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[1. 5:30 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER]
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2025. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.[2. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION]
THE SUPERINTENDENT, AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT, WILL DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTERS. PERSONNEL AND BOARD OFFICERS, REAL PROPERTY, STUDENT ISSUES, AND OTHER MATTERS PROTECTED BY THE STATUTE, AND CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT 7 P.M.
AND MAY TAKE ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION.
WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU. THE TIME NOW IS 7:19 P.M.
[3. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]
AND WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION. WE WILL FIRST HAVE OUR INVOCATION BROUGHT TO US BY AUSTIN SURINA, THE YOUTH PASTOR FROM THE OAKS BAPTIST CHURCH.WELCOME. IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE STAND. WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN PRAYER? LORD, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME AND ALLOWING ALL OF US TO GATHER.
LORD, I PRAY TONIGHT AT THIS MEETING THAT SUPERINTENDENT TRUJILLO, PRESIDENT MOFFITT, ALL THE TRUSTEES, ALL THE PEOPLE HERE CAN GATHER UNDER ONE SPIRIT AND BE IN ONE UNITY, LORD, THAT WE CAN TRAIN THESE STUDENTS TO NOT JUST BE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW, BUT TO BE THE LEADERS OF TODAY. SO I PRAY THAT THIS MEETING AND THE MEETINGS FORWARD, WILL ENCOURAGE AND ALLOW THE LORD TO GUIDE THESE STUDENTS INTO THE PURPOSE THAT YOU HAVE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. WE PRAY FOR SAFETY AND YOUR LOVE FOR EACH AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE. WE PRAY FOR ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S MOST WONDERFUL NAME.
AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW HAVE OUR PLEDGES.
FIRST PLEDGE. PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.
WE WILL NOW SWEAR IN OUR RECENTLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.
[6. OATH OF OFFICE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS]
THE PRESENTER IS MR. SAM BUCHMEYER. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO SWEAR IN OUR RECENTLY REELECTED OFFICIALS.AND AT FIRST, I'D LIKE TO ASK MISS LILES TO COME FORWARD AND DOCTOR KATES.
OKAY? ABSOLUTELY. YES. HE HAS TO. HE HAS TO GET SWORN IN.
OKAY. I LOVE IT. YES. OKAY. ARE YOU READY? OKAY.
I. I. EMILY LILES. EMILY LILES. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLACE SIX.
THE DUTY OF THE OFFICE OF. CAN YOU SAY IT AGAIN? THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLACE SIX.
AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE AND PROTECT.
PRESERVE AND PROTECT. AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF LAW.
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF LAW. OF THE UNITED STATES.
OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] OH, WAIT. YES, YOU CAN DO THAT [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT, GIVE HER ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW, MISS MOFFITT. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.
I'M GONNA GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
OKAY? YEAH, YOU'RE PERFECTLY FINE. TAKE YOUR TIME.
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THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, MR. BUCHMEYER. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE EMILY LILES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER HER SWEARING IN.I'M NOT PREPARED. I'LL BE QUICK BECAUSE YOU'RE UP NEXT.
THANK YOU TO MY SUPPORTERS IN DISTRICT SIX. THANK YOU TO THE GRAND PRAIRIE COMMUNITY.
AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THIS WAS A PRETTY TOUGH BATTLE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF DIVISION, AND I HOPE THAT ME SITTING BACK IN THE SEAT SHOWS EVERYBODY THAT I'M HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. I HAVE TWO GIRLS THAT SIT OUT AND WATCH THE THINGS THAT ARE SAID ABOUT THEIR MOM. THE THINGS THAT WERE DONE TO OUR FAMILY, AND IT'S NOT OKAY.
SO, GIRLS, IF YOU KNOW ONE THING, KNOW THAT YOUR MOM IS TOUGH.
THANKS. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] NOW, MISS MOFFITT, YOU'VE COME FORWARD. MISS NEMO.
OKAY, READY? I'M READY. IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
NOW REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, AMBER MOFFITT.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PLACE SEVEN. PLACE SEVEN. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE AND PROTECT.
PRESERVE AND PROTECT. AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF LAW.
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF LAW. OF THE UNITED STATES.
OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, THANK YOU [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT LINE OF BUSINESS, I FIRST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE GRAND PRAIRIE ISD COMMUNITY, THE ENTIRE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SIT IN THIS SEAT.
I MATRICULATED TO GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, K THROUGH 12.
AND THIS IS THE PRODUCT THAT GRAND PRAIRIE ISD CREATED.
AND I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AS WELL. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR SHARING ME.
AND SO THANK YOU TO MY NUMBER ONE AND MY NUMBER TWO.
AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO IN GRAND PRAIRIE ISD.
AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THIS DISTRICT.
THE TRUE ESSENCE OF LEADERSHIP IS SERVITUDE. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] AND SO WE HAVE ANOTHER RECOGNITION. SO I'LL CALL MR. BUCHMEYER BACK UP AND ALLOW HIM TO RECOGNIZE THE GRAND PRAIRIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY.
[INAUDIBLE] PRESIDENT. HOLD ON. OH, WE. MADAM PRESIDENT.
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA. OKAY.
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THANK YOU.THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM PRESIDENT. ABSOLUTELY.
THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A SCHOOL WITH AN OUTSTANDING RECORD OF OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN THE CATEGORIES OF FACULTY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND INVOLVEMENT, ARTS AND ACADEMICS, INTEGRATION, CURRICULUM INNOVATIONS, CONTINUING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND STATE AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION.
TO BE CLEAR, THIS ANNUAL AWARD GOES TO ONE FINE ARTS ACADEMY IN THE NATION.
HOW MANY? THAT IS. ONE [LAUGHTER] ONE. THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES.
HERE. AND WE HAVE THEM [LAUGHTER] F OR WINNING THIS AWARD THEY'RE GOING TO BE HONORED AT THE ARTS CEREMONY OR THE AWARD CEREMONY DURING THE ART SCHOOL NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE THIS COMING OCTOBER IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA. BUT BEFORE THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BRING MISS SCHELL UP AND RECOGNIZE HER FOR THIS TREMENDOUS HONOR [APPLAUSE] OH, YEAH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH I DESERVE ONE, RIGHT? THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU SIR THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY SUPPORTIVE BOARD AND FEEDER SYSTEM . ONE, TWO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
DO YOU MIND IF I SAY SOMETHING? GO AHEAD. JUST REAL QUICK.
MAKE A COMMENT. I REMEMBER A SUPERINTENDENT THAT SAT HERE WHEN I WAS HERE THE FIRST TIME.
SUSAN SIMPSON. AND SHE GAVE ME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WORKING FOR THIS YOUNG LADY AS A BUILDING PRINCIPAL. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU BACK THEN, WATCHING THE FIRE THAT SHE WAS BURNING AND THE ENERGY THAT SHE HAD.
IT WAS CONTAINED. AND SUSAN SIMPSON UNLEASHED.
IT UNLEASHED AN ANIMAL. AND LET ME TELL YOU WHY I HAD, AND I REMEMBER ONE SPECIFIC CONVERSATION.
I'M WALKING INTO THAT NINTH GRADE CAMPUS, WHICH USED TO BE GP NINTH GRADE.
AND I'M WALKING WITH HER AS A BRAND NEW PRINCIPAL AND SHE'S TALKING TO ME ABOUT HER VISION.
HER VISION. SHE WALKED ME INTO WHAT WAS THE LIBRARY AND SAID, ALL THIS NEEDS TO GO AWAY.
AND I'M THINKING, WHERE'S IT GOING TO GO? AND SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT MIRRORS, DANCE FLOOR, AND I WAS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH HER. AND THEN SHE REALLY SHOCKED ME.
SHE TOOK ME TO THE BACK AND SHE SAID, AND I WANT SILKS.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
DANCING SILKS, AND I STARTED THINKING LIABILITY AND INSURANCE AND ALL OF THAT.
BUT, MARIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
AND EVERY SINGLE DAY I GOT TO SEE THOSE KIDS THIS YEAR.
THE MARIACHI GO OVER TO WIN STATE. AND THAT MARIACHI GROUP THAT PERFORMED THIS YEAR WAS BETTER THAN LAST YEAR, AND THAT GROUP WAS BETTER THAN THE YEAR BEFORE AND BETTER THAN THE YEAR BEFORE.
