April 20, 2026 Brazosport ISD Board Meeting

001I'd like to call our meeting to order. It is 6 pm and declare that we do have a board quorum present. Uh just as a reminder, the mission of Brazesport ISD is to graduate each student to be future ready. If you will please stand for our invocation which will be led by Mr. Chris Dunn and then our pledges of allegiance which will be led by Mr. Scott. >> Let's pray. Heavenly Father, Lord, thank you so much just for for blessings, our community, uh our schools, our parents, our teachers, our kiddos that we get to work with. Father, thank you tonight that we can gather here to take care of business. Uh thank you for each person here, our visitors. We've got so many so many great things happening and to celebrate and recognize. Just pray

002that you'd be with each family here tonight. Father just pray that the things that are said and done tonight will be to your glory. Uh for us we faith in Jesus name. Amen. Join me in the pledges. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for alliance to one state, one and indivisible. I'd like to ask our board to begin making its way to the front as we transition into our awards, achievements, and recognition. like in a row. >> Good evening uh board and guests. It is my honor to recognize our name that book 2026 first place winners this year. I want to thank a few people before I uh start and I want

003to thank first of all of you parents because I know that you worked many hours uh helping them prepare for the name that book competition. all of our librarians, our lead librarian, Miss Ambro, and our team sponsors. The name that book competition took place on March 26th and 27th. All elementary, K through 2nd, 3rd and fourth, middle school, fifth and sixth, and intermediate schools, seventh and eighth grade, had teams participating, including uh bilingual divisions for our younger students. Each team, as many of you know, read books from the Great Texas Mosquito List developed by our BISD librarians and then uh for their appropriate grade level and these are the books that are used for the competition. During the competition, each team is given a clue from one of the books and they have to name

004that book. We are so very proud of every student who participated. the first place winners of the kinder through second grade division from TWW OG. Our librarians Kayla Cumins. Our sponsors Melissa Williams and Carly Garcy. Um Mallei Garnier, Camila Wardola, Arari Ow, Betty Lamb, Gloria Lamb, and Valencia. CONGRATULATIONS. >> Thank you. Pearson, hang on, Miss Pearson. >> I can see over here. Any more parents? All right, CONGRATULATIONS >> for our kinder through second bilingual division. TWW are also our first place winners. Our sponsor is Almana. And our winners are Jaylen Agger, Ugo Alvarez, Rodrigo Castillo, Luca Gomez, Emmanuel Gonzalez, and Marcelo Zamora. CONGRATULATIONS. Good job. There you go. Everybody go right. to the right. >> Congratulations All right, for our third and fourth grade division, our first place winners are from Brandon Elementary. And we

005want to thank Miss Joanie Wallace and lead librarian and our winners, Stella Clinton, Ruth Butler, >> Walker Wallace, >> Congratulations, >> Isabella Fernandez, and Noah Allen. >> And we want to give a shout out to Miss Shaughnessy also as one of the sponsors. Thank you so much. She won't >> for our fifth and sixth grade division from Flute Intermediate. We have Nini Peters, librarian, and our winners, Ayana Tari, AU, Toshiki, Ara, Olivia, Ra, Tinsley, Knox, and Ian Santoo. Congratulations, Pluto Media. Appreciate your hard work, man. Congratulations. All right, congratulations. And last but not least, our seventh and eighth grade division. Also from Clue Intermediate, we have Dante Dante Andrade, Jaden Mendoza, Maui Navaro, and Bliss Mapo. And congratulations Great work. >> Yeah. Before I turn it over, I just want to give a special thank

006you to Miss Clayar, our board member, who has served as a judge for name book for many years now. Thank you so much. >> Good evening. Tonight to continue the celebration, we want to celebrate our outstanding CTE students and their comp uh competitions and their dedicated sponsors. Brazesport High School Business Professionals of America or BPA had 13 students compete at the 2026 Texas BPA State Leadership Conference in Dallas. Tonight, we are proud to recognize our top finishers. The students who qualified at state will be traveling to Nashville, Tennessee to compete next month. >> First, we have Travis Hodgeges, first place advanced interview and second place podcast production team. >> Also, Mariah Rodriguez with second place and second place podcast production team. Mariah with digital communication and design. >> Congratulations to these outstanding BPA students. A

007special thanks to their sponsor Amanda for your continued support of this organization. That is impressive. >> She's done. >> Congratulations. >> Great job, >> Brad. CTE program continues to showcase excellence as the Razwood High School welding team earned top distinctions at the prestigious Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Industrial Craft Competition held at the NRG Stadium in Houston. Competing against some of the region's most skilled high school welding programs, Bradwood students demonstrated exceptional technical ability, precision, and professionalism throughout the multi-day competition. Their efforts resulted in an impressive list of accolades including grand champion overall, grand champion in safety, grand champion in built specification, reserve grand champion and presentation and third place project control. These impressive team members representing Brazeswood High School tonight earned an overall grand champion distinction status and they are Victor Corona, >> Kevin

008Cardahena, Miguel Hernandez Thompson, >> Fernando Reyes, Carlos Carales Gary Tyler and special thanks to Michael for your dedication and That was awesome. >> We have to put you in the frame. >> It's okay. We're fine. >> About the kids about the adult. Congratulations. OUR next recognition of the evening is our mission first team always educators staff who put student success first. Build strong collaborative teams and embrace innovation to prepare students for the future. When I call your name, please come stand next to Superintendent Matthew. Wendy Holland from AP Bole ELEMENTARY and Sarah Evans from the BISD transition center. We will begin with Mrs. Wendy Holland who serves as a first grade teacher at Videl Elementary. Mrs. Holland goes above and beyond every day for her first grade co-e classroom. With patience, compassion, and unwavering dedication,

009she meets each student where they are, celebrates every success, and continually believes in their potential. As a strong advocate for her students, she creates an environment where they thrive. Mrs. Holland builds a solid foundation for their future, helping them grow academically while also developing confidence and independence. Next up, we have Sarah Evans, who is a special education teacher and leads the Bradley Court ISD transition center. Sarah is a highly collaborative team player who works tire tirelessly to maximize opportunities for her students through partnerships with special education staff, the project search program, and local job sites. She creates meaningful learning experiences that build real world vocational and independent living skills focused on preparing students for adulthood. She meets each learner where they are while fostering growth, confidence, and success beyond the classroom. Sarah builds strong strong

010relationships with colleagues, families, and the community. And her dedication, care, and commitment may make a lasting impact. And the community and her sorry make a lasting impact on her students lives. She's truly a mission first team always educator. Thank you both. Congratulations. >> Thank you for teaching. >> Thank you so much. She's trying to take us >> smile. Just a little bit. >> I like that. That does conclude our awards and recognitions for this evening. Uh at this time in accordance with local the board provides an audience with individuals who have signed up before the meeting to address the board. Uh regarding only non-aggenda items tonight we did not have anybody sign up. So we'll we will move on to our next uh agenda item. Our next agenda item is our consent agenda. Are there

011any items requested to be pulled from the consent agenda? >> Uh yes. I would like uh item F and item G. Item F and item D. Okay. Anyone else? All right. Hearing none. Then do I have a motion to approve uh the remainder of the consent agenda as as it was presented? >> I'll move to approve. >> Moved by Mr. Atkins. Do I have a second? Second by Mr. Schulty. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> All opposed by nay. All right, that that passes. Uh, next item then that we have on our agenda are our action items. Public comment will be allowed before a vote is taken on each action item. Uh, our first uh item this evening is to close the school and our chief financial officer, Miss Ludy Casino, is

012presentation. >> Thank you. Uh good evening. This presentation provides an overview of the proposed closure of Rasco Middle School. It highlights the district's continued decline in student enrollment and the significant financial impact tied to that trend. As a result, the district has evaluated how to uh more effectively utilize its campuses and resources. The information that follows outlines enrollment data, facility capacities, and a recommended rec reconfiguration plan designed to maintain stability for students and staff while ensuring long-term sustainability for the district. Overall, we're serving um excuse me. Next, we'll examine our enrollment trends and the key factors contributing to these changes across the district. Overall, we are serving fewer students in our community and the decline is not happening evenly. Some feeder patterns are holding steady while others, especially free port, are driving much of the

013loss. We're also seeing that the decline has picked up in recent years, especially after CO. That is when the drop became more more noticeable and has continued since then. There are several factors contributing to this. Hurricanes have impacted parts of our community and some families have relocated as a result. We are also seeing the effects of immigration enforcement which has created uncertainty for some families and in some cases led to decreased enrollment or inconsistent attendance. In addition, we're seeing limited growth from industry partners with fewer local job opportunities. Some families are choosing to move to areas where there is more consistent work. Housing is another key factor. We're not seeing the same level of new single family home development as neighboring areas. If you look at the bar graph, you will notice that Lake Jackson,

014Flute, and Freeport are not represented. That tells us we are not bringing in new families at the same rate. Without that growth, we are not able to offset the students we're losing. On top of that, attendance is also declining. Even among the students we do have, fewers are attending consistently and that directly impacts our funding. And finally, it is important to remember that our district was built for a larger student population. Today, we simply have more space than we need, which creates inefficiencies in how we operate. When you put all this together, it helps explain the downward trend you see on the ground and why it's important that we begin aligning our facilities with the enrollment we have today. As I mentioned in the previous slide, Brassport ISD has experienced a significant decline in student

