001He lived in Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention? We're going to begin the board meeting tonight. If you'll wrap up your conversations and find your seats, we will kick it off. which is working. >> It's working. >> It's reading it. >> Oh, is it on now? >> It's hot. >> Well, we'll have high mic. >> Double mics. >> Good evening, everyone. It's so great to have all of you here tonight on this special occasion. We're happy to see everyone on such a beautiful evening. Today, of course, is May the 12th, 2026, and uh we are here for our regular meeting. Our pledges are going to be performed tonight by the students of JL Williams at Ledger Elementary School and our invocation will be led by Samantha Wilson. If everyone will please stand. You
002guys like it's hot. Go ahead. >> I aliance 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 the Texas flag. I aliance to the Texas one state one and indivisible. >> If you can remain standing for the prayer. Lord Jesus, thank you so much for this um wonderful evening. Thank you so much for this community um that we can all call home. I just pray that as we celebrate uh the accomplishments of these kids that we can just remember that good things come from you and that you um love each and every one of these kids. Um I pray that as we do some business of the school district that we can have unity and
003good discernment for our community. We thank you and praise you Lord in Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen. >> Please be seated. Thank you students. Now, Mr. John Gallon will give us the mission statement of Coppers Cove ISD. The mission of Coppers Cove ISD is to provide exceptional opportunities for each student through exemplary instruction which inspires academic success, personal excellence, and responsible citizenship. >> Thank you, Mrs. Hall. Do we have any citizen comments tonight? Okay. Now, we're here for what most of you are have come for. What we call the good things. And the good things tonight will be led by Mr. Curtis Quillin and the rest of the board. If the board will please go to the table, we'll get started. Madame President, ladies and gentlemen of the board, and everyone in the community who
004was able to make the trip out tonight, we have a long, long list of good things because our kids are doing awesome things here in Copper Coppers Cove ISD. And so tonight to begin, we'd like to start uh with three individuals from the Coppers Cove High School speech and debate team who have advanced to the UIL State Championships. We will uh call each of these three students individually and then we will do a group photo at the end. Chris Baka has advanced to the UIL state speech and debate championships in extempiraneous speaking pros and current events. Eis Brown has advanced to the UIL state championships in speech and debate for poetry. And Ben Cunningham has advanced to the UIL state championships for speech and debate in poetry. Heat. Our next group of recognitions, we go
005to the junior high level tonight. Sophia Santag is recognized from SC Junior High School for earning nine high school credits while enrolled as an eighth grade student. And Dia Trevetti is recognized for earning 10 high school credits while enrolled as an eighth grade student at SC Lee Junior High School. Continuing with some of our junior high students. Taylor Davis is recognized for earning a selection in the region 8 honor choir. Tyler Tyler Davis, excuse me. Joining him is Brandon Wildbacher, who also earned a selection in the region 8 honor choir. also being recognized tonight, the combined Coppers Cove Tener bass choir from the junior high level. W who which won a superior concert rating at UIL concert evaluation. There we go. The following students won competed and won medals in the 2026 Texas Art Education
006Association Junior Vase Competition. We begin with students from SC Lee Junior High School. Kayn Brown won a division one gold medal. Jayla Koulangis won a division 3 gold medal. Paige Graves won a division 1 gold medal. Leanne Gerwan won a division 3 gold medal. Anthony Luna Jr. won a division 2 gold medal. Emily Marovski won a division one gold medal. Amelia Musak won a division 2 gold medal. And those are our Texas Junior Vase competitors from SCEly who were able to make it tonight. The next set of students are from Coppers Cove Junior High and also competed in and won medals in the Texas Art Education Association Junior Vase Competition. Penny Lane Botchi won two division 3 gold medals. Aaliyah Davis won two division 3 gold medals. Tegan Metaf won a division 2 gold medal.
