Sep 16, 2025 Regular School Board Meeting

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

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M. THIS IS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MONTHLY BOARD MEETING BEING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025. WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. WE BEGIN EVERY MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND YOU ARE, AS ALWAYS, WELCOME TO USE THAT TIME HOWEVER YOU FEEL APPROPRIATE.

TONIGHT I WANT TO TAKE A SPECIAL MOMENT TO REMEMBER CHARLIE KIRK AND TO HONOR THE PRECIOUSNESS OF LIFE, AND TO REFLECT ON THE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE CARRY AS LEADERS. AND AS THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM. TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CIVIL DISCOURSE, DIALOG AND DISAGREEMENT LOOKS LIKE. FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE, AND JUST IN THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF VIOLENCE OR VITRIOL OR HATRED. SO LET'S PAUSE TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG LED BY CRISTOBAL OCHOA, A SIXTH GRADER AT WESTENDORF MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. 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. NOW FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. CRISTOBAL. GOOD JOB.

[3. Recognitions/awards ]

PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR NIVENS AND THE LAMAR COMMUNITY AND THOSE WHO HAVE JOINED US IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY TONIGHT, THIS EVENING WE ARE WELCOMING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM REGION FOUR FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION IN HONOR OF A RECENT CERTIFICATION EARNED BY LAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT WE'RE KICKING THINGS OFF BY CELEBRATING AN EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE HONOR FOR OUR DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, AND ESPECIALLY FOR OUR VERY OWN SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR ROOSEVELT NIEVES. SO MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE OR TUNED IN BACK ONLINE IN BACK IN JUNE, WHEN REGION FOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOCTOR RODNEY WATSON NAMED DOCTOR NIVENS AS THE 2025 REGION FOUR SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR. IN A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING OUR JUNE BOARD MEETING. AND THEN IN AUGUST, WE LEARNED THAT DOCTOR NIVENS WAS NAMED JUST ONE OF FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS.

WELL, FRIENDS, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SOMEHOW HAVE NOT HEARD THE INCREDIBLE NEWS, ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE TO YOU DOCTOR ROOSEVELT NIVENS, THE TEXAS 2025 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.

HE'S GOTTA WALK IN, SHAKE HANDS. RIGHT. IS THAT WHAT IT IS? SO THE AWARD WAS OFFICIALLY PRESENTED LAST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH DURING TED CON, WHICH IS OUR TASB ORGANIZATION.

IT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT THEY HOST, AND THE AWARD SPOTLIGHTS OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL LEADERS FROM ACROSS TEXAS. AND WHEN DOCTOR NIVENS WAS NAMED AMONG THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS, TASBY CITED HIS MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AS AN EDUCATOR, HIS EFFORTS TO NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS, AND HIS STUDENT CENTERED APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP IN NAMING HIM THE STATEWIDE WINNER. THE MEMBER SERVICE COMMITTEE ALSO NOTED HIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING, HIS SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AS THE KEY TO IMPROVING INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND HIS RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION'S POWER TO SHAPE LIVES AND CREATE GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE INITIAL NOMINATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD ORIGINATED RIGHT HERE WITH YOU, ALL OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND IT SPEAKS TO THE POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP SHARED BY THE LAMAR CISD TEAM OF EIGHT. IT HAS BEEN AN IMPRESSIVE YEAR FOR OUR DISTRICT. WE'VE CELEBRATED LAMAR ISD'S IMPROVED TEA ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES WINNING THE H-E-B EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS BACK IN MAY, AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT BEING NAMED THE

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ON BEHALF OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DOCTOR RODNEY WATSON AND OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, KEN CULBREATH, I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AT REGION FOUR. OUR GOAL IS TO SERVE AS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS, AND I'M HONORED TO CELEBRATE YOUR DISTRICT'S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT. TONIGHT, THE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY RECOGNITION PROGRAM IS BEING RECOGNIZED. THIS THIS DISTINCTION HONORS DISTRICTS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE IN CREATING SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED IN PHASES, BEGINNING WITH A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT THAT EVALUATES CRITICAL AREAS OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. SUBSEQUENT PHASES FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING PROCEDURES, PROVIDING TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. MORE THAN MEETING THE STATE REQUIREMENTS, THIS RECOGNITION EMPHASIZES A CULTURE OF READINESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CARE FOR EVERY STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER. BY PARTNERING WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, REGION FOUR ENSURES THAT RECOGNIZED DISTRICTS LIKE LAMAR ISD ARE SETTING A HIGH STANDARD FOR SCHOOL SAFETY ACROSS OUR REGION. ON BEHALF OF THE REGION FOUR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL SAFETY, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LAMAR ISD TO LAMAR ISD FOR MEETING THIS MONUMENTAL SCHOOL SAFETY STANDARD. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THESE AWARDS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AS RECOGNITION OF YOUR DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY EDUCATION, AND THAT EVERY EDUCATION RECEIVES A SAFE AND SECURE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. SO I'LL START WITH DOCTOR NIVENS. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO CALL CHIEF GARCIA.

LIEUTENANT SOSA, LIEUTENANT NICHOLS, LIEUTENANT VAUGHT.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME CHALLENGE COINS FOR THE BOARD THAT WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT.

DO YOU WANT TO? YES, SIR. THERE ARE TWO AWARDS. THIS IS ONE OF TWO. YES, SIR. IT'S THE TIKTOK. CAN WE DO? CAN WE DO TO.

ONE MORE? THIS IS GOING TO SOUND VERY SIMILAR TO THE FIRST ONE, BUT THIS IS FOR A

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YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.

[5. Board members’ reports ]

ARREDONDO ELEMENTARY, TRAVIS, JANE. LONG, HUTCHINSON, CULVER, BEASLEY, GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH, AND RANDALL HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ALSO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING BRIEF ABOUT THE ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK. I KNEW WHO HE WAS, AND I LISTENED TO HIM A LITTLE BIT. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE FAR REACH THAT THE MAN HAD AROUND THE WORLD, LITERALLY. I'VE HEARD PARLIAMENTS IN EUROPE, DIFFERENT WORLD LEADERS DISCUSS HIS INFLUENCE. MY OWN DAUGHTERS KNEW WHO HE WAS, TO MY OWN SURPRISE. BUT I WANT TO ADMONISH OUR STAFF TO, IN THE SECONDARY LEVEL ON THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, ESPECIALLY TO FOSTER ENVIRONMENTS OF CIVILITY AND CONVERSATION AND TEACHING OUR KIDS THAT IT'S OKAY TO DISAGREE. IT'S OKAY TO PASSIONATELY DISAGREE. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN FORT BEND ISD, I DIDN'T KNOW THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF MY TEACHERS. THERE WAS ONE. I KIND OF UNDERSTOOD WHAT HER VIEWS WERE, BUT I WAS VERY POLITICALLY MINDED AT THE TIME. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. AND IF IF YOUR KIDS IN YOUR CLASSROOM KNOW YOUR POLITICAL STANCES, IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM. I'M NOT

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YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR DOING THAT, VANESSA. I CAN NAME EVERYONE AND I AND I DO INCLUDE EVERYONE IN THAT PROCESS AND THAT IN IN MY STATEMENTS. BUT THANK YOU

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THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EFFORTS THAT YOU DO. AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND, THEY DO NOT GO UNNOTICED. I WAS GREETED IN THE HALLWAY BY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HOELZLE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE ANYTIME I GO TO A RANDALL HIGH SCHOOL EVENT, PRINCIPAL IS THERE TO GREET ME AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE HER EFFORTS. MR. YARBER, WHO IS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR. HE WAS STANDING IN THE HALLWAY AND HE WAS SHARING WITH PARENTS, INCLUDING MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S PARENTS, THE WORK THAT HE DOES IN HELPING HELP STUDENTS TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE AND THEIR CAREER IN THE MILITARY. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH MR. YARBROUGH BEFORE. INCIDENTALLY, HE'S ONE OF MY MENTORS, MR. BOLGER, WHO SERVES AS A SWIM COACH AND ALSO TEACHES AQUATIC SCIENCE. I GOT TO SIT THROUGH HIS PRESENTATION. MISS BUTLER AND MISS ROBERTS. MISS ROBERTS IS IS TERRY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. SHE'S A PRODUCT OF TERRY HIGH SCHOOL. AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. AND I KNOW THEY'RE COMMITTED. AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT SIT THERE AND WONDER AND THINK TO MYSELF, WELL, THEY'VE GOT FAMILIES AT HOME THAT ARE WAITING ON THEM. IT'S LATE IN THE EVENING, BUT YET THEY'RE GIVING IT ALL THEIR EFFORT. SO PLEASE KNOW THAT THAT I KNOW THAT THAT NOT ONLY EXISTS AT RANDALL HIGH SCHOOL, IT EXISTS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. AND I AM SO PROUD TO BE A FLY ON THE WALL, TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO TO HAVE SAT THROUGH THROUGH THAT CLOSING POINT I WANT TO SHARE IS THAT MOST MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT I TEACH AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE HERE ON THE RICHMOND CAMPUS. AND I WILL TELL YOU, 99% OF MY STUDENTS ARE GRADUATES FROM LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS. AND SO I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS IN MY CLASSES FROM THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND THIS THIS DISTRICT IS PRODUCING WINNERS. THIS DISTRICT IS PRODUCING STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARED TO THRIVE IN COLLEGE AND THRIVE IN THEIR CAREER. SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. WOW. WELL, DOES ANYBODY WANT TO FOLLOW TRUSTEE ARROYO BECAUSE THAT WAS AMAZING.

THANK YOU GEORGE. MISS MASTERS THANK YOU GEORGE. SO I I'LL KEEP MINE SHORT. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR GREEN TRACK SCHOOLS WHO OPEN THEIR DOORS TO OVER 40 TASB MEMBERS LAST WEEK. FROM THE INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP OF OUR STAFF AND THE ENTHUSIASM OF OUR STUDENT LEADERS, THE WARM HOSPITALITY OF OUR PARENTS, OUR GREEN TRACK MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION.

THANK YOU FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. YOU REPRESENTED LAMAR CISD BEAUTIFULLY AND WE ARE ALL SO PROUD. THANK YOU. WE WE KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS PUT IN A LOT OF WORK, BUT RIGHT NOW I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR ATHLETIC STAFF THAT ARE GETTING THERE AT 6 A.M. TO GREET KIDS AND TRAIN THEM ON THE FIELDS, TO STAYING LATE, AND TO ALL OF OUR BAND STAFF AND OUR COLOR GUARD AND OUR CHEER STAFF AND EVERYONE THAT'S WORKING IN THE EXTRACURRICULARS TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE LEARNING THE SKILLS OF ATHLETICS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO LEARNING A LOT OF OTHER SKILLS THAT'S GOING TO TAKE THEM FURTHER THAN THE MAJORITY WILL TAKE SPORTS. SO THANK YOU. OKAY.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE GREEN TRACK PRINCIPALS WHO HOSTED A GROUP OF 40 TASB MEMBERS, AS WELL AS MR. BATES AND MISS SONYA COLE HAMILTON, FOR COMING ALONG AND HELPING. THEY WERE ASKED TO HOST A GROUP VERY LAST MINUTE, AND THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE IT AWESOME. THIS THE PARENTS, THE PTO STEPPED IN. IT WAS JUST TRULY AWESOME. SO TO MISS RINCON, DOCTOR DICKEY AND MISS JORDAN, WE REALLY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US SEE INNOVATIVE SCHOOL DAY AND SHARING THAT WITH TRUSTEES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY OR AROUND THE STATE.

