Oct 05, 2026 Called Meeting & Agenda Review

SO THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO HEAR THE PROCEEDINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SERGEANT. THE TIME IS

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PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. YOU MAY BE SEATED. FIRST UP ON OUR

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GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. MY NAME IS JIM NGUYEN AND I AM A SIXTH GRADER AT GARCIA. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I WANT TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE KEEP WINDSOR IN BRENTWOOD TO THE REST OF ALIANA. I KNOW THAT SCHOOL BOUNDARIES ARE COMPLICATED. I KNOW THE DISTRICT HAS TO THINK ABOUT HOW MANY STUDENTS IN EACH SCHOOL AND WHERE EVERYONE WILL GO. BUT I ALSO WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT BEHIND EVERY NUMBER ON A MAP IS A KID. THAT KID IS ME AND MY FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILIES ARE PART OF. ALIEN HAS ALREADY HAD TO GO THROUGH A BIG CHANGE.

JUST THIS YEAR WE MOVED FROM MADDEN TO HOLLY. THAT WAS A HARD FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES BECAUSE MADDEN WAS OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL. WE HAD FRIENDS THERE. OUR PARENTS KNEW THE TEACHERS AND OTHER FAMILIES. IT WAS PART OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW WE ARE BEING ASKED TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER CHANGE. THE PROPOSAL WOULD MOVE WINDSOR IN BRENTWOOD. STUDENTS AWAY FROM THE REST OF ALIANA AND SEND US TO HODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN BUSH HIGH SCHOOL. INSTEAD OF KEEPING US WITH OUR ALIANA CLASSMATES AT GARCIA OR TRAVIS IN AUSTIN. WHEN I LOOK AROUND GARCIA, I SEE KIDS WHO HAVE GROWN UP WITH ME. I SEE PEOPLE FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND PEOPLE I HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS. THESE AREN'T JUST NAMES ON A SCHOOL BOUNDARY MAP. THEY ARE MY FRIENDS. WHEN YOU MOVE A BOUNDARY, YOU ARE NOT JUST MOVING A LINE, YOU'RE CHANGING WHOSE KIDS GO TO SCHOOL WITH. YOU'RE CHANGING FRIENDSHIPS, ACTIVITIES, ROUTINES IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT FAMILIES HAVE BUILT TOGETHER. AND FOR OUR FAMILIES, THAT WOULD BE THE SECOND MAJOR SCHOOL BOUNDARY CHANGE IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR. I ALSO HAVE AN IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR THE DISTRICT. HOW MANY STUDENTS WOULD ACTUALLY BE AFFECTED BY MOVING WINDSOR IN BRETTON WOODS? WINDSOR AND BRETTON WOODS ARE TWO PRETTY SMALL SECTIONS OF ALIANA. YET WE ARE BEING TREATED AS SEPARATE ATTENDANCE AREA FROM THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY. IF MOVING THESE TWO SMALL AREAS REALLY SOLVES A MAJOR ENROLLMENT PROBLEM, THEN I THINK WE DESERVE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW MANY STUDENTS IT HELPS AND HOW MUCH IT HELPS. BECAUSE IF THE NUMBER IS PRETTY SMALL, IS IT REALLY WORTH SEPARATING PART OF AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE REST OF ALIANA? I UNDERSTAND THAT SCHOOLS HAVE PLANS FOR GROWTH. I UNDERSTAND THAT ENROLLMENT MATTERS, BUT I ALSO HOPE THE DISTRICT WOULD THINK ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DECISION. PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT STUDENTS HAVE BUILT. THINK ABOUT FAMILIES WHO ALREADY HAD TO ADJUST TO A BOUNDARY CHANGE.

THINK ABOUT WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A SIXTH GRADER TO GO AND BE TOLD THAT THE FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY THROUGH GROWN UP WITH, MAY SUDDENLY BE GOING TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL. I AM PROUD TO BE A STUDENT AT GARCIA. I WANT TO CONTINUE GOING TO SCHOOL WITH MY FRIENDS. I WANT WINDSOR AND BRETTON WOODS TO STAY CONNECTED WITH THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO IGNORE ENROLLMENT PROBLEMS. WE'RE ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS AFFECTED, THE LONG TERM PLANS, AND THE IMPACT ON OUR FAMILY BEFORE MAKING THIS DECISION.

PLEASE DON'T MOVE US AGAIN. LET US STAY WITH OUR FRIENDS. LET US STAY WITH THE COMMUNITY WE GROWN UP IN. PLEASE LET WINDSOR AND BRETTON WOODS STAY WITH THE REST. ELIANA, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU. NEXT IS SHU RAO. HELLO, BOARD. I SPOKE TO YOU LAST WEEK. I AM ON THE BACK, BUT I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. I DO HAVE SOME SUPPORT FROM SOME OF MY FELLOW MEMBERS. SO ACTUALLY, I CAME TONIGHT TO ASK YOU TO HUMBLY TABLE THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE BOUNDARY SCENARIOS. I'LL GIVE YOU SOME GOOD REASONS WHY. THIS IS TO ALLOW THE DISTRICT AND TO DEVELOP A BETTER SCENARIO THAT INCORPORATES THE KEY CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES RAISED IN THE MEETING LAST WEEK. AND I LOOKED AT A POLICY FC LOCAL, WHICH GOVERNS THE PROCESS AND SOME THINGS THAT STAND OUT TO

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WE GOT A CHUNK OF 870 KIDS. WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE EITHER EITHER AT ELKINS OR AT DULLES.

SO THAT'S, THAT CREATES SOME OF THE NEED FOR US TO TRY TO OPTIMIZE THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THAT'S ALL LOCAL VALLEY KEEPING THAT TOGETHER. AND ALSO, LIKE THE OTHER THING THAT WAS MENTIONED WAS S BACK. WE HAVEN'T INITIALLY INCORPORATED SOME OF THE OTHER FACTORS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED LAST LAST WEEK AS PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON NUMBERS, NOT SO MUCH ON REVENUE LOSS FROM STUDENT RETENTION OR STUDENT LOSS, STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO I'M JUST ASKING YOU, LET US GO BACK TO WORK, BRING FORTH ONE MORE SCENARIO, MAYBE ONE MORE MONTH. ALSO, THE POLICY LOCAL SAYS THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE IN JANUARY. I KNOW THERE'S SOME ACCELERATED TIMELINES FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS, BUT MAYBE JUST GIVE US ONE MONTH, GET SOMETHING BETTER THAT THE COMMUNITY AND YOU GUYS CAN EMBRACE A LOT MORE THAT ADDRESSES YOUR CONCERNS, COMMUNITY CONCERNS, AND ALSO WATER POLO. PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY. I'VE HEADED BACK TO THE POOL RIGHT NOW. GO, CLEMENS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS WILL BE SHERRY MATURITY, TERESA NOYOLA AND MICHAEL SHAW. PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY. NEXT UP IS CHRISTINE WANG. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. I COME TO YOU TODAY AS THE GHOST OF ENROLLMENT PAST. IT WAS ONLY FIVE MONTHS AGO THAT YOU CLOSED FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

STUDENTS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME GIVING ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS. WE GAVE DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS. WE QUESTIONED YOUR ASSUMPTIONS, BUT THEY WERE ALL IGNORED. PARENTS SAID THEY WOULD LEAVE THE DISTRICT OVER THE SCHOOL CLOSURES AND INDEED THEY HAVE. IN LAST WEEK'S BOARD MEETING, IT WAS MENTIONED IN PASSING THAT 13 TO 14% OF THE STUDENTS AT CLOSED SCHOOLS DID NOT RETURN TO THE DISTRICT. THESE FAMILIES WERE NOT JUST PULLED AWAY BY VOUCHERS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THEY WERE PUSHED OUT OF THE DISTRICT BY YOUR DECISION MAKING. TAKE HEED.

WHEN YOU DON'T LISTEN TO THE PARENTS, ENROLLMENT DROPS. I ALSO COME TO YOU AS THE GHOST OF ENROLLMENT PRESENT. MY FAMILY DECIDED TO STAY IN DISTRICT AND TRANSITION INTO OUR NEW ASSIGNED SCHOOL, JUST AS THIS NEW SCHOOL COMMUNITY WAS COMING TOGETHER AND WE WERE GETTING USED TO THE NEW BUILDINGS. WE RECEIVED A CRYPTIC EMAIL ON MONDAY THAT THERE WOULD BE TEACHER CHANGES DUE TO ENROLLMENT LEVELING. BY TUESDAY, I WAS INFORMED MY YOUNGEST WOULD LOSE HER SWITCH TEACHER AND IN A SHOCKINGLY POOR STRING OF COMMUNICATION, WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL AT 156 ON FRIDAY THAT MY FIFTH GRADER SWITCHED. TEACHER WOULD ALSO NO LONGER BE HER TEACHER. EFFECTIVE THE END OF THAT DAY. WORSE, SHE HAD TRANSITIONED WITH THE KIDS FROM OUR CLOSED CAMPUS. AND JUST LIKE THAT, A BEACON OF STABILITY AND CONTINUITY WAS REMOVED. REASONABLE CLASS SIZES OF 19 TO 22 ARE NOW BEING RAISED TO 24 IN LOWER GRADES, AND EVEN 28 KIDS IN FIFTH GRADE. 28 KIDS IN A TEMPORARY BUILDING. IF THE DISTRICT HAS 1500 LESS STUDENTS THAN EXPECTED, THEN PRESUMABLY THERE ARE MORE TEACHERS THAN EXPECTED. WHY IS THERE A RUSH TO CONSOLIDATE CLASSROOMS? DO YOU REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE, BUT A REALITY, THAT A TEACHER FROM A CLOSED SCHOOL WILL HAVE BE ASSIGNED AND TAUGHT AT THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD? FIRST, THAT THE SCHOOL CLOSED, THEN THAT THE REASSIGNED SCHOOL, AND THEN NOW AGAIN DUE TO ENROLLMENT LEVELING. REMAINING TEACHERS WILL HAVE THEIR WORKLOADS INCREASED BY 25% AS THEIR NUMBERS GO FROM 19 TO 24. TAKE HEED WHEN YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS AND OUR TEACHERS,

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WE ARE EXHAUSTED BY THE CHANGES IN THE NON-ENGAGEMENT BY THE BOARD. DON'T JUST RUBBER STAMP EVERYTHING THE DISTRICT PROVIDES YOU. SO AS YOU VOTE TONIGHT AND YOU CHART THE COURSE FORWARD, DON'T BE A SCROOGE. TAKE HEED. RECLAIM THE DISTRICT THAT WORKS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF STUDENTS AND NOT THE DISTRICT'S POCKETBOOK. THANK YOU. NEXT IS TO MATURITY.

HI, EVERYONE. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO REQUEST BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO VOTE NO FOR BOTH HIGH SCHOOL BOUNDARY CHANGES AND MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARY CHANGES. THERE ARE A LOT OF FLAWS AND VERY HIGH IMPACT ON ALL THE STUDENTS ACROSS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. OUR DISTRICT'S OWN POLICY, FC LOCAL, ESTABLISHES CLEAR DECISION PRINCIPLES FOR BOUNDARY PLANNING. IT REQUIRES COMBINING GEOGRAPHICALLY PROXIMATE NEIGHBORHOODS, MINIMIZING FAMILY DISRUPTION AND DELIVERING LONG TERM STABILITY SCENARIOS FOR BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL VIOLATES THESE PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN POLICY FC. LOCAL FIRST SCENARIO TWO IGNORES BASIC GEOGRAPHY AND FAMILY LIFE. IT TAKES QUAIL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LIVE JUST TWO MILES FROM ELKIN HIGH SCHOOL AND FORCES THEM INTO A 6 TO 7 MILE COMMUTE ACROSS HEAVY TRAFFIC TO DULLES HIGH SCHOOL. IT ALSO OVERCORRECTS ELKINS ENROLLMENT DROPS FROM 114% DOWN TO 75% IN 2027, AND THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT MINE. THESE ARE FROM THE S S UPDATE THAT WAS GIVEN, AND THE ENROLLMENT FURTHER DROPPED TO 71% BY 2030. SO ALMOST 30% OF ELKINS WILL BE EMPTY AFTER THIS MOVE. AND ALSO THE OVERCROWDING SHIFTS TO DALLAS. DALLAS SPIKES TO 1.1% CAPACITY ALMOST OVERNIGHT. AND IT FAILS. TRAVIS. WE SAID WE ARE DOING THIS FOR TRAVIS, AUSTIN AND ELKINS, BUT TRAVIS IS STILL AT 100, 100, 102% IN THE PACK UPDATE. SO THERE'S ONE MORE FLAW THAT THE NET TRANSFER NUMBERS WERE NOT RECALCULATED FOR THESE SCENARIOS. SO MAKING PERMANENT, LIFE ALTERING BOUNDARY SHIFTS BASED ON UNADJUSTED TRANSFER DATA IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED. AND FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THERE IS A NOTE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEET. YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM ALSO EMAILED YOU IN DETAIL. SO IT SAYS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECTION FOOTERS NOTE. AND THEN ALL STUDENTS ARE COUNTED IN THEIR HOME ATTENDANCE ZONE WHERE THEY LIVE. AND IT'S NOT ON ACTUALLY THE INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS AND ACADEMY PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. SO COUNTS THAT WE ARE RELYING ON ARE OUTDATED AND INCORRECT. AND ONE MORE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL DECISION IS THAT ALL THE NINE CHANGES, WHICH ARE VERY DISTINCT, WE ARE VOTING, VOTING IN A COMBINED WAY AS A SINGLE VOTE. AND EVEN IN THE PRESENTATION, YOU SEE THAT 74% ARE SUPPORTED. BUT WHICH CHANGE NOT? IT'S NOT CLEAR ON WHICH OF THE NINE CHANGES, AND THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE CHANGES WHICH ARE MOVING STUDENTS FROM VERY CLOSE SCHOOL TO VERY FAR SCHOOL. SO COMMUTE. IT'S REALLY IF YOU ARE IN THAT PLACE, YOU KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS IN THE MORNING FOR PARENTS TO GO LONG DISTANCES. AND ALSO, IF YOU SEE 30S. YOU HAVE THOSE SHEETS IN YOUR EMAIL ALSO, AND YOU CAN READ MY EMAIL AGAIN. BUT TODAY I'M REQUESTING AGAIN, PLEASE VOTE NO. WE DON'T HAVE TO RUSH. AND AS PACK MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN AND PARENTS ARE SPEAKING AND THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN THE SECOND TIME IN THE YEAR, ELEMENTARY CLOSURES IS A VERY SAD STORY, AND WE DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THIS WITH THESE BOUNDARY CHANGES. LET'S TAKE TIME AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER BETTER SOLUTIONS TO DO THIS. AND ELKINS OVER TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT IS TERESA NOYOLA. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS TERESA NOYOLA AND I AM THE PARENT OF AN EIGHTH GRADER AT COAL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO ADOPT SCENARIO ONE FOR THE PROPOSED SECONDARY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS. SCENARIO TWO WILL MOVE THE ENTIRE COAL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY INTO THE DULLES HIGH SCHOOL BOUNDARY.

WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THE DISTRICT'S NEED TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING AT ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL, I AM CONCERNED THAT DOING SO BY MOVING MORE STUDENTS INTO DULLES CREATES ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. DULLES CURRENTLY HAS AN A 54% FACILITY CONDITION INDEX SCORE, WHICH REFLECTS SUBSTANTIAL FACILITY NEEDS AND MAINTENANCE CONCERNS.

AS A PARENT, I HAVE TO ASK WHAT HAPPENS IF, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, ADDITIONAL CONSOLIDATION OR BOUNDARY CHANGES BECOME NECESSARY BECAUSE OF DULLES AGING FACILITIES AND ONGOING BUILDING NEEDS, OUR CHILDREN COULD ONCE AGAIN FIND THEMSELVES FACING UNCERTAINTY

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IN SUMMARY, SCENARIO TWO DISRUPTS MORE STUDENTS THAN NECESSARY, CREATES AVOIDABLE UNDERUTILIZATION, AND DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF TAXPAYERS FUNDED INVESTMENTS. OPTION ONE BETTER ALIGNS WITH FC LOCAL, SUPPORTS BALANCED FACILITIES, AND

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I'M JENNIFER OBI, THE PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS WHO WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS VOTE. I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING FROM LAST WEEK'S BOARD MEETING. SPAC LEAD. MONICA WILLIS SUGGESTED THAT ELKINS HAD A HOMECOMING DANCE THIS YEAR. THAT WAS A MISSTATEMENT. ELKINS DID NOT HAVE A HOMECOMING DANCE THIS YEAR. I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT MISS WILLIS AND HER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. HER DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM ELKINS THROUGH THE ACADEMY AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH ELKINS, BUT SHE REPRESENTS KEMPNER ON THE SBAC AND HER EXPERIENCE REFLECTS ELKINS OF THE PAST. SO I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT SOMEONE WHO IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ELKINS IS SAYING ABOUT ELKINS TODAY. ELKINS PTO PRESIDENT ANGELICA MORALES RECENTLY EXPLAINED ON ELKINS PARENTS FACEBOOK PAGE WHY THERE WAS NO DANCE THIS YEAR. SHE WROTE, THE HOMECOMING DANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SPONSORED BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL AS THEIR MAIN FUNDRAISER, SHE EXPLAINED. THE YEAR AFTER THE PANDEMIC, TICKETS SOLD OUT IN 30 MINUTES.

THE NEXT YEAR, ELKINS ACTUALLY INCREASED CAPACITY FOR THE DANCE. BUT THEN SHE WROTE, UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER THOSE COUPLE OF YEARS, TICKET SALES AND ATTENDANCE HAD BEEN STEADILY DECLINING. EVEN THOUGH OUR SCHOOL POPULATION HAD BEEN INCREASING. AND MORE RECENTLY, STUDENTS ARE NOT NOT ONLY SHOWING UP TO THE DANCE, BUT THEY ARE NOT BUYING A TICKET AT ALL. LAST YEAR, THE FINANCIAL IMPACT BECAME VERY REAL, MISS MORALES WROTE. EVEN WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE SCHOOL AND PTO, WE WERE TOLD THAT TICKET SALES DID NOT COVER THE EXPENSES. THAT LEFT STUDENT COUNCIL SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER WAY TO GENERATE FUNDS. THIS YEAR, INSTEAD OF A DANCE, THEY HELD A HOMECOMING TAILGATE. MISS MORALES WROTE THAT IT APPEARED TO SELL OVER 400 TICKETS, WHICH, IN HER OWN WORDS, FOR A SCHOOL OF ALMOST 3000 STUDENTS, ISN'T GREAT. AND THAT IS WHAT I'M HERE TO ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER. ELKINS HAS ALMOST 3000 STUDENTS TODAY, YET STUDENT COUNCIL IS ALREADY STRUGGLING TO GENERATE ENOUGH PARTICIPATION TO SUSTAIN WHAT HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN ITS PRIMARY FUNDRAISER. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU INTENTIONALLY REDUCE ELKINS TO APPROXIMATELY 75% UTILIZATION? WHAT HAPPENS TO STUDENT COUNCIL CLUBS, FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS, ELECTIVES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEPEND ON STUDENT PARTICIPATION? AND REMEMBER WHAT MISS MORALES SAID. PARTICIPATION HAS DECLINED EVEN AS ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED. THAT DOESN'T MEAN ENROLLMENT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT MEANS REDUCING ENROLLMENT CERTAINLY DOESN'T SOLVE IT. A HIGH SCHOOL ISN'T SIMPLY A BUILDING WHERE WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO CREATE EMPTY SEATS. IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS ENOUGH STUDENTS TO SUSTAIN PROGRAMS, OPPORTUNITIES AND TRADITIONS. SO BEFORE VOTING TONIGHT TO REDUCE 80S EVEN FURTHER, I ASK YOU TO ANSWER ONE QUESTION. IF ALMOST 3000 STUDENTS ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO SUSTAIN PARTICIPATION, HOW DOES PUTTING THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF STUDENTS AT ELKINS TO MAKE OUT AT ELKINS MAKE ELKINS STRONGER? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I ASK YOU TO OPPOSE OPTION TWO. THANK YOU. OUR LAST FOUR SPEAKERS WILL BE RODRIGO CARRION, ANGIE KOGER, PEDRO VALENCIA AND LYNN PRINCE. NEXT UP IS BYRON DAVIS. YEAH, NEXT. NEXT UP IS BYRON DAVIS.

GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING. I'M SPEAKING ON IN OPPOSITION OF THE CLASS SIZE VOTE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE TAKING LATER TODAY, OR THE CLASS SIZE DISCUSSION YOU'RE GOING TO BE TAKING LATER TODAY FOR THE PRE K THROUGH FOUR CLASSROOMS. TEACHERS IN THIS REGARD, WHENEVER THEY'RE TALKED ABOUT INCREASING STUDENT NUMBERS IN THE CLASS SIZE. TALK ABOUT THEY'RE JUST A THEY'RE ONE OF THE MANY CHESS PIECES TO FUNCTIONING IN WINNING, WINNING AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. BUT GRAND MASTER GRAND CHESS MASTERS EVEN HOLD A SIMPLE TEN CENT PIECE OF WOOD IN THEIR HAND LONGER AND GIVE MORE THOUGHT TO HOW IT'S UTILIZED ON THE GAME. ON THE GAME BOARD, THEN DISTRICT. DISTRICT LEADERSHIP DOES. TEACHERS ARE ALREADY HAVING TO ADJUST CONSTANTLY TO CHANGING INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS GROW.

ALL OF US HERE ARE CAR OWNERS, AND NONE OF US WOULD ACCEPT OUR CAR BEING SWITCHED OUT CONSTANTLY JUST BECAUSE A NEWER MODEL CAME OUT THAT HAD 5%, THAT FIVE HAD FIVE MILES PER GALLON BETTER. MEANWHILE, YOUR OLD OLDER ONE THAT WAS JUST AS GOOD STILL SITS IN THE GARAGE AND YOU'RE STILL PAYING FOR IT AND IT JUST SITS THERE, UNDERUTILIZED. MEANWHILE, THERE THEY ARE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE, OKAY, AND KNOW THE INS AND OUTS AND HOW IT CAN BENEFIT THEIR STUDENTS. BUT IT'S SITTING THERE IN THE GARAGE AND THEY'RE BEING TOLD, UTILIZE THIS NEWER MODEL, THIS NEWER MODEL THAT COMES WITH A LEARNING CURVE THAT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT GOING

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WHEN THERE'S NOT MASTERY OF THOSE CORE SKILLS, THAT GETS PUSHED TO THE SPECIALISTS, WHICH THERE ARE NONE FEWER, AND HAVE FAR MORE STUDENTS IN EACH CLASSROOM THAT NEED TO BE MET.

SMALL GROUP TIME GETS IMPACTED WHERE YOUR GT STUDENTS, WHERE YOU'RE EXPECTED TO SEE GROWTH EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ABOVE GRADE LEVEL, NOW GETS PUSHED TO WHERE THOSE STUDENTS. THANK YOU. IS MISS PRINCE NOT HERE? YEAH. COME ON UP. OKAY, RODRIGO. CARRY ON. GO AHEAD. OKAY. AND GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KAREN, A RESIDENT ON THE EAST SIDE. I HAVE A NIECE THAT GO TO GOODMAN ELEMENTARY. AND MY MAIN CONCERN IS SAFETY. AND FOR OUR STUDENTS TO STAY NEARBY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, LIKE OUR NEW AMY COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOULD BE SERVING ONLY ARCOLA AND FRESNO RESIDENTS. WE HAVE THREE ELEMENTARIES GOODMAN, ROSA PARKS AND AND BURTON ELEMENTARY.

THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO FULFILL THAT SCHOOL AND. AND LET'S LEAVE OUR SOUTHERN EDGES. ROSE ELEMENTARY ON THE SOUTH SIDE, HIGHWAY SIX TO ATTEND DALTON THORNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 1521 IS RIGHT ACROSS. IT SHOULD BE EASIER FOR THEM TO TRAVEL BECAUSE RIGHT NOW 521 IS A MESS ON TRAFFIC. DANGEROUS BUMPER TO BUMPER DAILY. YEAH. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I LIVE OVER THERE AND AND BY THE TIME I GUESS IT'S GONNA BE A COUPLE OF YEARS, 3 OR 4 YEARS FOR THE BUSSES TO BE BUSSING STUDENTS FROM GLENDALE LAKES INTO OUR COLEMAN ELEMENTARY, IT'D BE DANGEROUS AND, AND MAKE IT EASIER JUST BY SENDING THEM THERE SO DALTON CAN BE DIVIDED INTO SIENNA RESIDENTS, STUDENTS AND DANIEL LAKES OR. 141. AND ALSO THERE CAN BE SIENNA CAN GO TO SAY, LET'S SAY BAINES TO SHARE WITH SIENNA AND AND STUDENTS OF OUR RIVERSTONE, RIVERSTONE COMMUNITY OR SETTLERS WAY THEY CAN LIVE A LOT OF FLOW AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE AND MAKE IT EASIER THAT WAY. OUR STUDENTS FROM FRESNO, ARCOLA DON'T HAVE TO GO SEVEN MILES TO LAKE OLYMPIA. OLYMPIA BOULEVARD, WHICH IS SEVEN AND A HALF MILES WHEN OUR SCHOOLS. RIGHT, RIGHT NEXT DOOR, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. SO LET'S MAKE IT EASY AND PLAY SAFE TO SEND OUR STUDENTS TO TRAVEL AND OUR BUSSES AND BUS DRIVERS UNTIL WE GET OUR ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETED, WHICH WOULD BE A COUPLE OF YEARS FROM NOW. BUT THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE THAT DECISION GOOD. AND ALSO, LET'S MAKE HIGHWAY 59, THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN TRAVIS AND KEPNER. LET'S KEEP OUR STUDENTS ON THE WEST SIDE, ON THE WEST SIDE. THAT WAY, THEY CAN SHARE BETWEEN KEPNER AND TRAVIS, OVERCROWDED AND CROWDED AND AUSTIN, THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE OR MOVE MORE NEXT DOOR.

