Jun 17, 2026 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE A QUORUM, AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:01 P.M..

[1. Call To Order and Quorum Determination]

I PLEDGE 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.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE RECOGNITION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH ITEM 3A

[3.A. Lake Travis High School – 2026 UIL Track & Field State Meet]

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WHITE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR NULL AND CABINET. IT'S AN HONOR. I HAVE AN AWESOME JOB. I GET TO COME AND BRAG ON KIDS A LOT. WE HAVE SOME AMAZING, STUDENT ATHLETES HERE TONIGHT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BRAG ON THEM A LITTLE BIT. SO OUR FIRST GROUP IS OUR MEMBERS OF OUR TRACK TEAM AT LAKE TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL, BOYS AND GIRLS THAT MADE IT TO THE STATE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MAY BACK AT UT AUSTIN.

COACH MACIK IS HERE. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR TRACK TEAM IS VERY BIASED, BUT BY FAR THE BEST IN CENTRAL TEXAS.

WE I THINK WE WON FIVE OUT OF SIX DIVISIONS IN DISTRICT AND WE WON THE AREA MEET, WON THE REGIONAL MEET AND JUST WENT ON TO STATE AND DID WELL.

SO FOR MORE ABOUT THOSE AMAZING KIDS, HERE'S COACH MACIK.

AND ONE MORE. THERE YOU GO. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO DOCTOR NULL AND THE BOARD FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE LAKE TRAVIS TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES AND AMAZING SEASON THEY HAD. FIRST, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE THE ATHLETES THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE.

TODAY WE HAVE LEILA [INAUDIBLE]. PENELOPE MCASHIN, ELLA WATERS, TIFFANY KESLER, SORAYA GARCIA, AND ARI THOMAS THAT ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE 4X4 TEAM.

AND ALSO ARI QUALIFIED IN THE 300 HURDLES FOR THE BOYS.

WE HAVE LUCA ANTON, DAVID MCCARRON, ABRAM REAGAN.

I'M SORRY BRAYLON GRIFFIN AND ABRAHAM REAGAN.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE FOUR BY ONE RELAY TEAM. ABRAM ALSO QUALIFIED FOR THE 400, WHERE HE FINISHED ON THE PODIUM FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THIS YEAR, FINISHING SECOND PLACE. JUST A QUICK THING. ARI THOMAS AND ABRAHAM REAGAN ARE UP IN OREGON RIGHT NOW, AND TRAVIS IS GOING TO BE GOING TOMORROW TO REPRESENT US AT THE UNDER 20 NIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND.

SO ATHLETES WHO ARE HERE TODAY, FIRST WE HAVE JULIA.

SHE QUALIFIED IN THE TRIPLE JUMP. [APPLAUSE] AND IMPROVED HER SCHOOL RECORD TO 38 FEET 10-1/4 INCHES. NEXT WE HAVE HOPE. [APPLAUSE] HOPE WAS A MEMBER OF OUR 4X4 TEAM AND ALSO OUR NEW SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER IN THE 200 METERS AT 24.77.

NEXT WE HAVE KENNETH. [APPLAUSE] HE WAS A MEMBER OF OUR FOUR BY ONE RELAY TEAM AND ALSO TRAVIS. [APPLAUSE] THEY WERE PART OF A GROUP THAT SET A SCHOOL RECORD AND A REGIONAL MEET RECORD WITH A TIME OF 40.73.

AS YOU NOTICED, A LOT OF THE NAMES WERE LISTED FOR EACH RELAY, BUT ONLY FOUR ATHLETES CAN RUN AT A MEET.

ALL THESE ATHLETES, AT SOME POINT IN TIME RAN ON THIS RELAY AS PART OF STRATEGY, OR BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE WAS NOT ABLE TO RUN DUE TO ILLNESS OR INJURY.

THE ONE THING I'M MOST PROUD ABOUT IS THE RESILIENCE OF THESE ATHLETES GOING INTO THE STATE MEET.

WE WERE RECEDED SEVENTH IN THE FOUR BY ONE AND NINTH IN THE 4X4.

REGION FOUR DOES NOT GET A LOT OF RESPECT AROUND THE STATE AND HAS A REPUTATION OF NOT BEING COMPETITIVE AT THE STATE MEET.

THESE ATHLETES WERE ABLE TO TUNE OUT EVERYTHING ELSE AND JUST FOCUS ON US.

THE FOUR BY ONE ENDED UP FINISHING FIFTH WITH A TIME OF 40.74.

AND YOU CAN'T BE MAD WITH CONSISTENCY, ESPECIALLY AT THE FASTEST MEET IN PROBABLY THE NATION.

AND THE 4X4 ENDED UP FINISHING SIXTH PLACE OUT OF NINE TEAMS. AND WITH A TIME OF 3 MINUTES, 51.9 SECONDS DROPPING OVER 3.5 SECONDS FROM THE REGIONAL MEET AND ONLY 0.2 SECONDS OFF OUR SCHOOL RECORD.

WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEIR HARD WORK AND EFFORT THIS PAST SEASON.

JUST QUICKLY, I WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY FROM ME, WHO MY MOTHER LOVINGLY SAID COULDN'T RUN OUT OF SIGHT IN A WEEK.

I AM EXCEPTIONALLY SLOW, SO THE FACT THAT Y'ALL RUN THAT FAST AND DO SUCH AMAZING THINGS IS NOT LOST ON ME AT ALL.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT SO WELL.

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GREAT STUDENT ATHLETES. SO CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT OVER HERE, FOLKS. AND KEEP THAT SMILE.

A COUPLE MORE. PARENTS WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE SOME PICTURES.

OKAY. I GOT ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT.

COME ON OUT. COME ON THIS WAY.

THANK YOU. AND WE'LL CONTINUE COACH CARTER WITH ITEM 3B LAKE TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 UIL 6A DIVISION ONE BASEBALL STATE FINALS.

[3.B. Lake Travis High School – 2026 UIL 6A-Division 1 Baseball State Final]

WELL, THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS BEEN REALLY INCREDIBLE TO FOLLOW THESE GUYS.

YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR MAKING IT TO THE FINAL FOUR AND COMING UP A LITTLE BIT SHORT. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS ON OUR BASEBALL PROGRAM.

AND THAT IS THAT'S DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. OUR COACHES PUT OUR KIDS IN THE MOST DIFFICULT TOURNAMENTS AND MOST DIFFICULT COMPETITION POSSIBLE EARLY ON.

AND THE WAY THAT OUR KIDS RESPONDED AND PLAYED DOWN THE STRETCH WAS JUST FUN TO WATCH.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO WATCH AND REALLY MAKING IT ALL THE WAY TO DELL DIAMOND AND MAKING IT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE FELL A LITTLE BIT SHORT. BUT YOU KNOW, FOR MOST OF YOU WERE THERE, THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY WAS FANTASTIC.

AND THESE GUYS REPRESENTED OUR SCHOOL REALLY, REALLY WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE TEAM, I WILL SAY THAT COACH ROGERS WAS NAMED BY THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN AS THE COACH OF THE YEAR FOR CENTRAL TEXAS ALSO. [APPLAUSE] SO I MET COACH ROGERS, OUR HEAD COACH, TO COME AND BRAG MORE ON THESE KIDS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR NULL AND THE BOARD FOR HAVING US TODAY.

THE 2026 BASEBALL TEAM HAS MUCH TO CELEBRATE.

THE TEAM FINISHED WITH A 32, 12, AND 1 RECORD IN A SEASON THAT FINISHED IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

THE GROUP HAS PLAYED IN BACK TO BACK FINAL FOURS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY, AND WON THE THIRD DISTRICT TITLE IN A ROW, WHICH CULMINATED IN A 15 TITLES IN THE LAST 16 YEARS.

THIS GROUP REPRESENTED THEIR SCHOOL, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY WITH CLASS.

WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ON THE FIELD, BUT EVEN MORE PROUD OF THE YOUNG MEN THEY HAVE BECOME OFF THE FIELD. WE KNOW THE LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT THEY ARE TAKING WITH THEM FROM ATTENDING LAKE TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WILL SERVE THEM WELL IN THE FUTURE.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND LIKE COACH CARTER SAID, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OUTSTANDING SUPPORT THEY ALL SHOWED US THIS YEAR.

MEMBERS WHO COULD JOIN US TONIGHT. SENIOR JUST GRADUATED CRUZ HILL.

[APPLAUSE] A SENIOR CJ HANSFORD.

[APPLAUSE] SENIOR OWEN NUGENT. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN WE'RE GLAD THAT WE HAVE THESE TWO GUYS BACK.

JUNIOR ELLIOT PROPAE. [APPLAUSE] AND JUNIOR JAMES TUDOR.

SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR HAVING US. YEAH WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD FOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT SO WELL.

WE WERE VERY PLEASED AND VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR CONSISTENCY AND THE PERFORMANCE THAT YOU GUYS SHOWED DOWN THE STRETCH.

VERY MUCH PROUD OF WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BROUGHT YOUR HISTORY MAKING TEAM.

YOU'VE BEEN CONSISTENT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND FOR THE SENIORS THAT ARE LEAVING, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MEMORIES.

WE'LL TRY TO GET THE NEXT ONE NEXT TIME, BUT WE LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW YOU HAVE REPRESENTED LAKE TRAVIS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] RIGHT OVER HERE. PLEASE SMILE. A COUPLE MORE PARENTS.

COME ON UP. YES. I MISSED MY CUE.

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WHAT A WONDERFUL SEASON OUR TEAMS HAVE HAD WAS IT WAS A FANTASTIC WAY TO FINISH THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SO JUST AN EXCELLENT YEAR FOR OUR KIDS AT LAKE TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL AND A GREAT WAY TO END IT.

SO PRESIDENT WHITE IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IF IT WOULD BE OKAY WITH YOU ALL, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT PERHAPS WE COULD MOVE ITEM 6A UP.