AND LASTLY, I ALSO WANT TO OFFER MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO DOCTOR NIVENS. THERE ARE SOMETHING LIKE 1200 SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE STATE, SO BEING NAMED

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[6. Board committees’ reports ]

SO THANK YOU DOCTOR LASER FOR LEADING THAT FOR US AND FOR DOCTOR NIVENS FOR HELPING US

[7. Superintendent's report ]

AND WE DIDN'T GET TO THIS. WE DIDN'T GET TO THIS POINT BY BEING COMPLACENT. WE GOT TO THIS POINT BECAUSE WE GET UP EVERY SINGLE MORNING AND WE GIVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST WE WE CAN. SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE US TO KEEP DOING THAT, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT THE ENEMY OF GREAT IS GOOD. AND SO WE WANT TO BE GREAT BECAUSE WE HAVE 49,000 KIDS THAT NEED US TO BE GREAT. AND SO LET'S KEEP PUSHING. LET'S KEEP MOVING. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING, AND IT DOES MY HEART WELL, I TALKED TO MY DAD THE OTHER DAY. IT DOES HIS HEART WELL. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD. WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD. I WAS HAVING DINNER WITH MR. WELCH, VICE PRESIDENT WELCH, THE OTHER DAY, AND HE SAID SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, HE HAS NUGGETS THAT STICKS, THAT STICK WITH ME. AND HE SAID HE SAW AN INTERVIEW WITH TOM BRADY AND SOMEBODY ASKED TOM BRADY, YOU KNOW, WHICH ONE WAS YOUR FAVORITE SUPER BOWL. AND HIS ANSWER WAS THE NEXT ONE. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GO GET THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE OUR KIDS NEED US TO GO GET THE NEXT ONE. OUR PARENTS NEED US TO GET IT. OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS US TO GO GET IT. AND SO LET'S, LET'S LET'S GO GET THE NEXT ONE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S KEEP MOVING FORWARD, Y'ALL. BUT I LOVE ALL OF YOU, ESPECIALLY TO MY I CALL HIM MY FIRM FOUNDATION EVERY NOW AND THEN, ESPECIALLY TO MY TRUSTEES.

IT'S THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE. GREAT PLACE TO BE. MISS JOHNSON, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO. WOW. OKAY. AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE CONSENT CONSENT AGENDA.

[9. CONSENT AGENDA ]

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[10.A. Discussion of Lamar CISD logo redesign ]

AND WE BROUGHT SOME VARIATIONS TO YOU A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, BUT WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AFTER GETTING FEEDBACK, AND DURING CONVOCATION WE INTRODUCED OUR TEXAS CONVOCATION LOGO. IT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. IN FACT, SOME STAFF AND I BELIEVE SOME TRUSTEES SAID IT WOULD MAKE A REALLY COOL DISTRICT LOGO. SO WE SAID, WHY NOT? LET'S GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SEE HOW WE CAN REFINE IT. THE ORIGINAL LOGO, THE DOES BEAR A LOT OF SYMBOLISM. THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE SHAPE IS GROUNDS US IN WHO WE ARE AND REMINDS US WHERE WE SERVE. THE EL IS IN A CATTLE STYLE BRAND HONORING OUR DISTRICT'S AGRICULTURE, HERITAGE AND LEGACY. THE CURVED LINE UNDERNEATH THE EL REPRESENTS THE BRAZOS RIVER, WHICH WAS A DEFINING LANDMARK OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE TWO PARALLEL LINES UNDERNEATH THE BRAZOS RIVER SYMBOLIZE THE RAILROAD, WHICH PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF OUR REGION. AND SO, AS PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS, OUR GRAPHIC ARTISTS DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF OPTIONS FOR THE PROPOSED DISTRICT LOGO. AND WHILE ALL OF THE VERSIONS REFLECT THE OVERALL SAME DESIGN, THEY ARE FORMATTED IN DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS. WE'VE GOT SOME HORIZONTAL AND SOME THAT ARE MORE VERTICAL, AND THE REASON FOR CREATING MULTIPLE VERSIONS IS SIMPLE IS JUST FLEXIBILITY. DEPENDING ON WHERE AND HOW THE LOGO IS USED, ONE FORMAT MAY WORK BETTER THAN ANOTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, A HORIZONTAL DESIGN MAY FIT BEST ON SIGNAGE OR BANNERS, OR A HEADER, AND A VERTICAL OPTION MAY BE MORE EFFECTIVE ON SOME APPAREL OR DIGITAL APPLICATIONS. AND SO BY HAVING THESE OPTIONS AVAILABLE, WE ENSURE THAT THE LOGO MAINTAINS ITS INTEGRITY AND CONSISTENCY ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS, WHILE ALSO GIVING US THE VERSATILITY VERSATILITY NEEDED TO ADAPT TO DIFFERENT USES. SO TRUSTEE, IT WOULD BE THIS ENTIRE SLATE THAT WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IF YOU ALL CHOOSE TO DO SO. WE DID GO BACK AND ADD THE CURRENT STYLING OF THE LAMAR ISD. JUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT. IS THE BRANDING THAT'S NOW ON THE EXTERIOR OF OUR BUILDINGS. SO STILL HONORING THAT, BUT WHILE PAIRING IT WITH A MODERN DESIGN, THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS THAT WE'VE CREATED FOR YOU. TRUSTEES.

THIS IS A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, SO THERE IS NO ACTION REQUIRED THIS EVENING, AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR YOU NEXT MONTH FOR POSSIBLE APPROVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? CAN YOU PUT THEM BACK UP ON THE SCREEN, PLEASE? I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY I LIKE IT, I DO LIKE IT AND I LIKE THAT THE, THE ONE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, THAT'S WHAT IS CURRENTLY ON OUR BUILDINGS, THAT LOGO. SO WE WOULD IT WOULD, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE WHAT'S ON THE SCHOOLS NECESSARILY AND IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT. SO I'D JUST LIKE TO CHIME IN ON A, ON A THOUGHT.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY HAVE TAKEN A LIKING TO WHAT COMMUNITY RELATIONS HAS DONE WITH RESPECT TO REFLECTING THE COLORS OF THE VARIOUS SCHOOL TRACKS. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT MARRIED, MY WIFE HELPED ME TO APPRECIATE COLOR A LITTLE MORE. IF IT WERE UP TO ME, I'D DRESS IN GRAY AND BROWN EVERY DAY, BUT SO. SO I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO SUGGEST ANYTHING THAT WILL COST MORE MONEY. BUT IF IT IS FEASIBLE, I MEAN, I'D JUST LIKE TO REFLECT THE VARIOUS TRACKS. AND OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT TO LEAVE ROOM FOR GROWTH, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE ARE GROWING. WHAT COMES TO MIND? FOR ME, I'M NOT A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, SO DON'T LET ME MESS ANYTHING UP HERE.

BUT THOSE RAILROAD TRACKS. I MEAN, YOU COULD PUT LIKE THE TIES TO THE RAILROAD TRACK AND THAT COULD BE A COLOR OF EACH COLOR TRACK. AND OBVIOUSLY, AT SOME POINT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO RUN OUT OF ROOM. WE COULD ALSO LIKE, YOU KNOW, PUT A SMALL PIECE OF THE COLOR AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS GRAPHIC. BUT JUST A THOUGHT AT THIS POINT, I THINK YOU'RE SPOT ON. TRUSTEE OLSON, ONE THING THAT WE HAVE STARTED TO DO, WE HAVE A COLOR BAR THAT WE DO ADD TO THE IT'S NOT AN OFFICIAL PART OF THE LOGO, BUT YOU'LL SEE IT ON A LOT OF APPAREL AND SIGNAGE. WE

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[12.A. Instructional Update ]

WE HAVE OUR CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER, MISS CUNNINGHAM, COMING TO THE PODIUM. GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND DOCTOR NIVENS TONIGHT FOR OUR INSTRUCTIONAL UPDATE. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR ELEMENTARY LR COORDINATOR. AND SHE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ON OUR PHONICS PROGRAM IN THE DISTRICT. YOU FLY. SO THIS IS MISS THERESA GAGE. THANK YOU, MISS CUNNINGHAM. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR NIVENS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. AS MISS MENTIONED, I WILL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF UFLI FOUNDATIONS PHONICS, ONE OF THE EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS CURRENTLY BEING USED HERE IN LCISD. I'D LIKE TO START BY SHARING THE FIVE PILLARS OF READING. EFFECTIVE LITERACY INSTRUCTION INVOLVES SYSTEMATICALLY AND EXPLICITLY TEACHING THESE FIVE COMPONENTS PHONEMIC AWARENESS, PHONICS, FLUENCY, VOCABULARY, AND COMPREHENSION. TODAY, I'LL BE FOCUSING ON PHONICS, WHICH INVOLVES TEACHING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE LETTERS OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND THE SOUNDS OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE. THE LAMAR CISD CURRICULUM INCLUDES RESOURCES TO ADDRESS ALL THE COMPONENTS OF INSTRUCTION. UFLI FOUNDATIONS IS USED SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE AN EXPLICIT, SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO PHONICS IN GRADES K THROUGH TWO. TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT HOW UFLI CAME TO BE IN THE DISTRICT IN MAY OF 2023, IT WAS REVIEWED USING THE TEXAS RESOURCE REVIEW OR TR PHONICS RUBRIC FROM TI, A COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS, CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, IB SPECIALISTS, READING INTERVENTIONIST AND DISTRICT SPECIALISTS MADE THE SELECTION AND WE BEGAN USING IT DURING THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR. SO WE'VE NOW BEEN IMPLEMENTING FOR TWO YEARS. UFLI PROVIDES WHOLE GROUP PHONICS INSTRUCTION THAT TEACHES STUDENTS THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR PROFICIENT READING. UFLI IS ALIGNED TO THE SCIENCE OF READING. THE SIMPLE VIEW OF READING STATES THAT READING COMPREHENSION IS THE PRODUCT OF DECODING AND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION, AND UFLI ADDRESSES THE D OR DECODING PART OF THIS EQUATION. UFLI LESSONS ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE 30 MINUTES OF THE 140 MINUTE BLOCK EACH DAY. THEY INCLUDE INFORMATION TO HELP TEACHERS PREPARE THEIR CLASSROOM, AND TO TEACH STUDENTS BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL ROUTINES. THE FIRST TEN GETTING READY LESSONS ARE TAUGHT IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE SOUND WALL, AND CONCEPTS THAT WILL BE COVERED IN THE LESSONS. IN THE LESSONS, FOCUS ON SKILLS USING A SPECIFIC SCOPE AND SEQUENCE.

