Feb 05, 2026 School Board Meeting- Regular Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2026. BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT STAFF MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. YOU ARE FREE TO JOIN ME IN STANDING AS CADEN HADLEY PROVIDES A MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY THE LEADING OF THE PLEDGES BY KIM BRADY, LEADING THE PLEDGE TO THE US FLAG AND RANDY SCHEKMAN LEADING THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG. PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, MY GOD, MY LORD, WE PRAISE YOU RIGHT NOW. WE PAUSE BEFORE THIS MEETING AND WE JUST PRAISE YOU. PRAISE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE FOR THESE SCHOOLS, FOR THE CHILDREN AND THESE SCHOOLS, FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE PRAISE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND ALL OF OUR OWN LIVES, ALL OF THE STRUGGLES, YOU SEE THEM. AND SO WE PRAISE YOU FOR THAT. WE PRAISE YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY THAT YOU GIVE US EACH DAY. AND SO WE JUST ACKNOWLEDGE YOU RIGHT NOW AND WE PRAISE YOU. THANK YOU GOD. AND WE JUST WELCOME YOUR PRESENCE INTO THIS MEETING. WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT. YOU ARE THE GOOD JUDGE AND WE TRUST YOU COMPLETELY. AND SO WE WELCOME YOU INTO THIS, TO THIS ROOM, INTO THIS MEETING AND AND ASK FOR FOR WISDOM AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL GIVE IT. SO WE THANK YOU FOR IT. AND ULTIMATELY, WE THANK YOU FOR JESUS, FOR HIS DEATH ON THE CROSS, FOR THE GRACE GIVEN TO US THAT WE DO NOT DESERVE, AND THAT WE PLACE OUR TRUST IN HIM, THAT WE MIGHT BE SAVED. WE THANK YOU AND PRAISE YOU SO WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU NOW AND JUST AND LEAD AND GUIDE THIS MEETING. CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOLS AS WE TRUST IN YOU COMPLETELY. JESUS NAME I PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE A PRETTY FULL ROOM TONIGHT. AND WE HAVE ALL SURVIVED THE FIRST TEXAS WINTER. AS YOU KNOW, TEXAS WINTER COMES RIGHT AT THE END EASTER, SO BE CAREFUL. DON'T PLANT YOUR PLANTS TOO EARLY AND BE READY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HIT US NEXT. BUT WE ARE BACK HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING IN EDUCATION. EVEN THOUGH BECAUSE WE ALL SURVIVED TEXAS WINTER. SO AS A DISTRICT, WE DEDICATE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES TO OUR GOAL OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL. THE BOARD USES THIS GOAL TO GUIDE EVERY DELIBERATION, DECISION, AND ACTION AS ELECTED TRUSTEES, THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING OVERSIGHT, SETTING THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE DISTRICT, AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY ALL IN THE SERVICE OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

YOU WILL WITNESS THE BOARD CONDUCTING ITS WORK IN OPEN SESSION, EXCEPT FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION, AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS LAW. THESE ITEMS TYPICALLY INVOLVE PERSONAL MATTERS, CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY, AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE AGENDA TONIGHT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SUPPORTING KIDS. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ASK EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT TO MODEL RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE AND CONSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR JUST AS WE EXPECT OF OUR STUDENTS. FOR THE RECORD, BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ARE KIM BRADY, ILIANA GARZA ROJAS, MARJORIE BARNES, CAROLYN BENAVIDES, PAUL GILMORE, RANDY SCHEKMAN, AND MYSELF, CASSANDRA HATFIELD. WE CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AND MAY CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF

[2. Special Presentations and Recognitions]

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CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, FOR OUR STUDENT RECOGNITION, NEWMAN SMITH ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE ONE OF THEIR STUDENTS AS SENIOR KEVIN, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T FORGET, RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS US NAVY SCHOLARSHIP. HE IS ONE OF JUST 14 STUDENTS IN NORTH TEXAS TO RECEIVE THIS $200,000 SCHOLARSHIP THIS YEAR. THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT KEVIN AND HIS PURSUIT OF A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE IN ATLANTA. GREAT.

THANK YOU. I KNOW. IT, OKAY. I JUST HAVE. WONDERFUL. CONGRATULATIONS, KEVIN. AND FOR OUR LAST RECOGNITION, CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD PROUDLY HONORS THE LATE WILLIE AND JUANITA RAINWATER FOR THEIR REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF OUR DISTRICT, THEIR DEDICATION TO ENSURING EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE AND THE CFBISD COMMUNITY HAS LEFT A LASTING IMPACT AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE US ALL. IN RECOGNITION OF THEM, CFBISD WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THREE BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH INCLUDE TRIBUTES TO HIS DAUGHTERS AND CHRIST COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED AT RAINWATER ELEMENTARY, FREEMAN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE IT IS ALREADY ON DISPLAY. EACH SERVES AS A LASTING REMINDER OF THEIR IMPACT ON CFB. PLEASE JOIN US IN HONORING THIS DEDICATION WITH THE RAINWATER FAMILY AND CHRIST COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.

CONGRATS TO OUR HONOREES TONIGHT AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS, AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OUR COACH. AND THEN TO THE RAINWATER FAMILY. WE'RE JUST SO BLESSED THAT THE LEGACY THAT CONTINUES ON AND CELEBRATING THE MLK PARADE, IT'S JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER AND THE LEGACY CONTINUES. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PUT THESE AT THE SCHOOLS TO TO TREASURE THEM FOREVER. AS A PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO JUST EXTEND MY PRESIDENT'S REPORT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE THAT THE BOARD PRESENTED AN INFORMATION SESSION. WHAT DOES A BOARD MEMBER DO ON TUESDAY NIGHT? THE VIDEO IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, WHERE REGULAR BOARD MEETING VIDEOS ARE. IT'S ABOUT 25 MINUTES. SO IF YOU ARE REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE BOARD DOES, WE'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THAT SOON. IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE POSTED AT CFBISD. AND THE PRESENTATION WILL BE THERE. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE

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AND I KNOW KAREN'S WORKED HARD ON FIXING THE OUR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. I THINK WHEN ALL SCHOOLS CLOSE AROUND THE METROPLEX, I THINK THE, THE COMMUNICATION WENT EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE. SO IT WASN'T BECAUSE WE KEPT PUSHING A BUTTON. IT WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST BUT YOU ALL KNEW WE WERE CLOSED. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO PUT FORTH THE EFFORT. I WANT TO HAVE MR. CALVIN CAPPS, IF YOU WILL, STAND UP AND EVERYBODY TURN AROUND AND CLAP FOR HIM.

HE'S A NEW PRINCIPAL. AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE, HE IS OUR NEW PRINCIPAL, RAINWATER ELEMENTARY. WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE HIM. AND HE HAS HIS FIRST EVENT THIS SATURDAY WITH THE BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT YOUR CAMPUS. THAT IS A LONG TRADITION THAT IS WONDERFUL AND YOU WILL ENJOY EVERY BIT. AND I'M SURE NICOLE IS FILLING YOU IN ON HOW EVERYTHING SHOULD RUN. SO WE ARE ONE BIG FAMILY. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZED YOU, AND YOU NEED TO COME SHAKE ALL THESE HANDS HERE, BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO US. AND I CAN TELL YOU CALVIN'S GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB, GREAT PERSON AND AND LOVES KIDS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. AND WE WELCOME YOU TO THE TEAM. SO REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO. THE THE NEXT THING I'LL SAY IS WE WERE IN AUSTIN ONE DAY WHILE THE CAMPUSES WERE CLOSED. AND WE WERE HONORED. WE WERE HONORED AT THE TEXAS EDUCATION

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MIRANDA, IT WAS SO NICE TO MEET THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND TO SIT THERE THAT CFB IS HONORED AS TWO TOP SCHOOLS AMONG THE STATE IN THE ONLY SCHOOLS IN DALLAS COUNTY. SO THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR. AND EVEN EVEN BETTER WAS THERE WERE TWO PRINCIPAL AND A TEACHER, AND ONE OF THEM WENT TO SHEFFIELD AND THE OTHER ONE WENT TO KENT. AND SO WE TOOK A PICTURE, ONE BIG FAMILY. SO THEY HAD A BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL. AND I SAID, WELL, WE TRAINED YOU RIGHT AND CFB. SO, SO WHAT AN HONOR FOR THE PRINCIPALS THAT WORKED HARD AND THE STAFF.