AND ALSO, IT'S GOOD FOR OKAY, DOUGLAS OR MARSHALL SIDE. OKAY, SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT RIGHT THERE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND MAKE IT EASIER AND SAFER FOR OUR STUDENTS AND BUS DRIVERS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO BE WORKING. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT IS ANGIE COKER. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANGIE COKER. AND I'M NOT ONLY A FORT BEND ISD COMMUNITY MEMBER AND PARENT OF TWO FORT BEND ISD ALUMNI. I'M ALSO A CLEMENTS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO STRONGLY OPPOSE GET YOU TO SUPPORT OPTION ONE. WHEN OUR COMMUNITY WAS ASKED TO VOTE ON THE BOND THAT REBUILT CLEMENTS VERSUS JUST FIX IT, I VOTED YES. I VOTED YES BECAUSE I BELIEVE OUR STUDENTS DESERVE A SAFE, FIRST CLASS FACILITY, AND I BELIEVE THAT INVESTMENT WOULD SERVE OUR COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS. NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, WE WILL HAVE AN INCREDIBLE

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ALTHOUGH I SUPPORT TEACHERS, IT WILL GIVE THE COMMUNITY PAUSE THE NEXT TIME YOU ASK TO SUPPORT A BOND OR A VATRE. IF WE CAN'T TRUST YOU TO SPEND OUR TAX DOLLARS PRUDENTLY. SO TONIGHT I ASK YOU TO REMEMBER THE CONFIDENCE OUR COMMUNITY PLACED IN YOU WHEN WE APPROVED THE BOND. LET'S HONOR THE INVESTMENT BY MAKING THE MOST OF THE FACILITY THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO BUILD. PLEASE SUPPORT OPTION ONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT IS PEDRO VALENCIA. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS PETER VALENCIA, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING FAMILIES DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SECONDARY BOUNDARY PROPOSALS ON THE AGENDA. LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF TODAY'S REZONING INITIATIVE IS HIGH SCHOOL OVERCAPACITY RATHER THAN MIDDLE SCHOOL OVERCROWDING. YET ADMINISTRATION HAS BUNDLED ALL NINE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHANGES INTO A SINGLE OPAQUE PACKAGE VOTE WHILE PUSHING FORWARD WITH A DEEPLY FLAWED HIGH SCHOOL SCENARIO. THE DATA BEFORE YOU IS INCONCLUSIVE AND UNRELIABLE.

THESE PLANS IGNORE SHIFTING ENROLLMENT TRENDS RESULTING FROM THE PASSAGE OF SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE LOCAL IMPACT OF NEW IMMIGRATION POLICIES. FURTHERMORE, THE DISTRICT'S RELIANCE ON STATIC CONSULTING DRIVEN MODELS HAS COMPLETELY UNDERMINED THE WILL OF THE COMMUNITY. WE SEE MAJORITY OPPOSITION AT CAMPUSES LIKE TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL, TIE PREFERENCES AT ELKINS AND SURVEY DATA SHOWING HIGHER SUPPORT FOR ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS. THAT LEADERSHIP SIMPLY BYPASSED. WORSE, WE STILL. WE STILL PROJECT THE PROJECTION SHEETS FAIL TO PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR TRANSFER FLOWS AND REAL BUILDING UTILIZATION, RESULTING IN A MODEL THAT SHIFTS PROBLEMS RATHER THAN SOLVING PROBLEMS SOLVING THEM. YOU CANNOT FORCE THROUGH A PLAN BUILT ON DISTORTED NUMBERS AND A FLAWED SURVEY PROCESS THAT SILENCE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THEREFORE, I DEMAND THAT THE BOARD VOTE DOWN THE ENTIRE PLAN TONIGHT. GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. PAUSE THIS RUSH PROCESS ACCOUNT FOR TRUE OPERATIONAL DATA, CURRENT MIGRATION FACTORS AND COLLABORATE ON TRANSPARENT, COMMUNITY ALIGNED SOLUTION THAT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS FORT BEND FAMILIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LAST IS LYNN PRINCE. MISTER BRUSH, I HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. AT THE BEGINNING OF PUBLIC COMMENT, SHE SAID THERE ARE 13 SPEAKERS. I'M SPEAKER NUMBER 14. WAS THAT A MISTAKE? NO, IT WAS NOT A MISTAKE. IT WAS NOT A MISTAKE. OKAY. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO COMMENT AS TIME ALLOWS ON AGENDA ITEM NINE, SOME REVIEW ITEMS BEGINNING WITH THE TOPICS OF TAPS, TIPS AND LIPS FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THE SCHOOLS INCORPORATE BOK PRIORITY TWO AS A GOAL. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE. TONIGHT'S TAPS STATES THAT A KEY POINT FROM STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK IS CONTINUED IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE FOCUSED ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT.

I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS THAT SIMILAR TO STAKEHOLDERS AT THAT SCHOOL, THE REST OF US AND MOST STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS VALUE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT. TWO HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT UNDER THE BOX GOVERNANCE MAKES SOME DECISIONS THAT HAMPER THAT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT GOAL. RECENTLY, FORT BEND ISD HAS UNDERGONE A COMPLETE WEBSITE MAKEOVER. I PRESUME THAT YOU WOULD DESCRIBE THAT AS AN UPGRADE, BUT LIKE THE CHANGES TO INTENTIONALLY BLOCK PARENTS AND STUDENTS FROM RECEIVING ALL GRADING NOTIFICATION EMAILS, WHICH IS THE TYPICAL STANDARD SETTING IN SKYWARD Q, THE WEBSITE MAKEOVER IS THE OPPOSITE OF AN UPGRADE FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS AND END USERS. THE TEACHER WEBSITES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE AFTER THE LAST LEGISLATURE EMPHASIZED THE REQUIREMENT THAT SYLLABUS ARE PUBLISHED ON THE DISTRICT OR SCHOOL'S WEBSITES, AND PROVIDED TO BOTH PARENTS AND STUDENTS. IT SEEMS IT SEEMS SPECIFIC TO ME THAT THE INFORMATION BELONGS ON THE DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS WEBSITES, NOT ON THAT OF A THIRD PARTY THAT IS NOT OWNED BY FORT BEND ISD. ALSO, CLUB INFORMATION REMAINS EITHER HIDDEN OR INACCURATE, DEPENDING ON WHICH WEEK I CHOSE TO LOOK AT THE RIDGE POINT WEBSITE.

WHEN I LAST CHECKED ON OCTOBER 1ST, THE WEBSITE CLAIMED A LIST OF ABOUT 15 CLUBS AND

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WELL, I WAS SAYING THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST FROM THE WEBSITE NOW SAYS ONLY 15 AS THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST. BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW MATH, HONOR SOCIETY, SCIENCE, HONOR SOCIETY, SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, OR EVEN THE STUDENT COUNCIL. SO HOW ARE WE AS STAKEHOLDERS AND STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO TRUST THE WORDS LIKE COMPREHENSIVE AND PRIORITY 30S WHEN THE DECISIONS AND ACTIONS DON'T SUPPORT THE GOALS, THE BOT AND THE DISTRICT SHOULD AVOID. TAKING ACTIONS THAT HAMPERS THE SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT. THE STAKEHOLDERS SHOULD ALSO WONDER WHY ALL THE INFORMATION IS SCRUBBED FROM THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITES DURING THE MAKEOVER. WE CAN'T FIND THE MOST BASIC INFORMATION NOW BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT THERE ANYMORE. THANK YOU TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA, OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. FIRST IS OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR DEVELOPMENT

[4.A. School Calendar Development Process]

THANK YOU LONG. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR SMITH, PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SHORT UPDATE ON THE CALENDAR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TONIGHT. IN MY PRESENTATION I'LL REVIEW. CAN WE TURN UP HER MIC, PLEASE. MAYBE IF I MOVE IT LIKE THIS. IS THIS BETTER? YES.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. IN THE PRESENTATION I'LL REVIEW THE CALENDAR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THE T A REQUIREMENTS TOUCHING ON CALENDAR MATH AND WHERE WE ARE IN OUR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK PROCESS. AND THEN SHARE WITH YOU THE NEXT STEPS IN CALENDAR DEVELOPMENT, STARTING WITH OUR PROCESS EACH SEPTEMBER, WE ADAPT THE PROCESS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ACADEMIC PRIORITIES, LEGAL AND LOCAL POLICY, AND WE BEGIN TO SOLICIT STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION. A KEY PIECE OF FEEDBACK HAS COME IN OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, CAUSING US TO ADAPT THE PROCESS THIS YEAR. YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM THE STAR THAT SAYS NEW. DURING THIS YEAR'S PROCESS, WE WILL DEVELOP TWO CALENDARS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 27, 28 AND 2829, WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING BOTH CALENDARS TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY FOR ADOPTION. THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AND ONE THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED ACROSS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TIMELINE, WE BEGIN TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPONENTS OF THE CALENDARS THAT THEY SEE AS PROS, AND ANY CONSIDERATIONS OR DESIGN SUGGESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE MOVING FORWARD USING STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. OUR CALENDAR COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ULTIMATELY, DESIGN LOOKS AT THE FEEDBACK AND DRAFTS GUIDELINES. THOSE GUIDELINES ARE USED TO DESIGN CALENDARS, WHICH ULTIMATELY GO FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OUR CALENDAR COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND OUR BOARD MEMBER, MISS ANGIE, BECKY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE PARTS OF COLLEGES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO ALIGNMENT FOR DUAL CREDIT AND OTHER ITEMS. ONCE THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE HAS IDENTIFIED CALENDARS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT,

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WE ALLOCATE 390 MINUTES, AND IF THOSE FALL BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, THOSE COUNT TOWARDS OUR OPERATIONAL MINUTES UP TO 2100. A TEACHER WORK DAY, WHICH IS A YELLOW DAY, DOES NOT COUNT AS MINUTES, BUT IT DOES TAKE A DAY FROM THE 187 DAYS. SO I AM GOING TO GO QUICKLY THROUGH THIS, BUT I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THE PLACEMENT OF DAYS DOES, DOES TO THE AMOUNT OF MINUTES THAT WE RECEIVE. SO YOU'LL NOTICE MONDAY WAS A TEACHER WORK DAY. SO WE WOULD ALLOCATE ZERO MINUTES. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAYS WERE FULL DAYS OF SCHOOL. SO WE RECEIVE 440 MINUTES CREDIT THURSDAY EARLY RELEASE. THAT'S ABOUT 240. AND THEN FRIDAY STAFF DEVELOPMENT 390. THAT ADDS UP TO 1510 MINUTES IN THAT WEEK. AND WE USE FIVE OF OUR TEACHER WORK DAYS WITH A TOTAL OF 2200 MINUTES AVAILABLE. SO WHAT THIS EXERCISE SHOWS YOU IS THAT HOW WE PLACE DAYS ON THE CALENDAR IMPACTS OUR TOTAL NUMBER OF MINUTES, WHICH MAKES THE DESIGN OF THE CALENDAR SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO DO. SO I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR FOCUS GROUPS AND OUR CORE TEAMS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CENTRAL APPLICATION FOR STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK AND ANNUALLY FOR FOCUS GROUPS. WE INVITE THE STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DISTRICT STAFF WHO APPLY TO THAT. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER, WE HAD 41 STUDENTS, 31 PARENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND 12 DISTRICT OR STAFF MEMBERS OUT OF JUST OVER 350 THAT WERE INVITED. OUR CORE TEAMS ARE MADE UP OF THE TEACHER FORUM, WHICH WE HAD 86 INVITED AND 34 ATTENDED PRINCIPALS. WE INVITED 20 AND 14 ATTENDED, AND THEN CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF. WE INVITED 28 AND 18 ATTENDED. SO WHAT DID THEY SAY ABOUT THE CALENDAR? WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEY APPRECIATE THE BREAKS IN THE CALENDAR. THEY LOVE THAT THERE ARE TRADITIONAL BREAKS SUCH AS WINTER BREAK AND SPRING BREAK, ALIGNED TO OTHER DISTRICTS. THEY ALSO LOVE THE FALL BREAK, THE FULL WEEK FALL BREAK. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE BREAK EVERY MONTH AND THAT WE INCORPORATE, WHERE POSSIBLE, NATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS ALIGNED TO A WEEKEND. ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS IDENTIFIED THE BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS AS A KEY PRO IN THE CALENDAR, AND THEY CITED THINGS LIKE THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYS THAT WERE PUT THROUGHOUT AND TEACHER PLANNING AT THE BEGINNING OR END OF BREAKS. SOME OF THE OTHER SUPPORTS THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE CALENDAR WERE THAT WE DID HAVE MORE FULL WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION.

THEY LIKE A MID-WEEK START TO SCHOOL AND THE SEMESTER AND OF COURSE, ENDING BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY. WHEN WE ASKED STAKEHOLDERS, WHAT SHOULD WE CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE? YOU KNOW, THE MOST COMMONLY TALKED ABOUT THING IS THE START AND END OF SCHOOL. THEY WANT A LATER START MID TO LATE AUGUST. THEY WOULD LIKE TO NOW GRADUATE BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY, NOT JUST END BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY. AND THE BOARD DID JUST APPROVE THAT IN THE CURRENT CALENDAR. THEY WANT TO END EARLIER THAN BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TEACHER WORKDAYS TO START

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MOST PEOPLE WANT THE BREAKS WHEN THEY HAVE VACATIONS PLANNED OR TIME WITH THEIR KIDS.

