May 20, 2025 Regular School Board Meeting

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

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M. THIS IS A REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING BEING HELD ON MAY 20TH, 2025. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH SIX MEMBERS PRESENT, WITH TRUSTEE BRUNZELL ABSENT. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO OBSERVE AS YOU FEEL APPROPRIATE.

THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN. OH, ACTUALLY, LET'S PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG LED BY KAHLIL MOODY. HE'S A SIXTH GRADER FROM PAGLIARINI MIDDLE SCHOOL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO COME ON OVER TO THE PODIUM. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. RICH. YOU MAY HAVE A SEAT. WE WILL NOW HAVE OUR RECOGNITIONS AND

[3. Recognitions/awards ]

SO THAT.

GOT IT. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS. NEXT, WE TURN TO A TALENTED STUDENT ATHLETE FROM LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL WHO TOOK HER TRACK AND FIELD SKILLS ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TO THE TOP SPOT ON THE WINNER'S PODIUM. IT'S OUR HONOR TONIGHT TO CONGRATULATE SOPHOMORE BRIELLE LAWSON FOR HER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT THE UIL STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS. COME ON UP, BRIELLE. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS. YOUNG LADY. BRIELLE PLACED THIRD IN SHOT PUT, IMPROVING HER DISTANCE BY MORE THAN A FOOT FROM LAST YEAR'S MEET.

ADDITIONALLY, SHE CAPTURED THE UIL FIVE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN DISCUS WITH A THROW OF 152FT AND FOUR INCHES. BRIELLE IS COACHED BY THROWING COACH MICHELLE CANNON AND HEAD GIRLS TRACK

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CONGRATULATIONS, BRIELLE. ALL RIGHT. THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WERE PRESENT EARLIER FOR THEIR PHOTOS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL OF OUR CTE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHO RECEIVED TOP AWARDS IN THEIR STATE LEVEL EVENTS AND ARE HEADED TO NATIONALS. WE'LL START WITH HOSA, THE CTE STUDENT ORGANIZATION FOR FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. HOSTED. STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT COMPETED AT THE STATE COMPETITION IN ROUND ROCK. IN APRIL. ELAINE MISHLER FROM CHESHIRE HIGH SCHOOL PLACED FIRST IN HER COMPETITION. COME ON DOWN, APRIL, I MEAN ELAINE, AND SHE'S MOVING ON TO HOSA NATIONALS IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, COMPETING IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. IS ELAINE HERE THIS EVENING? COME ON. ELAINE. YEAH. AND TSA, IT'S A CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN VARIOUS EVENTS FROM GEORGE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL. ADVISED BY BRIAN SONIER, SECOND PLACE CHAPTER TEAM. EMILIO ARMIJO, BROCK, ELVINA LYNN, ELI NEWLAND, ELIZABETH PHAM, AND DAPHNE. DAPHNE AND SERAPHIM. FROM FULSHEAR HIGH SCHOOL. COACH BY DOUG MATHESON AND STEVEN SANTOS. FIRST PLACE GEOSPATIAL GRANT NOWOTNY, BISON ABDALLAH AND LINDA WANG. FIRST PLACE, DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION LINDA WANG, FIRST PLACE, ENGINEERING DESIGN, BESANCON. ABDALLAH JEFFREY AND MASON BYRD, SECOND PLACE, VIDEO GAME DESIGN.

VAISHNAVI, MAURICIO MATERIALS GRANT NOWOTNY, JEFFREY. RAPACKI, DANIEL TIFFEN, AND JOSE BERNAL.

THIRD PLACE CHILDREN'S STORY SAY, SANDY DVORANA, DEVARI MISTRY, RAQUEL ORTEGA AND AISHA JAIN. FROM LAMAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ADVISED BY ALAN GUBERMAN, FIRST PLACE JUNIOR SOLO SPRINT DAUGHTRY KING AND VICTORIA RAMIREZ. FROM LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL, ADVISED BY ASHLEY DURHAM, WE GOT SECOND PLACE IN VIRTUAL REALITY. SCISSOR, ALANIS, ERICA, ANGEL HUNT, DAVE ANTHONY, JOSHUA THOMAS AND NUVO. FROM LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, ADVISED BY HEATH HANER. FIRST PLACE IN CAREER PREP MAKENNA AREZOU, FIRST PLACE CHALLENGING TECHNICAL ISSUES TEAM HE OR SHE AND SOFIA SHAFIQ, FIRST PLACE FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY ASIA, TEKKEN FIRST PLACE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AVA MORRIS, AUDREY WOOD, THIRD PLACE CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE SHAUNA, SHAUNA, JAMIE AND THIRD PLACE VIDEO GAME DESIGN DAVID DOUGLAS. KEEP GOING, GOING WRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ADVISED BY RICHARD EMBRICK FIRST PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY ESSAY DARSH PATEL, THIRD PLACE, WEBSITE DESIGN MUHAMMAD ALI AND AHMAD AZIMA, DARSH PATEL AND IAN RUPANI. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR CTE SCHOLARS WHO. NEXT? WE'RE RECOGNIZING AN ENGINEERING TEACHER WHO WAS ONE OF THREE EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE TO RECEIVE THE MCGRAW-HILL PATHFINDER AWARD. REPRESENTING MCGRAW-HILL TONIGHT IS BECKY HERNANDEZ. BUT EACH YEAR, MCGRAW-HILL RECOGNIZES EDUCATORS FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS AND CREATIVE, POSITIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. REPRESENTING THE LYONS AT WRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IS ENGINEERING TEACHER RICHARD EMERICK. COME ON OUT, RICHARD. HE IS A FORMER BUSINESS EXECUTIVE TURNED STEM EDUCATOR. HE INSPIRES STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN SCIENCE AND MATH THROUGH IMMERSIVE, HANDS ON LEARNING AND STORY BASED INTERACTIVE LABS. HIS EFFORTS HAVE LED TO HIGHER TEST SCORES AND INCREASED RETENTION RATES. CONGRATULATIONS MR. EMERICK. TRUSTEES. ON SUNDAY, MAY 4TH, H-E-B ANNOUNCED THE STATEWIDE WINNERS FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL H-E-B EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS DURING A CEREMONY HELD IN AUSTIN. THE CEREMONY BROUGHT TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF EDUCATORS, EDUCATION OFFICIALS AND LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF OUR OWN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHO WERE NAMED THIS YEAR'S TOP WINNING TEXAS SCHOOL BOARD. AND THEY BROUGHT HOME $25,000 FOR OUR DISTRICT. AS DOCTOR NIVENS NOTED AFTER THE AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED, OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE TRULY AN ELITE TEAM, BRINGING PASSION, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR WORK AS TRUSTEES, AND THAT BEARS REMEMBERING THEY DO THIS ALL FOR FREE, AS HE OFTEN REMINDS US. AND AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, THEY SERVE THEIR SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY MEANS A LOT. LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT MAKES LAMAR USD SCHOOL BOARD JUST SO SPECIAL. THESE ARE WHAT. WE HAVE. I'M ABOUT THE ROOSEVELT.

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WE'RE NOW LABELED A HYPER GROWTH DISTRICT. SO THERE'S CHALLENGES OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THIS NEW SCHOOL. SO WE'RE TRYING TO ACQUIRE LAND, GET VOTER APPROVAL ON BUILDING THOSE SCHOOLS, THEN ALSO PROVIDING TOP TIER EDUCATION LEARNING FOR THESE STUDENTS. WE'VE INTRODUCED A NEW WAY OF LEARNING THIS YEAR CALLED THE INNOVATION DAY. DAY OF INNOVATION, WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING REAL WORLD SKILLS. THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT TAXES, CREDIT SCORES, WHAT IT'S LIKE TO CHANGE A TIRE, HOW DO THAT STUFF? BUT WHAT THAT'S DOING FOR US IS THAT'S CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR TEACHERS TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DAY OF PLANNING. SO THE GOAL IS THAT OUR TEACHERS AREN'T TAKING WORK HOME TO SIT AT THEIR DINING ROOM TABLE AND GRADE PAPERS. THEY'RE ABLE TO DO IT DURING THE DAY. SO WHILE OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING THAT, OUR STUDENTS ARE OVER HERE LEARNING SOMETHING NEW. SO OUR BOARD HAS DONE A GREAT JOB SEEING THESE DIFFERENT NEEDS THAT OUR TEACHERS, THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED AND SUPPORTING OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND SAYING, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU. WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT YOU IN MEETING THESE NEEDS AS WELL. COMING FROM A STUDENT STANDPOINT, I FEEL LIKE I PUT SO MUCH TRUST IN THEM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY'RE BETTERING OUR SCHOOLS FOR US AND SEEING THEM, YOU KNOW, GO TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND GO VISIT WITH KIDS AND ALSO COMING TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND REALLY CONNECTING WITH THE STUDENTS. WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE THERE TO BETTER OUR SCHOOLS FOR US. AND YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT US. I'VE WORKED IN EDUCATION FOR 23 YEARS, AND I'VE COME ACROSS A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOL BOARDS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST BOARD I'VE EVER SEEN WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE FRIENDS. THEY PUT DIFFERENCES ASIDE. THEY AGREE THAT THEIR COMMON GOAL IS TO MAKE LAMAR THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE. AND THEY LISTEN AND THEY CARE AND THEY RESPOND. AND SO I AM TRULY BLOWN AWAY BY THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOLS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO OUR CHILDREN. WITH THE PACE OF GROWTH HERE, LAMAR CISD AND THE ENORMOUS COMPLEXITIES THAT COME WITH THAT GROWTH, OUR TRUSTEES ALWAYS HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATES, BUT THEY CONSISTENTLY RISE TO THE CHALLENGE, AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THEIR EFFORTS RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED. DURING THIS YEAR'S H-E-B EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS.

