

THE CHALLENGES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL ACCOMPLISHED, BRINGING YOU CLOSER TO YOUR GOAL.

EVERY BELT IS A REWARD AND I'D LOVE TO KEEP WORKING FOR THEM FIRST FROM CONFIDENCE, ABILITY, DETERMINATION, AMBITION, AND HARD WORK, EVERYTHING IN THAT CLASS HAS PREPARED ME TO BE HERE AND SPEAK ABOUT MY DETERMINATION TO KEEP KARATE A P.E.

CREDIT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY PEERS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN BORSON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS JOHN BORSON, AND I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF THE DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL FOR THEIR TIME AND THE TIME ON THIS VERY AGGRESSIVE AGENDA TO TO DISCUSS THE KICK START PROGRAM.

MY VIEW WILL BE KIND OF A VIEW OF THE STREET.

THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION ALREADY, VERY POSITIVE, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO HEAR OF THAT.

MY SON BENJAMIN IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE KICK START PROGRAM SINCE HE WAS AT POLY RYAN.

HE HAS SINCE MADE IT TO REDDING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THIS, THIS JUST MY PERSPECTIVE FROM DEALING WITH HIM IS THAT IT'S A VERY UNIQUE CLASS, NOT ONLY FROM A DISCIPLINE AND EXPERIENCE PERSPECTIVE, BUT VERY POPULAR CURRICULUM AND AN INSTRUCTOR AND THAT'S BASED ON MY ATTENDANCE ON NUMEROUS AWARD CEREMONIES AND OBSERVING HIM AT HOME.

I WAS GOING TO GO INTO SOME OF WHAT THE CLASS PROVIDES FROM A PA PERSPECTIVE, BUT THAT'S ALREADY WELL DISCUSSED AND WELL UNDERSTOOD.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE IDEA OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE IN THE CURRENT CURRICULUM.

AND I LOOKED AT WHAT THIS SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE AND THE REDUNDANCY THAT OCCURS SO BRIEFLY.

THE DOWNSIDE OF THE THE REQUIREMENT WE'RE IN NOW IS THAT IT PREVENTS BENJAMIN FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OTHER POTENTIAL CLASS OFFERINGS.

SO HE HAS TWO, ESSENTIALLY £0.02 COURSES NOW.

HE LOVES THE KICKSTART, SO HE CHOSE THAT AS AN ELECTIVE AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER ELECTIVES.

SO AS I LOOK AT HIS SCHEDULE, 20% OF HIS DAY IS A P.E.

CLASS, WHICH I THINK COULD BE BETTER UTILIZED IN WHAT YOU MENTIONED.

SOME OF THE OTHER SOME OF THE OTHER ELECTIVES.

AND I DO AGREE WITH YOU IN THAT I THINK THE ATTENDANCE FIGURES ARE REFLECTIVE OF PEOPLE HAVING TO MAKE A CHOICE.

WHEN I LOOKED AT THOSE FIGURES, I WAS VERY SURPRISED.

BUT WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY IT.

SO IT'S BEEN A TERRIFIC PROGRAM.

AND THERE ARE SOME DOWNSIDES, BUT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING HIM A MORE DYNAMIC CLASS SCHEDULE BASED ON SOME OF THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE HEARD AND SOME OF THE PROGRESSION OF THAT.

SO IF I WOULD LEAVE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO A VERY POSITIVE OUTCOME.

BUT I WOULD I ALWAYS LEAVE WITH AN ASK I WOULD ASK YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST TO INCLUDE KICKSTARTER AS AN OPTION TO MEET THE P CORE

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SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CONNOR BESHEARS.

HELLO, MY NAME IS CONNOR BESHEARS I AM EIGHTH.

I'M AN EIGHTH GRADER AT READING JUNIOR HIGH.

THANKS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK ON BEHALF OF KICKSTART KIDS.

I HAVE BEEN A PART OF KICKSTART KIDS SINCE SIXTH GRADE AT POLLY RYAN.

AS A KID WITH AUTISM, KICKSTART FEELS CALM BECAUSE OF ITS STRUCTURED SMALL CLASS.

I ALSO KNOW MOST OF THE STUDENTS IN IN THE ROOM SINCE WE'VE BEEN TO GATHER, AND THIS BRINGS COMFORT TO THE DAY OF CHAOS.

SINCE BEHRENDS IS NICE AND FUNNY AND HELPS ME FEEL WELCOMED IN THE CLASS.

THE MOVES I LEARNED IN KICKSTART CAN BE USED IN REAL LIFE, AND TO HELP PROTECT ME AGAINST ANY DANGERS I MAY FACE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JACK BESHEAR'S.

HELLO, MY NAME IS JACK BESHEAR'S.

I AM AN EIGHTH GRADER AT THE READING JUNIOR HIGH.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK ON BEHALF OF KICKSTART KIDS.

I HAVE BEEN IN KICKSTART SINCE SIXTH GRADE AT POLY ORION AND A MEMBER OF THE ORIGINAL DEMO TEAM AT LAMAR CISD.

I LOVE BEING PART OF DEMO TEAM BECAUSE IT MIXES BOTH MUSIC AND KARATE.

DEMO TEAM TEACHES ME DISPLAY DISCIPLINE, PLUS I GET MORE KARATE TIME EVERY WEEK.

KICKSTART IS GREAT EXERCISE.

IT HAS BEEN THE ONE SPORT I FINALLY FEEL GOOD BECAUSE IT IS SO FUN.

SENSEI BURROUGHS IS GOOD AT PUSHING US TO DO OUR BEST AND SHE IS ALSO VERY KIND.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS OLIVIA RECTOR.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS OLIVIA RECTOR AND I AM AN EIGHTH GRADER AT ANTOINETTE REDDING JUNIOR HIGH.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE KICKSTART PROGRAM SINCE SIXTH GRADE.

KICKSTART AND SINCE I HAVE TRULY IMPACTED MY LIFE IN SO MANY WAYS, KICKSTART HAS SHOWN ME HOW TO BE RESPECTFUL, LOYAL, DISCIPLINED, HONEST, AND COURAGEOUS.

KICKSTART TEACHES MARTIAL ARTS TO PROTECT AND DEFEND MYSELF, AND TEACHES AND BUILDS LESSONS TO BE SELF DISCIPLINED AND HARD WORKING.

SINCE HE HAS TAUGHT US TO SHOW COMPASSION FOR OUR TEAM AND ESPECIALLY OTHERS WHO MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE ON MY TEAM, BUILDING THESE CHARACTERISTICS HELPS ME HAVE A GOOD.