007and Samantha Pena won a division 2 gold medal. >> And those are all of our Coppers Cove Junior High Junior base students who were able to make it tonight. Our next recognition is Kayn McCartney from Coppers Cove Junior High School, who earned a selection into the middle school all region choir as a tenor one performer. Next The next group we're recognizing tonight is representatives from the Coppers Cove Junior High School Wind Ensemble for receiving a sweep stakes award in recognition of superior performance in the UIL concert and site rating evaluation. They're doing >> they don't have concert. The next group being recognized is the joint Coppers Cove Junior High concert band and symphonic bands for receiving sweep stakes awards in recognition of superior performance in the UIL concert and site reading evaluation. The next group
008we are recognizing tonight is a group of students from SC Junior High School which qualified for the all region Jazz Band. the first group to qualify for the middle school all region Jazz Band in CCISD history. We'll call each student up individually and do a group photo at the end. First, Michael Chandler, who qualified as first chair, baritone saxophone, jazz band 2. Jordan Willis, who earned a second chair trombone spot in the all region middle school jazz band, too. Aaliyah Farnum who earned a second chair tenor sack spot in the all region middle school jazz band one and John Michael Thompson who earned top overall chair in bass guitar in all region middle school jazz band The next group we will recognize tonight is the joint SC Junior High Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, which
009each received a sweep stakes award in recognition of superior performance in the UIL concert and site reading evaluation in 2026. The next group we will recognize tonight is from the FFA in Coppers Cove. This particular team consists of three SC Junior High students, James Kirkham, Zachary Herring, and Alex Tibido with one Coppers Cove High School student, Canon Hirs, which in this team advanced to the FFA state championships for farm business management and FFA career development event. The next group will recogn Recognized tonight is the FFA land judging team, Leilani Thompson, Austin Barrera, Lane Ledger, and Ethan Morales for winning first place at district and fifth place at area, advancing to the FFA state championships. the Next group we'll recognize tonight is the Coppers Cove High School Cheer Squad, which has advanced to the UIL Class
0106A Division 2 state cheer championship finals for the fourth straight year and placed in the top 10 for the third consecutive year. I have I have >> Okay. How do you say your last name? We want you to put much. >> Y'all can the other 40. >> And the sad thing is is in Texas that's small. As we move into dance, we want to begin with uh Coppers Cove High School senior Eva Rlla, who earned recognition and selection as a Texas Dance Educators Association Allstate Dancer, the second in school history. And next, we'll recognize the entire Copper Scope High School Copperetses dance team for earning four regional awards, one state award, one national award among 20 total trophies in various competitions during the 2025-26 competition season. The next group of students we will recognize tonight
011is from Coppers Cove High School. These f these students competed in the 2026 Texas Art Education Association VASE regional and state competitions. Arvin Armas in division 3 in 3D and division 3 2D gold medals. >> Nidia Jones with a gold medal in division 4 2D. and Amaya Troxel, a 2D gold medal in division 4. We've moved into the career and technical student organization portion of the evening and the next several recognitions are students in Skills USA who advanced to state. The first recognition, Dante Vieiera Paton, Isabelle Hart, and Santiago Bautista for earning best in show group at the Skills USA Texas State Championships in job exhibit STEM. Oh, you know what? He's going to be Elias Alvarado for advancing to the Skills USA state championships in robotics urban search and rescue. Next is Robert Baker
012for advancing to the Skills USA state championships in robotics automation technology. Next is Isabelle Hart for winning first place at the Skills USA region 10 competition in computer programming. Our next recognition is Takir Makmudo for earning best in show at the at the Skills USA Texas State Championships in job exhibit. Micaia McManis for advancing to the Skills USA criminal justice state championships in 3D crime scene model and Texas public safety association for 91 911 call taking. Next is Bailey Pikert for advancing to the Skills USA Criminal Justice State Championships in 3D crime scene model. The next group of students we'll recognize tonight is from the HOSA chapter at Coppers Cove High School. We begin that with Jacobe Martinez who won third place at the HOSA area championships and sixth place at the HOSA state championships
013in interviewing skills as a phabotamist. Micah Smith for winning second place at the HOSA State Championships in Epidemiology and for advancing to the HOSA Nationals. CONGRATULATIONS. Our next student is Keegan Sullivan who won second place at the HOSA state championships and advanced to nationals for the second year in a row in home health aid. This next group of students won awards at the Texas Association of Future Educators State Championships. We'll call the students up individually and do a group photo at the end. Karina Hernandez, who won bronze in Educational Leadership Fundamentals Test. Dylan Peacock who won bronze in educational leadership fundamentals test >> and Ariana Thompson who won a gold medal in portfolio. The next group of students we're going to recognize tonight have earned a Dell certification through our district's technology technology services department
014and this is separate from their coursework here at Coppers Cove High School. We'll call each student up individually and do a group photo at the end with some of our technology department leadership. Jet Jet Choco, Malachi Ellenbound, Julian Landeros, Jayon Leslie, Lilia Kelani Lynn, Alvaro Isaac Molina, Jeremiah Morgan, Delicia Okendo O'A, Ruie Patel, Miguel Reyes, and Marcus Wong. We have three houses. They're here. >> Maline and Sophia are here. It's a busy time of year, so forgive us. There's an award ceremony. We had a couple of students who just walked in from it, so we're going to go back and recognize them as well. These are HOSA students. Maline Frasier is recognized for winning first place at the HOSA Area Championships and second place at the HOSA state championships, advancing to nationals in interviewing skills.
