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          ATTENTION BEFORE THE MEETING BEGIN? WE ASK THAT EVERYONE, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. 
          THE FORT BEND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS AN OPEN MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE THE BOARD CONDUCTING DISTRICT BUSINESS. THEREFORE, PATRONS MAY ONLY ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING A DESIGNATED AUDIENCE ITEM SECTION ON THE AGENDA. IF YOU HAVE PRINTED MATERIALS YOU WANT TO GIVE TO BOARD MEMBERS, YOU MUST PROVIDE ME, PROVIDE IT TO ME OR ANY OFFICER PRESENT AND WE WILL PROVIDE IT TO THE BOARD. WE ALSO ASK MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS BY REMAINING QUIET SO THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO HEAR 
          [1. Call to order]
THE PROCEEDINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SERGEANT. THE TIME IS. THE TIME IS 6:01 P.M. AND THIS MEETING IS HEREBY CALLED TO ORDER. WE HAVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM ATTENDING IN PERSON. 
          NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE AND AT THE FORT BEND ISD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR AT LEAST THREE BUSINESS DAYS. IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. YOU MAY BE SEATED. FIRST UP ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          [3. Public Comment]
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING. I WILL CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU CAN COME SPEAK AT THE PODIUM. OUR BOARD SECRETARY, DOCTOR GILLIAM, WILL KEEP TIME. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND DOCTOR GILLIAM WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE 30S REMAINING. MISS PRINCE. OKAY, I JUST WANTED TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE OCTOBER 27TH BOARD MEETING MINUTES. IT'S TRUE THAT I DID THANK EVERYBODY WHO HELPED ADVOCATE FOR RETURN OF BASIC FEATURES TO THE NEW CONNECT SYSTEM. WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME WAS THAT BECAUSE I ONLY SUBMITTED A QUESTION SINCE THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ON LAST MONDAY, THAT NOW MY RESPONSE PERCENTAGE DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO. BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE MEETINGS. I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I WASN'T TRYING TO SAY THAT SKY Q IS NOT NECESSARILY AN UPGRADE. WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT IF YOU UPGRADE A SYSTEM, THEN THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS SHOULDN'T BE THE ONES WHO LOSE OUT DURING THE UPGRADE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS. I WASN'T TRYING TO. MY VIEW ISN'T THAT SKY Q ITSELF MAY NOT BE AN UPGRADE. MY VIEW IS THAT TAKING AWAY DAILY GRADING NOTIFICATIONS AND DAILY PROGRESS REPORTS PUTS PARENTS AND STUDENTS AT A DISADVANTAGE. AND I CAN SAY THIS FOR A FACT, BECAUSE I MYSELF HAVE FOUND CHANGES IN MY KIDS GRADES AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THREE TIMES DURING TIMES WHEN THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED OR WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CHANGED, OR GRADES DELETED AT THE WRONG TIMES OR SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DELETED. SO THOSE NOTIFICATIONS ARE IMPORTANT RECORDS TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS. AND I ASK AGAIN, WOULD WE PLEASE RETURN TO EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS SO THEY CAN HAVE A RECORD OF WHAT THE GRADES ARE IN A TIMELY FASHION, AND KEEP RECORD ACCURACY IN FORT BEND ISD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, OUR INFORMATION 
          [4.A. Bond 2023 Overview]
ITEMS. FIRST OFF IS THE BOND 2023 OVERVIEW, DOCTOR SMITH. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE. TONIGHT'S THE FIRST INFORMATION ITEM FOR TONIGHT. 
          OUR LEAD PRESENTERS WILL BE MISS KATHLEEN BROWN, DOCTOR LONG, OUR CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER. AND THEN WE HAVE NICOLA SPRINGER AND MAYBE MEMBERS FROM HER TEAM FROM KIRKSEY. AND THEY EACH HAVE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE PRESENTATION. AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS BROWN. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR SMITH, THIS EVENING, OUR 2023 BOND UPDATE. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A PRESENTATION ON THE AQUATIC PRACTICE FACILITY. WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH KIRKSEY ARCHITECTURE ON THE DESIGN, AND 
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NOW WE HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION FOR YOU THIS EVENING REGARDING THE PRICING. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD'S PREVIOUS ACTIONS AND GIVING US THESE ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY FUNDS SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION FROM KIRKSEY. AND SO THIS EVENING WE HAVE MISS NICHOLAS SPRINGER, WHO'S A PARTNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR K12 AT KIRKSEY, WHO'LL BE HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE UPDATED INFORMATION WITH US. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO STICK VERY CLOSE TO IS THE REQUEST THAT THE NEW AQUATIC PRACTICE FACILITY BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT OUR CURRENT FACILITY HAS AT A MINIMUM. AND SO THIS EVENING, SHE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT THAT PRICING LOOKS LIKE FOR THAT DESIGN AS, AS AND AS WELL AS OTHER DESIGNS AS WELL. WE KNOW THAT FUNDS WERE PREVIOUSLY ADDED. AND SO SHE WILL ALSO DISCUSS A MODEL, AN OPTION THAT IS WITHIN THE $25.6 MILLION BUDGET AS WELL. 
          AFTER MISS SPRINGER, WE WILL HAVE OUR CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, DOCTOR THOMAS LONG. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. BOARD, WE BROUGHT TO YOU INFORMATION REGARDING TO REGARDING MADDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE REPAIRS THAT WE KNOW ARE NEEDED THERE FOR THE SLAB. WE ALSO KNOW FOR THOSE REPAIRS TO TAKE PLACE, IT WILL REQUIRE US TO HAVE SOME MOVEMENT OF OUR STAFF, AND STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO VACATE THAT BUILDING IN ORDER FOR THE SLAB TO BE REPAIRED. 
          AND SO, AS PROMISED, WE SAID WE'D BRING BACK TO YOU INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLAN FOR THAT AND WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. SO THIS EVENING, DOCTOR LONG WILL WALK YOU THROUGH AN ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FOR THE WORK AT MADDEN. AND THEN FINALLY, WE'LL END OUR BOND UPDATE THIS EVENING WITH OUR CFO, MR. BRIAN GWEN, WHO WILL GIVE US A FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR ALL PARTS OF THE BOND WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR CONTINGENCY, ANTICIPATED REQUEST FOR CONTINGENCY AND OUR EXPENDITURES AS WELL AS WELL. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MISS NICHOLAS SPRINGER FROM KIRKSEY ARCHITECTURE. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL PAUSE. SINCE WE HAVE THREE PRESENTERS, WE WILL PAUSE BETWEEN EACH SECTION, SINCE THERE ARE ALSO DIFFERENT TO ALLOW THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THE FIRST ONE HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD. AND THANK YOU MISS I NEED TO TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND TO MISS BROWN FOR INTRODUCING US AND GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THIS UPDATE TO YOU ON THE AQUATIC PRACTICE FACILITY. AS MISS BROWN MENTIONED, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CURRENT PRICING OF THE FACILITY AND WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OPTIONS AROUND THAT UP ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE THE BUDGETING TIMELINE THAT TRIES TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW PRICING HAS BEEN REVIEWED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT. SO IN 2023, WE KNOW THE BOND BUDGET FOR THE FBISD POOL WAS SET AT 19 MILLION. WHEN WE CAME ON BOARD, WE REALIZED THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A POOL OF AN EQUITABLE SIZE AND STANDARD AS YOUR CURRENT AQUATIC FACILITY, AND THROUGH SOME ESTIMATING AND UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT ESCALATION. AT THE TIME, WE ESTIMATED THE COST FOR A POOL OF SIMILAR STANDARD TO BE BETWEEN 24 AND $26 MILLION. SO IN 2025, WHICH IS THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT ISSUED A NEW BUDGET AT $25.6 MILLION, AND WE STARTED TO DESIGN THE NEW FACILITY. IN THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE BEEN PRICING IT AS WE GO ALONG AND ESTIMATING, AND IN OUR LAST ESTIMATION, ESTIMATING PACKAGE. WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT WE REALIZED THAT ESCALATION WAS COMING IN CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN WE HAD PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED IT. AND SO FOR AS WE LOOKED FORWARD WITH THOSE ESCALATION FORECASTS AT NOW 11%, WE WERE LOOKING AT A HIGHER COST THAN THE $25.6 MILLION FOR THE POOL. SO WHERE WE CURRENTLY STAND IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON THE NEW HIGHER ESCALATIONS OF $29.1 MILLION. AND PART OF THE REASON THAT WE ARE ALSO SEEING THIS HIGHER NUMBER IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. JUST SOME OF THE QUALITIES OF THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF UNTIL WE STARTED TO DOCUMENT THE POOL, INCLUDING THE TYPE OF EARTH, ETCETERA, AND THE WORK THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IN THE GROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE GETTING THE RIGHT TYPE OF FACILITY. SO THIS NEXT SLIDE IS 
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A BUDGET COST ANALYSIS THAT SHOWCASES THAT THAT CHANGE IN THE IN THE SCOPE AND COST. SO THE PREFERRED DESIGN WHICH IS AT 29.1 MILLION, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY ESTIMATING THE POOL TO COST IS AT 29.1 MILLION. WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE BUDGET DESIGN AT 25.6 MILLION IS BASICALLY THE DESIGN BASED ON WHAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AT THE ORIGINAL PRICE THAT WE HAD SHARED WITH YOU. SO WE HAVE A COST ESTIMATE OF PROJECT DELTA OF ABOUT $3.5 MILLION. WE SEE $1.1 MILLION OF THAT IN THE ADDITIONAL EARTHWORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. 
          THAT EARTHWORK IS HOW WE PREPARE THE GROUND FOR THE FOUNDATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALL KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THE SOILS ARE IN HOUSTON, SO HAVING TO TAKE THAT SOIL OUT, FILL IT UP WITH NEW SELECT, FILL THAT WORK, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE HAD THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. IS THAT $1.1 MILLION? AND THEN THAT LEAVES THE REMAINDER WITH ESCALATION AT ABOUT $2.4 MILLION. THE NEXT PART OF THIS SLIDE WERE THE PRIMARY SCOPE ELEMENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS FACILITY IS THAT IT IS VERY EFFICIENT IN ITS DESIGN. IT'S USING VERY FEW ELEMENTS TO BUILD IT, BUT THOSE ELEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE A LOT A MAJORITY OF THE COST. SO THE POOL IS A VERY BIG PART OF THIS FACILITY. AND SO THAT IS ABOUT 27% OF THE COST. THE BUILDING IS A STEEL BUILDING AS IT ARCHES OVER THE POOL. AND SO THAT'S ABOUT 14% OF THE COST. AND THEN CONCRETE IS ANOTHER BIG PART OF THE POOL WITH THE DECKS, ALL THE SITE PAVING, ETC. AND SO HERE YOU SEE JUST WHERE THOSE LARGE ELEMENTS ARE PART OF THAT PROJECT DELTA. OUR NEXT SLIDES ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE POOL SCOPE OPTIONS THAT WE'VE PREPARED FOR YOU TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE VARIATIONS IN PRICING AND THE SCOPE WILL ALLOW. SO OUR NUMBER ONE OPTION IS SHOWING AT 29.1 MILLION. THIS IS THE PREFERRED OPTION WHICH MATCHES YOUR EXISTING AQUATIC PRACTICE FACILITY. THIS INCLUDES A STRETCH 50 METER POOL WHICH ALLOWS FOR CROSS SWIMMING AND ONE METER DIVING. IT INCLUDES WARMUP LANES WITH LEARN TO SWIM. THESE ARE 20 FOOT DEEP DECKS, SO 40 FOOT DECKS TOTAL AS WELL AS THE WEIGHT ROOM. AND WE HAVE SOME IMAGERY COMING UP SO THAT YOU CAN MATCH THE VISUALS WITH THE CONTENT WITH THE SCOPE. THEN WE LOOKED AT AN OPTIMIZED VERSION AT 28.2 MILLION, AND WHAT WE DID HERE WAS WE REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF CONCRETE AT THE DECK. SO THESE DECKS WOULD BE ABOUT FIVE FEET SHORTER THAN YOUR CURRENT POOL. SO THEY'RE 15FT DEEP FOR A TOTAL DECK OF 30FT WIDE. YOU WOULD STILL HAVE YOUR 50 METER STRETCH WITH ALL THE SWIMMING THAT YOU HAVE AND WARM LANES. LEARN TO SWIM AS WELL AS THE WEIGHT ROOM. AND SO WHEN WE WITH THAT ANALYSIS AT $25.6 MILLION, WHICH IS THE BUDGET, WE WOULD HAVE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE WERE PROVIDING. SO INSTEAD OF A STRETCH 50 METER POOL, WE WOULD JUST HAVE A 50 METER POOL, WHICH MEANS THAT THE WARM UP LANES ARE REMOVED AND THE IMAGES THAT ARE COMING WILL SHOW THAT. AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN THOSE IN THE INFORMATION. THIS WOULD ALSO MEAN THAT WE WERE REDUCING THE DECKS AGAIN TO 15FT. AND THEN AND THIS PARTICULAR VERSION, WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO REMOVE THE WEIGHT ROOM. SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES HELP GIVE YOU THAT VISUAL WITH THE SCOPE OF WORK. AND SO THIS IS THE CURRENT PLAN FOR THE AQUATIC FACILITY AT 29.1 MILLION. AND REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE CHANGE AROUND THAT BLUE AREA. AND THIS IS WHAT IS MATCHING UP WITH YOUR CURRENT AQUATIC FACILITY. 
