Apr 02, 2026 School Board Meeting- Regular Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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I CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER AT 7:00 P M ON APRIL 2ND, 2026. BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT STAFF MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. YOU ARE FREE TO JOIN ME AS CANDICE MCCRACKEN PROVIDES A MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY THE LEADING OF THE PLEDGES BY ELIANA GARZA. ROJAS WITH THE U.S. FLAG AND MYSELF WITH THE PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE ARE THANKFUL TO GATHER TOGETHER AS THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS.

WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THY SPIRIT AND THANKFUL THAT AT THIS TIME WE GET TO CELEBRATE THY SON, JESUS CHRIST. WE THANK THEE FOR THE CHANCE TO GATHER TOGETHER AND WE RECOGNIZE THY PRESENCE AND RECOGNIZE THY HAND IN OUR LIVES. AND WE PRAY THAT THY SPIRIT WILL BE POURED OUT UPON THIS MEETING. AND THOSE STUDENTS RECEIVING RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE, THAT THEY MAY. RECOGNIZE THY HAND AND CONTINUE TO BLESS AND GROW THIS WONDERFUL DISTRICT. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THESE LEADERS TO. POUR INTO OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITIES AND OUR STUDENTS. AND WE ASK FOR THESE THINGS. NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN.

WELL, I THINK MARCH MADNESS HAS ENDED OR SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED. BASKETBALL IS MY THING, BUT I DON'T PAY THAT CLOSE ATTENTION. BUT EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING. SINCE WE'RE BACK FROM SPRING BREAK AND READY TO CELEBRATE THE END OF THE YEAR AND CONTINUE WORKING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE SO HARD WORKING IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO WELCOME TO THE MARCH BOARD MEETING. APRIL BOARD MEETING, I AM JUST I WAS TRYING TO JUST REWIND. MARCH MADNESS IS NOT OVER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WITH THAT, AS A DISTRICT, WE DEDICATE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES TO OUR GOAL OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL. I SHALL WORK ON MY BASKETBALL SKILLS. 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 THIS DISTRICT AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY, ALL IN 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 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, THESE ITEMS TYPICALLY INVOLVE PERSONNEL MATTERS, CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY, OR 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 PRESENT TO MODEL, RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, AND CONSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR. WITH THIS. WITH THIS, WE MODEL WHAT WE EXPECT OF OUR STUDENTS. FOR THE RECORD, BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ARE KIM BRADY, ILIANA GARZA ROJAS, MARJORIE BARNES, PAUL GILMORE, RANDY SCHEKMAN, MYSELF, CASSANDRA HATFIELD, BOARD MEMBER CAROLYN BENAVIDEZ IS PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY B E LEGAL MISS, BENAVIDEZ WILL BE CONSIDERED PRESENT FOR ANY PORTION OF THE MEETING, DURING WHICH BOTH AUDIO AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION ARE MAINTAINED. SHOULD AUDIO OR VIDEO COMMUNICATION BE LOST? MISS BENAVIDEZ WILL BE CONSIDERED ABSENT FOR THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING. THE MEETING WILL CONTINUE SO LONG AS A QUORUM QUORUM OF THE BOARD REMAINS PRESENT. WE DO CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AND WE MAY CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT. OUR NEXT AGENDA

[2. Special Presentations and Recognitions]

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SHE'S GOT YOUNG KIDS. CONGRATULATIONS. FOR OUR STUDENT RECOGNITION THIS MONTH, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE 12 STUDENTS WHO EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS TITLE OF TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION. ALL STATE MUSICIANS, THE HIGHEST REPRESENTATION THE DISTRICT HAS HAD IN EIGHT YEARS. THIS YEAR, NEARLY 70,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPETED FOR THIS RECOGNITION AT THE DISTRICT, REGION AND AREA LEVELS. HAVING SO MANY CFP ISD STUDENTS ACHIEVE THE ALL STATE TITLE IS A TESTAMENT OF THEIR MUSICAL TALENT AND OF THE DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO FINE ARTS. PLEASE JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING OUR ALL-STATE MUSICIANS WHO WERE ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANY NAMES FROM CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. MARCOS ALVARADO. GABRIEL RAMOS. REED SLAVINSKI.

AMAYA CACERES. AND LUCAS TRUONG. FROM RANCHVIEW. GABRIEL RUIZ. AND BOARD MEMBERS. IF YOU MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE CENTER OF THE DAIS, CONGRATULATIONS, JOEL. WE HAVE TO GET. AND CREEKVIEW.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TALENTED STUDENTS. AND THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS AT FINE ARTS IS EXCELLING IN CFB AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR TEACHERS AND FOR THESE STUDENTS FOR THE HOURS AND HOURS THEY SPEND PRACTICING TO BE SO SUCCESSFUL. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND TO MR. JOHNSON, WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR HOW YOU SUPPORT THE DISTRICT AND OUR TRUE CHAMPION OF CFB. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM TWO B IS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE APPROACH ELECTION DAY, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSISTENTLY ENGAGE IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL BOARD. ELECTIONS DO MATTER. THEY SHAPE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN A VERY IMPORTANT WAY. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR, OUR DISTRICT DOES USE CUMULATIVE VOTING IN THIS ELECTION. THERE ARE TWO SEATS UP AND THEY WILL SERVE FROM 2026 TO 2029. THIS MEANS THAT VOTERS WILL SEE EACH OF THE FOUR CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD TWICE ON THEIR BALLOT, ONE FOR EACH SEAT. AS A VOTER, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO CAST BOTH OF YOUR VOTES FOR ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE EACH FOR TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. ONLY USE ONE OF YOUR VOTES OR YOU MAY CHOOSE NOT TO VOTE. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE TIME TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, PARTICIPATE FULLY AND MAKE YOUR VOICES BE HEARD. EARLY VOTING

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ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU, VICTOR FOR BEING HERE. I THINK WE LEFT OFF ONE ACCOLADE FOR YOU AND THAT IS HE'S READING ALL THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND IN CHARGE OF ALL THE SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THAT. ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR EDUCATION DAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS, WHICH VICTOR ALSO LED. AND WE I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO EMPLOY YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR VOLUNTEER TIME. WE HAD. OUR COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS GOT TO EXPERIENCE WHAT PROGRAMS WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE HAD IT AT THE WHARTON CENTER.

AND SO THE PARTICIPANTS GOT TO TRY ON THE FIRE ACADEMY JACKET. THEY GOT TO SEE ROBOTICS, THEY GOT TO SEE KARATE. ALL THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER. IT WAS TRULY AN INCREDIBLE DAY. AND WE ALL LEFT THERE WITH A SENSE OF PRIDE, BUT ALSO A SENSE OF INFORMATION FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO WHAT A GREAT DAY. OUR ENROLLMENT SEASON OPENED YESTERDAY. IT WAS OPENING DAY JUST LIKE BASEBALL. AND I WANT TO THANK THE CREEKVIEW COACHES WHO LET ALL OF THEIR BASEBALL PLAYERS OUT THERE AND HELPED ME DO A VIDEO, AND I REALIZED IT'S VERY HARD TO THROW A BASEBALL. BUT THANK YOU TO COMMUNICATIONS FOR MAKING ME LOOK GOOD IN THE VIDEO. LIKE, I ACTUALLY REALLY COULD THROW A STRIKE, BUT WE HAD 2100 PARENTS ALREADY ENROLLED FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE WE'VE STREAMLINED OUR PROCESS.

SO THAT IS INCREDIBLE. WE HAVE 45 NEW PRE-K STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED, AND IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE HOW EXCITED THEY ARE TO START BIG SCHOOL. AND SO IF ANYBODY NEEDS TO ENROLL, OUR ENROLLMENT CENTER IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, RIGHT NEXT TO METRO CREST SERVICES. AND WHAT DID IT TAKE YOU? THREE MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS, THREE MINUTES AND 17 SECONDS TO REENROLL. SO WE'VE REALLY STREAMLINED THE PROCESS. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIND ALL THESE DOCUMENTS AND AND IT'S NOT PAINFUL. SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO OUR STUDENT SERVICES TEAM RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. IF YOU LEAVE BEFORE IT'S DARK, YOU'LL SEE A BIG MOUND OF DIRT OVER THERE. WE HAD A GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY. IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO OPEN IN AUGUST OF 27, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE STATE OF THE ART. AND WHAT WE'VE LEARNED TOO, IS, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MODERNIZE OUR FACILITIES TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MORE ACCESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO, TO USE OUR FACILITIES. SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY. AND I THINK THE TEACHERS ARE SUPER EXCITED. THEY SAID, IT'S ABOUT TIME. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO OUR NASA HUNCH PROJECT AT RANCHVIEW. CAROL MILLER THANK YOU, DOCTOR MILLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART OF THE NASA HUNCH. OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING ROBOTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THE ASTRONAUTS, AND THEY GET TO GO TO COMPETITION. THEY IN HOUSTON, AND I THINK IT'S COMING UP. RIGHT. OKAY.