015We'll do her The next student being recognized is Sophia Haley for winning first place at the HOSA state championships and earning top 10 at state nursing assistant skills. And the next student we'd like to recognize is Taylor Voys who um excuse me earned recognition in the HOSA happening scrapbook at the HOSA state championships and advanced to nationals. The next recognition is for students who have contributed to new new logos as part of their graphic design programs. These logos were are now the official ones being used for Central Texas Innovation Academy and the new logo for Coppers Cove ISD's Career and Technical Education Department. Xavier Chavez and Christian Hill, who was unable to be here tonight. The next group of students we're recognizing tonight are the top 10 graduates in the Copper Scope High School class
016of 2026. We'll call each of the 10 students up and we will do a group photo at the end. The 10th ranked graduate in 2026, Lane Ledger. The ninth ranked graduate in 2026, Tyson Hart. >> The eighth ranked graduate in 2026 is Alyssa Eid. The seventh ranked graduate in the class of 2026 is Diane Tanti. >> The sixth ranked graduate in the class of 2026, JC Campbell. >> The fifth ranked graduate in the class of 2026, Christine Fletchia. The fourth ranked graduate in the class of 2026 is Logan Jones. The third ranked graduate in the class of 2026 is Courtney Addie. The saludiatoran in the class of 2026 is Ruie Patel. And the validictorian in the class of 2026 is Marcus Wong. The next the next group of students we're going to recognize tonight is
017the 58 students who earned their associate degrees or industry certifications from Central Texas College through the CCISD dual credit and early college program. We'll call these students up individually and then do a group photo at the end. Hillary Agie earned two degree associate degrees from Central Texas College. Elias Alvarado earned a robotics certification from CTC. Trinity Alaba earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Jada Bailey earned an associates degree through Central Texas College. Robert Baker earned a robotics certification from Central Texas College. Madison Bogard earned an associate degree from Central Texas College. >> Abriana Caldwell earned an associate degree from Central Texas College. Reese Chavez earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Colton Cooper earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Michaela Davis earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Alyssa
018Eid earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Christina Fletchia earned an associate degree from from Central Texas College. Adriana Florex earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Michaela Gonzalez earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. >> Michaela, at 15 years old, was also the youngest graduate at CTC's commencement Friday night. Christian Harold earned an associate degree from Central Texas College. Aubrey Hinton earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Kelsey Harmo earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Presley Lowry earned an associate degree from Central Texas College. Elijah Lynn earned an associate degree from Central Texas College. Jacobe Martinez earned an associate degree from Central Texas College. Alhennis Mateo earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Ramari Miller earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Lily Morris earned two
019associate degrees from Central Texas College. Ruy Patel earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Chloe Pinkney earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Victoria Rodriguez earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Connor Sims earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Micah Smith earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Michaela Taylor earned an associate degree from Central Texas College. Amber Valentine earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. And Lydia Wagner earned two associate degrees from Central Texas College. Where do you need to go? We're gonna we'll call them up and we'll send another certificate. I'll add them at the beginning. >> Yeah, tell them at the beginning. The next group of students being recognized tonight are from the Coppers Scope High School Pride of Cove band. These students and groups
020all earned a first division rating at the all region solo and ensemble contest and advanced to the UIL state solo and ensemble competition which will take place after the conclusion of the school year. We'll rec we'll announce each student individually and do a uh excuse me we'll announce each student individually and do a photo as there are some who are up here for multiple things. Felix Oreo IV who advanced in percussion. Santiago Baltista on Bflat clarinet. Brian Brennan on Bflat clarinet. Zion Darnell on Euphonium. Sarah Horton on percussion. Yeah, just dropped my water. Mason Lindamman on percussion. Isaac Martinez on percussion. Janet. Morris on Bflat clarinet. Kai Win on percussion. And the last solo qualifier for the UIL state solo and ensemble competition from the pride of Cove is Kang. Quinn on percussion. The next
