[1. Call to Order]
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BRIEFING OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER AT 6:00 P M ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRE MEETING BRIEFING IS TO CONDUCT A BRIEFING SESSION WITH ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE POSTED AGENDA ITEMS FOR OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 7 P.M. TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025. FOR THE RECORD, BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ARE KIM BRADY, ELIANA GARZA ROJAS, MARJORIE BARNES, CAROLYN BENAVIDES, PAUL GILMORE, RANDY SCHEKMAN, AND MYSELF, CASSANDRA HATFIELD. OUR NEXT ITEM IS AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS. ANYONE WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS THIS EVENING MUST HAVE SUBMITTED A FORM FOR THIS PURPOSE BY 1:00, THE POSTED DEADLINE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
[3. Administrative Reports]
FORMS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR THIS MEETING. THEREFORE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS BY ADMINISTRATION? YES. THE FIRST REPORT WILL BE ITEM FIVE E BY CARLOS SETTLE. AND IT IS ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CFE AND WHAT WE CALL TASBO, WHICH IS OUR TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS. SO, MITCHELL, WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THAT AGREEMENT ENTAILS? YES. THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING AGREEMENT IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE AND TASBO TO CLEARLY DELINEATE THE ROLE OF WHAT AN INSTRUCTOR DOES. MYSELF AND SOME MEMBERS OF MY STAFF, WE VOLUNTEER OUR TIME TO INSTRUCT TASBO CERTIFICATION CLASSES. AND IN TURN, TASBO OFFERS OPTIONS FOR REMUNERATION. AND IN WHAT CFB TAKES ADVANTAGE TO DO IS EXTRA SEATS SO THAT, LIKE OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS CAN PURSUE THEIR CERTIFICATION WITHOUT FINANCIALLY AFFECTING OUR BUDGET. SO, DUE TO HOUSE BILL 3003 72, THE LEGISLATURE WANTED TO HAVE A CLEAR DELINEATION OF WHAT SCHOOL BUSINESS TIME ESSENTIALLY WAS DEFINED AS. SO IF PERHAPS WE HAD AN INSTRUCTOR THAT WOULD WANT TO DO THAT WITH ACTUAL FINANCIAL BENEFIT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE PERSONAL TIME. BUT THAT'S NOT HOW WE CONDUCT IT HERE AT CFB. THANK YOU, MISS SETTLE. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.THE NEXT REPORT IS ITEM FIVE G. IT'S THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE WITH T.W.U AND THEIR WORK STUDY PROGRAM. SO IT'S MISS HOLCOMB AND LEANNE STONE, IF YOU'LL MISS STONE IF YOU'LL EXPLAIN THAT I THINK IT'S A HISTORICAL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD IN CFB FOR QUITE A WHILE. SO IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE THE BOARD AN UPDATE. GOOD EVENING. OKAY. I DO HAVE A HANDOUT AS WELL. IT MIGHT HELP YOU. SO THIS IS A HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY. AND IT IS THE MEMORANDUM. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS WITH REGARDS TO THEM SENDING COLLEGE WORK STUDY STUDENTS THAT COME OUT TO OUR CAMPUSES AND THEY PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO HELP THE STUDENTS TO GET APPLIED TO COLLEGE, AND THEN ALSO FILLING OUT ANY OTHER FORMS THAT THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ON, AND HELPING THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL. AND IT'S NOT JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, BUT THAT'S THE UNIVERSITY THAT WE PARTNER WITH THAT WILL THAT SENDS THE STUDENTS. AND SO IF A STUDENT IS FILLING OUT AN APPLICATION LIKE APPLY TEXAS FOR MULTIPLE COLLEGES, BUT THEY JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THEIR FILLING OUT OR THEY'RE NOT SURE WHAT CERTAIN THINGS MEAN. THE STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS THAT COME OUT ASSIST WITH THAT PROCESS. WITH A CMR STAFF MEMBER PRESENT AS WELL, JUST SO THAT WE CAN ALL THE LARGER THE NUMBER OF ASSISTANTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THOSE STUDENTS, THE MORE KIDS THAT WE CAN HELP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE HANDOUT. YOU ALWAYS DO A NICE JOB GIVING US CLEAR INFORMATION. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THE LAST REPORT WE HAVE TONIGHT IS ITEM FIVE K. AND IT'S ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF LIBRARY MEDIA PRINT DIGITAL SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS. AND IT'S MISS NITA. AND I WILL HAVE TO SAY MISS NEDOVIC KEEPS A VERY TIGHT PROCEDURES ON ALL OF OUR BOOKS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU WITH ALL OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE MEDIA ON BOOKS AND HOW YOU RUN THAT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. THE EXPLANATION OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE BOARD AGENDA TONIGHT IS THAT IS A RENEWAL OF OUR RFP. IT'S FOR A RENEWAL FOR