UFLI FOUNDATIONS TARGETS THE FOLLOWING READING SKILLS. SOUND BLENDING AND SEGMENTATION.

PRACTICE LETTER SOUND CORRESPONDENCES. DECODING OF WORDS WITH PREVIOUSLY LEARNED CONCEPTS. EXPLICIT INTRODUCTION OF NEW CONCEPTS. DECODING WHICH INVOLVES READING AND ENCODING, WHICH INVOLVES SPELLING PRACTICE, READING AND SPELLING OF IRREGULAR WORDS, AND THEN READING AND SPELLING CONNECTED TEXT. AND THAT'S WHERE STUDENTS TAKE THE NEW CONCEPTS, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO APPLY IT TO READ WORDS, SENTENCES, AND PARAGRAPHS. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THOSE COMPONENTS FIT INTO THE LESSONS. HERE WE HAVE A TABLE THAT SHOWS THE TARGETED SKILLS AND HOW THEY'RE BROKEN DOWN IN THOSE LESSONS. EACH LESSON CONSISTS OF EIGHT STEPS THAT ARE TAUGHT OVER TWO DAYS. IN DAY ONE, WE HAVE STEPS ONE THROUGH FIVE THAT CONSIST OF PHONEMIC AWARENESS, A VISUAL, AUDITORY, AND BLENDING DRILL. AND THEN THE NEW CONCEPT IS INTRODUCED. IN DAY TWO WE HAVE STEP FIVE, WHICH IS A REVIEW OF THE CONCEPT THAT WAS INTRODUCED THE DAY BEFORE. AND THEN WORD WORK IRREGULAR WORDS IN CONNECTED TEXT. ON THE RIGHT COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE THE TIME FRAMES FOR EACH COMPONENT IN EACH OF THOSE LESSONS EQUALS 30 MINUTES. TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THESE STEPS LOOK LIKE, I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH A SAMPLE LESSON. THIS EXAMPLE COMES FROM LESSON 45, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE SOUND OF SH.

NOTE THAT THE SAMPLE DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THE ITEMS IN THE LESSON. FOR THE SAKE OF SPACE, I JUST TOOK A SAMPLING OF EACH SECTION TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. STEP ONE IS PHONEMIC AWARENESS. IT INCLUDES BLENDING WHERE THE TEACHER WOULD SEGMENT A WORD OUT, AND THEN STUDENTS WOULD BLEND THOSE INDIVIDUAL SOUNDS TO CREATE THE WHOLE WORD. IN THE SEGMENTING PORTION, THE TEACHER SAYS THE WHOLE WORD IS A UNIT, AND THEN STUDENTS SEGMENT THE INDIVIDUAL SOUNDS. BOTH OF THESE SEGMENTS. THE BLENDING AND SEGMENTING PORTIONS ARE DONE ORALLY. STEP TWO IS THE VISUAL DRILL. HERE, LETTERS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE STUDENTS. SAY THE NAME OF THE LETTER OR LETTER COMBINATION FOLLOWED BY ITS SOUND WITH.

STEP THREE THE AUDITORY DRILL. THE TEACHER SAYS THE SOUND. THEN STUDENTS REPEAT THE SOUND AND THEY FORM THE LETTER OR LETTER COMBINATIONS, EITHER ON DRY ERASE BOARDS OR USING PAPER.

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AND THEN STEP SEVEN IS THE IRREGULAR WORD SECTION. IT STARTS WITH A REVIEW OF PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IRREGULAR WORDS, AND THEN THE TEACHER LEADS STUDENTS IN IDENTIFYING THE IRREGULAR PARTS OF NEW WORDS AND DISCUSSING THOSE UNEXPECTED CORRESPONDENCES.

STUDENTS THEN PRACTICE READING AND SPELLING THE WORDS USING A THREE STEP PROCESS. STEP EIGHT IS THE CONNECTED TEXT SECTION. STUDENTS READ AND WRITE SENTENCES USING THE NEW CONCEPT AND PREVIOUSLY LEARNED SKILLS, AND THEN THEY READ A DECODABLE TEXT TO DEVELOP THEIR FLUENCY.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE DECODABLE TEXTS THAT GOES ALONG WITH LESSON 45, AND IT INCLUDES THAT NEW CONCEPT WHERE STUDENTS ARE READING OTHER WORDS, SENTENCES, AND PARAGRAPHS USING THE NEW CONCEPT AS WELL AS CONCEPTS THAT THEY'VE LEARNED PREVIOUSLY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS AVAILABLE WITH THE UFLI PROGRAM AS WELL.

SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED BY US, AND SOME COME WITH THE UFLI PROGRAM. AS A DISTRICT, WE PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH A YEAR LONG INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR THAT OUTLINES THE SCHEDULED DATES FOR EACH LESSON. THIS ENSURES THAT TEACHERS TEACH THE FULL SCOPE OF LESSONS WITHIN THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY BUILT INTO THAT. WE KNOW THINGS COME UP IN A SCHOOL DAY THAT TEACHERS MIGHT NEED SOME FLEX TIME, BUT THEY'RE STILL ABLE TO GET ALL THE LESSONS IN. WITH UFLI, THEY PROVIDE A VIRTUAL BLENDING BOARD AND WORD WORK MAPS THAT ARE USED DURING THE LESSONS, AS WELL AS LETTER TILES AND MATS THAT STUDENTS USE TO MANIPULATE AND MAKE WORDS. AND THEN THE DECODABLE TEXTS, LIKE THE ONE I SHOWED YOU IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE ARE AVAILABLE FOR EACH LESSON, SO STUDENTS HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE TO PRACTICE WITH THOSE CONTINUOUS TEXTS. WHEN WE BEGAN IMPLEMENTING UFLI, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL DECODABLE TEXT FOR USE IN SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION. SO LAST YEAR WE DID PURCHASE SETS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT VENDORS OF DECODABLE TEXTS FOR ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE. WE OFFER A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT TEACHERS ARE FULLY EQUIPPED TO IMPLEMENT THE LESSONS EFFECTIVELY. WE OFFER FACE TO FACE SESSIONS IN THE SUMMER. WE HAVE AN ON DEMAND CANVAS COURSE THAT'S ACCESSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO TEACHERS CAN GO BACK WHEN THEY NEED TO TO GET INFORMATION. WE ALSO PROVIDE A TRAINING OF TRAINERS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES TO DELIVER TO TEACHERS ON THEIR CAMPUSES. SOMETIMES TEACHERS OR CAMPUSES WILL REACH OUT AND ASK OUR DISTRICT SPECIALISTS TO COME OUT AND PROVIDE TRAINING DIRECTLY TO THE TEACHERS. SO WE OFFER THAT.

WE ALSO PARTNER WITH CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES TO DO LEARNING WALKS, TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO HELP SUPPORT EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION. IT ALSO HELPS US AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL STAFF TO SEE WHAT SUPPORTS OUR TEACHERS MIGHT NEED, THAT WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE FOR THEM. U-FLY ALSO PROVIDES HOME SUPPORT. SOMETIMES PARENTS WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL PRACTICE AT HOME, SO PARENTS RECEIVE A GUIDE THAT EXPLAINS THE ACTIVITIES, ALONG WITH PRACTICE SHEETS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO HELP FAMILIES SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AT HOME. THEY ALSO HAVE PRINTABLE ALPHABET TILES AND A MAP THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SEND HOME FOR THE WORD WORK. PRACTICE. ALL THE HOMES PRACTICE SKILLS ARE BASED ON SKILLS THAT HAVE BEEN TAUGHT IN CLASS. WE'RE NOT ASKING PARENTS TO DO A FIRST TEACH. THIS IS JUST REVIEW AND PRACTICE. NOW I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME DATA.

THIS IS MAP READING FLUENCY DATA FOR KINDERGARTEN. WHEN LOOKING AT THE DIRECT IMPACT ON PHONICS INSTRUCTION, THE PHONEMIC AWARENESS AND PHONICS SUBTEST HAVE THE BIGGEST CORRELATION. ONCE STUDENTS BEGIN READING SENTENCES AND CONNECTED TEXTS, WHICH USUALLY HAPPENS IN FIRST AND SECOND GRADES, THEY NO LONGER TAKE THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS SECTION OF MAP READING FLUENCY. SO SINCE THESE AREAS ARE PRIMARILY ASSESSED IN KINDERGARTEN, I'D LIKE TO SHARE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH LAST YEAR'S RESULTS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THE END OF THE YEAR. THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO WERE FLAGGED AS HAVING POTENTIAL READING DIFFICULTIES BASED ON PHONEMIC AWARENESS AND PHONICS. DURING THE BEGINNING

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AND OF COURSE, THAT IS OUR GOAL TO PRODUCE CONFIDENT READERS AND WRITERS, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO TO ANSWER THOSE AT THIS TIME. I'VE HEARD REALLY GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU FLY, AND SO I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT OUR DISTRICT IS USING THIS. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

SO WE USE UFLI. IS IT WHAT GRADES IS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE. KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND. OKAY. DO WE USE IT IN ANY OTHER GRADES? IF CHILDREN ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH READING LIKE IT CAN BE USED IN SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES, WHO HAVE THOSE GAPS AND NEED IT. WE HAVE SOME OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE CAN ALSO USE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NEED IS IN THE UPPER GRADES, FOR EXAMPLE.

PHONEMIC AWARENESS. THERE IS A SPECIFIC RESOURCE CREATED FOR OLDER STUDENTS WHO HAVE THAT GAP, AND SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE STUDENT NEED IS. BUT THERE ARE SOME CASES WHERE STUDENTS HAVE THOSE DEFICITS IN PHONICS. AND THIS PROGRAM HELPS, AND THEY CAN USE IT IN SMALL GROUPS.

OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS YOU MENTIONED DECODABLE BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN WE DID START TO IMPLEMENT THIS, MANY OF THE TEACHERS WERE HAVING TO PRINT THE DAKOTA BOWLS. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE NOT AS DURABLE. AND THEN IT USES THEIR PAPER SUPPLY THAT THEY ALLOTTED.

SO I MY QUESTION IS DO WE NOW PROVIDE DAKOTA BOWLS FOR ALL FOR K FIRST AND SECOND GRADE.