WE HAVE SOME LITTLE BODIES IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THE FINANCIAL UPDATES.

[LAUGHTER] THEIR MAMAS ARE GOING TO GET MORE AND MORE NERVOUS THE LONGER WE TALK ABOUT TAX RATE. AND SO PERHAPS WE CAN MOVE THAT UP IF THAT'D BE OKAY.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP UPDATES WITH DOCTOR BETHANY MEDFORD.

[6.A. Presentation and Discussion of School Leadership Updates ]

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO PROVIDE SOME UPDATES TO SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.

WE HAVE SOME VERY PRECIOUS FACES IN THE AUDIENCE TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS THIS EVENING.

WE'VE BEEN BUSY IN THE DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT'S NOT WITHOUT LOTS OF SUPPORT FROM ALL OF OUR FRIENDS IN HUMAN RESOURCES, CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION, SPECIAL SERVICES, AND ATHLETICS.

THEY ALL SUPPORT THE HIRING PROCESS OF OUR PRINCIPALS, ALONG WITH OTHER SEATED PRINCIPALS THAT SIT IN.

ALONG WITH THAT, WE HAD STUDENT PANELS AT EACH OF THE CAMPUSES.

WE SENT A SURVEY TO ALL THE TEACHERS AND DR. NULL, MET WITH SOME OF THE PTO LEADERSHIP SO THAT WE COULD DEVELOP PROFILES OF THE NEXT LEADER AT EACH OF THE CAMPUSES. SO WITH ALL OF THAT WORK, WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THOSE UPDATES TODAY.

SO FIRST WE HAVE AT WEST CYPRESS HILLS ELEMENTARY, MISS LAURA KEOGH.

SHE'S BEEN WITH ALL OF HER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HAVE BEEN WITH LAKE TRAVIS ISD, WHICH I THINK IS AMAZING AND PRECIOUS.

SHE'S BEEN A LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER, CHEER COACH, AND AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. AND AS MOST OF YOU ALL KNOW, SHE SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS AS A PRINCIPAL AT HUDSON BEN. SHE'S A PROUD BAYLOR GRADUATE, EARNING BOTH HER BACHELOR'S AND HER MASTER'S FROM THERE. SO, MISS KEOGH.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. SORRY. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT WHITE, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR NULL.

I'M HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF WEST CYPRESS HILLS ELEMENTARY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE DOCTOR NULL AND DOCTOR MEDFORD FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH THAT GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY HUSBAND COLIN AND OUR CHILDREN KENNEDY AND COLTON BACK THERE.

THEY MAY BE THE REASON WHY YOU MOVED THIS ITEM UP.

THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT MAKE THIS ALL POSSIBLE AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEM BY MY SIDE AND THEY WILL BE FUTURE TIGERS AS WELL.

FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS THE PRINCIPAL OF HUDSON BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR MY TIME THERE.

IT WILL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART, BUT I'M EXCITED FOR THIS NEXT CHAPTER AT WEST CYPRESS.

ONE THING THAT EXCITES ME ABOUT THIS TRANSITION IS THAT I KNOW WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE HEADED.

HAVING WORKED AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, I'VE SEEN THE QUALITIES THAT HELP STUDENTS THRIVE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE WEST CYPRESS STAFF TO BUILD THOSE QUALITIES, WHILE ENSURING THE STUDENTS HAVE AN AMAZING ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCE.

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE WEST CYPRESS STAFF AND I HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED BY THEIR DEDICATION AND LOVE FOR THEIR KIDS.

I'M EXCITED TO LEARN FROM THEM, SUPPORT THEM, AND CONTINUE THE STRONG FOUNDATION ALREADY PUT IN PLACE.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK MISS AMY RUSS FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO WEST CYPRESS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

MOST OF ALL, I'M EXCITED TO GET TO KNOW THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES THAT MAKE WEST CYPRUS SO SPECIAL.

I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP EVERY CHILD GROW.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST AND YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME.

I'M HONORED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF WEST CYPRUS AND TO SEE ALL THAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.

GO, TIGERS! [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, MADE A SPACE AT HUDSON BEND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE JOSH HUGHES AS THE NEXT PRINCIPAL AT HUDSON BEND.

HE'S THE FORMER PRINCIPAL OF MCCULLOUGH JUNIOR HIGH IN THE WOODLANDS. ONE OF THE LARGEST JUNIOR HIGHS IN THE STATE WITH OVER 2200 STUDENTS AND 200 STAFF MEMBERS.

HE ALSO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE PRINCIPAL AT WILKERSON INTERMEDIATE, WHICH WAS A TITLE ONE CAMPUS AND THE DUAL LANGUAGE SITE IN THE WOODLANDS.

HE BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS A PARAPROFESSIONAL AND WAS ULTIMATELY NAMED THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

SO WITH THAT, MR. HUGHS. PRESIDENT WHITE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR NULL, I TRULY AM HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THIS LAKE TRAVIS FAMILY.

IT'S AN AMAZING PLACE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR NULL, DOCTOR MEDFORD FOR Y'ALL'S TRUST IN ME THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

AND SELECTING ME FOR THIS POSITION. IT QUICKLY BECAME CLEAR THAT LAKE TRAVIS ISD IS A DISTRICT COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE,

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I AM EXCITED AND VERY HUMBLED TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE, ANGELA, WHO'S HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.

AND THEN MY SON JACKSON, WHO COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT HE'LL BE WATCHING THE RECORDING.

AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT THROUGH ALL THIS.

LIFE OF A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR IT REQUIRES A LOT OF SACRIFICE FROM THE FAMILY, RIGHT? ESPECIALLY HAVING THEM ALLOWING ME TO DO WHAT I LOVE TO DO AND REALLY SUPPORT THE CAMPUS AND THE KIDS.

AND SO I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR MY FAMILY FOR THAT.

ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE LAURA KEOUGH FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK SHE'S DONE LEADING HUDSON BEND.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PLACE, AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENS BY EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THE SYSTEMS AND EVERYTHING LAURA HAS PUT IN PLACE THERE AT HUDSON BEND, TO MAKE IT A FABULOUS PLACE. THE CULTURE, TRADITIONS AND SUCCESS THAT DEFINE HUDSON BEND TODAY ARE A TESTAMENT TO HER LEADERSHIP AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

AS I'VE BEGUN MEETING MEMBERS OF THE HUDSON BEND COMMUNITY, I'VE ALREADY SEEN THE PRIDE AND COMMITMENT IN THAT CAMPUS. IT'S EVERYONE TALKS SO AMAZINGLY ABOUT HUDSON BEND AND IT'S ALL TRUE.

EVERYONE I'VE MET, IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE.

I'M EXCITED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS, STRENGTHENING ALREADY LONG STANDING TRADITIONS THERE, AND THEN STARTING SOME NEW ONES AND BUILDING SOME EXCITEMENT AND HAVING SOME FUN.

I WANT US TO BE A PLACE WHERE KIDS WANT TO COME AND BE THERE EVERY DAY, AND TEACHERS WANT TO TEACH.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING THAT JOURNEY.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.

SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.

AND AS YOU KNOW, DOCTOR HUDSON HAS RETIRED. SO THAT LEFT A VACANCY AT LAKE TRAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT MISS LUEDKE HAS GROWN UP TO BE A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

NOW SHE'S GRADUATED FROM SEVEN YEARS AT SERENE HILLS ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE] SHE WAS ALSO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THERE AND A TEACHER AT LAKEWAY ELEMENTARY.

SHE HAS HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR AND HER MASTER'S FROM LAMAR.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, HER HUSBAND RYAN IS THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, AND LANDON AND LEANN ARE ALSO LAKE TRAVIS ISD STUDENTS.

THAT AND RYAN IS ACTUALLY THE REASON WHY SHE IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING.

HE IS IN WACO RECEIVING HIS AWARD FOR ONE OF THE STATE'S TOP 50 ASSISTANT COACHES.

SO EXCITING TIMES GOING ON IN THE LUEDECKE FAMILY, BUT THEY DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR PRECIOUS FAMILY PICTURE UP HERE AS WELL, SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR HER. AND WITH THAT LEFT A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP AT SERENE HILLS BUT WE HAVE THE PERFECT PERSON TO FILL THAT SPACE.

CARA HAS MORE THAN TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION RECENTLY.

SHE HAS SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT LAKEWAY ELEMENTARY.

SHE HAS A MASTER'S OF EDUCATION FROM NORTHWESTERN STATE, A BACHELOR'S FROM TEXAS A&M TEXARKANA, AND SHE'S CURRENTLY PURSUING A DOCTOR OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY.

SO HELP ME WELCOME KARA. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. IT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE.

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. SO PRESIDENT WHITE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.

NULL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

I'M FILLED WITH JOY AND GRATITUDE TO BE NAMED THE NEXT PRINCIPAL OF SERENE HILLS.

THANK YOU TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD. I SEE EVERY DAY HOW Y'ALL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO CONNECT TO NOT ONLY OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF, BUT CONNECT TO OUR STUDENTS. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO INTENTIONAL IN FORMING THOSE BONDS.

AND DOCTOR NULL AND DOCTOR MEDFORD, THANK YOU FOR LEADING WITH SUCH HEART AND NOT ONLY KNOWING, BUT LOVING OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AS WELL.

I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD SERENE AS THIS AMAZING CAMPUS CONTINUES TO SHINE.

SERENE HILLS HAS A SPIRIT THAT IS BIG, BRIGHT, AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

SINCE I CAME HERE TWO YEARS AGO, MOVING BACK TO TEXAS, SERENE HILLS HAS TRULY SHINED IN MY TIME HERE.

STEPPING INTO THIS LEADERSHIP ROLE IS A NEW ADVENTURE, AND I'M STEPPING INTO IT WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE.

