7.A. Consider and act on approval of minutes from June 12 regular meeting, June 20 special meeting, July 18 special meeting, July 18 special onboarding meeting, and July 26 special meeting,

[7.A. Consider and act on approval of minutes from June 12 regular meeting, June 20 special meeting, July 18 special meeting, July 18 special onboarding meeting, and July 26 special meeting, ]

BOARD WILL GO TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN.

WE ARE UNDER ACTION ITEMS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A CONSIDERING AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JUNE 12TH.

REGULAR MEETING. JUNE 20TH SPECIAL MEETING.

JULY 18TH.

SPECIAL MEETING, JULY 18TH SPECIAL ONBOARDING MEETING AND JULY 26TH SPECIAL MEETING.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

MOVED BY MR. CASEY.

SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT.

ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0, PASSES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM 7.B, CONSIDER AN ACT ON BOARD REPRESENTATION

[7.B. Consider and act on FISD Board representation at 2023 TASB Delegate Assembly]

AT THE 2023 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

WITH THAT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO NOMINATE STEPHANIE LADD AS THE DELEGATE FOR THE 2023 TASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

SECOND. MOTION BY MR. PONANGI. SECOND BY MR. CLASSE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

6-0, 6-1, SORRY.

MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN I GO AHEAD AND MOVE FOR AN ALTERNATE? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE GOPAL PONANGI AS THE ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE ASSEMBLY.

MOTION BY MR. CLASSE, SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES, 6-1.

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BOARD WILL GO TO AGENDA ITEM 7.C, WHERE WE'LL CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION CLAIMING A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION TO

[7.C. Consider and act on approval of resolution claiming a good cause exception to TEC Section 37.0814(a)]

TECH SECTION 37.

0814A AND I WILL CALL ON MR. JAMES HILL.

AND MR. DANNY STOCKTON TO COME AND GIVE US SOME INFORMATION.

OKAY. AS WELL AS CHIEF SHILSON.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME JUST A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME.

WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FIRST OF ALL, I'M JAMES HILL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.

I'M GOING TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CURRENT SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES AND HOUSE BILL THREE THAT WAS PASSED BY THE 88TH LEGISLATURE THIS SUMMER.

SO FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR POLICE AND OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS HERE IN FRISCO.

WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE EXCELLENT GROUP OF SROS THAT WORK WITH US AND A GREAT PARTNERSHIP THROUGHOUT OUR POLICE FORCE.

SO I WILL TELL YOU THAT I BELIEVE THAT FRISCO HAS SOME OF THE SAFEST AND BEST MEASURES IN ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THANKS TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. SO THESE ARE SOME OF OUR CURRENT SECURITY MEASURES.

THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST BY ANY MEANS, BUT JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR QUITE A WHILE.

ONE OF THEM IS OUR SECURE VESTIBULE.

SO IN EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, THERE'S NOT ACCESS, DIRECT ACCESS TO THE OFFICES OR TO OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE THE SAFETY VESTIBULES IN PLACE.

WE HAVE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DOOR SECURITY.

WE HAVE WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR OUTSIDE DOORS ARE LOCKED, BUT ALSO OUR INTERIOR DOORS AS WELL.

WE DO REGION TEN SAFETY AUDITS ANNUALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF NEEDED ENHANCEMENTS.

WE HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS IN EVERY SINGLE BUILDING, OVER 4600 SECURITY CAMERAS AND IN CRITICAL AREAS IN OUR BUILDINGS, WE HAVE SECONDARY SROS.

WE HAVE SROS IN EVERY ONE OF OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES.

WE ALSO HAVE ROVERS IN PLACE FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR MUNICIPALITIES FRISCO MCKINNEY, LITTLE ELM AND PLANO.

WE ALSO HAVE THE SAFER SYSTEM, WHICH IS A STATE OF THE ART SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS US TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDENTS IS A CRITICAL, CRITICAL PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO GET IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO OUR SCHOOLS.

AND IT'S A VITAL PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE IN FRISCO.

SOME OF THE RECENT SECURITY MEASURES THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED ARE OUR VIDEO DOOR CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE AT ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THEY ARE BEING INSTALLED IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW.

OUR DAILY EXTERIOR DOOR SWEEPS.

SO THE STANDARD IS BY THE STATE THAT THERE BE WEEKLY EXTERIOR DOOR SWEEPS.

WE DO THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

WE ALSO, IN ACCORDANCE TO ALYSSA'S LAW, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR DENSITY OF OUR LOCKDOWN DURESS DEVICES ON EACH CAMPUS.

WE ALSO HAVE IMPLEMENTED STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL ON EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS AND EVERY SINGLE BUILDING.

WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT AND CAMPUS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, NOT JUST FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT FOR EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL, BECAUSE ALL OF THEM HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A TELECENTER ALERTING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS US TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY OUR LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS AS WELL.

AND THAT'S ON EVERY CAMPUS.

OKAY. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR SECURITY MEASURES, NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST.

SO, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HB THREE.

SO, I WANT TO REITERATE ONE THING.

JUST BECAUSE HB THREE WAS PASSED THIS SUMMER DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE LESS SAFE THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR.

WE STILL HAVE MAINTAINED OUR EXCELLENT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR POLICE AND OUR ROVER SYSTEM, OUR SRO SYSTEM.

SO, OUR SYSTEMS ARE VERY STRONG IN PLACE.

HOUSE BILL THREE, SECTION 13 REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE AN ARMED POLICE OFFICER OR COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED AS SECURITY PERSONNEL AT EVERY CAMPUS DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS. IT DOES ALLOW SCHOOL BOARDS TO CLAIM A GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF EITHER FUNDING OR QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. IT REQUIRES SCHOOL BOARDS THAT HAVE TO CLAIM A GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD.

AND THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A SECOND.

IT ALSO REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DOCUMENT THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT WITH THE BILL AND THE GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.

SO BEFORE I GET FURTHER INTO THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, I'M GOING TO ASK CHIEF SHILSON FROM THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COME UP AND JUST TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP. SO I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO HIM REAL QUICK.

GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO TO SPEAK TO OUR SRO PROGRAM AND THE GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH FRISCO ISD.

YOU KNOW, FRISCO PD REPRESENTS OUR SRO PROGRAM, REPRESENTS THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

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AND THAT JUST SPEAKS TO THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE WITH ISD FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT SRO PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW. YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A CONTRACT WITH ADDITIONAL POSITIONS FOR THAT PROGRAM.

SO, WE'VE CERTAINLY KEPT UP WITH THE GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT AND WE CONTINUE TO VALUE THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST A RECAP WHAT WAS SAID.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN SRO ON EVERY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS.

WE ALSO HAVE ELEMENTARY ROVERS AS WELL.

AND I'LL POINT OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE ELEMENTARY ROVERS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE LAST YEAR WERE PUT IN PLACE AS A PROACTIVE MEASURE.

THEY WEREN'T REQUIRED BY ANY STATUTE, BUT THE DISTRICT CHOSE TO ADD THESE POSITIONS AND JOIN WITH US TO TO OFFER THAT ADDITIONAL LAYER OF FOCUS FOR THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S MANY EXAMPLES IN FRISCO WHERE MIDDLE MIDDLE SCHOOL SROS ARE ON THE SAME PROPERTY, ESSENTIALLY WITH AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS.

SO, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SROS ARE ALSO COVERING THOSE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES IN ADDITION TO THE ROVER.

SO ,THERE DEFINITELY IS A LOT OF PRESENCE IN ADDITION TO THE PATROL PRESENCE THAT WE HAVE.

OUR PATROL OFFICERS WILL FREQUENTLY STOP BY CAMPUSES.

THEY MIGHT, YOU KNOW, WALK INSIDE.

THEY MIGHT DO A REPORT IN THE PARKING LOT.

BUT THERE DEFINITELY IS A SUSTAINED PRESENCE BY MORE THAN JUST THE SRO PROGRAM.

IT'S ALSO WITH OUR PATROL ELEMENTS.

AND I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHERE FRISCO IS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE THE HEAVY PRESENCE THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR SRO PROGRAM, THE LOW RESPONSE TIMES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR CITY, SAFER TECHNOLOGY AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED EARLIER.

WE ARE, YOU KNOW, BEYOND WHAT MOST CITIES WILL EVER BE AS FAR AS SCHOOL SAFETY.

SO, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD TRACK RECORD OF WORKING TOGETHER, IMPLEMENTING A VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT AND STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY IS, YOU KNOW, WE GET ASKED QUITE FREQUENTLY, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE AN SRO ON EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS? WE HAVE TO BE POSITIONED TO RESPOND TO ACTIVE THREATS ANYWHERE, NOT JUST SCHOOL CAMPUSES, AS WE'VE SEEN, UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE NEWS.

YOU KNOW, ACTIVE THREATS OCCUR IN SHOPPING MALLS.

THEY OCCUR IN SOMETIMES MOVIE THEATERS, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE.

AND SO, WE HAVE TO FOCUS OUR RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY ANYWHERE, NOT JUST SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, FOCUSING ALL OF OUR RESOURCES AND COMMITTING THEM ALL TO SCHOOL CAMPUSES MIGHT HINDER OUR RESPONSE ELSEWHERE. AND SO, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THAT FOCUS OF GOOD RESPONSE TIMES, QUICK RESPONSE TIMES FOR ANY SITUATION ANYWHERE 24 OVER SEVEN. AND SO, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN CERTAINLY A HEAVY PRESENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THREATS OTHER PLACES AS WELL.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST SAY THAT RELATED TO ARMED SECURITY, THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTED WITH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHATEVER OPTION THE DISTRICT DECIDES TO GO TO DEFINITELY HAS TO BE WELL THOUGHT OUT AND STRATEGIC.

YOU CAN'T RUSH INTO SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE INADEQUATELY TRAINED, NOT PROPERLY VETTED INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ARMED ON CAMPUSES POSE A RISK.

AND SO, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT BE CONSIDERED AS YOU LOOK AT THE VARIOUS OPTIONS RELATED TO THIS.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T RUSH INTO WHICHEVER OPTION.

AND CERTAINLY WE STAND BY READY TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT AND INCORPORATING WHICHEVER OPTION IS CHOSEN.

AND SO, AND I'LL FINISH WITH, YOU KNOW, FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT, I CAN SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT.

WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE AT OUR DEPARTMENT THAT HAVE CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT.

THEY HAVE SPOUSES IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE AND THE EFFORTS THAT WE PUT FORWARD FOR SECURITY ON ALL OF THE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF TRUST IN, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT ARE IN THOSE POSITIONS.

AND SO I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE VERSUS EVERY OTHER CITY ACROSS THE STATE.

SO I JUST APPLAUD THE PARTNERSHIP.

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I APPRECIATE THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THAT GOING FORWARD.

BECAUSE WE WANT, YOU KNOW, STUDENT SAFETY IS ALWAYS OUR TOP PRIORITY.

AND BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO RUSH INTO A DECISION TO COMPLY WITH THIS BILL, WE HAVE HAD ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR POLICE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY COMPLYING, BUT WE ARE DOING THE VERY BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE.

IN AN IDEAL WORLD, YES, WE'D BE ABLE TO HAVE AN SRO AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES, AS CHIEF SHILSON SAYS, THAT THAT IS NOT THE BEST USE OF THEIR POLICE. BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO THAT IS NOT AN OPTION FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY AN OFFICER ON EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS.

AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE BEST, BUT IT IS UNATTAINABLE FOR US.

SO LOOKING AT THE OTHER OPTIONS FOR US, ANY OTHER OPTION THAT WE CHOOSE WILL REQUIRE US TO PASS A RESOLUTION FOR A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR EITHER FUNDING OR LACK OF PERSONNEL. SO IN OUR CASE, IT WOULD BE LACK OF PERSONNEL.

OKAY, SO ANY OTHER OPTION WOULD REQUIRE THAT.

SO ONE OPTION WOULD BE TO CONTINUE WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, THE ROVER SYSTEM WITH ASSISTANCE, AGAIN FROM OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SROS AS WELL, WORKING CLOSELY HAND IN HAND WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND EACH MUNICIPALITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE TOUCHED AND THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE ABLE TO GET TO EACH OF ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES. AND AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR VERY SHORT RESPONSE TIME HERE IN FRISCO, WHICH AGAIN, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE.

SO THAT WOULD BE ONE OPTION CONTINUE WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE EXCELLENT RATE THAT WE'RE DOING.

SECOND OPTION WOULD BE TO TO GO OUT AND HIRE A THIRD PARTY PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY TO PROVIDE ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS AT EVERY ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES. OKAY.

SO THIS WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT OF AROUND 2 TO $4 MILLION ON OUR BUDGET.

THE SECURITY PERSONNEL WOULD NOT BE OUR PERSONNEL.

THEY WOULD NOT BE FRISCO ISD EMPLOYEES, THEY WOULD BE OUTSIDE PERSONNEL, AND WE'D HAVE TO RELY UPON THIS COMPANY TO ENSURE THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE AT LEAST 44 SECURITY OFFICERS.

OKAY, SO THAT'S OPTION TWO.

OPTION THREE WOULD BE FOR US TO HIRE OUR OWN SECURITY PERSONNEL OR OFFICERS AND EITHER THE FORM OF A MARSHAL OR A GUARDIAN FOR EACH ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS IN FRISCO ISD WOULD OVERSEE THIS PROGRAM.

THEY WOULD BE FRISCO ISD EMPLOYEES.

THE CHALLENGES, AGAIN, ARE AVAILABLE PERSONNEL.

SO JUST ABOUT EVERY DISTRICT AROUND US IS LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS.

THERE IS A VERY IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND PERSONNEL QUALIFIED TO DO THIS.

WE'D HAVE TO HIRE AGAIN, 44 MARSHALS OR GUARDIANS AND SUPERVISORS AND SUBSTITUTES AS WELL.

AGAIN, THERE WOULD BE A COST INVOLVED OF 50 TO 70,000 PER EMPLOYEE THERE FOR THE MARSHAL PROGRAM.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MARSHAL AND A GUARDIAN IS THE MARSHAL PROGRAM REQUIRES SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF TRAINING, PLUS THEY MUST BE CERTIFIED.

AND THEY THEY HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM.

THERE'S SOME MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS UPON THEM.

GUARDIANS ONLY REQUIRE 16 HOURS OF DPS TRAINING PLUS CARRYING THEIR THEIR LICENSE TO CARRY AS WELL.

SIX HOURS FOR THAT.

SO, THERE'S ONLY THREE TRAINING SITES RIGHT NOW IN TEXAS FOR THE MARSHAL PROGRAM.