          SO YOU SEE THE 20 FOOT DEPTH OF DECK. YOU SEE THE STRETCH 50 METER POOL AT 215FT, AND THE AREA THAT IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE THE WARM UP LANES IS IN THE DARKER AQUA AREA. SO THIS IS THE 29.1 MILLION SCOPE OPTION AND OPTIMIZED OPTION, WHICH HELPS TO BRING THE. THE COST DOWN STILL MAINTAINS THE STRETCH 50 METER POOL WITH ALL THE SWIMMING AND DIVING, AS 
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WELL AS WITH THE LEARN TO SWIM LANES. BUT IN THIS CASE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE 15 AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM, THE DECKS HAVE BEEN REDUCED AND THE WEIGHT ROOM IS STILL PART OF THIS DESIGN. AND THEN IN YOUR FINAL IN THE BUDGET OPTION AT 25.6 MILLION, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THE AREA OF THE POOL HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ELIMINATE THAT DARKER AQUA AREA, WHICH WAS THE WARM UP LANES. 
          YOUR DECKS ARE 15FT AND IN THIS CASE, THE WEIGHT ROOM, WHICH WOULD BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER HAS BEEN REMOVED IN ORDER FOR US TO MEET THE ORIGINAL BUDGET ESTIMATE OF 25.6 MILLION. SO THIS LAST SLIDE OR NEXT SLIDE KIND OF PUTS THOSE THREE OPTIONS SIDE BY SIDE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE VARIATION IN THE WIDTH OF POOL DECK AND IN THE LENGTH OF POOL. AND I SHOULD SAY THE 50 METER POOL. YOU CAN SEE THE DIMENSION THERE IS 175FT. SO REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WATER DOWN TO JUST 50 METER POOL, WE SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT 400 THE WE SHOULD. THERE'S STILL SPACE FOR THE SEATING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DECK, AS HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE 20 FOOT, THE OPTION ONE IS THE ONE THAT WOULD GET YOU WHAT WE WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNING FOR. THIS IMAGE IS WHAT THE POOL IS CURRENTLY DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE, AND WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL TURN BACK. 
          IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN TAKE THEM NOW. THANK YOU, MISS SPRINGER. YEAH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE QUESTIONS ON THIS AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE. I DIDN'T SEE WHO RAISED FIRST, BUT I'LL. OKAY MISS VICKI. YES. HI. I'M SORRY I DID NOT GET THESE QUESTIONS SENT AHEAD OF TIME. FIRST, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS FACILITY. I WAS VERY HAPPY THAT IT WAS PART OF THE BOND PACKAGE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF WHO'S WHO CAN ANSWER THIS. WHAT WAS PROMISED? DID WE HAVE THE DETAILS PROMISED IN THE BOND PACKAGE? AS FAR AS THE WEIGHT ROOM AS AND THEN THE 20 FOOT DECKING. AND THEN I HAVE A SECOND QUESTION WITH THAT. OKAY. 
          SO THE PARTICULAR PACKAGE THAT WAS LOTS OF CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WAS PROMISED IN THE IN THE SPECIFIC PACKAGE. WE HAVE A WEIGHT ROOM IN THE CURRENT FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE. AND SO EVEN IF NOT SPECIFICALLY STATED, I BELIEVE ANYONE WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE WOULD STILL HAVE THOSE SAME OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AT THE NEW FACILITY. OKAY. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 20 FOOT AND 40 FOOT DECK, TOTAL 15 TO 30 FOOT FOOT DECK TOTAL, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE TO SWIMMERS? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE TO. I KNOW THAT THE 20 FOOT 40 FOOT IS WHAT WE HAVE FOR OUR CURRENT FACILITY, BUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR OUR OUR STUDENTS? YEAH, IT WOULD MAKE THAT OVERALL SPACE SMALLER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE TASKED WITH WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SPECTATORS HAD ROOM. IT'S AN OPEN FACILITY WHERE THE DOORS, THE GARAGE LIKE DOORS COME UP. AND SO WE HAVE PARENTS AND SPECTATORS WHO SIT OUT ON THE LAWN, BUT ALSO WE HAVE BLEACHERS ON THE INSIDE. SO BY MAKING THAT SPACE SMALLER, IT WOULD MAKE US HAVE A SMALLER SPACE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SIT ON THE INSIDE ON THE POOL DECK BY FIVE FEET ON EACH SIDE. SORRY, JUST TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT THEN. SO IT'S IT'S NOT GOING TO THOUGH PRE IT'S NOT GOING TO PROHIBIT FOR ACTIVITIES. IT JUST MEANS THERE'S LESS SPACE. 
          NO IT WOULDN'T PROHIBIT ANYTHING RELATED TO THE SWIMMING. IT JUST WOULD BE LESS SPACE AROUND THE POOL. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU MISS HILLIKER. SO I'M TRYING TO PUT MY HAT ON AS I LOOK AT THESE POOLS, BUT I THINK YOU ANSWERED. YOU ASKED A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. 
          MAYBE MY QUESTIONS ARE BEST WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TIMELINE, BUT. AND I COULD HAVE MISSED THIS EARLIER. IF YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS CONVERSATION AROUND THIS PARTICULAR ACTIVITY FOR THE BOND, BUT ARE WE HOW DO WE GET FROM 25 TO 26 IN A YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING? WHAT WAS THE BIG GAP THERE AND WHAT SAYS, LET'S SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO 26 TO 27. LIKE WHAT? WHAT IS WHAT IS THE DRIVER OF MOVING THIS TO 26? CAN YOU ALL GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THAT? AND THEN BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG, YOU KNOW, A BIG DELTA DIFFERENCE IN COST. AND I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WOULD. CREATE MORE ADDITIONAL COSTS AND WHAT KIND OF CONTINGENCY DO 
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WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THIS BUDGET NOW. NOT THE BOND BUT THE BUDGET FOR THE POOL. THAT'S WHAT I NEED. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. YEAH. NO, THOSE ARE VERY FAIR QUESTIONS. SO OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE WHEN WE ORIGINALLY WERE ESTIMATING THE POOL IN 2019, YOU HAD A NUMBER OF 19 MILLION. THAT PROBABLY DEFINITELY WASN'T ENOUGH MONEY TO BUILD THIS NEW FACILITY. WE WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE THOUGHT THE NEW POOL WOULD COST. AND WE DO THAT BY ESTIMATING ESCALATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UNDERSTANDING, LOOKING AT OTHER POOLS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUDGETING IN THE FUTURE FOR HOW MUCH THAT POOL WOULD COST. SO BACK IN 2023, 24, WHEN WE WERE ASKED TO DO THIS, WE WERE ASSUMING A 6% AVERAGE COST OF ESCALATION. AND SO WE TOOK THAT THROUGH TO 2025, WHICH IS WHERE WE GOT A 25.6 NUMBER. AS OFTEN. THERE ARE OFTEN LOTS OF VARIATIONS IN COSTS AND PRICING. 
          AND WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE CURRENT CLIMATE THAT WE HAVE WHERE PRICING IS GOING UP AND DOWN. AND SO THAT IS ONE REASON FOR THE ESCALATION IN COST FOR THE THE 11%. BUT THE OTHER THING THAT I MENTIONED IS WHEN THE BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED, THE EXACT LOCATION WAS NOT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION, AND WE DID NOT KNOW THINGS LIKE THE QUALITY OF THE EARTH UNDERNEATH. RIGHT. AND SO THIS IS CALLED THE GEOTECH. WE GOT A GEOTECHNICAL REPORT THAT BASICALLY, IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOUNDATIONS WERE BUILT PROPERLY AND THE THE CONCRETE WOULD STAY FLAT, IT'S SUGGESTED THAT IT IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE HAVE TO REMOVE EIGHT FEET OF THE DIRT, TAKE THAT OUT, HAUL IT OFF, AND THEN PUT IN EIGHT FEET OF BACKFILL. AND I THINK YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT POOLS ARE TRADITIONALLY DEEP WATER POOLS. AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT ALL OF THIS DIRT. BUT WE DID NOT THINK WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO DO 10,000 CUBIC FEET OF THIS ADDITIONAL WORK OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DO. SO THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THE ESCALATION IN OUR COSTS. 
