Nov 17, 2025 Board Meeting

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EVERYONE'S 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 THE DESIGNATED AUDIENCE ITEM SECTION ON THE AGENDA. IF YOU HAVE PRINTED MATERIALS YOU WANT TO GIVE TO BOARD MEMBERS, YOU MUST PROVIDE THEM TO ME OR ANY OFFICER PRESENT AND WE WILL PROVIDE THEM TO THE BOARD. WE ALSO ASK MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE TO BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS BY REMAINING QUIET, SO THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO HEAR THE PROCEEDINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SERGEANT. 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. AND NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE AND AT THE FORT BEND ISD ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING FOR AT LEAST THREE BUSINESS DAYS. IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLAYING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMED BY WILLOWRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL BAND, AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THE TRUSTEES AND

[4. Recognitions]

GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. DOCTOR SMITH AND BOARD. TONIGHT WE WANT TO START OUR RECOGNITIONS RECOGNIZING THIS EVENING'S NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCE FROM WILLOWRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. THE BAND, LED BY DIRECTOR SYBIL JAMES. TONIGHT WE HAVE WITH US GISELLE ARAGON, KAYLEE HUTCHINS, ESTEFANY IBARRA, MARILYN MENDOZA, ISAAC MORALES, AND JAY JAY VILLANUEVA.

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OKAY. NOW HERE PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO AND THREE. ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL. NATIONAL COR HONORS NATIONAL WINNER IN HIGH SCHOOL, OPEN CLASS VARSITY TREBLE CHOIR AND COMMENDED WINNER IN VARSITY MIXED CHOIR. WE HAVE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ON JENNY, MATTHEW AND MARNEY DIRECTORS JOHN RICHARDSON, ZOE SIMONSON AND JADE POURNARAS AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE A NATIONAL ORCHESTRA HONOR COMMENDED WINNER IN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ZOE GATES AND DIRECTOR JOE GARCIA. NATIONAL JAZZ HONORS COMMENDED WINNER IN GOLDEN BLUES. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SONNY CHANDRASHEKHAR, NATIONAL PERCUSSION. HONORS COMMENDED WINNER IN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE SAMANTHA SAUER, NEW MUSIC DIVISION COMMENDED WINNER, ENSEMBLE WIND ENSEMBLE CEDRIC GRIFFIN AND A CITATION OF EXCELLENCE. COMMENDED WINNER IN SYMPHONIC BAND JULIAN HENRY, ALL ACCOMPANIED BY DIRECTOR JOSEPH CHEN. GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

EVERYONE FOR.

ALL RIGHT. LOOKING RIGHT HERE, PLEASE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

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NATIONAL ORCHESTRA HONORS A COMMENDED WINNER IN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CITATION OF EXCELLENCE. NATIONAL WINNER IN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE LENA PHAN AND TOLU AWARD WITH DIRECTOR SABRINA BEHRENS AND JOHN MILLER.

RIGHT HERE ONE, TWO AND THREE. ONE MORE ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. NOW ON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE THE FUN BEGINS. FIRST UP, BAINES MIDDLE SCHOOL NATIONAL ORCHESTRA. HONORS COMMENDED WINNER IN ORCHESTRA. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE KIANA TRAN AND DIRECTOR LAUREN MASCIOLI.

OKAY, HERE WE GO. ONE, TWO AND THREE. ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DULLES MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A NATIONAL ORCHESTRA HONOR COMMENDED WINNER AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE RYAN RAHIMI, WITH DIRECTOR MARISOL LUNA AND A CITATION OF EXCELLENCE. COMMENDED WINNER IN SYMPHONIC BAND WITH HUGH THACH, DIRECTOR ADAM BLAKEY AND EDWARD ODAY COULD NOT BE WITH US TONIGHT.

ONE, TWO AND THREE, ONE, ONE, ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE FROM FIRST COLONY MIDDLE SCHOOL A NATIONAL CHORAL HONORS COMMENDED WINNER FOR THE BOBCAT SELECT TREBLE CHOIR.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE HELEN RABADI AND DIRECTOR TOMMY TRAN.

ARE THERE, PLEASE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY.

FROM FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE A NATIONAL WIND BAND. HONORS, NATIONAL WINNER IN HONORS BAND AND A CITATION OF EXCELLENCE. NATIONAL WINNER IN SYMPHONIC BAND. OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE IS RONNIE CHAWLA AND JAY VICTOR, WITH DIRECTORS TERESA VARGAS AND TIFFANY YEE.

AND. THEIR ONE, TWO, THREE, ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SETTLING.

FROM GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL. WINNING A NEW MUSIC DIVISION. COMMENDED WINNER IN HONORS BAND.

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ARE HERE. PLEASE. ONE, TWO, THREE, ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. FROM HODGES BEND MIDDLE SCHOOL. NATIONAL WIND BAND HONORS A COMMENDED WINNER AND A NEW MUSIC DIVISION COMMENDED WINNER IN HONORS. BAND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE NAOMI OUATTARA AND DIRECTOR AARON GOLDFARB.

RIGHT HERE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY THIS IS SUCH A BIG DEAL. WE HAVE THREE MORE SATARTIA MIDDLE SCHOOL NATIONAL ORCHESTRA HONORS, NATIONAL WINNER IN HONORS, ORCHESTRA COMMENDED WINNER AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AS WELL AS A CITATION OF EXCELLENCE. COMMENDED WINNER AND CAMERATA ORCHESTRA. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE AKASH DESAI AND EVANGELINE BUSHNELL, FOLLOWED BY DIRECTORS HEATHER DAVIS, GUILLERMO TALENT, NICOLE ELIAS AND DONG PHAM.

SO HERE. WE JUST LEAN BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT. YOU'RE GOOD THERE. NO, NO. IS THE STUDENT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT HERE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE FROM SUGARLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. A NEW MUSIC DIVISION COMMENDED WINNER AND HONORS BAND. WITH US TONIGHT IS STUDENT MONICA NGUYEN, DIRECTED BY AMANDA PAIN AND SAMANTHA HERNANDEZ.

RIGHT HERE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. ONE MORE. ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. AND LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, FROM THORNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL NATIONAL WIND BAND HONORS. NATIONAL WINNER HONORS. BAND AND NEW MUSIC DIVISION COMMENDED WINNER HONORS. BAND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE EMMA AND DIRECTOR THOMAS MACIAS.

RIGHT HERE ONE, TWO AND 311, ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. AND THIS CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITIONS.

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[5. Public Comment]

EXCELLENT MATERIALS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES AND DOCTOR GILLIAM WILL KEEP YOUR TIME AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE 30S REMAINING. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS ADNAN SIDDIQUI. MY FAMILY LIVES IN THE NEWER SECTION OF HARVEST GREEN. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH FORT BEND ISD GRADUATES. WE KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT STABILITY IS. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO STAY IN THE SAME SCHOOL FOR OUR ENTIRE CHILDHOOD, BUT I ALSO WATCHED MY YOUNGER BROTHER REZONE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THREE TIMES WHILE WE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE. I PROMISE I WOULD NEVER LET MY OWN CHILD GO THROUGH THAT. WE SAW THE EMOTIONAL TOLL IT TOOK ON MY YOUNGER BROTHER AND THE SETBACKS THAT HE HAD IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, RECEIVING TOP NOTCH, FBISD EDUCATIONS OURSELVES IS WHAT MADE US WANT TO COME BACK TO THE AREA. BACK HOME, WE BUILT OUR HOME. BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S PUBLISHED PLAN. OUR CHILD WOULD ATTEND ELEMENTARY AND LATER THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL FOR HARVEST GREEN ES 55.

THAT WAS THE COMMITMENT THIS DISTRICT MADE, AND IT DIRECTLY SHAPED OUR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS. WHILE OUR CURRENT HOUSE IS ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WE SPENT OVER AN HOUR COMMUTING EVERY DAY FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR CHILD'S STABILITY. NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REZONING ONLY OUR SIDE OF HARVEST GREEN, ASKING OUR CHILDREN TO GIVE UP THAT STABILITY AND BEAR THE FULL IMPACT OF OVERCROWDING, WHILE PROVIDING ALMOST NO MEANINGFUL CAPACITY RELIEF FOR THE DISTRICT. THE DATA IS CLEAR MOVING A TINY POCKET OF STUDENTS WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WILL CREATE ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL SETBACKS THAT RESEARCH SHOWS CAN LAST 12 TO 18 MONTHS. IT WILL FORCE INEFFICIENT, LOW DENSITY BUS ROUTES AND WILL FRACTURE A COMMUNITY THAT WAS DESIGNED AND SOLD TO STAY TOGETHER. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE'RE ASKING THE DISTRICT TO HONOR THE PLAN THAT BROUGHT FAMILIES LIKE OURS BACK HOME. 30S KEEP OUR SECTION ZONED WITH THE REST OF HARVEST GREEN AND ELEMENTARY, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN'S STABILITY, AND CHOOSE SOLUTIONS THAT ACTUALLY ADDRESS CAPACITY, NOT ONES THAT SIMPLY SHIFT THE BURDEN ONTO THE NEWEST FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS SHAHARYAR AKHTAR. HI, GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS SHAHARYAR AKHTAR AND I'M A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS AT NEIL ELEMENTARY IN HARVEST GREEN. I UNDERSTAND THE BOUNDARY SCENARIOS WILL NOT BE PRESENTED UNTIL JANUARY. HOWEVER, THE WIDELY OPPOSED ELIMINATION OF ES 55. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE HASTILY IMPLEMENTED CAP AND OVERFLOW TO PECAN GROVE ELEMENTARY MAY BE CONSIDERED AS A PERMANENT REZONING SOLUTION, SO I'M HERE TO VOICE MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THAT POSSIBILITY. BOUNDARY PLANNING IS COMPLEX, AND I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT FACE IT, BUT SENDING OUR ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN TO A SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN COMMUNITY CANNOT BE THE ANSWER. IT CREATES LOGISTICAL BURDENS AND DISRUPTS NEIGHBORHOOD COHESION, AS MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT RAISES REAL SAFETY CONCERNS FOR OUR SECTION. IN PARTICULAR, THE ONLY DIRECT ROUTE TO PECAN GROVE ELEMENTARY REQUIRES

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FACE SAFE WALKING OR BIKING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AS WELL DUE TO NEEDING TO CROSS MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS AND CROSS MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MY CONCERNS, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE OTHERS IF THIS OPTION MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT IS NAFI RAZA. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NAFI RAZA AND MY FAMILY AND I LIVE EAST OF HARLEM ROAD IN THE NEIL ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE ZONE. I SPEAK TONIGHT WITH DEEP CONCERN.

