[1. Call to Order]
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          GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S 7:00 AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR MEETING. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S DOING THAT. CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER AT SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS. DISTRICT STAFF, ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, YOU FEEL FREE TO JOIN ME IN STANDING AS MICHAEL COHEN FROM YOUNG LIFE PROVIDES US WITH THE MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY MARJORIE BARNES, WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE US FLAG, AND CASSANDRA HATFIELD, WHO WILL LEAD US IN TEXAS FLAG. SO WHEN I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO, I DID NOT KNOW THIS WOULD BE A NIGHT OF UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A NIGHT FOR MANY OF US THAT'S PRETTY HEAVY ON OUR HEARTS. I'M A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT. I'M A FORMER TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT. I SERVE AS A MENTOR NOW IN THE DISTRICT, A PART TIME EMPLOYEE, A VENDOR. I HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT WAYS I CAN SIGN INTO A SCHOOL, AND I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR ALL OF US TO CONSIDER ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HURT OUR HEARTS, AND ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS HEARTS. AND SO MY PRAYER FOR ALL OF US TONIGHT IS THAT WE CAN FIND A PEACE BEYOND UNDERSTANDING, A PEACE THAT MAKES NO SENSE AS WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT AREN'T GOING TO LEAVE ANYBODY OVERJOYED BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE HARD REALITIES OF LIFE SOMETIMES. AND SO I PRAY THAT FOR EACH OF US THAT WE REMEMBER THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM IS HERE TO SERVE OUR KIDS, OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT WE ARE ENTRUSTED WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND EVEN WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS, PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR SACRIFICE FOR YOUR SERVICE OF AN EMPLOYEE SITUATION, AND FOR YOUR STEPPING UP TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF WHAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND PASSIONATE TO YOU. IF YOU FEEL LED, PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. LORD, THANK YOU THAT YOU CAN GIVE US PEACE BEYOND UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT BELIEVE IN YOU THAT THEY CAN FIND HOPE WHEN LIFE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I PRAY THAT EACH OF US CAN TRUST THAT THERE'S SOMETHING GREATER THAN JUST OURSELVES, AND BE REMINDED THAT ALL OF US HAVE WHAT'S BEST FOR THE KIDS IN OUR VIEW. BLESS US, LORD NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. AS A DISTRICT, WE WOULD THAT. AS A DISTRICT, WE DEDICATE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES. TO ME. AS A DISTRICT, WE DEDICATE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES TO OUR GOAL OF HIGH ACHIEVING, HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL. THE BOARD USES THIS GOAL TO GUIDE ALL DELIBERATIONS, DECISIONS AND ACTIONS. YOU WILL GET TO SEE ALL DELIBERATIONS, DECISIONS AND ACTIONS OF THE BOARD IN OPEN SESSION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME ISSUES WHICH ARE DEALT WITH IN CLOSED SESSION. THERE ARE NONE OF THOSE THIS EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, THE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ARE TARA HABAKKUK, KIM BRADY, MARJORIE BARNES, CAROLYN BENAVIDES, ELIANA GARZA ROJAS, CASSANDRA HATFIELD, AND I'M RANDY SCHEKMAN. WE DO CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AND MAY CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I WILL REMIND YOU THAT THE BOARD WILL ACCEPT COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT AND FROM DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, PERSONS WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED AN ONLINE FORM INDICATING THEIR DESIRE TO SEAT, AND THAT WAS DONE TODAY. EARLIER, WHEN WE REACHED THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOR AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS, YOU WILL BE INVITED TO THE PODIUM AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA 
          [2. Special Presentations and Recognitions]
IS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. I BELIEVE FIRST WE'RE GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO KAREN RODRIGUEZ. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN, SUPERINTENDENT ELDREDGE, AND 
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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICK-FIL-A AT TRINITY MILLS. WE ARE, WE ARE, WE ARE ABLE TO HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE WITH THE CFP CHAMPION AWARD. THE MARCH CFP CHAMPION AWARD IS BEING PRESENTED TO A GROUP THAT I HOLD NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. IT IS THE CFBISD COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AT THE TEXAS SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, BETTER KNOWN AS TPM. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CFBISD HISTORY, OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WAS HONORED WITH A CRYSTAL COTTON COMMENDATION AWARD. THIS CRYSTAL IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS A SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN RECEIVE AS A SCHOOL COMMUNICATOR. AS A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COMMUNICATOR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH MORE THAN 1300 SUBMISSIONS MADE TO THE AWARDS EACH YEAR, CFP WAS ONE OF ONLY NINE DISTRICTS CHOSEN TO RECEIVE A CRYSTAL. THE TEAM WON FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE EARLY ENROLLMENT FAST PASS MARKETING CAMPAIGN, LED BY COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR AMY JOHNSON. ADDITIONALLY, SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST MADISON GOSSETT RECEIVED A BEST OF CATEGORY AWARD FOR HER SOCIAL MEDIA E-NEWSLETTERS AND A GOLD STAR AWARD FOR WRITING, WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THIS HARD WORKING TEAM WHO PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS. THEY ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE I'VE EVER WORKED WITH, AND I'M SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF THEIR TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS! GOOD JOB. THANK YOU, MISS RODRIGUEZ. THAT'S EXCITING. OUR NEXT UP IS OUR PRESIDENT'S REPORT. I'M GOING TO DEFER THAT DOWN TO THE AGENDA ITEM WHICH THE REPORT IS ABOUT. COMMITTEE UPDATES ARE NEXT. AND TARA. YEAH. TARA. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO REPORT ON SOME ACTIONS BY THE GOVERNANCE SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH IS MYSELF, MISS HATFIELD AND MISS BARNES. 
          WE CONTINUED OUR WORK ON COLLABORATIVE VISION 2030 REVIEW AND VERIFICATION THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN WORKING ON. BUT WE MET ON FEBRUARY 23RD, WE MET ON MARCH 2ND, AND THEN WE ALSO MET WITH ADMINISTRATION REGARDING STRATEGIC PRIORITY, ONE THAT WE'VE ALREADY REVIEWED AS A BOARD TO ENSURE THERE IS UNDERSTANDING AS TO OUR DESIRED INTENT WITH THE INDICATORS AND MEASURES. THE MEETING WENT REALLY WELL AND WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT A FINAL VERSION TO YOU ALL LATER IN THE YEAR FOR APPROVAL. WE ARE ALSO MEETING TOMORROW WITH THE LEADERSHIP TEAM TO REVIEW STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO, THREE AND FOUR TO. SUPPORT THE, I GUESS, MORE THOROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE INDICATORS AND MEASURES THAT WE DISCUSSED IN OUR LAST WORK STUDY. AND THEN, JUST AS A REMINDER, I WOULD ASK FOR EVERYONE FOR OUR NEXT WORK STUDY TO REVIEW STRATEGIC PRIORITY FIVE, AS WELL AS THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, AS THAT WILL BE THE TOPIC OF OUR DISCUSSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATORS AND MEASURES ON THOSE. THANK YOU. I SERVE ON THE AS THE BOARD LIAISON FOR THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. 
          THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL MET ON FEBRUARY 24TH VIA ZOOM, AND DURING THAT MEETING, I PRESENTED TO THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL THAT WE WOULD BE BRINGING THE CV 2030 UPDATES TO THEM. HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT MEETING IS OUR INTENT FOR THEIR REVIEW AND TO PROVIDE US SOME FEEDBACK SO WE CAN GET SOME ENGAGEMENT FROM ADDITIONAL PEOPLE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE FULLY GETTING SUPPORT ON THAT BEYOND THE BOARD. AND THEN THEY ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE, THE DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT, A FEDERAL PROGRAMS INFORMATION BOND AND FACILITIES, AND THEN REVIEWED THE CALENDAR FOR 2526, WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED ON ON THE WEBSITE. IF YOU'RE NEEDING THE 2526 CALENDAR AS YOU START MAKING PLANS, AND THEN A TIA OR TEACHER INCENTIVE A LOT INFORMATION UPDATES, WHICH WILL BE EXCITING TO HEAR ABOUT THE GREAT UPDATES ON THE TIA COMING SOON. THANK YOU. THAT'S A QUICK UPDATE ON THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PASS IT DOWN BACK TO MISS HATFIELD, BECAUSE SHE HAS SOME EXCITING NEWS ABOUT OUR HOUSE BILL. SO, BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'RE AWARE THAT IN THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE WORK WITH REPRESENTATIVE CRANDALL, AND SHE FILED A BILL ON OUR BEHALF RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A TEMPORARY EDUCATOR CERTIFICATE FOR OUT OF STATE TEACHERS. AND THAT BILL MADE IT 
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ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HOUSE, INTO THE SENATE, AND GOT STUCK IN THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE. AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AUTHORS FROM THAT COAUTHORS. AND BEN BUMGARNER FILED THAT BILL ACTUALLY IN NOVEMBER, RIGHT WHEN YOU COULD START FILING A BILL, HE FILED IT. AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT WAS READ ON MARCH 5TH. AND IT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE. AND SO THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT BILL FOR US. WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT COME IN FROM OUT OF STATE THAT WE BELIEVE ARE FULLY QUALIFIED TO SERVE IN OUR DISTRICT AND RECEIVE A FULL TEACHER SALARY, BUT THEIR WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS RIGHT NOW, IT TAKES MULTIPLE MONTHS FOR THEM TO GET A TEXAS CERTIFICATION. AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR AND VALUE THE EXPERTISE THAT THOSE TEACHERS HAVE AND GIVE THEM A POSITION IN THE DISTRICT AS A FULLY PAID TEACHER. AND SO WE ARE REQUESTING THROUGH THIS BILL THAT THE LEGISLATURE ALLOW A ONE YEAR TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE WHILE TEACHERS WORK THROUGH THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS. WE BELIEVE THAT IS REALLY GOING TO HELP WITH TEACHER RETENTION AND TEACHER HIRING. AND SO THAT IS AN UPDATE TO THE BOARD. WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT IT'S BEEN REFERRED. IT DOES NOT HAVE A DATE YET TO BE HEARD IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE. BUT BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU'RE AWARE, YOU CAN GO ON TO THE TEXAS LEGISLATION ONLINE AND YOU CAN ADD THIS BILL TO YOUR ALERT LIST COMMUNITY. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ALSO DO THE SAME. AND AS THAT BILL COMES UP, START TO FOLLOW IT, BECAUSE WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET IT PUSHED THROUGH. I AM UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SENATOR TIM PARKER ALSO INTENDS TO SIGN ON AS A SPONSOR ON THE SENATE SIDE, WHICH WILL HELP GET IT THROUGH. AND THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER REPRESENTATIVES THAT SERVE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ADDING ON AS COAUTHORS. SO. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE GOOD WORK. ANY. VIETNAMESE? THANK YOU. I WAS WANTING TO REPORT ON THE SHACK COMMITTEE. 
          WE HAD A PRESENTATION FOR THE WEATHER GUIDELINES AND WE'RE EVALUATING RECESS, EXCUSE ME, RECESS GUIDELINES FOR THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT WELLNESS PLAN. AND WE ARE CREATING A COMMITTEE FOR OUR BACKPACKS. WE HAVE A GREAT CONCERN ABOUT MAYBE DAMAGE AND EXCESS WEIGHT AND THINGS THAT ARE IMPACTING OUR CHILDREN. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. 
          GREAT. SO FOR THE FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE, WE MET WITH MISS SETTLE AND WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT FEDERAL VERSUS LOCAL MONEY, ALL THE DIFFERENT TITLE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE AS A DISTRICT. THE NOGA, WHICH IS THE NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD. SO WE LEARNED A LOT WITH HER, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW IT ALL IN OUR WORK STUDY ON MONDAY. SO EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. OKAY. WHAT A WEEK WE'VE HAD WITH THE WEATHER. SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR FAMILIES FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE THE WEATHER WAS REALLY UNDERESTIMATED BY A LOT. AND OUR STUDENT NUTRITION DEPARTMENT SAVED SO MUCH OF OUR FOOD WHEN OUR ELECTRICITY WENT OUT. SO I WANT TO REALLY THANK OUR FOOD AND NUTRITION DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT'S AMAZING. THEY WERE PACKING UP FOOD. THEY WERE TAKING IT BACK TO THE FREEZERS. SO WE DIDN'T WE WERE ABLE TO FEED THE KIDS, BUT WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO KEEP OUR FOOD VERY SAFE. OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WITH THE CLEANUP AND OUR TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS, SOME OF OUR TRANSPORTATION BUS DRIVERS WERE STOPPED AT THE TRAIN TRACKS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICITY, AND ONE OF THE DRIVERS TOLD ME SHE WAS STUCK FOR THREE HOURS AND SHE WANTED TO COUNT HOW MANY PEOPLE HONKED AT HER, BUT THEY COULDN'T GET THROUGH. BUT I THINK WE UNDERESTIMATE SOMETIMES THE AMOUNT OF OPERATIONS THAT HAPPENS IN OUR DISTRICT, AND I JUST I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR THEM. ALSO, GOOD NEWS THE DALLAS COWBOYS HAVE SPONSORED CFB WITH OUR FIRST TIME EVER FLAG FOOTBALL, GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAD OVER 100 GIRLS TRY OUT AND ABOUT 25 FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL MADE IT AND THEY HAD THEIR BIG JERSEY REVEAL ON SATURDAY. DAK PRESCOTT WAS THERE AND YOU KNOW, EVERYONE WAS TRYING TO FIND TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH HIM. THE JERSEYS TURNED OUT GREAT. VANITA KROUCH, WHO IS THE PE TEACHER AT LA VIDA. SHE IS THE US WOMEN'S NATIONAL FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM QUARTERBACK. SO SHE WAS THERE AND EVERYBODY KNEW HER. SO IT WAS JUST GREAT TO HAVE. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SEASON TO START THIS SPRING. SO THAT WAS AWESOME. AT CREEKVIEW WE HAD CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, HAD 12 STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS IN BOTH MOCK TRIAL AND MOOT COURT, AND THEY GET TO GO TO NATIONALS IN JULY IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND THEN ON SATURDAY, LAST SATURDAY, OUR PTA HOSTED A GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU STACY AND TO YOUR TEAM. WE HAD OVER 40 PTA LOCAL LEADERS, AND I 
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KNOW YOU'LL GIVE THIS IN YOUR UPDATE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK THAT PTA DOES TO SUPPORT US. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR UPDATE FROM PTA. AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS HILLMAN. THANKS. THANKS, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN AND ESTEEMED BOARD, I'M STACY HOFFMAN. I'M THE PRESIDENT, CURRENTLY OF THE COUNCIL PTA. THIS IS DIANE ETHERIDGE. SHE'S OUR TREASURER FOR COUNCIL PTA. AS ALWAYS, WE WANT TO START WITH THE PTA MOTTO TO MAKE EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL A REALITY BY ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL CHILDREN. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND PTA LEADERS WHO CAME TO OUR SPRING TRAINING EXTRAVAGANZA THAT DOCTOR ELDRIDGE JUST MENTIONED LAST SATURDAY AT NEWMAN SMITH HIGH SCHOOL. AND THANK YOU, NEWMAN SMITH HIGH SCHOOL, FOR LOANING US YOUR FACILITIES. I THINK THE TRAINING WAS A BIG SUCCESS THANKS TO OUR FIRST VP OF LEADERSHIP, COLLINS, CAREFUL PLANNING AND THE HARD WORK OF ALL OUR PRESENTERS AND SPONSORS. IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL OR WANT TO LEARN ABOUT SOME OF OUR OPEN BOARD AND CHAIR POSITIONS, BECAUSE WE'D LOVE YOU TO LEARN ABOUT OUR OPEN BOARD AND CHAIR POSITIONS, PLEASE. WE HAVE COFFEE WITH COUNCIL, WHICH IS A DROP IN EVENT THIS SATURDAY AT CAFE BRAZIL UP ON JOSIE LANE. THEY LET US SIT THERE ALL DAY AND TALK AND THEY HAVE REALLY GOOD COFFEE. SO PLEASE COME. IT'S FROM 11 TO 1, JUST COME IN AND OUT. YOU CAN ASK US ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES IN YOUR PTA, COME ASK US AND WE'LL TRY TO HELP YOU. ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, COUNCIL PTA SPONSORED A BUS TO AUSTIN FOR PTA RALLY DAY. WE JOINED WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO LEND OUR VOICE TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR RIGHT TO A FREE AND FUNDED PUBLIC EDUCATION. THANK YOU TO OUR ADVOCACY CHAIR, BONNIE PEDRAZA, FOR ORGANIZING OUR TRIP, INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH SOME OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES THAT WERE QUITE, QUITE INTERESTING AND QUITE SUCCESSFUL. PLEASE GO TO THE TEXAS PTA WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ON PTA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. THE COUNCIL PTA WILL BE HOSTING A SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AAUW NORTH DALLAS THAT IS GOING TO BE ON APRIL 15TH AT THE NANCY WATSON CENTER. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. I THINK WE JUST REACHED OUT TO THE CANDIDATES AND WE'RE GETTING A MEDIATOR OR MODERATOR FOR THE EVENT, AND PLEASE COME OUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT OUR SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES. OUR BIG COMMUNITY PROGRAM FOR THIS YEAR IS PATROL STORIES. IT'S COMING ON MARCH 29TH AT THE CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. IT PROMOTES STUDENT SAFETY BY FOSTERING A POSITIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT CFBISD PTA LULUS.COM. WE HAVE GREAT REWARDS FOR THE MOST TICKETS SOLD BY CLASS AND SCHOOL, AND THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIP PRIORITY AND GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS. 
          INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE AND ON THE TICKET SITE. THIS MONTH WE ARE RECOGNIZING ONE SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE GREATEST PERCENT INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP YEAR OVER YEAR, AND ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR ACHIEVING ONE OF THE GREATEST MEMBERSHIP HONORS IN PTA. IT'S CALLED VOICE FOR EVERY CHILD PLATINUM. THAT MEANS THEY HAVE AT LEAST ONE PTA MEMBER FOR EVERY STUDENT AT THAT SCHOOL. THIS SCHOOL ACTUALLY HAS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF PTA MEMBERS. 
          THEY'RE WORKING ON DOUBLING IT. AND SO THAT'S A HUGE SUCCESS. WE HAVE TWO SCHOOLS THAT NEED LESS THAN 20 MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THIS AWARD. SO IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HELPING OUT A SCHOOL, ROSEMEAD ELEMENTARY AND KENT ELEMENTARY ARE LESS THAN 20 MEMBERS AWAY FROM VOICE FOR EVERY CHILD PLATINUM. IT'D BE GREAT IF WE CAN GET THEM THERE. AS A PTA, WE'RE ABOUT 200 MEMBERS AWAY FROM INCREASING OUR MEMBERSHIP FROM LAST YEAR, AND WE'D LOVE TO DO THAT. IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED PTA YET, PLEASE DO. YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT CFB PETA.ORG AND YOU CAN JOIN ONE PTA OR MULTIPLE PTAS AS A CHAMPION OR INDIVIDUALLY. SO PLEASE COME HELP US GET THOSE MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS UP. OKAY, SO FOR OUR SECONDARY SCHOOL MEMBER INCREASE AWARD, PLEASE JOIN ME IN HONORING FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO HAS INCREASED THEIR MEMBERSHIP SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE LAST YEAR. THANK. YOU, THANK YOU. WE'LL GO OUTSIDE AND MEET YOU IN A MINUTE. AND FOR OUR BOYS, FOR EVERY CHILD ACHIEVEMENT WHERE THEY HAVE, LIKE I SAID, ONE AND A HALF MEMBERS PER STUDENT. AND THIS IS THEIR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW ACHIEVING VOICE FOR EVERY CHILD. 
          PLATINUM. THAT'S HUGE. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING COUNTRY PLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL. THAT MAKES IT LATER. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S AWESOME. SO. SO THAT'S 
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ALL I HAVE. SO THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR SUPPORTING PTA. WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL BOARDS IN THE STATE. I WILL SAY THAT WITHOUT A DOUBT WITH MY WORKING WITH DIFFERENT COUNCILS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US ALWAYS. THANK YOU, MISS HOMAN. OF COURSE, PTA IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO IN THIS DISTRICT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AT THIS POINT IN THE AGENDA. THEY'VE WRITTEN IN MY AGENDA BOOK, PAUSED THE MEETING, ALLOWING ANYBODY TO STEP OUT WHO IS HERE? IF ANYBODY DOES NEED TO STEP OUT, CERTAINLY THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A 
          [3. Non-Action Items for Discussion]
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION NON ACTION ITEMS. AND WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION UPDATE MR. BLACKBURN. 
          GOOD EVENING DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. PRESIDENT SHACKMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE A BRIEF CONSTRUCTION UPDATE THIS EVENING. AS WE'VE SAID BEFORE, WE'RE PROCEEDING WITH THREE BUCKETS THE RENOVATIONS, THE REPLACEMENTS AND SAFETY AND SECURITY. AND THIS SUMMER IS GETTING READY TO BE REALLY BUSY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION AT AT LEAST 15 CAMPUSES THIS SUMMER, SO WE'RE WORKING HARD TO COORDINATE WITH CAMPUS STAFF TO PREPARE THEM AND HELP THEM BE READY FOR WHAT'S GOING TO BE COMING. AND I'M EXCITED TO SHARE OUR FIRST BATCH OF SPECIAL SERVICES RENOVATIONS AT SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES. THIS IS RIVERCHASE ELEMENTARY. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS ONE OF OUR NEW SENSORY ROOMS THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PROVIDING TO OUR SPECIAL SERVICES. CHILDREN AND STAFF AT FREEMAN ELEMENTARY. MORE SPECIAL SERVICES. RENOVATIONS ARE COMING ALONG NICELY. AT LANDRY ELEMENTARY. SIMILAR SCOPE PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL SERVICES AND FINALLY AT RANCHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL SOME SPECIAL SERVICES RENOVATIONS. ALL OF THESE RENOVATIONS ARE ON TRACK TO BE READY FOR FALL OF NEXT YEAR, AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THOSE WHEN THE KIDS COME BACK TO SCHOOL. THE BOND FIBER UPDATE TO IMPROVE THE NETWORK ACROSS THE DISTRICT IS COMING ALONG NICELY AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIGHT GREEN HIGHLIGHTED AREAS, THEY'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AS THEY PROCEED AROUND THE DISTRICT. ONE THING TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THIS SLIDE IS THAT SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, THEY'VE PLACED OVER 14 MILES OF NEW FIBER. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. AND THEN DESIGN UPDATES AT NEWMAN SMITH HIGH SCHOOL. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE DESIGN FOR THE RENOVATIONS AT THAT CAMPUS. 
