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THE TIME NOW IS 531 ON MONDAY, JULY 28TH, 2025.ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. DOCTOR TRUJILLO, HAS THIS MEETING BEEN POSTED IN A TIMELY MANNER? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THE BOARD WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS FOR WHICH CLOSED SESSIONS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE TEXAS
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GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551. THE SUPERINTENDENT, AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT, WILL DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTERS. PERSONNEL, REAL PROPERTY IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF SAFETY AND SECURITY ITEMS, STUDENT ISSUES AND OTHER MATTERS PROTECTED BY THE STATUTE, AND CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND MAY TAKE ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION.WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU.
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WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS IN REGARDS TO OPEN FORUM FOR AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE WILL MOVE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ACTION AGENDA ITEMS.[6. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ACTION AGENDA ITEMS]
FIRST, WE WILL HAVE THE 25-26 COMPENSATION PLAN AND HIRING SCHEDULES.OUR PRESENTER IS DOCTOR THURSTON LAMB, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS.
KRISTEN BIRD, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THEN WE HAVE CARRIE CHAPMAN WITH HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.
BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR TRUJILLO. I'M HERE TO COVER OUR CONVERSATION PLAN.
SO I'LL MOVE THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION FAIRLY QUICK IF WE CAN GET THE PRESENTATION CUED UP.
OKAY. WE TALKED ABOUT INCREASING THE START OF TEACHER PAY FROM 63 TO 64,000.
AND THIS IS JUST FOR TEACHERS. WE LOOKED AT THAT.
THAT LEAVES US 4.6 MONTHS OPERATING EXPENSES.
WE COVERED THESE SCENARIOS LAST TIME, SO I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANY TIME ON IT, BUT IT WAS A 2% RAISE, A 3% RAISE, A 4% RAISE. AND THE RAISES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE GEARED FOR EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN TEACHERS.
SO THESE RAISES FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. AND SO WHAT WE ADDED WAS A STIPEND SCHEDULE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT GIVING ALL EMPLOYEES A STIPEND, EITHER A $2,000 STIPEND OR $2,500 STIPEND, OR A $3,000 STIPEND. WHAT THIS ALLOWS US TO DO IS IT GIVES US A YEAR TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE IS GOING TO BE, HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE DISTRICTS BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED.
BUT IT ALSO REWARDS OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND THEIR HARD WORK.
WE'RE ALSO PROUD OF THE TIA FOR THE DISTRICT.
CAN I ASK ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
YES. MADAM PRESIDENT, MY QUESTION TO DOCTOR LAMB IS WHEN YOU SAID ALL EMPLOYEES, DOES THAT INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE? YOU'RE SAYING ALL ACROSS THE BOARD? YES, MA'AM.
SO THAT INCLUDES OUR HOURLY EMPLOYEES IN ADDITION TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR COUNSELORS, OUR NURSES, ANYBODY THAT THE STATE DOES NOT DEFINE AS BEING A TEACHER.
THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM PRESIDENT. YES? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE OUR MANDATED HB2 RAISES, WHICH ARE $2,500 FOR YEARS 0 TO 4 AND $5,000 FOR FIVE AND ABOVE FOR TEACHERS THAT THE STATE RECOGNIZES AS A TEACHER. AND THEN I MAKE A MOTION OR IN THAT SAME MOTION, I ASK THAT WE DO A $2,000 STIPEND FOR ALL OTHER
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STAFF YEARS 0 TO 4, AND A $3,000 STIPEND FOR ALL OTHER STAFF YEARS FIVE AND ABOVE.AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT THOSE ARE DONE IN TWO PAYMENTS, 1ST NOVEMBER 20TH AND 1ST APRIL 20TH.
MADAM PRESIDENT. MADAM SECRETARY. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM MISS LILES, A SECOND FROM MR. BROOKS. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A CORRECTION.
SO YOUR MOTION WAS, YOU SAID 0 TO 4, THE STATE MANDATED, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 1 TO 4.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION.
SO THE STATE MANDATED UNDER HB2 IS ONE OF FOUR YEARS AS A TEACHER, RECEIVED THE 2500 YEARS FIVE AND UP RECEIVED 5000 AS A TEACHER. AND THE MOTION WAS TO ALSO AWARD OUR EMPLOYEES 0 TO 4 YEARS, A $2,000 STIPEND THAT THE STATE DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A TEACHER, AND THEN $3,000 STIPEND FOR ALL OTHER PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE NOT TEACHERS.
FIVE YEARS AND ABOVE. CORRECT. OKAY, I SO MOTION FOR MISS LILES, SECOND FOR MR. BROOKS. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? MADAM PRESIDENT, YES, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT I'M CLEAR, BUT I THINK I MY BOARD COLLEAGUES WILL AGREE TO THAT.
