[0:04] ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026 AT 4:30 P.M.. OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. THEREFORE, WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, 551.076, 551.0821 AND 551.129 AT 4:30 P.M.. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 6 P.M.. OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS THE OPENING PRAYER, PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE. A MOMENT OF SILENCE. WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER TONIGHT AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND STAFF OF CARROLL ISD. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY PEOPLE WHO GIVE THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND ENERGY EACH DAY TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN LEARN, GROW, AND THRIVE. TONIGHT, WE ARE ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR JOHNSON ELEMENTARY AND FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK BEING DONE BY ITS STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF, AND LEADERSHIP. WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS THAT CAMPUS AND EVERYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH ITS DOORS. WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR OUR SUBSTITUTE OF THE MONTH AND FOR ALL OF THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS WHO STEP IN WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED AND PROVIDE STABILITY, ENCOURAGEMENT AND CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND BE A PART OF THE CARROLL ISD FAMILY. AS WE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT TONIGHT, PLEASE GIVE US WISDOM, PATIENCE, DISCERNMENT AND HUMILITY. HELP US KEEP OUR FOCUS ON WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND ON OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TRUST OUR COMMUNITY HAS PLACED IN US. BLESS OUR STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, OUR EDUCATORS IN THIS COMMUNITY. MAY THE DECISIONS WE MAKE TONIGHT REFLECT INTEGRITY, WISDOM, AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. IT'S IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. MISS WILLIAMS. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR GLENN, PRESIDENT BRYAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE SOME GREAT FOURTH GRADERS HERE WITH ME. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME TAKE YOUR SPOTS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGES. HI, I'M CARSON. HI, I'M SADIE. HI. I'M TROY. HI, I'M ADVIK. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE JOIN YOU. MAY BE SEATED. OKAY, WE ARE RECOGNIZING JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS OUR CAMPUS OF THE MONTH, AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. MISS WILLIAMS, TAKE IT AWAY. YES. OKAY. SO I ASKED OUR FOURTH GRADERS TO COMPLETE A LITTLE HOMEWORK PROJECT. THEY DID A POETRY ASSIGNMENT WHERE THEY GOT TO WRITE ALL ABOUT WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT JOHNSON. SO INSTEAD OF ME SHARING WHY I THINK JOHNSON IS GREAT, I'M GOING TO LET THEM SHARE. SO THEY WROTE THIS, WHICH IS SUPER CUTE. SO YOU GUYS TAKE IT AWAY. I AM JOHNSON DRAGON. I AM STRONG, COURAGEOUS AND ADVENTUROUS. I'M STRONG, KIND I'M A FIFTH GENERATION I FEEL SAFE, SPECIAL AND HAPPY. I LOVE J.S BECAUSE IT TEACHES ME WHAT TO DO IS RIGHT. I REMEMBER THAT WE'RE TAUGHT TO CHOOSE HIS COURAGE AND LIGHT. I WILL REMEMBER ALL THE FRIENDS THAT I MADE ALONG THE WAY. I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE FUN EVENTS AND THE KINDNESS THAT IS SPREAD. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE SPECIAL MEMORIES WHILE J.S, THAT BRINGS ME HAPPINESS.
[5:04] AT JOHNSON, I'VE LEARNED THAT YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO MAKE IT A GREAT DAY. I'VE LEARNED THAT BEING KIND IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING COOL. AT J.S, I'VE LEARNED THAT KINDNESS IS SO IMPORTANT, AND I'VE ALSO LEARNED THAT MISS WILLIAMS LOVES CORN DOGS. WE ARE STRONG. BEING STRONG MEANS STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF. IT MEANS USING THE GIFTS GOD GAVE YOU TO HELP OTHERS. BEING STRONG MEANS TO NEVER GIVE UP AND HAVE GRIT. WE ARE SMART. BEING SMART MEANS BEING SMART WITH YOUR LEARNING, BUT ALSO WITH YOUR ACTIONS. BEING SMART MEANS WORKING AT YOUR OWN PACE AND BEING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL DRESS FOR YOU. IT MEANS USING YOUR WISDOM TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. WE ARE ALL KIND. BEING KIND MEANS OFFERING HELP, RESPECTING OTHERS AND NOTICING WHEN SOMEONE NEEDS A FRIEND. BEING KIND MEANS HELPING OTHER OTHERS WITH NO OTHER INTENTIONS. IT MEANS TO BE NICE AND CLOSE. OTHERS AND BEING CARING. J.S IS MORE THAN A SCHOOL, IT'S A FAMILY. J.S IS A PLACE WHERE YOU LEARN HOW TO BE THE PERSON YOU ARE MEANT TO BE. J.S IS HOME. I'M PROUD TO BE A J.S DRAGON BECAUSE WE CAN RELY ON EACH OTHER. I'M PROUD TO BE A J.S DRAGON BECAUSE WE ALL SPREAD KINDNESS. I'M PROUD TO BE A JOHNSON DRAGON BECAUSE WE ARE LEADERS AND INCLUDE OTHERS. LET'S SEE OUR DRAGON CODE TOGETHER. I AM A DRAGON. I DO THE RIGHT THING. RESPECT OTHERS, ACT WITH KINDNESS AND GIVE MY BEST WORK. OFFER HELP. NEVER GIVE UP. WE ARE STRONG. WE ARE SMART. WE ARE KIND. WE ARE JES. GREAT JOB GUYS. [APPLAUSE]. WE'RE GOING TO GO TAKE A PICTURE AND THEN. WE'RE GOING TO GO TAKE A PICTURE. OKAY, THANK YOU, MISS WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE AND LOVE WHEN OUR STUDENTS CAN COME AND VISIT US AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS. NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM 4.2. AND THAT IS THE DRAGON SUPER SUBSTITUTE OF THE MONTH SPONSORED BY POTBELLY SUPER SUBS. MISS WILLIAMS, I THINK YOU'RE UP. YES. AGAIN, LET ME JUST THIS, I'M A LITTLE TALLER. SO I AM SO EXCITED. WHERE IS SHE? YES. I'M SO EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE OUR SUPER SUBSTITUTE, LORI HALE, THIS EVENING. [APPLAUSE]. SO WHEN I ASKED OUR TEACHERS WHO THEY FELT DESERVED THIS RECOGNITION, THE RESPONSE WAS A RESOUNDING, DEFINITELY LORI. ALWAYS. LORI. LORI HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTING AT JOHNSON FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER SINCE PROBABLY BEFORE I GOT THERE. AND OVER THE YEARS SHE'S JUST BEEN A PART OF OUR STAFF. SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR. SHE'S A TRUSTED TEAMMATE. SHE'S JUST A WONDERFUL FRIEND TO OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. SO I ASKED OUR TEACHERS WHAT MADE LORI SO SPECIAL. SHE SAID. THEY ALL SAID THAT SHE IS DEPENDABLE. SHE IS TRUSTWORTHY. SHE'S KIND. ONE TEACHER SHARED, I FEEL SO RELAXED AND CONFIDENT KNOWING MY STUDENTS ARE IN LORI'S HANDS. AND ANOTHER TALKED ABOUT LORI'S INCREDIBLE ABILITY TO JUST CONNECT WITH OUR KIDS. OUR TEACHERS TRUST HER, THEY VALUE HER, AND THEY SEE HER AS ONE OF THEIR TEACHERS. I THINK WHAT SPEAKS MOST TO LORI'S HEART IS HOW DEEPLY SHE LOVES OUR SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY AND OUR KIDS. SHE CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHATEVER IS ASKED OF HER, WHETHER IT FALLS WITHIN HER OFFICIAL SUBSTITUTE DUTIES OR NOT. OUR STUDENTS LOVE HER, OUR TEACHERS LOVE HER, AND OUR ENTIRE JOHNSON SCHOOL IS BETTER BECAUSE SHE IS A PART OF IT. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I BEGGED LORI FOR YEARS TO GET HER TEXAS CERTIFICATION SO I CAN OFFICIALLY MAKE HER A PART OF THE STAFF.