AND THERE'S A HUGE BACKLOG, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT IS LOOKING AT SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS.

SO, THERE'S A HUGE CHALLENGE THERE.

EVEN IF YOU CAN FIND THE PERSONNEL, CAN YOU GET THEM TRAINED PROPERLY AND HOW LONG WOULD THAT TAKE? OKAY. SO, THAT'S OPTION THREE.

OPTION FOUR WILL BE ARMING OUR EXISTING PERSONNEL ON EACH CAMPUS.

IN OTHER WORDS, THIS WILL BE ARMING TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES.

AGAIN, THAT. HOW MANY EDUCATORS COME INTO THE BUSINESS WANTING TO CARRY A GUN AND TO BE A SECURITY OFFICER WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO TEACH? THAT'S THE CHALLENGE INVOLVED IN THIS.

AGAIN, YOU COULD EITHER HAVE THEM TRAINED AS MARSHALS OR GUARDIANS IN THIS IN THIS OPTION.

AGAIN, YOU NEED SOMEONE TO SUPERVISE AND TRAIN THEM.

THERE THERE'S LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS AS WELL.

SO, THERE'S A LOT INVOLVED WITH OPTION FOUR AS WELL.

SO, THOSE ARE THE MAIN THESE ARE THE THE OPTIONS FACING US.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT NEXT IS THIS.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE CONTINUE OUR ROVER SYSTEM AND OUR SRO SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE ALSO WE ALSO PUT AN RFP OUT LAST WEEK FOR A THIRD PARTY ARMED SECURITY VENDOR.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO VET THIRD PARTY SECURITY VENDORS TO SEE IF THERE IS A VIABLE OPTION THERE.

WE ARE WAITING FOR TO GUIDANCE.

THERE HAS REALLY BEEN NO DIRECTION FROM THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY ON HOUSE BILL THREE AT ALL FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON AUGUST 24TH.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET MORE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE TO HELP US IN OUR DIRECTION.

SO, WE'RE WAITING ON THAT.

ONCE WE GET THOSE DIRECTIONS, WE WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO WHATEVER OPTION THAT THE BOARD CHOOSES.

I AM ASKING THAT THE BOARD CONSIDERS ADOPTING A RESOLUTION FOR THE GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION BECAUSE WE CANNOT FIND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SUPPLY EACH OF OUR ELEMENTARIES WITH AN SRO.

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AND THEN WE MUST DOCUMENT OUR ALTERNATE PLAN ON OUR DISTRICT WIDE EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? YES, I HAVE ONE.

THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, SIR.

ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN WHO SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS MADE THE COMMENT.

WE'RE VERY WEALTHY DISTRICT.

WE CAN AFFORD TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

IF WE MADE IT A PRIORITY, WHY CAN'T WE JUST GO OUT AND HIRE 30? IS IT 33? WE NEED.

WE NEED MORE AROUND 44.

WHY CAN'T WE JUST GO OUT AND DO WHAT IT TAKES AND GET 44 PEOPLE IN HERE AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN A MONTH OR SO? THERE'S A SEVERE LACK OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND WE DON'T WANT TO HAPHAZARDLY TO RUN OUT AND HIRE ANYONE TO CARRY A GUN IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH OUR CHILDREN.

WHY DON'T WE JUST GET REGULAR COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICERS TO DO IT? LACK OF AVAILABILITY.

SO NO MATTER WHAT WE DID, WE COULD NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE GET THOSE PEOPLE.

THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD SUPPLY A POLICE OFFICER FOR EVERY ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARIES.

THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE. THANK YOU.

NO, SIR. IT'S A LOT.

YES. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN OR WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RECOMMENDATION IF THIS WAIVER IS NOT APPROVED BY THE BOARD? WHAT WOULD WE DO? NOT APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE'LL NOT BE ABLE TO AGAIN SUPPLY A POLICE OFFICER TO EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WELL, AGAIN, WAIT FOR DIRECTION FROM TEA TO SEE WHAT THEY RECOMMEND AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND SUPPLY THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AND MAKE ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THAT.

AND WHEN WAS THE DEADLINE FOR THAT? WAS THAT SEPTEMBER 1ST IS WHEN THE BILL GOES INTO EFFECT? YES, MA'AM. SO THAT'S WHEN WE'RE REQUIRED TO EITHER BE COMPLIANT OR HAVE THE WAIVER? YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS JUST A GENERAL COMMENT.

I APPRECIATE THE THE OPTIONS AND THIS ISN'T REALLY DIRECTED AT YOU BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT WAS DIRECTED, BUT THIS INFORMATION, I THINK, WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE HAD AS PART OF OUR MATERIALS FOR THIS, BECAUSE I WASN'T AWARE THAT WE WERE CONSIDERING ALL THESE OPTIONS.

I THINK THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL VIABLE OPTIONS.

RIGHT, WHICH IS WHY YOU PRESENTED THEM.

SO JUST KIND OF A GENERAL COMMENT THAT THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE HELPFUL A LITTLE SOONER AS WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE BOARD MEETING.

AND ALSO, I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THESE SOME SOME OF THE PUBLIC MIGHT HAVE HAD COMMENTS ON THEM.

THEY MIGHT HAVE TAILORED THEIR COMMENTS AROUND SOME OF THESE OPTIONS HAD THEY HAD ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION.

AND AGAIN, I'M NOT DIRECTING THAT AT YOU BECAUSE I DON'T I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT WAS YOU THAT CHOSE TO PRESENT IT NOW VERSUS EARLIER, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.

OKAY. MR. PONANGI. MICHELE, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

CHIEF SHILSON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

FROM THE RFP STANDPOINT, CAN YOU TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE, TIMELINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT? YES, SIR. SO WE PUT AN RFP OUT ON FRIDAY.

IT TAKES A FEW WEEKS FOR THE VENDORS TO COME IN WITH THEIR PROPOSALS.

ONCE THEY COME IN, WE'LL START VETTING THROUGH THAT.

THERE'S A VETTING PROCESS, REFERENCES, ALL THOSE THINGS, INTERVIEWS.

IT COULD TAKE A COUPLE, THREE MONTHS TO THREE MONTHS TO GO THROUGH ALL THOSE.

YOU KNOW, ONCE WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF HOW MANY OF THOSE VENDORS COULD MEET ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE OUR KIDS DESERVE THE MOST SAFE POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT, THEN WE'LL WE'LL PRESENT THOSE TO OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THEN TO YOU AS A BOARD TO SEE IF THAT'S THE OPTION THAT YOU CHOOSE TO GO WITH.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF A PROCESS VETTING AND THE REFERENCES AND REFERENCE CHECK AND ALL THAT.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

MR. HILL, CAN YOU GIVE US CLARIFICATION? YOU MENTIONED THE RFP BEING PUT OUT ON FRIDAY.

RFP FOR FOR SECURITY, ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL, VENDORS.

RIGHT. SO LIKE A SECURITY FIRM THAT COULD SUPPLY US SECURITY OFFICERS FOR EACH ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. MS. ARCHAMBAULT? SO, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION AND YOU ALL MENTIONED THIS SORT OF AT THE TOP OF YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT JUST TO NOTE THAT JUST BECAUSE HB THREE IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEW FOR THE DISTRICT, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THESE VERY CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SECURITY MEASURES IN WHICH, AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ON OUR CAMPUSES.

SO, I JUST WANT EVERYONE WATCHING TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A REACTIVE CONVERSATION.

THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING IN THIS DISTRICT ALL THE TIME, PROACTIVELY, YES, WE NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PARTICULAR STATUTE THAT'S COMING BEFORE US.

BUT IN NO STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

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SO, WE TAKE THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND STAFF AT THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

IT IS THE FIRST THING WE THINK ABOUT WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING ANY NEW CAMPUS, ANY ANYTHING THAT WE DO AS A BOARD.

SAFETY AND SECURITY IS ALWAYS OUR TOP PRIORITY.

AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE BECAUSE OUR KIDS CANNOT LEARN IF THEY'RE NOT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

THEY CAN'T FEEL FED IF THEY'RE NOT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS A BOARD.

SO, WHILE THESE OPTIONS ARE SOMETHING, THE OPTIONS ARE SOMETHING THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AS SOMETHING NEW.

WE HAVE DISCUSSED THESE OPTIONS BEFORE, AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHICH DIRECTION WE MOVE IN INTO.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE WATCHING AND THOSE THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE THESE ARE LEGACY CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME.

ABSOLUTELY. MR. CASEY? NO.

I WANTED TO THANK MR. CALDWELL FOR THE PRESENTATION AND MR. WARSTLER AND EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THE LENGTHY DISCUSSION WE HAD AT THIS DURING OUR BOARD WORKSHOP LAST MONDAY WHERE WE LAID OUT THE VARIOUS OPTIONS THAT THAT WE WILL ULTIMATELY CHOOSE BETWEEN.

I GUESS I WILL REITERATE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CHIEF SHILSON SAID, OR AT LEAST ONE THAT RESONATES WITH ME, THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL THAT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND THE TIGHT COORDINATION THAT WE HAVE WITH FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR OTHER PARTNER POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

VERY IMPORTANT TO ME PERSONALLY, AND I DARE TO SAY FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD TOO, THAT WE DON'T HASTILY GO INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE ARMED INDIVIDUALS ON OUR CAMPUSES THAT ARE NOT WELL TRAINED ON THAT STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL.

SO WHETHER THAT ENDS UP BEING AN EXPANSION OF OUR OFFICERS WITH THE DEPARTMENTS ULTIMATELY, SOMEDAY, WHETHER THAT ENDS UP BEING THIRD PARTY CONTRACT PERSONNEL OR WHETHER WE END UP HIRING FOLKS, I THINK MORE TRAINING WILL BE BETTER PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION, BACKGROUND CHECK AND THEN INTEGRATION INTO THE EXTENSIVE PRACTICE AND PROTOCOL THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE PARTNERED WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME COMING OUT OF THIS REQUIREMENT.

AND WE'LL GET THERE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE RESOLUTIONS NEEDED IN THE MEANTIME WHILE WE EVALUATE THE BEST WAY FORWARD.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

I KNOW THAT WHEN WE MET AS A BOARD, WE DISCUSSED ALL OF THESE OPTIONS.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ALSO DONE FOR OTHER TRUSTEES THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.

IT ABSOLUTELY WAS.

YES. OKAY. YEAH, IT WASN'T PRESENTED QUITE THIS WAY, BUT WE DISCUSSED.

I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.

IT WAS DISCUSSED.

THEY WERE DISCUSSED, BUT NOT QUITE THIS WAY, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS GOING TO BE PRESENTED THIS WAY IN THE BOARD MEETING.

SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT BECAUSE I WASN'T AT THE MONDAY WORKSHOP.

I GOT FILLED IN LATER ON A DIFFERENT DAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR 12 OR 13 YEARS AND.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE NEVER ONCE HAD A CONCERN ABOUT ANY OF MY KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL AND ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT.

ONCE I WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD, I GOT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THE SCENES, AND IF I WAS CONFIDENT TO BEGIN WITH, I WAS MORE CONFIDENT THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DOING.

AT LEAST WITH MY LIMITED KNOWLEDGE, THE BEST THAT POSSIBLY COULD BE DONE WITH KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE.

THAT SAID, WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE JUST CONCERNED BECAUSE STUFF DOES HAPPEN AND WE KNOW WE CAN'T BE 100% SURE THAT NOTHING WILL EVER HAPPEN. BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU COULD SAY TO THE PEOPLE OUT HERE WHICH IS NOT PROPRIETARY, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING YOU YOU CAN'T SHARE? JUST GIVE THEM CONFIDENCE.

RIGHT? THAT THAT THAT WE HAVE REALLY GOOD, STRONG SYSTEMS IN PLACE.

CERTAINLY. SO JUST LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, IF WE COULD PUT A POLICE OFFICER AT EVERY SCHOOL, WE WOULD DO THAT.

RIGHT. AND BUT THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.

SO WE THOROUGHLY BELIEVE WE HAVE TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN OUR POLICE FORCE AND FRISCO PD THAT OUR SRO SYSTEM AND OUR ROVER SYSTEM AND THEIR RESPONSE TIME AND ALL ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO WITH THEM, OUR SECURITY CAMERAS, ALL THE THINGS PUT IN PLACE, WE ARE DOING THE VERY BEST WE CAN TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE.

AND IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO US.

AND THERE'S YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING ON THE TABLE THAT WE WON'T LOOK AT TO TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO PRESENT THOSE OPTIONS TO YOU.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN OUR POLICE, TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN THE SECURITY MEASURES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, THAT WE ARE DOING THE VERY BEST FOR OUR KIDS POSSIBLE.

AGAIN, THERE'S NO 100% GUARANTEE EVER FOR ANYBODY.

I DON'T CARE IF THERE IS A POLICE OFFICER AT EVERY SCHOOL.

YOU STILL CAN'T GUARANTEE IT, RIGHT.

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BUT WE ARE DOING THE VERY BEST WE CAN.

LAST QUESTION, ONE MORE.

YOU KNOW, BASED BASED ON HOW DO WE RANK AGAINST OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T WENT OUT AND AND LOOKED AT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT HOW DO YOU SAY WE RATE AGAINST SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUT THERE? IF YOU KNOW THAT ANSWER, I WOULD KNOW A RANKING.

BUT I WOULD SAY COMPARED TO THE STATE, WE'D HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE TOP IN THE STATE.

HE JUST MENTIONED, CHIEF SHELTON, THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SROS OUT OF ANY DISTRICT IN THE STATE.

RIGHT. SO, I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE'D BE ONE OF THE TOP IN THE STATE.

I HAVE NO IDEA OF RANKINGS OR HOW YOU EVEN CONSIDER RANKING THAT.

BUT OTHER DISTRICTS I'VE BEEN IN AND I KNOW OF, I FEEL VERY SECURE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE FOR SURE.

THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

DR. WALDRIP, I JUST WANT TO MENTION, TOO, AND SOMETHING THAT'S LEFT OUT OF THIS CONVERSATION ARE THE PROACTIVE MEASURES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THROUGH OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT WHEN THERE ARE PERCEIVED THREATS OR WE GET INFORMATION EVEN FROM OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THE STOPIT APP OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER AVENUES THAT WE RECEIVE, INFORMATION THAT IS ALWAYS ACTED UPON.

WE DO THREAT ASSESSMENTS ALL THE TIME ON STUDENTS THAT PERHAPS ARE HAVING ISSUES OR DIFFICULTIES.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF PROACTIVE MEASURES AND OTHER THINGS OUT THERE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

SO THIS IS NOT A ONE DIMENSIONAL ISSUE WHERE WE'RE JUST GOING TO REACT IF SOMETHING BAD WERE TO HAPPEN.