CONGRATULATIONS, TRUSTEES. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WE THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, TONIGHT, WE TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THREE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE TIME IN THE LAMAR ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS COMING TO AN END. MANDY BRONZELL, WHO COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT, TRUSTEE KAY DANZINGER AND TRUSTEE JOE HUBENAK, EACH OF YOU HAVE SERVED YOUR DISTRICT WITH PASSION, INTEGRITY, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS. TRUSTEE DANZINGER AND TRUSTEE JOE HUBENAK HAVE SHAPED HELPED SHAPE THE DISTRICT IN WAYS THAT WILL BENEFIT GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS TO COME. TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE STOOD TALL IN MOMENTS OF CHALLENGE, CELEBRATED OUR SUCCESSES, AND UPHELD THE VALUES THAT ARE NEAR AND DEAR TO LAMAR CISD. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND WE, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF AND OUR FUTURE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE LAMAR ISD FAMILY, AND AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO PRESIDENT LAMBERT TO CLOSE OUT WITH SPECIAL REMARKS. THIS IS A TIME WHERE. I THINK FOR ALL OF US, THE AMOUNT WE'VE SEEN, THE WORK THAT THESE TRUSTEES HAVE PUT IN. AND SO I'M GRATEFUL, WHEN I WAS A TRUSTEE THAT ALL THREE OF THEM WERE ABLE TO WALK ME THROUGH A LOT AND EXPLAIN A LOT, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRINK FROM THREE DIFFERENT FIRE HOSES AT THE SAME TIME AND TRY TO DIGEST A LITTLE BIT OF WATER COMING OUT OF IT. BUT THANK YOU. AND SO FIRST, WANT TO RECOGNIZE TRUSTEE JOE HUBENAK. AND FOR EVERYONE THAT'S NOW TUNING IN, TRUSTEE BRUNZELL IS OUT AT A CONFERENCE. AND SO WE RECOGNIZE HER AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING AND ALL THAT. SO I PREPARED A FEW THOUGHTS FOR EACH OF THEM. SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THIS. SO THIS EVENING WE RECOGNIZE TRUSTEE JOE HUBENAK FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO LAMAR CISD. JOE JOINED THE BOARD IN 2017, BUT HIS CONNECTION TO THE DISTRICT RUNS MUCH DEEPER. HE'S A 1994 GRADUATE OF LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL, AND HAS LIVED AND WORKED IN THE RICHMOND ROSENBERG AREA HIS

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IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING EIGHT YEARS. YOU KNOW, ASIDE FROM WHAT WE DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND THEN THE NATURAL DISASTERS, FLOODS, HURRICANES, COVID AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I DON'T THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANY REALLY ANY, ANY MORE EVENTFUL THAN IT THAN IT HAS BEEN WITH THE ADDED CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD. BUT NO, ALL I'D REALLY LIKE TO SAY IS JUST THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, SPECIFICALLY THE TEACHERS, FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT THE KIDS, AND THE TEACHERS ALWAYS MAKE IT ABOUT THAT, SO I APPRECIATE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP TO ANY OTHER TRUSTEES IF THEY HAVE ANY WORDS. OR ANY OTHER PLACE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M JOE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STEADY HAND. HE'S. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT JOE'S THINKING SOMETIMES BECAUSE HE DOESN'T SPEAK JUST TO BE HEARD. SO. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR JUST STRAIGHTFORWARD. AND YOU SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND YOU DON'T MINCE WORDS AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FILTER. YES. WE, WE WERE SIDE BY SIDE ON A LOT OF WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED AND THERE WERE HARD DECISIONS TO BE MADE. BUT WE ALWAYS HAD THE FOCUS AND I APPRECIATED YOUR INSIGHT AND DIRECTION, AND WE ALWAYS KNEW WE COULD COUNT ON YOU, JOE, TO HELP KEEP US ON TRACK. AND THE BOARD'S GOING TO MISS YOU, I KNOW. A SMALL TOKEN, BECAUSE ON TOP OF THE MASSIVE SALARY THAT YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR BEING A TRUSTEE, THE DISTRICT HAS PREPARED A MEMORY BOOK FOR YOU AND THEN ALSO A LIFETIME AMBASSADOR. SO FOR ALL THOSE AG SHOWS AND ALL THAT STUFF, YOU CAN COME TO ANY TIME. SO.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. JUST KIDDING. Y'ALL. TRUSTEE K DANZINGER SHE'S A SAINT. SO A FEW WORDS FOR YOU, MA'AM. TONIGHT WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT ONLY SERVED THIS DISTRICT WITH DISTINCTION, BUT HAS TRULY GIVEN HER HEART TO IT. K DANZINGER HAS DEDICATED OVER FOUR DECADES OF HER LIFE TO LAMAR ISD AS A TEACHER FOR 32 YEARS, AND AS A

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WHETHER WE'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET OR CLIMBING A SET OF STAIRS, SHE SAYS IT WITH AFFECTION AND I TAKE IT TO HEART. IT'S A TITLE I DIDN'T EXPECT, BUT ONE I TRULY CHERISH.

I CONSIDER IT AN HONOR TO WALK ALONGSIDE HER, TO SUPPORT HER, AND TO BE PART OF HER JOURNEY IN THIS ROLE. IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE GREAT JOYS OF MY TIME ON THIS BOARD. SO, KAY, ON BEHALF OF THIS BOARD AND THIS ENTIRE DISTRICT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING A TIRELESS ADVOCATE, A WISE VOICE, A TRUE SERVANT, AND A FAITHFUL FRIEND. YOU LEAVE LAMAR CISD BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT AND IT'S THE HIGHEST MARK OF LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. AND UNLIKE JOE, I DO HAVE SEVERAL WORDS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, AFTER YOU'RE HERE FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS AND YOU SEE SO MUCH AND YOU HEAR SO MUCH, I'M JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I WANT TO SAY AND A FEW THANK YOUS TO BEGIN WITH. I FIRST, I REALLY DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE THREE PEOPLE SITTING UP FRONT TONIGHT, OUR NEW LAMAR TRUSTEES THAT WILL BE SWORN IN LATER THIS EVENING. AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU BECAUSE TRULY, IN LIFE THERE ARE THE 90. IN MY OPINION, 99% OF THE PEOPLE SAYING ON THE SIDELINES AND COMPLAIN AND DON'T GET INVOLVED AND 1% SAY, HOW CAN I ROLL UP MY SLEEVES AND HELP? SO BY DOING SO AND SAYING, HOW CAN I BE PART OF LC ISD TO MAKE IT CONTINUE BEING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IT IS? YOU SAID YES. SO WHATEVER COMES AFTER TONIGHT, YOU'VE ALREADY WON IN MY OPINION. BUT TO HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY, I'VE MADE A TOP TEN LIST OF WHAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY.

AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY IN A PARTICULAR ORDER BECAUSE AND THERE WAS ACTUALLY MORE THAN TEN, IT WAS HARD TO WHITTLE IT DOWN. FIRST OF ALL, VISITING SCHOOLS AND WATCHING THE AMAZING TEACHERS TEACH. YOU'LL NEVER GET TIRED OF IT. CONVOCATION AND CONFRONTATION START TO FINISH OF A SCHOOL YEAR NEEDS TO BE CELEBRATED, AND WE ALWAYS DO. OPENING NEW SCHOOLS, DEDICATIONS. GROUNDBREAKING, ESPECIALLY OF THE CTE CENTER. WHENEVER YOU CAN MAKE SOME OF THOSE EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS, THEY'RE AMAZING. OF COURSE WE CAN'T. NOT TALK ABOUT ALL OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. TOO MANY TO COUNT BETWEEN FOOTBALL, WATER POLO, WRESTLING, VOLLEYBALL, DANCE TEAM, CHEERLEADER, CHEERLEADING, JUST TO NAME A FEW AND ALL THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THAT JUST PASSED THROUGH US IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE. ONE THAT I LOVE AND I HOPE I CAN STILL KIND OF COME AROUND AS. AND THAT'S THE NOVICE ACADEMY. THAT'S THE NEW TEACHER. EVENTS COME AND SEE THE NEW PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR DISTRICT. IT WILL WARM YOUR HEART AND YOU'LL HEAR THEIR STORIES OF HOW THEY MADE IT HERE. AND SOME OF THEM ARE LAMAR GRADS, AND THAT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE. AND OF COURSE, HANDING OUT MONEY $100 TO BRAND NEW TEACHERS, BONUSES TO THE WHOLE DISTRICT CAN'T DO IT OFTEN, BUT WHEN WE CAN, GREAT TO SURPRISE THE WHOLE DISTRICT.

EVEN YOUR BEST FRIEND, WHOM I DIDN'T TELL. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO TELL. THERE'S MANY DINNERS, LUNCHES, BREAKFASTS. WHEN WE CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND MILESTONES. YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO ALL, BUT IF YOU CAN, THEY'RE EXCITING TO SEE. AND AS JOE AND MANDY AND I GOT TO BE AN HONOR BOARD IN 2018, AND THEN NOW H-E-B BEST SCHOOL BOARD OF 2025,

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AND YOU DON'T SEE THAT EVERYWHERE. AND I THANK YOU FOR IT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, BUT OUR AREA SUPERINTENDENTS, I KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE. THEY ARE A FUN BUNCH, BUT THEY WORK VERY HARD THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT IN THEIR AREAS. BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS READY TO STEP UP AND HELP ANOTHER AREA SUPERINTENDENT IN THEIRS. AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A SEVENTH ONE BECAUSE WE'RE OPENING ANOTHER SCHOOL TRACK. BUT THEY ARE DEFINITELY A BACKBONE OF OUR SUCCESS. AND OF COURSE. THANK YOU TO YOU CAN'T NOT SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS, THE TEACHERS, THE PARAPROFESSIONALS, THE BUS DRIVERS WHO TAKE OUR BABIES IN THE MORNING AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFELY HOME AT NIGHT TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION STAFF, TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE. ALL OF THESE, AND I KNOW I'M MISSING THE LIBRARIANS. OH, THEY'RE MY HEART BECAUSE THEY THEY HELP BRING READING AND LOVE OF READING LIKE I DID FOR SO MANY YEARS IN THE CLASSROOM. WHEN I CAME ON TO THE BOARD, WE HAD ABOUT 3000 PEOPLE WORKING IN OUR DISTRICT, AND NOW WE'RE CLOSE TO 6000. WE HAD ABOUT 25, 26, MAYBE 27,000 CHILDREN, AND NOW WE'RE CLOSE TO 47,000. 12 YEARS IS A LONG TIME, BUT THE GROWTH IS DEFINITELY HERE. AND AS WE GROW AND WE BRING ON NEW PEOPLE, MAINTENANCE OPERATION, I MEAN EVERYONE, THEY STEP UP AND THEY DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO KEEP OUR DISTRICT WORKING AND BEING SUCCESSFUL. TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, I'VE WORKED WITH 17 DIFFERENT BOARD MEMBERS OVER THE YEARS, AND SADLY A COUPLE HAVE PASSED ON. BUT YOU LET ME SPEAK WHETHER YOU AGREED WITH ME OR NOT, WHICH I APPRECIATE, BUT WORKING TOGETHER AS A BOARD TAKES LISTENING AND GIVING AND TAKING AND NOT JUST BEING THERE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR AGENDA. IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. YOU WILL GET THERE WITH YOUR NEW BOARD, AND YOU WILL EVEN GO FURTHER THAN WE EVEN CAN IMAGINE. TO DOCTOR NIVENS, I'VE WORKED WITH TWO GREAT SUPERINTENDENTS. DOCTOR RANDALL AT FIRST, WHICH WAS KIND OF WEIRD BECAUSE I KIND OF WORKED AS A TEACHER, AND THEN I TURNED AROUND AND BECAME HIS BOSS. BUT I SAID, IF FOUR YEARS AGO, AS WE WERE DOING THE PROCESS OF FINDING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, I WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE FOR FOUR YEARS, I WAS GOING TO BRING YOU TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH YOU REALLY DIDN'T NEED MY HELP. YOU KNEW WHAT YOU YOU HAD DONE YOUR HOMEWORK AND PEOPLE ON THE IN THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND KNOW WHAT YOU STAND FOR. AND THEY KNOW YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH. SO I WAS SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO WATCH HOW YOU FLOURISHED THESE LAST FOUR YEARS. AND TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SO I'M HERE TODAY, AND I HOPE SOME OF MY FAMILY BACK IN AUSTIN OR LA ARE WATCHING. AND MY GRANDBABY, YOU KNOW, I CAME ON THE BOARD. I WASN'T EVEN A GRANDMOTHER YET. NOW I'M NANA TO FIVE, WHICH HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME FOR. BUT YOU KNOW JOSH, REBECCA, BETH, ADAM, MATT AND JACQUELINE AND THE GRANDKIDS. AND I'M GOING TO SAY THEIR NAMES BECAUSE THEY'RE LISTENING. JACKSON, LAYLA, HANNAN, MICAH AND JONAH'S NANA IS EXCITED THAT SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME WITH YOU. BUT I SPENT MY CAREER AS A TEACHER AND SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTE, ADVOCATING AND SUPPORTING THE

