Jul 15, 2026 Board Meeting

[1. Call To Order and Quorum Determination]

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

WILL MISS BURBANK PLEASE LEAD US IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? AFTER WHICH WE WILL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

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. DO WE HAVE ANY AUDIENCE COMMENT THIS EVENING? WE DO NOT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE PRESENTATION DISCUSSION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, STARTING WITH 4.A.

[4.A. Presentation and Discussion of District Leadership Updates]

DOCTOR NULL. ALL RIGHT. WELL GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE. AND HAPPY SUMMER. TO EVERYONE.

WANTED TO JUST SHARE AN UPDATE WITH, WITH THE BOARD, BUT ALSO WITH OUR COMMUNITY TONIGHT ABOUT OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM MOVING FORWARD INTO NEXT YEAR. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, WE WORK THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS WE ELIMINATED MANY POSITIONS THAT WERE NOT CAMPUS BASED POSITIONS.

SO WITHIN OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM. AND WITH THAT CAME NEW ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO CURRENT TEAM MEMBERS.

SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT STILL REPRESENTS ALL OF THE SAVINGS FINANCIALLY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS.

BUT WHAT YOU'LL SEE SOME NEW TITLES AND, AND NEW POSITIONS FOR PEOPLE.

AND OFTEN WHAT THAT REPRESENTS IS PERHAPS TWO POSITIONS BECAME ONE.

AND SO THAT ONE POSITION ELEVATED INTO A DIFFERENT TITLE OR MAYBE THREE POSITIONS BECAME TWO EXAMPLES ALONG THE WAY.

SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE AN OUTSTANDING TEAM FOR US MOVING FORWARD.

SO LOOKING AT OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE. IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR GREAT SCHOOL BOARD.

AND THEN REPORTING AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH ME, OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, BRAD MERRITT, AND OUR GENERAL COUNSEL CHAD CROWSON.

AND THEN AS WE WORK DOWN, WE KIND OF HAVE TWO SIDES OF THE HOUSE TO THINK ABOUT.

WE HAVE THE SCHOOL FACING SIDE OR STUDENT FACING SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND THEN MORE OF THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

AND SO WORKING DOWN THE SCHOOL SIDE, WE HAVE A NEW TITLE FOR DOCTOR BETHANY MEDFORD.

SHE IS NOW ASSUMED THE ROLE OF OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO DOCTOR MEDFORD. [APPLAUSE]. SO SHE WILL CONTINUE WITH ALL OF HER PREVIOUS CURRENT DUTIES, INCLUDING SUPERVISION OF ALL OF OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS AND THE DIRECT SUPERVISOR OF THE CAMPUSES.

SHE WILL ALSO MANAGE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT THAT FACE OUR STUDENTS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE'LL BE ASSISTED IN THAT ROLE DIRECTLY BY TASHA BARKER AS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES.

AND YOU CAN SEE A FEW, ONE CHANGE ON TASHA'S TEAM, WE HAVE JIM GARRIGAN STILL OVERSEEING COUNSELORS AND BETSY RUSSELL STILL DOING THE QUALITY ASSURANCE. BUT TARA DUNN IS NOW THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND THE LEADER IN THAT ROLE, NATASHA, WILL BE ASSUMING MORE OF A DIRECT LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THOSE ARE PROGRAMS THAT ARE SOMEWHAT UNIQUE TO US.

THAT'S NEW TO ME TO HAVE SO MANY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER PROGRAMS. I THINK IT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES US GREAT, BUT THEY'RE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE.

AND WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE TASHA HERE TO HELP US MAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS WORK FOR OUR TEAM.

THEN OUR CAMPUS PRINCIPALS. WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET ALL OF OUR NEW CAMPUS PRINCIPALS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

DOCTOR LINDSAY BENTON HAS A NEW TITLE AS SHE IS TAKING OVER THE DIRECT LEADERSHIP AND CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION.

SHE IS NOW THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND THEN WORKING THERE WITH HER AS KATHY BURBANK.

AND THEN A NEW HIRE TO US AND A NEW POSITION.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IS AMY WILLIAMS. WE HIRED MISS WILLIAMS FROM EANES ISD. SHE'S ALREADY ON BOARD MAKING A GREAT IMPACT, AND WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER.

WE ALSO HAD SOME REORGANIZATION WITHIN THE SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

JEN FREEMAN CONTINUES TO BE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUT WE WE'VE NOW HAVE A DIRECTOR WHO IS SIIRI MARQUARDT AND KELSEY THEIS AS OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES. SO WHAT A REALLY POWERFUL LEADERSHIP TEAM THERE WORKING WITH THAT DEPARTMENT.

AND THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. HANK CARTER CONTINUES TO BE OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

BUT WE HAD A CHANGE IN OUR ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT ON THE OPERATIONS SIDE WITH MIKE DRINKWATER EXITING HIS POSITION.

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SHE HAS BEEN THE LONG, LONG TIME ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IN DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD.

SO VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR COMMUNITY, VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOU KNOW, THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS THAT WE INTERACT WITH.

SO IT'S JUST A, IT'S BEEN A GREAT FIT. SHE'S ALREADY IN THE POSITION AND JUMPED RIGHT IN AND SHE'S GOING TO BE OUTSTANDING.

AND THEN SHANNON GILL CONTINUES TO WORK WITH OUR FINE ARTS.

SO THAT'S THE SCHOOL SIDE AS WE GO MORE TO THE OPERATIONS SIDE.

PAM SANCHEZ, NEW TITLE FOR PAM. SHE IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

SO THE CFO. CONGRATULATIONS TO PAM ON THAT TITLE CHANGE.

