001good evening welcome to the regular meeting of the temple ISD Board of Trustees here on March 17th 2025 beginning at 6 PM our first item is the call to order the second item is the Pledge of Allegiance would all me would everybody in the audience please stand and face the American flag I pledge alance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all honor the Texas flag I pledge aliance to the Texas one State under God one indivisible item three is public comments has anybody signed up tonight Monica no sir all right item four is the superintendent's recognition members will be all come in front stand in front of the dis our our first recognition is the
002Wildflower magazine Superior rating and realm contest Dr Adams the 2024 edition of The Wildflower received a superior rating as part of the National Council of teachers of English recognizing excellent in art and liter literary magazines or realm contest this was just the second issue of the Wildflower published after the magazine was restarted in 2022 23 and The Wildflower won a superior rating from the organization for the second straight year schools in 45 States and five countries nominated a total of 422 student magazines this year magazines from middle school um high school and higher education were welcomed for the 2024 contest and The Wildflower was one of just 21 student magazines from the state of Texas to receive recognition in this year's realm contest The Wildflower staff members in attendance tonight are so I'm going to
003call everybody's name and as I call you'll come up and Shake Hands okay all right uh Kira Williams Ava Jade Fritz jelle Navaro Camry Rodriguez nor Arif Rebecca Johnson Jane wood Junius Thompson Genevie Allen Isabelle Marb Emily rodes Malachi Mayas Treadwell NAA Tobe and Preston Meyers the advisor and sponsor for The Wildflower Museum magazine is Laura bck congratulations to all of you for winning this prestigious honor here you stand right here by me yeah right here for the second straight year we are so proud of you your hard work and cre creativity [applause] say [applause] take as many pictures as you like parents get all your pictures I'll just second Dr do you want to say anything you want it before me or after [laughter] I'll go first uh first of all I want to
004congratul Mrs bet for doing a fantastic job as our sponsor and time that she puts in and [applause] I want to thank all of you for sharing your literary talents with us and uh raising us to the highest level and receiving state or not state I'm sorry National recognition so congratulations to each of you for a job well done well I just want to say thank you to my staff and their dedication they show up every week and just kind of do what needs to be done and some of these folks work actually behind the scenes because they can't make make it to uh the meetings and so they're they're just doing it on their personal time and um I want to thank the administration and TEF who is um not here per se but
005uh they helped get us started and they have supported us along the way and it's just been a really cool journey to celebrate literary art um from our students uh at Temple High School so [applause] there you go go back with Mom [laughter] yes ma'am our next recognition is the typal high school swim team Regional qualifiers we have a lot of students to recognize tonight it's exciting come on in the 2024 2025 Temple High School swim team qualified 10 swimmers for the regional 36a swim meet this season after both the boys and girls Place third at the district meet the temple High School swimmers who qualified for the regional meet are Katie Brown go ahead and come on up to the front when I call your name uh mytina Jones yeah shake hands there you
006go uh Isabelle marbay we're twice with Isabelle tonight uh Kristen wanu come on through Jacob Corbin John kulp champ Mayo Arthur rikert Jared wnc and niana Dunham was selected as an alternate for the regional meet those swimmers also competed in multiple events at the regional meet with five of the athletes competed in four events the girls team went on to post an 11th play finish while the boys placed 14th at regionals temple high school athletes also combined a record record 38 lifetime best times out of their 54 combined swims or splashes at the regional meet we also want to recognize coach Spano and he's really all about the students but coach come on up Greg Spano is the head coach at the temple High School swim team and we also want to recognize him [applause]
007we are so proud of all of you and the way you represent represented Temple High School and Temple ISD congratulations on your amazing accomplishments we expect even greater things for you in the coming years congratulations [applause] anybody want to take pictures parents I take as many pictures as you want I want to Echo Dr Adams coach I want to congratulate you in front of everyone I know this is your you're someone that likes to stay out of the spotlight but you have done a great job leading this group and the amount of hours you put in and you're always there I really appreciate what you do for our students and our swimmers here this is a breakout season I mean this is really a breakout year so we hope that this sets the sets the