021several recognitions are small ensembles from the Pride of Cove band who have qualified for the UIL state solo and ensemble competition. First is a clarinet choir of Santiago Bautista, Brian Brennan, Abriana Caldwell, Hston Cardardoza, Maline Gorez, Jana Morris, Lily Nordom, Hugo Rosas, Adria Scales, and Riley Wkelman. The next ensemble is a trumpet trio who qualified. It is it is Jariah Davis, Emily Gorman, and Hannah Sanders. That's it. That's all. The next ensemble is a double reed ensemble. It is a trio of Fabian Aro, Felix Arabalo IVth, and Connley Hammondry. The next ensemble we'd like to recognize is a saxophone quartet that has advanced to state. It is Dylan Peacock, Lydia Schultz, Romela Spitzer, and Carl Wells. The next group we'll recognize tonight is the en the concert ensembles from the pride of cove band at
022Coppers Cove High School as the wind ensemble, the symphonic band, and the concert band. Each received straight first division ratings at the UIL concert and site reading evaluation with the group also receiving straight ones at region marching contest giving the wind ensemble sweep stakes for the year. The next group is students from the Coppers Cove High School Voices of Cove Choir who have advanced to the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Competition which will happen after the conclusion of the school year. We'll call each student individually and do a group photo at the end. Hayden Beller, Noah Cisneros, Caitlyn Irvin, Tyson Hart, Amelia Holloway, Darius Mangangera, Zoe Mononttoya Morris, >> Gracelyn Newton, >> Isabelle, Orta. Pabone. >> Okay. Melanie Pabone, Jocelyn Taylor. And that's the Voices of Cove qualifiers for the UIL State Solo and Ensemble
023Contest. on to athletics. Next, we move into the athletic portion of our good things. And first, we'd like to recognize Maggie Cwley for earning a spot on the all district 126A first team in golf and advancing to the UIL 6A region 2 Championships. >> Amanda, you're being The next team we'd like to recognizes the Coppers Cove High School girls bowling team for winning 10th place in the state bowling championships. The next team we'd like to recognize is the Coppers Cove High School boys bowling team for winning 19th place in the state bowling championships. Yeah. Yes. Our our next group of student uh our Next student team that is being recognized tonight is the Copper Scope High School track and field team which had several athletes who advanced to the UIL area track and field championships
024in a pair that who will be who we will recognize tonight for advancing to regionals. First, JC Campbell advanced to area in the 100300 meter hurdles. Ava Cassan, who advanced to area in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles and the 4x500 meter relay. Ava was also named district hurdle MVP after scoring the most points in hurdles at the UIL District 126A championships. Leila Jackson who advanced to area in the 800 and600 meter run. Dominique Stewart advanced to area in the 200 and 400 meter dash and in the 4x400 meter relay. Liam Frasier is being recognized for advancing to the UIL area and regional track and field championships. And Jacob Lindsay is being recognized for advancing to the UIL area and regional track and field championships. Our final student group being recognized tonight is the Coppers
025Cove High School varsity softball team. The Lady Dogs finished 23 and 14 overall this season, finished third in District 126A, and advanced to the regional semifinals, the third round of the playoffs for the first time in program history. I don't have these here. >> Okay. >> We Let's go. Our next group of recognitions tonight is a group of staff who are calling it a career and you'll find them on a beach at some point this summer. There are a total of 13 retirements between December 31st of 2025 and June 26th of this year. Eight of these retirees have contributed 30 or more years to Texas public education. The first name we'd like to recognize is not able to be in attendance tonight. She retired on December 31st of last year. It's Kathleen Lloyd who spent
02630 years of service in public education, 10 dedicated to the students of CCISD. Robert Cummings is recognized by the CCISD trustees and administrative staff for 25 years of service all to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. He retired January 30th of this year. >> One. We'll do one at a time. One time. Adah Ria is recognized by the trustees and admin staff from Coppers Cove ISD for 21 years of service to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. She retired on January 30th of this year. The next six Bulldogs will retire at the end of the day On May 22nd, 2026, we begin with Denise Schaefer, who has spent 20 years of service in public education, four dedicated to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. Monica Smith is recognized for 35 years of service to public