AND THEN. [APPLAUSE]. YES, ABSOLUTELY. WORKING WITH HER, AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, MIKE DRINKWATER IS ASSUMING THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. SO HE WILL OVERSEE TRANSPORTATION, MAINTENANCE AND FOOD AND NUTRITION.

WON A FEW CHANGES ON THAT TEAM AS WELL. GARY PURYEAR IS THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE.

I THINK GARY'S HERE. GARY'S HERE TONIGHT. GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, SIR, FOR THAT THAT BUMP UP.

AND THEN MARISSA BELL, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND NUTRITION, NOW LEADING THAT PROGRAM.

MARISSA IS HERE AS WELL. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE NOW IN LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENTS.

AND THEY'LL DO FANTASTIC. AND THEN ON THE FINANCE SIDE, NO CHANGES ON THE FINANCE SIDE UNTIL WE GET DOWN TO TECHNOLOGY.

AND WE WELCOME JORDAN WALLER. MR. WALLER, WELCOME TO YOU AS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AS WELL.

AND THEN MOVING OVER, WE HAVE MARCO LEADING COMMUNITY RELATIONS.

AND THEN CLAIRE KINNERSLEY, WHO WAS ONCE SHARED WITH THE FOUNDATION.

WE HAD TWO POSITIONS AND THE FOUNDATION FUNDED HALF OF EACH OF THOSE POSITIONS.

WE HAVE NOW SEPARATED FROM THE FOUNDATION. SO CLAIRE COMES UNDER OUR UMBRELLA FULL TIME NOW DOING CORPORATE RELATIONS.

AND SHE WORKS NOW IN MARCO'S DEPARTMENT, SO IT'S A NICE FIT FOR HER.

AND THEN FINALLY UNDER HUMAN RESOURCES, WE ACTUALLY HIRED ANGELA HRAPCHAK LAST YEAR, BUT KIND OF MIDWAY THROUGH THE YEAR, AND SHE WORKS OVER WITH SUSAN FAMBRO. SO JUST, I THINK IT'S A GOOD, WE HAVE A GOOD STRUCTURE NOW THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND HOPEFULLY OUR COMMUNITY, THEY NEED TO FIND OUT WHO TO TALK TO.

IT'S A KIND OF A COMMON SENSE WAY OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE CAN I START AND WHO CAN HELP ME.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THIS.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT TEAM. OKAY, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S EXCITING. SEEMS LIKE A GREAT TEAM IN PLACE TO KICK OFF A GREAT YEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING ABOUT THAT. WE. KNOW THAT WHEN WE INTERVIEWED DOCTOR NULL, HE SAID, I WAS LOOKING TO SEE YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, YOUR ORG CHART ON YOUR ON THE INTERNET.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. SO JUST THE FACT THAT WE NOW HAVE ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS A BIG STEP FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU. AND I THINK EVERYONE ON IT, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT TEAM. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT.

[4.B. Presentation and Discussion of Spring 2026 STAAR Results]

LET ME SWITCH OVER REAL QUICK. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

PRESIDENT. WHITE. DOCTOR NULL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I REALLY GET EXCITED WHENEVER I COME HERE, SO BEAR WITH ME. I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO PRESENT DATA TO YOU AND TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THAT SPRING 2026 RESULTS.

OUR FAMILIES RECEIVED THEIR SCORES EARLIER IN JUNE, JUNE 10TH FOR ALL THE STUDENTS WHO TOOK EOCS OR OUR STAAR TEST IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

AND THEN JUNE 17TH FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WERE IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT.

THEY CAN ACCESS THAT THROUGH FAMILY, SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS.

IT'S A DIRECT LINK TO CAMBIUM SITE WHERE THEY CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THEIR STUDENT SCORES.

THEY SEE HOW THEY ACTUALLY ANSWERED, THEY SEE THE TEST QUESTIONS, ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXAMS. IT ALSO GIVES THEM THINGS THAT THEY CAN POSSIBLY DO WITH THEIR STUDENTS AT HOME. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD, ROBUST WEBSITE WHERE THEY CAN REACH THAT INFORMATION.

MARCOS SENT OUT THROUGH HIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION TO REMIND FAMILIES HOW TO GET THERE.

YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CODE FOR YOUR CHILD. THAT CODE STAYS THE SAME FOR THE ENTIRE CAREER OF YOUR STUDENT.

THE INFORMATION ALSO HAD VIDEOS ABOUT HOW TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WENT OUT TO OUR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY, AND I THANK MARCO FOR SENDING THAT OUT EVERY YEAR.

THE DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS THE DATA THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TODAY, IS ON THE RESEARCH PORTAL.

YOU CAN GO THERE AND SEE THE RESULTS FOR STUDENTS THAT TESTED AT THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, THE STATE, ALL THE DATA FOR EVERYTHING IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS IS THERE.

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IT IS NOT OUR ACCOUNTABILITY DATA. IT INCLUDES STUDENTS THAT ENROLLED WITH US AFTER SNAPSHOT DATE, WHICH IS THE LAST FRIDAY IN OCTOBER. AND SO THAT DATA THAT WE USE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON AUGUST 14TH.

BUT THE DATA YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT IS NOT NECESSARILY OUR ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY DATA. WE EVEN HAD STUDENTS MOVE IN THE DAY BEFORE TESTING. POOR CHILD. BUT THEY CAME IN AND WE TESTED THEM AND WENT ON FROM THERE.

I WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS, THE MASTERS GRADE LEVELS, THE HIGHEST.