OUR COMMUNITY FEELS ALARMED NOT BECAUSE WE OPPOSE SOLUTIONS, BUT BECAUSE THE PROPOSED MEASURES REPEATEDLY PLACE THE BURDEN ON US. TWO DECISIONS HIGHLIGHT THIS PATTERN. FIRST, THE REMOVAL OF ES 55, THE ONLY LONG TERM RELIEF FOR NEIL. SECONDLY, THE CAP AND OVERFLOW POLICY REDIRECTING ONLY OUR SECTION EAST OF HARLEM TO PECAN GROVE ELEMENTARY. THESE ACTIONS SHOW CLEARLY THAT OUR SECTION IS CONSISTENTLY TREATED AS THE FIRST AND ONLY AREA TO ABSORB CAPACITY PRESSURES. THE BOARD'S GOAL IS TO BALANCE ENROLLMENT. YET MOVING OUR STUDENTS DOES NOT ACHIEVE BALANCE. PECAN GROVE ELEMENTARY IS ALSO TRENDING TOWARD OVERCAPACITY, WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS ALSO ZONED TO THAT SCHOOL. SHIFTING STUDENTS SIMPLY MOVES THE PROBLEM WHILE DISRUPTING THE SAME FAMILIES AGAIN, STABILITY IS ESSENTIAL, RIGHT AND FAIR TREATMENT MUST BE MAINTAINED. FOR THESE REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO ALLOW OUR SECTION TO REMAIN ALIGNED WITH NEIL ELEMENTARY BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN DESERVE STABILITY, CONTINUITY, AND A FAIR CHANCE TO THRIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS ATUL BATOOL. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MATTHEW. I'M A PARENT AND HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF FORT BEND FOR 25 YEARS. I'M SPEAKING TODAY NOT ONLY AS A PARENT, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO HAS PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE HARM THAT REZONING CAN CAUSE. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, FOR ME, FROM A SCHOOL WHERE I FINALLY FELT THAT I BELONGED TO ONE THAT DIDN'T FEEL AS WELCOMING, I WAS SEPARATED FROM MY SISTER, LOST ALL MY FRIENDS, AND STRUGGLED SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND ACADEMICALLY FOR YEARS, A FAR LONGER THAN THE DISTRICT EVER CONSIDERED. NOW I FEAR THE SAME HARM COULD HAPPEN TO MY OWN CHILDREN IF THE CURRENT CABINET OVERFLOW PLAN IS ANY INDICATION THAT OUR SECTION OF HARVEST GREEN THAT IS EAST OF HARLEM COULD BE PERMANENTLY REZONED TO PECAN GROVE ELEMENTARY, A 37 YEAR OLD SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND THOSE FROM INDIGO. OUR FAMILY LOVES NEW ELEMENTARY FOR ITS DIVERSITY AND ARE CONFIDENT IN HIS SCORES AND OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRESS. A MOVE TO A LOWER PERFORMING SCHOOL THAT'S ALSO FURTHER AWAY WOULD PUT OUR KIDS AT A DISADVANTAGE WHEN THEY ENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, ACCORDING TO BETH MARTINEZ, WHO RECENTLY SPOKE WITH KHOU 11. THE SLOWER GROWTH AND ENROLLMENT AT FORT BEND ISD THIS YEAR IS LINKED IN PART TO OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE LONGTIME HOMEOWNERS ARE STAYING PUT. IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN ONLY THEN IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO KEEP NEWER NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE OURS ZONED TO NEIL. WHILE NEIL MAY BE AT OR OVER CAPACITY NOW, IT NEEDS COMMUNITIES WITH YOUNG FAMILIES IN THE LONG TERM TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY ENROLLMENT. THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS MAKE IT CLEAR FROM MARCH 17TH TO TODAY, NEIL HAS LOST 143 STUDENTS. NO NEARBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMES CLOSE TO THAT LEVEL OF LOSS, EVEN WHEN ACCOUNTING FOR THE NEW STUDENTS REDIRECTED TO OAKLAND AND PECAN GROVE. YES, THE ENROLLMENT IN NUMBERS JUST THE DROP IN ENROLLMENT MAY EASE OVERCROWDING TODAY, BUT IN THE LONG RUN, REMOVING 30S FROM NEIL UNDERCUTS ENROLLMENT AND CREATE THE VERY IMBALANCE THE DISTRICT IS TRYING TO AVOID. WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HOME, WE DID SO EXPECTING OUR CHILDREN TO ATTEND NEIL, JUST LIKE MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS, BUT WE DIDN'T EXPECT WAS FOR THE DISTRICT TO ABANDON ITS 55 AND 20 REZONING AS A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM THAT THEIR DECISION SUBSEQUENTLY CREATED. REZONING OUR CHILDREN TO A SCHOOL WE DIDN'T CHOOSE FOR THEM WOULD FURTHER BREAK THE TRUST FAMILIES LIKE MINE HAVE PLACED IN THIS DISTRICT. REZONING ALSO USES OUR CHILDREN TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT THEY DID NOT CREATE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP OUR CHILDREN AT NEIL, AND PRESERVE THE STABILITY AND COMMUNITY THAT HAVE COME TO RELY ON. THANK YOU. NEXT. NEXT UP IS SABIH RAFIQ.

SABIH RAFIQ. RAFIQ, YOU. OFFICER JOHNSON. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SABIH RAFIQ AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN THE GREEN COMMUNITY. MY FAMILY AND I BOUGHT OUR HOME IN EARLY 2025.

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PECAN GROVE ELEMENTARY CURRENTLY HAS 640 STUDENTS, AND THE DESIGN CAPACITY OF 792 WITH INDIGO'S PLAN, 800 HOMES, HARVEST GREENS, 1400 ADDITIONAL HOMES AND OTHER NEARBY DEVELOPMENT, PECAN GROVE WILL FACE SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY STRAIN IN THE COMING YEARS, REASSIGNING ONLY EAST OF HARLEM FAMILIES TO PECAN GROVE DOES NOT ADDRESS THE BROADER GROWTH IN THIS REGION AND IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE LONG TERM SOLUTION. FINALLY, HARVEST GREEN IS ONE MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY FOR ISD'S OWN BOUNDARY GUIDELINES EXPRESS THE DISTRICT'S INTENT TO KEEP COMMUNITIES TOGETHER WHEN FEASIBLE. NEXT UP IS AMOL GULATI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMOL AND I LIVE IN THE NEWER SECTION OF HARVEST GREEN. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WANT TO LOOK AT THIS FROM A DISTRICT PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE THE SITUATION IN HARVEST GREEN TIES DIRECTLY TO THE BIGGER PICTURE IN FORT BEND. THE POSITIVE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT SHOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE ONLY ABOUT 76% UTILIZED, AND MANY CAMPUSES ARE UNDERUSED. EVEN PROJECTED THAT 6 OR 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MAY NEED CONSOLIDATION. SO WHILE NEIL IS CROWDED TODAY, THE LONG TERM CHALLENGES UNEVEN UTILIZATION, NOT WIDESPREAD OVERCROWDING. THAT'S WHY SPLITTING HARVEST GREEN DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. LONG TERM PASTA IDENTIFIES OUR AREA AS ONE OF THE FEW STRONG GROWTH PACKETS LEFT, WITH MORE THAN 950 PLUS NEW HOMES PROJECTED. THAT GROWTH HELPS STABILIZE THE DISTRICT AT A TIME WHEN CHARTER TRANSFERS ARE RISING AND ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING IN OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS. HARVEST GREEN ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A SINGLE COMMUNITY. WE SHARE THE SAME HOA, THE SAME PARKS, THE SAME TRAILS, THE SAME FARM, AND THE SAME PARENT NETWORKS.

HARLEM ROAD MAY LOOK LIKE A BOUNDARY ON A MAP, BUT IT'S NOT A DIVIDER FOR FAMILIES WHO LIVE THERE. THERE ARE ALSO PRACTICAL ISSUES. FAMILIES EAST OF HARLEM HAVE ONLY ONE NARROW ROUTE TO

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DHRUVA AMBADI. OKAY. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DHRUVA. I'M. AND I'M A SOPHOMORE FROM KEMPNER HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY AS AN INVOLVED STUDENT, AN OFFICER IN MORE THAN FOUR CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND SOMEONE WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT EDUCATION, PRIVACY AND SAFETY. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, I BELIEVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOGUARDIAN CROSSES ETHICAL BOUNDARIES AND HARMS US AS STUDENTS. FIRST, GOGUARDIAN IS AN INVASIVE FORM OF SURVEILLANCE. IT TRACKS OUR WEB BROWSING, APPLICATION USE, AND EVEN OUR LOCATION, SOMETIMES 24 OVER SEVEN WITHOUT OUR EXPLICIT CONSENT. THIS KIND OF CONSTANT MONITORING FEELS LIKE AN INVASION OF OUR PERSONAL PRIVACY, WHICH SHOULD BE PROTECTED ESPECIALLY FOR MINORS.

