001Good evening everyone. I now call this regular meeting of the Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees to order. The time is now 6:09 p.m. Mrs. Guy, was the meeting properly posted? >> It was. >> Thank you, madam. And do we have a quorum? >> Yes, we do. >> Thank you so much. For those of y'all that don't know what we did prior to this meeting is we're introducing ourselves and um to our new candidates that are on the agenda tonight in leadership and administrative positions. So, the beginning of of our board meetings, the tradition that we have started about a year ago is to meet um administrators prior to their employment at Goose Creek. With that, we'll move on to opening exercises. Tonight, opening exercises are by Dr. Jackson. Welcome. >> Hey. Good evening, uh
002President Campese, uh Dr. Rodriguez, and board members. We'll begin our opening ceremony with an opening prayer led by Helen Broughton and then following that, the pledge of allegiance and the Texas pledge will be by Tiffany Guy. Will everyone please stand? >> Good afternoon. Could you please bow your heads and join me in prayer? Lord, thank you for the opportunity to gather safely today. We dedicate this time to you. Please guide our thoughts, bless our conversations, and give us the wisdom to make the right choices. May we work together in the spirit of unity. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. >> I pledge allegiance 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 all. Honor Honor flag, I
003pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. >> You may be seated. At this time, I will turn it back over to you, uh President Kim Bizy. >> Thank you, Dr. Jackson. At this time, we'll move to citizens participation. Mrs. Garcia, I understand we have citizens signed up to speak. Thank you so much. Citizens participation is the time that the board will hear public concerns or public comments from those who have properly signed up to address the board. At regular board meetings, the board shall permit public comment regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. General public comment is limited to no more than 30 minutes per meeting. At all other board meetings, public comment shall be limited to open session items
004on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. Each speaker is reminded that he or she is limited in his or her presentation to a maximum of 3 minutes, which can be further reduced or limited by the presiding officer, and that he or she should respect confidentiality concerns and refrain from attacking the personal character of any individual student, staff member, or board member in addressing concerns or comments. Pursuant to state law and board policy BE legal, the board cannot consider or take actions on concerns at this meeting unless they pertain to an item on the agenda posted for this meeting. Any deliberation or decision on an item that is not posted for consideration at this meeting shall be limited to a proposal to be placed uh to place this subject on the agenda of a
005future meeting. This evening, we have five people signed up to speak. The first will be Nicholas Wrights. Please approach the podium. Mr. Wright, you'll have 3 minutes to speak. Mrs. Guy will keep time. When you're down to 1 minute, she will chime in and say 1 minute remaining. At the conclusion of your time, I ask that you stop speaking. Uh and if you would, begin with introducing yourself with your name and the subject matter you're speaking on. The floor is yours. >> Hey, and good evening. Um I'm Nick Wrights, and I'm here to speak in uh support of the Texas Guardian program uh for our district. Um in my opinion, this is something that we should have implemented a long time ago. Uh many districts across Texas already use the Guardian program as a key
006part of their safety strategy. And with the new school year approaching, this is another responsible step to keep our students and staff safe. I think we can all agree that we wish we didn't need a Guardian program at all. In a perfect world, this wouldn't even be a discussion. But the reality is we do need it. And our responsibility is to respond to the world that we live in and not the one that we wish we had. It's also important to say clearly that this is not about being pro-gun or anti-gun. This is about school safety. Because there are many misconceptions about this program, let's be clear about what this is and what it isn't. The Guardian program is not about broadly arming teachers. It is also not about handing out a firearm to anyone
007who wants one. And is not a casual or loosely run initiative. The Guardian program is a structured, state-authorized safety measure that allows a very small number of carefully selected school personnel to serve as trained, armed responders on campus. These individuals go through extensive background checks, psychological screening, rigorous training in crisis response and de-escalation, firearm proficiency standards, coordination protocols with law enforcement, and any additional training that this school board decides. These are volunteers who step forward because they care about protecting our students and staff. And I said the word volunteers. This is a volunteer program. No one's being forced to do this. Our campuses are large and some have multiple buildings, such as Sterling. Emergencies don't wait for someone to arrive from across campus. The Guardian program provides additional support, placing trained responders inside the building
008who can act immediately while law enforcement is on the way. >> 1 minute. >> This is about layers of protection and it strengthens what we already have. It fills gaps that no single safety measure can cover alone. And it is a disciplined, regulated, and proven program that exists for one purpose, to save lives when seconds matter. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Rice. Our second speaker of the evening will be Rebecca Meissner. Ms. Meissner, the floor is yours. Please introduce yourself and the subject you're speaking on. You have 3 minutes. >> Good evening. Well, good evening. And for those that may not know me, my name is Rebecca Meissner, and I'm Andrew's mom. Tonight, I am here to speak in support of the Guardian program. There is no single solution that will prevent every tragedy.