AND THE JV TEAM THAT YOU HAVE. LOOK OUT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE AMAZING THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
SO KUDOS TO YOU AS THE BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR AND THE VISION THAT A SUPERINTENDENT THAT I LOOK UP TO, SUSAN SIMPSON UNLEASHED IN YOU AND THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO.
SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THOSE KIDS.
OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
[7. REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]
AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS.MADAM PRESIDENT. YES. I HEARD MR. BROOKS, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO YOU.
MR. ESPINOSA. OKAY. SO. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE'LL OPEN UP.
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I'LL LISTEN TO MR. BROOKS FIRST. THEN I'LL LISTEN TO YOU, MR. ESPINOSA. AND IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS NOMINATIONS, THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS LISTEN TO THE NOMINATIONS, WE'LL CLOSE THEM AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THEM. OKAY.ALL RIGHT. MADAM PRESIDENT, QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.
YES. ARE WE ARE WE NOMINATING INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A SLATE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR NOMINATIONS ARE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY. GO AHEAD, MR. BROOKS. I NOMINATE A SLATE OF AMBER MOFFITT, PRESIDENT.
EMILY LILES, VICE PRESIDENT AND NANCY BRIDGES, SECRETARY.
OKAY, SO MR. BROOKS HAS NOMINATED THE FOLLOWING SLATE OF OFFICERS.
AMBER MOFFITT FOR PRESIDENT, EMILY LILES FOR VICE PRESIDENT, NANCY BRIDGES FOR SECRETARY.
AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER NOMINATION, SO I WILL LISTEN TO YOURS, MR. ESPINOSA. MY NOMINATION WOULD BE BRYAN FOR PRESIDENT, NANCY VICE PRESIDENT, GLORIA CARRILLO SECRETARY.
OKAY, SO MR. ESPINOSA HAS NOMINATED THE FOLLOWING SLATE OF OFFICERS.
BRYAN PARRA FOR PRESIDENT, NANCY BRIDGES, VICE PRESIDENT, GLORIA CARRILLO FOR SECRETARY.
DO I HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE NOMINATION SLATE OF OFFICERS, SO WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THE FIRST SLATE OF OFFICERS IN THE ORDER WHICH THEY WERE NOMINATED. AND THE FIRST NOMINATION FOR SLATE OF OFFICERS WAS MADE BY MR. TERRY BROOKS. AND WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MISS LILES, WILL YOU DO A ROLL CALL VOTE FOR THE FIRST SLATE OF NOMINATED BY MR. TERRY BROOKS? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. MR.. ESPINOSA? NO. MADAM. MADAM PRESIDENT. CLARIFICATION. ARE WE GOING TO VOTE ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY OR ON THE SLATE? WE'RE VOTING ON THE SLATE AS PRESENTED. OKAY.
OKAY. AND SO, MISS LILES, YOU CALLED ON MR. ESPINOSA AND HE VOTED NO.
OKAY. MR. BROOKS? YES. I VOTE YES. MISS MOFFAT? YES. MR. PARRA? NO. MISS CARRILLO? NO. MISS BRIDGES? YES. PASSES FOR THREE. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE THE FIRST SET GOT FOUR VOTES FOR THE SLATE OF OFFICERS WE WILL NOT TAKE A VOTE ON THE SECOND SLATE. OKAY.
WE WILL NOW TAKE A QUICK RECESS TO MOVE INTO OUR NEW SEATS.
AND THAT IS AMBER MOFFITT AS PRESIDENT, EMILY LILES AS VICE PRESIDENT AND NANCY BRIDGES AS SECRETARY [APPLAUSE] THIS IS GOOD WE WILL NOW MOVE. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OPEN FORUM REGARDING THE PENDING AGENDA I TEM,
[9. OPEN FORUM FOR AGENDA ITEMS]
WE WILL RESERVE COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS ON ANY OTHER TOPIC FOR THE END OF THE MEETING.FOR THE OPEN FORUM REGARDING AN AGENDA ITEM, WE RECEIVED ONE CARD AND BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO READ THE FOLLOWING. STATE LAW PROHIBITS BOARD MEMBERS FROM RESPONDING TO SPEAKERS IN PUBLIC FORUM UNLESS THE TOPIC REGARDS A MATTER SPECIFICALLY POSTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. THE BOARD WILL CAREFULLY CONSIDER ANY CONCERNS EXPRESSED.
SPEAKERS WILL LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
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COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE, A SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER OR SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU NEED TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES DGBA LOCAL, F&G LOCAL AND GF LOCAL. EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT TRUJILLO, PRESIDENT MOFFITT AND TRUSTEES.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN THIS EVENING.
I'M DORIS HILL, RESIDING AT 534 FRANK KEASLER BLVD, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW OVERJOYED I AM TO LEARN THAT THERE MAY BE TWO MORE CTE PROGRAMS COMING TO SGP.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS. AND I CAN'T HELP BUT ADD THAT I TRULY HOPE THAT THEY COME TO SGP.
SGP HAS THE FEWEST AMOUNT OF CTE PROGRAMS, BUT THAT'S JUST MY SECRET HOPE.
NOT SO MUCH OF A SECRET. I'D LIKE TO ALSO SAY THAT AS THE NEW YEAR IS APPROACHING VERY QUICKLY, MUCH TOO QUICKLY FOR ME. BUT IT'S ALSO EXCITING BECAUSE WE'RE UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP AND IT'S ONCE AGAIN A BRAND NEW YEAR.
SO I'M HOPING, TOO, THAT ANY NEW POLICIES OR EVEN OLD POLICIES SUCH AS THE DRESS CODE AND CELL PHONE, WILL BE CLEARLY COMMUNICATED EARLY TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS SO THAT THEY KNOW THEM WELL IN ADVANCE AND THAT THEY WILL BE ENFORCED STARTING DAY ONE AND EVERY DAY THEREAFTER.
OUR STUDENTS, ONCE THEY KNOW OUR EXPECTATIONS, THEY ALWAYS MANAGE TO RISE TO OUR EXPECTATIONS.
I'M ALSO HOPING THAT ANY NEW POLICIES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO CLEARLY COMMUNICATED EARLY, SO THAT EMPLOYEES HAVE TIME TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THEM.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK GPISD FOR EXTENDING THE INSURANCE ENROLLMENT POLICY SO THAT THIS YEAR, THE EMPLOYEES HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE POLICY AND TO MAKE CHOICES INSTEAD OF BEING RUSHED AND NOT MAKING GOOD CHOICES.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I KNOW THAT BEING ON THE BOARD IS NOT EASY. MY DAUGHTERS KID ME THAT I SAY I HAVE 160 SOMETHING STUDENTS EVERY YEAR, OR CHILDREN INSTEAD OF JUST THE TWO. AND I START THINKING TONIGHT, YOU HAVE ABOUT 2700 CHILDREN PLUS THE EMPLOYEE.
SO I KNOW THAT YOUR BURDEN IS NOT EASY AT ALL.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LET'S GET OFF TO A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR.
THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION.
[10. ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION]
MADAM PRESIDENT. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CHAPTER 21 CONTRACT FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED IN CLOSED SESSION.CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? PRESSING YOUR BUTTON SO THEY CAN HEAR IT THERE.
THANK YOU. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CHAPTER 21 CONTRACTS FOR THE 2025- 2026 SCHOOL YEAR, AS PRESENTED IN CLOSED SESSION.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. ESPINOSA A SECOND FROM MISS CARRILLO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HIRE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS FROM JUNE 12TH, 2025, THROUGH JULY 17TH, 2025? MADAM PRESIDENT? YES? I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HIRE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS FROM JUNE 12TH, 2025 THROUGH JULY 17TH, 2025. MADAM PRESIDENT, I SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. BROOKS, A SECOND FROM MISS CARRILLO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
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WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.[11. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
MADAM PRESIDENT? YES? SO MOVED. SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM.MISS LILES. SECOND. SECOND FROM MR. BROOKS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
MOTION CARRIES 7-0. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ACTION AGENDA ITEMS.
[12. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ACTION AGENDA ITEMS]
MADAM PRESIDENT. YES? WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ACTION ITEM A, B, AND C.I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR A, B AND C FOR MISS LILES.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A SECOND FOR MISS BRIDGES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0 FOR A POWER MOTION OF A, B AND C.
WE WILL NOW HAVE ACTION ITEM D EMPLOYEE VISION BENEFITS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR.
OUR PRESENTER. MR. TRUJILLO. DOCTOR TRUJILLO.
YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING TO ASK LAURA TO STEP UP FOR US.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT MOFFITT.
AND I PRESENT TO YOU JACOB. HE IS A PART OF GALLAGHER, WHO IS OUR CONTRACTOR.
AND HE WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE DOCUMENTS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. LOOKING TO SEE IF WE GOT THE SLIDE UP FOR YOU.
IN LOOKING AT THE BENEFIT FOR THIS YEAR'S RENEWAL, THERE'S SEVERAL HIGHLIGHTS TO NOTE.
THE FIRST ONE IS WHAT'S CAPTURED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO HAVE BETTER ALLOWANCES, WHICH MEANS WHEN PEOPLE GO AND GET THEIR FRAMES, THEY GET THEIR GLASSES. THERE WILL BE MORE MONEY AVAILABLE THAN THERE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY FOR THAT BENEFIT WHEN THEY ELECTED.
BUT THE FRAMES, EXCUSE ME, WERE ONLY EVERY 24 MONTHS ORIGINALLY ON THE BASE PLAN, NOW BOTH ON THE BASE AND THE ENHANCED EMPLOYEES CAN GET FRAMES AND LENSES EVERY YEAR. THE LAST COMMENT IS THAT THE NETWORK STAYS STRONG.
IT ALSO STAYS CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE? NO.
NOT AT ALL. JUST THIS OLD COUNTRY BOY. CAN'T EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT.
TERRY CREWS. THE EXAM $10 CURRENT. BUTTON. CURRENT EXAM TEN ZERO. RENEWAL TEN ZERO. THEN THE ALLOWANCES IS $130/$200.
AM I READING THAT. THAT'S CORRECT? I GO TO THE EYE DOCTOR OKAY, I GOT IT. I'VE GOT MY BUTTON. OKAY [LAUGHTER] I HATE THIS DADGUM BUTTON SOMETIMES.
ANYWAY. SO I COME IN AND I SEE DOCTOR NANCY BRIDGES, SHE DOES MY EXAM.
IT'S GOING TO COST ME $10. RIGHT THERE. WRONG OR RIGHT? THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. FOR YOUR EYE EXAM, IT'S $10.
OKAY. IF YOU'RE ON THE ENHANCED VERSION OF THE PLAN, THAT'S THE ZERO THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. THAT'S WHERE IT WOULD BE NO COST BEFORE GOING TO THAT EXAM. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME EYE DOCTORS WHO'VE STARTED TO ADD DIFFERENT TESTING FOR, I BELIEVE, HOW THEY CHECK FOR GLAUCOMA. THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE TEST.
SO THAT'S IN PRACTICE AN ELECTIVE THING. BUT AS YOU'VE HAD EYE EXAMS YOUR WHOLE LIFE, $10 OR ZERO.
AND THEN SHE WRITES ME A PRESCRIPTION FOR LENSES, $10 FOR THE LENSES.
SO FOR THE LENSES, SPECIFICALLY $10, THERE CAN BE VARIANTS.
IF PEOPLE START TO ELECT INTO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF BIFOCALS OR PROGRESSIVE TYPE LENSES.
THAT'S WHERE THE ALLOWANCES CONTINUE TO APPLY TO HELP CONTROL THE OVERALL COST OF THAT.
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THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING. SO JUST A STRAIGHT LENSES IS $10, BUT IF I HAVE TO HAVE BIFOCALS OR TRIFOCALS THEN IT STARTS. THERE CAN BE A BIT MORE OF THAT COST.AND THAT'S, WHENEVER WE DO THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AS THEY REVIEW AND ELECT THEIR BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR, WE BUILD THAT INFORMATION IN SO THAT THEY HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE COST IMPACT WOULD BE FOR THEM.
IN THIS CASE, WE CONSOLIDATED THE INFORMATION BECAUSE SO MANY ITEMS WERE MATCHED BY ALL THE RESPONDING VENDORS, WITH THE FEW EXCEPTIONS THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED HERE. SO THE INCREASE IN THE ALLOWANCE ON THE BUYOUT PLAN TO THAT $230 IS SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFERENT.
IT IS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN SOME OF THE RESPONSES AND THE SAME THING WITH THE FREQUENCY ON THAT BUYOUT PLAN BEING ABLE TO GET NEW FRAMES EVERY YEAR, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO WAIT EVERY TWO YEARS. THAT WAS MY NEXT ONE.
FRAMES. I SEE NOTHING BUT FRAMES ON THERE. SO WHAT THAT IS, IS THAT'S GOING TO BE CONTACTS, LENSES AND FRAMES IN THAT ORDER. ARE THOSE NUMBERS SO 12 MONTHS, 12 MONTHS.
AND IN THIS CASE, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WOULD BE 12 MONTHS FOR THAT REPLACEMENT TO.
THE BRAINS ARE IN THERE. CORRECT. OKAY AND THEN ONE THING I DID MISS, SO I'M HAPPY YOU KEPT ME HERE LONGER.
ALLOWANCES NOW CAN ALSO BE APPLIED TO NON-PRESCRIPTION GLASSES.
SO IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO GET GLASSES FOR NIGHTTIME READING OR FOR LOOKING AT SCREENS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY HAVE THE OPTION FOR THAT, EVEN IF IT'S NOT A PRESCRIPTION BENEFIT. SO IT'S ANOTHER ENHANCEMENT THAT CEC BRINGS TO THE TABLE FOR THIS YEAR.
AND I GUESS, EXCUSE ME, MADAM PRESIDENT. OH, NEVER MIND.
GO AHEAD. MAYBE YOU CAN. SO WHAT THIS SLIDE IS LOOKING AT IS COST.
IF YOU WERE TO STAY WITH THE AVESIS, THE INCREASE OF THIS, THIS IS GOING TO GO UP BY 11%.
AND THIS IS A DIRECT COST IMPACT TO EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY ELECT THIS BENEFIT.
BY MOVING WITH COMMUNITY EYE CARE INSTEAD OF HAVING A COST INCREASE, WE WOULD ACTUALLY SEE A COST DECREASE FOR EMPLOYEES, AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE RATES WOULD LOOK LIKE ON BOTH THE BASE AND THE BUYOUT PLANS.
THE OTHER THING WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH IS THAT THEY'RE GIVING US A FIVE YEAR RATE GUARANTEE ON THIS, TOO. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. EXCUSE ME. GO AHEAD. IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE A QUALIFIED EYE CARE. AND IF I REMEMBER A FEW SLIDES BACK, IT WAS AT WALMART AND SAM'S.
AND IS THAT THE ONLY PLACES OR. NO, IT IS A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE MAJOR VENDORS THAT WE FELT WOULD BE FITTING AND USEFUL FOR EMPLOYEES AND IN THIS AREA, BUT IT'S NOT ALL INCLUSIVE.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL VENDORS THERE, AND IT WAS PART OF THE ANALYSIS, TOO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A CONSISTENTLY STRONG NETWORK FOR EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS BOTH TO EYE DOCTORS AND ALSO FOR THEIR EYEWEAR.
THANK YOU. NOT AT ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM PRESIDENT. YES, MR. BROOKS? I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT, APPROVE THE VISION BENEFITS FOR THE 2025/2026. I SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. BROOKS, A SECOND FROM MR. ESPINOSA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE TASB REGION 10 DIRECTOR CANDIDATE POSITION A.
MADAM PRESIDENT? YES? I MOVE SECOND. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. ESPINOSA.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0. NEXT WE HAVE TASB REGION 10 DIRECTOR CANDIDATE, POSITION B. MADAM PRESIDENT? YES, MR. PARRA? I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO NOMINATE CARMEN MORGAN AS A REPRESENTATIVE.
SO I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. PARRA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. A SECOND FROM MISS CARRILLO TO NAME CARMEN MORGAN FROM CEDAR HILL ISD AS TASB REGION 10 DIRECTOR CANDIDATE POSITION B,
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IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION CARRIES. OH. EXCUSE ME.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS.
[13.A. Expansion of Choice Portfolio to Include E-Sports and Artificial Intelligence Programming ]
ITEM A. EXPANSION OF CHOICE PORTFOLIO TO INCLUDE E-SPORTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMING.OUR PRESENTER, TRACI DAVIS, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF ACADEMICS, INNOVATION AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.
TRACY DAVIS AND TEAM. YES [LAUGHTER] A TRUE TEAM EFFORT ON THIS ONE.
