001Hey, Daniel. I'm going to be the timer here and I'm gonna try my best to give you when you got one minute left. So, I did not say that. It just has been known to happen occasionally. >> Appreciate that. And uh just for the notes, uh Ricky Estus will be joining me in part of the fiveminute comments. Would that be okay, Madam President? Okay. All right. Well, good evening everyone. My name is Daniel Pentacus. I'm the current uh president of the Burlesson Opportunity Fund here representing on behalf of the Burlesson Opportunity Fund for a couple reasons. Uh one, we're here to say thank you. We're here to say thank you to the BISD, to the board, to the faculties at all the campuses. The support that we have here is absolutely amazing. Was that my
002timer already? >> Yes, sir. No problem. Yes, sir. So, I just want to say thank you for that support and it was truly a blessing and we look forward to continuing that relationship. Two, I want to give you an operational uh update about where we are as a board um with our partnership that's been so critical throughout the year since the inception of 2008 of BF. Um so we have completely revamped from an operational standpoint and the reason that we did the revamp is to create succession planning and to create pipeline leadership and right here we have at least four years of leadership next to me. Um and then with that leadership creates succession planning and sustainability right to serve generations to come not just this year next year but multiple years to come. Uh
003from a operation standpoint, we have completely restructured our bylaws uh and revamped those. And with that, uh we have removed all required seats. So there's no longer required seats within the BOF and we have removed exclusive partnerships uh within the BOF. So there will be we have did that for multiple reasons. one to remove conflicts of interest and so we can move forward in a concise comfortable manner and two uh to really just focus on building relationships within our community to serve again for generations to come. And with that, I'd like to invite Ricky up to kind of speak about serving our generations to come. So Ricky, watch that. All right, deal. Well, I'm not going to be long. The only reason why we're here because me and Daniel and Drew just happen to have
004the opportunity to step in behind some really wonderful leaders before us who painted this wonderful vision that they want every single kid to have the possibility of going to college and we didn't want finances to be any barrier to creating a wonderful future and then also having the opportunity to give back to our community as we do that. Okay. So, with that, obviously, we've had a lot of bumps along the road, restructuring that we've done, but um we are now looking forward to a cash positive system that we did not have since 2020. And then with that, we also want to have the opportunity to expand our vision to where hopefully Burles and BF become synonymous. I would love the ability to every single time a junior steps into their first day of school, we
005can literally hand them a sheet of paper and say, "Hey, as you begin thinking about next steps, graduation, things like that, there are probably students that are out there like, well, school's not in the cards for me. I don't make I don't have good enough GPA. My parents don't make enough money. I've already written myself off." And to say, "No, if you will stick it out, Burlston itself has already geared itself that if you want an education, we will make sure you have one. I would love that if every single student who came in had the ability to know that there is no barriers that we put in the way that we will create that opportunity. We will partner with them to do that. And so that's what BF's vision and goal is is how
006do we scale this to the point that no student ever has to have that barrier in anymore. And so, um, with that, as we're looking through to the future, we're hoping to partner more with parents because I'm only going to be here so long. Daniel's only going to be here so long. But if we can continue to make it part of our culture, well, then when Ricky's no longer here, Burles is, this can continue. I would love for it to be something that continues generationally, generationally after generationally where I get to tell my grandkids one day who are coming through Burlson and they get this opportunity, hey, I was one of the ones that got to help start that. So that's our vision. That's our goal. That's our purpose. We would love to be able
007to help everyone. We want to continue way past us. Thank you for our time. for your time. matters. Consider a teacher administrator, employment, or other appropriate personnel matters. Deliberate and negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation. Deliberate the use of security personnel, devices, and/or audits, including the intruder detection audit. Deliberate a matter regarding a student or student discipline. Deliberation regarding real property and consultation with attorney Independent School District will reconvene to open session at 6:51 p.m. We have one item to take care of uh from the close session. I recommend that the board of trustees grant the board president the authority to approve new hires between now and the next regular meeting in June. The board will consider ratifying those hires at the next meeting. I need a motion. Ryan, I need a second.
008Dallas, all in favor, raise your hand. I see none opposed. Motion passes. Okay, let's all stand for the pledge of allegiance and to the stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all the flag. Next, I need a motion that the board of trustees adopt the order of items for the May 11th, 2026 agenda as presented. Motion Mike second. Dallas. All in favor? I see none opposed. The motion passes. Now it's time for special recognition with Dr. Hill. >> Good evening, everyone. Tonight, everyone is here for the financials. Just kidding. Um, so we have a really a good problem to have, which is that we've got lots of people to recognize. So, I'm going to begin by uh welcoming coach Victoria Butler to the podium to talk about uh cheer. I'm ready
009to go. >> No, you're good. entry. >> Do you want me to gohead? >> Go ahead. Hello everybody. My name is Victoria Butler. I am the head cheer coach at Berles High School and I am so lucky to be the BISD cheer coordinator where I get to um hang out with these cheerleaders. So this is our BISD Special Olympics Sparkle Cheer Team. Um, this is our second year having this program in Berles ISD and they are backto back Special Olympic state champions. >> We are we compete in the unified division. So, we have 15 athletes with special abilities and 15 athletes that help partner these students. And it is such an amazing program. And not only did they win, they got the highest score out of all Special Olympics teams in any division that day.