THE IDEA THAT SOMEONE CAN SEE WHAT I'M DOING ON MY SCHOOL LAPTOP AT ANY MOMENT MAKES ME FEEL SOMEWHAT DISTRUSTED. SECOND, THERE HAVE BEEN TROUBLING INSTANCES WHERE GO GUARDIANS AI CONTENT FILTER HAS FLAGGED INNOCENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INAPPROPRIATE, CAUSING UNNECESSARY STRESS AND DISRUPTIONS. IMAGINE BEING LOCKED OUT OF YOUR DEVICE BECAUSE A HARMLESS WEBSITE WAS MISTAKEN FOR SOMETHING HARMFUL. THIS NOT ONLY INTERRUPTS OUR LEARNING, BUT ALSO UNDERMINES OUR TRUST AND AUTONOMY. THE COGNITIVE DISSONANCE OF FORT BEND ISD. USING AN AI CONTENT FILTER TO SUPPRESS AI INDUCED CHEATING IS CONTRADICTING AND A PROBLEM. THIRD, I WANT TO RAISE AN URGENT CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY IN OUR DISTRICT. RIGHT AFTER SECONDS, RIGHT AFTER I GRADUATED MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT WAS REVEALED THAT MY KICKSTART TEACHER OF THREE YEARS WAS ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

UNFORTUNATELY, CASES LIKE THESE ARE MANY IN OUR DISTRICT. WE DO NOT WANT PREDATORS LIKE THESE TO HAVE ACCESS TO OUR SCHOOLS AND BE ABLE TO MONITOR OUR LOCATION. 24 OVER SEVEN. OUR SAFETY AND PRIVACY ARE AT STAKE, AND WE DESERVE TO KNOW THAT THESE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT US FROM SUCH DANGERS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THESE PRACTICES ARE UNPROFESSIONAL TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ALISON NYE HEIZER. ALISON NYE HEIZER. THANK YOU.

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TWO CHILDREN ENROLLED AT COLONY BEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND WE ARE ALARMED BY THE DISTRICT'S BOUNDARY COMMITTEE PLANS TO CLOSE SEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOSS OF NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AND VACANT CAMPUSES LITTERING OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF SUGARLANDS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF YOUNG FAMILIES. IF ENROLLMENT IS LOW, THERE ARE LESS DESTRUCTIVE WAYS TO APPROACH THIS THAN CLOSING SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN CARRY OUT FOCUSED MARKETING TO FAMILIES WITH PRE ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AT THOSE LOW UTILIZATION SCHOOLS. THAT IS THAT KEY TIME PERIOD THAT PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE RECRUITING FAMILIES TO THEIR SCHOOLS. I PERSONALLY RECRUITED THREE FAMILIES TO OUR SCHOOL THIS PAST YEAR, AND IF I CAN DO THAT, IMAGINE WHAT THE

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STUDENTS KNOW EACH OTHER ACROSS GRADE LEVELS. THAT SENSE OF BELONGING DRIVES OUR HIGH ATTENDANCE. WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT TO PUBLICIZE AND PROMOTE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HERE IN FBISD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS DAVID RIVAS. YES. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS DAVID RIVAS. I LIVE OUT IN THE FRESNO AREA, AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AN ALARMING ISSUE OF GOODMAN ELEMENTARY. THERE IS A PROPOSED PERMIT BY A CONCRETE COMPANY TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS NEAR GOODMAN. THERE ARE AROUND 3000 LINEAR FEET AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL SCHOOL, AND THEY JUST PURCHASED 17 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE PLANT. AND WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING OUT THERE WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS. GREAT PRESTIGE WAS OUT THERE. A TEXAS SENATOR, BORRIS MILES, WAS OUT THERE AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY FROM THE FORT BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, AND THESE PEOPLE, THIS THIS CONTRACTOR OUT THERE WHO WANTS TO EXPAND THE BATCH PLANT HAS A LOT OF INFLUENCE AND MONEY. YOU KNOW, SHE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE UP THERE AND TALKING TO US, AND HE DOESN'T EVEN WORK FOR THE COMPANY. AND, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOL HAS, YOU KNOW, OVER BETWEEN, WHAT, 700, 800 KIDS IN THERE, THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA THINK ABOUT THEM AND THEIR LUNGS. YOU KNOW, THOSE SILOS, THOSE CONCRETE SILOS, THOSE BATCH PLANTS, THEY GO UP THREE STORIES. YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BATCH PLANT. THE BATCH PLANT, THEY HAVE A SMALL SATELLITE BATCH PLANT THERE, BUT IT'S VERY SMALL 30S. BUT I MEAN, THEY JUST PURCHASED THE 17 ACRES AND THEY WANT TO EXPAND. AND I BELIEVE IT'S A GREAT CONCERN FOR THE DISTRICT, AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE INVOLVED AND SEND A LETTER OF PROTEST TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION OF. YOU KNOW, THE T T I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT YEAH, BECAUSE I MEAN IT THIS IS VERY, VERY ALARMING AND I'VE NEVER GOTTEN INVOLVED. BUT THIS IS TOO MUCH TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ANGIE CORKER. TONIGHT I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO BOUNDARY PLANNING AND REZONING. THESE DECISIONS SHAPE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR SCHOOLS AND THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT. AND THEY BECOME AND THEY ALSO AND BECAUSE THEY IMPACT US SO MANY FAMILIES, THEY MUST BE HANDLED WITH CLARITY, HONESTY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. BUT WHAT MANY OF US HAVE WITNESSED IN RECENT YEARS MAKES TRUST DIFFICULT. WE SAW HOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 55 ON THE WEST SIDE WAS HANDLED, HOW PLANS WERE SHIFTED, INFORMATION WAS DELAYED AND THE COMMUNITY WAS LEFT DISAPPOINTED. WE SAW SIMILAR CONCERNS WITH OUR PROMISED NATATORIUM ON THE EAST SIDE. BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS WERE PUT BEFORE STAKEHOLDERS VOTED ON AND APPROVED AS PART OF OUR BOND PACKAGES. THESE WEREN'T WISH ITEMS, THEY WERE COMMITMENTS MADE TO THE TAXPAYERS, THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SUPPORTED THEM. YET THE FOLLOW THROUGH DID NOT MATCH THE PROMISES. WHEN A DISTRICT ASKED ITS COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY SAYS YES, THE EXPECTATION IS SIMPLE HONOR WHAT WAS PRESENTED.

CHANGING PLANS LATER WITHOUT CLEAR EXPLANATION, EXPLANATIONS OR TIMELY COMMUNICATIONS JUST DOESN'T JUST CAUSES FRUSTRATION, IT DAMAGES THE TRUST. AND ONCE TRUST IS BROKEN, IT'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO REBUILD AS WE FACE NEW REZONING AND BOUNDARY DECISIONS, MANY OF US ARE ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS WILL THE DISTRICT BE TRANSPARENT THIS TIME? WILL DATA BE SHARED OPENLY? WILL OPTIONS BE PRESENTED HONESTLY? WILL INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY INFLUENCE DECISIONS? WE WANT TO TRUST THE DISTRICT. WE WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THESE PROCESSES ARE FAIR AND STUDENT FOCUSED. WE BASE THEM ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN THE DISTRICT IN MAKING THE TRUST HARDER TO GET BY. STANDING 30S I'M STANDING HERE NOT AS A PARENT WITH SOMETHING PERSONAL TO GAIN OR FORT BEAN GRADUATE MYSELF, BUT AS A RESIDENT WHO CARES ABOUT THE LONG TERM HEALTH OF OUR SCHOOLS AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR LEADERSHIP. TRANSPARENCY IS NOT A COURTESY. IT'S A CRUCIAL POINT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE. THE DISTRICT OPERATES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS OR CHANGES DIRECTIONS WITHOUT CLEAR COMMUNICATION. IT'S THE COMMUNITY THAT PAYS THE PRICE. WE'RE ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY, NOT TO OBSTRUCT PROGRESS, BUT TO STRENGTHEN IT.

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NEXT UP IS KIM MCMORRIS. TONIGHT I NEED TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE WHERE STAKEHOLDER VOICES HAVE NOT BEEN VALUED. TRANSPARENCY AND THE BOUNDARY PLANNING AND REZONING PROCESS.

FOR MONTHS WE'VE BEEN TOLD REZONING IS COMING. WE'VE HEARD IT REPEATEDLY. YET EVERY TIME WE ASK FOR INFORMATION NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE CHANGES WILL AFFECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR CHILDREN, WE ARE TOLD THAT THE MAPS ARE NOT READY, NOT FINAL, NOT PUBLIC. YET. AT ONE POINT, THE DISTRICT PLANNED TO RELEASE INFORMATION RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAY BREAK, A TIME WHEN MANY FAMILIES TRAVEL, MANY PARENTS ARE OVERWHELMED AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NATURALLY DROPS OFF. THAT CHOICE DOESN'T BUILD TRUST. NOW THE TIMELINE HAS SHIFTED AGAIN, PUTTING THE RELEASE OF MAPS AND DETAILS EVEN FURTHER OUT. AND DESPITE THE DELAY IN PROVIDING THE INFORMATION, THE TIMELINE FOR THE VOTE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE SHIFTED ACCORDINGLY. THE COMMUNITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO REACT, PROCESS AND QUESTION MAJOR CHANGES IN A COMPRESSED TIME FRAME. WHILE THE DISTRICT MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE OTHER DEADLINES AS IT SEES FIT, TRANSPARENCY IS NOT SIMPLY POSTING INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE AT THE LAST MINUTE.