SO, PRESIDENT MOFFITT, DOCTOR TRUJILLO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT AN EXPANSION OF OUR GRAND PRAIRIE ISD KALEIDOSCOPE OF SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS OF CHOICE HERE IN OUR DISTRICT AS WE'VE DISCUSSED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE SEEN A DECLINING ENROLLMENT IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF OUR DISTRICT.
MOST SPECIFICALLY DICKINSON THIS YEAR HAS AVERAGED 422 STUDENTS.
FLORENCE HILL, WHICH HALF OF THE FLORENCE HILL STUDENTS ATTEND TRUMAN, HALF GO TO REAGAN, THEY'RE SITTING APPROXIMATELY 487. MOSLEY HAS BEEN STAYING PRETTY STRONG AT 615 STUDENTS, BUT ALL THREE OF THESE CAMPUSES FEED INTO WHAT IS OUR SMALLEST MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND THAT IS TRUMAN THAT THIS YEAR HAS SAT AROUND 429 STUDENTS.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO COMBAT THESE DECLINING ENROLLMENTS TO RECRUIT, TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE TO YOU THAT AT DICKINSON WE ADD AN E-SPORTS COMPONENT, AND MISS DOUGLAS IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE HERE IN A MINUTE. AT FLORENCE HILL, WE WANT TO EXPAND AN ALREADY EXISTING PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AT OUR SCHOOL FOR THE HIGHLY GIFTED, AND THAT IS A COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM THAT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES IN ON CODING.
AGAIN, THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE AT OUR SCHOOL FOR THE HIGHLY GIFTED.
MOSTLY WE'RE LOOKING AT A WAY TO ENHANCE INSTRUCTION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND THAT WOULD ALLOW ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS TO BE NATURALLY INTO TRUMAN. SO THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND AN ALREADY EXISTING E-SPORTS CLUB THAT THEY HAVE, IMPLEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ENHANCE THE COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMING THAT IS THERE.
ALL OF THESE WILL OF COURSE FALL UNDER THE STEM UMBRELLA WITH THE FOCUS ON T FOR TECHNOLOGY, E FOR ENGINEERING WITH THE COMPUTER ENGINEERING COMPONENT TO IT.
SO THIS IS GOING TO LEAD TO AN AMAZING VERTICAL ALIGNMENT OF ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE DISTRICT, AND A FEW MORE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ADDING.
SO THOSE PROGRAMS AT TRUMAN WOULD NATURALLY MOVE INTO ALREADY EXISTING PROGRAMS OF E-SPORTS AT GRAND PRAIRIE, AT SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE AT SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH.
AS THE STUDENTS MATRICULATE UP THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT ADDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SOUTH AND ALSO ADDING AN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL CREDIT VIDEO GAMING PROGRAM AT SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE THROUGH THEIR P-TECH.
SO THAT WILL BE COMING SOON INTO SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO NATURALLY LEADS INTO COMPUTER SCIENCE AT GRAND PRAIRIE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE AND LEADS A NATURAL PATHWAY INTO E-SPORTS, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS AT DUBISKI, SO WOULD MAKE A NICE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT FOR OUR EXISTING AND POTENTIALLY NEW PROGRAMS AT THOSE CAMPUSES.
SO HOW HAVE WE PREPARED FOR THIS? WELL, WE'VE TOURED THE STATE.
WE TOOK A TEAM TO ROUND ROCK ISD, WHERE WE LOOKED AT THEIR E-SPORTS CLUBS THAT THEY HAVE IN ONE OF THEIR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
OUR CTE TEAM HAS GONE TO THE BASEMENT AT UTA, TO THEIR FAB LAB TO SEE WHAT THESE PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE IN, IN COLLEGE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROGRAMING IS PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THE NEXT STEP.
AND THEN WE HAD A GREAT TEAM OF OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING AND OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM THAT WENT TO CROWLEY ISD TO SEE AI IN ACTION IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING. THEN WE BROUGHT EVERYTHING THAT WE GOT BACK AND THIS AMAZING TEAM OVER HERE BEHIND ME STARTED DREAMING BIG. AND SO WE'RE READY TO TAKE EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT, TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL OR EVERYTHING WE'VE LEARNED TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
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AND I'M GOING TO ASK MISS DOUGLAS TO COME UP.AND SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT E-SPORTS EXISTING PROGRAMING AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
I CAN BARELY CONTAIN MY EXCITEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE INDUSTRY.
SO WHAT IS E-SPORTS? E-SPORTS IS SHORT FOR ELECTRONIC SPORTS, AND IT'S A TYPE OF DIGITAL CONTEST.
E-SPORTS IN EDUCATION INVOLVES ORGANIZED, COMPETITIVE VIDEO GAMEPLAY .
TYPICALLY IN A TEAM SETTING WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING SKILLS SUCH AS TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, AND STRATEGY. WHAT WILL THIS LOOK LIKE IN ELEMENTARY? SO OUR IMS GROUP WITHIN GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES GROUP, WILL ROTATE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, SO ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF E-SPORTS.
WE ARE GOING TO START THEM OFF WITH MINECRAFT.
MINECRAFT EDUCATION TO INTRODUCE THEM INTO E-SPORTS, AND MINECRAFT EDUCATION IS A SPECIALIZED VERSION OF MINECRAFT DESIGNED FOR USE IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. IT PROVIDES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ENHANCE LEARNING THROUGH INTERACTIVE GAMEPLAY.
AS TRACY MENTIONED, THIS IS ALREADY IN SECONDARY.
SO AT DUBISKI WE HAVE A E-SPORTS CLUB AND AT SOUTH WE ALSO HAVE AN E-SPORTS CLUB AND THERE IS A CLASS AT SOUTH CURRENTLY THAT IS A VIDEO GAME DESIGN CLASS WITHIN THAT PROGRAM OF STUDY AS WELL.
THIS IS THE SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE E-SPORTS CLUB.
WE'VE BEEN GOING ON ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS WE PLAY SMASH BROS AND LOTS OF SWITCH GAMES, MARIO KART AS WELL ONCE A WEEK. WITH THE COMPETITIVE GAMES THAT WE PLAY, IT'S A GREAT CHANCE TO PUSH MYSELF TO BETTER MY TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. AND IT'S JUST ALL AROUND. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY HAS TO BE SMASH BROS. IT'S A REALLY FUN CLUB TO BE AT.
YOU GET TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY AND FIND A VERY GOOD COMPETITION TOO.
I'M PLANNING ON MAJORING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MAYBE DOING SOME KIND OF VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT, OR HOPEFULLY WORKING ON SOME KIND OF VIDEO GAME STUDIO AND HAVING THIS KIND OF EXPERIENCE I FEEL LIKE WILL HELP ME GAIN A LOT OF INSIGHT INTO THAT INDUSTRY.
SO WE DID OUR HOMEWORK ON THIS, AND E-SPORTS DOES ALIGN TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF ONE OF OUR FOUR YEAR PLANS.
BUT IT ACTUALLY WE HAVE SEVERAL CLASSES THAT ALIGN TO E-SPORTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, VIDEO GAME DESIGN, VIDEO GAME PROGRAMING, WHICH ALIGNS TO THE GRAPHIC DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA PROGRAM OF STUDY, WHICH ALSO COMES WITH AN IVC. I KNOW THAT CCMR IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
AND IVC SUCH AS WEB CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE ANIMATOR.
SO IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE. THERE ARE A PLETHORA OF CLASSES AND PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT WE CAN ALIGN IT TO, WHICH WILL QUALIFY US FOR WEIGHTED FUNDING. SO E-SPORTS IS NOT JUST A CLASS WHERE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO SIT AROUND AND PLAY GAMES ALL DAY.
THERE ARE TONS OF THINGS THAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN AND SKILL SETS IN THIS CLASS.
FOR EXAMPLE, STUDENTS ARE GOING TO LEARN STORYBOARDING, DIGITAL MEDIA, DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, CODING, PROGRAMING, GRAPHICS, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON, AND THROUGH THESE CLASSES THEY'LL LEARN COLLABORATION SKILLS, SPORTSMANSHIP, TEAMWORK. AS THEY STATED IN THE VIDEO, PROBLEM SOLVING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.
IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL WITH YOUNG ADULTS, SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NOT ONLY PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN TOURNAMENTS, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN HOW THE GAMES ARE MADE AS WELL.