008standard uh for us moving forward and we continue to have as many swimmers up here year after year congratulations on all of your hard work [applause] great job thank you congratulations great job congratulations congratulations congratulations our next recognitions are for the temple high school girls powerlifting team Regional Champions and state qualifiers all right the 2024 2025 Temple High School girls powerlifting team yall just stay right here until I call your name they've got their they've got their bling it's awesome uh won the team championship at the Texas High School women's powerlifting Association Region 2 unequipped Regional meet in Del Valley the Tim cats finished with 39 points as a team finishing 13 points ahead of second place Academy High School Temple also qualified four individuals to compete in the state powerlifting meet last week in
009Edinburg the Tim cats would finish second in the state with two competitors bringing home state championships yay that's all right that's a a CL for [applause] Temple High School finished just one point behind Alice High state championship total of 15 points only one point behind the four athletes who qualified for and competed in the state meet are Nani Ruby who was Regional Champion go ahead Ronnie come on up yep shake hands with everybody in her classification and then went on to win state championship honors last week kayn wolf who finished second in the regional meet in her classification and finished sixth at the state meet Mariah gains a second place finisher in her classification at the regional meet and a 10th Place finisher in the state competition and jazaria Clinton who was Regional champion in
010her classification and added state champion ship honors at the meet last week also competing in the regional meet for temple were annia Wilson annah brummit Kate Burke who was also named to the temple High School WPA 2025 all academic elite team Madison sap Emily Stanfield Alexa Miner Khloe Watkins Kamara Freeman and Kamaya Porter come on in yes congratulations uh and then we also want to recognize coach pilot so Christopher pilot is the head coach at the temple high school girls powerlifting team [applause] and Coach pilot was also awarded 2025 Region 2 winning coach honors good job coach pilot [applause] we're so proud of you and how you represented Temple High School and we congratulate you on an amazing season if you'll line up right in front so we can take pictures yep and parents take
011as many pictures as you like [laughter] there you go there you go I love it I love that y'all brought your me your stuff too I love that everybody get we won't let them move until you're done I would also like to recognize my assist oh coach mcau yes come on up come on up I believe yes he is thank you coach pilot thank you very much awesome awesome congratulations to each of you you are putting powerlifting on the map in Temple and it starts with this group and next time we will buy bigger medals because you're coming in with a lot of [laughter] Hardware but congrat seriously congratulations I know it's a lot of hard work and I believe it was an unassisted meet meaning that there's no straps there's it's just straight strength
012so congratulations to all of you ladies really appreciate it well done of course yes of course you can so we would like to recognize coach pilot and Coach mccauly they um helped us a lot especially going all the way down to basically the border of Mexico um we just like wanted to recognize them because they supported us they cheered us up they gave us so much appreciation we would like to appreciate them back so we got them a couple of little plaques for them a yeah [applause] that's so awesome love that that's so wonderful I love it a thank you coach pilot and Coach mcau I think you ladies just showed us what temple temple Wildcats are all about right there that was fantastic congratulations to you all great job [applause] thank you so much
013y'all can go ahead and get down wonderful [applause] great job [laughter] that was oh that's so fantastic love it our next recognition is the temple high school wrestling State qualifier all right Temple High School Jr come on yeah Temple High School junior Pablo Aguilar qualified for the UN un University inter Scholastic League yeah go ahead and stand on up there with them State wrestling tournament and represented the Wildcat boys wrestling team in that event in Cyprus Texas back in February in addition to his talent Pablo showed remarkable resilience in qualifying for this year's state tournament as one of just 16 wrestlers across the state to earn a spot in the 6A tournament in his weight class he missed all of last season with an injury and had to battle his way back from an early
014round loss at Region 4's tournament but to claim his spot at the state tournament qualifier Pablo's Opening match at the state tournament would also find him facing the eventual state champion in his weight class Pablo would go on to post a onew record at the state tournament he finished with a 3310 overall record while competing in the 132 pound weight division this season Pablo is also joined on stage with his head coach Jeremy ingley come on up coach and so we want to recognize coach as well [applause] Pablo we are extremely proud of you in the way you represent Temple ISD and Temple High School and and also just for showing us what resilience looks like for battling back from your iny um injury that's amazing and so congratulations to you we're so proud of
