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3456. GOOD EVENING. IT IS 5 P.M. AND I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
[1. Call Meeting to Order]
WE HAVE 6 TRUSTEES PRESENT, AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 2, WHICH IS CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551,[2. Closed Session under Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E ]
SUBCHAPTER D AND E. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.[3. Reconvene in Open Meeting]
WE APOLOGIZE FOR OUR TARDINESS. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.WE ARE RECONVENING INTO OUR OPEN MEETING, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3.
AND WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 4, WHICH IS ADMINISTERING OATH OF OFFICE.
[4.A. Administration of Oath of Office for Dynette Davis, Trustee for Place 4]
FIRST WE'LL DO PLACE FOR DYNETTE DAVIS.WOULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
I, DYNETTE DAVIS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PLACE FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES FRISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD.
I, DYNETTE DAVIS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
[APPLAUSE] DO THIS AND THIS WAMHOFF. IN THE NAME, BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I, MISTY WAMHOFF, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR
[4.B. Ceremonial Administration of Oath of Office for Misty Wamhoff, Trustee for Place 5]
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PLACE 5 BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FRISCO ISD SCHOOL, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.I, MISTY WAMHOFF, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO HELP ME GOD. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS TO MISTY AND DYNETTE. [APPLAUSE] BOARD.
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I KEEP LIKE I'M TALKING ABOUT MYSELF HERE WITH MYSELF AND MISSY, WITH OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND SO WE CAN HAVE.SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO RECESS FOR 2 PICTURES.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN YOU HEAR? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YOU CAN HEAR ME. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
CLAP ONCE. IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CLAP TWICE. IF YOU CAN HEAR ME CLAP 3 TIMES.
[5.A. Recognition of Panther Creek State Baseball Team]
WHICH WILL BE RECOGNITIONS. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.PARENTS, WE LOVE CELEBRATING. AS MISS MISS DAVIS SAID, LOVE CELEBRATING YOUR KIDDOS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE DURING THE SUMMER. IT'S SUMMER ALREADY AND YOU'RE UP HERE. SO THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR COMMITMENT. AND BEFORE WE GET YOU ALL UP HERE OVER IN THE CORNER, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PRINCIPALS, WAVE PRINCIPALS, BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR PRINCIPALS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TOO.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH PANTHER CREEK BASEBALL, NICK SHARP, OUR ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT THE PODIUM. AND HE'S GOING TO TAKE IT FROM HERE.
COACH, BEFORE YOU START, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. PARENTS. ONCE THE KIDDOS ARE UP HERE, COACH SHARP'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT I WANT TO DO THIS WITH EVERY GROUP. THEN WE'RE GOING TO PULL THEM TOGETHER WITH THE BOARD AND DOCTOR FOUCH AND TAKE A PICTURE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM STAND A LITTLE LONGER AFTER TORI'S DONE. AND Y'ALL CAN GET ALL THE PICTURES YOU WANT WITH THEM UP HERE. OKAY, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ROUTINE. SO GUYS DON'T LEAVE ON ME UNTIL I TELL TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE. ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR FOUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, OUR COACHES, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU PROVIDE.
SECONDLY, PARENTS AND FAMILIES, PLEASE STAND.
LET'S GIVE THESE FAMILIES ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.[APPLAUSE] BASEBALL DEMANDS DISCIPLINE, PREPARATION, AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS, AND THIS TEAM SHOWCASED THOSE QUALITIES EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
THE PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM EARNED THE TITLE OF STATE BRONZE MEDALIST, AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT REFLECTS RESILIENCE, TEAMWORK AND SEASON LONG COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
AT THIS TIME, PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM.
[APPLAUSE] SHORTSTOP A LITTLE SMALLER.
WAIT WAIT WAIT. 1. 2. 3. HOLD TIGHT. HOLD TIGHT.
PARENTS, Y'ALL STAND UP. WE NEED TO GET DOWN HERE IN FRONT.
ALL RIGHT, ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR PANTHER CREEK BASEBALL. [APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB, GUYS.
PARENTS FOR BASEBALL. IF Y'ALL WANT TO STAY AROUND, YOU CAN. OR YOU CAN MEET YOUR KIDDO OUT THERE IN THE LOBBY AND Y'ALL CAN TAKE PICTURES OUT THERE AT THIS TIME.
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ALRIGHT, AND COMING TO THE PODIUM, COACH WOMBLE, OUR ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, IS GOING TO INTRODUCE WE'RE GOING TO TENNIS AND THEN[5.C. Recognition of State Tennis Athletes]
TRACK. WE'RE GOING TO BE TENNIS UP FIRST. ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
TENNIS ATHLETES AND COACHES COME ON UP. IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF THESE TENNIS ATHLETES, PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. [APPLAUSE] FRISCO ISD. TENNIS ATHLETES ONCE AGAIN SHOWCASE THEIR DOMINANCE ON THE STATE'S BIGGEST STAGE.
STUDENT YEAH, IT'S A BIG DEAL. STUDENT ATHLETES FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT CONTINUED THEIR SUCCESS AT THE UIL STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, COMPETING AGAINST THE BEST PLAYERS IN TEXAS. FRISCO ISD BROUGHT HOME AN IMPRESSIVE 13 MEDALS, HIGHLIGHTING THE DEPTH, TALENTS AND AND EXCELLENCE OF TENNIS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STATE MEDALISTS FOR REPRESENTING FRISCO ISD WITH DISTINCTION AND ADDING ANOTHER REMARKABLE CHAPTER TO THE DISTRICT'S TRADITION OF TENNIS SUCCESS. CONGRATULATIONS![APPLAUSE] AND THEN.
ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR TENNIS PLAYERS. [APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB GUYS.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.
[5.D. Recognition of State Track Athletes ]
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR TRACK ATHLETES.IT'S REALLY COOL. IF YOU'RE A PARENT OF ONE OF THESE TRACK ATHLETES, PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.
[APPLAUSE] FRISCO ISD HAS HAD ANOTHER BANNER YEAR IN TRACK AND FIELD.