THAT'S THE EXPECTATION THAT STUDENTS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL THE NEXT YEAR, THEY'LL HAVE LITTLE OR NO ACADEMIC INTERVENTION THAT THEY NEED FROM THEIR TEACHER.

MEETS GRADE LEVEL, THEY'RE HIGHLY LIKELY TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL, BUT THEY MAY NEED SOME TARGETED SHORT-TERM INTERVENTIONS ALONG THE WAY.

AND THEN APPROACHES GRADE LEVEL. THEY'RE LIKELY TO SEE THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL, BUT THEY MAY HAVE SOME VERY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THEY NEED. THE TEACHER NEEDS TO WORK WITH THEM. ALL THREE OF THESE LEVELS ARE CONSIDERED PASSING, EVEN THOUGH APPROACHES DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'S A PASSING SCORE THAT IS PASSING ON A STAAR EXAM FOR THIS YEAR, BECAUSE ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE NEXT YEAR.

WELL, NO. TWO MORE YEARS. THIS IS OUR READING LANGUAGE ARTS DATA, AND I WANT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS DATA.

THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT A TEA AND CAMBIUM AUTOMATICALLY RESCORED ANY CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTION, EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTION THAT WOULD IF A STUDENT WOULD HAVE SCORED HIGHER, THEY WOULD HAVE MOVED UP TO A NEXT PERFORMANCE LEVEL.

SO WE HAD 433 STUDENTS RESCORED OUT OF OUR 6,008 OR 6,800 STUDENTS.

SO IT'S ABOUT 6.45% OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE RESCORED.

AND OUT OF THAT, 108 ACTUALLY CHANGED TO A HIGHER PERFORMANCE LEVEL, WHICH WAS 25% OF THE STUDENTS THAT WERE RESCORED.

SO I WAS VERY EXCITED THAT THAT WAS TOOK PLACE AND THEY WERE AUTOMATICALLY DOING THAT VERSUS US HAVING TO SUBMIT THAT TO TEA AND PAYING $50 A POP TO DO THAT.

SO IT'S AN AUTOMATIC THING NOW THAT THEY HAVE.

CAN I JUST ASK A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE RESCORING? SO THE INITIAL SCORING IS DONE WITH AI, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. THERE ARE A HANDFUL THAT ARE FOR QUALITY CONTROL THAT ARE HUMAN SCORED.

BUT THEN THIS SECOND ROUND IS HUMAN SCORED. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YES. ON THOSE EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE, I KIND OF KIND OF WOULD GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OVER THE YEARS THEY'RE WORTH TEN POINTS.

WE STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WITH A PROGRAM, A PROTOCOL FOR HOW WE TEACH WRITING CALLED T-DECK.

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD IT FROM YOUR STUDENTS. IT'S BASICALLY, LET'S CREATE A TOPIC SENTENCE.

LET'S PUT IN SOME DETAIL INTO OUR WRITING. LET'S ELABORATE AND THEN LET'S HAVE SOME COMMENTARY.

SO THAT'S A PROTOCOL THAT WE'VE BEEN TEACHING.

IT'S SHOWED IN OUR SCORES. SO THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THE DATA IS IF WE LOOK AT A THIRD GRADER, I THINK I HAVE THIS ON THE SLIDES. IF WE LOOK AT A THIRD GRADER IN 2025, THEY MOVED UP TO 2024, 2026. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT GROWTH IN THOSE SCORES.

IF YOU LOOK OVER AT OUR EIGHTH GRADE AND LOOK THAT THEY MAYBE WENT DOWN WHEN THEY BECAME AN ENGLISH I TESTER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

LOOK AT THE STATE. THE STATE WENT WAY DOWN. THAT ENGLISH I TEST WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN AN EIGHTH-GRADE TEST.

OUR EXTENDED CONSTRUCTION RESPONSE USED TO BE LIKE, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BEST DAY.

AND NOW THEY'RE READ THIS PASSAGE, FIND TEXT EVIDENCE, TELL ME AN ARGUMENT OF.

AND IT'S MORE DETAILED THAN IT USED TO BE IN THE PAST.

SO WE'VE BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL. AND TYPICALLY OUR SCORES ARE A LOT BETTER THAN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR, OUR SURROUNDING AREAS. THE NEXT THING IS OUR MATH.

I WANT TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF HOW OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH PROGRAM WORKS.

THERE WERE ONLY 322 STUDENTS THAT TOOK THE MATH SEVEN EXAM OUT OF THE 880 ENROLLED BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR ADVANCED MATH TRACK.

SO THAT'S WHERE OUR SEVENTH-GRADE MATH. THERE ARE 37% OF THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY TOOK THE MATH CLASS VERSUS THE MATH ON LEVEL CLASS TEST INSTEAD OF ADVANCED MATH.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR MATH EIGHT SCORES, THERE WERE 992 STUDENTS WHO TOOK MATH EIGHT.

493 OF THEM WERE EIGHTH GRADERS, WHICH ARE 50%, 454 OF THEM WERE SEVENTH GRADERS, WHICH IS 46% OF THE STUDENTS.

AND WE ACTUALLY HAD 44 STUDENTS THAT WERE SIXTH GRADERS, WHICH WAS 4% THAT TOOK THAT MATH EIGHT EXAM.

WHEN YOU GET TO ALGEBRA I, WE HAD 388TH GRADERS TAKING IT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, WHICH WAS 39% OF OUR STUDENTS.

AT NINTH GRADE LEVEL, WE HAD 461, WHICH WAS 47% OF OUR STUDENTS TAKING THE EXAM.