010So, we're really proud of them. >> So, thank you for having us and letting us honor them today. >> I want a picture of that. >> Hannah, you sure? Okay. Thank you. >> She's the best ever. >> Count of three coaches. Bye girl. >> Hey parents of these will please stand up. I'm sorry. Hey, congratulations everybody and thank you so much for being here. >> So, he'll go out that door. So all behind >> ready. I might want to make sure that he can fit through. >> All right. And I will now pass the mic to our powerlifting coach, Coach Hendris. >> You want to go this way with me? >> Oh, thanks. >> VIP exit too. >> I don't feel like I'm RSVP. >> They're so sh Got it. else. >> No, I'm good.
011I'm making We have some parents in the hallway. I'm making sure everybody's in. >> I think we're all I'm looking for everybody. >> If you could just please double check. soon as you lose. >> Okay. I'm Nathan Vogle. Uh where did coach him go? >> There's coach him right there. Okay. Um personally, this was a special year for me. Uh I was here for five years. Uh left for five years, took a detour in Waco. Uh first year back here, and kids are still just as hardworking as they were when I left. Uh thankful to have coach Hen working hand in hand with me every day. Uh we chose to do morning practices thankfully. I know every parent loved that. U 7 a.m. minus the ice storm. So kids did a good job being there.
012Uh most of these kids, pretty much everybody up here is multisport or their Louise who does nothing but powerless 247 and is phenomenal at it. So uh kudos to all these kids that did that. Uh so we had eight qualify for state this year. Uh, as you can see, they all did a phenomenal job. Uh, we're going to start with the ladies, uh, and kind of wave your hand when we call your name here. All right, Delaney Bar. Okay, Delaney finished third at state. Uh, most impressive thing about her this year, uh, by far was squat. Uh, she went to the state meet, squatted, got done, PRD on the third attempt, and just got back and smiled, uh, which was awesome. And H and I were both like, my goodness, you could have done like
013700 pounds. It was awesome. U, so, so great job, Delaney. Uh, fourth. Whoa. Oh, there we >> go. >> Okay, we got Bella Ragnoff. Okay, she finished fourth this year. >> I'm sorry. >> Hey. Hey. >> Well, you did. like these powerliffters. >> You did you just took about half of my speech on her. But uh so this is a family of powerliffters. Uh they're phenomenal. Uh one of our best helpers who did everything for all these kids, whether it was wrapping a knee, uh helping a kid get in and out of a suit, which they struggle with, uh just being able to yell at a kid, pat him on the back if they missed a lift. Uh Brandon, Brandon, you got to wave your hand real quick. Uh Brandon just volunteered just volunteered his
014time to just just help kids at meets which was >> always carry your water bottle around. >> Got it. >> Sorry. >> No, you're good. Uh Bella did phenomenal. Uh she was another one her third her third squad at at state. She stood up with it, fought it. She's also the new regional record holder for her state which was for regional the regional meet which was an unbelievable squad at 375. Uh so very proud of her. Great job. Uh, Sia Felder. Okay, Sia got fifth. Uh, she'll be back with us again next year going to win the thing. Um, again, she can squat the house. I wouldn't mess with her. She can squat the house now. Uh, excited to see what she does. She's learning that deadlift is still the best lift in powerlifting and
015doing a great job with it as well. Uh, we got another junior right here, Mackenzie Kimbell. Uh, McKenzie got a top 15 place, ended up finishing 11th. Uh she's also balancing basketball and a bunch of sports and just uh working hard constantly, probably burning more calories than anybody else standing up here with all of her activities that she's doing. Um excited to see her next year as well doing sumo deadlift by the way. Uh so Mackenzie Kimbra, let's give the girls a round of applause, please. Okay, the boys, we're going to start with Noah San Miguel. Okay. Uh Noah went off at state. I I don't know what got into him. Me and Luis were back there because Luis had already lifted. Uh and he's just back there smiling. We're like, "Hey, do let's go
016420. Let's go 440." He's like, "I don't we go 450." And he blows it up. It's unbelievable. So, uh Noah said Miguel peaked at the right time. Uh he knew at Regals he had to hit this number and he blew that number away and then it stayed. He went and passed up a bunch of kids that probably weren't expecting him to pass them up. So, Noah had a phenomenal year. I wish we had one more year with him. Phenomenal year, Noah. Okay. Then we got Connor Barnes. Okay. You'll also see Connor in the fall playing football. Um doesn't play quarterback. I don't know if that surprised you. He's actually a lineman. U Connor. Uh Connor is one of the two musketeers up here. Um massive squad at state. Squad of 640 at state. Uh ended
017up getting a top 15 finish at state. He's also a sophomore, so we'll see him two more years for sure. Uh just excited. Uh should be a 500 pound bencher next year. Uh went through state with a bum shoulder. Got through stayed in the meet, competed his butt off. So really good job uh by Connor. Then we got musketeer number two. We got Paxton next to him. Uh Paxton also got a top 15 at state. Another sophomore uh 650 PR at state, which is pretty impressive for a sophomore. Um did a really good job. Figured out how to deadlift around the regional meet. uh got going and blew up a 540 deadlift at state which was really impressive. Uh should be 600 plus 700 plus next year on all that. Uh >> which is it