          WE'VE MET WITH BOTH THE STUDENTS AND WITH THE TEACHERS TO GET THEIR INPUT ON THE SCOPE THAT'S PLANNED FOR NEWMAN SMITH. YOU CAN SEE WE'RE HOPING TO INCORPORATE SOME ADDITIONAL NATURAL LIGHT AT THAT CAMPUS. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL COLLABORATION AREAS. THEN ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF DESIGN UPDATE ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER. YOU CAN SEE THAT ONE SECTION OF THE SITE IS USED FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, AND THE OTHER IS FOR OUTDOOR LEARNING. THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU DRIVE INTO THE SITE WITH THE NEW FACILITY, AND THERE'S A SITE PLAN OF WHAT THE NEW PLAN WE HOPE WILL LOOK LIKE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF PERMITTING ISSUES SINCE MOST OF THIS SITE IS ON A FLOODPLAIN WE TALKED TO, WE'RE GETTING VERY FAMILIAR WITH LOMAS AND LOMAS AND FEMA AND OLD CITY OF DALLAS, RIGHT OF WAYS AND ALL THE PROCESS THAT GOES ALONG WITH ALL OF THOSE THINGS AT THIS SITE. SO IT MAY BE A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE WE GET THROUGH PERMITS, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE RESULT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YOU ALL HAVE BOARD MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BLACKBURN? THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. MR. BLACKBURN, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION THIS SUMMER. HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT SUMMER SCHOOL? WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING TO COORDINATE WHERE WE'VE GOT MAJOR 
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CONSTRUCTION GOING, SO THEY KNOW WHERE BASICALLY RED, YELLOW, GREEN. IF IT'S RED, WE REALLY DON'T RECOMMEND YOU HAVE ANYBODY AT THE CAMPUS BUT GREENS. WE'VE IDENTIFIED SITES, AND I THINK THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH SITES THAT THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE SUMMER SCHOOL. BOARD MEMBERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BLACKBURN? MR. BACHMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS 
          [4. Audience for Guests]
ITEM FOR AUDIENCE FOR GIFTS. PERSONS WHO WISH TO SPEAK FOR AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED AND FILLED OUT AN ONLINE FORM. ANYONE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING FOR AUDIENCE OR GUESTS WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES FOR THEIR TIME TO SPEAK, BECAUSE THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM AS MANY AS YOU AS POSSIBLE. WE WANT TO KEEP THE BOARD THE MEETING RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. IF THERE ARE GROUPS OF FIVE OR MORE WHO ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE ON A PARTICULAR VIEWPOINT, IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IF THEY WOULD APPOINT SOMEONE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF FOR THEIR WHOLE GROUP. 
          PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS CIVIL AND COURTEOUS. PLEASE AVOID USING PROFANITY AND REFRAIN FROM MAKING ANY PERSONAL ATTACKS ON OTHERS DURING YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. LASTLY, WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING THAT IS RELEVANT TO CHILDREN OTHER THAN YOUR OWN CHILD. A YELLING, UNCIVIL, OR DISRUPTIVE COMMENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR COMMENT AND THE JUDGMENT OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER CONSTITUTES A COMPLAINT OR A CHARGE AGAINST AN EMPLOYER OR OFFICER, IT MAY BE REFERRED TO THE DG, F, G AND GF. GRIEVANCE PROCESS IN OUR BOARD POLICIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING ACT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD IS NOT GOING TO RESPOND PUBLIC DIRECTLY THROUGH THE AGENDA ITEMS AND AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA, THE THREE MINUTE TIMER WILL BE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU AND IT WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PODIUM TO SPEAK AGAIN. SPEAKERS PREDATORS PRESENTATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE ALLOTTED TIME. OUR FIRST SPEAKER FOR THIS EVENING IS MISS MIA CERMINARA. I HOPE I SAID THAT. OKAY. PRESIDENT SHACKMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MIA SERMONETA AND I AM HERE. OH, OKAY. DOCTOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JACKMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. MY NAME. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MIA HENRIETTA. OH, SORRY. OKAY. IS IT ON? AM I OKAY? OKAY. PRESIDENT JACKMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MIA HERMIDA, AND I AM HERE WITH MY FELLOW SIXTH GRADE CLASSMATES AT PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. PRESIDENT JACKMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MIA SERMONETA, AND I AM HERE WITH MY FELLOW SIXTH GRADE CLASSMATES AT PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE KINDERGARTEN AT MCCOY. WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO ADVOCATE FOR A SCHOOL THAT IS FAR BEYOND A BRICK BUILDING. WHILE THE DISTRICT MAY SEE, IT MAY SEEM, ACQUIRES JUST AN AGING, AGING BUILDING TO US, IT'S A PLACE THAT HAS GIVEN US OPPORTUNITIES, FRIENDSHIPS, AND LESSONS THAT EXTEND FAR BEYOND TEXTBOOKS. WE ARE HERE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES THAT PROVE MCCOY IS NOT JUST A NUMBER ONE SCHOOL. IT IS A SECOND HOME THAT HAS NURTURED US, SHAPED OUR IDENTITIES, AND MOLDED US INTO THE BEST VERSION OF OURSELVES. AT MCCOY, NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE AMAZING ACADEMICS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT TEACH REAL WORLD SKILLS. WE HAVE A DEDICATED MUSIC TEACHER WHO DID A LOT TO TEACH US MORE ABOUT MUSIC THROUGH ORFF AND CHOIR. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS WHEN I, ALONG WITH 68 OTHER STUDENT LED COMPANIES, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MCCOY MARKET. IT TAUGHT US ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THANKS TO THE DEDICATED STAFF IN MCCOY'S HIGH EXPECTATIONS, WE HAVE ALL HAD INVALUABLE EXPERIENCES AT MCCOY. 
          HI, MY NAME IS DANICA VANGALA AND I BELIEVE THAT CLOSING MCCOY WOULD BE A DISSERVICE TO THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE INVALUABLE MONTHLY COWBOY PRIDE 
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ASSEMBLY. EACH MONTH, CELEBRATED FOR DEMONSTRATING EXEMPLARY TRAITS SUCH AS KINDNESS, HARD WORK, AND COMPASSION. THE PROGRAM MOTIVATES STUDENTS TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AND DEVELOP LIFELONG CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. MCCOY ELEMENTARY HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE FOR NURTURING YOUNG MINDS, AND I BELIEVE THAT CLOSING THE SCHOOL WOULD TAKE AWAY AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE THAT ENRICHES BOTH THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF THE DISTRICT, AND WE MUST STAND TOGETHER TO PROTECT IT. MY NAME IS ARIANA MOLEDINA, AND I BELIEVE THAT MCTV IS A ONE OF A KIND PROGRAM AT MCCOY, AS IT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO BUILD SPEAKING SKILLS AND DEVELOP MATURITY FOR FUTURE LIFE LESSONS. MCTV ALLOWS STUDENTS TO BE ON CAMERA, WORK WITH TECHNICAL MATERIALS, MEET NEW PEOPLE, AND SERVE AS ROLE MODELS FOR THEIR SCHOOL. STUDENT COUNCIL IS A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OFFERED AT MCCOY THAT BRINGS STUDENTS TOGETHER TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE IDENTIFYING WAYS TO BENEFIT BOTH THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERED ROLE MODELS FOR OTHER STUDENTS AT MCCOY. HI, I'M DR. RADKE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CLOSING OF MCCOY ELEMENTARY TAKES AN IMMENSE TOLL UPON THE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL. ONE SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT WE RISK LOSING IS THE ESTEEMED ROBOTICS PROGRAM HOSTED BY MISS ORMANDY, OUR LOVELY LIBRARIAN. THIS PROGRAM, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, ENHANCES OUR TEAM BUILDING SKILLS AND SETS US UP FOR SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OF OUR CHOICE, ESPECIALLY IF WE DECIDE TO CHOOSE ROBOTICS AS A CLUB, WE MUST TAKE THESE FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION WHILE MAKING THIS DECISION. MY NAME IS TALON PATTON, AND I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT MCCOY TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE SINCE I WAS AN ORPHAN, I'VE LEARNED A LOT THAT COULD HELP ME IN BAND. LAST YEAR. 
          ALSO, STUDENTS WOULD ALSO LOSE MCCOY AROUND THE WORLD. LAST YEAR, 32 FAMILIES REPRESENTED 17 COUNTRIES, ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS, IN MANY U.S. STATES. THANK YOU. I GOT TO CUT, CUT A LOT. OF. 
          THINGS. AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT COVERS THE BOTH THE. SO OUR NEXT SPEAKER WOULD BE JAMES BALDWIN. 
          NO SOONER ARE OKAY. SO IT WOULD BE SUHANA BALL. I'M GOING TO PRONOUNCE THAT ONE WRONG. 
          BALAKRISHNAN. JAMES. OKAY. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 
          MY NAME IS SUHANA BALAKRISHNAN. TODAY WE GATHER TO VOTE ON A DECISION THAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. THE CLOSING, THE CLOSING OF OUR BELOVED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THESE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN MORE THAN JUST BUILDINGS. THEY HAVE BEEN CORNERSTONES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SHAPING GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS, FOSTERING LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS, AND SERVING AS A HAVEN FOR LEARNING AND GROWTH. FOR OUR STUDENTS, THESE CLOSURES REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION IN THEIR LIVES. THEY WILL BE FORCED TO LEAVE BEHIND FAMILIAR CLASSROOMS, TRUSTED TEACHERS, AND CHERISHED MEMORIES TO ADJUST TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS. THIS TRANSITION CAN BE INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WHO THRIVE ON STABILITY AND ROUTINE. THE EMOTIONAL TOLL OF SAYING GOODBYE TO A PLACE THEY'VE COME TO KNOW AS THEIR SECOND HOME CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED, AND IT WILL DEFINITELY TAKE TIME FOR THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SECURE IN THEIR NEW SCHOOLS. FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS, THE CLOSURE IS EQUALLY DISTRESSING. PARENTS WILL FACE LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS LONGER COMMUTES, ALTERED SCHEDULES AND DIFFICULTY INTEGRATING THEIR CHILDREN INTO UNFAMILIAR COMMUNITIES. BEYOND THE PRACTICAL CONCERNS, MANY PARENTS FEEL A DEEP EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO THESE SCHOOLS. THESE HAVE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THEIR FAMILY'S LIVES. 
          TEACHERS WHO ARE PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED. MANY HAVE DEDICATED YEARS, IF NOT DECADES TO NURTURING STUDENTS WITHIN THE WALLS OF THESE VERY SCHOOLS. THEY NOW FACE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THEIR FUTURE ROLES AND THE HEARTBREAK OF LEAVING BEHIND A PLACE WHERE THEY'VE POURED THEIR PASSION AND ENERGY INTO SHAPING THESE YOUNG MINDS. THIS DECISION RIPPLES FAR BEYOND THE PHYSICAL CLOSING OF SOME BUILDINGS. IT DISRUPTS THE BONDS THAT HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY BUILT OVER TIME AMONG STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS. AS WE NAVIGATE THIS DIFFICULT TRANSITION TOGETHER, LET US REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT THAT THESE SCHOOLS HAVE FOSTERED FOR SO MANY YEARS. THE EFFECT THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE ON CHILDREN IS VAST AND UNENDING. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF MY FIFTH GRADE TEACHERS ENDEARINGLY CALLED ME SUHANA BANANA AS A NICKNAME, AND THIS HAS STILL STUCK WITH ME TODAY, AND I HOPE IT WILL STICK WITH ME FOR MUCH MORE. CLOSING THESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL IMPACT YOUNG MINDS MORE THAN WE COULD EVER IMAGINE. 
          YOU DON'T GET THIS KIND OF EXPERIENCE ANYWHERE ELSE BEING RIPPED APART FROM A COMMUNITY 
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YOU'VE GROWN UP WITH BEFORE THE TIME IS DUE IS ALMOST CRUEL. THE FUTURE GENERATION IS WORTH MUCH MORE THAN A BUILDING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND NOW MR. JAMES BALDWIN. HELLO, MY NAME IS JAMES BALDWIN. I AM A FOURTH GRADER FROM MCCLOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IF YOU CAN DO THE MATH, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT DURING MY PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN YEARS, I WAS VIRTUALLY SCHOOLED TO THE PANDEMIC, PUTTING ME BEHIND IN CERTAIN SOCIAL SKILLS. SO WHEN I WENT TO MCCOY, FEELING GOOD ABOUT MYSELF AND ABOUT THIRD GRADE, I WENT TO FOURTH GRADE AND LIKE, FELT CONTENT UNTIL I LEARNED THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO A DIFFERENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN ANOTHER ONE AFTER THAT. WELL, TECHNICALLY NOT ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT JUST A MIDDLE SCHOOL. BUT YEAH, SO I MIGHT JOIN MY FRIEND IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL BECAUSE SHE ONLY HAS TO GO TO ONE SCHOOL ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL COLLEGE. BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE MCCOY, AND I THINK IT SHOULD STAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS ANGEL LOPEZ RUIZ. DEAR CFBISD, MY NAME IS CHRIS ANGEL LOPEZ RUIZ. I WAS A FORMER STUDENT OF CENTRAL ELEMENTARY. NOW I'M A PERRY STUDENT, BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY. 
          OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW YOU ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THE LEAP KIDS. WHERE IN MCCOY. BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, IT MIGHT DO GOOD FOR YOU SINCE FINANCIALLY. RIGHT. BUT WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO FOR THE KIDS THAT WANT TO LEARN? GOING TO A DIFFERENT DISTRICT, SEPARATING FROM THEIR FRIENDS, ADAPTING TO A NEW SCHOOL. IF YOU WANT TO BE A SUCCESSFUL DISTRICT, YOU HAVE TO THINK OF THE STUDENTS FIRST. IT MAY NOT BE THE RICHEST, BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE THE RICHEST, OR IT MIGHT BE THE POOREST, BUT THE BUT THE KIDS ARE STILL GETTING THEIR EDUCATION. THEY ARE GETTING FRIENDS. THIS IS CARROLLTON'S SPIRIT. AND IF YOU CLOSE SCHOOLS, IT IS DOING HARM. 
          JUST LIKE HOW CELLS IN A HUMAN BODY, YOU KNOW HOW CELLS DIE OFF IN A IN A HUMAN BODY IN SECONDS, RIGHT? WELL, IF IT GETS REPLACED, IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S WORSE THAN GETTING REPLACED? NEVER GETTING REPLACED AT ALL. AND IF IT NEVER GETS REPLACED, THEN THE HUMAN BODY WILL SOON DIE OFF, RIGHT? SO I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH HARM THIS WILL CAUSE IF THIS IS OFFICIAL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CASSANDRA GARCIA. HERNANDEZ. SUPERINTENDENT. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS AND MY FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I JUST DROVE IN FROM AUSTIN BECAUSE I KNEW I NEEDED TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. MY NAME IS CASSANDRA GARCIA HERNANDEZ, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS STATE REPRESENTATIVE OF HOUSE DISTRICT 115, WHICH INCLUDES THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF DALLAS ISD, IRVING ISD, COPPELL ISD, AND OUR VERY OWN CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. MOST OF MY DISTRICTS ARE RECAPTURE DISTRICTS, INCLUDING CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, WHICH SEND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO AUSTIN WHILE OPERATING UNDER DEFICIT BUDGETS. 
          COPPELL ISD, DALLAS ISD, AND CFBISD OPERATED UNDER A COMBINED DEFICIT BUDGET OF 169.7 MILLION IN 2023 AND 2024, AND SENT A TOTAL OF 205 MILLION IN RECAPTURE TO AUSTIN. THIS YEAR, AND COMBINED ARE OPERATING UNDER A COMBINED DEFICIT BUDGET OF 213.7 MILLION, WHICH HAS 
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TRANSLATED INTO ALL OF THEM HAVING TO CLOSE SCHOOLS, CONSOLIDATE AND CUT PROGRAMS, LAY OFF TEACHERS, AND MAKE TOUGH CHOICES TO MAKE SURE THEY FULFILL THEIR DUTY TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH TAXPAYER MONEY AND NOT BANKRUPT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF OUR TEXAS LEGISLATURE FOR INSUFFICIENTLY FUNDING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I DO NOT ENVY THE GUT WRENCHING DECISIONS ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARDS ARE HAVING TO MAKE, INCLUDING YOURSELF. DUE TO NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN. AND I'M SORRY THAT YOU, THAT ALL OF YOU, NOT JUST YOU, BUT EVERYBODY BEHIND ME ARE BEING PUT THROUGH THIS POSITION. NO COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE SCHOOL SCHOOLS CLOSED. AND I KNOW, I KNOW, LIKE THE OTHER BOARDS ACROSS THIS STATE, YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THE CAPITAL, OVER HALF OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS ARE OPERATING IN THE RED CURRENTLY. THIS ISN'T A DISTRICT MISMANAGEMENT ISSUE. 
          IT'S THE FAILURE OF THE TEXAS LEADERSHIP TO FULFILL THEIR DUTY UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF OUR TEXAS CONSTITUTION TO SUFFICIENTLY FUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. I'M A PROUD PRODUCT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND I WILL NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR OUR SCHOOLS, OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND I COULD USE ALL OF YOU IN THIS FIGHT BECAUSE CURRENT PROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL NOT ADDRESS OUR BUDGET SHORTFALLS. AND ALL OVER OUR STATE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH, WE WILL FIND OURSELVES BACK HERE MAKING EVEN MORE CUTS IF WE DON'T CONTINUE OUR PRESSURE CAMPAIGN TO FULLY FUND OUR SCHOOLS AND SAY NO TO VOUCHER SCAMS. SO REACH OUT TO ME, EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD AND EVERYBODY BEHIND ME REACH OUT TO ME TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP. AND LET'S GET OUR SCHOOL BOARD THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU, MISS HERNANDEZ. RANGALI MATHUR IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER. 
          GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN, DOCTOR ELRICH AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS RANGALI MATHUR. I AM A 21 YEAR RESIDENT OF CFBISD. I HAVE A SEVENTH GRADER WHO JUST SPOKE. 
          SUHANA AND I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD WHO I HOPE CAN GO TO MCCOY. THE VOTE TO CLOSE FOUR SCHOOLS IS A COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT DECISION, BUT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CFBISD BOARD MEMBERS, THEY ARE REALLY TWO ISSUES OR ASPECTS TO WEIGH IN ON. THE FIRST ASPECT AS ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, YOU ALL ARE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF CFBISD SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU ALL REPRESENT US. OUR VOICES, OUR CONCERNS, YOUR VOICE AND YOUR VOTE SHOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR CONCERNS AND OUR VOICES. THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT TOUGH DECISIONS CANNOT BE MADE OR SHOULD NOT BE MADE. HOWEVER, AS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, IT IS CRUCIAL THAT YOUR COMMUNITY FEELS ENGAGED THROUGH THE DECISION PROCESS AND HAS CLARITY ON WHY THIS IS THE ONLY DECISION THAT WE ARRIVE AT. WITH THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, THE NUMBER OF CALLS YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED, THE EMAILS, THE PROTESTS. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT FEEL ENGAGED. THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT SEE HOW THE PROJECTED SAVINGS ADD UP. WE CANNOT SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS WERE CONSIDERED AND COULD NOT BE AVAILED. WE FIND INACCURACIES WITH DATA LIKE THE FARMERS BRANCH COUNCILWOMAN, WHO CALLED OUT THAT THE SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOME PROJECTIONS WERE INCORRECT. FOUR WEEKS FROM PROPOSAL TO THIS DAY OF VOTING ARE NOT ENOUGH. AS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF US, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO LEVEL WITH US. I ASK YOU TO VOTE NO TODAY SO THAT THE BOARD, THE DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY HAS TIME TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND REVIEW THE DATA. YOUR SECOND ALLEGIANCE IS FOR THE DISTRICT 
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VISION, CREATING AN EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR ALL. MULTIPLE STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT CLOSING SCHOOLS HAS HURT STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS FOR YEARS, THE FACILITIES PLANNING PROPOSAL USED FOUR CRITERIA OF COST, LOCATION, CONDITION AND UTILIZATION THAT DID NOT INCLUDE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING. THE EFFECT ON EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE LEAP, THE EXEMPLARY TRACK RECORD OF SCHOOLS LIKE MCCOY. OKAY, THAT IS YOUR TIME, PLEASE. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE THAT YOU TAKE THIS TIME TO CONSIDER AND VOTE NO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 
          MR. BRADY BARNETT. MY NAME IS BRADY BARNETT. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT SHACHTMAN, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I ASKED THE BOARD TWO THINGS TONIGHT. ONE, SEPARATE THE VOTE. 
          THE PROPOSAL CONSISTS OF FOUR DISTINCT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CAMPUSES CONSOLIDATION AS FOUR SEPARATE REZONING RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT'S A QUOTE FROM CBRE, CFB ISD WEBSITE. MR. BLACKBURN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD ON FEBRUARY 6TH THIS YEAR. FOUR SEPARATE RECOMMENDATIONS AS FOLLOWS. THE CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN. THE NEWMAN SMITH FEEDER PATTERN, THE R.L. TURNER FEEDER PATTERN, AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION. THEN CAME FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILY INFORMATION SESSIONS. I ASK THAT YOU AMEND THE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 
          AMEND FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, AND VOTE ON EACH AS PRESENTED. THAT IS HOW OTHER ISD'S HAVE DONE THIS, INCLUDING LEWISVILLE ISD AND RICHARDSON ISD. I ASK THAT YOU DO THE SAME. 
          SECOND, SUSPEND THE VOTE ON MCCOY ELEMENTARY. AS YOU HEARD FROM MISS HERNANDEZ. ACROSS THE STATE, SCHOOLS ARE OPERATING IN THE RED. MCCOY IS NOT ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS. MCCOY IS IN THE BLACK. IT'S A NET ZERO GAIN FOR THE DISTRICT. YOU CAN ELIMINATE IT FROM THIS PROPOSAL WITHOUT ANY EFFECT TO HOWEVER YOU'RE CALCULATING YOUR SAVINGS. MCCOY HAS A STRONG ENROLLMENT, A STELLAR ATTENDANCE, A HIGH PERFORMING STUDENTS, AND A REMARKABLY TENURED STAFF. IN OTHER WORDS, MCCOY IS A REVENUE GENERATOR AND AN ECONOMIC DRIVER. THE SCHOOL'S HIGH RATINGS AND THE SCHOOL'S HIGH PERFORMANCE IS A MAJOR DRAW FOR THE DISTRICT. MANY FOLKS HERE, INCLUDING ME, PURCHASE HOMES SPECIFICALLY TO BE IN THE MCCOY ATTENDANCE ZONE. IN REVIEW OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY BY PASA. THE FINDINGS CONSIST OF HISTORICAL DATA AND PROJECTED DATA. PASA AND THE CONSULTANTS FROM WOLPERT BOTH SHOW POSITIVE ENROLLMENT TREND OVER THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS. THEN IT GOES A STEP FURTHER, SHOWING THE CURRENT ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE ZONES ALONG WITH THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT UNDER THE TEN YEAR ENROLLMENT SCENARIO. AGAIN, THE MCCOY ATTENDANCE ZONE SEES INCREASES IN ENROLLMENT DURING THE TEN YEAR PROJECTION PERIOD. 