IT'S GIVING THE COMMUNITY ADEQUATE TIME TO UNDERSTAND PROPOSALS, TO ASK QUESTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK BEFORE DECISIONS ARE LOCKED IN. TRANSPARENCY IS TREATING ALL STAKEHOLDERS WITH RESPECT. WHEN FORT BEND ISD WANTS SUPPORT FOR A VATER WEIR OR A BOND, WE ARE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE FULLY. WE ARE INVITED TO MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND GIVEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THAT WE NEVER EVEN KNEW WE NEEDED TO ASK. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO REZONING SOMETHING THAT GREATLY AFFECTS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR KIDS, WE ARE LEFT IN THE DARK. THAT'S NOT HOW TRUST IS BUILT. I'M ASKING THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO COMMIT TO A TRANSPARENT, TIMELY AND RESPECTFUL PROCESS. RELEASE THE MAPS, PROVIDE REALISTIC WINDOWS FOR FEEDBACK AND ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY NOT AFTER DECISIONS ARE NEARLY FINALIZED, BUT BEFOREHAND. I'M ALSO ASKING THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE SURE THE PROCESS HAS BEEN TRANSPARENT WITH THE DEMOGRAPHER, WHO, BY THE WAY, HAS A CLIENT LIST THAT INCLUDES BUILDERS, LAND DEVELOPERS, BUILDING PROJECT MANUFACTURERS, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, BANKS AND MORTGAGE LENDERS. SO THEY DO HAVE A DOG IN THIS FIGHT, DON'T THEY? IN ANY EVENT, ZONDA HOPEFULLY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF WHAT SCHOOLS ARE ON PEGASUS AND WHAT THAT TIME. NEXT UP IS FOR BERKELEY, THE BERKELEY. OR BY. SHORT PEOPLE PROBLEMS. GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD. PRESIDENT. BOARD MEMBERS.

COMMISSIONER MYERS, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY FAMILY'S APPEAL. THAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S CLOSED SESSION. I'M HERE SIMPLY TO REQUEST THAT YOU GO AGAINST THE GRAIN BREAK TRADITION, IF YOU WILL, AND HEAR OUR APPEAL IN PERSON DIRECTLY, RATHER THAN ASSIGNING TO AN INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER. SO OUR CASE IS UNIQUE AT ITS CORE, IT'S ABOUT KEEPING OUR CHILDREN AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL. AND I THINK AND I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS BOARD IS PARTICULARLY EQUIPPED TO HEAR IT. GIVEN YOUR EXPERIENCES IN LAW, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER AS PARENTS OF LITTLE ONES, THIS IS THE JAN SCHIFF ELEMENTARY CASE. THERE ARE STILL NO CONTINUOUS SIDEWALKS FOR OUR CHILDREN TO WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL. I'M SORRY, MA'AM, BUT I CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO ARGUE THE MERITS OF THE GRIEVANCE. I PROMISE I WON'T. I'M HERE TO SIMPLY ASK THAT. I HOPE YOU WILL ALLOW ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU IN PERSON, TO SHARE A PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW HEARING IT DIRECTLY 30S IS THE QUICKEST WAY TO REACH A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS TERESA NOYOLA. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS TERESA NOYOLA AND I AM THE PARENT OF A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT AT KOHL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. I HAVE LIVED IN MY

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GOGUARDIAN HAS SHIFTED FROM A PROTECTIVE TOOL TO A FORM OF CONSTANT DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE.

IT MONITORS EVERY TAB, EVERY SEARCH, AND EVERY MOMENT OF ONLINE ACTIVITY, EVEN WHEN THE STUDENT IS DOING ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HARMFUL, DANGEROUS OR DISRUPTIVE. FBISD PRIDES ITSELF ON CREATING A CULTURE CENTERED ON TRUST, RESPECT, AND STUDENT WELL-BEING, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL TRUSTED WHEN SOFTWARE IS TRACKING OUR EVERY CLICK. INSTEAD OF FEELING SUPPORTED, MANY STUDENTS FEEL MONITORED. INSTEAD OF FEELING ENCOURAGED, WE FEEL WATCHED. AND WHEN STUDENTS FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING OBSERVED MORE THAN THEY ARE BEING GUIDED, THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BECOMES RESTRICTIVE AND STRESSFUL

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HI. MY NAME IS BRIANNA AND I HAVE A CURRENT THIRD GRADE STUDENT AT COLONY BEND ELEMENTARY. I ALSO HAVE A COLONY BEND ELEMENTARY ALUMNI. WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE OUR SCHOOL AND I URGE YOU TO NOT CLOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HERE IN SUGARLAND OR SCHOOLS. THEY'RE MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING. THEY'RE A COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE AND TRUST. I WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS IS FOR THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AS WELL. WE. THE ALUMNI WHO ONCE WALKED THE SAME HALLWAYS, NOW BRING THEIR OWN CHILDREN TO COLONY BEND BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE EXCELLENCE, THE CULTURE AND THE CARE THAT DEFINE IT. THAT KIND OF MULTI-GENERATIONAL TRUST IS RARE, AND IT'S WORTH PROTECTING MY DIRECT NEIGHBORS. THE FATHER, HE WENT TO COLONY BEND ELEMENTARY. HE IS ALSO A TEACHER IN FORT BEND ISD. HIS THREE STUDENTS ATTEND COLONY BEND ELEMENTARY. WE CARPOOL TOGETHER. WE PLAY TOGETHER DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET.

ANOTHER FATHER WENT TO COLONY BEND ELEMENTARY, AND HIS TWO KIDS ALSO GO TO COLONY BEND ELEMENTARY. THEY LIVE HERE BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR SCHOOL. IT'S WE'RE A COMMUNITY. WE'RE LIKE WE WE ALL. WE GO TO THE PARK AFTER SCHOOL, WE ALL PLAY. EVERYONE KNOWS EACH OTHER. WHEN WE DROP OFF, THE TEACHERS ARE PLAYING MUSIC AND THEY OPEN THE DOORS AND IT'S A PARTY AND THEY KNOW EVERY SINGLE KID'S NAME. IT'S IT'S LOVE. IT'S NOT JUST A SCHOOL. AND I, I REALLY THINK THIS IS I HOPE NOT JUST COLONY BEND. ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. MY CHILD IS THRIVING. SHE HAS DYSLEXIA AND SPEECH INTERVENTION, AND SHE HAD A HARD TIME AT THE VERY BEGINNING.

BUT NOW SHE'S THRIVING. SHE LOVES I MEAN, SHE'S ALWAYS LIKED SCHOOL, BUT SHE LOVES IT.

SHE LIKES SHOWING ME, LIKE READING ME AND SHOWING HER TESTS. AND IT'S DIRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE STAFF. LIKE, I LOVE OUR STAFF AND WE WE REALLY DESERVE TO TO CONTINUE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS RACHEL HANCOCK. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RACHEL HANCOCK AND MY CHILDREN BOTH WENT TO COLONY. BEN, MY OLDEST, IS NOW AT FORT BEND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MY YOUNGEST IS STILL AT COLONY BEND FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS. MY HUSBAND IS FROM WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WHICH IS ALSO A SMALL COMMUNITY. I MOVED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. MY DAD WAS IN THE NAVY, SO I'VE LIVED IN FOUR DIFFERENT STATES BUT ENDED UP IN THE DAMON AND NEEDVILLE AREA, AND THAT'S WHERE I GRADUATED. BUT THAT'S ALSO WHERE I WAS INTRODUCED TO SUGARLAND, AND SUGARLAND BECAME A PART OF MY COMMUNITY IN NEEDVILLE. I CAME TO THIS SAME MOVIE THEATER TO WATCH MOVIES AS A HIGH SCHOOLER. I WAS HERE WHEN THE MALL OPENED, AND ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS HOW GREAT IT WOULD BE TO BUILD A FAMILY HERE IN THE SUGARLAND AREA. SO YEARS LATER, WE CAME BACK, WE MET IN HOUSTON AND WE HAD CHILDREN, AND WE WERE DECIDING WHAT COMMUNITY TO MOVE TO, AND I TALKED MY HUSBAND INTO COMING OUT TO SUGARLAND BECAUSE I TOLD HIM THAT THE SCHOOLS WERE SO GREAT AND WE HAD SUCH COMMUNITY HERE BECAUSE THAT COMMUNITY WAS WELCOMING TO ME, EVEN THOUGH I WAS FROM NEEDVILLE. SO EVEN ON OUR STREET ALONE IN COLONY BEND IN 2013, WE WERE THE ONLY FAMILY TO MOVE IN. IN FACT, MY FIRST BORN WAS NOT EVEN HERE YET. I WAS PREGNANT WITH HER AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY HAD CHILDREN'S MY AGE ON THE

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[6. Superintendent Update]

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ALL THE DATES AND TIMES CAN BE FOUND ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. THE CEREMONIES WILL ONCE AGAIN TAKE PLACE AT THE FORT BEND CENTER IN ROSENBERG, AND THIS WILL BE AN EXTRA SPECIAL YEAR AS WE CELEBRATE A META CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL'S FIRST GRADUATING CLASS. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES. MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING.