LAST TIME YOU ALL HEARD US DISCUSS THOSE TWO, THREE AND FOUR PERCENT OPTIONS AND AFTER DOING SOME MATH AND SOME CALCULATIONS, WE REALIZED THAT BY GOING A STIPEND ROUTE, WE ARE REWARDING ALL OF OUR OTHER STAFF WITH A HIGHER AMOUNT OF MONEY.
AND AGAIN, IT SHOULD BE WAY MORE. BUT WE'RE AT THE STATE'S MERCY.
BUT WE WANT TO ALSO SHOW HOW MUCH WE VALUE ALL OF OUR OTHER STAFF.
AND SO THIS WAS THE WAY THAT WE COULD DO THAT AND GET THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK.
AND SO THIS ISN'T A, YOU KNOW, AN EASY DECISION BY ANY MEANS.
IT'S BEEN HARD. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. BUT I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE LANDED ON A COMPENSATION PLAN THAT'S COMPETITIVE AND REWARDS OUR STAFF THAT WE BELIEVE ARE THE BEST IN THE METROPLEX AND IN THE STATE.
MADAM PRESIDENT, YES, THE THETHING I REALLY WANT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS COMPENSATION PLAN THAT'S BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT AND HOPEFULLY WILL PASS, LIKE MISS LILES SAID, BUT YOU GOT TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT TOO, BECAUSE THE HISTORY OF NOT JUST GPISD, BUT ANY DISTRICT IS THAT EVERY YEAR WE DO OUR INSURANCE.
YOU KNOW, ROLLOUT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. AND EVERY YEAR WITH THE INSURANCE ROLLOUT, BY THE TIME THEY GET THEIR RAISES, THERE IS NO RAISE THIS YEAR. THERE IS. NOW, I KNOW THERE'S SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THAT RULE, BUT VERY FEW, AND I KNOW THAT OF ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO GO UP INTO THEIR INSURANCE, MAKE IT A LITTLE HIGHER, A LITTLE, A LITTLE. THEY WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE MORE ITEMS THAN THEY WERE BEFORE.
SO THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE INSURANCE PACKAGE THAT WE GOT, AND THAT TONIGHT'S VOTE JUST GOES ON TOP OF THAT, WHERE I THINK WE'RE AND I APPRECIATE THIS BOARD, AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ALL THE OTHER ADMINISTRATORS GRADERS HERE THAT THINK THAT MUCH OF ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL.
ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE TEACHERS. YOU GET TAUGHT, NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE AT ON THAT BUS OR IN THE CAFETERIA LINE OR WHERE WE'RE ALL TEACHERS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MADAM PRESIDENT, YES, I JUST WANTED TO THANK DOCTOR LAMB FOR THE WONDERFUL PRESENTATION THAT YOU MADE TONIGHT TO OUR BOARD, KERRY, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ALL OF THE ALL OF YOUR STAFF.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS COMPENSATION PLAN.
AND I KNOW, I HOPE THAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE AWARE OF THE WORK THAT THIS BOARD HAS DONE.
AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS BOARD WILL PASS THIS MOTION.
OKAY. GO AHEAD. SURE. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS LILES. A SECOND FOR MR. BROOKS. I JUST WANT TO ECHO SAME THING THAT THEY SAID.
AND EVEN THOUGH THE STATE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY TO GIVE THEM RAISES FOR THE HARD WORK THEY DO.
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WE'RE IN PRAIRIE ISD SET, AND WE'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY AND ALL OUR EMPLOYEES IN THIS DISTRICT RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF BENEFIT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO COMPENSATE THEM. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.ANY OPPOSED? NO. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LAMB AND MISS CHAPMAN.
[7. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS]
DOCTOR MELISSA KATES, OUR LEGAL COUNSEL. GOOD EVENING.THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DOCTOR TRUJILLO.
AS YOU ALL HAVE HEARD, WE ARE FRANTICALLY GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATES WITH ALL THE BILLS AND LOCAL POLICIES THAT ARE BEING CREATED BY TODAY. I HAVE HEARD A RUMOR THAT IT COULD BE OVER 1500 PAGES OF TOTAL POLICY UPDATES BY THE TIME THEY'RE SAID AND DONE.
SO IT SHOULD BE A PRETTY SEAMLESS INFORMATION ITEM.
SO THE FIRST TWO POLICIES THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ARE FM AND FD LOCAL, AND THESE INVOLVE STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN UIL. GPISD CURRENTLY REQUIRES STUDENTS TO BE ENROLLED IN OUR SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.