          SO HOPEFULLY THAT EXPLAINS THAT PART. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I THINK IT'S AWESOME. MAYBE, BRIAN, YOU ANSWERED MY OTHER PART OF THE QUESTION AROUND CONTINGENCY IN THE BUDGET. SO IF WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO BUILD 2026, WE'RE STARTING WE'RE FINISHING. WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME FOR THE ACTUAL BUILD ITSELF AND WHAT TYPE OF ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY IS IN THE CURRENT BUDGET, JUST SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE POOL, THE AQUATIC CENTER? YEAH. SO I THINK WE HAVE A TRADITIONAL AMOUNT OF AROUND 3 TO 3% CONTINGENCY. BUT WHAT THIS IS, IS THAT WE WHAT WE REALLY ARE HOPING IS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ON WITH THE DESIGN AND THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE POOL SO THAT IT CAN ACTUALLY BE BID AND PRICED BY CONTRACTORS, BECAUSE THIS NUMBER IS STILL AN ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME. SO WE FEEL THAT ONCE THE PROJECT IS DRAWN AND WE GET IT, THAT WE SHOULD BE WITHIN THE RANGE OF THIS 29.1 MILLION AND HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR THE PROJECT TO BE WITHIN THIS 29.1 MILLION. BUT WE REALLY HAVE TO COMPLETE THE DOCUMENTATION AND PRICE THE BUILDING AT AT LEAST BID THE PROJECT SO THAT WE HAVE THAT COMPETITIVE BIDDING FROM THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. MAYBE BRIAN WILL ANSWER THE REST OF THE QUESTION. AND, MISS HELLER, THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON AN UPCOMING SLIDE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO WANT TO SAY IS, SO THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT WAS 19 MILLION. THAT WAS WHAT THE VOTERS AUTHORIZED US TO SPEND. AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AT THE FRONT END OF THE BOND, YOU MAY RECALL THAT WE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WERE GOING TO BE SHORTFALLS, PARTICULARLY ON NEW CONSTRUCTION. AND AT THAT POINT IS WHERE WE ESTIMATED THAT THE PROBABLE COST WAS GOING TO BE CLOSER TO 25.6 MILLION. AT THIS POINT, THE BOARD HAS NOT TAKEN SPECIFIC ACTION TO ALLOCATE THAT CONTINGENCY TO THE PROJECT. AND SO THAT WOULD STILL BE A STEP IN THE PROCESS. AND LIKE I SAID, WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT SECTION, I CAN POINT OUT SPECIFICALLY WHERE WE HAVE RESERVED FUNDING IN ORDER TO COVER THE 25.6. I WILL SAY IN ADVANCE, THERE IS SUFFICIENT CAPACITY IN BOTH THE 14 AND THE 18 BONDS FROM WHICH THIS WOULD HAVE TO COME TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL COST, BUT THE BOARD WILL NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO BOTH APPROPRIATE THE ADDITIONAL 
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6 MILLION THAT WE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED, PLUS THAT ADDITIONAL, IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THE BOARD CHOOSES TO GO. BUT AGAIN, MORE INFORMATION ON THAT WILL BE IN THE NEXT SECTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS HAMMOND? ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE IT MAY BE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. AND SO, BRIAN WILL JUST DOES THAT CONTINGENCY SHOW UP ON THE NEXT. INFORMATION ITEM ON THE FINANCE UPDATE. DOES THAT DOES THAT NUMBER TO TO MISS HELLINGER'S POINT ABOUT THE CONTINGENCY. SO AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY BUILT IN. THERE IS CAPACITY TO DO IT. THE OUTCOME OF THE CONVERSATION WE HAVE TONIGHT WILL GIVE US A DIRECTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD INCLUDE THAT GOING FORWARD, OR IF THE BOARD'S PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO STAY WITH THE 25.6. AND SO I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ANYONE'S THUNDER, BUT THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE IS IN TERMS OF WHAT DIRECTION WE WOULD WOULD GO ON THAT. OKAY. BUT TO BE CLEAR, WE WE HAS THE BOARD. AND FORGIVE ME, OUT OF THE $1.2 BILLION, I CAN'T ALWAYS RECALL WHAT WE HAVE APPROVED FOR CONTINGENCY. HAVE WE APPROVED THE INITIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 19 MILLION AND THE 25.6 MILLION? OFFICIALLY IT IS NOT APPROVED, BUT IT IS DESIGNATED AND SET ASIDE FOR THAT PURPOSE. 
          SO IT'S WE HAVE TICKED THAT BOX AND EARMARKED. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY. SO AND TRUSTEE WHERE'S BECKY AND TRUSTEE HILLIKER WERE NOT ON THE BOARD DURING THE THIS SAGA SO TO SPEAK. BUT I, I AM I THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT FACILITY FOR, FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT. AND SO, YOU KNOW THAT GIVES ME ADDITIONAL STICKER SHOCK. WE'RE WE'RE NOW $10 MILLION OVER WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS APPROVED WHEN THEY WENT TO THE POLLS. SO IT DOES GIVE ME GREAT PAUSE, BUT I DO I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. AND I HAVE SUBMITTED SOME QUESTIONS WHICH I KNOW WERE, YOU KNOW, IN A LITTLE BUDGET CRUNCH, BUT HOW WE COULD UTILIZE THOSE FACILITIES IN ADDITIONAL WAYS SO THAT WE'RE SORT OF GETTING MORE BANG FOR OUR BUCK IN, IN SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND LEARNING TO SWIM OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER STUDENTS AND MAYBE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I THINK THAT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT I SWIM AND DIVE AND WATER POLO CLEARLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE POOLS, BUT I'M HOPING YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER TONIGHT. BUT I'M HOPING THAT THE FULL BOARD WILL GET TO SEE THOSE ANSWERS, AND THAT MAY BE IN THE COMING MONTHS. WE COULD SHARE MAYBE WHAT OTHER THINGS, HOW WE COULD JUST ENHANCE THE THE ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITY AND THE SKILL TO KNOW HOW TO SWIM. YES, MA'AM. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL ADD TO THAT THE GEO TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED BACK FROM KIRKSEY AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS TO US. THE NEXT SPEAKER THAT YOU'LL HEAR THIS EVENING RELATED TO THE MADDEN, IT BROUGHT US RIGHT BACK TO THAT, TO THAT SAME PLACE, THE STEPS THAT WERE NOT TAKEN WHEN MADDEN WAS BUILT HAS COST US A LOT OF MONEY OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS. AND SO AS WE ARE LOOKING AT PROJECTS NOW, WE ARE WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING YOU ALL INFORMATION SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE YOU ABLE TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOME OF THOSE SAME MISTAKES. WE HAVE SOME LESSONS LEARNED. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. THANK YOU. SO YOU GUYS ANSWERED PRETTY MUCH ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD WRITTEN DOWN. AND I ACTUALLY WROTE DOWN HERE GEOTECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION. AERO MADDEN. YES. SO I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE REALLY WITH THE 1.1 MILLION BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING TO BE RECOMMENDED TO US UNTIL WE, YOU KNOW, SEE THE SITE AND WE GET THOSE GEOTECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS. I DO HAVE A LOT OF ANGST ABOUT THE OTHER $2.4 MILLION THAT THIS HAS INCREASED. AND, YOU KNOW, IT GIVES ME A LOT OF PAUSE. SO I'M A FORMER SWIMMER. I YOU KNOW, MY KIDS WERE SWIMMERS. I AGREE WITH MISS HANNAN. I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. I THINK WE PROMISED THIS TO THE VOTERS. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE PROMISED TO THE VOTERS THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A I HAVE A LOT OF ANGST ABOUT CONTINUING TO SEE THIS PRICE TAG GO UP. AND FRANKLY, IT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING. SO I KNOW THAT 
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THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. I KNOW THINGS ARE COSTING MORE. I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT. BUT AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO DRAW A LINE AND WE HAVE TO SAY, THIS CAN'T COST ANY MORE. AND I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE I'VE KIND OF HIT THAT. YES. I MEAN, WE WENT FROM 19 MILLION TO THE ALMOST 26 MILLION AND NOW ANOTHER 3.5 MILLION. SO WE'RE PUSHING 30 MILLION. AND SO IT'S IT'S GETTING TO BE MORE THAN I'M IT MIGHT BE MORE THAN I'M WILLING TO GO. NOT WILLING TO SAY THAT RIGHT JUST YET. BUT IT IT'S IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT. SO I THINK I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT MISS HANNAN'S QUESTIONS, BUT FOR ME. I GUESS MY FIRST ASK IS GOING TO BE I THINK WE NEED TO SHARPEN OUR PENCILS. AND AND I KNOW THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US SOME OPTIONS HERE, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN. MY SECOND THING I NEED TO SEE IS SO THIS IS PULLING MORE CONTINGENCY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE POTENTIALLY PULLING FROM SOMETHING ELSE. SO YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF PRESENTING TO US PRETTY MUCH MONTHLY KIND OF THE BOND UPDATE AND THE OUTLOOK AND THE FORECAST. AND THIS IS CONTINGENCY HERE AND CONTINGENCY THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, AT WHAT POINT ARE WE GOING TO GET OURSELVES IN A BIND WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, WE WE CAN'T FINISH THIS PROJECT OR THAT PROJECT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY LEFT. SO I'M THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT WHEN I SEE THIS. WE'RE ALREADY PULLING. I KNOW WE HAVE TO USE 14 OR 18 BOND CONTINGENCY BECAUSE OF THE NEW LAWS WE CAN'T EVEN USE FROM 2023. YES. SO I JUST THINK AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO SAY STOP. AND THIS IS ALL WE CAN DO. I REALLY WOULDN'T WANT TO DO AWAY WITH THE WEIGHT ROOM. WE REALLY DID WANT SPACE FOR SPECTATORS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I DID SOME SWIMMING AT LSU. WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT BIG OF A, YOU KNOW, SO I BUT I KNOW EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT NOW. YES. SO I GUESS I WOULD JUST REALLY WANT TO MAYBE HEAR SOME MORE ABOUT THAT BEFORE I'M WILLING TO JUST GO, YOU KNOW, JUST GO THAT EXTRA. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE I WANTED YOU GUYS TO KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING. AND BUT I BUT THE 1.1 MILLION, YOU KNOW, THE GEOTECHNICAL STUFF, I MEAN, WE JUST CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. WE JUST, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT. BUT SO THOSE ARE MY JUST MY THOUGHTS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE. ALL THE OTHER QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED. BUT IF YOU GUYS COULD JUST LOOK AT THAT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE AND AND MAYBE WHEN YOU ANSWER MISS HANNAN'S QUESTIONS, THAT'LL YES, WE'LL DO THAT. JUST AS A REMINDER FOR YOU ALL, THE LAST MEETING WE BROUGHT TO YOU TO ADD THE 5.2 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY TO 2018 AT AN UPCOMING MEETING. WE'LL BE BRINGING ANOTHER ITEM LIKE THAT AS WELL. THE TEAM IS WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE EVERYWHERE THAT WE CAN PUT MONEY IN CONTINGENCY, THAT WE'RE DOING SO AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. YES, AND THAT WAS MUCH APPRECIATED. AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING AS BEST YOU CAN WITH, WITH, YOU KNOW, THE LIMITED AMOUNTS THAT WE HAVE. SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR LAUREN AT THIS TIME FOR UPDATE ON MADDEN. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. MISS SPRINGER THANK YOU. PRESIDENT ASSIGNED. DOCTOR SMITH TRUSTEES. HOWDY. TODAY WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE MADDEN THE EARLY. THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY TIMELINE FOR THE MADDEN PROJECT. EARLIER WE HAD DISCUSSED THE CMAA PROCESS WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. RIGHT NOW WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROCESS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TIMELINE, THE CMAA RFP THAT HAS BEEN THAT HAS COME IN, WE'RE LOOKING TO HOPEFULLY BRING THAT BACK TO YOU IN DECEMBER. THAT WAY, WE CAN GET STARTED ON THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WITH THAT COMPANY. THE BIG PLAN, THE BIG PART OF THE PLAN IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE USING MISSION GLEN ELEMENTARY TO HOUSE OUR MADDEN FAMILY FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT IN JUNE AS SOON AS THE SCHOOL LETS OUT. WILL BE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET THE TEACHERS IN AND OPENING UP THE SCHOOL TO TRY TO MAKE THE TO TRY TO MAKE THAT MOVE AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE. SOME HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT MOVE IS WE DID ON BOARD A 
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PROJECT MANAGER FROM OUR SPC, MR. BLAIR. HE'S GOING TO BE HELPING US TO NAVIGATE ALL THE NUANCES OF THE MOVE AND THE THE TEACHERS. WE PLAN ON GIVING THEM FULL SUPPORT, NOT ONLY ON THE MOVE OVER, BUT ALSO ON THE MOVE BACK. WE'RE GOING TO REALLY TRY TO LISTEN TO THEM, AND THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS TIMELINE TO YOU ALL NOW. SO WE COULD START WITH THOSE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATING ALL OF THOSE INTRICACIES. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF DOES HAVE SOME OR ACCESS TO THE CAMPUS. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK THAT THE TEACHERS WILL BE DOING. WE WILL SUPPORT THEM IN THE UNPACKING AND AND THE PACKING AND MOVING THE ITEMS OVER. SOME QUESTIONS HAVE COME UP ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AT MADDEN, AND THERE IS EVERY INTENTION OF KEEPING ALL THE PROGRAMS THE SAME. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE CAMPUSES 1 TO 1 ON THE MAP, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CLASSROOMS WILL MATCH UP, THE OFFICES WILL MATCH UP. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM AS MUCH SUPPORT IN THAT AREA AGAIN AS POSSIBLE. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THAT MISSION GLEN WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENTS THIS YEAR. IT'S IT'S GOOD TO GO. IT'S WE COULD IF WE NEEDED TO WE COULD MOVE STUDENTS IN RIGHT NOW. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DID A VERY GOOD JOB PREPARING THAT SCHOOL, SO IT IS ALREADY PREPARED. THERE'S NOTHING ADDITIONAL THAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO TO TO MAKE THAT BUILDING READY. AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN DIGGING IN WITH TRANSPORTATION TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. 