I'M FULLY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE OUR SCHOOL IS A PLACE WHERE EVERY SINGLE STUDENT FEELS SEEN AND VALUED, AND EVERY EDUCATOR CAN THRIVE. I'M ALSO BLESSED TO HAVE THE BEST PEOPLE IN MY CORNER.

SO MY HUSBAND NICOLAS, AND MY DAUGHTERS ELIZABETH AND SAMANTHA, THEY ARE THERE FOR ME AND ALL THAT I DO, EVEN HELPING SUPPORT IN SOME OF THE MANY DECORATIONS AND COSTUMES AND ALL THE MAGIC THAT GOES WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THEY'RE ALWAYS CHEERING ME ON AND EMBRACING EVERY CRAZY ADVENTURE THAT WE CHOOSE.

AND TO THE SERENE HILLS FAMILY, THEY HAVE WELCOMED ME WITH SUCH OPEN ARMS. FROM THE PTO TO THE TEACHERS WHO CAME UP DURING THEIR SUMMER JUST TO SAY HELLO AND HAVE COOKIES AND JUST CELEBRATE.

I'M EAGER TO MEET EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE STRONG FOUNDATION SERENE IS KNOWN FOR.

SO I'M READY TO SET SAIL AND CHART THE NEXT COURSE AS WE NAVIGATE THE SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD.

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[APPLAUSE] SO FUN. I TOLD Y'ALL THIS WAS THE FUN PART.

I LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW FOR OUR LAST ONE FOR THIS EVENING AT BK MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE'RE WELCOMING MASON WHITFIELD.

AS YOU KNOW, HE BRINGS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

HE JOINED LAKE TRAVIS IN 2019, WHERE HE SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND THE ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL.

HE ALSO SPENT 14 YEARS IN KATY ISD AS A TEACHER AND A COACH.

HE EARNED HIS BACHELOR'S FROM BAYLOR AND HIS MASTER'S FROM LETOURNEAU. SO HELP ME WELCOME MASON WHITFIELD.

[APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT WHITE, TRUSTEES, DOCTOR NULL.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO BE A PART OF LAKE TRAVIS ISD COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE OR WORK ANYWHERE ELSE.

I LOVE IT HERE. THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN HOME FOR THOSE YEARS, AND I'M TRULY EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANCE TO BECOME PART OF THE BCMS FAMILY.

THE CAMPUS, THE STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY ARE KNOWN FOR BEING WELCOMING AND COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING SUCCESS AND PRESERVING THE TRADITIONS, WHILE FOSTERING A PLACE WHERE STAFF ARE PROUD TO BELONG AND WHERE STUDENTS LEARN, GROW AND EXCEL. I WANT TO THANK MY AMAZING WIFE MEGAN, WHO'S HERE WITH ME THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS MY TWO DAUGHTERS, DALLAS AND BOBBI GRACE, WHO ARE ENJOYING LIFE DANCING AND RIDING HORSES RIGHT NOW.

SO MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN WILLING TO SUPPORT THE FUN ADVENTURES WE FIND OURSELVES ON.

AND I CAN TELL YOU UP FRONT, JUST LIKE JOSH SHARED EARLIER FAMILY SUPPORT IS HUGE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ROLE OF BEING AN ADMINISTRATOR, SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SACRIFICES THAT MY FAMILY CONTINUES TO MAKE FOR US.

I WANT TO THANK BUDDY BUSH FOR HIS SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THIS PAST YEAR.

HE'S BEEN NOT ONLY SUCH A GREAT FRIEND, HE'S BEEN A MENTOR AS WELL.

THE CHANCE TO WORK ALONGSIDE HIM THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN HUGE, AND IT'S BEEN A GIFT, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM HIM AND OTHER CAPACITIES. SO THANK YOU BUDDY. THANK YOU FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AS WELL, FOR BEING A TEAM THAT IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT AND FOR SUPPORTING THE GOAL OF BEING ONE OF THE BEST DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR NULL, DOCTOR MEDFORD, AND OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE LTISD ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM FOR THEIR UNWAVERING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS HAD OR HAS BEEN A PART OF MY JOURNEY THUS FAR, AND THE TIME AND EFFORT SPENT GROWING THE STAFF AT LAKE TRAVIS IS NOTICED AND APPRECIATED.

SO THANK YOU. LAKE TRAVIS ISD IS AN AMAZING PLACE AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS OF SO MANY PEOPLE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A RAIDER AND ITS A ROLE THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT STEPPING INTO.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS.

LIKE I SAID, LOTS OF EXCITING TIMES AND YOU CAN TELL LOTS OF ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT.

I'M JUST SO EXCITED FOR THOSE CAMPUSES. SO THANK YOU.

ALSO EXCITED TO HAVE ALL OF YOU. AND I THINK IT'S EASY TO SPEAK FOR EVERYONE TO SAY, WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR WHAT'S TO COME THIS YEAR AND BEYOND.

SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU ESPECIALLY TO ALL THE FAMILIES FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, BUT ALSO FOR THE SUPPORT YOU PROVIDE ON AN ONGOING BASIS, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU. SO IT'S LOVELY TO MEET EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE BUDGET PORTION, BUT WE WILL TAKE JUST A BRIEF BREAK, I BELIEVE, SO THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO LEAVE THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN GO CELEBRATE. YEAH.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. THE CELEBRATIONS HAVE BEGUN.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE PUBLIC HEARING.

[4. Public Comments/Citizen Participation]

[5.A. Public Hearing regarding the 2026 – 2027 Proposed Budget and Tax Rate]

INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING PUBLIC HEARING ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK AFTER THE PRESENTATION.

EACH SPEAKER HAS A TIME LIMIT OF THREE MINUTES.

SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION AND RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY MAY BE FURNISHED IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES, BUT BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT CANNOT ANSWER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS POSED BY INDIVIDUALS DURING PUBLIC HEARING.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS RECORDED AND PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHOUT ALTERATION.

A PERSON WHO CHOOSES TO SPEAK IN A PUBLIC HEARING IS CONSENTING TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THEIR COMMENTS, AND WE WILL BEGIN. ITEM 5A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2026 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE.

PAM SANCHEZ, WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

PRESIDENT WHITE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR NULL.

I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE FOR THE 26-27 FISCAL YEAR.

FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WE WOULD LIKE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION, MORE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION BEHIND ALL OF THIS

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WE'LL START OFF WITH WE HAD A BOARD WORKSHOP APRIL 1ST WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE OUR PRELIMINARY CERTIFIED VALUES THAT REFINED OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS FOR THE YEAR. AND THEN AT THAT TIME AND THEN WE WENT ON TO ALSO GET YOUR INPUT ON PROPOSED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. WE APPROVED THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN AT THE MAY BOARD MEETING AND PRESENTED TO YOU, THE PROPOSED BUDGETS. SO NOW WE'RE HERE TONIGHT HAVING OUR REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE.

AND THEN WE WILL SEEK ADOPTION LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.

ALSO, WE WILL RECEIVE OUR CERTIFIED VALUES, PROPERTY VALUES FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AT TOWARDS THE END OF JULY.

THAT'S AT THAT TIME WE'LL SUBMIT TO TEA THOSE VALUES.

TEA WILL DEVELOP AND APPROVE OUR MAXIMUM COMPRESS RATE.

THAT WILL DRIVE OUR M AND O OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX RATE WHICH WILL BRING TO YOU AT THE AUGUST 19TH BOARD MEETING, ADOPTION OF BOTH THE I&S AND THE TAX AND THE M&O TAX RATE THAT SUPPORTS THESE BUDGETS TONIGHT THAT WE'RE PRESENTING.

SO AS WE GET STARTED, JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS WE'RE USING FOR THE BUDGETS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, STUDENT ENROLLMENT. WE'RE PROJECTING 10,667 STUDENTS FOR NEXT YEAR.

OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE RATE DOES REFLECT THE OVERALL AVERAGE OVER WE HAVE SIX SIX WEEKS WORTH OF REPORTING PERIODS, AND WE ARE PROJECTING DUE TO THE TREND THAT WE REALIZED THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS A POSITIVE TREND OF ABOUT A 1% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE RATE.

THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR THAT.

IT REALLY DOES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PROJECT A CONSERVATIVE HALF A PERCENT INCREASE.

AND THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 94% 94.4. PROPERTY VALUES ARE PRELIMINARY AGAIN SHOWS PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH OVERALL OF ABOUT 2%.

AND THEN OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE IS A ANOTHER COMPRESSION.

SO IT IS A DECREASE ONCE AGAIN IN OUR TOTAL TAX RATE OF A DOLLAR 3.29 CENTS.

SO HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF THAT PROPOSED TAX RATE.

AGAIN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. WE'RE LOOKING TO TEA TO APPROVE THE COMPRESS RATE.

AGAIN THAT RATE IS PROJECTED TO BE THE COMPRESS RATE, MAXIMUM COMPRESS RATE THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO APPROVE OR LEVY PLUS OUR EIGHT GOLDEN PENNIES. AGAIN, THOSE GOLDEN PENNIES, JUST AS A REFRESHER THE LEVY OFF OF THOSE, THE TAX REVENUES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE.

SO WE GET TO KEEP ALL OF THOSE FUNDS. AND THAT IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PENNIES.

SO WE PROJECT A DECREASE IN OUR M&O TAX RATE, JUST SHY OF $0.01 AT 70.54 CENTS.

WE'RE KEEPING OUR I&S RATE CONSTANT AT 32.75 CENTS.

SO OUR OVERALL TAX RATE IS THE LOWEST ONE IN OUR DISTRICT'S HISTORY OF A DOLLAR 329.

AND AGAIN THE DECLINE IN OUR TAX RATE DUE TO COMPRESSION.