015you [applause] did you get the pictures you want mom yep make sure you get those pictures [laughter] no speech Pablo okay I just want to congratulate you really I mean all your hard work and you have the pedigree here it comes from the family you put us on the map in wrestling and you're taking the torch and continuing it on so we really appreciate what you're doing and look forward to a great career out of you I think you're going to be at the top of it next year all right congratulations well done [applause] yes next honor recognition is the ti purchasing department tasbo Award of Merit the temple ISD School District's purchasing department has been honored with the award of Merit for purchasing operations by the Texas Association of school business officials or tasbo
016the District submitted an application covering eight different subject areas and documenting everything from purchasing policies and procedures Department organization Staffing and certifications Communications with internal and external vendors or stakeholders and even the technology and software they Ed by the department those applications were reviewed by a team of tasbo volunteers and this year Temple ISD was one of just 80 organizations across the state to meet the stren criteria to earn the award of Merit this is the first time that Temple ISD has been awarded this prestigious honor Temple I's purchasing department is made up of purchasing coordinator Mark Floyd purchasing specialist Jennifer concade Warehouse specialist and Courier Todd Copeland who I don't think could be here tonight and Warehouse specialist Samuel Santos being recognized among the state's Elite purchasing departments helps underscore this team's commitment to
017follow best practice I es be good stewards of our taxpayer dollars and working to get the best value for goods and services to make sure we're stretching our budgets while still meeting the needs of our students staff and families congratulations to each of you we're truly so proud of you and what you've accomplished for the first time for temple ISD so well done congratulations [applause] before you leave just a second I just want to congratulate congratulate yall on the professionalism and everything that you do for the district I mean it's basically it's for our staff and our students and you really truly are the backbone of our district again thank you so much for everything and I know the board Administration is so proud of y'all congratulations congratulations well done [applause] okay great job thank
018you for being here congratulations congratulations yeah and our next and last honores are the TD Communications Department tsp star awards they love it when we brag on them Temple Independent School District's communication Department come on down has been recognized with five gold stars and two silver stars presented by the Texas school public relations Association this year's star awards recognized were produced during the 2324 school year John Wallen and Eric Larson combined to win the star awards and next year we'll be able to welcome Amy fry brown to the stage when her outstanding in work becomes eligible for submission Temple ISD W honors for all seven awards for all seven Star Wars make somebody make sure they take their picture uh submissions to the department entered the department won two gold stars in photo and academic
019or classroom category two gold stars in the video feature category a gold star in the published news release edited category TD also won silver stars in the publish news release and edited and video promotional categories the Seven Stars won this year are the most in a single year in the history of Temple ISD TD compet competed with all districts across the state of Texas with 15,000 or fewer students mean Temple had to compete against some districts and departments that were almost twice our St our size theun communication Department gets to tell our story your stories every day their news releases photos and videos and social media post are seen by an everwing audience of stakeholders and the department does an amazing job of recognizing the work of our students and staff and it's so fantastic
020that you were recognized by your peers and earned so many stars this year Well Done congratulations [applause] fantastic don't go just yet John and Eric we are so proud of you as a board yall do a great job of telling our story I know the district has so many good things to say but people wouldn't know it unless y'all get it out there effectively and efficiently you've done that in then some so again thank y'all so much I know y'all work hard y'all are very diligent it's not an8 to five job either and so I appreciate all the EXT the time that y'all put in and you know the dedication to our district thank you so much you want to say something sure would say something well I I I have the opportunity to be