[10:04] BUT UNTIL I CAN CONVINCE HER, WE WILL HAPPILY CONTINUE CONSIDERING HER AN UNOFFICIAL STAFF MEMBER, ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE'S BASICALLY AT OUR SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY. LORI, WE APPRECIATE YOU, AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR JOHNSON AND OUR KIDS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING AN IMPORTANT PART. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA TO ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP TONIGHT, SO WE'LL GIVE THAT SPEAKER THREE MINUTES. MISS SHELTON, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL OUR ONLY SPEAKER, MR. RUSSELL LAWRENCE, PLEASE. I PICKED THE RIGHT MEETING. OKAY. TRY TO BE QUICK. SO THE AC, AACE PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL AP CREDIT TO THOSE COURSES AFTER TWO YEARS OF PARTICIPATION. THIS AWARD STUDENTS WHO INVEST A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME AWAY FROM THE CLASSROOM. I APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE ACTIVITIES WITHOUT HURTING THE CLASS RANK OR GPA. MY CONCERN LIES IN THE AACE IS GOING TO IS HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE STUDENTS IN THE TRANSITIONAL YEARS THAT THIS PROGRAM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. AACE STARTS IN THE FALL OF 2027, AND THE FIRST-CLASS EFFECT WILL BE THE CLASS OF 2029, THE CURRENT SOPHOMORES. AFTER COMPLETING TWO YEARS OF QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES, THESE STUDENTS WILL ACCUMULATE TWO YEARS OF AP LEVEL CREDIT RETROACTIVELY. THIS WILL PROVIDE A GPA BOOST COMPARED TO THEIR PEERS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY AFFECTING CLASS RANK TREMENDOUSLY. WHILE GPA SHOULD NOT BE THE ONLY DETERMINING FACTOR IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE WE LIVE IN A STATE WHERE ACCEPTANCE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO CLASS RANKING. AT THIS TIME, SPORTS THROUGH OFF CAMPUS PE WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AP CREDIT BOOST. THIS WILL CREATE A GPA DISADVANTAGE COMPARED TO THE AACE STUDENTS. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THIS WAS AN OVERSIGHT OF THE PROPOSAL, OR DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CISD ACTIVITIES OVER OFF CAMPUS PE. MY CONCERN DOES NOT RESIDE IN THE MERIT OF THE PROGRAM, BUT RATHER ON ITS IMPACT ON THOSE STUDENTS IN THE 2029 GRADUATING CLASS. THEY WILL BE JUNIORS WHEN THIS PROGRAM TAKES EFFECT AND ARE WELL INTO THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT MANY OF THEM HAVE CHOSE OVER TWO YEARS PRIOR, WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS PROGRAM. MANY OUTSTANDING STUDENTS COMPETE THROUGH OFF CAMPUS PE PROGRAM IN SPORTS NOT OFFERED BY THE DISTRICT, FROM GYMNASTICS AND FENCING AND EQUESTRIAN AND ICE HOCKEY. THESE STUDENT ATHLETES REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT, COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS. MY SON, A CURRENT SOPHOMORE, PARTICIPATES IN CREW THROUGH DALLAS UNITED SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL. HE DEDICATES 16 HOURS OF PRACTICE PLUS 12 HOURS OF COMMUTING PER WEEK. LAST YEAR AS A FRESHMAN, HIS BOAT PLACED NINTH IN THE NATION. HE HAS DIVISION ONE ASPIRATIONS AND ASKED HIM TO GIVE THIS UP AFTER THREE YEARS OF INVESTMENT IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR BUT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE IN ANOTHER ACTIVITY WHEN STARTING AS A JUNIOR. WHAT I'M ASKING IS FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR THESE OFF-CAMPUS PE KIDS IN THESE TRANSITIONAL YEARS WHO HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO THE OFF-CAMPUS PE PROGRAM WHILE THIS AACE IS TAKING EFFECT. THIS EXEMPTION WOULD ALLOW AP LEVEL CREDIT FOR THESE OFF-CAMPUS PE ACTIVITIES, LIKE THEIR PEERS IN CISD ACTIVITIES. THIS WOULD PROTECT THEM FROM HAVING TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT CHOICE OF PROTECTING THEIR GPA BY GIVING UP THEIR ESTABLISHED SPORT OR CONTINUING THEIR OFF-CAMPUS PE ACTIVITY, KNOWING IT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THEIR CLASS RANKING AND POSSIBLY COLLEGE ADMISSION. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS EXEMPTION IS NOT POSSIBLE TO, DUE TO CISD NOT ALLOWING OFF CAMPUS CLASSES TO HAVE GRADES ASSIGNED BY NON-DISTRICT TEACHERS. OH, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN OFF-CAMPUS PE CLASSES ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING GRADES THAT ARE CALCULATED INTO THE GPA. THE TEMPORARY EXCLUSION WILL ALLOW THIS PROGRAM TO ROLL OUT WITHOUT DELAY.