009School safety requires a layers. It requires strong discipline policies, threat assessment, intervention when warning signs appear, secure campuses, trained law enforcement, and qualified personnel who can respond immediately when a crisis occurs. The Guardian program is just one more layer of protection. It is not replacing the safety measures already in place. It's adding another layer to the district's existing safety and security efforts. When a crisis happens, seconds matter. The faster a threat can be stopped, the better chance of protecting students, teachers, and staff. Another thing I like is that the proposal before the board is designed to be implemented using existing police department funding, not requiring new funding moving forward. Would this program change my outcome? There's no way to know. But I never want another Sorry. I never want another family to receive the phone
010calls that I did. It changed my life forever. We have a responsibility to consider every reasonable option available to help protect our children and the people who care for them every day. Tonight, I want my support for the Guardian program to be part of public record. Thank you. >> Thank you, Ms. Mosmer. Our third speaker this evening is David Isaac. I'll move on to our fourth and give him one more chance at the end of our speakers. Moving on to our speaker number four, Brenda Lopez. Ms. Lopez, welcome to the podium. Again, please introduce yourself and the topic you'll be speaking on. >> Good evening. My name is Brenda Lopez. I'm speaking in regards to um Matrix. So, I'm here because the district discipline process has failed. And it has failed my child in a
011way no parent wants to address publicly. I have heard the 12 robbery league band trip multiple students violated curfew. Several code of conducts to include consuming drugs and leaving a vape pen in the hotel room. Yet only two students were blamed and punished while others walked away without accountability. This is not a misunderstanding nor is it a communication error. This is a selective enforcement that is unacceptable. Unequal accountability when several students participate in the same misconduct on and only two are disciplined that is that is targeting. It undermines trust in the school and the district. Failure to follow district policies your own policies require unbiased enforcement. Those policies were ignored when staff chose which student to punish and which student to protect. That is not a policy issue that is a leadership issue. Let me
012be clear. I am not here to excuse behavior. I'm here because discipline must be fair, evidence-based and applied to all students not just those easiest to blame. I am formally requesting that the board review the handling of the incident, ensure that all students involved are held to the same standard, require staff to follow district policy and due process procedures taking corrective action if selective discipline is confirmed. Our children deserve a school system that treats them with dignity, fairness and integrity. What happened April the 15th did not meet that standard. What does the future hold for those not held accountable? They're going to normalize illegal behavior and more likely have serious offense in their future. As in the preventable incident at Ross Sterling taking the life of Endermyer. Senate Bill 179 David's Law aims at combating
013cyberbullying and protecting minors. I I y'all are protecting our children. Thank you and thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Ms. Lopez, for coming to speak to us tonight. I would like to add that the Goose Creek does have procedures in place for you to formally begin the process of having that looked at. Uh I would implore you to go ahead and follow those procedures and take it up through the chain of command, which must take place before it comes to the board for action. Uh and if you need assistance with that on the process, myself, one of the board members, or one of our administrators sitting in the front two rows can help you point you in that right direction. Thank you, ma'am. Our next speaker is Adriana Lopez. Ms. Lopez, welcome to
014the podium. Introduce yourself and the subject you're speaking on. You have 3 minutes. >> Thank you. Um Good evening. My name is Adriana Lopez, and in my previous remarks, I had discussed the effects of harassment, social isolation, and the importance of fostering a school environment in which every student feels safe, respected, and heard. Today, I would like to continue the discussion by addressing the topics of accountability, leadership, and fairness. Many of the challenges that students encounter do not originate from major incidents. Rather, they often begin with rumors, exclusion, and conduct that occurs out of public view. Such actions can negatively affect a student's reputation, relationships, and sense of belonging long before adults become aware of the situation. This issue becomes significant when those involved hold leadership positions, whether a student serves as club officer, team