WE'RE DOING THINGS TO TRY TO PREVENT THINGS FROM EVER HAPPENING.

NOW, WE CAN NEVER GUARANTEE THIS COMMUNITY OR ANYONE ELSE THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE 100% EFFECTIVE.

IT IS NOT.

BUT WE ARE DOING A STELLAR JOB IN ALL THESE AREAS AND I WANT TO REASSURE OUR COMMUNITY OF THAT.

BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE 100% EFFECTIVENESS OF ANYTHING.

THANK YOU, DR. WALDRIP.

GOPAL WOULD LIKE TO JUST POINT OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TOO, THAT I WAS PART OF THE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES EVALUATION COMMITTEE BOND PROGRAM IN 2018.

I SEE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES THERE, CINDY, HELLO.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE, WE'VE ADDED CERTAIN INITIATIVES, TAKEN SOME CERTAIN INITIATIVES AND THEN IMPLEMENTED THEM THROUGH THE 2018 PROGRAM AND THE SECURITY FOR WHAT WAS SECURITY FOR MY DAUGHTER'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUN STREAM LONG, LONG TIME AGO VERSUS TODAY.

THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENCE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY.

SO, HAVING SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING AS A DISTRICT AND AS A WITH THE PARTNERSHIP FROM THE POLICE.

HOWEVER, AGAIN, I ALSO SAY THAT SECURITY IS LIKE MUTUAL FUNDS.

RIGHT. JOHN, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST? YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT SO WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT.

WE DEFINITELY NEED THE SECURITY PERSONNEL TO BE VIGILANT.

BUT ALSO EACH AND EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND THEN ALERT THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS SUCH SITUATIONS.

ABSOLUTELY. MR. HILL? YEAH.

I WANT TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.

FIRST, I WANT TO START BY THANKING CHIEF SHILSON FOR COMING TONIGHT.

I THINK THE DISTRICT IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH FPD FOR SO LONG TO HAVE THE SROS.

WE'RE WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE THAT IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

EVERYBODY UP HERE, I THINK, WISHES WE HAD 33.

FRISCO AND SO OVER MANY MORE IN PLANO AND MCKINNEY LIKE THAT TO EQUIP.

AND SO BECAUSE WE DO NOT.

THE GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION WILL BE PURSUED.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS MOST DISTRICTS ARE PURSUING THE EXCEPTION.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

AND SO THAT'S THE FIRST POINT IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE COMMISSIONED OFFICER, YOU FALL INTO THE GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.

AND I NEXT WANT TO KIND OF JUST SPEAK TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MADE SOME COMMENTS.

LOKESH, YADU, VINEET, TO THOSE THAT REACHED OUT BY EMAIL.

WE HEAR YOU. I HEAR YOU.

IT'S, WE CARE ABOUT THIS AS MUCH AS YOU DO, WHETHER IT'S IN PLANO, WHETHER IT'S IN ASHLEY.

OKAY. AND THE QUESTION ASKED IS, WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? THE QUESTION I'M TRYING TO THINK ABOUT IS WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? IS THE SOLUTION GIVEN THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF HAVING FRISCO PD SRO OFFICERS JUST BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS? IS THE SOLUTION HAVING THE ROVER PROGRAM? WE HAVE A CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SCHOOLS.

I COULD GO ON LIST AS TO WHY THEY'RE VERY SAFE NOW.

OR IS IT? BE BRINGING IN A THIRD PARTY.

I HAVE A LOT OF RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE LATTER, WHETHER IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS FROM TODAY THAT THE BILL WAS SIGNED.

TODAY. I HAVE MAJOR RESERVATIONS ABOUT RUNNING INTO RUNNING INTO SOMETHING FOR THE THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IT'S ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO MONTHS.

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I MEAN, I KNOW THE CHIEF DOES AS WELL.

AND SO THE ANSWER FOR ME IS GOING TO BE WHAT DO I THINK MAKES IT SAFEST? AND FRANKLY, WHAT DO YOU ALL BELIEVE IS THE SAFEST SOLUTION? I JUST WANT TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT, KNOWING THAT OUR DISTRICTS, AS THEY SIT RIGHT NOW ARE INCREDIBLY SAFE.

I HAVE A DAUGHTER ONE YEAR AWAY FROM JOINING YOUR CHILD AT ASHLEY.

OKAY, SO IT'S NOT LOST ON ME ONE BIT.

IRRESPECTIVE OF THAT.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS.

I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT SOME RUNNING INTO HIRING THIRD PARTY.

NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS TO BE ON ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES IN ANY CAPACITY WITHOUT BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATE ABOUT IT.

AND THAT'S WHERE I'M AT ON IT.

I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH.

I'M KIND OF NEW TO THE TRUSTEES, AS YOU KNOW, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS THAT I HEAR BOTH FROM PLANO ASPECTS AND FROM FRISCO ASPECTS.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION.

IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO HEAR FROM FROM FRISCO AS TO HOW THEY COME ON IT.

BUT I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO FRAME THE OPTIONS WE HAVE.

AND THEN AS WE AS A COLLECTIVE MAKE TRY TO MAKE THE SMARTEST DECISION KNOWING, AS DR.

WALDRIP SAID, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE 100%.

ON THIS EITHER WAY.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WHERE I WAS AT ON IT AND THAT I APPRECIATE AND AND YOUR VOICES ARE BEING HEARD.

THANK YOU, MR. HILL.

BOARD, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? I JUST HAD A FEW COMMENTS BEFORE A MOTION IS MADE.

SO, AS TRUSTEES WERE CALLED TO SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WE DON'T SERVE A PARTICULAR DISTRICT OR AREA OF THE DISTRICT IN FRISCO ISD.

WE'RE ALL WE'RE ALL HERE AT LARGE.

AND WE HAVE A LARGE GEOGRAPHY TO COVER HERE IN FRISCO.

WHEN AN ISSUE COMES UP, THOUGH, IN YOUR BACKYARD, YOU TEND TO KIND OF LOOK AT IT, I THINK, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

I DON'T THINK IT CHANGES SORT OF WHERE I FALL ON THIS, BUT I THINK IT CHANGED A LITTLE BIT JUST HOW I HOW I LOOKED AT IT AND.

SO, I PREPARED A FEW COMMENTS BEFORE WE HAD OUR CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYTHING THAT I HEARD CHANGES WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.

SO, SAFETY AND SECURITY HAS BEEN AN AREA THAT THIS DISTRICT EXCELS IN AS AS A TRUSTEE AND AS A PARENT IN THIS DISTRICT FOR OVER TEN YEARS.

I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE, AS HAS BEEN SAID TONIGHT IN MR. BODI AND OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND OUR ISD AND IN OUR ENTIRE TEAM TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR OUR CHILDREN.

AND I SHARE SOME OF THE COMMENTS ECHOED ABOUT ME SENDING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND FEELING CONFIDENT IN THAT.

WE KNOW THAT OUR SRO PROGRAM IS A MODEL FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WE SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

IT'S A GREAT THING.

I HEARD FROM A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR OVER THE WEEKEND WHO REMEMBERS HOW OFFICER ARMSTRONG AT COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL MADE A DIFFERENCE IN HER LIFE AND HE MADE HER FEEL SAFE AND PROTECTED WHILE SHE WAS AT SCHOOL.

THAT'S WHAT SHE REACHED OUT IN AN EMAIL TO ME OVER THE WEEKEND, AND WE ALL COULD TELL STORIES ABOUT OUR SROS ON OUR CAMPUSES AND HOW POSITIVE IT HAS BEEN FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS AT ALL TIMES.

THEY ENJOY HAVING THEM THERE.

THEY GET TO KNOW THEM AT ITS CORE.

THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE AND HAVING THEM FEEL SAFE WHILE THEY'RE AT SCHOOL.

HOUSE BILL THREE WAS PASSED RECENTLY AS A RESPONSE TO THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED AT AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS IN UVALDE JUST OVER A YEAR AGO.

AND THIS BILL HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND WAS SPONSORED BY FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES WHOSE DISTRICTS OVERLAP FRISCO ISD.

SO I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS SPOKEN THROUGH OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND NOW IT'S OUR JOB AS A DISTRICT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESPOND, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING TONIGHT.

I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FOR WANTING TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE THAT WE BRING ONTO OUR CAMPUSES IS OF THE CALIBER, AS OUR SROS.

AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT THAT WE SHOULDN'T LOWER THE STANDARDS IN THAT REGARD TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.

AND ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND ALL THE REASONS WHY THIS WAIVER IS BEING REQUESTED, I FEEL LIKE I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT WE AREN'T FURTHER ALONG WITH THIS AS A DISTRICT IN TERMS OF OUR SOLUTIONS.

BECAUSE I THINK THAT THOSE REASONS, HOWEVER ACCURATE AND TRUE THEY MAY BE, ARE RINGING HOLLOW TO SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SOME OF WHOM WE'VE HEARD FROM TONIGHT, AND PARENTS AND TEACHERS WHO'VE REACHED OUT TO ME PERSONALLY ABOUT THIS MATTER.

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AS WELL AS THAT GROUP OF PARENTS THAT I STOOD BEFORE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO.

THEY'VE IMPLORED ME TO HELP TO PROTECT OUR ELEMENTARY CHILDREN.

THE YOUNGER, THE YOUNGEST EXCUSE ME, AND MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

MANY OF THEM WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES, STATED THAT THE SAFETY OF AN ELEMENTARY CHILD IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THAT OF A SECONDARY CHILD.

MY CONCERN IS IN THE WAY THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS WRITTEN, BECAUSE THE WAY THAT IT'S WRITTEN, IT'S PLAUSIBLE THAT WE COULD GO THE ENTIRE YEAR WITHOUT HIRING ANY TYPE OF SRO OR QUALIFIED ALTERNATE FOR OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

THERE'S NO DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

THERE'S NO BUDGET, AND THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY OF THIS BOARD TO THE COMMUNITY IN THIS REGARD.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I CAN'T VOTE YES ON THIS WAIVER AND NEED TO VOTE NO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

BOARD IF THERE ARE NO BEFORE I ASK AND LOOK FOR A MOTION, I WANT TO JUST SHARE THAT I THINK I'M PROBABLY THE LAST.

OF OUR CURRENT BOARD BEFORE MARK'S BABY COMES ON NEXT YEAR TO HAVE AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT IN FRISCO ISD.

AND I CAN SAY THAT EVERY TIME I DROVE PAST OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUS THERE WAS A POLICE CAR OUT THERE AND NOT FOR BAD REASONS.

THEY WERE THERE OPENING MILK CARTONS AND THE STRING CHEESE PACKAGES, THINGS THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE KNOWN IF I HADN'T DRIVEN BY, BECAUSE I DON'T GO INTO THE SCHOOL REGULARLY.

BUT WHAT TOUCHED ME THE MOST WAS AS THE YOUNGEST IN CHARGE WAS LEAVING FIFTH GRADE.

SHE, I ASKED HER WHO MADE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON HER.

DURING HER FIFTH GRADE YEAR AND DURING HER ELEMENTARY YEARS.

AND SHE SAID THAT IT WAS THE POLICE OFFICER EVERY TIME SHE STRUGGLED TO OPEN UP, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS CLOSING THEM AS TIGHTLY AS I WAS.

BUT EVERY TIME SHE STRUGGLED TO OPEN UP HER SANDWICH BAG, HE WAS RIGHT THERE, JOHNNY ON THE SPOT.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW HE MADE IT FOR LUNCH EVERY TIME SHE NEEDED HIM, BUT HE WAS JUST ALWAYS THERE.

AND I KNOW THAT.

AS A PARENT, AS AN ELEMENTARY PARENT, THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME BECAUSE I HAVING THREE GIRLS GO THROUGH THE SYSTEM STRUGGLED WITH NOT HAVING SECURITY ON OUR CAMPUSES.

IT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR ME WHEN THE DISTRICT CAME FORWARD AND CREATED THE ROVER PROGRAM WITHOUT ANYONE TELLING THEM TO DO SO.

IT MADE MY HEART SKIP A BEAT BECAUSE I KNEW THAT THEY WERE LISTENING TO PARENTS LIKE ME.

PARENTS THAT ARE OUT IN THE SEATS NOW JUST KIND OF REACHING OUT TO US VIA EMAIL OR HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENT TRUSTEES.

I THINK THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT LONG BEFORE AND I RESPECT ANY BILL THAT IS PASSED, IF WE IF IT IS PUT IN PLACE, THEN WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THE BILLS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE BY OUR STATE.

HOWEVER. I THINK THAT IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT LONG BEFORE A BILL WAS PASSED, THE DISTRICT WAS DOING ITS DUE DILIGENCE TO PROTECT OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSETS.

AND THOSE ARE OUR KIDDOS.

OH, DANNY.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING IN THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU ALL TONIGHT.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST TWO PARAGRAPHS OF THAT RESOLUTION, THE BOARD, IF IT WERE TO VOTE FOR THIS RESOLUTION, ACTUALLY DIRECTS DR.

WALDRIP TO SEEK THE ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL SROS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS, AND ALSO TO CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY STRUCTURES OF THE DISTRICT IN PERPETUITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL MEASURES AS APPROPRIATE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNEW THAT THOSE TWO PIECES WERE IN THERE AS WELL AS PART OF THE RESOLUTION.

MS. DAVIS, CAN WE REQUEST STAFF GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE RESULTS OF THE RFP AT THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING OR IF THERE'S AN APPROPRIATE WORKSHOP IN BETWEEN? ABSOLUTELY. CAN WE PLACE IN THE RECORD THAT WE ARE REQUESTING AN UPDATE AT OR BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER REGULAR BOARD MEETING, MICHELE.

THANK YOU.

I'M REALLY DOWN THE MIDDLE ON THIS ONE.

I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS, BUT I REALLY HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN WHAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE DOING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION THAT NEXT IS IT OKAY?

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IS AM I OUT OF ORDER? LET ME CHECK WITH OUR PARLIAMENTARIAN.

YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION THAT INCLUDES THE AMENDMENT.

OKAY. MARVIN, I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR MS. ELAD, BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY PROPOSAL.

I WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION A LITTLE BIT BETTER IS THAT YOU ARE OPPOSING THE GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.

MS. ELAD. OR IS IT.

OR IS IT YOUR OPPOSING? THE RESOLUTION IS WELL.

I THINK THAT I WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE TO SUPPORT A RESOLUTION IF WE HAD A MORE WELL DEFINED PLAN IN PLACE.

LIKE, WE WILL IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN AND IT WILL BE IN PLACE BY.