021in the same office suite as both of them and uh and all the things Dan saids right they're very diligent they're super creative uh you know some of the things that you don't see it's not just pushing content but it's their uh relationships that they have with the different media Outlets their responsiveness uh the respect that media Outlets have uh for each of these uh gentlemen uh it just it it shapes a dynamic it gives a Synergy not just inside the organization but outside the organization and uh we're just very proud of not just the story that's being pushed it's real uh but but how we're able to handle everything with accuracy not just the good but the things that happen that aren't so good uh we're very transpar arent we're very um accurate we're
022able to work with media sources to make sure things are accurate and John and Eric they they just do a fantastic job uh of attracting an audience and [clears throat] pushing our story and really uh maintaining um a great uh reputation for the district so we appreciate both of you and I know she just not didn't contribute yet this year but Amy you're a valuable part of this team and you'll be up here next year with them so thank you very much for joining the communications team and for all the good work that you do for us thanks than job [applause] item five the executive hires Dr Ward I don't believe any hires tonight okay item six is the board president's report a consideration for approval of certification of unopposed candidates for district one and
023six at this time uh do I have a motion I make a motion approve this motion by Mr Gaines there second a second seconded by Mrs cook all in favor signify by saying I I all oppose the same sign the eyes have it it passes [clears throat] Item B is consideration for approval of order of cancellation for truste elections for district one and six does require approval I'll move for approval uh motion by Mrs Myers second seconded by Mr gains all in favor signify by saying I I all oppose the same sign the I is have it the motion passes thank you item C future items to discussion any items that the members wish to discuss at a future meeting okay D important dates and Dr a okay coming back from spring break we only
024have a few uh this Thursday we have our school board retreat and actually you have this document at your place that um has some of the important dates and more details Logistics Etc along with it but this Thursday we have our Schoolboard Retreat uh and then next Monday which isn't on the important date list but on the sheet that you have we actually have Middle School uh tours uh we're going to leave here at 7:45 uh and we're going to tour a middle school in huto in one in Liberty Hill uh and this is just to you know get design ideas for middle school number four uh Saturday I actually skipped this uh Saturday we have the TD job fair the 22nd and then then uh we have the CTE showcase on the 25th uh
025the um let me back up the job fairs at the high school is that right where's Donna yes at the high school uh and starts at 10: 10:00 a.m. and then we have the board policy um next Wednesday and board facilities committee meeting next Thursday and that's all I have okay thank you Dr OT uh item seven is consent items a through G3 what is the pleasure of the board to deal with these items I make a motion that we approve uh 7A through G3 all together uh motion by Mr gains a second seconded by Mrs cook all in favor signify by saying I I all oppos the same sign the eyes have it the sent items pass item eight action items a human resources one consideration for approval of the 2025 2026 senior leadership
026team contracts uh Dr Ward oh good evening good evening so tonight I am bringing to you the contracts of our senior leadership team which consists of Lisa Adams Kent Boyd Eric hogberg Granada Rogers Brandy Stanford Donna Ward and Vance Willis for your consideration for a two-year non-certified contract thank you Dr Ward members you have any questions it does require approval I'll move for approval motion by Mrs Myers second seconded by Miss Suarez all in favor signify by saying I I all oppose the same sign eyes have they're approved thank you Dr Ward Item B is academics Dr Adams no items tonight C facilitating operations Mr Boyd no items tonight item D Finance uh one entf cash Services Mr Stan Terry okay Terry oh there you go welcome I'm filling in for Brandon tonight so uh
027good evening board president posie board trustees and Dr a um you will find uh in the consent agreement the extension of our local bank depository agreement with Extraco Banks for additional two years they have been an excellent partner um to our finance department while being prompt courteous and easy to work with so thank you for approving this um extension we understand also the importance of promoting Community Partnerships and wanted to take the opportunity to highlight another banking relationship we are entering a new partnership with Alliance Bank Texas through the interi cash service which I will subsequently refer to as IC there we do have um a a visual here that you can see uh Tyler Johnson Market president of Alliance Bank Texas at Temple High Alum uh recently brought us the opportunity to open an