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OUR APPROVING OUR LIBRARY VENDORS AND USING THEM TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE. IT'S ALREADY OUT THERE. IT'S JUST AN APPROVAL TO EXTEND IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THE PART OF THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE NEXT MONTH? BECAUSE THAT WILL KICK IN WITH SB 13, THE SENATE BILL 13, WHICH IS ALL ABOUT LIBRARIES, LIBRARY BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS AND ACQUISITIONS, AND WHAT YOU WILL SEE NEXT MONTH ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE APPROVING ACQUISITIONS FOR THE LIBRARY. THE ACTUAL BOOK LIST THAT WE WILL BE APPROVING. YOU WILL GET THAT EITHER TO TOMORROW OR MONDAY, SO YOU GET PLENTY OF TIME TO LOOK AT THAT LIST. THE LIST IS ALREADY PUBLIC BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE PUBLIC FOR 30 DAYS BEFORE WE CAN EVEN PURCHASE PRE YOUR APPROVAL, AND IT IS OUT THERE ON THE LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES PAGE. I HAVE LOOKED AT THAT LIST AND JUST TRIED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR YOU TO LOOK AT IT, AND NOT JUST ONE BIG LONG LIST. I'VE DIVIDED IT AMONG AGE LEVELS, SO I THINK IT WILL BE EASIER WITH THE LIST WE SEND YOU, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT OF BOOKS THAT WILL BE NEXT MONTH ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO LOOK AT THAT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR YOU YOU WANT SOME FURTHER INFORMATION ON A PARTICULAR ITEM, YOU CAN LET ME KNOW. YOU WILL ALSO TOMORROW RECEIVE A SORT OF SUMMARY ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF SB 13 AND WHAT CFB HAS BEEN DOING TO BE IN LINE WITH THAT, SO THAT WE MEET ALL OF SB 13 REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. MR. TIBBETTS BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MISS BENAVIDES? THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. IS THIS ONE OF THE LIST WHERE THE PARENTS CAN COLLABORATE WITH THE DISTRICT ABOUT WHAT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT DO OR DO NOT WANT? THERE IS ONLINE WITH THE 30 DAY POSTING. THERE IS ALSO A FORM WHERE PARENTS CAN SEND IN AND GIVE COMMENTS OR. CONCERNS ABOUT ANY TYPE OF BOOK, THAT OR ANY BOOK THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE.AT THAT POINT. WE WOULD THEN LOOK AT IT AND BEGIN TO, YOU KNOW, PULL TOGETHER WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO TALK TO THAT PARENT ABOUT. I WILL REACH OUT TO EVERYONE WHO HAS A CONCERN ABOUT IT, AND BE SURE THAT EITHER THEY'RE OKAY WITH IT GOING FORWARD, OR WE HAVE TO PULL IT FROM THE LIST AND LOOK FURTHER. IT'LL JUST DEPEND ON WHAT COMES IN. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN POSTED TO THE PUBLIC, AND HOW ARE WE LETTING THEM KNOW IF WE HAVE NOT? SO IT IS OUT THERE, PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY INTERESTED, I THINK HAVE ALREADY PROBABLY FOUND IT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEND A PARENT SQUARE OUT SO THEY KNOW AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE EVEN DO SOMETHING THAT TELLS OUR COMMUNITY IT'S OUT THERE. SO THEY'VE JUST COME UP AND BEEN POSTED JUST THIS WEEK. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THAT KIND OF ADVERTISING IT OR LETTING THEM KNOW IT'S OUT THERE. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MARGIE OR SORRY MISS BARNES. JUST TO CLARIFY, THERE IS A STEP WITHIN SB 13 WHERE PARENTS CAN REQUEST THAT THEIR CHILD NOT CHECK OUT A CERTAIN BOOK WITHOUT SENDING THAT BOOK BACK FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. CORRECT? YOU ARE CORRECT. AND THAT WENT INTO EFFECT THIS WEEK.