015enrollment, dropping from 12,441 students to 10,872. This decline represents a approximately $10 million in reduced funding for our our district. This trend is continuing compared to this time. Last year, the ISD is currently down 268 students, which equates to an additional $2.5 million in lost funding. At the campus level, we're seeing we're seeing even more concentrated impacts. Since 2019, Brazville Middle School has declined by 201. Lake Jackson Intermediate has also declined by 165 students since 2021. Together, these campus level declines represent approximately $3.4 million in reduced funding. As enrollment decreases, we're left operating more buildings with fewer students, which reduces efficiency and stretches our resources across underutilized campuses. Given these ongoing trends, it is necessary to evaluate how we align our facilities with current and projected enrollment. Maintaining campuses that are significantly underenrolled is not

016financially sustainable and limits our ability to invest fully in student program staffing and opportunity. To support this transition, we have carefully evaluated the capacity of our existing campuses. The Lake Jackson elementary schools, Bole, Roberts, and Brennan have the available space to accommodate fifth grade students. In addition, Lake Jackson Intermediate School has the capacity to serve all sixth grade students. This redistribution allows us to fully full fully utilize our current facilities while maintaining appropriate class sizes and continuing to meet student needs. As part of this transition plan, several adjustments will be made to campus grade configuration. Brandon Elementary is expected to serve approximately 50 pre kindergarten students next school year. Those students will instead be served at Bole Elementary School. Moving forward, Bole and Roberts Elementary will operate as pre kindergarten through fifth grade campuses while

017Brandon will serve kindergarten through fifth grade students. Lake Jackson Intermediate School will trans will transition to a sixth through 8th grade campus. It is important to emphasize that no current student transfer will be revoked and no attendance boundaries will be changed as a result of the closure of Rascal Middle School. Additionally, all current Rasco staff members will have a position within the district next school year. Our goal throughout this process is to ensure stability for our students, families, and staff while making the most effective use of our resources. At this time, it is a recommendation of the administration to close Preschool Middle School. Under this plan, fifth grade students will attend the Lake Jackson Elementary School to which they're currently zoned. Sixth grade students will attend Lake Jackson Intermediate. And additionally, pre kindergarten students zoned

018to Brandon Elementary will attend Bole Elementary School. This recommendation aligns our facilities with current enrollment, maximizes the use of available campus capacity and allows us to continue providing high quality educational opportunities for students. And at this time, we'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> Any questions from board members? >> Yes, sir. >> Just to confirm, the Brandon prek students once they become kindergarteners will go back to Brandon. Correct. They have uh Brandon has a very small percentage of pre kindergarteners enrolled compared to their other grade levels and compared to other campuses. There's approximately 130 kindergarteners enrolled at Brandon and there's only about 50 prek students. Yeah. So there'll be approximately two classes we're talking about there. Any other questions? Do you off the top of your head, do you have the

019functional capacity when the fifth graders go for the elementary for the >> I do. Yes, I have it. Um for the 34 Well, the functional capacity is 36 for all of them. But you wanted to know after >> I don't have it in this presentation. >> I have so >> it was for you. >> That's what I was looking for. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Anyone else? I I just want to make the comment about this the staff. Um I know most of our people are already aware of it, but uh the the not uh having to lay off any employees at this time I think is is a great thing. Um we talked uh just a little bit about uh staffing at our at our meeting that we had a couple weeks ago, our

020budget workshop. Um we're able to do that for a few reasons. One because uh every year we have a certain amount of attrition. We have a certain amount of people leave. And so uh our numbers are going down. So we're having we will have less people but it's because we have people who retire who move or who uh you know teachers who have maybe a new baby and so they take a leave or or they leave. So I just I just want to point that out. I know our people know it. I just want to make sure that everyone else understands it as well. But, uh, the fact that we're still not having to to lay any anyone off, uh, any type of reduction in force, I I'm just I'm very excited about that. It

021was in the paper a couple of weeks ago, but Houston is uh downsizing by 21,000. Of course, their district is much much bigger, but they're 21,000 people will be without jobs. And so, I'm just I'm proud that our district has not has not had to do that. thus far. So, not really a question, just comment. Yes, sir. >> Uh, I want to add just something. Uh, I spent I've got 54 years invested in BISD as student, teacher, board member. When I was when I started early on, I went to third grade in the Methodist church because we were growing so fast. And uh five years later, my sister went to the Baptist church for kindergarten because we were growing so fast. And Lake Jackson grew and grew and grew. Um we get into the mid

022teens, we have a boom and we go, we go big time. All of a sudden, that boom's gone and everything with it is gone. But as a teacher and a coach at Bradwood High School, I saw reduction in force and that's not good at any time, any place because folks get angry. Uh they make comments, they do things, it hurts their family, hurts their it hurts their u livelihood. and BD has always been able to uh except for one time I think keep folks in the classroom. And uh this allows us to keep everybody on the payroll regardless of what your job is in BISD, you have a job. And so we're fortunate that Mino and and Mr. Ashley and their staff are able to work this and uh nobody gets hurt. It's a It's

023a good thing. 15 years ago, 20 years ago, I might not have said that, but looking into it now, it is what it is. I know we've made a bunch of communication already to teachers and staff and parents as well, but I would assume we'll be openly communicative as we go through this process over the next few months on changing of of start times and buses and all the different things that go along with all the transition going to different schools. Of course, some of the fifth graders don't have to move. Obviously, they'll be staying on the campus, but sixth graders that are or fifth graders that are moving to sixth grade obviously will have a big change here. So, you know, the more we can communicate, the better parents and students. Maybe do a

024special day for them to do a transition going to seventh grade, but need to probably do it for sixth grade, too. Any other comments from the board from the audience? Come to the podium. Good evening. My name is Rhonda Clava and I'm here as a parent, a taxpayer, and the founder of Guardians for Transparency through Truth, Education, and Reform. I want to speak tonight about transparency, accountability and priorities within process for ISC. >> Ma'am, is this about resc? >> It's about about the what you were talking about uh >> about the recommendation to close Rasco. >> Yes. And about money and the closing and the staffing and everything else. >> All right. With regards to >> Yes. NB >> with regard to that's that's the agenda item. >> This is Yeah, that's the agenda item

025that we're discussing. >> I came here before 6:00 and that signup sheet was out of the waiting area. >> So, I was not able to sign it. >> Well, she brought it in at 6:00. >> No, I came here before 6:00. I was able to sign him on the other chief but not that one. >> Well, the agenda item that we're discussing right now is the closure of Rasco. So, all comments and questions are to be about Nebraska. >> So, um when cuz the last before meeting you let me talk. Agenda items. >> You're able to talk about agenda items, but you cannot talk about non-aggenda items at this time. You have to sign up to talk about non-aggenda items before 6:00, which you you did not. So, you can talk about agenda items only.

026That's the law. We can't we can't discuss things that aren't on the agenda that haven't been posted since three days before Tuesday evening. I got here before 6:00 and that signing key was not out there. >> Well, perhaps perhaps our clock and and your clock are different, but the one that we were going by our >> uh we do have a recommendation. Can you put it back up on the screen? recommendation. Yeah. So we have a recommendation from the administration to close Rascal Middle School uh and for the fifth grade students to attend Lake Jackson Elementary School that they are zoned to and for the sixth grade students to attend Lake Jackson Intermediate School and the pre-gardens pre kindergarten students zoned to Brandon Elementary will attend Voidal Elementary. Do I A motion second. >> All

027right. So, it's been moved by Mr. Dud and seconded by Mr. Shortner. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> And all opposed by name. >> All right, that carries. Next item that we have under our action items is the instructional calendar for uh and to consider modifications to the 27 adopted calendar. Mr. Jay Whitehead, our superintendent of administrative services present with one good honor. >> Thank you. Good evening. In accordance with board policy EB legal, it's my pleasure to present the recommended 2728 instructional calendar and consideration for modifying the 2627 adopted calendar. Our timeline for calendar development begins in February with our calendar committee meeting followed by our March campus administrator feedback workshops. The drafted calendars then move to the campus improvement committees and last to the district improvement committees and all

028votes are compiled for the final recommendation to the board of trustees this evening. There are many factors to be considered by the calendar committee when creating an instructional calendar. As shown here, the committee continues to prioritize staff start on a Monday, no sooner than August 1st, and student start no sooner than a Wednesday during the week of August the 11th. This was there was also an effort to place student holidays on Fridays when possible and have at least three school days in a week during weeks that have a holiday. One of the biggest challenges is always balancing the semester with the designated holidays and ensuring that we never carry a semester past the winter break. The consensus from the calendar committee was that our calendar does not need major changes. Rather, we need to evaluate

029our student half days due to attendance decreases on those specific days. Attendance suffered by over 9% on average on the half days. The calendar committee agreed that our draft A calendar should not contain half days, rather shift the time to full student days followed by by full teacher prep days. This shift maintains the same number of minutes for students and staff as our current calendar for 2526. Since we are recommending eliminating half days, our student days would move from 168 to 166 calendar days. However, again, our total minutes would not be impacted, resulting in the same number of instructional minutes as we currently have. Our semesters are reasonably balanced with 80 student days in the fall and 86 student days in the spring. We do have 3.4 4 days above the state minimum for the

030occasional icy road challenges that may pop up from time to time. Here you can see the draft B calendar which is a mirror calendar to our current 2526 calendar. There are half days at the end of each semester. For draft A, we simply shifted the two half days to one full day for students followed by a teacher work day. The shift is represented in draft calendar A which was the most favored calendar for the 2728 school year. Voting results. Our voting results for the 2728 calendar were the calendar committee favored calendar A at 100%. The district improvement committee favored calendar A at 96.7% and the campus improvement committees um favored calendar A at 88%. Overall calendar A was the favorite. Okay. So the calendar committee began to ask the question if this is better then