015captain, section leader, or organizational representative. Leadership carries a responsibility to others. Students in these roles are entrusted with representing their peers and setting a positive example. Therefore, character, integrity, and respect for others should be considered as important as achievement or popularity. My concern is not directed towards any particular individual. Rather, it pertains to the message when leadership and accountability are regarded as separate conditions. When inappropriate or harmful conduct is overlooked because an individual holds a position of influence or maintains a favorable public image. It can undermine confidence in the values that our schools seek to uphold. And I would like to address fairness in the manner in which students receive support from adults. While accountability is essential, support should likewise be provided consistently and equally. When students face disciplinary consequences, they should not feel abandoned
016or isolated. Every student deserves clear communication, appropriate guidance, and meaningful opportunities to remain connected to the school community regardless of position, reputation, or personal relationships. One potential solution would be the establishment of clearly defined expectations for student leaders through a formal and firmer leadership code of conduct that emphasizes respect, responsibility, and the appropriate treatment of others. In addition, schools should implement a standardized form of framework for students support framework for students undergoing disciplinary action, including regular staff check-ins, and consistent communication to ensure that all students are treated fairly and receive an equitable level of support. Leadership should never serve as a justification for misconduct, and disciplinary measures should not result in isolation, especially from the adults that are meant to support you. No student should be overlooked because they lack influence, and no student should
017be excused because they possess it. Thank you. >> Thank you, Ms. Lopez. I'm going to go I'll now go back to speaker number three. I see Mr. David Isaac is in the room. Mr. Isaac, please introduce yourself, the subject you're speaking on, and you have 3 minutes, sir. >> Yes, sir. I'm Mr. David Isaac. I'd like to start by first, uh, saying that that I should my address. >> You don't have to say your address. Just the subject you're speaking on, if you would, please. >> very much. I'm speaking on the guardian program. And this is what Rebecca Mize Brad promote proposed tonight. I'm here to speak in favor of that. I'm here to speak in favor of anything that these kids that coalesce over their winter break that decided to work together to find
018a solution where they can feel safe on campus. And if this idea is proposed by the mother of which of a victim of which of the situation that should have never happened proposes that I approve of that program. So, tonight I am speaking in favor of that program. Also want to thank Goose Creek Board of Trustees. And didn't think I'd do this ever. But, I want to thank you for having a presidential search committee, a search committee, superintendent search committee unlike Lee College who refused to listen to their constituents and do a nationwide search for Dr. Rodriguez. So far, we are pleased and I want to say over the work that I have done over the winter break when my number was called upon, I did see the mayor step up, do his part, play
019a role where he could. I did see a part where Mr. Clem and Mr. Riqueria showed up to that event where those kids hosted that town hall. That was important. That's the type of transformative leadership we need by this board. I also want to say while I am here on the spot, off the top of my head, there are two missing trustees here. I believe if you want this job and you want to keep this job, some of you would know I helped put you in some of these seats. And if you want this job, then you should show up to work. Last year in June, it was June 19th, y'all had a meeting an official meeting on a federal holiday. Also want to express my dismay with that. I do not agree with this
020board having a meeting on a federal holiday, June 19th. It's disrespectful. >> 1 minute. >> But, I'm not here to talk about that tonight. I am here to place a favor for Ms. Rebecca Meismer's group, the Guardianship program. I urge you if you want my vote, if you want my support at large in the election I'm ever in, then you would do whatever she asked of you or whatever these kids ask of you. And I do want to thank you once again, especially Dr. Rodriguez, who showed up to that meeting. It was important for those kids to see their new incoming superintendent to be there. I want to commend you for doing that. And I want to commend the board members that decided to show up as well, Mr. Clem, his wife, and Mr. Mercedes
021Renteria. It almost makes me forget about the fact they put his hands on a woman 10 years ago. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Mr. Isaac. That concludes citizens participation. >> Mr. President, um administration is recommending moving items 6F, 6G, 6H, and 6J, 6K, and 6L to the front of the agenda at this time. I will repeat that. Uh it's items 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K, and 6L. >> President has no opposition to that. However, I would like to move J to the beginning of it, close session, to the front if Superintendent is supportive of that. >> Yes, sir. >> What is the pleasure of the board to rearrange the agenda as presented? >> I'll move to approve. >> Mr. Wright, J. >> Yes. >> Isaac. >> Yes. I have a motion by Mr.