027education, 30 to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. Tracy Thompson is recognized by the Coppers ISD trust. DS and administrative staff for 35 years of service to public education. 30 to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. Paul Warren is recognized for 33 years of service. All dedicated to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. April Don Weamer is recognized for 30 years of service to public education, 28 to the students of Coppers COVE ISD. AND TRACY Yarro is recognized for 30 years of service. All to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. Okay. The next group of staff members will retire at the end of June. You're not allowed to. Shelley Brown is recognized for 30 years of service. All to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. And while she shakes everyone's hands, everyone in here who
028is left should know Shelley is who organized everything tonight and why it's gone off so well. Holly Landez is recognized for 32 years of service to public education. Five to the students of Coppers Cove ISD. Denise McFarland is recognized for 25 years of service. All dedicated to the students of Coppers ISD. One more bulldog who's retiring and was unable to be in attendance tonight. Martha Castarena who has spent 31 years of service um to the students of Coppers Cove ISD nutrition. The next group we'd like to recognize tonight is the Coppers Cove ISD child nutrition department which was recently awarded two distinctions. The cream of the crop farm fresh challenge from the Texas Department of Agriculture and the food challenge from the US Department of Agriculture. Next, we'd like to recognize three elementary campuses in
029the district which have been named to the US News and World Report's best elementary rankings in Texas for the third consecutive year. We'll call each campus up one at a time and take a photo with their new banner to display on campus. We begin with Fairview Miss Jewel Elementary School. Let's go. House Creek Elementary School. Martin Walker Elementary Cool. The next campus we'd like to recognize is Crossroads High School for earning Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase School for the Second year in a row. Woohoo! Our final recognition for the evening, Coppers Cove High School, which is being recognized as a My Texas Future School of Excellence. Madame President, ladies and gentlemen of the board, that's it for good things this evening. And now we're 25 minutes. Where did everybody go? >> I'm worn out. Wow.
030>> All right. What a night. So many good things. >> I mean, that took an hour and a half, y'all, just for good things. Isn't that great? What a great evening. And y'all are not going to have to stay very long because we had our workshop last night and we discussed all these items. So, we're not going to have questions, I don't believe. We're just going to read the consent agenda and we're going to be gone. So, I will read it to you. We have the board of trustees meeting minutes for a special called workshop meeting on April 13, 2026, a regular meeting April 21st, 2026, and a special called meeting April 27th, 20 26. We have some budget amendments to the 2025 2026 fiscal year fund 199 operating budget. We have several items exceeding
031$50,000. The renewal of capturing kids hearts for elementary and secondary campus staff. We have the purchase of virtual school curriculum and professional development. And this is a $100,000 grant funds and budgeted funds. We have renewal of frontline education software special education management system. It's for $104,452.91 from budgeted funds. We have purchase of student Chromebooks for $312,000 from budgeted funds. Uh we have consideration to discuss the repair of the roofs at SC Lee Junior High School and Avenue D office complex. This is from Honey's Roof LLC for1,389,952.85 from insurance and our fund balance. Uh then we'll consider the purchase of replacement furniture for Williams Ledger Elementary School. Uh discuss and consider uh approving the retrofit of lighting. And this is from Symmetry Sports Construction. It's for $77,250. Then we have some outofstate trips. First, the HOSA
032Nationals, the international leadership conference June 16th through 21st, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Then we have the educator orientation visit uh in San Diego, California, June 22nd through 26, 2026. the Misa summer meeting June 28 through 30th, 2026 in Rapid City, South Dakota. And then the summer work uh schedule for 2026 is on the the uh consent agenda. And uh the approval of the school health advisory committee membership for 2020 uh is it 5 2026? I can't get over that. It's just now that one. So, that is our consent agenda. Does anyone have a motion on it? We have had discussion uh yesterday. So, we'll go ahead and uh take a motion for the the consent agenda. >> Madame President, move we approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> We have a motion by
033Mr. Don, a second by Mr. Trager. I will ask for individual votes and we'll start with um Miss Hoffower. >> I I >> I that's unanimous. So, the motion carries. We uh only had one action item yesterday at our special meeting and that was putting um some base uh on our turf on our turf on our on our track. And so uh if you want to know more about that, just read the paper and they'll talk about it there or look on social media. So it's great to have everyone here tonight. Uh, like I said, we we were going to finish this meeting pretty quickly and I am adjourning our meeting at 7:30 p.m. Y'all have a great evening. Thank you so much.