WELL, THE STUDENTS TOLD ME AT THE NASA HUNT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BUILD MORE ROBOTIC PROTOTYPES. BUT KNOWING THAT WE'RE IN A BUDGET DEFICIT, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO THEY DECIDED IN. THEY GOOGLED IT AND SAID IT TAKES. THEY TOLD PRESIDENT HATFIELD HERE THERE'S TOO MUCH BUREAUCRACY TO WRITE A GRANT. SO WE JUST TOOK PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WROTE THEM EMAILS. AND SO THEY WROTE TO MARK CUBAN. AND WITHIN TWO HOURS, MARK CUBAN RESPONDED AND GAVE THEM $5,000. SO OUR KIDS, OUR KIDS TRULY FIND THE WAY. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED. I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW THEY DO. MR. TAYLOR AT BUSH MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY'RE ALSO COMPETING IN THEIR PROGRAM, AND ONE OF THE STUDENTS DESIGNED A SHOE THAT WILL CHARGE YOUR PHONE AND TRACK YOUR STEPS. AND I THINK WE NEED TO TALK TO NIKE ABOUT THAT. IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE.

IT WAS AMAZING WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING. WE FIND OUT IN MAY, MAY 3RD, IF WE ARE THE WINNER OF THE H-E-B EXCELLENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT AWARD, WE'RE IN THE TOP FIVE. THEY CAME TO VISIT. WE HAD 12 JUDGES. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE VISIT. SO ONCE AGAIN, VICTOR SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU AGAIN, VICTOR. SO GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING. AND I THINK WHAT'S

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EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, FROM OUR ADVOCACY WORK TO OUR CAMPUS EVENTS, IS GROUNDED IN THAT MISSION. OUR REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR TEXAS PTA LAUNCH CONFERENCE. THAT'S GOING TO BE SUPER FUN. IT'S AT THE GAYLORD TEXAN JULY 10TH THROUGH 12TH. AND GUESS WHAT? I'LL BE PRESENTING. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO SEE ME, BUT ALSO IT WILL BE EVERY LOCAL PTA WITH AT LEAST ONE REGISTERED MEMBER EARNS A FREE ADMINISTRATION REGISTRATION. SO ANY OF YOUR ADMINISTRATORS IN YOUR SCHOOLS THAT WANT TO COME, WE THEY CAN COME AS WELL AND COME LEARN ABOUT ADVOCACY WITH ME AS PTA WRAPS UP THIS YEAR AND WE ELECT NEW OFFICERS, PLEASE GET REGISTERED WITH TEXAS PTA AND START YOUR TRANSITIONS EARLY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST PTA IN GENERAL, ALL OF OUR PTA BOARDS AND ALL OF OUR LOCAL PTAS AND OUR COUNCIL PTA IS HERE TO SUPPORT EVERYONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THIS MONDAY, APRIL 6TH, WE ARE HOLDING A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE CANDIDATE FORUM. WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO ATTEND. WE HAVE THE EVENT IS ON ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A FORM THAT IS LINKED ON OUR EVENT FOR YOU AS A COMMUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS TO THE POTENTIAL SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES THAT WE ARE THAT THAT WILL BE AT THE AT THE FORUM. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT IS GOING TO BE AT THE NANCY WHARTON CENTER. LIKE I SAID, MONDAY, APRIL 6TH SIX, THE DOORS WILL OPEN AT 630. WE ARE ALSO PARTNERING WITH PARTNERING WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, AAUW, NORTH TEXAS BRANCH, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR COLLABORATION WITH THAT ORGANIZATION WE HAVE DONE. I THINK THAT THIS CANDIDATE FORUM IS ONE OF LIKE, IT IS THE CANDIDATE FORUM WHENEVER IT COMES TO CFBISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND I'VE BEEN PLANNING IT VERY HARD. SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY COMES AND ON APRIL 15TH IS OUR LIFETIME MEMBER AWARD CELEBRATION, ALSO AT THE NANCY WHARTON CENTER.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. PLEASE RSVP, RSVP, AND MAKE SURE YOUR CAMPUS NOMINEES ARE SUBMITTED. YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AND ALSO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. OUR FINAL DELEGATE MEETING OF THE YEAR IS MAY 13TH AT 630, RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.

TODAY ALSO IS WORLD AUTISM ACCEPTANCE DAY. I THINK THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S A REMINDER THAT ACCEPTANCE, NOT JUST AWARENESS, IS WHAT MOVES US FORWARD. IT'S A VALUE THAT LIVES AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THAT PTA STANDS FOR. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ADVOCATING FOR ALL CHILDREN AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A REALLY GOOD PUBLIC EDUCATION, THAT IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO. AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY. SO ALSO OUR IN WELL, THIS KIND OF GOES HAND IN HAND, BUT OUR LAST PTA

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AND WE HOPE THAT YOUR CAMPUS WILL PARTICIPATE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY JUST VERY QUICKLY THAT THAT THAT'S A LITTLE IT'S A PERSONAL PLUG, BUT OUR ROSEMEAD ELEMENTARY PTA PUT ON A SENSORY FRIENDLY EGG HUNT THIS PAST SATURDAY. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THREE YEARS NOW. IRMA. IRMA HAS SPEARHEADED IT HER WITH SHIRLEY PINSON SPEARHEADED IT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION FOR ALL PEOPLE, THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT EVENTS THAT WE CAN DO FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S MY LITTLE PERSONAL PLUG. SO TONIGHT, IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OUR MARCH CHALLENGE WINNERS. AND THE THEME WAS STEAM CURIOSITY ACROSS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH. OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL WINNER IS JANIE STARK ELEMENTARY. THEY BROUGHT STEAM TO LIFE WITH A MATH AND SCIENCE NIGHT THAT HAD STUDENTS LEARNING BY DOING. PTA PARTNERED WITH THE DALLAS ARBORETUM, WHO SET UP AN ENGAGING CONSTELLATION ACTIVITY THAT HAD KIDS LOOKING AT THE SKY IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. COME ON, COME ON, LADIES, I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT YOU WHILE YOU COME UP TO GET YOUR AWARD.

AND AND THE STUDENTS ALSO TOOK HOME HANDS ON MATH ACTIVITIES TO KEEP THE LEARNING GOING BEYOND THE SCHOOL WALLS. IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT OF CURIOSITY, DISCOVERY AND COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND OUR SECONDARY WINNER IS BLAYLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEIR ANNUAL TASTE OF BLAYLOCK BLAYLOCK ON MARCH 10TH SET A NEW RECORD WITH OVER 600 GUESTS.

WHAT. THE EVENT BROUGHT THE ENTIRE BLAYLOCK COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE CULTURAL DIVERSITY FROM AROUND THE WORLD. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DECORATED BOOTHS AND THEY SERVED DISHES. AND THIS IS WHERE THE STEAM PIECE GETS PUT IN THERE, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL COOKING AND EVERYTHING AND COOKING. TELL ME COOKING IS NOT SCIENCE, RIGHT? IT IS. SO WE, MOST OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE SIXTH GRADERS AND THEY COMPLETED A SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT, BUT THE ENERGY WAS EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AT BLAYLOCK TO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. WE'RE.

WE ARE PTA TOGETHER. THANK YOU, MISS DEAN, FOR YOUR ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT FOR ALL THINGS PTA.

WE'RE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE A BRIEF PAUSE TO ALLOW ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP OUT OF THE MEETING TO DO SO. WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT STUDENTS HAVE HOMEWORK TO DO AND ACTIVITIES. AND SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STEP OUT, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. YOU ARE ALSO WELCOME TO STAY AS LONG AS YOU WOULD LIKE. THROUGHOUT THE MEETING THIS EVENING.

IT.

MISS BENAVIDEZ, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? NO, MA'AM.