HELPS ME HAVE GOOD BONDS AND FRIENDSHIPS WITH OTHERS, WHICH HAS HELPED ME TO COMMUNICATE MY FEELINGS, THOUGHTS AND IDEAS.

I HAVE MADE STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE KICKSTART COMMUNITY AND PROGRAM BECAUSE OF KICKSTART.

I SET HIGHER STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR MYSELF WHEN PRACTICING OR IN GENERAL, DOING ANYTHING THAT HELPS ME WITH MY LIFE.

OBSTACLES THAT I COME ACROSS.

I CAN ACHIEVE GOALS THAT MIGHT EVEN FEEL OR SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE OR ACCOMPLISH.

I CAN BE A ROLE MODEL FOR MY PEERS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT SENSEI AND KICKSTART HAS TAUGHT ME THROUGHOUT THIS IMPACTFUL PROGRAM HAS MADE AND MADE A POWERFUL DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE, GIVING ME THE CONSEQUENTIAL DECISIONS TO IMPACT OTHERS, WHETHER IN KICKSTART, COMMUNITY OR NOT.

TIBERIUS ALLOWS ME TO DREAM, LEARN, DO, OR, AND BECOME PRECISE IN WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING AND WILL DO WITH THESE DAILY CORE VALUES TO EMPOWER MYSELF AND OTHERS. BEING IN THIS PROGRAM IS SO MUCH FUN AND EXCITING.

WHEN LEARNING SOMETHING NEW, WITH TECHNIQUES WE CAN USE IN REAL LIFE SITUATIONS TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR WHAT IS TO COME.

THE KICKSTART PROGRAM HAS LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR ME TO BUILD A FRAMEWORK UPON, NOT ONLY WITH THE PHYSICAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS, BUT ALSO WITH THE MENTAL DISCIPLINE TO BRANCH OFF INTO NEW IDEAS, GOALS AND DREAMS. SINCE IBERIS AND KICKSTART HAS GIVEN ME THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO PURSUE MY ENDEAVORS, WHATEVER THEY MAY BE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU CONSIDER MAKING KICKSTART A PE ELECTIVE AGAIN.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHANNON KEYES.

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THIS IS MY SON, MEMPHIS.

THE CHANGE TO KICKSTART KIDS HAS FORCED STUDENTS LIKE MEMPHIS TO MAKE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES, PURSUE KICKSTART, A PROGRAM THEY HAVE COME TO VALUE DEEPLY, OR STAY WITH THEIR ELECTIVE CLASSES.

THIS FORCED CHOICE HAS DISRUPTED STUDENTS ABILITY TO STAY ON THEIR CHOSEN ELECTIVE TRACKS.

MEMPHIS WAS IN BAND HE'S HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN KICKSTART OR BAND, SO HE CHOSE KICKSTART BECAUSE THE PROGRAM MEANS THAT MUCH TO HIM.

IT HE HAS.

HE HAS EXPRESSED HOW.

EVERY DAY HE GOES TO KICK, KICK, START THAT DAY IS BETTER BECAUSE OF KICK START.

THIS DOUBLE P COMMITMENT THAT THEY HAVE NOW BEEN FORCED INTO LEAVES THEM EXHAUSTED AND STRUGGLING TO COMPLETE THEIR SCHOOLWORK, IMPACTING THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND OVERALL WELL-BEING.

KICK START KIDS, AS YOU ALL HAVE HEARD, HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM OFFERING MORE THAN JUST PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, IT INSTILLS DISCIPLINE, RESPECT, AND HONESTY.

THE KICK START PROGRAM GOES BEYOND JUST A PE CREDIT.

A CHANGE.ORG PETITION I STARTED JUST TWO WEEKS AGO HAS ALREADY GATHERED OVER 200 SIGNATURES IN SUPPORT OF THIS CAUSE.

COMMENTS FROM SUPPORTERS HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAM'S POSITIVE IMPACT, WITH MANY NOTING HOW KICK START KIDS HELPS THEIR CHILDREN FEEL BETTER, EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, AND FIND AND EMBRACE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

WHILE I REALIZE THAT YOU GUYS HAD SAID THAT THIS PROCESS AND YOU GUYS WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS EARLY IN THE DISTRICT, THE PARENTS WERE NOT LAMAR JUNIOR HIGH.

PARENTS DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT THIS UNTIL 8 P.M.

THE NIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED.

THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

I ONLY HEARD BACK FROM ONE BOARD MEMBER WHEN I STARTED EMAILING.

THAT'S ALSO REALLY DISHEARTENING TO GO INTO SCHOOL KNOWING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR SCHEDULE WILL LOOK LIKE.

HIS SCHEDULE WASN'T CHANGED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE FIRST WEEK.

SO WE HAVE TO FIX THIS.

AND THE FASTER WE FIX IT, THE BETTER.

I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TIA BURRIS.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TIA BURRIS, AND I'M THE KICKSTART KIDS INSTRUCTOR AT PAUL RYAN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND READING JUNIOR HIGH.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT AND HEARING OUT ALL OF US.

AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING CHANGING THE WORDING OF OUR DISTRICT INNOVATION PLAN TO ALLOW THE KICKSTART PROGRAM TO BECOME A CREDIT AGAIN.

I'VE GROWN UP IN THE KICKSTART KIDS PROGRAM.

I'VE BEEN A PART OF IT FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, AND IT'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN AN IMPACT IN MY LIFE.

THE KIDS KICKSTART KIDS PROGRAM IS MORE THAN JUST A KARATE PROGRAM.

THE STUDENTS ARE TAKEN THROUGH A VALUES CURRICULUM AND IS DESIGNED TO REINFORCE AND HELP BUILD STRONG CHARACTER AND BECOMING THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES.

THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN MY PROGRAM FIND THAT IT IS A SAFE SPACE, AND THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY AND A PLACE TO BELONG WHILE THEY GO AND MAKE THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH.

THE PROGRAM ALSO GIVES STUDENTS WHO NORMALLY WOULD NOT ENJOY A TRADITIONAL PE CLASS THE ALTERNATIVE TO FINDING JOY IN WORKING OUT, AND A LIFELONG LOVE OF AND ENJOYMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, I WAS ABLE TO GROW THE KICKSTART KIDS PROGRAM AT POLY RYAN AND REDDING JUNIOR HIGH LAST YEAR FROM 86 STUDENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO 145 STUDENTS BETWEEN BOTH CAMPUSES LAST YEAR.

THIS YEAR, I WAS EXPECTED TO HAVE A LITTLE OVER 200 STUDENTS BETWEEN BOTH CAMPUSES.