AND AGAIN, THANKS TO OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM WHO GOT TO STREAM IT FOR ALL THE FAMILIES AND THE STAFF MEMBERS. SO IT WAS IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR TO TO BE THERE. AND OUR FINE ARTS, WE LOVE CRYSTAL IN ATHLETICS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE FINE ARTS, RIGHT. AND SO OUR FINE ARTS IN IN CFB IS AMAZING. SO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS, 12 OF OUR STUDENTS EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS TITLE OF TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ALL-STATE MUSICIANS, PLACING THEM IN THE TOP 3% OF 70,000 COMPETITORS. AND IF YOU'VE EVER TRIED TO SING OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, IT IS NOT EASY. YOU KNOW, I DID ASK TRACY IF SHE WOULD BREAK OUT IN SONG TONIGHT, BUT SHE DID NOT. AND SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL VOICE. TRACY RAINWATER BUT ANYWAY, WE WANT TO THANK OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT, DON VALENTINE, AND OF COURSE, MARK ROHR, WHO DOES A GREAT JOB PROMOTING OUR FINE ARTS. SO WHAT A GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN CFB. SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY AND THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY DO. SO THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU, DOCTOR ELDREDGE. IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE EVERYTHING BEING SO WELL ROUNDED WITH THE ACADEMICS, THE FINE ARTS, PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER. WE ARE VERY BLESSED IN CFB. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS TO D. ACTUALLY WE JUST DID TO D TO E UPDATE FROM PTA, MISS ARIA DEAN, WHO GOSH YOU GUYS I'M LIKE WANTING TO CRY. THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EVENING SO FAR.

MY GOODNESS, HOW FORTUNATE ARE WE. RIGHT? SO ANYWAY, GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HATFIELD.

ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR ELDREDGE AND EVERYONE ELSE. MY NAME IS ARIA DEAN. I SERVE AS THE ADVOCACY CHAIR FOR OUR COUNCIL OF PTAS. WE CURRENTLY REPRESENT 5443 PTA MEMBERS ACROSS CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, AND WE'RE AT 88% OF LAST YEAR'S MEMBERSHIP. LET'S GET IT UP TO 100 OR MORE, PLEASE, SO ANYONE CAN JOIN PTA AT JOIN OR OU, OR YOU CAN BECOME A CFB PTA CHAMPION MEMBER BY JOINING ALL OF THE PTAS IN A HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN AT CFB PTA. WE ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT JOINED US FOR OUR REFLECTIONS CEREMONY. WE ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED THE STRONG SHOWING FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND FROM DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE ALL OF THE WONDERFUL ARTWORK THAT OUR STUDENTS DO, AND TO SEE HOW MANY OF THEM, YOU KNOW ARE GOING TO STATE. SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE WELL, WE HAVE TO BLAME EVERYTHING ON THE ON THE ON THE WEATHER. SO WE DID HAVE A TRAINING EVENT, OUR SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY, AND WE'VE HAD TO RESCHEDULE IT DUE TO THE WEATHER AND OTHER THINGS HAVING TO BE RESCHEDULED. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 28TH, AND IT WILL BE FROM 9 TO 12 P.M. AT THE NANCY WATSON CENTER. AND THIS IS OUR SPRING TRAINING EVENT FOR ALL OF OUR LOCAL PTAS. WE IT IT HELPS EVERYONE KIND OF GET TOGETHER AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ELECTING OUR, OUR, OUR MEMBERS SCHOOL BOARD OR SCHOOL BOARD, BUT OUR OUR PTA BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO, WE ALSO WILL HAVE CHILDCARE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND RSVP INFORMATION IS ON OUR COUNCIL WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AND THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO SPEAKING OF RESCHEDULING OR CHANGING THINGS UP, WE ARE ACTUALLY MOVING OUR STRAIGHT TALK EVENT TO FULLY VIRTUAL. SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED. AND I MEAN, I'M TELLING YOU THAT WAS THE BEST IDEA. I WAS JUST TELLING KATRINA LIKE, OH MY GOSH, I LOVE IT. SO BASICALLY THIS EVENT IS IS AN EVENT THAT'S HELD BY TEXAS PTA ON OFF LEGISLATIVE YEARS. AND THIS

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TURNER HIGH SCHOOL. THEY SPONSORED BRAIN BREAKS DURING FINALS WEEK, SETTING UP TABLES AT LUNCH WITH FUN ACTIVITIES AND HEALTHY SNACKS. CONGRATULATIONS! AND THEN I HAVE ONE MORE AWARD, WHICH IS THE GOLDEN APPLE AWARD. AND THIS IS REALLY SUPER COOL THAT THIS IS FOR RANCHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AND IT. TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD, YOU HAVE TO HAVE 100% OF THE FULL TIME STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, OFFICE PERSONNEL, AIDES AND COUNSELORS JOINING THE SCHOOL'S PTA AND RANCHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL DID THAT. SO THAT IS SO AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING. SO YOU ALL HAVE THE GOLDEN APPLE AWARD. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR OUR CHILDREN. TOGETHER WE ARE PTA. THANK YOU, MISS DEAN, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARDEES. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE AI EVENT.

LIKE I'VE GOT KIDS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IT'S A THING AI NOW EVERYBODY'S DOING CARICATURES, SO WE'VE REALLY GOT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON IT WITH AI, WITH THESE KIDS. SO NEXT UP WE HAVE AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ALLOW FOR A BRIEF PAUSE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING, BUT IF YOU HAVE DINNER TO GET TO OR ANOTHER ACTIVITY TONIGHT, WE'RE JUST OKAY, IT'S 725 AND I'M GOING TO CALL FOR A OH, NEVER MIND. I'M NOT CALLING FOR A RECESS. HERE SHE COMES. OKAY. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, ORDINANCE

[3. Audience for Guests]

GROUPS OF FIVE OR MORE THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR VIEWPOINT OR TOPIC SHOULD APPOINT ONE PERSON TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEIR GROUP. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD CANNOT DELIBERATE ON ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS WILL LISTEN TO THE COMMENTS, BUT WILL NOT RESPOND OR ANSWER QUESTIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION

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IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR COMMENT BY THE JUDGMENT OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER CONSTITUTE A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OR OFFICER, IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR ME TO INTERRUPT YOU AND ASK YOU TO STOP AND DIRECT YOU TO PROCEED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. IF THE SPEAKER IS SEEKING BOARD RESOLUTION ON A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT, THAT CONCERN SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCESS, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AND INCLUDE POLICIES GBA, F AND G AND GRIEVANCE FORMS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED ONLINE THROUGH THE WEBSITE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING ACT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD WILL NOT ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THE PUBLIC AND WILL ADDRESS AGENDA ITEMS AS THEY ARE DEEMED NECESSARY. WHEN THEY'RE LISTED IN THE AGENDA, THE TIMER WILL BE SHOWN IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PODIUM, AND THE PRESENTATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE ALLOTTED TIME. WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS AND THE PRESENTATION TIMING WILL BE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. MR. ZUHAIR BRAMALL. GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I'VE COME TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN PLAN YOUR BUDGET, WHETHER THE INFORMATION WILL BE USEFUL OR NOT, THAT ONLY TIME WILL TELL. BUT YOU KNOW, I'M JUST THE YEARS AND I WANT TO BE THE YEARS FOR THE BOARD. ONE PART WAS THE APPRAISALS. I THINK I HAVE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON THE REAL ESTATE THING, AND I HAVE A FEELING AT SOME PARTS THE PROPERTY PRICES HAVE GONE DOWN BY 10%, BUT AT LEAST 2 TO 3%. THE PROPERTY PRICES HAVE GONE DOWN, AND WHETHER THE DALLAS APPRAISAL DISTRICT WILL EVALUATE ALL OF THEM DOWN OR NOT. BUT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PROTEST HAPPENING. SO DO DO YOU EXPECT THE PROPERTY PRICES OR THE APPRAISALS NOT TO GO UP ANYMORE? AND IF IT DOESN'T GO DOWN THIS YEAR, DEFINITELY NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE WHEN CERTAIN NUMBER OF FAMILIES LEAVE, THERE IS LESS PRESSURE. THERE ARE HOUSES ON THE MARKET FOR A LONGER TIME IN VALLEY RANCH, THE APARTMENT RENTS HAVE GONE DOWN BY $200 A MONTH. I HAVE TO GIVE MY HOUSE ON RENT FOR $400 LESS THAN WHAT IT WAS. SO THERE IS A LITTLE LOWERING OF RENT ALSO HAPPENING AND AND WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. BUT MAYBE YOU NEED TO JUST PLAN IT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. WHAT'S POSSIBLY THAT CAN DRIVE THE REVENUES DOWN BECAUSE THE APPRAISALS ARE GOING DOWN. THE SECOND PART IS ABOUT, AND MOST OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST CERTAIN SECTION OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS, BUT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS ON THE WEST SIDE, AND NOT MANY OF YOU MAY BE KNOWING, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE SOME STORIES SO THAT YOU ARE AWARE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME REDUCTION ON THE WEST SIDE TOO, BECAUSE OF THESE KIND OF STORIES THAT ARE COMING UP, THERE IS A LOT OF SABOTAGING OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION AS WELL. SABOTAGING, LITERALLY LAWS ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED. AND SO WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THERE ARE FAMILIES UNDER PRESSURE. AND YESTERDAY I WAS TALKING TO A PARENT ON THE PHONE. SHE SUBMITTED HER WORK AUTHORIZATION IN MAY AND GENERALLY IT SHOULD COME BACK IN 60 DAYS. IT HAS NOT COME BACK AFTER EIGHT MONTHS AND FIVE DAYS IT IS STILL NOT COME BACK. SO THIS IS THE LAW THAT THE FEDERAL LAWS ARE BEING BROKEN AND SHE CANNOT WORK. SHE'S JUST AT HOME SITTING OVER THERE BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT WORK AUTHORIZATION, SHE CANNOT WORK. SHE WAS WORKING BEFORE THAT AND NOW SHE CANNOT. SO THESE KIND OF PRESSURES ARE GOING TO BUILD UP ON FAMILIES. AND THEN ONE FINE DAY WHAT HAPPENS IS AND THIS IS SOMEBODY OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT, IN ANOTHER STATE, HE SENT HIS WIFE AND KIDS BACK TO INDIA. AND THEN ON 26TH JANUARY, HE LEFT HIS JOB AND PROBABLY THE JOB GOES WITH HIM, AND HE WENT BACK TO INDIA. SO NOW THOSE TWO KIDS, WHATEVER SCHOOL THEY WERE GOING TO, THEY ARE NOT THERE ANYMORE. THEN DUE TO VISA RESTRICTION, GOOGLE HAS JUST HIRED A BIG MULTI-STORY. I'M OUT OF TIME, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A REDUCTION IN LEGAL IMMIGRATION, AND THAT MIGHT AFFECT OUR REVENUES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER AND I MAY MISPRONOUNCE THIS. I APOLOGIZE IF I DO LAST. BECAUSE. SHAMSI ANANTHAN KRISHNAN, I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU FOR TRYING. MY NAME IS LAKSHMI ANANTHAKRISHNAN. I AM AN ISD RESIDENT. I HAVE TWO KIDS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FIRST AT LANDRY AND MCCOY AND NOW AT GOOD. HAVING GREAT EXPERIENCES. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT CONCERNS I HAVE REGARDING POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE MATH

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CAN I START OR NOW YOU CAN BEGIN. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS SEAN HWANG AND I'M AN EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT FROM THE PLANO CARROLLTON AREA. I FIRST CREATED PROJECT RESTORING DIGITAL BALANCE. AFTER SEEING HOW UNHEALTHY SCREEN HABITS WERE AFFECTING MY PEERS FOCUS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DAILY LIVES. AT FIRST, I WANTED TO MAKE AN IMPACT BECAUSE I SAW HOW MUCH THEY STRUGGLED FROM IT AND IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT I OVERCAME.

AFTER IMPLEMENTING TONS OF TEDIOUS HABITS AND STUFF TO MEASURE IMPACT, I MADE A PRESENTATION AND I USED PRE AND POST PRESENTATION SURVEYS. IN. ABOUT 80% OF STUDENTS REPORTED A CLEAR INCREASE IN UNDERSTANDING AFTER ATTENDING ABOUT HOW TO BUILD HEALTHIER DIGITAL HABITS AND THE IMPACTS OF NOT DOING SO. TO SUPPORT LASTING CHANGE, I BUILT A PROJECT WEBSITE, A SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT, AND CREATED PHYSICAL TOOLS LIKE BOOKMARKS AND MASTERCARDS THAT GIVE STUDENTS SIMPLE REMINDERS THEY CAN USE EVERY DAY. I'M HERE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND TO OFFER THESE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STUDENT DIGITAL WELL-BEING IN OUR SCHOOLS. YOU CAN VISIT MY WEBSITE AT WW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO GET UP AND TALK TO US BEHIND THE DAIS, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU CAN PASS THEM TO MISS CARSON AND SHE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THEM WITH US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICHOLAS ORNELAS AND IS DESIGNATED AS THREE MINUTES. NICHOLAS ORNELAS, 1117 EAST VANDERGRIFF DRIVE, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006. FIRST OFF, REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S CONTRIBUTION. Y'ALL HEARD THE GOOD NEWS FROM YESTERDAY, RIGHT? THE APPOINTMENT BY COMMISSIONER OF THE EDUCATION INSPECTOR GENERAL.

THAT'S WHAT WE WERE REALLY, REALLY WORKING TOWARDS. AND Y'ALL PROVIDED SOME GREAT A GREAT CASE STUDY. SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS ITEM FOUR B. THAT WAS THE REPORT FROM EARLIER TODAY. THE NUMBERS LOOK GREAT ACROSS THE BOARD. THERE WAS JUST A COUPLE THAT LOOKED KIND OF STOOD OUT TO ME. AND I THINK THE ADMIN ADMINISTRATION BOARD, Y'ALL, Y'ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT. IT WAS JUST THE. THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE HAD DOUBLED. THE AVERAGE EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED. AND BASED OFF THAT INFORMATION, WE COULD SAVE THE DISTRICT $4.4 MILLION NEXT YEAR. AND IN THE COMING YEARS JUST BY GETTING US TO THE STATE AVERAGE, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH. THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD POTENTIAL CANDIDATES, BUT FROM I THINK IT WAS MISS MOSCA'S PRESENTATION EARLIER, IT IS A TOUGH SITUATION WITH TEACHERS.

THERE'S A SHORTAGE, WHETHER THEY JUST IN BAD SITUATION. THEY'RE COMING IN AS A NEW

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THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. I DID WANT TO ASK WHAT WHAT DO YOU CONSTITUTE AS A COMPLAINT. COULD YOU WE CAN DO IT ON MY TIME OR IF YOU WANT TO PAUSE IT. BUT COULD YOU AT LEAST EXPLAIN, LIKE WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE AN ACTUAL COMPLAINT THAT'S WORTH FILING A GRIEVANCE ABOUT? LIKE IF I DIDN'T LIKE SOMEBODY'S HAIR AND I SAID THAT, AM I ALLOWED TO SAY THAT? OR I WOULD HAVE TO GO AND FILE A FORMAL GRIEVANCE ABOUT THAT. IT'S A IT'S A SERIOUS QUESTION.

LIKE IT'S YOUR HOPEFULLY LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF MISS ELDRIDGE IS GOING TO WHISPER IN YOUR EAR ON WHAT TO SAY THE WRONG THING. AGAIN, YOU WERE DOING YOUR JOB THE OTHER DAY WHEN YOU WEREN'T CUTTING ME OFF. I WOULD THINK Y'ALL Y'ALL WOULD LEARN LIKE 3 TO 4 YEARS OF BAD DECISIONS BY MAYBE NOT YOU. YOU'RE THE BOSS. SO IF YOU COULD AT LEAST EMAIL ME OR JUST PUT LIKE A LITTLE DEFINITION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A THANK YOU, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE WHAT CONSTITUTES A COMPLAINT CAN BE FOUND IN BOARD POLICIES GBA, F AND G AND G F. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND AS FOR THE COMMENT ABOUT CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE EXPENSES, WHILE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION EXCEEDED THE STATE AVERAGE, NOTE THAT CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION WAS FAR BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE.