          I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER 355. THAT IS THE 2026 PROJECTED STUDENT POPULATION OF THE MCCOY ATTENDANCE ZONE. IT IS NOT FEASIBLE AND NOT A FEASIBLE OPTION TO PUT OUR KIDS IN UNNECESSARY DANGER. ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU. THIS IS SHINING MOMENT. TONIGHT YOU GET TO SEND A MESSAGE. WHAT WILL YOUR MESSAGE BE? DO YOU FORTIFY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT? ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE? DO YOU AFFIRM PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF WHO EXCEL YEAR OVER YEAR? DO YOU WELCOME AND ENCOURAGE INVOLVED PARENTS AND PTAS? THIS IS MR. BRADY. THAT'S YOUR TIME. WHAT A DEFINING MOMENT COMES ALONG. YOU EITHER DEFINE THE MOMENT OR THE MOMENT DEFINES YOU. THANK YOU. MISS CANDACE VALENZUELA IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER. I CAME. HELLO. I'M 
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GOING TO TAKE A PAGE FROM MY KIDS BOOK. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN. 
          SUPERINTENDENT ELDRIDGE, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS CANDACE VALENZUELA. 
          TONIGHT, I SPEAK NOT ONLY AS A MOM OF A MCCOY STUDENT, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SERVED THIS DISTRICT LONG BEFORE MY CHILDREN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND. LIVING IN THIS DISTRICT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SOURCE OF PERSONAL PRIDE FOR ME. I'VE TURNED DOWN JOB OFFERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO MOVE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT CFBISD IS MY CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL HOME. YOU PUT YOUR OUR CHILDREN AT THE CENTER OF YOUR DECISIONS. SO I AM HERE IN GOOD FAITH. SO I HAVE A REQUEST AND I'VE GOT THREE KEY POINTS TO SUPPORT THIS REQUEST. AND MY REQUEST IS THAT YOU POSTPONE ANY VOTE, TO VOTE TO CLOSE ANY SCHOOL FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT I'LL START WITH MCCOY. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS THAT YOU ALL ARE FACING, AND MCCOY'S REVENUE HAS BEEN CRUCIAL TO THE DISTRICT. THE FUNDING GENERATED BY MCCOY DOESN'T JUST STAY IN ONE SCHOOL. 
          THE FUNDING THAT COMES FROM THE TAX BASE IS USED RIGHTLY BY THE DISTRICT FOR THE DISTRICT, AND MCCOY HASN'T ACTUALLY GOTTEN A LOT OF UPDATES, AND PARENTS ARE STILL CLAMORING TO GET THEIR KIDS INTO SCHOOL. PEOPLE ARE STILL PAYING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OVER ASKING. AND I KNOW IT SHOULDN'T ALL BE ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT THIS TAX BASE DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE REVENUE OF THE DISTRICT. AND WHEN WE THINK OF THE 70 OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS WITH THEIR STATE ALLOTMENT COMING IN, IT'S ALMOST HALF $1 MILLION A YEAR. SO IT IS REALLY, REALLY CRITICAL THAT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT NUMBERS AND WE HAVE WE HAVE A STUDENT BODY THAT HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS THIS SCHOOL HAS BEEN A MAGNET FOR OTHER STUDENTS COMING IN FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AND FOR PEOPLE WITHIN THE DISTRICT WHO MIGHT CONSIDER PRIVATE SCHOOL. THEY LOOK TO MCCOY AS THE STANDARD FOR THEIR CHILDREN. 
          ANOTHER THING I'M GOING TO SAY, JUST SPEAKING FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE DURING THE 2018 STEEL AND ALUMINUM TARIFFS, I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND HOW DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE WITH GREATER FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THAN CFB, SO LESS RESPONSIBLE THAN US, HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS CONTINUING AND FINISHING CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE ABOUT TO FACE THE EXACT SAME PERCENTAGE OF STEEL TARIFFS. TEARING DOWN BUILDINGS RIGHT NOW IS NOT A GREAT IDEA. EVEN IF YOU HAPPEN TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL. MY GOD, THINK ABOUT RENOVATING. THINK ABOUT RENTING IT OUT. CLOSING, CLOSING THESE BUILDINGS IS JUST THROWING MONEY AWAY. OUR DISTRICT'S MONEY, OUR CHILDREN'S MONEY, OUR TAXPAYER MONEY. AND FINALLY, I'M GOING TO URGE YOU TO REALLY TAKE ANOTHER YEAR TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL CLOSURES. WE'RE ADULTS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT TOUGH CHOICES HAVE TO BE MADE, BUT WE NEED BETTER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS VALENZUELA. MR. BRIAN MORROW. I'LL LEAN FORWARD BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TURN PAGES, BUT. HELLO, MR. PRESIDENT, AND OUR BOARD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GUYS'S TIME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I DON'T ENVY YOU GUYS TODAY. IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH VOTE. I'D LIKE TO TELL MY CLIENTS IN MY CONSULTING PRACTICE THAT NO DATA IS BETTER THAN BAD DATA. BAD DATA LEADS TO BAD DECISIONS. HOWEVER, NO DATA ALLOWS COMMON SENSE TO RULE THE DAY. COMMON SENSE SEEMS TO BE DISCOUNTED LATELY. OUR BOARD IS FACED WITH A HEART WRENCHING DECISION BASED ON BAD DATA. I ASKED THIS BODY TO USE COMMON SENSE TONIGHT. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THANK YOU, MISS EDEL AND MR. MARSH. HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT RIGHT, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME YESTERDAY. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, I STILL LEFT OUR MEETING WITH UNANSWERED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM, LEDGER AND THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL POSITION. THESE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS MAY MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BUDGET SURPLUS AND A BUDGET DEFICIT. I SPENT 20 YEARS FORECASTING REVENUE FOR FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS A DATA ANALYTICS CONSULTANT, AND I'M ALSO AN ATTORNEY. I AM UNIQUELY 
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QUALIFIED TO EVALUATE THE ISD'S REVENUES PROJECTIONS. I'VE READ THE LAW. I SPENT THE LAST THREE WEEKS READING AD CODE. OUR ISD'S REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE, VERY CONSERVATIVE, MAYBE TOO CONSERVATIVE. OUR FSP LEDGER CONTAINS BAD DATA, WHICH THE DISTRICT USED TO CREATE THE BUDGET. OUR DISCUSSIONS YESTERDAY I WAS ABLE TO CHEW UP LAST NIGHT, SO I CHEWED UP. I BUILT A FORECASTING MODEL FOR OUR DISTRICT. I SENT IT OUT AT ABOUT 230 IN THE MORNING, SO I APOLOGIZE IF I'M A LITTLE DREARY, BUT I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE OUR MONEY IS, HOW WE GET FUNDED, WHY THAT FUNDING DOESN'T MATCH IN THE FSP LEDGER. THE SYSTEM WHICH WE HAVE TO USE TO GET FUNDED AS TRUSTEES, YOU ARE DUTY BOUND TO VOTE UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 11, 1511 B9. IF YOU HAVE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ISD'S FINANCIAL POSITION, PLEASE USE YOUR COMMON SENSE. DON'T LET BAD DATA EXCUSE BAD DECISIONS. PLEASE VOTE NO ON CONSOLIDATION TONIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ROSIE RAMOS. OKAY. I HAVE TO JUMP. IT IS WHAT IT IS. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO READ REALLY FAST. OTHERWISE I MIGHT START CRACKING JOKES. SO MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS ROSIE AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE SOME OF YOU GUYS OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH I MET YOU. YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER, BUT I'VE MET SOME OF YOU ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. MY FAMILY FREQUENTLY ORDERS FROM ONE OF YOUR BUSINESSES. ANOTHER ONE OF YOU I MET DURING A STAKEHOLDER MEETING WHILE WE TOURED DALLAS CASA. A THIRD ONE OF YOU I MET AT JOSE RANCH LIBRARY AS YOU MANNED A LADYBUG HAT CRAFT TABLE DURING THE INITIAL PHASE OF YOUR LAUNCHING OF LAUNCHING YOUR CAMPAIGN. IT'S NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER YOU REMEMBER ME. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT I REMEMBER YOU AND I VOTED FOR YOU BECAUSE I SAW HOW ACTIVE AND BOOTS ON THE GROUND YOU WERE TO WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE FOURTH ONE OF YOU, AND THE ONLY ONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO REPLY TO MY EMAIL THAT INCLUDED 107 MOSTLY HANDWRITTEN LETTERS BY OUR CENTRAL COMMUNITY, BY WHICH I HOPE YOU ACTUALLY READ OR TAKE THE TIME TO READ. HOWEVER, I STAND BEFORE YOU NOT ONLY AS A CONCERNED PARENT, BUT ALSO AS A WELL-EDUCATED MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO CALL THIS AREA AND THE GREATER DFW HOME. I'M. 
          I'M A PRIVILEGED PART OF VAST NETWORKS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS, LAMBDA THETA ALPHA LATIN SORORITY INCORPORATED, AMONGST OTHERS, ALL OF WHICH INCLUDE LEADERS IN VARIOUS FIELDS WHO SHARE CONCERNS AND WHO ARE CLOSELY WATCHING THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE REGARDING FUTURE THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS. AND ALTHOUGH I'M NOT HERE TO PROVIDE YOU MY BIOGRAPHY, I DO WANT TO VERY HUMBLY REMIND YOU AND ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THIS ROOM WHO ARE WATCHING THIS, THAT YOU'RE SITTING AMONGST OTHER RESPECTED COMMUNITY LEADERS, SOME OF WHICH ARE BUSY BUILDING MORE LEADERS AND OR MAY JUST NOT HAVE AN ELECTED OR OFFICIAL TITLE YET, BUT I DIGRESS. WE'RE STILL A TEAM. I SPEAK TODAY WITH YOU WITH A HEAVY HEART, AS I UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, I DO ASK EACH ONE OF YOU TO RECONSIDER THE PROPOSAL TO CONSOLIDATE OUR SCHOOLS. AS SOMEONE WHO SPENT MUCH OF MY TIME ADVOCATING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SUPPORT A PLAN THAT I BELIEVE WILL ULTIMATELY HARM OUR CHILDREN, OUR EDUCATORS, AND OUR FUTURE. CONSOLIDATION, AT ITS CORE, MAY SEEM LIKE A REASONABLE FINANCIAL DECISION, BUT ON THE ON THE SURFACE, BUT IT'S FAR MORE COMPLEX. OUR SCHOOLS ARE MORE THAN BUILDINGS. THEY'RE THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE PLACES WHERE CHILDREN LEARN NOT JUST ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, BUT LIFE SKILLS, COMPASSION AND HOW TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN SOCIETY. IT'S WHERE FRIENDSHIPS ARE FORGED AND WHERE OUR FUTURE LEADERS ARE NURTURED. AND I SAY THAT AS A FORMER LEAD STUDENT FROM MCLAUGHLIN, WHO THEN WENT ON TO BE OUR ALTERNATIVE SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT IN 2008, CONSOLIDATING OUR SCHOOLS MAY SAVE MONEY SHORT TERM, BUT AT WHAT COST? CENTRAL HAS THE NUMBER ONE AVID PROGRAM IN THE DISTRICT, AND THIS CONSOLIDATION WOULD FUNNEL OUR KIDS INTO TWO NON AVID SCHOOLS. AS AN IMMIGRANT, NOT A FIRST GEN ACTUAL IMMIGRANT WHO DIDN'T HAVE COLLEGE AS A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AT HOME WHEN I WAS LITTLE, AVID WOULD HAVE DONE WONDERS FOR MY EXPOSURE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER ED. AND ALTHOUGH I HOLD A MASTER'S DEGREE BECAUSE IT WAS HOW MUCH MY TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS INSTILLED IN ME, I ACTUALLY MIGHT BE RUNNING FOR FEDERAL OFFICE AND GIVING FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY. IF AVID HAD BEEN AROUND WHEN I WAS YOUNG. SO WHY TAKE THAT FROM UNDER OUR CENTRAL KIDS FEET? WHY TAKE TROUBLEMAKERS AWAY? THE ONLY ELEMENTARY ENSEMBLE GROUP TO HAVE PERFORMED AT THE TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION AND IN SAN ANTONIO? ALL THAT TO SAY IS THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING INTO THIS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT MAKE US A PART OF THIS DECISION, BECAUSE WE ALSO DON'T 
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WANT YOU TO BEND AT THE KNEE OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. SO PLEASE JUST MAKE US PART OF THIS DECISION MAKING. CLIFFORD HINSON. I THANK THE CHAIR FOR IT'S RECOGNITION. YOU HAVE HEARD AND WILL BE HEARING FROM MANY PARENTS WHO WILL EXPLAIN WHY THE CLOSURE OF MCCOY ELEMENTARY IS PART OF AN OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATION PROPOSAL IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR MANY STANDPOINTS. I SPEAK TO EMPHASIZE THAT PASSING THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IN FULL, INCLUDING THE CLOSURE OF MCCOY ELEMENTARY AT THIS POINT WITHOUT WITHOUT DELAY AND FURTHER DISCUSSION, WILL OPEN THE DISTRICT UP TO UNACCEPTABLY HIGH LEVELS OF LITIGATION, RISK AND EXPENSE. SOME OF THE COST ASSOCIATED ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LITIGATION WILL BE BORNE BY THE DISTRICT'S INSURERS, BUT OTHERS WILL BE BORNE BY THE DISTRICT, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO THE DISRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND EVEN BY SOME OF THE TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS PERSONALLY WHO WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE DISCOVERY PROCESS, EVEN IF THE NEVER PERSONALLY NAMED IN A SUIT AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY RISK OF ADVERSE JUDGMENT. YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM PARENTS WHO ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE DATA THAT WAS COLLECTED AND THE WAY IN WHICH IT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED. 
          THE FIRST SOURCE OF LITIGATION RISK ARISES FROM THE FACT THAT CFB HAS NOT MET ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN IN OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS THAT SOUGHT TO TRANSPARENCY AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS THAT CFB HAS, TO THIS POINT, FAILED TO PROVIDE AND COMMUNICATE. THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT THE PETITIONERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO AWAIT AN AG OPINION ON OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS BEFORE FILING PETITIONS FOR MANDAMUS. THAT MEANS THE DISTRICT COULD BE FORCED INTO A POSITION TO ADDRESS THE AG OPINIONS AND THE MANDAMUS SUITS THAT ARE FILED SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHICH WILL DRIVE UP THE LEGAL EXPENSE AND DISRUPTION FOR THE DISTRICT. AND WHEN THE PARENTS DO GET THE INFORMATION THAT THEY SEEK, WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT CAN FORM THE BASIS FOR FUTURE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. THE SECOND SOURCE OF LITIGATION RISK ARISES FROM THE CLOSURE OF A HIGHER PERFORMING, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE SCHOOL WITH A PREPONDERANCE OF ASIAN STUDENTS AND DISPERSING THE STUDENTS TO THREE LOWER PERFORMING SCHOOLS, ALL OF WHICH ARE RACIALLY MONOLITHIC, WITH AND NONE OF WHICH HAVE ANY MEANINGFUL ASIAN OR BLACK STUDENT POPULATION AT THE TIME. THIS IS GOING TO OPEN THE SCHOOL UP TO CLAIMS UNDER THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT AND TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. CLAIMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIGH PERFORMING ASIAN STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ENJOYING A GOOD DEAL OF SUCCESS IN THE COURTS RECENTLY, AND IN THIS CASE, THE DISTRICT WOULD BE VULNERABLE NOT ONLY TO CLAIMS FROM PARENTS OF BOTH BLACK AND ASIAN STUDENTS WHOSE CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS DO NOT WANT THE CHILDREN TO FACE THE STIGMA OF TOKENISM THAT THEY WOULD FACE AT THESE NEW SCHOOLS BUT DO NOT FACE AT MCCOY, BUT ALSO WITH HISPANIC STUDENTS WHO DON'T WANT TO ATTEND WHAT AMOUNTS TO A SEGREGATED SCHOOLS BUT ARE BEING FORCED INTO THEM. WHILE THE ABILITY TO FREELY SELECT OTHER SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT, THE OPEN TRANSFER POLICY MAY HAVE INSULATED CFB FROM THESE SORTS OF CLAIMS IN THE PAST, THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE THE HIGH OCCUPANCY TARGETS THE DISTRICT OUTLINES, AND THE ACCOMPANYING TRANSFER POLICY CHANGES THAT THE DISTRICT IS MAKING AS A RESULT, WILL LEAVE THIS TRANSFER POLICY A MUCH WEAKER SHIELD THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. THANK YOU. CONSENT. YESENIA GONZALEZ. THANK YOU FOR. THAT, LATASHA. MR. HANSEN. LATASHA. LATASHA. NEXT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY NOT ONLY AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, BUT ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION. OUR INSTITUTIONS HAVE FOSTERED STRONG COMMUNITIES BUILT THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS. I WILL SAY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 60 YEARS, AND THE PROSPECT OF LOSING THIS CHERISHED INSTITUTION IS DEEPLY CONCERNING. AS A FORMER STUDENT WHO HAD ATTENDED CENTRAL FROM PRE-K THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW TROUBLING IT IS TO CONSIDER THE LOSS OF A PLACE THAT THAT HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITY. MANY OF US HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF THE TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR LIVES FOR YEARS. WE MUST ASK OURSELVES, 
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HOW CAN WE TAKE THIS AWAY FROM THEM? THIS SCHOOL REPRESENTS NOT JUST A BUILDING, BUT A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES AND GROWTH. OUR CHILDREN HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO WRITE LETTERS TO YOU, EXPRESSING THEIR DESIRES TO KEEP CENTRAL OPEN. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THEIR VOICES IN THIS MATTER. FURTHERMORE, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENT THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY MADE REGARDING THE REBUILDING OF CENTRAL. WE MUST QUESTION WHY OUR STUDENTS SHOULD BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES OF DECISIONS THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN POORLY PLANNED, SUCH AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER. HAD THESE DECISIONS BEEN MADE WITH MORE FORESIGHT, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE. WE MIGHT NOT FIND OURSELVES IN THIS CURRENT SITUATION OF LOW ENROLLMENT. 
          CENTRAL HAS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED A STRONG ENROLLMENT NUMBERS OVER THE YEARS, AND IT'S DISHEARTENING THAT WE ARE NOW FACING THIS CHALLENGE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFLECT ON HOW YOU WOULD FEEL IF THIS WERE HAPPENING TO YOUR OWN CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. FINALLY, I URGE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER HOW PROPOSALS ARE PRESENTED TO PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE LAST MEETING FELT DISMISSIVE AND DID NOT REFLECT THE CARE AND CONSIDERATION THAT WE ALL WISH TO SEE IN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LATASHA MOORE. GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU. ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU ALL HAVE HEARD FROM PARENTS OF SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY. I'M A MOTHER, A PROUD MOTHER OF AN AMAZING THIRD GRADER AT MCCOY. AND SO YOU ALL HAVE HEARD FROM DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS ON DATA. YOU'VE RECEIVED EMAILS, PHONE CALLS. 
          AND THANK YOU ALL. SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE ACTUALLY SAT DOWN AND MET WITH SOME OF US TO HEAR OUR CONCERNS. SO IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU ALL HAVE VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO MAKE, NOT JUST INVOLVING MCCOY, BUT MANY SCHOOLS. AND SO I OFFER TO YOU TONIGHT A PRAYER OF UNITY, COMMUNITY AND WISDOM. SO IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME, YOU CAN BOW YOUR HEADS. FATHER GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU AND WE ASK FOR WISDOM FOR THIS BOARD, LORD, THAT YOU WILL GUIDE THEM IN THE DECISIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE TONIGHT. AND LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM YOU AND LORD, THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO GUIDE THEM AS YOU SEE FIT. AND LORD, FOR EVEN THOSE THAT ARE ON THE FENCE. LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM YOUR PEACE. AND LORD, FOR THE STUDENTS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE TRANSITION, MAY YOU CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THEM AND PROVIDE EVERY SINGLE THING THAT THEY STAND IN THE NEED OF. LORD, ALLOW THEM, LORD, TO BE IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE PURPOSED FOR THEM TO BE. AND LORD, EVEN FOR THE STAFF, THE PARENTS, AND EVEN THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED. LORD, MAY YOU OPEN DOORS FOR THEM. MAY YOU GUIDE THEM IN EVERY WAY. AND LORD, MOST IMPORTANTLY, MAY YOU ALLOW US, GOD, TO LEAN NOT TO OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING, BUT IN ALL OUR WAYS. MAY WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND THAT YOU WILL DIRECT OUR PATHS. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AND THANK YOU. LATASHA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STACY TIBBETS. HELLO. THANK YOU. BOARD. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN. AND THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT ELDRIDGE. I HAD A SPEECH FOR YOU TODAY ABOUT TWO MINUTES FOR CONSECUTIVE. AND THEN I STARTED LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, AND I STARTED AND I LOOKED AT THE CONVERSATION THAT SUSAN MILLER FROM WOLCOTT HAD ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024. AND I GOT KIND OF WORRIED BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE WHAT NUMBER SHE HAD. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE. THE 2023 AND 2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, BUT FOR EACH YEAR UNTIL 2023, I'M SORRY, UNTIL 2024, THE NUMBERS ARE CONSISTENT OF CAPACITY FOR THE STUDENTS OR FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOLS. AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. BUT ON 2024, THEY GO DOWN, SOME OF THEM ALMOST BY 100. AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THAT AND SEEN THE DISCREPANCY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL USE 2023 DATA IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHICH SCHOOLS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CLOSE, BECAUSE EVEN AFTER I LOOKED AT THAT, I STARTED LOOKING AT THE DEFICITS OF EACH OF THOSE SCHOOLS THAT FOR THE SCHOOLS 
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THAT WERE CLOSING AND THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE GOING TO AFFORD THEM, AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE IN ORDER TO FOR THE 2024 NUMBERS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THAT. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK VIEW. ALSO, I'M KIND OF CONCERNED THAT THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT WOLPERT HAD GIVEN IS NOT AVAILABLE. I COULD NOT FIND IT ON THE SITE. I FOUND THE MINUTES AND I FOUND THE OVERVIEW, BUT I COULDN'T FIND THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, AND I FOUND MULTIPLE PDF COPIES OF THE PROPOSALS, BUT IT AND IT HAD SOME OF THE DATA IN IT THAT WAS TALKED OR DISCUSSED ON FEBRUARY, FIFTH, FEBRUARY 15TH MEETING. 