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THANK YOU. OKAY, TRUSTEES, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SHARE? YES, I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO IT WITHOUT CRYING. I DID IT, BUT I BROUGHT KLEENEX. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH. YOU HAVE TRULY LEFT A LEGACY. 12 YEARS OF SERVICE. AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT GOODBYE. NO, IT IS NOT. YOU WILL BE AROUND.

WE'RE GOING TO BUILD YOU A SCHOOL EVENTUALLY. AND YEAH, NOT GOODBYE. WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. YEAH, I'LL JUST SAY THAT I. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE COMING AS A TEACHER. AND THEN SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR SO LONG AND JUST LIKE YOU SAID, WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND. OH, YEAH. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THANK YOU.

AND YOU'RE ALWAYS VERY THOUGHTFUL, VERY THOUGHTFUL. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

AND I HAVE HAD SOME A FEW BATTLES IN THIS ROOM. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT IDEAS THOUGH, AND WHAT WE BOTH THINK IS BEST. SO I'VE RESPECTED YOU AND I'VE TOLD OTHER PEOPLE THAT TOO BEHIND THE SCENES. SO THANKS FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO LAMAR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. A LOT LIKE JOE AND ANDY. WE GOT YOU A MEMORY BOOK AND HERS HAS GOT TO BE THICKER THAN EVERYONE ELSE'S.

I'M SURE THERE'S A FLASH DRIVE SOMEWHERE THAT'S A TERABYTE OF PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. THANK YOU.

THERE YOU GO, MAN. PROUD OF YOU. AND I'M DEFINITELY USING YOUR. THAT'LL GET YOU IN ALL THE PRESS BOX FOR FOOTBALL GAMES AND ALL THE THEATERS AND PLAYS AND MUSICALS AND BAND PERFORMANCES THAT YOU LOVE. SO YOUR NAME IS SPELLED RIGHT. RIGHT, AND PRONOUNCED CORRECTLY TOO. SO, DOCTOR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE THREE TRUSTEES THAT HAVE SERVED SO GRACIOUSLY AND SACRIFICIALLY. SO WE WILL MOVE

[4. Introductions ]

TONIGHT I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF JANE LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. MRS. ASHLEY THOMPSON. MRS. THOMPSON WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

SHE'S A PROUD GRADUATE OF PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE, WHERE SHE EARNED HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION. MRS. THOMPSON IS ONE OF OUR VERY OWN, AND SHE'S A PROUD RICHMOND RESIDENT AND RECENTLY SERVED IN FORT BEND ISD AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. ASHLEY HAS A TOTAL OF 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, SERVING AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER, INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

ATTENDING WITH MRS. THOMPSON TONIGHT IS HER HUSBAND, LEWIS THOMPSON, AND HER SON AIDEN, WHO IS A SIXTH GRADER AT ROBERTS MIDDLE SCHOOL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF JANE LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, MRS. ASHLEY THOMPSON.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE. THE NEW CAMPUS ATHLETIC COORDINATOR AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL, MR. CHRIS LANE. MR. LANE WAS BORN IN AUGUSTA,

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME THE NEW CAMPUS ATHLETIC COORDINATOR AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL COACH CHRIS LANE. PRESIDENT LAMBERT. THAT CONCLUDES ALL INTRODUCTIONS FOR THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE TEAM Y'ALL.

[5. Board members’ reports ]

[6. Board committees’ reports ]

SO I AM THE TRUSTEE WHO SITS ON THE COMMITTEE FOR OUR SCHOOLS OF CHOICE PARTNER SEARCH. THE COMMITTEE RECENTLY COMPLETED THE RFQ PROCESS WITH TWO ORGANIZATIONS AND CONDUCTED CAPACITY INTERVIEWS WITH ALPHA PREMIER ACADEMY AND THE YMCA. AND JUST TO REMIND THE PUBLIC, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE BOARD APPROVED THE ADMINISTRATION TO START EXPLORING THE CREATION OF SCHOOLS OF CHOICE THROUGH UNDER SENATE BILL 1882, WHICH ALLOWS DISTRICTS TO PARTNER WITH NONPROFITS AND OTHER OUTSIDE ENTITIES TO CREATE NEW SCHOOLS. SO INTO THE BOARD, LIKE IT SAYS IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, BOTH ORGS WERE EVALUATED ACROSS NINE AREAS, INCLUDING ACADEMIC PLANNING, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, AND BOTH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WERE VERY STEM FOCUSED. AND I WOULDN'T SAY I WOULDN'T SAY THEY BROUGHT THE SAME IDEAS TO THE TABLE, BUT THEY BROUGHT VERY COMPLEMENTARY IDEAS TO THE TABLE FOR WHAT THEY THOUGHT A SCHOOL OF CHOICE COULD LOOK LIKE IN LCISD. AND BASED ON THE RFQ, THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THEM AS A QUALIFIED POTENTIAL PARTNER, AND THAT IS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. BUT I PLAN ON PULLING THAT ITEM SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS IT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN CASE THE TRUSTEES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT HOW THE PROCESS IS MOVING FORWARD. AND I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR PHILLIPS AND THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE BEING TASKED WITH WHAT IS A VERY HEAVY LIFT FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'VE DONE SO FAR AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO AS WE MOVE

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SO WE'VE HAD A COUPLE BOARD BUDGET COMMITTEES, AND SO WE GET TO SIT AND LISTEN TO OUR FINANCIAL TEAM PROCESS STUFF AND HOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET US, YOU KNOW, AWAY FROM THAT DEFICIT CLOSER TO A BALANCED BUDGET. SO WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO A BALANCED BUDGET. SO BIG THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM THAT IS CRUNCHING ALL THOSE NUMBERS AND ALL THAT. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WE ANNOUNCED PREVIOUSLY THE PAY RAISE FOR TEACHERS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT BOARD BUDGET COMMITTEE.

AND SO WE ALSO HAVE A WE'RE SINCE WE'RE UNVEILING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, WE HAVE A SCHOOL FINANCE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS WELL. AND SO WE HAD A COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE, OR MAYBE A WEEK BEFORE THAT. THEY'RE ALL GOING TOGETHER. SO WE GOT TO SIT UP THERE WITH SOME OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND FIGURE OUT, OKAY, NOW FINANCIALLY, HOW ARE WE GOING TO TAKE THE PRIORITIES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND APPLY DOLLARS TO THOSE PRIORITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOLLARS HAVE A NAME TO IT? SO THAT WAS THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DISSOLVED. SO. ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR NIVENS, SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

[7. Superintendent's report ]

SHE'S ALWAYS AROUND. WE'LL ALWAYS BE AROUND. AND YOU HAVE MADE AN IMPRESSION ON MY LIFE THAT I'LL NEVER FORGET. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, MISS DANZIGER. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU. MRS. JOHNSON. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT BEING SAID,

[9. CONSENT AGENDA ]

[9.J. Consider approval of RFQ #11-2025TB quality schools partnerships ]

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I'M NOT. JUST BASED ON LOOKING AT WHAT THE RESULTS OF WHAT'S ON THE PAPER. I'M, I FEEL LIKE THAT MIGHT BE A NECESSARY STEP. SO ON PAPER, I THINK WHAT SHE MEANS IS THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY SCORED SUPER HIGHLY OR MET OR PARTIALLY MET, BUT THE APPLICATION IN THE RFQ WERE PRETTY BROAD. I WOULD SAY THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S A LENGTHY PROCESS TO THIS. THEY INITIALLY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION THAT REQUIRED THEM TO KIND OF PAINT A PICTURE OF A SCHOOL THAT THEY WOULD WANT US TO HELP CREATE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, WITH NO REAL PARAMETERS AROUND THAT. AND SO THAT WAS REALLY BROAD. AND THEN WE INVITE THEM TO THE CAPACITY INTERVIEW BASED ON THAT INITIAL APPLICATION, AND THEN IN THAT CAPACITY INTERVIEW THAT ALLOWS US TO ASK THEM MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER WITH WHAT A SCHOOL COULD LOOK LIKE. AND THEN THE NEXT PHASE OF THAT WOULD BE FOR US TO COME TOGETHER, THE COMMITTEE TO COME TOGETHER AGAIN AND PRESENT SOME THINGS TO CABINET AND SAY, WHICH DIRECTION DO YOU WANT TO GO WITH THIS MOVING FORWARD? AND THEN IF THOSE APPLICANTS FIT THE MODEL THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, THEN WE CAN INVITE THEM. IF THEY DON'T, THEN WE DON'T INVITE THEM. IF WE'D LIKE TO GO BACK OUT AND SEEK OTHER PARTNERS, WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. OKAY. SO THIS IS A FINE JUST BEGINNING PRE QUALIFICATIONS PRE OKAY. GOT TO START SOMEWHERE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE. WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. MAY I HAVE A MOTION. YES WE ALREADY HAVE THAT. SO ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING CONSENT ITEM J SAY I THE MOTION CARRIES AT THIS TIME

[10.A. Consider approval of date for public meeting to discuss budget and proposed tax rate; discussion of proposed tax rate that will be published in notice for public meeting; and discussion of designation of officer/employee responsible for calculating nonew-revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate ]