AND KIND OF OUR PROPERTY VALUES OUT IN THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABOUT 30.46 CENTS OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. SO WE HAVE SEEN SOME PROPERTY TAX RELIEF IN THAT RATE PLUS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASES OVER THE YEARS.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, OUR SPECIAL ED FUNDING IS STILL AN UNKNOWN.

THIS WAS APPROVED IN HOUSE BILL TWO LAST SESSION.

AND TEA WILL NOT PROVIDE THE FINAL INFORMATION ON FUNDING LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW SERVICE INTENSITY MODEL APPROACH.

NOT UNTIL THE END OF THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO WE'LL HAVE A SETTLE UP PAYMENT OR BALANCE WHATEVER IT IS, PROBABLY AROUND SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR WILL ALREADY BE INTO OUR 27-28 SCHOOL YEAR.

BUT THAT'S KIND OF HOW THESE THINGS WORK. AND THEN THE NEW SERVICE FUNDING MODEL BECOMES EFFECTIVE 27-28

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THEY HAD ALSO PREVIOUSLY STATED THAT THAT PRIOR AMOUNT WOULD FUNCTION AS A FLOOR, AND THAT FUNDING WOULD NOT BE LOWERED.

THAT HASN'T CHANGED, HAS IT? RIGHT. THAT'S THE FLOOR IS FOR ONLY FOR 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR, CORRECT? YEP. OKAY. WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU. AND THEN NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE WE LIE, HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME WE'RE READY TO ADOPT A BUDGET.

OH, SO GOING ON TO THE BUDGETS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET REFLECTS A OVERALL TOTAL REVENUE OF 151.5 MILLION. THAT'S A $5 MILLION INCREASE FROM PRIOR YEAR.

THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH THAT I JUST SHARED WITH YOU THAT WE'RE ESTIMATING ALONG WITH INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING FOR PER CAPITA.

AND THAT'S DUE TO THE INCREASE THAT WE REALIZE EVERY YEAR IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE LEGISLATURE BIENNIUM.

AND THEN THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES, WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL BUDGET OF 152.7 MILLION.

AND THAT REFLECTS MAINLY ATTRIBUTED THAT INCREASE IS ABOUT 1.8 MILLION AS COMPARED TO THIS LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S MAINLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASE IN STATE RECAPTURE TO CAPTURE THAT PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH WHILE OUR ENROLLMENT IS DECREASING SLIGHTLY. BUT TO OFFSET THAT, WHICH IS A MUCH GREATER NUMBER THAN THE OVERALL IMPACT TO EXPENDITURES, WE HAVE INCLUDED THE 1% PAY INCREASE FOR ALL STAFF THAT YOU ALL APPROVED IN MAY, BUT ALSO ALL OF THE WORK DONE BY OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK DONE BY OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, ALONG WITH THEIR STAFF IN FINDING EFFICIENCIES AND THROUGH STAFF ATTRITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, AND ALSO APPROVAL OF OUR STAFFING RATIOS AT OUR CAMPUS LEVEL, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE QUITE A BIT IN EXPENDITURE BUDGET RESULTING IN THE NET CHANGE TO OUR FUND BALANCE AS COMPARED TO WHAT OUR ORIGINAL PROJECTION WAS. OUR ORIGINAL WAS ABOUT $5 MILLION DEFICIT.

AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DECREASE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY TO 1.2 MILLION WHILE INCLUDING A PAY INCREASE FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS A HUGE POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THE FINANCIAL SOLVENCY OF OUR DISTRICT GOING FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR THE HARD WORK DONE OVER THE PAST 7 TO 8 MONTHS TO GET US HERE.

THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE, THE 27.1 MILLION.

AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE STARTING JULY 1ST. WE DO HAVE THE CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR, BUT WE WON'T HAVE THAT ACTUAL FINAL NUMBER UNTIL AFTER OUR FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR IS COMPLETE, AND WE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT TO YOU AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING.

BUT WE'LL HAVE AN IDEA AT THAT TIME TO GET TO OUR NEW FUND BALANCE LEVELS.

AND THEN HERE'S JUST A PICTURE. I LIKE TO SHOW YOU THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET BROKEN DOWN BY OBJECT LEVEL, AND EMPHASIZE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE BLUE AREA IS FOR OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT QUALITY STAFF. IT'S ABOUT 82% OF OUR GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET.

AND THAT IS NET OF RECAPTURE THE MONEY WE ACTUALLY GET TO SPEND.

AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE DEBT SERVICE BUDGET.

WE SHOW THIS BUDGET IS AGAIN FUNDED BY THE I&S TAX RATE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND TAX RATE OF 32.75 CENTS TOTAL REVENUES AND THIS IS TO GO TO PAY ALL OF OUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS ON OUR OUTSTANDING BONDS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE REVENUE PROJECTION SHOWS 63.7 MILLION, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 1 MILLION FROM PRIOR YEAR.

AND THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THAT PROPERTY VALUE TAX GROWTH.

AGAIN, NONE OF THESE FUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE.

SO WE GET TO KEEP ALL OF THE LEVY ON THOSE FUNDS.

AND THEN TOTAL EXPENDITURES WERE ESTIMATING ABOUT 63.6 MILLION.

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THE OVERALL NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE IS JUST OVER $100,000 THAT GIVES US A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE OF ENDING FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 12.2 MILLION. AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE FINAL BUDGET THAT'S OUR FOOD SERVICE BUDGET.

THE FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES OPERATES A SELF-FUNDED PROGRAM.

THEREFORE, TOTAL REVENUES MUST COVER TOTAL EXPENSES ANYTIME WE'RE ADOPTING A BUDGET.

TOTAL REVENUE WE'RE ESTIMATING AT JUST UNDER 7.2 MILLION.

AND THIS IS ATTRIBUTED THIS IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $260,000 FROM OUR CURRENT.

AND THAT'S DUE TO THE GROWTH IN PARTICIPATION DUE TO THE EXCELLENT QUALITY AND VARIETY OF MEALS SERVED IN OUR CAFETERIAS.

AND I WANT TO THANK MARISSA BELL AND HER TEAM FOR THE OUTSTANDING WORK THEY DO IN ALL OF OUR CAFETERIAS.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 6.9 MILLION THAT'S JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, AND THAT IS DUE TO THE SALARY INCREASE THAT WE'VE INCLUDED FOR THOSE FOOD SERVICE STAFF UNDER THIS BUDGET.

THE OVERALL NET CHANGE TO FUND BALANCE IS A SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR OF $258,000.

THAT BRINGS US TO AN ENDING HEALTHY HEALTHY FOOD PROGRAM FUND BALANCE OF ALMOST.

I HAD TO ADD SOME HUMOR. HEALTHY LOCAL PROGRAM FUND BALANCE OF ALMOST 1.5 MILLION WHICH IS VERY GOOD. CHAD'S RUBBING OFF ON ME.

HE'S ACTUALLY A FUNNY PRESENTER. AND THEN THIS BRINGS US TO THE BUDGETS AS PRESENTED IN THE FORMAT LEGALLY REQUIRED BY FUND. AND THAT'S EACH OF OUR GENERAL FUND FOOD SERVICE AND DEBT SERVICE FUND BY AND BY FUNCTION AREA.

THIS IS POSTED TO THE LAKE TRAVIS ISD WEBSITE AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AT THIS TIME, I DO WANT TO THANK MY FINANCE STAFF AND ALSO ALL OF THE ELT FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT. AND SO QUICKLY, TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

COMPLETING THIS BUDGET WORK I KNOW IS A TEAM EFFORT.

THANK YOU TO YOU, PAM, AND YOUR TEAM, BUT I THINK YOU MAY BE UNDERSELLING THE FACT THAT YOU DID IT IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME THAN USUAL.

SO IT WAS WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT. AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD TO OUR FUND BALANCE WITH THAT CHANGE.

SO THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS REGARDING THE 2026 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE? THIS IS THE OPEN FORUM COMMENTS AFTER PRESENTATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU PAM. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, STARTING WITH ITEM 6B PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF MAY 2026 MONTHLY FINANCIAL

[6.B. Presentation and Discussion of May 2026 Monthly Financial Reports]

THE FIRST STATEMENT OF THE FIRST REPORT IS OUR STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.

AGAIN, THIS IS WE'RE ABOUT NINE MONTHS THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR, ABOUT 75%.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE REPORT THROUGH MAY. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXPENDITURES SECTION, WE ARE SHOWING A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF 65%. HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT DUE. OH, THERE WE GO.

THE AMOUNT DUE FOR STATE RECAPTURE HAS NOT BEEN PAID YET.

THAT WILL BE DUE IN AUGUST AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A SETTLE UP IN SEPTEMBER.

BUT THE ONCE SUMMER SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY TEA AND WORK THROUGH THE FORMULA.

BUT IF YOU WERE TO, YOU KNOW, EXTRAPOLATE THIS NUMBER, THE 34 MILLION OUT OVER THE NINE MONTHS, WE WOULD BE CLOSER TO 81.8%, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN OUR SPEND IF YOU DO MONTH TO MONTH.

HOWEVER, THAT DOES INCLUDE ALL OF OUR SALARIES FOR OUR TEN MONTH EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF THEM.

OUR TEACHER AND PARAPROFESSIONALS ARE PAID AND THAT'S EXPENSED ALREADY HERE, AND THEN WE CAN PAY THEM OUT THROUGH THE SUMMER THROUGH ACCRUALS. BUT THAT'S WHY THE BUDGET IS REFLECTING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES ARE REFLECTING A LITTLE HIGHER THAN BUDGET RIGHT NOW.

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AGAIN THOSE ARE SLOWING DOWN. NOW AS WE GET THROUGH THE TAX YEAR WE'RE COMING UP ON THE NEW TAX YEAR BRINGING OUR OVERALL COLLECTION RATE THOUGH HOWEVER TO 98.57% FOR THE YEAR. AND THAT IS HIGHER THAN OUR PRIOR YEAR OF 98%.

SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO TREND HEALTHY WITH OUR PERCENTAGE COLLECTIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

AND WE THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR THAT. FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MAY INTEREST EARNINGS ON INVESTMENTS. WE REPORT THE QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE BOARD AS REQUIRED BY LAW EVERY QUARTER.

THE, SORRY, I'M TRYING TO CATCH UP TO MY SLIDES.

FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MAY WE REALIZED FOR THOSE THREE MONTHS, $4 MILLION IN ALL OF OUR INVESTMENTS.

AND THAT'S IN EVERY FUND THAT WE INVEST EITHER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOLS OR AT OUR DEPOSITORY BANK, WHICH IS PROSPERITY IN THEIR MONEY MARKET FUNDS.

THIS KEEPS THE MONEY VERY LIQUID FOR US. ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN WE ARE SPENDING DOWN THOSE RESERVES.

FOR THE ACCRUAL FOR, OF INTEREST EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR, YOU'LL SEE IN THE FINAL COLUMN AND WE'VE EARNED ABOUT 10 MILLION SO FAR IN INTEREST EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR IN ALL FUNDS. THE SORRY, THE AVERAGE YIELD ON OUR INVESTMENTS STAYED STEADY AS COMPARED TO THE QUARTER ENDING FEBRUARY.

SO WE DIDN'T SEE A BIG TREND IN DOWNWARD INTEREST RATES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FED FUNDS RATE REMAINS THE SAME AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED.

AND THIS TYPICALLY WILL TREND WITH THE FED FUNDS RATE.

AND THEN OUR FINAL REPORT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TO YOU.

WE HAVE CLOSED OUT THE 2018 BOND PROGRAM. SO THAT WILL SHORTEN THE NUMBER OF REPORTS WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU EACH MONTH.

THAT FINAL PROJECT CLOSED OUT. WE HAD TOTAL BOND EXPENDITURES TOTALING 260.3 MILLION FOR THE PROGRAM. AND YOU'LL SEE ON THE REPORT WE HAD ISSUED 253 MILLION TOTAL.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE WITH INTEREST EARNINGS IN OTHER AREAS WE SPENT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND THOSE ARE THE REPORTS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN CONSIDERATION ITEMS.

[7.A. Consideration of and Request for Approval of 2025–2026 Budget Amendment – General Fund and Debt Service Fund]

I HAVE MY WATER [INAUDIBLE] ITEM 7A CONSIDERATION OF AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF 2025 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENT GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND. SO WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL, THE FINAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 25-26 GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGETS. WE ARE TRYING TO CLOSE OUT THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE AMENDMENTS ADJUST FOR ACTUAL ACTIVITY THROUGH MAY ALONG WITH ESTIMATED REVENUE FOR TAXES AND STATE FUNDING THROUGH AUGUST.

WE GET TO ACCOUNT ALL 12 MONTHS OF FUNDING IN THOSE AREAS, NOT NECESSARILY OTHER LOCAL REVENUE AREAS, BUT THOSE TWO WE DO. AND THEN THE END OF THE MONTH BALANCING OF EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS BY FUNCTION AREA.

SO THE FIRST ITEM IS THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT REFLECTS FOR THE REVENUE REFLECTS A TOTAL CHANGE IN OUR TOTAL REVENUE OF ALMOST 1.3 MILLION.

THAT IS AN INCREASE IN OUR CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS.

IT'S A DECREASE IN OUR INTEREST EARNINGS AS WE CONTINUE TO HOLD THAT LOWER INTEREST RATE THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.

WE DO REALIZE REALIZED AN INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING AND THAT'S RELATED TO THE HOLD HARMLESS ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE TO ADJUST FOR THE HIGHER HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS APPROVED DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

WE ALSO RECORDED OUR TRS ON BEHALF PART D. IT'S A PASS THROUGH AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE TO RECORD AS REVENUE.

AND THEN WE EXPENSE IT OUT BY EACH EMPLOYEE AREA.

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SO WE TRUED THAT UP AS WELL. THE OVERALL CHANGE AGAIN IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 1.3 MILLION TO THE BUDGET.

THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET AMENDMENT INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN RECAPTURE PAYMENT BASED ON THE INCREASE IN TAX COLLECTIONS THAT WE RECORDED AND THE FINAL SIX WEEKS ATTENDANCE DATA, WHICH INCLUDES AN INCREASE OF 1% OF THE ATTENDANCE RATE, WHICH HELPS SHAVE DOWN THAT RECAPTURE AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD HAVE OWED HAD WE NOT HAD THAT SIGNIFICANT INCREASE AGAIN, 1% IS ABOUT $700,000 TO OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THE AMENDMENT ALSO INCLUDES YEAR END BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS TO ALIGN TO EXPENDITURES IN THESE FUNCTION AREAS.

THE NET CHANGE IN EXPENDITURES IS AN INCREASE OF 1.477 MILLION.

AND THE OVERALL NET CHANGE TO THE ENDING BALANCE IS JUST SLIGHTLY LESS MORE OF A DEFICIT OF ABOUT $178,000. AND THIS BRINGS US TO AN OVERALL REVISED GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR FOR 25, 26 OF ABOUT ONE POINT.

I'M SORRY, $4,675,337 DOLLARS. THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

WE SHOW AN INCREASE IN OUR REVENUE BUDGET OF ABOUT $700,000 OVERALL.

AGAIN, THIS IS PROPERTY TAX VALUES. OUR PRIOR YEARS WE INCREASED BY $300,000.

AND THEN WE SHOWED A DECREASE IN STATE FUNDING.

AND THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXISTING DEBT THAT'S ELIGIBLE FOR THAT HOLD HARMLESS OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.

WE HAD TO MAKE AN ESTIMATION EARLY ON IN THE BUDGET CYCLE.

AND THEN WE'RE TRUING IT UP NOW TO WHAT THE STATE ACTUALLY DID HOLD US HARMLESS FOR.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? JUST WHAT THAT MEANS THAT HOLD HARMLESS.

SO THE HOUSE BILL TWO INCREASED? WELL, IN SOME SENATE BILLS INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR ALL HOMEOWNERS BY I THINK IT WAS $40,000. SO THAT TOOK THAT OFF OF THEIR APPRAISED VALUE.

IT WAS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. AND THEN IT ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THOSE FOR OVER 65 BY $60,000, BRINGING THEIR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION UP TO $100,000.

SO THAT ADJUSTED OUR REVENUE COLLECTION THAT WE COULD GIVE, AND BY THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION OF THAT OF THE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, THE STATE SAID, WE'LL GIVE THE DISTRICTS THAT DIFFERENCE IN MONEY THROUGH STATE FUNDING OF EDUCATION.

BUT THEY DID YOU SAY THAT THEY ASKED TO HAVE AN ADVANCED PREDICTION OF THAT NUMBER AND THAT'S WHY.

YES. OKAY. INTERESTING. THANKS. WHERE WAS I? OH.

SO EXPENDITURES WE SHOW AN OVERALL NET CHANGE IN REVENUES OF A NEGATIVE, A DECREASE OF $700,000. AND THEN OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGETS, WE SHOWED A DECREASE.

I'M SORRY, A DECREASE OF 1.8 MILLION. AND THAT WAS RESULTING FROM THE FINAL AMOUNT THAT WE DEFEATED IN BONDS THAT WE PAID OFF EARLY THIS LAST YEAR.

DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WE PAID A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED FOR.

AND SO THIS IS TRUING THAT UP AS WELL. THE NET IMPACT TO OVERALL IMPACT TWO BUDGET IS AN INCREASE OF 1.1 MILLION TO SURPLUS AND RESULTING IN A REVISED BUDGET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR, JUST OVER $2 MILLION.

THIS DOES BRING US TO A VERY HEALTHY DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE OF PROJECTION OF ABOUT 13.1 MILLION.

SO AT THIS TIME, WE RECOMMEND YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE FINAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR 25-26.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 2025 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY ERIN. SECOND. SECOND BY PHIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ITEM 7B CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND AND FOOD SERVICE FUND BUDGETS FOR 2026 2027.

[7.B. Consideration of and Potential Adoption of the Proposed General Operating Fund, Debt Service Fund and Food Service Fund Budgets for 2026–2027]

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ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW WE HAVE REVIEWED THIS MATERIAL MANY TIMES.

THANK YOU PAM. YES. SO IT IS NOT NEW TO US, BUT IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I DO HAVE A COMMENT.

IN TERMS OF THE FOOD SERVICE FUND, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS OPTIONS FOR OUR KIDS.

IT SHOWS IN HOW MUCH MORE MONEY I AM SPENDING AS A PARENT, [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE ACTUALLY ENJOYING THE CHOICES AND WANTING TO EAT MORE AT SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CHILDREN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S GREAT. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE 2026 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND FOOD SERVICE FUND BUDGETS AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY PHIL. SECOND. SECOND BY KRIS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

WOO HOO! WELL DONE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YAY! LAUREN, YOU CALLED FOR COMMENTS. I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE LAST TIME THAT IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT WE MADE THE PROGRESS THAT WE DID HERE, AND THAT IS DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR WHOLE FINANCE TEAM AND ELT, AND IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JONATHAN. ITEM

[7.C. Consideration of and Request for Approval of Specific Budget Outlay regarding House Bill 5 (HB 5), 83rd Legislative Session, concerning “Set-Aside” State Compensatory Funding for 2026-2027]

YES, MA'AM. SO UNDER HB 5 APPROVED DURING THE 83RD LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SEPARATELY BUDGET AND PRIORITIZE SORRY STATE COMP FUNDING AND ANY OTHER FUNDING NECESSARY TO SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORT THE COST OF ADDITIONAL ACCELERATED EDUCATION OR INSTRUCTION. IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF HB FIVE ADMINISTRATION IS REQUESTING SPECIFIC BOARD APPROVAL OF THE CURRENT WITHIN THE CURRENT BUDGET OF $252,700, WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE EXISTING BUDGET YOU JUST APPROVED.

THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT ACCELERATED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS SUMMER SCHOOL ACCELERATED LEARNING DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEN END OF COURSE REVIEW SESSIONS.

SO TO BE CLEAR, IT'S ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED FOR, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY THE STATE TO APPROVE IT SEPARATELY.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. YES, SIR. GREAT. ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE A SPECIFIC BUDGET OUTLAY REGARDING HOUSE BILL FIVE CONCERNING SET ASIDE STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY PHIL. SECOND.

SECOND BY NATALIE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM 7D. CONSIDERATION OF AN REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHEAST SERVICES CORPORATION.

[7.D. Consideration of and Request for Approval of the Custodial Services Agreement with Southeast Services Corporation ]

AND THAT'S DUE TO THE FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED FROM CAMPUSES.

THAT HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE IN THAT OUR FACILITIES ARE CLEAN, BUT ALSO SSC STAFFS RESPONSIVE TIME.

WE HAVE SOME GREAT LEAD CUSTODIAL STAFF SUPERVISING ALL THE MANY OTHER, THERE'S ABOUT 90 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF PERSONNEL ON OUR CAMPUSES. SO THE NEW CONTRACT WHICH WE NEGOTIATED, WE'RE PROUD TO PRESENT CONTINUES OUR CURRENT CONTRACT PRICE. SO THERE'S NO INCREASE FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

IT'S $4,028,272. THE INITIAL TERM IS FOR ONE YEAR.

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SSC WILL ALSO PROVIDE A BILLING CREDIT EACH YEAR OF IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.

SO ACTUALLY OUR CONTRACT PRICE HAS GONE DOWN FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN GOING FORWARD, IF WE RENEW, WE WILL NEGOTIATE THE ANNUAL INFLATION RATE.

IT'S TYPICALLY TIED TO CPI, BUT WE'LL GO BACK AND FORTH AND NEGOTIATE THAT RATE DEPENDING ON OUR BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.

AND THEN BRING BACK TO YOU IN AN ADDENDUM, A NEW CONTRACT PRICE FOR APPROVAL FOR THE NEW YEAR.

SO WE'LL DO THAT EACH YEAR. BUT AT THIS TIME, WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT WITH SSC.

THANK YOU. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

EXCELLENT. WE WERE ABLE TO TRIM $100,000 FROM THAT CONTRACT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

HAS THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST? NO. HAVE WE HAD THE BILLING CREDITS BEFORE.

NO. DIDN'T THINK SO. THIS IS HUGE. SO WHOEVER NEGOTIATED.

GREAT JOB. GOOD JOB. WELL DONE. AND I KNOW THE SSC EMPLOYEES HAVE ARE REALLY VALUED AND IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SCHOOL STAFF AND OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES. SO THANK YOU TO THEM AS WELL.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WORK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHEAST SERVICES CORPORATION AS PRESENTED, AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE ANY REMAINING CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.

MOTION BY NATALIE. SECOND. SECOND BY PHIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM 7E. CONSIDERATION OF AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF RFP NUMBER 26-012 FIELD NAMING RIGHTS AT

[7.E. Consideration of and Request for Award of RFP #26-012 Field Naming Rights at Cavalier Stadium]

THIS IS AN EXCITING ITEM, A FIRST TIME FOR OUR DISTRICT.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR BOARD SUB-COMMITTEES THE WORK THAT ALL OF OUR BOARD SUBCOMMITTEES DO, BUT OUR STRATEGIC RESOURCES COMMITTEE IS REALLY WORKING TO FIND ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WAS LOOKING AT NAMING RIGHTS POSSIBILITIES.

AND BECAUSE WE WERE DOING SO MUCH, SO MANY RENOVATIONS AT CAVALIER STADIUM, IT SEEMED LIKE AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO BEGIN THE CONVERSATION.

AND AS WE LOOKED AT THE OPPORTUNITIES, WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS A FOOTBALL PROGRAM HERE WE HAVE SIX STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

IT'S CAVALIER STADIUM IS A BIG DEAL AND IT'S WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

SO WE DID NOT WANT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE STADIUM.

SO WE DIDN'T PUT THAT BID OUT, BUT WHAT WE DID PUT OUT WAS A BID TO NAME THE FIELD AT CAVALIER STADIUM.

AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE HERE TO HAVE SO MANY GREAT CORPORATE ENTITIES THAT PARTNER WITH US IN MANY WAYS, YOU KNOW, BE IT THE SCOREBOARD IN THE STADIUM THAT IS FUNDED COMPLETELY BY ADVERTISEMENT.

WE HAVE OUR GREAT LAKE TRAVIS EDUCATION FOUNDATION THAT HAS PARTNERS THAT THAT GIVE MONEY TO HELP OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT THIS IS ONE MORE WAY THAT WE CAN REALLY BUILD A STRONG RELATIONSHIP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT. AND IT'S A WIN FOR US. IT'S PURELY A REVENUE GENERATOR, NO COST ASSOCIATED.

SO I'M GOING TO LET PAM TALK THROUGH THE LEGAL DETAILS HERE THAT SHE NEEDS TO DO.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHO IT IS AND WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE ON THE FIELD HERE IN A FEW MONTHS SO.

THANK YOU. WE WORKED WITH STAFF TO DEVELOP THE RFP, THE BID SPECIFICATIONS, THE SOLICITATION WAS PUBLISHED PUBLICLY ADVERTISED TWICE IN THE AMERICAN STATESMAN AND WAS POSTED TO OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE.

IN ADDITION, 19 COMPANIES WERE PERSONALLY INVITED.

THOSE A LOT OF THOSE COMPANIES SUPPORT OUR LAKE TRAVIS ED FOUNDATION AND OTHERS IN OUR AREA SPONSORSHIPS THAT WE ALREADY HOLD, BUT WE DID INVITE THEM PERSONALLY OR TO BID IN THE PROCESS.

THE DISTRICT ANTICIPATES ON ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT.

SO WE'LL DO AGREEMENT NEXT. FOR AN INITIAL TERM UP TO FIVE YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO NEGOTIATE ADDITIONAL RENEWAL PERIODS.

ONE PROPOSAL WAS RECEIVED OUT OF THE BID TIMELINE AND THAT WAS FROM LEIF JOHNSON FORD FOR AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF $92,000 THAT WAS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD PUT MINIMUM BID.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT OF $25,000 TO COVER SIGNAGE TO DISPLAY THEIR NAME, THEIR LOGO AT SPECIFIC AREAS TO CAVALIER STADIUM.

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AND THEN ACTUALLY ON THE FIELD ITSELF, YOU'LL SEE THEIR LOGO.

THIS IS AN EARLY RENDERING. YES. WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THEM TO FINALIZE THIS, BUT THIS IS WORK THAT THE TURF COMPANY WILL DO AND COME IN AND HAVE THIS PLACED. BUT WE WANT TO SAY FIRST OF ALL, JUST A BIG THANK YOU TO LEIF JOHNSON FORD YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THEY ARE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, MOVING THEIR DEALERSHIP OUT CLOSER TO OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AT $92,000 ANNUALLY.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT JUST THIS ONE CONTRACT COULD FUND.

IT'S SIGNIFICANT IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THEM.

I'VE HAD GREAT MEETINGS WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEY ARE PROUD LAKE TRAVIS ISD RESIDENTS AND PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I THINK THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL THAT THAT WE GET TO BUILD THIS RELATIONSHIP.

SO AS YOU SEE, LIKE YOU SAID, THE LOGO ON THE FIELD.

THEY'LL HAVE LOGOS AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE STADIUM AS WELL.

ALSO, THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE PRESS BOX. SO YOU WILL SEE THIS IS THE SIDE THAT FACES INTO THE STADIUM.

SO CAVALIER STADIUM, LEIF JOHNSON FORD FIELD THERE.

SO YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PUT OUT ANY, YOU KNOW, SCHEDULES AND, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME WE REFER TO CAVALIER STADIUM, IT WOULD NOW BE REFERRED TO AS LEIF JOHNSON FORD FIELD AT CAVALIER STADIUM THROUGH ALL OF OUR OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.

AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE AS WELL.

I THINK IT'S A START OF A REALLY, REALLY GREAT RELATIONSHIP.

SO YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO LEIF JOHNSON.

WHAT A, WHAT A VERY GENEROUS OFFER. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S AMAZING THE VERY CREATIVE WAYS THAT OUR, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE FIGURING OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN GENERATE REVENUE.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TOO FOR GOING ABOUT IT SO ETHICALLY.

AND FOLLOWING SUCH A STRICT PERFORMANCE OR STANDARD FOR PROCEDURES AND GETTING THE RFPS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, JUST FOLLOWING LIKE AN ETHICAL WAY OF GOING ABOUT MAKING OUR DECISIONS.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. I WANT TO THANK THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS.

THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, JONATHAN IS THE REMAINING ONE THAT'S STILL ON THE BOARD, BUT WE ALSO HAD ROB AND KEELY WERE PART OF THAT SUBCOMMITTEE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. AND A BIG THANKS TO LEIF JOHNSON FORD INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY MORE MOVING YOUR PLACE OF BUSINESS CLOSER TO US IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

WE ARE THRILLED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP AND THRILLED ABOUT CHIPPING AWAY AT OUR BUDGET DEFICIT.

SO YES, THE THINGS OUR STUDENTS NEED AND SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AWARD THE FIELD NAMING RIGHTS AT CAVALIER STADIUM TO LEIF JOHNSON FORD AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE, EXECUTE AND AMEND AS NECESSARY THE FIELD NAMING RIGHTS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.

MOTION BY PHIL. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. KRIS SECOND.