[3. Audience for Guests]

BECAUSE THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM AS MANY AS YOU AS POSSIBLE, WHILE ALSO KEEPING THE MEETING RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. GROUPS OF MORE THAN FIVE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT ON A PARTICULAR VIEWPOINT OR TOPIC SHOULD APPOINT ONE PERSON TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD DOES NOT DELIBERATE ON ANY SUBJECT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS WILL LISTEN TO COMMENTS BUT WILL NOT RESPOND OR ANSWER

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PLEASE REFRAIN OR SORRY. PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS CIVIL AND COURTEOUS AND AVOID PROFANITY OR PERSONAL ATTACKS. REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT YOUR OWN CHILD. YELLING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR OR DISCRIMINATORY REMARKS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR COMMENT IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER CONSTITUTES 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 WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. IF A SPEAKER IS SEEKING BOARD RESOLUTION OF A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT, THAT CONCERN SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCESS, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AND INCLUDE POLICIES D, G, B, A, F, AND G AND G, F. GRIEVANCE FORMS ARE ONLINE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD WILL NOT RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL ADDRESS ANY AGENDA ITEMS AS DEEMED NECESSARY WHEN THEY'RE LISTED ON THE AGENDA. AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER, I MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL INFORMATION AS DICTATED IN BOARD POLICY B, E, C, LOCAL.

THE TIMER WILL BE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, AND YOU WILL BEGIN. WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PODIUM TO SPEAK AGAIN, THE PRESENTATION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE ALLOTTED TIME. I WILL CALL INDIVIDUALS TO THE PODIUM IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY FORMS WERE RECEIVED. NICO ORNELAS THREE MINUTES. AND JUST ONE SECOND. SIR, WILL WE GET THE TIMER UP? OKAY. NICHOLAS ORNELAS, 1117 EAST VANDERGRIFT DRIVE, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006. AGENDA ITEM TWO C DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENTS. CENTRAL ADMIN HAS ADDED TO THEIR STAFFING COUNT. AGAIN, I THINK THEY SAW THE LAST NAME LAWLESS AND COULDN'T HELP THEMSELVES. A CFB TEACHER HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH HAVING AN IMPROPER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STUDENT, INDECENCY WITH A CHILD WITH SEXUAL CONTACT AND INDECENT ASSAULT, A POLICE AFFIDAVIT SAYS. A STUDENT TOLD POLICE MENDEZ WOULD CALL HER OUT OF CLASS AND HAVE HER COME TO HIS ROOM AND TOUCH HER INAPPROPRIATELY, INCLUDING GIVING HER FOOT MASSAGES WITH LOTION. POLICE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL OTHER GIRLS WHO SAID MENDEZ GAVE THEM FOOT MASSAGES DURING SCHOOL. A 14 YEAR OLD STUDENT, AN EIGHTH GRADER, TOLD POLICE MENDEZ HAS GIVEN HER THE FOOT MASSAGES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I DOUBT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN REPORTED, BUT I DIGRESS. INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER POSSIBLE VICTIMS. THIS WAS REPORTED BY THE NEWS AND THE POLICE. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING BY CFB, BUT I'M SURE THAT THEY'RE KEEPING THE COMMUNITY UPDATED AND WOULD WELCOME ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION AND SHOULD GIVE OUT ANY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT THE RECORD FOR THE NEWS AND THE POLICE. IT SAYS THAT HE CHOSE TO RESIGN.

HE SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT OPTION UNLESS THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT GIVE HIM THAT OPTION, BECAUSE IN DECEMBER AND EVEN LAST MONTH, Y'ALL VOTED TO HAVE OTHER EMPLOYEES REPORTED TO THE DEA WHEN THEY RESIGNED. ISN'T THAT CORRECT? BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE GOOD CAUSE. I GUESS THIS GUY HAD GOOD CAUSE TO RESIGN. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO REPORT HIM TO THE DEA. CFB MAINTAINS THAT TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DICTATE WHICH CITIZENS ARE PERMITTED TO, OR RESTRICTED FROM REPORTING AND ALLEGING CRIMINAL ACTS. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THEY'RE GETTING OFF ON THIS. I KNOW THIS THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION DID HAVE A RULING ON THIS, BUT THAT IS A VERY NICHE, NICHE TOPIC. THIS FOLLOWS THE SAME PATTERN AS THE FIVE YEAR OLD WHO WAS FOUND ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD BY A STRANGER, THE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT. THIS ALSO WASN'T REPORTED TO THE COMMUNITY, KEEPING UP WITH THEIR TREATMENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND SRO TACKLED AND HELD DOWN A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD WITHIN THE PAST MONTH THAT'S STILL GETTING LOOKED INTO. THERE WAS NO REPORT ON THIS. EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. ACCORDING TO MY OPEN RECORDS. THERE IS NO BUDGET OVERSIGHT, TRAINING OR WORKSHOPS OR AUDITS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN REQUESTED BY THIS BOARD. SO NO OVERSIGHT OF SAFETY AND STUDENTS OF THE DISTRICT NOR THE BUDGET. MR. ANALYST YOUR TIME IS UP. SIR. PLEASE DO NOT GESTURE AT ME. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO EXIT. OUR

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HOWEVER, SINCE STUDENTS STILL ACCESS AI OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, NOT JUST RESTRICTION, IS ESSENTIAL. TODAY, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE DISTRICT TO PARTNER WITH AI SMART TO PROVIDE WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCES THAT HELP STUDENTS USE AI TO LEARN, NOT SHORTCUTS. SOPHIE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THIS TAKES A LOT OF BRAVERY TO COME UP AND TALK TO THE BOARD AS A STUDENT, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LIZ MENDOZA FOR THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, LIZ MENDOZA. I'M A PARENT OF A SIXTH GRADER AT CFBISD. I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON A CONCERN REGARDING AI AND DATA CENTERS. DURING THE MEETING IN FEBRUARY, THERE WAS AN OFF HAND COMMENT ABOUT AI AND KIDS MAKING CARICATURES WITH IT OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. I DON'T KNOW IT VERBATIM, BUT I DID CATCH IT WHEN I WAS WATCHING IT THROUGH YOUTUBE. I SPOKE TO ROBIN TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT KIDS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO GENERATIVE AI TOOLS, WHICH I'M GLAD TO KNOW, BECAUSE AI IS HARMFUL TO NOT ONLY THE GROWING MINDS OF OUR KIDS, BUT THE DATA CENTERS THAT POWER AI ARE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO I'M HERE TO RAISE AWARENESS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. DATA CENTERS USE INTENSIVE COOLING METHODS TO PREVENT SERVERS FROM OVERHEATING OVERHEATING, THEREBY USING UP OUR CLEAN WATER. US DATA CENTERS CONSUME 17 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER IN 2023, WITH PROJECTIONS INDICATING THIS COULD QUADRUPLE TO 68 BILLION GALLONS BY 2028.

AS AI WORKLOADS INTENSIFY COOLING DEMANDS. CHATGPT'S 300 MILLION WEEKLY USERS COLLECTIVELY CONSUME 62.4MW DAILY, EQUIVALENT TO POWERING 35,000 US HOMES ANNUALLY THROUGH THEIR AI INTERACTIONS. SO I WOULD REALLY JUST LIKE US TO TAKE STOCK OF THIS EVERY TIME WE CONSIDER JUMPING ON AN AI TREND AND GENERATING AI SLOP FOR FACEBOOK, FACEBOOK LIKES.

AND THAT GOES TO ALL OF US. DATA CENTERS WREAK HAVOC AND COMMUNITY'S DATA CENTERS DEVOUR OUR FINITE RESOURCES SUCH AS WATER, ENERGY, AND LAND. DATA CENTERS, EXACERBATE POLLUTION AND DESTROY NECESSARY ECOSYSTEMS, LEAVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO SHOULDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS. POLLUTION POLLUTION FROM DATA CENTERS IS INCREDIBLY DAMAGING TO COMMUNITIES CONTAMINATING AND DEPLETING DRINKING WATER. AI DOES NOT HELP OUR KIDS LEARN ANYTHING THAT A TEACHER, A LIBRARIAN, A BOOK OR A WELL-RESEARCHED ARTICLE CAN'T TEACH THEM. I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO NOT PROVIDE GENERATIVE AI TOOLS TO OUR KIDS.