          BUT I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. AND SHE ALSO MENTIONED THE SPREADSHEET IN THE SAME IN THAT MEETING ABOUT A PANEL OR ANYTHING. AND THAT DATA ALSO IS NOT AVAILABLE. SO IF FOR JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY, SEE, NO MATTER HOW YOU VOTE, CAN WE AT LEAST GET THAT DATA? I THINK THAT MIGHT CLEAR SOME THINGS OUT. AND YEAH, THE, THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO ABSORB THESE, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE, HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THE NUMBERS AND ALSO THE UTILIZATION. I KNOW THAT SHE DISCUSSED THE UTILIZATION BASED ON SERVICES THAT WERE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS. BUT EVEN IF YOU LOOKED AT CAPACITY VERSUS ENROLLMENT AND HOW MANY, HOW MANY EACH OF THESE SCHOOLS CAN TAKE, LIKE HOW YOU CAME UP WITH MCCOY DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO YOU. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S MY TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS IRIS. MORE. 
          YES. THE MIC IS OFF. THE MIC IS OFF. OKAY. THEY CANNOT HEAR IN THE OTHER BUILDING. OKAY. SHE'S RIGHT THERE. IRIS CAN BE LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD. THE NEXT BUILDING. OKAY, THERE WE GO. 
          GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IRIS MOORE, AND I HAVE A KINDERGARTNER IN MCCOY ELEMENTARY. I BOUGHT MY HOUSE NEAR MCCOY BECAUSE DESPITE WHAT SOME OF YOU MAY SAY, IT IS THE HIGHEST RATED SCHOOL IN CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. IT RANKS IN THE TOP 2% OF ALL SCHOOLS IN TEXAS. IT HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE. IT IS NOT JUST A GREAT SCHOOL FOR MY FAMILY. IT IS A PILLAR OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE DISTRICT AND THE STATE. TODAY, YOU FACE ONE OF THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL DECISIONS OF YOUR TIME AS PUBLIC SERVANTS. I AM HERE TO URGE YOU NOT TO CLOSE MCCOY ELEMENTARY, BECAUSE THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR THIS DISTRICT IS TO KEEP ITS BEST SCHOOLS OPEN. ANYTHING LESS IS A DISSERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS, OUR EDUCATORS, AND OUR COMMUNITY. PARENTS HAVE SPENT THE LAST 28 DAYS PORING OVER DETAILS FOR THIS PROPOSAL, AND WE FOUND AT LEAST TWO VERSIONS OF ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS TWO DAYS AGO AT THE FARMERS BRANCH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL MEMBER TINA BENNETT BURTON TOLD ONE OF OUR MANY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, CHRIS MOORE, THAT HIS HOUSING PROJECTIONS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT. AND SHE'S RIGHT. THE ENTIRE PROCESS HAS BEEN FILLED WITH CONTRADICTIONS, INACCURACIES AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY? THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT STAND UP TO SCRUTINY, AND WE SHOULD DEMAND BETTER. 
          WE'VE SEEN OTHER SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS LIKE IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, LISTEN TO THEIR EDUCATORS AND PUSH BACK ON WOLPERT'S CLAIMS. IF OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY CAN QUESTION THE NUMBERS AND CHALLENGE FLAWED PROPOSALS, SO CAN YOU. THIS FEELS RUSHED. WHY ARE WE VOTING ON CLOSING SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF VOTING TO SELL OR LEASE EMPTY LOTS AND VACANT BUILDINGS? THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING A SHORT TERM BUDGET FIX THAT COMES AT THE COST OF OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. THIS FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE IT'S WRONG, AND IF SOMETHING DOESN'T SIT RIGHT, WE NEED TO TRUST OUR GUT. PERHAPS SOME OF YOU ARE BEING TOLD THAT SIDING WITH MCCOY ELEMENTARY WOULD LOOK LIKE A POLITICAL MOVE. BUT IF YOU'RE VOTING TO STAY IN LINE, IN THE WORDS OF OPRAH, WERE YOU SILENT OR WERE YOU SILENCED? AND IF YOU CAN'T STAND UP FOR AN AWARD WINNING SCHOOL IN THIS DISTRICT, THEN WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? CFBISD DOES NOT BELONG TO THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. IT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE. IF YOU VOTE TO CLOSE MCCOY TODAY, YOU ARE SENDING A 
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MESSAGE. YOU'RE TELLING EVERY PARENT, EVERY TEACHER AND EVERY STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT THAT ACHIEVEMENT DOESN'T MATTER, THAT MONEY MATTERS MORE. I URGE YOU TO MOTION TO DIVIDE THE QUESTION SO THAT EACH SCHOOL IS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. AND WHEN YOU DO VOTE TO SAVE MCCOY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MISS MOORE. COURTNEY LAFFER. GOOD EVENING. 
          MY NAME IS COURTNEY LAFFER. I LIVE IN THE MCCOY NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM THE PARENT OF TWO LEAPERS AND ONE INCOMING GEN ED MCCOY COWBOY. I MAYBE NAIVELY HAD A LOT OF FAITH IN THIS DISTRICT BEFORE. FOUR WEEKS AGO. HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN HURT QUITE A BIT AT THE SMITH MEETING. I SHOWED UP HOPING TO GET ANSWERS AND INSTEAD WE WERE SILENCED AND FILIBUSTERED. AND THAT HURT. AND IT WAS WRONG. I THEN WENT TO THE PARENT MEETING TO SEE TEN PLUS ARMED SECURITY GUARDS FOR, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE 100 PEOPLE THAT HURT AND IT WAS WRONG TO GIVE FAMILIES FOUR WEEKS TO ENTIRELY CHANGE OUR DAILY LIVES AND POSSIBLE FINANCIAL FUTURES DUE TO MOVING. THAT'S WRONG. AND IT HURT TO PUSH TO CLOSE A SCHOOL THAT IS THE HIGHEST RANKED IN THE DISTRICT ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT ITSELF. THAT HURTS, AND IT'S WRONG TO GO AGAINST TIA RECOMMENDATIONS, WHERE THEY RECOMMEND CLOSING THE LOWER PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND MOVING THOSE STUDENTS TO HIGHER PERFORMING SCHOOLS. AND TO GO AGAINST THAT, IT KIND OF HURTS, AND IT'S WRONG TO RIP A COMMUNITY APART THAT IS UNIFIED, ONE THAT BRIDGES THE GAPS IN EDUCATION THAT PROVIDES A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE DOORS. THAT'S WRONG. CLOSING FOUR SCHOOLS IN THE HOPE THAT YOU SELL ONE TO MAKE SOME MONEY. WHEN YOU HAVE THREE OR MORE EMPTY BUILDINGS THAT YOU COULD SELL RIGHT NOW TO GET SOME MONEY THAT'S WRONG. TO IGNORE THE INACCURACIES AND INCORRECT DATA BEING USED TO BASE THIS DECISION ON. THAT'S WRONG. TO MARKET A SCHOOL BOND SAYING IT WOULD REBUILD CENTRAL AND MAJORLY RENOVATE MCCOY, ONLY TO USE THAT MONEY TO JUSTIFY CLOSING THOSE TWO SCHOOLS. THAT'S WRONG TO CLOSE FOUR SCHOOLS WHEN THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION JOBS HAVE INCREASED 45% IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THAT HURTS. AND IT'S WRONG TO RUSH THIS DECISION WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD BY YOUR OWN CONSULTANTS THAT THERE IS NO RUSH AND WE HAVE TIME TO MAKE A BETTER QUALIFIED DECISION, RUSHING THAT THAT'S WRONG. YOUR DUTY IS TO FUNCTION FOR THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. I REALLY URGE YOU GIVE US SOME FAITH BACK. DO THE RIGHT THING TONIGHT. BE A REPRESENTATION FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE ME AND WILL SPEAK AFTER ME. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. VOTE NO TODAY. WAIT. GIVE US A VOICE. 
          GET THE DATA RIGHT, AUDIT IT, AND THEN COME BACK AFTER YOU'VE GOTTEN SOME SOLID COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE MEETING FLOWING. CAN WE PLEASE STOP WITH THE EFFUSIVE EVOCATIONS OF CHEERING? ET CETERA. IF WE CAN JUST BE IN, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE APPLAUSE, I'VE ALLOWED THAT. IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE. I DON'T WANT TO ASK SECURITY TO REMOVE ANYBODY. SO PLEASE, LET'S. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NOVA BROOM. 
          GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN, SUPERINTENDENT ELDRIDGE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS NOVA BROOM. MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MCCOY STARTED NINE YEARS AGO WHEN MY GODKIDS ATTENDED. ROBERT WAS IN LEAP AND REAGAN WAS IN ACE. THEY ARE NOW SOPHOMORES AT NEWMAN SMITH. MY SON, ZION IS CURRENTLY IN THE FIRST GRADE AT MCCOY AND WAS RECENTLY SELECTED TO BE PART OF THE GIFTED TALENTED PROGRAM, AN ACHIEVEMENT HIS FATHER AND I ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF. WE SHOULD ALL BE HERE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT IS UNDER ATTACK, BUT I AM STRUCK BY THE INCONSISTENCIES OF THE INFORMATION THE LEADERS ARE GIVING ON THE NEWS TODAY, DOCTOR 
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ELDRIDGE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING. THE SCHOOL CAMPUSES SELECTED FOR CLOSING WERE CHOSEN BY FINANCIAL ISSUES AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. HOWEVER, THE FOUR CRITERIA FOR CLOSING SCHOOLS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD WERE CONDITION INADEQUACY, COST FOR QUALITY, LOCATION AND UTILIZATION. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WAS NOT PART OF THE DECISION PROCESS, BUT IT ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE. WHEN BOARD PRESIDENT RANDY SHACKMAN WAS INTERVIEWED ON CBS NEWS AND WAS ASKED WHY CLOSE THE DISTRICT'S HIGHEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? HIS RESPONSE WAS TO ASK, WHAT DETERMINES THAT IT IS THE HIGHEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT. ALL OUR SCHOOLS PERFORM WELL. THAT RESPONSE SHOWS HIS BIAS AND IGNORANCE, BECAUSE THERE ARE METRICS LISTED THAT SHOW EXACTLY HOW A TOP SCHOOL IS DETERMINED, AND ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT ARE NOT PERFORMING THE SAME. THE PRESIDENT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD KNOW THAT. IN CLOSING, TO QUOTE ROBERT BADEN-POWELL, TRY TO LEAVE THE WORLD A LITTLE BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT. DO YOU WANT THIS BOARD'S LEGACY TO BE YOUR DECISION TO CLOSE THE NUMBER ONE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, A TOP 2% SCHOOL IN TEXAS OVERALL? OR DO YOU WANT TO BE THE BOARD THAT SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED THEIR PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND COMMUNITY AND PROTECTED THEIR NUMBER ONE SCHOOL, A SCHOOL THAT SHOULD BE HELD UP TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT? AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED, I IMPLORE YOU TO MOTION FOR EACH SCHOOL'S VOTE TO BE SPLIT INTO SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS, AND THEN YOU VOTE NO TO CLOSE. MCCOY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. NICK NELLIS. SINCE 2018, THIS DISTRICT HAS ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED OVER $1 BILLION TO ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATIONS AND SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THIS DISTRICT. THE 2023 BOND, TOTALING $716 MILLION, ALLOCATED 80% OF THOSE FUNDS. TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, 200 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED TO REPLACE FOUR SCHOOLS, INCLUDING CENTRAL ELEMENTARY. THESE FUNDS ADDRESS THE MAJORITY OF THE REASONS CITED AS REASONING FOR YOUR CURRENT CONSOLIDATION PLAN. 
          THANK YOU, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FOR CALLING OUT THE CONTRADICTING DATA, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND POOR COMMUNICATION. TEACHERS, PLEASE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND PROTECT YOURSELF. WHILE I HOPE THAT THIS DISTRICT WILL KEEP THEIR WORD THAT ALL THE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE A JOB NEXT YEAR, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HOLDING THEM TO THAT. NO LAW, NO CONTRACT, AND DEFINITELY NOT THEIR WORD. PLEASE LOOK AT THE SOCORRO DISTRICT IN EL PASO AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT DISTRICTS CAN AND WILL DO. THEIR SUPERINTENDENT PROMISED THEM THE SAME THING TWO WEEKS LATER, A COMPLETE REVERSAL WITH THEIR SCHOOL BOARD VOTING TO LAY OFF 300 EMPLOYEES. CFBISD NOW HAS MADE AN EMPLOYMENT POLICY THAT DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS TEXAS STATE LAW. TEXAS IS A ONE PARTY STATE IN REFERENCE TO RECORDING LAWS. CFB'S NEW POLICY NOW FORBIDS RECORDING CONVERSATIONS WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES. CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT INFORMATION IS ALREADY ADDRESSED WITHIN THE LAWS OF FERPA. SO WHAT REASON WOULD YOU HAVE TO MAKE THIS POLICY OTHER THAN TO TRY AND PROTECT MISTREATMENT, LIARS AND ABUSERS? I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE. I SPEAK THE TRUTH AND I HAVE THE RECEIPTS. ON SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 12:31 P.M, THIS DISTRICT ADMITTED TO VIOLATING MY DUE PROCESS. WORD FOR WORD, VERBATIM DOCUMENTED ON THE RECORD. NOW, WHETHER THE DISTRICT ONLY SAID THAT IN A FAILED ATTEMPT TO HAVE ME AGREE TO A NEW LEVEL THREE GRIEVANCE HEARING, EMPHASIS ON FAILED, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY AND A POSSIBLE DISPUTE OF FACTS. THE RECORDINGS I SUBMITTED TO THIS SCHOOL BOARD THAT ARE NOW OUTLAWED BY THIS POLICY DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS PERPETRATED BY MY FORMER PRINCIPAL. DENIAL OF A MENTAL HEALTH DAY REQUEST AND THEN LYING ABOUT IT. LYING ABOUT AND THEN ADMITTING TO SCREAMING AT ME AT US ON A 6 A.M. PHONE CALL. VERBAL AND PHYSICAL THREATS MADE AGAINST ME ON APRIL 2ND, 2024. I COULD GO ON, BUT I HONESTLY DIDN'T THINK THAT WE WOULD GET THE THREE MINUTES, SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU WILL BE HEARING MORE FROM ME, INCLUDING THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. ELLIS. TATIANA PROFFITT. 
          DEAR Y'ALL, CONGRATULATIONS. I THINK I'M YOUR LAST SPEAKER. MY NAME IS TATIANA PROFIT AND MCCO. 
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PARENT. IT IS UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE TO VOTE ON THE CONSOLIDATION AS A SINGLE ITEM. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL INCLUDES RELOCATING LEAP PROGRAM TO LANDRY, WHICH IMPACTS ZONING OF SMITH AND RANCHO FEEDERS. HOWEVER, FOLLOWING COMMUNITY INPUT, THE DISTRICT HAS DECIDED TO MOVE LEAP TO GOOD ELEMENTARY INSTEAD. THIS CHANGE NECESSITATES FURTHER REZONING BEYOND THE ORIGINAL CONSOLIDATION PLAN, REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES FOR SMITH AND RANCHVIEW, WHICH THUS FURTHER REQUIRES SEPARATING A SINGLE VOTE TO FORCE SCHOOL CLOSURES AND FOR ZONING PROPOSALS INTO EIGHT INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE URGE YOU TO SUSPEND THE DECISION REGARDING MCCOY CLOSURE. OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE DISTRICT AND BOARD HAVE GATHERED AND ANALYZED EXTENSIVE DATA BASED ON AND BASED YOUR HEAVY DECISIONS ON THAT DATA IN A GAZILLION OF EMAILS, TEXTS, PHONE CALLS. WE HAVE SHOWN YOU THAT THE DATA IS FLAWED. BAD DATA EQUALS BAD DECISIONS. WHILE EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS DO GREAT WORK, THEY DO NOT POSSESS THE SAME DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SCHOOLS AS THEIR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS DO. LET'S TAKE THE TIME TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO REEXAMINE THE DATA. 
          OTHER DISTRICTS FACING SIMILAR CONSOLIDATION CHALLENGES ARE DOING JUST THAT BY LEVERAGING EXISTING INFORMATION AND CONDUCTING DEEPER ANALYSIS, WE CAN ENSURE THAT DECISIONS ARE BASED ON ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DATA. ONLY THEN WE CAN FAIRLY DETERMINE WHETHER MCCOY SHOULD REMAIN ON THE CLOSURE LIST. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU MOTION FIRST SEPARATE VOTING INTO FOUR INTO EIGHT INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS, AND NUMBER TWO, SUSPEND THE CLOSURE ON MCCOY. 
          AND LASTLY, SINCE I HAVE A LITTLE TIME LEFT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING HAVING WE HAVE 20 SPEAKERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ALL OF US THE FULL THREE MINUTES. YOU DID NOT HAVE TO DO THAT AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THAT IS OUR LAST SPEAKER. WE AND BOARD. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK OR DO WE WANT TO GO ANY WE'RE GOING TO POWER RIGHT THROUGH. OKAY. NEXT ITEM UP FOR ON THE AGENDA IS NON ACTION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. 
          CONSTRUCTION UPDATE. ATKINSON. I'LL GO THAT WAY. IT'S OUT OF ORDER IN MY BOOK. ALL RIGHT. GOT 
          [5. Consent Agenda]
THE RIGHT PAGE UP CONSENT AGENDA. WE WILL. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS A MECHANISM THAT THE BOARD USES TO APPROVE A NUMBER OF ROUTINE ITEMS, TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE VOTE, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING INCLUDES A LIST OF ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, AND THE BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED AMPLE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ITEMS IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO ANY ACTION TAKEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BOARD MEMBERS MAY REQUEST WITHDRAWAL OF INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CLARIFICATION OR DISCUSSION. BOARD MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU'RE WISHING TO PULL? NO. I'M GOING TO PULL ITEM F5F AS IN FRANK. I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF ON THAT VOTE. AND THEN WITH THAT RECUSED WITH THAT PULL, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MISS HATFIELD, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AGENDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM FIVE F OKAY. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND, MISS BRADY? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AS PRESENTED, THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITHOUT ITEM F, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT IS UNANIMOUS. YOU SEE THAT FOR THEE READY FOR THAT ONE. YEAH. OKAY. 
          [6. Items for Discussion and/or Action]
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AS WE PREPARE TO MOVE TO ITEM SIX, I MENTIONED AT THE START THAT I HAD SOME REMARKS UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS THAT. PARDON. FIVE, FIVE, 5F5. NO, THAT'S WHAT I WAS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA ITEM FIVE F. AND I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THAT VOTE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM FIVE F AS PRESENTED. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. GARZA ROJAS. ALL IN FAVOR? EXCEPT BY RECUSING. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO F SIX. ALL RIGHT. SO ON TO ITEM SIX ON OUR AGENDA. THIS HAS BEEN A MOST TRYING FEW DAYS WHILE WORKING TO BE OPEN AND HONEST AND FAIR. I'VE NEVER AND THIS BOARD HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MANY VARYING INTERPRETATIONS OF DATA AND FACTS. IN AN EFFORT TO VALIDATE VARIOUS OPINIONS. THIS ISSUE HAS ITS ROOTS IN MANY THINGS, BUT IT STARTED SOME TEN YEARS AGO WHEN THE DISTRICT ENROLLMENT AND STATE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS BEGAN TO DECLINE. IT WAS EXACERBATED WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF PRESCRIBED AND MOSTLY UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT WERE THRUST UPON PUBLIC EDUCATION. ALL OF THIS BECAME MORE URGENT DURING COVID, AND THE IMMEDIATE POST COVID LEARNING LOSS ISSUES, AND CERTAINLY THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE SUPPORT FOR THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE FROM OUR LEGISLATURE. AS PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING HAS REMAINED FLAT FOR YEARS. ADD TO THIS THE RAPID GROWTH OF CHARTER SCHOOLS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED ONLINE AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODELS, DECLINING BIRTH RATES AND MORE, AND AS A RESULT, CFB, LIKE MOST TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IS FACED WITH THIS SITUATION. THE IMMEDIATE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO OPERATIONS TO RIGHT SIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES, AND TO COPE WITH DEFICIT BUDGETS, OR FAILED TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. OUR DISTRICT DID NOT HAVE AN UP TO DATE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN WHEN THIS BEGAN, AND OWING TO SOME STATE REQUIRED UPGRADES, WE WERE IN SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS OUT OF COMPLIANCE AS A BOARD. WE REFUSED TO SIT BY AND LET THESE ISSUES OVERTAKE US WITH THE CONSTANT GOAL OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. WE RESEARCHED AND ENGAGED TOP PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD TO PROVIDE DATA THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR STRATEGY AND PLANNING. AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO GET IT RIGHT. THEIR FINDINGS HAVE BEEN RIGOROUSLY REVIEWED MULTIPLE TIMES BY OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, AND BY THE BEST PROFESSIONAL REVIEW THAT COULD BE DONE WITH ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT. WE SO WE ARRIVE HERE TONIGHT NO MATTER WHAT, AND HOW OUR BOARD'S LEADERSHIP WILL DECIDE THE VOTE TONIGHT. BUT WHICHEVER WAY IT GOES, SOMEBODY IN THIS ROOM WILL BE UNHAPPY. IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME WITH VARIED, VARIED OPINIONS. ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF THE RIGHT DECISIONS HAVE CARRIED THE DAY. 
          I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT OUR BOARD HAS WORKED OPENLY ON THIS ISSUE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE INPUT FROM ALL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR MONTHS. I'M PROUD OF THEIR EFFORTS, THEIR VOLUNTEERS, AND THEIR CONTINUED WORK MAKE ME EXTRA PROUD TO BE THEIR PRESIDENT. MAY GOD BLESS US AND CONTINUE TO CARE FOR CFB, ISD, AND MAY ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A MOTION FORWARDED TO US BY OUR EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS AND ADMINISTRATION. LISTED AS SIX B, IT IS A PROPOSAL TO CONSOLIDATE 
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CENTRAL ELEMENTARY FOR NO ELEMENTARY, MCCOY ELEMENTARY AND LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND CORRESPONDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONES. IS THERE A SECOND TO THIS MOTION PRESENTATION THAT WILL COME BACK TO THE SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. 
          YEAH, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. OKAY. OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO. IT'S OKAY. THAT'S NOT PARLIAMENTARY BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE NEED WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR OKAY. AND WE NEED A SECOND. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS OR WHATEVER. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND. NO. OKAY. YOU WANT TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION FIRST NOW. 