018600? >> Uh 6 600 in the deadlift 67. >> Oh come on. No no don't cheer for him on that. >> All right. So that's that's Paxton. All right. Then here's our guy. Y'all seen Louise several several years now. I can't talk. Luis Burmea. Okay. Louise comes through. First interaction with Luis I had coming back. Shook hands said, "Coach, I'm going to lift unequipped." My heart broke a little bit. Uh but he showed me why and show coach Hen why he was going to lift unequipped. Uh absolutely impressive what that kid can lift right there. It's unbelievable. Um always kind of joke we didn't coach him much. Uh he's so passionate about it. We kind of stayed out of his way. uh put our tips in where we could help him out uh and were
019there for support, but one of the most driven lifters I've ever been around personally uh in in 15 years. Uh so really impressive season. Finished second at state in the 165 unequipped which is really really really crazy difficult to do. Uh we're we're so proud of Luis. We're proud of all these kids up here. Um last thing I'll say and then you can let Nicholas Staer come in here. Uh but making state in powerlifting is extremely difficult. It's extremely extremely difficult. It is it is not a sport where you know, hey, we kind of ran out of spots, so everybody it's it's hard to get in. So these kids getting in, it's it's a very impressive accomplishment that they're going to be telling their families about one day. So let's please give them all a
020hand for their big accomplishment. Everybody look here. One, two, three. >> Anyone else? >> Congratulations everyone. Thank you. THOSE guys over there in the morning. See you in the morning. Good evening. Thank you guys uh for having us here. Oh, sorry. All right. Uh again, >> uh thank you guys for having us here, recognizing these uh young student athletes and the great accomplishments they've had this year. Um overall we had an awesome season. Uh we are a little senior heavy. We will be rebuilding next year, but um they all their hard work they've put in over the last couple years has paid off and uh thanks for uh allowing me to share that with y'all. Uh girls overall this year have won every meet they have gone to as a team. Uh they've done great
021there. Um the we took 22 kids total to regionals. We took 12 girls, 10 boys. Uh, boys unequipped end up finishing third overall for the region, which was awesome. Uh, and this was the first year for boys unequipped. Uh, >> would you please explain? >> Okay. Hearing that term a lot. >> So, in the past, traditionally, they've all worn like squat suits or a bench shirt, stuff to assist them in lifting. Um, and then girls actually introduced this two years ago and then boys >> they are um and then boys introduced it this year which I think is great because I mean the suits are adding a lot of weight to them and stuff like that. But uh we've had we had uh five qualifiers in uh for the boys in region and uh we
022took um two to state, right? Yeah. Two to state. So, um, I think they did great with it. Um, so we ended up taking five girls to state, five boys to state, the most we've had, uh, since I've been here going to state in one year. We had four medalists on the girls side, three medalists on the boys, and I'll kind of give a rundown of all their accomplishments. We'll start with the girls. uh Ariana Glendo. She >> she finished second in regions uh and where she set the bench record uh for a regional at 245. So a girl uh bench in 245 and then um she finished fourth in state overall and did awesome. Um, Matt Riggs, which is actually our one sophomore here. Um, >> um, she's actually two-year qualifier for regionals already
023as a sophomore. Her first year going to state. U, went in kind of on the lower end. Uh, not ranked as high and battered her way all the way up to six, finished six in the state, which is awesome. And she got two more years to go. Uh Nadia Mustafic. Um four-year powerlifter. She's been to regionals three times. Uh qualified for state twice. This year she finished fourth in her region and then fourth in the state. Uh she also is a little smarty. She um qualifi or made the second team all state academic team. So very good there. Um, Alexis Conaway, uh, another four-year powerlifter. She's made regional three times, state twice. Um, this year she's your two, uh, 2026 regional champion champion in the 132 class. Um, and went to state, finished fifth in
024state. She did awesome there. And she's also another smarty. She um made the first team all state academic and then she's also part of the soccer team too that you guys will see here in a minute too. Um Maline Low, she uh another four-year power uh powerlifter. Uh she's made regional all four of her years. She's qualified for state three times. Um she is the 2026 regional champion and the an equipped 132 class. Um she finished second in the state which uh again I think I took I told her this many times I took her she tied to win first but she got beat in her weight by 6 ounces. So >> one is like >> I don't know I don't she ate one too many peanuts or something. I don't know. Um, but she's
025said all kinds of uh Okay, so she got a long list of stuff. So, this year she got best bench and uh best bench for regional and state and the lightweight classes. Um, she holds three bench records overall. last year she got the regional bench record in the 123s and then um uh and so actually that was two years ago sorry 123 two years ago. Last year she got the bench record for the equipped 132s and then this year she set the bench record in the equipped unequipped 132s. So, she has three different bench records in the region. Uh, she holds all the records for the 132 class in the unequipped. And then she's another one of our smarties and she made the first team all state academic. So, very good. Uh, give a big
026round of applause for the girl side. On my boy side, uh, I'll start with Cooper Allen. Uh he finished third in the region. Uh he's another four-year powerlifter. Uh he made state and regionals this year. He finished third in the region this year. Top 15 for state. Um which is he does not think it's a great accomplishment. I think it's awesome accomplishment. But um >> I mean he had a 155 total. That's a lot of weight still. I mean um and he is committed to go to Arkansas and powerlift there. So, I think that's another awesome accomplishment. >> I saw that tweet. >> Uh Trent Warren, he's a four-year powerlifter, three-year regional qualifier. Uh he finished second this year in region. Uh he finished top 12 uh in state. Um and he will leave the