SO THE DAKOTA BOWLS THAT COME WITH THE LESSONS ARE PRINTED. BUT WE HAVE PROVIDED THOSE AT GRAPHIC ARTS SO THAT CAMPUSES CAN JUST MAKE THE ORDER. THAT WAY THEY GET THE EXACT NUMBER THAT THEY NEED. THEY CAN ORDER THOSE FROM GRAPHIC ARTS AND HAVE THOSE DELIVERED TO THEIR CAMPUS. SO EACH EACH TEACHER CAN GET THOSE DAKOTA BOWLS THROUGH THEIR PRINCIPAL CONTACTING. OKAY. SO THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY. LET'S SEE I THINK I HAVE ONE OTHER THING. OKAY. YOU MENTIONED A GUIDE FOR U-FLY. DO OUR TEACHERS TELL THAT TO PARENTS WHEN THEY START THE YEAR OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? HOW ARE THEY MADE AWARE OF A GUY THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO USE AT HOME. SO THAT REALLY IS LEFT TO TEACHER DISCRETION. BUT THEY DO HAVE CONFERENCES WITH PARENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHERE THEY CAN SIT DOWN FACE TO FACE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE HOMEWORK LOOKS LIKE, AND EXPLAIN THAT THAT REALLY IS KIND OF A CAMPUS BY CAMPUS DECISION ON HOW THEY DO THAT. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME, I APOLOGIZE. I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE AND FOR EVERYONE WATCHING. WE'RE HAD A OUR TEAM OF EIGHT RETREAT, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT AS A BOARD IS THAT WE WANTED TO GET SOME UPDATES ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SAKE, AS WE'RE DELIVERING TOP TIER. TOP TIER INSTRUCTION. ALL THAT FOR OUR

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[12.B. Safety and Security Update ]

MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING YOU TODAY. THE LAMAR ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT SAFETY AND SECURITY UPDATE. THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR, LAMAR PD REINTRODUCED THE PINWHEEL PROJECT WITH THE CHILD ADVOCATES OF FORT BEND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE ACROSS THE FORT BEND COUNTY. OUR NEW RAD PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED A STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING ADDITIONAL CLASSES THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WE SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED OUR TEAM BY ADDING 20 NEW OFFICERS, NOW TOTALING 61 POLICE OFFICERS, EXCLUDING MY SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL, AND IMPLEMENTED AN ADVANCED SAFETY ADVANCED SAFETY SYSTEM ON OUR CAMPUSES ACROSS ALL SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS. OUR OFFICERS AT LAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT COMPLETED 8700 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND WE WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A SMALL PATROL SECTION TO IMPROVE CAMPUS TRAFFIC SAFETY. AND TONIGHT YOU SAW WE PROUDLY RECEIVED THE ACTIVE SHOOTER PREPARATION CERTIFICATION FROM REGION FOUR, A LITTLE ABOUT OUR ADVANCED CAMPUS SAFETY SYSTEM, THE LAMAR ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY, IMPLEMENTED THE EVOLVE DETECTION SYSTEM AT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY. THIS TOUCHLESS TECHNOLOGY UTILIZES MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT THREATS IN REAL TIME, ALLOWING QUICK ENTRY WITHOUT EMPTYING THEIR POCKETS OR REMOVING THEIR BOOKBAGS UNNECESSARILY. FACTORS THAT WE USE TO GUIDE THIS INITIATIVE WAS ONE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPROVE SECURITY WITH A WELCOMING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WOULD CAUSE LITTLE TO NO INTERRUPTION, WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF ENTERING THE BUSINESS.

AND MOST OF ALL, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RESPECTED PRIVACY AND MAKE SURE THAT THE SCREENING PROCESS WAS LESS INTRUSIVE AS POSSIBLE. OUR SCREENING SYSTEM THAT YOU'VE SEEN ON OUR CAMPUSES THIS YEAR ALONE, AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, WE'VE SCREENED OVER 329,000 PEOPLE IN OUR CAMPUSES. OUR TOTAL ALERTS IS A LITTLE UNDER 20,000, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE BECAUSE IT'S A 6% ALERT RATE DISTRICT WIDE. I'M I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE HAVE NOT DETECTED ANY WEAPONS AS OF NOW, WHICH IS GREAT THING. JUST A LITTLE BREAKDOWN HERE, JUST A LITTLE STATISTICS. IT'S OF COURSE, FULSHEAR HIGH SCHOOL. SO 71,000 STUDENTS OR PEOPLE SCREENED. BUT AT THE BOTTOM YOU'LL SEE IT GIVES THE CLEARANCE RATE. THIS TELLS YOU THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE ENTERING THAT BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT THAT IS CLEAR AS THEY ENTER. YOU SEE GEORGE RANCH BY FAR 97%, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE A 3% BF. TERRY HAS 95% CLEARANCE RATE, LAMAR CONSOLIDATED 95 AND SO FORTH. SO THE SYSTEM IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO BY ALLOWING THEM INTO THE CAMPUS UNINTERRUPTED. THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK ACCORDING TO EVOLVING NEXT GEN, THIS IS THE SMOOTHEST ROLLOUT THEY'VE EVER SEEN IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT. NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACTUALLY HAVE THE EVOLVED SYSTEM IN THE NORTH, AND THEY SAID THIS WAS BY FAR THE SMOOTHEST DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SERVICE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE TO DEFINITELY GIVE CREDIT TO MY STAFF AS WELL AS THE STAFF FOR THE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THEY STEPPED UP AND THEY ACTUALLY WELCOMED THIS TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CAMPUSES, GAVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE WAS POSITIVE. NO BACKUPS FORESEEN FROM DAY ONE THAT WERE TARGETED OR ANY TARDIES ATTRIBUTED TO OUR SYSTEM, AND STUDENTS QUICKLY ADAPTED TO THE PROCEDURES USING THE ACRONYM BLUE, SUCH AS BINDERS, LAPTOPS, UMBRELLAS AND IKE'S EYEGLASS CASES THAT ARE KNOWN TO SET OFF THE SYSTEM UNNECESSARILY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVOLVED SYSTEM? NO. MOVING ON. LAMAR CISD POLICE ACTIVITY FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR. DURING THE 20 2425 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR, THE

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OFFICERS CONDUCTED 50 CUSTODIAL ARRESTS. ARRESTS WERE MADE IN CONNECTION WITH INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED BOTH ON AND OFF CAMPUS. THESE INCIDENTS INVOLVED NOT ONLY STUDENTS OF LAMAR ISD, BUT ALSO INDIVIDUALS UNAFFILIATED WITH THE DISTRICT. THE SCOPE OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT EXTENDS BEYOND THE SCHOOL GROUNDS. AS LAMAR C-I-S-D POLICE OFFICERS CONDUCTED 281 TRAFFIC CONTACTS WITH 52 STOPS RECORDED ALREADY RECORDED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS REFLECTS A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO ENSURE SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACROSS OUR BROADER COMMUNITY HERE IN FORT BEND COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO LAMAR, CISD HAS FORGED A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INVESTIGATIVE TEMPLATE. THE TEMPLATE SERVES AS A MODEL FOR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ENFORCING JUVENILE LAW THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITHIN A SCHOOL SETTING, PROMOTING CONSISTENCY AND COLLABORATION IN SCHOOL BASED INVESTIGATIONS.

THE MOST COMMON CASE OUTCOME THAT WE OBSERVED WAS CASES CLEARED. EXCEPTIONALLY, PROSECUTION DECLINED, INDICATING THAT WHILE INCIDENTS WERE SUBSTANTIATED, THEY DID NOT PROCEED TO FORMAL PROSECUTION OR OTHER FREQUENT DISPOSITIONS. ALSO INCLUDED REFERRAL TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR JUVENILE DIVISION FOR SERIOUS OFFENSES, REFERRAL TO THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT FOR MINOR VIOLATIONS SUCH AS DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND TOBACCO RELATED INFRACTIONS. UNFOUNDED OR VICTIM NON-COOPERATION, WHICH LEADS TO CASE CLOSURES AND SMALLER NUMBER OF THOSE INSTANCES, AND OF COURSE, CLOSED CASES AND IN MANY INSTANCES OF CLOSED CASES. THESE CASES INDICATED THAT PROBABLE CAUSE WAS OBTAINED, THE VICTIM DESIRED PROSECUTION AND EITHER COURT SUMMONS OR THEY WERE PHYSICALLY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. TRENDS. OVER THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR, CALLS FOR SERVICE REMAINED STEADY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITH A NOTICEABLE PEAKS IN APRIL AND MAY OF 2025, LIKELY DUE TO THE END OF YEAR ACTIVITY AND INCREASED REPORTING PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 2024. LAMAR CISD PD DID NOT UTILIZE WHAT WE CALL A CAD SYSTEM, WHICH IS COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH, SO EARLIER DATA REFLECTS ONLY GENERATED REPORTS, NOT TOTAL CALL VOLUME.

ADDITIONALLY, OCTOBER 24TH DATA INCLUDES TEST CALLS FROM THE CAD SYSTEM TRIAL AND THAT THAT MONTH HAS BEEN LISTED AS AN OUTLIER. LAMAR ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDED INCIDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE CATEGORIES, WITH MOST FREQUENT BEING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY WITH 271 CASES, ASSAULTS WITH 259 CASES AND THREATS 186 CASES OF THREATS WERE INVESTIGATED.

LAMAR ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL THREATS THAT WERE MADE EITHER TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR TOWARDS THE DISTRICT IN WHOLE, WHILE THE NUMBER OF REPORTED REFLECTS THE TOTAL INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED, IT DOES NOT INDICATE THAT ALL OF THESE WERE CONSIDERED VIABLE THREATS. HOWEVER, THOUGH NONE WERE DEEMED VIABLE, THERE WERE ARRESTS AND CHARGES FILED. DISORDERLY CONDUCT WAS 180 CASES, AND OTHER NOTABLE INCIDENTS INCLUDED FOUND PROPERTY AT 50, THEFT 71, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AT 43, ELOPEMENTS FROM CAMPUS 41, AND MOSTLY THOSE ARE JUVENILES THAT ARE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE POLICE ARE ARE BROUGHT OUT TO ACTUALLY BRING THEM BACK IN BEFORE THEY HURT THEMSELVES, MISSING PERSONS OR RUNAWAYS. THAT 31 WEAPONS CALLS, 23 SEX OFFENSES, 23, DRUG INVESTIGATIONS 20 AND PUBLIC INTOXICATION. I'D LIKE TO NOTE HERE THAT LAMAR PD AND LAMAR CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A PROACTIVE INVESTIGATIVE STANCE, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THREATS AND SAFETY RELATED CONCERNS ANYWHERE IN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY. AS STATED, LAMAR SAYS TPD RECORDED 50 ARREST ENTRIES ACROSS VARIOUS CAMPUSES LAST SCHOOL YEAR. THESE OCCURRED PRIMARILY IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

THESE INCIDENTS HIGHLIGHT A BROAD IMPACT ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF IN-CUSTODY ARRESTS, THE DATA REINFORCES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR SAFETY AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, MEANING THAT NUMBER IS VERY LOW, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF CASES THAT WE ACTUALLY WE WORKED. THE LAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT VIEWS ARRESTS IN MOST CASES AS A LAST RESORT. LAMAR SAYS THE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO JUSTIFY BOTH THE DECISION TO ARREST AND WHAT LED TO AN ARREST NOT BEING MADE. THIS APPROACH ENSURES THAT EACH SITUATION IS HANDLED WITH CARE, PROPER USE OF DISCRETION AND ACCOUNTABILITY TAKEN TO ACCOUNT ALL CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE INCIDENT. ASSAULT INCIDENTS. WHAT ELSE THAT DATA SHOWED US IS LAMAR HAS DOCUMENTED VARIED TYPES OF ASSAULT RELATED INCIDENTS, INCLUDING INJURIES TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS. THESE EVENTS ARE ALSO RECORDED IN CASES WHERE STUDENT FIGHTS ARE DOCUMENTED, PARTICULARLY AMONG THOSE REGARDING STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE SAME GROUP HOME. VERBAL FIREARM RELATED THREATS WERE ADDRESSED, ESPECIALLY AT JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES. MOST CASES WERE UNFOUNDED, HOWEVER, FOUR FIREARMS WERE RECOVERED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, INCLUDING ONE DURING OUR SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION.

CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE ALSO DOCUMENTED, AS WELL AS RESULTING IN CHARGES SUCH AS RESISTING ARREST AND ASSAULT ON A PEACE OFFICER. ADDITIONAL OFFENSES INCLUDED CRIMINAL TRESPASS, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, AND DRUG RELATED VIOLATIONS.

THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR REFLECTED A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CHALLENGES ADDRESSED BY BOTH CAMPUS SAFETY

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PREVENTATIVE SAFETY MEASURES SUCH AS SAFETY EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR CREATING SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. LAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH STUDENT SERVICES AND SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A STRONG PARTNERSHIP IN PROMOTING A CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS IN SUCH TRAINING THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUTE, KNOWN AS CPI. THIS IS SO OFFICERS CAN ADD ADDITIONAL TOOLS INTO THEIR DE-ESCALATION TOOLBOX THAT THEY CAN DEPLOY DURING OFFICER AND STUDENT INTERACTIONS, AIMING FOR MORE POSITIVE OUTCOMES. ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW THAT AT THE SILVER TRACK WE HAVE A POPS PROGRAM MADE UP OF FATHERS WHO VOLUNTEER, AND I THINK THE MAROON TRACK MAY HAVE DADS ON DUTY. DO YOU WORK WITH ANY OF THOSE? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. WE WE BECOME QUITE AWARE OF MANY OF THOSE GROUPS OUT THERE. A LOT OF THEM. THOSE GUYS ARE ACTUALLY POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE. YES. YEAH. THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE A GREAT HELP. THEY'RE A GREAT HELP. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. AND I, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE WITH THAT RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH RESPECT TO THESE THREATS THAT ARE BEING MADE, I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT THAT BEHAVIOR STARTS AT HOME. YES, SIR. AND IF PARENTS CAN START EDUCATING KIDS, YOU KNOW, THEN THEY WON'T COME TO SCHOOL AND, AND MAKE THOSE TYPES OF THREATS QUITE, QUITE AS MUCH. ALSO, WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD COMMITTED PEOPLE, AS YOU MENTIONED THERE. SOME OF THEM ARE POLICE OFFICERS THAT THAT ARE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER. AND FROM WHEN IT COMES TO STAFFING, MAYBE THAT WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR YOUR TEAM FOCUS ON OTHER BIG PICTURE ITEMS. YES, SIR. AND IF YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER AND ARE PROPERLY VETTED AND TRAINED AS WELL, THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF MY PRIMARY CONCERNS, IS THEY BE PROPERLY VETTED AND TRAINED. YES, SIR. FOR THE ROLE THAT THEY'RE IN. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO FIRST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THE OFFICERS THAT SERVE OUR SCHOOLS. BUT I WANTED TO KNOW. SO YOU SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WORKING WITH KIND OF YOUNGER KIDS DOING PRESENTATIONS AND STUFF. HAVE WE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THINGS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM JUST TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, RECENT TRENDS OR THIS IS KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON? AND IF YOU FIND YOURSELF TRAPPED IN THIS SITUATION, THERE IS A WAY OUT OR, I DON'T KNOW, I'VE JUST READ A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN OR THINGS THAT TREND AND STUDENTS FALL INTO THAT TREND AND THEN THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF IT. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, JUST IT'S DEFINITELY A VALID POINT TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY GET TO THAT AGE, THEY'RE DEFINITELY THEY'RE IN A BIGGER BALLPARK NOW. THEY'RE PLAYING IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY'RE ABOUT TO START THEIR COLLEGE CAREER. SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE'RE CONSIDERING.

THAT'S WHY THE COLLABORATION WITH THE CHILD ADVOCATES OF FORT BEND, THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS LIKE NET SAFETY AND OTHER AWARENESS THAT WE'RE BECOMING INVOLVED IN AND ACTUALLY IN DEVELOPMENT. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO DOCTOR NIVENS AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE THE RESEARCH ON THOSE PROGRAMS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

CHIEF, I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT PRIVATELY WITH YOU OR DOCTOR NIVENS. YES, SIR. SENSITIVE SECURITY WISE, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF EVERY TIME I SEE YOU GUYS OUT AT CAMPUSES, FOOTBALL GAMES, Y'ALL ARE PROACTIVE, Y'ALL ARE FRIENDLY, AND Y'ALL ARE ON DUTY.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. NOW WE

[12.C. RFP Process for Independent Auditor ]

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THAT SEEMS LIKE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF HOLIDAYS IN THERE. SO WE HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OF THAT. THERE WILL BE A FUTURE CONSENT OR A FUTURE ACTION ITEM IN JANUARY, AND THEN A FOLLOW UP IN FEBRUARY. THE BOARD INTERVIEWS WITH THE COMMITTEE WILL OCCUR ON THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2ND THROUGH FEBRUARY THE 6TH OF 2026, AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE PUT TOGETHER ON FEBRUARY 10TH, AND IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE FEBRUARY REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOR APPROVAL. WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THAT PROCESS. ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, WE HAVE MISS BAINES AT THE PODIUM. HI. GOOD EVENING,

[12.D. BYOL Pilot Initiative ]

BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO USE THEIR PERSONAL LAPTOP. WITH A LAPTOP IN CLASS, STUDENTS CAN ACCESS AND ENGAGE IN D2L IN CANVAS, WHICH ARE THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR DUAL CREDIT AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES. AP CLASSROOM, WHICH IS THE ONLINE RESOURCE PLATFORM FOR ALL AP COURSES, ONLINE LIBRARY DATABASES, AND MICROSOFT 365 APPS IN THEIR DUAL CREDIT AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES. BEFORE I PASS THE PRESENTATION ALONG TO DOCTOR JONES TO DISCUSS THE SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE USE GUIDELINES FOR THE PILOT INITIATIVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OVERVIEW I JUST PROVIDED? YES, SIR. HOW LONG DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE PILOT PROGRAM GOING BEFORE THERE'S A SOMETHING ELSE IS ROLLED OUT OR WE ANTICIPATE FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, FOR THIS ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR, FOR IT TO RUN THE PILOT FOR THE FOR THE YEAR AND COLLECT DATA ON ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OUR AP DUAL CREDIT AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES. HOW IS IT GOING? IS THE DISCIPLINE GOING WELL? I

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OKAY. OKAY. PERFECT. YES, MA'AM. SO A DUAL CREDIT RELATED QUESTION. AND WHEN IT COMES TO DUAL CREDIT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S ASYNCHRONOUS. DUAL DUAL CREDIT IS AN ASYNCHRONOUS. THAT'S ONE OF THE MODALITIES. IT COULD BE ASYNCHRONOUS. WE DO HAVE FACE TO FACE INSTRUCTORS. WE DO HAVE. YES SIR. OKAY. SO SO BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP APPLIES TO ALL DUE CREDIT CLASSES WHETHER THEY'RE FACE TO FACE OR ASYNCHRONOUS.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. SO SO IS HOW ABOUT THE AP COURSES. HOW DOES THAT WORK. IS THAT ALL FACE TO FACE. YES SIR. OKAY OKAY. SO SO MY MY CONCERN IS IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT A STUDENT COULD WORK ON THEIR DUAL CREDIT INSTRUCTION AT HOME ON THEIR OWN DEVICE IF IT CAME TO THAT AFTER HOURS. YES. YES OKAY. AND BUT BUT WOULD IT ONLY WOULD THAT ONLY APPLY REALLY TO THE ASYNCHRONOUS COURSES. I MEAN WOULD IT APPLY TO ANY OTHER LIKE AN AP COURSE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE YOUR INSTRUCTION AT HOME ON YOUR OWN DEVICE? WELL, NOT FOR AN NOT FOR AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE OR A DUAL CREDIT COURSE WHERE THERE WHERE IT'S SYNCHRONOUS, WHERE WE'RE SHOWING UP TO A CLASS PERIOD EVERY DAY. SO THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING THEIR INSTRUCTION DURING THAT ACTUAL CLASS PERIOD. NOW THERE MIGHT BE SOME ASSIGNMENTS THAT ARE ASSIGNED BY AN INSTRUCTOR, AND A STUDENT MIGHT HAVE TO WORK ON IT AFTER HOURS. BUT YES, SIR. SO IS IS THE UT PROGRAM. WHAT IS THAT ON RAMPS. ON RAMPS. IS THAT AN ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAM THAT IS AN ASYNCHRONOUS MODALITY FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE COLLEGE CREDIT SIDE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET ME ASK ONE QUESTION. CAN YOU DEFINE FOR EVERYBODY ASYNCHRONOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION. SO ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION IS INSTRUCTION WHERE STUDENTS ARE PLUGGING INTO THE COURSE ONLINE. SO THERE'S NOT THE INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD IS ALMOST LIKE DISTANCE EDUCATION IN A IN ESSENCE. SO YOU HAVE AN INSTRUCTOR WHO IS ENGAGING WITH THE STUDENT VIRTUALLY IN A SENSE AN ASYNCHRONOUS MODALITY IS I'M SHOWING UP TO ROOM 113 EVERY DAY BETWEEN 8 AND 850, AND I'M ENGAGING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR FACE TO FACE. I THINK TO GO WITH PRESIDENT HUDSON WAS GOING WITH THIS OVERALL THE THEME OR THE VIBE OR THE FEELING ABOUT THIS FROM THE TEACHER'S INSTRUCTION? IS IT WORKING? THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY WORRIED ABOUT THE DISCIPLINE PART OF IT, BUT IS IT IS IT FUNCTIONING LIKE IT'S INTENDED TO? ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY ANY MAJOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT BEING ABOUT IT BEING A HINDRANCE. ACTUALLY, THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF SUPPORT AS CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT 1380 KIDDOS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE BIOL ACCEPTABLE USE PERMISSION SLIP. AND SO THAT JUST SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT IT'S WORKING, AND IT'S ACTUALLY A VIABLE RESOURCE IN THOSE CLASSROOMS. SO BUT THAT'S NOT SAYING THAT THOSE STUDENTS DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO LAPTOPS IN THE CLASSROOM. THEY'RE JUST CHOOSING TO BRING THEIR OWN BECAUSE THAT'S I MEAN, YOU PUT ME ON A ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER, I'LL BE LOST. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE SPOT ON. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS. IT JUST MEANS THAT THEY'RE OPTING IN TO BRINGING THEIR OWN DEVICE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT I'M GOING TO PASS IT ALONG TO DOCTOR CHAD JONES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, MISS BANES. THE BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP PILOT PROGRAM HAS A SEPARATE ACCEPTABLE USE GUIDELINES DOCUMENT THAT STUDENTS AND GUARDIANS MUST AGREE TO AND SIGN BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO USE A PERSONAL LAPTOP IN CLASS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY GUIDELINES FROM THE BIOL. ACCEPTABLE USE GUIDELINES, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DETAILS THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THAT DOCUMENT. FIRST OF ALL, ONLY STUDENT PERSONAL LAPTOPS ARE ALLOWED FOR USE ON LAMAR ISD PROPERTY, AND ONLY STUDENTS WITH A SUBMITTED BIOL ACCEPTABLE USE GUIDELINES DOCUMENT ON FILE WITH THE CAMPUS QUALIFY TO USE A PERSONAL LAPTOP. TWO USE OF A PERSONAL LAPTOP IN CLASS IS ALLOWED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TEACHER. THREE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO ALL GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE LAMAR CISD TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE USE GUIDELINES, AS WELL AS THE BIOL GUIDELINES. FOUR STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE BIOL BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP NETWORK AND MUST LOG IN WITH DISTRICT CREDENTIALS. CONNECT TO CONNECT THEIR PERSONAL LAPTOP. FIVE STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE A PERSONAL LAPTOP WITH A SIM CARD.