OUR STUDENT ATHLETES COMPETED AGAINST THE BEST IN TEXAS AND ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATED THE EXCELLENCE, DEDICATION, AND COMPETITIVE SPIRIT THAT DEFINED FRISCO ISD ATHLETICS.
FRISCO ISD ATHLETES EARNED A TOTAL OF 10 INDIVIDUAL STATE MEDALS, INCLUDING 3 BRONZE, 4 SILVER AND 3 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE 3200 METER RUN, 300 METER HURDLES AND THE SHOT PUT. IN ADDITION TO THE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES, WE CELEBRATED SUCCESS ON THE TEAM LEVEL AS WELL.
A HUGE STAFF A HUGE THANK YOU GOES OUT TO THE COACHES, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND FAMILY WHOSE DEDICATION AND SUPPORT HELPED MAKE THE SEASON A SUCCESS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON AN OUTSTANDING SEASON.[APPLAUSE]
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01, 2, 3E. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR TRACK ATHLETES.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS.
[5.B. Recognition of State UIL Academics, Film, CTSO’s and Student Competitions]
AND SHE IS GOING TO OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. AND WE HAVE SOME VERY SMART STUDENTS WITH US.AND SHE'S GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THEM. ALL RIGHT, LET'S HAVE THOSE KIDS COME ON UP.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, ALL YOUR PARENTS THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF YOU COULD STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED PARENTS OF THESE STUDENTS.
[APPLAUSE] AND THEN ALSO, I HAVE SOME SPONSORS HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME AND JOIN YOUR STUDENTS AT THIS MOMENT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
COME ON UP, SPONSORS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE ACADEMIC CONTEST ARE TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE COMPETITIONS, CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY, AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
THE UIL ACADEMIC PROGRAM INCLUDES ACTIVITIES IN MULTIPLE SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDING BUSINESS JOURNALISM, LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, SPEECH AND DEBATE, AND STEM COMPETITIONS.
WE ALSO, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HAVE A FILM COMPETITION WINNER THAT WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF.
SO LET'S GIVE ALL OF THESE STUDENTS AND SPONSORS A HAND.
[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR STUDENTS UP HERE. [APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB GUYS.
ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR FOUCHE AND BOARD, WE DO NOT HAVE STUDENTS FOR THIS NEXT GROUP.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION WE STILL HAVE COMPETITIONS GOING ON THIS SUMMER WITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CTSOS. SO THOSE WE DO HAVE SOME SPONSORS IN THE ROOM, SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM IF THEY, IF Y'ALL WOULD STAND UP. SPONSORS OF CTSOS. OH, JUST A WAVE.
THAT'S ALL WE'RE GETTING. SO SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.
DOCTOR VICTOR JONES IS HERE. AND I'M SPEAKING FOR HIM TONIGHT BECAUSE HE HAS A BIT OF A COUGH.
SO NO MORE COUGHING. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AN FISD.
WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS THAT PLACED IN STATE AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS WITHIN DECA, HOSA, BPAFCCLA, TAFFY AND FFA FOCUSING ON CONTENT, LEADERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL COMPETITIONS STILL GOING ON THIS SUMMER.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM ALSO.
APPRECIATE IT.[APPLAUSE] AND THEN OUR LAST GROUP TO RECOGNIZE IS THE
[5.E. Recognition of District Advisory Council Members]
DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL. AS YOU ALL KNOW, STAKEHOLDER INPUT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING AND STRENGTHENING FRISCO ISD POLICIES AND PRACTICES.[00:20:02]
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. DAC MEMBERS SERVE ON OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT TEAM, LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, CALENDAR COMMITTEE, COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE, GT COMMITTEE, CTE COMMITTEE, SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, DISTRICT LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT.STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO THEIR COMMITTEE SERVICE, DAC MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD LATER THIS MONTH FOR ADOPTION.
WE'RE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO COME OUT TONIGHT FOR OUR YEAR END RECEPTION AND RECOGNITION. SO IF YOU WERE A MEMBER OF THE DAC AND YOU ARE STILL HERE WITH US, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR YEAR OF SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 6 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
MRS. MCCUNE. THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE BOARD PRESIDENT DYNETTE DAVIS TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OH. IT DID SAY THAT. ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE STAND. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.
TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE IN INDIVISIBLE.
WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 7. MRS. SMITH. SORRY.
THAT'S ME. I'M SORRY. I NEED TO ANNOUNCE IT. BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 7.
[7. Public Hearing regarding the 2026-2027 Proposed Budget and Compensation Plan]
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2026-27 PROPOSED BUDGET AND COMPENSATION PLAN.MRS. SMITH, THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT IS OUR OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.
YOU ALL WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE BUDGET AND COMPENSATION PLAN TO FORMALLY ADOPT NEXT WEEK.
I HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ANY GREAT DETAIL.
YOU ALL HAVE SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS IN A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUAL ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH ME AND THE REST OF ISD GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET AND TALKING ABOUT HOW TO BALANCE THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT THAT WE'RE IN DUE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT.
THE 2 BIGGEST FACTORS THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING THE BUDGET FOR ANY GIVEN FISCAL YEAR, OUR ENROLLMENT AND AVAILABLE REVENUE ALL ALMOST 90% OF OUR ENROLLMENT.
DEMOGRAPHERS PROJECT THAT THAT DECLINE WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 5 TO 8 YEARS.
AND THEN AVAILABLE REVENUE IS DECIDED BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE THROUGH THE SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA.
AND WHILE HB-2 DID PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, A LOT OF IT WAS VERY RESTRICTIVE AS TO HOW IT COULD BE SPENT.
AND SO WE ARE IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE TO, LIKE EVERY OTHER DISTRICT IN THE STATE, BALANCE RISING COSTS, LIMITED REVENUE FLEXIBILITY AND THE IMPACT EACH YEAR ON TAXPAYERS.
WE DO CONDUCT ANNUAL BENCHMARKING AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
WE ALSO HAD ENGAGED EXTERNAL AUDITORS TO CONDUCT EFFICIENCY AUDITS IN BOTH 2023 AND 2024.
AS WE THINK ABOUT BUDGET REDUCTIONS, WE'VE ADOPTED A CENTRAL OFFICE FIRST APPROACH.