027school uh taking all the school records this year. So, he set that. So, that's awesome for him. Um Jonathan Gloria, I'll mention him. He he had to work tonight, so he was not able to uh make it. But um Jonathan Gloria finished second in the region uh and got the best overall bench for the region um and end up going to state and finishing fourth in the state. and he actually received, I think is awesome, is a scholarship to go powerlift at Midland University up in Nebraska, which is a great story because we have one of our old former powerlifters working there or coaching there. He came back to Centennial and brought another one up there. So, I think that's awesome. Great story about that. Um, and then we got uh Jaden Vasquez. Okay, he's
028a junior, so we'll have him back next year. uh three-year powerlifter, uh two-year regional qualifier. He did the unequipped side this year. Um and end up going and finishing uh sixth in state and unequipped, which uh as a junior I think is awesome. And I think we got another year to go after it and I think he's going to do great. Um then we got R.J. French. Um, and he is a four-year powerlifter, three-year regional qualifier, two-year state qualifier, and he is your 2026 regional and state champion in the 220 weight class. So, at regionals, uh, he received the best squat, the best bench, and the best overall lifter for regionals. And, uh, and then he'll also leave the school holding all the school records. So, um, give them another big hand. All right. Ready?
029>> If you're a parent of one of these students, would you please stand up? as they're leaving. Tony McCoy, just a minute. I want y'all to know >> I'm gonna do it. All right. His granddaughter was recognized while ago. I taught in the third grade >> and now he's a >> it's partially her fault together. Good. Can I put this stuff here? Thank you. >> Am I waiting? Am I being queued? >> No, you're fine. >> Did she change? We can wait for her. >> We have a power lifter. That's >> you. Okay. Get my notes out while I'm waiting. >> That's fine. >> Oh, there. That was fast. >> We got everybody. I'm right. I'm going. >> I'm going. All right. >> Thank you, Dr. Jefferson. Um, thank you for allowing us to be
030here. Um, as you can see, we have an athlete that just got recognized for powerlifting and now she changed and she's here and I have a lot of things to say about this group if you don't mind. Um, I will try to keep it quick because it's a lot. So, starting with Alexis obviously and then let me just get into the season. Um, we were 192 and four. Um, one of those two losses came in playoffs. Um the other one to a 6A lage team which was very good. Um district champs we were let's see ready we got the MVP of the district the utility player of the district. Um that was Claire and Braden. Marty um got all honorable mention all state. Our other three seniors got all region. Um, two of our seniors,
031Claire and Marty, were invited to uh the all-star senior showcase that we played Saturday, which is why I'm all burnt. But I got to I got the honor of coaching in that game. Um, which was really neat. And um, this team, you guys, this team is something special. We always I'm lucky enough what I do, we we've got talent. Um, but this team came together like no other team I've ever had. um they are just self-sufficient. They are they support each other through and through. They um they're just happy and we didn't want it to be over and I think that was the biggest thing for us is we wanted another game and another game. Um so making it to the state semifinals I you guys would be the ones to correct me if I'm
032wrong, but I do think it's the only team ball team that has made it to the state tournament in Berles. Um, so that is just a huge huge accomplishment for for this group of girls um in in our school and and everybody involved. So it's it's just an honor to be their coach. Um, not only are they talented on the field, we have the validictorian Maria in our our presence. Um, we every single one of the girls you're looking at here was academic all district. Our team GPA, don't quote me on this because I'm an English teacher for a reason. Um, was an average of 4.2. Um, every single one of them, like I said, got academic all district. All seven of our seniors got academic all state. Um, I think that just tells you
033everything you need to know. This is why they were so special. Um, we also have a foreign exchange student for the first time on our our varsity squad. Like, she's from Spain. You guys, there's just what a team. Like, seriously. And these seniors led this team through and through, the seven of them. Um they just they led by example and they were all in it together and I'm just extremely proud. Um but yeah, that's that's all I have honestly. Um super proud. Hopefully we can do it again next year. Oh, and guys, I'm we had Anyways, there's so many awards I could keep going. Andy was DFW offensive player of the year. All of our seniors got all Johnson County. you guys. It's It's Anyways, it's awesome. So, >> state semi-finalists. >> Regional winners. >>
034Perhaps history. >> Absolutely. That is impressive. And I'm proud of you. This community is proud of you. and you have set the example for the next groups to come behind and more importantly you have made us look great and I want to thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> MVP coach was you coached this this weekend >> the senior allar game >> the national high state high school I saw that >> sir >> special group >> you already know how to >> ready Okay, girls, ladies, would you just turn around and let us >> wonderful? >> You could probably Where'd your coach go? >> Hey, coach. parents, we want to see you. >> There you come. Okay, good. Thank y'all. >> So, uh, for my very unofficial friend Chad GBT, as of April 2026,