NOVEMBER 1ST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I THINK I WOULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT.

BUT THIS IS VERY OPEN ENDED TO ME.

AND THE REASON I BRING IT UP IS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK.

THERE AREN'T ENOUGH SROS.

AND SO WOULD YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT WE NEED A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION? WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MEET THE STANDARD BY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

WELL, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ABILITY, AVAILABILITY OF SROS.

BUT WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT A FEW OTHER.

OPTIONS THAT I UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T THINK ARE RIGHT AT THIS TIME, BUT WE MAY END UP HAVING TO ADOPT ONE OF THOSE ANYWAYS.

SO THAT'S MY CONCERN, IS THAT THIS IS VERY OPEN ENDED.

AND LIKE I SAID IN MY STATEMENT, WE COULD GO THE ENTIRE YEAR WITHOUT HAVING ANY ADDITIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL IN OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, AND THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS RESOLUTION THAT SAYS OTHERWISE.

OKAY. SO SO SO BEFORE WE GO BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING, MAKE SURE THAT QUESTIONS ARE BEING DIRECTED TO ME.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THAT, MS. DAVIS, IS MS. ELAD'S POSITION IS SHE IS SHE APPROVES THE GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SROS, BUT SHE DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE LANGUAGE IN THE RESOLUTION. AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE ALTERNATIVE BEING PROPOSED IS, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PRESENT MY UNDERSTANDING SOME MOTION FOR A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.

AND SO IF IT'S NOT WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED BEFORE US OR WHATEVER MR. LOWE CHOOSES TO SEEK FOR AMENDMENT OR OTHERWISE, WHAT IS IT? WOULD YOU CARE TO RESPOND? WELL, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WHAT I WOULD SAY IS WHAT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO IS VOTE ON THIS.

AND SO THIS IS WHAT I REVIEWED OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN IT WAS PROVIDED TO US.

THIS IS WHERE I'M AT WITH THIS.

IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT TO IT, I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M PREPARED RIGHT NOW TO VOTE ON IT BECAUSE I NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT AND GIVE THE CHANCE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND AND SEE IF THAT IS.

ACCEPTABLE TO THEM.

BUT THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ALSO ONE OF MY CONCERNS, IS THAT THERE IS NO PLAN.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'LL WORK ON IT.

I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE WORKED ON.

I'M NOT SAYING I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT IS GOING TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE WHOLE TEAM IS GOING TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE. BUT I'M BEING ASKED TO VOTE.

THE BOARD EXCUSE ME, IS BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON THIS.

AND THIS TO ME IS TOO OPEN ENDED.

IN MY OPINION, FOR MR. LOWE MAKES HIS MOTION WITH THE AMENDMENT.

THANK YOU.

SORRY. I JUST WANT TO. I JUST WANT TO.

SINCE WE DIDN'T REALLY WALK THROUGH THE RESOLUTION, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF I DID THAT FOR Y'ALL REAL QUICK, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE RESOLUTION SAYS.

WE ALL ARE GOING TO VOTE ON IT.

SO THE FIRST PIECE OF THE RESOLUTION IS CLAIMING A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION, WHICH IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THERE IS A LACK OF AVAILABLE POLICE OFFICERS TO PROVIDE A POLICE OFFICER FOR EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS IN OUR DISTRICT.

THAT'S THE FIRST PIECE.

IF WE DO NOT HAVE A POLICE OFFICER AT EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS IN OUR DISTRICT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, WE ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH HB THREE UNLESS WE HAVE CLAIMED A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.

IF WE CLAIM A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION, WE ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD WITH WHICH THE BOARD, THE DISTRICT CAN CAN COMPLY. THE RESOLUTION INCLUDES A PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE STANDARD, AND THAT PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE STANDARD IS THE CURRENT SRO PROGRAM.

IT IS NOT THE CASE THAT THE RESOLUTION CONTAINS NO PLAN.

THE RESOLUTION CONTAINS A PLAN.

THE PLAN IS THE CURRENT PLAN THAT WE HAVE HAD IN PLACE FOR THE PAST YEAR, IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS IN THE RESOLUTION RIGHT NOW, AS MR. HILL MENTIONED TO YOU ALL IN HIS PRESENTATION, THE DISTRICT IS CONTINUING TO EVALUATE OTHER OPTIONS TO DETERMINE IF WE SHOULD ADJUST OUR CURRENT PLAN, AND THAT IS WHAT THE RFP WAS ISSUED FOR ON FRIDAY.

AS THOSE AS THOSE OPTIONS COME IN, YOU WILL GET UPDATES ABOUT THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BUT THE WAY THAT THIS IS STRUCTURED IN HB THREE, YOU CLAIM A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.

THERE IS NO TIME FRAME ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IN THE BILL.

THERE'S NO EXPIRATION.

WE ACTUALLY DON'T EVEN WE DON'T FILE THIS WITH ANYBODY.

IT JUST SITS HERE UNLESS THE TA ASKS US FOR IT.

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SO WE HAVE TO HAVE IT DOCUMENTED, BUT IT DOESN'T GET FILED.

SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO TIME FRAME OR ANYTHING IN THERE.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT YOU ALL ARE PASSING, IDENTIFYING A STANDARD THAT YOU ALL APPROVE.

AND SO YOU CAN ADJUST THAT STANDARD AT ANY TIME.

SO THIS IS WHAT'S IN THE RESOLUTION IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF ADMINISTRATION FOR AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD THAT WE BELIEVE IS APPROPRIATE ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE CONTINUING TO, AS WE ALWAYS DO, AND AS MS. ARCHAMBAULT POINTED OUT, WE ARE ALWAYS CONTINUING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CAN WE IMPROVE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT AND AGAIN, THOSE THAT'S NOTED DOWN AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE RESOLUTION WHERE YOU TELL DR.

WALDRIP TO CONTINUE TO SEEK ADDITIONAL SROS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AND TO CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE OPTIONS FOR SECURITY MOVING FORWARD.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE RESOLUTION AND THAT'S WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS DESIGNED TO DO.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S REALLY CLEAR FOR ALL OF YOU, THAT THAT'S WHAT'S IN THERE, THAT THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT.

BUT THANK THANK YOU.

SO WE JUST HEARD, THOUGH, RIGHT? YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE SOLUTION IS TO HIRE SROS AT ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.

THAT'S OUR SOLUTION, RIGHT? THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT OF HB THREE.

RIGHT. WHICH WE CANNOT DO BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE AVAILABLE SROS.

SO THE SOLUTION IS OUR CURRENT PROGRAM.

THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD IS OUR CURRENT SRO PROGRAM.

OKAY. UNDERSTOOD THAT.

BUT IT ALSO SAYS HERE IN ITEM FIVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO HIRE PEOPLE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE SROS SPECIFICALLY.

RIGHT. BECAUSE AGAIN, TO YOUR POINT.

RIGHT. I MEAN, RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO SROS AVAILABLE, BUT IT SAYS EARLIER IN THE RESOLUTION THAT, AGAIN, IF WE HAD AVAILABLE SROS, WE WOULD PUT ONE AT EVERY CAMPUS, RIGHT? SO, IF SRO HAS BECOME AVAILABLE, WE ARE GOING TO HIRE THEM TO PUT THEM AT THE CAMPUSES.

BUT WE'RE ALSO DOING AN RFP, CORRECT? TO CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE ALL OF OUR OPTIONS.

YOU ALL DO NOT HAVE TO AWARD A VENDOR JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE AN RFP.

SO WE ISSUE AN RFP TO GET PROPOSALS TO EVALUATE THEM AND VET THEM AND THEN MAKE A DECISION.

SO ISSUING AN RFP DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY SECURITY COMPANY.

IT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST THOSE PROPOSALS SO THAT THEY CAN BE FULLY EVALUATED AND YOU ALL CAN DETERMINE IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WANT TO GO WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU WOULD NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

DANNY, ONE THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS THAT OUR GOVERNING BODY IS, TOO, AND WE HAVE GOTTEN NO WE HAVE GOTTEN NOTHING YET.

IT'S PROBABLY IT'S WHAT, A WEEK AND A HALF MORE BEFORE THEY GIVE US ANY GUIDANCE.

AUGUST 24TH. AUGUST 24TH IS WHEN WE GET THE FIRST.

SO, IF THE TEA COMES IN AND THEY TELL US YOU CAN'T DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING, RIGHT, THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY SHIFT THINGS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT.

I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT WE AMEND THE.

RESOLUTION CLAIMING THAT COULD CAUSE EXEMPTION.

AGAIN, I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW CONFIDENT I AM IN THE DISTRICT TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A NEW LAW THAT'S OUT THERE THAT SAYS WE NEED ARMED SECURITY OR ARMED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AT EACH CAMPUS, WHICH WE KNOW THAT WE CANNOT DO.

SO, WHAT I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE IS THAT WE AMEND THE RESOLUTION THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE NOW TO STATE THAT UNTIL WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HB THREE, THAT WE WILL GET GET MONTHLY UPDATES TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, WHETHER WE'RE GOING THE ROUTE TO STAY WITH GETTING THE EXCEPTION AND GETTING SECURITY OR WHETHER WE ARE DOING GOOD.

ON FINDING SROS AND HIRING THEM ONE AT A TIME TO UNTIL WE GET TO THE AMOUNT THAT'S NEEDED.

SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD PUT THAT IN IN WORDS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT AS AN AMENDMENT BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE REQUESTING.

WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT SECTION FIVE AND SIX WHERE WE'RE DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO GIVE US.

UPDATES MONTHLY UNTIL IT'S COMPLETE, UNTIL THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE.

OKAY. NOW, SO WE CAN HAVE THAT AS POLICY AS AS SOMETHING THAT WE VOTED ON AND PASSED.

WE CAN DIRECT HIM TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU. I WOULD I WOULD JUST COMMENT ON AS TO MR. LOWE'S. AMENDMENT THAT WE BY SEEKING THE GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HB THREE SO WE DON'T GO ON.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE ON AN ONGOING BASIS OF OUT OF COMPLIANCE, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT YOU IMPLIED BY YOUR STATEMENT.

WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE.

BUT I AGREE WITH YOU OF HAVING THE MONTHLY DIRECTION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO UPDATE US AS TO PROGRESS ON OTHER ALTERNATIVES, WHETHER IT'S THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS OR OTHERWISE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR.

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BY SEEKING THE GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION AND ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION.

OUR POSITION IS THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WITH WITH THE LAW.

YEAH, AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND THAT IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE CONCERN BECAUSE WE CAN ACTUALLY SAY WE COULD ACTUALLY PASS THIS RESOLUTION AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.

AND SO, BECAUSE WE'LL BE IN COMPLIANCE AND THE PUBLIC, IF THEY TRUST US TO GO IN AND PASS THIS, GIVE US THIS EXEMPTION, I WANT TO ASSURE THEM THAT IT'S NOTHING THAT'S JUST GOING IN THE DUSTBIN AND THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE PURSUING UNTIL WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE ARE.

AGREE. SO TECHNICALLY, YES, WE WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE US WORK TOWARDS THE GOAL OF GETTING BORED.

WE ARE GOING TO RECESS JUST FOR A MINUTE, Y'ALL.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. I PROMISE WE'RE GOING TO RECESS SO THAT WE CAN GET YOUR AMENDMENT IN WRITING WITH OUR ATTORNEY. OKAY.

SO WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.

SEVERAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

THE BOARD IS RETURNING FROM RECESS.

AND WITH THAT BOARD, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION.

I MOVE TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO ADD A PARAGRAPH SEVEN STATING THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL PROVIDE MONTHLY UPDATES TO THE BOARD REGARDING SAFETY AND SECURITY UNTIL FURTHER ACTION OF THE BOARD. SECOND.

MOTION BY MR. LOWE, SECOND BY MR. CLASSE. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES 5-1 AND MR. GOPAL IS ABSENT.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM SEVEN.

WHAT IS IT? I MOVED.

OH, GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. SEVEN. SEE? OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED, CLAIMING A GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION TO TEC SECTION 37.0814.

A MOTION BY MR. CLASSE. SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES 61.

BOARD WILL MOVE ON TO ACTION.

[7.D. Consider and act on a resolution of the Board to set the 2023 Tax Rate]

ITEM 7.D CONSIDER AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WHAT? OKAY, WE'LL STRIKE THAT.

WE'LL GO TO SEVEN ACTION ITEM 7.D, CONSIDER AN ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD TO SET THE 2023 TAX RATE.

SO, I JUST HAVE A REALLY QUICK PRESENTATION FOR YOU GUYS ON THE TAX RATE.

MOST OF THIS ACTUALLY ALL OF THIS WE WENT OVER IN YOUR RECENT WORKSHOP, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, I WANTED TO REITERATE A FEW POINTS ABOUT HOW THE TAX RATE IS SET SO WE DETERMINE TAX RATES EVERY AUGUST BASED ON PROPERTY VALUES THAT WE RECEIVE, CERTIFIED PROPERTY VALUES THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.

WE MAKE AN ESTIMATE OF THOSE PROPERTY VALUES IN APRIL EVERY YEAR WHEN WE ARE BUILDING OUR BUDGET.

BUT THOSE VALUES AREN'T CERTIFIED UNTIL JULY 25TH.

ONCE THEY'RE CERTIFIED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, WE SEND THAT INFORMATION DOWN TO TEA WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK, TURNS AROUND AND TELLS US WHAT OUR TAX RATE SHOULD BE CALCULATED AT, AND THEN WE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL TAX RATE THAT WE NEED TO COLLECT IN ORDER TO PAY OFF OF OUR TO PAY OFF OUR DEBT.

AND THAT'S HOW WE DEVELOP THE TAX RATE.

I PUT SOME INFORMATION ON HERE ABOUT THE PROJECTED TOTAL ASSESSED VALUES IN FRISCO ISD THAT WE THAT WE ESTIMATED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS VERSUS WHERE THEY CAME IN WHEN THEY WERE CERTIFIED IN JULY.

WE DO TYPICALLY SEE AT LEAST THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN A PRETTY BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE APRIL ESTIMATES THAT WE GET FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AND THE ACTUAL CERTIFIED NUMBERS THAT WE GET IN JULY FROM THEM.

THIS DIFFERENCE IN PROJECTED VERSUS CERTIFIED TRACKS WITH WHAT WE'VE SEEN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE DO ESTIMATE THAT THE FINAL TAXABLE VALUES WILL DECREASE BY ABOUT

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$3 MILLION IF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASE IS APPROVED AS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

THERE WAS A BILL PASSED BACK IN JULY TO INCREASE THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM $40,000 TO $100,000.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART ON THE RIGHT THE HISTORICAL VALUE GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT SINCE 2019.