AND IN 2024 2025, CFBISD INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING POSITIONS WERE CODED AS CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. WHILE OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING POSITION REPORTED AS CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

[4. Non-Action Items for Discussion]

WELL, LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. WE ARE PREPARING TO MOVE THE SERVING LINE INTO THE CAFETERIA ITSELF OVER SPRING BREAK, AND THE REMOTE MEAL PREP WILL START 2 TO 3 WEEKS AFTER

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THAT INVESTMENT IS ALREADY PAYING DIVIDENDS. WE HAD A AS MUCH AS IT'S NICE TO BE LOCATED WHERE CFB IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE METROPLEX, WHEN YOU HAVE THE I-35 CORRIDOR GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR DISTRICT, YOU ARE A PRIME TARGET FOR UTILITY INTERRUPTIONS. AND THAT'S WHY THIS FIBER NETWORK PROJECT WAS INVESTED IN. AND IT'S ALREADY PAID OFF BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY HAD A FIBER CUT SINCE THEY'VE DONE THIS WORK, AND CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF THIS PROJECT. SO THAT'S BEEN A REAL THAT'S BEEN GOOD TO SEE THAT INVESTMENT PAY OFF. AND THEN FINALLY, SOME OF THE ATHLETIC IMPROVEMENTS. THESE ARE THE TITLE NINE CONCESSIONS GOING IN AT TURNER HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL AND KELLY FIELD SOFTBALL. THEY'RE WRAPPING UP AND THEY'LL BE READY FOR THE SOFTBALL SEASON. AND THEN IF YOU HAD THE IF YOU WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE CREEKVIEW TRACK AND THE CREEKVIEW TENNIS, THEY HAVE EXCEPTIONALLY FINE TEXAS GUMBO SOIL AT CREEKVIEW. SO THE TRACK FELT MORE LIKE A ROLLER COASTER WHEN YOU RAN DOWN THE TRACK, AND THE TENNIS COURTS RESEMBLED A POND ANY TIME IT RAINED. SO BOTH OF THOSE THE TRACK HAS BEEN FULLY REPLACED. AND SO THE TENNIS COURTS, TENNIS COURTS ARE READY TO USE AND THE TRACK IS ALREADY BEING USED. AND WE'VE ALSO I DON'T HAVE PICTURES, BUT WE ALSO RESURFACED THE TRACKS AT TURNER AND AT NEWMAN SMITH, AND WE RESURFACE THE TENNIS COURTS AT SMITH AND AT RANCHVIEW. SO A LOT OF IMPROVED ATHLETIC FACILITIES FROM THE RESIDUAL 2018 FUNDS. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRESS. LOTS OF GREAT PROGRESS. YOU SEEM VERY EXCITED FOR THIS SUMMER. THIS IS YOUR BREAD AND BUTTER, RIGHT? BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MR. SHACKMAN? MR. BLACKBURN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON CAMPUS AT CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY AND MET WITH ONE OF THE PRE-K CLASSES THERE, AND THEY ALL THINK YOU'RE GREAT. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, PRE-K SAYS IT'S GOING TO

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AND SO HE HELD HIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 530. SO, DOCTOR JULIAN, IF YOU WILL PLEASE GO THROUGH THIS REPORT FOR US. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE.

PRESIDENT HATFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO SHARE OUR ANNUAL REPORT, THE REPORT THIS EVENING, WE'LL LOOK AT OUR 2425 TAPER REPORT. I DO HAVE A FEW MEMBERS OF MY TEAM WHO WERE ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. IF YOU GUYS WILL STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED, JENNA FISCHER, NICOLE GREENLEAF AND ERIC COCKRUM, THEY SPEND.

COUNTLESS HOURS AND THEY'VE HEARD THIS SPEECH BEFORE. BUT I ALWAYS SAY THERE IS NO MAGIC BUTTON. WE ARE THE MAGIC BUTTON. AND SO THEY SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS HELPING OUR CAMPUSES, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR LEADERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE ACTIONABLE DECISIONS. PLEASE KNOW THAT DATA TONIGHT WILL WAS RELEASED ON DECEMBER THE 15TH FOR THE TAPER. THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE REQUIRES THAT BOARDS OF TRUSTEES TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE REPORT AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHIN THE TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TAPER.

THIS YEAR'S CFBISD DISTRICT HELD THE PUBLIC HEARING EARLIER TONIGHT PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING TONIGHT, I WILL BE SHARING THE BOARD WITH THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC EACH OF THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT. THE PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF DATA FOR THE 2425 TAPER, OUR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING SYSTEM RATING, OUR DISTRICT ACCREDITATION STATUS, OUR CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR ADOPTED HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS A REPORT ON VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS ON CAMPUSES AND THEN STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. KEEP IN MIND THE TAPER REPORT IS BASED ON FINAL ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES. SO ACCOUNTABILITY SUBSET DATA, BUT NOT ALL STUDENTS AND IN FULL TRANSPARENCY. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE UPFRONT THAT THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC MAY HAVE SEEN SOME SIMILAR DATA VIEWS REGARDING STAR SCORES AND HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS TO THE SLIDES THAT WE WILL SEE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, THE PREVIOUS REPORTS WERE ALL BASED ON PRELIMINARY DATA. THIS EVENING. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT FINAL DATA AND DURING THE PRESENTATION BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT. BE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER. SO THAT SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THE INFORMATION FROM THE SLIDES HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHARED, BUT IN A PRELIMINARY FORM. AND THE SLIDES BEING REVIEWED THIS EVENING BASED ON THE FINAL TAPER, ARE THE FINAL REPRESENTED BY OUR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING OF A B, WHICH IS ALSO FINAL. ALSO WORTH NOTING, ALL PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS STAR AND CMR, ARE BASED ON ACCOUNTABILITY SUBSETS. WHILE SOME OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORTS REPORTS REFLECT ALL STUDENTS IN CFB. FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR OUR BOARD'S WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN AND SEEK OUT DATA ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENT OUTCOMES IS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF OUR WHY. SPEAKING OF OUR WHY, THE MISSION OF CFB, A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF GLOBAL LEARNERS, IS TO EMPOWER SCHOLARS TO ACQUIRE LIFELONG KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND VALUES THAT PREPARE THEM TO COMPETE IN THE WORLD MARKETPLACE WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR COMMUNITY. HIGH EXPECTATION FOR ALL REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EACH DECISION, PLAN, AND PROGRAM. THE TAPER REPORT IS COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED BY T. THE DISTRICT AND EACH CAMPUS TAPER REPORT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT TEIAS PERFORMANCE REPORTING SITE, AS WELL AS ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE. AND FINALLY, EACH CAMPUS WILL BE PROVIDED A PAPER COPY LOCATED IN THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE REPORT. THE REPORT INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION, WHICH IS DISAGGREGATED INTO DIFFERENT STUDENT GROUPS, COMPARING BOTH TO THE REGION AND THE STATE, AND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ON CMR GRADUATION,