          ONCE WE HAVE TO MOVE AWAY FROM MADDEN, THAT'S GOING TO IT'LL IMPACT TRANSPORTATION FOR SOME TIME. SO WE'VE ALREADY NAVIGATED THAT AND HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY TIMELINES OR SOME PRELIMINARY IDEAS FOR TRANSPORTATION AS WELL. SO THEN WE'LL HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE GETTING IN. WE'LL WE DEFINITELY WILL BE MOVING IN EARLY IN THE SUMMER. AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ONE CRITICAL PIECE IS THE CMRR. ONCE WE ONBOARD THEM, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US HONE IN ON THAT SCHEDULE. SO WE DO HAVE THE FLOOR SLAB REPLACEMENT AS IT ON GOES. ONCE WE GET THE THE CMR, THEY WILL HELP US BUILD OUT THAT SCHEDULE SO WE CAN TRY TO MAKE IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE TRUSTEES MISS HANNAN. SO I HAVE MORE OF A COMMENT. I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE HAD TO SHIFT SOME STUDENTS BECAUSE OF WORK AT BARRINGTON PLACE, AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT A PROJECT MANAGER IS GOING TO PROVIDE FULL SUPPORT FOR THE MOVE OUT AND THE MOVE IN FOR TEACHERS, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS REQUEST THAT THERE IS NOT A TEACHER THAT SHOULD HAVE TO SUPPLY A BOX FOR THEMSELVES, A U-HAUL FOR THEMSELVES, BECAUSE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE ALREADY GOT A LOT ON THEM. AND THIS IS THIS IS A LOT RIGHT THERE, COMPLETE. I MEAN, EMPTYING AN ENTIRE SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE A VERY BIG DEAL. SO I'M VERY GLAD TO HEAR THAT. I'M GLAD THAT THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT SO TEACHERS AND STAFF CAN HEAR THAT. NOW I'M GOING TO JUST LOOP BACK TO THE SENTIMENTS THAT MISS TORSEN MADE ABOUT SORT OF COMING TO THE END OF MY MY. AGREEING TO TO BUDGET ITEMS. AND SO WE WENT FROM 9 MILLION IS WHAT THE, THE VOTERS APPROVED, I BELIEVE, IS THAT THE NUMBER WAS THAT THE ORIGINAL NUMBER? YES, MA'AM. IT WAS A LITTLE OVER $9 MILLION FOR MADDEN. AND NOW WE'RE TO 23. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. AND SO MY MY TREPIDATION IS JUST LIKE WE HEARD WITH THE SWIM FACILITY, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL ISSUES HAVE COME UP. ESTIMATES HAVE FLUCTUATED. AND SO I AM SO, SO CONCERNED. AND I'M I'M CONCERNED FOR THE CURRENT STAFF, INCLUDING THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE AND THIS BOARD BECAUSE WE DID I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD SINCE 2020 AND WE WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE INHERITED A REALLY HEALTHY CONTINGENCY FROM 2014 AND 2018. AND SO I MY, MY LOOKING AHEAD IS ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME FOR THE FUTURE, PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT OF HEALTHY CONTINGENCY BECAUSE OF LUCK OR PLANNING OR WHATEVER IT IS. AND I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, THAT FORECAST, LOOKING AHEAD WITH THAT CONTINGENCY. AND SO. I HAD ONE MORE ISSUE WITH MADDEN THAT 
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I WANTED TO ASK. AND IT'S TOTALLY GONE OUT OF MY MY MIND. OH, I KNOW WHAT IT IS. IT'S SO RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, MOST PARENTS AREN'T SITTING AT HOME WITH A BOWL OF POPCORN WATCHING OUR BOARD AGENDA REVIEW. AND SO I WOULD JUST REALLY ASK, YOU KNOW, DOCTOR SMITH TO, TO WORK WITH THE PRINCIPAL TO TO GIVE A REAL CLEAR RUNWAY WHERE, WHERE STARTING YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, BUT I'M ASKING ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS THAT IT'S JUST REALLY CLEAR TO PARENTS AND TO STUDENTS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT'S THAT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE WE CAN'T WAIT TO TELL THEM IN THE SUMMER. AND SO FOR KIDS THAT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF SHOCKING, RIGHT? YES. A FOURTH GRADER THAT'S BEEN IN THE MAYBE BUILDING THE WHOLE TIME AND THEY'RE ENDING THEIR SCHOOL CAREER SOMEWHERE ELSE. 
          RIGHT? SO THERE'S LOTS OF FACTORS. I JUST I REALLY WANT US TO THINK ABOUT. HOW THAT WILL SHAKE UP THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE MIGHT BEST REALLY MAKE A COMMUNICATION PLAN FOR THEM. 
          YES, MA'AM. I'LL SHARE. WE SHARE YOUR SENTIMENTS AS IT RELATES TO CONTINGENCY FUNDS. 
          WE DO NOT DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO COME TO ASK FOR CONTINGENCY FUNDS. I KNOW WE HAVE TWO NEWER BOARD MEMBERS WITH US, AND SO MADDEN IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I WILL REMIND YOU ALL THAT MADDEN, THAT WE DID HAVE A LITTLE OVER $9 MILLION THAT WAS APPROVED THROUGH THE 2023 BOND PROGRAM. 
          HOWEVER, THAT STICKER PRICE WOULD NOT HAVE ADDRESSED THE SLAB. THE SLAB WORK THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN. WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT MADDEN OVER THE YEARS IS THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING BAND-AIDS ON MADDEN, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE SEEN RIGHT AFTER MADDEN WAS BUILT IN 27, WHAT YEAR, BRIAN, DO YOU REMEMBER 18 WHEN IT OPENED WE STARTED TO SEE ISSUES WITH MADDEN AS A DISTRICT. CRACKS IN THE WALLS SEPARATING WALLS. AND IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THAT, ANNUALLY, WE'VE POURED IN LOTS OF MONEY, RIGHT, TO FIXING MADDEN AND PUTTING THOSE BAND-AIDS ON IT SO THAT IT'S PRESENTABLE WHEN SCHOOL STARTS, ONLY TO HAVE THOSE SAME PROBLEMS ARISE AGAIN. AND SO, UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE 2023 BOND PLANNING, THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT WAS PUT IN THERE JUST TO PUT A BAND-AID ON IT AGAIN. AND SO I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU AS A BOARD DOCTOR. SMITH AND THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM FOR SAYING, WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO COST US A LOT OF MONEY IF WE CONTINUE TO PUT A BAND-AID ON THIS EVERY YEAR. AND SO ITIT WIY DIVIDENDS TO THE STUDENTS IN THAT BUILDING AND TO OUR TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE TAKING CARE OF THIS FOR MADDEN. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIT WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT WE'VE PRESENTED TO YOU MOST RECENTLY. AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO COMMUNICATION, YOU ASKED US TO BRING THE TIMELINE AND ALSO WITH THAT, TO CREATE A COMMUNICATION PLAN AS IT RELATES TO THAT CAMPUS AND THAT COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE DOING JUST THAT. THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS, TEACHING AND LEARNING, HAVE BEEN WORKING HAND IN HAND ALONG WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WITH OUR PM, OUR PROJECT MANAGER, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TIMELY WITH OUR COMMUNICATION, THAT WE ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WITH OUR COMMUNICATION. WE WANT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AS A MATTER OF FACT, LATER THIS WEEK, COMMUNICATION WILL BE GOING TO THE CAMPUS AND TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. 
          WE'RE GOING TO WALK HAND IN HAND WITH THEM ALONG THIS PROCESS. AND AS IT RELATES TO MOVING, I'LL ADD THAT, EXCUSE ME, OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A TOP PRIORITY. SO YOU'LL YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS YEAR, EVEN WHEN WE LEVELED, WHEN WE HAD STAFF LEVELING, THAT LOOKED A LOT, A LOT DIFFERENT FOR OUR TEACHERS THIS YEAR. THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO COME UP WITH BOXES OR MOVING TRUCK. OUR FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE TEAM SUPPLIED THOSE THINGS, PICKED UP THEIR ITEMS AND MOVED THEM. BECAUSE WE OFTEN SAY PEOPLE OVER PROCESS, BUT WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT WE THAT OUR ACTIONS ALIGN WITH THAT. AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU UPDATES ABOUT WHAT THIS PROCESS LOOKS LIKE FOR MADDEN AND FOR FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. OKAY, MR. GWYNNE, NEXT UP, MR. GWYNNE. 
          GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR SMITH, AS WE'VE SHARED BEFORE, THE BUDGET APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE 23 BOND IS $1.26 BILLION. OF THAT AMOUNT, $347 MILLION ENCUMBERED. AND THAT IS FOR CONTRACTS THAT THE BOARD HAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, BUT WHICH WE HAVE NOT WRITTEN CHECKS FOR. WE HAVE EXPENDED $435 MILLION, AND THAT IS ON CONTRACTS THE BOARD HAS APPROVED. AND WE'VE ACTUALLY WRITTEN THOSE CHECKS. AND THAT LEAVES US WITH A BALANCE OF $460 MILLION AVAILABLE IN THE 23 BOND. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 
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$46.4 MILLION AVAILABLE IN CONTINGENCY THIS MONTH. WE ARE ADDING 1.6 MILLION TO CONTINGENCY, AND THAT IS ALL FROM INTEREST, EARNINGS. AND ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, THERE IS A REQUEST TO USE $750,000 IN CONTINGENCY. AND AS I'LL SHOW YOU, THAT AMOUNT WAS PLANNED, A PLANNED USE OF CONTINGENCY. THIS IS THE TIMELINE OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ANTICIPATED TO USE CONTINGENCY THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION. WE ANTICIPATE NEEDING ABOUT $18.5 MILLION OVER THE NEXT 7 TO 8 MONTHS. AND AGAIN, THIS WAS INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH THE BOARD. AND SO THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY NEW PROJECTS ADDED OUTSIDE OF THE AQUATICS PRACTICE FACILITY THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS EVENING. BUT THIS IS THE REGULAR CADENCE THAT WE WERE EXPECTING. YOU'LL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER, WE DO HAVE $750,000 IDENTIFIED FOR THE HVAC, MEP, AND THAT IS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN DECEMBER, WE WERE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATING THAT WE WOULD USE $1.3 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY FOR KITCHEN RENOVATION. THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM HAS WORKED THROUGH THE PLANNING FOR THAT AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THAT WILL NOT BE NEEDED, AND SO THAT $1.3 MILLION HAS COME OFF OF THE LIST. AND SO THIS NUMBER THAT YOU SEE REFLECTED HERE INCLUDES THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE ON THAT. THE ONLY OTHER ITEM THAT I'LL POINT OUT THAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER IS THAT WE ARE STILL SHOWING $6.2 MILLION FOR THE AQUATICS PRACTICE FACILITY. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT ADDITIONAL $3.5 MILLION THAT WERE WAS MENTIONED EARLIER THIS EVENING. SO AFTER WE ACCOUNT FOR THE $18.5 MILLION AND THE LIFE CYCLE DEFICIENCY PROJECTS AND THE $6.2 MILLION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY EXPECTED FOR THE AQUATICS PRACTICE FACILITY, THERE WOULD BE $21.7 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY. AND SO, AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T ADJUSTED THE AMOUNT FOR THE AQUATICS PRACTICE FACILITY. AND AS A REMINDER, THIS WAS TOUCHED ON EARLIER FOR THAT PROJECT BECAUSE OF A CHANGE IN LEGISLATION IN 2019, WE CAN ONLY USE 2014 OR 2018 BOND CONTINGENCY. BUT YOU'LL NOTICE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THOSE, THERE'S ALMOST $13 MILLION TOTAL AVAILABLE. AND THIS IS AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR THE $6.2 MILLION THAT WE WERE ORIGINALLY EXPECTING FOR THE AQUATICS PRACTICE FACILITY. SO THERE IS CAPACITY WITHIN THE BOND CONTINGENCY TO DO THAT PROJECT IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. AS WE'VE PRESENTED IT THIS EVENING, WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE COST TO MANAGE THE STUDENT MOVES ASSOCIATED WITH MADDEN. 