SINCE 2022, WE'VE EVALUATED EVERY OPEN POSITION IN CENTRAL OFFICE FOR NEED AND EFFICIENCY, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE OVER $1.5 MILLION OVER THAT TIME PERIOD.
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DECLINE. YOU CAN SEE THERE THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE SAVING EACH YEAR IN OUR BUDGET TO ADJUST FOR THOSE THINGS.AND THEN LASTLY, WE'VE KIND OF ADOPTED THIS APPROACH OF SEEKING ALTERNATIVE REVENUE STREAMS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA BEFORE WE CONSIDER MAJOR CUTS TO PROGRAMS OR OTHER SERVICES. AND SO THE 2026-27 BUDGET INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN FACILITY RENTAL FEES, TUITION BASED PRE-K EXPANSION, IMPLEMENTATION OF FAIR BASED BUSSING, AND THE ADDITION OF STUDENT CHROMEBOOK FEES.
THIS IS JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT YOU ALL HAVE GONE THROUGH SINCE DECEMBER.
WE ARE NOW IN THE FINAL PHASE WHERE WE'RE HAVING OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
LIKE I MENTIONED, THE BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION NEXT WEEK.
AFTER IT'S ADOPTED. WE WILL PUBLISH A BUDGET BOOK TO OUR WEBSITE.
HERE IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE FULL PROPOSED BUDGET IS ON OUR WEBSITE. IT'S BEEN ON OUR WEBSITE SINCE, I THINK MAY 12TH.
A COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
IT INCLUDES $11.2 MILLION IN NEW COMPENSATION, WHICH INCLUDES A 2% RAISE FOR ALL STAFF, CAPPED AT $2,000, A $64,000 STARTING TEACHER PAY, AND THEN ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION STIPENDS AND HOURLY WAGES FOR OUR SPED PARIS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION BEFORE WE OPEN IT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THANK YOU, MRS. SMITH. BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 8.
[8. Communication to and from the Board including Public Comments]
WHICH IS COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM THE BOARD, INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENT.MRS. SMITH, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR OUR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
MR. MADDOX, WOULD YOU MIND READING THE COMMENT SECTION? WE NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT FORMS THIS EVENING, WHICH ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE OPEN MEETING AND ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANOTHER TO OTHER SPEAKERS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE INFORMATION SHARED IN PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE INFORMATION SHARED BY THE PRESENTER, AND SOLELY PROVIDES THE OPINION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER, NOT THE DISTRICT.
ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON TO SPEAK. TO ENSURE THAT ALL SPEAKERS ARE TREATED EQUALLY AND HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME, THE PODIUM MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TIME FOR EVERY SPEAKER.
PLEASE KEEP ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS. IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICY D,G,B,A, LOCAL, F,N,G, LOCAL AND G F LOCAL. EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE ARE FIVE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP.
THE FIRST PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION IS STAKEHOLDERS TESTIMONY. WHEN THE BOARD WILL HEAR FROM PARENTS OF AND FRISCO ISD STUDENTS. FRISCO ASK THE EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS AND OTHER FRISCO ISD RESIDENTS. ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A FULL NAME AND HOME ADDRESS WHEN SPEAKING WHEN SIGNING UP TO SPEAK.
IF WE WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS AS A STAKEHOLDER BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE CALLED UPON TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
YES. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE. MADDOX. TONIGHT, BOARD.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, MR. PAUL JOHNSON. MR. JOHNSON WILL BE SPEAKING ON ITEM 13.B, WHICH IS CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN.
YOU MAY NOTE THAT IT DOES SAY 13 C ON HIS SIGN UP, BUT THAT IS AN ERROR.
IT SHOULD BE 13 B, WHICH IS. CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027
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INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN, MR. JETSON? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREETINGS TO THE BOARD. EVERYBODY ON IT.
TRUSTEES. WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE WAS THE INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN.
AND I DID BRING A LITTLE SYMBOLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AUDITS.
JUST FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THIS IS THE $100 BILLS.
THAT'S ALL THEY ARE. THERE'S ONLY TWO ZEROS, BUT I THINK THE ZEROS ON THE BUDGET IS WHAT, 03, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. IT'S AT 10, 12. AND I ALWAYS AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT INTERNAL AUDITS BECAUSE I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE MAYBE A LOT OF YOU HAVE AS WELL HAVE BOUGHT COMPANIES AND THEY TOOK THE WORD OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT AND THEN FIND OUT LATER, OOPS, THE MONEY'S NOT THERE. WHAT IS THE POSSIBILITY INSTEAD OF AN INTERNAL AUDIT AND A FORENSIC AUDIT? BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALMOST $1 BILLION, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF TRANSPARENCY TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS NOT JUST SORT OF DONE AS PEOPLE DO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY A LINE UPON LINE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE WHAT THE MONEY WAS, WHERE IT WENT AND HOW, BECAUSE THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF UNDERSTANDING.
SO IT'S NOT JUST INTERNAL. THANK YOU, MR. JASIN.
WE WANT TO SAVE THESE BUDDIES AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. BOARD. WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 9, WHICH IS OUR BOARD REPORT.
[9. Board Report]
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL ON ANY TRUSTEES TO PRESENT AND PROVIDE THEIR BOARD REPORTS.MR. MANDUVA. YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD LIKE I HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION A COUPLE OF CAMPS LIKE ROBOTICS AND ALSO THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAMP.
I KNOW I, THERE ARE LIKE A VERY, I THINK I CAN SAY THE OTHER MIDDLE AGED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, LIKE THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB PRESENTING AND THEY AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, LIKE, YOU KNOW, COMING UP WITH A BUSINESS IDEA AND PRESENTING IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE IS KIND OF, I THOUGHT LIKE, IT'S REALLY NEAT BECAUSE THERE ARE LIKE, I CAN SAY FIFTH OR SIXTH, SEVENTH GRADERS. MOST OF THEM ARE. THEY JUST FINISHED FIFTH GRADE.
AND AND THE SECOND ONE, I THINK ROBOTICS IS THE FIRST TIME INTRODUCED AS PART OF THE MIND BENDER, WHICH, WHICH GOT A GOOD, GREAT RESPONSE. I THINK I'M HOPING THEY WILL CONTINUE NEXT YEAR TOO.