THE DARK RED REPRESENTS VALUE GROWTH FROM NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THE LIGHT RED REPRESENTS VALUE GROWTH FROM THE APPRECIATION OF EXISTING PROPERTY.

SO PROPERTY HAS BEEN APPRECIATING DRASTICALLY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE AVERAGE RESIDENT'S TAXABLE VALUE IN FRISCO ISD IS NOW JUST OVER $537,000, WHICH IS ABOUT 12.8% UP FROM LAST YEAR.

WE EXPECT THAT TO GO BACK DOWN AFTER THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASE PASSES.

AND I HAVE ANOTHER CHART ON THAT.

SO JUST TO REMIND YOU HOW THE TAX RATE, THE TAX RATE FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS IS DEVELOPED TO DETERMINES THIS THROUGH THE SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA. WHILE THE LEGISLATURE DETERMINES IT THROUGH THE SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA, IT'S MADE UP OF TWO PIECES TIER ONE AND TIER TWO.

TIER ONE IS SET BY TEA EVERY YEAR BASED ON PROPERTY VALUE GROWTH, BOTH WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE STATE.

AND THEN TIER TWO IS APPROVED BY VOTERS.

BACK IN 2018, WE HAD A TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION WHERE WE VOTERS APPROVED US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL 17 AVAILABLE PENNIES IN OUR TIER TWO TAX RATE.

SOME CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA IN 2019 THAT REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF TAXING AUTHORITY THAT WE'RE USING DOWN BY THREE PENNIES IN CHANGE.

AND SO WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THOSE, AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT GRAPHICALLY DEPICTED.

BUT BACK IN 2018, WHEN VOTERS APPROVED THE TAX RATE OF $1.17, AFTER THAT YEAR IN 2019 AND THAT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

HB THREE THAT PASSED,HB THREE WAS PASSED, WHICH REQUIRED US TO COMPRESS OUR TAX RATES EVERY YEAR WHEN PROPERTY VALUES GO UP.

AND SO I JUST DID A LITTLE CHART HERE FOR YOU TO SEE THE DECREASE ANNUALLY IN THE DISTRICT'S TAX RATE SINCE 2018.

AND YOU CAN SEE IF YOU ADD UP ALL THE YEARS ON THE SCREEN, WE'VE DECREASED THE TOTAL TAX RATE BY 41.25 CENTS PER $100 VALUATION SINCE 2018.

WHICH IS REALLY GREAT FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.

NO, THANK YOU.

YOU CAN APPLAUSE IF YOU WANT.

A COUPLE OF PIECES OF TERMINOLOGY THAT OFTEN CONFUSE PEOPLE WHEN WE PUBLISH OUR TRUTH AND TAXATION INFORMATION AND OUR TAX RATE CALCULATIONS.

THERE ARE TWO TAX RATES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED THAT WE DON'T ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING WITH.

THEY'RE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

SO THAT'S THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND THE RATE TO MAINTAIN REVENUE, THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, WHICH USED TO BE CALLED THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, IS THE RATE THAT WOULD PRODUCE THE SAME TAX LEVY AS LAST YEAR.

SO, THIS RATE IS GREAT TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU ARE PAYING CITY OR COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES BECAUSE THEIR THEIR REVENUE IS NOT BOUND BY THE BY A FUNDING FORMULA LIKE OURS IS.

WE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE FORMULA, WHEN WE COLLECT MORE IN TAXES, OUR STATE AID IS REDUCED.

AND SO, THAT'S WHERE THE RATE TO MAINTAIN REVENUE COMES IN.

THAT RATE IS CALCULATED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE INTERACTION BETWEEN LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES AND STATE AID.

AND SO, AGAIN, THOSE ARE JUST TWO PIECES OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO TAXPAYERS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY RATES THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE ON.

THE RATES THAT YOU CAN VOTE ON WOULD BE THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OR THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE OR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN THE TWO.

THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE IS THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE THAT CAN BE ADOPTED WITHOUT TRIGGERING AN ELECTION OF THE VOTERS.

IN MOST CASES, THIS THIS IS EQUAL TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, WHICH TONIGHT THIS IS EQUAL TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE IS THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE PLUS ANY AVAILABLE TAXING AUTHORITY.

SO IF I GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, IT'S THE THREE PENNIES AND CHANGE THAT ARE SHADED HERE THAT WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AT THIS POINT.

THAT'S HOW YOU CALCULATE THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE.

IF YOU WERE TO VOTE ON THAT TAX RATE, IT WOULD TRIGGER A VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION AND THEN THE COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE TO RATIFY THAT RATE.

SO THAT'S THAT'S ALL.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, LIKE I SAID, TONIGHT, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU APPROVE THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

JUST TO SHOW YOU THE IMPACT ON THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER.

I'VE PUT ON THE SCREEN LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE VERSUS THIS YEAR'S AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE.

I'VE SHOWED YOU HOW THAT'S ADJUSTED WITH THE ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF $60,000 AND THEN THE TAX RATE PER $100.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR A TAXPAYER WITH AN AVERAGE VALUED HOME, THEIR TAX BILL WILL DECREASE BY ABOUT

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$171 FROM 2022.

WITH THIS TAX RATE AND WITH THE INCREASE IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

YOU CAN ALSO APPLAUSE FOR THAT.

YES. AND THEN I'VE GIVEN YOU A CHART OVER HERE ON THE RIGHT THAT JUST SHOWS THE TAX BILL HISTORY, BOTH IN ACTUAL DOLLARS AND IN $2,023. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME IS BACK IN 2018 OR 2019, WHEN THE STATE PASSED PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND STARTED COMPRESSING TAX RATES, IT HELPED KEEP THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAX BILL RELATIVELY FLAT UNTIL, REMEMBER, ON THAT PREVIOUS SLIDE, YOU SAW THE APPRECIATION OF PROPERTY VALUES STARTED TO REALLY SKYROCKET.

SO YOU COULD SEE THE AVERAGE TAX BILL STARTED GOING BACK UP.

AND NOW THE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AGAIN TO BRING THAT AVERAGE TAX BILL BACK DOWN.

SO THAT THAT APPEARS TO BE THEIR GOAL IS TO KIND OF KEEP THOSE PROPERTY TAX BILLS MORE AT A STEADY DOLLAR VALUE.

AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, PROPERTY TAX RELIEF DOES NOT AFFECT OUR OPERATING REVENUE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SCHOOL FINANCE FORMULA WORKS.

WHEN OUR TAX REVENUE GOES DOWN, STATE AID GOES UP.

SO WE ARE HELD HARMLESS.

THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION INCREASE WILL IMPACT OUR REVENUE FOR DEBT SERVICE.

I'M PROJECTING THAT THAT $3 MILLION DECREASE IN VALUE ON THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE WILL RESULT IN ABOUT A $9 MILLION DECREASE IN REVENUE, SOME OF WHICH WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY THE STATE.

SO THERE'S A FORMULA THAT THEY USE BASED ON THE DEBT THAT WE HAVE OUTSTANDING AND THAT KIND OF THING AND CERTAIN CUT OFF DATES.

SO THEY WILL HOLD US HARMLESS FOR A GOOD MAJORITY OF THAT.

SO THAT IS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THE RATE THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, LIKE I SAID, IS THE IS THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE THAT WAS CALCULATED BY THE STATE PLUS OUR 27 CENT DEBT TAX RATE THAT WE'VE MAINTAINED SINCE 2018.

BOARD. I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

MR. CLASSE? MR. LOWE? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IF WE NOT THAT I'M REALLY INCLINED TO DO THIS, BUT IF WE WERE TO VOTE FOR THE HIGHER TAX RATE, WE GET ALL THAT MONEY.

AND COULD WE USE ALL OF THAT MONEY TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS WITH OR ARE WE TAX ON THAT OR NO? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

ANY ANY PENNIES AVAILABLE TO US ARE CONSIDERED COPPER PENNIES, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY ARE EQUALIZED TO A LOWER YIELD THAN THE REST OF THE PENNIES IN THE TAX RATE. IF YOU REMEMBER FROM OUR LITTLE SCHOOL FINANCE 101 SESSION.

SO THAT ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT WE CAN ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT FROM LOCAL TAXPAYERS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THOSE FROM THAT TAX, AND THEN THE REST HAS TO BE PAID BACK TO THE STATE IN THE FORM OF RECAPTURE.

RIGHT NOW, THIS YEAR, BASED ON THIS YEAR'S VALUES, THE TAXING AUTHORITY THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE WOULD GENERATE ABOUT $18 MILLION, AND WE WOULD KEEP ABOUT 11.6 MILLION OF THAT AFTER RECAPTURE.

THANK YOU. MR. CLASSE. MS. ELAD? MR. CLASSE MOVED THE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE DECREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF $1 0.027 $0.05.

MOTION MADE BY MR. CLASSE. SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT. ALL IN FAVOR PASSES 7-0.

FORWARD WE'LL GO TO ACTION ITEM 7.E CONSIDER AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF

[7.E. Consider and act on a resolution for 2023-2024 classroom and teaching supply stipends]

2023, 2024 CLASSROOM AND TEACHING SUPPLY STIPENDS.

MS. SMITH? THIS IS THE SAME RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT TO YOU EVERY SEPTEMBER.

I THINK FOR THE, I THINK THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS.

WE ARE PROPOSING PAYING A CLASSROOM AND TEACHING SUPPLY STIPEND OF $250 TO ALL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CODED AS TEACHER, TEACHER, FACILITATOR, LIBRARIAN OR SPEECH THERAPIST IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SO THE WAY THAT WE TRACK EMPLOYEES AS WE REPORT THEM TO TEA.

SO THAT WOULD BE $250 ON THEIR SEPTEMBER PAYCHECK FOR ANYBODY IN THOSE CATEGORIES TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF CLASSROOM TEACHING AND SUPPLIES THAT THEY BUY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET.

AGAIN, THIS IS, I THINK, THE FIFTH YEAR THAT WE'VE DONE THIS, AND WE DO HAVE A CUT OFF DATE BY WHICH EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE TO BE OR BY WHICH PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE DISTRICT IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT PAYROLL DATE.

AND THEN ANYBODY THAT WE MISSED THAT'S ELIGIBLE FOR THE STIPEND WOULD BE PAID IN JANUARY.

SO WE'D CATCH ANYBODY WE HIRE IN THE FALL SEMESTER, WE'D CATCH THEM UP AND GIVE THEM THAT STIPEND IN JANUARY.

THANK YOU. BOARD, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

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MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION DECLARING A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE EXPENDITURES OF DISTRICT FUNDS FOR THE 2023 CLASSROOM AND TEACHING SUPPLIES STIPEND AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MADE BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT, SECOND BY MR. LOWE. ALL IN FAVOR? VOTE PASSES. SEVEN ZERO.

FORWARD WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM 7.F CONSIDER AN ACT ON BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE 23-24 GENERAL FUND AND

[7.F. Consider and act on budget transfers and amendments for the 2023-2024 General Fund and Child Nutrition Fund budgets]

CHILD NUTRITION FUND BUDGETS.

MS. SMITH? SO EVERY YEAR IN AUGUST, WE BRING YOU GUYS AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET THAT RELATES TO WHAT WE CALL ROLLED ENCUMBRANCES.

AND SO THIS IS ENCUMBRANCES OR PURCHASE ORDERS THAT WERE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM AND SENT OUT TO VENDORS BEFORE OUR JUNE 30TH FISCAL YEAR CUT OFF, BUT THAT WERE NOT FILLED AND INVOICED UNTIL AFTER THAT FISCAL YEAR ENDED.

AND SO, THEY'RE VALID PURCHASE ORDERS AND WE'VE PURCHASED THEM.

BUT THE BUDGET NEEDS TO BE MOVED FORWARD INTO THIS YEAR SO THAT WE CAN PAY THOSE INVOICES.

AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR.

THIS YEAR WE MADE FEWER PURCHASES TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR THAN WE HISTORICALLY HAVE.

SO THE NUMBER IS SMALLER THAN IT HAS BEEN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR IN BOTH THE GENERAL FUND AND THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU GUYS HAVE THEM.

THANK YOU. BOARD.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I WAS GOING TO ASK MS. SMITH IF SHE WANTED TO.

I KNOW YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ON OUR BUDGET, OUR BUDGET PROCESS, SCHOOL FINANCE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND JUST AN EXPLANATION OF HOW WE DO THE FINANCIAL PIECE OF THIS DISTRICT, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THAT GOOD INFORMATION THAT'S OUT THERE? SURE. WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF BUDGET AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON OUR DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

THERE'S A BUTTON IF YOU GO TO THE DISTRICT'S HOMEPAGE THAT SAYS FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY, IT'S ALWAYS THERE.

IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY PAGE.

WE HAVE WHEN WE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET PAGES, YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THE BOARD MEETINGS AND WORKSHOP MATERIALS FROM WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. YOU'LL SEE A BUDGET BOOK THAT HAS A PRETTY LONG NARRATIVE ABOUT HOW THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED AND ALL THE PIECES THAT GO INTO THAT.

YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE CALL A RAW FORMAT BUDGET WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD OUR BUDGET IN EXCEL AND PLAY AROUND WITH ALL THE THOUSANDS OF LINE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THERE IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED TO DO SO.

WE ALSO HAVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR, I THINK WE GO BACK TEN YEARS ON BOTH BUDGETS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

IF YOU KIND OF LOOK THROUGH THAT ARCHIVE, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF CLOSING THE BOOKS ON LAST FISCAL YEAR.

AND SO AS WE GET THAT FINISHED AND WE GET OUR AUDIT FINISHED, WE'LL UPDATE THE WEBSITE FOR FOR THE FINAL RESULTS FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR.

WE ALSO POST QUARTERLY BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL REPORTS ON THAT WEB PAGE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION.

WE ALSO WE RECEIVE IN TERMS OF TRANSPARENCY.

WE RECEIVE THE COMPTROLLER'S TRANSPARENCY STARS AWARDS FOR ALL OF THE AWARDS THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR JUST FOR HAVING ALL OF THE INFORMATION OFFERED ON OUR WEBSITE TO THE PUBLIC.

AND BENCHMARKING AS WELL.

VARIOUS CATEGORIES SPINS, FOR INSTANCE, LEVEL ADMINISTRATION COMPARED TO THINGS LIKE THAT ANNUALLY.

AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE GO THROUGH A FINANCIAL BENCHMARKING EXERCISE.

WE LOOK AT TEN OF OUR WHAT WE CONSIDER PEER DISTRICTS.