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OF THE 1893 TEACHERS, 45.4% OF OUR TEACHING STAFF HAD 0 TO 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. THAT IS ABOUT 10% HIGHER THAN THE STATE FOR THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR. REMEMBERING THAT THESE ARE OUR STUDENTS LAST YEAR, YOU CAN SEE CFB ISD STUDENT POPULATION PROFILE. OUR CFB STUDENT POPULATION AS A WHOLE HAS REMAINED LARGELY UNCHANGED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. REGARDING STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM TYPE, WE SAW A SLIGHT DECREASE IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS FROM 66.9% IN 2024 TO 64% IN 2025, AS REFLECTED IN THE TAPER. OUR SPECIAL SERVICES POPULATION IS ALSO CONTINUING TO RISE, SO WE CAN SEE HERE THAT IT MOVED FROM 17.1% TO 17.8 EMERGENT BILINGUAL. THE THIRD PROGRAM TYPE IS CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, AND WE SEE AN INCREASE FROM 42.7 UP TO 43.5. YOU CAN SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OUR GIFTED AND TALENTED NUMBERS, FROM 12.2% TO 12.5%. CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH IS FULLY ACCREDITED PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS. BASED ON OUR 2025 ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS RELEASED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, THE DISTRICT EARNED A B RATING OF AN 82, REFLECTING SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THIS WAS A FOUR POINT INCREASE FROM OUR 2024 RATING OF A 78. SEE. OUR CAMPUS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES CAN BE FOUND IN OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, WHICH ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON OUR CAMPUS AND DISTRICT SITES. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN AN EFFORT TO ALIGN TO CAMPUS AND DISTRICT GOALS, ALL CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS INCLUDE GOALS AND PROGRESS MEASURES ALIGNED TO OUR DISTRICT'S HOUSE BILL. THREE GOALS FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR AND WILL INCORPORATE THE FIFTH GRADE MATH GOAL MOVING INTO THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS VIEW COMPARES STAR PERFORMANCE ACROSS TWO YEARS AND ACROSS EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL. APPROACHES AND ABOVE, MEETS AND ABOVE AND MASTERS. NOTE BY THE BLUE STAR, OUR DISTRICT PERCENTAGE OF MASTERS INCREASED ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS ACROSS READING. AND MATH POSTED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GAINS, MOVING FROM 18% TO 21%. APPROACHES AND MEETS WERE EITHER THE SAME OR WITHIN TWO POINTS ACROSS ALL OTHER AREAS. ZOOMING OUT ON OUR OVERALL STAR PERFORMANCE, THIS GRAPH SHOWS CFBS PERCENTAGE.

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ENGLISH AND SPANISH LA ARE COMBINED. IN THIS DATA POINT, CFB EXCEEDED BOTH THE STATE AND THE REGION ACROSS ALL THREE ELEMENTARY LEVELS. HERE'S OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS SLIDE.

I'D LIKE TO REMIND THE BOARD Y'ALL ARE PROBABLY TIRED OF HEARING THIS ONE BY NOW, BUT I'LL SAY IT ANYWAYS BECAUSE WE GOT TO KEEP IT IN FRONT OUR AUDIENCE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MATH IS AN AREA THAT WE SEE OFF GRADE LEVEL TESTING, WHERE WE HAVE ADVANCED SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS TAKING THE EIGHTH GRADE MATH TEST AND THE ADVANCED EIGHTH GRADE MATH STUDENTS TAKE THE ALGEBRA EXAM. IN SIXTH GRADE, THE DISTRICT WAS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE REGION. HOWEVER, IN SEVENTH GRADE, SCORES WERE BELOW THE STATE, WHILE IN EIGHTH GRADE THEY FAR EXCEEDED THE STATE AND REGION. IN MATH. NEXT IS A VIEW OF OUR 2425 MIDDLE SCHOOL READING LANGUAGE ARTS PERCENT APPROACHES AND ABOVE MIDDLE SCHOOL. ROA WAS JUST BELOW THE STATE AND THE REGION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE LA FIFTH, EIGHTH AND BIOLOGY EOC ARE THE ONLY THREE TESTED LEVELS OR GRADE LEVELS IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE. CFB WAS BELOW THE STATE AND REGION IN PERCENT APPROACHES AND ABOVE IN SCIENCE. AND AS WE WRAP UP OUR REVIEW OF OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PERFORMANCE, WE SEE OUR EOC TESTED AREAS WHICH INCLUDE ALGEBRA ONE, ENGLISH ONE AND ENGLISH TWO. THE STATE, REGION AND DISTRICT ARE TRENDING SIMILARLY IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN ALGEBRA, AND IF THE BOARD OR COMMUNITY WAS INTERESTED IN LOOKING INTO CAMPUS LEVEL DATA, PLEASE KNOW THAT EACH CAMPUS HAS THEIR OWN PAPER AVAILABLE ON TA'S WEBSITE.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR BIOLOGY EOC AND US HISTORY EOC FINAL TAPER SCORES. NEXT, WE BRIEFLY REVISIT OUR HOUSE BILL THREE BOARD GOALS BASED ON OUR FINAL TAPER REPORT. OUR FIRST SET OF CHARTS LOOKS AT OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS HOUSE BILL THREE EARLY LITERACY TARGET. THE CHART ON THE LEFT REFLECTS 2324 AND THE CHART ON THE RIGHT IS 2425. THE GRAY COLUMNS REFLECT INTERIM PROGRESS ON THIRD GRADE MAP READING ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED IN FALL, WINTER AND SPRING, AND THE RED COLUMN REPRESENTS THE PERCENTAGE OF SCORES AT MEETS OR ABOVE ON STAR. IN 2025, 55% OF STAR SCORES WERE AT MEETS GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE FOR ALL THIRD GRADE LA TESTS. NOT ONLY DID THIS REFLECT AN INCREASE OF 5% FROM 2024, BUT ALSO FAR EXCEEDED THE 2025 TARGET. 3%, SORRY. THIS CHART REFLECTS OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR HOUSE BILL THREE. MATH TARGET NOT. NOTE THAT OUR INITIAL PREDICTIONS WERE THAT WE WOULD MISS OUR 20 2425 TARGET OF 50% BY 1%. HOWEVER, I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT AFTER ALL THE DUST SETTLED AND THE FINAL TAPER MEETS AND ABOVE FOR THIRD GRADE MATH LANDED AT EXACTLY 50% ON TRACK WITH OUR HOUSE BILL THREE BOARD TARGET. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR CMR TARGET. THE CHART ON THE LEFT REFLECTS OUR 2024 PROGRESS MEASURE, WHICH REFLECTED IN 2025. ACCOUNTABILITY AND CMR IS A LAGGING INDICATOR. THE CLASS OF 2024 WAS OFFICIALLY REPORTED ON THE 2025 TAPER, SO THE CHART ON THE LEFT IS OUR TAPER FINAL AND THE CHART ON THE RIGHT IS STILL A PRELIMINARY CALCULATION. NOW FOR AN EXPANDED LOOK AT OUR COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY

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SIMILARLY, OUR PERCENTAGE MET TSI CRITERIA MOVED FROM 33% TO 80%, AND THAT IS DUE IN LARGE PART TO A CONCERTED EFFORT TO FOCUS ON SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS IN COMPLETING TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE DURING THE 20 2324 SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU TO OUR CTE TEACHERS, OUR CORE DEPARTMENT TEACHERS WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE PREP COURSES, S.A.T. TSI ASSESSMENTS, AND CAMPUS STAFF WHO WORK TO CHECK THEIR CAMPUS SYSTEMS TO EFFECTIVE TO AFFECT THESE ASTONISHING GAINS IN CMR. HERE, WE'LL TURN OUR ATTENTION TO OUR GRADUATION RATE. GRAD RATE IS ALSO A LAGGING INDICATOR AS SHOWN ON THE TEN YEAR TREND LINE, CFB CONTINUES TO HAVE A FOUR YEAR GRADUATION RATE ABOVE 90%. THE FOUR YEAR GRADUATION RATE RATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2024 WAS 93%, WHICH WAS ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE OF 90.7 AND THE REGION AT 89.5. THE WORK OF THE THANK YOU FOR THE WORK OF THE CAMPUS COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS AND GRAD TEAMS AND ADMINISTRATORS. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THAT WORK IS CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS GET TO THE STAGE. SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY IN CFB. AS A PART OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIOLENT OR CRIMINAL INCIDENTS. AND IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENCES THAT ARE MANDATORY EXPULSIONS IN OUR DISTRICT ACCOUNTED FOR AN OVERALL INCIDENT RATE THAT WAS FAR LESS THAN 1% OF OUR TOTAL INCIDENTS.

THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, ALL CAMPUSES WERE EQUIPPED WITH SECURED SAFE ENTRANCES THAT INCLUDE A VIDEO INTERCOM SYSTEM, AND OUR SECURITY DIRECTORS HAVE WORKED TO INCREASE THE REQUIRED STAFF AT ALL CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND TRAINED PERSONNEL ON SAFETY SYSTEMS THROUGH RAPTURE ALERTS, WHILE ALSO CONDUCTING FREQUENT SAFETY AUDITS ACROSS ALL FACETS OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY. NEXT, WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO POSTSECONDARY PERFORMANCE. MOST EXCITED TO SHARE THIS PIECE? THIS IS GOING TO BE SOME NEW INFORMATION. SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS REPORT INCLUDES OUR GPA EARNED DURING OUR FIRST YEAR IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND WHERE THEY ENROLLED IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION. TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 51 403 REQUIRES POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS IN TEXAS TO REPORT STUDENT PERFORMANCE DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF ENROLLMENT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TO HIGH SCHOOLS FROM WHICH THE STUDENT GRADUATED. DISTRICTS MUST INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION IN THEIR ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT. THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD PUBLISHES A REPORT LISTING THIS INFORMATION FOR EACH HIGH SCHOOL IN TEXAS, SORTED BY COUNTY AND DISTRICT, ON ITS SITE. THE FIRST PLACE PAGE EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT AND DATA CALCULATION METHODS. I'M EXCITED TO SHARE A LITTLE MORE DETAILED VIEW OF THIS INFORMATION IN THE NEXT THREE SLIDES. SO THIS LOOKS AT WHERE 2023 GRADUATES WENT THEIR FIRST YEAR AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. NOTE THAT CFBS 2023 GRADUATES, 30% ATTENDED A TWO YEAR UNIVERSITY, 19% ATTENDED A FOUR YEAR PUBLIC OR INDEPENDENT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. ALL RIGHT, NOW, NOTE THAT NOT

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THANK YOU FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF NOT ONLY OUR CFB GRADUATES, BUT TO THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY MAKING COLLEGE BOTH AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR TONIGHT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOUR POINTS. OUR OVERALL DISTRICT RATING WAS A B.

WE GOT SUPERIOR FINANCIAL RATING 100. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INCREASED ACROSS ALMOST ALL PERFORMANCE AREAS, AND WE ARE ON TRACK ON ALL OF OUR HOUSE BILL THREE GOALS. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, I NEVER WANT TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND A THANK YOU FOR THE WORK OF OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF, OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, FOR THEIR INTENTIONALITY AND SEEING STUDENTS EVERY DAY, GETTING TO KNOW STUDENTS BY NAME AND NEED, AND MAKING THE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS SO THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND THE REQUIRED COMPONENTS OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT AND TAPER. AS A REMINDER, WE WILL HAVE OUR ANNUAL REPORT POSTED ON TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR. WE ALREADY HAVE IT POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER PERFORMANCE REPORTING, ALONG WITH OUR TAPER GLOSSARY, WHICH WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ANY ACRONYMS OR COMMONLY USED PHRASES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO SHARE THIS EVENING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, DOCTOR JULIAN, BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS, FEEDBACK, EXCITEMENT.

MISS BRADY WELL, FIRST I WANT TO SAY EXCELLENT JOB TO EVERYBODY. OUR TEACHERS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR KIDS. HOLY COW. THAT'S NOT THOSE ARE AWESOME NUMBERS. DOCTOR JULIAN, WHAT A GREAT REPORT. THANK YOU. AND TO YOUR TEAM. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE EOC SCORES. AS I NOTICED THE PLUMMET AND NOT A LITTLE ONE. SO WHAT? I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE COME UP WITH STRATEGIES AND IDENTIFIED WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES. IS THERE SOME WAY THAT THE BOARD CAN HELP SUPPORT THOSE SO THAT WE CAN BRING THOSE SCORES BACK UP? I THINK I THINK I'LL TURN THIS ONE OVER TO KIM. I BELIEVE THAT WAS A STRATEGIC QUESTION, MISS BRADY. THANK YOU. IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN WATCHING OUR WORK STUDIES, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR QUESTIONING. YES WE HAVE. YES. THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES. I WOULD SAY THE FIRST AREA THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON ALREADY IS OUR CURRICULUM MATERIALS, ESPECIALLY WITH ENGLISH ONE AND TWO. SO WITH THAT, WE ARE DOING SOME PILOTS AND WE'RE DOING SOME STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH OUR PACING CALENDARS, BUT WE'RE ALSO DOING SOME STRATEGIC FINANCIAL THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT WHERE WE NEED TO. IN ADDITION, WHAT WE'RE DOING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A DIRECT FEEDER AND REFLECTION FOR WHAT'S COMING UP TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS. SO WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED AN IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM MATERIALS AT THREE OF OUR FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND IT IS GOING VERY, VERY WELL. SO WITH THAT, IT IS PROMISING. AND WE ARE

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THAT'S WHY IT'S A LAGGING INDICATOR. SO THEY PART. YEP. THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL MR. GILMORE. YEAH KIM STOLE MY QUESTION. I WAS TRYING TO COME UP WITH A STRATEGIC QUESTION THAT WHOLE TIME, AND KIM STOLE IT. BUT I APPRECIATED YOUR TEAM IN THE BACK, NODDING THEIR HEAD THE WHOLE TIME IN UNISON. THIS IS A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT. WE APPRECIATE IT. JUST KIDDING.

WE'RE NOT THAT SCARY. ANY MISS BARNES. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. I AM VERY EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE POST-SECONDARY. I REALLY THINK THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY SEE THEM START. YOU KNOW WHAT THE FRUITS OF THE LABOR IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW IT GROWS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT DATA. MISS BENAVIDES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S A WONDERFUL REPORT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT JOB. AND WE ARE SO EXCITED.

CONGRATULATIONS ON MEETING OUR GOALS. THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE IN THE HARD WORK THAT HAPPENS AT THE CAMPUSES EVERY DAY IN THE CLASSROOMS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. AND WE ARE SO PROUD. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU SURVIVED. ARE WE CLAPPING FOR THE REPORT OR FOR HIM SURVIVING ALL OF IT. ALL OF IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A NOTE. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO TAKE A RECESS? WE'RE GOOD TO KEEP GOING. RECESS. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 8:24 P.M. AND

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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION. WE DID HAVE ONE ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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IF YOU CAN REFER TO PAGE NINE, I'M GOING TO DISCUSS A COUPLE OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY ITEMS THAT ARE INCLUDED THERE. THESE AGAIN GUIDE THE DESIGN TEAM AS THEY BEGIN INSTRUCTION.

AND THESE SAFETY AND SECURITY ITEMS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE AT THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING. SO TO BEGIN WITH, ACCESS CONTROL, EVERY EXTERIOR DOOR MUST BE DESIGNATED AS EITHER A PRIMARY, SECONDARY, OR NON-DESIGNATED ENTRANCE. PRIMARY ENTRANCES MUST BE DESIGNED FOR VISITOR SCREENING, TYPICALLY INVOLVING A SECURE VESTIBULE. A SECURE VESTIBULE IS REQUIRED AT MOST NEW CONSTRUCTION. IT INCLUDES A PHYSICAL DOUBLE ENTRY DOOR SYSTEM, WHERE VISITORS CAN BE VETTED BEFORE GAINING ACCESS TO THE REST OF THE CAMPUS. EXTERIOR DOOR HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS MUST ENSURE THAT ALL EXTERIOR DOORS ARE EQUIPPED WITH HARDWARE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BE LOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHILE ALLOWING EMERGENCY EGRESS FROM THE INSIDE. ENTRY RESISTANT GLAZING. GROUND LEVEL EXTERIOR DOOR. EXCUSE ME ENTRY DOOR GLAZING AND ADJACENT WINDOWS MUST TYPICALLY INCLUDE FORCED ENTRY RESISTANT FILM OR BE MADE OF ENTRY RESISTANT GLASS. SOME EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE ITEMS INCLUDE TWO WAY COMMUNICATION. EVERY CLASSROOM MUST HAVE A RELIABLE METHOD TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE FRONT OFFICE. SIGNAL STRENGTH ARCHITECTS MUST CERTIFY THAT THE BUILDING ALLOWS ADEQUATE EMERGENCY RADIO SIGNALS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND TYPICALLY THIS IS DONE BY WALKING THROUGH WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL, AND HE HAS HIS RADIO IN HIS HAND, AND HE WALKS WHEREVER HE WANTS TO. AND IF HE DOESN'T GET A GOOD SIGNAL ON HIS RADIO, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE AN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM. SO HE DOES GET THE KIND OF SIGNAL THAT HE NEEDS, AS WELL AS PANIC ALARMS, WHICH IS DIRECT PANIC ALERT. TECHNOLOGY THAT CONNECTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PORTIONS OF THE DOCUMENT. THOSE ARE THE SAME FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES. SO THOSE ITEMS ARE INCLUDED ACROSS ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. AND THOSE ARE NOT I WANT TO I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THOSE ARE NOT NEW REQUIREMENTS. THEY'RE ALREADY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET. IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY THAT WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR DESIGN TEAMS THAT THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO OVERCOMMUNICATE HERE. IT'S NOT A NEW REQUIREMENT. WE'RE ALREADY WORKING TO MEET ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS ACROSS ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. ONE OTHER COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT I'LL POINT OUT. AFTER EACH SECTION, THERE IS A SUMMARY OF SPACE WHICH GIVES YOU KIND OF THE OVERVIEW OR THE SUMMARY, IF YOU WILL. AND YOU CAN SEE IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 16, THE ELEMENTARY SUMMARY, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DOCUMENT CALLS FOR A CAPACITY OF APPROXIMATELY 809 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT ABOUT A 92,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 25, THE MIDDLE