THAT'S A LIKE A CELLULAR CARD THAT CAN ALLOW THEM TO CONNECT CELLULARLY, OR TO CONNECT THE LAPTOP TO A PERSONAL PHONE OR MOBILE HOTSPOT FOR INTERNET ACCESS. SIX ATTEMPTS TO BYPASS THE DISTRICT CONTENT FILTERING USING VPN OR PROXY SERVICES WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF INTERNET ACCESS FOR THE LAPTOP, ALONG WITH OTHER POTENTIAL DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND SEVEN

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HOW DO WE KNOW IF A STUDENT'S NOT USING A VPN? DOES IT RAISE LIKE A DIGITAL FLAG OR IS THERE AN ALERT THAT GETS SENT? THE BIGGEST THING IS WE HAVE IN OUR FILTER. WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR VPNS AND BLOCKING THEM AND TRYING TO GET THEM TO STOP. SOME OF THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, TEACHER IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE MONITORING AND LOOKING TO SEE IF SOMETHING'S GOING THROUGH THAT DOESN'T LOOK CORRECT, BUT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO BLOCK THOSE SO THAT THEY DON'T GO THROUGH. SO IT JUST DOESN'T WORK. ARE STUDENTS ALLOWED TO DOWNLOAD APPS ONTO THE SCHOOL LAPTOPS? THEY ARE THEY ARE NOT. NO THEY'RE NOT UNLESS IT'S IN AN APPROVED THERE IS AN APPROVED COMPANY PORTAL THAT THEY CAN DOWNLOAD FROM THAT. OKAY. BUT THEY CAN'T JUST GO DOWNLOAD MINECRAFT OR NO MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OH, I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT IT IS THE STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE CURRENT IN THEIR SECURITY AND ANTI-MALWARE SOFTWARE. YES. HOW DO WE MONITOR THAT? THAT ONE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MONITOR. SO FOR THAT WE DO PUT SOME PREVENTATIVE THINGS IN PLACE. THE BIOL NETWORK IS SANDBOXED TO ITSELF THAT YOU'RE NOT ACCESSING THE REST OF OUR ENVIRONMENT IN THE BIOL NETWORK.

SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THERE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE REST OF OUR ENVIRONMENT TO TO REALLY CAUSE US SOME PROBLEMS. BUT IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS OF WE REALLY NEED YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING THIS. SO THAT'S PART OF THE GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS.

BUT WE DO SET UP SOME PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT ANY DANGER FOR THE DISTRICT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO MR. NADA. THANK YOU. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DOCTOR NIVENS, TODAY, I'M JUST GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE CONSEQUENCES, I GUESS, FOR VIOLATIONS TO THE BOL. SO THE CONSEQUENCES I'LL BE REVIEWING ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY, MAINTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS, AND PROTECT BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. SO ON THE FIRST OFFENSE, THE STUDENT LAPTOP WOULD BE CONFISCATED.

PARENTS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO PICK IT UP AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY, AND THE PARENTS WILL ALSO BE NOTIFIED OF THE VIOLATION. FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE, THE LAPTOP WOULD BE CONFISCATED. THE STUDENT IS ASSIGNED TO ES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE DAYS. THE PARENT IS NOTIFIED AND THE PARENT MAY PICK UP THE DEVICE AFTER SCHOOL, AND THE STUDENT CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR THE DURATION OF THE ES PERIOD. AND THEN DURING THE THIRD OFFENSE, THE LAPTOP IS CONFISCATED AGAIN. THE STUDENT IS ASSIGNED ASSIGNED TO OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE DAYS. THE PARENT IS NOTIFIED AND THE PARENT MAY PICK UP THE DEVICE AFTER SCHOOL. PLUS, THE STUDENT LOSES THE EXEMPTIONS BASED OFF OF OUR POLICY, AND THE STUDENT CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS DURING THE DURATION OF THE THREE DAY SUSPENSION. PLUS, THE BIOL PRIVILEGES WILL BE REMOVED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. SINCE THE STATE PASSED A LAW THAT'S CAUSING US TO DO A PILOT PROGRAM ONLY, AND WE'RE HAVING TO BE SO RESTRICTIVE OF THE KINDS OF LAPTOPS THAT ARE BROUGHT IN, WHY ARE WE OFFERING GRACE THESE THESE STUDENTS ARE AP STUDENTS. THEY'RE SIGNING THIS SPECIAL FORM SAYING THEY UNDERSTAND, THE PARENTS UNDERSTAND AS WELL. HOW WAS THE DECISION ARRIVED AT TO ALLOW THEM TO OPPORTUNITIES AND EVEN A THIRD ONE BEFORE IT WOULD BE TAKEN AWAY? IT SEEMS LIKE ONE AND DONE IN MY MIND. I CAN ANSWER THAT FOR YOU, MR. WELCH.

BASICALLY, THE INITIAL CONVERSATION WAS TO ALIGN IT WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER

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AND SOMETIMES, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE AP STUDENTS. I JUST LIKE TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE, STAY WITH THE GRACE AND BECOME MORE STRICT OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. IF IT IF THAT DOESN'T WORK EFFECTIVELY. I WOULD TEND TO AGREE WITH YOU. AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, AS WE KEEP GOING, AND IF WE DO SEE THAT IT'S BECOMING A PROBLEM AND KIDS ARE ABUSING THE PRIVILEGE, WE COULD WE COULD GO BACK AND CREATE MORE OF A ONE AND DONE TYPE THING. I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT SO THEY'RE ONLY USING IT IN AP AND DUAL CREDIT CLASSES. CORRECT. SO I KNOW THESE ARE THE KIDS WHO HAVE THE MOST HOMEWORK. AND SO IF THEY HAVE AN ADVISORY PERIOD OR THEY HAVE ANY OTHER PERIOD, THEY'RE NOT BEING ALLOWED TO USE THAT RIGHT NOW. THAT WOULD BE CORRECT. THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN, THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. IT WOULD ONLY BE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD WHERE THE COURSE IS OCCURRING.

ARE THERE ARE THERE FREQUENTLY COMPUTERS AVAILABLE FOR ADVISORY PERIODS SO THAT THEY CAN CATCH UP ON HOMEWORK? OR DO YOU MEAN DISTRICT? I GUESS DISTRICT COMPUTERS? YES. YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO BE A CASE BY CASE BASIS. IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON THE CAMPUS AND HOW THEY'VE CHOSEN TO ALLOCATE DEVICES. SO IN SOME IN SOME PLACES, YOU KNOW, YOUR ADVISOR TEACHER MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, A TEACHER THAT HAS A LAPTOP ALREADY CHECKED OUT TO THEM.

AND SO YEAH, THAT DAY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IT. OTHER DAYS. YOU KNOW, THAT THAT TEACHER MIGHT NOT HAVE ONE CHECKED OUT FOR THE DAY. SO IT'S GOING TO DEPEND DEPENDING ON THE TEACHER AND THE CAMPUS DO THEY. OKAY. LET'S SAY A STUDENT IS WRITING A PAPER IN WORD. DO THEY HAVE THEY HAVE THE ONLINE VERSION OF WORD. SO EVERYTHING NO MATTER WHAT COMPUTER THEY'RE ON, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT, WHETHER THEY'VE WORKED ON IT ON THEIR COMPUTER IN ONE CLASS PERIOD AND THEN GET TO ADVISORY. OKAY, I THIS IS JUST ME AND YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO CHIME IN. I FEEL LIKE IF A KID HAS THEIR LAPTOP WITH THEM, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT IN AT LEAST ADVISORY. IF NOT, MAYBE SOME OTHER CLASSES, BUT I, I DO KNOW THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT IS JUST TEACHERS HAVING TO MONITOR AND ALL THAT, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO. OUR ADVISORY IS MIXED LEVELS. LIKE YOUR ADVISORY IS NOT ALL AP STUDENTS, CORRECT I WOULD YEAH. SO YOU POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME THAT ARE ALLOWED AND SOME THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED. YOU WOULD HAVE SOME STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT IN A CLASS THAT THEY COULD HAVE USED A LAPTOP IN THAT CLASS. YES. YEAH. I JUST THINK THAT LOOKS LIKE A ALMOST A FAIRNESS ISSUE, LIKE, OH, YOU'RE AN AP SO YOU CAN DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND ADVISORY, BUT I'M NOT AN AP, SO I CAN'T BRING A DEVICE AND I CAN'T WORK ON AN ADVISORY. RIGHT. LIKE THAT WOULD BE GOOD. IS THAT THE REASONING FOR IT? WHAT WAS THE REASONING FOR IT? BUT THE REASONING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE WEIGHTS IS IS COMING UP TO THE PODIUM. BUT THE REASONING IS WHEN WE HAD OUR ZOOM CALL WITH THE PRINCIPALS THAT MORNING, WELL GO AHEAD. YES, WE HAD A ZOOM CALL WITH THE PRINCIPAL. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR EVANS. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAD A ZOOM CALL WITH THE PRINCIPALS BEFORE WE RELEASED THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. AND IT WAS ALL CONSENSUS OF WE DON'T WANT