[7. Board Activity Report]

HELLO. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SHARE YOUR FORT BEND ISD SCHOOL BOARD AT WORK. THIS IS THE BOARD MEMBERS. DISTRICT ACTIVITIES REPORT. STUDENT LEADERSHIP 101 CHARACTER PARADE MADDEN ELEMENTARY. STUDENT LEADERSHIP 102. ADDY'S BOOK DAY. BUTCHER. ELEMENTARY POLICY COMMITTEE. GULF COAST AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS. GENERAL MEETINGS, STATE OF THE SCHOOLS, WAIT UNTIL EIGHTH, CAN'T LOOK AWAY SCREENING AT SETTLERS WAY ELEMENTARY AND LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SPELLING BEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GILLIAM. AND TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT ACTIVITY REPORT, I'M GOING TO GIVE MISS HEYLIGER A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT ADDY'S BOOK DAY AND MAYBE EXPRESS SOME APPRECIATION. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DOCTOR SMITH TOOK MY THUNDER TODAY, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE HE'S GOING TO HAVE IT IN HIS REPORT. AND I WANT TO HAVE MY OWN POWERPOINT. BUT FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS DAY HAPPEN. I MEAN, FOR NIKKI ROBERTS AND BUTCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DID, ALL THE PARENTS, THE TEACHERS, THE VOLUNTEERS THAT SUPPORTED ADDY'S BOOK DAY, SPECIAL THANKS TO LAURA HARRISON AND DANA POPE, WHO DID A LOT OF THE DECORATIONS OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. THE PTA SHOWED UP AND THEY WERE THERE, AND THEY WERE ALL EXCITED TO GET THE KIDS INVOLVED. SO IF YOU MISSED IT NEXT YEAR, IT'S GOING TO BE BIGGER. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL PARTICIPATE FOR ALL THE ACTUAL PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED BOOKS. THE REASON WHY WE DO ADDY'S BOOKS TODAY, IT'S LIKE DOCTOR SMITH SAID, IT'S TO PROMOTE LITERACY IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. JUST LIKE TONIGHT. WE GOT COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND IT MAKES IT. IT ENSURES THAT OUR KIDS HAVE HAVE A ROAD TO SUCCESS. WHEN ALL OF OUR KIDS IN THE DISTRICT HAS A FOUNDATION OF LITERACY, WE ALL WIN IN FORT BEND ISD. SO I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND IT MAKES SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS INCLUSIVE, THRIVING COMMUNITY IN FORT BEND. AND SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE TEAM WHO ACTUALLY WHO SHOWED UP AS WELL AND PARTICIPATED AND AND TO READ JUST I JUST WAS REALLY, REALLY THANKFUL AND BLESSED TO BE PART OF ADDY'S BOOK DAY. FOR EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN ADDY'S BOOK DAY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO WORK WITH THE BOARD. MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE THIS A ANNUAL HOLIDAY OR SOMETHING WHERE WE DO THIS TO PROMOTE LITERACY ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO I JUST WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WAS PUT INTO ADDY'S BOOK DAY. THANK YOU, MISS HILLIKER. THANK YOU. AND

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[8.A. Policy BBB]

SUBSECTION F DOES NOT CONTAIN A DEADLINE, NOR DOES IT SPECIFY ODD NUMBER YEARS, BECAUSE SUBSECTION F IS MORE SPECIFIC. IT CONTROLS OVER THE SECTION WITH THE DEADLINE, SO A SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN MOVE THEIR ELECTIONS TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION DATE, EITHER IN AN EVERY YEAR FORMAT, AN ODD YEAR FORMAT, OR AN EVEN YEAR FORMAT. SO TO ILLUSTRATE, IF THE DISTRICT WERE TO MOVE ITS ELECTIONS TO THE NOVEMBER DATE ON A EVERY YEAR FORMAT, THEN THE DISTRICT WOULD CONTINUE TO CONDUCT ELECTIONS EVERY YEAR. THEY JUST HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER, AND THE TRUSTEE'S CURRENT TERMS WOULD EXTEND OUT TO NOVEMBER TO ALLOW THAT CHANGEOVER FOR EACH TRUSTEE CURRENTLY SITTING. BECAUSE YOU'RE CURRENTLY ELECTED IN MAY, YOU WOULD THEN HAVE YOUR ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER THAT WOULD RETAIN THREE YEAR TERM IF THE DISTRICT CHOSE TO MOVE ITS ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER IN EITHER ODD OR EVEN YEARS, IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE DISTRICT CHANGE THE TRUSTEE TERMS FROM THREE YEAR TO FOUR YEAR TERMS. AND SO THE LEGISLATURE AMENDED SECTION 11.059 OF THE EDUCATION CODE TO ALLOW A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHANGE FROM 3 TO 4 YEAR TERMS, PROVIDED IT DOES SO BY THE END OF 2030. NOW, THE REASON YOU WOULD HAVE TO SWITCH TO FOUR YEAR TERMS IF YOU MOVE TO AN ODD OR EVEN YEAR FORMAT IS BECAUSE THE EDUCATION CODE SAYS THAT IF YOU USE FOUR YEAR TERM, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY AN OTTER. AND EVEN SINCE YOU'RE NOT HAVING AN ELECTION EVERY YEAR, YOU'RE NECESSARILY GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. IMPORTANTLY, IF THE DISTRICT WERE TO MOVE TO A FOUR YEAR TERM SCENARIO, THEN YOU COULD

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IF THAT'S YOUR QUESTION, THERE IS SOME IMPRECISE LANGUAGE IN THE EDUCATION CODE SECTION THAT POTENTIALLY COULD CREATE A PROBLEM IF YOU TRIED TO MOVE TO FOUR YEAR TERMS IN MAY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T CONTAIN A SPECIFIC LIMITATION, BUT IT REFERENCES MAKING THE CHANGE BY A DATE IN NOVEMBER. SO POTENTIALLY THE BOARD COULD ADJUST TERMS UP TO FOUR YEARS IN MAY. BUT WHAT THAT WOULD DO IS REQUIRE THAT HALF THE BOARD STAND FOR ELECTION AT EACH TIME AND HAVE BIENNIAL ELECTIONS. AND COULD YOU THANK YOU. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE 2030 YEAR? DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BY 2030. CORRECT? THE DEADLINE TO EXTEND TERMS OF OFFICE HAS TO BE DONE BY. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY 2030, THE END OF THE YEAR 2030. AND SO WHY THAT IS RELEVANT IS I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT SUBSECTION A CONTAINS A DEADLINE, BUT F DOESN'T HAVE A DEADLINE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IMPLICIT IN THE 2030 DATE IS THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO SELECT A NOVEMBER DATE FOR ODD OR EVEN YEARS, THAT WOULD REQUIRE A SHIFT TO A FOUR YEAR TERM. YOU'D HAVE TO DO THAT BY 2030, AND LAST, THE 2025 DEADLINE IS FOR JUST THE SINGLE YEAR. IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER, THAT WOULD BE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO CHANGE FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER IN ODD YEARS. BUT NOTE THAT THE SPECIFIC SECTION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS DOESN'T CONTAIN THE DEADLINE. NOW, OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, IF THE BOARD WERE SELECTING NOVEMBER AND ODD YEARS, THE BEST PRACTICE WOULD BE TO DO SO BY THE 2025 DEADLINE TO REMOVE ANY QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MISS HAMMOND. THANK YOU. AND SO I HAVE ANOTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD. AND I DO WANT THE BOARD TO KNOW I BROUGHT THIS I ASKED THIS TO COME TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE BECAUSE THIS WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN VERY OFTEN. AND SINCE THE LEGISLATURE HAS GIVEN US THIS OPPORTUNITY, I'M THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THIS FORWARD. AND THE PAPERS THAT I'M SENDING OUT THERE. ONE OF THE REASONS I BROUGHT THIS FORWARD IS BECAUSE.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO VOTE IN MAY, BUT NOT EVERYBODY TAKES THAT OPPORTUNITY. MANY, MANY MORE ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRACY AT THE LOCAL ELECTION LEVEL WHEN THERE ARE ALSO MORE STATE ELECTIONS ON ON THE

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NOVEMBER ELECTIONS FOR BONDS, TRUSTEE ELECTIONS, THE ONE THAT THERE'S BEEN IN OUR HISTORY AND THE ATR. THE OTHER POINT I WOULD LIKE TO I APPRECIATE MISS MARTINEZ AND JONATHAN'S REVIEW.

I JUST AS A PERSONAL PREFERENCE, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE THREE YEAR JUST SHARING.

AND I WILL SAY I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH, I'VE DONE A LOT OF COMMUNICATING WITH MR. BRUSH TO MAKE SURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE THREE YEAR AND THE FOUR YEAR OPTION.