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AND BLAYLOCK WAS HOLDS ABOUT 1200 KIDS. EXACTLY. AND THE NEW TURNER WOULD HOLD ABOUT 2300 KIDS. YES. JUST TO GIVE EVERYBODY A VISUAL OF THE CAMPUS SIZE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION. SINCE THIS, HOW OFTEN DO WE APPROVE? LIKE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THIS. I WOULD I MEAN, IT'S AS NEEDED. I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO RECOMMEND A REVISION OR AN UPDATE MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR. OKAY. AND THEN SINCE WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS TONIGHT, HOW WILL CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY THAT WE JUST APPROVED COMPARE TO THIS THE CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY TO KIND OF TEST AND REFINE THE REQUIREMENTS. SO IT'S ALIGNED WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL MISS BARNES. SO ARE OTHER ARE THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. DO THEY ALIGN WITH THIS AS WELL THE MAJOR RENOVATIONS AND THE NEW CONSTRUCTION? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT WAS ACTUALLY AN INFORMATIVE 66 PAGES THINGS YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT LIKE STORAGE CLOSETS. AND I MEAN, THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT YOU LOOK IN HERE AND YOU GO, WOW, A SCHOOL BUILDING IS QUITE THE BUILDING WITH LOTS OF COMPONENTS AND NOOKS AND CRANNIES THAT MAKE IT WORK. SO THANK YOU, MR. BLACKBURN. THIS BOARD, THIS ITEM IS MARKED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ACTION? MISS BRADY, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM SIX B AS PRESENTED. HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BRADY TO HAVE A SECOND. HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS GARZA ROJAS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. MY BRAIN JUST WE ALL NEED A VOTE. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. WITH SEVEN IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.

THE MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS SIX C. CONSIDER SENATE BILL 11 RESOLUTION RELATED TO SECTION 25.0823 TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. THE DAILY PRAYER PERIOD. DOCTOR ELDRITCH, COULD YOU INTRODUCE THE ITEM? SO THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION FOR A DAILY PRAYER PERIOD IN OUR IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND SO, DOCTOR SMOLKA, SORRY YOU ARE RUBBING OFF ON ME IS GOING TO PRESENT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO NOW AND AND WHAT THIS SENATE BILL 11 WOULD DO. SO DOCTOR SMOLSKIS YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HATFIELD, DOCTOR ALDRIDGE, MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SENATE BILL 11. THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL KNOWN AS SENATE BILL 11, WHICH REQUIRES OUR SCHOOL BOARDS TO TAKE A VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A PERIOD OF PRAYER AND RELIGIOUS READING DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THE PRAYER PERIOD PROVIDES OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PRAYER AND READING OF THE BIBLE OR OTHER RELIGIOUS TEXTS. SO LET'S TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DEEPER DIVE INTO WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE AND REQUIRE IF THIS WERE TO PASS, OR IF THE BOARD WERE TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION, WE WOULD HAVE TO DEVELOP A NEW POLICY.

THE NEW POLICY MUST REQUIRE WRITTEN CONSENT BEFORE ANY EMPLOYEE OR A STUDENT CAN PARTICIPATE. IT MUST ENSURE THAT THE PARTICIPANT SIGNS THE CONSENT FORM, ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHOICE TO PARTICIPATE. A WAIVER OF ANY CLAIM UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ARISING FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE POLICY. ENSURE THAT THE CONSENTING PARTIES HEAR THE PRAYER OR READINGS.

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WE HAVE HONORED AND PROTECTED BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES RELIGIOUS EXPRESSIONS FOR MANY YEARS. OUR PRACTICES ALIGN FULLY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND ARE ALREADY REFLECTED IN OUR BOARD POLICY FOR LEGAL AS WELL. WE DO FOLLOW A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS THAT TASB HAS PROVIDED FOR US, FOR OUR BOTH OUR STAFF AND OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY GOT IN PLACE HERE. AND LET ME TALK TO YOU ABOUT A FEW OF THEM. TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 25.901. STUDENTS RIGHTS TO PRAY. STUDENTS MAY INDIVIDUALLY, VOLUNTARILY AND SILENTLY PRAY OR MEDITATE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. PRAYER MUST BE NON-DISRUPTIVE AND MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH INSTRUCTION.

SCHOOLS CANNOT REQUIRE, ENCOURAGE, OR PROHIBIT A STUDENT FROM VOLUNTARY PRAYER.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 25.082. THE DAILY MOMENT OF SILENCE. EVERY CAMPUS OBSERVES A ONE MINUTE MOMENT OF SILENCE EACH AND EVERY DAY. STUDENTS MAY USE THIS TIME TO PRAY, MEDITATE, REFLECT, OR ENGAGE IN ANY QUIET NON-DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITY. TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 25.154. STUDENT LED RELIGIOUS CLUBS AND GATHERINGS. STUDENTS MAY FORM CLUBS AND PRAYER GROUPS SUCH AS FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES OR FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP. THESE CLUBS RECEIVE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE CAMPUS FACILITIES AS WELL AS STUDENTS. VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATE IN WHAT YOU WOULD COMMONLY KNOW AS SEE YOU AT THE POLE EACH SEPTEMBER. AS FAR AS OUR EMPLOYEES JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ALSO HAVE RELIGIOUS RIGHTS UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 22.012. THAT WAS THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY SENATE BILL 965. EMPLOYEES MAY PRAY OR ENGAGE IN PERSONAL RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION AS LONG AS VOLUNTARY NON-COERCIVE AND NON-DISRUPTIVE.

SO THE BOTTOM LINE OUR DISTRICT'S ALREADY FULLY PROTECTS AND SUPPORTS THE RELIGIOUS RIGHTS OF BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES. SO THE QUESTION IS, DO WE ALLOW RELIGIOUS CLUBS? YES, WE DO ALLOW RELIGIOUS CLUBS. AS AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE THEM ALREADY ON OUR CAMPUSES. WE FOLLOW THE EQUAL ACCESS ACT, OUR FACILITIES, POLICIES AND NEUTRALITY, AND ALL STUDENTS CAN CAN PARTICIPATE. SO THIS EVENING I'M GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH TWO OPTIONS. OPTION ONE. IF THE BOARD DOES ADOPT A PRIOR POLICY, IMPLEMENTATION MUST FOLLOW THE VERY STRICT STATUTORY RULES THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. WE HAVE TO HAVE SIGNED CONSENT FORMS THAT ARE MONITORED BY OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION. POLICY MUST ENSURE THAT NON-PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT PLACED IN THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE OR HEARING RANGE OF THE PRAYER READING PERIOD, UNLESS THERE IS A CONSENT ON FILE. SCHEDULING IT BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL HOURS. CONDUCTING IT IN ONLY SPACES WHERE EVERYBODY PRESENT HAS CONSENTED.