TEACH THEM ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, POLLINATOR PATHWAYS, AND HOW TO CONTINUE TO USE THEIR OWN IMAGINATION TO CREATE ART AND READ AND WRITE STORIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REFERENCE OF THE PUBLIC. THE BOARD'S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY IS C Q D. WE HAVE A LOCAL AND A LEGAL POLICY IN RELATION TO TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THAT IS ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS FOR TONIGHT. IS THIS. MISS BENAVIDEZ IS NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME AT THE MEETING, SO SHE'LL BE MARKED ABSENT AT 7:34 P.M. OKAY. CAN I PLEASE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A RECESS. THE TIME IS 735. WE'LL TAKE A OKAY. THE TIME IS 7:38 P.M. AND WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. OUR

[4. Non-Action Items for Discussion]

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WE HAVE LOTS OF CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AND ALSO WE HAVE NEW FURNITURE BEING INTRODUCED, SO OUR CONDOLENCES ARE WITH MR. BLACKBURN. HE HAD A DEATH IN HIS FAMILY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY. SO HE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS MOORE. SO CHRIS MOORE, IF YOU WILL GIVE US THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR COREY.

YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. PRESIDENT HATFIELD TRUSTEES. MY WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IS NOT AS VAST. AND MY DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING IS NOT AS COMPLEX AS MR. BLACKBURN'S. I'LL DO MY BEST TO FILL IN HIS STEAD, OR I GUESS I COULD GET MR. JOHNSON. HE JUST LEFT. HE COULD COME UP HERE AND GIVE IT ON BEHALF OF US, TOO. HE'S GOT HIS HAND IN EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE DISTRICT. SO THIS IS THE WHAT'S BECOME OUR OUR BIMONTHLY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.

THE FIRST TWO SLIDES WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, WE'VE SHARED THESE MULTIPLE TIMES AT BOARD MEETINGS AND WITH OUR BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, JUST CONTINUING TO PROGRESS THROUGH THOSE THREE BUCKETS THAT YOU SEE RENOVATION WORK, THE REPLACEMENT WORK. A COUPLE OF POINTS TO NOTE IN THERE, OF COURSE, WE WERE EXCITED. AS DOCTOR ELDRIDGE MENTIONED, YOU ALL WERE THERE YESTERDAY FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING CARROLLTON THIS WEEK. CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY WAS A GREAT TIME. IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT, AND WE WILL BEGIN GETTING FOUNDATIONS IN PLACE. YOU'LL SEE THAT ON ON ONE OF THE SLIDES HERE SHORTLY IN THE IN THE NEXT COMING IN THE COMING WEEKS. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO START SOON ON FARMERS BRANCH ELEMENTARY.

WITHIN THOSE PROGRESSION SLIDES, OUR PLANS ARE BEING REVIEWED THERE. AND SO WE ARE ON TO PERMITTING AFTER THAT. THIS IS THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE. IF YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT THIRD COLUMN, 2026 QUARTER TWO. AS AS COREY SHARED AT THE PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE, WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE WORK UNDERWAY ON 20 CAMPUSES AS THE SUMMER BEGINS. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY BUSY TO SAY THE LEAST. WE'VE GOT SEVEN CONSTRUCTION CAMPUSES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. 13 ARE GOING TO COMMENCE THIS SUMMER AND SO MUCH MORE. MUCH MUCH OF THOSE, MANY OF THOSE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE 26, 27 SCHOOL YEAR, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET AS MUCH AS DONE OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER AS WE CAN. OF NOTE AMONG THOSE WE'VE GOT, OF COURSE, THE ELEMENTARY RENOVATIONS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATIONS, THEY'LL COMMENCE AT THE LATER END OF THE SUMMER. SMITH HIGH SCHOOL, TURNER HIGH SCHOOL, THOSE WILL CONTINUE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ELEMENTARY, AS I MENTIONED. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING A LOT OF THAT WORK UNDERWAY SO WE CAN GET KIDS AND OUR TEACHERS GOING IN A IN A REALLY GOOD DIRECTION WITH THE NEW DESIGN AND SOME REALLY NICE, SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES TO THEIR FACILITIES, GETTING INTO THE ACTUAL PACKAGES. SO THAT'S RENOVATION PACKAGE ONE. THAT'S CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL YOU SEE THERE, THAT'S THE FIRE ACADEMY.

SOME OF THE FURNITURE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IN THAT FAR BACK. I GUESS IT'S THE LEFT CORNER. THAT'S WHAT COREY'S CALLING IT, THE TRAINING BOX. THAT IS THE BACK END OF THE AMBULANCE THAT WAS DONATED TO US, SO THEY CAN HAVE REAL TIME, REAL LIFE TRAINING WITHIN THE WITHIN THE THE EMS CLASS THERE, THE EMT CLASS, SO THEY CAN JUMP IN THERE AND PRACTICE IN REAL SPACE. SO THAT'S IN THERE. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, THAT IS A SPECIALIZED STORAGE AREA, BACKBOARDS, STRAPS, OXYGEN BAGS, CYLINDERS, MANNEQUINS. THERE'S A LOT OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE STORED IN THERE. THAT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE SPACE. AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT FINISHED UP AND READY FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. ALSO IN PACKAGE ONE, THAT'S ROSEMEAD ELEMENTARY, CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH WITH THOSE PHASES. THEY'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. THE LIBRARY FURNITURE SOON GOING TO BE PART AS WELL. APPROVED THAT PO TODAY. SO THE LIBRARY IS GOING TO GET AN UPDATE AS WELL WITH SOME OF THEIR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT TECH SUPPORTED, INTEGRATED, FLEXIBLE MOBILE KIDS SCALED, ETC. AND PACKAGE TWO, THAT'S BLAYLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, OF COURSE, THAT'S ANOTHER LARGE ONGOING MAJOR RENOVATION THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IN DIFFERENT PHASES. OVERALL, THAT IS ALMOST HALFWAY COMPLETE AND WE CONTINUE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. THERE'S BEEN SOME PIVOTS THROUGHOUT AS WE KIND OF KNEW WE WOULD RUN INTO, BUT OVERALL IT'S BEEN GOOD. THE STAFF HAS BEEN GREAT. ISAIAH AND BRIAN HAVE BOTH BEEN WONDERFUL IN THEIR PRINCIPAL TENURES THROUGHOUT THAT. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO TO MOVE IN THERE AND GET THAT INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE READY IN PACKAGE THREE. THAT'S TURNER HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT YOU SEE THERE, THAT PICTURE IS THE NEW LIBRARY SPACE. IT'S REALLY COMING TOGETHER. THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH UP MOST OF THE STEELWORK THIS WEEK. YOU CAN SEE ONCE YOU'RE INSIDE YOU CAN START TO SEE IT COMING TOGETHER. AND THEN CERTAINLY WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE THE CONSTRUCTION AREAS, YOU CAN SEE IT. NOT A WHOLE LOT IS YOU CAN TELL A WHOLE LOT FROM THE OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, ONE

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THEY'VE RESURFACED THAT WITH NEW MATERIALS. IT LOOKS GREAT. COREY ALWAYS ASKS ME, WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME ABOUT THE FLY LOFT? HE. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THIS MASTERPIECE OF STEEL GOING IN AND YOU ALWAYS WANT TO ASK ME ABOUT THE FLY LOFT. I'M LIKE, MAN, I SEE THE FLY LOFT JUST HAS CHANGED THE WHOLE LOOK OF THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING. AND THEN REALLY KUDOS TO COREY AND HIS STAFF AND REALLY IVAN CERTAINLY FOR THAT HEAVY VISIT BECAUSE WHAT YOU SEE THERE, COREY'S MENTIONED IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THAT GOES ON EVERY SINGLE DAY DURING INSTRUCTION.

AND SO THEY DEAL WITH THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT. IVAN AND HIS FOLKS AND THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT PEOPLE. SO THE H-E-B VISIT WENT REALLY WELL. IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF WHAT YOU SEE, SMITH HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS THE SCHOOL STORE.