035one soccer team from Berles ISD has made the state semi-finals, the Berles Centennial Girls Soccer Team achieved the milestone in 2026, marking the first time in program history in Berles ISD history that a soccer team has reached the state tournament. So, there you go. Confirmed. Put it in the books. Confirmed. Yeah. Thank you, chat. >> Girls rule. >> Thank you. >> Anything else you would like to share? >> I I think I Well, I'm sure I missed some stuff, but I I >> Yeah, there's too much. But thank you. Thank you for having us. >> Appreciate you being here. And again, I don't know what else to say. >> We're in all congratulations. >> Thanks. Y'all are good. Teacher of the year. >> Teacher of the That was my next job. >> To to just
036let you know >> Hi everyone. so many winners tonight and um and I get the honor of kicking off our BISD teachers of the year um which is also something we're really excited about. So I'd like to start with our elementary BISD district of the year friend Katie Masseller to come over and talk about our winner. >> All right, I'm gonna ask Miss Amber Miller to come up here with me. No, you got to be in the spotlight for this. So, good evening members of the school board, Dr. Jimmerson, colleagues, families, and guests. It is an honor to stand before you tonight to recognize an educator who exemplifies excellence, compassion, creativity, and unwavering dedication to students. Tonight, we proudly celebrate Burlesen ISD's elementary teacher of the year, fifth grade teacher, Miss Amber Miller. Miss Miller
037is the kind of teacher every child deserves. A teacher who sees potential in every student. Works tirelessly to ensure each one has the opportunity opportunity to succeed. Her commitment to learning goes far beyond the classroom curriculum. She's relentless advocates for student needs. Continually seeking new ways to provide supports, remove barriers, and create opportunities for growth. Whether through academic intervention, encouragement, or individualized support, Miss Miller meets students where they are and helps them believe in where they can go. What makes Miss Miller especially remarkable is the way she inspires students to embrace their individuality while building a strong sense of belonging. One of her beloved fifth grade traditions invites students to design their own hats and scarves as symbols of who they are, their personalities, cultures, interests, dreams, and identities. Miss Miller takes these students artistic
038designs and crochets each child their own personal accessory which which they proudly wear throughout the school year. Through this creative experience, students are reminded that their uniqueness is something to celebrate and that their voice matters. But Miss Miller's impact extends far beyond the walls of her classroom. She teaches her students the importance of service, compassion, and community involvement. Through lessons in philanthropy and hands-on opportunities to give back, she empowers students to see themselves as active members of their community who can make a real difference. Her students recently demonstrated this through their support of care animal rescue, where they learned firsthand that kindness, empathy, and action can positively impact the lives of others. At the heart of everything Miss Miller does is connection. She believes deeply that relationships are the foundation of learning, that every child
039deserves a champion, someone who sees them, values them, and believes in them unconditionally. In her classroom, students know they are welcomed, respected, and loved. She creates an environment where children feel safe to take risks, share ideas, grow through challenges, and simply be themselves. Perhaps the greatest testament to Miss Miller's impact comes directly from her students. This is what they share. She always thinks of others. She treats everyone equally. She makes our class cozy and feels like home. She helps when we struggle. And she will not stop till we get it. She jokes. She's not too strict. She's forgiving, too. She teaches differently for us to understand. She does everything with passion. One student summed it up perfectly by saying, "I've had a lot of amazing teachers, but Miss Miller is hands down the best." Another
040one shared perhaps the highest compliment any educator could ever receive. If you search the word role model, Miss Miller's name comes up. Miss Miller does more than teach fifth grade standards. She teaches confidence. She teaches empathy. And she teaches with purpose. Through her example, she inspires students to become thoughtful learners and compassionate leaders. Berles ISD is incredibly fortunate to have educators like Miss Miller, shaping the future of our students, our community. So, please join me in congratulating and celebrating Berles ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year, Miss Amber Miller. I'm not She started working here. >> Academy got your degree came back to teach and now And I tell you, so >> we need to see your family. Goodness. Of course, students stand up. Congratulations. >> And if you haven't seen the video, these two, it
041is something special. >> Look it up. It's on our Facebook page, right? >> It's www. Just kidding. >> Good evening. Thanks for allowing me to be here. I'm going to turn it over to Mr. uh to celebrate our secondary teacher of the year. I do want to share one brief piece. I was so excited when I saw who our winner was because not only do I think he is a phenomenal educator, but he teaches math. And when I'm in his classroom, all students know that they can do math. And I've seen him work and push and say, "You don't quite have that, but we're going to call your parent in just a little bit and you're going to stay for tutorials." So to have a candidate that never gives up on kids, that pours math