107 PREVIOUSLY SIGNED UP AT THE END OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR FOR SIXTH GRADE TO BE IN THE PROGRAM AT POLY RYAN, AND ABOUT 50 CONTINUING EIGHTH GRADERS AND ABOUT 40 SIXTH GRADE MOVING TO SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS.

WITH BEING ONLY AN ELECTIVE CLASS THIS YEAR, I HAVE A TOTAL OF 88 STUDENTS COMBINED ON BOTH CAMPUSES BETWEEN POLLY, RYAN AND REDDING.

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AND WHO ARE DEDICATED TO CONTINUING THAT UNTIL THIS HAS CHANGED.

AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL WORKING ON THAT.

SO WITH YOUR CONSIDERATION OF CHANGING THE DEAL, I WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE MORE STUDENTS AND THEREFORE MAKE MORE POSITIVE IMPACTS AND MAKE MORE LASTING IMPACTS FOR MANY, MANY MORE GENERATIONS TO COME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORGE MEJORADO.

OKAY. OH. GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

MY NAME IS JORGE MIRADA AND I AM A SEVENTH GRADER AT REDDING JUNIOR HIGH.

I WANT TO SHARE HOW THE KICKSTART PROGRAM HAS POSITIVELY, POSITIVELY IMPACTED MY LIFE.

KICKSTART HAS TAUGHT ME VALUABLE LESSONS IN HONESTY, LOYALTY, COURAGE, DISCIPLINE AND RESPECT, DEDICATION, RESPONSIBILITY AND KINDNESS.

FOR EXAMPLE, I'VE LEARNED TO BE HONEST WITH MYSELF BY KNOWING HOW TO ASK FOR HELP AND BE HONEST BY BE HONEST WITH OTHERS, BY ALWAYS TELLING THEM THE TRUTH. AFTER I'VE DEVELOPED LOYALTY BY SUPPORTING MY FRIENDS, EVEN WHEN I'M NERVOUS, LIKE DURING THE SPRING QUALIFIER COMPETITION, KICKSTARTER HAS ALSO HELPED ME FACE CHALLENGES AND COURAGE.

LIKE SHOWING UP FOR DEMO TEAM DESPITE MY FEARS.

THROUGH DISCIPLINE, I'VE ESTABLISHED A DAILY ROUTINE AND RESPECT.

MY GUIDANCE AND RESPECT HAS GUIDED ME TO TAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND TREAT OTHERS WELL.

DEDICATION HAS MOTIVATED ME TO COMPLETE MY SCHOOLWORK ON TIME AND SEEK TUTORING WHEN NEEDED.

RESPONSIBILITY HAS BECOME A KEY PART OF MY LIFE.

FROM TUTORING, FROM TURNING, FROM TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS TO CARING FOR MY DOG AND MAINTAINING PERSONAL HYGIENE.

FINALLY, KICKSTARTER HAS TAUGHT ME IMPORTANCE THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS, WHETHER BY HELPING OTHERS OR SIMPLY LISTENING.

KICKSTARTER HAS BEEN A REWARDING EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOAN NEUHAUS.

HI THERE.

MY NAME IS JOAN NEUHAUS.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KICKSTART KIDS, AND I HAVE TO SAY, ALL THESE NICE WORDS BRING ME TO TEARS.

SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

WE ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH LAMAR CONSOLIDATED, AND WE'VE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH DOCTOR NIVENS.

DOCTOR WAIT. AND MISTER GABBARD, I WAS ABOUT TO EXPLAIN WHAT ALL OF OUR QUALITIES OF OUR CHARACTER CURRICULUM ARE, BUT EVERYONE ELSE HAS ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT.

BUT I WILL SAY, TOGETHER, OUR WIDE DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS BECOMES A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES EACH OTHER IN THE KICKSTART CLASSROOM AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS REGULARLY TELL US THE PROGRAM REDUCES BULLYING AND DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS AND IMPROVES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ATTITUDE, MENTAL HEALTH, ATTENDANCE, AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS.

THEY FIND THE VALUES DEVELOPED BY OUR STUDENTS OFTEN PERMEATE THEIR FRIEND GROUPS, AND IT'S TO THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE ON CAMPUS.

SO I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU VERY QUICKLY THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE HAVE HAD ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IN THE FEW YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE, AT LEAST 99% OF STUDENTS REPORTED SOME ASPECT OF POSSIBLE POSITIVE PERSONAL GROWTH AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN THE KICKSTART KIDS PROGRAM, AND AT LEAST 79% REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GROWTH IN SOME ASPECT. LAST YEAR, I IT WAS OFFERED AS A PE CREDIT.

I HAD A WHOLE SERIES OF STATEMENTS SAYING, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GO BACK TO BEING A PE CREDIT, AND ALL I CAN SAY NOW IS I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK TO ACHIEVE THAT AND TO WORK WITH THE GUIDELINES OF THE CEA.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS, AND IF WE CAN BE A RESOURCE IN ANY WAY, PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY INFORMATION OR BE THERE FOR YOU IN ANY WAY,

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THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS.

OKAY, GOOD.

I DO HAVE ONE ONE, ONE COMMENT IS I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS TONIGHT.

I KNOW WE HAVE. WE HAVEN'T ASKED, SO I HAVEN'T ASKED WHEN I WAS MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND MR. SANCHEZ WAS OUR SENSEI.

HE MADE IT A POINT TO TALK TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS, KICKSTART KIDS, STUDENTS ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CAMPUS AND NOT JUST BEING A KICKSTART KID, BUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE YOU'RE INVOLVED ACROSS THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.

LETTING YOUR LIGHT SHINE AND BEING AN EXAMPLE.

AND SO I'M GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING.

AND SO TO OUR EVERYBODY, OUR KICKSTART STAFF THIS YEAR, OUR PARENTS THAT ARE HERE AND OUR STUDENTS THAT SPOKE MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY AS ENGAGED AS YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.

BECAUSE I KNOW RIGHT NOW THERE'S THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY PERSONAL TO YOU ABOUT KICKSTART, BUT THIS DISTRICT SHOULD BE PERSONAL TO YOU AS WELL, RIGHT? JUST THIS COMING THIS LAST WEEK AND THIS YEAR, WE'LL WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 30,000 STUDENTS GO THROUGH TRAILER STADIUM.

TRAILER STADIUM NEEDS SEVERE REPAIRS.

AND SO WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS OUR STUDENTS COME IN AND THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED FOR THEM, BUT THEY DON'T GET ENGAGED ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT THEM AS A DISTRICT.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE, PARENTS THAT YOU KEEP YOUR STUDENTS ENGAGED, THAT YOU STAY ENGAGED AS THE DISTRICT COMES TO YOU AND WE SAY WE NEED FACILITIES.