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YES, SIR. SO, YOU KNOW, AS WE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE COLLECT OUR DATA AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF WE SEE THAT IT'S ROLLING, WELL, THEN WE CAN EXPAND IT. IF WE SEE IT'S NOT ROLLING, WELL THEN WE CAN WE CAN DRAW IT BACK. AND SO WE JUST NEED MORE TIME TO COLLECT MORE DATA SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION THAT WE WANT TO GO WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS. BUT INITIALLY, THE PRINCIPALS OF THE CAMPUSES ASKED THAT WE ONLY ALLOW THEM TO USE THEM DURING THAT CLASS PERIOD. AP AND DUAL CREDIT COURSES RIGHT NOW, AND ALSO IN OTHER COURSES, TEACHERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO MONITOR WHAT ALL THE STUDENTS ARE USING ON THE DISTRICT DEVICES, AND SO IF THEY USE THAT DEVICE IN A DIFFERENT CLASS, THEN THAT THAT TAKES AWAY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT TEACHER TO MONITOR WHAT THAT STUDENT IS DOING IN THE CLASS ON ADVICE. I THINK THAT THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. AND IT'S LESS WHO'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE A COMPUTER WHO'S NOT. WHEN YOU'RE IN SPECIFIC CLASS, THAT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE. I'D LIKE TO JUST SUPPORT WHAT? MISS HUTSELL EXPRESSED, BECAUSE I TEACH A DUAL CREDIT CLASS AT A NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SINCE MY STUDENTS ARE ACTIVE IN FOOTBALL AND BAND AND CHEERLEADING AND VOLLEYBALL, I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE FULL HOUR FOR INSTRUCTION. SO I MANAGE IT AS A FLIPPED CLASSROOM. AND OFTENTIMES THERE ARE I'M THERE LONG ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME INSTRUCTION, BUT PROVIDE THEM WITH WORK THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. SO IF WE COULD ARRANGE SOMETHING, WHEREAS MAYBE THEY COULD ALL GO TO A THE SAME ADVISORY, OR MAYBE THEY COULD GO TO TO THE SAME CLASSROOM FOR ADVISORY, AP ADVISORY OR WHAT HAVE YOU, THEN THAT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME WORK IN ADVISORY WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE THAT WORK HOME WITH THEM. BUT I CAN APPRECIATE WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM JUST BECAUSE I, I CAN IMAGINE MY MY CLASS, MY, MY STUDENTS, ALTHOUGH I SHOW UP ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, THEY'RE THERE IN THAT CLASSROOM EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. AND, AND I HAVE TO GIVE THEM SOME GRACE BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTIVE IN IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. I WANT THEM TO BE ACTIVE. I WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT PROCESS. BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN, IT'S I NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTION SO THAT THEY GET CREDIT, COLLEGE CREDIT FOR, FOR THE TIME THAT THEY'RE THAT THEY'RE THERE. SO I CAN APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND WOULD DEFINITELY BE SUPPORTIVE OF SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. I GUESS THIS WILL ALSO DEPEND LARGELY ON WHETHER OR NOT THE BOND PASSES, BECAUSE IF, YOU KNOW, WE GO 1 TO 1, THIS WON'T REALLY BE AS BIG OF AN ISSUE AT ALL. BUT SO MAYBE WE CAN JUST MAYBE AFTER THE BOND RESULTS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO REVISIT JUST WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE DOING IT. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. YOU GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, WE HAVE MR. BUCHANAN. I HAVEN'T SEEN

[12.E. 2025 Bond Update ]

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR NUNEZ AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TONIGHT WE HAVE A BOND OVERVIEW FOR THE 2025 BOND. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS. WE'VE BEEN DOING PRESENTATIONS AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO DO THE PRESENTATION FIRST. IT'S REALLY A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN. OR IF YOU WANT US TO START WITH QUESTIONS, HOWEVER YOU WANT ME TO PROCEED WITH TONIGHT. SO THE THE, THE SPIRIT BEHIND THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ANSWERING AS MANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE DURING THIS MEETING TO BE TRANSPARENT. AND SO I KNOW THERE ARE SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT OUR TRUSTEES GET THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE THE TRUSTEES ASK THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I KNOW THEY ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWERS, BUT THEY GET THOSE QUESTIONS FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ASK THOSE. AND THEN JUST KIND OF RAPID FIRE, YOU CAN ANSWER THOSE FOR US. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. SO I GOT SOME FOR FACILITIES, GROWTH TECHNOLOGY, STADIUM AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. SO I'LL JUST THROW ONE OUT AND WE CAN GO AROUND. I CAN THROW SOME MORE OUT LATER, BUT ONE THAT I'M SEEING A LOT IN HERE AND A LOT BEING ASKED A LOT IS WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T PASS THE

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NO, SIR. THEY AREN'T FUN PROCESS FOR US EITHER. YEAH, CORRECT. AND I'LL EXPAND ON THAT. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE VERY EMOTIONAL CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY BEFORE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, REZONING, OF COURSE, IS ONE THING. BUT ALSO WHEN YOU CAP AN OVERFLOW AND EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM HAS HEARD THIS, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A CAP OVERFLOW, YOU MAY HAVE A FAMILY THAT'S BOUGHT A HOME AND THEY CAN SEE THAT SCHOOL FROM THEIR PORCH OR FROM THEIR FRONT YARD, AND THEN YOU CAP AN OVERFLOW. THAT MEANS THAT CAMPUS THEY'RE LOOKING AT US IS IS AT CAPACITY. SO NOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS SEND A BUS, YOU KNOW, TO PICK UP THAT CHILD.

AND THEN WE MAY HAVE TO BUS THAT STUDENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT ABOUT 45 MINUTES AWAY, ACROSS THE DISTRICT, TO GO TO THE CAMPUS THAT HAS A SPACE. AND SO, AGAIN, AS TRUSTEE LAMBERT SAID, THOSE, THOSE THOSE ARE NOT FUN CONVERSATIONS. AND THEY BECOME VERY EMOTIONAL AT TIMES. I AGREE, PRIOR TO BEING OR ACTUALLY WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO THIS BOARD, I HAD A SOME CONSTITUENTS IN KENDLETON WHO EXPRESSED TO ME THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR CONCERN FOR BEING REZONED EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RELOCATION OF TERRY HIGH SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, IS BECAUSE IT PUTS IT PUTS A HIGH SCHOOL CLOSER TO BEASLEY AND KENDLETON AMONG THOSE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE THAT ARE ALREADY BEING BUILT, IN FACT. AND SO I KNOW THAT'S VERY FRUSTRATING AND THAT'S THAT'S A VERY REAL CONCERN. SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT PERSPECTIVE, DOCTOR EVANS.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE CAN WE CAN ANTICIPATE. ONE OF THE MY PRIMARY CONCERNS IS WHEN I RECENTLY TRAVELED OUT TO FOSTER HIGH SCHOOL AND NOTICED A LOT OF OF THE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS OUT AT FOLSOM HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT CONCERNS ME THAT THE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IS NOT IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO EFFECTIVE LEARNING WHEN YOU'RE IN A TEMPORARY BUILDING LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT AREA IS GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS AND, AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GET IN FRONT OF THAT, THAT GROWTH AND KEEP PACE. YES, SIR. KEEP GOING. OKAY. WE'LL GO TO TECHNOLOGY. WE'LL JUST GO SINCE WE'RE ALREADY REFRESHING CURRENT DEVICES. SO THERE WILL BE A PROP FOR REFRESHING DEVICES. IF THE 1 TO 1 PASSES, WILL THAT DOUBLE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN WHEN IT'S TIME TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN? SO WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY REFRESHING DEVICES, GOING TO ONE WOULD NOT DOUBLE OUR FINANCIAL BURDEN THERE. IT WOULD INCREASE THE LONG TERM COST, JUST NOT ALL AT ONCE. SO CURRENTLY WE'RE MANAGING AND SUPPORTING ABOUT 36,000 STUDENT LAPTOPS. THE PROPOSED STUDENT DEVICE INITIATIVE WOULD ADD ABOUT 11,000 ADDITIONAL LAPTOPS TO OUR ENVIRONMENT OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS, NOT ALL AT ONCE. THAT'S A 31% INCREASE IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENT LAPTOPS. SO 31% INCREASE TOTAL, NOT 100% INCREASE FOR THAT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THOUGH, THAT THE ADDITIONAL DEVICES WOULD BE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT IN FUTURE BOND CYCLES, AND BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE PHASED IN OVER TIME, MANY WOULD FALL IN DIFFERENT BOND CYCLES, POSSIBLY. SO WHILE THE OVERALL REFRESH COST WOULD GROW, THE IMPACT WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS MULTIPLE FUTURE BONDS, MAKING IT MORE MANAGEABLE. AND IT WOULD ALSO ALWAYS BE PREDICTABLE. THANK YOU. STADIUM.

THE PRESS BOX WENT OVER BUDGET. HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT THE STADIUM RENOVATIONS WE HAVE SLATED OR BOND PROJECTS WON'T FACE THAT SAME ISSUES? YES. SO AS I STARTED RESEARCHING THE STADIUM PRESS BOX, THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF IT WAS TO REPLACE IT WITH A PREFABRICATED PRESS BOX.

THE DECISION AFTER THE BOND WAS PASSED WAS TO CHANGE THAT. THE OTHER THING THAT THEY RAN INTO WAS, IS THE SAME THING THAT WE'RE RUNNING INTO NOW, THE ENGINEERING LOAD. SO THEY HAD TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN FRAME TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE THE ADDITIONAL DESIGN THAT WAS THERE. SO WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING IS WE HAVE IN PLACE IS TO TEAR DOWN ALL THE BLEACHERS. SO WE'RE BASICALLY STARTING GROUND UP. SO THAT THAT HELPS A LOT WITH MANAGING THE BUDGET. ALSO, WE