SO BY ADOPTING THESE CHANGES IN THE PROPOSED POLICY, IT'S GOING TO STATE THAT OUR CURRENT THAT YOU HAVE TO BE A CURRENT STUDENT, MEANING YOU'RE ENROLLED IN A GPISD SCHOOL IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN UIL.
SO THIS IS GOING TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS THAT ARE IN OUR SCHOOLS HAVE.
SO IT'S GOING TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE PART OF OUR SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN UIL, THAT YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME ACADEMIC ATTENDANCE, CONDUCT AND ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY GPISD.
SO BY ADOPTING THAT POLICY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ENROLLED AS A STUDENT IN OUR DISTRICT.
THEY ARE SO PROACTIVE AND HAVE BEEN DOING SO MUCH WORK BEHIND THE SCENES FOR MANY YEARS, THAT WE ARE PRETTY MUCH IN A POSITION TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE PARTS OF SENATE BILL 13 WITH THE LIBRARY MATERIALS, FOR INSTANCE, THE ABILITY OF PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO GO AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT KIND OF BOOKS THAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE CHECKING OUT, AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO SEE THE FULL LIBRARY CATALOG OF ALL OF THE BOOKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR LIBRARIES CURRENTLY, THAT'S ALREADY ONLINE AND ALREADY IMPLEMENTED, AND PARENTS CAN SEE THAT, IN ADDITION, THE WAY THAT THE PRACTICE HAS WORKED IN THE PAST IS THE DISTRICT LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THEY WOULD BE THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR ANY MATERIAL THAT CAME INTO OUR LIBRARIES. SO THEY WERE THE ONES THAT LOOKED THROUGH ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS TO NUMBER ONE, MAKE SURE IT'S AGE APPROPRIATE, THAT IT MET SPECIFIC CONTENT STANDARDS AND THAT IT SUPPORTED THE DISTRICT'S INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS.
AND SO, AGAIN, THE DISTRICT LIBRARY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS THE FINAL APPROVAL.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT LOOKED AND MADE SURE, YES, IT'S OKAY TO PUT THIS ACTUAL BOOK IN OUR LIBRARY.
SO THE PROPOSED POLICY THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, IT'S GOING TO KEEP THAT CURRENT PRACTICE, AND IT'S GOING TO ALLOW OUR CERTIFIED LIBRARIANS TO BE THE ONES THAT GO AND REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE BOOKS THAT WILL BE IN OUR LIBRARIES.
SO AGAIN, THAT'S JUST KEEPING WITH OUR CURRENT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE THE FNCE LOCAL, WHICH LAST YEAR THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO GO AHEAD AND START IMPLEMENTING MOST OF THIS PART WITH OUR CELL PHONE POLICY. WELL, WHAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS DONE IS EXTENDED IT BEYOND CELL PHONES.
SO NOW THE LAW SAYS THAT PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE IN SCHOOLS.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS FOR GRAND PRAIRIE ISD IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR CELL PHONE PROHIBITION POLICY FROM LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND IT IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW.
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BUT ALL THE OTHER CAMPUSES HAD THE REQUIREMENT TO KEEP THEIR PHONES AWAY DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.BUT NOW THAT THE TEXAS LAW REQUIRES EVERY PERSONAL DEVICE TO BE PUT AWAY, SO THAT'S NOW GOING TO NOT JUST INCLUDE CELL PHONES, WE'RE GOING TO TALK. IT'S GOING TO BE AIRPODS, THE GLASSES, ANY TYPE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION HAS TO BE PUT AWAY, STORED AND TURNED OFF DURING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DAY.
SO THAT MEANS DURING LUNCHES DURING PASSING PERIODS ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE DEVICE IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO BE WITH THE CHILD, BUT IT HAS TO BE STORED AND PUT AWAY, NOT JUST CELL PHONE DEVICES. SO IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW, THE POLICY BEFORE YOU SAYS STUDENTS BRING IT, PUT IT IN A BACKPACK, AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE NEW LAWS.
SO AGAIN GPISD HAS BEEN AHEAD OF THE GAME ON MOST OF THESE ISSUES.
IT'S JUST VERY FEW TWEAKS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE IN ORDER TO PUT ALL OF THESE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES INTO POLICY, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, DOCTOR KATES.
YES. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. ON THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, I WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR WE'RE KEEPING THE YONDR POUCHES AT GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH AND SOUTH GRANDE PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE AREN'T GOING AWAY. WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THAT BE ENFORCED THERE. THIS IS JUST SAYING THAT NOW.