WE NEED TO WE NEED TO REPAIR WE NEED TO MAKE OUR FACILITIES BETTER FOR YOUR STUDENT, THAT YOU STAY ENGAGED.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT YOUR KID, BUT IT'S ABOUT ALL THE KIDS THAT WE SERVE.

RIGHT. AND SO AND I'M ALSO SAYING IT TO THE KICKSTARTER STAFF, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO COME OUT AND JUST TALK ABOUT KICKSTARTER.

BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, I'M GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU TO STAY ENGAGED IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS AND WHEN WE NEED THINGS TO HELP.

OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT IS THAT YOU STAY ENGAGED.

YOU STAY ENGAGED BECAUSE WE NEED THAT.

KICKSTARTER IS SERVING A MINIMUM.

WE HAVE ABOUT 47,000 STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

KICKSTARTER IS SERVING A MINIMUM NUMBER OF THAT.

SO. BUT IF WE KEEP YOU ENGAGED AND THEN YOU TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND THEY TELL THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THEY TELL THEIR NEIGHBORS, NOW WE HAVE AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT'S GOING TO BE ENGAGED AND HELP US MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN GIVE OUR STUDENTS THE ABSOLUTE BEST FACILITIES THEY DESERVE.

ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THAT WE SAY THAT AND KICKSTARTER WAS A GREAT PROGRAM AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

MRS. JOY WILLIAMS, WHO'S A FORMER TRUSTEE, ASKED ME ABOUT KICKSTARTER AND WHAT MY FEELINGS WERE ABOUT IT.

AND I TOLD HER WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND SHE SAID, WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD BRING IT TO THE DISTRICT.

AND I SAID, I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THAT.

AND SO BUT MISS JOY WILLIAMS IS WHERE IS WHERE IT ORIGINATED FROM.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR ACTION ITEMS OF THE NIGHT.

WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH NOMINATIONS FOR A CANDIDATE FOR POSITION AS DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE ON THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.

[12.A. Consider approval of nomination of candidate for position as delegate and alternate on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Delegate Assembly]

BOARD. OFFICER. ELECTIONS.

THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR THE POSITION OF DELEGATE.

NOMINATING? YES.

WE'RE NOMINATING. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE KAY DANZIGER TO BE THE DELEGATE.

TRUSTEE? DANZIGER, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? YES. ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE DANZIGER ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION SHE HAS NOMINATED FOR THE POSITION OF DELEGATE ON THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.

DELEGATE ASSEMBLY BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. WE I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE.

DO WE THINK IT'S PREFERRED? ARE THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF DELEGATE? ALL NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.

I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF TRUSTEE DANZINGER FOR THE POSITION OF DELEGATE ON THE TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY BOARD.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL NOW ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE TRUSTEE AS ALTERNATE.

YES. WHO MADE THE MOTION? TRUSTEE BRUNZELL MADE THE MOTION, I APOLOGIZE.

AND THERE IS NOT. WE DON'T REQUIRE SECOND.

NO, MA'AM.

WE WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS AS AN ALTERNATE.

ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MR..

MR.. JOE HUBENAK.

TRUSTEE. HUBENAK. DO YOU ACCEPT THAT NOMINATION AS ALTERNATE? NO, HE DOES NOT.

ARE THERE ANY I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE ONE.

MAY, MAY AND I CAN COME.

I'LL COME RELIEVE YOU WHEN YOU NEED A REST.

WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE REQUIREMENT TO BE THE ALTERNATE?

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WELL, THEN YOU'RE. YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THERE THE WHOLE TIME.

I WANT TO GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OTHER TRUSTEES.

AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE DELEGATE.

THAT'S HOW I FIRST STARTED.

IT WAS TO THE ALL DELEGATE HAD TO LEAVE EARLY, SO I ENDED UP DOING THE WHOLE THING.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE, BUT IT'D BE NICE.

DO YOU WANT TO? I WILL BE ON TEXTS CALL FOR YOU TO USE THE RESTROOM, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TAG.

SO LET'S PUT YOU DOWN. YOU HAVE TO PUT YOU DOWN AS THE ALTERNATE OR THEY WON'T LET YOU IN.

I HAVEN'T BEEN NOMINATED YET FOR THAT, SO.

ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ZACH LAMBERT AS THE ALTERNATE.

WE DON'T REQUIRE SECOND, SIR.

I WILL.

THIS IS FOR A YES.

THIS IS A CONFERENCE THAT WE GO TO IN SEPTEMBER THAT WE CAN GO TO.

AND IN THE CONFERENCE, ONE OF THE DAYS, THERE'S A BIG ASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT ACROSS THE STATE, AND ONE OF US GOES IN THERE AND COMMITS SEVERAL HOURS OF AN AFTERNOON TO, TO LISTEN TO.

YEAH, YEAH, BUREAUCRACY AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

AND WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS GIVES BASICALLY MY MARCHING ORDERS WHEN GOING TO AUSTIN TO ADVOCATE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THIS FULL DISCLOSURE, IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE, BUT THAT IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF FORT BEND COUNTY FAIR AND DALLAS STATE FAIR, WHICH MY DAUGHTER IS PARTICIPATING IN BOTH.

SO I WILL BE IN TRANSIT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN DALLAS AND ROSENBERG.

AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY A DAD FIRST.

SO. ABSOLUTELY.

MR. LAMBERT, YOU'RE PERFECT FOR THIS ROLE.

I'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.

I DID IT IN THE COVID YEAR.

I WAS THE REP FOR THE BOARD.

AND SO YOU TWO ARE, I THINK MRS OR MRS BOXES.

OKAY. WE'VE HAD A ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR ALTERNATES? HEARING NONE I TRUSTEE LAMBERT IS THE ALTERNATE BY TEXT.

WE DON'T VOTE. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF TRUSTEE LAMBERT BEING AN ALTERNATE? SAY AYE. AYE AYE.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE LAMBERT IS NOMINATED.

POSITION OF ALTERNATE HAS BEEN HAS BEEN.

DELEGATE. ASSEMBLY. BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

PERFECT. LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, WE HAVE NEXT OUR CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN TIMELINE.

[12.B. Consider approval of strategic plan timeline]

SHE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE JJ FROM JJ CONSULT JG CONSULTING.

BUT ALSO IN YOUR FOLDER YOU HAVE THE TIMELINE AS WELL AS YOUR FOLDER.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU, DOCTOR EVANS.

AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORT TO ENHANCE OUR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY IN THE FUTURE READINESS OF OUR DISTRICT.