028IC account that meets investment policy mandates and liquidity while supporting the community ICS allows us to open One account through a single Bank relationship which is Alliance Bank Texas to earn a set interest rate and these funds will be spread across participating Banks uh not to exceed to 50,000 um for maximum FDIC insurance coverage but the funds will utilize both demand and money market deposit accounts for easy access we are agreeing to initially deposit $1 million into the IC as part of our investment strategy local Community Banks tend to conduct business at a higher standard of ethics and stability because they themselves are community members Tyler Johnson has an excellent reputation with um TD we're excited to enter this partnership to support lending opportunities to local businesses and community community members which strengthens our local
029economy this partnership also allows us to diversify which is crucial in 2025 due to the heightened uncertainty of the market and this presentation is just for informational purposes and does not require board approval thank thank you and do you all have any questions thank you any questions tonight thank you very much appreciate that information item e is student services one board policy update 124 did you approve she said we didn't have to we didn't have it's not yeah not not approval item informational uh is board policy update 124 Mr hogenberg good evening uh this is update 124 uh part of the um legal uh policies there uh most of it were were updates with the financial accountability system resource guide which you might uh hear as the the finance referred to as the Faz rag
030uh it is also changes in the administrative code uh changes in some of the various words uh in some of the policies and then it also rearranges some by adding and by um deleting some of the the various sections so those of uh note for the local policies uh the first one is CAA local um and this policy uh deletes the superintendent and or it says superintendent or design it deletes the or design piece of it and they're just emphasizing ing the importance of handling uh financial fraud and want the superintendent to be the one in charge of that uh then they also lower the standard for reporting that rather than it knowing that there is fraud that there has there is credible evidence that you have to report that CV local uh deals with
031intellectual property and it uh shows that the use of District intellectual property uh is used for district related purposes and also includes in copyrighted material musical performances and visual works for policy DH local uh this is an extension of the school Marshall program this allows uh the board to designate a specific employee to be exempt from uh the the Firearms prohibition so this would allow uh the board if they so choose to allow a school Marshall on our campuses ebb local uh deals with it changes words from assess to identification and selection to placement so it's just uh changes some of the the verbiage there in FFG local deals with uh notification of abuse and here it now requires the uh person who is reporting it to Pro while it remains confidential they now have
032to provide their name phone number and and uh the their business their school district so while it Still Remains confidential it's now on the the reporting they required to give that information also and the last one gka local uh it adds electronic vaporizing devices to those items that are prohibited from um employees to have in possession at school thank you Mr hogenberg members any questions [snorts] this does require approval Mrs cook has a motion I move to approve the local policy changes in update 124 as presented motion made by Mrs cook a seconded motion seconded by Mr gains all in favor signify by sign sign I I uh all oppose the same sign eyes have it it passes thank you f board committee reports policy committee meeting meeting minutes February 26 2025 uh Mrs cook
033thank you the meeting was called to order at 402 update 124 was presented and selected policy changes were highlighted and discussed local policy recommendations within update 124 were at tonight's meeting the smart device policies review and recommendations document was presented and discussed this doc doent was a result of the Sha researching the student health impact of smart devices and making appropriate recommendations meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m. thank you the next committee meeting is Wednesday March 26 2025 at 4M next facility committee m u meeting minutes February 27th 2025 Mr gains the meeting was called to AUD at 4:08 p.m. uh Mr B Mr boy recommended approval of the proposal for Ray Brokers at a total of 125,000 the replacement of the Bor at Lamar Middle School the committee unanimously approved the uh recommendation Dr
034I presented a timeline for the future use of decator property uh Mr Boyd and Mr Perez uh presented an update on construction projects the athletic performance complexes substantially complete and staff and students are moving in walk at Stadium renovation work is underway way scheduled at for completion for the start of the next football season the meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m. the next committee meeting will be uh Thursday March 27th at 4M thank you Mr Gaines there have been no further items tonight the meeting is adjourned thank you very much for attending