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SO COMPONENTS OF THE TWO PART TAX RATE OF 0.6537 FOR THE M O AND 0.4800 FOR THE INS. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE DANZIGER MAKES THAT MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TRUSTEE HUBENAK WITH A SOLID SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THAT MOTION CARRIES, AND THAT VOTE CARRIES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO APPROVE THAT THE OFFICE OF THE CFO BE DESIGNATED AS THE OFFICER SLASH EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR CALCULATING NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE DANZIGER MAKES A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE EUBANK, WITH A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS LUDWIG. THANK

[10.B. Consider approval of design development for Junior High School ]

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[10.C. Discussion and approval of establishing a legacy scholarship from H-E-B Excellence in Education Award Funds ]

PRESIDENT LAMBERT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS AN ACTION ITEM REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR LCISD STUDENTS. IF APPROVED TONIGHT, THIS POLICY WOULD ALSO ESTABLISH A NEW LOCAL POLICY CODE. IN THE POLICY MANUAL, IT WILL BE IN THE F SECTION, AND IT WILL BE UNDER THE LOCAL SECTION OF OUR POLICY MANUAL. THIS POLICY WILL ALSO FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND AWARDS FOR LCISD STUDENTS. THE POLICY IS DIVIDED INTO OUTLINED INTO SEVEN SECTIONS. AS YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN, THE PURPOSE SECTION. SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW, FUNDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, SELECTION PROCESS, POLICY MODIFICATION TIMELINE TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS. AND SO NEXT I WILL GO OVER EACH ONE OF THESE SECTIONS BRIEFLY, BUT I'LL BE MINDFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT I PAUSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS AMONGST THE TRUSTEES. SO THE FIRST SECTION, THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY, AND I'LL BE READING THESE VERBATIM AS THE POLICY WILL BE OUTLINED AND LISTED WITHIN OUR ACTUAL POLICY MANUAL, THE BOARD ESTABLISHES THE 2025 LCISD SCHOOL BOARD H-E-B LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP, IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISTRICT'S ACHIEVEMENT IN RECEIVING THE PRESTIGIOUS H-E-B EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD. THIS SCHOLARSHIP SERVES TO CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE BY SUPPORTING POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATING SENIORS, WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO STUDENTS AND NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. SO I'LL PAUSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY DISCUSSION. SO WHAT DOES THAT LAST SENTENCE MEAN EXACTLY? LIKE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO STUDENTS. I MEAN, IS IT FOR ALL STUDENTS OR IS FOR STUDENTS IN NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAMS FOR. ALL? LIKE, WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAM? WELL, THAT BUT WHAT DOES IT SAY WAS SPECIAL GIVEN? I MEAN, IS IT FOR STUDENTS IN NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAMS, OR IS IT FOR ANY GRADUATING SENIOR? I MEAN, SO THE ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE POLICY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS. THE THERE WILL BE A POLICY, STUDENTS WILL APPLY FOR IT. IT WILL BE ALL STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR IT. BUT THAT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND SO DO YOU MEAN TO GO INTO WHERE THIS CAME FROM RIGHT NOW OR DO WE WANT TO WAIT? I WILL COVER THAT LATER ON IN THE WE'LL COVER THAT OKAY OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD OKAY. NEXT IS A SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW. EACH YEAR STARTING IN 20 2526 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOARD SHALL SELECT ONE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO RECEIVE THE LCISD SCHOOL BOARD H-E-B LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP.

THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE AVAILABLE FUNDS, WITH A MAXIMUM AMOUNT AWARD NOT TO EXCEED $1,000. FUNDING. THE SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S ALLOCATION OF AWARD MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE 2025 H-E-B EXCELLENCE IN AWARD, EDUCATION AWARD, DONATIONS, OR OTHER BOARD APPROVED SOURCES. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. TO BE ELIGIBLE, A STUDENT MUST FIRST COMPETE IN A DISTRICT CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION OR CTE PROGRAM, OR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS PVA STUDENTS PROGRAM. THAT'S THE FIRST SECTION, OR BE A GRADUATING SENIOR ENROLLED IN A DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, INCLUDING A NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAM SUCH AS AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL AGED PROGRAM, A CREDIT RECOVERY OR JOB DROPOUT RECOVERY PROGRAM, A PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENT PROGRAM, OR A NIGHT SCHOOL OR FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING PROGRAM. SO ALL OF THOSE ARE OPTIONS FOR NUMBER TWO OR BE A GRADUATING SENIOR RECEIVING HOMEBOUND SERVICES, WHICH IS A SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS, WHICH IS INITIATED BY A MEDICAL DOCTOR. SO ANY OF ONE, 2 OR 3 AND A COMBINATION OF NUMBER FOUR DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, INCLUDING COLLEGE, CTE, MILITARY SERVICE, OR WORKFORCE TRAINING. SO THE NEXT ONE IS THE SELECTION PROCESS, A COMMITTEE COMPOSED SOLELY OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, AS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, SHALL ESTABLISH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND SELECTION RUBRIC.

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TIMELINE. TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIP. THE SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE AWARDED AT THE REGULAR MEETING HELD IN MAY OF EACH YEAR STARTING IN MAY OF 2026. THE LCISD SCHOLARSHIP. THE LCISD SCHOOL BOARD, H-E-B LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE AWARDED ANNUALLY THROUGH THE 2047 2048 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.

THE CONTINUATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP BEYOND THE 2047 48 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BE SUBJECT TO BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL. SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO WE WANT THIS AWARD. WAS IT TWO WEEKS AGO DUE TO TIMELINESS? THIS IS KIND OF ONE THAT'S KIND OF JUST HAD TO BE DONE QUICK, BECAUSE WE WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS CURRENT BOARD TO SIT AND VOTE ON IT AND BE ABLE TO DECIDE HOW WHERE THAT MONEY GETS APPLIED. SO WE WALKED OFF THE STAGE AFTER ACCEPTING THE AWARD, SAT DOWN AT OUR TABLE. THEN THE CEREMONY WAS OVER, AND THEN WE WENT STRAIGHT TO A RESTAURANT IN THE HOTEL AND JUST KIND OF JUST ALL SAT DOWN AND WE'RE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, THIS REALLY HAPPENED. AND WHAT DO WE DO WITH THIS MONEY? AND SO THERE WAS BRIEF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SCHOLARSHIP, BUT DUE TO OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THE LAW AND THE BOARD SITTING AROUND A TABLE AND A NON MEETING DISCUSSING ITEMS THAT ARE SCHOOL RELATED, WE'RE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, WE REALLY CAN'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS RIGHT NOW. SO WE KIND OF DOCTOR NIVENS I THINK PICKED UP ON SOME THINGS. AND MISS COLE-HAMILTON, OUR CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, WERE PICKING UP WHAT WE WERE PUTTING DOWN AND IT'S LIKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AND SO THEY WERE JUST LIKE, OKAY, NOW LET'S WORK ON A POLICY. SO AS THE PRESIDENT, I WAS ABLE TO GIVE SOME GUIDANCE TO THAT AND SAY, OKAY, WELL, WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BY THE 20TH ON WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH IT TO ALLOW THIS CURRENT BOARD TO SIT. SO FROM SOME OF THOSE JUST WALKING OFF THE STAGE DISCUSSIONS, WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, WHAT IF WE DID A SCHOLARSHIP? AND WHAT IF WE MADE IT TO WHERE FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS, A STUDENT THAT WILL COME THROUGH LCISD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SCHOLARSHIP AND BE BLESSED. AND MAYBE A STUDENT THAT WOULD NORMALLY NOT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE CAPABLE OF APPLYING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP, OR THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION THAT MAYBE THEY GOT DEALT A LESS THAN STELLAR HAND AND SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU STILL MATTER AND YOU CAN STILL APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AND ALL THAT. SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THAT WORDING COMES FROM, IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE AND ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, IT DOESN'T MATTER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUND THEM CAN GO IN THERE, APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND GO ON TO THAT NEXT LEVEL. AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT WAS. YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO ADD THAT THEY CAN GO INTO A CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM. THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO A TRADITIONAL FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY IF THEY WANT TO GO STRAIGHT INTO THE WORKFORCE AND GET CERTIFICATIONS, IT CAN BE APPLIED TO THAT. AND SO BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SO EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS AND POTENTIALLY LONGER, DEPENDING ON IF WE'RE ABLE TO GROW THAT INTEREST AND ALL THAT. THE SITTING BOARD FOR THAT YEAR WILL HAVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS THAT'S SITTING BOARD WILL BE THE ONES THAT WILL GET TO CHOOSE WHO THAT APPLICANT IS FOR THAT YEAR, BUT IT WILL BE DONE IN THE HONOR OF THIS BOARD THAT WORKED THEIR REAR ENDS OFF TO WIN THAT AWARD. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANYBODY ELSE. SO BASICALLY YOU'RE SAYING WE WANT TO ENCOMPASS EVERYONE AND BY SPELLING IT OUT, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE LEAVING ANYBODY OUT. SO THAT'S JUST BEING MORE THE CLARIFICATION IS THERE BECAUSE A LOT OF CHILDREN OR STUDENTS, WHEN THEY HEAR SCHOLARSHIP, THEY SAY, WELL, I'LL NEVER GET THAT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE GRADES OR I DON'T HAVE THIS OR I DON'T HAVE THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WANT IS AND KNOWING THE HEART OF THE PEOPLE THAT SIT ON THIS BOARD AND THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT, THAT'S FALLS IN LINE WITH THE HEARTBEAT OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE STOOD UP HERE AND SAID THESE TABLES AND MADE SOME HARD DECISIONS. AND THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A IDEA OF THE PEOPLE. I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS MORE OF IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO IT. LIKE MORE THE SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATING SENIORS IN NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. SO I DIDN'T JUST AND WE REALIZED THAT THE TIMING OF IT WHERE LIKE, YOU KNOW, NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, THEN WE'LL HAVE A FUTURE ACTION ITEM AND THEN AN ACTION ITEM. AND JUST THE TIMELINE JUST DID NOT ALLOW US TO THAT WE HAD TO GO STRAIGHT ACTION ITEM AND NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE DISCUSSION AS A BOARD TO DO THAT. SO THE TIMING IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT THE REASON FOR THE TIMING IS REALLY DARN AWESOME. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. THANK YOU SIR. DO WE NEED. YEAH.

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TRUSTEE DANZINGER MAKES THAT MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TRUSTEE ACT MAKES THAT SECOND, AND WE'LL DO AN HONORARY TRUSTEE THIRD FOR TRUSTEE BRUNZELL. WELL, IF THAT COUNTS, BUT HEARING NONE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY PROXY? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I NONE OPPOSED THAT MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 7:36

[11. CLOSED SESSION ]

[12. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION ]

[14. SWEAR IN ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ]

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HE'S HE TO HIS FAMILY AND BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE COULD NOT MAKE IT BECAUSE HE'S PRESIDING OVER A CITY COUNCIL MEETING HERE THIS EVENING. BUT OTHERWISE, THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, TO MY FRIENDS.