WE'VE GOT OUR TEAM THIS EVENING TO PROPOSE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING TIMELINE, WHICH YOU'RE VIEWING THIS EVENING.

TRUSTEES IS A DRAFT, AND WE'VE GOT OUR TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM JJ CONSULTING.

WE'LL BRING THEM ON UP NOW, AND THEY'LL PRESENT TO YOU THEIR DRAFT TIMELINE, WHICH YOU SHOULD HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, MEMBERS OF THE STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE UP ALL THE OXYGEN THIS EVENING.

I'M GOING TO LET MY GOOD FRIEND AND PARTNER HERE, MR. FRALEY, TALK.

BUT I WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU.

SO IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS OR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AT LEAST, SINCE WE WERE LAST HERE PRESENTING OUR SCOPE OF WORK AND THE PROPOSAL.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT YET AGAIN.

SO WE'RE EXCITED AND EAGER TO BEGIN.

AS MISS COLE-HAMILTON SHARED WITH YOU, WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE A TIMELINE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.

I'M GOING TO LET MR. FRALEY DO THAT, AND I'LL TAKE A SEAT AND THEN BE HAPPY TO REJOIN HIM HERE AT THE PODIUM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT LAMBERT.

TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR NIVENS, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.

THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK.

YOU DON'T NEED ME TO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING FORTH AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME HOW OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT PERFORMS THE KEY THING HERE IS GETTING US ALL ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF EXPECTATIONS AND, AND JUST AND DELIVERABLES THAT WE WOULD AGREE UPON.

WE RECEIVED THE PRESENTATION IN RESPONSE TO THE RFQ, AND IT OUTLINES A LOT OF STUFF.

THIS TIMELINE IS A MUCH SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF THAT, BUT IT DOES ENCOMPASS ALL THE STEPS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN.

PART OF IT IS IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CURRENT PLAN.

DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT A REWRITE OR REVIEW OR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? CRITICAL IS APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEES.

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AND DOCTOR EVANS WILL BE WORKING ON THAT.

THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER A MODIFICATION OF A CURRENT PLAN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEONE ON WHO HELPED WRITE THIS CURRENT PLAN TO BE INVOLVED AND CONSIDER WITH THAT AS WELL. WE HAVE AN AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE TO MEET THE MAY TARGET THAT WE IDENTIFIED AT THE RETREAT.

AND IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO TAKE PLACE THIS FALL THAT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE WRITING OF A PLAN, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION THAT MUST TAKE PLACE BECAUSE IT'S ALL ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF EXPECTATIONS, REVIEW OF THE MISSION, THE VISION, AND AND JUST REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND WHERE WE WANT TO CREATE. I SUGGEST THAT ONE OF THE MEETINGS INCLUDES THE DEMOGRAPHER, SO FOLKS CAN UNDERSTAND THE PROJECTED GROWTH OF THIS DISTRICT AND WHERE THINGS ARE LOOKING AT.

AND SO WE HAVE THAT HELP SET THE CONTEXT OF THE PLAN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THINGS PHILOSOPHICALLY AS WELL.

DO WE WANT TO HAVE A PLAN THAT'S MORE ABOUT DIRECTION OR DIRECTIVES? THAT'S A PHILOSOPHY THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO THINK THROUGH.

TALK ABOUT THE ROLE OF CENTRAL OFFICE, THE ROLE OF THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP AND ALL THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THIS DISTRICT.

SO HAVING SAID THAT A LITTLE BIT WE SEE MARCH, MARCH BEING A VERY, VERY, A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR FEBRUARY.

MARCH BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, WE HAVE HOLIDAYS COMING UP.

SO A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE.

WON'T BE AS MUCH OF THE WRITING PART OF IT THERE I PROPOSE IS BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE A BIG MEETING WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT THERE. OR MAYBE THE PRESIDENT JUST KIND OF WELCOME EVERYONE.

WE HAVE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED BY THEN AND KIND OF LAY OUT A CHARGE WE'LL NEED TO WORK ON AND DRAFT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

AND WHAT THE CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE IS.

WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING, BUT THE COMMITTEE WILL NEED TO HAVE THAT CHARGE COME FROM YOU GUYS AS WELL.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT OVERALL ASPIRATIONS FOR LAMAR CONSOLIDATED.

REVIEW THE CURRENT PLAN SO EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT IS THERE? WE HAVE THE SAME MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE PIECES.

LOOKING AT OCTOBER LOOK AT SOME DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS TO BEGIN TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING SURVEYS FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, WHICH IS A BIG PART OF WHAT JJ DOES.

WE'D LIKE TO REACH OUT AND ENGAGE FOLKS THROUGH VIA SURVEYS LOOKING AT THAT, CONTINUING REALLY THROUGH THROUGH DECEMBER BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP.

AND BEGINNING IN JANUARY, WE WILL REVIEW THE SURVEY AND OTHER FINDINGS TO MAKE MAKE MEANING AND HAVE A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THOSE FINDINGS REVEAL TO US AND BEGIN DISCUSSIONS OF THOSE KEY CATEGORIES.

YOU HAVE FIVE KEY PRIORITIES IN YOUR CURRENT PLAN.

OR DO THOSE PLANS ARTICULATE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE GOING FORWARD, OR DO WE NEED TO HAVE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THOSE FIVE PRIORITIES? AGAIN, IS THE PLAN GOING TO BE ONE OF OF DIRECTIVES? AND REALLY THE THICKER THE BOOK, THE BINDER, THE MORE DIRECTIVES YOU'RE GIVING.

THE SMALLER IT IS, THE MORE DIRECTION YOU'RE GIVING.

AND AS YOU'RE GROWING FAST, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO BE AS DIRECTIVE AS AS DIRECTIONAL AS A FAST GROWTH DISTRICT.

FEBRUARY, YOU BEGIN LOOKING AT OUTCOMES YOU WANT TO HAVE AS A RESULT OF THIS PLAN BEING DEVELOPED.

AND THEN MARCH, YOU BEGIN TO CONTINUE THAT AND ALSO BEGIN DRAFTING THE PLAN, IF NOT LATE FEBRUARY AS WELL.

AND THE HOPE IS TO HAVE A PLAN DRAFTED LATE APRIL TO BE RECONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE, THEN HAVE IT PRESENTABLE TO THE BOARD IN MAY.

SO THOUGHTS? QUESTIONS? DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? IT IS AGGRESSIVE. BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE TEAM HERE IN LAMAR CONSOLIDATED AND JJ WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

YEAH. I'LL JUST SAY THAT THE FACT THAT I'M NOT ASKING ANY QUESTIONS, AND I THINK THAT GOES FOR MOST OF US IS THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU GUYS AND AS A, AS A BOARD AND AS A COMMITTEE UP TO THIS POINT.