[15:02] I APPRECIATE SO MUCH YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT AND ANY OTHER MATTERS ADDRESSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM 6.1 IS CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON PERSONNEL REPORT. TRUSTEE YEAGER. YES. PRESIDENT BRYAN AND TRUSTEES, I RECOMMEND AND ASK THAT WE APPROVE THE PERSONNEL REPORT AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER. MOVING ON NOW TO ITEM SEVEN, WHICH IS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT. ITEM 7.1 IS COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANY TRANSITION TEAM REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANY TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE YEAGER. I DO. AND ON THE 22ND OF THIS MONTH, I'M TRYING TO THINK THAT WAS SOMETIME LAST WEEK. I THINK MR. NICHOL, FOR RUNNING OUR TRANSITION TEAM, WHICH WAS, IS FOCUSED ON PROGRAMS. WE HAD EXCELLENT TURNOUT MAYBE EVEN 100%. SO, I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS A PART OF THAT. IT WAS A LIVELY DISCUSSION FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. AND WHAT WE LOOKED AT, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TRANSITIONS, YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS. AND WE COVERED, I THINK EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN FROM FIELD TRIPS TO THE USE OF CANVAS, BUT EVERYTHING THAT MIGHT AFFECT THAT ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC LIFE OF A FIFTH GRADER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IS THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS, ESPECIALLY LED BY MR. NICKEL. WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THAT FOURTH-GRADE EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, A FOURTH GRADER, THAT'S IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S A SPECIAL YEAR. WELL, THESE FOURTH GRADERS ARE GOING TO BE COMING BACK FOR FIFTH GRADE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT EXPERIENCE IS REALLY GREAT. AND ALSO, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE CLIFFS THAT CAN OCCUR WHEN YOU CHANGE CAMPUSES. AND THAT COULD BE EVERYTHING FROM TRAINING ON CANVAS. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING A DEVICE EVERY DAY INTO, INTO USING IT EVERY DAY. AND I JUST, AGAIN, THANK EVERYBODY ON THIS COMMITTEE BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, MR. NICKEL, AND YOU CAN ADD ANYTHING. WE REALLY DOVE DEEPLY INTO THESE TOPICS, AND I THINK SO THOROUGHLY. I DO NOT KNOW IF WE EVEN NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. BUT ANY OTHER THOUGHTS THERE? NO. I THOUGHT WE HAD A GREAT MEETING AND A GOOD INVOLVEMENT FROM EVERYONE. AND WE GOT TO COVER EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN. AND WE'RE IN A GOOD, GOOD SPOT MOVING FORWARD. YEAH, AND I THINK ALSO THERE WILL BE SOME IDEAS THAT WE PUT FORTH TO THE BOARD LATER THIS SEMESTER. OKAY, THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME SPENT ON THAT TRANSITION TEAM. TRUSTEE STACY. YES. SO WE HAD OUR LAST CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TRANSITION TEAM MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, LED BY MISS PETTY. I THOUGHT THAT THE MEETING WAS VERY WELL ORGANIZED. WE HAD GREAT SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS WHICH LED INTO LARGE GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH PUTTING OUR FIFTH GRADERS BACK. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING ANOTHER MEETING JUST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE STREAMLINED NOT ONLY WITH CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO WITH OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT, WHICH I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SO HOPEFULLY, I THINK THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TEAM WILL BE BRINGING FORTH A RECOMMENDATION SOON ON ELA AND ON MATH. THAT'S EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE STACY. ANY OTHER REPORTS? TRUSTEE REECE? YES, HI. SO THE LEGACY TRANSITION TEAM MET ON SEPTEMBER 10TH TO DISCUSS THE PRESERVING THE DURHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. A KEY RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE IS TO RENAME THE CARROLL ISD ADMIN BUILDING TO HONOR DON T. DURHAM. AFTER CONSIDERING SEVERAL OPTIONS, THE COMMITTEE FELT THIS WOULD PROVIDE THE MOST LASTING LEGACY FOR EVERYBODY. PART OF THE COMMITTEE, TO WHICH I'LL REMIND YOU GUYS, WAS WE HAD, ONE OF OUR PEOPLE THERE WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST THE FIRST CLASS OF DURHAM. AND WE HAD TEACHERS, EVERYBODY. AND SO WE REALLY DISCUSSED PRESERVING THE LEGACY AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT. AND MISS DURHAM ATTENDED THAT MEETING IS THE FIRST MEETING AS WELL. OH THAT'S RIGHT, SHE WAS. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE REECE. ONE OTHER UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER THE 9TH THE HR COMMITTEE MET. AND IT'S KIND OF IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF PLANNING FOR DURHAM CLOSING. BUT ALL THE PRINCIPALS ARE ON THE COMMITTEE AND WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT WILL LEAD UP TO THAT AND KIND OF ALL THE LOGISTICS. THERE'S A LOT MORE TO COME. OKAY. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LENNON. TRUSTEE BOTTOM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY, I HAVE ONE. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO SERVE ON THE FACILITIES TRANSITION TEAM. WE HAD OUR PENULTIMATE MEETING LATELY, AND WE HAVE ACCOMMODATED MOST, IF NOT ALL, CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE REQUESTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, CONNECTING THE EUBANKS AND DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH AN INDOOR CORRIDOR SO STUDENTS CAN PASS SAFELY BETWEEN BOTH CAMPUSES. I UNDERSTAND FROM MR.