SO OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE LIKE US IN TERMS OF SIZE OR MAKEUP AND WE COMPARE OUR SPENDING AND OUR BUDGETS TO THOSE DISTRICTS SPENDING AND THEIR BUDGETS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY OUT OF LINE.

AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT KIND OF RAISES A FLAG TO SAY THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE TYPICAL DISTRICT IN THIS GROUP IS DOING, THEN WE HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR IT OR WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO, THAT'S AN EXERCISE THAT WE GO THROUGH.

WE ALSO RECENTLY HAVE ENGAGED A OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS WEAVER TO DO WHAT'S CALLED AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT.

I MENTIONED THIS TO YOU GUYS AT YOUR WORKSHOP LAST WEEK.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE DONE ONLY IF WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT A HIGHER TAX RATE.

THAT WOULD THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ELECTION.

BUT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING THROUGH BUDGET BALANCING PROCESSES AND BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE BUDGET DEFICIT THAT WE'VE ADOPTED, WE WENT AHEAD AND ENGAGED THEM, WHICH TO DO AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT, WHICH IS A SIMILAR ACTIVITY TO THE BENCHMARKING THAT WE ALREADY DO.

BUT HAVING A THIRD PARTY DO IT, WE FELT LIKE WOULD BE A GOOD EXERCISE TO GO THROUGH AND WORTH OUR TIME AND EFFORT TO GET BACK SOME HOPEFULLY GOOD INFORMATION. THANKS FOR THAT.

I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.

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I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2324 GENERAL FUND AND CHILD NUTRITION BUDGETS AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MADE BY MR. CLASSE, SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0.

FORWARD WE'LL MOVE TO ACTION ITEM 7.G CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE 23-24 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND I'LL

[7.G. Consider and act on 2023-2024 Student Code of Conduct]

ASK FOR MS. PAIGE HOSE TO COME UP.

BEFORE MS. HOLZ BEGINS, SHOULD REMIND YOU OF THE BOARD YOU RECEIVED FOR INFORMATION AND THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.

IT'S ALSO STARTING ON PAGE 52 AND BOARD BOOK WITH THE ALL OF THE EDITS.

MS. HOLZ IS A MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES AND IS GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

MY APOLOGIES, DR. CUNNINGHAM.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS, TRUSTEES, DR.

WALDRIP AND MEMBERS OF IST.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

WHILE I AM THE ONE PRESENTING TONIGHT, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OF OUR ENTIRE STUDENT SERVICES TEAM, INCLUDING MS. MILLER, DR.

DAVIS, MR. LEAL, MS. CARSON AND MS. MCKINNIS, WHO HAVE ALL HELPED WITH THIS EFFORT.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US WITH SOME TIME THIS EVENING BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED WITH OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS CLARITY REGARDING THE PURPOSE OF A STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

AND SO AS A REMINDER TO YOU AND TO THOSE WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING AT HOME, THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT IS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 37 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, PROVIDES METHODS AND OPTIONS FOR MANAGING STUDENT BEHAVIOR, PREVENTING AND INTERVENING IN STUDENT DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS, AND IN IMPOSING DISCIPLINE.

SPECIFICALLY, THE LAW REQUIRES THE DISTRICT TO DEFINE MISCONDUCT THAT MAY OR MUST RESULT IN A RANGE OF DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES, AND THAT COULD RANGE FROM CAMPUS BASED DISCIPLINE LIKE IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION ALL THE WAY TO AN EXPULSION TO THE JJAEP OR JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM. SO WHILE THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT REALLY WORKS TO DEFINE THE MISCONDUCT, IT IS ONLY ONE PIECE OF A MUCH LARGER BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN FRISCO ISD.

AND WHILE WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT TONIGHT, I WANTED TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO SOME MORE DETAIL AT YOUR SEPTEMBER 6TH WORKSHOP ABOUT ALL THINGS THAT WE DO WITH BEHAVIOR SUPPORT.

AND YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT WE HAD A STUDENT SERVICE LISTENING TOUR LAST SPRING WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT ABOUT 40 CAMPUSES, TALK TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ON EACH OF THOSE SITES, GET FEEDBACK FROM THOSE INDIVIDUALS REGARDING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH BEHAVIOR ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, AND TAKE THAT FEEDBACK TO DRIVE CHANGES IN OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SUCH AS OUR STUDENT HANDBOOK AND BEHAVIOR MATRIX, WHICH WE'LL GO OVER WITH YOU IN SEPTEMBER.

ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, WE'VE ALSO GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THEN ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE HELD.

AND SO WE'LL TOUCH ON THOSE THINGS WITH YOU AS WELL AS ALL OF THE TRAININGS AND SUPPORTS THAT WE'RE OFFERING ACROSS THE DISTRICT IN RELATION TO STUDENT BEHAVIOR.

SO ALL OF THAT IS COMING.

WE'LL GO INTO GREAT DETAIL WITH YOU THEN, BUT FOR TONIGHT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE LOOKING AT OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

SO IN EDUCATION, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WE LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN A GOOD ACRONYM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU HEAR THE TERM DAEP THIS EVENING, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR FREQUENTLY, IT'S REFERRING TO A DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

AND IN FRISCO ISD, OUR DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS HOUSED AT OUR STUDENT OPPORTUNITY CENTER.

AND WHENEVER A STUDENT IS ASSIGNED THERE, THEY'RE PROHIBITED FROM ATTENDING SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENTS, PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETICS OR OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

AND THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE ON PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE SOC FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR PLACEMENT.

THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE DRIVES IF AND OR WHEN WE CAN ASSIGN A PLACEMENT AT THE IEP.

SO WITH CHANGES FOR THE 22-23 OR EXCUSE ME, 2023-2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, MS. MILLER WAS ABLE TO SHARE THE DOCUMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH YOU A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

EVERYTHING WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW FOR YOU, BUT WE'RE ONLY GOING TO TOUCH ON THE BIG ITEMS THAT WE KNOW WILL IMPACT OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY THIS EVENING.

AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU CAN CERTAINLY ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THOSE BIG ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THE ONE THAT YOU HAVE LIKELY HEARD ABOUT, AS MANY DISTRICTS ARE TALKING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW ARE E-CIGARETTES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH HOUSE BILL 114.

STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, A STUDENT MUST BE PLACED IN A DEEP.

IF THE STUDENT SELLS, GIVES OR DELIVERS TO ANOTHER PERSON OR POSSESSES OR USES AN E-CIGARETTE.

SO IF A STUDENT IS IN POSSESSION AT OR WITHIN 300FT OF SCHOOL PROPERTY, IT IS NOW A MANDATORY PLACEMENT TO THE DEEP.

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AND IF YOU LOOK THERE, E-CIGARETTE HAS QUITE A LONG DEFINITION IN THE PENAL CODE.

BUT REALLY WHAT IT MEANS IS IF IT'S AN E-CIGARETTE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENT PARTS, THEN IT RESULTS IN A PLACEMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC IN IT.

IT'S ANY PART OF THE DEVICE THAT WOULD RESULT IN A PLACEMENT.

WE ARE SURE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS.

UNFORTUNATELY, STUDENTS DO SOMETIMES BRING E-CIGARETTES OR VAPING DEVICES TO SCHOOL.

AND HISTORICALLY, OUR RESPONSE, WHENEVER IT HASN'T BEEN AN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE WITHIN THE DEVICE HAS BEEN TO ISSUE CAMPUS BASED DISCIPLINE FIRST.

SO ON A FIRST OFFENSE A STUDENT MIGHT RECEIVE IS WE WOULD CERTAINLY CONTACT THE PARENTS SECOND OFFENSE, THEY MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

AND THEN AROUND THAT THIRD OFFENSE, WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT A DAEP PLACEMENT.

BUT NOW IT IS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AND OUR PRACTICE IN FRISCO ISD ON THAT FIRST OFFENSE IS GOING TO BE TO ASSIGN TEN DAYS TO THE DAEP, WHICH IS ABOUT A TWO WEEK PLACEMENT BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

WE'RE PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF MR. DRISCOLL, MS. OVERTON, MS. KIRCHHOFF AND MR. DURHAM ON ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO PUT SOME GREAT MATERIALS TOGETHER.

SO UPON APPROVAL OF THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, WE'RE GOING TO PUSH OUT A LOT OF INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS, AND WE'LL DO THAT THROUGH A VARIETY OF WAYS.

WE'LL PUBLISH SOME THINGS THAT GO OUT DISTRICT WIDE.

PRINCIPALS WILL PUSH OUT INFORMATION IN THEIR WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE SOME LESSONS THAT THEY CAN GIVE TO STUDENTS DURING THEIR ADVISORY TIME OR MORNING MEETINGS. AND I WANTED TO PREVIEW SOME OF THAT WITH YOU THIS EVENING SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS DONE.

THIS IS A SHORT VIDEO THAT WE'LL BE SHOWING TO ALL STUDENTS AND IT WILL BE PUSHED OUT TO PARENTS AS WELL.

SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF YOUR LIFE WILL BE MADE THIS YEAR.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE BIG MOMENTS AS THE STAKES HAVE CHANGED.

EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW BILL STATING THAT ANY STUDENT CAUGHT WITH ANY PART OF AN E-CIGARETTE WILL IMMEDIATELY BE REMOVED FROM THEIR CLASSES AND SENT TO THE DISCIPLINARIAN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM OR DAEP.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PRACTICE IN FRISCO ISD WILL BE FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE FOUND POSSESSING ANY PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE, SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO A PRODUCT CONTAINING HEMP, CBD, OR THC WILL ALSO BE SENT TO A DAEP WHEN ATTENDING A DAEP.

STUDENTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM BEING ON CAMPUS AND ARE BANNED FROM PARTICIPATING OR ATTENDING ANY SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENT.

THEY WILL SPEND THEIR TIME IN AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION TO WORK ON THEIR ACADEMIC STUDIES WHILE REFLECTING ON THE DECISION THAT BROUGHT THEM INTO THE DP AND MAKING A CONSTRUCTIVE PLAN TO NOT HAVE TO RETURN IN THE FUTURE.

SO WHAT DOES THAT TRULY MEAN FOR YOU? WELL, YOUR FRIENDS ARE MAKING PLANS TO GO TO THE GAME THIS WEEKEND.

YOU WON'T BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT WHEN YOUR TEACHER FINALLY BRINGS OUT THE MOST ANTICIPATED LESSON YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT, YOU'LL ONLY HEAR THE STORIES ABOUT WHAT YOU MISSED OUT ON AND THAT MADE YOUR PRACTICE OR CLUB ACTIVITY AFTER SCHOOL.

YEAH, YOU DON'T GET TO DO THAT ANYMORE, SO DON'T MISS OUT ON A CHANCE TO CREATE CHORD MEMORIES THIS YEAR BY BRINGING ANY PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TO SCHOOL.

YOUR TIME IS MORE VALUABLE THAN HAVING TO SPEND WEEKS AT A DAEP.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.

THAT'S JUST ONE PIECE OF WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING TOGETHER FOR US.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE POSTERS ALL AROUND OUR CAMPUSES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PUSHING OUT IN THE NEXT WEEK, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE IN PLACE BY THAT SEPTEMBER 1ST DEADLINE SINCE THAT'S WHEN THIS BILL GOES INTO EFFECT.

SO THAT PUTS US IN COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE BILL 114 BY HAVING THE MANDATORY PLACEMENT FOR AN E-CIGARETTE ON CAMPUS.

SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE ARE CHANGING.

EXCUSE ME. IS WE'RE ADDING A LINE IN THE SECTION OF ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS IN ORDER TO CAPTURE SOME FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN FROM OUR CAMPUSES.

SO THIS IS NOT PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

BUT MOVING FORWARD, IT SAYS THE DISTRICT WILL EXERCISE RECOMMENDING A DISCRETIONARY PLACEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING POSSESSING, USING, GIVING, SELLING OR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY PRODUCT CONTAINING HEMP, CBD OR THC.

AND THAT CAN RESULT IN INTOXICATION OF THE USER EXCEPT FOR PRODUCTS LEGALLY PRESCRIBED TO THE STUDENT BY A LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE SUCH PRODUCTS.

SO WHENEVER STUDENTS ARE BRINGING SUBSTANCES ONTO CAMPUS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY ILLEGAL, SUCH AS DELTA EIGHT, BUT THAT SERVE THE PURPOSE TO GET HIGH, WE WILL BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR A DAEP PLACEMENT.

WE STARTED THIS PRACTICE LAST YEAR, BUT WE DID IT UNDER E-CIGARETTE.

AND SO THERE WERE SOME SUBSTANCES THAT STUDENTS WERE CONSUMING VIA GUMMIES AND THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THERE WAS NO PROVISION IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT TO COVER THAT.

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SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT IN OUR PRACTICES MOVING FORWARD.

AND IF STUDENTS ARE BRINGING SUBSTANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING HIGH OR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AT SCHOOL, WE WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT.

I'M FIGHTING AND SCUFFLING.

WE WANTED TO ADDRESS THIS THIS EVENING BECAUSE WHILE IT'S NOT A WRITTEN CHANGE IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT IT.

SO WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WHILE FIGHTING IS LISTED IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AS A GENERAL CONDUCT VIOLATION AND IT HAS BEEN IN THERE, WE'RE GOING TO BE MORE CONSISTENT IN OUR RESPONSE THIS YEAR.

SO, FOR 2023-2024, THE DISTRICT WILL BE RECOMMENDING PLACEMENTS FOR ANY SECOND OFFENSES OF FIGHTING AND ANY FURTHER FIGHTING FOLLOWING A SECOND INCIDENT.

SO THAT FIRST OFFENSE, WE WOULD TALK TO THE STUDENT, CONTACT THEIR PARENTS, GIVE THEM THAT WARNING THAT ADDITIONAL FIGHTING ON CAMPUS MIGHT RESULT OR WOULD RESULT IN A DAEP PLACEMENT AND BE MORE CONSISTENT IN THAT PRACTICE.

AND THEN WE ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT ASSAULT IS A MORE SERIOUS OFFENSE THAT RESULTS IN A MANDATORY PLACEMENT ON A FIRST OFFENSE.

SO, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIGHTING, IT'S MUTUAL, TWO STUDENTS ENGAGING IN THAT ALTERCATION.

AND YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING HOW OUR DAEP MIGHT HOLD ALL OF THESE STUDENTS.

WE KNOW THAT WE MIGHT HAVE MORE PLACEMENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS NEW LEGISLATURE WITH HOUSE BILL 114 AND PLACING STUDENTS WHO ARE IN POSSESSION OF AN E-CIGARETTE.

AND WE'RE PREPARED FOR THAT.

SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH SOME PLANS WITH MS. ELLIOTT OVER AT THE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY CENTER, SHE SERVES AS THE PRINCIPAL THERE.