AND THE TRUMAN STUDENTS HAVE SPOKEN. WE SURVEYED THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADERS AT TRUMAN, AND 82% OF THEM SAID THAT THEY WANTED TO OR THAT THEY HAD INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN THE E-SPORTS PROGRAM. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS WERE ACTUALLY ON BOARD AS WELL BEFORE WE PUT IT INTO PLACE.
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SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THOSE SURVEY RESULTS. AND NOW FOR THE SECOND HALF OF OUR PRESENTATION, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AI AND ANTOINE FROM DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY, AND JULIE ARE GOING TO COME UP TO YOU AND SPEAK ABOUT THAT.THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT MOFFITT. DOCTOR TRUJILLO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE ARE EXCITED THIS EVENING TO BE ABLE TO COME TO YOU AND TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND GPISD.
THAT IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE WORLD.
SO TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT, I THINK WE NEED TO FIRST DEFINE IT.
LET'S LOOK AT OUR SLIDE. AI IS A POWERFUL TOOL THAT USES DATA AND ALGORITHMS TO PERFORM TASKS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND HELP MAKE DECISIONS.
IT CONSOLIDATES INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES.
AI IS A SMART DIGITAL TOOL THAT HELPS STUDENTS LEARN FASTER, THINK DEEPER, AND WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY BY OFFERING PERSONALIZED SUPPORT, FEEDBACK, AND CREATIVITY ON DEMAND. NOW I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE WORD HELP.
AI IS AN ADDED SOURCE FOR HELP. IT IS NOT A DECISION MAKER.
HOW WILL WE DO THAT? WE HAVE CERTAIN TIPS THAT WE'LL SHARE, LIKE ASK FOR SOURCES.
WE WANT TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS, DON'T BE AFRAID TO QUESTION THESE SOURCES AND WHERE THEY COME FROM.
CROSS-CHECK WITH TRUSTED SITES. CHECK THE DATE.
AND THEN WE WANT TO ALSO TELL THEM TO THINK CRITICALLY.
IF SOMETHING SOUNDS TOO GOOD OR TOO BOLD OR TOO VAGUE, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO THINK AGAIN.
AND SO WE'LL GET THE SPEED AND THE CONVENIENCE THAT IT OFFERS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE TRUTH.
NOW IN THIS NEXT SLIDE, I WANT TO SHED LIGHT ON A BOLD STATEMENT AND IT SAYS I WILL NOT REPLACE PEOPLE, BUT PEOPLE WHO USE. I WILL REPLACE THOSE WHO DON'T.
I WILL SAY THAT AGAIN, I WILL NOT REPLACE PEOPLE.
BUT PEOPLE WHO USE I WILL REPLACE PEOPLE WHO DON'T.
AND I THINK WE WOULD ALL AGREE ON THAT. AI IS A TOOL, BUT IT'S NOT A REPLACEMENT.
IT'S AN ENHANCEMENT. AND INDIVIDUALS WHO LEARN TO LEVERAGE AI CAN WORK FASTER.
THEY CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS. THEY CAN BECOME MORE CREATIVE IN THEIR PROBLEM SOLVING.
THINK ABOUT THIS, THE MOST VALUABLE SKILLS ARE SHIFTING NOW FROM MANUAL OR REPETITIVE TASKS TO THOSE THAT INVOLVE CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND THE ABILITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE THESE INTELLECTUAL SYSTEMS. NOW WE GAVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT MARKETING, PROGRAMING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE.
I'M SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE ARE FAMILIAR IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES RIGHT NOW.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT MOFFITT. DOCTOR TRUJILLO, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
HOWEVER, IN GPISD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO FINDING THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND THE SAFEST TOOLS FOR OUR STUDENTS BY FOLLOWING OUR DISTRICT'S SOFTWARE APPROVAL PROCESS. EACH TOOL IS CAREFULLY REVIEWED AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT IT MEETS THE IMPORTANT CRITERIA FOR THAT WE CONSIDER FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT OUR APPROACH TO AI IN EDUCATION IS NOT ABOUT REPLACING HUMAN INTERACTION, IT'S ABOUT ENHANCING IT. AI TOOLS ARE BEING EXPLORED AS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF SUPPORT, HELPING FACILITATE A DEEPER STUDENT TO STUDENT AND STUDENT TO TEACHER RELATIONSHIP AND COLLABORATION.
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THINK OF AI AS AN EXTRA BRAIN THAT CAN ASSIST STUDENTS IN LEARNING IN WAYS THAT WORK BEST FOR THEM.WHETHER THIS MEANS BRAINSTORMING IDEAS, ORGANIZING THOUGHTS, OR GETTING FEEDBACK ON THEIR WORK.
THE GOAL IS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS, NOT TO SUBSTITUTE THE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE THAT ARE AT THE HEART OF GREAT TEACHING AND LEARNING. THANK YOU.
NOW ON THIS LAST SLIDE, I WANT YOU GUYS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE SECOND PARAGRAPH.
IT SAYS INTEGRATING AI PREPARES OUR STUDENTS FOR A FUTURE WHERE THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE ESSENTIAL, GIVING THEM THE TOOLS AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING, TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN WORLD.
I WANT TO MAKE A POINT. AI IS HERE. THIS IS NOT AN IF OR A WHEN, IT'S A NOW.
AND SO TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR A FUTURE SHAPED BY INNOVATION, WE MUST INTEGRATE AI TOOLS INTO OUR CLASSROOM TODAY, EQUIPPING THEM WITH CRITICAL THINKING, DIGITAL LITERACY, AND REAL WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS THAT WILL DEFINE THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW.
THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO ONE OF YOUR FIRST QUESTIONS MIGHT BE HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT THE BUDGET. SO WE DID A COST ANALYSIS AND EXPENSE ANALYSIS HERE, AND $15,000 WOULD BE SPENT FROM THE MACKENZIE SCOTT FUND OR DONATION, THE TECHNOLOGY ALLOCATION PORTION.
$50,000 FROM DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY AND $30,000 FROM CTE.
AGAIN, THESE CLASSES QUALIFY FOR WEIGHTED FUNDING.
SO WE'LL MAKE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS. BACK AT DICKINSON.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LAB FOR THE E-SPORTS WITH PERSONAL COMPUTERS, GAMING CHAIRS AND OF COURSE MINECRAFT EDUCATION, WHICH WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER. FOR TRUMAN, THEY ALREADY HAVE A LAB.
SO WE ARE PURCHASING GAMING CHAIRS AND GAMING DEVICES AND TELEVISION MONITORS.
MOSELEY AI SOFTWARE AND FLOW HILL IT'S ALREADY COVERED.
SO WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS MOFFITT, JUST ADD SOMETHING REAL QUICK. THANK YOU TO THE TEAM.
THE CHALLENGE WAS MET. IT WAS SHORT RUN THAT WE DID.
WHAT'S EXCITING IS THIS. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PICTURE THIS.
WE SAY WE PREPARE KIDS FOR THE FUTURE, AND WE'RE ALWAYS ASKING, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS FOR THE FUTURE? IT'S BEEN WITH US ALL ALONG. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VISIT A FINE ARTS ROOM.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WATCH A COACH COACH THEIR KIDS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WATCH A BAND DIRECTOR. WHICH WERE THE KIDS? IT'S THERE, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF US.
THESE KIDS HAVE TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE, KNOW HOW TO FAIL, KNOW HOW TO SUCCEED, KNOW HOW TO CREATE, KNOW HOW TO DELIVER, KNOW HOW TO PRESENT AND KNOW HOW TO JUST HAVE FUN AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
MY SON DID THIS. MY SON NOW MAKES SIX FIGURES WORKING FOR ONE OF THE MAJOR TECHNO COMPANIES.
HE WAS IN SEATTLE, NOW HE'S IN AUSTIN. AND THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CHANGING LIVES WITH OUR KIDS, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE THINK THAT THEY WANT.
IT'S GOING OUT THERE AND FINDING OUT THE THINGS THAT THE KIDS TELL US THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.
AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL TOOL FOR US TO LOOK HERE TO DESIGN IT.
IT GOES BACK TO THE INNOVATION OF WHAT THIS GROUP HAS.
YOU CAN HEAR THE PASSION THAT EACH ONE OF THESE FOLKS HAVE THAT ARE ABLE TO BRING TO THE TABLE.
AND ALL I HAVE TO DO IS GET OUT OF YOUR WAY AND UNLEASH IT.