AND THE OTHER ONE, THE MAIN IMPORTANT ONE IS LIKE, YOU KNOW THE GRADUATIONS, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, CONGRATULATE ALL THE STUDENTS CLASS OF 2026 ALMOST.
I SAW THE, THE, A LOT OF POSITIVE VIBE OVER THERE AND ALL THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES, WHICHEVER THE POSSIBLE I ATTENDED, BUT I KNOW ALL OF THE TRUSTEES ARE THERE TOO.
AND ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE THE CLASS OF 2026 STUDENTS.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEE. MANDUVA. TRUS2TEE. ELAD. I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON A CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. MCCLENDON AND HIS TEAM REGARDING GRADUATIONS.
SO SO GOOD JOB TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM ON THAT AND ALSO CONGRATS TO THE GRADUATES.
SO I WANTED TO THANK OGLE ELEMENTARY FOR THESE LOVELY GIFTS.
AND BASICALLY IT GIVES US A RECAP OF THE AWESOME STUFF THAT OUR KIDS HAVE DONE.
AND IT'S A LOT. I WON'T READ IT ALL. I TOLD MR. MCCLENDON I CAN'T READ IT ALL BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE SO FABULOUS, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY AND GIVE YOU A SHORT.
SO FOR MR. BURCH AND MR. WATSON FOR OUR ATHLETICS AND IT'S 14 FISD TEAMS IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR ALONE WILL HAVE ADVANCED TO THE STATE SEMIFINALS OR FINISHED 3RD OR BETTER IN STATE TEAM STANDINGS. 2 OF THOSE TEAMS, TWO OF THOSE TEAMS WERE STATE CHAMPS AND5 WERE STATE RUNNER UPS.
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IN ADDITION, 55 FISD INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES WON REGIONAL TITLES.FISD ATHLETES MEDALED IN 35 EVENTS AND WON STATE TITLES IN 9 EVENTS.
FOR OUR FINE ARTS, WHICH IS LIKE THREE PAGES, BY THE WAY, WE HAVE.
IN NOVEMBER, THE PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND ADVANCED TO THE FINALS OF THE 4 UIL STATE MARCHING CONTEST, AND THEY RECEIVED AN OVERALL 3RD PLACE BRONZE MEDAL IN NOVEMBER.
ALSO, WAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL, LEBANON TRAILS AND LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL BANDS ALL ADVANCED IN THE MARCHING CONTEST, WHERE WAKELAND RECEIVED THE OVERALL THIRD PLACE BRONZE MEDAL.
A CONFERENCE AT THE UIL ONE ACT PLAY STATE MEET.
OTHER STATE LEVEL SUCCESSES ARE 59 FRISCO ISD HIGH SCHOOL BAND, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA, ORCHESTRA STUDENTS ADVANCED TO THE TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE PERFORMANCE IN SAN ANTONIO IN FEBRUARY.
FOR THE 12TH TIME, FRISCO ISD WAS RECOGNIZED AS BEST COMMUNITY FOR MUSIC EDUCATION BY NAMB 9.
FRISCO ISD VISUAL ART PIECES RECEIVED THE COVETED GOLD SEAL FROM VASE.
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING FOR OUR STUDENTS ALSO. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD I SERVE ON OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, AND JOHN BODIE FINISHED UP A 3 YEAR SERIES OF PRESENTING STUFF THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE TIME TO SAY DURING THE AUDITS THAT THEY DO FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, WHICH IS THERE'S ALL THIS REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE HAS FOR US.
AND WHEN IT'S PRESENTED TO US, YOU CAN JUST SEE THE TIME CONSUMING AND CUMBERSOME STUFF THAT THAT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WORK TO MAKE OUR KIDS BE SO SAFE IN FRISCO ISD. AND ANOTHER THING THAT I WANT TO MENTION IS, BACK WHEN I FIRST BECAME A TRUSTEE, WE VOTED TO APPROVE EXTRA DOLLARS TO FUND CERTAIN SAFETY ITEMS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION, BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M ALLOWED TO SAY OUT LOUD PUBLICLY. SORRY, JOHN BODIE'S NOT IN THE ROOM. BUT IN THIS LAST MEETING, IT WAS NICE TO HEAR THAT THOSE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. AND ALSO I WANT TO PIGGYBACK WHAT MISS ELAD SAID ABOUT GRADUATION AND MR. MCCLENDON'S TEAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHAT IF THERE ARE NO OTHER REPORTS?
[10. Community Relations]
WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 10. WHICH COMMUNITY RELATIONS MRS [INAUDIBLE] OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MISS DAVIS, DOCTOR FOUCHE, THE BOARD.WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US DOWN HERE ON STAGE? ALL RIGHT. AND I HAVE 3 PARTNERS WE'RE RECOGNIZING TONIGHT.
AND YOU GUYS CAN GO ON STAGE THIS WAY IF YOU WANT TO. EITHER WAY IS GOOD. OKAY.
SO TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING WE CALL THEM THE BIG 3 SOMETIMES IN OUR OFFICE ON OUR TEAM.
BUT WE'VE GOT FAST PACKS WITH US. LOVE PACKS REFRESH NORTH TEXAS AND FRISCO THREADS.
STUDENT CLOTHES CLOSET. SO DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SQUEEZE TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN GET YOU GUYS IN A GOOD PICTURE? OKAY. SO WHILE THEY'RE DOING THE PICTURE, I WANT TO READ JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR IMPACT ON FRISCO ISD THIS YEAR.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING SO FAST.
PACKS YOU. THANK YOU FOR SERVING 920 STUDENTS TOTAL MEALS SENT HOME 107,000.
THAT'S AMAZING. TO FOOD INSECURE CHILDREN IN FRISCO ISD.
SO THANK YOU. FAST FACTS. [APPLAUSE] LET'S ALL RECOGNIZE THEM.
HEATHER, DO YOU WANT TO WAVE MRS I WANT TO RECOGNIZE NEXT. WE HAD 900 STUDENTS PER BREAK.