THE THREE YEAR OPTION IS REALLY STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME. EVERYBODY ADDS SIX MONTHS TO THEIR TERM. WE ALL MOVE FORWARD IN THE SAME YEAR. IN NOVEMBER. THE EVEN NUMBER PUTS FORWARD AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS, BUT IT'S HARDER TO PROCESS THE THE FOUR YEAR TERMS IF IT'S AN EVEN TERMS. POSITIONS TWO AND SIX ADD SIX MONTHS, BUT THEY ALSO ADD A FULL YEAR TO THEIR TERM. LIKEWISE, THE ODD NUMBER YEARS POSITIONS ONE FOUR AND. FIVE THEY WOULD HAVE. THEY WOULD END THEIR THREE YEAR TERM, AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM. SO IT WOULD NOT BE A FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEAR TERM. SO THERE'S THERE'S THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CONVOLUTED NATURE IN CATCHING UP WHERE EVERYBODY'S UNEVEN AND EVERYBODY'S ON ODD. THE OTHER CONCERN, AND THIS IS A DEEP CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT. WE'VE WE'VE SEEN THE DISRUPTION THAT HAPPENS WHEN A BOARD MEMBER RESIGNS. AND I FEEL LIKE ADDING THAT EXTRA YEAR MAY, MAY BE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE IS ELECTED AND THEIR SPOUSE MOVES, OR FOUR YEARS IS JUST A MUCH LONGER TIME. AND SO I THINK THAT I, YOU KNOW, TO, TO TO NOT THAT I HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL, BUT I JUST THINK WE MAY ALSO GET FEWER CANDIDATES WHO WANT TO COMMIT TO A FOUR YEAR TERM, BUT THEY WOULD COMMIT TO A THREE YEAR TERM. SO I WOULD REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN MOVING TO NOVEMBER ELECTIONS SO WE CAN HAVE MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY EXPRESSING THEIR THEIR VOICES AT THE POLLS AND STICKING WITH OUR THREE YEAR TERMS TO CONTINUE IN AN EASY MANNER, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN BEING A TRUSTEE. AND ONCE THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE ABLE TO FULFILL THEIR FULL THREE YEARS, THEIR TERM. THANK YOU, MISS DAWSON. THANK YOU, MISS HANNAN. MISS VICKI. SO ACTUALLY, ANGIE, YOU ADDRESSED I WANTED I DON'T KNOW CAN WE ACTUALLY MAKE THESE NUMBERS PUBLIC. CAN WE I MEAN I THINK IT'S DRASTICALLY THE NUMBERS OF VOTERS IN NOVEMBER VERSUS MAY. I MEAN THE DIFFERENCE IS REALLY STAGGERING. AND CAN I JUST REPLY I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY I WOULD WANT SOMEBODY TO FACT CHECK ME. I LITERALLY WENT TO THE FORT BEND ELECTION WEBSITE AND JUST PULLED UP THE SHEET LIKE EVERYBODY CAN. AND SO I DO. I THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. SO FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, POSITION FOUR AND 5TH MAY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF TURNOUT BY MAYBE 100 OR 200 VOTES IN AN ELECTION. SO WHEN THERE WAS ELECTION, I JUST CHOSE THE POSITION THAT HAD THE MOST TURNOUT. SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS INCREDIBLY ACCURATE. SO BUT BUT TO MY BEST, I IT'S WHAT I PULLED DIRECTLY FROM THE FORT BEND COUNTY VOTING WEBSITE. YEAH. AND I WOULD SAY IT IS PUBLIC SO ANYBODY CAN GO LOOK IT UP. I WOULD BE HESITANT TO PUT OUT SOMETHING THAT, LIKE MISS

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THE WAY I ILLUSTRATED IT INITIALLY WAS DESIGNED TO TRY TO BE THE QUICKEST TRANSITION.

IF THE BOARD WERE TO GO EITHER THE EVEN OR ODD YEAR DIRECTION, BUT THE STAGGERING IS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT CLOSE TO HALF THE BOARD COME UP FOR ELECTION AT ONCE. OKAY, SO DOING THE THREE YEARS, WHAT WOULD THAT CHANGE ANYTHING OTHER THAN HAVING IT IN THE FALL IF THE BOARD RETAINED A THREE YEAR ELECTION SCHEDULE BUT MOVED TO NOVEMBER, THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD CHANGE IS THAT EACH SITTING TRUSTEE'S TERM WOULD EFFECTIVELY BE EXTENDED FROM MAY OF THEIR ELECTION YEAR TO NOVEMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR GILLIAM. MR. SHOAF. YES, SIR. MY QUESTION IS PRETTY SHORT. ARE WE ABLE TO MOVE THE BOND ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER WHILE KEEPING THE TRUSTEE ELECTIONS IN MAY? THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ANSWER FOR. I DIDN'T I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE ANSWER SPECIFICALLY FOR BOND ELECTIONS. TRUSTEE ELECTIONS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MOVE TRUSTEE ELECTIONS FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER. THAT'S ENTIRELY DISCRETIONARY. BUT I CAN LOOK AT THAT QUESTION. ALL RIGHT I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. BUT WE CURRENTLY HOLD BOND ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER. I MEAN, IS THAT THE QUESTION? I MEAN. BUT WE HAVE HELD BOND ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER, RIGHT? I'M SAYING I'M SAYING WILL WE BE ABLE TO SHIFT IT TO JUST NOVEMBER WHILE LEAVING IT SEPARATED? SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? WE MOVE, MOVE BOND ELECTIONS TO WHERE THEY ARE STRICTLY IN NOVEMBER WITHOUT MOVING ANYTHING WITH THE TRUSTEE ELECTIONS. OH, YOU MEAN CAN WE PASS POLICY THAT REQUIRES BOND ELECTIONS BE IN NOVEMBER, CORRECT. UNDER NEW LEGISLATION? YES. I DO NOT SEE ANY CONFLICT WITH DOING SO IN THE NEW LEGISLATION, BUT I'D LIKE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT ANSWER BECAUSE I DIDN'T LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. MR. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO THINGS. ONE IS FOUR YEARS VERSUS THREE YEARS. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WILL BE VOTING ON AT THE NEXT MEETING. IN ADDITION, WE'RE ALSO VOTING ON ARE WE DOING THIS NOVEMBER VERSUS MAY FOR MOVING THE ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER? RIGHT. FOUR YEARS VERSUS THREE YEARS? LIKE, WHILE I LOVE THE IDEA, IF WE EVER ARE TO MOVE THIS TO NOVEMBER, IF THIS DOES GET GETS PASSED IS GOOD. BUT YEAH, I THINK THERE'S A HUGE CONCERN OF OF THE BOARD BEING ROLLED OVER AND THREE PEOPLE, EVEN FOUR PEOPLE BEING ROLLED OVER AT ONE TIME. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S CONCERNING BECAUSE YOU END UP WITH A BRAND NEW HALF. THE BOARD IS BRAND NEW, IF NOT MORE THAN HALF, DEPENDING ON WHICH YEAR THIS HAPPENS. THE OTHER THING IS, WHILE THERE'S PROS AND CONS OF MOVING THIS FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER OR KEEPING IT IN MAY, YES, YOU HAVE A HIGHER TURNOUT.

DEFINITELY MAY. AND YOU KNOW, AND AND YOU HAVE MISSOURI CITY, WHICH HAS ITS ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER VERSUS SUGARLAND DOESN'T. BUT OBVIOUSLY SUGARLAND RESIDENTS WILL SHOW UP AS WELL FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, DEPENDING ON WHICHEVER TRUSTEE ENDS UP IN THAT PRESIDENTIAL YEAR ELECTION OR THE MIDTERM YEAR ELECTION VERSUS THE OFF YEAR, I THINK WILL AFFECT THE ATTENDANCE, WHICH IT DOES ANYWAYS, OF THE OF THE RESIDENTS WHO SHOW UP TO VOTE. SO I MEAN, THERE'S PROS AND CONS. IT JUST I LIKE THE FACT THAT THERE'S MORE ENGAGEMENT. BUT I DO THINK I RAN IN A MAY ELECTION WITH ABOUT 27 PEOPLE ON THE BALLOT

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SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE TRUSTEES IS, YOU KNOW, WHICH VERSIONS WE WOULD LIKE TO, TO BRING FORWARD. AND THEN WE'LL BRING THOSE VERSIONS FORWARD. SO BEFORE WE WE GO FURTHER, I, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK DOCTOR SMITH TO WEIGH IN TO THE EXTENT HE HAS AN OPINION ABOUT THIS. IF YOU COULD SHARE THAT WITH US. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO A COUPLE THINGS THAT ON THIS TOPIC THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS UNDERSTOOD. ONE CONSISTENCY WITH LEADERSHIP AT THE TRUSTEE LEVEL. AND SO WE THE FEEDBACK THAT I GET FROM SOME OF THE COLLEAGUES IN THE AREA WHO HAVE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS, THEY OFTEN TALK ABOUT THE CONCERN OF HAVING SO MANY POTENTIAL TRUSTEES TURNING OVER AT ANY ONE TIME. AND SO WE ALL KNOW THE CONSISTENCY THAT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAINING FROM A LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE. SO THAT'D BE THE ONE THING. THE OTHER FEEDBACK THAT I GET FROM MY COLLEAGUES IN THE AREA WHO HAVE THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS ARE JUST THE CHALLENGES OF COMPETING WITH NATIONAL AND STATE ELECTIONS. AND SO THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER INFORMATION ITEMS AND THINGS THAT COULD DISTRACT COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM FOCUSING MORE EXCLUSIVELY ON POTENTIAL BOARD CANDIDATES. AND SO AS SUPERINTENDENTS, OF COURSE, YOU WANT TO HAVE THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF ATTENTION FOCUSED ON YOUR BOARD CANDIDATES. AND TYPICALLY THAT'S DONE AT AN OPPOSITE TIME OF THE NATIONAL AND THE STATE ELECTIONS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF IS A SUMMARY OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GET IN THE AREA FROM THE SUPERINTENDENTS WHO HAVE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH. DO YOU DO YOU HAVE ANY OPINIONS ON THE THREE VERSUS FOUR YEAR OR. YES, MY OPINION WOULD BE TO MAINTAIN THE THREE YEARS, I THINK, AGAIN, STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSISTENCY AND LACK OF TURNOVER. THAT WOULD MAKE IT A CHALLENGE. SO I WOULD ASK THE BOARD, AS THEY THINK THROUGH AND DELIBERATE, JUST TO KEEP THE THREE YEARS AS TOP PRIORITY IN YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH. MISS HANNON. YES. SO AS WE'RE KIND OF GIVING FEEDBACK SO THE POLICY COMMITTEE KNOWS WHAT TO TO BRING BACK TO YOU, I, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND EVEN I DO NOT THINK GOING TO A FOUR YEAR TERM IS THE WAY TO GO. AND I'VE ALREADY STATED THAT. BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT AND I THINK TRUSTEE CHARANIA SAID THIS OR TRUSTEE HEYLIGER, WE HAVE UNTIL 2030 TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO FOUR YEAR, IF THAT IS SOMETHING THE BOARD WANTS TO LOOK AT DOWN THE ROAD. IS THAT CORRECT, MR. BRUSH? CORRECT. HOWEVER, IF THE BOARD WERE TO CHOOSE NOVEMBER ODD OR EVEN, YOU'D BE LOCKING INTO THE CHANGE TO FOUR YEAR NOW. OKAY, BUT TO CHANGE FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER OR THE DEADLINE IS DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. SO THIS IS WHERE THE LEGISLATURE DIDN'T DO US ANY FAVORS IN DRAFTING.

THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC SECTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A DEADLINE, AND THEN THEY HAVE A SECTION FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT DOES HAVE A 2025 DEADLINE. BUT

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RIGHT. SO. THANK YOU MISTER. MISS HELLER, THIS IS TO MISS HANNAH, WHO I GUESS, ON OUR POLICY COMMITTEE. I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE IS ON OUR POLICY COMMITTEE. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THE REASON WHY? CAN YOU REMIND ME WHY WE BROUGHT IT UP TODAY BASED ON THE TIME FRAME? WHAT? WHAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING OF THE. SORT OF INCONCLUSIVE WAY THAT THE LEGISLATURE WROTE THIS, WHERE THEY SAID CERTAIN ENTITIES HAVE A DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, AND YET THEY DID NOT EXPLICITLY STATE THAT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I THINK. I JUST I DON'T WANT ANYBODY COMING BACK FROM THE LEDGE AND SAYING, YOU MISSED YOUR DEADLINE. SO IF WE TOOK THE VOTE IN FEBRUARY AND THEY SAID, WELL, THAT IT WAS IMPLIED THAT IT WAS DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, AND IN THE PAST. AND MISTER BRUSH, YOU CAN HELP ME. BUT I THINK IN

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IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THERE WAS A STATUTE THAT ALLOWED SOME PUBLIC POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO DO SO, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS HADN'T CHANGED SINCE THE 2016 WINDOW. AND SO, MISTER BRUSH IS MY EXPLANATION TO TRUSTEE HEYLIGER. CORRECT. APPROPRIATE. OKAY. DID DID DOES THAT HELP YOU? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS HELLINGER. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES? OKAY, SO I HAVE A COMMENT. MISS TORONTO. SORRY, I WANTED TO CLARIFY, MISTER BRUSH, BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY, BUT I HEARD MISS LAKE, TRUSTEE HANNAN SAY SOMETHING ELSE. WAS SHE SAID THAT THE WAY THAT IT WAS WRITTEN UP IS THAT IT'S 2025. SO IF WE DECIDE THAT WE'RE STILL KEEPING THE THREE YEARS, IF WE WANT TO DO IT NEXT YEAR PAST 2025, ARE WE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT? I THINK THE WAY I READ THE STATUTE IS THAT YOU CAN, HOWEVER, TO TRUSTEE HANNAN'S POINT, THE STATUTE WAS NOT DRAFTED AS A MODEL OF CLARITY. AND SO THERE'S A SPECIFIC DEADLINE FOR MOVING TO ODD NUMBER, ODD YEAR NOVEMBER ELECTIONS FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. THE CONCERN WOULD BE THAT A COURT OR THE LEGISLATURE WOULD INTERPRET THE STATUTE IN A MANNER THAT IMPORTS THAT 2025 DEADLINE INTO OTHER INTO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE A MISREADING OF WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DID. BUT THE WAY THE LEGISLATURE AMENDED THE STATUTE, THEY DID IT IN MULTIPLE BILLS. IT WASN'T PART OF AN OMNIBUS BILL. AND SO THEY'RE THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER CONCEPTS FROM TWO DIFFERENT BILLS. AND THE STATUTORY HISTORY SAYS THAT THE MORE SPECIFIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE SHOULD CONTROL. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A COURT WOULD DISAGREE. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S THE REASON TO BRING IT FORWARD NOW IS IF YOU WERE TO MAKE THE CHANGE AND MEET THE 2025 DEADLINE, THEN YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT 2025 DEADLINE. GOT IT.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION. THANK YOU, MR. O'NEILL. MISS VICKI, I JUST WANTED TO, I THINK ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, PRESIDENT HASSAN. I AM FINE NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH FOUR YEAR TERMS AT THE LOOKING AT THAT POLICY AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, BUT WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE POLICY FROM MOVING IT TO MAY TO NOVEMBER. THANK YOU, MISS SWIRSKY. SO I, I SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL BRING THAT UPDATED POLICY, MR. BRUSH, TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. AND MOVING THE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THE ELECTION FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER MY OWN. I AGREE WITH EVERYONE. I THINK WE SHOULD STICK WITH THREE YEARS. I THINK FOUR YEARS IS COMPLICATED. I THINK IT'S. I THINK THE THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERTURNING THE BOARD, HALF OF THE BOARD EVERY TWO YEARS IS IS NOT GOOD FOR CONSISTENCY. I PERSONALLY AGREE WITH WITH DOCTOR SMITH. I THINK I'VE SAID THIS IN THE PAST, EVEN WHEN WE'VE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS, THAT WHILE THERE MAY BE MORE VOTER TURNOUT IN NOVEMBER, I, I QUESTION WHETHER IT'S INFORMED VOTER TURNOUT WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS. WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRUSTEES WHO ARE ON THE BALLOT. I, TOO, WAS IN THAT ELECTION. I FOUND THAT ELECTION TO BE VERY MUCH MORE POLITICAL THAN THE MAY ELECTIONS. THAT WAS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A BAD THING TO HAVE MORE VOTERS. OBVIOUSLY, I THINK HAVING MORE VOTERS IS A GOOD THING. I WISH MORE VOTERS WOULD TURN OUT IN THE MAY ELECTIONS, AND I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ABSOLUTELY. BUT I DO FEAR, LIKE DOCTOR SMITH SAID, THAT, THAT THAT BOARD BUSINESS AND THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT GET DROWNED OUT BY STATE AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS, ESPECIALLY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP TO BASICALLY, IN MANY CASES, VOTE

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[8.B. Intruder Detection Report]

IF THE TRUSTEES HAVE QUESTIONS OF MR. RIVAS, WE CAN ASK THEM IN CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU.

[9. Consent Agenda]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HANNON AND A SECOND BY DOCTOR GILLIAM. DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

PLEASE VOTE.

[10. 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 of real 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]

[11. Reconvene in Open Session]

[12. Consider Action on Closed Session Items]

CAN I GO NOW? AM I GOOD? NO, JUST DO THE GOOD CALLS. ALRIGHT? THIS ONE FIRST, DOCTOR GILLIAM.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RENEW ITS CLAIM FOR GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION UNDER TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 37.081 FOR C AND D ONE REGARDING ARMED PERSONNEL, AND ADOPT THE ALTERNATIVE STANDARD. AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR GILLIAM AND A SECOND SECOND BY MR. SHOAF. DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT. MR. SHOAF, I MOVE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ASSIGNED THE LEVEL THREE EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE APPEAL OF ROBIN IVORY TO THE BOARD'S DESIGNATED HEARING OFFICER UNDER THE BOARD POLICY DBA LOCAL I. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SHOAF AND A SECOND BY DOCTOR GILLIAM. DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MISS TYRANNIA, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ASSIGN THE LEVEL THREE F AND G PARENT COMPLAINT OF FAYE AND MATTHEW B TO THE BOARD'S DESIGNATED HEARING OFFICER UNDER THE BOARD POLICY F AND G LOCAL. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS CHARANIA AND A SECOND BY MISS HANNON. DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, DOCTOR GILLIAM. I MOVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES,

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[13.A. Resolution Casting FBISD’s Vote Entitlement for Candidates Nominated to Serve on the Board of Directors for the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District: Consideration and approval of a resolution casting the District’s vote entitlement of 440 votes among candidates nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District.]

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES SIX ONE. NEXT IS THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH FORT BEND COUNTY

[13.B. Interlocal Agreement with Fort Bend County on Sugar Land 95 Historic Cemetery: Consideration and approval for an Interlocal Agreement with Fort Bend County on Sugar Land 95 Historic Cemetery.]