          INITIALLY, WE HAD ESTIMATED THAT AT ABOUT $2.5 MILLION. HOWEVER, BY USING MISSION GLEN, THAT MAY ADJUST THIS NUMBER DOWNWARD. AND SO ALTHOUGH THIS IS WHAT WE ARE STILL REFLECTING, IT'S NOT ACCOUNTED FOR HERE. THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER POTENTIAL COST THAT'S NOT OFFICIALLY FACTORED INTO THIS NUMBER. BUT AGAIN, THE BOTTOM LINE IS AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE $21.7 MILLION IN UNOBLIGATED OR EARMARKED CONTINGENCY BETWEEN 2014 2018. AND THE 23 PROPOSITIONS A AND B CONTINGENCY. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE FINANCE PORTION, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS. THANK YOU. MR. GWEN. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE TRUSTEES? MISS HELLINGER, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE. YES. THANK YOU. MAYBE I'M MISSING IT WHEN YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR THE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER, IS IT NOT ALREADY IN THIS TABLE? WHERE AM I? WHERE AM I NOT SEEING IT? MAYBE THAT HELPS ME. 
          SO IN PROPOSITION C, THAT PROP C COLUMN, THERE'S $6.2 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR THE AQUATICS PRACTICE FACILITY. THE AMOUNT APPROVED BY VOTERS WAS RIGHT AT 19 MILLION. AND SO THE 6.2 WOULD BRING IT TO THE 25 MILLION. THAT WAS OUR INITIAL ESTIMATE. AND SO THAT ADDITIONAL 3.5 MILLION THAT WAS DISCUSSED THIS EVENING IN ORDER TO DO THE ADDITIONAL BACKFILL WORK, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE 11% INFLATION VERSUS 6% IS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR HERE. BUT IT DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR THE 6% INFLATION THAT WAS INITIALLY ESTIMATED. AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S INCLUDED. WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED IS THE 3.5 MILLION FROM THIS EVENING. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MISS VICKY. SO THE CONTINGENCY REMAINING FOR 2014 AND 2018 BONDS AT THIS TIME OUTSIDE OF THE ADDITIONAL WORK FOR THE AQUATICS FACILITY, THERE WAS NO OTHER PLANNED USES FOR THOSE THERE AT THIS POINT. NO, MA'AM, THERE IS NOT. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION. 
          STAFF WOULD BRING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARD, AND THE BOARD DOES HAVE TO APPROVE ANY USE OF THAT CONTINGENCY. BUT TO YOUR POINT, IT IS NOT OTHERWISE OBLIGATED. THANK YOU, 
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MISS ROZBICKI. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. GWEN. NEXT UP IS OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL AUDIT 
          [4.B. Annual Comprehensive Financial Audit Update]
UPDATE. DOCTOR SMITH. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE RECENTLY HAD AN AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE THE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FROM WHITNEY PENN, MR. LUPE GARCIA, AND HE IS HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE THE FULL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL AUDIT UPDATE. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR SMITH, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO REPORT TO YOU ON THE RESULTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 FINANCIAL STATEMENT, AUDIT AND FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SENIOR MANAGER ON THE ENGAGEMENT, LAURA LYNCH, IS ALSO HERE WITH ME THIS EVENING, THE AUDIT PROCESS BEGAN IN THE SPRING WITH PRELIMINARY PLANNING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DISTRICT. THE FIRST PHASE OF FIELD WORK ENTAILS RISK ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES, TESTING YOUR INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER YOUR SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTION CLASSES, IDENTIFYING THE MAJOR PROGRAMS AND THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT, AND PERFORMING THE COMPLIANCE TESTING RELATED TO THOSE FEDERAL MAJOR PROGRAMS. ONCE THE FISCAL YEAR IS OVER, OUR PROCEDURES ARE MORE FINANCIAL IN NATURE, RELATED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BALANCES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. WE ARE NOW IN THE REPORT ISSUANCE PHASE, AND WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES AND HAVE THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO SUPPORT OUR AUDIT OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS EXTERNAL AUDITORS, WE CAN EXPRESS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE OPINION ON THE FAR LEFT. THE DISCLAIMER WOULD BE A SITUATION WHERE THE EITHER THE RECORDS DIDN'T EXIST OR WERE IN SUCH POOR CONDITION, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO EXPRESS ANY TYPE OF ASSURANCE WHATSOEVER ON YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A QUALIFIED OPINION IN THE CENTER IS A FORM OF MODIFIED OPINION, INDICATING YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FAIRLY STATED, EXCEPT FOR THE AREAS THAT WE IDENTIFY AND MENTIONED IN OUR REPORT. AND THEN LASTLY, THE THE BEST OUTCOME IN A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT IS TO RECEIVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. AND THAT IS THE CASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. FOR FORT BEND ISD, THE DISTRICT HAS EARNED THAT UNMODIFIED OPINION, INDICATING THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FAIRLY STATED THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALL CURRENT, GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. AND BECAUSE THIS IS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, WE ALSO HAVE TO APPLY GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF AUDITING STANDARDS IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S REQUIRED IN A STANDARD FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, WE ISSUE A REPORT ON YOUR INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE. THIS IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE YELLOW BOOK REPORT BECAUSE IT'S ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS. THIS REPORT DID NOT INCLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR AUDIT, NOR DID WE IDENTIFY ANY INSTANCES OF MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE TO YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SO GOOD NEWS HERE AS WELL. AND THEN THE THIRD AND LAST REPORT THAT WE'LL ISSUE EVENTUALLY AND I'LL GET BACK TO THAT IS OVER YOUR FEDERAL MAJOR PROGRAMS. EVERY YEAR WE TAKE THE DISTRICT'S SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS. WE PERFORM PROCEDURES TO ENSURE IT'S COMPLETE AND ACCURATE, AND THEN WE GO THROUGH RISK ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES TO IDENTIFY WHICH OF YOUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS WILL BE TESTED AS MAJOR IN THAT GIVEN FISCAL YEAR. SO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, THERE WERE THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLUSTER, TITLE TWO PART A, AND THEN THE EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND. EACH OF THESE MAJOR PROGRAMS HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO EXPEND THOSE AWARDS. WE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY QUESTION COSTS OR NONCOMPLIANCE RELATED TO THESE THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS AND OR ANY INTERNAL CONTROL FINDINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED. NOW, WHAT'S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR IS THE FACT THAT THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, WHICH IS THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT ISSUES THE COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT, HAS YET TO DO THAT FOR 2025. NORMALLY, THAT'S RELEASED IN MAY OR JUNE OF EVERY YEAR. WELL, THEY DID RELEASE A FINAL DRAFT OF THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE USED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT. THE FINAL VERSION HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. 
          INITIALLY. IT WAS DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE BACKLOG, AND NOW BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN, THERE'S NO TIMELINE OR TIMETABLE FOR WHEN THIS WILL EVER BE WILL BE ISSUED. SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR IS WE'LL THE DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO ISSUE ITS ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. IT WILL INCLUDE OUR UNMODIFIED OPINION. 
          IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THAT GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS REPORT AT THE END. BUT WE'RE GOING TO THIS PORTION IS ON HOLD UNTIL THAT COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT IS ISSUED. ALL THE AUDIT PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. IT'S IT'S A TECHNICALITY. AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS GOING TO BE A REPORT THAT WE CAN ISSUE EITHER IN DECEMBER OR POSSIBLY IN JANUARY, BUT THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL COME BACK TO THIS BOARD FOR YOU TO APPROVE THAT ISSUANCE. BUT JUST AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE WITH THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT REPORT BEGINNING ON THE SLIDE, WE GET INTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT ITSELF. THIS STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, THE GOVERNMENT WIDE STATEMENT IN NET POSITION IS THE DISTRICT'S BALANCE SHEET AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR 
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OR JUNE 30TH, 2025. THIS PARTICULAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS PREPARED ONCE A YEAR FOR YOUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY A FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS IS NOT A FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT YOU USE FOR ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS OR ANY BUDGETING PURPOSES, TO RECEIVE THAT UNMODIFIED OPINION AND TO ISSUE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP. YOU DO HAVE TO PRESENT THIS PARTICULAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT IN YOUR REPORT. SO THE TOTAL ASSETS AND DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF THE DISTRICT TOTALED $2.6 BILLION. OF THAT BALANCE THAT PRIMARILY CONSISTED OF YOUR CASH INVESTMENTS OF 508.9 MILLION AND THEN ALL THE DISTRICT'S CAPITAL ASSETS, YOUR LAND, YOUR CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS, BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. AT A DEPRECIATION OF 1.8 BILLION, YOUR LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES WERE 2.9 BILLION. AND THAT'S PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF YOUR OUTSTANDING LONG TERM BONDS, PAYABLE OF $2 BILLION. AND THEN YOU REPORT TWO LIABILITIES RELATED TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS RETIREMENT SYSTEM. YOU HAVE YOUR NET PENSION LIABILITY OF 291.1 MILLION. AND YOUR NET OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT LIABILITY OF 180.1 MILLION. AND THAT OPEB LIABILITY IS RELATED TO RETIREE HEALTH CARE. THOSE LIABILITIES GET MEASURED EACH AND EVERY YEAR AT THE STATE LEVEL BY THEIR AUDITORS AND ACTUARIES. ALL THE EMPLOYERS AND TRS HAVE TO REPORT THEIR SPECIFIC, PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THOSE LIABILITIES IN THEIR REPORT. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR ASSETS AND YOUR LIABILITIES AND YOUR OUTFLOWS AND YOUR INFLOWS, REFERRED TO AS YOUR NET POSITION. AND THAT'S A -332.1 MILLION. AND THAT'S LARGELY I MEAN, THAT IS DUE IN FACT TO THE PENSION AND THE OPEB LIABILITY. SO DRILLING DOWN ON YOUR LONG TERM LIABILITIES AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2025, AND WE HAVE A COMPARISON COLUMN THERE FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, YOU CAN SEE YOUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TOTALED 1.9 BILLION AS OF THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2025. THAT WAS AN INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. BUT YOU DID HAVE TWO ISSUANCES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, YOUR 2025 A AND 2025 B BOND ISSUANCES. SO THAT INCREASE WAS DUE TO THOSE ISSUANCES, NET OF THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS THAT WERE MADE DURING THE YEAR. YOU HAVE UNAMORTIZED BOND PREMIUMS THAT TOTALED $112.2 MILLION. THOSE GET AMORTIZED OVER THE LIFE OF THE DEBT. YOU HAVE COMPENSATED ABSENCES OF $10.7 MILLION. THE DISTRICT DID IMPLEMENT A NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT RELATED TO COMPENSATED ABSENCES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT INCREASE FROM 2.6 MILLION LAST YEAR TO 10.7 THIS YEAR. THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN THE BALANCES AND THE TYPE OF LEAVE THE DISTRICT OFFERS TO EMPLOYEES. WHAT DID CHANGE IS WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS TO MEASURE AND REPORT IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATED TO COMPENSATED ABSENCES. SO THE BIGGEST CHANGE WAS IN THE PAST. YOU ONLY REPORTED THOSE LEAVE BALANCES THAT EMPLOYEES WERE ELIGIBLE TO BE PAID OUT FOR IF THEY LEFT THE DISTRICT. WELL, NOW YOU ALSO HAVE TO INCLUDE AND MEASURE LEAVE BALANCES THAT EMPLOYEES HAVE EARNED THAT THEY CAN JUST USE FOR TIME OFF IN THE FUTURE. SO THOSE ADDITIONAL TYPES OF LEAVE ARE NOW BEING CAPTURED IN THAT LIABILITY. AND SO THAT EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THE INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR TO FISCAL YEAR 2025. YOU HAVE LIABILITIES RELATED TO WORKERS COMPENSATION AND HEALTH CLAIMS OF 11.5 MILLION LEASES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS WERE NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS ISSUED RECENTLY. SO YOU HAVE LEASES OF 1.7 MILLION. YOU'RE RIGHT TO USE ASSETS AND THEN SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE YOUR SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS AND LICENSES OF 2.4 MILLION. AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR TWO TRS LIABILITIES PENSION AND RETIREE HEALTH CARE OF 291 MILLION AND 180 MILLION TO ROUND OUT THE DISTRICT'S LONG TERM LIABILITIES, THE 291.1 MILLION OF THE NET PENSION LIABILITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 WAS A DECREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. TRS HAD A FAVORABLE YEAR IN REGARDS TO INVESTMENTS THAT THEY EARNED ON ON THEIR THEIR INVESTMENTS FOR THE PENSION PLAN. IT'S A IT'S FUNDED AT A 77.51% LEVEL, WHICH IN THE PENSION WORLD IS A WELL FUNDED PENSION PLAN. SO NO WORRIES IF YOU'RE IN TRS, THIS THIS PENSION PLAN WILL BE THERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU RETIRE AND IT WILL BE THERE TO PAY THAT BENEFIT. RETIREE HEALTH CARE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THE NET OPEB LIABILITY FOR THE DISTRICT DIDN'T INCREASE FROM 132.7 MILLION TO 180.1 MILLION. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE DISCOUNT RATE WAS INCREASED FOR THIS PLAN, WHICH HAS A UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE LIABILITY. AND THERE WERE SOME ACTUARIAL UPDATES TO THE ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY ACTUARIES. WHAT'S ALSO DIFFERENT WITH THIS PLAN COMPARED TO THE PENSION PLAN IS THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A FUNDED PLAN. TRS DOESN'T HAVE A BIG POT OF INVESTMENTS GROWING IN EARNING INTEREST TO FUND THIS BENEFIT INTO THE FUTURE. FOR THE MOST PART, ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT COME IN EACH AND EVERY YEAR FROM THE EMPLOYERS, FROM THE STATE, FROM THE EMPLOYEES, GOES TO PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE EXPENSES FOR RETIREES IN A GIVEN YEAR. 
          THAT'S THE WAY THE PLAN IS DESIGNED. AND SO THIS IS THE DISTRICT'S PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THIS LIABILITY THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE REPORT. FISCAL YEAR 2025 REPORTED $834.5 
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MILLION IN REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND. 91% OF THAT REVENUE COMES FROM TWO SOURCES, 48% COMES FROM YOUR PROPERTY TAXES, AND 43% COMES FROM STATE FUNDING. ANOTHER 6% COMES FROM TRS ON BEHALF, AND THEN THE REMAINING 3% OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES COME FROM FEDERAL FUNDING RECORDED IN THE GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL FUNDING, WHICH IS PRIMARILY YOUR INVESTMENT EARNINGS, GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES TOTALED $837.3 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. 62% OF THOSE EXPENDITURES WERE RELATED TO INSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES. YOUR NON STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES WERE 14% OF YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, FOLLOWED BY 12% OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. THAT'S PRIMARILY TRANSPORTATION, COUNSELING, GUIDANCE AND CHILD NUTRITION INSTRUCTION. AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP WAS 8% OF YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, FOLLOWED BY GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OVERHEAD OF THE DISTRICT, PRIMARILY YOUR CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION 3%, AND THE REMAINING FUNCTIONAL EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES OF 1% WERE JUST UNDER $12 MILLION. THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO ACTUAL RESULTS REVENUES DID COME IN GREATER THAN BUDGETED REVENUES BY 2.8 MILLION. YOUR ACTUAL EXPENDITURES WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED EXPENDITURES BY 14.4 MILLION. OVERALL, YOU DID HAVE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND OF $300,000 FOR AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $211.8 MILLION. NOW, THIS IS THE FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS FUND BALANCE IS WHAT THE DISTRICT USES TO OPERATE IN THE FALL UNTIL YOU START COLLECTING ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAXES IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THAT $211.8 MILLION BREAKS DOWN TO A FEW DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. AS FAR AS FUND BALANCE OR NON SPENDABLE FUND BALANCE, ARE ITEMS EITHER PREPAID OR IN INVENTORIES. THAT WAS 2.1 MILLION. YOUR COMMITTED FUND BALANCE IS FUND BALANCE EARMARKED BY THE BOARD FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES. A 67.3 MILLION ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS EARMARKED BY MANAGEMENT. THAT'S 4.1 MILLION. AND THEN THE REMAINING FUND BALANCE IS REPORTED AS UNASSIGNED. AND THAT WAS 138.3 MILLION. LOOKING AT YOUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE, THE DISTRICT DOES HAVE A FISCAL STRATEGY TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 60 DAYS AND UNASSIGNED, AND IT ALSO COMMITS 30 DAYS TO PROTECT AGAINST SHORTFALLS IN STATE FUNDING, FOR A TOTAL OF 25% OF YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. YOU DID MEET THAT 25% GOAL OF BOTH YOUR UNASSIGNED AND YOUR COMMITTED FUND BALANCE, AND THE DISTRICT HAS MET THAT 25% GOAL IN EACH OF THE PREVIOUS NINE FISCAL YEARS, EXCEPT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND THAT PARTICULAR YEAR. THERE WAS A A TIMING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ESSER RELATED EXPENDITURES AND WHEN THE DISTRICT COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THOSE DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT THAT CORRECTED ITSELF IN THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. AND SO THE DISTRICT IS MEETING ITS GOAL OF THE OF THE UNASSIGNED AND THE COMMITTED FUND BALANCE OF 25%. THERE'S TWO ADDITIONAL BUDGET TO ACTUAL SCHEDULES IN THE REPORT, ONE FOR YOUR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM AND THE OTHER FOR YOUR DEBT SERVICE FUND. REVENUES IN THE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED REVENUES BY 2.3 MILLION. YOUR EXPENDITURES WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED, EXPENDITURES BY 11.7 MILLION. OVERALL, THERE WAS A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE IN BREAKFAST AND LUNCH OF 4.2 MILLION FOR AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $24 MILLION. THE DEBT SERVICE FUND IS THE FUND WHERE YOU RECORD THE INTEREST AND SINKING PORTION OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS FOR THE REPAYMENT OF YOUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON YOUR BONDS. REVENUES CAME IN GREATER THAN BUDGETED BY 1.3 MILLION. EXPENDITURES IN THIS FUND WERE LESS THAN BUDGETED EXPENDITURES BY 400,000. OVERALL, YOU HAD AN INCREASE IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND OF 6.5 MILLION FOR AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 166.7 MILLION. NOW, REMEMBER, THIS IS THE BALANCE. 
          ON JUNE 30TH, YOU NEEDED THIS FUND BALANCE TO MAKE YOUR VERY NEXT DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT THAT CAME 45 DAYS LATER IN AUGUST REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE TO YOU AS YOUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS. AS PART OF THE AUDIT, WE DO REVIEW THE DISTRICT'S ACCOUNTING POLICIES WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GASB STATEMENT NUMBER ONE RELATED TO COMPENSATED ABSENCES. THE DISTRICT IS FOLLOWING ALL CURRENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO INCLUDE ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES. NOT EVERY AMOUNT REPORTED IN THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL LEDGER AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS A STATEMENT OR AN INVOICE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SOME OF THOSE MORE SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES IS ANYTHING RELATED TO STATE FUNDING IS RELATED ON ON SEVERAL ESTIMATES. 
          ALLOWANCES FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE TAXES RECEIVABLE IS BASED ON HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. AND THEN OF COURSE, ANYTHING RELATED TO PENSION AND RETIREE HEALTH CARE BY FAR IS THE LARGEST ESTIMATE IN THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AND THAT INFORMATION COMES FROM TRS AND THEIR AUDITORS AND ACTUARIES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. SO THESE ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN MADE APPROPRIATELY IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORT. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES IN PERFORMING AND COMPLETING THE 
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AUDIT. WE HAD THE DISTRICT'S 100% COOPERATION, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF PROVIDED US WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WE REQUESTED. ANYONE WE NEEDED TO MEET WITH WAS MADE AVAILABLE. ANY QUESTIONS WE HAD WERE ANSWERED TO OUR SATISFACTION. OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES DID NOT RESULT IN ANY MATERIAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE HAD TO GIVE TO MANAGEMENT, TO PROPOSE AND TO MAKE IN THE GENERAL LEDGER, NO DISAGREEMENTS TO REPORT ON ANY MATTERS. WE OBTAIN A MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT AT THE END OF THE AUDIT PROCESS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE NOTHING HAS OCCURRED SINCE WE PERFORMED OUR PROCEDURES THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE REPORTED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS FAR AS WE'RE AWARE, THE DISTRICT'S NOT CONSULTING WITH ANY OTHER AUDITORS OR ACCOUNTANTS ON ANY SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL REPORTING RELATED MATTERS. AND THEN THE LAST BULLET ON THIS SLIDE DURING THE YEAR, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE DISTRICT ON A VARIETY OF MATTERS. BUT AT NO TIME DO WE FEEL WE IMPAIR OUR INDEPENDENCE TO SERVE AS AN OBJECTIVE AND INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AND SO THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AUDIT PROCESS OR THE REPORT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. MR. GARCIA. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE TRUSTEES? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW CONVENE IN 
          [5. Convene in closed session under Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 under the following sections: 551.071 - For the purpose of a private consultation with the Board's attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law; Section 551.072 - Consider purchase, exchange, lease, or value ofreal property, Section 551.074 - Personnel matters, Section 551.076 - Security matters, Section 551.082 - Student discipline matter or complaint, or Section 551.0821 - Personally identifiable information about public school student]
CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, UNDER THOSE SECTIONS LISTED IN THE AGENDA AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY ON ANY OR ALL SUBJECTS OR MATTERS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. THE TIME IS E FIRST PERSON. THE TIME IS 7:37 P.M. AND WE ARE NOW RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION. WE HAVE NO 
          [6. Reconvene in Open Session]
ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS, SO NOW WE WILL BEGIN OUR AGENDA REVIEW. FIRST UP IS OUR IS 
          [8.A. Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes: Consideration and approval of the minutes of Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees meetings and/or public hearings on the following dates:]
EIGHT A, WHICH ARE THE MEETING MINUTES? DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BY THE TRUSTEES ON THIS ITEM? MISS HAMMOND? I JUST WANTED TO ASK STAFF IF THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE OCTOBER. 27TH. 