[20:04] MOONEY THAT THOSE PLANS WILL BE DEVELOPED, MOST LIKELY JANUARY, FEBRUARY, TIME FRAME. WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AND TO THE COMMUNITY, SO THEY CAN SEE HOW THAT IS GOING TO WORK OUT. WE ALSO HAD TREMENDOUS ATTENDANCE AT OUR MEETINGS, AND SO THANKFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES TO, TO SERVE ON THIS IMPORTANT TRANSITION TEAM. SO, THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, ALL TRUSTEES. TRUSTEE YEAGER. YEAH. I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TRUSTEE BOTTOM WAS TRAVELING FOR HER WORK, AND I SAT IN ON SEPTEMBER 3RD FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS TRANSITION TEAMS. AND LIKE YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE OTHER MEETINGS, PRESIDENT BRIAN INCREDIBLY WELL ORGANIZED AND EFFICIENT. SO MISS PATTY PARSONS, OF COURSE, WHO'S DIRECTOR OF THAT SPECIAL PROGRAMS RAN THAT AND WE COVERED A TON LIKE THE OTHER MEETINGS. IN PARTICULAR, I THOUGHT WHAT I, WHAT WAS REALLY GREAT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL THEME AND THAT WAS THE PURPOSE AND PRIORITIES OF, OF STUDENTS NEEDS FIRST, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS. WE KNOW THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND THERE WERE SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS THAT WERE ATTENDING. AND JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW WERE TOP OF MIND FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT IS THINGS SUCH AS STAFFING AND SPACE NEEDS, WHICH YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT. SO, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE ALL THOSE ADDRESSED. AND I KNOW STAFFING THAT WORKING ON HR. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT WAS WE HAD EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT CONVERSATION ALSO ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. BECAUSE OUR SPED STUDENTS DO HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS. AND I THINK THE PARENTS THAT CAME AWAY FROM THIS PARTICULAR MEETING FELT THAT THAT WOULD BE COVERED ADEQUATELY. SO I WAS VERY PLEASED. I APPRECIATE THAT, TRUSTEE YEAGER. THANK YOU FOR PINCH HITTING FOR TRUSTEE BOTTOM WHILE SHE WAS OUT OF TOWN. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. SO WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO MY PRESIDENT'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE. I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TONIGHT TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE DISTRICT'S SURPLUS PROPERTY. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, EXPLAIN WHY I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS TRUSTEES. CARROLL ISD OWNS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF REAL PROPERTY. OVER TIME, SOME OF THAT PROPERTY IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL OPERATIONS. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THOSE ASSETS AND ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION. IS CONTINUING TO OWN THIS PROPERTY THE BEST USE OF THE TAXPAYER'S ASSET? IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THEN WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MANAGE THAT PROPERTY APPROPRIATELY AND DETERMINE WHETHER SELLING IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE DISTRICT. AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS NOT SIMPLY ABOUT SELLING LAND. IT IS ABOUT BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE ASSETS THAT OUR TAXPAYERS HAVE ENTRUSTED TO US. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF THAT PROCESS. FIRST OLD DRAGON STADIUM. WE HAVE NOW CLOSED ON THE SALE OF THAT PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE. THIS WAS A UNIQUE TRANSACTION BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE A PROPERTY THAT IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR CARROLL ISD EDUCATIONAL OPERATIONS AND PUT IT TOWARD ANOTHER PUBLIC PURPOSE. THE CITY PLANS TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL PARK AND GREEN SPACE ON THE PROPERTY, AND THE EXISTING CELL PHONE TOWER WILL BE RELOCATED CLOSER TO OUR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TO FACILITATE THAT DEVELOPMENT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF TWO LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT BENEFITS BOTH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY. AND AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, OLD DRAGON STADIUM IS MUCH MORE THAN A PIECE OF PROPERTY. IT HOLDS AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF CARROLL ISD AND SOUTHLAKE. THE FACT THAT WE CAN PRESERVE THE PROPERTY AS COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE, WHILE ALSO RECEIVING VALUE FOR AN ASSET THE DISTRICT NO LONGER NEEDS, IS A POSITIVE OUTCOME. WE ALSO HAVE THE FORMER CIS BUILDING, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT AND MOVING THROUGH THE CITY'S PLANNING PROCESS. WE ANTICIPATE CLOSING BEFORE THE END OF DECEMBER, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL BY OUR CITY COUNCIL. THE SMALL TRACT ADJACENT TO OLD UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS ALSO UNDER CONTRACT, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT TRANSACTION CLOSING WITHIN THE NEXT 4 TO 6 MONTHS. AND FINALLY, THE DISTRICT IS CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS INVOLVING THE DURHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PROPERTY. WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT PROPERTY UNDER CONTRACT BY THE END OF OCTOBER. NOW, I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY THE BOARD IS TAKING THIS APPROACH.
[25:01] WHEN A PROPERTY IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR CURRENT OR REASONABLY ANTICIPATED EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, LEAVING IT UNUSED DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE IT A GOOD ASSET FOR THE DISTRICT. THERE CAN BE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTAINING, SECURING, ENSURING AND MANAGING PROPERTY THAT ISN'T BEING USED. BY RESPONSIBLY DISPOSING OF SURPLUS PROPERTY, WE CAN CONVERT AN UNDERUTILIZED ASSET INTO FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE DISTRICT WITHOUT RAISING THE TAX RATE SIMPLY TO GENERATE THOSE RESOURCES. IT ALSO GIVES US GREATER FLEXIBILITY GOING FORWARD. THOSE RESOURCES CAN HELP US ADDRESS NUMEROUS FINANCIAL NEEDS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SALARY RAISES, CAPITAL NEEDS, FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PRIORITIES THAT SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW IN OUR DISTRICT POLICIES. BUT I THINK THERE'S EVEN A BIGGER POINT HERE. OUR JOB AS TRUSTEES IS NOT JUST TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR DISTRICT TODAY. IT'S ALSO TO BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE DISTRICT'S RESOURCES FOR THE STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS WHO WILL BE HERE FIVE, TEN AND 20 YEARS FROM NOW. THAT MEANS WE SHOULDN'T HOLD ON TO PROPERTY SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS OWNED IT. WE SHOULD REGULARLY EVALUATE OUR ASSETS AND ASK WHETHER THEY ARE STILL SERVING THE MISSION OF CARROLL ISD. IF THEY ARE, WE SHOULD KEEP THEM AND USE THEM APPROPRIATELY. IF THEY AREN'T, THEN WE SHOULD DETERMINE WHETHER THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO PUT THAT ASSET TO WORK. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING. AND I WANT TO THANK DR. GLENN, CHASE PARK, LANNY MOONEY AND THE ENTIRE BUSINESS AND FACILITIES TEAMS FOR THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THESE TRANSACTIONS. THESE ARE COMPLICATED PROCESSES, AND THERE ARE LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THE BOARD'S ROLE IS TO MAKE SURE THOSE DECISIONS ULTIMATELY PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF CARROLL ISD AND OUR TAXPAYERS. SO AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THESE TRANSACTIONS, I WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT SELLING PROPERTY JUST TO SELL PROPERTY. WE ARE STRATEGICALLY MANAGING THE ASSETS OF CARROLL ISD. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE NEED TODAY, WHAT WE MAY REASONABLY NEED IN THE FUTURE, AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERY ASSET WE OWN IS SERVING OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY IN THE MOST RESPONSIBLE WAY POSSIBLE. THAT'S WHAT GOOD STEWARDSHIP LOOKS LIKE, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR TAXPAYERS SHOULD EXPECT FROM THEIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU, AND GO DRAGONS. NEXT UP IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, DOCTOR GLENN. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES. IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. FRIDAY NIGHT WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF OFFICIALLY RECEIVING OUR 10TH UIL LONE STAR CUP, WITH UIL REPRESENTATIVES JOINING US TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS FROM ACADEMICS, FINE ARTS AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. THIS AWARD REPRESENTS EXCELLENCE ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, AND OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE WHY THAT TRADITION REMAINS SO STRONG. IN JUST THE PAST FEW WEEKS, DRAGON FOOTBALL EARNED ANOTHER DISTRICT WIN. DRAGON VOLLEYBALL DEFEATED BYRON NELSON. AND DRAGON TENNIS CAPTURED ITS 17TH CONSECUTIVE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. OUR BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM ALSO MADE HISTORY BY WINNING THE WOODBRIDGE CLASSIC FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHILE OUR EMERALD BELLS REPRESENTED CARROLL ISD ON THE NATIONAL STAGE AT THE DALLAS COWBOY FOOTBALL GAME. AND THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PART? WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED THE FIRST NINE WEEKS OF SCHOOL. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP. OUR ADDITIONAL, OR I'M SORRY, OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDITS ARE NOW UNDERWAY, WITH RESULTS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENTED TO THIS BOARD IN DECEMBER. THIS PROCESS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAINTAINING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITH OUR BOARD, OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY. TWO YEARS AGO, CARROLL ISD FACED AN ANTICIPATED $8.5 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. IN RESPONSE, OUR TRUSTEES CREATED A BUDGET REDUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, OR BRAC, THAT DEVELOPED A FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOCUSED ON LONG TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY. I WANT TO THANK CHASE PARK AND OUR BUSINESS OFFICE, ALONG WITH MELANIE KIBODEAUX AND OUR HR TEAM FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS WORK OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. CARROLL ISD HAS ADOPTED BALANCED BUDGETS AND FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE ADOPTED A TAX RATE BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, ALL WHILE PAYING DOWN DEBT AT HISTORIC RATES. PRESIDENT BRYAN MENTIONED THE SALE OF OLD DRAGON STADIUM TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, WHICH PLANS TO BE.
[30:06] WHICH PLANS TO USE THIS PROPERTY FOR GREEN SPACE. I WANT TO NOTE TONIGHT THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT SALE HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVESTED IN THE TEXAS CLASS GOVERNMENT POOL, GENERATING INTEREST FOR THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDING A REVENUE SOURCE NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE. AGAIN, WE ARE NOT USING THESE FUNDS TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET. WE ARE USING THESE FUNDS TO CREATE A PERPETUAL A PERPETUAL REVENUE STREAM FOR CARROLL ISD. AS WE EVALUATE ADDITIONAL SURPLUS PROPERTIES, WE WILL CONTINUE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE REVENUE THAT CAN ULTIMATELY BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CABC, THE TRADITION CLUB AND OUR ATHLETIC PARENTS FOR HELPING RENOVATE OUR GIRLS BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL LOCKER ROOMS. WITH SOFTBALL COMING SOON. THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE MORE THAN JUST BEAUTIFUL FACILITIES. THEY REPRESENT A COMMUNITY WILLING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR OUR STUDENTS WHEN BUDGETS ARE TIGHT. THAT SUPPORT MATTERS. ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS AND THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP OF OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, WE ARE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR RESOURCES WHILE KEEPING THE FOCUS WHERE IT BELONGS ON OUR STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO SERVES THEM. MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S YOUR REPORT FOR THE MONTH. THANK YOU, DR. GLENN. GREAT REPORT. ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH OUR INFORMATION PORTION OF OUR MEETING. 9.1 CONSIDER 2026-2027 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. MISS PEDDY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BRYAN, DR. GLENN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I AM HERE TONIGHT FOR, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS. AS YOU WILL REMEMBER ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS WHAT LED OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. SO AS YOU LOOK AT EACH OF THE GOALS, EACH OF THE GOALS WILL SHOW YOU WHAT EACH OF THE STRATEGIC PLANS ARE. WE WILL BE MOVING INTO A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND AS WE MOVE INTO THOSE INTO THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE BUILT BASED ON THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS GOALS, BUT THEY'RE SITE BASED COMMITTEE IS THE ONE WHO CREATES THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS GOALS. SO THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND INTO HOW THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS CREATED. ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST GOAL IS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, ENSURING STRONG, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL DRAGONS. WE THINK IT IS CRUCIAL TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS, EVERY SINGLE PLAN SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN EVERY CLASSROOM. WE ARE ADAMANT THAT THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RIGHT LEVEL OF CHALLENGE AND SUPPORT. AGAIN, THAT GOES FOR ALL STUDENTS. WE'VE GOT TO KNOW WHO OUR STUDENTS ARE. WE'VE GOT TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS ARE. WE'RE GOING TO DO A BETTER JOB OF LOOKING AT DATA TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR STUDENTS KNOW AND WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW. WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR STUDENTS PREPARED FOR COLLEGE CAREER AND MILITARY AND LIFE AFTER CISD, AND THEN WE WANT TO CONTINUOUSLY DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR LEADERS. THIS YEAR WE HAVE STARTED A PROGRAM. WE STARTED IT A LITTLE BIT LAST YEAR. WHENEVER WE WERE CONSIDERING LOOKING AT THE TEXAS INCENTIVE ALLOTMENT. WE'VE MOVED IT INTO THIS YEAR TO WHERE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IS DOING LEARNING WALKS WITH OUR PRINCIPALS. SO WE'VE BEEN GOING TO THE CAMPUSES, WE'RE GOING INTO CLASSROOMS. WE'RE DOING WALKTHROUGHS, OBSERVATIONS. WE WILL GO BACK AFTER WE DO OUR WALKTHROUGHS AND OUR OBSERVATIONS, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN, THINGS THAT ARE GOING WELL, THINGS THAT WE CAN THAT WE COULD IMPROVE UPON. THOSE HAVE BEEN GOING VERY WELL. IT PROVIDES A LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING. ALL RIGHT, AN AREA THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON IS OUR CTE PROGRAM. WE WANT TO EXPAND OUR CTE OPPORTUNITIES BY INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN OUR WORK BASED LEARNING INTERNSHIPS, INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS, AND CAREER PATHWAYS. WE WANT TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL IN WHAT WE LOOK AT WITH OUR CAREER PATHWAYS. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL PATHWAYS, MANY PATHWAYS. AND WHAT THAT'S DOING IS THAT DOES TEND TO PUT, IT CAN PUT AN EXTRA BURDEN ON YOUR STAFF BECAUSE THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND PATHWAYS THAT YOU OFFER, SOMEBODY HAS TO COVER THOSE CLASSES. SO NOW WE'VE GOT TEACHERS THAT ARE TEACHING MULTIPLE PREPS. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE HOPING TO TAKE A LOOK AT. ALL RIGHT, THESE ARE THE PATHWAYS THAT ARE TRULY EXCELLING.