SO YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB, I'LL SAY, SUMMARIZING THIS FORCE ON ONE SHEET OF PAPER AND IT IS AN AGGRESSIVE, AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE.

SO I'M GLAD WE HIRED YOU GUYS TO LOOK LIKE THE RIGHT FIRM TO DO IT FOR US.

WELL THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, THIS IS PERSONAL FOR ME.

IT'S PERSONAL. GREAT PLACE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING TIMELINE? I'LL MAKE IT. TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE HARTZELL MAKES A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

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[12.C. Consider approval of 2024-2025 Lamar CISD compensation plan, budgets and documents relating to 2024 tax year assessment and levy of property taxes]

ONE THE LAMARS 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.

LAMAR. SEE ISD COMPENSATION PLAN.

THE 20 2425 GENERAL OPERATING CHILD NUTRITION AND DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGETS AND THE FUNCTION LEVEL IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS.

GENERAL GENERAL OPERATING FUND OF $473,291,618.

CHILD NUTRITION FUND OF $31,391,300.

DEBT SERVICE FUND OF $177,707,131.

NUMBER THREE THE ORDINANCE SETTING TAX RATE FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR.

NO RATE OF 0.6669.

ZINS. RATE OF 0.48.

TOTAL RATE OF $1.14 AND ONE $1 0.1469 PER $100 VALUATION NUMBER FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR.

APPRAISAL ROLL AND NEW PROPERTY VALUE.

APPRAISAL ROLL TOTALS AND OTHER CERTIFICATIONS, AND FOR NUMBER FIVE, THE 2024 TAX YEAR ANTICIPATED TAX COLLECTION RATE OF 100.47% AS CERTIFIED BY CARMEN TURNER, MBA, PCC, AND CTP FORT BEND COUNTY TAX APPRAISER COLLECTOR.

SO THAT WAS ALL. MAY I HAVE THE MOTION? YES. TRUSTEE HUBENAK MAKES THAT MOTION FOR ALL OF WHAT WAS SAID ABOVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE DANZINGER SECONDS.

I WILL NOW ANY DISCUSSION OF ANY OF ALL THAT WE DISCUSSED.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE INFORMATION ITEMS. DOCTOR NIVENS I TRUSTEES WILL HAVE OUR CFO, MISS LUBBOCK, COME BACK TO THE PODIUM.

[13.A. Results of Lamar CISD new money and refunding bond sale. Series 2024]

THAT WAS A GREAT MOTION, BY THE WAY.

IT WAS A LONG ONE. YOU GOT IT ALL.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, DOC.

DOCTOR NIVENS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THIS EVENING I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION REGARDING OUR RECENT BOND SALE.

SO THIS IS SERIES 2024.

IN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A REFRESHER, THIS IS SALE THREE.

SO THIS IS THE THIRD AND FINAL SALE OF THE 2022 BOND REFERENDUM.

THAT WAS 1.5 BILLION AND SOME CHANGE THAT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8TH OF 2022.

THE ORDER AUTHORIZING THIS SALE WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON MAY 21ST, AND THE TRANSACTION CLOSED ON AUGUST THE 20TH. THE SALE WAS A NEGOTIATED SALE, WHICH IS THE METHOD WE'VE USED FOR A LONG TIME IN ORDER TO PLACE THESE BONDS. THE NEGOTIATED SALE WAS ON JULY 17TH.

IT WAS RUN BY A TEAM OF SEVEN UNDERWRITERS, WITH THE MANAGING FIRM BEING RAYMOND JAMES.

A NEGOTIATED SALE ALLOWS UNDERWRITERS TO PLACE THE BONDS WITH BUYERS WITH VARYING TERMS, SUCH AS DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF MATURITIES, INTEREST RATES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND WE'VE USED THIS METHOD SINCE 2003 AND ENJOYED LOW INTEREST RATES AND FAVORABLE MATURITIES.

JUST SOME DETAILS OF THIS SALE.

IT WAS ACTUALLY A NEW MONEY BOND SALE PLUS A REFUNDING.

THE PROCEEDS WILL BE USED FOR TWO THINGS ONE TO FINANCE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE 2022 BOND REFERENDUM AND THE OTHER TO REFUND OR REFINANCE EXISTING DEBT.

WE ISSUED A PAR AMOUNT OF $345.09 MILLION.

THE INTEREST RATE RECEIVED, WHICH IS THE TRUE INTEREST COST, OR TIC, WAS 4.282%.

THE PORTION OF THIS TRANSACTION WHICH WAS THE SALE OF NEW MONEY BONDS, WE WE RECEIVED $326.9 MILLION, ROUGHLY, FOR PROJECTS 242 MILLION OF THAT IS ALLOCATED FOR PROPOSITION.

PROPOSITION A PROJECTS MAINLY THE HIGH SCHOOL COMPLEX AND THEN 84.7 MILLION FOR PROPOSITION B, WHICH WAS THE CTE CENTER. IF YOU'LL RECALL, IN PROPOSITION C, WE HAD 16.8 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, AND THAT WAS ALL SOLD IN THE FIRST SALE.

WITH THE REFUNDING OR REFINANCE PORTION OF THIS, THE DISTRICT WILL WILL REFINANCE $33.25 MILLION IN OUTSTANDING BONDS. AND THOSE WERE THE THE SERIES 2014 B BONDS.

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AND THEN WE ALSO PUT WITH THAT 10 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE FUND MONEY, WHICH WAS BUDGETED FOR PAYING DOWN EXISTING DEBT.

SO WE'LL WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INTEREST COST SAVINGS TO TAXPAYERS OF $4.6 MILLION OVER THE NEXT NINE YEARS DUE TO THIS REFUNDING.

SO JUST ANOTHER REFRESHER.

THIS IS THIS WILL SHOW YOU THAT OUR 4.28% TICK IS FAVORABLE IN AN ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENT OF RISING RATES RECENTLY AND VOLATILITY.

YOU'LL SEE THIS WAS THE SAME RATE WE WE ACHIEVED WITH THE 2023 A BONDS AND VERY CLOSE TO THE, THE 23 2023 BONDS AS WELL.

AND WITH THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT TRUSTEES, WE HAVE MISS TIFFANY MATHIS COMING UP.

[13.B. Special Education operational audit overview]

AND SO MISS MATHIS IS GOING TO COME UP AND GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THAT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DOCTOR NIVENS. I AM HERE THIS EVENING TO DISCUSS THE AN OVERVIEW OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OPERATIONAL AUDIT.