THAT'S A BEFORE AND AFTER, OR RATHER THE, THE BEFORE AND THE DURING. THEY'RE WRAPPING THAT UP AND THOSE PHASES ARE RENOVATION THAT'S COMING ALONG AGAIN, THAT'S A, THAT'S A MULTI-PHASED PROJECT, 12 OR 13 PHASES. THERE'S STILL ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF REMAINING ON SMITH PACKAGE FIVE. THAT'S POKE. I WAS TALKING TO MISS CARLIN A SECOND AGO. IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A FOOTBALL FIELD OUT THERE NOW WHEN YOU DRIVE PAST IT, SINCE THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN TAKEN, THEY'VE ACTUALLY FINISHED SEWING IN ALL OF THE TURF. SO THE, THE, THE, THE YARDAGE MARKERS, THE DOWN IN THE DISTANCE, ALL THOSE ARE SEWN IN, THE NUMBERS ARE IN PLACE HASH MARKS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH PUTTING DOWN THE RUBBER SURFING ON THE TRACK, THE SURFACE THERE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF FENCING UP. SO IT'S REALLY IT'S REALLY COMING ALONG AT POLK. THAT'S CARROLLTON MENTIONED THAT OF COURSE THE THAT'S THEY'RE DROPPING PIERS IN RIGHT THERE. WE HAD OUR GROUNDBREAKING, AS I MENTIONED, AS DOCTOR ELDRIDGE SAID, MONICA, THE PRINCIPAL AND HER STAFF WERE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO SEE THIS. AND IT'S REALLY UNIQUE THAT THEY'RE GETTING TO SEE IT AS IT GOES UP RIGHT NEXT TO THEM, YOU KNOW, AND THE STUDENTS AND THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES, THEY'RE SEEING THIS THING COME UP FROM THE GROUND. BUT ON THAT LEFT PICK, THOSE ARE TEST PILES.

THOSE ARE BEING INSTALLED FOR THE FOUNDATION. AND SO WE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE DRIVING THOSE IN. I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR THEM TO CURE, DO SOME MORE TESTING AND THEN OF COURSE CONFIRM THE CAPACITY THOSE PIERS SO THEY CAN SUPPORT THE STRUCTURAL LOAD. AND THEN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT, THAT'S THE MOISTURE CONDITIONING THAT'S UNDERWAY FOR BUILDING THE PAD. SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THE FOUNDATION WORK THAT'S THAT'S UNDERWAY THERE AT CARROLLTON. AND THAT IS THE LAST OF THE SLIDES. SO WITH THAT, I WILL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AS ELEGANTLY AS MR. BLACKBURN ALWAYS DOES. THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. BOARD MEMBERS. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. MISS GARZA. ROJAS, GO EASY ON HIM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. YES, MA'AM. I WAS JUST TAKING A BREATH AND GIVE YOU A BIG, LONG SPEECH, BUT I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHEN IS THE FARMERS BRANCH ELEMENTARY CONSTRUCTION SUPPOSED TO START? IT WILL BEGIN. YES, MA'AM. THIS SUMMER WE'RE THE. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE'VE. RACHEL LANGSTON, THE PRINCIPAL THERE, HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB COMMUNICATING WITH HER FAMILIES, THE TIMELINES, KIND OF THE THE CELEBRATIONS SO THEY CAN COME TAKE IN FARMERS BRANCH. THEY'VE WORKED WITH KAREN AND COMMUNICATIONS A GREAT DEAL. SO WE WILL BEGIN THE THE SEND OFF THE CELEBRATION IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS ONCE THE THE SCHOOL IS ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR IS CLOSED OUT, WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SUMMER, THEY'RE GOING TO BEGIN CLOSING DOWN THE BUILDING AND GETTING ALL OF THAT SITE WORK READY TO BEGIN THE THE DEMOLITION PROCESS. ONCE THE DEMOLITION TAKES PLACE, THEY'LL HAVE TO CLEAR THAT AND THEN BEGIN BUILDING ON SITE. THOSE STUDENTS ARE, OF COURSE, GOING TO TRANSITION TO CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEHIND TURNER FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. YES, MA'AM. MISS BARNES. JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF MISS GARZA ROJAS'S QUESTION. SO WHEN IT SAYS THAT TURNER HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION DATE IS JANUARY 2027, ARE WE TALKING MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE LIBRARY AREA? BUT CLASSROOMS WILL BE READY FOR STUDENTS BEGINNING IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. YES, MA'AM. WE WE WILL CLEAR THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S REQUIRING THE SHIFT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. IT WAS A A RIDICULOUSLY INTENSIVE SCHEDULE SO WE COULD GET IT DONE, CLEAR OUT CENTRAL AND GET TURNER BACK INTO TURNER HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO ONCE THEY ARE BACK INTO TURNER HIGH SCHOOL, QUICKLY, ONCE THE SUMMER CONCLUDES, WE'LL NEED THAT TIME TO GET THEM BACK IN AND FREE UP AND MAKE READY AND PREP CENTRAL FOR FARMERS BRANCH.

SO YES, THE CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE ON SITE, BUT IT WILL BE FREED UP FROM WHAT WAS REQUIRED OF THE SPACE AT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM.

MR. GILMORE, AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT CUSHION IF I DON'T. IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS I THOUGHT OF. I WAS SITTING HERE AS THE COST OF

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OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER. OKAY. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET DEFICIT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY HAVE CONCERNS. WHY ARE WE BUILDING NEW BUILDINGS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPERIENCING A BUDGET DEFICIT? SO I WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY WHY WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. SO IN OUR COLLABORATIVE VISION 2030, WE DO HAVE A STRATEGIC PRIORITY OF OPTIMIZING FACILITIES, SAFETY, SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE ADAPTABLE TO STUDENT NEEDS. AND SO THE 2023 BOND PROJECT IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THAT STRATEGIC PRIORITY THAT THE VOTERS VOTED ON. AND RECENTLY, THE BOARD ALSO ADOPTED EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS. THOSE ARE THE GUIDING DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FACILITATING THIS WORK, SPECIFICALLY AT CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY AND FARMERS BRANCH ELEMENTARY. SO THE SPECIFICATIONS TO THOSE BUILDINGS WERE BUILT AROUND THESE SPECIFICATIONS. AND THEY THEY ARE NOT JUST TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS. THESE ARE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE BEING UTILIZED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNING WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT THE BOARD ADOPTED AND ARE TIED TO THESE COMMUNITY VALUES. AND THEY DO PRIORITIZE FLEXIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. SAFETY, AND THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO STUDENTS NEEDS. BUT ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT FUNDING STREAMS FOR THE DISTRICT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND INTEREST IN SINKING FUNDS. SO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BUDGET IS OUR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AND THE INTEREST IN SEEKING FUNDS, WHICH IS ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT YOU'RE SEEING HAPPENING. WE CANNOT MIX THE TWO POTS. SO THE INTEREST IN SINKING FUNDS IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE TAX RATE VOTED ON, AND THESE PROJECTS COME OUT OF THAT. SO WHILE WE'RE EXPERIENCING A BUDGET DEFICIT ON THE M&A SIDE, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE INS FUNDS AND SHIFT THEM OVER TO M AND O AND TAKE CARE OF REALLOCATING DOLLARS FOR OPERATIONAL NEEDS. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHY ARE WE BUILDING NEW BUILDINGS? THESE REPLACEMENT CAMPUSES ARE VERY STRATEGIC. THEY ARE TO THE SPECIFICATIONS WE NEED FOR THE FUTURE SO THAT WE CAN HOUSE AND HAVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, YOU'RE LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T DO THAT? PLEASE GIVE A BOARD MEMBER A CALL. PLEASE GIVE ADMINISTRATION A CALL. WE ARE HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THAT PART AS IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE BEING VERY STRATEGIC ON BOTH THE O AND INS SIDE, BUT THE INS SIDE STAYS WITHIN THOSE BOND FUNDS AND IS REALLY VERY CAREFULLY ALLOCATED. AND THESE STRATEGIC DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE BOTH ON THE O AND INS SIDE, ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STREAMLINING AND ALIGNING OUR FACILITY, STAFFING AND FINANCING SO THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY SERVE NOW

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SO, DONNA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, YOU AND MARY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR ELDRIDGE. PRESIDENT HATFIELD AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH UPDATES AND NEWS FROM THE FOUNDATION. SINCE OUR LAST REPORT, WE HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH GRANTS. OUR INNOVATIVE GRANTS ACTUALLY CLOSED TOMORROW, OUR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE UNDERWAY AND WE'VE HAD SO MUCH MORE GOING ON.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE LAST YEAR ON A VERY SPECIAL PROJECT, AND THAT IS THE CFB TEACHER OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO YOU. JUST AS LAST YEAR, THE FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO HOST AND PRODUCE THE EVENT THIS YEAR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OUR CO-CHAIRS, MARY LOVELL AND JAN RUG FROM ATMOS ENERGY, ALONG WITH A ROBUST GROUP WHO COMPRISE THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR STEERING COMMITTEE. WE'RE EXCITED FOR WHAT'S TO COME. THE EVENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE, NOT AT ALL, WITHOUT DONOR SUPPORT, AND WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT THIS YEAR'S CHAMPION SPONSORS PURDUE, BRANDON AND PAT AND AL IN LOW.