          YEAH. MR. MOORE I'M GOING TO TALK. MR. MOORE, IF YOU'LL GIVE ME A MINUTE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE ANTICIPATION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS HEAVY ON ALL OF US. OUR HEART IS CFB AND CFB ISD. AS SO MANY OF YOU HAVE STATED TONIGHT. AND THE FEELINGS UP HERE, NO DISTRICT EVER WANTS TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ALL WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR FUTURE GENERATION. OUR TEAM HAS POURED COUNTLESS HOURS AND DEDICATED MONTHS TO GATHER AND DEVELOP THE PROPOSALS THAT OUR BOARD WILL VOTE ON TONIGHT. I WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM FOR THEIR HARD WORK, THEIR LATE NIGHTS, AND THEIR EARLY MORNINGS THAT DON'T GO UNNOTICED. I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR DEDICATING THEIR TIME AND THEIR INPUT AND THEIR PASSION FOR OUR DISTRICT. I WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, AND YOUR WORDS OF WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO FOR OUR STATE LEGISLATURE. OUR STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE DEFINITELY OUR DECISIONS, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK PAOLA. PAOLA IS A STUDENT AT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, AND SHE WROTE ME A LETTER AND SHE SAID, THE GOVERNOR NEEDS TO GIVE US MORE MONEY. THE GOVERNOR NEEDS TO GIVE MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS THAT REALLY NEED IT. SO HELP US ALL, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET'S ALL BE KIND. HAVE A GOOD HEART. WE KNOW WE HAVE A BIG CHANGE TO HELP AND MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY. MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE FOR AL, AND A BRIGHTER PLACE WITH SUNSHINE. AND THAT IS FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AND I WANT TO THANK HER SO MUCH. I THINK THAT SUMS IT UP. AND NOW I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO MR. MOORE FOR HIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN TRUSTEES. TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM IS A CONTINUATION FROM LAST MONTH'S BOARD MEETING IN FEBRUARY. WE PRESENTED, OF COURSE, THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION TO CONSOLIDATE FOUR CAMPUSES AND REDRAW ATTENDANCE ZONES. THAT INFORMATION WAS INFORMATION ONLY, AND IT WAS NOT FOR A VOTE. 
          TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS, OF COURSE, PART TWO, IF YOU WILL, OF THE PROCESS, AND IT WILL BE FOR A FORMAL VOTE. I WILL GUIDE US BACK THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS WE COVERED IN FEBRUARY 3 TO 4. MY COLLEAGUES WILL JUMP UP HERE SHORTLY AS WELL TO REVIEW SOME OF THESE PIECES. OF COURSE, THAT EXPLAINED IN FEBRUARY WE COVERED THE 15 TO 16 MONTH PROCESS THAT WE'VE TAKEN ON IN CHARTING THIS THIS COURSE. SOME OF WHAT YOU SEE TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE AT A HIGHER LEVEL, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL SEEN THIS MULTIPLE TIMES TO THIS POINT, AND IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED IN SEVERAL, SEVERAL AVENUES. SOME WILL BE NEW, SUCH AS THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH, THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GATHERED, AND SOME OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE MADE BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK. AND THEN SOME WILL BE THE NEXT STEPS AND WHERE WE WILL GO FROM HERE AFTER THE FORMAL VOTE. BUT ONE THING THAT YOU HAVE HEARD THROUGHOUT AT EACH OF THESE MEETINGS, AND YOU HEARD AGAIN TONIGHT, IS THAT DISCUSSIONS LIKE THIS ARE NOT EVER EASY. NO ONE ENJOYS TALKING ABOUT CONSOLIDATING CAMPUSES. AND I, WHEN WE BEGAN PEACE BEYOND UNDERSTANDING WAS WAS WHAT WAS SHARED. AND THEN THE PRAYER OF UNITY, COMMUNITY AND WISDOM. THOSE ARE THREE PIECES THAT TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF EMOTION WITHIN THIS. IT'S EMOTIONAL FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM. AND WHEN YOU HEAR STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT MCCOY MARKET, COWBOY PRIDE ASSEMBLIES AND THEIR TELEVISION STATIONS, THAT'S THAT'S IT'S WONDERFUL. STUDENTS CONNECT WITH WITH CAMPUSES, THEY CONNECT WITH THEIR TEACHERS. AND IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE AS A DISTRICT AND CAMPUSES CAN PROVIDE THAT. AND SO THINGS LIKE THAT, THOUGH, DO MAKE CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS VERY DIFFICULT, VERY CHALLENGING. BUT SOMETIMES, AS WE'VE SAID BEFORE, THOSE HARD CONVERSATIONS ARE ARE NEEDED AND THEY HAVE TO HAPPEN. AND THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THOSE TIMES BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, CONSOLIDATING SCHOOLS, AS WE'VE PRESENTED IS, WOULD ALLOW US TO 
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BETTER UTILIZE AND OPTIMIZE OUR RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. AS FAR BACK AS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, WE'VE USED A VIDEO, IF YOU WILL, TO HELP EXPLAIN THE SITUATION THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN, AND IT EXPLAINED THAT IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO US. AND SO TONIGHT WE WANTED TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE SIMPLER. AND IT DOESN'T GET MUCH SIMPLER THAN THAT MAP WITH THE CHARTS ON THE SCREEN. THAT REALLY HELPS EXPLAIN A COMPLEX ISSUE. YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT THERE'S 24 YELLOW DOTS, AND THEY REPRESENT 24 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ALL FOUND THEMSELVES FACING THE SAME CHALLENGES THAT WE DO. AND THAT'S DECLINING ENROLLMENT, AGING FACILITIES, AND A SERIOUS LACK OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE. AND IT REALLY DOES SPAN THE STATE GEOGRAPHICALLY. IF YOU LOOK, IT'S EL PASO TO THE WEST, AMARILLO TO THE NORTH, AND THEN SOUTH DOWN TO BROWNSVILLE. BUT IN NORTH TEXAS ALONE, WE BROKE THAT SECTION OUT TO THE LEFT. YOU CAN SEE THAT BULLETED LIST. 
          THERE ARE 25 CAMPUSES AMONG THOSE LISTED THERE. AND WHEN YOU ADD IN FORT WORTH, 25 CAMPUSES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSOLIDATED, WHEN YOU ADD IN FORT WORTH INTO THAT GROUPING AND THE 24 CAMPUSES THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING, THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON IN THE LAST MONTH, THAT'S 49 CAMPUSES WITHIN ABOUT A 45 MILE, 45 MINUTE, 45 MILE RADIUS OF EACH OTHER IN NORTH TEXAS THAT HAVE EITHER CONSOLIDATED OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSIDERING CONSOLIDATION. SO THAT THAT EXPLAINS A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THE TIMELINE. 
          EVERYONE HAS SEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, IT EXPLAINS HOW WE HOW WE GOT HERE, WHERE WE STARTED WITH THE DEFICIT BUDGET IN AUGUST OF 23. COURSE CORRECTION LED TO THE PATH DOWN. THE TIMELINE CAPACITY STUDY RAN FROM FALL OF 23 TO THE SPRING OF 24. WHEN WE PRESENTED THAT TO THE TRUSTEES, OF COURSE, THAT CAPACITY STUDY CONTAINED THE DATA THAT RECOMMENDED ALLOWED. WE BROUGHT A RECOMMENDATION TO CONSOLIDATE UP TO THREE CAMPUSES IN ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ALSO, THE DATA OF 9800 EMPTY SEATS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. WE ADOPTED A SECOND CONSECUTIVE DEFICIT BUDGET IN AUGUST OF 24, AND WE KNEW AGAIN THAT THAT REPRESENTED THE TIME FOR CHANGE AND TO HELP GUIDE THAT CHANGE, WE WANTED COMMUNITY INPUT. YOU ALL WANTED COMMUNITY INPUT. 
          BEFORE WE TOOK ACTION ON THE PROPOSALS, WE NEEDED NEW DATA. WE WANTED THE BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE SO EVERYONE INVOLVED CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE. A BIG PORTION OF THAT WAS OUR DEMOGRAPHICS INFORMATION. COMMUNITY INPUT WAS GATHERED THROUGH THE FACILITY PLANNING ADVISORY GROUP. THAT GROUP MET THREE TIMES IN THE FALL OF 24 STAFF, TEACHERS, PTA, BUSINESS LEADERS, STUDENTS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. AND THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE AGAIN WAS FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THE CRITERIA THAT WE THEN TOOK AND PUT TOGETHER AND COMPARED AND BROUGHT YOU THE CONSOLIDATION RECOMMENDATIONS. THE FALL 24 DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT THAT WAS SHARED AT THE DECEMBER 24TH BOARD MEETING. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE BOARD PROPOSAL LAST MONTH. AND THEN WE HAD THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH, FOUR IN TOTAL, ONE FOR EACH CAMPUS THAT WAS PROPOSED FOR CONSOLIDATION. AND SO, AS I HAVE SAID, EVERY TIME WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS SLIDE, THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION. BUT THOSE THREE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AT THE BOTTOM ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THERE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, TEACHER SUPPORT AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. THEY HAVE LED THIS CHARGE FROM THE START, FROM THE OUTSET, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH WITH THAT CHARGE IN MIND. SO AGAIN, 9800 EMPTY SEATS IN THE DISTRICT, IF YOU ASK, WHY IS THE EXTRA CAPACITY AN ISSUE? IN ONE WORD, IT'S EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A SLIDE THAT YOU'VE SEEN. THE TWO SCHOOLS ON SCREEN ARE BOTH LESS THAN 25 YEARS OLD, BUT SIX YEARS APART. MCLAUGHLIN. STRICKLAND ON THE LEFT, BLAIR ON THE RIGHT. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE SPEND 30% MORE PER STUDENT AT THE CAMPUS WITH LOWER UTILIZATION. 
          AND SO THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN ABOUT OUR GOAL IS, IS MAXIMIZING OUR INVESTMENT FOR EVERY STUDENT. AND TO DO THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THESE KINDS OF IMBALANCES. AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, CONSOLIDATION IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO BETTER UTILIZE OUR RESOURCES MORE STRATEGICALLY AND CONTINUE INVESTING IN OUR STUDENTS FUTURES. I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR ON TWO THINGS EACH TIME WE'VE MENTIONED THIS, LOW UTILIZATION AT A CAMPUS HAS NEVER MEANT THAT A PARTICULAR SCHOOL WOULD BE RECOMMENDED FOR CONSOLIDATION. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE UTILIZATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND MORE STUDENTS PER SCHOOL DOES NOT MEAN THAT MORE STUDENTS PER CLASS. IT MEANS THAT WE CAN BETTER AFFORD THE STAFF, THE SPACE, AND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR OPTIMAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. UTILIZATION WAS ONE OF THE 
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SEVERAL THINGS TALKED ABOUT AND RESEARCHED BY THE FACILITIES PLANNING ADVISORY GROUP. AGAIN, ITS PURPOSE WAS TO SET THE CRITERIA FOR US TO MAKE THE MASTER PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU ALL AS A BOARD, AND ITS GOAL WAS TO POSITION OUR DISTRICT AMONG THE MOST COMPETITIVE THROUGH EFFICIENT USE OF FUNDS AND FACILITIES. THAT GROUP DID A WONDERFUL JOB. 
          YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS THERE. AGAIN, THE CRITERIA DEVELOPED IN ALL FOUR CATEGORIES. THEY'RE LISTED THERE UTILIZATION, LOCATION, COST FOR QUALITY, CONDITION AND ADEQUACY. EVERY ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES WAS APPROVED BY AT LEAST 93% VOTE OF ALL OF THOSE MEMBERS. AND THIS THIS CRITERIA, IT WAS COMPREHENSIVE AND IT WAS IT WAS COMMUNITY CREATED. SO WHILE THAT FACILITY PLANNING ADVISORY GROUP WAS WORKING, OUR DEMOGRAPHER WAS ALSO CONDUCTING ITS RESEARCH. 
          THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THEIR REPORT. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. THERE IS A FORECAST. BUT BEFORE I SPEAK TO THAT, I WANT TO LOOK BACK AT THE PREVIOUS 5 TO 10 YEARS, OUR DISTRICT'S ENROLLMENT TREND. IT SHOWS A GRADUAL REDUCTION, BUT IS A SUSTAINED GRADUAL REDUCTION OVER THE PAST 5 TO 10 YEARS. SINCE THE 20 1819 SCHOOL YEAR, OUR ENROLLMENT HAS DECLINED BY MORE THAN 1200 STUDENTS, ABOUT 4.7%. MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE SEEING STEEPER DECLINES IN DALLAS COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY IN SOUTH DALLAS COUNTY, DECLINES UPWARDS OF 16 TO 32%. WE'RE NOT TO THAT EXTENT, BUT WE STILL ARE DECLINING IN ENROLLMENT. NOW, LOOKING AT THAT FORECAST ON THE SCREEN OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROJECTED DECLINE CONTINUES. IT'S ROUGHLY A THOUSAND MORE STUDENTS, 1100 STUDENTS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. AND SO SOME OF THAT IS CHARTER RELATED. I DID PRESENT THIS TO THE FARMERS BRANCH CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY. THEY WERE ASKING WHAT COULD LEAD TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS. CHARTER ENROLLMENT. IT'S INCREASED BY 42% OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE. WHILE ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAS ONLY INCREASED BY 2%. AGAIN, THAT'S STATEWIDE, NOT JUST CFB, BUT HERE, OUR STUDENTS OVER THE LAST DECADE ARE ENROLLING AT A RATE OF 67% IN OUR NEIGHBORING CHARTERS. SO THAT IS A FACTOR WITHIN THAT. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS UNKNOWNS WITHIN DEMOGRAPHIC REPORTS. AND THE EDUCATION WORLD HAS ITS FAIR SHARE. CERTAINLY RIGHT NOW VOUCHERS, BILLS FILINGS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICE ACCOUNTS, ALL OF THAT IS ROLLING IN AUSTIN UNTIL THOSE ARE VOTED ON AND PUT INTO PLACE. DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IMPACT IS GOING TO HIT US HERE, BUT ULTIMATELY DECLINING ENROLLMENT, WHICH WE ARE EXPERIENCING. THAT MEANS DECLINING REVENUE. AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SAME HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CURRENT STUDENTS THAT THEY RECEIVE TODAY, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, SO THAT THE CLASS OF 2025 IS CELEBRATING THE SAME SUCCESSES. THE CLASS OF 2035 IS CELEBRATING THE SAME SUCCESSES AS A CLASS OF 2025. SO WE GLANCE BACK AT HOW WE GOT HERE AND THE CONTEXT ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE THAT WE'VE WORKED THROUGH. SO NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE A SECOND TO LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC CONSOLIDATION RECOMMENDATIONS. AGAIN, THOSE THAT'S THE RATIONALE AND THE BENEFITS. THAT'S THAT THAT REMAINS UNCHANGED FROM PREVIOUSLY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY EFFICIENCY. YOU SEE THE FIVE THERE WITHIN RATIONALE. AND THEN THE BENEFITS. THIS WOULD HELP REDUCE MORE THAN 2300 EMPTY SEATS IN THE DISTRICT. TOTAL ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF $17 MILLION. IF IT'S IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY, YOUR YEAR ONE SAVINGS, FIRST YEAR $9 MILLION, AND THE PROGRAMS, THIS ALLOWS US TO LOCATE THEM. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS SERVED, AND THEN THE IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY. SO IN THE TURNER HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONSOLIDATE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY. YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR CATEGORIES THERE ON THE LEFT AGAIN THAT WERE DEVELOPED BY THE FACILITY PLANNING ADVISORY GROUP. AND TO THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE WHAT SHAPED OUT AMONG THE CONSIDERATIONS AND THE DESIRED OUTCOMES WHEN COMPARED WITH CENTRAL. CENTRAL IS THE OLDEST ELEMENTARY FEEDER IN THE. IN THE TURNER FEEDER, IT'S THE OLDEST ELEMENTARY FACILITY RATHER, AND THE TURNER FEEDER PATTERN AT 61 YEARS OLD. CONSOLIDATION IS ANTICIPATED TO IMPROVE THE ELEMENTARY UTILIZATION IN THE TURNER FEEDER TO 81%, WHICH IS A 16% IMPROVEMENT. THE TURNER FEEDER LIKE ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARIES, IT HAS A HIGH DENSITY OF ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES AT ONE LOCATION. WITHIN THAT FEEDER, THERE ARE FOUR SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF EACH OTHER, AND THEN PORTIONS OF THE TURNER CAMPUS SPECIFIC TO LOCATION. THEY BORDER THE EAST AND WEST PERIMETERS OF CENTRAL'S CAMPUS AND SO GENERAL THOROUGHFARE. PARKING ISSUES. 
          CHALLENGES EXIST THERE. AND THEN THE COX STREET ASPECT OF THINGS. TRAFFIC FLOW ON COX STREET, IT 
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TRANSITIONS FIVE TIMES WITHIN A TEN HOURS EVERY DAY DURING THE SCHOOL WEEK, FROM 645 TO 835. 
          IT'S ONE WAY ONLY AND FROM 240 TO 420 IT'S ONE WAY ONLY. SO THERE'S FIVE TRAFFIC FLOW TRANSITIONS ON THAT STREET ON ANY GIVEN DAY THERE IN THE DURING THE SCHOOL WEEK. AND THEN THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT TRAFFIC SIGNS ALONG THAT ROADWAY, EXCLUDING THE SCHOOL SCHOOL ZONE SIGNS. AND THEN AS WAS MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING, CONSOLIDATION OF THE CAMPUS WOULD ALLOW FOR LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS. AT TURNER HIGH SCHOOL. APPROXIMATELY 400 PARKING SPACES AT TURNER. THAT'S A CAMPUS THAT'S JUST UNDER 2000 STUDENTS PLUS STAFF. WE HAVE PARKING WAIVERS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO US FOR PARKING FROM THE CITY. WE'VE GOT A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHURCH AT JOSE AND COX, WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF THE CAMPUS, FOR EXTRA PARKING SPACE AS WELL. THE CREEKVIEW FEEDER. THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONSOLIDATE FRESNO. YOU CAN SEE THE CRITERIA THERE. AMONG THAT, FRESNO IS THE OLDEST ELEMENTARY IN THE FEEDER WITHOUT A MAJOR RENOVATION AT 43 YEARS. CONSOLIDATION IS ANTICIPATED TO REMOVE IMPROVE THE ELEMENTARY UTILIZATION THERE TO 82%, WHICH IS AN IMPROVEMENT OF 11%. 160 RESIDENTS WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS CONSOLIDATION, WHICH IS THE LOWEST NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THE FEEDER. SO WE WOULD IMPACT THE LOWEST NUMBER OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION. AS I MENTIONED, THE CREEKVIEW FEEDER IS ALSO DENSE WITH SCHOOLS. IT'S AT ONE LOCATION. IT HAS FIVE SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF EACH OTHER. FRESNO HAS THE POD CLASSROOM SET UP, AS DO 3 TO 4 OF OUR OTHER CAMPUSES. THAT PRESENTS INCREASED NOISE. SMALLER CLASSROOMS, NON SECURABLE DOORS, PRIVACY CONCERNS. THIN WALLS FOR NO SPECIFICALLY HAS SOME PRETTY SEVERE PLUMBING ISSUES, NAMELY SEWER SEWER BREAKS UNDER THE SLAB UNDER CLASSROOM AREAS. AND THEN IT'S GOT FOUNDATION AND EROSION CHALLENGES WITHIN THE PARKING LOT ON THE NORTH SIDE. 
          RAIN RUNOFF LEADS TO A LOT OF POOLING AND PUDDLING THERE ON THAT PARKING AREA. FLOODING FOR NOW ALSO HAS SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT KITCHEN ISSUES. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH STORAGE IN THE FREEZER OR IN THE WALK IN COOLER TO ACCOMMODATE THE MEALS ON CAMPUS. NOT ENOUGH INVENTORY ON HAND, WHICH MEANS THAT STUDENT NUTRITION OFTENTIMES HAS TO TRANSPORT FOOD ITEMS OVER FOR LUNCH AND BREAKFAST, AND THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE FREEZER AND THE SERVING LINE. IT CAN'T BE EXPANDED BECAUSE OF THE KITCHEN'S DESIGN, WHICH THE BUILDING IS 43 YEARS OLD. AND SO CERTAINLY THE WAY THAT THE KITCHEN AND THE CAFETERIA ARE USED NOW ARE NOT HOW THEY WERE INTENDED. AND, YOU KNOW, 1982, IT'S DIFFERENT TODAY. NEXT, THE SMITH FEEDER PATTERN. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONSOLIDATE MCCOY. IT IS THE OLDEST ELEMENTARY FACILITY IN THE FEEDER, AT 48 YEARS WITHOUT A MAJOR RENOVATION OR PLANS FOR RENOVATION. THE ANTICIPATED TO IMPROVE ELEMENTARY UTILIZATION IN THE FEEDER TO 86%, WHICH IS AN IMPROVEMENT OF 9%. IT HAS THE LOWEST NUMBER OF RESIDENT STUDENTS IMPACTED BECAUSE 123 RESIDENT STUDENTS WILL BE IMPACTED, WHICH IS THE LOWEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE FEEDER AS FAR AS THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY ZONED FOR THE FOR THE CAMPUS, IT HAS A HIGH DENSITY AS WELL. SCHOOLS. AGAIN, THIS IS ONE THAT HAS A FOUR FOR SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF EACH OTHER. THIS HAS THE SAME POD SET UP WITH SMALLER CLASSROOMS, THE SAME SIMILAR SECURITY CHALLENGES, INCREASED NOISE, NON SECURABLE DOORS. IT HAS FOUNDATION ISSUES AT MULTIPLE POINTS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. 
          MUCH LIKE FRESNO. THE SAME KITCHEN CHALLENGES, JUST INSUFFICIENT SPACE IN THE COOLER AND THE FREEZER. CAN'T ALWAYS ACCOMMODATE AND HAVE INVENTORY ON SITE TO FEED. AND THERE'S NO ALLOWABLE EXPANSION GIVEN THE DESIGN FOR THE SERVING LINE OR THE FREEZER. WITHOUT THE TRANSFER STUDENTS, MCCOY'S CAPACITY WOULD BE 76.3% EMPTY. THE CAMPUS CAPACITY IS 517, AND THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS 420, BUT JUST 123 STUDENTS RESIDE IN THE ACTUAL ATTENDANCE ZONE. SO 29% OF THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND MCCOY LIVE WITHIN THE ATTENDANCE ZONE. 277 TRANSFER INTO THE CAMPUS AT 66%, AND THEN 158 ARE IN-DISTRICT TRANSFERS. MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION. IT IS TO CONSOLIDATE LONG. IT'S THE OLDEST MIDDLE SCHOOL WITHOUT A MAJOR RENOVATION 46 YEARS. IT'S PROJECTED TO IMPROVE DISTRICTWIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL UTILIZATION UP TO 79%. THERE'S 
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MULTIPLE POINTS OF ENTRY AT LONG, WITH FOUNDATION SHIFTING AND HEAVING, AND SINCE THEY ARE AT POINTS OF ENTRY, IT LEADS TO STUCK DOORS, WHICH IS SOME SECURITY CHALLENGES. DOORS AJAR, THE SERVING LINE SETUP AND THE STAFFING. AT LONG, WE ARE OPERATING THEIR STANDALONE BELOW OUR FEDERALLY TRACKED STANDARDS DUE TO THE ENROLLMENT AT THE CAMPUS, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF AT A AT A NUMBER OF 14 STAFF MEMBERS, AND THEY OPERATE THREE SERVING LINES LONG STAFFS AT TEN STAFF MEMBERS AND OPERATES TWO SERVING LINES. BECAUSE OF THE LOW ENROLLMENT, IT HAS LOWER ENROLLMENT AT AT LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL THAN 14 OF OUR CFB ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES. THIS DOES IMPACT THE LEAST NUMBER OF RESIDENTS STUDENTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. YOU SEE THE COMPARISON TO THE CAMPUSES UNDERNEATH THOSE ARE OUR OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND THEIR RESIDENTS WHO ATTEND. AND THEN ITS LOCATION HAS JUST ONE THROUGH STREET, WHICH IS FRANKFURT, SIX LANES OF THE MEDIAN. AND SO THAT PRESENTS ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGES BECAUSE APPLE RIDGE, THEY'RE JUST ON THE ON THE EAST. IT RUNS NORTH INTO A T INTO APARTMENT COMPLEXES. 