SO WHAT LOVE PACKS DOES SO FAST. LET ME GO BACK TO YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS SEND HOME FOOD EVERY WEEKEND AND SOMETIMES YOU ACTUALLY DELIVER IT.
AND THEN LOVE PACKS ACTUALLY SENDS HOME FOOD DURING THE BIG BREAKS.
SO 3 KEY BREAKS. WE'VE GOT THANKSGIVING BREAK, WINTER BREAK AND SPRING BREAK.
IS THAT RIGHT? AUTUMN. YES. SO THOSE ARE THEIR 3 KEY TIMES THEY SENT HOME TO 900 STUDENTS PER BREAK.
SO IF I CAN MATH ON MONDAY, THAT'S 2700 STUDENTS, RIGHT.
AND THAT WAS 73,000 INDIVIDUAL SNACKS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LOVE PACKS. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN I HAVE REFRESHED NORTH TEXAS.
LIZ DO YOU WANT TO WAVE TO US. SO WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
WE HAD 2500 KIDS IN THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, SERVED 27,000 HYGIENE PRODUCTS SENT HOME IN THE MAY DISTRIBUTION. SO THEY SENT HOME DISTRIBUTIONS QUARTERLY.
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SO THANK YOU GUYS. WE APPRECIATE YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN OUR FRISCO PTA COUNCIL, THEY HAVE THE THREAD STUDENT CLOTHES CLOSET. TARA, DO YOU AND YOUR TEAM WANT TO RAISE RAISE YOUR HAND AND WAVE.THEY ARE BUSY, WHAT, TWICE A WEEK AT LEAST NOW.
SO TWICE A WEEK THEY'RE OVER AT OUR BUILDING.
THEY SERVED 826 STUDENTS TO 400 PLUS FAMILIES.
THAT IS 29,000 ITEMS DISTRIBUTED. SO THAT'S ARTICLES OF CLOTHING.
JUST ANYTHING ELSE CLOTHING WISE THAT THEY NEED SHOES, THINGS LIKE THAT WITH 2000 VOLUNTEER HOURS.
AMAZING. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YEAH, OF COURSE I'M GLAD.
OKAY, Y'ALL. I'M SORRY. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY ABOUT 20 PEOPLE IN HERE.
BUT I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE ALL OF THE WORK THAT WAS JUST SHARED AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSIONS, OUR BABIES, ARE TAKEN CARE OF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, I THINK IT DESERVES A LOUDER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
I DON'T CARE IF IT COMES FROM.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. I KNOW THAT IT IS A THANKLESS JOB.
TRUSTEE. ELAD. THANK YOU. A VERSION OF THIS PARTICULAR PRAYER IS RECITED IN SYNAGOGUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY EVERY WEEKEND, SO I WANTED TO SHARE IT TONIGHT. I'VE SHARED IT A FEW TIMES BEFORE.
IT'S CALLED A PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY, OUR GOD AND GOD OF OUR ANCESTORS.
WITH MERCY, ACCEPT OUR PRAYER ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNTRY AND ITS GOVERNMENT.
POUR OUT YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS LAND, UPON ITS INHABITANTS, UPON ITS LEADERS, ITS JUDGES, OFFICERS, AND OFFICIALS WHO FAITHFULLY DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC.
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF JUSTICE THAT YOU HAVE DECREED, SO THAT PEACE AND SECURITY, HAPPINESS AND FREEDOM WILL NEVER DEPART FROM OUR LAND.
GOD, WHOSE SPIRIT IS IN ALL CREATURES. WE PRAY THAT YOUR SPIRIT BE AWAKENED WITHIN ALL THE INHABITANTS OF OUR LAND, UPROOT FROM OUR HEARTS HATRED AND MALICE, JEALOUSY AND STRIFE, PLANT LOVING COMPANIONSHIP, PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG THE MANY PEOPLES AND FAITHS WHO DWELL IN OUR NATION.
MAY IT BE YOUR WILL THAT OUR LAND BE A BLESSING TO ALL WHO DWELL ON EARTH.
AND MAY YOU CAUSE ALL PEOPLES TO DWELL IN FRIENDSHIP AND FREEDOM.
[12. Discussion regarding Update on Internal Audit Department activity]
INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY.OKAY. LET ME JUST GET OVER HERE. OKAY. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITY FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
AND I WILL BEGIN WITH THE AUDIT PLAN STATUS REPORT.
DURING THE QUARTER, I FINALIZED AN AUDIT OF TRANSPORTATION.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IT DURING THE QUARTER.
AND YOU HAVE IT WITH YOU IN YOUR MATERIALS THIS EVENING.
CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. I HAVE 2 AUDITS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS IN THE DRAFT STAGE RIGHT NOW.
I'M NEAR THE END OF THAT AUDIT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.
I'M IN THE PLANNING PHASE OF THAT AUDIT CURRENTLY.
THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TRACKING SLIDE, WHICH SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION BY MANAGEMENT PER YEAR AND HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS. YOU DO NOT NOTICE FISCAL YEAR 2023 THERE ANYMORE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THAT YEAR IS COMPLETED.
ITS 100% IMPLEMENTED RECENTLY. SO WE'LL NO LONGER SEE THAT ONE.
AS FAR AS THE REMAINING RECOMMENDATIONS ON HERE THAT ARE NOT IMPLEMENTED.
[00:45:06]
IMPLEMENTED THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT GOES BACK IN AND TEST THOSE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.YOU DO HAVE THESE AND A DETAIL OF THESE IN YOUR MATERIALS THIS EVENING.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH THOSE A LITTLE FURTHER.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. FOR THIS YEAR WE HAVE HAD 35 INCIDENT REPORTS COME THROUGH.
9 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIATED. 22 UNSUBSTANTIATED.
THREE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW AND ONE WENT THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS.
I DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ITEM TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IN THE UPDATE.
SO GLOBAL INTERNAL AUDIT STANDARDS STANDARD 7.1 STATES THAT I MUST CONFIRM TO THE BOARD THE ORGANIZATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION AT LEAST ANNUALLY.