AND I AM SO PROUD OF WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNCOVER IN THE SHORT TIME, INCLUDING A SURVEY OF KIDS THAT WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO GO TO THE SUMMER, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME HARD FACTS WITH THAT.
SO I WANTED TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION WITH YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'RE CREATING.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY REALLY QUICKLY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.
BEAUTIFUL JOB ON THE PRESENTATION. I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS.
AND MISS DAVIS, I'VE ASKED YOU THIS DIRECTLY.
I USE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. I WORK IN AN ADVERTISING MARKETING FIRM.
AND I LOVE YOUR POINT THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO REPLACE PEOPLE IT'S A TOOL TO USE ALONGSIDE.
SO I USE IT AS A PERSONAL ASSISTANT EVERY DAY, IT'S AMAZING.
IF YOU HAVEN'T USED IT, FIGURE IT OUT, IT'S NOT THAT HARD.
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BUT I APPRECIATE IT, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA NEXT MONTH AS AN ACTION ITEM.THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. WE WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD TO INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEM B.
[13.B. Wearable Panic Devices and Visitor Management System]
WEARABLE PANIC DEVICES AND VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.OUR PRESENTER IS MR. NEAL SANDLIN, OUR CHIEF OF SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MOFFITT, DOCTOR TRUJILLO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT. I AM ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL SAFETY AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR GPISD.
LET'S SEE. OKAY, SO THIS STEMMED FROM A CONVERSATION WE HAD, I BELIEVE IT WAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WEARABLE PANIC DEVICES. BUT ONCE I TOOK THE CHARGE AND STARTED LOOKING AT THAT I'M NOT A TECHNOLOGY PERSON, BUT I HAVE TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE ON MY TEAM, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO DOCTOR STEGER AND HER TEAM FOR HELPING ME OUT WITH THIS. SO I ENLISTED EXPERTS.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT WEARABLE PANIC DEVICE, AND WE REALIZED THAT IT KIND OF TOUCHES ON OR IS ADJACENT TO SOME OF OUR OTHER SECURITY AND SAFETY ASSETS, SPECIFICALLY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND VISITOR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
WE'RE RELATIVELY HAPPY WITH IT. IT DOES A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR US.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WE DO MORE THAN THE STATE MINIMUM, BUT IT ALLOWS ME TO PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK AND PUSH THAT FRAMEWORK OUT TO THE CAMPUSES, AND THEY CAN SCHEDULE THEIR OWN DRILLS WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK.
AND IT GIVES ME A DASHBOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT CAMPUSES ARE SCHEDULING THEIR DRILLS.
THEY'RE CONDUCTING THEIR DRILLS WITH FIDELITY. AND ON THE OFF CHANCE THAT SOMEBODY IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE, I CAN SEE THAT AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT SINCE WE'VE ADOPTED RAPTOR, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CAMPUSES MISS ANY DRILL DATES.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS MASS NOTIFICATION. SO IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY ON A CAMPUS OR A DRILL, IT PUSHES THAT NOTIFICATION OUT TO ALL THE TEACHERS, ALL THE PRINCIPALS HERE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND OUR PARTNERS WITH GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT FEATURE OF IT IS IT ROSTERS.
SO DURING AN EMERGENCY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR YOUR STAFF AND YOUR STUDENTS.
IT INTEGRATES WITH OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
AND THEN IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO CONDUCT OUR REUNIFICATION PROCESS.
A REUNIFICATION PROCESS AT BEST IS ORGANIZED CHAOS.
BUT HAVING IT IN ELECTRONIC FORM, WHERE WE CAN OPEN UP OUR PHONES AND USE AN APP OR AN IPAD TO CONDUCT REUNIFICATION IS HUGE, IT'S A GAME CHANGER, BECAUSE THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS PEN AND PAPER, AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE LONGER. AND REUNIFICATION WE WANT TO GET THOSE KIDS BACK WITH THEIR GUARDIANS AS QUICK AS WE CAN. SO AGAIN, THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THAT CURRENT PROCESS.
ADD, WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH A COMPANY CALLED CENTEGIX FOR VISITOR MANAGEMENT.
WE ALREADY HAVE THIS ON OUR CAMPUSES. IT WILL LOOK VERY, VERY SIMILAR.
VERY SIMPLY, IT CHECKS IN AND AUTHENTIKATES OUR VISITORS.
WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW AND IDENTIFY WHO'S ON OUR CAMPUSES.
AND THERE ARE SOME ENHANCED FEATURES, SPECIFICALLY WITH STRATEGIC PRODUCT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MONITOR THE VISITORS WHEN THEY'RE IN OUR CAMPUSES. AND THE LAST ONE IS THE WEARABLE PANIC DEVICES. THIS IS A GAME CHANGER FOR US.
IT WILL GIVE ALL STAFF, ALL STAFF, TEACHERS, CUSTODIANS, CAFETERIA, DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, THE ABILITY TO INITIATE AN EMERGENCY.
AND AGAIN, IT WILL DO A LOT OF THINGS. IT WILL NOTIFY THE CAMPUS.
IT CAN LOCK THE CAMPUS DOWN. IT WILL NOTIFY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? I'VE BROKEN IT DOWN.
THE TOP SECTION IS THE ONE TIME SERVICE AND THE ANNUAL SERVICES.
THOSE ARE BOTH YEAR ONE COSTS. THE ONE TIME SERVICES ARE OBVIOUSLY MOSTLY HAVE TO DO WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE SYSTEMS AND THE ANNUAL SERVICES, THE RECURRING COSTS. SO THE ONE TIME SERVICES IS $274,650.
THE ANNUAL RECURRING IS $384,200, FOR A TOTAL YEAR, ONE COST OF $658,850.
HOWEVER, AND I'LL DISCUSS THIS ON THE NEXT SLIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE DO HAVE SOME SAFETY GRANT FUNDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SPENT YET.
SPECIFICALLY THE AMOUNT OF $153,185. SO THAT WILL BRING THAT YEAR ONE COST DOWN TO $505,664.70.
AND I WANT TO TOUCH ON AGAIN, THERE'S THE ANNUAL RECURRING COST OF $384,200.
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ALL ISD'S SAFETY DEPARTMENT GET THEIR MONEY. THE STATE EVERY YEAR HAS A SAFETY ALLOTMENT, THE 24/25 SAFETY ALLOTMENT.THAT IS MONEY PROVIDED TO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT BY THE STATE.
THAT'S BASED ON STUDENT POPULATION AND CAMPUS NUMBERS.
AND THAT'S STILL WITH QUARTER THREE AND QUARTER FOUR PENDING.
I TOUCHED ON IT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. WE ALSO, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, GOT SOME GRANT FUNDS THROUGH THE SAFE CYCLE 1 AND SAFE CYCLE TWO. THAT SAFE CYCLE GRANT HAD VERY SPECIFIC ALLOWABLE EXPENSES THAT WERE BASED OFF OF THE PHYSICAL SECURITY STANDARDS THAT THE TEA SET UP A COUPLE YEARS AGO. SO WE WERE VERY LIMITED ON WHAT WE COULD SPEND THAT MONEY ON.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE SPENT THE MONEY ON. THESE ARE ALL THE ALLOWABLE EXPENSES, DOORS, SILENT PANIC TECHNOLOGY, MAPPING, RADIO UPGRADES, FENCING, DOOR NUMBERING.
ON THE VERY, VERY RIGHT, THAT LAST COLUMN YOU'LL SEE THE TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE AVAILABLE, I'VE GOT ONE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN.
THAT'S AT $154.358. THAT'S WHERE I'M PULLING THAT.
SAFE CYCLE 2 GRANT, TECHNICALLY IT'S NOT ZERO, IT'S ACTUALLY $0.02 LEFT OVER.
SO THE FUNDING SOURCE RECOMMENDATION, DUE TO THE USE OF SAFETY ALLOTMENT FUNDS TO COVER CURRENT DISTRICT INITIATIVES, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE USE OF FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT THE NEW INITIATIVES. NEXT STEPS. OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL COME BACK IN JULY AS AN ACTION ITEM, BUT IF APPROVED, WE'LL MOVE INTO PHASE ONE OF GETTING THE VISITOR MANAGEMENT INSTALLED.
THE RECEIPT AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT, THE TRAINING OF ALL THE FRONTLINE STAFF. AND I DID FORGET TO ADD WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THESE OPTIONS, WE DID BRING IN CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND FRONTLINERS TO GET THEIR INPUT.