          TOUGH TO GET OUT OF THERE. AND THEN THE DROP OFF IN THE WEST PARKING LOT ALONG FRANKFURT THAT ALSO BECOMES CONGESTED. SO THOSE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE POTENTIAL PLANS FOR HOW THOSE COULD BE REUSED. THE ALTERNATIVE USES COULD INCLUDE WHAT YOU SEE THERE SALE FUTURE BOND PROJECTS, TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. A COUPLE THINGS I DO WANT TO STRESS HERE IS THAT THE FACILITY PLANNING ADVISORY GROUP MADE CLEAR THAT ITS INTENT THAT BUILDINGS SHOULD NOT REMAIN VACANT FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME. THEY WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPEN WITH REGARD TO ANY OF THESE CONSOLIDATIONS PROPOSALS, AND THEN ALSO WANTED TO STRESS THAT ANY REDISTRIBUTION OF OUR BOND FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SCHOOLS, THEY WILL GO TO THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH BY DESIGN, THAT PROVIDES ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE COMMUNITY ON ALL THINGS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE BOND. IT'S A GROUP OF NINE, NINE MEMBERS. TWO TRUSTEES ALSO SERVE. AND THEY THEY ENSURE THAT WE ADHERE TO THE INTENT AND THE PURPOSE OF THE 23 BOND ELECTION. IN FACT, ONE OF THE LISTED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE DISTRICT ON PROPOSED PROJECT SCOPE ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARISE FROM SHIFTING NEEDS. SO ANYTHING WITH REGARD TO THIS WOULD FIRST BE SEEN AND VETTED BY THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. ANOTHER REUSE PIECE I WANT TO EXPLAIN. 
          IT REGARDS POTENTIAL LAND SALE. UNDERSTANDABLY, LAND SALE CAN RAISE CONCERNS, BUT THERE ARE STRICT PARAMETERS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED STATUTES, REQUIREMENTS THAT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST FOLLOW WITH REGARD TO LAND SALES. FIRST, TRUSTEES WOULD HAVE TO ADOPT A BOARD RESOLUTION. PASS A BOARD RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THAT'S A TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIREMENT. SECOND, WE AS A DISTRICT WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE BEFORE THE SALE SO WE COULD INFORM THE COMMUNITY AND POTENTIAL BUYERS. THAT'S A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. WE HAVE TO THEN MAKE CLEAR WHAT OUR METHOD OF SALE WOULD BE. THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON THAT. SEALED BIDS, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, OR SIMPLY LISTING WHAT THE REAL ESTATE AGENT. FIFTH, THE BOARD WOULD EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS AND THEN EVALUATE BASED ON THE ON THE DIFFERENT CRITERIA RECEIVED WITHIN THEM. AND THEN LASTLY, THE BOARD WOULD SELECT AN OFFER AND FINALIZE THE SALE THROUGH ANOTHER FORMAL PROCESS, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF EDUCATION CODE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL THERE COULD BE ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS DEPENDING ON THE PROPERTY. AND AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE WOULD HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ADHERE TO. AND AGAIN THAT'S TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. SO PRETTY STRICT INVOLVED PROCESS ON LAND SALE. SO THE ATTENDANCE ZONE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS WE MENTIONED PRIOR TO CONSOLIDATION OF COURSE THAT REQUIRES NEW ATTENDANCE ZONES. WE WANT TO BALANCE UTILIZATION THAT ALLOW US TO ENHANCE THE INVESTMENT IN EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. NEW ATTENDANCE ZONES HAVEN'T BEEN CONSIDERED IN ALMOST TWO DECADES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE SHIFTED AND CHANGED A GREAT DEAL DURING THAT TIME. NEW ATTENDANCE ZONES ALLOW US TO BETTER OPTIMIZE OUR TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN THERE WERE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON WITH OUR ATTENDANCE ZONE RECOMMENDATIONS BETWEEN OUR PROPOSAL IN FEBRUARY TO NOW. AND THOSE ADJUSTMENTS WERE TO BLANTON FREEMAN. GOOD LAVALINA LANDRY LAS COLINAS GOOD IN 
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LANDRY AND BLANTON. THEY WERE ADJUSTED BECAUSE WE INITIALLY PROPOSED, OF COURSE, THE RELOCATION OF ELEMENTARY LEAP FROM MCCOY TO LANDRY. WE PIVOTED ON THAT AFTER WE RECEIVED PARENT FEEDBACK, AND WE PLAN TO RELOCATE LEAP THE LEAP, THE ELEMENTARY LEAP PROGRAM TO GOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND SO FREEMAN, LA VILLITA AND LAS COLINAS, THEY WERE ALSO ADJUSTED. AND THAT WAS TO CORRECT CAPACITY NUMBERS WITHIN THE ZONING STRUCTURE. THESE ARE THE PROPOSED ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE ZONES FOR NO STUDENTS WOULD ATTEND EITHER THOMPSON OR DAVIS. THAT'S IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MAP. THERE, MCCOY STUDENTS WOULD ATTEND GOOD, BLANTON OR CARROLLTON. AGAIN, THE LEAP PROGRAM. IT WOULD CONTINUE INTACT AND IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED AT GOOD. GOING FORWARD, CENTRAL STUDENTS WOULD ATTEND CARROLLTON OR MCLAUGHLIN, STRICKLAND, AND THE BOUNDARIES FOR EACH ONE WAS TOUCHED. ALL BUT TWO ATTENDANCE ZONES. KENTON MCWHORTER HAVE PROPOSED CHANGES BECAUSE THE BOUNDARIES OF EACH OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS, YOU'VE GOT TO PUSH AND PULL SOMEWHAT TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSOLIDATIONS AND THE ADJUSTMENTS. AND SO AGAIN, WITH THIS AND WITH THE OTHERS, THE GOAL IS TO BALANCE THE UTILIZATION. THE PROPOSED MIDDLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONES. THAT ONE'S PRETTY PRETTY SIMPLE TO SEE. THE RED AT THE TOP IS LONG, LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WOULD ATTEND EITHER BLAYLOCK OR POLK. AND AGAIN WITHIN THAT THERE IS A THERE'S TRICKLE DOWN FROM THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ADJUST THE BOUNDARIES TO ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGES. WHEN MCCOY IS REMOVED FROM FROM THE PORTFOLIO. AND AGAIN, WITH THIS INITIAL DISCUSSION OF TRANSITIONING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEAP PROGRAM FROM BUSH TO PERRY THAT HAS ALSO BEEN PAUSED, LEAP WILL REMAIN AT PERRY NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. SO THAT'S NOT PART OF NOT PART OF THE CONSOLIDATION RECOMMENDATION OF THE VOTE AT ALL. BUT LEAP AT MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ALSO GOING TO REMAIN PAUSED FOR NEXT YEAR. AND THEN THERE ARE THE PROPOSES. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THEY WERE MINIMAL. CREEKVIEW ZONE GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. YOU CAN SEE THAT STRETCH ON THE FAR EAST SIDE. IT STRETCHES OVER TOWARDS BUSH AND THEN SMITH'S ZONE GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT SMALLER. SO PARENT FEEDBACK, IT DID IMPACT OUR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. WE RECEIVED MORE THAN 400 QUESTIONS AND THOUGHTS THROUGH THE AVENUES THAT YOU SEE THERE. THE FAQS WERE ADDED TO THE FACILITIES PLANNING PAGE FOR PLANNING THE FACILITIES PLANNING FOR SUCCESS WEB PAGES, AND WE MADE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK. ASIDE FROM THE CAMPUS MEETINGS, THE DISTRICT ORGANIZED AN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SESSION FOR LEAP PARENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. THE INITIAL RELOCATION, AS I'D MENTIONED FOR ELEMENTARY LEAP, WAS PROPOSED TO GO TO MCCOY FROM MCCOY TO LANDRY RATHER, BUT WE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THAT, AND A PARENT SURVEY WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OUR LEAP PARENTS, BOTH ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHEN WE GOT THOSE SURVEY RESULTS BACK, WE WENT OVER THOSE WITH FAMILIES AT THE AT THE WHARTON CENTER. AND THOSE RESULTS SHOWED THAT 51% OF THE RESPONSES PREFERRED A CENTRALIZED LOCATION, AND 65% PREFERRED EITHER A CENTRALIZED LOCATION OR A NORTHERN LOCATION. AND SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LOCATE ELEMENTARY LEAP AT GOODE ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS ANYWHERE FROM 1.6 TO 2 MILES CURRENTLY FROM MCCOY. AND IT'S STILL IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE DISTRICT. AND AS I MENTIONED, THE LEAP PROGRAM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL REMAIN AT PERRY FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. AND THOSE LEAP PROGRAM PLACEMENTS ARE NOT ITEMS BEING VOTED ON TONIGHT. THOSE ARE DISTRICT PLACEMENTS. 
          SO NOW I'M GOING TO TURN THINGS OVER TO LANCE HAMLIN. HE'S OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES. AND HE WILL TALK US THROUGH THE TRANSFER PROCESS. THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. I DO. BEFORE I GO INTO THE TRANSFER PROCESS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALL KNOW THAT NOT ONLY OUR COMMUNITY, BUT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE, WHATEVER HAPPENS AFTER TONIGHT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF NO MATTER WHAT CAMPUS THEY'RE AT TODAY, BASED ON THE ZONES, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT IS TAKEN CARE OF. AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH OUR TRANSFER PROCESS FOR THE 25, 26 SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT'S JUST FOUR STEPS. BUT AFTER I GO THROUGH THAT SECOND STEP, I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE GUIDELINES THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE CREATED 
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FOR THE PROCESS ITSELF. AS YOU CAN SEE FOR THE FIRST STEP, YOU KNOW, THE PARENTS JUST NEED TO DETERMINE IF A TRANSFER IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THEIR PREFERRED CAMPUS. AND THEN WHEN THEY DO THAT, THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, IF THEY'RE IN DISTRICT, FIRST REGISTER AND THEN COMPLETE THE TRANSFER APPLICATION ONLINE. IF THEY'RE OUT OF DISTRICT, COMPLETE THE TRANSFER REGISTRATION ONLINE. LET'S SEE. I GOT TO GET TO THAT. OH. NOW ONCE AGAIN, AS MR. MOORE SAID, WE I'M SORRY IT'S NOT SHOWING ON THE SCREEN. WHERE'S TECH HELP. THERE YOU GO. MY APOLOGIES. JUST GO BACK TO POWERPOINT. OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. AS YOU CAN SEE WITH WITH THE COMMUNITY INPUT, THERE WERE A LOT OF CONCERNS OUT THERE. IF WE DO HAVE THE ZONE CHANGES, THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY CHILD WHO HAS GONE TO THIS CAMPUS THEIR ENTIRE CAREER? AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN FIFTH GRADE, AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE CAMPUS. I DON'T WANT MY CHILD TO CHANGE CAMPUSES, AND I WANT TO SAY CFP. WE DON'T WANT THOSE CHILDREN TO HAVE TO CHANGE CAMPUSES EITHER. AND THEN WE HAD THE SECOND QUESTION. WELL, WHAT IF THEY HAVE SIBLINGS IN FIRST, SECOND, THIRD GRADE? WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO SEPARATE OUR FAMILIES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A PRIORITY LIST WITH WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING, WHAT IS A GRANDFATHERED STUDENT AND WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IS A GRANDFATHER STUDENT. IS ANY STUDENT AT A CURRENT CAMPUS THAT IS GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY A REZONE GOING INTO FIFTH GRADE, THEY WOULD BE GRANDFATHERED, SO THEY WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAY AT THAT CAMPUS. THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE IMPACTED WITH THIS, AS MR. MOORE SAID EARLIER, IT'S REALLY ALL ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES EXCEPT MCWHORTER AND KENT BECAUSE THEIR ZONES DO NOT CHANGE. AND THEN ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS EXCEPT BUSH, BECAUSE THEIR ZONE IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. SO WHAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS FOR THESE STUDENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED GRANDFATHERED STUDENTS, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN REGISTER FOR THEIR CAMPUS FOR THEIR SCHOOL. THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TRANSFER PROCESS. THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SIBLINGS. A SIBLING OF A GRANDFATHERED STUDENT, ONCE AGAIN, A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT GOING INTO FIFTH GRADE, A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT GOING INTO EIGHTH GRADE. THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO A TRANSFER OR APPLICATION, AND THE APPROVAL WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON SPACE AVAILABLE. BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THESE STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAY WHERE THEY'RE AT. THEN YOU HAVE THE NEW OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS. THOSE ARE OUR OUT OF DISTRICT STUDENTS WHO WANT TO REMAIN IN CFB. THEY ALREADY LIVE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT, BUT THEY WANT TO REMAIN IN CFB. THAT IMPACTS ALL CAMPUSES, ALL OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS MUST BE REAPPLIED FOR EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A MANDATE BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. THAT'S NOT JUST CFB, BUT THAT IS ACTUALLY A MANDATE. AND THOSE APPROVALS WILL DEPEND ON SPACE, AVAILABILITY, ATTENDANCE, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND DISCIPLINE HISTORY. AND THEN YOU HAVE OUR NEW IN-DISTRICT TRANSFERS. THE NEW IN-DISTRICT TRANSFER IS ANY STUDENT WHO WISHES TO ATTEND ANY CAMPUS OUTSIDE THEIR ATTENDANCE ZONE. THIS WILL IMPACT ALL CAMPUSES. 
          AND ONCE AGAIN, A TRANSFER APPLICATION MUST BE FILLED OUT ONLINE. THE APPROVAL IS THE SAME. IT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON SPACE, ATTENDANCE, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND DISCIPLINE. 
          HISTORY. AND THEN THE LAST ONE I APOLOGIZE. NEW OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS. THAT'S ANY STUDENT OUTSIDE OF OUR DISTRICT THAT WANT TO JOIN AND BE PART OF OUR CFB FAMILY. THAT WILL IMPACT ALL CAMPUSES. A TRANSFER APPLICATION WILL BE REQUIRED AND ONCE AGAIN, THE APPROVALS ARE THE SAME. IT DEPENDS ON SPACE, ATTENDANCE, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND DISCIPLINE, HISTORY. THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO. ALL THE WAY. TO OUR PROCESS. STEP THREE THE DECISION I WILL ENCOURAGE ALL FAMILIES TO 
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CONSTANTLY CHECK YOUR EMAILS, BECAUSE WHEN WE START SENDING OUT THE APPROVALS, WE HAVE FOUND IN THE PAST, THOSE APPROVALS SOMETIMES END UP IN SOMEBODY'S JUNK MAIL AND THEN WE GET THE PHONE CALLS. WELL, YOU NEVER SENT US AN APPROVAL, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY IN JUNK MAILS, EMAILS. 
          SO WE JUST WANT YOU TO CHECK YOUR EMAILS. WE'RE ASKING THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE REQUESTS FOR TRANSFERS FOR 60 DAYS TO HAVE THOSE RESPONSES TO OUR FAMILIES. AND THEN THE FINAL STEP, IF THERE'S AN APPROVAL, THEN ALL RECORDS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SENT TO THAT NEW CAMPUS. AND JUST A FEW REMINDERS. THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS GOING TO BE MARCH 24TH TO MAY THROUGH MAY 9TH, AS WELL AS ONCE AGAIN FOR A TRANSFER TO BE APPROVED. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SPACE ATTENDANCE DATA, ACADEMIC DATA AND DISCIPLINE DATA. AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. PRESENTATION. AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO GO INTO THE FINANCIALS. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN. 
          DOCTOR ELDRIDGE AND TRUSTEES, I APPRECIATE A FEW MINUTES TO ADD A LITTLE FINANCIAL CLARITY ON THE IMPACT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ON THE UNDERUSED FACILITIES. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THE DECISION TO CONSIDER FOOTPRINT REDUCTION OF THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ACCELERATED BY RISING INFLATION AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS SINCE THE 1920 SCHOOL YEAR. YOU CAN SEE IN THE GRAPH ABOVE, COMMONLY PRESENTED AMONGST ALL DISTRICTS, CONSIDERING THE SAME DECISION THAT THE POWER OF THE VERY COMPLEX STATE FUNDING FORMULA DOLLAR PER STUDENT HAS DECREASED BY OVER $1,300 IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND SINCE WE USE THAT DOLLAR 80% FOR PERSONNEL, I LIKE TO THINK OF THEM AS DINNER TABLES. THOSE DINNER TABLES HAVE A LITTLE LESS ABILITY TO PURCHASE THE BREAD OR EGGS AS VERY POPULAR TODAY, TO BALANCE THE SAME NEEDS THAT WE HAVE TO DO TODAY IN THE DISTRICT, LIKE FUEL, OUR INSURANCE POLICIES, UTILITIES. AND HOW ABOUT JUST MAKING IT TO THE END OF THE MONTH? I'D LIKE TO REVIEW A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE SAVINGS AND HOW, AS SOME OF OUR EDUCATORS DINNER'S TABLES, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS THAT INFORM THAT CALCULATION. AND REMEMBER, IT IS AN ESTIMATE BECAUSE THINGS CHANGE IN TEXAS VERY QUICKLY. SO THE FIRST THING I WANT TO KIND OF REVIEW IS THE ASSUMPTIONS. 
          AND THESE ARE TRENDS THAT ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE DISTRICT THAT WE EXPERIENCE AT LEAST A 24% TURNOVER RATE AT THE END OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. SO BY PRIORITIZING CURRENT CFB FAMILY, THE DISTRICT HAS THE ABILITY TO ABSORB SOME OF THOSE VACANCIES WITH CURRENT STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE CONSOLIDATED CAMPUSES. WE CALL THAT ATTRITION. AND THROUGH ATTRITION, WE WILL ALSO ADHERE TO OUR CLASS SIZES AND LEVELING WITH FIDELITY THAT COULD RESULT IN A PERMANENT REDUCTION OF AS MANY 20% OF THE POSITIONS OF THE AFFECTED CAMPUSES, AND THAT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME, BECAUSE ATTRITION DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. AND THE FINAL ASSUMPTION THAT I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF IS THAT ALL FOUR CAMPUSES WERE REMOVED IN THIS CALCULATION IN THEIR CURRENT CAPACITY. SO ANY PROPOSALS FOR THE USE OF THE CAMPUSES, LIKE A PERMANENT SALE, WHICH WOULD BE A ONE TIME REVENUE OPPORTUNITY OR A REPURPOSE OF A SITE, IS NOT PART OF THE CALCULATION. SO WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, THE SUMMARY OF THE POTENTIAL SAVINGS IS AS FOLLOWS $16.1 MILLION IN PERSONNEL, WHICH IS ALWAYS THE LARGEST OF AREA OF SAVINGS. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, 80% OF OUR BUDGET IS IN TOTAL DISTRICT EXPENDITURES. OUR DINNER TABLES SLOW STRATEGIC DECREASES IN THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF. CATCH UP THAT $1,200 1200 STUDENT HISTORICAL DECLINE. AND THAT HELPS US LOWER THE BUDGET FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS. THE OTHER COSTS SPECIFICALLY, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE OPERATIONAL AND FACILITIES MAY NOT BE AS MEANINGFUL, BUT THAT'S AN INVESTMENT IN MAINTENANCE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS STAFF YOU MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS DURING HISTORIC INFLATION, THEY HAVE ONLY INCREASED THEIR EXPENDITURES BY 11%, AND THEY ARE THE SECOND LARGEST CATEGORY BEHIND INSTRUCTION IN OUR BUDGET. BUT MAINTENANCE NEEDS 
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ARE NOT DECLINING. THEY'RE GROWING EXPONENTIALLY, AND WE CANNOT KEEP UP. SO ALL IN ALL, THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONSOLIDATE SHOULD WITHIN REASONABLE TIME PERIOD OF ABOUT FIVE YEARS, MATERIALIZE A SAVINGS TO THE DISTRICT OF $17 MILLION. AND IT WOULD BE REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT A LITTLE OVER HALF OF THAT SAVINGS COULD BE REALIZED THROUGH FIDELITY AND LEVELING CLASS SIZE CAPS AND STAFFING WITH CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE CFB FAMILY. THE ESTIMATED $9 MILLION WAS SHARED WITH THE BOARD IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING. BUT JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN TEXAS, WE NEED TO CONSIDER OTHER FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS THAT MIGHT AFFECT THAT SAVINGS AND INCLUDING THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ANY INCREASE IN REVENUE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT IT MIGHT AFFECT SPENDING REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATORS. SO EDUCATOR TEACHER SALARY SPENDING REQUIREMENTS, NOT SUPPORT STAFF. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, THE INCREASED REVENUE DUE TO HIGHER RIDERSHIP COULD ALSO BE A PIECE OF THAT. YOU MIGHT SEE SAVINGS IN OPTIMIZING BUS ROUTES, WHICH COULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DRIVERS AND OVERTIME, AND ANOTHER ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCIES. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONSIDERATION. DEMOLITION COSTS MAY OFFSET ANY KIND OF ONE TIME REVENUE OF THE SALE OF LAND, AND YOU MIGHT ALSO CONSIDER THE COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING SPECIAL PROGRAMING AND PRESERVING THEM. AND FINALLY, THE SAVINGS ESTIMATE DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY INCREASE IN OVERALL COMPENSATION TO THE DISTRICT. IN SHORT, THE WORK TO MITIGATE THE STATE'S REVENUE SHORTFALL FOR CFBISD IS NOT OVER WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS TONIGHT, IT IS SIGNIFICANT IN DEFINING THE FUTURE FOOTPRINT AND PROGRAM PORTFOLIO OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO REGAIN GROUND IN A FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE LONG RANGE STRATEGY. UNANTICIPATED INFLATION AND THE SLOW DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT HAVE AFFECTED THE REVENUE IN A WAY THAT EXPENDITURES MUST BE ADJUSTED TO HONOR THE DISTRICT'S HISTORICALLY FINANCIALLY SOUND PLAN AS A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO YIELD THE PRESENTATION TO THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, DOCTOR TAMMY SMOLSKIS, TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF THIS RECOMMENDATION ON OUR DISTRICT'S LARGEST INVESTMENT. 