SECOND BY KRIS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7F

[7.F. Consideration of and Request for Approval of an Amendment to the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for CMR 23-01 for Highland Lakes High School ]

YES, MA'AM. SO WE BRING TO YOU TONIGHT AN AMENDMENT TO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR HIGHLAND LAKES HIGH SCHOOL SUBMITTED BY AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS.

THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. LAST SEPTEMBER, THE BOARD APPROVED GMP PHASE ONE, WHICH INCLUDED THE SITE WORK AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT WAS DUE TO TIMING TO TRY TO GET IT OPENED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

SINCE THAT TIME, THE DISTRICT, THE DESIGN TEAM AND THE CONTRACTOR HAVE CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENT OF THE TOTAL GMP FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, INCLUSIVE OF THE WORK PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED UNDER GMP PHASE ONE.

SO THIS IS JUST A IT'S NOT AN UPDATED SCHEDULE.

IT IS THE SAME SCHEDULE WE'RE ON TIME OR WE'RE ON.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK OFF OF THIS SCHEDULE THAT WAS PRESENTED DURING THAT MEETING.

IT DOES SHOW THAT HIGHLAND LAKES HIGH SCHOOL WOULD OPEN AUGUST OF 2029.

AND JUST AS AN UPDATE, REIMERS ROAD LEADING UP TO THE HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUES ITS WORK AND IS ON SCHEDULE AS WELL.

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AGAIN, THE SITE PLAN YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT WAS LAID OUT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH ALL THE FACILITIES PLUS THE FIELD.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE NOW THROUGH THAT GMP PHASE ONE, WE HAVE CLEARED THE SITE AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BUILDING PAD STARTING TO FORM WHERE THE ACADEMIC WING OTHER FINE ARTS WINGS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS ARE LAID OUT HERE.

SO IT'S EXCITING. IN THE FAR RIGHT IS WEST CYPRESS HILLS ELEMENTARY.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE A MAJORITY OF OUR LAND SITE THAT WE DESIGNATED FOR THIS HIGH SCHOOL IS THE ACTUAL FACILITIES AND FIELDS AND PARKING FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR HIGHLAND LAKES HIGH SCHOOL.

THESE JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, AGAIN, THESE RENDERINGS ALONG WITH UPDATED PICTURES, AERIALS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS ARE ON OUR LTISD WEBSITE UNDER BOND.

AND WE WILL KEEP THOSE UPDATED. THIS IS JUST A FRONT VIEW OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THESE RENDERINGS ARE OUT THERE AS WELL. AND RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU A GMP FOR CMR 23-01 OF WHICH INCLUDES THE PHASE ONE GMP OF THE $46,362,650, THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF OUR FINAL GMP.

WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT OF $299,537,086.

I'M SORRY, $537,086 AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE DO HAVE.

OUR AMERICAN CONSTRUCTOR LEADS HERE AS WELL, GRANT AND JOE, ALONG WITH ROBERT WINOVICH.

I'D JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAM'S WORK.

I THINK WE'VE JUST IN THE LAST YEAR, I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DESIGN PROCESS, BUT I THINK IN THE LAST YEAR WE'VE, BEEN ABLE TO FIND ABOUT 15 TO $20 MILLION OF SAVINGS IN THIS PROJECT AND STILL WE'LL DELIVER A FIRST CLASS FACILITY FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WILL MEET THE PROMISES THAT I KNOW THAT THE BOARD HAS MADE TO THE COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THAT IT WILL HAVE THE SAME EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR CURRENT LAKE TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL HAS, JUST IN A SMALLER SCALE. BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT AND, AND BRING IT IN, YOU KNOW, AT THIS NUMBER WHERE WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN WITHIN THE BOND, THE CURRENT BOND FUNDS.

SO THANKFUL TO THE TEAM FOR YOUR HARD WORK. IT'S IMPRESSIVE AND EXCITING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT? JUST THINK THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS EXCITED THAT THIS VOTE TONIGHT REPRESENTS THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION AND OPENING OF HIGHLAND LAKES HIGH SCHOOL. AND I THINK A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY IS JUST KIND OF WAITING FOR THAT FOR THAT NEXT STEP AND IS EXCITED.

SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN THIS EVENING AND MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS OPENING.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE NEW GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $299,537,086 FOR THE CMR 23-01 PROJECT WITH AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE THE GMP AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.

MOTION BY PHIL. SECOND. SECOND BY KRIS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I'M ABSTAINING. EXPLAIN. I'M JUST NOTING THAT I'M ABSTAINING. I HAVE FAMILY THAT WORKS AS A SUBCONTRACTOR, SO I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS THIS IS HAPPENING TONIGHT BUT.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU TIFFANY.

AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 7G. CONSIDERATION OF AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL

[7.G. Consideration of and Request for Approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for CMR 23-23 for Lake Travis High School Fire Alarm Upgrade]

YES. SO WE HAVE MANY MORE PROJECTS GOING ON. AND ONBOARDING AS WELL.

THE FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM AT THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL IS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE.

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SINCE IT'S SUCH A MAIN BUILDING AND THE ANNEX VAST SPACE, BUT EXACTLY WHERE THE ALARM AND THE STATUS OF THAT ALARM.

SO DUE TO THE SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE WORK, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 11 MONTHS.

IN JANUARY 2026, THE BOARD DID APPROVE THE CMR TO AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS WHICH WILL OVERSEE THE PROJECT.

THE FIRST NODE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS COMPLETED I BELIEVE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

AND THAT WAS A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT THAT WAS DONE AFTER HOURS, WEEKENDS, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

THE CONTRACTOR COMES IN BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO PULL ALL NEW WIRING, EVERYTHING THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS.

SO AT THIS TIME THE GMP AS SUBMITTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS $2,199,894. PAM, YOU ALLUDED TO THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT CAN YOU KIND OF SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AS PART OF THE DURATION OF THIS PROJECT DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WANT TO AVOID ANY IMPACTS TO INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES WHILE THEY'RE IN USE? YES, EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALKING QUITE A BIT, THEY WILL ZONE OFF AND CORDON OFF THE AREAS WHERE, I MEAN, BECAUSE ALL THE WIRING IS THROUGH THE CEILINGS OF COURSE.

SO IT IS TO WORK AROUND OUR STUDENT PROGRAMS AND THE TIME THAT IS USED IN THE FACILITY.

BUT WE DO NEED TO DO IT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL AS SUMMER.

IF WE CAN KICK THIS OFF IMMEDIATELY, WE'LL GET AS MUCH DONE AS WE CAN THIS SUMMER.

THE DOCUMENT, THE SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT INCLUDES A NOTE THAT PERMITS.

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT PERMITS WILL BE SECURED PRIOR TO WORK BEGINNING IN JUNE.

HAVE THEY BEEN. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON PERMITTING.

THE CONTRACTORS ARE SHAKING THEIR HEAD. AND SO I'M NOT SURE THE TIMING ON THE PERMIT FINALIZATION.

ARE WE CLOSE? WE'RE VERY, VERY CLOSE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU. GREAT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $2,199,894 FOR THE CMR 23-23 PROJECT, WITH AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE THE GMP AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.

MOTION BY ERIN. SECOND. SECOND BY TIFFANY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES. PRESIDENT WHITE I WOULD ASK THAT WE REMOVE

[7.H. Consideration of and Request for Approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Phase 1 for CMR 23-20 for Lake Travis High School Baseball Field, Softball Field and Track Stadium Renovations ]

WE MIGHT BRING IT BACK TO YOU AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING IF WE COULD JUST REMOVE THAT.

EXCELLENT. I WILL DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[7.I. Consideration of and Request for Approval of American Constructors as Contractor for JOC 23–139 for the Facility Improvements at Hudson Bend Middle School]

AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE BEAUTIFICATION FACELIFT TO HUDSON BEND EXTERIOR.

THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED OVER THE SUMMER AND THE COST AT A COST OF $541,855.

WE DO RECOMMEND THAT AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT FOR JOC 23-139 SCOPE OF WORK. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I KNOW AS A FORMER HUDSON BEND PARENT, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS HAPPENING AT HUDSON BEND TO BRING THE BEAUTY BACK TO THE CAMPUS. SO I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE OUR CAMPUSES THE STANDARD THAT WE ALL LOOK FOR EVERY DAY. SO WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS CONTRACTOR FOR JOC 23-139 FOR THE FACILITY

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MOTION BY PHIL. SECOND. SECOND BY ERIN. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM 7J. CONSIDERATION OF AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS CONTRACTOR FOR JOC 23-140 FOR LAKEPOINT

[7.J. Consideration of and Request for Approval of American Constructors as Contractor for JOC 23-140 for Lake Pointe Elementary Playfield Improvements ]

WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS CONTRACTOR FOR THIS JOC.

I ALSO DO WANT TO ADD THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FOR A MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENT TO OUR BEE CAVE ELEMENTARY PLAYFIELD PLAYGROUND. THAT WHOLE AREA. THIS IS A MUCH BROADER SCOPE PROJECT IN THAT WE NEED TO RESOLVE DRAINAGE AND EROSION ISSUES.

SO WE'RE KIND OF MOVING THINGS AROUND AS A DESIGN AND UPDATING THEM AND ADDING DETENTION PONDS AS WELL.

AND SO THAT IS IN DESIGN. WE HOPE TO GET ALL OF THAT COMPLETED AND PERMITTED SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THE PROJECT NEXT SUMMER.

BUT IT WILL, IT'S A MUCH NEEDED PROJECT AS WELL AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH OUR BOND PROJECTS.

AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER BOND PROJECT. WE HAD ALREADY UPGRADED SERENE HILLS AND WEST CYPRESS PLAYFIELD.

SO NOW LAKEPOINT IS BEING DONE THIS SUMMER, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO BEE CAVE ELEMENTARY AS WELL.