031should we revise the 2627 calendar that was adopted last April and change the two half days to one full day of class and full days or day of teacher preparation. It's a good question. This is currently the 26 sorry this is currently the 2627 adopted calendar which the committee felt was worthy of consideration for adjusting with a minimal impact and no changes to the instructional minutes or staff workload. Here is the revised version of the 2627 calendar showing the change from half days to full days at the end of both semesters. So the voting in on that change came in the calendar committee favored that change at 100%. The DEIC voted at 100% for the change and the campus improvement committee voted at 88% for the change. Overall, modifying the 26 27 calendar to know

032days was also highly favored. So based on the feedback presented, it is the recommendation of the administration that the board of trustees approve the instructional calendar draft A for the 2728 school year and approve the calendar modifications to the 2627 calendar as presented. I would be happy to answer any questions you might have. >> You couldn't get a landslide. Well, I've been trying to get rid of half dates for since I got on the board and these are the last two. So, mission accomplished. >> There's nothing worse as a parent than a half day. It's terrible. It's not good for anybody. So, I'm glad to finally have all gone. We used to have five or six. We were down to two. Now, we're down to zero. >> I need I need one of those George

033Bush mission accomplish that. Yeah, it was accomplished, I guess. >> Any other questions, comments about the instructional calendars on the recommendation? >> I would like to move for approval. >> Well, I got a couple. >> Uh, do we have any uh questions from the audience about the calendar? >> Will get a poll ever again? >> Will we come up? >> Yes. Like four years ago, three years ago, we got a poll. Will we get a poll ever again? >> First, tell me who you are. >> Molly Arc. >> All right. >> Hi. Uh, we had a poll go to parents three or four years ago. I haven't seen that poll ever since because the fall break, sports still go on. So, even though it's a break, students still be there. Dual credit students still have

034to attend their college courses. So, it doesn't really always coincide quite as well. And I've been waiting to try to vote again. But the vote hasn't come out to the parents ever because all of our parents have this issue because they're like, I can't go anywhere cuz my kid has sports. I can't, you know, they haven't seen the poll. And so that's why I just wanted to see if the poll would ever be beyond your committee and come to the greater. >> I know most teachers voted on the first one. >> Sure. Well, we do have parent representation on the dis on the uh district education, >> but you remember the poll that was sent out, right? That was what I would like to implement. >> Representatives on the campus and on the district. Both

035of those committees we do have represent. >> I I do believe there are representations, but didn't know that that one poll was the last time we'd ever get pled >> and um that's the only reason I asked is because there's some conflict once you get above the elementary age that doesn't go away, especially if they have sports or music or any involvement. So the people who are involved with those things don't get a break. >> Yeah. That that that probably wouldn't change if anything we did in the calendar. >> No, but if they were in school that week and >> and we do align our our calendar with Brandport College. We align our spring break. >> Yes. I I work at Brit College and I know that week my high school students who do credit

036miss everything because they think it's off. So that's going to get lots of zeros in multiple classes that they're taking and that's the problem that is not overly. All I wanted to ask about is apparent in general beyond the few selected members could be involved again. >> Thank you for your feedback. Thank you. >> I know you're paying I didn't get a Christmas or a spring break for four years because of soccer girls soccer. So we start practice on the 27th every year. >> Anyone else from the audience about the calendar instructional calendar? All right. Uh we do have a recommendation. Uh and it has been >> I made a motion. >> Uh Mr. Shorter move to accept the recommendation as presented and this quared. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> All

037oppose by nay. >> All right. That recommendation passes. Thank you, sir. Next item that we have on our action items uh is to the instructional materials adoption and renewals. Mr. Brian Cole, our retire superintendent of teaching and learning. Mr. Cole, good evening. In accordance with board policy, EH or excuse me, EFA legal, it is my pleasure to present the following information on adoptions for instructional materials. The Texas Education Agency releases funds for textbooks and digital resources every two years. Allotments are based on student enrollment. Bradleyport ISD has approximately 2.4 million of that allotment remaining to cover adoptions for the 2627 school year. The allotment funds are utilized for new resources, renewals, and annual subscription fees. This year marks the end of our multi-year math adoption. So, we proposed a new multi-year math adoption for the

038next seven school years. District teachers, coordinators, directors reviewed materials from numerous publishers to ensure standards alignment and enhancement of classroom instruction. Public meeting helings were held to provide opportunities for parents, community members, and educators to review materials and provide input on materials under consideration for adoption. So, as we take a look at the materials that are proposed for adoption this evening for kindergarten through algebra 2, we have the vendor SAIS in the amount of approximately $1.2 million. That's the total for seven years. In pre-calculus, we have McGra Hill with a 7-year adoption at 44,200. For calculus ABC, we have SI gauge for seven years in the amount of 18,200. As we look at other subjects that are up for renewal for instruction or for instructional materials, we have our English language and Spanish arts that

039are represented on this slide. Our social studies, world languages, and our career and technical education materials in the amount of approximately 40458,000. And then for our curriculum related materials which includes many of our test banks and accelerated reader in the amount of $171,800. It is the recommendation of the administration that the board of trustees move to approve the purchase of our new instructional materials and renewals for 1,891,764.75 as presented tonight. be happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> Any questions from the board? >> I assume we spread that cost over seven years too as well, right? >> So we have um within our instructional materials that that amount is already present in full >> will the 600,000 go to any other plots that we need of that 2.4 million >> the of

040the 2.4 4 million. The remaining 600,000 will be used for future years adoption. So, they continue to roll over. Um, we'll have a reading language arts adoption coming up in a few years. And, um, that's our next big one will be coming. >> Anyone else? Mr. >> All right. Anyone from the audience about instructional materials? >> Could you just go back to the CTE slides? I couldn't get the number. >> Thank you. >> All right. Hearing none other than uh we have a recommendation from the board to uh adopt the new materials as presented. Do I hear a motion? It's been moved. Uh Second, >> Mr. Schulty moved and we have a second by Mr. Done. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> All by nay. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Cole.

041>> My pleasure. >> Next item that we have uh under our action items is the Texas essential knowledge and skills, also known as the peak certification. Mr. Brian Cole also will be presenting. >> Thank you. In accordance with Texas Education Code 31.04, school districts are required to certify annually to the state board of education and the commissioner that each subject in the required curriculum other than physical education. Students have access to instructional materials cover all the Texas essential knowledge and skills. The certification must be ratified by the district's board of trustees or governing body in an open public notice meeting. Our instructional materials were previously adopted and presented tonight. They're approved by the board of trustees this year from the instructional materials aotment. The resources still in use need to be certified and the certification

042submitted to the Texas Education Agency. The administration recommends that the board of trustees ratifi ratify that each subject in the required curriculum meets the certification requirements and students have access to instructional materials that cover all the Texas essential knowledge and skills. happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> Any questions about the certification of all the stuff we just passed? >> All right. From the audience certification. >> All right. Hearing none, then do I hear a motion to accept the recommendation from the administration? >> Make that motion. >> All right. It has been moved by Mr. Atkins and seconded by Mr. by Mr. Reinhardt. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> All opposed by nay carried as well. Thank you. >> Thank you. You're certified. >> Next item that we

043have on our agenda under our action items is to consider and approve order authorizing the issuance of sale and delivery of Bradport Independent School District unlimited tax refunding tax bond taxable series 2026. authorizing the redemption prior to maturity of certain outstanding bonds and containing other matters related there too. Miss Canino, our chief financial officer, will do our presentation. >> Thank you. Chapter uh 127 of the Texas Government Code provides the board of trustees with the authority to issue refunding bonds. This allows the district to refinance it existing debt in order to achieve more favorable financial terms. As with our current bonds, the district would would continue to assess annual at the Lauren taxes to ensure the timely payment of principle and interest on these refunding bonds. Working in coordination with our financial advisor, US Capital

044Advisors, the district has identified an opportunity to refinance a portion of our existing debt. Specifically, we are proposing to refund 785,0008 $85,000 of the district's unlimited tax refunding bonds here in 2017. This opportunity is driven by current market conditions as interest rates are favorable and provide the potential to reduce the district's uh debt cost. To take advantage of the current market conditions, the refunding is being recommended. Mr. Lewis will is here this evening to provide additional information on the financial impact and answer any questions. >> Old school here down. It's my pleasure to be with you tonight. Lewis Wilks with US Capital Advisors. Uh before you I'm I'm here to uh represent and report on the $6,785,000 unlimited tax school building uh refunding bond taxable series 2026. Uh this is a little different reunding this

045year because not only are we trying to achieve some savings by paying off debt early, uh we're also trying to uh put some debt in this year so that we can try to maximize some Asah funding from the state. So kind of twofold, we're getting some cash flow savings, but also hopeful to get some asah savings uh from the state. Um, so I' I've got a packet here, uh, page one and two, they're numbered in the in the bottom right hand corner, is the timetable we've been working on for the last month or so with uh, Miss Conino and Mr. Massie. And, uh, if you approve tonight, uh, we should deliver these on May 5th. So, we're hope hopeful to get that completed by May 5th. You see the distribution list of all the parties

046involved on page two. Uh since this is a real short taxable refunding uh we have done a private placement because the maturity of this bond is only about 31 days or so. Uh but you see the uh prospectus if you will on pages 3, four, and five. They're part of the prospectus we uh just provided. And then on page six, we received two bids. Uh uh one bid from uh your depository bank, local bank, uh Texas Gulf Bank, and then from Amige Bank. Uh the Gulf Bank, uh Texas Golf Bank has the best bid with a true interest cost of 6.2%. Uh coupon on that is 5.42. Remember, this is tax, it's a taxable transaction, not tax exempt. uh and some minor uh legal fees for the bank. The other uh bank had a 6%

