[1. Call to Order]
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BRIEFING OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER AT 6 P.M. ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2025. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRE MEETING BRIEFING IS TO CONDUCT A BRIEFING SESSION WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REGARDING THE POSTED AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 7 P.M. ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2025. FOR THE RECORD, THE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ARE ILEANA GARZA ROJAS, MARJORIE BARNES, CAROLYN BENAVIDES, PAUL GILMORE, RANDY SCHEKMAN, AND KIM BRADY. CASSANDRA HATFIELD COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS, PERSON OR PERSONS WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS MUST HAVE SUBMITTED AN ELECTRONIC FORM FOR THIS PURPOSE PRIOR TO THE 1 P.M. POSTED DEADLINE. AS
[3. Administrative Reports]
OF 1 P.M. TODAY. THERE WERE NO REQUESTS SUBMITTED. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.DOCTOR ELDREDGE, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS BY ADMINISTRATION? OKAY. OUR FIRST ITEM REPORT FROM DOCTOR ROBIN STOUT IS CONCERNING OUR PURCHASE OF NEW LIBRARY BOOKS. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WITH THE NEW LEGISLATION, THERE IS LOTS OF INFORMATION TO BE AWARE OF FOR THE LIBRARY BOOKS. SO, ROBIN, IF YOU WILL EXPLAIN WHAT THE ITEM IS. YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TONIGHT IS APPROVAL OF OUR NOW MONTHLY PURCHASE OF LIBRARY BOOKS. THE LIST, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW LEGISLATION WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 20TH. OR I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, WHICH IS 31 DAYS. THE LEGISLATION SAYS THAT THE LISTS ARE POSTED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO BEING VOTED ON. THE LINK IS TO THE LISTS IS ON THE LIBRARY SERVICES WEBSITE ON CFB, AND THE NEXT LIST WILL BE POSTED, I BELIEVE, ON MONDAY, IN ACCORDANCE FOR THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING. THERE IS ALSO A LINK POSTED FOR PARENTS AND OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO. SUBMIT A QUESTION. THERE HAD BEEN NONE FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE TITLES ON THAT LIST ARE SELECTED BY CERTIFIED LIBRARIANS AFTER CONSULTING TWO OR MORE PEER REVIEWED SOURCES FOR POSITIVE REVIEW, TWO OR MORE POSITIVE REVIEWS FROM PEER REVIEWED SOURCES, PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY STANDARD SOURCES. AFTER APPROVAL AND PURCHASE. THOSE TITLES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO A VISUAL REVIEW BY THE LIBRARY SERVICES PROCESSING STAFF. PRIOR TO GOING ON STUDENT SHELVES. THEY ARE ALSO THE LISTS, WHEN SUBMITTED, HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY CINDY TIBBETTS, OUR DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES. WE ORDERED LAST YEAR APPROXIMATELY 18,000 TITLES. SO THOSE LISTS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE EVERY MONTH THROUGH EVERY MONTH THAT THE BOARD MEETS THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING TO SAY, THANK YOU, DOCTOR STOUT, BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR STOUT? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT REPORT IS MR. BLACKBURN AND IT IS ITEM FIVE J. CONSIDER AND APPROVE CONSTRUCTION AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. SO WITH CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION. MR. BLACKBURN, WILL YOU EXPLAIN WHAT WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO KNOW? DOCTOR ALDRIDGE, VICE PRESIDENT BRADY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS FOR A MAJOR RENOVATION AT SMITH HIGH SCHOOL. IT WILL INCLUDE BASICALLY GUTTING THE SECOND FLOOR. ALL THE CLASSROOMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE FULLY RENOVATED. MOST OF THE CLASSROOMS IN THE BUILDING REALLY. RESTROOMS WILL BE REFRESHED. THE CAFETERIA WILL BE REFRESHED. WE'LL INCLUDE A GYM REFRESH AS WELL. THERE'LL BE ADA SIDE IMPROVEMENTS AND SECURITY UPGRADES. THIS WILL NOT REQUIRE PORTABLE CLASSROOMS AT THIS CAMPUS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ROUGHLY EIGHT CLASSROOMS AT A TIME AND SORT OF HOPSCOTCH OUR WAY THROUGH THE CAMPUS AS WE GO THROUGH EACH PHASE, AND WE EXPECT TO BE COMPLETE AT THE END OF 2027. SO IT'LL BE IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE AND WE'LL BE TOUCHING A LOT OF THE SCHOOL. SO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
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QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. BOARD MEMBERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS GARZA ROJAS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THAT INFORMATION. CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN IT'S EXPECTED TO START? POSSIBLY. I KNOW THAT CONSTRUCTION IS CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT. BUT POSSIBLY A START.AND THEN YOU SAID THE END OF 2027, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. WE'D LIKE TO START PROBABLY AFTER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK. IF WE CAN GET MOBILIZED FOR 2026. THIS. I'M SORRY. THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BLACKBURN? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THAT ALL? DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, ITEM FOUR. BOARD MEMBERS. DO
[4. Briefing Session with Administrative Staff Regarding the Posted Agenda for the Regular Board Meeting Scheduled for 7:00 PM on October 2, 2025]
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY. SEEING NONE. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.