OUR TEACHERS DO NOT WANT TO START SCHOOL IN JULY. SOME STAKEHOLDERS ARE WILLING TO SHORTEN FALL OR THANKSGIVING BREAK, AND SOME STAKEHOLDERS ARE WILLING TO ADJUST SPRING BREAK BACK INTO APRIL IN ORDER TO HAVE LESS TIME BEFORE THE END OF SCHOOL. THE LAST THING IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS. THEY DEFINITELY WANT TO ADD MORE WORK DAYS, JOB EMBEDDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND ENSURE PROTECTED TIME FOR TEACHER PLANNING. SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WE TAKE THIS FEEDBACK TO THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE, AND THAT WILL BE HAPPENING ON OCTOBER 7TH. AND THEY WILL DEVELOP WHAT WE CALL GUIDELINES. THOSE GUIDELINES WILL DRIVE THE DESIGN OF THE CALENDAR. ON THE SCREEN. YOU SEE GUIDELINES THAT WE USE THIS YEAR, A LATER START ENDING IN MAY, TEACHER PLANNING AND JOB EMBEDDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT GRADUATION BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY, AND MAXIMIZING INSTRUCTION FOR FEWER SHORT WEEKS. SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE. WE HAVE UPDATED OUR PROCESS. WE'VE ENGAGED IN FOCUS GROUPS AND CORE TEAMS, AND WE'VE HAD ONE CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETING ON OCTOBER 7TH. OUR CALENDAR COMMITTEE WILL USE THE DATA THAT WE HAVE FROM ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO DRAFT GUIDELINES. BY OCTOBER 21ST, OUR TEAM WILL GENERATE DRAFT CALENDARS FOR THE 27, 28 AND 2829 SCHOOL YEARS FOR REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE 15TH. WE WILL POST THOSE CALENDARS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TO GARNER FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 18TH, THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THAT DATA AND ULTIMATELY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO ADMINISTRATION, WHICH WOULD COME TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY. AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE FOR THE 27, 28 AND 2829 SCHOOL YEAR. I KNOW THAT WAS QUICK, BUT THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS WILLIAMS. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES? OKAY. NONE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA IS THE BOND 2023

[4.B. Bond 2023 Overview]

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE MAINTAINED A NEAR REAL TIME REPLICATION OF THE MOST CRITICAL DISTRICT SERVERS AND DATA. SHOULD FORT BEND EXPERIENCE A CYBER EVENT OR NATIONAL DISASTER THAT IMPACTS OUR TWO LOCAL DATA CENTERS, OUR CRITICAL SERVERS AND DATA WOULD BE PROTECTED IN THE MICROSOFT AZURE CLOUD, ALLOWING THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE CRITICAL OPERATIONS SUCH AS PURCHASING PAYROLL, HR FACILITIES, OPERATION, AND OTHERS. WHILE LOCAL RECOVERY EFFORTS WERE UNDERWAY. THIS PAST APRIL, THE NETWORK TEAM COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF OUR SECONDARY DATA CENTER FIREWALLS. THIS PROJECT BROUGHT OUR SECONDARY DATA CENTER FIREWALL UP TO DATE WITH OUR PRIMARY DATA CENTER FIREWALL, WHICH ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO ENABLE ADVANCED FILTERING AND PROTECTIONS ACROSS BOTH DATA CENTERS. THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED WITH 3.3 MILLION FROM THE 2023 BOND, AND A GENEROUS $540,000 SECURITY GRANT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS. CONTINUING OUR PROPOSITION A PROJECTS, THE DATA CENTER SERVER MANAGEMENT TEAM RECENTLY COMPLETED A MAJOR UPGRADE TO OUR SECURITY CAMERA STORAGE POOL, WITH A 50% INCREASE IN SPED CLASSROOM CAMERA STORAGE AND A 42% INCREASE IN OUR GENERAL SECURITY CAMERA STORAGE. THIS INCREASE ALLOWS FOR HIGHER QUALITY RECORDINGS, INCREASED CAMERA COUNTS, AND LONGER VIDEO RETENTION, RESULTING IN A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS. THE FINAL PROPOSITION, A PROJECT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR DISTRICT WIDE COMPLETE NETWORK REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN ONGOING MULTIYEAR PROJECT. THE NETWORK TEAM HAS COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF OUR WIRELESS NETWORK, BACK END, THE SWITCHES, CONTROLLERS, AND SECURITY DEVICES THAT POWER OUR ENTIRE WIRELESS NETWORK. WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED THE FULL NETWORK REPLACEMENT AT ALL SECONDARY CAMPUSES, ELEMENTARY CAMPUS NETWORK SWITCH REPLACEMENTS ARE NOW COMPLETE, AND THE FINAL ELEMENTARY NETWORK REPLACEMENT, THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, THE ANTENNAS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING BEGINS TOMORROW AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN EARLY SPRING. NOW JUMPING OVER TO PROPOSITION B PROJECTS, WE HAVE

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ADDITIONALLY, ALL 76 CAFETERIA MANAGER DESKTOP COMPUTERS WERE REPLACED AND WE WERE ABLE TO ADD A SECOND DESKTOP COMPUTER IN EACH SECONDARY CAFETERIA OFFICE AS A SHARED SPACE WHERE CAFETERIA STAFF CAN CHECK EMAIL. PARTICIPATE IN TRAININGS, BENEFITS, ENROLLMENT, AND OTHERS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS LYNN FOR THE FINANCIAL UPDATE. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR SMITH. WE'LL START TONIGHT WITH A REVIEW OF OUR 2023 BOND EXPENDITURES. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD A $1.2 BILLION BUDGET. AND AS OF AUGUST 31ST, WE HAVE EXPENSES TOTALING 764 MILLION WITH ENCUMBERED REQUISITIONS AND PURCHASE ORDERS, A LITTLE OVER 283 MILLION, RESULTING IN A REMAINING BUDGET OF $214.2 MILLION. NEXT, AN IMPORTANT TOPIC IS ALWAYS BOND CONTINGENCY AND WANTED TO REPORT A PROPOSED ADDITION OF $59,915 IN THE BOND 2018, BRINGING OUR TOTAL CONTINGENCY REMAINING TO $53.4 MILLION. WE DO HAVE ONE PENDING REQUEST FOR CONTINGENCY DOLLARS TO BE USED OF $1 MILLION, RESULTING IN REMAINING CONTINGENCY OF $52.4 MILLION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LEONARD. MR. NELSON, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES? MISS HANNON? OKAY. THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE INFORMATION. CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS TO THE 2018 BOND OF. ARE WE PUTTING. HAVE WE HAVE WE DONE SOME COST SAVINGS FROM THE 2018 BOND THAT. THAT IS A RESULT OF A PROJECT BARRINGTON PLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEING CLOSED OUT. AND THOSE WERE THE FUNDS THAT WERE LEFT OVER FROM THAT PROJECT. OKAY. AND SO WE HAVE THAT. I'M JUST I'M JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT THE TWO DIFFERENT COLUMNS. SO EVEN WITH THAT ADDITION, AFTER THE PROPOSED LIFE CYCLE, USE OF $1 MILLION, WE'RE STILL ONLY SITTING AT 52.4 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY. I MAY I'LL ASK FOR CLARIFICATION OFFLINE. OKAY. BECAUSE I, I'M SEEING THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT IN THE FIRST COLUMN. AND HOW IS IT SEPARATE FROM THE SECOND COLUMN? SO WHEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT 53.3 CORRECT. YOU ADD IN THE 59. IT GETS YOU RIGHT AT 534. 085 OKAY. AND THEN WE STILL HAVE $1 MILLION OF CONTINGENCY REQUEST THAT ARE PENDING. SO YOU TAKE THE 53.4 -1 MILLION GETS YOU TO 52.4. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK

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[5.A. Middle School Attendance Boundaries: Consideration and approval of Middle School Attendance Boundaries to align feeder patterns.]

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AND I DO THINK THAT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PROCESS AND THE WAY IT IS INTENDED TO WORK. AND SO AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PROVIDED THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE A DECISION. AND BASED ON THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS, OF COURSE, I AM RECOMMENDING SCENARIO TWO, AND MY RECOMMENDATION IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY THE DEGREE TO WHICH SCENARIO TWO ACCOMPLISHES THE MAIN OBJECTIVE AND THE MAIN CHARGE TO ME BY BY YOU TRUSTEES, YOU CHARGE ME WITH DOING TWO THINGS ONE, TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL ENROLLMENT RELIEF FOR ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL, AND TWO TO KEEP STUDENT COHORTS TOGETHER AS STUDENTS PROGRESS THROUGH OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE GREATER CONTINUITY FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. AND SCENARIO TWO ACCOMPLISHES THE OBJECTIVE OF THAT WORK. AND THAT IS MY PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION TO YOU THIS EVENING. AT THE SAME TIME, I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT BOTH SCENARIO ONE AND SCENARIO TWO HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY DEVELOPED, ANALYZED REPEATEDLY, AND VETTED THROUGH A PROCESS THAT WAS OPEN, TRANSPARENT, AND INCLUSIVE. BOTH SCENARIOS REPRESENT LEGITIMATE CHOICES, BUT THEY BOTH HAVE LEGITIMATE TRADE OFFS. NEITHER SCENARIO IS PERFECT. NEITHER SCENARIO CAN GUARANTEE WHAT ENROLLMENT WILL LOOK LIKE SEVERAL YEARS FROM NOW. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER A KEY PART OF THIS PROCESS WAS REALLY DEFINING ENROLLMENT. WE TALKED ABOUT ENROLLMENT, OUR PROJECTIONS AND DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE, HOUSING PATTERNS CHANGE. AND OF COURSE OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS CONTINUING TO CHANGE. AS YOU KNOW, ACROSS STATE OF TEXAS, MANY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE CONFRONTING ENROLLMENT DECLINES. AND WITH ADDITIONAL CHOICE OPTIONS ALSO AFFECTING THE ENROLLMENT LANDSCAPE. WE AS A AS A TEAM HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO PROJECT ENROLLMENT AS A GUARANTEE. IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. WE SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TWO THREE YEARS OUT. SO TRYING TO PREDICT PRECISELY WHAT ENROLLMENT WILL LOOK LIKE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. WE KNOW THE GOVERNOR HAS AS A MAJOR OBJECTIVE HEADING INTO THIS SESSION TO EXPAND S S OR WHAT WE KNOW AS THE VOUCHER PROGRAM, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO SEE THE ENROLLMENT DECLINE. SO THAT'S WHY REGARDLESS OF EITHER SCENARIO THAT YOU DECIDE TO GO WITH THIS EVENING, MY TEAM AND I WILL ENGAGE IN A COMPREHENSIVE DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY EVERY YEAR. WE CAN'T WAIT EVERY OTHER YEAR IN THE VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS, WILL BE PREPARED TO REVISIT BOUNDARIES IN THE FUTURE IF THE DATA CALLS FOR US TO DO SO. SO WHILE MY RECOMMENDATION IS SCENARIO TWO, FOR THE REASONS THAT I'VE OUTLINED. I'VE WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT SCENARIO ONE IS DEFINITELY AN OPTION IF THE BOARD WANTS TO CONSIDER THAT, IF THAT IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD, THEN MY ADMINISTRATION AND I, OF COURSE, WILL FULLY RESPECT THAT DECISION, WILL OWN THE IMPLEMENTATION, AND WE WILL EXECUTE. WE'LL EXECUTE WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF COMMITMENT AND PRECISION AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT WE WOULD BRING TO SCENARIO TWO. ULTIMATELY, MY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH THE BEST PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION THAT I CAN, AND BASED ON THE DIRECTION ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD AT THE START OF THE PROCESS, I DO BELIEVE THAT I'VE DONE THAT. TRUSTEES, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION, AND THAT IS THE PROPER FUNCTION

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THE DATA HAS BEEN EXAMINED, AND THE ADMINISTRATION WE ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE. SO I ALSO WANT TO ECHO MY SENTIMENTS TO THE SBAC. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. NO, THE PROCESS WAS VERY HARD, CHALLENGING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND THOUGHT PROCESS THAT WENT INTO THAT. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A VERY PASSIONATE COMMUNITY THAT CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR SCHOOLS, AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION BEFORE YOU. BUT I DO BELIEVE OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS, WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO LISTEN TO YOU, TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR. OF COURSE, UP UNTIL THIS POINT, AND TO PREPARE YOU TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE. TRUSTEE HELLER, I HOPE THAT KIND OF OUTLINES AND DEFINES FOR YOU THAT THE PROCESS AND IF I MISSED ANYTHING, JUST PLEASE SHARE WITH ME AND I'LL KNOW.

KNOW I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND SO THE REASON WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE I, I LOVE THE FEEDBACK AND I WANT TO HEAR EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK BEFORE I VOTE, BUT I JUST TAKE A LITTLE EXCEPTION JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THE TIME I PUT INTO WORKING IN THE SMALL, SMALL GROUP MEETINGS WITH MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, THAT'S IN MY, IN MY GROUP TO GIVE FEEDBACK.

SO I WANT TO. SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE'RE ALL DID ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS ABLE TO GIVE FEEDBACK? YES. DID THEY GIVE FEEDBACK? YES. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS GAVE FEEDBACK AND MOST ALL BOARD MEMBERS GAVE FEEDBACK. THERE WERE. THERE WERE SOME THAT DID NOT. BUT MOST ALL BOARD MEMBERS GAVE FEEDBACK. AND THE REASON THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, I THINK, NARROW THE SCENARIOS TO WHERE THEY ARE. IT REALLY WAS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE BROUGHT IN LIKE NINE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROCESS, AND THERE WERE SOME OF THOSE SCENARIOS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FEEDBACK WAS JUST THERE WAS NO SUPPORT. AND SO THAT WAS ALL SPECIFICALLY BASED ON ON FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD. AND WE HAD, I'M JUST TRYING TO REPLACE SOME OF THE COMMENTS YOU JUST MENTIONED. WE HAD SIX S BACK.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. YOU SAID 500 HOURS. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S A LOT OF HOURS. A LOT OF HOURS FROM THOSE MEMBERS. AND SO AND I THINK OUR CHAIR MAYBE I CAN ASK THE CHAIR THIS QUESTION. WE HAD APPROXIMATELY FROM THE MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED ON THE S BACK. I THINK WE ASKED THIS QUESTION LAST WEEK, BUT I WANT TO ASK IT AGAIN. WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED FROM THE S BACK, THE S BACK MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS? AND THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD LOTS OF PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. FOR ONE PARTICULAR SCENARIO, WE'VE GOT TONS OF EMAILS FROM OTHERS THAT WEREN'T HERE TODAY FOR THE OPPOSITE SIDE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEIR VOICE IS NOT HEARD, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HEAR YOU. WE HAVE THE SEVEN PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD HAVE TO MAKE A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT DECISION. AND THERE'S MANY, MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON ALL THESE SCENARIOS. AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE GRASP OF WHO PARTICIPATED IN PREPARING THE SCENARIOS, THE PROCESS, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR FOR THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WHEN WE COME TO THIS, WHEN WE HAVE THESE AGENDA ITEMS, THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS SET BY DOCTOR SMITH AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT.

WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING. IT'S A CHALLENGING FOR ME TO COME TO THE VERY LAST HOUR AND SAY, HEY, THIS DOESN'T WORK. IT'S EXTREMELY CHALLENGING FOR ME BECAUSE IF THAT WAS THE CASE, WE SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED SOME OF THAT FEEDBACK IN THE SMALL MEETINGS THAT YOU HAD. I MEAN, I CAN I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH TWO BOARD MEMBERS, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OTHER CONVERSATIONS WERE. WE SHOULD HAVE RAISED THE FLAG AND SAID, HEY, IF WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK, THAT WE GIVE YOU THAT FEEDBACK. AND THAT'S THE ROLE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS TO WORK WITH YOU, WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY, HEAR THE FEEDBACK, GET THE EMAILS, GET

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WHEN WE'RE NOT DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A BOARD MEMBER, AS A BOARD MEMBER. MISS YOU. DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR ME, PLEASE? YES, I DO. SO FOR THE MEETING THAT WE HAD ON 520, THERE WERE 27 PEOPLE PRESENT THE MAKEUP MEETING, WHICH WAS ON RIGHT AFTER THAT. WE HAD THREE PEOPLE, SO 30 PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST MEETING OUT OF OUT OF 36. OKAY. FOR THE SECOND MEETING ON JUNE THE 3RD, WE HAD 24 IN THE MAKEUP SESSION, HAD FOUR. SO WE HAD 28 PEOPLE FOR THE SECOND MEETING. FOR THE THIRD MEETING, 616 JUNE 16TH, WE HAD 25 AND WE HAD SIX PEOPLE IN THE MAKEUP. SO 31. FOR THE MEETING ON JULY 29TH. WE HAD 23 PEOPLE PRESENT AND FIVE FOR THE MAKEUP. SO 28. FOR THE MEETING. ON AUGUST THE 5TH, WE HAD 27 PEOPLE PRESENT AND TWO IN THE MAKEUP. SO 29. FOR THE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER THE 16TH. WE HAD 23 IN THE FOLLOWING MAKEUP WAS FOUR, SO 27. OKAY, SO THAT'S THE SIX MEETINGS. SO IF I WANTED TO DO QUICK MATH. THERE WERE MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS. SO WE HAD APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 75% OR GREATER PARTICIPATION IN THESE MEETINGS TO PROVIDE THE FEEDBACK. AND THE PARTICIPATION CAME FROM A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE IN QUESTION IMPACTED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO.

THANK YOU FOR I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD AND CLARITY WITH WHAT WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW WE GOT CAME TO THIS PROCESS, HOW WE CAME TO THIS DATE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY ALSO TRULY UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE WAS A BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE SBAC. I KNOW WE GAVE FEEDBACK IN OUR IN OUR SMALL SESSION BECAUSE SHE'S WITH OUR SHE'S IN MY SMALL GROUP. AND SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT I KNOW YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T GET IT FROM ALL ALL THE MEMBERS, BUT I WOULD EXPECT THAT THAT YOU GOT IT FROM ALL THE MEMBERS. SURE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS. I MAY COME BACK DEPENDING ON OTHER COMMENTS, MR. SHOW. YES. SO I'M NOT NECESSARILY CRITICAL OF THE PROCESS. I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB ON THE PROCESS. EVERYBODY BEHIND THIS DAIS KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT MY CONCERNS ARE, AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO LET MY CONCERNS BECOME PUBLIC INFORMATION. BUT THAT'S THAT'S A CONCERN THAT WE HAVE AND THAT I UNDERSTAND. BUT I, I THINK THAT THEY'RE JUST IN GOOD FAITH. YOU KNOW, IF I LOOK AT IT, IF THIS WAS A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING, I BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE IN A CIRCUMSTANCE OF A MISTRIAL. AND I RESPECT OUR, OUR POSITION AND, AND. THE WAY THAT WE HANDLE THOSE CONCERNS.

BUT I JUST IN GOOD FAITH CANNOT VOTE FOR FOR ANY OF IT BECAUSE OF THAT ONE ISSUE. ARE YOU SUGGESTING THERE'S PRIVILEGE? IS THAT WHY YOU CAN'T SHARE YOUR CONCERNS? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT'S ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE THAT YOU COULDN'T SHARE. YES, I AM,

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AND SO I, I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO SOMETHING BECAUSE A LESSON THAT I LEARNED BACK IN THE SPRING, I HAD SOME SBAC MEMBERS SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS AREN'T REALLY GIVING US FEEDBACK. WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT ELEMENTARY, LIKE WE WEREN'T HAVING MAYBE THE DISCUSSIONS YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HEARD. AND SO I THINK THIS TIME I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR AND, AND VOCAL AND ASKING SOME, SOME QUESTIONS. AND I KNOW THE THREE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, TRUSTEE WIERZBICKA DOCTOR GILLIAM WERE IN MY SMALL GROUP. AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAD, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATIONS AND GAVE LOTS OF FEEDBACK THERE. SO I KNOW THAT DOCTOR SMITH AND HIS STAFF HAVE HAVE HEARD FROM, YOU KNOW, MANY OF US IN SMALL GROUP. AND THEN I KNOW THE SBAC HAS HEARD MANY OF US FROM, FROM FROM THE THE DAIS. BUT I DO WANT TO ADDRESS ONE THING, BECAUSE I DO HEAR AND THIS IS NO DISRESPECT TO TO DOCTOR SMITH, BUT IT WAS MY PERCEPTION THAT THE CHARGE WAS TO REALLY LOOK AT THREE CAMPUSES, WHICH WAS AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL, TRAVIS AND ELKINS, THAT THE FOCUS WASN'T PARTICULARLY ON ELKINS. AND SO I, I THINK IF I GOT TO HAVE A MULLIGAN, I WOULD ADD.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO DELAY THE HIGH SCHOOL CONVERSATION SINCE WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

OKAY. SO I WANT TO GET ALL THOSE COMMENTS OUT. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT PROCESS, THAT'S FINE. BUT LET'S NOT GET INTO HIGH SCHOOLS JUST WELL, SO AND I WANT SO I WOULD JUST SAY FOR THE OVERALL PROCESS, BECAUSE YOU LEARN EVERY TIME YOU DO THIS. SO AFTER WE DID RIDGE POINT AND CRAWFORD, WE WENT BACK TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE AND WE MADE SOME CHANGES. RIGHT? SO EVEN WITH THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ONE, I DO THINK THAT EVERY TIME I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS, MAYBE THERE'S THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD COULD DO TO MAKE SURE WE'RE VERY CLEAR IN, IN THE EXPECTATION OR IN, IN THE CHARGE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GIVING THE SBAC. AND SO I'LL JUST, I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. AND MAYBE IT'LL BE MORE CLEAR WHEN I, WHEN WE GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. SO AS WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS LIKE THIS, I GET FEEDBACK FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS AND EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER HAS A PERSPECTIVE AND HAS A THOUGHT THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THEIR FELLOW TRUSTEES. AS SUPERINTENDENT, I OPERATE BASED ON THE WILL OF THE BOARD, WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL CRITIQUE FROM A BOARD MEMBER. AND SO WHILE I DO HEAR AND GET THE FEEDBACK FROM EACH OF YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL, ANY DECISION THAT I MAKE IS BASED ON THE BOARD AS A CORPORATE BODY. AND SO I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT DISTINCTION FOR ME AS I WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS AND BALANCE EACH OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES AND WHAT THE COLLECTIVE BOARD IS GIVING ME AS DIRECTION. AND SO AS WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS, JUST TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE BROUGHT NINE AGAIN, NINE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS TO THIS BOARD TO WORK THROUGH, TO GIVE FEEDBACK, TO SAY, YES, I LIKE THIS. NO, I DON'T LIKE THIS. CAN YOU MAKE THESE ADJUSTMENTS? AND WE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT. AND INITIALLY, THE FOCUS WAS TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR TRAVIS. BUT YOU MAY RECALL THAT ONE OF THE SCENARIOS WAS A SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IF WE TOOK THAT PATH. SO THE BOARD, NOT JUST ONE INDIVIDUAL, THE BOARD AS A COLLECTIVE BODY, DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT LEVEL OF DISRUPTION. SO THEN THE FOCUS BECAME ON PROVIDING SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF FOR ELKINS. AND SO MY CHARGE FROM YOU ALL WAS TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF FOR ELKINS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO THAT IS HOW WE

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WHAT WERE YOU REFERRING TO? IF I CAN WHAT WON'T WORK? I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. I'M SORRY.

I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU OUT THERE. IF YOU THINK OF IT. JUST BROUGHT SOMETHING TO ME. I'M NOT QUITE SURE. YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE NOT ON. I'M NOT QUITE SURE, BUT MAYBE I WAS SHARING THAT. COMING TO THE DAIS THE DAY OF. AND FROM A PROCESS PERSPECTIVE AND EITHER CHANGING SCOPE OF WORK, CHANGING. HOW THE PROCESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RAN PRIOR TO A VOTE THAT WON'T WORK. SO I'M NOT I CAN'T REMEMBER AT THIS POINT WHAT I SHARED, BUT ESSENTIALLY THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN WE GET DOWN TO A VOTE AND WHEN WE CHALLENGE THE PROCESS AT THE NINTH HOUR, I THINK WE DO OUR CELLS AND INJUSTICE. WE DO OUR COMMUNITY AND INJUSTICE. IF WE'RE NOT PROVIDING THAT FEEDBACK EARLY ON TO STEER THE SHIP OR COURSE CORRECT IF NEEDED, IT'S DISINGENUOUS AT BEST TO COME TO THE VOTE TO SAY WE DIDN'T DO IT RIGHT. OKAY. IS IT OKAY WHEN WE WHEN WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO COURSE? CORRECT. I MEAN, LAST WEEK, OUR LAST MEETING, WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE THAT TYPE OF FEEDBACK. SO NOW WE'RE HERE TO DO THE JOB THAT WE ELECTED TO DO. AND NOW WE'RE EITHER THERE'S SOMETHING BEHIND IT THAT'S NOT ALLOWING US TO MOVE FORWARD AND DO THE WORK, REGARDLESS OF WHAT POSITION YOU'RE IN. TO ME, THAT'S A CHALLENGE, OKAY. NOT TO BE OUT OF PROTOCOL. CAN WE? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE TWO SCENARIOS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO THOSE THAT ARE HERE, I KNOW EVERYONE POSSIBLY KNOWS IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR IT AGAIN. SO WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

WE'RE ON MIDDLE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW. OKAY. FOCUS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN WE'LL GO TO HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY? OKAY. SO, MISS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? NO. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. OKAY. SO BEFORE I ASK FOR THE VOTE, I'M GOING TO FOCUS JUST ON MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND THESE ARE SOME COMMENTS THAT I MADE LAST WEEK AT OUR BOARD MEETING. AND I APPRECIATE THOSE WHO CAME THIS EVENING TO SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THAT AREA AND TO TALK ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES IN THAT AREA AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE FACE. BUT I GO BACK TO THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF LOOKING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WAS TO KEEP THE COHORTS TOGETHER, TO ALIGN THOSE FEEDER PATTERNS, TO KEEP THOSE KIDS TOGETHER. I KNOW MOST OF THE FEEDBACK, IF NOT ALL, OF THE FEEDBACK I'VE GOTTEN, IS PARENTS DON'T MIND DRIVING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IF THAT'S IN FACT WHAT IT IS, BECAUSE I TALKED LAST WEEK ABOUT PASSING LANES AS NOT ACTUALLY PASSING LANES, BUT THAT WE ARE KEEPING THOSE KIDS TOGETHER. AND THAT'S PRIMARILY WHAT PARENTS WANT IS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, TO HIGH SCHOOL AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. SO I'LL JUST SAY THAT ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROCESS. I MAY RESERVE MY COMMENT. MOST OF MY COMMENTS FOR WHEN WE GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL BOUNDARIES, BUT BECAUSE I HAVE, I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN. AS MISS GALLAGHER HAS POINTED OUT ABOUT. ABOUT THE VIEW OF THE PROCESS. AND SO I'LL RESERVE MY COMMENTS ON THAT UNTIL WE GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL PORTION. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THESE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TOGETHER. WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO RESERVE ADDITIONAL BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR COLEMAN UNTIL WE GOT TO THIS POINT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND AND HERE WE ARE. AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN SHIRK OUR

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[5.B. High School Attendance Boundaries: Consideration and approval of high school attendance boundary scenario 2 to relieve overutilization at Austin High School and Travis High School and relieve overutilization at Elkins High School specifically through Dulles High School by rezoning Quail Valley Middle School’s attendance boundary to Dulles High School and by rezoning some students from Elkins High School to Clements High School.]