          OUR STAFF. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SHACKMAN. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 
          BEFORE I START, I HAVE A LITTLE HANDOUT THAT I'M GOING TO GIVE TO PRESIDENT SHACKMAN TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD. WE PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE TRANSITION PLAN FOR OUR STAFF THAT I'LL SHARE WITH YOU ALL. SO JUST THIS BUTTON. SO THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU ARE ALL RECEIVING IS A DOCUMENT THAT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER TO THINK THROUGH DILIGENTLY HOW WE CAN TRANSITION OUR, OUR, OUR STAFF. THE RESOURCE IS CALLED STRONG STAFF TRANSITION PLAN. AND SO I GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY OF WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THAT. 
          SINCE THERE IS THREE OF US IN OUR DEPARTMENT THAT HAVE ACTUALLY LIVED THROUGH THIS ACTUAL SITUATION. OUR MISSION IS ONE DISTRICT, ONE TEAM STRONGER TOGETHER, AND THE STRONG ACRONYM REPRESENTS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER THROUGH CHANGE, THRIVING IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT, REMAINING COMMITTED TO OUR STUDENTS, OPTIMIZING. OPTIMIZING GROWTH THROUGH COLLABORATION, NAVIGATING THROUGH NEW BEGINNINGS, AND GROWING TOGETHER. ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE OUR TRANSITION TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER TO OFFICIALLY BEGIN TOMORROW. IF AND SHALL YE ALL APPROVE THE CONSOLIDATION PLAN STARTING TOMORROW, OUR SURVEY WILL BE SENT OUT TO THE IMPACTED CAMPUSES AND THEY WILL. THAT SURVEY WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF NEXT TUESDAY. THE STAFF WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE PREFERENCE AND SELECTIONS OF SOME OF THEIR TOP THREE CHOICES OF WHERE THEY WOULD PREFER TO GO. ONCE THE RESPONSES ARE COLLECTED, THE HR TEAM WILL COLLABORATE WITH DISTRICT LEADERS ON EMPLOYEE PLACEMENTS, AND OUR GOAL IS TO INFORM EVERY EMPLOYEE OF THEIR NEW ASSIGNMENT BY MAY 1ST. AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, WE WANT TO INITIATE WELCOMING EVENTS FROM THAT MAY 2ND THROUGH THE MAY 
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16TH TIMEFRAME TO HELP ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION. HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO PRIORITY PLACEMENT? OUR EDUCATORS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE CONSOLIDATION WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY CONSIDERATION. 
          OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE TO SEND OUR STAFF WITH PROGRAM TRANSFERS MOVING TO A NEW CAMPUS SO OUR TEACHERS WILL FOLLOW THOSE PROGRAMS. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT SPECIFIC COUNTS OF STUDENTS, SPECIFIC STUDENT GROUPS WHERE THEY ARE IMPACTED BY REZONING, AND ENSURE ENOUGH STAFF FOLLOW THOSE STUDENTS AS WELL. AND THEN ADDITIONAL PLACE ADDITIONAL DISPLACED STAFF WILL BE PLACED IN OTHER VACANCIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT BASED ON THEIR PRIORITIES THROUGH THE THROUGH THE SURVEY THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE A TEACHER REASSIGNMENTS WILL BE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF FACTORS SUCH AS THEIR TOP THREE CAMPUS SELECTIONS, SENIORITY IN THE DISTRICT. OBVIOUSLY, CERTIFICATION PLAYS A BIG PART INTO THIS, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CERTIFIED IN THE PROPER AREAS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE OVERALL DISTRICT NEEDS, WE WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR ADJUNCT POSITIONS. THEY WILL BE REVIEWED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BASED ON THEIR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND POSITION AVAILABILITY. AND IN SOME CASES, THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOME TEAM TEACHING, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE. LOOKING AT OUR SUPPORT STAFF, SUPPORT STAFF WILL BE PLACED IN AVAILABLE VACANCIES BASED ON THE DISTRICT NEEDS AND FEEDBACK FROM THE TRANSITION PREFERENCE SURVEY. SENIORITY AND PREFERENCE CONSIDERATION WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS WHO QUALIFY FOR THE SAME ROLE WILL BE TAKING A LOOK AT SENIORITY, PAST PERFORMANCE AS THE KEY FACTORS WHEN PLACING MAKING PLACEMENT DECISIONS. AND AGAIN, IF A DISTRICT POSITION IS NOT AVAILABLE, EMPLOYEES MAY BE ASSIGNED TO A COMPARABLE SUPPORT ROLE OR SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AT ANOTHER CAMPUS. PLACEMENT BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS. SO THIS IS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION ESL, FINE ARTS COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS. WE ARE GOING TO ASSIGN THOSE AGAIN BASED ON STUDENT DEMAND AT THE CAMPUSES AND WHERE OUR STUDENT NUMBERS MAY OR MAY NOT INCREASE. 
          WE'LL BE LOOKING AT ALL PLACEMENTS AGAIN THAT ALIGN WITH LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. WE WILL INVOLVE OUR DEPARTMENT LEAD, SUCH AS. OUR DIRECTOR OF NURSING WILL BE ASSISTING US WITH OUR NURSING PLACEMENTS, AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING TO HELP US DETERMINE WHERE OUR COUNSELORS NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS FAR AS WHERE WE NEED TO PUT THEM. AND AGAIN, IN CASES THAT ARE NOT PERMANENT POSITIONS, WE MAY HAVE EXTRA NURSES OR EXTRA COUNSELORS AVAILABLE AT ASSIGNED CAMPUSES. AND I THINK I TURN THIS BACK OVER TO MR. MOORE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY. SO. I WANT TO LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL OUTCOMES OF THIS EVENING, IF APPROVED AND IF NOT APPROVED, BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, AND AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THIS IS AN OPTION THAT IS THAT IS FOR A VOTE TONIGHT. IF APPROVED, THIS WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO INCREASE THE EQUITY OF OUR MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. IT COULD LET US PRESERVE THE PROGRAM PORTFOLIO, INCLUDING OUR CTE, OUR ATHLETICS, FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. IT WOULD LET US ADDRESS DECLINING ENROLLMENT, MAINTAIN A STUDENT TO STAFF RATIOS, AND RETAIN ALL OF OUR CURRENT TEACHERS, PROVIDE IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION, AND OPTIMIZE THE CURRENT AND FUTURE ROUTES. HOST REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT AT OUR CONSOLIDATED CAMPUSES WOULD AVOID THE NEED OF A REDUCTION IN FORCE DISTRICT WIDE. IT WOULD MINIMIZE THE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS USING CONSOLIDATED CAMPUSES. AS MR. BLACKBURN TOUCHED ON AT OUR LAST MEETING, AND THEN MEANINGFUL PROGRESS TO MITIGATE OUR REVENUE SHORTFALL, IT WOULD BE A MEANINGFUL STEP WITHIN ADDRESSING THAT SHORTFALL. IF NOT APPROVED, WE WOULD REVISIT THE CONSOLIDATION PROCESS BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE 9800 EMPTY SEATS IN THE DISTRICT. EVEN WITH THIS, IT WILL REDUCE IT DOWN TO 7500 EMPTY SEATS. SO THE CONSOLIDATION ISSUE, THE EMPTY SEATS IS NOT IS NOT GOING AWAY. 
          CONSIDER A REDUCTION IN FORCE DISTRICT WIDE, IMPLEMENT SMALL SCHOOL STAFFING MODELS OR A SHARED LEADERSHIP MODEL. WE WOULD INCREASE CLASS SIZES, ELIMINATE SUPPORT POSITIONS AT LOWER ENROLLED CAMPUSES, EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL ELIMINATION OF SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS, IMPLEMENT POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENT FEE BASED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. DECREASED RESOURCES PER STUDENT, AND THEN IT WOULD RISK THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR VISION 2030. AND SO THAT IS 
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THAT IS THE PRESENTATION. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING. AND WE WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? MR. MOORE? SO ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF CENTRAL, SINCE WE'LL BE USING IT AS A LOCATION FOR THE NEW SCHOOL BEING BUILT, IF THIS WERE TO GO THROUGH TONIGHT, IS THAT EQUIVALENT TO SAYING THAT ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE POSSIBLY ZONED FOR CLOSURE EVENTUALLY, THAT WOULD STILL BE OPERATING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL THE NEW CARROLLTON WAS BUILT. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY THE. YES, MA'AM. THE STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING CENTRAL WOULD NOT BE AT CENTRAL NEXT YEAR. IT COULD SERVE AS A SWING SPACE FOR TURNER STUDENTS. IT WOULD BE IN OPERATION NOT AS A CURRENT ELEMENTARY CAMPUS. IT WOULD SERVE AS A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION RELIEF FROM THE CONSTRUCTION ONGOING AT TURNER. I SEE. THANK YOU. MR. FOLLOWING UP WITH MISS BRADY'S QUESTION, I THOUGHT AT THE FARMERS RANCH MEETING, YOU SAID THAT THE FARMERS BRANCH KIDS WOULD COME TO CENTRAL, THAT DURING THAT THAT WOULD BE PHASE TWO OF CENTRAL THAT COULD SERVE AS A MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION SITES, BECAUSE THE SITE AT FARMERS BRANCH ELEMENTARY IS TOO SMALL TO BUILD ON WITH WHILE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND SO TURNER WOULD BE PHASE ONE OF A TEMPORARY SITE, AND THEN FARMERS BRANCH WOULD BE PHASE TWO OF THAT AS A POTENTIAL TEMPORARY SITE. REGARDING LOW GROWTH, NO BIRTH RATES, ETC. THAT WAS SHARED WITH THE. DEMOGRAPHER. 
          JUDGE ANDY AND DENTON COUNTY WENT TO A SUMMIT IN FEBRUARY, AND HE SAID THAT THEY ARE GROWING BY 90 PEOPLE A DAY AND DENTON COUNTY. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW ONE ONE SIDE SAYS NO GROWTH. THE OTHER SIDE SAYS THERE IS GROWTH. HOW HAS THAT BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION? DALLAS COUNTY IN AND OF ITSELF IS GROWING. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT SO, THE COUNTY OF DALLAS COUNTY IS GROWING, BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOT. THEY ARE GROWING. THE DISTRICTS IN COLLIN COUNTY, NORTH NORTHWEST COLLIN COUNTY, KAUFMAN COUNTY TO THE SIDE. SO WHILE PEOPLE ARE MOVING INTO DALLAS COUNTY, STUDENTS ARE NOT MOVING IN WITH THEM. AND FAMILIES THAT ARE MOVING FROM DALLAS COUNTY INTO THE SURROUNDING AREAS, DENTON COUNTY IS ONE OF THEM. STUDENTS ARE MOVING WITH THEM OUTSIDE OF THE AREAS. SO WE'RE WE'RE NOT GROWING. AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN DALLAS COUNTY ARE NOT GROWING EITHER. I BELIEVE ON THAT REPORT, COPPELL MAY HAVE BEEN THE LONE THE LONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ALL OF DALLAS COUNTY THAT EXPERIENCED POSITIVE GROWTH OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. IT AVERAGED ANYWHERE FROM WE WERE WE WERE AROUND SECOND OR THIRD WITH THAT 4.7% DECLINE, AND THEN IT JUMPED TO 16%, 32% DOWN IN SOUTH DALLAS, THE SOUTH DALLAS COUNTY AREA. SO AS A WHOLE, AS A DISTRICT, THERE'S NO GROWTH AMONG THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN DALLAS COUNTY. MAY I ASK ABOUT. I GUESS ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I'D BE THINKING ABOUT IS OTHER SCHOOLS, LIKE THE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA THAT ARE CLOSING FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY CAN'T KEEP UP. THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEIR FINANCES, RENEWALS AND SUCH. I MEAN, I'M AWARE OF ONE THAT'S CLOSING NEXT YEAR BETWEEN ON TRINITY MILLS, BETWEEN MARSH AND KELLY, AND THAT'S 400 PLUS KIDS. I MEAN, WITH THE POTENTIAL GROWTH THAT THE JUDGE SPEAKS ABOUT AND THE POTENTIAL CLOSURES OF OTHER SCHOOLS, HOW WILL WE BE ABLE TO HANDLE THESE CHILDREN IF THEY COME TO US? WELL, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST DECADE, WE'VE BEEN IMPACTED 67%. IT'S EBBED AND FLOWED 67% OF OUR KIDS AT SOME POINT OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS HAVE EXPERIENCED CHARTER SCHOOLS. AND SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE DECADE, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ABSORBING THAT. IF THE IF CHARTER PROGRAMS, IF THEY'RE CLOSING, WE HAVE WE WILL STILL HAVE WITH THIS REDUCTION, WE WILL HAVE 7500 EMPTY SEATS. AND SO WE WILL STILL HAVE BUILDINGS AND ROOM WITHIN OUR PORTFOLIO TO ADJUST. BUT WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITHIN THE CHARTER EPIDEMIC, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE LAST DECADE, NOT JUST US, BUT DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. I THINK THE CHARTER ENROLLMENT IS 42% OVER THE LAST DECADE. STATEWIDE IN GROWTH IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE IS JUST AT 2%. AND SO THAT HAS EBBED AND FLOWED THROUGHOUT. AND WE'LL HAVE TO ALSO, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE UNKNOWNS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICE VOUCHERS, LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS UNDERWAY 
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RIGHT NOW. TO SEE HOW THOSE UNFOLD AS WELL. AND WHEN THINGS ARE ACTUALLY ADOPTED AND PUT INTO EFFECT AFTER THE SESSION IS OVER, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW THOSE THINGS BEGIN IMPACTING SOMETHING ELSE. THANK YOU FOR SOME ADDITIONAL CLARITY THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED TONIGHT. I WANT TO GO BACK TO SEVERAL THINGS. ONE BEING ACTUALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE MISS SETTLE ON THE FINANCIAL PIECE. YOU MENTIONED WITH THE LEGISLATURE. I KNOW SOME THINGS RIGHT NOW ARE GOING THROUGH WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER RAISES. SO ISN'T IT RIGHT NOW THAT IT'S REQUIRED THAT 30% GO TOWARDS TEACHER RAISES AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING THAT TO 40%, BUT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR SUPPORT STAFF. IT DOES NOT. SO WE WILL HAVE TO IN ORDER TO STAY COMPETITIVE AND KEEP OUR SUPPORT STAFF, WE WILL ALSO NEED TO ABSORB THAT ADDITIONAL COST. 
          IN ADDITION TO ALL THESE OTHER INFLATIONARY INCREASES. YES, MA'AM. AND AS WE'RE STARTING TO PLAN FOR FISCAL THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, I KNOW THAT YOU PUT OUR INSURANCE POLICIES HAVE INCREASED 179%, AND OUR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS UP 14%. ARE WE ANTICIPATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN ADDITIONAL COST ON INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES NEXT YEAR? I THINK THAT'S EXPECTATION EVERYWHERE THEY INSURANCE POLICIES DO LIKE AN AVERAGE YOU KNOW, THEY LOOK BACK AND THOSE ACTUARIES DON'T REALLY IGNORE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS LIKE WE EXPERIENCED THIS YEAR OR THIS WEEK OR IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND SO THOSE DO AFFECT PREMIUMS GOING FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, YOUR FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR NOT PROVIDING ANY SALARY INCREASES. RIGHT. THAT WAS NOTHING PART OF THIS RECOMMENDATION AND THE IMPACT ON THE BUDGET. SO IF WE WERE TO TRY TO PROVIDE RAISES TO OUR TEACHERS, THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL COST THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REALIZE AND IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR FUND BALANCE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND FURTHERMORE, THIS IS NOT GOING TO GET RID OF THE DEFICIT. NO, MA'AM. THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY RIGHT NOW TO REFINE OUR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS AND OUR STAFFING BEYOND JUST THE CAMPUS SO THAT WE OPTIMIZE RESOURCES DISTRICT WIDE. THANK YOU. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION WAS ON THE AIR SIDE OF THINGS, JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT DISPLACED TEAM MEMBERS AT THE CAMPUSES WILL BE GOING TO CAMPUSES, NOT TO CENTRAL OFFICE. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO WE WILL BE UTILIZING THOSE STAFF TO SUPPORT INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THAT IS CORRECT. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. MISS GARCIA WITH US, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SO FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR STUDENTS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF ADULTS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW TO USE YOUR VOICE. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP. YOU'RE GOING TO REMEMBER HOW YOU SPOKE UP TODAY. 
          IN THE PAST FOUR WEEKS, I'VE FACED SOME SOCIAL MEDIA ATTACKS AND VANDALISM ON MY VEHICLE, AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I ABSOLUTELY CONDEMN ANY FORM OF VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT MYSELF OR MY COLLEAGUES. I TAKE MY ROLE AS A TRUSTEE VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT I WILL NOT TOLERATE VIOLATIONS OF MY PERSONAL SPACE OR PUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AT RISK. THERE'S A BILL THAT'S PENDING IN THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE THAT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WOULD GIVE US AN INCREASE OF $220. THAT'S IT. 
          I FIND IT DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO FIND, TO STAY HOPEFUL THAT OUR LAWMAKERS WILL INCREASE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING, BECAUSE THAT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE 2019. THIS IS WHERE POLITICS AFFECT YOUR DAY TO DAY LIFE. I'M GOING TO ASK MISS SETTLE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR COMMUNITY CLARIFICATION. WHERE DOES OUR BUDGET COME FROM? STATE? FEDERAL? BOTH ALL AROUND. SO THE VERY COMPLEX STATE FUNDING PROGRAM ORIGINATES IN THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT HAS A BALANCE OF LOCAL TAX EFFORT, WHICH IS YOUR HALF OF YOUR OR A PORTION OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE, WHICH IS THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE. AND THEN THERE IS THE STATE AID. HOWEVER, FOR CFB ISD, OUR LOCAL SHARE COVERS OUR SPENDING OR OUR FUNDING 
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REQUIREMENT. AND SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR STATE AID GOES BACK IN RECAPTURE. OKAY, SO COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, HOW HAVE EXPENSES FLUCTUATED? I KNOW THAT YOU GAVE US THAT. IS IT. HAVE YOU SEEN AN INCREASE IN SPENDING DUE TO INFLATION. IS IT JUST OVERALL EVERYTHING IS GOING UP. 
          EVERYTHING IS GOING UP. THE INCREASE IN THE DEFICIT FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR IS $10 MILLION OFF OF A $288 MILLION IN REVENUE. SO IT IS PROPORTIONAL. I MEAN, ACTUALLY IT'S LESS THAN WHAT INFLATION HAS BEEN. BUT WE CAN'T STOP THE EXPENSES. LIKE LIKE TRUSTEE HATFIELD MENTIONED, I CAN'T CONTROL INSURANCE. INSURANCE INCREASES. I'M SURE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, TRIES TO GET THE BEST PURCHASING ON THEIR UTILITIES. WE USE A LOT OF KILOWATTS IN THIS DISTRICT. AND THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE BASIC OPERATIONAL EXPENSES THAT GO UP BEYOND THE 80 MILLION, 80% OF THE BUDGET THAT GOES TO PERSONNEL. OKAY. IF WE PUSH THIS DECISION OUT UNTIL NEXT YEAR, HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT OUR BUDGET? WELL, IF WE TREND OFF LAST YEAR, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER AT LEAST $10 MILLION. IF YOU ISSUE A RAISE, AND I DON'T I THINK WHAT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE CASE FOR IS YOU DON'T SOLVE THE DEFICIT OFF THE DINNER TABLE OF AN EDUCATOR, OKAY, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE THE PERSON THAT'S GOING TO ANSWER THIS, BUT FOR CLARIFICATION TO THE COMMUNITY WHO'S IN CHARGE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY, IT WOULD BE TECHNICALLY, IT'S THE BOARD. WE AS DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION CAN BRING ONLY WHAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SELL. AND AT THIS POINT, IT WOULD BE THE SENIOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP. SO IS THE CURRENT PROPERTY. THAT'S THESE SCHOOLS. ARE THEY UP FOR SALE RIGHT NOW? NO, THEY ARE NOT CURRENTLY OKAY COOL. ALL RIGHT. SO BRADY I HAVE I'M SORRY I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION MR. SHACKMAN. 
          SO FOR CLARIFICATION ON A PAGE I WANTED TO GO BACK. THIS IS FOR MR. MOORE. THE MCCOY PAGE I THINK AT THE BOTTOM. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THOSE NUMBERS? I WASN'T I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S JUST MCCOY OR IF THAT'S FOR EVERYBODY. YES, MA'AM. AT THE BOTTOM, WHERE IT SAYS 123 RESIDE. AND THEN IT GIVES PERCENTAGES. CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR ME? YES, MA'AM. SO THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS 420 420 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT MCCOY, 123 OF THOSE, 420 ARE ACTUALLY ZONED WITHIN THE MCCOY ATTENDANCE ZONE. SO 29% OF THE 420 STUDENTS LIVE WITHIN THE MCCOY ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY, 277 OF THE STUDENTS ATTENDING MCCOY TRANSFER INTO THE CAMPUS, SO 65% TRANSFER INTO THE CAMPUS. AND THEN OF THOSE, 158 ARE IN-DISTRICT TRANSFERS AND 119 ARE OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSFERS. OKAY. LET'S SEE. AND I HAD AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION. 
          JUST ONE MORE AND THEN I'M DONE. I'LL LET EVERYBODY ELSE GO. WHERE IT SAYS POTENTIAL SAVINGS. 
          IT SAYS $17 MILLION. RIGHT. IS THAT CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT NUMBER? BECAUSE I THOUGHT I SAW 9 MILLION AND NOW I'M SEEING 17. SO MAYBE I JUST NEED CLARIFICATION. CORRECT. THE PROPOSED SAVINGS THAT COULD BE REALIZED IN THE FIRST YEAR WOULD BE 9 MILLION, BUT 17 MILLION IS THE CURRENT COST TO OPERATE ALL FOUR SCHOOLS. THAT INCLUDES THE CURRENT SALARIES OF EVERYBODY EMPLOYED AND THEN THE HISTORICAL TRENDS OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. SO THE 17 IS IF WE SHUT THEM ALL DOWN, IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. MY QUESTION IS WE'RE GOING TO REPURPOSE SOME OF IF THIS VOTE GOES THROUGH TONIGHT, SOME OF THE CAMPUSES WILL BE REPURPOSED. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? UPON YOUR APPROVAL. YES. AND WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE. WHAT WOULD SAVINGS OR MAYBE I'M I, I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND AT THE MOMENT ON THE SAVINGS THAT WOULD COME FROM CENTRAL OR FROM REPURPOSING IT, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. I THINK THAT ALSO ADDS TO THE COMPLEXITY OF SCHOOL FINANCE, AND WHY IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. SO THE BOND PROJECTS ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE OTHER PORTION OF YOUR TAX RATE CALLED INTEREST AND SINKING, AND 
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THAT IS THE TAX RATE THAT SUPPORTS BOND, THE BOND ISSUANCE. THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS CAME WITH A, YOU KNOW, PACKAGE BUDGET WHEN THE BOND PASSED IN 2023. AND WHAT MR. BLACKBURN AND HIS TEAM HAVE PROPOSED IS CREATING MORE CAPACITY IN THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BUDGETS BY NOT BUYING PORTABLES AND USING PROPERTY, USING THE CENTRAL AND LONG PROPERTY WE ALREADY HAVE IN ACTIVE, BUT FOR A DIFFERENT WAY. OKAY, SORRY. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY HE'S THE EXPERT, MR. BRADY. 