022Guy and a second by Mr. Glenn to rearrange the agenda as presented. Any discussion? All in favor, please signify by raising your hands. Seeing six for, zero against, motion passes. >> Can you check in with Mr. Isaac? >> I did. >> Okay. >> I have him as you absent. >> Okay, so at this time we're going to jump to item six J on the agenda. You can start walking. I'm going to read a little script here. The board will now convene in a closed session under Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.089, security matters, and 551.074, personnel matters. No action will be taken while the board is in closed session. The time is now 6:30 p.m. We now reconvene in the open session. The time is 7:40 p.m. No action was taken while
023the board was in closed session. And if you recall, we have rearranged the agenda, and with that in mind, we will begin with action items six F. Dr. Rodriguez, if you'll introduce that one, please. >> Yes, sir, Mr. President. Item 6 F is consider and take possible action to revisit or revisions to DH local. >> What is the pleasure of the board? >> Move to approve. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion by Mr. Martinez, and I think I heard it louded by Mr. Renteria to approve 6 F as presented. Any discussion? All in favor, please signify by raising your hand. Seeing six for, zero against, that motion passes. We'll move on to 6 G. >> Yes, Mr. President. Uh 6 G is consider and take possible action revisions to GKA local. >> What
024is the pleasure of the board? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Mr. Martinez and a second by Mr. Renteria to approve item 6 G on the agenda. Is there any discussion on this item? Hearing none, all in favor, please signify by raising your hand. Seeing six for, zero against, that motion passes. Item 6 H >> Thank you, Mr. President. 6 H is consider and take possible action on adopting a two-tier guardian program. >> What is the pleasure of the board? >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Mr. Renteria and a second by Mr. Glenn to approve item 6 H on the agenda as presented. Is there any discussion on this item? >> Yes. >> Go ahead, Mr. Renteria. >> I I just I just want
025to say that I'll be voting for this. In my opinion, it's been long time overdue. And it's a it's for the safety of our kids, and this is why I'll be doing it. >> Thank you, Mr. Renteria. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, please signify by raising your hand. Seeing six for and zero against, the motion passes. We will now move on to item >> Yes, it would be item six L. Consider and take possible action of personnel. >> Thank you, Dr. Rodriguez. Go ahead, please, sir. >> Six L one is approved administrative new hires. >> Move to approve. >> Is the board comfortable taking all these at one time? >> Yes, let's do it. >> Okay, let's do this for six L one approve administrative new hires as presented. >>
026Move to approve. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Mrs. Barah Tims and a second by Mr. Entry and to approve new personnel as presented. Any discussion? Hearing >> I just want to say this. >> Go ahead, Mr. Entry. >> We are hiring new people, but we're not we're just we're not creating new positions for them. We're hiring them to fulfill the mission and that is fixing our academics and helping the school district. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. >> I think it's notable that this is the time of year where we do have a lot of turnover where people leave a district and come into a district. So, this is if I recall correctly, this is fairly normal. Dr. Rodriguez, do you want to comment on that? >> Uh yes, sir. All positions
027above are positions that have vacancies and it is normal during summer hours or during summer days to go ahead and identify vacant positions and then go through the process of interviewing and then hiring for these positions. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? All in favor, please signify by raising your hand. Seeing six for and zero against, that motion passes. >> Yes, Mr. President. Next, we will continue with the agenda beginning with item number four, approval of minutes. >> Thank you, Dr. Rodriguez. Before us, this board was presented the minutes for the June 26 June 1st, 2026 regular board meeting. Uh what is the pleasure of the board? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Mr. Clement and a second by Mr. Martinez to approve the minutes as presented. Is there
028any discussion on this item? Hearing none, all in favor, please signify by raising your hand. Seeing six for and zero against, motion passes. Dr. Rodriguez, may we move item number 5A to the end of the program and continue with the votes on action items? >> Yes, Mr. President. I would recommend that you uh take a vote and have the board uh vote to move that item. >> Absolutely. Is What's the pleasure of the board on this? Can we move >> I would move that we reorganize the agenda yet again to continue forward with item six A through E and item I, and then finally return to item 5A. >> I have a motion by Mr. Clement and a second by Mr. Martinez to rearrange the agenda once again. All in Any discussion? All in favor,
029please signify by raising your hand. Seeing six for and zero against, Mrs. Clark, I promise we will get to you. Uh we're we're on a roll and I want to continue with action items. >> You just asked for that. >> Dr. Rodriguez, we're now on action items 6A, which is consideration and possible action of consent agenda. I would like to use pres- president's privilege and not go through reading every one of these items. I want to make a statement that we have been presented with these prior to this meeting and so has the public and in the interest of time I don't see it's necessary to read every one of those. With that in mind, are there any items on 6A consideration of possible action and on consent agenda 1 through 16 that need to
030be pulled for separate consideration? Hearing none, what is the pleasure of the board for consent agenda 6A 1 through 16? >> I move to approve the consent agenda as presented. Second. >> I have a motion by Mr. Clem and a second by Mr. Renteria to approve consent agenda. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor please signify by raising your hand. Seeing six for and zero against cons- consent agenda is approved. We'll move on to action item 6B. >> Yes, Mr. President. Item 6B is consider and take possible action of a resolution declaring 10.3131 acres located at 401 Jones Road, Highlands, Texas as surplus real property. >> What is the pleasure of the board? >> So moved. I agree. I'm sorry. >> Then that's it. I move. >> Go ahead. >> I'll second. >>
031I [laughter] have a motion by Mr. Clem and a second by Mr. Renteria. I'm sorry, Mr. Guy. I heard them both down there. >> I just tried to request a a point of personal privilege, I guess, to ask and this may be for our attorney, could we consider B, C, D, and E together? >> It was recommended that we take these individually, Mr. Clem. >> do it that way. Thank you. >> All right. So, I have a motion by Mr. Clem and a second by Mr. Renteria to approve item 6B declaring this property as surplus property. Is there any discussion? >> Any motion >> Mr. Guy, yeah. >> We'll correct the record to show the motion was was by Mr. Glenn and the second by Mrs. Guy. This Let's back up. I have good glasses.