[35:03] AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ENROLLMENT IN THOSE. THESE ARE OUR LOW ENROLLMENT ONES. HOW CAN WE WHAT CAN WE WORK TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE NEXT. STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE BUSINESS PARTNERS THAT WANT TO PARTNER WITH US ALL THE TIME, AND THESE ARE BIG ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES THAT MOST DISTRICTS DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THEIR STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. SO WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT UP AND GOING. WE ALSO WANT TO INCORPORATE MORE REAL WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING AND COLLABORATION IN INSTRUCTION, AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE PLANNING, CAREER PLANNING, AND POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COUNSELORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, SO THAT THEY DO KNOW. THESE ARE SOME OPTIONS OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU LEAVE CARROLL ISD. ALL RIGHT, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. LET'S TAKE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT THE CAMPUS PRIORITIES ARE. ONE OF THEIR MAJOR ONES IS STUDENT GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT. WE WANT TO CONTINUE LOOKING AT WHERE ARE WE AND HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO EXCEL. HOW CAN WE KEEP MOVING OUR, THE LEVEL OF RIGOR TO WHERE IT'S GOING TO MEET EACH CHILD'S NEEDS? DMS HAS, ONE OF THEIR MAJOR FOCUS IS TO TAKE EVERY STUDENT AND TO, IS TO ADDRESS EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY NEED. THEY WANT TO STRENGTHEN DIFFERENTIATION, INTERVENTION, ENRICHMENT, AND RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT GOES BACK AGAIN TO THE DISTRICT'S MAIN PRIORITIES THAT WE HAD ON THE FIRST SLIDE. WALNUT GROVE AND RES, WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT STUDENT OWNERSHIP. EXPAND STUDENT USE OF DATA FOLDERS, GOAL SETTING PROGRESS, MONITORING AND REFLECTION, SO STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR OWN LEARNING. I THINK THIS IS FABULOUS BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. WE'RE STARTING TO GET OUR KIDS READY. OKAY, THIS IS WHAT I NEED. THIS IS HOW I NEED IT, AND THIS IS HOW I'M GOING TO GET THERE TO GET THAT. WALNUT GROVE WANTS TO FOCUS ON POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THEY WANT TO ESTABLISH CONSISTENT BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS, POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT, FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS AND SAFETY PRACTICES ACROSS CAMPUSES. A HIGHLIGHT FOR JES IN OLD UNION IS ATTENDANCE. WE ALL KNOW ATTENDANCE MATTERS. WHENEVER WE TAKE A LOOK. ATTENDANCE DOES EQUAL UP AND DOES EQUAL FUNDING. IES HAS TAKEN ON A DIFFERENT INITIATIVE FOR THIS YEAR. THEY ARE LOOKING AT SUPPORTING THEIR STAFF THROUGH A NEW TEACHER ACADEMY. THIS HAS TAKEN A LOT OF WORK, BUT THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF GETTING THIS UP AND RUNNING TO ENSURE THAT THAT THE NEW TEACHERS KNOW THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTED. AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO GET YOU THERE AND TO KEEP YOU? AND THEN FINALLY, OUR ELEMENTARY AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE AS WE LOOK AT WHAT'S COMING FOR NEXT YEAR. HOW CAN WE DO WHAT IS BEST FOR EVERY SINGLE LEARNER IN ALL OF THOSE GRADES? OUR FIFTH GRADE, WHEN IT'S MOVING DOWN TO THE ELEMENTARY, OUR SIXTH GRADE AS IT'S MOVING UP TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION AS SEAMLESS AND GOOD FOR EACH OF OUR STUDENTS? SO THOSE ARE OUR CAMPUS AND OUR DISTRICT PRIORITIES. NOW, I'D LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE YOU'LL NOTICE THIS AS WE AS YOU LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THE CAMPUS AND THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS, WE HAVE MADE SOME MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE EDTECH ARENA. IF YOU WILL TAKE A LOOK WE HAVE REDUCED SCREEN TIME. WE'VE ESTABLISHED AGE-APPROPRIATE LIMITS BY GRADE LEVELS. WE HAVE OFFERED PARENT CHOICE. PARENTS ARE ABLE TO. WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A PARENT OPT OUT OPTION FOR DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES. WE HAVE ALSO, AND WE'VE BEEN CREATING THIS WE'RE TRYING TO REFINE IT. IT'S A, IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, BUT WE HAVE A DIGITAL RESOURCE LIST. THIS DIGITAL RESOURCE LIST USED TO CONTAIN 1,236 ITEMS ON THERE. AND THAT DOES SOUND LIKE A RATHER LENGTHY LIST. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT AND I'LL GO INTO THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. HOWEVER, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LIST IS LONG AND WE HAVE REDUCED IT FROM THE 1,236 TO 165, WHICH GIVES US AN 87% REDUCTION IN OUR RESOURCE LIST. NOW. I WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU REAL QUICK, TALK ABOUT WHAT WENT INTO ESTABLISHING THAT 165 DIGITAL RESOURCES LIST. OKAY, SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LIST. WHEN TEACHERS WANT TO PURCHASE SOMETHING, WHEN THEY WANT TO, WHEN THEY ASK TO PURCHASE ANY KIND OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE OR ANY RESOURCE AT ALL. WHEN WE DO OUR FALL ACQUISITION LIST, YOU'LL SEE IT. THEY HAVE TO ASK FOR THE RESOURCE TO BE PUT ON THE LIST, AND IT HAS TO BE APPROVED.