THE COMMITTEE MEETS EVERY SINGLE WEEK. YOU. IF. IF I SAY WE'RE. IT'S THE HOLIDAY. THEY SAY WE STILL NEED TO MEET DONNA. WE MEET EVERY SINGLE WEEK. SO THIS MORNING THEY HAVE REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DONOR PARTICIPATION OVER LAST YEAR. WE'RE. WE'RE STILL HEARING FROM INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS WHO WISH TO SPONSOR. I SHARED THIS EARLIER. WE'RE SEEING A 26% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO WANT TO SPONSOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE RAISED TO DATE, AS OF THIS MORNING, NEARLY $80,000. ON THE EVENING OF THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH, WILL CELEBRATE AND HONOR EACH OF OUR CAMPUS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. THE EVENT, AS IN YEARS PAST, WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DISTRICT'S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR. WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF HAPPY TEARS. CHEERS. WE LOVE THIS EVENT. THOSE FINALISTS GO ON TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR TITLE, AND THEN THEY HAVE THE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON FOR THE STATE TITLE AS WELL. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL GO TOWARD GREAT START CAMPUS GRANTS. AND JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES WILL RECEIVE $1,000 IN JULY TO TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE WANT THEM. WE'D LIKE TO THINK OF OURSELVES AS BEING THE FIRST DONATION THAT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES RECEIVE AT THE START OF SCHOOL. ON BEHALF OF OUR CO-CHAIRS AND OUR ENTIRE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR DONORS AND OUR FRIENDS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A LIST OF THOSE DONORS, YOU'LL FIND THEM ALL ON OUR WEBSITE. WE UPDATE THE WEBSITE WEEKLY, AND IT'S A GROWING LIST. AND IT ALSO CONTAINS, OF COURSE, SPONSOR INFORMATION. I KNOW IF ANY OF MY BOARD. IF ANY OF MY STEERING COMMITTEE ARE ARE OUT WATCHING AND I KNOW MISS LOVELL IS HERE, IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO BECOME A DONOR. SO I'LL SAY THAT OF COURSE MY BOARD FEELS THAT WAY, BUT WE'RE GETTING RIGHT UP TO THE END AND WE'RE SO EXCITED.

OUR ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE IS UNDERWAY, AND THIS YEAR WE'RE SEEING RECORDS ALL THE WAY AROUND. LIKE DOCTOR ELDRIDGE SAID, WE'VE HAD. THE STAR OF THE SHOW IS VICTOR JOHNSON. WE ARE SO THRILLED FOR VICTOR'S SUPPORT. HE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS YEAR. WE'VE GOT 432 APPLICANTS. THAT'S MORE THAN WE'VE SEEN IN MANY YEARS.

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LASTLY, THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS RECRUITING NEW DIRECTORS TO OUR BOARD. THIS IS AN ONGOING INITIATIVE FOR US. WE WE RECRUIT YEAR ROUND. WE ACCEPT NOMINATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR BOARD SPOTS. THIS YEAR, WE'RE ESPECIALLY EXCITED. THE BREADTH AND VASTNESS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EITHER SELF-NOMINATED OR WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED BY SOMEONE ELSE. SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EXCITING ENERGY WITH THESE BOARD NOMINATIONS, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY, VERY EXCITED. THOSE NEW THE LINK FOR THE NOMINATIONS, BY THE WAY, IS ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO SUPER EASY TO FIND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN NOMINATE SOMEONE OR YOU CAN NOMINATE YOURSELF. THE LINK FOR THOSE, THE LINK IS ON THE WEBSITE AND THE BOARD. THE NEW TERMS WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 1ST. SO WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WORK BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO GET THOSE FOLKS ONBOARDED AND TRAINED AND, AND ELECTED. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED. IT HAS BEEN A REALLY BUSY SPRING, AND I KNOW THAT NEXT MONTH IS GOING TO BE EVEN BUSIER. AND I KNOW THE ONE AFTER THAT IS GOING TO BE EVEN BUSIER. I WOULD JUST BE REMISS. WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. EVERY TIME WE ASK YOU DELIVER, YOU ANSWER AND YOUR YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE TO HELP US AND SUPPORT US. AND AS MISS DEAN SAID, WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE THAT WITH EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE DIFFERENT HERE. WE ARE PART OF THIS FAMILY AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.

AND WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS WALD. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WE'RE JUST. YES. MR. GILMORE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL YOU ALL DO. IT'S APPRECIATED. AND AND I'M ALWAYS HAPPIER WHEN I'M AROUND YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS SMILING. AND YEAH, WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND DON'T GET A TICKET ON THE WAY HOME. OKAY, I PROMISE I WON'T. NO TICKETS. WELL, I DIDN'T GET A TICKET ANYWAY. I MEAN, I'M TAKING I'M TAKING FREE. WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. AND WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST EXCITING EVENT TO SEE THE TEACHERS AND TO BE ABLE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. YOU ARE JUST GOING TO FLIP OUT WHEN YOU SEE WE OH, IT'S IT IS, IT IS THE EVENT. I DON'T DO FLIPS.

OKAY. NO FLIPS, NO GYMNASTICS, NO GYMNASTICS. OKAY. BYE BYE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM FOUR C, THE ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF MORE TRAINING CREDIT. I HOPE THAT YOU SIT BACK AND REALLY ENJOY BECAUSE I HAVE THREE PAGES THAT I HAVE TO READ. AND SO HERE WE GO. SO THIS IS THE ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARD TRAINING CREDIT FOR THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNDER STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE COMPLETING REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION. EACH YEAR OF SERVICE IS A BASIC OBLIGATION AND EXPECTATION OF ANY SITTING BOARD MEMBER. AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I AM REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF EACH BOARD MEMBER WHO HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED. CONTINUING EDUCATION HAS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION AND IS DEFICIENT IN MEETING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING ARE MEASURED AT THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF THE TRUSTEES ELECTION, OR APPOINTMENT, OR TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS OR HER PREVIOUS TRAINING, AS APPLICABLE. THERE ARE EIGHT TRAINING AREAS FOR BOARD MEMBERS. CONTINUING EDUCATION. NUMBER ONE, LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION. NUMBER TWO, ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. NUMBER THREE POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. NUMBER FOUR. TEAM BUILDING NUMBER FIVE.

ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. NUMBER SIX. EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS. NUMBER SEVEN, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING OR OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN. NUMBER EIGHT SCHOOL SAFETY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE. EACH

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THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. CASSANDRA HATFIELD, KIM. BRADY, ELIANA. GARZA. ROJAS, RANDY SCHEKMAN, CAROLYN BENAVIDEZ, MARJORIE BARNES, AND PAUL GILMORE TEAM BUILDING. THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING TRAINING. CASSANDRA HATFIELD, KIM BRADY, ELIANA GARZA ROJAS, RANDY SCHEKMAN, CAROLYN BENAVIDEZ, MARJORIE BARNES, AND PAUL GILMOUR. ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. CASSANDRA HATFIELD, KIM BRADY, ILIANA GARZA ROJAS, RANDY SCHEKMAN, CAROLYN BENAVIDEZ, MARJORIE BARNES, AND PAUL GILMORE EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS. THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SETTING GOALS. CASSANDRA HATFIELD, KIM BRADY, ELIANA ROJAS, RANDY SCHEKMAN, CAROLYN BENAVIDEZ, MARJORIE BARNES AND PAUL GILMORE. IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN. THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING. CASSANDRA HATFIELD, KIM BRADY, ELIANA ROJAS, RANDY CHAPMAN, CAROLYN BENAVIDEZ, MARJORIE BARNES AND PAUL GILMORE SCHOOL SAFETY. THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE BIENNIAL TRAINING ON SCHOOL SAFETY CASSANDRA HATFIELD, KIM BRADY, ELIANA ROJAS, RANDY SCHEKMAN, CAROLYN BENAVIDEZ, MARJORIE BARNES AND PAUL GILMORE EXCEEDING THE REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION, BOARD MEMBER CASSANDRA HATFIELD EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED TRAINING AMENDMENTS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION BY 26.25 HOURS. BOARD MEMBER KIM BRADY EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION BY 43.25 HOURS. BOARD MEMBER ILIANA GARZA ROJAS EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 25.25 ADDITIONAL HOURS. BOARD MEMBER RANDY SCHEKMAN EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY TEN ADDITIONAL HOURS. BOARD MEMBER CAROLYN BENAVIDEZ EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 1.75 HOURS. BOARD MEMBER MARJORIE BARNES EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY SIX ADDITIONAL HOURS. BOARD MEMBER PAUL GILMORE EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING BY 17 ADDITIONAL HOURS. THIS REPORT WILL BE ADDED TO THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THERE WE GO. SO THAT IS OUR ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION. IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING, WE DO TAKE A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WE DO TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY, AS YOU CAN SEE BY ALL OF US EXCEEDING OUR REQUIRED HOURS. AND WE DO GET TO CHOOSE WHAT WE TAKE OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON.