AND THEN WE HAD 31 STUDENTS THAT ARE RE TESTERS THAT WERE TAKING IT AGAIN TO TRY TO PASS IT, WHICH WAS ABOUT 3% OF THE TESTERS. SO THAT GIVES YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND OF THE MATH, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT AND YOU GO, WOW, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SEVENTH GRADE? THOSE ARE STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ON GRADE LEVEL AND THEY'RE STILL STRUGGLING IN SOME OF OUR MATH AREAS.

SCIENCE SCORES WE GOT THIS MORNING. SO I HAD TO REAL QUICKLY PUT THIS IN THERE.

AND I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I PUT IT IN THERE BECAUSE I HAD ALL THESE GREEN ARROWS POINTING UP IN EVERY SINGLE AREA.

SO I WAS VERY EXCITED TO GET OUR SCIENCE SCORES.

THE DATA IS NOT IN THAT FAMILY PORTAL YET FOR SCIENCE.

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THE REASON THE SCIENCE WAS DELAYED IS THAT LAST YEAR IN 24-25 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE IMPLEMENTED OF THE NEW CHANGES TO THE TEKS.

AND THEY ALWAYS WAIT A YEAR BEFORE THEY TEST THEM.

SO THAT'S WHY THERE WAS A DELAY IN US GETTING THOSE SCORES.

SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? SO THE NEXT STEPS IS OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS DATA.

THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE STUDENT EXPECTATIONS. THEY'VE BEEN REVISING THE CURRICULUM ALL SUMMER. WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT CURRICULUM WORK DONE THIS SUMMER. AND OUR PRINCIPAL SPENT TWO DAYS IN JUNE MULLING OVER THE DATA JUST TO SEE WHERE WE NEED TO MOVE AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO FURTHER.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SCIENCE NOW THAT IT CAME IN TODAY. SO THEY WERE I WAS HAD A FILE WITH DOCTOR MEDFORD, AND ALL THESE PRINCIPALS HEADS WERE JUST POPPING UP IN THE FILE. SO IT WAS KIND OF EXCITING TO SEE THEM WANT TO LOOK AT THE DATA. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OVER OUR STAAR DATA? I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE A COUPLE POINTS. I DID THE JUST QUICK MATH AND THERE WERE 50 TOTAL BOXES THERE.

AND ON THOSE OUT OF THE 50, 37 OF THEM HAD GREEN ARROWS MOVING UP.

AND THEN IF YOU IF YOU ADD IT IN THE, THE EQUALS WHERE WE MAINTAIN AND, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM TO GET BETTER. BUT SOMETIMES IF YOU'RE MAINTAINING AT 95, THAT'S STRONG WHEN YOU FIGURE THOSE IN AS WELL, I THINK I BELIEVE IT WAS 41 OR 42 OUT OF THE 50 WERE ARROWS UP OR EQUAL.

SO THAT'S INCREDIBLE WORK BY OUR TEACHERS THIS YEAR.

THIS IS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. YES. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THE ACCOUNTABILITY DATA TO YOU IN AUGUST.

YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF BRIGHT SPOTS.

LOTS OF ARROWS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU KNOW, THESE ARE NUMBERS AND ARROWS AND EQUALS, WHICH I LOVE.

BUT IS THERE ANYTHING KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES THAT LIKE REALLY STOOD OUT TO YOU OR IS A POINT OF PRIDE OR CONCERN EITHER WAY THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF? I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE SCIENCE BECAUSE NEW TEKS AND FIRST TIME TESTED.

I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT I DON'T WANT TO.

FORGET ANYTHING YOU WOULD ADD. I THINK WE'VE PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO REALLY LOOKING AT EVERY KID AND PUSHING ALL KIDS.

AND YOU. I THINK YOU SEE A LOT OF THAT WORK, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE MASTER'S NUMBERS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT WORK. BUT I THINK THE EXCITING PIECE IS NOW THE WORK KIND OF HAPPENS, RIGHT? WE TAKE WHAT WE KNOW. YOU'LL START SEEING THAT WHEN WE BRING YOU CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND THOSE THINGS AS WE CONTINUE THAT WORK, BUT THAT THE CAMPUS HAS REALLY BOUGHT INTO BEING SO STRATEGIC FOR EACH STUDENT.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE IN THE GAINS THERE.

SO THAT'S GOOD. I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT, AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CURRICULUM WRITING PROCESS, THE FIRST SUBJECT THAT WAS COMPLETED WAS SCIENCE.

SO IT WAS THE FIRST ONE KIND OF IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR.

AND YOU SEE THE RESULTS THAT A LOT OF GREEN ON THAT SCIENCE.

NEXT YEAR WE'LL WE KNOW EVERY SUBJECT WILL HAVE THAT SAME LUXURY OF HAVING THE CURRICULUM THERE FOR THEM.

SO I THINK WE, IT CANNOT JUST BE HOPEFUL, BUT CAN BE SOMEWHAT EXPECTANT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE ADDITIONAL BUMPS AND ALL SUBJECTS FOR THAT REASON AS WELL. SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOK AT, I THINK IT'S KIND OF OBVIOUS IF YOU NOTICE, LIKE IN SIXTH GRADE READING, RIGHT? YOU SEE THAT THERE WERE THERE WAS NOT AS MANY ICONS THERE, RIGHT? SO WE START, WHERE DOES THOSE CONVERSATIONS START? WELL, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE RECOGNIZE IS AND WORK WITH THE TEACHERS ON IS THE DRASTIC NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES BETWEEN FIFTH GRADE AND SIXTH GRADE, RIGHT? AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE IF WE'VE HAD A LOT OF NEW TEACHERS, THAT WE HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW THEY STILL MAKE THOSE SAME GAINS AND HOLD THOSE SAME STANDARD WITH LESS TIME, RIGHT? AND SOMETIMES THAT'S JUST US WORKING WITH THEM. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS, BIG PICTURE THAT WE NOTICE WHEN WE SEE INFORMATION LIKE THAT.