047coupon but had a fairly sizable uh origination fee in the transaction. And so uh the best bid was obviously submitted by uh uh Texas Gulf Bank. Uh you can see that on page seven. Actually, Mr. Lindsay is is a part of our audience tonight. I don't know if y'all know him. Maybe >> nobody knows him. Will he shake his raise his hand or anything? Okay, there he is. >> Did you check his credential? >> Yeah, just I I want to make sure y'all saw his face because he's here. So, uh we appreciate the bid. Obviously, a much better bid than the amateur bank did. So, we're pleased with that. Uh the final numbers, uh start on page number eight. Um which, uh as you work through, you can see uh what we're doing in this

048transaction. uh about $2.3 million of cash flow savings. We're we're funding bonds in the 17 series 353637 and uh 2038. That's on page number 10. 6,785,000. So that debt will be gone um uh as of this refunding. And then on uh the very last page, page 12, you can see the maturity of these bonds. uh real real short-term taxable maturity 69 of 26. We wanted to get that into this fiscal year. New fiscal year will end on 630. So we want it to be paid off in this fiscal year so we can show tea uh because of the new law regarding Asah that y'all have paid off additional bonds in this year. and we're hopeful not only to receive the savings that you'll get by paying this off early, but some extra uh TEA funding

049through Asah. So, that's the uh this transaction and uh be glad to answer any questions on this before I turn it over to your bond council with Hunt Andrews Kur. >> Anyone from the board have a questions about it. >> Yeah. What's Tell me more about the Well, I'll give you the the quick down and dirty of it. Uh uh in this last session, Senate Bill 4 and other and I I should turn over to the lawyer, but I want to play lawyer for a second because I never get to play lawyer. So, uh, they they put this kind of impact that when we went from the $100,000 homestead to the 130 or 140 homestead, if you uh have excess collections, then you need, they were going to take they're taking that money away from

050you for that last little step. it was kind of uh considered this hold harmless that you were going to get from this change from the $100,000 homestead to the 140. Uh it is hold harmless if you haven't overcolcted to refund bonds because remember what we've been doing typically is just we'll do a cash defeasence or a redemption of debt just to pay the debt off early. But they got in this kind of situation where this last step they weren't going to hold that harmless. So, bond council has recommended uh us putting a instead of doing the cash defense that we usually do to do a refunding, put a payment in this year so we can go back to TEA and through the MAC where they're collecting their information and show that y'all paid off an

051extra $6.7 million increasing your debt your your your debt service for that year to that amount. And then hopefully, and this is where the hope is, that when they when TEA interprets the new law, they'll see this and see we made the extra payment in this fiscal year. So they won't hold back that. It's it's basically about a million64,000. So that is, knock on wood, to be determined. And Miss Canino and I talked about it earlier. We're thinking we may not know that until the final wrap up at the end starting in September of this year for 206 when that starts after the fiscal year ends. But it's uh it's our hope. So you got you you'll lock in the savings from paying off the debt. This other 1 million roughly is to be determined.

052Is that fair? Now I'll let the lawyer tell you. >> That's the spirit. >> Clear it up. Sounds more like the zone of uncertainty. >> Ta. >> So yes, ma'am. Tell us who you are again. >> Right. Hello. Good evening. My name is Diana Martinez. I'm within group on council for the district and we've prepared the order before you in accordance with how Mr. Wils described the numbers. And so, um, by approving the order, the district will be authorized to issue the bonds to Gulf Bank in the amount of $6,785,000. It will be delivered, as Mr. Wil mentioned, on May 5th and it will mature on June 9th at an interest rate of 5.2%. >> All right. >> Happy to answer any questions on that. >> All right. Anyone from the audience have a in-depth

053knowledge of all this? >> All right. Thank you. We have a recommendation before us from the administration. Do I hear a motion to accept it as it's been presented and explained? >> Move to accept it has been seconded by Mr. Schulty. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> All oppose by n. All right, that carries. And we're going to say how much money, please? What's the dollar amount? total 1.3 >> 2.3 plus more to come maybe >> maybe okay all right >> there's your transparencies thank you thank you Mr. will >> you have something else for us? >> Oh, okay. Next item that we have on our agenda is to uh look at the items that were pulled from the consent agenda. Mr. Atkins asked for two items to be pulled. The first

054was item F, which is the guaranteed maximum prize for the demolition of the old Brazeswood High School Naptorium. Mr. Atkins. Uh yes. Anyway, I I just want to make sure that we do this that the uh the bid or the cost for the the guaranteed maximum price is highlighted and the fact that we are moving forward with this demolition is always a good thing from my perspective hang around. So anyway, that's that was the reason I wanted it wanted it pulled just to uh make sure we understood that, hey, we are moving forward. Steward Builders is our construction manager. And so I I guess for um the max price of 1.1,285, 7449, and construction is supposed to be complete by August 1st, which is prior to school, which is a good thing. >> So that's

055why I wanted to pull it. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Would you like to make a motion? >> Yes. I'll make a motion that we approve uh the pulled agenda item item F. >> Do I have a second? >> Second by Mr. Reinhardt. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> All by nay. That carries. And then we also have agenda item G, which is to consider the authorization for a construction contract of Noble Building and development for the construction of a security vestible vegetable at Freeport Intermediate School and related items to that actions to that >> uh and the same reason just to make sure that uh we are moving forward. Um I think we were a year behind but we had a lot of difficulties in making sure how we

056wanted it. We had to squar it off Freeport Intermediate School was hard to make the vegetable, but it looks good. We there's a layout coming in the facility. So, again, uh the fact that not to exceed $600,000 and uh was a noble building and development, we'll be doing the construction. Uh I guess the only question I have is the timing. Do we do we have a timing that we know of? So we we have been working very closely with uh actually both IED and noble construction. Uh we don't don't quite have that yet but we're certain that it will be complete before school starts as far as an actual detailed schedule. I do not have but but we've uh looked at it very very closely and we're confident that lead times and everything uh we've

057got everything sorted and we will have it constructed and ready to go before school starts. That's a pretty tight schedule. So, so we better press on and I'll make a motion item. >> All right. So, it's been moved by Mr. Atkins to approve uh item G from the consent agenda. Do I hear a second? Second by Mr. Dunn as well. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Nay. All right. It carries well. Get to work. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Next item that we have on our agenda are our reports. Um, do we have Let's see. Our first report is the 2027 budget planning update. Miss Canino, glad to hear your voice. It's improved. >> It won't be >> work in progress. Uh today I'll be walking you through the budget outlook

058and the steps we're we're considering to ensure long-term financial sustainability for Brassport IC. Our focus is on two key priorities. Building capacity and optimizing how we use our resources to best serve students. Before we move into the discussion of building capacity and utilization ratios, I would like to take a moment to review the projected 2627 budget outlook. This context uh is important because it helps explain why we're examining facility util utilization so closely. Based on current attendance trends, our projected ADA for the next fiscal year has been revised downward from initial estimate of 9,83 to 9,66. Uh in addition, we're anticipating a decrease of approximately $ 1.5 million in chapter 313 payments. As a result, total projected revenue is estimated at $121.9 million, while projected expenditures are are significantly higher at 134.3 million. This results

059in a projected budget deficit of approximately 12.3 million. Uh this financial reality is a key driver behind our need to evaluate how efficiently we are using our facilities and resources moving forward. Now uh looking at our enrollment trends and what is driving the changes we're seeing across the district. We're seeing fewer first we're seeing fewer students in our community overall and that decline is not happening evenly. Some feeder patterns are holding steady while others especially preport are driving much of the law. We are also seeing that the decline has picked up in recent years uh especially after co that is when the drop became more noticeable and it has continued since then. There are several factors contributing to this. Hurricanes have impacted parts of our community community and some families have relocated as a result.

060We're also seeing limited growth from industry partners with fewer with fewer local opportunity. Some families are choosing to move to areas where there is more consistent work. Housing is another key factor. We're not seeing the same level of new single family home development as neighboring areas. You look at the bar graph, you'll notice that Lake Jackson, Clude, and Freeport are not representing. That tells us we are not bringing in new families at the same rate. Without that growth, we are not able to upset the students we're losing. In addition, broader factors such as immigration enforcement trends may also be influencing enrollments and some families may be relocating or making different decisions about where to live and work. On top of that, attendance is also declining. Even more among the students we do have, fewer are

061attending consistently and that directly impacts our funding. And finally, it's important to remember that our district was built for a larger student population. Today, we simply have more space than we need, which creates inefficiencies in how we operate. When you put all this together, it helps explain the downward trend you see on the graph and why it is so important that we begin aligning our facilities with the enrollment we have today. Next, I want to walk you through our campus uh capacity and how well we are utilizing our building. First, let me clarify what we mean by functional capacity. Uh, this takes into account class sizes, program needs, and specialized spaces. So, it gives us a more realistic picture of how our campuses are actually used. In general, the optimal range is between 85 and

06295%. Right now, our district-wide utilization is about 69%. Which is well below that range. As you can see on on the slide, 12 campuses are below 80% utilization. Three are between 80 and 85% and only one campus falls within the optimal range. So overall, many of our buildings are underutilized. Simply put, we have more space than we need for the number of students we're serving today. That creates inefficiencies because we're still staffing, maintaining, and operating facilities that are not being fully used. This is really the co core of the issue and why we're having this conversation. If we can better match our buildings to our student population, we can use our resources more efficiently while still supporting strong programs for our students. So, how do we address these ch these challenges? The most effective path

063forward is through campus consolidation and alignment. This means bringing our campus capacity in line with our current and projected enrollment. So our system reflects the district we are today rather than the one we were in the past. By doing this, we can move closer to the optimal utilization range of 85 to 95%. Which allows us to operate more efficiently while still maintaining flexibility to meet program and student needs. It also helps reduce duplication in staffing and programs that currently exist across underutilized campuses. Most importantly, it allows us to redirect resources back into the classroom where they can have the greatest impact on student learning. This slide, this slide shows utilization rates by campus and feeder patterns. Starting with Freeport, overall utilization is about 77%. While still below the optimal range, it is the highest among