DURING THE 2023 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT UNDERWENT AUDITS BY TIA IN THE FALL OF 2023 AND BY GIBSON CONSULTANT FROM SPRING OF 2023 THROUGH SPRING OF 2024. WHILE TIA'S AUDIT CONCENTRATED ON COMPLIANCE, THE OPERATIONAL AUDIT HIGHLIGHTED BOTH STRENGTHS AND AREAS OF ENHANCING PROGRAM EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

THE TIA AUDIT FOUND NO NONCOMPLIANCE AND THE OPERATIONAL AUDIT INCLUDED FIVE COMMENDATIONS AND 17 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE OPERATIONAL AUDIT ENCOMPASSED AN EXAMINATION OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, POLICY AND GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL DATA, PROGRAM INFORMATION, STUDENT AND EMPLOYMENT DATA, AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND PERFORMANCE DATA.

FOR THE PEER ANALYSIS THE DISTRICTS REVIEWED WERE CLEAR CREEK ISD, KLEIN ISD, LEWISVILLE ISD, AND PLANO ISD. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE RECEIVED FIVE COMMENDATIONS.

THE FIRST COMMENDATION HIGHLIGHTS THE DEPARTMENT'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, WHICH IS WELL ALIGNED WITH BEST PRACTICES AND DEMONSTRATES STRONG.

ACCOUNTABILITY. THE SECOND COMMENDATION RECOGNIZES THE GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM, WHICH.

EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSES STAFF SHORTAGES.

THE THIRD COMMENDATION APPLAUDS OUR HIGH INCLUSION RATE, NOTING THAT 69.1% OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PARTICIPATE IN GENERAL EDUCATION SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

THIS APPROACH ENSURES THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A BROAD CURRICULUM WHILE STILL RECEIVING NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR THEIR AREA OF DISABILITY.

THE FINAL TWO COMMENDATIONS PERTAIN TO THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAM MANUALS AND THE COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES OFFERED TO OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. AS YOU REVIEW THE AS YOU REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ROSE FROM 8.8% IN THE 2017 2018 SCHOOL YEAR TO 13.6% IN THE 2022 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

NOTE THAT THIS DATA, WHICH REFLECTS THE STATUS AS OF SNAPSHOT, WHICH IS THE LAST FRIDAY IN OCTOBER, DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE GROWTH OCCURRING LATER IN THE YEAR.

FOR INSTANCE, AT SNAPSHOT 2023, THERE WERE 6416 SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, BUT BY THE END OF THE 2023 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, THIS NUMBER HAD RISEN TO 7037, AN INCREASE OF OVER 600 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND MAY.

THIS GROWTH IS SIGNIFICANT, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS REMAIN THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE 17 RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WILL ONLY FOCUS ON THREE KEY AREAS TONIGHT.

THE FIRST IS STAFFING SHORTAGES AMONG ALL PEER DISTRICTS.

LCISD IS UNIQUE IN HAVING ALMOST THE SAME NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS.

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EDUCATIONAL SHORTAGE IN TERMS OF TEACHERS, AND THEN ALSO THE DISTANCE FROM THE HOUSTON AREA.

TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, LCISD HAS IMPLEMENTED THE GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM, STIPENDS FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS, INCREASED STIPENDS FOR TEACHERS, AND INTRODUCED ADDITIONAL STIPENDS FOR STAFF AND PROGRAMS WITH MORE INTENSIVE STUDENT BEHAVIORAL NEEDS.

THE STAFFING SHORTAGE ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED AND IMPACTED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATION TEAM IN THE 2022 2023 SCHOOL YEAR, LCISD EXPERIENCED A SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN THE EVALUATION CASELOADS, WITH EACH EVALUATOR HANDLING 34 MORE STUDENTS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS INCREASE EXCEEDS THE CASELOADS IN KLEIN ISD BY 104 STUDENTS PER EVALUATOR, AND PLANO ISD BY 47 STUDENTS PER EVALUATOR.

THE HEAVIER WORKLOAD HAS ADVERSELY IMPACTED STAFF RETENTION AND EXTENDED THE TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE INITIAL EVALUATIONS.

TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS DEVELOPING A PROPOSAL TO ENHANCE RECRUITMENT BY POSSIBLY EXTENDING CONTRACT DAYS AND OFFERING FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES IN LINE WITH PRACTICES IN NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

DESPITE THE ONGOING STAFFING SHORTAGES, LCISD HAS INCREASED ITS EXPENDITURES ON SPECIAL EDUCATION BY ABOUT $25 MILLION SINCE THE 2017 2018 SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS FUNDING ALSO COVERS SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND THOSE IN OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRE-K PROGRAMS. ALTHOUGH THE FINDINGS INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS INCREASED, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PER STUDENT WITH DISABILITY HAS DECREASED BY APPROXIMATELY $3,500 FROM 2017 2018 TO 20 2223.

THIS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE INABILITY TO FILL VACANCIES, THEREFORE NOT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS OR FTES EACH YEAR.

ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES HAS INCREASED FROM 2805 STUDENTS IN 2017 2018 TO 5746IN 2022 2023.

THEREFORE, IF FTES WERE NOT ADDED DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF VACANCIES, THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS HAS DECREASED.

THIS AMOUNT PER STUDENT HAS DECREASED.

SORRY. WHEN REVIEWING EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES, PLANO ISD ALLOCATES THE HIGHEST AMOUNT PER STUDENT, WITH THE PEER AVERAGE BEING $13,084.

AMONG OUR PEER DISTRICTS, ONLY LEWISVILLE ISD SPENDS LESS PER STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES THAN LCISD.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR, HOWEVER, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS INCREASED ITS STAFF BY 20 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS, WHICH INCLUDES TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS, TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT OF 6537 SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

FINALLY, THE GRADUATION RATE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAS FALLEN FROM 88% IN 2016 TO 83.8% IN 2023. THIS IS THE ONLY AREA THAT LCISD IS THE LOWEST AMONG THE PEER GROUP.

OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE CLASS OF 2022, WHICH WE SAW DROP TO 79.7%.

ALTHOUGH WE ARE CURRENTLY ON AN UPWARD TREND, THERE IS A RISK OF REVERSING THIS PROGRESS WITHOUT DELIBERATE OVERSIGHT OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND TRANSITION PLANS. THIS WILL INCLUDE ENHANCED MONITORING AND SUPPORT BY TRANSITION SPECIALISTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

GO FOR IT. ABSOLUTELY.