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OVER TIME. IT BETTER ADDRESSES THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR RELIEVING. ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL CREATES A MORE SUSTAINABLE LONG TERM SOLUTION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE UTILIZATION AND IT PROVIDES FEEDER PATTERN SPLITS THAT ARE SLIGHTLY MORE BALANCED THAN SCENARIO ONE. BY BALANCING FIRST COLONY TO ELKINS AND CLEMENTS HIGH SCHOOL. SO WHEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT SCENARIO TWO, YOU SEE FIRST COLONY MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A LESS OF A DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE SPLIT AS YOU WOULD IN SCENARIO ONE FROM FIRST COLONY TO CLEMENTS AND THEN AGAIN FROM FIRST COLONY TO ELKINS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO POINT OUT. AND AS AS YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE FEEDBACK FROM THE SBAC, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT WAS THE AGREEANCE OF THE COMMITTEE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT EITHER ONE OF THE SCENARIOS, BUT LEANING WITH SUPPORT FOR SCENARIO TWO, BUT AGAIN, BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT EITHER, AS DOCTOR SMITH SAID, WE WOULD AS STAFF AND THE ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENT EITHER SCENARIO WITH FIDELITY. THANK YOU, MISS MARTINEZ. OKAY. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES. MISS VICKI, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO MAKE TO AMEND THE MOTION SO THAT THE BOARD APPROVES HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY SCENARIO NUMBER ONE, AS PRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE BOARD'S SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026 MEETING. SO I'M GOING TO REQUEST THAT WE VOTE ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION. AND IF THAT FAILS, THEN WE CAN MAKE THE ALTERNATE MOTION AT THAT TIME. WOULD WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE? BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PUT THIS FORWARD. THERE ARE ONLY TWO SCENARIOS. SO WE VOTE THIS UP OR DOWN, AND THEN WE CAN VOTE THE SECOND ONE UP OR DOWN. SO IT IS ALLOWED TO DO THIS. YOU JUST PREFER TO NOT.

YES, YES. IF SHE GETS A SECOND. WELL I'M ASKING HER. I'M ASKING HER IF SHE WILL ALLOW US TO MAKE MAKE THE VOTE ON THE ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEN MAKE THE MOTION. IF THAT FAILS, I REALLY WOULD LIKE I THINK I PREFER TO KEEP MY AMENDMENT BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THERE ARE LIKE TRUSTEE HELLINGER, YOU MADE SOME REALLY GREAT POINTS.

I THINK IF WE CAN MAKE SOME POINTS AS TRUSTEES, WE CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT WHY WE FEEL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AND I THINK I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE AMENDMENT.

IF IT PASSES, IT MAY BE VOTED DOWN. MAYBE IT GETS VOTED DOWN. SO MISS HELLINGER. YOU'RE NOT ON. SO I HEAR BOTH SIDES. SO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT. SO WHAT YOUR AMENDMENT IS DOING IS SUPERSEDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION.

AND YOU WANT US TO REALLY VOTE ON OPTION ONE, NOT ON OPTION TWO. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? SO BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID THAT IF IT VOTES DOWN, THEN WE CAN GO BACK TO OPTION TWO. I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. YOU'RE YOU'RE NOT ON THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. I THINK I WHAT I MEANT WAS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS WE CAN AS TRUSTEES MAKE OUR COMMENTS. AND I THINK HAVING OPTION ONE AS THE OPTION TO MAKE THE COMMENTS FOR. AND IF IT. BUT IF THE MOTION GETS VOTED DOWN AS A MOTION, THAT'S OKAY. SO SO I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE AMENDMENT TO TALK ABOUT EITHER OPTION. SO WE'RE NOW VOTING ON THE HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS. AND SO AT THIS POINT WITH THE THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR OPTION TWO, I THINK AT THIS TIME, MADAM PRESIDENT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT ANY OF US CAN TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WHY WE SUPPORT OPTION TWO OR WE FEEL LIKE OPTION ONE IS BETTER. BUT IF YOU MAKE AN AMENDMENT ON OPTION ONE, WHAT WE'RE WE'RE SUPERSEDING THE CURRENT MOTION AND WE HAVE TO VOTE ON OPTION ONE FIRST. IT IS NOT ABOUT A DISCUSSION, IT'S A VOTE. SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL CLEAR. YES. SO WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON EITHER OPTION ABOUT WHY YOUR SUPPORT EITHER OPTION. BUT OKAY. SO. MISS CARONIA. OKAY, SO I UNDERSTAND THE FIRST MOTION AND

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AND SO I WANT TO RESPECT THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION AND, AND LET IT SORT OF PLAY OUT AND LET THE TRUSTEES VOTE. IF, IF, IF EVERYONE'S IN AGREEMENT AND IF IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH, THEN WE MOVE TO THE SECOND ONE. AND IF IT GOES THROUGH, THEN THE VOTES WERE NOT THERE FOR THE FIRST ONE. I. SECOND TRUSTEE ROZBICKI OKAY, JUST ONE SECOND. MISS HANNAN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SHARE? I'LL YIELD THE FLOOR TO TRUSTEE SHOAF. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? MR. SHOAF NOW. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT STATE OF EVERYTHING, IN MY OPINION, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE SBAC OR THE ADMINISTRATION DID ANYTHING WRONG, I THINK YOU GUYS ALL DID.

SO THIS DISCUSSION IS ON THE AMENDMENT. SO. BUT I THINK SO. HANG ON. THIS DISCUSSION IS JUST ON WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD AMEND THE MOTION. RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD AMEND THE MOTION FOR OPTION ONE. IT IT IS LESS OF AN IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT CONSIDERING MY CONCERNS THAT IT IT ALIGNS MORE CLOSELY WITH MY CONCERNS. OKAY. MISS HANNAN, I RESPECT MISS BECKY'S MOTION, AND I WOULD JUST CALL FOR THE QUESTION ON THIS ONE, IF THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD AMEND THE ORIGINAL MOTION. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON, JUST ON WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD AMEND IT. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE OPTION ITSELF. MOTION PASSES FOR THREE. OKAY. SO NOW WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION TO VOTE ON OPTION ONE. NO, NO, IT DIDN'T PASS. OH I'M SORRY, IT FAILED. IT FAILED FOR THREE. OKAY. SO WE GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION, WHICH IS TO VOTE ON OPTION TWO. OKAY. DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION ON THAT. MISS VICKI? OH, I WAS THE FASTEST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION S BACK. EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO'S PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS, NO OPTION IS GOING TO MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY. AND I DO RECOGNIZE I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE HOW DIFFICULT BOUNDARY CHANGES ARE FOR NOT ONLY FAMILIES, BUT OUR STAFF. BUT I CAN'T SUPPORT OPTION TWO. I KEEP COMING BACK TO ONE QUESTION. WHAT IS THE COMPELLING REASON TO CHOOSE OPTION TWO OVER ONE? WHEN OPTION TWO MOVES MORE STUDENTS? WE HAD MANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT THAT ACTUALLY. I'M GOING TO SKIP AROUND MY COMMENTS BECAUSE THEY ECHOED WHAT I HAD WRITTEN DOWN EARLIER. WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR OWN BOUNDARY PROCESS. FC LOCAL CALLS FOR STUDENT CENTERED APPROACH AND SAYS ATTENDANCE AREAS SHOULD BE KEPT AS STABLE AS POSSIBLE. ADMINISTRATION HAS IDENTIFIED CREATING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DISRUPTION AS POSSIBLE IS A GOAL FOR OUR OUR BOUNDARY PROCESSES. OPTION TWO MOVES MORE STUDENTS IN OPTION ONE. SO IF WE CHOOSE THAT OPTION THAT CREATES MORE STUDENT MOVEMENT, THEN I THINK WE NEED A MORE COMPELLING BENEFIT THAN SIMPLY PROVIDING GREATER ENROLLMENT AND RELIEF FOR ELKINS. I AGREE THAT ELKINS NEEDS RELIEF, BUT THE QUESTION THE QUESTION ISN'T WHETHER OPTION TWO PROVIDES MORE RELIEF BECAUSE IT DOES.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THAT ADDITIONAL RELIEF IS NECESSARY ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY MOVING MORE STUDENTS. UNDER OPTION ONE, ELKINS STILL RECEIVES RELIEF, AND THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT REMAINS WITHIN AN APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION RANGE. WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. DULLES IS PROJECTED TO OPERATE MUCH CLOSER TO FULL CAPACITY WITH OPTION TWO. OUR GOAL SHOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE TO MAXIMIZE RELIEF AT ONE CAMPUS AND MINIMIZE ENROLLMENT AT ANOTHER. IT SHOULD BE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE ENROLLMENT ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS WHILE LIMITING STUDENT STUDENT MOVEMENT WHERE WE CAN. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE REDRAW THESE BOUNDARIES, I BELIEVE, AND THIS IS THE THING I BELIEVE OPTION TWO CREATES A GREATER RISK OF INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER REQUESTS AND POTENTIALLY FAMILIES CHOOSING TO LEAVE FORT BEND ISD. IF THAT HAPPENS, THE ENROLLMENT OUTCOMES AREN'T GOING TO COME

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AND SO THERE'S TWO OF US LEFT, FIVE GONE. BUT I TOOK THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. I TOOK EVERY VOTE VERY SERIOUSLY. BUT $1.2 BILLION IS A LOT. AND CLEMENTS WAS A LONG AND HARD DISCUSSION.

DO WE REPAIR IT OR DO WE REBUILD IT? AND SO WE LANDED ON REBUILDING IT. AND IT'S THE BIGGEST BUDGET ITEM IN THE BOND. AND SO STUDENT OUTCOMES ARE NUMBER ONE. AND THAT'S WHY WE LANDED ON BUILDING CLEMENTS. BUT I WOULD GUESS THAT ANYONE THAT SAT ON THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BE SITTING WITH A BUILDING UNDERUTILIZED. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NET TRANSFER SHEET, WE DO HAVE IN SCENARIO TWO, WE WIND UP WITH MORE UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS. AFTER THIS BOUNDARY CHANGE. THEN WE'RE SITTING AT RIGHT NOW.

AND SO THE GOAL IS. TO TAKE CARE OF STUDENTS. BUT OUR OUR RESPONSIBILITY, WE'RE UP HERE BECAUSE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO THE VOTERS AND TO THE TAXPAYERS. AND I CANNOT I CANNOT LEAVE A BRAND NEW BUILDING THAT IS AT THE COST TO TAXPAYERS OF $255 MILLION UNDERUTILIZED, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE FIVE YEARS OUT WITH SCENARIO TWO WITH WITH THE NET TRANSFERS.

AND ONE THING THAT OUR OUR BOND POLICY TALKS ABOUT, IT SAYS THE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING AND OPERATING BOND PROGRAMS IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY THAT DEMONSTRATES TRUTH TELLING, TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH ENABLES THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN THE DISTRICT THAT THE DISTRICT IS OPERATING IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL MANNER. SO OUR COMMUNITY DIDN'T GET A LOT OF THINGS OUT OF THAT BOND THAT WE TOLD THEM WOULD HAPPEN. AND SO I DO THINK PEOPLE APPROVED THE BOND WITH CLEMENTS IN IT, THINKING THAT WE WERE GOING TO UTILIZE IT AT A AT ITS FULLEST. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR DRIVERS. THE WHOLE TIME IN ME SUPPORTING SCENARIO ONE, I WANT TO ADD, AS A REMINDER, LAST WEEK, THE BOARD OR NOT LAST WEEK, BUT OUR LAST MEETING, THE BOARD APPROVED THAT $0.01 INCREASE THAT THAT THE VOTERS DID APPROVE FOR DEBT SERVICE. RIGHT. BUT WE JUST WE'RE JUST UTILIZING THAT. SO EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE BECAUSE WE HAD THE DISASTER PENNIES, RIGHT? SO WE REALLY KIND OF WENT DOWN SIX, BUT WE, WE WENT DOWN SEVEN BUT KIND OF ADDED ONE. BUT, BUT OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR TAXPAYERS ARE STILL PAYING THE DEBT SERVICE ON THAT BUILDING AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT, THAT WE'VE COME TO THEM OVER THE PAST. SO THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. AND IN JUST A FEW OTHER COMMENTS, IS THAT ALLEVIATING ELKINS OR AUSTIN OR TRAVIS, IN

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SO SO THEY'RE USED TO KIDS COMING, COMING, COMING IN THAT MAYBE AREN'T ZONED. SOME OF OUR OTHER CAMPUSES AREN'T USED TO THAT. AND SO I STILL REALLY SUPPORT SCENARIO ONE BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS OR THIS SUPERINTENDENT OR FUTURE SUPERINTENDENTS TO DO SOMETHING INCREDIBLY INNOVATIVE WITH THE DULLES HIGH SCHOOL PROPERTY. THAT IS OUR ONLY PROPERTY IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, THAT HAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL, A HIGH SCHOOL, AND NOW AN EMPTY BUILDING. AND SO IT'S JUST IT'S FOR REASONS. I HAVE OTHER REASONS, BUT THOSE ARE THE MAIN REASONS THAT I, I, I DO NOT SUPPORT SCENARIO TWO AND I WILL BE VOTING NO ON SCENARIO TWO.