[40:03] AND IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS. WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS YOU CAN HAVE OUT OF K-12, YOU CAN HAVE ONE TEACHER THAT LOOKS AT THAT ONE RESOURCE OR THAT IS THINKING ABOUT USING THAT RESOURCE OR IS CONTEMPLATING USING THAT ONE RESOURCE. OUR TEACHERS ARE EXTREMELY CONSCIENTIOUS, SO WHEN THEY GO TO WORKSHOPS OR THEY GO TO CONFERENCES AND THEY HEAR, OH, I THINK I'D LIKE TO TRY THIS, THEY GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON THE LIST. THEY MAY USE IT, THEY MAY NOT USE IT, BUT IT GOES ON THE LIST SO THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO USE IT. SO JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE IT ON THE LIST DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE RESOURCES IS ACTUALLY BEING UTILIZED, AND IT COULD BE UTILIZED FOR ONE STUDENT AT ONE PARTICULAR TIME. SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE YOU RIGHT THERE. AND IF WE GO BACK IN TIME, SIX MONTHS, WHEN THIS ORIGINAL LIST WAS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, YOUR ATTENTION AND MR. STEWART'S ATTENTION IT WAS KIND OF BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO CATEGORIES, A CATEGORY THAT SAID BOARD APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND THEN JUST OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES THAT WE WERE USING. AND SO THERE WERE ABOUT JUST OVER 1,200. AND WE TOOK THAT OFFLINE BECAUSE AT THE TIME, JUST IN CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD WITH TRUSTEES, A LOT OF THOSE RESOURCES, WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THIS BOARD THAT APPROVED THEM OR A BOARD FIVE YEARS AGO OR EVEN TEN YEARS AGO, THEY JUST STARTED TO COMPILE. AND SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER, WE WENT TO OUR PRINCIPALS AND ASKED THEM TO GO OUT TO TEACHERS AND BRING BACK A LIST BROKEN DOWN BY GRADE LEVEL OF EXACTLY WHAT RESOURCES ARE BEING USED, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TRIM IT FROM 1,200 TO 165. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND OUT OF THE OUT OF THE 165 THAT WE WERE USING, NOW THAT LIST IS UP FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT AND VET, AND THEN WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO TRUSTEES AND GET APPROVAL FOR IT. ABSOLUTELY. IT IS ON THE TECHNOLOGY WEBSITE. SO ANYWAY, SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THESE THINGS, WE HAVE MADE A REDUCTION IN THE LIST. WE ARE AGAIN THIS IS A WORKING LIVING LIST. SO IT WILL CONSTANTLY BE CHANGING. WE WILL BE TAKING THINGS OFF. WE'LL BE ADDING THINGS. BUT WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW IS WHAT ARE WE REALLY USING? AND AS WE'RE STARTING TO BETTER DEFINE WHAT NEEDS TO GO ON THIS LIST, BECAUSE AT ONE POINT WE HAD A LOT OF THINGS ON THERE, LIKE CANVAS WAS ON THERE. ALL RIGHT. DO WE, DO WE REALLY NEED TO PUT OUR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE ON THERE SO WE'RE BETTER DEFINING WHAT NEEDS TO GO ON THE LIST. WE HAVE REDUCED OUR TECHNOLOGY SPENDING. WE HAD AN 8% REDUCTION FROM THE 25-26 BUDGET, AND 28 REDUCTION FROM THE 24-25 BUDGET, THAT WOULD BE THE TECHNOLOGY BUDGET. WE HAVE A MORE FOCUSED DIGITAL ACCESS. WE'VE BLOCKED ADDITIONAL WEBSITES THAT DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. SO ALL OF THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN A IN A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THESE CHANGES. OUR STAFF HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF WORKING WITHIN THESE BOUNDARIES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE REDUCING SCREEN TIME. THEY DO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. YEAH, AND I JUST WANT TO. I'LL CHIME IN ONE MORE TIME. I THINK THERE IS SOME CONFUSION WHEN SOMEONE GOES THROUGH AND THEY READ THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS OR THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WE SET OUR STRATEGIC GOALS. AND I'LL LET YOU TALK ABOUT ACTUALLY HOW WE BUILD OUT THESE PLANS. TECHNOLOGY WAS ONE OF THE GOALS THAT THIS THIS COMMUNITY, THIS BOARD ADOPTED. AND OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN A CHANGE, RIGHT. LIKE RESEARCH HAS COME IN, BEST PRACTICES HAVE CHANGED, AND THIS BOARD HAS MADE A DECISION TO SHIFT AWAY. BUT SOME OF THOSE THEMES STILL EXIST IN THESE DOCUMENTS. BUT WE'RE TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM THEM. WOULD THAT BE CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. OUR LANGUAGE WILL BE CHANGING. WHAT YOU SAW FIVE YEARS AGO IS NOT THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU WILL SEE. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN OUR INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH ESTABLISHED AGE-APPROPRIATE SCREEN TIME, EXPECTATIONS DURING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF THAT. I THINK OUR STAFF HAS REALLY BEEN WORKING ON THAT. IT AFFIRMS THAT TEACHERS REMAIN THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF INSTRUCTION WITH TECHNOLOGY SERVING AS A SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT AS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THESE LEARNING WALKS AND AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MATH INSTRUCTION, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE NEW MATH TEXTBOOKS, WE HAVE SEEN A HUGE REDUCTION IN THIS AS WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR, OUR WALK THROUGH. SO WE DO KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. CLARIFIES EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT DEVICES. LIMITS TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND TEACHER LED LEARNING. PROMOTES A BALANCED APPROACH THAT INTEGRATES DIGITAL TOOLS WITH WRITING, DISCUSSION, COLLABORATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND FACE TO FACE LEARNING. FROM NOW ON, WE WANT MORE THINGS BEING TEACHER LED, AND WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE TEACHER, WITH TECHNOLOGY SERVING AS THE SUPPLEMENT. SO THOSE ARE OUR GOALS. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND EACH OF THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