064the three areas. It is also important to note that Freeport despite having the most enrollment decline has the strongest utilization. That is because we have already taken action there including closing Velasco Elementary and SFA which helped bring capacity more in line with enrollment. Flute is at about 73%. Even though enrollment has been more stable, capacity has not been adjusted in the same way. So utilization remains lower. Lake Jackson is the lowest at about 70% with several campuses well below optimal levels across all areas. The pattern is consistent. We are underutilized across the district and no feeder pattern is currently within the optimal range of 85 to 95%. The key takeaway is that where we have taken action like in Freeport, utilization improved. That gives us a clear direction for next steps moving forward. This slide

065outlines three potential campus consolidation scenarios and what this could look like across the district. Each scenario is designed to better align campus capacity with enrollment while improving long-term sustainability. Starting on the left with Lake Jackson. This is this is a scenario that was approved earlier in the meeting and will move forward at the year one reconfiguration. Rasco Middle School will close and students will be reassigned to existing campuses. Fifth grade students will remain at their home campuses for one additional year while sixth grade students will move to Lake Jackson intermediate. Roberts and Bole will serve pre-K through fifth grade and Brandon will serve kindergarten through fifth grade. This approach allows a smoother transition while making better use of available space in the center. Clude will continue to be monitored with potential reselling. In this scenario,

066Pulk Elementary would close and students would be reassigned to Griffith and on the right is Freeport. This would involve reconfiguration. L Middle School would close and students would be reorganized so that Freeport Elementary serves prek through fourth grade while Freeport Intermediate serves fifth through 8th grade. Across all areas, the approach is consistent. We are reducing underutilized campuses, consolidating students, and using our resources more efficiently. The goal is a longterm is long-term sustainability while continuing to support strong programs for our students. As we move forward with the Lake Jackson plan, the most important point to understand is that attendance zones will remain unchanged. Students will continue to attend schools within their current boundaries and the only change is how grade levels are organized across those campuses. This adjustment allows us to make more effective use of

067our space, keep campuses within capacity, and prevent overcrowding. Just as importantly, it helps maintain a sense of stability for both families and staff throughout the process. I also want to be very clear that this plan does not result in any job losses. It is about realigning resources to better support students and campus needs, not reducing our workforce. In the end, our goal is to improve efficiency while keeping disruption to an absolute minimum. Looking at the glue feeder pattern, we see multiple campuses serving similar grade levels with shared programs such as bilingual education and gifted services. This creates opportunities to better align programs and resources across campuses. Now taking a closer look at possible consolidation scenario within the food theater pattern specifically involving P Griffith and AUG. In this scenario, one of the key considerations is

068the consolidation of specialized programs particularly in the bilingual program into a single campus. Currently, these programs are distributed across multiple campuses, which requires additional staffing and resources to support them in more than one location. By centralizing the program, we can improve efficiency, provide more consistent services for students and better utilize staff expertise. However, this approach does not come with trade-offs. Unlike the previous scenario, this option would require changes to attendance zones. The level of reszoning would depend on which campus is selected to host a program. For example, if a bilingual if the bilingual program were relocated to Griffith Elementary, it will require more extensive boundary adjustments compared to the other options. This means that some students and families would be reassigned to different campuses, which is an important factor to consider as we think about

069community impact for an operational from an operational standpoint. This scenario improves overall utilization and reduces duplication in staffing and programming leading to an estimated savings of about of about $1 million. And this is an annual savings. Uh ultimately this option represents a balance between improving efficiency and managing the level of disruption for students, families, and staff. However, it is not recommended at this time due to the level of need. The free port feeder pattern is currently the most efficient within the district in terms of how campuses are utilized. That efficiency is largely the result of previous consolidation efforts, including the closure of the Lasco and SFA elementary schools. As a result, the remaining campuses in Freeport are more closely aligned with current enrollment levels compared to other parts of the district. The current configuration allows

070for a more balanced distribution of students across grade levels and campuses which help maximize the use of available space in ST. Because of this, free force does not represent the l the same level of underutilization challenges that we see in the other feeder patterns. However, as enrollment continues to decline, it is still important to evaluate whether additional adjustments could further improve efficiency over time. So, while Freeport is in a stronger position today, it is still part of a broader conversation as we look at long-term sustainability across the district. When we look at the Freeport scenario, it represents a more aggressive approach to consolidation. In this scenario, Freeport Elementary would be reconfigured to serve pre kindergarten through fourth grade while Freeport uh Intermediate would serve fifth grade through 8th grade. Lener Middle School would close as

071part of this model. At first glance, this approach appears to streamline operations by reducing the number of campuses and concentrating students into pure building. However, when we look more closely at capacity and projected enrollment, this scenario creates a significant imbalance. that campuses would become overcrowded exceeding their functional capacity. This imbalance represents uh operational challenges, strains on facilities and limitations in program flexibility. Because of these concerns, while the scenario may generate efficiencies on paper, it is not considered a practical or sustainable option at this time. We will continue to monitor enrollment trends moving forward and revisit an option as conditions change. And over the past several years, the district has already taken significant steps to reduce costs, especially in non-eing positions. Since 2022, these reductions have totaled approximately $3.6 million and have implemented across multiple departments.

072These include areas such as behavior support services, instructional coaching, student services, administrative services, technology, maintenance, transportation, human resources, special education, and business services. Each of these reductions was made thoughtfully with the goal of maintaining classroom instruction while improving overall efficiency. This slide highlights the that many cost-saving measures have already been taken and we have worked to be responsible stewards of district resource. This slide provides a comparison of our administrative cost ratio with other similar districts. What this shows is that Francisport ISD is already operating efficiently in this area. Our administrative costs are well within a reasonable range and in many cases are lower than those of comparable districts. This is important because it reinforces that our current financial challenges are not the result of excessive administrative spending. Instead, the primary issue continues to be declining

073enrollments and the need to align our our overall staffing and resources with that reality. As we move we move forward, we will continue to ensure that staffing levels across the district are aligned with student enrollment while maintaining the support system necessary for our campuses and students to succeed. As we continue working through our 202627 budget development process, we are identifying additional areas for cost reductions. So far, we have made several key adjustments. We are seeing savings from reduced property insurance premium of approximately $810,000 along with $400,000 from state compensatory education adjustment. As a reminder, this finding is tied to student enrollment and economic need. So, as enrollment declines, the funding we receive in this area also decreases. We are also proposing changes to dual credit and advanced placement support which would would result in an

074additional $90,000 in savings. A travel moratorum limiting travel to require trainings only is expected to save approximately $250,000. In addition, reclassifying software licenses will generate nearly 1 million $1 million in savings. The closure of SFA has resulted in approximately $400,000 in operational savings along with staffing reductions totaling $2.3 million. Altogether, these adjustments represent approximately $6.1 million in cost reduction. This this work continues. We will keep aligning staffing with enrollment, reviewing budget and minimizing impact to classroom instruction while improving efficiency. Here is our budget summary after reduction after the budget reductions we discussed. We are projecting approximately 121.9 million in revenue compared to about 126.1 million in expenditures. This leaves a remaining deficit of roughly $4.1 million. While we have made meaning meaningful progress in reducing the gap, the budget is not yet fully balanced. Looking

075at our fund balance, the unassigned fund balance is projected at approximately $40.2 million compared to an optimal target of about $ 36.8 million. This represents excess of roughly three and a half million dollars. The Key takeaway is that even after these reductions, a gap still remains and additional steps will be necessary to ensure long-term financial stability. As we continue to emphasize that our goal as we con as excuse me as we conclude, I want to emphasize that our goal throughout this process is to be proactive, thoughtful, and responsible in how we respond to these challenges. We are working to align our resources with our current reality while continuing to prioritize what matters most, which is student learning and classroom instruction. While the decisions ahead may be difficult, they are necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability

076and success of our district. We remain committed to transparency and will continue to evaluate data, gather input and make informed decisions that best serve serve our students, staff and community. >> Thank you for your attention and your time and attention and I am happy to answer any >> questions from our board. Yes sir. >> Yeah, one's kind of a statement but um you know I think Mr. M talking but Um I think the number you've got may this be the first time in the state of Texas where the senior class will be bigger than the kindergarten class. Um, and we're seeing that if you look through the numbers that we're seeing too, all of our kindergarten, pre kindergarten, first grade, second grades are all significantly smaller than our, you know, high school level where we

077really haven't seen a whole lot of drop at least if we would, um, you know, so those grade levels are still high, but, you know, every I've been to probably five presentations with my company over the last six months about, um, you know, birth rates and all the different things that are happening on and and we're seeing it now. I think I think we can younger ages is that we're just not seeing the population growth or sustainability that that people aren't having as many kids and they just I thought it was interesting, you know, with folk and seen some of those numbers and we've also seen those on other campuses as well. Those smaller grade or lower grades are not as high. Um, this might be a little bit of a dumb question because I

078think I already know the answer to it, but with the Pulp Griffith possibility in the bilingual piece, are we similar to what we do with like um um the advanced placement and things like that, are we able to offer specialized programs like bilingual at only certain schools or do we have to offer it at every school? >> No, we're able to offer it at one campus. So if we we we could even though we don't want to necessarily close pulk we could consolidate bilingual services into one school or to one location that does have capacity. >> It's probably something we should look at >> across the district not just in include feeder pattern but all that for for services specialized services that we can consolidate and move to one campus and make a little bit