AND OUR PLAN FOR THAT IS TO.

I'M SORRY. I JUST LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.

OKAY, SO HOUSE BILL 114 ADDED THIS LANGUAGE.

SO THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD EXPECT THAT OUR DAEPS MIGHT REACH CAPACITY AS WELL.

AND SO IF AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, STUDENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME CAMPUS AND SIT IN IS TO FINISH OUT THEIR PLACEMENT.

AND THEN IF SEATS OPEN BACK UP AT THE DAEP, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RETURN TO THE GAP.

SO WITH MS. ELLIOTT, WE'RE WORKING OUT OUR PLANS FOR AT WHAT POINT ARE WE AT CAPACITY? WHEN WOULD A STUDENT BE RETURNED TO THEIR HOME CAMPUS TO SIT IN ISS AND AT WHAT POINT WOULD WE DETERMINE THAT THEY MUST GO BACK TO THE DAEP IF ANOTHER SEAT OPENS UP? THIS IS SPECIFIC TO NONVIOLENT OFFENSES.

AND SO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE THERE FOR E-CIG VIOLATIONS WOULD MOST LIKELY BE THE ONES TO RETURN TO CAMPUS FIRST.

OUR PLAN FOR THAT IS TO BE AS MINIMALLY DISRUPTIVE AS POSSIBLE.

AND SO WE WANT TO NOT SHUFFLE KIDS ANY MORE THAN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH MS. ELLIOTT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING ACCOUNT AS TIME GOES ON TO DETERMINE IF AND WHEN STUDENTS MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THEIR HOME CAMPUS AND THE SOC FACILITY. OKAY.

THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT IS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO UPON YOUR APPROVAL OF THE UPDATED PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT TO YOU, IT WILL GO ON OUR WEBSITE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

AND WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO HAS QUESTIONS TO CONTACT THEIR STUDENT'S CAMPUS, PRINCIPAL, ADMINISTRATOR, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OR OUR STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR CLARIFICATION. AND WITH THAT, I WILL BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. HOSE. BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY MAY EVERY CLASSROOM AT THE SOC BE EMPTY? YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE STUDENTS WILL FOLLOW THE LAW.

AND PARENTS WILL ENSURE THAT THEIR KIDS DO NOT USE E-CIGARETTES.

YES, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY. AND I'M YOU KNOW, I'M SMILING WHILE I'M SAYING IT, BUT I'M VERY SERIOUS.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO WITH THAT BOARD, I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.

ONE COMMENT. JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.

AND I DID MENTION THIS.

I HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH MS. MILLER TODAY FOR GETTING THIS TO THE BOARD SO EARLY.

THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

I MEAN, THERE WERE A LOT OF CHANGES, BUT JUST I KIND OF WANTED TO REVIEW THE WHOLE THING IN GENERAL, AND SO IT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS RELATED TO THE DAEP PLACEMENT.

I THINK IT WAS THE LAST SLIDE YOU MENTIONED.

I THINK THAT THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE MONITORED.

I COULD SEE THAT BEING, TO YOUR POINT, KIND OF DISRUPTIVE STUDENTS COMING IN, STUDENTS COMING OUT.

I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD SHORT TERM SOLUTION, BUT LONG TERM IT MAY BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT IN TERMS OF OTHER OPTIONS.

AND I AGREE WITH WITH PRESIDENT DAVIS THAT LET'S HOPE THAT NO ONE'S OVER THERE ANYWAYS, SO THIS WON'T BE AN ISSUE.

BUT IF IT IS, WE MIGHT NEED TO LOOK AT SOME OTHER SOLUTIONS, BECAUSE IF WE'RE IF WE'RE TELLING STUDENTS YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO DAEP, IF YOU'RE CAUGHT WITH THESE E-CIGARETTES AND THEN THEY GO FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND COME BACK AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD LEAD TO A PERCEPTION THAT WE DON'T REALLY.

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TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND THAT WE'RE NOT ENFORCING THE LAW.

SO BUT, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THAT WON'T BE AN ISSUE.

BUT IT COULD. SO BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS THE LANGUAGE FROM HOUSE BILL 114.

SO THEY WERE ANTICIPATING IT AS WELL.

BUT WE'LL ABSOLUTELY BE TRACKING TO DETERMINE HOW HOW DISRUPTIVE IS IT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A SOLID PLAN FOR THAT.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR A QUESTION.

I'M SORRY. I HAD A QUESTION.

AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

ON PAGE SEVEN. IT TALKS ABOUT REPORTING CRIMES AND IT SAYS THE PRINCIPAL AND OTHER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AS APPROPRIATE, SHOULD REPORT CRIMES AND GOES ON TO SAY SOME OTHER LANGUAGE.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

IS THERE EVER A TIME WHERE IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO REPORT A CRIME COMMITTED BY A STUDENT? NO. WE ALWAYS REPORT IF WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TAKING PLACE.

OKAY. SO THAT'S JUST EXTRA LANGUAGE IN THERE.

IT SHOULDN'T MAYBE SHOULDN'T BE.

I'M TRYING TO FIND WHERE YOU WERE AT, SO I'M SORRY.

I'M ON PAGE SEVEN WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT REPORTING CRIMES.

OKAY. SO PERHAPS IT'S MORE ABOUT WHO THEY'RE REPORTING IT TO.

SO WHETHER IT'S AN SRO OR CPS.

OH, OKAY. SO IT'S NOT SAYING WHETHER THEY WOULD REPORT IT, BUT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND THERE'S JUST A COUPLE MORE OBSERVATIONS THAT I HAD.

IT TALKS ABOUT DEFACING SCHOOL PROPERTY AND INCLUDING TEXTBOOKS, TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, LOCKERS, FURNITURE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT WITH GRAFFITI OR BY OTHER MEANS.

WE ALL KNOW THAT WE HAD AN INCIDENT LAST YEAR WHERE.

STUDENTS. REALLY WRECKED.

MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

TWO YEARS AGO. I'M SORRY.

AND. IS THERE ANYTHING IN PLACE THAT WOULD LET THE BOARD ALLOW THE BOARD TO KNOW MAYBE THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT WOULD LET US KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN THESE CASES TO THE PERPETRATORS? OR IS THAT OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF REALLY WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR? YEAH, IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE FOR ME THIS EVENING, BUT IN GENERAL WE SHARE ON NEED TO KNOW BASIS WITHIN THE SYSTEM.

BUT DR. CUNNINGHAM MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK TO SPECIFIC COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD.

I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD, IT'S OUT OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PARTICULAR CONVERSATION AND GET WITH OUR FOLKS AND GET YOU SOME INFORMATION TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND THE LAST THING WAS ON PAGE 17, IT TALKS ABOUT FORMAL REMOVAL AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW A TEACHER CAN INITIATE FORMAL REMOVAL OF A STUDENT FROM A CLASSROOM.

NOW IT'S JUST ANECDOTAL, BUT I TALKED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT STUDENTS THAT SAY IT'S HELD AGAINST THEM IS NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR CLASS IF THEY REMOVE A STUDENT FROM THE CLASS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TRUE THAT IS.

IS IT TRUE? DO YOU SEE THAT HAPPENING? HAS THAT BEEN A PROBLEM ON ANY LEVEL IN OUR.

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

WHENEVER BEHAVIORS OCCUR, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE.

IN EVERY YEAR WE WORK WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A REVIEW COMMITTEE PREPARED, AND IF SO, THEY CAN RESPOND.

IF EVER A TEACHER DOES NEED TO WORK THROUGH THE FORMAL REMOVAL SYSTEM.

THANK YOU.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

THE ONLY QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK IS ABOUT KIDS THAT ARE OVER AT THE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY CENTER FOR CREDIT RECOVERY, AND THAT'S A DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAN THE DAEP. SO THE CAPACITY ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM THIS NEW HOUSE BILL WON'T NECESSARILY AFFECT THE CAPACITY FOR THOSE KIDS.

DO YOU KNOW THE PROGRAMS ARE COMPLETELY SET APART? BUT DR. CUNNINGHAM, YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, LAST YEAR WE WE UTILIZED THE 50 PLUS PROGRAM TO SERVE THOSE STUDENTS.

THIS THIS YEAR WE HAVE WE HAVE THE STUDENTS BACK ON THEIR HOME CAMPUS AND IN THE RAIL PROGRAMING.

AND SO THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO ACCESS ALL THE SCHOOL SERVICES.

THEY'RE NOT SPENDING EXTRA TIME ON A BUS.

SO WE'RE STILL SERVING THOSE STUDENTS.

BUT THAT'S THE HOME CAMPUS WITH JUST A FEW EXCEPTIONS.

THANK YOU, MS. HOLZ. LET ME MAKE A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE 23-24 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

MOTION MADE BY MR. CLASSE, SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0.

BOARD, WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM H.

[7.H. Consent Agenda]

THANK YOU, MS. HOLZ. THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM H, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

AND IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO REMOVE A COUPLE OF THEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO.

AND ITEM NUMBER 17.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ONE THREE THROUGH 16, 18 THROUGH 26.

MOTION MADE BY MR. CLASSE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. 1, 3-16, 18-26.

SECOND BY MS. ARCHAMBAULT.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES, 7-0.

OKAY. SO WE CAN TAKE CONSENT.

[7.H.2. Act on approval of proposed revisions to the Board Operating Procedures]

AGENDA NUMBER TWO.

I'LL OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.

YEAH, I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE CHANGED.

AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING YOUR TIME INTO THIS AND CHANGING TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT BOARD.

BUT BUT I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT BOARD POLICY AND HOW WE GO ABOUT CHANGING POLICY.

IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THAT POWER IS TAKEN OUT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES HAND.

YOU KNOW, THE TWO TRUSTEES, FIRST OF ALL, AM I CORRECT THAT? LAST YEAR, IT ONLY TOOK TWO TRUSTEES TO PUT THE POLICY ON.

SO THAT WAS ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

OKAY. BUT BEFORE WE ATTENDED OUR TRUSTEE, OUR TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING, OUR TRUSTEE RETREAT.

I SPECIFICALLY ASKED EVERY TRUSTEE TO BRING BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TO OUR MEETING TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGES OR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING TO THE TABLE INDIVIDUALLY.

AND PRIOR TO THAT MEETING I ASKED THAT THEY BE SENT TO DANNY AND.

NOBODY SENT ANYTHING.

OH, WELL, I WANT TO JUST.

I JUST WANT TO AFFIRM WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

YOU YOU HAVE BEEN TOTALLY FAIR IN TRYING TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO INPUT ON THE CHANGES.

SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU I AGREE WITH THAT.

OKAY. YES, SIR.

SO THAT PARTICULAR THAT PARTICULAR CHANGE, I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO, IT WAS ONE THAT I WORKED ON WITH MR. STOCKTON. SO IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE? YEAH, THE POLICY, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT JUST ANYTHING THAT IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT HE'S SAYING IS THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL REVIEW PROPOSED POLICY REVISIONS.

SO DOES THAT MEAN WHEN TWO OF US.

SUBMIT A CHANGE TO POLICY THAT IT THEN GOES TO DR.

WALDRIP AND HE HAS A SOME YAY OR NAY ON THAT.

IS THAT TRUE OR DO I MISUNDERSTAND THAT? NO, IT'S THE AGENDA REQUEST.

SO YOU HAVE A POLICY LIKE WE DO WITH OTHER AGENDA REQUEST ITEMS. IF THERE'S A POLICY CHANGE OR SUGGESTION, OKAY, THEN IT GOES TO THE PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT TO THEN TRIGGER A CONVERSATION FOR THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE.

AND SO THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE THIS YEAR, INSTEAD OF HAVING THREE PEOPLE, HAS TWO TRUSTEES, AND THEN WHOEVER THE TRUSTEE IS THAT IS REQUESTING THE POLICY CHANGE NOW THEN BECOMES A PART OF THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE SO THAT THEY CAN BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THAT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE.

OKAY, SO THEN IT GOES TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE AND THEN THEY VOTED OUT MORE OR LESS THAT.

OKAY. YEAH.

SO FUNCTIONALLY, YOU GUYS CAN'T YOU CAN'T ACT EXCEPT AS A FULL BOARD.

SO BUT BASICALLY THE WAY THAT WE STRUCTURED IT TO KIND OF MAKE IT COINCIDE WITH THAT TWO TRUSTEE RULE IS PRESUMABLY THE PERSON WHO BROUGHT IT TO THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE STILL WANTS IT ON A BOARD AGENDA.

AND SO IF ONE OTHER TRUSTEE ON THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE AFTER THAT DISCUSSION ALSO WANTS IT ON AN AGENDA, THEN THAT WOULD BE THE SECOND PERSON FOR THE REQUEST.

ESSENTIALLY, IT'S KIND OF HOW IT WORKS.

SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS ONE PERSON ON THE ON THE POLICY COMMITTEE HAS TO APPROVE ANY POLICY CHANGE, AT LEAST ONE, ONE OF THE TWO.

AT LEAST ONE. CORRECT. ON 2.B.

YES. TO PUT IT ON AN AGENDA.

CORRECT. OKAY.

OKAY, LET'S SEE.

GOT ANOTHER QUESTION.

WE'LL LET IT GO THERE.

THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A COMMENT ON THIS ONE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO PULL IT BEFORE MR. LOWE DID. I KNOW WE DID REVIEW THIS AT THE AT THE BOARD RETREAT AND AT THE TIME.

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THE CHANGES KIND OF MADE SENSE TO ME.

AND THEN WHEN I READ THEM AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND, THERE WAS A FEW THAT JUST CAUSED ME A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN, KIND OF ALONG THE LINES OF MR. LOWE'S COMMENTS ABOUT JUST LIMITING THE VOICE OF THE INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE.

SO I DIDN'T WANT MY VOTE ON THIS TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT I HADN'T BEEN FULLY BRIEFED BECAUSE WE WERE FULLY BRIEFED.

BUT AGAIN, I JUST KIND OF THOUGHT ABOUT IT OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND JUST HAVE A FEW CONCERNS AROUND THE ITEM THAT MR. LOWE JUST STATED.

AND ALSO THAT WORD CHOICE OF SHOULD TO SHALL.

I THINK IT MIGHT POTENTIALLY BIND TO TRUSTEE, WHEREAS MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY REGARDING THINGS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE MIGHT SAY OR DO, THAT IT WOULD KIND OF BIND THEM TO THAT.

SO I JUST HAVE A FEW CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.

I'M HOPEFUL AND CONFIDENT THAT NONE OF THOSE CONCERNS WILL COME TO PASS, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN WEIGHING ON MY MIND AND ARE INFLUENCING HOW I'M GOING TO VOTE ON IT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE I HADN'T PAID ATTENTION.