MY. I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T POINT OUT MY DAUGHTER. NATALIE. GIVE US A WAVE. NATALIE. TERRY, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. LISA TERRY, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. BOTH SAM HOUSTON STATE AND TEXAS A&M GRADUATES AS WELL. I'M VERY PROUD OF MY SON IN LAW. WHERE STEVE RIGHT THERE ON THE FRONT ROW. HE'S A LAMAR CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, ALSO A VETERAN IN THE IN THE NAVY. HE HAS BEEN THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AT WRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH AND AT RANDALL HIGH SCHOOL. AND HE ESTABLISHED THE POPS PROGRAM IN THE SILVER TRACK, WHICH IS COMPARABLE TO THE DADS ON DUTY.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOR YOUR UNYIELDING SUPPORT. GOD BLESS YOU, I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. MISS TRUSTEE MASTERS OR MISS TRUSTEE HENDERSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

[15. CLOSED SESSION ]

[16. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION ]

WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION. IT IS 8:44 P.M. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. WE

[17. ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ]

AND SO IS THERE A SECOND FOR THIS POSITION. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO HEARING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF TRUSTEE HUTSELL FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE LAMAR CISD SCHOOL BOARD. SAY AYE. I CAN YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOURSELF. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE NOMINATIONS FOR POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT.

ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE JOHN WELCH. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE BOX NOMINATES SECRETARY WELCH FOR THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT. LET ME GO BACK TO THAT PART OF THE SCRIPT. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT? HEARING? NONE. WE WILL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY. ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE BOX. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR TRUSTEE BOX FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? HEARING? NONE. WE WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. NONE OPPOSED.

THE MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. OH, WELL, I DIDN'T SAY TRUSTEE BOX. DO YOU ACCEPT THE

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MA'AM, YOU HAVE A SCRIPT THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR YOU. SO THERE WE GO. I JUST KEEP I JUST GO RIGHT FROM HERE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAIVE BOARD POLICY CFF LOCAL, WHICH REQUIRES TWO SIGNATURES ON EACH CHECK DRAWN AGAINST INTERNAL ACCOUNTS, AND ALLOW ONE SIGNATURE FOR THE MAXIMUM OF 90 DAYS TO ALLOW ADMINISTRATION TIME TO ORDER NEW FACSIMILE SIGNATURE PLATES FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

JACKIE HARTSELL. IS THAT WHAT I SAY? AND THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, SUZANNE BOX OKAY, YES.

MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE IT. OKAY. TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. TRUSTEE BURT MAKES THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. WE WILL NOW HAVE REPORTS AND

[18.A. Student lunch price increase for 2025-2026 school year ]

[18.B. 2025 Bond ]

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SO WHAT IS SO. YES, SIR. WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO IS WE TAKE OUR LATEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT GOT THAT WE RECEIVED BIDS ON THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL, WHICH IS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38. WE TOOK THE HIGHEST BID THAT WE RECEIVED OUT OF THE BIDS THAT WE THAT THE BIDDERS GAVE THE DISTRICT. THAT IS OUR BASE PRICE FOR A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN TODAY'S DOLLARS, WE ADD OUR SOFT COSTS, WHICH IS OUR FFA MATERIAL TESTING, GEO TESTING ALONG WITH OUR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING FEES, OUR FURNITURE THAT GOES IN THE BUILDING, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. AND ONCE WE GET THAT, WE GET A TOTAL TODAY'S COST FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. WHAT WE DO IS FOR EVERY YEAR FROM NOW UNTIL THE SCHOOL WOULD OPEN, WE ADD 7% INFLATION. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 53 AND 56 MILLION IS 7%. IN BETWEEN 56 AND 60 IS ONE MORE ADDITIONAL YEAR OF 7% INFLATION.

AND THE CAPACITY OF THESE ELEMENTARIES IS WHAT ALL OF THEM. THERE WOULD BE 854 OF OUR REGULAR ED STUDENTS, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL FIVE CLASSROOMS FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT PROTOTYPES THAT WE'RE USING. AND THESE ARE ALL SINGLE STORY BUILDINGS. THESE ARE NONE DOUBLE DECKERS. THAT IS CORRECT. ALL OUR CURRENT PROTOTYPES ARE SINGLE STORIES. OH, YEAH. NEXT IN PROP EIGHT WOULD BE OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES. ONE THING THAT THE BOARD APPROVED IN OUR LAST BOND WAS THE ADDITIONS TO ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. WE DID A 1000 SEAT ADDITION AT FULSHEAR HIGH SCHOOL, INSTEAD OF A 500 SEAT ADDITION THAT WE HAD DONE AT THE OTHER CAMPUSES. BECAUSE OF THAT, LEHMANN AND ROBERTS CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY WITHIN THEIR BUILDING TO MEET THE CAPACITY OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE NEED TO ADD CAPACITY TO BOTH OF THOSE CAMPUSES SO THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE A FEEDER PATTERN OF STUDENTS ALL BEING ABLE TO BE WITHIN THE FACILITY. THE BEST YEAR FOR THAT TO HAPPEN WOULD BE IN THE FALL OF 27. FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION TO OCCUR, TO OPEN IN THE FALL OF 28. AND THE REASON BEING IS, IS HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT, JUNIOR HIGH EIGHT, MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHT OPEN IN THE FALL, 27. SO THE YEAR THAT IT WOULD OPEN, THE ENROLLMENT WOULD DROP AS LOW AS IT'S GOING TO DROP THROUGH THE REZONING PROCESS. WE WOULD DO THE ADDITIONS AT THAT TIME SO THAT BY THE FALL OF 28, THOSE ADDITIONS WOULD BE UP AND FUNCTIONAL FOR THE CAMPUS.

SECOND, AS WE LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHER'S REPORT, WE'RE LOOKING AT FULSHEAR HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THAT'S CURRENTLY THE ATTENDANCE ZONE FOR BOTH FULSHEAR HIGH SCHOOL AND SECONDARY COMPLEX EIGHT. WHEN WE LOOK AT IT, THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS ARE ROUGHLY 6200 IS WHAT THEY WOULD FIT WITHIN BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS. BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF CAPACITY. WELL, IN THE FALL OF 2930, IT'S REACHING THE 6000, JUST OVER 6000 MARK AT THAT CURRENT ATTENDANCE ZONE. SO IF THOSE ATTENDANCE ZONES ARE SPLIT PERFECTLY IN HALF, YOU WOULD BASICALLY BE FILLING TWO HIGH SCHOOLS COMPLETELY FULL STUDENTS. SO THAT IS THE NEED FOR A THIRD HIGH SCHOOL TO BE OPENED UP IN THE AREA, TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE THOSE STUDENTS, AND IT NEEDS TO OPEN BY THE FALL OF 29. AND THAT WOULD BE A HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE OTHER THING WE LOOKED AT IS WE CONTINUE TO GROW IS FINE ARTS. OUR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS STUDENTS WE WERE LOOKING AT. CURRENTLY, ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE BETWEEN 800 AND 850. OUR CAPACITY OF OUR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUMS. LOOKING AT EXPANDING ONE OF OUR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUMS, OR ONE OF THE NEW BUILDINGS, TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT OUT TO 1250 STUDENTS OR 201,250. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT ANY KIND OF PERFORMANCE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE. THE OTHER THINGS WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT IS PUTTING IN AN ORCHESTRA PIT SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE THE BAND AND ORCHESTRA UNDERNEATH THE STAGE AND PERFORM LIVE MUSICAL FOR ANY ACT OR PLAY THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY HAVING, ALSO EXPANDING THE STAGE AREA. THE OTHER THING WE WERE LOOKING AT IS EXPANDING THE PROP AND PROP PRODUCTION AREA. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME NOW IS, IS WE GO FROM ONE TO PLAY TO ANOTHER. WE HAVE TO TEAR DOWN A LOT OF OUR PROPS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO PLACE TO STORE LARGE PROPS. WE'D BE ABLE TO CREATE A FINE ARTS AREA WHERE THOSE LARGE AREA

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YES, SIR. MR. WELCH, AND I FORGOT TO ANSWER YOUR OTHER QUESTION IS, IS JUNE 10TH WE WILL BE HAVING A BOND CITIZEN COMMITTEE WHERE WE'LL BE ASKING EVERY TRUSTEE TO PROVIDE FOUR NAMES. AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL TAKE EVERY. I, EVERY PROJECT WITHIN THE BOND. AND THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL ASK THEM WHETHER THEY IN FAVOR OR AGAINST EACH ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY LINE ITEMS, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING BACK THAT INPUT TO THE BOARD AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING. SO THAT IS OUR PLAN TO BE ABLE TO GATHER THAT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, TO FEEL HOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT. AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING BACK THOSE PERCENTAGES AND PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN JUNE. SO, TRUSTEES, I KNOW HOW EMOTIONAL THIS CONVERSATION IS GOING TO GET WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE BRING TO YOU LIGHTLY, BUT ALSO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS WHEN WE START OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. AND WE DID TOWN HALL MEETINGS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, WE DID FOCUS GROUPS ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND OUR GROUPS THAT REPRESENTED THE RED AND BLUE TRACK ALL SAID THE SAME THING WAS, WHEN IS IT OUR TURN TO GET SOME BETTER FACILITIES? AND SO LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITIES ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND THE STUDENTS ASK THOSE QUESTIONS IS WHY WE BRING THIS TO THE BOARD. IT WAS PROBABLY IT WAS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE OR NUMBER TWO COMMENT AND NEED THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING TOWN HALLS AND THROUGH OUR FOCUS GROUP CONVERSATIONS.

AND SO THIS IS US TRYING TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION. AND I CAN TELL YOU NOW, MR. BUCHANAN, AS ONE TRUSTEE, I'M GOING TO REQUEST OF THE ADMINISTRATION, ONCE WE GET THIS WHOLE PACKAGE, BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT AS A BOARD TO SEND IT TO THE PUBLIC, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR NOT NOT NECESSARILY LINE BY LINE ITEMIZED, BUT I'M GOING TO WANT A LOT OF DETAIL I'M NOT GOING TO WANT WE WANT REPAIRS TO FULSHER HIGH SCHOOL. I'M GOING TO WANT ARE WE ARE WE GOING TO ADD CANOPIES TO SIDEWALKS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. BECAUSE THOSE KIND OF THINGS ARE WHAT THE PUBLIC IS PAYING FOR. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT KIND OF STUFF AND ASK SOME, SOME HONEST QUESTIONS. THE JUXTAPOSING THE ADMINISTRATION'S DESIRES WITH, WITH OUR REPRESENTATION OF THE PUBLIC. AND IT'S UNLIKELY WE'RE GOING TO NITPICK YOU THAT MUCH, BUT WE MIGHT. SO AND THANK YOU FOR LEADING INTO OUR NEXT SECTION OF PROPERTY. THE THESE WILL BE OUR LAND AND LAND DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE LEARNED A LOT AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A LAND BANK, AND WE'VE ALSO MADE SURE THAT WE HAVE DRAINAGE AND UTILITIES FOR THOSE PIECES OF PROPERTY. SO WHEN WE DO NEED TO UTILIZE THEM, THEY'RE PREPARED.