BUT LOTS OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US AND LOTS OF GREAT CELEBRATIONS, SO.

EXCITING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY WE GET TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE DON'T HEAR THOSE WORDS THAT OFTEN, BUT IT'S NICE TO HEAR THEM.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.C. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF JUNE 2026 MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS.

[4.C. Presentation and Discussion of June 2026 Monthly Financial Reports]

THE FIRST REPORT IS OUR STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, WHICH REFLECTS NOW, WITH OUR CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR 100% THROUGH OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR.

TRULY, WE'RE TEN MONTHS. SO WE GET A, AN ACCOUNTING OF TEN MONTHS OF EXPENDITURE AND 12 MONTHS OF REVENUE ON THE STATE AND, AND TAX LOCAL REVENUE SIDE. THIS IS BUT WE WANT IT TO SHOW THE REPORT BUDGET TO ACTUAL VERSUS PRIOR YEAR. SO IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY AN APPLES TO APPLES REPORT.

THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES REPORTED THROUGH JUNE ARE PRIOR TO OUR END OF YEAR AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS.

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AND AGAIN TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE AMOUNT FOR STATE RECAPTURE THAT WILL BE DUE IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, AUGUST 15TH. WE WILL BOOK IT AS A PAYABLE RIGHT NOW.

SO WE REFLECTED IN OUR OUR 25-26 FISCAL YEAR, BUT WE TRULY WON'T HAVE A FINAL AMOUNT UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

AND WE DO ANTICIPATE THE AMOUNT OF RECAPTURE TO BE JUST SHY OF 35 MILLION FOR THE YEAR BASED ON MY EARLY NUMBERS.

AND THEN THE NEXT STATEMENT IS OUR, OUR BALANCE SHEET AND JUNE SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF WERE PAID OUT OF OUR ACCRUED WAGES PAYABLE ACCOUNT.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE THAT FOR JULY. FOR OUR TEN MONTH EMPLOYEES.

THEY'LL ALSO GET THEIR FINAL AUGUST PAYMENT FOR 25, 26 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND WE'LL START ACCRUING THEN FOR THE NEW YEAR AS WELL.

AND THEN OUR TAX COLLECTIONS, THE NEXT ONE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS OUR TAX STATEMENT.

WE DO THE COLLECTIONS ARE THROUGH JUNE AND THEY TOTALED 142,000 FOR THE MONTH.

BRINGING OUR OVERALL TAX COLLECTION RATE TO 98.85%.

SO WE'RE CONTINUING THAT POSITIVE TREND FROM PRIOR YEARS.

LAST YEAR WAS 98.4 AND 97 THE YEAR BEFORE. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THE, AND THEN JUST AS A REMINDER, I WANTED TO POINT OUT, I DID INCLUDE ALL OF OUR BOND PROJECT SUMMARIES IN THE BOARD PACKET, BUT WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT 2018 WAS NOT INCLUDED.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE PAID IT OFF IN MAY, WE FINISHED THE PROJECT.

SO THE 2017 BOND ELECTION IS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS THIS CAPITAL PROJECT WHERE WE EXPENDED A TOTAL OF 260.3 MILLION, AND THAT INCLUDED TWO BRAND NEW FACILITIES OUR ROUGH HOLLOW ELEMENTARY AND OUR BEE CAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALONG WITH EVERY CAMPUS BEING TOUCHED FOR RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

AND THEN ALSO THE REPLACEMENT CYCLE FOR OUR BUSSES, TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT THOSE TYPE OF ITEMS THAT, THAT TRULY ARE CAPITAL ASSETS THAT RESERVE OUR GENERAL OPERATING FUND FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR OUR STAFF AND SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAD FOR, FOR TONIGHT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T THINK SO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, MA'AM.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSIDERATION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH 5.A.

[5.A. Consideration of and Request for Approval of an Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits (Option 3 Agreement) for 2026-2027]

OPTION THREE AGREEMENT FOR 2026-2027. PAM. YES, THIS FALLS RIGHT INTO LINE WITH WHAT I PRESENTED AS FAR AS OUR RECAPTURE PAYMENT.

SO THIS IS OUR ANNUAL AGREEMENT. SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE AS PROPERTY WEALTHY ARE REQUIRED TO EQUALIZE THEIR WEALTH WITH WITHIN THE CHAPTER 49 PROVISION OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

WE, THE AGREEMENT MUST BE A BOARD ACTION EACH YEAR WE ARE APPROVED FOR BY OUR VOTERS FOR OPTION THREE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDIT. SO WE'RE BASICALLY PURCHASING ATTENDANCE FROM THE STATE TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT PER STUDENT EQUALIZATION OR DECREASE THE AMOUNT PER STUDENT DUE TO OUR PROPERTY WEALTH.

SO THE BOARD WOULD TAKE ACTION READING INTO THE MINUTES, THE BOARD MOTION.

AND THEY ARE THEY WOULD, THIS ACTION WOULD BE DELEGATING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO COMPLETE THAT CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE.