042into kids where they're excited about it and they truly understand it is a gift. So Mr. Solace, thank you. And I'm going to turn it over to Mr. Mr. Solless, if you'll join me up here. >> So, we have here Mr. Dan Solace and he didn't just step into education, he attacked it. And so, he learned it, he grew it, and essentially he dominates it. He dominates the math, the math world. and he brings math alive to students through humor and real world connections. His legendary stories, students stay completely engaged and they want more. And let's be honest, it's pretty hard to do with math. So, >> Dan, I wish I had you as a teacher. >> And that is definitely a gift. And so, the moment that you walk into his classroom, you just
043feel this excitement and you feel the energy and the confidence and the engagement of students. you know, they're working on math and they're speaking to it and he builds that in his students. He builds the love and the passion not just for math but to do your very best and the students they want to please him. They actually call him King Solace a lot of times. I tell them not to. and he sets high expectations and he never lose loses sight of what matters most and that's students and he builds those kiddos up and and to me and to a lot of us that is the most important thing. It's not about numbers, it's not about scores, it's about that child and that child means the world to him. It means the world to us
044and he will do anything for his students. Matter of fact, he'll do anything for his staff members too. And so what makes Mr. Stalles Mr. Sol is truly special is his ability to combine elite instruction and relentless effort and genuine care. And his classroom is filled with purpose and connection and joy. And the students believe in themselves because he gives them that confidence. And parents trust him. There's countless stories that I know of and I'm sure there's many more that I don't. But parents just rave and go on and on. And some of us here in front of me have had that opportunity as parents and the staff, you know, they respect his consistency and his leadership. And on a personal level, Mr. Solace welcomed me to Steam and he has helped me with the
045transition into the principal ship. He's been someone I can trust and I can lean on, but he's also that for countless other people, not just myself. And that kind of loyalty and support, Mr. Solace, it does not go unnoticed. and we appreciate that so much. And across Steam and throughout BISD, people know exactly who Dan Solace is. Is someone with a heart, energy, and a passion for excellence, and he brings the very best out of students and adults. He is the example of steam and of BISD who sets high expectations, strong relationships, a heart, but most importantly an unwavering belief that every single child can succeed. Mr. Solace, we thank you and congratulations to our secondary district teacher of the year. Talk about I'm tell >> Facebook while you know that. Yeah, I'm takes her
046days off. And I also want to say That was amazing. Hey students, thank you for what? Three times up here now. That's awesome. Yeah, >> well, it's hard to follow all of those. Uh, do you have any comments, board members? No, I don't have any after that. What could you say? I mean, I just will say this. It was awesome for us to get to go and be there. Um, it was I've been there several times I've gotten to go and see these teachers recognized, but the two this year stellar. I mean, wow. No wonder we have such a great district. No wonder. >> I got to go to tag showcase this past week. I think it was was it was this past week, right? Uh and I got to learn all about black holes.
047I got to learn about um Bluetooth um radio waves. Don't have wireless headphones, everyone. That caused brain cancer. Some fifth graders figured that out. Uh there I got to learn about all kinds of things. It was a great time to go and see several kids from several different school >> and I would like to invite Judge Monk up to give the oath of office for trustee place three and place four which is Ryan and Dallas. >> Thank you for being here. Judge M. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Yeah, that's it. >> Yeah. >> Raise your right hand before we get ourselves in trouble. >> I state your full >> name. Do solemnly swear or affirm >> Dolely swear or affirm >> that I will faith faithfully execute the duties of the office of >>
048that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of >> trustee of the Burlesen Independent School District >> trustee of the Burlesson Independent School District >> Burlesen Johnson County of the state of Texas >> Blesson Johnson County of the state of Texas >> and will to the best of my ability >> preserve protect and defend the Constitution >> preserve protect and defend the Constitution >> and the laws of the United States >> and of this state. >> So well be God. >> So be God. >> Congratulations. I'm sure you you'll hug Ryan, but not your mom. What's up with that? >> Oh, okay. Got it. Got it. >> Is that what it is? Okay, hold on. >> It's all right. I got it. >> Yeah, thank you. >> Leave me hanging. >> All right.
049Thank you. >> All right. That brings us to our safety, security, and intruder detection audit update with Mr. Steve Logan. Well, good evening everyone. Tonight will be very brief because I have no news updates to share tonight. >> Thank you. >> Best report. >> Great. >> Please stop. We can't take it anymore. >> We support that. We support that. Okay. Next, we're going to have a report about the teacher incentive aotment uh with Ms. Anmarie Shelton. >> I'm sorry. I do have a presentation. All right. Um, did y'all say something mean? >> No, no, it was not about you. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. Well, good evening. I will uh make this brief. I didn't realize we had so many um things going on tonight. Um but I do have good news as well.