032I have bad hearing this thing. >> I was going to say turn your hearing aid up a little bit. >> So, I have a motion by Mr. Renteria and a second by Mrs. Guy to approve item 6B declaring it surplus property. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor please signify by raising your hand. Seeing 6 4 to 0 against, motion passes. Item 6C. >> Yes, Mr. President, consider and take possible action of a resolution declaring 20 acres along West Baker Road, Baytown, Texas as surplus real property. >> One at a time. What is the pleasure of the board? >> Move to approve. >> I have a motion by Mr. Glenn and a second by Mrs. Barat Tims to approve 6C declaring it surplus property. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor please signify
033by raising your hand. Seeing 6 4 to 0 against, that motion passes. Dr. Rodriguez, 6D. >> Consider and take possible action of a resolution declaring 2.17899 acres located at 0 Lee Drive, Baytown, Texas as surplus real property. >> What is the pleasure of the board? >> Move to approve. >> I second. >> I have a motion by Mr. Glenn and a second by Mr. Martinez to apply to approve 6D as surplus property. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor please signify by raising your hand. Seeing 6 4 0 against, motion passes. Item 6E. >> Consider and take possible action of a resolution declaring 2.49 acres located along Lindberg Drive, Baytown, Texas as surplus property. >> What is the pleasure of the board? >> Move to approve. >> I have a motion by Mr. Glenn and
034a second by Mrs. Barrack Timms to approve 6E declaring it surplus property. Any discussion? Any more discussion? >> [laughter] >> All in favor, please signify by raising your hand. Seeing 6-0-0 against, that motion passes. >> I. >> Mr. President, next we are on 6I board business. >> There we go. All right, 6I board business. First, I'll entertain future board agenda items. Any item a board member wishes to be included on a future board agenda. Going once. Going twice. Thank you so much. Board updates, we use this as an opportunity for board members to share what's been going on in our trustee life. Does anyone want to share out anything that's happened trustee related since our last board meeting? >> Um well, I this kind of actually goes with one and two. Just from our um
035conference that we just went to. Um I think it just a couple of the sessions I went to really kind of um reinforced to me that I feel like as a board we need more training on um accountability and and exactly what that looks like and what when when we're getting these letter grades, what does that include? What does that mean? Um just so I think that we can because I think that we can make better decisions whenever we know what we're making decisions about. >> Thank you, Ms. Guy. Um would you be open to hearing that in a workshop format because that's [clears throat] pretty detailed and intense. >> Yes, no, it's too much for this format. >> Okay. Dr. Rodriguez, I would like to call a board workshop that deals specifically with accountability
036and achievement, Ms. Guy, is that correct? >> Mhm. >> Okay, thank you so much. Any more share outs, Ms. Guy? Mr. Martinez? Mr. Glenn? >> Nothing to share. >> Ms. Barrientos? Mr. Andrieu? >> No. Classes SLI was great. What it lasted, it was good training. Good education, good information as always, so we come back a lot more edified and then you know, knowledgeable about decisions that we do make here. >> Uh agreed, and my share out is I did attend SLI in San Antonio with a few of my peers on this dais, uh where we gained very uh insightful and um targeted information on multiple topics related to accountability, um board uh decorum, um a lot of great ideas that we're bringing back uh that we want to look at maybe uh talking about further
037in this district. We It's also an opportunity for board members to meet with our peers from across the state. There's over 1,100 districts uh school districts in Texas, and and we get to talk one-on-one with trustees from districts that are large, small, and everything in between. Uh everyone across Texas is sharing the same issues that we have here in Goose Creek, and we network, and we really get a chance to talk about how they're solving problems, how we can solve problems, and it is just a great opportunity. Um uh happy that we're able to attend that. Move on to 6i number three, board meetings. The next board meeting is July 13th, followed by August 3rd and September 7th. >> Mr. President this September 7th is actually the 8th. The 7th is a holiday. >> I