079more efficient. It might be something to consider. >> Yeah. Pulk right now does not have Yeah. So, if there's a way to to look at some of those specialized services across the district, even even in the Jackson 32 as well, might be worth pursuing this year as we more and not just bilingual, but all specialized services that we offer. >> I'll just uh emphasize a couple of things from communication I've had with people. Um, you know, one of the first things I get asked is, "So, this is going to promote overcrowding at our schools." And, you know, I have to talk it through with them and say, "No, we're trying to utilize the space that we have." And for me personally, I think when these talks started, um, the big the important piece is to

080to do these things that although they're painful, to talk about these things, these changes consolidating schools uh to protect the programs that we have in place for other kids. Um I've said this before in in different meetings that you know people have to understand that uh you know our schools are a reflection of the community and man our I love this community. I don't plan on going anywhere, but it's it's changed and you know, so for me, you you you have to change with it to protect um the programs and the integrity of what we got. None of us want to do these things. Um, if you'd have told me seven years ago and we'd be talking about about these things, I I envision I'd be in a position where we'd be seeing more schools

081build expansion this and that. We even had, as we said, we've had experts that told us that's where we would be. But, um, but I think the real piece is communicate with people. So, and we do as much as we can. But the bottom line is we have things out there, you know, and once you once you start engaging and it starts conversation, people when we saw it last board meeting when we uh had our our budget hearing, um the pulse of the room, I could see it kind of changed as presentation was going along and people and we even had several people which we don't get a whole lot getting up and thanking us for for the presentation and answering questions, but it was but that's that's kind of where we are. I mean,

082it's um our kids are going to be taken care of wherever they end up. Um that's my promise. That's uh I'm I'm confident of that. And um so thank you for you guys the the time and effort that you're having to you know help us navigate through these these difficulties. Um appreciate you guys for doing that. >> Anybody else? >> I saw you earlier >> well Chris covered. Okay. Basically, but I I will reiterate, we're not riding teachers and we're not getting rid of programs that are kids need and make BISD special. Um, you know, Mr. Schwartner admitted, yeah, if we have a class that only has four kids in it, we we eliminated those courses throughout the street. But right now, everything we're doing to decrease our deficit in the budget is avoiding affecting

083teachers and programs. So, u you know, again, I commend our administration and our school board for having that. We want don't want to take the opportunities away from our kids. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh well thank for getting the numbers and I see in this presentation so thank you for that. Um I mean we're still continuing to look at our department but >> correct >> still in the process >> and then like Mr. Schultzy said about our class offerings that type of thing. So you know that's that's not the easiest decisions to make but that has to be done. Also highlight that we're having some budget savings because the fiscal year which we won't have next year that's other considerations we need to be looking down the road and I said last time

084we still have compensation plan and so anyhow that keep that in mind from that standpoint >> so on the campus and the department discretionary budget we're I'm trying very hard to maintain that reduction that we did from the fiscal year which was uh for campuses 11% and on top of that we did another 5%. So there are 16% reductions and we're trying to do the same for departments. It's a little bit more complicated for departments because in some instances what we took off the books for this year is a recurring cost like a software license or a commitment that we have. It's just on the timing we were able to take it off because maybe we're going to pay it in in July or August. So they came off the books for one year, but

085we'll have to pick up those because we are committed. So we may not be able to realize the full 15% we did last year, but we'll still see more savings from the department. >> Uh it's very difficult to cut the budget and maintenance and utility. Um yeah, we have fewer schools, but our schools have to be maintained and have to work. And anything we repair this year cost more than it cost last year to repair. Yeah. So, we're limited by that as well. >> And in a lot of cases, uh, and I don't have the slide in this presentation, but I had it in the previous one where I had the graph with that has the enrollment and it had a 4 inch line underneath with the ADA, the average daily attendance. So, that shaded

086area is what used in funding. So even though we only get uh funded on average daily attendance not on the number of students that are enrolled in the district every day we have a classroom that's running and it's operating the lights are on the teacher salaries get paid fully is not divided based on the percent right so this is why we're trying to be more efficient with our building so that we are paying what is within our revenue stream. So that's that's the goal of this just trying to align things to where we are right now. And one last thing, I understand the thinking of the folk consolidation. I understand the attendance zoning. Of course, we've got some early attendance. So, uh I'm not sure that I think I think I think the I think

087the effect will be less than we may be anticipating, but still think some will even be closer to if that does occur. Uh I just just put that out. I you know the uh the involvement is probably not going to go up for the next coming year. So that's something we really need to look at extensively. All right. I was here 15 years ago and my first, second, and third year we didn't give a raise and uh I don't recall. I think we had to let a couple people go. But in our budget workshops then we looked at every single potential item. The one that stuck out stuck out the most to me which is how serious our finances were is that we back when we gave actual paper uh report cards. There was a

088cost across the entire district of $500 for the little sleeve that the report card went in and we did away with that. And so seen the bad times. I've seen the really good times and I'm sorry we're going through these times, but I I'm concerned, not fearful, but I am concerned that we have a little more to go through before we see get better. So just want to be cautious but realistic as we as we go forward over the next couple of years. But appreciate all the work that y'all put into it. Thank you. Any com comments from the audience before we move on concerning concerning this this report? All right. Thank you. Next report that we have is our district improvement plan third quarter review. Miss Herrera, our director of state and federal programs.

089Nice to see you again. Nice to see you. Thank you. Good evening. In alignment with board policy BQ local and each district goal, it is my pleasure to deliver the report on the third quarter progress made on the district improvement plan. You have a copy of the third quarter formative review in your boardroom. This graphic illustrates the progress made toward accomplishing intended outcomes during the third quarter. Specifically, 0.6 were discontinued, 1.1% were rated as no progress, 2.3% were rated as some progress, 82.8% were rated as considerable progress, and 12.8 were rated as accomplished. Goal one is the district's academic goal and mathematics implementation and monitoring continue with practice star underway and ongoing classroom visits and feedback to support instruction. Curriculum specialists continue to monitor the mathematics curriculum and tier one priorities in K through three

090through individual walkthroughs with principles and provided feedback to support instruction. Principles are working with math and our teachers to set annual performance goals for students while also collaborating with their principal supervisors during campus visits and monthly principal meetings to monitor progress and support planning. Next, we have summer school planning is underway and tutorials are in progress to provide additional instructional supports. These supports are focused on students identified as at risk, including those who did not pass STAR, as well as emergent bilingual students and those receiving special education services. These efforts are designed to strengthen student learning and improve academic outcomes at the campus level. Freeport intermediate school leaders and department chairs in ELR and mathematics participated in training on effective instructional practices during the third quarter along with additional leadership training to support campus improvement.

091The campus also received training on classroom walkthroughs and is developing a consistent process to strengthen instruction next year. In addition, the PLC process continues to show a positive impact as teachers are now planning together across grade levels to better align instruction and support student learning. Finally, the district provides highquality intensive accelerated instruction through the Brasses Success Academy for students who are not on track to graduate with their cohort. I am pleased to report that as of today, 59 students have graduated this year from the Branson Success Academy. In supporting goal two, the district continues to focus on building strong relationships and positive school environments. The district continues to prioritize student wellness by strengthening efforts to prevent vaping and substance use. Administrators have received training on the district's vaping prevention plan to ensure consistent implementation across

092campuses. This training equips campus leaders with the tools and knowledge needed to address concerns and support students effectively. Through these efforts, the district is working to promote healthy choices and create a safe, supportive learning environment for all students. Turning to safety and security, the district continues to strengthen campus safety. support student systems and staff training by implementing required safety drills and targeted trainings across all campuses. Each school year, the district conducts two lockdown drills, four fire drills, and one secure shelter and hold drill along with unification and site evacuation tabletop exercises. Key safety initiatives have been completed, including standard response protocol training, student reunification procedures, and stop the bleed training for all new teachers, students, and substitute staff. The district continues to carry out all required drills and exercises in alignment with the Texas Education

093Agency TEA requirements to ensure ongoing preparedness. Additionally, site coordinators continue to provide case management, support, guidance, and job readiness skills for referred students through a partnership with communities and schools, a national organization that works directly in schools to help students stay in school and succeed, ensuring that students and families are connected to the resources they need for a successful school year. Through this partnership, students receive individualized support that addresses both academic and personal needs, helping ensure they are successful both academically and behaviorally in school. Goal three focuses on promoting, communicating, and marketing the accomplishments, achievements, and success stories of students and staff across BISD. As part of this goal, the district continues to strengthen communication by developing and sharing clear procedures for the timely submission of students, staff, and program success stories, including photos and

094key details. In addition to established timelines for extracurricular departments, the communication department continues to utilize monthly tracking spreadsheets to organize and monitor submissions. Each spreadsheet contains worksheets for multiple years, allowing the team to reference up to nine years of past content by month. This structure helps anticipate reoccurring events, identify storytelling opportunities, and ensure consistent, timely communication of district accomplishments. The communication department continues to implement the district's marketing plan to highlight key messages, programs, and successes, and opportunities across B efforts are ongoing and remain on track with a continued focus on sharing positive stories that reflect the work happening across the campuses and departments. Through these efforts, the communications department is strengthening communication and increasing awareness of the programs and opportunities available to students and families. District goal four is the district's technology and finance goal.