THANK YOU, MISS HANNAH. MISS TANIA, I WANTED TO FIRST THANK S BACK FOR THE TIME THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS. IT'S BEEN A LONG, HARD ROAD SINCE LAST YEAR, STARTING WITH ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE AND NOW HIGH SCHOOL. WE'RE FINALLY AT THE END OF THIS JOURNEY. I WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC, THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC INPUT, THE COMMENTS ON THE SURVEY. I MEAN, YOU ARE ALL HEARD. I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE THIS IS HARD WORK, AND I APPRECIATE HOW FORTHCOMING YOU GUYS HAVE ALL BEEN IN ALL THE MEETINGS AND AND THE DATA AND INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED. IT'S BEEN VERY COMPREHENSIVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH SCENARIO TWO. I'VE TRIED A LOT AND I'VE POKED HOLES IN BOTH ONE AND TWO. I LIVE IN THE CLEMENTS FEEDER PATTERN. BY THE WAY. MY KID STARTS NINTH GRADE NEXT YEAR. SO BUT HAVING SAID THAT FOR ME, WHEN I'M VOTING ON SOMETHING AND I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT A LOT OF THE COMMENTS BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE ALREADY MADE. WE DO HAVE A BRAND NEW SCHOOL, AND FOR ME, IT'S THE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO IS TO UTILIZE IT AS BEST AND MAXIMIZE IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. I KNOW SOME FOLKS MAY THINK THAT, GOSH, WE'RE NOT GETTING THE RELIEF FOR ELKINS. WE'RE GOING FROM 114 NET TRANSFER TO 95%. THAT'S ABOUT 20%. YOU'RE GOING DOWN AND WE HAVE OPTIONS. WE HAVE AN ACADEMY THERE. AND IF WE THINK THAT'S STILL WE'RE STILL TOO HIGH. WELL, WE HAVE OPTIONS. THE BOARD HAS SOME OPTIONS AND THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SOME OPTIONS THERE. I DO. TRAVIS IS ANOTHER ONE. I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO LOOK AT TRAVIS. WE'VE LOOKED AT THE FEEDER PATTERNS AND WE'VE JUST MOVED THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND I THINK LOOKING AT HOW THAT MOVE WAS DONE, THIS WAS THE BEST THAT AT LEAST I KNOW I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF WAS THE BEST THAT WE COULD DO, GIVEN THE FEEDER CLEANUP AND, AND, AND, AND BEING ABLE TO MOVE AS MANY KIDS AS WE COULD AROUND. SO YEAH, I MEAN, I, I'M, I, I SUPPORT, I, I'M UNABLE TO SUPPORT SCENARIO TWO BECAUSE WE DO HAVE MORE SCHOOLS DOWN THE LINE THAT ARE GOING TO BE UNDER UTILIZED VERSUS IN, IN SCENARIO ONE, THEY ARE LIKE, THERE'S LESS THAT ARE GOING TO BE UNDERUTILIZED. AND ALSO THE

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THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK. I THINK THIS IS A VERY HARD DECISION AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S OPINION. SO I DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OPINIONS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOU NOT VOTING SO YOU CAN VOTE YES OR NO. AND I'M GOOD WITH THAT. SO I, I APPRECIATE THAT, I APPRECIATE THAT. SO I THINK FOR ME, BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE AND WE'VE HAD SUCH A PROCESS TO GET HERE TO GET TO THESE OPTIONS WITH DOCTOR SMITH AND THE TEAM AND THE SBAC RECOMMENDING BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE. RIGHT. IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF IT WAS JUST TOTAL OPPOSITE AND BE LIKE, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M I'M MORE INCLINED TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATORS. THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE ALSO HEARD IS THAT, YOU KNOW, FORT BEND ISD, WE DON'T MAKE DECISIONS. WE PIECEMEAL THINGS WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE MOVE THE CAN DOWN, KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, WHATEVER, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE MAKE. AND SO FOR ME, PART OF THIS TO ME, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SUCH A TREMENDOUS. SEASON OF REZONING, I WANT TO MAKE DOCTOR SMITH ACCOUNTABLE. FOR HIS DECISIONS BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE. IT'D BE DIFFERENT.

OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I SET THE CONTEXT HERE. AND SO FOR ME, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT. OPTION TWO ON THIS ONE SO THAT. WE GAVE YOU A CHARGE. WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND YOU'RE TELLING ME THIS IS THE BEST. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING TOTALLY, MAJORLY DIFFERENT. I COULD LIVE WITH BOTH ACTUALLY. SO IF IF OPTION TWO GETS VOTED DOWN, I WILL SUPPORT OPTION ONE. SO I'M JUST SHARING THAT AHEAD OF TIME. BUT I WANT TO GIVE DOCTOR SMITH THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT HE WANTED NEEDED TO DO, WHICH IS WHAT WE TOLD HIM TO DO, WHICH IS OUR SCOPE OF WORK. SO THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO SUPPORT OPTION TWO. YEAH. GO AHEAD. YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK, MISS HELLINGER. WHEN I CAN APPRECIATE THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE AND DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND AND EMBRACE THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE, WHAT I THINK IS CRITICAL FOR ME IS REALLY GETTING DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD. THAT IS SO CRITICAL BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I WOULD NOT TAKE US DOWN A PATH AND GET HERE TONIGHT IN ISOLATION OF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD. THIS IS THIS IS THE CHARGE THAT YOU GAVE ME. AND FROM AN ACCOUNTABILITY STANDPOINT, I DELIVERED ON THE CHARGE. HAD THE CHARGE BEEN DIFFERENT, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND DIFFERENT OUTCOMES. BUT THIS WAS THE OBJECTIVE THAT COLLECTIVELY, AS A CORPORATE BODY, YOU STATED THAT YOU WANTED ME TO BRING A PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH. AND SO THERE IS NO PERFECT PLAN. THIS PLAN IS NOT WITHOUT CRITICISM.

NEITHER PLAN IS WITHOUT CRITICISM. AND SO ONCE I GET THE DIRECTION, I FULLY EMBRACE IT AND WILL EXECUTE IT WITH PROFESSIONALISM AGAIN AND AND FIDELITY AND THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE FOR FOR OUR DISTRICT. BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY. I THINK TIED WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY IS DIRECTION ON WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH, DOCTOR GILLIAM. WHAT? DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO HAVE DOCTOR SMITH. YOU ARE A LEADER. I WANT

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AND AND THAT IS RECOMMENDATION TO THAT. THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION I SCENARIO TO.

YES. AND THE WHY BEHIND IT IS BECAUSE ALL THE WORK WAS CENTERED ON THE CLARITY THAT YOU ALL GAVE ME TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF FOR ELKINS AND TO ADDRESS THE FEEDER PATTERNS AT ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH, AND THROUGH THE NINE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS WHERE WE LANDED AND WITH WHAT THE BOARD AS A COLLECTIVE BODY CHARGED ME WITH. I FEEL LIKE SCENARIO TWO ACCOMPLISHES THAT BEST. AND THE CHARGE BEEN DIFFERENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT SCENARIO, BUT BUT THIS WAS THE CHARGE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SMITH. MR. SHOAFF, HEY, I WANT TO REITERATE, I SEE, I RECOGNIZE AND I THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THE S BACK. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE. AND I WANT TO COMMEND YOU, DOCTOR SMITH. THIS IS THIS IS A NO WIN SCENARIO. AND I. I THINK THAT YOUR ATTITUDE AND PURPOSE AND HOW PURPOSEFUL YOU ARE IN LEADING YOUR ADMINISTRATION, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

AND I WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR AS WE GO FORWARD THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE YOU'RE STEERING THE SHIP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE, WE CAN DISAGREE ON SOME THINGS. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS NOT A HUGE DISAGREEMENT. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO VOTE THE WAY THAT I DO JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE AS LITTLE IMPACT AS POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, AND WE WE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED MY CONCERNS ALREADY, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THIS IN THIS PROCESS. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I THINK THAT WE JUST NEED ONE MORE LAYER OF, YOU KNOW, CHECK IT OVER ONE MORE TIME TYPE OF THING. NOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES TO THAT, THAT PARTICULAR BOARD. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SHOAFF. SO. I DON'T HAVE I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN IN THESE HIGH SCHOOLS ANY LONGER, BUT I HAVE HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE PAST THAT IMPACTED MY CHILDREN. AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT FROM THIS DAIS MANY TIMES. SO AS YOU SAID, DOCTOR SMITH, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE HAVE TO SET ASIDE WHAT WE WANT PERSONALLY TO MAKE A DECISION THAT'S FOR THE GREATER GOOD AND WHAT GUIDES THOSE DECISIONS. WE START WITH POLICY. SO WE TALK A LOT ABOUT POLICY. SO POLICY CHARGES THE ADMINISTRATION WITH GUIDING THIS PROCESS AND BRINGING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE THE SBAC THAT HELPS ADVISE IN THAT PROCESS.

WE HIRED THE BOUNDARY PLANNER AND TASKED THEM WITH COMING UP WITH SCENARIOS THAT WERE THEN NARROWED DOWN TO WHAT WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE US. SO THAT'S INPUT FROM THE BOUNDARY PLANNER, THAT'S INPUT FROM THE SBAC. THAT'S INPUT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, AND SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY WE USED TO DO BOUNDARY PLANNING ARE THE SMALL GROUP MEETINGS WITH THE TRUSTEES. SO THE POINT OF THAT IS TO KEEP THE TRUSTEES INFORMED AT ALL TIMES, AND SO THAT THE ADMINISTRATION CAN RECEIVE FEEDBACK THAT IS THEN BROUGHT TO THE SBAC, AND THEN IT'S RUN THROUGH THE SBAC, AND THEN WE GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR FEEDBACK. AND THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT IS SET OUT IN POLICY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE GOVERN THIS DISTRICT. WE HAVE TO APPROVE THESE TYPES OF THINGS. BUT IT IS THE CHARGE OF

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THEY'RE THE ONES WHO IMPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION. THEY'RE THE ONES WHO IMPLEMENT STAFFING.

THEY'RE THE ONES WHO IMPLEMENT ACADEMY'S. THEY'RE THE ONES WHO IMPLEMENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

AND I BELIEVE THIS MAN HAS PROVEN THAT HE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN MANAGING THIS DISTRICT AND ALL OF THOSE AREAS. HE HAS PROVEN THAT TO US, AND THAT'S WHY HE'S HIRED, IS TO DO THAT. AND SO AS A TRUSTEE, I'VE GOT TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. IF AND I'VE GIVEN FEEDBACK ALL ALONG THE WAY, AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE. AND THIS THESE ARE THE SCENARIOS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO US. AND. AND IT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE SBAC. I KNOW THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE SAID THEY COULD GO EITHER WAY. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF YOU CAN GO EITHER WAY, THEN THE SUPERINTENDENT IS THE ONE WHO LEADS THE DISTRICT, AND THEN WE HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I HEARD YOU SAY, MISS HANNON, THIS YOU WANT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING INNOVATIVE WITH DULLES. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS TOLD US WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH DULLES. THIS IS WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH DULLES. THAT IS WHAT HE IS TELLING US. AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY, NO, SIR, YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH DULLES, AND THEN I HAVE TO GO IN HIS EVALUATION AND SAY, YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT WORK, BUT YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT WORK BECAUSE I USURPED YOUR AUTHORITY TO RUN THIS DISTRICT. AND SO I, I THINK WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT. WE GOVERNED ALL ALONG THE WAY. WE TOLD HIM WHAT WE COULD SUPPORT AND WHAT WE WOULDN'T. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRAVIS NOW, AND THERE WAS A TRAVIS SCENARIO THAT CAME TO US MORE THAN ONE. AND SO WE GET HERE ON THE NIGHT OF THE VOTE, AND WE COMPLAIN AS IF IT WASN'T BROUGHT TO US. AND IT WAS SO. SO I STRUGGLE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE CANNOT COME IN HERE ON THE NIGHT OF THE VOTE AND ACT LIKE WE DIDN'T KNOW, OR ACT LIKE WE DIDN'T GIVE INPUT OR ACT LIKE WE WEREN'T PART OF THE PROCESS OR ACT LIKE THIS MAN HAS NOT, AND HIS TEAM HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MANY, MANY THINGS. AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE THIS PROCESS, GIVE US THE RECOMMENDATION AND AND GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN IF HE'S NOT, THEN THAT'S WHAT HIS EVALUATION IS FOR. AND THAT'S HOW WE HOW WE HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE. I HEARD SOMEONE SAY TONIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY PERCEIVES A LOT OF THINGS. I WAS IN THE COMMUNITY BEFORE I WAS ON THE BOARD. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO LISTEN TO PARENTS. WE JUST DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN TO. EXACTLY. OR WE DO LISTEN. BUT IF JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T VOTE THE WAY YOU WANT US TO VOTE DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT LISTENING TO YOU. AND WE GET LOTS OF FEEDBACK FROM LOTS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND WE DO LISTEN TO THAT. WE ARE NOT RUBBER STAMPERS. IF IF YOU COULD SEE THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION THAT WE REQUEST, I MEAN, MISS MARTINEZ, HER ENTIRE JOB IS JUST FIELDING OUR, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS. SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT, I THINK I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE HAD TO VOTE FOR BONDS IN THE PAST.

I'VE HAD TO, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD TO SIT IN THAT SEAT. I DIDN'T VOTE TO, TO BRING THE 2023 BOND

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[5.C. HB3372 Outside Work Application: Administration recommends that the Board of Trustees approve Jared Berry’s outside work application for fine arts competition judging services provided to the CyFair ISD pursuant to Texas Education Code Section 11.006, as added by House Bill 3372, contingent upon the Board’s determination that the proposed contract will not harm the District, does not present a conflict of interest, and will be performed entirely on the employee’s personal time.]

[6. 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]

[7. Reconvene in Open Session]

[9.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: September 14, 2026 Agenda Review Meeting September 28, 2026 Regular Business Meeting]

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[9.B. District Fiscal and Budgetary Strategy: Consideration and approval of the District’s Fiscal and Budgetary Strategy.]