038was just reading it correctly Mr. President that time my glasses are working. So so let the record show that the next board meetings are July 13th, August 3rd and September 8th. Thank you Miss Guy for correcting that. I believe that concludes all of the action items. All right. Miss Clark get ready. Dr. Rodriguez we're going to go to discussion item superintendent report. >> Yes, thank you Mr. President. We have Bridget Clark and members of her team that will be presenting the monthly financial update. >> I would argue that we saved the best for last. Thank you for your patience. >> Good evening Mr. President, Dr. Rodriguez, board members. Tonight we bring before you the monthly financial report for the month ended April 30th. And with that I will turn it over to Miss Leanna Price
039our director of finance. >> Good evening Mr. President Kempeasy members of the trustees board board of trustees and Dr. Rodriguez. As we approach the end of our fiscal year the district remains in a strong financial position. Revenues continue to perform well and expenditures are controlled. All of the major operating funds are healthy and we're looking at a positive fund balance. Our major bond fund is near complete. Our focus is shifted from project execution to project closeout and future capital planning. The long-range capital improvement fund continues to provide flexibility to address the district's priorities such as safety and security. For the general fund, we continue to perform favorably as we move toward the year end. Our revenues remain ahead of expectations primarily due because of the strong local revenue collections. While expenditures are trending a little
040under budget, based on current projections, we are looking at a year-end fund balance of 118 million. >> Nice. >> I was waiting for applause there. Let me add to that just a little bit on the fund balance being projected at 118. When I got here in 2021, it was projected to be at that time 116, and they were looking at hitting it for more by the end of the year with the budget amendments. So, I'm actually leaving the fund balance in a higher state a higher balance than when I got here, so I'm happy about that. >> Well done. >> Yes. >> I was going to ask what was the fund balance last year at this time? >> 106, right? Okay. >> Correct. >> When was the >> November law? We're in it now. Yeah,
041just Yeah, we're back in it. Yeah, just don't 1.2 million dollars, 1.5 million dollars, somewhere in there. Yeah, we got back in a couple years ago. Yeah. >> That's good. >> Mhm. >> I'm glad I was on the board for that. >> Moving on to our debt service fund, we're continuing as expected. Um we're projected to end the fiscal year with approximately 42.4 million in the fund balance and that is after accounting for our August and our October debt service payments. Additionally, we are in process of initiating the defeasance that was approved in September, which is again another step in the district's ongoing efforts to strategically manage the debt and maximize long-term savings. Our child nutrition fund is in a healthy position. While expenditures are projected to exceed the annual revenues, the fund is expected
042to end the year with about 12.4 million dollars. This is providing sufficient reserves for the program to operate as needed. The capital improvement fund of the long-term capital improvement plan remains aligned with the district's strategic priorities. Current projected support projection support plan capital investments and operating transfers while preserving flexibility for future needs. We have approximately 1.6 million unallocated for future needs by the end of 2026-2027 at this moment. Our 2019 bond program continues to progress towards completion. Um, we're remaining act remaining activity is primarily focused again on the closeouts of the projects and final payments with approximately 320,000 dollars unallocated or remaining in savings. Here we have the quarterly investment report as of the March 31st um, period. As you can see, the district has earned for the quarter 2.8 million dollars. Our focus has
043been on safety and liquidity and maximizing the earnings of the district. Any questions? >> You will. I believe that 100% Definitely. I support that. >> I think the only thing I'd correct on that is not when we get finished with our superintendent. >> [laughter] >> Any further questions for this panel? >> Thank you for your >> Thank you so much. Y'all have presented just good news upon good news and good news. And if you turn on the TV right now, Goose Creek is in a great position financially in comparison to a lot of the state. Uh and that did not come by accident. It was intentional and it began a few years ago. So, thank you so much for that. >> This is a group effort from the board down, so >> Any further questions?
044Hearing none, we are adjourned. Time is 8:00 p.m. Wow. >> Thank you. >> Mhm.