YES, MA'AM. I'VE ASKED MISS CHASTITY TO PROVIDE SOME PERSPECTIVE AND CONTEXT FOR EVERYONE. SO IF YOU COULD SHARE THAT INFORMATION. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AGAIN. BEFORE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DRAW ATTENTION TO COMMISSIONER ANDY MEYERS, WHO IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT, AND IT IS BECAUSE OF OUR LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMISSIONER MEYERS FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS ON THIS PROJECT THAT WE ARE EVEN HERE TONIGHT. COMMISSIONER MEYERS HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE THE DISTRICT AND THE FORT BEND HISTORICAL COMMISSION ON SOME MAJOR MILESTONES LEADING UP TO THIS EVENING, INCLUDING GETTING THE CEMETERY DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC CEMETERY, GETTING THE NAME OFFICIALIZED FOR THE CEMETERY, AND MOST RECENTLY, THIS PAST JUNE, WE HAD THE OFFICIAL TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL MARKER INSTALLED ON THE SITE, WHICH WAS QUITE MONUMENTOUS. AND SO TONIGHT WE ARE HERE. WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON THE SUGAR LAND 95 MEMORIAL PROJECT, THE FRIENDS OF THE SUGAR LAND 95, BECAUSE THEY ARE INSTRUMENTAL TO THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE TO SEE THE PROJECT TO COMPLETION. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE FACT THAT THIS INVESTMENT IS FOR $1.5 MILLION, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE CALLED A CATALYST FUND, A CATALYST INVESTMENT FOR THE FULL PROJECT. TO DATE, THE FULL PROJECT COST BASED ON THE 2023 CD SET WE RECEIVED, IS AT ABOUT 4.5 MILLION. THAT IS BEFORE ANY SORT OF VALUE ENGINEERING OR REVISITING THE CDS FROM THAT POINT WE ARE COMMITTED TO, AS WE SAY, MAKING THE 1.5 MILLION STRETCH. AND WE HAVE ALSO REACTIVATED WITH THE MASS DESIGN GROUP, THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM WHO'S BEEN HELPING US SINCE 2022 ON THE DESIGN AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND THEY ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SEE AS MUCH OF THE WORK COMPLETED THROUGH THE 1.5, JUST FOR YOUR CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE INITIAL INVESTMENT WOULD INCLUDE, IT WOULD COVER THE COST OF THINGS SUCH AS CONCRETE, IRRIGATION, CIVIL SOIL, SITE UTILITIES AND EARTHWORK. WHY THAT WAS DESIGNATED AS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WORK IS BECAUSE IT IS A HISTORIC CEMETERY, DESIGNATED BY OUR COUNTY AND BY OUR STATE. IT IS ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC. IT PROVIDES GREEN SPACE NOT ONLY TO THE CAMPUS BUT TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WE ENGAGE HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING OUR STUDENTS AT THAT SITE. AND SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS OUR TOP PRIORITY TO MAKE THE FACILITY ACCESSIBLE, MAKE SURE THE GROUND IS LEVEL AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PROPERLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY, AS ANY OTHER HISTORIC CEMETERY IN THE COUNTY WOULD BE. AND SO THAT IS THE INITIAL FUNDS. FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, WE WILL BE LEVERAGING MASS DESIGN GROUP AGAIN FOR THEIR PHILANTHROPIC SIDE OF THE WORK TO BEGIN ENGAGING WITH LARGE DONORS AND THEN THE FRIENDS OF SUGAR LAND 95. THEY'RE CURRENTLY RUNNING A CAMPAIGN. THEY'VE BEEN RUNNING SMALL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS CONTINUOUSLY TO MAKE SURE THAT

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YES, THANK YOU CHASITY, I APPRECIATE THAT THAT UPDATE, ACTUALLY, YOU ANSWERED SEVERAL OF MY QUESTION. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEYER, FOR FOR HELPING US WITH THE 1.5 MILLION.

THAT'S THE CATALYST TO GET SORT OF THE. THE EDUCATIONAL CENTER THERE WHERE WHERE IT'S AN INSTRUCTIONAL PIECE OR MORE OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PIECE THAN IT ALREADY IS. SO MY MY QUESTION, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IS I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND TO MAKE SURE I KNOW WHAT I'M VOTING ON. SO B AND C UNDER BASIC TERMS, TALKS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT. WILL BE INITIATED WITHIN 18 MONTHS FROM THE DATE FUNDS ARE DISBURSED FROM THE COUNTY TO THE DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S GETTING THE PLANS TO LET ME BACK UP FIRST. SO ANY INITIAL MOVEMENT IN MAKING THE MOBILITY HAPPEN FOR ALL STUDENTS, THE CONCRETE WORK, THE GROUNDWORK THAT WILL BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MASS DESIGN WE PAID. THE 170. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND SO THEY CREATED THE CD SET. NOW, THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE THROUGH THEIR PHILANTHROPIC SIDE OF THEIR HOUSE. SO THEY'VE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH US FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND SO EVEN THOUGH THAT CONTRACT ENDED FOR THE INITIAL SET OF WORK, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR US AS A NONPROFIT.

AND SO MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE ENGAGED WITH THEM ABOUT TAKING THAT CD SET AND NOW PHASING IT.

WHAT WOULD PHASE ONE LOOK LIKE? PHASE TWO, PHASE THREE. AND SO WHAT YOU SEE THERE IN THE TERMS ALIGNS WITH THAT PHASING. SO AND AND ONCE ONCE THE GROUNDWORK OR THE THE ARCHITECTURE FIRM GETS THAT PHASE ONE IN AND IT'S APPROVED. THEN THAT BEGINS THE 18 MONTHS THAT WE HAVE TO UTILIZE THE 1.5 MILLION. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. AND THEN MY SECOND ONE IS JUST THAT WE'RE LETTER A IS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, AND THE COUNTY WILL WORK WITH US TO APPROVE PLANS OF THE SITE OR. HOW DOES LETTER A WORK? CAN YOU LETTER A? THE DISTRICT WILL KEEP THE COUNTY INFORMED. BUT WE WOULD WE WOULD HAVE THE ULTIMATE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OVER THE SITE PLANS. OKAY. AGAIN THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEYER. I'M JUST VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS. I THINK IT WAS 2017 THAT THIS ADVENTURE OR NOT ADVENTURE, BUT THIS. UNUSUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY AND EXPERIENCE STARTED FOR THIS DISTRICT. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE FINALLY STARTING THE MEMORIALIZATION PROCESS IN A MORE FORMAL WAY. SO THANK YOU, MISS CHASTITY. THANK YOU, MISS HANNAN. DOCTOR SMITH, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COMMISSIONER MYERS, I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS PROJECT AND YOUR TENACITY FOR GETTING US TO THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD. YEAH.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH. SO I JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT, ESPECIALLY YOU AND YOUR TEAM, COMMISSIONER MYERS, BEING WILLING TO SIT DOWN WITH US, HAVE THOSE MEETINGS, TALK IT THROUGH AND THEN FINALLY PUSH IT OVER THE FINISH LINE. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. I KNOW CHASTITY'S BEEN INVOLVED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE. I WAS THERE IN THE VERY BEGINNING. SO IT IS. IT REALLY FEELS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS DONE, THIS KIND OF MONEY COMMITTED, AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE FOUNDATION FOR HOPEFULLY A LOT MORE FUNDRAISING. AND THANKS TO MISS MARILYN AND THE FRIENDS OF SUGAR LAND, 95 TO FOR CONTINUING TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT. MISS TANYA. YEAH, I HAD A QUESTION. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MYERS. AND I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROJECT. CHASTITY, I HEARD YOU MENTION THAT IT WAS THE 4 MILLION FOR $4.5 MILLION PROJECT, AND OF WHICH 1.5 IS COMING FROM THE COUNTY. THE OTHER 3 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO FUNDRAISE FROM THE DONORS AND THE PARTNERS ARE. YES, MA'AM. AND IN A PERFECT BEST CASE SCENARIO, WHEN WE

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IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH, FOR ALL OF YOUR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. ALSO THE CONVERSATIONS AND IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GILLIAM. MISS HEYLIGER. YEAH. I ALSO WANT TO JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON EVERYONE ELSE. THANK YOU. JUST LIKE PRESIDENT SAYING WE WERE HERE TOGETHER WHEN SUGAR LAND 95 WAS BIRTHED. AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE HERE IN THE ROOM TODAY WHO ARE BACK, WHO WERE SAME PEOPLE BACK THEN. AND SO THEY'VE BEEN IN CHAT. THEY'VE BEEN DOING THE FIGHT AND CHASTITY. I REMEMBER WHEN, BEFORE SHE BECAME OUR CHIEF OFFICER, OUR COMMUNICATION OFFICER, SHE WAS IN THE BACKGROUND MAKING SURE THAT THE STORY WAS TOLD, AND SHE DID IT SO ELOQUENTLY. AND SO JUST KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU ALL FOR KEEPING UP THE FAITH AND THE FIGHT FOR SUGAR LAND 95. AND SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER MYERS FOR YOUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS, MISS VICKI. YES, I AGREE WITH EVERYONE. SUPER EXCITED. THANK YOU. FRIENDS OF SUGAR LAND 95. THANK YOU. CHASTITY I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE TO DONATE TO HELP WITH THE RAISING THE REST OF THE MONEY. I THINK I WOULDN'T BE A GOOD FUNDRAISER FOR MY MY OTHER JOB IF I DIDN'T ASK THAT. SO THANK YOU, MISS PIGGY. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE TO DO. THIS IS ANTICLIMACTIC. YOU'RE GOING TO DO FUTURE MEETINGS NOW?

[14. Future Meeting Discussion]

[02:10:01]

WE HAVE MORE BOND 2023 UPDATES. AND THEN FOR POSSIBLE ACTION, THE 2627 INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDARS. YOU KNOW THAT SURVEY INFORMATION IS ACTIVE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND SO WE'RE ON DECK TO GET SOME ACTION ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. ALSO, THE ORDER OF ELECTIONS IS ON DATE, AND WE'LL HAVE DIFFERENT THESE DIFFERENT REPORTS WHICH ARE CRITICAL AND TIMELY. AND US PRESENTING OUR LITERACY AND CURRICULUM AUDIT. WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON THAT INFORMATION. SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING THAT. OUR TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR DESIGNATED CAMPUSES MIDDLE OF THE YEAR DATA MATH, SCIENCE AND DECEMBER EOC TEST SCORES. WE'VE GOT SPECIAL ED PUBLIC HEARING AND AGAIN LONG RANGE BOUNDARY PLAN FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS. SO DECEMBER AND JANUARY ARE STACKED WITH REALLY, REALLY HEAVY HEAVY ITEMS. SO GOT A LOT OF WORK TO LOOK FORWARD TO. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH. I HAVE A MOTION

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.