BUT WE DO HAVE A ALLOTMENT THAT IS ALLOWED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PER OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY NEED A RECESS? ARE WE GOOD? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CONTINUE ON. THANK

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I HAVE A MOTION FROM MISS BRADY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND FROM MR. GILMORE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. OH, SORRY. I HAVE TO DOUBLE VERIFY. OKAY. BY A VOTE OF SEVEN IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES.

[6. Items for Discussion and/or Action]

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ANY OPPOSED BY MOTION OF SIX IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND ONE ABSTENTION. THE MOTION CARRIES.

FOR ITEM SIX B, THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT. AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX C, WHICH IS CONSIDER AND APPROVE A RESOLUTION CONCERNING A FISCAL YEAR CHANGE.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HATFIELD, DOCTOR ELDREDGE AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR. THIS PRESENTATION WILL WALK THROUGH WHAT A FISCAL YEAR IS, WHY A CHANGE IS BEING CONSIDERED, AND THE ADVANTAGES AND CONSIDERATIONS AND EVENTUALLY THE RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS. SHOULD YOU CONSIDER ACTION. SO WHAT IS A FISCAL YEAR? IT IS SIMPLY A TIME PERIOD IN WHICH WE MEASURE HOW THE DISTRICT'S FINANCES ARE REPORTED. A FISCAL YEAR IS TYPICALLY 12 MONTHS, AND IN THE ACCOUNTING WORLD, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT MATCHES A TYPICAL CALENDAR YEAR JANUARY TO DECEMBER. CURRENTLY, TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPERATE ON A FISCAL YEAR THAT RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 31ST. HOWEVER, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY DOES ALLOW DISTRICTS TO ADOPT AN ALTERNATIVE FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGINS JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH WITH BOARD APPROVAL, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF SUCH A TRANSITION THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD OPERATE ON A SHORTENED TEN MONTH FISCAL YEAR. TO PROVIDE A LITTLE CONTEXT, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PRACTICE ACROSS THE STATE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 269 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS OF LAST FEBRUARY, THAT OPERATE ON A JUNE 30TH FISCAL YEAR END. THIS PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS BOTH ACCEPTED AND WIDELY IMPLEMENTED ACROSS TEXAS, AND IN FACT, YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF GUIDANCE FROM TASB AND TASB THROUGH EACH YEAR END AS WE ADOPT BUDGETS AND TAX RATES THAT PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR BOTH TYPES OF FISCAL YEARS. SO THIS VISUAL LET'S SEE IF I CAN MAKE ALL THE ANIMATION WORK ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR. RIGHT NOW, OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING SPANS ACROSS TWO ACADEMIC YEARS WITHIN A SINGLE FISCAL PERIOD. BY SHIFTING TO A JULY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH FISCAL YEAR, WE WOULD BETTER ALIGN OUR FISCAL YEAR WITH THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR. THAT CREATES A MORE LOGICAL AND STREAMLINED STRUCTURE FOR PLANNING AND REPORTING. THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY ADVANTAGES TO THIS CHANGE, BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE NUMBER ONE REASON IS TO SERVE OUR CAMPUS NEEDS. BETTER. CAMPUSES WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR NEW BUDGET FUNDS STARTING JULY 1ST, ALLOWING THEM TO ORDER SUPPLIES AND PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR IN A TIMELY MANNER. SECOND, ALIGNMENT OF THE FISCAL AND ACADEMIC YEARS SIMPLIFIES FINANCIAL REPORTING AND IMPROVES TRANSPARENCY. IT'S A SHIFT WHERE CAMPUS AND OR DEPARTMENT MANAGERS CAN ALIGN THEIR PRIORITIES AND NEEDS OF ONE ACADEMIC YEAR STUDENT BODY.

INSTEAD OF RESERVING A PORTION TO ANTICIPATE THE NEEDS AND HOW TO START THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

AND I LIKE TO SIMPLIFY IT. AND THIS YEAR'S FUNDS, THIS YEAR'S KIDS. IT HELPS WITH THAT KIND OF ALIGNMENT, ESPECIALLY AS THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED THEIR PRIORITIES. THIRD, THE FISCAL YEAR WOULD CLOSE WOULD CLOSE DURING A TIME IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN CAMPUS STAFF REQUIRES LESS OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE. THIS IS A THIS IS A LIFT FOR THE ACCOUNTING TEAM, AND SO THIS WOULD BE THE TIME WHEN THEY WOULD NEED THE MOST CONCENTRATION AND ATTENTION TO ACCURACY. SO NOT HAVING THOSE COMPETING NEEDS IS VERY CONVENIENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WOULD THEN SHIFT EARLIER, ALLOWING COMPLETION BY JUNE 30TH WITH THE ADDED BOARD MEETING IN JUNE INSTEAD OF

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BUT I THINK AS WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, THE LEGISLATURE DOESN'T CONSIDER A DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR WHEN THEY ADOPT THEIR CHANGES. AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE AMOUNT OF CHANGES. SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE WILL BE USING SOME ESTIMATES. WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO ACCOMMODATE SOME DIFFERENT TIMING ON OUR PUBLIC NOTICES AND HEARINGS. SO THAT WOULD ALL BE BACKED UP IN IN JUNE, BUT SHOULD, LET'S SAY, A LEGISLATIVE CHANGE OCCUR THAT WOULD NEED US TO MODIFY OUR BUDGET OR TAX RATE. WE WOULD HAVE TO REPOST BECAUSE THERE STILL IS THAT STATUTORY DEADLINE FOR AUGUST AS IT RELATES TO GETTING THE PROPERTY TAX STATEMENTS OUT.

ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLL DATA IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE DELIVERED UNTIL JUNE 15TH, IT DOES MEAN THAT OUR BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS WILL RELY ON ESTIMATES. AND FINALLY, IT'S NOT JUST THE GENERAL FUND THAT THIS HELPS. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. AS PRESIDENT HATFIELD REFERENCED EARLIER, WE DO HAVE TWO MAJOR FUNDING SOURCES. SO AS IT RELATES TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, IT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER FROM A GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU MAINTAIN A ENOUGH OF A FUND BALANCE THAT COVERS THE AUGUST BOND PAYMENT, BUT THERE IS NO HINDRANCE THERE. WE HAVE A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND. OUR NEXT STEPS, IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO MOVE FORWARD, WOULD INCLUDE THE FIRST THE BOARD ACTION, THE APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR CHANGE, AND THEN WE WOULD IMPLEMENT A TEN MONTH TRANSITION YEAR STARTING SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF 2027, OUR FIRST FULL NEW FISCAL YEAR WOULD NOT BE UNTIL JULY 1ST 27 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2028. WE WOULD ALSO REQUIRE TO BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND UPDATE ANY RELEVANT BOARD POLICY WHERE IT REFERS TO A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR. WE WOULD ALSO BEGIN COORDINATING WITH OUR SOFTWARE VENDORS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION. AND AS I MENTIONED, THE MAJORITY OF THIS BURDEN DOES FALL ON THE ACCOUNTING TEAM. OUR TEAM IS VERY EXPERIENCED AND HISTORICALLY PERFORMS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF EXECUTION. THEY ARE ALSO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOME COLLEAGUES THROUGH OUR TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS NETWORK, THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEGUN SOME COLLABORATION ON. THEY JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE DONE IT BEFORE US. SO THEY HAVE SOME FRIENDS IN THE HOUSTON AREA THAT HAVE ALREADY HELPED INFORM US ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT THIS IN A POSITIVE WAY. SO BASED ON THE OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTING BENEFITS, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR CHANGE TO JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH. CYCLE BEGINNING IN THE 2627 TRANSITION YEAR. THIS CHANGE SUPPORTS IMPROVED ALIGNMENT, PLANNING, EFFICIENCY, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AND AT THIS TIME, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS SETTLE BOARD MEMBERS. COMMENTS. QUESTIONS. MISS BARNES. CONCERNING THE WORK STUDIES, CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH BUDGET AND ALL OF THAT. HOW WOULD THAT CHANGE OUR CALENDAR? DO YOU KNOW? SO A FEW KEY POINTS, RIGHT. SO WE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE BUDGET WORK THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY BEGUN. WE WILL BEGIN A LITTLE EARLIER. AND SO YOU WOULD STILL GET YOUR PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES FROM THE CADS IN APRIL. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THAT DEADLINE.