OPTION TWO. IF THE BOARD DOES NOT ADOPT THE PRAYER RELIGIOUS POLICY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD CONTINUE WHAT IS ALREADY ALLOWED UNDER OUR TEXAS EDUCATION CODES, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHICH ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO PRAY OR MEDITATE ON CAMPUS WITHOUT CONSIGNED FORMS. QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, BOARD MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR SMOLSKIS BEFORE WE ALSO ENGAGE IN ANY DIALOG, MISS BRADY? SO DOCTOR, WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS IF WE ADOPT THIS POLICY, WE'RE ALSO COMMITTING RESOURCES OF PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SPACE IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THAT IS CORRECT. SO IT'S ADDITIONAL FUNDING, CORRECT. ESSENTIALLY, ESSENTIALLY MANPOWER AND THE TIME COMMITMENT TO GET THE CONSENTS. WELL, WE HAVE TO CREATE A NEW POLICY. SO WE'LL HAVE TO DEVELOP POLICY AND THEN IMPLEMENT THE POLICY. OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE TRAINED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MONITOR IT. AND YES, AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES. YES. AND PERSONNEL AND PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SPACE. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR

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AND DOCTOR SMOCK IS THANK YOU FOR CLEAR PRESENTATION AND THE LEGAL CODES AND THINGS THAT WE ALREADY FOLLOW. YOU KNOW, MY TRAINING AS. THEOLOGIAN HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYER. I AM INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF PRAYER, AND I AM INCREDIBLY IRRITATED AT OUR LEGISLATOR FOR MAKING ME VOTE NO. FOR A STUPID MEASURE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HERE. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN PRAY. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO PRAY. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO EXPLORE FAITH ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT WE SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO GET INTO THIS, INTO THIS BUREAUCRATIC STUFF. AND IT JUST SHOULDN'T BE. AND I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE AS A DISTRICT STAY FOCUSED ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WE STAY FOCUSED ON KEEPING OUR RESOURCES DEDICATED THAT WAY. AND WE ALREADY PROVIDE EVERYTHING THAT THIS BILL WOULD DO, EXCEPT ALL OF THE RED TAPE. AND SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. AND. I APPRECIATE THE RED TAPE ANALOGY. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS QUESTIONS, MISS BENAVIDES. I THINK THAT IN TODAY'S DAY AND AGE, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. THERE'S TEENAGERS. THERE'S CHILDREN THAT DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND PROVIDING A SPACE FOR THEM TO GO TO IS A GOOD THING. I THINK WITH THEIR MENTAL CRISES THAT OUR COUNTRY IS IN, AND GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK OUT A HIGHER FAITH IS A POSITIVE THING. I WILL SAY THAT THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH IN THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, AND SINCE COVID, THERE'S A LOT PARENTS I KNOW FEEL LIKE THE SCHOOL IS A COMPLETE PLACE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND I DON'T THINK IT WOULD DO ANY HARM. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, MISS BRADY, MISS IN THE SCHOOL SETTING CURRENTLY, IF A CHILD WANTED TO COME PRAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, HOW WOULD HOW WOULD THEY GO ABOUT THAT? SO I DID SOME INVESTIGATION AND WHAT I DISCOVERED IS THAT ANY CHILD THAT REQUESTS THAT WHETHER IT'S A TEACHER, THEY CAN REQUEST IT TO A TEACHER, A COUNSELOR, AN ADMINISTRATOR, THEY WILL DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PROVIDE THEM A LOCATION, A PLACE, A TIME FOR THEM TO PRAY, MEDITATE, WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE PRACTICING AND ACCOMMODATE THAT CHILD. THANK YOU. AND I SO I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL ASK FOR WHEN PEOPLE NEED OR WANT TO DO THIS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. AND I ALSO WE ALSO HAVE CLUBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS. AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO START A CLUB FOR ANYTHING CAN DO. SO FOLLOWING OUR GUIDELINES AND FINDING A SPONSOR TO TO HELP THEM START THAT CLUB. SO I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO START A RELIGIOUS CLUB OR ANY OTHER CLUB TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE VERY LIMITED RESOURCES AND AS BUDGETS GET TIGHTER, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE EVEN EVEN STRICTER ON OUR RESOURCES. AND ULTIMATELY THE AMOUNT OF

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AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK IF THE BOARD WOULD WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION, REMINDING YOU THAT WE MUST TAKE ACTION BY MARCH 1ST. SO IF WE CHOOSE TO NOT DO THAT TONIGHT, WE WILL COME BACK.

MR. GILMORE. WELL, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT ON ITEM SIX C, WE MOVED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DENYING A PERIOD OF PRAYER AND READING OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 11. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. GILMORE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS GARZA ROJAS. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED BY A VOTE OF SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE MOTION WAS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DENYING A PERIOD OF PRAYER AND READING OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 11. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM SIX.

CONSIDER AND APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR EMERGENCY CLOSURE DUE TO WINTER WEATHER.

DOCTOR ELDREDGE. SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WERE CLOSED FOR FOUR DAYS EXCEPT FOR OUR MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT THAT WORK SO HARD IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK. DOCTOR SMOLSKIS WILL PRESENT US WITH OPTIONS OF WHAT WE COULD DO TO.

PROVIDE THE COMPENSATION FOR FOR CLOSURE. SO IF YOU'LL PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. HERE I AM REALLY QUICKLY. THIS WILL NOT TAKE VERY LONG. BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE HAD A WINTER STORM AND WE WERE SHUT DOWN FOR FOUR DAYS. GOVERNOR ABBOTT DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER EVENT. AND I THINK IT'S CALLED SNOWSTORM FERN FROM WHAT I'M READING. AS A RESULT, THE DISTRICT WAS REQUIRED TO CLOSE ON THE JANUARY 26TH, 27TH, 28TH, AND 29TH UNDER BOARD POLICY D.

SORRY, THERE IT IS. THE DISTRICT IS AUTHORIZED TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES DURING EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURES. THIS POLICY REQUIRES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION.

THIS RESOLUTION WILL ALLOW THE EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE THE REGULAR PAY FOR THOSE CLOSURE DAYS. I ALSO BEFORE I THIS IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. SO I DO WANT TO THANK AND I KNOW EVERYONE HAS MADE THE COMMENT AND I WAS SITTING WITH CHRIS IN THE BACK AND WE HAD OUR MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES TEAM ON ON NOON ON THAT THURSDAY, CHIPPING AWAY AT TWO INCHES OF ICE JUST TO GET OUR SCHOOLS READY AND SET UP FOR FRIDAY'S RETURN. AND SO I DO WANT TO SAY A BIG, HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE TEAMS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DID DO DURING THOSE FOUR DAYS. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S IT. QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? OKAY. WELL THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY A FAVORITE RESOLUTION TO READ. PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY READING THIS RESOLUTION. SO WE DO NEED TO READ THIS RESOLUTION. BUT ARE THERE SO POSSIBLE ACTION. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS. AND IF YOU DO I RECOMMEND READING THE RESOLUTION, MISS BARNES. OKAY, I RECOMMEND THAT WE MAKE THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES DURING EMERGENCY CLOSURE. WHEREAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS RESULTED IN THE CLOSURE OF CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH

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I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR APPROVING THAT RESOLUTION FOR OUR STAFF. IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT THEY COULDN'T GET TO WORK. AND AND SOME SOME OF OUR FACILITIES AND OUR OUR FOOD SERVICE WORKERS AND OUR BUS DRIVERS, IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR APPROVING THAT. OKAY. SO ITEM E IS CONSIDER AND APPROVE REGARDING ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE GENERAL ELECTION. MR. MERSCH WILL TALK ABOUT OUR GENERAL ELECTION AND ADOPTING THE ELECTION ORDER. SO MR. MERSCH DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, PRESIDENT HATFIELD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS YOU'RE AWARE, EVERY YEAR BOARD MEMBERS TERMS EXPIRE, DEPENDING ON THE YEAR, IT'S EITHER 2 OR 3. AS A RESULT OF THAT, STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT YOU, AS THE BOARD TO CALL FOR AN ELECTION NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 13TH. IN THIS ELECTION ORDER. IT SETS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE ELECTION, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CANDIDATE PROCESS, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY PROCESSES IN DALLAS AND DENTON COUNTY. I'LL GIVE YOU JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S IN THE ORDER. EARLY VOTING WILL RUN APRIL 20TH THROUGH THE 28TH. CFB WILL NOT HAVE ANY FACILITIES THAT WILL BE USED AS EARLY VOTING POLLING LOCATIONS. ELECTION DAY IS MAY

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WITH THAT, THIS ITEM IS MARKED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ACTION? MISS BRADY? SORRY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEM NUMBER E THE ELECTION ORDER HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BRADY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS GARZA ROJAS. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. BY A VOTE OF SEVEN IN

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