095The ISD technology continues to strengthen the district's technology infrastructure in support of district's priorities. A key initiative this year centers on enhancing district communication services to improve reliability, reduce costs, and maintain continuity of services. The district continues to address internal challenges and delays related to AT&T scheduling for the porting of phone lines, which has now been rescheduled for April. Coordination efforts are ongoing to ensure a smooth transition and the district remains focused on minimizing disruptions and maintaining reliable communication systems throughout the process. During the third quarter, the district supplementally funded gifted and talented program began serving newly identified kindergarten students. Programs are underway, screenings are in progress, and services for kindergarten students have started. In addition, third grade gifted and talented academy testing has been completed and invitations have been sent to qualifying students. The

096district continues to utilize the early education aotment to support high quality instruction for students in grades preK through three. Staff are actively supporting students by providing targeted training and campus-based support during professional learning communities. These efforts focus on strengthening instructional practices and ensuring early learners receive the support they need for academic success. Through this ongoing work, the district is building a strong foundation for student learning in the early grades. Goal five focuses on recruitment and retention. During the third quarter, the district was awarded the lasso prepotment and the Texas strategic residency grant under learning acceleration support opportunities lasso cycle 4 which provides funding to support teacher recruitment preparation and retention efforts and work continued through partnerships with Texas universities and region 4 inspire. The preparing and retaining educators through partnership prep program is designed to

097strengthen teacher recruitment, preparation, and mentorship leading to increased effectiveness and retention. At the same time, the district's registered apprenticeship program continued to make progress as the district prepares for a new cohort of teacher apprenticeship apprentices. Many of the candidates are internal candidates who currently serve in paraprofessional roles, allowing the district to build an exist an existing talent and experience. This approach supports a strong pipeline of future educators while providing opportunities for current staff to grow within the district. Meanwhile, the district continues to support and recognize teacher performance by notifying those with pending or active designations. Brazesport ISD's local designation plan for the teacher incentive aotment TI is structured to identify and reward the top 30% of eligible teachers based on student growth and performing metrics. This year's validated data includes 34 new teacher designations, 23

098improved designations, three national board certified teachers designations, and 142 existing designations. By Continuing this work, the district demonstrates its dedication to retaining teachers, providing them with support they need, and building a more robust pipeline. In addition to these efforts to support and retain staff, Brazport ISD recently celebrated its annual BISD baby shower, honoring employees who are expecting or who have recently welcomed a child through birth or adoption. The event hosted by the human resource department brought staff together in a warm and supportive setting to recognize this important milestone. Employees received gifts and connected with local healthcare partners who shared resources and information to support growing families. This event reflects the district's continued commitment to supporting employees both professionally and personally. This concludes the report on the third quarter review of the district improvement plan. Since

099this is a report, no board action is required. At this time, I would be happy to answer any clarifying questions you or the audience may have. >> So, any questions from the board? >> All right. Am I already? All right. Thank you, Mr. R. >> Thank you. >> Next item that we have on our uh report agenda agenda under report is the student outcome update practice state of Texas assessment of academic readiness also known as the star. Mr. Brian back >> good evening again. In accordance with board policy, eh local and district gold razlesport ISTD will provide a rigorous relevant learning experience to ensure that each student will be future ready. It is my pleasure to present a report on the spring practice star. As we begin to look at our results, I want to

100start by explaining the purpose of practice star. It provides a snapshot of learning for the entire scope of the curriculum within a particular subject and grade level. It allows campuses data needed to adjust instruction prior to the STAR for both individuals and groups of students. It also allows campuses to rehearse the complexity of administering the STAR exam as well as figuring out small groups accommodations and the campus's processes and procedures. This year we continued with STAR 2.0 which includes new test types for a quarter of the assessment. There is writing on all the reading language arts assessment and this year we utilize the 2025 release star test instead of the 2023 released star test. We'll pause briefly for a refresher on the star performance levels and what they mean. Ultimately, the state uses them to

101predict a student's success in the future as follows. did not meet means that a student is unlikely to succeed in the next grade or course without significant ongoing academic intervention. Approaches student is likely to succeed in the next grade or course with targeted academic intervention. This represents the minimum passing threshold. meet means that a student has a high likelihood of success in the next grade level or course but may still need some short-term targeted academic intervention. While masters means that a student is expected to succeed in the next grade level or course with little or no academic intervention. We will start with reading language arts. Let me take a minute to describe how the table is set up. There are three different performance levels for the STAR test. The passing threshold is referred to as

102approaches. It's in purple. And the state of Texas has established two additional performance levels as previously described. These are the meats level in blue and the master's level in orange. Outlined in red on this slide. You will see that I have provided the practice star results from two years ago. Then the practice results from last year are in the next column followed by the practice results from the current year in the following column. Finally, the last column here shows the difference between this year and last year. Any changes of more than 5 percentage points are highlighted. Generally, we are seeing consistent results between this year and last year with strong increases in fourth grade and fifth grade performance. while English one is showing a decline in performing closer to the 2024 level. As we examine

103our key takeaways from reading language arts at the elementary level, students are showing a solid foundation for writing skills which will allow teachers to focus on highle skills needed for the high end of scoring on the essays. This is encouraging. At the secondary level, fifth grade scores are already reflecting the benefit of our new schedules. This is an increase in scores across three levels of achievement. This trend should continue as students move into higher grade levels. As the writing expectations on the star continue to change, we continue to adapt in our scoring. This year, we saw fewer students scoring zeros due to a lack of writing. But we did see more off-topic responses. Teachers continue to work with students to build independent highlevel thinking needed to score at the highest level. As we continue to

104support teachers both reading through in both reading and writing instruction, our focus has shifted from whole class instruction to small groupoup instruction or one-on-one conferencing during independent practice in reading and writing to ensure that all students will continue to grow. Since our student outcome goals are centered around the performance of third grade students in math and reading, I wanted to take a deeper dive into the campus level data. The campus level data for all the star tested subjects was available in the board report last Friday. You can see um on this slide the meat's grade level percentages. Please keep in mind that this is the threshold that's above the minimum passing threshold. You can see that as a district our overall performance in the meats level is on par with last school year. The most

105notable gains were seen at Griffith and Pulk Elementary while Roberts Elementary showed the largest declines in scores. Campus administrators and district teams actively support those campuses with drops to help plan to close those gaps. As always, we anticipate star scores being significantly higher. As you can see on every other line here, we always increase between the practice star and the actual star. Now, let's take a look at our third grade math. OG, Griffith, and Pulk lead the district in math while Roberts and Lumier match the district average. Vidal and often saw the lowest scores with declines. Keep in mind once again that means is a step above the passing threshold for STAR and we generally do see a performance substantially increased by the actual STAR exam. Now we'll we'll move back to a broader look

106at the data. We've already transitioned into the math data, but now we'll take a look at the data across multiple grade levels. Students are showing increased performance at the meet the masters level in many of our grade levels. Math scores on the practice star exam remain relatively steady overall with the exception of seventh grade. The seventh grade results are not unexpected as there are fewer students enrolled due to participation in the advanced math path pathway. And additionally, the 2025 test that was used as a practice this year has significantly lower pass rates across the state at this grade level than the prior practice star that we were using of the 2023 test. Our instructional team continues to focus on strengthening instructional capacity to support these learners. Notably, students in the advance advanced math pathway contributed

107to positive growth in the eighth grade math performance at the meat level. For our key takeaways in math at the elementary level, we are seeing that instruction that includes both paper, pencil, and computer-based instruction translates into better performance on the practice star than instruction that's mainly paperbased or computer-based. The exposure to technology simply helps students perform better as they are more accustomed to working math problems on a computer. At the secondary level, the most impactful instructional focus in fifth through algebra 1 is centered on working with students in small groups and differentiating instruction to address low performing standards. Classrooms are also working on the transferability of skills that allow students to apply the content they have learned in multiple contexts, which is especially important on word problems. As we look at the table for science,

108we see strong increases in eighth grade. This is expected after last year's change in state standards and a strong focus on vertical alignment in biology. Performance remains relatively stable. It is also important to note that this is the first year that we have newly adopted state standards that will be fully assessed in science. In social studies, our performance remains relatively stable in 8th grade and United States history. As we take a look at our key takeaways for science, our scores are influenced by the introduction of our new state standards and our new resources. Moving forward, our primary focus remains on aligning to the new state standards and creating a foundational learning experience through phenomena or anchoring experiences and fostering critical thinking skills in our students. While in social studies, we aim to increase student familiarity

109with the use and analysis of the stimuli and primary sources. We'll continue to focus on integrated vocabulary instruction as we move forward. Now, let's talk a little bit more about our next steps. After we administer the practice star and ultimately get actual star results each year, we take a look at our scope and sequences for each of our courses. We work with teacher teams to determine if we need to make any tweaks and changes, how much time we should spend on something, or the order in which we cover something. It's also apparent that we want to continue to focus on writing across all grade levels so that we can continue to improve our student performance and outcomes. We must continue our plan to ensure that our all of our elementary teachers continue to implement the

110great training received through the science of teaching reading. And we'll continue to monitor closely how students and classrooms are performing and adjust and provide targeted supports while celebrating areas of success that we see with many of our students in many of our classrooms across the district. And of course, we'll definitely reassess where we are after we receive our official star results in the summer. We look forward to being able to see how our students are performing compared to students across the state and to celebrate. At this time, I'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. questions for the board. Mr. Cole, >> last question. When were the practice stars done? >> So, practice stars. Um would have been done right before spring break. >> And are STARS going on now? >> STAR

111is going on now. We just wrapped up our reading, language arts, and English with I believe near 99% of our students taking those tests, which is higher than ever before percentage wise. All right. Any questions from the audience? Got our start. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Cole. >> Thank you. >> Next item that we have on our agenda under our reports is our facilities update. Mr. >> Tyler, >> good evening. The following is in accordance with board policy CB local. It is my pleasure to present the planning and construction update for the 2019 bond program 267 million allocated for new facilities and districtwide improvements. Total carryover with 2014 will be 291,297,000. Um total POS issued 279,221,000 and 95.85% complete or in progress. Starting with wrong direction intermediate press box. Here's a before photo. Uh