          MINUTES. I WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER WAS REFERRING TO WHEN SHE REFERRED BACK TO THOSE MINUTES, BUT JUST BECAUSE WHEN I READ THEM, IT WAS NOTHING STUCK OUT TO ME. 
          BUT MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT SHE FELT WAS INCORRECT. THAT'S THAT'S MY ONLY ASK. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS HAMMOND. NEXT UP IS ITEM EIGHT B, THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE 
          [8.B. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report: Consideration and approval of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.]
FINANCIAL REPORT. THAT WAS PART OF OUR INFORMATION ITEM. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL 
          [8.C. Cellular Tower Lease Agreements with Branch Communications: Consideration and approval for a lease agreement with Branch Communications for cell tower operations at the following campuses: Lantern Lane Elementary School, Leonetti Elementary School, Schiff Elementary School, Settlers Way Elementary School, Sienna Crossing Elementary School, Fort Settlement Middle School, and the PFC Building Site, and authorization for the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the agreements.]
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. ITEM EIGHT C IS THE CELL TOWER. LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH BRANCH COMMUNICATIONS. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH. SORRY, MR. GWYNNE. MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY. SO THIS ITEM, YOU MAY RECALL THAT A MONTH OR SO AGO WE HAD AN ITEM ON HERE FOR ADDITIONAL LEASES. OUR WE HAVE TWO CONSULTANTS. AND THOSE CONSULTANTS ARE BOTH ACTIVELY WORKING TO GET ADDITIONAL LEASE SITES. AND SO THAT WAS THE FIRST OF WHAT WILL LIKELY BE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ITEMS. AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE TONIGHT. WE DID ASK THEM IF WE CAN CONSOLIDATE BUT AND HAVE THEM ON ONE ITEM. BUT UNFORTUNATELY BASED ON THE TIMING OF WHEN THESE NEED TO COME FORWARD, THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. AND SO I DID WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT YOU CAN EXPECT THOSE TO BE FORTHCOMING. AND AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE TWO CONSULTANTS. ONE HANDLES THE EAST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT, THE OTHER THE WEST SIDE. THANK YOU, MR. GWYNNE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES? OKAY. ITEM EIGHT D IS THE 
          [8.D. Benefits Management Consulting Services: Consideration and approval for the purchase of Benefits Management Consulting Services from Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. and authorization for the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the agreements through December 2030.]
BENEFITS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? AWARDED? 
          [8.E. Revision of Policy CH (Local): Consideration and approval of proposed revision of local policy CH (Local).]
THEY ARE HERE. ITEM EIGHT E WELL E, F AND G ARE POLICY REVISIONS. I AND MISS HANNON OR MISS MARTINEZ. DID YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE US THROUGH THESE? YEAH, IF MISS MARTINEZ WOULD DO THAT. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO. AND IN CASE MISS MARTINEZ DOES NOT MENTION IT, WE HAVE A LOT OF POLICIES IN THE WORKS, BUT WE'RE WAITING ON A TASB UPDATE, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT HAS MADE IT TO US YET. BUT PERHAPS MISS MARTINEZ, YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT. IN ADDITION TO THESE THREE POLICIES THAT ARE COMING. THANK YOU. CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT YET. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH 
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AN AGREEMENT WITH TASB, AND I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF HANGING THAT NEED TO BE APPROVED, AND THEN THEY'LL PUSH THROUGH THE UPDATE BACK TO US. WE'LL PUSH THAT THROUGH AND THEY'LL SEND THE UPDATE BACK TO US. WE EXPECT IT HOPEFULLY VERY SOON, BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO WHEN THAT UPDATE DOES COME FORWARD IN TERMS OF POLICY MOVING FORWARD. SO THIS EVENING, THERE ARE A FEW POLICIES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND THE POLICY COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED THESE POLICIES. THE FIRST ONE IS POLICY C H. IT IS FOR PURCHASING AND ACQUISITION. AND THESE ARE REVISIONS THROUGH TASB. UPDATE 117, WHICH REACHES BACK TO 2021. THIS WAS AFTER A MAJOR HURRICANE. AND SO THIS CHANGE WAS MADE BY TASB TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN SUCH EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, ALLOWING OUR AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE EMERGENCY PURCHASES AND THEN INFORM THE BOARD AFTER THE FACT. IT DOES NOT. IT DOES NOT PERMIT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ACT IN A WAY THAT PURCHASES WITHOUT THAT NORMAL COMPETITIVE PURCHASING REQUIREMENT, THE BOARD DOES HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO WAIVE THAT, BUT THAT JUST ADDS THAT FLEXIBILITY IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY OR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. SO YOU CAN SEE IN THE BOARD BOOK YOU HAVE THE RED LINE FOLLOWED BY THE CLEAN COPY IF YOU NEED TO REFER TO THOSE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES ON THIS ONE? MISS HANNON, IF I MIGHT, AND THEN MISS MARTINEZ CAN CLARIFY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE POLICY THAT THE CURRENT LAW MADE IT WHERE WE COULD GO UP TO 100,000 FOR BEFORE SOMETHING HAS TO COME TO THE BOARD. AND THE POLICY COMMITTEE HAD THE DISCUSSION THAT WE PREFERRED IT REMAIN AT 50,000. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS THAT WAS ONE OF THE COMPONENTS THAT CAME OUT OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MISS HANNON. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, MISS HELLINGER? OKAY, I JUST READ THAT NOW I'M OFF OF THAT ONE, BUT SHOULD WE PUT THAT? IS IT LISTED THERE? I DIDN'T SEE THAT LISTED IN THE RED ITEMS. IT'S NOT. IT'S UNDER PURCHASING AUTHORITY. IT'S IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH THERE ON IF YOU'VE GOT THE PAPER COPY, IT'S TO PAGE 277. AND I JUST BRING THAT UP. I BROUGHT IT UP FOR A POINT OF DISCUSSION, BUT IT WAS THE THE THREE OF US. I KNOW WE DON'T MAKE THE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. WE JUST TRY TO WORK THROUGH IT. BUT WE WE THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO LEAVE IT AT 50,000. SO WHAT? OH, AND DID I MISS THE QUESTION? NO THAT'S. NO. SO I THINK JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. SO THE THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW STATING THAT LIKE THE PREVIOUS LAW, WAS THAT ANY PURCHASES OVER $50,000 HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO THE LAW ALLOWS IT TO GO UP TO 100,000. 
          SO WE HAVE THE OPTION OF INCREASING IT TO 100,000 OR LEAVING IT WHERE WE HAVE IT CURRENTLY IN POLICY. SO THE REASON IT'S NOT REDLINED IS BECAUSE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE WAS TO LEAVE IT AS IS AT THE $50,000. SO IF THE BOARD WOULD WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT RAISING IT, I THINK THAT'S THE REASON MISS HANNAN BROUGHT IT UP, IS THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION NOW. BUT THE POLICY COMMITTEE FELT LIKE, AT LEAST FOR NOW, 50,000 
          [8.F. Revision of Policy CV (Local): Consideration and approval of proposed revision of local policy CV (Local).]
WAS APPROPRIATE. MAKES SENSE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH OKAY. OKAY. THE NEXT POLICY IS CV LOCAL AND ITS FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION. THIS GOES BACK TO TWO TASB UPDATES, ONE THAT OCCURRED IN 2018 AND THE OTHER IN 2021. AND SO THE REVISIONS INCLUDE ADDING REFERENCE TO THE CV SERIES AND CBB LEGAL, WHICH ADDRESSES PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS, AND THEN THE POLICY UPDATE FROM 2021 RECOMMENDED JUST ADDING A NOTE TO CCH LOCAL FOR THOSE PROVISIONS. AND SO THOSE ARE INCLUDED. VERY MINOR. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE, MISS TANYA? YEAH, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. OBVIOUSLY THESE WERE RECOMMENDED IN 2018 AND 2021. IS THERE A REASON WHY WE DIDN'T ADOPT IT SOONER VERSUS NOW, OR WHAT WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE CHANGE. SO AS WE AS I STARTED LOOKING AT POLICY THIS YEAR AFTER TAKING ON THAT PROJECT WITH THE POLICY COMMITTEE, WE REALIZED THERE WERE QUITE A NUMBER OF POLICIES THAT HAD NOT BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD THROUGH TASB UPDATES. I KNOW WE HAD SOME PRIORITY FOCUS ON SOME SOME PRETTY PRESSING POLICIES, AND SO THAT WAS THE SCOPE OF THE WORK. SO AS WE AWAIT POLICY UPDATE 126 TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH SOME OF THOSE AND WE'RE MAKING A DENT, BUT WE STILL HAVE QUITE A FEW TO GO. AND WE HAVE A SPREADSHEET NOW. YOU HAVE TO PRINT IT ON A BILLBOARD. BUT IT'S WE'RE VERY EXCITED. IT'S A REALLY LARGE SPREADSHEET, BUT WE HAVE IT. SO 
          [8.G. Revision of Policy EHDE (Local): Consideration and approval of proposed revision of local policy EHDE (Local).]
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YEAH. YES, MA'AM. AND THE FINAL ONE FOR THIS EVENING IS POLICY E H E. IT IS FOR ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF EARNING CREDIT DISTANCE LEARNING. AND THIS IS A REVISION THAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. AND IT IS TO ALIGN WITH OUR DISTRICT PRACTICE WHICH IS RELATED TO APPLICATION FOR OUT OF DISTRICT DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES. THIS WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TAKING COURSES WITHOUT THE APPROVAL TO TAKE IT. AND THEN IT DOESN'T COUNT. AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR AND THEN THEY'RE HAVING TO RETAKE WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY TAKEN IN ORDER TO GET CREDIT. SO WE'RE ASKING TO START THIS SUMMER TO PREVENT STUDENTS FROM HAVING TO TAKE THE SAME COURSE TWICE. WE WANT TO BE PROACTIVE IN SUPPORTING OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR FAMILIES BY ESTABLISHING THIS PROCESS AHEAD OF 2026, RATHER THAN WAITING TO RESPOND AFTER THE ISSUE ARISES. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE TYPICALLY WHEN WE MAKE A CHANGE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE'LL DO IT WITH THE ROLLING UP FRESHMEN SO THAT IT'S ALL FOUR YEARS. BUT THIS IS OCCURRING FOR OUR STUDENTS NOW. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT ANY UNAPPROVED COURSES BE ADDED TO THEIR TRANSCRIPT FOR CREDIT ONLY WITHOUT INCLUSION IN THE GPA. AND THAT WILL ENSURE THAT IT ALIGNS WITH THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, WHICH ALSO REQUIRES THAT ALL COURSES A STUDENT COMPLETES APPEAR ON THEIR SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE, MISS HANNAN? NO, I WANT TO THANK MISS MARTINEZ AND I KNOW MISS DAWSON SAID IT A LITTLE BIT TONGUE IN CHEEK, BUT THE THE TASK MAP THAT YOU CREATED IS REALLY ACTUALLY WONDERFUL. AND TO TRUSTEE SHARON'S POINT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE WENT THROUGH WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING LANDED ON THAT, THAT SHEET FOR US. AND. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SAY THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ONE NEW POLICY THAT MAY BE COMING ONTO THE AGENDA FOR THE FOR THE ACTUAL NEXT MEETING, THE REGULAR MEETING, IS THAT CORRECT? I JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM THE HEADS UP THAT THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL PIECE THAT WE DON'T VOTE ON, BUT IT WOULD BE AN INFORMATION ITEM. IS THAT HOW IT WOULD BE PRESENTED? AND PERHAPS I'M PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE WE DO. IT'S JUST THAT WE'RE IN SUCH A CYCLE OF BEING USED TO. HERE ARE THE POLICIES WE'RE APPROVING. AND THEN IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL POLICY FOR OUR BOARD AGENDA. SO ARE YOU SPEAKING OF B-B-B-B, MR. RUSH, WOULD YOU RUSH WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE? I KNOW WE'LL BE REVIEWING THAT THIS WEEK. APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS POLICIES AND POTENTIAL POLICY REVISIONS THAT ARE NOT LISTED. OKAY. AGENDA. OKAY. SUFFICE IT TO SAY, THERE ARE OTHER, TO YOUR POINT, OTHER POLICIES IN THE WORKS, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO BRING UP THE SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL POLICY. OKAY, MAYBE I COULD JUST ASK DOCTOR SMITH TO MAKE SURE MAYBE IN THE FRIDAY UPDATE OR WHEREVER, JUST TO TO FLAG PEOPLE IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT THEY MAY NOT EXPECT IN THE PACKET. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, 
          [8.H. School Boundary Advisory Committee Membership: Consideration and approval to ratify approval of the following new members serving on the School Boundary Advisory Committee (SBAC) as set forth in Policy FC(Local).]