THERE WAS A EMAIL THAT WENT OUT TO TELL PARENTS THEY CAN. WE HAVE ACCOUNTS CREATED IN OUR SYSTEM, OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM, AND THEY HAVE TO LOG IN. THEY IT'S CALLED A GUARDIAN ACCOUNT. THEY CAN SEE WHAT THE CHILDREN HAVE CHECKED OUT. NOW THEY CAN SEE WHAT THE HISTORY OF THE CHILDREN'S CHECK THEIR CHILDREN'S CHECKOUT IS, AND THEY CAN PUT ON THERE IF THEY WANT A PARTICULAR BOOK. THEY DON'T WANT THEIR CHILD TO CHECK THAT BOOK OUT THAT IS AVAILABLE NOW. IT DOES REQUIRE ACTION ON THE PARENT'S PART TO TO LOG IN AND CREATE THAT. OKAY. IT WENT OUT FROM OUR VENDOR USING OUR INFORMATION. WE'RE GOING TO SEND ANOTHER NOTIFICATION THROUGH PARENTSQUARE BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE PEOPLE COULD MISS IT, ESPECIALLY COMING OFF OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEND ANOTHER ONE OUT SO THAT WE SHOULD BE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY CAN DO OR NEED TO DO. AND FOR THAT STEP, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY JUST FOR PUBLIC CLARIFICATION, THAT STEP IS JUST BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR CHILD. AND THEY CAN REQUEST THAT THAT CHILD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CHECK OUT A BOOK WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF IT BEING PULLED AND LOOKED AT FROM THE DISTRICT AND APPROVED OR NOT APPROVED. YES.
WHAT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF A PARENT HAS PUT A BLOCK ON THEN WHEN THAT PARTICULAR ITEM IS TRIED TO BE CHECKED OUT BY THAT PERSON, THAT CHILD, IT WILL COME UP AND TELL THEM ON THE SCREEN, WE CAN'T CHECK THIS OUT TO YOU. IT JUST TELLS THEM THAT THIS IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR.
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BATES, IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY, VERY BUSY. AND SO WE JUST WANT TO, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO KEEP US IN COMPLIANCE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SO YOUR WORK DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS EXTRA WORK THAT IS ON ON TOP OF WHAT YOU ALREADY DO. PREPARING FOR SENATE BILL 13. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I APPRECIATE THE DILIGENCE TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH PARENTSQUARE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION PLAN. SO CLEAR IS KIND. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY THAT YOU ARE HELPING THE COMMUNITY KNOW AND WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND FOR HELPING US WITH OUR LIST, MAKING IT ORGANIZED. IT'S VERY, VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DOCTOR[4. Briefing Session with Administrative Staff Regarding the Posted Agenda for the Regular Board Meeting Scheduled for 7:00 PM on September 4, 2025]
ELDRIDGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER REPORTS? ALL RIGHT. WITH NO OTHER REPORTS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA.AND AT THIS TIME, BEFORE WE ADJOURN AUDIENCE MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING TO ASK THAT YOU EXIT THE BOARDROOM SO THE BOARD CAN TAKE PART OF A SPECIAL TRAINING SESSION. ANYONE SEATED THE DAIS? PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEAT FOR THE TRAINING. EVERYONE ELSE WE WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE EXIT.
AND THE END OF OUR AGENDA
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.