AGAIN, WE DO ANTICIPATE BEING DESIGNATED, WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU IN THE FINANCIALS WHAT RECAPTURE LOOKS LIKE FOR NEXT YEAR STARTING IN THE FALL. BUT WE DO ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS AT THIS TIME THE APPROVAL OF THE OPTION THREE SELECTION IN THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE CREDITS FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF RECAPTURE, THERE WERE MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR WEALTH EQUALIZATION. IS THIS STILL THE BEST OPTION? IT IS.

A COUPLE OF THEM WENT AWAY. ONE OF THEM WAS I BELIEVE OPTION FOUR.

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SO OPTION THREE IS PRETTY MUCH. THE BEST CHOICE WE HAVE.

BEST CHOICE. DO YOU MIND JUST QUICKLY GOING OVER THE OTHER TWO OPTIONS? I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST SO WE CAN ALL BE EDUCATED ON.

WE HAD IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS OPTION ONE, I'M NOT SURE WHICH IS WHICH I MIGHT HAVE.

OH, I DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT IS AN OPTION.

SO BASICALLY YOU'RE PAYING, RIGHT. IT TAKES A LOT OF ACTION APPROVAL ON BOTH SIDES.

PROPERTY VALUATIONS MUST BE REAPPRAISED, BOUNDARIES DRAWN, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO YOU'RE TAXING OTHER ENTITIES WITHOUT EDUCATING THEIR CHILDREN.

AND THEN DETACH A PROPERTY IS WHAT I'M THINKING.

SO WE WOULD DETACH SOME OF OUR PROPERTY TO GO TOWARDS ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT SO THAT TAXPAYERS MONEY MAY BE GOING TO ANOTHER DISTRICT IN RURAL WEST TEXAS OR, YOU KNOW, EAST TEXAS.

SO THAT WAS OPTION TWO. AND THEN OPTION THREE.

OPTION FOUR WAS TO CONTRACT EDUCATION OF NONRESIDENT STUDENTS BY PARTNERING WITH A PARTNER DISTRICT.

SO THAT WOULD TAKE AGAIN COMPLIANCE ON BOTH ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM OF THE BOARDS OF BOTH DISTRICTS.

AND THEN CONSOLIDATION TAX BASES WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT.

THEY SOUND VERY SIMILAR, BUT THE ACTION IS DEFINITELY COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

YES. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DELEGATION OF CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT IN ORDER TO OBLIGATE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE TEC SECTION 11.1511(C)(4) SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBLIGATING THE DISTRICT UNDER TEC SECTION 48.257, AND TEC CHAPTER 49 SUBCHAPTERS A AND D, AND THE RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER TEC SECTION 49.006.

THIS INCLUDES APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS OR THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ATTENDANCE CREDITS.

KNITTING CHAPTER 48 FUNDING AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU, ERIN.

MR.. CREDIT. FOR THE LONG MOTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY PHIL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PAM. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5.B.

[5.B. Consideration of and Request for Adoption of Resolution 071526-01 Delegating Authority to the Superintendent to Authorize Emergency Closure Wage Payments]

DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO AUTHORIZE EMERGENCY CLOSURE WAGE PAYMENTS.

WITH CHAD CROWSON, THANK YOU. PRESIDENT WHITE.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR NULL. GOOD EVENING. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION WHICH DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO AUTHORIZE WAGE PAYMENTS TO DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, WITHOUT REQUIRING BOARD ACTION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL EVENT.

CURRENTLY, THERE IS FREQUENTLY A GAP, AS YOU WELL KNOW, BETWEEN THE DATE AT WHICH THE INCLEMENT WEATHER EVENT OCCURS AND THE DATE UPON WHICH WAGE PAYMENTS ARE APPROVED BY THIS BOARD. AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE BOARD SCHEDULE DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE MIGHT HAVE INCLEMENT WEATHER DAY.

AND SO THIS CAN CAUSE SOME STRESS AND ANXIETY FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WONDERING WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAID FOR THE DAY THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO COME TO WORK.

YOU MAY RECALL THE LAST TIME THAT WE BROUGHT A RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL WAS BACK IN FEBRUARY.

AND WE MENTIONED AT THAT TIME THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AND SO NOW IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER, WE BRING YOU THIS.

ALTHOUGH WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RAIN. SO HOT TODAY.

YEAH, MAYBE, MAYBE THIS IS ACTUALLY DECENT TIMING.

IN ANY EVENT, THIS RESOLUTION HAS SOME BUILT IN CONDITIONS TO ENSURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE LAW.

THOSE INCLUDE THAT THE CAP IS TWO QUALIFYING CLOSURE DAYS PER YEAR UNDER THIS RESOLUTION FOR SUPERINTENDENT DELEGATION.

ALSO, DOCTOR NULL WOULD NOTIFY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AT THE TIME OF ANY AUTHORIZED PAYMENT AND THEN AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING, WOULD PRESENT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE BOARD FOR RATIFICATION, SO THAT YOU COULD TAKE SOME FORMAL ACTION, EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE AFTER THE FACT. THE RESOLUTION INCLUDES THE BOARD'S OWN STANDING PUBLIC PURPOSE, FINDING THAT CONTINUING WAGE PAYMENTS DURING EMERGENCY CLOSURES SERVES THE PUBLIC PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING EMPLOYEE MORALE, REDUCING TURNOVER AND ENSURING THE CONTINUITY OF DISTRICT STAFFING SO THAT THE SUPERINTENDENTS EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY IS ADMINISTRATIVE RATHER THAN POLICY MAKING IN NATURE. OF NOTE, ALL WAGE PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE FROM PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED SALARY APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S ADOPTED BUDGET,

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YOUR BOARD PACKET TONIGHT INCLUDES THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION, AS WELL AS THE TEMPLATE THAT WE WILL USE FOR BOARD RATIFICATION AFTER AN EMERGENCY EVENT.