THEY WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO POTENTIALLY PUT AN APPLE WATCH INTO THAT POUCH OR AIRPODS OR METAL GLASSES OR WHATEVER COMMUNICATION DEVICE THEY HAVE, IF IT WILL FIT, WILL HAVE TO BE IN THAT POUCH.
OR CAN THOSE BE JUST STORED IN A BACKPACK AND PUT AWAY? AND THEN ALSO MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS, EVERYBODY ELSE IS JUST GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEM KIND OF NOT SEEN, NOT HEARD, NOT TAKEN UP, ESSENTIALLY TURNED OFF IN THEIR BACKPACKS.
I THINK YOUR WATCH OR YOUR AIRPODS, BUT I MEAN ANYTHING ELSE BEYOND THAT? PROBABLY NOT. PRESIDENT MOFFITT. JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS ONLY TO PUT IT ON POLICY.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE DEFINING THOSE OPERATIONAL PROCESSES, AND WE'LL COME BACK AND COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE BOARD AS TO WHAT STEPS WE WILL BE TAKING IN ORDER TO MODIFY THAT. SO THIS IS JUST THE POLICY IN PLACE FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND HOLD OUR FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNEW THAT.
THE ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO WORK DILIGENTLY TO COME UP WITH PROCESSES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES I WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR FAMILIES AND OUR PARENTS THAT ONCE YOU'RE IT'S NOT JUST ONE AND DONE WITH THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE CAMPUS COMMUNICATION, YOU DO IT AT REGISTRATION.
BUT KNOW THAT WE ARE ALSO STEADILY UPDATING THOSE ONLINE DOCUMENTS ON THE CAMPUSES AS WELL, BECAUSE ONCE WE GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE STATE AND IT'S BEEN DEFINED, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR PARENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT ONCE YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, YOU REGISTER AND YOU CLICK THAT BUTTON, YOU'RE NOT DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP COMMUNICATION COMING OUT, BUT ALSO PLEASE VISIT THOSE WEBSITES FOR THE UPDATES THAT MAY BE COMING ON AS IT'S INTERPRETED BY OUR OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO. AND ALSO THIS BOARD WHEN IT BECOMES POLICY.
YES. JUST SO I'M A LITTLE CLEARER HERE TOO, IS THIS POLICY IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE TO USE THEIR OWN PERSONAL DEVICES IN AND AROUND SCHOOL.
I MEAN, IN AND OUT OF ADMINISTRATORS. SO IT IS NOT FOR EMPLOYEES.
IT'S ONLY STUDENTS. CORRECT OR INCORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
IT'S FOR STUDENTS. YES. OKAY. OKAY. MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE A QUESTION.
DOES THE MANDATE FROM FROM THE STATE, DOES THAT INCLUDE FOR A FINE, FOR A VIOLATION? YOU KNOW, IF IF YOUR TELEPHONE, IF YOU'RE CAUGHT WITH A TELEPHONE AND YOU'RE TALKING ON IT.
AND DO WE CONFISCATE THAT PHONE? WHAT DO WE DO? SO THAT'S AN OPERATIONAL QUESTION. THAT'S WHAT MR. TRUJILLO JUST GOT THERE TALKING ABOUT. THIS RIGHT HERE IS JUST THE POLICY PORTION THAT SHE'S GIVING US INFORMATION ON FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ACTION NEXT MONTH.
AND SO THE OPERATIONAL UPDATES DOCTOR TRUJILLO AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING ON THAT.
OKAY. RIGHT. AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION.
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BRING THEIR DEVICE AT ALL ON CAMPUS. AND BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS THAT WE TOOK LAST YEAR IN AUGUST TO MAKE THAT DECISION WITH THE YONDER BAGS, PLUS THE OTHER CAMPUSES ABOUT CELL PHONES. WHAT THE BOARD IS NOW SAYING IS YOU CAN STILL BRING IT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE STORED IN BACKPACKS OR THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE SET OUT IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS.SO THAT'S REALLY THE POINT OF THE POLICY BEFORE YOU THAT YOU'LL VOTE ON IN AUGUST.
OKAY. SO WE WILL NOT BE MAKING EXPENDITURES FOR ADDITIONAL POUCHES FOR THE REST OF THE STUDENTS.
WE'VE GOT TO ALSO LOOK AT BUDGET AND FIGURE OUT, OKAY.
BECAUSE THIS IS AN THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A DECISION THAT THIS BOARD WILL HAVE TO MAKE IS BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS.
IF WE COME TO THE BOARD AND THIS BOARD WILL SAY, NO, WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON POUCHES.
BUT THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. YES, MADAM PRESIDENT.