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE, MISS HANNON? SO I REACHED OUT TO DOCTOR SMITH TODAY BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE ON OUR FISCAL STRATEGY THAT THAT THE LANGUAGE SURROUNDING LOOKING AT GROWTH FOR OUR DISTRICT IS IS ACCURATE AND THAT WE DON'T NEED SOME LANGUAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE STABILITY OR DECREASE. I THINK ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF IT WAS IN TERMS OF DEBT SERVICE OR JUST IN GENERAL. YES, MA'AM. THERE'S THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE ON PAGE 63. AND SO I THINK THAT WAS A A VALID POINT. LET US BRING BACK SOME CHANGED WORDING FOR THAT WHEN WE COME BACK ON THE NEXT MEETING. BUT I THINK THAT IS A VALID, VERY VALID

[9.C. 2026-27 Investment Strategy: Consideration and approval of a resolution for the District’s investment strategy and authorization of investment brokers for the District.]

[9.D. 2026-27 Underwriters: Consideration and approval of underwriters to be utilized by the District in connection with future bond debt issued.]

[9.E. 2026 Bond Advisory Committee Membership: Consideration and approval to appoint new members to the Bond Advisory Committee (BAC)]

IS THE PROCESS STILL OPEN THEN? CURRENTLY THE PROCESS IS CLOSED. IF WE GET TO A POINT IN WHICH WE NEEDED TO REOPEN, WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT AT THAT TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, MISS HARMON. THANK YOU, MISS HELLINGER, BECAUSE THAT WAS MY FIRST QUESTION. IS

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AND SO SOMETIMES THAT THAT DIDN'T LAYER UP FOR US WHENEVER WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SELECT THOSE PEOPLE FOR THAT POSITION. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT IS ITEM NINE F TEAL ALTERNATE APPROVER. DO WE

[9.F. TEAL Alternate Approver: Consideration and approval of Natresha Ardoin, Director of State Reporting and Enrollment for renewal as alternate approvers/designees for the Texas Education Agency TEA Login (TEAL).]

[9.G. Maximum Class Size Exceptions: Consideration and approval of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) exception for class size in grades PreK-4 for elementary schools that exceed a teacher-to-student ratio of 22 students per classroom teacher (22:1).]

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OKAY. AND THEN AND THEN SO DOES THE DISTRICT HAVE A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS? I MEAN, LIKE, I MEAN, IS THERE LIKE A THRESHOLD THAT THAT THE DISTRICT USES TO SAY THIS IS OUR COMFORT OF MAXIMUM STUDENT TO TEACHER? BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE SEEN SOME EMAILS WHERE THERE WAS, I DON'T KNOW, SOME PARENTS FELT LIKE THERE WERE 16 HIGH SCHOOL OR WHATEVER, RIGHT? SO FOR THE, FOR THE CLASS, WHAT'S THE THRESHOLD? I'M ASSUMING IT'S DIFFERENT PER GRADE LEVEL.

SO FOR OUR STUDENTS K THROUGH FOUR, OUR CLASS SIZE RATIO IS 22 TO 1. ANYTHING OVER THAT RATIO, WE WILL SUBMIT A WAIVER FOR WHEN WE START TO MOVE UP TO FIFTH GRADE. AND ABOVE. WE REALLY TRY TO LOOK AT AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A NUMBER THAT'S PROBABLY MORE OF A HIGH SCHOOL. SO LET ME START WITH HIGH SCHOOL DEPENDING ELECTIVE RECORD, WE TRY TO MAXIMIZE AT 35 PER CLASS. NOW THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS AND I WILL CLARIFY THAT FOR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN SEE. BUT AT THIS TIME, FOR THE CAMPUSES WHERE WE ARE LOSING TEACHERS AND REDUCING, WE DO NOT HAVE 60 STUDENTS NOR ANYWHERE NEAR 60 STUDENTS IN A CLASS. OKAY, GOOD. BECAUSE I HOPE WE'RE RESPONDING TO THOSE PARENTS WHO ARE EMAILING US BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, WHAT? BECAUSE, AND I'M SURE IT WAS AN EFFORT TO GET PEOPLE TO EMAIL THE BOARD, BUT I HOPE WE'RE RESPONDING TO THEM. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU, MR. AND MISS HANNAN. SO I'M GOING TO JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT I DON'T I DON'T RECALL IN THE PAST NOT HAVING EVEN THOUGH I UNDERSTAND THERE'S MOVING PARTS. BUT AS THIS IS OUR BOARD AGENDA REVIEW, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE WE TAKE TIME IN OUR SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE WE LOOK. THE OTHER PIECE IS IT'S, IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO GET NEW DATA ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING BECAUSE I CAN'T, I CAN'T ALWAYS PROCESS IT. I MEAN, MAYBE IF YOU COULD AT LEAST GET IT TO US ON FRIDAY PRIOR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST REALLY HARD WHEN WE HAVE DATA SITTING ON THE THE DAIS, WHEN WE HAVE THAT, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT THAT NIGHT. SO THE OTHER THING THAT I'M, I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THIS IS BECAUSE EVERY YEAR I HAVE APPROVED THE WAIVER AND EVERY YEAR I STRUGGLE WITH IT. AND SO THIS YEAR, IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE OF A STRUGGLE, ESPECIALLY FOR LIKE OUR FOCUS AND MEASURE SCHOOLS WHEN WE HAVE KIDS STRUGGLING AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR, THEIR TEACHER DOESN'T HAVE AN AIDE AND THEY'RE OVER THAT 1 TO 22 RATIO. AND SO I DO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDING ISSUE AND THE BIND THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS PUT US IN. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M LIKE, WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AT AN 82, BUT I WANT TO BE AT AN 88. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, NO PRESSURE. SO I KNOW Y'ALL ARE DOING YOUR BEST, BUT I'M JUST ADDING SOME COMMENTARY THERE. AND IF AGAIN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE GET US THE FINAL ONE BEFORE THE DAY OF THE BOARD MEETING. SO I DO, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING CLEAR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 19TH. IN YOUR BOARD UPDATE, WE WILL RELEASE WAIVER NUMBERS TO YOU. THAT WILL BE. FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY 165 WAIVERS, BUT THAT'S BEFORE WE LEVEL AND BALANCE. SOME OF THEM WILL WASH OUT. SO BY THE TIME THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 19TH COMES, WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE NUMBERS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THEN I WILL BECAUSE IT IS BOARD APPROVAL AND I DO SUBMIT TO TEA, I WILL

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AND THEN AGAIN, WE MIGHT HAVE AN UPDATE BASED UPON ANY ENROLLEES THAT COME IN BETWEEN THAT FRIDAY AND THAT MONDAY. OKAY. THANK YOU DOCTOR JORDAN. AND WHAT DAY IS IT DUE TO TEA WHAT IS THE DEADLINE. AND SO IT DEPENDS. IT'S EVERY CLASSROOM DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY HIT OVER THE 22 TO 1 RATIO. SO EVERY CLASSROOM HAS A DIFFERENT DUE DATE. OKAY. IT'S 30 DAYS AFTER THEY HIT THE OVER THE RATIO NUMBER OR SOME OF OURS ALREADY OVER THAT. SOME OF OUR CLASSROOMS ARE ALREADY OVER THAT. YES, BUT THEY'RE NOT, ARE THEY? OVER THE 30 DAYS, SOME AT THIS TIME? NO. WE HAVE SHUFFLED SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AROUND TO NOT HIT OUR 30 DAYS. YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS VICKI. THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES WHO ASKED ALL THE QUESTIONS I WAS GOING TO ASK. BUT I DID THINK OF ONE MORE THAT DO WE HAVE A GOAL OR A THRESHOLD THAT WE TRY TO STAY UNDER A NUMBER OF WAIVERS EACH YEAR? I DON'T REMEMBER IF THAT'S LISTED SOMEWHERE FOR US. SO THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A GOAL THAT WE HAVE. MY FIRST YEAR IN FORT BEND, WE SUBMITTED OVER 200 WAIVERS EACH YEAR. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DECLINE, IF MY MEMORY SERVES CORRECTLY. LAST YEAR WE SUBMITTED SOMEWHERE AROUND 80 WAIVERS.

AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO TREND SOMEWHERE ALONG THAT LEVEL WHEN AND WHERE POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, MISS DOCTOR SMITH. YEAH. JUST SOMETHING FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. NOT MEANING TO BE DOOM AND GLOOM, BUT IT IS OUR CURRENT REALITY. AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE MORE TOUGH DECISIONS AS IT RELATES TO STAFFING, CLASS SIZE WAIVERS.

AND SO THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT CLASS SIZES WILL INCREASE. I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT, AND OBVIOUSLY I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE THAT MAKES MY JOB HARDER. BUT THE REALITY IS OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION AND THE WAY THE REVENUE STREAM IS IMPACTED AND THE DECLINE OF STUDENTS, WE ONLY HAVE ONE REVENUE STREAM AND THAT'S TO GET STUDENTS. AND SO WE'VE STAFF STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS BASED ON A PARTICULAR DATA SET AND NUMBERS. AND NOW WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS. AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS. MY TEAM AND I, WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS NOW. IT IS, AGAIN, NOT A NOT A FUN PROCESS. IT MAKES MY JOB HARDER ON TO REALLY REPEAT THAT. OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT A STAFF SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN HIGH NEED IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T ACCOMPLISH. YOU KNOW WHAT WE ALL KNOW THE GOAL IS. BUT UNLESS WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL REVENUE TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE MORE STAFF, THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. SO I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE JUST FOR PERSPECTIVE AND CONTEXT.

[9.H. Turnaround Plans (TAPs) 2026-27: Consideration and approval of the Turnaround Plans as required by TEA for the 2026 – 27 school year for the following campuses: Hightower High School]

QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. MISS HEYLIGER I HAD A QUESTION ON THE LAST STATEMENT, BUT I'LL WAIT TILL NEXT TIME THEN. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN THIS OFF. OH. I HAD A QUESTION. I HAD A STATEMENT RESPONSE TO GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO JUST BASED ON THE LAST CONVERSATION, I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO GOALS, BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING TIME FOR OUR DISTRICT WITH A LOT OF MOVING PIECES, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. IF YOU COULD, AS YOU'RE MAKING CHANGES AND AND BRINGING SOME OF THESE THINGS BACK TO US, IF YOU CAN KIND OF RESTATE THE GOAL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT GOAL IS. AND IF THERE'S QUESTIONS OR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT GOAL IS, SO THAT YOU HAVE THE CHARGE TO MAKE YOU DO THE WORK THAT YOU NEED TO DO. AS A SUPERINTENDENT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR WE MOVING FORWARD. WE DO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CLARITY ON HOW WE GOVERN, AND THAT'S ENSURING THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GOALS ARE. THANK YOU, MISS HEYLIGER. OKAY, NOW ON ITEM NINE H MISS HANNON. IF IF THIS FIRST QUESTION COULD BE ANSWERED OFFLINE, BUT I JUST MY QUESTION IS THE THE STAFF THAT ARE ENGAGING IN POWER WALKS AND EMPOWER WALKS ANSWER THIS OFFLINE. I JUST WANTED TO TO UNDERSTAND WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE, WHAT THEIR CREDENTIALS ARE.

ARE THEY, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY HIGHLY. CREDENTIALED TO, TO GIVE THAT FEEDBACK? IS THIS ON THE IS THIS ON WE'RE ON THE TIP. YEAH, BUT OKAY. AND YEAH, THE TAP, I MEAN, I'M SORRY. SO I

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WHEN THEY GO OUT THERE. THEY ARE PROVIDING THE SUPPORT NECESSARY AND THEY ARE TRACKING THE DATA IN A WAY THAT IS USEFUL. RESULTS FOR THE DISTRICT. AND THEY'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT. AND WE'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT WITH THE RESULTS THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, I HAVE I HAVE, YOU KNOW, I'VE JUST RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK. SO PERHAPS IT WASN'T ABOUT THESE WALKS THAT SOMEONE HAD GIVEN ME FEEDBACK ABOUT, AND I'LL TAKE THAT CONCERN OFFLINE. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT REQUIRES A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN? SO WE HAVE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

OKAY. IS IT THAT'S A TURNAROUND PLAN. AND THEN THE NEXT STEP IS THE TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

OKAY. WE HAVE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT REQUIRE A TURNAROUND PLAN TURNAROUND.

THOSE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS TURNAROUND PLANS WERE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD LAST YEAR. AND THERE ARE MULTI-YEAR PLANS. OKAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REAPPROVE. CORRECT. OKAY.

YES. I JUST WASN'T CLEAR AS TO WHY THOSE TURNAROUND PLANS WEREN'T IN HERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU, MISS HANNAN. AND LAST IS NINE I,

[9.I. Targeted and Local Improvement Plans (TIPs and LIPS) 2026-2027: Consideration and approval of the Targeted and Local Improvement Plans (TIPs and LIPs) required by Texas Education Agency for the following campuses: Targeted Improvement Plans (TIPs): Willowridge HS Local Improvement Plans (LIPs): Aldridge ES, Armstrong ES, Burton ES, Henry ES, Goodman ES, Heritage Rose, Lantern Lane ES, Meadows ES, Mission ES, Ridgemont ES, Rosa Parks ES, Crockett MS, Hodges Bend MS, and Sugar Land MS]

THE DEADLINE. SCHOOL HAS ALREADY STARTED AND CAMPUSES ARE WORKING REALLY HARD, BUT WE ARE PREPARED TO PIVOT AS WE UPDATE OUR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JORDAN.

ALL RIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. THE TIME IS

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.