[45:02] SO THIS IS UP FOR CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A FEW. TRUSTEE STACY YOU'RE UP. OKAY, SO I KNOW SINCE IT'S AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET, I KNOW YOU CAN KIND OF FILTER OUT THINGS JUST AS AN INDIVIDUAL. YOU CAN HIT FILTER AND YOU CAN SEE BY GRADE LEVEL AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN PUT ONE OF THOSE FILTERS TO BE LIKE, ARE THESE PARTICULAR PROGRAMS USED FOR CTE? ARE THESE PARTICULAR PROGRAMS USED FOR LIKE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONTENT AREA? JUST FOR US TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE A LITTLE BIT BETTER, AND MAYBE FOR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THOSE 165. I ALSO NOTICED OUT OF THE 165 PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE CUT IT DOWN TO, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT KIDS CAN ACCESS THOSE ON THEIR SCREENS. SOME OF THOSE ARE RESOURCES THAT OUR TEACHERS USE ON THEIR SMART BOARDS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO DO. THAT IS CORRECT. SO I WAS KIND OF LOOKING THROUGH THAT TOO. SO IT'S NOT JUST THESE KIDS CAN JUST HAVE SOLE ACCESS TO ALL OF THIS STUFF. SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. ON SOME OF. OKAY, WHEN WE HAVE A FAMILY THAT OPTS OUT OF SOME OF THE EDTECH PIECES, AND THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR MR. STEWART. DOES THAT OPT THEM OUT AUTOMATICALLY OUT OF CANVAS, CLASSLINK AND SKYWARD? YEAH. MR.. I THINK MR. STEWART'S COMING. THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, IT DID, BUT I BELIEVE WE PROBLEM SOLVED THAT LAST WEEK. YES, THE TECHNOLOGY WAS KIND OF A GLOBAL OPT OUT FOR TECHNOLOGY. GIVEN FEEDBACK RECENTLY, WE'VE SAID, ALL RIGHT, LET'S, LET'S DIAL THIS IN MORE A LA CARTE, SO TO SPEAK, OF SAYING, HEY, LET'S JUST GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO SAY, I WANT TO CHANGE THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES WITH MY STUDENT, NOT NECESSARILY CUT OFF THEIR FULL TECHNOLOGY ACCESS. AND SO WE'RE ADDING AN INDICATOR IN SKYWARD TO SHOW INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY OPTING OUT. AND SO REALLY THE TECHNOLOGY WILL REMAIN ON, BUT THE TEACHER WILL KNOW, HEY, I'M NOT GOING TO USE INSTRUCTIONAL ONLINE TOOLS WITH THOSE STUDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO OPT OUT OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES. PERFECT, SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT FAMILIES TRYING TO CHECK GRADES AND. IT DOESN'T, SO THE AP DENIAL WILL STILL BE IN PLACE. SO IF YOU REALLY WANT A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SHUT OFF, IF YOU IF YOU OPT OUT OF THAT, IT DOES SHUT OFF ALL YOUR TECHNOLOGY. BUT WE'RE ADDING KIND OF A SECOND TIER OF, WE WANT TO CHANGE INSTRUCTION TO NOT INCLUDE THAT. AND THAT'LL BE AN INDICATOR IN SKYWARD. OH, PERFECT. HOW TO HANDLE THOSE STUDENTS DIFFERENTLY? OKAY, PERFECT. AND THEN ONE, I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION. IF I CAN REMEMBER IT. OH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND SEE IF THERE'S A WAY AND PRINCIPALS MAY ALREADY BE WORKING ON THIS, BUT IF PTOS ARE PURCHASING SUPPLEMENTAL OR ENRICHMENT EDTECH PLATFORMS, WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THOSE BECAUSE TECHNICALLY WE WOULD, THE DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO BE THE ONES PURCHASING THAT CURRICULUM TO TAKE THAT OFF OF TOES PLATE. AND SO IF I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY'RE PURCHASING SOMETHING THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS, THIS 165 NUMBER, SO WE CAN BE MORE DILIGENT ABOUT THAT. SURE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY A NUMBER OF THOSE IN THAT LIST ARE. PERFECT. BUT THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THAT LIST. PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND SO THOSE, TO PIGGYBACK THOSE FOLLOW THE SAME APPROVAL PROCESS WITH THE PTO. OKAY. MISS PEDDY, JUST TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE WE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF DIGITAL RESOURCES, AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT WE ALSO SAVED MONEY. DO THOSE DIGITAL RESOURCES COST MONEY? AND DID THE REDUCTION CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAVINGS OR WAS THE SAVINGS RELATED TO OTHER THINGS THAT WE FOUND? IT WAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. FOR SOME, IT DID FOR SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE PURCHASED. IT DID. IT DID HAVE A REDUCTION FOR OUR IMMEDIATE. THE OTHERS WERE PAID FOR BY PTOS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND CAMPUSES. OKAY, SO I'M GLAD THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS THOUGHTFUL PROCESS AND WE COLLECTED DATA AND INPUT FROM PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS. SHOULD I ASSUME THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO KEEP THE NUMBER DOWN, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE NOT USING THOSE DIGITAL RESOURCES. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE. ANYTHING ELSE FOR MISS PEDDY? OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS PEDDY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 10, THE CONSENT AGENDA. TRUSTEE YEAGER, THERE'S A FEW DONATIONS. THERE ARE. AND AS WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR MOST GENEROUS COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT'S THE PARENTS AND AND PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN HAVE PARENTS WHO CONTRIBUTE SO MUCH TO THE GOODWILL OF THIS SCHOOL. AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE ALL OF THE. BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT WE OFFER UP OUR STUDENTS, IT COMES FROM THE GENEROSITY, NOT JUST OF THE BUDGETS,
[50:04] BUT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS DONATION OF $30,000 DONATION. AND THIS IS FROM THE JORGE ALVAREZ AND ALVAREZ FAMILY. AND WE ARE MOST APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. AND IF ANYBODY WHO MAY BE HAVING A LIQUIDITY EVENT OR SOMETHING CHANGED IN THEIR LIFE WHERE THEY'D LIKE TO BE GENEROUS OR HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. PRESIDENT BRYAN, I KNOW THAT YOU WERE VERY FORWARD IN GETTING THIS DONE. HOW MAY THEY DONATE TODAY? THEY CAN DONATE DIRECTLY ONLINE, RIGHT? WE HAVE A BUTTON THAT YOU CAN PUSH, RIGHT, DR. GLENN RIGHT THERE ON OUR WEB PAGE AND JUST PUT IN YOUR DOLLAR AMOUNT AND WHERE YOU WANT TO SPEND IT. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. IT'S ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE WEBSITE, BIG RED BUTTON. SO IT'S PRETTY EASY TO FIND. YEAH. SO BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR, IF YOU'RE A SITUATION FINANCIALLY IF YOU'RE A FAMILY AND YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE IT'S VERY SIMPLE. JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. TRUSTEE YEAGER. ALSO, WE HAVE GREAT PTOS, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, AND A DONATION FROM THE JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO, $20,172, WHICH IS IN-KIND, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. WE TALKED OFTEN ABOUT OUR CARROLL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB, A VERY GENEROUS DONATION OF $18,124. AND LASTLY, THE MOST GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE SOUTHLAKE ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED, ALSO KNOWN AS SAGT OR SAY IT. AND THAT'S $2,760. AND THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR DONATIONS MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRUSTEE YEAGER. MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0. WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AND 551.0.129. AT 6:54 P.M.. ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 7:39 P.M. AND IF NO OBJECTION, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:40 P.M..