050And once I turn this on, um I just want to kind of let you guys know that across the state when we started this back in 2021, um we were one of very few that started the teacher incentive aotment here at Berles ISD. Um as of 2025, we have 809 districts that are participating and that's district and charters as well as 420 that are actually approved and we are one of the approved districts. Um so as you can see um with us getting a jump start early with the teacher incentive aotment um everybody else is kind of jumping on board. So doing good there. Um the other thing is just kind of a um timeline of what our system is. It is a three-year process as you see in year one when we started the
051application in 2122. >> Has it already been five years? >> Isn't that crazy? I know. >> And so then we go into our data collection year two. So year three was our first payout and that was back in the spring of 24. Um and then it's just kind of a repeat process for year four and year five which is what we're in. Um this coming up school year 25 and 26 is our renewal year and so we will have to submit a renewal for our application um which is to get reapproved but approval is every year because of data validation and so that's just kind of the process of TIA. All right. Um the next thing is about um oops our actual teacher count. So um we did have our payout this spring. Um we
052are up to 282 teachers that we paid this spring or that we would have been paying this this spring and that is about 2 million um 392,000. So it's it's pretty significant >> additional compensation. >> Yes. Um, and so as you can see, our total teachers is in the blue box and then the red line is the amounts that we've been paying them. And so back in spring of 24 when we first got our first payout, it was 163 teachers that we paid and it was about almost 1.3 million. And then last year we paid 234 teachers um about almost 1.9 million and then this year it's up to 282 teachers. So um we are also in our final um expansion year and what that means is that we will have more uh the remaining
053teachers that are eligible that we're collecting data for next year. So >> what's the payout? I can't read >> on that very top one. >> Yeah. >> Is 2 million >> 2 million >> 392 544. I didn't read my glasses so I can't read that either. >> All right. So along with TIA, House Bill did have an update um regarding their designations. And basically what this means is that they're adding a new designation, which is great because a lot of our teachers um might have fallen just below that recognized category. And I'll kind of show you guys what that looks like. But what this means is that they'll have a fourth opportunity to earn a designation. And that also means that our current designations are going to be going up. And so just to kind
054of show you guys what we have right now, um, in the state of Texas, a recognized is going to get anywhere from $3,000 to $9,000. Uh, for Burles ISD, on an average, our design our recognized teachers get an average of about $3,699. And then for our exemplary, that is currently between 6,000 and 18,000 in the state of Texas and here at Berles ISD at 7,398,000. And then for master, which is our um our highest level as a state, it's 12,3200. And then for us, it's an average of about 14,335. And the way those amounts are determined is based on social economical status of the um campus as well as if it's a rural um district or not. And then the next thing is the new um designations. So, as you can see, we have the
055new acknowledged um with which we'll be able to start um recommending this year based on this year's data. And so, that's anywhere from 3,000 and 9,000. And then, as you can see, that trickle effect of how it increase the remaining um designations. So, this year, a recognized teacher that might earn between around that $3,600 next year significantly be higher, anywhere between that five and $6,000. So, all right. And then, um, just kind of, uh, going over what we have going on now and where we're going to, um, do next or what we're going to do next is we have our system review. That happens every year for us. And that's reviewing our data, reviewing our systems to make sure that we don't, um, get kicked back from TEA and TTU when we submit the data
056because that is something that has happened to districts. even though they're approved, their data doesn't meet validation, which means that they can't designate um and pay out those new teachers. And >> when that happens, what how does that how does that happen? >> That happens. Yes, that happens because their test alignment isn't um isn't collaborated, meaning that maybe we have a campus that is giving everybody fives for instance, and that's that's the highest designation or the highest test score um that could be given. and then their student growth measure is very low. So maybe it's like 20%. >> So it doesn't line up. >> Correct. There's no correlation there. And that's a big piece of TIA. They look for correlation. Um so they look at it for the t test. They look at it for
057student growth. They compare it to um to VAM data or value added um metrics which is star data. And so they look to make sure that we are aligned and um we do as well. I mean, we have our designations that we get recommendations for um and then we bump it up against that value added um measurement to make sure that it aligns and so um it's it's a very um detailed system and so we do make sure that our that our data does from someone we were talking about this it seems like the state is uh is scrutinizing more of that alignment more and more. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. And that is for our renewal um this year. What we're going to have to look at is what we're going to collect for that um
058that uh student growth since we're not going to be able to use map. Um so that's going to kind of be another piece that we're we'll be working on to see what we're going to collect next. >> So when you talking about the renewal, just to clarify, >> we're not necessarily having to rewrite all of our things. We're just having to go back and make sure that what we currently have is going to match up with what stateates we should >> um it's going to be that but we are going to have to have some updates. Right now we're using map and um according to the new success student success tool um that we're not going to be able to do that. So there are going to be some changes there. Um but for the
059most part it should still be >> those changes were on the state side, >> right? Not our side. Correct. Um and then the other thing is of course our stakeholder engagements uh continuously working with our campus principles, our district administrators and our teachers to make sure that everything is lining up correctly. Um make sure that everybody's on board and understand where our um what our data collection is. Um and that is TIA. It's it's data collection. I mean teachers are still doing their work of of teaching. We're just collecting that data of how they're growing students. And so that's that's all TIA is. Um and I say that lightly. I mean it's a lot but any um implementation so with our um roll out in 2627 with the update that will be where we are
060updating our um our data collection. So we'll figure out what that is and get that submitted and then it's going to be that continuation of monitoring tracking >> and that's all I got. >> I have a question. Yes ma'am. >> Um let's say a teacher has been on on this three years in a row or whatever. How does that how does that cycle work? >> Yes, that's a great question. Um, so what we're looking for is every year we're looking to make sure that they are um submitting data that's valid and reliable, meaning that they're continuously earning those high student growth with that high test. Um, based on the data that we've looked at over I mean even before we started with our data collection, um, just looking at MAP data, um, you can see
061where those teachers are continuously growing students. It's it's a pattern is what it is. Um there are some teachers that might go down a little bit um but we're trying to work on that to make sure that they remain within that um designation category. Um that's going to be probably the biggest thing of why a district could get um out of data validation or not meet data validation is when you have so many teachers that are designated but their data doesn't continuously report the high test and the high student growth. So and we monitor that. We talk to teachers. we try to figure out what's going on. Um, and I mean there's things that happen and we're aware of that. Um, but what we don't want is we don't want um, a group of teachers
062to have an impact on our whole system. >> So, you have an idea what we're going to use instead of the math group. >> Um, we're looking at a few different things. Um, we're looking at um, the star success the student success tool. We're looking at um, TICS ready. Of course, we already got SLOs's um, that are in process now. We also have um a circle which we'll continue um to use. And so it's just going to see what other districts are using and what our teachers um feel comfortable with us using. So yeah, >> anything else? >> Well, thank you Marie. >> You're welcome. >> Or and Murray as I like to >> You're welcome. I apologize. >> Good information. And thank you. >> Yes. >> And I didn't realize it been five years.