BUT THEN WE WOULD START BUILDING OUR BUDGET IN MAY FOR OUR FIRST DRAFT. AND INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL AUGUST TO ADOPT, WE WOULD BE ADOPTING BASED, YOU KNOW, NO LATER THAN I THINK,

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DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ANY ACTION? MISS BRADY I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ITEM SIX C AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BRADY TO HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. GILMORE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SO I DID CONFIRM THAT WE DO NEED TO READ. WE DO. WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND READ IT. JUST LET'S JUST COVER OUR BASES. MISS BRADY, WOULD YOU MIND TO READ THE RESOLUTION? SURE, I CAN FIND IT. OKAY. MR. GILMORE DID IT. SURE. MR. GILMORE. OKAY, WE MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR CHANGE TO A JULY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH YEAR. AND FOR THAT CHANGE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE 20 2627 YEAR. SO BY THE RESOLUTION, I ACTUALLY MEAN THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION AND BOARD BOOK. SO THERE'S A THERE'S A LONGER DOCUMENT THAT I THINK MR. SHAKMAN'S REFERENCING. YEAH. SO. MISS CASTANON HAS IT. SO, MISS BRADY, SINCE YOU MADE THE MOTION, MISS CASTANON HAS IT. OH THANK YOU. WHEREAS TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 44.0011 AUTHORIZES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH A FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON EITHER SEPTEMBER 1ST OR JULY 1ST. AND WHEREAS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS DETERMINED THAT CHANGING THE DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR WILL IMPROVE FINANCIAL PLANNING, BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND REPORTING, ALIGNMENT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. AND WHEREAS THE BOARD DESIRES TO CHANGE THE FISCAL YEAR FROM A SEPTEMBER 1ST TO AUGUST 31ST, FISCAL YEAR TO JULY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH FISCAL YEAR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAW. THAT'S BETTER. AND TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY REQUIREMENTS. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH

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AND THE BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IS THE GOVERNANCE SUBCOMMITTEE. AND SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE COLLECT ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.

AND IF WE SEE AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, WE MIGHT MAKE AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE.

AND WE CAN BECAUSE WE CAN UPDATE OUR BOARD OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AT ANY TIME. IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, HOWEVER, ANNUALLY, TYPICALLY APRIL, MAY ISH, WE DO UPDATE OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES IF THEY'RE JUST STREAMLINING THINGS OR BASED ON REQUEST. AND SO WE HAVE SOME UPDATES THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED TONIGHT. SO THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS MET AND MADE THESE CHANGES, PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BOARD. AND SO THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS MYSELF, MISS BRADY AND MISS BARNES. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO JUST WALK THE BOARD THROUGH THOSE UPDATES AND EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF THE RATIONALE. SO OUR FIRST UPDATE IS ON PAGE SIX OF THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SECTION 1.2 REPORT REVIEW OF THE BOARD'S SELF-EVALUATION. SO IT PREVIOUSLY SAID ANNUALLY IN FEBRUARY, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IDENTIFYING A SPECIFIC MONTH WAS NOT FEASIBLE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A MARCH WORK STUDY. SO IF WE DID IT IN FEBRUARY, THEN WE WOULD WAIT TWO MONTHS BEFORE WE HAD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S A LONG TIME AFTER YOU EVALUATE YOURSELF TO REMEMBER WHAT YOU WROTE AND WHY YOU WROTE IT IN THE EVALUATION TOOL. AND SO WE JUST REMOVED FEBRUARY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A DECISION. AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I WOULD LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE AND DETERMINE WHEN THE EVALUATION WOULD BE.

AND SO THAT WAS PAGE SIX. AND MISS BRADY, MOVING ON TO PAGE SEVEN. SO PAGE SEVEN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALLOCATIONS AND APPROVAL OF TRAINING. SO BASICALLY DUE TO OUR BUDGET CRISIS, NOT CRISIS, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE PROBLEM THAT IN ORDER TO FOR ANY BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND OUT OF STATE CONFERENCES OR NATIONAL CONFERENCES, THEY WILL HAVE TO SEEK THE APPROVAL OF THE FULL BOARD IN A PROPERLY CALLED MEETING PRIOR TO REGISTRATION, REGISTERING FOR THAT INCURRED EXPENSE. SO WE HAVE TAKEN THAT OUT, ADDED THAT AND TAKE IT. SO ANY OUT OF STATE TRAININGS WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON, MISS BARNES, PAGE 14. ON PAGE 14, WE HAVE ADDED A LINE THAT SAYS NO FORMAL ACTION TAKEN IN A WORK STUDY. BASICALLY THIS IS. THIS IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BEING VERY SUCCINCT AND WE ARE DIFFERENTIATING A WORK STUDY FROM A SPECIAL MEETING, WHICH IS WHEN ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN.

WORK STUDIES, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT UPDATE IS ON PAGE 15. THERE WAS A LINE ON PAGE 15 ABOUT BOARD SUBCOMMITTEES, BUT BOARD SUBCOMMITTEES WAS ALSO ON PAGE 19. SO WE JUST REMOVED THE ONE ON PAGE 15 SO THAT EVERYTHING IS ALL TOGETHER. MISS BARNES, PAGE 18 IS NEXT. ALL RIGHT, PAGE 18. THERE'S SECTION 5.6 BOARD MEETING, VIDEO CONFERENCE

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THIS LANGUAGE IS CHANGED SO THAT THE BOARD SERVICE ON ALL OUR SUBCOMMITTEES IS CONSISTENT AMONG ALL SUBCOMMITTEES. SO YOU CAN READ THAT THERE. BUT EACH SUBCOMMITTEE MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER WHO SERVES A TWO YEAR TERM WITH THE REMAINING MEMBERS. ROTATE.

EXCEPTIONS MAY BE MADE IF REQUIREMENT CANNOT BE MET DUE TO BOARD ELECTIONS. SO IT'S A MATTER OF BUILDING CAPACITY. AND WITHIN OUR BOARD. ALL RIGHT. AND THE LAST UPDATE IS ON PAGE STARTS ON PAGE 28. THE CHANGE TO THIS IS DUE TO A QUESTIONS THAT WERE SENT OUT TO ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, ASKING US TO GO THROUGH THE NEW MEMBER CHECKLIST AND JUST UPDATE IT.

AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT. PAGE 28 AND 29 ARE, ARE JUST THOSE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT. SO BOARD MEMBERS, THOSE ARE THE CURRENT UPDATES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TO THE BOARD. OPERATING PROCEDURES. BOARD MEMBERS DID RECEIVE THIS IN ADVANCE SO THAT THEY COULD READ THROUGH THE CHANGES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGES? OR ANY OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE FUTURE? ALL RIGHT. SO HEARING NONE, THIS ITEM IS MARKED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. DOES THE BOARD WISH TO TAKE ACTION? MISS BRADY? I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX D AS PRESENTED. HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS BRADY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS GARZA. ROJAS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN. IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT

[7. Closed Meeting as Authorized Under Texas Government Code, Including but Not Limited to Section 551.071 – Consultation With Attorney; 551.072 – Real Property; 551.074 – Personnel Matters; 551.076 – Security Devices; 551.082 – School Children/District Employee Disciplinary Matter or Complaint; 551.0821 Personally Identifiable Student Information; 551.084 – Investigation]

551 .072 REAL PROPERTY. 551 .07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS. 551 .076 SECURITY DEVICES. 551 .082 SCHOOL CHILDREN DISTRICT EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINARY MATTER OR COMPLAINTS. 551 .082 PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. 551 .308 FOR INVESTIGATION, ITEM SEVEN A IS TO DISCUSS AN INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT FINDINGS REPORT AND WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION. YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO STAY AS LONG AS YOU'D LIKE WHILE WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION IN THE BOARDROOM.

AS WE RECESS INTO THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR DELIBERATIONS, THE TIME IS NOW.E

[8. Reconvene in Open Meeting]