YOU HAVE WITH YOU IN YOUR MATERIALS. THIS EVENING, A MEMO FROM ME STATING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY INDEPENDENCE IMPAIRMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THIS YEAR.
AND WHAT THAT ESSENTIALLY MEANS IS THERE HAS BEEN THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SCOPE INTERFERENCE OR A WORK INTERFERENCE OR COMMUNICATION OF RESULTS INTERFERENCE.
AND THAT IS MY NORMAL UPDATE FOR YOU. THANK YOU.
DANA. BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEE. ELAD. NOT A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR 2023 CLEARING ALL THAT OUT.
I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK. NICE WORK ON THAT.
AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE A PLAN WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ON SOME OF THE THINGS RELATED TO THE YEAR 2022 AUDIT COMMITTEE MET LAST MONTH, I THINK. YES. AND WE TALKED THROUGH HOW TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
SO I THINK SHORTLY AFTER WE COME BACK FOR SCHOOL IN THE FALL, WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
SO GREAT WORK, DANA. I KNOW IT WAS A BUSY YEAR THIS YEAR FOR YOU, SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN, DANA, AND THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE WHO OVERSEES ALL OF OUR INTERNAL AUDITS AND THAT PROCESS.
JUST FOR PUBLIC RECORD, WE DO HAVE AN INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS MADE UP OF 3 OF OUR TRUSTEES.
OUR TRUSTEES DO A DEEP DIVE DURING THEIR MEETINGS WITH DANA TO ENSURE THAT ANY INFORMATION THAT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD HAS BEEN THROUGH A FINE TOOTH COMB. AND SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.
BOARD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 13.
AND I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE GOING TO PULL 13.D AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THAT ON THE BACK OF OUR MEETING AFTER OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS COMPLETE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE 13.D. WE ARE NOT I'M SORRY.
OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE HOLDING NOPE. D AS IN DYNETTE. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 13.A.
[13.A. Consider and Act on approval of minutes from the May 11th Regular Meeting and May 26th Special Meeting ]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MAY 11TH REGULAR MEETING IN MAY 26TH.SPECIAL MEETING BOARD. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
SECOND MOTION BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE, SECOND BY TRUSTEE ELAD.
OR IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 7-0. GREAT JOB, MR. BOARD. WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 13.B.
[13.B. Consider and Act on approval of the fiscal year 2027 internal audit plan]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL OF THE FRISCO OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 AUDIT PLAN.[00:50:05]
I HAVE A LITTLE ONE SECOND. OKAY. MOTION BY. SECOND.SECOND. BY MANDUVA. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELAD.
SECOND BY TRUSTEE MANDUVA. BOARD BEFORE WE TAKE QUESTIONS, WE'LL HEAR FROM DANA REGARDING THIS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. OKAY. THAT'S GREAT.
OKAY. SO CFC LOCAL AND STANDARDS REQUIRE THAT AN ANNUAL RISK ASSESSMENT BE CONDUCTED UTILIZING A RISK BASED METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY AUDITABLE AREAS OF THE DISTRICT AND THAT, THAT INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN BE DEVELOPED BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE RISK ASSESSMENT. SO WE, WE DO THAT AND SO WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH CFC LOCAL AND STANDARDS ON THAT.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS A TIMELINE FOR OUR RISK ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT PLAN PROCESS.
SOME MORE DETAIL ON THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO REVIEW THROUGH OUR METHODOLOGY.
FROM THAT POINT, WE SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TEAM AND THEN DEVELOP A PROPOSED INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR. I THEN PRESENT THAT PROPOSED INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.
SO LAST MONTH, AND IT IS DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED IN THAT MEETING.
AND THEN AFTER THAT WE PRESENT THE PLAN TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL.
I'VE ADDED A NEW SLIDE THIS YEAR. SO THIS YOU HAVE THE PROPOSED AUDIT PLAN WITH YOU AND YOUR MATERIALS THIS EVENING, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED AUDIT PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, SO AN INTERNAL AUDIT WE DO A PLANNING AND WE ALSO DO A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT, A RISK ASSESSMENT ON EACH AUDIT. BUT THERE ARE SOME GENERAL THINGS FOR EACH AREA THAT I THINK YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN AND WHAT WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT.
WHEN THOSE AUDITS BEGIN. SO FOR INSTANCE, FOR ATTENDANCE I'LL BE LOOKING AT COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEA STUDENT ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING HANDBOOK, THE PROCESS OF TAKING AND RECORDING ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOLS AS IT DRIVES STATE FUNDING.
VERY IMPORTANT. AND ACCESS TO LIKE ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR PURCHASING LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS, QUOTES, BIDS. BOARD APPROVALS.
ACCESS CONTROLS TO THE SYSTEM. APPROVAL HIERARCHY.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS AND REQUIRED POSTINGS.
HEALTH SERVICES. I'LL BE LOOKING AT NURSE CERTIFICATIONS.
FOOD AND ALLERGY PLANS, ASTHMA ACTION PLANS MEDICATION POLICY GUIDELINES REQUIRED TRAININGS LIKE BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS TRAININGS PROTOCOLS TO NOTIFY PARENTS AND LIKE SHARPS CONTAINERS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SCREW SECURITY, ETC. FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. I WILL BE REVIEWING THE THE CONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE AND THE SAFETY PROCEDURES THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THOSE PROGRAMS AT EACH SCHOOL AND BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THOSE EMPLOYEES AND THEN THE REVENUE SHARING.
SO I HOPE THAT GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF THE PLAN THAT YOU'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT.
AND WITH THAT, I GIVE YOU THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 AUDIT PLAN FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
SO THANK YOU, DANA AND BOARD, YOU'VE ALREADY RECEIVED ALL OF THIS INFORMATION.
IT HAS BEEN IN OUR PACKET. I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FOR DANA THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ASK THEM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.
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MOTION PASSES S7-0. THANK YOU, MISS TAYLOR. OR BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.I DID RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION AND I RECEIVED IT LATE FOR DOCTOR FIORE.
OFTEN WE HAVE EDUCATORS HERE IN FRISCO ISD THAT PURSUE HIGHER LEVEL DEGREES AND THEY NEED TO HAVE DIFFERENT HOURS OF OBSERVATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO TONIGHT WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR FISD FRISCO HIGH TEACHERS HERE AND IF YOU CAN, DOCTOR FIORE, GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE HER.
ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SARA BROWN TO YOU IF YOU JUST DO A WAVE.
AND WE'VE HAD JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS TOGETHER AND MAN, SHE WORKS REALLY HARD AND IS VERY ORGANIZED.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE HER THIS SUMMER. THANK YOU.
AND MY APOLOGIES. BOARD, I APPRECIATE YOUR LENIENCY ON THE AGENDA.
[13.C. Consider and Act on the Level III grievance appeal submitted by Employee TL under Board Policy DGBA(Local)]
DGBA LOCAL. BOARD I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.I MOVE TO UPHOLD THE LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 DECISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND DENY ALL REMEDIES REQUESTED, WHICH HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED AT LEVELS 1 AND 2.
SECOND MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELAD. SECOND BY TRUSTEE.
MADDOX. BOARD. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 6-1. BOARD WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 13.E.
[13.E. Consider and Act on approval and adoption of all remaining Board Policies in TASB Update 126 as well as Departmental Policy Updates, including updates to Board Policies BE(Local), BED(Local), CJ(Local), CJA(Local), CKE(Local), CKEC(Local), CLE(Local), CQB(Local), CQD(Local), CSA(Local), CV(Local), DEC(Local), DFBB(Local), DH(Local), EEP(Local), EFA(Local), EHBAF(Local), EIA(Local), EMB(Local), FA(Local), FEF(Local), FFB(Local), FFG(Local), FO(Local), FOB(Local), and GKA(Local]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF ALL REMAINING BOARD POLICIES IN TASB.UPDATE 126 AS WELL AS DEPARTMENTAL POLICY UPDATES, INCLUDING UPDATES TO BOARD POLICIES B.E LOCAL B.E.D, LOCAL C.J, LOCAL C.J.A, LOCAL C.K.E, LOCAL C.K.E.C, LOCAL C.L.E, LOCAL C.Q.B, LOCAL C.Q.D, LOCAL C.S.A, LOCAL C.V, LOCAL D.E.C, LOCAL D.F.B.B, LOCAL D.H LOCAL E.E.P, LOCAL E.F.A, LOCAL E.H.B.A.F LOCAL E.I.A, LOCAL E.B, LOCAL F.A, LOCAL F,E LOCAL.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH FRISCO EDUCATION FOUNDATION .F.F.B, LOCAL.
F.F.G, LOCAL. F.O LOCAL, F.O.B, LOCAL AND G.K.A LOCAL.
WHERE DO I LOOK FOR A MOTION? I MOVE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF ALL REMAINING BOARD POLICIES AND TO TASB.
UPDATE 126 AS WELL AS DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES. UPDATE INCLUDING UPDATES TO BOARD POLICIES B.E LOCAL, B.E.D, LOCAL, C,J LOCAL, C.G.A, LOCAL C.K.E, LOCAL C.K.E.C, LOCAL C.L.E, LOCAL C.Q.B, LOCAL C.Q.D, LOCAL C.S.A, LOCAL C.V. LOCAL D.E.C, LOCAL D.F.B.B LOCAL, D.H LOCAL, E.E.P, LOCAL E.F.A, LOCAL B.A.F.L.E.I.A , LOCAL E.M.B. LOCAL F.A. LOCAL F.E.F, LOCAL F.F.B, LOCAL F.F.G, LOCAL F.O, LOCAL F.O.B, LOCAL AND G.K.A. LOCAL AS PRESENTED. SECOND. MOTION BY TRUSTEE MADDOX. SECOND BY TRUSTEE. ELAD. BOARD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. I'D LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS.
FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE WONDERING, WE ARE AT THE CONCLUSION OF ADOPTING POLICIES ACCORDING TO THE STATE LAW THAT WAS PASSED DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU HEARD ARE LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN VOTED INTO PLACE, AND WE HAVE NOW ADOPTED POLICIES FOR EVERY LAW THAT WAS PASSED THAT AFFECTED OUR DISTRICT DURING THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
[01:00:09]
BOARD. I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7-0.WE'LL MOVE TO 13 F CONSIDER AN ACT ON THE NOMINATION FOR TASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REGION 109,
[13.F. Consider and Act on the nomination for TASB Board of Directors, Region 10, Position E]
POSITION E. BOARD I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. I MOVE TO NOMINATE DYNETTE DAVIS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.REGION TEN POSITION E SECOND MOTION BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE.
SECOND BY TRUSTEE. ELAD. BOARD. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 7-0. OH, THIS NEXT ONE IS GO. OKAY.
YEP. CONSIDER AND ACT ON A NOMINATION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE.
[13.G. Consider and Act on nominations for the Board of Trustee Officer President Position]
OFFICER PRESIDENT BOARD. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.I MOVE TO NOMINATE KEITH MADDOX FOR PRESIDENT OF THE FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SECOND. MOTION BY TRUSTEE ELAD. SECOND BY TRUSTEE.
MANDUVA AND TRUSTEE. WAMHOFF. BOARD IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL LOOK FOR A VOTE.
MOTION PASSES7-0. CONGRATULATIONS. TRUSTEE. MADDOX.
CAN WE CHANGE SEATS NOW? [APPLAUSE] NOW, YOU KNOW, I WANT EVERYBODY TO GO HOME AND BE DONE. HOWEVER. FOR WHAT DO WE STOPPED OFF AT? VICE PRESIDENT. YEP. BOARD. I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13 H.
[13.H. Consider and Act on nominations for the Board of Trustee Officer Vice President Position]
GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. I MOVE TO NOMINATE STEPHANIE ELAD FOR THE POSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEE OFFICER VICE PRESIDENT.SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED.
POINT OF ORDER, MR. PRESIDENT. I HATE TO BOTHER YOU IN YOUR NEW SEAT AND ALL.
YOU DIDN'T TECHNICALLY READ THE LANGUAGE TO H.
DO YOU HAVE TO READ THE LANGUAGE YOU SAID I LOOK FOR YOU, DIDN'T YOU JUST SAID YOU LOOK FOR A VOTE FOR ITEM H? YOU DIDN'T SAY CONSIDER AN ACT A NOMINATION FOR.