          OKAY. TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, MISS GARZA ROJAS'S QUESTION. IF WE COULD YOU JUST LET US KNOW HOW MUCH, LET'S SAY A PORTABLE ONE, PORTABLE ONE MONTH. WHAT IS THAT? JUST SO WE ALL HAVE A BALLPARK. WHAT THAT MEANS, HOW MUCH WE'RE QUOTE UNQUOTE SAVING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO SPEND ON PORTABLES AT THE BLAYLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT IS ABOUT 2.5 MILLION. 
          AND OFTENTIMES WE'RE REQUIRED TO PUT IN NEW INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE FIRE HYDRANTS. WE HAVE TO COMPLETELY SECURE THE PORTABLES. WE HAVE TO PROVIDE LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS. IT'S TYPICALLY VERY INVOLVED IN A COSTLY PROCESS. OKAY. AND SINCE YOU'RE RIGHT THERE, MR. BLACKBURN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN ABOUT THE MONEY THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED FOR THE MCCOY SCHOOL AND CENTRAL? ANYBODY ELSE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MONEY THROUGH THE BOND AND HOW THAT WILL WORK IF THEY ARE TO CLOSE, AS MR. MOORE MENTIONED, WE WOULD PROPOSE REALLOCATIONS TO THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, DISCUSS THAT WITH THEM. AND ONCE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY WOULD BRING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD TO CONSIDER. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS ON THE DETAILS HAVE HAVE BEEN ASKED, BUT THERE WAS ONLY ONE ONE THING THAT I DON'T THINK I HEARD TONIGHT AND RELATED TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR SAFETY. AS FAR AS BUS TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED AT AN INFORMATION SESSION, BUT ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE TWO MILE RADIUS. BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE TWO MILE RADIUS ON SOME OF OUR BUSY STREETS? YOU KNOW, IF THIS WAS APPROVED, COULD YOU CLARIFY THAT, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM. SO WE ARE REQUIRED TO OFFER TRANSPORTATION TWO MILES AND OUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS. THAT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO HAVE THE OPTION IF THERE IS WITHIN THE TWO MILE RADIUS, WE CAN DECLARE OFFSETS WITHIN THAT A HAZARDOUS ROUTE, FOR INSTANCE, SPECIFICALLY FOR CENTRAL. THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT'S COME UP IN VISITING WITH CENTRAL PARENTS BECAUSE AS IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED, STUDENTS WOULD EITHER HAVE TO CROSS BELT LINE OR CROSS JOSE. THOSE ARE BOTH SIX LANE THOROUGHFARES WITH A MEDIAN. AND SO CROSSING GUARDS WERE ASKED ABOUT THAT. BUT WE WOULD BE RELIANT ON A SECOND GRADER OR A THIRD GRADER TO KNOW I'M GOING TO WALK TO A CROSSING GUARD AND THEN TRUST THEM TO GET TO THE CROSSING GUARD AND CROSS THE STREET. AND SO AT CENTRAL, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THAT. THOSE WILL ALL BE DECLARED WITHIN THE WAY, SO THAT STUDENTS ARE NOT CROSSING BELT LINE AND CROSSING JOSE. AND SO THERE WERE ALSO QUESTIONS WITH FOR NO, WITH WITH SOME STREETS IN THAT AREA. AND SO ANYWHERE THAT THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, SECONDARY AND UP, TYPICALLY YOU CAN GET CROSSING GUARDS WORK WITH THE CITIES BECAUSE THE CITY'S MANAGED CROSSING GUARDS. 
          BUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS TYPICALLY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL AND UP, STUDENTS HAVE THE COGNITIVE ABILITIES, THE WHEREWITHAL TO GET TO THOSE AREAS. BUT TURNING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS LOOSE TO TRUST THEM TO GET TO A CROSSING GUARD ON A SIX LANE THOROUGHFARE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN DOING, AND WE HAVE THAT PRECEDENCE ALREADY IN OUR DISTRICT. RIGHT? WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THOSE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. 
          AND MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY ASKED MOST OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. I JUST HAD ONE ABOUT THE TRANSFER PROCESS. SORRY TO MAKE YOU GET UP. AND MAYBE THIS IS JUST A CLARIFICATION WITH THE WHOLE TRANSFER PROCESS AS THEY'RE ALL REZONING. WHAT ABOUT THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY ENROLLED IN A CERTAIN PROGRAM WITHIN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL? AND WILL THEY HAVE TO COMPLETE THE TRANSFER PROCESS IF A STUDENT HAS QUALIFIED FOR A PROGRAM? NO, MA'AM. THEY WILL NOT OKAY, BECAUSE THEY'RE PART OF THAT 
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PROGRAM. OKAY. AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHICH PROGRAM YOU'RE SPEAKING OF AS WELL TOO. SO YEAH, LIKE IB OR DUAL LANGUAGE OR AS WELL OKAY. SO DUAL LANGUAGE ONE WAY THEN OBVIOUSLY THEY DO NOT HAVE TO APPLY. BUT DUAL LANGUAGE TWO WAY. THAT IS A CHOICE. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS OKAY. SO THEY WOULD FILL OUT THE TRANSFER PROCESS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          IF THEY'RE ALREADY IN I APOLOGIZE. IF THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE PROGRAM THOUGH. YES. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO IF THEY WANTED TO BE A NEW PERSON IN THE PROGRAM. THEY WOULD. RIGHT. BUT IF THEY'RE ALREADY IN IT, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          OKAY. AND REGARDING THE BUSSING, HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE IN THE EXPENSE REGARDING ALL THE NEW THE REZONING WAS GOING TO REDUCE OUR BUSSING COST. AND NOW WITH THE REZONING AND THE NEW CHANGES OF UTILIZING POSSIBLY CLOSED CAMPUSES, HOW WILL THAT IMPACT THAT COST? WE EFFICIENCY WITH REGARD TO THAT ASPECT OF THINGS WE ANTICIPATE RIGHT NOW, BASED ON CURRENT NUMBERS, WE WOULD ADD ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 6 ROUTES TO THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND 5 TO 6 ROUTES TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. HOWEVER, THOSE ROUTES MAY BE SHORTER, SHORTER ROUTE TIMES, BETTER CONSOLIDATION OF THE STUDENTS ON THE BUSSES, MORE STUDENTS ON THE BUSSES, IMPROVED ROUTING AND IMPROVED EFFICIENCIES, AND LESS FEWER ROUTES FOR BUSSES. AND SO WHILE THERE MIGHT BE NEW ROUTES ADDED, THE EFFICIENCIES WITHIN THOSE ROUTES SHORTER RUN SHORTER TIMES, ABLE TO GET TO OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY NEED TO BE TO RUN THE THREE TIERED SCHEDULE, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT ON FUEL WITHIN THE SHORTER ROUTES. ONE THING THAT YOU DID NOT COVER, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WAS THE PRE-K CENTER REPURPOSING FOR NOW. YOU MENTIONED FLOODING KITCHEN. NO EXPANDING IN THE KITCHEN. HOW WILL THAT IMPACT A FUTURE PLAN FOR PRE-K CENTER IF RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS? IF THE FRESNO SITE WAS SELECTED IN THE FUTURE AS A PRE-K CENTER, THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WOULD BE RAZED. THE LAND WOULD BE THERE WOULD BE A BUILT FOR PURPOSE PRE-K CENTER. IT WOULD NOT BE AT THE EXISTING FACILITY THAT'S STANDING THERE NOW. SO REBUILD. AND I THINK THE LAST QUESTION I HAD. WELL. WHAT ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES THAT WALK AWAY IF THIS CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM, I MEAN, HAVE YOU ALL CONSIDERED THAT LOSS OF FUNDS THERE? I GUESS I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I SAID, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE PLEASE IF YOU HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES AND STUDENTS THAT WILL WALK AWAY FROM THE DISTRICT IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT, WHAT KIND OF FINANCIAL IMPACT? WELL, THERE WOULD BE AN IMPACT. 
          I MEAN, IN SEVERAL INDICATED IF THE LEAP PROGRAM DOES NOT REMAIN WHERE IT IS, THAT THEY WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE DISTRICT, BUT THE I CAN'T QUALIFY THE SHORT TERM LOSS FOR THE LONG TERM GAIN. BUT I KNOW THAT THIS IS A MEASURE THAT THAT THAT JUST GETS THE BALL ROLLING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE MORE OPTIMAL OUTCOMES WITH REGARD TO FINANCE DOWN THE ROAD, WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO LEAVE. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO STICK AROUND BECAUSE LEAP PROGRAM IS WONDERFUL. THE CULTURE OF CAMPUSES IS WONDERFU. AND IT CAN BE CREATED AND MAINTAINED IN OTHER OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF GOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT'S A WONDERFUL CAMPUS. IT'S CURRENTLY AN IB CAMPUS. IT'S GOT A HUGE PLUS, A HUGE UPSIDE TO THAT. BUT IT THERE'S WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO LEAVE, CERTAINLY. BUT THAT'S THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE IT GOES BACK TO THE TOUGH CONVERSATION THAT I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER. I MEAN THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE AND THE DECISIONS THAT WE'VE GOT TO MAKE, BECAUSE LONG TERM WE'RE FACED WITH MAKING THESE TOUGH DECISIONS BECAUSE OF THE LANDSCAPE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT AND WORKING WITHIN. ON JUNE 6TH, THE WOOLPERT REPRESENTATIVE GAVE US A TEN YEAR OUTLOOK, BUT I REMEMBER ONE OF HER COMMENTS WAS, THIS WASN'T ARMAGEDDON, BUT IT COULD BE. SO PLEASE EXCUSE ME, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO HIM. THANK YOU. SO WHY THE FAST RUSH? WHY THE QUICK MOVE? AND I KNOW, I KNOW THE TIMELINES AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE WITH THE TEN YEAR FORECAST AND A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND EVERYONE DOING THEIR JOB TO THEIR CAPACITY WITH THE TAXPAYERS MONEY, PLEASE HELP ME OR JUST ANSWER THAT IF YOU CAN. WELL, WE HAVE A ENSURE THAT THAT'S A QUESTION THAT REALLY WE CAN EXPECT MR. MOORE TO ANSWER FOR US AS A BOARD. WE'VE GOT A PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE, 
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AND WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS THAT. AND I WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TIME HERE. I'M CERTAINLY WELCOME TO TAKE MORE TIME IF WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WELL, I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE SHE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS OF UTMOST URGENCY. AND TO SAY THIS WASN'T ARMAGEDDON. WHO DIDN'T SAY IT'S AN URGENCY. THIS WOLPERT IN OUR JUNE 6TH MEETING. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. THANK YOU. CHRIS. WE HAVE LIKE I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A SUSTAINED, GRADUAL DECLINE IN OUR ATTENDANCE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TEN YEARS. WE HAVE LOST 2000 STUDENTS. IN TEN YEARS, WE'VE LOST 1200 STUDENTS IN FIVE YEARS. AND THAT FORECAST SHOWS THAT THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE'LL LOSE 1100 MORE STUDENTS. AND SO IT'S NOT ARMAGEDDON. I THINK ARMAGEDDON IS HAPPENING IN SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY, WHERE THEY'RE LOSING 16 TO 32% OF STUDENTS. OUR DECLINE IS NOT THAT DRASTIC, BUT IT IS STILL A MEASURED, NOTABLE, NOTABLE DECLINE OF 2000 STUDENTS OVER TEN YEARS. AND IN 5000 MORE. 
          THAT'S 3000 STUDENTS OVER 15 YEARS. EXCUSE ME, 3000 STUDENTS OVER TEN YEARS. AND SO THAT'S A MEASURED, NOTICEABLE DECREASE THAT IT'S NOT ARMAGEDDON, I WILL AGREE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND IF WE DON'T LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW, THE REPERCUSSIONS ARE ARE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE GROWING AND THE TASK WILL BECOME MORE DAUNTING DOWN THE ROAD FOR US, I THINK. OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS I SEE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THEN I WILL GO BACK TO THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE. 
          IS THAT A PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF CENTRAL FRESNO, MCCOY AND LONG, AND THE CORRESPONDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONES HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO US AS A POSSIBLE MOTION. I LAY IT THEN IS POSSIBLE MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS? I JUST HAVE. A COMMENT. 
          I WANT TO THANK EACH PERSON THAT HAS REACHED OUT TO ME, WHETHER IT BE A PHONE CALL, A MEETING OR AN EMAIL. I APPRECIATE THE ADVOCACY DEMONSTRATED BY ALL. I HAVE READ EVERY SINGLE EMAIL. 
          THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE EMAILS I HAVE RECEIVED HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS AND MANY QUESTIONS THAT I USED EXTENSIVELY FOR MY OWN FOLLOW UP. SO WITH EVERYONE RECEIVED AND READ, BUT ADMITTEDLY NOT ALL REPLIED TO AND I APOLOGIZE, I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO SO, AND I APPRECIATE THE ENGAGEMENT. I HEARD THE FRUSTRATIONS SURROUNDING THE PROCESS AND THE TIMELINES. I CAN ABSOLUTELY EMPATHIZE WITH THAT. BUT WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING OUR ENROLLMENT AND OUR FINANCIALS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR, WITH A DELICATE BALANCE OF CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AND TREPIDATION. THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, BUT THERE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE EFFORT BY THIS AND PRIOR BOARDS, AS WELL AS CURRENT AND PAST ADMINISTRATION, TO CHANGE OUR COURSE. WE HAVE PUSHED FOR SPENDING REDUCTIONS, REVIEWS OF SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES, PROGRAM REVIEWS AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENT EVALUATIONS TO TRY AND FIND EFFICIENCIES TO ENSURE WE REMAIN EFFECTIVE ON A LONG TERM BASIS IN OUR PURSUIT OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AND ADVERTISING TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT IS FABULOUS ABOUT CFBISD. ADDITIONALLY, EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE OUR OR SHIFT EXISTING PROGRAMS AND INTRODUCE NEW PROGRAMS TO ATTRACT ATTRACT STUDENTS TO CFBISD. YET WITH EVERY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT, EVERY COST SAVINGS MEASURE, EVERY PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT, AND EVERY PROCESS CHANGE, WE HAVE STILL ENDED UP IN A POSITION THAT NOT ONE SINGLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, LEAST OF ALL CFBISD, WANTS TO BE IN, NO MATTER THE OUTCOME. THIS EVENING, I HAVE COMPLETE AND 
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UNWAVERING FAITH IN OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN OUR CFBISD TEACHERS THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WELCOME EACH AND EVERY STUDENT THROUGH THE DOORS OF ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I KNOW THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OUR WHY, AND THAT IS SUCCESS FOR ALL CFBISD STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BACHIK. OTHER COMMENTS. BOARD MEMBERS. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AND LEADING UP TO TONIGHT, IT HAS BEEN MY INTENT TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE THAT HAS CALLED, TEXTED, REQUESTED A MEETING. 
          I'VE READ EVERY EMAIL AND DONE MY VERY BEST TO RESPOND TO AS MANY AS I POSSIBLY COULD IN THE HOURS OF EVERY DAY. I'VE ANALYZED MULTIPLE SOURCES OF DATA AND ULTIMATELY HAD TO DETERMINE WHICH WERE MOST VALID IN SHAPING MY DECISION. AT ITS CORE, I BELIEVE THIS IS A RIGHT VERSUS RIGHT DECISION. I WOULD BE RIGHT TO VOTE TO KEEP THE SCHOOLS OPEN, BECAUSE IT HONORS THE INVALUABLE ROLES THAT SCHOOLS PLAY, THE TEACHERS WHO LOVE WHERE THEY WORK AND POUR INTO OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE FAMILIES WHO CHERISH THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND VALUE THE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION THAT IS PROVIDED IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR SCHOOLS. YET I WOULD BE RIGHT TO VOTE TO CLOSE SOME SCHOOLS AND REZONE. 
          CONSIDERING THE LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND THE EXPECTATION TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS COME TO EXPECT OF THIS DISTRICT. AS A TAXPAYER, A PARENT, A HOMEOWNER AND THE. IN ONE OF THE PROPOSED SCHOOL CLOSURE ZONES AND ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR A PERFECT SOLUTION AND QUITE FRANKLY, ONE DOES NOT EXIST AND THAT WEIGHS HEAVY ON ME. THE FACTS OF THIS CASE ARE STARK. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE OPERATED UNDER A DEFICIT BUDGET, MAKING WHILE MAKING STRATEGIC CUTS OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. BEFORE THIS, AS MISS HABAKKUK SAID, WE'VE REVIEWED MULTIPLE ANGLES. WE ARE FACED WITH RISING COSTS IN EVERY AREA, PARTIALLY UNFUNDED MANDATES, AND THE REALITY THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE STRAINED. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS DISTRICT TO EDUCATE EVERY STUDENT WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS, EVEN AS THE STATE FAILS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EVERY SINGLE CHILD, WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO RELY ON OUR FUND BALANCE OR OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT LIKE IT'S A CREDIT CARD TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES. IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. AND AS YOU HAVE SEEN TONIGHT, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE MATERIALIZED OVERNIGHT. IT IS GOING TO TAKE TIME AND WE NEED TO VALUE THE EDUCATORS WE HAVE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. ADDITIONALLY, NATIONWIDE, STATEWIDE AND HERE LOCALLY, POST PANDEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA SHOWS STUDENTS NEED ADDITIONAL READING AND MATH INTERVENTIONS TO BE PERFORMING ON GRADE LEVEL. BEYOND THAT, WE ARE CHARGED WITH CREATING PATHWAYS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO EXCEL AND SUCCEED BEYOND GRADUATION FOR WHATEVER ENDEAVOR THEY STRIVE FOR, WHILE ALSO ATTENDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD. OUR GREATEST NEED, IN MY OPINION, IS VERY CLEAR. WE NEED HIGHLY QUALIFIED, SKILLED TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO ARE COMMITTED TO EQUIPPING OUR CHILDREN, THE FUTURE WORKFORCE, WITH THE TOOLS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND THRIVE. AS WE PREPARE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FACE DIFFICULT DECISIONS, BUT OUR FOCUS MUST REMAIN ON FINDING A WAY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET WHILE KEEPING THE RESOURCES AS CLOSE TO THE CLASSROOM AS POSSIBLE. AS A BOARD, IT IS OUR DUTY TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THAT SERVES EVERY SINGLE CHILD. I WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT YOU, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND A PODIUM HERE, AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR ENGAGING IN THIS PROCESS. YOUR FEEDBACK HAS CHALLENGED MY THINKING. IT'S DEEPENED MY COMMITMENT, AND IT HAS MADE ME REALLY THINK ABOUT MY THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS THAT I ASK IN THIS PROCESS. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I WOULD ASK THAT WE CHANNEL OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS PROGRESS, ONE THAT SUPPORTS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS, WHILE PRIORITIZING OUR HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND THE SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS THIS DISTRICT. AS WE WORK TO FULFILL OUR MISSION TO BRING A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR EVERY STUDENT WE SERVE. THANK YOU, MRS. HATFIELD. OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? YES, MISS BRADY, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY 
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THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE REACHED OUT. I HAVE READ EVERY EMAIL AND LIKE MR. BARCZYK PROBABLY HAVEN'T RESPONDED TO ALL OF THEM, AND I APOLOGIZE. YOUR PASSIONS ARE VERY CLEAR. 
          DURING MY REVIEW, I ACTUALLY LEARNED THAT LEAP WAS ACTUALLY BORN AT COUNTRY PLACE AND WAS MOVED TO MCCOY TO IMPROVE ENROLLMENT YEARS AGO. REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS HERE TONIGHT, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL JOIN THE THOUSANDS OF TEXANS SPEAKING OUT TO OUR LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATELY FUND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FIRST, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT JUST LIKE PARENTS MAKE FINANCIAL DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR THEIR WHOLE FAMILY, TRUSTEES MUST DO THE SAME FOR OUR BIG FAMILY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. BARNES. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE MANY CHILDREN THAT EMAILED ME. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AS A MOTHER, I CAN UNDERSTAND AND EMPATHIZE WITH ALL OF YOU PARENTS OUT THERE WHO ARE STRUGGLING AND TRYING TO SAVE YOUR KIDS SCHOOLS. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU WHO TOOK SO MUCH TIME TO REACH OUT TO ME, TO MEET WITH ME, TO DISCUSS THINGS WITH ME, AND I JUST THINK, AS I HAVE TOLD, AS I TOLD ONE PARENT, I THINK THE EXAMPLE THAT WE SET TO OUR KIDS AND SHOW OUR KIDS WHEN WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR SOMETHING IS SOMETHING THAT THEY THEY CAN ONLY SEE BY EXAMPLE. SO I KNOW THAT WHATEVER THE OUTCOME IS, OUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING. YOUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING YOU AS YOU ARE ADVOCATING FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR SCHOOLS. AND I CAN IMAGINE THEY ARE SO PROUD. AND YOU HAVE TAUGHT THEM SO MANY LESSONS THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. I TOO, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, ALL OF THE PARENTS AND CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE UP FOR CONSOLIDATION. IT'S BEEN A GREAT TESTIMONY OF THE STRENGTH OF OUR FAMILY HERE IN CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH, AND IT DOES MEAN A LOT TO ME. I TOO, AM A PARENT THAT MOVED FROM FARMERS BRANCH TO NORTH CARROLLTON TO EDUCATE MY KIDS IN RAINWATER, AND I KNOW EXACTLY YOUR SENTIMENTS, WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH, AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. IT IS A HARD NIGHT. I'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS DISTRICT FOR A LOT OF YEARS, AND AS WE SIT HERE FACING INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT DECISIONS, I AM PROUD THAT THIS BOARD HAS WORKED WITH ALL OF US TOGETHER AND WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH INPUT AND INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL HAVE BROUGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. IT HAS BEEN SECONDED AND I WILL ASK NOW, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND. TO VOTE. NOW GO TO MOUTH. VOTE HIM OUT. MERRILL. HOWARD FARRELL SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. YOUR NUMBER ONE SCHOOL PEOPLE. 
          NUMBER ONE SCHOOL. OKAY. YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS. WE'LL KEEP YOU. OKAY? THANK YOU. 
          PLEASE. DISTRICT DOESN'T CARE. THANK YOU. CAROLYN, DO YOU WISH TO VOTE? NO I DO OKAY, SO THE VOTE IS SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED. WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT YOUR VOTE RECORDED CORRECTLY? OKAY. WE'LL BE. YEAH. WE'RE DONE. NOBODY WANTED TO BE HERE. EVERYONE. THE NEXT. THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE WISH TO SAY? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I BELIEVE WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA AND
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