SO THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE FOR THE VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS NOVEMBER OF 25.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT DURING THE TIME BETWEEN JULY AND NOVEMBER, THERE WILL BE CAMPUSES COMING ONLINE WITH THE VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. PHASE TWO, THE WEARABLE PANIC DEVICES. WE WILL BE TAKING CARE OF, WE AS IN OUR CONTRACTOR WILL BE PULLING THE CABLES FOR THE EXTERIOR ANTENNAS, THEN CENTEGIX WILL COME IN AND INSTALL THE BEACONS.
THEY WILL TRAIN THE STAFF. AND WE HAVE AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE OF SPRING OF 2026.
AGAIN, SIMILAR TO VISITOR MANAGEMENT, WE WILL HAVE CAMPUSES COMING ONLINE DURING THAT TIME.
WE JUST THINK ALL OF THEM WILL BE COMPLETELY DONE BY SPRING OF 2026.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR OBTAINING GRANT MONEY FOR THE BULK OF THIS.
WISH WE HAD MORE. YES I KNOW. YES, MA'AM. GO AHEAD MISS LILES.
DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY OF THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING OUT OF THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO BE ABLE TO GO TOWARDS ANY OF THIS AT ALL? I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT. I CHECKED WITH OUR REGION 10 PARTNERS, AS FAR AS THE SAFETY ALLOTMENT GOES.
THERE WAS INCREASES THAT WERE PAST. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM REGION 10 IS THAT IT'S SITTING ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK HAS NOT BEEN PASSED. SO I DON'T LIKE TO COUNT MY CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH. SO I'M PRAYING THAT IT DOES PASS.
WE GET SOME MORE FUNDING, BUT UNTIL IT'S THERE, I'M NOT COUNTING ON IT. OKAY, THANKS. I WILL SAY, THOUGH TO YOUR QUESTION, THE ANSWER IS YES. I KNOW HE'S NOT GOING TO TAKE THE RISK TO SAY THAT, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SAFETY ALLOTMENT MONEY COMING.
WE DID THIS DURING THIS LAST YEAR. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW THAT GRAND PRAIRIE HAS NOT BEEN DOING.
THERE WAS EXPENDITURES THAT THE DISTRICT DID FOR SOME OF THOSE PURCHASES THAT WERE THERE. I PROMISE YOU, BECAUSE NO OTHER SUPERINTENDENT HAD IT EITHER.
FUNDING WAS NOT THERE YET FOR THE GRANT, SO CAMPUSES AND DISTRICTS WERE EXPENDING FUNDS, AND THE MINUTE THE STATE RELEASED THOSE GRANTS, THEN WE WENT BACK AND WE BALANCED THE BOOKS BACK AND PUT THE FUNDS BACK INTO THE FUND BALANCE.
AND I IMAGINE THAT'S WHAT WE DID HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE WITH THE NUMBER THE JOURNAL ENTRY IS WHAT IT'S CALLED WHEN THEY PUT THE MONEY BACK. SO YES, WE DID HAVE SOME STUFF THAT WE HAD PAID FOR, AND GENERAL MENTIONED IT BACK ONCE WE GOT THE GRANT FUNDS. YEAH. OKAY. YES. GO AHEAD. YOUR BUTTON.
JUST. [LAUGHTER] SHUT UP. I LOVE THIS BUTTON.
JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT THIS BOARD, THIS SUPERINTENDENT, TAKES NOTHING MORE SERIOUS THAN THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER IN THIS DISTRICT.
NEAL DOES A FANTASTIC JOB. AND THESE GENTLEMEN THAT ARE STANDING IN THE BACK HERE, GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICERS, THEY ARE FANTASTIC. I HAVE FIVE GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT, AND I FEEL SO SAFE
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AND SO COMFORTABLE FOR THEM BEING IN THESE SCHOOLS, KNOWING THAT THESE MEN AND WOMEN WOULD NOT HESITATE, NOT FLINCH, NOT ANYTHING TO DO WHATEVER THEY HAD TO DO TO PROTECT MY GRANDKIDS AND THE STAFF MEMBERS IN THIS DISTRICT. AND I JUST IT MAKES ME, YOU KNOW, A GUY ASKED ME ONE TIME, HE SAYS, WELL, CAN YOU GUARANTEE.OF COURSE, I CAN'T GUARANTEE ANYTHING, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THIS.
IT'LL BE A BAD, BAD DAY FOR THE BAD GUY WHEN HE COMES IN WITH THESE GUYS BACK HERE AND HIM, AND IT AIN'T GOING TO BE GOOD FOR HIM. SO THANK YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND YOUR OTHER PARTNERS.
AND NEAL THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT MOFFITT, CAN I ADD TO WHAT HE'S SAYING.
AND IT'S GOOD ABOUT THE SAFETY SIDE OF IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS CLEAR WITH THIS.
WE DON'T WANT THAT TO EVER HAPPEN. CORRECT. THAT IS.
IT WILL KNOW THE EXACT LOCATION. NOW, I'M GOING TO PAINT A PICTURE FOR ALL OF US.
THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND IF IT'S ONE EMPLOYEE, IT WAS WORTH EVERY DIME.
AN EMPLOYEE CLEANS A BUILDING. A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE IN PAIRS, AND THEY CLEAN A LOT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE, THEY'RE IN THAT BUILDING ALONE. IF WE HAVE A HEALTH SCARE, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT SOMEBODY HAS HAD A HEALTH SITUATION.
SO THIS IS MULTIFACETED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS WHERE WE CAN DEPLOY LAW ENFORCEMENT IF WE NEED THEM, OR TEACHERS CAN USE IT IN THE CLASSROOM TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ORDERLY CLASSROOMS OR EMPLOYEES HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT KNOWS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET HELP IF THEY NEED IT. SO IT BLANKETS EVERYTHING ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
AND IT'S A VERY POWERFUL TOOL THAT WE CAN PROVIDE FOR OUR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU. DOCTOR TRUJILLO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, IT IS ONE OF OUR NIGHTMARE SCENARIOS.
SO YOU HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERY LEVEL OF PROTECTION FROM OUR CAMPUSES ALL THE WAY HERE TO THE ED CENTER. SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD TO OPEN FORUM FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. AND WE RECEIVED ONE CARD, AND BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO READ THE FOLLOWING.
STATE LAW PROHIBITS BOARD MEMBERS FROM RESPONDING TO SPEAKERS IN PUBLIC FORUM UNLESS THE TOPIC REGARDS TO MATTERS SPECIFICALLY POSTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THE BOARD WILL CAREFULLY CONSIDER ANY CONCERNS EXPRESSED. SPEAKERS WILL LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
PLEASE KEEP ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING A CONCERN, COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE, A SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER, OR A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU NEED TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES, DGBA LOCAL, F&G LOCAL AND GF LOCAL. EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL KENNETH FREEMAN UP. YES.
MR. FREEMAN HAD TO LEAVE, BUT SAID HE'D BE BACK OKAY. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE END OF OUR MEETING AND HAVE COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE.
[15. COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE]
MR. ESPINOSA. I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY SUMMER, HOPING EVERYONE COMES BACK SAFE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025.THANK YOU, MR. ESPINOSA. MR. BROOKS. YES, MA'AM.
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS MOFFITT AND MISS LILES ON BEING ON THIS BOARD FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK WITH US, AND JUST CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I OWE AN APOLOGY TO THIS BOARD AND ESPECIALLY TO MR.
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ESPINOSA FOR LOSING MY COMPOSURE A WHILE AGO, AND TO THE AUDIENCE HERE.SO I NORMALLY AND MOST OF YOU ALL HAVE BEEN AROUND ME A LONG TIME, KNOW I'M VERY GOOD ABOUT KEEPING MY COOL, MY LEVEL HEAD AND MY COMPOSURE. BUT I DIDN'T DENY IT.
AND AFTER I RIPPED THIS BUTTON OUT OF HERE. BUT PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY, MR. ESPINOSA, AND THIS BOARD, THIS AUDIENCE.
I'LL TRY MY VERY BEST TO KEEP MY COMPOSURE FROM NOW ON.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BROOKS. MR. BRIDGES.
YES. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR FINE ARTS ACADEMY ON THEIR PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION TONIGHT.
SO I WANT TO THANK MARIA SCHELL AND HER LEADERSHIP.