063I mean when we I say we started when you started this >> we started >> when we and she hired on to begin this process and then five years later here's where we are and our teachers are >> are earning a lot of extra compensation and earning it earning it well doing great >> appreciate the work you're doing thanks >> board members uh should have received the consent agenda in their packets I need a motion to approve tonight's consent agenda as presented. Motion hat second. Stacy and all in favor raise your right hand. I I see none opposed our other hand. Motion passes. Okay. Now it's time for the monthly financials with Miss Brenda Mise. >> You're gonna do great, Brenda. >> Thank you. >> I'm equipped, right? What? What's not equipped? If they're >>
064Okay, you don't have >> If you don't have a suit on, >> it means you don't have to buy extra suits and it comes out of their budget. It's all good. >> Yeah. Thank goodness. That's all I need to know. >> Okay. Um think I could squat the house. >> Please stop. Please look at all this jealous. >> I know, right? >> I tell you what, some of those kids, >> they were impressive. >> Made my shoulders hurt. Okay, starting with the financials. Uh, >> I'm trying to be brief. >> Starting with the general fund, March 2026 financials, compared to last year, revenues are at 99.6 million. Um, up a little over 7 million from last year. You'll see the majority of that is in the state program revenues. Um, a couple reasons for that
065is because we are re receiving additional state funding for the teacher retention aotment and teacher incentive aotment as Amry had showed before. So, our state revenues are increasing and that's on purpose because of the those two programs. And then our expenditures are at 84.3 million for food service revenues at uh 5.8 million. Um a slight increase in the local and the federal programs and then expenditures at 5.1 million. For debt service, uh revenues at 36.4 million. Um and then our debt service payments that we made are 18.9 million thus far through March. And Special revenue funds. We are at 52.9%. Some of those go through uh April of 26 and then the majority of those go through September of 2026. So we still have two more quarters to go through to pay out our special
066revenue funds. School for early learning um revenues are at 655,000 and expenditures are at 661,000. Um slightly less from last year. uh capital projects which is oil and gas funds uh revenues are at 567,000 and then expenditures are at 4.8 million. Um so our beginning balance was 13.4 million. When you consider those two um expenditures and revenues were at 9.229 million as of March 31st and then payments over 10,000. Uh the list is in your packet if you have any questions. Um I have them summarized up here. The majority of them at a general fund. We also have service capital. Our uh enterprise count account is our child care early school for learning and then our claims and then we have an activity account also where they pay for the crop and then tax report.
067So in March our collections start to uh reduce. We get the majority of them through February. So for the month of March we collected 732,000 um year to date 82.1 million. Construction update um not change from last month. If you'll see up here, our total budget was right at 7.8 million. Um, and we have expensed 92.5. So, we um the project is complete, but we want to make sure all the financial information is complete by June 30th. Um, which it should be. And then we will close this out. >> Hey, where's she still here? >> The one time I call her out. She was here earlier. She was here earlier. Didn't mean to call her out like that. >> Don't tell her I did that. And then the quarterly investment report. Um this is for
068from December through March 31st. Uh I'll I'll come over here. This this charts a little bit more interesting. You'll see that we are in our debt service and our general fund. Um quite a big jump between the two quarters and that's because of the tax receipts that we receive. So once we receive all those taxes, we're able to earn some interest on them which is a great thing. Um and then we make our payments. But that's the the quarter. If you'll see there's a there's a large in that um third quarter and that's what it's done. If you have any questions I don't have a question but I guess maybe I do have a question. Um our school for early learning um I would like to for us to hear a report from them maybe
069in a couple of months because we hear from our other campuses but we don't ever hear from them and I would love to just what's going on over there. And so that's a request. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you, Brenda. Well, that brings us to the end of our meeting for tonight. This meeting is adjourned at 7:59 p.m. Thank you for being here.