I WILL RESTATE THE POSITION CONSIDERING ACT ON NOMINATION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT, POSITION BOARD.
SECOND. THAT WAS MOVED BY. RENE TRUSTEE SAMPLE.
SECOND BY TRUSTEE EMHOFF. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? KEVIN BOUTTE I NOW OPEN THE AGENDA FOR QUESTION.
AND I WON'T HAVE TIME TO CHANGE THE SEATING WITH THE VOTES.
SO YOU GET TO GO THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. OH, I LOVE THAT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 7-0. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM.
[13.I. Consider and Act on nominations for the Board of Trustee Officer Secretary Position]
AGENDA ITEM 13.I. CONSIDER AN ACT OF NOMINATION.BOARD OF TRUSTEES. OFFICE OF SECRETARY. POSITION.
BOARD. I LOOK FOR MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13.I.
I MOVE TO NOMINATE DYNETTE DAVIS FOR THE OFFICE OF POSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEE SECRETARY.
SECOND. HAVING BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE. SECOND BY TRUSTEE MANDUVA.
I NOW OPEN THE AGENDA ITEM FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? HAVEN'T HEARD NO QUESTIONS.
AGENDA ITEM 17713 J. CONSIDERING AN ACT OF NOMINATION FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEE.
[13.J. Consider and Act on nominations for the Board of Trustee Officer Parliamentarian Position]
[01:05:03]
OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY POSITION. BOARD. I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13.J.I MOVE TO APPROVE. OH, I WAS READY I. I MOVED TO NOMINATE RENEE SAMPLE FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY POSITION. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICER. SECOND.
HAVE IT MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ELAD.
I NOW OPEN UP THE AGENDA ITEM FOR QUESTION OR DISCUSSION.
I HAVEN'T HEARD NO QUESTION OF DISCUSSION. AND I LOOK FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. WE NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 14.
[14. Consent Agenda Items]
AND WE WILL PULL ITEM. DID YOU PULL ITEM Z? WE'RE GOING TO.WE'RE GOING TO PULL AGENDA ITEM Z. AS WE'RE DOING MUSICAL CHAIRS AND MOVING AROUND ITEM Z, WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT NOW. NOW LOOK BOARD I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH Y.
BOARD I LOOK FOR A VOTE TO MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH Y AS PRESENTED.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH Y.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE SAMPLE AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE ELAD.
I NOW OPEN UP THE AGENDA ITEM FOR QUESTION OR DISCUSSION. I DO HAVE NOT A QUESTION.
WELL, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I TRUSTEE DAVIS. GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. I'D LIKE FOR MR. WEXLER TO GIVE US SOME CONTEXT FOR B, WHICH IS THE RENEWAL OF GOOD CAUSE FOR OUR ARMED SECURITY. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF YOU REMEMBER, BACK IN 2023, THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HOUSE BILL 3 CAME ABOUT IN.
ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATIONS WAS FOR US TO HAVE ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL ON EVERY CAMPUS FOREVER.
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SECURE ENOUGH OFFICERS FOR US TO PUT SRO AT ALL 43 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
THE STATE DID GIVE YOU THE BOARD, THE ABILITY TO AT THAT POINT IMPLEMENT A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR THAT REQUIREMENT, BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PERSONNEL THAT WERE CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICERS TO TO DO THAT FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, REALLY 23, 24, 24, 25 WE WORKED UNDER THAT GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION WHICH WAS USING OUR ROVER SYSTEM.
THIS FALL, YOU AS A BOARD VOTED TO FOR US AS A DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM.
SO WE DID A PRESENTATION BACK IN THE FALL. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL YEAR.
KEVIN HALLER AND HIS GROUP HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A TWO YEAR IMPLEMENTATION.
WE ARE GOING TO START THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR FULLY STAFFED WITH OUR SCHOOL MARSHALS.
SO IN IN REALLY LESS THAN A YEAR, WE WILL HAVE A SCHOOL MARSHAL ON EVERY ELEMENTARY CAMPUS.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE A SCHOOL MARSHAL IS NOT A CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
YOU STILL HAVE TO ADOPT A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR THAT REASON.
CLEAR. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. YOU'RE WELCOME.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, MR. WERSTLER.
I KNOW EVERY TIME I'M ON A CAMPUS, I ALWAYS ASK TO MEET THE MARSHAL IF HE'S AVAILABLE.
AND THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB ON OUR CAMPUSES AND IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE THEM THERE. BUT I KNOW THIS WAS NOT AN EASY LIFT FOR YOUR TEAM, SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? BOARD I LOOK FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 7-0.
[14.Z. *Act on recommendation for Frisco Economic Development Corporation Board Representative - Item added to the Agenda on 6/4/26 at 11:10am due to exigent circumstances. ]
[01:10:01]
WHAT? I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM I. I MOVE TO RECOMMEND AT FRISCO ISD.IS THERE A SECOND. I SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED 7-0. AND. YOU NEED TO MOVE TO BACK TO CLOSE.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE TIME IS NOW 8:23. IS NOW 9:08. THE BOARD IS BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 13.D. CONSIDERATION ACT ON LEVEL 3 GRIEVANCE AND
[13.D. Consider and Act on the Level III grievance appeal submitted by Parent AD on behalf of Student AD under Board Policy FNG(Local)]
APPEALS SUBMITTED BY PARENT AD ON BEHALF OF STUDENT AID ON THE BOARD POLICY F.N.G.LOCAL BOARD. I LOOK FOR A MOTION AGENDA ITEM 13.D.
BOARD I LOOK FOR A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 13.D.
THANK YOU. I MOVE TO UPHOLD THE LEVEL 2DECISION OF ADMINISTRATION AND DENY ALL REMEDIES REQUESTED WHICH HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED AT LEVELS 1 AND 2.
SECOND. HAVE YOU BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE DAVIS AND SECOND BY BY TRUSTEE ELAD.
I NOW OPEN THE AGENDA FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.
HAVE I HEARD NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? AND I LOOK FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED 6-1. IT'S NOW 9:09.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.