IT SOUNDS VERY EXCITING, AND I KNOW OUR KIDS WILL LOVE THAT AND WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT.
AND HAPPY SUMMER TO EVERYONE. WE HAD A LOT OF GRADUATIONS A FEW WEEKS AGO.
SO HAPPY FOR EVERYONE THAT GRADUATED. NOW IT'S TIME TO REST AND RELAX AND GET READY FOR NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BRIDGES. MR. PARRA.
YES, MA'AM. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CLASS OF 2025.
MAY YOU TAKE ALL THE LESSONS LEARNED. SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND SOAR.
MAY YOU HAVE A SAFE, LONG, WELL DESERVED BREAK.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE YOU FOR CONVOCATION IN AUGUST.
BUT NOBODY'S COUNTING DOWN THOSE DAYS, SO THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
THANK YOU, MR. PARRA. MISS CARRILLO. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE MARIA SCHELL AND OUR GRAND PRAIRIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY, NATIONAL ARTS SCHOOL NETWORK FOR OUTSTANDING ARTS.
I WANT TO THANK AGAIN NEAL SANDLIN FOR HIS PRESENTATION WITH REFERENCE TO THE WEARABLE BADGES, AND TO ALSO THANK THE SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH I HAPPEN TO BE A MEMBER OF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ALL, OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
BEAUTIFUL DAY. WE WERE THERE FROM 8:00 IN THE MORNING TO 10:30 AT NIGHT.
IT WAS A LONG DAY FOR ALL OF US, BUT EVERY ONE OF THOSE GRADUATIONS WAS EXCITING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS CARRILLO. MISS LILES.
THANK YOU. I TOO, WANT TO CONGRATULATE MARIA SCHELL AND GPFA.
LOTS OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING OVER ON THAT CAMPUS.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MISS MOFFITT ON BEING BACK ON THE BOARD FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR CONTINUING TO BE THE LEADER THAT YOU ARE AND TO SERVE US ONE MORE YEAR AS PRESIDENT.
EARLIER, I NEGLECTED TO THANK MY HUSBAND AND IT WASN'T ON PURPOSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE. IT'S HARDER ON YOU THAN IT IS ON ME.
ESPECIALLY THE LAST, YOU KNOW, COUPLE OF MONTHS.
BUT WHEN I WANTED TO THROW IN THE TOWEL AND GIVE UP, YOU PICKED ME UP AND SAID THAT'S NOT WHO YOU ARE, LET'S GO. SO KEEP DOING THAT. I'M SORRY THAT I'VE CHANGED YOU TO THE CHAIR FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE EVERY SINGLE BOARD MEETING.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOUR FACE HERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEN LASTLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2025 GRADUATES, INCLUDING MY OWN. MY BABY GRADUATED. AND SO AS A MOM, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE YOUR KIDS DO GREAT THINGS.
BUT IT'S HARD WHEN IT'S THE BABY. BUT I KNOW HER, ALONG WITH EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THAT WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE A FEW WEEKS AGO ARE GOING TO GO DO GREAT THINGS. WE'LL BE FOLLOWING YOU, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU DO.
AND I HOPE EVERYBODY OUT THERE IS ENJOYING SUMMER SO FAR.
I KNOW IT GOES BY VERY, VERY FAST. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR YOUR FACES BACK HERE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO RUSH YOU. I HOPE YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO REST AND RELAX AND RECHARGE.
Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANKS. THANK YOU, MISS LILES. DOCTOR TRUJILLO.
MISS AARON AND HER STAFF. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WALKING AROUND AND GOING TO OUR CAMPUSES.
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WE THINK WE'RE ON SUMMER BREAK. EVERYBODY'S OFF ON THE BEACHES, AND THEY'RE ON TRIPS AND ALL OF THAT.BUT WHEN YOU WALK ON TO BOWIE OR TO WHITT OR TO MORTON OR TO GARCIA, YOU GO TO THE CAMPUSES AND YOU SEE SMILING FACES OF LITTLE KIDS, AND YOU ALSO SEE THE SMILING FACES OF OUR TEACHERS, SOME OF WHICH SCHOOL ENDED.
THINK ABOUT THAT. AND, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A BREAK UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH.
B UT THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU TO THOSE TEACHERS THAT ARE SHARING THEIR HEART, THEIR PASSION, THEIR COMMITMENT WITH THOSE KIDS. WHEN I WENT UP TO ONE SCHOOL AND THE TEACHERS WERE DRESSED IN DINOSAURS DANCING AND WAVING AND DOING ALL THE THINGS GOING ON THESE FIELD TRIPS, I'M TELLING YOU, WE'RE GIVING THESE KIDS EXPERIENCES THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE EXPERIENCED IN THE SUMMER.
SOME OF THESE KIDS WOULD GO HOME AND TURN ON THE TELEVISION AND WAIT TILL MOM GOT HOME FROM WORK, OR DAD GOT HOME. BUT WE ARE PROVIDING THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN THE SUMMERTIME.
SO THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAFF IF YOU'LL SHARE THAT WITH THEM.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW LEGISLATORS ARE NOT IN SESSION ANYMORE.
WE GET TO TRANSFER AND TRANSLATE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
AND THEN DORIS, I PROMISE YOU, WE'RE GOING TO GET THE INFORMATION TO YOU AND THE TEACHERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND ALSO TO OUR STUDENTS. THERE'S A LOT, OF LOT OF INK COMING OUT OF AUSTIN AND SOME OF IT IS NOT FUNDED.
SO THIS WONDERFUL BOARD IS GOING TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PRIORITIZING EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAVE.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE GOT A LOT OF MONEY COMING OUR WAY [LAUGHTER] BUT WE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR EVERY CHILD IN THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE BEST EXPERIENCE THAT THEY CAN HAVE.
SO WITH THAT, ENJOY YOUR SUMMER. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HAVING IT, BE SAFE AS YOU'RE TRAVELING.
HAVE A GLORIOUS EVENING. THANK YOU, DOCTOR TRUJILLO.
I WOULD LIKE TO END BY SAYING, FIRST OF ALL, LET'S CONGRATULATE THE CLASS OF 2025.
I KNOW THAT THIS WAS POSTED, BUT FOR THOSE OF ALL WHO DON'T KNOW, CLASS OF 2025 HAD 2226 GRADUATES, OF WHICH 90% OF THEM APPLIED TO COLLEGE. NINE OUT OF TEN SENIORS HAVE EARNED ONE OR MORE COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READINESS INDICATORS.
88 SENIORS GRADUATED FROM DALLAS COLLEGE WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.
WE HAVE STUDENTS 6810 INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS EARNED BY THE CLASS OF 2025.
13,381 COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS EARNED. AND TO DATE, WE HAVE $62,462,048 OF COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS. SO IF EVERYONE COULD GIVE THE CLASS OF 2025 A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE] AND THAT NUMBER FOR SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS IS COUNTING, SO CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO THE CLASS OF 2025.
CLASS OF 2026 YOU HAVE NEXT. ALL RIGHT. SHE'S LOOKING AT HER DAUGHTER.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR VICE PRESIDENT ROLE.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE GRAND PRAIRIE FINE ARTS AND MARIA FOR THEIR TEAM, BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO THANK OUR BUS DRIVERS, OUR CAFETERIA WORKERS, OUR NURSES, OUR TEACHERS, AND THE ENTIRE SUMMER SCHOOL STAFF FOR PROVIDING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE TO RETAKE THEIR EOC TEST THIS SUMMER.
THERE ARE ALSO JUNETEENTH FESTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON NOT ONLY TONIGHT, BUT TOMORROW AS WELL.
THE JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTY WILL BE AT THE EPIC GRAND CENTRAL AND TOMORROW EVENING.
AND IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY MORE COMMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS.
OH, AND ONE LAST THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE, CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, CONTINUE TO SIT IN THE PRESIDENT'S SEAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND SAY THANK YOU TO MY BOARD COLLEAGUES FOR JUST CONTINUING TO ALLOW ME TO LEAD US AS WE
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NAVIGATE ALL THE NEW HOUSE BILL MANDATES AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED A SAFE AND POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND THEY CONTINUE TO EXCEL BEYOND THEIR WILDEST IMAGINATION.AND IF THAT IF NOTHING ELSE IS BEING SAID, THE TIME NOW IS 8:38 P.M.
AND THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.