MISS MARTINEZ. OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO STAY BECAUSE NEXT UP IS ITEM EIGHT H, WHICH IS THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY ADVISORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. DID YOU WANT TO PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT TO THAT OR JUST ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE TRUSTEES HAVE? SURE. I'LL GIVE YOU JUST A PIECE OF INFORMATION. SO WE HAVE AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TWO MEMBERS FOR THE TRAVIS FEEDER AND THE HIGHTOWER FEEDER, JUST AS A REMINDER TO EVERYBODY, THE SBAC IS MADE UP OF THREE MEMBERS FROM EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERNS, AND THEY REPRESENT PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND THE SECONDARY LEVEL. THEY ARE THEY WE GET THESE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE CENTRAL APP PROCESS, AND THEN A REALLY STRICT AND THOROUGH REVIEW PROCESS OF THE CANDIDATES, WHICH INCLUDES BACKGROUND, SOME EVALUATION OF THEIR APPLICATION AND A WRITING SAMPLE, AS WELL AS PLACEMENT GEOGRAPHICALLY WITHIN THE FEEDER PATTERN. AND WHILE FEEDER PATTERNS ARE RATHER LARGE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THREE ACROSS THE STREET NEIGHBORS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATION TO THE GREATEST EXTENT. WITHIN THOSE THREE MEMBERS THAT ARE TWO PRIMARY AND ONE ALTERNATE MEMBER, THAT KIND OF SPREAD THROUGH A FEEDER PATTERN. SO THAT'S ALSO ONE COMPONENT OF THAT. WE HAVE HAD SOME MEMBERS THAT ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE STILL HAVE FOUR VACANCIES IN ALTERNATE POSITIONS THAT ARE ON THE LIST THERE, AND WE'RE WORKING TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS AS WELL. WE HAD TO SUBMIT OUR DOCUMENTS FOR THIS MEETING, SO YOU MAY VERY WELL SEE SOME UPDATED MEMBERSHIP WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU ON THE 17TH FOR APPROVAL. THEY JUST WERE NOT READY FOR THE DOCUMENTS FOR THIS WORKSHOP. THANK YOU, MISS MARTINEZ. QUESTIONS, MISS CHARANIA? YEAH, I SUBMITTED SOME NAMES AND HOPEFULLY AND I BELIEVE THEY'VE ALL APPLIED. SO. YEAH, IF YOU COULD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO I'M SORRY. I'M CONFUSED. WHAT SHE PROVIDED SOME SUGGESTIONS OF PEOPLE WHO 
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ARE INTERESTED. BUT AGAIN WE GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND WE FOLLOW THE SAME REVIEW. 
          OKAY. SORRY I WAS CONFUSED. IT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          [8.I. Library Book Purchase: Consideration and approval of the purchase of new library materials that were posted for public review beginning September 24, 2025.]
NEXT UP IS ITEM EIGHT I THE LIBRARY BOOK PURCHASE. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR. RONNIE, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? OKAY. OKAY. ITEM 8J1 IS THE BUDGET AMENDMENT REGARDING USE 
          [8.J.1. Budget Amendment Regarding Use of 2023 Bond Program Contingency Funds: Consideration and approval for the use of 2023 Bond Program Contingency.]
OF THE 2023 BOND PROGRAM CONTINGENCY FUNDS. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ITEM 8J2 
          [8.J.2. Consideration and Approval of Construction Services Agreement for HV AC-MEP East Zone 3 Upgrades and Renovations at Multiple Campuses (BP041): Consideration and approval of a Construction Services Agreement with Prime Contractors, Inc. for HV AC-MEP East Zone 3 Renovations and Upgrades at Multiple Campuses, for a stipulated sum of $7,285,000 and authorization for the Superintendent to negotiate and execute or terminate the agreements.]
IS CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR HVAC, MEP ZONE THREE UPGRADES AND RENOVATIONS AT MULTIPLE CAMPUSES. ITS BID PACKAGE 41. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. ITEM 8J3 IS PLANNING SUPPORT FOR READING LANGUAGE ARTS CO-OP. QUESTIONS 
          [8.J.3. Planning, Support for Reading Language Arts (COOP): Consideration and approval for the purchase of Planning, Support for Reading Language Arts (RLA) from Education Elements in an amount not to exceed $300,000 and authorization for the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the agreement through November 2026.]
OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. MISS HANNAN YES, I CAN SEE THE DESCRIPTION HERE, BUT COULD SOMEONE JUST GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A OVERVIEW OF THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING. YES MA'AM. THIS IS THE TO LASSO GRANT. SO THIS IS THE STRONG FOUNDATIONS PLANNING GRANT. AND SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH A THIRD PARTY PROVIDER THAT WILL WALK US THROUGH THE PROCESS TO DEVELOP A DISTRICT WIDE GUIDING FRAMEWORK IN TERMS OF LITERACY. SO HOW WE APPROACH LITERACY, HOW WE TEACH LITERACY, HOW WE PRACTICE LITERACY. AND SO THE AMOUNT IS $300,000 AND 85% OF THAT HAS TO GO TO A THIRD PARTY. SO IF THIS IS APPROVED, WE'VE ALREADY SELECTED A THIRD PARTY. THEY'VE DONE WORK WITH KATY ISD, CLEAR CREEK ISD, PASADENA ISD, AND WE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO HELP US SET A REALLY STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL FOUNDATION IN LITERACY MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR STEPHENS. WILL THAT ALSO TRANSLATE INTO UPDATING OR HAVING A TANGIBLE LITERACY PLAN? YES, MA'AM. ONE OF THE OUTCOMES IS WE'LL HAVE LITERACY FRAMEWORK. AND THEN THAT WILL UNDERGIRD EVERYTHING WE DO IN TERMS OF HOW WE APPROACH LITERACY, HOW WE TEACH LITERACY, AND HOW WE SELECT LITERACY RESOURCES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, DOCTOR STEPHENS. NEXT UP IS ITEM EIGHT FOR THE 
          [8.J.4. Special Education De-Escalation and Restraint Training: Consideration and approval for the purchase of Special Education De-Escalation and Restraint Training from Crisis Prevention Institute in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 over a five-year period, and authorization for the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the agreement through November 2030.]
SPECIAL EDUCATION DE-ESCALATION AND RESTRAINT TRAINING. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? MISS HANNAH, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? OKAY. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE OUR ACTION ITEM. OH, SORRY, MISS HELLINGER, YOU'RE BEHIND THE KLEENEX BOX. YES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. SO THIS TRAINING WILL GO OUT TO ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION WORKERS, EMPLOYEES IN THAT AREA. CAN YOU JUST KIND OF GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW? I WANT TO MAKE SURE ESPECIALLY WE'RE SPENDING. DOLLARS ON UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN PROPERLY WHAT YOU AGREE UPON, WHICH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SAFE WHEN IT COMES TO ANY KIND OF CONSTRAINT AND RESTRAINING OUR STUDENTS. YES. YES, MA'AM. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL CPI TRAINING, CRISIS PREVENTION TRAINING. AND SO THIS IS TRAINING THAT WE USE WHEN A STUDENT IS A THREAT TO THEMSELVES OR TO THEIR PEERS. AND SO IT TEACHES STAFF HOW TO DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION. AND IF DE-ESCALATION ISN'T AN OPTION, HOW THEY CAN SAFELY, PHYSICALLY RESTRAIN THE STUDENT WITHOUT CAUSING HARM TO THE STUDENT. AND SO WE TRAIN, LIKE I SAID, ABOUT 4000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. WE UPDATE THOSE TRAININGS EACH YEAR. SO THIS IS WHERE THE COST IS IN THE CONTRACTS FIVE YEARS OKAY. AND THIS DOES THIS TRAINING GO OUT TO THE BROADER OUR BROADER GROUP AS WELL. IS IT JUST FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. IT'S FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, OUR PARAS AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS. AND THEN IF TEACHERS OF GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS HAVE A STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THEIR COURSE, THEY DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO SIT FOR THIS TRAINING IF THEY SO CHOOSE. I GUESS I WAS ASKING THAT QUESTION. YES, SO THAT OTHER TEACHERS CAN TAKE THIS CLASS. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR GENERAL EDUCATION TO DE-ESCALATE. AND JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND, IF, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WE'RE MAXIMIZING ON THIS TRAINING TO DO THAT. YES, MA'AM. IS THAT A YES? OKAY. WE CAN LOOK INTO WAYS TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE TO MORE STAFF. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. SORRY. SO TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT MYSELF, I THINK THE WAY THAT WE ENCOURAGE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PREPARE OUR GENERAL ED TEACHERS. YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE OFTENTIMES BEHAVIOR IS USED AS A BARRIER 
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FOR, FOR PLACEMENT. AND SO TO THE EXTENT WE CAN BREAK DOWN THAT BARRIER AND ENSURE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE TRAINED, SUPPORTED ALSO FOR SURE. BUT BUT TRAINED, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER NOT JUST OFFERING BUT BUT ACTUALLY PROVIDING THAT TO OUR TEACHERS BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE NOT THAT WE CAN'T, BUT IT MAKES VERY CHALLENGING TO HAVE KIDS IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TEACHERS TRAINED TO SUPPORT THEM. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. LAST UP IS OUR ACTION ITEM, 
          [9.A. Nomination to the 2026 Houston-Galveston Area Council General Assembly: Consideration and approval of a resolution nominating a representative and an alternate to the General Assembly of the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the year 2026.]
WHICH IS THE NOMINATION OF THE 2026 HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. WE NEED A REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE BEFORE WE HAVE A MOTION. MISS WURZBACH HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BEING A REPRESENTATIVE. IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED, PLEASE SPEAK UP OR IF WE CAN HAVE SOMEONE EXPRESS INTEREST IN BEING AN ALTERNATE MISS. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN BEING AN ALTERNATE? AN ALTERNATE? OKAY, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? YES, I MOVE TO NOMINATE ANGIE BECKY AS THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR OF 20 2026. DOES IT NOT BEGIN UNTIL NEXT YEAR? YEAH, OKAY. AND YOU CAN ADD THE ALTERNATE INTO THE OKAY. AND I WOULD ALSO NOMINATE ADDIE HELLINGER TO BE THE ALTERNATE FOR THE HOUSTON AREA. HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA. GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE YEAR OF 2026. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HANNAN AND A SECOND BY MISS CHARANIA. 
          DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. PLEASE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE TO ADJOURN. THE TIME IS
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