TRUSTEE WELCH. THIS THIS AUDIT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN COMING.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE WE'VE NEEDED THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

24 HOURS AGO, THE ADMINISTRATION SENT US THE REPORT.

IT'S 118 PAGES, I BELIEVE.

YES. I HAVE NOT READ 118 PAGES SINCE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

IS THAT DOCUMENT? CAN WE CAN WE MAKE THAT DOCUMENT PUBLIC, OR IS THERE SOME CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN THERE THAT WE DON'T THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE GOOD? I HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO IT YET, SO I'M NOT SURE I CAN'T ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW.

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WE CAN. BUT LET'S TALK WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM FIRST BEFORE WE DO THAT.

YEAH, YEAH. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT ALLOCATING MONEY FOR OUR SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT AND THE PER STUDENT? INFORM THE PUBLIC.

IS IT IS IT BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S NEEDS? IS IT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS? LIKE, PER CAMPUS? HOW DO WE HOW DO WE STAFF FOR THAT? HOW DO WE PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES? HOW DO WE GET THE MONEY FROM THE BUDGET TO THAT DEPARTMENT? SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF OF BOTH THINGS.

IT IS BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS BECAUSE SOME STUDENTS DO HAVE SUCH AS INTERVENORS AND IN ONE ON ONES AND THINGS THAT THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN LEVELS OF SUPPORT.

BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT PROGRAMS AND HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITHIN A PROGRAM.

AND SO WE WORK WITH OUR FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICE AND WITH HUMAN RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ADEQUATELY STAFFED.

I GUESS I GUESS I DON'T REALLY HAVE A FOLLOW UP AT THE MOMENT.

ANYBODY ELSE? WHAT ABOUT THE TO AUDIT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE OR.

YES, MA'AM. THAT'D BE ON OUR WEBSITE.

PUBLIC RECORD? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. SO WE ARE I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED IN THIS DEPARTMENT.

AND SO, FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING AT 831 AT NIGHT, WE ARE ACTIVELY HIRING FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS.

AND WITH THAT, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE STIPEND FOR PARIS, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. AND ALL OF THEM? YEAH. ALL THE STIPENDS. JUST WHAT THE LEVELS ARE.

AND SO THAT WE CAN SHOW THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS POPULATION OF OUR STUDENTS, WE WANT TO WE NEED PEOPLE OF QUALITY THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT CARE.

BUT ALSO WE KNOW THAT IT IS EMOTIONAL AND HARD WORK.

ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICTS THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT PROVIDE STIPENDS TO PARAPROFESSIONALS.

I'VE TALKED TO MY PEER GROUPS, AND THEY ENVY, ENVY THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO FOR OUR, OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO ARE IN SELF-CONTAINED PROGRAMS THEY RECEIVE A $1,500 STIPEND IF THEY ARE IN A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.

THEY RECEIVE A $5,000 STIPEND.

IF THEY ARE IN RESOURCE AND INCLUSION, THEY RECEIVE A $1,000 STIPEND.

AND SO WITH THE TEACHERS THAT GO WITH THOSE PROGRAMS, SELF-CONTAINED TEACHERS DO RECEIVE $5,000 IN STIPENDS, WHILE RESOURCE AND INCLUSION TEACHERS RECEIVE $2,000 IN STIPENDS.

OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE IN OUR COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, WE CALL IT STACKING STIPENDS.

AND SO THEY RECEIVE THE SELF-CONTAINED STIPEND, AND THEN THEY ALSO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $5,000 STIPEND FOR COMPLIANCE, WHICH EQUALS TO $10,000.

IF YOU'RE IN A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM, BECAUSE THEY DO DEAL WITH MORE SEVERE BEHAVIORS.

OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE OUT AT POWER POINT THEY RECEIVE $15,000 IN STIPENDS.

AND SO THEIR STACK STIPENDS IN ADDITION TO THAT, OUR EVALUATION STAFF, OUR DIAGNOSTICIANS, RECEIVE $5,000 IN STIPENDS.

OUR SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT STIPENDS THAT THEY RECEIVE, AND IT CAN BE UP TO ABOUT $6600 TO $7200 IN STIPENDS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THIS YEAR, OUR DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST THEY ARE CONSIDERED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS NOW, AND SO THEY WILL RECEIVE THE $2,000 STIPEND THAT OUR RESOURCE INCLUSION TEACHERS RECEIVE.

ALSO, SOME OF OUR RELATED SERVICES, THEY RECEIVE STIPENDS AND THEY RANGE FROM 4000 TO $2420.

SO IT REALLY DOES DEPEND.

BUT WE DO HAVE A VARIETY OF STIPENDS.

THEY DEFINITELY HELP US RECRUIT.

AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST STIPENDS IN THE AREA.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? IF THE BOARD IF IT'S THE BOARD'S PLEASURE, I'D LIKE TO BRING THIS BACK.

PROBABLY OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER AFTER YOU HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE BIG DOCUMENT.

IF YOU HAVE MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS, WE CAN BRING IT BACK AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

SO I'LL JUST TALK WITH PRESIDENT LAMBERT ABOUT WHEN IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA, SO WE CAN HAVE A DEEPER DISCUSSION, IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO THAT.

AND JUST TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW A STIPEND MEANS THAT THEY'RE GETTING THAT MONEY OVER WHAT THEIR SALARY IS, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH SPORTS AND SOME OTHER YES, MA'AM.

IT'S IN ADDITION TO THEIR BASE SALARY FOR THE ISD.

AND DO THEY GET A SIGNING WHEN THEY SIGN? WHEN THEY FIRST COME TO THE DISTRICT? WHAT HAPPENS THERE? THEY HAVE TO BE HERE A WHILE BEFORE THAT KICKS IN.

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AS SOON AS THEY SIGN THE CONTRACT, THAT'S PART OF THEIR FIRST YEAR.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAVE A FIRST YEAR TEACHER IF THE STARTING SALARY IS THE $64,100, THEN THEY COULD POSSIBLY MAKE $69,100, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY TEACH.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BRAND NEW TEACHER OUT AT POWELL POINT, AND SHE'S GETTING $15,000 IN STIPENDS.

SO IT DOES TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

AND DOES THAT HELP YOUR HIRING? ABSOLUTELY. OH, GOOD.

ABSOLUTELY. BUT OF COURSE, WE WANT QUALITY, QUALITY STAFF TAKING CARE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE.

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MISS MATHIS.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THE FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA THAT TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION FOR OUR SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING?

[14. FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA]

IT IS 8:36 P.M..

[15. CLOSED SESSION]

WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 9:02 P.M..

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THERE ARE NO MOTIONS TO BE MADE.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 9:02 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.