WHEN YOU DID GO OVER THIS IN THE RETREAT.

IT'S JUST SOMETIMES WHEN IT COMES A LITTLE CLOSER TO HAVING THE ACTION ON IT CAUSES AT LEAST ME.

I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANY OTHER TRUSTEES, BUT SOMETIMES IT CAUSES ME TO THINK A LITTLE MORE DEEPLY ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME.

AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS ONE.

MR. CLASSE? MISS DAVIS, I WAS WONDERING IF MS. ELAD WANTED YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULARS? SHOULD THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT YOU WANT US TO LOOK AT? BECAUSE MR. STOCKTON, WHEN WE WERE IN OUR BOARD WORKSHOP, MENTIONED THAT SOME OF THEM MIGHT GIVE SOME OF US PROBLEM.

AND SO I'D BE INTERESTED TO LOOK AT ANY PARTICULAR ONES.

I MEAN, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.

THERE PROBABLY WERE A FEW THAT I NOTICED OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO.

STOP THIS PROCEEDING TO, OR SLOW DOWN, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY THIS PROCEEDING TO LOOK AT THAT.

MY MY FIRST CONCERN, LIKE I SAID, WAS AROUND THE POLICY.

AREA, AND I'VE BEEN NOMINATED TO BE ON THE POLICY COMMITTEE, WHICH I THINK WE JUST VOTED ON THAT.

SO I'LL BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THAT PROBABLY BETTER THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

AND IF I THINK THAT THERE'S ANY CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE, I CAN WORK WITH.

YOU AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE TO MAYBE MAKE SOME CHANGES FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO THOSE I'M FINE WITH, BUT I'D HAVE TO LOOK AND I DON'T WANT TO SLOW US DOWN TO DO THAT.

BUT THERE WERE A FEW THAT I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF BINDING A TRUSTEE IN A CERTAIN WAY THAT MIGHT NOT WORK IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

I THINK IN GENERAL IT MIGHT NOT BE AN ISSUE, BUT THERE COULD BE INDIVIDUAL SPECIFIC SITUATIONS WHERE IT MIGHT.

SO, AND SINCE I THINK WE HAVE TO VOTE EITHER YES OR NO ON THE WHOLE THING, I'M NOT SURE WE WANT TO GO BACK AND MAKE SOME OF THESE CHANGES.

A WORD ABOUT THE.

ABOUT THE WAY THAT WE WILL CONSIDER CHANGES TO POLICY MOVING FORWARD.

I THINK IT'S PRETTY BRILLIANT.

I LIKE IT A LOT. I'M KIND OF SAD THAT I WASN'T A PART OF COMING UP WITH IT, BUT I REALLY LIKED THAT.

IT PUTS AN EXTRA LEVEL OF VETTING FIRST THROUGH LEGAL SO YOU GET LEGAL OPINION, BUT IT'S NOT BINDING.

SO THE COMMITTEE COMES TO REVIEW IT INFORMED WITH WHAT LEGAL OPINION IS AND THEN INCLUDES THE PERSON WHO WANTS TO MAKE THE POLICY CHANGE ON THE COMMITTEE AND THEN WE CAN SEND IT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.

FINALLY, IT'S VERY FORMAL AND THOUGHTFUL AND KUDOS.

I LIKE THAT A LOT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF I COMMENT ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE, MR. LOWE. YEAH, THAT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ONE OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAD WITH IT IS THAT THE COUNSEL WHO WILL BE REVIEWING THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY REPRESENT US, BUT REPRESENTS OUR INTERESTS AND THE DISTRICT'S INTERESTS.

AM I CORRECT ON THAT? MADAM PRESIDENT. YOU SAID THE COUNCIL? YEAH, THE COUNCIL. WHO'S GOING TO BE REVIEWING THIS TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN LINE WITH TEA AND EVERYTHING ELSE ISN'T THERE? SO OUR COUNCIL IS JUST STRICTLY FOLLOWING THE POLICY THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.

THE COMMITTEE.

THAT'S WHO WILL DECIDE.

ARE YOU REFERRING? RIGHT. THEY'LL DECIDE WHAT IS PLACED ON AN AGENDA.

AND IT WOULD TAKE THAT THIRD PERSON THAT'S ADDED THAT REQUESTED IT, AND ONE OF THE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE COMMITTEE UNDERSTOOD.

I GUESS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

LET ME SEE. DID.

I'M SORRY, TRUSTEE.

I'M SORRY. I THINK I CAN.

I THINK I CAN CLARIFY FOR YOU.

[02:10:02]

SO THE BOARD ACTUALLY HAS THE HAS THE ABILITY TO DECIDE WHO'S GOING TO PROVIDE IT, LEGAL COUNSEL.

AND SO IT'S REALLY UP TO THE BOARD.

PRESIDENT, YOUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES SAY THAT ANY REQUEST FOR LEGAL COUNSEL SHOULD GO THROUGH THE BOARD PRESIDENT THAT PIECE OF THE PROCEDURE WHERE IT SAYS IT'S GOING TO BE REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL, IT DOESN'T SPECIFY THE DISTRICTS VERSUS THE BOARD'S LEGAL COUNSEL.

BUT IN TERMS OF POLICY DECISIONS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE A REALLY INTERESTING SITUATION.

I CAN'T IMAGINE A SITUATION WHERE THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT'S INTEREST WOULD BE ADVERSE TO EACH OTHER.

SO YOU OFTEN HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL THAT REPRESENTS BOTH.

BUT IF THERE'S EVER A SITUATION WHERE A BOARD MEMBER FEELS LIKE THEY'RE NOT GETTING LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE BOARD BECAUSE EITHER I'M PROVIDING IT OR WHATEVER, THAT JUST REQUEST JUST NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE BOARD. PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO USE AN OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

SO IT'S NOT SPECIFIC.

THE POLICY DOESN'T REQUIRE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR IT TO GO THROUGH ME, THE GENERAL COUNSEL, IT JUST SAYS TO PROVIDE LEGAL COUNSEL.

SO IT COULD BE OUTSIDE COUNSEL IF IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD DETERMINES IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANY GIVEN SITUATION.

WHAT I'M REFERRING TO IS SECTION TWO.

NUMBER C, THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL REVIEW THE PROPOSED POLICY REVISIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DISTRICT'S LEGAL COUNSEL AND THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD'S POLICY SERVICE STAFF, AND MAKE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO PROPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. YEAH, THE DISTRICT.

THE REFERENCE TO THE DISTRICT THERE IS REALLY MORE BROAD.

IT'S NOT SAYING LIKE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION VERSUS BOARD.

I UNDERSTAND THE CONFUSION THOUGH.

SO, BUT AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THAT ANY, I DON'T THINK THERE'D BE ANY ISSUE WITH USING OUTSIDE COUNSEL IF YOU ALL FELT LIKE THAT WAS MORE APPROPRIATE IN THAT SITUATION.

SO I THINK THAT WOULD JUST BE UP TO AN INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE WHO WANTED SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF ME OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO'S EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT TO REVIEW IT, TO REQUEST THAT FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT PROVISION.

AND WITH THE WITH THE REST OF YOUR BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AND JUST KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS NOT A DISPARAGEMENT I UNDERSTAND YOU OR YOUR SERVICES.

IT'S JUST SOMETIMES I THINK THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS MIGHT NOT THE ADMINISTRATION MIGHT NOT BE ALIGNED AND WE MIGHT NEED TO HAVE OUR OWN, YOU KNOW. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S I MEAN, THAT'S AGAIN, THAT'S WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE.

SO, THANK YOU.

I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MADE BY MR..

SECOND BY MISS ARCHAMBAULT.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. VOTE PASSES 5-2.

LET'S MOVE DOWN TO CONSENT AGENDA 17 ACT ON QUALIFICATION OF VENDORS UNDER

[7.H.17. Act on qualification of vendors under RFP 841-2023-08-28 (22-23 Speakers, Presenters, Fundraisers and Special Events)]

RFP 84120230828.

GO AHEAD. OH, OKAY.

YEAH, I WAS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SPEAKERS THAT WE HAD.

UNDER 717.

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD COMMENT ON WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DISTRICT PEOPLE THAT DISTRICT WANTS TO HIRE.

I LOOK AT THERESA NGUYEN, AND, YOU KNOW, I LOOKED UP ON HER WEBSITE, I THINK WE CAN NAME NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS.

NO, SHE'S ONE OF THE VENDORS.

OKAY. OKAY.

OKAY. YEAH. NO, NO, NO.

ALL THE PEOPLE I'M NAMING, THEY'RE NOT.

THEY'RE THE ACTUAL VENDORS.

OKAY. AND WHAT SHE SAYS ON HER WEBSITE SAYS, I'M A DRAGON CHANNEL ENERGY HEALER, NURSE AND MINDFULNESS SPEAKER.

MY MISSION IS TO REDUCE HUMAN SUFFERING.

I HELP PEOPLE TRANSMUTE THEIR FEARS SO THAT THEY CAN FEEL EMPOWERED AND ALIVE AGAIN TO THEIR BEST LIFE.

IT IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT TO LIVE A LIFE FUELED BY PURPOSE AND IGNITED BY PASSION.

OKAY, THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY, MY SUPERPOWER IS HELPING YOU TO OPEN YOUR HEART.

AND RELEASE. LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF.

AND IT GOES ON TO SAY SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT JUST STRUCK ME AS KIND OF, AND MAYBE I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO WOULD THINK THAT; I DON'T KNOW.

I HAVE A SUPERPOWER.

IT'S SMILING AND EXUDING LOVE.

THAT'S MY SUPERPOWER.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, AND LIKE I SAID, SHE HAD AN INTERESTING WEBSITE AND I DIDN'T KNOW.

IS THAT FOR THE STUDENTS? IS THAT FOR STAFF? SO I DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS ON WHO SPECIFICALLY WILL USE THESE VENDORS IN THE FUTURE OR HOW THESE

[02:15:06]

VENDORS FOUND OUR RFP AND RESPONDED.

BUT LET ME JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW THE RFP PROCESS WORKS.

OKAY. AND HOW VENDORS ARE QUALIFIED.

AND MAYBE THIS WILL ANSWER I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS OR NOT, BUT LET ME LET ME START THERE AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE.

SO OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT ANNUALLY REVIEWS SPENDING IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF WHAT WE CALL COMMODITIES OR JUST DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON; RIGHT? AND ANY TYPE OF THING.

WE IDENTIFY THAT WE SPEND MORE THAN $50,000 ON IN A YEAR, HAS TO GO THROUGH A FORMAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS, AND WE USE THE RFP PROCESS TO DO THAT.

SO, WE REGULARLY PUT OUT ONCE A YEAR OR SOMETIMES MORE OFTEN THAN ONCE A YEAR AN RFP OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES.

SO IN THIS CASE, THIS IS SPEAKERS, PRESENTERS, FUNDRAISERS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

WE'VE LUMPED ALL THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES TOGETHER IN THE SAME RFP.

WE ADVERTISE THAT PUBLICLY THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS NEWSPAPERS ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITES.

SOMETIMES IF A PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT OR CAMPUS HAS A SPECIFIC VENDOR THAT THEY WANT TO SEEK OUT AND ASK THEM TO RESPOND TO THE RFP, THEY CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

SO, THERE'S PLENTY OF WAYS FOR VENDORS TO FIND THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO BE A DISTRICT VENDOR.

THEY SUBMIT THEIR FORMAL PROPOSAL THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS.

WE HAVE A COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE FOR EVERY RFP.

IT'S MADE UP OF AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE, SOMETIMES 4 OR 5, JUST DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OR CAMPUSES THAT THAT MAY USE THESE TYPES OF VENDORS.

THEY REVIEW ALL OF THE PROPOSALS AND THEY SCORE THEM BASED ON A SET OF SCORING CRITERIA.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK IN YOUR IN YOUR BOARD BOOK, IN THE IN THE SUPPORT FOR THIS, YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENT CRITERIA AND THE NUMBER OF POINTS THAT EACH VENDOR COULD BE AWARDED.

SO IT'S INTENDED TO BE AN OBJECTIVE REVIEW.

THOSE SCORES FROM THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THAT COMMITTEE ARE COMPILED AND AVERAGED.

AND THEN IF WE BASICALLY DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, WHICH VENDORS CAN BE USED BASED ON THEIR SCORE, WE'LL KIND OF IF THEY ALL QUALIFY, IF THEY ALL CAN, QUOTE, PASS THE EVALUATION, THEN THEY'RE RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT.

SOME VENDORS THAT ARE QUALIFIED TO DO BUSINESS JUST BECAUSE THEY SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL WILL NEVER BE USED BECAUSE THERE'S NO BECAUSE NO ONE EVER HAS A NEED FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE LIST DOES NOT MEAN WE'RE GOING TO USE THEM, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? CORRECT. SOME WILL BE USED.

WE CAN USE. THEY'RE QUALIFIED TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT.

SO, THAT'S WHAT. YES.

SO, THE SPECIFIC ONES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, I HONESTLY HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY SOUGHT OUT OUR RFP AND PUT IN A PROPOSAL OR IF SOMEBODY REACHED OUT TO THEM, I COULD PROBABLY FIND THAT INFORMATION OUT, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME.

THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT AND I HAD A COUPLE MORE AND I'LL JUST GO REALLY QUICKLY.

REACT INITIATIVE.

YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE WHOLE DEI PHILOSOPHY THAT THESE PEOPLE PUT FORTH.

AND LAST.

SAUL MALEK AND MAYBE THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT JUST APPLIED TO BE A SPEAKER, BUT I WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE.

HE TALKS ABOUT GAMBLING.

HE SAYS HE HAS A TALK AND HE COMES AND GIVES OUT, GIVES SPEECHES ABOUT ENDING YOUR GAMBLING HABIT.

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GAMBLING? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ADMINISTRATION OR WHY WOULD HE BE ON IT? BUT NOW THAT I KNOW THAT JUST BECAUSE HE'S ON THERE DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOMEBODY WENT OUT AND GOT HIM OR WE'RE GETTING READY TO USE HIM.

THAT KIND OF EXPLAINS A LITTLE BIT, I HOPE.

OR DO WE HAVE A GAMBLING ISSUE? THANK YOU. IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER, NO PROBLEM.

BOARD, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 17.

SECOND. MOTION BY MR. CLANCY, SECOND BY MRS. ARCHAMBAULT. ALL IN FAVOR? VOTE PASSES 7-0.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:20. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR SROS FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US.

LUNCH ON JOHN CLASSE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Aug 14, 2023 Board of Trustees

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