WE'RE CONTINUALLY GROWING IN DIFFERENT AREAS, AND UNTIL WE CAN GET CAMPUSES OPEN, WE WILL BE NEEDING TO MOVE PORTABLE BUILDINGS TO REMIND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EVEN IF WE DON'T PURCHASE ONE TO MOVE ONE, IT'S $300,000. SO TO BE ABLE TO KEEP AND TO BALANCE THOSE, WE WERE PUTTING IN $20 MILLION TO BE ABLE TO LINE ITEM THOSE. AGAIN, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW BOTH OUR STAFF AND OUR BUS, WE CONTINUE TO BUS MORE AND MORE STUDENTS IS BEING ABLE TO HAVE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO BUY BUSSES AND THE WHITE FLEET, AND NOT TO BE ABLE TO IMPACT THE CLASSROOM WITH THOSE TYPE OF PURCHASES. SAFETY AND SECURITY WILL BE DISCUSSED MORE IN CLOSED SESSION AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT, BUT THOSE WILL AFFECT ALL COLOR TRACKS THROUGH SAFETY AND SECURITY. AND THEN, MR. WELCH, AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT CURRENTLY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE ARE ROOFING AND AIR CONDITIONING. THE REASON THAT WE KEPT THOSE AS A PRIORITY WITHIN THIS BOND PACKAGE IS WE HAVE A LOT OF AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT THAT HAS WENT OUT OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AT, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 600 TO $1.5 MILLION A PIECE. EVERY TIME WE HAVE TO REPLACE A CHILLER. ROOFS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE. SO WE WILL BRING BACK AN ITEMIZED LIST OF THOSE ROOF AND AIR CONDITIONED EQUIPMENT THAT WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THROUGH THIS PACKAGE. AND AGAIN, THOSE WILL BE ACROSS ALL COLOR TRACKS. THIS IS THE END OF PROP A. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SECTION OF PROP A? I DON'T, BUT CAN WE GO BACK TO YES HIGH SCHOOL NINE OKAY. SO YOU MENTIONED THIS IS TO RELIEVE FULSHER, WHICH WILL BE AT 6000 SOMETHING CAPACITY. AND IF WE WERE TO SPLIT IT IN HALF. SO WE'RE OPENING TOMAS WITHOUT A SENIOR CLASS IS THAT WOULD WE. ARE WE LOOKING AT OPENING THIS SCHOOL POSSIBLY WITH A SENIOR CLASS, IN ORDER TO RELIEVE FULL? SURE ENOUGH, IS THAT THAT WOULD BE A BOARD. THAT WOULD BE THE BOARD'S DECISION. TRADITIONALLY WE'VE DONE SOPHOMORES AND NOW WE'RE DOING JUNIOR. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE MAXIMUM RELIEF, WE HAVE TO DO THAT. IF WE WANT

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THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MR. WELCH, PROP A IS $1,000,944,691, $91,344. PROP B IS $54,814,528, FOR A TOTAL COST OF. $1,999,505,872. WHAT WAS OUR LAST BOND? THE LAST BOND THAT WE TOOK OUT FOR PUBLIC VOTE WAS JUST OVER 1.7 BILLION, AND 1.5 BILLION GOT APPROVED. OKAY, SO THE PLAN NOW IS TO PRESENT THIS TO THE COMMITTEE. YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO US. AND THEN WHAT'S THE PLAN AFTER THAT? ARE WE GOING TO DISCUSS IT AMONGST THE SEVEN OF US OF WHAT WE WANT TO GO IN? I MEAN, THIS IS USUALLY A HOW LONG OF A PROCESS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE WE HAVE TO VOTE? THE VOTE WILL HAVE TO TAKE PLACE IN MID-AUGUST. AND SO WE I THINK WE HAVE A MEETING SET FOR AUGUST 13TH, I BELIEVE IS THE DATE THAT'S ABOUT SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE. AND SO WE'LL HAVE THAT MEETING TO DISCUSS IT. OUR ATTORNEY WILL BE HERE, OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR BE HERE, AND THE BOARD WILL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IN OPEN SESSION ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HOW WE DID IN 2022. WE TALKED ABOUT THESE PROJECTS. YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE SOME OUT, PUT SOME IN. WE DO THE MATH ON THE ON THE SPOT. AND THEN ONCE THE

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ALL RIGHT. SO A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF HOW WE WILL PAY FOR THIS. FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO COVER WHERE WE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE JUST OVER $3 BILLION OUTSTANDING IN BONDS. AND OUR CURRENT INTEREST, OUR CURRENT INTEREST IN SINKING TAX RATE IS $0.48. AND IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE ACTUALLY DECREASED THE TAX RATE BY $0.12, A LITTLE BIT OVER $0.12. SO THAT WAS ACTUALLY AN ANSWER TO A PREVIOUS QUESTION. AND WITH THAT, FOR A TO SUPPORT A AN ELECTION OF $2 BILLION, WE HAVE STARTED MODELING VARIOUS DIFFERENT SCENARIOS USING DIFFERENT ASSUMPTIONS AND VARIABLES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, TERRELL PALMER, WHO IS HERE. AND WE HAVE WE HAVE DONE THIS WITH VERY CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONS. FOR INSTANCE, WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING FOUR SALES OF BONDS. IF WE IF WE DO HAVE AN ELECTION OF $2 BILLION PASSED, WE'LL DO FOUR SALES STARTING IN 2026. AND OUR TAX RATE IN THAT MODEL WILL NEVER EXCEED $0.48. THAT IS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE. GO BACK TO YOUR LAST SLIDE BECAUSE I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT LAST LINE. CAN YOU JUST POINT THAT OUT? YES. SPECIFICALLY NO TAX RATE INCREASE. BOTTOM LINE. AND THAT IS IF ALL OF THE VARIABLES HOLD TRUE AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY'RE REASONABLE BUT CONSERVATIVE. AND SO AS AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE CURRENTLY HAVE $3 BILLION IN OUTSTANDING BOND DEBT. AND IF WE PASS THIS AND AT THE CURRENT IN THE PUBLIC PASSES IT, WE WOULD HAVE $5 BILLION IN BOND DEBT. AND THAT WOULD BE STRETCHED OVER, WHAT, 40 YEARS? IS THAT CORRECT? SOMETHING ROUGHLY. LET'S SEE THE LAST MATURITY ON THIS IS 35. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NO TAX RATE INCREASE THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY IT. HOWEVER PEOPLE SEE AN INCREASE IN THEIR IN THEIR TAXES. THEY PAY BECAUSE THEIR PROPERTY VALUES GO UP. RIGHT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SEE, WE'RE WE'RE PLANNING TO DECREASE THE TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL STAY THE SAME. BUT ALSO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT IS THAT ALTHOUGH WE DON'T PLAN ON INCREASING THE TAX RATE,

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THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE INCREASE THE TAX RATES. OKAY. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IN THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY SAY, WELL, I JUST GOT MY TAX BILL AND MY, MY, MY, MY BILL WENT UP. IT WASN'T BECAUSE THE TAX RATE WENT UP.

IT'S BECAUSE YOUR PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP. AND WE CAN JUST KNOW FOR SURE THAT LAMAR CISD, WITH EVERYONE COMING HERE, YOUR PROPERTY TAXES WILL PROBABLY STILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE MORE THAN LIKELY. AND SO THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE VERY SPECIFICALLY WITH THE PUBLIC. WE'LL BE VERY TRANSPARENT IN HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND HAVING ALL THE DATA AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT AND WE SAY IT ON CAMERA. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. FACILITY

[18.C. Facility rentals ]

SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE BOARD POLICY, GCD LEGAL AND GCD LOCAL. THEY ARE BOTH BOTH BOARD POLICIES GOVERNING NON-SCHOOL USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES. WE ALSO HAVE A FACILITIES RENTAL FEES AND GUIDELINES THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON JUNE 13TH OF 2017.

SO THAT IS WHERE ALL OUR RATES ARE SET, ALONG WITH OUR HOURLY RATES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE SOME BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS OF GCD LOCAL. SO SOME OF THE ORDER IN WHICH WE FOLLOW IS IF THERE'S AN ACADEMIC OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT, IT WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE. SO YOU HAVE SCHOOL USE, WHICH IS NUMBER ONE. AND THEN AFTER THAT, WHEN WE START LOOKING AT NON-SCHOOL USE, WE LOOK AT ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

SECOND WOULD BE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. SO THESE WOULD BE ANY KIND OF BOOSTER CLUBS, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT. AND THEN THE THIRD BUCKET WOULD BE ALL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE CONSIDERED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. WE'D LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CANCEL ANY NON-SCHOOL USE OF ANY FACILITY. IF AN UNEXPECTED CONFLICT ARISES WITH THE DISTRICT ACTIVITY. SO, FOR INSTANCE, IF SOMEBODY WERE TO USE THE FOSTER GYM AND THE FOSTER GYM WERE TO FLOOD FOR SOME REASON, OR PIPE BURST IN, A BASKETBALL GAME HAD TO BE RELOCATED TO FOSTER. HE HAS THE AUTHORITY ACCORDING TO GCD LOCAL TO BE ABLE TO SAY I'M SORRY, BUT WE HAVE TO USE IT FOR DISTRICT USE. THE OTHER THING IS, IS YOU HAVE APPROVAL OF THE USE. SO THE FIRST LEVEL APPROVAL FOR ALL CAMPUSES IS OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS FOR ALL OF OUR DISTRICT ATHLETIC AREAS. IT IS OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TO BE ABLE TO APPROVE THOSE. AND THEN I AM THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR ALL NON-SCHOOL USE OF ALL THE FACILITIES. SO OUR NON-SCHOOL USERS SHALL BE CHARGED A FEE ACCORDING TO THIS POLICY. AND THEN THE LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THE FEE SCHEDULE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN JUNE OF 2017, IT ESTABLISHES THE FEES BASED ON THE COST OF OPERATION AND BREAKS DOWN AND IS COMPLIANT WITH GCD LOCAL. SO OUR FACILITY RENTAL GUIDELINES FACILITY RENTALS MUST BE RECEIVED TEN DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE EVENT. BECAUSE OF THIS, IT'S ALSO DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET WORKERS BECAUSE ALL OF THESE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN THAT ARE NON-SCHOOL USE, WE HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN A SITE SUPERVISOR, CUSTODIANS, POLICE OFFICERS, OTHER THINGS TO BE ABLE TO GET NOT ONLY THE APPROVAL DONE, BUT ALSO TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO WORK ANY OF THE EVENTS THAT SHOW UP. SO THESE ARE EXCERPTS OUT OF OUR FACILITY FEE AND GUIDELINES THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SO YOU HAVE SCHOOL DAY AND THEN YOU HAVE NON-SCHOOL DAY, AND THEN YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AREA. AND THEN YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFFING. AND IT'S BASED ON AN HOURLY RATE. SO WE'RE ABOUT TO DIVE INTO THIS AND LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEP OF HOW WE IMPLEMENT THIS AS A DISTRICT. SO WE CURRENTLY USE FACILITATION. THEY ARE A SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO SCHEDULE EVENTS AT ALL DISTRICT WIDE SITES, BUT THIS IS ALSO FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE. SO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE FACILITY. IT HELPS US COORDINATE ALL OF THAT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL. SO MAKE SURE THAT NO DOUBLE BOOKING IS DONE BETWEEN FINE ARTS AND ATHLETICS OR CTE, OR ANYONE ELSE WITHIN THE SCHOOL ITSELF. THEY ALSO HELP SET UP OUR SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING SECURITY AND HVAC. THEY MANAGE OUR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. SO ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WHEN YOU START UTILIZING YOUR FACILITIES FOR NON-SCHOOL USE IS MAKING SURE THAT THOSE RENTERS HAVE INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFY THE DISTRICT AS PART OF THE PROCESS. SO THAT WAY, IF ANYONE IS INJURED, ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN AT THAT. IT FALLS ON THEIR INSURANCE POLICY AND DOES