112notice the weathered painted wood siding and plywood windows that are on hinges that you've got to swing open. And here's the back of the press box. Uh, lots of rotted plywood. And today it looks like this. Uh, the entire exterior was was replaced with new metal wall panels and roof panels, new sliding glass windows, and a new door. There's a closer view. And onto the interior. We repainted the entire interior and added treated plywood flooring. That's from the other angle. There's no longer openings for critters like birds and wasp to get in the building. Contractor did an awesome job making this press box look brand new. At Clue Intermediate, we're going to make the same improvements to that press box, which is in very similar condition that the LJI press box was in. Also got

113the windows on hinges. And the Freeport intermediate weight room. The new weight room has been completed for a couple weeks and is now being used. We have two motorized rollup doors that help with air circulation and a connecting sidewalk to the sidewalks going to the athletic field. That's from the other side of the building. And inside the building, there are 12 weight equipment rack stations in the building. We also covered all the insulated metal wall panels with painted plywood for durability and we put in interlocking rubber sports flooring. Project turned out great. I got to see the students working out last week and I spoke to one of the coaches who was very grateful for this addition to their campus. And now for the Freeport Intermediate Security Vestibule. This is a 3D rendering to show

114the latest design concepts. Excuse me. This is the 3D rendering to show the latest design concept of security best at FIS. It's a 20x 24 edition and will include a reception office. The exterior walls will closely match the existing brick and will also have similar doors and windows to what's seen throughout the campus. Here's the floor plan view. We have some space for visitor seating in the vestibule and a transaction window to communicate with the receptionist. The new exterior doors and interior vestibule doors will be controlled electronically from the reception office and we have a door into the main building from that office. This layout will match all of our other schools from a security standpoint. Match Griffith. Throughout in the front office and throughout the corridors, we'll be replacing the ceiling grid, tile, the

115lighting, and the vinyl wall covering. Also, in the front office, we're going to build a new office and modify the current reception window. In the lobby, we're going to add vinyl wall graphics on both sides of the reception office. And in the previous stream lab, they want to return it to a stream lab. They want an exterior door that will allow them to quickly access the outside for outdoor instruction. And on to the browse support roof overlay. Thank you, Wayne, for being here with JCO roofing. You guys are awesome. The new roof overlay will include everything shown in blue on this image. This will be covering all the mod bit roofing that's original to the 2006 replacement addition to the campus. The area shown in green was renovated and added on to during the CTE

116project. The renovated portion has the same roof overlay system that we plan to install on the rest of the area shown in blue this summer. Y'all have seen this floor plan before for the new transportation office building. We'll likely start this project in a couple of months along with the interior buildout of the child nutrition and maintenance We're still working on the design for that. Uh the Brazwood Nitorium demolition. Harrison, thank you for being here. You guys are awesome as well. Um so we're going to start May 4th and we will be done by the by August 1st. The red line shows the job site fencing for the time period that school is still in session. We'll likely expand some of that when school's out. They'll still be able to use the exterior exterior doors

117on either side of the natiatorum because there's a whole bunch of gyms and athletic locker rooms there. We'll put up temporary partitions um so nobody's getting into the job site. And then where that green line is, that'll be the new exterior wall that will be brick and it'll match the surrounding brick. The nay demolition, we're going to start abatement next week. That'll take three to four weeks. The building demolition will take five to six weeks followed by site demolition week to week and a half. Um and then site restoration 3 to 5 days we should be complete middle of July and a couple or a few other projects starting at Hopper Field. We're going to be enclosing the elevator on the third floor. It'll be air conditioned. We have a lot of moisture problems up

118there that's affecting the elevator car and that's causing a whole bunch of other problems. So hopefully when we enclose that the problems will be greatly reduced. Hopefully >> will be any faster. >> What will it be any faster or >> maybe some some nitrous or something? Not sure. Preport Intermediate. We're going to replace the rest of the restroom floors. We tried a product a couple years ago. It's a sheet vinyl with welded seams, fully waterproof, very durable. Looking forward to that because the current floors are in really bad shape. And then at Laneer Elementary, we're going to connect the stacking lanes. So, the Velasco and Laneir lanes will be connected instead of having to drive out on City Street and then back in. And that's all I have. Any questions? Questions from board members? I

119feel like we could ask a question about the roofing just because the guy had sit here for two and a half hours. So, yeah. Are we going to do I assume we're just going over the old roof with the material? >> Yes. All of the 2006 roofing that's up there right now, which is like a roll shingle that's adhered with tar. You got to heat it up with a torch pretty much. All of that will be covered. And there's like a foam barrier that goes between the existing roof and the new membrane that you'll actually see when we're done. It's the same thing that we did at Velasco and um Lighthouse, which is currently PSA. It's been a great >> That's pretty lightweight, so not a whole lot of weight in it, too. >> Yeah,

120very light. Easy to find leaks, easy to fix leaks. These guys are out same day almost always. >> No water on the gym floor. >> Yeah, we're g we're gonna miss some of the roofing issues at Port House. >> Yeah, double level everything was we put >> Have we um have we finished the um Coach Reinhardt Memorial parking lot light at Field yet? >> Absolutely. >> Make sure you put a ball in. Will the passport group be done before school? >> Definitely. >> It's really a shame since Andre is here that the final covering that was going such a historical. It is unusual to say the least. >> It's going to be a mess. I'm sure. >> Yeah, sure. And the new lights too. That's fantastic. Will there be any damage to the little pad

121that we put for the ROC there in the back with the >> If it's damaged, it will be fixed. >> All right. >> No, but if so, yes, >> we just put it in a couple. What do we fill that back up with just dirt? We just go back in with dirt, I guess, on that pool. >> So, you got the retention pot a little further. that may maybe >> have the dirt close because there's gonna be water when you pull it up. >> Yeah. Have some dirt close because it's going to a soap pump. >> There will be water. >> Does anybody else come? >> All right. Question from the audience before we move forward. >> All right. >> Thank you guys for staying two and a half hours. >> Yes. Appreciate it. >>

122Thank you. Last item that we have on our agenda under reports our board reports. Do we have any reports from our board members? >> I do. >> Yes sir. >> Um I attended the virtual learning virtual meeting. Uh and I guess according to the write up attended in person for the next couple days. Correct. I guess my concern is that, you know, may not be as attractive as we were thinking. So, so what's the deadlines for >> applications open the last week? Yeah. So, we'll have a couple deadlines. >> The first deadline uh we opened applications April 16th and um we'll have first deadline is by May 7th for those applications to be turned in. That way we can review applicants, let them know before the end of the school year. We anticipate that there'll

123still be plenty of space available. Um so we'll reopen applications during the summer most likely uh for additional people to apply in hopes that we're able to fill every available spot for those that are interested in meet criteria. >> The presentation did cover good stuff. >> It was good. So that that worked out well. >> Thank you. Um, I attended the TASBY Legislative Advisory Council, commonly known as LAC. Of course, got to have uh this past Saturday. And and then um we developed some generalized advocacy priorities that uh I think there's about 60 or 70 around the state. So we kind of got some categories funding, safety and security, special ed, teacher recruitment and retention. And we also came up with kind of a a statement to try to ease the tension. Uh I wrote

124down here it's to to the somewhat of discussion of more collaborative effort and atmosphere between the Texas school district and the legislature. just trying to kind of put that out and maybe they'll see that and you know um but on Friday we did have an enhanced committee hearing type training. I'm not sure what to call it but but uh uh Representative Don Howard and Brad Buckley came and visited us. We went to committee room and uh uh it was it was interesting. Uh you know uh you see Brad Buckley is a the chairman of the House Education Committee. Uh he was a lot nicer than in the committee hearings. Uh but he still is uh he we we had a discussion on CCMR and we were talking about some of the items and and he

125brought up himself that concerned with the floral design. I brought up the fact is that you know you can get a certificate you know you can get that from the career port you can also go to the college part and get get a job working to help you put through college. He didn't seem too impressed with that, but that's okay. But anyway, so it's uh legislators coming up. The second lap meeting will be in June, San Antonio, and that'll finalize the advocacy priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Um I think the thinking is that there's you know additional a lotment basic a lotment funding that's not even >> going to be close but the ABC portion and maybe the increase in uh special ed and and safety security may be the way to attack it.

126So, I'll be uh sending Danny and Ludy some data requests to to take a look and see about uh you know how much how much unfunded mandates we we have with especially those two areas and maybe so anyway just for warning you guys >> and thank you for your efforts in attending that always advocacy efforts for our school district and all of the public education in the state of Texas. Thank you. We should recognize coach Kim Blake and the lady black soccer team for their grand tap coach tap award they got honored everybody pretty big award and pretty big achievement for the team that's always in the community helping out >> and successful best I can remember in our prizes with high school been here we've never had a 4x1 relay and 4x2 reit make

127it to a regional That's big. >> That's That's big. And we're fortunate to have I think one or two kids step off the soccer pitch and step off the track, help them out. So, that's a plus. Any other board members? Sure. All right. Uh that concludes our board committee report. Uh next item is our work session discussion which just our ne our next regularly scheduled board meeting will be right here May 18th at 6 o'clock. Next item that we have is executive session. Executive session may be called for the purposes permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government Code. Section 551.001 through 551.146. Sections 551.071 71 consultation with attorney. Section 551.72 for the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange, lease or value of property. Sections 551.074 personnel matters, appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline,

128dismissal, or complaint. And section 551.082 for the purpose of considering discipline of a public school child for a complaint or charge against personnel. We will be back. Okay, >> we are reconvening from executive session. The time is 8:47. >> Unless there are any objections, then we will stand a journ. Yo.o.