SO YOU SAID NEXT SUMMER THIS WILL BE COMPLETED? NO, NO. LAKEPOINT IS THIS SUMMER. LAKEPOINT IS THIS SUMMER.

YES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I NOTICED AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS IS, YOU KNOW, DOING A LOT FOR US.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE CAPABILITIES TO FINISH EVERYTHING.

AND SO THEY OVERSEE THE PROJECTS. THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR DISTRICT, AS YOU KNOW.

AGAIN, THESE ARE JOB ORDER CONTRACTS. SO THEY'RE SMALLER PROJECTS USING TYPICALLY A COUPLE OF SUBCONTRACTORS.

BUT YES, THANK YOU. AND I DO APPRECIATE THEM VERY MUCH JUST WANTING TO CHECK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU PAM. THE THE PRICING SUMMARY INCLUDES SIX MONTHS MAINTENANCE FOR THE INSTALLED LANDSCAPING.

YES. THANK YOU. SIX MONTHS FROM PROJECT COMPLETION OR? THAT IS AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED. WE HAVE WORKED INTO THE CONTRACT BECAUSE WE EXPERIENCED WITH SERENE HILLS AND WEST CYPRESS PLAY FIELDS THAT THAT NEEDS TO STAY UNDER THE CONTRACT OR MAINTENANCE OF WATER, MOWING, IRRIGATION SYSTEM CHECKS THOSE TYPE OF THINGS TO REFINED IT AND TO MAKE SURE THE SOD TAKES AND IS CONTINUED TO BE TREATED WITH THOSE KID GLOVES, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY TO HAVE THE PROJECT YOU KNOW, COME TO FULL FRUITION. SO IT IS MONEY WELL SPENT ON THESE TYPE OF BIG PROJECTS.

I CERTAINLY AGREE. IS THAT, DOES THAT INCLUDE A WARRANTY FROM THE SUBCONTRACTOR OR THE GC? SHOULD ANY OF THAT LANDSCAPING DIE DURING THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD? YES. ONE YEAR. YES. ONE YEAR WARRANTY. THANK YOU.

THROUGH DROUGHT OR NON STORM. JUST GOING TO SAY IF WE CAN KEEP GETTING THIS RAIN.

I KNOW, RIGHT. OR DON'T SHUT THE WATER OFF. YES.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS CONTRACTOR FOR JOC 23-140 FOR PLAYFIELD IMPROVEMENTS AT LAKEPOINT ELEMENTARY, AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY ERIN. SECOND. SECOND BY NATALIE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO ADD THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

I KNOW THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE SO CRITICAL TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

SO KNOWING LIKE WHAT'S BEEN DONE AND WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT IS IMPORTANT.

SO THANKS. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO SECOND TRUSTEE BENNETT'S COMMENTS AROUND THAT JUST THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THESE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES IN THE SAME VEIN AS HUDSON BEND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE'VE ALL BEEN ELEMENTARY PARENTS. SOME OF US ARE STILL ELEMENTARY PARENTS AND THESE CAMPUSES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS.

SO SEEING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND HAVING A PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES GOING FORWARD IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION AS WELL. YOU'RE WELCOME. WHAT'S MORE EXCITING THAN KNOWING YOU'RE GETTING A NEW PLAYGROUND? I KNOW. [LAUGHTER] THOSE KIDS CAN ALL BE EXCITED.

THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 7K CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS CONTRACTOR FOR JOC

[7.K. Consideration of and Request for Approval of American Constructors as Contractor for JOC 23-142 for the Lake Travis High School Annex Restroom Renovations]

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AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER EXCITING PROJECT AND MUCH NEEDED.

THAT WAS PLANNED IN THE BOND. WE WILL BE TOTALLY RENOVATING THOSE ANNEX RESTROOMS AGAIN.

THE ANNEX USED TO BE OUR LAKE TRAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS AGO AND IN DEFINITE NEED OF UPGRADE.

THE FINISHES AND EVERYTHING JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WILL MATCH.

WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE SAME DESIGN PLAN THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE NEW SCIENCE WING.

AND SO THOSE ARE GOING INTO NEW THINGS THAT WE UPDATE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GOING FORWARD.

SO THIS AGAIN IS A SUMMER PROJECT AND WE WILL HAVE IT COMPLETED BY THE START OF SCHOOL.

THE COST IS $193,818. AND WE DO RECOMMEND AMERICAN CONSTRUCTOR AS CONTRACTED.

THEY'RE ALREADY ON SITE AND WILL OVERSEE THE PROJECT.

I APPRECIATE THE INTENTIONALITY THAT'S GOING INTO KIND OF KEEPING THE IDEA OF A COHESIVE LOOK.

I'M NOT SURE THAT EVERY PREVIOUS RENOVATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS HAD THAT IN MIND.

SO NICE TO THINK ABOUT A FUTURE LAKE TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A COHESIVE AESTHETIC.

I THINK THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT. ALSO, I WILL SAY THE WORD ON THE STUDENT WORD ON THE STREET IS THAT THESE BATHROOMS, I CAN'T SAY I'VE EVER USED THE ANNEX RESTROOM.

OH I HAVE. BUT I'VE HEARD THAT THAT THEY WERE REALLY IN NEED OF A RENO.

YES. SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT. YES, MA'AM.

ARE WE READY? YEAH. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTORS AS CONTRACTOR FOR JOC 23-142 FOR RESTROOM RENOVATIONS AT THE LAKE TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX, AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY KRIS.

SECOND. SECOND BY TIFFANY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, PAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

MAYBE GIVING YOU A LITTLE BREAK HERE. YES. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM EIGHT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[8. Consent Agenda]

MOTION BY PHIL. SECOND. SECOND BY ERIN. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 8A APPROVAL. I AM NOT GOING TO READ THAT.

THAT'S IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT WAS YOUR ITEM.

I GOT EXCITED. I SEE A NEW PERSON UP HERE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 9 INFORMATION ITEMS.

[9. Information Items]

THAT'S OKAY. PAM GETS A BREAK. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE,

[10. Closed Session in accordance with Texas Government Code 551.001 et. seq.]

THE TIME IS 7:24 P.M.. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION. WE HAVE RECONVENED THE MEETING IN OPEN SESSION AT 08:37 P.M..

[11. Consideration Items Arising from Closed Session]

WE THIS EVENING WILL BE STARTING SEVERAL COMMITTEES, CONTINUING COMMITTEES WITH NEW MEMBERSHIP AND ALSO ADDING A NEW COMMITTEE TO OUR LINEUP. SO IT'S AN EXCITING TIME BECAUSE WE GET TO GET TO WORK.

WE HAVE THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES COMMITTEE, AND THIS BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES COMMITTEE IS ENTRUSTED WITH ENSURING THAT OUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES REFLECT CURRENT LAW, BOARD PRACTICE, AND BEST PRACTICE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE KIND OF GOVERNANCE THAT WE EXPECT OF OUR BOARD AND OF THOSE THAT WE SUPERVISE.

WE HAVE THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE THAT WILL WORK.

ONCE AGAIN, AN ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TIME THIS YEAR IS WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE YEAR, SO WE SUPPORT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FULFILL THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF

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AND THE THIRD COMMITTEE THIS EVENING IS STRATEGIC RESOURCES, A COMMITTEE THAT WE BEGAN LAST YEAR.

SO THIS COMMITTEE IS TASKED WITH MAXIMIZING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICT.

IT HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR. WE ASKED THE COMMITTEE LAST YEAR TO TURN OVER EVERY ROCK, FIND EVERY PENNY AND HOPEFULLY DIME. AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THAT IN MULTIPLE WAYS.

SO JUST ASKING THIS YEAR'S COMMITTEE TO TAKE THAT CHARGE UP AND MAYBE THEY CAN GET US EVEN MORE MONEY.

SO IT'S NOT A COMPETITION, BUT IT COULD BE. [LAUGHTER] WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE DISTRICT SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE WHERE WE HAVE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WILL SERVE AS A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE.

AND OUR NEW COMMITTEE THIS YEAR IS CALLED THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

AND THAT COMMITTEE IS TASKED WITH LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK WE DO AS A BOARD IS VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND CONSIDERING KIND OF A RANGE OF STRATEGIES, LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICE ACROSS THE STATE AND BEYOND, AND BRINGING SUGGESTIONS TO OUR BOARD SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THE WORK THAT WE DO AND WE ENSURE WE HAVE BOTH ONE WAY AND TWO WAY COMMUNICATION.

THAT WRAPS UP OUR COMMITTEES FOR THIS EVENING.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMMITTEE FORMATIONS.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ESTABLISH THE BOARD COMMITTEES AS DISCUSSED, EACH COMPOSED OF UP TO THREE BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED BY BOARD ACTION WITH TERMS OF ONE YEAR. MOTION BY NATALIE. SECOND. SECOND BY PHIL.

ALL THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. NEW COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSIDER THE BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEES. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS OR A MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPOINT TRUSTEES TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES AS INDICATED.

FOR THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES COMMITTEE, PHIL DAVIS, LAUREN WHITE, AND JONATHAN BOVE.

FOR THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, LAUREN WHITE, KRIS WOODCOCK AND NATALIE NUGENT.

FOR STRATEGIC RESOURCES COMMITTEE, JONATHAN BOVE, ERIN ARCHER, AND PHIL DAVIS.

FOR THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. ERIN ARCHER, LAUREN WHITE, AND TIFFANY BENNETT, AND TO SERVE ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY DISTRICT COMMITTEE. LAUREN WHITE, TIFFANY BENNETT, AND NATALIE NUGENT.

SECOND. OH. NOT YET. GREAT. NO, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL BE SHARING THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE SOON AS WELL.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO FURTHER ACTION THIS EVENING AND WE WILL ADJOURN AT 8:41 P.M..

ALL RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.