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SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO RUN THROUGH A QUICK DEAL OF HOW YOU SUBMIT A RENTAL IF YOU'RE OUT IN THE PUBLIC. SO ON OUR HOMEPAGE WE HAVE UNDERNEATH COMMUNITY. IT'S A FACILITY RENTAL. IF YOU CLICK ON THAT PAGE IT PRODUCES A FACILITY RESERVATION, OUTLINES A LITTLE BIT OF IT. IT'S CUT OFF AT THE BOTTOM. BUT THERE'S A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF HOW TO IF YOU NEED THAT. BUT ONCE YOU GET THROUGH THIS PAGE, YOU CLICK THE ACCESS TO FACILITY RENTAL ON THE BOTTOM LEFT. ONCE IT DOES, IT BRINGS YOU UP TO HERE. AND WHAT THIS DROP DOWN BOX FOR A SEARCH IS. IT LISTS EVERY FACILITY WITHIN THE DISTRICT THAT IS ABLE TO BE RENTED BY AN OUTSIDE VENDOR. SO ONCE THEY GET TO THAT, YOU PICK YOUR FACILITY. SO I PICKED AUSTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE TOP. SO ONCE YOU DO GET TO CLICK ON THAT, IT BRINGS YOU TO AUSTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND THEN IT SHOWS YOU ON THE DROPDOWN MENU, EVERYTHING WITHIN THAT FACILITY THAT COULD BE RENTED OUT. AND THEN YOU PICK THE AREAS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE USED AS PART OF THE RENTAL.

WHAT IT DOES IS IT TAKES YOU TO THIS. SO THIS IS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST SHOW. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE JUST PUT TOGETHER AND SAID IT WAS AT GEORGE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL. SO YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL COST OF THE ENTIRE RENTAL IS $1,830. SO THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD COST FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT FACILITY FOR 375 PEOPLE. IF YOU BREAK DOWN, YOU HAVE GEORGE RANCH AUDITORIUM, AND IT'S USED FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. SO IT'S A FOUR HOUR RENTAL. SO THE COST OF RENTING THE ACTUAL FACILITY IS $720. SO IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON HERE, YOU HAVE A CUSTODIAL FEE. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE CUSTODIAL STAFF CUSTODIAL FEE. THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY CHARGED IS, IS WE CHARGE THEM 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE EVENT SO THE CUSTODIAN CAN GET THERE. MAKE SURE THE EVENT IS SET UP PROPERLY. IT ALSO ON THAT CUSTODIAL FEE IS AN HOUR CHARGE AFTER THE EVENT IS OVER WITH. TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT FACILITY IS SET BACK UP FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOL. TO BE ABLE TO USE IT AFTER THE EVENT IS BEING CLOSED, THEN YOU HAVE HVAC, WHICH IS ZERO, BECAUSE PART OF THE $720 FOR THE HOURLY RATE FOR THE AUDITORIUM INCLUDES THE SITE SUPERVISOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONING COST. THEN YOU BREAK DOWN AND YOU HAVE CUSTODIAL STAFF. WELL, THIS WILL REQUIRE FOUR STAFF FOR FOUR HOURS. YOU MULTIPLY THAT OUT TIMES THE HOURLY RATE. THAT'S WHERE YOU END UP WITH THE $400. THE POLICE OFFICERS. IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THERE IS A POLICE OFFICER AND A POLICE FEE. THE POLICE FEE IS THE SAME AS A CUSTODIAN PUTTING SECURITY THERE 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE EVENT, UP TO AN HOUR AFTER THE EVENT TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE, BOTH GETTING INTO THE EVENT AND COMING OUT OF IT. ONCE THAT GETS BROKEN DOWN. ONE THING THAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE AUDITORIUMS ARE POLICIES, AND RENTAL GUIDELINES REQUIRE THAT A STAFF MEMBER OPERATE THOSE LIGHTING AND SOUND FOR THOSE AUDITORIUMS. SO THAT'S THE $160 AT THE BOTTOM. ONCE YOU TOTAL THAT UP, THAT'S WHERE YOU END UP WITH THE $1,830 FOR A FOUR HOUR RENTAL. SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT MAY CHANGE IS IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THIS ATTENDEE HAD 375. IF THAT WERE TO GO TO 800 ATTENDEES, YOU WOULD PROBABLY END UP ADDING, NO, NOT PROBABLY. WE WOULD BE ADDING MORE CUSTODIAN AND MORE POLICE. SO SOME OF THE RENTERS THAT WE HAVE THAT UTILIZE CERTAIN AREAS OF A FACILITY, SUCH AS GYMS OR CAFETERIAS, WELL, IF THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 100 OR 500 PEOPLE ATTENDING, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE USING THE SAME SPACE, THERE MAY BE MORE PERSONNEL NEEDED BECAUSE THERE'S MORE PEOPLE SITTING AT THE FACILITY. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? SO EXCUSE ME. SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE WE HAVE THE CHART FOR THE FACILITY RENTAL, THE PROPOSAL AND COMPARISONS, IT LOOKS LIKE IT DIDN'T REALLY CHANGE THE I GUESS THE HOURLY RATE DIDN'T REALLY CHANGE A WHOLE LOT. IS THAT TRUE FOR SORRY, IT'S NOT IN YOUR PRESENTATION. IT'S IN OUR

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OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL HAVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE FUTURE

[19.A. Discussion of design development for Middle School #8 ]

OPTION ONE COMPARED TO THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL THAT WAS APPROVED EARLIER. OPTION TWO.

OPTION TWO COMPARED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. OPTION TWO COMPARED TO THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. OPTION THREE. OPTION THREE IN HIGH SCHOOL EIGHT. OPTION THREE, AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT.

THESE WERE OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT VIEWED THESE PROVIDED COMMENTS AND ALSO RANKED THE OPTIONS. SO OPTION ONE RECEIVED THREE VOTES, OPTION TWO RECEIVED ONE, OPTION THREE RECEIVED 14.

SO AGAIN THIS IS OPTION THREE COMPARED TO HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT.

THESE ARE NEW DESIGNS CORRECT. WE HAVE NOT USED THESE BEFORE. THAT IS CORRECT. THESE ARE THREE BRAND NEW PROTOTYPE SCHOOLS. SO WILL WE USE THESE PROTOTYPES AGAIN TYPICALLY FOR JUNIOR HIGHS AND HIGH SCHOOLS WE REPEAT YES MA'AM. SO WE WOULD BE USING THESE FOR POSSIBLY HIGH SCHOOL NINE AND THE CHERRY COMPLEX. IF WE DECIDE TO RELOCATE THOSE THOSE WOULD BE THE PROTOTYPES THAT WE WOULD USE. AGAIN WE WILL CHANGE EXTERIOR SOME. WE HAVE SOME A LITTLE BIT OF THINGS WE CAN DO WITH EXTERIOR A LOT MAINLY IS DUE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATERIALS, DIFFERENT STONES, DIFFERENT GLASS TINTING, DIFFERENT METALS, DIFFERENT METAL COLORS, THINGS

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[19.B. Discussion of 2025-2026 Lamar CISD compensation plan, budgets, and documents relating to 2025 tax year assessment and levy of property taxes ]

HOWEVER, AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD BALANCING THAT BUDGET. WE WILL ASK THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR 2526 IN JUNE, AS IF WE WERE OPERATING UNDER OUR JULY TO JUNE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WE WILL BE MOVING TO IN THE 25, IN THE 2627 YEAR. SO THE 2526 BUDGET WILL ACTUALLY BE A SHORT PERIOD OR A TEN MONTH BUDGET. OUR REVENUES AND OUR SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR THE GENERAL FUND COME FROM THREE MAIN SOURCES, TWO OF WHICH ARE THE GREATEST, OF COURSE, WHICH ARE THE LOCAL AND STATE FUNDS. AS I MENTIONED, OUR BUDGET IS $507.8 MILLION AT THIS TIME, WITH 215.5 MILLION OF THAT COMING FROM LOCAL PROPERTY. LOCAL SOURCES WITH PROPERTY TAXES BEING THE GREATEST OF THOSE SOURCES. AND THEN FROM STATE, FROM STATE SOURCES, $290.7 MILLION. THE BULK OF THAT IS FROM THE STATE FUNDING FORMULA. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC EACH YEAR. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE RECEIVED A CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF VALUE FROM THE FORT BEND CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE USING TO BASE ALL OF OUR REVENUE ESTIMATES AT THIS TIME IN JULY.