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I JUST WANTED OUR COMMUNITY TO HEAR THAT. YES, SIR. HOW WILL THIS BOND IMPACT LOCAL BUSINESSES? SO LOCAL BUSINESSES, BUSINESS OWNERS PAY PROPERTY TAXES AS WELL. SO ESSENTIALLY, IF THEY LIVE HERE AND THEY WORK HERE OR THEY OWN A BUSINESS HERE, THEY COULD BE PAYING DOUBLE. AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR THE BUSINESS BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHEN SCHOOLS ARE STRONG AND WELL RESOURCED. SO THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS THE SAME AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED TO KEEP THE TAX RATE FLAT. SO THE TAX RATE WILL STAY THE SAME. SO WHETHER THE BOND PASSES OR DOESN'T, THE TAX RATE WILL REMAIN WHAT IT IS. SO THE FINANCIAL BURDEN WOULD STAY THE SAME AGAIN. IT'S LIKE ANY OTHER PROPERTY WITHIN FORT BEND COUNTY. IF THE PROPERTY VALUE GOES UP, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GETTING. THE INCREASE OF THE TAX RATE IS THE PROPERTY VALUE, NOT THE TAX TAX RATE ITSELF. THE OTHER THING IS, IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SAID IS SCHOOLS ARE MAGNETS, RIGHT? AND PEOPLE LOVE TO COME TO TO GREAT SCHOOLS. AND THEY REPELLED BY BY SCHOOLS THAT AREN'T PERFORMING AS WELL. SO FOR BUSINESSES IT'S GOING TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH THEN INCREASES THEIR PROFIT AND REVENUES BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE TRAFFIC, FOOT TRAFFIC AS THEY'RE COMING THROUGH. IT'S ALSO HELPING AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR FACILITIES, IS GIVING THOSE STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES. SO THEIR WORKFORCE THAT WILL BE COMING OUT OF OUR SYSTEM WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THEM AND MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE OTHERS, BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE, I MEAN, THESE ARE JUST ONES THAT I'VE HEARD AND READ. WELL, ONE POINT I'D LIKE TO TO ADD IS, IS BECAUSE I, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND, AND VERY IN FAVOR OF GOOD QUALITY BUSINESSES RELOCATING TO FORT BEND COUNTY. AND, AND I BELIEVE FIRMLY THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN FAMILIES. YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT TO MOVE TO FAILING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THEY WANT TO MOVE TO OUTSTANDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND AND ESSENTIALLY THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE WANT IS WE WANT AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE OUR STUDENTS CAN LEARN IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING. BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN, BY CREATING AND MAINTAINING A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE'RE GOING TO ATTRACT QUALITY BUSINESSES. IF YOU EVER THERE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE QUALITY BUSINESS, THAT WHERE THEIR DOWNTOWN IS FULL OF OF BUSINESSES THAT THAT ARE NOT ATTRACTIVE BUSINESSES, THE KIND OF BUSINESS WE DO NOT WANT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF FAMILIES OR GOOD, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. AND SO I THINK IT'S PARAMOUNT AND IN MANY, MANY GOOD QUALITY BUSINESSES ARE INDEED LOOKING TO US TO MAKE THESE HARD DECISIONS AND, AND CONTINUE TO, TO MAINTAIN OUR, OUR HIGH PERFORMING DISTRICT SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THEIR DECISIONS TO RELOCATE TO FORT BEND COUNTY AND OFFER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. CAN YOU GIVE A VERY WELL, IT'S PROBABLY NOT EASY, BUT A SYNOPSIS OR LIKE A EXPLANATION ON WHY DISTRICTS CAN'T USE BOND MONEY TO PAY PEOPLE AND WHY, HOW TAXES WORK, WHAT I AND S MEANS, AND HOW WHERE CERTAIN MONEY COMES FROM, AND HOW WE CAN ONLY USE CERTAIN MONEY HERE TO PAY THEIR. YES, SIR. REALLY? THERE'S JUST TWO BUCKETS. I MEAN, YOU HAVE YOUR GENERAL OPERATING FUND, WHICH IS OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX, AND THEN YOU HAVE A FUND WHICH PAYS OUR BONDED DEBT. LAWMAKERS HAVE DEVELOPED A MECHANISM FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE REMODEL FACILITIES, BUY EQUIPMENT, HIGH VALUE ITEMS. AND THAT'S THROUGH OUR BOND PROCESS. SO THAT'S THE WAY THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS ALLOWED US TO GO PURCHASE THOSE ITEMS IS THROUGH BONDED DEBT. AND THAT'S WHAT OUR INS PAYS FOR IS THOSE THOSE HAVE A LOT OF STRICT RULES TO THEM. AND ONE OF THEM IS, IS IT CAN ONLY GO TOWARDS THE BOND PROJECTS, IT CAN GO TOWARDS TEACHER SALARY, IT CAN GO TOWARDS SUPPLIES FOR THE CLASSROOM. IT CAN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S MADE TO OPEN THOSE FACILITIES AND DO THE REMODEL, THOSE FACILITIES AND THAT ONLY ONCE THAT SCOPE IS COMPLETE THEN AS A PROCESS CURRENTLY HAS IS THOSE SAVINGS ROLL INTO AN AVAILABLE SAVINGS ACCOUNT, THAT THEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR TO AGAIN DO THINGS THAT ARE ITEMIZED LARGE BUSINESS PURCHASES SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING, ROOFS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO WE'RE NOT BY LAW, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEND THOSE ON THE CLASSROOM AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE IN OUR GENERAL FUND IS TO FUND. HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE STATE OF TEXAS GIVE US TO BUILD BUILDINGS? CURRENTLY? RIGHT NOW, IT'S ON OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS IS TO PAY THAT DEBT. SOME OF IT

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OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERALL BOND DEBT THAT WE HAVE AS A DISTRICT. AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT OR IF OUR CFO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT. BUT SO I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE THE OVERALL TAX RATE ON THIS CYCLE.

AND I KNOW WE CANNOT PREDICT THE ECONOMY IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS FOR ANYBODY TO PREDICT. I'M CONCERNED, AS WE AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, THAT THE NEXT ONE MIGHT WE NOT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THE NEXT TIME IN TWO, TWO AND A HALF, THREE YEARS FROM NOW. AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DEBT PER STUDENT. WHEN YOU COMPARE US TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE CAN'T HELP IT. AS FAR AS I CAN UNDERSTAND, AS MUCH RESEARCH AND AS MUCH OF THE DETAILS I'VE PLUGGED DOVE INTO IN MY SIX YEARS AROUND HERE. BUT IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT. SO CURRENTLY, YES, SIR, WE HAVE JUST OVER $3 BILLION WORTH OF DEBT. IT'S CURRENTLY WHAT WE CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY WITHOUT THE BOND BEING PASSED. IF THE BOND DOES PASS, IT GOES TO JUST OVER $5 BILLION WORTH OF DEBT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. LIKE YOU EXPLAINED, IS THE ECONOMY AND THE GROWTH FACTORS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. IF THOSE WERE TO SLOW DOWN AGAIN, OUR ENROLLMENT AND OUR NEED FOR A BOND WOULD SLOW DOWN AS WELL. SO THE ECONOMY AND THE HEALTH OF FORT BEND COUNTY IS ALSO DRIVING THE POPULATION GROWTH AND THE NEED FOR SCHOOLS. SO IF THAT WERE TO SLOW DOWN, THEN OUR NEED FOR BUILDINGS AND BONDS WOULD SLOW DOWN AS WELL.

BUT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A GLASS, YOU KNOW, CRYSTAL BALL TO PREDICT WHAT WHAT THE FUTURE WILL HAVE. BUT YES, SIR, AS OF RIGHT NOW, ON OUR CURRENT PATTERNS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR CURRENT DEBT WITH OUR CURRENT TAX RATE. SO, VICE PRESIDENT WELLS, ONE THING I'VE BEEN, AS WE'VE BEEN GOING AROUND TALKING TO CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ABOUT THE BOND, I'VE KIND OF LIKENED THE I USE THIS SCENARIO. AND SO I TELL PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE A, A FAMILY AND YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE HOME THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY BUY FOOD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S EATING, CHILDREN ARE EATING FOOD. BUT ONCE YOUR CHILDREN LEAVE AND GO TO COLLEGE OR DO WHATEVER IT IS, THEY MOVE OUT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY AS MUCH. RIGHT? AND SO IT'S KIND OF THE SAME WAY WHEN YOU PASS A BOND, WHEN WHEN THE VOTERS IF THEY'RE APPROVED OR DENIED. BUT IN THIS CASE, IF THEY APPROVE A BOND, IT AUTHORIZES US TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND SELL $2 BILLION WORTH OF BONDS. IF FOR SOME REASON THE THE POPULATION STOPS, STUDENTS DON'T STUDENTS AREN'T COMING. IT'S LIKE IN THE HOME, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY FOOD ANYMORE. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND SELL THOSE BONDS BECAUSE THE STUDENTS AREN'T HERE. AND SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO TO TO SELL THEM, WE DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS NOT THERE. AND SO AS GREG SAID, IT IS REALLY JUST BASED UPON THE LEVEL OF GROWTH IN FORT BEND COUNTY AND HOW MANY STUDENTS CONTINUE TO COME TO OUR DISTRICT. IF THE STUDENTS COME TO OUR DISTRICT, WE'LL SELL THE BONDS. WE'LL HAVE TO BUILD THE BUILDINGS. IF THEY DON'T COME, IT STOPS OR SLOWS DOWN. WE CAN MIRRORS. WE WILL SLOW DOWN THAT. WE WILL SLOW THAT DOWN AND NOT BUILD THE BUILDINGS, BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T NEED THEM, BECAUSE THE STUDENTS WOULDN'T BE HERE FOR THAT REASON. YEAH, I, I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT. I UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS. I'M, I'M JUST REGISTERING THAT I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE, THE DEBT THAT WE INCUR AS A DISTRICT LONG TERM BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN ANYTIME SOON. AND I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT TWO, 2 TO 4 YEARS. WE'RE

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AND THE COMMENT THAT REALLY THAT REALLY DISTURBS ME IS WHEN PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS BOARD PERSONIFIES TRANSPARENCY. AND WHEN PEOPLE SAY THOSE THINGS, IT'S REALLY JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHEN YOU SEE THOSE KIND OF COMMENTS, I REALLY WOULD ASK YOU TO DIG DEEPER AND ASK ANYONE THAT SAYS THAT, WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE THAT YOU HAVE THAT THIS BOARD IS HIDING ANY KIND OF INFORMATION? BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO COMMENT, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL YOU, AND THEY'RE PROBABLY DELETE THEIR POST, OR THEY MAY JUST GO. THEY MAY JUST NOT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL. AND SO. I JUST ASK COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ALWAYS GIVE THE FACTS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, WE HAVE A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN ASK THAT QUESTION AND GET THE INFORMATION, NOT JUST ABOUT THE BOND, BUT ABOUT ANYTHING IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE DEAL WITH PEOPLE'S MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY, RIGHT? YOUR CHILDREN COME TO US EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND SO. IT'S CONCERNING TO ME THAT PEOPLE WILL SAY, YOU'RE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT, BUT BUT I BUT I'M GOING TO SEND MY CHILD TO YOU EVERY DAY. SO IF YOU TRUST US ENOUGH TO SEND YOUR CHILD TO US EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM, THEN, YOU KNOW, I ASK THAT ALSO BE EXTENDED WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY SCHOOL SYSTEM, IT'S NOT OUR SCHOOL. IT'S NOT HIS SCHOOL SYSTEM. IT IS OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK THE QUESTION. AND I GUARANTEE YOU THE INFORMATION, IF IT'S NOT ON OUR WEBSITE, WE CAN GET IT TO YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT ANYTIME SOMEONE SAYS THIS BOARD IS NOT BEING TRANSPARENT OR THE DISTRICT'S NOT BEING TRANSPARENT, I REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR PEOPLE TO PUSH FORWARD AND PUSH INTO THAT AND ASK FOR MORE EVIDENCE IN THAT, BECAUSE THIS BOARD PERSONIFIES THE DEFINITION OF TRANSPARENCY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM.

[13. FUTURE CONSENT AGENDA ]

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[14. CLOSED SESSION ]

TRUSTEE LAMBERT MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? TRUSTEE WELCH MAKES THE SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION, I'LL NOW CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES ANY OTHER MOTIONS. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE AWARDED GRANT FROM THE TEXAS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR THE RIFLE VEST, AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. TRUSTEE ARROYOS MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND TRUSTEE? MASTERS SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. MOTION CARRIES. ANY OTHER MOTIONS? MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S GOALS, AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. TRUSTEE HENDERSON MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND TRUSTEE LAMBERT SECONDS. ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. IT IS

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.