YES. ONE MORE. JUST CLARIFICATION AND I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS WAS JUST SORT OF ONE KNOWS THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE IS FOR MEDICAL VERIFIED, DOCUMENTED MEDICAL REASONS.
WOULD A CHILD OR ANYONE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, A DIABETIC CHILD WITH THEIR PHONE TO CHECK THEIR BLOOD? SO AS LONG AS WE GET THAT CLEAR. ABSOLUTELY. AND I DID FORGET TO MENTION THAT.
ABSOLUTELY. SO THERE ARE MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IF A STUDENT HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT YOU BRING THE DOCTOR'S NOTE, OR IF YOU HAVE AN IEP THAT REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE THE DEVICE OR A 504 PLAN, THERE WILL BE EXCEPTIONS FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
ABSOLUTELY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR DIGNITARIES IN THE AUDIENCE.
MISS KATRINA JONES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, CAN I SHARE SOME INFORMATION? ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE.
YOU'LL SEE THEM IN THE PARKING LOT AREA IN THE PARKING LOT.
THAT'S GOING TO BE TO OFFSET AND ALLOW US SOME SWING SPACE.
BECAUSE REMEMBER, THE TOWER IS OUT OF COMMISSION.
IT IS IN FULL REPAIR. FROM THE FIRST FLOOR, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE FOURTH FLOOR.
SO THAT MEANS WE'VE GOT TO PROVIDE SOME SPACE FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT THE PORTABLES THEY'VE HAD IN THE PAST. WHEN IT COMES WITH POWER AND PLUMBING AND ALL THE THINGS THEY HAVE THAT WE HAVE. SO JUST TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR OUR STUDENTS AT GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE WILL ALSO THANK GRAND PRAIRIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALLOWING US SOME SWING SPACE FOR OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COME AND ATTEND CLASSES THAT ARE THERE.
SO FOOTBALL SEASON IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK OUR FANS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO BE PATIENT WITH US, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME SWEET SPACE OUT THERE IN THAT, IN THAT PARKING LOT. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY THE COMMUNICATION TO OUR FOLKS.
AND WE SPENT WE WE CAME IN HERE PRESENTING A PROPOSAL TWO, THREE AND 4%.
AND THIS BOARD KNEW THAT OUR TEACHERS WERE GETTING AN INCREASE.
AN HOURLY EMPLOYEE. THANK GOODNESS THIS BOARD HAD THE FORESIGHT TO DO THAT.
I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE ALL I CAME WITH A TWO, THREE AND 4%.
BUT THIS BOARD SAID, LET'S LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE COULD DO FOR OUR FOLKS.
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AUXILIARY STAFF, AND THIS IS HOW WE ARRIVE WITH A CHAMPION PLAN SO THAT OUR TEACHERS, OUR AUXILIARY STAFF CAN CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS. AND THIS IS ON THE EVE OF CONVOCATION, SO I KNOW STRESS IS THERE.TEACHERS ARE WONDERING, WE DON'T HAVE A COMPENSATION PLAN, BUT YOU DO NOW.
THE BOARD VOTED ON IT. SO WHEN THEY SHOW UP TO CONVOCATION TOMORROW, TO THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING, THOSE THAT ARE HERE, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SMILE WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT US AT CONVOCATION TOMORROW.
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A PLAN. SO I WANT TO THANK THIS BOARD PUBLICLY FOR CHALLENGING THIS ADMINISTRATION TO COME IN AND SAY, YOU CAN DO BETTER. AND I THINK WE ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE.
DOCTOR LAMB, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TEAM AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO ARRIVE WITH THIS.
AND THAT WONDERFUL TEAM THAT'S BACK THERE IN THE BACK. SO I WANT TO GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] BECAUSE I KNOW THE LAST BOARD MEETING, Y'ALL WERE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ME CRAZY [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE I WAS NOT TRYING TO HEAR A 2 OR 3 OR 4%. BECAUSE, LIKE DOCTOR TRUJILLO SAID, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $0.71.
BEEN DONE WITH IT. BUT I WAS JUST LIKE, NO. LIKE, IF WE GOT TO MOVE THE MEETING TO THE 28TH THE DAY BEFORE CONVOCATION, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO. AND SO WE ROLLED UP OUR SLEEVES AND WE PUT THE WORK IN, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ADOPTED FOR YOU ALL. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY BOARD COLLEAGUES AS WELL, FOR SEEING THE BIG PICTURE AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE COMPENSATED FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
SO NOBODY BRING ROCKS TO BOARD. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DON'T FORGET CONVOCATION IS IN THE MORNING.
SO WE'LL SEE YOU BRIGHT AND EARLY. THE TIME NOW IS 7:23.
AND THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.