AT THE END OF JULY, ACTUALLY, WE WILL RECEIVE CERTIFIED VALUES AND ALL CALCULATIONS WILL BE REDONE AND WE WILL UPDATE THE BUDGET ESTIMATES AT THIS POINT IN TIME, TAXABLE VALUES USED FOR OUR TAX LEVY ESTIMATE BASED ON THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF VALUE. WE ARE LOOKING AT $29.4 BILLION ROUGHLY. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 5% OVER THE 2024 TAX YEAR VALUES. AND THAT WOULD BE AT CERTIFICATION LAST YEAR. SO LAST JULY, YOU'LL SEE THERE THE INCREASES IN VALUE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. IN 2024, WE HAD A LITTLE OVER A 12% INCREASE, 9% THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, AND THEN A BIG INCREASE OF ALMOST 24% IN 2022. THE RATE THAT'S USED FOR THIS BUDGET ESTIMATE, WHICH IS

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AND BOND INTEREST WILL BE ABOUT $133.5 MILLION. ANY FUNDS IN IN THIS PARTICULAR FUND CAN ONLY BE USED FOR DEBT SERVICE. WE CAN'T USE IT FOR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE SALARIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

EACH YEAR WE DO HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FEES RELATED TO PROCESSING AND PAYMENT OF BONDS.

THOSE GO THROUGH TO THOSE FEES, GO THROUGH THOSE FEES, GO TO PAYING AGENTS. AND FOR ARBITRAGE CALCULATION FEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MISS LOW, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT THAT. YOU WENT OVER THAT PRETTY QUICKLY ABOUT THE DEBT SERVICE FUND. AND SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE. SO WE HAVE THREE BUCKETS OF MONEY. BASICALLY WE HAVE NO INS AND NO INS. AND OUR CHILD NUTRITION. THE QUESTION I GET OFTEN IS CAN WE INCREASE OUR LUNCH. OUR LUNCH

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WE WILL NOT BE IN THAT POSITION. ANYBODY ELSE? QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS LUDWIG. WE WILL

[19.C. Discussion of Student Code of Conduct / K-8 Telecommunications Revisions ]

ENFORCING THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AROUND MISUSE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES. AND THEN FINALLY, WE DISCUSSED A NEED. SEE IF THERE WAS A NEED TO ADJUST THE CODE OF CONDUCT. SO NOW I WANT US TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CELL PHONE DATA. AGAIN, FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW, WE HAVE A TRACKER THAT WE USE TO, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME THERE'S A STUDENT FOUND OR WITH A CELL PHONE DEVICE MISUSING CELL PHONE DEVICE OR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, WE PUT IT IN THE TRACKER AND WE LIST THE TRACKER WE SO THAT WE CAN SEE THE DATA IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. FOR EXAMPLE, AGAIN, MLD AT THE TOP IS A MISUSE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THAT'S WHAT WE USE AS A CODE.

AND SO LOOKING AT THIS WE HAVE A TOTAL. THIS IS THIS IS AS OF LAST WEEK. WE HAVE A TOTAL INFRACTIONS OF 7102 ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AND THE FIRST THING I NOTICED IS THAT THE LION'S SHARE OF THOSE INFRACTIONS ARE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, VERY MINIMAL AT THE ELEMENTARY, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, A LITTLE TICK UP AT THE JUNIOR HIGH, BUT STILL ALMOST ALMOST, ALMOST 75%, IT SEEMS LIKE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. HERE'S ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT THE DATA USING A PIE CHART. AND AGAIN, AS I SAID, 72%. THE LION'S SHARE IS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL OF INFRACTIONS 1% ELEMENTARY, 1% MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR HIGH MAKING UP 26%. AND THIS IS OUR TOTAL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. AND THIS IS TO DATE AS OF LAST, LAST WEEK. AND HERE'S ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT THE DATA. SOMETHING WE DO. WE WORK REALLY HARD AT LOOKING AT DATA DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU CAN SEE THAT ZERO AND PRE-K, ZERO AND KINDER, ONLY EIGHT. AND ALL OF OUR FIRST GRADE CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN IT START TO CREEP UP ONCE STUDENTS GET INTO SEVEN TO EIGHTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE, PEEKING OUT IN 10TH GRADE. AND THEN AND THEN IT REDUCES, AS I GUESS I GUESS, AS STUDENTS MATURE. NOW, BEFORE WE LOOK AT THE NEXT SET OF DATA, I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY OR SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE HAVE A GRADUATED CONSEQUENCE FOR THE INFRACTIONS. SO BASICALLY, THE FIRST OFFENSE PARENTS CONTACTED, THE DEVICES CONFISCATED, AND IT'S RETURNED AT THE END OF THE DAY. SECOND OFFENSE, PARENTS CONTACTED, DEVICE CONFISCATED.

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AND SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAVE THE DATA TO SUPPORT THAT. WE DO HAVE DATA THAT WE LOOK AT, AND THAT DATA IS SHARED WITH OUR AREA SUPERINTENDENTS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE THEN TO IF THEY SEE A TICK UP IN THE DATA WITH CERTAIN CAMPUSES THAT THEY OVERSEE, THEN THEY THEN THEY INTERVENE AND WORK WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION. AND THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD WOULD THAT POSSIBLY APPROVE NEXT MONTH. AND SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO BRING THAT DATA, WE CAN BRING THAT DATA TO YOU NEXT MONTH BY CAMPUS. IF WE HAVE IT, IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, WE CAN WE CAN FIGURE OUT FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET IT TO YOU FOR SURE. YES, MA'AM. CAN I JUST SAY TO THIS DATA REALLY DOESN'T IS NOT REALLY AN INDICATOR TO ME, TO ME OF ENFORCEMENT. IT'S AN INDICATOR OF WHO GETS CAUGHT OR WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT OR, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT. AND IT'S A LOT OF KIDS TO MONITOR. BUT BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. ENFORCEMENT I THINK IS DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, LOOKS DIFFERENT ON DIFFERENT CAMPUSES. AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DISCRETION AS FAR AS CAN YOU WALK IN THE SCHOOL WITH YOUR PHONE IN YOUR HAND AND YOUR IPODS, YOUR AIRPODS OR WHATEVER IN YOUR EAR WHILE YOU'RE WALKING ALL THE WAY TO FIRST PERIOD? AND THEN THE BELL RINGS AND YOU PUT IT UP, OR NO, YOU CAN'T WALK IN THE BUILDING WITH THAT. I MEAN, THERE'S SOME DISCRETION. AND I THINK I THINK THAT LEADS TO, YOU KNOW, ALSO LENDS TO OTHER ISSUES TOO. BUT I WILL SAY SO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID LOOK AT, MAYBE AS A PROXY FOR THAT, HOW IT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED, IS WE LOOKED AT TRENDS IN OTHER KINDS OF DATA, RIGHT. STUDENT FIGHTS FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS. RIGHT. TAKE DOWN BECAUSE STUDENTS WILL HAVE THEIR PHONES OUT. AND TYPICALLY STUDENTS CONVENE OR GET TOGETHER, ORGANIZE THOSE THINGS. I THINK CONTRABAND HAS GONE DOWN A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THAT HAVE GONE DOWN RESULTING FROM, FROM, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THOSE DEVICES OUT. SO THERE HAVE BEEN THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING. WHAT ARE THE TRENDS THAT WE'RE NOTICING? WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF STUDENT CULTURE? BUT ALSO TO BE CLEAR, WE'VE SHARED THIS, THAT OUR OUR STUDENT LEARNING DATA HAS HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. I WOULD ATTRIBUTE THAT PARTLY TO THE FACT THAT STUDENTS HAVE THEIR PHONES PUT AWAY AND ARE PAYING ATTENTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT THE DATA, THIS DATA NECESSARILY, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, BEARS OUT THAT IT'S WORKING ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES THE SAME WAY. I DO THINK THAT IT SHOWS THAT AFTER ONE INFRACTION, KIDS START TO GET THE PICTURE, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, I THINK IT'S ALSO PROVEN THAT LIKE RECORDING FIGHTS IN

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THANKS. CURRENTLY, THE MAJORITY OF OUR CAMPUSES K THROUGH EIGHT ARE CELL PHONE FREE. THEY ALREADY HAVE THAT POLICY IN PLACE. SO YES, MA'AM. OUT OF THE 46 CAMPUSES, PRE-K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, SEVEN OF ONLY, BUT SEVEN OF THEM DON'T HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY. OKAY. WHERE ARE WE? DOES THE POLICY SAY FOR JUNIOR HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LUNCHES? NO CELL PHONES DURING LUNCHES? IS THAT THE NEW ONE? OKAY. BUT IN HIGH SCHOOL WE ARE WE ARE ALLOWING CELL PHONES AT LUNCH. YES. YES, MA'AM. BUT I THINK I BELIEVE THEY ALL DO. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO WE COULD WE COULD DRAW SOME SORT OF CORRELATION LINE, AS IN THERE'S GOING TO BE A GAP THAT IF HOUSE BILL 1481 PASSES AND A LOT OF OR SOME OF THE LEARNING ON CAMPUS DOES REQUIRE SOME SORT OF TECHNOLOGY. AND SINCE WE'RE CURRENTLY NOT A ONE FOR ONE DISTRICT, THE PASSAGE OF THE BOND AND THAT PORTION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER FOR TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO BE IMPERATIVE. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO IF WE ENFORCE SOME OF THIS, AND SINCE WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, CANVA OR EXCUSE ME, CANVAS AND ALL THE DIGITAL LEARNING THINGS, IF WE MOVE TOWARDS THIS AND SAY WHETHER IT'S SB 2365 OR HOUSE BILL 1481, I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT THERE IS NO DOLLARS ATTACHED TO THAT FOR SCHOOLS TO SUPPLEMENT DIGITAL DEVICES, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO FOR US AS A COMMUNITY, IF THERE IS GOING TO BE AN IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS LAW, THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITHOUT THE SUPPLEMENTATION OF DOLLARS, TO DO THAT, AS A DISTRICT, WE WILL NEED TO PASS A BOND FOR THAT, CORRECT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. AND I THINK, YES, WITH THE BOND THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO NOT TO HAVE PHONES REMOVED. AND THEN WE HAVE THAT. BUT I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THAT LCISD NEEDS TO BE A 1 TO 1 DISTRICT. I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK WE NEED TO BE 1 TO 1 WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT K THROUGH FIFTH GRADE ON IPADS. AND THIS IS I JUST I DO THINK HAVING OBVIOUSLY ACCESS TO MORE COMPUTERS WOULD ALLOW OUR TEACHERS TO RESERVE MORE AND HAVE THOSE OPTIONS, BUT THAT COMPUTERS AREN'T USED EVERY DAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS, NOT EVEN IN HIGH SCHOOL. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOT USE COMPUTERS EVERY DAY IN HIGH SCHOOL. I DO THINK INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE AND WITH YOUR YOUR PEERS AND YOUR TEACHERS. IS BENEFICIAL IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. INSTEAD OF JUST BEING ON A DEVICE AND INTERACTING WITH A DEVICE. SO. I'M NOT SAYING THAT I DON'T THINK WE NEED DOLLARS FOR DEVICES. I DO, BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT'S THE WAY TO KEEP CELL PHONES OUT OF OUR CLASSROOM. I'M JUST SAYING WHETHER WE NEED TO BE 1 TO 1, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. DOCTOR WEIGHTS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE

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