SO ASSUMING THAT THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE US TAKING A LOOK AT HOW WE CAN BEST APPROACH MAKING OUR TEACHERS HAPPY, OUR EDUCATORS HAPPY. AND I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD WAY OF JUST ENSURING THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE PAID FOR, FOR THESE INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS. SO THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. EXCELLENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION 071526-01. DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO AUTHORIZE EMERGENCY CLOSURE WAGE PAYMENTS FOR QUALIFYING INCLEMENT WEATHER OR EMERGENCY CLOSURES NOT TO EXCEED TWO DAYS PER SCHOOL YEAR, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND RATIFICATION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY PHIL. SECOND. SECOND BY CHRIS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANKS, CHAD. ITEM 5.C.

[5.C. Consideration of and Request for Adoption of Resolution 071526-02 Authorizing the Sale of Approximately 17 Acres of Land Located at 1701 Lohmans Crossing Road]

AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF APPROXIMATELY 17 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1701 LOHMANS CROSSING ROAD.

PAM SANCHEZ YES, MA'AM. SO WE BRING TO YOU TONIGHT THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE 17 ACRE TRACT OF SURPLUS LAND OWNED BY THE DISTRICT IN LAKEWAY, ADJACENT TO LAKEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AS YOU RECALL, IN APRIL, THE BOARD APPROVED A, ADOPTED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LETTER OF INTENT THAT FOR THE SALE OF THE LAND.

AFTER WE HAD GONE OUT FOR A SEALED PROPOSAL, BID TO THE PUBLIC.

ADMINISTRATION BEGAN NEGOTIATIONS AT THAT TIME ON THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WITH HSD LOHMANS PARTNERS.

AND SO UNDER THE NEGOTIATED CONTRACT THAT WAS SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER.

THE CLOSING DATE IS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 17TH WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE UP TO 45 DAYS, WHICH WOULD SET A CLOSING DATE OF NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

SO AT THIS TIME ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKET TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY TO HSD LOHMANS PARTNERS LP FOR $5.3 MILLION ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY? SO THE MONEY WILL, OTHER THAN PUT IT ON A REALLY BIG CHECK.

YES. SO THE MONEY CAN BE SPENT ON GENERAL OPERATION COSTS.

AND WE HAVE THE BOARD HAS APPROVED A RETENTION INCENTIVE FOR ALL STAFF TO BE PAID OUT IN INCREMENTS OF $500 IN NOVEMBER BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS AND 500 IN FEBRUARY WHEN EVERYBODY RETURNS.

AND SO THAT WAS ABOUT 1.2 MILLION OF THE 5.3.

THE REST WILL GO INTO RESERVES TO BUILD UP OUR FUND BALANCE AND KEEP US FINANCIALLY SOLVENT AND HEALTHY AS WE ARE NOW.

WE'RE EXCITED. YAY! IT'S EXCITING. I KNOW. YES.

EXCELLENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION 1526-02.

AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF APPROXIMATELY 17 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1701 LOHMANS CROSSING ROAD TO HSD LOHMANS PARTNERS LP FOR $5,300,000 ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE DEED AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE TRANSACTION AS PRESENTED.

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

THANK YOU, PAM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS ITEM 5.D.

[5.D. Consideration of and Possible Endorsement for the TASB Board of Directors - Region 13, Place B]

AND THIS IS MY ITEM. SO,, I. I'M GLAD THAT WE AS A BOARD HAVE A PRACTICE

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SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY CHOOSING SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HELPING TO RUN IT AND GUIDE THE DIRECTION AND ENSURE THAT IT'S MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE THREE, THERE ARE THREE CANDIDATES THIS YEAR, WHICH I DON'T EVER RECALL THERE BEING THREE CANDIDATES FOR ENDORSEMENT.

WHICH IS EXCELLENT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US AS TRUSTEES PROBABLY HAVE THAT ONE FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR THAT FINDS OUT WE DO THIS FOR FUN AND SAYS, WHAT? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? AND I THINK THIS ROLE IS KIND OF TAKING THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

SO THESE ARE TRUSTEES WHO SERVE IN OUR REGION 13 COMMUNITY AND ON TOP OF THAT ARE SEEKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN TASB.

SO GRATEFUL THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE THAT ON AND THAT WE HAVE GREAT OPTIONS.

I THINK IF WE WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, WE CAN STILL VOTE ON THIS AND WEIGH IN AT OUR AUGUST MEETING.

WE'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO KIND OF RESEARCH OUR CANDIDATES EVEN FURTHER.

AND WE WILL STILL OUR ENDORSEMENT WILL STILL BE WITHIN THE TIMELINE THAT IT WILL COUNT.

AND THE GOAL IS THAT IF ENOUGH DISTRICTS ENDORSE PEOPLE THAT THIS CAN BE DECIDED AHEAD OF TIME AND IT WON'T GO TO KIND OF THE GENERAL FLOOR AT THE DELEGATE CONVENTION IN THE FALL. SO I THINK OUR VOICE IS KIND OF MORE POWERFUL, SO TO SPEAK, IF WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE AN ENDORSEMENT IN AUGUST.

SO ANYWAY, IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE POSTPONE THE ITEM.

UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I WOULD, I WOULD JUST ASK LIKE WHAT IS THE BIGGEST ROLE OF THIS PARTICULAR POSITION? SO THINKING ABOUT IT IN THE CONTEXT, WHEN WE'RE RESEARCHING CANDIDATES OF LIKE, WHERE WE THINK THEY WOULD BE THE BEST ADVOCATE FOR OUR DISTRICT.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CHOOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT REGION 13, WHO UNDERSTAND REGION 13 HAS A LOT OF DIVERSE DISTRICTS IN IT.

WHEN YOU CONSIDER ALL OF THOSE RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE HAVE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SO I THINK REALLY AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BREADTH REPRESENTED WITHIN REGION 13.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WILLING TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND NOT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST LIKE, WE ARE ASKING QUESTIONS WHEN THEY NEED TO BE ASKED AND FOLLOWING UP.

SO REALLY KIND OF DEDICATING THAT EXTRA TIME TO THIS ROLE.

IT IS, I THINK, FAIRLY TIME CONSUMING ON TOP OF BEING A TRUSTEE, SO.

YEAH, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A GREAT UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOARD LEGISLATIVE GOALS THAT WE HAVE AS WELL AS THE GENERAL GOALS THAT TASB HAS, AND ALSO JUST A GENERAL WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE LEGISLATURE WORKS.

I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT HOW TO WORK WITH LEGISLATORS AND, AND SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY HAS, YOU KNOW, ALREADY DEVELOPED, IF POSSIBLE, A RELATIONSHIP WITH VARIOUS LEGISLATORS THAT CAN GET ADVOCACY TOWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL DONE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM 5.D TO THE AUGUST 19TH, 2026, BOARD MEETING. MOTION BY PHIL. SECOND. THERE WE GO, SECOND TIFFANY, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL REVISIT THIS IN AUGUST.

ITEM 5.E. CONSIDERATION OF AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE 2026 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

[5.E. Consideration of and Possible Approval of a Delegate and Alternate for the 2026 Texas Association of School Board (TASB) Delegate Assembly]

LEADERSHIP, BUT ALSO KIND OF WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES THAT WE WANT TASB TO HELP US ACCOMPLISH AND ACHIEVE? ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AHEAD OF THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

AND THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THE DELEGATE CONVENTION BEFORE THAT IT IS THE, WHEN GATHERED, IT IS THE LARGEST BODY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS TOGETHER IN ONE SPACE.

AND I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE BECAUSE IT'S A COOL FACT.

SO. I DIDN'T CHECK EVERY STATE, BUT, YOU KNOW.

SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS A DELEGATE, SOMEONE WILLING TO SERVE AS DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE, ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE PARTICULAR TIME THAT THIS CONVENTION WILL BE HELD IN HOUSTON, SO I KNOW WE MAY HAVE SOME INTEREST.

WE CAN DISCUSS AND NAME SOME PEOPLE. I'M CERTAINLY INTERESTED.

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I THINK I HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TAKES PLACE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE THE DELEGATE THIS YEAR.

EXCELLENT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT PATTERN TO START AS AN ALTERNATE SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SPACE.

IT CAN BE, IT'S JUST AN INTERESTING PROCESS. SO I'M SO GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO BE A PART OF IT LAST YEAR AND WANT TO SERVE AGAIN.

HAVE ANY INTEREST IN ALTERNATE POSITION? WELL, I WILL BE THERE AND I'M HAPPY TO SERVE AS ALTERNATE.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE ROLE. IF ANYONE WANTS TO PREPARE IN ADVANCE.

I'VE DONE IT A FEW TIMES HERE. I DO LOVE IT. SO YEAH, I'M STILL PLANNING TO COME BACK FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME.

ON A SCHOOL HOLIDAY. SO IT IS A SCHOOL HOLIDAY.

YAY. EXCELLENT. GREAT. OKAY, SO WE HAVE CHRIS AS THE DELEGATE AND YOU AS ALTERNATE.

YES. ONCE SOMEONE MAKES A MOTION, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPOINTS TRUSTEE KRIS WOODCOCK AS THE DELEGATE AND.

BOARD PRESIDENT. LAUREN WHITE AS THE ALTERNATE FOR THE 2026 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

MOTION BY TIFFANY. SECOND. SECOND BY JONATHAN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT, ITEM 6 IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[6. Consent Agenda]

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY ERIN. SECOND. SECOND BY PHIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 7 IS

[7. Information Items]

ITEM 7.A. BOARD NOTIFICATION UNDER BOARD POLICY CH (LOCAL) AMPLIFY.

ITEM 7.B. BOARD NOTIFICATION UNDER BOARD POLICY CH (LOCAL) HMH.

ITEM 7.C. BOARD NOTIFICATION UNDER BOARD POLICY CH (LOCAL) SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY.

ITEM 7.D. BOARD NOTIFICATION UNDER BOARD POLICY CH (LOCAL) LANDSCAPE SERVICES.

ITEM 7.E. BOARD NOTIFICATION UNDER BOARD POLICY CH (LOCAL) HVAC FILTER REPLACEMENT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE ITEMS? AND FOR ANYONE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING OR WATCHING ONLINE, IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, IT IS IN THE BOARD BOOK, SO IT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

ALL RIGHT. JUST A QUICK NOTE THAT THESE ITEMS ALL APPEAR TO REFER TO BUDGETED PURCHASES UNDER $100,000, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE CLASSED AS INFORMATION ITEMS. TRUSTEES WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION

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

THANK YOU. THE TIME IS 6:45 P.M..

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION.

WE HAVE RECONVENED THE MEETING IN OPEN SESSION AT 8:35 P.M..

WE WILL TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION THIS EVENING. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:35 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.